ECCLESIASTICAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15069, 12 August 1912, Page 5

ECCLESIASTICAL.

SALVATION .ARMY. The Salvation Army has taken over the Queen's Theatre on Sunday evenings for the next four weeks, and will hold special services. ''Straight-out talks " will bo a feature of the services, and music by the band will add brightness to them. The intial service was held last evening, when there was a very good attendance. .Y.M.C.A. There was a very large attendance at the sacred song service given by Mr. Fred Butler at the Y.M.C.A. yesterday afternoon. In addition to his solo work, Mr. Butler possesses a charming personality, and made a strong evangelistic appeal to his hearers. He was ably assisted by Mrs. Butler. The - general secretary preside 1 over the meeting, and Mr. Button also took part, while Mr. A. Wiseman presided at tho organ. Mr. S. Barry presided at the social tea which followed, and welcomed a number of visitors from Ireland, England, New South Wales and Wellington, Arrangements are being mado to hold a similar sacred song service at the Town Hall next Sunday afternoon. CENTRAL MISSION. The meetings belt! yesterday in connection with the Central Mission wore of a special character, tho C.E. anniversary being celebrated at the morning service in the Albert-street Hall. Mr. London took as lus text Proverbs vi., 27. The evening service was conducted by the mbwioner, Mr. Bissett, who took his text from Luke v., 26. A number of musical 1 items were given, including a solo by Miss Bissett and a duet by the Misses Thorpe. Open-air meetings were conducted by the brass band at Wynyard-street at 10 a.m. and Victoria-street at six p.m. A meeting was also held, by the shipping workers on board the Essex.

MISSIONS TO SEAMEN. The Flying Anger Mission to Seamen, Lower Queen-street, was crowded with seamen laafc evening at the usual evensong. The missioner, Mr-A. P. Cowie, presided. After service favourite hymns and sacred solos were sung. At the Sailors' Mission Hall, Alberttftreefc, last night, Mr. John Long addressed a, large gathering of firemen and sailors on " Glorifying Jesus." The men listened attentively to the hymns .sung by Miss Crawford and Mr. Naughton.

THEOSOPHY. A lecture on " Glimpses of the Unseen," by Mrs. Christie, of Wellington, was read by a member of the Theosophical Society, at Rayner's Buildings yesterday, and was greatly appreciated by the large number of members present. In tho Chamber of Commerce Hall, under the auspices of (ho H.P.B. Lodge, Mr. Molvillo Newton lectured on " Religion and Education : Church and Slate." The speaker contended that tho State must rule and permit, no interference bv the Church in any political or social work regarding the; nation, and that the whole efforts of the Church should be concentrated upon the .awakening of the spiritual consciousness and nothing else, morality being a matter for tho civil Slate.