CHURCH NEWS AND NOTES.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10777, 27 May 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)

CHURCH NEWS AND NOTES.

FELLOWSHIP. "If so be that we suffer with Him that we may be also glorified together." —l'omans" viii. 17. If. Lord, Thy hand for me should fill A cup of grief or pain, Submissive to Thy sovereign will, Help me that cup to drain, Remembering what I owe to Thee, The' bitter cup Thou drank for' me.

If Tliou shouldst bid me for Thy sake 'A cross of suffering bear. Help me to freely, glady take "Upon: myself.its care, As with the eye of faith I see The cross which Thou didst bear for me,

By many as sorrow, many a tear, Faith, hope, and love are tried, :But if we suffer with Thee here We shall be glorified, When Thou shalt come to call Thine own To chare with Thee Thy glorious throne.

KTlie cup of shame to drink, to bear . For Tliee a cross of woe; Such; fellowship on earth to share As faithful followers know;: The joys of heaven will make complete, Its: fellowship exceding sweet. ' V. 1 ... . J. I.;W. - 1 .J ■ PRAYER. 0 Lord Gtod! We would come 'to mowJiom is all that heart can 'desiro'o.r our weakness can need. We it is so easy to bridge the distance 5 ; us and Tij.ee, since Thou, 'hast "bridged it by Thy great love in Thine~.incaraate Son. We thank •Thee that one desire brings us close to Thy heart, and we pray that we may never-be so-foolish as to keep away from our home, but may continually resort to. Thee,; our strong habitation. Surely in Tliee is all, and from Thee come all the varieties-of..Thy unceasing goodness,' in 'its ' manifold gifts, which yet are but sparks of the fire, and cannot .tell us all Thy heart of love toward us, Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. ITEMS. A striking illustration of noble Christtian persistence has just been seen in Toronto. A new Presbyterian church has recently Tieeii opened, which must surely be in many' respects unique, for ;it consists only;.or a. basement. It has ho bells, no steeple, and no roof —just a grey stone basement, topped by an irregular line of brickwork. The pastor determined.'not to proceed beyond the rictual possession of funds ; and at the opening of the church people were surprised to find beyond the freshly plastered entrances a comfortable room, .capable of seating one thousand people. The pastor looks forward to seeing a completed church, and will not rest until his vision is realised.

The election of Bishop D'Aicy, of Osscry, to succeed Dr Crozier, now Primate,' as Bishop .of Down has given the ■greatest satisfaction, not only in the Episcopal, bnt in all the Churghes of Ireland (says the British Weekly)-' Dr D'Arcy is not only a thinker and a scholar and a. distinguished preacher, but he has always maintained : most friendly relations with the other churches. In Presbyterian circles in Belfast, where he has many close friends,' his return to the north will be no less cordially welcomed than in his own Church. It is interesting to note that tlie new Bishop is to be one of the lecturers at:: the; forthcoming Summer School of Theology in Glasgow, which has been organised by the professors of -the Glasgow United Free Church College. Professor R. M. Henrv, Professor of Latin in Queens College, Belfast, will also lecture in connection with the:schqol.. -

Tlie Holy Father, on March 27 (says the Catholic Times), received in audience Count de Colleville and a number of French gentlemen who recently formed themselves into a committee with a view to present St. Peter's with monumental organs worthy of the great cluiuch. .Learning of .tlie • .vast amount of money that is necessary for the work of renovating tlie pavement ■of the church, tlie committee tendered his Holiness the sum of 10,000 francs on the occasion to further a project the Pope has so much at heart. Pius .X. warmly thanked the general Frenchrrian for aiding an enterprise which the dignity of the Cathedral of Christendom has rendered necessary. The Koly Father on the same, day received in private audience the Countess Maria Theresa. !Ledochowski> Directress of the Society of St. Peter Claver, niece of the great Pole, the late Cardinal Leik-.diowski,.who suffered, so much for the Knilh..

Intense- interest was manifested in; Dr Jtnvett's first- sermon at Fifth j Avenue; Church, New York. An hour before, the service all.the-free seats ; liad--been appropriated, andjseatholders had; .to be admitted by a side door, to avoid; the immense crowd .out-side. Dr .Jowettpreached on Christ's compassion for the; multitude. New York, he :said, ; presented one of the,world!s richest fields for tho of God's people, and' he wished to vitalises the Church and make it a militant force. "We must; lift humanity -up," he said, as he pic-, tured Christ coming to New York an d' finding men .worried, worn,, torn, - and restless. Christ would see through their: thin . gaiety to /fche ; lives, embittered by | remorse and smitten, by fear.. . Duringthe service.a message-from.Cai - r's Lane ; .phiirch,. ;was_ read. The cabled message; of .the Daily News correspondent says: that during the reading' of .the second Scripture lesson the jeH porters .who sat • behind Mrs Jowett ask- 1 ed her to give them, an interview. -!• cannot talk- to ; .you, in f . church,' re-; plied, waving .them, away.; the; service D.r Jowett held an; informal re-j ceptiofi,-: shaking hands with hundreds • of .the- congregation. The cable, cor-f ■respondents, agree in .reporting ttat Dr: Jowett'g;first sermon gripped, the great; congregation by. its .mastery of-the sun-! ject. . The i editorial comments of the; New York dailies-were; eulogistic and; congratulatory. Dr Towett's "winning! personality" is dwelt! upon,_ aijd "the absence of/ affectation'' ,is praised.; "Only a slight trace of English accent ; is.noted by the-reporters. .. '

Mr R: G: ; Davis, in : a letter to a Home ; weekly in regard ; to the Black and White question in South Africa, says, in ' the conclusion to 'his letterwe; wish" to. protect, the 5 womanhood; of our own beloved racerin South Africa, letthose in ' authority enforce stringent-, measures, 'to protect the black woman also, whicH,, without fear .of contrauicJion, I say is not tlie 'case/ at present." Whether there Be! equality in degree or none whatever in South 'Africa, • let the white ! man remember; they are human, unci treat ..theih, as such. : .-Mr Davis states that he travelled through! South Africa; and resided in'the Trans-. vaal for a.period of. four years, and cer-' tainly what he asserts mjegard to the, afforded by Kaffir kraals and hospitals is not. very ;;creditaWe : ,[ to.« the; white man; but it is mild in comparison with some of the. passages, in Miss Ban--croft's article in the Englishwoman for. last month, which .pillory, . the guilty white man" and the authorities -who have refrained from interference. v ■ ' "Efficiency" is the* note of a thoughtfur; and plain-spoken aricle. in the Methodist Times on the training ot the ministry. The writer clearly seesthat on no single side must a minister s training be neglected if his work.is. really to .tell .under modern conditions. Jle refers quite properly to the importance, of such matters as elocution and physical culture, but lays still more stress on a very complete reform of the theological colleges. The present system of training, he avers, is breaking down, while -professors of national reputation are set to spend their energy and time on elementary subjects. The course at the colleges must be extended to hve or six years—three years being given to arts 'and two or three to theological subjects. ' A fully educated and equipped ministry is the imperative need of the times. Not the least rr u it; 7 ful of this writer's suggestions is that evorv man should be sent- for three months to a 'central Mission, and be set to study the work of the successful ministries of other Churches "We are content to teach a man Hebrew ami Greek, and make no attempt to teach him how to fill a chapel." Practical, I comnionsense efficiency of this kind .s no more neglected in. the case of a i j ministers than of an engineer or a doc- | tor or a schoolmaster.

The first practical outcome of the Edinburgh Missionary Conference is the formation of a Board of Study, consist-

ing of representatives of various missionary'societies, the" Universities, ; and specialists in Oriental matters, who will provide facilities for the more thorough, training of missionaries of all denominations in the languages, religions, and customs of the East. For some time the Edinburgh Conference International Continuation Committee has been considering the matter, and at a largelyattended meeting at the Bible HoVtse> London, the formation of the board was decided upon. Tlio majority of the niis-" si'onary societies have already appointed • delegates to represent them, and the remainder are expected to follow suit: ■ It will be the business of the Executive to advise candidates for the mission field, and give information to training colleges as to the curriculum, while it 's anticipated that the various missionary societies themselves will consult the board. Tha full scopo of the board's work cannot be decided upon till it is known what steps the Government" is taking with regard to the foundation,of a School of Oriental Studies similar: to the institutions which already exist in France and Germany. If such a school .is started the board will be able to utdJise Jfiuch of tie instruction which would ;tliere be given, and there would be,no necessity to consider the farmation of any.; separate [centre for instruction,;'