INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11714, 23 April 1900, Page 2

INDIAN FAMINE RELIEF FUND

COUNCIL OF CHURCHES1 SPECIAL ;. COLLECTION.

Yesterday was observed as Indian Famine Eehef Sunday in a number of the churches in city and suburbs, special collections being made both morning and evening for the fund. In several cases the amount stated below represents the sum pver and above'the average ■^11ll1l° C5 iT Y e ,giye> irt Edition ■ to. the sums collected_ yesterday, a-number of •church donations forwarded'to the Rev. Mr Gibb as present of the Council of Christian yrmrelies from different parts: of the Otngo

, collection taken up at Knox Church yesterday morning in a-itf of the famine relief fund amounted to £77 5s 6d, and in the to £32 5s sd. At the afternoon service at the Lcith Valley outfield £3 18s 2d & '1 brmgmg the total up to £113

There were large congregations yesterday m the First Church, where the Rev. Dr Waditell occupied the pulpit in the morning, and ho l'astor (the Rev, .lames Gibb) in the even.m. ? Mr Gibb took as his text 2nd' Corinihiansvx 16: "The Lord loveth a cheerful ?' ? >~ • c sermon was devoted to showing Mat Chpistianily consiot»d of the^e t v thiTip: (1) God's gift of Himself to man, '(2) man ? gift ~f himself and his possessions to Vrocl O,ods gl ft could be received and retained only as a man was willing to «ive himfi back again to God. The pennon was "rough, to a point m an earnest appeal to the conaxesaHon to. contribute, generonslv to the Indian famine relief fund. In ,tl le 'stan-iiKr Hr.idcos the preacher bade them see Jesus Cnmt. This, ought to be the supreme motive of their beuefuchons. Allusion was also made to the opportunity now offering the Empire and the churches of the Empire\o- prove that .bnta-in stood for liumanity'and bvotherhood. The collections lor the day in aid of the Inuutn lamine relief fund amounted to £90 2s

The service!? held at the Garrison Hall in connection with the Methodist Central Mission were both well attended yesterday, thero being a very Jarfje congregation in the evening- Ihe Rev. W. A. Sinclair preached on ho Indian famine in the morning, taking his fext from Mart vi 37: "dive ye them to oat. He quoted largely from, newspapers, showing the extent of the distress pr eV ailin R m lncua. in consequence of ihe famine, and appealed to the congregation to contribute liberally to relieve the distress In the evening Mr timclniv preached on. " Home " The collect,™* tor the day, which were in.aid of the famine relief fund, amounted-to £31 10 3 ad.

At the Morriington-Presbyterian Church yesterday mornin ft Mr W. Seorifio in hip address to the children, which always forms part of the morning service, pointed out the need for relief in the famine-slricfcen districts of Tmua. Much had been done, he «aid by nn.n-o princes to help, but it was a claim oil us in t.icse colonies to bear our share, and in doing- so we would ba can-vine out the command of our Lord : '• Inasmuch as ye have done it unto tiro least of those, my brethren ye have done it unto Me." If We did not do our duty iiv this respert, f4od mi ? ht send poverty to us, and compel us to feel the pangs of huncrer suffered by those we refused io 17 9d morning collection yielded £19

The Moray place Congregational Church* morning collection amounted to £25 18s Gd (mchulins £2 from Sunday school), and mi the evening £H 15s 9d; total. £10 Us 3d. The collection at the Xorlh-Kasl V a ll ey Piesbylenan Church vealisnd £19 16s Bd (including Sunday school. £1 4e). Collection at Chinese Mission Church, Walker street, Sunday, 22nd, for Indian famine relief (per Rev. A. Don). £3 10?. Ihe collection taken up at the John street B l™ ,t'' mrch' Caversham, amounted to x/lL 15s lOd. , The South Dunedin Baptist Church made ?n C°n ei Ct'",lJ 7 ester(lil >-. "«d tha sum of £9 10s Oid will 1j C available for the fund. A collection taken up ;>t St. Clair Conn-re Rational Clmrcli yesterday amounted to°£s OS.

~ T. he 9, aye!sham Presbyterian Church made toSlef Sl3°M 3 a sfrniSht5fr niSht SS°- The amoUnt

The South Dunedin Presbyterian Church made a collection in the morning and evening, and the children also gave thai, quota iiie totai amount collected was £26 15s 9d At the King street Congregational Church the surplus of £5 over the average collection •will be handed over to the fund At the Roslyn Wesleyan Church the surr.i !,S ver tlie aye collection amounted to '±.1 10s, and this will be available for the | ttimme nmd.

Information has been received that the lnerutt Presbyterian Church collected £8 10s 6d.

The collection at St. Matthew's -Church IJunedm, fov the week night service was £3

The collections taken at St. Andrew's Presbytsnan Church totalled £34- 14s 6d Tho •Vortli-Enst Valley Baptist Ohurcli subfcr.bed £6 16a 5d to the Indian famine relief fund through the Baptist missionary in the same way as did the Hanover street Church At the Salvation Army Barracks yesterdays lneerinirc were well attended. The avuueKces wei-e very sympathetic, and cave liberally tc the extent of £H on behalf of the-Indian famine fund. This money will be handed over to the Salvation Army in }*>■ wll °. a* the'present day, are keeping 12.000 people alive. The following aro the returns to hand in a tabulated form: —

Knox Church 113 9 1 1' irst Cmirch 90 2 1 Moray place Congregational' Church 40 14 3 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 34 14 6 Centra! Mission, Garrison Hall . 31 10 9 South. Diraedin Presbyterian Church 2G 15 9 iJornmgtoii Presbyterian Church .. 19 17 9 N.E. Valley Presbyterian Church .. 19 1G 0 balvahon ■Army, Dunedin 14 0 0 .Cavcrshum. Presbyterian Church .. 13 14 5 Cavershnm Baptist Churc'ii .. .. 11 15 10 South Dunedin Baptist Church .. 910 31 Puema Presbyterian Church .. .. 810 G a.E. Valley Baptist Church .. .. Gl6 5 St. Claii Congregational Church .. 5 5 0 King street Congregational Church 5 0 0 St. Matthew's Church 3 12 0 Chinese Mission Church 3 10 0 Itoslyn Wesleyan Church 1 10 0