CHURCH SERVICES.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12933, 28 March 1904, Page 3

CHURCH SERVICES.

HARVEST THASKSGIVIXG. ■ Harvest. thanksgiving services were. held t>y the Central Mission in the Garrison Hall ■ ■ yesterday. The cnly : part of tho lwll which ■pas decorated was .th'e'piatform. .■.Slieayes' ■ of grain wero conspicuous, ■; arid '.tables' were kden with every kiud of fruit and vegetable, while greenery aid;,flowers,;added .to. the attractiveness of the scene. There was a large congregation; at tho'moraiiij: eeryicS, which was conducted hy the'-; Key; "AV. .A.'. ■ • Sinclair, who preached; iipbi".4h'o.-. Jewish feasts and their significance.,. In the evening the .hall was full. . The. Ikv. W. A. Sinclair agaia conducted the service, the address being given liy tho Rev. M. 11. • Fuller, M.A., from India., 1 - In ilio course ■ of his address he spoke of tie Indian fair.inC' and what he had seen-of' ii contrasting the. hard lot of tho Hindoos pth the happy condition of the people in! this prosperous land. He pointed out the. great need there , is in Mia. formore/Missionaries, and . . urgently appealed fot workers and money 1 to secure the evangelisation of that 1 vast ■ '. country. The hymns and .mihems through-:, '• out. the''day were appropriate to the.occi:; . eion. The choir was under, tho conductor chip of llr "W. B. Don, am the orchestra, ■ under that of Mr B. A. do Lautour. Han est' thanksgiving series were , held • yesterday at ' the Cavershaa Presbyterian Church, the preachers; beind the Rev. M. P. Fuller, ■ M.A., 13.D., iis tho morning • and the Rev. D. Dutton;ill the .evening.The Rev. Mr Fuller's text w.s taken from ' Second Corinthians, fifth chaj: or, aad ninth ..Vend subsequent verses.; and the':3ov;..Jlr, Dutton based his remarks i:i the words ■ .contained in . verse of the -sixth'. chapter.:', of tlio ' Epistle ■ of. "Paul ■.■.to Timothy. Both-. scrmons; wcri appropriate ' ; :to the occasion;;,; .The Rev. Mi 1 , Fuller made a f.iroug appeal on behalf of, missions m' y\lndia for greater-support. in;'the way.Vof Ufwcrkcrs. and .'also'funds,'and gave a graphic V; description of the stato pi religion in India, B nd the large'number of those who: had' : no; ' ■ opportunity of : hearing the' Word'ofGod Rowing to-'fack'-Vaf -. missionaries.. /- He drew a between 'New Zealand; and' .India : . ftq.. regards.' ministers, there ;■ boing ; in; the V. latter place only .one missionary to every 100,000 persons. Ho urged upon his hearers the necessity for more'men and moro money :tc enable; "them to : extend ■ their field of , .operations.;.>.The;ch'ureh' was very tastefully deeorat^J,tithe'decorations being the work v of. Mr .George'.M'Laren. '■ -'The choir, whichhad been i. '■ largely augmented, rendered (spGcial. anthems under, the conductorship of ■> j CHILDREN'S SERVICE. j ' Tho children of the eitr and suburban .' Sunday schools connected with tlo Anglicsa Ohiirch hold a united meeting in St. Paiil's ■ Cathedral :yesierday; afternoon.: Tho build-1 ■i ing. was : crowded l ..throughout, many of the .V-juveniles having to.bo.accommodated in the. chancel. ;.The Bishop of Melanesia, who is :</ it pr«e«i£'oiv ajbrief i.visit io the colony,;: gave an address 'oii' the'text" "There is .a: lad here," in which hei inado special reference to' mission .work. in ,the_ schools of Norfolk lsland and to the . sending forth ;of missionaries from ■ tho■ schools. In one case over 4000 natives on an island wero con.:. '■ .veried.to Christianity. Atone time on th'is jvisland cannibalism was practised, but it. was. Jnoiv porfeclly. safe .'to" visit it. TJio-'head-. ii-liunting business .-in, this island had,."also ibeen entirely, removed through the "efforts; :':■; of 0110' of'i'tho .bo-ye taught,in ay.Nqrfpl'fc Island school. The main joint of the text f-'TMU this:-As tho'Saviour iised:>ihe : .nye : barley loaves and two fishes in tho pos-J-iession' of. a lad to feed a multitude','so/the children in this city who,wero contributing their penco towards the' cost of missions wero practically enabling (he wcrk c£- the - Church to be carried 'on. in those iflands where there was ao sound., of the -gospel. : Tlie collection in aid of tho Jlelanesian mission came to £7. .... ANNIVERSARY. SERVICES; ■ j- 1 . Anniversary services in - counccticfn. with,. • the Trinity .Tesley'aajSunday; '.School vi-cire held yecterday.', .-In'the tho, Eor.P. W. Faifclough.'.preachedj.'taking for his subject "Thinking as va .child," there ' was a large congregation, ..-.wlio listened eltentively to■; vo and■ helpfiij;. address.; Tlio afternoon was de'voled to a children's sejvice, ,:wheii, the young p?op!e assembled in -the church, and were addtessed by ihe Rev. Mr Fairclough and tho Rev, .Air Fnllcr;;.;:SpMial einging..by.;th6{Sunday;: School choir and scholars, trader tho leadership of' Mr; V, 7 . MuskerV. added;.. greatly,; to ' ■.the success;:.bf.'.tho :'mc'etingl:;Mis3. : ;Harland^ presided, at the ■■ orgaii. At the evening .eon'ico: the- chuvch, ivas •-■packcd;.;'j.The: minister's subjCct was;_"Clocb," his remarks being.'addresscxl specially" : tos.^;tlio j.children'.. A qtjarfcet' was given. by members of the