THE HAMILTON-GARMONG MISSION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13652, 23 July 1906, Page 7

THE HAMILTON-GARMONG MISSION.

The flnmilton-OarmoUK mission was again /iirp-ly nttf-iuTntl yesterday. Mr W. J, Hast to wits tlio speaker in the morning, ami biped his remarks upon ilie forty-first verse of Psalm 78; "Ton, they turned hack mid templed God, and limited tlio llolv Otic of Israel." Tn the afternoon Mr (1. I'". Hamilton nave an address to .men on "Up it Tree." t« introducing tho subject, ho nninted out that many lost sight nf t lir- place Christ claimed in their lives and conduct and relationship one to another The reason why tlio power ot Jesus Christ over the lives of so many was lnckinir was became every man htul planned Ins own particular Vice of independent thought, and troiii that treo was trying to honour I lie Clirist as nmcli lis was ill his power without coming down from tho trev. tie illustrated different kinds of trees into which men Iwd climbed, and the command oT Christ; to these witfs "Coino down; Messed are thoy that do His. commandments that lliev may have tho right to tho live of life and may enter through tho piles into tho pity." Attention was drawn to-the moralist's tree, and ,tho preacher directed those who were up tins tree to take a les-dpi from the account Riven in Acts in of Cornelius. Ho was a. devout, just man of Rourl report. Yet Peter called linen him tc. obey the Lord, and told him what lie must do to he saved. At this inert in? a iimirtct was siiliir. and Ml' .1. J', (inrmonjt'o solo was "I'll <!ic on the hVI'l." Mr Hamilton's evening sermon wn.s "Tho Click of Life's Clock."' He referred fn th" invitation of Jesus Christ. "Behold, now is the accepted time; now is the day nf salvation," and pointed to the <lnns;er of delay. Sometimes men wasted their lives (lorn;; nothing positively wrong, hut siniply iicßlcrlinir to obey tlio Lord until tho eleventh hour, when they would turn to Him. Vaiil referred to such a state whoji ho said.'" Be not deceived, Ood is not mocked." The choir rendered a number of antiiem.s. ami Mr (Itunioiijt apim snnji a solo. The mission is io he lipld'iluriiifj tltn week. The subject (his ovenins will ho "The Baptism of the Holy Spirit."