SOCIAL AT LOVELL'S FLAT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19252, 16 August 1924, Page 10

SOCIAL AT LOVELL'S FLAT.

FAREWELL TO NURSE ELLIOTT.

The Lovoll's .Flat Presbyterian Church was well nlled on Wednesday evening on the occasion o[ the farewell to Nurse Elliott ■who, after a brief furlough, is returning to her work at the. Jagadhri Hospital, India. Ihe Rev. A. V. G. Chandler presided, and after statin? the purpose of the. gathering expressed tho honour he and the congregation felt ; n iiaving one of their number who had been reared and trained in Lovoll's I'T.it as a representative in India. They had a responsibility to India from an Imperial point of view. They were under the same flag, and ought to bo willing, in Kipling's words, to •'take up tho whilo man's burden." From the Christian standpoint they must be missionary and aggressive if they were to ~be true to their Master's command to disciple all nations. The Rev. 11. Clark (Moderator of tho Cluiha Presbytery) forwarded the hearty greetings of the Presbytery, and expressed tho Christian pride they felt in Miss Elliott's success both in her training and her work. 'I ho Presbytery wished her a safe journey and the true servant's joy in the Master's service, and trusted that Nurse Elliott would leavo with the feeling that she had the good wishes, the- prayers, and the means of tho Church within the bounds of tho Presbytery behind her. '1 ho Chairman then presented Miss Elliott with ;i fountain pen, saying that it would be a daily reminder of lie-r many friends at Novell's "Flat, and would suggest to her that they would like to hear from her occasionally. Mr (). Elliott briefly replied on behalf of his sister.

An interesting and informative address was I hen delivered hy the Rev. 11. H. Barton, Foreign Mission Secretary of the New Zealand Presbyterian Church, who, having recently visited India, was able to give some, first-hand information concerning India's people, Ihoir vast numbers, the variety of their languages anu customs, the caste system in their religion which made so many millions outcasts and and the sad position of women and child widows marie a clamant call to the Christian Church. He wished Nurse Elliott great, joy and success in her master's service in India.

lute.rsperhed hi tho programme wore various musical items, which were evidently appreciated by the audience, solos being given by Mrs*Kerr, Mrs Murray, and Mrs Smith, and duets by Mesdames Kerr and Murray and Misses Bowie and Tweed. Tho ladies of the Women's Missionary Union provided roireshmouts, after which Mr Hall, Mr Yorston, and Mr Smith proposed votes of thanks to tho ilex. H. H. liarton, to the ladies for refreshments, and to the chairman respectively, a very hearty gathering closing with the Doxology.