HINDON

Otago Witness, Issue 2310, 9 June 1898, Page 30

HINDON

June 7. — Hard frosty mights and bright 'sunny days have heeu the ruling characteristics of the winter weather here so far, with one fall of suow, and the coiiutry taken as a w<hole is grill very dry. Threshing is -finished, and the yield is far btlow the average expectation of the woppets, but the price of oats ■■will help to mend this.

Our 3M.P. — Since Mr Caa-ncross has been elected he .has never been here *to give <an account of 'his stewardship, •though h? hiis pissed .the -p-laea in ' goiog to Middlenwrch ProbanVy be has .the keen recollection of the many u ('fulfilled promises he made here vt telephones, Jnin,it.g ireserve, etc., • Vf*>ea asking us for our wotes —^ ! Lecture.— .Last Sunday (evenirg M? Gilbert | M'JDdrniid gave a lecture on the .principles 'Df the [ Christadelphian religion. The speaker is a very i fluent, well-informed man, and could not fail to ; have impressed his audience with hie own earnest- j ness and belief in -the views fadholds. Mr Dora I "Hcenan, who is well "known in this distiict, -introduce d .the speaker. -Mr JHbcjuru is evidently au enthusiastic believer in the Cliristarieiphian religion. His rich Trisu accsui wheji 'speaking of the "-sky "hevvins" was amusing *in spite otf the solemness of thesubieot, and many could hardly restrain a smile. Mr MT)ermid was listened to attentively "by "his audience," and 2 venture to i assert that if he comes asjiinJbe will have .a larger j cong negation. It would have br en more interest- ■, ing if he haS given us both side.i.of the g.ucstion, iand allowed us (to judge "far. ourselves, .»» .he must } vliave been aware of mouy passages in Scripture ; which contro vested hw views .re the terrestial .heaven — for instance suoh as the "thief on the, cross." The lecture, howsver, could do nothing : birtgood to the "hearer-, and was ,given irorn the [ .purest of motives, judging from tne fact 'that there | was no collection, and that the lecturer .travelled > i ,some 30 miles to deliver it.