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Otago Witness, Issue 3034, 8 May 1912, Page 57

The fact, that many. pour-try, district* carry a surplus of clergymen was referred to at tho annual meeting of parishioners of St. John's Church, Feilding. Tho r vicar, the Rev. Mr limes Jones, 6a id that Halcombe, which had a population of about 500 people, had five churches, with, three resident ministers. The attendance at the Anglican Church services both at Haicorobe and Stairway was deplorable. Religious enthusiasts invariably lack all consideration for other people's comfort and convenience (6ays the Press). At the recent mission in Dunedin—according to the Rev. R. E. Daviee—anelder of the church, who was " converted " at one of t>c Chapman's meetings, immediately went home, and' though it was late at night, and his children were in bed fast asleep, he woke tlu m up and carried out their conversion th«re and then. The feelings of the unfortunate children are not recorded. For the 12 months ending 31st March, 1912, lQ7scwt of hops, valued at £11,594, were exported from New Zealand.