CHURCH NEWS AND NOTES

Southland Times, Issue 17868, 19 January 1918, Page 6

CHURCH NEWS AND NOTES

FROM PULIMT AX I) FEW. Archdeacon Richards has beer, spending a, holiday in Christchurch and is expected to return to Invercargill about the middle of next week. Rev. Parke, who has been occupying the pulpit during the Archdeacon’s absence, will fake services in Si. John's to-morrow, prior to returning to Holy Trinity, dishorn \ 1-lev. Hughes, ?>I.A„ 8.D., Esk street J Baptist Church, was called tip in the last j ballot. The combined First Church and Sylvan ! Hank Sunday school hold a picnic at Thomson's Bush on Wednesday. For some years past this picnic has not Ix-en hold, and now that it has hern tak*n up again it is hoped it will be made an annual outing. Rev. J. A. Simpson. M.A., (lore, will conduct. services in St. Paul's, Dee street, on Sunday. Cha.-. Gray, organist and choirmaster of St. John’s, i.- spending Ids annua! vacation in Queenstown. During his ab-enee Mrs Wright will oflieiate at tin- organ. Rev, Hughes, of L’sk .-tree; Baptist j Church, is spending a few weeks at Stewart j Island, where his hail-fellow-well-met manner has convinced the islanders that a parson can enjoy himself like other people. Rev. Hughes has taken a great interest in deeu sea fishing and nothing delights him better than to get aboard Mr Carroll Hansen's ' Sneaker” and make a rani i n the Foveanx fishing grounds. His cottage, named "I'knmtu." always boasts a full frying pan, blue cod be-tur the favourite ; dish,. Kkii.u'.ion is also a hobby of this j preacher, who has been delighting big audt- I eecf-s with i biss-ea! ate! humorous selee- | lions at Athenaeum Hal!. Rev. R. M. Raeburn. M.A.. of Firs: Church, is weathering tin- stornde-s days at “Hicks s, ’ and . you can generally find him aboard Captain I Back's launch "Come;.'' when- he tells j "funny .-lories" when overt liken by fog or | ram. Rev. Ryburn Ims been preaching a‘ I the Presbyterian Church of Oban, and the I congr- gallon.-- have been extremely large. I The church is under the pastorship of Rev. | Mclntyre, who was tor many years at the I North Dunedin Presbyterian Church, dually I leaving owing to ill-h-alth. It is pleasing | to he able to note that M r Mclntyre's j health ha.- considerably improved. Tile j Anglicans i n the island have Rev. Jas[ter | Smvthe iro.m I ’anterb.iry. who thirty-five ! -.-ears ago ioiir-d New Zealand on beiialf o! I a l.ondon newst.aper. Altogether the island I i- wdi catered for from a ministerial point j Mr Brierly, Home Missionary at Hedge- i hops-, ha.- gone to O.miaru where lie will i i eeupv tin- pulpit during the- absence ot j Rev. Stinson. who j- on holiday, Mr i Bnerly's -rrvm-s will be tak.-n by local preaches. i Mr .1. S. Baxter will take service at the I Woodlands Pre-bvt,-rian Church on Snn.Lay, I Th" sympathy of Si. Paul's congregation | goes out to Mr F. W. Gresham (who has j for so long ablv acted a- r-t. Paul s sessam I clerk’ in the death of his father, who passed away during the week. I Rev. Jupp, "f Woodlands Pres'oyt erian I Church, .has been called to Knox Church, Dunedin, as a-sistant to Rev. R. F. Davis. There is plenty of -cope offering in Dunedin for Rev. .blpo to di.-play hi- undoubted ability am! he is sure to do 'veil. The rev 1 erend gentleman has hail much experience in young people's work. His n*-w duties eonitncnee in March. Mr .1. McCurdy has received from W. Shardlow, an old St. Paul’s Bible class imy and Sunday school teacher, a book entitled "New Zealand at the Front." It is a splendid production an 1 makes excellent reading. The many ilk, lst rat ions contained therein | ere decidedly humorous. In a letter acconi- I (■allying the gift Private Shanilow says j t’na- he considers himself a very lucky individual as he had never been wounded. ! His present occupation. lie say.-, is "killing j rat,:-" the most detestable animal in the ■ whole world. The -id/iFr was in good | health. St. .lolin's Sunday school picnic will be held at Ocean Beach on Wednesday, 30th I ,1 aimarv. As the primary schools re- 1 iLS-setnble on 20lh, it would appen- at first sight as if scholars who attended the outing would lose their chance of gaining 'he primary -■■■bools' attendance certificate. Inf. it -o happens that there is a new erri locate superseding the old one. which allows for ’2* days' aF.setice. [ Anyone wishing to make enquiries of Rev. Srorgie. wlio is now in Dunedin, may | make same through Mr J. .McCurdy, St. j Paul’s session clerk. j The last mail from France to arrive in • Invercargill brought a Filer from Mr F. W. j Horner. Southland's V,M.C.A. represent a- ( live with the New Zealand Division in I France. Those who attended the young j men's Bible class camp in Wvndhani in \nrd. PUI), will reuietn'urr Mr Horner's ' quttlilic.iitions for carrying out 'i .M.C.A. ■ work. In hi- letter, with accompanying I photos™.ih. Mr Horner mentions having i met Padre Lopdr.H and Serg:. 1 .opttell, who I ere both doing well. The A .M. f'-p. IS in | the best .d spirits and sends good wishes I to all enquiring friend-’. ! Mr R, Powell, who just, now is [laying 1 a visit u. Invercargill niter labouring for ! 22 years as a missionary in connection v-ith j ihe Chinese Inland Mission, gave a mo:-( in--1 teresring lecture in Jubilee Hall. Farnslaw j si r.-ft, on Thursday evening on the "Miao ■ of China." illustrated with a large number lof beautiful slide.-, Mr Powell - who said ■ the Miao were the aborigines of China and I were then- before the days of Abraham and were altogether unlike the ( lunese gave a verv vivid description of the interior of China, its rivers and roads, and the pro due live ness of its soil as well ;i- 'he habits, and customs of its people, Mr Powell, who is on furlough, has been visiting both Australia and New Zealand on a. lecturing lour, and will shortly be returning to China. St. .lolin's Sunday school re-opens tin rite first Sunday in February. "Increasing Interest and KtTecl i veiic-s of Dis-trict Committee Work. is the subject, set down for the Southland committee to bring forward at the Bible class F.asler camp at Wingatui. If any member has any suggestion to give would lie please forward same to secretary Waller Mrl.cnn. Municipal Office.--, Invercargill. The Methodist Conference, which is to be held in Dunedin this year. will commence its -attings in the last week in February. One of the most important questions which will be brought before that conference will lie in relation to foreign missions. bast year the Methodist Church in New Zealand made a great effort to double its income for missions, resulting in an increase of revenue from a little over £6OOO for RDM to £10.600. This year the church pur;.uses to aim at lilt),ODD. Another question of vital interest to the conference will be in relation to ministerial supply, how to ,-e----rure preachers for (he numerous charges vtu-.ated through ministers going to the front. A request ; Would Bible class .secretaries throughout Southland kindly forward to the District Committee the roll number of their class-, mum- of leader and ofticehcarers. This information is required for J the forthcoming camp, which is to he held j at Wingatui.