THE CHURCH

Southland Times, Issue 20633, 3 November 1928, Page 12

THE CHURCH

NEWS AND NOTES. FROM PULPIT AND PEW. The assistant field secretary of the Salvation Army, Brigadier McKay from Wellington, will conduct the meetings to-mor-row. The Rev. J. Carlisle will be the preacher at the Esk street Baptist Church on the Lord’s Dav. He will take for his evening subject: “If Christ came to Invercargill, what would He see?” and “Hot Point talk on Restoration.” Among the members present at the service in St. Cyprian’s Church, Fortrose, on Sunday last, were four very old identities, all octogenarians. The church was filled to overflowing and one seat was occupied by five persons whose average age was seventy-five years. The Rev. Angus Mcßean will conduct both services at the Central Methodist Church, Leet street, to-morrow. The morning subject will be “A Vision of God,” and in the evening the question of the church’s attitude to the liquor traffic will be considered. The W.C.T.U. Southland District Convention will be held in Stobo Hall on Tuesday evening, when there will be a musical programme and prepared and impromptu speeches. On Wednesday morning an address will be given by the Rev. Renwick, of Lumsden, entitled “State Control.’ It is interesting to note in a recent circular issued by the Cremation Society of England, as indicating the attitude of the Church in England to the practice, that among the numerous clergy whose remains have been cremated in recent years are the late Bishops of Truro, Lincoln and Ipswich, Bishops Boyd Carpenter, Ryle, Neligan (at one time Bishop of Auckland) and a number of other dignitaries. The only interments now permitted in Westminster Abbey are those of the cremated ashes of departed notables. At the monthly meeting of the Invercargill Ministers’ Association this week, it was resolved to recommend all the churches concerned to commence the evening services at 7 o’clock during the summer months, the change to come into operation on Sunday, November 11. In compliance with a request from the Mayor, and in conformity with the action of all churches throughout the Empire, it was also decided to commence the morning service on Armistice Day (November 11) at 10.45, in order that the two minutes’ silence might be duly observed at 11 o’clock. Mr Maurice L. Jacks, headmaster of Mill Hill Public School, speaking on “Religion and Young People,” said there was little spirit of irreligion amongst the youth of to-day. He added that young people were impatient of fetters, whether theological, institutional or ritualistic. They wanted a Church free to face truth in whatever form it came, and to feel free to handle all truth in the interests of religion, free to read all Bibles—those of science, nature and history no less than the Scriptures. Youth was impatient of what seemed a unique emphasis on matters of secondary importance. At the Wesleyan Conference in Liverpool the Rev. Dr Barber moved that a letter be sent to the Archbishop of Canterbury congratulating him on his long service, and expressing appreciation of his work. He said that the beautiful spirit in which the Archbishop had done his work and the wisdom with which he had been endowed were such that the whole Catholic Church rejoiced to express its warm appreciation of what he had been enabled to do. Dr Dinsdale Young said that the Archbishop was thoroughly evangelical in spirit, was one of the most friendly and kindly of men, and had done a great deal to promote real Christian unity among the Churches. Standing on a costermonger’s barrow in the Borough Market, Southwark, the Bishop of Woolwich said: “I am profoundly discontented with the conditions of life as I see them around me, and the root of our present system is a moral evil. It seems to me the idea of gain is the main motive of life, and it produces cruelty. The amount of cruelty being inflicted in England to-day is simply terrible. You talk about people being Bolsheviks if they are discontented with things as they are. They tell us Glasgow is the most Bolshevik city in the Empire. Do you know why that is? It is because half the people in Glasgow are living in one-room tenements.” The forenoon service at St. Peter’s Methodist Church, EHes Road, will be conducted by Mrs Donn, of Dunedin, president of the Otago and Southland W.C.T. Union. Few ladies are more widely known and highly respected for their work’s sake than Mrs Don; with her richly endowed gifts she is at home in pulpit and on platform. She excels as a preacher of social righteousness, her whole life has been given to the advocacy of social reform, and the removal of immoral abuses, and the citizens of Invercargill will be well advised not to miss the opportunity of hearing her on Sunday next. In the evening the Rev. S. Bailey will address the officers and brethren and sisters of the Loyal Orange Institution of Invercargill and district. Suitable anthems, choruses, songs will be rendered by St. Peters choir, and appropriate hymns for the congregation. You are heartily invited to attend. St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church celebrates its 52nd anniversary to-morrow. Special services are being held morning and evening to mark the event. In addition the day has been set apart by the Deacons’ Court as Direct-giving Day. Another event that makes to-morrow a red-letter day at St. Paul’s is the re-opening of the organ which has been undergoing reconstruction. The old pneumatic action has been completely replaced by the most up-to-date action, a new tremolo stop added, and the whole instrument thoroughly overhauled and put into perfect condition at a cost of some £250. When the instrument sounds out for the first time after being dedicated tomorrow morning, worshippers will be delighted at the marvellous improvement. The tone is brighter, clearer, and fuller and sweeter in quality, and much more powerful, while in softer work the effect is simply charming. The qualities of the instrument will be exhibited in a brief recital to be given by the organist, Mrs A. E. H. Bath, after the evening service. The service tomorrow evening will be largely choral. The choir, augmented by friends, will sing Jackson’s ‘Te Deum” and the anthem, “Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem.” Mr T. Pryde will sing the solo, “There are no Dead.”

“The mind is the true ruler, the true helper, the true guide; but the mind is also the destroyer, if misused. The mind, when properly used, should be the guiding force for the majority of us. Though we may not be intellectual giants, we have ordinary intelligence, ordinary perception, and the power to balance things. When you use the mind in this manner you have a tremendous helper, a great power to build, to create. It gives power to direct, to control, as do the reins of a fast-running horse; and for this reason you must use your mind and not be merely emotional. It is also the mind that gives us proper ambition. Most of us think it is unspiritual to be ambitious. It is not, if ambition is used rightly. If you use your mind to drive you to your particular goal, along the right path, in the right direction, then that ambition is worth possessing. The right kind of ambition gives power, gives vitality, gives that training which is essential for progress. Ambition which is selfish, which desires to dominate, which desires to shine, which is petty—that ambition is wrong. But the ambition which makes you work unselfishly, that gives you power to help, the will, the determination to bear with anything—that is worth possessing. Such an ambition is necessary for growth and is the greatest force in each one of us. Such ambition, being unselfish, is epirituah”—-Mr J, Krishnamurti,

CONSECRATION OF THE COLOURS OF ST. PETER’S GIRL GUIDES. On Sunday, October 21, a very impressive service was held in St. Peter’s Church, Elies Road, the occasion being the dedication of the colours of the St. Peter’s Girl Guides presented to the company by Mrs Cushen, senr., and Mr Tom Cushen. Besides the St. Peter’s Company, the following companies were represented:—St. Aidan’s (Captain Blair), St. Andrew (Captain Campbell), Georgetown (Captain Lipscombe). The service was conducted by the Rev. S. Bailey, who took for his Scripture reading, I. Corinthians, 13th chapter. During the service the Guiders’ hymn was sung, after which Rev. Bailey consecrated the colours. In his address which was based on the text included in Psalm 60-4, “Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee; that it may be displayed because of truth.” The speaker made reference to the Union Jack, how it was made up of three flags and what their union stood for—and to the Guide’s laws and principles which required Guiders to be truly loyal to the flag and to the pledges of the Guiders’ laws. The Girl Guides’ prayer was given by Patrol Leader Clark, after which the minister presented the colours to the Colour Patrol. The service concluded with the National Anthem and the Benediction. KENNINGTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The annual meeting and social of the Kennington Presbyterian Church was held on Wednesday, October 24. The Rev. J. H. Thomson officiated as chairman for the evening and opened the proceedings with the Doxology, after which the following programme was gone through:—Anthem, the choir, “Praise the Lord O Jerusalem”; solo, Miss Clark; violin solo, Miss Swale; solo, Mrs Stewart; “Canadian Boat Song,” the choir; solo, Mr E. Moncur; recitation, Miss Kirkpatrick; quartette; address by Rev. J. H. Chisholm; double quartette; solo, Miss Clark; recitation, Miss Kirkpatrick; solo, Mrs Stewart; anthem, the choir. At intervals during the programme the business of the evening was carried out. The Rev. J. H. Thomson, minister in charge of the Kennington district, gave his report on the spiritual side of the work and commented on the good work carried out during the year by the various Sunday schools and Bible classes of the charge, particularly the Kennington Bible class, which was a credit to the church. A great deal of the credit was due to the deputy leader, Mr J. Kerr. Mr Thomson, when moving a hearty vote of thanks to the various workers, also referred to the good services rendered by the choir and the organist, Mr L. Horder, and Mr A. Hain, secretary of the Deacons’ Court. Mr Bulling, treasurer for the Deacons’ Court, read out the balance-sheet, and reported on the financial side of the church. In the comprehensive report furnished it was quite clear that the position was quite satisfactory. The year had commenced with a deficit, but a special effort to raise funds had resulted in moving this into a credit balance of £6 10/-. The adoption of the report was agreed to. An inspiring address on playing the game was delivered by the Rev. J. Chisholm, the evening closing with a vote of thanks to the performers and to those who had come out from town to assist.