PUBLIC MEETING.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13869, 27 November 1913, Page 2

PUBLIC MEETING.

.There was a £ood .attendance at the public meeting held last evening in St. John's Methodist Church. The Rev. ■\V. ■ Bamnber presided. The Rev. T. R. Richards (Blenheim) sjnro a very interesting; address on '"']>3 Child." He referred to the par■pnts' example end responsibility. Re urgrd that every child had the ri^lit of clean, blood. He emphasised that the child should not be sinned against phvsJcally. mentally, rcoraJJy, or spiritnallj".1 He feelingly spoke of the Church's mission to'the child, irv.rovealmg God's love, and faithfully endeavouring to lead the .child to the Siiviouil ~ ,■• ' ' : , Miss'llichards (Nelson) fiaugfthe.-soio, "Obi rsst in the Lord." , ..Tli© Rev. A. Asbcrot't (Greymnntli) erapbicaMy described what "the-Christ-ian pi to-morrow" would be in character, power, and usefulness. He ■■■considered Ihe Chdstian of" to-morrow would be con sensitive in adhering to the Christian truths j^that he Would be apfXiiesßiv'© in "■-. forwarding the work of God; and that h© would be meditative, j ; The speakers were thankei for theirj

interesting and profitable addresses. A collection was taken up for the Rome Mission Fund.