UNDER CANVAS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143771, 20 April 1912, Page 3

UNDER CANVAS.

THE TERRITORIAL CAMP. (Special to Herald.) HAWERA, April 19. The eleventh, regiment were dues again favoured witiiv line weatiier tor tuo contiuuanoo of their training today. Rain threatened, and, indeed, a light shower tell just as the day's work was commencing, but that was all. The, officer commanding (Colonel Malone) personally inspected every tent this morning, and expressed himself as much pleased with tho general tidiness and cleanliness.

The programme for each day’s toil has been drawn up, and a copy is posted on every company's notice-board. It is as follows: —The rouse sounds at 6.46 ajn., reveille, at 6, physical drill from 6 3tl to 7, then breakfast till 9, general drill from. 9 to 12, dinner from 12 to 2, drill from 2 to 4.. This concludes the work. Tea is served at 5 o’clock, u(hcn ytha rest of the evening is the men’s to do as they please. The last post sounds at 9.45 ana lights out at 10. ; • Very few of the men have 3,8 yet been able to secure leave, only bona fide reasons being accepted, although it is understood mat ■'general leave will, be granted to-morrow (Saturday) night. As the camp is only a mile and a halt ff«m Hawera,, it .is ejected that the town will be simply ov&run with “Tommies” then. • ' . .

Last evening the Bishop of Wellington delivered an interesting and appropriate address to'“a large gathering of men in the social room.

Tho Veil. Archdeacon Cassell, vicar of Hawera, introduced the speaker, ’.anti in doing so explained the objects of the C.E.M.S. lie said it. was the Church of England Elen’s Society, and one of its-aims was to provide institutes such as the one here in all camps. Although it was intended that the room was tor the men to do as they liked aijd enjoy themselves, yet he Said it was also, intended to provide a place where' religious and spiritual services could be held.

In his remarks tho Bishop said how glad-he was oi the opportunity to speak to the men. lie said the definition of a true life was given in a sentence, utteredby Jesus Christ; ‘'Tho Son-of Sian came into the world not to be 'ministered unto, but’ to minister.” The-word 1 ‘‘minister” was in these days used;for religious teachers aiid high personages 1 in 1-arliament, and because of its being confined in that way it commanded a' - certain amount of dignity" and respect.’ i In tho Lord’s day a •‘minister” meant: purely a servant, a common, ordinary ; servant, and ;the speaker asked -hia hearers to substitute tlie word “servant” 1 for “minister.” In life there were two visions—the selfish aim, i.e., to bo served; and, on the other hand, the unselfish, to serve, and to be a servant. ■Which of tho two motives was uppngl most in each man’s mind? - Jesus Christ said, “Bo yourself a servant.” .Ilia hearers wem assembled in camp; to serve ■ their country, and that, as Christ said,;; even to ‘the point of giving up their, lives. ‘The men were expected to serve and there was no limit to their service, even, perhaps, to the cost of their lives.. This was a life of service, although he; sincerely hoped the.men would never, in : this country at auy rate, be .called; upon to face the awful ordeal of war. Vot the unexpected often happens, ajid men should bo trained so that they could:’, meet it.

Possibly, continued the Bishop, setae ■ pßQplo forgot, that those living in this age were not the absolute owners of- the country, but merely trustees of; it; for the. coming generations. He doubted if the general conscience of men would agree to let the country go without offering some resistance. It was their duty to protect tins';trust they hold. A ; strong country was Able to protect itself and-was not the' country to rush mi> war in a panic, but was a country to ,1 talk rationally, if necessary, in conference. It was a,mistake to suppose that a population strong and traiagd would rush into war and have recourse to arms. Such was not the'case. ■_ V. t In concluding, the' Bishop told Ins. audience to see that the country andl, the people'were worth fighting for. : Al■ixough the world hoped- more and more that war would become unnecessary:and that it would be possible to flnd_ other means of settling disputes; yet, in tjia meantime, let them see that the nation hero was worth defending. He asked. his. hearers to control themselves and fashion themselves into true men and follow Christ the King. ‘‘Take His view of life,” concluded' his Lordship, for we are here to serve our day aid genera- - tion.”—(Applause.) ■ . -- . The address w r as closed 1 by, the Benediction. :