CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR RALLY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12900, 10 February 1906, Page 6

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR RALLY.

at the Primitive : JVletuodist G&urch, the quarterly rally of the South Caaterburr hnd^ayour; Societies was held. "-All the society were represented, thiny-one-membero °l Timaru. societies.going <?ut in the afternoon by <3fags. These were met at Geraldine by,4b« jpembera of tfaa local society, headed by Rev. Mr Maim, and were accorded p, &earty welcome. The interval between arrival and' tea time, was spent by most of . the Tiniarn' jjieml>4rs in a strou ,rpund the township. Tea was partaken of at 6 o'clock ana' at 7 a fihort prayer meeting was held; At 7.30 -p.m. the rally proper was started, the Rev. Mr Mann presiding. Just belore the roll call, Mri Wray. a member of the Geraldine Society, g;ive the visiting members a'verr hearty welcome, saying what a pleasure it was thus to meet in a common cause and for mutual benefit, aml:he. trusted that all the visitors \fnufd. liajef an' eujoyiible time;. Mr P. 'responded, saying that he hoped the meeting would be a'

blessing to all. The 101 l call n: the va:i<r.:s ' societies was read, avul c-.icli so-cic;^ responded' to its name by tkher iint>::.;; a hymn or by r« suitable verse of Sctiptute. j The Rev. Air Mann then g3ve the great- ; ing of the other Societies. .Mr Vincent (TemukaJ, read j a very ins;ructive paper on "The Chris-1 tian lCndeavourer in business,*' which was | followed by discussion. Severn! members J spoke on this topic, end all agreed that a 3 business which could E<ii be run on "go!-' dea rue ' lines, -was one in which no I Christinn should engage. A hymn, fed- j lowed by prayer by Kic—teiaaaiv licpburn I and Watkins (Solvation Army}, ' the programme to the r.est {-npc-r. whidi 1 was written hy the Rev. Arch.' K.-Hunt] (Tiinnru). but i.~, his .ihseiiccj. read by ' Mr W. Ciir.psnnii. The subject "* Hie SilciU ] Member "' v.as n very interesting ore. .-.1:: I in the discussion thai followed, manv m«n-! bers took part. Mr Hunt made it clear ; that members were not fulfilling their i pledge, if they neglected s,. ]<x,k after the | Subject for the forthcoming meeting and j were prepnred to say or even read ever ! such a little to try and help other members t-6 live a Christian life. The discussion over a hymn and prayer c'osed the meeting. and supper was handed round. At an interval just/before closing." Miss r J. Anderson (Timarul. sting "The Ninety and ?yine " "very -preUily. Bonie very nice strig--sng " outside. : -prior " to* the arrival of the drags, passed away the time, andj the visitflrs were bid "God speed" at about 10.15 p.m.. - after a most 'enjoyable time. The Rev. Mr Co,«sum iTimarul. tlianked the ; (tcraldine Society on behnlj" of the -visiting -ncictirs for the goodwill and treatment they had all received.