LECTURES.

Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13299, 30 May 1907, Page 3

LECTURES.

ILLUSTRATED RECOLLECTIONS. The R;v. R. Jackson gave un int-ertsting evening's lenteitainmsnr. m Chalmers Jriall hist evening, with a i.nii;uive oi some of his holiday jaunts m-..e..l by lantern pieture.s. Lantern vkws aiv always popmar, but they are doubly so if described by one who litis personal knowledge of the seines depicted. And this was the case with Mr Jackson's pictures A i'tiv very good views of the Alp.s- and Tasman glacier, of Milford .Sound and the- vaiLslu-d Pink and White Terraces formed a New Zealand section. Mr Jackson was nioie fully at home with .Sydney's chief public buildings and the marvels of th.' Jenolan cavls. Me had tonte very good plates of these, and an explanation perhaps useful for pronunciation purposes, that "Jenolan' is ncit a blackiellow word, but a contraction of "Jeny Nolan." Beautiful as these caves are Mr Jackson .stated that there are still finer ones, and yet difficult to reach, near Mount Kosciusko. . Reminiscences of visits to India, Palestine and Egypt, ■with pictures as texts, were interesting and instructive. Altogether the fairly numerous gathering at the hall spent the evening very welh The lecturer thanked Mr Hardy for the loan of some of the Mt. Cook views, and Mr C. Knight for his skilful management of the lantern. METHODIST WIT AND WISDOM.There were very few empty seats at the Wesley Church last evening, when the Rev. H. L. Blamires, organising secretary for the Methodist Bible Classes ForwardMovement, delivered a -humorous recital entitled "Wit and Wisdom of Methodist Preachers." The recital took the place of the usual weekly meeting of the Wesley GuUd, and the Rev. S. J. Serpell in introducing the speaker, extended a hearty invitation to visitors to attend the Guild meetings. Mr Blamires then proceeded with his recital, which was a long and varied succession of anecdotes, illustrative plainly of the humour, and also to some exten of (the wisdom of Methodist preachers, whose names are -well-known. Mr Blamire's, proved a speaker of exceptional merit, and his powers to hold the atention of his audience and. at the same time to amuse, were given full scope. His stories were reminiscent of the lives of the pion?ers of Methodism. John Wesley, Daniel Isaac and "Billy" Dawson, of the American pioneer preacher.-, such nsS Peter Cart-wright, and. of the more modern Peter Mackenzie and W. L. : while the locn-1 preacher formed the subject of several highly amusing tales. In a couple of intervals ". songs -were contributed hy Mrs Jovce and Mr Flett. At the conclusion of "the lecture Mr C. S. Howard proposed a hearty vote of thank* to Mr Blamires for the excellent entertainment provided, and to Mrs Joyce and Mr Flett for their assistance, -"•' n - : '< was carried amid hearty applause.