ROUND THE CHURCHES.

Observer, Volume X, Issue 624, 13 December 1890, Page 7

ROUND THE CHURCHES.

Auckland Ministers' Association are holding a week of united prayer for things in general. Wednesday waa an all-day meeting.

How is it that St. Matthew's Band of Hope has been driven to St. James's Hall ? It is probably to provide another argument in favour of a stone church.

A • welcome tea ' to Ensign and Mrs Bishop is to be given at the Salvation Army Barracks on Christmas Day. The tea will be welcome to crowds of people as well as to the Bishop and his lady.

Pastor Bibch has practically told the Tabernacle congregation that they engaged-.bim for a definite term, and that he means to fulfil his r p>ct of the agreement. The boldnesa of his conduct and force of hia argument have gained for him a majority <_—.

Thk other evening, at the foot of <srrey- street, a ? plainly dressed woman, with earnest words and homely '■< tone of voioe, was giving a praotical address on the.f training of the young. A large audience was listening.' in perfect quietness. As I passed I could not bulf reflect that the Salvation Army has done good here in more ways than one. *;

In laßt week's notes on the Tab. trouble, I made, % •■ mistake in saying that Mr Birch refused to shake handf^ with Mr Edmiston, and that this was the reason why;! Edmiston declined Birch's proffered ' shake ' at lst£V church meeting. They say that Edmiston's attit^d^A« was owing to certain ungentlemanly language used ;'tsfc E wards him by Birch at a previous meeting, which i«fl4\. never been reported — perhaps because it was ;xifc|b^ offensive and libellous. @j|^&'