The Cathedral Mission.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5115, 24 November 1894, Page 7

The Cathedral Mission.

The Cathedral mission closed yesterday. At 11 a.m. a meeting of clergy, presided over by the Eight Rev the Bishop, was held at his Lordship's House, for the purpose of discussing the question of following up the work done by the missioners. Gratitude was expressed for the signs of earnestness in those who had attended the mission cervices, and it was agreed that every effort should be made to carry on the work, aa it was fait that fche permanence of the results of the mission largely depended upon the afterwork in the various parishes from which people have attended the special services. It has been pointed out that the mission shows, in a way, how the central church of the diocese may be utilised to great general advantage; each night many of the clergy from the various parishes have been present with their people.

The miseioa of the Revs Canon Carter and A. W. Robinson to the colonies was undertaken at the invitation of the Bishop o£_ Tasmania. It was planned that the miasionera should vieit four dioceses— Tasmania, Melbourne, Adelaide and Christchurch. They left England in March' last, and paid a short visit to Palestine. Through missing their steamer at Port; Said, they ware compelled to stay for about a fortnight at Colombo, where they turned the delay to advantage by holding services and other gatherings; Their plans have been considerably disarranged by sickness, Mr Robinson having been taken ill at the outset of the work in Tasmania, and Canon Carter having had a long illness, typhoid fever, in Melbourne. Still, a considerable amount has been done in each of the four dioceses, not only in the form of missions, but also in that of gatherings of clergy and church workers ia "Quiet Days." They have also oc« casionally preached and held services outside the regular work of the mission* Csnon Carter, after recovering from his illness at Melbourne, spent a week ia Sydney, where he was the guest of the Primate, Dr Samnarez Smith, and where' ho addressed gatherings of clergy and other church -workers.

In the course of a conversation with a representative of thia journal, Canoa Carter said that the chief aim of the missionera is to strengthen church life. They have, ho said, deliberately avoided anything like excitement or sensationalism, and in their services the element of instruction has been given a very prominent place. Their appeals have been directed rather to the intellect and the will than to the emotions. It io on these lines that mission work at Home has been carried on with the most abiding results. Tbeir work haß also been marked by outspoken loyalty to the claims and doctrines of the Anglican Church, and yet their services have been largely attended by members of different religious denominations.