Foreign Missions.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXVII, Issue 5118, 8 June 1907, Page 3

Foreign Missions.

The Rev R. M. Laverty, late of Norfolk Island, delivered a lecture in the Methodist Church last ovening, taking as his subjeot “ The Story of the Mutineers of the Bounty,” aud glimpses of the work done by heroic missionaries in the siuthern boas. The lecture was given in the interests of the foreign mission work of the Methodist Church. The well known story of the mutineers of tho Bounty was invested with new interest, as dealt with by the lecturer, and an aocouut wa3 given of the life aud work among the mutineers’ descendants who are living to-day ou Norfolk Island. Brown in colour, they were a loveable race, very intelligent, and many of them were to-day occupying important positions in the • intellectual world of Australia and Now Zealand. Glimpses were then given of the work done by missionaries in the islands of tho Pacific. Somo of these Mr Lavorly had met, and hoard from them accounts

of their life which they regarded as their ordinary every day duty, but which Mr Laverty assured his audience would,

if done on the battlefield, merit the Victoria Cross. Concluding an eloquent appeal, Mr Laverty said that mission-

aries were engaged in no experiment, but that a ceutury of success showed that the blessing of God rested on tho work. More yet needed to bo done,

aud it was the privilege of evo'y Christian to share in the noble enterprise of wiuniug these people for Christ. A collection in aid of tho work was liberally responded to.