TE AWAMUTU. Lecture by Rev. T. W. Dunn.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2135, 16 March 1886, Page 3

TE AWAMUTU. Lecture by Rev. T. W. Dunn.

Thh Rov.T.W. Dunn delnereil a lecture on Thur-day evening in aid of the funds <»f tho Kihilvihi Pi etbytuiian Chinch on ''Character from lipsand no«e«." So very few present tli.it it was iilmnst like speaking to empty benches. Though it was well known that tin 1 , lecture would be gi\cn, .scarcely twenty put in an appearance. Oivj fifth of the audience c tim 1 fiom KihiUihi, leau'ng the. larger balance to be made up by the generous heai ted people of Te Awamut'i. When other denominations want help to get up one of those \ery mild tbintj- called tea-meotmg-, they do not hesitate to ask brother Chnst ian- to a-si-t, and dm c a pood trade in the bale of ticket*, but when the like fdvout i-, required of them they exhibit a \eiy worldly disinclination to part with the two shilling- required for a ticket, " Alas for the rarity, ke. 1 ' But " times are awfu' bad, ye ken," and we bliall want our shillings as wo aietohave a conceit .sometime ne\t year onrsehes, and we cannot affoid to be evtra\a^antin the meantime. The rev. lee turer de-cribed how the shape of the lips and nose ueie an indication of the charactei of the owner. God has made the whole body on Mich harmonious piinciples that the formation of one part indicates how the whole is constructed. Aga««siz from one scale of a fish diew a picture of what the whole hbh was like. Cuvier, fiom a fos-:l bone, did the same, and drew a picture of what the animal was like when it was alive. Other scientistlaughed at him, but shortly after a complete skeleton was found proving conclusively that Cuvier was no:ht. The lecturer then de«cnbed at length the effect of continual math or sadness in affecting the shipe 01 expression of the lip-. All lnstatement- weie lllii-tiated by diagram-. At the close of the lect-m*, he invited peisons to come up and nnrleigoan e\amin.i tion of their face^ aiul heads. Tlnee gnile-le-s individuals lesponded to the call after having by L^'ing for themselves, asceitaiupd that their noses were of the true R'linin shape. The lecturer instanced such men as Wellington and Napoleon who hid Roman noses, though he said nothing about tl.e Bill Svkeses, Captain Kidd-, Morgans and otheis of that da 1 -- who had Roman no«.es, also. We I mean they went up on the platfoim fully expecting to be told they were wasting their livehere, and should be liding at the luid of chatging squadn n-*, co\enng the u-ehes with goie and gloiy. When the phisiog-nomi-t had got about halfway thiough they concluded to lemain where they were —they would get on \ery well in some slightly les-> brilliant career— but by the time the examination wa- finished they wondeied what eaieerthey were good for, or if they were good for anything. Their didcomfitme wav complete when certain comparisons weie drawn between them and such gentle indiuduals as Peace, Palmer, and a few otheis whose portraits adorned the wall as the oiiginals graced the gallows. iP.S.— Xext tune I want my chaiacter told ! shall ha\e it done privately.] On the 2(>th theie will be a soiiee and lecture on "Faces we meet and how to read them," tho proceeds of which will be devoted to the funds of the manse here, and on the 27th there will be another lectura on "L-ne, its signs and philosophy, or sweethearts, or matching and mating." The pioceed.sof the lattei will be devoted to the funds of the Kihikihi Pie-byteiian Church. Beth meetings will be held in the Public Hall here, and the puce of admisbim will be reduced to a shilling. That ought to fetch the good people.— (Own Correspondent. )

A Wicuivi: —The Rev. Dr. Maeluod (father of the late Dr. Norman M.icleod), was proceeding fiom thu manse of D to church to open a new place of worship. As he passed sJouly and gravely through the ciowd gatheied about the doois, an elderly man, with the peculiar kind of wig known in that district— bright, smooth, and of a reddish brown—accosted him. " Doctor, if yon please, I wish to speak to you." " Well, Dancan," said the venerable Doctor, •' can you not wait till " after worship?" "No, Doctor, I must speak to you now, for it is a matter of conscience." "Tell me what it is ; but be brief, Duncan, for time presses." "The matter is this, Doctor. Ye see the clock yonder on the face of the new church. Well, there is no clock ically therenothing but the facj of the clock. There is no truth in it, but only ciice in the 12 hours. Now it is, in my mind, very wrong, and quite against my conscience, that there should be a lie on the face of the house of the Lord." " Duncan, I will consider the point. But lam glad to see you looking so well. You aie not young now ; I remember yon for many years, and what a fine head of hair you have still !" " Eh, doctor, you are joking now ; it is long since I have lost my hair." "Oh, Duncan, Duncan, are you going into the house of the Lord with a lie upon your head ?'' This settled the question, and the doctor heard no more of the lie upon the face of the clock. Yfs ! It is certainly true. Ask any of your friends who ha\e purchased there. Garhck and Cramvc-H have numerous unasked for and very favourable commendations from country customers on their excellent packing of Furniture, Crockery, and Glass, &c. Ladies any gentlemen about to furnish should remember that Garlick and Cranwcll's is THK Cheap Furnishing Warehof ise o Auckland. Furniture to suit all classes ; also Carpets, Flcar Cloths and all House Necessaries. If your new house is nearly finished, Or, you are going to get married, visit Garlick md Cranwell, Queen-str^pi and I nrne-street, Auckland. Intending purchasers can have a catalogue «nt fro*