“Material Self-Sufficiency.”

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 13, 28 September 1910, Page 5

“Material Self-Sufficiency.”

Lord and Lady Islington attended the opening meeting of the Anglican Mission of Help, in Wellington, at the Town Hall this afternoon. Considerably over 3000 (persons were present, and the concert chamber was opened to accommodate the Overflow —Canon Stuart speaking there jvhile Bishop Julius, of Christchurch, ad-

dressed the larger meeting. Hymns were sung by the combined Anglican choirs of the city. Bishop Julius said that owing to the materialistic self-sufficiency of colonials, religion had been crushed out of their lives. Some might say this was due to education and tile growth and development of science, but no true enlightenment was opposed to true religions. By way of instilling into the people of the colonies a true sense of their responsibilities to the Church and to God, it had been found necessary to bring a band of missioners from England to help in the work, because the clergymen out here were a “ very poor lot.” At the close of the meeting Canon Stuart, addressing the larger crowd, asked ail who so desired, to renew their vows to the Church, to kneel and do so. Nearly all present complied.