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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1061, 29 September 1883, Page 2

Mr Wright will occupy the Rev A. M. Beattie’s pulpit at to-morrow morning’s service.

Mr J. D. McCormick, formerly leading barrister in Auckland, was arrested yesterday on a charge of- perjury and admitted to bail.

Mr Dargaville will address his constituents in the Theatre Royal, Auckland, on Wednesday. The meeting is likely to be a lively one. The Hawke's Bay runholders, acjing in concert, have now definitely decided to erect a rabbit-proof fence along the southern boundary of the province. The work will be commenced at once.

Mr J. E. Redmond, M.P., has finally made up his mind not to visit New Zealand, as his time is fully occupied in arranging for the meeting of the M elbourne convention.

Five declarations of insolvency have been made in Dunedin during this week, all of persons in the liquor trade, four of them being hotelkeepers in a small way of tusiness.

The Mataura’s meat cargo was insured in the iiew Zealand Go. for L10,62G, of which L 7,626 is re-insured in various colonial and other offices. Only one* third of the meat is damaged.

A heavy fall of snow took at Methven yesterday evening, and this morning • the ground was covered to a depth of several inches. = We learn from a Wellington telegrapi received this afternoon that New Zealand will be represent at the Annegation Conference to be held in November, ly the Hon. Major Atkinson and the Hon. F. Whitaker, the late Premier.

Yesterday Detective Thos. Neil arrested a passenger by the Doric, from Auckland, at the Christchurch Temperance Hotel, for having in his possession a quantity of smuggled jewellery. The goods comprised watches, rings, etc., and the case will be brought on at the Resident Magistrate’s Court on Monday.

The sermons in connection with the Wesleyan annual home and Maori mission meetings will be preached in the Wesleyan Church, Cameron street, to-morrow, by the Rev W. Tinsley, of Christchurch. As Mr Tinsley is one of the popular preachers of the Wesleyan Church, and as the cause he advocates is also popular, large congregations may be expected. Notice of the meetings appears elsewhere. Mr Duncan WrightWwork in this town appears to be growing in popularity. This day at noon a prayer meeting was held in the upper room of the Town Hall which was more numerously attended than any previous meeting at that hour during the week. After this meeting the friends of the mission proceeded to Baring Square where a short open air service was gone through. uwing to the coldness of the air and prevalence of wind the stewards had determined to finish the midday service in the Town Hall rather than continue in the open air. The hall was again thronged. The evangelist called

the attention of the large audience to the gospel narrative of blind Bartimeus. The speaker argued that all men are blind, and that Christ gives immediate sight. The choir, under the direction of Mr Weeks, again contributed the’r valuable assistance. To-night is to be devoted to the claims of gospel temperance. The stewards have been much encouraged by the earnest sympathy of the public evinced in the large congregations which continue to flock to the sound of the old song of “Jesus and His love.” At a meeting of the Methven School Committee, held on Tuesday the following members were present Messrs Pocock (in the chair), Morgan, Patton, McWilliams, and Hitch -

cock. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Letters were read from the Board of Education, stating that they could not grant more than HO for planting, and that the Board did not supply trees. The Secretary reported having car-ied out instructions from the Chairman since the last meeting, and had ordered 500 trees for planting the school grounds, from Messrs Sealy Bros, of Ashburton, and that they had arrived and were being planted as fast as possible. Copy of letter from the late Chairman to the Board of Education was also received and considered. The master’s report for the month on the progress of the school was also received and considered ; also a complaint from Mr Murray as to the treatment he had received from members of the dancing class and the Good Temp*

Jars. The parties - complained - of were summoned to attend the meeting and explain the circumstances of the case, from which the Committee concluded 'there was some alight misunderstanding between them and the master, which they resolved to have set right immediately to prevent any further simi lar occurrence. It - was .unanimously agreed to aak Mr Murray to accept the appointment of caretaker of the schoolroom and furnitu.o, and to inform him that the Committee had resolved to give him a percentage on all monies collected for the use of the room, the balance to go .towards defraying the incidental expenses; also that Mr Murray should not allow any person the use of the room until they had paid down LI as a guarantee that the roo,m and furniture,be left as found ; this resolution to apply ohly to parties whom the Committee have not previously made special arrangements,with. The tender of- IVir W. Williamson for labor in planting, etc., was accepted at per hole for digging, and 8s per chain for removing "and fe-erecting fence. The Chairman and Secretary were empowered to pass and pay all accounts connected with the planting and fencing. Mr Morgan proposed Mr K. Drew as a member of this Committee in place of Mr W. B. Compton, which was unanimously carried. •Mr Hitchcock, on behalf of the Sunday School called the attention of the Committee to a notice that had been given out by the Rev Mr McLennan, Presbyterian minister, that he purposed holdingservices every alterna'e Sunday in the schoolroom at three o’clock in the afternoon. As this would materially interfere with the existing arrangements of the Sunday school, he wished to know if it was the. wish of the present Committee that such notice should be carried into effect. A considerable amount of discussion took place on the subject, in course

of which it was remarked that the least the Rev McLennan could have done was to have consulted some of the parties interested in the Sunday school before going so far as to give public notice of his intentions. At this stage Mr Morgan proposed—“ That the Presbyterian body be refused the use of the schoolroom

whilst required for Sunday school duties,

until application in the usual way be made to the Chairman of this Committee, and that he be empowered to make necessary arrangements to suit both parties if possible.” The meeting then adjourned.

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