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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 582, 21 November 1871, Page 2

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Last evening an inter.yating social gathering ol the .friinitive ileihodists and their trieiyfs was held in 'their-'he<tt little scliool-rboiu, ttdwardea-Btreet, for tha purpose of liquidating the debt incurred upon the recent renovation •of the inif-siou-uouse.^ Tea was provided !to about 15u persons, who^JVom their appiar,anee, seeiin-d to,enjoy, tjj.t ample ptovi.-ion made. —.*. liei* tea, "tfiu ossen'JjlV repaired to the chapel, where the public meeting was ht-ld. The chair was' oeoujited b.v the Key. AJr. Walters. The proceedings were ■•,opened bf piviytr and , praise- —Thy C.uairmau slated the objects of the meeting. Some.te\v monllis agb the members of the congregation, deemed it di-airable to. procure a betlfr/reoidence for the 'lniu'ialer. This was theinore n.eeessary usjhe old uiiaßion-houab^'was in'-i thorough slate o? decay. They-intended to procure a trew houxo .rather Lhan.rd)uild tlift.old,, The old lionise Was to bo remdvl'3, and inVrl'o a resiaehce i'ov <tbe cbapel-keeper. Tenders, were receiyed, ,aod; one almost accepted,'when the trustees received Hie offer of- a nice house iit' the ai'ijomiiig street, whicli was p'u'v.hsserl for£4oo. Bui bhaVe was h. difficulty- in Use' way ;-the occupier of the house hud a lease for ihrcfl or lour years, to run, and CTia conimitteo hud no other alternative but. repair the old liouso. This was done, making it a very substantial residence, at an outlay of about £90. They had almost a new house,. and they now appealed to the friendsfto help them to get rid of the debt. The* Chairman, culled upon Mr. Smith to address the meeting. The subject was " Good Wives." He despantcd, in a forcible mauiier upon what he considered the quuijiioMtioi>6 of a good wile, taking; for his "standard the ff'm-' ciples laid dow^int.'lod'aWord. dometimes, lie threw into the subject a few eyerydiyobservations, which produced cons'iderabjlo aoausernent.—Mr. 'Booth addressed t c afesemWy upon " Happy Homes,:' leaning JLo ibe opinion, of "Polly JPfontf'^Dr? vVflllis Me• an excellc!Ut,ad4reßS.uiioiLlb.c " XouuhiiHj of God's Creation."' "The" doctor eloquentjy depicted .the^, wotks, of uatm-e.—Mr. Burton ' epoUe" upon ffiffealtn," allowing that none were truly rich .but those whov were renewed in the iiiiage of their Creator, and who, with piety combined, sought the highest i possible cultivation of. every power witlijii ! fch.un. Those ; who 'forgot^ these- tliiugf, fir j the accumulation'of money, were, in G-qcfs ■ •'ey'esf'tlit; poorest tliiti^a on earth.'—The pho|r ! rave Bom«Anice': renderings'of eacred hash, ! which added imiicli rb:. the "pleasure pi t.he I .#v.eniug.-^Afe tho: ojpsp -a; .bcarty vole bl LhatiJ<B was'-accordfld.to tin? ladies ani Choir. '■ — The meeting closed^vitli.. the benediction.-jp -.IJie-.-folljßwmg ,aj-a..the, ladies wj jo .gave tie trays • — ivJeßdauiea._,.^utiers, iVnningtop ! Squirrel, Blake^s: Th^airos, Froud, «mifcp, Booth, Marynott, Westwood, and ijmnsi