THE CHURCHES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 313, 28 September 1908, Page 2

THE CHURCHES.

At the Taranaki Street Methodist ChurcK yesterday morning the Rev. S. J. Serpell , conducted a memorial service in memory of the late Mrs. Kinniburgh'and the late Mrs. Fitchett. He referred to the long and usoful lives of the deceased ladies and to their many Christian virtues. The Rev. W. E. and Mrs. Bromjlow, the . veteran New Guinea missionaries, are visit- : iug -Wellington, and are holding meetings . at tlio Taranaki Street . Church <jn Tuesday afternoon. and Wednesday evening next.. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Bromilow addressed the scholars of , the Sunday School, giving, some interesting particulars. of the work' in ■ New Guinea, and telling the children .'soma ■ interesting stories. Lstst night Mr.' and Mrs. Bromilow conducted the service "at "Wesley " Church. They sang a New Guinea' hymn in :• the Native language,' and Mr. Bromilow gave " r a stirring .address on missions, enlarging on ", the needs for missions and; giving results; showing the success of the work, mentioning the appreciation voiced by two Governors oT New Guinea, 'of r the good 'work'-dono : by the missions. ' At the meeting on Wednesday evening Mr.''.Bromilow.',wnl''givo. anfi\ddrcss' on his esperi'bhftes'during se'venteeiryears of~ r mission labour in New Guinea. ■" '■ i Last evening the Rev;. C. : B. Ward mads special reference "to .'Dominion Day in 'the '■ Sydney Street. Primitive Methodist Churcli. : Speaking fronv Peter i., 2-17, 1 "HoMiur all Men. Love the brotherhood; • Fear : God, ' Honour tho King"; and' Matt. ■- xxii., 21, "Render therefore- unto Caesar the - things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things •' that are God's ( " Mr. Ward stated that Chris- V tianity recognised national loyalty and good citizenship, and: taught national responsibility. Dominion was a lordly word, suggest- ; ing dignity and dominance;- it meant'-that".' New Zealand was n distinct nation, standing apart and distinct from -Australia and all the# countries iu the British Empire. He hoped : it would mean to the. people a.call to. loyalty,:.. self-respect, self-reliance, self-mastery, con-.--fidence; and high niauhood. The best sightoil Saturday was. the people. The sight of . tho people, especially the children, gave testimony of hope to'the young nation. In the ■ course of his discourse Air. Ward' said loyalty , was the essential of national well-being, the ; foundation of national self-respect ana . selfreliance, and also the secret of _national happiness and prosperity. Religion and, government were tho pillars which supported the world, and religion and loyalty went best hand-in-hand. "*■ .