THE MISSION OF HELP.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 562, 17 July 1909, Page 10

THE MISSION OF HELP.

Sir,—TheTAnglican.,:Mission ' of Help by. clergy from England to, New Zealand, projected by our .leaders—viz., of two men, next. Lent j to come out, confer, investigate, .ar-' ' range, ."and return with reports; then;', oftwenty missioners, say, next■ September,to November, 1910, to each give simultaneously, ; say, about • a week to a dozen centres in turn, one after the other,,and thus between : them all'to. cover about 250" parishes, and, ' parochial. ..worthy -of,' .'every thoughtful pe'rspn , s''rc'sp'ectj'.sympathy,: and aid. It is to 'be'an honest, earnest,. strenuous,: effort to meet' the need of Vino' hour, tho jail to the. service of humanity, the doubts of the'man pn^the.street, and tho claims of a-hve Christianity;,'.".,.'.!"'; ■'...■■ .But;' sir, ; -;as;' voicing huniperless' querists, and. speaking from an experience ,of, years of continuous. niissibh'iiig in the ..Dominion,; why than autumn for theiri.visit?,., Perhaps.forcitieß and large towns . the'.advantages.of 'autumn'_are- not so obvious, but the most'bf the missions will be 'outside,,these, say,'••■ 200; out sof ;250: ;•' Andthen,:what with all; those-bailed,..up. every evening by slavery' to the", milk-pail:. the men folk, shearing, harvesting, etc., there may be an aggregate of many'.thousands who simply, cannot; give the timenor the, serious attention, sp:important;aa effort.deserves:.;,■ ■ ;. -It isMtnieithat,-a(bishop paying;a visit.in springy-for. orie :-nightvpnly.,.tO'' a country ohurch; gets a full audience, butthenuinbers 'attending; are; wholly; misleading—thov'enormous inconveniences f.of/.attending ■ cannot be reppatedinight.' af .Humanly speak■ail.cbu'ntry folk ; bein'g.tea- rushedy-ahd with the long; winter evening's ;for ■; art aftermath of'classes, etc./ before them, would, ifaVall possible to arrange, it,; be -infinitely.-prefer ableV.whereasa spring mission risks thescatteritigjbf all results inine; summer, distractions'..of holidays,:,eto; ,:A..cable to call■ the two. '!' fore-runners"; during • their"Home holiday.(AugustTOctpbcr): thing's .for next autumn would'bo. getting, a ; move onl— I;am,etc.,';', .:'; ~;' ■ ,"..- ■ .;, "'■..-.", ' :; . >';'P;q,;,peteho,.July-12,19^