MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 593, 23 August 1909, Page 3

MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

The eleventh anniversary services connected with the Missions to Seamen Church were attended by large congregations. In the morning the Wellington Navals attended in force under Captain Denniston and Lieut. Meredith, and the Garrison Band, under Lieut. Herd, was also present. Among ' others present were :— Mrs. Williams, Dr. Pollen, and .the Chinese Consul. The , service was .bright and hearty, special hy.inns 'being,-sung by the choir and congregation, and the- church was tastefully decorated. The lessons were read by M-r.-C. P.. Powles'and Lieut. V. E. S. Meredith, and a solo was rendered by Madamo Alueller. In the evening 'there was a: crowded 'congregation. Special hymns were again sung, and solos contributed- by Miss Baker.* The lessons were read by Messrs. E. L. Burgess and J. S. Cuminin'gs. Mr. 4. Moore, the missioner, conducted, the services morning and evening, and preached earnest • and eloquent sermons. ' - His text. in ■the morning was Exodus XX, 24: ','ln al -places where I record My Name I will c.omo unto, thee, and-1 will bless thee." Thesubject being "Places of Blessing." The preacher susstamed tho mother's knee, the home, and the House of God, as places of-blessing, and referred to the signal way in which God has blessed the Seamen's Church ond Institute during the past eleven years, referring particularly, to the social, temperance, and spiritual -.side of tho work. Incidentally, letters were read from sailors, expressing their gratitude and affection for the benefits which they had re- , ceived. There were 100 stations of the mis-, sion in various parts of the world, and instances were given of sailors, who, after from three, to sixteen years, who remained true to their temperance pledges 'and good resolutions in the face of discouragement and ridicule. In the evening, Mr. Moore preached from ,!ohn 11, part v. 17; "The ztal of 'Thine House hath eaten me up." He spoke of zeal and enthusiasm as mighty moral levers for; uplifting humanity, and no great cause or'-move-ment-had been carried to, a successful issue without It was men of energy,, and burning energy, who accomplished great things in face of opposition , and difficulty, this applied to the army,'navy,'politics, and business, as •well as to-Christian work. In mentioning instances, he referred to tho zeal of Sir Walter Scott, the Apostles, Peter, Paul, John, and the famous proclamation.by Garibaldi.' It was in this spirit of he said, that their own work had been carried on, and the Wellington people had always extended their support and sympathy for which he was grateful.