THE CHURCHES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 6 September 1909, Page 8

THE CHURCHES.

DR. TUDOR JONES'S MINISTRY. ;,. ': 'The; Rev. Dr.- Tudor -Jones (as has beea already, stated :in>TnE.'Dominion) has rer: signed the .pastorate of the Unitarian. Churoh; in, Wellington, and-expects to leave for Eng". land. ,Dr:''.Jones'.'.came to' Wellington-three halL years ago as" the representative of , the. British' and Foreign Ilnitarian Association, London;. Since his, arrival a .tjnitarian..Church lias' been erected in' this city, oil .account of which'.;no' less than: £3300 .has been, paid- within ~the; last' eighteen months. The'eroction of .the. church: and'its healthy/ financial coridilion,, have been . largely!due to,■ the':in'defatigably:zeal of Dr.' Jones as a: coUcctor.. -The ieiiu fdr.whicb the".'doctor,'originally _came'.to, Weliihgtoii! has n6w'/ejcpire'di' € and-for, the, last.,.;eighteen ■ months!ithe... cpnintittcov,of;tho : ..church haye ■upon. ;their: 'tor "to induce'.hiin '.lo remain" in .Wellington.. "If I go : ; Honn,y..saidV, toi''-:'a.' Dominion ; tepre jeritative. yesterday, ; ;"Iy,ehall : go to : Par.iß-andißprlib; )v whexo;.l hop o 'forjttre. years■ to',study .questions,.■,of. fcligidn"ialid , ' philosophy. under sucli..men. as i'tne' Abbe' Loisy, . and Professor Bergwn,'in Paris,, and,; Professors Hariia'cli and Diltlioy;.,in' the.German I hope; also, between;..whflesi to; preach - and., lectjiro- jji ' London) .1 shall; bo leaving behind ,mo. .hundreds oF; '..faithful'! friends, ..in.. Now. ■'.Zea« landj '; and ! it . is only'., -because '. I opportunities have just now opened up. to'.me in .this, direction , that I. ami saying good-byo.to them, at least/: Not. bnly : liavo we: made friends among our. oyrii peoplo,. but we Tiava! made also- i> largo number of friends, among those who differ, from, us. totally \.on ..theological questions." :,The loyalty an'd'.friendship; of (so many "of his own ' followers wore . tho only' ; forces. Dr.; , Jones said, whichhadkept him here so long. "Dnr- ; ing tho' last .twelve, months,".ho added,, "some fields hayo opened',up.to nie, and if;!' don't now take advantage of. these splendid ? oppprtunities—whichj I can't disclose -at' pre-' serit—they-may never 'occur a'gajni' , ';:" '■ ' ,'Dflring his sojourn-in. .Wellington, Dr.. Jones, has.lectured, on. tlnitafianism in Wainganui,' Christchurch,, and DunedinV; ;Ho h . .convinced"tliat : : in v the two . sputhein,citiea largo' : congregations would,' soon' rally round a. permanent Unitarian' minister, if a'.suit- 1 ablernan cauld bofound to take up , tho work 'jri•'"'ihcif' midst. ■'. Ho'believes also that there, is room.for Unitarian-, effort in every .-toTOi of uOOO or more inhabitants the: Dominion',At; present 'tlibro are'only two-rUnitarian. churches in . Now 'Zealand—tho one in Welliii ejon, and. that" conducted •by tho Mr. Jellie, in Auckland. .■. '■ : ; :: ■'':,■;■.;.'.• Wo , are informed 'that' , the' : Committee .of . Management of the Wellington' .Unitarian. Church..have written ■ Home requesting theR«v. W. Coupland Bowie:-(secretary, of the: British' snd Fcreipn'.Unitarian' Associstiori); and the Rcy. Charles Hnjgrovo, ; of co-operato in recommeridinp a suitable! minister to succeed -Dr. Tudor. Jones.'■:■"

;; ;'-: ; ! ;' baptist rnssipiN" ';''■ ';'■■;•' -.'' *Tboßoy. A. S.-Wilson, of Wancanui, com. -~ njehced a mission -.yesterday'., in; tho Baptist; , Church; -Vivian Street. Tho mission is to I be conducted on Keswick linos,-and-is for t/ho ... ■'■ deepening of the spiritual life.', \-Iri an,address given yesterday.afternoon, the;sneaker,, '. in '. a few explanatory remarks,- emphasised ,t-ho:n'ced for revivals, under,the.'influence of which aD tie great-step 3iu itho progress of . Christianity had been taken. To-<lay among/ .. ■ ,tho.members of tho Christian churches therewas a.desire to know more .of the blessings of. the rial. Christian Jife.- ; Mr;. Wilson; took-as his text Matt. v:,. 6: "Blessed arc-they, that > ( hunger arid ;thirst-after righteousness, for. they shalUbo-filled;" Guatama, he said, be--.. . lieved in tlio extinction of dcssiroi Clirist' ■ '■ its-.'purification and ehablcment.'-., Hindranqes to' blessing•• were -then,.touched,-■ ; on,', one being divided 'allegiance. , . In' tlie■■-. evening the subject of addross .was the; Holy • : Spirit, the text being Acts xix, 2.: "Hayo-.ye;.. received tho Holy Gnost since- yo believed?" .. Mr;. Wilson said that -the great, distinction.,, between.Christianity and the other religion's '•' was the gift of the Holy Spirit. .Tho al.ttm-.■■.'■ ing. statement had been made:that four-fifths, of the memherß of thtfehurches werf powe'rj- ,'. less .through not having, grasped, to-.full «x-' tent* the' privileges- offered-- by, God. , -. TbJj" ' Holy, Spirit was ; available at nil times to all v -. who would lay hold on Him.. /The j'thtee steps ■necessary. x wpro confession,. .surrender,.. , and faith..' Jesus 'Christ gave power t-o overcomesin, and unless wo fully accepted' His; cle.'VU-, \ sing power'we-could hot be filled with His Spirit. ,■..;•;. . '.; '-.'■ ..'■. ■•'■:' ; ; -, ;■: .-. -'.. bo continued each afternoon arid evening during, tho week. , ; .,.. , , CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOUR CONVENTION; ; Tho Dominion Convention of the New Zealand. Cliristiun Endeavour. -Unioh, will be, , held in Wellington on Tuesday, Wednesday, and.Thursday of this week. The, Mayor will ' : welcome , visiting delegates at a citizens' meet- ~ ; ing to bo held in the Municipal Conoert Hall :, t-o-mori'ow crening, wlicn uddresses will bo given by tho Rot; 15. A, Kirirood (AucWand) on "Cirio Duties," by. Mr. ; YUng'-liaiig Hwang, '.Chinese' Consul, and by-tho'Rev.- '"' ICnowlos-Smith (Dunediti) on "Tho National Pjitlook." On Wednesday, "jiiniflrli , niglit' , will bo lipid in the same hall, and on Thur*tiierowiU bo a consecration ser.vice in.the Taranaki Street Church.-'.'; '••'..'.'