THE ANGLICAN MISSION.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 921, 14 September 1910, Page 6

THE ANGLICAN MISSION.

- STATEMENT ,BY .-CANON STUART, C i tßy^Tel«OTarH.^ressvA^oiatioi)^;v«;;;-M-j Auckland, September 13, The Aiiglican Miasioiiers,' .who con- , / ' eluded theiiv- labours' in . the Auckland. Diocese on /Monday, \ commerico work. in,: : the diocese ibf-Waiapu'oir Satufday iiest. !.-;,' The lievs: C. T. Jloran.i H., B..Lillington, ■. J H Darby, and H. It. W. Fsner, weie passengers fc-y'-.the/.Monowai' to-day .for." Napier, " and 'Canon Ivens ,left ' by the-' . . express, en route i . to Dannovirke. , Canon ■ ■ the - Revs. •J. E; : Fitzgerald, -T.: - Reece; and G..F. De Carteret; leave by. jtW'>txpress!^:^fflbribK , th? la'stjthre'e .nain'ed -will; proceed:, over-//;h !landvtbs ; tilie";,centre'-rof,"ithe' /Hawke's;. Bay,-/-',:.', province,' while - Canon/Stuart J :wiUygo:-on: ■to:-Wellington;, of' meetin'gs iii : ;the' Towii"-Halli : (commending"on-Septeniher. 25), prior-.t0,;, the opening ■ of the Emission- in' that dio-- ;'..-y cese on October 1. Prebendary H. B. ' Stuart; k hb" has/ bsen^conducting ; a ?mi&-- : "sion- -at- 'Hamilton,'-leaves for 'Napier /on 1 -;;-!/ i .Thursday.-'-, 'l'he remaining. missioners,, the-Rev. -A. H- Colville&nd J. -B, Bur- ~ gin,/wSo- have been :,stationed, at Thames'••• and/Cambridge^respectively,^haye/eifa^/y/// ;edj:tlieir, ; -'mifflipiLaij4'AMl.'leave for,the.';/: south in-a few days. ': ;/:,-/■:- ' Asked-this/cvening/to 1 give 'his -views;, • upon; the 1 , resul.ts;-of -the/ Anglican/ mision./v"v . in the , Auckland'. Dioceso . Canon Stuart, the leader; said/that' at a conference bo-, ,- >and.-,thp vmission-; , era held: to-day; some /-very i !>.remarkable >•, j,/.-; !testimonjj.'was: given/ as the/results of ,-/ the mission.-,5,..,v / .' "What one feels ,the Church in New Zealand wants, JJ --proceeded-Caiion Stuart,- , "is more - quiet/devotion," prayer,'-i imd r the •.: /:. ■ study ox God's Word. Of/course in,',a, -, young country -there is" necessarily a great: . ; deal .of activity ai&'this/is/showh, in tho '/•' Church life,, there' being prac.tieallyyno , endowments "or Vanything -, of-. kind.>:/ Vv. ; People have ,to .'form- and .'support , their.. . churches:and a grea^vdeal'of'jtheir/ehcr'gyii; : and/that'^of'-the/clergy/is:^^w;fin:i,t^t;:-;:./ /direction..! ::We/were struck/ by 5/tne de- -, - votion !of the clergy 'to' their./work, but; \ ~ we. fouiid.tliat .so much of.. thcir,'.time.isi :fakeniiipvin/TUMin({-UM^Gh'uroli".: :; .tlisit' !A\ they, are ,'not' ieft, the, timfc .required . for/-, •, . personally dealine with -.the soul's clitti- ; culties and troubles/'.Tlie.dange'r.isjth'at'-'-./. ; the people look :ui>oiv tho clergy- I ,' - . : man as respohsible//:f6r//':'rdhhing/;:;tne- , Church : arid Hopldng,after its' finances, in-, ; /difficulties tQ;';whom:/ ; ttey/can ; ; ! advice and .help/'- . - : -■./-/■■/^.V--:."

■■An' statement-.m <referoncs. ■ Sunday Riy.vGebrge':B6ud, r ;: at; :;: St. John's Methodist:; jand'. He *said; that'.hfi::had ; :&k6tt 'opportunity^M;heaniig-,alj6nt : a'.half-'dpzeii-;' of supposed : ti\-ropresfinl i/ Jiffer'ent SSliools;. "of- ecclesiastical and itheplogical'-thought,u ■yet.'by' all. "Christ..'vTas;.preachpd:" : '. ;,Ho• had -never ■ iior'e 1 rigorously; denounced, f nop'.tne work;. 'of;th^Holy ; Spirit::mpro;i|orMbly : ;jnsistod;; tiipouV i; SiiclvVa* niissionmust V'do'. : good; in; ; tlieVatteatibhr-'df th© "imlifffireuti;, in- iltiestigning the; conscience'. ;of:' the. ( com?"-;.-''munity; K ,'andin • ■ .stimulating tall: v tbci- ; ;The v excellent.'niissibn'hymnaV : he':regardefc as an ovidencc of..tto'.unit.v,of spirit;, underlying the;:diversities; of-; creed,-.;or- T -_ grinisatiou, and modes. of..worship.,: ; i'Bo'nd...offered''special iproyenfor the siou'.at both service?.'... \ ■/