THE ANGLICAN MISSION

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 2

THE ANGLICAN MISSION

REV. M.W.' KINLOCH AT WADES-"'X TOWN. ;:/:yv' : - . '■"■ . IMPEESSIVE SERVICES,: ' '. -ii :, Although/the Anglican . General Mission does not open, in-Wellington city; until, the end of the present -week,/one '- ■ ■ of the missionaries, the Bey\ M.'.W. Kinloch, commenced work in Wadestpwn on Saturday evening at St.'Luke's Church. Despite the .extremely-,;inclement arid-' boisterous weather, the service was attended by a /large congregation, men./., being ..particularly numerous. ■''. Mr. Kin- .'-.; loch was heartily welcomed by the vicar' ." (Eev. T. G.Kay), /v.;/ ::;-. On Sunday morning a service,at'B a.m., ■was,attended by-a large',number of com-, mimicants, Mr. Kinloch giving. an earn-,..; est address:. ; " ■"■'''. . .At 11.o'clock St. Luke's was filled by a.numerous . congregation. ■; The';'Eev.-T.: - G.Kay conducted..the service. , Mi. Kin- ~ loah was the preacher, v ,. v . An important,; feature: in the services:; / oi -the day was the men's meeting held" : in the ■ afternoon at half-past three; • Mr;/ /:;' Kinloch spoke in impressive terms .of ;■-.■" the:duty that-rested on ,me'n. a' half-hearted .'life,.was. hopelessly unsafe'; ; factory. .Decision,was essential, •,After'. '. touching-at some length 'on'/tiie.queStipha '/■ of gambling and social: purity, the,, mis- ' cipher/enlarged;.; upon "'the .power,-;wMch\ ; the- Christian".religion" conferred."on-its /■ adherents of -withstanding'-temptations,, and-fulfilling theirJduties.:;' ;"■ v- ■~,';;., ~ At the-evening isei'.vice: the church .was:. so.crdwdedthat'a number.of people had • ■ to "be accommodated "with seats in ; the '■'-."- chancel. 'Mr. .Kinloch preached: an eld-: .. quent sermon from the text John iii, 16, ."For. God/So. Loved/the: World." At' ', the.outset he "dwelt- upon, the existence / 6f~. & : 'loving God. / , His love /was; shown / by. the life.and death of/Christ: The character, of-'God was the,'.character /of? Christ, : and: the-ways-of.God. were made plain. Ifo',men yin. the 'ways, of -Christ. '■'■_ What .Christ condemned God condemned, .. and what./ Christ . forgave,.'/God -rforgave. : ; : Thus :it' was ..that, through Christ. me'i: ; / were reunited Avith .God.:/:. The, missioner , closed ;with/a.strong appeal, to I .his'-hear-.-..; ers .to/ accep.t the forgiveness-offered,;and ; -. to v <iccep.t the life: of: God. '■'■■. :,- /'. ', ;.:",, V /'Anat'ter-meeting, held .at. the ..close, of the .service,/was attende.d:/bjr;.the\:.whola' '//-' congregation. 'The inissibner called/upon :' : those present to/question' themselves con-/:'. centing what response 'they; had -made; to;., the love of God,, and urged them: to make / the only response- for/Trhich'' God ; wai .' v, waiting, namely, the.surrender of.them-' // selves '.to his." .service.,/:; hearers were:eyid'ently/deeply..ihipre's'sed.. •The ". missibn''will be-continued at'/; Wadestown - and Northland';..to-day, and,'" : - on Tuesday and,/Wednesday','.' \;> Mission '■■■ services, will, be; held at;' St.; Luke's at, 8,//./ .p.m//on each of-the days.named,- TKra/"'.-.';' afternoonj -at;St; Luke's, ; :a,/service'/for ~ women will be -held at 3/o'clock, and On/;. Tuesday; at. 3.30.'.'p.m./.there'/will be' ..a/ '. special. • service .fprrchildren, .which their : ', parents are alsb v . invited; to ./attend. On;, : Wednesday, a/children's./service';-\yill,.be.-"-,-' held.at Northland at 4 p.m.-..-r.Holy,"Com-,/'/ muhioii.will be celebrated/at,St.^Luke's ' oh Tuesday and Wednesday "mornings'at.,/, : 7.30'. o'clock.; •';:■' .-:-/.;V:.'''t:/'''' '/',•'■■,'- ' .■/ ';'■ THE ;bIOCESE,:OF, WAIAPU; //a//kev/: J;' c;; fitzgee-ald'S 5 /addkesS - ■'' ■ -: ;; ' ■ '■'/' :: : ; ;;:.,///-Tq;MEKf.::// :'/'/'^ '■ -^;/ (By/ Telegraph'.—Special Correspondent.) '. . ■;::/;' ':, ::/v/;/; /'"(Without',any/pomp, or'/display,, thi //' Anglican ;i'missioners : ; commenced : - their- /, work in,the;Diocese'- of/Waiapu.';;The;, . missioners were", accorded a /reception '6ii : ":'' night,, there' being a. very large'":.-- ; assembly/at'the: /Cathedral!;'/,-. ', :;':r:, ; . ./The-, mission .proper commenced.in / the various', churches;,'to-day';.'/the : j; services,.-. ; :/ •being well'.attended. ■/What is ■.'impressing-':*.' - people i isvthe note //of/ simplicity sincerity, that', has been;' struck. , With;/ 1 / 'impressive directness the':Eev;;J. •C.-Fitz- ivg'erald, bf-.the' Community. bf.the/Eesiir- ;'■;. rebtion, addressed.'-a',mass; : Th'eeting;.bf;men;:ft' i at the ;Cathedral:--:this 1 :;/:afternobn,r.i ; :a : hd. '*-■' ~madS; a /strong.appe'al£.fth'j^ . 'stronger : by: reason V, undue'emotiohalism. ; ":V-Hi&;.aadress'-,?relaced i!; ;to. the/necessity of/'Obtaini'ng/'ppwer,!. to '}) follow' Christ and .'the' methods lof/sefctoiiig':' 5; it. i"One;'methbd,'', J hp i "said;/vfis'/t'o -breafhe'./ / pure, air. .'jThe'man/who reads' the'divoi.ee/ ■*?' accounts m'.(papers,"; horrible;s,'.v.br;;scahs.-indeceht.:pictures, -is,/"aptly'compared to/a'.-fat in'aisewef./.-.He £•', ' is always .breathing.'.vitiated: •:ajr." : ,f He | : ; : added;'-"The'world,'has/.s^Td/a,good deal,( to ■/".; our 'ears;:';but.it/dbes/nbt'' really'raatter./s very much what;they-say./.'After/all, the';./ world does .not,know". 'Theyy.say a man ;/ is -.a" bad ..lot,-, and particularly, so .if he '.v. . :goes : to church."/-:', ■.'■'■' : -'!\ ;v;/ ;//;/: -;7':