THE ANGLICAN MISSION

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 933, 28 September 1910, Page 6

THE ANGLICAN MISSION

MEN'S MEETINGS. , THE GOSPEL AND' BUSINESS.;. ■/ r The 25-minnte meetings. for men, which are being held in-the Town Hall during the' Anglican General Mission, are addressed' daily- -by Bishop, Julius and Canon E. A. Stuart,:.the bishop regularly taking the 12.25 meeting. ' Yesterday Dr. \Julius -addressed about 100 ■ men and'youths-oh. the question . of Festus, "Who is this. Jesiis?" This, said the bishop, was. still the big question that had to: be decided in men's hearts. .He' was. old enough to remember fies that had been made in' Germany, had crossedto England, and trickled through to :New Zealand, all. to supply, answers: to .this. question. .Those answers', were discussed and forgotten, and the only oho' that remained ' was■ -that .given ■ by. the Catholic Church: arid the Word of God— "I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of. God, and .the;' Saviour .-'of the world.".'Was there anybody else to. whom any. of those.present would' trust... his eternal soul? Who . else spoke .'as He I spoke,' with authority ? • The preacher closed his.answer to these and' other.inquiries with a direct testimony from his own-experience. .-.-'.-

■-. Canon Stuart at the'l.2s meeting spoke plain words on the relation, between, the Gospel and business; The Gospel of Christ ,to busy .men' recognised ' that •'.' they were. busy and ought to be busy. It told them that-business was to be done with all the: power with. which ; God had' endowed them, .but also that .ib must be done for His praise and glory: The true reward of .business and .of all-work-, was-not .money,.':but character'.",. The man; who scamped his- work ..became. : a : -scamp;- : in character.; The man who was doing his work for God.was .'building up a character that would' stand; in "That;, ?Great .Day."' ■ The. business man; was' also .required to ~use" his' business ; i or helping his fellow men. ..GivihE'a man a- second, chance was. one' way; of'doing ..that.: The, ' busiest man 'must, find ;tihie for God.. He" 'would ..not then; be'.less busy, but. there. ■would'.be, a .co-ordinating;principle--in:'all 1 his activities. V ; v;?v;.: :;;:■;; ;::■•;■'■;;; About: 150 : were. present .at the,' meeting, v ■-. ;the:evening-;mass;meetingl;.;: : a canon stuart addresses -a' - :; '- : ;?v large. assembly -\m :>+s■ ■'■ At the' evening neeting: 'at. the Town Hall about 2000: people were present. Hun-.' '.dreds/bf; seats ,:were''filled- at. 7.30.:0'c10'ck, : . and .thecougregatio'i'sang. hymns until .8 o'clock, -when',CandD...E. :A.; Stuart;offered, prayer.. The Bishop"; of GhristchufCh' then followed,with'a res.ding- from the forty-• third chapter" of\the;Book;of Genesis.!-.■:' .'■ Canon. Stuart,, inj; addressing the gathering,'.took for'his 'text:aVerse from the. chapter.■ reacl.,by Dr.:Julius:',''Te;shall riot. see;my ; .:face except your.' brother.: be' .with you'.''.'; The preacher .'drew "attention to' the "wonderful; similarity to: incidents of .the; life .of: Christv.tb;be. found- in'the story :of - .Joseph; ■ .He wanted .to. use: the rhahis'brdught back, from- sin-io'..God) : : The. first 'link was to be seen ; in the closing verses of .the chapter '.which described';. : a ; _famine-';-in the, ,lahd:-Wh'en. the" famine came.a; consciousness of their heed;.drew,-:the brothers; towards; Joseph; - though they; shrank: fro rri approaching ;:him--on/account:, of. 'the waythey., had "previously .treated him .V; It: was often ,a -famirie that;brought; back-": sinners :to. God—not: the, famine if .bread and. water,-.but the.'far' deeper famirie;of:the' : soul. ■■'.■ The.;intellect'iw'as'coristaritly. 6eek-. ing- the;truth;--the Conscience: pointed l out when .the; soul 'was not right with ;:God, ; and the heart,; finding?'"rio'- satisfaction ;iri: earthly things.-wasyearning for something infinite, upon -which.'it? could permanently bestow ..its; affection 1 ?without;'meeting with'jdisappqintment.' When. Joseph's brothers;w'ere suffering:from' famirie the nSws came'.' to : .them?'that,' there :.was. ; ; corn : in Egypt,: butit "was a'long.time'before their. ;cpnscierice. would \ lot.- them:;go' because 'of ■ ';.fteir.-.brother;flM.n6Vttew; ; ':;.-'ln'vffle:Mme'' way;;when 'the message came to.-thelsoul ■that there ;-yrad; : satisfaction'; in \ Christ,', the .oons'cieric&'iwas;very? often? troubled,-/but ?sHll?.there was,this .yearning for'; Christ. When that-, longing .came -it. was "no use' :tjrying?to",feed it on.the'husks. The whole; .sbuhishould; be .ready, to .feceive-.the".saU;[ ■'yatipn' which;: Christ"! pffered,:?as.;'a free! gift.'. .Jesus I :, Christ -would.heart, and they.'would'.there thing;for? the heart ?to, cling ;to.';?- J ::-:??v:

The/mission' i'meetihgs. to-day ./trill .be as.follow.:—Mid-day:'"For men at '.Town Hall;-.for. women'" at/', Seamen's/Mission: .Hall. .'- 3 Vp,irt'.'i: : BibV" preparation at" i St:; Paul's /Church; Hulgrave: Street',. / : ; ; : \--l ;.. It .is'-announced '■', in/; our.;; advertising . columns : that ;oh/ Sunday /next ;at: 3.-. p.m.' iGarion'lvens''wiirhold.a.service for men,', his- subject ..being "Some .Missing./": Links; in the.Ecligion.of Men; To-day ";. ; '■:>>: I . CANONriVENSfAT DANNEYIRkE.";: .(By. Telegraph.— Press; Association.)V--■'•'''. y : PVnnevirke,; September s.£': The' Anglican Mission of Help, conduct'-; ed-by Ganpn Iven's,'/concluded'last even-, ing.' ■, ■ There haveV.been'/overflowing";afc; tendances/at.'-the; meetings.- and.:,the ,mis- ; sioner's;.discourses/-have/, been ■• .followed; with the- closest interest throughput," and" by .people' of all ; ..denominations:; night;, Canon /Ivcns/ received tion'-Jof.•'- a . Petohe rug; and. some';;green T . stone ornaments,';with v an '.address; as/a token .;of ./appreciation,'/with. ;,thei congregation's' best .wishes for/the ;suc-; cess of his .future,.'mission'-,work. //Canon Ivens left to-day :en route; for.; Wellington where he is : appointed ! to conduct the' mission-at St. Paul's pro-Cathedral./1 .;.;'