THE ANGLICAN MISSION

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 935, 30 September 1910, Page 6

THE ANGLICAN MISSION

YESTERDAY'S MEETINGS.

GBOWING INTEREST AND INCREASING ATTENDANCES. Judging by the increasing attendances' at the various meetings, the interest in the. Anglican General Mission appears to be growing, from day : to day. The.num-, ber of men present , at : the midday- ad-'-.dresses at the ;To'wn. Hall steadily in-'< creased, and . at 1 each of the : two*inidday meetings for women yesterday jthej large hall o£ the Missions to Seamen's Insti-; was quite full.. Then' again nearly : every seat in St. -Paul's pro-Cathedral' was, occupied 'at the ' Bible ' preparation service conducted' by ..Canon': Stuart '.at. 3' p.m. The great mass meetings;, at night--15,,. 0 Town Hall have also been splen-, cudly ;attended..' On Wednesday; evening: it ls'estiniated that some .3000 people were present, and.. last: night.;there wasan : equally large gathering; of deeply interested people...The Concert Chamber, haa tpon . "pencilled-', for.-.twilight: in, antisi-' Ijation of .. an; ...overflow meeting , . .Service. of Dedication.' of. the . work of {.ho Mission . to-'.; .God "] and . pub-; licly commissioning, the parochial missioners by the Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Wallis) iri.ll be held at St; Paul's Church this afternoon, at' .5; o'clock." - The paro- J chial. missions will open on. Saturday, and be' continued on ;Sunday, and during the following . Preparation.- for .;these' missions has been going on;-for., some time past, and everything isVnow-; ready • for. the commencement of the ; work /of th® missioners ; in the various, parishes. . ' The.midday meetings will be continuedthroughout next week from Monday onwards, ' but those for: men will' be' held 'iii - the; Municipal Concert Chamber ' "and those for. women in : the'TheatrevEoyal. Canon Stuart will conduct' the first of the men's "meetings e:«h day, from 12.20 to 12.45, and his Brother,: PrebendaryiH.: V. Stuart, the second. The first women's meeting each day will be : conducted' by .the Rev. J. C. Fitzgorald, and the second by - Canon Stuart. . .;

ADDRESSES TO MEN. WHOLE-HEARTED CHRISTIANS The - mission. meetings were continued: in the. Town Hall yesterday. //. .' ■ ; ■ At - midday Bishop ■. Julius addressed ,a mreting'of mej-bastlie.TObießt'ofJcijiifessi-in?- Jesus- Christ. Thepreachersaidhe; hadknown menin, Eiigland kad "a:*per--. feet :hell of a . life in a workshop ; because they,.had'dared ,to confess , JesusV.Christ.; Only- recently a - man - had said to him /when asked;; to, at tend/, to his religion:* "Oh, .you don't'know- what •we have got, to; stand -in the workshops''! ; The bishop said he believed itwasnoteasyfco confess Jesus Clirist, even. to-day/in; .Welling;.ton. Men not' like to commit them--selves: ■ Why?, .Firstly, they said, beV cans© a gpod dfeal/was expected of'churchmen. If a churchwarden or a communi-.. • cant . was''dishonest. with Ms employer's monoy there would be big . headings ''. in the papers, "Church-!", warden in trouble;"; or "Communicant'in disgrace." It was well, said the rbishop,-such .was the,case. - Men who had', to ' do with'the'Churches should' be the sort of men' who could bo trusted. Secondly, -'their f reason for. men ; not' wishing .to , comihit them'selveswas,' according :: to 1 thom, because they.would'have to live up to their religion. What sort of : soldier [did they.-believe in—the one who had not kthe spunk-to; wear., his 'uniform ?-The "menwho were present could help Christianity. What was-wanted -was men. who were ■;whole-hearted',Christians,;, not. tho halfhearted sort who .'were so numerous.' : . s ,-If; the scoffers found that there were men ,who" would;;stahd:'up;'to them', in ; defence - .of Christ it would do good. ■>~': '■>:> i Canon Stuart gave the second'.midday address ,to a- large audience. He dealt with the temptations; to impurity, '- 'gam- 1 ' bling; l and -intemperance. 1 Betting, ;he" said;.' tended :to rot all sport As soon as :a' gambling element/crept into-any 'i branch' then fit was' damned... I , : i-: ,1°

f AT ST. PAUL'S. .'Another .-very,, .largo.- and/ intensely ./in-' terested ./ congregation./ filled St.'. Paul's ; Pro-Cathedral/ yesterday /'afternoon',- when Canoii Stuart addressed the-last of, the Bible/;;preparatidn'/ meetings . in /connect '.tioii, with/the mission. His subject' . the/ Christian worker. He said the 'great motive' and inspiration 'of - aU''Christiah' work . must bo: the i ov © of Christ.' '■ Ho laid ■ stress on the need; for humility,/ and declared that the special dangers that set the; Christian worker were .hypocrisy,/ pride, routine, and .morosencss. The best' antidotes/ to/thesie dangers/were the; study, of ;God's ;W ord, rest' and quiet devotion, and:the, example and fellowship of Christ.' ■ItV-was '/not' /they./re-' quired, but grace and power to live up ,to what, they know,- .Before the-address ,a_ large number /of prayers, and thanks-', givings'/were:" offered.,, in:' accordance'-'-witli special; requests, and the;'. service ■as a '.whole, , though characterised by severe • simplicity, i was. deeply impressive. >: \- -; GREAT MASS MEETING. EARNEST ADDRESS BT CA^ON|i;;;; >STUART. H{/;: There' wore r t bout 3000. people at the ;ToTO'-Hall last night,- when. Canon Stuart gavo another address. iHe commency,v'by : 'q.uoting'/froin -. the twelfth. chapter of Cs Acts /of ; the Apostles, the- fifth verse— i "Peter, therefore 'was kept' ii prison,/ but :prayer was made' without - ceasing. . yi. 3 ' : Dark/ and troublous' times!/- said:/ Canoii' : Stuart,,, were /upon' the ...Church."--' of''.Christ . - those days. - /Persecution,-.: was Vspreadarid • J no - .wonder;, the -little -. company of. Christians were"sore amazed..' All the. power and malignity of the world seemed to bo stirred, up against them'. But' -prayer/was . their-:- refugeI.':1.': Tbe preacher said he was .'afraid the Church' had lost' the. art, of. prayer'; we don't -know i how to; pray—"instant and : earnest; prayer;'.' 'said' 'passage; "prayer/ without' . ceasing.' Take the.,prayer" of .the; people; of''to-day and/ eliminate that, which' is said /without: belief 'and, that; .which' they ; -would if'they got,; and how much was left?: tHe believed : something /of: the , of "prayers: had: fallen.'upon .Wellington judging./by tho mission " gatherings; He: referred "to : the beautiful calm ..peace •of./ ; Peter.'-: Peter knew he was to bo p'ut to -death on the morrow, but there ho was;- lying - fast ;asleep—safe in ,the arms of Jesus.; CanonStuart urged his hearers, to take heed' of those lessons, for - however, dark and troublesome the/.days /they could, "stilli pray! and find-, peace. / Travelling,;through Ireland once he met a man who was obviously -weighed ' down ; 'by vthe' ;burden whicli i was/ upon his' country, but man/said, as: they, .parted, "Oh, what-a joy, .it is to 'know that, God still',reigns!"/ To those who thought it .was too/lato .to. come-back to the Lord,, he -said it. was •not- too late/.where/men '.had ..begun /tothink',-. but it was tho' man: who/was/imV 'movably a'sleop .to. the,- word: of:,God:.who. was/'in.: the. "greatest ' da'iiger.;, They^-'wero asleep with death' hovering, bver; them! ITiey did not., know it. It was possible to ' trifle .with':' sin /too.' often.'-'-There were; numbers of' men "who .had .slumbered/ on and 'on till; death' :.had/' overtaken them.' How many men; and were/ there; who/ had hot ;: the , 1 pluck- .' to. ,'becoriie! Christians?. He had visited ~ the gaols that day, .and there -were-men. there who would,give a lot to live their liv-« again. "Rise;- rise ,'to /a higher and' nobler life. Christ was calling, and it; Was the people's duty- to',obey. ■/Believe. an<l trust.m" God;". . and' He' would, lift them up."; :'.

TO-DAY'S MEETINGS, The. misdon . meetings to-day: will/be. as: follow:-/-./ /..;- ;■ ■/: .= ~ ■'/- /■ / Mid-day: For men sit Town Hall; for women at, Seamen's Mission/Hall./ ./. v .5- p.m.: Public: commissioning o f..the, parochial, missioner's by.' tho.;--Bishop /■ of Wellington at St. Paul's Church; 3 8 p.m. : Mass meeting " at' the Town Hall; f-.'/-fl':/v It is ..announced /iri our" advertising columns' that the first service of the tori days' 'mission' at St; Peter's 'Church will take place oh Saturday" at r B./p.m'. There will, be a/ser.vice for men on Sunday afternoon; when an , address will be given by the' Rpv. J. C. Fitzgerald;/ /