THE ANGLICAN MISSION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 935, 30 September 1910, Page 9

THE ANGLICAN MISSION.

WOMEN'S MEETINGS. ' f it., was: a-..very, large .gathering;that, was■ present:at the,women's 'meeting held in the; Seamen's Institute yesterday.. In his. address Canon Stuart, dealt with miracles, ' one class, of, which/appeared to. him /to l» for the purpose of alleviating human sorrow, and.. the' second; class;; for the giving of lessons for .the 'future: They were what: one would call parabolio/inii'acles> as{ for/instance in the case of. tho loavei and . thd fishes. " In one/that, spoke of tho. stilling/" of. the- waters {that threatened to engulf, the Disciples it was surely meant to teach us that He will, giye -us thoisahio' peace, and- calm'against the Istorm'/oMife.. Our great -enemy: is 'called; the. Prince of the; l'owet. of• the: Air- and .all 'of-- : us know: something ; of, .the ;■ strange mysterious power of evil. Our -highest/ inoments': are - followed by - those/ filled with'{temptation, and; some-, times in. the sorrows;: that' befall.-.us ,God! seems: to have hidden His. face..{ .There' ; is comfort to-be gained;:hdwever, in'the /knowledge; that: through * all the battling Jesus sees; lio knows. lle loves, and: He cares for us. ' j /{; j;; ; ://;{{ ■{ {{;/., {,/Bishop 'juliiis- took/as: : the -subject of his discourse Martha. and Mary, and I the' diverse .types' they, represented. • The {picture ;:of' the /little. home*.in which these tw'o/.women lived /.with .-•''their.-"brother-. :Lazarus seemed, "to him very attractive, and it was the only: place-in which wo see anything, of domesticity , /associated Who visited It- veiy often:. .These two, wero; {very diverse, in character," Mary being gentle, { quiet, attractive, .loving/and : with a thirst for knowledge, while Martha, bustling, worrying, always, spring-cleaning,' always -keeping every quo moving around, seemed anything 1 but; attractive. - Mary loved to meet Jesus and to n talk with Him, but Martha was so busy/that she never :had..time to 'do j so.' . There were, the speaker said,' many Marthas m the world.' In spite of all,' ;Jesus loved her, even as He . did' Mary. .These busy;;-bustling matter-ofrfact' peo-; pie, .{ somewhat unattractive/ are ! sometimes, very lonely. "My heart'goes out to tlidm," said the Bishop,-and he asked | those:present,to do.as much in the,way of adding a littlo more; love and .brightness into, their lonely lives, as possible.. ■ rNext week these mid-day meetings will be'held in the Theatre Royal instead of •in the . Seamen's Institute at. cxactly the same hours. The : Eev. J. C. Fitzgerald will givo' the first address every day and Canon Stuart will follow him.