THE ANGLICAN MISSION

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 936, 1 October 1910, Page 7

THE ANGLICAN MISSION

IMPRESSIVE SERVICE AT ST. 1 PAUL'S. H iWORK IN THE PARISHES COMMENCES TO-DAif, Tlio initial phase of tho Anglican 'General Mission camo to a -termination • yesterday evening ,w;ith^the' great' niass mooting liokl in tho Town Hall. To-. --. . day., the .mission,workers will ninko ~ a beginning in tho several parishes in i and around the city.'-In .this' fluid their ■ labours vill ho continued - during- tlio Cv whole of next week. .'. In view of this: \\fact and becauso mission services v;iU ibe_held evory r ,ovoriii)g'in tho churches,: the "".mass meetings Vat, niglit. in' tho Vown Hall have now been discontinued. tVo;are desired,• however,to make • it' quite clear. that the . mid-day . meetings for men- aiid ; women 'be; continued next week, as a definite part f of_thb plan-of campaign, tho only alter-■ atiou in this respect; houigitho places '• of .-.meeting; '.The ..mid-day; meetings for women wjll bo, held, on Monday and following days "at the : Theatre ' Royal those for men at the Municipal Concert Chamber. Owing to the arrival' . 'of, the .other, missionerg the staff available. for. these addresses will now bo -: ; Mr.: ."Joe" Harris, s a -Bristol • coal- . miner, who has como to Now Zealand in. connection with,.-the mission; will., epeak- at tho Queen's Statue at 12.20 on Monday and following days. Waterado workers and - others are invited to V io present.- : ;.-W'-'-'iServices;for, ■;men will.be 'heldto-nibr-: (>tow afternoon:at St. Paul's at 3 o'clock, •-St. Peter's at 3.35 o'clock, St. Mark's ■ 'at' 4 o'clock, and St. Thomas's at 4, ' o'clock. . Thero \will .be special addresses to tie young people of St. Paul's parish oi 'two' Sunday .mornings,'■ Ootober 2 :' , a>d:. 0, in the . Tinakori Road school-, liociat. 10.45. ' Tho - Sunday school '.' ftholars aro requested to be seated at, .11.20 to make preparation each day " • 'for the services. All parents, with f;children should ' bo present. . The ■preacher: will bo Canon lvens, tho spemissioncr allotted to tlio St, Paul's 'S hymns will 'be, sung. V : Full particulars regarding the various .-'ftryioes-: will bo • found in advertiseon -pages' 1 and 2 of this issuo; t r 'midday meetings. MAN'S POSSIBILITIES, v • ? *30me.:200:- men ■ assembled in tho Town JFall at .12.25 yesterday, wlieii the : .Bishop of " Christchurch (Dr. ; Julius) . conducted a. brief! service in his wellr ; blown crisp and racy style. Commenc- :< 'iig with a short reading from, the Gos- : pit of. St.-'Mark, .Bishop Julius gavo |;:;Vat unconventional: but: striking ] address; *>.v tho subject of ambition, .' exhorting ' -his hoa jera .to'chooso tho path of. honest :: tfilsomo progress, reaching out always- • arter a worthy ideal. "' His . audience *follow<kli hiin with -'close • attention, and j=s.._Ws;4^'nclfldmg-'appe^''';'appeM^''\.t , Q;gd.' . home. There was a'larger at-' ■p.;: «i _ silbsoquontly by Canon'. Stuart," - » ovjng,: doubtless, to..the fapt that be-tf-c-en one: and two o'clock many busi- - - 31C«S' men--;;enjoy, an I hour of ■■' freedom. Taking for his text the words, "How imucli better isa man: than' a. sheep, 13 ': tho, Canon developed the theiri'e of man's ? t-'©oßsibilitiraiv;Not he "eiidoiyea with , dominion , over tho denizens of • earth .and water., but ho.alone..was ; l.abie of.porceiving the suhtlo. silentm.- : . fluenco of .tlio Holy Ghost. To man wad C gireii:. the power of choice, and, it wasj of. all. things important, that ho should, choose/aright:' - V?' ■'j I . > *, dedication su3 ( vice:

'•-rv - V - ii,- . \ I,:; . . SERMON" BY THE BISHOP OF WEL , LINGTON, .'for ;fto' . commissioning . o s.ithe *:miSsioners r by; the Bishop- of Wei lington (Dr. Wallis) and tho 'dedica : £'° n 'their; work to God ivas held ij Sf- Paul's pro-Cathedral at' 5' o'clocl ,!r yesterday.-, afternoon, - &■ very_;large •• con grogatiori being present. There was ; ' procession, consisting of' the Wei Imgton' clergy' followed by. the Bisho] . Who_ ■ was preceded by tho ■. vicar :ol oc. Paul's, tho. Rev. T. 1:1. Sprot carrying tho pastoral staff), and tlici ....cajnp the missioners., • -.The ■ service- com .. radioed jwit-h tho singing.of. tho fifty V>t i ir>? sa^ 1 Mercy upon me, ( ■" Ii /• prayer.for the , mission -wa ,H ell '.said;by Mr. Sprott, and after i 'ayrnn' the riiissioners wore in turu pre . ■ sjjnted iby Axchdeacon Fancourtto tli % -Bishop, who shook hands ; witii then . cl commcnckd tliem to the prayers o ."■the .congregation.,?• J\lr. . Sprott thei .eaidtlio Litany: for thojnissio-n/.whicl ■was followed by. tho' General.. Thanks giving. . Tho: Bishop, gave a very earn *st _ address. Ho said they; had : beei . Sloping and praying that by the worl .nearer, to;-God. But .wero. tliey pre ; •pared ;for/the mission which woulc ' ®; 10,s ' them their, own special' sins ir .; »«e light of -the Cross ? Tlio ; missioi - \ wpuM..not leave them cis found ■.them'; they : must bo. either'. better.. r or "worse ' s ''ould bring homo to tlieiii fuller realisation;of hoivi God' hates sin, and tho great sacrifice' lie had , ioadet<r free man from its powx;r. Sin ~.\ Dluch nior©, ttfiaji it- mere failing or ■shortcoming, and one object of the mission was, to convince men of sin and of ft; *' 10 1(?vq of God in all its fullness. God ' . worked among men through men, and ■S . would . through these men-, experienccd m dealing with souls,' who had como from' tlie other end' of the , ;world,. Many ofv those-,present' wero 'already thanking God for tho ivorcls ■ EpoJeon in connection with tlio' mission «'•;K;#e \ Bishop':of 'Christchurchy Canon : b. , A \ Stuart and tho Rev. H. M. xunloch. The Bishop asked the people" J? P f °y f° r tho missioners who ' had. their own doubts and difficulties,, but ;: ~^s[;;Suro. of -their, message 'of . reconciliation of God and man. After the. . Bishop,, solemnly com:An^sioned,the^misgioners; to! fulfil their : ?i!i° i dl 9oese." The hymn "Come Holy Ghost our Souls Inspire" was t^j u^'?!l® r V ; 7 K i ch S;€e:> ; Bishop; ... blegsed v firsfc the missioners and'- then , the: congregation,- thus bringing a most impressive service, to a close.- Durinc the . service the Bishop announced that t the v Canterbury staling that ■ He .was remembering the mission- in his prayers, and -messagesvdf, sympathy had also been received, from tlio Wellingblergy ; a nd the Ministers' Association. V •• ... . ;. . ;

CHEAT MASS MEETING. 'A QUESTION. AND AN ANSWER. , ma . ss m(, eting in tho Town Hall .'fast night there was, not' an empty, seat . ' downstairs, and very . few in. tho gal-p-1' C ? 1 !° rl Stuart and :tho Bishop of Wellington (Dr. Wallis), there .toto present: Canon •■'Tupper-Carey, Prebendary H. V. Stuart, and the Rovs. J ' 'C. Fitzgerald, C. T. Horan,' and M. W. -Kinloch. Canon Stuart delivered a deeply earnest address, introducine ' Many pathetic; stories," of life: gleaned fi his experience ;as . a missioner. : \ first to * last ho held'his audience , in rapt attention. . ' %.'. . T .ho concluded', Canon ; Stuart ... invited tho assemblage , to .engage in ; prayer, and then.put the following quesP; .'"op;; asking., those who. could honestly ' , Tr'. lrn , an affirmative reply to rise from • their knees and say, "I do.". ■ _ Do }ou, hero in the presence of. ; ; . ttoU; renounce your sin, believe in God as your.lather, in Jesus Christ as your ... Saviour, and m the Holy Ghost as your |. Sanctfc, and will youj by God's Grace, i; kefep His ■ Holy Will and Commandments?"', .. .• .The response was remarkable, for, so ir as could bo-seen/-practically every )rson in the hall rose' and made the quired reply.