THE 'ANGLICAN MISSION

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 944, 11 October 1910, Page 6

THE 'ANGLICAN MISSION

... THANKSGIVING SERVICES. IMPRESSIVE .PARTING ADDEESSES.. The Anglican General Missien, as far as. the; city of Wellington is ' concerned, practically;. came, t0..: a conclusion yesterday, thmigh, the final 'sendees will be the early celebrations of the Holy Communien this morning.. '. At .the thanksgiving services last night,, which were attended by. very- large congregations, the missioners gave, most, oarhest. and .impressive. ■ fare-, well addresses. >■' v . ■ •:■:::;: -ST. PAUL'S. ■ At .each of the services. at St. Paul's, Thomdon, yesterday, Canon. Ivens's words were- of tKe; nature of. parting messages. At the early Communion he spoke,.on the Epistle for the week: "See then that yo .walk: oircumspectly,. not, as fools, but as wise,' .redeeming-J,tie time.: c because the days'are:evil," ■':'.. :'.''..'. . At eleVen o'clock, he finished his exposition'of .the Philippians, .dwelling especi-. ally.upon the, two passages,:''Ttejoice in the . Lord always, • arid' again .I' say rejoice." '"Finally, p brethren,.;:.whatsoever things are .true,: whatsoever : things are ;'iioble,*, whatsoever' things are just.what- ' soever "things, are pure, whatsoever things are:lovely,, whatsbevef'things : are.of gooa, .report':.' if there ,bo:,any' virtue,' and' if there be any. praise, think on these .things;" .•"' ■ .:• v ■■' . '/■■' ' '■ [■ X ■'■. : .'At .the women's service he spoke of :the, tempers'- and acts which, seemingly- of. .little.Jinbmeht, mar the sweetness.and:hap:pinessVof,, 1ife.::.;..:. - --,-'• ••■•'-■'■--,•'

':..in ..the.':evening there was : a largeiyvattended: thanksgiving service. A' feeling .of ;great'.'solemnity .pervaded- the '•■ con.'gregation.;. ..-The., missioner.. took .as ''his .text,:"The : . Grace ef.- Our. Lord Jesus Christ, the •Love.' of '-God, arid "the.' Eel:l&>vship.. of f.the;: Holy. Ghost be, .with you' '■all'.".'-" This.-was',.his heart's 1 desire,' and piiaybrs .for ;:'e'ach; of., those:, who attended 'the', 'mission for their ; homes, anA':Jm. the.pity "■;of.L'Wclljnston.-'.'rno. ih'eir m : ajer!i : 'lni.islit_iallaw his' fellow,- missioners;. and him us they In".tlio TAfter;'. rthe'pnseniaribn of" tMrit offer-' ingsV: which ,ore. tp; be:' devoted ',to' the fund for '•'■ a- permaueht' die'eesan missioner, ,the :hymni.".Peace, .perfect...peace"..was; sung kneeling.'.' This; was follawed\by the : Te -J)eum," : ,a'f ter -which; the' missioner : pro-' nounred,; the- Bcnediction.j': The hymn,. !'Gbd ; 'be.-with.'.ybu, till.', mb'meet • again"-' :was':sung>-"as::a -recessional; '■. As:-the :cbh- : gregation!-. .each ■wbi-shipper.: re- ; coive'd!va"missibnal:;card;:• signed: By::the .'missioner,y,and bearing! the '.mottoV ; "EorT getting:.'those i.thih'gs/.which' l are ■ behind;.-and'.reachirig'-forth:;unto 'those."things: which;; are,,'before, .I.;',press'■'-'.■ tbwafd-V-the maTk-'for;: the'prize'.; of the high, calling ofvyGodHih' Christ Jesus." ' [ '' : y'r ":-■: .•:

-.ST.-'.-'PETEH'S.^^-'v^:-v- ---!. J' Last • night the M ; mission ,at - St. Peter's tended- wither u. /L : most ~impressive. thanksgiving V<service. /The ;church ...was filled ■-with; : aVlai'ge,.;assembly,' and; the .singing Was ;\very vhaarty. .;T;he' as -his ! _text : "Come ye /blessed," ;and : ..de-: 'liveredvsirpowerful' address,', which-..-will ildng'-'.be remembered ; by those' -who, heard was- taken ;up /ta-f :be :given..:'as;aVthad£oflering...t6; the Bishop's -Permanent.Diocesan,Missioher.Fund, After jtHs/carmf-a fshiirt. 'address,'when-, 'tli6^cdnßregafion."iv'ere. ; \irged to' persevere, >'and/;;tfera:;/.gjveji '<• some'-useful .'hints.'.'; to '<■ help. -tliem.'inV,their . devotional' •• life.-* <A' -prbqessibnr'tlM'; ■ 'imarohfed/ ;; ; -(round -''the a' soldmhvTe..'Denm was ohahtcd'.be'fprp ; the','; alta;', ; < the''' clergy 'being•"groupdd ',m ; • the .sanctuary, I ,' with,■the, i -:Bishop:Via--',their 'niidst. - The -Bishop..dosod.'. the : with* the--Benediction.','Dr. ; Fiffe '••• played! : the/.Hailelujah'' :Chorus as the 1 choir left 'the'' : 'churclii' aridi then l 'the; Bishop,.-,ns-•sisted.iby.'tue' missioher.v.gavo each-person 'who'/carae.' forward'•;. a•■; Memorial';•' Card. . Thus, closedv'a fission; which''.must long . but ,as • a';land-mark ii-the '• his-; ; tpry ,Chnrch;!;VThe-mis- ; sioiiers'.'do.'riot. speak in',derail of. ■' any results;, .but the 'large congregations that Imye ! gathered ; seyeral times i'Tdaily, ;tlie ;general,';ehthusiasm, : 'and>the ; .'sustained'' interest, throughout;'' stand -witness.'tothe- ; that"hi&i'JtfonVgoin'g ; The' thankbffeTing':last;i'nig]Ji! r am"ou4te ! d. ;tov-je3G::l7s.;'6d.-,-'!^Kich;'-.'with:: I JEB:!4s.-iUd; 1 , collected >in\ the' boxes;. : of ,iEiS.SS. ■ sd.,v.:.which.• will';.be. : gi yen\to:jthe" [fuhd'ior.'providing a'rJermanent.'missionef -;for/. ;the,; diocese; ,of ■■',■ Wellington. '•";'. /, • ,/;

:'"vThe^'missibn' s /-'ended''- r at- '• St.'-: ''Mark's Ghurch..ycst6rday;with':services!bf .thanks-: giving; <;There'. were"two \ 'celebrations -' ;of - the 'Holy 'Gbmhlnnibn;''and both.'.were very; In.: the the, ser-. . vicei;,was entirely v a'' service' of-Vjjraised Thb. 'subjects:-;'fori';:thanksgiving--ans\vefs: : td .prayers'dhfing. the;lnission-riVere breseht-' ed'- firs t; and 'these: and;.'other": mercies were-'' ;summedi'up. : jn:'thb':gehoral^th'anksgivin^ iTlio;.niissibn'ei; 1 todk.;as'the"text;-of'his'-last: iuldress -, : .the i.^wbrds/./i'-'Pj'pm I ,') .henceforth 1 ' jfor.^H^;''.v(an^. : -;nrged ; : : -the';',?''.b'laims : ' , -.';b£.'' Christ;'as,reVe'aled : in this';niissiou"-with, ' its'J(iuiet;;persua'sivehess , and - gentle power' -tpVa'/nibre 'thorough consecration -of those, jHvhb, had:.behefited, by,it. : At; the'end ;; of-f ;'tfie';address, .'another, 'opportunity .of-; 'ceiving a resolution card ■ was' given,..' and ■a-large number ..took them. vThcn,. amid, the sirieingvof. hymns, 'the iniissipner.bade farewell, ''ahd;>gave'. to' all'. WKo' : would! take, them,, a; memorial' ca'rdspf,' the^mission.:. With) the.; r/oxoloey ''and.-)tlie; Benediction' ' thvmissidii: closed? ''':->''',:■:■;-,.' •::;;);.(' J: : -'-: : iH'''v^'';i.S^ : :■'; The" ''epecial'iintercessidnsV' were '--offered ;for.' : the,Qast : .-time 'at .\the-*celebration's: of. .the-Holy; Commiinidiiriit' 7! and'lo, o'clock, 1 !at'St:.Thomas's : ,Ch'urch, ,/Newtown,[-y 65 - Horday.'>',The : , : ThanksgivTng.;|Service-/cdm T ' ;menced;;at'::7i4s .p.mi,--'when : ?.e'very,:;par't ~df, ;.the:'church: was ', crowded.';.'; TheS ser-' a':yery.beautiful- and-impressivd 'one.' After Ja: hymn, had-'been., sung,-..tie 1 'special, thanksgivings,: were' offered; missipner,-sp'eaMng .on:'.the., : wprds,;''Sta'nd' .fast'. 1 in--' the Lord;" warned - his; hearers' ' that they/ would probably 'And /the week's .following.- the mission 7 some'of the.-hard-•'•est.i in : ;their ; Christian.' course....-..Even.' 'Jesus .Chrisfs':- baptism: 'was- immediately succeeded:;-by; ..the. ■-. Temptation; '...The ; Christian-is not to 'trust in his. own ifeel-; ings,:ndt.td'depend on his owTuemoHonsj not. to stand'.fast' in himself,'but:-in.-the Lord.-The...preacher! concluded by ,giy-i "ing .-some : : practical, advice vas~ to;: whit work''.'shouldVfoUdw -the ■ mission.!.'. After !the' thank, .offering had been, taken; the :missioner .invited .all !who were!, so,' dis-' vows;■ "The Te.Deum was then : sung, and : 'after '.;tha--. Beaedictiou-.. Vox, 'Chorus;,was .played !by.',tKe organist;'•■.■:,••:-J :-;.-Th«."'.mission -concludes ■ .this.!-: mdrning'j with celebrations of the HolyComamnioii as. speciai-acts of ■ thanksgiving for ■ the blessings,of the Amission,!,...-.'; ' '.'""■■:'■■ ;!:::;::!-));';OTHER)PARiSHES;£ ■'. . .!!Wangahui: '. The .Anglican;.Mission'-..was: concluded ' yesterday evening, when '■;•-. a! thanksgiving 'service was hold. .-■ The mis-', siohers .were' Canon Tapper Carey. and. Mr.' "Joe": Harris.-The congregations iwere. .very;!large each dayl and;.adeep impression';'was made. , On'i Sunday night; the overflow .filled"the> large schoolroom,, the .missioher';'speaking..in' both,; Press ..; .-'.;'.;; ■."';■■ -....'., '.!Hawpra:-.The ; ;mission is now 'in ..full' swing. !The: congregations have been very large.' ,;B6sidps."the- : ;ordinary services bi Sunday,-■ a :fnen's-service was. held in the Opera HouEo in flie afternoon; The Eev. ; A.' Lillingstonis -the missioner. ': .Pateat The '.Anglican Mission feommeiiced at:St.'George's,; Patea, on Sdtur:day evening, ; and'-,up:to .the present all - the. "services , havo, ; :been well attended, the church on Sunday night : being fdled to, : its utmost capacity. The'earnest addresses of the 'missioner (the Eev. .H. C. Bell). are being, listened, to , with the greatest .attention' by. tho large :con'gre-' gations. :,'"' .''"'.. .'-'". -.-'■.■.. ."''■!'■' 1 MEETING 'OF.' WORKERS.: ' All jnen and- women: workers' iri the Anglican 'General .Mission, including members, of committees, stewards; membors'of. the !choir; and'other workers at the Town Hall /mission, togother ivith members'of the C.E.M.S. and 'all; communicants,' are invited to attend : a meeting to: bo-held at tho Sydney Street Schoolroom this overling at 8 o'clock. Tho ob- ! ject of tho meeting is to baud togctlier the' workers and; 'communicants of the city aid suburbs.. . Canon Stuart will ■ ■! j