THE ANGLICAN-MISSION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 950, 18 October 1910, Page 9

THE ANGLICAN-MISSION.

: :f;:; ■■;'. ■■"•■-... The Anglican: Mission services at ;.St; MattHew's;."Brqbklyn;. were opened' with, 'an.-.open aiv,. procession at 7.15 p.m. ;on •Saturday.... A; short ;service was conducted by ■the; vicar at Cleveland Street corner, at'which he invited all to come and hear the, missioner;. (theXKev.' C. T.; Horan); At/8 p.m. 'service was' held to welcome the;"missioner to-' the ,parish. Ori .Sun-; day, at/11'a.m.,. the missioner.Xdelivered ■an"; address' on the-trustworthiness of the Lord '.Jesus XJhrist. 'At ,3.30 : p'.vi'., .at a' seryicerfbf;men;'.Mr. Horan, taking'for Ihis'■■■'test "bur. Lord's command to': S% • Matthew;, "Follow-Me," urged the. men to ■place.' themselves: in Xjcsus ''Christ's, hands in' : .the same' unqualified' way;that St. i -Matthew.', had'. done.' In the . evening, ■ at .Mission.'Service'was taken part in ..by a co'ngregation. which .crowded the' church; to,i, the- doors..; The missioner ':delivered; a. most impressive address. "-'.■ At an":after-.meeting, .the. subject. was : "The Need "for'/Bjanentence."-'. The missioner, who 'is- a"; striking .arid forceful speaker,: in; : ;an ; ,earnest":appeal,, asked for, all'..- to , oome;ito' Godlahd.. confess'.their/ sins., The missiori:l.ast;night was again very largely 'attended. There was -an.oD_en-'air 'proces'sion by the'choir- and clergy, followed by; a service in the churchroom, which was'cf'bwded. to '.the- doors.-; The missioner spoke-Xpf: • the. i'pbwer; of .: Christ toXsave' front 'sin, ; and; at\ the. after ."meeting;;, for: which;:, neatly, the"; whole .'congregation remainedi>"thb..6ubject was' repehte'ne'e.' /-To-diijr',-jtHore : will be:,a special meeting, women;:at"'3 :p!m.,j'ahd'the. ;mission service, in', the', evening' commencing . at v ~;;X '..-;■ ■ ■ i ;; ; :.:'.£;. .':"' '■■;. -ISLAND-BAT. 1 'V.XX'„:;/... ' ■The 'Eev.. "HXEXW., Farrer 'commenced the.''Mis'siqn.-.qf,'Help".;in.lsland-Bay/oh Saturday evening, "when"a large' cbngregatibn;was present at the.'service.'for, the reception of the" Missioner; • ■, The preacher,; took as ;his. subject, the. "Power of God' in the Mission arid Our ■Responsibility;'' ■ Oh Sunday morning, at. 8 o'clbok, a Vyery , large number of communicants, were presenty-'and; at Matins a laTge cbn- : gregation ' filled . the ; churchroom, , where the Missioner ' spoke on the' ('Power-', of Prayer;":' , : , Th'e-.E.ev.;e. G. Mutter','at>2:3o p.m.; instructed the children; by . whom" he': 1 was..-followed...with the'keenest.inter-! est; 'Mr. Parrer preached to the men at'3.3o p.m.,.on"Tomptation.". .For.the evening service,' as'the.ohurchroom ,wai. quite inadequate to hold; the people who fished to come to the : mission, the' local Assembly Hall'was taken. ' This- building was .filled with-a congregation of. from 400; to' 500 people. .. The organist, Mrs. F. 'Proctor, was;. assisted. ;by;_a small stringed orohestra.. ■•' Ths Missioner. gave two' addresses,. ;the -first on the '•: "Thirst of jGod," the .second in answer to the question,. "Why I-Believe iri' God?" Mr. Farrer;.throughout, the 'mission'will, in his :second: address,, deal, with- questions ■ of;faith': - will be continued throughout the week, . , '■■'-■!.'■ > - -X' • X'v '■>' "• ; VeLTHAM.:" V, - ;X;X' X .'.;

■■'■~ (By Telegraph'.—Press .Association,): .. ; ; •'•■■' '• ;■• rEltham, October 17. ;'• 'J.V Anglican Mission conducted by tho Rev.; Hubert-Jones-during tile last week has been - attended by - crowded' congrega : tions." ; 'fhis■■'morning,■ prior to- leaving for Canterbury,., the missioner was' presented :by the parishioners'with a.'New' Zealand' travelling--rug and.'a' letter ex'pressing, great, appreciation of. his work in., the mission. .