THE ANGLICAN MISSION.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 3

THE ANGLICAN MISSION.

/There,were good'.'congregations : yesterday at the Anglican mission at Island Bay. ■:'•' The women's ; service.filled ,-V the churchroom, and /the; children's/enthusk asm''and : appreciation .of their., mission continue'to increase.. At -the.-.eyening service in:.the. Assembly Hall,'.the. Rey. ; H. R; W. Pafrer preached ;oii : the Parable of/the Prodigal Son- /in.which he emphasised the.rieed.of.Vepcntence.'The respectable-Christian ; was'.in greater 'danger than:'the. Prodigal,/as the ter 'at'.the end .of'the- Parable' is inside: the Home of. Rejoicings,- while; the elder, respectable son -is; 'outside.' .'After: the address the-first- opportunity/ for ■ renewing baptismal / vows was given, and many availed themselves ~ of this: open profession of their faith." - . The Anglican ;■ Mission is •';,', at.-. present attracting-. very.: large congregations. in the .diocese of., Ghristchurch. i: Bishop Julius addressed a great crowd in /Victoria- Square: on' Wednesday night/ and later- on:'the..Cathedral, was packed to the, doors, Canon E.- 'A; Stuart -giving address.;./A pleasing feature; (says'the "Press")'/was:that the'prof portion of men present,was : far greater than.usually is the case at a church/ service. ' The mission at Templeton has been drawing' a surprising , number;, of people.: On Tuesday, night .the gregation /overflowed .into./ the " vestry.. [n giving out the notices' 'in church,• the' missioner • (the Rev..,E./ K. 'Mules). announced that just before he left the .vicarage /a/ lotter had ' been: received o-iving the proceeds: of the sale, of one out of five sections of-land at Hornby to St. Columbus' Church." The dinnerhour : services at the, factory, are being attended by almost every man employed there. During the address the.men sit round the little pond outside the office, and the missioner tells • them to smoke to their heart's-content. >