RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1479, 29 June 1912, Page 11

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.

SYONEY METHODIST MISSION. c:O'VE]fxoitci:KSKßAi/S TRi'nrn-:. ''Stick mis-inns ar« making the world hf't.lor lot; iii'on. a.iid. w'ido.'r t'.b.r 'Woin'e.ii-.'*'.; This tribute fa tlvo 'tisefiifhess'of the Svi'li'oy Central .Methodist Mission by ..\ii-s •ieli'efinai'nt x'btiv.e'ys an d'hY-ibus 'itb'iilo; truth .so fiVr as the Sydney oi.'liatti'sali'oji ; is eoi.K'en'ipd; for the. reports hear .el'q-; fjiient tes'iimn.'ny tci the. help driven (o (lie; poor ;utd jnedv. botlily asnl spiritually, ■roMi yeav ,tq ■year.. 'T.lie s'r.cat anniversary . metiiuu in tiio Tbw.n .11 a 11- recently etn-tiiiasi.-ed tJ|e iaet. Thet'o w,ts, ala at- ■ tendaiieO' of syiiipaUii'sci--. with Hie work, .".ml ituicli intewst v.'as .shown in Iho pni. ceej'iiii'js. .A. tea in the ljascnicnt was ; at'e'nilwl by tipv.-ani-' of Ifoo por.-'otts, .and tMSb iiiici. niany others \veie■ ■jifeseht at, ■th;e._ public' .ineeiing iii. tli6. .large,, hali.' Titp (lOvertiOi-Cic-ueral, in acknowlod!,'-; iflg' th.B' kiiiiily ivelcoine piveii him-, aS : the repreggiitatiya' of the Kfiigt said : |liat ; I>is- Jlajestj:' had 'iio iiior.e '■joyal .s.ubjec.f's than thj): itseiii.bers of the" Jie'thotlist • ■Cliiis'eli. iii. aiij';.p!ii'fc pf (Jio'-."Eiiipirei , .pl'ause;); J:. : vey sinco the times ot Governor iUjicfj.iuarHy i : -th_e ■ Chufcii: Tiad been; 1 i iilcod : tlie histpry pf' tlievState.; Tl'io' Methodist'-M issio.i was; .certainly in a: stroup; position to-dayi anil ho thought one evidence of its .strength was to be found in 'tlib. number and variety of tho; institutions if, had founded to 1,0 carried! oil -so siicctssl'nlly. AV.h.ilo lie wiis/pleased to.; bo a!jie to Vel'cv to tho success of '.tho: w.s'cria! side of things, there;'was. a more important-sidi' to this work', ami that wits ■the' spiritual'..side'.. Such £ force .as thi.t was '.iccessary to dvivo tho nii.ssioti aloh;;. A|.ter \r«f^"ringf= : ; to„|.Tsi"x;r^.\ia'AirßciictbsH lscctcd with hiigra'ion wns not tho'leas't of the'activities .Undertaken. Hci was glad, to notice that every dnnomiualion and every' Chm:,ch/.iii-'^'S , y.dney ,,,^yiis:' ! Jl6ing: it,? best to extend;.' Its;..■'welc.o'mp' .'t'.o : .;the:,' jmiiiigfaufe 1 . ■>yho lansicd. 'here.;. -They wer<> .doiuj not; only useful, but iino Imperial work. "] lyi'sb , s'iicc.esg'; ; ahd ; nrp'sperity to.-, 'the. .mis-. sion," ho taid.'"and 1 tri'.st it may develop and prosper, and inav coiiiinit'e. the: admirable \vork it- has carried on for tho past 27 years." (Applause.)

T'ho, Rev. AJ 7 :. ■Gij':Tayibr',-....in a. spirited the.,, j.year ; jiist ■closed hadVibeeuSone^pf.-..tlip- best', [in; tho ■\vhbj.p:;;2Bi?vjcars of 1 : Tlie* iii'.ahcesvero better than ever, and there was in conseeittenco Toss, .'anxiety to '.lie fell, on tliat scorc. .' '

"Some-pV-rsbns'will inj-ist on.tolling you: :,thaXWestern civ.iiistitioii is breaking tip," said the Rev. Alexander M'C-alluni, of :Mp 1 lipruiliVo.;;; "that, the .Ghufch is. -losing" li ts ,: : K,rip::.6'it. 'l.iye'a^antr'-ichafac.t'c.r : peoplei; .D.o'- : no;t;-niako^■{a , ---ini^tak^T^e;: i ara. '.of the -world^S:-.-.best day." The Church ivas-.oiily.at its awakening, and was diruipr on its -fee'.t than if I'.ati f-ver bean. ■ '..

Tho Minister for Justice (Mr. D. R. IJali) congratiilat.ed the Jlethbdist. Ciiureh tm the. scope and character of-, its w.-.u'k. -Central Metfc odist'-Mission than it had realised iii the ■past; : fpr- : .the-Gluirch did.ti preat ileal for tlii? JState;' as -it; .did::. : ' (Applaitfe.} ' , ■ ' ■■ •