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Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1490, 12 July 1912, Page 6

Mr. ■ Porter, Methodist Home Missionary, at.Waimana, near Opbtiki, tells of the building of another church in his district. A settler gave a suitable piece of land, valued at £W. The circuit steward prepared plans for a church .10ft. by 25ft. Another settlor agreed, to givo nnil cart all the timber required. A building committee was farmed, and four promises of .£lO each were made on condition that the church should bo opened free of debt. On Friday, April 26, 1912, a number of willing workers gathered at 7 a.m. to begin building. One of them had driVen thirteen miles, and another nineteen. They aimed at putting it up and finishing it in a day. Unfortunately the day was wet, and the darknees came on early, and some .of the timber was late- in arrival, so the objective was not reached. But the church was duly opened on the following Sunday, good congregations being present A crowded- tea meeting was held on the Thursday, so that within a week the church was built, opened, and crowded! For some years past the New Zealand Shipping Company has engaged an experienced lecturer to tour the British provinces lecturing on the conditions of employment in New Zealand, its climate, etc., the addresses being illuminated with ■ 'lantern slides depicting our agricultural and pastoral pursuits, manufactures, scenury, sport, and other subjects, of interest. During the last five years some 255 lectures have- bttn given in the wintermonths, at which there- has been nn attendance of 150,760, an average of over 590 at each meeting. _ The majority of the towns visited are situated in agricultural districts, nnd in the case of largo manufacturing centres such as Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Birmingham, the audiences included a large proportion of the farm labouring and domestic classes, drawn from the surrounding towns and villages. By means of these lectures a great number of desirable immigrants'are being attracted to these shores, the thirdclass accommodation on the steamers being, at times, taxed to tho utmost. The municipal authorities of Montreal have forwarded an invitation to the , ' Prince of Wales to unveil the statue of Sir George Cnrtier in 19H. Sir George Cnrtiei, who Yiiuil in 1873, wus nt one, time a prominent Canadian statesman,' and in 1857 was leader of the Lower Canid.! section' of the Government. On the formation of the Dominion Government in 1867 he was appointed Minister of Militiii. njid retained this position unl.il 1873.' He was (ho author of the popular French-Canadian, song, "0 Cannda, Mon pays, mes Amours!" Southampton Bowling Green Club recently opened ifs 618 s«a.'on. Guildford's town crier has be?n prewited by a resident with a b«ll dated .lira-