THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1679, 20 February 1913, Page 4

THE MISSIONS TO SEAMEN.

STATEMENT El* MB; JAMJ !S MOOEB. V: Mr. James. Moore, explained: his porij' tion in connection with the Mission, to Seamen to report! r'yesterday; < Ho stated that he and his wiib arrived in Wellington fourteen years af|o, and took' up the mission work- araonjist thb Bea- . men, ■ ' > ;'. ■ ;., . -,'V-..<[:■ • ';..>-' ; ■ .' . "From 1898 to 1904," he "sa d, "we- had,'. , to move the location of the niiilsione twenty, • six times, and that led to my!|break»down,' .which occurred 1 .some' years Continuing, ho said,that two furlough* >'. wcro due Jo, him,, but ho did not tako;:! them, and consequently '■ he;!)r'pke down ; in health. • During; the time'no was mle-' sioncr, the work . increased .llenfold, and in =1911 he broke down.very|badly. Ho ; thcn went ,tfe T li!nglarrd7 r, alirl?SS'iie.got .back his good health he'took.ijur)',the work, again amongst the stamen at'AvonmoutV, For nine,nienths prior to, h!». i return,..fx». WelHngtori,' ; Mr;'Mo6ro,'said.'.'hat ho 'con'- 1 , tinued his work. ':■ He, tWVlprntd thai)/., an erroneous impression' had arisen' ta ~' Wellington regarding his .hwltlu . After . hearing' theso ',- statements, ..j Mr. Moo'ro •."'. thought it best to return to Wellington;; and let .the; committee ,see that. after, eqj; ■. • severe a breakdown lie was physically fit* ■; . -.■ Mr/,Moore concluded' by snhhg that'ha./-, is waiting to interview the committee on the matter, of .reinstating, him;": ,:'; :■.•'