SAILORS' FRIEND SOCIETY.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1916, 26 November 1913, Page 7

SAILORS' FRIEND SOCIETY.

__ ■' POIJMKD IK WJ:U.IXGTOX, ' As one means of (reiiiup over tho un>' forlumite trouble which had arisen* in. connection with Wellington Branch oj the Missions to Seamen, 11 how society, li; be known as the Sailors' friend Bociot>v has been formed. A. isi-cr'tii.)was held oiv Monday, and the fallowing oiliM-bearers' lrpto appointed:— Committee, .Mrs, M. A«| Williams, Messrs. J. G. W. Aitkfiiy J. 11,.' H. Jack, .T. W. Jack, 11. W. Kerjfrjr. W f ' K. I'iiller (Levin and Co.), H. C. liemici (i'atea. Shipping Co.); lion, secretary, Mr» ! lienncTj ihissioiter, Mf. Jmnes Moore. Three rooms in tire Queen's Chambers (Nos. 10, 58, and IS) have been jiSacetjNnfc tho disposai of the society by Mrs. Wil-<, liams, unci they will bo open frcim JO a.itu, to 10 p.m. ilaiiy, except on Sunday, wlum I'ley will bo closed at 6 p.m. Hack Sunday evening Mr. Mowe will" conduct a. service in connection with the swiety in one of the city theatres. The soesoty will ho slttd -to receive subscripllsiHß or 'titH of books, magaitinos, and galW*. ; ' Thesa nmy be left nl Queen's Chambers, of fhe officials will send for than. The circumstances oat of which thetrouble in Clio mission arose are familiar to Wellington people. After thirteen j years of work, daring which, tim-o he had', no holidav, lite missioncr (M r. Jamf-Si Meoro) sniTeml a breakdown in health,! and had to lake a holiday in England.i While he was away, tho Wellington committee appointed another missioner, and \Fr Moore returned to iiud lus place filled, The matter ivas the subject of a lav,- suit, the parties being Sirs. Id. A. Williams on Hie one side, and Hio committee of the mission on tho otlier. i.'h» case was in connection with the deed, of trust under which the committee VieUl the 10.rn.l and building which Mrs, \\ ulianws presented to the mission soma yearn a»o. The decision of His Honour the 'Chief Jit slice was in favour of Mr?. Williams, but tho society's solicitors haver rrjven notice of appeal, and a final settle* Inept w'iH not therefore be reached for some months. It was 'because of thisi delay that Hie now society has been farmed* Diirimr tlio time that lie was at itoine,. 1 Mr. Moore worked lor th" mission at Avonmouth, Bristol, Port Talbot, >c«v Loimhm, his ami vial siipenct l .£IOO- Ha tfl«o received Mie sum of Pl 5 from Hio AWUiwiton cmnmilioo of the mission. As shewing the chi'oueredi of thr- niiiH it was fiiuvhy iw the line buildin* fliwftM hy Mr?. Williams, it is iiriefertms to wall: in six Mr, Mooro f-lnltcd iii& : ieadfjuartcrs i!<?