ANGLICAN MISSIONERS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1945, 31 December 1913, Page 7

ANGLICAN MISSIONERS.

NisW ZEALAND .RE-VISITED,

On December 2} the two Anglican misssosiers, the Revs, J. C. Filzgwald iU> 'd Ri-es, completed their fourteen weeks tour in New Zea- ■ land, and sailed for Canada, ■; to renew their work then* aicmg ; tho routs of tho Canadian Paciltu Rait- : way during the months (if Januarv, - 1 ! ebriwry, Mavelt, and part of April. ; Mr. Jlces will visit Chicago for M nl.y .; \i eek aritj' Uastftr. 'Hie work in No?*' j : Zealand has been marked ali through in :: t'lf North Island by the same kiisiiw* ; ; spirit- which was foaud iii.tiio South is* ■ land and V/ellington. Mr. Fitzgerald,.? conducted services in All Saints, An A- ■' land, for the general congregation, with ,'j midday services for uiki in tho Chamber: f of Commerce from November' IS to No* ■! -vember 24. On the Sunday afternoons • he gave two addresses on "Chrisiii.u.i , Mysticism," and o)i November 19 h« conducted a retreat for women. On November 24 he gave an address on tho "Reunion Movement." Before leaving for a day's rest, and three hem's oft horseback at Ohakunc, ho conducted a, : day's retreat for clergy in All Saiiits' : Church, Auckland, <jii November 20. lii ' Napier Cathedra! mission'services we.ro . bold' from November 28 tb-Decciul»r 5, aud from there Mr. Fitzgerald went to • Hastings on December 0, to give ad- • dresses to women in the afternoon, and : to conduct mission services at llight. ■ After an address to the Church of ling' . s land's Men's Society on December 10, . he was taken to Hav-elock North, for .servioes in the beautiful little church. ■ These services concluded on the even- ; ing of December 16. Mr. Fitzgerald ; staflrs that the two otrtstaiidinn features of tiles® services! li'tre: (1) Tho ; large men's meetings at Hastings on Sunday afternoon, December 7, when tho friendly societies .went, in. procession to the church with a band, and neatly . filled tho biiiMing; (2) the quiet prayer ; meetings at Hsu-clock North, and the intense reality, of the Holy Spirit's : presence. Mr. Reus ret (sited Palmer* ston North, Hamilton, and IVieioa, conducting mission services and reheats, which were of groat help to those who ; were able to r.ttend. Both niissionevs wish to return thanks for the wonderful friendship acid kindness of the people in New Zealand. Tlrcy put down the physical and spiritual strength given to them to the many prayers ofiered all through the fourteen weeks of '< work. There was « farewell celebration of the Holy Communion in All Saints' Church, Auckland, on December : 23, before the. inissimiers left for Vancouver. Mr. Pitejerald's address in > Vancouver until January 2G vviU l:r> St. James's Rectory,. 24!) Princess Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.