WORK IN MELANESIA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2548, 24 August 1915, Page 3

WORK IN MELANESIA

ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP. The Bishop of Melanesia gave an address in St. fester's Church yesterday afternoon, in which ho briefly outlined something of the work , that had-been achieved in Melanesia during 'the intervening time that had elapsed sinco his former cruise, among the .;islands.' . Naturally, one of;the questions tliat work-, ers in the-mission, fields in :.thesoislands, arid of those, who supported, such works was: How was'the;war going to affect the work? ; Ityseelried, although it must suffcr, : aiid..'yetat' tlib end- of the ycaiV the Bishop: told: his hearers, it was found that it' had met with greater support than ever, in New. Zealand, Australia, and England. It seemed to him ti> be one of- the direct results of tho intercession circles all around, and it sent everyone back to the fields of labour with renewed faith and trust in the power of prayer- Work hau been going on in these islands quite normally, but nothing out of the comhad been attempted/ nothing that entailed extra expenses, no new ventures being made. Likq everyone' else, they, too, were prepared to sacrifice all that need be at this time of the world's history.. . During the year, they had'lost two of their ladv workers, from fever, "Miss Bechervaise, who had returned to Australia. where she would continue to do missionary work, and Miss Coombe, who was now in Norfolk Island. Archdeacon Uthwatt had also had to be' sent back through fever, and they had also lost- Mr. Long, who had been drowned while saving another, and Mr. True, of the Solomon-islands, who had also'died of fever. . The difficulties that were met, with in dealing,-with the native temperament and point of view were' illustrated by ono or two. forceful instances, which His Lordship related, the most difficult obstacle being met with when dealing with the bush people, who were.' altogether ! savage.' It was ' amongthese that the misisonary ventured, daring thoir blood lust, going among, them absolutely unarmed, and in many cases eventually, conquering by the lesson he brought with him of love and trust. Very direct methods apparently were used among .the natives' in Mota, who 1 had grown cold or had been overcome with the island lis'tlessness. ' The question was put to them"Do you want .your .schools closed?"-and where there had been wilful slackness and indifference •shown they were in many cases closed. . . ' The speaker also mentioned how gradually the natives were becoming self-supporting in Tegard to' their mission schools, and Eolped to pay for their upkeep. One Scalp and one only is given to each individual. Its function is to grow hair. Make it do its work. Learn, about your head and the science connected with it. Miss Milsom will teach you how to make the scalp act in Nature's way-, with the use of Hair Lubricant, which is the fertiliser. Shampoo Mixture and Mild Soap for washing. This treatment produces abundant growth with rich colour and. lustre. • Hairwork of every description, clipping, hairdressinp, face massage, Cultene Skin Food for the face. Miss Milsom, Barnetfs Building, 9i Willis Street. Tel. 814 (four doors past "Evening ■ Post").—Advt. For the permanent removal of superfluous haiT, Mrs. Eolleston is recommended, also for special course of hair treatment (one guinea), shampooing, clipping, face massage, hairdreesing, etc. Hairwork of latest English design?, combings made up. 25G Lambton Quay.—Advt. "SYDAL" (Wilton's Hand Emollient). What is a home without "SYDAL"? It heals chapped hand 6, softens rough hands, heals all skin troubles. Good for the wife, the husband, and tho children.—Advt. Fragrant Violets, fresh daily. Send your friends an artistic posy of violets packed in violet boxes, 2s. 6d; and 3s. Gd. each-; Bpecial fancy boxos of Freesias, Carnations, and choicest flowers, 55., 65., 7s. 6d. and lfls. Gd., posted anywhere. Hiss Murray, Vice-Regal Florists, 3B Willis Street—Advt. According to the latest Navy estimates of Britain, the total number of officsrs, tanman, boys,'eocwtsuartlp, aad Royal Maruws is.26(W)Mi