Missionary Meeting.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 58, 18 October 1883, Page 2

Missionary Meeting.

The annnal meeting in advocacy of .'' the Home • M issons of the Wesfeyan denomination was held in the Wesleyin Church, Grey . street on Tuesday' evening. No public announcement of the meeting had been made, and the conseqnence was a very scanty attendance; only between 20 and 30 persons being present. Kivas ' only by mere accident that /we heard of the meeting ourselves, anii ;4hat; only ra short time previous to its commencement. Mr J. C. Thompsoiwas Vote^'ltethe chair. . '. •'."■' ■'.' ''-"'■}' ' '"..'V.'".-'- : - : Mr Kellow read the annual report, which was of an encouraging character. . The Beys. Messrs • Williams, o^ Wanganm, and Bowse, of Marton r delirjwetd addresses. The latter referred at some length to his recent missionary tour up the coast, especially amdrig the Maom about Parihaka. He described, particularly, a -very interesting interview he had withTe Whiti. The prophet save Mr Bowse, who is a fine Maori linguist;^ very cordial reception, arid heartily in* vited him to remain some time: with him. Mr Rbwse consented on condition that : he might be allowed to preach to the ■ Natives on the Sunday; Satisfactory reasons were, however, girei whythis could riot be done. J Te Whitr ? as«i|r|i his guest that if the Government would take away the constabulary and all other of intimidation* theNatiTjosjrou'ld at once cease to cause any obstruction '■, ■/■} whatever, and resume an attitude of perfect peace and friendship with the white people. ...,,, .■ :.v <;".•-;-._ ',' Altogether the addresses were exceedingly interestinc, and it would only have been fair to the two abovenamed clergymen that the meetiug should Have ; been made as widely known as possible, so, a? to have secured such an attendance as '■■-, their efforts warranted. ; •>: