PINNACLE.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 313, 14 December 1883, Page 3

PINNACLE.

-. ; ■ ~ +"' '' '(From our own Correspondent.) Since my last ramble through this district .Nature has added considerable improvements ', to the general aspect. The crops generally I are looking all that could be desired j the lambing, season has b§en much better than was expeojed from the. stormy weather; shearing, which in a few oases had to be sus. pended on account of the rough weather, is now the order of the day. Several large areas of new ground have been broken up, too. f The district is at present disturbed by. the changes about to be made by direction of the Presbytery. : Services have, fry oqme time been we}} attended at- the .school; but th;ese are to be discontinued shortly, and settlers will be under the necessity of going^to Chatton, or Gore. This means stay at home for the female portion of the congregation, 4nd may possibly' entail 'more b,ouse to. house visiting for the s< indefatigable and nof-to-be-easily-daunted, minister." 4s far as one of another persuasion can judge, ,the alteration appears unpalatable and uncalled for, as the district has. promised to contribute handsomely ; and in this case, the " let well alone" policy would be preferable. If the services have to be discontinued, it is to be hoped that the Sunday school will not fall through a$ well, the present earnest having succeeded in gaining the respect and affection' of their pupils in a remaikable degree,.as was eyidenced.by the anxiety of a friend's children, whan onet teacher was reported ill, A picnic iy, con. nectip.n. with th|e Sunday scaeol is to take place soon. Thp schoolhouse has been enlarged, the pontract being faithfully espeditiously carried gut by Mr Eldred, who Avas not so long in exeouting as the authorities were in deciding on the much needed improvement.