ANGLICAN MISSION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 905, 15 October 1910, Page 3

ANGLICAN MISSION.

The local Anglican Mission of Help closed on Thursdy night. The church was crowded. A large proportion of those present were members or adherents of other denominations. The missioner based his address on the text, “ Come unto Me all ye that weary and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” He dwelt on the causes of unrest. This utterance of Christ stamped His divinity for no other man could offer his fellow man rest for bis soul. He referred to the cry of the unhappy and restless souls who, like the Psalmist said “oh, that I had the wings of a dove that I may fly away and be at rest.” The rest that the world had to offer was not satisfying. To many restless souls death seemed a long, peaceful sleep and death to them would be a great relief. But death would not necessarily be a deliverancedeath was not a ceasing to be. We must get our rest here upon earth. Some socialists advocated legislation whereby this rest could be obtained apart altogether from Christianity. The missioner dwelt on the fallacy of such teaching. Christ was the only means whereby the demon of unrest could be expelled. Christ gave the power and courage to bear burdens. It is the union of a stronger life with ours whereby we are enabled to obtain rest for our souls.

Subsequently the missioner dwelt at length on the Holy Communion, dealing with this sacrament in its widest and most beautiful aspect. Through the Holy Communion Christ had appointed a trysting place with His people. He explained that although the Holy Spirit was omnipresent, yet Christ was present at the Holy Communion in a very special sense. The missioner then touched on the preparation necessary for this service. A large number were present at Holy Communion yesterday morning. The mission has been the most successful of its kind yet held in Foxton.