COMBINED CHURCH MISSION.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2656, 8 November 1923, Page 2

COMBINED CHURCH MISSION.

There was a large attendance at (he mission service conducted by Mr Mains and held in the Town Hall on Tuesday evening. Now that the public is becoming familiar rath the hymns used at the mission, ahle improvement in was apparent, and this portion of the service was heartily enjoyed. Mr Mains remarked on the increased attendance and regretted that it was necessary to change the place of meeting for Wednesday. The missioner spoke from the text “To live is Christ, to die is gain.” He dealt fully with Christian living and the need for daily prayer and meditation upon God’s word. As nourishing food was essential to the health of the body so spiritual food was vital to the spiritual life. He urged his hearers to feed on Christ. He likened the nominal Christian to the ill-nourished physical wrecks. They knew Christ afar off. The christans cry should be “Christ for me." He regretted to say that so many enjoyed physical health yet were dead spiritually. Some Christians hesitated on line of demarcation between christian living and worldliness. There was no need for hesitation in any pursuit if they could take Christ with them. He referred to the religious example in the home, aud its effects upon the lives of children and fellow creatures. He made a touching appeal in this connection to parents. A young Christian was invited to attend one of Ingersoll’s meetings. At the conclusion he wa9 reminded by a disciple of Ingersoll’s that the atheist’s lecture had knocked the bottom out of religion. The young man replied: Ingersoll has not knocked the bottom out of my mother’s religion. In his 'address he touched upon Paul’s - varied experiences and applied them to Christian experiences of to-day. Mr Mains future addresses will be to non-professing Christians. His subject for to-night’s address will be: “Born once, die twice; born twice, die once.” Subject for Friday night: “Gold for nothing.” The addresses are preceded by a song service each evening commencing at 7.30 p.m.