The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1875.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 86, 10 April 1875, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1875.

Baptist Church.— A lecture will be delivered in tbe . Baptist. Church, Bridge-street, by the Rev D. Dblanipre, to-morrow evening, at half-past six o'clock, on "The preparation for Pentecostal blessings." Pflorus Bricge, —It is notified that traffic over the Pelorus Bridge will be stopped on and after Monday next, during the execution of repairs. Entertainment,— Professor Jacobs, son of the celebrated Jacobs, and Frederico Airec announce that they will pive an entertainment at the Masonic Hall on Thursday, Friday, "and Saturday next. Of. Airec we need say nothing, as the people' of Ne'lspn have already witnessed his remarkably clever feats. Of Profepsor Jacobs as a conjuror and ventriloquist, the preflß speaks in high terms. Good Templar Supper.— ?A farewell Bupper was given by the members afthelO.G.T. on Thursday evening to Mr Jefford, one of their number, who is about to leave Nelson for San Francisco. Toasts and boojtb were ihe order of the evening until eleven o'clock, when the party broke up, after a very pleasant meeting. Church or England Meettng-. — A meeting will be held in the Masonic Hall on Monday evening, with a view to bringing before tbe public the Church's work in the diocese of Nelson. Short addresßea will be delivered on the occasion by several membfrs of the Synod, the subjects of which will be : — The extent and circumstances of the outlying districts in the dioceee ; the claimß of scattered districts upon the settled parishes ; and the object, and condition of the General Church Fund. To members of the Church of England especially the meeting iB likely to prove exceedingly interesting. The Charleston JVews of Monday last contains the editorial farewell of Mr E. Tucker, who has conducted it since its first appearance. In hiß charge to the Grand Jury at Chriatehurch on Monday last, Mr Justice Williams said: — *' There are two cases of forgery, a crime of common occurrence here. I find that during last year there were not less than six convictions in this district for this offence. Ignorance is the parent of many crimes, but forgery and crimes of fraud require a certain amount of education to perpetrate them successfully; as education becomes more widely diffused it may reasonably be expected that crimes of violence will diminish, but it will be indeed unfortunate if crimes of fraud become more prevalent. In tbia province noble efforts are made to promote education. If these efforts are to produce good fruit it must ever be borne in mind that education, to be complete, must develop the moral sentiments as well as the intellectual powers. Do not think that 1 wish for a moment to enter on the vexed question of religious education. I merely urge the importance of sound moral training, that children at our State schools may be taught to admire whut is noble and generous, and to detest what is mean, and may become upright and honorable rasa and women. We must look to the education of the emotions as well as the mechanical acquirement c£ knowledge if we wish to reap the full benefit of education, ns a preventive of crime, and as a means of producing good citizens."