THE EVANGELISTIC MISSION.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5284, 2 March 1878, Page 3

THE EVANGELISTIC MISSION.

1 ’ Tho 7 feiigious services' which 'have'; taken 1 place for some days psisj; in. Wellington as coh'duisted by the Itev. - Dr. Somecyille,.have been attended, with that measure 'of success which; .’most* [unmistakeatdy shows the [deep and earnest held that reverend divine has taken of the community. Since his opening address he has never failed, to attract immense audiences, ■which , have been regularly attended by the [ leading classes of the community of all denominations ; his. impressive style of delivery ' being such as to render it quite an intellectual Bible treat to listen to him throughout, for he ■ never allows his audience to flag, but keeps their souls as it were fixed bn his discourse. Last night the Manners-street Wesleyan Church was ~ again well filled, when the rev. gentleman chose his text {tone the 2nd chapter of Matthew; referring to the wise men of the East beiug directed to Christ by ft star, when they wordlipped Him and offered pre-euts, - after which Joseph'fled into Egypt with Jesus and his mother. The whole chapter was meluded in the text, which enable! the rev. divine to deal with the subject moat comprehensively, and in a manner to impress hia hearers to the u tmos t. In referring to one portion of the text, he drew prominent attention to the many who made a profession, of religion, whose minds were sordid —of the earth, earthy and who did more injury to its cause than those who professed less. They were ail in fact who professed the Gospel responsible for its progress, aud in accepting its benefits were in duty bound to be earnest in their desire for its spread. On this theme the discourse was grand aud eloquent in the extreme; every illustration of the text being given with that ‘ sublimity of idea which fairly carried away the attention of the hearer, and showed the urgent necessity- of assisting in the great work of humanity and religion throughout the world.