CENTRAL MISSION BROTHERHOOD.
, „ , ANNJJAL MEETING. C The annual meeting of the Central Mission Sisterhood was held in the Mission jHalft. Stafford street on the 12th. There was a fairly large attendance, taking >acopunt:the various counter attra&ioris. 5/Nfr 'T. Bentliam presided, and the proceedings were opened with devotional, exercises, led by the Rev. W. Slade (president of the Weslojan Conference). Mr Cumjnjng,. «ji>. dressing the audience, said he held the highest possible opinion of the work carried on by the Central Mission and by . Sister Alice, who had during the past 12 months treated a large number of cases, no matter in what disagreeable conditions she found them in. -Stye understood her work thoroughly, and did If in aT^pMt of { practical Christianity--Sisi-er Alice was very heartily received on rising to address the meeting. In doinff so, she expressed her thankfulness for the work she had been able to accomplish during the past year. She explained that site had hod four years' hospital experience before coming to Dunedin, and detailed the various branches in which she was engaged in— class work, hospital and gaol visiting, and attending to children of ' delicate or neglecting mothers, and m finding work for unemployed. Sister Alice referred -io the visits paid to Castle street sluifoa that were -unknown to Dunedin citizen^, where men were found out of work; for although there might be plenty of work in the country, these were not the men for that work, for many were unskilled, incapable and drunken! Mr J. M. Gallawav, as a former member of the Benevolent Institution Trustees, ' referred to the valuable work done by the sisters in bringing deserving cases under notice, and warning them against the cases that", ought not to be assisted. He thought that women would, be very useful members of Charitable Aid Boards. They could talk to women as men could not, and could find out the true story of deserted wives and other such cases. The greatest assistance members of the mission could give to Sister Alioe was to help her to devote the whole of her time to the work to which she had given herself, and not to expect her to visit those who had no claim upon her time. If he could in any way assist Sister Alice he would do so, and consider it the greatest i pleasure of his life. i Mr J. F. Arnold, M.P., expressed his j appreciation of the excellent work done by Sister Alice, of which he had heard much. During the evening some musical items were given by friends of the mission, and refreshments were afterwards handed round. "Votes of thanks to those who had taken part in the proceedings were unani- , mously carried. A MISSfONIER FROM INDIA. A very cordial welcome was accorded to Mr W. H. Stanes, children's missioner of the India Sunday School Union, by the various Dunedin Sunday schools at the Choral Hall on the 12th. Mr Stanes arrived j by the Warrimoo the same day, and i« i tiavelling at his own cost lecturing on the ' subject that he has so much at heart. He was welcomed by Mr J. H. Wilkinson, eha-jr-weicomed by Jjr J. H. Wilkinson, chairman of the Central Sunday School Committee, on behalf of the Otago Sunday School Union, by Mr A. Burn, on behalf of the Presbyterian Sunday School Associatiop, and by the Rev. W. Hay, on behalf of the Council of Churches. Mr Stanes. who was received with applause, thought it a wonderful meeting, promising great things. He had been praying for a great revival among the tboys and girls of Dunedin. He had come with God's help, and with their sympathy hoped to do much good for the boys and girls of this city. Be had gone to India to make his fortune in coffee, but in 1895 came his conversion. In 1897 he had been called to work among the young. He went with fear and trembling. However, he had a great "magnetism" in that direction. He had been thrust out of his business into this work, and he came in the full assurance that he had been sent by the Almighty. He did not preach, but came to fcalk like a friend, using simple object lessons. Soles were rendered by Mrs Hugh Mitchell and Messrs Bathsrate and Armour; Miss E. M. Logic, A.T.C.L., proved herself an able accompanist. Refreshments were provided by the ladies connected with the various Sunday schools. A HABTT PBOSECCTIOIf. A SUMMARY DISMISSAL, WELLINGTON, February 10., A peculiar case was hemd at the M*«»«trate's Court before Mr Riddell, 8.M.. tbis morning. Wm. Rattray Pope w*» ahawd I with obtaining from Joaeph William , Salmon the sum of £6 0* Id by false pretences, and also with committing the theft , of £6 0s Id, the property of the Westlaud | Timber Company. Mr Lewy appeared for the Timber Company and Mr Dunn on behalf of the defendant, who pleaded not iruiltv. Evidence for the prosecutions only ! was heard. It was stated that St. Tbom*» Church, of which defendant was vestryman, i had ordered goods, which had been •upplied;-, but not paid for. It w«w further alleged that the vestry had paid the money to Pope to pay the company, and the latter had not yet received it. His Worship ' held that the evidence produced for th« I prosecution had in no way established * ' case. With regard to the charge of hW pretences, his Worship stated it was quite ' clear that there wae no intention to dfi- ! fraud, as Mr Salmon by his evidence had I stated that he was quite aware of what ! defendant was doing." In connection with the charge of theft, his Worship held that 'no cape had been made out. It was quite clear that there was a civil debt, but there was no nred to report to criminal proceedings- Bo f h informations were accordiijelv dismissed, with costs (£1 Is) in favour of defendant. , A FATAL F HE. vVOMAN BURNED TO DEATH. HOKITIKA. February 12. A fire occurred at Kumara at midnight, a sma-U dwelling being burned to the ground. The remains of the occupant. Mrs Cato (an elderly woman), were found among the ruins close to the fireplace.. Some few yean ago deceased fell over a . cliff in the e«,m& vicinity, and was exposed | tp the weather for some days, being unable \ to move owing to a broken leg.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2814, 19 February 1908, Page 15
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