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Patea Mail, Volume V, Issue 445, 19 July 1879, Page 2

Mr W. Dale will hold a miscellaneous sale at bis mart, to-day. Also, on Manday, timber ex Croyclen Lass. _A_ spec la] g-eneral meeting- o£ the shareholders of the Patea Steam Shipping Company, will be held at the Company’s office, on Tuesday next, at 4 p.m. Mr James Bridge is slaughtering goods for cash, at his Hawera store. Mr W. Cowern will hold a clearing sale at Mr John Whelan’s store, at 2 o’clock to-day.

. Carlyle Rifles (No. 1) parade for inspection at 7 p.m. on Monday next ; No. 2 at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Kakaramea Rifles, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. Manutahi Rifles, at 2 p.m. on Thursday. Hawera Rifles (N0.,1) at 7 p.m. on Friday; No 2 at 7 p.m. on Saturday ; Normanby Rifles, at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

The monthly meeting of the Patea Kilwinning Lodge will be held on Monday evening next, at the Town Hall. We have been requested to state that the night of meeting has been changed from the third Wednesday to the third Monday, in each month.

A challenge received from the Hawera Light Horse, has been accepted by onr local troop, and a match will take place at their respective ranges to-day. The following are the names of those chosen to represent both troops : —Hawera—Lieutenant Lukis, Sub-Lieutenant Riddiford, Sergeant-Major Lloyd, Sergeants Bayly, Hurley, and Sutton, Corporal W. Dingle, Troopers Willey, Lysaght, and Hawke ; waiting men —Corparal R. Dingle, Trooper Perry. Carlyle—Captain Cowern, SubLieutenant Gower, Sergeant-Major Baggett, Sergeant Palmer, Troopers Davis, Buckthougbt, H. E. P. Adams, Adamson, Brewer, and S. Gower.

Robert Wyatt was; charged before the R.M. yesterday, with being drunk and disorderly. Fined .£1 and costs, or 48 hours imprisonment. Went to gaol. Referring to a paragraph which recently appeared in this journal, with reference to Te Mann’s forgetfulness when charged with stealing a bullock, the Hangitikei Advocate says :—“ Perhaps some of the Native murderers ■ vf'ho may hereafter be taken will bo similarly oblivions, and will be quite surprised when told that on or about a certain dale they were guilty of unlawful shedding of blood”

ilie New Zealand Times of Wednesday, says ; —To show the fceiiug of the settlers in the districts effected, it may be stated that amongst the petitions yesterday laid upon the table of the House of Representatives was one piesented by Major Atkinson, and very numerously signori by the settlers of the Okato district, praying the House not to release the Maori prisoners from custody until they had first undergone punishment for their offences. The explanation of the object of the petition drew forth a very distinct “ hear, hear,” from all the House. >

_ A Press Agency telegram, dated Wellington, July 16, saj's ;—Messrs Lysagt and McGuire, a deputation froin the Hawera settlers, waited on Ministers today to urge prompt and decisive action with reference to,.the native difficulty, pointing out that the forces in the district were insufficient, and that the district was being injured through settlers leaving, owing to want of employment. They urged Government to occupy the Wimato Plains, and bring Hiroki to justice. Colonel Whitmore said that if necessary 3000 men could be placed on the Plains within one week. Tiie Premier promised that public works should he proceeded with at once, employing 300 or 400 men. Ministers declined to disclose their intentions legarcling the re-occupation of the Plains.--July 17.—The Hawera deputation have again interviewed Colonel Whitmore. Referringto their remarks as to the Government marching on to Parihaka, he asked them would the settlers, in the event of the Government marching on, occupy the posts now held by the Constabulary. The deputation gave the assurance that the settlers would do so. Colonel Whitmore said that three miles of the railway between Hawera and Normaiihy would be commenced immediately, the plans being sent away to day, so that the work might be put in hand at once. An additional'seven miles will be taken in hand as soon as the plans are received from the District Engineer, and passed through the Public Works Office.

In a sermon at Baltimore recently on the Lord’s Prayer, Mr. Moody touched incidentally upon the hard times, “We hear,” he said, “a groat deal of talk about hard times ; but what has caused them ? Siu. Look at the money that is spent in this great connt-y for whiskey alone. We don’t say to God ‘Give us this day our daily whiskey,’ do we? I tell you there are mints of money spent for whiskey that ought to feed children's mouths with broad. The fact of the case is, this nation lias been too prosperous. The Jews, the chosen people of God, never could stand prosperity.' As soon as (boy got rich they went to worshipping idols, and whenever they got fat they began to kick against God. I fear American morals suffer in proportion as the nation prospers.” The failing witli persons who say the Lord’s Prayer is, Mr Moody thinks, that they do not really moan what they say. “If the Lord’s Prayer was meant earnestly and made the rule of life, we would have none of those great standing armies (fiat are kept menacing one another in the Old World yonder.” How can a man say ‘‘ Abba father,” if ho is not a child of God ? and how can he nnregenorated man say “Hallowed be Tlij r name ?” “ Reverence thyself” is the motto of the world. The natural man works from himself as a centre. All acts, all enterprises, all energies, and all ambitions “ have in view the great I am.” Mr. Moody docs not know but saying the Lord’s Prayers without feeling and meaning it “ is as bad as swearing itself.”