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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume III, Issue 275, 26 May 1875, Page 2

Telegraph communication with Napier, was re-opened yesterday morning. Education Rate. Another notice appears this morning relative to the consequences that will happen to defaulters if rates are not paid by the 10th June next. The authorities have ®o often cried “ wolf ” that no heed seems to be given to their threats. Ormond Bazaar. —The Bazaar in aid of the School Building Fund at Ormond was attended on Monday last with success. The School-room was open until dark, and, although the attendance was small, the several articles displayed for sale seemed to find ready purchasers. In the evening an entertainment was given, consisting of Vocal and Instrumental Music, the several pieces of which were well receiv<*d, and gave evident satisfaction to the audience. The night set in wet just after dark, which, duubt less kept many away who had promised to be present. M e believe the proceeds will nearly liquidate the d«bt on the building.

Explanation.—We observe in a foot note to “ W.F C.’s ” letter in the Herald yesterday morning, that the editor states we apologised for “allowing Pop Gun’s letter to appear ” in our issue of last Saturday. We did no such thing. Apologise to Us and Co , of the Poverty Bay Herald indeed ! And for a letter having appeared in our columns. A likely thing that is to come to pass, certainly It is astonishing what a meal hungry persons will endeavour to make off a bone. What we did, we repeat here now. A note specially marked “ private ” was sent from this office to Mr. Dufaur (not to rhe Editor of the Herald) ap >logising that in the hurry of business and press of multitudinous affairs, which he should well understand, the allusion to his narne by “ Pop Gun ” escaped notice; and explained that it was our endeavor to eliminate all matters of a personal and offensive nature from our columns, as much as possible. We certainly told Mr. Dufaur he could make use of the explanation for his private satisfaction, but nothing whatever can be even inferred from that, that we apologised fortheappearance of “ Pop Gun’s ” letter itself. If we are doubted, we challenge the publication of our private note entire. It appears that either Mr. Dufaur did not appreciate the motive which prompted us to offer an explanation for an expression calculated to be personally offensive to himself, or, as Editor of the Herald he has mis-read the purport of it; anyway its privacy should have withheld it from publication, and the construction of a meaning quite outside the intention of the writer. Church of England.—On Sunday last the Episcopal Church in Gisborne was filled at morning and evening services with attentive congregations. The Reverend Edward Williams officiated, and delivered two of the most earnest, and impressive, ex tempore discourses we have heard for a great length of time. In the morning the subject was that familiar—but, as the preacher said, a much neglected—one. the valuelessness of any profitman can make in exchange for his soul, ‘in dealing with the affairs of the world. The materialism of the present day which tends to undermine a belief in the iiumortality of the soul, was deprecated with much force. In the evening the text “ What Think Ye of Christ ?” gave Mr. Williams an opportunity to make a touching appeal to his hearers to apply the question to themselves; and drew two vivid pictures of the death scenes of penitent and impenitent men. and the answers they would be able to make at the hour of final dissolution. The Reverend Mr. Williams is a fervent, eloquent, preacher, and accompanies his discourses with a calm dignity, and a pleasing, deliberate, diction. We join in the general wish that Mr. Williams will elect to be nominated to this Parish, and that a sufficient inducement- will be offered to him to do so. Since the above was in type we learn that Mr. Williams has consented to the nomination, which has been forwarded to Bishop Waiapu. At a vestry meeting held yesterday a resolution was arrived at, fixing the clergyman’ salary at £3OO a year, and a parsonage. The rev. gentleman’s induction will take place about August next.