METHODIST TEA MEETING.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 241, 2 July 1915, Page 4

METHODIST TEA MEETING.

A SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION. A successful tea meeting w r as held at the Methodist Sunday School Hall last night, iu connection wtili the anniversary service. The tables were laden, wiUa all manner of delicacies and the children, who wore of all ages, appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves. The Jiul e oucs were waited on by Mrs Simpson and Misses Williams, Darvill and McNeill, who saw to it that each had a good time. In the evening a concert was held in the church, at which t.here was a good atj tendance. During th e evening the Rev. '.Mdnifie gave a short address, pointing cut that the Methodist Church dated hack hundreds of years, and h 3 made a powerful appeal to them to go forward. They belonged to a section of the Christian Church which had always exerted a great influence on account of its world id e . nature. Leading his-' tovians such as Leckley, Cauley, and Green had stated that a book on history that did not contain reference, to the great influence exerted on English life and politics, could not be termed complete. The speaker gav e a few statistics with regard to the Methodist Church and showed that they had 1,000,000 churches, 60,000 ministers, 3,000,000 Sunday School teachers, 100,000 lay preachers and 30,000,000 in the pews every Sunday. In Canada onesixth of the population were Methodist, and every ninth man in Australasia belonged to that church. As Methol's'm had> iessrtetf suejh an influence in years past, he exhrted them to teachings and to extend its influence, so that in the present national crisis it might be able to once mor e aid in the hour of the Empire's need.

The report of the Trust was read by the secretary (Mr C. E. Darvill) and showed matters to be in a satisfactory condition. A number of vocal and instrumental items were rendered during the evening and were much appreciated. The following contributed items: Miss Campbell, Messrs Mitchell, Cordon Firth and Rev. Minifie; also members of the choir.