THE REV. J. LYALL'S MISSION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue XXIV, 10 June 1902, Page 2

THE REV. J. LYALL'S MISSION.

There was again .a ve r y laree cot- 1 course of p;ople at tie Drill Htll on Monday 6veni"g to he*r the Rev. J. Ly.ill, a conaiderabl t numbirof rionchmch goers being present, and th'y wfr) we'l ivpaid by tin novel, quaint, and s mewh;it blunt manner in which tho rev, missioner hanlM b's su'jec'. Mr Lya!l does nut bind himslf d iwn to t,hd ordinary pu pit methods, and by the free u e of aiecdo'es cjntriv;e to ra.ke himatlf exceedingly interetting, and his occasional short cuts to reach his end, instead of p'odding the usuil orthodox tracks, wra. tiiuts quite took away the bieath of s.ime of his aulienca. Taking for hi? text John, vii, 37, 38,' and 39, Mx Lya'l gave a vl7 poweifu' address. He likened the Christian life 'o a rivei l , and gave a graph c description of ilie Mississippi river as hi h:;d Feen it in flood. He sp ke of fmpient usa of rivers is a t-imili in the Bible. People sour time t «'k of trying to live a Christian life, Fmcy talking of a river trying to ft >vv. It wai* natur-l for a river to flow as it was natural for a mat. to live ; and, if he had God's grace in his heart, it would be just as natural for him to liv« a Christian lif"; no effort was required. Th r y wanted the spoi'aneiy of the evir (lowi'g, brigh% ppirkling river. If they hart the grace of God's never-dying love i ' thvir hearts tbey wou'd know the t'u u g'adness, the freshriess, and the nefs of life.

On the plitf' s rm wii-.h the R u v. J. Lyail were the RrVf. Evans. Osborne, Serpell, Nixon, nnd Woo'ley, ai d » strong choir. Toe Reva. Evurs, Nixon, and Osborne engaged in pr yer, and the 4th chapter of John was r>ad and expounded by the lt u v. J. Ly«l'. Sinkfy's hymns wer« sung, t v, .p sitigirg being verjj bright and lively. I'onight the siirvict) b gins at 7.45, and Mr Lyall's subjec 1 . it», " Thrro classes; to which do you belong ?" No collection is tak< n up; bu'i on Wednesday eveuiDg a collectio-i will be made to cover the expenses of the miigion,