Mission Meeting.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7750, 28 February 1905, Page 2

Mission Meeting.

A numorousily attended meeting , was held in St. Mary's Hall last evening, at which addresses were delivered by his Lordship the Bishop t of Auckland, his Worship the Mayor, Dr. Fookesi, and the Hev. Nikora Tautau. His Worship the Mayer introduced tho subject of the addresses by referring to the three missions identified with the diocese, and dwelt particularly on the needs and functions of the Home and Maori Missions. The Kcv. Njkora Tainan, spoakjng I through/ Mr W. Grey, interpreter, nave an account 0 f t . nU rolig-ipus lneeds of the Maoris, and the diffluul-, Hies the church had to deal with ill connection with these. Hr. Vookes spoke at some length on the great need, for mission work in tho backblocks, and the desirability of employing a young and vigorous missionary for such duties. l! w also appealed strongly to the people of New Plymouth to think of their |far-out I'rethren, and do all in their .power 'to help to a bettor ininislrn\ihm I,'f their spiritual needs. | Jib Lordship thu #js||e,p of Aijckj kind delivered an eloquent and lucid ! exposition of the objects of these meetings, which were now a rule of i Hie diocese. He dealt at length with i jthe wants of the three missions—the | Home, the Maori, and the Melan- ] 'esinu, and said, in connection with | the latter that it was the repconch . pf the Church of England in 'New I pfcajand that it wass t] w only Chris- I tian body that had faded tp cpmplefe its allotted shore "of mission Work in the Pncilic. 11|.' made a strong linal appeal for i>rayers and help, and an intelligent interest in nil tho work of tho church.