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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 261, 27 March 1913, Page 3

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From Oin Resident Importer. OJiicv: Next Lien A Memuitiie Agency Co. Tel; I i!j I RLV. ISETSO:; i'AlvEv/ELLED Tim Rev. Ila.-ll JU-Uon, Hie popular pastor of the Broadway Primitive Motli-oiii.-t Church i'.ir four v.-'r.s past, and no',', about to iranslVr 1.0 the C'ambridge Ti-nv.ru Meiliodi.-t ■ i.mvli, (.'hrislthiircii (i-oii-fiiifiit upon i.- • .\!;>lho<lwt union tr.kou place) w.ti fa re welled on Tuesday evening and presented with ;i purse «f sovereigns Many laymen will teii ;-'.n that Mi'. Meiion "'is too good a c!k..i to be a paison," but that, of eoi;i'M'. i-; a mutter for argument. Miiee tii,- v; r: liest moil are needed for the work the Wturch. lint lie'* a happy Hit!" eh.!p. "not a his. like a parson," li'.ey say, fowl ot tun and l'ond of tennis a::;! with the knack of making people of him. Ci'iierous almost to a fault, it would take a good few purses of -'OT-'reigns to balance his "help" account. for no deserving case was turned away. This farewell meeting was well attended by Methodists and people of other persuasions. Mr. F. CFoster, superintendent of the Sunday School, in the course of a short address, said that he was really not sorry that Mr. Metsou was leaving them, for he knew .Mr. Mclmjii had not had full opportunity here; but ill the live church to which he had received a call he would he able to display his usefulness and ability, lie congratulated Mr. Metson ou obtain- i ing a call to such a circuit. Mr. Foster | referred to Mr. Metsou's popularity with ■ the children, saying their minister was essentially a young people's man, a grand quality indeed for a man to possess. His addresses to the youns peoMe had been very helpful, not only to the hoys and girls, but to the grown-up people also. He had also made his influence and power felt among the boys and girls of the public school. Mr. Metson had devoted a great deal of his energies to sick visiting, and there were many oilier directions in which Mr. Metson had labored, though these might not be known except to his intimate friends. Mr. Foster said that personally he was not tired of Mr. Metson. As a 1 Mii;i-tnr, Mr. Metson sniied him. for he ! not only put his brains into a sermon, j but his heart was there also. He was on" of those who had received everhist- i ing good from these addresses. He trn-ied that Mr. and Mis. Metson would prosper in their new home, and that their stay in Christehurch might he as long as. and longer than, it had been ill Stratford, and that it misht lie attended with the same great benefits to

The He v. A. Eeader. senior minister : in the new Methodist circuit. said that Mr. Mtt.son had displayed. during the' foiir vc:irs he had heen in Stratford, a wonderful amount of energy and ability in connection with his work, both in and out of the pulpit, and Mr. Metson tilled a place in their hearts which would lie difficult for his successor to PH. TTe knew the Eev. Bmuly. Mr. Motion's s'ncr-sor. verv closely, and assured the congregation that he was a fine preacher :;nd a '.'ood man. who had worked very successfully in the south. On behalf of Ihe ''mother church." MY. Reader wished Mr. Metson a long and happv career in his new circuit, and trusted that the same conspicuous success would attend his ministry. The chairman (Mr. -T. Martini then made the presentation of a purse of sovereigns, with every good wish for Mr. and Mrs. Metson's future happiness. The Rev. Metson returned thanks for this unexpected token of their goodwill towards him and his family. Touching u"r,n the union of the two churches. Mr. Metson said he hoped the friends connected with both churches would cooperate for the general weal. He believed that there was a possibility n. stronrr possibility that the t'nited Methodist Church would be able to show what spiritual factors were in this district. what spiritual qualities they were capable of, and become a tremendous power in this district, not onlv in Stratford itself, but in their neighboring adjuncts. THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT. . H lias been decided to banquet the I'viiu" Minister and. the Hon. Minister of Piili!;;' Works when (hey visit Stratford upnl week, the County and Thorough Councils and the Chamber of Commerce co-operating in the arrangements. PERSONAL Miss Tvy P.uteker, for the past six years engaged in the ofe'-e of the Stratford Post- on the commercial "end," was presented recently by th» manager, on heh;']? of the staff, with a. verv tine buly's companion. "Mr. (.rant replied on her behalf. The members of St. Andrew's Choir, (hrougli the Rev. Mr. Pat-ti-on. aVo presented bev with a pretty iieck-<h;:in and jewelled gold pendant. Miss Tiutcher is leaving far Hawera today. ea route to her J-.oaie on the Main Trunk line. -r—r?.'