MR BURNETT’S TEMPERANCE MISSION.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1442, 17 December 1885, Page 2

MR BURNETT’S TEMPERANCE MISSION.

Mr Burnett concluded his first temperance mission in New Zealand at Lyttelton on Tuesday last. He said for nine months lie had labored in the southern part of the colony, holding, on an average, fourteen services a week, a large number of which were in the open air. He was thankful that his strength had so far been maintained throughout, that only in one instance during the whole period was he unable to keep bis appointment. He thought that was a tact that spoke well for total abstinence on bis own part, and for the climate of New Zealand. He had endeavored to visit the smaller as well as the larger centres of population, and although it involved some self-denial, ho was persuaded that (he results fully justfied what had been done. During bis mission so far in the colony, he had succeeded in inducing not less than ] 2,000 to sign the pledge, and 14,000 to put on the blue ribbon. He had also distributed 850 pledge cards. His hearty thanks were due to those who had rendered him valuable assistance, to the ministers of various churches, to the Committee who had worked with him, and the Press for the kindly way in which it bad published reports of his work. He was leaving for a short rest with his family in Tasmania, but he hoped to return in February to resume his New Zealand mission, and he should be glad to give Lyttelton the benefit of additional services when he came back. [This announcement was received with great applause.]) Almost as soon as he bad sat down, numbers crowded forward to sign the pledge, including some of the most notable cases in Lyttelton. At the close it was ascertained that a total of 285 new pledges had been taken during the brief mission, and 400 bad donned the bine.—Press,