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Temuka Leader, Issue 1500, 1 May 1886, Page 1

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(From Our Own Correspondent.) Mr T. Seatree, Gospel Temperance Evangelist, preached to a large and attentive audience in the schoolroom hereon Easter Sunday, selecting as his subject the Ist Espietle of Paul to Timothy—- “ This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ-Came into the world to save sinners, or whom I am chief.” During his discourse the preaches referred to the Birth, Life, Sufferings, Death, and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, evidently as suggested by the season of the year, in a very graphic manner, which secured the marked attention of his hearers. He illustrated the subject of salvation by refuting to special cases ot ancient and modern' conversions, which were evidently heard with interest. On Easter Monday, in connection with the Gospel Temperance Mission, he delivered a very amusing and descriptive" lecture on “London by. Day” to a crowded room. Wra. Stewart, Esq., took the chair, and Miss May kindly presided at the harmonium, a positionfjie ably fills on all such occasions here. "In imagine* lion Mr Seatree look his audience np to the top of Loudon monument, 200 feet high, consisting of 365 steps from top to bottom. From the top a bird’s eye view was taken of the great city of the world, looking up and down the grand old historic river Thames, when several of the . renowned and popular place were pointed out and described in a maoqer evidently giving pleasure and satisfaction, which . was manifest in loud and prolonged applause. Referring to-the grand parks of London, he (the lecturer) said that they might be called the lungs of the city, while Oovent Garden, the grand lower market, was the poetry of London. At the close of his able lecture, Mr Seatree referred to the London drink traffic and . her drunkards, and the effect thereof upon the labor market and concluding by burning the spirit (alcohol) on his hat, putting it on his head while the spirit was in a blue flame, and very significantly saying he would rather have it burning on the top of his hat on his head than inside his head burning out bis brains. At the close; of the meeting a number of young men, hoys, and girls signed the pledge. This is the third Temperance Mission we have had here lately, and as they have all proved a thorough success it to be hoped that we will have another shortly. ■