CARTERTON NEWS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 974, 18 February 1910, Page 6

CARTERTON NEWS.

(Own Correspondent.)

CARTERTON, Thursday.

The Rev. D. Martin, formerly in charge of the Presbyterian Church at Martinborough, ia now visiting this district on behalf of the British and Foreign Bible Society, and is meeting with very pleasing success. The Bible is now being intruduced into various countries in numbers far exceeding anything hitherto accomplished. It is translated into 409 different languages and dialects, and the demand still continues. A very remarkable development is at present taking place in Korea, China and Japan. In the latter place the Ne<v Testament is sold for being printed by the Japanese themselves. The gospels, in the principal Indian languages, are sold all over India at £d each. The Society has, since its foundation in 1804, issued over 204 million copies of the Bible, and expended 15 million pounds, and there is still an immense work to be done to reach all the people and tribes of the world. It is to help this work that the Rev. Mr Martin is collecting, and he has many subscriptions already .ranging from i\2 to half a crown. Mr Martin o, ends a week here and'then proceeds to Master ton. Before Mr J. T. M. Hornsby, J.P., this morning, a first offender was convicted and discharged for drunkenness. The two men arrested on suspicion of breaking into Mr I. J. Rathbone's office recently, will corse up at the Police Court to-morrow. The charge against the roan who broke into Mr G. W. Deller's residence will also be heard. The fortnightly meeting of the Loyal Heart of Oak, Lodge, J.0.0.F., M.U., was neld in the Foresters' Hall, last evening. There wss a fair attendance, and N.G., Bro. J. ben- |

sham presided. Correspondence was received from the New Zealand Friendly Societies Fidelity Association forwarding report and balancesheet. Bros. S. J. Lancaster and F.

J. Smith were granted letters of recommendation to enable them to visi; other lodges away from the district. Visiting Bro. Jackson, from Ashburton was present, and was accorded Lodge honours. It was decided to hold a social and dance, at some future date to be decided, to celebrate the centenary of the Order. Since the first valuation of the Order in IS7O, the Manchester Unity has made rapid strides. At that time there was a net deficiency of £1,343,447, and now there is a net surplus of £4O/, 625. The total funds of the Order stand at £14,335,731, in an

increase over last year of £13,683. Before the business was concluded, the Lodge went into harmony for threequarters of an hour, and a pleasant time was spent in cardplaying. Receipts for the evening were £6 10s 3d, and disbursements for sick pay £8 10s. After the business was concluded, several of the brethren stayed behind, and were given the first degree, and some of them three degrees, by the lecture master, Bro. Butler.