MR. BURNETT'S FAREWELL VISIT.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2356, 26 July 1886, Page 2

MR. BURNETT'S FAREWELL VISIT.

Ma fe'th'ew ■' Burnett eomriieneca' jgk farewell mission in the Theatre RoyaW|i.. Saturday evening, when representative* • of all parts,of the : district were, prswslr Prior;;to' the meeting, a prpcessiotij'r bodies, headed • uy,.t£e ! sidvji- •., •' tionArmy band, paraded Queen-street,., and although the weather was ratke?. unpropitious, the, numerous torchlights,; together with the banners,' rejjaliar'ek,.. presented quite a picturesque sight. • Mr Pearson's bund played sevoral selections \ , outside the Theatre, and the proceodipjs([?'■ inside were enlivened by the choir, under. the leadership of Mr Prentice. The meeting , was tha ucual way, after which' Mr c Ri '8; HawkhjsVai i-oted to the chair, amidst loud appl»Uß», Ho referred to Mr Burnett's mission, and ' stated that the result of such misiinn ia the Wairarapa was that 1030,-. perspnt li&d, signed the'; pledge"and'-'tiifen 'the'' bl|« (cheers)., He stated that when-the Salvation Army was brginiiied it wdg ridiculed, despised, and looked up«n as a farce, but gradually the people baw thti it was a work ; pf God^andraised to recognition, ans esteem lyiji classes of people. Ho held that the week of Mr Burnett wju one, like the Army, of self-sacrifice, and the man who wotil4 conquer the; world: must' firstf learn to V conquer himself (hear,! hear'!): :They haJ a convincing spirit in' that mdeting that religion was not dead. . He said fchaLi* Masterton thera> were men, who h»jnitted;were thorough good citizens, fvjao were; trying to'crush; out 'religiofe\:itii ..... substituted philosophyJ'He sobmittildunt whilst philosophy was enacted to guide - the brain alone and to do away wjtjh th fci religious enthusiasm which prerailed; religion to day caused millions of be&rfci. to rejoice, and guided every member of • the body, His reason for speaking ob religion was that it was the only reliable basis on which the temperance movement had gained its victories in the past (cheers). He said 'he did. not approve of the habit of temperance aid vacates of asking for the views of cahdidatej at the time of Parliamentary elections-6m' the temperance question, .let ithe.plek tors oboerve whether, the example pf the, ■ candidate has been for or ance (hear! hear I) He advised.' tie audience that in. New Zealand,'''iriie liolitics were - not yet known of.' Their politicians met every sesaioij limply to arrange for the spending of borrow!' millions (laughter).He referred to the work of Mr Burnett as one not onkjoif the present, but which would stanjKr ages Drunkenness,, crime, ignoianoej ' etc., was looked upon as degrading by y God and man, and it was the work ofthe people to draw public opinion to a higher standard. He hoped that bj' their united enthusiastic efforts, New- : Zealand would be made, as it was »o aueb desired, the gem of the Southern Sew- , (hear! hear!) He then called upon Mr 1 Graham, President of the Wairarapa Gospel Temperance Union, ;to address the t meeting. _ Mr Graham said he felt sure the enw gies of all present had been awakened. At the close of Mr Burnett's first mission in Masterton he had heard a general expression of opinion that the work had only just begun, and the result of.thia opinion was that combined action wai taken, and a Union was formed.' He 1 referred to the chairman, Mr Hawkini,' [ as just the man they wanted, and K». I invited the sympathy and co-operation of t the public. He trusted that the enfchusi- ■ asm which now existed would develop.. ■. itaelf into a persistent work.. He' briefly roferred to the objects of the Union. •. J Mr Fulton was then called, andex. . plained that he had but few wonjjfco ( say. He was sure that the workups , by Mr Burnett would not be forgotten. " I He hoped that the 1030 persons who had, ( by the force of truth, voluntarily signed the pledge in the Wairarapa district, would make their influence felt. 1, Mr Buttle said'that when Mr Burnett '■ arrived in Masterton he had expressed a special desire to enrol 1000 names' before leaving tho district. If he (Mr Buttle) ' ( were a betting man, he would have bet I that this number would not (have been . obtained. However, he realised that Mr [ Burnett had an unshaken confidence ia ( God. He read the total number, of ( pledges taken at the respective townships, which included sixty Natives, whe r had signed at Hurunuiorangi. .Hewonld L aay " God bless Mv Burnett." ( Captain Robinson, of the ! Salratio» ' , Array then spoke, expressing the syrfl- | pathy he felt with the Temperance movement. . He would endorse; what had , already' befit said with feferouce' tp iarry-■ ( ing onthe werk, and hoped that a self, 'sacrificing spirit would pervade the tori He. related amidst cheers ,howthe • , temperance movement' had 1 already " | affected the breweries and hotel* l'n thj town. He trusted united action wwjld | be taken on the great question. (Chefi.) ' The Chairman stated that he held wS*terfcon to be the centre of the Wairirapa and the Wairarapa to be the centre of the world. (Cheers).' Although .the . Lower Valley had secured more pledges | than Masterton, he We no animosity, and he": would 1 call'upoh- Mr-Hart' address the meetlii'j},Mr Hart, in a few well-chosen words, jg referred to the enthusiastic work thatfsp was being done in the Lower Vallsy. If - they could get the laborers to advoeati' ( temperance the "upper tea"' ;Ardd|d follow. (Cheers), But if they got" r th»', laborer's wives to work, the laborer* would assuredly assist them. (Cheers). ; He also congratulated Masterton on hay- , ing formed a Gospel Temperance Union'. Mr Burnett was then -received anjidst volleys of applause. In returning to Masterton he felt that he was returning ; hope. He was pleased, seeing the inclemency of the weather, that Buch a largo audience had assembled. He referred ' with pleasure.to the speech -of Ms ' Hawkins.--If-they wanted the number' 1 ; to rise from 480 to 550, the Chairman hM • but to take the bit of blue, and he felt sure the rest would follow. He referral " ;: Tf'th pleasure to the movement which Hi ' "bj/jii inaugurated in Masterton, Q , it every success. In connection • , with the many who had signed f in the district was a medical' doctor, i Jflflfflbers of the police, force, and men o! , * rank m Mfe (cheers). With refer-'' eijiceto the natives who had signed, he' .stated that-he was about to have eoldi- • letters iuserted on the blue ribbon b»dgesW was also coing to issue 1000 fatmlyi tickets printed in the Maori langaaga.

Bt theni proceeded with the subject pf}his ftddj^i 4 i;',' Dublin Sully, her remarkable conßwqni etc." Tho various Btngra■ of the mo of "Sally" were listened to wikli tapt''attention, and elicited frequent rounds of. applause. Mr Burnett showed how degraded this identity of the goldfields had •bicotne, how she was resetted, andtha vccygreiitluippiiiosson tlioocwision and thtday of her boing united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Sho had, since turning to the paths of sobriety, become a gr«t power for good m the community wh«M she lived. Mr Burnett then renarked upon tho work that had been Coast of the South island, and stated that a Union similar to the one inaugurated in Mastcrton had hm.Htablished in Hokitika, and had uvtlwith (treat public support, the drink taio'luTinf diminished to a'very great wtflnt. ' He concluded by appealing earnestly to those present who wore not ididgtd.abitainors to take advantago of itoleppbrtuhity offered them and don tho blu».f Twenty-fct?o responded to thia appeal, which made the number, to tho jrwit satisfaction of Mr Burnett, 502. After theiraeeting, Mr Burnotfc visited kheiSalvatioh Army Barracks, and assisted to Mflmolish the coffee and bread and, buy* that had'been fchero provided. tot Gospel Temperance lecturer spoke. «t the Salvation Army mooting yesterday lftemoon, : , and afterwards vißited the Maori Pah at Te Ore Ore. In the eveninghe held a mooting in the Theatre Boyal ?heh' he addressed the largest Sttheringhs has had;ginco his visit to i« Wairarana, The building was fairly pa*ked,t»nd thero was hardly standing «. Mr Burnett for his text iub df Nazareth'passefch by," and eredah earnest address, thereon, juterwardi he announced that the number < of;, pledges taken in Masterton sjaonnted to 530 being the same in numbtt to the pledges taken in the Lowor Valley. * He concluded by wishing them »U farewell and asked a blessing on them and the work.