The Rev. L, M. Isitt's Special Mission.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2982, 21 August 1888, Page 2

The Rev. L, M. Isitt's Special Mission.

Mr Iwrx having found that there is no place in Sydenham where the young people of that suborb <p spend pleasant evenings in a.n, ipooent Vay, and also feej\ns \}\§{ it is the duty of % Qkflm church t,o, : sot the example in thes,o mutter fe consults the Trustees ut ta their views in fee wHeft pd has gained their <mm\ tealter#flaa«d additions'to the wWtoow at tho rear ot the WesJeyan 6huroh, Sydenham, with a view to supplying this want, He has just had plans completed of the additions he proposes to make, and having inspected them, we are convinced that the rev. gentlomau is (ut earnest in the matter, and tljfit he is providing for the young people of Sydenham a resort which will be a great boqu to them, aud ; a lasting benojt to the community.: The Editions comprise a gymnasium reading, chess, and drafts, rooms, &c. But .as several ratters of Retail rwuiived explanation, a r,eroseftte of the Lytteltoh Tallies, on,■ Mr.lsitt■ and ■ fated,. the following information. Mr Isitt said: First of all I propose to get; one or two friends in the district, who, I feel sure, will join me iu its management arid help it on., Indeed they ha,ye indicated ttuaw'sent to ray proposals, an,d, thave'only to ask them totaka their turn in its management to ensure its success. Then Mr Smeaton has promised to lend me his assistahco and co-ODejfttioij, and wilj probablyfind,ft competent'trainer in .gymrpties who will give us a sto.. As tp.tlie'cost, after the ; building j. completed,' we fancy.that the. gyinnasium once fitted, out,' ,tljj» current exvoiysmallv The bu|k : 'oHhft peijiodidals for th,e rboiii wilt'be.'giverii'anjd so'u\r' as; wear'' and tear, m coacmed, a notwml d^gei'i be wade, the

■amount o'f whioh'' will be ;.; ' : ; by.experience, to We;do; '; ■.not'm&'d'tq'limiii'it':'to"'tlie' jmembers : ' : :■'• of my owh cOngregat'oh, buMe musk / ' of course,, adopt the, customary' safe- ■ '.' <', guards'Witliiespec^-'to '' :cuaVabter, in- ■ • , |hejnterestyf,aU; but any will be was first induced to think of this pro-ject,-because Sydenham is essentially 'a'Working'man's'"dißtnot; ,w, ''Ma;tfy of the houses are very small, and the youi)j> fellows when theyj return from' work* are in"'the way at home. 'Tlie7' : : their ijeyelilugs;/by; )kn6qkihg about the streets. For' instance, at' my own weekly choir'jlictice I notice . 'quite lajgroup of young.fello,ws Jiang- If ing about the doors of the'ckurch evi- / dently eager for some pxcuse-of meet, ing together, or doing' anything that will break the monotony, as with the exception of a.capital mutual ment class of the Bev. P. B. Monro* which many iiOf; the young men attend, there is absolutely uo place of resort for them. I have established classes in connection! with ithe.Churoh . only in connection with the religious and temperance causes, and I feel that more i'U wahlediti 'the "way* of Secular social advantages. I contemplate being able jogeUhe institution ready'. 'for'uSeassobn'aS.l.W'cW gUUhe'. necessary funds. I presume I shall' have! toTipodkeV myii,professional' modesty, and make a personal canvas ' in its aid, but 1 hope the powerful aSsietance> v of the press "vjill reheve'S toe 'of a ; great deal of this trouble.'! I have already had some offers of pecuniary assistance. There will be every con- ■•■ veuience provided in tbe shape of chess and draught boards, and any ■ other. amusemei\ts calculated to improve the young.will be introduced • 'A J from time to time."• There will <: or three rooms, set apart for these purpOß6S..' r ■'■*'■ '>'''■>■ X ;; :^TEENCHMENtI

The Marton'Advocate .says:— number of the permanent laborers on in this district havo received notice to quit, arid'that' it "is proposed, to reduce the number on the Foxton New Plymouth seclion by, 42. This means a saving: of £800; per month. If it can' bo done without impairing the efficiency of this line, or rendering its condition-less safe, by all means let it be done. ,; 'But itiseerW strange to say the least of it, that if this be so, forty-two unnecessary workmen should'hayeibeen kept;on for so long a lime. It' is' surprising how many ways of reducing the public expenditure the present Government are discovering." Referring to the same matter the Herald asserts that singlo men are bejng retained .while ..married 'men with 1 large families have been disobarged, It says ;-There is one of this retrenchment question tliat,By wants looking into, and that is the cost; *l of the management. Against either .of the gentlemen, now in charge we have nothing tq'sayi biit.we fail'to seq.yfhy ,'pne''canhpt'j'wirey''put,. WU} work there is to dpV., : .'A'savingbf 800 to £4OO a year could be made here ' easily enough,these being the amounts, paid respectively to. the two officials mentioned, and the retrenchment thus effected would be more satisfactory to ' the ithe.lopping.off ■ofja a number of underpaid 'linesmen "and •men and gangers. In Mr Rotheram's time one man could do the work, and one capable man'6'ught to be ablo ta do it now. :'..'.' A Bopmin Russia./" 1 \;

The; special.Cohiuiissioiior of* the Pall Ma}l;Gazette, wlio.'bas returned' from-his "mission''toßnssia.'is'suiiimarising results. Inter alia he says: W -"There is in Russia to-day every •' prospect of an immense boom in trade in which England, as the first commercial nation, mast have somo.share. "*W The long period of depression through whioh Russia -has been''passing Las disappeared. The mills and manufactories of the Empire are crowdod with orders, which they will be unable to execute even if they run night and day from now to Christmas. The comingfail; iit Nuni Novgorod will-bo : to greatest i that has been held for many years. Alike in- oottofts, iii woollen's! and in metals, the - one 61 unexampled prosperity. Above all Russia is this year promised a bumper harvest. The one question that absorbs attention in Southern Bussim is not mobilisation and war, but the impossibility of reaping the enormous hay erops, which' in' some' ''districts where last year the stock died for want ofsustenauoo, is now so abundant as to supply forage for years to como. And as with the hay, so it pronmusto , be with tbo corn. Eyerthiug betokens; the'dawn ofanew and ; brighter day iii Eussian business and Eussiaii agricul- ju turo, and it will lie with us, aiidtliose Ip. who speak and act'in\ our namo, whether England is to promote and to %,. share in this revival."

A Prisoner's Concealed Riches. An ~extraordiaty discovery vwa's; made by a gaateat. the Darlinghuret Gaol whilst searchiug a prisoner whowas rofiianded'from tbd Central P6iice r s>urt recently, on a charge of %mt(g obtained moneys by, themeaiisoffallei,' pretences.' Tlio'.niaiuin'"question is named Johaim Ibrahain; and he «Teseribes himself as a Asian Remain Catholic priest, who is :»b present im Australia collecting lwweys for the purpose of building » monastery in Lis native land.,. Hotwire the appeara>e& of abject pav«rty, audi intimatcrO that ; he was pniiless,* but.upon Admission;'' to, Darlinghurst a rather 'strange dig-' 1 iliscovery wasmade, ■) "As is usual' lie; was called upon'tatafe a'bath, but'li& resißy\stp«oußly,Vßnd/even;\»liW stripped declined,to..,eiitoT.tho'water. Ji'l The wardens noticed a thick bandage oj dirty rags tied wund his waist, and ■ i."" one of theirjanrober caught hold' of it.', It was found to contain a long leather nciueX conceded in which were 398 sovereigns,. 17S i2oi>aw gold pieces, . and seventy Jive SOfrane gold pieces. Tim possessor of this wealth appeared to be, greatly taken; [abaokj at this dis-? .eovoVyv' A' 'cQiisiderabie-'dmouui off interest has centred in this case on account of a divergence of opmioivim clerical - • oner is or ig not a C»tfeoHe priest;

•. AStrange Negative. ■ Th 6 Chicago 1 TribunV is responsible '■' t for y the following story, which, if . " of dubious Veracity, shows some origin-, . .ality if it ks,boon invented Se 11011 ii vero, etc. We are indebted for it to the British' Journal of Photography: "A ourioua.electric'phenomenon is reported from Fayette township, Hill..Bide -County.' Thursday ovening a lively thunder shower passed over tlmt '/ rojioh, dliring which tile nlay of light- . '''fling 'to particularly vivid and frequent. Just before tho storm broke Amos J.'Biggs, a farmer living midway between Hillside and Joncsville, who isquite bald, bis 'head boiiig smooth ('■■ mi shiny, went intfhis back yard to away Borne cats that vero \ fighting .on tho woodpile Ho intent were : they on exterminating one another as to allow Farmor Biggs to approach within a few feet of them. Atithe same instant there was. a great anclecttic bolt struck tho woodpile, scattering it and stiffening the. cats in.au intense rigor mortis, Asidd from a prickly sensation and sudden contraction of the muscles, Mr Biggs experienced no unpleasant offectß, Tho fluid passed down his body, tore the works of his watch to pieces, breaking the cover, ripped his trousor log from top : to bottom, and burst his loft 'boot tearing the upper from, the sole, When he entered the house his wife fainted. Unconscious of the cause the former hastened to brhiß lior to. Tho first words she uttered, " Oh, Amos, the devil has set his mark on you I" excited his curiosity, and he looked in the glass and found the image of a black cat photographed in silhouette on his bald front, The picture was perfect. It was about five inches from tip to tip and in per- ', Jfeet proportion. The cat's 'whiskers,' •ffith, and even the hair on its tail, were reproduced with exquisite miituteCuriosity being satisfied they remove the obnoxious marking with such homely remedies as soapsuds and'scouring brick, vinegar, Ac,, buttp no purpose. However in the morning the picture was much faded and by noon it had quite disappeared.'