A Quixotic Mission.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3356, 8 November 1889, Page 3

A Quixotic Mission.

Olergymenwefoarare not always as worldly wise as thoy should be. Tho respeotod Bishop of Auckland, Dr. Oowio, quite recently found this out, A t a mooting in Aucklaud to consider . tho social purity question, the Bishop caused no liltlo somation by a story of the wrongs of two young fomales. Sunday School teaohers they had been so tho Bishop said. They had visited tho of the places of public amusomen t, had been docoyod or spiritod away by two young men to Henderson, and were thoro held in duress. Thoy had written a lottor stating that they hod been depiived oi their clothes and wore imploring to be roscuod. To persons of a worldly turn of mind tho story hardly sounded liko ono founded on fact, andihe mferenco would bo that the Bis Hip bad been imposed upon. Dr.Cowiedcclarcdhjsintention of informing the police,and if all failed to go single handed to the rescue of the damsels in distress. Amid hearty"God speeds," we are told, he vacated tho chair to go on his benevolent, but 4 somewhat quixotic, errand, But as ™ to what he subsepuently did is a point on which the narrativo is silont. The polico were communicated with, and the names of the "ox-Sun-day School teachers" divulged. As was to bo expectoi, thoir names woro.j bo familarttrthe force" they fancied thoy had seen them before." But to settle tho matter, a detective aud plain clothesidaii went out to HcnderJn and found matters as they fticipated. Tho young women had been willing captives. In fact, ono of them was absent on a visit to Auckland at the time the polite called at the residence of tho alleged abductors, who wore two gum diggers. Tho young woman, who was tit homo, was induced to return to Auckland, to see if she could be brought to a better frame of mind, The effort failed, Shohad previously been given up as a "bad lot." She and her friond then roturned to their admirers, who, it is said have promised to marry thorn. Let us hope that they may do so. But tho story shows that this is an ago when ono must not beliovo all one hears. It behoves philanthropic people, especially f clergymen, to cultivate a little of the wisdom of the serpent, as well as other qualities necessary for the discharge of their sacred duties. —Christchurch Telegraph. \ The Loyalist or as they now cull \ iheroselves the Unionist, party, are \ flusily cjgaged in making arrango- \ montsfor holding a demonstration \ immediately aftci the public mooting : of the Irish delegates in Auckland. A series of resolutions aro being framed, and steps being taken to secure good platform men to speak to them,