AROUND DUNEDIN.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4887, 27 November 1894, Page 2

AROUND DUNEDIN.

[By Scotch Mist.]

The licv, John McNeil, the great Scottish .Evangelist, has been drawing immense audiences sinco his arrival'hero a week ago. He is 'accompanied in his mission by. a Mr.Burko who has a niagniflceut and most pathetic voice and conducts the huge choirs in the various cities. Mrßurkousually sings several solos, tho choir joining in tho choruses. Moody's, and Sankcy's hymns being sung most. effectively. When T'say Mr McNeil preached the gospel'and Mr Burke' sings it, you will understand they arc a second Moody and Sankoy pyflr again. Mr McNeil who is a widower is ja man who has just past tho 40th milestone on his earthly journey, so you see lie is just in theprimo of manhood, of a splendid physique and a round'jovial faco with such merry laughing eyes. Ho differs in his stylo of • oratory very much from_ either Talmago or! Mrs Besant. Being a Scotchman with tho pu'rc'l)orio accent his spcech'js/'slow, deliberate and forcible, genis' of wit mummo all his conversational discourses aud his audiences scemdrawn to him by his homebness and simplicity.;' ~' 'Cheap trains arc being run- from all around tho country to Dunedin to give everyone a chance to hear this man who has spokch to. audiences,of 10,000 at. a time in Melbourne and. Sydnoy, whoro ho has worked ah' immense- good* Tho expenses •of .tho',Mission of'.theso . Evangelists is defrayed-by- two ioble. men at Home, butcollccfions aro j.iaken up to pay their board nnMbdgin&'and expenses of Hall'ctc.,'butth'o«ctions far exceed what is required!!!* Melbourne the ladies took their 'jewellery off and put into Mho'; plate's;/witches, chains; bracelets: and rings; Neil's meetings.aro undenominational and. every religious body is represented, the clergymen i seating themselves on tho platform with tho exception of Anglicans, who, Iprcsumo, have no need jf religious excitement. Itis too emotional and thoy don'twantto bo wakenedand disturbed, fim Uieieveu tenor.of their ways. .'Apropos of the Anglican bddy,l seeßisliopNcvillehas worked thcoraclc, and that.wo are.to have a Cathcdraljand tho.following appointments innthisicon. nection : have,Tbcenmado:— Dean.of Dunedin, I Dr.:-A.B, Etchett i .Canons, Hoys, W.:< A. Diggons, Dodds, Gould artdLucas. '; . ;,•.., ... •■ ..,.,:■ ■■■■ The,. Mayoral 'election:'speeches aro making things very livily. Mr Fish is l fik ; certain of victory and MrDawsfa is ditto/1 Next AVcdhesday will show us the vidor.;...:■■■:/ ~; I. f j....,, ..;„.■(• -:Mr.Baulin-(o W wcathbr ■ prophe't) is •prcdictiug,,: ; Bll sorts.'ofi disturb. anccs : ■■ for iiCarnivalweok, when everyone iB hoping, for good weather, Three days racing?, two days of our largo Agricultural Show, mid Brough and.. Boucicault-at'lthe PrmcosSTheatreoverynight! An en- - (husiastie audience welcomed thcmlast ?,'€-'' 1 , l( i?, t n I f c y o )" !Ilcd thcWind. Thc's'cencryand dresses aro most artistic nndfine;:. : i.. ..-,.,:■,■ •:;■ .•' paintcdmndow inourSt, Paul'sOathe- : .draUftihomembry .of, MisrAniiic: ; McQuaid,tho;stewardesswhosounscl. , : belt, ris Miss; McQu'aidTas VSuffdar: ' school scholar, and afterwardsi ■ ■ m ;thc u.s.s. :cov ß y^ifef \ 1 expect thore ; wcrc'mah'y :i m™M, seati m. «ral? iidfaofid ffilMbsls