WANGANUI BROTHERHOOD.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13520, 31 October 1911, Page 8

WANGANUI BROTHERHOOD.

The usual meeting of the above was held oil Sunday last’at tlie Dublin-Street Primitive Methodist Cliurch, wlien Brd; R. B. Horsley gave the second of his series .of addresses, entitled ‘‘Coincidence or Design.” After briefly outlining his first address, he continued, with', his/ second. Tile' speaker said that serious, objections had; been raised and accusations made from time to time by leading sceptics that God had made certain definite promises Which He either could hot or would hot fulfil. The first promise dealt with in' the secqnd address was Gen., 12, ,1-2, how. the Lord had said: unto. Abraham, “Get' thee out of thy country , . . . . uiito a land that I will show thee, and J’ jvvill make.of. Thee, a great : nation.” pent,,. 28-12:. “The: Lord shall open, unto tljee Hie good treasure; ;. .. . and thou sna.lt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.” The speaker proceeded to detail the promises made, and to show that they were fulfilled in the British Empire. Was This,, he asked, coincidence or design? The constitution of the British Empire was made up of nations in all parts of the globe—many nations, each independent of the :bther, yet yielding allegiance to, one Ring and form-, irig one complete' whple, Exactly as raised by God and contained in .the prophecies of Daniel. The greatness of -h nation must bo. judged by its, population, wealth, ;and territory. There;,were in round numbers 45i),(KK),000 subjects owning, allegiance to GeOrge Vr.i’The productiveness'••of the Empire was far greater than of any otber natipn. Groat Britain had fulfilled the prophecy, “Thou shalt lend, but thou ,shalt. .not borrow.”. .Altogether ,£200,(100,000,000 hod been lent; in 1908 .£100,000,000' had been lent to ers alone, while ih jnbt a-siiigle, . instance had' Great ,Britain . borrowed. from, abroad. The Empeire was, he said, 5 times as big as France or Germany; andthe-popu-lation seven times greater,, spread over one-fifth-■.of .the glblie,- constituting' Oneqnarter. of the pOnulation of the world. Was this,, he asked, coincidence or design?. God had; Jic said, proved His word and kent His promises. We were fulfilling the promises of God in our: national life. Miss Brett sang "Ora Pro Nobis,” arid Mr:,-Neverman. - ‘‘Hailp alt Hail; the King isC (joining,” both 'of which Items were heartily applauded.