THE ANGLICAN MISSION AT HAMILTON.

Waikato Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2085, 17 November 1885, Page 2

THE ANGLICAN MISSION AT HAMILTON.

Tm mission .it S. Pefcer\ Church, Hamilton, was continued during tho liist three day, nod concluded last night. On Siturd.iv at 12.1") p.m., Mr Mason, in his address to men, continued the subject of the irumort'dity of the -*oul, adducing pn ofs from the Holy Sciiptures. There was a good attendance. 11l the afternoon an address was delivered to women at th' 1 church on the subject of confirmation, followed bv int<'rressory prayers and evensong. At the cv ening <erv ice there was n large congregation. The sermon was in the Passion, the text being the List fne Hayings of Our Lord on the Cross, commencing at S. John xi\., 2"). On Sunday there was a largo attendance «t early communion. At the 11 o'clock service Mr Mason preiched from S. Luke VIIT., Hi. At 8 o'clock ho delivered an address to children on tho subject of Job* three daughters. There vv is a largo attend .nice. At 1 o'clock the mi^ioner gave an addre-s to men on the foundation of religion, Hebrews VI., 1 and 2. At the evening service Mr Mason preached from I Samuel, XV, 22, pointing out in clear ,md fotctblo language th.it what God required was tho sacrifice of thn will. The " instruction " was on " The Holy Spirit in tho Church ; the divinity, personality, and work of the Holy Spirit through the Church, the body of Christ. 1 ' Thero was a, very large congregation, the c.ipacity of tho building being severely taved. Yesterday, the open air address to men took tho shapo of n declaration of the inissxiner'n own faith. In the afternoon he continued his remarks on the Sacraments of the Church, .md in the evening the usual *oi nion was omitted, the nnsMoner substituting a commentary on the (>lst chapter of Isiiah, do ihng w ith the objects «f Christ's mission. The " instruction" was on the subjoct of "The Church." Ho dvvult at considerable length on the origin, character and pur poses of the church. There was agun a large congregation, every seat in the church being occupied. During the day, a^ ro quested, a large nuir.ber of people visited the niiHsioner in the vestry. Todiy, Mr Mason leives by the 1.20 train for tho Aroha. Thero will bo a thanksgiving communion .service at thn church at 7.30 a.m., and the missjoner will deliver the last of his open air addresses to men at 12.1/5 p.m.