THE TEACHING OF THE MISSION.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2106, 7 January 1886, Page 2

THE TEACHING OF THE MISSION.

'!<> THK KDITOIt. Slit, — It i-i with >oimu ililliilenuc, not being myself a member of the Church of England, Unit I take up my pen fur the put pose of nuking a few remarks on the abo\ c subject ; but I cannot vefiain from taking notice of one or two letter* which have appeared in your p.ipui. lam torry to see that thero appear-., throughout the lengthy discussion, to bo so few amongst those who have wiitten to your paper who are of the opinion of "Low Chinch,*' as expreased in his letter in your issue of .">th inst. It appeal's to me that "Low Chinch" haa hit upon the inn^t Christiaulike as «\ell as the ino-t satisfactory method of canying on this control ersy, when he proposes that tho "champions, who conceiru themselves aggiie\ed at his utterances recently, should meet Mr Mason in a friendly and Christian spirit, and discuss .such questions us Apostolic Succession with him while he is in Hamilton on Tuesday." " Broad Churchman '" is not apparently of this uay of thinking; he, uccordingtohiamvn .statement, asieitcd that tho MisMoners taught the d>>ctrire of the confessional, paitly on the evidence of Auckland papets and paitly bscau-'O he had heard Mr Bodingtim preach or teach noniething >o near it that he found it impossible t<» tell the difference. This, Sir, to say the least of it, is by in mjins cmeluMve evidence. lie fuither states tint the charge of "neglecting 1 morality and mactical itsligion in favour of cereiu'iuial and doctrinal schemes <>f salvation" was not only made against the Missioner.s, but also litualistiu clergy in general, and evi>n against dissenting clergy «•> well. Now, Sir, what cetemonial and doctrinal schemes ha vo been the ciiiwo of our dissenting clergy in common \\ith the ritualistic clergy, neglecting tuoiality and prictical religion. I must confess my inability to see. Perhapi " Broad Ctu'ichman " may explain his me.ining in some Ktibsequent lettt'r, but, at present, I fail to catch it. With legard to his further clnrge* agiin>t Mr Mas->n I should advise him to carefully read Roman* XIV. With regard to J. ft. E. Hatrick'H ! effusion, I w ill only say that I trust that he does not "profits Clnistianity," for it is Mich letters a* his that disgrace the cause of Jesus Christ. — 1 am, Sir, yours faithfully, Wkslm an. Cambridge, Oth January, ISSO.

to mi: i,iu rou. Sib, — In your Khiio of Dec. 31*t, "Broad Chmchinan,"' accuses the Rev. (1. K. Mason of teaching "tlie doctrine of the con-fcv-iimal." Speaking of the Mi.isumers he siys, "They have taught doctrine-, vu, the saciifice of the altar and the confessional."' Itimi"»tl>e remote bered that Mr Mason had previously denied teaching Mich a doctrine. The of "Btoad Churchman" tiieiefure amounts to thi~>: He accuses an honourable gentleman and priest of his own Church of dehbeiate falsehood, and of seeking to overturn the faith he was ordained to preach. When this t-tateinent ii challenged " Uroad Churchman" i> compelled to admit that he nude this most gravo charge recklessly on hearsay and without an atom of evidence to support it. It would be idle to discuss the other charges brought by a man who confesses to have acted thus. in my lettrrh I have confined myself strictly to questions of fict, for I do not think it convenient to discu&s questions of doctrine in the public pr-js* ; but when false accus:itimi.s are made by correspondents openly in your columns, it is right that they should bo as openly disproved. — lam, yours faithfully, Englishman*.

Madam c Sarah Bcuxiiakut has signed nn agreement wlr'ch binds her to act two hundred and twenty-five times on the American staj;e. Some of the representations will be given in the North, some in the South. The time is limited from the Ist May, ISSG, to the Ist May, 1887. Her fee- are fixed at 2000 francs an evening ( £80), and equal share of proceeds beyond a certain sum. Not one of the earldoms — and yet there were twenty — created by William the Conquerer exists, nor a single honour ••onferrcd by William Rufus, Henry 1., Stephen, Henry 11., Richard 1., or John. Duqdale's "Baronage," published in 107."), contains all the English peerages created to that period. The index occupies font teen closely-printed column*, a single one of which would easily include all the dignities that remaiu out of the category. Tkami 1 : "Please, sir, will you buy this ling? I am starving. It is my wife's wedding ring— l " (breaks down, and bursts into tears). Gentle* man (indignantly) : '• You lying rascal ! I bought your wife's wedding ring from you only last week to save you from starvation. You are an imposter !" •' Not at all, sir. This belongs to my second wife ; I was married again last Monday." At the sale in London of English gold coins belonging to the late Edward J. Shepherd, a gold penny of Henry 111, realised £205 ; Henry VIII, half George noble, unique and unpublished, £255 (this coin was bought in Paris many years ago for 3s 6d) ; Mary, rial, 1553, Queen standing in ship, £80 ; George 111, five guinea piece, pattern by Tanner, £44 ; another pattern by Pistrucci, with St. George and the Dragon, £48. The origiu of the geranium, one of the gayest of our summer flowers, is given by Sir G. Temple in his " Excursions in the Mediterranean." According to tradition, the prophet Mohammed, having one day washed his shirt, threw it upon a mallow plant to dry. But when the shirt was re* moved, the mallow was found to have been transformed into a beautiful geranium, a plant which then for the first time came into existence. Among the popular names of the wild geranium are Bed Crane's Bill ami Herb Robert, many traditions being connected with the latter term. Thus some would refer it to the merry doings of the elvea and woodspirits in conjunction with their leader Robin Goodfellow, while others explain the name from its being used to cure a disease known In Germany aa the Ruprecht's Plague from Robert, Duke of Normandy, for whom was written the celebrated medical treatise of the Middle Ages. Tenders wanted for the erection of a. new school building at Ngaru&wahia. Mr Selby's farm. Hautapu, for sale in lots of 100 acres or more. Reid and Gray's new advertisement in another cj'ijron. fe Awarautu pound notices appear in this issue. Mr John Knox will sell at the Hamilton Mart on Saturday, hot-bouse flowering plants in poU, from Palmer's nursery, flower pots and jam jart, fowls, pure-bred Plymouth Rock fowl*, lie, fee He k&s the latter for tale at gOi per pair.