WESLEYAN MISSION AT HAMILTON.

Waikato Times, Volume xxvi, Issue 2458, 8 May 1886, Page 2

WESLEY AN MISSION AT HAMILTON.

The Rev. J. S. Smalley opened his evangelistic mission at the Trinity Wesleyan Church, Hamilton, last evening. After the usual devotional exercises the preacher selected Habakkuk 111 and 2 verse as the bas's of his remarks, " O Son, revive thy work." He hud come amongst them by appointment of the last Wesley.in Conference, not to disparage the Rood, work their own minister was doing, but to help to gather in the sheaves for which he had been Rowing. The reason for holding special services was explained. When the church had principle enough to keep up her religious fervour to boiling point, spasmodic efforts perhaps would not bo nccehsary. Most of the earnest religion in the world h«d' come about through revival. Jn Biblo tinves (jod'.s people were cvor and anon rolajwing into formality and worldliness, and <by periodical excitements were revived. ffho mission had in view the revival of God's people and the conversion of the ungodly. Though tv Weslcyan minister of IS years' standing, he was no sectarian or bigot. JHe was in sympathy with all churches and all classes, and hoped during the mission to roach particularly thosu who regularly attended no place of worship. To make the mission a success thera would need to be on the part of the Church full consecration to God's will and service, united action, personal effort and selfsacrifice, intense sympathy for the unsaved, and mighty prayer. Several remarkable instances of answered prayers were cited, and a special appeal was made to those present who were unsaved, at once to seek God's favour by repentance, faith, and prayer. Mrs Donal, of Edinburgh, who is on s \isit to the colony, also addressed thehneeting on the subject of full consecration to God. An apology was made for Mrs Smalley's absence, and it was announced that Mrs Smalley wonld deliver an address next Sunday morning and evening, and on the four following evenings. An open-air Gospel Temperance meeting was also announced for this evening, to be held opposite the Co-operative store.

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