RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2898, 10 February 1891, Page 2

RAGLAN.

Leccture. —The Rev. Mr Lawry, of Hamilton, who is over here on a visit, accompanied by the Rev. Mr Elliot, who was stationed here last year, gave both an interesting and instructive lecture on " Happy homes and how to make them. The lecture took place on Thursday evening in the Wesleyan Church, and was very well attended. The Rev. Mr Williams occupied the chair and introduced the lecturer. Mr. Lawry, in stating the object of his visit to Raglan, said that he had been requested by the Chairman of the Auckland District to pay a visit to Raglan. in the first place to see the people, and to see what could be done as to Church matters. But finding that an arrangement had been for the ministerial work by Mr Williams. the Wesleyan Church had no desire to interfere with the plans laid out, but wished Mr. Williams every success in the work. But a great measure of that success would depend upon the people themselves. He trusted they would give all the help they could to Mr Williams, and that the blessing of God might rest upon his efforts. The rev. gentleman then proceeded with his lecture, which was listened to with great interest, and consisted of a series of illustrations ably drawn bearing upon the great subject that he had undertaken to lecture upon, and he stated that a gentleman had once offered to give him "a wrinkle or two " on " Home Life." The able lecturer certainly was able and did give us not a few wrinkles during the evening of how to make "home happy." Presenting before his audience a beautiful ideal in the word picture so ably portrayed, he proceeded to show how in our homes that ideal would not remain a vision of the mind but become in our happy homes a blessed realisation: for it was our duty if we wished to attain to this result to have a high ideal of a happy home. Home consisted of not only a place of abode, but, also of right of possession, and that place around which the family life centred. He proceeded in an eloquent, instructive, and oft in an amusing manner, to show that all the members of a family must contribute, both the parents and children are like, their part in the family circle, and by mutual concession forbearance, and love thus contribute to make home happy, and last and most important of all was family worship. God must be honoured in the family life, if homes were to be happy. Mr Pegler briefly proposed a vote of thanks to the lecturer for in able lecture. Mr T. B. Hill, in an amusing manner seconded the same. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman proposed by Mr Elliott. and seconded by Mr Lawry, the proceedings closed. Accident - A sad accident occurred at Hall's flax mill at the beginning of this week. A lad working at this mill was engaged about the machinery and in some way his clothes, caught and his arm was drawn into the machinery. Fortunately Mr Hall was present and pulled him out, and had the mill at once stopped. The poor lad whose name is Hamilton was found to have his arm very much lacerated and was as soon as possible taken over to the Waikato Hospital, Hamilton.