TUHIKARAMEA

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2904, 24 February 1891, Page 2

TUHIKARAMEA

Harvest Thanksgiving Skbviuk.—A harvest thanksgiving service was held by the R«v T. Liwry at Tuhikaramea on inday evening last. The schoolroom was profusely and tastefully decorated with flowers, fruit, and grain in the sheaf, Mrs H. Davys, the Misses Davys. Hadtield, Reid and McMicken having devoted considerable time to their labour nf love. There was a pood attendance, including visitors from some distance. Mr _ Liwry who arrived somewhat late, apologised for the absence of the Rev. Elliott, who hid been expected, and also stated that indisposition had prevented him (Mr Lawiy) from coming earlier, and hoped that any shortcomings in bis address would b» overlooked upon that score. There was however, no necessity for this latitude the rev. gentleman delivering a most interesting and instructive address, faking as his theme, The Providence of (»od as illustrated by the annually recurring harvests. In the course of his remarks Mr L-ivvry referred to a recent paragraph m The Wai'kai-o Timks, that this season the fanners lud very little to be tliakfnl for, and c.nlendHd that although in particular instances, such as our own, the harvest mi"ht be a bi I one, yet inquiry wohkl bliow that taking the world over, there was always iibundanco for everyone, and that, if this abundance was not universally avao■ible it was owing to the selfishness o| man', and not through an> failure of the divine laws. The tev gentlemau concluded an eloquent, and logical discourse, bv alluding L> the fears entertained by social economists and other that with tin , rapid mcrcasa of the world's inhabitants, there may arise an insufficiency of the iiec.'s,aiK>s of life, Mr Lawrv correctly pointing out, that wi h all our civilization and progress, our knowledge of the real capabilities, of the earth as a pro- ! ducing power, was only of the most primitive kind, and also if the proportion of producers to idle consumers was a bttlo mote fairly balanced than it is, pndnction might be piinrmmisly merited, and this fear of famine f.-nud to be groumHess. hfvcral suitable sei-clioi-s were given dunmr the ev-enimr, Miss Davys pn-siding at the hiirmomnm.