RAGLAN GOSPEL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2936, 9 May 1891, Page 3

RAGLAN GOSPEL TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

A MtXTtNi: of the, Kmsl.hi (!o-pel Tempermice Society w.is held in tin; Wesley,m Church in the evening of i.iy the --Kh April. A fjiv;! number f>f persons beim; present, the Krv. Mr "Willi:>in.-, president uf the society occupied the chair. The following programme «'a.s mu thr.uinh : — llym'i, '• K '.-ciu'. the Perishing," followed by prayer otlVird hy Mr Williams : hymn, "'To the Willi;." 'I'll' chairman then aildi'esed the ni< ami after oxpro.-.-ing hi-; regret at the abst nee of the Uev. Mr Til nin-, of Auckland, who had intended beirtt? present, faiil, w!iil-t it w;;;; (rood to hcl|: ourselves, it was also necessary to help onus aiiolher. And this was the object of this s tcicty n»t only to strenctli.m tho hands ol tiio-'e who li.vi already joined their rank ; lint aN-. to hold out the hand c.f syininlhv I i all those who leid Iwn templed hy llio «iVci-t "I" diiulc. Mi-s S.n in » ple.ulii;,' in iiiin r then "My Xalive hand." Mr Henry cave a reading from " Midshipman lo- v,' ; which was well rendered ;uid recti "-il with applause. '1 lie choir then sanir, "Stand up 'or Jesu.-i.' ilr and Mrs Willi.me; then favoured the ineotin;; wii.li ;i duet, " Who is a brave man'.'" followed by n son;,' from Miss lliirrin, "Xo one caies for n.c." At this of the proceeding.-; any of those present desirous of joining tho .society were requested to do so, and several came forward to tii»i) the pledge, Mr Henry, tiie .secretary, enrolling their names in the society's brcukc. Mr !■'. Shepherd, of Auckland, gavo an excellent speech statins: that it was thirty-two ve us since he first joineii the temperance movement anil that he had been enabled to s'ick to Ids colours ever since. After "Whit a fiiend wo have in Jesu.-," tin; patiy separated.