All Saints' Church.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 226, 27 August 1883, Page 2

All Saints' Church.

.. o . The Rev, R. J. Thorpe, M. A., of St. Paul's . Protestant Cathedral Church, Wellington, arrived m Palmars'ton.on Saturday evening. On Sunday morning Mr Thorpe preached to a large congregation m All Saints' Church, and afterwards administered, the Holy Communion to. a considerable number of the congregation. In the afternoon Mr Thorpe visited the Sunday School, and expressed himßelf greatly pleased with the large number of children attending, and with the care and efficiency of the teachers. In the . evening he again preached an eloquent sermon to a large congregation, and dwelt on the necessity of teaching our children the Bible man intelligent way. He pointed out that just as light takes time to travel, so m the Proyidence of God does truth. Things which were permitted, or at least tolerated m the Old Testament, with the advance of truth and increase of light became intolerable, and were forbidden m the new. Were children taught this more, we should bear less of lads of 17 or 20 scoffing at the immoralities of the Bible. After evening service, Mr Thorpe addressed the congregation on general Church matters. He ujged upon them the necessity of steadily maintaining the Chu-ch and its permanent expenses, and pointed out the insufficiency of impulses whereby churches were built. Mr Thorpe was to confer with the Vestry this afternoon on the same subject. He leaves this evening for Bulls, and is understood to wish to ascertain before the meeting pf Synod on the 11th September, the feelings and desires of the Church of England communities m Lhese districts as to their future.