Denton & Haughton Weekly News, and Audenshaw, Hooley Hill, and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1874-11-27 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

WESLEYAN CHAPEL MP,SION ARY SERVICES.  On Sunday last, the annual missionary sermons were preached-in the Wesleyan Chapel, Haughton Grqen, by the Rev. JOseph Boulion, of Didsbury. Collections on behalf of the -missionary fund were made at the close.  On Aloncky evening, the annual missionary meeting was held in the same place, presided over by Mr. Charles Hyde, and on the platform were Mr, John, Moores, Secretary; Revs. R. Brownaud G. Hughes, Hyde; 3. Waddington, and J. G. Rogers, Denton. .The attendance was but meagre, probably owing to atti actions of a more entertaining character being held at another place in the township. The chairman made a few prefatory observations, having special reference to the cause of missions, with which he himself had great sympathy, without attempting to make a speech, he would call upon Mr. Moores, the secretary to read the report, which showed that they had an advanced considrally on the previous year, and that the Society was in a good condition numerically and financially. To the funds of the Society the Houghton -Branch of the Hyde district, had contributed the following sums :—Public c.)llections Zi 18s. Od.'; private subscriptions and donations ZEi 165.12 d. ; Christmas offerings £2 15s. 2d.; making a total of £l6 9s. 4d. , The Rev. Joseph Waddington, of Denton, then addressed the meeting. After expressing his pleasure at being present on the occasion, he said he would have preferred very much that some other speaker should have spoken before him, and given the key-note of the evening, but he was obliged to leave at an early part of the evening in order to attend another meeting, and consequently he must say what he had to say at once. lle was highly pleased to hear front the Secretary's report that the Wesleyan Missionary Society was in a good condition, He loved to hear of God's work prospering in any section of the church, lie was pleased to see from a Missionary Journal that the Wesley ans had a mission station in the South Sea Islands, and he rejoiced to know that the missionary work there • was prospering. He then directed the attention of his audience to the work being carried on in Guiana, giving several intsresting and soul-stirring decriptious of scenes be witnessed whilst labouring in that part of the Lord's vineyard. Be said that when they were sent out as Missionaries by the Loudon Missionary Society, they were told to keep to their proper work, the evangelisation of the people, and not to trouble themselves with political affairs, and this they did, proclaimed the Gospel of Christ in its pure and simple form to the unenlightened inhabitants of those remote districts He then referred to the state of affairs in Madagascar. Some few years ago, the ehristions in that country were persecuted from one end of the laud to the other, and many were the cold-blooded murders committed under the dispensation of a bigoted And wicked Queen, but now he was glad to knot that a Queen sat on the throne of that country who aided the establishment of the Christian religion, not by law, but by example and freedom of thought and aiding the ministers of Christ in their glorious work, After some further remarks  The Ray. R. Brown of Hyde, addressed the meeting. He confined his remarks Chiefly to the missionary work done by the Wesleyan body. In tracing its history from its commencement he said the mission work first commenced int the year 1786 )tit it was not till 1816 That the Wesleyan Missionary Society was founded. Nova Scotia, he said is the oldest mission station in connection with their body, which was founded by Dootor Coke. He then referred to a pleasing instance in connection with Dr. Coke's life. A planter from the Indies having bad health, came over to this country for relaxation, and during his stay in here, lie was brought to a knowledge of the Saviour, along with two of his black servants. He was baptised by John Wesley, and retnrned to Antigna, and founded a church there, when Doctor Coke who had set sail for Nova Scotia, with three missionaries, was driven about the ocean, in a storm and ultimately forced ttoland on the island of ‘.l.ltigna, aj l. there lie proelaimed the gospel, and afterwards established his station at Nova Scotia.  The Revs G. Hughes, Hyde, and J. G. Rogers, also addressed the meeting which terminated after the customary votes of thanks, with singing and prayers  MR.