"yul Bickersteth, who is trived 00 Suaday morning by the Gi man mail from Hongkong, and preached his firet sermon in the Cathedral at the 11 o'clock service, taking his subject from St, Mark V. 17 and 21, a8 a text appropriate to the introduction of a mission, In the evening the usual service of Evensong was said at 5, and the 6 o'clock service was devoted to the opening of the mission, when Father Bickersteth took as John ILL. 1 it of Nicodemus to Christ. Apart from the sermon, the preacher also brief summary of the lines on whic! the missing would be conducted, Tuesday was a busy day at Holy Trinity Cathedral. At 60 early an hour as ser the morning not a few were found joining together in pleading for " blesssing Sh the day's work. At 1130 the' Rev. Cyril Bickersteth preached apon the always interesting subjects of the Bil meaning of ppiration and the place of the Charch in the teaching of the Bible. Calm, clear and convincing,. he established his reasonable position and discomfited the fetish worshippers of Bisle or bare. Sooa after six o'clock the nave was filled again with " large congregation. The Missioner gave his address on the Go-pel of St. Jobo. ins deadly and themes. At nine o'clock scores of men attended the batch to hear the first special sermon to men. All who esr Father Bickerstath are impressed by elvar delivery, his strong resening and his trae sympathy,
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