EVENING STAR SUPPLEMENT.

WESLEYAN MISSIONS.



A LITTLE MISHAP IN CHURCH.

I L Last Sunday night, during the sermon in our church, the gas suddenly went out, and there wa3 sudden darkness. The minister 1} requested the congregation to remain perfectly | quiet until the cause of the trouble could be I ascertained, and other lights procured. Old I Mrs Smiley, it appears, was sound asleep Iwhen the accident occurred, but just after ■the minister had finished speaking to the ■congregation she awoke. At first she ■thought; she had become blind, but as she sat Iby the window she immediately saw the iHght in the street, and then she knew that ■ the congregation had gone home, and that ■ the had accidently been locked in by the I Mxton. Dreadfully frightened at the loneliness land horror of her situation she picked up a I hymn book, and, dashing it through a pane lof glass in the window, she put her head out Bud began to scream for help. Her shriek Il^ressed passers-by with the idea that the ifvchwas on fire, and in ac instant the ■ ji was given. A moment later the engines J red, and just as the sexton began to light 1 - gas again, one gang of firemen began ■playing through the broken window on Mrs \ I "dley's spring bonnet, while another gang \lt jured a three-inch stream up the middle ■tile with such force as to wash the Rev. Dr. I Itopkins, the minister, out of the pulpit and j ijWn among the high hats which were float |;lig around by the pew doors. Eventually I l|fe matter was explained, and the fire de- R |"«tment shut off the water and went home. f I ut the deacons want to know how, if Mr I? I niley refuses to pay the bill for repairs to ji • ie church, he can ever look a fellow-wor jt I ipper in the face again.— Max Adeler.

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pjRGSPECTU-b OV THE CO-OPERATIVE MEAT SUPPLY COMPANY. The object' of the Company is the supply of wholesome Meat to shareholders and consumers at less than can be done by pri»aie establish monts, FOE CAhH, or guaranteed short accounts The nominal capital of the Cou pany is £4000, in 4000 shares of £1 each. 10s of which will only be called up. Arrangements will be made to secure mutable business premise and an efficient manager. Credit will only be given to Shareholders, and only to the extent of the value of shares held, thus providing against the possibility of bad debts. The saving thus effected will, it i* estimated, be sufficiently large to pay 10 per cent interest on capital invested, and a b >nus of 10 per cent to consumers ; and good wholesome Meat at a less price than can be done on the credit system. i» o shareholder will be allowed to hold more than 100 shares. Above 1200 shares have already been disposed of. As soon as 2000 shares shall have been subscribed for, a meeting of shareholders will be held, and directors chosen. Early application necessary, as business will be commerced with the new year. The 10s will ba called up in monthy instalments of 2s 6d each. A list of shareholders can be seen at A. Dornwell's office, Queen-street, from whom all further particulars may be obtained ; also, the proposed rules of the Society. Extract of a letter received from the Co-operative Society, Whangarei :—" With reference to the progress of the Society T may state that it has rather exceeded our most sanguine expectations. We have been desirous to see the system inaugurated in Auckland, where a sort of head central store should be established."—(Signed) J. T. Kkybukv. The Secretary of the Mahurangi Co-operative Society writes wi'h regard to that Company :—" It Is at present and has been doing well. It has brought down prices 20 per cent, and the most liberal of the former storekeepers has reduced his profits con siderably, but has done more business in con sequence." A Shareholder writes:—" I fully believe in the system and feel confident where properly and economically managed there can be no doubt of its success." A gentleman connected with the Wellington Co-operative Butchering and Cattle Dealing Society writes :—" It will prove a great success, and similar csmpanies will eventually be established in all the large provincial towns Tee Secretary of the Com pany some time ago started a Co-operative Bread and Biscuit business on' the above system, which has not only been the means vt reducing the price of bread, but also ef making many of our old established men retire from business.