preached in the even "s• « e * emn K to the newß of the relief of Mafeking ho said that «s a Christian Pfople and loyal subjects to the British Empire tky should rejoice that by the ttlki of aWefcinjr the pains and hardships of (he now little town had come to tin end. No matter what ihmr peraonel feeJuip aaight be they muat all wi»h that .tl*B fifttncitkl war which luid been rasHnir «f I' 6 P f t se T en months should soon ter- Wtoate Iμ .them pray that the inhabi. twits of bouth Africa, particularly thow of. the-rransvaal and the Orange Free State ihJtfu What their nationality might b*! should Jiv« m peace and harmony, and «M«qr perfect iwlitical and religiou* freedom. THE LYTTELTOW CHURCHES. Yesterday morning- at Holy' Trinity- Übureh tl» mrvice w»m one of thanksgiving, •nd opened with the hymn "Now thank we «U our (50d." In the evening aTe Deum wee nuig. At St. Sdviotir's Churcli, We«t Lyttdton, * fff*' ttl t f was used. The Vicar re- Srtuiitetl his fonjjTegation that probably the vmmiil garrison ami time who had relieved Uietn wj-re joining in thanksgiving to God for Uieu- auooew. In the evening the Rev. I »I - f ( t b4U " be f *««in referred to Mafeking. ! At tl«, UtluMc Church, the Rev. Dean ! lw!f' fw"?,*™ ,7 mass ' rßfe "-ed to the j wttef of Mafeking as a matter for deep ■«w«tfuin««s to Ood. particularly as it had <»vered a> nmny people, not only men, but ¥*» womea and children, from miseries Jtjlijcfa j)8ople here could form no concep ■ At tie r'resbyterian Church, the Rev. A. «, Iwttdwell made «, passing allueion to the cauae for rejoicing- which the good news had p«n to all Britons, whose countrymen had •een jprovkJentiallv rescued. tlie Weskyan Chuich, the Rev. D. MeNiool in tho evening preacWd on the sub •2f*Ji f J* 6 relief <>f MafekiDg, dwelling on *»* biga qnalitips of its defenders. I AT KAIAPOI. 