TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17989, 16 July 1920, Page 2

TRINITY METHODIST CHURCH

• JTTBH.EE CONCBBai. A concert in connection' with the jubilee celebrations of Trinity Methodist Church wa* hold last evening, and was largely attendea, tho item® being very much appreciated. Most of the programme, which was o fairly lengthy one, was composed of musio, vooal and instrumental, with » few recitertwme sc a£tered throughout it. The organist, _M3BS K Hartley, gave an organ. solo by way of proiuae, and the Rav. Rugby Pratt then announced that several letters expressing good.wishes for the future of the churchy had been received. These he reed, stating tot they much appreciated these good wishes. lie extended a heerty welcome to all present. The choir, under tho direction, of the choirmaster (Mr S. Lawn), sang Dudley Buck 8 amthom, " Hymn to Music, in a highly crediteblfl manner, such deficiencies as there were being du© to o> limited number of Eialo voices The balance -waa nevertheless fairly good, which went to prove that -there were no purely om&nieiitp&l members anwogtne tenors and bassos. Gounod's song, There Is a Green Hill Far Away," was very feelingly and tastefully interpreted _ by Miss Irene Horniblow, anjl Miss Bessie Thompson was then heard to advantage in. o recitation, though it is to b& feared some at the rear of the church scarcely heard her at tne outseft. A violin solo by Mrs H. S. Robertson found much favour with those present. This was a Reverie by Yieuxtemps, which Mrs Robartson played very skilfully and with good taste. It secured the first encore of tho evening, tho-agh there had been recalls previously. Mr W. E. Crecwes two little ditties ("I Be 'Opin You Remember " awl " The Little Girl From Hanloy Way"), with which the audience was delighted, a supplementary number being demanded. A well-known Dunedin vocalist in the person o# Miss Violet Barth sang Mfemdclssohn's "Hear My Prayer" with a correct' conception of the devotional requirements of the solo, and was assisted by the choir. The latter portion of the selection, "Oh, For the Wing of a Dove," was very nicely rendered. " Homing;" W Del Riego, was pleasingly sung by Mrs Mlabbin, and the choir contributed ii* pecond anthem, "By _ Babylon's Wave" (Gounod), a collection, being taken up in aid of the jubilee debt extinction funds Mrs Robert eon's further violin solo was Beethoven's " Romance in G,' in which she easily succeeded in pleasing her cudiemjo, end Miss Emily Foster contributed to the enjoyment of the evening by singing' Lambert's " God's Garden." Miss Thompson recited for tho sooond time,' and Mr Crewes sang " The Wayfarer's Night Song,"' +ho choir bringing the concert to a conclusion with the "Hallelujah Chorus.' Miss E. Hartley presided at the organ, and Mk Lawn conducted th-j choir.