CHURCH SERVICES.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 78, 1 April 1895, Page 2

CHURCH SERVICES.

•■■■.•■:.•■: - . . : ,'\ Yesterday the anniversary of St. James'e Presbyterian Sunday f eqhooU VVelU|»gtonTJy. abreeh, was celebrated by Bpecial Bervicg« in St. James's Hall, which was prettiivdecorabed for the occasion. There.^arf. crowded congregations. al\ each service* ? I Theßgy,^^. Laws conducted thejfeptn-: ing fcorvice, the Rev. R. Ferguson', tha afternoon meeting, and the Rev. J. Head-,: rick the -evening sewice^ Special hymns weftWng-rby'aatroHgr choir,. 150 in, num.- ;■ ber, under-the conciuctorehipof Mr Walton. The coliecbiona during the day were in aid of the Sunday-school. ... Yesterday morning the ,Righb Rev. Bishop Wilson, of Melanesia, preached at ot, Mark's; Churcb, Remuera, and in the aftGtnoon he conducted the children's service ai ' St. Mary'B Church, Pamell, while in the ( evening he addressed a crowdedecongregation at Sb. Sepulchre'e Church. •'/!■ - The anniversary services of the PoSisonby Baptist Sunday-school were Held yeeterdayj^ the varioua gatherings being addressed by the Rays. R. Scotb Weßbi F. Warner^ andi A. H. Collins. /The children sang a num-| ber of special hymns, under the conductor* \ ship of Mr Geo. Turley.. : There were good ■ cbngregabions throughout., r, : - ■~._..;,.! The anniversary services of'-ithe ■ Freej^ Methodifib Church Sunday;6c.hpql,'Pibb and Ji Vincenb-streebs, were held yesterday, the Revs. F. Warner, yG. H. Mann,' and A.A. Peters conducting the various serTicag/;The ch|ldren,;Keang^epe,cialj bymns, aseistod :; by a otrbug orcbeijtra;;uuUer Mr Frith't conductorship. - The day's collections were. £12 8s Bd, and all the^ serviceß; wero well^ attended.- . ■■ .' The services held a 6 the Church of the ; Sacred Heart, Ponsonbyßoad, yesterday, were well attended and sermons suitable to Passiontide: were preached. ■ In the evening Giorza's " Vesper. Service "was , sung, the soloists being Miss. Tole, Mrs Ralph. -The 'Vlnfiammabus" from "Stabab Mater* and the "Aveßeginu were eung, JVlin3 Campion taking the leplp in, ■J.he /ormer and Mica Brinsden in the latter, ..the ' ,mal&,-. parts Joeing takeni,by Messrs Beeban and Brigga, wTy> aK°■jbine'a Mies Tplejn the 0 Salutarie {Mercadante)i [.^.^^.Ei^axter^nductedi.^-,;;^., '? •