DERBY BLESSING.
RACECOURSE SERVICES. LONDON, June 5. "Christ was not a killjoy, but ■ a favourite guest at wedding feasts and dinner parties," declared the Bishop of Guildford (Dr. J. H. Greig) preaching at Epsom Eacecourse. in the midst of widespread preparations for the Derby. "The joy of life is gained by those who realise that we are not here to get, but to give," he added. The sermon was delivered from a temporary altar surmounted by a cross and candles, in front of the east grandstand, with clergy, choir, Church Army band, members of the Evangelist Assot ciation, and the congregation in the stand.
Three thousand gipsies from adjacent camps lined the railings. The Bishop announced that he brought the racegoers, at the beginning of the great public festival, a message of Christ's joy and gladness.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 137, 12 June 1930, Page 7
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