ST. DAVID'S CHURCH.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19887, 26 March 1930, Page 2

ST. DAVID'S CHURCH.

JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS. St. David's jubilee celebrations commence# on Sunday last, the Right Rev. George Budd, Modeiator of General Assembly, being the preacher. The choir, augmented by some past members and a few friends, under the baton of Mr G. B. Rawlinson, with Mr S. O. Thrower, organist, led the praise. At 2.30 p.m. a large gathering, in which youth was in evidence, assembled outside the church, where, after the singing of "O, Set Ye Open Unto Me," the Moderator unlocked the entrance door to the new Bible (Mass rooms—the jubilee memorial—with a key of gold, presented to him from St David s congregation, by the Rev. J. D. Webster. A service followed In the church. Lonjf before 6.30 the evening congregation was assembling, and when the serviee opened with "Te Deum," every available space was filled to overflowing, & reDavid" 8 ia tlle histor y of St. A very fine tri bute to the excellence.. of the choir s singing came in the coarse of the even* ing service, in the form of a request for the repetition of the anthem, "O, Olap Tour clo?prf t * u ? t . been rendered. The day Chorus." 6y WUh " Tha