MEMORIAL ROSE TREES

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24536, 9 April 1945, Page 3

MEMORIAL ROSE TREES

; mr nash CEREMONY at ST. JAMES’S CHURCH a very beautiful thought that ■Wld begin this week of fellowa remembrance of those you have had fellowship i& X past." said the Primate of (Archbishop West-Wat-ceremony at St. James’s hj Lower Riccarton, yesterday when rose trees in memory •®sc°tiarishioners who have been this war were unveiled by Minister (the Hon. The service was the first marking the 21st anniverJ ai 3the church. The anniversary affj? n ew visions and new possim J? for a church coming of age, Pfibishop said, and this service falling so near Easter, « the need for a resurrection «T?o life and vigour for the ’H of the time. «SSL had impressed him more way New Zealanders pret&JJtoe observance of Anzac Day. the Dominion held Anzac 5» and England observed WSf.IL pay so sincerely, it seemed the sacrifice had been made was in readiness, it had ■gfflSn touched by the divine Ihich would make wars cease. In 'S&i S ,h « e oS Sgs?- 10 ‘5SiJf“-S!SS? ■ m, “ ftftSSnity meant anything at all, i ilSn commemorated by the unveiltrees were not dead but other realms, said Mr Nash, performed the ceremony. It all who knew them to be of the sacrifice, that had these boys of their oppordeprl^their sport, and the priceless Ssd’omof home life and children. iS proud of their glorious deeds j in these rose trees we will keep '“I neen the memory of their lives. that when these roses bloom of the parish will gather the c hurch and each year Xenew their vows to be worthy of E 1 sacrifice,” Mr Nash said. . then directed junior chons.„fto?4ithdraw the flags with winch to s »rpes'bed been draped. Each the r^? v have ablate attached with the a seryieman from the parish fcggJKSkMi offered rpptTMd we lesson was read by Mr r«rHick. The band-of the ChristHigh School played for ffeSfaM a guard of honour Bf. toS by other school cadets. Rev. C. Tanner) predded. ' 1 .