CHURCH SERVICES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXVI, Issue 79, 14 March 1936, Page 6

CHURCH SERVICES

At St. Matthew’s Church to-morrow there will be Holy Communion at 7 a.m., 8 a.m. and after Mattius at 12 noon. The children’s service will be at 10 a.m. Mattius at 11 a.m. The Rev. K. Liggett will continue his addresses on the Notes of the Bible Reading Fellowship; third question, “Can the Church continue the work of Christ’s healing of the mind and body”? Hymns for the sick and the hospitals have been suitably chosen. Holy baptism will be at 3 p.m. The St. Matthew’s Bible classes combine for a 3 p.m. class to be followed by tea in the hall and attendance at the special 7 p.m. service. The hymns have been chosen by B.C. members. The vicar will continue his talks on the services of the Prayer Book (No. 3), Holy Communion and address on “Some N.I. Titles lor Christians,” (No. 3) “Servants and Slaves.” Mr A. Stamp, who is leaving for Wellington, will take his final Bible class at Mahora at 11 a.m. and give a farewell address at the evening service at St. Barnabas, Parkvale, at 7 p.m. The vicar will take the Sunday school at Mahora at 9.45 a.m. The mission service at 7 p.m. at St. James's Hall, Duke street, will be conducted by the Rev. K. Liggett.

To-morrow evening in the Hastings Methodist Church the Rev. R.. B. Gosnell will take as his subject, “At the End of Our Tether, plain questions addressed to seven men.” The choir will be heard in the anthem “By Babylon’s Waves” and Mr A. J. Symonds, of Timaru, will render a solo. The subject for the morning service will be “The March of Time,” tho anthem being “Open the Gates of the Temple.”

The services in the Havelock North Presbyterian Church will be conducted by the Rev. R. Waugh, morning and evening in Havelock and afternoon at Maraetotara. Mr Beckett will conduct the morning service at Clive.

Mr H. C. Hewlett, who is holding a series of meetings at Nelson street Hall, has been specially requested to remain another week. The additional meetings are advertised in this issue, and a heart}' invitation is given to all interested to attend.

The Christian public of Hastings are urged to follow-up a series of talks on “The Church’’ by Pastor Robertson. Having considered the “Formation” last week, he will deal with the “Features and Figures of the Church which is His Body” this coming Thursday evening at 7.30 p.m. The “Destiny of the British Empire” will be the title of the address to be given in the United Hall, Lyndon road, on Sunday night. In the course of the address the part Outlined by the prophets of God which has to be filled by Britain in the latter days will be indicated. It will also be shown that Britain is not Israel. Special services will be conducted by Adjutant Riseley at the Heretaunga street Hall. March is the “Back to the Army” month and a special invitation is extended to all old-time Salvationists and friends to be present at the old hall to-morrow. These services will take the form of Young People’s Harvest Festival and Thanksgiving meetings.

To-morrow evening in St. Church, the Rev. D. J. A. Shaw will continue his series of addresses on “The Rise and Development ot the Christian Religion,” the subject being: “Early Doctrine and Church Government.” There will be a service at tbe Memorial Hospital at 6 p.m. and a relay service in St. John’s Hall, Mahora. at 7 p.m.

Harvest Festival services will be held in the Baptist Church, Karamti road, S., to-morrow. The Rev. C. B. Boggis will preach at 11 a.m. on “The Cross in the Cornfield,” and in the evening at 7 on the topic “Mad Farming.” There will be appropriate choir anthems and the church will be specially decorated. A hearty welcome is extended to all.