PRESBYTERIAN MISSION HALL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 17038, 13 December 1915, Page 10

PRESBYTERIAN MISSION HALL.

FOUNDATION STONK LAID. 'llio foundation ttono of tho ugtvPresbytcrian Mission Hall, at present boing'built on the corner of Gloitcoster Street and Linwood Avonue, was laid on Saturday In tlio Rev J. Patorson. Tin' hall, which stands on n quarter of ticio of ground, will cost £";V2 fur-ni-licd. and will st-at ahotit 250 people It is t-xpuctod Unit the building will b; rwidy lor occupation by next February.

Th" npwinbnfy ooinnteuced with n praytu' of invocation by thy Ilov F. Utile, followed hv tho .timing ol "Tho Old Hundredth.'' Tho H«v A. Thompson, of St Andrew's, thon read tho lesson, ajsd" Mr J. Tenneiu. tlto ]:o:uo missiotier, \\!id will. bt> in charge of ihe new ehttrch, yave a brief R:!dri'»s. Mr P. Horcn.*.. convenor of \h!> Church Ks tension Ooirnuittt'e. wid that- the committer had taken upo i Hxeif the threefold task of building churches in New Drightnn, Linwood and' Hiolunontl. The New Brighton church had been fimehed. Tin- wftr had intorfered with the building of v.hc Linwood eliurch; but now tlvat it was fairly started they hoped to have it completed shortly and the" Richmond church begun. In conclusion the speaker wishci:! the member!* of the Presbyterian ("much in Linwood every success iu their work. A prayer of consecration was offered liy the Urv I>r Krtrin, after which t!ia ceremony of laying the ztnno was performed l>y the Rev J. Paterson. of St I'nni's. Mr Paterson said that he r n!iy npproci ihe bou'wr bestowed upon him in be.iii"' asked to perform the ceromonv. ' He said lie felt sure that Mi' Teniient wmild d« great work m the hall. He had worked with Mr Tennent for some time, and he knew him as a zealous and ardent worker for (Jod. Paterson made an appeal for funds to help to pay oft the debt on the building. The Hon G. W. Russell, in a brief address. saM that Jin was present to show his sympathy with the work the Presbyterian Church was <ioing in Liiiwood. The Presbyterian Church had produced many strong men in the past, and' bo felt sure that the },nll would prove a great help in promoting education and right living rii the district. Referring to the war. tb o speaker said that ho and everyone else tru-ted that it would foon end, but not until a righteous and lasting peace bad been established. God ruled the nations, and He could never permit a country like Prussia to dominate Britain a nation That stood for liberty, justice and righteousness.