TAPANUI PRESBYTERIANS.

Mataura Ensign, 2 October 1914, Page 3

TAPANUI PRESBYTERIANS.

THE XKAV CHURCH. ■Wednesday afternoon wjk a red-'eiter day in the. history of the Presb/tc v<n Church, jir Tupmiiti when the four.u.,-lian-i'toinj of tiic iis?w church was laid (write* our correspondent). Thee, was .a large gathering and the bn.id was j; re-seat- audi piave.d a few sel.vtioiiK. Proseediujw commenced by tho ii:i«uijj of tin- lOiitb Psalm, after which Per. (!. H. Barton led in prav-i. - . Rer. C. \V. 'i Hcrr.UA ri'iij a few veisfts from Cor. 1., chapter 10. The ttjioak(M" suitt it was jv.st three ye-.u* .since it wu< proposed to build a- m-.r chm-ch. A .strong committee est f-ernud and a canvass of the disrnc; w.v-, made to ascertain- what support would be forthcoming and thut he w;m glad to say was heartily responded to. Plans were prepared and an estimate given. Tender*! mw then <-;il'ctt. l-:it a< they wei-i: all over the estimate uoiu! was accepted. Another meeting wax he'd and several modification.-, in the plans were made, and .u.irniu te-mle:,* were exiled, that of .Mr A. A. Ab.ivn !(iUM7> being accepted. They h-r. in ! cash am! promises £7->0 and an al'i.w- ---! shim of JL'oOO from the .Synod, Sut they j were still a long way on the debit s.de. An opportunity would be. given to tho*e ! present to give whatever assistunce they could- Air Herou.s concluded, by i upon Mr John Edgar to lay tin 1 I'ouni dation stone. | Mr' Edgar said that he felt proud of the position .in which he wis placed. i Mv E. Air-combo, at thits stage, presented Mr .Edgar with a silver trowel bearing tho following inscrintiou: "Presented to John Kdga-r, E«j., on the occasion of laying the foundation stone of the Pi'esbvte.rian Church, September :SO, 1914.—Ednnoiul Aiwofmibe. Architect.; A. A. Aburn, Builder." Mr Edgar the.it proceeded with the work and declared, tho stone truly laid. Pev. A. Bogg expressed the. pleasure it gave him to be present cm such a niemorah'e occasion, and .said' that he felt gratified thn t!ie congregation of which he had been for many ypjin a laborer had rwolvetl to erect such a splondid edifice, to the glory of God. A collection wa» taken tip which amounted, to £2O 9s. Rer. J. Coilie. cxpreswd his-, pleasure, at being present. * He felt gratified that the committee had carried out its duties so well and obtained such a glorious result, and hj« trusted that it» efforts would be fully rewarded.