An Interesting Assemblage.
BLBKHEIM, April 13. | Thtre was qnite a unique gathering no the inniversary B«rvio* at tfce We«leyan Ohnroh l&et night. Fourteen flderly ladies and gentl«m»n sat down to table wh*se unite 1 ages totalled over a thousand year*. Seven arrived in the colony in the y«ar 1842. The ages of ©no martied oooplo totalled 152 yewe, of another 149 years, and of another 144 years. The oldest member of the gathering was 82 years *f age. The Rev Mr Ball, late of Auckland, received a hearty welcome from the Wesl«yan 'congregation last night, the Anglio»D, Presbytimn, Salvation Army, and Maori mißUione being Ml represented by heads of tbe denominations.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 86, 13 April 1888, Page 2
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111An Interesting Assemblage. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 86, 13 April 1888, Page 2
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