WESLEY AN CHURCH ANNIVERSARY, POKENO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6064, 25 April 1881, Page 5

WESLEY AN CHURCH ANNIVERSARY, POKENO.

).v Thursday evening, April 21, the annive ary aoircc of the above church was hel indor the superintendency of Mr. Ilichai iobl»3, and it is hardly necessary to stat hat his energetic efforts were crowned by jrilliant success. Backed up by the aid < i number of ladies, who not only gunciousl provided the tables, but presided at them i v way that calicd forth the eulogiums ( ;he visitors, succcss was rendered easy c ittainment; and when it is remembered thr ■he platform was occupied by the Rev. I isitt, the retiring minister, the Rev. t_ Jau"hey, who is newly appointed t his circuit, and the Rev. T. Dunn, th 'cntleman who succeeds Mr. Forbes as tn castor of the Presbyterian Church, you eaders will understand that an audience les Imposed to be satisfied than that whie, ;rammed the tastefully decorated churc :ould not be dissatisfied. After the Chaii [nan's address, the Rev. L. Isitt gave characteristic speech, and was followed b the Rev. T. Dunn, with a witty and clc "juent appeal to the people to keep in step The Rev. T. Caughey was then introduced and for nearly three quarters of an hourkep his hearers spell-bound by one of the inos interesting and instructive addresses v* have ever heard. Mr. Oldham gave a goo* definition of true unity, and, after th customary votes of thanks, the people wer dismissed with the 'Benediction. —[A Corres pondent.]