THE CHURCHES.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1288, 5 November 1896, Page 42

THE CHURCHES.

st. Joseph’s church organ

The new organ for St. Joseph’s Church, Buckle street, is to be completed by May next, and will cost about .£520. Of this amount, ,£IOO has already been subscribed by a few friends, and last Sunday at the church a collection on behalf of the fund realised £2O. A first-class programme of sacred music was given, Madame Carlton’s singing of the “ Inflammatus ” solo from the “ Stabat Mater,” with full choral and orchestral accompaniment, being the finest number of the evening, whilst Mr Rowe’s “Cujus Animam ” was also highly successful. Miss May Sullivan sang with great taste “ Tibi Christi,” and Mr E. D. Dunne the “ Pro Peccatis ” (“ Stabat Mater ”), whilst Rossi’s “ Magnificat ” was sung by Miss May Sullivan, Miss K. Rigg, and Messrs Rowe and Dunne. Mr Mac Duff Boyd played an excellent violin solo, Mackenzie’s “Benedictus.” The “ Yeni Creator ” was sung by Mr Rowe, and for the Benediction Murphy’s service was chosen. The concert is to be repeated next Sunday evening. CHURCH OF CHRIST. At the meeting of the above church for worship on Sunday morning ten young persons, who during the past week had been baptised upon confession of their faith, were formally received into membership. Mr Turner presided, and extended the right hand of fellowship to them, while Mr Dick exhorted the church, urging those present to ambition in the imitation of Christ. In the evehing Mr Turner spoke upon “ Relationship to Christ,” taking his text from Mark iii., 35.