DUNDAS STREET CHURCH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15827, 28 July 1913, Page 6

DUNDAS STREET CHURCH.

ANNIVERSARY SERVICES. Tho Dundas Street Methodist Church celebrated its anniversary yesterday, special services being held. • In the morning tho Rev. T. A. Pybus (pastor of the church) conducted the service/ Speaking first «of nil to the children, he drew some splendid lessons from the sparrow, his, words being listened to with rapt Attention by the boys and girls, of whom there was a splendid attendance. The minister took for hi 3 text, Ephesians, chapter i, verse 22: " And hath put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be the head over all things to tho Church, which is' His body tho fulness of Him that filleth all in all." Tho preacher brought out the relation of Christ to tho Church, and enlarged on liis subject, "Tho Church, tho Bod}; of Christ." During the offertory the choir sang tho anthem, "0_ taste and see," giving a very good rendering, under the baton of the choirmaster (Mr P. H. Young). In the afternoon the services were continued in the Sunday School, the Rev, H. L, Richards speaking to the children en "Fainting Fits, and How to Cure Them." He illustrated _ the ordinary, intellectual, and moral fainting by several stories, speaking particularly on " stickability." The children showed their very keen interest in .the address by their good attention, In the evening the service was taken by the Rev. F. T. Read, who preached'a very effective sermon from a text taken front

II Kings, chapter ii, verse 9: "And it came to pass when they were gone over that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for theo before I be taken from thee. And Elisha 6aid, I pray thee let a double portion of thy spirit be Upon me." The preacher' referred to the characteristics of Elisha and Elijah, and to the differences between them. During the service Mrs Beer sang, "Lea<l Kindly Light,'' and for the offertory the choir .oave a splendid rendering of the anthem " Blessed be My rock," ' ■

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