KAIKORAI PRESBHERIAN CHURCH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17430, 26 September 1918, Page 5

KAIKORAI PRESBHERIAN CHURCH.

fiftieth: anniversary. A ceremony in connection -with the jubilee o£ the Kaikorai Presbyterian Churcn was held last evening in the church building, " and was attended by a good number of mem-. bars and friends of the church. The Rev. R. R. M. Sutherland presided. Letters of congratulation were received from the Moderator of the General Assem- . bly (the Rev. Robert Wood), and many; others. ' ( The Rev. J. J. Cairney, in a brief ad-'" dress, congratulated tho church on attain- , ing its fiftieth anniversary, and pointed out . how it had prospered. It had been a great sourco of good, and he hoped that it would maintain the high standard which had been attained in tho past. Tho Mayor (Mr J. J. Clark) said he felt suro that the congratulations came not only from tho Presbyterian churches, but from every part of tho city. The Kaikorai Church and its minister deserved the highest praise for the high standard of work done by them. To the pioneers who had gone through such self-denial and had raised the standard of the Presbyterian Church they owed a deep debt of gratitude, and he was sure that as long as tho spirit of these early pioneers was with them they would continue to prosper. Though the outlook was gloomy at times, and things did not always go right, better times were in store for them. The Revs. R. E. Davies and J. Kilpatrick also briefly addressed the gathering. During tho evening tho following items were tastefully rendered: —Solos —"The Coming of the King," Mr A. Rawlinson; "Peace • . and Rest," Miss Jessie Christie; and a trio, "Barcarolle," by Mrs Humphries, and Misses Dick and Pellett. Tho choir also rendered devotional items. i Lat?r in the evening limelight views of - old identities and present members of the congregation were shown. Mr W. Simpson was in charge of tho lantern.