KNOX CHURCH.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19947, 15 November 1926, Page 3

KNOX CHURCH.

JUBILEE SERVICES. The jubilee ■ celebrations in Knox Church were continued yesterday. At the morning service the church was well fined. The Rev. W. T. Todd conducted the first part of the worship and spoke to the children from the words, She hath done what she could.” It was with great pleasure that the congregation heard Mr iodd who, before he entered the ministry, was for many years the superintendent of the Sunday School. The Rev. Tulloch Yuille preached on “A Fruit-bearing Church, and urged the members of Knox Churcn, if they would be successful iu praying tor the Church and the Kingdom, to have always a good life at the back of their prayers. At the afternoon service there was an attendance of about 600 young people, when the Rev. W. T. Todd spoke on “The Ideal of Life and Service. Mr Duncan Wright led the singing, as he did 50 years ago. The Girl Guides formed a guard of honour outside the church tor the young people to pass through on their way up from the school. At the reunion of youth workers, held after the service, 180 past and present teachers were present at tea, and two hours were happily spent renewing old friendships. At the evening service the church was crowded. The Hon. G. M. Thomson gave a brief retrospect of the last 50 years, and showed how to-day differed from 50 years ago in such things as scientific achievement, the presence of hurt— everywhere, the lack of fnmilv worship, and of Bible knowledge. He urged the people to more prayer and to simplicity of religion, and expressed the hope that 50 years afterwards many of the young People would gather in the church to thank God for all the ways He had led them. The Rev. Tulloch Yuille preached on “The Responsibilities of a Great Church.” A full choir, augmented by past members, rendered fine music at both services under the direction of Mr W. Paget Gale, who was assisted in the morning by Miss May Young. The morning soloists were Mrs J. A. Moore and Miss M. Campbell, and Mr Bert Rawlinson; and the evening soloists were Miss Mabelle Esquilant and Miss Hope Hodges. The celebrations are to be continued to-morrow, when at a reunion social one of tlie speakers will he the Acting Primb Minister (the Hon. Downie Stewart), a deacon of the church, and a former pupil in the Sunday School.