ROXBURGH.

Otago Witness, Issue 953, 25 April 1889, Page 17

ROXBURGH.

, Apbil 20.— -The anniversary services of the Boxburgh- Presbyterian. Church, were conducted by the Bey. Mr Jolly, of Lawrence, who preached to large, congregations ou Sunday,, the, 14 th, instant. In the mdrnlngithe preacher delivered an able andfejvejqt , address from<jbhq words, •• Blessed are,, the pure in heart, for they shall see God,"— St. Matthew sth, and Bth ; and la the evening, frpw, Isaiah, 55th , and lit verse, 'J Ho j, everyone ,j;bav jfchirsf eth comeyja.tq the waters, and he that hath no money, come ye v buy wins andJmilk .without money, and without price." : MrJollyharjnade.hfyi mark a? anableand ; earnest <preachetK of the Gospel in.'Boxburgh. He also preached at Miller's Flat In the afternoon., ; „ 1 1 . Soouii Mbbtino.— A. soiree and service of song was held , on .the • following Tuesday in , the local Athenaum Hall, ' when there was a 1 large attendance renresentaftve of the various religious bodies in the dißtrict. The eatables/ Which' bad been provided by the ladies of the congre-. cation, were of the best < quality and in abundance. Great j taste* was displayed in. the table arrangements, the delicacies, being interspersed with beautiful flowers. The ladies, who are always, to the front on these occasions,, had made very effective arrangements, and ..every > one of them did her best and must have felt gratified at, the. success at-, tamed. • The chief .workers weren-Mesdames., T. Andrew,. J. J. Smith, Misses Elder (4), Heayes, Scully, A. Smith, Binaeton (2), A. M'lntosh, and Mesgames Murdock, M'lntosh, Waters, Marsh, Elder, .and F. Sunn. .. The tables being cleared, the Bey. Mr Telford took the chair, and after a few introductory remarks called upon the Bey. Mr Jolly to addreßs the meeting. ; The Subject of Mr Jolly's address,, was ." Ohurch.HJstory, especially in,so far as Presbyterianism formed part of that . history. The Bey. Mp Lothian, of Alexandra, -who was ;also .present, jthen made a few general remarks, after which the, choir, under the conductorship of Me James Gray, rendered fcongs in capital (style, and Mr Jolly/ gave-, the connective reading!, Miss Thompson presiding At the organ.; Votes i of thanks haying been, passed, the ohoir sang :the, stirring anthem i" Arise, and thine," ah&the benediction brought to, a .close, a most, enjoyable evening. The proceeds amounted to about £37. .... > * . . ', OaURCBBKPUTEBS.— The.Beva. Messrs iKirklau,d k of West Taierijatid.B.Jl.M..Sutherland l of Kaikorai, tho' deputation." appointed by^he Synpd.of Qtago ( t.q visit the goldflelds Congregations, arrivedih^re abpjjt the 'lsth ofulaafrfaonfch,! and held services .on,.tbe , lsth,<MthVffi&! Wtik OiiVfiunday Mr, Kirklaufll preached " in <th&.tnbrniDgf on ,',' East, Present, and, Future/Salvitioafii/, Bphesians, 2nd,chap(ier, Bth verse ; •2nd Corinthians, ulsb i. chßpter, 10th. verse;' and Komans, 13th 'chapter, iJast clause of ,llth vepe. The sermon waefa modt<.impressive one. .the subject being handled in a manner ■ that is seldom heard in up-country churches. - Mr, Sutherland in the evening took for his subject theinoident related in St. Luke, 2nd chapter, of Joseph and Mary losing Jesus in Jeruialem, from whion he delivered a vigorous ad-, dreis, pointing out in plain, language theplaces where .professed' Obristians might lose Christ with, all -interest in His Gospel, but were unlikely to find Him again, until their return to the temple or house of ' God. The synod 1b to be complimented on .their selection of two men so well qualified for the workj appointed' them,' and their visit to the various con-, gregations cannot fail to be productive of muoh good.