METHODIST CHURCH

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18256, 27 November 1933, Page 9

METHODIST CHURCH

ANNIVERSARY SERVICES The Sunday school anniversary services of the Gisborne Methodist Church were held yesterday at the Bright street Church A large platform of six tiers , and lidding about 150 children, was erected at the end of the building. The church was decorated with large baskets ol flowers suspended from the ceiling, and palms and evergreens around the walls. The singing was conducted by Mr. James Clirisp, the Sunday School superintendent. An orchestra of seven instrumentalists played the accompaniments, while a large choir augmented the children's voices. The compilation of hymns was probably the best for several years and in the singing of these the children acquitted themselves well. Individual voices of a high order were revealed by the various recitations, solos, duet? and choruses. At all the services there were good congregations, the church being well tilled in the morning, while in the evening it, was crowded. Yesterday’s anniversary services were regarded as the most successful for many years. The preacher at the 11 a.in. service was the Rev. F. G. Marshall and the theme of his address was the idea, of children early dedicating their lives to God and the building of character therefrom. He said this could he done through prayer and by relating of the whole of life to God’s purpose. Roth the afternoon and evening s'er vices were led by the Rev. 11. Daniel. In the afternoon he based Ids remarks on the text “He Hint sowetli sparingly shall reap also sparingly,” taken from Second Corinthians, chapter nine, and verse six. The main thought, was that life was a garden, and the speaker urged the young people to sow in the beds ot their lives the seeds of truth, perseverance, contentment and love.

In the evening the Rev. 11. Daniel spoke on the text, “He that sowetli in summer is a wise son,” Proverbs, chapter 10, verse 5. The speaker pointed out that the sheltered period of. life—the days of home and school—wer s largely the foundation of character, which would be the character lor tip winter of life.