CHURCH DAY PARADE

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19338, 31 May 1937, Page 6

CHURCH DAY PARADE

SOUTH AFRICAN VETERANS

0000 MUSTER YESTERDAY

111 beautiful sunshine, ami ideal weather conditions in striking contrast to the unfavourable weather conditions prevailing last year, the South African war veterans attended the Voreeniging peace day church parade at. Holy Trinity Church yesterday morning, there being a good muster of veterans, although the "casualty" list, during the past 12 months had been very heavy. Falling in at .Hannah's corner, headed by tile W.F.'.C.M.B. Hand, and followed by the Gisborne Fire Brigade, the veterans marched to the church. The lessons were read by the Revs. 1!. C. Aires and T. A. Moresby.

The preacher, Canon A. F. Hall, took his text from the first verse of the twenty-first chapter of the [{evolutions of St. John the Divine, "and there was no more sea." "There is something very inspiring about the sea," said (hepreacher. "St. John was the last of the disciples of Jesus, and when he wrote the book of the Revelations, wa.s a very old man, nearly 90 years of age. lie had been Bishop of ' Fphesus and used to climb a hill at- l'atmos. and look across the sea to Asia Minor. The world is full of separation; many families arc sad and miserable because of separation: Christianity and religion bridge the gap. Union is spiritual, and death cannot break the union."

The parade comprised 21 South African veterans. 25 bandsmen, and 20 lire brigadesmen.