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THE CHURCH

NEWS AND NOTES. FROM PULPIT AND PEW. The Rev. J. Carlisle will be the preacher at the Esk street Baptist Church on the Lord's Day. The evening subject will be "Marriage.” Harvest thanksgiving services will be held in the North Invercargill Baptist Church to-morrow, when Pastor L. P. Bryan will bo the preacher, morning and evening. The gifts will be disposed of on Monday evening. The approach of Easter recalls the new and living hope inspired by the resurrection of Christ. This will be the theme of the Rev. C. H. Olds, 8.A., at the Central Methodist Church, Leet street, on Sunday. In the evening the subject will be "A Question of Life." Pastor A. I. Mitchell will speak in Everybody’s Hall to-morrow night on the subject "What’s Wrong with the World? Will conditions become better or worse?" Mr Mitchell believes that much light on present day and future conditions is clearly revealed in a striking way by several plain prophecies of the scripture. The lecture should be of interest to all. The Southland public will be delighted to hear that the Chatham Islands Maori singer, Airini Weritig who captured Invercargill in 1930 is still with the Rev. A. J. Seamer's famous Maori Choir visiting here at Easter and we express the hope that we shall again hear her marvellous voice in both "O Divine Redeemer” and "Annie Laurie."

A special musical service will be held in the St. Peter’s Methodist Church on Sunday evening. The Passion music will include excerpts from Stainer’s Crucifixion. Mr W. H. Farley will sing "King Ever Glorious" and there will be the duet “So Thou Liftest Thy Divine Petition." The anthems will be “God So Loved” and “Softly in the Silent Night.” Mrs Martin will sing by request "There is a Green Hill.” The Rev. O. S. Pearn will be the preacher at both services and all visitors are cordially invitee!.

The evening service at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church to-morrow will be devoted to the rendition of Maunder's Easter music "Olivet to Calvary.” The choir of 40 voices will be assisted by the following soloists: Soprano, Mrs R. Lindsay; tenor, Mr Frank Johnson; bass, Mr Rewi Kingsland; baritone, Air L. A. Evans. Mrs A. E. Howard Bath will preside at the great organ and the work will be conducted by the choirmaster, Mr 11. P. Weston. Lovers of the old, old story, set to beautiful music, should not fail to hear St. Paul’s Choir to-morrow.

Lord Irwin, formerly Viceroy of India, says that when he was in India he saw a good deal of the work done by missionaries, and appreciated not only its moral and social results, but the spirit in which it was conducted. He saw that they were slaving devotedly to translate the message of Christ into the practical language of Him who went about doing good, and, in spite of the tragedy of disunity within the Christian ranks, were doing work of incalculable value to India, their most powerful sermons being their lives. At First Church on Sunday morning the last of the series on the practice of the spiritual life will be the theme at the family diet of divine worship at 11 a.m., the subject being, "Growing in Holiness.” At 6.30 p.m. the last but one of the series on world renaissance will be the subject of the address. Tradition avers that the first name of Barabbas was also Jesus. The Messiah according to s the Scripture was ordained by God to be the leader and commander of the people. "Is it possible that the world has chosen the wrong Jesus? Can we honestly say the nations of Christendom serve Jesus Messiah? oDes Jesus Barabbas "lay any prominent part in Christendom to-day ?

For many years music lovers in Invercargill have been accustomed at Easter to hearing Stainer’s "Crucifixion” by local choirs. "The Darkest Hour,” a modern version of the same theme, has been written by Harold Moore, and last year the well-known Wellington conductor, Mr Temple White, produced it for the first time in New Zealand. This week-end when two performances will be given, Dr. Stanley Brown is introducing it to Invercargill. The work is written for four solo voices, male quartette and choir, and in treatment is considerably more elaborate than Stainer’s version. It is divided into a prologue, four scenes and an epilogue. Much of the music is written with fine dramatic instinct, particularly the trial scenes before Caiaphas and Pilate, while the redemption theme is depicted in a duet for soprano and tenor with full choir accompaniment—a magnificent piece of choral composition. The choir is augmented to 50 voices and the soloists are all well known local singers. Music lovers should enjoy this cantata, and find comparison with the well known “Crucifixion” interesting.

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Southland Times, Issue 21657, 19 March 1932, Page 10

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THE CHURCH Southland Times, Issue 21657, 19 March 1932, Page 10

THE CHURCH Southland Times, Issue 21657, 19 March 1932, Page 10