NEW ANGLICAN CHURCH.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12405, 21 November 1908, Page 5 (Supplement)

NEW ANGLICAN CHURCH.

The opening of the new Anglican Church, at tbe Rai Valley took place on Sunday last in the presence of a large number of people. In the absence of tbe Rev. J. P. Kernptborne, Bishop's Commissary, and the Yen. . Archdeacon Grace, the Rev. W. : Stace, of Haveloek. performed the j dedication ceremony. The church is a very pretty little up-to-date struc- , ture erected on a site presented by , Mr George Seymour. The usual , morning service was read with the , addition of the special dedication ; prayer. The Key. Mr Stace took as ] his text Zachanah 4— lo "Who dotb i despise the day of small things?" - In the course of an appropriate ser- c mon, M.r Stace Kad the minutes of ' the first meeting held on tbe 23rd I August, 1905, at the Rai Valley < School for the purpose of discuss- : ing matters in connection with tbe i erection of a cburch building. He said tbafe to those who took part in < that first meeting it was indeed a 1 "day of small things." There s seemed little prospect of getting a ? Qburcb at the time. However, a « Little band , of workers had gone i steadily on until . now they bad a. j church building which was a credit ] to the whole community. At the ] son elusion of' the address, which was listened to with the keenest interest* Miss Ross most pleasingly sang tbe 3'acred solo " The Heavenly Song. ": Ihe service was most impressive , throughout, and was brought to a . 3lose -by the congregation singing ' the recessional hymn "Onward € Christian Soldiers." A number of , eisitors were present from a distance, t wnongst whom was Mr John Gra- j Ham, of Nelson, f