Queen Street Church.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 63, 18 March 1904, Page 2

Queen Street Church.

. *——„ LAYTNCI THE FOUNDATION' STONES.

Dn Thursday afternoon n largo number of people gathered together tor I lie- ceremony in connection with the laying of tin- I'oiiiulation stones of the new 'Primitive Methodist Church in (Jiicun Street,. 'l'lie new , building is to lie erected on the site of the old church, which has been niovi'fl back mnl nltei'ed to till the requirements of a schoolroom. Proceeding's opened will! u In inn, and then the liev. .Henderson offered prayer. After another hymn the Kev Osborne rl'resbylcrian) read Hie lesson, followed by more .singing and u \cr.y able address bv the Jiov. Clover, of Klratford. 'phe first, stone was laid by Mr W, Hasseli, a V(,| '.v "Id i nber of the I'rimiti've Molhodisl t.'limrh in .New I'lvnioiith. The Kev. Nix owing i„ "iiav.mlaNe absence of liielh-v I'rnke. laid the seem! one. and j\l,.leiikinson Ihe third. A Hit the stones had been declared "well ami Irnl.v laid" ,Mr Ilassetl. addressed the meeting. This speech was full of lhe early trials ami ivminiseeiiees of the I'rimilive Methodist Church in Taranaki. A collection was taken up ami realised Z'M which, willi lhe many promises of donations, will be a considerable l»'lp to the building fund. 'Phe Kev. Woolloxall moved a lie-artv vote of thanks to all those who had helped to make the ceremony such a. success, and the people dispersed. A social was held in the evening to welcome the I'lcv. Woolloxali, who has been appointed second minister to Mew I'lymoulh and Sister Hill, who is 'to be stationed at Inglewood. The schoolroom wns crowded, and the meeting was lively and most enjoyable. Anthems by the choir, speeches ami solos occupied most of the time, and at about 9 p.m. tea and coffee and the the usual tasty eatables were handed round. A pleasant itero of the evening wns a short speech by Mr (icorge linssett, of Wangnnui, on the best way to get the young men into the, churches. Miss \V. Xixon olliciated at the organ in her usual good style.