METHODIST JUBILEE

Taranaki Daily News, 6 December 1932, Page 10

METHODIST JUBILEE

CELEBRATIONS AT MAN Al A. SPECIAL SERMONS PREACHED. The jubilee of the Methodist Church at Manaia, whjch began on Saturday with a garden party, already reported, was continued on Sunday, when special services were held in the church. The morning’s preacher was the Rev. E S. Enunitt, M.C., who spoke on the subject of moral and spiritual vunon as being essential in modern life as well as to Old Testament times. No nation could acquire real , and lasting greatness, said the speaker, apart from the recognition of realities other than those that were solid enough to strike their senses. •Rebind this material existed, as all science, was now convinced, the invisible Mind in which all things consisted. The evening speaker was the Rev. is. Dudley, F.R.A.S., who announced as his subject “The Church as a Ploughshare, a simile used by Jesus Himself. The Church must not, he said, lag behind in the path of progress. Conservatism and traditional opinions had too often barred the way of the spirit of God, the spirit of truth. The Church was rather a ploughshare cutting into the hard, beaten sod. There were those who would oppose any enlargement of truth, being hide-bound by the old dogmatisms, and too blind to recognise the wider horizons. , Appreciative reference was made to the sturdy pioneers of the Church in the district, and an appeal made to those who were but nominal Methodists to do a fair share of the work, instead of leaving it'to others who were tiring themselves out in ofder carry on. The jubilee events will be continued over next week-end. HOME NURSING CLASSES. TOKAORA EXAMINATIONS. The following pupils of the Tokaora home nursing class have passed their examinations:— Third year (medallion): Misses Ida Batten and May Jennings. First year: Mesdames Madge Wren and Louise Thrush, Misses Phyllis Elvin Alvis, Mary Wakelin and Elsie Griffin. . ■ . , EGMONT A. AND P. SHOW. COW-JUDGING CLASS RESULTS. Cow-judging competitions at tlie recent Egmont A. and P. show resulted:Secondary schools: Gordon Innes. (Manaia) 1, Frances Gamlin (Manaia) .2, Sheila McDonald (Manaia) 3. . . Primary schools: F. Kelsen (Tawhiti) 1, M. J.- Green (Okaiawa) 2, R. Haseltine (Hawera) 3. ■ ' ■ - „ • The judge, Mr. A. W. Green, Hamilton, was particularly -, pleased with the secondary school class work, which he considered very good. The other class was only fair, for to a certain extent points seemed to have been allotted by 'guesswork. .He had therefore marked more on the comments made. , < < THE FLANDERS POPPY TOKEN. RESOLUTION OF HAWERA R.S.A. In order to impress upon the general public the fact that the Flanders poppy as a memorial taken is definitely for disabled men to make and the local returned soldiers’ associations to sell, the South Taranaki executive at a meeting in Hawera on Friday evening unanimously endorsed the following resolution: “That the local authority controlling the granting of street sale days be approached and, in view of the sentiment and objects attached to the sale of poppies .by component parts of the New Zealand Returned Soldiers’ Association, be requested to stipulate, that such street sale days to any organisation not connected with the Returned Soldiers’ Association be granted subject to the proviso that the poppy flower design is in no way imitated.” It was decided to forward a copy of the resolution to the Hawera Borough Council. ’ • ■ In a headquarters circular it was stated that the poppy had been the memorial token of ex-service organisations in America, Britain, Belgium, Canada, Australia and other parts of the Empire, including New Zealand, for the past 12 years for the relief of distress and necessity. The matter of the sale of poppies had been talked of by another organisation in Wellington and headquarters felt very deeply that the poppy should be exploited in such a manner. A WAT UN A SOCIAL AFTERNOON. MEDAL FOR CALF COMPETITION. The last social afternoon to raise funds for a medal for the best dairy type calf was held in the Awatuna hall, the hostesses being Mrs. Coxhead and Mrs. Hewiler, Te Kiri. Mrs. Bourke gained first place in the decorating competition with her vase of mauve ixias and aquilegias; Mrs. Cassidy was second and Miss M. Hughes third. The vases were then used .to decorate the afternoon tea tables. Miss Gwen Beere played a pianoforte solo. A memory test'was won by Mrs. W. P. Hughes, while Mrs. Lind won. a “tennis wedding” competition and Miss Hughes won a scent spray. ■ Mrs. Bourke thanked the hostesses for giving such a pleasant afternoon and Mrs. Clement for judging. Mrs. Coxhead replied on behalf of the Te Kiri ladies. WELCOME HOME AT AUROA. MR. AND (MRS. WILKS RETURN. Mr. and Mrs. Stan. Wilks have returned to Auroa and settled in their new home, where a large gathering last week welcomed them. Mrs. Wilks was . a nurse in the Hawera hospital. Mr. • Wilks has done great work for both the Auroa Tennis Club and the Operatic Society. Mrs. Wilks’ father, who is travelling on the lonic from England, is coming on a visit to his relatives this month. HAWERA OPERA HOUSE. BARBARA STANWYCK IN “SO BIG.” ■ Barbara Stanwyck in “So Big,” is the attraction opening to-day at the Hawera Opera House for two nights. Barbara Stanwyck’s role in “So Big,” as Selina Peake, the girl whose story from childhood to old age is . the central theme of the plot, is the finest bit of work that Barbara has yet accomplished on the screen. The cast of “So Big” in addition to Barbara Stanwyck is worth consideration with George Brent as leading 1 mqn.