Methodist Church.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10524, 24 April 1907, Page 2

Methodist Church.

WE.LCOMJE! TO' REV. MiR, BLIGHT.

There ym a good atteindande ait th«s MJethodist Church last night, wheni the anniversary entertainment wals made the ooaasionT of a, public! welcome to the ißev. M? Blight, the new past>r. Mr J. Fishier presided, arid ia a ft/s----words introduced Mr Blight and welcomed Mm! in the name of the poepta Mr Fisher urgedi on the congregation the; necessity for cooperation '■"-■ with the minister, emphasising iifc as the main factor towards success. He bespoke for !Mr 'Blight a pleasant a«s(K oiiafbion during has Thames Ministry. There were; ialso on the platform the following gentlemen who on hefelf erf tite respective ibbdies they reweisente-l gave a hearty welcome to the now minister on taking up (his labours in their midst: Rev. 8. Hendersom (Primitive Methodist Church), Rev. E t H. Taylor (Church of Christ), Dr. Lapraik (Ptre»biyit,eirian Church), Mjh Jafc. '■Remsbaw (Baptist andi Congregational), Mr G. Horn (officers of the Methodist Church), andl Me X. Scott (Sunday Sthbol). The Riev. Mr Blight thanked the speakers for their dhleery words of welcome), which, augured promisingly for his prospective work amongst them. Owing to indisposition he was advised /by the doctors to have a complete resb lor a ciouple of weeks and would be unable to preadh, during that period, (buifc procd: supplies would ha sen* from Auckland to take his plac». He ttfuisfcedi thlat his new sphere woi'ld foa (blessed by .suctaetes in God's work.

Initorspensed with tlhie speeohes wa« an exKjelleint musical pifogramme, the items, w-fhiioh'-wene 1 las follows, b"".ng muichi appreci'acttd : 'There let me rest! 5 Missißl. (Redwood," "Amid thJeTihlush of thle <sorn," Mrs A l. Hetheringiton.; duet, "Tlhe Sea of Glass," Misses Heape and Eusor; "Tho iMighty Deep," Mr Armstrong; "T!h« Bet'bT (Land," 'Mrs John, som. The «rith'en)s "D'au^htea- of Zion," "Let the peoplei praiise Thiee, O Lord,* and "'Strikiei the Cymbal" wore very pleasingly retildeiled, and reflected muoh credit on the painstaiking con»> dulcitoi', Mr W. Ensor. Thle aooompanimenite were in ittoie; capable hiands of Mrs Hetiherington, and Miss WisiharJ., while Master J. Budhian- acquitted h*'mself 'cjieditalbly ait the organ.