PRESBYTERIAN SOCIAL.

Waipa Post, Volume IV, Issue 198, 25 March 1913, Page 3

PRESBYTERIAN SOCIAL.

There was a good attendance at the above social which was held in the new church on Tuesday evening. After a short prayer by the Rev. Gow, and the singing of the anthem '" His mercy endureth for ever " by the choir, the Rev. Woollass read the church's financial statement. Prefacing his remarks with the statement that it was five years last Tuesday since he arrived in Te Awamutu, the speaker briefly outlined the events which had led up to the erection of the new church, and the manner in which the necessary money had been raised. Ihe contract price for the building was £796, and the extras brought the amount up to £B4O. The seats had cost £9O. The removal and re-erection of the old church had cost £l 10, and he thought this had been a very wise step. The building would be of great value as a Sunday school, and for general purposes. The total expense would therefore be about £llOO, and of this amount £450 had already been collected thus leaving a debt of £650. Great credit was due to the teachers who had worked faithfully for the church during the past year. At the conclusion of the Rev. Woollass' address Miss Martin gave a fine rendering of the. song "Abide with me."

The Rev. J. Gow, of Hamilton, congratulated the Te Awamutu Presbyterians on behalf of the Waikato Presbvtery on th2 splendid new church they had erected. He thought they should have no difficulty in wiping off the debt in two years. He hoped they liked the seats in the church, which had been selected by the Rev. Woollass and himself. The rev. gentleman concluded his address with a eulogy of the work of Rev. Woollass in Te Awamutu, who, he stated, had always proved a wise counsellor. Dr Gibb then gave a lcngthly address on " The privileges and responsibilities of Presbyterianism," and at its close Mr W. H. Mandeno moved a hearty vote of thanks to all who had given assistance towards the erection of the new church, this motion being carried by acclamation. The choir then gave an excellent rendering of the anthem " He Shall Dwell in the Land," and an adjournment was made to the school where an excellent supper was provided by the ladies.