Greytown Wesleyan Church.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XVIII, Issue 1699, 26 June 1885, Page 2

Greytown Wesleyan Church.

For some wed s past sev i 1 mi mo is of the above church hive been eii"ig"d irgbt after night in renovating the it■ t< nor ..1 Lite building, and this, coupled with tin; we, in which the work lush i n carried on’, hungto mind what was written of Hie ch biii n <d Israel when the lahernacl" vi- < nv. I in ih • wilderness, ’• They c one. <v, ry one v.h.e heart stirred him up, and every one we en his spirit rnadu willing ” to help in the em hcllishinent ol their phi'v of worsh.p. hj is a good sign when members of a cnunii n a unitedly together to improve H-o hniioin ■, la it shows that there is more than a <■ ml profos£ion of certain docnioes, Ihe llev dir Ward Is to he commended (or the nei/v he lias manifested since he has been hn-ilei in the Wairarapa. It is chielly through his instrumentality that other improv< m- nts besides those we aro about to sneak of. have been carried out. The Uev Mr Young did good work in getting the cxteiior and interior of the church painted : the llev Mr Ward follows with a thorough renovation of the interior in the wry of fittings, ,y... ~\s n tti-o wnil; is incomplete, but at the re opening servics which are to bo held next Sunday, the building will present a far more iuvai g appearance linn it has ever done hj -'ore. Iho pre ichei’s platform has been enclosed all round iiud,i nd il lioo tie-desk, hsOn n ho-cly lined -lii a'oiw the hoot with scarlet drapi ry. The huge choir p ■"< has hi i a removed from tlm corner of the I'iihdin : mi 1 pi o; .1 in ii u t of the prcachct's dr sk. U Ins in cn rai-ed upon a platform and . peba-ed, and Us po.-itioii will 1 nahle the insti umentdist an i -ingfie jo render more elicciivc the hymii;; and other si'h'i'tio’is ; and on too oc. e-.oi, ,1 u r. ; ,ic,

SCO: will nee illc >d:ite U 01’;.e UUIIUiI o! vn.Mii G. in cornu efion with this pul of the building we may mention that there is every prospect of a really good choir to ieci the musical portion of the set vices. The old seals have been furnished with book-tests and occupy the sides of the building, but it is the intention to discard those altogether before long. The seating of tiie middle portion has been entrusted to Me J. iStrnard, and when thewbo'o of the seals am uniform after the style of these, there will be little else to be desired iu the way of comfort. The inner doors have been covered with green baize and will prevent all draughts of cold air and deaden the sounds often so annoying which come from the porch at the entrance. Special sermons will bo preached next morning and evening by the Uav J. N- Buttle, of Master ton, and on Tuesday next there will he a stir of goods at 3 o'clock ; tea iu the schoolroom from 5.30 to 7, and a public melting after, who" addresses will he delivered by the Ivjr.o Butt!Thom-on, Ward, nod other;, ana quintettes and chorui'-s will be rendered by the dwu.