Service of Song.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1843, 11 June 1886, Page 2

Service of Song.

Wednesday was one of those dreary wot dare that render outdoor travelling most unpleasant, and it w*h not a bright look out forauy entertainment that was on the board that evening. When the evening arrived ■i biting south easier set in and the fireside was found to be the best plaee. It jg not therefore to be wondered at that tbe Service of Song at tbe Greytown Wesleyan Church was but poorly attended. Still there were a f, w who braved the stern wintry weather, and rlK.ugh they sit with cold feet, yet their a » must have grown warm and sympathe ti>, as (he choir, thinned also in numbers, ;m> the service of song, " Biddy, the Irish Unid.” It was too much to expect that there -hon'.d ho a large audience under the circumv.r ces, and this also applies to the members of the choir who live at some distance from .own. The Kev Ml Ward apologised lor iiioh, and expressed a fear that the choruses vou'd be we«k in consequence. It was our good fortune to bo present, and without any flattery we must congratulate Mr Ward r-,1 his well trained choir upon the way iu viitch the evening's entertainment passed if. the solos and the choruses were rendered in a manner to call forth raptaroas applaase. and this would have been accorded had the service been held elsewhar* than is

the church. Of the cl >ruse- wo wish to speak in term of the highest praise. The parts were well balanced and the blending of the voices showed that the Rev Mr Ward had not pat the piece before the pablic without considerable practice on the part of the performers. Mrs Ward preside! at the harmonium with her usual skill, though we wished a piano had been the instrument for the accompaniments to the solos Mr Johnston read the pathetic story of " Biddy, the Irish Maid,” not altogether an easy task, a* the Irish brogue was necessary to the fall effect of the reading, and the deathbed toene was of a touching character. Among the soloists we may mention Mrs Ward, Miss A. Haigh, Miss J. Baillie, Mr Black and Mr Qamble. Then there was a dnet by Mrs Ward and Mrs Say well, and a quartette, in which Miss Haigh, Miss A. Wilkie, Mr H. Hawke, and Mr H. Udy took part. Bat whether it was solo, duet, quartette or chorus, the whole wag exccllei lly rendered, mil te hope that at Carterton to-night, where the choir will repeat the entertainment, they will meet with a large and appreciative andi« ence.