DEPARTURE OF THE REV. T. G. CARR FROM CAMBRIDGE

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1677, 5 April 1883, Page 2

DEPARTURE OF THE REV. T. G. CARR FROM CAMBRIDGE

t bcrs of the Cam bridge -Wesjeyian Church Jin connection with' trie departure of their ImnchVegpMtf djTpaqtQij* #$!%>* Iff & [in point of att/wJaTic^ftngjentertainment, fan unqualified success. The concert was ihcld inle WeUeyM Smirch" iitf'GhfcjftP ! street,.', whichi wjos altogether. ,tofl .sraaj^for |the iarge attendance of the public from all parts of the district ,who came,, some from "considerable ' di'staneeV, 'to 'pay 1 "* tribute of respect u tpnithe gentleman 'who ' was— taking .Jiis^faxawelk of themj 1 and- who," 'diiriiS^ .'"hiii <#o|oum lin Waikato, has, succeeded in gaining the good wishes.and friendship of Me memj bi!rt\F tU cUK&ntfatloWwifcbT jwhom hejxasupomejjn^con^fltn^jie reunion of Tuesday evening waa thoroughly 1 indicative of, the genuine nature of Jljere- , greWelf a^iff (SW^M^^™* 1 * 6 (warm feelings then expression to 1 were of a nature destined to impress all • presenf witli fhe "e^W^ff^fiieftKthW |j gentleman has 1 been ''heldJiSwce he has [taken up his residence in Waikato. Nor has thfe sympathy been!exp)-ejsedj ijie^Jf in words, for it has taken a very practical form, Mr Carr having /been the; recipient of several , handsome presants at the (hands of the'Wesleyahs'of 'the Cambridge circuit. On Tuesday evening the chair was occupied by Mr 1 Gfane. After the usual opening prayer, in which the Rev. Mr 1 Why took ' led( the voluntary f&l played by Mr John 1 Roughton, organistj in a r ver,y mas^ly manner, , , I( ,-j .- The Chairman then addressed the meeting on the, object fo^r which they had tint evening assembled. Mr Carrs stay- amongst them .seemed, ( to . be ; a remarkably snort' one, indeed ifcappWe.<l t no time since they had' m'et'in that very* same building) ito welcome ,hiin.,to. n thejr midst, and to think of hU leaving them so soon wai certainly very 1 Ka'rcl to realise. Anyhow, these things' had to be done, whether theyi were", hard itp>realise or not. It was for them to uphold the system 1 which they had established, for, notw'ith-. standing its many unpleasant features-l-and the ,proceedings v of f| that > evening showed it had unpleasant feature's— -it had nevertheless its commendable" ones, 'and' the former they would have to bear, in order that they might the better 'enjoy the latter. ' ' ' : l" * •' • The choir contributed a very pleasing quartette and chorus 'entitled' ("Aris'o 4»d Shine," after which the Rev. J. Dukes proceeded to afldress 1 the 7 meefcirig7l He referred to the intention jof , tjie Cambridge Circuit' of b'uikling a' new church and disposing of tjie present building. He hoped this circumstance would have the effect ,of' putting the members of ;tho coo/ gregation on ,their mettle,, and he belicvett it was a very, good , thing "that persons should be strained occasionally, and put on their mettle, especially ,in a good work of this nature. He then proceeded to give' illustrations of this fact, which were certainly very forcible. In commercial circles matters had been very much depressed lately, indeed, he might say di|ring'the last twelve months. But it did nb€ follow that , though i ni^ttersf wfcre. j rather depiessed they should i withdraw, or in aiiy way hang back , on , the, gopd.work which they had, he might say, already undertaken. At a time < of/ great commercial depression in England, wh.en»tHe pdtrito v was rraging^ in> /Ireland, when the cottou wqrkd M of the ' United Kingdom were at a standstill, the English Methodists' had raised £200,000 ; and at another time when commerce was equally depressed they had raised no less a sum ilhan £300,000. The first had been called a jubilee fund' and the st-cofid a thanksgiving fund. In erecting 1 the new church they ought not to follow the pattern of the Hainiltou church, which was only one of mauy buil); on almost exactly the same plan', but should adopt some new and original plan, and build a church worthy of the townspeople of Cambridge, an ornament.to the town and a credit to themselves. Referring to the departure of the Rev. Mr Gait from amongsit them, he expressed his sincere regret at that gentleman's leaving the district. He had learned to respect and esteem' him, and from experience he jia'ft had he would prefer Mr Carr to be His colleague in 1 Waikato .before any other.! • An instrumental by Miss Nixon and Mr Neal followed, and was very well received. Mrs Heinrich' sang "The Better Land," a contribution which was deservedly well acknowledged: ' ' ; The Rev. Mr Evans delivered a very humorous speech, in his usual affable and entertaining style, testifying to the' good qualities of the gentleman who was about to take his departure from' the 1 Waikato. Mr Evans remarks were very well received, and created no small amount of fun. The following musical selections were next gone" through, all of whicli, from the reception which they met, were not; out of place in the entertainment ir— Solo; Mr H. W. Moore; 'quartette ami chorus, "Cut it Down," Choir, ;• solo, "He' Shall Feed My Flock," Mr Heinrich. A few remarks were then addressed by the Rev. D. Whytock on the subject of Christian friendship. > The speaker illustrated his remarks in a very ; forcible manner by extracts from the Book of Proverbs. Regarding Mr ' O'arr's departure, he had looked upon that gentleman during the term of their acquaintance as a thorough friend. They - hrid> been able to work well together for the past twelve months, and Hie most cordial friendship had existed between them. iMr H. Sims next entertained the company with "He Wipes the Tear,." Tuesday night was Mr Sims first appearance, as a- vocalist before a Cambridge i audience^' and judging/ from his well cul- ! tivated voice, we feel convinced it -will uot be his last. , Mr Richard Reynolds next addressed a few.temaiks to the meeting. Chorus, " Light After the Darkness," choir ; solo, " The Saviour," Miss Arna* boldi. As the programme of the evening was now drawing to a close, Mr Carr availed himself of the opportunity of acknowledging the warm expressions of < friendship characterestic of the meeting. In .fitting language he bade farewell to the members of t(ie choir, acknowledging the good services they bad rendered during his office fastconductof, He and they having always worked harmoniously together. The organist (Mr J. Houghton) had always been a great assistance, ' attending regularly, and endeavouring in every way to forward the efficiency of the service of praise in the congregation. Shortly after his arrival in the district he had many difficulties to contend with, 'chiefly owing to tjie resignation of some of the! principal officebearers. He then referred to the heartiness with which the matter 'of the new church had been undertaken. Puring his stay in Waikato'he Had-beeh'-'fflad to notice the cordial ,; relationship Ahich existed , between _ t the members various denominations. , ' The ' '**«Biianity which was" likely to' b^of irrmn to the, w^opld^was, that of Christ^n,4enomimttio'ris working' ijarrnQnio'ijsly 'together. Mr Carr concluded by acknowledging the kindness, of the,stewards in looking after his domestip cpm'fort 'during his, soibutn in Waikato. 1 ' ■ tb ' ? « J^t Tjie , following musical selections broughfc'the' programme td a very happy close, each, contributor beiag, ,warmly 'received ti/Solo, '"T6p U&? U MWX. Johnson; 'solo/ *' Remember now thy Creator," Mr H. W. Moore; chorus, "Pray, Brethren,'' iPray,"'' choir. The accompaniments were contributed by Miss Arnaboldi, Messrs Houehton and Neal/ <> / '' .mi I Hiftf ;r\

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