SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21411, 1 March 1935, Page 23

SEVENTY-FIFTH YEAR

IVN!VERSA KY OK OLD CHIHCH , il-JHI>KK'l">. <.<>\ KKNOK'S -■■ „ ~j;..:j, ..\U: \.iiaue of "',['.< »:•'.- hilhs at 'he '"-' a() of I '- v, ~ .."•V *sro'-'!:r. added a notable page ,""".< j-;i'.orv yesterday when the ai.i.ivir.-ary ol the lay- *.. ,;" ;he foundation-stone of St. ' .IvJtr:'.- Anyiicnn Church was cele- '• t -j Present and former parish- ".*«> from near and far gathered for ■'.'"'.'t.eoratioi:. and after the church r .::.'.e and luneheo::, -pent a pleasant iT.erc.oon in exchanging reminiscences. '"l.ie little church v.-as crowded to the iXTi -i the morning v. hen the anniitfairy service was held. The service Si: tsr.cucteri by the vicar, the Hev. C. iV. 1. Maciaverty, the lessons were ;Ks: uv the Vtn. Archdeacon A. J. ft;r:t, and tr.e .-virion was preached «.y toe Rev. Otho FitzGeraid. '*'■>: hit text the preacher took Deuvl. '. "Remember the days 7, -aid that their hearts were *~'l'. fash's for the days of old. ~: tr.ev were tinged witii sadness ; 0 o:iiv two days before, ot had U'-n' a part of the church. '<!• ',V A Carpenter. They all knew ■f<: •••■■ had planned this celebration. ,-: ha! looked forward to it. Though I r .:.r f.-wn their tight, he was -Till pari "Til" i'.erv <A many >-! '•--." >'•"'- ' '_-i-d trie preacher, ".s the siory o! -:-.:>: r. prcmme.-it characiers m our ; i-.- ; fo:aav.- We are all making history. 'fir uted: and actions ma> not be ref.'.'ied u. books for others to read, ii*. they affect ai:d influence the lives >;f 'jtht-r.-. We are commemorating the anniversary of our ':...*rca. Jut' imagine if this building __c ::ie power of speech. What a lot ..: ic-Lii'J ft:! u> of tho»e who minis- >••,--; r-.i-.-L. and of tho.-e who wor-r.'.-i-'pe'j here. Truly is had been said. '':.<■ past does not die.'"

; '. Luncbeon Gathering I .: :.;c uf the service I ■'...■:;• j.-rt.>C'!;i were eiiteituiiied at. ; --'.-i-corf ;■;. the AJlundale Hull The ■;■:: presided, and those present inty>u several people identified with V* (-(lurch in the past, notably Mrs C. C:-»-.-;n. the oldest parishioner, Mrs J. 'si":U'<\ >:<.nrenv ".lis.- Oee.ma Uut- '■'.'■ v.'.c first ciiiid to be christened ■■ f.'iu-eii: Me-srs T. Alien. \V. H ;•■•'..-:"■.. W. A. Grev, I!. Gebbie, A. :'*: H Orion Bradley, and J. Dyer; f:-3tr.e Rev. f. G. Briltaii, Archdeacon •-- .' Petrie. the Rev. D. R. Rankin. >Jlev. P. H. Pritchett. the Rev. Otho raGera'd. and the Rev. G. B. Nanson. •'More welcoming the visitors. Mr ...MWVK-ty referred to the death of =*-' rnend, Mr Carpenter. They all '-'■**' "»ow attached he was to the -i'ch. hw devoted and faithful he ]< and how he would have loved to «<•'« been with them. At the speak- *% request those prerenl ;=tood in silffr as a mark of respect to the me- "»•'' °* "- r Carpenter. -■■- thaii-rrian then welcomed the ';•*-"■* uu behalf (J f the vestrv. He said ■*<>* a «reat day for Governors Bay, ■'• ; wned that all the oid parishi',:' LiA( l ,I:a '-i<- an effort l<» attend. ;;;*-y'"« to the h,.story of the parish, *■ ■'•aiiavt-rty .--aid it was one of the ■;-»-: parishes, n.. Canterbury When ~£.< formed there were ',.,n!v five **'*.'• J-V»''ltoM. Akaroa. Kaiapoi. arid Governors Bav. The ,__;•■■•• extend.fi much further back ,*: n " !"'<""'"' church, and it was A^tlL""' 1 V.V J -J--oary 1 ,„■ 2, 1832, i K ' Tt f; ' ir ' Uiik '-' t-hrisu-ned a ManBis";. ,f'' c "'.'' v,ilS a • r, ''J-rlier church, i *£» v«" J "' ::r '-' d!d ' ,u, - v ful " about | 4*;% f M J,, ; ;h 'i,'™; lhat st r ,J !tprfirt':!;'/: i!i a cotla ~ l - opposite V.2*"J -'.earaKe. Later Teddiny«>o n,*d its church, and services oir>*K Pv! d ,' !i 1 !;,/ d,o(,ilTOm at Vernnrv i/' iJJ(! ""-' Parit-rh of *'AW t ..J ' va -"' li "ited with that v„ S v L^ U ' Uy; '- »«■' »"-'P«- that this V,"fi. tt *' r: Po'-arv. and that Cover-fW-atf, ... U ,J!H e ;) ~ al » bave a i terVif'" > ' aco " ,Jt 'tne congratulated tlie ! %.,v f ,,.. ;''„ at j" ! its seventy-fifth ! <%"'* '■''*'' would remind them *'t'[^''Ji'f:,'.'? iu ' K; ',-" iS '''-'ad: louy '"''tirih-'J''"' 1: ' " t " l '*' v.-oi-ds. one :, ' iw! « !! " 7a years' >:■.>,., fc ,t,"'" *'" '''' a " - :> deepest eon>Z^J Viii*Mrc-h e He I *■.•«..„/./"£ 1! - a f.-.v years to comej

.. '-*rty Hi, ll(r> ,„ ( llun . h ' *£ 4 *"' t «avc , ' : -' J Ud"'r,V.r" l ° : ' n ' : v, " rk l,f those it?, s^ 1 Awfully ad l:llUcd his 87 * ! b*^;f»*°" : '- i, accounts *"* hf"s. ; ' J r-' j:; '' "' "''' ehu"'h-:f-tr ~,;,'' >--;•". >u,d he had :;' '-'-T.gritJ ; ■' , ( '°- t ''-"i-V Bay. ,'"• t '-»t'fesl:"'7'' t ""'A ' ;il ' co!: " rL on p J .' .-' a: '--' > Proceedings. ?*• Wh" en ,/ y \\"> a hist! "">- "f its r.J&ose uC' ''', ' !K ' i- ,r ? :r! «'W? " ;id :in ' iv «i before the N :re k, '" w ' ! - wc-rc re- •''"'■•"""' ■'-■-• v happy ■t * : 't sir- , ■'' ' '<<'-. who with c, , '' " : " :( ' -"" J. the ft*- "i. :"''"■ ; " dld ,h '-' ?* <*eav"« p -'''<-- f "ii!.t' •,, ,■;■;.,.■,.•,.•• ~>l ri ar.j V 'i".n- :■■■. \i.. ~,,,i vi... tw p «tts-; i ,'"'■'' •''■"' 'l--'uah-Sffi 86 *- tern". 1 . :in : ! ,x '« u = ar fi&Kitei \ -"" said h j" »'Oped the Igener.) Wds the usual one. | S&V R• r fI h f , ; J °«*e in Gov- &**« £7 ~if v takejl th * services fi^eovt-^S 5 at °» fc time, and hi&d „„ the amount be paid •2?* th" w g , re Pairs fund. ' a social after- 1 "" 1 "'•'•n„ J ,. ll u -a was '