DOMINION'DAY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 622, 27 September 1909, Page 8

DOMINION'DAY.

CHURCH PARADE. 4N IMPRESSIVE SERVICE In' BASIN -, 'BASIN RESERVir "i, , If tho recognition of Dominion Day last year was'purely secular, amends were made yesterday, when the only celebration was religious' Tho volunteers of Wellington assembled m large force in tho Basin Reserve, wnore service was conducted by ChaplairiMajor' Shiror and Chaplain-Captain, Johnson, in the presence of a large gathering of tho

\ public. f ' About' 9 o'clock in the morning troops I from all guartois of the> city bogan to asj semble at the GoveTmnent Buildings, in f readiness \o march in procession to tho Basin Reserve, while little groups of spec- [ u ' tators wf re scattered along tho various ooigns i° of vantage en route , t Shortly after inn© i o'clock the Garrison Band, under Lieutenant |, Herd, headed,round into Lanibton Quay, tho t volunteer corps fell into columns of fours be- (| hind, and to the martial strains of tho Gar- ,', rison Band and tho inspiriting "slurl" of tho c pipers, the troops swung along the Quay in ' the following order of procession \ darnson Band (26), Lieutenant Herd. > Major F. ,T, Courtney, N Z G A.V. t Wellington Navals (71), Captain Somme'rville. I Electno Light Corps (23), Captain A. G. I Hume. , ' , D Battery '81), Major Pethenck.' ! Wellington Engineers (28), Lieutenant Gibbs ; Lieut-Colonel, W. G. Duthie, officer comr manding' the Rifle Battalion, and Captain and Adjutant J. A. Cowles P City Rifles («), Captain Esson. ' Wellington Guards (34), Captain J. Duthio, t ' jttn. ■ , f Kelburhe Rifles (32), Captain Davis, V.D. I Civil Service Rifles (25), Captain Marshall, f College Rifles (31), Captain C. Harcourl f , Turner. » Post and Telegraph Rifles (25), Lieutenant [ Beamish. i ,rs ( Zealandia Rifles (50), Captain Corngan. % Major* C, D. Maobntosh, Major Staft-Ser-jeant Charters. • ' ■ » < I Wellington Pipe Band (U), ' Pipo-Major \ t Baillie , {' Highland Eifles s (s7), jCaptain MThanmd. f Cycle Corps (17), l Lieutenant Slinn

f .On arrival at the Basin Reserve, the troops were formed up la hollow square, facing the , service table, which was draped with the Union Jack- Chaplain-Major the Bei. W | Shirer and Cbaplain-Capjfin the Rev A j, Johnson, with two church orderlies,' were 5 waiting -to receive them, and immediately 1 »!><» the arrival of tho Officer Commanding 1 I" the District (Lieutenant-Colonel A Bauchop. C M G), and his staff (Captain R 0 Chesf i S 67 ' v ,A & ' and staff Scrgt-Hajor J. } ' Rose), the sorvioo.commenced " f There is, perhaps, no service so peculiarly' I impressivo as tho worship offered up by ' soldiers under the wido sky. It embodies f the visible image of force confessing its de- ' pendenco on a higher, unseen Force The H martial note of tho trumpets gives a strength v and exultation to praise, and the hushed I beauty of eafjth a new solemnity to prayer. It recalls also the heroio .ages of religion, > Covenanters on the bleak hillside, Huguenots t in tile green valley, with horses picketed close at hand, and scouts m the dark heather or ' , the sunny vines alert to give the alarm ; There were ino scouts on tho liilbirnie hills ' yesterday, and< tho service lacked this'ele- , ment of oxcitcment, but it was picturesque and stirnng in a modern degree Tho forces i * were drawn up to , form three sides of a 1 6quarc, tho .scarlet coats confronting ' each other on two sides, and the blue garb of tho ' navals forming tho third Through fissures i of tho bright scarlet could bo seen bore the dull gleam of khaki, there tho kilts and v nodding busbies of the Highland men , The blue uniforms of the band filled up the cen- , tral space, the whole making ia brave picture k With the green sward * , Theresas a fine swell of martial music and j ' men s voices in the hymn "Onward Christian \ Soldiors," after whioh Staff-Captain John- ' son read several prayers from the Anglican ; o rm .„ of ' servlce Staff-Major Shirer and ( Staff-Captain Johnson read Psalm'xci," 1 taking f alternate N verses,"- and" the rehiainder of'tho ( service was divided betwPtii them.' "'AH people that on earth do dwell" was tho soc- ' ond hymn Chaplain-Major Shirer, who 1 preached the sermon, said .that-ihe parade 6 was a recognition of God and tbeir duty to i i Him, and under Him ,to the Dominion as 1 part of the Empire Thcj showed their unityj in faith and obligation Speaking on tho subject of the centurion mentioned in Luke f- vii, he said that that soldier set an eiamplo j «f the combination, in a true man of strength , and kindness, of pubho spirit, of manly * zhuMity, of respect for and the value of , authority. Tho word of Christ was m every department of national lifo, tho authority to \ J™ 0 trie citizens , yielded obedience They endeavoured in that ,servicei to unrto' J. with all in Church and State who desired to pay due reverence to, God and His authority, 5 suid were prepared tq maintain and to dofend ; ■ the right like "good soldiers of Jesus Christ " | Tho entire servioo lasted only about forty i minutes, concluding in ample time for morn- ( mg church Its only defect,was that owing i to the size of the Basin and blowing I i from the pavilion, tho x largo crowd of civiP ! lans vete foigithe most part mere spectators; | | They 1 could not hear the words of the serj nee, and a great part of its imprcssiveness j was lost to them on that account. The total number of all ranks present at _ the parade was officially stated as being 532 , Tho Royal New Zealand Artillery companies from Alexandra Barracks attended divine serI vice at. St.,, Mark's (Anglican). Sussed Square, ~ and St, James's (Presbyterian), Newtown. Tho corps of Dominion Scouts (40), under Captain J G W Dalrymplc, also attended St. Mark'B Church

|yim?|ii?&£nssi bss)f o recast! £> ; J •'> ; ■: %:■ >f; vDayVwas /co'mm'emorated'at'bbOi«r-- | ; //'/ssi ?ibes',.,.at >St,./Johri'.s '/yesterday; a#.Therb' ■ were Cfi'i/'?. large icbhgregatrpnSi/and■ th«:- hymns- a'mi-les--In'the f'"':"S ; f9PW4st^ K%r/.!:)vhlch,l)K i Gibb'is;cha'pla H ;S;/1 ",ver«s: of; ;thb tibialZAhthem/werb 'Sling S/? ; ;;'ZZ ; both-semces.h:vZ/, y f (-<'>VX>&'&- : -::■•<;■ :.;•.'•/, ■•..' .-'■' ]'^#/:-^tK^B^mbrniiigiDr. l =Gibb':Jtook;'osih v.;-*-.: /tts/w,ords:/SlJnto/Christ":be:'thevglory -and said/ the |. ; 7S'/v/dayi i ofjsniall:tMnis:mth/them'j>bnt ? ere lohg.it' ;i^:/;u : V w W& 'i '■'■' Preacher; drew'a -picture '.of' what/New. Zealand: fe/:;/ ! py'?/:'/S|«^;thttt^wpUd'.'come;, true-if only, the'spirit Ki/;-fe;.V:OKChrist,were^permitted ; j to'-reign'/in:' the fe.- 1 ;: ! ,^v^e4rt3,' t •and:"rnla over .'the ; lives/of .thb-people. KSK//All i :that;/ i: lt was f;/^s;w-^^^/f e^e?, sed-bj:-niea;.of v all ehades-of-reli- &>©: :;'fi°M.Miefiv:andv,of : :iio/shade;: that/the. one &;y.-M £°^' for ,;?' i y,' natjonvwas/ through i'the /dedicaf^/W/;™ n ;'pf.:.itself >< tp,vrealise/;the/ideals -of -Jesus tS'':/': ; '""': W'«y :;It;;Was manifest . to alii earnK'/'/'.'/; ahd■.«Masterj.ofima4kihd.■;; 1 OS ; '/ :; ' , Various^sources: to '.the lI'O,';:; :.;Wlth';of-. this statembht/'.and? then/went on' to !//-;*vfay^that. ; ;the/dom'ihanc6 of Christ -w New Zea-' !/''."•: /■ I ?<"dr:'Was'i.,an,'essential;■ condition"of"its Jh-resp^ct'ito/material- and'tem-f/-/v/'i forali things.: /When/.thb. righteousness-bf.:tho' J;' : :' ,r/'; j£l ,s?dpßi:;of./God Uecaycd'/in.'ahy./hatibii,'. that t:--';Xj , ; ,Tho [.'K;!'i E^^ (h :.'all /tdepended ■on "the: moral 1/ -.-/ .j-and/spintual life/of-its' citizens. - / ~ / ■ -, !lfs : -, 0; ,-. accompiiah' far fiK:r/:/;/gieater.: things,:for- ; New. Zealand ,4hanz these. ;there/woiild:spring up in'the |i;-v-;';!:,*.?«w'-.<>t''th« people/that? loyalty W fte coini,/ -/' .-;■' /- moni/gobd/: which j -..would /. ..sooner/ :'or -" ■ later :/:,:'./J' :splye',;.'all'Stheir.distracting problems,' problem's k;. t.-'J ' involved-: ;.m;.the- strife .-between .-capitalist-.and [/:•;.; ■-'employer',.'. Society/wbuld;:ehter upon a/nobler b v.V/;:epoch.,;The,righteous man" of; 1 the future/would I ■>,:.:/.'iiot- r .be; merely .the 'man who -paid' Ms'debts', ??■■'.■ --'I»"*,';■ loved!/;;his/;;iinfb'7and.'■ children. ■■ /He \r.' : A the > '//' , mahv.^whbs©''''life i-/•.':•': :/yfas;''a,'6ervi(»j;tbV,tho''community,, 'and:'who as /a social --function/, and ■:/,:?"'his/:gains /as.;:a'"trust'-' bestowed',oh 'him' for welfare. //'This /.was' ,; what-would ii;/>/:i;:.'cbmo:/bf/.loving:,and /obeying:/ Jesus /Christ. f;.'.:://,:-:,r.';;Fpri'these thingß 'were/hut,,the. heartland. es : ; 'f';:-';''/ '-"'sence of i;the. Gospel 'in its; social'-'applications. &/-;■.'•;,..The;.Dominlon:of.:New. : Zealand--.must, become ';/';''■ else would it 3 K/4 | /;'/d6bm/''be-;sure.v.:'::/5// : ;A ■''/;', '',/'/' / '.'.-■■■ |'i}s::/'/S;iTh'o. ; preacher- asked'.what :placb' and .'func-i''/:.;:J.':.:-:ti'ori/ha'd. the;Christian:ChUrch; in : this great ij/y.-ri!'business./.' Was/it .'enough/'that" ; the 1 -Church F-',.:'/ :.Bhpuld /enunciate the,, principles ...of,:: the ■' Gos- ''.--: :'' r ' -pel-of. Christ. that:.made;fbr.-the ; 'cbmmbngood-— i/'//:' :'ior:> >;stable 'yi- and:; -'social. -,/conditions;' and ;i'^^.z^p'/atil^t?:^

: ciples, however noble,: were too cold and abstract to hold the hearts of men.' The Church's■ tisk was to bring men into spiritual contact with a. living ' and .regnant -Lord, in Whoso ■- character these principles had their noblest 5 ,and ipcrfect-.illustrationsrlt was -hor, duty .to. pre'aoh: tho' living' Christ'and exhibit His; will as the. law.'of,Mo for men and nations. It .was duty-:t0... attempt, the • .direct (solution;.6l- "economic problems •but.to ' say''-to-:'oich':' * r Solvo, these problems,in the. 7 spirit and by tho help of Christ." and especi- . ,ally 1 aro denying Christ unless i yon live-for the- common -good..'-- She; must teabk;,men that humanity .is a. sacred , thing—the material out of which God was .build-, : iiig -His eternal city: Ho'called on them to be, .faithful'.to; theirs great, trust, ; •;',' .j.-.'- ,':' in! theVevening'Drl'Gibb, continuing;his\sej I nes;of.sermons oh .".Shams and Sophistries"; and. dealing especially, with.,raanhoou. and- its' counterfeit,:-.applied his "thbmo to the.subject; which.was.ih all thoirminds—tho' ahnivofsaryof the Dominion. The question ha, discussed was 7 .".The.Manhood .which is /tho supreme need- of'> tho'Dominion." ; He .depicted .three counterfeits 'of -manhood. The man'after tho devil's heart, who threw tho reins on. the neck ; of.his passions; and suffered his; lower nature ; tb:"carry : him'iwheresobver'it would;-the man : 'aftarl'tho, worlds:heart who,- while decent and generally "well-behaved, founded .his morallifo.' on.'mero:utiHty,.which:Was'bnt a'shifting'sand' ' iristoad of the' only "sure foundation, God and ; 'eternity!-and tho pietistio man, who. was, the : antithesis I of:: tho: devil's man, and yet came • short of manhood by ignoring the fact that man , .was body as'well as'spirit, and that:tho.rights' : of'., the.- body' must ..not be disregarded: under. peril of. coming 'short, of :true manliness.. 'The - lower, must' be in'subjection to' the higher,, and broughtunder the Bway of;conscience, and. the, will-of .God.-. meant "not repression, but-expression, i along the line' of 'God's. :re-: ; i . quirements and the mind .of Christ. Manhood ;after.'the':image/of • Christ .was.the only true manhood.?' It was :n6t. partial,' but complete,. ;fultorbed.. : Thek preacher'-, wrought. out ,this truth: in, a number .of .details, and then went, on to '.point-out that,; Christ had .done much morefor men thansupply,them with;a theory of'.life; -Ho.; had given them an example of a life which was wholly submitted',to the will of God; and- in;which. God found that -perfect : realisation; of Himself which He- had 'been seeking i since He had :brbught;His,' universe intd'being., : And.more than, that to the man' who [believed in Him; and followed Him, Christ' .gave-.power; to. become ;arsbn.of'..God. .'.•'Paul stood on the heights,' of 'manhood 'when' he '6aid: '"Ho': ma to - : live .is .Christ." , Dr. -Gibb then' depicted ;tho qualities /of 'the'•"•man who was dominatedf.bv, the .spirit of Christ, in: Mb. re- 1 lations-to his fellow-men'.and' to. his God. .•,- ,;'■ 'Were they, '_ he,'asked; such men? ; Such,men at,;all"events'"were;'the:. supreme- need; of the Dominion.' They; were the men .that would be required-if ever; a-foemau -sought -to .'invade these;.shores. .:He .recalled.Oliver Cromwell's", method'of.recruitirig/aivl-reminded them'that' whea .Cromwell,','was••.'■.remonstrated' with'■. for , sifting', his .troops, :.he : had • ■:■; replied: '. ""I ; had rather; have- a "plain.'-russet-cbated -captain- who, kndws.'.whttt. he, fights 'for,.- and loves, what he , knows, than' what lyou, call- a/gentleman ' and .is; nothing ..else."'.,He;(the.; Treacher)'.. quoted from,-a 1 're'markable.:;article. in .the, "Hibberi Journal,"-; by;vliieuteria'ht-General Sir Reginald Bart; ;who ,had:;;affirme'd r ;that the •,greatest ;things';,had been, done- in '.war by armies of God-fearing', men. ~ "Religious .feeling ■ is-:':a moral cause .that produces an irresistible moral .force..'/.,He;(the : preacher) 'had the'.permission of,-New. Zealand's most distinguished:soldior, Colonelißbbin,': tb.'.6ay-::that ' heS,'fab'solntoly endorsed: this opinion,'.not only: from 'his'; reailing.'.but alsp-frbmhis;pers'ohal: experience and observation; The i.mnh who 'feared God was the. man'-whomado'thebestsoldier."-. let' the future.bf the Dominion be guided by men .whom the:-devil-loved, and "there would be a swiff end;of the.'Dominion. ;Nor:.would the world's man'i'prpfit.ns'mnoh mbre.':,The.man who was, .our,'supremo need was .the sbldierlof Christ., ; ;. i'Vßutrthere'WeTe other and'.higher things than militarism,' and if :they:were ;tme to God what was;]there''that'they.;might.'not accomplish, in, this-Vland?; Here"they. would : have 'one of .the .freest,'; ;happiest,V;most :enlightened: races "of mankind.::.'.lt;'was;: ; a ; :goodly.-, land,'and-the ■preacher..drew a vivid picture.of.its mountains ,and;riyers,-its:forests'and yklleys,"' and went on ;in-glowing,terms- to:;depict the New Zealand ;that;Would bo: under.the reign: of Christ, let thcm:-]a.v„_well- to ,heart that: they, could, as Dr.-'Fairbairn'had'said, only realise manhood's ;highest .state: and-truest .weal.' through. being baptisediinto -Christ,.'.possessed', of >• His. truth, .andf.inspired 'by r 'His'-6pirit;;..;Then ■' when-,ro inspired,; working-:the:-, work'.-■ Of; time : . as in etornity, buildintr on earth a citv meant ; to ; be the great they 'would hand on to the future the';nearorfulfilment of, the promise owhichicame.to, the-.agesythHTOgh -Jesus Christ aHeii*;liOrd;">!,:.'i,^-',,', 7 ,:.i':'.-.,"v:."': :,,.;: .:-.

; 1 ./.Rsferehces' to'Dominion-'Day, were hiade : ih -eoyeral of < thk/ch'urbhes yesterday.,. The; Rov. W'.'/J.' ,'WiUiams.' made/ .the'. anniversary '.'/tho .subject',of/Ms/sermon "in.: Trinity:.• Methodist Ohurohi Wellington, South', yesterday, morning. He;, .-took;; as:'V'hisv. .text, Proverbs . xiv,.,34, ' l Eightebushess;'"eialteth a-'iidtion/and'sin is a reproach'to, any people." -.While we, should hot be indifferent; ho. said,-to,tho''commercial, and educational iprogress of. the Dominion, the most important .subject'..for/'consideration -was -how far the,' people'of this'.country recognised God's divided, his sermon..uhder.;three heads; /He spoke/first/ of Zealand as,God.ma'do.it.ydwellirig on/the' natural .beanty:and fertility /'.'of.these ; islands,, •whioh, /he; said,'/were, evidently designed<, to-.be •the/home of.;a: peaceful' and prosperous,nation. ; ■:Mr. Williams.'. then/ -turned to/ consider /'New' ■Zealand...as-, man marred' -it,"- ';and- referred Jurider ';^Us.'..^he'i'd,'' l t6;';the strife "and -bloodshed which..eiisted-.'under''.tho.'old 'Jlaori-,.regime! The', last" phase of .:his',.;subject: was '-'New -.Zealand, : as..God^intended'us; to re-make it.")-At Jthe. present'/. tinie. ■ smiling/ .homesteads ■• -.had \ .succeeded. the/old; daysi of; war.and ravage," and peacß : 'nhd,prosperity,ifnled,'b'nt it .was' impost ( 6iblo : .to /shut, out fact;' .'that ..evils '-still 6nr;;'midst:tliat' were unworthy, of. his gratifi-. .cation'at/thbwar which/ was being waged upon ;but,; urged:. that : there was •strong..reason for-'alarm.,at ;the -spread ■ of the. gambling, evil,/which had . so■ many' way's of 'sapping;,the:vitality v of .'a community.'.'Ho said' a thing .that: in .regard..to ; gambling:'legislatiori'.'this' country.. 'now^' stood :lower.>than..any/civilised, nation-in the.world,-, 'since it -recognised:by law both;'the, totalisat.br .and the bookmaker. -The .(materialism: of: the :day. ; 'was:also"-referred, to by Mr. Williams,;who •stated': that .the,prbsperity;of -thecountry-had .'caused-many ./people ito/be' satisfied';'* to :eat, .drink,', tmd^mjoy;themselves ' with: a total' disregard. fpr,.hi|thM/; things././:Ah, outpouring .of the'Hbly Spirit, was'to be desired in-order that :.the people.* of..this, couhtryJ.might,ho led:to live inv.harmony ..with : tho'purpose of •■ tho.Divine "Maker.:/:.'"i;v :::.■.,';/: ■■■:■" ■■>•:■:;■■• ■■■ ..-,■•-■-■

■,-In;connection.'with the military, parade/the ;yery. -'Eev...Father; O'She'a; '■'0f,..5t.-... Joseph's Churoh,-BuoklS.Street,-arranged;a.special 6er-vi'c'blfor:/the/Ko'man-Catholic-members of;the fprMs:-vTie'i:.«r\ice,:':whiclt. ; :took:,.'plao6.atith6' .same:hbur-as.the general service./was attended ;by',about.j 120. members- of '- the -volunteer "forces. 'The,-Very. Rev. .Father, .'..O'Shea:'.preached ran appropriafe!.sermbn', ; in thefepurse.of.which; he eipresspd; satisfaction ij-'ftat ;sp" many;'of v his peoplb'.werb -actively /associated' of -,aefe'nee : in;the'-Dbmihion.' '■ It was, he ■ added, ; tha/bounden duty/of:evory'-'inaii,'as .'far.'as possible/{to ■ fitrhimself ;'for.< the i'defence of ; ' his' 'country;;-:.„://.;;?;''•'' Z; ; - /;;.-:■//;., :■....."..;.■, ■•'.•,, ;V';:' '■ / / r ;,.'t J "AUCTiANI): '1200 xsoqvs' PARADE../:; .', jJBI Toieirii'h;—Prrsi. i«ioci«iloßJ ','.', ■'' ,', ''■;;:':--/'/.!..':Au'cklahd,',: September 26. • ;>'Th6,Becond:aiuiiv6rsary of Dominion Day was celebrated .here thls'm'brning.by.'a church par-. ade/undpr'Colonel -Wolfe, ,in:-which :aboutil2oo troops took. part. ;.'■ During' the. parade a ; num-ber-of-medals-'w'er'e/presented'■ to officers and : non-commissioned: officers' for ..length'of ::servico. ;/Voluntecrs.. ; belonging;.-to -.the- Anglican' Church -, marched /tb St. Matthew's . Church, where .an, in>pr,essive'seiyice;. was .held,: Bishop .Neligan preaching/.. His Excellency the' Gov,'ernor.> (lord, .Plunket): 'was 'present, and after the''semce I his'■ExceUe'ncy , inspected the irroops: Membors/'of'-tho' .Eoman' • Catholic / Church ;marchbd to St/ Patrick's' Cathedral,'wbnre"the Rev; I'ather Holbrook preached, and the vctei'anSi attended. St. Paul's .Church. ■-.'. •■ ~

;:' ; '>ln, Christchurch—A StirHttn Address. '■'.;- : -.P'?:■]'■'■ W ■■;■■'■■ '''■; Chrisichurch, ..September .26. ; ■ Dominion' Day 'was observed by a church parade"of the .troops; of: the Christchurcn. Qar'rison -afc.tliß Anglican Cathedral. The parade' state showed"that MO.rardc and file attended. . ■.". 'The preacher •' - was ■.'Archdeacon.;', Averill, bishop-elect of; Waiapu, who .took as his :text, "For ,the- nation and• kingdom that will not ; serve .Thee shall • perish": (Isaiahi chapter IX, partof the twelfth'verse); and delivered an in< spiring and earhest'address on .the lessons'of Dominion'!; Day: emphasised, the' necessity of the ! citizens, of, a-.young : nation giving unselfish'. service : .to ; ..their■; country,;and■ pointed but that officers and non-commissioned'; officers' should.'impress their ideals and characters on the raw material.'-- As the ', qualities that make good soldiers also make good citizens, thoro, was a double responsibility /on > tho officers,' who .were called upon to form the characters of.tho citizens' as well" as .■ tho -. Soldiers of tho Dominion.; In the past the fato of empires and kingdoms had'becir/determined by. thn attitude of tbnir'citiiens.to'theid.uty-uf service, and it would" bo so" in future.'-'-vlt needed nn far-seeing jEspphet:to'foretell-that the stability and

worthiness of Now Zealand and of the British Empire depended on the citizens' responso to the call of service. ' , ..■ ' ' The cathedral was orowded, and many stood throughout tho service. Afterwards, at King Edward Barracks, medals wero .presented, among, the' recipients of the volunteer s decoratioii being Lieutenant-Colonel Jowsey, who commanded the Third (Rough Riders) Contingent. There'.wero •'church .parades : of, .'the public-, school cadets at other churches. ' Dunedin. .;. \ ■'■ '■': '.. Duhedln, September 26. . Tho third celebration of Dominion Day. took placo to-day, being marked by a church parade of volunteers and Bchool cadets. At Napier... ■. . ~ Napier, September 26. Volunteers, veterans, defence cadets, and boy scouts attended service at the cathedral this morning in honour,of Dominion Day, there being' about 180 on'.parade.. Sermons appropriate to; the occasion were also preached at other churches. .-. .: ;...,,'-•;---:■ ... , -Ashburton. ,■-'■'.. •.•.,,..■•. Ashburton, September 26. Dominion Day. was celobrated at Ashburton by a-church parade, which was : the largest known here,- comprising oho mounted and two infantry volunteer corps, three cadet corps, and three bands, the total being 320. A service was conducted in the Oddfellows' Hall by tho Rev. H. E. Bellhouso,; there/being a large attendance. . .' >. . ' ■■'.'■ Carterton. ■ •-. ~'; (By. Teleeraoh — Rdmlbl Correioondont.l '.'. ■■■■ :' <: '.'.- ,-•;,;■'■ - : Carterton, September 28.'■'. This morning, in celebration of. Dominion, Day, a.combined parade of Eifle Volunteers'- of the Masterton, -Carterton, and Gre'ytown companies was held at .St. .Marts' Church, '■'. when: there waa' a good I muster.' .The Masterton Municipal Band, headed the procession, this be-', ihg its first appearance as a battalion band.. The High School Cadets also paraded, marching from the Drill Hall to the church. A large congregation. also ..attended, extra seating accommodation having to be requisitioned. The service, which was an impressive one, was con-, ducted'by-the' Eev.-.R. Toune, vicar of: St Mark's,. and:'. the . Rev:; Mr.; Watson, ,of • St. Matthew's, Masterton.'