SHANNON.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 15

SHANNON.

. 'Reopening sorvices of 'the Shannon Methodist o Church' (after repair.. and renovation) were 'conducted on : Sunday last by .tho Rev. J. Clover, of Halcohibe; chairman, of-the Wellington' Primitive Mothodist district. ...Tho sermons were excellent, and the 'congregations good, particularly'.in< tlie"'evening, when an impressive discourse on • "Blessed are the 1 pure jn heart" was followed by a hearty,. . prayer-meeting, of ''the' oldfashioned Methodist type. vTho ' tea-meeting.-on Wednesday was of the "sit down"; has been of late so superseded by* "tho modern ''social.*' A public meeting followed, over-which tlie Rev. P. J. Mairs presided. The programme ' was ,as -follows:—Quartett, "Sweot and Low" ;, solo, Miss Laurvig: statement- of "Renovation . Scheme" fundi by Mr. ■Judd; solo, Miss Gibson; speech, Mr; A. Saunders; solo, Rev. P. J; Mairs^ : -speechj- Sister Moody Bell; solo, Mrs. A telling speech by the Rev. J. Clover, on" "Left-handed Christians" was one of the features of the ovening. ,• ... A workman named Ashley, who was 'sorting: flax at, Mr'. A. -Saunders's : mi11,,cut his hand: severely .-(v-ith''-a hook; f on. Wednesday. • ; Dr. - Adams, -of Boston," ! at.' tended him. 1 ,-■ ■•-:'■ ■■■','•;■ v- ";,;-,„ , , ■)*' ■' IA . numbori'of ; members %/' the' ; -local' 'Dramatic. Society journeyed ■ to Foxtdn : on Wednesday ovening to. witness the performance..of "Blow, for Blow" by I,tho Foxton Society.' •'.' —•' .■:■■-'.: ■ . '•■■■.„