HOVEL SUNDAY SERVICE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1003, 19 December 1910, Page 6

HOVEL SUNDAY SERVICE.

REV. E. 0. BLA MIKES TO CRICKETERS, Last night's service at tt-* . Theatre might well Rev n E o I Th ° missfoner and a V ery fi """f* kef; the-SpoH of fV Pr o a ° he ' 1 on "GnV ,and-a number of"Ui- nn - T .Summer," 'entrances to rerel™ 1 S l -H nfc ' ;th<l groceries; etc for ihlt' donatl< »s of sunshine into . &. ZSZ °fl brinß " and newly of the city. P OOI, k^to^hrgame'oriifi ll6 cric " snid, spoke of fho fiii-™ • *'r<' He conjectured thifc if an^ in .vogne 1900 years a J ft ,)e! ' n have formed an °' ? »1 J bo „* 4 ? ost, « s " game of life the" ,L I™" • In th ® accomplished bowler — Twi»f ? a verj " bowler who was eanab]/> nf j- !0n a the swift ball of tiSL ° wn puzzling "googlie" of ? ria '' '.^e SwAn!- ThS g "f f,lli: P i '^ S «f ? ™S;: defend were the boSv. P the"'hwt^amlV 0 if he dislodged the bafi; of s '^ ce his" tll° what score would -appear name on the scoring board of life. Were he to gp to the wickets nervous and aDprehensive, a - "duck" rould. be "laeid against his name by the scorer (Hie Recordmg Angel) but if'he tofk coume Wnrr l r - tremendous drtibbin a "hich his great Cantain had ~delnered to the adversary, then his record would be a good one. and his average would command respect. Tho plaver who chose the side of-right was on the winniDg side. Eight down the ages this club had gained the laurels.. Such great batsnien. as Abraham, Jacoh, and JJoses had dona great deeds, and inspired the incoming batsnien, and the side of evil was gradually losing, 'and'must eventually suffer defeat. • During tho service a young cricketer, Master George Baker, tendered a solo, and Mr. T. C. Newton also sang, A nnirnnir of applause greeted tire announcement made at k the close of the service that the contribution, for 'the poor realised nearly <£3 in money and 55 parcels of various goods.