St Johns' Church, Feilding.

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 8, 18 July 1891, Page 3

St Johns' Church, Feilding.

On Thursday the 17th instant •• An Old English Tea and Musical Evening," promoted -by, the vestry of the 4 above Church, was held in the Assembly Booms. The "following ladies and gentlemen ibrmed the original committee, which "was, nowever, enlarged to meet, the .necessities of the*" occasion : — Bey, A. Hermon and Mrs Hermpn, Mr and Mrs. 3ray, Mr and Mrs S. E. Turner, Mr and Mrs Nicholas, Mr and Mrs E. J. Allen, Miss Goodb'ehere, and Messrs Rutherford and Haybittle, and the successful issue which attended their efforts must haye been very satisfactory r to all concerned. The tea was announced for six o'clock, -and'at that tiofre the rooms presented a very pleasing appearance, the tables were:, well laden with good things and interspersed with pot plants and ferns very neatly, arranged- ' The tables were presided over by the following ladies :—Mesdames Hermon, Bray, Nicholas,. S. B. Turner, Foden, Allen, and Misses Gosling, Goodbehere, and Monckton. We might mention, to show the good feeling •which prevailed, that the'ladies were ably assisted by several gentlemen, including' His Worship the Mayor, who promptly attended to the wants 'of the guests. We are informed that the net result has fear lized about' £22. The concert commenced at 8 o'clock, and the programme, which contained an attractive list of item3,--proved quite equal to expectation, and the audience showed their appreciation by giving well-merited applause at the end of each piece. Mr Hajbittle's string band gave 'f Defence, not .Defiance," and their execution of this pi«ea jrwlisfemeel to wis. great pleasure. The u r!e»rile l liis" quartette r?as rend? ered by Mrs Foden, Mrs Aw&ry, and Mest-vs F. Goodbehere- and Nicholas, which was proverbially-' short and sweet.' MrHariner sang " Will-'o-the-Wisp" in' «ood style! "My Bud in Heaven," sting \>y Mrs Sutcliffe, waffrendered with inucn feeUng. Mr H. W. Haybittle gave a good specimen of his reciting powers in " Ostler Joe,"* for which *he received and' encore, to whicH he 'responded with "Bairnie'S Cuddle Doon." Misb Bellye sang " Waiting" very nicely * This ''was followed by an address from the Bey. Mr Hermon, who "expressed his pleasure at being amongst his people again and his thankfulness that he had arrived in safety from his journey to the Old Country, and also his pleasure oti meeting with the Bey. Mr Jones. .Mr Hermon described the extensive district of which he had charge, and showed that a clergyman's life was not so «asyas some 1 people might imagine. In their church at Awahuri a good work was going on.* At 'Halcombe the ladies had l>een instrumental in defraying the cost of the painting of the church, and he be^ lievod the proper 'way to work for God -was by free-will offerings. Kakariki, Stanway, and Cheltenham were favorably spokes of f and Kiwitea * received special mention as-being a fast growing district, where great interest was "being shown in <shurch work. 1 * Mr Hermon spoke of the generosity of Mr Levett in donating a site and of his active support m other ways. He also spoke of the valued assistance 'of the Lay -Readers, without' -whose help the many services 'could not be carried on. He hoped that when our term of work- was finished below, we j should all- meet in the Better Land. Mrs Awdry sang "Fiddle? and I," in a pleasing manner, and the Orchestra rendered " Introduction and; Valse," which Vras yery> well ret eived. * The ' duet£ " Wind and the Harp" by Misses Knowles, recieived anvencore, to which they responded wifch'lt^^ part of the duet. The song *' Inn-keeper's Daughter," by Mr Deighton, was given in capital style. Mrs Prior, Jang '? London Bridge," and Teceiyed tearty encore. Tho Biev Mr Jonesi/feoni Bulls, then addressed the tneetinej,< ahd j s;id he was very glad to meet bis <old friends and to be amongst them at a time like this, he reminded his hearers liiat a- clergyman's dvi ibs were by no means li*.ht, and asked them torememberthat th« it clergy wanted the pray ers and sympathies of their people. The song " Dawkins Night," by Mr Harmer, was: encored; »nd he responded with * ; *'Top^"^ Mrs Foden sang the "The Lost Chord" -in pleasing manner. "The Friar of Order's Gray," by Mr Ward, was- well, received. Mr 3. B. Turner apologised for. Mr Bray's absence, and notified the annual general meeting of Church members would take place in St. J6"hn's Sunday School, at 7.30^p.m. on Thursday 23rd met. and passed a JxftLv'jviiß of lhank- to th^ ladies who did providi d the tea an 1 those ladies and gentlemen who had so kindly helped in the e">nt«rt. The singing of "God save the Queen" brought the meeting to a close. N Yesterday afternoon there was an immepseisathering^.pf children in the Asaembly Rodtoa, wifiere an ample spread ■was provided &r theitn oat of the super - a bundancetf?tfce.proyi6ion made for tit* night before. 'That the youngst«3rs enjoyed the tre&t immenfely goes without gayinff. ' m J mmmm^ mmm