JUBILEE SERVICES.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 6, 23 June 1887, Page 2

JUBILEE SERVICES.

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH. Both at the morning and evening service, at the above Church on Sunday last, the Bev. Mr Fox alluded to the all timely subject of Her Majesty’s Jubilee* At the evening service a tery latgd congregation was present, and the service was hearty in the extreme. Special hymns suitable to the occasion were sung, many being specially composed for the occasion by dig nitaries of the Anglican Church, and these being set to well known congregational tunes, were cordially joined in by those present In the e ring the Rev. Incumbent preached a stirring and thoughtful discourse, re. ferric gto the great progress made in the social habits of the people. The abolition of slavery, and advance in social and political morality were all touched upon, testimony being paid to those who have endeavoured to ameliorate the sad condition of the toiling millions of the country, and to give an effectual answer to the “bitter cry of outcast London,” References to the good work done in missionary and other fields by the Church of England, expressions of sympathy with the work of Dr Barnado, Miss Octavia Hill, and other enthusiasts in the cause 0! social reform, coupled with an eloquent appeal to the congregational to quit the paths of sin and celebrate the Jubilee by earnestly endeavoring to lead better lives and labor for the Great Creator of the Universe were amongst the other subjects of the Rev. gentleman's discourse, which received a very attentive hearing from those present. The choir stalls were unusually well filled, and the various special psalms and hymns rendered in a most praiseworthy manner. St. ANDREW’S. A Thanksgiving Service, in connection with the Queen’s Jubilee, was held in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, on Sabbath evening, when there was a large congregation. Hymns suitable to the occasion were given, and at the close of the Service, the National Anthem was sung. An address on “ A Good Queen’s Reign ” was delivered by the Minister—Bev. J. McAra. After briefly introducing his subject, by describing the interesting scene in Kensington Palace, when on the first news of her accession, she asked the Archbishop of Canterbury to pray for her, he gave a rapid sketch of the progress made by the British Empire during these 50 years, giving it as his opinion that there had been no such real and substantial progress in any age,, or in any nation from the beginning of recorded history. He then referred to the traits of the Queen's character, such as her sympathy for those in distress, her conscientiousness in the discharge of duty, her firm, yet loving discipline in her own family, her reverence for the Holy Scriptures and the Sabbath, and the good influence she and her Consort exercised on the social life of the nobility, all of which should turn the minds of the worshippers in gratitude towards the Giver of all Good, who, amongst his countless blessings to our favorite land, has included that of being ruled for half a century by a virtuous and religious monarch.