United Open Air Service.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 3, 25 September 1914, Page 2

United Open Air Service.

A united open air service was held on Sunday last when die clergymen of all denominations in the .town took part. The speakers and the united choirs under Mr J. Norman were seated in a railway waggon, the large attendance being accommodated in the station yard. Mr J. P. Bailey, in a few brief and well chosen words, referred sympathetically to the terrible disaster that had plunged Huntly in gloom, and had caused a wave of sadness to flow from one end of the Dominion to the other. After the Scripture lesson ; and prayers, interspersed with v il known hymns, the Dev. or LCdge delivered an eloq.i >:it and impressive address, il • lubing from the catastrophe th. 1 issons which it taught, and • > nforting the bereaved with th no promises of spiritual help which brought comfort and hope ! > tlio widow and the orphan. After the u Tartory, which amounted to :.L 10s 6d, had been taken up, a hymn was sweetly sun.v in the native language by l\ • large number of Maoris [>r ■ at under the Rev. Mr linin'. Mr J. Norman having sung th'" 010 " Crossing The Bar,” till Brass Band, under the baton of. Mr Wentworth, played I’llo Dead March.” the service 3 one lading with the call “The Last Post,” by Bugler J. Brooks.