SOIREE AT RIVERSDALE.

Mataura Ensign, Volume V, Issue 249, 24 April 1883, Page 4

SOIREE AT RIVERSDALE.

\ (From our, own, .Correspondent). lr One of the most successful entertainments^ pver f hefd in this district Jook place hpe — last Thursday evening, mp -tne. nap« of a tea meeting in aid of the ChurchJSnildmg Fund. It was intended to hold it in the sohoolhouse . but Mr Sanson' generously' bffer«d%he i l_eN_ ii,J a large room in his store. ,HiS)}o,f|«TftlW.Sid gladly accepted. ( The .rppm^e decorated with evergreens ,serit 15y MrrJ Robertson, of Waimea House, w hb*a_6'superiutended the blaring of them, and admirablyahe succeeded. 'Xarge _ S'the robmUwaß it proved* almbSt>tof<s A _ ; ' B mall,ifor a great crow^'assemb^ed Lfrom i all parts, fWaikaia being well represented, Tne Rev. lir Brown took the chaiivbeing supported by-the Revs: 'Stobb'and SDavideon.i . _Lfte_rfa_T .verse . A*!aun.gky ( .way a .;Df^r*c^ cal nart of the business commenced, The ladies of _he n d_?ridtTi'^ded'«a <, W6it_xVelK' <. = lent supply hf iiyood [things, andisome^ayipg^ofi cive'h money instead, it was decided to send to Mr Kingsland, Invercargill, who forwarder pastry,* 1 eVc.—^ isquite; su_iso _ . cientTuaranteejaj^itpj^efluaWiy^ent;^ j }^{o yf y[ cravinfes of hunger, being satisfied Mr Brown • addressed thV^neetanj./ . ongratuialSng A tne -dis.tr.idt on'having'snOh a large and success" j -ful-gathering, -especially_aß.it .was the, first affair kthe_kmdj ever ; held here; it sppke well fpV'ttfo %WrV %__** _f "theUhuilcltf * \, He called dn/the,ohpir i jtp l sing^ goj ye , that 1 Mvtßtl" after which_Mr Gee spoke ; a few ..., words', saying that Waikaia and Riversdale' must hot pnly<wqr^ ; togethM^anoially» ( b ( ut unless' the two places worked morally together^ we could not expect ohuroh affairs to prosper, WThe-chpir .theß. fang "P^liMl'l Armour Bearer," when Mr Stobo addressed the/ meetings M^M. doiabt a very worthy minister, but ws ra« - c marks were, ;pn this occasion.' somewhat out of; Jt < y ,j place,/ ,He tried to impress his ideas' about dancing [ 6h ! the'miiida of hw hearers. He hadfis . no right to mention the l, matter, ?l and Mr.. • Spence in a very neat wayreinihded hiitf toT >il that effect.. Dancing formed no part, pf the programme: : But f p.d^le^_l i ßeldomlai«everY :;>li} meet in,a„ounsrj^J&r^w^ They i 'meet so seldom -that they hke to r make' the most of^tP^-galifie^fii^.'l^lHa thinkihewas al»o. : rathejr. nut.of l piftoeiin^,^ talking about the '■ Bible in Schools. Al« ' though it was a ohuroh, tea meeting, there <"' ' were fnany prweh. who'' did ridtjbelqng) to the r.' churchy but went to show that there was ;*,£* no ill . eeling. Everbody was pleased when the rev. gentleman thought proper to 'btfnff'" his discourse to an'e'tid. ; j Mr then, favored the company^with^ J cannot sing the ,01d So'agß "in his v usual good style;* The speeches) and, singing were, } barely heard about this time, owing to the 'heavy' j downpour of rain, the noise on the iron reof * drowning everything else. The Rev, My and Messrs; In'glisftnd ftnenpe'the_ •■•-'• addressed the meeting. „n : r the absence of ohildren from! the Sunday School, andho^efl to see aWterMtenaance'' i!iK in future/ H&didnet eare< onceaabout ohil- ,-sA., 'dren,* but he feltqhejihadsireeeiygd,*^ .-niissipft,,^ from above,.and now, he lovnd thorn all, Hrs ' Bennett sang "'* Jessie's Dream" very'effeotiv6 , * jn ' ! ly indeed; -MreGray -gave 'Yeißanks-and* -ii; Braes.UndMrAudrews^The^ I The dhoir also sang • Blessed be the Everlasting dod* ahd'« Safe in ! _h#'a_n_^6f * Jesus.' • - Mr "Andrews playedithe'?ac.oompanimenta, on! i?.s the harmonium and, piano,, the, Utter ; kindly , "lpnt|by- 1. rs Bennett;. " Tb,§ riefitturunan, ■ - imously passed a vote of thanka to Mr am}< | Mrs Manson for the. use of. thp r,opm, and they >. ((M certainly deserve a deal, of praise, for they rendered valuable las_st_i6e 'besides. ' They • .supplied al! thb crockery and^fitt&d .pjamps, t v, . r &o,< I must not forge.t a. wwd ,of,.prais<> ; and j; , ♦'ianks to Mesdames G6e,'[Behhe_. Manson, Andriewff, ! andMi_ |( Hamilt6h'fO^ thf admirable way the tables weraJajtL V! 3pb,a n*<. ■», jrabgements wer§ oemplete, and everybody, appeared thoroughly satisfied. The child* eir * A were' all invitedtota picnioi on; the tfo%wi[J_ -tv ' day a The f weather.prpyed t fine, wd ( he&lv , fifty responded to the'irivitatiori, They wew marched upstairs in Mr Manson's .and. J*a»;i$ B . ' galed with some good things provided from the evening before. B_r l Brown addressed them and the troop adjourned putsidej when ; i raoing, &c.,was;indulge v d l in A fw ;^9n i cy prizes. They wore then marched upstairs again, and :*Mr;a good filling outjAeacb one dyew a -'^ , numbere<Miok_t,out e of_i^ag 4 _np^^ present of a toy, The toys wera ordered'foj^ " thedccasion. The youagsfoeJoTwent away thoroughly satisfied with their.day's amuse- . inent. •<> •/. ,-,■'.-

: ,l -i ii. i r - - Another correspondent has kindly forwarded usian aooount i, of;. th? yfgooeecfi oifftoty, rt from whioh we, gather, that the Rev,, Mr § BrownVrnHHe 1 l, M*uVtl l Wte A thatlhehad only learned at the oomffi_nce« i;i hu menjb ,of. the meeting .ihat, the sajnehall in „r which the soiree was being nerd, was, pro- „ bably going to be used for another' purpose ,later on in the same' evening. He very rightly ;i t stated that he oould in no wayqwhatever control the" use of 'the' hall or attempt to interfere in -the matter, but distinctly intimated _fc that there- would be no other-meeting the _ same evening in any wayO)bn"ne__d with the soiree. The next speaker — the Rev, Mr .such arrangement should Hive been tuOugM § 'ofVeinf held^ in«th^sa_.e ?plaoe?anai&n^thk -*■ samWey^nini.,™^^^^ 'his part he would have. nothing whatever to » do : wi'th it. 1 some'Jintef ___&$• go statements* ofcrthet e XtraprjlluarKsKiel^.jolli- M {\ wheat and oats in r some, portions of New . .Zealand and referred cufely .o' .Be* feW* xlt "sperity of New Zealatod?ft*sj.y_ip «o »*_/*.*.**.*. The remairung.sneakers. were the Rev. Mr Dafidson5 c _. J^falirP4n^*3GMi#. Mr J. Spencei'GovernmehtflGjiief Survesor, Inverts t o|.rgiU,d&n_{y^ ",Cpy Limited., Wantwi9^_.%te, Superk. 'tenflent ofthe ßLvei-sdafe Sunday SohoolL