ANZAC DAY.
2.30 p.ui. the Borough .Band headed a procession, which assembled in front of the Borough Council Chambers, and included a number of local returned soldiers, cadets and school children, and marched to the Town Hall. A large number of people lined Main Street as the procession proceeded on its way to the stirring strains of the Band. There was a large .attendance in the Town Hall. The singing was Jed by the combined church choirs, conducted by Mr R, T. Betty, and accompanied by the Borough Band and Miss Betty, organist. The service opened with'the hymn, “0 God, Our Help in Ages Past,” followed by a prayer by the Rev. A. Harding. Hymn, “Through all the Changing Scenes of Life.” The Rev. J. H. Brttdin read Psalm 115, and the Rev. W. Raine read a portion of the Ulh chapter of Eeelcsiastieus, I—lb.1 —lb. Hymn, “Eternal Eat her,” followed by an address by Captain Godin (Salvation Army). Hymn, “For all the Saints.” Prayer and Benediction by the Rev. J. H. Bredin. The service concluded with the singing of the National Anthem and the “Dead'March” by the Band.
During' the course of n manly address, Captain Gofiin referred to the object of the service. The deepest sympathy went out to those who mourned for lost ones. Since last Anzac Day was celebrated the horrors of war had ceased, and I lie dawn of peace Itad broken, and loved ones were on their way home. The speaker then paid a tribute to the sacrifice, dogged courage, and fortitude of the heroes of Gallipoli. We were-proud of our British traditions on land and sea, hut the Gallipoli campaign would stand as a feat of arms unparalleled. The deeds of the An/.acs were honoured to-day, and would he remembered with pride by our childrens’ children. The same spirit which dominated the Anzacs should influence our lives in the battle against sin which confronted ns in our daily lives, and God must, he recognised in our individual and national life. He warned the audience against allowing the material instead of spiritual tilings to dominate their lives. The Anzacs’ creed was, “I believe in doing my hit.” Each one could apply this to himself in (he nedeavour to serve God and' humanity. He urged them to render unto God the things which were God’s, and justify the statement that the British nation was a Christian mil ion, and to give God His rightful place in all their undertakings. If they did this the great war and the heroic deeds of the Anzacs would not be a vain sacrifice. After the service all returned soldiers, their relatives and friends, were entertained at afternoon tea by the local Patriotic Society.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH19190426.2.12
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1969, 26 April 1919, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
454ANZAC DAY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1969, 26 April 1919, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.