FOXTON.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 80, 17 July 1878, Page 3

FOXTON.

[fBO3£ OVR OWJI OO^EBSPO^DEXT.] . An enteiiainment of • highly pleasing and instructive nature was given In the Primitive Methodist Church last Mouday evening. The weather— which for some weeks past has damped everything m the shape of amusement— cleared towards evening, and tbe beaul •- ful mooDlight night was everything Hhat could be desired, consequently the audience was fairly numerous;' and; what I was pleased to observe— appreciative and most- orderly; The bntertainmenV consisted of a selection \of pjeces from Sankey and Moody 's Hymnal, vocaliscdby the Foxton Sol-Fa-ists under the directorship of Mr Som'ers, illustrated by readings given by ilie Bey. Mr Clover. The Bey. J. Duncan ', m his capacity of chairman, opened the meeijngwitjk prayer, and m a few appropriate remarks pointed out t he differenrb cxi sting between a ; cPncert composed of secular music.- aod a sarviceoß song, such as.thepres<sut..Tlieprogrjiu]uie cooeisted of ten piecps, «/«..-— 4(1.)" 'M.itAii.y to save"; (2)« I will guide thee; (3) "The Precious Name"; (4) "lam praying for you "; (5) " Washed m tlie Blood of the lamb"; ((5) "Does the Morning dawn P" (7) "We shall sleep, but not for ever."; (8) ''Hearthe call-; (9) VTJie^ Eden above *'; (10) "Meet; jno at the Fountain." Where a programme is gone throughwell, it i« i. diflScultmatler to awaM the palm (p any particular pieceT. The singing throughout was marked by a correctness and excellence reflecting credit alike Upon conductor and perforinerß, the lady who presided »t the havmoniuui, Mrs B. L. Maclean, deserving especial notice for the artistic manner m which she manipulated the instrument; bub if any preference is to be given to a particular piece, to my. mind "We shall sleep, but not for ever" is entitled to the of the gem of the evening. An improvement might Lave been effected by jwrlions of some of Ibe songg^ being sung as solos, the last especially, as the sojo part was scoig by pix young ladies, which properly should be sung by one voice only. However, all t&t was done was well dpn^and that the audience fully apprecifled the, efforts made to benefit and amuse them was apparent by the hearty of thanks accorded ' : to Mr Somers, the lady aeoompanyist, arid the choir. After a vote of thanks was called fo'ir the chaipihan/ the meei'mg dosed, with the Benediction, thus terminating a very pliasant evening. - The second mate of the Hyderabad, who was arrested m Wellington on a charge of stealing a revolver from" Weslwood's Temperance Hotel, will be brought to Foxton by coacito-morrow, m charge of two constables.