The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 183, 2 August 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FR IDAY, AUGUST 2, 1872.

Philharmonic Cokcekt. —If the Philharmonic Society has been long in the interval from its first to its second concert, it has at all events made up for the delay in the length of the entertainment afforded at the Provincial Hall on Wednesday evening last. The fullness of the programme and the many encores kept the concert ou until a late hour, and the audience, which was a numerous one, returned home well satisfied with the bill of fare which had been provided for them. The programme appeared to us to be very judiciously arranged, varied wiih ladies', and gentlemen's songs, duetts. ~ glees, and choruses, the latter generally withorchestrai accompaniment. Additional to the vocal pieces were an overture, Zampa, and a set of vrallzes by the band, and some instrumental solos. We have not space for comment on the Beveral pieces presented, and therefore must content ourselves with the general observation that the choruses were far more effective than could be expected in so yqung a Society, much of their success being probably due to the aid they received from the instrumental accompaniment. The song Amy Robsart to Leicester is worthy of particular notice as being sung very carefully and by a voice of much purity and sweetness; theencore song, " Child of Earth with the Golden Hair,' 1 was even better than the firßt. . The two young debutantes (sisters) deserve an encouragiug word, for their duett was exceedingly creditably performed. BlumenlhaPs Message, by the Conductor of the Society, •was very correctly rendered, and the Maritana duett, except only in one passage,,, was .well and effectively sung. Now-a-days, when "musical criticism" is so jealously watched, a notice of this kind inYoljr.es-. responsibilities, and whilst we would endeavor to avoid anything like undue excess of praise, we cannot but declare that for the concert of, an amateur Society in its first year, iUwas very much of a success. The songs selected were generally of "a'bh'aracterlw^ithin s the power of the performers to do ameasure of justice to them, the scena from the Sonnambula was, howfc.vej, somewhat beyond the reach of the^inger^. but nevertheless was enthusiastically applauded, and resulted, in an immediate response, with a song we have before ;listenened to in that Hall and with much- 'pleasure— Bon Ctesar's song— Fes, letWeHike a Soldier fall'J TBis seemed, ' in ;our humble judgment, , to, lack the uecessary.rvigdur, perhaps the voice had been already 5 too much taxed in its preceding efforts. We must not omit mention of the vßrjr.iicelleDt ipiaboforte sold? or "of; the cornet selection ftom^lVßarbiere. K ' GH^bii ! 6'P C T]IrHQLV : ; Trinity, RichMOND^The^weother'4proying favorable on Wea^esday ; f 'greatimmber: of ■ persons ; ■were^induced 1 to \teaye town in order to be present a~ t the execration of Vthis ;. pbeau ti- . f al iittlq^hur,ch. of visitors^ expect^tio^siioif^esSichmo^ \ ■ '" itie lipb;urchl%at( -■' ■'■.<r"r:.-.-":''.r''v.r-^----^'-J r^!^-' ,■■':;'■;.

in the afternoon many were unable to get even into the porch. Among the cleryy. ri present we noticed^ in addition ;to ""Obis' 1 " Lordship the Bishop of ths Dioce?e, the^ Revs. G. H.. Johnsione and 1 IJ,; J^horpe^ of Nelson, C. O. Mules, of Spring Grove, E. 11. Gaskin, of Collingwood, and VV. D. Eusz, the curate of the new church, all of whom took part in the various services. After the usual form of consecration had been duly performed, the ordinary morning service, slightly abridged and with special psalms and lessons for the occasion, was gone through, and, although the new Mason aud Hamlin organ recently purchased for the church could not be used in consequence of its being somewhat out. of order from various causes, it was generally remarked that the musical portions of the service were giveu iv an exceedingly creditable and hearty manner. The sermon, which was preached by the Rgv. R. J. Thorpe, M.A., the text being taken from the eighth chapter of Saint Mark's Gospel, tha fourth verse, " From whence cau a man satisfy these men with; bread in" the wilderness i? " was" exceedingly earnest, and made an evident impression on the large congregation. During the interval between the afternoon and evening services, the organ was brought into proper order, and proved most effective during the latter service, the tone being rich, full, and powerful, aud it will doubtless give a 9 great satisfaction iv future as it did on this occasion. His Lordship the Bishop preached a most eloquent sermon, taking for his text the first verse of the 84th Paalm, " How amiable are thy tabernacles, 0 Lord of hosts," iv which he took the opportunity.of impressing upon his hearers the desirability of Christians of the present day following the example of the Israelites of old in the love and respect they showed for their places of worship. The ofrer- . tone?, we are glad to learn, were exceedingly good, amounting at both services to no less than £26. The church ha 3 been built at a cost of between £500 and £600,' the whole of which has vow been defrayed by subscriptions, including one of £75 from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and a loan of £100 from the Diocesan Fund, which it is hoped the congregation will shortly be in a position to repay, as special services are to he held in the Church every Sunday evening for the present, the offertories of which are, we understand, to be devoted to this purpose. The officiating ministers at these services will be the various clergymen in the Diocese, alternately. We cannot close this short notice without congratulating the minister and congregation of Holy Trinity Church, not only on having so successfully erected such a really beautiful and substantial edifice, which is a conspicuous ornament to the village and neighborhood, (as it can be seen for miles away) but also on having, after several disappointments on account of the weather, had such thoroughly satisfactory consecration nndopeoing services, the musical portions of which must have been the result of hard work and thoughtful attention on the part of all who assisted. We. heartily wish them " God speed."