LAYING FOUNDATION STONE AT WAVERLEY.

Patea Mail, Volume III, Issue 226, 9 June 1877, Page 2

LAYING FOUNDATION STONE AT WAVERLEY.

Tint Foundation Btouo of the Hr. >;, ■ tori an Church .about to he eroei" Wavcrloy, was laid on Wednesday m.-R by the Hon William. Fox. Food :■ c two o’clock settlers and townsfolk . .. e to assemble in holiday attire near L ■■ Hogg’s store, on which the Union Jc T was living, and towards throe o’c’c A a general move was made to the pad: x adjoining the Presbyterian Parson;-.■ the site of the new church. The w. was beautifully fine. Shops closed L-, ■ : two o’clock in the afternoon, Shortly after three o’clock wore commenced by the Rev R. J. b worth giving out hymn 2ffo, Tk < Churches foundation,I'’ 1 '’ which war mi: . by the assembly. The Rev Mr F read the 20th chapter of the Ist 1 of Chronicles, the Rev James / ’ offering prayer. The llev Sir Allswortli gave a M account of the work done and pro; to be done in the district in comm with the Presbyterian Church, and ■.. pressed the happiness lie felt as n g work about to be commenced. He r . a, copy of document which, with cm of Wanganui papers, Pate a Mo ... Presbyterian Church Knee, and cuts coins cf the Realm, were put in a r bottle, and placed in an aperture. ■ concrete block which served a* • • foundation stone. The (locumom ... r tained full particulars coneernii... • Presbyterian Body of the WclUr-Mw District, incinding names and so.. ■ of the various ministers, and a hi of the church in this part of the if :omrir.s'.ical District, together with nan. office bearers, means taken to od- ■■ funds, c'cc., from which the folic information is gleaned: The vv avc ' Parish extends from Kai Iwi oi cast 1o Whenuakura on the west. other boundaries being the sen c: : : • one side and native hinds on the and. contains congregations at Wh ami Max well town, and pleaching phut Waifotara and KoHi. Tim f■ ■■ Ralph Joshua Alisworlli is paste .- was inducted on tiia 2fflb June. U,-;. Too Rp'-sion is composed of M ; Alexander ilowie (“;■»), William farirn,-. \V i 11; : a Ho Rood, and H--r. Wsing, M.r Alaefatlano being chvM and Mr IMwio representative of : The Committee of Management re.-, rusts of Messrs Janus Tlathieson. Lb-h-n-; Meinlosl:, dames Clmyne, J. B. T-. - John McLean, Wilson Milne, a: 1 Fleming. Tim 'Trustees of church, party are Messrs Jamas Malhi Alexander Howie, and William id; •• farJanc. Precentor— Walter S - bourne. The sabbath school confd. eighty children, besides ■which sabl- • school is held at Kohi. The congrc.;:. tion has hitherto met in the Town II M It was decided to erect church in Oct< last. Subscriptions promised and i - leetod by managers within the congrc., tion to date amount to £325, and the minister outside the parish to m; ■ £SO. The bazaar realized £IG3 yielding a clear gain of £l5O lbs. church is to be a plain Gothic stru 52 foot long and 27 feet wide. -gJL seating lor 250 persons. There v- ■' r a porch eight feet square, with spi—foot high. A vestry will also bo atfcae Mr T. Turn bull, of Wellington, is m-f toct, and Messrs Jones and Poachy, . Wanganui builders, the contra,,i pr being £750 10s 6d. Air W. Aitcie ■ ol Oarlylo, is Inspector of 'Works, T document concludes t: Tiio stone <'■> - taining this bottle, with tin’s LtAemOn" is this day, June 6, 1877, laid by tin Hon AY. Fox, M.11.11. For the sueem•which has hitherto crowned cur off or f; we would say, in the language of the Inspired Psalmist, ‘ Not unto us, Lora ; not unto us, but unto thy n.m give glory, Mr thy mercy and Mr Mg truth’s sake.’ Blgued on behalf of ~ 1 congregation,li. J. Allswortli (AiimsJw Vv. Macfarlano (Sessional Clerk), J. M Taylor (Clerk committee of mat I gs mont).” On the reading of the document b.• • .re concluded, the .Rev Air Ailsw'i’i o handed a neat looking mallet and in. - i to the Hon Air Fox, and Messrs T and Macfarlano having finished liminaries and lowered the stone, tuc spirit level was applied, the stone tan by Air Fox and declared to bo well aml truly laid. Mr Fox then addressed M; assembly, being followed by the mini-: w; present. During the speaking scvmM Bank notes and silver coins amounting' in all to £lO 17s 4d, contributions in the building fund, wore placed upon Re stone. Additions were afterwards made which brought the total to over £ls-^ Devotional exercises followed, afr-r which cheers were called for and F ’ meeting dispersed, the ceremony bay , occupied over an hour. Buns uere . - tribnted to the little folks. Settlers in the immediate neighbourhood, with tm ir families, were well represented, whi Ist there was a sprinkling of visitors from further afield.

Strangers and country settlers coming ii) L-m iyio, are vx-iy otten at a loss to know ' which is tiie best and cheapest (tenoral Fhancry ami Clothing Establishment in the . district. ]{. A. Aleuts’ Cardigan ’House, offers special advantages that can he met with nowhere else in the district, fie keeps the largest and best assorted stock of every description of drapery goods, imported direct—and from the best colonial houses ; which, being bought on the moat advantageous terms, and having thorough knowledge of the business, enables him to offer. goods of sterling quality at ju ices that cannot ho improved on by any other house in New .Zealand. Every article is marked in plain figures, from which there is no deviation ; so thut inexperienced people are as well served os tire best judges, flic terms being net cash, without rebate or .abatement of arpy kind. Note the address—K. A. A pahs ; Cardigan House, nearly opposite Town lia iJ, Ca rly i e. — advt . Hollmavfs P:l!-\ —Holloway’,s Pill are universally acknowledge;] to be iho sa'c t, speediest, and best corrective for indigestion ; loss 'of appetite, acidify, llatnlcnco, and name a an; but a few of the .inconveniences which are remedied wiili case by these purifying Pills. They strike at the root of ail abdominal ailments, Hu y excite in the slmnrcb a proper .secretion of gastric juice, and regulate (he action of the Ijyer. there by promoting a copious wiiolescme bile, without Cft 1j O 1! O ri-oocl i TlTeso Pi|is remove all distension and obstruction, and from (heir harmless composition are peculiarly well adapted for delicate persons and young children ; whilst, casting out impnriti s, they strengthen the system and give muscular tone. .Seasonable. Nimrod : What! out again, Vicar ! Fresh nag, too ! 1 thought parsons did not hunt just now !” The Vicar : “ Ah ! bin this is a Lent horse ! Needlework Note.—Prince Eismark is greatly interested in Eerlm work, which, we believe, is for the Ottomans.