ANZAC DAY AT ST ANDREWS

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 527, 30 April 1920, Page 2

ANZAC DAY AT ST ANDREWS

UNVEILING OF ROLL OF HONOUR A very impressive service was bold ;it St. Andrew's Church (Pukekohe) on Sunday morning last, at which a roll of honour was unveiled in (he presence of a large congregation The vicar (the Rev J. P. Cowie) conducted the seivice and preached, and was assisted by Mr. E. H. Solomon, who read the iessons. Mr. F. Deane presided at the organ. The service followed the order of moining prayer with special psalms and lessons, and appropriate hymn;; were sung. Special prayers were said in commemoration of the departed and for the comfort of mourners. After the prayer the first two versos of the hymn "Let Saints on Earth in Concert' Sing" were sung, between which and the concluding th ee verses the short office for the unveiling was said and the roll of honour was duly unveiled. The sermon which followed was based upon the first words of the epistle foi* the day, us was the grace given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.'' The vicar began his remarks by saying that the roll of honour which had just been unveiled was in memory of the men of the congregation who had laid down their lives during the war, or in consequence of the war. A few months ago a memorial had been dedicated at St. Paul's (Huckland) in memory of the men of that congregation who had given their fives. He hoped soon to see-a start made near the present building of a church of some durable material as a thankoffering for peace, and that in it there would be set up a beautiful east window in memory of the men whose natoies "appeared upon the roll just unveiled. Similar rolls were being set up throughout the Dominion and throughout the Empire. Each one had its awn local interest, but the two flags lifkm this one—the Union Jack and the New Zealand Ensign—were to.-.reniiod us that our local sacrifice Wks only a part in the greater sacrffice of our Empire. The preacher .trafiL said that there was one roll , h«fiour which belonged to the whble <2u'j£ : tian Church, and was in evidence for centuries before any European adventurer had sailed* these Southern Seas, and that was the church's calendar. In it had existed for centuries past against the date April 25 the name of S. Mark, the writer of the Second Gospel. - He gave a brief sketch of the life, and remarked that he art' example of one who, thffftgFhe failed at first, was afterwJfcjl victorious through the Grace of"God: "for unto eath one of us was the grace given." Our thoughts on Anzac Day naturally turned specially towards the scene at Gallipoli five years ago—tjjat "memorable landing in which cftir own boys and the Australians had such an important part, although; they had had only six months' training. How impossible it must have appeared, and yet notwithstanding their great disadvantages they seriously weakened the Turkish position. Of them we think most at this time, because of their personal link with ourselves. But we must never forget! the others who shared their task -! that division of French soldiers with their colonial forces from Senegal, the gallant 29th Division of British regular troops, and the Royal Naval withjdl of whom our ea#ffflce was the grace given." Jtfi*. by saying, which they died, 'out only upon their glory. Through the clouds of Rattle smoke they passed into the sunshine of Paradise. May we try to be more woithy of their sacrifice, that we too \p*ay pass the. clouds of sor/since 'ur&jpfcfh one l-hii. grace rneas-^ of the The roll oT honour us a shielJ of darjyflHu of polish) d kauri, gfrfi which the lettering has .in gold. It was designed by Mjss&fc'.. E. Simpsfrti, and executed by Mr. il. V. fiiflbble. The names upon the roll vjm as follows: W. Baird, (). V. Bilkey, W. P. Boude. o.'£. Chambers. A. C. Davy. V 7. FJlts. l'\ "W. (iiiroy, A. Hughes, T. Lauer. W. I.uuei*. li. AlcDivitt, ■Necly. J. W. I'attin. S. Penny. A.

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