PAEROA BAND OF HOPE.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 241, 11 February 1888, Page 4

PAEROA BAND OF HOPE.

The monthly meeting of the Paeroa Band of Hope was held m the Paeroa Public Hal! on Wednesday lstmst., conimertohigat 7 SO p.m., R&v. S. Lawry in the chaa*. There "nag a large attendance, on the oucasion. Mrs Sill presided at the hannomuiL), and Yuglar at the piano. After the meeting had been open&d with prayer by the chahman, the following progiamme opened by a recitation, f'Lochinvar," Douglas Liitlejohn; hymn, 53, >'In the Field of daily dut}"; recitation •'Sober Dan," Edith Jackson ; leading, " The Whiskers," 2,h W. J. Elliott ; song " Over Jordon," Miss Bnunley ; at tins stage m the proceedings Eev. S. Lawry then gave a very elloquent und earnest address, in which the evils of drink weie vividly depicted, and the t waste of money it involved, bhang] y emphasized. Hymn. 89, " Let ehildien oi England;" dialogue by the Misbesßramlcy, Mooie, Wick, Sorenson and Gibbons: recitation, "Dead Poll," (byepecial icqueat), Vennie Uiaailey ; hymn^ 141, '• Ihetc's a name to be won;" recitation, " Tottie's messat'e," Caroline Jackeon; BOn<j, "Hojec; Home; well a r . we love thee; " hymn, 10, " God Bli-ss our Youthful Band," concluded one of the rnofet i/ileiesting and instructive meetings hdd in Paeroa, peveral of the pieces being lcndea-d in leally first class Blyle, showniij much caic in prcpaiution. Afc elore of the meeting the woikcrfe in the teujperance cause vi this district liad the batibfuction of toeing several iake the pleJg' 1 , and tlius now life long hostility to the ptrong drink fetipplied.

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