Lantern Lecture.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2088, 24 March 1898, Page 2

Lantern Lecture.

Last night in the Public Hall the Rev Joseph Campbell gave his promised lecture ‘ Gems from my Collec-i-ion/ illustrated with lantern views. There was a large attendance, and the proceedings were opened w?th a pianoforte selection, ‘ Washington Post,’ by Mrs Campbell. The first view thrown on the screen was a splendid view of St. Mark’s Church, with the new Vicarage at the rear, which evoked great applause. Views illustrative of Australian and New Zealand scenery were then shown to a chatty and descriptive accompaniment by Mr Campbell. Among others shown were views of the new furnace just erected at the Montezuma Company’s works, which gave the lecturer an. oppor t,unity of concisely describing the Thermo-Hyperphoric process, by which he hoped to do great things in the way of gold extraction His remarks were characterised by that sanguine buoyancy wlrch we have come to associate with -Mr Campbell, and in taking Ms audience into hisconfilenoe he assured them that although all the claims in Te Aroha would not prove successful, yet a sufficient number would, and so- enable Te Aroha to take no mean place among th.e gold-pro-ducing. centres of the world. An assertion which, it is needless to state, was received, yrir.h great applause. Some splendid Views were then given of no + sd spotsin America, Great Britain and tho Continent Mr Campbell gave a racy description of liis experiences with some of ‘finest pi firm try in the world/'waxing quite eloquent in his advocacy of the durability of the tweed manufactured from wool prepared by them-, andalso gave some reminiscences of his experiences in the Slums of London.

During the evening musical selections were given on the piano and violin by Miss and Mr Craig, and on the clarionet by Mr Griffith. Mrs Cleveland sang two- pongs with great taste and expression, which were highly appreciated by th >so present. Before the close of the proceedings Mr E. Y. Cox, of Shaftesbnrv, moved a cordial vote of thanks to Mr Campbell, which was earned! by acclamation. Mr Campbell briefly responded, and reiterated his willingness to do what he could in assisting the Church work. The proceedings closed with the singing of the National Anthem. The proceeds of the entertainment ('a little oyer £5 nett) goes towards the Vicarge Fund.