Morrinsville.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2109, 7 June 1898, Page 2

Morrinsville .

(From our own Correspondent )

Thursday was the day chosen to celebrate the Churoh Anniversary, and a large number of the local residents took advantage of the fine weather to be present, both at the public tea, and the meeting afterwards, Morrinsville was extremely fortunate in having so capable a band of ladies to arrange and take charge of the tea-tables, and the Churchwardens (Messrs Schofield and Mat shall) had every reason to be satisfied with the success of the arrangements. After tea an adjournment was made to the Church, and a short* programme that had been prepared beforehand, afforded, I think, general satisfaction. The "Chairman’s (the Vicar, Rev E. J. McFarland), speech was brief, and congratulatory. He affirmed that he waß sure that the efforts which had been made would result in the extinction of the Church debt, and this, he thought, was wise, for contentment was not sufficiently rooted in man, and fresh work would, no doubt, in the future be required to still further increase the beauty of the Church.

Mr C. C, Mayes in speaking referred to the unity of aim in every Church, and urged that this should be more frequently remembered, instead of bringing to light the mere differences in denomination and sect.

The rest of the programme was vocal, and as regards this it is sufficient to merely mention-the names of the performers to be assured that the audience would have an evening of musical enjoyment. The following took part: Mesdames Fry and Scholium, Misses G. Roberts, Butcher, Hogan (with violin obligato Mr Adams), and Messrs R. Allen and Scholium.. At the close of tha meeting an auction was held in the; o'd schoolroom to dispose of the remainder of the provisions. Mr Nelson weilded the hammer, and he must have been very self satisfied at the end, so well had the things sold. The amount taken in this more than paid the original cost of the provisions, and we should strongly advise the baker who supplied the good things to -claim this as a very valuable advertisement.