XMAS. CHURCH SERVICES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81912, 27 December 1906, Page 2

XMAS. CHURCH SERVICES.

The rhindav services at AYhilclev Memorial Church were siltended by large congregalmas, the Rev. T. G. lirooke olliciatihg. ' The choir was heard to great, advantage at both services, a number of choruses from "The .Messiah" being clloi.-tive:y rendered. The singing was so uniformly good that a seiecihm is difficult, but probably "Flis Yoke is Easy" and '-Glory" were the finest numbers Doth morning and evening the ''Glory" Chorus was sung. Jn the evening .Mr Harry llrooke, of •Dunsdin. sang "O Rest ill tlie l.oio'- a, st. .soil, iiwii. Mr A, Okey eiliciemly Jed the choir, which had put in a-siduoiis practice, and .Mr G. U. White uredded at the organ.

On Christmas Day there were exceptional congregationas'at St. .Mary's Church. Ti.rce celebrations of the Holy Communion weiv held. .Special pains had been taken with the musical portions of the services, and the choir has rarely if ever attained such a sieudai-1 of excellence, The Vicar lee lev. I-'. G Lcea, was s.-dsted at Ihe morning services l,v the Yen. .Al.ll; 1 . a..-,... i.,i ~,„! (!,„ |!ey. jr. 1-arhiu. "Ih.- ssiiik-in "11, puce vc villi ,b-ni-.;!e:,;' INipincy) «,is rendered in ihe morning, am! el kivensoug "(I Ziini thai liriugc;! e I Tiding-' iSUiucri and Winchester's "e.i.i-Mdih.W and "Xiice jjimiftis" v.ere a'imiral.'ly iiilcipreled.

The Xiuiis Day services at St. •loseph'.s (Catliolie) Church were likewise well attcndcl. The first Jlass was held at fio'el n-ii, aud tile second at 0.30, at both of which large num. bcrs received Holy CioluiU.UUlQll, At II .. A '„u-i. jr. »-

, ' - ' -'••'•'' l : .'i»l!iU was cele. liratedby Iheifcv. f-'.-ither MacManu,--, it.- iniisieid' the .Mass being Oueiy lei.dcv-.ai i,y (,'nou. under ' the o'ii.i: of air Praui; Cornwall, with Mr lien Cornwall presiding at Ihe organ, t'he music wa.i from Moz.ert's t-eventh Alas-, and Fanner's Mass in 13 Hat. 'il'esahMsUwerc Ihe Misses Padlord, o'ilo;,ue:,,.U,mson, and Tl'eeby, : llU i is. fcnca. The \mas authcui, the "Adc-te Fiilcles," was sung morning aud evening. At the conclusion of the II o'clock Mass, the j; uy . liaunoti, C.S.S.ii,, preached an eloquent aud impressive sermon on the festival of the day.