CHURCH SOCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 101, 18 April 1908, Page 5

CHURCH SOCIAL.

The Kipti-t t liurdi here held a very h.ippy "MH-ial" in t!>** liill-tiert Chur •» *>u Thursday. to welcome and introduce tlwir new pi-t»«r, the Uev. J. Liird. The <-J:air wa- taken by the I'ev. William Drew, who o(wried the meeting by asking all <0 join in >ingini; the huun "AM Hail the Power <»! ie-n"- Name/' and the Uev. H. J. Lewis olhred [»rayer. A telegram from the ltev. W. U. Woolly va- read to the meeting, in which he offered ions to pa-tor and people. The chairman gave a -hort review ol the church** past, and expressed higii hope* for iu future uutler Mr. Liird - guid.nn-*'. He urged tlie n-w pa>tor t » kwp in the line of pro«re-- in hi- thinking. as well a- in all other matter*. \\«»rd- of wehi'me were aN» -p«»ken by Me--r-. Il.il toNHlaere. Ambury. and # Cnrker, representing various departments of church life.

A letter<rom till- ehim-h mill rongr.' Ration «a» reail iiml proi'iileil to tlie l!ev. 11. I. pulpit miiiMration* .Inrinjr ~f the v;Htuiry in the |>a-tcirate. and cvpressinj! hipli appreiiatinn of lii- si'ivi,-<- anil of the benefit hi- liearevs lia'l derived therefrom. The church secretary read several letter- of intro<luetion which Mr. Liiirl pre-ented from the church in I-ontlon-derrv to which he belonged, ami from the managers of the ctiljege in Dublin ■jli. re he -tudicrt.

Mr. l-iirii then replied to the kind w.ir-l- *>l Ur.it had Weil il-l-ilrr—cd to him. nliil deelarrd hi- inteo tiMii to help on all work- of -orpil leform. but. above all. alway- to keep in view hi- chief work—to proclaim 1 simple go-[>el of God's love and "race. The meeting «n- enlivened wi'li mu-ic and song by ladies and gentlemen of the congregation, and ended with an ample -upper provided a- u-nal by the ladie- All joined in the doxo|og\. am! the Uev. W. Drew gave the beiie.liction