WHITELEY MEMORIAL CHURCH

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 296, 9 December 1908, Page 3

WHITELEY MEMORIAL CHURCH

!<■■>' choir ..f tin- Whitclcy Memorial Church last n'g'it iirf.-ii-nl-.-tJ tin- oratorio "HirisL anil I lis Soldiers'' in tin- c-lmrt-li Imihting to ~, fairly large attendance. They nii-l tiicir conductor, .Mr. <i. u. White, nm-il In- cuiigraluaMcd npnn'th.niiui.ii.i- uf ii, presentment, pnrlicnlnrlv with referent'.- to t'lu- fM-i-lh-n,-,. „f tinchoruses. Tin. i-linir of jjj vo j„, s , V . H unili-r almost. |n-rft-i-t t-oiilrol, anil the different parts wore nici-ly balanced. The chonis.es •■('time. ~11 vi- Faithful." "Jesus Lives," -Hark, a Thrilling Voice'' (solo hy .Miss O. JliK-kiiiiinl. mill "Oft In Danger, Oft in Woo" (solo by .Mr. A. Lee) were ,pi-rlia|is tin- must' strikin-r. A chorale. "Anil tin- People Stood lieholding.'' was of a rather ililli-n-.it chavaetcr, ami tin- blending of tin- voices was perfect. Tilt- soloists wort- Misses Black. Blake. Blanchett, 0. Bucknian, Keys, anil It. Oki-v, Messrs. F. Asht-r. A. Lees, It. Lee, anil A. Yeale. To sunnof them the size' of tin- building was n drawback, ami they found it dillieull to make themselves heard at the back. Miss Blanehett's solo, ''Jiy Jesus' Grave," sung in a sweet contralto voice, was the gem of the .evening, her enunciation being unusually good. Miss Keys also I sang iv contralto solo, "Hock of Ages," and her treatment of it was much admired. A quartette—Mrs. Miss, and Mr. W. Anilniry and Mr. R. Lee—contributed two well-lialaiicetl and tuneful items. The While-ley Orchestra, under Mr. C. J-L Lawn', played the incidental music capitally, but their .accompaniment to solos was inclined to be a little loud at times. .Miss Okey was the pianist. Miss Douglas organist, and Mr. (i. H. White conductor.