THANKSGIVING SERVICE.
■INSPIRING ADDRESS BY THE BISHOP. There was.a large congregation at St. Mary's Church on Tuesday night, when a service of thanksgiving was held. Hymns of thanksgiving, and Psalm 135 and the Te Beum, were sung as an act of praise. Ven. Archdeacon Evans impressively read the lesson from Isaiah 42.
The Bishop of Auckland gave an inspired address, taking as his text Psalm 13a, verses 13 and 14—"Thy 'name. 0 Lord, endureth for ever, and. Thy memorial, 0 Lord, throughout all generations.'' He said that the service itself was full of thanks and an address was not necessary, but he would like to remind them of a, few truths connected with the war and the coming of peace. They were at present living in the most wonderful times in the history of the world, and ihad watched the greatest war that had ever- taken place. They formed part of the greatest empire the world had ever seen. He could not help looking back to the momentous days of August, 1014, when the Mother Country was called upon to make the most tremendous decision ever made by any nation. Thauk God, tilie British Empire decided, whatever it cost, to stand for justice and righteousness in the world. The Empire was not prepared for war, but it decided that it were better to lose everything than to lose national honor, and to live up to the groat principles of those noble men who had built up h!:o Empire, in the past. The people in this Dominion had listened to the call of the Motherland, and had given of their best to shed their blood for the great cause she had in hand. Ti:e courage of the boys who had gone in support of these great principles was equalled by the courage of the parents and wives who had proudly given their loved ones in the great struggle. The question was asked of a pious Frenchman, what had he done to aid the war. He replied: "I survive," and, the bishop ■said, they had the responsibility and privilege of surviving in these wonderful days, and the responsibility of carrying out t ; I:e principles of justice and righteousness for which their sons had fought and died. In view of the great industrial and other problems that must .inevitably come up for solution after the war, it was of the greatest importance for eaoin one of them to ask the question, "Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?"
The servica closed by the siDging of the National Anthem and the pronouncing of the Benediction.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 November 1918, Page 8
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