KAPONGA.
(From Our Own Correspondent.) That fho passage of time works wondrous cL inges has been lately exemplified by the activities of the local Presbyterian Church, which, during 1920, stood with closed doors, there being no pastor. Towards the end of the year Mr. Simister, of Opunake, was appointed minister, and, aided by an enthusiastic local committee, has worked wonders. Sunday, the sth ingt., was the occasion of the harvest thanksgiving. The ladies of the congregation spared no pains to make the church a reflection of the bountiful harvest Taranaki has been blessed with ' this year. Sheaves of grain, fruit, vegetables and flowers were liberally contributed and artistically displayed. Mr. Simister conducted the morning service, while the Rev. Smith, of Manaia, preached to a crowded congregation in the evening. Special music added impressiveness to the services. A duet, “Harvest Home,” was sung in the morning by Mrs. Davison and Miss Arline Waugh, and in the evening Mr. C. Anderson sang “0 Rest in the Lord.” The organ (Mrs. McCarty)i was augmented by Miss Robinson (\{iolin), Mr. Anderson (cello) and Mr. Waugh (bass). The singing of the hymns at both services, led by the newlyrevived choir, was in keeping with the occasron, being full of heartiness and expression of thankfulness for blessings received.
The sequel customary to harvest thanksgiving services took place in the Town Hall on Monday evening. A sale of produce of all descriptions—poultry, eggs, preserves, bottled fruit, sauce, pickles, vegetables, bread, etc.- Look place under a running fire of pleasantries by’ Mr. W. B. Fearon, who was almost heart-broken at having to sell over and over again an unfortunate absentee cow for a few shillings a time. During the evening songs were contributed by Mrs. Dawson, Messrs. Poole and Anderson.
The sale of produce, together with cash donations, resulted in a profit of approximately £5O. A pleasant feature of the occasion was that buyers from members of churches other than the Presbyterian were present to assist.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19220311.2.67
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1922, Page 7
Word count
Tapeke kupu
328KAPONGA. Taranaki Daily News, 11 March 1922, Page 7
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.