Congregational Church Sciree.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3190, 10 May 1879, Page 2

Congregational Church Sciree.

-A'highly successful soiree was hell at the Congregational Church, „ Mary, jtreet, last evening, the proceeds of which w«re "devoted to the Jiquiaatioulof a^pocfioMbf the debt on ; the phurph. (There w«|, % large attendance, and the tables were attended to by the ladies of the congregation. After tea the™ Eev. E. Laishlej, 'pMtor 4 find called, upon, the, choir to sinir the hymn, " Come^ let us join. The Eev. Mr Watkin then engaged in prayer. '"' 'moiS fIuTW" The Choir, under the leadership of i|r T. A. Bell, sangiiipianthem. The Chairman, in his opening ireiuar^i, expressedipleasure atthp.la?geMtea4»W* of members of other congregatioos^ ; iiTtte Choir was from another Christian.okurdl» and they were gUd to aeertbfeifc: lie regretted the, f>- absence f> ;pif, „P«ptain Daldy, who had „b.een prevented from coming down, ito ; preside througWiil. ness. ; The Key.;.S^^'JTM jri'm' »b.Beiitin^^uoia^'^>W'm^M»--was held to help to liquidite' tbe'detit^n the Church, and related an amusing anec« "dote illustrating the manner in which they intended to abolish the debt. _ He thanked those present for their kindly sympathy. ;>; MIT

1 1 phm* i\ Atothem~«| Taite.tand'iot.s nft The Eev-Mr 1 WatkinMif ere^aifiori address on Interesjfc^'ir^ch greatly in. ,tereste4 thejaudience, and several ot the

Bit, Hiltenn then clang a ; ( iaijwd^i&lo^ •' Consolation "-r-after 7^hich^f the choir sang an anthem.' „L,L. '* "* >v "* 4f h<? fi^-TfeKpbfrtson^o^^apldto^ delivered an address on the aubjeotVbf After the Chairman, had thanked the speakers,.!the, ladies wlio'had given the trayß,!|h> f ghoir;sa^an^nei;.a^|ien^ and the ■prpceedings r - concluded' bj \ tn^ pronouncing, oCjthe^en^ictipnl',";,' ",' f