In the Churches.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 4055, 22 May 1900, Page 2

In the Churches.

The church parade, held on Sundiy morning was well attended. Some thirty one volunteers attended St Petert church, preceded thither by the Waipawa Brass Band. The chaplain of tbi corps, the Rev. W. Swinburne, preachd the sermon. Previous to the servia commencing the congregation sang tk “ Old Hundred,” and at the close a vera of tho National Anthem, while durinj the service a special litany was sung The text “ Death is swallowed up n Victory,” I Cor XV, 54, formed tl basis for a stirring patriotic sermon, tk rev. preacher dwelling firstly on the fid that the soldier’s profession is the only one in which directly and of necessity,! man’s life is at stake. Hardship, dangq and suffering in their keenest forp being all in the day’s work of the cam paiguer ; further, this abstract misiid has in these last few weeks become i startling fact. Our New Zealand boy had done gallantly, as the cables testify and our loyal readiness to help til Motherland in the hour of danger lut linked us in tenderest bonds to our M low creatures. Secondly, as to victory Though our losses include the quenchii| of many distinguished and valuable liny still they were small in comparison, tfi in view of the loss of life in warn similar importance, and our solace shoni be, • remembering the cause for whid they died, how they have bequeath! a fragrant memory. Reverses of tt British army had been frequent atth commencement of the war, but the dl of humiliation and prayer on March Hi had appeared to have done much. T* days later our victories began and noi three British towns had been triumph antly relieved. Again further, the gm® consequences that shall flow from <* triumph in this struggle, the joy of oo» scious mastery of a stubborn andmili nant enemy, the establishment of tt justice of our cause and the world s moral effect of this demonstration ofd solidity, and the irrosistibleucss of d Empire. The preacher concluded d a grand peroration dealing with the!* union of buried soldiers and friendsu some resurrection morning—‘‘thw®i* we sorrow not as without hope.” once to Lieutenant's Collett s depart* and patriotism was also made. No reference was made to the mitt! in the Presbyterian, Wesleyan Catholic churches, it being against I rule of the latter to refer to mitt! political.