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WESLEYAN CHURCH.

JulDiloa Oelrtr&tloa-

The Wesleyan Jubilee Celebrations were continued last evening,- which, 1 notwithstanding the inclemenoy of the weather, proved a grand success,. i The schoolroom was'filled to over- ' 1 flowing, aiid several ; relavß of visitors > taking the seats vacated' by those 1 who rose from the tables, which 1 seemed to be inexhaustibly supplied. ' The tables wero presided over by Mesdames Pybus, Hoar, : .Dixon, Williams, and the Misses' Perry,' Rowse, Pybus, Wrigley, Barnes and Welch, tbe two latter of whom' had '' charge of the bachelors tray, The after meeting, whioh took place in the Church, waswellatteiM After the singing o,f hymn! and a ; prayer by the T fiev,' J. JDeiiow, Mr B. P, Perry asan old identity, who - had for fifty years, been identified with the Wesleyan Church - iu Mew ■ Zealand, was called to the chair. ; : The Key. W, Rowse tlien read.a* ; paper on the history oj Methpdi'sm in : the Wajrarapa, fijom which we gather that the,.first religious services' in Masterton were held in 1856, when • Mr Bently, who still .remains, i& Bembled a few friends in ' bia house, ' Afflopg the first ministers who visited the, district were, the jßevs.' ■ J. Innes and J, Butler, tho first ap*': pointed specially to labor in the Wairarapa being the Key R, L. Viokers. About 1860 the present ; church site was granted by ,the Wairarapa Small Farms Settlement, The .first W efcleyan ohureh! was ereoted in 1864; ; In:1868 the district was constituted separate .circuit, and some yeatd later the Mastcftoo Qironit was separated from'Greytown. The old place of meeting becoming too small, it was considered aiyisabja'to ereot & new church, : and thd'fQiincja%n Q? laidty Sir W,'' tfo* in IQ7Q.- Since theq a large sohoolroom had been ereoted,' and many .oihsp improvements b&d been"'' made, .and. the present condition c|

the church reflected - great oredit' Mi' , the enterprise, zeal, and devotion of the pioneers, " . ' 1 Tlie choir llietmndercd the tuitltem, 11 Oh taste and sob," after which tho - in which he referred to tho objects of the Thanksgiving Fund. The Rev W. J. Watkin then, in his usual racy style, mado Borne capital hits in reference to the early occupation of this land, and tho work in" connection with 'Woiiization. • A solo by the Rev J. Dollow was rendered with capital offect, The Rev W. Morley, who was received with applause, referred at considerable length to the advance and advantages of Methodism, as also to the financial condition of the church. Before the service was concluded Mjfls' were circulated amongst tho wn&regation, and numerous promises of donations towards the Jubilee Thanksgiving Fund wero recoived. A very pleasant evening wan brought to a close ,in the usuil manner.

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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3546, 26 June 1890, Page 2

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WESLEYAN CHURCH. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3546, 26 June 1890, Page 2

WESLEYAN CHURCH. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3546, 26 June 1890, Page 2

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