GREYTOWN NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4690, 9 April 1894, Page 3

GREYTOWN NOTES.

(Own Correspondent). —••Last Saturday evening the wife of Dr. Bey tM PP eii oTer a bl W Bflatt and broke the small bone of her ankle. A football match was played on the Becreation Beservo last Saturday, be* \ t ween Featherston and a team from tbe local Club. The visitors had ndt their picked team with them-but .several of their members were picked ■up at the last moment, They therefore suffered a defeat by 20 points, At 81. Luke's Church last evening, the Rev, A. V. Grace substituted un address regarding congregational singing. He pointed out tbe necessity of universal singing, and quoted several passages from the Old Testament with reference thereto. After the service, new palters were distributed amongst the- coi!gtys«|ion and half an hour's practice indulged in, the teverend gentleman first oxplaining the several signs contained in the book, The choir and congregation sang alternate verses, ani werooc casionally hauled up by'the rev. instructor for mistakes, At times the congregation were sofotent upon •doing their utmost to increase the of sound, that one in partiou-

lar did not observe the sudden stoppage, and continued alone for several bars, before he recognised the fact tha| he was'giving a solo. It is about time that a move was made in this direction, as previously the ohoir made all the noise, whilst the congregation smiled. Not only this, but hearty singing in a church tends largely to increase an interest in pubHo worship, , ' I