S. PETER'S HAMILTON. Harvest Thanksgiving Service.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1975, 5 March 1885, Page 2

S. PETER'S HAMILTON. Harvest Thanksgiving Service.

Thk annual harvest festival was celebrated in the churcli (in Tii"sday evening m tho presence of a veiy liigoinugit-gutimi The, chinch had been cli.isf, ly yet simply docoiatul by l.vdio- (f th< c mgicfntion, win. worked assiduously onMcnhy mill Tnwd.iy. Libci.il priftx of fimt, \e>;. tiblo>, flowei-, gr.un, &c , vveiu made by member nf tho congregilion, .tnd by Mi Join Sharp, linrsctym.in, of Oimbndge, who ,h usual sent n welunii- gift of choice fimt The chancel w.is decked u>tJi wie.it))-. ot oats, shenvos of \\lii> it, Imndii 1 -! of giape>, fi nit, fliiwoi-, cMigH-L-ns, ice Isut thiinost noticeable fcattnes were the heuitiful brass cross and candlesticks on the altii. These wore a pift from All Samuel .Sumi biick, who in thw way desired to loiiimeinor.ito his \ i-.it to New Zoal md some years ago. A number of biuueietd woo suspended in tlie chancel mid two weio bnnpf outride. The pulpit, pr.ivcr, deik, Ipctem ;uul rl)oir st.ills were neatly and appiopnately :id umd with wreaths, flnwoiH, fruit, fee. The jullius of the sido aisle, woie o\eied with gieen in ii/,i-, and ba^kiti of fuut were suspended fioin the ceutio of o.ich ■ircli. Miniatun-sh.Mso-.of com .mcl fiuit, flower^, vegetables i^c weic (.''spnsed in difl'oient p.iits of tho buililin^, on the window-sills, tho f-mt itc, .and the giiiL-ial effect was particulaily ple.i^in^. Tlick 1 wasachoh of2H \oice-,, ,md 411 oichesti 1 consisting of two wilin-, (Mes-,m Kelly ami l\ur) 'cello (Mr Me iciieni) and coincL (Mr N.vpiHjr.) Mi-i-j New-ill piesidi'd .it th.' hannoniuni. Tho niusicd jwition of the service w.is in .ill u'spects thotoit^lih s itisfactoiy, ,md won th'> pi.uses of tli • 111 my \isitorn pii^ent. The sei»ice e>minienced w ith the pine ssinn il hymn .WI Y. c'nd M. (Ming ,uiti]ihouilly), dining tlu ringing of which the clugy enti i< il. Evening pi.iyer w.is snug by tli » Ile\ \V. A. Swan, c u ite of S. Andu \, \ Cambiidge. The hiiecial i)s,ilm-i wni LXV and CXXVI, iind tho «. i » I . C i ■! le-vvms K/.ekiel XXX VJ, 21 et v« (l ., a.id II (J'.lliitln.m , i\. Tlie hist ],•-,,, >, (. n'.td l>y the Yen. Aielule.ion Willis, nn <\ the hi'cond b\ the Ilev 11. S. l)a\ies. Ti» Magnificat .iiul Nunc J)iinitti> weu sung to Hayiies.' vespei music. Special hai\est collect .md th niksgiv nig were s.nd, and the clion smg St.unei's bn.uitifnl anthem, " Ye sh ill dwell m the 1 md." Tlie hjmu before t'i<; soiraim was 'A>3, A. iiml M., " We plough tlie fields and seattei." Tho VenciablAichdeacon Willis pi cached fioin the te\t I's.ihus xwni, |>ait of \erse 5, and S. Mathew, v ei so 45. The choir Mng the offert<uy to Bainby's niusu-, and the benediction was piononnced by the Incinnbent.the l{ev I{. O'C. Bigg->. Hymn :ksi», A. •vnd M., " The sower went foith sowing," wat> Ming as a mcossional. The Vestry lnve nrranged to fonvaid to the Auckland Hns.;utal by to day's tram tho fimt, !ic , cnntiibuted for the deeoMtion. Tnulitded in thu c >nsi^ni»i>nt will be fully 3cwt of go »l .iDples.