S. ANDREW'S, CAMBRIDGE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2247, 2 December 1886, Page 2

S. ANDREW'S, CAMBRIDGE.

Ti'E.srm la«t being S. Andrew's Day, the usual full choral service was held in S. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, at 8 p.m. The canticles and offertory sentences taken were by B.irnby, and the responses by Tallih. The (rloiia from Mozart's Twelfth Mas-, was sung in place of an anthem, and, with the exception of the trebles failing to sustain the hi^li (x the required length of time, it parsed off satisfactorily. The hymns were No*, 215, 403, 428, 17!) and 308. Ancienr and Modem, the former as I >i occasional and the latter recessional. Of these Nos. 179 and 308 were taken very much too blow, thereby losing the '* swing" with winch we think the c unpo^eis intended them to go. The musical portion was a decided improvement upon the laat choral service, and we congratulate the choir upon it, but must not omit to mention that on this occasion they were kindly assisted by several ladies who are not members. With the exception of the defects pointed out, and a slight "bungle " at the commonc3nif m t of the second Psalm, the service went well, especially when we consider what a wretched instrument the harmonium is for so large a building. (Query : Would not a good organ have been better than six bolls?) The Rev. Archdeacon Willis read the service, assisted by Rev?. Biggs and Marshall. The sermon was given by the Rev. R. Gooddine B >W, of Te Awrimutu, who took lii-> te\t from the (4ospel of St. John, 12th chapter and the 2Gth verse, "If any man .serve me let him follow me, and where I am there aKo shall my servant be. If any man ser\e me him will my Father honour." Ihe preacher (who is new to Cambiidge) ga\e a very effective evtempore sermon, in which he entreated Christians not to be discouiaged by the scoffing of unbelievers, and pointed out moro particularly that the working man, if a good Christian, could ser\e (iod in his daily labour as well as the man of aifiuence. He then dii-cted their attention to their duty to their fellow men, while attending to their spiritual wants not to forget they had a body. Christ healed the sick, gave sight to the blind, and comforted the sorloupig, and it was the duty of every man, both lay and cleigy, to visit the fatherless and widows, and minister to their bodily wants as well as their souls. People sometimes m.ule the excuse that their families jrrew quicker thin their incomes, and that they had too much trouble at home to attend to anyone else. That was no excuse. Jesus had a family of twehe, whom he chose, but ne\eitheless were a difficult fmiily to manage, so difficult that he had to letire and [nay for stiength to keep | th' Mii right. If we like we can follow him, and if we p r ay for stiongth it will be granted. Th % i» v . •' k'i v t s <iul he often heard men Micei i.i-T »'< <"'hti-tians and cdhng i them " milks ij's." He always felt that he should like i>> t.iko those men and f-how them the p 1 u'j uheio Christ sr.ftered, and a-k t.em u t\;y had done their duty as well .is If c li j! A man who was followed by the mulyi.s who bad suffered in His eni'C co ll 1 be no " milksop." Let us do our duty, both spiritually and bodily, .nid then ..', the l.t>t gieat day we shall he u the v. ek'uMie, '' Well done, good and f iithfulsui\ant, enter tk'ju into the joy of thy Lord." Ono of our great poets had said, *' Ore.it men always leave behind them fnotpi mts on the sands of time." Sin >lv -ri'sus was the greatest man that (» ( >> rr lived. L j t us, theiefore, be c.ueful to follow in his iootpiints. The congregation

p.ud \wy gr vit attention to the sermon, and seveial members have expressed ii wish to hear the rev. gentleman again at S. Andrew's ,it sin o-rly date.