LECTURE AT CAMBRIDGE BAP TIST TABERNACLE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2688, 3 October 1889, Page 3

LECTURE AT CAMBRIDGE BAP TIST TABERNACLE.

Pastok Thos. SrORGEON, of Auckland, delivered a farewell lecture at Cambridge on Monday evening, the subject treated of being "Tact." The lecture was delivered in Mr Spurgeon's well-known eloquent manner, and bristled with many anecdotes illustrating the tact displayed by various well-known individuals. At the conclusion Pastor Griffiths thanked Mr Spurgeon for the treat lie had given his hearers, and also for the manner in which he had, whenever requested, helped the Cambridge congregation by preaching for them. Mr Spurgeon returned thanks and then bade the congregation farewell. At intervals, the following musical selections were given Song, "The Midshipmite," Mr If, Wilson. This song was rendered in an excellent manner, and as Mr Wilson mounted the rostrum — which unfortunately the ladies did not do— he was heard to advantage. Song, "At the Ferry," Mrs 0. Garland. This lady was suffering from a cold, but, nevertheless, acquitted herself well. i)uet, " When the Wind Blows in From the Sea," Mr and Mrs 0. Garland. This was nicely rendered, but there is a peculiar tone that exactly suits the voices for which it was written— baritone and soprano—which is lost when the respective parts are taken by contralto and tenor. Song, " The Fisherman and His Child," Mrs C. Hunter. Very siveetl.y sung, but would have been greatly improved had the lady been in the rostrum. Song, "When the Heart is Young," Mr (3. Garland. This again is a song that is peculiarly adapted for the voice for which it wusoriginally written, viz.. soprano, and although Mr Garland rendered it in an excellent manner, no tenor singer will ever give it the peculiar ring that it has when sung by a clear, fresh soprano, such as Mrs Osgood the American cantatrice, for whom we believe it was originally written. .We do not know if the vocalists intended it as " tact," but by a peculiar coincidence every song, with the exception of the last, referred in some manner to water, which may be considered appropriate seeing that the entertainment was held in a Baptist Tabernacle. The performers were accorded a hearty vote of thanks, and the singing of the doxology closcd the proceedings.