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NEW CHURCH AT WEST HINDMARSH JNow that tli.‘ air lias cleared somewhat after the excitement of the opening of the new church at West Hind-marsh, time 1ms been found to lot The Australian Christian Commonwealth a little into the know of what happened. First and foremost, the opening was a glorious success from every standpoint. Those wrho were present on the first Sunday will not easily forget any of the services. There was that Bpirit of consecration and devotion at each meeting, which, if maintained, will make the new church as the Rev. W. Jeffries said at the evening service it ought to he, “A little Bethel ”For the church itself it must be named amongst the most comfortable and brightest of our places of worship in the State. It has been built of stone and brick with a seating capacity for •WM. There is no waste frilling or foibles, but it is just a neat, plain little building—unostentatious, nut very homely. The front is of bluestone, and it has a square porch in which is placed two coloured leadlight windows, the gifts of two of the trustees. The walls are of brick. Inside there is more evidence of the homeliness. Everything lias been stained a light tint, and tin-picking out in gold of the iron work around the pulpit and choir platform, put the finishing touches to a churchthat God was near, one felt, too, that the Father was very near in the service with the worshippers. Jacob had been **ure when he said. “Lo, God is in this place.” So the preacher told his auditors that they could have the same assurance if they kept the faith.An after-meeting was held w hen there must have been fully 150 persons present. It was a ningiiific-nt close to a magnificent day.The Rev. Frank llorcham has told us that it is the invariable and peculiar rule of tlu- Nonconformist Churches that after sermons lt;* mo the sandwiches. It was so in this case. On the Monday afternoon a public t a was held in the Sunday-school hall- which will be the new title of the old church. It was a unique tea, for it was all horn ‘-made, being the particular put of the ladies in the opening celebration. Needless to say, it was highly successful.A public meeting followed. Tin* Rev. H C. Farley, senior minister of the circuit, occupied the chair. There were with him on tli • platform the Revs. W. G. Clarke, W. J. Walker, R. Jackson, and N. Smith (formerly in charge of the church), and Mr. R. Campbell (pre-■ ©nfc circuit assistant). The Rev. H. Argus, who was in charge of the church for 15 months, was included in those present.
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Adelaide Australian Christian Commonwealth
Adelaide, South Australia, AU
Fri, Jul 31, 1914
Page 5
Full Page
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Benjamin A.
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