OPENING OF THE NEW CHURCH AT NELSON GREEK

j The new, place of divine worship ei'ected under' the auspices of the members of the Church of England resident in the dis trict of i Nelson- Creek,,. was opened ajnd dedicated on Monday, 22nd last. There was a numerous gathering of visitors! of all denomination's from .the surrounding. diatrictsj 'am! even 1 from , &reymouth and Reefton. The dedication service, \yas.pjer formed by thejßey.. T. Flavell, the special lessons for trip qccasion being read ; by Messrs-;]?.. Guinness and;. Q. L. Green wood; The choral portions of ,the services, were rendered under the direction of. Mr R. W. Ponnall, who presided at the organ, by ladies and gentlemen- from. among the regular congregation, efficiently assisted by '" : Misses Hart, Parkinson, and W.oolfe and, other ladies, of Grey mouth, I and Mesdames Whitefpord aud Guinness, of Ahaura. The Rev, Mr Flavell preached, the opening sermon, and, afterwards ad dresses were delivered by the Rev. Messrs M'Nicol and Bendry, of Greymo.uth md Reefton. Preparations had been ' .-.made on a liberal scale, fey the pomrni^ep for the refreshment and entertainment, wlipn services were over, of the visitors from a distance, but the appearance of the weather compelled most of the guests : to take a hurried, departure. Later in the evening a considerable number ,of the resident members of the congregationl,. and, their frierids assembled at the invitation of the Committee to tea atPotts's Hotel, Lagoon Terrace, after -which addresses were de livered by the Glergymenjand leading.men of the, district.' for ftie unfortunate brjeak in the weather^ the p.rqceedings in., coi^neptipn wifcli \ ,tlie ; Opening' ceremonies \ would have ib,een..an unqualified success. The - 'chuz'Gh, which ' K ip ; :<a> i /pret.ty ; (little' structure, ;is i built > on Hatters j^errace, not far froin>the 'Roman';Oa'tholic iOhurch, and in the 'vicinity of < the proposed site of the new church" about to be erected by the 1 , members 1 ' of ; 'ths'' Wesieyati-Gfi'urch. The buildih T g J 'fuydwas subscribed K: to by person's of every religious persuasion, an^ the great success the collectors met wwint n

is satisfactory as ah evidence of the good .i-aind, charitable feeling existing among the defiominatior-is in the Grey .Valley. It;is. understood the building was handed ever to the Rev. T. 