Dorst-Smith, led the opening devo: tional exercises, which were vers impressively rendered. Miss Roy-en's first part in the service came with the reading of the lesson. Wenting her black preacher's gown ith plain white collar, and a black cap, she gave one the impression als she stood in the pulpit of al Very quiet, unassuming personalty, but she had not got far the reading of the Scripture—the faruit'ar parable of the: Prodigal 'Son—before one realized that Kore who was shot through and through with an intensity and a. devotion that' is bound to influence those who come within sound her ¥ And it was apparent! That she had already cast her spell over the large congregation, who seemed to hang upon her words as]
again the old familiar Following the lesson came! the hymn, "These things shall be, a nobler' race." and then Miss Rosden led in prayer, which opened with an invocation that all present and those, beyond might experience in daily life the words of the hymn and see the joy-and the freedom which are in Jesus Christ, Before the next hymn, which preceded the sermon, Mr. Horst-Smith extended to Miss Rayden a very hearty welcome "to. Union Church land briefly referred to the privilege all felt it to be to have with them tone so well-known in the life of the Church and nation at Hom
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