Prelude to Commemoration of Welsh National Day Commemorating the day of their National Saint, St. David, which falls on Tuesday, members of Shanghai's Welsh community wil meet at a special service in the Union Church this morning. This year's service, incidentally, will combine the annual services of the St, David's Society of Shanghai and of the British and Foreign Bible Society, China. The two societies are holding a combined service in token of the Welsh origin Of the movement which eventually resulted in the foundation of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
The Rev. W. H. Hudspeth, Secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, China, will conduct the service, while the lessons, consisting of Isaiah XXXV and the Welsh version (from the bible of Dr. Griffith John) of St. John I, 1-18, will be read by Mr. A. H. Hopkyn "Rees, President of St. David's Society, and Mr, J. R. Jones respectively.
Mr. F. T. Harrop will be at the organ, while Miss Coombs will sing Frank La Forge's "Hills" as a solo following the announcements ang Offertory, The service will start at 1045 a.m with the Introit by the Choir, followed by a Prayer of Invocation and the Lord's Prayer. Charles Wesley's famous hymn "Love Divine, all loves excelling," wine "Hyfrydol," will follow, Mr. Hopkyn Rees then read ing the first lesson.
Between the first and second lessons, Williams traditional "Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah," to the tune "Cwm Rhonnda," will be sung, while the announcements and offertory will follow the reading of the second lesson. After the solo, a prayer will be offered, and then another hymn, "Break Thou the bread of life" will be sung. The sermon follows immediately, the service coming to an end with the singing of Charles Wesley's hymn, "Jesus, Lover of my soul" and the pronounce: ing of the benediction.
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