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Centenary General Committee.
REV. H. HOUGH .................. PRESIDENT.
MR. SMITH KIPPAX ............ GENERAL SECRETARY.
MISS S. A. GREENWOOD ........ TREASURER (Finance Committee).
MRS. M. NUTTALL ............... No. 1 CATERING COMMITTEE.
MISS E. KIPPAX .................. HYMNS COMMITTEE.
MISS S. NUTTALL ............... No. -2 CATERING COMMITTEE.
MISS B. NUTTALL.
MR. P. LEAVER.
MR. C. E. GIVEN.
MR. H. CARTWRIGHT ........... INVITATIONS COMMITTEE.
MR. J. R. SWARBRICK ......... DEMONSTRATION COMMITTEE.
MR. P. NUTTALL ................. PUBLICITY.
CONVENERS OF OTHER COMMITTEES :
MR. W. EDMONDSON ............ PROCESSION.
MR. G. WHITTAKER ............. STEWARDS AND CLOAK ROOM,
MR. H. EDMONDSON ............ STEWARDS AND CLOAK ROOM.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
To all those who have helped in any way to make this a
complete record of our Church History, whether by the loan
of interesting documents or photographs, let me say in all
sincerity " Thank you."
PERCY NUTTALL
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It is with joy and thankfulness in our hearts that we dedicate this Souvenir Brochure to God.
The object of this book is not to bring- praise or honour to any name, although we realise that there are those who are deserving of all that we can give.
Nor yet is it to pay homage or give glory to the Church so near and dear to all our hearts.
The primary purpose for which this book has been brought into being in this:—
"That you may see and know what men and women can do when they have surrendered their lives to God, and rested their all upon His promises."
Just ask yourself:
"What would my life be like without the torch of Christian Truth that has been handed on to me — without the Church that our fathers built — without the Christ they served?"
God is working His purpose out, and in that purpose He fashioned you a part.
You can perform it if you will, because God uses us not according to our weakness, but according to His Own Almighty Strength.
May He help and guide you. God bless you.
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Centenary Celebrations,
May 4th and 5th, 1940.
SATURDAY, MAY 4th.
Procession of Witness will assemble at Tennyson Street School at. 3 o'clock.
The order of the Procession will be as follows:—
Centenary Banner. Ministers (Past and Present).
The Eight Oldest Members of the Church in years of membership. Primary Scholars, followed by the Band.
The rest of the Scholars, along with visitors and friends, will follow, commencing with the Younger Girls, and working up to Ladies.
Boys and men will fall in behind, and the Procession will proceed through the village to Hill Lane.
Tea will be served in the School at 4-30.
Meeting in the Church at 7 o'clock.
Rev. H. Hough, Chairman.
Speakers: Rev. H. Motley (Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland).
Miss J. M. Pilling (Burnley Baptist Union).
Mr. W. Ingham (Carr Road, Nelson).
Mr. James Halstead (Haggate Baptists).
Mr. Fred Leaver and Mr. Jos. Sutcliffe (Hill Lane).
And Old Friends.
Special Anthems by the Choir.
SUNDAY, MAY 5th.
2-30 and 6-30 p.m.
SPECIAL SERVICES OF THANKSGIVING will be held in the Church, when the Rev. Herbert Motley (General Superintendent, North Western District) will preach.
United Communion Service, 3-30. The Choir, under the baton of Mr. Alfred Barker, will render special music.
Miss Edith Kippax, L.L.C.M., at the Organ.
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Centenary Celebrations,
May llth and 12th, 1940.
SATURDAY, MAY llth.
Public Tea in the School at Hill Lane at 4-30.
At 7 o'clock, a Demonstration, entitled " The Building of the Church," will be given by the Scholars.
Pianist: Miss M. Wyld, A.L.C.M.
Mr. Richard Nuttall (Hill Lane) will be in the chair, and speakers will include the following:—
Miss Edna Robinson (Nelson Sunday School Union),
Miss S. A. Jackson and Mr. Thos. Nuttall (Hill Lane).
SUNDAY, MAY 12th.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY
SERVICES.
In the Morning, at 10-30, Mrs. R. Hurt (of Burnley) will address a Children's Service.
Special Music will he rendered by the Children.
Services at 2-30 and 6-30, when the Rev. A. H. B. Cook (Coseley) will preach.
The Choir once again will render special Anthems, led by Mr. Alfred Barker.
Miss Edith Kippax, L.L.C.M., will officiate at the Organ.
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Hymn of Thanksgiving and Consecration
Written for this Happy Occasion.
We meet with one accord
Upon this holy clay,
And crave Thy richest blessings, Lord,,
Before we go away.
We thank Thee for Thy care,
So long and freely given,—
For those who all Thy love declare,
And point our steps to Heaven.
For those who built, these walls,
With strong and willing hand,
Who answered when they heard Thy call,
And worked at Thy command.
And there were those who prayed,
And watched by night and day—
They lead the erring feet, that strayed
Into the narrow way.
They sought for no reward,
Nor did they count the cost—
Their joy to serve, and labour hard,
To seek and save the lost.
Lord, grant to us Thy love,
That we their steps may trace,
Along the shining path to Heaven,
To meet Thee face to face.
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Dear Friends,
Our greeting is simple but sincere. We send a message of Christian goodwill to all into whose hands this Handbook comes.
Many of you will be uniting with us in our special gatherings for the Centenary Celebrations, and we welcome you gladly into our fellowship. May your visit
be rich in spiritual joy.
Months of prayerful preparation preceded the issue of this Handbook, and we trust that those who have worked so loyally may be rewarded for their service.
We rejoice in the willing response of our people.
Our gatherings have a two-fold purpose.
First, we raise our "Ebenezer" and thank God for the past—for the great souls who have served Him at Hill Lane and the harvest gathered in His Name.
But we meet. also to dedicate ourselves afresh to God, and to pray for His continued blessing upon His Church and people.
We pray that the words of Haggai, the prophet, may be true of Hill Lane, "The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former."
And may the Lord by His Spirit, overrule in all things.
Yours in Christian fellowship,
HERBERT HOUGH.