“Special Service at Toxteth Workhouse. With permission of the Guardians, a special sacred musical service was given on Sunday evening, in the large dining hall of the Toxteth Workhouse, to the aged inmates, by the members of the Liverpool Central P.S.E. choir, conducted by Mr. Peter J. Lawrence. [...] Miss Cissy Smith gave two recitals, 'Billy's Rose' and 'The Road to Heaven,' Miss Edith Dawes sang solos, 'Ora Pro Nobis,' and 'The Star of Bethlehem.' The choir rendered several anthems and hymns, the inmates joining heartily in the singing. The interest in the service was greatly enhanced through the recitals, solos, and hymns being illustrated with the oxy-hydrogen limelight lantern. [...]”