SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 252, 21 October 1908, Page 4

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

ANKUAT7 MEE3ISG. •The ahhual; meeting ott-the Anrw Sunday School Union: wa» _d*7??* James' Hall last night 3_r.Tv /*" ': . idl t ~S? c committee's,report mistic note in regard. io?i&7__E£® . taken, by, teachers and- deie»i__+£is; r general committee . part, it stated that "in view of the £ I portance of the work carried on by £ v Sunday-School Union, it is,_ . J*J3r-:*»«P. regret; and- , interest shown by the delegate* and u__ - ?i?** ? f GwM r * he ,«:bool_"they- represent, for _P*_!i / I«r fulfilment of the duties ~ undertaken, fails to.be,recoa___P_SS. _ many. Eighti meetings of 7 were' held during-the -year; at wifchTt. average attendance was 26; as J^t hist-year and 37 the -yeutKftgggßS r total number of -delegates on 'tl_7'22_? ~is 115. Mr. W. H." stanes, chiM^ ' missioner of .the Indian 7Sund»^^_i , Unions conducted :-' ai; successful 'i___B { As a direct result of ,^_P t junior endeavour' societies -were "tdLWi I and tne ranks of those- alnadv,-__g "* were increased. The projector :*£*_! home mission work in--.the"baek_|b__, has advanced another stage. The. «_2= '. have been appealed to. for ' _o____^_!§ I port; andtupcm:.their .re^evdenendi^BS '■ largely the I time,7of st^mg:.«t__l2_i During the, year2B.-: schools Aj*»___^ Union, beirigyone- moire-tbi^-'ii^sSj j" Seven sfchqols were , leaivim^S ' number, of;.schools,at*pre«^,i__iS with, the Union at- 2Z& The huibiU. _ teachers in the Union Ta^vekPifil ' 2003. Thisyeanthey number l&g.- _& year the number of : scholars' in- _• ; 7 schools belonging .-to the Union'is' I _ij2p r last year the total IB^B67*Sg: to the. want7of interest: show7_|S r lectures to teachers, it : :wa*:;d l ecidea' %' - discontinue them for. the , committee will* -however,7end«aTO_l§i§ bring before the schools some schawl* - training teachers, which it J l3 I _opiß*3n_s ; prove more popular. The scholars' eu_- " ihation still maintains its-powdsS^^ is-evidenced by- the- fact7.;t_^!^jjg - scholars entered, 1403 'tat, passed,as ,comparW7yrtth : ;i7^i*l2|^^| ' M.'J, respectively, last year. <«rtifi___ of honour were wofi by the Presbyterian .Sunday School Watt, superintendent;).', T__ school IS; ' a roll of '20 -scholijrsVover 8-yett»» j§; of these entered: and" 19 pOssedj and odrV two obtained.less than ' average' per scholar was 65 $ marks; ai _ against 49.9 last year. The _pfon»7gf ' honour granted by the,Bwne '. teachers for 25 years has been awarded to the following !_•_. ' era:— Sir. E. Tudehope, Beresford&ttgfii ' CongregationalChureh; serrice; Miss M. A-..7lones, : Pbnßonby : _ißipp|| years; Mr;; W..Aifchisohj- Ffciea*£g|jp terian, 28 years; Mr.■ J7 Horn, TtkmW Methodist, 34 years; Mr. M 7 Thhmes Methodst* 32 yeare; Treblicoe, Thames Methodist,. 28.:jeq(if Mr J. Felham, Devonport ( . years; Mr.;"AiTittle, Devoripbriaisaffi ' ist, 25 years: Mr. G. C. ('■iliV.'"TiHp" . nacle Baptist, 31 years; , Peace. 31 years" Turiey7ityprt' Mr. Kenneth . 31.years; Mr. S. G. i Baptist;.3l years; Mr. G.; nacle r-fcifiti-f, .*>o years; Mr. H.- M.pact: . ton, Tabernacle.Baptist, 29-^<S_^S^^ -H. Matthews, -past ■ presidetrt ; UnioF and .Tabernacle , During the year, 19 schools '^t^^Hm • vantage- of the concession in regard Wm ;- the terms" of grants to school BbtiutMfc The committee is pleased to note tl|tt - 34r..^Xiller 5 3 ..visits.;to... Auckland:and. (&t> . pei^ißte_t-efforts~bf-;the- ; canianitß^BiiK ing the past three years to cfMteA^ interest in r modern methods-of"iteMMlK , is bearing fruit: Where 1 - it' hiUifJwß , loddpted a great" increase in attend****.; ; and interest~of "the- . The committee are pleased.to^s^!:^^ : the Til In Ii ii in mil MillijiilfiljljVljpji^ ■ ations have organised:.departrirentatlw ' specially look' after their""Sunday scbb*_ and niodernise their methods-of;'tei|dp , || The directors;are pleatedto :&:;a!U^M : report an improvement •in the ye«V operations' as compared: with last jnr. ; The debit balancts-of; £86' 15/4^frti^li|| year has been cleared'off,**.auid".there:•»': • now a credit balance of £12:3/7^^p • paying, on account of the general: co»; i mittee, the sum- of £224-7/3, as ajaoat' •. £ 212 11/5' last .year., : *Hifej: result tat: been accomplished nothwithstanding 10*$:. I the difficulties referred : ago continue, or arei.even.aecehtuateA Theory from the schools tO!-dayJsK,|fiK '• teachers;' and the- ! committee ' regret*", '■■ that there are; not" more yoltinteers Aof the young life of the Dominion, aad.it'' ■ cannot but feel that if the full; iju.iiijriajL; ' and spiritual importance of the;7OT^ffi school teachers' work,were : the young people, of our 7 Bible e)»BJ»s 1 and endeavour societies,, there woal* 1 soon be an end of 1 this: cbbnlaiht; 0* statistics show that our schools to-taj ' are* understaffed, and the:-;coaiuniW| would appeal' to the'young:peop^^p stop the drift away from holy iofliußJW' : which"i's'goingon'in*the^ungvlifi^ffl^H schools for : want;-of youngsani • tic teachers." *' 7j - The treasurer's, stateme_t .shoa»lassets valued at £9703 1/lt: M'wS^^ : 3/7 in excess of liabilities. TC^e'^g^p : was valued at £7794' 14/11; '.an'd^samm creditors were set doivn at ,£'l7?6 4*7 : Chief among the- liabilities- were :tH*:fip ' lowing itemst To capital; -'&9*s&Mm sundry creditors, £ 2364 :'b»ii^^H 17/5; Sunday schoolreservepfij^^S Tlie report arid balance*heet,- I ** , ? • adopted. ; The election of officers .resulted;* follows: Past president; MivC.,7M.C»|' ■< der; president; Mr. L. Falkner;. vice-prl, sidentsi'Revs. D. D77Scott,7G: Clei*?* ■ Bawden Harris, Messrs. A. G. G; Henderson; treasurer, Mr. J. M. secretary to'general c6mmittee"i-!M T - J. Le Bailly; assistant secretary; Mr 7£; : H. Martyn; secretary to •' H. Edmonds; representatives:of ge«» ( committee on" 'executive, Messrs:-?^ N. Bagnall, W. 'T*6mrisdn, M.IJU^B H. Scott. W. Rew;. visitors, Miss Thorp}, i and Mr*. C. H. Bottrill; directors, St.M M. Calder, Mr. F. N. Andrews. ... = Mr. Gi Aldridge: gave an.'; addres*;*" Normal class work; _; ' The diplomas of- honour as ) in the committees' report;were c by the president: and" the y eluded with prayerl7 \ Wear-well kid gloves: Dent's 2 and **.' dome French. 2/11, ,3/11, Fowne's 3-button: :Washable< white, cream, champagne, :~/ s i ___**% white kid, 5/6 to 7/11;; fabric tion suede, long; arid jhort; all T'&Sfflßm I/-, 1/6, to 3/11.— McOillagh the noted house for kid gloires.-—(Mr. ;:. J Stock collars, ail"'C(jU>urs;7fr«naM a new and large assortments of tff able lace neckwear, all latest .la»tgM,^_| : 1/6, \/\\^v^m%MW'r^^__m I and.. Gower,-. the aoUA-mua J*f -wwrv— -~_ -:^WM