SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 128, 30 May 1918, Page 8

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

The monthly meeting of the Auckland ! Sunday (School luion was held iv the I'itt I street schoolroom on .Monday night. An uttendauco of titty, representing most of the scbwls uf the district, was presided r.ver by Mr 11. Dearsley, tbe president. Very j em-iiurniii; reports were The newlyappointed backblocb mirsioncr reported from the North, having visited many outlying districts, smoothing difficulties ill LUe way ot' school organisation and opening up the "ay fur aggressive Christian work. The Kiatninatiou Committee reported everything well in hand for the annual Scripture examination in July. The deputation which visited Whangarei at the beginning ol the month reported having had an enthusiastic j reception, and two splendid meetings, and | rcsOJH-itatiou of the S.S.I". auxiliary. A j deputation is to visit Hamilton ou June :!rd, I to take part in a Sunday-school workers' ! conference, arranged by the Lnlou, and heartily (supported by the ministers and Sunday-school workers •of the Waikato. Arrangements are being made tor tbe holding of district meetings. K,-.smo being Oe j first to get the workers of the school in ihe I district together. The reports given by the members of the Cnlon pr*?eat were of an exceedingly encouraging nature. Devonport, l'om-unby. Uirkeuhead. elc. are following Jon. The llev. 11. F. i;:i.ir»rd. tiie newly- ' appointed general se.-ret ..-. was proving to |be the right man for the work. He had .already risiied many districts reviving interest in Sanday-schon] work, and the scheme to rjise i'lOun spresc] over three years to help to uiei-t the er.tra expenses incurred by the forward movement has been very generously responded 10. i'fjii.i being already | pr.m'is.-d. A committee was *w uo t« mwl re;.re-.ent .lives r.-om t'.-e 1 Ible Class | fid n- to consider a liouse-tn-'i.i'.tso canvass. 'classes t- ai-o rel 'gated til a tuuaiiltee for cotcsldi-ration. The lluamlal slate of the 1 ni.iu «-a s re]M<rted t.i he in a sound position, both tji,. general and !nckbli..-ks' mission ,ii -mint being in credit.