ST. JOHN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL, MILTON.

Bruce Herald, Volume XII, Issue 1105, 18 April 1879, Page 5

ST. JOHN'S SUNDAY SCHOOL, MILTON.

• ANNUAL TREAT. The annual gathering of the children of the above Sunday School took place on Easter Tuesday. The arrangements made were, as has so often been the case on previous occasions, much impeded by the inclemency of the weather. Our fine . warm dry days on EaEter Day and Easter Monday led to the hope that the same would prevail the day following — but alas ! like many another fete, by the fate of the weather the proposed plan was frustrated. With the kind permission of Mr james^Elder "Brown," the gathering of the children was to have been in his paddock, but on account of the rain it was held, as on previous occasions, in the Volunteer Hall. The expectations of the children had for many days been oil the very pinnacle of hope and expectation. Soon 'after mid-day the children kej.t arriving from all parts, and there was a very large muster. They assayed to amuse themselves, the boys by out -door amusements between the showers, and the girls by in-door games — and so the time seemed to .pass rapidly until 4 p.m, the time for the tea. )he children were arranged round the room and across to the number of over 150, when grace was sung, and the grand assault took place. Now it was a race between the teachers and children as to which should make most progress — the teachers in supplying the edibles or the children., in disposing of them. Gradually, but surely, the teachers were victorious, for after a well -displayed effort on their p*rt, most. , patiently aod eneryet'cally sustained, tiie children were . b ig< dto give in. Viands nf evuy description, I rcail an<l but c , cvik. s, | l«iu "lidrcli, plums ami 1..0 \> -uuis. m<<it? in a\nu\ s!i..|es !<n<! t-Jiins, i.«i supplied mom, liberaily by Iv pau i t.- ■•'! i hm.ils. . All disappeared with wom^rf' precision and.sp.e d, until nt las', v mple tl) mUj diiedf, the work of fee ing Lie Will ueu was vt j ry mccfShfuily <»nd saiistac^o 1 ~ l > ■ , 'I he vigorous and .511... I lian- cries for tea to wash down the food was the motst difficult to overtake, as if disappeared with most wonderful celerity ; but this too was also accompli- hed. ihe tea over, t!ie Key. Wm. Konalubon addressed the children very briefly «s to the purpose of "-atheii^g them together in the SJnndav school, and told them that the annual rewaids would shortly be dis'tnbut^d when the teachers had made up ehe roll of ni.aks, anc' (he necessary means ! found for parcliHsiug the bcoks 'I he i hanks of all were heartily given to the Biuce Volunteers for the kindly use of their hall, to the parents and friends who had s> kindly provided ouce more lor all their wants, to Mr J. E. Brown for the kind permission to use his 'paddock, <o the superintendent and teachers of the Sunday School for their regular and punctual at* . te/idance, and for. their kind labours on behalf of the chiW*en, The l- meeting con» eluded with singing the I)6xdl6gy, and the Benediction.