SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17607, 9 November 1922, Page 3

SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.

t .ANNUAL MEETING. . The annual meeting and festival.of the Sunday School Teachers' Association was held yocterday and opened with Holy Communion, which was celebrated at the Cathedral at 6.45, 7.30, and 11 a.m. After the enrly services breakfast was served in tlie Jcllicpo Hall. In the afternoon there was a garden party on the lawn at Bishcpscourt Hostel. Evensong was attended at St Michael's Church, the preacher being the Rev. E. E. Maiden, vicar of i Little lliver. After high tea in tho ! Jellicoe Hall, the annual meeting waa lieM, the Ven. Archdeacon P. 11. Haggitt presiding. The ltov. 'F. Dunnage, the honorary secretary, said that Archbishop Julius had written expressing his regret at being unable to Attend and. soudmg bis greetings. Dean Carrington hud also written apologising for his alienee. The chairman, in. opening the meeting said 'thait he' had always been struck by John Bright"s statement: "I don't' believe that all the statesmen and all" the efforts that they made liuvo done so much good lor the community ! as the nobl& band of Sunday School teachers." He spoke at some length on tfce essential conditions of success in Sunday Scliool teaching. ' The hon. secretary read the 2<ta annual report which in additioa to recording the activities of the year, con- . tained suggestions for the Association's future policy. Reference was made to the endeavour to extend the Association's work to the country districts and emphasis was laid upon the diocesan character of the Association and it was stated that its activities and influcnco should extend over the whole dioee.se. The branch at Timaru had been revived and was now active; there was some hope of branches being formed at AsliOtirton and Rangiora. The Rev. F. R. Kawle, in moving tho «doption of 'the report, spoke of tho great amount of work' and energy jv- . -orded in connexion with the activities of the Association, deferring to the isolated scholars who lived in districts ■*hich made it impossible for tliem to attend church, lie suggested. an adoption of the Canadian system of correspondence Sunday Schools., which, by , letters, les-ons, and helps reached ciulI diet, far removed from church Sunday I vjhools. . I The report was adopted, j 'the Rev. Canon J. dc B. Gnlwey presented the balance-cheet, \rhich Allowed j n balance to credit of £lO 4s. i The Rev. F. Dunnage was reelected i linn, secretary; and Canon Galwey was re-elected hon. treasurer. It was'decided, on the motion of tho Rev. H. Williams, that tho Diocesan Board of Education be asked to permia fl;e Association to nominate two p<;r*ons, not being members of the Board, «>h the 'Sunday School Sub-Committee of tlie Board. Thb lie/. J?'. Dnnnage, general secretary of the Church Congress, f.'avo an adJres; on "The Congress and the Sunday School." It was decided to refer to ths committee of the Association and the Sunday School Subcommittee- tho question of asking the Programme Committee of the Congress to set apart one afternoon for a discussion on Sunday School work. Miss Ell ott ga e an address on "Preparation'' iff connexion with Sunuay Scliool lessons.