SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 43, 14 November 1907, Page 2

SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

, Tho tea meeting held yesterday afternoon in connection with the anniversary of Vivian btrent Baptist Sunday School, was well attended, 'flic ladies who presided were: Mesclamos iJ.oby aud C. Godber, Misses Kirk, Hobv E S>»' /2). Carrick, Maisey, Mountjov, Bell' and .\icol. At n meeting in the chui-ch, the Itev. J. North, who was in the, chair, made a short speech referring to the urgent need for work in the city of Wellington among the children; especially mentioning the effort heinr made to start an intermediate Bible-class, for which a weekly social evening has been arranged. Hoy J. K. Elliott emphasised the need tor tho establishment of Sunday schools in piMyinif districts as a preliminary, to establishing new churches. Mr. C.Godher, the superintenuont, also Hpoke. Recitations and songs were rendered by tho scholars, and Miss iUrk, the senior teacher, distributed the prizi»= won during the year. . . 1 The annual report, presented by the secretary, showed the number on the roll to be with an nvcrngo attendance for the year o'l W Llie interest in foreign mission work had beeii well maintained.. In the Baptist Union exa™ ination, t;vo prizes and a pass certificate had been obtained, while in the local Union's i" amination, four prizes and -first-class ■certificates; five second, and two thirds had been won Endeavour and temperance work nad not been overlooked The membership of tho T.BE.A. was 150. The report closed with a reference to the trend of population to t.'suburbs the result being that the atteiLt-mce in most of tho city schools was decreasi.iK in numbers. The balance-sheet showed recei >• J %h:°^ er \ £S? Ks - 2d -i- an , d tho *m Ss. 3d., leaving a credit baanco of Bs.JJd The! sum V of; £tt 18s.-:8d; • Had 'Ijb'eri''rSml'fothe loreign Mission Fund. .The ■'foiiWin- , ofiicers wire the - EiifininK.'Jve'A"''Supermtendent Mr, C. Godber; treasurer, Vlr" 11. J. White; librarjan,,Mr..A. S. -Nicol; s-.ore-tary.Mr. C. S. Godber.j organist, Miss-Ma'isw Ml° S V f S - Union Miss Kirk; secntiiy to 1.R;8.A., Mr. C. Godber. '