SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 933, 28 September 1910, Page 5

SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

COURTENAT PLACE iCONGREGA-! "'; TIONAL. .._';" The thirty-fifth anniversary , of. . the Courtenay Place Congregational. Sunday School was celebrated: last evening by a tea meeting, followed an interesting ohoral service in the church. The meeting was presided over by the Rev.'Macdonaid Aspland, who was supported " by the Rev. F. Meadow.croft, the Rev. J. R. Glasson, and the Rev. G. J. Williams, organising secretary for the' London Missionary Society.'' The latter gentleman, who' arrived unexpectedly, . delivered a bracing address, in the course of which he strongly deprecated Christianity of the "doleful dumps" order. He had heard from this one and that that things were not going so well as they might, .but what, of that? They should go.right on with smiling faces, sure .that the,:.work being done was worth the doing. The meeting was inter.Bpejrsed with some bright singing by the children and choir, combined under the baton of Mr. Forsyth... The annual report recorded that there were now 65 boys and 65 girls on the roll, as against 104 altogether in the last report. Early last OctobeT the Sunday School Hymnary was adopted, and both teachers and soholars had been pleased with the change. The infants' primary; department,,which is still under the control of: tho Misses Lewis and Godwin, has' had a successful year, the number on the roll now. being 58, an increase on last year's total. A sand-table,, presented, by Mr. Miller, has been much appreciated. Miss Hoskins has been' appointed fcrar of the.cradle, vice Miss Hedge. In the Sunday School Union examinations 19 scholars entered and all passed. Seven gained prizes and ,first-olass certificates, four second, and eight third-class certificates. The annual picnic, held'at. Belmont on February 5, was voted' one of the best ever held. The following officers were elected forxthe year—President, Rev. Macdonald Aspland; superintendent, Mr. W. E. Holdsworth; .• secretary , and treasurer, Mr. Stevenson; librarian, M. J. Lennox; organist, Miss Lewis. The following wore tho Sunday School prize-winnors:— Boys-First-class (Mr.: H. H; Miller): ,T. Jeromson, F. Swiny, A. Owens, E. Lewis, J. Longlcv. Second-class (Mr. Hassell): J.'Forsyth, A. Gray, C. Jeromson. Third-closs(Mrs.Hassell): Geo. Has-. 'Girls.—First-class (Mi-s. Aspland): Hilda Owens, Darn Henderson, Lizzie Gray, Jean Forsyth. Second-class (Miss Waters): Myrtle Lewis, Enid Reid, Mabel Day, Constanco Hood. Third-class (Miss' Cox): Violet Cox, C. Remington, Minna Gray.