WEBB-STREET CHURCH.

Evening Post, Volume LXXVI, Issue 107, 2 November 1908, Page 3

WEBB-STREET CHURCH.

SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.. At the Town Hull yesterday, the Webb-street Primitive Methodist Sunday School commemorated its fortieth anniversary, large congregations attending the services in the morning, afternoon, and evening. A feature of the proceedings was the special festival music rendered by the scholars, choir, and orchestra under the direction of Mr. Ernest Dawson, who deserves credit for the splendid results attained. At the morning service the Rev. John Dawson, pastor of the church, spoke from the text Judges xiii, 8 : "Oh, Lord teach us what we shall do unto the child." It was, he said, Manoah, Samson's father, who made the enquirj'. The Scriptures taught that parents ought to love their children, promote their ! temporal and spiritual welfare, dedicate them to God, instruct them, pray ! with them, and discipline them. Afterwards Mr. Dawson spoke from Psalm lx, 4 : "Thou has given a banner to them that fear Thee, that it may be displayed because of the truth." He said that a& a banner was the centre of at- i tack in battle, so was Christ the centre of attack by the world, and just as particular care was taken in battle to protect the banner, so the concern of Christians must be to uphold Christian- I ityMr. John Caughley, M.AT, delivered an address at the afternoon service, taking as his text "My sheep hear My voice, and follow me." He pointed out that the voices calling to the young people vere the voice of business, the voice of pleasure, and the voice of God Rev. David Russell, V.M.C.A., missioner from South Africa, spoke to a crowded congregation at the evening service. He chose as his text the story of Blind Bartimaeus of Jericho, and pointed out that Bartimaeus illustrated the condition of a man of the world." Christ crossed his path, and the light broke in upon lii.s soul. Amongst the hymns was an In Memoriam entitled "Safe with God" sung as a mark of respect to the memory of Mr. James Mitchell and Mrs. Annie Clements, two former teachers, and Messrs. Geo. Reed, Willie Richards, Walter Davis, knd Thos. Philipson, former membei'sof the young men's Bible class, who died during the year. Masters Arno Jenkins and Harold Parks sang the duet "Sweet Bells Ring," and the solo "The Song Divine" was sung by Mr. Percy Cutforth. Miss O. Henderson was pianist and Miss H. Coltman oresided at the organ. The morning service wa3 .attended by the Orangemen, who, headed by the Central Mission Band, marched to the hall from the Government Railway Static.i. The collections in aid of the school funds totalled over £45. The annhersary is to be further commemorated to-morrow evening by a tea and a children's festival at the Webbstreet Church. The chair is to be occupied by the Hon. C. M. Luke. j