SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

Evening Star, Issue 14529, 3 December 1910, Page 14

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

Tho annual distribution of prizes gained in tho Otago Sunday School Union examinations took place in Knox Hall last evening. Mr Duncan Wright (president) occupied the chair, and thero was a laige attendance of parents and children.

The Chairman raid that, in the name ot tho Union, he gladly welcomed them all to their annual gathering. They called themselves the Otago Sunday School Union. the two words he liked in that, the nist was tho word “ union.” This Union hail boon in existence tor fully twenty-two years, and this gathering represented, as tho Union represented, .Sunday schools and Sunday school workers from all the evangelical denominations in the City and. in Otago. He liked the idea of muon. He had no sympathy whatever with the high fence and tho barb wires that separated them one from the other. He was ghwt to say that three were being removed, and thev were binding themselves tegetlu'i, whatever their special name might be, to do one thing, and that was to build up the character of the young people entrusted to their rare. Then he It keel tho thought that this Union had spread its wings to all parts ot Otago, and lie wanted to congratulate the Sunday schools and the Sunday school teachers on the work of the past year. He ohered Ins congratulations to those who had been sueeaseful in gaining prizes, and he wanted very specially to convey hi.; congratulations to those who had done very hard work but somehow or other had not got prizes. Very likelv some- of those who had not got prize,; had been doing very good *,lid" work, and he wanted them not to drop their lips over it. but u> put on a straight, strong, upper lip, and say ; * 1 know I have done rood work this year, and bv the blessing of (led I will do hotter ‘tilings next year.- -(Applause.) Mr .1, Laing (secretaryi presented Hie following report -"I he annual examination in connection with the Otago Sunday School Union was held mi Friday. October 7, and the e.-x-av , ompetition on Friday, October 14. The subject of cxamiijati.an was the international lessons tor the third quarter of the year, and tor the ,-reay the subject of 1 Peter’s Confession. Of the fortv-slx schools alliliated to the Union thirty-two competed, as; against ;wenty-three*hist year, and the number of rehobra who entered for the examination was 435, and thirty for the essay,of whom 30j sat, being a slight gain on last year. An c ssav for' teachers was introduced this year, the subject being ' -My I«loal_ Sunday School,’ and six essays were sent in. The Executive arc greatly indebted to . C. Allnnft. who again set tho^ questions for the vanci.:- grades, ami to tnc examiners. .Viter the examination the Executive d- 1 . oua! to dehgo the nurd question nf givle I pap T, dwiling with •Christ’s Baft-ion.' ami Hi- cxamii.-r therefore _ all.vw .'l r , m irks wicitc-vcr for this particular : I!• 'll." Ti,.- M 'Vor (Mr T. Cole) tlieu presented tic ditm-nirs to die teachers for long eorvi..... ard al.-o some of the prize? won by (lie pnpdt Tiic remainder were presentcl T)V Mr T. W. White. The children w,.-rc briefly addressed by tlie llev. H. 15- U'ia.y. The follrcvirg is the prize-list ; Diplomas for teaebets for twenty-five vt-aiF aui over continuous service in SnnJav school work: —Mi.-s Jessie Allan (Knox Sunday School) 45 years, Mr W. lugs (South Dunedin Parties! i 41, Mr John Simon (Hanover Street Baptist) 41. .Mr Ah.-X. Haig (Hanover Street Baptist) 40, Mr Willi-un L’oull (.Moray Place Congregational) .ao, Miss Jessie F. Tail'd (Moray 'Place Uo.igragatiomi l ) 35, Mr John If. M‘Laron (Hanover Stioel Baptist) 55, Miss Annie S. i’ark (Knox) 02, Mr Peter Barr (Moray Place Uongrega.lmr.al) 50, Miss S. ,11. Harris iMoray Place Congregational) 50, lb,v. W. T. Tcld (Knox) 27, Mr B. D. Suthciland (Knox) 26. Mr Donald T. I'carfon (Hanover .Street Baptist) 26, .Miss Elizabeth .Selby (.Moray Place Congregational) 26, late Mr Laurence Lauronson (.Moray Place Congregational) 26, Mi.-s Florence A. D. Scully (Moray Phue- Congregational) 25, Mm Ashton (South Dunedin Baptist) 25. Essay, 'Peter’s Confession.' Examiner, Mr C. B. Bic’iaidson. M.A.—Grade A (under 20): Bnnire Workman (South Dunedin Bant.st) SB |cent., Fred. Homer (South Dunedin P.ajiti.-t) 83. .Muriel Christensen (Tabernacle) 87, George Pilling (Trinity Methodist) 87, Ernest Johnson (South Dunedin Baptist) 87, Percy W’ilkn.jon (King Street Congregational) 81, Lily Croft (.Moray Place Congregational) 78, Allan Wood«.ml (Moray Plate Congiegatinna!) 78. William Phiilipps (King Street Congregational) .8, M-lvti Castlehow (South'Dunedin BiptCt) 76, Etta _T timer (Kew Primiiive Methodist) 75. Kenneth Samuler» (Moray PI me'('ongregalibnal) 75; three first cl 'ssh cigifr ,:i.' Giade B (ovm 20): Ada, Eileen M.'ckeray (Tabernacle) 82 per c-nt.. St.mliv Mm-donahl (Tabernacle) 78. F. Je.mie G i.vlor (Tabernacle), 76. Grade I.—Fred. Harner (South Dunedin Baptist) ICO porn;U., Uiivor Bcgg (Moia.v Place Congregational) 91. G.-rtindp Burton (Tabermula Clmrch o; Chiot) 82, F.tnma Hillikrr (Civereh-ini Baptist) 81. Sophia Kern (it on (St. Kilcla. Mcthodi.-l) 80, Muriel Cliri-tea-en iT.iben-.icF' Cinmli of Cbrml) 78. Hcrnicc Woikman (South Dunedin Baptieti 76. .May Bciihit (King Street Congrecational) 76. Lily (dark (Cavershani Baptist) 75, l.onisi Drown (Tab.-made Church o? Christ! 75. Eth-1 Kemptmi (St. KiMa Motiiodi.-t) 73. Sixteen Inst class certificates, ten second ebss, and two third elate.

Gride 11. Examiner. Ih v. T. Perkins. — Brize;, (75 jvi c- ni. !•> I GO per cent). : I'hyllis West (i i inity W Meyan) 98. Isabel Breamer (TalvTiia.-ie Cl,nub of Christ) 94, Violet Barr (N-nt’n-eaM Valley Baptist) 90, Jessie Kroon (Tabernacle) 88. Med a. Baino (Cavcrsham IWnyl-ibin) 88, Kkie Scarle (Moray Place Congregational) 86, Lily Clark’(Tib'-riMcie) 82. Mabel Smith (CaveitJiam Baptist) 82. Gladys Boval! (Caversham Dutk-t) 82. DorK Barken (Trinity Methodist) hi. William Tweed (LoveTs Flat Pr.-sbvterian) 80, Ralph Miller (South Dunodin Baptist) 80. Emma Boy (Boslyn Baptist) 79, Margaret Robinson (Lovell’s Flit Busbyterian) 79, T.Meeti F’illinghara (Cavan-liam* Baptist) 77. Nineteen first class certJieatre. nineteen second class, and five third class.

Grade JII. (12 t'> 15 vcnr:-). Examiner, Rev. W. M. Gumt (I’ci-t Chalmers). — Allan Rev (Re-.-lvu Baptist) ICO, Ethel Bridges (Mesgi.d'Riipli-e) 100, Vein MilliUJ'ii (Kcw 'Primitive MethodiM) ICO, Lily Laird iMo.-gic! BimHsM 97, Olive Oliver (P.ofdyn I• 111 1i'f I 97, Mary Batchelor (Taberriaclii) 95, William Thomas (King Street Conpreq.'tli<>na 1) 91. Agnes D.ivid.'oa (How J’rimit iv.’ Mrlbodir!) 9-1. I'i:micis 1* rye (So riaiv Cor srn aa: ional) 95. .Aitlmr Pliillipps (King Sheet Congregational) 93, Jean Hay (Mnrav !*!:•«• Cong:eyaiiiiiial) 93, Sidney I'iUines (Trinity Methodist) 93. Muriel May EUoiav I’lac ■jT’r’rdimKd) 93, Hilda Ountnii (Mo. 'rial Baptist) 91. Aithnr MMv.van (Coro Method's!) 91, Valentine Maxwell (Choral Hall) 90, Douglas Saunders (Moray Place Cnneregaiioual) 89. Dora HniU'V'k (St. Clair ('oiignaratii nail 89, lf«*rl>ert Driver (lloslyn Baptist) 87, Rnlpo stt 0 .,.-. ((tire Metheli !) 86. Amy Stevens (Tabernacle) 86. Lae lie Slone (Gove Methodist) B'i. Gi'en Cc.tile iCavcrsharn Presbyterian) cl, lan Mai lie (Choral Hall) 82, Repina Id P.rcbner (St. Clair Conprcyat ion all 82, Iris Wnkclin (lloslyn Baptist) 82, Wilson Elliott (Lovell’s Elat Prcsbytcrian) 82. Thomas Glen (Maori Hill Bap . t-ist) 82. Mervyn Batr (Choral Mall) 81, Alfred Thomas (King Street Conerepattonal) 80, Raymond Christensen (Tabernacle) SO, Charles 31110.11 (Kinp Street Conprepn*io''al) PC. Jack ITelcan (St. Clair Congregational) 79, Katie Burgess (Mosgicl Par.tist'l 78. Rohm- Henderson (Cavrrshain Prefbyterian) 77. Fannv Wildey (Caversham 'Bap'inl 77. Eric Arthur (North-east Valley Presbyterian) 76. Arthur Laird (Mosgiei Baptist) 76. Leslie Ritchie (RosIvn Baptist) 76. Irene Searlo (Moray Place Congregational) 76, Moriee Law (Knox Prcfbvlemnl 75. Mattie Powell (Mornington Church of Christ) 75, Matthew Elliott (Lovell’s Flat Presbyterian) 75. Twentyone first class certificates, thirteen second class, and seven third class. Grade TV. (9. 10, and HI years). Examiner, Miss M. M’Millan.—Daphne Carey (Trinity Methodist) 97, Rita Jaffray (Lovell’s Flat Presbyterian) 90.E Archie Mlndoe (Cavereham Presbyterian) 88, Mary Wallace (Hanover Street Baptist) 88, Joyce .Moody (St. Clair Congiega- , Moral) 86, May Taylor (Moegiel Baptist)

851, Isa Brook (Cavcrsham Presbyterian) 84* Annie Brcmncr (Tabernable Church of Christ) 85, Buth RouHedge (St. Clair Congregational) 82i, Arthiir White (St-, (lair Congregational) 80, Ralph Stokes (Tabernacle) 79L Harold Finlay (Hanover Street Baptist) 78, Hazel Bavion (King Street Congregational) 76L Nellie Batchelor (Tabernacle) 76, Winnie Snell (Moagiel Baptist) 75. Twenty-one first class certificates, ten second class, and ten third class. A special prize iras awarded to Mr C. F. M'Donald (a teacher at- the Tabernacle) for bis essay on ‘My Ideal Sunday School.’ By a happy coincidence. ..Mrs :M‘l)omild was placed second. Tho chairman slated that both were'excellent essays.