Anniversary Services.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 8142, 16 November 1905, Page 5

Anniversary Services.

'The colebrationß in connection with the Broad Street Methodist Sunday School were concluded last evening with a most successful tea and public gathering. There was an exceptionally large attendance at the tea, the schoolroom being crowded so that it was necessary to have three relays at the tables. The schoolroom was nicely decorated for the occasion and the tables • were presided •over by the lady teachers and senior scholars of the school. -..-.'■ The public meeting was. held in the church and was presided over by Mr .' -G. H. Bennett as the superintendent of the Sunday, School. All parts of the 'building were filled. The report presented ■by the secretary, Mr Rouse, was read by the chairman. It. showed that the roll number was 214, Ihe average attendance ' being 159. There were also 19 teachers and officers, .15 being the average attendance. The report referred to the «scellent services rendered to tho achi ol by five teachers who had left during the year, feeling reference also being made to the death of Mr R. Lyon who for 7years had been on the teaching staff. AH the classes were reported on as being . in a satisfactory condition, particu larly the senior ones. The annual balance-sheet was also presented and showed a satisfactory surplus on the year's working. During the evening a number of the hymns that were so .(popular■ on Sunday wore repeated.and went in a most inspiriting fashion.' "'•Recitations were also given by Ihe -following scholars : —The Misses V. ■Hodges, E. and E. Collingwood, E. Mather, 0. Hodson, Masters L. and E. "Xeary and Edwin Bennett. ~ Prizes for the year were then pre--ssnted by the Rev. J. J. Mather as follows: —Girls :., Edith. Collingwood :. 31»3 (Ist and special). Hazel Colliugwood 390, Laura Dalziel 354, Aileen Laurenson 380, Ethel Collingwood 373, •Olive Hod soil 368, Nellie Far-land 343, Edna Mather 338, -Violet Mather 324, Myrtle Cnnningnanie, 314, Evelyn Pascoe 304, Jessie Andrews 289, Eunice Eglinton26l; Hilda Tpllev. 259 ; Kate Buchanan, 255, Frances Tolley 250. '" Boys: Raymond Andrews 377, Ray■■niond Bennett 371, Gladstone. Harwood -. 365, Milton-Eglinton 365, Victor Hod- : son 364, Edwin Bennett 358, John Ben--3f 356, Harry Sanson 356, Percj- Bailey 'y 338, Harold Bennett 326, Leonard Davis 326, I. Bailey 322, Gordon Benj nett 314, Eric Davis 304, Oscar Magmissen 296, Oliver Gordon 265, Gordon . Jansen 264, Horace Cunninghame 256. The maximum number of marks'oblainable was 400. Special prizes were also presented to Wilfred Pye for . attendance and Gladstone Harwood for gaining the highest marks in the Sunday School Union examination. Hearty votes of thanks were accorded to Mr- Chisholm, Miss Mowleni, and the members of the choir and orchestra for their valuable assistance, and also to the teaching staff for the efficient manner in which their duties had been carried out during the year. The Bsne- ■ •diction brought to a close what is stated to be the most-successful anniversary ..gathering yet>h.eld,in. the church.