BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 29 October 1908, Page 2

BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.

ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. - . The anniversary celebration of the '". Baptist- Sunday School was further .celebrated last evening in the School ; of ; Music, when: a' large audience was again present.; The Superintendent of the " Sunday SchocrfMr-Thbinas Pettit), presided. The. Rev. J v BL-MacKenziead-dressed the ifteeting..' ■-.■ ,:'\-';- : Apologies 7 for absence were read from the Rev. Ci H. Garland (Methodist) and Mr W. i. ; Jones (Church pfQhrist). Miss Wilson-, -the school secretary, in her reports-stated that much encouraging work " had been don© in the past ear under Mr Pettit's. superintendence, a position he had held' for? 19. eyars, assisted by 25 teachers. -:;TT,wp.:of the scholars had become teacners ; !during the year, whilst tha number bn -the 'School roll was 312, as against, 315 last'; year. '■'. The average attendance 'had- beea" 165- '. Ono scholar had been baptised -and join- . ed the church. During the year, £20 /.:; Is 5d had been sent to the Missionary : ' • Society. Reference was also made to the active interest taken by the^Pre-' . ; .si-dent of tba School (the Rev. Stanley .'-:". Jenkin), and special mention was' made .of the ungrudging and arduous J<^ bours rendered by Mr Ernest Wood and Miss Dora Ladley in connection with the musical training of children ; also of Mr Thomas "Pcttit; (and of : .MisEj Buckingham for their, self -denying la- . bonrs, and to all who had: assisted" in,: ...^ helping forward' the work of, the school; .—; Mr Pettit paid a most, fitting; tribute ' to the very valuable services'. rendered' 1 by the scfioql secrejaty (Miss-jWikott), ' and a most hearty vote of . thanks' \?as tendered to her. Mr Pettit bfiefly risferred to tho'small falling off in the lium- - ber of scholars as compared with" last - year. He did not .like to see. even-so small a decrease.as three, and -hft appeal-"' ed to parents to do all in- theirpower to encourage their children rto attend regularly, especially those'.ijetweeh the ...- ages of 15 and 16. --..-- . — . . The children again v rendered , their ■; special annive«ary '.hymns, and;^ recita- - tions were given by a little dojbnametf. ;. Aileen Burn, by Kenneth : Liviek,, and '„ Sidney Carrington; encoresbeingdemanded from the two latter. John Newton and Martin Strong gave a dialogue entitled, "An Interrupted Recitation." A dialogue was- ako given by sbc : of the girls. Victor Webley also gave a • recitation, which was encored. Flossie Moore and Martin Strong also sang a , duet. The prizes gained by tha scholars were then awarded as follows : — ' ■ Girls.— lst class: Ivy Jones 1, Edna Andrews 2. 2nd class: Erina Rankin 1, Florence Moore 2. 3rd class; Kathleen Jennens 1, Ivy Thomson 2. 4th class : Clarice Hockey 1, Florence.. Bartlett 2. sth class: Maggie Christian X, Flossie iMiller 2. 6th class: Gladys Ching ' 1, Ina Constable 2. - ■" Infants : Ruby Day 1,. Flossie Nesbit 2, Madge Cheel 3. . Boys. — Ist class: ' John Newton 1, Percy Edmonds 2. 2nd class: Gordon Newton and Frank Newton' eqnaL- 3rd '■-_ - class: Arthur Bartlett 1, -Cecil Red- s : grave 2. 4th class: George Edmonds . ■■■ 1, Frank Hockey 2. 6th class: Ashley .'. .. Snow 1, Percy Stewart 2." 6th class: Mark Christian 1, Ernest Cheel 2. 7th class : Cobden Rankin 1. Lawrence.Robertson 2. Bth class: Thomas Gardner 1, Ernest Jennens 2. 9th class :/Wil]ard Rankin 1, Alec Robertson 2. Infants.— Gough Rankin, Ebe Constable 1, equal; Oscar Miller, James Robertson 2, equal. Special— Bible Searching Competition-: -' Eric Black 1, Arthur Bartlett 2, Florence Bartlett 3. 7 Baptist Union Examination : Martin Strong, Donald Black Extra: John Newton, Eric Rankin. '-'-■_' Wellington S.S. Union: John Newton, Mabel Mills, Eric Black, Donald Black Aggregate Marks: John Newton, 1, Erina Rankin 2, Martin Strong 3, -. Early attendance: Erina- Rankin, Ivy.. Thomson, Kathleen Jennens, Clarice Hoekw, -Florence Bartlett, Ruby Day; John 'Newton, Percy Edmonds, Ernest Stewart, Gordon Newton, Frank Newton. Arthur Bartlett, Ganrge Edmonds, Frank Hockey, Cobden Rankin, Wfljaid Rankin, Gough Rankin, Ebe Constabla.. ': The names of John A. Newton and .' Erica Rankin. were added to the roll;---ct honavT, the marks" gained by them beias 316 and 304 respecthTelj-. ; - -■ A^pfeaanis feature of the ceremony waa the- preserriatKiQ to Mr Pettit. of^ thtr dHploma; of t£e tood<Hi Sunday' Sciooil tTnion rar the ccmpfetioD of 33 cansßt:uti'st& yens of Sansaay school work. L ' I The; chnrcii orgaaisfe f3lr E. Wood) - j is to he? consratitlaiai on his sglendid - ' waraiaa. ef t& cfe3osrai ia their.suiging. . tTtai«r"&i£ baton tfcs c&Sdren have obl" 1 taiiied a prc&ierMv- which may well be. '■ classed is ei~llent. In this- he has [also beeo isost ably assisted by the : -- Surday school organist (Miss Doia I«d---ley), the church choir, and other kind E " friands. : "* X-eit Sunday afternoon the children ' !e wii: render in the School of Music' a ■ '* j service of sen:; entitled, "Promoted— A I Tale of th- fulu War." J " ! The meeting closed with the Benee i diction, pronounced by Adjutant Cook, 1 1 of the- Salvation Army.