AUCKLAND SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5419, 31 March 1879, Page 6

AUCKLAND SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION.

The fourteenth annual public meeting of t!i > Auek'and Sunday-sct.oid Union was liekl on March 11, at the meeting-rocm of Young Men's Christiau Association rooms, — Mr. J. C. Jut'lli, president of the Union, presiding, and on the platfirm wern the l\evs. 'I'. Jnhusnn, of Sydney ; J. S. ltill, of St. iMattiifw'n Church; and X. W. Dunn, of St. David's church. Tho iSevs. J. Kobtrtion, ji.A., Congregational Church ; aud A. U'. U'chb, Baptist Cliuroli, wore amount tlic audience. 1 ho hall was liiled, and thei-d was a good, choir ill attendance. The proceedings were opened by tho l\er. Mr. Kobeit*ou engaging in prayer, after winch the Olith hymn (S-inkey'.x collection), " Work, for the night is coming," was &ung. Th> Cli\l l: M a N' made an introducrorv spieeh. Mr. Lyon, the secretary, thrn read the an nualreportandba'auc '-sheet. Both werosatitfactory, and the ba!ance-sh>"et is as follows: Dr.: Balance from 1577, £3 0j Oil; receipts on panorama account, £11 8s ss; cash received from schools and cash sales at ileDOt £1300 0s lid; subscriptions. £99 16i lid total, £1414 6s 7d. Cr. : Remittances to Home Union, £1037 ; cash pui chases in Auckland, £50 7s (j.l ; rent and insurance £37 9a ; printing and advertising, £ls 15s lOd; loans wit.aout interest repaid, £50;

exchange, freight, and depot expenses, £i 92 10s lid ; subscription to parent Union, I*3 .>■* : cash in hand anH in bank, Os 4«1 t toti'. £1414 G3 7d. .Acsets : Stuck in £"*25 os Cd ; furnituie, p iri'-rama". library, .«nd exhibition material, £i - 13'; cine by sch<»o's, £149 0s 9d ; casl. in hand and i:i bank, £-25 0a 4d : total, £12'1'2 13- 7 ! L abilities : Due to Home Union, £5.3 i)> ~t'I; due ou loads without interest. £.54 7a 41 ; due to schools for teachers' libraries, paid iu advance, £20 ; balaoce iu favour of the Union, £G34 10i lOd: to?a', £1232 13* 7d.

The Rev. Mr. Hill spoke on the Rubject of •' How to Increase and Extend the Divioe Bleasina." TKe Her. Mr. JDunn spok« ou " The Xecessity of Study." The Kev. I\lr. Johnson spoke 011 "The Teacher aod his Work." Each imparting wholesome and appropriate advice and directions to the teachers of Sunday-schools.

A collection was thtn taken up. It amounted to £9 0s Si, but a gentlemen in tbe meeting ma e the sum up to £10. and it was devoted to the Jvaitaugata liehef Fund. The Chairman, on behalf of tbe meetiog, thanked tbe choir, and the proceedings Trere brought to a close by the doxology and th-.j benediction, the latter beiug pronouueed by the P.cv. A. W. Webb.