SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2581, 6 August 1895, Page 3

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

'The "Wesleyan Schoolroom was crowded -to the doors last night, when- the prizes • won by tho Sunday school"scholars-of"the city' schools were l "presented : by "His' Worship - , the '-Mayor/ J Mr" T. -Simm,' 1 the ■ premjenk Of the;un'ibfi} : was 1 in,the ; chilif ; 1 ' ''of a hyrkri; ■'v‘’ '-TWe, Chaifm»»' : 'nniinors-'of the -vhrioua 1 grades for their opihions on ■ tHe'-'papOfs ‘.floht.Tn” by -the 1 ' scholars.' - jho apologised' for tlie absence bf< the examiner of y ! '; 'Mr the! second 't/PS- of thoypapete i, Tkerb,! keiit. in .by; girts/ The. papers! ! 37pve; cxcrtKht! ' The questions iii some eases 'theriyepfte'erty and. cleariy Answered/T&o papeis ‘.‘Of/c^hyle)' in' some mistakes; were ihade, ’.'and sH6w l ed 1 rtiilrty that; the 'winter had /paid .' Jxtflq atfeiitiola’ ' 'thK; ;said''Mf' Hai'diitg, iakb/tjj!s 'hdswer said; that'‘ Josiis Christ was ‘hetrajsied.pY; •Bontius Pilate.”'' He 'ihpfe'^‘atl, tehtion would" he 'paid ,to the teacher lu the futiite,' and thatf’tKd'.petePntag's ~e|' WasiidSi ”ei?'eh gtedter next year tha'U’ii wa'i5 f riiiS ' r ;V- u , ".“'•! n ■ Mr !G; jinierk wlipiCiitaiihed i.|fo 'and’'f6uith gi'jdes, 'skid thartthorpappil. fortthcMiii'ades,' tensidertrig the ages of the! , writets/' it , ''Bhh.hlllfibe l ' of, pasket’ij ‘the lower grades /tyete, gtehtert'tijkS !,ip j'hofitst and,second gradoi 1 in - the lowest 'grads, t!;p,fourth, TO3 papers were sent in, and 00 candidates

passed. —— •The! Superintendent, in.intrpduoing.the Mayor, said > itfiUh"'/Mfc!iiikt dbsenfbd their.warmest thanks for attending, to distribute *£hd prizes,- cgnsidering ,that;,he was just, recovering, from a.sevoro cold,;, It plainly, showed that.,Mr, Luke took ayory warm interest in Sunday school work. : ' Mr Luke, who, was received'. with applausoj aili,4 tlifit fir? ’tgpV{!< ’BßA compliment) that'lipfil'asadkea Ijto.fe buto’ tho prizcS..'‘'Sinifej | ~ : i lie' was 1 of ago ho had, boon' associated Wittf Sunday schools in'somo form oranother, and his interest ,!ri. thorn /had /never . languished; Tfep teaching ofj tho./Sunday wias the 'drio'tiiai torppd/'Out .thdbravest and truest men 1 aW 'winieif in,, pno,,,VifttJd.; ;dfpi Luko dwelt dh'.tlio iidyaSitagOs/hf' 'Sunday _ schools and thuir .tCHChing/aiid, exhorted The ipfizes wMs l ! 5 jlgs' ftlroady.' beeh P»}w)»fi4)‘:3?eS9 iWOR, /presented by His . TO-Fiono!prise-.winnerp dame,forward to. receive them they. were gfected with hea|i:'ty jipplauso.,,,, ;. ~, A'vote of; thanks, was .accorded; to -Mr. Luke, ;tho,/children/ giving His; .'Worship, three -heartjr.: cheers. ,/Cheers,.iwere- also given for .the examiners, Messrs Harding and Tiller. , -* ;■ , ic;> a 1 Mr Simm read tho following list giving' tho niimber of those’,examined and. tho ayerfi,gß. number of . marks, gained by each '6l''fcilo,eity Sfiudgn Bcl}Ool8!-rThprnfl6a, ; ejmmjpod' Q, > ciyqi'dge number of marts V2'77j Church of Christ, Dixon istroot,, 29—71'61; Congregational; Bowon street, 27 —09; St. Andrew’s, , Presbyterian, .0—04:06,;;- St, ;!John’s,; Mount 'Cook /division,,, : 87 04'18 ;Baptist, Vivian; street,; 86:: 03 - 44;;...■Wesleyan,* Taranaki street,,,,2B r-rt ,63:28;;; Ghurphi • of' Chfist,;. ifewtojvn, t 3 —0).-} n Wosloyan; Kaiwarrajll-JoO.Tlj Kpnt tejracp ■ terian, I 30—58-6; Primitive Methodist, street; 2 .-r-. ■ 50;; Congrepdtional; t /Courfedey., S}9PP, .!4g-.52;&i;.. Sti-.' Jolinls,; ;Wilh® piyaet, 3|A..33;1?.-! t:-; r-.i«s -■ ,>Ji h magic' lanterni'e jhibition wa3 - tbem .vri-.'ri )■«•'• -■’h-' b.-m'-i’vs , ■ Ipfip Ifoy Mf flaumber bayjng pronounced the Benediction, the proceedings ojeged, 1