Public Schools' Scripture Classes.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 10015, 4 December 1908, Page 4

Public Schools' Scripture Classes.

The foCtawlnfj is the report whith will 1 be te««l at Che distribution of jkuh,' which takes, place to-night at the Opera j House _at hall-past 1: I "It k> with rnrteh gratification that the ; Oarrnrtt Ministers* Association presents the 1 report. ot the year's ww»k in connection i with 'the Scriptore classes of the pobiic . settaofs. «it the town. Throoghoat the yeuir the interest has been fatly so&taincd. : the attendance and the attention being : alt that corcld tie desired. At the Xorth . the,Revs.it. ,1. I'orter and T. CSritKn ».* viaiitititj minintens. the ' tar-jest t'oojin has «Fm«»I uvervrowd" «<L Ttie average attendance has Sieeti 2£JQ. * wmpwi'd ti-f tehoiapit of ewh I.rf (he standard#. The MidtiEe i>ch«ol i etnas tuw been under the care vf the Be«. ;di ft. S. ItarUett. ISctst there has Keen Kit avecaie attendance of abont I#o alt | the. standards exceptiai* the first beinz . wesenti The worfe: at the South School : h.:s, been- carried «.ly the Rev. F. 6. I; Bttefctttghanii and! Jlr 'f. 11. Mathwson. At ;■ tfc&s schottt ottEy the tbcee higher ttan- , dartfe _hm;« feeera in attendance) the ascrf;3jt.e beintr abnni ICS scholars. "Special attention hits been p.tut dt»r- ---: itta. the year ttt the singimr. A new ! eettectiotn m twenty bymi» has Wo pre- : oared and naett. the scholars bav.< taken L f reat ttiterrst iw the service of praise,. the : »insttnsf beinw a-very- attractive part of the t;fass. work. -.ln tint cortßectton-it is «!.pty\ dtie to the staff to record the Asaoi hiuhi appreciation ot the aid they I tev* fina to mate-this part irf- the' ieEtiMrews servise : eittiirentty successful I and of the kbtctttess of the vatiott* eitjwho «o readily respontfed t>> the evil 5 Jar;, funds. t» purchase the new collection | .of hymns.. . j. "'the OTiußtt examination te ken a I W satfefoetary one as rciartfo. the nam- ! Bmr ti*fetm(s'pswt aiid-the: general efidaqr i MtatadL la these. icpcttii there, is a advaaee.ew.: fast year, iiioctgh there mt tar'-nipnttMi!. "Antony | fcht« prae-winners. it. is partiwt'srly srrati- |. fyitts.hu rword.'.Wiwseveral who "secured I tC(J per cent, of marla». In connection ~with -the f«»f,'.meii' 8»;h«i& there were afcmtt 4CO scholars who sit {or examination. a cwn.»iif>'raMe in-tease mtr I kit vear. The e»twt,ner» teen*: g»ntli>"chnol, Rev. T. H. Itflseveare: Middle School, ! Rer. J. 0. S. Itartlett: North School. Mr T. If. Jfathcsott. To these gejttlemen the !.s.h«cbl thaivfes of the Aasociation are doe. t iK- assistance aivcti to th.* ministers in thb wrr'c. hy thtt vanmss efhool i.taltf. •••is heett esce®dto;ity eeßeroas ami helpi'ttl. and..-as«Res»/1» soy. apprefiafci in • tf» hiahest decree: The prizes. 56 in , itmtther. are:{?rovided oit( of the prweeds ot the artmwl meetinx. l»t ve.tr these vtere my satisfactory. ('Mon* the present er«!um»(i it is, <?niifli:*ently antiripat«l that the same gratifying results will ho flhtiimetl.' "■ ' ' "The wnrS: nf these elaose» is heartily coristncnrTed to the parent.*, whose asalstattße , w earnestly desired in order that the Weird «E (tod in th> hearts and lives of the children mav have free eoorso and he glorified» may hrinsr forth fniit tliat in the years to'come the riihteownes's which atone esatteth will do ranch to esemplify a pcnpT". and to estend th? Kingdom of otir pod and Redeemer."