HANOVER STREET SUNDAY SCHOOL

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15603, 5 November 1912, Page 9

HANOVER STREET SUNDAY SCHOOL

ANNIVERSARY SERVICES,

Special services were held in the Hanover Stroot Baptist Church 011 Sunday in connection with tho anniveraary of the. Sunday school. Good congregations assembled ut both torvicos. Tho invasion of tho choir Beits by a crowd of children with their bright faces and lively manner lent an air of animation and variety to the scone.

The Pastor (tho Iter. W. llayj preached in tho morning, his subject being: "Go— Toech." 110 omphasKod tho ini|>ortanoc of work among tho young, tho duty of the ciuroh towards tho children, the horn of tho church in tho children, and tho uro.it promise and hopefulness of work anion!; the roung during tfic most receptive and char-actor-forming period of life. An appeal ww mado to tho scholars to decide definitely to enlist under tho banner of Uie Groat King now when tho clioioe was easy, and a reminder given of the danger of delay. In tho afternoon Mr G. Hughes, secretary of tho '/.M.C.A., in a humorous and foreiblo address on "Flags," not only interested tho scholars, but cleverly drove homo the principles jlustratod by means of various coloured flags. Tho main point was enforced by tho Union Jack, as Uie symbol of icrvico— tlic sorvioo of tho King of Kingsend emphasis was laid on tho need for a character sound and truo that would stand the scvero tests of life and iba many temptations. Tho Rev. Gray Dixon, of Roslyn, preached in the evening, the prophet's message, " Ho stronff," to those about to undertake tho groai task of rebuilding tiie Temple, being his theme Tlio message had como down lo us through tho many centurion still fresh as tbo spring air wo breathed to-day. Translated into modern ideas, tho call to tho Christian church to-day was courage—courage in tho present crisis, eourago in view of the Divino Covenant, eourago in view of tho Divino promises, courage, hearing in mind the Divino enclosure, tho chum 1 ). Tho Christian church must I>o on its guard against tho antagonism witlwut, which was over taking new forms and wearing different garb; against apathy within sapping the very lifo at ita ccntro. Tho Divine promises and covonant were supreme sources of eourago and hopefulness, and tho church a Divinely appointed enclosure wherein tho Christian graco might bo fostered. This beautiful Buucturc, erected to tho glory of God, should bo typical of tho Spiritual edifice, tho community of worshippers of Christian men and women. Tho children gang special hymns and choruses at oaoh service under tho leadership of Mr Shrimplon, Miss Kmnio presiding at tho organ., Tho congregation lil»orally responded to the appeal for funds from the ofiicors of tlie school, to carry on their work during tho cnsm'ng year.