DIOCESAN SUNDAY SCHOOLS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22367, 14 September 1934, Page 15

DIOCESAN SUNDAY SCHOOLS

TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION The annual meeting of the Diocesan Sunday School Teachers’ Association was held in the crypt of the Cathedral on Wednesday, September 12, at 8 pan. Bishop Fitchett presided. The annual report stated that at the annual examination held in November last there were 107 candidates who passed —22 first class honours, 37 second class, and 50 passes. Thanks were due to the examiner, Rev. William Powell, for the questions set and for conducting the examination. At the executive meeting held on Juno 20 a letter was received from Deaconess P. H. Park, Sunday school organiser in Canterbury, asking if the association would be prepared to undertake the teachers’ training week at the end ot the year, and this was agreed to. Thanks were due to the Rev. W. A. HamblOtt and the Vestry of St. Matthew’s for the use of the schoolroom on various occasions, the diocesan office for the use of room for meetings, and to Dean Cruickshank for the use of the Cathedral crypt for meetings. A vote of thanks was also accorded to Bishop Richards for the interest he always took in the association. The following officers were re-elected:-President, Archdeacon A. C. H. Button: vice-presidents—the Very Rev. Dean Cruiekshank, the Rev. W. A. Hamblett, and the Rev. A. Wingfield; secretary and treasurer, Miss F. Blyth. The president ('Archdeacon Button j welcomed Bishop Fitchett, and asked for his co-operation and help in the work of the association. The association embraced most of the schools in Dunedin and also Oamani and Milton, but there was no constructive policy throughout the diocese If the syllabus as drawn up by the association could be used by all Sunday schools he was sure it would be a great factor in linking up both the children and teachers.

The bishop said he looked upon the work of Sunday school teachers as a wonderful work. The instruction given was most valuable, but the real value lay in the association of the children with teachers of pood character and the bringing of the children in close and intimate touch with the Church. The teachers gave time and thought to teaching the children as well as they could, and he would do all lie 'could' to help the association.