SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

Otago Witness, Issue 3518, 16 August 1921, Page 54

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

INTER-DENT >MI NATIONAL COUNCIL TO BE FORMED. I A united inlerueiioininatioiiul meeting of i Sunday schoc 1 workers was hold in iSe iian- ! over Street Baptist Sunday School Hail 'on the 9th. ’J he object of the meeting was jto consider the iormation of an luter- | denominational Sunday School Union and j the question of linking up with an Assoj ciation of Sunday School Unions that has recently been formed in Auckland. The ! aims of the association were put before j Dunedin Sunday school workers by a deputation from Auckland about a month ago, and the various Protestant denominations I were asked to consider their attitude to the ; proposal and report to hist night’s meeting. | Mr J. Abernethy was voted to the chair, j and Mr G. \V. Carrington appointed secre- | tary pro tern. There were some 40 Sunday tchuol workers present, over three-fourths of these being men. After discussion,, in which it was made evident there was unwillingness to give ip the precent denominational unions, Mr G. \\. Carrington moved - “That this meeting is prepared to form a council to : be railed ihe Glugo Council of kuiiday j Schools I i ljons. t ins council would have I no control, but would bo for interchange ! of ideas, for mutual inspiration, and for | joint act ion w here that v. a s considered Mr G. F. Iriglis seconded the motion. A Provisional Committee was set up, consisting of: Messrs 11. Chapman (Methodist). D. IV. Kaye (Presbyterian), ('. J. Moody (Congregational), \V. B. QuomHl (Baptist , and 1. Arnold (Church of Chrisl). Mr Carrington agreed to act ns interim secretary and to convene the first meriting.