CONFERENCE OF BAPTISTS

Taranaki Daily News, 13 October 1931, Page 5

CONFERENCE OF BAPTISTS

GROWTH OF SUNDAY SCHOOLS. GRANTS MADE TO CHURCHES. s By Telegraph.—Press Association. ■ Wellington, Last Night. The New Zealand Baptist conference concluded this evening, when the Rev. L. B. Busfield reported on the' young people’s department, the records showing an increase of three schools and 56 teachers during the year. About 135 scholars had joined the church and 99 scholars had become teachers. Of 966 candidates for the annual Scripture examinations 226 had gained prizes, 303 first class certificates and 241 second class certificates, and 81 had obtained '• passes. The following grants- were made .o churches: Morrinsville £7O, Qtahuhu £6O, x Richmond £l5, Milford £lo, Sandringham £5O, Avondale £55, Tauranga £45, Royal Oak £55, Shackleton Road £25, Pukekohe £3O, Feilding £5O, Hawera £7O, Gonville £52, Richmond (Nelson) £2O, Island 'Bay £2O, Oxford £45, Kaiapoi £5O, St. Albans £7O, Owaka £9O, North Invercargill £6O. A grant of £7O wag also made to Papatoetoe. The conference recommended that the churches should observe . the fourth -r May as “Bible Sunday.” -• The report of the Manurewa Children’s Home, Auckland, showed a total of JO children in residence. It was stated that applications had been, refused owin" to lack of accommodation. The conference passed a recommendation to the effect that the Manurewa Children’s Home Board be requested to provide a Sunday school hall at Manurewa. In order to foster the spirit of family worship, the following home department was set up: The Revs. A. Ansticc (convener), Tuckwell, G. Jenkin, W. Lambert, H. Eldridge and Mr. A. H. B. Wright. 1 , . 1 The following constitutes the mission evangelistic committee: The Revs. F. A. parry) R. Stewards, L. A. North, J. Carly fc, H. E. Edridge and Messrs. W. R. Carey and R. Penman. ■ It was reported by the Young Women’s Bible Class Union that the receipts during the year totalled £9SS. The Young Men’s Bible Class Union reported that £395 had been raised and that £350 of this had been set aside for students at the college. The applications of Messrs. E. N. Enright (Hamilton), T. G. Beilby (Nelson) and A. Jamieson (Wanganui) for entrance to the college were approved.