Sunday School Union.

Thames Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8521, 27 November 1896, Page 4

Sunday School Union.

The annual meeting of the Thames | Sunday School Union was held in the Mary-street Church last evening. There was a Tory good attendance. fter devotional exercises the tninives of the last quarterly gathering were read and ' confirmed,—The Delega'es' report re 1 " Weekly Preparation Class " was to the , effect that this class be organised foni February next and be held on Wednesr day evenings after service at respective i town tchoolsin torn.-^-The President re- [ ported that atftbe annual meeting of the Auckland Sunday School Union the loca branch had been represented by Messrs Scotb and Haselden. Ihese gentlemen save an account of the meetings, but the latter not being able to ba present Mr H. N. Ba?naU re*d a paper forwarded by Mr Haselden which gave a fall resume of the meetings. Both were heartily " thanked for attendiog and reporting.— It was resolved that in future the expense of the refreshments s.t social meet* ings be defrayed by collection.—The ogutil arrangements for the annual f«stiral were put in order, after which the President reported on the work of the year, and the business manager, Mr Benabaw, read a statement showing the l bamber and value of the magazines, bound volumes, etc., supplied during the -year to schoo's.—The election of officers resulted as fo lows: - President, Mr W. H. Newton (third term); Vice-Pres'^ dents, Rev. F. W. Boys and Mr R. Scott; Secretary, Mr C BJ. Swales; Treasurer and business manager, Mr Jas, Renshaw (re-elected); visitor to school, Mr H. N. Baguall; auditors, Messrs T. SommerviUejknd 0, Whitehead. —A special vote of thanks was accorded to the N.$.S. Co. for free conveyance of parcels from Auckland, and to Mr F. Power for carting the same from the steamer.—Before the meeting dispersed those present enjoyed the hos--piraiity of the I'aptiat teachers who had provided a light'repast.