CONFERENCE OF TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume XXI, Issue 1, 1 July 1929, Page 12

CONFERENCE OF TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION

WAIAPU BRANCH.

(Contributed.)

The first conference of the year wa» held at Te Karaka on Monday, June 3rd. Seventeen members from Holy. Trinity parish went out by bus, arriv-r ing at Te Karaka at noon An impressive service, with the Teachers' Litany, was conducted % the Rev. W. G, Cameron, the Rev. R. Hodgson giving a .devotional address from the text, "Learn of Me." The church was well filled with. clergy and teachers. Next came lunch m the new Parish Hall, followed by a meeting of the Committee at 2 p.m., with Mr Cameron m the chair. The following resolutions were passed: — 1. That a sub-committee be set up to draw up programmes for conferences and meetings. The following sub-com-mit Lee was appointed: Canon. Packe, Rev. A. Barham, Deaconess; B-rand, Miiss Maud Price, Mrs Townsend. . 2. That a Corporate Communion, of S.S. Teachens be held m. connection with these meetings whenever. possible. 3. That the date and programme of the next meeting, to be held m Holy Trinity Parish, be left to the subcommittee to arrange. The following was carried as a recommendation to the annual meeting : — t That the vice-president be made chairman of all committees. Then followed a demonstration lesson with sandtray expression work, given to older kindergarten children by Mis s Maud Price. The subject was "The Good Shepherd," and was illustrated by pictures and sand-tray. The children's keen interest was &hown .by the expression work carried out m their own sand-trays. Then followed the application of the lesson to baptism, where each child i s received as Christ's lam.b into His fold. This was illustrated by a small model of a font. Several parents aliso attended the lesson. An interesting little ritual was demonstrated by Mrs Faulkner, as being useful tor small Sunday Schools. This was the lighting of a candle m- a specially-designed candlestick, on which was printed suitable^ texts. The candle is solemnly lighted by a child at tho beginning of Sunday School, while tho others stand round and recite the "Light" texts. At the end of Sunday Sclhool the candle is reverently extinguished. A lesson to Bible Glass .girls wa s then given by Deaconess Esther Brand, who chose for her -subject "Holy Com mtraiob," ikmstrated by Bishop's Wal-

pole's diagram, "The Mount of the Lord." •- ~; r .j '■ -- In the discussion that followed, several questions were asked andi points made clear. Atternoon tea was provided by -m* 1 Te Karaka teachers, and the singing of the Doxology ibr ought the conference to a close. This was the. best conference we have had so far, forty-fivo members attending, besides some who were not members. The hope was expressed tha tanother meeting might be held at one of the country parishes at a future date.