Sunday School Teachers' Course.

Waiapu Church Gazette, Volume 36, Issue 6, 1 September 1945, Page 14

Sunday School Teachers' Course.

A Sunday School Teachers' Training Course, organised by Miss D.-M. Beattie, Sunday School Organiser for the Waiapu Diocese, was held m Hastings recently. It opened with a dinner, at which seventy-six were present, the Rt. Rev. G. C. Cruickshank and Mrs Cruickshank being guests of honour. The Bishop delivered his charge to the teachers m ~ St. Matthew's Church on the first evening. Representatives from parishes throughout the Diocese, both Pakeha and Maori, were resident m the Camp for a week. v . Lectures and instruction on doctrine were given by the Yen. Archdeacon J. B. Brocklehurst. The Rev. S. R. Gardiner took the morning devotional addresses on Prayer under the headings: "Why We Pray," "Preparation for Prayer," "Furnishings of Prayer," "A Scheme of Prayer," and "Prayer m Public Worship." The Rev. T. Loten acted as Chap-, lain and celebrated Holy Communion daily at 7.30 a.m. and took Compline every evening. ' Miss Beattie gave lectures on Methods of Teaching and practical demonstrations, which those present found most helpful. Two visiting speakers gave most interesting talks. Mrs J. B. Brocklehurst told of some of her experiences as a missionary m China, illustrating her talk with posters and showing various objects of Chinese art and utility. Her lecture was an inspiration to the teachers. Miss G. Jones, an artist, who is m charge of that subject at the Napier Girls' High School, gave a talk illustrated by lantern slides on "The Development of Religious Art," this lecture also being much appreciated. The Sunday School Teachers of the Diocese are indebted to MissBeatties for making available to them such a week, where fellowship, devotions and instruction combined to assist them m fitting themselves for the important work of training our Church children.