Women's Bible in State Schools League Auckland Branch

White Ribbon, Volume 18, Issue 208, 18 October 1912, Page 11

Women's Bible in State Schools League Auckland Branch

Dear Sisters,— You will be interest'd to know that a women’s branch of the Bible, in St itc Schools League was formed on Oct. Ist, in tlu schoolroom of Pitt - street Meth (list Church, when the following ladies were elected : President, Mrs. A. C. Caughcv ; Vice-Presidents, Mrs. Crosslev (Church of England) ; Mrs. jolly (Presbyterian), Mrs. Ready (Methodist), Mrs. Hayward (Salvation Army) ; Treasurer, Mrs. H. R. Hesketh ; City Secretary, Miss Miller; Press Secretary, Mrs. Gawler ; (W.C.T.I ~, Deputation Secretary, Miss Ilatmm lid ; Literati re Secretary, Mrs. Cook ; Teachers’ Secretary, Miss II mper ; Electoral Secretary, Mrs Kottril ; Kindred Organisations, Mrs. Hewitt ; Kaipara Klectorate, Mrs. Dunningham ; Prayer Secret-irv (W.C.T.U.), Mrs. Scan’en. '1 h * various Secretaries to report monthly to the Women’s League. Canon Garland, at a meeting on Monday night, Sep. .toth, spoke very warmly of the kindn of tli * W.C.T.U. in coming forward and supporting the League at the 1 e ginning, when it needed sirmrrt.

Having taken up the work of Prayer Secretary, I feel t’ at I need the prayers of all my Whtc Ribbon Sisters, for the task is great, inasmuch as I want to c ill

the whole of the Auckland Province to prayer. Will all members of th * Vnion who read this letter sneak to the ministers, prayer m e ing leaders, Sunday school Superintendents, Christian Endeavour members, and .ill workers everywhere in their own d'str ct aid ask them to pray—- “ That God, in His own po d time, will establish His Word in the State Schoo’s of \ew /ea laud, and that it may hive free course and be glorified.” —And will vou, inv de-*r prav each day at 12 o’c’occ. Ihe school bell will remind us five davs in the week. “ Suffer the chddr n t > come unto Me, and forbid them rot, for of such is the Kingdom of lie veil. In the Mast r’s s r> ; cv, RUTH SCANLKN.