MOUNT SOMERS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2290, 29 November 1889, Page 2

MOUNT SOMERS.

• ~r (FROM OUR OWX OOBRBSPOKDBNTJ A meeting of those interested la the Mount Somers Sabbath School *as bold m the aohoolroom at the oloae of the service on Thursday evening, There wai a good attendance, »nd the ohsir was occupied by the Rev R. Finlayaon. who explained fully the position of tb,e ochool. The praaen| poa'^lon of. the school a.qd iti ijotklng were, thoroughly dlsoussed, sad it w£^s conatdered genoraUy that it onght to be placed on a batter footing, Mr Flalayaon thought the queßtiou before the meeting was one of the «»-- JmporUnoa and one that" 1 *- ' o .<»vcBt poijed of hu*"" 1 "" -uonld not be dis_»juiy. He suggested that the meeting adjourn to florae future date, and m the meantime the names of tboie who would volantecc their services kb teaoherd could ba aont m to the present Superintendent or to himself, MrEJaon thought that aßthe condition of the school had become so unsatisfactory It would be bettor to have the matter | Battled «t once, and it was eventually daoidad to proceed to the appointment of teaohern. Mr Finlayaon then aeked for volanteorn' and the following peraoua kindly offered BBilatance, viz— "Meaora John MoOllmont, J, Watson, Joseph Price, Joseph Brown, aad Misaes Patton; A. Price, and A.. Browa. On the motion of Mr Edaon, aaoondod by Mr Hood, a very hoatty vote of thauks was accorded to Mr John MoOlimout for his psst valnable services io the Sabbath School. This being all the basin«»s the meeting! termja»t«d, '