ST. ANDREW'S SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 472, 2 April 1909, Page 6

ST. ANDREW'S SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Members of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church are much pleased with tho new schoolroom which has just been erected, partly on the site of tho old building, and which was opened last night. A social was held to celebrate the occasion, and the hall was filled with members of tho congregation and Sunday School. Tho Rev. J. Gibson Smith, who presided, gave a short account of tho way in which the new school had been obtaine3. For a long time members had felt the need of more accommodation, but they had no ground to build on, and it was only recently that they had been ablo to purchase a piece of land, behind the old school, large enough for what thoy needed. Dr. Gibb, who also spoke, dealt with tho work of tho Young Men's Bible Class, and incidentally he drew a comparison between file Now Zealand youth and his English brother, loung New Zealand, ho said, was "slicker" than young England, but not so solid, and he drew a picture of any New Zealand youth, meeting a divino or a judicial dignitary, and greeting him with a careless nod that was equivalent to "Hullo old horse, how are you?" Tho Rev. J. J. North pave a thoughtful address on tho value of Sunday School work, pointing out that tho Sunday School made the most valuable contribution to tiio democracy. He emphasised tho importance of intellectual education, but tho still greater importance of spiritual training. During the evening several musical items were contributed by members of the choir, Mrs. Fletcher sang, and Tchaikowsky's "Nature and Love" was rendered charmingly by a choir « of ladies' voices. . " : Later tho supper was served, and afterwards • those present inspected the new building. Tho i central hall, which is large and very well lighted, is to serve also as a gymnasium; rings and ropes are hung from tho roof, and there aro various .movable pieces of gymnastic apparatus. The infants' classroom is fitted with sand table mid large blackboard, and tho women of tho church aro to be congratulated 011 tho ( small, but well-appointed, kitchen, which has 1 been built in for their uso when church ( socials are given. 1