SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1700, 17 March 1913, Page 8

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

ANNUAL REPORT. Tlio annual report of the Wellington Sunday School Union states that 10 schools show a gain of 33G scholars, while 12 schools show a, loss of 280—a ndfc fjain of ■17 scholars; Thirteen schools outside the. city show a gain of 2GO scholars, while 12 schools show a 10-s of 197, leaving a net gain of 03. The schools of tlio union therefore have gained 110 scholarr, in (lie .year. The average attendance keeps about 'the same, as also docs the number of teachers on Iho roll. "The number who joined the Church during the year was only .'io; lllis, suggests (he report, does not read like s'Jtilwinncrs would like to see it. Do we work definitely enough tor immediate re-' suits:' Thirty-live scholars joining the Church out of a total of 10,505 does not look as if "Decision Day" had been very successful. Will superintendents do a little heart, searching in this matter? The number of Christian Endeavour Societies— 11, with 500 members—shows a fall-ing-oIT of about 50 per cent. Only six schools have Bands oi' Hope." The financial statement shows thalt the , union is now out of the treasurer's debt. The following are the details of itlie amounts contributed by tlio respective churches:—Roseueath, 10 s.; Kilbirnie Methodist, 10s.; Terrace Congregational, oEI ss. 7d.; Constable Street Congregational, 11s. Id.; Wesley, Brooklyn, and Karori Methodist, £2 25.; In Mooioriam, Island Bay, 10s. 3d.; Church of Christ, Riddiford Street, .£2 Is.; Webb Street Methodist, 75.; Nelson Church of Christ, .£1; Masterton Congregational, 10s.; Picton Methodist, 75.; To JToro Mdtliodist, 155.; Feilding Primitive IMhodist, 155.; Petone Presbyterian, JJI 3s. fld.; Nelson Methodist, .61 os. 3d.; Dannevirko Methodist; 10s.; Clmrcli of Christ, Petone, 13.?:; Blenheim Methodist, lGs.; Masterton Methodic, .£2; Masterton Presbyterian, XI lGs. fid.; Feilding Methodist, 55.; Dalefield Methodist, .fil 3s. 6d.; Pahiatua Presbyterian, Bs. 3d.; Lower Hutt Presbyterian, ss. Total, JJ2I ss. 2d. CONVENTION OF TEACHERS. A convention of Sunday School teachers is to be held in Wellington at Easter, uiukr the auspices of the Wellington Sunday School Union. It will commence at 2.30 p.m. 011 Good Friday with a short devotional service, to be followed at 3

p.m. by tile address of the president (Mr. W. Allan). There will bo a tea at 5.K0 p.m., and at 7.30 p.m. a welcome will be extended to delegates, after which the JJmV' 9/' w i" deliver an address on The Sunda} - School Teachers' Chief Concern.'" The conference will be resumed at-10.30 a.m. on Saturday, and that afternoon a warden party will be held in .the Prime Minister's residence in Tinakori Road. On Easter Sunday a United Communion Service will be conducted in St. John's Church by the Rev. Dr. Gibb, and the conference will sit again on Monday morning and afternoon. All conference meetings, will be held in the Vivian Street Baptist Schoolroom.