SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3144, 24 July 1917, Page 9

SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION

A largely-attended uieetins of ,-nperintenrlents nnd tcacliors was lielil in tho Y.M.U.A. Jiooms on Saturday evening to discuss tho position in regard to lessons to bo used in 1918 and following years. I!n to tho present the lessons prepared by tlie international committee- liaTO be«n used by most of the schools. In lie future there will be separate schemes pus forward by committees in America and firea-t Britain, and there will also be a purely Australasian course. Tho various schemes as far a3 they are known wero explained to the meeting by the secretary mid tho manager of the Bible. 'lYant, and Book Society. It was pointed out that the American teachers' aide :ind other publications would. Ifo praetico-Uy the. same as are now used in New Zealand, but that little was known ot the publications which tue British committee would issue oxcept that urstclass holps and illustrations wore promised ectual to anything now available. The Australasian nub'isliers have been supplying a large number of schools for a considerable tlmo with helps and. other literature that in said to havo Riven complete satisfaction. Now that all tho Presbyterian fctools In New Zealand havo decided to rapport tho scheme tho output will be largely increased, and will enable the publishers to improve both tho 'ettorpresK and the illustrations. A, serious drawbaok to schools adopting- tho British course at tho present time is the uncertainty of supplies cominc; to hand, regralarly owins <o shjnpins difficulties. Tho same may he safd in regard to supplies from America 1o some extent, ns tho publishers tTicro do not print anything but tho annuals very much sooner than they aro required, cud any dislocation of the mails ■will _£aupe late arrivals. The Australasian lessons fire used by 60,000 scholars in Victoria, Queensland, and South Australia, snd aro found very suitable. If f.horo are any profits from tho publications won denomination using the Jeseons will have a proportionate share. After a discuß3ion of the merits and demerits of all the schemen the meeting decided to adjoirn until August 4. -when the mutter will be again brought up.