DUNEDIN CITY MISSION.

Otago Witness, Issue 2817, 11 March 1908, Page 15

DUNEDIN CITY MISSION.

The monthly meeting of the committee, held in the board room of the Bible Depot on the 3rd. was attended by Messrs G-. M. Thomson (in the chair), G. Reid, John Barnes, E. Aslin. J. A. D. Adam?, Peter l>ick, S. C. Phillips, P. L. Clark, and Duncan Wright. Mr G. >!• Thomson was again re-elected president^, Mr Rose year hon. treasurer, and ~Mr D. Wright secretary. Thanks were recorded to Mr Reg. Powell for auditing the balance sheet and to Mr Logic for the use of the board rcom of the Depot for the monthly meetings. In the absence of the hon. treasurer, the following donations wore reported: — A business man. £10; friends of the mission, £11 13s 4d ; a lady helper, 10s ; another, 10s; Albany street Sunday service, 9s 4d; attendance cards. £3 10s; for' the Good Samaritan Fund. 2s 6d. Mr Wright reported that the Albam street Sunday service was valued by many in the neighbourhood, both old ami \oung: also that the classes for Bible reading wore most encouraging * ami the work extremely pleasant, because of the voluntary a.nd active co-operation of head masters, teachers, and others. The Xcrth-East Valley class opened with 140 and had reached 189; the Kaikorai class was up to 175 (the infant room not included) ; Albany street class (now in its thirteenth year) exceeded 202 and help was urgently neeued ; High street class showed over 100. but many more might be expected— the hc<Ki master had from the beginnine been quite loyal. In consequence of the large atendanco of boys at Arthur street from all standards, the class there was now over 200. and the co-operation from teachers was most helpful. In the five schools named, nearly 1000 chi'dren are enrolled, and still they come. Once more the CM> Mission Committee appeals to parents to strengthen the hands rt all who are interested in this needful and \alutd agency.