Waiorongomai Sunday School Anniversary.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 352, 20 March 1889, Page 2

Waiorongomai Sunday School Anniversary.

The Anniversary Services in connection with the above Sunday School was held •afternoon and evening on Sunday, 10th inst. At the afternoon service close on 'one hundred children were present, and M*bQu£.half that number in the evening, £the- attendance of adults also being large. Mr W. J. Elliott, Home Missionary (Paeroa), conducted both services, taking as his text for tjie evening service "One thing thou lackest," Luke, 18chap. 22)U Xl The sermon was an eloquent one, antv listened to with marked attention. The collection, £2 Gs Id, will bel devoted to the Sunday ScttrwLfiund^^^ Soiree and Concerti-^OiF t&e Tuesday evening following, the annual soiree and concert in connection witli the same Sunday School was held in the Waiorongoiuai Public Hall. The weather was fine, and the attendance on the occasion very large, in fact the Hall was crowded ; friends from the surrounding districts putting in nn appearance in goodly numbers. The Hall «as decorated for the occasion with banners, etc,, etc., such inottos as " Love one Another ;*' 11 God Bless oar Labours,*' " Suffer the little Children, etc., being conspicuous - T whilst the light from a large number of Chinese lanterns, (kindly lent by Mr Smith), suspended at intervals round theHall, and surrounded by ferns, etc., had a very pleasing effect. There were" f on r largo tables laid out in the Hall, each well laden with the most varied an. l abundant supply of good things of every conceivable description, specially provided for the oeeitaion. The following Indies presided at the various tables : Mrs Beeson and Miss Guldsworthy, Misses Nixon and Hamilton, iUesdame.-* Jennings ard Lovell, Misaes Baskett and Singleton ,• these ladies being assisted by a number of volunteers. About one hundred and twenty childien, bosides adults, sat down to tea, and lost no time in getting • to work' in real earnest. Full justice having been done to the tea,, etu., the Hall was cleared for the concert, which commenced ahout ei«ht o'clock ; there Wing a full house. The first item was rendered by the choir, " There's a work for each." The Chniiman, Rev S. Lawry, followed with a few remarks appropriate to the occasion, and then called upon Mr Lovell to read the report of the Secretary (Miss A. E. Nix.m),. and Treasurer (Miss Goldsworthy ). The report stated that there were lift scholars on the Toll, nml referred generally to the, working of the school ; tin* number of volume!, in the library was stated to be 140. Thanks were ttccordeil to Mr Devoy for the interest he ha-i taken in the school, an\d to Mr and Mrs Hunt foi a present, of some twenty books for the library. The Import also stated the want of more teachers was greatly felt, and expressed a libpe volunteers would offer to take park in so goo-l n work. The Treasurer reported income, £18 5s 9£d ; expenditure,l£l7 2s 4d ;, cash in baud, £1 3s s^<l\ liabilities,. £4 6s Id. Mr Lovell is;|at present acting as Superintendent. j|The programme was then proceeded, with as follows: — Song, " Angels, ev^r Bright and Pair," Mrs Drtrby ; pianoforte solo, " The Maiden's Prayer," Mrs Lloyd j selection, " We've' sighted the, (yoldeiv Gate," Choir ; song, « The Garden of Sleep," Miss Mulgan ; recitation, << The Bee," Master Joe Benney ; song, « The Miller and the Maid," Miss, Wainwright; address, Rev J. Marshall (who spoke of the great importance of properly educating the young, and deploruc\ the fact that religious teaching was^ totally forbidden in our public schools^ etc.); song, "The Land where I w'a&/l Born," Mr Taylor : pianoforte solo, Mrs\,O Collins; selection, "'One Bay Nearer. Home, Choir; pianoforte duet, Miss. Wain wright and Mrs ~ Lovell $ song, "Never More," Miss V, Pavitt f reading, "Tit for Tat," Mr \Ellioit\; spng, ' Teddie and I," Miss Mttlgan Cwi^h violin. \ accompaniment by Mr Smaios); sonsr^;^ " The Powder Monkey," .Mr W: I\ ? Hunt ; song, « The Old Brigade," Mr- - McL»ver ; song, " Within/ a mite of v Edinburgh Town," Miss fyairiwrjght song, "Pon'tgo M011y,," Misa Y. Pavitt^ song, Some day IlK Waiitler hack' Again," Mr McLiver. of the pieces were encored, Miss'Wainwrigbt's singing being particularly/good ; and all \alio took part acquitted themselves welL