BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 210, 14 December 1910, Page 4

BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOL

ANNIVERSARY SERVICES. The anniversary of the Baptist Sunday school has been celebrated this year by a whole Sunday of children's services on the 11th inst, a"hd a hearty children's social on Tuesday. The Sunday services were well attended, though the rain in the early morning did not promise well. The afternoon saw a good attendance, and the evening a full church, and many standing outside. The preacher for the day was the Rev. A. S. Wilson, whose sermons, though in the morning and afternoon he addressed himself, mainly to children, were highly appreciated by the elders. In the evening his subject was a "True Evangel," and that was based on the account of St. Paul's shipwreck as recorded in Acts XXVI. The singing was very good throughout, and reflected great credit on those w)» . trained the children. It was also greatly helped by Mr. T. B. Blanchett's orchestra. The social last evening (Tuesday) we might say, a real children's evening The chairman was Mr. Ambury, the superintendent of the school. Tie scholars did nearly all of the entertaining in the way of songs and recitations. The prizes and certificates gained by tRe scholars for Sunday school work, and also in the examinations conducted by the Auckland Sunday School Union, were all distributed by Miss Drew. Miss Drew embraced the" opportunity, and gave a, few words of very good advice to parents and to scholars, and this, of course, she is better able to give than very many. The Rev. A. S. Wilson was also present, and gave a short address to parents, taking as his motto, on opening, the refrain of one of the recitations, "Sail-on! Sail on!" During the evening there was very feeling reference made by chairman and speaker to the death of Mr. A. R. Goodacre, who for many years was so active as a deacon and elder of the church. On account of his death many were absent" from the social, but as the chairman explained, it was deemed inadvisable to postpone the social. Recitations were given by Bella Coad, Ray Cocker* Alfred" Honnor, Harry Bnttimore, Harold ■ FJliott, Fred Coleman, Elsie Honnor, : Willie Coulthard, William Elliott, and Stewart Elliott—all applauded to the echo. Three of the girts sang a trio from their hymn and Mary Coleman sang another hymn very sweetly, as a solo with violin accompaniment. Miss Hooper gave in very pleasing style that favorite song "Good Night," and Mr. A. 11. Ambury a humorous song about fishing, with local hits. Then followed the grand finale—supper, which "was "sweetness long drawn out," liberally provided by the ladies. There was, as'usual, no for admission, but a collection in aid of the school funds, ?. and then the concluding hymn, day thou gavest, Lord, is ended," the concluding prayer. . Jf we. »ig|*Mg