PRESBYTERIAN SABBATH SCHOOL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 9418, 13 June 1882, Page 3

PRESBYTERIAN SABBATH SCHOOL.

On Sunday last the usual half-yearly presentation of prizes to the scholars attending the Presbyterian Sabbath School took place in the Church. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather the children attended to the number of about one hundred and fifty , and parents and friends were largely represented. The President (Rev. Mr Gordon) presided, and after the opening hymn was sung be engaged in prayer, and delivered an appropriate and impressive address to teachers and scholars. Several pieces out of the Canterbury Sunday School Books were very nicely sung by the children under the directorship of Mr Edmonds, whose success with the children in this branch of the service was undoubted—the President remarking that great progress had been made in this direction since last meeting. Miss Blyth presided at the harmonium with her usual ability. The prizes were then handed to the successful competitors by the President, who addressed each in suitable words. Mr Gordon then called upon Mr Black to come forward, and addressing him said that he had been asked by the children to perform a duty, which although pleasing in one sense was painful in another. Ho bad been asked by them to present him (Mr Black) with a valuable photographic album, as a mark of their esteem and affection for him as their Superintendent, and also to express their regret at his leaving the district, having all recognised what good service Mr Black had rendered the Sunday School, and to the Church generally. What would be their loss would, however, be a gain to the place to* which he was going. Subjoined is a bst of the prizetakers : Class 1 (Boys) —Teacher, Mr Black. Archibald Russell, teacher’s prize, for proficiency in Bible questions. Prize. Mrks.

William Storey 1 326 Thomas Simpson 2 305 Forbes Gray 3 261 Charles Fan vel 4 260 Wilfred Cooper 5 213 Robert McKinley 6 199 Class 2 (Boys)--Teacher, Mr Russell. Prize. Mrks. William Russell 1 326 Oswald McCallmr ... 2 325 William Brewer ... 3 ... 290 James Washington... 4 267 Class 3 (Boys)— ■Teacher, Miss Russell. Prize. Mrks. William Morton 1 334 Andrew Mackay 2 294 Percy Fauvel 3 284 Charles Talbot 4 270 Class 4 (Boys)--Teacher, Miss Blyth. Prize. Mrks. Francis Storey 1 330 James Henry 2 ... 313 Robert Marshall 3 ... -295 Arnold Cooper 4 286 Class 5 (Boys)— Teacher, Mr J. Smith. Prize. Mrks, William Bonn 1 282 Harry Rump 2 277 William Marshall 3 222 Class 6 (Boys)—Teacher, Miss MeCallum. Prize. Mrks. George Talbot 1 250 John Morton 2 244 Horace Edmonds 3 236 Junior Class (Boys)—Teacher, Mr McFadzean. Prize. Mrks. John Douglas 1 276 Frederick Storey 2 202 L, Edmonds 3 162 Ernest Cooper 4 123 Class 1 (Girls)— -Teacher, Mr McCann. Prize. Mrks. Elizabeth Morton 1 329 Isabella Marshall 2 ... 306 Margaret Russell 3 305 Alice Lewis 4 302 Class 2 (Girls) ■ Teacher Miss, Paterson. Prize. Mrks. Helen Morton 1 321 Annie Roddick 2 314 Susan Donn 3 305 Eliza Lyon 4 296 Class 3 (Girls)Teacher, Miss Donn. Prize. MrksRobina M orton 1 329 Katie Lyon 2 306 Sarah Roddick 3 304 Helen Storey 4 297 Sarah Cain 5 280 Class 4 (Girls)—Teacher, Mr Frew. Prize. Mrks, Lily Upton 1 322 Helen Irvine 2 ... . 292 Jane Wilson 3 285 Class 5 (Girls)— -Teacher, Miss Marshall. Prize. Mrks. Florence Storey 1 ... 261 Helen Cooper 2 246 Emma Rump 3 235 Amelia Rump 4 233 Eliza Cain 5 229 Class 6 (Girls] —Teacher, Mrs Black. Prize. Mrks. Becky Smith 1 246 Minnie Smith 2 241 Katie Mackay 3 207 Elsie Mackay 4 187 Laura Fauvel 5 173