PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH TEMUKA.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1508, 4 November 1886, Page 4

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH TEMUKA.

The Sunday annifpmry. tea and public meeting 1 Uni hondCctioh with the above Church was held last Tuesday evening. The Church was artistically decorated, and looked very pretty. Despite the threatening aspect of the weather during thp day, the “ Ipyers pf luxuries 1 * ’strdng—ahbut 1 100 adults and 64 children partaking of the' excellent, as supply of the good things provided by the ladies of the congregation, who evidently had spared no pains to make,both old and young happy. The tables frere presided over by the following ladies: Mesdames Burton, Thoumine, Woodley, Bryan, and Willittps,A4i'dl M34ses Austin/and Wright, who did all in their power for the comfort of partakiflg 5, Gf good things. After tea, the Church was cleared for the. public meeting, which wan commenced by Ringing a Hyhin. ,lj I

After the Rev. . had offered op a prayer, Mr Metson, Superintendent of the Sunday School, was TOtod‘-jso. rthe clialr.;- ; ho was pleafed" tbSmeet ; ’that evening. He spoke at great length upon the good and related a’ story Jibout aDarfcfootrid little boy who, at a similar meeting to the one which they were holding, desired a plate which was being passed round for collection to be held lower and lower until it reached the floor, when he stood in it and; himself, up forkt&iraibn wOrk, and became..a r gyeat man, and did a great deal of good.a present"* some day, might become great like that i After a: -few, more remarks,

Mr Epps read the report of the school. The report showed a decrease of 16, which was due to the parents of the scholars leaving the district. There now 20 boys and 22 girls attending the school! '

of 'the report! carae' this’ h y was -fbl-' lowedj by recitations, “ A True Tale,” by Miss Alice Woodley,' and Master Walter Prat|Jey,Jtnd n a cpwe| hifelit r tl%'SwWfi w hjch were extremely well rendered.

The Rev. W. G. Thomas was the nex 4 to address the meeting. He said that i l was his desire that he should l have come 1 last, ia order-thlat he i have heard what i others 'said. : rfle : ’ Joved// nothing better than to impart.: instruction tojo - There; was t no* ■.sight' prettier than a Sunday Schools,and bo urged the teachers to -.take • ctnirc’ge,' though / sometimes everything plight not look pleasant. 1 i It- was! indeed a ’great responsibility,? apd; he, urged themtpdo it well. ‘lt was barder- than; people' imagined, and for-that reason: he 'asked/ that mpre synipathyshould beaccorded, to Sunday Schooliitea<shprß. ! Thai leach-, mg of every other science was; easier than leaching Divine things. fChildreniueeded treating,tenderly,.ilike. young plants, 1 for if treated harshly they would get distorted, if .thpy,fished to impress them for, g Odd j, theyshoulcl be very ,dear ; and accurate w,jtb thecp# The .teachers 'Should give! them a good example, i for the children could see things very p'ainly, and a weakness of .a teacher might be copied by the children and thqs,;dp a ivast:amount of; harm., MHe said a teacher’s disposition should be—simple, thorough,. clear, they gave them them unclear views the children might be in a mist all ibeir liv’ee. They- should -love -tbo-children, and,- if ffirm, thri* JM«, spile llie’children that’thfy s were' working" for, Jheir , gpod. rTßey should, ■ also exercise patiehde ; ‘tbey ’should have a father’s firmness and, a, mother’s-heart. He ur'geti ’them "to arm themselves' with all'necessaries for oaitying out th'f good, work of Sabbath teaching, and concluded by*' Saying! that - when 1 ' the three Primitive. Methodist i Churches (Tiinaru), Temnka, and Geraldiue) were ■ united together they ’should want alarger building than ; the*Catholic l Church, and that be should be glad to get' a call from them with £6OO a'year. • ,' l!l

wks followed by a dialogue by Mr-Xr'rßi! EppsY and twelve ehildrenrenTitieff Jie City ,of. Godatft recitations Sarah Williinns and JjTora BrogderT,', Which, irecei.vech ■ well JeMsve(|rjipp|{Miseg ; • • p Q] %he^Rovi 3 Ml*4Hill ( #;aß n’fijxt called uppnf* to address’tbii audience. ■ , &e feaid it gave him great pleasure to bo present there that evening.‘ Her was glad they bad invited him 1 to. their “ tea tight.” Hd was pleased i to ■: note' the progress the district was making, both spiritual'y and Otherwise." He thought, he could have' leaned on Mr Thomas, bufcffißff ’gentle-' fhan had takeh, some; of iPPMmoughts. 1 Speaking to tlvp ,teachers, liWAidj if they, thpir teaoliipg" into the . hearts 6t. the children’ ihey would reap a harvest, Of!deJights.aui'cl there were, persons! whp wtould 0 not t^ach ; ,in the Siinday BQbopl fpelty exciises,: but. those that! good were only , M digesting machines.’f Nothing could be said of them after their death but that they ate* drank, heaped, money, etc. : After giving a severe rebuke^to those would not jointhe good work of S-ibailiSteaching, he ! 'went on to Oak who would not be'proud of such a pupil as 1 John Hunt, Who recently died in Fiji 1 l.f tlidy il'iopped it goqil Heed into a.clulil’s -hW rt 1 it would itvd 'for , years. He Very iiiigresßiVa anecdote's of the ctf.cts of seeds S'W U - in Sunday SqJmoU. JiVtry.tMio h-d,. the r puits to those c!v' c-ithui tot ijeach Yn’the ISuodayVehbol rrjoie-t in -rodoing.—They indeed had lo mi* the «eed;'but- thdy would a'so in time map tlieii* reward v He 'wound up by a very imptessive' 1 -rrcrati>n, which he'delivered 10-ifirsi-'diiss «ty e. l j- ’ ■ : ''

Hymn 187, was followed by a dialogue >Wi‘‘ui fc; ail'd loilr erf /her. itoliolais. This item* w&S' foi.w •ed Jbv' a rdciiatiDi) liy Mastor Ahilmr Bryan, ‘fThe Do.itli of 'Joseph.-’’.' i" r Captain Mclnneis was : next to come forward.; He-wairveiiy;«radTiyjl*e;pre»eu.. H‘e loved to s .ha, among.lfyi la,chi) uteu. It, vyas'bia giVatest joy to uncart insiryptidji to little ohil. p •«, in 01 dt/ ,lb ; lead them , -to-God. There »a> only, one way to• ‘God/ •hli«''de’-ikiii, 10. teadh them : life ! wayi '.‘After spe/i king *.■& .'Olll6 leng-i h I ; 'OD the Ijobd v.f/ SahbMi Set'iowliy lie told those present How much good a lotle gin had done in leading men in God, which an outcome oi Bubbath tt-acho g, and . begged all those present lo labor, joyfui’y /among little children, and they'.would reap eternal reward. y, v - : . ; ,

Hymn 173'was' followed By* another dialogue, ‘‘ Oaf'Anniversary, ” •' by . three little boys, who acquitted themself in .ft manner which Hid : infinite' credit to their teaclife'rs. A . cornet duet was hext item oil"the programme, which was followed by rin amusing dialogue* “On going to Chnfdhl” This Was theiast’iteftv on the prrigrrirtime, and the Chairman called on Mr Fletcher to a ; vote of fhanks to all those who had taken ah active part in making the occasion' an enjoyable one! MrE. Prattley seconded the proposition, which was carried by acclamation. Bnpthroyd replied, on behalf of those who i.,.4 taken part ip the tea and , public meeting, He sajd that owing tq the ( pf , the hour he would dot speak io them,-but, inyited all thp?e present to, attend on the following evening, and he would then address them.,, , v

Thp! Bev, Mr H|ll proposed a vote of thanks tOi the Chairman, who replied in suitable terms. : 1; After the- singing of two verses of hymn 171, tbo ißev.i'Mr Bbothioyd pronounced the Benediction, which brought a lmost enjoyable evening to a close.