PRIMITIVE METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL, GERALDINE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1711, 15 March 1888, Page 2

PRIMITIVE METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL, GERALDINE.

The anniversary service* ini connection with this school were held on Sunday last, The R«v, W. Laycock, of Invercargill, conducted the services both morning and evening. There was a good atteudah'da on both occasions. The' hymns used were taken from the Sunday School Hymn Book.

On Tuesday evening last the usual tea meeting was held in the church','and was quite a succsss. The decoration!‘of ferns «nd flowers were abundant around the walls, while over the pulpit an arch of ferns, etc., was placed. The whole gave the interior of the building a' very pleasing appearance. The tables, of .which there were fire, were loaded with good things provided by Mr J. Riordan, and handsomely aet off with flowers. They were presided overby the following ladies: —Mrs Kennington ; Misses Dean and Brooker; Misses Maslin and 11.I 1 . Hawke ; Misses Andrews and Rrude; Misses E. Dean and Fronting, The attendance at the tea waa large, the tables being filled twloet

A public meeting was held afterwards, which was also well attended. Mr W. S, Masha, Superintendent of the* School, presided. The meeting was opened with the singing of a hymn, after which the Rev. Mr Laycock engaged in prayer. The Chairman read a statement of the

receipts and expenditure to December 31« t last in connection with the working of the School. The receipts were shown to have been £39 4s 6d, and the expenditure £35 11a 3d, leaving a balance to credit of £3 13s 3d. At the commencement of the year the attendance had been 89 t but at the present time it had increased to 133. This addition was doe to tbe fact that no other Sunday School was held in tbe township daring the afterneon, The number of teachers and office

£/> bearera in the school was 16. The object r of the anniversary was for the purpose of providing funda to carry on the work of the school for the ensuing year, and ha had no doubt that the close of the present meeting would see them with sufficient funds for that purpose. The anniversary had been bald a week earlier this year in order that the Rev. Mr Laycock might be present. They would now proceed with the business of the evening. The following programme was then given:— Eecitation, Bertha Dale, “ When I look up"; recitation, Annie Bowkett, “The graves of a household." The Rev. J. W. Dean, who next addressed the meeting, congratulated the teachers on the success of their labor* during the past year, and strongly encouraged them to push on with ft in the future. Six little boys were heartily applauded for the manner in which they intimated what they wished to be when they became men. W. Fyfe o*me next with a recitation “ Suppose." The Rev. J. Bootbroyd, who was also present and heartily welcomed, apoke especially to the Sunday School scholars, and urged them to be true men and women a* they upi Recitation, Louisa Heward, “ Spring has come"; recitation, Erneat Major, “ Behold I stand at the door and knock *’; recitation, Walter Mas'iu, “I'will do all that I can recitation, Maggie Scroggie, “ The blind girl to her mother recitation, Fred. Howard, “The tired soldier"; recitation, Mary Fisher, “ Waiting for the train"; recitation, Mary Stonehouae, had a dream"; recitation, Esther Pizzey, “ Sis and her penny ’’; recitation, • Emily Maalin, “ Thought* of long ago ” ; recitation, Harry Howard, “ The Burial of Moses ”; recitation, Willie Maslio, “ Boys’ Bights ” ; recitation, Qeorge Sherratt; recitation, Fanny Gibson, “The Sabbath Scholar’* Petition The Rev, W. Laycock gave an amusing and instructive speech on the importance of the religious training of children and home influence. He also addressed a few remarks to tba teachers especially. During the evening the choir aang several hymns. The usual votes of thanks to those who had taken part in the evening’s proceedings terminated a most successful anniversary.