PRIMITIVE METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL, GERALDINE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2179, 24 March 1891, Page 3

PRIMITIVE METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL, GERALDINE.

The anniversary services in connection with this Church were held on Sunday. The church had been decorated for the occasion by a number of willing hands. The hymns used for both the services were a number of special ones which the children had been taught by Mr C. E. Sherratt, who acted as choirmaster. Miss Andrews presided at the harmonium. There were large congregations, both morning and evening. At the morning service the rev. gentleman took for his text the words '* Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones," Matthew xviii., 10. He announced that the subject of his evening address would be " The Unredeemable Past." In the evening he preached from the words " And He cometh a third time, and saith unto them, Bleep on now and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners, Rise up, let us go; 10, he that betrayeth Me is at band," Mark xiv., 41 and 42. The sermons were especially suitable to an anniversary gathering, that in the morning pointing out more particularly the duty of parents and teachers to encourage and help rather than to despise thh children. In the evening the utter impossibility of recalling lost opportunities and misspeut time was forcibly pointed out, and an earnest appeal made to those present to commence from that time and make the very beat use ot the life, with its opportunities and privileges which God bad given them. In the afternoon Mr Wood distributed the prizes won by tbo children daring the year. The church was packed with the scholars and their friends. The prizes were

awarded on the basis of the marks gained during the year. One prize to every three scholars in a class was awarded. The following is the prize list : GIRLS. Ist Class (teacher, Miss Andrews) —Mary Stonehouse and Ellen Bowkett (equal), 1. 2nd Class (Mrs Hiskens)— Emily Maslin and Annie Bowkett (equal), 1. 3rd Class (Mrs Logan) Louisa Howard, 1; Mary Billings, 2; Sarah Bowkett, 3. 4th Class (Mrs Clement, nee Miss Eskett) Sarah Fenn, 1 ; Elena Waters, 2; Gerty Ward, 3. 5 th Class (Mrs Kennington)—Annie Major, 1; Hetty Wallack, 2; O Ward, j 3; Lizzie Berry, 4.

6th Class (Miss Prouting)—Gerty Hammond, 1; Annie Newport, 2; Helen Grindell, 3; Ethel Hammond, 4 ; Bertha Sherratt, 5 ; Elsie Sherratt, 6; C Scroggie, 7. In this class, which contains 21 children, nearly evsry child received some slight reward of merit. BOYS.

Ist Class (teacher, Mr W S Maslin) —Wm Berry, 1; W G Maslin, 2; Wm Prouting, 3. 2nd Class (Mr A Sherratt)—Fred Howard, 1; John Hammond, 2. 3rd Class (Mr J M Sutherland)— Walter Maslin, 1; Harry Berry, 2. 4th Class (Mr H N Hiskens) - William Fenn, 1; Fred Maslin, 2. sth Class (Mr L Newport)—Alfred Berry, 1; Geo Sherratt, 2. 6th Class (Mr J Prouting) —Each of the 19 scholars in this class received a small reward.