PRIMITIVE METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2333, 22 March 1892, Page 3

PRIMITIVE METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOL.

\ Anniversary Services. The anniversary services in connection with the Primitive Methodist Church Sunday School, were held on Sunday, when the Rev. W. Cocker, of Ashburton, was present. At the morning and evening services a choir of children, assisted by the church choir under the leadership of Mr Robson, sang children’s hymns, appropriate for the occasion, in as sweet a manner as any we have heard from them. The opening hymn at the morning service was “ There’s a Friend for Little Children.” The rev, gentleman choose lor his text Matthew xix., 13 to 15 —“'Then were there brought unto Him little children ” —“And He laid His hands on the in, and departed thence.” The divisions ol his sermon were:—(l) IWiso and loying mothers brought their clildren to JesnA (2) Narrow-minded disciples who rebuked them. (3) A loving Saviour re idy to bless the children. f (4) A beautiful Heaven. From this the It, rev. gentlemen preached a stirring discourse, replete with good, sound advice to parents and children. Christianity, ho

considered, was the only system which felt for child life, and took care of it. In the evening, as in the morning, the chapel was full to the doors, when the Rev. Mr Cocker preached from St. John’s Gospel i., 40 to 42. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. In the afternoon, the annual distribution of prizes took place in the presence of parents and friends of the scholars. W. S. Maslin (the Superintendent), occupied the chair, and addressed a few words to the scholars. He was very pleased to state that they had been able to replenish their staff of teachers, and keep it up to the standard of efficiency, fromscholars in the school. The Rev. Mr Cocker then, after a short address, distributed the prizes as follows : —Girls—Standard I. : Annie Bowkett 1, Gertie Fyfe 2, Mary Stonehouse 3. Standard II.: Louisa Howard 1, Fanny Jones 2, Maggie Scroggie 3. Standard III.; Jane Fyfe 1, Bella Findlayson 2, Gertie Ward 3, Grace Findlayson 4. Standard TV.: Edith Hammond 1, Annie Major 2, Eleanor Waters 3, Emily Finn 4, Matilda Billings 5. Standard V. : Bertha Sherratt 1, Effie Wallrck 2, Lizzie Smith 3. Standard VI.: Ophelia Ward 1, Emily Bowkett 2, Lizzie Billings 3, 3. Standard VII.: Annie Newport I, Gertie Hammond 2, Ethel Walton 3. Boys—Standard I.: Fred. Howard 1, John Hammond 2. Standard 11. : Robert Scroggie 1, Walter Maslin 2, Fred. Wallack 3. Standard III; Fred. Maslin 1, John Jones 2, Harry Walton 3. Standard IV.: Thomas Bowkett 1, H. Whittaker 2, George Sherratt 3. Standard V.: John Bowkett 1, Robert Newport 2, Alfred ohesterman 3, Robert Sutherland 4. Standard VI. : John Smith 1, Sam. Major 2,"Charles Stonehouse 3. Standard VII.: Peter Billings and Caleb Maslin 1, Mark Sutherland 2, George Wallack 3. Books were also given to every child in the infant classes who had not gained a prize.