Grahamstown Wesleyan Sunday Schol.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3011, 9 October 1878, Page 2

Grahamstown Wesleyan Sunday Schol.

The ninth anniversary of the Grahamstown Wesl«ya* Sunday- School was celebrated at the school-room, Grahamitown last evening by a soiree. There Was a large attendance, and all, appeared satisfiei with the excellent t«a provided. After tea the assemblage adjourned to the church, where a''public meeting was held. „ r . .', Theßev.E. S. sßunu! took-ke fcnlair, and j culled , on, the choir to sins the arithem " Crown Ufa-Lord of all," which 'they did very creditably. The KeV:B;'LaishleyAnieri engaged in prayer. . . After a few' prefifbry i remarki the Chairman called~on Mr G. Meachem, secretary to the school, to i»e'i* the annual report. It allowed that' the numlfctrf poholars pn the book* wm 212-^lO2 boys and 115 girls. The"'average;'aliandance at the morning Sunday •ieho'bl had been 51; afternoon, 12&'-Thc^lMVinber of teachers was 17. Th^ffollpwing^was the j Balance sheet:—Receipts': To balance !f om last year, £6? Is U^; anniversary I collections, £11 12s4dV/att:>pnqt6eds of soiree, £12 13s 8d; o»ih r received from sale of hymn-books arid Bibles, £1 • total, £31 12s 4|d. Expenditure : By purchase of harmoriiutnV&K; hrtrtnoiium cbair, 12s; 6d Jnßenshaw, £1 4s; annual subscripliqa to, Thames Sanday School Unkm £1 U; Periodicals, hymn- books, ac,d. other., Sfphopl _• requisites from Thames Sunday Sco^ijf»iopi £12 6s s<l; Wesleyan hymn-books/srl>s T6d; total, £31 9s sd; "balance in hand, 2s IIJ-d-.-*]?es<ival >«cipunj;,: ? To , amount collected, £15 17s 4d!; byl ekptases of festival, £15 9s -Id; balance in band towards next festival, r ßs 3d.~Missionary Account:' To "Wlance 'iue^td'Visions from Jast,report, £3 17s lOd; collections 1 in School, £1 8s l^d;; amount by special' effo-t of scholars, £9 6s 6d^ . proceeds of missionary boxes, £5 7s Id; total, £19 19s 6id- By cash pai&Bev. E. S. Buan on account of mLsipis, £5 5s ll£d; cash paid inio Bank to oreditTof missioas, £9 6s 6d; total, £14* l'2s sii; balance to credit, £5 9s Id.. ' The-Ghairmrncongr^i^atedJt,bj«school' on the Eatisfacto'y nature of i "ie report, and referred io<respt nsibiliUcuof iUejtfadtiers. He expressed pleasure that tre SjH|da'y work had bee i'carried on: suocesffaUy^ , The Choir then sang a hymn. ' The Rev. J. T. Hin ou then addnMed

the meeting on the subject of the relation of parents jio. th;e •c^ool.] After refei ing to the good done by Sunday School /Uprk he, aftumcd; that nothing "remo?ed ' theresporsibllily Ht N£s\d£k to the shoulders of tbs teacher, though the respdksibilfty. 1 of(< Ihe latter was preat. In the child's relation to the school the pareair were responsible .in so .njuob. that it was their duty to trake them ro to school withilefrolarUy and punctur'ity. The parent should also take an iDterest in-whit Ir^liucht to the children at Sunday School. There were 1300 scholars connected with the Ttiamdi Sunday schools, and he would like to see a 'iort df cerisnW takenAbfrfcdw hor/niny of the parents asked the childrenppat they had ..been taught at school. He feared •there 1 Would Wan ipptllihi Wiclrrwult. The speaker strongly urged on the parents to question 1 thiachfldfiii on the Sunday School lessons. TlieEeT. E. S. Bonn isunge*ted its a practical result of Mr, Hinion'a address, that' a few brief refeulktions bf^hWwodting pfthe Sunday School might beadraata* geously'distributed'a'mdngtthe'plrWi^sof scholars. "„ , f , , : ' . • Thechoir-''Thesis'a'tito bfdalm reiiefi"Hf/«A .n*.y/ - The Ber. J. Jfixon next addressed the iQMting. He spoke of the pleasturehe felt at being present, and the affectifonhe felt,, for .the.,Wesleyans. He then\ proceeded 'to the mee»kig on V,E^rpesCness/*7 "He affirmed thai Jthe Sabbath Schools were'bueb'^the'groat institutions of the world, and impressed on-the'teachers the' netfAssity! bf earnest* Weas,'as it was a work: that reqaired all their hearts and souls: X:no;

Anthem — "Holiness becomith thine house." ''■■'■ ''■■:.."- ;iv//, / \ TheEej.' B. LaisWey next addressed the; meeting on " The Field and the Labourers," and. made eiptfcfri reftfence to the best means o(' codr'ejmg know* ledge to the children—kindness. ,:; <) The Choir—" W'^l the angtls oome for meP" .. The.Eev. S. JVNeill delivered-a short address on " Seedc'me and Harvest." . Hymn—"Glad tidings"r-Ohoir. ■ . .Mr Eobert French," of Auckland, (ox Superintendent of tin Sunday School) next addressed the meeting. He said he recalled many happy me/nqries of his connection wilh the Sunday School* He then addressed the meeting, taking for his subject " Oar Children." Mr Hicks moved a vote of thanks to all who lr.d assisted to make;the anniversary a success. He said a few, words on the necessity of eucouragement by the parents. Ecferring to the music he said that the Sunday. School choir was entirely separate from the church choir. '•' . , , Mr Tredinnick briefly seconded' the rote of thanks, which was then unanimously carried. ■ ' ■■!,■>, The Ber. B. 8. Bunn, announced that this eTemng there would be a soiree for the children, and the proceedinß* 8 were concluded bysinßingand the pronunciation ot the benediction,

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