LANSDOWNE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10196, 25 March 1911, Page 5

LANSDOWNE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

TEA AND ENTERTAINMENT.

The Lanodowno Sunday School' Tea and Entertainment last evening passed off Very successfully.' Tea was set. in the open, under the trees, where about ninety children did full justice to the excellent spread provided by parents and friends. Tea having ' oeen disposed ; iof,. the c'hildt-en; ■ with a large number of friends, adjourned to the schoolroom, where a short,! but enjoyable programme was gone through, the Rw. A. T. Thompson presiding,, in a bright and happy manner. After an opening hymn and prayer the following pro-, gramme was -rendered.:— Pianoforte solo, Miss Eileen Cripps; recitation, "Man's Rise," (encored);, action song, five• little . boys, lJ Jesus Bids lis. Slmm" -each held a little lighted candle,, being;very effective;-., recitation, 'tUnly.a- Boy,'.' Eric Chester-; man; dialogue, Mary Ross and Doris Hollings. ■ . • During v.ie evening Mr D. McGregor, who is always enjoyed whether by young or old, addressed the children on "Responsibility," and was listened to by all with marked attention and interest After drawing the children's attention to the responsibility parents had with regard to them, he reminded the children of their responsibility to their parents, and in generally, illustrating "responsibility," touched on some early history of Masterton, mentioning the scene that took place on the very spot where the Lansdowne School, stood, when the Maoris in .their .warlike ..manner alarmed the Europeans, who -had, every man, felt at that' moment; the; responsibility each had with the rifle and ammunition of protecting and fighting for their wives' and families' protection.

The Rev. Thompson, who also addressed the children, took up a cue from Mr McGregor's speech, illustrating the interest that spot shouldi have for the children. A few years ago it was the scene of darkness and war—now it was one of light and learning and peace. They now had their day school and a Sunday School, where they were taught of Christ the Dispeller of Darkness, and the Prince of Peace.