CARTERTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 September 1941, Page 7

CARTERTON

ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS. ("Times-Age” Special.) At the annual meeting of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church there was an attendance of over seventy members. The session report which was read by the Session Clerk, Mr A. E. Hack, pointed out the steady progress that had been made during the year in all departments. lyir Geo. Brown presented the balance sheet which showed a satisfactory financial position. Oxei’ £lOO had been donated to missionary enterprises during the year. The Sunday School reports made mention of the increased roll, the present number being 89 with a teaching staff of twelve at Carterton, a roll of 22 at Gladstone, and 20 at West Taratahi. Mrs -Foss read the reports of the P.W.M.U. and the Ladies’ Guild, which revealed a healthy state of affairs. Over £163 had been raised during the year towards various church activities, mainly through the medium of a Caledonian Fair and Garden Parly. The Ladies’ Guild balance sheet showed a credit balance of £3l 17s. Reports presented by the Bible classes indicated the good .work was being done by the Rev. W. J. and Mrs Couling though the attendances were small. The present corqmittee of management was re-elected together with Messrs W. Gregor and Stan Reynolds. ' The stipend of the minister in view of the economic position, was increased for the current year by an additional £6O. Mr Couling thanked the workers in the various departments for their loyal and devoted service. The serving of supper brought to a close an enjoyable gathering. LEAGUE OF MOTHERS

MONTHLY MEETING. Mrs R. H. Every presided over a large attendance of members and friends at the monthly meeting of the League of Mothers held in St. Andrew’s Hall yesterday. A motion of sympathy was passed with Mrs Beere in her bereavement. T?ae thought, was given by Mrs A. Pink. “What a superb thing it would be if we were all big enough in mind to see no slights, accept no insults, cherish no jealousies and admit into our hearts no hatred.” The secretary read letters of appreciation from the Rev. B. J. Williams (past chaplain) for donations of boxes of cakes received from the League for the Missions to Seamen. It was reported that' Mrs Hunt would welcome gifts of cakes for the next box, which is to be forwarded on October 2. The president expressed the thanks of the League to Mesdames Pankhurst and Newbould, who had kindly-donat-ed books, etc., to the creche. An admission service was held, five new members being enrolled. Mrs Every welcomed Mrs E. N. Merrington, Wellington, whose address on “What the League Stands For,” made members feel proyd to belong to a fellowship in whose' hands lay so many opportunities for helping to build that better world which everyone was visualising.. She stressed the need for parents to set a good example to their children, .as it was on that pattern that children moulded their lives. It was natural for husband and wife to have differences of opinion, but it was advisable to discuss these quietly and not in the presence of the children. If home life were happy that was the true basis for education. “Education was the bringing out of what was within the soul of the child,” said the speaker, “and this must be based on the highest principles of Christianity, not on materialism and secularism. Supervision of the books read by boys and girls would do much to create a desire for the best type of literature, and keep them from developing a taste for books of an undesirable nature. If suitable interests and outings were planned for children on Saturday afternoons, they would not crave to attend pictures, many of which were detrimental to the formation of their character. In conclusion Mrs Merrington emphasised that although children might appear to wander . for a while from the Christian teachings of their childhood they invariably returned to them.” 1 On the motion of Mrs L. J. Harding, ' vote of thanks was passed to Mrs Merrington for her interesting and instructive address. An unofficial visit was paid to the Carterton branch by Mesdames R. Cameron (hon. provincial secretary), Young (hon. provincial treasurer), and G. Vance (organising secretary), who congratulated the branch on its steady growth, and paid a high tribute to the president’s untiring efforts and zeal on behalf of the League. Two items given by the choir were greatly enjoyed. NEW WORLD ORDER INTERESTING DISCUSSION. There was a large attendance of members of the Carterton and Masterton Church of England Men’s Society and of the Methodist and Presbyterian Men’s clubs at St. Mark’s Sunday School room last evening, when, the subject of “The New World Order,” was discussed. The Rev. W. F. Stent, Vicar of St. Mark’s Church, presided and expressed the need for the co-operation of the leaders of religious denominations and for the great masses of the people to get together and discuss the principles of love, unity, truth and the brotherhood of mankind. Today and for a long number of years past nations and

peoples were getting further and further away from their God, and the only desire in a great many cases today was the fostering of greed and lust. Several speakers had made mention of what they considered was wrong with the world today, but they only touched upon the fringe, and until the peoples of the ■world came to realise the teachings laid down by the Greatest Teacher of all then we may go on eternally until He in His wisdom brings about the great change that is needed. The meeting was opened with prayer and closed with the benediction. Supper was served by the Carterton members and Archdeacon Rich, on behalf of the visitors, returned thanks for their invitation to be present and to take part in the discussion. Church Service. A Church of England service will be held at Longbush on Sunday next at 2.30 p.m. Parkvale Patriotic Dance. The last of a series of dances and card parties organised by the Parkvale Patriotic Committee to raise funds will be held in the Parkvale Hall tomorrow evening. It is hoped that the sum aimed at by the committee will be more than realised. Mrs Ashton’s Orchestra will supply the music. Good prizes will be given in the card tournament. Baseball & Basketball. Carterton and Greytown secondary school pupils played return baseball and basketball games at the South Carterton school yesterday. The baseball game, -which was a thrilling encounter, resulted in a win for Carterton. At basketball the Greytown A team were victorious over Carterton A and the Carter ton B team beat Greytown B. Personal Items. Mrs Johansen Senr., who has been visiting Napier and Hastings, returned to Carterton yesterday. Mrs Jensen, of Wellington, who has been visiting her sons and sister in Carterton, returned home yesterday. Mr C. Smith, a clerk at the Carterton Post Office for some years, has been transferred to the Greytown branch. Mr W. Miller left yesterday for Christchurch. Mrs Ball, of Wanganui, is a. visitor to Carterton and is staying with her parents, Mr and Mrs J. Dwane. Mrs Cragg, of Wellington, is the guest of Mrs Gayfer, Rhodes Street. Mr “Scotty” Bright, of ‘Wellington, is staying with Mr and Mrs R. F. Clapcott, Rexwood Street. Card Tournament. The weekly card tournament held by the Carterton Boy Scouts was well attended. The prizes were won by Mesdames Page, A. Jensen, A. Pat- ■ arson and Mr Milton.