KURIPUNI SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1918, 18 February 1885, Page 2

KURIPUNI SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

The children of the above school held a picnic, yesterday to celebrate their annual anniversary. There were about one hundred scholars present and all'seemed to enjoy themselves in the various games got up for their amusement, At 5,30 the .parents and friends-sat down to a sumptuous repast provided by Mr Maickay, and we should judge from the manner in which the good things disappeared that it was a great success. The meeting in the hall commenced at about eight o'clock by the children singing one of their anniversary hymns entitled 1 ' Praise ye the Lord," The organ, which 'was kindly lent for the occasion, was ably presided over by Mrs Proctor, of Carterton. After prayer by the Rev L, M. Isitt,. another song, " Strike,' for victory," was ten-: dewxj ijy j;he choir. '! ' > " Tlfe Mr oai)jek lyasf called upoii jp im tlw sheet tlje school lor'-ine p'ajp twelyp npntlj? Tybich was as fqllowiOur schgql ljas wb? o }} fpur and a half years,.' During .fcija • pa§t year iJ}Q attendance qf scholars has been aljout the. same as previous years. The number qf children on tho roll at present js about 125, 69 boys and 50 girls, Oijr staff of teachers consist of 0 male and 6 female, The attendance of tho children average for the morning school 41, and for the aftornoonscn6o!7o, The teachers number twoorthree in the ftftornogn f. One Sunday in eaoh month art illustrated is given to eaoh child, These periodicals are got though tho Sunday School Union at a cost''for the year of £2 lis, A few volumes have been added to tho library during the yoarmak--ing a total number of 103. A collection i? made in the school onco .a month for tiie'Honie Ipssion fund, and wli'en the last bos to opened ft spiftainod 9s. The receipts for the year'amo.yniel} I 9 18s 9d and the expenditure 'to £lO 12 fjd, leaving a balance in hand of 36165. lie further stated that the present liabilities amounted to £3l3s 7d, and they had only 26s to pay thenmtll He then moved the adoption of the'report; but before' doing so spoke very warmly of the support they had received from the inhabitants of IJuripuni, He said they looked to the Kurlpuni for mean's to carry out the work and was glad iij jay (a? the report showed) they had not looked in vain. (Applause),"' ' ' ' | Torrey in a few words seconded the adoption fif se. report which' was carried by acclamation, The children then sai}g fiWhat must || be there."" '■ The Ghairmai) qaj4 1)0 had very great pleasure 011 this .occasion,' \ylugli fqp probably be his last, in congratulating tbeij) Qii the manner in. which the Sunday School had carried qut during the past year, Ho aajd wjjijg fl!) l]i? 'way from the Purie'din c'pnferenoobe galledat Lytteltonand in walking rouijdbecanie tq the LyWelton gaol where tl}e inhabit-, had their religipji written' pver. tjje door, He looked at the |lgi)a but pither a Methqdist nqr q, Presbyterian coijlt}- lie find, On leaving it after hjs yjsit, ljoly ever, he ascertained that therg fas one Methodist inside, but that he had the decency as soon as he entered to change the name of his religion to that of the Church of England (laughter). In conclusion he would close liis remarks by wishing them a yep pf success, (applause). The children tljen §ang " |eantif\iJ Zion built above."

' The Chairman then called upon Mr. Bambpr. to address the meeting, who responded in an aM« manner, touching chiefly on the subject of Sunday Sohooja, Mr Daniells thanked the audience for attendance and support. He was glad they had such kind friends around them to help them on with the. work, and he would move a vote of thanks to the ladies who had presided over the' tables, and to all who had assisted to mako this anniversary a success,The Chairman said this did not need seconding, and put the resolution which was carried in the usual manner.

The children then sang " Wonderful words of Life." The Chairman moved votes of thanks to the organist and all who had assisted in training the young in their singim?, and closed the meeting with the Bene,diction;: