Kuripuni Wesleyan Sunday School.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3111, 24 January 1889, Page 2

Kuripuni Wesleyan Sunday School.

The Wesleyan Sunday School ; Anniversary Tea Meeting at Kuri- ' puni, was a pronounced success ou Tuesday, notwithstanding the various and numerous attractions offering elsewhere on ; that beautiful holiday. From uu early hour in the afternoon a-large crowd of young people of both sexes had assembled in Mr ' Pybus' paddock where various games were indulged iu with great apparent zest, with little intermission "until the shades of evening gathered round and the public meeting rendered their presence in thehalla necessity. •■; Over 200 persons sat down to a splendid ' tea, presided • over /by Mesdames''Pybus,- Jones,-Daniels,' McLeiinan' and Miss Telling, and assisted Jby several young ladies whodid their utmost to please their customers. At the public meeting-wbich followed -the 'chair was taifeiiby.tho AV. ROwse,' and interesting' and instructive 1 addi'osses were'delivered ijy' Messrs. Ja's. McGregor, 'Dani.elli Bamber and Perry. ' " ; " /'.The following 'report was read by the secretary,Mr S. Bbult:—lu presenting'pur eiglitb/; annual statement p have fo i;opprt',Bi|btber..ijejf'sou of cordial' ; apd., sypipatliefcip / work, Whjifi the total"nuinb'er- orj tho rqll is smaller than last year the attendance is the same, the- present figures; on tie -roll being; boys 49,.. girls" 45, , .'-'. '"" l .:/average attendance—boys 87, girls.-aOi-'.-tiittW. : older scholars are still eucburageu; tu" write essays ,'on Biblical subjects, tlie. ess, ays being-. examined i and read 'put mice:' each". wpj#,;/; '!Mf Library which largely used parents, andr'we 'woulu/'urge/our friendsito m'alietbis. a circulating medium for ; any; boqks' cpberjrig ■ flieTrf slielveo,, /Jjujing toteacii funds'; jfl6nj^^estpaohers-Jiay^

" 7 T r n J*"***, l; ut > to order any for the,current year. A collection is made 'in the school, j ouce each month on behalf ,of the , Home Mission ,Fund. "When the'jj boxes were opened m November lastjP they contained 41,1s 7d On the occasion of their'last annual picnic, the Masteitou School kindlj invited us to jam them in celebrating their anniversary. As" a tokon of fraternal sympathy, we tuist that it may be tho forerannei of many happy. le unions Some months ago, the propyetors of the hall ga\e us notice that the} would legune mi mcieate of lent. The a continual diihcult} in meoting even thepieient lent, decided to make an efloit tobmld a room The site has, been'seemed, and uieiids in the building tiade ha\e already oft'eied to do a laige portion of the necestarv labour, but as we want the material foi the woiL, our friends :will now be ; asked to, do sometliiug i lojproVide it, .: and may expect a eaUfrpmi/Bbme: of C; uslsbortly;'^During : have lost thei serviced of fpainstakinjf || teacher in Mr 6. roiiib%ljP to another part of the;dißtrict^ r Oiiv : > \ current liabilitiea lire Oieayy,/ as we; ■. .owe tln ; e&, quarters-rent, £% 155,, and fy periodicals .and .printing;; £6.;■ lTo':-: : •'". elsar'ofhliis debt our J pieseiit eflbrts ■ ;" are directed,- aiitl mjxs-. they -will.; be t ; :#?>.' -^v

';• Tbe'singiiig of "tho, Children this v : : year;was : muoh better iban oh ■any,/ '■[ formbr:oboasion l ';and : refleoted;yer|r : .:.' oreditably bn'Mr Boult^and : ;MisseCf Rose and: Minnie' had;^'• spared no pain ibem.for prettily'd&drated -with; flowers and':■;' evergreens, under the superiritendance;;'■" • of Messrs' Morris, Mgey, andPybus/i>;' allofwhoinwero.duly'mehtiohed:iii ',. the votes, of thanK which and a successful meetingoloseol iwth : ' thoßenedictioh.afc 10 p.m. >; / , . -^ -.•'.:■