WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3959, 10 November 1891, Page 3

WESLEYAN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Anniversary SeryicesThe anniversary in connection with the Wesleyan Sunday School was conducted on Sunday and Monday las% and resulted in a large measure of success, inasmuch as they were the moat successful gatherings of the bind held in Maßterton for some years. Past experience has shown that in all work for the well-being of children, great interest and enthusiasm centres in these annual services. Special hymns had been prepared, and arrangements made for the grouping of children on the raised platform facing dktti congregation. The most pleasirH feature of the services was the sin;H ing of the children. All those wlfl were fortxipate enough to be thefl could jot fail to be impressed witH the manner in which the sang, and Mr Boagey thoroughly dIH serves the vote ol thanks given tH him at the meeting ou Monday evenH ing, for the efficient manner in whicH he has discharged his duties. TbH nnpropitious weather on Sunday iiH terfered with the morning and afteiH noon congregations, but in the ing the Church was fairly packe<H seats having to be placed along tbH aisles. Great credit is due to ladies connected with the pchool, to Mr Astall for the artistic in which the Church'was decoraie^B As before notified the Rev. Dukes, Resident Minister, all the services, and earned the confidence placed in by the officers of the school, they selected bim for the His earnest, simple and manner gained him the attention the children during the whole On Sunday morning he from theSih chapter of Luke and Yerse. The afternoon service especially for the children, the . ject for discourse being " The CaptiS| Maid " and in the evening " The Iw fluence of Children." On Monday evening a tea and public meeting was held, a report of which will appear to-morrow.