SUPERINTENDENT’S LETTERS.

White Ribbon, Volume 23, Issue 266, 18 August 1917, Page 15

SUPERINTENDENT’S LETTERS.

SABBATH OBSKRVANTK. Dear White Ribbon Sisters,—W’c arc to the eighth month of the year. The Secretaries of our Un ons w ill soon be called upon to make up the report of work accomplished by the superintendent of each department. Just a line to remind those who have attempted work in any way to the extension of God’s K.ngdom by keeping the Sabbath. Last year the reports were most disappointing, but I am looking forward hopefully 10 receive a greater number of good reports from all workers throughout the Dominion. BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS. At last Convention, Sabbath Observance and Bible-in-Schools were coupled together. Will the Superintendents of that department please forward their reports to me ? May I suggest to the workers in this department that they endeavour to ascertain what school (*f any) in their district the Bible is read, or a Bible lesson given to the scholars? Thanking you in anticipation. Yours for service, E. A. BOXALL. “Te Maru,” 40, Pirie Street, Wellington. WORK AMONG SEAMEN.

Dear White Ribbon Sisters, Some Union Secretaries have written to me and asked longer time than the end of September to send in their woollen comforts for the men of the sea, so I have decided to extend the time until the end of October. Would all interested please note? Various Unions have decided to hold a social afternoon, and receive g fts of woollen comforts for the mine-sweep-ers. This is a splendid idea, and quite a large number of woollens can be raised in this way. For the benefit of our members who may not be aware of tin* great work carried on by tlie British and foreign Sailors’ Society, I would point out that this Society, which will receive and distribute all the woollen comforts sent by the Women’s Christian Temperance Union of New Zealand for the mine-sweepers, occupies the same place to the British Admiralty as t}te

Y.M.C.A. does to our Army. Yours in White Ribbon bonds, BESSIE XIMMO, Supt. of Work Among Seamen. 4Kent Terrace, V Ilington.