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WESLEYAN ANNIVERSARY. : i
The tea-meeting in connection with tho Wes- :
ley an. Sunday. School ' took placein tne scnooi-
room last nightj -'at which there was a large
number Dresent to' fiartake of the good things
provided. The tables; were presided over by
Misaes Cfow (2), Neal, Williams, Shug'g, Cook,
Stevens, Parker, Bluhdell, and Mrs' Harrison.
.At' the public meeting, which was ; afterwards
held inthe church, there was a good attendance.
Raised Beats were ranged along on the platform
'at the back of tbe pulpit, which were, filled
with happy looking children with the teaohers
at /their side,: and, aided by. the choir, sang
several hymns in Bplendid style; : - . -
In the absence of the : Mayor; tha i superin
tendent of the school (Mr J. W. Harrison) took
the chair; which he said he ' was ' pleased to
occupy. From his infancy he had attended
Sunday school, and would do all in his power
to help it: ;
The Rev A; R, Dock said he could not come
with the oft-repeated apology that he did not
know he would be called upon. , He bad for hie
subject' that'; night Character, Perseverance,
arid .Eteverence." \ye"' all possessed; charactef,
either good' or Bad' Like an' exhibition,. we had
different courts. representing different arts. We
should see. that. our character., was built on :'B
firm foundation— able to say ,'.' Yea.I' to.all good
things and "No " to all evil. In the lives of
Lincoln and Garfield we see how much can be
accomplished by peraeveran'ce, ability and in
tegrity;' : ' ' ' ''
The Rev'H. J; Robertaori complimented them
on having started a: Christian Endeavour So
ciety.' 'He took for' his' subject "Influence,"
which, was a power. that exercises itself on every
map, woman arid chfid- .- Sciontists teil. u3: that
every, article has an. attractive iiifliience. There
are two influences — conscience. and unconsoience;
tbe iatter- of /which is far greater. - Our influence
should be for good, like to the. Bweet-'Bmelling
flavour of the "orange. - r-i.-. : ..,/i : :i
The Rev R. 0. Cook remarked- that -the pre-
dedirig speeches ! were appropriate'1 and ' to the
option. '.'/.Character : 'sHpuld' Jb'i laid ' during
iiifaficy; ' A' scar ' on 1 a young tree retallis that
mark forever, and, so it is .witb thexbild." It
was important.' that 'tlie children should be
gathered itpgether, while yoiing, and, have those
truths -implanted: in theni 'which make;iis wise
unto" salvation. ... The .Sunday school was the
nursery " 'of ; the "church. Ninety- nine " out of a
hundred in , the church had been scholars /at
Sunday, school. . Early . influences were the
deepest. "Take away the "Sunday school and
religion would becbmegreatly impaired. Teachers
should be earnest in/ order, to exercise an .in
fluence oyer schblars.' ' /, '
_ The Rev E. Steggall spoke on' the conver
sion of,. children to.. God. There was an idea
abroad that/miich of their theology needed to be
reconstructed; . Men: are continually learning
.new things and : discovering . more. - There was
great need for a change in our lives for. the
betterf-- , Wei should teach : children' it, is -' .not
necessary to wait till tbay are 'sixteen 'or
twenty' yearS1 before they 'become "disciples 'of
the' Lord. . - Sihoe he came"' to Castlemaine - he
hw found a' lot of. hffi wprki/rested' with ' the
"chudreh,,andevbry Sunday hdhas" a; talkTwith
tHem;.;'1;;;' ;/: . ; :;.
i 9 .The', annual /report set forth/, that, as iri prer
Yjpj>j,: y®ars,y, many. ,01180868 , had ..marked their
history.. In November;., Mr;,A.tk.inepi»,. acting
' under medical- advice, , resigned' the ; position of
superintendent, : and , > Mr Harrison , -was - elected
to/take' his. place 'for the "remainder of the year.-
There has also been the usual ebh and flow of
teaohers and ' schdlars— six teachers - Snd 67
scholars have been received, wbile four teacHera
and bl scholars haVe left" (in' almost every case
owingi 'tb/' rembVa!). The numbers attending
now' stand1 as follow /—Teachers— Male, 12 ;
female; 15 ; total, 27 ; increase; 2. ; ,- Scholars —
Male, 88; female, 133 ; total, 221; increase,
.Votes of thanks; proposed by Mr Atkinson
arid /Seconded by Mr' WaterwortHj' were ten-
defedTo'Mr Fi Lade, Mr and'Mrs' Iredale tbe
speakers and ladies, ' after which the meeting
closed;"''-'. ,i! '- :
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