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     REPORT OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL 
     
    
   
   
    
     T a the Member: and Adherent; 
     
     of Trinity Uniled Church— 
     
    
   
   
    
     On the occasion of our Annual Meeting, it gives me much pleasure to 
     
     submit a brief report of the Sunday School and its work for your consideration 
     
     and, I hope, approval. 
     
    
   
   
    
     I should like to begin by emphasizing the tremendously im rtant posi- 
     
     tion which the school occ ies in relation to the church. It is the Bibi; School of 
     
     the Church, where your ys and girls, and many others, receive religious 
     
     training and spiritual direction, fitting them to become the future leaders in 
     
     church and state. The leaders of our Churches are awake as never 
     
     before, to the latent possibilities of Sunday School work, and through the agency 
     
     of the Religious Education Council, and interdenominational organizations are 
     
     successfully labouring to raise S. S. standards and increase their efficiency. 
     
    
   
   
    
     In our own school, we are keenl conscious of the fact that, while a splen- 
     
     did work is we believe being accomplished, there is large opportunity for de- 
     
     velopment in efiiciency, and numbers. And here I want to ex ress a preciation 
     
     of the splendid work our Pastors are doing, in discovering, yes iteral y discover- 
     
     ing, many children and families roperly belongin to this church, but who have 
     
     never been identified with it. These names are eing carefully tabulated, and 
     
     when completed, this work should add largely to our membership. And what 
     
     are we to do with these additions to our membershi ? Already many of our 
     
     classes are overcrowded, and should be divided, whfie other classes are com- 
     
     pelled to meet in the o n auditorium making effective class work almost im- 
     
     possible. I feel that t e time has come when the problem of increasing our 
     
     accommodation should be faced. 
     
    
   
   
    
     We have a staff of 12 ofiicers, and 54 teachers, as fine a body of teachers 
     
     I am convinced, both in ability and faithful services, as could be found 
     
     anywhere. The average attendance of our teaching staff, excepting 
     
     during the summer season, was nearly 52. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The average school attendance for the nine months just ended was 555, 
     
     Xhile the largest was 551 on November 20th last, and the smallest 91, on 7th of 
     
     ugust. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The missionary activities of the School have been splendid] maintained 
     
     under the leadership of Dr. Ayers and his committee, who arrange an interest- 
     
    
   
   
    
     ing rogram once a amonth throughout the term. Our total offerings 
     
     for t e nine months reached the splendid sums of $452.00 and $650.00 for 
     
     missions and current expenses respectively. 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Home Dept. of which Mrs. W. A. Huestis is Supt., has a membership 
     
     now of 61, and the Cradle Roll, under Miss Laura Hughes leadership has about 
     
     85. 
     
    

    
     During the month of July last, a Bible Vacation School was held here, 
     
     St. Paul’s and the Baptist Schools co-operating. This school was, I think, the 
     
     first of its kind held on the Island. The daily attendance averaged 72, and the 
     
     promoters feel I think that for a beginning it was quite a success and well worth 
     
     the expenditures involved. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Respectfully submitted, 
     
     G. F. HUTCHESON, 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
         
     
    
   
   
    
     Superintendent. 
     
     TREASURER’S STATEMENT 
     
     RECEIPTS 
     
     Balance from last year ................................................................................ $ 184 26 
     
     Total Sunday collections ........................................................... $ 555 15 
     
     Cash received from Home Department, to June 50, 1927 ..... 51 10 
     
     Bank interest ................................................................................. 5 56 
     
     Sunday School picnic .......... .... 52 94 
     
     Christmas Tree collection ............................................................ 26 21 650 94 
     
     $ 855 20 
     
     DISBURSEMENTS 
     
     Disbursements, heretofore itemized in quarterly reports.-- .....$ 616 04 
     
     Balance on deposit, Bank of Nova Scotia ............................ ..... 219 16 
     
     $ 855 20 
     
     Respectfully submitted, 
     
     GEORGE I. TWEEDY, 
     
     Treasurer. 
     
    
   
   
    
     REPORT OF THE CANADIAN GIRLS IN TRAINING 
     
    
   
   
    
     The C. G. I. T. work was resumed. in October with the largest attendance 
     
     on record in our church; 116 girls have been registered. These are diwded as 
     
     usual into two departments; the Seniors meet on Tuesday evenings, and 
     
     the Intermediates, on Monday afternoons. The Seniors are diVided into four 
     
    

    
     ups under the very efficient leadership of the Misses Lillian MacKenzie, 
     
     Erselyn MacEwen, Dorothy Lawson and Christine Macdonald. The Inter- 
     
     mediates also are divided into four grou s and are led most capablfilb‘i Mrs. 
     
     Gordon Hughes, Mrs. J. Curran, Mrs. Wilgred Taylor and Miss He en .emin. 
     
    

    
     Since October we have raised $56.00, which was contributed to m1§slons 
     
     through the Sunday School. Five of our groups contributed Christmas dinners 
     
     and toys to needy amilies, and another group sent a generous donation of Christ- 
     
    
   
   
    
     mas stockings to the Santa Pals Club of the Guardian. The expenses of_the_se 
     
     dinners, etc., as well as of the purchase of supplies for our various actiVities 
     
    
   
   
    
     have been met by the different groups. . 
     
     With such a large, enthusiastic attendance at our weekly meetings, we 
     
    
   
   
    
     have high hopes for a successful year’s work. 
     
     Respectfully submitted: 
     
     NELLIE G. ROWE; 
     
     Supt. Sift and Intermediate C. G. I. T. Depts. 
     
    
   
   
    
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