The Week Of Special Services At The Cathedraf For some time now the Holy 1 for a reorganization of the Surduy Those that were held. in the Cathed cinity Cathedral, han felt: the need School connected with, the, Church jai buildings and in. the Cathedral Schoo! for ig im Yates Read it was felt did not reach a fe enough feld, and the number of children att ending. did mot represent. properly the feat number of children there must Winn riy Uke this.
Therefore, under the charge of the Rev. T. Darlington, acting Sub-dean of the Cathedral, a carcfal list was made of all the children baptized in the Cathedral and still in Shanghai, and of the children in the schools likely to take an interest, A. special mission week was planned and little circulars were sent out personally to each child, inviting him or her to attend.
The week of special services began on Sunday afternoon last and the main idea of these is to gatha: all the children together, with a view to arranging Sunday school classes during the winter at points easily accessible to each child in each district.
Over one hundred children turned up on the first day, and on ench of the following afternoons the same number and over has attended. On week-days -tea is served on the The services held after the tea is over consist of chorus songs by the children, followed by a short Bible lesson and an address by Mr. Darlington which will appeal to his young listeners, The plans for the Sunday: schools during the winter have already been formed in the main. Seven centres have been decided upon and as many more as it is found convenient to establish will be set up as soon as it appears necessary. The seven already settled are in the Cathedral on Broadway at St.
inthe Cathedral School for Boys on Weihaiwei Road, in St. John's University in the Jessfeld! istrict, in Bubbling Well Road, in Vu Yuen Road and in Avenue' clu Roi Albert.
Volunteers have made offers. to help with the teaching in these schools and the help of anyone interested will be gladly accepted.
Ranger Ca,, and here will be found coloured linens, straw purses after og $1,000 worth worth ata Sintetilee hates tele, cine Ting, fowers in multi-coloured] lawn i Troms of the Cathedral. time] Chenille Flowers on Net tent has been set up, and those As it is felt that at first the teachers may not quite understand rhe latest models, hand embroidered tea-cloths, travelling cushions and work cases, and little in' different colours, with a small cloth and a ten cosy to match for the carly morning tea set. The raffle will be the famous "Watch taille." There are 720 minutes in the 12hour run of a watch, so a watch is wound up a few days before the bazaar and put in a sealed box, 720 tickets are sold, and then the box is opened, the winning ticket being that minute to which the ids.of the watch are pointing.
prize for this will be a $100 ich, which may be purchased at Messrs.
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