A New School Room. A social gathering (intended to be annual) of the friends connected with the Wesleyan Sunday schools was held in the Shepherd-street new school-room on New Years Day. About 150 sat down to tea, after which, the Rev. T. Harding occupied the chair, while appropriate addresses were delivered. It was stated that the erection of the school had cost nearly £300, and that about £30 was required to clear off the liabilities. Among the subscribers to the building fund were Lord Harry Vane, M.P., £10; F. North, Esq., M.P., £5; H. Reed Esq., £20; - Pocock, Esq., £20; P. F. Robertson, Esq., £5; Lord Pevensey, M.P., £2. The fittings of the room were made by the teachers as a free-will offering, a reading-desk was presented by Mr. Rodda, and a handsome clock was given by Mr. Tuckfield of Clerkenwell.
The Robertson-street Congregationalists held their annual tea-meeting on the 9th of January in the school-room under the chapel, at which upwards of 200 persons were present. After tea several anthems were sung by the choir, and addresses were delivered by the Rev. J. Griffen, the Rev. W. Porter and other gentlemen.
The Christ-Church Juvenile Choristers, with some musical friends, assembled in the new Reading-Room, Alfred street on the 15th of January to partake of tea and to spend a social evening. Tea being over, the Rev W. Turner delivered an appropriate address, setting forth the many occasions of song and thanksgiving traceable in the sacred writings. Several sacred pieces were then sung with good effect.
The Congregational School-room at Hastings was occupied by a tea party of about 150 persons in connection with the Boys’ British school, on Thursday the 17th of January.
A Temperance Tea Meeting was also held on the same evening in the Alfred-street Reading-room, the social repast being partaken of by about 170 persons. Addresses were delivered by Messrs. Janson, Penhall, Putland and Ranger; and at the close nearly fifty persons signed the pledge book.
The Wesleyan Annual Tea-meeting was held on Good Friday in the new school-room annexed to the Norman-road chapel, and was attended by 180 persons. Afterwards the chapel pulpit was occupied by the Rev. S. Coley, of London, whose ministrations on that occasion were in aid of the Trust Fund of the Chapel.
A Quarterly Tea Meeting of the teachers connected with the St. Leonards National Sunday and Weekday schools was held in the class-room on the evening of April 6th. The party numbered about forty, and, as was usual on such occasions, a spirit of harmony and socialability prevailed. The Rev. W. N. Tilson gave an appropriate address, and the remainder of the evening was mainly devoted to singing and recitations.
A Crowded Tea Meeting, to inaugurate the opening of a Primitive Methodist Chapel in Gensing road, took place on Monday, Sept. 23rd.
