Árdís - 01.01.1949, Síða 85

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Report of the Sunday School Committee
Another year has gone by, a year of fresh efforts made to
further the work of Lutheran Women’s League in the Sunday
School Field.
We, the committee appointed last year to further this work
as much as possible, agreed, that in order to obtain the best results,
we should continue our personal contact with our people in the
Interlake district. We also felt that more time was needed than
we have been giving ourselves in this work and determined to
spend as much time as possible in contacting the majority of our
people from Silver Bay to Vogar.
We were unfortunate in that one of the committee Mrs. S.
Sigurgeirson was unable to take part in this enterprise,
necessitating that Mrs. S. Skaptason and myself carry on the work
as far as possible. On learning that Dr. R. Marteinsson would
preach in Vogar on September 26th, we thought it a brilliant idea
to have our visit co-incide with his and we made a happy foursome
as Mrs. Marteinson accompanied us. We left Winnipeg September
23rd, returning Monday September 27th, giving us a good four
days in which to accomplish our visiting. We visited over 30 homes,
contacted around a 100 people. The people as on previous visits
were very kind to us and we felt that they truly desired Christian
teaching for their children, the problem being how to work towards
this goal. All parents agreed that Sunday School on Sundays was
impossible, that Christian teaching in the schools with the
permission of the trustees was the only solution.
The connnittee visited the trustees in five school districts,
obtaining their permission to give religious teaching for the hour
of three to four on Friday aftenioon. We approached four school
teachers about teaching, all kindly consented to give the necessary
religious instructions. One school had not procured a teacher, but
we felt with the assistance of a former worker the Sunday School
work would be carried on. This project appeared to be entirely
successful and we felt very elated. Our elation however was short
lived for difficulties arose in several of the districts. Yet in spite
of our disappointment we have a feeling all is well. The Lord
provides help when it is needed — and now Rev. S. Sigurgeirson