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THE UNITED METHODISM-THURSDAY, MAY _Nth, zgro.

OUR ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETINGS (Page 397). THE NEW ASSESSMENT (Page 402). THE " CATCH-MY-PAL " MOVEMENT (Page 394).

" 0 SENTINEL AT THE LOOSE-SWUNG DOOR ! " (Page 401). THE

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL OF THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH With which le Incorporated tho Free Mothodlet,' founded Ma,

No. 129. NEW SERIES. [OLNDo.m..] THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1910. [REGISTERED.] SIXTEEN PAGES. ONE PENNY.

PRINCIPAL CONTENTS.

PAGE Notes by the Way ... ... 393 Our London Letter. By W. Kaye Dunn, B.A. ... ... 394 United Methodist Table Talk ... 395 Our Provincial Letter. By Bruce W. Rose ... 395 The Awakening of Neville Omond. By E. Walter Walters ... 396 What is it to be a Christian ? By T. A. Jefferies ... 397 Our Annual District Meetings ... 397. 398. 399. 406 Letters of Christopher Hunt ... Worse News from West China ... The New Assessment What our People Think ... International Lesson. etc. News of Our Churches ...

Notes by the Way. THE dark sorrow which rests upon the nation in

consequence of the death of King Edward, and which has overshadowed the holiday time, has been

deepened by the news of the White-haven mining disaster, in which it is believed that over one hundred and thirty have lost their lives, leaving from eighty to ninety widows and from two to three hundred

children orphans. The details of the disaster add poignancy to the sorrow which the event has caused. The part of the mine in which the disaster occurred is under the sea and hitherto was supposed to be quite free from gas. The explosion was followed by fire which rendered it necessary to brick up the entrance. Before that was done, and subsequently, heroic efforts were made to rescue the poor fellows who were entombed in what was virtually a fiery furnace, but it was found possible only to rescue three or four of the men. A disaster like this reminds us at what a risk coal, which has become the pivot of modern industrial life, is secured, and should deepen the sense of the community's indeb-tedness to a class of men who, without hesitation and without assuming that they are at all heroes, daily take their lives in their hands in pursuit of their occupation. That, whenever disasters of this kind occur, there are never lacking noble bands of men who are willing to face all the dangers which menace rescue parties, shows us how real and wide-spread are both the humanity and heroism of what people are apt to speak of as average human nature. While our people think prayerfully and tenderly of a bereaved Royal House and of a nation and king-dom sorely stricken by the death of King Edward, they will spare many a thought and, we trust, offer many a prayer on behalf of the many women and children in Whitehaven who are left widows and fatherless, and they will do this with special tender- ness regarding the widows and children of the United Methodists who perished in this mining disaster.

ONE of the notable utterances of the Congrega-tional Union Meetings was the Rev. C. Silvester Horne's address as chairman. His subject was

"Anarchy and Brotherhood." He Individualism contended that the problem of to- and day, on which he claimed that Brotherhood. Christianity gave the best light there

was, was the problem of the recon-ciliation of individualism and socialism ; how to emphasize the social bond between men while preserving to the full man's priceless prerogative of personal liberty. The first emphasis of Chris-tianity was on the individual-the worth of the individual soul, the value of individual experience, the sanctity of individual conviction. Mr. Horne went on to say that the early Christians, with all their varieties of individuality, realized the necessity of fellowship and went so far as to try the experi-ment of communism. This early experiment had not the seeds of permanence in it. But it was an illuminating incident of the history of the Church and contained a practical protest against those gross inequalities of outward condition which, rightly or wrongly, made faith in brotherhood almost an im-possibility. The address concluded with a vision

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of the Brotherhood of the Denominations realized in a great federal Union—a new Israel in which Ephraim should not vex Judah, nor Judah envy Ephraim. In that ultimate synthesis individuality would stand conserved. We rejoice to note that the Secretary of the Union was able to announce an increase in the membership of their Churches of over 2,600 and in the number of their scholars of over 2,500—the latter the first increase of the kind for several years past.

ONE of the noblest tributes to the person and work of the late Dr. Alexander Maclaren was spoken by Dr. Alexander Whyte, the Principal of the New

College, Edinburgh, in his pulpit at Dr. Whyte on St. George's. "Dr. MaClaren," he Dr. Maclaren. said, " stood in the very front rank

for combination of evangelical matter with the greatest elevation, dignity and clas-sical purity of style. That was his outstanding distinction above all other great preachers of his generation. He had a far deeper grasp, and a far firmer hold of apostolical and evangelical truth than either Newman or Liddon ever possessed, while he •all but equalled Newman himself in his insight into the human heart, as well as in the classical purity of his pulpit style. The Gospel matter, combined with the dignity, the refinement, the exquisite taste, and perfect polish of all his pulpit work was Dr. Maclaren's crowning distinction and outstanding characteristic."

MR. EDGAR CRAMMOND recently read to the Institute of Bankers a paper which is worthy of the attention of a wider circle. Its real purpose was to

ask, What is going to happen to our Trade as a credit system if ever a " war of un- Protection limited liability " comes upon us ? Against War. Incidentally he referred to the South

African war and to the way in which it disturbed our financial system. The point of the paper was that in a European war we should not get off so easily. Mr. Crammond drew a picture of the havoc that will be made in the delicate system of international credit that has its centre in Lombard Street. He thinks that the gold reserves in the banks, about sixty millions altogether, will be quite insufficient to meet the tremendous strain. If a war came at the end of a period of inflation the Stock Exchange would probably have to close for a time. The quick rise in the price of food and the terrible unemployment that would follow interference with the trade routes would be no less certain results of our next glorious war. The reader will see that the drift of this thinking confirms the position taken up by Mr. Angell in his " Europe's Optical Illusion." Mr. Angell, it will be remembered, contends that the growing intricacy of international commerce and the vast disturbance which a European war would cause are among our best securities for the maintenance of peace at the present time. Mr. Crammond, we notice, suggests two plans to guard against these dangers of war which he foresees—first, an increase of the gold reserve, probably by forming a national war chest of ten millions ; and, second, that latest fashionable cure for all our international perils, more Dreadnoughts. One is reminded of the man who took a hair of the dog that bit him to cure him-self of hydrophobia.

MR. F. W. HIRST, the Editor of the " Economist," has been discussing the question of whether the British Government should maintain its policy of the

capture and destruction of commerce The at sea in war. He pointed out that Non-Capture the one official argument is that the of Peaceful right of capture is a right which, on Shipping. balance, advantages Great Britain

and would prove a valuable weapon against an enemy. Mr. Hirst thinks that the Lord Chancellor completely disposed of that argument in his examination of it recently.

"To say," said Mr. Hirst, "that the nation which possesses half the merchant shipping of the world, and is the great international carrier, will stand to lose by joining in an international treaty to make merchant ships immune from capture, or destruction in naval war-fare, to say that an island nation which import's more than half its food will suffer if food is removed from the sphere of hostilities—surely these are paradoxes that require justification. If we count every Great Power among our possible enemies there is not one whose food supply can be in the least menaced by our navy, and I can think of only two which would suffer much by .their merchant marine being laid up in port during war. But the losses so caused by our cruisers would be negligible in comparison with- the total cost of the war, and no doubt the liners could be sold quite easily to neutral nations."

The great practical argument, Mr. Hirst con-tinued, was that by adopting a general treaty guaranteeing security to all peaceful shipping and all non-contraband goods passing over the sea in time of war—a reform which the most obstinate resistance could only hope to delay a few years longer—we should relieve continental nations, more especially Germany, from the burdensome necessity

of building huge navies to protect their merchant marine against our cruisers. We should at the same time doubly relieve ourselves ; for it would be no longer necessary to build cruisers, or convert liners at enormous cost, to prey upon the merchant-men of another power or to protect and convoy our own. Mr. Hirst looked upon this reform as an indispensable preliminary to arresting the ruinous competition in naval armaments, and it is certainly one upon which all friends of peace, and all who wish to promote national economy, ought to concentrate.

THE whole question runs up into the larger one as to the basal principle on which we build our naval policy. What are the functions of the navy ? Does

the navy exist for the purpose of What is Our protecting British interests ? Or does Navy For ? it exist to inflict as much injury as

possible on the enemy in as short a time as possible? If the latter, then the right of capture will be retained and its corollary will be the sowing of the seas with mines that will render the deck of a tramp steamer in war nearly as dangerous a place as the fighting tops of a battleship. If, on the other hand, as the " Manchester Guardian " points out, the function of our navy is to protect British interests and to ensure that supplies of food and raw materials come in freely, and that non-com-batants do not suffer more than the combatants, we shall surrender this right and purchase with it the freedom of commerce from all the dangers of war, whether of capture by cruisers or of accidental destruction by mines. "The choice is between an aggressive and a defensive navy ; between a Free Sea and the Closed Sea."

UNDER the quoted title " God takes a Text and preaches," Principal Forsyth contributed to a recent issue of the " British Weekly," an article

which we should all—members of Take Heed churches and ministers alike—be the to Thyself. better for reading and pondering. It

is a solemn and weighty call to the minister to take heed to himself.

"The most ardent of our ministers," he says, "might be begged to remember that we are not at liberty to convert or bless the whole world at the cost of our own soul. This is spurious self-sacrifice. The faith that moves public mountains is the same faith as stays the soul and keeps it steadfast and unmovable and yet ever abounding in the work of the Lord. The faith that is not as good for the latter as for the former will not be good for the former long. It loses staying power." "It is not death we need dread. Many a life is well shortened for the work it leaves behind. It is a ques-tion by what death a man should glorify God. And for the possession of our soul we are too much obsessed by the ultra-puritan impatience which would set up the commonwealth of God in one Parliament (so to say); and we are too little fixed in the everlasting seat of Him in whom the Kingdom of God is set up already." "To go faster than God wills is to go otherwise than as God wills, and an arrest is sure."

Not less weighty nor less true are Dr. Forsyth's closing words :

" Our great gift to the world is not a wide and bus3 Gdspel, but a deep and mighty, as the missionary socie-ties are finding at bitter cost. . . . What we most need at the moment, perhaps, is not work for our religion, but religion for our work. There was never so much re-ligious work ; but it needs more of active religion to carry it, more inward experimental religion, more re-ligion practical in that creative sense which from a Sab-batic centre shakes the soul, makes it, and then breaks it to the multitude in constant increase to the edifying of both •in lave. Few are in more spiritual peril of starvation than some whose task it is to handle in great masses the religion of the democracy. Kyrie Eleison."

Our London Letter. AT Pentecost, A.D. 33, there were added to the

Church about 3,000 souls. And in the course of twelve months several thousand more. These events are worthy a place in the Acts of the Apostles. But there are other events, twentieth century in date, quite entitled to a place in the same book when the later edition is issued.

God still seizes ordinary people, and through them does extraordinary work. Evan Roberts was most ordinary, and is still ordinary, yet God has done, through him, marvellously. Tens of thousands found, and uncounted other thousands refound Christ in that Revival so effectively that they have never lost Him since. Croakers are quite eager to croak figures show-ing how many have fallen away. Let them croak, But I know first hand of men who were Pentecostally re-volutionized in that Revival six years ago, and who are still revolutionized, and are still revolutionizing others.

To-day, in Ireland, there is another mighty full-flood moving of God's Spirit. It began July 13th, 1909, just ten Ere-mars ago. That Tuesday afternoon R. J. Pater-son, Presbyterian minister, was returning home, when he saw six men, evidently public-house customers, lean-ing against a street lamp-post. One crossed the road and suggested to him that he should ask the *hole six to sign the pledge. The first flash of his Mind was to "pass by on the other side"—his second to cross over. He talked to the men, and felt lifted' of God as he did so, and they all offered to sign the pledge.

But he said not so just then. Let them come to his manse on Friday, the 16th, at curfew. He went home, and had the usual share of doubts that he would ever see them again. His wife believed. At 9 p.m., to the stroke, on Friday, July 16th, the six men crossed the threshold, entered his study and signed.

He pointed out to them thalt the ,drink evil was en-tirely due to the drinkers, and that the best met to put it down were the men who were fairly in it. He bade them each goo and "Catch his Pal" and bring him to sign the pledge that night week. At curfew, July 23rd, twelve men stood at his doorstep. The twelve apostles were sent out to do another week's work, and the following Friday there Was a crowd of thirty-one, and the minister's manse was voted henceforth too small.

To cut a long story short, "The Catch-my-Pal Total Abstinence Union " is, God's latest fact, and is estab-lished in Ulster's every town. It has spread to Leinster, Connaught and Munster, has entered the six largest cities of Scotland, and promises to overflow into Eng-land.

The Catch-my-Pal Union has a membership to-day-ten months from its origin—of one hundred thousand. Public-houses are standing idle. Useful tradesmen are enjoying a revival of trade.

R. J. Paterson was in London the other week, and told his own story. He is a man about forty-five years of age, an average hard-working minister : so ordinary that, as he himself said, no one out of Armagh-ever heard of him. Suddenly, on a July afternoon, and quite unexpectedly, this thing enters his life. "This thing" has pulled a hundred thousand people out of the drink traffic. Which all proves, says R. J. P., that it is not the personality of R. J. P., but the Pente-costal work of God who those to begin at the human point designated by those three initials. Pentecosts evidently still happen, and just as suddenly, and with equal numerical magnitude.

The Catch-my-Pal men and women meet weekly to renew their pledge, and, after repeating it, with right arm raised and fist clenched (i.e., God appealed to by men in earnest), they grimly say : WE—WILL—SEE THIS—THING—THROUGH!

The Connexion and Conference will be discussing ugly decreases. I just mention the Catch-my-Pal, and suggest that the agenda might be illustrated With a wood-cut of an up-raised clenched fist, subscribed with : "We will see this thing through."

We talk of the Problems of the Church. What prob-lems? Is there any problem in the matter of getting Power. And if there is no problem re power then there is no problem left worth calling a problem.

Most of the so-called Problems of the Church gener-ally amount to this : "What shall we do concerning the seventh item down the list?" There is never any prob-lem about the next thing to do—it is always concerning items 5, 6, 7, and 8. The man who gets Power always knows what to do next. Thererore the only problem is the getting of Power—and that is no problem at all. The next thing will be accomplished and the next thing, and to our astonishment we shall then arrive, at what was once the seventh thing, and find that, being the next thing, it now constitutes no problem at all. More-over, we shall then see that all the philosophical state-ments of the problems of the seventh thing, which statements so fascinated audiences of "thinkers," were all faulty because the sixth thing when solved became an essential constituent in the statement of the seventh thing.

We manufacture "Problems" for the Church which are no problems of the Church at all. We are invited to sit down and consider the terrible indifference of all England to the religion of Jesus Christ. We gather from a census that only four of London's seventeen are in a church on any Sunday--there are one million inside and four million outside. But the problem of the four million is no man's problem. It may be God's—not ours ! Your problem is the appalling indifference of David Jenkins who exchanges dahlias with you across the garden fence. If you fastened on David Jenkins as your problem, and every one of the 148,000 Home mem-bers of the United Methodist Church fastened on his particular D. J., and all waited on the Holy Spirit, there would be no problem worthy the name in five years.

I suggest that in the lace of our great deficit in church-membership, we try—God ! then clench our fists, and in a "Catch-my-Pal" spirit declare : "We—will-see—this—thing—through."'

Let us give specialities a rest. Let us ascend the Mount of Ordinaries—and be transfigured. Let us be-lieve in God as no Church ever believed in Him. Let us expect Providence as no Church ever expected Him. Let us 'practise prayer as no Church ever practised. These things are very old-fashioned and very trite. Trite means well worn—but it does not mean worn' out.

W. KAYE DUNN.

PRAYER !OR MISSIONS. MRS. VIVIAN, Eastholme, Roker Park, • Sunderland,

the Council Secretary of the Women's Missionary Aux-iliary, writes pointing out that in connection with the organization's "Auxiliary Messenger " there is already issued a Quarterly Intercession Paper, giving a list of special subjects for prayer. "We have been favoured," she says, " with several such lists by our missionaries on furlough, and they are proving of such wide useful-ness and interest that it would be a pity not to extend their usefulness and vitality by a circulation among that large majority of your readers who do not see our little paper." The list for the current quarter has been prepared by Dr. and Mrs. Plummer. The following are the suggested subjects of daily prayer : Sunday, pray for the missionaries by name ; Monday, for native pastors✓ and preachers ; Tuesday, for native Christians; Wednesday, for medical work ; Thursday, for educa-tional work ; Friday, for women's work ; Saturday, for China as a whore.

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THE UNITED METHODIST. May 19, 1910.

of the Brotherhood of the Denominations realized in a great federal Union—a new Israel in which Ephraim should not vex Judah, nor Judah envy Ephraim. In that ultimate synthesis individuality would stand conserved. We rejoice to note that the Secretary of the Union was able to announce

increase ncrease in the membership of their Churches of over 2,600 and in the number of their scholars of over 2,500—the latter the first increase of the kind for several years past.

ONE of the noblest tributes to the person and work of the late Dr. Alexander Maclaren was spoken by Dr. Alexander Whyte, the Principal of the New

College, Edinburgh, in his pulpit at St. George's. "Dr. MaClaren," he

Dr. Maclaren. said, " stood in the very front rank for combination of evangelical

matter with the greatest elevation, dignity and clas-sical purity of style. That was his outstanding distinction above all other great preachers of his generation. He had a far deeper grasp, and a far firmer hold of apostolical and evangelical truth than either Newman or Liddon ever possessed, while he all but equalled Newman himself in his insight into the human heart, as well as in the classical purity of his pulpit style. The Gospel matter, combined with the dignity, the refinement, the exquisite taste, and perfect polish of all his pulpit work was Dr. Maclaren's crowning distinction and outstanding characteristic."

MR. EDGAR CRAMMOND recently read to the Institute of Bankers a paper which is worthy of the attention of a wider circle. Its real purpose was to

ask, What is going to happen to our Trade as a credit system if ever a " war of un- Protection limited liability " comes upon us ? Against War. Incidentally he referred to the South

African war and to the way in which it disturbed our financial system. The point of the paper was that in a European war we should not get off so easily. Mr. Crammond drew a picture of the havoc that will be made in the delicate system of international credit that has its centre in Lombard Street. He thinks that the gold reserves in the banks, about sixty millions altogether, will be quite insufficient to meet the tremendous strain. If a war came at the end of a period of inflation the Stock Exchange would probably have to close for a time. The quick rise in the price of food and the terrible unemployment that would follow interference with the trade routes would be no less certain results of our next glorious war. The reader will see that the drift of this thinking confirms the position taken up by Mr. Angell in his " Europe's Optical Illusion." Mr. Angell, it will be remembered, contends that the growing intricacy of international commerce and the vast disturbance which a European war would cause are among our best securities for the maintenance of peace at the present time. Mr. Crammond, we notice, suggests two plans to guard against these dangers of war which he foresees—first, an increase of the gold reserve, probably by forming a national war chest of ten milliOns ; and, second, that latest fashionable cure for all our international perils, more Dreadnoughts. One is reminded of the man who took a hair of the dog that bit him to cure him-self of hydrophobia.

MR. F. W. HIRST, the Editor of the " Economist," has been discussing the question of whether the British Government should maintain its policy of the

capture and destruction of commerce The at sea in war. He pointed out that Non-Capture the one official argument is that the of Peaceful right of capture is a right which, on Shipping. balance, advantages Great Britain

and would prove a valuable weapon against an enemy. Mr. Hirst thinks that the Lord Chancellor completely disposed of that argument in his examination of it recently.

"To say," said Mr. Hirst, "that the nation which possesses half the merchant shipping of the world, and is the great international carrier, will stand to lose by joining in an international treaty to make merchant ships immune from capture, or destruction in naval war-fare, to say that an island nation which import's more than half its food will suffer if food is removed from the sphere of hostilities—surely these are paradoxes that require justification. If we count every Great Power among our possible enemies there is not one whose food supply can be in the least menaced by our navy, and I can think of only two which would suffer much by .their merchant marine being laid up in port during war. But the losses so caused by our cruisers would be negligible in comparison with the total cost of the war, and no doubt the liners could be sold quite easily to neutral nations."

The great practical argument, Mr. Hirst con-tinued, was that by adopting a general treaty guaranteeing security to all peaceful shipping and all non-contraband goods passing over the sea in time of war—a reform which the most obstinate resistance could only hope to delay a few years longer—we should relieve continental nations, more especially Germany, from the burdensome necessity

of building huge navies to protect their merchant marine against our cruisers. We should at the same time doubly relieve ourselves ; for it would be no longer necessary to build cruisers, or convert liners at enormous cost, to prey upon the merchant-men of another power or to protect and convoy our own. Mr. Hirst looked upon this reform as an indispensable preliminary to arresting the ruinous competition in naval armaments, and it is certainly one upon which all friends of peace, and all who wish to promote national economy, ought to concentrate.

TiH whole question runs up into the larger one as to the basal principle on which we build our naval policy. What are the functions of the navy ? Does

the navy exist for the purpose of What is Our protecting British interests ? Or does Navy Fort it exist to inflict as much injury as

possible on the enemy in as short a time as possible? If the latter, then the right of capture will be retained and its corollary will be the sowing of the seas with mines that will render the deck of a tramp steamer in war nearly as dangerous a place as the fighting tops of a battleship. If, on the other hand, as the " Manchester Guardian " points out, the function of our navy is to protect British interests and to ensure that supplies of food and raw materials come in freely, and that non-com-batants do not suffer more than the combatants, we shall surrender this right and purchase with it the freedom of commerce from all the dangers of war, whether of capture by cruisers or of accidental destruction by mines. "The choice is between an aggressive and a defensive navy ; between a Free Sea and the Closed Sea."

UNDER the quoted title " God takes a Text and preaches," Principal Forsyth contributed to a recent issue of the " British Weekly," an article

which we should all—members of Take Heed churches and ministers alike—be the to Thyself. better for reading and pondering. It

is a solemn and weighty call to the minister to take heed to himself.

"The most ardent of our ministers," he says, "might be begged to remember that we are not at liberty to convert or bless the whole world at the cost of our own soul. This is spurious self-sacrifice. The faith that moves public mountains is the same faith as stays the soul and keeps it steadfast and unmovable and yet ever abounding in the work of the Lord. The faith that is not as good for the latter as for the former will not be good for the former long. It loses staying power." "It is not death we need dread. Many a life is well shortened for the work it leaves behind. It is a ques-tion by what death a man should glorify God. And for the possession of our soul we are too much obsessed by the ultra-puritan impatience which would set up the commonwealth of God in one Parliament (so to say); and we are too little 'fixed in the everlasting seat of Him in whom the Kingdom of God is set up already." "To go faster than God wills is to go otherwise than as God wills, and an arrest is sure."

Not less weighty nor less true are Dr. Forsyth's closing words :

" Our great gift to the world is not a wide and bus3 Gospel, but a deep and mighty, as the missionary socie-ties are finding at bitter cost. . . . What we most need at the moment, perhaps, is not work for our religion, but religion for our work. There was never so much re-ligious work ; but it needs more of active religion to carry it, more inward experimental religion, more re-ligion practical in that creative sense which from a Sab-batic centre shakes the soul, makes it, and then breaks it to the multitude in constant increase to the edifying of both in lave. Few are in more spiritual peril of starvation than some whose task it is to handle in great masses the religion of the democracy. Kyrie Eleison."

Our London Letter. AT Pentecost, A.D. 33, there were added to the

Church about 3,000 souls. And in the course of twelve months several thousand more. These events are worthy a place in the Acts of the Apostles. But there are other events, twentieth century in date, quite entitled to a place in the same book when the later edition is issued.

God still seizes ordinary people, and through them does extraordinary work. Evan Roberts was most ordinary, and is still ordinary, yet God has done, through him, marvellously. Tens of thousands found, and uncounted other thousands refound Christ in that Revival so effectively that they have never lost Him since. Croakers are quite eager to croak figures show-ing how many have fallen away. Let them croak, But I know first hand of men who were Pentecostally re-volutionized in that Revival six years ago, and who are still revolutionized, and are still revolutionizing otherg.

To-day, in Ireland, there is another mighty full-flood moving of God's Spirit. It began July 13th, 1909, just ten months ago. That Tuesday afternoon R. J. Pater-son, Presbyterian minister, was returning home, when he saw six men, evidently public-house customers, lean-ing against a street lamp-post. One crossed the road and suggested to him that he should ask the *hole six to sign the pledge. The first flash of his mind was to "pass by on the other side "—his second to cross over. He talked to the men, and felt lifted' of God as he did so, and they all offered to sign the pledge.

But he said not so just then. Let them come to his manse on Friday, the 16th, at curfew. He went home, and had the usual share of doubts that he would ever see them again. His wife believed. At 9 p.m., to the stroke, on Friday, July 16th, the six men crossed the threshold, entered his study and signed.

He pointed out to them thAt the ,drink evil was en-tirely due to the drinkers, and that the best mein to put it down were the men who were fairly in it. He bade them each go and "Catch his Pal " and bring him to sign the pledge that night week. At curfew, July 23rd, twelve men stood, at his doorstep. The twelve apostles were sent out to do another week's work, and the following Friday there was a crowd of thirty-one, and the minister's manse was voted henceforth too small.

To cut a long story short, "The Catch-my-Pal Total Abstinence Union " is. God's latest fact, and is estab-lished in Ulster's every town. It has spread to Leinster, Connaught and Munster, has entered the six largest cities of Scotland, and promises to overflow into Eng-land.

The Catch-my-Pal Union has a membership to-day-ten months from its origin—of one hundred thousand. Public-houses are standing idle. Useful tradesmen are enjoying a revival of trade.

R. J. Paterson was in London the other week, and told his own story. He is a man about forty-five years of age, an average hard-working minister : so ordinary that, as he himself said, no one out of Armagh-ever heard of him. Suddenly, on a July afternoon, and quite unexpectedly, this thing enters his life. "This thing" has pulled a hundred thousand people out of the drink traffic. Which all proves, says R. J. P., that it is not the personality of R. J. P., but the Pente-costal work of God who chose to begin at the human point designated by those three initials. Pentecosts evidently still happen, and just as suddenly, and with equal numerical magnitude.

The Catch-my-Pal men and women meet weekly to renew their pledge, and, after repeating it, with right arm raised and fist clenched (i.e., God appealed to by men in earnest), they grimly say : WE—WILL—SEE THIS—THING—THROUGH

The Connexion and Conference will be discussing ugly decreases. I just mention the Catch-my-Pal, and suggest that the agenda might be illustrated With a wood-cut of an up-raised clenched fist, subscribed with : "We will see this thing through."

We talk of the Problems of the Church. What prob-lems:? Is there any problem in the matter of getting Power. And if there is no problem re power then there is no problem left worth calling a problem.

Most of the so-called Problems of the Church gener-ally amount to this : "What shall we do concerning the seventh item down the list?" There is never any prob-lem about the next thing to do—it is always concerning items 5, 6, 7, and 8. The man who gets Power always knows what to do next. ThereThre the only problem is the getting of Power—and that is no problem at all. The next thing will be accomplished and the next thing, and to our astonishment we shall then arrive, at what was once the seventh thing, and find that, being the next thing, it now constitutes no problem at all. More-over, we shall then see that all the philosophical state-ments of the problEms of the seventh thing, which statements so fascinated audiences of "thinkers," were all faulty because the sixth thing when solved became an essential constituent in the statement of the seventh thing.

We manufacture "Problems" for the Church which are no problems of the Church at all. We are invited to sit down and consider the terrible indifference of all England to the religion of Jesus Christ. We gather from a census that only four of London's seventeen are in a church on any Sunday--there are one million inside and four million outside. But the problem of the four million is no man's problem. It may be God's—not ours ! Your problem is the appalling indifference of David Jenkins who exchanges dahlias with you across the garden fence. If you fastened on David Jenkins as your problem, and every one of the 148,000 Home mem-bers of the United Methodist Church fastened on his particular D. J., and all waited on the Holy Spirit, there would be , no problem worthy the name in five years.

I suggest that in the lace 'of our great deficit in church-membership, we try—God ! then clench our fists, and in a "Catch-my-Pal" spirit declare : "We—will-see—this—thing—through."

Let us give specialities a rest. Let us ascend the Mount of Ordinaries—and be transfigured. Let us be-lieve in God as no Church ever believed in Him. Let us expect Providence as no Church ever expected Him. Let us practise prayer as no Church ever practised. These things are very old-fashioned and very trite. Trite means well worn—but it does not mean worn' out.

W. KAYE DUNN.

PRAYER 1OR MISSIONS.

MRS. VIVIAN, Eastholme, Roker Park, . Sunderland, the Council Secretary of the Women's Missionary Aux-iliary, writes pointing out that in connection with the organization's "Auxiliary Messenger " there is already issued a Quarterly Intercession Paper, giving a list of special subjects for prayer. "We have been favoured," she says, "with several such lists by our missionaries on furlough, and they are proving of such wide useful-ness and interest that it would be a pity not to extend their usefulness and vitality by a circulation among that Large majority of your readers who do not see our little paper." The list for the current quarter has been prepared by Dr. and Mrs. Plummer. The following are the suggested subjects of daily prayer : Sunday, pray for the missionaries by name ; Monday, for native pastors) and preachers ; Tuesday, for native Christians; Wednesday, for medical work ; Thursday, for educa-tional work ; Friday, for women's work ; Saturday, for China as a whole.

Dr. Whyte on

United Methodists and the King's Death.

As will be observed, the District Meetings which have been held since the death of the King have taken the opportunity of passing resolutions expressive of the great loss the nation has sustained and of tender sym-pathy with the Queen Mother and the members of the Royal Family. In most of our Churches during the last two Sundays feeling references have been made to the sad event, and many prayers have been offered for the bereaved ones and for our nation. In many in-stances special sermons were preached, and the service usually concluded with the playing of the "Dead March." We very much regret that the enormous pres-sure upon our space forbids us to refer to these ser-vices in detail and entirely prohibits us from printing even brief extracts from the many excellent addresses delivered.

May 19, 1910. THE UNITED METHODIST. 395

United Methodist Table Talk, Our Provincial Letter.

NOTICE.—When Articles or Letters are signed with the writer's name or initials, or with a Pseudonym, the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agree-ment with the views therein expressed or with the mode of expression. In such instances insertion only means that the matter or point of view is considered of sufficient interest and importance to warrant publication. The Denominational position on any subject can, of course, be defined only by the Conference.

* * * * PERSONAL.

We greatly regret to hear of the death of Mrs. Marsh, wife of Mr. James Marsh, of Malvern House, Dudley, which took place on May 9th, after a painful illness of six months' duration. Mrs. 'Marsh was one of the best workers in connection with our Wesley Church, Dudley, and her death is a distinct loss to the good cause there, especially as it follows within a month of the death of Mr. Mark Round, who filled so large a place in the work of the church and Sunday School. The inter-ment took place at Wesley Church on Sunday last.

The Rev. G. Whetton has been presented by his circuit, the Square, Boston, with a bicycle for circuit and personal use.

At Eastleigh, on Wednesday, to an immense crowd, it fell to the lot of Mr. A. W. Summerley; J.P. (Chairman of Eastleigh and Bishopstoke Urban District Council), to declare George V. to be our lawful King, and call for three cheers for his Majesty. Mr. Summerley is the treasurer of our Trust estate at Eastleigh and his family are among our best friends.

The Bishop of Liverpool entertained the following at the Palace, during the Christian Endeavour Con-vention last week-end : the Rev. J. Tolefree Parr (president), the Rev. W. Bainbridge (past presi-dent), Miss Weatherley (president-designate), and the Rev. F. J. Horsefield (vice-president), and Mrs. Horsefield.

In connection with the Christian Endeavour Con-vention a praise service was held on Saturday even-ing in St. George's Hall, Dr. Pearce presiding at the organ. The "Liverpool Post " says in its report : " Miss Dora L. Percival (daughter of the Rev. J. Percival) was one of the soloists. Her con-tribution, Hail, sweetest, dearest tie,' had every mark of cultured and tasteful vocalism, and the tuneful chorus was heartily taken up by the entire gathering."

The Rev. T. J. T. Chapman has, at the request of the Okehampton Council School managers, acted as sole examiner in religious knowledge in their four schools.

* * * BRITANNIA MOURNS. Britannia mourns : Her people's father lies at rest, but she

Can only mourn the son who was her pride. No hero of the battlefield was he,

But peace, his message, spread both far and wide. His reign brought peace to Afric's land of sun

Where war for years had laid her bloodstained hand, And now two different races join as one

To mourn the great loss of the Motherland. To other Powers, where jealousy had long

Prevented friendship's sway, he gave his hand And drew them with the cords of peace so strong

That England now has friends in every land. Her younger sisters far across the sea

Join with Britannia's grief their silent tears. For one whose loss is mourned in sympathy

By those whose strife has lasted many years Britannia mourns. G. PICKERING. •

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REV. J. SWANN WITHINGTON. We publish on another page an interesting letter

written by our venerable minister, the Rev. J. Swann Withington, concerning the late Dr. Maclaren. Mr. Withington was born in 1822, so he is now in his eighty-eighth year. He has lived in five reigns—George IV., William IV., Victoria, Edward VII., and George V. He distinctly remembers the proclamation of William IV., and of course that of his successors. We regret to hear that he has not been well lately and has had to remain in the house for two months. All our readers will unite with us in the hope that he will soon experience renewal of his strength and, with warm summer weather, be able to get out of doors as he has been accustomed to do.

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REV. JAMES OGDEN. As we announced a few weeks ,ago, the Rev.

James Ogden, another of our venerable ministers, has attained his eighty-third birthday. He attended the meetings of the Leeds District a few days ago, and it is interesting to know that this was the sixtieth District meeting in succession which, to use his own phrase, he has had the privilege of attend-ing. We offer him hearty congratulations.

PASSIVE RESISTANCE. The Executive Committee of the Northern

Counties Education League has been considering the Bill introduced by Sir C. A. Cripps, M.P., with the object of relieving the objections of those who on the one side cannot conscientiously pay rates for imparting denominational teaching and, on the other hand, of those who object to pay for religious teaching which they considered defective. The Com-mittee has passed a resolution which expresses dis-approval of Sir C. A. Cripps' Bill on the ground that it offers no promise of relief to passive resistance, is utterly illusory and will leave the teaching of sectarian dogmas as much a charge on public funds as ever.

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THIS WASTE. When Mary, for the love she bore her Lord, Poured from the alabaster box the fragrant nard,

Men spake of waste. But Jesus saw the fitness of the deed, The selfless love that prompted it, the spirit pure,

And He in haste Turned in rebuke. The while through all the house The perfume breathed. Christ saw Love's offering, and

'twas sweet Unto His taste.

"The odour of the ointment filled the house," And thence, its sweetness has pervaded all the earth--

A glorious waste. CUTHBERT ELLISON.

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PENSIONS FOR THE BLIND. Mr. James Field, 10 Penare Road, Penzance,

writes : "Two or three months ago you were kind enough

to insert a paragraph calling attention to pensions. Several applicants wrote an outline for particulars, and were directed to the Society most likely to help in each case. One from Birmingham (Congrega-tional) returns grateful thanks for assistance ren-dered. She has been awarded £20 per annum for life by the York " Emanuel Society."

Mr. Field will be glad to help other blind persons if particulars of the application are sent to him.

The Whitehaven Mining Disaster. UNITED METHODIST SUFFERERS.

Two deeply-impressive services were held at White-haven, on Sunday, when Rev. H. Fry preached from Psalm xlvi. 1, " God is our refuge and strength," and Lam. v. 9, "We get our bread with the peril of our lives " (R.V.). Three members of the church are en-tombed in the mine, John Joyce and Thomas Joyce (brothers), each leaving a wife and three children, and Jacob Glaister, leaving a wife and seven children. All three were splendid workers in connection with our Knells Mission. Thos. Joyce was also a. Sunday School teacher, and will be greatly missed in the school. Let-ters of sympathy were read at the close of the evening service from Revs. H. M. Booth and R. Brewin, the latter kindly enclosing a cheque for one guinea.

At our Wesley Church, Dudley, last Sunday prayers were offered for the widows and orphans at Whitehaven, and in the course of his sermon Rev. J. L. Hookins said " How can we pray for the bereaved at Whitehaven without showing our sympathy? We cannot." A col-lection had already been taken on behalf of the Guest Hospital, Dudley, but a retiring collection suggested by the preacher realized 15s. 2d., which has been forwarded to the Mayor of Whitehaven's Relief Fund.

Our people at Brunswick Church, Bury, on Sunday made a retiring collection in church and Sunday School for the widows and orphans in the Whitehaven Colliery accident. A cheque for 2s. has been sent to Rev. H. Fry, our minister, to help our own people who have suffered loss. We are sending, also from senior classes a second cheque.

[The good example set by our friends at Wesley, Dudley, and at Brunswick, Bury, might very fittingly be followed by other congregations and the proceeds of the collections sent to our minister, Rev. H. Fry, 5 Edgehill Terrace, Whitehaven, for use among our fellow bereaved United Methodists. We shall be glad to forward any contributions our readers may send us. —ED., U.M.]

BARNSLEY.—The Ebenezer organ, after renovation and many improvements and costing nearly .300, was reopened by Mr. David Clegg, who gave two splendid recitals. On the two following Sunday.s Revs. E. W.

_Hirst, M.A., B.Sc., and D. Bailey rendered excellent service, preaching to good congregations. The collec-tions amounted to over

TRIBAL GOODWILL. DEAR MR. EDITOR, —While the impression re-

mains clear and pleasing, I should like to write a line in praise of our recent District Meeting. Judging by the brief reports of similar assemblies, chronicled in this journal, other tribes have also come up before the Lord in a spirit full of promise for our Connexion.

We are all well aware the future contains diffi- culties. But if the temper of the District discus-sions passes on to the Conference, assessments, colleges, home mission deficits, and similar business, will be in a favourable atmosphere for considerate treatment. Never since Union was afoot have I had more hope of our prospects than during the time of and since our Bradford meetings. The most opposite views were discussed in a spirit golden to our commonwealth. A denomination with tribes so alive with varity, adaptability and tribal association bears in its body the marks of progress.

The first feature of our District meeting was its considerateness for the most diverse views. I should think ours is more evenly divided between the two stronger of our late section than almost any other district. But I gladly bear witness to the spirit which looked for no ancient labels but received irrespective of the past, each speaker's gift as tributary to our common stock. In several debates the speaking reached a high level and speakers were ranged on opposite sides with a happy dis-regard of historic associations, intent only on seek-ing the best way forward.

The next matter for thankfulness was a friendly settlement of the delicate question of Conference representation. A scheme was presented by our District Committee, which while not ideal, went far to meet District privilege and have due regard to our circuits. Arranged on a numerical basis, 14 circuits per annum will suggest names in a certain order, which the District meeting representatives of these circuits will duly nominate. Circuits with a membership over 500 and under 1,000, will send annually one representative, alternately minister and layman : over 200 and under 500 send one every two years ; under 200 one every four years, in these cases also alternately minister and layman. After this group of 7 ministers and 7 laymen is elected, nominations will then be made for 2 ministers and 2 laymen irrespective of location. The plan this year worked well and is intended to operate yearly for the next three years assuming successive meet-ings accept it. Certainly the uppermost feeling in all minds was that such an ordered procedure was more satisfactory than previous experiences. With a little amendment it bids fair to make a smoothly working electoral system ; and our District secre-tary, the Rev. C. A. Ashelford, of Bradford, would no doubt send on a copy to any enquirers as to detailed working.

In considering the Home Mission Fund deficit, the colleges, the assessments (which last were only incidentally mentioned), I believe our meeting fairly reflected the varied views at present prevailing in different circles. I venture the opinion that the Conference Will go slowly in giving up either Victoria or Ranmoor to silence : whether done this year or next, it is a step men hesitate to take, and the advocates for not doing it at all have something worth hearing to say. So, too, with the assess-ments, the Home Mission Fund deficit—whoever speaks, for whatever fund or policy, and on what-ever side, let him be alive to this : at present no view

. runs like a river in flood. Every cause has converts to make. In due season let men heartily say their say—but between now and Conference let everyone pray for the increase of that considerateness, which filling the house with the odour of its ointment, shall give us an atmosphere fragrant for debating, for advocacy, and the growth of that grace which will take opposing verdicts fraternally, if so be the sense of the Conference wills it so.

Yours fraternally, BRUCE W. ROSE.

OUR PRESIDENT'S ENGAGEMENTS. May 22nd.—South Shields. May 23rd.—Durham. May 25th and 26th.—Chapel Committee, South-

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THE UNITED METHODIST. May 19, 1910.

CHAPTER VII. A NEW WAY OF LIFE.

ALL who met Neville that day were quick to notice the change that had taken place—the different expression on his face, the different ring in his voice. Persons with whom he had scarcely exchanged a dozen words in the past, talked to him freely, telling him of their troubles and their joys. Complete strangers looked at him kindly. Newspaper boys, shoeblacks, and gutter merchants took him at once for a possible customer, and found that they were not mistaken. Errand boys smiled playfully. Tram and 'bus conductors remarked upon the weather. Was it not a fine day for the time of the year?

Neville agreed that it was, feeling at the same moment that the streets of London had been suddenly transformed. From a world of noise, hurry and com-motion, of rumbling conveyances and innumerable per-sons hastening hither and thither, they had become a centre of human interest. It was wonderful to him that he should now feel at home in London's crowded streets, like one in the heart of a congenial family circle.

During the day he stood talking to an old "news-paper man " outside Charing Cross Station, laughing and serious in turn, like two persons who had been friends for years. Later on, he listened with deep in-terest to two errand boys talking over their plans for the next Bank Holiday. And he felt, as he seized the opportunity of contributing to their savings, that the thought of the two boys, riding on the top of an electric car to Barnet, which was the plan they had in view, would certainly alter his own sensations on the antici-pated day. In the past Bank Holidays had been miser-able days with. him. The thousands of shabbily-attired persons, crowding every quarter of town and country, had jarred upon his sensibilities.

Now he was disposed to join the two boys on their trip to Barnet, and was only deterred from making the suggestion by the feeling that they would probably prefer to go alone. But plans of a similar nature were made at a later date. Indeed, Neville's mind was now full of plans for the. future—various means by which he might brighten the lives of others. And he was surprised to find—for consideration for others was new to him—that each kindly thought added to his own joy of life.

His mind dwelt upon this point—the happiness that now possessed him. He had always respected good and kind persons, but had never imagined that they were really happy. But he now felt that nothing could be more real than his own sense of peace and well-being. He had frequently deplored his restlessness and feelings of dissatisfaction and , had longed to find "the centre of things," to lay hold upon something that would stay his waywardness, his unhappy way of drift-ing hither and thither, in whatever direction the wind of passing circumstance should chance to blow. And now that longed-for experience was his ; he felt that his feet were planted firmly, that he could now look out upon the future without flinching.

On his return home that day he spoke of his hopes and plans for the future. And he spoke unreservedly of his love for Miss Holmes. For his old inclination to be reticent had left him. He felt that whatever • had been his thoughts he would have spoken of them openly to his parents. And surely his love, which was good and pure, should be mentioned. But he did more than men-tion the matter. He traced his feeling towards the young lady from the day of the narrowly-averted acci-dent. He spoke of her personal attractions and pleasing manners. He knew of no reason why these physical charms should be overlooked. But he felt, nay, was certain, that her real attraction for him lay deeper, in her apparent sincerity, her simplicity, her sym-pathetic ways—in her goodness.

Others had spoken to him of her little acts of charity and kindness in dark places. Neville smiled, as he spoke of these and other pieces of information that had come to his ears, and declared that love, far from being blind, had made his powers of perception con-siderably keener. Had he not felt, he continued seri- ously, that the object of his love was worthy—far more than worthy—of anything he could offer her, he would, in the light of his awakening, be prepared to sacrifice his personal feelings. But that was not the case. He loved Miss Holmes, and felt that his love for her had enabled him to rise aboy.e his former self. The future, he knew, was hidden. He must be prepared to meet whatever might happen. But he begged his parents to help him in every way that lay within their power.

And they promised to do so readily, willingly. For they felt that Neville's feelings were all that could be desired. They knew, moreover, that Miss Holmes was precisely the type of young lady who could be relied upon to exercise a good and helpful influence over their son ; that she would make him what is known as "a good wife."

But even in the case of so desirable a union as this the path of love did not prove entirely smooth.

As the evening advanced, the spell of fine weather gave place to hail and rain. And Neville felt, in some vague way, that the change in climatic conditions was a foreshadowing of what must take place in his own experience. For he realized that he could not hope to go through his life, or any period of it, without meet-ing difficulties.

He thought of the Cripple and the change the man had helped to bring about in his life. And it suddenly occurred to him that though he, personally, had no im-

mediate need of help and advice, he might, at least, be able to carry good cheer into the Cripple's room. So he set out through the hail and rain, regardless of personal inconvenience and discomfort.

He arrived in a drenched condition. And he found himself wondering, as his hand rested upon the knocker on the Cripple's door, whether he had acted wisely in leaving a warm fireside. A little later, he felt some-thing of the old sensations of doubt and uncertainty. He wondered, for the moment, whether some power of which he had been unconscious had brought him here, standing in the rain, at a late hour, tapping at a comparative stranger's door.

But the Cripple's welcome immediately drove away all doubts and questionings.

"You, Mr. Omond ! I was half expecting you, and am delighted to see you. Step inside." And a few moments later the Cripple stirred and poked the fire in his parlour until sparks and flames flew upward.

"I had a feeling that you would come to-night," he went on pleasantly. " I was thinking about you when you tapped at the door. Now tell me, how have things been going with you? I speak bluntly, but you will understand what I mean. I saw you at•midday, talking to an old man who sells newspapers outside Charing Cross station—a most interesting old fellow—a pleasing character. I noticed that you seemed taken with him and his way of conversing."

Neville started slightly, and looked at the speaker closely.

The Cripple noticed this and evidently felt called upon to explain from what source he had derived his know-ledge of the conversation mentioned.

" I saw you from the top of a bus," he explained. "As you know," he continued, "I move about London a good deal, and consequently I see and hear much. I believe this leads some people to imagine I have super-natural powers. But speaking generally, I can assure you that I have no powers which another may not enjoy. It is true that I live, and perhaps think differ-ently from the majority of men." The Cripple paused and looked at Neville. "But I do not want to speak further about myself," he continued, "until I know more about you, until I know you better, until we are closer friends. And when I say that, you must not imagine that I cannot trust you, because I trust you implicitly. My simple reason is that I desire that my affairs should take second place."

The Cripple stretched out his hand, as he uttered the last sentence, and drew out a magazine from a pile of books and periodicals.

"Here is the article I mentioned in my note to you," he went on in a pleasant, easy manner. "You will remember that I sent you an extract. You thought it good? or, should I say, that it interested you? What I like about the precepts given is the stress laid upon the duty of cheerfulness. Listen to this brief passage."

The Cripple 'sat upright and read the passage in a pleasing, well-modulated voice : "' What I want you to try to realize always and everywhere is that you should be an embodied joyousness, and to let your face shine as that of one upon whom has shone the light of the love of the Father. . . . Believe me when- I say that the sadness and depression on your face make the faith you profess false to those who see you. You may weep over the sorrows of the world. But you do not always weep, and, when you do, it is not over the sorrows of the world, but over your own little disap-pointments, fears and forebodings.' "

"That last passage," the Cripple continued, "may, perhaps, have referred to some of our lives in the past. But we trust that it is not so now. I like to think, or, at least, to hope, that we are now determined to march straight forward. I am speaking as plainly as I can, without preaching. I do not want to preach. But at the same time I am most anxious not to neglect this opportunity of passing on a truth which has brought about a great change in my own experience."

Then the Cripple, relapsed into silence ; whilst Neville sat opposite, looking at him intently. Outside the wind moaned and the rain fell. But within the little room there was an air of warmth and peace. The fire burnt brightly ; the thick curtains drawn across the window muffled the sounds of wind and rain, and made them seem miles away. The Cripple sat looking towards the fire, a clear bright light in his dark eyes. Neville allowed his gaze to travel over, his crippled body, his stunted limbs and stooping shoulders, and as he looked at him he marvelled at the air of peace and well-being which seemed to possess him.

Neville no longer doubted the man's sincerity nor the goodness of his motives. A mystery still surrounded, or seemed to surround, his life, but Neville was prepared to wait for an explanation.

"I will come again, if I may," he said, when he rose to go. "I should like our—may I say friendship? —to continue."

"That is also my desire," the Cripple answered warmly. "Come and see me whenever you feel dis-posed. I shall always be delighted- to see you."

Then Neville made his way homeward, through hail, rain and wind. The street in which he now walked was deserted, save for a frail old woman who stood supporting herself against some railings near by.

Over the old woman's head was a tattered shawl, surmounting a still more tattered frock. Shawl and frock were drenced. through. She moved round on catching sight of Neville, and beckoned him towards her. She seemed ill and in urgent need of help. But she spoke in a clear, though shaky voice a moment later.

Could the gentleman tell her which house was No. 3? (No. 3 was the Cripple's house.) She was anxious to see the good man who lived in the house mentioned. Her only daughter was ill--dying, and she wished to have the advice of a certain doctor, who would not come until he saw some prospect of a fee. Which house, the old woman enquired again anxiously, was No. 3? She was in a hurry. Every moment was of conse-quence, Her daughter might die at any moment.

Neville told her to follow him, but on finding, a moment later, that she could scarcely walk, he took her arm and half carried her 'to the Cripple's door. •

"Here is the house," he said, and tapped gently. In a few moments the door was opened. Whereupon

the old woman poured out her tale of sorrow. The Cripple listened sympathetically, then after thank-

ing Neville, and again bidding him good-night, he took the old woman's arm and led her into his little room, where the fire burnt brightly.

Neville retraced his steps, thinking and thinking. The rain beat upon his face, the wind did its best to impede his progress, but minor personal discomforts had ceased to trouble him. He thought of the frail old woman, and the manner of her reception by the Cripple.

On his arrival home, wet to the skin, he hurried to his room and into bed, where he lay reading with a view to turning the trend of his thoughts. But the pitiable sight of the frail old woman anticipating the death of her daughter seemed to have burnt its way into his mind and heart. He turned the leaves of the paper in his hand, but still the sight of the old woman seemed to be before his eyes.

He made another effort to fix his attention, reading each word on the page before him sloWly and with care.

Suddenly he stopped, then read on again. There was something in the words he read that suggested the Cripple's personality and manner of. expression. He read further, until he came to a sentence which he had heard from the Cripple's own lips.

Then he glanced hastily to the bottom of the article to where the initials of the writer were printed in their bold letters : R. H. E. The Cripple's• name was Robert Hugh Egerton. Neville recalled his note and his signa-ture. These, then, were the Cripple's initials ! Neville looked at them again, then carefully re-read the article. Each word now had a fresh meaning. The subject was "The Inner Life," and was'treated in precisely the manner Neville would have expected from the Cripple. He seemed to hear him speaking the words sitting in. his ragged clothes in his little room. He pictured those clothes in his mind, and was again led to wonder why the man—an author, a scholar and a gentleman—wore the clothes of a beggar.

(To be continued.)

The Deaconess Institute. THE Committee and Deaconesses are most grate-

ful to the friends who kindly contributed to their Anniversary Fund and Sale of Work.

The Sale realized £35 10s., to which the chairman and lady who opened the sale generously added £12 2s.

The collection at the Annual Meeting, and the offerings received by the sisters, after paying their travelling expenses, amounted to £35, being about the same as last year.

In February last we announced that to keep the Institute out of, debt it would be necessary to raise by the Anniversary and summer effort at least £300. Towards that sum we received. £45 before May 9th and £82 10s. on the Anniversary day—a total' of nearly £130. This leaves £170 yet to be raised during the summer.

In February we also stated that during the present year we should use special means to increase our income from annual subscriptions by £200.

We earnestly hope that friends will kindly send us the £170, that we may be free to use means to make our subscription list adequate to our needs. Our necessity is our strongest plea.

T. J. COPE, 39 Salcott Road,

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The Awakening of Neville Omond A Methodist Story of To-Day.

BY E. WALTER WALTERS.

Author of "The Road to Happiness," "The Spirit of the Slums," "A Social Reformer," etc.

May 19, 1910. THE UNITED METHODIST. 397

What is it tobe aChristian? BY REV. T. A. JEFFERIES.

LUKE XIV. 25-35 ; JOHN XIII. 34-35.

(Christian Endeavour Topic for May 29th.)

(1) THEY are searching words with which Jesus con-fronts us in the first of these passages. The crowds were about him. He was the hero of the hour. And He was suspicious of popularity. He that had said, "Woe unto you when all men speak well of you," knew how to value the praise of multitudes. So He turned to them with soul-revealing questions. Did they love Him more than any others ? Were they carrying their crosses? Had they counted the cost? Could they re-nounce all for His sake? Was the salt good or had it lost its savour? Such questions need putting to-day. In every age, except the worst periods of persecution, there have been those who have followed Christ for reasons other than the true one : some for the sake of friends, others through habit and custom, others again because of their interest in sacred music, architecture, etc., and some for what they could get. But all such following falls short of true discipleship, and may lead to evil both for the individual and the cause. Christ wants the real thing. He calls for genuine discipleship. He demands the first place. As genuine salt has its own nature and powers, so the Christian life has its dis-tinctive character and influence, and Christ expects us to possess them both.

(2) What is this distinctive character and influence? What is it to be a Christian? To be a Christian is to be loyal to Christ. Personal loyalty to a personal Lord is the centre and circumference of the Christian life. This definition is brief, but I think it goes to the root of the matter. We may go behind it by asking how this loyalty is created, and we may explore it by asking what this loyalty implies. In the former case we shall find a special experience which accounts for the loyalty, so that we may say the Christian is a man who has a special religious experience ; and in the other case we shall find that loyalty to Christ implies a whole set of principles which also might be used to describe the Christian : but neither of these can alter the fundamental and outstanding principle that to be a Christian is to be loyal to Christ. That ‘ is the savour by which we know the salt.

(8) The existence of loyalty to Christ, we have said, is due to a special religious experience, Now the ex-

Bristol and South Wales. THE District meetings were again held in the city of

Bristol ; this time at the historic Hebron Chapel, on May 10th and 11th.

Some hundreds gathered on Monday evening, May 9th, to hear the official sermon preached by Principal Henderson, B.A., of the Bristol Baptist College. It was an inspiring utterance from a true prophet of , God. The business session opened the following morning at ten, when a large number of the 200 representatives answered to their names. The chair-man appropriately referred to the national sorrow, and a suitable resolution was passed by a standing vote. The officers appointed were the Rev. S. L. Warne, secretary ; the Rev. H. W. Blott, journal secretary ; the Rev. W. ROdda, corresponding secretary ; and the Rev. W. L. Gibbs, reporter to the religious press. At a later stage in the proceedings the following re-elections were made : the Rev. E. 0. Dinsley, missionary secretary ; the Rev. J. H. Rodda, young peoples' secretary ; the Rev. G. Eayrs

' F.R.H.S., examination secretary; Mr,

W. G. Howell, chapel secretary, and Alderman M. Mordey, District treasurer. The Revs. Jabez King, J. H. Batt, J. Luke, and D. Heath, and Messrs. H. Spencer and G. Slade were nominated Guardian Repre-sentatives, Mr. Ring to succeed our beloved John Dymond. Nominations for Connexional Committees resulted thus : Home Mission, Revs. W. J. Clarke, T. P. Dale, and P. L. Warne.; Foreign Mis-sion ; Messrs. W. Mordey, A. Dowling, and C. H. Bird ; Book Room, Messrs. H. J. Davis, A. J. Smith, and A. Dowling ; College, the Revs. T. P. Dale, G. Eayrs, and E. Ratcliffe. The representa-tives appointed to Conference are : the Revs. J. King, J. H. Batt, E. 0. Dinsley, J. Ninnis, G. Matthews, C. H. Goodman, G. Eayrs, J. Martin, H. W. Blott, R. H. Little, and Messrs. C. H. Bird, A. Dowling, D. Irving, A. J. Smith, S. A. Bridgwater, W. H. Keetch, A. Mann, W. C. Harraway, H. J. Davis, and I). Elbrow. This arrangement was preceded by a long discussion, in which the Revs. E. 0. Dinsley and G. Eayrs were the leading combatants. Something must certainly be done to secure a more equitable Conference representation. Among other resolutions having a local or Connexional interest were : one by the Rev. J. Martin, on dispensing with the Public Registrar at Nonconforr'nist marriages ; another by the Rev. J. H. Batt, urging the wider purchase and perusal of the New History of Methodism ; a thirdby the Rev. G. Eayrs, suggesting that certain provisions be made by the Bristol University Council for the better equipment of Sunday School teachers ; and a fourth, by the Rev. J. H. Rodda, that we assist in making the appointment of the Rev. S. C. Challenger as Connexional Young People's Secretary a success, and encourage his visits here and there in the District. The need of securing a larger percentage of Sunday School candidates for the Connexional Scripture• Examination was also urged. Some 'of the probationers were heartily passed on, others being recommended in a qualified form because of the unsatisfactory report of the District Examination Com-

periences by which men become the loyal servants of the Master are almost as varied as they are numerous, but if we look beyond the details and try to understand their meaning we shall find the experiences which make the difference in Christian living can be summed up in a few sentences. The first gr-eat thing is that the Christian is a man who has been reconciled to God. There is in human life a very widespread distrust of God arising from the impression that He wants us to do unpleasant things, and that distrust is deepened and embittered when a man has done something he knows to be wrong. The result is what the New Testament calls enmity. Nov the first thing Christ does for a man is to get rid of that. He makes him see that God's will is not unpleasant but kind and good, that God is not resentful, but forgiving, and so He brings God and man together, makes us friends, so to speak, and God hence-forth is loved and trusted.

This immediately results in another great and special feature of the Christian's experience, namely, that he lives in the sunshine of God's love. He has his "ups and downs " like other people, but he knows that "all things work together for good to them that love God," and his daily life is wonderfully enriched and gladdened by the knowledge of the Father's care. Then there is also the great feature of his assurance. He knows himself to be a child of the eternal and he builds on the promises of. Heaven in the future and all-sufficient grace for to-day.

What commonplaces of religion all these arel Yet how unique and mighty is their effect. Christ leads us into them, leads us back to God, to the God of love and of Heaven. And that leading creates the devotion which is the inner side of our loyalty to Him.

(4) We show our loyalty by obedience. Because we love Him we keep His commandments. There are many who criticize our Lord's teaching as impracticable, but you never hear this from the disciples. The explanation lies in the experience with which we have been dealing. Teaching which looks sheer nonsense from a worldly point of view looks quite natural to a man to whom the Fatherhood of God is a great reality. The works of the Christian are therefore directly related to his special experience. He does what he does because he is what he is. And what are the principles of Jesus? Is it possible to sum up His marvellous utterances? Fortu-nately He has done it for us. He has summed them all up under the one word LOVE : love to God first, and then love to man. "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are My disciples." Let us apply the test. Let us make sure that the salt has not lost its savour.

mittee. Of two candidates, one was recommended, viz., Mr. J. E. Williamson, who made a good impression both by examination and sermon.

Activity in the Chapel Department has been less than in some years, but new chapels have been erected at Skewen (Neath), and Frome (Radstock), and several trust liabilities have been much reduced.

A change of methods in giving returns makes it difficult to ascertain the comparative result in our mis-sionary income, but there is a net increase in the F.M. section of '59, and the B.C. section indicates a good average. A resolution of sympathy was passed with the superannuated ministers in the District, some being absent through illness, notably the Revs. J. Finch, A Leach, and W. Trevail. Rev. George Matthews moved an exquisite resolution bearing on the death of Rev. J. Dymond. Rev. J. H. Batt seconded, and several spoke in reverent terms and with deep emotion. Mr. Dymond's son—Rev. Frank Dymond—home on furlough from China, was at the meeting and affectionately alluded to by the chairman. There was a further resolu-tion of condolence with Rev. Frank Collins on the death of his wife.

The report on the spiritual state, presented by Rev. T. P. Dale, had features calculated to inspire and to depress. The Sunday Schools report an increase of 389 scholars ; and the Senior C.E. an increase oil 169 mem-bers. There are also 1,499 in the Junior section, whilst the Band of Hope returns show 842 more members. But there is a decrease in church-membership of nearly 100 —a cause for grave anxiety. The conversation that followed was marked by a deep seriousness, and the appeal for more earnest spiritual co-operation among ministers and laymen should bear fruit. The com-munion service into which we naturally glided was a fitting sequel, and a season of profit and delight. The address by Rev. W. J. Clarke was most pertinent and helpful.

The outgoing chairman—Rev. J. King was most cordially thanked for his splendid record of service, he having now presided over three annual meetings. His tact, wisdom and courtesy have won general admiration and regard. The chairman and secretary for the ensuing year from next Conference are Revs. J. H. Batt and S. L. Warne, respectively. The Bristol friends were also thanked for their generous hospitality. An invita-tion for the meetings to be held next year at Cardiff was readily accepted.

Six public meetings were held in different parts of Bristol on Tuesday evening, the one at Hebron being addressed by Revs. E. Ratcliffe and W. Rodda, and by Alderman Mordey. W. L. G.

West Cornwall. THE meetings commenced on Monday • evening, May

10th, in Alexandra Road Church, Penzance, by a ser-mon from Rev. J. Cockin, followed by the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, the chairman of the District, Rev. W. H. Kay, presiding.

The next morning, immediately after the devotional exercises and the constitution of the District Meeting,

a resolution was submitted by Mr. W. J, Nicholls ex-pressing a sense of loss and sorrow at the death of King Edward. The delegates, standing, offered silent prayer for the widowed Queen and the Royal Family. The numerical returns from the Circuits showed a de-crease of 162 full members, and 40 junior inembers-a total of 202. The Sunday School department reported a decrease of 362 scholars and 161 teachers, but there was an increase of 263 members of the P.S.A. and kindred societies. It was noted with regret that there was a decrease in the amounts contributed to Con-nexional funds. Considerable time was given to a conversation on the work of God in the District, and the losses awakened concern, and were greatly deplored. The chairman urged us to get back to the grand old inspirations of the Bible, prayer and fellowship, and was confident that the new problems could be met by the inspiration of the living Spirit.

Revs. C. Kellett and P. Rowe were recommended to Conference for ordination, and Rev. R. S. Strongman to be advanced a year in his probation.

Revs. J. H. Duerden, H. W. B. Chapman, J. Job, F. Spencer, J. B. Cook, J. Datson, J. Hartley, J. Carbis and Messrs. J. D. Coombe, J. H. Bosanko, J. E. Jen-nings, J. Knuckey, W. Hoskin, J. Hooper, J. H. Turner and W. Rodda were appointed to attend the Nottingham Conference in July. Mr. W. Hoskin was appointed to serve on the Stationing Committee, and Messrs. H. Toy, J.P., G. P. Dymond, M.A., and C. E. Davies, J.P., were nominated as Guardian Representa. tives. Rev. J. T. Henwood proposed a resolution ap-preciative of the character and work of the late Rev. Charles Bridgman. The chairman called attention to the fact that Rev. J. Cockin was leaving the District at Conference, after thirty-four years of able and strenu-ous service, not only in Truro (St. George's), but throughout the county of Cornwall. Mr. Cockin was a man beloved by them all, and they were sorry he was leaving. Others spoke in similar terms, and the secretary of the meeting stated that in response to many inquiries, which had been made, it was decided to make a county presentation to Mr. Cockin before he leaves in August.

The election of officers for the ensuing year were Chairman, Rev. J. T. Henwood ; treasurer, Mr. J. J. Smith, J.P., ; secretary, Mr. G. P. Bunt ; financial secre-tary, Rev. H. W. B. Chapman ; trust secretary, Rev. H. Rundle ; mission secretary, Rev. J. H. • Duerden ; Young People's and Temperance secretary, Rev. J. H. Squire, B.A., B.D. ; auditor, Mr. H. P. Vivian.

Popular and up-to-date subjects had been chosen for the public services. On Tuesday the "Child Problem" was considered. Speakers : Mr. H. Toy, Miss Vivian (Camborne) and Rev. R. W. Green. Mr. W. H. Griffin (St. Austell) presided. On Wednesday it was "World Problems " ; the chairman-elect presided, and Rev,. J. W. Lowe, E. V. Stephens and J. H. Duerden spoke.

Open-air services were held each night with brief addresses and bright singing led by a band. The Pen-zance ministers and friends, who had made every ar-

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rangement for our comfort, were warmly thanked for their generous hospitality, and for the kind way in which they had received the delegates into their homes. A beautiful spirit prevailed in all the business sessions. Much of this was due to the tact and courtesy of the chairman, Rev. W. H. Kay, who, with the other offi-cers of the meeting, richly deserved the vote of thanks accorded them at the close of the business sessions.

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Exeter and Shebbear. HELD at Zion Chapel, Torquay, May 10th, 11th, and

12th, under the presidency of Rev. W. Treffry. The session was fittingly inaugurated by an interesting public meeting on the Monday evening, when Rev. J. C. Sweet extended a warm welcome to the delegates, on behalf of the Torquay churches, and speeches were given by Revs. W. C. Hope, W. D. L. Cann, and W. Rickard. On Tuesday, at 9 a.m., a short preaching-service was conducted by Messrs. H. White and H. Tuck, candi- dates for the ministry. In opening the business session the chairman gave a suitable address.

The following were elected officers of the meeting : journal, secretary, Rev. W. Cann ; corresponding secre- tary, Rev. Jas. Seldon ; reporter for UNITED METHOD- IST, Rev. T. C. Jacob. Rev. W. R. K. Baulkwill was appointed to assume the District chairmanship after the Nottingham Conference. The following appointments were also made : general and financial secretary, Rev. J. Luke ; treasurer, Mr. P. Stapleton ; trust secretary, Rev. Jabez Honey ; Young People's and Temperance secretary, Rev. W. Cann ; secretary to Young People's Examination, Rev. W. H. Webber.

The report on, statistical returns showed a total mem-bership of 7,723—a decrease of 208 as compared with last year. There had been 70 deaths, 307 removals, and 194 had "ceased to meet." The number of Sunday School teachers was 1,280, decrease 3 ; scholars 7,147, decrease 130; junior members 289, increase 85. It was pointed out that of the 175 churches in the District only 47 had returned junior members. The decrease in the membership in traceable to the small number of new members admitted, and not to the losses of the year, which were only normal.

Reports on Sunday Schools, C. E. Societies, and Bands of Hope were presented by Rev. H. J. Christmas, who expressed regret at indications of decline in the two former, but was pleased to report a measure of success in temperance work.

On the motion of Rev. J. Honey a resolution was passed expressing deep and heartfelt sympathy with Revs. J. Horwill, T. Braund, Jehu Martin, J. Q. Baw-den, and Hy. Down, who were too Unwell to attend ; and Rev. John Edwards submitted a resolution of sym-pathy with the family of the late Rev. Josiah Bennett.

It was decided to recommend Conference to grant free loans to several churches

In consequence of continued ill-health, it was decided to recommend Conference to place Rev. W. J. Michell on the list of supernumeraries.

Mr. Joseph Hepworth, a Guardian Representative of another District, was accorded a seat in the meeting.

The chapel report was presented by Rev. J. Honey. The total income was £8,576 15s. 3d., and the dis-bursements (including £1,069 14s. 2d., debt paid off) £7,627. About £1,500 has been raised for the new chapel at Holsworthy, which is not included in the above. The total increase in the receipts from seat rents, special efforts, etc., was over -1,000—a good year!

Rev. J. 0. Keen, D.D., preached the official sermon to the District Meeting. The sermon was appropriate and timely, and well merited the vote of thanks given to the doctor on the following day.

An interesting conversation on the spiritual state of the District was introduced by Rev. J. Seldon, and taken part in by a number of brethren.

The total missionary income was £1,310 8s.—an increase of about £9.

Representatives to Conference : Revs. W. Treffry, W. D. L. Cann, D. J. Rounsefell, W. Bennett, J. Seldon, W. J. Smeeth, W. C. Hope, W. H. Webber, and Messrs. R. Blackmore, S. B. Gooding, J. P. Whitlock, H. J. Hawkins, W. Austin, A. J. Isaac, T. G. Luxton, and R. Blatchford.

The following nominations for election at Conference took place : Guardian Representatives, Revs. D. Heath and J. Luke and Messrs. G. P. Dymond and A. J. Loram

' Home Mission Committee, Revs. D. J. Rounse-

fell, J. Edwards, and W. H. Webber; Foreign Missions, Messrs. A. J. Loram, R. B. Ashton, and T. Mantle.

On Wednesday morning a brief service was held, when choice sermons were preached by Messrs. W. P. Austin and W. J. Bleathman, both of whom, later in the day, were unanimously recommended as candidates for the College and ministry.

When it was found that the next candidate—Mr. H. Tucker—was debarred by imperfect education, and had not the means to defray the cost of being educated, Mr. J. Hepworth, who was present, kindly gave twenty-two guineas to enable him to spend a year at Sheb-bear College. This generous act was warmly applauded, and when the young man was told that he could have a year at College free of cost, he quite broke down. The next candidate—Mr. H. White—being in a similar position, Rev. W. R. K. Baulkwill appealed to the meeting to contribute twenty-two guineas that he, too, might have a year at Shebbear ; and this was done ! Those present will not soon forget the scene.

The nominations for Book Room Committee were Messrs. Whitlock, Austin, Hawke •, for College, Revs. J. Luke, W. R. K. Baulkwill, W. Treffry.

Revs. E. H. Johnson and R. H. Wooldridge, F. H. S. Clapp, R. E. Wilton, F. Fairfax, J. Smallwood, S. C. Heard, and D. W. Murphy were passed on a year in the ordinary way.

The following resolution, moved by Rev. W. J. Smeeth and seconded and supported by Mr. A. Bridgman and Rev. W. R. K. Baulkwill, was unanimously adopted : That we place on record our high appreciation of the

sorvice rendered to our church for a long series of

years by the late Mr. T. Ruddle, head master of Sheb-bear College. His great personality impressed itself upon the young men who were placed under his charge at the College, and who will ever hold him in the highest esteem. We also tender our deep sympathy to his family, and pray that they may be graciously sup-ported by Divine grace in the loss they have sustained."

The meeting recommended that the age of ministers' children receiving allowances should be raised to eighteen years, and not cease at sixteen, according to the Com-mittee's proposal.

Hearty thanks were tendered to Rev. J. C. Sweet and the Torquay friends for their generous hospitality ; also to the chairman and secretaries for their services.

A people's meeting was addressed by Revs. W. H. Webber, W. H. May, and D. J. Rounsefell, the chair being taken by Rev. W. Treffry. T. C. J.

Hanley. HELD in the beautiful Park Street Church,

Macclesfield, under the presidency of Rev. Dan Jackson. Rev. C. B. Lea was elected journal secretary, with Mr. John Dale as assistant, and Rev. E. Prowse, reporter to the press.

After examination, Rev. R. E. Mansfield was recom-mended for ordination at the ensuing Conference, and Revs. A. J. Hopkins and J. Rutherford to the third year of their probation.

A resolution of condolence with the Queen Mother, King George the Fifth, and the Royal Family, was passed with unanimity, the delegates standing.

A resolution of sympathy with Rev. D, 0. Dempster in his protracted illness was also passed.

The District treasurer, Mr. J. N. Foot, presented his annual report, which showed a balance in hand of

4s. A levy was imposed of a lid. per member to cover next year's expenses. The following were ap-pointed to represent the District at the Nottingham Conference : Revs. Dan Jackson, E. F. H. Capey, F. G. Stopard, E. Prowse, W. Cooper, J. H. James, M.A., LL.B., B.D., and Messrs. W. Gamble, W. H. Barker, S. Hughes, W. Rhodes, T. Bull, and S. Stephens.

Rev. J. S. Jones presented his young people's report, which showed a slight decrease both of teachers and of scholars. There was a gratifying, increase of 75 church-'members in the District, or 111, including junior members.

The trust schedules were submitted by Revs. W. H. Faulkner and James Crothers, and showed the estates of the District to be in a satisfactory condition.

The following were elected District officers for next year, their duties commencing forthwith : chairman, Rev. E. F. H. Capey ; secretary, Mr. W. Gamble ; trea-surer, Mr. J. N. Foot ; schedule secretary, Rev. W. H. Guttridge ; Young People's secretary, Rev. J. Sydney Jones ; missionary secretaries, Rev. W. Cooper and Mr. John Dale; financial and Trust secretaries, Revs. W. H. Faulkner, C. B. Lea, and R G. Stopard. The following were elected the District missionary committee : the chairman and secretary of the District, the two mis-sionary secretaries, the Revs. W. H. Faulkner and E. Prowse, and Messrs. S. Booth and R. S. Robinson.

Mr. J. N. Foot was appointed to represent the District on the Stationing Committee.

The nominations for Connexional Committees were as follows : Home Missions, Revs. W. Cooper, E. Prowse, and W. C. Jackson, B.A. ; Foreign Missions, Messrs. R. S. Robinson, Henry Teece, and Alderman Adcock. Book Room, Messrs. G. Ridgway, H. Shen-ton, and Alderman Tresize ; College, Revs. J. H. James, M.A., LL.B., B.D., W. C. Jackson, B.A., and E. F. H. Ca

It p was decided that the District meeting next year

be held in the Zion Church, Longton. A public meeting held on Tuesday evening was

addressed by Revs. F. H. Chambers and J. H. James, M.A., LL.B., D.D.

A hearty vote of thanks to Rev. Dan Jackson and the District officers for their services throughout the year, and to the Macclesfield friends for their lavish hospitality, brought a most happy District meeting to a close. E. PROWSE.

Liverpool and North Wales. SOUTHPORT — Sunny Southport was the rallying-

place this year'. Rev. F. P. Argall and his co-workers at Manchester Road are to be warmly congratulated on a fine series of meetings, which in some respects were the best the District has had since Union. The chairman was Rev. S. W. Hopkins, and the secretary, Mr. J. Young.

Liverpool North sent two lady delegates in the per-sons of Mrs. R. H. Roberts and Mrs. W. Phillips, who received a special word of welcome from the chairman. We missed the familiar figure of our venerable Ex-President, Dr. Townsend, also our old friend, Rev. G. Whaite, and others. Special messages were sent to these expressing our sympathy, and assuring them of our prayer and hope for their speedy recovery.

Prior to the business session on Tuesday morning an excellent and helpful service was conducted by Mr. H. Parsons who was subsequently recommended as a candi-date for the ministry. At 10 o'clock Rev. S. W. Hop-kins opened the meeting. Scripture was read by Rev. E. Cato, and prayed offered by Rev. W. R. A. Budd. After a resolution on the King's death, the Rev. Jos. Ogden was elected journal secretary ; Rev. H. D. Allen, minute secretary ; and Rev. F. Sparrow, reporter. It is well known that the election of representatives to Conference in past years has not given the highest satisfaction, and Dr. Brook seized the first opportunity of introducing a scheme, which promises to go far in solving the difficulty, and removing the cause of discon-tent. Another important matter was the finances of the Synod. A report was presented by Rev. A. Crago, who stated that owing to the large area of the District the railway fares were so heavy that a levy of 5d. per member was necessary to meet the cost. Conference will be memorialized to alter the boundaries of the

District, expenses are to be curtailed in catering and printing in the hope of having a levy of only 3d. per member.

Rev. W. D. Gunstone, in an exhaustive and admirable report gave the district returns : 26 circuits, 101 churches, with 6,840 members and 234 juniors. Thirteen circuits reported increases totalling 179, and thirteen a decrease of 189, a net loss of 10 members. The total raised for Connexional funds was a decrease of £29. Rev. J. H. Bowker gave returns of Sunday Schools, etc. : 1,612 teachers, increase 3 ; 13,316 scho-lars, decrease 246. Trust reports were presented by Revs. W. Gillis, S. W. Hopkins and W. R. A. Budd. In the discussion that followed, emphasis was placed on our work in the Sunday School. Rev. T. Rider pleaded for special adaptation of our methods with the young. Dr. Brook deplored the decay of home life, and in an impassioned speech appealed for consecration and the revival of family prayer. Councillor J. T. Worthington and Mr. Omerod joined in the discussion, which was one calculated to quicken zeal, stir enthusiasm and send use back to prayer.

The following were nominated for Committees : Young People's, Revs. E. Craine, W. D. Gunstone and M. J. Lark ; College, Dr. Snape. Mr. G. E. Bolshaw and Mr. W. R. Shimmin ; Connexional, Messrs. C. Kay, R. Adams and J. Moore ; Chapel, Messrs. J. Young, H. Mawson and R. Shimmin

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Guardian Representatives, Revs. J. Luke, Dr. Brook, T. Rider, and Messrs. J. Harker and Dr. Snape. ; Repre-sentatives to Conference : Revs. S. W. Hopkins, W. D. Gunstone, W. R. A. Budd, A. Bamforth, J. Harrison, J. H. Bowker and 0. Davies, Messrs. H. Mawson, J. Young, W. R. Shimmin, Councillor Kay, R. Tomlinson, S. Pollitt and W. Boundy.

Officers for ensuing year : Chairman, Rev. E. Cato; treasurer, Mr. G. E. Bolshaw ; secretary, Mr. J. Young ; financial secretary, Rev. W. D. Gunstone ; missionary secretary, Rev. E. Cato; trust secretary, Rev. W. R. A. Budd ; Young People's secretary, Rev. E. Craine.

The two probationers, Revs. H. D. Allen and E. C, Urwin, B.D., were recommended to Conference with the best wishes of their circuits and the District meeting.

There was only one public meeting. The chairman presided, and addresses given by Alderman T. Snape and Rev. M. J. Lark. –Many of the delegates wished for an "official " sermon followed by the Lord's Supper and another public meeting. Rev. F. P. Afgall was heartily thanked for the hospitality provided, and the delegates returned home with pleasant memories of Southport. F. SPARROW.

London. HELD at St. James's Church, Forest Hill, on Wednes-

day and Thursday last. Rev. R. Pyke, chairman of the District and pastor of the church, presided, supported by the Rev. H. Hooks, general secretary ; Rev. C. H. Buxton, financial secretary, and Rev. A. R. Barnes, journal secretary. There were about 150 delegates present.

Letters of sympathy were directed to be sent to Rev. John Botheras and C. H. Poppleton, who were absent through illness. The meeting early expressed its sense of the great and irreparable loss sustained by the nation in the death of the King, and, in a choicely-worded resolution, prepared by Rev. K. Smith, Connexional Editor, deeply sympathized with Queen Alexandra and the members of the Royal Family in their heavy bereavement. Resolutions of sympathy were also sent to the relatives of the late Rev. Josiah Bennett and Thomas Law, after which Rev. H. W. Horwill, M.A., led the meeting in prayer.

The representatives appointed to attend the forth-coming Conference at Nottingham were as follows : Revs. R. Pyke, A. J. Walkden, H. Hooks, C. H. Pop-pleton, C. H. Buxton, E. A. Coome, R. Squire, J. E. Arnold, E. E. Lark, I. Elsom, Alderman S. Vinall, and Messrs. E. C. Pannett, H. Chester, J. Patchworth, J. Gausden, R. W. Essex, W. J. Hodges, W. B. Broad, R. Clarke, and J. H: Palmer.

The recommendation of the District Committee, that in view of the deficiency on the District Fund and the prospect of increased Connexional levies, the Autumn Session be abandoned, and in its place a convention be held in one of the country circuits, was agreed to after a prolonged discussion. The District levy for 1910-11 was fixed at 3d. per member.

The numerical returns showed : Full members, 10,033, decrease 319 ; on trial, 210, decrease 68 ; teachers, 2,165, increase 60; scholars, 19,468, decrease 529.

A very earnest and heart-searching discussion on the spiritual state of the Churches was introduced by Rev. A. J. Walkden in an address which deeply impressed the meeting. The discussion was maintained on a high level and should certainly be productive of much good in the coming year.

The District officers for 1910-11 were elected as fol-lows : Chairman, Rev. W. Kaye Dunn, B.A. ; • general secretary, Rev. H. Hooks ; treasurer, Mr. T. Hulbert ; financial secretary, Rev. C. H. Buxton ; trust secretary, Mr. A. D. Gausden ; foreign missionary secretary, Rev. G. Corin ; young people's and temperance secretary, Rev. C. G. Hawken ; temperance treasurer, Mr. E. C. Pannett. Rev. Henry Smith was nominated chairman-elect to take office 1911. Rev. H. Hooks was appointed District representative on the Stationing Committee.

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and A. Hearne, were- unanimously recommended for the College or ministry.

A public meeting was held on Wednesday evening ; chairman, Rev. R. Pyke ; _speakers, Revs. E. A. Coome and F. G. Lintern.

The thanks of the meeting to the Forest Hill friends for their generous hospitality was voiced by Rev. F. Galpin and Mr. P. Neden, and heartily agreed to. Mrs. Pyke, wife of the chairman, replied on behalf of the ladies of the church.

Manchester. HELD at Stamford Street Church, Ashton-under-Lyne.

Chairman, Rev. E. D. Cornish. Previous to the commencement of the business the

chairman made reference to the death of the King, and a resolution of sympathy with the Royal Family was adopted.

Mr. Frank Higginbottom was recommended as a candidate for the College, Rev. R. H. Hamer was passed on to his third year, and, Rev. G. F. Walters was passed• for acceptance into the full ministry. Upon the motion of Rev. J. W. Walls a resolution was passed placing on record the meeting's profound regret at the unexpected death of Rev. W. Matthews, and its sym-pathy with his widow and family.

The District schedule showed a total of 11,343 mem-bers, increase 48 ; on trial 970, decrease 81 ; teachers 3,420, decrease 20 ; scholars 27,996, decrease 186.

Rev. J. W. Walls was appointed the District repre-sentative on the Stationing Committee. The following were elected Conference delegates : Revs. Dr. Swallow, J. H. Birkett, E. Bocock, H. Faull, J. W. Walls, W. Leicester, M. Langdale, H. Sunman, D. Bailey, W. L. Tonge, and W. H. Lockley (reserves, Revs. J. M. Ward and W. Bowel!), and Messrs. S. Vernon, J. Sharrocks, F. Le Huray, H. Bommer, P. Hall, A. Wild, W. Derbyshire, J. Smith, M. Pickard, A. Shaw, R. John-son, with W. Jones, J. Derbyshire, and J. Kellett as reserves. For the General Connexional Committee : Messrs. W. A. Lewins, M. Pickard, and W. P. Burnley were nominated. For the College Committee : Messrs. W. A. Lewins, John Derbyshire, and William Jones. For Chapel Committee : Messrs. Jas. Le Huray, Geo. Blyth, and J. Sharratt. Connexional Young People's Committee : Revs. J. A. Bedward, R. H. Shapland, and J. E. Mackintosh. Young People's and Temperance District Committee : Revs. W. Madgen, J. E. Meir, G. H. Kennedy, Messrs. W. A. Lewins, W. B. Millett, and C. W. Godbert.

The following were appointed, the District officers for next year : Rev. J. W. Walls, chairman ; Rev. H. J. Shingles, general secretary ; Mr. M. Pickard, treasurer ; Rev. Joseph Crossley, journal secretary ; Mr. James Le Huray, schedule secretary ; Rev. T. Lester, trust secre- tary ; Rev. M. Langdale, financial secretary ; Rev. J. W. Mawer, missionary secretary ; Rev. W. S. Micklethwaite, Young People's and Temperance secretary.

A resolution inviting the Conference of 1911 to meet in Manchester was adopted. It was decided to accept the invitation of the Blackpool Circuits to hold the next District Meeting in Blackpool. A deputation from the Ashton Free Church Council visited the meeting, and brief addresses were given by the Mayor, Alderman William Hamer, Rev. J. Nicholas Knight and Mr. T. W. Bates. Mr. John Derbyshire, J.P., responded on behalf of the meeting. Revs. D. Heath, J. Luke, Messrs. Thos. Snape and G. P. Dymond were nominated as Guardian Representatives. Rev. Principal Sherwood was nominated to take the place of the late Rev. W. Longbottom and Mr. G. P. Dymond the place of the late Mr. Thos. Ruddle. A resolution expressing deep regret at the death of Dr. Maclaren was adopted, on the motion of Principal Sherwood, supported by Rev. J. H. Burkitt and J. S. Balmer, who paid a high tribute to the de- ceased minister. To fill the vacancy as Guardian Repre-sentative in place of the late Rev. John Dymond, Rev. W. Hookins was nominated.

On Tuesday night there was a missionary meeting, presided over by Councillor G. H. Kenyon, J.P., ex- Mayor of Dukinfield, and addressed by Revs. J. W. Heywood and John Baxter. On Wednesday night the public meeting was presided over by Mr. James Saxon, and addresses were given by Professor. Moulton, Rev. Wm. Leicester, and Mr. Robert Lakin.

The question of the future working of the Colleges was discussed. No resolution was passed, but the general feeling was in favour of there being only one College for all the students. A general conversation on the spiritual state of the District was opened by Rev. D. Bailey, and was of a most inspiring character. Rev. J. S. Balmer gave a touching address. , Reduction in debts totalling over £18,000 were re-ported. Grants to circuits and mission stations were

• recommended on • similar lines to last year. Rev. T. P. Bullen submitted the report of the District

Extension Committee. This dealt with a new church which has been opened at Matley, near Stalybridge, with every prospect of success. •A supernumerary minis-ter, Rev. H. M. Booth, has been engaged to work the place. Rev. W. S. Micklethwaite reported an in- crease of thirteen in the number of Bands of Hope, with a membership of over 7,000, an increase of 563. Mr. M. Pickard submitted the District Treasurer's report, which showed a balance of 16s. due to treasurer. A levy of 2d. per member was agreed to for the present year. In the absence of Rev. D. Heath the report of the Thanksgiving Fund was presented by the general secretary, Rev. J. A. Bedward, and the chairman made an earnest appeal for support on behalf of the Fund. Votes of thanks to the officers and to the Ashton friends for their hospitality having being given, the proceedings, which had been of a very harmonious character, were concluded. JAMES SHAW.

Newcastle-on-Tyne. DISTRICT meeting held in the Howard Street Church,

North Shields, chairman, Rev. A. Bromley. The ses-sions were characterized by "brotherliness." The apostolic injunction—in honour preferring one another—was exemplified. The old distinctions are passing, and

we are realizing our oneness. There was less hanker-ing after past usage, and more inquiry into the new constitution, less disposition to talk of the doings of the old Denominations, and more concern for the future of United Methodism. The knotty question of, Who shall go to Conference? was settled much more quickly than twelve months ago.

On Saturday evening, the representatives and friends were received in the church-hall by Rev. J. and Mrs. Lineham. The following day, services were conducted in the Howard Street Church by Revs. S. Beavan and A. Bromley (District chairman).. The business sessions opened each morning with a half-hour devotional ser-vice, addresses being given by Revs. J. Spivey and C. T. England.

A resolution expressing our sense of national loss in the death of our beloved Sovereign, and of profound sympathy with the Queen-Mother and the Royal Family in their great bereavement was carried by the members standing. Letters of sympathy were sent to representatives unable to attend owing to sickness.

Mr. R. Dixon was appointed journal secretary. On the motion of the treasurer it was decided that the levy for the ensuing year be 3d. per member. The follow-ing were elected officers : Chairman, Rev. W. H. Booker ; treasurer, Mr. A. Dickson ; secretary, Rev. E. Troughton ; numerical, financial and trust secretary, Rev. C. T. England ; Young People's and Temperance secretary, Rev. A. Rathwell ; mission secretary, Rev. G. W. Laughton. Revs. D. Heath and J. Luke, and Alderman T. Snape, J.P., were nominated as Guardian Representatives. For the vacancies caused by the death of Rev. W. Longbottom and Mr. T. Ruddle, B.A., the nominations were : Rev. T. T. Rushworth and Mr. Andrew Dickson. Nominations for Connexional Com-mittees : General Connexional Committee, Revs. A. Bromley, T. Sunderland and J. T. Shaw ; Chapel Com-mittee, Revs. T. Stoneley, E. Troughton and C. T. England ; Young People's and Temperance Committee, Messrs. E. W. Watson, J. Fawcett Hogg and C. Stone-man ; College Committee, Revs. J. Lineham, A. Brom-ley and J. Payne. Delegates to Conference : Revs. A. Bromley, I. T. Shaw, T. Sunderland, W. H. Booker, J. T. Newton, T. Smith, A. Smith, and Messrs. J. D. Dryden, W. B. Nesbit, P. A. Hudson, W. R. Dixon, T. N. Arkle, A. Davis and J. Reed. Rev. A. Bromley was elected to the Stationing Committee.

The meeting agreed to the amalgamation of the Newcastle Central and Newcastle West Circuits. The new Circuit will be composed of six churches with 508 members, and is to be worked by two married ministers. Three new chapels have been erected during the year. The total cost was £2,328, of this amount £1,034 has been raised. Several grants and loans were recom-mended.

Numerical returns : Adult members,' 6,868, decrease, 84, losses by deaths, removals and withdrawals, 600; on trial, 585, increase, 58 ; Sunday scholars, 15,419, increase, 153 ; teachers, 1,594, decrease, 26.

Rev. H. Langley was unanimously advanced a stage in his probation. Work among the young people re-ceived careful consideration. Rev. J. Spivey reported that out of 130 schools, 80 do not return any scholars at all as being members of the church. Resolutions were adopted urging the formation of a Young People's Committee in each Circuit, and also a District Young People's Council of which the Circuit Young People's secretaries shall be members.

It was decided that the District committee should consist of the officers and representatives appointed by the circuits. The invitation of the Sandyford Circuit to entertain the District meeting next year was ac-cepted. Thanks to the North Shields friends for their generous hospitality concluded an interesting and en-joyable series of meetings.

The "Methodist Questions Meeting," held in the Howard Street Church on Monday evening, was a great success. The chairman was Mr. J. F. Hogg, and the speakers, Rev. J. T. Shaw, Mr. H. Colman and Rev. A. Smith. The Howard Street Choir rendered special music. Soloist, Miss Maggie Clavering.

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Plymouth and East Cornwall. HELD in the historic town of Tavistock on May 10th

and 11th. The District meeting sermon was preached by Rev. J. Truscott. It was an appropriate message, beautiful in composition, delivered under a sense of the Divine presence and power. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper, over which Rev. A. Hancock presided, followed the sermon. On Tuesday morning at nine Mr. T. B. Reed and Mr. J. Jenkin, two candidates for the ministry, preached. It was a very helpful service.

The business sessions commenced under the presi-dency of Rev. J. Truscott.

A resolution expressing prayerful sympathy with the members of the Royal Family in their bereavement, also a sense of the great loss sustained by the British Empire, was passed by a standing vote.

The District Blue Book showed that in the District there are 8,836 members, decrease 364 ; on trial 129, decrease 89 ; the 173 Sunday Schools have 2,496 officers and teachers, decrease 43 ; 11,843 scholars, decrease 679. Rev. A. C. Phillips introduced the Committee's report on the spiritual state of the churches. The resolution and discussion manifested a courageous desire to face facts, and an undiminished faith in the power and ultimate triumph of the Gospel. Total raised for Trust purposes during the year is £7,683 7s. 4d. ; debts paid off no less than £1,417 3s. 4d. Total raised for Home and Foreign Missions, £1,319 19s. 8d. The levy for District fund expenses was fixed at 21d. per member.

A resolution pledging the District meeting strenuously to maintain the standard of Christian faith as set forth in the doctrinal tenets of the United Methodist Church was passed. Also a resolution asking the leaders of our Churches to do what they can to discourage the growth of the habit of smoking was adopted.

Revs. J. Truscott, D. Murley and L. H. Court were nominated for the College Committee; Revs. J. Trus-cott and A. Hancock were nominated as Guardian Representatives (in place of late Rev. W. Longbottom), and Mr. G. P. Dymond (in place of late Mr. T. Ruddle) ; Revs. D. Heath, J. Luke, Messrs. J. H. Treleven and G. P. Dymond were nominated to fill ordinary vacancies. The following were elected repre-sentatives to Conference : Revs. L. H. Court, R. J. Pollard, W. H. Tubb, G. C. Percival, V. H. Culliford, E. Eves, A. Hancock, D. Murley, J. Sutton, Messrs. J. H. Pollard, S. J. Burrow, W. Tamblyn, T. Lockett, J. T. Treleven, R. Banbury, W. Barriball, G. M. Giles and S. T. Lane. Rev. A. Hancock was elected to the Stationing Committee.

The following District officers were elected : chairman, Rev. W. B. Lark; secretary, Rev. S. G. Jenkins; trea-surer, Mr. J. H. Treleven, J.P. ; auditor, Mr. T. Lockett ; trust secretary, Rev. G. C. Percival ; mission-ary secretary, Rev. E. F. Tonkin ; Young People's and Temperance secretary, Rev. R. J. Pollard ; examiner, Rev. J. Truscott ; examining committee, Revs. E. Hortop, J. Hopper, Mr. A. S. Liddicoat.

Rev. W. E. Chivers was recommended for full Connexion. Revs. H. C. Putt, F. Hanesworth and E. Curtis were recommended to be advanced another year in their probation. Mr. T. B. Reed was recommended for the ministry.

The public services were of a very high order. The chairmen and speakers gave able and timely addresses.

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" 0 SENTINEL AT THE To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—Is it not strange that where so little can be known so much is hazarded, and so much asserted as positively true?, From the slenderest facts sweeping statements are made which are far from the truth. The facility with which we judge others is one of the most glaring defects of our fallen nature. , Our reckless judgements of our fellows are among our commonest, and, at the same time, our greatest sins. 0 Sentinel at the looseiswung door of my impetuous

lips Guard close to-day I Make sure no word unjust or

cruel slips In anger forth, by folly spurred or armed with envy's

whips ; Keep clear the way to-day.

Our amazing generalizations of character, often on the flimsiest information, are frequently cruel wrongs inflicted on innocent people.

I. A new reading of the " right straw epistle "—to

quote Luther's famous description of the Epistle of St. James—would teach us many salutary lessons. The practice of denunciation is happily falling: into disuse. When Church Councils met to settle grave matters of doctrine they concluded their discussions by saying, " If any man maintain other-wise than this, let him be accursed ! " So would men curse their brethren in the name of Christ. Lowell in his " Oriental Apologue " gives a picture of the preacher in whom the spirit of denunciation prevails. One half the time of each was spent in praying For blessings on his own unworthy head, The other half in fearfully portraying Where certain folks would go when they were dead.

No words are necessary to prove that this is entirely out of accord with the Master's spirit. The language of religious imprecation, common though it has been during eighteen hundred years, can find no justification in the words of Jesus. For eighteen centuries we have been exhorted not to judge one another any more, but no one can question the statement that judgement among us is as common as the weeds that spoil our gardens.

The persecutions of the Church of Rome are painful reading as everyone knows. But Protestants are not altogether free from blame. Heresy hunts, intemperate language concerning our brethren whose views differ, from our own, the want of sympathy with those who follow other methods than ours, the shameless uncharitableness in some quarters towards the Church of England on the part of Nonconformists, and the equally shameless uncharitableness on the part of some in the Church-of England towards us, these things are of the same spirit which rejoiced in the faggot and the stake and the lion's fang. Tennyson's reproof, uttered many years ago, still has force : Ah, yet we cannot be kind to each other here for an

hour ; We whisper and hint and chuckle, and grin at a

brother's shame. However we brave it out, we men are a little breed.

H. To none are careless judgements more recklessly

applied than to the great. Those who sit in high places are often the favourite sport of the un-charitable. The harm that is done does not seem to trouble them, They are often quite unconscious of the injustice of their statements. On the paltriest evidence they convict those in lofty stations of the gravest faults. of character. Instances of this need not be particularized. They will be quite familiar to many who read this letter.

If we only knew all we should pity, and not envy or condemn, those who fill great places in the world. Their life is as complex as ours is simple. Where we have one temptation to deviate from the straight path they have .twenty. If the rich man finds it hard to enter the Kingdom of Heaven how much harder must it be for the man who is great as well. as rich.' Mozley says that the way in, which man bears temptation is what- decides his character ; yet how secret is the system of, temptation? .Who knows what is ,going on ? ' What the real ordeal has been,? What its issue was? It may be open to question whether to know all is to forgive all ; but.

LOOSE.SWUNG DOOR ! " nothing is more certain than that we need to blend charity with judgement, remembering there are hidden causes of which we know nothing.

III. Henry Drummond once said that those know not

what they do, or what solemn interest they imperil, when they judge. Drummond had been charged with heresy, and Mr. Sankey, the colleague of Mr. Moody, had written to him concerning the charge. In reply Drummond wrote :

Let me thank you most heartily for your kindness. in. writing. The way to spoil souls, to make them hard and bitter and revengeful, is to treat them as many treat. me. If I have escaped his terrible fate it is because there are others, like yourself, who think no evil.

I have come across one or two instances of late where rash and thoughtless criticism has done un-told harm. I have known cases where anonymous letters of a venomous kind have been sent to innocent people, and these have left rankling wounds which may never heal in this life. Few will read this letter who have no experience of the harm done by uncharitable criticism. Tale-bearing may easily break up the peace of a home. One man may ruin another by some judicious selection of his words and actions, and by a judicious silence con-

. cerning other words and actions. It is the half-truth which causes the greatest mischief. An un-truth can be met and answered, but a half-truth can rarely be brought to book.

IV. The man who suffers wrong without bitterness

makes a contribution to the spiritual nobility of life that is beyond calculation. He who marches breast forward disregarding alike the "yea and nay of the world," is a true knight of the order of Jesus. Perhaps the most conspicuous example of this in modern times was Mr. Gladstone. That he was positively hated in certain quarters is well known. " At Brooks's," says Phillimore," they hate Glad-stone worse than at the Carlton." One pious old lady has left it on record that she was persuaded that Gladstone was the Antichrist mentioned in the New Testament. This was - quite a moderate estimate of Gladstone compared with that of many of his opponents. In Morley's "Life" there is a letter well worth pondering. Writing in 1871 to his friend, Sir Walter James, Gladstone says : "The storm of criticism and rebuke does not surprise nor discourage me. Doubtless much must be just ; and what is not, is what we call in logic an inseparable accident ' of politics. Time and reflection will, please God, enable us to distinguish between them. For my own part I never was so abused as in 1860 ; but it was one of the most useful or least useless years of my life." In the middle of the session Phillimore reports : " Found Gladstone in good spirits ; he spoke with real greatness of mind of the attacks made on him."

To resent a wrong is natural. Is there not a better way?

Old Clarendon.

The Late Dr. Maclaren.

REV. J. SWANN WITHINGTON, Rochdale, writes : A serious loss has been sustained by Church and

nation in the death of Dr. Maclaren. His rare ability made him conspicuous. He could not be hidden. I first heard him preach on the occasion of the opening of Dr. Glover's Chapel, Bristol. His distinct utterance, the emphasis on what may be called the key-word of a sentence, opening avenues of light, fixed attention and evoked admiration. The intensity of his purpose was seen in the earnestness of his manner. Solemn and profound, his th<:ug-hts commanded attention, and gave precious food to his hearers.

Subjoined is a letter which I had from him. He refers to my age ; I am now in my eighty-eighth year.

"Fallowfield, February 12, 1909. "DEAR MR. WITHINGTON,—I am very much obliged

by your kind letter. You did not, however, need to tell me who you are, or how old you are : I have long known both. And have now only to look on with sur-prise: at your juvenility and power of work, which I cannot profess even from afar .off to imitate.

"With many thanks and best wishes, I am, yours faithfully, ALEX. MCLAREN."

Worse News from West China. WRITING from Tong Chuan Fu, under date April 5th,

Rev. S. Pollard says : Since last writing things at Chaotong have again

taken a change for the worse. At Heh-shih-wa 15 miles to the North-West of the city, at Tao-tien-pa 15 miles to the South-East, and at Kiang-pan-p'o 30 miles to the South of the city the rebels have risen against the Government. At the last named place, which is near the main road between Chaotong and Tongchuan, there has been a battle between soldiers and insurgents, and several deaths have resulted from this. It is thus at present quite impossible for the Deputation and party to think of travelling. Had not the Mandarins here at the last moment stopped us when we were on the point of leaving we should have gone straight into the midst of the trouble and in all probability a tragedy would have been the outcome. We are thankful that God kept us from making such a mistake.

All the missionaries around Chaotong were in the city again when last we heard, Mr. and Mrs. Parsons having for the third time had to abandon Stone Gateway.

We are concerned about the Miao and No-su Christians who are in the villages near the troubles. It behoves all friends at home to pray earnestly that God will save his children in this their time of great need. Several features in the present rising are similar to the Boxer rising of 1900. Now, however, the officials are doing all they can to crush the superstitious, ignorant rebels.

Later News. Writing later in the day Mr. Pollard adds : A little later news from Chaotong. The rebels haVe burnt a number of Miao villages, in-

cluding the chapel at Great Level, in the district where the Miao missionary was nearly killed. The village in which lie was captured has also been destroyed.

The preacher at Great Level, Han-Yoh, was captured and kept for twenty-four hours. His life was offered him if he would lead the rebels round to the several Miao chapels, that they might burn them. Refusing, he was to have been offered in sacrifice to the Flag at Sa-ti-ho, a Chinese village thirteen miles from Chaotong. The sacrifice was delayed while the evening meal was being eaten. Suddenly the Government troops appeared, fired on the rebels, badly defeated them, and rescued Han-Yoh.

What will these poor homeless, terrified Miao do? What of the little boys and girls? Where do "the Beauties " and "the Flowers " come in now?

The friends in the city are still safe, but the rebels express their determination to destroy Stone Gateway. We shall see. Man proposes, but God still lives, and He is going to have the last word in this terrible trouble.

All well at Tongchuan. Best wishes to all friends. [We most earnestly commend this disturbing news to

the prayerful sympathy of our readers. Let united prayer be offered throughout our churches for our missionaries and our fellow Christians in China in this time of special anxiety and peril.—ED., U.M.]

Rev. John Kelman, M.A., D.D. A VIGNETTE.

THE "Catch of the Season," to London Nonconform-ists during the May meetings was Dr. Kelman. Most readers had tasted him in the poetic and distinguished articles which he had contributed to Hastings' "Dic-tionary of Christ and the Gospels," and "The Faith of Robt. L. Stevenson." A nearer acquaintance was greatly desired. It was a stroke of good fortune that the Colonial Missionary Society secured him for their annual sermon at the City Temple on Tuesday last. The "tasters " of sermons were there in force. For the Temple was crowded from floor to ceiling. Even the honourable themselves were not absent, for I had the pleasure of sitting quite near to Dr. Jowett and Rev. J. D. Jones, whose fine voices were an enrichment to the psalmody of the occasion.

Dr. Kelman is a little man, slight in build, dapper in appearance. If I rightly apprehend who "Christopher Hunt " is and could be permitted to shave him, I could present a very good double of him. Vocally he is a study. His speaking is not based on power, but dis-tinctness, quite as good a base. And he quite appreciates the necessity of at times letting an accent or a syllable soak in. On Tuesday I do not think he was quite at home; he is probably young enough to be slightly nerv-ous and to feel that he was "on appro." There was something at times a little hectic in his delivery, but Me criticism I have to pass is that just at the point that he was settling to us and we to him the whole thing came to an end. It was just like a brilliant flash of an instant when we wanted it to be of an hour. There is something to be said for an hour's service on ordinary occasions, but on these full-dress fixtures a man should surely give himself time for full and distinct and •ade-quate utterance, as apart from mere time-filling padding. The text of the sermon was "He leadeth them forth." The idea was that we must be sure that our, sons going abroad, our merchants at home, soldiers, sailors, etc., are led forth of Christ. If not, they are led of 'what—mere. circumstance or environment, the convention of their set, self-will. On the latter point a singularly felicitous analysis was given of the elements of heredity, con-stitution, etc. But the deliverance will be fully reported elsewhere. Perfect phrasing, singular distinction in the choice of terms, sufficient earnestness, careful delivery. As I passed out I heard a delegate to the Union meet-ings say to a friend, "What perfect English ! " Yes, it was almost totally devoid even of Scotch.

I would respectfully say to Dr. Kelman : "My dear sir, come again, and next time give us' double."

GROSVENOR CORIN,

Yours, etc., CHRISTOPHER HUNT.

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tion in the payments to ministers there will be a corre-sponding increase—in no single case of less value—in another direction.

(3) The Third paragraph on page 367 of the "Minutes" for 1909 contemplates that in addition to the payments according to the proposed new scale the late M.N.C. minister will be paid in one lump sum, and out of the late M.N.C. Paternal Fund capital, the present value of the difference between the proposed new scale and the late M.N.C. scale. The capital sum necessary

to do this has been ascertained, and the money is in hand, but if may be found more expedient to keep this capital sum in reserve, and continue to pay according to the late M.N.C. scale, by making supplementary yearly grants therefrom. In no case, however, will the actual payments made to the minister of any sec-tion be of less value than the payments guaranteed by the respective sectional rules which were in force before the Union of the Churches.

With a devoutly thankful heart that the Great Head of the Church brought us together, and with the fullest assurance that He will guide the United Church into a larger life and greater spiritual prosperity,—I am, most sincerely yours, GEORGE PARKE,R.

(Convener of the Assessment Committee.)

The New Assessment. WE have already in our editorial columns pointed out

the main alterations made by the last meeting of the Assessment Committee in the proposals submitted to last Conference, but in order to give additional prominence to the matter, and to place all our people in possession of the proposals we print below the essential parts of the Report of the Committee which is to be presented to the Nottingham Conference, together with a letter we have received from the Secretary of the Committee, the Rev. George Parker.

What Our People Think.

Report of Committee. The following resolutions, having received the unani-

mous approval of the Assessment Committee which met at Rochdale on Wednesday, April 13th, will be submitted to the forthcoming Conference, and, as these represent variations from the proposals found in the "Minutes," the Committee has given instructions for them to be forwarded to superintendent ministers and Circuit stewards, in order that quarterly meetings may be fully informed as to the proposed legislation affecting the Circuits.

The Committee trust that the proposals, as now amended, will meet the various personal claims, and, at the same time, be acceptable to the Circuits of the United Methodist Church.

I.—Minimum Salary (page 366 of " Minutes," 1909). The resolutions 1, 2, 3 and 4 (on page 366) will be

submitted to the Conference as they appear in the "Minutes." Resolution 5 to read : Such late M.N.C. ministers—ordained at or before the Conference of 1907 —as may be appointed to Circuits which pay £110 or less than £125 shall, for the next ten years, have the salary made up to the M.N.C. minimum of £125 from a Special Reserve Fund established out of M.N.C. re-sources."

Common minimum salary. The Conference will be asked to undertake the responsibility for a common minimum salary of £120 for married ministers, and £80 for probationers—at or before the Conference of 1920.

IL—The Proposed Assessments on Circuits. (a) For the Auxiliary Fund : An assessment of 6

guineas for each minister and probationer according to the particulars found on page 362 of the "Minutes."

(b) For the Equalization Fund : An assessment of 70. per member ; or, 51d. per member—an abatement of 2d. per member—in Circuits Where the highest salary paid to a minister does not exceed £125.

(c) For the Contingent Fund : 11-d. per member on all Circuits. The total assessment for the Equalization and Contingent Funds, being 9d. per member and 7d. per member respectively.

(d) These assessments to be paid quarterly.

III'—Payments to Ministers from the Equaliz-ation Fund. (See page 364 of "Minutes.")

(a) per annum on account of each child from birth to 12 years of age.

From 12 to 16 years of age the payments to be gradu-ated according to the amount of salary paid to a minister thus : —

(b) £15 per year when the salary is ,.110 to £120 (c) // 11 £121 to £125 (d) £7 10s. „ // // £126 or more. The payments to be made quarterly from the

Equalization Fund.

IV.—Date when the Proposed Assessment shall come into force. (See page 367 of "Minutes.")

It is proposed that the first payment on account of the new assessments shall be made in June, 1911.

The present assessments and contributions to be paid by the Circuits as hitherto', from March 1910 to March, 1911.

The Assessment Committee to pay £900 to the Con-tingent Fund Treasurer for the year 1910-1911.

The payments to ministers on account of children to be on the respective sectional scales and after the same sectional methods until March, 1911.

The Committee will submit to the Conference pro-posals for :-

(a) The reception on equal terms of the children of all ministers at the schools at Ashville, Shebbear and Edgehill.

(b) The grants for furniture to ministers on becoming superannuated.

A Letter from the Secretary of the Committee. DEAR MR. EDITOR,—It will save considerable corre-

spondence and allay unnecessary alarms if brethren throughout the United Church will kindly note :-

(1) That the Assessment Committee has never found it necessary to discuss whether obligations entered into before Union was accomplished are to be honoured by the United Church. All persons have been and are fully agreed on that point; and in the prolonged con-sideration of the most difficult questions of financial rearrangements, there has been neither sectional dis-cussion, nor sectional voting, but the meetings have been distinguished by the most patient and brotherly spirit. Every member of the Committee has aimed at honouring all pre-Union obligations, and the Com-mittee cherishes the hope that the proposals to be sub-rnitted to the forthcoming Conference may settle the financial arrangements of the United Church on an equitable and permanent basis which shall be in accord with the spirit of modern times.

(2) That "in cases where, in order to secure uniformity of payment, it may be necessary to make some reduc-

The New Assessment. REV. H. A. STEMBRIDGE, B.A., Paddock, Hudders

field, writes :- THE findings of the Assessment Committee, reported

in last week's UNITED METHODIST, have suggested the following conundrum : "When does an increase of salary mean a decrease of income?" The answer is supplied by the recommendations re graduated pay-ments from the Equalization Fund on behalf of children between 12 and 16 years of age. Take the case of a minister who has two children, aged 12. and 13 re-spectively. His salary is £120, he therefore has for each child, making his total income £150. He spends his next year in a Circuit which pays him £126. He therefore receives 10s. for each child, his total income now being £141. Because his salary has been raised by £6, he is worse off. It would be to the advantage of this minister to ask his Circuit to reduce his salary by £6, as he would then 'be in pocket. A minister should not be placed at a considerable dis-advantage through a rise in his stipend, and if the fund from which children's allowances are paid is to be worthy of the designation "Equalization Fund," it seems to me that there should be an alteration in the proposed scale of payments. It may not be possible, perhaps, to avoid inequality in every case, but I beg to submit an amended, and, in my judgement, a more equitable scale of payments for children between 12 and 16 years of age : — (a) ,15 per year when the salary is £110 to " .120 (b) 10s. /1 1/ £121 to £130 (c) £10 1/ 1/ £131 or more

For purposes of comparison I give the Committee's scheme : — (a) ,i;15 per year when the salary is £110 to £120 (b) /1 1/ £121 to £125 (c) 10s. 1/ If // £126 or more

I do not think that less than L.10 should be paid for a child over 12 years of age, especially considering that any claim upon the Fund ceases at the age of 16.

I would like also to call attention to the proposed assessment for the Equalization Fund of "Thd. per member, or 5d. per member "—an abatement of 2d. per member—"in Circuits where the highest salary paid to a minister does not exceed 125." For the last clause I would substitute the words "in Circuits with special financial difficulties." The Committee could consider each case on its merits. If the reduced 4sess-ment is determined by the ministerial salary, •the ten-dency will be to keep some salaries at £125, as any increase will involve, sooner or later, an additional assessment of 2d. per member, and it should be remem-bered that the financial ability of a Circuit is not always indicated by the amount of the minister's salary.

Apart from the two matters that I have dealt with, the Assessment Committee's proposals appear to be the most practicable for fhe present.

Why Have a Theological College at all ? REV. W. B. HOULT, M.A., writes :- I feel loath to trespass upon your space, but constraint

is upon me to contribute to the discussion on our Theo- logical Colleges. All the facts and all the arguments which carry weight point to Manchester as the head-quarters for our students. But there is no need for an elaborate building and extensive premises. Circumstances have altered considerably within the last few years. We have now a Theological Faculty in connection with the Manchester University, which did not exist ten years ago. All our needs, or nearly all our needs, from a theological point of view 'can be met by that Faculty. In the University there are specialists in the various subjects who have a standing which we as a De-nomination cannot possibly supply. Why not make arrangements with the University for all our men to attend the classes there? What we want is a Hall of Residence, similar to those already in existence, the one the property of the Society of Friends, and the other established by the Hulme Trustees. Arrangements could easily be made for supplementing the lectures given in the University. The arguments in favour of the sug-gestion are :-

(1) Economy. Our present building in Victoria Park could be well adapted for such a purpose, and the men are within easy reach of Owens College. The expenses of management would be considerably less.

(2) Efficiency. Our students would be under the best men. They will receive the stimulus which comes from contact with distinguished scholars, some of whom have an almost worldwide reputation. This is said to be an education in itself.

(3) Moreover, they will be linked with the large life of the University. There is more prestige in being trained therein than in a denominational Theological College.

(4) The possibility of their studies enabling them to take a divinity degree could not help but be a great

incentive to study. At present the limitation involved in the obligation to proceed first to an Arts degree is a drawback, but I have no doubt that if sufficient pres-sure were brought to bear' upon Convocation and Court the University would alter the regulation. I have been reminded of the day when the question of theological degrees was mentioned at an education ceremony and there were loud cries of "We won't have them." I attended a meeting of Convocation in which the matter was discussed, and pleaded for the establishment of this Faculty, pointing out the number of Theological Col-leges in the locality which might take advantage of it. Though the resolution in favour of it was lost on that occasion the discussion bore much fruit. I mention this to show what advance has taken place, and I be-lieve that further developments are at hand, and my desire it that our young men may have the benefits thereof.

This may seem to some a bold course to advocate, but I am confident it is the best.

Interest in Missions. REV. F. B. TURNER writes : I have been somewhat puzzled by the conflicting

opinions expressed by correspondents in the UNITED METHODIST and by an article which recently appeared in a contemporary. The writer of this article says that "there is in the churches a notable declension of interest in missions to the heathen," and one of your correspondents tells of a returned. missionary who "com-plained much of lack of interest in Foreign Missions in many of the churches he had served last winter." Another correspondent declares that our ministers show no more interest in missions than they did two genera-tions ago. Frankly, I am perplexed, for these things are quite contrary to my own experience during the past year.

I have no desire or intention to enter into any con-troversy upon this matter, but in justice to many who feel the deepest interest in missions, and to the minis-ters with whom I have been associated since I arrived home a year ago, I should like to say audi alteram partem. Since I landed in England last summer I have travelled some 8,000 miles, mainly as missionary deputation ; I have visited some sixty circuits and spoken or lectured or preached some 250 times, in all but a very few cases upon purely missionary topics, and I have thought that there was a distinctly deepened interest in missions and a much more intelligent grasp of missionary questions than when I came home eleven years ago. If there had been anything like general lack of interest in our Foreign Missions on the part of our ministers and people I ought to have completed my deputation work in a state of gloomy despondency. On the contrary, I have been stirred to the heart as I have realized in circuit after circuit what a fund of prayer and power and sympathy we missionaries have had at the back of us.

I have just looked back over my diary for the past twelve months : it is a continuous record of warm- hearted welcome to the missionary as such and of re- sponsiveness to the missionary appeal. And I should like to take this opportunity of thanking the ministers and the splendid band of local missionary secretaries (of whom any Society would be proud) for their evident efforts to make the missionary anniversaries a success.

I have never observed anything but rejoicing when collections were "up " and despondency when for any reason they were "down." I thank God that from Newcastle to Guernsey, and from London to Penzance it has been my lot to be sent to circuits where ministers and people have been united in their desire to help on the great cause of Christian missions, and where the interest in our work abroad has 'seemed to be deeper than during _my last furlough.

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Jnternationat Zesson. BY REV. CHARLES A. ASHELFORD, Bradford.

MAY 29TH, 1910.

THE MULTITUDES FED.-Mt. xiv. 13-21; xv. 29-39.

GOLDEN TEXT : " Jesus said unto them, I am the Bread of Life."-John vi. 35.

THE International Lesson Committee has coupled the two miracles of the Feeding of the Five Thousand and of the Four Thousand for this Lesson. The Golden Text summarizes the underlying teaching in each case. Some think that the narrative of the Feeding of the Four Thousand is but a variant of the Feeding of the Five Thousand. The fact that both miracles are recorded by both Mt. and Mk. is in favour of two separate events. The teacher should indicate the features in which the two records are alike (e.g., in the seeking of seclusion, in our Lord's compassion, in the healing before feeding), and those in which they differ (e.g., as to locality, 4,000 in place of 5,000, seven loaves in place of five, the dif-ferent words used in the original for the one English word "basket." In the case of the feeding of the 5,000, the word "kophinos " signifies a wallet ; in that of the 4,000, the word "spyris " a hamper, capable of holding a man, Acts ix. 25).

This paper deals only with one of the miracles.

Christ's Compassion (vv. 13, 14). The Feeding of the Five Thousand is the one miracle

recorded by all four evangelists, and each makes it the climax of our Lord's Ministry. The suggested crown brings into prominence the hitherto concealed cross. The contexts or settings. of Mk. and Mt., though differ-ing, are alike interesting and instructive. Mk. con-nects the miracle with the return of the Twelve from their mission tour. They were elated, yet exhausted. The more exacting our tasks the more imperative is our need of rest-periods. "Come ye yourselves apart and rest awhile." The ministry of nature, of solitude, of communion would refresh and retone overstrung nerves and overwrought spirits. Christ by His example teaches two secrets of a happy holiday (a) The rest-period must be earned by preceding hard work ; (b) Holidays must be holy days, the thought of God must be in them. Mt. connects the miracle with the death of John the Baptist. V. 12 is a most pathetic touch : when your life is clouded by bereavement, disillusion or blighted hopes-go and tell Jesus. Mt. throughout presents Christ as King. In this chapter the evangelist paints two companion pictures of true and false kingship and places them side by side. Herod, the false king, is self-pleasing, self-indulgent, cruel, and causes suffering and sorrow. He forgets the loyalty due from him to his sub-jects. Jesus, the true King, feels for His people, heals, teaches, feeds, suffers, and ultimately dies for them. What is it to be a king? For Jesus and for us it is to teach, to feed, to save, and, if need be, to suffer and die, for others. Self-forgetfulness and self-giving are its

distinguishing characteristics. All the healing, teach-ing, feeding of that memorable day sprang from the quenchless compassion in the heart of Christ. With Him, the needs and claims of men always took the first place. John makes it clear that our Lord had antici-pated the needs of the people early in the afternoon. It is a beautiful picture of Jesus and the people forget-ting all about time so absorbed are they in blessing and in being blessed. Our innermost self is revealed by our outlook on the multitude-pawns to be used for selfish purposes, or souls to be helped to reach their highest ends ! Jesus feels finely, then helps royally. How prac-tical His compassion was !

Christ's Command (vv. 15-18). This incident affords a striking illustration of our

Lord's method in dealing with men. His method is to reach men's hearts by man's ministry. Mt. alone gives the two beautiful touches-"They need not depart," and "Bring them hither to Me." The evangelist also pre-sents another pair of pictures in contrast, viz., the resourceless disciples and the resourceful Saviour.

Before our Lord multiplies the provision He corn. mands them to feed the multitude. Note particularly the great restriction in His use of the supernatural. A lad's luncheon (Jo. vi. 9) became the pivotal point of the supply. A small quantity of food was made to suffice somehow, and the supply was more than adequate for the need. Christ does His best work with what we have, not with what we have not. Yield cheerfully and confidently what you have to Him, and He will work wonders with it. The blessing which He bestows makes the greatest results possible to the smallest means. "Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be a miracle." Christ's aim is to produce in His disciples a sense of responsibility based on the knowledge of His ability and resource. The need of the great world is our concern. In the presence of the sin, sorrow and pressing problems of humanity, have we not realized our own inadequacy and helplessness? Yet He says, "They need not depart," etc. He is the Satisfier of man's deepest need and His people are the media of blessing to a needy world.

Christ's Catering (v. 19). V. 19 indicates our Lord's love of order and His

perfect mastery of crowds. The multitudes are made to sit down before receiving any food. There must be no unseemly scramble for supplies : all must have an equal chance of being satisfied. A man's true self is often most unconsciously revealed. As Host and Head of the table Jesus impressively gives thanks. The miracle is wrought through the blessing but realized in the break-ing and the distribution of the bread. Lynch's lines aptly describe the situation : "'Twas Springtide when He blest the bread, And harvest when He brake." The annual harvest miracle is the work of the same Jesus, only wrought more slowly. This miracle is a parable in the Seen of Christ's power in the Unseen. He pro-vides for the body and the mind and the spirit. Chris-

tianity is credited by some with throwing the red-herring of other-worldliness across the track of human progress by calling the attention away from present pressing problems to some real or imaginary future felicity. Christ deals with real, present and pressing needs, and only He really does deal with them. Man does not live by bread alone; he needs forgiveness, peace, ideal sus-tenance, fellowship, dynamic, and these Christ alone can give. He is the Provider of all our wants.

Christ's Carefulness (vv. 21, 22). Though the bread and fish were the food of the

peasantry still He provides a relish with the supply-fish. John makes our Lord give the command, "Gather up the fragments," etc. It is an emphatic protest against waste. Nature is prodigal in her gifts, yet she always observes a most rigid economy. There is no waste in Nature, there should be no waste of any kind with men. The disciples would have sent the multitudes away hungry. Jesus sends them- away filled and satis-fied. They might have argued when the barley loaves and fishes were yielded to Him _that they would have to go without a meal, yet by so doing the multitudes were fed, they themselves were satisfied, and, moreover, had an ample provision for the morrow. It is an un-failing law in the kingdom of grace that we get by giving, secure by scattering and possess by sharing.

"The Art of Sympathy." By T. Sharper Knowlson. (F. Warne and Co. ; 2s. 6d.)

Psychology ranks next to theology in the preacher's equipment. Mr. T. Sharper Knowlson has done some good work in this field. His latest volume, "The Art of Sympathy," is an attempt to show the effects of sympathy upon our intellectual life, our social well-being, and even our political future. The author travels over a wide range, and sometimes one feels he is being taken into a region of bogs and quagmires. But even in this region there are so many pleasant things to see that the clay on one's boots is carried with comparative ease. Take this : "The belief in the perfectability of mankind is the most pathetic of all illusions, partly because of its absolute impossibility, and partly because men still per-severe in it despite the enormous odds against them. I knew a clergyman who went to minister in a large city. He mapped out a wicked district, and in full con-fidence boasted that Divine influence would change it from moral darkness to spiritual light within the space of a few years." The upshot was the good man became grey in the conflict and died before his time, killed by overwork and disappointment. The conclusion reached is : "All remedies for converting the world, whether political, religious, economic, or social, are predestined to failure ; there is no perfect quality in the race, and you cannot bring out what has never been put in." But we can forgive Mr. Sharper Knowlson many things for having written so readable a book as the one before us, though a writer who was once a Methodist minister-this is correct, we believe?-might have spared us the statement that all remedies for converting the world are doomed to failure ! C.

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Primary Esepartment. LESSON LXXIII.

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page should bear on the outside, distinctly written, the words " News for the Press," and should be directed to " The Editor, United Methodist,' 188 Rye Lane, Peckham, London, S.E." A number of communications lately have been surcharged through omitting to conform to these Post Office regulations. News should arrive not later than the FIRST delivery on Tuesday morning.

GOD'S LAW OF OBEDIENCE. MATT. XXI. 28-32.

GOLDEN TEXT : "Honour thy father and thy mother." —Ex. xx. 12.

AIM OF LESSON.—To teach that the best kind of obedience springs from love.

LESSON STORY. The vineyard. Once in the Holy Land lived a vine-

yard owner who had two sons. This vineyard constituted all his wealth, he worked in it early and late, and the beautiful grapes not only fed him, but when sold brought him the money whereby he lived.

Do you know what an Eastern vineyard is like? It is not a flat garden, but one on a hillside, arranged in terraces. You go up a step or two, then come to • a little level ground in which the vines are planted, up another step, then to another level place where more vines are planted, and so on. As the vines grow they spread upwards and cover the rocky hillsides with most beautiful green leaves and bunches of grapes. The vineyard keeper works hard. Often he has• to carry up the earth in which the vines: are, planted ; every day he has to watch and train them, and keep a sharp look out lest wild animals or robbers steal his grapes.

The father. This vineyard keeper was glad he had sons, for he thought : "When I am old, then my sons will help me." What a happy time those two boys had whilst they were young ! They were never tired of wandering up and down the steps and little paths their father had made in his vineyard. They had always plenty of grapes to eat in summer, and in winter raisins. The time came when the boys grew big and became young men ; and the father, who all these years had toiled for them, was now grey-haired, and his back bent with his unceasing toil.

The first son. One day, in the heat of summer, when the grapes were ripe and ready for gathering, the father felt too weak to go out and work in the hot sun. He said to his older boy : "Son, go and work in my vine-yard to-day, and gather the grapes for me." And the son looked black, and said : " I will not," for he wanted to go somewhere else. He then went out of the house before his father could ask him again. But when he got outside he had to pass the vineyard. As he hurried along below the terraced hillside it seemed to him as though his father's grey-haired face and bent form were before him. He remembered how happy he and his brother had been, playing hide and seek, eating grapes there, and how hard his father had always worked. He stopped suddenly. "I'm a brute to say I wont work for father," he said. "Father has worked for me all these years, and I'll work for him now." Then he crept back to the little shed where his father kept the baskets, ran with them to the vineyard and began to work as hard as he could. The thought of what a surprise and pleasure it would be to his father to find the work done made him happy. But what was the father doing all this time? He was hurt and angry when his son said, "I will not go," to him. He would have gone after him, if only his legs had not trembled so.

The second son. lie called his second son, and said to him : "Son, go and work in my vineyard to-day. Gather my grapes for me." Now this son was always ready to promise to do things, but he did not often do them. He said : "All right, father, I will go." Out he went. When he got outside, he thought it was too hot to work. " I will go first and enjoy myself a little while." So away he went taking the opposite way to the vine-yard. The father knew that he was disobedient ; for he crept to the door to watch him, and saw which way he went.

Now he was more hurt and angry than ever because both his sons had disobeyed and deserted him. "It is no use," he said. " I must go and try to gather the grapes myself." As he felt so weak and ill he waited until the afternoon when the sun's heat was not so great.

Towards evening he crept out of the house, took a basket, and turned along the road to the vineyard.

He never looked up until he stood at the foot of the vineyard. Then he saw that the big vat, in which the grapes had to be put, was half full ; at another place grapes were laid out in bunches to dry, and there up the hill was his elder son busy working. Oh, how glad the father was ! One of my sons loves and obeys me, he thought.

When the son saw his father he came down the hill carrying another basketful with him. "They are more than half gathered, father," he said. "I am sorry I said what I did." The sweat was pouring off his face, and he was covered with earth stains, but his face was glad. The father said : "Thank you, my lad," and turned aside to hide the tears of joy which rushed to his eyes. They worked until the grapes were all gathered, and returned home happy together.

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hill. Supply them with paper to form a house, and little sprigs of leaves to plant on terrace for vines, also small sticks for obedient and disobedient sons.

FROME. Stonelaying. THE stonelaying ceremony in connection

with the new chapel which is being erected in Partway, Frome, has just taken place, con-ducted by Rev. Jabez King, chairman of the District, who congratulated the friends on having reached that very auspicious time. Stones were laid by Alderman A. J. Smith, a former Lord Mayor of Bristol; Rev. W. J. Clarke, of Bristol ; • Mr. A. E. Chivers, on behalf

; of the Radstock Circuit • Mr. R. Moore, on behalf of the Frame Church ; Miss Brownjohn and Mr. H. Dowling, on behalf of the Sunday School. The friends then ad-journed to the Wesleyan Chapel (kindly lent by the trustees), where a service took place and a sermon, in-teresting and forceful, was preached by Rev. George Eayrs, F.R.Hist.S. At 5.15 there was a public tea in the Wesley Girls' Schoolroom, and this was followed by an organ recital in the chapel by Mr. Arthur Bunce. At seven o'clock a public meeting was held in the chapel, under the presidency of Rev. Jabez King. The singing was led by members of the Free Church Choral Union. The local pastor (Rev. A. Percy Hoare) said the present chapel was very badly situated and inconvenient. Early in the year 1908 the trustees secured a splendid site in Partway. It was in the centre of a recently-developed and increasing neighbourhood. Their existing premises had been sold for the sum of 4250. Plans had been prepared by Mr. Skinner, of Bristol, for the first portion of the chapel, with a temporary schoolroom and offices attached, divided from the chapel by a movablepartition. The contract price for the present section was '898; the cost of the site, ,200; for making entrances, seating and other expenses, £152 (about) ; the total cost being approximately £1,250. A grant of ,4.110 and a loan of £200 had been promised by the Connexion on condition that they raised £465. They were hoping- that when that day's receipts were added to the sum already secured they would have gone considerably beyond meeting that condition. The amount of money received to date was £134 11s. 10d. ; • amount of promises, £74 6s. ; sale of old chapel, £250. Interesting addresses were given by Revs. W. J. Clarke, G. Eayrs, W. Angus Fryar (super-intendent of the Radstock Circuit), Mr. R. M. Moffat, M.A. (pastor of Zion Congregational Church), Mr. H. Dowling, Mr. R. Moore, and Rev. A. Robinson. In addition to leading the hymns, the Free Church Choral Union rendered "The heavens are telling " (from the "Creation "), and the "Hallelujah Chorus " (Handel). Mr. H. 0. Hedder conducted. Mr.. A. H. Bunce pre-sided at the organ. The financial result of the day reached a total of £62 ,17s. 1d.

RAWTENSTALL. Memorial IN memory of our dearly-beloved church Service. secretary, Mr. George Whitaker, who

died Wednesday, April 27th, a memorial service was held in' Haslingden Road Church, on Sun-day, May 8th. The chapel choir (with the assistance of members of the Rawtenstall Choral Society, of which Mr. Whitaker was president), led the singing and ren-dered as anthems, "Evening and morning," "Crossing the bar," and "Brother! thou art one before us." Our minister (Rev. H. Wilson, M.A.) said that the chief claim of Mr. Whitaker was that -he served, his last Saturday' being spent in the service of the church he loved and his last Sabbath spent in the worship of God. For fifty-seven years a diligent and loyal; servant of one firm ; for forty years an enthusiastic and stedfast church secretary ; for twenty-five years teacher .of the Young Women's Class, Mr. Whitaker was one of God's gentle-men, and this was fully testified to by the members who gathered to do honour to his name. Men of all shades of political. opinion, from all the religious organizations of the town had come to show respect to one who might have had the highest position the town could- offer had he wished. Our organist (Mr.: E. Home,. L.R.A.M.) played Chopin's "Funeral March " at the close of the service. In . the school, instead of the usual classes, addresses were delivered by Mr. Wm. Pewtress (super-intendent for the day), Messrs. John - Nuttall, - A. Bircham, R. Peel, and W. H. Thomas. At the sacra-ment service, after the usual evening service, Mr. Wilson read three letters of sympathy and appreciation from three of our late pastors, Revs. J. M. - Mather, John Baxter, and C. H. Buxton.

ROCHDALE. United THE annual meeting was held in Baillie Methodist Street Chapel, under the presidency of Council. Rev, W, H. Cory Harris, Tea

was generously provided by Mr, J. Duckworth, jun. At the outset the chairrnan made appropriate reference to the loss the nation had sustained through the death of the King. There was also a reference to the decease. of Dr.- Alex. Mac-laren and to the indebtedness of all the churches to this king of preachers. The officers elected for the ensuing year were : president, Rev. F. J. Ellis ; vice-

.presidents, Rev. W. H. Cory Harris and Councillor R. Brook, of Littleborough ; treasurer, Mr. T. 'Howarth ; secretary, Rev. George Langley ; plan secretary, Rev. M. M. Todd. Arrangements were made for a garden party of all the churches and choirs of the Council, to be held in the grounds of .Denehurst on July 2nd by' the

MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS. Rev. Thomas Fish has accepted the invitation of the

Sunderland, Thornhill Circuit (West End Section) for Conference.

To the regret of the friends Rev. S. 0. Rider has inti-mated to the leaders of the Boulevard Church, Hull, his intention . to leave at the Conference of 1911.

Rev. W. J. Hopper has accepted a unanimous invita-tion to remain in the Ilkeston Circuit till 1912.

Rev. J. A. Hughes is leaving Beckett Street Church, Leeds, Lady Lane Circuit after three years' service.

DISS. Miss Alice THE. Diss Church and Circuit has lost a Aldrich. valuable member in Miss Alice Aldrich

who peacefully passed away at Bourne- mouth on April 29th, in her fifty-fifth year. Endowed with exceptional abilities she gained high honours at Mason's College, Birmingham, where she was educated. On returning to Diss she took an active interest in all public matters, especially in the work of elementary education. Her father was then chairman of the School Board, and she was soon afterwards elected a member of that body, a position which she held till its dissolution in 1902, when she became a manager of the provided schools.. She was also a member of the Local Technical Education Committee, and rendered useful service in arrangements for the erection of a Secondary School of which she was appointed a governor. But whilst deeply interested in the education of the children she had a deeper concern in their religious instruction, and strongly held that this was a duty devolving upon the churches. Hence she has been for years a worker in the Sunday School connected with the United Methodist Church as teacher and recently as superintendent. The thorough-ness which characterized all her work was shown in these positions, and to teachers and scholars alike she set a splendid example of regularity, punctuality and fidelity to duty. Brought up and nurtured in Free Methodism, Miss Aldrich had a deep affection for her church of which she was not only a generous supporter, but a most consistent worker. She has been for many years a local preacher, and her sermons, delivered with rare fluency, gave evidence of careful preparation and great earnestness of purpose. She was a preacher of unusual eloquence and power, and her services were greatly in demand for anniversary and other functions throughout East Anglia. She was a frequent attendant and speaker at the meetings of the Norfolk and Suffolk Lay Preachers' Association. All the churches in Diss and district have been indebted to her from time to time for thoughtful pulpit utterances. Missionary work was very dear to her heart, and for years she has offi-ciated as Circuit missionary treasurer. She was a life-long abstainer, and took an active interest in the tem-perance movement. In her position as president of the Diss British Women's Temperance Association she did excellent work. As Circuit Temperance and Young People's secretary she exercized an influence among the young which cannot be estimated. She acted as honorary joint secretary of the Diss Liberal Association, and was a powerful advocate, both by pen and voice, of Liberal principles. She was in great request as an exponent of Liberal principles in the Eastern counties and various parts of the country. The funeral evoked a remarkable demonstration of sympathy and respect. Hundreds of people, many of whom had travelled long distances, were present, and the cortege was a very lengthy one. All the churches in the Circuit were re-presented, and the Diss Sunday School teachers and a large number of scholars followed, her own class carry-ing wreaths and bunches of flowers. All the Free Church ministers of the town and representatives of various local institutions were present. Rev. F. L. Page officiated, and Mr. E. Widdowson, of London, an old friend of the family, gave an address in which he paid a high,tribute to the life and work of the deceased, and urged that others should emulate her noble ex-ample. There were numerous magnificent floral em-blems of affection and esteem. On Sunday week Rev. F. L. Page conducted a memorial service in the Diss Church, which was filled. The preacher said her work would be her most enduring monument, and referred to her strong convictions, her devotion to duty and ,her: personal goodness as secrets of her extraordinary in-fluence. Miss Bennett very tenderly sang "0, rest in the Lord," and at the close of the service Mr. Leslie effectively played the "Dead March " in "Saul."

DUDLEY. THE foundation stones of a new iron church were laid

at Harts Hill on Monday 9th inst., the old building being endangered by mining operations. Stones were laid by Mr. T. Hughes, Mr. J. A. Skidmore, Mrs. B. Share and Mr. J. Lewis who each contributed £5 5s. Subscriptions and the collection brought up the income to £36 8s. 6d., to which the profit of the tea is to be added. Rev. J. L. Hookins conducted an appropriate service, and Rev. F. Rhodes gave the address. The friends themselves have dug out 'the foundations, and great enthusiasm prevails,

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generous permission of Mr. Robert Turner. Preliminary arrangements were also made for a joint demonstration and choir union festival, to be held in Baillie Street Chapel, on November 12th, 1910. Rev. M. M. Todd gave interesting particulars relative to the Council's publication of a handbook of preachers' appointments and other information for the whole of the circuits, and there was general commendation of the work. An attempt is to be made to revitalize and reorganize the work of the Circuit Schools Committee. A conference of that committee and a section of the Council will shortly be held to revise its constitution and define its functions. A proposal to have one general preachers' meeting for the six circuits was discussed and referred to the next meeting for decision.

SHAVINGTON, CREWE. Mr. John A GODLY and beautiful life reached its Murray. earthly close when on Sunday, May 1st,

Mr. John. Murray, of Shavington, yielded his spirit up to God. Mr. •Murray had reached his, eighty-first year, and practically all his life had been spent in the village, and in connection with the United Methodist Church. When a boy he took some little part in building the chapel, and on its completion became a Sunday scholar. After a while he became teacher, then superintendent of the school and father of the church. On the completion of some half-century of service in a position of trust under the London and North-Western Railway Company, he retired, bearing with him the confidence and affection of all with whom he had been associated, as was evidenced by the illu-minated address and gifts then presented to him. Of late years he suffered from deafness, making conversa-tion with him difficult ; but he was bright and cheerful, ever ready to speak of his hope in Christ. He had a unique knowledge of the ministers of the Methodist Free Church, gained more through the study of de-nominational literature than by personal contact ; though his ministerial friends were many. His house was to the last a preachers' home, and to both local and itine-rant his hospitality was freely dispensed. Few men had a greater love for the house of God, or were more dili-gent in attendance on its ordinances. It gave him great pleasure to open the doors, light the lamps, and make the chapel bright, warm and comfortable. When in October last, a new school was added to the estate, his joy was as great as though he had been personally en-riched. During his last illness his thoughts centred upon the chapel. He counted the • days, almost the hours, to Sunday ; and it was quite in the fitness of things that just as the congregation was gathering in his beloved sanctuary, his soul should pass into the "temple not made with hands." A good man he was,

upright, simple in faith, tender in affection, genuine in his piety ; a lover of God, an example to his neighbours, a faithful servant of Christ, and a staunch upholder of Methodist doctrine and practice, and worthy of all honour, confidence and love. The funeral took place on Thursday, May 5th, Revs. H. Codling and H. D. Allen officiating, and Councillor Kay delivering the address in the chapel. Afterwards the interment was made in the Wybunbury Churchyard.

SHREWSBURY. Mrs. Mary THE Albert Street Church, Shrewsbury, Price. mourns. the loss of one of its oldest and

most beloved members, Mrs. Mary Price. Born in 1830, she was closely identified with the cause of the Methodist Association and the United Methodist Free Church at Onerton, her husband being for many years a respected officer of the church there. Shortly after his death Mrs. Price removed to Shrewsbury in 1889, and immediately associated herself, together with her two daughters, with the cause at Albert Street. Ever loyal to the Denomination, she generously sup-ported the cause, showing especial interest in . missionary work. Her glory has been in her home life, where her capable management, her gracious influence, and quiet cheerfulness, have made doubly. acceptable the hospi-tality, for which she has always been known, and to the heartiness of which many of our ministers can gratefully testify. Mrs. Price entered into the higher life on April 24th, after a long and trying illness. borne with patience and fortitude. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. R. Abercrombie, M.A., an old friend of the family, who paid a feeling tribute to the gentle Christian character of our departed friend.

STAPLEFORD. Mr. Robee., OUR brother passed away, after a brief Hazeldine. and painful illness, on April 12th, at the

age of seventy. His removal is a serious loss to our 'church at Hill Top, with which he had been connected for many years. He was a "leader " in all departments of the church's life and work. It is not probable that any one person will be found to fill all his offices. No prayer-meeting would "lag" 'very long where he was present. He was also the veteran figure of the quarterly meeting, which must for some time seem strange without his cheery presence and hearty utterances. Mr. Hazeldine was a native of Eastwood, where all his life was spent. The local press says : "His long and honourable association with the town's religious work, his uprightness of character and general disposition quite- endeared him to the .public, and East-wood will be the poorer in many respects by his de-parture." Since giving up his occupation a few years

since he has spent his time chiefly in "going about doing good." Almost his last act was to send for the young women of•his Sunday School Class and bid them "Good-bye " one by one—a scene they are not likely to forget. Two ministers of other denominations assisted at his funeral (conducted by Rev. G. W. Potter), and tributes were sent from the Band of Hope Union and the Sunday School Union.

Anniversaries. WIGAN (Lamberhead Green).—The Sunday School an-

niversary preacher was Rev. John Baxter (Circuit minis-ter). The usual procession was postponed until before the evening service on account of cold showers. The sacred cantata, "Moses in the Bullrushes," was given in the afternoon by the choir, the chairman being ,Mr. J. F. Simpkin, J.P. Large congregations gathered at all the services, and the collections amounted to nearly £30, being more than last year.

ELLAND (Bethesda).—The Bethesda Sunday School anniversary preachers were Revs. J. Young (Sheffield) -and Maurice Hodsman, resident minister. Mr. W. M. Armitage conducted the special singing for the thirtieth time in able fashion. The organist was Mr. Frank Smith. All the services were well attended, the evening one being commenced before the advertised time be-cause of the large church being crowded. The collec-tions, for more than the twentieth time, were over £100, viz., £100 6s. 6d.

DERBY (Becket Street).—The Sunday School anniver-sary services were conducted by Rev. A. H. Robins, and the choir rendered suitable music. The children were arranged on a platform in front of the pulpit, and in the afternoon. the primary children occupied this .platform, and went through their exercises under the leadership of Rev. A. H. Robins. Monday's meet-ing in the school was a great success. A goodly num-ber were present and the reports, speeches, singing, etc., were of a high order. Mr. A. J. Cash, C.C., oc-cupied the chair. •

HUDDERSFIELD (Crosland Moor).—Successful Sunday School anniversary services have been held in this Cir-cuit. At Slaithwaite the preacher was Rev. W. R. Clark ; collections, £40. Rev. W. T. Anderson preached at Longwood ; collections, £28. At Lindley, Thorn- cliffe Street, Rev. W. R. Clark preached, and was collected. Mr: H. Williams was the preather at Almond-bury ; collections, £8. At Crosland Moor the services were conducted by Rev. W. R. Clark, and the collec-tions amounted to Lri0.

PRESTON (Moor .Lane).—The choir anniversary ser-vices were conducted by Rev. E. Craine. There was special music by the choir at each service. In the afternoon a musical service was held, and was much enjoyed.

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HULL (Stepney).—At the fifty-eighth Sunday School anniversary the preacher was Rev. H. Hawley (the pastor). In the afternoon a children's service was pre-sided over by Mr. J. E. Hargreaves, of Hessle, when an address was given by Rev. A. W. Wardle (Wes-leyan), an old favourite with the children. On the Monday, the scholars and friends were regaled to an excellent tea, after which a public meeting was held in the church, presided over by Mr. F. Baker, Circuit treasurer, when we were favoured by the presence of Rev. W. Talbot Hindley, M.A., vicar of St. John's Church, who gave an interesting address on "The Greatest Discovery of the Age—Boys and Girls." He was supported by the ministers of the Circuit. En-couraging reports of the work were given. The ser-vices were repeated on May 8th, conducted by Revs. J. Gardner (Congregational), and H. J. Cundy (Wesleyan). In the afternoon, at the children's service, presided over by Mr. F. Needier, an address was given by Rev. J. G. Patton (Congregational). The services have been very successful.

HULL (Beverley).—At the Sunday School anniversary the preacher morning and evening was Rev. Alwyn J. Ellis. In the-afternoon a children's service was held, at which recitations, solos, etc., were given by the scholars. On the Monday evening twenty-two scholars, under the tuition of Mrs. Maston, give the illustrative exercise, "Shining Lights." There were good congregations, and the singing was excellent.

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE (Henry Square). — The Sunday School anniversary preacher was Rev. J. A. Thompson, of York, a former minister of the church. Mr. Thomp-son preached powerful and inspiring sermons at the morning and evening services, and gave an address in the afternoon. The singing by the scholars was also greatly appreciated, and their rendering of the various selections was truly magnificent and impressive. The result of the anniversary was *20 1s. 6d., and it is remarkable to note the great advance, both spiritually and financially, which this church has made during the past few years.

FAVERSHAM.—Rev. W. J. Southern preached the Sun-day School anniversary sermons. •Mr. W. T. Barker presided at the scholars' gathering in the afternoon. At the Monday meeting Mr. F. Pierce occupied the chair, and the secretary (Mr. J. H. Johnson) presented a grati-fying report, and Mr. W. E. Palmer a financial state-ment showing a balance in hand. Addresses were de-livered by Rev. H. Turner and Mr. D. J. Ratcliff, presi-dent of the Faversham Sunday School Union. Long ser-vice diplomas were presented by Rev. W. J. Southern to the following teachers : Mr. G. Manser (54 years' ser-vice), Miss M. Mercer (42 years'), Mr. John Savin (40 years'), Mr. J. Kirkman (35 years'), Mr. W. T. Baker (28 years'), and Mr. D. C. P. Wise (26 years').

PLYMOUTH (East Street).—The Sunday School anni-versary services were attended by large congregations. At night the pastor of the church, Rev. W. E. Chivers, delivered a searching sermon on the lamentable decay of family religion. The services were continued on the Wednesday when there was a public tea followed by the annual meeting. The services were most successful, though much disappointment was felt because of the absence of the beloved organist, Mr. T. J. Pawley. Mr. Pawley has been ill since last December, and still remains exceedingly weak. His many friends through-out the Denomination will hope and pray for his speedy restoration .

CARDIFF (Newport Road).—The Sunday School anni-versary services preacher was Rev. Francis H. Robinson. In the afternoon a children's service was held, pre-sided over by Mr. Webber, and addressed by Rev. F. H. Robinson. The scholars were assisted in their special singing by the choir at each service, and also, in the afternoon and evening, by the Roath Brotherhood or-chestra. Mr. Proud, for the thirtieth time in succession, acted as trainer and conductor; and his services in this capacity are appreciated by the officers and teachers of the Sunday School. On the Monday following a public tea was held, followed by an organ recital by Mr. Fred S. Jones. A public meeting was held under the chair-manship of Mr. Hindmarsh, when Mr. Robinson gave an interesting and instructive lecture entitled "Across Greenland with Dr. Nansen."

HUDDERSFIELD (Brunswick Street).—The fifty-third school anniversary sermons were preached by the pastor, Rev. Bruce W. Rose, large congregations being present morning and evening. Special hymns and anthems were rendered by the scholars, teachers and choir under the able leadership of Mr. Friend Haigh ; organist, Mr. Wigglesworth ; collections realized,';'53. The ,school is in good condition, a primary department proving itself a welcome and most successful development.

WIGAN (Goose Green).—The Sunday School anniver-sary preacher was Mr. J. J. Fortune (Wigan). In the afternoon a service of song "From Street Arab to Evan-gelist" was rendered by the choir, the chairman being Mr. J. Rigby (Tyldesley), and the reader Miss Bradburn (Newtown). Good congregations assembled, and the collections realized over x'19—a slight increase.

CHORLEY (Railway Street).—The Sunday School anni-versary sermons were preached by Rev. James Harrison, Northwich. The collections amounted to 15s., £63 14s. of which was raised in the school the pre-vious Sunday. In the afternoon, Mr. A. J. F. Williams gave the address. There was special singing by the children and choir at each service.

Bazaars. FOREST GATE (Wanstead).—At the opening ceremony

the chair was taken by Mr. G. T. Veness, and the sale of work was declared open by Mrs. C. Gilding. Miss L. Goddard, of Leyton, was the soloist. The proceeds amounted to £60, and it is anticipated may reach —the most successful sale of work during the present ministry.

KILBURN (Percy Road).—A very successful bazaar took the form of a "West Country Fair," the room being very prettily decorated for the occasion by Miss

Alice Boatfield and Mr. Putman. The bazaar was opened on the first day by Mr. J. R. Norman Waters, of Kensington, and on the second day by Mr. E. Tildesley. The opening ceremony on the third day took the form of a children's pageant, "The Court of Flowers," which had been written and arranged by Rev. James Stephens, of Norwich, the music being com-posed by Mr. W. J. Gaze, A.R.C.O. : it was repro-duced by their kind permission. The children were trained by Miss Chalker, and did their part extremely well, their gifts amounting to over £17. The total proceeds of the "Fair" amounted to about L'125:

DURHAM.—A sale of useful and ornamental work was opened in the Bethel schoolroom by a loyal and true friend, Mrs. Thomas Reid, of Nettlesworth. The proceeds were . .40; a pleasing result as it follows a sale of work so recently by the same church which realized £195.

PRESTON (Moor Lane).—A Japanese fair and sale of work was held in the schoolroom. The room was tastefully decorated, and the goods were temptingly dis-played. Entertainments were given at intervals each evening. Rev. E. Craine presided on the first day, and Mr. A. Hamer declared the sale open. Scholars, trained by Mrs. Craine and Mrs. Bell, conducted die opening ceremony on the Saturday. Miss Willetts received the purses from the children. The net proceeds, inclusive of a few concerts given during the winter by some of the classes in the Sunday School, were '50, which was chiefly devoted to the fund for repainting and re-furnishing the minister's house, and grants were also made to the trustees of the church, and the Circuit quarterly meeting.

HACKNEY (Pembury Grove). — A grand floral bazaar was opened by Lady Spicer (chairman, Mr. H. Spokes); the next day by the Mayoress of Hackney, accompanied by his Worship the Mayor (chairman, Mr. D. W. Marple) ; and on the following day by Councillor Albert Saunders, J.P. (chairman, Mr. Edward Tee). On the last day a number of children presented crown purses to Mrs. Tee. Solos were rendered by Miss Elsie Squire and Mrs. Percy Codling. Although the church had only been preparing for the effort since last November, the result has been most gratifying, '186 being realized.

Presentations. SHEEPRIDGE.—A largely-attended "At Home " was

held to welcome Mr. T. A. Cockin (junior Circuit steward), and Mrs. Cockin on their return from their honeymoon. Many friends from other churches in the Circuit were present, including Mr., John Whiteley, J.P., C.C. (senior Circuit steward), and Mrs. Whiteley, the parents of the bride. Rev. H. Williams, of Mold-green, acted at host, and Mrs. Midgley, in the absence through bereavement of Mrs. Williams, as hostess, and congratulatory speeches were delivered by Rev. W. T. Anderson and Rev. W. R. Clark ; the latter, on behalf of the Sheepridge Church, making the presentation of a handsome silver-plated flowerstand. Mr. Cockin, in a happy speech, expressed his pleasure and surprise at the gift, and referred to his associations with Sheep-ridge. Mrs. Cockin also spoke briefly, thanking the friends for the way they had niade her feel at home among them, and for the handsome present. A fine musical programme was provided, which included many selections by the Sheepridge Glee Party, and refresh-ments were served during the evening.

Missionary Services. PLYMOUTH (Embankment Road).—The pastor (Rev.

J. Gibbon) organized a missionary pageant. Three scenes were prepared, describing incidents of life as seen amongst the North American Indians, the natives of British India, and the Chinese. Much of the pre-paratory work was carried out by Mr. Gibbon himself, who has the reward of a brilliant success. The lecture-room was filled on both evenings, and a, double result is assured. Missionary interest will be deepened, and the missionary funds will 'receive a substantial sum.

Our Annual District Meetings. (Concluded from page 399.)

At the young people's meeting Mr. J. H. Treleven pre-sided ; speakers, Revs. R. James, S. Buglass, and S. G. Jenkins. At the missionary demonstration Mr. R. N. Stanger (Wesleyan) presided. The speakers were : Rev. A. C. Phillips, Mr. A. S. Liddicoat, C.C., and Rev. A. Hancock.

An address of welcome from the Tavistock Free Church Council was read to . the District meeting. Tavistock friends were heartily thanked for their gener- ous and thoughtful kindness. "The most spiritual District meeting I can remember," is the testimony of one who has been in the ministry more than thirty years. The next District meeting is to be held at Bodmin. R. J. POLLARD.

Rochdale. THE sessions were held at Union Street Church, Old-

ham, on May 11th and 12th, the weather and the wel-come being of the brightest character. The chairman, Rev. G. Kilgour, presided. After the opening devotions and the constitution of the meeting, Rev. J. Wynn was appointed minute secretary.

The chairman moved, and Rev. W. Redfern seconded, a comprehensive resolution regarding the death of King Edward VII. and the loss sustained by Queen Alexandra, the members of the Royal Family, and the country in general, which was adopted by a standing vote. Letters of sympathy were directed to be sent to Revs. J. Swann Withington, J. P. Burt, W. R. Smith, and Mr. J. T. Foulds. The chairman delivered an eloquent and timely address on "The Social Outlook and the Church's Func-

tion." The observance of the Lord's Supper suitably concluded the first session.

The following items from the various reports may be of interest : church members 9,329, increase 47 ; proba-tioners 645, increase 54; junior church members 131. Sunday School scholars 24,833, decrease 423 ; officers and teachers, 3,463, increase 134.

On the various reports able and inspiring speeches were made by Revs. F. J. Ellis, R. Noble, and Mr. T. Howarth. The consideration of missionary affairs re-sulted in an inimitable address by Rev. J. H. Phillip-son, and a resolution unanimously adopted urging the need for immediate extension in the Meru country, E. Africa. The report on the Thanksgiving Fund was pre-sented by Rev. T. Rees Bott, and dissatisfaction was ex-pressed at the slow progress made in its interests in the District.

The following were elected representatives to the Nottingham Conference : Revs. G. Kilgour, R. R. Baker, H. H. Wilson, M.A., A. Chadwick, H. •C. Ren-shaw, R. Noble, F. J. Ellis, J. F. Lawis, G. Carver ; also Messrs. J. Hole, J.P., E. Woolley, J.P., T. Howarth, Coun. Rhodes, Mills, S. L. Britton, G. W. Kay, W. S. Broadley, and J. Thornton ; alternatives, Revs. I. B. Goodhand, W. Downing, G. Langley, Messrs. Platt, Crabtree, and Ogden. Rev. W. Redfern, Dr. Irving, and Rev. F. J. Ellis were nominated for the College Committee. One candidate for the ministry, Mr. F. W. Pilkington, of Bury, received a unanimous recommendat on for admission to College.

Sanction was given to the union of the Burnley and Nelson Circuits, also of the two Blackburn Circuits, and the division of the Accrington Circuit. A levy of 2d. per member was agreed to. The election of District officers resulted as follows : chairman, Rev. R. R. Baker

' general secretary, Rev. T. Rees Bott ; treasurer,

Ald. R. Jackson ; financial secretary, Rev. G. Mellelieu ; trust secretary, Rev. M. M. Todd; missionary secretary, Rev. W. Bennett ; Young People's' and- Temperance secretary, Rev. A. E. Bowyer ; examiner, Rev. W. Red-fern.

A public meeting was held on the evening of the first day. Mr. J. Holt, J.P., of Bury, presided. Rev. R. R. Baker spoke on "The Place of Christ in the Life of To-day," and ReV. T. Naylor on "The Church's Great Moment."

The hospitality of the Oldham friends was of a most generous and gracious character. and suitable acknow-ledgement thereof was made at the luncheon table on the second day. Menticn must also be made of the splendid service rendered by a large united choir, conducted by Mr. G. Haslop. The next District Meeting is fixed to be held. at Tod.norden. E. C.

Sunderland. HELD in Queen Street Chapel, South Shields, on

May 11th and 12th. Rev. T. J. Dickinson presided over a full attendance of representatives. After a few appro-priate words of welcome to the delegates from the chair-man, an impressive vote of sincere condolence with the Royal Family was passed by the members standing.

The numerical schedule, introduced by the secretary, Mr. M. G. Burgess, showed 6,880 full and junior mem- bers, a decreasie on the present basis of reckoning of 85. The Young People's returns showed 14,496 scho-lars (decrease 39), 1,917 teachers and officers (decrease 39), with 2,042 members of P.S.A. and kindred societies.

The Home and Foreign Mission Fund revealed contri-butions of -6691 5s. 8d. for the two funds, an increase on the Foreign Mission Fund of X41. A decrease of

was reported on the Annuity and Auxiliary Funds. A pleasing interlude, in the routine of business, was

the presentation to the chairman, by Rev. C., H. Butcher, on behalf of an unknown donor, of a black ebony gavel, to be used as an insignia of office by future chairmen.

The Mayor of South Shields joined the delegates at dinner in the Y.M.C.A. rooms, and warmly welcomed the District meeting to the borough. Councillor Calvert, J.P., suitably replied on behalf of the brethren.

The conversation on the spiritual state of the District was ably introduced by Rev. G. A. Ward, who pleaded for positive spiritual possessions. Mr. C. Whiteley, Rev. J. Longden and others joined in a very profitable con-sideration of the question. At the evening meeting, over which the Mayor, Councillor C. T. Gray presided, ad-dresses were given by Revs. William Vivian and W.W. Howard.

A united Circuit Choir, under the conductorship of Councillor R. Reah, rendered music during the evening.

The election for representatives to Conference resulted as follows : Revs. W. F. Newsam, J. Longden, W. Vivian, W. Hall, T. J. Dickinson, J. Mitchell, 1'. Nicholas, and Councillors Calvert, J.P., J. Brown, J.P., J. C. Johnston, and Messrs. Jno. Rutherford, S. John-son, A. Browell, and E. Savage.

The District officers for next year are : chairman, Rev. J. Ninnis ; secretary, Mr. M. G. Burgess ; treasurer, Mr. John Rutherford ; financial and trust secretary, Rev. W. T. Haddy ; missionary and extension secretary, Rev. .W...Holroyde-; Young People's and Tern-perance secretary, Rev. G. A. Ward. Revs. C. H. Butcher, J. Longden, and J. Ninnis were nominated to act on the College Committee.

The meetings were characterized by unity, good humour, and much spiritual fervour, which promises great things for our churches during the next Con- nexional year. W. H.

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Miss SUTCLIFFE, 3 Langdale Terrace, Sandy-lands Promenade. Public and Private Apart-ments. Bath. Piano.

HARROGATE TYNWALD BOARDING HOUSE, 65 Valley

Drive. Opposite Valley Gardens. Three minutes from Pump Room and Baths. Terms moderate.

Mrs. CALVERT, 6 Langdale Terrace, W.E. Prome-nade. Facing sea. Public and Private Apart-ments. Piano.

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Mrs. A. C. SMITH, "Nearcliffe," 13 Marine Parade. Sandylands Promenade. Apartments or Board.

Mrs. WELLING, 3 Peddar Street. Apartments. Sea View. Close to Pier.

BRIDLINGTON Mrs. HOUGHTON, Grafton House, Princess Street.

Two minutes from sea. Comfortable Apartments. Misses BLAND, Belvedere Private Hotel. Close to

Pump Room. Baths. Kursaal. Home comforts.

Mrs. W. WHITTAKER, 102 Euston Road. One minute from sea. Apartments. Terms moderate.

Mrs. SANDBROOK, "Cymra," 13 Victoria Avenue. Central position.

Mrs. CHAMBERS, "Stottlebink," 6 Blackburn Avenue. Comfortable Apartments. Five minutes from sea. Central. BLACKPOOL

Misses PILLING, Alma House, 25 Banks Street, N.S. Public and Private Apartments. Sea View.

SMITH AND PRIESTLEY, "Westleigh," Sandy-lands Promenade. Highly recommended.

Miss ATKINSON, 11 York Place. Opposite South Stray. Central position. Private Apartments. Miss FIRTH, Bradford House, Marshall Avenue.

Comfortable Apartments. Would let permanently one or two rooms. Near station and sea. Mrs. DEIGHTON, 17 North Park Road. Apart-

ments. Central position. Terms moderate. Mrs. DOUGLAS, "Rose Lea," 17 Eidsforth Terrace.

Facing sea. Apartments. Mrs. J. OLDHAM, Seymour House, 84 Central Beach, Promenade. Between Central Station and Central Pier. Superior Apartments. Mrs. R. HOLDEN, Mentone House, 39 Promenade.

Comfortable Apartments. Close to sea and Parade.

Mrs. ROBERTS, 6 Montpellier Square. Central position. Terms moderate. Mrs. WOODHOUSE, 12 Calton Terrace. Public

and Private Apartments. Sea view. Terms moderate. Misses CHIPPINDALE, 20 Palatine Road. Com-

fortable Apartments. Near sea and Central Station. Miss WRIGHT, Canterbury House, 11 Prince's Sq. Private Apartments. Mrs. BIRKETT, Glencoe Villa, Pembroke Terrace.

Full sea view. Overlooking Spa. Well recom-mended.

Mrs. PEARSON, Westmorland House, Brighton Terrace. Facing sea and lake mountains. Comfortable Apartments.

Mrs. POTTER, 94 Coronation Street. With or with-out Board. Mrs. BURNISTON, Thorpe House, Cheltenham

Mount. Central. Comfortable Apartments. Mrs. MATTHEWS, "Birdsall," Windsor Crescent.

Near sea and Spa. Comfortable Apartments. Good home.

Mrs. STOWE, 26 Beach Street. Bare half minute from sea and bathing pool. Piano.

Mrs. BAILES, "Cromer House," North Station Parade.

Mrs. DEVEY (from Birmingham), 7 Clifford Road, North Shore. Near Sea. New Promenade. Public and Private Apartments.

Miss BANNERMAN, 22 York Place. Opposite Stray Front. Private Apartments. Good cook-ing.

Mrs. HUDSON, 12 Eidsworth Terrace. Unrivalled view of sea and lake mountains. Apartments. BARROTT (from Sheffield), 2 Cliffe Grove, off

Pleasant Street, North Shore. Near Talbot Road Station and sea. Apartments. Piano.

BRIGHTON Mrs. JAMES GARDNER, 2 Lucy Street. One minute from sea and Central Pier.

I LFRACOM BE Mrs. J. SMITH, Avondale. Apartments.

M. PORTER, Sudeley House, Sudeley Place, King's Cliff. Apartments. Mrs. CORDON, Long Eaton House, 55 Queen's Gate,

North Promenade. Public and Private Apartments. Miss E. GARDNER, 44 Oxford Street. Private

Apartments. Near sea and L. and N.W. Railway Station. Central.

Miss TURNER, Tudor House, 37 Woodfield Road, South Shore. Sea view. Public and Private Apartments.

BODE Misses ABBOTT, Carlton Boarding House, Down

Views. Terms Moderate.

Miss HAWKINS, 1 Richmond Avenue. Pleasantly situated. Apartments. N EWQ U AY

Mrs. HOARE, 9 Beachfield Avenue. Uninterrupted sea view. Apartments.

Miss GREENWOOD, Mona House, 39 Woodfield Road, South Shore. Sea view. Apartments.

Miss HUGGINS, 90 St. Brannock's Road. Apart-ments, with or without board. Terms very moderate. M. S. HOLLAND, 32 Down View. Boarding

House. Miss WRIGLEY, 18 St. Chad's Road, South Shore. Sea View. Public and Private Apartments. Mrs. FIELDING, 1 Trevose Place. Apartments. Mrs. J. DENDLE, 2 Collingdale Villas. Furn-

ished Apartments. Good sea view. Hot and cold baths. Immediately facing Capstone Parade and Pavilion.

Mrs. WARD, "Sunny Bank," 4 Woodfield Road, South Shore. Good sea view. Near Promenade. CHEPSTOW (MON.) PENZANCE (Cornish Riviera).

Miss MUNDY, "Glencree," Mennaye Road. Private Apartments. (Reference, Rev. D. Bailey, Lees, near Oldham.)

TURNER AND HEDLEY, Blenheim Mount, 1 Tyldesley Terrace. Promenade. Public and Private Apartments.

Mrs. PEMBERTON, 5 Mount Pleasant. Private Apartments. Terms on application. Board if required.

Mrs. H. COLWILL, 34 Victoria Road. Five minutes from station and sea. Apartments. Terms moderate.

Mrs. G. W. COLLINS, 29 Lonsdale Road. Close to sea and Manchester Hotel. Apartments. Miss RANDALL, Regent Square. Private Apart-

ments, with or without board. Mrs. POUND, 30 Victoria Road. Furnished Apart-

ments. Terms very moderate. DOUGLAS (1.0.m.) Mrs. CALVERT, 10 Lonsdale Road. Close to sea. Apartments.

Mrs. MEADOWS, Cleveland Villa, 21 Withnell Road, South Shore. One minute Victoria Pier and Station. Superior Apartments. Sea view.

Mrs. JEFFERY, 26 Victoria Road. Five minutes from station and sea. Terms moderate.

JAMES LONSDALE, Britannia Boarding House, 64 Loch Promenade. pRESTATYN

Mrs. PITCHFORD, Park House. Board-residence or Apartments. Near to station, sea and moun-tains.

Mrs. OSBORNE, "Sunnycliffe," Station Road. Splendid situation. Bath, piano. Miss NETTLE, Leighton House, 9 Clifton Terrace,

Broadway. Apartments, with or without board. Misses ASHWORTH, "Wave Crest, 102 'Lytham Road, South Shore. One minute from sea. Piano. Mrs. GUBB, 17 Church Street. Near station. Five

minutes from sea. Central Apartments. Mrs. J. ELLISON, "Fern House," 110 Buck's Road. Apartments, with or without board. Misses MELLOR, "Rosewood," Victoria Avenue,

Apartments. Mountains and sea. Central posi-tion.

Mrs. KERSHAW, 12 Waterloo Avenue, South Shore Sea view. Clean and homely. Mrs. BAKER, 7 Richmond Villas, Station Road.

Pleasantly situated. Comfortable Apartments Bath.

KELLY'S, Rotherham House, Broadway. Boarding House. Splendid situation. Genial company. Home from home.

Mrs. H. DREW, 26 Nelson Road. Off Lytham Road, South Shore. Close to trams. Piano. RYDE (I.W.)

Mrs. NIBLETT, 41 Preston Place. High elevation. Near station. Apartments.

Mrs. KNEALE, Belle Vue House, Clifton Terrace, Broadway. Apartments, with or without board.

Mrs. PRIESTLEY, 25 Wellington Road. Off Promenade, South Shore. Apartments. Public and Private Rooms. Bath. Piano.

JERSEY Mrs. RAFFRAY, 43 Roseville Street, St. Helier,

near Bathing-Pool and Promenade. Comfortable Apartments.

Mrs. NODEN, 68 Alexandra Road East, South Shore. Three minutes from sea.

Mrs. CHILDS, Clyde Villa, St. John's Road. Seven minutes from Promenade. Central. Apartments. GORLESTON-ON-SEA

"IKEN." To Let, one or two Bedrooms and Sitting Room. Close to sea, station, and trams. Com-fortable Home.

Misses TURNER and SYKES, Fern Villa, 19 Alex-andra Road, South Shore. Sea view. SAN DOWN (I.W.)

Mrs. L. ORCHARD, 3 Oriental Terrace. Apart-ments.

LOWESTOFT. CLIFFSIDE Private Hotel. Facing sea. Highly

recommended by Rev. W. Locke Smith. Illus-trated Tariff. Proprietor, R. G. Copling. Tele-phone : No. 13. Telegrams : "Cliffside Hotel."

Mrs. HAZELTINE, 32 Albert Street, South Shore. Close to sea. Public Apartments.

Mrs. TURVER; 108 Coronation Street. Three minutes from Central Station and sea. Piano.

Mrs. ALLEN, East View, Pier Plain. Apartments or board residence. Facing sea.

Mrs. JAMES, 41 Lowestoft Road. Comfortable Apartments. Terms moderate. SANDRINGHAM HOTEL. Private. Facing sea.

Telephone No. 166. Telegrams, "Sandringham," Sandown, Wight. Terms moderate.

Mrs. HORNE, 104 Coronation Street. Near station and sea. Home comforts. Miss WITHERS, 29 Maidstone Road. 3 Bedrooms

and 2 Sitting Rooms. Terms moderate. Mrs. SOANDS, Albert Cottage, Albemarle Road. Near beach, station, and tram.

Mrs. BEST, 24 Springfield Road. Furnished House or Apartments. Two minutes from sea.

Mrs. MOODYCLIFFE, 60 Caunce Street. Public and Private Apartments. Mrs. W. BROWN, Windsor House, Fitzroy Street.

Furnished Apartments. Mrs. VROLYK, Haarlem House, Windsor Road. Four bedrooms and 2 sitting-rooms. Two minutes from sea. Mrs. CARTER. 85 Adelaide Street. Close to both

stations and sea. Apartments. Piano. Mrs. J. PHILLIPS, Perth Villa, 22 George Street. Three minutes from sea. Central. Apartments. Mrs. PRIDE, Bunyan Cottage, Stradsbrooke Road.

Three bedrooms and two sitting-rooms. Terms moderate.

Mrs. KEMP, "Summersdale," Grosvenor Road. Six bedroom and 3 sitting-rooms. Bath. One minute from sea.

Mrs. WILKINSON, 17 Cookson Street. Two minutes from Talbot Road Station. Apartments.

Mrs. JARMAA, Beechfield Lodge, Beechfield Road. Two minutes from sea. Apartments.

Mrs. RITTMAN, "Tirzah," 31 St. John's Road. Two minutes from sea. Central. Apartments.

Mrs. WINTERTON, 8 Caunce Street. Three minutes from sea. Close to North Pier.

Mrs. DYE, 7 Beach Road. Two bedrooms and 1 sitting-room. GT. YARMOUTH

Miss FIFE, 2 Selby Place, South Quay. Apartments, Mrs. C. W. KAYE, 9 Queen's Square. Sea view.

Private Apartments. Near North Pier. The Misses JONES, Rookley House, Carter Street.

Near sea. Furnished Apartments. Terms moderate.

Mrs. BECKETT, 27 Maidstone Road. Three bed-rooms and 1 sitting-room. Terms moderate.

Mrs. JAMES, 2 Dagmar Terrace, Nelson Road South. Receives paying guests. Good house. (Near Beach.)

Mrs. MAYALL, 12 Coop Street. Off Chapel Street. Apartments. Terms moderate.

Mrs. GRAVELING, 264 London and Cliff Road. Two bedrooms and one sitting room. Half minute from sea. Terms moderate.

Mrs. PRESSEY, "Cygnet Villa," North Street. Five minutes from sea. Furnished Apartments.

Mrs. LEYLAND and Mrs. BAILEY, Glenburn Villa, 56 Palatine Road. Public and Private Apart-ments.

Mrs. RICHES, Dartford House, 61 Apsley Road. One minute Pier. Boarders. Home Comforts. (Moderate.)

Mrs. FRAMPTON, "Stenbury," St. John's Road. Sea view. Hot and cold baths. Electric light. "WYVENHOE," 20 and 22 Denmark Road. Com-

fortable Board residence. Three minutes from sea. Close to station. Terms moderate. Highly recommended.

Mrs. PLATT and Miss BENTLEY, 44 Palatine Road. Comfortable Apartments. Central position.

Mrs. YOUNG, 24 High Street. Minute from sea. Hot and cold baths. Electric light. Mrs. J. F. JAMES, 12 Garrison Road. Boarders.

Homely. Near Sea and Trams. Piano. Mrs. HILTON, 6 Rutland Gate, Claremont Park

Superior Private Apartments. Facing sea. Mrs. BARTLETT, "Fair Lea," Esplanade. Elec-

tric light. Facing due South. Terms very moderate.

Mrs. CRITTEN, 196 Palgrave Road. Apartments. MATLOCK BATH. Mrs. ENGLAND, 29 Arundel Road. Comfortable

Apartments. Near sea and trams. Terms moderate. Piano.

Mrs. CROSLAND, 34 Exchange Street, North Shore. Apartments. Three minutes from sea. Mrs. J. SNOWBALL, Holt House, Lea, near Mat-

lock Bath. Apartments. SCARBOROUGH Mrs. WHITTAKER, 3 Vernon Place. Apartments.

Mrs. KERSHAW, 5 Egerton Road, North Shore. Public and Private Apartments. Mrs. HOOD, 21 Winifred Road, Southtown. Terms

moderate , for early season. MORECAMBE Mrs. HEYHURST, 4 Windsor Terrace, Heysham

Road. Public and Private Apartments. Facing sea.

Mrs. SCHOFIELD, 19 Banks Street, North Shore. Sea view. Public and Private Apartments.

REVILL'S BOARDING ESTABLISHMENT, 1 Brighton Parade, North Promenade. Cheerful, comfortable, convenient. Proprietors, Mr. and Mrs. Revill.

Mrs. WRIGHT, 180 Palgrave Road. Three bed-rooms and 2 sitting-rooms.

Mrs. LARWOOD, 62 Salisbury Road. Board- residence. Bath, Piano. Two minutes sea. 21s. inclusive.

Mrs. R. W. EDDON, 6 Dean Road. Comfortable Apartments. Central.

SELSEY-ON-SEA Rev. H. E. REED, Gaiston, Manor Road, will be

pleased to recommend Apartments or Furnished Bungalows.

Mrs. S. M. WILSON, 27 Claremont Road. One minute from West Pier. Good Home. Piano. The Misses WOOD, 24 General Street, North Shore.

Public and Private Apartments. Close to North Pier. GUERNSEY

Mrs. ANNIE MARTEL, "Land View," Baissieres. Apartments.

Mrs. ROBERT GARDNER, 2 Townley Street. Public and Private Apartments.

Mrs. CARTER, 27 Clifton Street. Sea view. Half minute from North Pier. Mrs. R. H. ASHWORTH, Hawthorne House, 10

Alexandra Road (4 doors from Promenade). Sea view. CHELTENHAM BOARDING HOUSE, George

Road. Liberal table ; garden. Magnificent sea view.

Mrs. BARBER, 9 Adelaide Street (opposite chapel). One minute Central Station, Sea, Tower. Public Private or Board.

(Continued on next page.) Miss BOARDLEY, 1.2 Queen's Terrace. Sea View.

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SHANKLIN (I.W.) Mrs. PIDGEON, Portland Villa, Wilton' Park Road.

Near station and sea. Apartments.

Mrs. SMITH, " Gleneslc," Western Road. Comfort-able Apartments.

Mrs. BYLES, 2 Eversham, St. Johia's • Road. Cen-tral. Six minutes from sea. Apartments.

Mrs. BAKER, "The Nook," Avenue Road. Near station and sea. Apartments. Terms moderate.

Mrs. DREDGE, "The Firs," Sandown Road. Near sea and cliffs. Bath. Home comforts. Apart-ments.

Mrs. W. COOK, " Glanusk," Western Road. Eight minutes from sea. Central. Apartments.

Mrs. BULL, 2 Rosmead, Albert Road. Furnished Apartments.

Mrs. PRICE, 1 Oban Villas, Albert Road. Ten minutes from sea. Central Apartments.

SOUTHPORT Mrs. PICKERING, 8 Lord Street. Apartments.

Mrs. HIRST, " Mayfield," 7 Duke Street. Apartments.

Mrs. SMALL, 25 King Street, Central. Apartments.

Miss DALTRY, Green Mount, 32 Lord Street. Apartments.

Mrs. HOBSON, 35 Princess Street, Central. Apartments.

The MISSES HALL. 11 Promenade. Apartments.

Mrs. STYRIN, Armley House, 25 Derby Road. Apartments.

Miss DAVIES, Baden House, 46 Promenade. Superior Apartments or Board. Best central situation. " Most comfortable home," Ella Russell.

Mrs. MARKLAND, " Orble Reagh," 101 King Street. Superior and comfortable Apartments.

Miss PILLING, 27 Leicester Street. Half minute from Front. Apartments to Let, Furnished.

The Misses HULSE, 17 Derby Road. Public or Private Apartments. Five minutes from Prome-nade.

Mrs. HARTLEY, 78 Lord Street. Apartments.

Mrs. WOOD, Yorkshire House, 21 Bath Street. Public and ' Private Apartments. One minute Pier.

Mrs. LEES, Park View, Winter Gardens Terrace. Public and Private Apartments. PiIinute from Promenade.

Mrs. BARKER, 12 Castle Walk. Five minutes from Lord Street Station. Private and Public Rooms.

TORQUAY Mrs. RONAYNE, Chelston Square. Sitting room,

two bedrooms ; south aspect. Comfortable home. Terms moderate.

Mrs. SMITH, " Cantyre," St. Luke's Road. Apart-ments. Recommended by Circuit Ministers.

VENTNOR X. Y.. Z.,c /o Rev. E. Jenkins, Ruskin Glen,

Madeira Road. Apartments. Sea View. South aspect.

"SOLENT HOTEL." Facing sea. Overlooking pier. Terms 30s. to 42s. per week. Miss Meikleham, Proprietress.

Mrs. DYER. 15 Albert Street. Apartments. Mrs. H. A., COOPER, 2 Trinity Terrace. Terms

moderate.

WESTON-SUPER-MARE Miss CRISP, "Glyngirrig," 38 'Clifton Road. Two

minutes' walk from the Beach and Clarence Park. Apartments.

Mrs. ALBERT TREMLETT, 29 Alma Street. Apartments- Terms moderate. Near Sea and Station.

Mrs. WILKINS, 34 Palmer Street. Five minutes from front. Central Apartments.

Mrs. STEWART, " Glenside," Sea View. Pleasantly situated. Board or Apartments.

"AVONDALE." Large, furnished house. South aspect. Facing sea. To Let. Apply, Mrs. Fewings, "Avondale."

Mrs. BUTT, "Colville," 16 Jubilee Road. Near station and sea. Termsmoderate.

Mrs. MERRICK, 1 Prince's Buildings. Full sea view. Summer and winter Apartments.

Mrs. WORTH, " Cullenswood," 11 Jubilee Road. Pleasantly situated. Terms moderate.

Mrs. COLES, "Begonia," 50 Jubilee Road. Near station and sea. Apartments.

Mrs. REED, "Eborworth," Locking Road. Five bedrooms and two sitting-rooms. Central.

Mrs. T. P. HOCKIN, 6 Walliscote Grove Road. , Near station, sea, and town. Terms moderate.

WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA TRAINED minister's daughter, 40 Burdett

Avenue, offers comfortable Apartments or Board-residence, permanent or otherwise. Terms moderate.

WOOLACOMBE (near IHracombe).

Mrs. M. HAYDON, Onslow House. Apartments, with or without board.

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INSTITUTE FURNITURE. Laboratory, Library, Museum, Mission Fittings.

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OUR HOLIDAY DIRECTORY (continued from previous page).

THE FOLLOWING ADVERTISERS are members of the United Methodist Church. They will gladly send further information on receipt of post card. (Continued from previous page.)

Miss HOWARD, "Rathleigh." Facing sea. Board or Apartments.

WORTHING B. L. K., Egerton Lodge, Rowlands Road. Board

Residence ; highly recommended. 3 minutes sea. Terms moderate.

Mrs. OSBORNE (formerly of Newport and Cowes, I.W.), 10 Warwick Road. Minute sea. Recom-mended.

VISITORS TO VENTNOR. The Tower House,' Belle Vue Rd.

Near Station ; overlooking sea. Magnificent Tower. view of Downs and sea from Ter. Spacious

an rooms, bath room, etc. Piano. Replete with every modern convenience. — Mrs. Coleman, Proprietress.

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(Observe, FENNINGS' CHILDREN'S POWDERS alone have the Trade Mark

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POWDERS READ FENNINCS' EVERY MOTHER'S BOOK.

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" WELDON'S LADIES' JOURNAL " says—" Many a childish ailment is due to ignorance on the part of the mother. Too busy to study, she is completely unaware of how much suffering can be pre-vented by wise precaution and prompt attention. A treatise, entitled 'FENNINGS' EVERY MOTHER'S BOOK,' will prove most helpful to any mother who wishes to increase her knowledge of children's complaints. In terse, everyday language, this invaluable booklet contains instructions which every mother should read, mark, learn and inwardly digest.' Moreover, the cost is nil, for upon for-warding name and address to Mr. ALFRED FENNINGS, Cowes, Isle of Wight, EVERY MOTHER'S BOOK ' will be sent free by post."