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\\THEN the Divine breath entered into man, he became thereby a living soul. He was made not only with a capacity for thought, but also to give utterance to his thought. In man alone of all the animal creation is there present the union of idea and speech, and herein is his elevation above and differentiation from the brute. It has been said, "Without speech knowledge would have been of little value ; and without knowledge speech would have little weight."

Apart from language Society, Civilization, Government, Science, Philosophy, Art, Literature, Friendship, Love, Home and Country would be im-possible. Language is partly material and partly spiritual, at once a. transient agitation of the air, And the incarnation of the human spirit in its noblest

moods. Thus

"As the vapours lie Bright in the outspread radiancy, Sc; are men's thoughts invested with the light Of language."

It is not surprising then to read in the Bible at the dawn of human history that the voice of God was heard in the garden. And so through the ages the Divine Being has been seeking to make Him-self known to man and have fellowship with him. In the fullness of the time "the Word became flesh and dwelt among us," and in Him our Saviour we have the consummation of the eternal thought, because "God may have other words for other worlds, but for this world God's Word is Christ."

Jesus spoke as none other had ever spoken, and His words were full of authority and tenderness and love. He always spoke with the right accent and emphasis, and it is through listening to Him that all who will may say " Our Father."

So before the Ascension our Lord promised the disciples, that after they had waited in prayer at Jerusalem, they should be empowered to be His wit-nesses there, and in all Judea and in Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.

While they tarried and prayed the Holy Spirit was poured forth, the Christian Church was born, and various gifts were dispensed to those people at Pentecost. One of the most striking of these endowments was the tongue of fire that rested upon each of them. Their natural organs of speech were needed to testify, and this supernatural tongue of flame was given to provide equipment for this tre-mendous task. As in the old Testament story of Babel there was-a.confusion of speech and estrange-ment of men due to wrong-doing, so now in glorious contrast, the power of utterance was granted so fully that with united voices and warm hearts the goodness of God was made intelligible to every man, who heard the glad tidings " in his own tongue wherein he was born." This fundamental unity is only possible through the Holy Spirit, in the declara-tion of "One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all." It is this plus something, this illumination and dynamic, that make the Church different from every other organization, and ensures its progress and perpetuity.

The words of Richard Realf find a response in our hearts :

" Great are the symbols of being, but that which is symboll'd is greater :

Vast the create and beheld, but vaster the inward Creator ;

Back of the sound broods the silence, back of the gift stands the giving ;

Back of the hand that receives, thrill the sensi-tive nerves of receiving.

Space is as.- nothing to Spirit, the deed is outdone by the doing ;

The heart of the wooer is warm, but warmer the heart of the wooing ;

And up from the pits where these shiver, and up from the heights where those shine,

Twin voices and shadows swim .starward, and the essence of life is Divine."

The Spirit of the Lord is mightily at work to-day bringing men together in Wondrous ways for the realization of the Kingdom of God. The great watchword in the Church to-day seems to be re-conciliation. Many ancient barriers are giving way, and mountains are being levelled to make a high-way for our King. There is a greater attempt and longing than ever on the part of all who believe in our common Lord to understand different points of view, so that their fundamental unity may find full expression.

Though we may not be able to follow the great Indian poet Rabindranath Tag-ore, in all his teach-ing, yet the following extract from his first Hibbert Lecture is worthy of our thought. He says : " The individual man misses the true object of his own existence when he remains merely isolated, like. some Robinson Crusoe on a desert island, or when he aims at perfection as an isolated unit." Further he proceeds, "This human unity becomes not merely a subjective idea but an energizing truth. What-ever name may be given to it, and whatever form it symbolizes, the consciousness of this unity is spiri-tual and our effort to be true to it is our religion. It ever waits to be revealed in our history in a more and more perfect illumination."

This all-embracing and unifying Spirit has a striking parallel, in what is happening in the phy-sical realm to-day. Clever men for more than a century have been seeking instruments, which shall receive and transmit messages by means of ether waves. Scientists tell us the waves are not new, that they have been here since the world was created. Now at last the laws that govern them have been discovered. The things of science are scientifically discerned. So in palace and cottage silence is giving place to sound, and millions are listening to speech and song in ways thought to be impossible a. short time since. It is quite easy to imagine that in the near future our King may be able to speak, to the whole Empire, or even to the whole world. There is no need for new things in religion. The ever-living active power of Him who makes all things new, is available for us and await-ing our employment.

In "'The 'Life of the Spirit and the Life of to-day," Miss Underhill says : "The bulk of men as we know them cannot or will not make the costing effort needed for a first-hand participation in eternal life. They want a crowd compeller ' above themselves."

It is the tongue of fire that will bring conviction, and make men sure of the truth of God. We need above all else to-day this compelling power, so that the world shall be brought to the feet of God.

"Come, .Holy Ghost, for Thee we call, Spirit of burning come ! "

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ing. Many will disagree with much that is said, but both writers are worth listening to. Professor Bethune-Baker replies, in a series of letters, to the enquiries of a well-informed laymen. We have the feeling at the time that " The Enquiring Layman " is too easily satisfied and does not follow up his interrogatories. The fact is that it is far easier to ask questions than to answer them. Professor Bethune-Baker does not share the devotion to the creeds of many of his fellow churchmen. " I do not think we can really march under them as our Christian flag in the world to-day." " I am sure," he says later, " that in the future Rome will have to come to us or the Christianity of the future will pass her by." The book is not one which satisfies, but it does certainly stir us up, and for that we are grateful.

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Au Revoir to Dr. Brassington. 'TO-DAY a modest, retiring man, whose name iii official

(though -never in private) communications is followed by certain letters signifying adequate medical qualifica-lions, leaves these shores to make a hospital at Meru, Kenya Colony, the centre from which shall issue forces working towards a_ healthy Africa.

The Hospital itself is a gift of love, and there is something beautifully appropriate :in the fact that the 'man who gaVe it and the man who goes to take charge of it, are both men who love quietness, and delight to hide themselves behind their gifts until the 'affection- of ja people Whom they so greatly serve demands open- expression of apPreciation of great deeds done in secret.

FM- ten years we-have been left guessing the identity -of a generous lover of Missions, who set aside £3,000 for the erection of a hospital Meru. The giver wished this to be a nameless 'shrine erected to the memory of certain members of his own family circle, and an expression of his own devotion to the Saviour Whom- he 'loved_ It was only after great pressure that ,Mr. Sam Berresford, of Chesterfield, was per-suaded that, love would feel aggrieved were knowledge of his identity completely withheld.

To-day, Dr. Brassington- and his wife would desire above all things to be permitted to 'steal on board that outward-bound liner without - demonstration of any kind. The heart of Mr. Berresford would feet strangely warmed if he could know from personal acquaintance- how- kin is the retiring spirit of Dr. Brassington to his own shy godliness; For three years, the Doctor and his wife lived at Meru in cir-cumstances, calculated to try the patience, and to test the loyalty, of the finest type of Christian missionary. During practically the whole of_ that period they had no home of their own, For those three years they waited, while. delay_after exasperating delay postponed the building-of the hospital that would give the medical man his chance of_ doing his job efficiently. They.did .not strive nor 'cry, _neither was theit voice heard in passionate indignation in denominational journals nor in missionary committees. Their spirit chafed over the things that were inevitable, but they suffered in silence ; and the difficulties that could be removed were faced with a stedfastnesS of spirit that left no room for corn-plainings that do not .cure.

When they came home on furlough, instead of the rest. and opportunity for quiet study to which he had looked forward, in order more fully to equip himself for his life's task, the denomination asked him in its need to render service as deputation to the churches. The publicity of it appalled him ; all his private feelings shrank from the task ; but the necessity con-vinced him, and he quietly - accepted a duty which he

.never liked. And how he has talked to us until our hearts

burned within •us Always simple, never speaking of things outside his experience, he has made the needs of Africa's children more vividly real to hundreds of hearers than the reading of a dozen books could do. We have sat and visioned those dark-skinned ,children of God, menaced by disease over which ignor-ance has no control, waiting for death which holds no hope, until. the passionate pledge has been wrung from our hearts that we will not be .disobedient to so -mani-fest a call of God.

All this you have done for us, and more that our hearts are too full to tell you. Brassington, we would like you to know that we can never be the same again after meeting you and hearing you. Through you, Africa will ever be near our hearts, and you and your "wife never absent from our prayers. May the years so full of promise be greater in fulfilment. God be with you!

Au revoir ! A. J. HOPKINS.

Padstow Circuit Rally. THE annual circuit rally took place on May 21st, and

viewed from the circuit standpoint, was a great success in every way. The weather being fine, all the churches were represented, and a gracious spirit seemed to brood over all. It was a day that will be remembered with pleasure. It was our good fortune to have three visi-tors from London this year, who were to play the prin-cip::1 parts : Rev. F. Barrett, the Home Mission Evangelistic Secretary ; Rev. A. E. L. Davis, and Mr. C. W. Hodgson, who, we believe, played a generous part in this evangelistic tour bf the West. Divine wor-ship was held in the afternoon, in which about seventy to eighty persons joined, when. Rev. A. E. L. Davis preached a sermon which gripped the people, and crea-ted a powerful impression. This was followed by a public tea, the tables being served by ladies from each of the churches in the circuit.

In the evening a fine company'had gathered for the great public meeting, and already there was an atmo-sphere which foretold a good time. Mr. Hodgson, in happy mood, took the chair. After the opening hymn, "My God, the Spring of all my joys," to the tune "Lydia." Rev. E. Richards, North China, led us to the Throne of Grace. Then, at the chairman's sugges-tion, we sang "I'll praise my Maker," to the tune "Monmouth." The hearts of the people being thus warmed, the chairman spoke pointedly to the young people present, and drew upon some of his own experi-ences. It was a timely appeal, which should not soon be, forgotten. Then came Mr. Barrett with a fine speech, in which he let himself go, and deeply stirred the audience, and was followed by Mr. Davis, who spoke with great effect on the meaning of the word "Christian." The choir gave.. the anthem, "Send out Thy light," and Miss C. Clements, of Delabole, sang very • beautifully both afternoon and evening, and gave much pleasure with her songs. The chairman chose "Just as I am, withOut one plea," as the last hymn. This was sung with deep feeling, and the closing mo-ments were tense with emotion, while the local pastor nopealed for consecration, and commended everyone to the tender mercy of our God.

Kingswood Circuit Preachers' Meeting.

Ir the question had been put to the average United _Methodist on Monday of last week, " Will you listen-in to the debate in the. House of Commons, or the Kings-wood United Methodist Preachers' Meeting," we can readily imagine what the answer would have been. And yet, concerning Partial-It-lent, I read this in a reputable journal : " No one listening to the dreary debate." and so on. Let it be said emphatically that such a 'sentence would not be true respecting'. our Preachers' j\leeting. 'We had a most happy-fellowship —and it lasted for hours It 'always does. We are never in a hurry to wind up. WHY.? And why are many Preachers' Meetings, so formal and empty ?

Over the tea-tables,ive discusSed a number of subjects in an informal way. By some means we got on to the Labour Government, and diScussed it in perfect good humour. Our chairman, said a few caustic things, but his smile robbed his words of any sting. Then we got on to Theology—and sparks began to fly. At last, we discovered that we were at one on the points 'under discussion—we differed in methods of approach and language. Even the brethren who might be regarded as conservative on theological- matters, were in truth wide awake.. The .give and take of the conversation over the tea-tables was really delightftil. (Parties in Parliament please note..)

The business meeting was presided- over by the Rev. David Watkins. Our devotions were led in ‘a most helpful way by the Rev. F. Husband,' and 'Mr. G. Golding. We have an ideal - Preachers' Secretary—Mr. H. F. D. Webb, who takes the utmost pains with his work, and renders splendid service in this office. He has little patience with slackers,' He ought. to be in the regular ministry. He is a most acceptable preacher„ and is welcomed in all our Churches. The chairman moved a resolUtion of appreciation of the services of the Rev. George Langley, who leaves the circuit at the next Conference. The resolution referred to Mr. Langley's able ministry, expressed sympathy with him in his recent loss and sorrow, and best wishes for his future ministry. The Rev. David Watkins wag heartily congratulated on his unanimous election as Chairman of the District. The meeting sent a message of loving sympathy with Mr. C. O. Sevier, who is ill, and appreciative reference was made to his '50 years' service in connection with our Bridge-yate Church.

,BusinesS over, an address was delivered by Mr. Councillor Shallard on " Present-day .aspects of Fatalism." The title was not particularly exhilarating, but the address was most searching and uplifting. A more general title suggesting present-day tendencies might have been better. But the, address- was most

a stimulating. Provocative in parts, and none the worse-for that. Mr. Shallard is a man of strong convictions. He not only expresses them, helives up to them, and,. is prepared to suffer loss for them. And so, we hold him in high esteem. He is a progressive theologian, like the rest of us. The discussion was not without its " thrills." It could not be said, " No one listening to the dreary debate. . ." It was not dreary. Far otherwise, indeed. We left on the eve of 10 o'clock. We had been there since 6.15. When preachers regard their task as a high romance, languor is not in their hearts, -nor dullness on their lips. There were no dull preachers at the Meeting last week. The only preachers who did not -enjoy the meeting, were the preachers who were not there.

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HILL STREET CHURCH, LEICESTER. For almnst .a century' our Hill Street Church, Lei-

cester, has been a busy centre of Christian .activity, and the " Great Day " alone can reveal the measure of her importance and the degree –oaf - her success. Now the building is to be dismantled,, the City Council is engaged in a street widening scheme which involves the acquisition of the site, and the trustees have reluctantly agreed to dispose of the .property. Soon the whole site will be cleared and the sacred edifice cease to exist. Special closing services were held on Sunday last.

"NORTHUMBERLAND." Mr. Jack Hogg, son of Alderman J. R. Hogg, of

North Shields, has received a letter from the Prince of \Vales saying that he will be pleased to accept the offer of a gramophone record of the song " North-umberland." The song, it will be recalled, was com-posed by Alderman Hogg, and set to music by Mrs. Arthur Lambert, ex-Lady Mayoress of Newcastle, last year, and became very popular while • the North-East Coast Exhibition, opened by the Prince, was in progress.

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Rev. J. H. J.. Barker of Redruth, is still in hospital at Leeds, but making good progress and hoping-to return to duty in another two or three weeks.

STONE-LAYING AT LIPHOOK. On Monday next (Whit-Monday), June 9th, the

the stone-laying ceremony of a new 'church 'takes place at Liphook at 2.15 p.m. James MacLaurin, Esq., Sheffield, will preside. Stones will be laid on behalf of the Church, Sunday School, Young People, Training Class, Liphook Circuit, the Portsmouth District, also by numerous friends and supporters. Public tea will be provided. Liphook being situated in the delightful sur-roundings of 'Waggoners Wells and Hindhead, this cere-mony offers a splendid outing opportunity to visitors, choirs and parties. If the day should be fine it would be an opportunity to spend the day at this delightful Hampshire village, forty-six miles from London, and help .a deserving people.

MR. H. W. SURTEES, J.P. In the course of the service at Derby, Becket Street

Church on Sunday morning last, June 1st, the Rev. H. Robson made sympathetic and grateful reference to the fact that Mr. H. W. Surtees, J.P., was that day cele-brating his 84th birthday. He is still able to take an active interest in the affairs of the town, and regularly serves in a magisterial capacity. His affection for the church of his choice continues unabated, and we wish him more years of devoted service.

* * * * * REV. T. J. DICKINSON.

May we express the hearty congratulations' of many friends to Rev. T. J. and Mrs. Dickinson on the pleas-ing event of their Golden Wedding. Mr. Dickinson's service for our churches has been a fragrant one, and he continues it as opportunity offers. Mr. Dickinson is an Ex-President of the U.M. Free Churches and filled a large place in his denomination. May joy and bless-ing continue to be their portion.

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Railway Philosophy. If, dear reader, you are about to set

out on a long railway journey, do not resign yourself to unnecessary sleep. Why should we try to coax unwilling oblivion? It is always a mystery why people who so often complain of life's brevity, should be eager to spend so much of it in sleep, for, after all, as Sir Thomas Browne says, "Sleep is the twin sister of death." While daylight lasts, there its always something worth looking at from a railway carriage. There are the blossoms, a woman working in the field, last year's haystack, and perchance two weary and meditative men who con-sider themselves to be playing golf. Better than all these there are landscapes of surpassing loveliness, and hills serene and gloriously chiselled. But, generally, there is talk, to which you listen without being an eaves-dropper. Is it not worth while to hear a man, past middle-age, discuss the quality of his wife's bread, and announce his intention to write a

275 post card to her to tell her how her sand-wiches have been generally appreciated? Then too, there is the elderly young lady, rebuking her aged 'mother who insists on saying "these" when she should have said "those." A policeman also sits in the corner, with a shabbily-dressed man suspiciously placed in the opposite corner : and the gentleman in uniform urges his fellow-traveller to "smoke 'em all." "My meaning is," he thoughtfully adds, and not without a glint of human kindness, "My meaning is, you smoke 'ell "Nell, because you won't get 'em back again when you get in there." The ad-monition is repeated so many times, that "in there" begins to have a very sinister content. If you wear a clerical collar, it is more than likely that a couple of loquacious men from the Wye Valley will discuss religion for your benefit. If, how-ever, a "flapper" is one of your fellow-travellers, she will shriek about the jolly time she had at the theatre last night, and the jollier time she expects to-night So why go to sleep?

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Pentecost, the Expression and Prophecy of

True Unity. By O.P.R. ... 265 Au Revoir. to Dr. Brassington 266 Padstow Circuit Rally ... ... ... 266 Bingswood Circuit Preachers' Meeting 266 Ourselves and Others... ... •.. 266 Notes and Comments. By R.P.... 267 Our Magazines ... ... ... ... ... ... 22687 Barnsley Annual Local Preachers' Meeting ... 268 Tyneside United Methodist Council 268 Connexional Committees — ... ... 269 Home Missions Evangelistic Department 269

The Fund. The Committee for the New Areas Fund

met in Wolverhampton last week, and are in the position to present a very cheer-ing report at the Conference. - Each Dis-trict appears to have appointed officers, and to have entered heartily into the scheme. Here and there a circuit is so badly hit by adverse conditions, that a hesitation to give a pledge, even so small as that desired, can be well understood. There are also a few circuits that have not related themselves sympatheti-cally to the decision of the Conference. But time and patience will probably over-come all difficulties. A pleasing report was presented by the Rev. Frank Chambers, who was able to announce the gift of

.600 to the Fund, by "Two Friends of Argyll Road," Westcliff-on-Sea. It was agreed to ask the newly-formed District

-"Home Mission and Chapel Committees" to survey their own localities, and report where a site, in their judgment, should be secured. In the past we have lost many, openings of promise through lack of foresight, or through selecting a sae which is unsuitable. Already the calls which come from new areas are almost exciting in their challenge. It is a pure happiness to be able, when discussing joint activities with other Methodist Churches, to have at the back of such conversations the assurance that we .do not go into the discussion empty- handed. United Methodists will have great reason to rejoice- that this most timely enterprise was begun so auspici-ously, and is being supported with enthu-siasm by a large number of loyal friends.

Nottingham. The by-election in Nottingham will no

doubt give the Government, and some other anxious people, furiously. to think. For some reason, while the Conserva-tives registered 375 more votes than at the General Election, Labour fell 3,650 short ; and the Liberals had to be con-tent with little more than a half of their former supporters. Mr. Baldwin, who has gone over to a policy of Safe-guard-ing with pathetic docility, has hailed the event as " a wonderful victory." And no one, in just, his position,-would do less. On the strength of this result, he boldly advocated Safeguarding as the panacea for unemployment the same evening in the House , of Commons. The Prime Minister described it as nonsense ; and showed that in countries where tariff walls are very high, unemployment is worse than with us. It is not for us to expound safeguarding ; which certainly has all the appearance of Protection. We have always recognized that whether a Policy is called Protection or Safeguard-trig, it can be put in a few sentences of such logical cogency that the case ap-Pears to be unanswerable. It is always a fascinating experience to watch the in- formed and dexterous Free Trader pro-

ceed walls aldls demolish the structure, and show

which looked to be invulner- ;!,hle, wereof the sorriest lath and plaster. Perhaps no phase of political controversy calls for so. much clear thinking, and general information as this. It is easy to show that Safeguarding is a natural ;Ind Just method of self-protection : it is Just as easy to prove that the policy is one which reacts upon those who adopt 1 r) The pitiful feature is, that many of (

ur leading statesmen appear to be more catiterned to defend a political shibboleth

to,filld work for the workless, or lift

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the country to a plane of commercial prosperity.

" Inside the Roman Church." This is the title of a book published

by the Epworth Press at 3s. Gd. net ; or, anyone content with paper covers, may secure a copy for 2s. Gd. The writer is Mr. J. W. Poynter. We hope that our people will secure the volume and read it. Mr. Poynter was for many years a mem-ber of the Roman Catholic Church : and only left it when driven forth by sheer conviction. He refused to allow his mind to be closed by priest or pope : and the evidences were overwhelming. Now that he has taken his position in the ranks of Protestantism, he brings to the ex-position of the faith an experience and learning which compel attention. He writes without bitterness. He does not take unfair advantage of any weakness. He is content just to state the facts : and that is enough. If we could only wake up England to the gravity of the situa-tion, and the glory of ProtestantiSm, the Roman Catholic would soon be compelled to sing to another tune in our country. As it is, our people are only mildly in-terested : and many of them appear to be ready to join in a sad and despairing acquiescence. What is needed, is that we should know what Mr Poynter is able to tell us : and then go forth to proclaim the inherent truth of Protestant prin-ciples. We cannot call attention to any particular chapter in this excellent little book : but we gladly pay tribute to the material It contains, and the spirit in which this material is presented. He must indeed be a well-informed Protes-tant, who has not something to learn from this luminous and authentic volume.

Ashville College, Harrogate.

THE Annual Governors' Meeting was held at Ashville College, on Tuesday, May 27th. The head master reported the purchase of New College, with 27 acres of land, had been completed on April 16th, and that £23,000 had been paid for buildings, land, fittings and laundry. New College had 'been opened this term as a preparatory school, with 53 boys. The baldnce sheet presented to the meeting showed the largest surplus since 1924, in spite of an expenditure of nearly ,C1,400 on repairs and renewals. The entries this term constitute a record, and in the two schools there are 183 boys. Thanks to the generosity of the govern-ors and a few friends, the promises to. wards the purchase of New College had reached £2,500.

The governors agreed toi irivi4e the president of Ashville Old Boys and the president of New College Old Boys to attend the governors' meetings for the next twelve months.

Thy retiring elective governors, Mr. J. E. Henderson, Of Halifax, and Sir Har-old Mackintosh were nominated by the governors for re.election by Confer. ence,

Students at Oxford. OUSUMS. What does this cryptic word

stand for? Not to make too great a mystery, it represents--the Oxford Univer-sity Society of United Methodists. Last Sunday its members conducted services at St. Michael's Street with very great acceptance. The list of halls and colleges represented by those who took part was a wide one. embracing Wadham, Jesus, Balliol, Merton, St. Edmund Hall, St. Peter's Hall, the Non-Collegiate Stu-dents, Lady Margaret Hall, and the Home Students.

In the morning the service was in the hands of Mr. H. Watkins Shaw. Prayers were offered by Mr. C. Parker, the Scriptures read by Miss Barbara J. Smith, and a delightful children's talk given by Mr. W. Smithies, B.A. The sermon, on "Athletics and Ethics," was preached by Rev. W. Rupert Clark.

The evening services were full of profit and inspiration. Mr. A. Bower Codling conductpd the service. Miss M. Sybil Smith, B.A., read the lessons, and Miss E. V. Vera Clark, B.A., offered prayer. Mr. H. F. Brooks, B.A., preached a ser-mon of great charm and power. At both services Mr. Ivan Cole, the undergradu-ate organist, played with exquisite taste. Mr. A. W. Thomas, another undergradu-ate, had rendered service in the afternoon as a Sunday School teacher. The ser-vices, chaste, reverent, fresh in outlook, and in interest, were keenly enjoyed.

Mrs. Dix, Fulham.

WALIIAM GROVE CIIURCII has lost in Mrs. Dix, one of its oldest and most faithful members. For over thirty-five years she has stood by the church of her choice. As long as health and strength permitted, she was a most regu-lar attendant, with her family, at the means of grace.. She was keen in all that worked for the welfare of the church, ever sacrificing, especially for the missionary cause and for the extension of the Kingdom for the One who had saved her She was one of those who had no doubt of her Lord. She knew in whom she had believed. He was her Rock and Deliverer, and in the multi-tude of duties that thronged her in bring-ing up a large family, she ever showed true Christian courage. She was a true home builder. Homes such as these are as a wall of fire around our much-loved Isle, and her family has arisen up to bless her. "During her long illness she showed a true Christian spirit—never complaining, but held . to all the promises of God and passed through the gates into the City to meet Him who she had faith-fully served here below,

Anniversary. Huddersfield, Longwood (Parkwood).

.—On May 25th, the Sunday School anni-versary was celebrated. The morning service was conducted by the children of the Primary Department, and Mr. J. A. Broadbent was the preacher. In the afternoon and evening services, the sing-ing of the scholars was a real delight both' in the hymns and the anthems. Rev. F. W. Steward (pastor) preached to large congregations. During the past year we have lost "temporal contact" with a goodly number of our people, and "In Memoriam" was sung at the eve-ning service, when the congregation re-mained standing in silence as a token of respect and sympathy: The church was crowded for each service. Despite the textile trouble, the collections, amounting. to ,*85, were £10 in ad-vance of last year.

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PRINCIPAL CONTENTS.

Wayfarer in Switzerland ... On Tramp. By H. Hinohcliffe Spiritual Values. By Fred Ogden Letters to the Editor... ... All-Methodist Demonstration, Newcastle-

upon-Tyne Women's Missionary Council at Prestatyn... Caleb : The Trusted Explorer.

(C.E. Topic.) By Frank E. Watts... Great Promises of Jesus.

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Notes and Comments.

He laid His hands on every one of them, and healed them.'

St. Luke iv. 40.

5. HEALING THE SICK.

In the family of four .thousand boys and girls in the thirty Branches of the NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOME AND ORPHANAGE there are many with health sadly impaired by early hardship and neglect. Some of them have stood in the shadow of imminent perils which threatened well-being and happiness.

THE CHILDREN'S HOME MAINTAINS NINE EQUIPPED AND EFFICIENT HOSPITALS FOR PRE-VENTIVE AND REMEDIAL TREATMENT. IN ALL BRANCHES SPECIAL CARE IS BEING GIVEN TO BACKWARD AND DELICATE CHILDREN WITH WONDERFUL RESULTS IN RECOVERED HEALTH AND VIGOUR.

Its Hospital Service costs the Children's Home approximately £10,000 a year, and gifts towards that amount will be gladly welcomed. Please mark your -.contribution HOSPITAL FUND, and by sending it without delay bring speedy help to those whose need is' great and urgent.

National Children's Home and Orphanage 30 Branches (Pounded by Dr. Stephenson) 4000 Children

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Generai The Rt. Hon. Lord Wakefield of Hythe. C.B.E., LL.D.

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Our Magazines. How 'many homes are associated with our Church ?

There must be a startling disparity between them and the circulation of our magazines. Why ? Defective sales-organisation in our circuits ? Or do our folk make disparaging comparisons ? That's not cricket. Remeinber the inevitable limitations of connexional periodicals. They cater not for the giddy multitude. No item of sports and amusements, of courts and par-Ilan-lents. They deal with matters of religious interest, subject to the further restriction of being United Methodist in character and appeal. Written for United Methodists, largely by United Methodists. Yet month after month the editors succeed in maintaining a delightful freshness in OUR MAGS.

On the first page between the artistic blue-green (not quite, sure of the colour) covers of this month's "Magazine," the editor strikes' the appropriate note for June with his emphasis on the need of the Holy Ghost among us who believe; and the theme is thoughtfully expanded by C. W. Mann in his Whitsuntide Message. On another page arresting sentences urge the natural-ness and regularity of prayer. " Forms and postures of prayer- which defied the flesh." " There is no essential reason why we should make ourselves as un-comfortable." " Students working for examinations are advised in these days to work at the same subjects at the same hour:"

How the congregation of the little iron churCh in the Ai:min which 'Arnold Bennett called " Lane End," succeeded in erecting the beautiful cruciform temple called. Christ Church, and the couple of biographical' sketches from the pens of the Revs. A. G. Goodwin and S. G. Jenkins, are of purely domestic interest. Such-features make the publication supremely OUR MAG. How can we know our churches, our honoured toilers, but through such channels ? Let the parent who wonders why. his children are not so loyal to the denomination as he would like, ask himself if OUR MAGS. have been so prominent in his home as the " Daily This " or " Daily That."

The Rev. F. P. Argall's article on Schubert, and the Rev. D. B. Proudlove's meditations have yielded- me (inter alia) two fine illustrations for next Sunday's sermons. You would not' thank me to review the book review, or the instalment of the serial story, and I will not spoil Mr. Capsey's talk to Venturers beginning " We have a very big pear tree in our garden —. These last three recurrent features continue to, make good reading.

Nov we begin. to travel away from home.. We take up, the June ECHO, and after the start made with the Annual Missionary Meetings at the heart of empire, the acting secretary ascends the watchtower, and surveys our enterprise so far and wide. Africa and China.

There are tributes to our heroes—the living "and the dead. Our hearts are moved as we read of .a Chinese, brigadier-general, a city mandarin, and an oriental chief of police, witnessing to the priceless worth of Dr. Hadden, our fallen- comrade—our " white knight." And what rich testimony the church in NV, _Africa payS to the leadership of their English brother.

In preparation for union, there is a splendidly written and illustrated story of a Methodist mission in India. I am glad there is more to follow. in our next. There was 'a thrill in reading of the Outcastes' mass move-ments to Jesus.

Back to China, With the missionary secretary giving globe-trotting gossip, and so vividly describing the modernising of that great Chinese city where we share responsibility with three other Protestant churches.. Ravages of famine and plague, evangelistic, educa-tional, and medical activities are ably and graphically portrayed by other writers.

A review of a book on a modern Japanese saint, notes from the editorial chair, and. the letters of Miss Simpson and Miss Squire, will be read and discussed in our W.M.A.'s ; also the intimate and domestic touch again given by the wedding.

Our publications deal with OUR affairs. They are OUR MAGS. They will get no support but OURS. And this month again, many will think the coppers well spent. J. GIBBON.

Wedding. RAYNER—MACLAURI N.

A LOVELY dress of heavy ivory satin morelle was worn by Miss Muriel E. Maclaurin, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Maclaurin, of Strathearn, Sheffield, who was 'married on May 29th to Mr. George H. Rayner, L.D.S., elder son of. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. T. Rayner, of 14 Broomhall Road, Sheffield, at Sharrow Lane United Methodist Church. Made with a tightly fitting bodice, the bridal gown had a high-waisted skirt in which inlets of tulle across the front made a delightful

. decoration, while its voluminous folds fell to the ankles in front and was cut skilfully to form a train at the back. Her veil of Brussels net was caught at either side by orange blossom, and she carried a bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley. The bridesmaids were the plisses Brenda and Joan Bowman and Miss Betty Pickford. Two dainty attendants were Miss Margaret Flemstock and Master James Bardsley. The best man was Mr. H. T. FIarris, L.D.S., of Rotherham. The ceremony vas performed by Rev. J. E Mackintosh, of Prestatyn, uncle of the bride, assisted by Rev. H. V. Capsey (London) and Rev. L. P. Colley. The service was fully choral, with Mr. Cyril Cantrell, L.R.A.M., A.R.C.M., at the organ and. Miss Eva Rich as soloist. A recep-tion was held at Brincliffe Ball, iMrs. J. Maclaurin receiving the guests in a smart ensemble of eeseda green georgette, the three-quarter-length coat being trimmed with a Kolinsky collar, while her hat of georgette was of the same shade. Iler bouquet of yellow roses made a pleasing note of contrasting colour. Mrs. G. II. T. Rayner, the bridegroom's mother, was attired in a gown and coat of heavy pervenclie blue lace, the latter having collar of platinum dyed fox, while a crystal ornament sparkled on her crinoline hat.. Pink carna-tions composed her bouquet. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Rayner left for the honeymoon, which is to be spent etnising in the Mediterranean.

Barnsley Annual Local Preachers' Meeting.

THE local preachers of the Barnsley Ebenezer and Blucher Street circuits held their annual summer ramble and rally on Saturday, May 24th. In the afternoon preachers and friends took a delightful walk 'through Bretton Park, ultimately arriving happy and hungry at Midgley, where tea was' provided 'by the Midgley friends. In the evening a crowded meeting was presided over by Mr. Herbert Ibberson, the Connexional local preachers' secretary. The meeting was an inspiration from begin-ning to end. The chairman in his remarks referred to the large and efficient staff of local preachers in the Barnsley circuits, and said that we had every reason to be thankful -for the loyal service they render.

A speech of great power was given by the Rev. D. Patterson, of Dewsbury, on " The Keys." "Who is it that has the power of the Keys? " All who, under the hand of God, are instrumental in leading men to forsake their sins and enter into the new life in Christ. It is vested in the humblest, local preacher who points men to the Lamb ,of God.

Certificates were presented to three local preachers coming on to full plan by the Rev. S. S. Dabill. The names of the brethren who were thus received are George Thompson, Fred. Bailey and H. Chappell.

Rev. Harry Shaw followed with an eloquent, pungent address. He spoke tellingly of Wesley's fight with his own prejudiCe against lay preachers. His victory over his -prejudice was the victory of Methodism. Without the 'lay' preacher. Methodism would never have come into being. He appealed strongly both to young men and Women to take up this work. But the "feature " of the evening was the honour done to Mr. Jesse Buxen-dale on his completion of his 50 years as a local preacher. "'Moving words were spoken by the chairman, Mr. William Challenger and Mr. Gad Hepworth ; on be-half of the local preachers, Mr. W. Norton presented Mr. Buxendale with an umbrella. (By the way, Mr. Norton himself- is rapidly - approaching his jubilee.) In reply, Mr. Buxendale thanked God for His sustaining mercy through all the years. He 'feels stronger and more ade-quate than he did 20 years ago. We pray for our devoted brother that at' evening time it may be light.

This great meeting was brought to an end by a com-prehensive vote of thanks moved by Mr. Bailey and seconded by Mr. W. H. Batty, our capable secretary, who so efficiently' carried through all the arrangements.

S. S. D.

THE contents of the June issue of "The Sunday at Home " (R.T.S.) (1s.), includes some excellent. articles. Any whose sympathies lie with those who have risen from humble. surroundings to. high honour will be in-terested in the sketch of the Lord High Commissioner of the Church of Scotland, by Alexander Gammie. Another article on the religious life of Leeds sums up the position in that. town by saying that no candid observer, looking at the Church in Leeds can pretend, to adopt a trade term, that religion is booming. Plea-sure-seeking on the one ,hand and poverty on the other are. dominant obstacles. Current topics, both religious and secular, are dealt with in other .articles. Good fiction and children's pages and verse -make a very read-able issue.

Tyneside United Methodist Council.

The Origin of the Council. IN October, 1922, a little group of zealous Tyneside

United Methodists convened an inaugural meeting of a proposed United Methodist Church Council. _ It had been felt for a long time that a closer relationship should exist between the circuits in the area and thus consolidate the Union of 1907 more effectively than isolated working could achieve. With such " machinery " the problems of the larger Union also would be made easier of solution.

Of more importance still was the necessity of con-certed action on the part of our local circuits in all matters affecting “the Kingdom of God within our jurisdiction. With a number of hearts beating as one, and a number of hands moving in unison, a finer usefulness could be attempted in Christ's Name,

Our Constituency. It will come as a surprise, doubtless, to many of our

people to know how wide a constituency the Council has. For the Circuits, we extend from the. four New-castle _Circuits, two Gateshead, Whitley Bay, North Shields and Prudhoe. Nine circuits in all, representing 20 ministers, 120 local preachers, 3,700 church members, 417 junior church members, 1,336 Sunday School teachers, .7,752 scholars, with 56* churches.

Each circuit is entitled to send all its.'ministers, together with the Connexional officers and members of Connexional committees who may be members of the Circuit, one member for every 200 full members recorded by the Circuit (or part of 200), and an extra member, preferably a circuit steward, as delegates to the Quarterly Meeting,. of the Council.

The four meetings of the year are held by invitation in different churches, and each meeting consists of a preliminary tea provided by the host-church, a short business session, and a conference of delegates upon some question Of the hour.

The Work of the Council. Aggressiveness is the key-note of the Council, in the

interests of the Divine Kingdom. Where churches decide to undertake an evangelical mission. the Council is prepared to render every possible assistance. Fellowship gatherings are arranged, notably the annual Jesmond Dene Garden Party in September, which is invariably graced by' the presence of the President of the Conference, who usually makes the Tyneside func-tion his first official appearance in. his year -of office. At the. Garden Party a welcome is given to ministers new to Tyneside. The informal atmosphere of the occasion always gives a tone to the work of United Methodism on Tyneside during the winter.

Educational work is attempted by the Council through the Educational Committee. During the .past. winter two distinct courses of study were offered to all the churches, one in Social Survey, and the other in Missionary Knowledge.

Wherever a need is felt for'Overhead arrangement in the matter of Young Pedple's, ; Temperance, Social, Missionary, or other classes, the Educational Commit-tee is always prepared to Qrganise appropriate work,

classes. From a panel of speakers ready to inaugurate the

From time to time societies fall on hard periods, and here the Council has the requisite ability to .assist what we sympathetically term " weak or decayed causes." Where Boards of Trustees. may desire a referee outside their own legal number, the Council may give advice. In a word, we want to make our- selves " effective instrument for the coming of the Kingdom of God."

Relationship to the District. The question may be asked, " Where is the line

drawn between the activity of the Council and the authority of the District Meeting ?" The difference Is one of application. The Council is a locally appointed means of inter-circuit fellowship and help ; the District meeting is the 'official and constitutionally appointed means of safeguarding all matters Connexional, and of providing for our legal obligations. The Council does not assume powers of legislation which belong properly to the District Meeting. Obviously, there may be matters arising in our local work which a Voluntary Council can settle more quickly than the District 'Committee, whilst care must be- taken not to confuse the two meetings. Always the District Meeting is to be .regarded as the authoritative appeal.

Present and Future. The present activity of the Council has been set out

in the foregoing, yet it must be confessed that the full extent of our usefulness has not been -proved. There is ample room for a closer co-operation among the churches. There are problems affecting us all that might with profit be referred to the voluntary solution of the Council. There is a regular means of all exchange of opinion and experience that could give a fine stimulus to circuit and inter-circuit labours.

The future of Methodism, and our own part of Methodism in particular, is full of promising possibili-ties that may not pass from 'bud to flower without carefulness. The danger of overlapping committees -does not touch the Council in its voluntary capacity. The suspicion that attaches in some minds to the ra,thq, cold word " machinery " when applied to the Work a! the Divine Society; does not apply to Our Council We are here and ready to serve. '•

Methodist Union will provide a fuller oppqrtunity of

Christian witness for us, but meanwhile as a Council we. are anticipating the change-over with its consequen propositions. It is safe to say that such an organisation

when used to its ample extent, can make smoother the s , passage of local'union. In that sense, among other- we can prepare the way of the Lord. si Officers 1930.—President, Rev A. E. . Banks ; Pre.a. dent-designate, Mr. W. Brunskill ; Treasurer, Mr. 3. " Brown ; Secretary, Rev. W. IT. Bourne: Secretail-designate, Rev. J. Jackson.

June 6, 1930 THE UNITED METHODIST. 269

Home Mission Committee. " Refining fire, go through my heart,

Illuminate my soul, Scatter Thy life through every part,

And sanctify the whole." BUSINESS meetings,do not often break out into song,

especially when making grants to needy churches, but somehow we couldn't help it ! One member of the Committee said quite frankly, " I came to the Home Mission Committee expecting to hear a lot of heart-bieaking stories of bankrupt and dying churches, with many others only being kept alive by repeated doses of financial aid, and here we are in the midst of a wonderful spirit of prayer and praise, eager devotion, and a cheerfidriess which is a tonic. I .didn't want to come, but I'm jolly glad I did !,,

The Committee met at Wolverhampton, and the hearty welcome of the local friends, the atmosphere of their beautiful sanctuary, newly decorated, the im-perturbable good humour and cheerful optimism of Dr. Lineham, who is adapting himself, to his work with an amazing skilfulness and statesnlanship, all helped to make the Committee sessions a season of spiritual uplift.

It was the report of the Evangelistic Committee presented by Rev. Fred Barrett, which led to the .out- burst of song. It was a very fine record of much wonderful work being done in a quiet way, by men who did not seek publicity, and. did not publish their successes in the press. Many extracts from letters were read, describing how churches had been lifted out of despondency, ministers had received encouragement, conversions had been secured. The conversation which followed showed how ministers and churches were longing and praying and working for a Revival. Many meetings of ministers have been held during the year to consider how best to harness spiritual resources to our regular ,activities.

It is true that there were many painful stories of real struggle, financial chaos, numerical and spiritual feebleness, and sheer depression, but these situations were considered in a spirit of sympathy and patience and practical help. Not only were grants voted, as generous as the funds permitted, out deputations appointed to give advice and friendly assistance. " Missions of Encouragement and Hope " were also advocated.

Equally Cheering was the report of the Deaconess Institute, presented by Rev. R. W. Gair. These forty-five sisters are doing real Home MissiOn work, some .helping in Mission centres, some taking complete charge of Mission stations, some conducting Evan-gelistic -.Missions. This department has paid its way In a difficult year, reduced its overdraft, and strengthened its Retiring Fund.

There were many appliCations for help in New Areas, but as the amount of the help to be given depends largely upon the success of the New Areas Fund, they were all recommended to the sympathetic consideration of that committee, and will come up. for further con-sideration later.

Rev. H. Smith presented the report of the Army and Navy BOard, showing much good and useful work—but. the future of the Board, in view of Methodist Union, is a problem to be considered by the Con-nexional CoMmittee and Conference at a later stage.

The Committee was delighted to hear that Mr. Joseph Ward had consented to preside over the Con-terence Missionary Meeting, and expressed the hope that there might be a really great response to the appeal for the Chairman's List. Rev. Henry Smith presided over the sessions in the absence of the Presi-dent, to whom affectionate greetings were sent. Rev. H. W., B. Chapman acted as Minute Secretary. Excel-lent hospitality was proVided by the Wolverhampton friends, and thanks were expressed by Revs. J. H. Rodda and Fred Barrett. The replies of. Rev. D. and Mrs. Jack, and Ald. Henn revealed something of the amount of loving service that had been given so gladly.

One great, glad assurance came to the members of the Committee as they listened to stories of tremendous difficulty and of heroic endurance and perseverance.

" Financial impoverishment need not stand in the way- of Spiritual Enrichment !" F. .L. B.

College Committee. THE May meeting of this Committee was held as

usual at the College. In the absence of the President, the Rev. G. W. Potter was elected to the chair.

The Principal-- presented a very satisfactory report of the past session. The, fifteen students who have completed their course were all recommended for the ministry.. It is expected that four of them will go to the MiSsiori Field—two to China and two to Africa. !The, prizes for essays were awarded to Messrs, Abbolts and Law (prize divided) in the Third Year, Mr. Patti- -̀311 in the Second .Year, and Messrs. Brayton and Freeman (prize divided) in the First Year.

The Treasurdr's statement showed an income of 4, 4,282 and an expenditure of 14,589. The deficiency has increased by 1307, and now stands at £2,012. Subscriptions and collections have been maintained at 'last Year's level : with a -little increased effort spread 9Ver the connexion they could be made adequate. As it is, a deficit has gradually become -heavier. , The estate of the late Rev. John Hammond has Snow peen realised, and the College, as residuary legatee, llas,received .0,630. This sum has been invested, and under-the terms of the will, t Wo-thirdS of the interest

go to meet the needs of students and -one-third. ,L9 ,, the - College Fund. -The Committee passed a resolu-"Pn of thanks- to the .executors. 1,4 communication was received from the Dr. Peake "Alluorial Committee. It is proposed to raise a fund €L'410,000 .-. to. endow a Peake Chair of Biblical' t. -x-egosis at Hartley College in 'memory of the dis-41"i§4ed- scholar who. has rendered such devoted and

invaluable service to the Primitive Methodist Church and, indeed, to the whole Church of Christ. As Dr. Peake was visiting lecturer to our College for nine years before the War, and was for ten years on the united staff after the two Colleges combined their forces, it was felt that old students of his who are in our ministry and many others who are interested in ministerial training would wish to contribute to the memorial. The scheme was unanimously and heartily commended, and a small Committee' was appointed to bring it before the-notice of our Church.

The Principal, Tutors and Officers were all re-nominated, with the exception of the auditor. Alderman Rowland Waller, who has generously audited the accounts without fee for many years, has recently passed away : and in a resolution moved by his old friend, Rev. W. Cory Harris, the Committee expressed its high appreciation of his character and service and its sYm-_ pathy with his bereaved family. G. -G. H.

The Publishing House. MR. J. K. BAKER presided over the Publishing -House

. Committee at the Central Buildings, Westminster, on Wednesday, May 28th. 'The agenda and report, pre-pared by the Steward, showed that the year had been one of much activity, and the Committee was highly gratified that in spite of the serious trade depression our Book Room concerns had done so well. This was due, it was fully recognized, to the assiduous care of the Book Steward in all departments of the business.

Rev. .I-I. Hooks's term of office expires in 1931, but in view of the imminence of Methodist Union the Corn-

.mittee was of the unanimous opinion, that Mr. Hooks should see ,the transfer of our Publishing House into that of .the United Church ; no one. else has the, requi-site knowledge and experience. Mr. Hooks stated that he had hoped definitely to retire in 1931, but he realized the force of the arguments used, and if Conference so desired he would remain until the amalgamation took place. Plans for amalgamation had been under the con-- sideration of the committees of the Wesleyan, Primitive and our own Publishing Houses. It is . fully hoped to have a ." Methodist Book Concern," to use the title of American Methodists, equal to anything of its kind any-where. This will, be a great agency for the spread of Christian literature, and a vital evangelizing force in the new Church.

A very generous stim---larger than in any previous year—was voted to the Auxiliary Fund.

The .Denomination owes much to this part- of its life and work. There are indications that

-the literature issued by the Church-es will have an effective part to play in the future of religion

- - in this country, and feW people realize how great an asset the various Publishing Houses are to their respec-tive communities. We are proud to feel that we have one of the best-I-winged Bobk Rooms.

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Home Missions Evangelistic Department.

Summer-Time Evangelism. THE Gospel is Good News not only for sinners but

also. for hard working and sometimes discouraged Chris-tian workers. With this in mind it was thought good that we should visit some of our brethren who labour in out-of-the-way places and preach to them the Gospel of Good Cheer. Mr. C. W. Hodgson, who is one of London's very busy men, felt that the .work was worth while, gave us five days of his time, placed his car at our disposal, and proved as capable a chauffeur as he was genial a chairman.. Our expenses were provided for, and we had no need to be a charge to the churches or to the Home Mission Funds.

Revs. A. E. L. Davis and F. Barrett were the depu-tation. At an almost- unheard-of hour for parsons on it Monday morning we started out for our tour in the West. We were due at Mount Pleasant, Exeter, for a sermon at four o'clock, and were there by three o'clock. Our visit coincided with the Church Anniver-sary there, and the friends were in fine spirit, having been heartened by services conducted on the previous day by Rev. W. Treffry. The Rev. H. E. Reed is doing splendid work at this fine church, as the congregations afternoon and evening testified. It was a joy to find the converts of a mission held in February members of the church, and not only standing but marching ahead. Early next morning we had to start again, for We were announced to conduct a service at Hayle in the afternoon. Brother Alf Thompson, who is in charge of the church, met us, and with pardonable pride showed us over the building he and his people have spent nearly £000 on making it -attractive and a real aid to worship. Friends from Camborne came over and shared the services with us. Good companieS gave us an attentive hearing and joined heartily in the singing.

Wednesday morning left us time to pay a memorable visit to Land's End before finding our way to Padstow. On the way we suffered almost the only discomfort the weather provided. The rain came down in torrents, and we were ten minutes late in reaching our destination. Our honoured friend, the Rev. A. Knight, had started a congregation that nearly filled the chapel singing a happy hymn, and Davis was soon in the pulpit preach- ing .a most helpful sermon. The tea tables were crowded, and a rousing public meeting followed.

Thursday found us at Nanpean, in the St. Columb Circuit, where the brethren, Arthur and Winfield, gave us a cordial reception; Here- the congregations were

simply magnificent, and the services went with a fine swing. From there we went on to Bretton Clovelly, one of the smaller places in the Northlew and Okehampton Circuit. When the people came from was a puzzle, but they came. It was a joy to find Brother Butt recover-ing after his. serious operation, and to find him and his colleague, Tyler. so happy with their folk. The Rev. Ernest Richards was with us here, gave a most in-teresting talk over the tea tables, and sang in Chinese. The organist was afraid she - couldn't play in Chinese, but she managed!

Besides a sermon, tea and public meeting, at each place we had half an hour's community singing of old Methodist hymns and new choruses. The tour gave us the opportunity of ministries by the wayside. It was a real joy to call to see some of our colleagues in the ministry, and especially to have fellowship with the Rev. W. Bennett at Bude. Our visit was specially affecting. We were taken to see a man who has not left his room for eight years, and we sang and prayed with him. "What shall we sing? " we asked. " Sing my favourite hymn," he said, and we sang

" 0 Lord of heaven and earth and sea, To Thee all praise and glory be."

This was not planned as a joy-ride, though it brought us all the real thing in joy. We praised God as we journeyed through glorious country, and the fellowship by the way was of the kind we shall talk of in Heaven. We set out to hearten our brothers and sisters, seeking nothing of them, but we were mightily cheered and encouraged ourselves. The expressions of appreciation and gratitude were beyond all our deservings, and we came back to London, and our own work feeling strongly how worth while is this kind of ministry

We have ministers who would glory in this kind of service, and there are many districts where it is needed. Surely we have laymen—busy as they -are—who would give a few days of their time, loan their cars, and make possible this ministry. Methodism's debt to coun-try churches is too well known to need stressing. Is it not worth while acknowledging our debt and doing something to repay it

Just a word on another matter concerning the Evan-gelistic Department. Requests for missions and mis- sinners for next winter are more numerous than ever. We shall be glad to hear from ministers who are will- ing to serve as early as possible. From the Special Evangelistic Fund the cost of "supplies" for the mis- sioners will be paid, and we will gladly do our best to meet the convenience of circuits willing to liberate their ministers for this service. This is not the only force in whcih Evangelism expresses itself, but many of our Chinches feel that a ten days' mission is one of the ways through which revival conies.

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EVENING AT INTERLAKEN. IT is the twenty-eighth of May, and we have had

a most beautiful day. We arrived here last evening to find the country looking fresh and glorious from the copious rdin. Indeed, we are told that there has been too much wet weather for May, and that the rains have kept the tourist away. However, this has been an ideal Alpine spring day. After an early shower, Interlaken at 7 a.m., was vocal of song-birds and sing-ing streams. Never, even in Devon, have we heard the birds sing 'so sweetly ravishing as in this wonder-ful valley of the Bernese Oberland. The sun came out full at nine o'clock, and all day long shed a glory on one of the most beautiful landscapes of Europe—a winding vale between two mighty mountain ranges with snowy peaks, uplifted into a sapphire sky; pine-w'oods of deep green foliage, ranging down thousands of feet to the softer 'green of the limes and the plane trees and the rich pasturage of the narrow plain ; chest-nut trees dight = with their pearly, cone-shaped blooms; gold of dripping laburnums and violet of trailing wis-tarias at every turn ; and hasting through it all, the great mountain stream of the Aare that connects the lakes of the Brienz and Thunner-See, its waters a bluish green. Set amid this exquisite scenery is the little Alpine town of Interlaken—or "the town between the lakes." It is a place of peculiar charm, where the art of man has wrought no outrage on the divine art of Nature. The picturesque chalets, with their carved timbers and extensive eaves, and steep gables lifted among the trees, is like a city of fairy dream ; and the shops display the most remarkable variety of articles, such as only the patient and gifted craftsmen of the Swiss -cantons can produce. At the head of the town, in a park-like enclosure, most of the churches are - contained, Catholic and Protestant and Anglican closely grouped, together; and as it is Ascension Day, the bells of them all were echoing through the vale this morning, and the faithful in large numbers at-tended the services. It has been general holiday—the shops closed and the folk in from the country garbed in their Sunday best.

The morning and afternoon we have spent explor-ing the town and its surroundings, and thoroughly ex-hausting the adjectival qualities of our vocabulary :, and now we- have come to the end of a perfect day, and are quite prepared to accept the finding of an ancient philosopher, who has set on record that, "Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof." Our h—otel is indeed beautiful for situation. The room in which I write holds in full view that amazing group of the Oberland Mountain range, the Eiger and the Jungfrau, which • towers up into the blue wellnigh 14,000 feet, and their beauty has fascinated me. I sat for an hour or so this evening with eyes intently fixed on one of the most moving pageants of earthly - beauty I can ever hope to behold. A member of the hotel staff had observed to me, "I think you will.be favoured with a fine, sunset effect this evening. You should see the rose upon the mountains." So I ascended to the balcony of my fourth floor chamber and awaited the display. I was not disappointed. All day long the vast slopes of the Eiger and the Jungfrau had glistened white against sapphire in the eye of the sun ; and now and again one could-.see the melting snow-masses give to the heat of the day. At 6.30 p.m., the pageant began, the mountain slopes serving as a lantern screen for the magic of the sunset. Slowly, as the sun descended, the shadows of the great rock-ridges crept across the snow-clad flanks of the mountains, which shadows were a soft sea-green ; and a faint rose tint touched the upper range of the snowfields. Then the deep shadows cast by the more westerly heights crept up the steeps of the Jungfrau and left, only the sharp peaks of this and the sister mountains like silver-gilt jewels set in the sap-phire of the evening sky. Silver was transformed into gold, and gold into that roseate splendour which so thrilled the sense 'of beauty in the poets of ancient Greece. But the fine gradations were too elusive for language. One could only wonder and adore, thrilled with the divine artistry, and understanding why, among the cultured pagans of the old world, the sun-god held such sway.

To the mighty mountains, draped with their *raiment of glistening snows, that trailed down into the valleys, the deep green hue of the pinewobd presented an im-pressionist contrast of striking beauty. But soon the contrast• was less clearly defined, for as the sun de-clined, the deep, dark shadows filled the vales and crept up the lower slopes until it was difficult to distinguish between ridge and ravine, and all was merged in'. the general gloom.- But still, five thousand feet above, the mountain monarchs held their crowns of light from the setting sun, and blushed that they had lingered so long at the obsequies of the sun-god. Slowly, then, the white mist-clouds rose behind the Jungfrau, and in the fail-ing light obliterated all the sharp, rugged outlines of the range until mists and snowy mountains were merged in one mass of whiteness. It was now difficult to realize that anything of that ethereal mass was really material—that part of it was solid rock formation, piled up thousands of feet from the mother earth, and tem-pered by the tempests of the ages. Such magic can Nature work upon her children L

Half an hour later• the mountains of the foreground are well-nigh sable in hue, and the dim whiteness of the distant peaks is faintly descried against the dark night sky. One by one the lights appear in the town below, their reflection seen in the waters of the bustling Aare like quivering spears of gold ; and all that is left to rue of that pageant of earthly glory is—an imperish-able memory.

WAYFARER,

BY a combination of- circumstances I found myself on Sunday amongst the.unemployed. An' offer by a promi- nent preacher to preach Sunday School anniversary ser- mons and its acceptance ; the non-requirement of my ser-vices -in exchange, a student being secured, together with the impossibility of planning myself elsewhere owing to the custom of arranging my appointments six months in advance ; these were the circumstances.

Being out of work, what was I to do? r couldn't lounge about. That would be wasting the Sabbath. I could have gone to' hear the anniversary preacher, but for the barrier of disinclination. It would have been my delight to sit at the feet of one or other of my brethren who were holding forth in the neighbourhood, but a constitutional sensitiveness made it impossible. What was I to do? Go Hiking? Certainly not. I couldn't go motoring, my stipend not allowing me to possess a car, much less •to hire a garage and provide for its up-keep ; a stipend characterised by its immutability ; dis-cipline and restraint, having been the minimum, through-out the whole of my ministry, with the exception of a pre-war period of three. years. ,

Some of my ambitious members have suggested that I should buy a car ; but this is a suggestion which suggests being ambitious at my expense. Besides, I have a whole-some reverence for the command, as old-fashioned as Moses and yet as true to-day in its implications as it was then :—" Remember the 'Sabbath Day to keep it holy."

After consideration I decided to do what the unem-ployed generally do—go on tramp. I have walked with tramps more than once to my pleasure and profit. An intense love for David Grayson and "The Friendly Road " 'being partly responsible for this inclination to go " On tramp." To be a tramp. Not a rambler. That suggests lack of purpose.' Nor a hiker. That's an insult. This word may have a place in our dictionary, but when I was a youthe it was a, slang term, hurled at an undesirable, when told " To hike himself off."

After a night of wind and rain, I started on my tramp ; lunch and_tea-prepared overnight in my pockets. _Though scudding clouds were overhead, there was plenty of blue to give promise of a fine day. The air was fresh and crisp. Within -five minutes 1 reached the parish church, the clock in the steeple showing twenty past six. I then proceeded down the hill, over the bridge and past the old hall with its tragic history, arriving at the comparatively new church of the next parish as the clock struck seven. An .hour later I walked into Halifax. Toffee Town, Bath Parade and Lily Lane were gradually left behind—climbing all the way—then, the open road, the broad expanse, the moors and the hills, range after range, to the far horizon.

Invigorating breezes swept over the moorland, refresh-ing the body, renewing the mind, cleansing the soul. Disillusion and bitterness, selfishness and intrigue,-.-casuistry and evasion, all evaporated before the influence of these wholesome breezes. Nothing tainted or sordid could live in this free air. A broad and far horizon, a wider outlook and more generous thoughts concerning life. Moorland and meadow reaching to the everlasting hills, embodied suggestions of God's gracious providence and protection. " I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. ' " The Lord shall pre-serve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth and even for evermore." Every step forward was a further degree in reverence and worship. The day and the circumstance were holy.

Turning to the left from the Keighley road, I saw after a while the end of my tramp 'of fourteen miles. I could hear distinctly carried on the breezes the sound 'of the bells of the •famous church of Haworth, ringing, for . morning service. Through a shower of rain I hurried up the steep and narrow street, familiar to all lovers of the Brontë tradition and at :last entered the church to join in worship.

As I worshipped I remembered that behind the church , was the Parsonage, once the home of the Rev. William Grimshaw, the friend of the. Wesleys, and, though the vicar of Haworth, the first superintendent of the Haworth Wesley—a Methodist circuit—by John Wesley's appoint-ment. I called to mind how he increased his communi-cants from two hundred to twelve hundred by methods which in these days would condemn the parson to jail for insult and violence. But I remembered it more as the Home of the Unsurpassed Heroism, which has' pro-duced from sympathetic hearts the wide world over an admiration and affection which increases with the passing years.

My thoughts •gathered round the •memory of Patrick Brontë, Grimshaw's'successor in the vicarage, as the brave old hero stood erect to preach, although unable through blindness to see' his hearers ; and his wife, a West 'Country Flower, too frail for the bleak unsheltered Yorkshire moorland ; of Maria and Elizabeth, brought home from school to die ; of Branwell, gifted and way-ward ; of Emily, the first of the famous three to die, stoic and spartan, writing in grim defiance of pain and death :— " No co-Ward soul is mine,

No trembler in the world's- storm-troubled sphere ; I see heaven's glories shine,

And faith .shines equal,: arming me from fear." Of Anne, buried- in a far-off grave, singing with saintly resignation, and teaching others to sing after her :—

" I hoped that with the brave and strong My portioned task might lie ;

To toil amid the busy throng, With purpose pure and high."

And of Charlotte, fascinating a publisher's reader out of his sleep with her MS. of Jane Eyre," experienced and seasoned though he was in the critical examination of authors' manuscripts.

Service ended, I stood for a moment before the me= morial tablet placed over the grave and containing the names of Charlotte and Emily, and in reverence I paid

my silent tribute to their heroic fortitude without which their imaginative genius and literary gifts could never have flourished.

Leaving the church I turned to the moors they loved so well ; then back through the village. Partaking of lunch as I walked, I continued my tramp to the nearest tram some six or seven miles away. My tramp had covered a distance of twenty miles but the Sabbath had not been desecrated. It had been for me a holy day.

H. IIINCHCLIFFE,

The Free Churches and the Education Bill.

MOVING a resolution of condolence with the relations of the late Rt. Hon. T. R. Ferens, senior treasurer of the National Free Church Council, Dr. J. Scott Lidgett, at the executive meeting on Friday of last week, des-cribed Mr. Ferens as a great citizen, a great Chris-tian, and. a most princely supporiter of many religious and philanthropic movements. Rev. W. Conrad Balmer said that for forty years Mr. Ferens had attended his Sunday School, and had never been a minute late. Rev. George Hooper spoke of Mr. Feren's most friendly relations with his workpeople, all of whom were among the most sincere mourners at his funeral. Mr. George Shrubsall, J.P., has accepted the treasurership (one of three) to fill the vacancy.

An invitation to hold the Annual Assembly in March, 1931, at Weston-super-Mare, was accepted. Four areas have been selected for Village Evangelistic Campaigns during the summer.

After considerable discussion 'on the Education Bill in the light of the detailed statement of policy adopted at the National Council Conference, an agreed resolu-tion was adopted expressing satisfaction that the pro-posals embodied in the White Paper do not concede the Right of Entry into Council. Schools,• or exempt the managers of Non-Provided :Schools from their respon-sibility for carrying out such repairs as 'are necessary' to maintain the school buildings in proper condition. In view, however, of the proposed concessions in regard to the appointment of teachers made to the managers of Non-Provided Schools receiving the Special Emer-gency Grant, the Committee strongly, reaffirmed the principles that no such grant be made except under the following conditions :

(1) That all such appointments be in the hands of the Local Education Authorities ; (2) That no denomi-national tests be applied to any teacher. The resolution also strongly insisted that where Non-Provided Schools are included in schemes of re-organization, whether receiving the emergency grant or not, syllabuses of re-.ligous instruction agreed by representatives of the teachers, the clergy and the Free Church ministers, be adopted by the Local Education Authorities as the basis of the general religious instruction to be given both in the Provided and Non-Provided Schools concerned.

In June. Tim world is never quite so sweet

As 'tis in June, When birds are singing through the day

In joyous tune. When deepest blue Of skies above

Shows clear between The waving trees all newly deck'd

In shining green ; When balmy airs come breathing soft

Across the fields, And Nature from her boundless stores

Rich fragrance yields ; When fairest flowers on cv'ry hand

With beauty flush ; When honeysuckle flings long arms,

And roses blush ; When God's bright earth obeys His call

To teem with life, And gladly blending with His will

With joy is rife. When beauteous things all perfect grown

Bow at God's Feet, And just because He has His way

The world is sweet I G. DORLING.

Births, Marriages, Deaths. MARRIAGE.

RAYNER — MACLAURIN.— On May 29th, 1930, at Shatrow Lane U.M. Church, by Rev. J. E. Mackintosh

(uncle of the bride), assisted by Revs. L. P. Colley and H. V. Capsey, George Henry, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. G. H. T. Rayner, of 14 Broomhall Road, to Muriel Edith, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Maclaurin, of Strathearn, Canterbury Avenue, Sheffield.

GOLDEN WEDDING.

DICKINSON—BOUGHT.--On June 7th, 1880, at the Methodist Free Church, Walham Grove, Fulham,

S.W., by the father of the bride and the Rev. J. E. Swallow, the Rev. Thomas J. Dickinson to Louisa, daughter of the Rev. Jabez Rought, Wesleyan minister, London.

DEATH.

DATSON.—In loving memory of Rev. Josiah Datson, who entered into the Heavenly Life, June 3rd, 1920.

MARTIN.—On Tuesday, May 27th, 1930, at 11 Redcliffe Road, Kensington, &W.10, Jennie, widow of the late

Rev. James Martin, aged 62 years.

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Wayfarer in Switzerland

On Tramp.

;MA 5, 1930 THE UNITtn METHODIST. X71.

Spiritual Values.* THESE are strenuous days for the Church. Thank

God for that, because out of the days of wrestling men come to do great things. All life is born in travail ; and the danger to .a cause, as, well as to a nation, is not the fact that it has to wrestle, but rather that it begins to rest on past achievements. Out of the wilderness Christ went strengthened to His task, and I would transpose Shelley and say, " Our saddest thoughts bring forth our sweetest songs."

The fact that the Church has been able to survive the pessimism of a great many of its adherents is the best -witness we can have to the strength of the Church. No football club could have endured it and survived, and most businesses would have gone down under the strain of it. The oldest piece of writing in the world, we are told, is a piece of papyrus in a continental museum, on which is written, "Alas, times are not what they were." Maldwyn Hughes, in his " Faith and Progress," says "The pessimists of to-day who are writing Ichabod ' over the door of the Church would have found the eighteenth century a Veritable paradise."

Religion was wearing out in the minds of men, and educated people regarded Christianity as a subject for mirth and ridicule. The answer to all this was the Methodist revival, which, according to Macaulay, saved England from the worst - terrors of the French Revolu-tion and began -in the country a new era of spiritual regeneration,: and' out of that sprang all kinds of move-meats of social improvement and reform.

We are sometimes inclined to condemn our fathers for the large places of worship they built, but condemn as we will, we must admire the faith that prompted them. If we can only catch in large measure the faith that they had, we shall be matched with the hour, and this time of stress will only be the time of our oppor-tunity. The more I think of the work done by our spiritual fathers, and how, with little or no education, many of them were able to get right to the heart of things, the more I have to admire them for what they did.

The psychologists of to-day cannot carry us much further than our fathers did in the matter, say, of con-version. It has been quite enjoyable to me to read Mr. Dimond's contribution to the Bristol Congress on this question, but all he does, is to confirm what our fathers knew, and clothe in modern_ language, reinforced. by new argument and more recent research, exactly what our fathers meant when in much cruder form they sang :

"Iiow can a sinner know His sins on earth forgiven?

How can my gracious Saviour show My name inscribed in Heaven?

What we have felt and seen With confidence we tell,

And publish to the sons of men The signs infallible."

or, again, " My chains fell off, my heart went free. I rose, went forth, and followed Thee."

Out of this we were taught to cultivate a' religious experience, to know something of the joy of a care-free life.

Experience meetings, as our fathers-knew them, have fallen into disuse, and one can easily understand the reason, for after all, the deepest experiences of the human soul—love, and fear, joy and sorrow, hope and disappOintmnt—are not for publication. So few of us can enter into the spiritual experience of another, and. the things we feel deepest we speak least about: In "De ..Profundis," I think it is, Wilde says : "We can Share our pleasures with the crowd, but few can share with us in our sorrows and our disappointments." SO the repeating of an experience tended to become un-real, and was bound sooner or later to pass away, hav-ing served its original purpose.

Out of conversion and -experience grew quite naturally the -desire for fellowship, and here I think we are on ground Which we need more and more to recover if the work of our churches and schools is to be made the help and benefit it ought to be to our people. 'Fel-lowship in Christian service is one of the most delight-ful experiences that any .man can enjoy.

In physical things men pass from life to death. In spiritual things men pass from death to life. To an earnest seeker at .night Christ said, "Ye must be born again." The Apostle said, "We know we have passed from death unto life because we love the brethren." In the natural world men grow in strength until the prime of life, then decay-creeps over him and old age is a time of weakness and infirmity. In the spiritual world men go from. strength to strength, and old age finds him strong in the strength which God. supplies. An old saint,. known to many here and who passed home only a little time ago, said to me once as we talked together, "When aught troubles me, I just tell my Father about it, and if Ile doesn't take away the trouble, He makes Me strong -enough to carry it, and that's just as good." After all what matters is not the load we carry, but the relation of the load with the strength to carry it, and so in our fellowship,

"We share our mutual woes, our mutual burdens bear."

Incidentally, and not in any sense in a critical vein, , sometimes wonder if the coming of the Methodist

Union will not in some degree, if we are not careful, tend to make the more intimate fellowship less possible. The.very largeness of the organization may, if we are not careful, have this effect. A clay or two ago I came across the rules of the Baillie Street Circuit, and was Interested to notice that the Baillie Street Circuit was

otes of address delivered at Rochdale District Meet-by the 'Chairman, Mr. Fred Ogden..

one church, divided for convenience into different socie-ties. The societies were in turn divided into classes for fellowship, where men could enjoy intimate fellowship in spiritual things. This fellowship is the most precious heritage of the people of God. And yet, this is not an end in itself ; it is only a preparation for and a stimulus to service. Our Gospel is not self-centred, or -self-suffi-cient. Our fathers sang, " If all the world my Jesus knew, then all the world would love Him too.

This age is inclined to sneer at the conventions which our fathers established. After all, conventions are a safeguard which society has established for her own protection and for the protection of the weaker mem- bers. Let us be frank with ourselves.' A bit of heart-searching is good for us. Have we not all at times been saved from disaster by- convention ? We overcame a temptation or desire or passion or selfish aim that was base or mean, simply because it was not done in respectable society. Of course, we seek to live on a higher plane, and to preach a higher standard, but so many folk are content to allow the legal standard of right to be the level on which their lives are to be lived,

swe cannot afford to remove one safeguard which would make it easier for folk to fall to a lower level. Clever people who know little of our faith are fond of telling us that we want a social gospel, as though the gospel of Christ was anything else than a spiritual gospel with a social expression.

Christ began His ministry by reading out of the pro-phet Isaiah, "The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He bath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor : He bath sent Me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and the recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord."

Then Christ, in His reply to John's followers, said, " Go tell John the things you hear and see. The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them."

The Kingdom was opened to the men who served so naturally that theywere amazed to find it had been noticed. To them it was the commonplace, and they did it without thought of reward What is in the heart must come - out in the life, but we must insist first on the spiritual experience. Herein, to my mind, is the great danger to our people, the seeking of physical and material good divorced from the spiritual base.

Are we not to-day in danger of building a civilization on a purely physical and material base? We have our clinics, maternity homes and health services generally for the physical welfare of our people. Far be it from me to say one word to hinder the work of caring for the child. I have given too much time to this work, I hope, to be even suspected. But have the community no respopsibility for the spiritual welfare of the race? Are our efforts for the child's good to be only on the physical plane? To me it has always been very sad that, in housing, the State only looks to the physical standard. Air space and cubic feet are all that count. No moral standard matters, or can be enforced. In education we see the same danger. Tennyson sang

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years ago, "Let knowledge grow from more to more." Free education, elementary, secondary, as well as tech- nical. But if our knowledge is not going to tend to the general uplift of the race then it may become a danger and a curse, rather than a blessing. Air ships to drop bombs on towns, poison gases to destroy whole peoples, machines that crush the soul out of industry and initiation out of men, rationalization which pays no regard to the individual unit. This is a knowledge that may become a danger and, a snare. We must finish the line of Tennyson, "But more of reverence in us dwell," and that, surely, is the part that the Church. has to keep alive, the deeper feelings of the human soul. The Lord breathed into man the breath of life and man became/a living soul. He made man the dis-tinctive part. of the creation, higher than the .beasts, just a little lower than the angels. Mere intellectual-ism is not enough. I am convinced there will not be many folk argued into the Kingdom of Heaven. If argument were enough, surely the Pharisees should all have been_ converted, for 'Christ constantly defeated them in argument ; but they crucified Him for all that. The question is whether the fact that He defeated them in argument did not embitter them and make them more determined to put Him to death. The value of His en-countei s with them was surely in the witness He gave to the truth of His Father and making the common people who heard Him feel and realize their one-ness with Him. Unlettered and unlearned men, with the barest and scantiest education, felt rather than reasoned their way to the great truths of the universe. Miss Webb, in her book, says that one of the housemaids of her early days had .a far surer and deeper grip of the eternal truths than Herbert Spencer, whom she knew and admired. Not that we can afford to despise argu- ment and knowledge. Our faith is built on reason. Young says, "Reason is the root ; fair faith is but. the flower." Faith is built on reason, and every true builder makes a good job of the foundations, but he does not spend all his time there. He desires to see the super-structure grow, and is anxious to get the roof on and see the finished building.

We only can fulfil our mission as we insist on spiri-tual values, for that, after all, is the source of all true development. Our fathers sang oft in their meetings, "Lord, we would ever stay in such a frame as this, and sit and sing ourselves away to everlasting bliss" We know, and they knew, that it could not be done. It is not the way to everlasting bliss. But the man who has never felt the ecstatic feeling is a man to be pitied. The favoured three had the experi-ence on the Mount. The disciples had the experience at Pentecost. But the Mount was related to the demented lad, who awaited the Master's return, and Pentecost was related to the lame man, who waited at the gate of the Temple called Beautiful.

One of our hymns, in no other book, and which hope will be left to us in the Hymn Book of the United Church, says :

" ifere we sought God that we might know His will ; There we must do it, serve Him, seek 1.-Frin still. If man aspires to reach the throne of God, O'er the dull plains of earth must lie the road : He who best does his lowly duty here, Shall mount the highest in a nobler sphere : At God's own feet our spirits seek their rest ; And. he is nearest Him who serves Hirn best."

But only by fellowship in prayer and fasting can we hope-to heal the world's 'Ms and cure her diseases, wipe away her tears and give joy for sorrow.

So we go back to our task with our varied qualities and gifts, serving one common end, not with the despair of men who are simply resisting defeat, but as deter-mined to establish truth in the hearts of men.

The way will not always be pleasant. Subject we shall be to misunderstanding, opposition, contumely, contempt, harsh judgment and ridicule. This is in itself only a tribute to our work, for the world keeps that for men who are doing something. "Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you for My sake."

The Rum Runner. By Rev. Samuel Horton (author of Wentworth series of stories). Published by R. J. James, Ivy Lane, E.C.4, 2s. 6d.

The writer of this book is the author of the famous Wentworth stories which have had --a very large circulation. In this novel he seeks to set in its right perspective the question of American Prohibition. Ile visited nearly forty American cities to see for himself, and gather his material at first hand. The result is a book full of thrills and—whatever view the reader may take with regard to the main contention of the story—holds him in its thrall to the end.

Dick Cameron, a V.C. hero of the War, finding life difficult, takes up rum-running as a vocation, and again and again runs the gauntlet of the preventive officers. A big Chicago merchant, the head of a ring of liquor smugglers, uses him as his tool and in turn is victimized by a larger and smarter New York trader. A clever detective named Wickstead gets on his track, and on more than one occasion nearly loses his life at the hands of one or any other member of the gang.

A fascinating love story gathers round the person of Dr. Buchan, a young Scottish minister, who falls in love with the daughter of his principal deacon, a whisky manufacturer who supplies Cameron with much of his contraband liquor. Soon the minister and deacon are at loggerheads and some piquant scenes emerge in conse-quence. One of the most interesting characters is John Phillips, an outspoken American with a heart of gold and whose speech " is like granulated salt."

The Wit and humour which made the ," Wentworth " books so popular find expression, in this. We venture to predict for it an equally large constituency.

272 THE UNITED METHODIST. 'rune 5, 1950

Letters to the Editor. [The Editor does not hold himself responsible fcr

exPressions .of opinion by Correspondents. All oontribi-- Hone to those column. most -bo brief.].

In Praise of Bazaars. To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,--I, remember on an occasion that a small

for the holding of a bazaar ; on the last night the result church. used the large school of a neighbouring church

exceeded both aim and expectations, and an old saint threw his hat in the air in .sincere. joy and thanks.

No doubt many good people really believe bazaars a right means, of raising money for the work of the church.

The ideas. put forth in the paragraph named are beauti-ful, but they do not harmonise with the practice which I have seen and experienced in connection wtih bazaars.

I have not known a, bazaar result in good feeling, but I haVe known ill-feeling caused by these functions.

They are ocasions when the church openly bows to the calf of gold and impinges upon the livelihood of local dealers. It concentrates thought and labour on money-making.

To me it is a little ironical when religious- meetings must give way for bazaars and preparations for bazaars ; when, on. the Sunday immediately following a bazaar, Sunday School scholars must meet .in the chapel and make shift with any impromptu accommodation, while the school is set out with stalls and strewn with litter, the remains of the previous night's market.

If God's power is so diminished that His work has to be maintained by such means, then it is time the work was abandoned. But there is evidence that God's power is as great as ever.. I understand that Muller's ,Homes at Bristol are still kept up through prayer.

In the early church people gave their all, they gave to the poor. Many Christians' give to-day, and those who give have nothing to spend at bazaars.

.It is-time the Church became living evidence of God's .power. It is time the Church, realised that it cannot afford time, thought and power for these methods which ought to. be used in living for God and winning people to Christ.—Yours,

HARRY GARSIDE. Huddersfield, May 28th, 1930.

To the ,Editor of THE 'UNITED METHODIST. DEAR SIR,—In the recent comments on church bazaars

.appearing in the UNITED METHODIST two objections seem to have been overlooked.

(1) That to raise a given sum by means of a sale V work or bazaar, the members have to find more—usually much more—than by direct giving.

(2) Many feel it is wrong for the church to enter into coMpetition with the tradespeople, who now, More than ever, find it difficult to pay their way and maintain the wages of their assistants.

Yours faithfully, W. H. COLES.

16 Baker Street, Weston-super-Mare,

June 2nd, 1930.

A Conference Resolution. Social Welfare and Temperance Reform.

To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST. DEAR SIR,—We noticed in your issue of last April

17th, in the report of our Young People's Committee, the following statement :

"The committee authorized a request being forwarded to Conference suggesting that circuits be asked to assist the committee by making a definite annual circuit con-tribution to the Social Welfare Section."

Some of us hope this will not pass without• being thoroughly discussed.

To give definite annual circuit contributions to social welfare work, apart from temperance reform, is a serious step to take. Is this kind of work worthy of this status? We are not against our social welfare work, but is not this suggestion going too far? Some of us are convinced that the way to national social welfare is temperance refOrm along Prohibition lines ; to seek it apart from temperance reform is to pursue 'an Impossible fantasy. - TN,: Methodists of America have sought national social welfare, but through temperance reform,• and on strictly Prohibition lines. Since 1913 the Methodist .Churches of America have stood for 'Prohibition, and not a single Church has retracted its adherence to this policy. America has had Prohibition for ten years, and , the real value of wages, that is, the purchasing power in relation to the commodities consumed, as corn-

-pared to. this' country, is as 197 to 100. This compari-son excludes house rent. With wages so high, mil-lions of unemployed arc no great burden to the American people.

In this general prosperity they have the basis of

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national social welfare... Some of us are convinced, that . with Prohibition we can .get a similar basis 'in, this country. The Prohibition activity of the American Methodist Chun:J-1 haS occurred coincidently with _its _ _ great success. American Methodist membership stood ill 1900 at -5,933,868 ; in 1929, at 9,860,899, the increase being 66 per cent for twenty-nine years. British Metho-dist membership, including only the three bodies con-templating Union, stood in 1900 at 843,636; in 1929, at

.886,968, the increase ',being 5 per cent for twenty-nine years.

To some of us the Copec ideal, because divorced from temperance reform, is a beautiful, but still-born To give it life, strength and growth, it should have the Prohibition spiritas. its soul and backbone. The Chris-tian Church should not be so much concerned with house building in slums as with conquering the . evil-which, causes them. As this is done,. the financier and builder will naturally arrive on the scene.

The increase in the amount spent in our country. on intoxicating liquorS for 1929 was nearly .600,000. The first increase for five years, .a14.1 that in a time. when we are nearing two millions of unemployed. -"Coming events cast their shadows before."

By a great prayerful corporate effort, let us. grip the greatest enemy of our country and conquer it. 'That is the way to national social welfare.

If there are to be special circuit contritiutions; let them he for a great ;Methodist .campaign. against alcoholism.

Yours .truly, G. W. HICKS.,

Port. Talbot. May 30,1930.

"What a District .Meeting Missed," To the Editor Of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—One can appreciate the feelings of Rev. T. W. Coleman under the circumstances- he mentions, but perhaps his address was rather suited to the public meeting. than to the business sessions.- Local arrange-ments committees are at fault, I think, in restricting the choice of speakers to a few prominent men ; whilst the same voices are heard year after year, many who could make contributions of equal value are never heard. As one who is not a speech maker I am free to say this.

A large measure of restraint, including sometimes. even self-restraint, would be welcomed. Let it be under-stood that no man who has not studied the art of putting things concisely is qualified to address either District Meeting or Conference. 'Speakers. have experts of a kind before them when they address ministers and dele-gates. In particular, they should remember the length of the sessions, which commence about 9.30 and continue with too brief intervals until 5.30 p.m. There is an evening meeting and next morning we begin at 10.0.

Over the lunch table there are more speeches when fresh air is urgently needed. Two or three rather lengthy addresses in support of a Connexional Fund tend to defeat their own object, and surely there is no need for successive speeches in favour of a motion that is not challenged, and far too many commendations of esteemed brethren even though we appreciate their -services.. The Conversation on the Spiritual Condition of the churches should be a time of refreshment and stimulus ; perhaps it is occasionally, but often it leaves us with a sense of its futility. We came seeking inspiration, but we returned home not -having found it. Perhaps if a few of the silent brethren had prayed we might have felt the descent of heaven's dew. ' The best of the District Meeting is in its friendships and its reunions, also in the kindness of our hosts and hostesses rather than in the ses-sions themselves. -But need this be so? We Christians are slow to realise that it is not enough to be good. We should also be wise.--I am, yours sincerely,.

T. J. W.

Prayer for Indio. To–the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR, president of the. National Council of Evangelical Free Churches, I desire to make a special appeal to the Free Churches throughout England and Wales to offer. special and continuous prayers on behalf of India in the serious crisis through which it is passing.

In' common with all our fellow-countrymen the Evangelical Free Churches are. profoundly- concerned, not only that disorder and violence should cease, but that the suspicions and passions which give rise to this dangerous state of things should give place to that spirit of mutual trust and co-operation on all sides. Only then can the welfare of India be secured and its pro-gress towards Dominion status, which is marked out as the eventual goal of this progress, be safely assured.

Such prayers are urgent, not only in view of the exist-ing situation, but by reason of the fact that the proposals Of the Royill Commission. on. the future government of India will soon be made pbblic and must be -discussed in an atmosphere of goodwill and .co-operatiOn all round: I know that all these considerations are present to the mind of all whom I am addressing, but it is my duty to give public expression to them and to ask for your sup-port in arranging this United Intercession on behalf of the great, Empire for whose well-,being and happiness we are all profoundly concerned.—Yours faithfully,

J ALFRED SHARP.

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Methodist extension organisation should be the scene IT was fitting that the third great centre of original

of the last of the great demonstrations prior to Con-ference. In all, sixteen meetings have been addressed by the three Presidents. It -was at Newcastle that Alexander Kilham, when stationed at Brunswick, the very society by whose kindness this last big re-union meeting took place, made the momentous decision to break away from the parent Methodism.

One will be• acquitted of any charge of flippancy in saying that the unofficial note of the day was " Holiness and Hilarity." There was a pleasant element of both. Dr. Lofthouse explained the absence of Mr. Aldom French, whose skilful navigation had often kept the meetings directly to' the point. OM- own President was in fine form intellectually, but obviously in need of a rest. Dr. Lofthouse appeared to be thoroughly acclimatised, and Mr. Bowran, who has never yet been known to show signs of fatigue, was as fresh as the delightful morning on which we met.

A Ministerial Session. .There must have been nearly 150 ministers assembled

for the morning meeting on May 27th. The brethren, be it noted, fell into -the same condemnation that they deplore in their flocks. They declined .to sit in the front seats, and not even Dr. Lofthouse's persua-sions would move them.

•Our President spoke on " The Intention of Christ," which was Holiness for His people. Christian conver-sion is the aim of our organisation, and nothing else. We are not coming together for any other reason. One of his rallying statements was, " I shall never build another Gothic church—and I have built two." During the course of his address, the President quoted from Burke, Millais; Jeremy -Taylor, Wesley, Dr Johnson, George Tyrell, and Baron Von•Hegela truly Catholic range. The characteristic note of the address was its emphasis upon the spiritual implications of Union, rather than the ecclesiastical. There was a faint attempt at applause at the conclusion, ,which was quickly stifled by the many brethren who were in no mood to give outward expression to their deep feeling.

Afternoon: The afternoon gathering had evidently been wrongly

advertised as a " Conference of Workers," for nothing in the nature of a conference took place: A pity in many ways,. for the •spacious floor of Brunswick was well filled with folk, many of whom could have made a fine contribution to the occasion. Still, the addresses by Dr. Lofthouse and Mrs Bowran left little room for complaint. They struck the point again and again. Dr. Lofthouse asked, " What–is the Methodist Wit-ness ?" and answered, it with, ". It. means that Jesus has died for me." That grace which avails for one avails_ for all. " Is this more than a Christian witness'?" The terms are synonymous, though in the providence of God the Christian witness was given particularly during the Methedist Revival. The world with all its complication's and questions and bewildering wandering ways wants this. witness. When: God gives us union we can bear it with brighter light. Dr. Lofthouse- drew upon " Tom Jones " and liogarth for illustrations of Wesley's England.

" Ramsay. Guthrie..' followed. in typical style, drawing attention to. the present needs pf the world.

Public Meeting. The evening meeting was a startling proof of the

success that such a meeting may possess even without 'the- additional. attractions of a large choir. We have somehow worked in recent years under the'assumption that a large and accomplished body of singers is essential to Our gathering. On Tuesday we received a delightful disproof. Every part of the building with the exception of the choir was well filled. The first hymn went rolling forth from a thousand Methodist threats, and the controlling thought of the meeting was summed up in one 'of tho lines, " And still they arc talking of Jesus's. grace."

The Rev. William Younger, who is the outstanding preacher of the north, led in. prayer. His weighty, yet searching periods' echoed in every heart, The Rev. John Birtwistle (Wesleyan Chairman) voiced the anticipatory thanks of the meeting to the platform, an innovation., that fortunately.. was -well timed. Sir George Lunn was in the chair. Sir George referred to Brunswick as the scene a hundred years ago of the anti-slavery movement.

Our own Ple.sident was in his top form. He spoke on " The -Radiant Temper of Methodism." A few, excerpts :—" The cure for a, dull religion is more religion." " The emotion of Bethlehem was too deei) for speech." " I used to think as, a child that to be spiritually-Minded was to like dull things." " The man who thinks to bring the Kingdom by a programme of bribery and games only betrays his own 'shallow- nesS." " You can only make the" church more interesting by making it more religigus—that is the only way 'to prosperity:" " We can never make Methodist Union the thing it- ought to be until we are re-dedicated ourselves." There was prolonged applause here. It. is a delightful. sight to see the President nod his head vigorously when he is conscious

get Of a specially, telling point. " shall never revival until simple folk like you and me get together and pray. for it."

There were quotations from. Dante,. Wesley, Francis Thompson,.Lowell, Robert Burns, and Browning.

Dr. • Lofthouse 'is a most active speaker, and He gracious words and gracious gestUres blend well. lie, referred feelingly to the passing of Archbishop Lora Davidson, and by a series of transitions drew the minds,. of his hearers thrmigh the idea of the League . 01 Nations, the India Nationalist Movement' and Fascist Italy to the idea of world liberty in Christ Jesus* . What

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As her address followed the gift ceremony,, it was very appropriate that Miss Dorothy Doidge, B.A., should speak about birthdays. hi China, the birthdays of children are not celebrated often, but those of grown-ups more frequently. A child's first birthday is at the age 'of one month, when a -naive is given amid great rejoicing and feasting. After that, birthdays are usually recognized only at the decades, ten, twenty, thirty, etc., up to ninety, and then are celebrated with presents, etc. At forty or fifty, special gifts are presented. Last year in China, Miss Doidge and other missionaries at-tended a feast in honour of a Chinese pastor, aged seventy. At un-Christian birthday celebrations, a feast is also prepared for the gods and paper money burned.

Miss Doidge also spoke of another kind of birthday —the birth of the Kingdom of God in the hearts of the people, to the realization bf which all our mission-ary service is directed, whether evangelistic, educational or healing. "China," said Miss Doidge, in closing, "needs friends and helpers ; friends who understand and who will work towards the time when she will "find herself," Just as the Prodigal Son returned to his father, "when he came to himself," so when China comes to herself she will turn to her Father, God.

A hymn and prayer offered by Rev. J. E. Mackintosh brought to a close a very happy and memorable W.M.A. Council Meeting.

JENNIIi BROOKS.

had all- this "world business" to do with the Methodist Witness? An answer could be attemPted by going back to the old Methodism of 200 years ago and to see the transformations of grace then. At the source of every movement for social uplift lay the evangelical revival under the Wesleys. There were two words in Methodism that counted; one was frequently on the lips of John Wesley, and the other with his brother Charles. They were " dauntless " and " radiant."

The. Rev. J. G. felt

began to speak at a time when the company felt it had received almost a surfeit of Methodist philosophy, and would have, been glad to have absorbed that alone. Yet by his fresh and Puckish humour he was able to convince us that we had not yet had enough, but like the daughters of the horseleach must continue to ask for more. It was a stroke of strategy to put Ramsay Guthrie last. In the middle of a story he suddenly broke off, and said, " Now I am telling you what is true. I sometimes make up stories, but I haven't made this one up. It's perfectly true." And we all believed him.

When the clay was .spent, and the gathered Methodists wended their ways - homeward, there must have been lmt one reflection i this thing is assuredly of God.

W. H. BOURNE.

Women's Missionary Council at Prestatyn.

PRESTATYN proved a delightful place of meeting for the 1930 W.M.A. ,Council, and the members spent a happy and helpful time of fellowship there on Wed-nesday and Thursday, the 21st and 22nd of May, There Were many evidences that the visit had been anticipated with much pleasure by the local friends, and their warm welcome, expressed on behalf of the W.M.A. by Mrs. Gilham (branch president) and by Rev. J. E. Mackintosh, on behalf of the church, had already been felt before any words were spoken. Lady Hosie voiced our thanks in response.

It was good to gather in the lovely new church, already free - from debt; good to be reminded that through long years the first charge upon its income had been the £30 promised in its earliest days for hospital work in North China.

Mrs. Warren, our council president, led. the opening devotions, and guided the business proceedings throughL out supported by Mrs. Truscott Wood, council .secre-tary ; and Mrs. Maclaurin, ex-president. Mrs. R. :S. Hall and Miss Dorothy Doidge undertook the duties of minute secretaries; and Mrs. Forrest, Mrs. Dale, Miss Clegg and Miss Cooper those of scrutineers.

There, were but few absentees, but each was greatly regretted. The President of Conference sent 'a letter full .of good wishes and appreciation. Lady Bird was kept away by sickness in the home, and Miss Allen because of the continued serious illness of Dr. Snape. To all of these- friendly and sympathetic messages will be sent, and a special greeting to Mr. T. Butler, re-joicing that he was so far recovered as to allow Mrs. Butler to attend the council'. meetings, and hoping for his complete return to health.

Miss Dorothy Doidge and Miss Doris Milburn,' our missionaries on furlough, were warmly received. In their reply, both showed keenness for further service in China, and expressed appreciation of the support given them by our Auxiliary. Through the secretary, the council . sent its congratulations to Nurse Raine upon her forthcoming marriage..

The council Was again indebted to the Rev. Chas. Stedeford for his clear survey of the overseas field, -especi-ally as regards the position and prospects of work among women and girls. Mr. Stedeford showed that on the women's side the missionary endeavours of our Church had increased. in a proportionately larger degree than on the men's, and he said that the experience of such a company of women workers as our auxiliary pos-sesses will .be. invaluable when we enter upon the much wider work for wornen in the ,United Church. , Last year-the council were greatly concerned about the condition and needs of the women of Africa. Its resolution, urging that women's work. be undertaken there as , soon as ever possible, has borne fruit in sur-prising measure. Passages are already booked for the autumn for two de.-iconesses, 'Sisters Lilian and Muriel, to go to East Africa and seek to win the confidence of the women: and girls, and initiate evangelistic and simple school. work among them, and thus prepare the way for educational workers, who will follow in .about two :y.ears: But that is not -all. The .hospital building is 'ready, and when 'Dr. Brassington returns on June 5th, he will take with him_ beds, •bedding, and other hospital equipmeaL In response to his .appeal, that European nurses are ,necessary to help by sympathetic contact in overcoming the natural distrust of the na-Oves,,to medical -and hospital treatment, the Foreign Mission Committee has promised to send out two nurses to East, Africa, as soon as the necessary accom-modation is provided: So that in less than twelve months' time we shall probably have there Nurse Tait and .Nurse .Brassington, the doctor's sister, both ,of whom„have .volunteered for • the work, and are to spend a term at Kingsmead before leaving England. This wonderful devlopment we regard as an answer to per-sistentiprayer and patient pursuing of our purpose. The council also learned with much satisfaction that Nurs- Fioldsen had been _appointed to succeed Nurse Rairie at the Wenchow. Hospital; and that there is a

possibility of Miss Barnes's complete restoration to health. She may, therefore, still be able to fulfil her cherished hope of serving in Africa.

The council 'very heartily accepted the cordial invita-tion of the Women's Department of the W.M.M.S. to take part in a joint women's missionary conference of the Methodist Churches, to be held at Swanwick from October Gth to 10th. Our representation is limited to fifty places, and the council made suggestions for its apportioning. Mrs. Henderson was appointed to act as hostess for our auxiliary.

In order to perpetuate the names of its former offi-cers, the Council decided to have a president's Bible, in which these should be inscribed; the Bible to be handed by the retiring president to her successor at the W.M.A. Conference Meeting. Mrs. Truscott Wood's generous offer to give the Bible of the late Rev. Thomas Truscott for this purpose, was gratefully accepted.

The reports given by the District representatives were listened. to with even greater interest than usual. Last year's decrease has made us anxious to regain lost ground, and it was very soon evident that this had been .1cco.mplished. There have been some disappointments, but on the whole, our Auxiliary looked back over a very successful year. This being the coming-of-age year, the result was especially gratifyino., It is rather striking that in its twenty-first year the W.M.A. of the United Methodist Church should record a total member-ship of 21,021. For the first time the ordinary income has passed the £9,000 mark, having realized £9,0716 13s. 4d.--an increase of ,'9.05 2s. 3d.—partly due, no doubt, to the record collection at•the W.M.A. Conference Meeting at Halifax. Special contributions amount to

.;89 ls. 9d., mainly on behalf of the Wenchow Famine Fund. These amounts do not include the Birthday Fund, to which there has been a remarkable response, some branches giving the suggested shilling per mem-ber, some less, and some even more. Good work has been done in all the Districts, the steady growth of the smaller Districts being a most promising feature.

The reports of the various, departmental officers were received with keen attention and appreciation. .Many hearty thanks were accorded to all the officers for their manifold and generous service during the year.

The election of officers, etc., for 1930-31, resulted as follows : President, Mrs. Henderson ; vice-presidents, Mrs. Maclaurin, Mrs, Ward. Mrs. Rounsetell, Miss Turner ; council secretary, Mrs. Truscott Wood ; foreign corresponding secretary,' Mrs. Sunman, B.A.' ; publica- tion secretary, Mrs. J. B.. Brooks, B.Litt. ; costumes and curios, Miss Withington ; League, Miss Allen ; .Sunday School Letter, Mrs. Naylor ; Foreign Missions Committee, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Warren ; co-opted members, Miss Ashworth, Miss Stacey, Miss Whipp, Mrs. Parsons, Mrs. Gauge, Mrs. Spedding Mrs. Gair and Mrs. Mirfield; Executive Com-mittee. Mrs. Henderson, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Sunman Mrs. Brooks, Mrs. Maclaurin, Mrs.

Mrs.Rounsefell, Sunman, Parsons, Miss Ashworth.. and Mrs.

Butler. The invitation from the Manchester District for next

year's council was accepted with many thanks. After lunch, and during the council meetings, the friends at Prestatyn and in the Liverpool and North Wales. Dis-trict were warmly thanked for the delightful way in which they had provided for the comfort and happiness of the members of the 1930 council.

The Public Meeting. The little town of Prestatyn could hardly be expected

to provide a large audience for the public meeting, but there was a goodly company nevertheless. Besides the members of council, the local friends and the choir, who were present in full strength, leading the singing and contributing an anthem, a contingent of W.M.A. members arrived kola neighbouring churches. Some who belonged to Chirk could not reach home until nearly midnight. Evidently, in this--Somewhat out-of-the-way corner of the Denomination, missionary enthu-siasts may be found.

Mrs. Warren presided and helped to create a home-like atmosphere.

In presenting the report, Mrs. Wood spoke of the liveness of our Auxiliary. This had been a wonderful year. -We had realized our ambition regarding our 21,000 members. Our ordinary income showed a sub-stantial increase. Women's work iii Africa was open-ing up sooner than we had dared to hope, and, though China'S story was rather chequered, we believed God would fully work out His plan in His own way and time.

lb was disappointing that- Mrs. Brassington,who should have spoken on work in Africa, was not well enough to attend. but we. Ixere grateful that Mrs. Parsons very kindly took her place. She gave a very fervent address full of incident from her own experience among the Miao, and showed. how Christianity had made beauti-ful and tender women, who had borne the marks of sins on the faces, tainted• by their low standard of living. It is sad to think, said Mrs. Parsons, that through brigandage the Miao work has to be left without proper leadership; the English workers having with-drawn into the city. She closed with an appeal that we should bind ourselves to prayer until these hindrances are removed.

There followed an interesting and inspiring cere-mony—the presentation of the twenty-first birthday offerings from the branches of our eighteen Districts. '.17hese were received and the amounts announced by Mrs. Warren, sTanding within the communion rail, as the representatives came forward one by one in response to the call of the council secretary. Then Mrs. Hender-son offered a thanksgiving and dedicatory prayer.

The total amount received was a little below £500, and the birthday fund is being left open in the hope that this amount will be reached. Opportunity is given to any individual or branch to add a contribution. Such gifts should be sent to Mrs. WoOd„ 2 Tamar Terrace, Launceston, Cornwall, as early as possible..

Anniversaries. Brighouse (Bethel).—Considerable interest and large

congregations were associated with the Sunday School anniversary. The preacher for the day was Rev. Herbert Lee (minister). The afternoon service was a pictur- esque demonstration of the young life of the church. The address was given by Miss G. Blumer, of Sunderland, whose conduct of the service was much appreciated. Mr. ,Alfred Robinson, our blind deputy organist, capably officiated at the services, Mr. J. Gemmell conducting. Despite severe trade depression, the friends were en-couraged by the collections, which realized £87.

London (Acton).—On. May 25th well-attended and in-spiring church anniversary services were conducted by Rev. J. FL Litten, of the National .Children's Home and Orphanage. On the Monday evening a tea and public meeting were held. At the latter Mr. George Britton presided, and a very challenging address was delivered by Rev. J. W. Fidler, of our Waterloo Road Church. The financial statement, presented by Mr. B. R. Pratt, showed a balance in hand, and Miss Heath, as secre-tary, reported advance in almost all departments. Mis-sions and a number of outside organizations had been assisted, including the National Children's Home and Orphanage, to which more than £70 had been for- warded. Also, that notwithstanding the unanimous wish of the church for Sister Linda to continue her services, she had expressed her desire to leave at the end of the present Connexional year. Since this be-came known arrangements have been made with Rev. E. .1. Welsher for him to render ministerial service to the church. Sister Linda, Mr. B. A. Martin and Mr. H. R. Pratt also took part in the meeting.

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Caleb : The Trusted Explorer.

But Moses reminded them of their Divine Commis-sion, and it was decided to appoint a group of " Scouts " to go and " spy out the land" of Canaan. Their report would be -a valuable guide as VI the kind of preparation and equipment necessary in their future campaign. -So one member of each of the twelve tribes was appointed for this important work of inquiry.

We can picture the eventful 'send-off " and the various difficulties of _the long -journey through the Wilderness of Paran and right up into Canaan. They were away forty days, a Hebrew way of saying "a long time."

II. The Two Reports. Then the day comes when the " Scouts " appear on

the horizon and the people are full of excitement to hear their report. .Nowadays when a Government appoints a Commission of Inquiry, the result is often a Majority and a Minority Report. This Old Testament Commis- sion evidently set the precedent ! There were two reports : that of the Ten and that of the Two.

Very fittingly that of the tMajority is taken first. This report had some very good things to say. It pictured the " Glorious land of Canaan " : a place flowing with milk and honey," and the " scouts" had brought fine samples of luscious grapes, etc.

, as proofs. Then their

faces change as they say : "But," end begin to describe the other side of the picture : strong cities and fenced ones, strong people, GIANT s ! ! ! crIVe were in our own sight as grasshoppers." They got a very bad " in- feriority complex," as our psychologists say. And that is always fatal ! "We are not able to go up against them, for they are stronger than we." The effect of this " Majority Report was disastrous. The people were -terror-stricken and are vividly described in xiv. 1-4. Some sighed for Egyptian slavery again and others wished they had died in the wilderness !

Then came the Minority Report of Joshua and Caleb. Note the beautiful language : "And Caleb stilled the people before Moses." Then in the calmness he gave his report. Like the other, it sang of " Glorious Canaan." Howbeit, instead of passing to a miserable "but," it was followed by a resounding and inspiring " And" : "We are well able to go up and possess the land ".1 The result was : "All the conaregation bade stone them with stones." Caleb and Joshua might have lost their lives but for the amazing sequence : " And the glory of the Lord appeared over the Tent of Meet-ing." Awe fell upon all as Moses wended his way to the Tent to learn what God had to say!

III. The Secret of the Minority Report. Compare xiii. 30 with xiv. 6-9. In the firs; case it

was simply Two against Ten. Two optimists against ten pessimists or Superiority " v. " Inferiority Corn-plex. ' 'But in the latter passage the secret is out, for God comes in. The words of Caleb and Joshua are brimful of quiet confidence in God. The cause is His, and therefore He will see them through. This Mino-rity .Report puts Caleb and Joshua in the Great Suc-cession of those who, in all ages, have counted on God. "So you really expect to convert China," said the worldly shipowner to Robert Morrison. " No, sir," replied the missionary, " but I expect God -will." That is the type,- and the 'world owes everything to it. It is the secret of power in the individual Christian life, and of the only kind of Church the world takes any notice of. attempts great things for God, and ex- pects great things from God."

Now note the wonderful Divine tribute to Caleb. " But My servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him and hath followed Me fully ; him will I bring into the land." "The phrase wholly followed ' is in the Hebrew a pictorial word, and describes a ship, going out at full sail." A fine -symbol of complete conse- cration !

Because God is- always on the side of Truth and Goodness we can say confidently, "Truth is always strong, no matter how weak it looks, and falsehood is always weak, no matter how strong it loolcs.." Think of the mighty.Empires •like Rome, and entrenched in-stitution's like Slavery, that have fallen because they were false at heart. Then attack entrenched modem vils like War, Secularism, Gambling, and Drink, in

the invincible spirit of Caleb " We are' well able to [lye: come •them ."

Great Promisei of Jesus. 2. "To him that hath shall be given."

(Conquering for Christ.) BY REV. S. E. HARPER.

(International. Sunday School Lesson for Sunday, June 15th, - 1930.) LUKE XIX. 11-20.

GOLDEN TEXT : LUKE xix. 26a. DR. A. B. BRUCE in his book "The Parabolic Teach-

ing of Christ," gives to this parable the alternative title of " Unequal Diligence in the use of equal endowments unequally rewarded." That

lesson .us a point of view

from which to approach our lessonstudy. The gospel tells us that the parable was spoken to correct the false impression that the Kingdom of God should immediately appear.

Roused by the miracles that they had seen so lately, and impressed by the crowds who were thronging around Jesus, the people were stirred to hope. that the Kingdom of G()4 was at hand. It was then :that Jesus, with in, finite skill and power, narrated this little story of the nobleman. It- was an emblem of His own departure to a far country. to receive a kingdom. It taught that-first there must be departure, and the long absence of the King, before the Kingdom could come in its full glory. It also gave instructions how His servants should occupy their time and discharge their responsi-bilities in the meanwhile. (The parable has also a dis-tinct local reference, for in Jericho, where it was uttered, there rose the palace of Archelaus, who had acted like this nobleman. He had gone to Rome to seek a Kingdom there, Under the bitter hatred of the Jews.)

Note the. following teaching points-:

I. The Smallness of the Sum Entrusted. In the parable of the Talents (Matt. xxv. -14-30) the

sum entrusted to each servant was considerable, for the value - of a talent was roughly £200, but a pound, or "mina," was only some 60 shillings in our money. It almost seemed unworthy of a nobleman. " The paltri-ness of the sum given to -the servants to trade with suggests that what lay before them in - the immediate future was a life of obscure, inglorious activity, amid hard, necessitous circumstances. By this parable Christ says to His followers : " You are to be rulers eventually, but you-must be traders first, and for- a long time, and in a very small way—village- tradesmen, itinerant ped-lars, so to speak " (Bruce). The real purpose of entrust-ing such a small sum as a pound to each servant was nor money-Making, but character-making. The noble-man wanted to find if his servants were faithful and trustworthy, and for this purpose the small sum was adequate.

Ir. The Equality. of the Endowment. Again, note in the Parable of the Talents that each

received a different sum, one five, one two, etc. But here all ten servants receive the same amount,. each gets one pound, and is to trade with that. This sug-gests that while there are various gifts and graces which are bestowed in differing measures upon all (as in the Talents) there are also some things we all receive alike, they are distributed equally among us. According to Bruce, what the servants of the nobleman have to trade with and seek to multiply is the word of the Kingdom. The dine of trading is a time of preparation for the higher occupation of ruling, it is also a testing time to discover who is most worthy of the larger trust and responsibility, and for this purpose they are all put on a level to begin with. In this race- all must_ start in a line, and at the same moment.

111. The Inequality of the Reward. All the. servants had the same opportunity, but they

differed in faithfulness' and they were rewarded accord-

ingly. One multiplied his pound twofold, and he was made ruler of ten cities ; -another multiplied his five-fold, -and he was made ruler of five. (Note : Jesus only praises the man who had made his pound into ten, in the case of the man who had made five, the word of approbation is missing). The central teaching of this parable seems to be that while all the servants were equally endowed, given equal opportunities, they made unequal use of their endowments and consequently received differing rewards. Faithfulness is the stand-ard of judgment here. And faithfulness in little things is fine training for the larger opportunities and respon-sibilities that life will bring.

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to be used to wipe from his brow the sweat of honest toil. Ile was indolent and his indolence was dishonesty as- indolence always is. He, indeed, restored his trust, yet he had robbed his lord by letting it lie idle. There-fore his pound was taken from him and given to the one who had proved his worthiness. So, it is always with the good gifts of God. We must employ them, if we would enjoy them. Not to use a gift is finally to lose it—" Unto everyone that hath shall be given, but from him that hath not, even that he hath shall be taken away from him."

For illustration of the lesson teachers are referred to the life of Chalmers of Papua. Follow the story from last week—his ten years of strenuous labours on the island of Rarotonga, and then his longing to blaze a fresh trail to the cannibal islands. Tell of his departure to the great island of Papua and of his dramatic settle-ment at Suau. Point out how his zeal and faithfulness was ever preparing him for larger tasks and greater responsibilities. From humble beginnings and few ad-vantages, by sheer grit and unwavering loyalty to Christ he became one of the greatest• of modern dis-ciples. Both his talents and his pound multiplied as he used them, and his reward was -an ever-enlarging service and opportunity for his Lord,

Departed Friends. Mr.' John Henry Lindley, Mapplewell.

OUR Providence -Church, Mapplewell, has sustained a great -loss in the death of Mr. John Henry Lindley, at the comparatively early age of 55. Mr. Lindley had been in indifferent health for some weeks, but the news of his death came as a great shock to his many-friends. He was the youngest of the five brothers who for so many years have been such loyal supporters of this church. Our deceased brother was universally liked. He had .a great capacity for friendship. He was genial, kindly_ courteous, a fine type of an English gentleman. In his daily calling as an official on- the London, Mid-land and Scottish Railway he was competent, thorough and conscientious. In church life he was one of the best, He was regular and consistent as a worshipper, seldom absent from the house of prayer on the Lord's Day. He was one of the diminishing number of "twicers." He was -a Sunday School teacher. For more than 20 years he was secretary of the Young Men's Class, and only quite recently honour had been done to him, as he laid down that post. He was a trustee of the church, coming on to the new board which was formed a few weeks ago. We little thought that so soon there would be such a gap. The funeral ser-vice was held on Saturday, -May 24th, at Providence Church, conducted by Rev. S. S. Dabill, Large num-bers of- people gathered to pay their last tribute to one so greatly respected. Besides the members and officers of the church, there was a large following from the vil-lage institute of which he was an enthusiastic sup-porter, and from the staff of the L.M.S. at Leeds and Wakefield.

Mrs. James Martin, Fulham. THE Walham Grove Church has in the homegoing of

Mrs. James Martin suffered a severe blow. She had been passing through a severe illness, but during the last few months all had hopes that she would rally for a further term of service, but the end came suddenly on Tuesday last. The late Rev. James Martin came to the Fulham circuit in 1910, and though stationed mainly at Bethel, the whole six churches grew to love Mr. and Mrs. Martin for their devotion and sterling worth. Mrs. Martin was a wonderful help to her husband, especially in relation to the visitation of the sick, and the children and young people loved her. She had a wonderful and gracious personality, and it was only when they had moved on in 1914 to other spheres that we realized all they had been and done. But they had made hosts of friends, and on Mr, Martin's retirement from active service their hearts turned to London, and we had the joy of having them back -again, and till the time of Mr. Martin's ,hommall he- exercised his loving service. Though the family joined Walham Grove Church, Mrs. Martin looked round to help where help was needed most. She threw her time and service into the Bethel Women's Meeting, and that was soon made a power in the church. In her the women found a true friend and helper in all their difficulties, and their love was shown by the whole of the meeting attending the funeral of their friend. There is one phase of her character that ever shone brightly. She was ever a peacemaker—a difficult role to fill—but she had learnt the art at the feet of her Divine Lord. Often in leaders and church meetings it was her winsome gentleness that weathered us through many a storm. Her prayers were a bene-diction and shewed she had. an intimate knowledge of the Master and was at home in His presence. She has left a rich heritage of pleasant memories and gracious thoughts—memories that will enrich us in this old Free Methodist Church. She has now joined the great pro-cession of those who have been passing over for '70 years—the army of the Living God. God gave her the joy of living to see her daughter and son-in-law home from India and for them to be near her at the end. No. Call it not the end ; it is life—real life— begun.

There was a large attendance at the funeral con-ducted by the Rev W. R. Britton, and prayer was offered by the Rev Willis Bryars who had known her for .many _years, and so tenderly. led us right up to- the gates that, like Bunyan, we wished ourselves among them. ffered

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(C.E. Topic for June 15th, 1930.) SCRIPTURE READING NVMDERS XITI. 26-33.

CALEB one of the finest characters in the Bible. And yet he was not an Israelite : a very significant fact. He was, the son of Jephunneh the. Kenezite. Thus Caleb was a prototype of that other Gentile of whom J egus said : " I- have not found such great faith, no, not in Israel." The whole story of Caleb is full of significance in these modern days and should make a strong appeal to all young 'Christian Endeavourers. Read Numbers xiii. 1-33 and xiv. 1-25 to get the whole story,

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News of Our Churches. MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

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Anniversaries. Leigh (Plank Lane).—The Sunday School anniversary

day began with glorious sunshine for the morning walk sound the district, with singing and the invitation at intervals. 280 teachers and scholars joined in the pro--cession. Mr. J. Owen addressed those who gathered in the chapel for the morning service. This is the twenty-fourth year in succession that our friend has served in :this way. The preacher afternoon and evening was Alderman T.' Halstead, of Bolton.- The chapel was ,crowded for both these services, and Mr. T. Battersby conducted are overflow service in the schoolroom. The choir sang special anthems, and the children's choir sang four delightful hymns, and the boys' choir, with Miss M. .Lowe and Master Arthur Colwell as soloists, maintained their reputation in the overflow service. A day to be remembered ; collections, over -c53.

Leicester (Harrison Road).—The Sunday 'School anni-versary was held on May 25th. The morning service \vas taken by the Rev. Trevorrow Lauder (Wesleyan minister) and the evening by the Rev. W. T. Haddy. The Lord Mayor of Leicester, accompanied by the Lady :Mayoress, presided over the afternoon service, and Mr. H. Ranger; president of the local Sunday School Union, gave the address. There_ was a big congregation in the morning, the commodious Church was filled in the after-:noon ; and in the evening was packed, the service com-mencing ten minutes before the advertised time. The singing of the children and chOir reached a high stand-ard, and proved a means of delight and profit. Much credit is due to their trainer, Mr. Walter Pole, and the .organist, Mr. Ernest Dawes. Collections realised -.1-51 19s. 4d., a slight advance on last year's total. At recent sacramental services the Rev. W. T. Haddy has had the joy of receiving 25 new members, 17 of them being young people in their teens.

London (Plumstead).—The church was brightly deco-rated with flowers on May 25 for the Sunday School -anniversary. The preachers were the Revs. F. Sparrow and A. E. J. Cosson. The afternoon service. was con-ducted by. Mr Latham, of Didcot, a former worker in the church and school. Rev. J. Ellis addressed the annual meeting, over which Mr. G. H. Cook, of the Nat-ional Sunday School Union, presided. Several young people took part in all the gatherings. Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Cosson presented the awards. A greatly coveted shield, given in connection with the Scripture examina-tions in Woolwich and district, has been won for the third year in succession by this school. Encouraging -reports were given by Mr. J. Beecher, Miss G. Christmas and Miss Fairbrother. The ground alongside the school has been turned into a garden, the various classes being -responsible for a flower plot. This new feature of the school's activities is due to Mr. Beecher, the zealous and devoted superintendent.

Ringsash (Chulmleigh).—Sunday School anniversary services were held on May 25th: Preacher Rev. G. 'Speller, of Barnstaple. A special children's service was held in the afternoon, when solos, recitations, etc., were rendered by the scholars and the following artistes : 'Madame Josephine Prettejohns, L.R.A.M., Miss Doris Bellew and 'Mr. C. Stocker; chairman, Rev. G. Speller. Orr Monday public tea was provided in the schoolroom, followed by a public meeting, addressed by Revs. A. Hill and J. Mogg (Congregational) of Chulmleigh ; soloist, Miss Vera Embery (Burrington). There were crowded congregations at all services.

Ringsash (Ashreigney).—Sunday School anniversary services were held on May 18th. Preacher, Mr. B. Hamlyn, of Bideford. A children's service was held in the afternoon, when solos, recitations, etc., were ren-dered by the Sunday School scholars. On Monday a public tea was provided in the schoolroom, followed by a sacred cantata, rendered by the choir and scholars, entitled "Sunrise." Chairman, Rev. A. Hill, of Chulm-leigh. There were crowded congregations at all services. Proceeds, over

Wigan.—A splendid series of Sunday School anniver-saries was concluded last week in the three " Country " 'Churches, as Lamberhead Green, Tontine, and Goose Green Churches are affectionately called. Lamberhead Green led off on May 11th. The special preacher was Rev. Thos. Fish (circuit minister), and large congrega-tions were the rule at each of the three services. The

collections were over £90. The friends at Lamberhead . Green have an ambitious building scheme on hand, and part of the collections was towards the building fund. Rain unfortunately spoiled the usual morning procession. A former minister (Rev. S. G. Jenkins) returned to the.circuit on May 17th, when a social even-ing heralded the anniversary at Tontine. A successful gathering was held, but Sunday saw all previous records swept away. The morning procession and crowded ser-vices all testified to the esteem in which Mr. Jenkins is held. The' school contemplates the provision of a new primary department building in the near future. Goose Green " celebrated " on May 25th, the preacher being Rev. Thos. Fish. The beautiful weather enabled the school to .make an excellent impression when a tour of the village was undertaken in the -morning. The services were splendidly attended, and the enthusiasm for Sunday School work and organization for which this school is famous; had a fitting recognition. The col-lections at each of the " country " anniversaries were well above the average, a noteworthy fact when the fact of so much unemployment is remembered.

Bazaar. Southampton (Manor Road).—A very successful effort,

which took the form of a " Victory " bazaar, was held on May 28th, in aid of the Trust debt extinction. The bazaar was opened by Mrs. E. J. Sleep, of Southamp-ton, and Mr. J. Nias (Shirley) presided. The chairman was also supported by Revs. .H. F. Hawkes (Congre-gational), G. Percival (P.M.), A. C. Phillips (superin-. tendent minister) and F. R. Lee (Eastleigh). The pastor (Rev. A. C. Phillips), in presenting a brief report, stated that four years ago the debt stood at ;0;75, a heavy burden for so -small a church, but by various efforts, together with Connexional _assistance, had been de-creased by £300 during the last three years, and it was confidently anticipated to clear the remainder by July of this year. Miss Marjorie Pearce (bronze medallist) delighted the- audience with three solos, excellently ren- dered. Bouquets were presented to Mrs. Sleep and Miss Pearce, by Audrey Paskins and Doris Menhinick, respectively, and Douglas Massey presented a buttonhole to Mr. Nias. During the evening a short miscellaneous programme, provided by Miss Carter (elocutionist), Mr. Bennett Parsons (violinist) and members of the Wool- ston Branch B.W.T.A.U. wasr much enjoyed. Mrs. W. T Baron presided. The day's effort was well sup-ported and realized a net amount to date of

Quarterly Meeting. Sheffield (Surrey Street).—Rev. Wm. Cann presided.

A message of thankfulness was sent to Mr. H. Y. Habbijam upon his recovery to health. Expressions of sympathy were sent to bereaved friends and to Mr. Charles Ellis, of Woodhouse, in his sickness, wishing him speedy recovery—this being the first quarterly meeting he had missed for twenty years. Adult mem-bers for the quarter, 924 ; Juniors, 64 ; on trial, 40 ; deaths, 2 ; removal, 1. Mr. W. H. Barge gave the re-port of the College, Auxiliary, Temperance and New Areas funds, and the missionary report by Mr. Norman Binney was particularly encouraging. The circuit Juniors secured 30 certificates, three medals, three bars. Most of the churches reported increases—the total being £236 17s. 8d., an increase of 13s. 3d. The financial statement reported' commencing the quarter with a debit of over £60 and closing with .32 13s.'ld. in hand. Rev. H. Sharratt, who leaves this Conference after two year's probationary service, was very warmly thanked for his whole-hearted services, and wished God-speed by all in his future sphere of Christian activity. Congratulations were extended to Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Burgin who recently celebrated their golden wedding.

General. Exbourne.—The friends have set their hearts on build-

ing a new sanctuary, and toward that object organized a special effort on May 21st, which was successful and inspiring. A large number of friends from various churches in the district met in the morning to hear an inspiring sermon from Rev. Harold Reed, of Exeter, which was followed by a luncheon, presided over by the Mayor of Okehampton, supported by the Mayoress, Rev. White (Vicar) and Mrs. White, Rev. H. E. Reed and Coun. and Mrs. Southard. A sale of work was opened in the afternoon by the Mayoress, the ceremony being presided over by Mrs. Southard, of Exeter, both of whom expressed their best wishes for the success of the effort and their congratulations to the ladies for the splendid show of goods displayed on the stalls. A con-cert followed, presided over by the Mayor of Okehamp-

ton, which proved to be of a very high order, and gave great delight to the large company who listened. The public tea was crowded and taxed the resources of the ladies to cope with the demand. In the evening the hall was full for a platform meeting, presided over by Coun. Southard. Speeches were delivered by Revs. Bryan Reed, B.A., W. J. Bleathman and Harold Reed, 'and the meeting was voted as being the finest one experi- enced for many years. The day was a clay of inspiration.

Hurst (Queen's Road).—In connection with the ladies' Sunday afternoon class a delightful tea and social evening was spent on May 31st. The tea was given by Mr. and Mrs. H. Butterfield, and was intended to mark the completion of Mrs. Butterfield's 21 - years' service as organist to the class. Mr. and Mrs. Butterfield came to Hurst 23 years ago, and have been prominent and useful workers during the whole period that has elapsed. During the social evening the Rev. Leonard England, who presided, spoke appreciatively of the fine work the host and hostess had done, pointing out that in relation to the class Mrs. Butterfield was not only the organist, but if other speakers failed to turn up, Mrs. Butterfield could be relied upon to fill thee gap. Mrs. J. Burgess spoke on behalf of the class, expressing the lame and rer gard that they had for Mrs. Butterfield, and in their name presenting to her a beautiful barometer, with the following inscription :—" Presented to Mrs. Butterfield by the members of the Hurst U.M.C. Ladies' Class in-appreciation of her 21 years' devoted service as organist; 10th May, 1930." Mrs. Butterfield, who was entirely taken by surprise at the presentation, made a feeling response, and stated that her work through all the years had been a labour of love. Over 30 members of the class were present and a very enjoyable tithe was spent.

Manchester North (Salem).—The excellent work done by Mr. J. E. LeHuray during the abSence of the minis:- ter through illness was recognized at a social hour held in the Salem School Parlour, on May 21st. The recog-nition took the form of a beautifully bound illuminated address to himself and Mrs. LeHuray, setting forth the gratitude and thanks of the in-embers of the church and congregation for their loyal and untiring service, when heavy and unexpected. burdens were laid upon the church officers. Mr. J. E. Foster, one of the oldest members. and a personal friend of Mr. LeHuray, made the pre-sentation, after Messrs. Frank _N. Brown, Percy B.. Hall, H. Claughton, and Mrs. Bradley had borne testi-mony on behalf of the church, and Trust, and school, to the indebtedness of these departments and every section of the church's life and work. Rev. W. Dewdney pre-sided, arid in his opening remarks drew attention to the fact that the fine block of premises known as the Salem church and school was the last great building scheme undertaken by 'Mr. LeHuray's father, the late Rev. J. LeHuray, and thirty years afterwards the son was being thanked for continuing and consolidating that good work. Rev. J. S. Pinner, in the unavoidable absence of Rev. A. Hearn, represented the circuit, and in a few apt phrases expressed the congratulations and thanks of the ministers and churches. 'Musical items, under the leadership of Mr. F. W. G. Bailey, were contributed by Misses Flume, Hilda, Frost, Cora, Claughton, Dora, Litherland and Elsie Morton, and Mr. Potts. A happy and most successful evening concluded with the hearty singing of the -Doxology.

Portsmouth (Stamford Street).—A " Café " was held on May 28th in aid of church funds. A large number attended the opening ceremony at which Coun. T. Stride presided, supported by Revs. F. P. Argall and Samuel Price, and Mrs. A. E. Cook, of Fareham, declared the effort open. Business was brisk throughout the day, and during the evening splendid entertainments were provided by the Girl Guides, under Captain L. Smith, and by the YOung Ladies' Fellowship, and a pleasing innovation was a series of cinematograph shows. The financial result was far greater than had been antici-pated, and great was the rejoicing when the indefatig-able secretary (Mr. W. Webb) announced that a net total ,exceeding £40 had been raised. Rev. S. Price' (pastor) voiced thanks to the workers, and the evening closed with the Doxology and benediction.

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FOR SALE. NEW CHURCH ORGANS. Two-Manuals, pneumatic 1350 actions, 61 notes. R.C.O. 'pedals, erected £250,

.and £450. Re-constructions. renovations, electric blowing plants, etc. Guaranteed work at lowest prices. —Particulars to BMIOFS. London. W Cl. *RMALL TWO-MANUAL PIPE ORGAN, Pedal

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Anniversary Music New Series No. 15 (Published Just )

Edited by CAREY BONNER, J. T. LIGHTWOOD and A. J. G. SEATON.

A selection of 13 Hymns suitable for all sections of Sunday School scholars. In Old Notation and

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A New Y.P. Demonstration?. " THE HOLY PLACES OF

THE HOLY LAND." By Rev. E. S. WINTER.

An interesting and instructive Demon. stration for Young People. Suitable for Church or School. Music selected from U.M. School Hymnal.

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THE ORDER OF THE MORNING STAR.

An Explanation and . Constitution with Order of Service for Investiture,

By Rev. W. WHARTON MOLD, and an Introduction by

Rev. LEONARD A. WIDE (Founder, of the Order).

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SHEBBEAR COLLEGE, N. DEVON.

Headmaster: Mr. J. ROUNSEFELL, M.A., B.Sc.. (Lond,)

RE IDEAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS. In the heart of the country. Own Farm. PEES-Boys under 12, 54 guineas per annum

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Abitly for Prosbectus to The Bursar. Rev. J. FORD REED.

ASHVILLE COLLEGE, HARROGATE After Easter, ,NEW COLLEGE, HARROGATE, will be opened as a PREPARATORY SCHOOL

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Grounds exceed 27 acres in ideal surroundings.

moderate Fees.

Full,particulaes from the Headmaster. Mr. J. T. LANCASTER, B.A.. M.Litt.

TRURO COLLEGE, CORNWALL. OPENING OF

NEW BOARDING HOUSE FOR JUNIOR AND PREPARATORY

DEPARTMENT. AGES 8 to 11. The Governors have acquired a large House

standing in its own grounds and adjoining the College Premises. This was opened in January as a new Boarding House for Junior Boys.

Early application should be made to the Head Master. Dr. Egbert H. Magson.

Zanctuarg Irelorsbip Responsive Services, Sentences and Prayers

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Is THE BEST PUBLISHED. It is a combined magazine for all Departments, including Morning Course, Beginners' Course, Primary Course, Intermediate Course, with Junior and British Uniform Course for the month.

SPECIAL NOTES for the

TRAINING CLASS. Each Course is in charge of Sunday

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Young People's Secretary (Rev. H. V. Capsey).

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CHURCH FURNITURE. GEO..M. HAMMER s CO., LTD., CROWN WORKS, ST. JAMES' RD., BERMONDSEY, LONDON, B.E. 16.

Memorials, Fittings for Schools, &c.

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MEMORIALS. MEMORIAL TABLETS, brass and bronze, first

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MISCELLANEOUS. 6 -PAGE BOOK ABOUT HERBS AND HOW TO

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p RFUME8 FOR BAXAARS.-Larae assortment of high-class goods. Ready sales; substantial profits,

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FOLDI NO CALENDARS, Glossy, Permanent. Photos of Church and Minister. etc. Hand-coloured

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BnEAUTIFUL BIRTHDAY CAROB, Assorted Coloured. Glossy. Embossed Borders. Floral,

' Children, etc,. guaranteed all ld. and 2d. cards. Sample doz. 9d, post free. Scent Cards for Bazaars, etc.- Edwards. Market Hall. Bolton. grtHOOSE YOUR NEXT HYMNSHEET from

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BASKETS FOR BAZAARS. - Popular fifty years ago-popular to-day. They sell themselves and

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BASKETS FOR BAZAARS at wholesale prices-15 assorted shapes and colours, 20/- ; 31, 40/, Car-

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LADY offers privately. Two Beautiful Irish Damask Tablecloths, 6ft. long ; also Six Handsome Ser-

viettes. unsoiled, perfectly new ; accept 20/- the lot, worth double. Approval willingly, - Write Box 6. ' United Methodist" Office, 12 Farringdon Avenue,

London. E.C.4..

ENVELOPE ADDRESSING. etc. Homework. Persons wanted (either sex). Enclose addressed

envelope.-Youngson & Co (Dept. 85), Newbald, York.

MILE OF PENNIES.-We wish to bring before your ' notice the above excellent method of

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BASKETS FOR BAZAARS, the Noted Barnstaple make, always popular. handsome profits, wholesale

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PIPE ORGAN, by Bevington. in excellent condition, blowing by electrical blower which cost £70; hand

blower also attached ; oak case with tastefully deco-rated front pipes ; two manuals and pedals ; large swell-box ; usual couplers ; 12 stops, sweet and powerful tone. Price j250.-Searle, Larchwood. Sunninghill. Berks.

SCENT; CARDS at our prices show you exceptional profits. 1 gross, 3/6: 2 gross. 519. including an-

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SITUATIONS VACANT.

f AND-MADE Chamois Gloves and Art Leatberwork. Ladies used to needlework ; dignified work at

home. Experience not essential ; output secured.-Mitchell's, 69 Newman Street, London.

THE UNITED METHODIST.

SCHOOLS & COLLEGES. Edgehill Girls' College,

BIDEFORD, N. DEVON. deed Mistress I

Miss E. CUTHBERTSON HILL. B.A. (Hons.) A fully qualified and trained staff.

New Residential Buildings in um The situation Is ideal.

Good playing courts and field. :: Fees moderate,

Now booking for next Term.

All particulars and prospectus from the Head Mistress. or Rev. W. TREFFRY, Bursar.

STONEYCROFT, BIRKDALE, SOUTHPORT.

(APProved by the Board of Education).

Principals - - The Misses DAVIES

Large well-qualified Staff. Happy and Homelike atmosphere. Fine record.

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SPECIAL SERVICES FOR ANNIVERSARIES CHILDREN'S' EXERCISES.

Attractive exercises suitable for the S.S. Anniversaries and Church Festivals (latest Series) - " Suffer the Little Children " (2d.) ; " Building the Church " (2d.) ; " Harvest Gleanings " (1d.) ; " Victorious Cross " (id.) ; " The Seven Lamps " (2d.) ; "A Fairy Scene for Bazaar Openings " (2d.) ; " The End of the Rainbow " (2d. net) ; " The Shining Beacon " (2d. net) ; " The Bridge Beautiful " (2d-.) ; " The Ladder of Life " (2d.) ;. " The Golden Door'' (2d.) ; " God's Golden Girdle of Light and Love," a Floral Service by W. S. GREEN (2d.) ; "The Holy Places of the Holy Land," by E. S. WINTER, (21) New Reprint: " Building of the Lighthouse," by F. SPARROW (2d.) Specimens 11-, post free.

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June 5, 1930

Damper at the Communion Table Dootore and Public Health Officers pro-nounce the use of the Common Cap as liable to convey Infectious Diseases. Has pine Church adopted the Individual Com-munion Cup, so avoiding this danger f If noi, write for Free Illustrated List and

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BOARD RESIDENCES, and PRIVATE APARTMENTS.

BLACKPOOL.- ttgsDraLIM,P171431iVaanrii Private Apartments. U.M.

BLACKPOOL-Miss BLACK, 49 Milbourne s Street. - Comfortable Apart-

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BOURNEMOUTH COTFORD HALL-, PRIV ATE H OTEL. De-

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C.E. HOLIDAY HOMES Under the auspice's of the Bristol, Somerset, Gloucestershire and Wilts Christian En-

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Madeira Cove, facing Marine Lake. 1 Minute from sea. Opens August 2nd to September 6th. Terms 42,- weekly.

SOUTHSEA, South Parade (facing South Parade Pier). .Right ON the sea front. An uninter-rupted view of Isle of Wight. Opens August 2nd to August 30th. Terms 451- weekly.

Send NOW stamp for Illustrated Folder to General Secretary,

HERBERT G. OWEN (U.S.) 213 Stapleton Road, Bristol.

COLWYN BAY_.-Sfulr yriorSt7etTeTe.abrinel"; station. and shops, - Misses Pickering. i*Somermaya,^ Mostyn Road.

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HOLIDAY HOME-BURNHAM-ON-SEA, SOMERSET, " Garden-

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SOUTHPOOTt-Burtonliouse,"37 Bold Street), -Superior Apartments, prints

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WESTCLIFF, C thsaem

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First-class food, cooking, service. and comfort. 2i gas. weekly. Ideal home for visitors. 'Phone 49172.-Mr., Mrs, Willan.

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WILLERSLEY CASTLE, Cromford, Matlock. A Metho-dist Guest House in lovely Derbyshire. Always

open. 56 acres of grounds. Ideal in winter or summer. -Write Wesley Guild Holiday Secretary, Oxford Chambers, Leeds.

United Methodist Church, Springfield Rd. BLACKPOOL

(Close'to the North Pier) ALWAYS A BRIGHTGOSPEL SERVICE

-Minister : Rev., G. W. HALL WALLIS.

Hearty Welcome to Visitors,

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