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POETS and artists have given us a lovely England, but not so lovely as England really is. A journey from the South to the North, even in these days of falling leaf and fading flower, will give Us scenes that no artist's brush can adequately depict, and that no poet's song can sufficiently, appraise. Fields, scarce rested from their bounteous yield this year, are being prepared for the harvest next year, and the beauty of the farmer's team and furrow is only surpassed by the beauty of that faith in the unfailing goodness of the Lord of Harvest, which makes the man put forth his energies and scatter broadcast his seed. Peaceful lake, rushing. river, sylvan glade and wide-stretched lea arrest with their loveliness, and thrust into our minds thoughts of the beautiful, and lead us reverently up to God.

Nor shall we fail to notice that in the most lovely or in the most arresting spot men have erected their War Memorials as expressions of that affection for their fellows, who laid down their lives, 1914-1918 ; which is as clOse a resemblance to that affectionate remembrance of loved ones slain, moving in a parent's heart, as any to which a civic body can attain. Indeed, England seems to be a land with beauty spots abounding everywhere, but from North to South, and East to West, bearing a huge Cross, that must be seen amidst the charm.

Why, in the erection of our War Memorials, did so many people select a Cross? Was it not afore- time an object of reproach and infamy ? Do not men _to-day largely despise and avoid a Cross? Why then, is the Cross built so largely into the most sensitive part of our nation's life? Shall we take it, that when our people are themselves

J —without mask or frilling—when they are respon-sive to the inner call which is sounded, when the deeps of a man's life call unto other deeps—they naturally turn " from the best bliss earth imparts— Unfilled," to find their consolation, hope and satis-faction, in that Cross lifted up. between Calvary's earth and Glory's sky?

Is it not, that the drawing -unto that Cross is •yet one of the strongest factors in experience ; that it has not lost its power in the life of England ; and that, just because there are so many lives in which that Cross is the link between the longing and the satisfaction of the soul, it should be natural, when the occasion called, that this condition should find its outward expression in these many crosses throughout our land?

If there had been no Cross in the hearts of our people there would have been no memorial crosses. If there had been no comfort, no power, no refuge in Calvary's Cross, there would have been no place for it in human hearts. If there had been no truth like that contained in John iii. 16, there would have been no Cross of Calvary. So then, every memo-rial cross speaks of God and of His redeeming love. Let us thank God for that, and when on November 11th they occupy such a large part in our nation's life and thought, let us pray that their meaning and message may be grasped by everyone, and in the shadow of the Cross, men shall see the Light behind the cloud.

How many will go back in thought to the dug-out, the battle-din, the hospital, the hole in the ground, the sounding of the "Last Post," and the little mound with its temporary cross ! But the wise will not stay there. They will pass on to the hearts and minds of men wherein is the genesis of all those horrors and sorrows. They will lament the wickedness of men, but be proud of their heroism. They will see again the brute in man, but will refuse to have hidden from them the Divine, the noble and the beautiful.

That hour of contemplation before the memorial will be productive of untold good. Nerve-tracts

which have previously been traversed by uplifting thoughts will become deepened and more defined by this annual repetition, and this may well be the opportunity of , the Church to lay the Cross upon them, as was done to the Cvrenian, and help them to bear it "coming after Jesus," and binding them through that service to Jesus in an eternal co-partnership of Cross-bearing.

Last week I stood in front of Stockport's beauti-ful memorial, and felt myself come instinctively to attention as I beheld the name of a private of my own church who made the great sacrifice in Doiran. It recalled the message I sent to his loved ones, the pathetic messages I received from them, and the effect in that home life. I lived it all over again and was a bigger man when I came away. 0 that all might have that feeling ! It compels a man to yearn to be a friend of the friendless, to stand by those whose defence has gone, to give his strength for the weak, and to appeal to all, in all ways to turn spears into pruning-hooks, that the Kingdom of Love might come in. It enriches us as it makes us more in sympathy with the sin-stricken. It makes us hate the Devil more and love the Christ more strongly. We see more plainly the trend of life when man puts God out of it, and feel more distinctly what life would be worth—" the Cross of Jesus going on before."

Then let us realize that memorial crosses are not in England only. In all lands the preaching of the Cross has not been in vain, and everyWhere the mark of the Lord Jesus has been set in human hearts. Every hospital, orphanage, almshouse, Children's Charter and workers' Magna Charta testify to this, and here is laid the foundation upon which every other blessing for mankind is to be raised. It is because of this Cross influence in all lands, that there is hope for the'League of Nations, and there is no other hope.

November 11th will be a great clay for the Cross. Let us make the fullest use of it. Let everyone visit a memorial—in church or out of it. Standing there, let us feel for the wounded, in body and in spirit, many of whom are with us to this day. Let us think in terms of Love and Eternity. In peni-tence and humility regard not only the sin-wave that produced the havoc, but our tributary contribution to that sin-wave. Let us not speak of statesmen who had the final handling of this catastrophe, but of ourselves who by our worldliness and forgetting of God, in reality helped to make the world-temper that produced the war. Let us have the closing.eye to all signs and evidences of our own merit, and pray,

"Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes Shine through the gloom, and point me to the

skies,"

and in that stupendous two-minutes' silence, let there be real Armistice, wherein we make afresh our peace with God.

During the fighting in the Balkans it was my duty one night to make my way to the scene of operations. Going up the ravine, with guns. roar-ing and shells bursting and machine guns rattling, there came one of those momentary silences which sometimes occur in battle. In that lull, I heard quite close to me, the nightingale singing, as if he would silence all, if he could, with his beautiful song. All the din of strife failed to prevent him singing, but quite effectively prevented me hearing. I cherish the memory of that song.

Jesus is ever speaking—many do not hear. May we all hear in those two minutes on November 11th, and for the rest of-our days cherish the memory of that voice of Jesus which will say,

"Come unto Me and rest be glad , and live."

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THE UNITED METHODIST, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 1928.

THE ARMISTICE SUNDAY. METHODISTS COMING TOGETHER. DEATH OF MR. J. G. WALKER, J.P. (Page 552)

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546 THE UNITED METHODIST. November 8, 1928

Harold Wood. Proposed New Church and School.

THROUGH unforeseen circumstances , the building of the new church advocated in this journal two years ago, has been delayed. Happily the way seems now quite clear for proceeding with this greatly-needed de-velopment of United Methodism in this purely country area of Essex, and plans have been drawn of a church and Sunday School, and estimates of their cost secured.

The site is in Gubbins Lane, on the King's Hill , Estate, near the main London road.

We have acquired it in exchange for two smaller sites which we hold on Athelstan Road. The site is a large one, fronting Gub.bins Lane, and going a con-siderable distance along Hackbridge Avenue, a new road now being made, and including two and a half acres of ground, which will be available for tennis courts, cricket and football games.

It is one of the largest, if not the largest, of church and Sunday School sites within easy reach of London. Most churches and schools are hemmed in, and have no outlet for developments. This site will give our church the enormous advantage of breathing spaces and playing fields of its own by its very doors.

The original idea was to put up a church and school capable of being enlarged as the neighbourhood grew, but this has been abandoned. The plans of Mr. Wm. Mallinson, which the Home Missionary Committee and the Chapel Fund Committee are conversant with, for standardized church buildings, consisting of a small church, and of a Sunday School with class rooms, and all modern appliances of heating, lighting and ventila-tion have been accepted.

These buildings will be placed sufficiently far from the front and corner portion of the site, so as to permit the erection later of a church which will be much larger, of a higher class, and of different materials. When this ultimate church is put up, the church and Sunday School now to be erected will be made into one buila-ing for purely Sunday School purposes.

This standardized church and school will be the first of the kind in the United Methodist Church. It will be in style, workmanship, material, appearance, size and cost, a " model " standardized church, aiming at solving a rural and suburban problem. That problem is the provision of church and Sunday School accom-modation where economic conditions preclude the erec-tion by small congregations of large, even moderately-sized costly buildings.

The site costs us L7150, which is simply the amount owing on the Athelstan Road site, transferred by us in exchange; the two and a half acres of ground for playing fields do not cost us anything, they are the generous gift of Mr. Wm. Mallinson.

The estimated cost of the buildings is just under £3,500. We shall have to enclose the site with a suit-able fence, make provision of vestry furniture and other requisites, and this may add £200. Approximately, therefore, the cost will be £3,850.

There will be accommodation in the church for just over 200 people. The school will provide room for rather more than 200 children, and classrooms will afford opportunity for a primary department, in addition to which the present iron building will be available for an arranged period.

Financially, this village project is considerably beyond our small church to carry through without sympathy and help from our churches which are beyond.

We could not possibly provide ourselves even this moderate amount of £3,850, especially whoa on the top of that we have a manse debt of over '.4.300 which we are striving to reduce year by year.

We have the promise of a loan of £1,000 at 1 per cent from the London Church Extension Committee, of a gift of £1,000 from iMr. W. Mallinson, and we are striving to raise ;E.:1,000 to put alongside that gift. We have only got so far £400. We need, therefore, something like £1,450, a big sum for a village!

May we appeal to you who read this for your help? Our obligations to village Methodism are great. A neg-lected rural England will spell disaster for Methodism. We want to create in this Essex village a Christian stronghold against the forces of evil in the coming days when, owing to its proximIty, this rural District will be under the shadow of London. Will you help us?

Any or every contribution you can make will be thank-fully received by the 'Treasurer, Mr. J. P. Mallinson, Newhall, Romford - the Secretary, 'Mr. W. W. Stock, The Outlook, Colchester Road, Romford, or Rev. E. Cato, The Manse, Harold Wood, Essex.

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PRAYER TOPIC for the week beginning November 11th : Reconstruction' in East China. Rev. A. A. Conibear. Pages in New Report, 52-54. Rev. xxi. 1-7.

Prayer : That the Church overseas may press forward, toward the mark of her high calling, and may in unity. of spirit seek to win the peoples of her own blood to Jesus Christ.

Gift; Parcels.—We express grateful appreciation for parcels received from the following, containing most acceptable articles for hospital and general missionary uses : Bury W.M.A. ; Rochdale ; • Pye Bank, Sheffield, " I Iome Fire Girls " ; Sheffield, Broomhall ; . and a member of the Invalids' League of Love and Service.

"A Time to Keep Silence." OUR commemoration of Armistice Day centres round

the period , of silence. Silence can be more eloquent than spoken words ; the silent pause can add to the effective-ness of music ; silent prayer can be most expressive worship. "He was a man of deep and various silences " was an explanation of his power written of Dr. Alex-. ander Whyte by his biographer. The silences of Jesus.

Life needs the quiet moment. We must hush if we would "hear the angels sing." We must be still if we would know God.

Thought travels far and fast in our Armistice Day period of silence. There is thanksgiving in our silence. In late November, 1918, we passed through Charleroi. The streets were thronged with cheering crowds, houses and shops were flag-bedecked, and many a message of greeting fluttered in the breeze before us. I never for-get a text in English written in red on a white back-ground, which nearly covered the front of a Protestant church, "The Lord bath done ;Treat things for us whereof we are glad." That was the echo of our thoughts. Thanksgiving—from war to peace. Thanksgiving for their service and their sacrifice.

There is recollection in our silence. We think of the massed battalions of those who never came back. We think of individuals.L-personalities, father, son, husband, brother, 'friend. It is right that we take pains to re-member but there are those who can never forget.

One day in London I turned the corner of a road, and came unexpectedly upon a Cornish friend. We clasped hands, but he could not speak, and I dare not. His boy lies out yonder by the Menin Gate at Ypres, and we were comrades. That father can never forget. " But he lives," writes Donald Hankey of the Beloved Cap-tain. "Somehow he lives. And we who knew him do not forget."

There is sympathy in our silence. In silence we state our sympathy—for those bereaved—for those broken in the wars—for those still bleeding from the sacrifice. Thousands of ex-Service men unemployed, widows and mothers, whose sorrow is great—( 'They have never been the same since the war," say their friends)—de-pendents with slender means, disabled men, blinded men, tuberculous men, and men so shattered that they are hidden from their fellows. Our silent recollection should awaken active sympathy.

There should be dedication in our silence. Dedication to the highest end for which the sacrifice was made. Just as the would-be knight heard the challenge of chivalry as he knelt in silent vigil at the altar, so—unless the two minutes' silence be no more than a theatrical thrill—we should hear in it the challenge to the service of world peace. Thanksgiving—memory—sympathy-must be linked to service if we would be true to the call of the silence. "My son died," said a well-known publicist, "died in the war, and since then, I've dedi-cated my life to the service of the League of Nations."

" Once," says a' Scotch padre, "far up on the duck-board track to Passchendaele, in that wild land churned into a wildernes of shell-holes, I came on a dead laddie, lying all alone. He was young and very handsome, and somebody's dearest. And somehow, the dead eyes seemed to look up into mine with solemn challenge, and the dead lips to cry aloud till my heart heard,' This is my body, broken for you.' And there we had a Com-munion service of a kind, just we three, the. Lord Christ, the dead laddie, and my soul ; and I swore that because he had died foil- us, please GO, 1 would be worthier for that sacrifice." FRANK G. STAFFORD.

Manchester and Salford Wesleyan Mission,

The forty-second anniversary of this great mission is to take place on Tuesday, November 20th, in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester. The sermon at 12 o'clock by the Rev. A. J. Gossip, M.A., ,of Glasgow, to be followed by meetings at 3 p.m. and 6.45 p.m. These meet-ings will be addressed by the President of 'the Wes-leyan Conference, Revs. A. J. Gossip, M.A., W. R. Maltby, 'D.D., F. L. Wiseman, 13.A., and others. " A Plain Unvarnished Tale," is the title of the report written by the Rev. Herbert Cooper, superintendent of the Mission. It is a thrilling story of great enterprise and evangelical progress. Every branch of this mis-sion prospers, and never better work being done than to-day. A short review of this report will appear in our pages shortly. We trust the Anniversary will reach the high water-mark if not surpass that of previous years. It is an outstanding example of Christian audacity in the name of the Lord.

ETHICAL LOVE ITS BASIS AND EXPRESSION

By E. WALES HIRST, M.A., B.Sc. 7/6 Lecturer in Christian Ethics in Manchester University and in the United Methodist

and Hartley Colleges.

After arguing that the roots of Ethical love lie deeper than Sex or Parentalism, even in the fundamentally social nature of Life and the Universe, the author considers the aim of Love to be the creation of a World-House-hold, and reviews the sexual, economic, and political activities appropriate to such a world.

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ARMISTICE DAY. A Public Armistice Memorial Service, under the

auspices of the Spenborough Branch 'of the British Legion, is to be held in our Central LChapel, Cleckhea- ton,. next Sunday, at 3 p.m. An elaborate order of service is provided. and a number of local ministers are taking part. The address is to be given by Rev. J. Ernest Langley.

* '* JOHN BUNYAN—A NATIONAL TRIBUTE,

A great united meeting is to be held on Thursday, November 22nd, 7.30 p.m., at Oueen's Hall, W. • Chair-man, the Rt. Hon. Sir Wm. Joynson-Hicks, Bart., M.P. The Archbishop-Designate of Canterbury (the Rt. Rev. Dr. Cosmo Lang), Rev. W. Y. Fullerton, D.D. Doors open at 6.45 p.m. Bunyan music by the Choir, 7-7.30 p.m. Numbered reserved tickets, 2s. each ; reserved seat tickets free. The World's Evangelical Alliance, 19 Russell Square, W.C.1.

* * * MRS. J. 0. KEEN.

her 78th year. Dr. Keen was an honoured ex-President of MrS. Keen,. widow of the Rev., J. 0. Keen, D.D., in

An advertisement in our columns records the passing

and popular minister of . the ex-Bible Christian Church for many years, and exercised' -a very gracious and quickening influence. 'Many friends , who knew and-- loved hina• will hear of the passing of his widow with tender regret. " So the people of the 'Lord pass on to the House not made with hands.' "

• * * ' * * MRS. LEACH—BATH.

We, regret to record the death of Mrs. Leach, the wife of Rev. A. Leach, of Bath. The service was held at the home prior to the interment at-Locksbrook, conducted by Rev. W. S. Green. Much' sympathy is felt for the family

,and for our brother; ReY. A. Leach,' who is greatly be-loved by all. Mr. Leach is in his 90th year.

* * * * * REV. ...ENOCH ROGERS.

The Rev. Enoch and Mrs. Rogers, of Brooklands Church, Bristol, are mourning the loss of their eldest son, Mr.. Richard E. C. Rogers ("Cox"), who has passed away at Abertillery, . Mon., at the age of. 54 years. -We hope that the. Rev. E. Rogers, at .present in indifferent health, will be 'quite recovered to celebrate his 86th birthday next month.

* * *, *, MRS. JONES.

Many old friends among us will much regret to learn that Mrs. Jones, widow of the Rev. Alfred Jones, a former President of the U.M.F. Churches and mother of the Rev. Dr. Arthur Jones, passed to the higher ser-vice on Thursday last. The 'remains are to rest beside those' of her. husband at Burton-on-Trent, the funeral taking place there on Tuesday last. The late Rev. Alfred Jones was a powerful preacher an's' exercised a great influence' in the Free Methodist section of our Church. He was- a man of much culture and evan-gelical pasSion. We offer our sympathy .to Dr: Jones in the loss of a beloved mother.

* * * * " THE . SOUTHPORT ARGOSY."

This is the monthly four-paged sheet. issued by our Churchtown Circuit, SOuthport„ and in the 'interests of High Park and CrOssens Churches: The November issue is the first of what will be a monthly issue (free distribution 1,000 monthly). The minister (Rev. Charles Dimond) writes a broadcast on .." Attendance at Public Worship." He says, ." Those who deliberately refrain from attending public worship are not among the hap-piest people in the world, because they miss the truest Joys of life." It is well -printed and attractive in

appearance. * * *

PROVIDENCE CHURCH, UPPER HANLEY. This church (minister, Rev. John Martin) has com-

menced a monthly letter .containing Jottings for the month on the activities of the Church. Mr. Martin's first letter is on "The Human Church." One thousand free copies are to be distributed,' and 'we trust it will be a factor in success.

* * * * * "FIELD ROAD NEWS."

This is the title of a good-sized four-paged Monthly Message by our Field Road Church, Forest Gate (minister, Rev. James - Ellis). It advertises the services, with a block of the church and coming events, also a very helpful leader article by its minister. The article in the issue before us is on "Religion as a Faith for Daily Life," and an appealing article it is. This monthly issue has a two thousand circulation per month, and will widen the church's influence and appeal.

* * * * CHANGE OF ADDRESS. •Rev. R. Santo Reed, 1 Jubilee Terrace, ,Nantwich,

Cheshire.

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A Great Day for the Cross. By F. H. Chambers 545 Harold Wood : Proposed New Church & School 546 "A Time to Keep Silence."

By Frank G. Stafford,— 546 Ourselves and Others... 546 Notes and Comments. By R. P.... ... ..; 547 Autumnal District Meeting 548 The President's Visits 548 Wesley's Chapel : 150th Anniversary Cele-

brations ... 548 Progressive Revival ... 549 Birmingham Young People's Demonstration 549 Young People's Committee at Manchester... 549'

Wesley's Chapel. It is a great satisfaction to know that

both the Archbishop of Canterbury. and the Prime. Minister so deeply appreciate the work of. John Wesley and the grandeur of his character that they both appeared at the Mansion House on Thursday last to join in the 150th Anniversary meetings. There may be nothing unique in such a platform, and certainly Methodists have too penetrating a view of the significance of Wesley not to know that the beloved ecclesiastic and the distinguished states-man were as much honoured in having such an opportunity, as" they could honour others by their attendance. We have read with gratitude their words on the oc-casion. The Archbishop could scarcely pay a greater tribute to Wesley than to say that he " practically changed the out-look and even the character of the English nation." This is a text from which Methodists might easily preach ; but it should serve rather as an affirmation to set us thinking over again. By what means was the miracle wrought? Is it open to us to repeat the miracle? Can Methodism carry on as from the lofty plane where Wesley dropped it? What other elements, for good or ill, have crept into Methodism since Wesley's day? Such questions are not pleasant to pursue ; but who is there who does not see that the day of complacency has gone? We have to face the unpleasant, and when it smites us there must be no rush to cover, nor any attempt to parry the thrust. What the Archbishop said about his predeces-sors, who were contemporaries of Wesley, will long .be remembered. It is an in-stance of frankness which will do much to bind the memory of Archbishop David-son's name to our hearts. "They were not the men," he seemed to feel, " to make the_right response to a magnificent en-thusiast like Wesley." The Prime Minister. did not shrink from speaking some direct and searching words. "Numbers in a church," he said, " and the riches of that church are as dust and ashes beside the daily life of unselfish devotion to the ser-vice of the brethren." Many a saying far less golden has been isolated and set in letters of gold. "To you;" said Mr. Baldwin, " as to many others, your chief danger is prosperity." If it were not that it might easily be an instrument for the impertinent, one could wish that this solemn sentence were read in half our United Methodist churches next Sunday ; but the probability is that those to whom it most applied - will be absent, especially if it happens to be a rainy day. ,

Local Option. The United Kingdom Alliance, in a re-

cent publication, points out that since its formation, seventy-four years ago, no less than sixty enactments have been secured to restrict the Liquor Traffic, and each of these has been fiercely resisted by the Trade. Nothing else could be expected. The Trade is out to sell the goods upon which it depends for an existence. Sui-cide is not popular among people who sell drink, any more than among people who sell bread. No one wants to hurt a single individual : but the drink traffic stands condemned. By its fruits it has been judged :.and these are confessed to be deplorable. Local option is so mani-festly fair, that even those who do not favour prohibitjon' could scarcely object to granting people in a locality the power to say whether they will have a social and moral menace in their midst. We have a chance now of keeping off the public-house in areas where the over-

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Ten Years Ago—And Now, What? By E.D.B. 550 "Do This—In Remembrance."

By Ethel Adams ... 550 Methodist Union Area Committees ... 551 Letters to the Editor... ... 552 Death of Mr. J. G. Walker, J.P.. Newcastle-

552 "Young Islam on Trek" (C.E. Topic).

By Cuthbert Ellison ... 553 The King's Commission.

(S.S. Lesson). By W. P. Austin 553 Visit of the Rev. Aldom French to Bideford

U.M. Church 554 News of Our Churches ... ... 554

whelming majority of people would desire to exclude it. By what right, 'therefore, is it that a handful of people, whose gospel is finance, should have the right to place these evils in the midst of an unwilling population? One point, how-ever, cannot escape notice. Along with the exclusion of the public-house should go the refusal to tolerate drinking shops which masquerade as clubs. In some respects these are even more subtle and devastating than the public-house. But we shall not assent to licences being granted because clubs are possible. Two wrongs do not make a right. The ideal is, the right of these people to say that bath the public-house and the drink-selling club shall not be admitted.

The Elections. The Municipal elections are now open

to review, and eager partisans will draw their inconsistent conclusions therefrom. Liberals will turn to Bethnal Green, where with remarkable thoroughness they swept the board, and will hail it as the dawn. Others will speak of it as the pathetic and final flicker of a dying party. • Labour has much upon which to dilate, for they have made substantial advance ; and not the least significant is a first foot-hold in Holborn and Lewisham, from which boroughs they hitherto had been excluded. Those who are in need of com-fort will point to the fact that in Londoa not more than 35 per cent of the electorate voted. This is variously ascribed to the indolence of the voters, to their ignorance, and to their folly. The explanation given in other quarters is that the remaining 65 per cent would have voted Conservative had it not been for wicked stories told by opponents of the intentions of that party when Boards of Guardians are abolished. Others declare that the inarticulate 65

per cent are Liberals, not yet completely aroused from slumber, but when they are wide awake, not only will the inch higher, " just an inch " which Mr. Lloyd George is now expecting any day, be reached, but there will be a deluge. Both these theo-ries, however, are dismissed with contempt by Labour, and their only concern is that there are so many foolish people who do not see that the inevitable issue must be a nation of Socialists, with Mr. Winston Churchill again admitted to the ancient and honourable order of bricklayers. Labour obviously has as good a light to rejoice as any other party, but imperti-nent opponents say the singing is forced for did they not put 1,130 candidates into the London field, of which only 455 were successful. We imagine, however, that there is a broad grin on the face of Mr. MacDonald, a somewhat sickly smile on the features of Mr. Lloyd George, and in Mr. Baldwin may be seen the air of a conqueror who is not quite certain of ultimate victory.

"Trail Blazers." The only fault we have to find with Mr.

Hopkins's book, " Trail Blazers and Road Makers " is with the very first sen-tence. Mr. Hopkins says, "This book pretends to no literary merit." Now why did he say that? Why suggest to the in-dolent reader that here he may expect an immature and unpolished chronicle? Why the book is a thing of beauty, considered simply as a literary production. Mr. Hopkins has the pen of a skilled writer, and the eye of a poet. Some of his de-scriptions not only ring with the music of the perfect cadence, but they capture the elusive, and bring the haunting loveli-ness of some of Africa's most glorious scenery before our eyes. But happily this is not the chief merit of the book. All through there beats the heart of a mis-sionary who loves his brethren and the African souls for whom Christ died. To many the book will be a revelation of daring, defeat, return to the attack, and an endurance which can only end in tri-umph. Somehow Carthew is the central figure, and round him are saints of sur-passing winsomeness, who from their labours rest. What a story it is? Our Church is enriched by this apparent. waste. Men and women went out, toiled, suffered, died. In many instances it was all over in a few months. To Wakefield and Griffiths was given the quality of body and mind which enabled them to maintain the continuity : and now comes the 'call of Meru, with all its promise. The "millions" of the Gallas have faded into a hardened group of a few thousands ; but all the discipline and the illusion have prepared the fibre which fits us to take up the task that lies at our feet in Meru. We shall be surprised if this beautiful little book does not revive in our denomination a firmer resolve to prosecute the task so providentially given. Another result will be a glow of happiness, on recognising that we have a missionary who, however broken foi- the moment, has the talent of an author and the enthusi- asm of a pioneer. -

"The Creed of Methodism." The "Methodist Times " last week had

a leading article entitled, "Wesley's Ser-mons—The Creed for To-day and To-morrow." It is the first time we have met with an explicit reference to Wes-ley's sermons, either the " thirteen." "the forty-four," or all ever. published in Wesley's name, as "The Creed of Methodism." The basis upon which the negotiations for Union rest is quite clear. " The doctrines of the Evangelical Faith which Methodism has held from the beginning, and still holds, are based upon the Divine Revelation recorded in the Holy Scriptures. The Methodist Church acknowledges this revelation as the su-preme rule of faith and practice." That is our charter ; but there is no creed. The declaration goes on to affirm that "these doctrines are contained in Wesley's Notes on the New Testament and the first four volumes of his sermons." We believe they are, and if anything else is contained there-in, it can be ignored. On the other hand, should it be discovered that there is any vital truth enshrined in the Holy Scrip-tures, and not clearly expressed in 'Wes-ley's sermons, that truth also is a part of our doctrine. For Wesley's sermons we can be grateful ; and at times we can even read them with pleasure, especially those he preached when he was a very old man. But to speak of them as the "Creed of Methodism," whether reference is made to all or a few, is to use phrases which will be eagerly adopted by critics, who are always trying to prove that we are to be tied down by a dead hand, and enslaved to teaching which has become obsolete. R. ?.

Notes and Comments.

Fine Achievement at Shakespeare Street,

Nottingham.

74th Anniversary. OUR workers at Shakespeare Street,

and their minister, the Rev. G. H. Ken-nedy, are to be congratulated upon a fine piece of self-help. For some time past the income has been augmented by a contri-bution of about .80 per annum for the use of part of our premises for university purposes. Nottingham now having as fine a block of university buildings as any in the country, the students have been moved from the centre of the city, and our building is free for our own use all the year round. a year is a great help to a church these days ; and our friends at Shakespeare Street will need to struggle harder to keep their work going and pay their way. If they can obtain so ready a response from their friends as they have done in the past month, there is no fear for the future.

The ground was well prepared in ad-vance of the 74th anniversary of the church, which took place on Saturday and Sunday, October 27th and 28th. On the Saturday evening, Madame Connie Bell, daughter of Rev.' Robert F. Bell, and always wlecome for her own sake, gave one of her elocutionary recitals. Vocal items were rendered by the Misses Grace and Miriam Allington, and Mr. Arthur Hemstock. The Sunday preacher, morning and evening, was Councillor F. T. Baker ; while in the afternoon the second part of Mendelssohn's " Elijah " was rendered by the choir, with the help of Miss Dorothy Towlson (soprano), Madame Lucy Jones (contralto), Mr. Donald R. Kemp (tenor), and Mr. Ernest Wainer (bass). Mr. T. G. Moorley was at the organ, and Mr. Albert E. Clark conducted.

In the evening, a special " Note " ser-vice of thanksgiving was held, envelopes being issued, and the friends being asked, if possible, to give currency notes to the offering. It was felt that all would do what they could. Confidence was amply justified by the result.

Attendances were good ; the atmosphere of thankfulness made 'a great day cer-tain ; and the collections exceeded expec-tations. The total proceeds amounted to nearly seventy pounds. The evening col-lection included a large number of pound notes, and over forty ten-shilling notes, besides several postal orders. Everybody was giving an envelope, so that those who could not afford treasury notes should not feel any embarrassment.

It is a splendid achievement, and will no doubt help to make the closing year of Mr. Kennedy's service in Nottingham as memorable as some which have preceded it. United Methodism is indeed happy in the possession of so hard a worker and so faithful a minister of Jesus Christ, and our friend naturally rejoices over the loyal support which he is receiving from his people. Bravo, Shakespeare Street! Bravo, Brother Kennedy ! C.

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Autumnal District Meeting.

Halifax and Bradford. THE Autumnal District Meeting is usually regarded as

lacking in the interest and value of the May Synod.. It would not be difficult to find reasons for this. In this District the Autumnal Meeting is a time of great spiri- tual refreshment and happy fellowship. Business is reduced to a minimum.

This year our meetings were held in the Temperance Street Church, Elland. The District chairman, the Rev. J. E. Meir, of Brighouse, presided. Mr. Meir is a modest man, who does not seek to move in the high places. He has to be pushed there. He makes an excellent chair-man. Mr. Secretary Bowker is an equally modest soul. (See photograph and appreciation in this month's "U.M. Magazine.") The chairman and secretary, helped us to discharge the business with effectiveness and dispatch. The chairman extended a warm welcome to the newly- appointed ministers. Mr. Councillor J. H. Turner, mayor-designate of Brighouse, gave a full and detailed report of Methodist Union matters, with particular refer-ence to the work of the Area Committees. He was anxious that we " should get up steam to high pressure " before Union is actually consummated. Mr. Secretary Bowker took up the tale at this point. The Rev. J. T. Newton interposed at one point, but he was gentleness itself. Representatives to the Area Committee were appointed. Mr. F. C. Langley was appointed schedule secretary, in the place of Mr. Herbert Crowther, who is leaving the district. The next Autumnal 6istrict Meeting is to be held at Boothtown, Halifax. The President-Elect, the Rev. R. H. B. Shapland, and the Rev. Fred Barrett (who has succeeded the late Rev. Chas. Pye as secretary of the Evangelistic Committee) are to be invited to serve us on that occasion. The May District meeting will be held at Mirfield.

Following the business session, a public service was held, conducted by the Rev. E. C. Urwin, B.A.,. B.D., of Bristol. There was an excellent congregation. The singing was an inspiration. We commenced with " Praise my Soul," to " Cwm Rhondda." The organist had a good time, and so had we. Mr. Urwin conducted a most helpful service. His message Was most timely and practical. He has a great passion for Social Service. He preached to us on Salt : Light and the City set on a Hill, but his message was closely related to the life of the plain. I have deliberately refrained from giving an outline of Mr. Urwin's. sermon. He will doubtless preach it elsewhere. It is worth it. The Temperance Street friends, led by their minister, the Rev. H. Hinch-cliffe, had made excellent arrangements for tea. This was followed by a tea table conference, at which Mr. Urwin spoke on " A Story of Christian Enterprise." That story belongs to Bristol—it cannot be told here. Suffice it to say that the story Mr. Urwin had to tell, how the " Word became Flesh " in Bristol, should be an inspira-tion to all our Churches, as in truth it was to us.

The public meeting, in the evening, was largely at-tended. Elland itself, with three strong U.M. churches, is a splendid centre. The chairman, Rev. J. E. Meir, spoke briefly on " Methodism's Positive Witness." He had been reading Bishop Barnes's " Can such a Faith offend? " and found there an appeal for a Positive Witness. To witness in this way; we must not only know, but we must know that we know. A wise, neces-sary, helpful word.

Mr. Urwin delivered a masterly address in which he showed that the movement of the Spirit of God in our time, was in the direction of Social Righteousness. Many people regarded him as an apostle of Social Ser-vice. (Not a bad title, some of us think.) Mr. Urwin pointed out that Methodism touched this question at the start. Wesley published " Thoughts on the scarcity of provisions," and " Thoughts on Slavery," and described the latter as " execrable wickedness." Social passion in the beginning was individual. The Church as a whole was not interested. Then the passion spread to groups : Kingsley, Maurice, and others. Later on it captured great Church leaders like Bishop Westcott and Dr. Dale, and later on, Bishop Gore and Dr. Clifford. This in-terest took a new phase in connection with the Student Christian Movement. Then came Copec ; the Stock-holm Conference, etc. After all, • this was part of our evangelical witness. Here are one or two statements that are worth pondering over. ." If you believe God loves the human soul you will be led to concern for . ., . " (please complete this ye who read). " Service, not wages or profits is primary, or ought to be, in all work." (I know a U.M. business man in Halifax who believes this, and seeks to carry it out.) "The equal value of the human rules out the employment of man as a tool or chattel." • This is a brief résumé of Mr. Urwin's address. Challenging? Of course. Daring? He would say, I imagine, that it is the natural and in-evitable application of his Gospel. Will his message win universal assent? I doubt it. Will that trouble Mr. Urwin? Never., Will he go on, and on, and on? He will that.

Hearty thanks to Temperance Street Minister and Friends for the excellent arrangements they made for our comfort. Thank you, to the Organist for "Cwm Rhondda," and other good things, including the Choir. Thank you, to friend Urwin ; the Chairman and Secre-tary of the District. And then to our Circuits and Churches. with a renewed vision and a more passionate zeal. And this Prayer-Song : " Break, Day of God, 0 break."

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The President's Visits. Powell Street Church, Castleford.

75th Anniversary. PROVIDENCE CHAPEL, Powell Street, Castleford, the

head of the Castleford Circuit,. was erected three-quarters of a century ago, and when, in 1858, the Sunday School was opened the church became part of the Leeds Circuit of the United Methodist Free Churches. Five years later Castleford became a separate circuit, having its first resident minister in 1865. Marking the completion of seventy-five years of Christian work, the anniversary celebrations last'week-end took a special form, and the circuit was honoured by the presence of the President of the Conference, the Rev. Charles Stedeford.

,The celebrations opened with a circuit rally on Satur- day. A sermon was preached by the President in the afternoon, and he was the principal speaker at a well-attended gathering in the evening, under the chairman-ship of Mr. W. Bottomley. During the meeting Mrs. Anderson rendered the solo, " How Lovely Are Thy Dwellings."

The Rev. Whitaker Bradley, of Wakefield, was the first speaker, and dealt with what he said was usually referred to as the present problem. This, he considered, did not differ very much from the problem which had faced man all through the ages. The problem before them was to walk rightly and humbly before God, and how to conduct themselves as God's children.

The President began by referring to the diminishing interest of many people towards the churches, and said that while it was true many people were passing by and treating the churches as though they were not essential to their enjoyment or the development of their individual lives, they in the churches must not allow themselves to be dispirited on account of these things. A temporary phase must not be allowed to influence them in regard to the permanent work of the Christian Church. The work of the Church of Christ was to demonstrate that God was real, and those who knew God should tell others what God meant to them. Many were outside the churches because they did not know-there was much in-side, there was so little personal testimony nowadays. If they yielded to the power of Christ they would find greater joy in the service, and lives would be trans-formed.

On Sunday morning a civic service was held in the chapel, and was largely attended. Amongst those present were the members and officials of Castleford Urban Council, the chairman, Coun. C. Anson, J.P., being in the rostrum, and reading one of the lessons, and mem-bers and officials of Whitwood Urban Council. There was an imposing parade of police, firemen and ambu-lance men, members of the Independent Order of. For-esters and other Friendly Societies also being present.

The opening part of the service was conducted by the Rev. W. T. Anderson, who welcomed the presence of representatives of public bodies in the town. He said that many members of families connected with that church had given useful service to the town, and he took it that the presence of public men was in recog- nition of the work they attempted to do. Any Metho-dist church felt it an honour to be visited by the Pr-esi- dent of the Conference, especially to take the Sunday services, and they deeply appreciated the presence of the Rev. Charles Stedeford. The work of the churches was_ not easy in these days, and they rejoiced in the en-couragement they were receiving.

The President preached an inspiriting sermon. During the service a solo was rendered by Mr. Wilfrid

Brown. At the evening service, at which the President was again the preacher, the choir rendered the anthem, " Seek ye the Lord," the solo being sustained by Miss Mary Hammond, and Mr. Thewlis also sang a solo. A musical service was held in the afternoon, under the chairmanship of Mr. B. G. Taylor, the contributors to the programme being Mrs. J. Benton (soprano), Mr J. R. Eccles (baritone), and Miss E. Walters (elocutionist), all of Altofts. • The anniversary concluded on Monday with an "At Home," which, was largely attended, Coun. H. L. Hartley, J.P., and Mrs Hartley acting as host and hostess. A party of Wakefield friends provided a programme of musical and other items. In course of the evening the President gave a short inspiring address. A financial report was given by Mr. H. Cresswell, Trust secretary, showing that the sum of over j40 had been realized by 'the festival.

Manchester North Circuit. The members of Salem Church have been greatly

stimulated and encouraged by the visit of the President, Rev. C. Stedeford. He reached two most helpful sermons on Sunday, October 21st—sermons that will linger long in the memory of Those who were privileged to hear them. At the evening service an augmented choir of fifty voices rendered the duet and chorus, " I waited for the Lord," and the anthem, " Hark, hark, my soul" (Shelley). Misses Elsie Barnard, Olive Holliday, and Winifred Hume were the soloists. Mr. F. W. C. Bailey was at the organ, and Mr. Harold Eddisford conducted. On the Monday evening following, an "At Home," more or less representative of Manchester United Methodism, was held in the schoolroom. Ald. J. Willett, J.P. pre-sided, and was supported by Revs. W. Dewdney, W. C. Jackson, A. Hearn, and J. S. Pinner, and Messrs. F. J. .Le Huray, James E. Le Huray, J. E. Foster, and others. The President was in a most happy mood, and by his fitness, physical and mental, gave one the im-pression that preaching and speaking day after day, as he has done for some weeks past, have no terrors for him. For upwards of forty minutes he held his audi-ence with a convincing and inspiring address on the world-wide importance and power of the Church. Items of music were contributed during the course of the evening by Misses Fanny Frost and Winifred Hume, and light refreshments were served. Toward the close the President was heartily thanked for his message and visit by Rev. W, Dewdney, Mr. Frank Brown, and Mr. P. B. Hall ; the chapel secretary, Rev. W. C Jackson, B.A., added a few commendatory words.

Wesley's Chapel. 150th Anniversary Celebrations.

THE 150th anniversary of the opening of. Wesley's Chapel, City Road, London, created much interest . last week, and brought together the leaders of religious and political thought of this country to pay warm tributes to the life and work of John Wesley.

Thursday, November 1st was the auspicious day, and in the morning a service was conducted in Wesley's L;hapel by the Rev. J: Scott Lidgett, D.D.

In the afternoon, by kind . invitation of the Lord dayor of London, a 'meeting was held at the Mansion .louse, presided over by the Lord Mayor, who was supported by the civic officials and leading members of the Methodist Church. There was a large and syrri pathetic audience, which listened with much interest to outstanding addresses by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Prime 'Minister.

During the past few years . work has been carried out at Wesley's Chapel with a view to putting the-whole of the property into good condition, involving an ex-penditure of over 4.20;000. When, however, the work was thought to be complete, discovery was made of a further trouble, due to decay and the death watch, beetle, and additional expenditure became necessary.' The object of the Mansion House meeting was to raise L5,000, now required to make Wesley's Chapel safe for the future.

The Lord Mayor, in a brief introductory statement, said Wesley's Chapel had a history dear • to millions of English-speaking people, being the Mother Church of World Methodism, and the parent of over 100,000 Methodist churches in the British Empire.

The Archbishop of Canterbury was introduced as the youngest Freeman of the City, and although within a few days of relinquishing his important office at the age of eighty-one years, spoke with a vigour and a freshness that belied his years. His generous references t3 Wesley ,and his expressed. sympathy with the work of Methodism, and his desire to see a closer working relationship with all Christian Churches, evoked much applause. He said he would have been very diSappointed if his numerous engagements in these days had pre-vented him taking part in that meeting.; he wanted to share in doing honour to one whom he honestly be-lieved to have been one of the greatest Englishmen who .ever lived. He was there to join in expressing, thankfulness to God that 150 years ago a great religi-our leader, who was himself an ordained minister .of the Church , of England, founded a chapel which - had for its teaching an. evangelical basiS which had always from the Reformation onward, been a part of the prin-ciples of the Church of England. The man who founded that chapel and preached in it was one whose life work as a preacher of the Gospel did more than any other man to uplift the religious life of England at a time when such an uplift was urgently required. The Arch-bishop referred to some of the outstanding character-istics and work of Wesley. He said were Wesley alive he believed he would be keen to bring to an end divisions among the sundered sections of his own. fol-lowers. He cherished the hope when the internal sev-erances between Methodist groups were ,healed, the united body would be -in a .better position for, facing the reply which may yet be made to the Lambeth Conference appeal to all Christian people.

Mr. Stanley Baldwin had a great reception on rising to speak. Although the Prime -Minister has family , associations with the Wesleyan Methodist• Church, he made no personal references, but gave a deeply . interest ing historical address, bringing out the character and influence of Wesley on the life of England in the .eight-eenth century. -He said Wesley's supreme legacy, . as he saw it, to this country, was his conception . of , a practical religion for the ordinary man and woman.. He. aimed at finding a reasoned balance .between inward, conviction and outward expression, individual converr sion and collective worship. The Methodist revival. .of the eighteenth century, he said, created a new water-, shed which had poured into the reservoir of Christian experience the labours of hundreds of thousands of men, and women through class meetings, through. public . work up and down the country, through the trade unions, and through the Sunday Schools,. to the enrich-ment and betterment of our national life and of the national life of America and other countries.. That work had been going on .•for centuries:. "The question we have to ask ourselves to-day- is this : Is it going on now? To you, as to many others, your chief danger is prosperity, and Wesley knew this and warned people against it again and again and again. It is quite true. that he said, Gain' all you can, save all you can ' ; but he also said, ' Give all you can.' Numbers in a church and the riches of that church are as dust and ashes beside the daily life of unselfish devotion to - the service of the brethren: In that there is a 'regenerating force for this country and for the whole world. - i-stand here this afternoon because I have hope' in the strength' and power of that force, and I have faith to believe that it will continue: (Cheers).

November 8, 1928 THE UNITED METHODIST. 549

Progressive Revival. What One Church is Doing.

THE melancholy tale of diminishing numbers and im-minent retrenchment needs to be embellished by reports of the steady progress that is undoubtedly taking place in some of our circuits. Here is such a story, fresh from one of our northern circuits, the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central Circuit. The Brown Memorial Church (Rev. W. H. Bourne) has witnessed a remarkable forward movement in the past eighteen months. The commence-ment of this fine work of revival coincided with the first ChriStian Venture Campaign. The church was "promis-ing," but lacked a definite guide. There was a staff of loyal workers and a nucleus of workable folk. There was a school, well attended and wisely taught, yet be-tween the School and the church there was no satisfactory liaison-work. There was a Sisterhood beginning a Struggling existence in a difficult neighbourhood.

The Christian Venture Campaign was launched as a serious- attempt to kindle a flame that would weld all the departments of the church into a whole. The outcome fully justified the faith and labourS of the workers. The following account details the advance that has been made. ' To begin with, every worker and member of the

church, school,' guild, and sisterhood was given a per-sonal invitation to attend the Campaign meetings, which were led by the minister. At these meetings an evan-gelistic appeal concluded each discussion, and a definite pledge to associate social labours with Brown Memorial was asked. The Sisterhood leaders carried the flame into the Monday meetings, so that their Membership' has been raised from a few dozens to more than two hun-dred; extending a healthy influence throughout the regions ' of Byker. A number of the women attending these Meetings have gradually come into church membership. A young man became fired' with enthusiasm for tem-perance, and initiated an up-to-date Band. of Hope. At these weekly meetings -a crowd numbering hundreds of youngsters is in regular attendance. The Sunday School teachers have given themselves to an intensified attempt to win their young charges for Christ. Another church officer took the principles of the Boys' Brigade to heart, and in- due time was directly responsible for putting a hundred boys and girlS into uniform. It is a magnifi-cent - sight to see these healthy children parading -two nights a week, with deVotienal exercises claiming a tnajor part of their -time.

The Young People's Guild has grown so much that the original room is becoming uncomfortably crowded each week, and in . spite of constant removals owing to the acute industrial situation of the locality, a newcomer takes the place always of a removal. The choir-is com-posed of a. number of young people who regard them-selves as a club existing for the purpose of praising their Master. 'Their leader was fired by the C.V.C. to such an-extent that he is devoting more and more time to their training.

A ChurCh Membership Preparation Class was -formed, and 'in - twelve - months this has added twenty young people to the members'. roll, sixteen of whom were pub-licly- received -at the last Sacramental Service. The membership of the church has risen from fifty-six to a hundred- and -two, and the total membership, juniorS, probationers,- and adults,' haS increased from seventy to one- hundred' and thirty:. The society is nearly twice as large as it was prior to the Campaign.

But these are' merely numbers, and others- could be added from the augmented institutions. The thing that matters 'most at Bi-oWn Memorial is the:Sfiirit of the Place..,. People are working who never worked before, and, leaders have been re-energized. There is a steady wOrk -.of grace going on, and real- conversions are fre-quent in their 'occurrence. There is nothing spectacu-lar. No one has been asked to sign a card ; no one

, has been -asked to stand up and Make a public confes-sion: of.- faith ; memberghip receptiOns have never been announced. r. Nothing has- ever 'been reported to the con-nexional papers heretofore, and the local circuits may be quite unaware' of what is taking place. Bvker knows, however, and a hundred homes are the richer for the new experience of Christ which has come to • many. At every Sacramental service little batches of friends are quietly received into membership, and the Sunday set-, vices continue -to grow in numbers.

't4That began, it? The intense desire of a handful of good, people to bring revival, and the Christian Venture Campaign set the tire alight. How is it continuing? The people are " continuing stedfastly with one accord in the temple, taking -their ' food ' with gladness and Singleness of heart, praising God . . and the Lord is adding to the church those that are being saved." What will be .the outcome ? Undoubtedly a consistent and

growing witness to the Lordship of Christ Jesus. No arts or advertisements are necessary, for consecrated lives are telling their own story. One hears of young folk making their stand for Him among scoffing work-com-panions. There have been no scenes of emotional fer-vour, just a determined and prayerful desire to be Christ-like.

Brown Memorial Church is an example of living Methodism, and is a rejoinder to the pessimists who-speak of " numbered days and spineless evangelism."

Birmingham Young People's Demonstration.

The Annual Young People's Demonstration, arranged by the Birmingham United Methodist Council, was held at our Washwood Heath Church on Wednesday, October 17th.

An atternoon service was conducted by Rev. A. E. L. Davis, of Walthamstow. Mr. Davis rendered the Council such good service a year ago that his second visit was eagerly anticipated. He preached a strong and helpful sermon.

Mr: Fred Ogden, of Rochdale, made an admirable chairman for the evening rally. Coming straight from the Young People's Committee in Manchester he brought the warm greetings of that committee, and at once in-spired the meeting by this contact with the wider De- nomination. IHe spoke from a text, which fell from the lips of a business man, who confessed to a disappoint-ment when his only son went out to the Colonies in an entirely different line of business from his. ".Yes, there is disappointment that my son has not followed my foot-steps in business, but you know every age must find its own expressions." He appealed to the young people not to despise the expressions of their fathers' faith, and not to live on the spiritual capital of their fathers, but to express God in the terms of their own experience, in life and in social activity. His story of the child, whose teacher said it was strange that God had permitted Moses to kill so many people, and who replied, " Oh I but God was not a Christian in those days," was very fresh and telling, as was his reference to John Ashworth's " Strange Tales." Quoting Garibaldi's famous appeal to his battered legion, he concluded an inspiring speech with a call to heroism and courage.

Mr. Price Lewis, J.P.,.of Wolverhampton, spoke in a delightful vein. He said that at seventy-four years of age he felt as young as he did at sixteen, and certainly his speech betokened this. " I want my young friends," he said, '" to hear the call to join the Church and throw themselves 'into this work, for the Kingdom of God is coming. The war nearly ruined religion. How could we expect good to come out of such a catastrophe? But the golden age will come. The Kingdom of God will come as sure as the morning light, "for the mouth of the Lord bath spoken it." Therefore the motto of Collier, of Manchester, should be ours, "Hats off to the past, coats off to the future." Ceaseless prayer, combined with loyalty to duty, will bring the Kingdom. We must get right with God, so that our relations to others may be right. Then we shall find such days coming that even our fathers did not experience.

Rev. A. E. L. Davis spoke about the secret of Christian character, which had been described by the previous speakers. ,He, mentioned four factors at work in the lives of Fall great men. First, all had a conviction of the presence of God. Enoch, who walked with God ; Jacob, a fugitive from home, sleeping at Bethel ; Joseph, ex-posed to strong temptations ; Moses, called to emanci-pate the Children of Israel ; Daniel, an exile ; St. Paul, in the shipwreck ; Oliver Cromwell, carrying Great Britain on his shoulders ; Abraham Lincoln, who said, "The task which rests upon me is a bigger one than rested on Washington " ; Edith Cavell, going out to die. All these and a host of others had a deep conviction of an ever-present God. (2) They also had a conviction of a divine• task to fulfil. (3) They had a conviction that their cause was bound to triumph. Like Lincoln, they were concerned not so much whether God was oh their side, but whether they were on the side of God. People who talk about the failure of Christ will have a great surprise. "Mine eyes have seen the glory of the conning of the Lord. . . ." (4) All these have been sustained by the conviction of immortality. Christ speaks with authority about the hereafter. " Let not your heart be troubled."

The Washwood Heath Choir under the direction of Mr. L. V. Bridgwater, rendered the_ anthems, " Father of All " and " To Thee, 0 Dear, Dear Saviour," very effectively.

All agreed that the tone of the meeting was exceed-ingly high, and would provide an inspiration for Young People's Day on the following Sunday. M.

Young People's Committee at Manchester

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that the autumn meetings of the committee were held at Manchester, which is pro-verbial for its gloom,- there was great joy of heart and spirit amongst the members as they assembled in the hospitable premises of the Oxford Road Church, and re-ceived hearty greetings from the Rev. H. J. Watts and his loyal band of workers. The new-corners to the com-mittee—and they were several—found -themselves in a delightful atmosphere of fellowship and prayer, and in such surroundings did the whole of the members of the committee eagerly give earnest attention and thought to the lengthy agenda of business which awaited them. A loving message of cheer having been received from the President, who was detained at another engagement, the Rev. J. E. Mackintosh, of Prestatyn, was, by the unani-mous wish of the committee, elected to preside over. the three days' deliberations, and in a charming manner he tactfully led the meetings. At this series of gatherings the Y.P. Department gave welcome to its new leader and. secretary, the Rev. H. V. Capsey, and many were the prayers and thoughts that he might be richly blessed and guided in his responsible task. The meeting was not slow to express its pleasure that the pilot of the last ten years, the' Rev. T. A. Jefferies, was present in the as-sembly; and tributes wej-e paid to the wonderful strides made -by the department during those ten strenuous years. During that period much has been done and tasks accomplished which in the ,earlier days seemed to be impossible, and careful attention was paid to Mr. Jefferies as he briefly reported upon the closing days of his leadership. Similarly all the members were eager to hear the incoming secretary refer to his first impres-sions and his thoughts for the future days. Acknow-ledgrrient was paid to the kindness of the Newcastle (Sandyford Circuit) friends in liberating the Rev. 1'. A. Jefferies for a few weeks at the commencement of the Connexional year in order that he might the more. effctually attend to the winding-up of his secretarial office. The specihl officers for the meeting of the com-mittee elected by their brethren at the opening session were—in addition to the Rev. J. E. Mackintosh, in the chair—Miss Welbury, minute secretary • the Rev. G. M. Beard, journal secretary ; and Mr. Fred W. Booth, re-porter to the Press. Space precludes even anything like a bird's-eye view of the many matters which engaged the serious consideration of the committee, but the mention of the following subjects will convey some idea of the business transacted : Social welfare affairs, connexional examination details, including a request to the Schools Sub-committee to give consideration to the work of the -examination and report as to the desirability or other-wise of continuing the same, greetings to the Christian Endeavour societies meeting in connection with our United Methodist churches and schools, summer schools, and the wonderful results obtained from same, Prestaiyit Holiday Home—first venture, and yet a substantial balance in hand reported ; Christian Venture Campaign—progress reported ; cooperation with other Young People's Departments and kindred , organizations ; Terriperance Sunday -, Sunday observance ; finance—how the existing overdraft and. lack of funds hinders much useful work. being undertaken; 'and, finally, reports from the demon-strators of the work undertaken by them during recent months. Anyone who is privileged to hear the wonder-ful 'story of hoW our devoted lady demonstrators are tackling the difficult problem of school life will cer-tainly agree with the whole of the membership of the committee in saying that were it. possible to extend such work on a very much larger scale, our church would. have made a substantial contribution towards saving our schools from the depressing condition in whiCh so many find themselves, and gone a long way towards securing, ,a great increase in Sunday School scholars (and'teachers), and as a resultant consequence an increase in the young ' life- attached to our church. The earnest and .prayerful . thought Of all laymen who can help this important phase of Young. People's work is continually being sought by the secretary and his committee. Appropriate reference was made- to the fact that this series of meetings was the laSt to be attended by Miss FL J. Blott before her departure from this country for'-China. 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THE UNITED METHODIST. November 8, 1io28

Ten Years Ago—And Now, What?

TEN years ago the war of, attrition came to an end. In the Allied countries the Armistice was hailed with a vociferous excitement which - was the natural expression, not only of delight, but also a relief. At that time, and for some little while after, there was a feeling of unbounded optimisth in the hearts of almost all those who were not too saddened by' their own losses.- "The war to end war " was over, and the peace which was to bring unlimited prosperityand complete social justice had begun. Since then disillusionment has been our lot ; the "land fit for heroes to live in " has not mate-rialised, and more than once only war-weariness and war-exhaustion has preserved a general peace, while numerous small wars have been in progress.

If we have been disillusioned it has not been for nothing, for through it we are painfully learning that the world we all want, a morally ideal world, can only come about by moral and spiritual methods, and such methods imply faith and sacrifice. Those of us who experienced the war, whether overseas or at home, never want another such war, and such we never shall have, for it is certain that the next war, if ever there is one, will be infinitely worse, and the front will be everywhere in the belligerent lands.

During the past three years w' have watched efforts on the part of individual countries and by the League of Nations to restrain armaments, efforts which have been an admixture of idealisM and selfish calculation. People have come to realise that, on the one hand, we cannot in a post-war world afford to spend huge sums on the different forms of military armament, and on the other hand, that the long history of war has shown that where people arm, whether ostensibly for offence or defence, sooner or later they fight. All safeguards which Govern-ments can devise against war have failed. These con-ferences on disarmaments have been well-intentioned but futile. For one thing they have been based on the wrong principle of seeking to limit armaments, while at the same time preserving the same relative strength between the participating Powers, and even in that they have failed to succeed.

• • • There is an interesting tradition that William Penn

asked George Fox whether it was right for him to con-tinue his custom of wearing his sword, and that Fox replied, "Wear it as long as thou canst "—i.e., wear it until conscience makes it clear that a sword is not con-sistent with the Christian life and profession. Many of us, who during the Great War wore the sword, have come to know that we cannot wear it now or in future; we have come to see that the only way to deal with the Sword is to confront it with the Cross. Jesus Christ not only died on the Cross to save men and women, He also on the Cross supremely taught that love was the sole weapon with which one could really conquer, all other force only evoking a counter-force. To save your life-you must lose it, and that applies to societies and nations even as to individual. The Christ way with war is for one of the great nations to fling its weapons to the winds and give the world an unparalleled act of moral leader-ship. People have tried to prove that Our Lord would have approved of the late war, or of other wars under certain conditions, but is there any reader who, now the passions of the war are ever receding further, can affirm that in his cool and prayerful judgment he believes Christ would approve of any war, unless he can also affirm he believes that Christ would approve of private murder?

There are two things which are certain to be said about this call for immediate disarmament. First that , it is passivism, and second that it is suicidal.

If it were passivism it would not necessarily be any the worse for that, but it happens not to be passivism in any adequate sense of the word. On the contrary it is very active, and its weapons are the most powerful the world has ever known, for they are moral and spiritual in-stead of material. Instincts and passions, so easily aroused, are not changed by miracle, and peace cannot prevail where distrust and hate are present. The root causes of war are in the hearts of men ; they are : fear, hate, covetousness, jealousy, misunderstanding, and the like. Nothing but moral and spiritual activity will re-move them, nor will they be removed until one great nation shows that for its part these things have no place in its attitude towards other peoples.

As to its being suicidal. It certainly cannot be denied that it is dangerous, but then Jesus Christ calls for men who are not afraid to live dangerously. Certainly it is suicidal to maintain large war forces, waiting vainly for all the nations simultaneously to disarm. The truth is that the way of faith in humanity has never been tried on a nation-wide scale. When it has been tried on the individual scale it has often had extraordinary results. Dr. Rufus Jones tells of a girl who a few years ago was lost in the streets of London and disappeared. A lady finally traced her to one of the worst parts of the Metro-polis. Alone and unguarded she went to the wretched house and knocked. A man with a terrible face answered the knock. She was swept with a sense of fear as she saw him, but she reached in her pocket, drew out a well-filled purse, handed it to the man, and asked him if he would keep it safely for her while she went on an errand into the house. He took it, the lady went in, searched the place, found the girl and returned to the door. As they were abeut to go, the thug-like man stepped forward, handed her the purse,. and with tears hi his eyes, said, "That is the first time in my life anyone has ever trusted me." •

The great nations of the world do not trust one another, and yet they are coniposed by no means entirely of people like this man, but contain multitudes of decent folk who hate war, and desire the spirit of brotherhood to obtain. Vet it is true that if we were to disarm without waiting for the other nations to do the same, we should be run-ning a great risk. But who knows whether sometimes the real victory is not the apparent defeat? It cer-

tainly was so in the supreme_ historical event of the world. Out of the defeat of the slain Saviour, man has gotten the victory over death.

Just after the war a returned officer was looking °ye, his military effects. He came across his revolver and a dozen bullets. After looking at these for a few moments he went out into the garden and blazed away the dozen into the trunk of an old tree. Why? Because he thought that as long as they were about there was a danger that one day an accident might happen. One day an international accident will happen if we do not de-stroy our armaments.

The Churches are rightfully accused of having beer. woefully weak in their past attitude to war. Let them now be bold. No doubt their detractors will then say they are foolhardy, but from the worldly standpoint their Master was also foolhardy." Let all Christian people unhesitatingly proclaim that - organized warfare is organized murder, and call for England to show her greatness as never before by giving a moral leadership to Christendom in disarming herself.

Put the Cross in place of the Sword.

"Do This—In Remembrance! "

THE piercing cold wind penetrated through the much-worn coat and skirt, as Miss Sanderson stood looking wistfully at the splendid wreaths and lovely flowers in the florist's window.

" Remembrance Day,' to-morrow," she murmured. " Why, every day's Remembrance Day for me since George was killed."

Still gazing at the beautiful flowers, she espied a burich of deep-red roses—" Yes ! red roses ! George's own flowers. He shall have them too, if it takes my last farthing ! I'll lay them on the Cenotaph to-morrow."• .

She had just got her week's money. With trembling limbs she entered the shop and enquired the price of the roses.

" They are very expensive," replied the pert assistant, "perhaps you would like something cheaper ! "

I enquired the price of those red roses." " Ten shillings the bunch then, if you will know." " I'll take them," replied Miss Sanderson, drawing

the note from her shabby purse with the air of a duchess.

" I - suppose they're for your own special hero," the shop girl remarked. " My 1 If you'd take a hint from me, you'd spend your money on yourself."

" It's always self ' nowadays," replied Miss Sander-son. "The boys that fell had forgotten that word. It was for others they died ! "

" I'm sorry if I've hurt you," the girl answered, adding a spray of fern to the roses, as she passed them to the quaint figure.

" With nervous haste Miss Sanderson walked back to, her lonely room, quite unconscious of the cold, as she turned over in her mind the days when George had been beside her.

On November 11th, long before the hour for service, a thin, worn figure was seen crossing the city square. Business men ,.and women turned curious eyes on the pre-war costume and old-fashioned hat perched on luxu-riant coils of hair. The giggles that rose to thoughtless lips quickly died as the wreath was observed in the gloved hands.

Placing her wreath reverently down at the base of the Cenotaph, Miss- Sanderson stood erect.

" Roses, George," she whispered, "roses for you, dear heart. . Life's empty without you, George."

Seeing the police arriving to prepare for the crowd that would soon gather to honour the dead, Miss San-derson slipped away.

"I couldn't stand a crowd," she whispered. " George left me in a crowd. Oh, how I hate all Germans. They've just blighted the whole world ! "

Softly her hands stole up to the simple cross she wore. " I can't help it, George—I just hate them."

Turning hack for one last look at the,roses,' she saw a beautiful cross of white lilies had been laid beside her wreath. In clear exquisite writing she read the words on a card attached to it

" In the light of my son's sacrifice what would Christ have me to do? His mother asks each passer-by to work for Universal Peace. To lay by all hate on, the altar of Christ's love. God is love." Feeling pursued by a voice that would not be silenced.

that would place a finger otf her hatred of all things German, she walked quickly away.

"Toc H.," said a man's voice. Thinking he had addressed her, she blurted out, " What's that?."

"Toc H., Madam? Oh, it just means to conquer hate.'" •

" I can't, conquer my hate," she replied. " Just have a try, and you'll win, I know," the

clergymen responded, raising his hat. "Easy'enough for a parson," she grumbled, "but I

simply don't want to give up my hate." * * * *

Sunday seemed unusually long without her accus-tomed services. She avoided church, dreading to hear any - " peace " appeals in the bitterness of her heart.• Instead, she brought out George's photograph and the many treasures they had gathered together for the home they had hoped to build.

With twitching lips she read and re-read his letters from the Front.

Quite worn out with her re-opened wound of memory, she turned to the letter from his officer, telling of the manner of his death and the., posthumous award of the Victoria Cross.

"` Greatheart,' we called him, and he was just that. Never heard to complain, and able to get the best out of the most unpromising material. His own ex-

ample of continual self-sacrifice simply won his fellows to dare all with him. He was the light of the battalion. -

" Looking on his mangled form after his great sacri-fice, which saved so many of _his comrades, I felt a surge of bitterness that such lives should be wasted. I prayed on that stricken field that his death Should help to slay the hate that caused the war.

" May his memory comfort you, as it strengthens me."

"To stay the hate," sobbed Miss Sanderson, as she slipped into bed-

- * * On Tuesday, a knock on her door, and Miss Sander-.

sc n's landlady entered. "Don't think me intruding, Miss Sanderson, but I

want to ask you once again, Won't you come- with me this afternoon to the Women's Meeting? It's always so helpful to me. Gives me a warm glow right through me. Do come. You're looking so sad and lonely.

" Well, you've asked ma often enough, and < I do feel downhearted. Yes, I'll come."

" That's right,". said Mrs. Tapley cheerfully. " Speak straight to her poor sore heart this after-

noon, O Lord," she prayed inwardly. * *

Once more attired in the old familiar coat and skirt that had been brought for her travelling dress for the honeymoon that was to have been spent with George twelve years ago, Miss Sanderson accompanied her land-lody to the meeting.

All welcomed her lovingly to their midst. " Peace, perfect peace," rang out the hymn, "The blood of Jesus whispers peace within."

" No, not for me ! " Miss Sanderson rebelliously mur-mured to herself.

The lesson for the afternoon was the -37th Psalm, and the verse that caught Miss Sanderson's mind read : " But the meek shall inherit the earth ; and _shall de-light themselves in the abundance of peace. Rest in the Lord."

" It's going to be Peace ' again," she thought. Then the speaker got up, and with winning smile,

but loving earnesteness, leaned forward, and in the name of the Master, sought to turn all hearts to Christ and love for one another, regardless of race.

Just through another year of remembrance; just fresh from laying our flowers in memory of our dead, she pleaded that all should work for peace.

That women who understood so clearly just what was meant should not let anything hinder them work-ing to make future wars impossible. Then with loving reverent touch, the speaker lifted up an " Iron Cross. Yes ! a German Iron Cross, and that cross breathed out its message to all hearts.

The touching history of its presence there, the highly-prized reward that had been given up to procure sus-tenance for a dying mother. And still further the story of the German who, knowing his body belonged to his country, still kept his heart's love loyal and true to his English sweetheart.

Miss Sanderson listened against her will as her fingers fondled George's Victoria Cross. With shining eyes she joined in the closing hymn.

When the German Cress was passed round, Miss Sanderson clasped it tightly 'in her- hand, and a new purpose came to life in her heart. Leaving the meeting she hastened to the Cenotaph.

"George, you must be the first to know. I've, heard the message of the Cross ! I've conquered my. hate ! Your cross and the German's cross combined to win me.

" Maybe- you and the German man are side by side in Heaven till. I join you there. Pni a worker _for Peace and Love. I feel happier already Greatheart.' "

ETHEL ADAMS.

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DEATH.

KEEN.—On November 2nd, 1928, at 13 Raleigh Road, Exeter, Grace, the beloved widow of the late Rev.

John Osborne Keen, D.D. Age 78. Interred at Higher Cemetery, Exeter, November 5th, 1928.

" The Lord is my Shepherd."

IN MEMORIAM.

NVALLIS.—In ever-loving memory of my dear husband, Samuel Wallis, who was called Home on October

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WRIGLEY.—In loving memory of Lilian Maud Wrigley, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. I. Fischer.

Died November 12th, 1919, aged 23 years.

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Methodist Union Area Committees.

Halifax and Bradford. THE meeting for this area was held on Friday last,

November 2nd, at the Central Hall (Primitive Methodist), Bradford. There were 103 members of the meetinge,-. in-cluding six from our, Leeds District and two from our Rochdale District, circuits from both these districts being in the area covered by the Wesleyan Halifax and Brad-ford District, the basis of the arrangement.

At the morning session the Rev. Middleton Weaver, chairman of the Wesleyan H. and B. District, ably pre-sided. , The Rev. F. Hobson offered prayer, and the Rev. Aldom French gave a clear exposition of the work of the Area Committees. Dr. Maldwyn Hughes, the Rev. Wm. Younger, the Rev. Henry James, and the Rev. J. H. Hirst were present as a deputation from the Methodist Union Committee. The meeting regretted the absence of the Rev. R. Noble from the deputation, on ac-count of illness. The address of Dr. Hughes was a forceful reminder of the special contribution of Method-ism to the universal church—the assurance of the real presence of God in the soul. John Wesley had no doc-trinal tests for membership -in his church—his one ques-tion was as to the certainty of the work of Christ in the heart., This had been experienced by all sorts and con-ditions of men. Our business was to make an inherited tradition into a living reality.

The Rev. Wrn. Younger spoke of the " Open door " for the Methodist Church. Wesley was a great social reformer, but if he had concentrated on that work his, influence on England would have been very small corn-pared to that which resulted from his evangelistic work. Ours is the task of making, the men and women, who will be the creators of social and political systems. It was important to cultivate the "Bible mind."

The Rev. Henry James reminded us of some of the sombre facts that confront the church to-day. Union alone will not solve our problems. A great deal of our weakness has been caused by making concessions to the spirit of the world. We need the note of certainty in our message to sweep the emotions and recover our moral appeal. Victory is going to be with great evangelical preaching such as should be characteristic of Methodism.

In the afternoon the Rev. J. E. Meir presided. He said he had been eager for Union for twenty years. He believed it would greatly help the coming of the King-dom. The Rev. Aldom French said the sub-committees to be elected that afternoon would be a means of the people of the three churches getting to know one another. They would make suggestions as to the best methods of working together, and would help in fashioning a church more efficient than any we have at present. A discus-sion followed, in which matters relating to the training

-of local preachers, Sunday School work, open-air work, the needs of the new areas, Guilds and Christian En- deavour societies, were dealt with.

The Rev. H. W. B. Chapman was elected U.M. Area secretary, and the following were elected our representa-tives on the sub-committees mentioned : (1) Spiritual Preparation, Revs. William Hall, A. Crago, and D. Patterson ; (2) Home Mission and Chapel, Mr. W. Pat-terson, Rev. S. G. Dimond, and Mr. Fred Wrigley ; (3) Foreign Missions, Rev. E. Sheppard, Rev. A. J. Ellis, and Councillor J. • E. Henderson, J.P. ; (4) Young People's, Rev. T. Entwistle, Mr. Isaac FL Carter, Mr.

; J. Dewhirst (5) Temperance and Social Welfare, Rev. F. W. Steward, Mr. J. A. Butterworth, and Councillor J. H. Turner, J.P. ; (6) Local Preachers, Rev. J. Ogden, Mr. Butler Marsden, and Mr. Wright Snowden ; (7) Class Leaders, Rev. E. Cook, Rev. C. G. Weetman, and Mr. Fred. Horsfall. In each case the first-named is to be either chairman, secretary, or convener (described by Mr. French as the "key-man ") of the sub-committee. The chairman of the District and the secretary of the Area Committee are ex-officio members of each sub-

- committee. Lunch was provided for the representatives at Collin-

son's Café. A public meeting. was held in Kirkgate Wesleyan Church- in the evening. Mr. Fletcher, of Silsden, presided, and forceful addresses were given by the Revs. Henry James, Dr. Maldwyn Hughes, Wm. Younger, and W. H. Faulkner. The singing was led by the choir of the Kirkgate Church.

Liverpool. THE Committee met in the Wesleyan Central. Hall,

Liverpool, October 30th. Owing to the indisposition of the Rev. T. A. Turney, chairman of the Wesleyan Liver-pool District, the. Primitive Methodist G.C.D. presided.

After, the devotional exercises, the Rev. E. -Aldom French made a very lucid statement of the work to be done by the Area Committees.

Three secretaries were appointed : Revs. G. H. Bo,ggis (Wesleyan), A. Wigley (Primitive Methodist), J. Wallett (United Methodist). The subject of the morning session was " The Methodist Witness."

Rev. J. Scott Lidgett, M.A. (Wesleyan), was the first speaker. He said if a thing was worth doing, it should be done well. Methodist Union is essential to Metho-dist Witness, and that witness was the declaration of salvation from sin for all—Christ died for all,—and Scriptural Holiness. • Methodism, he said, was a great spirit, which manifested itself in a great movement, living and aggressive. Its corollary is Union. Mere institutionalism is not above life, and cannot supersede life. The most important thing is " perfect love." Rel-gion is love of God and love of man in action.

Rev. A. L. Humphries (Primitive Methodist) said that Methodism was evangelical faith, and a passion to make it known that Christ died for sin, and made salvation possible for all. He spoke of the greatness of the recovery of the Witness of the Spirit, with its sense of adoption and pardon. He said there was a place for the emotional, and it found an expression in our Methodist

hymns. Methodism declares a present salvation from sin, and converts bear their witness to a new birth. Every saved man is an evangelist ; having found a new joy, he must tell it out. He asked, Is present Metho-dism in harmony with the past? "

At this point we paused for prayer and praise. Rev. E. Aldom French asked that we should pledge ourselves to daily prayer for the blessing and guidance of God on the Union of the three Churches.

The Rev. Dr. J. Lineham (United Methodist) next addressed the meeting in an impassioned speech, not easy to put into cold print. He pleaded for greater earnestness in our work. He pointed to the efforts the Roman Catholics were making, and said they must be met. Modern Science, he said, was ever moving on, testing every new discovery, and working for the .fuller expression of these discoveries. We must test ourselves. The deepest need of Methodist Churches to-day is an experience with which to meet the new age. He made great appeal for a larger place for prayer. He said our young people were starving to know how to pray. A man's religion is what he knows in silence with God.

It was a great morning, rich in blessing. At the afternoon session, the Rev. J. E. Mackintosh

(United Methodist) presided, and a number of Sub-Com- mittees were appointed. Some earnest words were spoken in reference to the dearth of young men willing to take up the work of local preachers, open-air work and Sun-day School teaching.

In the evening a public meeting was held in the Cen-tral Hall, presided .over by C. Wass, Esq., J.P., the speakers being Dr. Scott Lidgett (Wesleyan) Revs. H. J. Taylor (Primitive Methodist) and T. Sunderland (United Methodist). Each in his own way commended the cause of Union to the whole-hearted support of those present. There was a good gathering.

Lunch and tea for the representatives was provided by Wesleyan friends.

It was a great day. J. Y.

Bolton. ALL the circuits in our Rochdale District save three

are included in the Bolton area : the Oldham (King Street and Union Street) Circuits being in the Manchester, and Todmorden in the Bradford, areas respectively. Our Bolton and Wigan Circuits, however, are included in this area The committee met at Bolton on Thursday, November 1st, and notwithstanding the fact that it was "election day " a goodly number of representatives were present. Wesley first visited Rochdale and Bolton on the same day in 1749. He had rather a hostile reception in the former town, but much worse in Bolton. He says. that " the lions at Rochdale were lambs in comparison of those at Bolton." Times have altered, and Methodism, with its spacious churches and well-equipped mission halls, is a great moral and spiritual force in the town to-day.

The morning session was held in the Victoria Hall, and was presided over by Rev. David Rycroft (chairman of Bolton District Synod). In a few well-chosen words he extended to us a hearty welcome. He had long. thought it was time we pooled our resources and pre-sented a united front to the forces of evil. We had more money and more organization than our fathers, but he felt that we needed more of their vision and enthusiasm. Given these things, he believed that the future of Methodism would be more glorious than its past.

The Rev E. Aldom French gave a luminous exposition of the duties of the Area Committee, emphasizing the fact that they were appointed to foster the spiritual life of our people, and prepare the way for a, great aggressive spiritual movement. We must begin with ourselves, said Mr. French, and if all the members of the 15,000 Methodist churches in these isles became alive with spiritual passion we should see a great revival of re-ligion. We were called to witness to three great far-reaching truths—viz., that Christ died for all men, a deep spiritual experience, and Scriptural holiness. Three searching addresses followed, in which emphasis was laid on "the Methodist witness." These were delivered by Rev. F. Woodmass (Wesleyan), Dr. H. J. Pickett (Primitive), and Rev. H. James (United Methodist), the last-named taking the place of Rev. R. Noble. It is impossible to report even the substance of these heart-searching addresses ; we were led into the-very presence of God, and made to face the glorious opportunities awaiting us. Given consecrated men and woinen, mighty things could be accomplished. Mr. James reminded us that ,Wesley himself said that "given , 100 consecrated men, whether clergymen or laymen, they would be able to shake the very gates of hell."

During the morning the Rev. W. Carter was ap-pointed our secretary to the committee.

The afternoon session was held in the King's Hall. The Rev. J. E. Woodfield (Primitive) presided. He said he rejoiced to see that 'day, for he had been a Unionist all his life. Rev. E. Aldom French,. in again introducing the business, said that at that session we were concerned with machinery and organization., Wesley himself was a great believer in organization, and we needed to ex-plore the very best ways by which to make our witness effective. We wanted the united experience of the three churches as to their needs and opportunities. Then fol-lowed a number of important questions put by Mr. French in relation to possibilities of extension in new-areas, open-air work, work of local preachers, Sunday School, and Temperance work, etc. It was a most interesting and illuminating session. Many 'brethren took part 'in the conversation, many suggestions were made, which Mr. French carefully noted. Prior to this session, the re-presentatives of the three denominations met separately, and elected members to serve on the various sub-com-mittees to deal with the various questions already re-ported in this journal.

The day's proceedings terminated with the holding of a public meeting in the King's Hall. The audience was not so large as could have been desired, but as we have said, it was November 1st. Mr. James Duckworth, J.P., of Rochdale, presided, and delivered a racy and forceful speech. He had been a convinced Unionist for years.

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We had been courting for several years, and we were 'now engaged, and he hoped the marriage would soon take place. Mr. Duckworth went on to speak of the tremendous gains there would be in relation to foreign missions, our colleges, and our literature.

The Rev. W. H. Proudlove consented, at almost a moment's notice, to take the place of Rev. Robert Noble, who was prevented by illness from attending the gather-ings. He said that he had been brought up in an at-mosphere of distrust and suspicion of Wesleyan Method-ism—some of his forbears had been expelled. But it was time they forgot the old feuds, and got rid of the old pre-judices, and united to do the work of God. We were setting out on a great venture, and we needed the spirit of our Founder for our tasks. "G. J." had reminded them in his recent article in the "Manchester Guardian " that " it was easier to admire Wesley than to imitate him." Methodist Union was a great call, a magnificent crusade, and we must respond with a great enthusiasm. The Rev. W. Younger, the well-known Primitive Metho-dist - minister, gave us a stirring address, in which he emphasised conversion, prayer, study of the Bible and world evangelism, while the Rev. F. Woodmass pleaded in his speech for a wider interpretation of "holiness." Mr. French earlier in the day had pleaded for believing and persistent prayer that God would lead us in this great enterprise, and make it -a blessing to the world. He made the same appeal towards the end of the public meeting. We were the guests at luncheon of Miss Bar-low, and a few friends from Rochdale defrayed the cost of tea. Grateful acknowledgment was made.

November 1st was a great day—a day long to be re-membered. Like Wesley, "we felt our hearts strangely warmed." May similar results follow that followed that epoch-making meeting in Aldersgate Street !

W. D. L.

Manchester. THE Manchester District Area Committee met at the

Albert Hall, Manchester, on Wednesday, October, 31st. The Chairman of the Morning Session, Rev. A. E. Greensmith, welcomed a large number of Representa- tives from the three Churches as well as the Deputation from Headquarters. We were favoured with the presence of Rev. J. Hornabrook, Rev. E. McLellan, Rev. Dr. Brook; Rev. E Aldom French, Rev. Henry Smith, Rev. E.

Sunderland, and later in the day, Rev. F. L. Wise-man, B.A., and Dr. A. S. Peake.

The three Secretaries for the Area Committee were elected as follows : Rev. R. L. Rogers (Wesleyan Metho-dist), Rev. William Barker (Primitive Methodist), Rev. W. Wilson Craig (United Methodist).

Rev. Henry Smith presented a statement of the work and aim of • the Area Committee, after which there fol-lowed addresses from Rev. E. Aldom French, Rev. E. McLellan and Rev. Dr. Brook on the ,Methodist Wit-ness. All present felt that we are greatly blessed in having a man like Rev. E. Aldom French specially set apart for the work of guiding the Area Committees in their deliberations, and his address on the three cardinal points : Christ died for all men ; the Witness of the Spirit, and Scriptural holiness, set a very high tone for the remainder of the day's proceedings. Rev. E. Mc-Lellan thrilled the Conference with a magnificent speech on the adequacy of the -Methodist Witness, and our Rev. Dr. Book, in his own tender and presuasive way, brought our minds back to the great thought of the Love of God as a fundamental experience in life.

The afternoon Session was presided over by Rev. A. L. Humphries. M.A. Professor Humphries is well known far beyond the confines of his own Primitive Methodist Church. The representatives engaged in a free and frank conversation, ably conducted by Rev. E. Aldom French, and much valuable information was elicited regarding the tremendous tasks that await the various sub-Committees. The election of these sub- Committees brought the business of the afternoon to a close. Yet the feast of good things was not over, for at the tea table we were treated to a most interesting and inspiriting speech from the Rev. F. L. Wiseman, B.A.

The great day was crowned by a magnificent Rally held in the Central Hall. No one was better fitted to preside over such a meeting than the Rev. J. Horna-brook, who informed his large audience that our great business as Methodists is to heal the wounds and unify the forces of our Churches. He does not want a Union because of economics or the pride of a " big " Church, but because he recognizes the need and the possibilities of a great spiritual unity such as the new Church can create.

The Rev. F. L. Wiseman, B.A., opened with a charac-teristic speech, in which he described what Methodism is to be. He asked those present no longer to think of themselves as Wesleyan Methodist or Primitive Metho-dists or United Methodists. For himself he has finished .thinking of himself as a Wesleyan. With great joy he helped us to realize that we have entered into the land, by faith.

The Rev. T. Sunderland followed with a challenge on what Methodism is to do. Very ably he presented the modern problems that. Methodism must face, at the same time singling out with great precision the tendencies of to-day and the great opportunity that such tendencies present. With great conviction he declared that the ful-filment of the highest hopes of the day needs the Metho-dist Witness and confession.

The Rev. E. McLellan was able to hold the congrega-tion spellbound by an impassioned speech on why Metho-dism is able to do the things that had been outlined by the previous speakers. He pointed out that Methodism is a cleansing and a quickening and a support, and in a very fine way he elaborated these important facts. It was an appeal to great consecration, and it left the im-pression that Methodism is still one of the greatest forces for the uplift of the-individual and corporate life of our people.

Those who were privileged to attend the meetings felt the inspiration and the presence of the Divine Spirit and were encouraged to go forward with a song of hope in their hearts and the light of vision in their eyes.

W. C.

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Letters to the Editor. [The Editor does not hold himself resPonaible for

expressions of opinion by Correspondents. All contribu-tions to these columns must be brief.]

The Solemn League and Covenant. To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—It disturbs me to know that Mr. Newton has been saddened by the language employed in report-ing some moments of deep spiritual desire in the Area Committee Meeting at Plymouth. I had not noticed the phraseS; it was, perhaps, because I had a too vivid recollection of. the passion for reality that was in our hearts at the meeting. . And after all, is there anything in the sentence to -make a - good man sad ?• "We will not rest, nor let Him rest, until He has given us His Holy Spirit." What we meant by that, and what 1 think all except Mr. Newton would know we meant, was to resolve upon that complete surrender which must precede a fresh and uplifting inrush of spiritual power. The ways of the Spirit of God cannot be defined, nor • can they often be anticipated ; but not a year 'passes without some entrancing illustrations of the truth that, in response to a holy determination on .man's part, God • does give His Spirit.

It has always appeared to me inadequate and mis-leading to represent the gift at Pentecost as the be-stowal of a Spirit- who hitherto had been absent in thiS world, from godly groups of people, or from in-dividuals. And here the Old Testament is evidence. What happened at Pentecost was what we fain would experience in our day ; and it was to that we pledged ourselves.

Human language has its limitations, and it may be that a theologian would have expressed the same thought in phrases to which the most meticulous critic could take no objection. But there is nothing, for sad-ness in a selected group of men, when facing a new chapter and heavy responsibilitie§, saying, " We will not rest, nor let Hirn rest, until He has given us His Holy Spirit." It seems to me that it does somehow express in a vivid and thrillin,g way that importunity which Christ urged as a- vital element in all true prayer.

The words of our Lord, which Mr. Newton quotes, .hardly seem to impinge at all upon the passage to which he objects. We rejoice to know that our Heav-enly Father is always ready to give His Spirit. We believe it ; but on our part there must be a preparation, involving passiOnate surrender, importunate entreaty, and almost fierce concentration. It was not that we believed God to be reluctant to give, but rather that through some inertia or perversity on our part, God could not give. It was that alone whiCh was our con--cern, and it seems -strange that it should be necessary

say so ; and stranger still that what we did makes Mr. . Newton sad..

But as he says, that was not his main •.purpose in Writing. It -supplied him with a text for a dissertation on another subject. I can only admire such ingenuity, and am . beginning to wonder if those people: were - so abnormal after all, who formed a company to extract 'sunbeams from :cucumbers.- Yours faithfully,

R. PYKE.

To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST. DEAR a conversation among ministers the

other day concerning Methodist Union, a general feel-ing of disapproval was expressed concerning the re-grettable wording of the "solemn covenant " of the Plymouth Area Committee. This week Mr. Newton calls the attention of all readers of the " U.M." to the same thing; and fitly quotes a great saying of our

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Death of Mr. J. G. Walker, J.P., Newcastle-on-Tyne.

ON going to press with this issue we receive news of. the passing of an old friend, Mr. John G. Walker, j:P:, of Newcastle...on-Tyne, with much .sorrow. He died on Monday morning last. He had been in failing health for some months past, and although eighty yeas s of age, his passing was net quite expected, though the family has witnessed his strength declining. Mr. Walker was a native of the City of Newcastle, with responsible commercial interests and an unsullied reputation. He has been closely identified with, and loyally served, our church there from his early years. Sunday School superintendent for over forty. years, a local preacher for-forty-five years, and for many years leader of a Young People's Guild. His father, Mr. Henry Walker, a saintly soul, was one of the founders of - the Prudhoe Street Church, replaced by our present Sandyford Church, and the loyalty of the son, who has just passed to his reward, was as deep and true as that of his father, and he has remitted the same spirit to his chil-dren. His life interests, apart from business, were in-tellectUal and spiritual. It was not so much what he said, but what he was, that influenced most of those who came into association with him, His great in-terest in life was to do good. Had he turned his atten-tion to Municipal affairs, he would undoubtedly have occupied the first position in the city of his birth. He greatly - loved the. Church of Jesu,s Christ, and although very loyal to his own .particular section of it, ..he was catholic in sympathy. He was the first circuit official with whom the writer of these words had close association at the very beginning of his ministry, and' the impression made then upon a proba-tionary minister was that---here is a Christian gentleman. With a touch of . reserve, and yet courteous and kindly. . It is a melancholy pleasure to pay this brief tribute to a fine character and a loyal servant of the Church of Christ. May we express our deepest sympathy with the widow and family?

H.

Lord. May I quote an apostle? " Repent ye; there-fore, and turn again, that so there may come seasons of refreshing." There is surely no more calamitous error among our people than the popular assumption that men must wait and pray for a blessing to be poured out, whereas all the time God is waiting for us to fulfil the essential human conditions. When an electric car on which I was travelling came to a - standstill in the street, no one suggested sending clamorous mes-sages to the Power Station, beseeching the chief engin-eer to " send the power, just now," and vowing to give him no rest until he bestirred himself in the matter. Other cars were moving, and to intelligent people it was obvious that the fault was local--some disconnec-tion, short circuit, bad conductor, earth, or mechanical defect. The stoppage was due not to the dynamo, but to the motor. Immediately contact was restored, we were. off again. Is this not true in spiritual things? We have all heard well-meaning, but illiterate people, in a prayer meeting shouting energetically- for God to " send the power." Others, equally earnest, have realized that power in rich abundance is all around and within us. " Every man that hath this hope, purifieth him-self." .He realizes that if things are not going well in Plymouth—or elsewhere—the fault is local, on earth, not in heaven, and he vows to give "himself " no rest until contact is established, his receiver tuned in, and his mechanism adjusted. Prayer is a great thing, but so also is practical common sense.. F. G. T.

Students' Missionary Effort. To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIRi—May I, through the columns of your paper, draw the attention of the people in our Connexion to the Students' Missionary Effort?

This• year we are seeking to establish a record by raising £205. It will demand a great deal of alergy and thought to realise our aim, and we cannot hope to succeed apart from the hearty and practical co-oper;Ltion of the people in the wider life of our Church.

All donations, small or large, will be gratefully re-ceived and acknowledged in the "U.M."

Our local social programme is as follows :- 1928.—November 17th, concert at Union Street, Old-

ham ; December 1st, concert at Castlemere, Rochdale. 1929.—February 16th, concert at Gorton, Manchester ;

February 2Brd, celebrity concert at Oxford Road, Man-Chester ; March 2nd, concert at Altrinchain, near Man-chester

' March 20th, Students' Missionary Demonstra-

tion at Culcheth, Newton Heath, Manchester. We hope that our churches in the above-named dis-

tricts will note the dates and places and endeavour to accommodate their winter programmes accordingly.._ -

Thanking you for the service your paper has rendered us in the past, I am, Yours sincerely, .

GODFREY VERNON, Students' Missy. Secy.

U.M. College, Manchester,

U.M. Councils. To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—The friends of our churches in the City of Stoke-on-Trent and adjacent area are desirous of con- sidering the advisability of forming a United Methodist•Council for, the .District. It would be a real, help . to me if officers -of- such councils' in other parts of the country could kindly forward to me copies of their con-stitutions, brief details of work performed, and other information which they consider 'would be -of assistance in forming and working such a council. -

Thanking you in anticipation of your kindness in allowing this letter to appear in the UNITED METHoDisp; also to all friends forwarding information.

-I am,' Yours in . service,

35 The Avenue, FRED W. BOOTH. Meir, Stoke-on-"Frent.

L. P. M. A . Association. To the Editor - of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—At the. annual meeting .• of the. United Methodist Tyneside Churches, , Mr. D. Carey made an earnest appeal -.to the churches on. behalf .of , the W.M.M.A.A. for .local preachers, which it is hoped will meet with a generous response, as the United Methodist section are so much dependent upon their Wesleyan col-leagues for their generous support, so -as to enable them to grant relief to -their brethren who are not able any longer to 'earn their daily bread, and it . would be a great relief if the churches realized their responsibility in the matter and made an annual collection for the fund. J. _DENT.

3 Portland Terrace, (An Old Local). Hexham.

Jesus College, Oxford. To the Editor 'of THE UNITED METHODIST.

coming up in future terms will also be very acceptable,'

me the names (and, if possible, addresses) of any: Dien or women at present up here who are likely to be in-terested in this. Information regarding United Methodists

so that we can welcome them to Oxford and to our new

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College. Yours truly, F. SMITHIES' (Hon. Sec.)

Distress in the Mining Areas. To . Me Editor- of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—Your readers will remember that the Hanley Conference showed its active- sympathy with our distressed fellow-members on the coalfields, especially of Northumberland, Durham and South Wales, by taking a collection on their behalf. - This realized, with some additional amounts that, were subscribed later,- just over £50 ; and this ,amount has now been distribu-ted through our churches in .:these areas, through the medium of the District Social Welfare Committees, and has evoked very grateful acknowledgment from the re-cipients.

fhis was reported to the Social Welfare Committee of the Young People's and Temperance Department, and ..toethe General. Committee; and I am instructed to say that if any' of your readers, or of our churches and Sunday Schools, would like to make further gifts, our Committee will very - gladly act as almoners, and distri-bute the gifts to the very best of our ability.

\Ve are keenly aware that indUstrial distress is not Confined to these areas, nor to the mining industry. It is, however,., mostaggravated in these areas, and is likely to remain so for some time, as the continued existence of the Lord Mayor's Relief Fund proves. The , Society of Friends,- ever to the fore in such work§ of mercy, are themselves -organizing very 'practical help, and our responsibilities as a Church in these areas are so great that we should not be lacking in .giving. help 'to our needy brethren. I quote from a letter received from one of these areas, on receipt Of a Modest gift- from our fund : " Yesterday. I was praying for a pound -Or two. Two of my people have had to-go to hospital. The cir-cumstances are terrible. One, a women with. five chil-dren,. husband a fine fellow who has had very little work for six years. Savings gone . . The other is a man; father of six Children, had very little -Work, and when there was work, he - worked.. beyond his strength. Worry and hunger are responsible for these two cases."

Any gifts to be similarly applied should be 'sent to Mr. Jame.; Maclaurin, Strathern, Sharrow, Sheffield ; or to Rev. H. Ward Kelley,. 63 Stafford Road, The Park, Sheffield ; or to Rev. E. C. Urwin, M.A., alp., 43

. Fernbank _ Road, Redland, Bristol. .. It will be a joy to receive a willing response, in view of the advent of winter. I .am,' Yours,

E. C. URWIN, Social Welfare. Secretary.

– St. Columb.—At recent "services held at the St. Columb Minor and St. Eval Churches, medals for long service in the church and Sunday School were presented to Messrs. Norman Pearce and James Burt, by the "'Christian Herald."- Mr. Pearce has served our church and Sunday School at St. ColUmb Minor fOr fifty-four years rfaithfully and well.. He is now eighty-five years of age, and. is enjoying good health. - Mr. Burt, who is . now in his eighty-sixth year; has served our St. EVal' Church ..and Sunday SchoOl for sixty-nine years with . Marked regularity and faithfulness.. At present he is very ill, but his cheerfulness hides all semblance of the invalid. We thank God 'for these tWo useful and noble lives, and pray. that the Divine blessing may -rest richly upon them.

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"Young Islam on Trek." (6) Islam in the Wider World.

BY REV. CUTHBERT ELLISON*.

PSALM CXIV. (C.E. Topic for November 18th).

. WE:complete to-day our survey of- the - world of Islam. Chapter XI. of the textbook bears the picturesque title : " From Paris to the Pacific." In 1925 our author, in a .poOr ".hotel." -in- the Italian quarter of Paris, talked with . a group of employees in a neighbouring sugrir re-finery., -Thee young men hailed from Tunis, Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Smyrna. They were all Moslems, and were representative of the great host of young Moham-medans from the shores of the Mediterranean who have been attracted by the lure of big wages. to the factories of France. There are tens of thousands of such. They keep. some sort of loyalty to each other as members of - the._ brotherhood of Islam. But they lose every Moslem habit. " It is an extraordinary, indeed a terrible spectacle in that - we have a mass of young life cut off from .all the- old roots, and with no new ones form-ing." As in 'a picture there can be seen here how the young manhood of Islam is being swept from the old camping-grounds into a new trek along the commercial routes of the western world. . .Along the North African -coast stretch the Mohamme-

dan lands of MOrocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Tripoli, where in the native bazaars in the towns, and in the villages around, the ancient life. goes on apparently unchanged, " With all the romance of almost unbearable beauty and repose." Here are bearded sheikhs, veiled women,_ donkeys- almost buried beneath their laden paniers, negro boys, dancing, tumbling, brown-skinned. children. Here "the scent of creamy garlands of orange-blossom blends with the fragrance of Arabian jasmine." Latticed, shuttered windows whisper of the secrecy of Moslem houses. At the same time in the schools the same cur-ricultm is being taught as in Paris. Every year thous-ands - of students are turned out and educated on Euro-pean lines. "They can read Karl Marx, Anatole France, Rabindranath Tagore and Einstein," where for thirteen centuries their fathers knew only the Koran. In these lands is a strange blend of the quietude of age-long custom and the clamour of revolution.

In former. chapters we have seen how the world of Islam was first conquered by the sword. But a more peaceful extension has also gone on, following the path of the Moslem merchant. It is thus that Africa has been largely occupied. A glance at the map inside the cover of the textbook will reveal the extent to which this peaceful penetration has gone. From Northern Africa caravanserais of Moslem traders for a thousand -years have taken the south-west way across the Sahara. They. bow to Metca and the rising sun, and move out along the desert trail, to the Sudan, to Nigeria, to "the colossal market of Kano—the mud-built, stinking, thriving commercial capital . of. Hausa Africa."

- - Further- still they go to-day, to Senegal, to French Guinea, the Ivory. Coast, Dahomey. "All these fibres stretching across and around the Sahara . . . carry the strength. of Islam into Africa." A very superficial Islam it is in many cases that results ; but it counts. Here in Africa it is making its greatest progress, by "steady silent saturation."

Camel caravans from the 'West carried Islam into China in the eleventh century.

Arab dhows crossed the Indian Ocean and carried the crescent into the Dutch East Indies. In Java-are thirty million Moslems to-day.

-In this rapid survey, "from Paris" to the Pacific," we have glanced at lands where are millions of Moslems. While many remain apparently untouched by the new life that is breaking in with the spread of western ideals of education and trade, there are vast numbers, and chiefly among the young, wilt, are being sweet from their moorings by the Surging tide. 'These young Moslems are to be found not only in the workshops of the West, but in the universities from Paris to Chicago, and from Oxford to Prague and Rio."

The story of young Islam has carried us half-way round the world.- It has touched different races, nations and cultures, yet through all is found a magic thread holding together the brotherhood of Islam." It re-mains to ask to what goal is young Islam moving; and this is the subject of the next,- and last; chapter of our textbook.

Mr. Joseph Summerfield, Barrowby. OUR church at Barrowby, Grantham, has lost a most

faithful old adherent in the person of Mr. Joseph Sum-merfield, who passed away on October 22nd, at the ripe age of eighty-three years. His position in life was lowly, but he strove to be a true Christian, and went to the house of God whenever it was possible. He was active until last Christmas, when his health began to fail. ' His faith in Christ was strong, and he was ready when God called him home. The interment took place. in the Parish Churchyard, service in church being conducted by the rector and our minister,- Rev. J. D. Crosland, who also took the committal.

Mrs. E. M. Hodge, Redruth. OUR Treruffe Hill Church lost an old and respected

Member by the death of Mrs. Ellen Martha Hodge. Mrs. Hodge, who was in her ninetieth year, was the widow of Mr. Henry Hodge. She was the last of seven sisters, all of whom lived to an advanced age. The funeral took place at Redruth Cemetery, and was pre-ceded by a .service in the Treruffe Hill Chapel, conducted by the Revs. 'T. - J. Dickinson and J. H. J. Barker. Ap-propriate Music" was rendered by the organist (Mr. C. F. Nicholas). The mourners were Mr. N. Vernon, J.P., C.C., Messrs. A. E. and A. Michell and Mr. H. W. Oates (nephews), Mr: T. Hodge (stepson), Messrs. Frank and Harry Michell (great-nephews), and Mr, M. D. Vernon,

The King's Commission. (3) " To Heal the Broken-hearted."

BY REV. W. P. AUSTIN.

International or British Uniform Lesson for Sunday, November 18th, 1928.

SCRIPTURE : MATTHEW xxv. 31-40. GOLDEN TEXT : MATTHEW x. 42.

Aim of Lesson.—To consider the Royal mandate " to heal the broken-hearted " in its special application to children who "— are binding up their hearts away from breaking "; and to show how Dr. Barnardo, in minister-ing to these, was ministering to the King.

Preparatory.—A. Observe that Matthew' xxv. 31-40 emphasises not details of final judgment, but the vital principle that practical philantluophy or simple kindness merits the Royal approval and its omission the Royal condemnation. Dr. L. P. Jacks,. aptly named this passage, "The Parable.of the Great Surprise," and it has entered deeply into Christian literature.

B. Note that "little ones" in Matthew x. 42 means "disciples," not "children," but Matthew xviii. 5 clearly shows that principle applies also to children.

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Story Outline. Last week we heard how Wycliffe discharged the

King's commission "to preach the Gospel." To-day's story reveals Dr. Barnardo's consciousness of the Royal commission " to heal the broken-hearted."

Before Council or Board schools existed, 'I'. J. Bar-nardo, a young medical student at the London Hospital, started a ragged school in an empty stable.

One evening, lessons being over and the lads depart-ing, a little chap lingered by the fire, and when told to go home, replied that he had no home. Qucstio is elicited the information that- many others were equally unfortunate. Scarcely crediting this, Barnardo chal-lenged the boy to reveal the other outcasts. Nothing loth, the lad led him " through a wilderness of filthy alleys to old sheds and tumble-down hovels." No boys were there, but the boy shinned up a wall, and helped Barnardo to follow. Look there," he said. In the moonlight Barnardo counted eleven boys sleeping in the gutter of the iron roof before them, with no covering, save their ragged clothes. Sick at heart. Barnardo de-clined the boy's offer to wake them and to discover "lots more."

Here was work that seemed to Barnardo quite as im-portant as medical missions in China, for which he was training. Not long after, at a "Service for the People " in the Agricultural Hall, Islington, the speaker failed to appear, and the Missioner asked Barnardo to speak of his work among boys. He told a simple but deeply im-pressive story, which the papers reported. There re-sulted an invitation to dine at the Earl of Shaf-tesbury's and to re-tell his story to gentlemen there assembled. He accepted ; and, to prove his story, led these gentle-men in evening dress into some of London's filthiest slums. At first they found no boys, but a friendly police-man indicated a yard, and said the boys would come out for a copper. Thereupon Barnardo offered a halfpenny to every boy who would appear. Seventy-three boys then crawled out of boxes, crates, and barrels. The visitors insisted on feeding them all at a handy coffee-shop, - and obtained there the halfpennies required.

Lord Shaftesbury and others urged Barnardo to devote his life to such children. They gave immediate help, and some twenty boys were placed out in families under his care. So many more came for help, however, that he opened his Home for Destitute Children in Stepney Causeway.

Having accepted this commission, Barnardo studied hard, passed his examinations, and became a qualified doctor.

"An ever-open door " was his principle : no -destitute child should ever be refused admittance. This involved great faith, for he had no money, but he obtained some by touring the country.

The work grew, and new developments appeared—a Girls' Village Home at Ilford, a Babies' Castle at Hawk- hurst, a Garden City, and a " training- ship" in Norfolk for boys, and an Immigration Farm to send lads over-seas. Nearly 100,000 have passed through the Homes, which now house more than 7,040.

Dr. Barnardo d:-.1 ire 1905, but he lives in memory because he obeyed the King's commission "to heal the broken-hearted," to make good citizens of outcast boys and girls, thus bearing witness to Him, Who said, "Inasmuch . . Me."

Mr. John Barker, Harrogate. THE Harrogate Church has sustained a . loss in the

death, - on October 18th, at the age of eighty-three, of Mr. John Barker, who has been a member for .- many years. __Though not holding any special office, Mr. Barker has always been a willing and generous sup-porter of all the activities of the .church. His genial presence as chairman of many functions has always ensured a bright and pleasant time. _He was a free-mason of high repute, and the 120 to 130 masons present at the funeral attested to their great respect for him.

The funeral service, held in the church, was conducted by the Rev. H. Chatterton, who spoke in eloquent terms of Mr. Barker. The friends extend their sympathy to Mrs. Barker, who has been -her husband's unfailing support in his enfeebled health.

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THE UNITED METHODIST. November 8, 1928

Visit of the Rev. Aidom French to Bideford U.M. Church.

THE Rev. E. Aldom French visited Bideford on Oc-tober 27th and 28th, and addressed a large congrega-tion on the Saturday night on " The Methodist Witness." The chair was taken by Alderman John Cock, J.P., who expressed his pleasure at being present and presiding over such a large and representative gathering of fellow Methodists. He had been an ardent believer in Metho-dist Union for many years, and was cherishing the hope that he might live to see his dream realized. On behalf of the two sections of Methodism of Bideford and Dis-trict, he extended a very hearty welcome to their dis-tinguished visitor.

:Mr. Aldom French received a great ovation on rising to speak, and was evidently 'soon at home with his North Devon audience. He expressed his confidence in the success of the present negotiations, and eagerly an-ticipated that great day when there should be one great Methodist Church in the land. And if this united Church were only true to the great traditions of Methodism, she would become an almost irresistible force in remoulding of the nation's life.

During the evening well-known Methodist hymns were sung, led by a large choir under the direction of Mr. Robert 131ackmore. Revs. H. Middlewood, G. H. Crosland and Wm. Rodda also took part.

On Sunday, the Rev. E. Aldom French preached in the United Methodist Church, both morning and even-ing. Congregations were very large throughout the day, from 400 to 500 being present at the morning ser-vice. The preacher held his audiences spellbound by his powerful sermons, and his first visit to Bideford will be gratefully remembered by large numbers for many a day to come.

W. R.

News of Our Churches. MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENT&

Penrose, C. E. has accepted a unanimous invitation to Shern Hall,

E., for 1931.

Beckwith, P. D., has accepted an invitation from the Manor Park Church, London, Forest Gate Circuit, for Conference, 1930.

Squire, E. R., has intimated his intention of leaving the Birmingham, Small Heath Circuit, at Conference, 1930, after six years' service.

James, Henry, has accepted the superintendency. of the Dewsbury Circuit, for Conference, 1.930.

Basaars. Gillingham (Arden Street).--A special Counties

Bazaar was held on October 17th, 18th and 19th, to raise '350 towards the cost of a new church shortly to be erected in Third Avenue, Gillingham}, in the midst of a rapidly-growing neighbourhood. The openers were Mr. J. 1'. Rose (in the unavoidable absence of Sir Edward Sharp, of Maidstone), Mr. Owen Phoenix, of Blackburn, and Master John Deighton. The chair-men were Mr. W. Mallinson, J.P. Mr. A. Brownscombe, M.A., of Canterbury, and Miss Hales. A feature of the third day opening ceremony was an operetta, "The Elves and the Shoemaker," given by the children. The stalls were decorated with the colours and crests of nine coun-ties--a scheme which was both attractive and effective. Every stall was well filled and each had a character of its own. In spite of the unfavourable weather, the effort was well supported. At the end of the last day the treasurer, Mr. F. A. Chappell, announced that over

..;300 had been received. Next day a friend promised the final £20 if another .'30 could be secured in two weeks. The conditions have been met. So over £350 nett is available for the New Church Fund. This has been a splendid effort made by a small but sturdy and loyal people, for a great ideal. The total secured repre- sents an average contribution of per member. Every- one has worked so hard and cheerfully that it would be unjust to single any out for special mention. The friends were greatly encouraged by a promise from Mr. Mallinson to give £100 to the New Church Fund—this is, of course, additional to the £350 raised by the bazaar.

Isle of Wight (Newport).—An autumn bazaar was opened on October 24th by Mrs. A. T. Cole, of Totland Bay. In the unavoidable absence of Councillor Hinx-man, of Salisbury, the chair was taken by. Mr. Cole. Miss Newman, of Cowes, was soloist. Miss Phillips, of Cowes, opened on the second day, Mr. Rex Tyler pre-siding, and Mr. H. F. Everett giving violin solos. Under the guidance of Mr. W. G. Bartlett, a group of scholars

gave an excellent programme of music and recitations, and presented purses containing £10. The bazaar was most successful, realising £190. This amount, less ex-penses, will be apportioned to thie W.M.A., the current Trust account, and the Jubilee Debt Extinction Scheme. The last-named scheme makes splendid progress.

Evangelistic Services. Leeds (Whitehall Road).—Messrs. Silverwood and

Whitehouse (Cliff College evangelists) have been con-ducting evangelistic services at this church. Much joy and blessing has attended the services. Many have turned to the Lord for salvation. The first Saturday night after the reception meeting, where Rev. R. W. Green spoke a word of welcome- to the missioners, an open-air march and meeting followed. The brass band brought a great crowd together. The message was given, and two men under the influence of drink knelt down to give themselves to Christ. One of them has been at practically every service since. He looks a new man entirely. The meetings during the week have in-creased in power and numbers. Souls have been saved at every service. The dinner time services in the fac-tories have awakened interest, young Christians have brought their workmates to chapel and, more than that, have led them to Jesus. The missioners have visited the people in the crowded area with placards and a bell announcing the services. Friends from other Churches have assisted. People in the public-houses were visited one night and invited to a faith tea, on the second Saturday, whet-) the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Leeds attended. Many of the men came to tea. After tea a large company in the chapel listened to a lecture by one of the missioners. Another late march—a .crowd over 200 strong marched round the district. A late meeting in the chapel saw five or six kneeling at the Communion rail seeking Jesus. One of the men has been to every meeting, and inviting others to come as well. At the last service God was present in great power. The rail was full twice over, many reconsecra-ting their lives afresh to Jesus.

Presintations. Hurst and Hyde (Hurst Brook).—The friends at Hurst

Brook Church, in the Hurst and Hyde Circuit, held a delightful meeting on Tuesday last to do honour to one of their number, Mr. Charles Spencer. Mr. Spencer has had a life-long connection with our Hurst Brook cause. He has been a local preacher for forty years, and has served the church splendidly in various capacities. From his earliest days as scholar, teacher and superintendent, he has been connected with the Sunday School, and just tecently has retired from the latter office after holding the position for twenty-seven years. The meeting or-ganized by the Sunday School was a recognition of this long and honourable service. The superintendent min-ister, Rev. Leonard England, presided; and addresses were given by the two Sunday School superintendents, Mr. jos. Thornley and Mr. Robert Priestnall. Mr. W. H. Priestnall, an old friend and co-worker, made the presentation of a beautiful -" Westminster Chimes" clock, and spoke of the regard and affection that all the friends had for both Mr. and Mrs. Spencer. Mr. Spencer feelingly responded, and said that his work had been a labour of love, and paid a tribute to the way in which his wife had helped him all through. During the evening the chairman unveiled four large framed photo-graphs of the following workers : Mr. Charles Spencer, the late Mr. J. Wilde, Mr. W. H. Priestnall, and Mr. J. Thornley. These will adorn the walls of the Sunday School. Songs and recitations added to the enjoyment of the evening, and it was felt that this meeting, with its spirit of gratitude and affection, would be an inspira-tion to the fine body of young men and women connected with the church and school.

Skipton.—At a social gathering held on October 23rd, Miss E. A. Minnileiri, a valued worker in our church and school, was presented with a gold watch and brace-let, suitably inscribed, from the officers and friends of the I.O. of Oddfellows of Skipton District. The pre-sentation was made by Mr. James Hartley, a leader of our church, and an honorary member of the Order. He stated that Miss Minnikin became a member of the Order, in 1912, - on its formation. She was elected Noble Grand Dame in 1920,and five years later filled that po-sition again. Elected Deputy Grand Master of the Dis-trict in 1tJ27. In January, 1928, she was appointed Grand Master of the District. He praised highly her loyalty and active interest in the work of the Order, which was characteristic of her work in other directions. Many other friends spoke, and Miss Minnikin sincerely

Victoria Methodist Church, 194 VAUXHALL BRIDGE.RD., WESTMINSTER.

Annillusar 11th, 18th and 19th November, 1928.

Visit of the President SUNDAY, 11th November (Armistice Day).

10.30, Rev. C. Lester Johnson, B.Sc. Parade of Rovers, Scouts and Cubs.

The SILENCE will be observed at 11 o'clock.

6.30. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED METHODIST CONFERENCE,

Rev. Charles Stedeford. ■ •■••11111.1.

Special Music and singing at all Services by the Choir.

thanked all for their token of esteem and appreciation of work done. She was pleased that during her year of office she had been instrumental in bringing ovet fifty new members into the Order. Musical items arc' refreshments were served during the evening.

Harvest Festival. Leeds South (Grove Hall).—This thriving little church,

upon which Leeds United Methodists are looking for a big extension in the near future, have achievell, another record in their harvest festival services this year. They started with a harvest supper on the Saturday night, and so large was the attendance that the "grub " ran short. Some of the members, however, were quite willing to fast so' that visitors should not be disappointed. Sunday was a great day alike in congregation, interest, and offertory. In the afternoon Mr. J. H. Booth, the inde-fatigable church secretary, gave an interesting lecture on " John Shaw, of Pudsey," interspersed with old hymns and tunes by the choir. The chair was taken by Mr. G. Mann, of Pudsey, who gave personal recollections of Mr. Shaw, thus adding to the interest of the lecture, which was greatly enjoyed by the large congregation. In the evening the Rev. Harry Shaw was the preacher, the church being again filled. On the Monday follow-ing a public tea was well attended, and in the evening the Rev. Harry Shaw gave an illustrated lecture on "Lucerne and Locarno," being notes of his recent visit. There was a large audience, over which Mr. J. H. Booth presided, in the absence of Mr. J. Marshall, who, how-ever, sent a handsome donation. Mr. Leonard Black-ford operated the lantern. Between the tea and lecture a sale of fruit, etc., was held. The net proceeds for the week-end amounted to '43 10s.

Missionary Services. •Mossley.—The circuit has been greatly favoured in

having the Rev. W. Eddon as the missionary deputa-tion. In quiet and sincere manner, he spokes at the various services and meetings. Each audience realized that a man of intense conviction and true missionary passion stood before it, and in a circuit already strong in its support of the work abroad, missionary zeal has been still further quickened.

Downham.—Missionary anniversary services were held on October 28th ; preacher, Rev. W. E. Kirby, of London. In the afternoon a special children's service was held. Miss R. Cliffe presided

by Rev. W. E.

Kirby received the sums collected by the scholars and also gave an address. Miss D. ,Flatman collected ,66 1s. 3d. and became entitled to a second bar to her D.S.O. Master R. H. Finmage collected 19s. 4d., and qualified for a bar for his D.S.O. Miss H. Roberts collected 6s. ld., thus gaining the D.S.O. The School department boxes realized £20 18s. 4d., the scholars total being £48 2s. 5d., an amazing result ar a little country town. On Monday the W.M.A. public meeting was held. Mrs. J. R. Bennett presided. Miss S. E. Coe gave the report for the year. Mrs. Beckwith rendered a solo and Rev. W. E. Kirby gave the address. A public tea was provided, followed by the annual mis-sionary meeting. Mr. H. Golding occupied the chair. Rev. P. D. Beckwith gave the report, and Rev. W. E. Kirby gave an address. The anniversary realized, apart from the W.M.A. effort, £52 ls. 4d., which constitutes a record for this progressive_ and enthusiastic church.

Anniversaries. Bradford (Shearbridge Road).—The Home Mission

anniversary preachers were Rev. J. B. Brookes (pastor) and Rev. H. V. Capsey (Young People's Secretary). Mr. Capsey lectured on the Monday evening on " Monks, Methodists and Missions," surveying the field of Chris-tian enterprise in a skilful and inspiring address. Mr.

'Arthur Lawis (son of Rev. J. F. Lawis) presided. The special soloist was Miss G. W. Douglas. Offerings, £4 8s. 9d.

Chatham (Union Street).—The 99th chapel anniver-sary was celebrated on October 28th. Preachers, Revs. W. P. Porter and Rev. A. F. Deighton (superintendent). Good congregations. In the afternoon there was a bright Young People's service. Mr. Herbert Hales was the chairman, who, with Rev. W. P. Porter, gave in-teresting -addresses. The superintendent of the school also took part in -the service. Special anthems, etc., by the choir ; Mr. V. Stannard conductor, and Mr. C. J. Ramshaw, organist. The special preacher on Wednes-day, October 31st, was Rev. James Ellis, of Forest Gate, formerly Moderator of the Kent Area, who preached a 'most inspiring sermon to a good congrega-tion, including several friends from other parts of the circuit. Tea was served in the schoolroom, after ,which the annual meeting was held. Mr. J. Frost (of Swanley). an old friend, presided. The church secretary presented the annual report and financial statement, both of which were of a satisfactory character, stating among other facts, arrangements were being made for the celebra-tion of the centenary Of the church next year, and that it was free from debt. Addresses were given by Mr. Frost and Rev. J. Ellis, who subseqeuntly, with Rev. W. P. Porter, spoke words of appreciation of the faith-ful services' rendered by Mr. C. F. Ramshaw as organ- ist during the last twenty-one years. Mr. Hodges then presented to Mr. Ramshaw a beautiful clock, suitably inscribed, stating that he had been associated with him in church work the whole' of the time, and that he never had -a more faithful colleague. Hoping that he would be spared another twenty-one years, and would still be connected with the dear old church, Mr. Ram-shave briefly and feelingly replied. Two anthems were rendered by the choir. Proceeds nearly £20.

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Cliorley (Railway Street).—The '61st Chapel -Anniver-sary was celebrated on October 28th ; preacher, Rev. Joseph Mills. Special singing was a feature of the day. Morning : anthem by the church choir, under. Mr. W. Holden's leadership. Afternoon, service of song, by choir of ladies ; leader, Miss Amy Triffitt, A.R.M.C.M., with Mrs. P. Parkinson at the organ. Mrs. J. Threlfall, jun., supplied the connective readings and Mrs. Mills presided. Evening : Men's Choir, conducted by Mr. W. Holden, led the singing of old Methodist hymns and tunes, and rendered two anthems. The organist morn- ing and evening was Mr. A. J. Wilson. Mr. Robert Moore conducted the opening devotions at the evening -service, and the lesson was read by Mr. C. B. Haworth. Good congregatiOns gathered, and the financial 'result was very gratifying.

Grantham (Woolsthorpe).•=-The Chapel' Anniversary services were conducted by Mr: G. E.- Richardson, of Willington-by-Stow. Rev. J. D. Crosland addressed the annul .meeting, at which' an encouraging report was presented by Mr. G. H. King on the year's work: iklr. J. W. Taylor, of Grantham, presided and sang two solos.

Manchester Second (Boston Street).—The trust anni-versary held October 27th and 28th. A special appeal had been made to all past and present members, be- cause the Sunday services would be the last held in the church prior to / interior alteration. The "At Home," kindly given by Mr. and Mrs. C. Stuart, of Chinley, and Mr. J. J. Ovens and Mrs. A. "Brown, was a great Success,. many old friends being present. .An entertain- pent was given by a party from our College Chapel, and the items were thoroughly enjoyed. On the Sunday Rev. H. Starkie was the preacher. The evening service was one that will be long remembered by those present. A large number of old choir members came to help, in. response to an invitation of Mr. A. Brown, organist and choirmaster. The soloists were Mrs., Heys, a former _choir leader, and Mr. Leonard Andrews

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organist and choirmaster, who also played the organ for part of the service. The large choir rendered an anthem. The congregations were good, and the services were helpful and inspiring. During the alterations to the church the evening services will be held in the Crescent Cinema, kindly lent by the management.

Nottingham Central (New Lenton).—Successful and inspiring services were held in connection with the chapel anniversary on October 27th and 28th, when Rev. Frank E. Watts (a former minister) paid a visit to the church. The proceedings commenced with a public tea on the Saturday, when a goodly number were present, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather. In the evening a conversazione was held, over which Mr. G. H. Hodgkinson (church treasurer) presided. The trust treasurer, Mr. E..Brookes, gave an encouraging state- ment respecting the trust accounts, and the following rendered items which added enjoyment to the evening : Mrs. P. Lymn (soprano) and Miss E. M. Richards (elo-cutionist). Mr. Watts also 'gave some sound advice to the young people present. Rev. F. E. Watts occupied the pulpit on Sunday, and preached two inspiring ser-mons to large and appreciative congregations. In the afternoon, Wm. Turner's Ladies' Prize Choir provided a musical programme to a full church, over which Ald. Sir Albert Ball, J.P., presided, Proceeds £39 2s. id.

Portsmouth (Powerscourt Road).—Church anniversary services held on October 28th. At the morning service Rev. F. P. Argall was the preacher. In the afternoon a musical service was arranged" by the choirmaster (Mr. A. Hall) and a large company gathered and throughout a real atmosphere of true worship prevailed. An excep-

,tionally large congregation gathered for the evening

service, which was conducted by the pastor (Rev. Samuel Price). Special music was rendered by the re-organized church choir of forty voices and their singing of the " Hallelujah Chorus " will long stand out as one of their finest performances. At a largely attended Communion Service, which followed the evening service, eighteen new members were received into the church, after which the whole congregation came forward in groups.of twenty and knelt at the Communion rail as an act of reconse-cration to service. The day marked • an epoch in the history of this flourishing young church' and the future is being faced with a great courage and a burning enthu-siasm as there are unique opportunities of service. The church teems with -young people, and the premises • are open every evening for varying activities, no less than seventeen meetings being held every week. On the fol-lowing Wednesday, when the anniversary was continued, the school hall was crowded for • the 'annual, tea. Mr. H. A. Foot (organist) afterwards gave an organ recital and later Mr. H. T. Goddard presided over a splendid gathering. Mr. Goddard, who is an old friend of the church, and deeply interested in its work, spoke of the wonderful accomplishments in the few years the church has been built and congratulated the church on its pres- ent healthy state. Mr. F. Carr (Trust secretary) gave an interesting report of the year's working. Rev. F. P. Argall then held the audience for nearly an hour whilst-he lectured on "The Humour and Pathos of Charles Dickens."

given by the following friends : Miss Joyce Parker, Miss Louie Evans, Mr. George Veal, and ,Mr. Frank. Cook ; Miss Gibson was at the piano. Rev. H. E. Young showed a series of beautiful views of Switzerland, which Mr. Hill and his wife have recently visited. During the evening Mr. Hill introduced the question of cleaning and renovating the Eastgate Chapel and bringing the organ up to date. With money in hand and promised, nearly ;200 have been raised. During the evening refresh-

ments were handed round, and a delightful evening was brought to a close by the singing of ." Jesus shall reign," to Rimmington.

London, Lee (High •Road).—At the Communion 'ser-vice on Sunday last the friends had the joy of 'welcom- ing into its fellowship fourteen men and .women as new members. In addition to this it is a pleasure to report that as a result of the mission conducted by the Rev. F. Sparrow in connection with the Crusade of Youth cam-paign, eighteen young people—their ages ranging from fourteen to twenty-four—made the • great decision to follow. Christ. A .class to shepherd and train them in Christian discipleship will be started immediately. The mission was well supported by the S.S. superintendent, Mr. A. North, and the teachers and the church generally. It was a time of rich blessing, and it greatly Maddened the hearts of all to see the young people. publicly con-fessing Jesus Christ. We earnestly pray that the gracious work will continue.

Market Rasen.—The first of a series of addresses, -entitled "Lectures for the People," was given in the above church on October 25th, when Rev. A. Chadwick gave his lecture on "Pilgrims and Puritans." Rev. T. Marlow presided over a deeply interested audience, and the address made a great impression. It is intended to deal from time to time with the leading events in Non-conformist history and to bring before the people the wealth in their religious inheritance. Rev. T. Marlow will speak in November on the "Tercentenary of John-Bunyan." This address will have an interesting accom-paniment, in being illustrated by a choice set of lantern slides. Our people are already anticipating a very in-teresting and instructive programme for the coming winter.

Stockport (Cheadle Heath).—The church of St. John's has recently been enriched by a very- choice gift in the form of a chaste and beautiful pewter flower-bowl. It Was presented to the trustees for use in the beginner's depart-ment of the Sunday School. At the evening service on October 21st it was accepted and dedicated by the 'minister, Rev. R. J. Harris : "To the glory of God and in loving memory of Nora Brook, a life-long scholar and teacher in the St. John's United Methodist Sunday School." The memorial is a fitting one, for not only was Nora passionately fond of flowers, but was herself one of the sweetest that blossomed in our midst. Coupled with a richly endowed mind and heart, was a lovable and winsome disposition, so that, though her years totalled only seventeen, she had won and held a multitude of friends. Her passing early in. September evoked wide spread sorrow and profound sympathy with the stricken parents—now childless. Her associates, and especially her fellow-workers at St. John's, think of her with affec-tion and esteem. The teachers of the Beginners' De-partment, where her best work was done, were present in a body at the Dedication service, and it will be an unfailing source of comfort to Mr. and Mrs. Brook to know that their gift will be sacredly guarded and lovingly treasured, so that future generations will be reminded in a beautiful way of a sweet and gracious personality, who though her years were few, filled them with loyal and efficient service in the cause of Christ and His little ones.

General. Appleby.—In connection with the harvest festival, Mr.

F. J Hutton delivered an entertaining and informative lectul-e on " Our Nonconformist Ancestry," with special reference to the early days of the Quaker movement in Westmorland. The lecture was fully reported in the local Press.

Hurst and Hyde (Queen's Road).—The Choir Festival was celebrated on October ' 21st. The principals were Miss Bella Baillie, soprano, of Halle and Queen's Hall concerts; Mr. Harold Williams, baritone, of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and Mr. Wilfred Firth, a new tenor. The services were afternoon and night. The choir, under the control of Mr. James Butterworth, organist and choirmaster, gave a fine rendering of Haydn's "Creation." The church was full in the after-noon and was packed at night, forms and chairs being placed in the aisles.

Kingswood (Cockroad).—The thankoffering services were held on October 21st and 22nd, conducted by Rev. W. B. Osborne, a native of Cockroad, and a very useful worker in this church before leaving to enter the Con-gregational ministry. There were good congregations greatly appreciating Mr. Osborne's helpful services. On Sunday afternoon a musical service was presided over by Coun. C. J. N. Olds (circuit Steward). Madame Lily Perrott was the soloist, and anthems were rendered by the choir, under the leadership of Mr. F. Isaacs ; Mr. Ronald Pow at the organ. On Monday evening the chair was taken by Mr. W. Routlev, and Mr. Osborne lectured on "The Land of Mud," being an interesting account of the land, the people, their customs and religion, of British Guiana, where he ministered for five years. Total of thankoffering, X67. This was a very fine result, especially in the light of the fact that X98 was raised by a Shilling Scheme just three months ago.

Louth (Eastgate).—On October 24th Rev. C. F. and Mrs. Hill held an I" at home " for the members of the church. There was a large attendance, and Mr. Hill expressed his pleasure as seeing so many present. Re-gret was expressed at the absence of several friends ow-ing to illness and old age.. A musical programme was

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