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Two men were at work in a field, but the move-ments•of a man in the lane close by seemed to arrest them. They watched him ; and as he peered into the hedge and among the grasses,-one of them said, " I wonder what he is after." To which the other replied, " He seems to know what he wants, and is going to find it by the looks of it." Then " Swish ! " and, " Let us get on with our work."

They were getting ready for harvest, and with good will they cleared a way for the reaper, for "The fields were white already."

In a village chapel the following , Sunday a labouring man led a small congregation in worship. He announced for his text : "'This one thing I do, I press toward the mark." He was recognised as the same man who during the week had said to his fellow labourer "Let us get on with our work." We watched his face, and with a spell upon us we lis-tened to his exposition of Paul's words. He spoke of a man with a job, bent on getting it done, and with native skill he told us the kind of work, how and why Paul was so keen about it ; a thousand people would have-been impressed. We went away feeling that the service had achieved a very high end and have _found ourselves saying over again through the weeks, "Let us get on with our work."

It seems to us that many wrongs could be put right if we practised this.

There is no lack of work, the lack seems to be that of workers of the right spirit. The trouble is that so many folk think their work so little worth while that they are void of interest therein. Others again, never think of work for its own sake but for what it will bring them in in wage. Many tell you plainly they ought to be doing something else. Something seems sadly wrong and every method for putting it right is advocated but the• right one.

We often frequented the workshop of a joiner and cabinet maker and became intensely interested in the work he turned out.

One day he had completed a curiously formed cabinet of which he seemed justly proud. We Were invited to inspect it, and after turning it about with-out a word, we stood away from it to view it from a distance. The maker of it said, "Well? " to which we replied, "You need not be ashamed to own that on the Day of Judgment." •

Sitting on a bench hard by were two other .men, sufficiently interested to keep quiet for a while. When one of them opened his mouth he said, " I reckon that's for yourself." The cabinet-maker re-sented the remark, and we honour him, for his standard was the best he could do for every man.

We, fear, however, that there has crept over us a spirit which thinks in terms of a low standard for

others. "Self-interest," "self-seeking," "selfish " —all are written large upon the page of modern life. That is why we are so anxious, so disturbed, so troubled.

The field is a vast one covering many phases of life. Many there are vAID, whatever their work, are unwilling to get on with it, and they seek to influence others in the same direction. A boy of our acquaintance commenced work with a number of other men and boys, and for weeks he was un-happy, when the secret of his unhappiness was dis-covered, it lay in the fact that the boy wanted to get on with his work, and could not without enduring insults and even curses from his fellows. Are there few who, whatever the work in hand, do it for its own sake, and because they are men ?

The world's work must be done ; much of it is, we admit, irksome and uncongenial. We have seen men taken from uncongenial tasks, and have heard

it said that such an one is " too good for his job." That way promotion lies.

The worker will never be indispensable. It remains for every man, therefor, to recover the spirit of work and to set about things as if they were worth while. Let every man put into his work the same spirit as that 'required if the work were for himself and things would leap forward with such a bound that would give us a shock. We think of our own work : we are not free from trouble about the work of the Church ; it may be we are most of us in full swing, from the President ,down to the least and lowest.

Have we a true conception of the work of the Church, or is it that much of our failure can be attributed to zest for the things that count least and lack of zeal in essential things? The readers of this paper are for the most part Church workers, interested in the welfare of the Church and its work. They pray for the coming of the Kingdom of God, and many of them will at the same time tell you that it is going farther away. It is being urged on every hand that these are difficult and critical times, and that Christian men should take to heart the cause for which the Church exists. It is also urged with conviction from many quarters that only the Christian Church, with its glorious Gospel of the Resurrection and the Life, can suffice to cure the ills of society.

Let us get oni with our work, preach this GoSpel, and act it day by day. A Christian disciple is to make other disciples : that is the work of every Christian without excuse. That is the imperative 1 We have lowered the standard of discipleship ; we have squandered our energies ; much of our work has been casual labour, whereas we ought to be expert at our work. The expert is needed ; the world cries out for hini in every .department, and the Church needs him more than the world.

In our anxiety to keep the young about us, we have adopted many methods,' only to prove that they do not serve the end we really desire. We have sports clubs, and the men and women who ought to be making disciples are social leaders, scout-masters, guide mistresses and organizers of football, cricket, tennis, etc. These things may be incidental to many people's lives : they are not the work of the Church ; they fail in making disciples. We have had some experience, but cannot record many cases of discipleship through these agenceis.

A leaders' meeting *ill discuss " ways and means " for hours, and out of a dozen leaders two only get together to pray. The social leader and the finan-cial expert will tell you that the prayer meeting is out of date. That the things Nvich held our fathers and mothers will not do to-day. As though sin, and sorrow and suffering and forgiveness and joy. and health are of the past. Depend upon it, until we get on with our work, and set out unfalteringly to declare and to do what is essential to the Christian religion, we shall remain ineffective.

We sometimes wonder whether the work of the Church is taken seriously by those who profess to belong to it. What our work really is seems quite clear. We ought to put in the foreground and con-centrate upon the work of making disciples and seek to link men and women up with the .Lord and His people. The (Church which minds the things for which it exists and sticks to its work will not have to complain of nothing doing.

In every department of life the men and women who are willing to work and to put their soul into it will always find something to do. It may not be so remunerative as could be desired, but work for its own sake is more to be desired than the state of things creeping over us like some foul serpent and gripping us in its stranglehold.

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A working Church can in these days add materially to its congregation, and to the well-being of the community in which it is placed. A working corn-munity might greatly benefit the district in which it resides. There is a disposition _to talk things down and to find fault ; by so doing- the -Lord is often insulted, and His Church brought into disgrace by silly conduct. There is a tendency to forget that our Master took the Cross which was very heavy, and the nails which were very painful, and the shame -which was .very great. He endured the • Cross despising the shame, for the joy. set before Him, the joy of a redeemed humanity and a universal Church filled with those who take of His Spirit and who do His will.

No place affords such scope for variety of work-Alien as the Church. Never had the world greater need for such an institution. It has been said that there are thirty millions of people in England out-side the Church', pagan they might be classed, but for the fact that we are content to believe that men are on the upgrade and that Church or no Church, at the heart of them folk are good and will in the long .run attain unto eternal life.

If we subscribe to that we may as well tell the President of the Conference we shall not need his like again, and the Principals and Tutors of our (Col-leges that they are under a delusion, and that our preaching and our teaching and our faith are vain.

Deep down at the heart of man there is a hunger, a hunger that will not be satisfied with bread alone. The Church has still the. Word of Life. • It is for

, us to get on with our work, bearing our testimony with intelligent conviction, lifting up our voices, as did the prophet. "Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread, and your labour for that which satisfieth not ? Hearken diligently unto me and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness, incline your ear, and come unto me, hear and your soul shall live."

Much profit might be gained were we to look back at some of the great days of old. The mighty men and women of the Church of our fathers got on with their work, and the Church grew and multiplied. .

It seems to us that the only way of salvaton for the Church and the world lies in •a new estimate of our work and a new spirit and a will to put into effect an-oft-repeated word, "Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you do ye even so to them."

J. H. PHILLIPSON.

Sheffield, Oxford Street, Jubilee Celebrations.

A THREE days' bazaar, to be held this week, will complete the jubilee celebrations at Oxford Street, Shef-field. The establishment of the church was the outcome of a forward movement on the part of the Hanover Circuit in the days when Richard Chew and Abraham Sharman were leading figures in Sheffield Free Metho-dism. At the oufset the new church flourished, but for various reasons it gradually entered upon a difficult and trying - phase. From its early difficulties it has never quite freed itself.' But this makes all the more corn-mendable the service that the Oxford Street people have rendered down the years. They have striven as few church communities have striven. And their brave effort at this time' to raise 4.1,000 deserves to be richly rewarded. - Success would bring new possibilities' into existence.. Delivered from its financial embarrassment the church could not help but thrive, for it contains men and women renowned for, their tenacity and resource-fulness.

The celebrations commenced in June last. On Mon-day, June 28th, exactly 50 years after the church had been opened for worship (the -Rev. Marmaduke Miller was the preacher on this -occasion), the Rev. W. C. Jackson, B.A., conducted public worship. This was fol-lowed by a tea and public meeting, at which members and friends brought birthday gifts. . The Sunday School Jubilee was held on October 31st, the visiting preacher being the Rev. J. S. Pinner, minister from 1918-1924. On Monday; November, 8th, there was a reunion of past members,, scholars and associates, presided over by Mr. T. Betts. The programme was provided entirely by ladies and gentlemen who had once been in fellowship with us. Friends gathered from near and far and greet-ings came from across the sea. Anew interest in Oxford Street was kindled on this evening, and it will not quickly die out. On November 14th the Chapel Jubilee Services were held, and Rev. H. G. Allchurch (minis-ter from 1908-1913) conducted public worship. In the afternoon a musical service was given, arranged by an old boy, Mr. J. W. Crapper, A.R..C.O. This service was presided over by Mr. G. Knott. On the Monday evening following the annual Trust meeting was held, presided over by Mr. Joseph Kaye, addresses being given by the Revs. H. G. Allchurch and C. Greenwood. On Sunday, December 12th, thanksgiving services are to be held, and the appointed preachers are the Revs. F. Spencer and A. G. Bennett.

Should this item of new catch the eye of any sym-pathetic friend, he or she is asked to send whatever help can be spared either to Mr. W. Crapper, 33 Barber Road, Sheffield, or to. Mr. A. E. Watson, 227 Crookesmoor Road, Sheffield. Sometimes a gift carries thrice its ordinary value. This is such a time in the history of the Oxford Street Church. A. G. B.

Prayer for Missioni. THROUGH the co-operative Missionary Councils in

many lands Protestant Churches throughout the world are asked to make the week beginning on Sunday, November '28th, a week of special prayer for Christian Missions. We are most desirous for all our -United Methodist churches to -join in this holy compact. It does not necessarily require the holding of special ,meetings, but it does require that missionary intercession shall give a special character, _ to the, ordinary services of the churches. in their private as well as- in their public devotions Christians are asked to unite their prayers for the extension of the Kingdom of God on earth.

We all believe in prayer as the supreme Christian privilege through which we may receive power, vision, joy, victory and limitless blessing, and yet we too often neglect it.

The present condition of the world and of missions constitutes an urgent call for prayer.

1. Think of China struggling with revolutionary ideas, distracted by civil war, over-ridden by brigands and over-spread by a movement which is avowedly anti-Christian. What a time of testing it is to the loyalty and faith of the infant churches in China, and for the leaders of the Christian forces in that land ! In answer to prdyer they may be inspired by heavenly wisdom, protected by Divine power, and inspired by that love which finally must prove victorious. The time of testing may be made the time of the greatest triumph. Do not our mis-sionaries need our special prayers during this critical period? God has been wondrously gracious ; many times Providential care has been clearly manifested. It is, however, in the realm of spirit that the miracles of grace are best experienced, when the heart is kept calm amid peril, hopeful amid discouragement and loving amid hostility.

2. Think of the widely open . door in • Africa. Mis-sionary societies are invited to undertake the Christian education of the African. The continent is calling for emancipation from the darkness and degradation of paganism.

3. Think of the inadequacy of present available re-sources. All missionary societies have stretched their available resources to the utmost limit. Many of them are encumbered by heavy deficiencies. The Church needs to be born again with a new consciousness of her mighty mission, and of the Almighty power with which it may be accomplished. If there were the same zeal for missions as there is for • sport would there be any lack of workers? If as much were given to missions as is spent upon luxuries and superfluities would there be any lack of missionary income?

4. In our United Methodist Missions we need more workers, men and women capable of leadership in diffi-cult times. God has given our Church a fine succession of missionaries; and He alone can sustain the succession. •The members of our Foreign Missions Committee solemnly pledged themselves to pray for Divinely-chosen workers to supply the urgent and immediate needs. We ask all our members to join in this petition. We need 7 ministers; 2 educationists, 2 doctors,, 1 nurse, and 2 lady evangelists in order. to bring our staff up to the minimum required.

"Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He will send forth labourers into His harvest."

C. STEDEFORD, Foreign Missions Secretary.

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* * * THE LATE DR. EAYRS.

We note in the November 10th issue of the "Zions Herald," of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Canada, there is a kindly and sympathetic reference to the pass-ing of theRev. Dr. Eayrs and the loss sustained by our Church. It speaks of him as " a distinguished clergy-man."

* * ' • MUNICIPAL HONOURS.

Coun. Edmund Arkell, of our Thornton Heath Church, was elected to the Croydon Town Council at the recent election. Coun. Arkell is a very acceptable local preacher and earnest Christian worker and his election has given great pleasure to his many friends in the church and circuit

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Newireaches us that Brother Cann, superinendere, of_ the Southampton and Eastleigh circuit and chairman of the Portsmouth District, collapsed at the end of an evening service at Eastleigh on November 14th. He regained somewhat his normal condition the next morn-ing. • He is progressing favdurably, but is ordered com-plete rest for some time by his - doctor. We assure Brother Cann and his family of our deepest sympathy in this trouble, following so close upon the loss of his eldest son.

• * * _ * REV. ABRAHAM LEACH, 'BATH.

We regret to hear that our revered brother, Rev. A. Leach, of Bath, met with an accident some days ago and was removed to hospital and is now only - semi-conscious. -He is 87 years of age, and recovery is slow, though the doctor is hopeful. On the previous Sunday he assisted at the Lord's Supper with a gracious infic-ence. Brother Leach is greatly beloved by all who know him. We extend to him and Miss. Leach our sincere sympathy in these anxious days.

* ,* REV: W. H. S. SNOW. -We are glad to know that Brother Snow is making

progress towards recovery from two serious operations. There is hope he may be able to resume work in the New Year.

GENEROUS GIFTS. . RHODA MARCHANT (Deaconess), writes " May I gratefully acknowledge generous gifts of

money, clothing and boots, which I have received in answer to rny appeal, from the friends at Mount Tabor, Downham, Norfolk. The majority of people in this dis-trict are unemployed, and gifts of money and clothing will be a great help to me, in my work. . Grove Hill, Middlesbrough.

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PRINCIPAL CONTENTS.

Let us get on with our Work. By J. H. Phillipson ••. Sheffield. Oxford Street. Jubilee Celebiation Prayer for Missions ... Ourselves and Others Notes and Comments. By R. P. ... Rev. T. B. Saul: A Remarkable Nonagenarian Mayoral. Sundas Young People's Demonstration. Manchester... .... Diamond Jubilee of Rev. Frederick Galpin Death of Councillor Joe Crowther. Wellhouse. Huddersfield ...

Bow Central Hall Mission ... Letters to the Editor ... ••• ..• ••• ••• Called to Service : Timothy. (C.E. Topic). By Cuthbert Ellison Young People's Topic. By Bruce White "What Jesus Taught About God." By Harold Wilson. M.A.... King's Cross Mission ... ••• ••• News of Our Churches ... ••• -• •••

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The Muddle. , The miner is not so tractable as he was expected to be. The terms suggested by the Government are far from acceptable. We know the voting cannot be taken at what may be called its face value. If it is true that, roughly, one-third of the men are back at work, and that these are debarred from voting, then the verdict .is not representative: We have no doubt as to what the end must be. The men are returning slowly. In the circumstances the return is very slow. It might have been expected, that after months of dull inactivity, with its accompanying privations, the break through would have been followed by a rush. But after several weeks of coaxing and driving, less than one man in three has gone back. What is the meaning of this? Surely the lesson is obvious. The men are not blindly obstinate ; they are not -utterly ignorant : they are not staying out for the fun of the thing. They undoubtedly are a soured race. Something has happened to make them suspicious and angry. It is the commonest thing in the world to meet with business men in a big way, living among the miners, who declare with emphasis that the men have a grievance. The calamity at this moment is that the real grievance is overlaid. All kinds of side issues are dragged in to obscure the one point that matters. What should be done, is to bring into daylight what it is the men have to complain of : to expose the facts ; and to show what is possible. The ravings of the so-called leaders have done the men a cruel injustice. The terms .now likely to be agreed upon are less favourable to the miners than those they might have had six months ago. Meanwhile the owners in a shabby fashion broke up their organization, that there might ,be no body of opinion to consult : and they are short-sighted enough to suppose that to " win " now is • to secure their future. They do not see, apparently, that- troubles will appear the moment the men are at work again, if nothing is done to soothe the feelings of an angry proletariat, and to give the assurance in the language of the Report, that the men can depend when they, meet with the masters that they are having "a square deal."

Disarmament. Speeches were delivered in the House of Lords last

week by Lord Oxford and Lord Cecil which gave con-siderable grounds for satisfaction. It is not only that progress is made towards disarmament, but that the ideal itself seems less and less remote. What a few years ago would have seemed beyond the scope of practical politics, is now regarded as within reach. It may be true that it is not possible to point out much in the way of actual achievement, though even here the record it not wholly contemptible. What does bring encouragement, how-ever, is that men of deliberate speech, and first-hand knowledge, show themselves convinced that the old, eager, and envious race for armaments is at an end. Germany no longer menaces, and other nations groan beneath a weight from which they long to be free. There is a growing consensus of opinion that both the use of chemicals and the submarine as destructive agencies in warfare should be abolished. England inclines strongly to both, but on the latter point of the two, she is not supported as generally as might be desired. We owe a great deal to Lord Cecil's fervent and consistent advocacy. He refuses to be discouraged, and nothing can induce him to be tepid in his defence of the League of Nations. He sees that another war would smash up, and perhaps end, Western civilization : he sees also that the one adequate breakwater between our-selves and such ari appalling catastrophe is the League. Perhaps future genera- tions will agree to give their warmest praise to him, Lord Grey, and Sir Gilbert Murray. These three have never wavered ; they have never shut their eyes to facts ; and they have-been among our strongest advocates of peace and good will.

Marriage. A gentleman of means, and fame of a

kind, has applied to join the Roman Catholic Church. There seems to be some impediment through a divorce, and pos-sibly other irregularities. The Church which has been enriched by the member-ship of the applicant, will possibly not be so greatly impoverighed by his with-drawal; but the Roman Catholic Church will be sure to find means for admitting him. There is, of course, the usual

impressive announcement about what will, and what will not be done. The Catholics know how to ex- ploit such incidents so as to advertise themselves ; hence the world at large . is told that a duke must go through the same strait gate as a tramp, and so on. But the discussion that has resulted has thrown a flood of light on the weak places in Catholic marriage laws. Canon Lacey, for example, relates the case of a so-called gentle-man who told a lie when he married, and two years later, to suit his coarse convenience, said it was a lie. The result was the marriage was declared invalid ; and he got rid of an undesirable partner. One bewildered cor-respondent declares that " no Roman Catholic can ever be certain that his or her marriage is valid " ; the reason being that if it is proved that a lady married reluctantly, or was by any means induced to enter upon a union against her will, whatever she may or may not be, she is not married, according to the Catholic Church. And then "later consent" is not sufficient, unless the un-happy person who wakes up later to give a whole-hearted consent, is prepared to go through the marriage service again ; for the ceremony at first was invalid, and invalid it remains. It is not to be wondered at that one pathetic letter-writer says, "Many Catholic heads ache, including my own."

Lord Shaftesbury. How is it, we wonder, that the good Lord Shaftesbury

has fallen into such forgetfulness? It is seldom now his name is mentioned. Occasionally one hears of him as a man who frequented " Exeter Hall," supported an impos-sible theology, and exhibited a certain unfashionable and narrow intensity. This is a piece of cruel injustice. No nobler soul ever companied among us in the nineteenth century. He toiled grandly for the masses : he fought not so much "wild beasts at Ephesus," as the respectable and the bourgeois in their callous indifference. The fate of the child lay upon his heart like a cold stone. He never saw men badly paid, or underfed, or subjected to unreasonable conditions, without a burningindignation. And the flame continued in its intensity over the long span of his life. He was not one who chose an occasional benevolence, to give variety to the monotony of an easy life. He was always in the fight, and always in the van, and always at white heat. When he lost on one field, he entered only with greater determination upon the next. Men sneered at first, then they grew silent ; presently their silence gave place to praise. But praise always came too late to be an inspiration. It was a welcome award after the con-flict was over. He had to rely on other supports for in-spiration. And so far as we can see those supports were, a love for his fellow-creatures, which itself was fed and sustained by a .fervent love of God. In a volume just published, "Lord Shaftesbury and Social-Industrial Progress," by J. Wesley Bready, M.A., B.D. (George Allen and Unwin, Ltd., 16s. net), a great attempt has been made to do justice to this noble man. Mr. Bready has left no stone unturned, or we should say perhaps, he has left no document unexamined. It is not so much a life of the Earl he has given us, as the story of his heroic achievement for the unfortunate and • the little child. To read such a book is to be almost bewildered. Thoughts crowd in upon one ; and facts simply staggering in their significance overwhelni us. It is a timely book ; and let us say at once, one which does utmost honour to both writer and publisher.

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souls, who are sure the world is growing worse, and who fortify their melancholy belief by pointing to our fac-tories, streets and homes, to read what Mr. Bready has to say. Let them read, for instance, how "lunatics were kept constantly chained to walls in dark cells, and had nothing to lie on but straw " ; how they were whipped, and lashed, and fastened in iron cages. Let them look into a nineteenth century vermin-ridden lodging-house, with straw, rags, shavings and paper ; while men, women and children huddled together in incredible indecency and wretchedness. Or let them turn to our factories, where children were made to work from thirteen to six-teen hours a day, and sometimes even for twenty-four hours without relief. Let them picture these poor little creatures toiling for twelve hours, and then tumbling , into a bed, which was warm because only a moment before it had been vacated by another child, whose lot it was to work for the next twelve. It vas this kind of thing that gave Lord Shaftesbury no rest ; and he gave no rest to those who were directly or indirectly responsible. No great orator ; a man with manifest limitations ; even handicapped at times by his social position, he continued to attack every form of injustice and cruelty. He took pains to be accurate ; he saw what he described with his own eyes ; and in season and out of season he prosecuted his great and holy campaign. It rather shocks us at this time of day to find that John Bright was Shaftesbury's fiercest opponent in the latter's heroic endeavour to cut down the , hours of labour to a ten-hour day. But Bright was wrong ; and so, with all his oratorical gifts, and skill in argument, he was discredited and defeated. And we imagine all who would have us honour John Bright to-day, would prefer that his relationships with Lord Shaftesbury should be forgotten. We are grateful to Mr. Bready for the way in which he has told the story of his hero's battles. The liquor traffic, the opium traffic ; any evil, indeed, that crushed and crippled human lives, found in Lord Shaftesbury a formidable and relentless enemy. The story of his achievements, as related in this volume, is a noble one ; and should furnish themes for every speaker.

A Wayfarer's Visit to a Lancashire Town.

SPENDING a few days in a Lancashire town, I found that the students of our Victoria Park College, Manches-ter, were giving a concert in aid of Foreign Missions Fund, at Trafalgar Square Church, Ashton.

Being a loyal United Methodist I was anxious to see the other, or lightsome side of our own college students. I found the place well filled with an interested people. From the • outset to the end of the programme we had not a dull moment. The evening passed all to quickly !

I was informed that many of our pulpits in this dis-trict are open to these students, and it would please Principal Brewis to hear of the impressions made.

The following day being Sunday, I wended my way to our well-known Stamford Street Church. The Rev. F. Fox was in the pulpit. I had not seen or heard him before. A good muster was in the choir. The organist played with the grace of a master hand. The preacher from the beginning to the end of the service had the attention of the congregation. An interesting talk to the young people, and then a sermon that revealed care-ful thought Ind preparation, from the story of "There were other little boats," the leading thought being the presence of Another.

In the evening I found my way to Queen Street, Hurst Church. Here the outside appearance of the Gothic structure made one glad we had such a building in United Methodism. Immediately on entering one was impressed with the beautiful interior, so brilliantly lighted. There was a full choir, ably led by a most efficient organist. The "Te Deum " was sung with fine effect. The preacher was the Rev. J. J. Absalom, who preached to a large and appreciative congregation from Philippians i. 27, "Let your conversation be worthy of the Gospel." He showed that this covered every aspect of life. At the close there was a largely-attended Sacramental service, which was most impressive.

If these two churches are typical of our Lancashire Methodist life, then there is no reason to despair !

C. A.

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Redruth (Fore Street).—The campaign was undertaken by the ministers. In Fore Street, Rev. E. E. Bennett conducted the course of studies, while Rev. A. R. Martin carried them through at Stithians, Four Lanes, Pool and Portreath. These preparatory gatherings created much in-terest, and were well attended in spite of the stormy weather prevailing at the time. The climax was reached with a rally on Saturday evening, November 13th, at Fore Street, Redruth. Large companies had gathered from town and country alike, although the weather was unfavourable. Mr. Stanley Richards, of Stithians, proved himself just the right chairman, and. gave a fine tone to the meeting. The ministers put the case for Christ splendidly, and the closing appeal of Rev. E. E. Bennett made and left a deep impression. Many dedicated them-selves afresh to our great Master's glori-ous service.

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544 THE UNITED METHODIST. November 25, 1926

Rev. T. B. Saul. -A REMARKABLE NONAGENARIAN.

DR. JOHNSON once spoke of putting in for a hundred, and it would seem as if the Rev. T, B. Saul has a good chance of attaining that age, for at ninety-two he is still Wonderfully hale.

I had the pleasure recently of having a cup of tea and a chat with Mr. Saul and his daughter at their home in Balham. I felt, I would like to "interview " him if I could manage to draw him out. But I had my misgiv-ings ; I knew how difficult it would be to get him to say anything about himself. Then I found—what Miss Saul later confirmed to me—that Mr. Saul is not keenly interested in the happenings of past days : the present has always been to him the most absorbing. • It is still, and this must be acknowledged a remarkable thing in a man of his years.

He is, of course, the doyen of United Methodist minis-ters, entering the ministry in 1858. This was two years earlier than the Rev. W. B. Reed and the Rev.T. Scowby, and three years earlier than the Rev. W. Dawkins. These four are quite remarkable old men, and it would be interesting to know how many religious communities have four such men in their ranks. Mr. Saul, like Mr. Reed, is a minister's son, his father being the Rev. Joseph Mills Saul, a man of no ordinary parts.

I found there was one circumstance of past days that still had for him a considerable interest, and I was not surprised. Hanging on the walls of his dining-room is an illuminated address presented to him by the " Teachers, Scholars, and Congregation of. Hollin, Waterfoot." " That was given to me on the fiftieth anniversary of my going there," said. Mr. Saul. His daughter added that her father preached four times after receiving the address, so that in all he preached fifty-four successive anniver- sary sermons I Surely that is a record. , He also preached at Tong Road, Leeds, for forty-thie years on the second Sunday in October, his last visit being a year or so ago.

I asked him how he managed to take these long jour-neys to. the North when he was well past eighty? What was his secret? "I have not eaten meat for many years," he answered, as if that were all the explanation necessary. But I knew he had been a keen open-air,' athletic man all his life ; a strong swimmer, a fast run-ner, a great jumper—as some old men in Cheshire will still tell you, and when well past sixty only too happy if he could get a few hours' skating on the lake in Battersea Park, and at seventy cycling through. the streets of London with all the nerve and agility of a boy; " I eat a good deal of • honey," he said, as I pressed him on the matter of his diet ; " about a pound and a half a week." " Seventy-eight pounds a year," added Miss Saul, with a laugh. "When I told a friend how much honey my father ate in twelve months she said he bee-hived remarkably well ! " He keeps his own bees, his friend, the Rev. C. H. Buxton, a great autho-rity on bee-keeping, assisting him with his hives.

Few men have more truly lived up to the motto nolo episcopari than Mr. Saul. He did not want to be a minister ; his ambition was to be a wealthy layman. When someone said to him in his early business career, "You are missing..your providential way in life," he said that only one thing would lead him to offer for the ministry, and that was an invitation to assist his father, then stationed at Darlington. At that time he knew no one in Darlington, but a day or two after he received an invitation to become his father's assistant I That settled the question. At the moment he had made the remark I have just quoted a meeting was being held in his father's church at which it was decided to invite him to the co-pastorate. During his long ministry he wasoften urged to accept Connexonal office, but he steadfastly refused. "I do not want to be a bishop," has been his motto always. Thus he was never President, though no one would have filled the office better.

He spent most of his ministry in the North of Eng.. land; and in every circuit he was wonderfully successful in inspiring young men and women with enthusiasm for church and Sunday School work. Mr. Tootill, formerly M.P. for Bolton, was one of, his trophies while at Preston, and scores of others have been led to active service for Christ through his influence.

Of course one who knew such men as James Everett, William Griffith, Thomas Cooper, the Chartist poet and leader—a close friend of Mr. Saul's—and others who were prominent in those far-off days could say a good deal about men and movements of long ago, were he so disposed. But as I have said, Mr. Saul has little desire to talk of the past, and it is only occasionally that he will indulge in reminiscences of his earlier• days. Of his own achievements he will say nothing ; one has to gather the truth about these from other sources. In this respect I am fortunate. For nine years Mr. Saul was minister of Herne Hill Church, and one has only to mention the name of Mr. Saul and many delightful stories are immediately told concerning this lovable man. His love for children and all young people ; his modesty and charm ; his gaiety and unfail-ing good humour ; his fine lectures on astronomy, poetry and art ; his stirring sermons—always long, but never too long for his hearers ; his eagerness to be of help to people : these things are talked of to this day. No one who belonged to the church in Mr. Saul's day —and we have many with us still—will ever forget those nine-years of his highly successful ministry. It is true• that the leaders had one grievance—their minister was so popular in the denomination„ and his services so much sought after, that it rather hurt them that they could not keep him entirely to themselves ! Of course, no one can blame them, and they did their best to console themselves with the thought that "they must share if they would keep this good thing from above "1

To-day at ninety-two Mr. Saul belongs to that class , which 'is lovingly and admiringly described as "dear; old men." He certainly is a dear old man. There is no suggestion of ,winter about him either in manner,'

bearing or ipeech. His' lovely face, full of sweetness and grace, reveals the man. "I have no fears, no anxieties," he said. " One morning my daughter will come downstairs and say Father's gone.' That will , be all ; I -shall then be at Home." Mr. Saul married twice ; his first wife was the daughter of the Rev. 'Anthony Gilbert, and his second was the sister of Mr. Robert Bird. In his blithe old age he is lovingly cared for by his gifted daughter, Miss Annie Saul. Since Mr.- Saul settled in London, in 1914, he and his daughter_ have been members of our Streatham Church.

There can be no question that in that Balham home. is one of the most charming nonagenarians in the land.

A. E. J. C.

Mayoral Sunday. Rochdale.

THE new Mayor of Rochdale (Councillor C. H. Bryning, J.P.), with Councillors and magistrates, attended the morning service at Castlemere Church on Mayor's Sunday. The service was conducted by the Revs. W. H. Proudlove and J. E. Portman (Mayor's • chaplain). 'Mr. Proudlove's sermon was a most appro-priate utterance, and made a most favourable impression. The subject was "The marks of a true Councillor." The offertory, for the Rochdale Infirmary, realised

17s., 6d., and was the largest on record. The- pro-cession, headed by the Mayor, returned after service to the Town Hall. The streets were lined with people, and' the march past the Mayor of the Fusiliers, Boys' Bri-gades, Scouts, ambulance men, nursing sisters and special constables was a very moving affair.

In the evening the Mayor and Mayoress, with the Town Clerk, 'Aldermen and a number of Councillors, attended service at Brimrod Church (the Mayor's Church). There was a crowded congregation, forms being requisitioned for both aisles and even the Com-munion ,rail seats were filled. The hymns which were sung at the morning service were repeated. The choir rendered the sanctus and the anthem, 0 Saviour of the World," and Miss A. Schofield sang a solo. The preacher was the Rev. J. E. Portman, who delivered a forceful discourse on the subject of "Christian Citizen-ship." At the close the Scouts associated with the church and school placed a wreath on the War Memorial in the chapel, and later the Mayor and Mayoress, who both wore their chains of office, held a reception in the school, and met old Brimrod friends and those who had attended the service. The schoolroom was crowded.. The Rev. J. E. Portman, Mr. John Shackleton (senior steward) and Mr. W. Brown (superintendent of the school) in very cordial terms congratulated the Mayor and Mayoress, and expressed the legitimate pride' of the school and church at Councillor Bryning's accession to `the Mayoralty, and wished both the Mayor and Mayoress health and strength during their year of office.

'The •Mayor; who was deeply touched by the popular approval of his appointment, and the sincere apprecia-tion of his friends, remarked on the satisfaction of his long association with the Brimrod Church and school.

This Mayoral Sunday was a great day to Rochdale United Methodists, and will live long as a very happy memory. It has stimulated religion, revealed the wealth of material on which the Church has to work, and mani-fested the truth that the. Church is alive, to meet the great opportunity and challenge of the times.

Salford. ON Sunday, November 14th, the Mayor of Salford

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(rector), the lessons were read by the Rev. .A. Rathmelt • (Mayor's chaplain), and the Rev. Canon ,Peter Green, M.A., preached an appropriate and timely sermon 'from the text, " Ye are the body of Christ and members in par-ticular." . The Mayor invited the Aldermen, Councillors and others to attend service with him in his own church on Sunday evening. A large company assembled at the Town Hall and walked in procession to our St. Stephen Street Church. Hundreds of people lined the streets, testifying to the high esteem in which the Mayor is held by all classes of his fellow-citizens. The church was crowded, forms having to be placed in the aisles. Well-known hymns were sung, the choir rendered the anthem "And the Glory of the Lord," and Miss G. Mann the solo " The Lord is my Light." Rev. W. C, Jackson, B.A., read the lesson, and the Rev. A. Rathmell preached, taking as his subject, " Working together with God."

Leigh. A CIVIC service was held, for the first time in the his-

tory of the circuit, in the Wigan Road Church, Leigh, on November 14th, when the newly-appointed Mayor of Leigh, Councillor W. Hilton, who is a United Methodist, together with aldermen, councillors, and other notable citizens, attended Divine worship. , Rev. W. Wilson' Craig (Mayor's chaplain) conducted the service, and preached an eloquent and forceful sermon from the text, " Where there is no vision the people perish." The anthem "O Worship the King " (E. 0. Hall) was 'ren-dered by the choir ; soloist, Miss B. Corless. Noncon-formists in Leigh are delighted with the honour con-ferred upon them, having a Methodist Mayor and chap-lain. Both are widely known and respected, and are worthy and capable of taking up the duties and respon-sibilities of their respective offices. Councillor Hilton has a record Of 13 years' 'service on the local Council.

Todmorden. ALDERMAN Jas. Hy. Sutcliffe,. the new Mayor of

Todmorden, has had 'a life-long connection with our Bridge Street 'Church and Sunday School, and for a number of years 'he was a teacher in the Sunday School, and is now a regular worshipper and a trustee. The Mayoress, Mrs. Sutcliffe, and all the members of the family, have been workers in connection with the church. The Mayoral service was held in our Bridge Street, Church on Sunday morning, November 14th, when a very large number accepted the Mayor's invitation to join him at worship, and the procession was one of the largest which has accompanied any Mayor, including the Town Clerk, Aldermen and Councillors, members of the Board of Guardians, and officials of the Corporation, members of the Nursing Division, Boy Scouts, British Legion, Lancashire Fusiliers, W.R. Constabulary, and members of the Masonic ,Lodge. The service was con-ducted by the Rev. J. T. Newton, whose discourse was very appropriate for the occasion. The singing of the choir was of a high order, and one special feature was that the Mayor's daughter, Madame Kate Sutcliffe, was one of the principal soloists, whilst the anthem, which was specially composed for this service by the organist, Mr.. E. L. Bentley, was dedicated to " His Worship the Mayor." Mr. G. Wood sang the solo "Then shall the righteous shine " (Elijah). Mr. W. Mitchell was the choirmaster and Mr. E. L. Bentley' the organist. The collection was for the Nursing and Hospital Fund.

Mansfield. ALDERMAN D. H. Maltby, J.P., the Father of the

Mansfield Town Council, was elected by the unanimous vote of the Aldermen and Councillors.. With the excep-tion of three weeks he has been a member of the Council since Mansfield became a borough thirty-five years ago, All parties united to do him honour. Inviting the civic authorities to his beloved church, the response was Won-der'ful. The spacious and beautiful sanctuary. was crowded to its utmost capacity. It is estimated that there were a thousand people present, beside a large company who could not obtain admission. The gather-ing was representative of all that is best in the commu-nity, and testified to the high and affectionate regard in which the Mayor is held. The procession to and from the church consisted not only of Mansfield representa-tives, but the neighbouring Urban District Councils were represented by many public men. A very pleasant feature was the presence of nearly fifty "Old Boys " of the. Maltby School, the oldest of whom was in his 80th year. The school which Mr. Maltby still .carries on so efficiently was founded in 1837 by his father.

The service was arranged by the Mayor himself, and followed the order adopted in 1914, when Ald. Maltby was for the first time Mayor of •Mansfield. It was con-ducted by the Mayor's chaplain, Rev. W. A. Cooper, assisted by Rev. J. Hodgson. Mr. Cooper took as his text : "David served his own generation- according to the will 'of God." Mr. Maltby, who has 'been organist of the church for fifty-five or fifty-six years, left his pew for the last hymn and took his usual place at his instru-ment.

Speaking afterwards from the steps of the Town Hall the Mayor said : " I am old-fashioned enough to think it is the wisest and proper thing, and the best thing we can do at the commencement of the Mayoral year, for as many members of the Corporation and as many citizens as possible to attend public worship in the sanc-tuary. It is quite impossible for me to particularize, and so I wish to thank all who have joined in the pro-' cession this morning and who have accompanied me to the-house of God for Divine worship." •

Mossley. THE spacious church was well filled on the occasion of

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Young People's Demon- stration, Manchester.

THE Manchester Young People's Demonstration was held on Saturday last in the Free Trade Hall. His Wor-ship the Mayoe of Salford (Alderman John Rothwell, j.p.) was in the chair, and he was supported by the chairman of the District (Rev. H. Hawley), Rev. E. C. Urwin, M.A., RD., Rev. R. H. B. Shapland, and Mr. James Duckworth, J.P. A large choir, under the con-ductorship of Mr. Brand Lane, led the singing and con-tributed several choral items. Mr. Herbert Fox, B.Sc., was at the organ.

After the hymn " Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven," prayer was offered by Rev. H. Hawley.

The chairman had a most hearty reception. He is president this year of the Manchester and Salford United Methodist Guild, and his election to the honour of the mayoralty of the city of Salford has given great satisfac-tion in our churches. He could not but be. proud, he said,, .of the privilege of addressing such a gathering. He wished to bear testimony to the value of the Chris-tian Church to the community ; but he would call for even greater service, greater consecration. In Manches-ter and Salford 16,000 young people leave the days schools annually. The greater proportion of these cut them-selves adrift from Church and School. The call came to us to save them. There was room for workers upon municipal after-care committees. The inspiration for ser-vice would be found in looking unto Jesus. 'Jesus was our need. The address concluded with an impressive appeal for consecration.

Mr. Urwin introduced his address with a reference to Dr. Wilfred Grenfell's book, "What Christ Means To Me." (This was an 'interesting circumstance, inasmuch as only a few days before Dr. Grenfell had himself spoken from the very spot upon which Mr. Urwin was stand-ing.) Grenfell heard and obeyed the challending call of Christ. He faced the Great Adventure, and had faith-fully followed the trail. Christ is calling you, young United .Methodists, said the speaker. He is saying, "Follow me ! Listen to the voice of Jesus." He wants you: He calls you to work with Him to make a better world. There are things in 'the life of to-day that we must not perpetuate. God meant the world to be a home, and mankind a'family. To make a home is not easy. It is a task requiring much travail of heart and

' mind. But it is greatly worth while. The address was a gracious utterance, throbbing with tender appeal to follow Christ in the service of our fellows.

.Mr. James Duckworth took for his topic, " The Duty and Dignity of Work." Work ought to be the most popular word in the language. Work is a duty, and it has a dignity. Find your job, and do it with a will. " Hit it with a hammer," and "Do it now," were two mottoes which were vigorously enforced by the speaker. The need of our time was work—serious, exacting, sacri-ficial work. The ideal aim of work should be service. It should be done to serve the community. Such work needed religion as its true inspiration.

The last speaker was Mr.. Shapland, who delivered a stirring address. He spoke of England: No satisfactory book had ever been written on England. The subject was too big. How we love our land ! She has been shaped for us through the centuries. What she is she has been made by toil and sacrifice. And our gains can only be kept on the same terms. It was a sad sight to see' in places the moorland encroaching again upon the cultivated land: Life is like that also. Hold fast that which thou hast ! Be indifferent or heedless at your peril ! Not enjoyment but achievement should 'be the end of life. Moral progress comes only because men and women are working for it. , "When the best men stop tl-ying the world sinks back like lead." Not enjoyment, but the strenuous, pursuit of the highest let us follow. The address was a reminder and a warning that a con-stant struggle is being waged between "the desert and the sown," and that through heedlessness the desert may win.

A fine rendering of " The Heavens are telling " by the choir, and the hymn "Now God be with us," brought an excellent meeting to a close. And so another Young People's Demonstration is among the things that are past. C. E.

Remembrance Day. Batley (Zion).—The Armistice and Remembrance Ser-

vice established four years ago has assumed the propor-tions of a service for the town. The service on Novem-ber 14th was attended by a' large contingent of the St., John ..Ambulanue Brigade, by representatives of the Ex-Servicemen's Club, and the Working Men's Club, and by the townspeople generally. There was a congrega-tion of many hundreds. The choir sang the anthem, "Shine, mighty God." As on the previous occasion, the preacher was the Rev. Walter. Cooper. He took for his text, "In those days," the days to which . he referred being. those of 1914-1918. He reminded the audience of the three great calls that resounded throughout the land in those stupendous days, the Call to Patriotism, the Call to Prayer, the Call to Penitence; • and pointed out how those calls are with us still, and how obedience to them would bring the industrial civil war to an end. It was a moving and memorable service.

Ilartlepool.—A united service was held, arranged by the Clergy and Ministers' Fellowship, in the new Borough Hall, vhen all ,sections of the Christian Church were represented. It is estimated that about 3,000 per-sons were present, including the Mayor and Mayoress, Mr. and 'Mrs. H. W. Bell, and officials and Corporation of Hartlepool. Rev. H. G. Cobb, B.A., vicar, presided, and addresses were given by the ministers of the town. Rev. T. Clegg spoke on the Act of Remembrance, fol-lowed by the two minutes' silence. The large, united choir led the singing, under the direction of Mr. R. Fleming, organist of our St. Mark's Church. The Bene-diction, by Rev. F. T. Salter (rector) closed a memorable service. A retiring collection was taken for the blinded soldiers at St. Punstants.

Departed Friends. Lilian Harwood Jobling, Whitley Bay.

OUR Whitley Bay Church has lost by death one of its devoted members, Miss Lilian Hadvood Jobling, only daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr. Nicholson Jobling. About two years ago Miss Jobling had a serious break-down, and it was feared for a time that she would not recover. She was restored ; but the severe and pro-longed illness left its effects in frailty and an enfeebled heart. She resumed work, and with great courage and devotion continued until a fortnight ago. On Armistice Sunday afternoon, along with her mother, she attended the memorial service at the Cenotaph. Shortly after returning home she was taken seriously ill. All that medical attention and affectionate nursing could do was done for her, but as the days passed strength and heart failed, and on Monday evening, November 15th, she

, passed peacefully away, entering into the eternal rest of those who rest from their labours, and whose works do follow them. . Much might be said in appreciation of her. Industrious and faithful in her occupation, she was loyal and devoted to the church, doing all she could with her little strength and supporting its funds even to saorifIce. Her bright spirit, quiet earnest piety, gentleness and winsomeness endeared her .to all who knew her. The large company present at the funeral, and the many floral tributes, testified to the love borne for her. She will be missed by our church, 'and a host of friends and relatives ; and most by her mother, with whom all deeply sympathise in her 'bereavement.

Mr. John Meachin, Beswick. OUR church at Beswick (Manchester Third) has sus-

tained a severe losS in the somewhat unexpected passing of our Brother Meachin, in his sixty-eighth year. For more than half a century he was closely identified with both church and school in this populous down-town neighbourhood. He joined as a scholar in 1873, becom-ing a teacher in 1882, from which time he has been con-tinuously in office as teacher and later as superintendent, which post and that of trust treasurer he held at the time of his death. He was a man of upright and devout nature, cheerful in temperament, a lover of his fellows, and particularly of the young over whose lives he wielded a most beneficent influence. Engaged in business on his own, he had little opportunity for sharing in the wider life of the denomination, but served with intense loyalty his own church in this difficult area. The greatest sympathy is felt for his widow, who has so nobly supported him in all his Christian service. The funeral service was. conducted by the Rev. Frank Hanesworth (a former minister of the circuit), on November 8th, when, amid widespread tokens of regret, he was laid to rest in Philip's Park Cemetery. At the crowded memorial service, held on Sunday evening, November 14th, the preacher (Rev. F. Hanesworth) paid a fitting tribute to the life and labours of the deceased. The out-standing traits of his personality, his sincerity, devotion to duty, deep sympathy, and love for his Saviour were alluded to, and an appeal made to the young to carry on the work for which our friend .gave his fullest measure of service. The choir (leader, Mr. J. Parr) gave the anthems " What are These? " and "Crossing the Bar," whilst Mr. L. Rogers sang an appropriate solo. The organist (Mr. R. Wilde) also rendered " 0 Rest in the Lord."

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Evangelistic. Missions by our Sisters.

SISTER EVA.—Two more missions have been conducted by Sister Eva in the Somerton circuit, one at Keinton and the other at South Barrow. On the surface the two places presented a contrast, for at the former the work was hard, with few signs of enthusiasm, while at the latter, notwithstanding the scattered area in which the people live, the chapel was quite full two or three times during the mission, and there were conversions. We cannot, however, dways judge the movements of the Spirit, and there is a strong belief that all the churches in the circuit have been quickened by these special ser-vices.

SISTER ALICE.—The first mission of the season for Sister Alice was in Ramsey, I.O.M., where conversions were recorded, and her second mission has just closed at Bollington, Macclesfield (Park Street) circuit. This church was ready for the missioner and intensive work was witnessed. Of the several decisions made 16 of them are from 12 to 22 years of age. Here is promise for this small church and we all pray for its fulfilment.

SISTER ELSIE.—Norwich circuit is having Sister Elsie for a series of missions. The one at Horsford was well attended ; indeed, on some evenings the chapel was crowded out. Fourteen decisions were registered, and the faith tea was a surprise to all the people. From Costessey comes a similar report of large attendances and good cases of conversion.

SISTER HILDA.—Bridgwater circuit arranged for two missions, and the first was at East Huntspill. The secre-tary, in his report, expresses appreciation of the services of Sister Hilda, and while results cannot be tabulated, he declared "there has been much serious thought." Where there is serious thought we think that a mission has accomplished much. The absence of thought has Sometimes been the failure of missions that at the time were considered successful.

Will churches desiring Sisters for missions in the New Year kindly communicate at once with the Warden, Rev. R. W. Gair, 25 Bolingbroke Grove, S.W.11.

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THE UNITED METHODIST. November %, 1926-

Diamond Jubilee of Rev. Frederick Galpin.

INTERESTING PRESENTATION. IT being ascertained that the Rev. Frederick Galpin

became a minister of our church in the year 1866, thereby completing this year the diamond jubilee of his entry into the ministry, it was felt incumbent that the occasion should not pass unheeded, or without due ceremony taking place in order to celebrate such a unique event.

Consequently arrangements were made by the London,. Forest Gate, circuit officials, in conjunction with the officers of Ilford Lane Church, and the celebration gather-ing was held at Katherine Road Church, Forest Gate, on Thursday last, presided over by Rev. R Ashby.Howe, circuit superintendent, supported by the various ministers in the circuit.

Letters regretting absence were received from the Rev. A. R. Barnes,who was fulfilling a long appointed engage-ment elsewhere, and the Rev. C. H. Poppleton, in-disposed.

The chairman said the gathering was convened to do honour to whom honour was due, a fellow minister who by long and faithful service in the ministry, both on the foreign field and in home circuits, has fulfilled with honour and distinction an exceptionally long day of labour in the Master's vineyard. It was therefore a great delight to see such a splendid representative gather-ing of friends throughout the circuit, to give thanks and praise to God and to honour such a revered friend and brother as their colleague, the Rev. Frederick Galpin. He also stated how (pleased he was to know that Mrs. Galpin was able to be present with them on this aus-picious occasion, and to offer to them both the heartiest congratulations of himself and of the meeting in the attainment of the diamond jubilee of Mr. Galpin as a minister of their beloved Church. There had been no formal resolution of congratulation prepared, but • he said he would call upon the Rev. Joe Boden to move the resolution. •

In the course of his remarks, Mr. Boden referred to his coming into the circuit some 161 years ago, when Mr. Galpin was circuit chairman. The ministers over whom Mr. Galpin had charge in those days were de-scribed by the speaker as a motley crew, and how that Mr. Galpin had been a veritable father of the flock to them all. The speaker then went on to describe how on many an occasion when he had pressed' home a point with all the vigour of impetuous youth how that he would be greatly chastened by the wise counsel and able guidance of their chairman, and because of these chas-tenings of his impetuosity, he had many a time given thanks to God for bringing him into contact with such a man as Frederick Galpin. He then proceded to relate how that Mr. Galpin went out to China with a C3 certificate of health, and he accounted for.the longevity of his life by the fact that Mr. Galpin never spared him-self in labouring for his Master, instancing the fact, how that on many occasions in late years he had jour-neyed to Barkingside and Beacontree Heath to fulfil pulpit appointments, when the weather and the state' of his health had been all against him. There were many qualities in Mr. Galpin that had appealed to the speaker, and amongst them were his perfect humility, his catholicity of mind, his oneness of purpose, his buoy- . ancy of spirit, and his gift of humour. Mr. Galpin was a man who could see and find good in everything and everybody. In sincere gratitude to God for the example and influence of a friend beloved it therefore gave him the greatest of pleasure to move the resolution. The chairman then called upon Mr. A. G. Gay, J.P., circuit steward, to second the resolution.

Mr. Gay said he felt it a great honour and privilege to second this sincere resolution of • congratula- tion. The speaker made reference to • the noble qualities that were found in their worthy guest of the evening, and how that those attributes of sympathy, patience and good will existed in the person of Mr. Gal-pin's talented son, Dr. Galpin, who was the Tuberculosis Officer for the Borough of West Ham, and a member of the committee on which he, the speaker, also sat It was a great joy for him to be associated in this celebra-tion, and he therefore sceonded the resolution with all his heart.

The Rev. J. H. James, M.A., LL.B., B.D., minister at Ilford Lane, the church of which Mr. Galpin is a member, was the next speaker, and stated that after' what the previous 'speakers had said of Mr. Galpin, it was very difficult for him to add much more, but he would like to say how great had been the encouragement he had always received from Mr. Galpin. The presence of a supernumerary minister in the pew was not always

' associated with feelings of perfect freedom, but he could say with great 'joy that Mr. Galpin has always been one of the first to offer him appreciation even when he thought his efforts had been poor and unworthy. In times when difficulty and perplexity had faced him and he had sought Mr. Galpin's advice, he had always come away feeling impelled to do the right and the big thing. During the evening he said, he had been trying to sum up in a short sentence the regard he had for Mr. Galpin, and he felt he could not do better than to describe it as a "commingling of reverence and affection." Because of his love and deep esteem for their honoured guest, and in thankfulness to God for the noble example of one of His distinguished servants, he supported the resolution with the greatest of joy and delight.

Mr. Thomas Hulbert, circuit secretary, also supported the resolution, expressing in a few words his pleasure in being connected with this great event and in honouring their dear old friend Mr. Galpin.

Before the chairman proceeded to make the presenta-tion, he called upon any members of the audience who would like to say" anything in support, and the Rev. James• Ellis (Field Road), Rev. W. Ellick.Kirby (Manor Park), Mr. W. H. Hart (Seven Kings), Mr. A. J. Haynes

(Ilford Lane), and Mr. A. J. Murrell (Barkingside) gave short speeches of thankfulness for service so readily ren-dered by Mr. Galpin and for his noble example and in-fluence, and congratulations upon his jubilee attainment.

In between the speeches Madame Frances Hulbert, L.R.A.M., and Madame Mabel Tarrant, L.R.A.M., sang appropriate solos in their usual excellent manner.

The chairman then called upon Rev.' F. Galpin to ascend the platform and receive the presentation, which took the form of two easy chairs, One for Mr. and one for Mrs. Galpin, and a cheque for the balance amounting to Z.15.

As Mr. Galpin made his way to receive the gifts, the whole gathering rose and remained standing until the presentation speech was concluded.

The chairman remarked that although these. chairs were handed over to Mr. Galpin as a concrete token of their love and affection, he felt sure that notwithstand-ing a gift of this nature will be greatly valued, he was quite certain that the recipient • will value infinitely greater, the love and esteem which exists in the hearts of the many friends throughout the circuit who had made this gift possible, a love which is endless and unquench-able.

The scene was a most impressive one as Mr. Galpin accepted the presentations on behalf of his wife and himself, and one could realize the moments of tense feel-ing Mr. Galpin was passing through at this juncture, and eventually when this was overcome he went on to give a short résumé of his life and experiences in this country and in China.

Mr. Galpin commenced with a story of a youth who drifted away from Sunday School feeling he was too big to keep on attending, and how after a few weeks, his conscience evidently being pricked, he found himself once again entering the school, and upon meeting the super-intendent being informed that he had been made a teacher. His first duties in this respect were to teach the babies, or as he said nowadays, we call it by the more up-to-date name of Primary scholars, and it was here that Mr. Galpin remarked, " I suppose you have already auessed who that lad was."

Mr. Galpin then went on to say that ever since that day he has always been deeply interested in the children, and Mr. Galpin revealed himself when he stated that his greatest delight would be to see established a Children's Church. To hear this grand old man, who will be 84 on the 29th inst., speaking in this strain gives one a good idea of his love for the child life of our Churches. He realized that. nowadays Sunday School workers generally are not so keen in retaining the child or of re-claiming the drifting lad as they were in his youth, and if it had not been for the reclamation of himself in those far-off days, every one would know that he could not have answered for a life of usefulness,, as was the case at this moment. To show that Mr. Galpin still possesses a gift of humour he concluded his remarks by ' referring to a presentation made to a church steward of an easy chair when it ought to have been a bicycle, and he wondered if it would be possible to exchange his easy chairs should such an occasion arise, "but, after all," he said, "perhaps I had better consult my wife."

The applause which greeted him as he made his way back to his seat, was sufficient evidence of his great popularity, and one of the most enthusiastic circuit gatherings held in recent years was brought} to a close by the singing of the doxology and the' pronouncing of the benediction. A. J. B. H.

Death of Councillor Joe Crowther,

Weilhouse, Huddersfield.

THE •Wellhouse Church, in the Lindley, HUddersfield Circuit, has suffered a heavy loss by the death of County Councillor Joe Crowther who passed peacefully' away at his residence, Ashfield, Wellhouse, in the early hours of Monday, November 15th, after only a few weeks' illness. He was in his 72nd year, and his death will be regretted by a large circle of friends. Mr. Crowther retired from business 'about five years ago, and since then he has

" devoted himself almost entirely to church and public work. He leaves a widow, and five sons. - The eldest son is Mr. John Wright Crowther, J.P., of Blackpool, the secretary steward of the Blackpool,. Springfield Road Circuit. Another son is Mr. Lawrence Crowther, O.B.E., who is a magistrate of Huddersfield, treasurer steward of the Huddersfield, High Street Circuit, and a member of the Connexional Home Mission Committee. The other sons are all actively engaged in church-life and work. A few months ago Mr. Herbert Crowther succeeded his father as the missionary secretary of the Lindley Cir-cuit. He is a member of the Connexional Young People's Committee and one of the officers of the Halifax and Bradford District.

The interment of the late Mr. 'Crowther took place at the Wellhouse Church on Wednesday, November 17th. There was a very large attendance of the officers and representatives of the Wellhouse. Church and of the churches in the Lindley Circuit and representatives from many religious organizations, from the County Council and other public bodies with which the late Mr. Crow-ther had been associated. The Vicar of Golcar was also present. •

A service was previously held in the home, conducted by Rev. W. J. Smith, pastor of the Wellhouse Church, and prayer was offered by Rev. M. Langdale, 'of •Huck-nail, a •former minister of the church—an old member of the family. On entering, the church, the organist, Mr. Fred Gledhill played " 0 Rest in the Lord." The church choir was in attendance, and the hymns were " Jesu, Lover of my soul," and "For all the saints."

The service throughout was of a most 'impressive character. The Rev. W. J. Smith'recited the opening sentences. Scripture portions were read by Revs. M. Langdale, Harry Rowe, and W. H. Cockersole. Rev.

William Hall, superintendent of the Lindley Circuit, gave the address, and referred to his intimate and affec-tionate acquaintance with the deceased. The garden of remembrance was a delectable place full of fragrant flowers and golden fruit,, and they could gather a few choice blooms and place them upon the coffin before it passed from their sight. They could place a flower of "good citizenship." Councillor Crowther had a great love for the people in this district. He was ever delighted when he could be of any help to anyone in any way. And what a help. he had been. He knew how deeply Councillor Crowther appre-ciated the confidence which placed him on the West Riding County Council. At the time of his death he was as member of a large number of committees of the Council. He was simply amazed at the list, and ,they knew how diligently and faithfully he served. 'Among all these activities he specialised in the care for the men. tally deficient. and on education in the schools. Behind all this activity was the conviction that the Kingdom of God was bigger than the Church. It meant- the transla-tion of the teaching and the Spirit of Jesus into the com-mon life of the community. Another flower bore the name of " good churchmanship." Practically all his life Mr. Crowther was associated with the church worship-ping within that building. Nearly fifty-two years ago he joined the Sunday School as a teacher, and only a few months ago he' resigned 'the position of superintendent after completing over 50 years in the School.. He was presented with a diploma in honour of his service, which now hangs in' the school. For 39 year he hat been a preacher on the circuit plan, and in that capacity, as well as church leader and trustee, he served up to his death. He was for 15 years mission secretary of the Lindley Circuit, and only retired from •the position a year ago that some one younger might undertake the work. His work in the Halifax and Bradford District of the Denomination and his active interest in local Free Church Council and Sunday School Union' work is well known. The reason for all this Christian activity was a very real personal experience of the salvation of God in Jesus Christ. There is a tree growing in this garden which the speaker approached with a great hush in his 'spirit. It bore the words, " Domestic endearment. So recently as May 31st last, Mr. and Mrs. Crowther celebrated their golden wedding, having, been married at Zion Methodist New Connexion Church, Lindley, by Rev. J. K. Jackson, who was then superintendent minis-ter in the circuit. It was a great time for them and their family. The following week he sat with Mr. and Mrs. Crowther at Ashfield and listened as they recalled scenes and incidents, some of which filled them with laughter and others with tears. He desired to gather up, .so to speak, all their tenderness and love and to present the same to their dear friends whose loss was so heavy and whose sorrow was so keen, and to say, "We are with you to-day as never before, and our hearts cry out to God for your comfort and peace."

Rev. W. H. Lockley led in prayer and tenderly com-mended all to God.

At the close of the service the organist played the " Dead March." Rev. Walter Cooper, of Batley, formerly of Wellhouse, officiated at the grave. There was a very large number of beautiful wreaths from the family, from churches and public bodies.

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THANKS.

LUXTON.—Mr. and Mrs. Luxton, of Cheriton Fitzpaine, desire to thank the large number of friends who have

sent congratulations to them in connection with their golden wedding.

MARRIAGE.

FLETCHER—DRAM.—On November 18th, 1926, at Brunswick United Methodist Church, Halifax, by

Rev. A. G. Simpson, F.R.A.I., Charles Fletcher to Lily Oram, both of Halifax.

DEATHS. • COTTON.—On November 18th, 1926, at her residence,

No. 7 Mount Pleasant, Arnside, Mary Ann, widow of the late Rev. Moses Cotton, in her 94th year.

jOBLING.—On November 15th, 1926, Lilian Harwood, the dear only daughter of Mrs. and the late Mr.

Nicholson Jobling, of " Rivelin," South Parade, Whitley Bay.- Formerly of Sheffield.

CROWTHER.--On November 15th,1926, at his residence, Ashfield, Wellhouse, Huddersfield, Joe Crowther

(County Councillor), in his 72nd year. Interred on Wednesday, NoVember 17th, at United Methodist Church, Wellhouse, Huddersfield.

IN MEMORIAM.

HODSMAN.—In affectionate remembrance of a loving husband and father, Rev. Maurice Hodsman, who

entered into rest,. November 21st, 1923. " Faithful Unto Death."

OTHERGILL.—In ever-loving memory of the Rev. H. F Fothergill, called to higher service, November 26, 1911.

November 25, 1926 THE UNITED METHODIST. 547

The Smith's Horse Goes Unshod.

WE have in our neighbourhood the best blacksmith in the county. His smithy is at the cross-roads, and is not marked by any '• architectural feature. It is well equipped, lacking no good tool. And every tool is in its right place, within easy reach, ready for instant service. He has no tool spoiling with rust, and no old makeshift tool whose very use is a hindrance.

Neither is that smithy turned into a local parliament. There are cbnversations when the farmers brine their ploughs, or the carters their horses. There , is camaraderie galore, exchange of wit, little ventures into politics, and occasional references to the good or bad points of the village sermons. But the work is not hin-dered ,by the talk. The smithy is never turned into a forum. You do not see people squatting on anvils, nor leaning against the bench, to make a business of debate. He is too keen a smith. His attention to his job is the secret of his good repute. I tell you he is the best smith in the south of our county.

But he keeps a horse of his own, and.that horse is the worst-shod horse in all our parts. It is a long-standing scandal, but has become a joke amongst us, a moral maxim, and a public warning. It is nearly enough to overthrow the public reputation of the smith. He is very fond of horses, takes a proper pride in their condi-tion, likes to see them full of spirit, with shining coats and well-combed manes, and' every sign of good keep and pasture. Indeed, he would not like any local client of his to nib a horse about with loose or thin shoes, yet, to the consternation of the parish, he neglects to shoe his own faithful pony.

It is possible this habit reappears in other quarters. An artist will sometimes live in rooms so ugly and un-kempt they would give nausea to a navvy, but the artist never puts a brush on his rooms. He is so anxious to make his every canvas a work of genius ! And some-times a poet will talk slang to his chums, though in his mood of creation every word must be crystal or golden, polished or chiselled, according to his fastidious canon at that moment. He would wither a man with a split infinitive, or a mixed metaphor, or a line that did not scan ; yet even he, "his eyes in a fine frenzy rolling," will sometimes talk like a bargee. The smith may know such things and think that they excuse him. Ilis neigh-bours also may have little foibles, but all the same they think a good smith should keep his horse well-shod.

No- horse has a better friend than our smith, and no man has a better pride in horse-flesh. He abominates the beating-rein, and has taught the thoughtless carters climbing our hill to slacken that horror. And he knows that to set his horse to draw with thin shoes or loose shoes is a similar cruelty. This greatly puzzles us, for he is humanity itself. Why don't we tell him? Oh! we are often telling hirri, but he knows before we name it. Our smiles,, our nods, our innuendoes are all belated. He knows first. It is a moot point whether the farmer knows more of his own horse than the smith knows of him. He sees the first sign of weakness, sickness or overwork. Frog' or fetlock in trouble, he will sense the mischief in a .moment. Spavins he identifies in their earliest stage. Sometimes he will deputise for the vet., for in his ,rough practical way he has good horse-sense, and can Coax the mute creatures as he will. They all like to be in his hands. But when you have finished the catalogue of this Vulcan's virtues—a long list indeed—one glance at the worn and frayed hoof of his own pony will puzzle you. The smith's horse goes unshod as sometimes the parson's private prayers go unsaid.

Perhaps if anything could make up for poor shoes, - good feeding would. And indeed the smith's horse has

a good pasture. It is only a good-sized paddock, but he has it to himself. It is kept green by the lucent brook that goes singing 'through it. There is a rough shed in the corner that will give shelter in bad weather. And near the smithy is the clean stable with its annual coat of lime-wash, its clean bracken-bed, its spacious hay-_ rack, and its Hill corn-bin. To vary the oats there is a taste of beans. The smith would be scandalised if his hOrse shoWed his bones to his neighbours, or bore no signs of the frequent curry-comb. Such- things increase our wonder about the shoes, because all these things take time, and shoeing would take no more. But it seems this is a change from his ordinary labour. Shoeing is too familiar, and familiarity brings its penalties. And perhaps even a minister may be too familiar with his own distinctive work, and shine more in his hobby than in his calling. " Oh," says the smith "I can soon put a set of shoes on him when I start." It is the sense of facility which misleads him and injures his pony.

Our smith will never outgrow this failing, nor escape the local waggery until he takes a new line. However well he repairs the hoof for his neighbours, he should treat his own horse best. His income may depend upon his customers,- but his reputation Will depend upon the state of his own nag. Carters may come early to his shop, but his own.horse should be shod before they come. Better he fixed his beast with good irons than learned about' his breed, his origin in a remote antiquity, his mysterious evolution. Better he made the local team-sters say, ".I wish he would fit my norses a set of shoes as good as he gives his own." At present the smith may truly say, "I wish my horse were as well shod as theirs." I 'do not know a more pointed moral, unless it is when the minister says,- " I wish I' had as much soul as that simple saint in my congregation." If the smith were ever under challenge he would say, "Look at the horses in this parish ; never a loose shoe nor a damaged hoof." But the cynic would say, "Look at your pony's hoof." And perhaps in, every tribunal the cynic would get the

'verdict, for the smith's horse should not go unshod. I told you his shOp is up-to-date, with the newest fan

to his fire, instead of the old hard-working bellows ; strong shears that scissor their way through sheet-iron with greed ; drills that pierce the metal in the cold and laugh at it. True, he has every new tool and the horse

still unshod ! And may Parson Jones never cast his eye on this, for I know him to have a study full of encyclo-paedias, concordances, dictionaries, theological symposia, and all the equipment of scholarship. But, alas! he is not, the chief saint of his parish. He is not the best power in his prayer-meeting. Nor does he carry the most shining light upon his face. He does not give the best hours of the day to himself. He is pulled out with work for other people. And all such work is wonderfully. \yell done. His motive in doing it is beyond reproach. His very familiarity with the work made it easy to him, and that fact misled him. He is it first-rate workman, the pride of two counties for all good scholarship and masterly • efficiency, but the main thing, by which his soul should live, is neglected in himself. It is "the blacksmith's horse which goes unshod."

JOSIAH THOMAS.

Bow Central Hall Mission THE CALL OF BOW.

WE can hardly catch it at times, this dim, inscrutable undertone of London's East End. Some days it .seems as though the world down here is a world in agony-dumb—mysterious—heart-breaking ; at other times, there seems to go from these over-crowded, sorrow-soaked ,areas a long bitter cry up to God : often we who are working among. the poor are bewildered and heart-sick, and driven back on God with the cry : " Who is sufficient for these things? " God is grieved at the conditions under which the poor live—they are His—these dwellers in "No Man's Land," and in all their afflictions Ile is afflicted. Apart from the bringing of God with His mercy and grace into direct touch with the life of the people here, there is no hope. Our Mission stands centrally and supremely for that : but life is not easy

i down our way. There is a perpetual struggle for exist-ence going on, in which the Churches have to take their share. Overcrowding, unemployment, poverty and misery do not produce a community that is keen on church-e-oing. Yet we have abundant evidence in our work Sat, among these poor people, there is a founda-tion—very ample and very real--of human goodness. on which to build better things. One-roomed or two-roomed houses do not afford much scope for social or even family life. If the people do not find refuge and social life and fellowship in such places as our Mission, the streets and the pubs swallow them •up.

Above all, our Mission has to be a very friendly place, where poor, crushed, battered and bruised men and women can come for healing and recovery. Slumdom not only robs people of the ordinary decencies of life, in time it crushes all upward desires. One thing, how-ever, we have learned in helping our neighbours in the slums, going among them, talking with them, observing their ways. It is : To have faith in human goodness.

It is true we have knowledge of human badness, and therein is work for us to do.. But we claim that, under the blessing of God, we are creating, safely and surely, among these people of the East End an atmosphere of good will and sympathy and a deep desire to live better lives. Our work must always be a work of compassion among these people who are the strangest mixture of self-assertiveness and sympathy. But they are precious to God, and worth all we can do for them. Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter,

Feelings lie buried that grace can restore ; Touched by a loving hand, wakened by kindness,

Chords that were broken will vibrate once more. Thank God, we have many ea time been able to stretch

out a helping hand to wrestlers with the troubled sea. Would you who read this like to stretch out ,a help-

ing hand? If you could see the poor as we see them ; if you could see despair written deeply upon the faces of men and women, and the faces of little children grown old before their time ;. -if you would see how these people are packed together in tenements and slums—well, I'm sure you would stretch out a helping hand.

Christmas is looming - ahead. It is going to be a sad and heart-breaking time for many people here unless some of you stretch out a helping hand. Last Christ-mas we,were able to see that many families had a warm Christmas dinner, and the children a toy or two. With-out our help it would have gone very hard with them. This year there is more need than, ever ; more unemploy-ment, more poverty, more distress. Are these poor people—many of them " down-and-out" through no fault of their own—are they to go through the Christ-mas season without any of its happiness and good will? I am sure there are generous hearts who will respond to our appeal for help. Bundles of -Clothes, boots, toys, etc., will he gratefully received, as will the smallest donation to our Christmas Relief Fund.

If you get the good impulse to help us in our hard and very trying work among • the people of London's East End, be sure that that' impulse has been put -into your heart by One who said : "Inasmuch as ye do-it unto one of these the least of my brethren, ye have done it unto Me." Please send your ,gift now to the Superintendent, Bow Central Hall Mission, 41 Addington Road,- Bow, E.3.

A Sunday Afternoon Visit to the Halifax Slums. . BY REV. W. F. NEWSAM.

l'r was Sunday afternoon, and not 'having any special work at the time, I thought I would go into the slums, and see if I could be of any service to the people low down. One gets revelations of character and sees a side of life not seen so well in other paths of life.

With prayer on my lips, and unaccompanied, nay, I withdraw the latter statement, for so consciously I had the company of Jesus, and together we trod the streets leading to the area in view.

At the first lodging-house, at the door of .which I knocked, the man and his wife in charge were well known to rne. She in her strange calling has desires to do the people good who live with her. She needs much teach-ing, but, truth to tell, she is willing to learn. He has got some ill-formed ideas, but is looking. in the right direction for the betterment of the people under this roof. I could see in that quarter possibilities of higher service —on a low level they are doing what they can.

Calling next at a larger lodging-house, I was particu-larly impressed with the way the people received me. There was no rudeness, no seeming 'frivolity, no observed irreverance. I had no strange sense of unhome-liness, no feeling that I was an intruder. ' A number of the men were getting a meal—well, in a sense I went to be guest with them. In the highest sense I. sought to sup with them and they with me. My talk was far removed from preaching, it was just a talk with fellow-mortals. In a poor way I tried to imitate the fellow-traveller of whom I•Spoke. I think I got one parable in during my very brief stay. I told them about' people starting to climb Snowdon from different sides, but meet-ing on the upper ground, or the top. Well, two or three seemed to welcome the idea about meeting at the top, and however far they might be from that summit, yet

fancied there was a sort of faith which lent its realis-ing light to these my new friends. There was no flip- pancy ; I thought I

is see real seriousness in some

eyes. My thought is that in most unlikely hearts there are chords which just need a loving touch; chords that were broken may vibrate once more.

One of the things that gave me rare pleasure on this day there was a door which I had hardly noticed leading out of the room where I had been speaking. One young fellow Mille 111) to me, and pointing to the door said, "'There are others, sir, in that room, will you speak to them."

This thought for others in .. such a spot came as a beautiful and cheering surprise. Say what men will, the Master has messengers in unlooked-for places. It was my joy to speak to these, and so the brief moments sped on quickly and pleasantly.

Crossing from this house I went to one on the other side of the road. Here, again, the men were engaged in all kinds of work or play. As I entered the door a number were playing at cards.

I had a memory in this house. Once I got in on a Sunday morning ; Mrs. Newsom was then with me. It so happened it was Palm Sunday. I said, "Do you know what day this is? " One man got up from his seat, and going to a coat hung up, he brought out two or three pieces of palm. He said, "It is Palm Sunday, sir." What a fine opportunity this gave me to speak • of that scene of long, long ago.

Two things impressed me in these homes. First, there was a place in these hearts for highest things.

Second, there were memories of a past in which God was woven.

The words in McKechnie's "Job " came forcibly to my mind--

Evangelistic Services. Tiverton.—Rev. E. Jenkins recently conducted a ten

days' mission at this church. The meetings had been well advertised, and began on Sunday with good congre-gations. The mission at once caught on, and though on some nights the weather was inclement, the meetings grew in numbers and interest to the end. Several friends came three, four, and some six or seven miles to attend the services. The spirit of hearing was very manifest., There was a veritable hunger for the Word. Night after night, for well-nigh an hour, the people listened with avidity to exposition and sermon. And the result ! A quickened. church, and some fine cases of conversion. There was nothing like an old-time. breakdoWn ; but the Spirit was present in gracious power, and many testified to the good received;

"Sorrow's crown of sorrow Is remembering happier things."

I do not know what good I did that afternoon. Any-way, I felt it worth while : perhaps treasures of truth fell into the laps of some. Likely the :one who received most good that day was the visitor. Vision came through the visit ; Jesus was sent to the hist sheep of the house of Israel. If these were lost, then to go after that which was lost until we find it was a search bringing its own great reward. Jesus said lie came to seek and to save that which was lost. I. mentioned the com- panion who was with me. Whatever interest I had in these folks, Jesus had more. I went. home glad that I had been engaged in this ministry. I wish I could per-suade others to leave now and then the beaten tracks of church service. I repeat what I have said, it is well, worth while. -

President at Blackpool." THE long-expected visit of the President (Rev. Henry,

James) took place on Sunday and Monday, November 14th and 15th. In spite of the wild and stormy weather in and around Blackpool, affecting seriously church attendance, good congregations assembled morning and evening, and were much encouraged and profited by the President's thoughtful and appealing sermons. On Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Goddard, both highly esteemed workers in church and school, acted as host and hostess of the "At Home " arranged by the ladies of the church. The pastor, Rev. Bruce W. Rose, presided, and welcomed the President in felicitous terms as an old friend and comrade in other Districts. In reply the Rev. Henry James gave a fine and inspiring address, re-minding the church of its difficulties, its position and prospects in relation to the Church universal, the modern unrest, and the provision of worship in new areas such as Newton Drive and neighbourhood. Altogether the services and address were 'recognised as a great inspira-tion to all concerned. The choir, under Mr. Anderson, and accompanied by Mr. Watkinson, ably led the sing-ing and contributed much to a great meeting. A hearty vote of thanks to the President was spoken to by Rev. J. Gibson, the veteran minister of this circuit, and Rev. F. A. Steele, from the Adelaide Street and Shaw Road Churches, the Rev. W. M. Simm being unavoidably absent at another engagement.

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The Late Dr. Eayrs.• To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—I am acting as legal adviser to Mrs. Eayrs, and I have her permission to publish an extract from the will of Dr. Eayrs, which serves to illustrate the beautiful spirit' of Christian humility that possessed our dear brother.

. The extract is as follows. In speaking of his wishes he Says

"The most important of these is .this, that in any necessary or. desired references to me and my. work, little should be made of me, more of my many friends and loved ones who have helped me, and most of all of the Saviour, Jesus Christ my Lord, by whom God has enabled me by the Holy Spirit to do anything worthily, and in Whose infinite mercy I trust for pardon, grace and an opportunity of better service in the next life." Perhaps you will kindly insert this in your next issue.

Yours faithfully, 4 Broad Street Buildings, THOS. HULBERT.

Liverpool Street, E.C.2. November 17th, 1926.

Our Missionary Report. To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—There are tracks where rails are rusty,. and the points with weeds o'ergrown. I'm talking about our knowledge or ignorance of missionary data. Upon our shelves—always modified by the forgetfulness of other people—the Tows of technical works, of swot books, and of novels, grow longer and longer. And to many of us our store of facts bearing on our work in other lands is our literary cactus. A few weeks ago I read three books. In "Skyways," by Alan Cobham, is a fascinating story of a pioneer's conquest of the air. It is a sit-up-late book. In "The Life of Sir Ernest Shackleton " (which has a quotation from the " U.M."), is the account of heroic venture into unknown regions beyond. It is a sit-up-later book. And, there is our own "Missionary Report." This is a don't-go-to-bed-at-all book. Half of it is taken up with balance-sheets : readers can miss that if they like: But the first 130 pages, read with imagination and some effort to construct the pictures, takes one into higher heights than Cobham and deeper darkness than the long Antarctic night : they are the heights to which Christian devotion can rise, and they are the deep depths of the erring, hungering human heart. It would be better if there were a map or two to make the story clearer. But read on. Ilear the cry from the Miao tribes asking for the light—of our fellow church members struggling to break up the iron-frozen soil and working from daybreak to set of sun to Win a scant basinful of prepared bracken root, their only food. Hear the missionary say, " The only help we could pro-vide was a gravedigger, and his was an easy task." Look at the African section : "The paramount chief is very favourably disposed towards our Mission. If more money were available for the prosecution of this work we are sure that this mission would become a centre from which streams of Gospel light would radiate." All these pages are alive with heroism and hope. They tell the things we ought to know : the work of men and women sent out by our Church in its love and devotion. Read it, all you church members. You can get it for 6d. Order from your minister or missionary secretary. Learn the history of The Master's Mandate for 6d. "The Lord Shall lay His hands upon your eyes that you may see all things clearly." E. S. WINTER.

A n Appeal. To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—An appeal is being circulated to Ministers and Laymen in the name of the Leeds Ministers' Fraternal on behalf of a brother minister so seriously 'afflicted with ill-health that it is probable he will never preach again.

Enquiries have -been received as to what is to be done with the Fund when raised. In reply to these welcome enquiries the Committee desire through the medium of the " U.M." to say that various suggestions have been considered; and their conclusion is that the amount raised should be handed over to the Connexional Custodian Trustees for investment, and the income from it used for the benefit of. our brother and his wife for as .long as they may have need of it, and afterwards for similar cases.

Our hearts are deeply touched by the tender words of affection for our brother and by the loving gifts which we are receiving, not only from those who know him but also from both laymen and ministers who know him not. Truly our ministry is a brotherhood and is held in affectionate regard by our people generally.

'Yours sincerely, ERNEST 1-1. OLIVER, Secretary,

East View, 'Cross Hills, near Keighley.

J. ERNEST LANGLEY, The Manse,

Cleckheaton, Yorks.

The Coal Dispute. To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—I generally peruse " Notes and Com-ments " with pleasure and profit, feeling that "R.P." brings to matters in hand a. calm and instructed judg-ment. His bitter attack, however, on Mr. A. J. Cook, and the miners' leaders as a body, in your last week's issue, is a departure from' that method. Of course, there have been errors of leadershipthere always are in

"blatant nonsense," "ranting rhetoric," " furious vehem-ence," "screaming to all and sundry," and "slogans which are a zligcredit to organised ind,ustry." "Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones," and it would seem that " R. P." can teach "A.J.C." points on rhetoric. After 'dealing out such stinging rebukes to the miners' leaders, the owners and their leaders are let down very gently, and nothing is said of the ineptitude; and one-sided action of the Government which passed an eight-hours' law, in direct violation of the report of the Royal Commission, which stated- that a lengthening of the, working day /might throw 130,000 miners out of employment. No wonder: that workers turn aside from the Church, when in the midst of a desperate fight against the degradation of their standard of living they read such criticism by Christian leaders The great mass of miners view with a regard that amounts to hero-wor-ship, the man who in the teeth of such tremendous odds, and in the face of almost unprecedented obloquy, has fought so disinterestedly to save them from conditions which would lower their already inadequate wages, and which would mean for tens of thousands dire poverty. What were the "better terms " the miners could have secured six months ago?

The , miners have lost The critics who pass by their Golgotha may, wag their heads in ridicule They have lost as the martyrs lost when they went to the stake. There is a Calvary which is the path to redemption. To lose all has often been the most honourable path in the long struggle for right and justice. If you take the long view, and the long view is always the true view ; and taking into account the effect of this struggle on the political outlook, and mentality of the nation, then the conflict is worth while and a glorious triumph . By-elec-tions and municipal elections register this great change.

W. R.' SMITH.

[I can only ask Mr. Smith to " take 'the long view " in reading my notes, as he exhorts me to do in com-menting on the industrial situation. If he ,does so 'he will see that my sympathies for the men have been definitely expressed again and again. Nor have I re- frained from very direct and severe criticism of the owners and the Government. I am not greatly_impressed by the observation that the miner will forsake the. Church because Mr. Cook has been criticised. In fact, it is "quite time for the Church to cease paying any regard what-ever to our friends who assure us that if we do this, or don't do that, people will stay outside. What is wanted to-day is absolute fearlessness. It would, of course, be arrogance of the worst kind to assume that every remark of mine has been above correction. I welcome Mr. Smith's criticisms ; and the earnest sincerity with which he writes should make any , writer pause and reconsider his position. May I take this opportunity of adding to this note some words spoken by Sir John Simon at Swin-don, last Saturday night : "I think, as far as I can judge," he says, "that the miners have been most un-happily led and advised, but my heart is full of pity for the men who obviously to-day are taking far worse terms than they might have had-some months ago, and it may very well be that the terms they are taking to-day are less than their due." Here are three affirmations which most of our, readers will endorse : (1) The men' have, been 'badly led ; (2) The men are to be pitied ; (3) The men are now agreeing. to terms less favourable than they might have had some months ago. Sir John may, of course, be wrong in any one, or all three of these par-ticulars.; but at any rate he is an authority to reckon with. —R. P.]

Relief for Miners.

REV. J. H. BLACKWELL, Easington Colliery, writes : Kindly permit me to acknowledge receipt from Mr. J. H. Palmer, of our Walham Green Church, of. Z1 10s., a gift through him from the Fulham Liberal and Radical Club to the Miners' Relief 'Fund. Recently I have also received from Miss A. Hill, daughter of ,Rev. W. Holman Hill, Lewes, three bundles of clothing. Such a gift is most acceptable, and a like one from any of the readers of the " U.M." will be thankfully received.

REV. W. S. GREEN, 35 George Street, WorksOp, ac-knowledge receipt of 4-1 10s. from Fulham Liberal and Radical Club (per Mr. J. H. Palmer), with grateful thanks. The gifts help real need. •

November 25, 1926

Women's Missionary Auxiliary All items for this column to be sent 'to the Publication

Secretary, Mrs. 7. B. Brooks, 00 Southfield Road, Middlesbrough.

PRAYER TOPIC for the week beginning NOvember 28th : Our W.M.A. The President's Message. Mrs. Maclaurin. Page in Report 114: 1 Car. xii. 1-12.

"Our 1926 Report." It is a splendid report that has just been. issued of

work done through the agency of the Women's Mis-sionary Auxiliary. In reading it one wonders whether it is realised that the membership now stands at nearly _ twenty thousand ; that through the five hundred and sixty-five branches a sum of close upon. £9,000 has been raised ; and that its greatest strength is the influence it exerts in the life of the Church and not that which is seen on the balance-sheet. ,

I would ask the churches 'who still have no W.M.A. Society, and those people who questicin whether .the home churches. benefit at all by this organization, to con-sider a moment. Think of the spiritual power that is set in motion by these little, groups of women, meeting regularly together, with a true, spirit of devotion, 'in-terest and loyalty, above everything else with a desire to follow in their Master's footsteps, and to be loyal to His instructions. If we that prayer is the dynamic force of the Christian Curch, these meetings must have a far-reaching effect.

Faith—Love--Work. These are essential to the suc-cess of any mission, but in addition to these we must have 'a 'belief in the Holy Spirit operating through its workers. There is every reason to believe that this has ,become a deep conviction among the members of the W.M.A„'both by the success that has been accomplished, and by, the many blessings received at His hands.

This great ,spiritual power must greatly enrich our Church, for it', is constantly ,circulating through our midst. Not only does it inspire noble deeds of self- _ sacrifice, and constancy of purpose, but it unites and welds together the many fragments in ' the great Universal Church of Christendom.

ROSA KATE BUTLER.

Our Foreign Corresponding Secretary:

Those who have not already observed that a new secretary was appointed at this year's Council, will see from the new Report that

Miss Weeks, . Ashton House, ,

H anharn Bristol,

succeeds Mrs. Knight, who 'has served so well during the past sixyears.

All gift parcels' should now be sent to Miss Weeks. If the goods are bulky it would be well to ask for her in-structions before despatching, as it' may be more conve-nient and economical to have 'these sent direct to out-

. going missionaries. Miss Weeks has already received many useful and

attractive articles, and is quite sure that when the parcels • arrive on the field they will be received with much joy. We desire to express sincere thanks to the following for

, their generous gifts : Sandown, Isle of Wight, W.M.A. ; 'Penzance, High Street G.M.A. ; Primary Scholars of Earlsmead (London) Sunday School ;, Tennyson Avenue,. East- Ham, W.M.A. and Junior C.E. ; Weston Street, Sheffield, W.M.A. ; Moor Lane, Preston, W.M.A. ;

; Queen Street Circuit, Exeter, W.M.A. ; Whaley Bridge, .Stockport,; Winnington, Northwich, W.M.A. ; Miss Kellett, 'of Audenshaw, Manchester ; Miss Hornby, Gateshead (a member of the League of Love and Ser-vice).

Memorial to Dr. Bondfield.

REV. G. W. SHEPPARD, the British and Foreign Bible Society's Secretary at Shanghai, has informed the Bible Society headquarters that a brass tablet has been ,erected in the Bible House to the memory' of the late Dr. Bond-field. Dr. Bondfield, who was the brother of Miss Mar-garet Bondfield, M.P., rendered, conspicuous service to the Bible Society in China as its secretary. It is note-worthy that the memorial was paid' for by the Chinese staff of the society. Mr. Sheppard states that a stained glass window is being placed by friends in Union Church, Shanghai.

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erS t0 the • battle—and it is easy to be wise after events and to • attack the policy of leaders who for the moment have

been beaten by overwhelming forces. It is easy, too, to di the pen hot ink h s p t e pen in ot p and use such vitriolic p ra es as

BY REV. CUTHBERT ELLISON. 1 TIM. i. 1; 2, 12-20.

(C.E. Topic for December 5th.) THE subject of one\ of the earlier topics of this series

was Samuel, whose call in boyhood is one of the. most interesting of Old Testament stories. Called while young in years, Samuel came to be a distinguished servant of God. A like interest attaches to Timothy in the New Testament. He also in early days yielded himself to God, and gave a loyal and fruitful service in his after-life.

One can see that the home influence played an im-portant part in the preparation of Timothy. He had the immeasurable privilege of a' godly home, and all the' advantage that such a start in life gives to a child. His early nurture was watched over by two good • women, whose names happily are preserved for us. It is sug-gested that the father of Timothy had died during his son's infancy. It was in the care of his mother, Eunice, and hi:, grandmother, Lois, that the child was brought up: They guarded his childhood, giving him careful and constant instruction in the.holy writings of their faith. Thus his character was wisely shaped, and aright direc-tion given to his, mind. The picture that- imagination paints of the gentle boy in the home with Lois and Eunice is'a very attractive one.

In the course of his first missionary journey Paul, with Barnabas, visited Lystra, and that was the occa-sion of his first meeting with Timothy, who at that time was converted to the Christian faith, being 15 or 16 years old. It was at Lystra that Paul was stoned and left for dead by an angry mob. He revived, however, and was soon well enough to continue his journey. It may well be that it was to the home of Lois and Eunice that his mourning friends took the apostle after that dreadful experience, and that it was under their care that he re-covered. We may imagine the sorrowful interest of the tender-hearted boy as he moved softly abour the quiet

. house. There may very well have begun then that friendship between Paul and Timothy which grew to an attachment so strong.

Some years later Paul again visited Lystra. Then, it was that he took Timothy, now a devoted member of the Christian community there, and well reported of by all, and ordained him to the ministry of the churches. So Timothy left his old home and the associates of his youth to accompany. Paul as helper and friend. That was a great day for both Timothy and Paul. It was the commencement of a companionship which was to prove of the utmost benefit to each. Paul for the alleviating of his solitary lot found a son, upon whom he was able to expend the affection of his big heart. Timothy in the friendship of the strong apostle found a bracing influence for the 'support of his sensitiveness and 'diffi-dence. The affectionate bond that united the two men _appears in the two Fpistles of Paul to Timothy. These two letters ought to be among the favourite and familiar Bible passages of Christian Endeavourers. The incom-parable closing chapter of the second letter is the last writ-ing we have from Paul. It throbs with the emotion of the great man's heart. The affection of the father cries out for the sight of his dearly-loved son—"Come,- Timothy, I am longing for the sight of you. Come before winter. Oh, Timothy, come quickly, before •I die! "

For information- as to the work of Timothy it is neces-sary to go to the scattered references in the Acts " and the "Epistles." We find him taking part in preaching at Thessalonica. He goes with Paul to Berea, and stays behind when Paul is compelled to withdraw to Athens. Later he joins Paul at Athens. From thence he is sent On a mission to encourage the Thessalonians, who are

, undergoing persecution. He acts as penman for Paul in the writing of letters. Thus in varied ways he serves his beloved,leader and the churches. At length he is left in charge of the Church at Ephesus. It was a respon-sible post, and it was to encourage Timothy in the dis-charge of his duty there that the two Epistles were wfitten. To some of Paul's words we, too, may well give heed : Study to show thyself approved unto God ; Continue thou in the things which thou has learned ; Be strong in grace ; Watch thou in all things ; Endure afflictions.

(International and Junior Lesson, Sunday, December 5th, 1926.)

SCRIPTURE : MATTHEW VI. 25-33 ; x. 29-31 ; LUKE xv. 3-10.

FORMULATING TEXT : 1 PETER V. 7.

. Aim of Course.—To illustrate some of Jesus' Thoughts of God, and so help scholars to right ideas of Him.

Aim of Lesson.—To understand Jesus' Thought of the Care of God.

Suggested Book4.—Glover's "Jesus of History," chap. 5; Watson's "Mind of the Master," chap. 12 ; D'Arcy.'s " Ruling Ideas of our Lord," chaps. 5, 6 ; Mackie's " Bible Manners and Customs," chap. 2 ; " Pictures of God " ("Teachers and Taught," 4d.).

Aids to Teachers. Matt. vi. 25-33.—This section of the so-called " Ser-

mon on the Mount" is a series of "Counsels against Care "—" More suitable to the circumstances of the disciples than those against amassing treasures. What is here deprecated is not work for bread and raiment, but worry (Bruce). " Why speak of ' treasures-' for us (19-21), who are not even sure of the necessaries of life?"

Young People's 'Topic. (Lutteroth). "Be not anxious" (R.V.) is nearer the mind of the

Christianity in Daily- Lite. Master than " Take no thought," (A.V.). The Greek for Y life ranges in meaning from the

BY REV. BRUCE WHITE. " soul " to the " animal breath." Physical existence is

9.—Courage : Mary Siessor. the sense here. "Behold" implies " Fix your eyes on, so as to take a

(For Sunday, November 28th, 1926.) good look at " (Bruce). SCRIPTURE READING : Acts iv., 13-22. "Fowls" is archaic (A.V.) : " Birds" (R.V.), the cur-

'A' WEEK ago we said that courage is more than fear- rent word. The feathered creatures' fly and sing, and lessness ; it is a .conquest of fear. In Mary Slessor, the neither farm nor hoard ; yet God gives them food. Will pioneer missionary of Calabar, the uncrowned white He let His Children go hungry? queen of Okoyong, we find this perfectly exemplified. A "cubit" is 18 inches, an enormous height to "add " She was timid in the extreme. She was afraid of crowds to one's " stature," by worry or any other means! and dare not cross a city street alone. Cows filled Ber " Age " (R.V.) Margin, seems a better rendering, unless with terror. Yet when the need arose she was not this is another instance of Jesus' fondness for the lacking in the highest courage. " Never bold on her own humour of the grotesque. behalf, she would dare anything for others." "Consider" denotes "Observe attentively."

Whilst still a mill-girl in Dundee she attached herself "Lilies."—There has , been almost endless 'discussion to a mission church and bravely faced the hooligans who of the species—unnecessarily. Jesus' meant the wild infested the narrow alleys and attacked the mission band flowers generally, which sprinkle the grass of Palestine at their open-air work. One of the worst of the roughs in April. - " Jesus would have said the same thing of the one day approached Mary swinging threateningly round snowdrop, the primrose, the bluebell, or the daisy " her head a leaden weight attached to a cord. She stood (Bruce). her grounds - Nearer and nearer came the missile until "Sftin " refers'to clothing, "raiment." it touched her brow ; still she did not flinch. "She's

""Solomon," whose splendour was far-famed.

game," cried the rough, arid flung his weapon to the Grass "—the common, tough stalks, among which ground. Then, to show their appreciation "of her the flowers grew. This was cut down and dried and courage, he and his companions went in a body to the stuffed into the clay " oven," as fuel for baking. Yet, meeting. brief as its life is, God Himself "clothes " the " grass " '

At the age of twenty-eight years thiS- heroic young in "living green."

Called to Service Timothy.

woman went to Calabar, on the coast of West Africa. After twelve years spent with others at the Mission base she went alone.up country to Okcyong, there to live and labour among people who were variously described as ,"bloody," " savage, ' "cruel," " treacherous," "sensual," "devilish," "thievish," "cannibals," " fetish-worship-pers," " murderers." Pleasant company for 5 white woman forty years of age ! "There was not a phase of African devilry which they did not indulge." Squalor, dirt, and indecency were parts of the established order. European gin was largely responsible for drunken orgies in which men, women and children shared. When a chief died some of his wives and slaves were murdered. If twins were born they were crushed into pots and flung into the bush to perish and the mother was hence-forth an outcast. Dark superstitions, cruel witchcraft, tribal warfare, and cannibalism conspired to produce a state of barbarism difficult to imagine and impossible to describe.

This was what Mary Slessor had to face alone from 1888 onward. Yet not alone, for the Father was with her. Of that she was sure, and it gave her courage and strength. She braved the perils of tropical forests, hurricanes, and swollen rivers, by day and by night. She sought out angry chiefs and implored their clemency toward offending slaves. Standing by day and lying down at night she remained for days between two bands of hostile warriors, thus prolonging a palaver until angry passion subsided and the war fever died down. In this way she brought a devastating war to an end. On another occasion she stove in gin casks to prevent a drunken orgy. Besides all these things she preached, taught some to read, and doctored the sick. And all the time she was acting as foster-mother to abandoned twins whom she rescued, adopted, nursed, and often carried along toilsome miles in mid-day heat and midnight blackness.

To what end was all this 'labour ? To this end—that "no punitive expedition has ever been required to be sent where she has laboured. Arochuku, the last, - worst stronghold of Egbo worship, the Long Juju, a terrible system of superstition, terrorism, murder, and canni-balism, was turned in a short ten years into a peaceful land where men met to worship the Prince of Peace." For Discussion.

"What we now need to discover in the. social realm is the moral equivalent of war : something heroic that will appeal to men universally as war does and yet will be as compatible with their spiritual selves as war has proved itself to be incompatible " (William James).

(1) Does Christianity provide this "moral equivalent of war?"

(2) Does the Church to-day exhibit it? (3) Do you and I possess it?

"What Jesus Taught about God." (1) GOD'S CARE.

BY REV..HAROLD WILSON, M.A.

"Gentiles."—Mere pagans, who pray for material things only.

"Your Heavenly Father."—The key to the teaching. Trust Him, and you cannot worry .

"First."—Put "first things first." "The morrOw."—To live a day at a

the Father, is the cure for care. "the evil."—Material, not moral ; " the day's darg,"

as the Scots say. Matt. x. 29-31.—"sparrows." Small birds generally. "farthing."—The Roman. " as," a tenth of a drachma,

worth ,about three farthings. Five were sold for two "farthings," the cheapest form of flesh food. Yet God attends every sparrow's funeral !

"numbered."—Rather, " counted," as objects of value to the Father.

Luke xv. 3-10.—" what man?" : If man will so care for a sheep, how much more will God care for a Child?

"a hundred one."—The unit is not lost in the crowd.

"wilderness."—Rather, "pasture-land," . not desert. "until he find it."—The search does not cease until it

succeeds (compare "The Hound of Heaven "). "on his shoulder."—The Eastern shepherd carries a

sheep thus, around his. neck, holding its legs.. "rejoicing."—Notwithstanding search and burden. "pieces of silver."—Drachmas, worth 71d. each ; pos-

sibly fastened together and worn on the forehead. "lamp."—A saucer-shaped vessel of clay, with olive-

oil and tow, giving a dim flicker, butt needed, in a dark cottage with no window.

Supplementary Talk—(before Story)—On Palestine in Springtime. (Seo " Bible Manners," p. 19.)

Lesson Method.—Since Worry is hardly a besetting • sin of Juniors. the positive truth of God's Care of His Children should be emphasised, not the negative truth of the folly of our lack of trust.

' Speak of Jesus' delight in the open air and the life of Nature. Suggest reasons for this—His healthiness of body and mind ; His love of beauty ; especially His interest in flowers and birds and beasts as His " Little brothers and sisters." He thought of God as the Father of them all, making them all, caring for them all, loving them all. Use the Biblical material to illustrate this.

(1) Birds—especially common birds, e.g., sparrows. (2) Flowers—wild flowers spoken of in gupplementary

Talk. (3) Grass—not tender herbage but coarse tough fibres,

used as fuel. (4) Sheep—as the object of knowledge and care and

affection on the part of the Eastern shepherd. So suggest, rather than indicate, the greater value of

Ills Children to God, and .His unfailing Care of them. Lesson Expression.—Drawing of flowers etc. Memory Words (for Teachers).=Country ; Nature ;

Delight ; Secret ; Birds ; Flowers ; Grass ; Sheep.

SATURDAY, November 27th, 7 p.m.

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SUNDAY, November 28th, 11 & 6.30.

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Young People's Service 3 p.m. Unique item. Demonstration by Scholars,

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King's Cross Mission. Great Awakening and Aggressive Work.

THE " Decision Day " service in the Sunday School, conducted by the Rev. Geo. Nottle, on October 24th, proved to be a time of great spiritual blessing and fruit- fulness. Between 30 and 40 of the elder scholars made their decision for Christ. These have now been formed into an Intermediate C.E., in the hope of shepherding them• through their most critical years.

On Sunday, November 7th, Rev. Geo. Nottle welcomed into Church membership nine young men and women at the sacramental service, when 80 were present.

A new venture was undertaken on Sunday evening, November 14th, when the first of a series of Young People's monthly services was held. Mr. E. H. Moody, jun., conducted the service, Miss K. Neubert read the lesson, and Miss E. Milsom was the soloist ; the choir also rendered an anthem. Rev. Geo. Nottle, in response to the wishes of the young people, spoke on the subject of ;`Unanswered Prayer." The young men and women acted as door and offertory stewards. The Boys' and Girls' Life Brigade and Cadets also paraded in good numbers. The service was followed by a social hour in the schoolroom, when refreshments and an excellent musical pi-ogramme were enjoyed by, 170 adults and young people. The evening was considered by all present to be a. great success.

A real treat was proVided on the nights of Friday, Saturday and TUesday, November 12th, 13th and 16th, when a fairy play, entitled "The Rescue," was given before crowded audiences. This charming play, which revealed much talent, was written and ably produced by Mr. T. J. Green, the assistant Sunday School superin-tendent of King's Cross. Mrs. Foxton, a valued friend_ of the Mission, presided over the second night's perform-ance. The proceeds were in aid of the Girls' Life Brigade. Some earnest aggressive work is now in pro- gress, which is taking the forth of a systematic house-to-house visitation campaign of 8,000 homes in the imme- diate district. A group of 30 workers are engaged. in this effort. Handbills are distributed, and a personal in- vitation to the Mission is given. d . The workers are being cordially received, and strangers are coming , to the Sunday services in response to the invitations extended. The Women's Own is growing in numbers and interest week by week, at which Mrs. Nottle and Sister Ena render valuable service.

Young men and women coming to London from the country and provinces will receive a hearty welcome into the fellowship of the Mission, and should communicate with the Rev. Geo. Nottle, 6 Ripplevale Grove, Barns-bury, N.1.

Our Evangelical Missions. Rev. W. H. Jeffries, M.C., at Basford,

Notts. THE evangelistic work being organized by Rev. Charles

Pye is a "productive " work in the best sense, and is of inestimable value to our churches. David Lane Church, Basford, has just "had a Mission." In it the church itself has caught a glow, and fervour which already is telling upon the neighbourhood. It all began by a few devout souls praying, for a "revival." This reached the leaders. Prayer meetings were established in church and school. Mr. Pye was asked to help us. The neigh-, bourhood was visited from house to house by minister and people. Finally Mr. Pye came, for the first Sunday, and the first "Decision " was secured. On the Monday Rev. W. H. Jeffries, M.C., of Wallsend-on-Tyne, took over the charge, and for ten days conducted a never-to-be-forgotten evangelistic campaign. If evangelism means "going out for a verdict," Mr. Jeffries evangelised indeed. His addresses and appeals were delivered in a quiet but searching emotion, and were effective in securing a large number of "Decisions." It was a busy time for . him. He lectured on the Saturday evening, addressed the Not-tingham Ministers' Fraternal on the Friday afternoon, and secured decisions in the school on the Sunday after-noon. It has been a season of great blessing to us all, ministers and people alike, and we thank God and take courage. Conference never undertook a more respon-sible or vital piece of work than that of the provision for these Missions, and another church has been blessed.

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MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Froggatt, George, has accepted the unanimous invita-

tion to become superintendent of the Blackheath Circuit, Birmingham, in 1927.

Cosson, A. E. J., leaves Herne Hill in 1928. Burgon, GeO., will remove from the Camelford and

Wadebridge circuit at Conference, 1927. Anderson, W. T. has accepted. an invitation to Castle-

ford circuit for 1927. Allchurch, H. G., removes from Peterborough in 1928. Porter, W. P., is to succeed Rev. F. A. Farley in the

Chatham circuit at next Conference. Jenkins, S. G., has accepted an invitation to succeed

the ' Rev. W. A. Grist (Foreign Missions Secretary-Designate) at Bishopston, Bristol, in 1928,

Trolley, R., has accepted the unanimous invitation of „ the Penzance, High Street, circuit for next August.

Powell, James L., is to succeed Rev. Douglas D. Dibble at Newton Abbot in August, 1927.

Green, R. W., is to succeed Rev. James L. Powell at Leeds West, "C " Section, in August, 1927.

'Chappell and Rev. F. A. Farley. In the afternoon 'there was a rally of the Luton Road and Union Street Sunday Schools, Mr. Fred Anzer, superintendent of Luton Road School, presiding. Addresses were given by Rev. F. A. Farley and Mr. P. G. Richman (superintendent of Union Street). On . Monday the superintendent, Rev. A. F. Deighton, preached a powerful sermon to a good audience. Tea followed in the schoolroom, after which the annual meeting was held in the church. Mr. J. Frost, of Swanley, a former member of the church, pre-sided. Mr. Hodges (church secretary and treasurer of the trust fund) presented the annual report and financial statement, the latter showing a balance on the right side. Interesting addresses were given by the chairman and Rev. A.. F.. Deighton. Rev. F. A. Farley and Mr. Rich-man also took part in the meeting. A special feature at all the services was the splendid singing of the choir ; leader, Mr. V. Stannard ; organist, Mr. C. F. Ram-shaw. Receipts, £15 10s.

Darlington (V '

ictoria Road).—The home anniversary services held on November 7th were well attended. Preacher, Rev. C. G. Dunkerley. On the Monday even- ing an "At Home " was held. Mr. and Mrs. Evelyn Dixon were the host and hostess. Rev. Cecil Dunkerley gave a splendid' lecture on "Billy Bray," the Cornish miner. Musical and elocutionary items were given by some of the pupils of Miss Julia Smith, and a very enjoy-able evening was concluded with refreshments.

Durham (Bethel).—The visit of Rev. D. B. Proudlove (late superintendent of the circuit) for the chapel anni- versary was very successful. The Saturday evening meeting was presided over by Mr. R. Barren, in the absence, through illness, of' Mr. W. B. Charlton, J.P., and inspiring addresses were delivered by Rev. D. . B. Proudlove and Rev. J. Alexander, M.A. (Presbyterian). The Sunday services conducted by Rev. D. B. Proudlove were very well attended. On the Monday evening a large company sat down to,tea, which was followed by a public meeting, presided over by Mr. S. Galbraith, J.P., at which Rev. D. B. Proudlove delivered his popular lec-ture, "The Church of To-morrow." Special items of music were excWlently rendered by the choir at each service, and the anniversary altogether was a time of great inspiration.

Hurst (Queen Street).—Foreign missionary anniversary was celebrated on November 14th. On the Saturday evening a missionary social and café was • held, the musical programme being given by friends from neigh-bouring churches. Chairman, Mr. Francis Johnson (Albion. Congregational Church). The deputation, Rev. J. S. Pinner, gave the address. A report of the Foreign Mission work and finance was given by the secretary (Mr. H. Butterfield). On Sunday the services were con-ducted by Rev. J. J. Absalom in the morning, Rev. J. S. Pinner (deputation) in the evening. Special music was rendered by the choir and organist. Finances in advance of last year. /

London, WalthamStow (Wanstead).-L-The church anni-versary was a time of great blessing. Rev. G. E. Min- near and the pastor (Rev. F. Pearn) were the preachers, and Rev. A. R. Barnes was the speaker on Tuesday. The choir greatly helped, under the leadership of Mr. J. Hewitt. Encouraging reports were given of the year's work by the treasurer, Mr. Booth, and the senior'steward, Mr. T. H. Ashelford. The whole of the church build-ings are now practically Hee from debt.

Sheerness-on-Sea.--The . 105th anniversary services were held ,on November 7th. Preachers, Mr. Hamon and Rev. Richard Cole. In the afternoon a P.S.A. was held, under the chairmanship of Mr..C. Rust, leading artistes taking part. On Wednesday, Rev. A. Baldwin (Baptist) preached an eloquent sermon in the afternoon, followed by a faith tea, arranged by Sister Marjorie and Mrs. Hamon. Public meeting‘was held in the evening. Chairman, Mr. F. Sales ; speakei-s, Rev. S. Hankin Hardy (Wesleyan) and Rev. Richard Cole. The report of the leaders was given. by Mr. S. F. Hamon, whose

appreciation was expressed of the services of Sister Mar-jorie. The services were very successful.

Totland Bay, I.W.—The 21st church anniversary ser-vices were conducted by Rev. Frank Collins, of Worle, the first minister appointed to the church. Good con-gregations attended. On Monday an "At Home " was held, at which many old friendships were renewed and new pnes made. The chair was taken by Mr. F. Young,. our oldest local preacher, with 54 years' service in this circuit, and one of the original founders of this church. Rev. Frank Collins gave an address on " My Methodist Heritage.". Refreshments were provided by the choir.• Avery successful anniversary.

Bazaars. London (Plumstead).—A " Dutch " bazaar was held on

November 4th, 5th and 6th, in aid of debt extinction scheme. The old B.C. cause at Market Street, Wool-wich, was represented at the first day's opening by Mrs. Thos. Oates (opener) and Mrs. F. S. Mallett (president). Two local friends took part the second day—Mrs..Gof-ton-Salmond (opener) and Mrs. P. Chinnery (president). The old Crescent Road (U.M.F.C.) was represented on the third day by - Mrs. Walter Brookes (opener) and Mr. S. Dunkley (chairman). Girl "Venturers " • performed two playlets and Cecil Sewell sang. The bazaar room WAS laid out as a Dutch street. market, with windmill, etc., by Mr. Geo. Huck-' step, and the stall-holders were dressed in native -Cos-tumes. Lantern talks on Holland were given by Rev. , .H. H. Riley. The cross-word puzzle competition was won by Laurence Beecher (Shebbear College), the judge being the editor of the "Kentish Independent," an old scholar. The proceeds (£269). constituteda record. The bazaar officials were Mr. J. Beecher (secretary) and Mr. A. J. Gloster ,(treasurer).

Redruth (Fore, Street). —A most successful bazaar was held on November 3rd and 4th, being part of an effort to raise £1,500 for the complete renovation and re- decoration of the premises. The proceedings commenced with a largely attended luncheon, at which the guest of honour was Commander Sir Edward Nicholl, D.L., J.P. (an old Fore Street boy), and Mr. Martin Edwards, J.P., presided. Rev. T. J. Dickenson (a former minister) pre- sided at the opening, and Sir Edward Nicholl, in declar-ing the bazaar open, as an incentive to all to do their best said he would be prepared to add 25 per cent to the total amount raised, and if they could produce £1,050 his contribution would- be £450. The bazaar was re-opened on Thursday, when a delightful musical pro-gramme was arranged by Mr. M. Clemens, the organist of the church. Rev. E. E. Bennett (pastor) presided. Subsequently about 50 children of the Sunday School presented purses to Mrs. Trounson, of Trevear. Mean-while the members of church and congregation had risen to meet the challenge of Sir Edward 'Nicholl's generous offer in a magnificent manner, and at the -close the bazaar secretary was able to announce that as the result of the takings at the bazaar and donations the 1%000 guineas had been raised, and that with the promised £450 from Sir Edward, £1,500 had been raised. The trustees are deeply indebted to all who made so great a response, and particularly to Mrs. Edward' Trounson and Mr. Martin Edwards, whose generous help made the glorious achievement possible, also to Mr. H. E. ,Treneer and Mr. .Williamson, who as secretary and treasurer were indefatigable.

Sunderland, Thornhill (Pallion).—The friends at this church have just held a very successful bazaar, opened on the first day by his Worship the Mayor of Sunderland, Ald. David Cairns. Chairman, Mr. T. R. Blumer, J.P. Mr. Blumer spoke of his intimate knowledge of the church, and how he always associated with it the names of such loyal workers as Garbert, Forster, Ferry and the late Henry Davis. . On the second day the bazaar was reopened by Sunday School children, under the direction 'of Mrs. Charlton. Miss Gladys 'Forster re-ceived the children's purses. The 'church is situated in a district which feels acutely the long period of unemploy-ment in4, the shipyards, hence the result, £160, was highly satisfactory. Rev. R. Trolley, in thanking the workers,. spoke of the unanimity and enthusiasm which had characterised the effort, and of the good fellowship which had prevailed.

General. Derby (Dairy House Road),—On November 17th a

lecture on "An Evening with our Hymn-writers" was given by Rev. Frank Rhodes. He traced the history of our English hymns and invested them with new interest by an account of their authors and the circumstances of their composition. The choir members sang hymns and a solo in illustration of the subject. The chair was 'occu-pied by Mr. H. W. Surtees, J.P., of Derby, who exhibited some of the earliest editions of .Wesley's hymns, going 'back to 1776, and one of the pirated editions (printed in 1834, in Derby) which were un.- scrupulously published before the Wesleyan Conference secured the copyrights.

Elland (St. Paul's).—The annual " At Homes," held on November 6th, .9th, 11th, 13th, took the form of a' floral fete. The schoolroom was tastefully decorated and the stalls well stocked. The Ladies' Sewing Meeting and Girls' Guild have been very busy during the year, and evidences of their devotion were plentiful. The opening ceremonies were well attended each day, and the openers included Mr. J. L. Thompson,. Dr. MacVie, Mr. Ernest Turner and Mr. D. A. Blackburn, C.C., of Hebden Bridge. Concerts were given by the children, the choir, Mr. Garsed's party, and the Girls' Guild and Boy Scouts. The proceeds amounted to £256.

Falmouth and. Penryn.—A grand concert was given in our Penryn Church on November 10th by the renowned Trelawney Concert Party (Camborne). Councillor G. Pellowe, 1.P., presided. The programme was . of a high order. A collection was taken in aid of trust funds. Mr. J. J. Collins, preaching on Remembrance Sunday evening, reminded the congregation of the sacrifice en-tailed in the Great War, and said the men died because

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Bradley, B.A. (Congregational). A ladies' choir ren- dered anthems, and solos were rendered by Miss Marsden, Miss Graham and Mrs. N.: Gregson, the accompanist being Mrs. Waldie.

London (Lee).—Mr. John Duxbury achieved another of his invariable successes when -he gave a recital on November 4th. In the afternoon he gave "The Divine Speaker," which has proved so popular. Mr. • R. L. Stuart took the chair. In the evening "Jean Valjean," a selection from the English translation of " Les Miserables," was greatly enjoyed, Mr. Duxbury being as clear, as dramatic, and as sympathetic in his renderings as ever. At each recital a good audience was present, the chair being taken in the evening by Mrs. J. F. Griffith.

Loughborough (Sparrow .Hill).—A well-attended birth-day party was recently held. Mr. Tom Kidger was the host, and the gathering was presided over by the Rev. W. R. Smith. Rev. Jas. Proudfoot, Messrs. T. Iliffe and Winters, in expressing congratulations to Mr. Kidger, paid many eulogies to his long and unwearied service to the church and school. Mr. T. Kidger has held every office of importance in the church, and is held in high esteem by all his fellow-workers. The Rev. W. R. Smith, on behalf of the committee which had arranged •the effort, made a presentation to Mr. Kidger, and a bouquet of flowers was presented to Mrs. Kidger by

. Miss Gladys Dean. Mr. Kidger suitably, and in re-miniscent vein, responded, and spoke of the pleasure and joy he had derived from his service to the church. Each guest had been - asked to contribute one halfpenny for each year of his or her age, and the proceeds, which

ai amounted to over £8, were /or the Sale of Work Fund. Long Eaton (Sandiacre).—In connection with the over-

seas missionary services, Mr. C. Stanley Caunt, one of our young men, gave a lecture on "David Livingstone." Mr. James Whall presided, and a collection was taken for the missionary' work of the church. On the follow-ing day, children of the Sunday School, who had been prepared by Miss Phyllis Plackett, gave the missionary sketch, " Sunbeams." As a result, several new collect-ing-loxes were asked for,

London, Forest Gate (Harold Wood).—The choir held their annual concert for the church funds on November 6th, in the War Memorial Institute. It was successful in every way. The choir rendered a number of part-songs. Miss C. W. Con (gold medalist L.A.M.) and Miss J. S. Wilson rendered solos. Miss Peggie gave two elo-cutionary pieces. Rev. C. W. Thomas rendered three selections on the hand-bells, including " The Lost Chord," and a perfectly enjoyable evening closed with a sketch. Rev. E. Cato presided.—The Harvest Festival (preacher, Rev. E. Cato) raised £10 2s., a considerable increase on last year's collections. One of the mem-bers in sympathy with the Forward Movement which has been inaugurated has undertaken to give to the church £100 a year for three years in aid of the work of God.

Manchester Third (Central Openshaw).—The Women's Own held a ladies' day on November 14th. Preachers, Mr. J. E. Thewlas (city missioner), and Mrs. Dawson, of Blackley. In the afternoon the ladies' choir gave a special musical service, presided over by Mrs. C. Dimond, wife of the superintendent minister. Mrs. W. H. Lobley gave the address.. Solos and duets were rendered by Mrs. W. H. Grundy; Mrs. G. Metcalf, Miss D. Shat-Well and Miss Monks. There were good congregations

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Padstow.—The married ladies gave an enjoyable en-tertainment to a crowded audience on November 10th. Mrs Knight presided, and gave an address, and joined in a duet with Mrs. Rowe. Others taking part were Mrs. Searle, Mrs. Pink and Mrs. J. H. Blake. The ladies sang choruses, and also joined in a sketch, " A Day in the Life of a Mother." Mrs. Bray was the pianist. Proceeds, with four "At Homes " held recently, realised between and '10, which will be devoted to the Christmas effort.

Sheffield, Hanover (Heeley).—The Young People's Guild celebrated Armistice Day by a high-class concert, some of Sheffield's finest vocalists being engaged. There was a large audience. The opening trio, "Memory," was so appropriate that some of the vocalists were visibly moved as they sang. Rev. John Carnegie opened the proceedings, and introduced the chairman (Mr. George Wood). The secretary, Mr. Arthur Briddon, expressed thanks to all the helpers. From this church 213 young men served in the war, 31 of whom laid down their lives. The names of the fallen were read by Mr. Henry Kirk, and the audience stood in silence for one minute in their memory.

Stapleford.—The members of the Women's Bright Hour at Zion Church, Long Eaton, paid a visit to Stapleford, and gave their dramatic entertainment„ " Myrtlefarm Romance," or "A Lancashire Wedding," at Nottingham Road schoolroom. There was a crowded audience, who showed enthusiastic appreciation of the performance, and the effort brought in about for the sewing meeting fund. Mrs. R. J. Bancroft, the president of the Zion Bright Hour, occupied the chair.

Stapleford (Brookhill).—A special effort by the C.E. members has realised a good sum for the church funds. It comprised a public tea, a grand concert, and a sale of useful and fancy articles. — (Sandiacte).—Rev. C. W. Limb, superintendent minister, delighted a large audience. with his popular lecture, "The Lost Art of Hymn-Singing," illustrated by many examples of good and bad congregational tunes. Mr. Limb, who is a talented musician, provided his own pianoforte illustrations, and led the singing, which was greatly enjoyed. Mr. James Whall presided. The lecture was preceded by a faith tea. Nearly £4 was raised.

Whitley Bay.—Mr. Jack Hogg, the eminent pupil of the late W. H. Jude, visited this church last week. Mr. Hogg gave one of his celebrated descriptive musical even-ings to a large gathering of music-lovers,- who thoroughly enjoyed the programme. Mr. Wm. Easten presided, and led the choir in singing some of Jude's fine compositions. The proceeds were in aid of church funds.

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Greetland (Thornhill).—On November 14th a "Married Ladies' Day " was held in aid of the church funds and the "At Homes." The afternoon service was conducted by Mrs. Bowker, whose subject was "Love in Daily Life," and the evening preacher was Mrs. Thornton, who -spoke on "The Influence of Woman." Miss Tooby and Madame Annie Taylor were the soloists, and anthems were' effectively rendered by the Married Ladies' Choir. The services were very successful. Collections, £11.

Huddersfield (Brunswick Street).—The annual tea and meeting was held on November 13th. Rev. R. E. Mansfield was in the chair. Reports of the various de-partments, societies and clubs were submitted. Three years -ago the school was graded. We are pleased to report a steady increase in *numbers. Average attend-ance, 191 ; officers and teachers, 57. The following are .all In active work, viz., Girls' Institute, Young' Men's Institute, Tennis Club, four Football Clubs, Sick and

; Burial Society. Legion of service and social liour held at close of Sunday evening service. Three of the younger Teachers who had attended the Ashville Summer School this year gave excellent reports of benefits re-ceived, • to impulses for services, and desire to put into practice the teaching of the Rev. T. A. Jefferies and .others, and the deepening of their spiritual life. Mr. J. .Haywood, J.P., superintendent, spoke of loyal service of .all the teachers, and the high tone of the whole school.

Huddersfield, High Street (Newsome).—At the monthly sacramental service Rev. Bryan H. Reed re-ceived six young people into church membership.

Hurst (Queen Street).—Special Armistice services were held on November 6th. In the morning the preacher Was Pastor .Black, and in the afternoon a memorial ser- vice was held in the school, when a wreath was placed .on the memorial by one of the young men who had served in the Great War and gained the D.S.M., an address was given by Pastor Black, and there was special music. The evening service was conducted by Rev. J. J. Absalom, who preached a special sermon, anthems were' rendered by the choir,and the soloist was Miss Mainds, and this servte was followed by Holy Communion. There, were good congregations.

Kingswood (Bethesda).—At a recent Sacramental ser-vice,' the Rev. David Watkins admitted twelve new mem-bers into church fellowship:-

Leicester (Hill Street).—The Senior Men's Effort in aid -of the church funds took place on November 6th, Coun- cillor. E. Grimslev presiding, when there was a fairly good attendance. The programme was provided by the Superiors' Concert_ Party.

Kingswood (Warmley Tower).—After much delibera-tion and considerable preparation -the trustees have entered upon an expenditure of nearly twelve hundred pounds, An organ chamber is being built on the side of the . building, the interior of the church is being entirely transformed- and brought up to date. There will be new seating throughout, with new choir stalls and a new rostrum. In short, the building is being modernised. In anticipation of this expenditUre a sum of "400 has been raised. A two days' bazaar has now been held, by which another £170 has been raised, making a grand total of about j;570. The result of the bazaar exceeded all expectations. On the first day Mr. Victor Osmond presided, while Mrs. Osmond declared the bazaar open. The financial statement was presented by the pastor, Rev. H. E. Reed. On the second day the sale- was opened by Mr.. George Jefferies. The Sunday School children handed in their gifts, amounting in all to nearly

Words of appreciation and encouragement were spoken by Mrs. H. E. Reed. It is hoped that a further substantial sum will - be raised at the reopening services on December 8th. 'The church. is in good heart and full of eager anticipation. .

London (Plumstead).—Twenty members of the F.O.R. Youth Group were given hospitality by the church over the Armistice week-end, when a "peace mission " was concluded in. Woolwich. On Saturday evening "The Terrible Meek," a mystery play dealing with the Cruci- fixion, was performed as part of a programme which included songs by Miss Theodora Wiltshire, R.A.M., and violin .solos by Miss Henderson. At the Armistice commemoration' service on Sunday evening Rev. 'H. Hughes Riley (minister) preached on The Vandal," an epic on the causes of war. "Songs of Fellowship and Service " were sung. At the social hour which followed speeches were made by Edgar Knight (Mansfield Col-lege, Oxford), M. Collett Brown (Imperial College), and Christine C. Brown, and Wilfred Bligh recited. Keen interest was aroused by the debate at the Literary Guild on the propostion "That as Christians we cannot par-ticipate in war." The speakers included Marie Luise Moll (Austria), Paul Steele, Ronald Gundry, M.A., Eileen Hersay, B.A., 'Mr. J. Beecher and others. Rev. H. H. Riley presided. •

Liverpool South (Garston).—A Ladies' Sunday was field on November 7th, the preacher being Miss M. S.

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The United Methodist Magazine.

CONTENTS FOR DECEMBER.

EDITORIAL. All eyes on Bethlehem.' AT ,THE SIGN OF THE BABE.

A Christmas Message. By Rev. T. B. Davenport.

A CHRISTMAS STORY. Christmas Cheer. By Sybil Haddock. -

OUR ROYAL PRIESTHOOD. Rev. J. E. Swallow (Portrait). Mrs. Truscott Wood (Portrait).

THE MESSAGE OF WINTER. By Rev. F. P. Argall.

A NOTABLE liv- AD MASTER. The late Rev. Alfred Soothill, M.A.

ONE YEAR AT ZION. Serial Story. XII.-A White Christmas. fly Rev. W. H. Saturley.

THE MINISTER OF TO-DAY AMONG HIS' PEOPLE. By Rev. J. C. Pye.

OUR PULPIT. Rev. Charles Whiteley. RESTING PROM THEIR LABOURS.

Mr. Frank B. Barnett (Portrait). Mr. B. W. Ward, Seaford (Portrait).

BOOKS OP TO-DAY. THE LEGION OP VENTURERS.

By Rev. H. V. Capsey.

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66 BILLY BRAY." The Rev. MARK Guy PEARSE, in a recent issue of the Methodist Recorder. on " Some Local Preachers Down West," refers to the Life of . Billy Bray, by F. W. Bourne, and expresses the fear that this book is now out of print. It is still on sale. and its world-wide popularity is unprecedented. Bound in cloth. of all booksellers. for Va. or post free for 119.

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