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The Rev. G. Ayre's Twelve Years in Aliwal North.

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The Voice of One Crying. By THE WATCHMAN.

1 The voice of one crying, make straight Between your proneness to evil

In the wilderness the way of the Lord. And the righteousness of yout Lord.. 2 The people are as unshepherded 0 Knew and declare, 0 ye faithful,

Inscribe this word on your heart—The horsemen of God encompass them That honour and keep His day of

rest ; But in the fires of Gehenna will He

burn the bones Of all that bind and then loose His

commands. 10 My people have forsaken the Pres-

ence of the Lord ; Their eyes have forgotten His coun-

tenance; Only by the hearing of the ear 'they

know Slim, As whispers from. afar. His woaders are as old wives' tales, As echoes from the distant crags ; His North are not as sure nails, But as traditions given of men ; Therefore are they not confident, Their knee; smite in the day of

threatening. 11 Great is the love of the Lord,

And His power above all earth's legions ;

His mercy is wide as the ocean, His wisdom is like the circle of the

heavens ; But, like treasure deep hidden, it hes From the dim distant eyes of my

people. They enter not into the Holy of

Holies, They dwell in the outer courts ; Their religion smells of old rags, It has no strength nor beauty in it. When they proclaim it in the streets None will consider it, none will buy ; Your markets are full of new cloth That will not endure, And the people clothe themselves is

that Which will leave the soul naked.

12 Turn again, 0 ye faithful, And seek the face of the Lord. Know that the door of His Presence Ia open to all and always. They that seek His face shall find

Him, And their souls shall be strengthened. They will not fear when threatenings

The'r"y ev.ill not tremble in the dark-ness ;

Their faces will shine like the glory of God,

Their hearts will be glad; Then shall ye tell wlmt ye have seen, Then shall ye declare and men will

hearken unto you, Then shall many lay hold of your

garments, Feeling the virtue of your Lord. Like lilies on pillars shall be your

beauty, And the desire of...many will Le unto

13 Yet in one thing more would I coun-sel you,

Putting vour feet in sure places. The Lord in His mercy redeemed y., In freedom Ile sent you forth,

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heep; They scatter and wander without pur-

Pese, They eat that which is sweet to the

tea., But which bath no sustenance in it ; They browse on the brink of destiny, Heeding not the whirlwind ; They flee from the leopard, And meet a lion in the path ; Desiring peace and health in their

bones, They know not 1.110 Way thereof.

3 Therefore are ye faithful discom-forted,

Ye sigh and ye cry ; Ye lift up your eyes to the heavens, Invoking the help of the Lord ; Flitter waters pour throughyour soul ; Chains of despair make your feet

heavy.

4 And now are your hands held aloft, Outrage is in your fultorbed eyes, Because your city elders heed not the

Lord, But hearken to the clamour of youth ; Because they have made the Sabbath

as other days, Trampling God's command under

foot ; Because the, smoke of all manner of

folly Fouls the sweet incense of praise ; And the noise of ribald laughter Drowns the peace of God's House.

5 But consider well, ye faithful, And remember your own wayward-- nese ; God will not hold you guiltless For the transgressions of your

brethren. 6 In the days when the nations made

Ye made the Sabbath Day of none effect ;

Your warriors knew no Sabbath, To warred on the Day of Rest ; With twofold wages ye wooed your

craftsmen That they would forego the sane-

Int"treYtilling of fields ye kept Italy Day,

Doing all manner of work. . 7 Dotbtless ye are seekers after God's

own heart, But ye did turn far from His ways; Fear did distort your vision In the valley of the shadow ; Ye trusted not your Shepherd's rod

and staff As it touched you in the darkness.

8 And see now how the godless mock, The people laugh at you in derision ; They consider not the burning in

your bones, They see but the mark of your

hypocrisy ; They do not discriminate between

your lolly And y ■ ur Ma.der's strength,

Four More Witnesses SIR GILBERT PARKER says :—

" I know the debt that 1 owe to all those who loved the Bible before I came into the world and 1 want to do something fdr throe who will love the Bible whets I am One. It is the Book to which this Society gives its strenuous, its powerful, and its effective efforts. All creeds, all l s e , meet under its b , and may it go on to greater and greater days."

THE ARCHBISHOP OF WALES says :—

" I. ell these movements forward, helped forward by the inspiration of the Bible, 1 hem the footfall of the Master's coming, and with thankfulness I support ■ Society which spreads the knowledge of that Book which proclaims the Gospel of everlasting life to the whole world."

MRS. BRAMWELL BOOTH says

" A cadet from But Africa is at precept in our Training Garrison. We did not know that the New Testament existed in his own language until I inquired from the Bible Society. I wish you could have men his coal-black face, and the joy with which he discos,ered that he could read the Bible in his own language."

DR. W. H. FITCHETT says :—

" Imagine that this Society did not exist Every ',epistolic denomination would have to set op • Hula Bible Society of its own. You would have • Church of England Bible, a Presby eee i e n Bible,. • Welsh Bible, and I am afraid • Wesleyan Methodist Bible. Thank God that this Society aim the flag of no sect it is the loyal servant and helper of every sect. Thank God for what this Society dom."

Seni a gift to the Secretaries of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 146, Queen Victoria Street, London, B.C. 4.

138 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. - AT.TGUST 24, 1922

The Private. CorreSpondenee Movements. of Rev. Nathan Pindar.

CONCERNING CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. Well, if I cannot !believe any seam

end accept my everyday experience of life as being in. accoalaeoe with fads, what else me I believe? If disease is unreal, how am I to know that health is real, and what is meant by the health of -4 body that does not exist? If to body is only a false thought,how am 1 to be sure that my mind is-not also a false thought ? The simple, 'irresistible result of it all, Phil, is thin, there remains no .re foundation for know-ledge of anything. So we are all inmates of a madhouse.

And I think you will agree with me when I say that this new cult is hope-lessly unscientific. Science—the net and craft of .knowing —begins from either of two standpoints. It begins with a speculative thesis, end then works down to the universal experience of men ; or it begins with experience and works up to its theoretical explana-tion. Bet is each care it takes experi-ence as real. It tries to explain expe-rience; it is never so foolish as either to deny its validity or explain it away. True science takes mind end matter and attempts to show how they can be resolved withal, a unity which we feel must he the last issue of Existence. It is poor science that begin. by under-mining all knowledge.

And then what of the claim that this cult is " Christian "1 It is hole, Phil, that the seriousness of the whole matter lies for you and me. Sin. I first made a study of " Christian Science " teach-ing 1 have read the Gospel records ahvays, with an eye to whether the Lord Jesus Christ assumed the reality of the material world or otherwise. And nowhere have I found the slightest justification for identifying the non-reality of matter with the teaching and life of our Lord. Indeed, the whole weight of evidence is the other sway. He certainly taught that the material world was transient, but that is totally dif-ferent from being unreal. He cured disease, but never denied its existence! He suffered. Was Hit suffering only false thinking? 'If so, then we are pre-sented with the alternatives--Mrs. Eddy or the Lord Jeans Christ. What becomes of the Incarnation—the Word made Flesh—if there is no flesh? The whole creed, Phil, makes nonsense of Christian redemption. It does what Henan did—it suppresses sin, 'obliter-ates it. Evil, sin, disease are all nothing more nor less then false think-ing. If that doesn't knock the bottom out of all morality then I have been half a lifetime in the school of experi-ence to no purpose.

My conclusion, Phil, erste thetesols-ing of ... Christian Science.' ie thiet as illogical nonsense; it is contredirtorY of the whole 'Christian conception of life and experience; it is s challenge to Christianity; it is fraught with termer. swat clanger. I know that Christi. Scieetias and faltered por-tions of the .Scriptures along with Min. Eddy's new gospel; b* that dere not alga the facto It only makes, to me, the mentality of these votaries the more astounding. The great pity is, Phil, that such a glorious troth of life as le reelreed ',by Christian Soientists—,the healing Pilae of faith—eduteld be obscured .. a rebbish,beep of intellec-teal gibberish.

To this question of 'healing 1 will tarns the meet time I write you.— YO*. NATHAN.

Bidding yon pc to thehighways,., The streets and the fariands, • Bearing glad tidings of joy To all that sorrow in darkness; .Opening the patron- use doors Of all that arelsouals. breptissing teem wi thkeTeleess, Mal fear with eternal life.

20 But have ye forgot, 0 ye faithful, The pit from which ye were Jigged? sIlevs ye forgotten the hands ' That broke your bands? Have ye forgotten the nail pierced

hands That wiped year tears away?

15 Why, then, do ye heed not His bidding?

Why, then, evade His command? ' Why do the shepherdless wanderers

It the wilderness of the world ,Wander, and sorrow, and suffer, and • fall, With few to lock pity, and few to

save? They be few that pant the way, That make straight the highway of

the Lord. Ti, oro .1, Te done His bidding by

Ye have paid, but ye hare not served. Ye honour the messengers who pro-

. claim in your steed .Ye laud their endeavours and, kiss

their wounds • But ye yourselves recline on many • comforts, Ye encircle your ease with good

things. Ye travesty the glory of the Cross; 'Ye put Him to scorn ; 'e think the cup of cold water ye

pay fen, C iven by the aching hands of

another, Will be to your credit in Heaven, 'Will engrave His Name on your fore-

,. head.

17 Awake, 0 ye faithful, awake! Arid stir up your soul from sloth! Put away from you your blindness,

. And purge as with hyssop your *arts.

'Open the sae to the cry of your

ree} tietIthro6 of His agonised heart, •Trete the bitterness He Himself , tasted,

Itijosa the sorrow unto death.

1f9 From far-lands the cry of wailing, From the nations the shoutings of

Strife, Hatreds and hungers, fears and sue.

Heartaches Ls and sorrows, despairs and tears—

These be the Voice of your lord ; Your brother's need is His command. None cried to Him unavailing; None went empty away.

19 He commendeth unto you His

He ehareth Ho glory and His name. He pleadeth that some will carry His

Cross, That an. will walk in His Way ; That they will publish the Good .

News, • Doing good always. That they will tell many of God's

love, Theta Saviour was hanged on a tree.

20 Then will the glory of our God Shine forth in the faces of men ; Then will joy of the angels Ring through the earth for sinners

redeemed ; Darkness will flee down the West, Righteousness will rise like the sun ; Then will the 'people walk in straight

paths, And they shall find strength unto.

their foul And night will be no more And death will fall Baleen in death. For the Day of the Lord will be And His throne established for ever.

Mr. George It. Perlis, son of kfr. end Mrs. Frank Perks of Stourbridge, hes successfully pawed the Final Arereiete Reanimation of thelretitute of Bankers with distinctions.

George Neal, ogee thirteen yeas, a oalsolax et Scomby Brea, Elegy, lies won the " Neltherpe Trust.' Moder-skip, tenaide for two years et Brigg Grammar School

By ERNEST B. IITORlfs The tither day I travelled to

with a 'well-brown. of our

Glosirch. With absolute good nature he critioimd my column "It is tae one. sided," he said. "The poor•iapitalist is always getting strung up. Why don't you point out the faults of the working-man?" It was in vain that I protested that I had never attacked the capitalist et all. " Yes, you have," he retorted, " and you ought to hold the balance true by putting in an occasional censure of the working-man."

That would he easy enough. I Ova amongst workingenen. My churches and congregeticas consist almost ox-elusively of there I do not, of emu., have much to do with Henn en the in-dustrial plane, as employers of labour have; but I am not altogether ignorant of their character id this respect. If I were to gay the part of critic t ssImeld prebably find some paints of Genesee that have not reclined to my ,frieled. The working-man is too sentimental, too little alive to his own real interests, too much under the glamour of social prestige, too credulous of colter he sees in pipit. He has not yet -learned to choose the beet leaffers, and is apt to turn upon and rend hie best friends. These ere faults that time, education and experience will correct.

!Morally, there is not much to cheese . between one class and another. The working-man is too fond of drink sod gambling. True; but who taught him thane, vicious tastes? Horse-racing is the-rich manyseport. There is as much drink eold in the House of Commons as in the average workmen's club; and two have not forgotten that, when the Prime Minister denounced drink . a greater inmate to the country than Germany, end the.King set the example of pertorel abstinence, Parliament ae• hostiles support the King by closing its own bar.

There are 'faults which have a peen. liarly working-class flavour. It is commonly asserted, for instance, that the workingmen is lazy. Undoubtedly he is--p aatiy ivy matureand partly from policy. Meet ARAM ere lazy in the mere that they do not relish, and put their souls Into, unplmeant work. Division of labour and the development of machinery have made a great deal of manual work monotonous end unin-terereing. I. offer no defence for the workman 9.^10, ie dishonest towards Isis employer and who scamps; his wotk ; but in fairness be it borne in mind that hell. no such incentive to industry as the business or the professional num. Behind the much-abused policy of cal canny, which I do not for one moment juetify, mid which I regard ce in the len ran detrimental to labour itself, ties a fang industrial history ; and, in ley judgment, the employing dare is as much to blame for it as the working dem

What good end is to be answered by the denunciation in the columns of the Leader of the dr.kenume sad idleuees and eelfiehnees of the present ,day worker? liters are more appropriate places for malt condemnation. I . am net afraid to do it on the Labour plat-form, end I hear it done *ethers. One melinsg last slimmer a Labeur meeting not held in the Crook Market place. Owing to the absence of au advertised epooker, to youtig fellow en the audience --once a local preacher of tee Church—wee put onto ...elk, end he made one of the nobRat mora appeale be the miners standing around that I have ever hared. Re reminded them that the thing that matters most ie politics is character that they could never achieve Freedom at long to they- spent their lei.ue in the publie-ho.e and gambled away their messier. I ad-mired his pluck, and I easepthis gospel. National adoration cat rely come through notion& angeneretion; and' the penitent form employer and .work-man will have to kneel together.

MY DEAR PHIL,—It is nearly two years sines 1 wrote you . You were then in a very despondent mood. You could see no light on the religious horizon. It has been a;joy to me to know that I was able to help you in that hour of the sours tie!. And r can .sure ycu that a gaiet gladness has pervaded my own .eel es, during the interval, I have watched •my pre-dictions of the movements which were then setir being more and more rea-lised. The tide of the spiritual has now definitely set in. klay the Churches have grace and wisdom given to them to take that tide at its flood end achieve great things for oursLord!

But now I learn you are troubled at the upgrowth and development of " Christian Science" ; you say it is "-retching an " in your locality, that your own lay preachers and officials are embracing it, end are virtually being lost to your Churches. Well, on the face of it, it would seem -that, leaving overcome your despondency et the lack of spiritual life and power, you now. grow alarmed et its rapid and effective growth! The sitretion is eel, how- ever, whet it reems, Phil. I tun con-vinced that your present anxiety is reasonable, and whether yon recognise it or not, we are face to face, in the emergence of this new cult, with a per-plexing and challenging problem-

There are one or two hires of csn-solation in the matter whioh we should sincerely welcome. " Christian Science " (ae oleo " Spiritualism ") does represerit the widespread renais-sance of to positive leak in the supre-macy of the spiritrel which promises to be a distinctive mark of this post-war era, For that ....have IHRSOR to be thankful. And then as:1•- rds the healing work of "Christian Science,"i it is surely a great and beneficent work, , which we should heartily ender.. It carries with it et once e reroreach and to challenge to all Christians. I will deal with that aspect of the-matter in rhY next letter. For the present prefer to treat of the teaching of " Christi. Science." This is where, I think, the trouble lies.

Mrs. Eddy, the originator of "Christian Science," begins her whole philosophy of existence with the thesis that " all is one." Then she deduces therefrom the conclusion that " there-fore all ie mind." flow the arrives et this conclusion entirely bales an amateur logician like myself. But for the torment let this freak logic pass, and mark the consequences : Mind alone ie reel, matter, therefore, has no existence, therefore there is no physical world and no physical body, therefore no disease. It ie, elm declares, only our false Shinkimg that oreares all there illusions!

Now, Phil, you will observe that this philosophy-40.r it is a philosophy of existence--flatly end absolutely contra, dioto all oar elementary experiemcee and conceptions of crested things. There is no sun, moon, slam birds, flowers. When you feel the thrill of baby arms thrown around year neck it is an illusion, unreel; it is your fable thinking. When that same 'darling crire in the night there is neither sireesse nor pain to account for it, it is false thinking—whether of younself or year child I do not know, though I think the logic of the teaching would refer it to your child. Your toothache is also unreal, you have no tooth to echo! You may think I am travestying and ridiculing " Christian Science." Not et all. I ant simply stating what it teaches you. There is no matter, no physical thing, no disease, no pain. That is the theory of "Christian Science...

Mire Renie Bell, daughter of Rev. Jab. Bell, he. gained the Teachers Diploma in Elocution T.D.L.C.M. (Elora tion).

Mr. G. Hopkins, Superintendent of the Scawhy Sunday-school, has been elected " Chainnan " of the Parish Council for Scswhy,

AUGUST 24, 1922 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER 639

Woman's Views Once more has the daily Press an-

nounced the arrival of the " silly season ". by showering a superfluity of attention. upon- a woman-who has come from America on a crusade of opposi-tion to the marriage bond. Not con-tent with the havoc wrought Avithin her own life by two unhappy marriage, ehding respectively in divorce and separation, she seeks to BOW marital dis-sension in England. While we cannot actually blame anyone for being born a

?Inoolederti'meynett thwa: "torrghT= spaces says, ' What's in a name?' as if cognomene were much the same, there's really a very greet scope in it," Evidently the lady thinks so too, for she has dropped this name, all compact of.German-Jewiahneas, and adopted an-other which-is typically (even studiedly) English in sound and appearance.

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Who is this person who presumes to organise such a campaign? We are told she is an author and poet. Her profesaion, then, accords ill with her prmaing. Post, forsooth ! For ought that ever I have heard, poetry implies rhythm, harmony, concord, musical cadences 'tinged with idealism. To playupon the holiest °horde in others' hearts, to lure to righteous deed and purer life—that is its sublimed func-tion. Nor can the poetic be divorced from the practical; the word remains the true index of the mind from which it spring. Whet, then, shall we- say of her who attempts to mar the even tenor, the rhytiun, of other women'. lives, to spoil oonconlant marital relationship,. end give discord for harmony 7

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One suepecte that we should hear less of this woman's silly and disrogotive creed but that she is possessed of wealth—and sensation-mongers know how• to advertise. There ace- people to whom some form of excitement is a con-tinual necessity. Rather than the river. of life should run smoothly and placidly, they will even pay Inhere to stir up the mod. Lacking the qualities to win fame, they occupy their minds in draining alter cheap notoriety. Without originality, they seek to estab-lish a claim thereto by advocating s re-versal of • nation's code of morals end of omdnot Thing. see have hitherto called whits, they name black, and rice

Ivrea ; what we licence they style liberty. It is a game any fool has wit enough to play, if only there ie the financial hacking for advertising and propaganda. Such a person we should refuse tee regard seriously but that them is always a big stratum of our population that. being weak and foolish, unbalanced and ill-advised, is a ready prey to evil influences.

• • ■ a Thus the real menace of this perver.

dye teaching is toward young and inex-perienced wives, particularly to tlfose who lack the ballast that religion gives to character. No one can estimate too highly the importance of Christian ideals within the home. In the crises of life that inevicebly come with the in-crease of family cares, unemployment, lose and misunderstandings, it is to the utmost advantage to have mutually the high standard of conduct that religion demands, It makes see appeal for loyalty to the lifelong vows that have been taken, and admits no contrary arguments. Observation proves too that in matrimonial upheavals it is almost invariably the woman who is prime stiffener. NOW foolish, then, for any woman to fan the flame of dissatisfac. lion either in her own or in others' lives ! The best answer that.womanhcod con give to advocotes of such pernicious doctrines will be found in firmer adher-ence and more emphatic exhortation to Christian principles.

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From " The Lady of the Decoration." —"There is nothing under God's sun that can repay It woman for the lose of

lose and home. Hosea.

The Futility of Conferences: The vicar of a neighbouring parish to

that in which I . five har . written ma

which I■etetZorsseesto parishioners, the

devil gets more active and the world grows more worldly. Some of the methods adopted in order to effect im-provement he regard," as inept and futile. Among other things, he says, " I believe. Satan delights to see us sitting down to conference. By .so doing we ventilate our opinions, we let off steam, ,nrrit c e tg,t.ihnod our axe, we push our views,

is the better for it all? Are

our churches better attended, are more souls won, is. the spiritual life in our hearts deepened? We cannot see it." I have been a member of a few such conferences as the vicar describes, and am disposed to accept his appraise-ment of their value. They have mul-tiplied in recent years, but while we have been conferring evil has run ram-pant, and the things we wanted to arrest have increasingly flourished. If the world could have been saved by conferences, the milennium would have been here long ago. To save the world Jesus Christ did not call a conference, but "became obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross."

The Multiplication of Committees. I have heard that the late Rev.

Hugh Gilmore used to describe some men as "mighty in the minutes." I have no wish to be in that category, but for all that, I like at times to read the " minutes "—past as well as present. The earliest ropy I possess ie for the year 1870, and in the Annual Address to the Churches I find these words: " We are enabled to report a net increase of 834. We deeply deplore that the figure is so low, especially when we contemplate the large increases of some former years, when our appli-ances were not so many and perfect as now." I should say the " appliances " of those days were simple es compared with those of the present. One machinery has become groaningly com-plex, but machinery is useless without power, and that is what we lack. Fifty years ago seven pages in the minutes sufficed for a record of all the commit-tees and the names of those who com-poeed them. In the Handbook for 1922 no less than sixty-eight pages are re-quired for this purpose. Growth in this direction -there must have been, but I rather think the organiean has -run to seed. At any rate, mulls do not enmest increased efficiency, for our membership is lass than it was when • we celebrated. the Cent.ary of the Connexion a dozen years ago.

Newcastle Centenary Celebration-. Our friend!' in the northern city are

celebrating the Centenary from August 26th to September 10th. The circuits participating are Newcastle Second, Blaydon and Lemington. The city during these one- hundred years has had a wonderful history. Rev. T. Robson toys: "During that period Newcastle has grown from a town just one-fourth of its present size into a city of imperial pride and power." John Branfoot was our pioneer preacher, and he held his first service at Sandhill, on the first of August, 1821, but it appears that in 1822 we had only ten members. In 1837 these had grown to 1,028, and there were twenty-eight places on the station, which extended from Welleend to Wylaee, and from West Moor to Shotley Bridge. The thought of that rapid development makes one say

"Hrieat in yed"°fgrhe souvenir cntalne s great dealinfor- mation, and is got up in fird-rata style. Rev. Jacob W. Richardson, in a " Foreword," says: " We earnestly pray that oar Centenary celebration will stir your hearts and quicken your spirits, until a holy zeal eats our church in a flame, until timers be heard crying to God for salvation, and

righteousness rise throughout the land like the' .1111 with -healing in his wings." To which I heartily say " Amen•"

Compromise. I have just read a book which re-

cently made its author famous ;. and was struck with a definition of com-promise which occurs there. Said Sabre, " I loathe compromise more than .anything. Compromise is accept-ing a little of what you know to be wrong in order to get a 'Attie of what you imagine to be right." I am sure some compromises do not involve whit is there suggested, but the definition exactly kite off what sometimes goes under the name. There would be no difficulty in giving illustrations from preeentsday politics. I am afraid it is of the very essence of Coalition Government, and there is evidence that people who want to get back to the assertion of definite and straight-forward principles, are rapidly increas-ing. Like Sabre, they say " I loathe compromise." There is also danger in the ecclesiastical world of policies being adopted which the above quotation defines. "All things to all men " is laudable in the sense in which Paul used the phrase, bet as sometimes quoted it is suggestive of moral laxity. Jesus Christ never accepted anything that wee doubtful in order to secure what !seemed expedient. • And the Church's most fruitful days are those in which His spirit and methods are most resolutely followed.

The Newspapers People Want. On a recent Sunday afternoon Mr.

Charles Pale, the Editor of John Bull, addressed the Kingsway Fellow-ship, which is one of the institutions of the Rev. J. E. Rattenbury's Mission. His subject was " The Press and the People,' and according to report '''he referred to the collapse of Mn. Cad-bury's enterprise in attempting to run a newspaper which would not contain racing news or accept brewers' adver-tisements." He said " the venture failed because the public—those millions of Christians up and down England—would not support it. The newspaper men depended upon the public for his living, and the public could have exactly what thee wanted in the way of newspapers. He had 710

sympathy with the men who talked oi indecency in a newspaper, but continued to buy it. Don't talk," said he, " act." Yee, but how aro we to act? I can only afford to buy one daily paper, and I believe that one is at "decent " as any-thing that is published. But it con-tain, betting news, and sometimes

:drink advertisements. If I have a • paper at all', I. must have one that con-tains some things against which I re-volt. The venture of Mr. Cadbury was a chivalrous and publiospirited one, and. I should lee surprised if he feels that it was a scandal that the Christian people of this country had not sufficient grace and grit to make his project a success.

Fellowship and Service. Some time ago I received is card

bearing on the front page these words: The Christian Fellowship of Prayer

and Service." It came from Scun-thorpe, and I understand that all the clergy and ministers of the urban district are members. Meetings are held alternately in Anglican and Free Churches, and the card says " This Fellowship pledges itself, corporately and individually, (1) To pray continu-ally, that our town may be won for Jesus Christ as its Saviour and Sovereign Lord. That He may be thus accepted and acknowledged by every separate man and woman, boy and gal by its home life, by every society, union, club and associated group of persons within our township in its social life and amusements; in the education of its children ; in the organisation and

,conduct of its industries and commercs, in its government by the Council and other public bodies; and also through-out this country ; and unto the utter-most past of the earth. (2) To serve continually by personal pars lemon et others, 0110 by one, to an aoreptrince of Jesus Christ as Savipur, Lord and

Friend. Bi constant endeavour to in..

rfr express a'red the

standard and. manner of life which such discipleship involves." This all strikes me m being delightful

VIGILANT.,

Our Master. III.—That which He frees

us for is more than that which He frees us from.

By FRANK HOLMES. We have seen that the portrait ot.

Jesus in the Gospels is essentially, Lireittialgincif ts,,e.lemweo::tds;r721fiespeexiflotlt

the heart of universal man—man yester-day and ran to-day—and it guarantees-that its appeal will be effective to-suer. row. Even more, however, the appeal is intensive as well as extensive. It awakens the deeps within, but it els° calls for a responm•on OUT part. It is not merely a matter of impression it demands expression. We must answer

Voirael'ir:Ziterti'onns'ecen'COM'e ntO1 • Many dwell outside all the real sanc-tuaries of life because they make no c.erespotire mtoen,liti:cahnitgsheartapipreii?. temple

gates.

Great capabilities lie slumbering within the nature of man awaiting the touch of the Master who can awaken them into COYISC10116 activity. There are aspirations capable of infinite refine-ments, enrichment and expansion; powers of appreciation and achieve. sent that developed become the real wealth of being. To know Jesus but it little is to be conscious of ouch move-ments deep within the soul ; and dreams, desires, hopes and yearnings. spring to birth that haunt as with tbffir

'evokes them, flier mg?:,:erlieHniefrtotigtilz:

lion and interpretation, and an they be-come part of one conscious prayer and' endeavour. Thus does the man or. woman we may be first come to be.

There is a still greater need old by, the wonderful picture of Jesus in tho. Gospels. We discern the glory of obataccer too often in mete glimpiee: •Our spiritual' experience is too much ice unrelated fragments. Life is pitifully partial in its achievements, and we lack proportion. We need to- see the full beauty of manhood in all its mystic symmetry—to sea all the separate rays blended in the one white light. This man has ever found in the Great Moder • of sonla We find in Hint the needed direction end ideal for the inner life, and in the beauty of the whole we see the worth and piano of every part. He is to us not merely trice, but the Trutl" itself. His life is not only luminona, He is the Light, and the priceless four-fold portrait partakes of the universal both in itrappeal .d ita satiscectione.

We are beaten by more things than mortal sin. Many are beaten by die appointment, by discouragement, bye disillusionment, and it is all too easy to sit down amid our shadows and norm-our woe. To allow the shadows of life to darken our thinking and. to embitter our feeling into be beaten indeed. The antidote is suggested by a Wise word of Dr. Henry Van Dyke " Be governed by your admiration rather than by. your disguets." This is precisely what Jesus does for those who seek to know Him. He awakens the desire tee look up, brings to birth all the finer feelings, and lifts them to the place of influence where they may .determine and give direction to life. They are too oft is bondage, He liberate. them; they are often inarticulate, He gives them e voice ; cur experience of them is too often fragmentary and disproportionate, He gives them. Unity and complecenne, This in the salt of life, and, in Brown. ing's phrase, makes life "smack sweet." " We lice by admiration, hope and

love; And',. even as these are welt and, wisely

fixed, In dignity of being we ascend:,

"Leader" Table Talk.

540 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. AUGUST 24, 1922

Experience as a Teacher—Rev. Thomas Newell—Preparing for Tea —A Puzzling Waistcoat —Domestic Duties—Ruling a Quarterly Meeting—"A Nice Posy o' Flowers:.

The kindly recognition extended to The best hearthrug wee carefully me by the ministers made a deep and spread, and a carpet laid on the floor

which had served for special minters since I was, born. The plant pots on the window-sill that, with geranium plants, , served for curtains, were specially decorated. The flee-irons were spotlessly clean.

I hope I shall not be charged with egotism when I say all this was done by myself. My daily household duties were to make the fine, clean the hearth, sweep the floor, and, when needful, walsh the floor, blacklead the fire range, and keep the house in order. - Once a week I cleaned the furniture with beeswax and turpentine and " elbow grea.." On this occasion all had special atten-tion. Ch what a momentous event! The Primitive Methodist minister, and that the superintendent, was coming to tea. That is a red-letter day that stands out prominently in my 'history. I am con-fident that the experience of that day had much to do with my future career. The 'hand of God was in that visit. It was one more turn of the wheel in the machinery manipulated by the wise and unerring Potter. I do not remember anything of the coivereation—there was not much of it—but I do remember the greet event. From that day that minister's name has been as " ointment poured forth." He became my ideal minister, and holds that position now. Oh that ministers could realise the value of pastoral visitation!

Mr. Newell's ..moons always eave evidence of careful preparation. They were clear, convincing,. powerful and rousing. The laze of his congregations never interfered with hie estimate of the value and responsibility of his service. Able as he was he did not command universal approval. He was olways respectful to his opponents. Those who ventured to cross swords with him found him to be a man " worthy of their steel." His government of a circuit was cautious, wise, impartial and firm. The legal term fore minister in a circuit at that Lime wee two yeah. He remained four by consent of the Conference, and a diwuesion obtained in the inviting Quarterly Meeting se to the wisdom of inviting him for a fifth. One-of the officials, whose warmth of affection for ministers vanished before the end of the first year, suggested that Mr. Newell should retire during the discussion. I wondered what would be his attitude. He rose in his place, evidently knowing hie man, and said with emphasis, "Brethren, I am a member of this meeting, and I claim my rights. What. ever affects York Circuit affects me. There are few things that more vitally affect the York Circuit than the selec-tion of its future superintendent, and shall remain to take my part in the selection," and then, with a withering blast, he said, "I shall remain in my place, if it only lw to keep this man's hand down," pointing to the official who had suggested his retirement. He wee invited and remained another year, to the general satiafaction of the circuit. From that hour I adopted him as my exemplar minister.

My butor in preparation for the plan had very lofty opinion. of him se a preacher. He strongly advised me to be careful and hear him on every avail-able occasion. Hie colleague had great popular gifts. He was fluent in utter-ance, florid in diction, and commanding in appearance, and veritably captivated me. When comparing She two my tutor said, " Yan gis the a nice posy o' flooers. T'other allus gis the summit t' emit," and added, " Thoo can't eeat fl.ers, thou nun aim at a:1mmat t' seat." There was a brightness and oh.rn about the second preacher that was exceedingly winsome. Some re-garded him to a little flippant, but having the privilege of being taken to his heart I always regarded him as a

A SUNDAY AT PEEL.

By PERCY S. CARDEN. For a busy East Anglian minister to

find himself on a lovely Sunday after-noon in August sitting on the head-lands looking westward—the fine old

v eastle still standing sentinel— the sea gownish blue and seeming clearer

and more transparent than that which washes our Eastern coast, and the un-forgettable grouping of colours on and around St. Patrick's Isle, made ono wonder for a dreamy moment whether the. Mimes of Paradise had not been reached. When lo! as if to confirm the dream, there came, gently wafted on the breeze, the sound of the singing of happy children.

It has been the custom of the Primi-tive Methodists of Peel to hold the afternoon meeting of their school anni-versary in the grounds of Peel Castle.. kfaking tracks for the Castle, the pro. cession, headed by 8:oy Scouts and Girl Guides, came in sight. The streets of the ancient city were alive with pas-eengers, and all seemed to be going the esamo way. The conductor of the pro-ceedings was Rev. Luthei Kemish, who, with a record of splendid service in East Anglia, is now winning fresh laurels among the sermon-tasters in llfanxland. In his first pear on the island Mr. Kemish has won a host of friends, and one laeord many expressions of appreciation of his distinctive pul-pit gifts. The preacher for the anni-versary was Rev. R. H. Gent, of Maid-enhead!' (a former minister), and right well did he acquit himself. The crowd, though scattered, was gripped by his forceful address, and held to the end. Mr. Gent has ram gifts of open-air evangelism. Sitting near was Mr. Samuel Dalgleish (member of the House of Keys), listening with much polish to such a fresh presentation of the old story, which is ever new.

To one from East Anglia the whole service was -unique. The idyllic sur-roundings, the wonderful reverence, the enthusiasm of the whole proceedings, have left a haunting impression in the mind. The Manx folk have their super-stitiona. They have also their sense of God. Fiaherfolk in the main, they have lived out their life in such close tench with Nature's elemental forms that their very hardihood seems on such an occasion to he transmuted. The service was more than a. picnic. It was Divine worship. The large chapel (seating 800, I was told) was quite crowded in the evening. One wondered why the Manx fishing song, "Peel Castle," had been left out of our sup-plement. The haunting melody once °surd is never forgotten. And they sang it with deep feeling. Rev. R. H. Gent again proved himself to be a preacher of marked individuality and Power. The sermon was refreshing. Quite a good company gathered for the lecture on the Monday night. Mr. Gent chose . his theme " The Culture of Pleasure "—a eery appropriate topic for such an occasion.

O. journeyed to Douglas for the next week-end, feeling that Primitive Methodism on the Isle of filen was not confined to such church. as Loch Parade and Buck's-road. At Peel, at C.tletown, at Ramsey, at Laxey we have fine churches—the church at our moat westerly outpost being, in some reap.la the most remarkable of them all. In Rev. Luther Kemish they have found the man they need. May his so-

beurn on the island of the fuchsia tree to him a time of new vision and to

his people a time of blessing.

Rev. A. Sutcliffe, of Bournemouth, delivered to excellent address at the annual hospital service at Highelif, on-Sea The service held in the open air was arranged by the Vicar. Mr. Sutcliffe was afterwards entertained to tea by the Vicar and Mrs. Evans.

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abiding impression upon my this I can now see the movements leading me in a way I knew not to a goal I could not then comprehend. It was a fitting preparation for my life's work. These were indeed important and preparatory days I was taught the importance of recognising the claims of the young people In my cir-cuits, and especially the young people who were not born " with a silver spoon their mouth." By this method, judiciously practised, I have won the love and esteem of hundreds of young poople for Christ and His Church, and .cured friendships that have been held, and beautifully manifested, dur-ing all the intervening years. Hosts of them are my warmest friends now.

To have a. minister under our thatched roof and sitting at our humble table would be to me, and mine, the climax of honour. Only one Wesleyan minister had thus honoured my mother, and I knew how much that was appreciated ; but I did not con-ceive the po.ibility of snot.r. I had a secret desire to invite one of the Primitive Metho3ist ministers. The desire strengthened and matured. One day I timidly ventured to suggest it to my parents. To my great surprise and joy they readily and cordially co,,-seated. My mother was afraid of a re-fusal, and said " Dis the third, mi led, at 'e'l cum? " I replied: " Ah dean't knew, bud ah'I as hum." I was a little doubtful, the distance in the social scale seemed to great between him and us; and yet I strongly hoped he would accept. I must confess it seemed little less than impertinence on our part to invite him One day the superintendent (Rev. T. Newell) called at our door either to leave the sixpenny magazine (notwithstanding my very limited means I had became a sub-scriber, and have continued until now) or he had called on some circuit busi-ness, and my mother took her courage in both hands and forestalled me, and said " Mr. Newell, ah sal be pleased if you will cum an hey tech with to some clay." He readily and cheerfully accepted the invitation. Arrangements were made, and a date fixed. There was no difficulty to get relief from his appointed home. I think they were pleased when their guest woe Invited out. Their welcome was not always the most cordial. I went with the superintendent one night to his home and a little cold meat was prepared for him. Attar he was served, the host was asked if he would have a little. He curtly responded: " No, ah won't, an ohm capped vii them at wants meat t' supper."

I can never forget the day of Mr. Newell's coming. What a commotion ! Mr. Newell wee exceedingly and worthily popular, and his coming was like the advent of a king. He was a strong, powerful and well-built man. always spotlessly clean and tidy. He wore a tall hat, white tie, frock coat and ministerial waistcoat, which wee always a puzzle as to haw and where he fastened it. He w. stately and majestic - m his hearing. He was in every sense a gentleman. The coming of a king to some great civic or male-°Mello function could not have been more anxiously anticipated. My mother was burry with her paoparations in the early morning, and my father was saying " Noo, Jane, thoo nun hey ivory thine riddy i' good tomb," and she replied. " Noo, you mewl yer o'n business, ah think ah can mange with. tot you interfering." The house was thoroughly trimmed up, floors washed, bricks ridded, and windows cleaned. The old home-made sofa vise covered with a covering specially reserved for Sundays and very special occasion..

tree minister of Jesus Christ lie was a great souj.wiriner, and literally revelled in a revival. He cultivated a familiarity of speech and manner that .re, at tun., a little embarrassing. In writing to 1D0 to take an appointment at a village nine miles away he said, i local vernacular, " If thou disn't gun Shoo tel niyer hey another kiss of that lass, but if the gang thoo sal hey yen like hang of a barn door." What rant he meant I have no idea, as I had no one in view. I think he was speaking of some imaginary person. I took the ap-pointment, but the fee was never paid. All the training:I received was part of the Divine plan in moulding my life and preparing me for a great surprise. I still warmly cherished my dream of peat weal., and was persistently aira-ing for its possession.

The Late Rev. R. H. Gent. It was a great shock to read in Cm

Leader last week of the sudden demise of Rev. R. H. Gent at the early ago of forty-five years, in the zenith of his ministry. For the past four years be was minister at Maidenhead, and 111,, neighbour and friend. Through fairly frequent intercourse one came to knew him very well and to form the highest opinion of Ws sterling worth and good-ness. He was a Man about whom there was a fine spiritual atmosphere and tone; high-sculled, cultured and un-usually refined; a most devoted minis-ter, whose sermons and epteches were prepared with the utmost ca. and d_-livered with unction. He lived for and loved his work, and it more conecion. lions man one has never met. Chat and pretence of any kind were to him an abomination. He was no .1f-seeker or place-hunter, or he might have hod some honours he declined. Still he en-joyed being G.C.D. to the 1.t Synod and Conference, and his brethren le-cognised that he performed the duties with ability and credit. His bearing was that of one of Nature's gentlemen, and a true minister of Jesus Christ, for he had a, high conception of his calling. Possessed of artistic and /esthetic taste, he was developing as a connoisseur of art, end had collected some valuable pictures. This bobby NV`88.8D index to hie teal, and he exem-plified Clutton Brock's teaching, that Christianity is beauty and art. To his sorrowing widow and her mother, who, too, is a minister's widow, the utmost sympathy will be shown.

T. LLOYD P.m

Salisbury and Southampton. The District Committees met ab

Bournemouth on August 6th, Rev. Al- fred Sutcliffe presiding. A cordial - wel.me was given to the ministers who have removed into the district—Revs. B. Poole, Irani G. Wall and T. Lloyd Page; the latter felicitously replied. The request Of the Alreaford Orphanage Committee that their children should once more be eligible to receive district Scripture examination prizes was agreed to. Consent was given to the arrangement by Which the Weymouth Trustees concede to the Corporation a small corner of their chapel site for the improvement of the thoroughfare, the Corporation consenting to build a per-manent fence at e cost of £60. A sym-pathetic discussion took place on the financial difficulties of the Newport and Cowes Circuit it was felt that the financial easement expected to follow relief from a second minister had not taken place owing to peculiar local difficulties. It was felt that the Suss Mutation Fund grant was inadequate, and representations are being made to the General Missionary Committee to make a special grant to enable tire cir-cuit to recover itself. Levies were made on the circuits to meet the requirements of the Sustentation Fund.

Nut. Shepherd has just returned for her first furlough. In oonjunction with Nurse Roberts ohs has been engaged an the Adadia Station, where she has done. excellent work. Her many friends will be pleased to hear that she is in goat health.

Memories of Fifty Years' Ministry. By Rev. E. DALTON, D.D.

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AUGUST 21, 1922 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. 041

The first summer school for Sunday-school teachers opened on Saturday, August 5th. From all parts of Eng-land the students came. From begin-ning to end it was a great tuccess, and all present are enthusiastic about the lectures, the eocial life and comrade-ship, the outings, the catering, indeed, about everything except the weather. " Rain stopped play," ro far as the tennis courts and other outdoor games were concerned, for several days, but nothing could damp the pleasure and enthusiasm of the party. The Rev. T. R. Auty, B.D., presided at the wel-come meeting, and words of welcome were spoken by the Rev. B. A. Barber (our Harreigate minister), by Alder-man Shepherd, J.P. (chairman of the Harrogate Orphan Hein. Cornntittee), and by the Rev. W. R. Wilkinson. Each morning a brief devotional ser-vice was held in the Lecture Hall, and evening devotions were held in the. men's home. Both Sundays the visitors wcrshipped at Dragon Parade Church, and greatly appreciated the helpful cervices, and caught afresh inspiration from Rev. B. A. Barber's sermons.

The Dragon Parade services will be long remembered.

3fonday to Friday mornings both weeks were devoted to lectures Bible study was taken by Rev. W. R. Wilkin-eon Ihe first week and by Rev. F. C. Taylor, M.A., S.D., the second week. The Seriptures were studied in the light tf modern Biblical scholarship, and proved most helpful. We were excep-tionally fortunete in having twelve lec-tures on child psychology by Mr. G. Hamilton Archibald, Principal of Westhill Training College. In delight-ful fashion he dealt with the psychology. of the emotions, with play, with imagination, with " atmosphere," with the " adolement," and through-out its bearing on our Sunday-school work was made clear. If no other lec-tures had been given we were amply repaid for attending the summer school. Daring the first week we had also lectures by Mies Bowes on " Organisation and Order of Service," " Our Schools and the Missionary Work," and Stori. and Story-tell-ing " ; and lectures by Rev. T. R. Auty,

on " How to Teeth the Bible," "Lesson Material," and "Lemon' Preparation and Presentation." Miss Dossons, of Jubilee Church, Tanstall, ..-1to hoe just completed a year's train-ing et Westhill, captured our interest for the " Camp .Fife Girls" by her de-lightful accoufi of the movement ; the ‘.,Itng men wished they too could join

the " Camp Fire Girls." Miss Bosons also gave a primary training class demonstration the following Sunday n item con.

011 the Tuesday afternoon the weather cleared. and a number went after tea to Birk Crag," a rocky mass

about 150 feet high. One of the lec-turers showed the difference between courage and rashness,. and descended by another way. On Wednesday even-ing we were favoured with two hue lec-tures on " Temperance Teaching in our Schools " and " Week-day Activities," by 3Ir. Ralph 1'. Williams, B.Sc., L.C.P., J.P. (Ryhope). Next day we went to Knaresborough, where our Knareeborough church catered for us. We saw the Dropping Well, entered Mother Shipton's Cave, and dipped our right hands in the Wishing Well, duly observing the instruction that we must allow the water to dry on our hands if the wish is to corm true. What did we wish? Alas! we may not tell.

We deeply regretted that Rev. G. Hunt, ex-General Sunday-school Secre-tary, who had much to do with the arrangements, could not be present to give his lecture on the Friday. A sccial hour was fixed up instead, and we dosed with " Auld Lang Syne," for the next day all but fourteen of the students left, and their places were taken by a, fresh hatch for the second week. We missed them very much,

especially the story-teller from a Mid-land town. Another welcome meeting was held, Mr. Amos Chippendale speaking on behalf of the Orphan Homes Committee and Miss Bosons and Rev. T. R. Auty, B.D., on behalf of the slat. Several of the first-week students rendered musical itmm.

Some sectional work was arranged for the second week, primary and junior workers having lectures by Miss K. Isaac (Westhill staff), and inter-mediate and senior workers being taken by Rev. S. Palmer. Those who were in the respective groups speak most highly of the lectures. Miss Isaac also gave three lectures in the alternate evenings on " Stories and Story.telling," " Nature Teaching," and " The Child's Week-day Life" The last-named ought rather to be called the " Play Hour," for Miss Ieaac charmed us all with her practical demonstration of what the child's " play hour " should be, with its fair story in song, e.g., " The Princess was a Lovely Maid," and child games. Rev. J. B. Hardy, Id A., gave to an interesting account of " Our Nigerian Missions." On the Tuesday we again went to Knaresborough, and on the Thursday had a fine charabanc outing to Foun-tains Abbey and Ripon.

A final social and closing devotional meeting were held on the Friday even. ing. A visitor from Tantobie expressed the reepreciation of all who had been privileged to attend the summer school for the arrangements, and their hope that next year we should have an-other. At the hour " friendliest to sleep and silence" the summer school male volce choir charmed the lady students by their rendering of many

old-time and modern hymns. The next day we went our several ways with the hope that reel year most of us would meet again. It is impossible. to speak too highly of the catering and other arrangements at the Homes and of the kindness of 3fr. and Airs. 31ackley, who had these in hand.

A NEW CAMPAIGN. The September Quarterly

Meetings and Spiritual Advance.

The following Letter has been for-warded to each superintendent minister for the September Quarterly Meetings. The subject of a Spiritual Advance Campaign W8.5 prayerfully considered by the Conference and a Committee was appointed to give detailed attention to the proposal. The Advance Campaign has not only received the approval of the Conference, but of the Sunday School Union and the Home 'Missionary Commit.. The following is a copy of the Letter.

The lest Conference which met in Leeds appointed a special Committee to consider bow beet to promote a Spiritual Advance Campaign through-out our beloved Church. The need for this is apparent. The Committee have met, and in their name we are authorised to forward you the follow-ing proposals, which we hope you will be able to carry out in part, or as a whole, relying throughout on the Holy Spirit for guidance and power.

A Young Life Campaign. 1. That with a view of capturing our

young people for Christ, careful and Prayerful attention ought to be given to Decision Dnyx, which this year are fixed for October 1510, and 16th. That wherever possible a meeting of workers for Conference and prayer Le held 011 the Saturday night previous, October 14110. In case Saturday is inconvenientb then on some other night of the samo week. This should be supplemented by a You, People's Rally.

On the Sunday morning an early morning prayer-meeting for teachers, scholars and other workers should be arranged. The morni, service to be devoted entirely to calling the young to decision ler Christ. The afternoon school-session to he arranged with the same end in view. Prayer, solos and addresses thereat to stress the need of Immediate Decision. 011 the Mond, night following,. all Y01111, People's Societies to unite in a meeting for the enforcement of the Sunday's appeal. A personal appeal by the minister or Sunday-school teacher would be oppor-tune. We urge the distribution and use of decision cards at all the ser-vices; and above all the loving and sus-tained after-rare of the young converts gathered in during the week-end. For a month previous, all Sund,,ehmi lessons should point unmistakably to the " Call of Christ to Youth." As an aid to the week-end's crusade, the distri-bution of the scholar's letter, entitled "Do you love adventure?" on the Sunday before Decision Day will be found invaluable.

An Evangelistic Mission. 2. That during the month of Novem-

ber, or as roily after as possible, an Evangelistic Mission shall be held in m many of our churches as possible, and that such missions be specially directed to winning the outsider for Christ. In every case such missions ought to be preceded by meetings for the preparation of the Church herself. There must be a deepening and intensi-fying of her own life. The Spirit-filled Church is always attractive and con-vincing.

Preparation for the mission should include systematic and repeated house- to-house visitation. We recommend that wherever possible the missions should be conducted by the circuit ministers and local preachers, not omitting Christian women who are qualified and willing for such glorious work. Where a special mission is im-predicable, the ordinary services ought to be made as evangelistic as possible.

Relying upon your loyalty to the Great Head of the Church to carry cut to the utmost of your ability these recommendations, inspired as we be-lieve they are by His Spirit,

We are, on behalf of the Conference, HeNny J. TAYLOR, President of

Conference. TIM:Q.1AS L. GERRARD,

dent of Conference. GEORGE ARMITAGE, General Secre-

tary. SAMUEL PALMER, General Sunday-

School Secretary. August, 1922.

At Great Price."

" This Freedom," by A. S. 31. Hutchin-son (Hodder and Stoughton, 7s. 6d. net.)

This is a book of failures. Had it been written twenty years ago women might have been warned by the tragedies which the anther makes consequent on his victim following her career after she Meanies a wife and mother. As it is women will read the book eagerly, smile and follow their 0001 pursuits. To a section of the sterner sex it will be as milk and honey. Has 31r. Hutchin-son overlooked the fact that Rosette's mother, who was the slave of her house-hold, was as much to failure as her gifted and daring daughter Iles daughter Anna committed suicide; Flora did not feel a pang at leaving home for India ; and Rosalie was eager to le transferred from her home to a third• rate boarding school. Has the authoc also overlooked the fact that Rosalie's father and husband were both tre-mendous failures, the former through his tyrannical temperament and the latter through his wea-k goodness? That the author has revelled in his task of making a competent woman a huge suc-cess in her career and a deplorable failure in her home no one who reads can doubt. One does feel that this boo!: is untrue to professional women as a class, and sincerely hopes that one ci their number will produce a volume which will he an answer to " This Freo- dom." B.

Harrogate Summer School. TEACHERS PREPARING FOR WORK.

"642 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST • LEADER. AUGUST 24, 1922

"The Whirlwind"— and Others. By WILLIAM J. WALKER

min loves." Then, suddenly, her lips -began-to quiver. Gegehim a,ehance, ' she pleaded, "for my sake. I—I'll try to help him. Give him time." And, casting acids her pride, she .poured forth a stream of hot, melting speech that went to the man's soul, leaving him amazed and utterly bewildered-

" Will you?" else asked. "Just a little time ! What good will it do you to drag him down? It won't bring the past back again."

When she had finished there was a long, strange silence.

You do not know what a great thing you are asking," he answered at last. in a queer, unnatural voice. "But, for the sake of the foolish love you bear him, I will give him one chance--only one." And, a few seconds later, he had paid his reckoning and was gone. . . .

Pattie went tee the post office and sent a telegram tee her father—" Dee I worry, Writing." Then she hired a carrimm, rode to the county town, and caught the morning train for Brighten.

(To be emdinited.)

ONE HUNDRED YEARS. weegate Circuit Celebration. The theee churches of Stanhope.,

Frosterly and Rookliope (Westgate Cir-cuit) have just celebrated their centen-ary. It WaS resolved that alL services and meetings be staffed with preachers and epee...W.110h. removed imam the Dale. Proceedings began at Stanheps on .July 23rd, when inspiring sermon:; were preaohed by Mr. T. Proud, 0 London. The .rvicee were reeum.1 at 'Stanhope on Saturday, August 1.201, when Lieu. T. Elliott, of Northallert= preadhed a powegful sermon. g splen-did tea was provided and-served by the lathes of the these churdhes. Trout ■6.30. 7 p.m. Mr. J. W. Walton gore an organ recital. At 7 a great path, meeting was held, under the presidency ad Air. IW. elaokee, -cif Harrogate. E.- eellent addmeoes were :given by Bees. J. Twaddle, E.' Philllpeon and 'T. Elliott Mr. Itattray, of Stockton, also sang " The :Etter of Rope."

ICke seivileee Stenihopo and Erni:- its* -on Om ;Sunday began with Hilly ClommtuitTrn, -conducted by diesels. Twaddle and Philllp.n at the !former filar= and by Mr. Elliott at the latter. The pulpit at Stadhope -w. -occupied by Messrs. Tweddle and Phillips.n. At 2.30 p.m. a musical service was given, the organise, choir, male voice party and soloists rendering effieient services. Mr. T. Phillips= gave a graphic outline of the history of the Stanhope Church. A eimilior rewire was held at the same time at Frosterly, where Mr. J. Maddison sketched the growth of the church. The choir find orge.nist did remarkably well. Mr. Elliott preached morning and evening. At Rookhope Mr. T. Jopling, el Stock-ton, preached, and Mr. Rattray sang in fine style. The concluding services were held at Frosterly.on August 13th. Rev. A. Parkin was the special .preacher. Mr. J. Gardiner, j.P., of Barrow, presided at the evening meet-ing, &Ideas:fed-by Revs. A. Parkin and J. W. Pattinson. Financially and spiritually the meeting,. ha. been "highly succeseful

CHAPTER XVIII. The Shattered Idol.

" Youlook frightened, Magsie! 'What ie the-matter? What has happened?"

Maggie turned upon the girl dumb, etartled eyes.

"Speak, Maggie! Has something happened to—to Mr. Mortimer? "

The half-witted girl grasped corneal- aively at Pattie's arm. She was trembling. " No, .no," she cried die-traotedly, scarcely knowing what she was saying, yet with a -strong desire to eureen him. " He's all right. There's ,nothing the matter with Istm. He-hasn't done anything."

It was Pattie's turn to look frightened now. '"I'ell me, Magsie dear ! Theree something wrong. Where is he? Is he —is he safe? " And she took a rapid ; Man towards the office door. "There.

light in the office. Is he there?" ; "Come back, bliss Beardmore !"

Before filagsie's aching brain there came the terribly vivid picture of that military figure poring over the private books of the firm, altering here, erasing , there. "Come back' He—he isn't in, there!"

Pattie, more mystified and frightened; than ever, took the girl's trembling, hands firmly in her. own. Now,. Magsie, I want to knew the truth," she. demanded, in as steady a tone as she: could command. " If he is not in there, who is? And what has happened to Mr. elartimer? He has been missing nearly- all the evening. Is he hurt? Where is he? I can see that you know something about him. Tell me at once, Magsie, there's a good girl! "

A glimmering of a purpose formed itself in Magete's mind ; at any cost she must get Pattie away from that danger-ous place. " He is not here," she cried. ".He's—ke's_." she sud-denly tugged at the other's arm. " Come along with me, and I'll tell you what you want to know. You woni find him in there. It's me that left the light burning"

Pattie hesitated, knowing instinc-tively that the girl was not telling the truth ; but the pressare on her arm swiftly tightened, and she felt herself being drawn irresistibly, wildly, away - from the place. She etrove to break flee until, Ending herself overborne by the other's desperate strength, she et last determined to humour her canter.

All right, I'm corning," she an-. nuanced. therefore ; but the pressure did

not relax. Thus, silently, they threaded the

narrow path that led to Magsie's little home, where, in the light of an oil lamp that hung suspended from a white-washed beam, the two girls faced each other. Pattie, dreading the effect of over-eagerness, patiently waited for her hostess tee speak ; while Magsie, die-tracted, .t down by the bare deal fable and buried her face in her hands. Five minutes paseed—ten minutes=.

The silence became oppressive. It , seemed that now each was Afraid to speak. For the first time Pattie had begun to glimpse the possibility of great depths of true affection within this poor girl's nature. For the first time she had began to think of her as a normal human being. And it made her . afraid ; for both of them loved the same man.

" D'ye really levellfieter Mortimer ?" Ellee question etartled her not only by its suddermees but by the strange ex-pression in Alligeie'S eyes.

"Yes, she answered, you know I

• " Would you still love him if it turned out he's a rogue, a thief, a heart-

, breaker? " Pattie gazed et the ,girl in silent

astonialunent. " Would ye forgive him if he stole

your father's money-. and the wages of the poor people, and gambled it all sway? '

The hot blood began tee mount tee Betties cheeks. Whet wee the girl

talking about? Had she gone wholly ma?

"-Suppose he'd been charged with all these terrihle things, and he only laughed, as much as to -say he didn't care a braes farthing. kluppeee be means to go on doing it all, in spite of everything. Suppose he's that clever nobody's ever really caught him, but he was nearly caught to-mght, and there are people who are waiting to mill him down as soon as ever be makes a lois-take, would ye still go on loving him? "

Pattie rose angrily. " What do you mean, girl? Why don't you speak plainly? Do you wish to slander him before me in order to suit your own purposes? Mr. Mortimer is a gentle-

Magsie softly laughed. "Ye think he is. Listen ! There's been a man at the office to-night who knows better. He knows 01 the truth ; and so do I. Mortimer killed hie daughter, .d robbed him as well. I was hiding be-hind the wall, and I heard it all." Magsie's eyes were gleaming strangely.

Your lover—he isn't worth having ! You ask the man fee yourself ; he'll tell ye everything. Ye can't love a log., and a thief, Miss Beardmore."

Pattie swayed uneasily. The colour left her Cheeks. She searched the girl's face with her eyes.

" I don't believe a word of ! " hoartsely exclaimed et last. " Magsie, 1 didn't think you would doe mean thing like this ! You are trying to .t me against him, so that you might have him for yourself. Don't you realise that it's a dreadful mime to slander a man's character ? Dcesn't—doesn't your own regard for him make you shudder at the things you have just said? " A compassionate note crept into her voice as she remembered Who this poor creature was. " Pour soul! " ehe added, almost in an undertone. " After all, I can forgive you."

Magsie remained unmoved. She, the half-witted girl, was fighting for love, knowing well that under normal circem-stances she stood no chance at all. Therefore she gloried in his shame, feel-ing that by every step he descended lee came nearer to her level. Also, was there not .. possibility that she might yet be of assistance to him, and to win that gratitude which is the beginning of love?

" It's all true! " she cried. " Every word of it ! I heard it myself. That's why I was so frightened when you came to the office. Don't ye remember? To asked me what was the matter with me. I'd been hearing all those horrible things ; and 3Lieter Mortimer—he only mailed and smoked, and didn't teem •tc care. Oh, yes, he ,was guilty, or -he would have kicked the man out -of the of for what 'he amid.'' Alagsie lowered her veice.- " And there's some-thing el. I must tell ye. When ye asked why the light wee cumin' in the office, I told ye a lie. I said I'd left it . But it was Mister Mortimer, and the was in the private room all the time, soratohing out some of the nurubsrs in a book out of the safe. That's as -.true as I'm sittin' here."

Pattie-felt as if the room had begun tee -rock unsteadily. Maggie was not a girl who usually invented lies. Rather, ehe bore a, reputation for simple honesty.

" Who is this mem? What is he IiieeR " she managed to aide

Magsie replied without 'hesitation as to the second questime. " I don't know who he is," ehe added. " Marc. Warren he- called himself, and that's all I know."

Pattie turned toward the door. "I'll find that man," ehe murmured, hfskily. "Good-night." And, without waiting for any responsis, she hurried away

The next morning, very early, she stepped out of "The Grange," fully dressed, as if for a long journey, and

carrying a Gladstone beg. It was still odd end dark as eke sped-along—down. the main street and into the turn-pike road. Instinct prompted her tee begin her dreary seareh in the county town; for the man was likeliest to have made his headquarters there.

She passed through one hamlet after another. The sun rose from its heavy blanket of mist, and forth from the cottage chimneys wreathed the first blue smoke of the day. Here and there an astonished worker greeted her as she paned, and stood gazing after her.

In one of the larger villages a door stood invitingly open, emitting a keenly appetising smell of cooking baton. Pattie aas weary and f=t-sore and al-

.t fainting. The bag she canned seemed to have grown into an almost insupportable weight. She . timidly stepped over the threshold;. and there she met the man she was seeking.

He was ...bed at a large kitchen table, ,evidently expecting his breakfast, preparatory to Betting forth on 4 journey. He rose politely as she entered, and immediately put 01 doubt as to his-identity beyond question by addressing her as Iliss Beardmore. The hostess, a pleasant, round-faced mother of three pretty children, whose innocent laughter could be heard up-staire, undertook the eespc.ibility of a second guest with hearty good will, and very soon the two were seated alone at the table.

It was a miserable pretence, that meal. Warren, knowing the relation yin which Pattie stood tee the man who peed-pied both their thenghts.lap.d et 'first into a strained taciturnity. Vengeance .filled his 'mind ; yet he stillhad a heart. And Pattie reminded him so vividly of his own Lily. But, little by little, he began to talk. Whatever the immediate price of disillusionment, it were better, he :decided, that ehe should know the whale truth.

Pattie distened with despairing heart. It-was the very thing that Magsie had reported—only Avers, tee 'here was the authentic voice a' .111oreimer's" victim ; here wee the story as only a sufferer could tell it. And yet—and yet—She knew that ehe Mill Roved Aye, Roved hims a :fht2iad aeon Magsie

in spite

The man rose-to go. He 'had madh Imeinese tee do, he said. tPattie winced , at the eound of the word ",business." wondering whether it had to-do with the tracking down of her 'beloved. Warren held cut his right hand.

Good-bye," he said, very Slowly and earnestly. " I hope you will think none the worse of me for shattering your idol. What I have told you is for your own good, and for the good of others. Good-bye ! If there is a, God, I hope II. will bless you."

Pattie stood trembling before him. She moistened her parched lips, but did not accept the proffered hand.

" You have not told me what you mean to do,"-she said.

"Do? " he echoed. "'That depends. All I know is, I shall never rest till he gets the punishment he deserves."

Pattie gazed et the man in a way that he found more than a trifle disconcert-ing. "Have yea no mercy? " she de-manded, hoarsely

"Mercy?" he retorted, angrily. "'What Ingest has he to mercy? You Bluely don't mean to say that you—you— ! "

•" Yes," she interjected. " I love him in spite of all you have said. Yoe men don't understand. Do you think any women worthy of the name would foreet fhe man ehe loves in his time of need? "

The scorn in her voice amazed, -yea kart-led, him. To his masculine loqic the case was as clear esdaylight. "It's yon who are in need, not he," he m• plied. " Can't you see, the ordrperson he has ever cared for ie himself, ever eine° he was picked up as a London street arab? Even at that -time, I BM

'101d, he refused to give any information as to his parent., although an offer was made tee help them if living. All he wanted was to get on in the world. That is the only thing he cares for at this very hour."

Pattie waved his plea scornfully aside. " You don't onderetand," ehe repeated. " A woman doesn't love as o

Margaret Tristram (younger daughter of Rev. W. J. Tristram) h. completed Matriculation, with.Subsidiary Higher •Certificate.

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What Our Readers Say. Woman's Views.

Sra,—I wish to make a respectful protest against the tendency of the re- marks in the woman's column in the Leader of August 10th. Perhaps there is not much harm in the remark that a men's idea of woman's place ie to " coddle him and warm his slippers." This has never been true to life seen whole; any more then it is true to say that a woman'. idea of a, man's place is to give her a luxurious time, as ie fashionable in the States. But the underlying idea is snore serious. Dees the article mean that a man, worn out with the strain of business life, is to re- ceive no little signs of affection and con-sideration in the refuge of home, the wife and mother being too busy making herself " efficient "7 But perhaps the idea is that the woman, the Mane creator, is to come in a little later, with nerves tangled and temper spoilt, after a fighting business day—with " efficiency " exhausted. Is this the kind of home recommended by Christian women? If so, God help the children in it. Their mothers won't be much ucc to them. The mental training of car children is looked after by the State- paid teacher, whose interest in them is based on salary received. But the pro-gress of God's Kingdom primarily re- quires the early development of right feeling in the young. And the most

efficient" factor in that direction is the atmosphere of a true home, the eesential feature of which is woman-hood. In this atmosphere, with all its gracious signs of spontaneous love, for both sexes, character grows best.

But our women writers seem some-what afraid that this is out of harmony with technical efficiency ; and in the same breath they glorify the .rvioss of the mothers of the race. NO, what do they mean? They cannot have it both ways. The instinct of men that " efficiency " is an unteonianly ideal is right. For efficiency means concentra- tion on a limited objective, or sphere; cod therefore competitive strife with others in that sphere and therefore also growing absorption in it. This is fatal to women's real in- fluence in her true sphere. To succeed there she needs not " efficiency " in one direction, but an all-round porter. Doubtless women to-day must enter into many outside spheres; but sorely that is a reason for upholding the true ideal, not belittling it.

' One thing is cer-

tain women who are barristers, com-mercial magnates, and Criminal Court Judges (save the mark') will be bank- rupt of every quality that, makes womanhood a distinctive mmal power.

I believe that the true principle for to-day on this matter is to do away with oil artificial restrictions, assert the true ideal. and leave common sense, good feeling, and hard experience to teach their own lessons. I am only wishful to point out that the true ideal must be in-sisted on, not sneered at.

In the same issue of the Leader the Rev. F. W. Brett, in emphasising this ideal, is reported as beatifying of the incalculable influence of his mother and home upon him. If the modern tendency is right, not merely as a necessity, but as an ideal—a means of " realising personality "—then the testimony of this greatly-honour.1 minister is merely sentimental cant. This is the alternative. Let our women

efficients " consider it-wffil.—Yours, etc., OBSERVES.

Sunday Games; Sra,—If Sunday games could be

arranged without the menace of Sunday labour much of the argument against them would be gone, but I have looked in vain in the arguments of those favouring this drastic proposal for any such solution. Their outlook cannot go beyond the narrow bounds of the park employees. Sunday gam. in OUT padre, however, mean, sooner or later, Sunday league match., and neither can take place without attracting a

crowd of people to certain centres, tool th.e mast be conveyed by some sort of transport. The next move will

be to fresh effort for Sunday opening of theatres. The result of all this demand for Sunday pleasure will entail increa.s.I Sunday work for railway men, tram and %as conductors, drivers and the auxiliary men at the depots, and, of coulee, extra policemen will be muircedmi Then these

el. Further. mu'ut117 Opening of shop, by thousands, and seven days' work for ecores of thou-sands of shopkeepers and shop assist-ants. Even if another day is given for Sunday it would be totally inadequate for the loss of the one day of rest.

Make no mistake about it. It is not a simple question as to whether it is sinful or not to play games on Sunday or whether people will be tempted from attending aura services, although, in years to come, when every day in the week will be alike and many will look back with regret on the feet quiet and restful English Sabbath, ;there will be felt, I am sure, astonishment that not only the Church, but people generally, did so little to preserve their great in-heritance. The question oleo raises higher fundamental considerations than those advanced by the advocates of Sunday games by it striking at the very root of one of England's bulwarks, viz., the Sunday as a day of rest.

The great need of to-day is time and opportunity to pause and think,•which are not obtainable when one's mind is concentrated either on work or on

amusement. The whole country is :mi-tering from a feverish Toth and hurry, without due thought being given to the great needs and problems of the day. As an almost lifelong social reformer, all active organiser of sports, and as a church worker for fifty years, I view with apprehension the bad effect of this craze for amusement on seven days of the week upon the rifling generation.

I am no killjoy, but I do not want the joy of ,a quiet Sunday for millions to be killed by enthusiastic sports people. I have taken an active part in Flemming public parks for the people, and was the Hon. Secretary to the Brockwell Park Extension Committee in South London and partly responsible for raising £60,000 in two years to save 43 acres of woods and fiekls from the builders, clutches to add to that beauti-ful park. Again, thirty-nine years of my life have been devoted in the Early Cl.ing Association's great and success-ful struggle for more rest and recreation for the workers, and I contend that with shorter hours for the workers, their priceless boon of a weekly half-holiday plus the advantages of the Summer Time Act, there is plenty of time for playing games during the week without doing so on •Sunday. Neither do I believe that there is any great demand for it. What is to be done to salvage our weekly day's rest? It is surely imperative to bring into existence at once a National Sunday Defence League

to fight :Tail,. any further encroach, mauls on England's priceletss treasure of one day's rest in seven.—Yours,

CAPT. ALBERT LARKI Barrington-read, S.W.

Mrs. J. W. Pullin. By the death of Mrs. J. W. Pallid,

the church at Brompton, Northallertor, has suffered a great loss. For some time her friends had known that recovery was impossible. When •unable to attend the sanctuary her interest in all thing. connected with it never diminished: During the recent Centenary celebras tions at Brompton her enthusiastic interest in all the arrangements was a helpful inspiration to her husband, who, as Secretary, had those arrange-ments in hand. At West Hartlepool, where she and her husband resided before coming to Brompton six years ago, her activities in the church were abundant. A host of preachers will treasure the memories of her home life. A great entertainer of the servants of God, she gave of her best. The end came on August 12th with startling sud-denness. We laid her ,body to rest In the village-churchyard, a vast company attending the interment services con-ducted by Rev. Ward Hartley and Rev., T. Elliott. An impressive address was delivered by Rev. G. W. Taylor, of Gateshead.

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The Time Has Arrived. First of all in importance will mane

the Letter from the Committee ap-pointed by the Conference to consider the question of Spiritual Advance. The time for such a campaign has fully arrived. Evidence of this is overwhelm-ing. It is not merely that there was an awakening in East Anglia. in Scotland and in English Northern counties. Them have been remarkable tokens of the pretence of revival in all parts of the land in isolated instances. Wherever the people have prepared themselves to seek and obtain. however diverse the circumstances have been, there have not lacked manifestations in quickened churches and the eonvension of the unwed. While no discriminat-ing observer will over-estimate the value of numbers it is nevertheless true that where numbers decline under normal circumstances there is no sense of elation prevalent in the churches. It is also Mae that where through the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit be-lievers have been graciously Visited and the revived Chure.h her sought and succeeded in bringing others to the Lord Jams there has been a new spirit begotten and the churches have heap made glad. Them masons may mturn —will return if see prepare ourselvee Our Chumh has an Evangelistic record emend to sons Our genius is Evangelistic. Seventy years ago we realised no other miesion. It wae in-evitable that the pressure of the emphasie would not continue to the same extent, but it has diminished by far too much, the result has declared it. self in slower progress and latterly in decline, and no one is satisfied with the loge. For some years negative comfort was drawn from the fact that the ether TIethcdist churches wem cloina no better. But this woe changed last year, and we were the only large Siethodist church to record a further faith* away. This decline can and must be arrested.

Some Vital Aspect.. • Today we print the Letter which has

been sent to tr. Quarterly Meetings on the Spiritual Advance Campaign. It has been forwarded to the superinten-dent minister early, no that he, as the natural leader of his circuit, may have time to think out the wisest and boldest course to pursue. There are two sec-tions of the Letter that ought to receive

the fullest attention. They pertain to the missions themselves and the per-sons taking part, and the question of getting at outsiders. Nothing what-ever ought to be said against the em-ployment of special agents. The Iloly Spirit has bestowed peculiar gifts upon certain men and women. The history of our Church and the phenomenal pro-grees of many years bear testimony, to this fact. These distinguished toilers have their value and their place to- day, and experience has often shown that the coming in of a mighty human force is sometimes necessary to arouse the ciarm.t energise of the Church and to colt bark to activity churches that for years have been practically lifeless. The truth of this all know. But our supreme anxiety is to use triogifts and the graces of those who are on the spot, for, after all, those activi-ties that are made by the local church through its own ministers and devout men and women are the mom likely to yield the most abiding results. We hope this aspect of the Advance Cam-paign will meet with warmest sym-pathy. TNis attitude will at once re-act upon the Church. Personal exer-tion will create warmth until the whole Church will glow. When the glow be-gins all difficult duties for the progress of our Lord's Kingdom will become a delightful task.

The Home. of the People. And the other is that of systematic,

hence-to-house visitation. This old-fashioned method still takes premier place in personal evangelism. The story that came from Gateshead, from Stock-ton, from Middlesbrough and other centres spoke of the visitor at work, ploughing deep and long, and thus pre- paring the ground for the wed. It cannot be gainsaid, the churches have left the people alone—there are excep-tions—and the people measure out to the Church similar treatment. We are aware of the limitations—of workers and of means—to make this service all it might be. But churches can do their best And the best that ran be done is usually attempted by devoted worn., They are the mom available as helpers of the minister, and they are the more acceptable to those who never darken the doors of the sanctuary. Their gifts at sympathy, their contact with human life on the aide of eorrow and of suffer-ing, and their love of children make them the best missionaries to the hemes of th.e who neglect God's Howe. If these two phases of the Spiritual Ad-vance Campaign can be emphaeised and organised, there lies I afore the churches the greatest chance that ever came within their grasp. .

Young People and Adults. Then the campaign is twofold—. it

-should be. Young people and adults must come within the scope of the Church's consideration and effort. One must not be overlooked at the expense of the other. The tendency of recent years has been to give increasing thought to the young people. This is the cgiTtct perepectlY4 up to a given point. But even here, while the Church has had her perspec-tive adjusted, she has not made her income meet her outgo. There must therefore be more attention and activity devoted to young people. But adults must also claim the Church's earnest consideration. The Church must evangelise. There must be a return to some of our earlier

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aro tho two spheres of action, and they are wisely dealt with in the Latter sent to the Quarterly Meetings. To say the Church cannot do this twofold work its for the Lord's people to neglect their first duty. If the Church cannot fulfil her first purpose it is time she looked into her own heart, where she will find reasons for repentance and a need to return to her first works. How best to deal with ycning people; tosiin them to the Lord 'Jesus, culture their new life and turn them into serviceable helpers of the Kingdom, we hope to place before the Church in a series of specially coo tributed articles. What arq the best methods of winning adults, both those who are within the Church and those who have drifted away, we propose also subsequently to consider. We have before us a great compaign, one that must move the heart of the 'whole Church and induce the greatest activity.

Before -Everything Else— But before everything else—before

the Church attempts to begin this laudable and necessary work—there must he n return to the Centre. We must get back to that deep and vital experience of the work of the Holy Spirit within.. which not only fits us for the task, but prompts the Church to do it. TWO things call loudly to us. Asa denomination we were never to free from hindering conditions as at the

' present time. A soul.-saving passion can eroist and be dominant even when financial problems are acute. Churches have died not so much from financial burdens as from the lack of spiritual energy. Our history records how out of weakness churches have been made strong, financial difficulties overcome, and tlics spread of the Kingdom has been witnessed at the same time. Happily there are now but few churches left that can justifiably plead that they are weighted with unbear-

able deb.. For a decade we have been easing ourselves at a phenomenal rate, and to-day property debts are, gener-ally, no encumbrance. We are not burdened as we were a. generation ago. For this release many have pleaded for years The day has now arrived. This circumstance calls to to loudly, and has prepared the way for advance.

A Word to Prophets. But the more insistent and piercing

call comes from the consideration of the people. Increasingly the trend of modern life is drifting away from the higher and the highest things. Prob-ably the trend is not from morality, though even here there are some ominous sign. Bub morality, ap.sve see it operating communally, nationally and internationally, will never survive unless it is based upon that which makes morality really virtuous—reli-gious. The nation can live on its moral capital for to long as a tree can stripped of its bark. In the end it withers. So will the people, so will a nation. The inordinate love of selfish and sensuous delights, the appropri-ation of the Lord's Day, the less of our young people through the bewitching said seducive pleasures of the age that make a fascinating appeal to them, all call loudly to the Church. Let us now sound the bugle note. It is high time to prepare ourselves. A Holy Convoca-tion is necessary. The people of the churches should come together to think, to pray. to get a new vision. Douglas Brown has not been raised up of the Lord and sent forth without a, big meaning. Prophets who occupy that holy office and fail to detect the mean-ing of the arrival of such a man of God are inoapable of reading the Holy Spirit's greatest and clearest signs. What the Spirit is leading Douglas Brown to do. He ran, in varying de-grees, impel others to attempt.

Twelve Years at Aliwal North. AN INTERVIEW WITH REV. GEORGE AYRE.

By CHARLES Rev. George Ayre has returned from.

Aliwal North after hie twelve years of superintendency of the Primitive Methodist Churches of South Africa. Mr.' Ayre responded whole-heartedly to the one clear call of his Church in 1910, and his twelve strenuous years in South Africa have been crowned with abundant success. From the head-quarters at Aliwal the work ramified in many directions, and, under his guidance, grew and prospered exceed-ingly. The organisation of this great work and the superintendence of the native preachers and mission stations was a model of efficiency and a tribute to the possession of qualities of initia-tive and government which are rare and remarkable. •

Mr. and Mts. Ayre and family have taken up their residence in Bridlington until July neat, when Mr. Ayre becomes the eupenntendent minister of Gateshead Second Circuit. Primitive Methodists are deeply interested in African Mis-alone. Our heroic missionaries always receive a cordial welcome in the chinches of the Homeland, and our minds are informed and our hearts are strangely warmed as we listen to their wondrous story of the triumphs of re-deeming love " out yonder."

The other evening I called et the awn. of " the returned missionary from Aliwal North," and tam began caking questions about his work on "the big circuit." Mr. Ayne listened very patiently and answered with characteris-tic courtesy, decision and conviction. Everything he said was clear and to the point.

I observed that the many thousand leaders of the Leader would be interested to know of the progress of the work during his twelve years' u perin tendency. " With regard to that," said Mr.

'Ayre, " I arrived on the ground in 1910 end found that we had about forty preaching places. To-day there are one

T. BISHELL. hundred and fifty-three. We had one hundred and twenty local preachers ; now there are one hundred and seventy-enc. The Aliwal North native church has trebled its membership."

"Could you kindly inform me as to the educational work jou have under-taken, Mr. Ayrol "

" Special attention has beengiven to that," replied our friend. " In Cape Colony our schools are classed amongst the beat, our Aliwal North native school being one of the few allowed to take work up to Standard VI. This school has about one hundred and fifty pupils and four fully certificated native teachers. At the last examination by the -Government inspector in June there were only six failures in the whole school. Under the new educa-tional policy of the Cape Province all native education is fee. This has deprived us of s considerable income from school fees, but we have been able to earn about £700 during the year in grants. In the Orange Free State there as only a grant of £2,000 for the whole of the -native education in that wide

the tel'ibliTrye.nt Tittr ichein■ibpii4orToTrO the school membership. When thus divided it amounts to a very small capitation grant. The Government takes very little interest in the work, and their inspectors never enter our schools. All the annual examinations have to be conducted by the ministers. This work, together with the administration of the schools, takes up a good deal of our time The superintendent has as much administration work as some boards controlling European education.

"The training school instituted by Rev. G. E. Butt was discontinued in the time of nay predecessor. That school produced some promising pupils who have made good. The best of our teachers on the station to-day were trained in that school. We have not suffered seriously in consequence of the

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often travel miles on foot to preach the Gospel. They go to the farms and gather little groups in the huts to hear the Gcepel message. This has been one of thereal secrets of our sue... Many of our members are very poor, but their centeibutions in proportion to their in-comes are wonderful.. If our members at home contributed on the eame pro-portionate scale there would not be a financial problem in the whole de-ncmination. The two native ministers —Rev. J. J. 31ohau and Rev. J. Lepotane--are a great credit tee our Church. They have been trained amongst 119 from Childhood. They have proved loyal colleagues and devoted, in-telligent workers, of whom the circuit is justly proud."

" I understand that the nuestion of Union with the Weleyae is suggested. How do we stand in the matter, lie. Ayre "

" In recent years we have worked in perfect harmony with the Wesleyan.. I have attended their Synods and Con-ferences as an invited gueet. At the Durban Conference I received every courtesy and honour it was, possible to give, and that Conference expressed it-self unanimously in favour of Union. We have practically covered all the ground open to us, and our future pro-mess most be along the line of inten-sive cultivation. We are at consider-able expense in working the outposts ryhiCh converge on the Wesleyan cir-cuits. If Union came there could he an adjustment of the work which would enable it tee be self-supporting. This would mean that our G.li.C. would be able to divert at least £1,000 per year to the other P.M. mission centres. But the whole matter is to come before our G.lf.C. in the near future, when distinguished delegate, from the Wesleyan Conference of South Africa will present the case. I can only sa,y,, that experience has taught me that Union in South Africa would be to the highest interests of the Kingdom of God. The may be some opposition to such a proposal. Aliwal North is one of our oldest etations. Its success has been of great value in the advocacy of our work, and there may be many senti-mental reasons for our retaining this great circuit. But really the case for Union is strong."

1Vhat is the feeding on the cir-cuit!"

" Well, in both. the European and native Qoarterly Meetings resolutions ip favour of the princifffe of Union were carried unanimously, but until definite propeeals were forthcoming the Quar• Carly Meetings did not commit them-selves further."

" Now, Mr. Are, there are many social problems in South Africa in which our young people in the home churches are very interested--the Land Laws. segregation as a solution of the native problem, the racial question, etc."

At a late hour I came for my home, prod to be in the ministry of a Church that can produce snob a great soul as Ayre. He will render magnificent entice during the winter menthe as missionary deputation. His story will be well told, and will be worth the telling.

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closing of this school, as we have the large Wesleyan Training School at 'Bensonvale, fifty-five miles away, to "which we send cur youths and maides. Relief from the great responsibility of the training school he enabled the superie.ent to devote fuller time to the development of the evangelistic work."

" We axe often told that the redemp-tion of Africa must be undertaken try Christianised Africans. Do you con-sider that the station may won be able to be worked by a purely native

iwen'utihe " as prompt annver. " We have many „enthusiastic native workers, and there is a sense in which the native teacher can do better work amongst his own..than the European. But taking them lea whole, native are not good organisers, and are soon in difficulties in financial matters. The rank and file have more confidence in work that is superintended by a white man. At the present stage of develop-ment the idea ie t0 have a large band of native workers under the superin-tendence and general direction of a Eu ropean."

" What are the chief obstacles to the work "

" Undoubtedly, the drink trade is our greatest memy in South Africa In the Cape any native who is a registered voter can be eupplied with drink on the same conditions as Europeans. To be a voter, a native must bave property valued at £100, or he in receipt of £1 per week, and he must be able to write his own name. In spite of heavy penalties, a great illicit trade is done, and many registered vetere secure the liquor to supply them who cannot get it themselves. With a few honoured ex-Mt hell, it cannot bp said that the Police are eager to etc that the liquor laws are carried out.

In the Dutch Reformed Church there has recently been a great revulsion of feeling on the temperance question, and that met Church is now strongly sup-porting prohibition. We recently held a great mass meeting in Aliwal North, which attracted a great, crowd than any other during the. past twelve years. The great hall was crowded twice--afternoon and evening—and many were not able to secure admission. The local option resolution was carried with prac-tical unanimity. Ac a result of de-termined action, the tern workers, waiting upon the Licensing Board, were able to secure a drastic cut in the hours of opening of licensed houses in Aliwal North and District. The, is a proposal before Parliament to allow municipalities tee provide Kaffir beer on the lines of the Durban experiment, but churches and temper- ance organisations are offering stout and reasoned resistance. Prohibition in South Africa would make our work much easier and accelerate the wonder-ful growth of the native churehee. Ap it ie. the greater part of our case of die, cipline are due to the drink habit. Natives living in close touch with can-' ditions of life in European towns soon imitate the vices of the white people, and there is little doubt beet that in each WIWI the cases of immorality 'among the natives are more numerous than in distinctly native areas. The opening of galleries, etc., in the einemas to the natives and coloured people has done aonaiderable harm. The films are not Moen with any more discretion than those in England For native people to witness the portray.] of scenes of fast life. clever thefts, etc., cannot but have its harmful influences."

" What are the general chtracteris-ties of the native churches?"

" Well," answered the ' Super,' " a etranger would be impressed first with the wonderful power end vigour of the slinging. Native congregations awed no organs. We teach the children Toni,Sol-Fa, and a large part of eery congregation can sing from this notation et eight. They poseess wonder-fully sonorous voices, singing some of the old 3lethodist hymns with a force and fire that would gladden the heart of the roost phlegmatic. In fad, our deurches are typically Methodist. En-thusiasm. emotion and fervency charms tense all the services. Our local preachers are glowing evangelists who

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. . . . . . " Balmoral," Buxton, on the end',

sion of the Endeavour Holiday Tour, rapidly filled up •all vacancies. There was a very joyous party there all last week, and the bookings for the future are also large. Applications for par-ticular periods have had to be declined through lack-of accommodation. The customary Friday evening mole' let week was lull of congratulations tee the matron and Mal for their splendid arrangements, and engagements for return visits are already being made. All isisitore are loud in their praise of the admirable situation of "Balmoral," of its modem furnishings, and of the comfort and homelinees which prevail.

Th.ere.,axchunclottetll great pvolbuireli-

derelopmentsngwhich will incidental]; bring much gain tee the Denomination. The laymen's Missionary League will make " Balmoral " the centre for their annual meeting during the first week in October.

Rev. R. 31. Rutter, 6, Tregenna-terrace, St. Ives, Cornwall, writes: "My article on 'Our Church in St. Ives has brought T110 a generous offer from Sir W. P. Hartley, of 5 per cent. on our raising £1,000 to clear the debt on the new Sunday-school. I also received a cheering letter

' enclosing 10e., from

Mr. S.F. Cole, of Pontrilas, S. Wales. It is a tremendous task to attack the debt of •£1,000 after raising 11,100 locally. We have strained our resources here, and I confidently appeal to your readers for help in order that we may claim Sir William Ilartley's promise."

• • • • • • . The success of the first summer school

for Sunday-sohool teachers jet con-cluded at Harrogate will induce many to 'egret they were not present. There is always some amount of risk with a first attempt. At Harrogate enthep gleam ran high, arid one present writes jubilantly, calling the School " a tre-mendous success." Now that the idea has fructified it will no doubt not only continue year by year, but will take on larger proportions and develop new features.

Rev. H. W. Smith, Richmond (Surrey), writes: "Some time ago you were good enough to announce the post-ponement of a proposed visit to the Richmond (Surrey) Wesleyan Theo-logiaal College. This is now fixed for

ipStaiVi 'terPtreet M.A., ,fr.1),,..bai'ldUclly cemented toeconduct any Primitive Methodists and their friends who may care to attend, through the College and around the beautiful grounds, concluding with a meeting in the College chapel, which he will addle.. We shall be very glad to me any who may be able to Tun over. We are providing teas, with music, in our church room from four M six, and Scolds will act as guides to the terrace. from which the world-famous view of the Thames can be obtained. At 6.30 the party will proceed acres the road to the College. Our church is situated in the centre of the town jet pet the Fire Station in Sheen-road, and is two minutes from the Underground, L.S.W.

and L. N. W. Stations, while the Pelle-w-ing 'buses pass the der : 9(a) 27, Mal, 27th), 27(c), 33, 35, 37, 37(e), 73, 105, and 105(a). The nearest stage ie Rich-mond Quadrant."

Rev. C. Finlay r called on the e.s. " Zarie." for Nigeria on the 16th. Mrs. Finlay, who hopes to join her husband in the spline we on the landing stage al Liverpool to with him " god-speed,' and a number of personal friends were also present, with friends of the Liver-pool and Birkenhead Circuit. 31r. Aforris Jones did much tee facilitate the arrangements for the departure.

. . . . . . . We deeply regret to announce the

death of Rev. T. J. Watson, of As-pa-tria, Cumberland. The sad event took plae on August 15th, the interment being on Saturday last, Rey. W. Atkin-son repreaenting the General Committee at the funeral. Mr. Watteen wee in his sixty-eighth year. He served in the active ministry for thirty-seven years, and was superannuated in 1916.

Rev. Harvey Roe, who spent nine years on the Birmingham Mimion„ and superintended the erection of Ercling-ton, Handsworth, Ward End and Four Oaks Chwohes, he spent the first week of his holiday at Erdington. The heartiest of welcomes was aceorded him at the church and in the homes of the people. With Mrs. Roe and his son Eric he attended the Sunday morning and evening service. at Enlington, and took part in the eyeing prayer meet-ing, at which a very large company wee present. The occasion we unique, for Rev. J. H. Rose was supported on his right and left hand by Mee. L. J. Harvey end R. Re. The day't ear-vices were fell of promise for future success.

Rev. Matthew Dobinson has been ap-pointed by the Derbyshire Education Committee to be a School Manager for the Ripley District: •This is the first each appointment, and is greatly appre-ciated by the friends of the churches. Mr. nobble:in during his four years' residence has done a geil work. Most of the church debts have been cleared and a continued increase of membership has been. recorded.

. . . . Mr. J. Davidson. Hewett, writes:.

" Permit me tee think Rev. R. W. Keightley for his inspiring and refresh-ing article recently contributed tee the leader 071 the " Significance of Emphasise" Throughout, the article places the fundamentals of our Holy Religion in the right place. It keep. first thine first. nit was our Lord's method, and one which were we to follow would the sooner thing about Hia reign, and the churches would greatly prosper."

3Ir. Jame* Johnston, Willingtou, co.. Durham, he celebrated hie ninty-fifth birthday, and the ocesion was marked by a garden party in Mr. Rutter's beantifnl grounds. Mr. John-ston was present, and responded to the congratulations in an intereetiog speech, recalling hie long connection with our church. He we the pioneer who secured the- excellent site of the present church. He has lived ice Will- • ington almost all these yea., and yet has been in fee eireite which now are distinct. Let week a lady stopped to 'speak to him as he eat in hie front garden. She told him her name. He had not men her for seventy •years when she we a girl in his class-meeting-Alr. Johnston it well, and takes a keen interest in present-day movements. Is he the oldest Primitive Methodiet?

. . , . . . To the memory of thb late Mr. W. H.

Jude, the world-famous preacher-inusioian, a special aervice we held on Sunday night in the Stockton Paradise-row Church, where the deceased both preached and lectured. Mr. Jude was a frequent visitor to Paradise-row, a fade which was referred to by Rev. G. J.. Lane, who, in an appreciation, said the radiance and sweetness of Jude's music had teen an inspiration to thouaande.:

THE 'PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER.

AUGUST 24, 1922

Churches and People.

Mrs. J. Alder.

Mrs. Joseph Alder passed tee the Homeland on August 6th, after a long illness, at the age of sixty-five years She had been an active member of our Church for more than forty year,. She was formerly associated with Faringdon Society, but eleven years ago removed tee Gt. Corwell, wham the continued her faithful membership. She will be sorely missed in the home, church and circuit and in the village where the re-sided. She was loved and revered for her Christlike character, and her name will remain a " fragrant-memory " be-cause of the unostentatious toil and sacrifice which she, with her husband, has joyfully rendered for many years Her remains were reverently laid to rest in Coxwell Churchyard. Rev. P. H. Taylor conducted an impressive funeral service, Rev. A. R. 1Vightman giving an impressive address.

Nary appropriately, the service was prinatpatly musical, Jute's setting to well-known hymns and his soke being sang. The choir rendered several anthems under the direction of Mr. T. Gibbon, and special solos ewe sung uy Madam L..Wright, Madam L. More.

M011819. W. J. Jones and D. Carney. Asa voluntary the organist, Mr. It. Shields, played "0 Rest In the Lord." The church was crowded .with friends who had heard Mr. Jude many times and who gathered to pay tribute to one whose music had been much a help and inspiration to them.

f-A superannuated minister write. " Kindly permit me to suggest that as an apprised.on for what the minisMrs in active work are doing for the S.M.W. and 0. Fund those of .us Who are euperannuated might give 5s. each, thus making our subscription for this year £1. Perhaps some might give more. I will ask the treasurer to re-tain 5s. extra, and hops others will do the same."

We are desired to correct the in-correct information forwarded to us pertaining to the wedding of " Sister Maggie" which appeared in our last Moue. The bridegroom was Ale G. Beach and not Mr. R. Beach. "The daughters of Mrs. and the late Mr. R. Honv.d " should have been lie. George Harwood. Mr. J. Beach. not Mr. G. Beach, .companied Alr. Gee. Beach . best man.

Mr. Arthur Riley. Mr. and Mrs. Jam. Riley, highly'

respected members of Traffic-street Church, Derby, have teen plunged into grief by the tragic death, at the swim-ming •ballis, of their beloved son Arthur on Tuesday, August 8th. Arthur was a moat regulamworshipper at all the Sunday services at Traffic-street. He was also connected with the school and ,Endeavour. Ile had joined the Army at the age of eighteen, and had a very trying time in Ireland, which undermined his health, and undoubt-edly led to his premature teeth. He was upright in character, with at true heart and pure affection. His sudden decease has come assn shock to all who knew.him. An impressive funeral se, mice at Traific-street Church was con-ducted by Rave W. W. Goldstraw and J. C. Wenn. The last solemn rites took place et the. Nottingham-road Ceme-tery.

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halt was made at the homes of two of our oldest members, Mrs. Kaiser and Mrs. Bulmor, who, through sickness, were unable to take part in the service. The company then dispersed for dinner. The Central Estate friends •pr.essioned •through the streets of the estate, and were assisted by the Wheatley .Hill Mission Band, under the leadership of Mr. W. Rowe.

In 'the early afternoon Brougham-street friends met at Moor-street and proceeded to Corporation-road, where they were joined by the Central Estate friends, and a great united procession was formed and marched to the Town Moor, where the Centenary Camp Meet-ing was held. A big crowd gathered around the stand. The service was conducted by Rev. T. C. Showell, and powerful discourses were delivered by Mr. W. Rowe and Mr. Thomas Camp-1.11. One feat., of the service which delighted the crowd was the singing by the scholars of the well-known hymn, " When mothers of Salem." This.great and gracious service was brought to a close by singing the Doxology. In the evening a love-feast was held at Brougham-street, a large company being present. The singing and speak-ing were of a high order. At the prayer-meeting the presence of the Lord was manifest, four young men giving their hearts and consecrating their lives to the Saviour. It was a memorable time, and the people rejoiced with great joy. At Central Estate Church an evangelistic service was 'held, conducted by Mr. W. Rowe, when several members of the mission band spoke. ,A fine . prayer-meeting brought the day s meetings to a close.

Religion and Religion. ',The Religions of Mankind." By

Professor Edmund D. Soper. (Allen and Unwire. 12s, 6,1. net.)

The study. of •Comparative Religion is a necessity thrust .upon those who are concerned far the luture of Christianity by the facts • gathered from ao many parts Of-the world in recent years. The subject is also interesting in itself as the record of man's contact -with the supernatural. It would be too much to eay that this volume is the best for the ofs such a etudy,u t c eru,

to be recommended those

who deeire tee gain a general knowledge of this subject. It gathers into coo-peratively email space what would otherwise need to be gleaned from terioras source.. Bibliographies are given et the do. of each chapter to guide these who -desire to -pursue the utadY•larther. These are hmef, but Dr. .Pealre's -Commentary ie described as "thelsest elndb velume tram which to gain a•Waoriceedir,of•the•Chrieti. Scrip-tams." The. ea Of the book iseimple. Them -are aptora 011 the Nature of Religion and Animistic Religion. Then the Obeolete systems of Egypt and Meso-potamia, •Gree. and Rome, are d. aerated. Living religions are discussed in chapters on• the religion of Zero-eater, Hinduiern, Buddhism, the Reli-gion of the Chinese and the Religions

.at Japan ; and the religion. that aim at -universal exeion m ahapters on !Judaism, Illomeda•niem, and Chris tianity. It is a useful description of religion as this has found egression is history, • .

WHAT IS RELIGION?

By Rev. d. C. MANTRIPP. This is a question of universal in-

terest. To be human is to be religious. Everywhere and through all ages people have been prompted to seek something beyond themselves for worship. Those who deny God worship something. It may I. only themselves ; but even then what they worship is not •themselves as they are, but themselves as they think they are. Which is an utterly different thing to what they fondly imagine.

Where Religion Begilas. Religion means the tar-away look—

pushing the hot-kens back until thought cairhinge out towards the infinite. But it ins think, there Iat.'leeis the ten! ning

for us. Of course, it is not the

real beginning. If there be God He will be first, although not first tee appre-hensiou. Ent when we are sure of our

then unsettlement begins. We have social instinct., and we want to know our relations to others—our 'titles. Then we are part of the world, the universe. And the universe is the expression of a power that is never com-prshencied.. So religion, starting fronr the fact of human personality, comes at length to the fact of God.

Practical Mysticism. Because of this there is something of

mystical quality in religion. What is innermost In personality seeks affinity with what is innermost in supreme being. Religion, as the mystics put it, is a movement of the alone towards the alone. Yet religion is a practical matter. Those who are sure of God are most busy in the common ways of life, endeavouring to make the ways of men express the will of God. Giordano Bruno said nearly five centuries ago, that the ordinances of religion are' designed. for " good conduct, general welfare, social needs, peace and . . - progress... ." This, of course, sepa-rates religion from theology, or, indeed, from all scientific knowledge. Not that these are of no importance. But they are not of supreme importance. Life is not epoiled because the mysteries of the doctrine of the Trinity are not appre-hended, or Paul's doctrine of predesti-nation not explored. On he other hand, religion is not morality, yet reli-gion Is not worth much unless it makes for the highest nmrality.

Conduct and General Welfare. It means good conduct—being on the

watch against sins of thought, speech, act ; the evil which is the smut of mind and spirit; and perseverance in good-ness until the habit of life is grace and mercy and truth. And this for our own sake, for the perfection of the human instmment. Religion also regards the general welfare. It repudiates the spirit it does not matter to me! Nothing that is human is foreign to 'those who are religious. It receives the word, " Everyone must bear his own burd.," and then goes on to that other aura, "Bear ye one another's bur-dens." And its aim is not to keep hurdens, bet to lift them.

Religion is aware of social needs. Thus et does not want its cite way in worship. This mast be if the alone is tee hold converse with the Alone. There will be sympathy that sees the -stand': point of another and •endeaviSure it make provision for others' needs. lt,is out of social diversity that the barman, of God is made let And religion'eareal for peace and progress. The...legides• spirit is the forward-looking sPeri, • is optimistic, not pessimistic; -despair- ing. It does net say, things are bad now and worse ahead. It is good to be .alive-and better on helots. It has faith in persons, in life, in God. And faith makes for .peace. With peace coulee progress that ultimately will bring God., the universe, and humanity •tognther.

Werthing.—A very successful Endea-vour meeting was held at Chapel-road Church on Thursday. Ace excel-lent paper on China was read by one of the members. Solos and special hymns added great interest to the gathering.

Oldham.—Monthly meeting held at Healds Green, Royston. Mrs. Emmett presided. Devotions were led by Rev. G. Emmett, who also gave a most in-spiring address. Solar were rendered by Mrs, J. Bosworth. Mrs. Bayfield and 31iss Sutton officiated as pianists. The missionary letter from Miss Leg-gett was read by Miss Sutton. lea was afterwards served by the 11.1ds Green ladies, Praseeds. tic. 3d.

Centenary Camp Meeting itt Hartlepool.

By MARK IlAnnisort, The cireait Quarterly Meeting

'decided that one form of 'celebrating ble centenary of the Primitive Methodist tChurch in Hartlepool should be by holding a Circuit Camp Meeting on the Town Moor. For many years camp meetings without intermission have been held on Elie Moor, and many gracious seasons have been experienced. Great expectations and much interest were amused by the announcement that a Centenary Camp Meeting was to be held. On the Sunday, at nine o'clock, good companies assembled for prayer in Brougham-street and Central Estate Churches. A gracious feeling pervaded the •meetings, which gave promise of a triunajihant day. At 8.30 the Brougham-street people began to pro-cession the stree.. flee. T. C. Showell announced the hymn which has been sung at our camp meetings for three generations, " Hark ! the Gospel news is .unding." This was sung with great fervour as the nroce.ion wended its way down Aliddlegate to St. alary-etreet, where a stirring Gospel message and an invitation to the services were given. " All hail the power of Jesu's Name" was song as we continued along Northgate •to Bighartreet, where a service was held opposite the Old Town Hall, on the spot where the that Primi-tive blethodist stood 100 years ago to deliver the Gospel message. Earnest addresses were given by Mr. Showell and Mr. Thomas Campbell, of Sunder-land. Here two well-known hymns were sung, " Thou Shepherd of Israel and mine," and " My heart is fixed, Eternal God." ]Tice crowd was deeply-touched and abiding impressions made.

The-procession continued to the Croft, passing its way the spot on which the old granary stood, the first preach-ing-place of , our early church, and Chapel-street, where the first chapel was erected. Powerful addresses were given at various centres, and hymns .szkedw.h:,c,11..ilereby lisatregleiedm.toberswit,1

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CARTER.-On August 11th, at 19. oo0ie Row,

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PALLIN.-0n Saturday. J. W. Pullin, belated ‘1Prrli rtT3'il'ye°1mtrt°747,"ReNiVetohoVe "

RRVILL.-On August 15th. at Sheffield. Albert }'e.lViltalVa7InV•kardegC0i•gg

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LN MEMORIAM.

Fletcher, Willow Tat V yue of g;

remembered.

GOY.-In loving erlg'Zagl fell'eM7rgoa3;

tnee gstobbah vwdho died at Hull August 29th, 1E0. From hie eorrowing wife.

HACERIT.-In-unfading memory Edward Hackett, of Acrefalr, hwhotz teerztelwileha Em*emmeolrl'a eve"eintidegeilf 'one We loved so dear. His devoted wife arid children.

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NEWTON. -- In ever • loving nidet..rry :gAugust 1gtE, "Thy be done." Hui loving wife and daughter.

PEATFIRLD.-In lovingqmitraytymotZt:JBAL filPeat'Ideot oldth'e as Thme. Eilif,"?:sllittir:011Mreobireb.'sgiA

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MINISTERIAL CHANCES A ENCACEMENTS

Changes in 1923.

Air.mt.'111=7 ="TurrTeerford,

arke;.1.171171.1711, from Tranent (lnishIne riV:.'3?)ivellings, from Holcombe. after

kitljelr!Fedley, from Waterhouscs. after 1:v'.11.11. Southall, from Swansea, after ten rears. Changes in 1924.

Bev. S. J. Hall. from Drifileld, after four Yeare. Engagements for 1923-24. -

Rev. F. Newt from Derby Second, th Arvq_riehrte, to P ton Third. Wee. Ears E. W. Rag:, to Bournemouth

Rev. MacRow, to Nelson. Rev: A. J. Wigley to Ithelmersdati.. Rev. A. earson, to Burton Third. Rev. D. C. Cooper, to Covent y Fl t.

A Healthy Circuit, (From a Correspondent.)

Not the, least among the rnany ser-vices rendered by the Leader is the opportunity it . affords our rOple of knowing what m being done in quiet, out-of-the-way places. The present writer was delighted with the story told in the last issue of the very excellent bit of work that has been accomplished at Cheadle. As a matter of fact, the picture is considerably under-drawn. The renovation is a work of on such as I have seldom seen in any of our churches - And it is only one of many such enterprises inspired and led by Rev. W. H. Whiting during the past two years. Froghall Church has been renovated, a pipe organ purchased, and a good part of the outlay met. Kings-ley's debt has been extinguished and a pipe organ bought. Blakeley Lane-a lone, roadside church-is in the hands of the renovators, and the money raised to cover the coot. Onecote is building a much-needed vestibule and undergoing renovation without adding to its debt. Ipstones has the money in hand for the repairs to the schools, which are in pro-gress. Whiston and Waterhouses are beautifying and installing new heating apparatus, the money being in hand in each case. The manse-a picture which Nature has beautifully framed-has been thoroughly renovated and the money raised. Add to all this the insti-tution of an annual Christmas Sports Carnival to counteraot the " draw of the public-house, and you have some idea of the amount of work Mr. Whiting manages to crowd into his Rosy th,;siilcyirc.uiTht aonf

with his splencliA physique would be equal to it in Adition.to the evangelis-tic and pa...rat work in which he finds his chief delight.

Bradwell Circuit. The reopening services took place at

Culver on Sundays, August 13th and 20bh, after thorough redecoration. The preachers were Mr. T. W. Tiplady and Rev. W. H. Mason respectively. At the evening service on the 20th, Rev. Samuel Chadwick, of Cliff College, President of the F.C. Council, Mrs. Chadwick, Mrs. Moulton, Rev. H. Howard (Anetralia), and other friends attended. Mrs. Chadwick kindly presided at the organ, and Mr. Chadwick spoke a few words at the close of the service. He said that they had dosed the college chapel that night in order that they might coin along and enoourage anal cajoles with their fellow Methodists in the com-pletion of their renovation scheme. The brotherliness of Mr. Chadwick and his colleague, Mr. Moulton, of Cliff Park,- is a constant source of inspiration to the workers at Culver Church. What-ever may be the outcome of Methodist Union in the country the problem bas been definitely solved to far as this dis- trict ie concerned. -

The Awakening of China. Sin,-In your issue of the 17th

instant I notice an interesting para-graph with regard to two prominent Chinese Christians, and I would like to draw your attention to some other',

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Services & Preachers. plorlFs, Y.% t7.retiddi.rt.T. 1.4.. St VP: &AV.

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Dr. C, T. Wang, one of the Chinese representatives at the Peace Conference, i3 the .n of a Chinese priest who worked in .nection with the C.M.S. Missions. Mr. Wellington K., for-merly Chinese Ambassador in England, and now Foreign Minister, was edu-cated at St. John's College, Shanghai, which belongs to the American Episco-pal Mission. Mr. Wu-Yen, the acting Prime Minister, is the son of a pri.t of the American Episcopal Church; and Mr. Ting-Fang, the late Foreign Min-ister, was educated at St. Paul's Mis-sionary College, Hong Kong. His son, Wu-Choa-Chu, was one of the Chinese delegates to the Paris Peace Confer- ence. In addition to these, perhaps the .most prominent of China's onilitar,y men, General Feng, is, as is well known, a keen Christian, and has been instru-mental in converting, by purely moral means, nearly the whole division under his command to the faith.--Yours, etc., A. J. C. ALLEN.

S.P.G. House, Westminster, S.W. 1.

FAMINE STRICKEN RUSSIA.

Amount glreviously acknowledged, £2,563 la dral.; Inasmuch, Liverpool, 2s. 6d.; A North Stafford Well-wisher, £1 Brenda Foster, Maack, 7s. Ed. ; A. E. H., Winterton, 10s. ; Little Girls, Ossett, 2s. 6digiR. H., Leeds, 2s. 6d. ; S. S., Norton! El Els.; W. and E. Street, Porton, 3e. 6d.; Prospect House, F,dgehill, Cricket Match, Harris v. Hirst, 5s. Subscriptions should be made payable and forwarded to the Editor, Primitive Methodist Leader, 17, Farringdon-street, London, E.C. 4. Parcels direct to Lord Weardale, 42, Langham-street, London, W. 1.

Distress in Cornwall. 'Amount previously acknowledged,

£581; Misses Pearson, Calverley, Leeds, £1; W. Lloyd, Stafford, 10a.; Rev. W. H. Matthews, Bradford, £1; Mr. and Mos. Harding, Trimdon, £1; Mr. and Mrs. Denby, Trimdon, £1; Bournemouth First Circuit Sacred Con-cert, per Rev. A. Sutcliffe, £5 2s. 6d. ; J. E. Cole, Pontrilas, 10s. ; L. F., Bar-mouth, 5s. ; E. H. Sprake, Hereford, 2s. 6d. ' • total to date, £591 ; also several parcels of clothing, etc. May we also say how greatly we are indebted to our Primitive Methodist friends and others for their splendid help during the recent tour of our Male Voice Choir to Lan-cashire, etc., and that the total takings of the choir during these ten days amounted to £475.

Further funds are urgently zequired. Winter will soon be here, and it we are to be in a position to help the women and children during this time to any appreciable extent mush more money will be required. Further donations may be sent to Rev. W. A. Bryant, Hon. Sec. M.U.R.C., Beacon Hill, Camborne.

Mr. Frederick Wilson Smith was married to Mi. Dorothy Isobel High-field at Dinnington on August 14th, Rev. S. A. Barron officiating, bin W. Lipscombe presiding at the organ. The bridegroom comes of a Primitive Metho-dist family well known in the Rother-ham and Kiveton Park Circuits, and is himself a local preacher and teacher. The bride also is a worker in the Endea-vour. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a stone-coloured gabardine coat dress, with champagn georgette hat trimmed with laburnum. The bridesmaids were Mies K. A. High field .and Miss E. Smith, the beet ma being her brother, Mr. E. E. Highfield. A large company attended, showing th general esteem felt for these user young people.

IN MEMORIAM. Mr. Albert Reoill.

In the passing to the Homeland to Mr. Albert Revill, Ann's-road Church Healey, Sheffield, loses a life-loot devoted servant and worker. For sixty two years the deceased was unbrokenl associated with our cause here. Hi whole life and energy and possession were unstintingly given to the churcl he loved. As School Superintendent Class Leader, Trust Treasurer, an Society Steward be rendered e.enti and valuable service to the church. Hi home was always open to the preachery The interment took place at Heels Church, preceded by a service in ou Ann's-road Church, conducted by Ree S. Barker, assisted by Revs. J. WHO and C. Higgins. A memorial servic was held in Ann's-road Church, co ducted by Rev. S. Barker.

Mr. Elizabeth Carter. With the passing of Mrs. Carter o

August 11th at the,ripe age of eight nine years, an old association with th past of the Seaton Delaval Circuit h been severed. Mrs. Carter, with h husband, Mr. John Carter, who p deceased her two years ago, had, in t early days of the circuit, been uncea ing in their labours and devotion. M Carter was the holder of many office for twenty-six years Circuit Stewary b.id, being a Class Leader, a Trusts Church Treasurer, and caretaker fro the building of the church. Mrs. Cart, heartily co-operated with him in t organisation of ways and means, an often at considerable personal sacrifi She loyallygave of her beet; and the pr miser at Seaton Delaval testify to-t generosity and devotion of Mrs. Ca and others. The funeral, Which w attended by a large number of friend took place at Seghill Churchyard, co ducted by Rev. J. B. Warless.

Rev. Willie,, Franks desires to the his numerous friends for their ki letters of sympathy and prayers in breakdown in health. He is pleased say the rest given by the C,onferen and the special treatment is havi beneficial effects, and he is steadily i proving. Friends are kindly desired aorept thanks and take this as reply the letters.

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useful presents received were a pair of bronze vases and a hymn book from the Upper Moss-lane Sunday-school and a writing-case from Miss Beales' Thurs-day night girls' class.

A pretty wedding took place on August 14th at. Hopes Gate Chapel between John H. Jones, of Owmparc, and Elizabeth (Betty), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. Morgan, Bent-Lont. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. Rose. The bride, who was green away by her father, wee attired in ivory crepe de Chine with georgette panels trimmed with silver, and wore a bridal veil and wreath of orange blossoms. The bridesmaids were bliss Rose Morgan and Miss Peggy Jones. Mr. W. Jones served as best man, and Mr. J. Branford presided at the organ. A reception was held at the home of the bride, after which the happy pair left for Shrewsbury en route for London, where the honeymoon is being spent. The presents were numerous end useful.

- MARRIAGES. At Greet Western-street. Church,

Manchester, on Wednesday, August 16th, many friends gathered to witness the marriage of Dr. Arthur Hillyard Holmes, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Holmes, to Hilda Beales, only daughter of Mrs. Beales, of Moss Side, and of the late Mr. Henry Beales, whose life-long devoted service to Upper Moss-lane Church is well known throughout the Connexion. Rev. Henry J. Pickett officiated, and Dr. Fred Harydock, uncle of the bride, ten-demob Wagner's and Mendelssohn's " Wedding March.," and gave a dis-tinctive touch by playing one he had himself composed for the occasion, en- titled " Arthilde." The bridesnvaids were the bli.es Kathleen Dunkerley and Beesie Ilmins (cousins of the bride) and Dorothy and Evelyn Holmes (sisters of the bridegroom). The bride was dressed in ivory charmeuse and the bridesmaids in sweet pea shades of cape de Chine. By the kind permis-sion of the principal the reception Wee held at Hartley College, and there beet wishes for a joyful future were very Leartily expressed' by one and all. among the many very beautiful and

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550 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. AUGUST 21, 1921

International Lesson. Endeavour Topic. Guild of Kind Hearts.

The Resources of the Disciple.

Based on "'The Christian Adventure."

Eph. vi. /0-34. August Cl. By Rev. ALBERT VICKERS.

Discipleship is no cheap and easy thing. The programme of Jesus is a tremendous challenge. The building of the Kingdom is a task for heroes. It ie Trite certain that no man will be .goal to the demands if he relies On Ilia own unaided powers. He must be reinforce) if he would-triumph, and his resources may be summed up in the word Fellowship.

with God, by means of prayer, nature, the Book. Jesus would go off to the mountain alone, would leave the multitude and go to the soli-tary place to pray. And after such periods of prayer He would come back restored in body and soul. We, too, may renew our strength as we commune with our Father. NO ministry can take the place of that. Wordsworth used to commune with Gel through Nature. Many do it still. For to the heart that loves her Nature reveals her secrets. To the poet and the saint this vast and wraith-oils universe is a temple of God, in Which preachers and singers in-numerable declare the glory of His name. Psalmists, prophets and Jesus Himself understood this. Happy are we if in our communion with Rebore we become awns of " A Presence that disturbs on with the joy of elevated thoughts." Many turn to the Book, and, under the guidance and interpre-tation of the Spirit, are led to see God at work in history, individual and national, am led to meet amid the rise and fall of empire. a Moral Governor Who loveth righteousness and hateth iniquity, a God filially revealed in.Jesus Christ as" Our Father," to be loved and adored.

IL—Fellowship with other disciples. This need not be confined to these now living. The literature of Christendom ie a priceless heritage. The great souls of the peat offer their help. We may hold converse with Choice spirit, who have known the pilgrim way and have left on record their experience of Divine grace. And what more natural than to hold fellowship with those now living who love the same Lead and pursue the same ends. Such fellowehip is neces-sary.

(a) For the encouragement of ear faith. " As iron sharpeneth iron," etc. (b) For the enriching of our faith. Value of corporate thanking is seen in study circles, summer schools, time. Many men nee more of truth than one. Paul wants the Ephesiane to be strong to apprehend with all the saints the love of God. (c) For the establishment of faith. Not eau to hold convictions alone; witness Elijah and the Baptist. Com.rades help to confirm oar position. (d) For the expression of faith in service. Forces of evil are massed. So disciplee moat be. Evan-

te.11Tc,,,ineirs_=dzIeniTtpeara= and concerted action, fellowship for ser-vice. Happy the can who is thus rein-forced, finding stimulus in God and in disciples who are like minded.

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Review, and the Story of the Risen King.

Matt. reviii. 1-10; 18-20. September D.

By HENRY G. MEECH/tit B.D. Through all the lessons of the last

five months the Kingship of Jesus has been the dominant idea. The teacher's review should show in le.pect tc the King (o) the expectation of His coming, (b) the naturalness of His development and training, (c) the announcement and beginning of His public work, (d) the miracles cf healing as manifesting true kinglinees of spirit, (e) the recog-nition of His kingship by individuals and the multitude, (f) the rejection of Jesus as King by the Jewish people.

To-day ue enter upon a new section. But, as the titles cf the first two lessons indicate, we moat still think of Jesus ae King, and as a King living and active. The Easter morning scene set forth in Matt. xxviii. should be vividly and reverently shown. There are diffi-culties about the Resurrection of Jesus into which we need not now eater. But they do not affect the central fact. Christ has conquered the grave. He who leas dead is alive. Wo may take brief note of the following con-siderations regrading- the reality of the Resurrection of our Lord. (a) It is well attested. The four Evangelists and Paul (1 Con tv. 5-8).record several appearances of the Risen Jesus. (Two only are mentioned in the present lesson, wars land 17). Differing in re-gard to some minor points they are one in their belief that Jesus rose again On the third day after death. (b) The Resurrection is what we should natur. ally expert once we admit the Lordship and Kingship cf Jesus. It is unthink-able that He who was God's Son should he holden of death. (c) The disciplei were lifted in a very short time out of a state of despair into one of enthusiastic joy. The fact that they believed that their Lord was really alive is alone adequate to ex-plain the change. No theory that has yet been put forward to prove that they were mistaken is credible. (d) The Christian campaign was based upon that belief and on that faith the Church wee founded. Had the conviction of those early dieciplets been but " the !meele® fabric of a dream" Chrietianity would Icing ago have perished.

Both hiitcry and experience affirm that the Resurrection story is true.

Jesus roe from the grave. But the point that needs to be emphasised is that He rose to new life and activity. life spells energy, and the living Christ is at work in the world. The dosing verses of the Scripture reading are very important. The teacher should dwell on three main idea,. 1. The King's potecr (ver. le). He is vested with supreme authority in heaven and on earth. He is King in both realms. Hence the kingdom of the world (ef. the Golden Text) is now within His sovereign rule. That which' Jews would not buy from the tempter (see the leeson for May 7) He has won by fidelity to His Father's will. 2. Thr Kin's program. (ver. DD. The Living Chnet lays upon His followers (and that means that He lays it upon you and me) the solemn commisrion to win all nations for His discipleship. To win the world for Christ—that is the marching order of the Church. Christians must never lie" content with a less achievement than that which the Lord commanded. 3. The King's presence (ter. 20). What a tremendous leek ! But tremendous also are the re-sourcee. Our King is alive. and He is punt with Hie workers To carry out the programme we 'dal rely upon the Heolute power and the perpetual preemie of the K.ne. Nothing more it ateded save our obedience to His will.

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Sunlight Sammy : A Tale for the Holidays.

MY DEAD. BOY; AND Gincs,—Sunlight Sammy was the quesrest little fellow who ever walked barefoot. He looked just like other boys, but really he was quite different He had no brothers or sisters, no father or mother, nothing and nobody but an old Granny who was going deaf. Sammy had his own way of doing things, and if he hadn't been such a happy hearted hobble-de-thoy I really don't been what Glandma would have made of him.

Just fancy. Sammy went for eggs one day. lie was quite willing to go. In fact, no E0011 as Granny mentioned eggs he jumped up and ran off to get them. On the way back lee began to wander which Wen the best way of carry-ing eggs, and he decided that he would put them (a his pocket. He had only just turned the next corner when he found quite a crowd of his schoolmates playing leapfrog. Snnlight Sammy joined in, of course. They went leap-frogging up one street and done another until they were tired. Then Sammy went bone. " Where are the eggs, Sammy ? asked Granny. Sammy put his hand in his pocket. What a mess! " Oh, the dear, the dear! " said Granny. " What will you do next? Didn't you know you should have carried them in a bag? A bag, Sammy

Sammy dreamed of bags that night, and he made up his mind•that if he oat sent kr anything next day , would heve a hag eo cam it in. d thought his schoolbag would be better than one of those blue-paper things the grocer wraps '

!;ugar run round to the stores and ask them to let you -have the milk. I can't wait until the girl conies to-day." Off ran Sammy. He got the miik. Into the bag went the milk. Over Sammy's shoulder went the bag, and home he came in triumph, whistling "Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag, and smile, smile, smile! " It was an awful time for Granny, for the milk had spoiled Sammy'n trousers an well as hie sithool-bag. " You should have had a can, Sammy," was all Granny said.

He managed nearly a week without any more trouble, but on the last day of the week he blotted hie copy-book again. The sehoolmanter had given him a message for Granny. It was to tell her that a really nice boy Sammy was if he didn't do such strange things. Now, Sammy made up his mind that he would be right thin time, so when he had found a can into which to put the message he asked himself, " Will the message be all right in es can? " He thought it would. Messages didn't break or run through. "I've brought you this all right anyhow, Granny dear," said he. ,Then he told her, and showed her the old blue can. " Deary-me, lad," said Granny, " you are a per-fect wonder. What put a can into your head? Why couldn't you have carried the menage home under your hat ? "

This was a mystery to Sammy all day. He hadn't put the can into hie head ; he had carried it in his hand all the way.. He was quite sure of that. As to carrying things under his hat, he had; never thought of that ,before. Just then he spied a ,treat hawker. " All alive-o! Crabe alive! Fresh crabs! Alive-es-o!" Sammy bought a crab at once for hie Granny, popped it under his hat, and ran for home. He came down the last street faster than he had ever done before, shouting at the top nf his voice for Granny to save him as the Germans had got him! Guess what had hap-pened.

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Rev..Jabez Bell writ.: " Now that it is certain ti.e proposed scheme for Methodist amalgamation cannot matere the time hag come either to straightway cease discuesion or follow the lead of the Wesleyan Confeeence and give the people opportunity to say_what they think. Not to allow Quarterly 3leet-ings to decide whether Union is desired, but only to discuss the scheme of the United Committee, will obviously end in confusion. This ' Hobson's Choice' arrangement is like three different-sized men being commanded to decide if they would wear a brand new triphysitic overall, instead of first asking them whether they wanted to abandon their own trousers."

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Mrs. Jane Engliah, of 2, Raihray-terrsee, Cornwalliesquare, South Shields, was a Ur-little sufferer from had leg. The whole of the leg from the knee to the tom swelled to an enormous site, and the pain of the wound which caused the trouble was awful.. She could not stand nor eleep, 110r maid she endure the pain of dreoung ill and

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551

Church News. •Aldershol.—The annual camp meet-

, ing in connection with the Ash Vale !Mission was held on Sunday, August 13th. Hundreds. of non-churchgoers heard the Gospel pMclaimed in various parts of the village. Mr. D. Bacon, local preacher from Farnham, brought a mission band of earnest workers from villages adjacent. The ministry of Gospel song rang out mightily. The evening meeting in the Gipsy, Van Dwellers' and Travellers' Colony was mighty in power and blessing, and as we parted a sweet subduing influence rested on the large assemblage. To our Heavenly Father, who assures its " His Word shall not return void," we 'give

• all praise and glory. Braintree.—A well-attended recep-

tion meeting was held at Halstead to , welcome Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Light-

foot. Mr. Lightfoot was euper- annuated at Conference, but will be preaching even!. other Sunday at Hal-stead and engaging in pastoral work. The meeting, chicle followed a well-attended public tea, was presided over by Rev. J. C. Mantripp. Words of welcome were spoken by Revs. A. E. Lett, B.A.., A. 0. Durman and E. H. Titchmarsh, M.A. (local Free Church ministers), Pastor A. 0. Smith, Rev. Gee. W..Ennos and others.

Brinknorlh.—School anniversary services were conducted by Mr. H. G. Matthews, a native of the village who for thirty years has been superin-tendent of the Sunday-school in connec-tion with the South-East London Mis-sion. The services were of a high order. The singing and reciting of the children were much appreciated, and the messages of Mr. Matthews were fol- lowed with interest and profit. The annual school outing was held on the following Thursday. Mr. A. H. Hitch-cock lent and transformed his large motor lorry for the occasion. The party

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Crowle.—Most auccessful flower Ser-vices were held on • Sunday in the Keadby Church by Rev. ,A. E. Lane (circuit minister). The evening ser-vice was particularly well attended, and Mr. Lane s address was deeply im-pressive. In the afternoon an excel-lent musical service was given by mem-bers of High-street Ohurch, Scun-thorpe. The congregations throughout the day were exceedingly good, and the financial results exceeded expectations.

Yelred Myneeh.—A very !successful school anniversary -was held. on San-day. The three services were presided over by Rev. J. Parker lelmaop. The children and choir, under the leader-ship of Mr. Thom. G. Basher, assisted by an efficient orchestra, beautifully rendered Blackburn's service, entitled "Sunbeams.' There were large con-gregations and good collections. Dec Monday the annual tea was held. On Sunday, August 13th, a repeat anniversary was given. The afternoon service was presided over by Mr. H. Smith and the evening by Mr. Hedley Tucker. " Sunbeams " was given in the afternoon, and a mis-cellaneous programme at the evening service. Soloist, Miss Monica Tucker ; accompanists, Mrs. Cole (organist) and Mr. Bryn Waters, and Mice Muriel Tucker presided et the piano, accom-panied by the orchestra. Collections in aid of the Renovation Fund. The church has also been renovated.

Women's Missionary Federation.

Bridliugton.—A. garden meeting in connection with the Auxiliary was held at " Katrine," the residence of Rev. and Mrs. F. E. Heape. Mrs. A. E. Gray presided in the absence of Miss Coates. Rev. W. R. Wilkinson led in prayer. Mrs. J. V. Mainprim read the mission-ary letter. Rev. George Ayre received a warm welcome, and delivered a fine address full of facts. Our minds were informed and cur hearts were warmed as he told us of the wonderful progress of the work of God during hie twelve years at. Aliwal North. The offertory, including donations from Miss Coate. (£.3 3s.), Mot Gray (£1) and Mrs. Heape (10s.), amounted to £8.

Hull. — Through the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. H. Yokes, of Bourne Church, the Hull Auxiliary held their monthly meeting at "Westdene." Miss Watson (Hassle) presided. There was a very large attendance. Rev. J. B. Hardy, B.A., gam an address which was highly appreciated. _Miss Nellie Elliott was the soloist. Afternoon tea was generously provided by the host and hostess, who were heartily thanked. The proceeds amounted to £7.

Kimberley.—The monthly meeting was held et Awsworth, Dirs. T. J. Martin presiding over a good company. Rev. P. W. Dolphin .(Congrega-tionalist) gave an interesting address. Mrs. Walker sang, accompanied by Mrs. B. Leivers The missionary letter was read by the secretary. A collec-tion Wes taken for the missionary funds.

Stockton.—The monthly meeting was held at Fairfield. Mrs.. G. ,Faw-, nett presided over a Liege audience. The lesson was read .by Mrs. Vickere, and Miss Denham was soloist. A very inter-esting report of the annual Conference was given by Mrs. G. J. Lane. Mrs. J. W. Gargett read the missionary letter. A warm welcome was given to Rev. H. H. Hind, who gave a most ap-propriate address. On behalf of the ladies Mrs. Wilkinson, in a few well-chosen words

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