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" In the days of Jael, the highways were unoccu-pied, and the travellers Walked through byways" (Judges v. 6).

A DELIGHTFUL series of travel-books, published in recent years, seems to have borrowed its title from this passage—" Highways and By-ways." The writers by no means disparage the public roads, laid down for, the convenience of the traveller, awheel or afoot ; but the charm of the' books arises from the fact that pedestrians are recommended to avoid the beaten track, with its dust and hustle, and to turn aside into shady lanes and narrow field, paths. Here he will find communion with Nature, uninterrupted by the char-a-bane tripper or the noisy motor-horn., He will gather little dust to shake from his boots, for the softest of green carpet is beneath his feet, and the shadiest of green trees over his head. The blinding glare of the open road is absent too, and, if his way lies alongside the meandering stream, the merriest of Nature's music ripples in his ear.

Of course, the advantages are not altogether on the side of the by-ways (1) The highway 'is public property. It belongs to the commonwealth, although often called "The King's Highway." No one is denied right of access to it. All are free to enter and walk therein. It belongs as much to the ploughman plodding "his weary way " homeward, and to his children, playing by the wayside, as 'to the selfish motorist, scorching by regardless of danger to life and limb. It is a public right of way. Whereas the by-way is usually private property, to which the pedestrian is admitted "on sufferance." Often, when he has crossed the stile, he finds a board staring him in the face—" Trespassers will be prosecuted." I take little notice of such boards myself. The strong arm of the law cannot be in-voked if one is pursuing one's way onward. It is only when one turns aside into wood or meadow--to pluck up roots or trample down the corn--that one's conduct becomes actionable in point of law.

(2) The highway is the symbol of safety. It has been made broad and smooth in order to facilitate travel and transit. , So long as one observes the rule of the road, one has a perfect right to demand the law's protection. If an accident befalls one (through no carelessness or neglect of his own) the law will make him reparation. It was the proud boast of our Saxon road-makers that they had made England safe for the Saxon woman to travel with her- child.

Not only is the road a means of convenience to a people, but a mark' of their civilization. N nation is known by its roadways. The Romans were the pioneers in this respect, and we owe a. debt of grati-tude to our conquerors for this service. The Ick-nield Street, which runs through Birmingham and the Midlands—almost in a straight line—is pretty much to-day as it was when left by the Romans 2,000 years ago. We little think, as we tramp or motor along that road, that two millenniums ago, the legions of Julius Caesar marched along the same route on their victorious progress north. The high-way is the sign of civilization and the symbol of safety, whereas the use of the -by-way is attended by considerable risk. In crossing the fields, there is the by-no-means remote contingency of meeting a mad bull. In skirting the cliffs, there is the fre-quent occurrence—especially on some coasts—of land-slips. In going over the mountain-tops, where there is no proper track, 'there is the danger of being en-veloped in mist and losing one's way,, Such has been my experience more than once among the mountains of Great Britain. Why were Christian and Hopeful seized by Giant Despair and hurried

away to Doubting Castle ? Through leaving the high road and turning into By-path Meadow.

(3) The highway is furnished with milestones and directing-posts, to indicate the distance travelled and the route traversed. Generally speaking, the road is the most direct means of access between two given points—as straight as the contour of the country will permit. Whereas, the by-path is often wanting in means of direction and measurements of distance and when it follows the windings of the river—" in and out and round about," it is possible to double the length of the journey. Wei see, then, that while the by-ways have certain advantages which the high-ways do not possess, yet all the advantage does not lie with the by-path.

Apply these thoughts to the statement of the text _r-' the highways were unoccupied and the travellers walked through by-ways." The period is indicated by the time-note—" in the days of Jael," whose story, we read in the 4th of Judges. Israel had been sold into the hands of Canaan for her sins. Nevertheless,' Deborah, the prophetess, commanded Barak to go towards Mt. Tabor with 10,000 men, that the Lord might deliver Sisera into his hands. But the exploit would not redound to Barak's honour, for the Lord would . " sell Sisera into the hands of a woman." Barak routed the foe and the Canaanitish Captain fled away on foot. The fugitive craved the hospi-tality of Jael's tent, and terribly his hostess avenged herself upon the people's enemy. We read in this chapter how the prophetess took up me song of triumph—verses 2 to 5. Then comes the lament of our text, for it is a. lament, for a woe that was past. See the force of this lament. " The highways were unoccupied," or, as the R.V. gives it, " the cara-vans ceased." The highways might as well not have been there, if they were not being used. It was unsafe for people to travel alone, or without armed escort. It was only'when the "caravan " arrived, as it was called, that the' Hebrews thought of setting out upon a journey. References to such escorts are found in Gen. xxxvii. 25 and Luke ii. 44.

Here was a state of affairs for the Children of Israel ! For twenty years the Canaanites had op-pressed them—for twenty years the country had been in a state of upheaval. For twenty years the highway roads had not been used ! What an ap-palling lack of security and authority ! What an utter want of comfort and convenience ! And yet the people had to move about from place to place. As we have seen, the army had to be mobilized ; supplies had to be brought in ; the leaders had to resort to the prophetess in Mt. Ephraim. How could they fulfil these ends? The reply is in the text. When. they were denied the safety and comfort of the highway, they had to discover the secrecy and loneliness of the by-way. It was a time of disci. pline for Israel. The scourge of Jehovah was laid upon their shoulders—even as Moses had predicted —" Your highways shall be desolate."

It is a truism to say that we never know the value of a thing until we lose it. That is especially true of the comforts of civilization, as witness the recent strike. We little know how much we owe to the "open road "—our import trade (would that it were free of tax or impost !) ; our intercourse with other nations, ridding our minds of insularity and preju-dice, and opening our eyes to,. see much good in them ; our postal conveniences, bringing ius messa-ges from afar with unremitting regularity. But one day the system breaks down. War is declared ; a "general strike " is called ; a mail boat is wrecked ; the road or railway is blocked with snow. Sup-plies are cut off. We are isolated from the rest of

Highways and By-ways: A Holiday Homily.

the world, and at once we begin to appreciate our loss. We value the convenience when we have' it no longer. Still, life is by no means impossible to us. If the highways are unused, the by-ways are still open, and we are reminded of the primitive con-ditions under which our forefathers lived and wrought.

Is there any spiritual meaning in all this? There is, and it is this—in all matters pertaining to the soul of man, its intercourse with God, its growth in grace and its progress Heavenward, it is better to keep to the highway than to resort to the by-way. The first stands for authority, security, community ; the other for secrecy, danger, loneliness. It is not good for man to be alone—either in religion or in life. A solitary religion is not a safe religion—the history of monasticism proves that. There is -tendency in all religions to become narrow. Let us keep to the open road. Men are entering it from all sides, but they are pilgriming to one place. Let us not elbow them, out of our way, but slip our arm in theirs and journey on in their companionship. Let. us • not leave them, to faint or fall in the race, or trample on their prostrate bodies in our mad rush onward, but let us help our fallen brother rise and cheer him onward with our merry song.

There is a saying in the East Riding, which• you hear when you inquire your way across the fields or along the cliffs—" Follow the trod." What does it mean ? There is no proper road. It is impossible in most cases, like the coastguard's path along the cliffs, for the coast is always crumbling and the path changing, but you can see where the man's • feet have trod—through the furze bushes and brakes of wild flags. And, in the meadows; the field is under cultivation, but along its margin or right across it, you may mark where the grain has not been sown, and you may tread the path unmolested. " Follow the trod "—it is a beautiful saying. You are not the first to go that way. It has been trodden before you, and the earlier footsteps will lead you safely on.

That is an exact equivalent of the Hebrew for "Way "—not a road in the modern sense, but a beaten track, a well-trodden pathway. The Chris-tian is not expected to make his way in life ; his way is made for him, and his simple duty is to " run the race that is set before him." Emulate the pil-grim-Israelites in Numbers xxi. and "go along the King's Highway." Remember, too, the promise of Isaiah that it shall be called " the way of Holiness." You are no longer compelled to walk in "crooked places." , You, may tread where the King has trod —yea, walk with Him, until with Him you stand in the presence of the Eternal.

"Who goeth in the way which Christ hath gone Is much more sure to meet with Him than. one That travelleth by-ways."

—(Geo. Herbert). F. P. ARGALL.

In Memoriam. EDWIN HORTOP.

I. U Edwin the gentle-hearted, thus shall run

' Thine epitaph, thy one rare claim to fame, Writ radiant in all loving hearts that came

To know thy gracious spirit. Like the sun Thy faith clear-shining was, thy duty done

With cheerfulness : no man more free from blame Than thou wast, brother, Love, a steady flame,

Burnt in the bosom. Now thy prize is won. We are the poorer for thy passing on.

Life holds few fellowships as sweet as thine : But our sad eyes watch, in the Ampler Dawn,

Another luminary rise and shine, To lure us heavenward through our mortal strife. May we, as eager, enter into Life

II.

"God gave Thee a sweet nature and a mind Ennobled with fair thoughts and chaste desire. But we have seen in those meek eyes the fire

Of indignation when thy helpless kind Oppression bore, or selfish men, soul-blind,

To exploit the unheeding masses did conspire. Yet, even then, thy strong, soul-stirring ire

Left no faint trace of bitterness behind. Thy heart went out to all men in their need,

The poor, the rich, the ignoble and the just ; For His dear sake Who wrought Love's migi.tiest

deed On Calvary's Cross. Peace to thy sacred dust !

Thou hast not lived in vain, for many a heart Has learnt of thee to play a noble part.

LEWIS H. COURT.

July 28th, 1926.

The Treasurer of the U.M. Auxiliary acknow, ledges D. received from Rochdale for the National Children's Home and Orphanage.

THE UNITED METHODIST.

Our Magazines for August. IF within the bounds of United Methodism any man

can be found so inappreciative as to suggest that the denominational magazines are not as good as they used to be, it will suffice for the Editors to answer, " No; they never were ! " May one familiar with them from boyhood bear witness that they were never better? In the August "Magazine " Rev. H. Hooks opens. with a perfectly apt article, bidding us "Stand and stare," and so re-discover that

" Earth's crammed 'with Heaven, And every common bush afire with God."

To anyone who has wandered in the neighbourhood of Nottingham Rev. J. E. Williamson's pages will recall pleasant memories of Southwell and Newstead ; and Mr. Henry Walker describes vividly the scenery of that ever-fascinating story of early Methodism, "Adam Bede."

All the representatives of " Our Royal Priesthood," whose portraits appear in this number, come from Kent, and Rev. R. S. Hall and Rev. James Ellis reveal some-thing of the secret of lives of service so faithful as' those of Rev. James Hopper and Mr. and Mrs. Hodges. , Mr. William Robinson, of Oldham, is another of "Our Worthies," whose twilight—" A. B." makes us sure—is golden with remembrance of what God has wrought for and through him. Mr. W. Foster, of Blaydon, and Mrs'. Clayton Smith, of Rotherham, have received the reward of loyalty to the Church Visible in "An abundant en-trance " into the Church Invisible, as unnamed writers tell in words of mingled thankfulness and regret. "Our Pulpit," occupied by Rev. W. H. Bourne, sounds forth a message of challenge and cheer on the ultimate effec-tiveness of "Good Intentions."

One who has long given Communicant Classes a large place in his ministry agrees with Rev. Sidney Dimond's statement of our need of systematic instruction of our -young people in our doctrines, but is not quite convinced, even by his cogent reasoning, that the catechetical method is the best. Does not Mr. Dimond himself sug-gest a doubt in his allusion to the Romanist's use of symbolism? •

Our young people have further consideration in the persuasive argument of Rev. R. H. Osborne that, amid all the wealth of modern learning, the Bible still merits study as a great history, a great literature, and the reve-lation of a great purpose. Rev. W. H. Satuirley contri-butes another of his series of stories of frail and very ' human "Church Folks" ; and Rev. H. V Capsey chats to the Young Venturers of the boyhood that, happily, he has never quite outgrown.

Dr. Underwood's great study of "Conversion " is the subject of a finely discriminating criticism by Rev. E. C. Urwirf.

"The Echo " is almost full, as it ever has been under the long-continued and capable editorship of Rev. J. E. Swallow, of the doings of our missions and missionaries. This is as it should be, because they are ours. The larger monthly has records of "Our Royal Priesthood," "Our Pulpit," Our Worthies." Would that all United Methodists realized that these two publications are OUR magazines!

London's League of Women. THE latest activity of this League took the form of a

Garden Party on Saturday, July 24th, which was held at The Limes, Walthamstow, by kind permission of Mr. Wm. Mallinson and Mrs. Harkness, who both joined the party during the afternoon.

The attendance was not so large as it would have been if the 'party had been held earlier in the year, owing to holidays, and some members of the League and their friends who had accepted the invitations did not come, on account of the unsettled weather. 'On that account, too, the meeting and the entertainment were both held under cover ; but everyone agreed fhat that fact did not detract from the enjoyment.

Rev. A. E. L. Davis ' and Rev. T. Rees Bott, as chairman and speaker respectively, ensured the meeting being the success and help it was ; and although the en-tertainers and the audience had to hurriedly retire to cover to escape the rain in the middle of the entertain-ment, the ardour of the Pemburyites and their jollity and that of the visitors was in no way damped.

At the meeting the secretary, Mrs. H. W. Blott, pleaded for names of speakers to add to the existing list of London speakers for our women's meetings; and also for the names of any ladies who are coming to London from the provinces or moving from one part of London to another, that the League may endeavour to link them up with some • United Methodist church and find them United Methodist friends.

Mrs. Bodey, of our Lee Church, voiced the apprecia-tions of the League to all the friends who had helped.

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All addresses of ministers and others which are different from those which appeared' in last year's "Minutes," should be sent at the earliest date to Rev. Henry Smith, 13 Abbey Road, Brighton: Will those concerned par-ticularly note this request? "This is the last time of asking."

• * * OUR CONFERENCE NUMBERS.

The Rev. L. H. Court, in a letter to the Book Steward, -says : " Let me say how much I enjoyed the " U.M." Conference numbers. They were splendid. You dished us up good fare in an attractive way. Your 'contributors did their best to produce for your readers the atmosphere of what must have been a fine Conference. I would , specially mention, too, Mr. Shaw's fine contribution con-cerning the Wesleyan Conference Union debate 'at York. That was excellently done."

Rev. H. J. Shingles writes : " I should like to congratu-late you upon the Conference numbers of the "U.M." They were excellently done and deserve all praise."

* . * PERSONAL.

Mr. Alfred Greenwood, son of `the late Rev. 0. Green-wood, and head master of the Brunswick Day School, Bury, has recently been appointed head master of the Bamford Road Council School, Heywood.

Miss Amy Triffitt, of the Railway Street Church, Chor-ley, has passed the Teachers' Diploma Examination of the Royal Manchester College of Music for singing. Miss Triffitt is the daughter of our Chorley Circuit Steward, Mr. H. Triffitt.

Miss Norma Pritchard, of the Girls' Grammar School, Louth, has been awarded the " Lindsey " Scholarship, tenable for three years at London University.

Mr. Sidney R. Clark, of Balliol College, Oxford, son of Rev. W. Rupert Clark, has passed his final examina-tion for the degree of Bachelor of Arts, obtaining Second Class in the Honours School of English Language and Literature.

* * * * * PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE OF WESLEYAN CON-

FERENCE. We gladly 'offer hearty congratulations to Rev. W.

Hodson Smith on his election as 'President-Designate of the Wesleyan Conference. - Mr. Smith has rendered great service as Principal of the National Children's Home and Orphanage for the last fourteen years—an institution and work in which our churches are deeply interested and towards which they have contributed in increasing mea,. sure of recent, years. The ministry of the Home has ad-vanced much under the guidance of its present Principal.' The' choice of the Conference falls upon one who well merits the honour, and we pray that when the Principal enters upon the duties of his high office in July, 1927, he will have much joy and success in its service.

• *. * * A WORTHY RECORD.

Mr. R. Pattison, jun., who has been scholar, teacher, and a useful member of our Durham Road Church, Gateshead, has achieved a worthy record of scholarship successes. In the Tyneside area he secured the Sam

'Turner Medal ; the Marshall Trophy, first prize and silver cup ; the Sir B. C., Browne Trophy and Scholarship ; the Diploma of Rutherford. Technical College. Other suc-sesses include : Final Certificate in Mechanical Engineer-ing of the London City and Guilds' Institute ; the Dip-loma and Higher Certificate of the Institution of Me-chanical Engineers and Board of Education, with several distinctions ; First prize, Allan and Newton Memorial Scholarship ; Whitworth Scholarship in 1923 ; Associate of City and. Guilds' Institute, 1925 ; First in Senior Whit-worth Scholarship, 1925 ; Diploma of the Imperial Col-lege, London, 1926. For the past three years he has been a student of the City and Guilds' Institute. Imperial Col-lege of Science and • Technology, and will shortly enter upon a further period of research work in the London area. Mr. Pattison is a keen C.M.S. supporter, with a great interest in Foreign Missions. His parents are mem-bers with us at Durham Road, his father being one of our leaders.

Wedding. F OW LE R—STR ON G.

THE marriage took place at Otley United Methodist ' Church on , July 27th of Miss Gladys Strong, elder daughter of Mr. and MTS. T. J. Strong, of Newall, Otley, to Mr. Thomas J. Fowler, third son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Fowler, of Manor' Square, Otley. Up to recently, the bride was an assistant mistress at Castleton School, Armley, Leeds. The bridegroom is an assistant master at Otley Westgate School. The ceremony was per-formed by an ,uncle of the bride, the Rev. R. Strong, M.A. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a dress of 'hyacinth blue georgette trimmed with velvet, and a black picture hat trimmed with blue and gold tissue. Her bouquet was of pink carnations. Her bridesmaids were Miss Doris Strong (sister of the bride) and Miss Edith Fowler (sister 'of tie bridegroom), who carried bouquets of sweet peas, and wore gold slave bangles, the gifts of the bridegroom. The best man was Mr. Alan D. Henson, of Horsforth. The ceremony was followed by a reception at the home of the bride, and later the newly-married couple left for their honeymoon on, the South Coast.

HAROLD WILSON.

August 5, 1926, 346

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Highways and By-ways: A Holiday Homily. By F. P. Argall... In Memoriam : Edwin Hortop ••• Our Magazines for August ... London's,League of Women Ourselves• and Others ... Notes and Comments. By R. P. ... United Methodists at Keswick" ... Lena Webster Memorial ... The Mecca of Methodism ... ..; The Life Story-of Sir William Hartley...

PIGS Down from the Mountain. By J. J. Fortune. J.P. ... 350 The World of Books : Their Writers & Readers. By T.W. Slater 350 Letters of Christopher Hunt... ... In The Temple. By J. Ernest Langley Our Secondary Schools ... ••• Unique Preachers' Meeting ... Christ as King. (C.E. Topic). By Cuthbert Ellison Young People's Topic. By J. Goodyear The Great Battle. By Arthur H. Robins ... News of Our Churches ...

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Methodist Union. Now that the Pastoral Session of the Wesleyan Confer-

ence has also spoken, it is possible to write more definitely than hitherto. Two years ago this same session gave us all a shock, and we wondered if, after all, we should over come together. The York Conference has, settled that point for ever. The brethren of the Pastoral Ses-sion have responded to what is something more than an appeal that the broken and fractured Church should be healed. We write now on this subject with more inward peace and happiness than we have ever done. • No less than 377 voted in favour of the main proposal, while only 159 opposed. Now we have many months in which it should be the aim of all to improve our common rela-tionships, and strive to know the best there is to be known about one another. It is true, as has been said, that we were growing impatient; and this- impatience arose not so much from a fear that there was no earnest- . ness in the Wesleyan Church ; rather it was, that each

,delay supplied an argument for the opponent. " See," he' would. say, " the proposals are not seriously meant. Now that the issues are definite there is no enthusiasm." And, moreover, it was impossible to embark upon enter-prises vital to a Church's life, while so grave a decision hung in the,balance. We have now reached" the stage when it may be taken for granted that we shall soon come together. The mingling of men and women in prayer, and the cultivation of a true brotherhood, must be dear to all Methodist hearts. Perhaps' it is too soon to take yet another step, but in the schemes of develop-ment and our expansions generally we shall be talking naturally, if we consider the effect of our proposals upon those who are always our brethren, and soon should be brothers under a common, roof, and with no taint of misunderstanding or sting of unholy rivalry.

Coal. . It looks as if the miners and their advisers are both ready for a reasonable settlement of their troubles. The mineowners can manifestly hold out longer than the miners. The latter are being subjected to the pressure of hunger and humiliation. One woman in distress has been granted two and sixpence weekly for herself and family ; another has been told the only help for her is the workhouse. Mr. Cook is abandoning the type of speech which has served his peculiar purpose for week-ends. The "slogan'' is a futility : and the moment has 'arrived. The most pitiable thing of all is the absolute lack of initiative on the part of the Government. The subtle_ paralysis - .so often overtakes a statesman in the hey-day of nis power has apparently claimed Mr. Baldwin as its latest victim. A few 'weeks ago he was courageous; accessible and eminently tolerant. There was a golden, opportunity for him when the Churches took up the case and 'made overtures.' He might have stepped in at such a juncture, and seized the occasion. Instead of doing so, he assumed a very superior air, and talked to a crowd of people about the action of the Church much as though an office boy had presumed to give advice to a director. Thus in three short weeks he has lost incalculably his hold upon the nation. Whether he will regain his position-it is not for us to inquire. What we do rejoice to recognise is that the Churches have justified their intervention. The men have not -flouted either bishop or Nonconformist. We begin to see day-light, since the men for their part are prepared to abide by arbitration. They have yielded a great deal ; and now it is for the other party to the strife to show a like -.generosity ; and especially is it for the Government to make the adjustments possible. No one wants a subsidy of the kind given a few months ago ; but if it can be shown that a little help will re-start the machinery, and keep it going, while negotiations take place, it would be pedantry and worse for the Govern-ment to refuse. The commercial ravage wrought every week is not to be esti-mated ; and to stop this "rot," and send back the miners to their work, in hope,' if not contentment, is a task to, which any Government should be proud to bend. its energies. To-- talk of " a fight to a fin!sh " is to use language which lacks imagination and humanity. "

Indian Unrest. A. discussion in the House of Lords

last week did not go far towards easing the minds of those who have mis:

givings as to the condition of things in India. It is true the Marquess of Reading somewhat solemnly rebuked Lord Olivier for a letter in the "Times." Lord Olivier had suggested that there was a bias in favour of the Moslems, and that was just the kind of statement for which 'the journals of India are eager. Lord Olivier protested that he did not mean to go so far as his letter seemed to indicate. It • was a matter of interpretation. He wanted simply to suggest that certain facts could be made to support his fear ; and he wanted also to remind the persons in authority that all. such bias , is a departure from the high traditions of the past. It must be con-fessed, however, that the Earl of Birkenhead, with all his eloquence and high-sounding phrases, did not dispel the fears that had been raised. It was said that in the gaols there was the- most flagrant corruption ; money was all that was needed to secure for a prisoner; almost all that he desired. This, as everyone knows, carries with it not simply indulgence where there is money, but neglect and cruelty among prisoners who are poor. The reply admitted that an inquiry had revealed the most lamentable injustice, including "unauthorisect indul-gences " and overcrowding. And all that was 'said, perhaps all that could be said, was that " every con-ceivable step that could be taken, would be taken to put this particular house in order."

Moslem and Hindu. During the past five or six years there - has been a

bitter campaign as between various religious sects in India-. Perhaps this is what must be expected in any such country at precisely the stage of national evolution now attained in. India. It is quite impossible, we readily recognize, for Western people, who have not resided in the East, to visualise the exact conditions, or prescribe the remedy for evils known to obtain. India is in a state of agitation and sensitiveness that may at any moment precipitate a revolution and the most fearful cataclysm. Great Britain has no easy task to govern wisely and firmly amid such conflicting elements. ..The sections at war among themselves may at any time corn-bine to exclude from. their midst the governing elements wherein lies India's salvation. We like to think of men like Lord, Reading and his successor, presiding with a fine dignity, and trained delicacy of judgment, amid the excited crowds and contending factions. The war has an ugly- aftermath ; and nowhere does it assume more sinister aspects for the • moment than in India. Three

, features conspire to intensify the unhappiness of that great people : the losses and repercussions of the war, the indefinite views of excited aspirants for national autonomy, and a fierce and unrelenting strife between the Hindu and the. Moslem. With this in mind We can understand that Lord. Reading would resent the publica-tion, on the part of a high authority in this country, of any statement which can be exploited and easily dis-torted, to fan the fires of hatred and strife. It is said by Sir M. F. O'Dwyer that the death casualties; due to sectarian strife in India, amount to more during the last 6 years than in the whole of 'the previous period from 1858, when the Crown took over the government. This is a grave statement; but it is made by one who ought to know.

Women in' the Ministry. The discussion in the Wesleyan Conference on the

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subject of admitting women as ordained ministers of the Gospel is one of general interest ; and all the Churches must have watched with more than curiosity to . see what would happen. In the Representative Session the proposal found favour, but the Pastoral Ses-sion could not agree with these conclusions ; and the result is,that the Legal Hundred will confirm neither the one nor the other. Hence for the time the question -- drops. Perhaps that is the best thing that could happen just now. If other circumstances were equal, no one would be likely to dispute the right or the wisdom of a woman becoming an ordained minister. There is no chivalry, nor is there any humour, in saying that some women can preach as well as some men. For that, indeed, is saying next to nothing. We know perfectly well that many women can preach excellently. Nor is it to be disputed that in certain kinds of pastoral work, the woman , has 'a distinct advantage over the man. We have moved on a long distance from the position that gave birth to Dr. Johnson's gibe, about the resemblance to a dog standing on its hind legs—the wonder being that it could be done at all. We have ceased to wonder, and to patronise. - It may very well be that there are churches where a woman could serve admirably as the minister ; and there is no prima facie case against her doing so. We have ceased to support our opposition to women ministering by invoking some bachelor-like injunctions of the apostle Paul. The question before the Wesleyan Conference, as we understand, was whether, as things are, it is expedient to admit women to 'the ministry of that Church, to take rank and responsibility with the men. The difference is apparent at once, when it was laid down by those in favour of the step, that upon marriage the woman should resign. A minister is said to receive a call which covers the whole of his natural life ; but a woman would apparently be called until she fell in love, or someone fell in love with her ; and at once she would take steps to resign the high call-ing of the ministry for some other sphere. The whole subject was manifestly too difficult to settle at once ; but weshall probably hear of it again.

The Test Matches. Four of the five test matches that were to have been

played between Australian and English, cricketers are now a matter of history. And what a pitiful bit of his-tory it is I Our young people, and some no longer young, have discussed these games as though issues of eternal moment hung upon them. Enterprising journals have brought clever men from the ends of the earth to let us know what they thought about it. The silence that fell upon the nation 'as the first of these awful dates drew near became almost oppressive. "Do you think we shall win? " The question in these few words suf-ficed : everyone knew what was meant. On no account, however, rain or fine, must more than the allotted three days be given to any game. First of all it rained, and thus number one was blotted out ; then it was fine, so fine that, batsmen of these days, with a perfect wicket, made merry, and looked as if they needed a fortnight to do justice to themselves and their respective countries. Then it rained again, and the sum total of one day's doings was, scores of thousands of people hanging round in miserable hopefulness to see Australia make six runs ! Thus four of the five events have passed before our eyes, and nobody is the wiser. The more expressive news-papers 'have exploited the words "farce " and " fiasco " , pretty freely. And after all there is surely something absurd in twenty men or so coming from Australia for one set purpose,, and owing to our ridiculous rules, that purpose has been frustrated. What if the Churches had acted so absurdly ? But thanks be, they have not.

R. P.

Marah. " I am the Lord that healeth thee 1 "—Exodus xv. 26.

IT was but yesterday we stood, Redeemed from bondage and the grave ;

And looking back upon the flood In tumult , rising, wave on wave,

We saw the wind-swept tides devour, Of Pharaoh's host, .the pomp and flower.

How lightly then the way we trod 1 The little child was as a man,

The fearful found fresh faith in God, And Miriam dancing led the van !

Ah ! how the song of triumph rose, "God hath discomfited His foes " ,11111i.

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But, step by step, all yesterday The wasting wilderness prevailed,

Filled heart and soul with deep dismay, Until both faith and courage failed.

The triumph-song wailed fitfully As night came down on sand and sea.

And now to-day we droop athirst By Marah's black and bitter well,

Like men rejected, thrust accurst From highest heaven down to hell.

Have mercy on us Lord, and see How sorely we have need of Thee 1

God of the Ages ! Pity us! Our frequent fear and changeful mood,

And for our quest 'so hazardous Feed our faint souls with heavenly

food ; And Marah sweetened, sign shall be " I am the Lord that healeth thee ! "

NHITAKER BRADLEY.

- THE UNITED METHODIST. August 5, 1926

United Methodists at Keswick.

lr was not only a generous but a wise thought which prompted a United Methodist layman to find hospitality during the Keswick week for a party of ministers belong.. ing to his own church. Witticisms notwithstanding, Xeswick is an event of importance in the religious life of the land, and Methodists have had but small share in its privileges. Rev. FL J. Barker and Mrs. Barker presided over us, and every arrangement was made for our comfort and enjoyment, our worthy host even send-ing his own car upon two occasions in order that we might see Lakes Thirlmere and Grasmere, Rydal Water and Windermere, with Wordsworth's grave and Dove Cottage.

The meetings in the tent were in many respects of a striking character. The fine tent seated comfortably nearly 4,000 persons, and it was often filled. Inspira-tion could always be found in the singing and in the audience, which had representatives of various nations and many sections of the Christian. Church. One sur-prising feature was the large number of young people present, whose keenness and willingness to testify upon occasion warmed the heart. Oxford and Cambridge were well represented, while ladies' colleges, and the mis-sion field sent a large delegation. They came from all parts of the earth. Passing out of the gateway I per-force overheard a conversation between an elderly lady (by the way, one of 97 years of age sent an apology for absence from the praise meetings at 7 a.m. on account of the rain) and a younger lady and gentleman. The young lady had been in missionary work in Labrador, and the older lady said to the young man, " Perhaps you haven't been where it is very cold ! " "em, haven't I? " said the young man, " I have been in North-Western China, where it is so cold that the water I poured out of a kettle froze as it fell in a basin." Such as these were all around us, and one was reminded now and then of the " Great multitude which no man could number."

This year the tent had been fitted up with a six-trumpeted "Acoustican," and it was very successful. All the speakers were heard with ease in every part of the tent, save only when heavy rain was descending upon it, and it does rain at Keswick ! There were no outstanding figures upon the platform, -Bishop Taylor Smith, the former Chaplain-General ; Rev. J. Stuart Hoiden, and Rev. W. Y. Fullerton being perhaps the best known.

The addresses varied in merit. We were impressed by the forceful ability of Rev. J. Russell Howden, though not convinced by his interpretations of chapters xii. to xv. of the Book of Revelation. Indeed, the Keswick views concerning the Second Advent were to us a stumbling-block until they were forgotten in the splendid and universal homage to our Lord. Jesus Christ, and the strong pleas for emptying the heart of self and seek-ing the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Our best meet-ings were the 7 a.m. prayer meetings, when several hundreds gathered. At 9 p.m. questions concerning life and conduct were answered by the bishop and Mr. Ful-lerton, and at the same hour in the Eskin Street tent, Mr. Stuart Holden presided over a similarly well-attended gathering of young people—limit of age 26. Nightly open-air services were held in the market place, and not without success, as was shown by a testimony in the praise meeting, when a man rose and said, " I'm a Kes-wick Bobby,' and I gave my heart to the Lord Jesus Christ at the open-air service, held on Thursday night." This was a moving incident, and Keswick responded to it. One delightful feature was a Communion Service, held at Crossthwaite Parish Church by the incumbent, to which all clergy and ministers were invited, and al-though the hour was 7 a.m., about a hundred attended. Many scores responded to the appeal for decision and reconsecration on Friday evening, and the acknowledg-ments of blessing received at the close of the week were numerous. Altogether we have had a memorable ex- perience. Time will reveal its value. "Keswick is limited in its appeal," say some. " Yes, perhaps," but it is limited chiefly to that which is vital, for the Church of Christ needs above all else an accession of spiritual power.

Our generous benefactor has spent his money wisely and well and the impulse received by the little company of ministers will no doubt be handed on to the people to whom they minister in the coming days. T. J. W.

Wedding. THE marriage took place on Saturday, July 24th, at

Radcliffe Bridge Wesleyan Church, of Miss Gladys Mary Slater, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Slater, Shore Top House, Stoneclough, and Mr. John Armitage, son of the late Joseph Arthur Armitage and Mrs. Armitage, 273 Stockport Road, Ashton-under-Lyne. The bride was given away by her father, who is a prominent member of the Little Lever Wesleyan Church, and steward of the Farn-Worth Wesleyan Circuit. She was attended by Miss Edith Slater (sister) and Miss E..Doris Slater (cousin). The duties of the best man were performed by Mr. Frank Wrigley, and Mr. G. W. Toft, B.Sc., acted as grooms-Man. The Revs. J. W. Hall and R. Mettam conducted the ceremony, and appropriate music was rendered on the organ by Mr. Frank Slater, O.B.E., B.Sc. (brother of the bride). The •bridegroom is a local preacher in the Ashton-under-Lyne United Methodist Circuit, and has always been a prominent and useful worker at the Shep-ley Road Church, Audenshaw. For many years he has been the secretary steward, and has been responsible for the maintenance of a very successful literary society at the church. . Both these offices he has relinquished in view of his making his future home at Shore Top, Stone-dough, and the members of the Shepley Road Church will very regretfully part with his services. Mr. and 1v1rs. Armitage were the recipients of many beautiful pre-sents. and their honeymoon is being spent at Torquay.

Manchester, Cheetham Hill (Leicester Road).

Lena Webster Memorial. THE Rev. 'W. 0. Smith presided over a crowded

gathering of scholars and friends held in the Leicester Road Sunday School on Sunday afternoon, July 18th, the occasion being a very memorable one in the history of the Cheetham Hill Church and Sunday , School, namely, the opening of the new. !Primary Department School erected to the memory of .Lena Webster, who, it will be a-emembered, had for many years had charge of the little children of this Sunday School ; a work she dearly loved.

Prior to the new building being opened by Mrs. E. W. Walmsley, the primary superintendent, there was a short but impressive service in the main schoolroom. This opened with the singing of the hymn " The King of Love my Shepherd is," and after prayer had been offered by the Rev. W. 0. Smith, an appropriate address was given by the Rev. W. C. Jackson, B.A.

The hymns " We give Thee but Thine own " and "For all the Saints " were then sung, and during the impres-sive singing of the latter a procession of scholars,-teachers and friends walked from the schoolroom to the new primary building, - where the tiny tots took up a position in front of the assemblage. Heading the pro-cession were the following officials Revs. W. G. Jack-son, B.A., W. 0. Smith, Mr. R. B. King (superinten-dent), Mrs. E. W. Walmsley (primary superintendent), Mr. J. A. Rowbottom (secretary to the building com-mittee), Miss Saynor ,(leader of the Junior department), Mr. E. W. Walmsley (Sunday School secretary), Mr. Thomas Rushworth, Miss Webster and members of her family.

On behalf of the trustees Mr. Rowbottom then pre-sented Mrs. Walmsley with a key, after which this lady formally unlocked the main door to the new school. Headed by the primary children, - all then entered the spacious and splendidly equipped new premises, in the middle room of which the service was impressively con-tinued. First of all everyone joined very heartily in sing-ing the appropriate hymn, "Except the Lord the Temple build," following which the Rev. W. 0. Smith dedicated the building. Mr. King, on behalf _ of the -school, ex-pressed the thanks of both teachers and scholars to the trustees, and to all who had helped in providing them with such a beautiful primary department. At this point in the proceedings a very fine memorial tablet to Lena Webster was unveiled by Miss Webster. This tablet is of copper on a marble base, and in the centre of a laurel wreath appears a picture of the late Miss Lena Webster, bearing underneath it the words, "Look for me in the nurseries of heaven." A further inscrip-tion at the foot of the tablet reads "Lena Webster, a beloved teacher of little' children, a loyal friend to their mothers, and a devoted labourer on behalf of those in distant lands." Mr. Thomas Rushworth then read com-memorative sentences, after which the hymn "0 Light from age to age the same " was sung. Prior to this, however, all had joined in singing that beautiful in memoriam hymn, " It singeth low in every heart." During the final hymn Miss Joan Taylor (one of the primary scholars) presented Miss Webster with a lovely bouquet.

A glance into one of the other rooms showed that it was a veritable paradise for the tiny tots, some of whom were seen playing in a large sand tray to their heart's content, while others, sitting in their little special chairs, were drawing with chalk on each of the walls, these walls up to a certain height having been covered with some kind of preparation of tin so that the kiddies' drawing can be rubbed off in the same way as from a school blackboard. Covering the centre of the floor was a beautiful carpet, on which a further number of little ones were happily playing.

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The Mecca of Methodism THE Memorial Meeting at Conference, in Hockley

Chapel, Nottingham, whetted my appetite for a renewal of Epworth experiences. In the days of my youth, while a student at Ranmoot, in 1878-79, I paid my- first visit, preaching in the Kilham Memorial Chapel. Again and again, as missionary deputation, preacher or lecturer, I have renewed my acquaintance. I was again due to preach and lecture, and so, as stated, my desire was en-larged, and my expectation rendered keener. A jour-ney from London—from the World's C.E. Convention,. where I had renewed old friendships, and seen new.-faces—brought me to Haxey, where a kind-hearted lay-- man, Mr. H. Trimingham, met us, for my wife was making her first visit to Epworth, and motored us to our -Mecca. Great was my surprise to find that our host and! hostess (Mr. and Mrs. Hirst) belonged to Lindley fami-' lies,, Now Lindley was my first circuit (1880-82), andl while these new-found friends had no recollection of me,, the family of my host 1 well remembered, and the teacher of my hostees was my first Superihtendent's eldest daugh-ter. Very soon we were at home—and all the time we stayed.

The occasion was the Choir Sermons. In the after-noon the cantata, " Faith," was rendered by our Thorne Choir augmented, over which I presided. To suit my convenience the visit was delayed a week, unfortunately, -as it proved, for the friends at Epworth. Some outdoor local event was a stronger. attraction. Also on the Mon-day evening, through an excursion to Cleethorpes of a. friendly church in the town, our attendance was much, smaller than would have been otherwise.

The chairman, Mr. J. T. Calvert, was a Wesleyan local preacher from Owston' Ferry, a man of culture and re-finement, who knew how psalmody should be rendered. My subject was " The Epworth Singers :. a Nest of Sing-ing-I3irds." Carrying coals to Newcastle? so I said, but one wise teacher suggested that a prophet is not best known in his own town or district. Perhaps I said a few things that were new to many. -- The Rev. John R. Ellis, Wesleyan Superintendent, kindly attended, and offered the opening prayer. it was not so much of John and Chacles Wesley I spoke as of Samuel Junior, as well as Senior, Emily, Susanna, Mary, Hetty, Nancy, Martha and Kezia—children of Samuel and Susanna.

Illustrations were given of the hymns of the Wesleys,, set to old Methodist tunes. A few of the Wesleyan choir assisted the U.M. choir, and we helped forward, we trlist,, Methodist Union in some degree.

In the morning our kind friend, Mr. H. Trimingham,. motored us to Wroote. 1 had long wished to visit this, Lincolnshire hamlet, associated with the Wesleys. The father of the family held both the livings of Epworth, and Wroote. At Wroote the family lived for a time,. after the fire at Epworth. The tithe brought in .50 a. year. John for a time was curate here, and when John Whitelamb married Mary Wesley, he became rector of the parish. In addition to the 4'50 from the living, Samuel, Wesley sen., promised help. Mary was the fourth daughter and seventh child, born at South Ormsby, 1696, where Samuel Wesley, sen., held the living at X50 a year. Through the carelessness of her nurse, she received an injury when but an infant, and grew up deformed in body and short in height. This largely kept her a hoine-bird. But she had her compensations, being beautiful in face and " almost angelic " in mind and disposition. She was one of the two daughters who made a- good marri-age. Whitelamb was of humble birth, had been educa-ted in a charity school, and under the care of the rector of Epworth entered upon a successful college life, and became rector of Wroote. Mary and he were married in January, 1734, " with the high approbation of all the family." Their married life was but brief. In one short year the young mother and her babe were laid in the • same grave. I sought the grave at Wroote, but could not find it, Fortunately, I came across the grave of White-lamb, with this inscription on a rude stone : " In memory of John Whitelamb, rector of this parish 35 years. Buried 29th day of July, 1769, aged 62 yearS. Worthy of imitation. This at the cost of Francis Wood, Esq.,. 1772."

After the lecture in the evening, we went to the church.. yard to see once again the rector's tombstone

' on which,

John stood and preached. Samuel Wesley died -April! 25th, 1735, aged 72. The epitaph was written by Mrs..-Wesley. We sought for a gravestone of one of the Kul-- ham's, which I had seen on a previous visit, but couldl not find it—I think Simon, the younger; Early next morning we left, not without mingled feelings, since view-ing the days to come I wondered how the matter of Methodist Union would issue in the Mecca of Methodism,, where are two memorial churches and two Methodist manses, and not the strongest ties, 'I regret to say, bind-ing the followers of Wesley and Kilham.

Mrs. Sarah Austin, Birmingham; 'THERE has passed away in Birmingham one of the-

oldest members of United Methodism, in Mrs. Austin, - wife of the late Councillor James Austin. During the Reform movement he formed a section of his own church in a small room he built at Cattel's Grove—still there over 75 years ago, which expanded so much that a small chapel was erected in Rocky Lane, Nechells, which too, became too small, and the present commodious buildings, erected stage by stage, have been the result. The minis-try, home and foreign, Bowron House, and the Connexion have benefited from Rocky Lane Church, where Rev. J. G. Hopkini was stationed for 18 years. The church has a glorious history, and some of the descendants Of the deceased lady still take active part in the church. Mr. Saul Austin (trust secretary), and Mr. Josiah Austin (trust treasurer) and other members of this and the Taylor family, with a number of good workers, keep this church, who maintain their own minister, under great difficulties owing to the migration of its old supporters into the' suburbs.

W. B.

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August 5, 1926 THE UNITED METHODIST. _ 349

The Life Story of Sir William Hartley.*

Professor Peake's Tribute. JANUARY 1ST, 1877, is a notable date in modern Metho-

dist history. But for that date and its events this book* would not have been written, a million pounds sterling would not have been given, to Methodist and other Chris-tian work, and some of the noblest characters of modern British life would not have been produced. On the date referred to, William Pickles Hartley and his wife wrote down the religious vow which regulated their long and wonderful life and work. This was to devote a definite, well-considered portion of their gross financial income to religious 'and humanitarian work. They kept that vow for forty-five years. Thousands of well-paid happy work-people, many church buildings, with hospitals, orphan-ages, colleges and minister's libraries, were among the results produced or sustained and stimulated by the work and gifts of the late Sir William Hartley and his true co-partner, Lady Hartley. Sir William died in 1922. Lady Hartley is still spared to us in serene, beautiful age. surrounded by the love of their daughters and grand-chil-dren and troops of friends. Her portrait and that of Sir William and others much enrich this-volume, well printed and produced and very cheap.

Hartley was a king in the worlds of business enterprise, organization, profit-sharing and Christian beneficence. He was a prince in the Church of God, a shining instance of Protestant, Free Church, Methodist ideals. Primitive Methodism is justified by such fruit.

Humanly speaking, it is matter for much regret that Hartley died before the actualization of Methodist Union. He was.keenly in favour of it.

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Theology and Money. Almost as important as the event above noticed is that

of fourteen years later (May, 1891). Then it was that Hartley met his biographer, Dr. Arthur S. Peake, Pro. Vice-Chancellor of Manchester University, Rylands Pro-fessor there, tutor in Biblical theology in the Hartley Primitive Methodist College, where, his lectures are at- , tended by United Methodist students. In the ranks of Biblical scholarship, Professor Peake ranks with the fore- most, as with the late Professor James Hope Moulton, of Didsbury. No one excels him, no one equals him, in his combination of erudition and editorial ability and the power to place his vast stores at the' service of the grow-ing host of scholarly students in all the churches. His "Commentary " is found in the studies of clergy and ministers of all the churches in many lands.

It was Hartley. who secured Dr. Peake for Primitive Methodism. The chapter (X.), in which this story is told, is as fascinating as a romance. Dr. Peake's modest statement of it thrills one. Hartley had intimated that he had given his last subscription to the Primitive Methodist College. Dr. Peake was twenty-five years of age, already an Oxford scholar, Fellow of Merton Col-lege and appointed as a tutor at Mansfield Congregational College there. .The Rev. J. Harryman Taylor brought Mr. Hartley and Mr. Peake together. In his college rooms, Mr. Peake poured out to Hartley his pleas for the adequate training of the young ministers of the Church they both lo'ved. Hartley's vision, courage, tact and money secured the transfer of Mr. Peake from Oxford to the 'Manchester Primitive Methodist College. There he has been for thirty-three years. The results are found in the history of that Church, of British and world-wide Methodism, and the universal Church. Greater results will yet be seen. No man has done more for the coming Union of British Methodism than Dr. Peake. His status and influence, fine temper, fidelity to principle, and his resourcefulness are invaluable in the conferrings of Angli-can and Free Church leaders fora conciliation and co-operation. Hartley's use, intelligent use, of his wealth to encourage and empower Cfiristian scholarship has rightly brought him enduring fame.

Biographic Notes. Hartley was born at Colne, Lancashire, on February

23rd, 1846. 'Next to his Church, he loved best the, place of his birth. His noble gifts-are evidence, and the native affection and appreciation shown him are entirely credit-able to Brtish civic traditions. Caluniny and jealousy—Hartley suffered much from both—were not allowed to hinder many tributes from his countrymen. The Knight-hood conferred by the King was approved by all. That he did not serve in Parliament or diplomacy was not due to lack of opportunity and invitation, but to his belief that he could best serve 'God and Methodism in business. He began his career as a giver in a small way. As he could not procure jam to sell, he became a manufacturer of it. Of his incessant labours, in producing that and other articles, of the brains he put into his job, of his enterprise, the risks incurred, his persistence against fearful odds, his personal and almost fatherly interest in those who worked with him and for him, and his sharing with them of the profits, •this book tells. Dr. Peake gives the facts. Here is no over-statement, no fulsome flattery. The author has been at great pains not only to use biographic materials, but to see for himself the business - and the processes of manufacture with which the subject he writes of was so deeply concerned. It is really delightful, and a rebuking lesson, to find a Univer-sity don, versed in Biblical lore and languages, in Hebrew vowels and Greek accents, giving us these details. Dr. Peake can make a tired minister as comfortable as his wife could make him in an easy chair, with a cup of tea to refresh him from Mrs. Peake's kind hands. It turns out that he has learned also all about jam and its manu-facture. As always,_ Dr. Peake here acknowledges his helpers.

Business Principles. The commanding feature of Hartley's confections was

their excellence. None but the best materials were used.. His commodities were what they professed to be. It was high praise, and deserved, which led the fervid believer in Hartley and his products to place a pot of Hartley's jam before a sneering critic who asked, "What is the Nonconformist conscience? " Next to this secret of Hartley's success were his extraordinary energy and en-terprise in marketing his commodities. It is ,good to add that he was considerate of others. He often paid more than he had contracted to do to fruitgrowers and in wages. He personally considered each case of worker and customer. Of course, he had unreasonable workers and customers. Ignorance, malice and evil shot their poisoned arrows • but he went on his way conscious of his integrity, cheered and counselled by his. wife, his moral: ideals clarified and enlarged by the ministries of his Church and by contact with noble minds in it and beyond. This book names some of his chief helpers in building up this great business. It continues to flourish.

Systematic Giving. We earnestly ask United Methodists and everyone we

can reach, to give careful and frequent study to the large section of this volume which tells of Hartley's systematic benevolence. This was rightly acompanied with generous sharing of his profit with those who helped him to make them. Hartley regularly gave a proportion of his income to God and His work, religious and philanthropic. His gross income was the whole of which he devoted a part. This is very important. One is frequently told that a Christian does his duty if he gives a proportionate part of his savings to such objects. Hartley believed that all he got was from God and by His help, and God must have His share of all. First he gave one tenth to God. This was when his income was per week, and he had a wife and six children. He increased his God's portion as his income increased and, what is important, he increased the proportion of it. This rose from ten per cent, then to fifteen per cent, then to one-third o1 his gross income. Hartley knew well that for a wealthy man to give Gs. 8d. in the is less than 2s. in the £1. for a man whose total income is that small sum. That is sacrificial giving. Hartley constantly struggled with what he called "natural selfishness." 'He expounded his system when he served as Vice-President of. the Primitive Methodist Conference. Of his practice of setting aside a definite and increasing proportion of his gross income for God's work he declared, " This has not been done without many a struggle with the devil and my lower self ; and my daily prayer to God is that He will show me what He wishes me to do." Giving was, with Hartley, an act of solemn religious joy. It brought him the keenest of all delights, next to his salva-tion. In the process of this salvation, it was, he be-lieved, the chief instrument. We like very much the restrained statements and incidents of the religious life of Hartley. Religion was his chief concern.

The study of this record of Christian life, work and character, of Christian ethics, individual and social, of business development and organization, is worthy., deserves companionship with Mr. A. G. Gardner's "ife of George Cadbury," while there is an even deeper spiri-tual kinship between the subject and author than in that noble biography. We hope that everything will be done to place this volume, already very cheap, within the reach of thousands of readers. Its perusal may well be followed by the religious conversion of many, or their entrance to a higher stage in family, church, philan: tht opic and business life.

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

Secretary, Mrs. J. B. Brooks, 60 Southfield Road, Middlesbrough.

PRAYER TOPIC for the week beginning August 8th : Women's Work in Lao-ling. Miss E. L. Armitt. Pages in Report, 124 to 126. Psa. lxxxiv.

Stockport.—Mr. and Mrs. Clayton, of Coombe Lodge, Bramhall, entertained the W.M.A. in their beautiful garden on Thursday afternoon, July 15th, on the occa-sion of the annual meeting. Although St. Swithin's Day was chosen, the traditional rain associated with that day was conspicuoils by its absence, and the many members and friends present were able to enjoy an open-air meet-ing and afterwards tea served on the lawn amidst lovely flowers. It was a privilege and pleasure to have Mrs. J. K. 'Robson, of China, and Mrs. Rothwell, of Broughton, Manchester, present, as both these ladies are missionary enthusiasts. Mrs. Rothwell presided, and her short address giving first-hand news of her visit to China was most fascinating. Mrs. Robson's account of the recent troubles and difficulties experienced in China made a great impression, and helped us to realize that she and her husband (Dr. Robson) and all the mis-sionaries are a noble and devoted band of workers. 'She made an earnest plea for still further missionary help. The secretary and treasurer gave good reports. There is an increase in membership and the financial increase is well over on last year's amount. The arrangements for the meeting and tea were admirable, and the presi-dent (Mrs. H. Lee) expressed in a few words the thanks of the meeting to Mr. and Mrs. Clayton for their great kindness in lending the garden, also to the ladies of the Mount Tabor and Edgeley Park Churches for providing tea. The proceedings terminated with the singing of the Doxology.

Exeter and Shebbear District. —Dr. Stewart, of Love-dale, has reminded us that it is the mission of the whole Church to give the Gospel to the whole world. For another year the women of the Exeter and Shebbear Dis-trict have been privileged to share in this work of world-wide evangelism. It is not surprising, but very gratify.

ing, to learn from various branches that the year spent in this fellowship of high endeavour has been a very happy one, for, as Dr. Grenfell has said, "The true joys of life are not the things we get out of it, but the things we put into it." "We feel better women," writes one secretary, "for the time spent together," and we believe the life of the churches has been enriched by this corn-rade4hiP of service for great and noble ends.

It is with much regret that we report a decrease both in membership and funds. The membership now stands at 890, 'a decrease of 16. The contributions amount to £889 10s., a decrease of £17 17s. 5d. In addition, a special contribution of £5, being a legacy left by the late Miss Hunt, has been 'received by the Exeter Mount Pleasant branch. - We are glad to be able to report that the district still maintains a fine average of practically

per member. A new branch has been formed at Wachett, in the Kingsbrompton Circuit. This infant branch seems to be a very sturdy one, for, fhough only formed in January of this year, it is able to report a membership of 19 and to send a contribution of L1 16s. 9d. We have 21 senior and 2 junior branches, the same as last year.

There has been a sanctified ingenuity displayed in the methods adopted to raise funds. These methods in-clude a Garden Party, Jumble Sales, Coffee Supper, Lec-tures, Tea Box, Tea and Concert, Birthday Book, Faith Tea and Concert, _Sewing Meeting Teas, Christmas Effort, Servite of Song and Prayer Meet' ng Box..

Several of our members, who exercised a gracious ministry, have been called to the higher service, among fhem Miss Lilian Honey, to whose suggestion -the In-valids' League of Love and Service owes its inception. She became the first member, and her letters to mis-sionaries on the field were greatly appreciated by those who were privileged to receive them. She was for several years confined to her room, suffering acutely at times, but she had

"A heart at leisure from herself To .soothe and sympathise."

We have learned with much regret of the enforced return from China of. Mr. E. W. Perry, B.Sc., for reasons of health. This is a keen disappointment, not only to Mr. Perry himself, but also to Mr. and Mrs. Perry, who had dedicated him to God's work in that land. We trust his health may soon be restored, and that, in other fields, he may find opportunity for rich and fruitful service. To all our comrades in this work we offer our sincere thanks and appreciation. Together may we go forth to another year's service, remembering that the Lord of the harvest promises His presence to those who labour in the home fields as well as. to those who serve overseas.

*"The Life of Sir William- Hartley." By Arthur S. Peake, D.D. (Hodder and Stoughton.; 4s. 6d.)

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THE UNITED METHODIST. August 5, 1926

Down from the Mountain* BY J. J. FORTUNE, J.P.

TEXT : Luke ix. 37 : " And on the next day,. when they were come down from the mountain."

THERE'S always a next day and there's -always a coming down from the mountain—for every one of us. We climb with eager feet and glad anticipation. When we have attained the summit we find ourselves in the region of romance—in the place of vision. But to live on a mountain-top—to pitch a tent or build a house there—that is no part of our programme. Human life is full of ups and downs; for every ascent a descent, for every mountain a valley.

The story of Jesus is full of these mountain and hill-side experiences : over and over again we read that He sought the .solitude of the uplands. But His supreme mountain experience was the one which we know as the Transfiguration, and from this, as from the rest, He came down to face once again His work of healing, and teaching. For Him romance always gave way to reality—vision led on' to venture ; His exalted moods never unfitted Him for the expression of pity and prac-tical help. Even when, as sitting at Jacob's well, wearied with His journey, He sat thus, He seized the opportunity to reclaim a wanderer, so, fresh from the holy raptures of the mount, He hastens at once to the relief of pain and distress of body and mind. And as we in our turn, on the next day, come down from the mountain, we, too, shall find the irksome toil of daily duty waiting to fret and annoy and vex us. In the holy fellowship of this Conference, in its sacred seasons of corporate worship, we have all found the glad know-ledge of the reality of Divine things. And now we face the closing hours—with their press of business, their mass of detail. Flat, stale and. unprofitable all this may be to our souls fresh from the Sabbath joys, the spiritual intercourse of God's house. We need the grace which inspired our Master in His mission that we may well and truly finish the work we have so worthily begun. And when we reach our hOrnes and our churches and find ourselves down amongst the deadly monotony of ordinary things, how fatally easy it may be to excuse our inaction because the reality is so far removed from the romance with which we invested it in these days on the heights. Our moments of vision—few and fleeting though they be—are meant to fit us for the ventures which lie close at hand. How much shall we miss if we allow the mist of the valley to cause us to forget the clear view we enjoyed on the mountain top. -

Every soul of man that has won its way through to .conquest in any noble endeavour has done so by faith-fulness and loyalty to its vision even amid depressing and discouraging surroundings.

Elsworth, one of Amundsen's companions in his air-ship flight over the North Pole, records in his diary this feeling of hopelessness even in their great quest. One day his words are, "What a feeling of nothingness." And on another day he tells us they had "a totally blank environment of wind and sky." And yet they perse-vered to the triumphant end. In the log kept by Christopher Columbus during his voyage to find the un-known land across the Atlantic, you can read for one day's entry, "To-day we sailed on." Can we say that of every day in our great voyage of discovery of the Christian life? To-day we sailed on—just to sail on may not sound very heroic or exciting—but to keep on keeping on—and this after we are come down from the mountain, in spite of all the temptations to indolence and slackness, is something well worth striving after.. The night on which Jacob wrestled with the angel at Peniel was the most memorable in his life. It left its mark _upon him in many ways. One mark was physi-cal, for we are told that when the sun rose, Jacob halted upon his thigh: But the fact that he was lame made no difference to Jacob's resolve to press forward on his fateful journey. He halted upon his thigh but he halted forward—he kept going. He made no excuse to turn back because of the effects of his wrestle with the mes-senger of God. But how? How to plod on steadily when the inspiration of the great moments of life has departed, when the glamour has fled, when the dream has almost died away? Rudyard Kipling pre-supposes something almost beyond the power of ordinary human nature when in those lines so full of worldly wisdom, he exclaims, "If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew

To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the will which says to them Hold on.' " And yet we may surely believe that He who, coming

down from the mountain, saved human hearts from despair and death, can give us grace and strength to carry on. Our Christian work need not suffer because the vision has faded and the mountain-top experience has become a memory only. It is truly gloriously possible that He can make and keep up links in the great chain of God's redeeming love and mercy to all mankind. How„ then, can we make our lives and the lives of others according to the pattern shown to us in the mount?

This we can only accomplish as we see the Divine in the common things of life—as we see God in the faces of• sin-struck men, of weak women and timid children. It is this alone which will make the commonplace of drudgery endurable. The mountain-top will still have its glory : we shall still, like our Master, prize the " times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord," but we shall know that He is just as near to us in the valley of unpleasant duties. The heavenly vision may break upon our tired eyes in the days of dull November as clearly as it does in sunny July.

Francis Thompson, that erratic genius whose " Hound of Heaven " has been hailed as the greatest religious poem in the English language, knew this truth

*Notes of address at Conference, Nottingham, Monday morning, July 12th.

in all its glorious fullness. When he died, there was found amongst his papers an unfinished poem headed, " In no strange land." hi this fragment he sings in his own inimitable way of the presence of the Divine in the ordinary ways of human intercourse, ending with those oft-quoted words,

" . . . Upon thy so sore loss Shall shine the traffic of Jacob's ladder Pitched betwixt heaven and Charing Cross.

. . . Yea, cry, clinging heaven by the hems, And, lo, Christ walking on the water Not of Gennesareth but Thames."

• With this vision our lives, even down in the valley, may be sacred and sublime, touched with radiance as we go steadfastly about our Father's business. There are some striking lines by W. V. Jenkins from the Brotherhood Hymn Book which those of us who belong to the Fellowship of Service read or sung in our early-morning commemoration on the. first Sunday in June. Let us make their closing prayer our own as we grate-fully acknowledge,

"Here has dull care been lifted from our thought, Here has glad comradeship our spirits caught, To heights undreamed of 'midst the busy maze, The toil and worry of our working days. Yet these must come again. For while we wait High on the mount, in sight of heaven's gate, Breaks there upon our ears the sound of strife, The noise and clamour of our daily life. Lord, make us strong, for Thou alone dost. know How oft we turn our faces from the foe How oft, when claimed by dark temptation's hour, We lose our hold of Thee and of Thy power. Go with us, Lord, from hence. We only ask That Thou be sharer in our daily task, So, side by side with Thee, shall each one know The blessedness of heaven begun below.

The World of Books: Their Writers & Readers

BY REV. T. W. SLATER.

SINCE my last little contribution under this heading, I have had some perfectly happy hours reading new books ; and when they came to an end, as all good things do in this world, gloating over catalogues and publishers' announcements telling of other new books that these eyes of mine will never see, but that I should, oh, so much, like to read. Another thing that has helped to stave off one's unsatisfied mental hunger has been the kindness of two or three friends in this place, from whom I have been able to do a little " judi-cious " 'borrowing. In this way I have read Ramsay MacDonald's charmingly" told story of his wife, in "Ethel MacDonald "—a book that reveals a penman's genius inspired by love, on the part of the well-known Labour leader ; and that chronicles a life that was spiritual in its sources, saintly in its character, and sacrificial in its public spirit and service. Every woman in the. land ought to read and re-read "Ethel MacDonald."

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I mentioned some time ago, "Science, Religion and Reality," where six or seven professors have let themselves loose on the abstrusest points of religious speculation, and call God and religious things by the strangest names imaginable ; and I opened the new volume of complete poems, ,by J. C. Squire, at a page with this at the top—

On Metaphysicians. These men will spend their lives, 'tis odd! Inventing nick-names for their God.

Had Mr. Squire been reading that strange book, in which Dean Inge permits himself to speak about God as not so much an Object as an Atmosphere, and had Mr. Squire grown perplexed and wearied, as I did, he could not have better expressed my feeling than he has done in those two lines.

This new volume is published by Heinemann's, at 8s. 6d., and contains all Mr. Squire's poems that he wishes to preserve and have read. One of them, con-taining just twelve lines, has made a strong appeal to me. It presents afresh the old thought of how much we are to one another, lover and beloved, mother and child, friend and companion. The poem is called "Envoi."

Beloved, when my heart's awake to God And all the world becomes His testimony, In you I most do see, in your brave spirit, Erect and certain, flashing deeds of light, A pure jet from the fountain of all being, A scripture clearer than all else to read. And when belief was dead, and hope a myth, And all the world seemed a wandering mote of evil, Endurable only by its impermanence, And all the planets perishable urns Of perished ashes, to you alone I clung Amid the unspeakable lonelinees of the universe.

The very same thought has been exquisitely put in another new volume of poems. This time by a woman, the wife of a well-known penman, himself a poet, but known chiefly as a critic in literary journals—Mr. R. L. Megroz. Mrs. Megroz's volume is called "The Silver Bride " (Selwyn and Blount, Ltd., 3s. 6d.), and as a sample of her poetic-muse, I quote the brief poem I have mentioned, called " Flame."

Our spirits trembling with desire, Together built an altar-fire. And now elate and hand-in-hand, Flame in a living flame we stand. 0 Sun, 0 Moon, 0 lucent Star, What is your light to ours? We are God-kindled, blown on by His breath, A flame consuming Time and Death,

I should like to see more work from this lady, for I have reason to know that Mr. Walter de , la Mare thinks well of her verse ; and that-is,sornething of which Mrs. Megroz may feel proud and be encouraged to cultivate her muse.

As is usual with this firm, Messrs. Selwyn and Blount have given these poems a good setting in this well-produced book.

I have mentioned Mr. de la Mare. That reminds me.- It was his birthday on Sunday, April 25th. He is my favourite modern poet and loves the neighbour-hood surrounding Newquay ; and on his birthday he. ' doubtless received from me a greeting with a picture on it of the Queen Bess Rock, at Bedruthen Steps,. a place that he, thinks second to none in English coast scenery.

But I have a grudge against this poet. In June, 1921, he published a poem, called "A Riddle," in the "Nation." It must have been composed on a spring holiday spent in the West. It describes the glory of dawning spring in Cornwall, and rebukes, the irreverent man who

" idly breaks in To an Eden innocent of sin, And, prouder than to be afraid, Forgets. his Maker in the made.

My grievance is, that in the "Nation " version of the poem, he speaks of

"This grey day-dream Cornish lane "; and that when the poem appeared in book form,- that line was changed to "Through the grey-green, sea-haunted lane," and the endearing word "Cornish " was displaced. Why, I wonder? For myself, I prefer "day-dream Cornish lane," to "grey-green, sea-haunted lane" ; and I shall tell Mr. de la Mare so if ever I am lucky enough to see him.

Let me close these brief notes with the last .lines of this poet's piece called "The Imagination's Pride," in which he repeats St. Paul's warning to those who are ever learning and yet never come to the truth that saves a man's soul and satisfies his mind. I quote these lines because a brother minister in a circuit down West here, complained to me last May month, that Mr. de la Mare's poetry had no message.

Comfort thee, comfort thee. Thy Father knows How wild man's ardent spirit, fainting, yearns

For mortal glimpse of death's immortal rose, The garden where the' invisible blossom burns.

Humble thy trembling knees ; cotifess thy pride ; Be weary. 0, whithersoever thy vaunting rove,

His deepest wisdom harbours in thy side,' In thine own bosom hides His utmost love.

Many and varied are the contents of. "The Boy's Own Paper for August (R.T.'S.), and the lucky possessor will be hard to please who does not find many hours of amusement and entertainment in this firmly established favourite of boys and old boys. There are topical articles on sailing,- camping, tramping and such-like things, in addition to two fine articles on fishing. All the usual monthly features are included.

Births, Marriages, Deaths. NOTICES of Births, Marriages, Deaths, etc., are inserted

at the uniform price of 2s., unless they exceed 30 words, in which case ed. extra for every eight words or under is charged. Notices, together with Remittances, should reach the office of the UNITED METHODIST, 12 Farringdon Avenue, London, E.C.4., not later than Tuesday 9 a.m.

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DEATH.

AUSTIN.—Sarah Austin, aged 96, wife of the late Councillor James Austin, of Nechells and Erdington,

Birmingham. Passed into rest July 18th,'1926.

MARRIAGES.

ARMITAGE—SLATER.—On July 24th, 1926, at Rad- cliffe Bridge Wesleyan Church, by the Revs. J. W.

Hall and R. Mettam, Gladys Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Slater, Shore Top House, Stoneclough. near Manchester, to John, son of the late Joseph Arthur Armitage and Mrs. Armitage, 273 Stockport Road, Ashton-under-Lyne.

EDMONDSON—HOYLE.—At Brunswick Church, Burn- ley, on July 31st, 1926, by Rev. W. J. Hopper, Horace

W. Edmondson, eldest on of the late Rev. William Edmondson and Mrs. Edmondson, to Alice Hoyle, only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Hoyle, of Rochdale.

FOWLER—STRONG.—On July 27th, 1926, at Otley United Methodist Church, by the Rev, R. Strong, M.A.,

of -Norwich (uncle of the bride), Thomas J., third son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Fowler, Manor Square, Otley, to Gladys, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Strong, The Oval, . Newall, Otley.

GOLDEN WEDDING.

SHARROCKS—TOMLINSON.—On August 5th, 1876, at the United Methodist Free Church, St. Stephen's

Street, Salford, by the Rev. John Hirst, assisted by the Rev. 0. Greenwood, Joseph Sharrocks, to Hannah, eldest daughter of Mr. and ,Mrs. James Tomlinson, of Lower Broughton.

2 Parkside Avenue, Higher Broughton, Salford.

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THE SUCCESS .• To the Editor of Ti E UNITED METHODIST.

DEAR SIR,—Three friends were discussing recently the -subject of success and failure. -One of them told of a man known to them all who was likely to be in the next Honours' List, and remarked, "That man's life has been one long success.", Said a second man, " I should not say so. I have known many failures more successful than that man's successes." " You are using

- your words rather recklessly," said the third man, " though I think I know what you mean. Your idea is that there is such a thing as the success of failure and the failure of success? " " I am sure of it," responded the other. And so the discussion began.

I. " Let's leave our • friend with his Honour out of bur

talk," said the second man, whom I will call Tanks—that's far enough away from his real name to be unrecog-nizable. "He's a good sort; and deserves anything in that way that comes to him, in spite of what I said just now."

" But do you remember that remark of. Sir Henry Jones, the Scotch professor? The last word, or rather the last word but one,.regarding man is failure.' That's very true. Take the great men of history, Bible history

, if you like. Were they successful ? Moses, David, Jere-. miah, Paul ; they were all failures. ' Moses wanted to lead the people to the Promised Land-wand failed. David set his heart upon , building a temple—and didn't. Jere-miah thought he could save his -country, but instead of

,saving it he saw it overcome by Babylon, and he was stoned, or put in a‘clungeon, or -something of the sort. And -did Paul succeed? !If I remember right--Bodger will correct me if I am,wrong—Paul's greatest ambition was to preach in Rome. But something was always coming in, the way and preventing him carrying out his wish, and when he did get there he was in chains, a. wretched prisoner. Yes,. Jones was right. The last word about man, or, anyhow, the last but one, is failure."

Ponter—the third man who had spokeri, and who occa-sionally' lectures on Dr. Johnson—here quoted rather inaptly, "` A fallible being will fail somewhere.'"

" Of course, Ponter," said Tanks, 'and that is why we should never judge a man by his failures, by his temporary and occasional ones, I mean. But that is not my point. What I say is, that life for all, even for the greatest and best, is failure. How can it possibly be anything else? "

We had met in Bodger's study : Bodger, who is no-thing if not an optimist. It was plain that Tanks's doc-trine was not at all to his liking, and he fidgeted as he waited to get a word in. As he was _about to speak, he was called out of the room to see someone downstairs.

II. When Bodger , returned, he was beaming. " Tanks,

you senile old dodderer," he cried, " I've just seen a living refutation of your pessimistic blather." And he went on to tell of the man who had called upon him. " A splendid chap," he said,- "a hundred per cent man ; happy in his home; making pots of money in his business ; popular with all his workpeople, because he pays them well and studies their interests

' gives no end away ; and a thor-

ough Christian, mark you, and the best worker in my church by long chalks." _

" Is that your idea of success,- Bodger? "- said Tanks, quietly. "You know you're talking through your hat,. man. You've never preached that doctrine, I'll wager. If you Piave you ought to, be unfrocked, or whatever it is they do when they turn Nonconformist parsons adrift.

" I don't know your man," Tanks went on, " so am not able to judge how far he comes up to any standard of success worth calling the name. But none of the things you mention—except, of course, his Christianity, and then it all depends upon what you mean by the word ; and you know, Dodger, you.fling your words about pretty cheaply sometimes—but none of the other things bear on the matter at all. According to most people success turns upon acquisition. The man who gets most succeeds most. The more abundant his possessions, the greater his success, and we know what was said by. our Lord about the man whose life consisted in the abUndance of the things he possessed. If that is your standard, then only an insignificant, minority of our sixteen hundred millions, or whatever the number may be, can ever succeed."

"What you are driving at," said Ponter, " is that suc-cess and failure can only be ascribed to personality. I detest that word personality ' as it is used in the jargon of to-day ; I prefer the greater word soul.' It is an indication of the poverty of our mental outlook that personality ' has largely supplanted soul ' among modern writers. But I am with you, and so of course is Bodger, and every decent man. But what do you mean by the success of failure—you accepted my words, you remember? The failure of success,- or what commonly goes by success, I can understand. But I am not quite clear what you mean by the other thing."

Tanks did not at- once reply, He got up from his seat and glanced round Bodger's shelves, and took from them two books. _As he was leisurely turning over the pages, Bodger poured out the tea which his wife had brought in, remarking as she laid the tray on the table, " I'm sure it'll do you no harm to rest those tongues of yours for a few minutes."

During tea the talk was of other things. When Bodger had put aside the tea-things, he said, "Now Tanks, go ahead ; tell us what you mean by the success of failure, though I must say it sounds to me like one of thdse puerilities of Chesterton's."

OF FAILURE. Tanks said it was not his phrase, but Ponter's, but

he thought he could explain it. " I've found what I wanted in this book of Henry Jones's Browning as, a Philosophical and Religious Teacher,' " he said. " You may remember how he argues that absolute moral good is not attainable under the conditions of life which fall-within our experience. There is always a beyond ' not possessed by us. That perfection is not reached by us merely means that the process is not ended. The recognition of failure,' says Jones, implies more effort and higher progress, and contains a suggestion of an absolute good, and even a proof of its active presence . . . Had man not come so far he would not have known the further difficUlty, or recognized the higher good.' So failure is not the last word about man, but . the last word but one. You remember how Browning puts if in Abt Vogler '? " Tanks picked up the other book he had taken from Bodger's shelves, and finding the place, read :

And what is our failure here but a triumph's evidence For the fullness of the days? Have we withered

or agonized? Why, else was the pause prolonged but that singing

might issue thence? Why rushed the discords in, but that harmony should

be prized? Sorrow is hard to bear, and doubt is slow to clear,

Each sufferer has his say, his scheme of the weal and woe;

But God has a feW of us whom He whispers in the ear ; .

The rest may reason and welcome ; 'tis we musicians know.

Browning's poetry is full of joy, not because he feels he has achieved, or as St. Paul would say, already at-tained, but because he feels that he is moving towards an infinitely high goal. Why, Bodger, surely you must cotton to the splendid line, each sting that bids nor sit nor stand but go ! "

"I do," answered Bodger, " but I don't see that you have proved your point, though I've a notion somewhere \in my complex what you're trying to get at."

" You've more than a, notion, you exasperating' old duffer," answered Tanks. " I said that no man succeeds. The instances I gave froth the Bible were not altogether to the point, I admit, except in a parabolic sense. Even had Moses entered the Promised Land he would have failed. A man's Promised Land is never entered in this life Chis highest good is never reached. When it is, it's a poor look out. To a man of that sort, his horizon is on the other side of the street : in the shape of a motor-car, a country house, a - peerage, or anything else that can be handled, or put in a deed box, or gain the cheers of the crowd. That is what Ponter has well described as the failure of success. By the success of failure I take him to mean that the real man never consents to accept defeat ; he never gives in to failure, but holds we are

baffled to fight better.' It comes to this, that in this life we gain more by climbing than we should get if we reached the summit ; the journey is greater than the goal ; the race is better than the prize. 'Surely this is the way we become men ; and this is the success of failure. We never reach the summit ; • that's our failure. If we are. true men we gain infinitely by the climb ; that's our success. You may remember the lines :

"Therefore fight on till the closing day, No matter if your cause be won or lost.

'Tis not defeat or triumph, but the way In which you've fought your fight that matters

most." IV.

Ponter said he would like to tell them of a man whose case bore out Tanks's view of success and failure.

He once knew an old minister who had settled down after nearly fifty years' service, having saved a sum which brought him in about a hundred pounds a year. With his superannuation allowance and this hundred pounds he was able to live in modest comfort. But within a year of his retirement he lost his savings through the failure of the concern in which he had invested them. This was a great blow to the old man, and a severe trial to his faith, But here. the quality of the old man was seen. His spirit was not soured •, no one ever heard him utter a word of complaint or self-pity ; indeed, the loss of his money seemed to add grace and tenderness to the old man's soul, for he was certainly more lovable than ever, and more helpful to those in trouble. His foss made him a poorer man, but it made him a greater saint.

"To sum up the matter," said Ponter, "can we fail as the old Hebrew prophet failed? His ,fig trees didn't blos-som, nor was there any fruit in his vines, or flocks in his folds, or cattle in his stalls, yet these things did not stand in the way of his rejoicing in the Lord, and in the God of his salvation. To my mind, that is the great-est success of failure."

Yours, etc., CHRISTOPHER HUNT,

(Continued from next column.) all amenable to the King's Writ. There is no escape from law, and keeping it is our guarantee of freedom.

Jesus at 32 had found a different immortality. He had fulfilled a mission, completed a task and redeemed a world. The prophecy of fulfilment was heard when he said, "I must be about my Father's business," and its realization was complete when he cried, "It is finished." Perfect obedience—divinest freedom !

There is no greater privilege- than freedom ; there is no heavier or more challenging responsibility.

In the Temple. BY REV. -J. ERNEST LANGLEY.

HYMN : "Now let us-- see Thy beauty, Lord."

PRAYER : " Almighty God, Giver of every. good, give unto us at this time that lowliness of heart by which alone we can draw near to Thee in penitence of spirit, and by which alone we can receive forgiveness ; that so humbling ourselves before Thee and trusting in Thy love we may have the peace of God that passeth all under-standing." Amen.

TEXT : St. Luke xv. 12, 13. There is a point in every- man's life when he finds

himself entitled to, and becomes the possessor of, certain great and noble responsibilities and privileges—from that point onward the whole value of his life will depend upon how he uses those things.

It may be the responsibility and privilege of wealth—' and no man has any right to despise or ignore the tre-mendous responsibilities which wealth creates. It may be the responsibilities of position in industry, politics, or social life—and no man worth his salt would regard either of these as trifling to-day.

Whatever the nature of the responsibility or privilege, life must inevitably take on a new colour, and mean something it never meant before.

That is at once the glory and the peril of manhood. The gift of a latch-key at 21 is indeed a symb A of

many things—freedom and honour, privilege and duty. .So manhood brings freedom and bondage at one step.

With one hand it imposes a responsibility, with the other it bestows a gift. There is no contradiction here. One is the complement of the'other.

The young man in this very wonderful and beautiful story had arrived at the " latch-key " stage of life. The stage when a young man thinks about his independence. It is a fateful moment in life !

There is a glorious simplicity in the story of how he went to his father and with splendid confidence demanded his patrimony. One can almost overhear his plea, "-I am old enough now to choose my own way of life, and I have been obedient to parental leading-strings long enough. What is life worth if it doesn't bring freedom? Give me my portion and let me ' paddle my own canoe ! ' (May not the elder son have been an element in deter-mining the action- of the younger son ? He seems to have been a not very amiable person !)

There is an element of grandeur in that situation. Say what we- will, it is always a stimulating sight to see a young man taking life in a great adventure, chancing his fortune in the world, measuring himself against other men, and spurning the pampered life of a too fond home. It is always good for a young man to test his fibre in battle with the world. . Salvation may be found along that road if sanity, courage and deep loyalty to right control the adventure. "Live dangerously " will produce finer men than "safety first " if hearts and heads are right.

So far, then, so good ! The young man in this story took the great step. He asked for, and received, man- hood's freedom. How he used it we are clearly told. To put the situation frankly, he made a mess of every-thing. Bartered his independence for the worst kind of servitude, and surrendered the spring of youth for the paralysis of penury and failure. On any sort of reckon-ing his freedom was abused, and his life became a black tragedy.

Look at what he did ! If he had had any sort of pru-dence he might have made some reservation of his in-heritance and kept some sort of hold upon the decencies of life ; but he put all his eggs into one .basket, and that basket the least trustworthy one, viz., pleasure, self-indulgence and frivolity. The swine-herd's task was the ultimate break with decency and self-respect. Only a Jew can appreciate the completeness and sordidness of his collapse.

What was the cause? It is really not much use re-proaching him for his folly and ignoring the cause. He asked for a thing of which he did not realize the worth or meaning ! He thought, as so many people think to-day, that freedom means doing as one likes. Who-ever thinks so about freedom finds the "snag " hidden somewhere in it !

There is nothing more difficult to understand than freedom—nothing more difficult to keep even when once secured. We talk about nothing with such "silly glib-ness " as freedom. The common attitude to it is that it is a sort of paradise of indulgence and privilege, but in -actual fact it is a school of discipline where the best pupil is the one who keeps honour bright and finds therein the widest liberty and deepest satisfaction. The very widest freedom grows out of the closest conformity to law. We can test it in a thousand ways. There is no tyranny like fear—but what are the causes of our great fears? Surely not the good and gracious, things of life, but the cruel, base and demoralising .things of life?

It was here the 'Prodigal failed. He missed the really vital fact that there is no real freedom without responsi-bility, and no real enjoyment of a privilege until the ful-filment of a duty, and that failure turned the beauty of manhood into the ashes of bitterness and shame. Isn't that always the case?

It was, I believe, Lord Byron who at 33 wrote the melancholy lines :

" I am ashes where once I was fire ; What I loved I now merely admire— My heart is as grey as my head."

The explanation is well enough known. Not even genius of his high order can prevent the Nemesis of folly and vice. We live in a moral universe, and we are

(Continued in preceding column.)

Letters of Christopher Hunt.

August 5, 1926

The Annual Speech Day at Ashville College, Harrogate.

THIS event took place in the Memorial Hall on Mon-day, July 26th. A large gathering of parents and friends assembled. The chair was taken by Councillor H. Benson, J.P., of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, who greatly interested the boys by his humorous and happy remarks. He spoke of his long connection with the College and of its great success under the present Head Master.

The Head Master (Rev. Alfred Soothill, B.A.) gave his report as follows :

Mr. Benson, you need no welcome to Ashville, as you have been accustomed to visit us on many occasions as a Governor of the College, in which you have always taken a great interest. You bear a time-honoured name among us, and we know something of the time arid thought which you are now giving to the educational affairs of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. We need only say how delighted we are to have you here to-day as our chair-man.

Sir Percy, in welcoming you to Ashville for the first time, we should like to express the honour which we feel that you are here to-day, as the distributor of our school prizes, an honour all the greater since you have brought Lady Jackson with you. Your name is known throughout the educational affairs of the country ; in particular, we recognize the exceptional value of your work in our own area, the West Riding of Yorkshire, of the educational authority of which you are the esteemed chairman.

It is my pleasure to report a year of continued success in all the varied activities associated with Ashville. Our numbers continue at the usual level, and the list of educational achievements during the past year shows the same high standard. The results of the public examina-tions held this month are of course, not yet available, but the following are the corresponding results pub-lished after Speech Day last year, and therefore not previously recorded : Cambridge School Certificate : V. F. Stedeford (honours),, G. L. . Allen (honours), T. V. Sheppard and W. M. Humphrey (the four just named also obtained exemption from matriculation), J. C. F. Hallworth, C. F. Russell, D. J. Henderson, N. Fidell and J. C. R. Maguire. A. W. Whittaker qualified for admission to Cambridge University, and N. Fidell passed the preliminary examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. These are results of the senior section of the school only, as in accordance with the wishes of the Board of Education we do not enter boys for the junior external examinations.

I need hardly say that the boys have not allowed these intellectual endeavours to interfere seriously with outdoor sports. Both the football and the cricket teams have had good seasons, and there has been much interest taken in tennis. Sports Day was held on June 18th, and after keen inter-house competition the Allen Cup was won by Mallinson House. I ought to say that this house owed its success in an unusual degree to its head, T. V. Sheppard, who won no fewer than seven events.

No doubt partly owing to the amount of outdoor activity the health of the school during the past year has again been excellent.

During the winter terms the Debating Society was in full swing, combining a good deal of instruction with no small amount of amusement. The Dramatic SaCiety have presented three plays in public during the year.

One of the outstanding features of our school life is the interest taken in music, and our Choir has during the past year on many public occasions sustained its tradi-tional reputation. It will again be singing during the course of this afternoon's programme.

The various other school societies have been running their normal course, and in all these activities, as well as in the class-rooms, I have had loyal and continuous help from my staff. I should like here to thank them-cordially for their services during the past year.

Such is the record of work, games and social events, but we must not forget that these are only incidental to the turning out of young men who will in the future do real work for their country and for the whole world. We hear a good deal nowadays about the over-population of this land, but I think it will be many years before we shall find ourselves over-populated with men of charac-ter and determination who have learned in their youth to follow big ideals. I regard it, therefore, as the most important fact in this report that I can again record a

i justifiable pride in the continued high tone and spirit in the school. We shall always continue to make this turning out of men the primary effort of Ashville.

The Old Boys' Association is thus an institution of great interest and pride to those connected with the, school, and it is a pleasure to record that it is still steadily growing in numbers and influence. The Presi-dent for last year, Sir Arthur Balfour, has consented to take office for a further year, and has in this capacity given enthusiastic and active help. As an instance of this I must cite his generosity in arranging to entertain Old Ashvillians to dinner on the evening previous to the-Old Boys Re-union last month. 'This contributed in no small measure to the exceptional success of the Re-union. This year the Frances Balfour Shield was for the second time competed for at cricket between the past and present boys, and the shield changed hands from the School to the Old Boys. On this occasion the

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Library was opened. It has been furnished in beautiful oak and a large number of the Old Boys have contri-buted books, the desire being that the Library should become a practical register of their association with the school. At the same time other friends have contrib-uted, and will, we hope,continue to do so, in order that the Library may become one of the finest of its kind. It has already proved of great interest and service to the boys. In referring to the Old Boys I must at the same time mention various academic distinctions obtained by them during the year. Amongst these are : M.C. Field,

M.Sc. (Bristol), with Industrial Research Scholarship for two years ; G. P. Hedley, M.A. (S. California); R. G. Soothill, M.A. (Cambridge); R. S. Barnitt, Institute of Chartered Accountants ; H. Lupton, Institute Of Char-tered Accountants • A. G. Munro, L.D.S. R.C.S. (Edin-burgh) ; D. G. Munro, L.D.S., R.C.S. (Edinburgh); A. W. FranCis, L.D.S. ; E. D. Portman, B.Sc., Man-chester ; W. E. Pyne, Inter. Chartered Accountants.

In My report last year I spoke of the approaching Jubilee of the school and of the dreams which I had for its immediate future. Some of these dreams I am happy to say, have already, at any rate in part, been fulfilled. I Spoke then of the Library and, as I have just said, the nucleus of this is now well established. I spoke of a new organ for this Memorial Hall, and I can now say definitely that in the course of a few months this will be installed. I spoke of my hope for leaving scholarships to the Universities, and provision has generously been made for one of these by the Right Hon. 1'. R. Ferens. My dream still remains of additional scholarships. I am still looking. forward to the panelling of this Hall, and I am also trying to visualise the new gates which will form a worthy entrance near the Ceno-taph. The Jubilee of Ashville will be celebrated next year, and I hope and trust that by then some of these dreams will have been fulfilled. _If • the support and generosity which have been shown to the school by friends and Old Ashvillians during recent years is con-tinued, I feel that the Jubilee year will mark a stepping-stone from a past of honourable record to a future of still greater progress and prosperity.

The distributor of the prizes, Alderman Sir Percy Jackson, J.P., congratulated the Head Master on his excellent report, and said he hoped and believed that, well as the school had done in the past, it had not yet reached its best. It had a great future, especially as it combined education with religion. People often wondered nowadays if education was what it ought to be, and fully justified the present expenditure upon it. He held that education was 'better than it ever had been, and research was always going on still further to improve educational methods. A' boy's education was, however, only partly at school) the other part was in the home, and it was essential to have the home and the school both working together to get the best out of our children. The amount of knowledge and cleverness was not what counted most, but the way in which one faced the world. Speaking of the middle classes in particular, Sir Percy suggested that they must get back some of the indi-viduality, which he felt had been rather lost, and un-compensated in any other direction, so far as he could see. The middle classes had made England what it is to-day, and in doing so they had exhibited a hardness of purpose, which it was necessary for us to recover to-day, when so much thought was devoted to pleasure. He asked what was meant by hardness ; he meant the power that can get you through a day's work. He said that when he saw a man hoeing a field of turnips we thought it was the most easy task in the world, whereas it was in reality a very hard and difficult job. It is not a ques-tion of hard work so much as the faculty to endure hard-ness. An eight-hour day would never have been any good to himself in managing his business, and it is no good to anybody ,who intends to prosper in this world. I want my own middle class to be leaders of men as they have been in the past. He therefore asked the boys to cultivate thoroughness, _strength of character, and hardness of purpose.

During the proceedings the boys rendered a pro-gramme of music, including unison songs, part-songs, pianoforte and violin selections and anthems. The music was of a very high order.

Shebbear's Eighty-Fourth Birthday. Prize-Day Speechmaking.

SHEBBEAR College is an institution of which Devonians are justly proud, and only those who live in the West Country can fully appreciate the unique position it holds and the large part it has played in the lives of the people throughout the period of its long history.

Prize-day is an occasion which invariably creates great local interest, for it is probably not too much to say that there is scarcely a family within a radius of 20 miles but that can boast of some association with Shebbear. And so on the great day of the year they come from far and near to join in the celebration.

This year, as is the custom, the proceedings opened with a service in the historic Lake Chapel, which was well filled with an appreciative audience, who listened with rapt attention to a sermon by the Rev. John Naylor, whose scholarly utterance on " Nature Study" will long be 'remembered by many who heard him for the first time.

At the luncheon the large dining hall was filled to over-flowing. Dr. E. J. Toye, of Bideford, presided, and con-gratulated all concerned on the splendid record of the school and its continued success. Other speakers in-cluded the Mayor of Okehampton, and Messrs J. P.

' Tonkin and J. N. Fulford, J.P. The distribution of prizes took place in the spacious

Gymnasium, the Rev. A. E. Tonkin, B.A., an old Sheb-bearian, being in the chair. The Rev. J. Ford Reed (Bursar), in welcoming the visitors, said how very

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pleased he was_to see so many present. They were keep-ing their 84th birthday with great vitality. The best things were 'being wrought ,in that school. y He felt sure that the spirit was there that made men of good con-duct and high character. Referring to the gift of Mr.. F. N. Pickett, the. Bursar said that a substantial sum had been paid into the bank for a common room,' and. it. was now up to them to see that the work was carried out. Their desire was to lift Shebbear to nobler heights than she had hitherto reached. .

The Head Master, Mr. J. Rounsefell, M.A.', B.Sc., in his annual report spoke with pride of the history of the school, which had for .at least 83 years kept burning a light of learning which had been handed on from year to year and which was still unextinguished and unspent.

The numbers were higher than they had been for several years, and he was glad to note a tendency towards a lengthened school life.

During the year 13 boys had passed the-sehool certifi-cate examination, three taking honours and six qualify-ing for London matriculation, bringing the total for this examination since 1909 up to seventy-three. Mr. Rounse-fell paid a warm tribute to the loyal and efficient staff, and made special reference to the unfailing devotion of the Burser and Mrs. Reed. It may not, he said, be true that Mr. Reed counts the stones of the building each morning to :see if they-are, all in place, but we have had few men whose mind has been so prolific of schemes which, coming to fruition, enhance the conifort and amenities of the place. He closed his eighteenth report as Head Master with a profound thankfulnesS that the school, greater far-than any who serve her, still abides in the strength with which she was launched, and floats, as always, on the aspirations and prayers of those, who truly love her. ,

The Chairman congratulated the Head. Master on his splendid report, -spoke of his early association with the school, and of his continued interest through the Sheb-bearian Association, and -trusted that they would go on from strength to strength.The prizes were distributed by Mr. W. J. N. Woolcock, president of "the Old Boys' Association," who spoke of the great debt he owed the school for his early training, and of the great influence of Thomas Ruddle in moulding his character in the im- , pressionable years of youth. No one, apart from those who had, been brought into personal contact with the late Head Master, could fully appreciate the greatness of the man. He wanted the boys to go out into the world with the feeling of Shebbear, and determined that, as far as they were coacerned, the name of Shebbear should never be dimmed by anything they did, or anything they might say.

Mr. Joseph Ward, J.P. (Sheffield), in proposing a vote of thanks, said a college that was touching the highest and best in young men would never fail. He believed there could be as much religion in business if it was carried on in the right way as there was in the Church. There was some high sphere of labour awaiting every one of them.

Mr. G. P. Dymond, M.A., was glad to know that the best traditions of the school were being maintained, and that in Mr. Rounsefell they had one who was in every respect worthy of the greatest of his predecessors.

We came away with a strong conviction that this his-toric school, which has played so big a part in our Con-nexional life, is `destined to fill an even bigger plate in the days that are to come. Old Shebbearians the world over have a great love for their old school ; there is an indefinable something which makes an ineffaceable im-pression on those who are brought within the magic circle of the school's influence, and so it comes to pass that boys of the third and fourth generation from all parts of the country find their way to Shebbear, and become as enthusiastic in her praises and as devoted to her interests as were their sires.

W. R.

Further Successes at Edgehill. THE BURSAR (Rev. W. Treffry) writes :

In the recent examinations for the Associated Board of R.A.M. and R.C.M., the following pupils were suc-sessful. Piano : Higher. Division—E. Bright, M. Clapp, P. Lumb. Lower Division—E. Knowles (Hon.), M. Chapman, D. Gooding, I. Madge. Elementary : M. Fox (Hon.), E. Hodgson. Elocution : Grade Craw- ford (Hon.). Grade II. : R. Hill and J. Truscott. Grade-I. : F. Webber.

These were the whole of the candidates presented. These, following the Lond. Matriculations, are very en-couraging, and ought to help the college.

Is Revival at Hand? DR. George H. Morrison, 'Moderator of the United

Free Church of Scotland, not only believes that spiritual revival is the greatest need of the Church to-day, but he has the profound conviction that such a revival is near at hand.° " One of the many lessons," he says, " which I learned from my old professor, Dr. Lindsay, was that the story of our Christian faith is really the story of revivals. That faith has not come down the centuries like a steadily expanding river. There have been times of deadness, seasons of inertia, long ages •of a weary formalism. And then always at the appointed hour, has come the opening of heaven's windows, and an awakening to lost simplicities. So was it with St. Francis. So was it with the Reformation. The Re-formation was not a thing of politics ; at its heart it was a spiritual revival. So was it with John Wesley. So has it been in Scotland, with every secession and disruption. The history of Christianity is one long chequering of light and darkness, and the light is always nigh unto the darkness.' A hundred times the extremity of man has proved to be the opportunity of God. And to-day, when we seem to have tried everything, and still lack the authentic mark of power, taught of history we reason-ably hope that the hour of our redemption draweth nigh."

H. J. C.

352 THE UNITED METHODIST.

Our Secondary Schools.

-- THE preachers of the Manchester Third Circuit held their special July meeting in Buxton, at the home, of Mr. Henry Seddon, who is still on the circuit plan, and formerly gave practically a lifetime of service in the building up of the splendid school and church at Central Openshaw. On arrival at Buxton, which was reached by train, the preachers were met by Mr. Seddon, and introduced to Mr. Boddington, the baths manager for the Buxton Corporation, who personally conducted the party on a tour of the Natural Baths reconstructed by the Corporation in 1924 at a cost of ,L20,000 ; and the Thermal Baths. During the inspection of these two palatial buildings, the visitors were instructed in the great variety of treatment which can be accorded as a result of the therapeutic quality of the springs, which surpass any -foreign waters in the volume of nitrogen contained, and are radio-active, supplying a minimum amount of half-a-million gallons per day. A constant movement of nitrogen bubbles was observed in the blue- tinted water of the swimming bath, which is laid and con-structed on the natural rock of the area in uncemented marble slabs. These Natural Baths are now unequalled anywhere in Europe. Astonishment .was frequently expressed at the treatments which were possible— Buxton douche massage baths, which are now being copied by Bath and Harrogate ; peat pack baths, and electrical sunshine baths, which can quite safely subject the patient to a temperature of 300 degrees.

Atter a most instructive tour of these two buildings, the preachers were conducted by Mr. Seddon fo Poole's Cavern, one of the wonders, of the-Peak District, and a guide took charge of the party and led the way into the interior of one of the great hills of the district. A good deal of walking by faith and not by sight was necessary until the gas was lit at various points in the tour of this

_famous cavern, in -which many traces have been found of Roman occupation, and which Was at one time the retreat of- the outlaw Poole. During the process of ex- ploring this Cavern for one-third of a mile, much interest was shown in the great variety of stalactites hanging from the overhead rocks, and the stalagmites in process of formation on the floor of the cavern, one of which had taken 2,000 years to form.

On the return to daylight a violent thunderstorm was in progress, abut after waiting for some time, Mr. Seddon was able to conduct the party through the suburbs of Btixton to his delightful home, where Mrs. Seddon wel-comed them for tea. A short business meeting followed tea, and a letter of sympathy was sent to Mr. A. Casey, a veteran lay preacher of the circuit, absent _through illness. Very sincere thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Seddon were expressed on behalf of the preachers by Mr. James Saxon, Mr. D. Worth, and Mr. Cyril W. Gregory.. Mrs. Seddon, in reply, expressed the pleasure she and her husband felt in entertaining the preachers in Buxton. After a comfortable return journey,. Manchester was reached about 9 p.m.-

CHARLES DIMOND.

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for expressions of opinion by CorresPondents. All con tributions to these columns must be brief.]

The Coal Industry- To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST.

Re Conference Resolution on the Mining Dispute. DEAR reply to the criticism of "Copecian "

and the inisigivings of Mr. Hibbert, I should have thought the intention of those whowere responsible for drafting the Conference resolution on the Mining Issue was per-fectly clear, viz., to affirm that the economic prosperity of the coal industry should not he purchased at the cost of those in the industry whose standard of living, as measured by the agreements in force up to the beginning of the dispute, was all too low. The contradiction with which the resolution is charged is more apparent than real—the Coal Commission suggested a temporary sacri-fice on the part of those best able to bear it. -

Yours faithfully, E. -C. URWIN.

Students' Crusade, Bristol. THE Crusade was held in two centres, Brookland and

Morley Street, Barton Hill. The students—eleven of, them—with Dr. Robson, who

came to be with the "boys," and threw himself into the work with a zest equal to the youngest—were full of earnestness and enthusiasm. They differ, as- men do differ, but the spirit of fellowship was great. " Vary-ing gifts," " but.all consecrated, and no one shall say which rendered the greatest service. Each morning a brief devotional service was held at Brookland, and "it was . good to be there." The writer of these notes was in the work at Morley Street, and can only speak of -that. The church there is in the heart of a crowded working class area. It holds a strategic position at a point where six roads meet. The building is hopelessly in-adequate to the opportunity. But that is another story. Some of us are dreaming dreams.

The week prior to the Crusade a team of thirty went into the streets delivering handbills and giving personal invitations. The weather throughout was favourable for open-air work.

Each night two meetings were held, one for adults, the other for the children, the latter creating endless in- terest, the boys and girls crowding to, listen. The second week they met in the schoolroom, and one of the students mainly took charge, to see them round him was an endless joy. ,

The adult meetings were held at different pitches, and on the whole well attended. The interest of those who gathered round was great and grew as the nights passed. The addresses alMost invariably " got home." Each night concluded with a prayer meeting inside. There were several young fellows who came in and made the Great Decision.

On the Saturday the _Central Hall Band led a march round the district, the students_ canvassing the public housesen route. A crowd 'followed, a few of whom came into the schoolroom. , A deep impression was made on one, at least, and as for the rest, who_can tell?

The meetings were greatly helped by the St. Anne's Male Voice Quartette, who attended and sang at the meetings.

On the closing night the open air was followed by the Sacrament in - the Church—an unforgettable time. Six of the young people of the congregation were re-celved into church membership ; there was--also a num-ber of those present who had come in during the Crusade!

The Crusade is over ; the influence will live in a quickened interest and renewed consecration within the Church, whilst many " outsiders " have had the Gospel brought home to them with a new emphasis, a hew appeal, and amongst them there are those who are turn-ing towards Christ and His Church. The spirit of the men themselves has been a joy -and holds much promise for the future of our work.

Mr. James Gibson, North Shields. IN the passing of James Gibson, in his 75th year, this

Borough has lost a-generously disposed citizen, and the North Shields Circuit and Howard Street Church a loyal member, a trusted leader, and a strenuous worker. Mr. Gibson was a man of superb physique, the embodiment of energy, who found no place for holidays,. but took de light in working each year through. His life was suf-fused with a sense of stewardship. He was the friend and practical supporter of good causes, being particularly, identified with thrift, temperance, Sunday School and Young People's work, and missions at home and abroad. In business relations he was esteemed for his Christian principles. To the poorer people who environ his shop he was much more than chemist : he was doctor, lawyer and benefactor as well. His interest in circuit affairs was keen and sustained, and the smaller churches found in him a willing helper. For more than half a century he has given unwearying devotion to our Howard Street Church at different periods, fulfilling the duties of various offices with meticulous care and attention to detail,- en-riching every-institution by his interest and presence, and contributing inspirational and practical support to every effort. This strenuous and consecrated life was brought to a fitting close after a brief period of painless weariness on July 23rd, when he " fell on sleep." A memorial ser-vice was.held at Howard Street Church, on Sunday eve-ning, July 25th, conducted by Rev. H. Jones, and Dr. Lineham addressed the large and represeniative company of mourners beside-the open grave at Preston Cemetery, on the following day.

Unique Preachers' Meeting.

Chapel Re-Opening Services at Mousehole, Penzance.

THE quaint little fishing village of Mousehole was very much alive recently when the chapel was re-opened after thorough ...renovation. The opening ceremony was very gracefully performed by Mrs. William Peak, of Pen-zance, who, in a brief, but comprehensive speech, ex-pressed the hope that the renovated church may be used for the glory of God and the good of mankind. Rev. G. W. Crutchley then preached a most helpful and sug-gestive sermon on " The Divine Rest." A well-attended tea was served by sixteen of our young men, who had collected well over £30 toward the same. The evening meeting found an old Mousehole boy, recently returned from the U.S.A., in the chair. Rev. Josiah Thomas gave a searching address, in- which he showed that young people have good reason to stand by their church and not yield to the tendency of the age. The treasurer, Mr. J. Waters, gave a financial statement, and expressed his confidence that with the help promised from Connexional funds, the whole cost of the renovation which includes the installation of a petrol gas plant, will be met within three years. About £60 was raised by the re-opening services.

A holiday spirit pervades the August issue of " Great Thoughts." In an essay on "Holiday Making," "Mentor " shows that a true holiday must consist of a change, although this need not be accompanied by a change of scene. " The Scholar Gipsy " tells us how an enjoyable - holiday can be spent in the "Windmill Land " of Lancashire, the pleasant land lying in the valleys of the Lune and the Wyre, which is not as well known even to Lancastrians as it should be. Mr. Clive Holland •writes on that delightful province of France, Picardy. Other seasonable articles include " Sea Tints Painted," "The Road to the Hills," " Tennyson and the Sandhills," "Books out of Doors," and others. • Mr. Gilbert Thomas proved entertaining • and original in an essay "On Destroying a Blade of Grass," and there are other contributions of a high standard. Th6se who are not already acquainted with this magazine should take a copy of this issue with them on their holiday.

The boys and girls of the family will find many inte-resting things in "The. ChiTcVen's Companion " for August (R.T.S.). The complete tales are numerous and exciting, while the serials—three in number—are packed with incident and fun. There are some interesting Nature talks, some simple articles, written attractively, and full directions are given for making a "Try Your Strength " model. A very complete magazine for all young people at the reasonable price of 6d.

Reviews. The Church and the Sex Question, by John W. Coutts,

M.A. (J ames Clarke, 6s. net), is a courageous facing of complex pressing problems of to-day. " The Living Church " series which Professor J. E. McFadyen is editing, has no volume more necessary than this and none more valuable. The vital questions of domestic and social life are handled by a christian scholar, and this with sagacity and catholicity. As Christianity is a universal religion, there can be no difference in its standards for mankind. East and West are both in its realm. " East of Suez " offers no wider freedom, nor less, than is available in Britain, for the Christian. "The Church and its Discipline " is a wise, strong chapter, instinct with the spiritual principles of the New Testa- ment and the Protestant Churches. "There is no place in the New Testament for any type of discipline that is merely official." The right kind of people for the exercise of its discipline need not necessarily be priests or ministers or office-bearers. The Christian community is the organ, and has in it those who can and ought to help others to find and use the right way. There is a careful, candid chapter on Birth Control. The author thinks that the verdict on the claim for it is, "Not proven." The Protestant Churches are called upon to discharge their-duty of discipline, and Mr. Coutts's book is a valuable guide in this difficult, delicate task. The book is dedicated to Mrs. Coutts.

The London Quarterly Reyiew. (Epworth Press, 3s.) The current number of this well-known Methodist

review has several articles of vital interest, the premier place being given to Dr. J. Scott Lidgett, who writes on " John Wesley and John Henry Newman." The article is the substance of an address which the author gave at the Bi-Centenary of Wesley's admission to his Fellow-ship of Lincoln College, Oxford. Dr. Scott Lidgett deals first with the resemblances between these two great men, and then with their differences. The result of the differ-ences is strikingly seen in the fact that one became a re-cluse, brooding over the problems of his heart and mind, and the other became the foremost apostle and evangel-ist of modern times. Mr. Coulson Kernahan writes on " The League of Nations—or What? " There is also a most informing article by Dr. J. A. Faulkner, on "Were the Early Christians Trinitarians?," The remaining arti-cles are well worth reading.

The Truth of Christianty. By Lt.-Col. W. H. Turton, - D.S.O. (Wells Gardner, Darton and Co. 2s.).

This well-known book is now in its tenth edition, and has circulated to the number of 60,000 copies. It has been translated into several foreign languages, and so it is evident that it is serving a great purpose in bring-ing home Christian truth to people of many nations. It is a very cheap book, and all lovers of Christian truth must wish for it an ever-enlarging sale.

The Meaning of the Old Testament, by Hugh Martin, M.A. (Student Christian Movement, 2s. 6d.) is in the third edition, an indication of its value and usefulness. It is a series of studies in Biblical introduction accord-ing to modern scholarship. We recommend it again. A series of questions on the contents and a bibliography add to its high value.

-The Rev. Malcolm Spencer, M.A., writes helpfully on an important subject in Prayer and Personality (Student Christian Movement, 4s. net). 'He offers some suggestive explanations of the present neglect of prayer. This is in part because prayer has been re-garded as a separate exercise, rather than an attitude of the whole life—" pray without ceasing." He shows that it is by the due combination of praying and work-ing, 'eating and sleeping, recreation and reading, that a personality entirely devoted to God will be' built up: There is a suggestive chapter on " Cultivating the Imagination." Principal Alexander Whyte was a most shining example of this practice,• and his prayers and sermons show the rich result.

Mr. J. G. Jameson, B.A., LL.B., of Anworth, a Scotch advocate and barrister, writes suggestively in his work the Bringer of the Good News (Nisbet, 2s. 6d). This follows upon his work, "The Good News : What is It? " Here he gives us three studies and treats of the Humour of Jesus, the Ideal of the Gentleman, and Why Jesus Died. .B.y a careful, sympathetic study of the Gospels in the original Mr. Jameson has seen Jesus and His work as they are there revealed all human and divine. It is useful to have a lawyer's sur-vey of the process by which ' our Lord was put to death and to see that Grace has triumphed.

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Christ as King. BY REV. CUTHBERT ELLISON.

PSA. LXXII. ; REV. XVII. 14 ; XIX. 16.

(C.E. Topic for August 15th). WHEN Jesus began His ministry He came announcing

a Kingdom. "The Kingdom of ,God is at hand," He proclaimed, " repent and believe." During His ministry in many parables He set forth the Kingdom in its diverse manifestations, and expounded its significance by simile and likeness. In one of the parables He has pictured the final assize, when mankind shall be judged. Then the Son of Man shall come in His glory, and shall sit upon the throne of His glory : and before Him shall be gathered all nations. Then the King shall say ;thus, and thus, as He separates them one from another. And the King shall answer them, and by His judgment the nations shall be acquitted or condemned.

Jesus died upon a cross ; but not uncrowned. And though it was in derision that men crowned Him, and with thorns, the mockery of men could not mar His majesty, nor take anything from His kingly state. Upon those who mocked the shame has fallen. Men think not of them and their petty purpose. In that scene men see only Christ. He draws the eyes of the/ages. We gaze enraptured upon a King, and give Him the allegi-ance of devoted hearts. The Cross of Christ was also a throne, from which He has ruled the hearts of mankind all down the centuries. They spread their trophies at His feet, and crown Him Lord of all.

It is no wonder that our theme has awakened the lyric rapture of poets. It needs to be sung. And how men do sing it I " All hail the power of Jesu's name," sung to " Miles Lane " or " Diadem," does help us towards , an adequate expression. " Crown Him with many crowns " is a not unworthy tribute to our Lord, and is a real aid to our adoring homage. "The head that once was crowned with thorns is crowned with glory now," is an-other of the beautiful hymns upon the Kingship of Jesus. It reminds us that " The highest place that heaven affords is His by right." And that is an aspect of our topic that we need to remember. Christ is the King of kings, and Lord of lords, by His own eternal right. The days of His humiliation, when He walked on earth with human feet, was a brief interlude in the life of the Eternal Christ. He is preferred before me, said the Baptist, because He was before me. Angels in the highest height adore Him. He was and is before all.

But let us give to our theme to-day the attention that is due to it as a matter of personal concern. Christ is King of Heaven, and Lord of all being. He is also King of each one of us. Have we recognized His right? Do we own His sway, and give Him due obedience? Have we by a personal act of submission acknowledged Him, and by our definite choice accepted Him, so that we can say, My King? As Endeavourers, we have done so. Are we being loyal and faithful? Let us lobk a little at what is involved in our loyalty and fidelity to our King.

Christ's Kingdom is a rule over the spirits and hearts of men. It is a spiritual Kingdom. This is not to say that it has nothing to do with the outward and material. The outward is made from within. It is the spirit that shapes and fashions. Christ seeks control of the spirit that He may direct its activities to right ends. " Art thou a king? " asked bewildered Pilate. " Yes, I am a king," answered Jesus ; " but My Kingdom is not of this world. If My Kingdom were of the world My servants would light." Christ's reign is within, and He rules by love.

As King, Christ has absolute right to direct our lives. It is to be noticed in the Gospels that Jesus never hesi-tates to ask of men the greatest sacrifices. His will is to be supreme-, No tie is to be allowed to conflict with obedience to Him.

Christ has the right to control our conduct. We may do only what He would have us do. We must engage in no business and no pleasure that would involve dis-loyalty' to Him or dishonour His cause.

-There is an old phrase which speaks of the -" Crown rights of Jesus." We should know them, and maintain them at all costs.

• Young People's Toptc. Temperance (No. 6).

BY REV. J. GOODYEAR.

Text-book : "The Church and the Drink Evil." Edited by Hy. Carter, 6d.

SCRIPTURE READING : ISAIAH V. 11-24.

Drink and the Nation (pages 49-62). "No man lives unto himself." Life is largely a matter

of social relationships and social responsibilities. More-over, social life invohes unity and interdependence. And in these are implied : Stability, Fellowship, Freedom. Stability signifies that measure of provision for material needs without which life becomes a burdensome exist-ence. Fellowship implies true social intercourse in the narrower and in the wider circles of social life. Free-dom means full opportunity for all men to make the best of themselves. We shall examine the effects of alcohol-ism upon these three national requirements, dealing to-day with the first only.

1. Stability.—" People cannot live from hand to mouth, but need security and certainty in their mutual relations as the basis of any fruitful co-operation " (Prof. Hob-house). This security depends upon (1) work efficiently done ; (2) the avoidance of waste in the acquirement and use of wealth ; and (3) the health of the body politic, physical and moral.

Efficiency and Drinking Habits. (1) industrial Drinking.—By this is meant " the ha-

bitual taking of alcohol at frequent intervals during hours of work, to relieve fatigue, and as a supposed aid to muscular effort." This is found in its more extreme form

amongst workers engaged in heavy manual toil ; but also amongst those whose work is chiefly mental. It is generally agreed that drink occasons considerable loss of time, and seriously diminishes output. These-- two industrial faults were largely corrected during the war by shortening the hours of sale (abolishing sale in the morning, and late evening hours), limitation of the sale of spirits, abolition of treating, credit and the "long pull."

(2) Convivial Drinking.—Usually week-end bouts—one result being loss of working time. Remember, that if one man loses time, other workers may be greatly hin-dered. A Croydon firm of engineers will employ only ab-stainers. During the four years ending December, 1921, the percentage of time lost through illness and accident (the period included the influenza epidemic) was only 2.15 per cent of the total possible working hours. The percentage of lost time in the engineering trades generally is about 10 per- cent. The claims made under the em-ployers' liability insurance - amounted to 5.2 per cent of the premiums paid. The general percentage is not less than 45 per cent, the engineering trades being well above that figure. "The general consensus of opinion is that Monday is the day of the week on which the largest number of accidents occur."

American Prohibition and Efficiency.—(a) A marked improvement in time-keeping; especially on Mondays ; (b) the accident-rate for Monday and Tuesday has fallen to the level of the rest of _the week; (c) Industrial diffi-culties arising on Mondays can be dealt with at once. Before Prohibition, the settlement of disputes was often delayed until the middle of the week.

Economy and Drinking Habits.—The economic well-being of the nation demands the judicious expenditure of wealth and effort. The Drink Bill for 1924 was 316 million. The materials used in the nlannfacture of beer and spirits were approximately 940,000 tons of grain, and 90,000 tons of sugar. For the production of a certain amount of goods the textile trades would employ 20 people ; timber trades

' 17 ; iron and steel, engineering

and shipbuilding, 15 ; brewing and malting trades only 5. The cost of poor relief is largely due to drink. Dis-cuss these facts in relation to national financial stability.

Public Health and Drinking Habits.—The health of the community, physical and moral, is another condition of national stability. (1) Physical health. We have dis-cussed this in previous lessons ; (2) The moral health of the community. " Alcohol acts as a cultural solution for all that is bad in a nation, multiplying tendencies to crime, suicide, lunacy, violence, and, above all, laziness." The correspondence between crimes of violence and convictions for drunkenness is indicated by a very. significant state-ment in the " Report of the Commissioners of Prisons " for the year ending March 31st, 1921. " The bulk of the increase this year is generally ascribed to the extended hours during which intoxicating liquor may be obtained."

Undoubtedly the stability of social life is impaired by the inefficiency, the waste and the social ills which are due to drink.

The Great Battle. BY Ru. ARTHUR H. ROBINS.

(Junior and International Lesson for Sunday, August 15th.)

BIBLE PASSAGE, : Eph. vi. 10-18. GOLDEN TEXT : 1 Tim. vi. 12.

Books : as before. A. Omit Supplemental Talk but, after lesson, leader

should'. read from Bunyan's "Address to the Reader " (prefaced to " Holy,, War ), beginning at line " Let no man, then count me a fable maker," ending at "And Mansoul cried, These wars will me undo.' " B. The Lesson.

1. Preparation. Ask what scholars can re-tell of last week's lesson. To-day we shall hear what happened to sMansoul,

2. Presentation. (1) Diabolus prepares to defend Man-soul. We finished last week with Shaddai's, proclama-tion. What would happen when Diabolus heard about it? He decided four things : first, the news must be kept from Mansoulians. (Why? How would he do it? Extra watch at gates ; spies to watch everybody— Lord Will-be-Will carries out instructions. Secondly, bound townsfolk by oath never to desert him or alter his laws but to stand by him against all corners.. (This pleased folk ; boasted their loyalty.) Thirdly, he led them more deeply into sinful thought and deeds—" the bigger the sinner, the less ground or hope of mercy." Finally, tried to frighten by warning them what Shaddai would do if he came and then to reassure them by promising to stand by them. " My mind is therefore that we resolve to the last man to resist him andnot to believe him on any terms ; for in at that door will come our danger." So he called them to arms, drilled and armed them. " My helmet is hope of doing well at last, what lives soever you live. My breastplate is a

hard heart. My sword is a tongue that can speak evil. ,My shield is unbelief."

(2) Shaddai's Army. As first step Shaddai sent 40,000 men under four leaders—Captain Boanerges Captain Conviction, Captain Judgment, Captain Execution, each carrying special flag to display "because of the goodness of his cause and because of the right he had to Man-soul. Their orders : offer/ conditions of peace, people - forsake •Diabolus, return to rightful king, cleanse them-selves from evil in city. If they resist, use every means to compel. Long march to Universe ; -army camped at Eargate. DiaboluS warned citizens not to fear but many were panicky : " These that have turned world upside-down have come hither also ! " Boanerges sent trum-peter, named Take-heed-what-you-hear, but no response given ; repeated with same result. Trumpeter then ordered to demand parley or forte would be used. Lord Will-be-Will blatantly enquired what noise was about. Trumpeter told how they had come with message from Shaddai to people—not to Diabolns ; warned of conse-quences of neglect to hear. Army stood to arms to await result—ready to-act with mercy or with force: At next challenge townsmen came to walls' and when Boanerges asked for Lord Mayor, Incredulity came but was challenged by Boanerges, who asked for - Lord Understanding (the old Lord, Mayor). Diabolus replied, asking what he wanted, so Boanerges pleaded with ,•citizens to yield to true king, Shaddai. - His appeal was seconded by Captain Conviction, _ followed up by Judg-- ment and Execution, pleading and then warning ; ask-ing for Ill-Pause to be handed over to them. Lord In- credulity spoke for Diabolus and defied them, conclu-ding " We dread you not, we fear you not, .nor will we obey your summons. Arise, bag and baggage and be-gone. He was followed by Will-be-Will and Forget-Good. Their brave boasting put heart into townsfolk who shouted- for joy. " They also rang the bells and made merry and danced upon the walls." Old Prejudice, with 60 deaf men, was put in charge of Eargate..

. (3) The Siege.. Captains saw nothing for it- but try to force Eargate. Mansoul had two guns, called High- mind and Heady, made by Mr. Puff-up, but though fired they did no harm to besiegers, who set to work with slings and rams. Manyskirmishes and encounters, but city held out thanks to Diabolus and rest. Finally, besiegers had to retire into _winter quarters having lost

-(as prisoners) three men whom they had taken into their ranks --- Tradition, Human-wisdom, Man's-invention (these men now joined enemies' ranks under Captain Anything). Besiegers however managed to harass city, killed six aldermen and dismounted the great, guns. Mansoul could not sleep for continual alarms, ti-umpets, slings; etc. Some began to say, " This cannot go on," " Let us turn to Shaddai." Old Recorder began to speak out. Food grew scarce. Three times trumpeter called for surrender—promising, pleading, warning, even threatening. Citizens so frightened that Will-be-Will actually proposed terms, viz., to submit to Shaddai if things could be left just as • they were. Such terms scornfully ,rejected by Boanerges—there must be free surrender, whereon Incredulity said, " I, for my part, will never yield to so unlimited a proposition," for which Diabolus praised him. Citizens, hoping for peace, much upset by this setback. Lord Understanding and Mr. Conscience (recall last week's lesson) now asserted themselves ; mutiny followed and a riot in which Mr. Benumbing knocked down Conscience twice. Finally both Understanding and Conscience, imprisoned by Dia- bolus. Encouraged by him, Mansoul hardened their hearts, " for their parts they were resolved to stick to their king but never to yield to Shaddai."

(4) Emmanuel takes Command.. Captains held coun-cil of war ; petitioned -Shaddai, " We have done all we could ; pardon the unsuccessfulness of thy servants and send more forces to Mansoul." So Shaddai called His Son, " Come and prepare thyself for the war ; • thou shalt also prosper and prevail and conquer Mansoul." Gladly Emmanuel undertook task, set out with great army, led by Captains Credence, Goodhope, Pitiful, Harmless and Patience. How the great ones in the King's. Court re- joiced, "Yea, the mountains answered the echo and Diabolus himself shook ! " So, with the Prince in his chariot at the head, clad in golden. armour, great army reached Mansoul, at once invested the walls. Prince's white flag with three golden doves hung from Mount Gracious as sign he would be gracious but also to leave them without excuse. Then, after .two days, from Mount Justice, Captain Judgment's banner with flaming fire. When this also was - slighted, Captain Defiance hung out his banner with thunderbolts on it. " Surely," said Prince, " their attitude to me is due to ignorance," and he sent messenger to explain Meaning of the flags. But Mansoul was so under Diabolus that they could only promise to ask him to speak with the Prince. This he' did, cringing and crawling, but speaking in language strange to Mansoul trying to make terms. First he claimed Mansoul by right of conquest ; then said that townsfolk had cast off Shaddai's law, etc. To which Emmanuel replied, "Thou deceiving one, thou hast ob-tained entrance through 'lies and falsehood ; thou beliedst my Father and His 'law and deceivedst the people. , This town is mine, made by my Father, mine by purchase." Then he spoke to town,' " I am thy friend, I am mighty to save. I am merciful. Shut me not out of thy gates. This great force is not to hurt thee but to deliver thee.".- Still Mansoul refused to listen, being under spell of Diabolus. So. Emmanuel prepared - to take it by force. The result we shall see next week.

3. Expression. Contrast Diabolus's weapons with thoSe mentioned in Eph. vi. 10ff. How would Em- manuel's army be armed? What report would be sent to Shaddai?

Portland (High Street).—At the Sunday School anni-vei sary the preacher was Rev. J. E. Leonard. Children's service in the afternoon was under the direction of Miss K. Burden, the superintendent. The amount of,gold in the collection was a pleasing feature. At the week eve- ning service, Mr, C. Burden was the chairman, and Mr. J. Green, from London, a most effective speaker. A- happy and successful anniversary.

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News of Our Churches. MINISTERIAL ARRANGEMENTS.

Cocks, Walter, removes from the Lincoln, Silver Street Circuit, 1927, and will be succeeded by the Rev. C. G. Hawken, of Aberavon.

Newton, J. A., becomes Superintendent of the Blyth Circuit in 1927.

Bennett, W. (A) leaves the Ringsash Circuit at Confer-ence, 1927, after six years' service.

Shingles, H. J., has accepted the unanimous invitation to succeed Rev. J. T. Newton, at Bridge Street, Tod-morden, in 1928.

Orchard, J. L., will leave the Northlew and Okehamp-ton Circuit at the Conference of 1927, after four years' service,

Anniversaries. Poynton.—Sunday School Anniversary held on July

25th. Special preacher, Rev. W. Madgen, Hon. C.F., of Liverpool, who preached to fine audiences, the chapel being crowded at night. The afternoon service was pre-sided over by Mr. T. Prescott (Wesley circuit steward, Hazel Grove). All the services were of a high order. The anthems rendered by the choir and singing by the young people made Worship a delight. Organist,, Mr. Leslie Ridgway ; choirmaster, Mr. W. Machin. Collections £111, which after three months' strike was considered a fine achievement, and represents sacrificial and generous giving.

Farewells and Presentations. Barnsley (Blucher Street),—On Tuesday last a large

and representative gathering of members and friends took place at Blucher Street, presided over by Mr. J. R. Wilkinson (Mapplewell). Excellent musical items were rendered by Misses Cracknell (soprano) and Stevens (contralto) and Messrs. Ibberson (tenor) and Street (bass), all of the Mapplewell Church, these being finely rendered and greatly appreciated. In making the presentation of a wallet containing £26 to Mr. Neal, Mr. A. E. Ashworth (Blucher Street) referred in very appreciative terms to Mr. Neal's services to the,Blucher Street Church, the circuit as a whole, young people's work in general, and a number of external objects and services of varied character which he had generously _helped. His work in the circuit had been marked by thoroughness, regularity, generosity and great willing-ness, and although his personal experiences whilst in the circuit had been very difficult in several ways, he had not allowed this to daunt or discourage him, but had gone on with quiet courage, great determination and cheer-ful disposition, doing his very best under circumstances that would have proved too much for many men. In acknowledging the gift and responding to Mr. Ash-worth's words of appreciation, Mr. Neal declared that the work in the circuit had been a great joy to him. Both circuit and church officials had been considerate and kind, and in all that had been attempted there had been the greatest loyalty and good will. The circuit had provided great opportunities, which he was onf5f too con-

-scious had not been adequately met by him, but that had not been for want of desire or He warmly com- mended his successor, the Rev. T. B. Reed, now of York, to the circuit, believing him to be eminently fitted for such a circuit and likely to do useful service in it. Refreshments were served, by the ladies of the Blucher Street Church. Messrs. J. ,F. W. Peckett, J.P., and J. Taylor', circuit stewards, assisted in the meeting, the former expressing thanks to all who had taken part in the proceedings.

Codnor.—Large congregations assembled for the Rev. John Jay's farewell services after a fruitful *ministry of four years. The choir rendered appropriate anthems. Mr. Jay spoke to a good company at the Young People's Bible Class in the afternoon. Appreciation of his work

. among the young was expressed by the leader. Mr. Jay has been a member of the school cricket eleven. He has also taken an interest in all good causes in the village, and there is general regret, mingled with good wishes at his departure.

Newsome.—On Sunday' evening, July 25th, at the Newsome Church of the Huddersfield (High Street) circuit, the Rev. J. E. Sandbach preached his farewell sermon to a good congregation. Owing to his recent illness he only offered the main prayer and preached from the text, Daniel vi. 10, Mr.Denney taking the other part of the service. At the close Mrs. Liversedge, on

•behalf of all ,the organizations connected with the church,

presented him with a case of stainless cutlery, and spoke in appreciative terms of his work in connection with that church and of the help she personally had received from his preaching. Mr. William Eastwood also added his tribute, and said their minister was going away with the sincere wisheS of the people at Newsome for God's blessing to rest on his labours in his new sphere, and that good health and happiness would be his and that- of his partner in life. The Rev. J. E. Sandbach, in replying, said they had taken him completely by surprise ; he did not know • anything of this sort was on foot. , He had done his best, and would ever remember his connection with the church at Newsome, and would be willing to render them any assistance in the future • that it was possible for him to give. He thanked them for the hand-some present, and for the kind words that had been spoken that evening.

Norwich.—A large number met in the Rosebery Road Church to bid farewell and God-speed to the Rev. T. M. and Mrs. Gauge at the conclusion of their three years' labour in the circuit. The spirit of the meeting indicated how deeply they had endeared themselves to the people. The superintendent (Rev. A. Tattersall) was unable to be present owing to a preaching engagement away. Mr. R. F. Betts, B.Sc., presided, and Mr. J. E: Purling voiced the regret at parting with their minister and his wife who had done so much to advance the standard of their twentieth century church and promote the missionary spirit throughout the circuit. Mr. John Wailing expressed the gratitude of the school for the work they had done, especially through the formation of the Women's Mission-ary Auxiliary and Girls' M.A. branches, and for their care and love and sympathy for the sick and weak. Their warm, loving hearts had won the young people to Christ's cause. Rev. R. Strong, M.A. B.Litt., spoke of the fresh outlook that he had always

M.A., possessed by his col-

league, and the lasting qualities of the service put into the circuit by his wife also. Personally, he had never had greater friends than Mr. and Mrs. Gauge. The chairman, in making an interesting presentation, said that to know- Mr."and Mrs. Gauge was to know two of the choicest spirits onetould meet, and the church had greatly been strengthened by their, glorious faith in the Gospel. Rev. T. M. Gauge, in his response, gratefully acknow-ledged the happy relationship with colleagues and offi-cials and people, and he bespoke the same kindly feeling for his successor (Rev. A. G. Goodwin). Mrs. Gauge thanked the friends for the encouraging way in which they had helped in the work of spreading the Kingdom of our Lord.

Wolverhampton (Mount Zion).—Members of the church gathered together to bid God-speed to Rev. R. H. Little and Mrs: Little. Mr. Little's ministry has extended for a period of six years. Mr. Price Lewis, J.P., presided. Alderman T. A. Henn and Messrs. F. Birch and J. Jones spoke on behalf of the church, Sunday School and. Chris-tian Endeavour respectively, each paying tribute to the inspiration and blessing always received under the minis-try of the Rev. R. H. Little. Mr. T. Woolley spoke on behalf of the local preachers, and in their name presented to Rev. R. H. Little a travelling bag as expression of the esteem in which he is held by them. Mr. Price Lewis, J.P., then made the presentation on behalf of the church, consisting of a book and Treasury notes, assuring both Mr. and Mrs. Little that the gifts were but a small token compared with the love and affection felt towards them by the members, who would long remember a kindly fellowship. Rev. R. H. Little feelingly responded. The singing of Miss Lynda Drury during the evening was much enjoyed. At the Women's Meeting held in the afternoon a presentation of a lady's companion was made to Mrs. Little in recognition of her kindly and helpful association with them week by week.

General. ,Codnor (Langley Mill).—Celebrations of the Jubilee of

this church recently took place. Mr. J. Mitchell, one of the founders, still survives, and manifested great interest in the proceedings. Mr. Arthur Linwood, the famous music publisher, and on old schelar, presided over the afternoon meeting, and was supported by a large number of well-known local church leaders. Mr. Mitchell spoke of the early struggles of the church and its later history. Rev. John Jay also spoke, and preached in the evening to a very good congregation. Mr. Linwood presided at the organ—the instrument he played as a boy. Largely through the generosity of, Mr. J. Mitchell the sum of £76 was -raised, and this, with the conditional promise of £25 from the chapel fund, will remove the whole of the trust debt.

KingswoOd (Zion).—Zion was disappointed on Satur-day, the 24th inst., for they had been looking forward to meeting Bristol's Lord Mayor (Alderman F. Moore) and spending an enjoyable afternoon and evening at a church garden party on the lawns of Alderman G. B. Britton, at Lodge Side. Heavy rain made outdoor pleasures impossible, but, believing in making the best of things, we adjourned to the Sunday School, and had a short meeting before tea, at which MT. Britton presided, and was supported on the platform by the Lord Mayor, the Lady Mayoress, Mrs. Britton, Mrs. Churchill, Rev. J. Wynn, and Messrs. Churchill and Geo. Jefferies. Mr. G. B. Britton, himself an ex-Lord Mayor, said Lord Mayor's visits to Kingswood were few and far between, and perhaps that increased the gratification felt when they did occur. His lordship said he was delighted to visit Zion, for he had heard about the great work they were doing there, and he was interested in good work wherever it was being done. One of the young scholars, Edna Rogers, presented a. beautiful bouquet to the Lady Mayoress, and Mr. Geo. Jefferies thanked the Lord Mayor, and Lady Mayoress for their attendance. After tea such games as could be indulged in indoors were, thoroughly enjoyed by the friends, who had made up their minds that they would not be dull, and notwith-standing the weather everybody_ went home thoroughly happy. Miss Sheppard, the secretary, had made such excellent arrangements for every eventuality that failure was scarcely possible, and all her efforts were efficiently supported by such a large number of helpers that the mention of names Is impossible. The arrangements for the tea were made by Mrs. Parker, who always carries out this duty ,so ably that she is assured of permanent employment in this branch of the church's work. Already there are whispers that Mr. and Mrs. Britton are determined not to be baulked of the pleasure of enter-taining their church, and intend to arrange for an even-ing garden party.

London, Brixton (MitCham).--:-What was at first thought by those not acquainted with the facts as being owing to the foresight of the church Steward at the expense of the church funds, was, it is worth recording, performed by a lady member of the Mitcham Church—a very commendable act. Miss Ivy Hodges, daughter of the late Mr. G. T. .Hodges, being displeased with the shabby appearance of the organ curtains, spontaneously provided and hung a new pair. She also scraped and enamelled the iron upright and cross-bars. Not only so, but Miss Hodges gave and put on new cord and tassels to the reading-desk and book cushion. These kind acts,' which Miss Sinith, Miss Hodge's aunt, helped to carry out, have effected a nice improvement.

Redrnth (Treruffe great rally of the circuit was held at Providence Church (Wheal-Busy) on Thurs-day, July 29th, and was in every way a success. In the afternoon a service was held in the church, when the Rev. S. Price preached/ to a splendid congregation. A faith tea followed in the schoolroom, provided by the friends from Providence and Zion, and was enjoyed by a large company. Later a public meeting was held, when Mr. W. N. Oliver (circuit steward) presided over a large and representative gather ing. Addresses were given by the Revs. S. Price and E. V. Stephens, and the Treruffe Hill Choir rendered two anthems very beauti- . fully, Mr. C. F. Nicholas being at the organ. Mr. J. Hill, Miss Vigus and Mrs. Martin also rendered musical items which were much enjoyed. This is the first of a series of special efforts in connection with the debt re-duction scheme, which the circuit has taken up - with great zest, and if the success which attended this first effort is a foretaste of the future, then it is certain that in a very short time the circuit will be free of debt. Thanks were expressed to all that had taken part by Mr. T. Pengelly (circuit steward), seconded by Mr. R. Johns.

St. Colttmb.—The annual circuit rally took place on July 28th, in the Carne Hill Church, St. Dennis. In the afternoon a service was conducted by Rev. J. Howen Rodda, of Plymouth. The evening meeting, which fol-lowed a public tea, will long be remembered by those who were privileged to be present. Mr. W. L. P. Croggan, J.P., C.C., made an ideal chairman, and stir-ring addresses were given by Rev. J. Howen. Rodda, and Rev. F. Copplestone, of Grampound Road. A pleasing feature of the rally was the delightful singing of the Carne Hill Choir, under the conductorship of Mr. R. Hooper, J.P. The quartette, "Shepherd of Souls," and the duet, " 0 lovely peace," were very effectively ren-dered. The choir rendered the chorus, Achieved is the glorious work," from "The Creation," and they con-cluded a- memorable rally with the chorus, "Worthy is the Lamb," from the "Messiah."

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