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SOME SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES OF THE CHURCH.'

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1 DESIRE to speak to you about the Church. It is my firm con-

viction that the Church—in spite of all her defects—is the fittest instru-ment for the bringing in of the Kingdom of God. Like other people, I have had temptations to join other movements, but I have come to the conclusion that nothing can take the place of the Church. We are given to understand that the "Notes of the Church" are "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic." I believe this im-plicitly, and all I desire to do is to suggest two or three supplementary "Notes" to these.

We are being reminded frequently of the decline of the Church. But was it not ever thus? It would seem that the Church has been " always decaying," but still she is not dead. Assuming that the Church is pass-ing through a crisis — which lice critics suggest—may I say that even the presence of a crisis does not fill no with despair. It is true that every great revival of religion has always been preceded by a period of acute concern for the future of Christi- anity. Rightly. interpreted, there- fore, this consciousness of a crisis in the Church should inspire in us all the hope of a coming manifestation of the Presence of God in the world.

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The first supplementary "Note of the Church" I wish to state is this: The victorious Church to-day should be attractive. The old prophetic call must be beard, "Awake, awake, put on hey strength, 0 Zion, put on thy beautiful garments, 0 Jerusalem." The Church of Christ must display Beauty and Strength. I plead not for that which is beautiful and com-forting merely. Undoubtedly there are Churches which attract people in that particular matinee. They desire the approbation of their Church in the hour of joy. They seek the com-fort of their Church in the hour of trouble; and finally, they assure them-selves of a home in the New Jeru-salem. But the comfortable schedule of their lives must not be disturbed. Never was it easier to become a " comfortable " member of the Church titan to-day. But I believe religion can be made too easy and too cheap. We seem afraid to pre-sent it on its stern and sacrificial side. Religion was never meant to pamper and coddle. In our anxiety to win men and women for the Church I fear we have made the entrance too simple and easy a thing. The Church Is not a social club to which we may pay a nominal sub-

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scription and from which we may derive all the benefits.

Religion has never been stronger than when it has made stern de-mands upon its devotees. True reli-gion has the Spartan spark in it. It makes demands upon the whole of life's resources. Paul's loyalty to Christ—think what it meant! Cold, nakedness, famine, peril, sword, loneliness, wanderings, prison, and death. And yet Paul rejoiced in that lie was counted worthy to suffer for Christ's sake. Jesus leaves us in no doubt as to the price we may be called upon to pay—houses, land, father. The Church of Christ stands for all that is beautiful and lovely and of good report, but she can offer no comfort to a coward! Let us not be afraid to strike the same note as our Master. Courage and faith are needed to-day. The mountain peaks of Honour and the altitudes of Righteousness are not scaled in carpet slippers! And when the door of the Church is narrowed a little and its threshold raised a little; when men know that it means something and costs something to belong to the Church; and when they behold in your life and in my life the qualities of our living Lord; when the "Beauty of the Lord our God" is expressed by us in service and sacri-fice and devotion, then I believe the challenge of the Church will be such that men and women will be wooed and won to their Lord and King.

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The second supplementary "Note of the Church" is that she must be adaptable. The Church of the twen-tieth century must adapt herself to the needs of the twentieth century. I recognise that in essence religion remains the same; its spirit abides from age to age. But its mode of appeal most vary with each succeed-ing age. Bunyan, for example, in his clay described Christan emerging out of the Valley of the Shadow of Death, and approaching, the cave where the two mighty giants, Pope and Pagan, had wrought such mis-chief on passing pilgrims long ago. Says Bunyan, ''There was only one left since Giant Pagan disappeared—dead many a long day." But I de-clare to you that Giant Pagan was not dead. He has come back again and seems more powerful than ever to-day. This age inevitably makes a different challenge to our young people than our fathers had to meet a generation ago. The perils and enticements have been tremendously increased. In our fathers' time preaching services, prayer meetings and class meetings were almost suffi-cient in themselves to meet all other competition for the young and old. Now, in our smallest villages, we have clubs, cinemas, and dancing

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In these remote places there are gateways through which for countless ages caravans have passed, and through which the pioneer of science or of commerce or of zeal for God must still make his way.

There is the Khyber Pass, opening to the mysterious lands of Afghanistan and Turkestan; there is Damascus, through which the camels have set out since before the dawn of history; there is Kalgan, whence the road leads across the desert of Gobi; there is the pass of Batang, from China to Tibet; there is Khartoum at the entrance to the Southern Sudan; there are the old Inca roads in South America.

Along all these ways, and many another, the agents of the Bible Society are journeying. Its books are published in Pashto, Kirghiz, Arabic and Quechua, and many another tongue, for these remote peoples; and through these gateways supplies must go.

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halls. I am sorry for our young folk when I think of the temptations they have to meet to-day. There is also the modern cult of the open-air fife and the desire for physical recreation. Nol you cannot press modern needs into outworn forms and creeds. The demand of to-day is that my life shall be my creed. For example, observe an engineer as he places and builds his bridge. His entire working belief is there. His theories of statics and dynamics, his convictions about currents and wind pressures, about leverages, about the properties of the arch and of its thrust on buttresses; his views on the relation of beauty to utility—all are there. Ile has not sung them or shouted them or subscribed them. He has built them into his bridge. Ills creed is embodied in his work. And men, when they find the work good, proclaim the creed to be sound.

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And here let me say that the one Person whose life and character and spirit are capable of adaptation to the changing conditions of human fife and thought throughout the ages is Jesus Christ. Truly Jesus Christ, the founder of the Church, is unique. He has done, and is capable of doing, that which no other person can do. No other Spirit can play upon human life and produce such har-mony. Jesus Christ can save a man from the uttermost to the uttermost. Is any other religion or power doing

this or trying to its this ? Jesus Christ can save all—ignorant, intel-lectual, Pharisee, and Publican. He is the great Reconciler of man to God, of man to man, of race to race, and of nation to nation. There is no

colour harrier with Jesus. Black men, yellow men, red men, and white men—all become one in Christ Jesus. And the business of the Church is to present Jesus! I cannot believe that men and women arc sick of Him. The more I know Him, the greater my wonder and admiration, and the intenser my love becomes. No; people are not sick of Jesus—but I do fear there are times when they are sick of His feeble and bloodless representatives. And, to quote Dr. Jowett I believe that when a Church appears with the Lord's name in her forehead, a Church with fine muscular limbs and face seamed with the marks of sacrifice, the multi-tude will turn their feet to the way cf God's commandments.

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The third supplementary "Note of the Church" is a religion which is actable. The highest things cannot be spoken. Most of us have found this to be experimentally true. The language of action is far more elo-quent than the language of words. What an unspeakable loss our Christian religion would sustain if you took from it the active part and retained only the spoken part. Principal Jacks says that "Christi-anity is richer than any other reli-gion in actable truths." And Canon Peter Green says, "Even yet one of mankind's most insistent needs is the interpretation of religion in terms of service.- The old adage, "Actions speak louder than words," is cer-tainly true of religion. In words of matchless beauty, prophets and

:poets had spoken of God's love for men. but humanity paid little heed until by one mighty demonstration His love was acted in the life and death of His Son, Jesus Christ, That one act has done more to impress the mind and heart of mankind than all the words that were ever spoken.

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Stanley Jones tells of a Hindi., 'Principal who declared, "I once saw

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The Faithful Multitude. The minister, speaking to one of

his officials, explained that he was going to the Conference for the first time for five years, whereupon the official, without any tone of com-plaint, remarked, "I have never been." Thousands of loyal workers arc content to go on through the years, keeping up their end without any such privilege. Some of these are the very salt of the Church's life. Hail, rain, or shine, they are at their posts. They ask for no reward except to serve Him still. When the great Apostle to the Gentiles was writing the last pages of his letter to the Romans, the names of a few of the faithful, but unknown, in the Church came into his mind. "Greet Priscilla and Aquila, my helpers in Jesus Christ. Who have for my own life laid down their own necks; unto whom not only I give thanks, but also all the Churches of the Gen-tiles. Greet Mary, salute Urbane, salute the beloved Persis, which laboured much in the Lord." And so to one and another, who never went to any Conference, but did their bit, this great Apostle, who travailed for souls, sent his greetings. Our own Conference address, year by year, tries to do this, but it never reaches them all. Yet they have their reward.

The Conference Pays Tribute. Whenever the list of ministers re-

tiring from active work is before the Conference, I recall some words of the late Mr. George Fletcher, a Primitive Methodist schoolmaster and artist, of the world-famous town of Jarrow-on-Tyne Grant me, 0 Lord, before I die,

A brief respite from care and pain, To feel my heart with tenderness

Throb once again. Time to give thanks for all m9 life,

For enemies and loyal friends; Time to forgive, and where I

wronged, To make amends.

Time to sit at my tent door—Remote from strife and greed and

sin— And, when Thine angels pass my

way, "- To let them in.

Going to Canada. Dr. Maldwyn Hughes, of Cam

bridge, and Dr. A. E. Whitham, of

Christ, and I have never forgotten the vision. The plague was raging in the city and everybody except the sick and dying had fled in terror. Whole areas were deserted. I drove through the plague-stricken areas, and, to my surprise, I saw a, lady Christian missionary coming out of one of the houses where there was plague. She came with her hands extended before her and said to me, 'I am sorry I cannot shake hands with you, for they are plague-stained." As I looked at those plague-stained hands I saw Christ." And I think of Sister Dora, who laboured in the township of Walsall, in my native county. A miner had met with an accident to his arm. The doctors said "Amputation," but the Sister pleaded for an opportunity. She worked hard and long and the

. arm was saved. Years later, when the Sister was lying very ill, the miner called with flowers and was anxious to learn of the Sister's health. "But you cannot see her," was the reply, "she is very ill." "No I I cannot see her," said her former patient, "but tell her, will you, that the arm she saved has carried these flowers and rung this bell to-day."

Edinburgh, go to Canada for July and August. The one will supply in Montreal and the other in Toronto. Dr. Whitham is the son of the late Rev. William Whitham, beloved in Primitive Methodism.

Black and White. When Sir James Jeans dropped his

bombshell about dcracialisation, he was asking for trouble. To say that the way to wipe out all racial wars, and every other kind of war, is for black and white, red and yellow, to freely inter-marry, is a breathless way of putting it. Yet the most popular scientist of the hour says this, and from the house-tops. A Council "to promote understanding between white and coloured people in Great Britain" was formed in t930. The Countil . rose out of a "Colour Bar in Britain" Conference convened by the Society of Friends. This bar is on the increase in England. A recent enquiry showed that only one board-ing-house out of fifteen in Blooms-bury was willing to take coloured people. The result is that coloured visitors, African and Indian alike, are forced to seek accommodation in quarters not too respectable. This treatment is embittering students from Africa and India against Eng- land. One of the first things the Council will do is to draw up a "white list" of hotels and boarding-houses where people of colour may stay. At the recent C.E. Convention in London, Dr. Harold Moody, a West Indian doctor- with a large I.ondon practice, freely sat in meet-ings and at meals with the Endea-vourers. He is a leading Congrega-tionalist. The Methodist delegates to the Ecumenical Conference in America will meet with this prob-lem. Many scores of coloured ministers and laymen will be there. One hones that the British delega tion will freely mix with their coloured brethren. The whole-ques-tion is beset with tremendous diffi- culties. We can quite understand the man who said that he didn't mind the coloured man as his "brother." but he drew the line at having him for his brother-in-law.

In God's Out-of-Doors. The Youth Hostels Association is to

be congratulated on getting a grant from the Carnegie United Kingdom

And so the word had breath and wrought

With human hands the creed of creeds.

In loveliness of perfect deeds More strong than all poetic

thought.

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It comes, then, to this : if the Church is to be victorious it must reproduce the life of Jesus. Nothing less will do, and nothing less than the attempt to do it is worthy of those who are called by His Name. Certain it is that the religion which is filled with the Spirit of the Master can never fail. When religion comes to men in lowly service, heal, ing their wounds of body and soul, speaking to their drooping spirits and making them live again, and showing to one and all the Eternal Father — then will men bow at its feet, for ever captivated!

Let as not despair: The dawn is not distant, Nor is the night starless,

Love is eternal! God is still God, and His faith shall not fail us;

Christ is eternal.

Trust for Hostels. The new cub of Hikers will sing aloud for joy. With our keen concern for Sunday wor-ship, and the staffing of our schools and choirs and all the rest, we must own up to a little anxiety about this Sunday tramping from place to place. About 6o such hostels are already in use in England; this grant will provide many more. They are all simple places with very moderate accommodation. Germany has set the pattern, especially since the war, and Germany is painfully poor. For youths under sixteen the charge in these German hostels is aid. a night; for those over that age it is 6d. Pro-vision is made for visitors to cook their own food, or simple fare can be bought. In Berlin's principal holiday district, Mark Brandenburg, there are already to of these hostels, and last year they sheltered 285,000 visitors. They bear witness to many changes. Miss Cicely Hamilton has just issued a book about them. Wars and revolutions, she says, not only destroy life, but they kill off foolish fashions, frills, excessive clothes, furniture, ungainly houses, and we know not what. We hope, for the sake of trade, to speak only of one matter, clothes won't be discarded, even out in the wilds. We wonder whether we shall need to organise flying squads of junior ministers to take the good news to groups of hikers and the rest.

The American Way. I cannot think that all the American

Churches put things in the same way. A weekly calendar comes to me from the first Baptist Church in a Massachusetts city with this de-claration on its front page: " Our Church has something the public wants, but they do not know we are its happy possessors. Our goods are the love of God, the Kingdom of God, the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the conveyor of this love and this Kingdom. We possess a cure for unhappiness, a remedy for sickness, a means of escape from loneliness, a power to overcome sin and sorrow, the way to fight fear, a weapon that will strike dead despair, discourage-ment, and doubt. We have a Church that helps; its worshipful services, its friendly people, its community in-terest one in the other, its good music, lift one above business troubles, worry, illness, prejudice, and the petty annoyances of life. We have a sermon that will give folks food for their hunger, a refreshing drink for their thirst, providing faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love."'

Items of Interest. Under this heading the same

Church circular has other lively things to say. Here are a few of them:

"Paste this on the side of the windshield of your car Those who remain away from church because Sunday is the only day they have for recreation would have no day were it not for the Church."

"A week-end is a weak beginning of a weak week."

"The practice of meeting for com-mon worship and instruction origi-nated 2,400 years ago in Babylon among some religious people away from home for a season. Summer resorts papers please copy."

"Happiness is yours if you keep your church accounts paid to date."

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METHODIST TABLE TALK.

JUNE 193r. THE METHODIST LEADER. 475

ONE HUNDRED AND TWELFTH CONFERENCE. REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

WEDNESDAY MORNING. Death of Permanent Members of Conference.

Record was made of the death of the following Permanent Members of. Con-ference, and a letter of sympathy was sent to the relatives :—Revs. Geo. C. Nor-mandate, Alfred Jones, Wm. A. Eyre, and Mr. Wm. Brooks. Mr. John S. Riddiough, another Deed Poll member, was granted a dispensation of absence, and the sympathy of Conference expressed In his illness.

Vice-Connexional Officers. In view of the- nearness of Methodist

Union, no Vice-Connexional officers will be designated this year.

Mr. J. L H. Moses, M.P. The Conference regretted to learn of

the serious illness of Mr. J. J. H. Moses, M.P. for the Drake Division of Plymouth, and sent its hearty good wishes for his speedy recovery.

Mayoral Reception. The Conference expressed its warm

thanks to the Mayor and Mayoress of Derby for the Civic Reception of Dele-gates in the Central Hall, Tuesday even-ing, June 16111.

Death of Supernumerary. The General Secretary announced that

the Rev. Thomas Harrison. superannu-ated minister, of Plumstead, had passed away'. It was decided to send to the relatives a resolution expressing the deep sympathy of the Conference.

Called to Higher Service. A record was made of the death during

the your of the following ministers :-Herbert Allen, Henry Davenport, Timothy Archer, John Graham, Sydney A. Barron, William Shipley, William L. Spooner, Arthur Jobb, George C. Normandale, George Bennett, Alfred Warcup, J. Tole-free Parr, Thomas Harrison, Henry Car-den, Joseph B. Bissell, John W. Norman-dale, Richard Ainsworth, William A. Eyre, William Robson, John Bowncss, J. Harryrnan Taylor, Enoch Bococic, Alfred Jones, Thomas G. Dyke, J. Thomas Smith, Stephen Gqosho.

Of the twenty-six ministers named, twenty-four were on the retired list, the other two (Arthur Jobb and Herbert Allen) being in the active work. The Secretary's resolution, which was adopted by a standing vote, was a fine appraise-rnent of the character and service of the brethren named. It was also decided that a copy of the resolution be forwarded to the relatives in each case, and the Con-ference appointed the Memorial Service to be held on Saturday morning. June 20th, the Rev. W. Potter and Mr. Sidney Walton being appointed to,, give the memorial addresses.

Superannuations. The General Secretary intimated that

the following brethren were applying for superannuation :—Richard W. Burnett, J. Grieves Ferriday, Thomas Kynaston, Arthur E. Willcox, John W. Fish, William Turner, Ernest Vaughan, David Oalcley, Colin C. Goodall, Herbert Coulbeck, James Prouton, Joseph Maland, William Bridge, Geo. Percy Maynard.

The resolution approving the applica-tion expressed gratitude to the great Head of the Church for the loyal and faithful ministry of the brethren named. Then

e followed tributes from the floor of the house to the brethren who are refiring.

The Rev. P. J. Fisher mentioned the extraordinarily pathetic cases of William Turner (2) and Ernest Vaughan, who, through failing health, were retiring early. Each had served with distinction and real efficiency. He was personally indebted from boyhood days to Richard W. Bur-nett, whose week-night devotional mes-sages had lived with him. John W. Fish had lavished a wealthy ministry on little country churches.

The Rev. W. C. Russell spolce of the loyal service rendered to rural causes by J. Grieves Ferriday. He felt that such men were the real builders of Methodism.

Mrs. A. T. Bird also spoke of Mr. Burnett's ministry, and paid a fine tribute

to the influence of David Oakley upon her life.

Professor Humphries spoke of Thomas Kynaston as a fine preacher whose work would be gratefully remembered on all

his circus. S. G. Delafield said Liverpool District had cause to honour Colin C. Goodall for his fine service amongst them.

The Rev. Jos. Rigby said that William Bridge had been a great sufferer for many years, but despite this he had exercised a fragrant ministry.

The Rev. T. H. Champion said that Arthur E. Willicox would be remembered for his falthful and sympathetic work in the homes of their people.

REV. W. YOUNGER- President Designate.

The Rev. George Ayre referred to the outstanding service of Herbert Coulbeek as an evangelist. In his retirement their Church was suffering a distinct loss.

The Rev. E. F. McLean described James Proitton as a real father and friend of his people. East Anglia loved him greatly.

The Rev. J. E. Gilbert spoke of George P. Maynard as a strong thinker and fine preacher, and also an excellent circuit .

Mr. A. R. Strange, C.C., referred to the pathetic breakdown of Joseph NIaland. He had done much fine service.

The Rev. Joseph Ritson, after paying tribute to Thomas ,Kynaston, said Ise wished for all the brethren concerned a long eventide. He said his own years of retirement had been most happy, and he commended to his brethren the culti-vation of some hobby. His own chief hobby was preaching. but Ise had others which shared his interest.

Conference adjourned at 12.30.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. The official photograph of the delegates

was taken after lunch, and business was resumed at 2.30 p.m. Following the hymn "The Lord is King," the Rev. Ambrose Allcocic offered prayer. The Conference is always ready to show its delijIht in pleasing incident, and when June Lois, the little daughter of the Wes-leyan circuit steward, presented a bouquet of cream roses to the President, the dele-gates loudly applauded and Mr. McLellan graciously acknowledged the gift with a Iciss. The President announced that the flowers for the pulpit decoration were to be provided throughout the Conference by Churches other than Primitive Metho-dists.

The President's Address. After the singing of " Guide me, 0

Thou Great Jehovah," a great ovation was accorded the Rev. E. McLellan as he rose to deliver the Presidential Address on "The Challenge of the Age." A Large number of visitors were present, including many of the President's Derby friends.

Mr. McLellan began quietly and with measured speech. The listeners were gripped at the beginning, and eager

attention Was sustained throughout. The speaker warmed to his subject, and with complete abandon delivered his stirring address without a note. Little applause punctuated Ilse address, but at its con-clusion the audience signified its deep appreciation of the eloquent and timely utterance.

The Vice-President's Address. Mr. James Blacic (Vice-President of

Conference) announced the hymn "Sing we of the Golden City," after Etta singing of which he proceeded to give his address on "Some Supplementary Notes of Else Church." Mr. Black confessed his faith in the Church and deplored the defeatist attitude within and without the Church.

MR. A. VICTOR MURRAY, M.A. Vice-President Designate.

The Church was, in spite of her defects, the mightiest instrument for the bringing in of the Kingdom of God. If the Church was to appeal effectively to this or any age, it must reproduce the life of P.11s. The address was forcefully delivered and of an inspiring character.

Wesleyan Greetings. The Rev. John Freeman, Chairman of

the Wesleyan Derby and Nottingham His-. trier, expressed in happy terms the cordial greeting of the Trustees of the Conference Church. He congratulated the whole Conference on its patience through many years in the matter of Nlethodist Union, and paid warns tribute to the 500511 of the late Dr. Arthur S. Peak, He looked for-ward to the Union of Methodism, which he believed would be a great contribution to the ideals spoken of by the President in his inaugural address.

Thanks to the Retiring President. The Conference paid glowing tribute to

the gracious, efficient, and unstinted ser-vice to the Church and to the cause of Methodist Union of the Rev. W. Musson Kelley.

In his reply Mr. Kelley thanked Almighty God for health and strength, his wife for her sacrifice, and the whole Church for the privilege of great sacri-fice. He was convinced by his year of intimate contact with the Churches that the best response for the Kingdom of God would come only as we made great denmncls upon human nature.

Thanks to the Retiring Secretary. The careful discharge of onerous duties

throughout the year elicited a hearty tribute to the Rev. Arthur Wood, who, in reply, gave due credit to, and appre-ciation of, the co-operation of the Revs. Ralph Laidler and F. Henderson Brown.

Thanks to the Retiring Vice-President.

Chas. Wass, LP., has worthik upheld the best traditions of the Vice-l'residency, and has counted no cost too great to serve the Church throughout his year of high office. The resolution of thanks passed unanimously by the Con-ference also noted the great service Mr. Wass had given to public and social agencies in the Wirral Parliamentary divi-sion. NIr. Wass, replying to the resolu- tio said that he had always given the premier. place in his life to the claims of the Church which found him as a pit-lad, gave him opportunities of service and the heritage of 10,11 friendships. His year as Vice- President would be a fragrant memory.

Visit of the Mayor of Derby. 'Plitt visit of the mayor of Derby to the

Conference on Wednesday afternoon was an event few are likely to forget. On the previous evening, 051 the occasion of the civic reception, the Mayor was in jocularvein and kept the audience thoroughly alive. In the Conference itself the Nlayor spoke in a more serious way of the work of the churches as he saw it. His words were a pointed and searching appeal for personal service. As a lover of lads, he urged the delegates, wherever they•had the opportunity to avail them. selves of it, of winning the young by personal influence. He hoped they would return to their !looses feeling the better in every sens for their visit to Derby.

Writing as ,one who Isa ac attended many Conferences, it is safe to say that no speech from a civic dignitary in recent yelirs has ever stirred so deeply the Con-ference, and with real acclamation the Conference recorded its warm thanks tp the Nlayor for his visit and remarks.

Thanks to Retiring Book Steward.

The Conference recorded its warmest appreciation of the services rendered to the Church by the Rev. John Swinden during his five years' tenure of the, office of General Book Steward. Ilis sound judg-ment, business aptitude, and consolete devotion to the work had placed the Church under deep indebtedness. Re- adjustments had been made in Boole Room affairs. Ile had been in labours more

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The Retiring Book Steward and Editor. THE STATIONING COMMITTEE. Mr J. W. Arnold & Ald. T. L. Gerrard, C.C.

abundant in the preparmion of the new Mmhodist Hymn Book and in the negos Milk.. for Methodist Union,. His term of service had been in dillieult times. but Mt-. Swindell had done heroically.

In reply, .Mr. !Swindell sa id lie was glad the Church had given him the privilege of SerVire. Ile had enjoyed every port of the work and would carry back into circuit. life happy memories.

Thanks to Retiring Editor. A resolution was heartily endorsed by

the Conference recording the high appre-ciation of the services of the retiring Connexional Editor, the Rev. J. C. Man-tripp. The anticipations ;rsed by his appointment had been abunda

rountly fulfilled.

Mr. IMantripp bad devoted himself with real abandon to the duties of the Mike, and the distinctly,: feature of the maga-zines throughout the five years had h. their literary merit. The retiring 1.:clitor had deserved greater success, but in any ease he had earned their gratitude.

The Rey. J. C. 1,4”niripp said in reel Thal he could honestly claim that he had not spared himself in seelcing to fulfil the duties of the Mitre. Ile might have achieved 1110031 111 133, troublesome times. Ile would treasure their gratitude. Ile wanted to say how much he had enjoyed the comradeship of the Rev. John Swin-dell, the retiring Book Steward.

Conference rose at 4.80.

SECOND DAY: Thursday, June 18.

The devotions were conducted by the Rev. Joseph Kitson, the hymn, " Be it my only wisdom here," being heartily sung.

Floral Tributes. A choice bouquet was presented to the

President by a little maiden, Miss Joan Knapton, of the. Trallic-street (Derby) Circuit. This was genially cicknowledg,x1 by the President.

The Journal ‘3,33.13; 1.010311 as read.

Disarmament. The Rev. 11. J. 1-aylor submitted a

resolution on the subject of Disarm,

menu, expressing satisfaction that a Dis-armament Conference had been definitely lixecl. They thanked the Government for the lead it had already taken towards the reduction of armaments, but urged them to press for further reductions in accord-:MCC. with the pledges of the Versailles Treaty.

Mr. Taylor said this question took pre-cedence of all other public questions. Economic reform, unemployment, the 11311113ellance of the present standard of living, and goodwill among the nations were all contingent upon disarmament. They could not afford to maintain the lighting forces of the world at the present standard. 'they could not cut down the costs of education. They dare net limit the public services for the health of the community and the comforts of old age. Ile felt that in present circumstances they could very well afford to cut down the cost of our fighting forces by one third at least. If the 'Conference adhered to the decisions of it previous Ccmference, they must substitute the methods of conalia-timi and arbitration for those of force. Ile know that some peoples and nations were timid about Mis matter because they wanted a sense of security, but surely re-cent history showed that ....ries which had armed Me most were not Me most

cc sitre. They would like to tell the Government that they could not go too far for the Primitive Methodist Church.

Mr. A. 13. Ildlis suggest.I that the resolution needed sortie change of empha-SI333. They ell agreed that there was economic urgency for cliotrinament, but as Christian 111031 and women they wantecl this for moral and religious reasons. Let them not be afraid of sounding the Christian note.

IL was agreed that the resolution should be so amended, and with this understand-ing it was unanimously adopted.

Candidates' General Examining Committee.

The Rev. J. T. Wilkinson, M.A., B.H., presented his first report as secretary of the committee. Sixty candidates were sent forward by lice District Examining Committee. Thirty-seven were passed on

to the Written 'Examination and Synod. Six candidates had secured honours and twenty-nine a pass. The 0.1 Examina-tions next year will be held as follows: Harehills-avenue, Leeds, on January 12th and 13th, Whitechapel Institute, Lon-don, on February 2nd and 3rd, Selly Oak Church, Birmingham, on February 9th and 10th. The Rev. S. G. De14field en-quired if for the first year after Methodist Union the present textbooks would be used.

In reply, Prof. A. I.. Humphries said that for the first year our present regula-tions would continue.

The Rev. Jacob Walton said that as a general principle there would be a carry-over period of a year.

Oral Examiners. The Rev. Frank Holmes and Mr. J.

Longstaff were re-elected as oral examiners.

Candidates' General Examining Committee.

A. L. Humphries, M.A., F. Holmes, T. Robson, D. Cooke, W. M. Kelley, J. Longstaff, M. Bourne, Thomas W. Morgan, Fred W. Beal, W. Scott Bosence, John T. Gallon, IV,Itam J. Remy, F. Humble (I), Walter Easey, Albert Lowe, Frank M. Kelley, Arthur Lawton, Geo. Tucker, Oswald :E. Brown, W. Woolley, J. Keith Elliott, W. T. Cole, T. Sowerny, Ralph I.:tidier, 12oland Hind, 11.A., W. Watson, A. Campion Wright, F. A. Ingham, Ezra E. W. Renee, Edward W. Challenger, George A. Lucas, I). Brad-bury, S31311. Rowley, J. T. Wilkinson, M.A., 13.1)., Secretary. To ,hee, at Cam-bridge, Friday, May 13th, 1932.

Probationers' Examining Committee.

"the report was gien by Rey. W. E. Ferndale, secretary vat the committee.

e Seventy-sevn had been examined, all but one of whore Iced satisfied the examiners. Sixteen were excused the examination. Circuit reports on the character and work of the probationers were very satisfactory. The legislation passed by the Bradford

Conference had worked smoothly. Two vacancies on the committee were filled by the election of the Revs. Geo. W. Mead-ley and 12. W. Catlin. A strong com-mittee was appointed to deal with the one case of the failure of a probationer to sMisfy the examiners.

The next examination will be held on March 22nd, 23rd and 24th, 1932.

The committee will meet mi April 8th, 1932 at Ca. Western-street, Manchester, at 10.30 ace,

Approved List Applications. 'no Conference approved the applica-

tions of twenty-seven ministers finishing probation for admission to the Approved List. The names have already appeared in the report of the Preachers' Friendly

Record was made of the pledges made by the circuits dating from 1930.

Hartley College Report. Dr. Wardle was enthusiastically re-

ceived as he rose to present the report of the Ilartley College. He said that they were sending out into the circuits some very excellent men. Three men would probably take their Divinity degree in a few days' thne. Tributes were forthcom-ing front outside visitors as to the re-ligious atmosphere of the College. The 111011 were doing much voluntary work in the service of the churches. Week-night services and teacher training classes were being conducted. They had a Bulgarian minister in residence, and application had been made for still another to be received.

The Rev. T. IL Champion submitted the spocia4case of Mr. 12. J. Connell. lie had been ill college live years, and asked permission to spend a sixth year at a German university ill order to complete his theological. training. If permission were grant,p1 he applied for the reduction of his probation. rice College Commit-tee enderced the application, having satis-fied itself as to the conditions of the fur- ther year's training. The Conference approved the application.

The Hartley College Committee and Officers were elected.

The Ts Mistress The Rev. J. T. Barkby and A. Baldwin. The Rev. Dr. Wardle, Jos. Pewee and T. Graham.

The Re.. C. F. Gill and Mr. R. W. Townsend

THE METHODIST LEADER.

Mr. Joe Brearley and hit Son-in-law, SONS OF THE MANSE— LOCAL PREACHERS' MEN—

Revs. R. T. Corlett and F. W. Dodds. Mr. Geo. Jennings. Rey. F. H. Shirrunin, W. Upright and

Rev. J. S. Wilkinson and Mr. J. Walker.

H. T. WWI.),

The Students' Examining Committee.

The Rev. II. G. Morsly,• M.A., B.II., presented the report of the Students' lExamining Committee, which he de-scribed as quite satisfactory. The C.o. mittee was elected as follows W. Wardle. M.A., D.D., A. L. Humphries, M.A., A. Lee, M.A., H. G. Meacham, M.A., B.D., Ph.D., II. J. Pickett, T. A. Thong's., B.Sc., R. Ferguson, T. II. Champion, G. W. Meadley, W. E. Earn-dale, W. Dawson, F. Holmes, with H. G. Marsh, M.A.,,B.D., as Secretary.

Peake Memorial Fund. At this juncture the Rev. Jacob Walton

brought by the notice of Conference the Peale Memorial Fund. The committee had met the previous evening, and found the total almond in gifts and promises was £5,110. This included 1:1,260 from the ministers, mid ,02,000 from the lay-men. The United Methodist Church had contributed il2,50, and 12.50 had been con-triboted by the Lancashire Independent College. The committee, after a full con-sideration of the position, and in view of the appeal to be made on behalf of the Local Preachers' Special Fund, felt that the wise course to pursue would he to seek to raise the total to £6,000 before the close of Conference and then to wind up the fund.

Mr. Walton proceeded to set fort) with great emphasis the wonderful service ren-dered to our (71111,11 :111,1 In the Christian Church in general by the late Dr. Peake. Ile recognised Ilual the times were ex-ceedingly hard, but he felt that the couse was worthy of more than what had been done. II.• appealed for the prompt and generou, regtonse of the ('onference.

Aid. T. L. Gerrard confessed to some measure of dtsappointment that they had failed of their original purpose. Ile said he felt there had been some misunder-standing of the nature and objects of thy fund. II, said the Church would never be able fully to repay its debts to, Dr. Teske, :11111 be trusted that there would be [...nest co»sideration of the final appt,II. Ile acknowledged the generous

help both of the Connexional Insurance Fund and of the Chapel Aid Association.

Mr. Jas. Black (Vice-President of Con-ference) said that though he had already contributed, he would be responsible for another 1,50• lie was most anxious that this fund should behonourably concluded, and appealed for further promises there and then.

Mr. W. A. Yearsley thought tribute should be paid to the tremendous work put in on behalf of the fund by the treasurer (.Aid. Gerrard) and the secre-taries (Revs. II. L. Ilerod and T. II. Champion).

Promise slips were distributed, and promises immediately began to flow in. District and individual donors, together with the conditional promises of the C.A. Association and the Insurance. Company of the loot 1.100, soon raised the amount required (1:640), and the session closed with the singing of the Doxology.

Conference adjourned at 12.30.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON. The session commenced at 2.15 p.m.

with the hymn "Breathe on ate, breath of God," and the Rev. Arthur Watson prayed.

Publishing House. The report of the Publishing House

was presented by the Rev. John Swindon (re tiring B.& Steward). He said the serious decline in the sale of our own publications was chiefly due to the udde-spread and prolonged depression in general teal,. The Book Room staff had done its Inmost to-promote business, and the Rev. A. 11. 12ichardson, the Nigerian Book Steward, had rendered valuable services. The salts for the year mnounted to 1.217,S13 3s. 5d. During the year the Committee had re-organised the adminis-tration of the Book Room and made changes which won't' materially reduce overhead expenses in the future. Not profits war,; available If 0111 the year's trading for the S.M.W. & 0. Fund, bolt the Committee recommended a grant of 01,000 from On. Capital and Reserve Funds, to 1/t paid when required. Minis. tars and officials were urged to promote Idle business of the Rook Room.

Mr. W. A. Years1ey, eulogising the work of Mr. Swindon, said he Rad pur-sued every path to increase the trade of rite Book Room. The sale of portions of the 'stock of rapidly diminishing value would make things easier for his suc-cessor.

In reply to questions, Mr. Swindon said there were no serious arrears in the Book Room accounts. During his stewardship there had not been more than 23 in had debts.

The Rev. J. C. Mantripp paid tribute to Mr. Swinden's work during a critical time. Though the general decline con-tinued in the magazine circulation, the rattgazines could be commended to our people. He hoped the last year of the separate existence of our Church would 1,, the best in magazine circulation. The Preachers' Illagazinc was worthy of to much larger circulation considering the ingxortant part played by local preachers in our Chtirch. Ile colt pleased with the improvement in circulation of the Sunday

SChool Magazine.

The report and balance-shoe[ were ap-proved and adopted, and the Committee elected as follows :-

Revs. J. C. Mantripp, John Swindon, J. Walton, G. Ayre, G. E. Wiles, J. W. Clifford, M.A., W. A. Hammond, S. Horton, IL A. Barber, E. Barrett, M.A., J. Johnson, J. G. flowran, E. McLellan, W. R. Wilkinson, J. T. Barkhy, and Messrs. C. Wass, J.P., J. Skinner, J.P., J. Brearley, J.P., J. II. Morton, W. A. Yearsley ; Connexion.' Editor, Benjamin A. Barber; General Book Steward, Ernest Barrett, M.A. To meet at rlolborn Hall, Thursday, September 17111, 1931 ; Thurs-day, January 1401, 1)32; and Monday, May 901, 1932.

New Hymn-book Committee. The Joint Methodist Ilymn-look Com-

mittee has continued its work during the year. The 'Icy. John Swindell presented the report to Conference, showing that in addition to the three Methodist Hymn-books, fifty-six other books, as well as manuscript hymns, have already been selected front. The new collection pro- mises to be the best in Christendom, and will be of nut less tbon 1,000 hymns. It

is hoped to present a draft of the new book to the Conferences of 1032. Cordial relationships have prevailed throughout the Committees, and tribute was paid by Rev. Phil Fisher and Rev. Geo. Ayre to the labours of Revs. J. Swindon, J. C. Maniripp, and E. C. Barton (Secretary of the Committee). A Tunes Committee is to be selected from among the three, Churches, our representation being five members.

London Forward Movement. The Rev. J. T. 13arkby presented tho

report of the London Forward Movement. Ile said thnt their work was not only to assist in the building of new churches—that was their primary business—but it was also to prevent the erection of un-necessary and Unsuitable churches, 10 build which would be a great mistalte. During the year it hod been his privilege to conduct services In 50111C of the new churches which had been erected, and it was a pleasure to find them making pro- gress. Worcester Pork, on Kingston-on-Thames Circuit, until recently was a v‘ry small place. It had now grown into a populous suburb, whose religious require-ments were insufficiently provided for. Under the auspices of that movement they had now built a fine new property at a cost of 1:7,000, which was worthy of Methodism. 'Then in conjunction with the other Methodist Churches they were assisting in new enterprises Rainham, Dagenham, South ChingIord, and other places. In London the prOblehi 00,10 ex-ceedingly vast. Much more needed to be done, bltt they were crippled for want of funds. Ile appealed for their generous help. lite Rev. W. Potter, in seconding, said 110 wished to Crlg,11111:11e the Com-mittee of the Movement upon the type of building they were erecting. No money was being squandered, but they were erecting just the kind of church suited for modern requirements. Ile felt, too, that Mr. Barkby deserved their congratu-lations on having secured 020,000 for that purpose in times such as the present. Ills own generous example had stimulated generosity in others.

The Committee was re-elected with the Rev. J. -r. Barkby as Secretary and Mr, II. II. Bowyer ao Treasurer.

Th. Rev. CR:rwlisirte riiaenmit.B.11" The Mother of Conference and Escort.

...Mr. A. J. Clayton, Mrs. Watkinson mad Rev. E. Hamm.

Miss Joan Knapton PEAKE MEmUltIAL t ONO OFFICERS, and her bouquet for the President. Rev. H. L. Herod, Aid. T. L Gerrard and

Rev. T. H. Champion.

,47g THE METHODIST LEADER. JUNE 25, 1931.

,ocal Preachers' Aid Fund. ydr. John wan,„, ,,s Treasurer, said

lot the expenditure of the L.P. Aid Fund urine the year had been £900 in execs. f its to too. There were still o _ ontributing circuits. To these he would trongly appeal. During the year the, ad received a contribution from a United lethodist Church in Norfolk in rccogni- .on of the service rendered by Primitive lethodist local preachers. They had 354 ecessitous brethren on their funds, and tune were sorely stricken and in dire overty. The Report and Balance-sheet Were

pproved, the Committee reelected, oral Ir. John Walker appointed Treasurer and lev. Chas. Humble Secretary.

4inisterial Group Insurance. The report was presented by the Rev.

ohn Swindon, and indicated that 51.18 :ircuits with 797 Ministers are now en- tiled. The lifty-six other eligible circuits re to be appealed to to join the fund. TWO ayments of £100 have he. 'male from le fund 'luring the year. Mr. li. Wahn- cy, the Treasurer, commended the fund , circuits V:111Ch have not ym joined.

,ocal Preachers' Aid Fund and the Wesleyan L.P. Mutual Aid. One of the best attended Conference

its „port iiwough ft. J. Longstaff, J.P. The Committee ought and received the full approval of ;onference for the recommendations lade for the fusion of the Local 'reach-rs' Aid Punct and the Wesleyan

Stations, and the Minutes of the Stationing Committee, which were approved. Minis-

• ter, without Pastoral Charge :—Revs. G. J. Lane, Edwin W. Smith, Arthur Hird, S. Edward Williams, C. P. Grov., B.A., 13.0., John R. Fell, Sam Davis, Martin W. Pinker, Phil J. Fisher, and Ilerbert Leggate.

An American Visitor, The Conference welcomed Dr. David

MeConaghy, of New York, the Preset' ent of the United Stewardship Council of Canada and the U.S.A. He said he repre- sentecl a Council that emphasised the necessity of coming back to our Lord's teaching on the stewardship of possessions. a segment of the Gospel that had been overlooked for years. It was of vital irre parlance to the shot enterprise of Chris- tianity that Christians should consider their relation to their possessions and the handling of those possessions in God 'e sight. Ile hoped that in the greater Methetlist Church of the fehme seeh a stewardship would take a place in its plans of religious education.

Conference rose at 5.10.

FRIDAY MORNING, June 19th.

The opening devotions were conducted throughout by the Rev. Samuel Horton.

Presentation of Bouquet. A delightful bouquet was presented to

the President and Vice-President on behalf of the Derby Second P.M. Circuit bv

The great Mahatma Ghandi had yet to show his abilityin constructive citizen- ship. A solution to the Hindu-Moslem problem had yet to be found. Thotoeoltt. tbon was as a compass--not a nmp—indi- eating the road to a solution.

President Designate. The scrutineers announced that on the

iir" round of voting the Rev. William

Younger h." . door rn.j°64'. The announcement was received with

great enthusiasm, and when Mr. Younger ascended the platform the audien. rose and acclaimed hint with prolonged ap- ',louse. It was reminisce0t of the occa- sloe when the Rev J. H. Saxton was designated President. The Conference was evidently pleased that a circuit ntini. ter had been elected. The Rev. Ed. McLellan warmly welcomed Mr. Younger, who said there were moments when speech was an inadequate medium for expressing one's feelings. That was such a moment. He would, however, like to express his thanks to the Conference for its appreciation and confidence. He had , L07,,ecnh.°seileic'spof°,:el-vo, ris'14.7nt,rotmlbni:

indebtedness to his mother, to the village church he attended as 41 child, and lo the Rev. Joseph Ritson, and the Rev. Robert Hind, his first superintendent minister. Ile had been called to serve his Church in a period of transition, but he was re- minded that transitions were introduc- tmos. To the work he would give his WO.

or two houses available which ococid be suitable for superannuated ministers They would be very glad if the num.t could be increased. They wished tc acknowledge with gratitude the generouf grant from the Connexional Insurance Company, and clot legacies from Mo., Kate Drew and the Whitehead Settle rncnt. There was also a gift of £25 from Mr. T. H. Fairhall. of Leeds.

The General Committee was appoint. the Committee of Management, with Jacob Walton as secretary and Thomas Graham treasurer.

Equalisation Fund. no Report and BaLance-sheet of the

Equalisation Fund were submitted by M. W. H. Hawthorne. He said that last year's reducfion of the levy by a penny per member had naturally reduced the income of the Fund. They had to report a deficit this year. There were 735 children provided for by the Equalisa- lion Fund. He wished to express his best thanks to the District officers for their loyal co-operation. . The General Committee was appointed

as the Committee IM anagement for the Fund, and Mr. W. 11. Hawthorne re-dected as Treasurer.

Minutes of C.9.9ittees• The Finance Committee Minutes were

presented by the Rev. Arthur Bonham. Reference was made to the magnificent generosity of the Connexional Insurance Company and the Chanel Aid Associa-

THE CONFERENCE GROUP.

L.P. Mutual Aid Fund. It had long been felt that the position of our L.P. Aid Fund was completely inadequate. The Wesleyan Mutual Aid Association had generously offered to accept all our local preachers, with full benefits accruing to them at a present average of 10s. Gd. per week for men, and f3s. 4d. for widows of local preachers, provided we contribute £20,000 0 matte our local preachers eligible. This sum was equal to £1 10s. Old. per local preacher in Primitive Methodism. A "Lightning Fund" was to be com-menced, each District to have a ',Mister and a layman as secretaries, and it was boned to raise the desired sun, by June, 1932. The scheme was warmly com-mended by the Rev. J. 0. Bowran, Messrs. W. E. Clegg, J. Walker, and the Vice-President of Conference. The last named is asked to stress the appeal during his Vice-Presidential itinerary.

The officers appointed were :—Organis-ing Secretary, Mr. Jos. Longstalf, ii'.; Chairmen, Mr. Moses Bourne, J.P., and Alderman L. Gerrard, J.P. ; Secretary, Rev. Jamb Walton; Recording Secretary, Rev. C. Iltimble; General Treasurer, Mr. J. W. Arnold.

The above-named officers, with Revs. II. J .Taylor, A. Baldwin, W. M. Kelley, and S. Palmer, Messrs. J. H. Morton, C. Wass, LP., W. E. Clegg, A. B. Flillis, C. IL. Watkinsxm, I. Waiker. W. H. Haw-thorne, and the Vice-President, would be the Executive Committee who were em-powered to carry through negotiations for the fusion of the two funds.

Second Draft of Stations. The Rev. GViiIlt,,t lhompson presented

to Conference the Second Draft of

Conference Journal. The Rev. Wtn. Upright assmed the

Conference that all its decisions of the previous day had been correctly recorded, and the Conference willingly accepted his assurance.

Public Questions—India. Mr. A. Victor Murray, M.A., introduced

thc following resolution, which was unanimously passed

"-Hutt the Conference records its high appreciation of the efforts of His Majesty's Government to deal with the unrest in India. Convinced that the time has arrived for the people of that Empire to take an increased share in the management of their own internal affairs, this Conference pledges its sup-port to anyand every well-considered plan which will give our fellow subjects of that great land self.governmeni within the British Empire.

"The Conference calls upon all our people to remember the forthcoming Round Table Conference in their prayers. We trust that with wise and generous statesmanship there etoy be the spirit of good-will in all the coun-cils and among all the peoples of India, Great Britain, cod the British Empire." Mr. Murray said that the doctrine of

political liberty had gripped India. As Christians it was our business to fit people I,,, freedom and then to set thorn free. The Christian Church in India had felt the call of Nationalism. The vagueness of the terms of the resolution were due to the extreme difficulty of the situation.

Vice-President Designate. Mr. A. Victor Murray, M.A., of Bit'.

rningham, was elected Vice-President Designate. In welcoming Mr. Murray, Mr James Black said that Mr. Murray was a man of strong character, an original thinker, and one who was hateful of hypocrisy in any form. The delegates stood and loudly applauded when Mr. Murray rose to reply He said he was most humbly grateful for the kindness of the Conference. Ile distinctly wanted the Conference to understand that he was n. a man of means, but as far as he was Ale he would willingly and gladly serve his Church. In the Unite! Church to which they were moving he was anxious that the witness of working men should not be lost. Men who had greatly in. fluenced his life were his schoolmaster, DI. Selbie, a man who combined high position and complete scholarship with an absence pride; Canon Streeter, who taught him the real meaning nf theology ; and Prof. Clement Webb, who taught him to hate any bit of falsehood in thinking and practice. Ile also paid high tribute to his present minister, the Rev. Wm. Thompson. It was his hope that when they went into Union the democratic principle so dear to Primitive Methodism would be kept alive.

S. M. W. & 0. Fund. The Rev. Thomas Graham submitted

the Report and Balance-sheet of the S.M. Widows' and Orphans' Fund. He said the moneys for that Fund came in regularly and went out regularly. There was not much romance about the report, but there coo a great deal of humanity. He wanted to intimate that they had one

tion, which had made gifts to Connexional Funds amounting in all to 24,100. For such continued generosity the whole Church was immeasurably grateful. The Connexional Levy remains the same for the ensuing year, viz., 2s. 9d. per member.

The Minutes were adopted. The Minutes of the Miscellaneous

Committee were submitted by the Rev. W. E. Farndale, and Conference toy• proved the same.

Thanks to Hartley Lecturer. Conference recorded its high apprecia-

tion of the Hartley Lecture. The Rev. Arthur G. Gray prestmted a resolution which expressed admiration of the intel-lectual qualities and literary craftsmanship of Mr. Mantripp, and dso of his deep insight into the mind of Christ. The book ought to have been written even it it had not been deliVered as the Hartley Lecture. The deep religious experience of the lecturer, his reverence in touching great themes, and his coherency of thought, in expounding the cardinal doc-trines of religion, made the lecture of immense value to those who desired guid-ance and enlightenment in the deep things of God and the human soul. All diligent students and preachers would benefit much by this enriching study. The Root. I'hil. J. Fisher and John Swindon added warm praise of the lecture and the lec-turer. Rev. J. C. Mantripp, in his reply, acknowledged himself grateful for the gracious terms of the resolution, and for the assistance of Mrs. Mantripp and the Rev. F-rnest B. Sim, ; the last named having read the proofs.

JUNE 25, 193T, THE METHODIST LEADER. 479

Permanent Members of Conference.

The Rev. W. C. Russell presented the report of the Committee for the election

„ of Permanent Members of Conference. Twenty-six applications had been re-ceived. They recommended the election of the Revs. T. K. Upright, John T. Stead, and Wm. Franks, and Alderman Henry Clark. The Rev. T. K. Upright, who was present in the Conference, briefly responded and delighted the Conference by the revelation of a unique experience, viz., that his only son had been elected Secretary of Conference, and his grandson was being received into the Ministry- at this Conference.

Local Preachers' Training Committee.

The Rev. J. Squire Wilkinsoh presented the report of the Local Preachers' Train-ing Committee. High quality has marked the average papers submitted, and the work of the Committee has been the source of much benefit to candidates and to our pulpits. There are 1,139 preachers preparing for the Plan, and several speakers expressed the hope that that number should be increased as early as possible.

Mr. C. Moore urged that the work of the Committee should be carried forward into Methodist Union, and the Rev. S. Horton gave assurances that this would be done. Mr. J: Ellis (Clay Cross) desired that local circuit examinations should give place to the Connexional course. Rev. J. T. Barkby, commending the work of training, pleaded with the local preachers not to be afraid to preach from their own experience. The Conference listened with great interest and pleasure to a supporting speech from Mr. Norman S. Humphries, M.Sc., son of Prof. A. L. Humphries, M.A., whose indefatigable labours in the matter of Local Preacher training are well known. Mr. Humphries urged his brother lay preachers to strive for the best educational status possible. This, he argued, together with deep spiritual culture, would make their ministry greatly effective. -

Greetings from the United Church of Canada.

Conference is ever glad to welcome dis-tinguished visitors from sister com-munions. No better representative of the United Church of Canada could have been found than the Rev. Peter Brice, D.D., who brought the cordial greetings and best wishes of his Church to the President and Delegates. Dr. Brice was converted, and brought into fellowship with our Church, through the ministry of the Rev. F. J. Sainty, in Blantyre. Since his entry into the Canadian ministry he had served that Church with distinction. His present itinerary had brought him into touch with Presbyterian and Congrega-tional Annual Assemblies in various parts of the British Isles, but he regarded his visit to Conference as a "home-coming." He made a profound impression on Con-ference as he told his story_of the mighty evangelical worlc of the United Church In Canada, lighting up his speech with several delightful stories. His closing words will long be remembered, "There is only one greatness, that of love, loyalty, and service to the.purpose of Christ." Dr. Brice takes with him a message to his Church from the Conference, expressing our reciprocal greetings and ardent prayers for the prosperity of the United Church of Canada. This resolution was seconded by the Rev. J. T: Barlcby, alto was so cordially welcomed as our repre-sentative by the United Church of Canada three years ago.

FOURTH DAY. Saturday, June 20th, 1931.

The Rev. George Armitage conducted the opening devotions, after which the Conference Journal was taken as read.

The Beckett-street United Methodist Church (Derby), through a lovely little girl, Gene Robson, presented a' choice bouquet to the PresIdent, which he ac-knowledged In the accepted way.

Gambling. Mr. G.. Jennings, of kiverpool, in an

excellent and stimulating speech which carried the Conference with him, sub. milted a resolution declaring that Gambling was morally and socially in-defensible, and calling upon Primitive Methodists to wage continual warfare

against the national menace. We regis-tered our emphatic dissent from the organising in any form of lotteries and sweepstakes for the support of philan-thropic institutions. Such methods ap-pealed to cupidity and would dry up the springs of genuine public charity.

He submitted that this was a matter of urgent national importance. The Church must declare itself as one hundred per cent. sound on that question. It was not a time for uncertainty but for a clear and unmistakable lead. There were some Churches that were toying and playing with the evil. Gambling was a root that was fruitful of poverty and crime. Danger and disaster were ahead if they as a Church failed to register its protest against the evil. They could not deny the popular excitement associated with gamb-ling, but they felt strongly that it was sapping the very life-blood of the nation. Deliberate and persistent efforts were being made to tempt and bribe the nation into legalising lotteries. They did not believe in the hospitals being used as stalking-horses for the betting evil. The founts of charity were not yet driFI up, and given the right appeal, they could find the money . necessary.

The resolution was carried unanimously.

Peake Memorial Fund. Alderman T. L. Gerrard announced

that the Conference effort on behalf of the Peake Memorial Fund had reached £650, and had raised the grand total to 86,020. They wished to thank the Vice-Prestdent of Conference for the generous and stimulating lead he had given in the matter.

Dr. W. L. Wardle mentioned that the newly published volume of Dr. Peake's theological writings was - now available, and all profits were to be devoted to the Memorial Fund. He urged its wide circulation.

Connexional Insurance Company. The Rev: A. Baldwin presented the

report of the Connexional Insurance Company, and spoke of the long service rendered by this institution to the Church. During the year the fire pre-miums had been reduced twenty-five per cent. Grants had been made to Con- nexional Funds amounting in all to 83,075, which brought the total since the formation of the Company to £77,053. He would remind the Conference that the business of the Company was limited to Connexional insurance. During the year three hundred and forty new policies had been issued. _Claims had been paid to the amount of 8195.

Chapel Aid Association. The Report and Balance-sheet of the

Chapel'Aid Association were submitted by the Rev. J. T. Barkby, who claimed that this was one of their first institutions, and other Churches had paid it the fine tribute of imitation. It offered great benefits to their people. He would remind the Con-ference that but for the assistance of the C.A. Association and the Insurance Com-

Fiaanve'haticl'ettcla bCe'rna7seedc..ntuL7thew°y:aldr the Association had made further grants amounting to £1,750, a total altogether of 819,735.

The General Secretary proposed a resolution, which was heartily approved, expressing the warmest thanks of the Church for the continued generosity of these two institutions. They owed an in-calculable debt to them. The Rev. W. M. Kelley said he seconded the resolution with the utmost heartiness, and Mr. John Walker reminded the Conference that the directors did their work without fee or reward.

Sunday School Union. The report presented by the Rev. J. W.

Clifford, M.A., expressed gratitude for the continued blessing of God and for the awakening of a deeper interest in the work amongst our young people. We have 3,907 schools, a decrease of 28; our teachers number 52,132, a decrease of 678; the average attendance shows a decrease of 325 at the morning session, but an in-crease of 128 at the afternoon session ; and the reports show a decrease of 1,068 teachers who are church members. The total number scholars is 361,307, a de- crease of 7,401, departmental decreases being (a) Primary, 3,151; (b) Junior Inter-mediate, 2,030; and (c) Senior, 2,220. Average attendance shows an increase of GO at the afternoon session, but a decrease

of 1,863 at the morning school. Junior membership gives reason for serious thought and for careful organising, to shepherd young people who year by year register their decision for Christ, There are 536 classes. There is a fine increase in our week-night activities, namely, 112 Branches of the Young Crusaders' League, with 2,847 members. The Cradle Roll reports a decrease of 1,637 members. Graded lessons have made another ad; vance. Miss Ethel Bossons, the Con- nexional Demonstrator, had found her sixth year of service the best of all.

Mr. Clifford stated he had travelled 17,000 miles during the year, and he spoke optimistically of the work of the Sunday-school. He pleaded for the ex-tension of the Teacher Training work, and week-day activities among the chil-dren and young people. We cannot save young folk with one hour a teeth. Mr. B.

enormous amountiadmtentstoatf iscliacrskrecparrzreodn an

thousands of willing workers throughout the land.

The Rev, Jos. Rigby suggested the ad-visability of strong churches sending one or two young menand women to help in the work of needy country Sunday-schools, which in some instances had to lapse for want of workers. Mr. F. Willett thought the time was opportune for ministers to be released from taking week-night preaching services, that they might devote their attention to Teacher ''raining.

The Rev. G. Harrison urged the need for better methods in the work among adolescents. Mr. J. E. Shane deprecated the attitude of those who looked upon Girls' and Boys' Life Brigades as foster-ing militarism.

Mr. J. W. Seymour referred to the in-dustrial depression in county Durham. Some children were unable to attend school through lack of suitable clothing, He thought ministers should give more consideration to Christian Endeavour and Sunday-school work.

The Rev. George Ayre said reference had not been made to the decline in the number of children of school age. The decline in the number of Sunday-school children was not proportionate.

In reply, the Rev. J. W. Clifford said that when they remembered all the con-ditions, he felt that the Sunday-school

was holding its own. With regard to the minister and the Sunday-school, it was not a matter altogether for the minister himself. The circuits must consider this matter and lead the way.

• Commission of Enquiry. , The Conference agreed to the request of the Wesleyan Sunday-school authori-ties to elect representatives on a Metho-dist Commission of Enquiry. The follow-ing were elected to serve on the Commis-sion :—The President of Conference, the President-Designate, Revs. T. R. Auty, F. C. Taylor, J. Walton, S: Palmer, W. R. Wilkinson, Prof. A. Lee, M.A., Mr. Victor Murray, M.A., and Rev. J. W. Clifford, M.A.

Thanks to Rev. T. R. Auty. The thanks of Conference were etre

pressed to the. Rev. T. R. Auty, A.D., for the magnificent work he had done as secretary of the Summer and Extension Schools Department. Growing success attended these movements, and much of it was due to the skilful guidance • and leadership of Mr. Auty.

Thanks to Rev. W. S. C. Leach. The Rev. W. S. C. Leach retires this

year from the secretaryship of the Teacher 'Training Department after five years' service. His careful attention to the duties of the office had done much to pro-m,te its success, and Conference extended to him its warm and sincere thanks.

Local Preachers' Training Council. The following Were elected to serve on

the Central Council for the Training of Local Preachers :—Revs. T. A. Thomp: son, B.Sc., R. Ferguson, J. Ritson, Messrs. Moses Bourne, and T. R. Wat-kinson.

Christian Endeavour Council. The Conference warmly welcomed the

Rev. H. T. Wiglcy, B.A., B.D., in his presentation for the first time of the Report of the Christian Endeavour Coun-cil. He declared his deep and passionate conviction that C.E. was pre-eminently suitable and adaptable to the needs of the age. This movement enshrined four basic principles, fellowship and service, confession of Christ, and loyalty to

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" CHRISTIAN HERALD "

OF JULY 2nd, 1931

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JUNE 25, 1911. THE METHODIST LEADER.

wholesomeness of public life, a gross offender against public health, and the foe of clean politics. The Government is again urged -to further legislation for 1. Local Option for England and Wales. 2. Effective Control of Drink-Supplying

Clubs. 3. Sunday Closing of Bars.

Moreover, the Conference felt that the time had arrived when, in view of the pronouncement of Sir George Newman and others before the Licensing Com-misison, all advertisements of alcoholic drinks should be made illegal. Mr. Chrimes contended that the characterisa-tion of alcoholic drinks as "good" was a

gross misnomer. Alcohol seem> to make men better, but that was as far as it went. He congratulated newspapers and municipalities which had refused benefit by revenue from the "Trade." He pleaded with those churches which had no tem-. perance organisation to commence a Band of Hope or a branch of the Abstainers' League. In all these proposals he was supported by the General Temperance and Social Welfare Secretary, the Rev. J. T. Bell, and the whole Conference.

Thanks to Speakers at Memorial Service.

Sincere thanks were accorded to the Rev. Wm. Potter and Mr. Sidney Walton, C.B.E., M.A., B.Litt., for their felici-tous and beautiful addresses at the memorable Memorial Service to Deceased

I,y Preachers and Members. The Gen. Secretary spoke of the whole service as ideal, andof the contribution the addresses made as eminently appro-priate.

The Orphan Homes. The Rev. George Featonby furnisher',

the report of the General Orphanage Committee, which showed that in spite of unusual difficulties the work of the year had been very succes.lul. Nineteen children had been actinide:I during the year, and there were 73 children at Harrogate and 55 at Alres,ord. There had been abnormal preSsure upon accommo-d-ation, and there was it waiting list. Tender reference was made to the tragic passing of Bettina Harrod and Hazel Waldron. Generous friends had provided Cot Endowments. Aid. A. L. Whittaker, J P. of Halifax, enlivened the discuss-kin with several apt witticisms, and he com-plimented the Districts on an increase of 1350 in contributions. 1 he orphanages had cost e751 during the year. A new pair of homes was urgently required al Harrogate, and a sick ward at Alresford was a very . urgent necessity. Garden parties bail been a helpful means of rais-ing funds.

Connexional Fund. The Report and Ft:dance-sheet of the

Connexional Fund were submitted by the Rev. Jos. Pearce (Connexional Treasurer),. He described his fund as the "Treasure Island of the Church." He said that not one penny was owing by any circuit throughout the denomination. In such times as the present it was little short of miraculous The munificence of the Chapel Aid Association and Insurance Company was beyond all praise for gifts

amounting to £1,250. The ministers' voluntary levy had yielded £737. Since its institution the levy had yielded over £19,000. Then the payments included E19.025 to the S.M.W. and 0. Fund, and 13,000 to Hartley College. Besides this, there was the cost of all the denomina- tional and district adrninistrOon. It was his inestimable privilege to disburse the fund in the interest of the Church.

The Conference listened with real pleasure to Mr. l'earce's humorously de-scriptive narration of the activities of the fund, and heartily adopted the Report and Balance-sheet.

The General Committee was appointed

the Committee of Management for the fond, with Jacob Walton ss secretary and Joseph Pearce as treasorer.

Connexion., Miners' Relief Fund The Rev. Jacob Walton presented the

Report and BaLance-sheet of the Con-nexional Miners' Relief Fund. It showed 41 total income of £4,429 12s. 10d., practi-cally thewhole of which had been dis-horsed among our own people in a time of severe industrial crisis. The fund had brought real blessing into the homes of many.

Appreciation of the work done through the fund was expressed by the Revs. J. G. Bowran, J. E. Gilbert, A. Watson, and the Vice-President of Conference.

The Conference recorded its warmest thanks to the General Secretary (J. Wal-ton), General Treasurer (F. Hardy, J.P.), the late Secretary (W. M. Kelley), the District officers, the late Editor of the 1.1.1.11 (G. Bennett), and to the generous ladof both the C.A. Association and Insurance Co.

Connexional Property. The Report of Connexional Properly

was presented by the Rev. G. E. Wiles. It showed that 30 Schools and Churches had been erected during the year. Con-notional property was now of the value or .C7,646,036. Debts had been reduced during the year by 1:53,445.

Methodist Ecumenical Conference The Rev. J. T. Barkby presented the

revised list of delegates to the Ecumenical Conference to be held at Atlanta, U.S.A., as follows :—Revs. J. T. Barkby, J. Walton, Wm. Younger, J. Swindon, J. C. Mardripp, T. B. Ileward, J. Rutherford, S. Palmer, W. Curry, E B. Sturr, II. T Wigley, B.A., B.D., N. H. Snaith, M.A., J. E. Storey, M.A., G. E. Wiles, Prof. A. L. Iltimpories, M.A., C. I'. Groves, B.A., B.D., J. W. Clifford, M.A., T. R. Auty, BO., F. Holmes, and R. Noble. Messrs. R. Fletcher, J.P., C. Wass, J.P., J. Longstaff, J.P., W. H. Hawthorne, W. E. Morse, J.P., F. Hardy, R. Quin-ney, A. E. Calvert, J.P., J. Walker, and D. Jones; Mrs. J. 1'. Barkby, Miss C. Hartley, J.P., and'Sister Dora.

Mr. Bobby :innounced that :seven by delegates were still required.

The Rev. Jacob Walton informed the Conference that in addition to the gift of £700 from the Chapel Aid Association toward the expenses of the Ecumenical Conference, he had also received £100 from Mr. 1'. L. Gerrard. The Cooler-ence expressed itsappreciation to Mr. Gerrard, who suitably responded.

Women's Work in the Church. The Rev. Jacob Walton, in presenting

the report, said information had been sought as to the nature andextent of the work being done by women in our churches, apart from missionary and C.E. activity. The statistics revealed the strength and virility of women's work, and the splendid contribution that toss being made to the entichment of the life of the Church. It congrtitidated the workers on the success of the weekly meeting.

Vice.Connexional Officers. In view of Methodist Union it was

resolved not to appoint Vice-Connexional officers.

Conference of 1932. The invitation of the Middlesbrough

Circuits to entertain the Conference of 1932 was cordially accepted.

CONFERENCE DISCUSSION OF "THE WORK OF GOD."

Al 11.15 Conference turned from the consideration of departmental busine,o to the prayerful discussion of the Churches' supreme task. the vvork of God. TIts President asked that it might be approached in a worthy tnanner, and that nothing trivial in thought or speech or motive might mar the occasion. The hymn, “Sing we of the Golden City," was heartily sung, after which earncst prayer for Divine guidance was offered by Mr. W. Antliff Yearsley. The Rev Jacob Walton then submitted his resolu-tion, in which grmeful appreciation of the loyal and devoted service of all classes of workers in our Church was expressed. Whilst recording with pleasure the achievements of our African Missions, they regretted a further decrease in the home membership which could not be regarded without disquietude. Whilst it led to great searching of heart, they would allow no spectre of doubt to haunt their minds, for they had the assurance that God gave the increase to faithful service. They faced the future with a sense of hopefulness. The signs of the times were that men and women were realising more

and more that the Christian life was the rzolstotrettl;dwvoc.er.eiteofofsecCohr:-.tis.triyaniitny,..

portance. The Divine Spirit was moving amongst them. His call wss a great call to holiness of life and evangelism. It was their peculiar privilege, and there-fore their duty, to evangelise. History taught that the soul of the Church had been saved in the measure that sIts had gone out 10 0000 the 501.11S of the people. The fathers hungered for the souls of the people. That passion was the inspira-tion and foundation of their Church. The smne spirit would make them to be a name of fire. God was about to give them the greatest opportunity they had ever had in the coming of a United Church. Let them not miss that glorious challenge.

The Rev. Torn Sykes (Connexional missioner) said he had learned from an old mystic a most helpful motto It was that in dealing with spiritual things they must not lie to God. Face to face 15th reality, they must be absolutely honest and truthful. Ile wanted to say three things. First, they could do it if they were willing to do it. It was his pa. sionate,, burning conviction, that the Primitive Methodist Church could have the revival to-day if she sincerely wished it Were they willing? If so, something toss going to happen. If they could have a real Pentecost it might burn up soma lumber that was hindering the outgoing of the vital Church. If they first had the imperious note, then the evangelistic note would follow. In his campaigns he had had the privilege of conference with young men, and he found a response to a direct challenge. Let the motive of their evangelism be right. If they organised evangelistic campaigns merely to in-crease their Church membership, then their motive would defeat them at the very beginning. He wanted all their churches to make evangelism the normal atmosphere of all their work. Behind and beneath it aff they must revive the devotional. There was a great lack of it in their Church. They had suffered the decline of toe class meeting and Sunday night prayer meeting, and had got nothing to take its place. They had been talking of making new local prnachers. They

A Startling New Story

by the

Rev. SAMUEL HORTON (Former Prcs.dolt 4 the P.M. Conference)

Every Methodist

should read this

entrancing Story

ENTITLED:

Rev. S. Horton Stresses has Point to -Officers of Preachers' Friendly Society.

UNION MEETING SPEAKERS, Revs. A. E. J. Couon, 6 MeLellin and Dr. W. R. Maltby.

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could not make them; it was the life of the Church that would create them. If he could go back to the beginning of his ministry, he would not study less, but he would pray snore, for through prayer there were untapped for them springs and resources which would make them irresistible.

The Rev. R. Cawthorne believed we could catch the fame of evangelism through the Covenant Relationships of Christi. 'Endeavour, and that we should meet our young people with a big chal-lenge.

The Rev. Thomas Jackson, whose evangelical and social work in East Lan-don is well knows and highly esteemed, gave testimony to the present validity of the old angelical truths. Theology, methods of Christian StrVite and witness might change, but he hoped we should not be weary in weld-doing.

The discussion was liftoa to a high level by the contribution of the Rev. Phil. J. Fisher, who passionately desired that amidst the, tumultuous voices of moltirni lift we ShOUM let God speak and be heard in the depths of the soul. Mr. Hugh Redwood had recently testified to the craving for God on the part of groups of people who were outside the organised Churches. The Methodist Union Com-mittee, with its programme of evangelism as part of the spiritual preparation for Union, was offering a framework and a challenge, and he believed the churches were warming to response. But at bot-tom this was an indiviouat matter. It was for each to confront in the silence of his OW I soul the wonder of God's grace in Christ. This would produce its own outward reaction. For the soul of Metho-dism and the very original genius of the Christian Church was expressed in the words, " Oh, let me 0,1111111'11d my Saviour to you." And when two or three thus stirred took counsel together the work was begun.

Mr. Fisher soul we Were often too timid to open up to others on the deepest thint,,.9 of religious experience. WC needed faith in the witness God had in every heart to which Ile had once spoken, and faith in the unfailing response that aw .ited the true approach.

Conn. J. Popplewell, of Wa th-on-Hearne, spoke of the influence of prayer-loving men in public councils, and said that the ultimate test.was personal good-ness.

'The ex-President, Rev. W. Musson Kelley, said he felt he ought to be on his knees rather than his feet. Mr. Fisher was right in his statement that we had all too often lost touch with God. There was a spirit of defeatism abroad in many churches where folk had become so used to half emptychurches as not to be seriously concerned, whereas we should be up and doing. He read part of a letter which he had recently received from a young bus,iness man of ability, whose in-terest rn good things was great, intimat-ing his belief that what the youth of to-day needed was to be converted to Christ's

way of life, and the revealing of Him as God's perfect gentleman, was alone sufficient.

The Rev. George Ayre spoke of a spit,. did piece of personal evangelism on the part of two African local preachers, who on corning into contact with a heathen tribe absented themselves from their own Quarterly Meeting for nine months, at the end of which period they returned with fifty names of people desirous of be-coming catechumens. Early Metholism was often housed in cottages, and in their modern suburbs they might throw open their houses where churches had not already been provided.

The Rev. Wm. Younger concluded the debate, and said he was increasingly con-cerned for the quality of individual life. Complex modern life tended to shut out the spiritual. We ought to have the same compassion for the crowds as Jesus had, and that compassion was only gained as they allowed Christ His rightful place. They could have revival any time by pay-ing the requisite price. An uplifting ses-sion terminated with the heartfelt render-ing of " When I Survey the Wondrous Cross " and the Benediction.

Conference, rose at 12.40.

MONDAY AFTERNOON. Methodist Union.

The Conference Church quickly filled on Monday afternoon for the all-engaging and all-important discussion of Metho-dist Union. Year by year, as the con-summation draws nearly, the interest grows deeper. It is the great privilege of the. Primitivo Methodist Church to give, a lead to the other two churches and, so far, that 1,141 has never failed. With deep fervour the vast company joined to the singing of •' Praiso to the 11..liest in the height." Prayer was offered by the Rev. George Armitage.

After deciding upon the mode of dire-

olre, the Conh rend, then took op the consideration of the

Union Committee Report. This was presented by the Rev. Samuel

Horton (Secretary to the Conti-M.0). He said that he felt somewhat like a tired traveller who had been on a long journey but was now within sight of the goal. 'The time taken in reaching the objective bad been longer than at first imagined, but now there was' only 011C

more Hier to cross—or rather a trickling stream. Ile said the new Model Deed was now being prepared and would be presented to the next Conference. The departmental reports now submitted were interim reports. They were not asking Conference to :afoot them. They were merely sent for information. A " three-stages policy " which some at first deplored was proving to be a blessing in disguise. It had given time for the pre- paration of workable schemes of united action. He said the gloomy prophecies made by the Jeremiahs of the three churches that thousands of people would

leave when Union came were not going to happen. Only one minister in all the three Churches had given notice of his intention to leave, and he was going to take twelve months to think about it.

In reply to the brochure issued by the so-called Primitive Methodist Defence League, he wanted to say it was full of inaccuracies; and it was in danger of being misunderstood by friends outside their Church. The Wesleyan Synods recently held had given very decisive votes in favour of Union. In the ministerial session there had been an 87 per cent. vote in favour, and in the representative session a 92 per cent. in favour. The suggestion that the scheme was likely to lead to cleavage between the ministry and the laity, only existed in the imagination of those who had pro- duced the pamphlet. They were called upon to make history that day, and he .hoped they would do it in a big way. He felt that there was not the slightest inclination in their Church for delay. They must go on. They were too deeply committed to withdraw. Up and down the land joint building schemes were in course of preparation. In South Africa our own Churches had already been trans-ferred to the Wesleyan Conference. He went on to outline the proposals suggested for the initiation and celebra-tion of Union, cekbrations which were to be on a scale worthy of such a historic occasion.

The question before them was whether they were to implement the Enabling Bill which Parliament had new given them.

A 75 per cent. vote would be necessary to secure the adoption of the Bill, but he asked the Conference to give them a 100 per cent. vote in favour that day.

Mr. W. R. Brabbs, of Hull, moved " That the question of Methodist Union be referred back to the Church members and that the result of their vote be

reported to the next Conference." lie said he did not know of inaccuracies in the circular which bore his name. If in-accuracy was proved, he would gladly withdraw it. Ile believed the members of society had not been sufficiently consulted. He desired a 75 per cent. majority of the members and not merely of the official courts. Furthermore, whereas in the Wesleyan Church Trustees anal Synods had been consulted, ours had not had that opportunity. Local Option was being claimed all round, and he thought it ought to operate in this matter. He viewed the present scheme as a modified Anglicanism, and he would have pre-ferred a United Free Church to a United Methodism. 'The opponents of Union were not anti-ministerial, but they dis-liked the suggested ecclesiastical authority of the new Constitution. He believed Dr. John Clifford was right when he said " The greatest good has come through small coxnunities working along the lines of their own genius. What- ever the vote and the result, he prayed it might be for the good of the Kingdom of

God. The President complimented Mr. Brabbs on his restrained and finely spirited speech, and the Conference expressed its regard by hearty applause. Mr. R. Ernmerson seconded the resolu-tion.

The Rev. Joseph Ritson averred that the Union of the Churches in Scotland had infused new life and evangelical passion into Presbyterianism, and he felt confident the same thing would happen to Methodism.

Mr. Moses Bourne, in second- ing the resolution, said the time had come to make the final and crucial decision. They were not making it in any irres-ponsible spirit, but with a full sense of its consequences. He believed the pillar of fire was leading our Church. There was no principle being contravened in the proposed Union scheme. What were sometimes called principles were only human devices to meet certain conditions. They must be prepared to sacrifice non- essentials for the great essential. 'The main reason why he supported the resolu-tion was because he believed Union would advance the Kingdom of God. The need of our age does not admit of delay in the movement towards Union. He would like to hurry things up.' The down-town churches, the village churches, and the new housing areas would be helped by Union. if Union would help to evangel', the masses, what does the two to one representation on Conference matter?

Mr. J. Longstaff, supporting the resolu-tion, said the spirit of God had been slowly but surely leading towards the consummation of Union. The new Church would be a vast organisation, but it MIst be large enough to make room for further expansion.

Mr. A. B. Hillis did not think the people desired to be consulted on Union. There was no religious difference between the three churches. 'The new Church would be more democratic, for to its Conference any member would be eligible for election.

Tile Rev. W. Potter said he wanted to assume Methodist Union, for he felt that was as safe as anything human could be, but he wanted Primitive Metho-dism to be in the making of it. There was an idiosyncrasy of denominations as well as individuals, andtheir idiosyncrasy • was that they were a Church of the, open air, and had always manifested something of the freeness of the open about with then,. Throughout their history there had never been.a single successful heresy hunt in their Church. They had their positive principles with regard to the Smirament. To them it was the simplest vet the. most sacred of memorials. Its observance was the very heart of their faith, and he hoped that mere theological formulas would never take the place of that.

Many other names had been sent in from those anxious to take part in the debate, but at this point it was moved that the question be now put. This was carried by an overwhelming vote. On the amendment being submitted, seven voted in its favour. It was, therefore, declared to be lost.

The Conference then adopted the report of the Union Committee, with but three dissentients. •

The Implementary Resolution. The crucial resolution, authorising the

Middlesborough Conference of 1932, at the conclusion of its ordinary business, to adjourn to 'Tuesday, September 20th, 1932, in order to carry out the powers of the 'Enabling Act, was submitted to Conference, and amid a most impressive silence the vote was taken. The delegates voting in favour_ were 284, those voting against four. The result was received with acclamation.

In the report of the United Committee to the three Conferences, it was desired that the members of the three Conferences of 1932 should be members of the Uniting Conference in the autumn Of that year.

The 'Rev. J. J. Cook appealed for younger ministers and laymen to be added to the Union Committee. It was pointed out that only six ministers under 50 years of age were members of the present Committee, and if youth was to carry the work of Union it should have voice in directing it.

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Was the ever a time when Confer-ence had no Women's Meetings? In that dark and distant past there must have been something strangely lacking! The mothers of our Church, Elizabeth Bulti-tuck, Sarah Kirkland, and other women of the early days, would be startled and thrilled to see how women's work has grown since their day. Perhaps they would be a little disappointed that no woman- in all the hundred and twelve years of our history had ever been elected to the Vice-Presidency of Confervice, but they would have been cheered to see that the Women's Missionary Federation had risen with presidents of its own.

Twenty-one presidents have graced our organisation, and each one in her own way has contributed to the building up

Mrs. J. S. GAMMAGE.

of the Federation and the fellowship of its members. Each president found real happiness and inspiration in her year of office, and the Federation remembers with gratitude the names of these leaders Mrs. (Tenney, Mrs. Rawlings, Mrs. Morley, Mrs. E. Adams, Mrs. W. Smith, Mrs. Proud, Mrs. Croft Baker, Mrs. Speed, Mrs. Guttcry, Lady Robinson, Mrs. Leidy, Mrs. G. Porter, Mrs. Starkey, Mrs. Peel, Mrs. Bentley, Mrs. Harding, Mrs. Humphries, Mrs. W. Porter, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Jabez Bell, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Baldwin, and now we shall wel-come, on June 23rd, our twenty-third president, Mrs. J. S. Gammage, of Northampton.

Mrs. Gammage's election nt the Execu-tive at Kingsmead was one of the many very happy incidents in that gathering. It was an election received with great enthusiasm. Mrs. Gammage has been the secretary of the branch at Northamp-ton since its formation in 1918, and its success has been largely due to her de-voted service and wise leadership. The first branch report showed sixty members enrolled and twenty-four pounds raised— an admirable beginning. Last year the figures were one hundrml and ninety members, and one hundred and ten pounds raised. One of the reasons for success--it is no secret—is the ability of Mrs. Gammage to gather about her other people who have a desire to work. The ordinary meetings of the Northampton branch give evidence of hearty co-opera- tion of officials and members. Mrs. Gammage thinks and plans and works for the success of her branch, but, being a really good secretary, she does not do all the work herself; she wisely finds work and responsibility for other people, too.

Our Executive had the joy of sharing in the fellowship of the Northampton branch in October, 1829. The arrange-ments were very thoughtfully made, even though the time was so overshadowed by

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the death of the President tel Conference. It is now about seven years since Mrs.

Gammage was first elected to the Execu-tive, and during that time she has become really well known throughout the whole ol the Federation. Our new president will enjoy the business meetings of her year. She has served her apprenticeship to Quarterly Meetings, and it is not only a section of the church she serves, but all the wider interests of circuit life. Under her guidance we shall make our further preparations for. Methodist Union, and her keen, interest and sympathy will help in bringing this vital matter nearer to a happy. fulfilment.

Mrs. Gammage will have a very happy time this year. Her predecessors have made a tradition of joyful service, and she will strengthen the tradition as she IOUs our districts. Everywhere she will find groups of people keenly interested. in mis-sionary work and intensely pleased to welcome the president. Sometimes presi-dents have feared the year of office as It has been anticipated, yet af the end all fear and nervousness have gone in the halSpy comradeship of it all.

The women of the Church offer to Mrs. Gammage a very hearty welcome to the greatest honour at their disposal, and wish for here year of real joy.

BY AN OLD FAMILY FRIEND. Mrs. J. S. Gammage is of the fourth

generation of village Methodism. In 1835, when the early pioneers of Primitive Methodism missioned in the village of Buford, from Northampton, her great-grandmother gave them a welcome and shelter ; and in 1838 she helped to secure the first chapel owned by the Northamp-ton Circuit, at a cost of £65, furniture included, in the same village.

Mrs. Gammage had the advantage of a Christian home life. Her father, Thomas Faulkner, a true village Hampden, piloted the chapel in the same village for over 50 years. No man was more typical of the staunch Methodist and radical stock of the Victorian age. The oppressed looked to him for succour and the pecc found in hire a friend. He was a member of the Northampton Quarterly Meeting that called the late Henry Roe, the African pioneer missionary, into our ministry. Her mother, like Dorcas, was given to hospitality. A puritan of the strictest type, she trained her daughters for the service of the Church, and one of Mrs. Garnmage's sisters married the Rev. Charles Moore, so well known in the Manchester district.

The musical service et Ileyford owed much to Mrs. Gammage. At the age of 12 she took charge of the organ and became secretary of the Sunday-school, and later became choirmaster. After her marriage she removed to Northampton, and as a worker here has always occupied a foremost place. For many years she successfully conducted the Young Women's Bible Cl,., at Horsemarket, and afterwards et Park-avenue.

The writer's earliest impressions of Mrs. Gammage is of a little girl in white, asking the local preacher for the hymns, and after the service taking him home to her father's house to tea and introducing him to the missionary box. Her mission-ary enthusiasm has never waned, but she is a keen worker also for the temperance cause, and for a period of three years was county president of the B.W.T.A. She is a firm believer in the educational side of this work, and during her period of office was responsible for considerable re-organisation along these lines.

Mr. J. S. Gammage is one of our best-known and gifted lay preachers, and it would be unfair if generous mention was netmade of the support given by him throughout all their happy married life to the activities of Mrs. Gammage. She, for her part, never tires of sayiag that without his companionship and co-opera-tion she could not possibly have served our, Church in the way she- has done. They have one son, who is ptactising as a solicitor in Northampton.

The Women's President. MRS. J. S. GAMMAGE, NORTHAMPTON.

BY ANNIE BOWES.

THE METHODIST LEADER. JUNE 25, 1931. 484

Each successive Conference serves but to give added momentum to the move-ment for the Union of the Methodist Churches, and the great gathering on Wednesday last in the Conference Church did not fail of that purpose. The broad and spacious approach to the church is in itself suggestive of the largeness of opportunity that Union will inevitably bring, and the whole setting and tone of the meeting were in keeping with that conception. The platform was a Metho-dist platform, representative of three negotiating Churches, and the hymns, though not Methodist in origin—a pardon-able oversight perhaps—were yet sung with truly Methodist fervour, a fervour which was heightened by the magnificent leadership of the Conference choir in their community singing, which preceded the actual meeting. The vast audience poured out its soul M song in the great old hymn, " All hail the power of Jesus' Name." Prayer was offered by the Rev. Samuel Horton, secretary of the Primi-tive Methodist Union Committee. After a fine solo by Madam Clayton, the Vice-President of Conference (Mr. James Black) gave a short but most apposite address. He claimed that the purpose of the meeting was in keeping with the mind and purpose of the Saviour. While they all honoured and revered the memories of their founders, they needed to get further back, to the High Priestly prayer of Jesus, in which He prayed that they all might be one in Him. They all needed the rekindling of their affection for all lovers of the Saviour.

A cordial welcome was extended to the Rev. A. E. J. Colson (President of the Unittal Methodist Church), who quickly proceeded to put himself on good terms with the audience. He had just been reading their new President's address. He congratulated the Primitive Metho- dists on so able and so eloquent a Presi-dent. He said it had been his privilege associated with the other Presidents to tour the country, and he could testify of the remarkable enthusiasm everywhere for Union. True, some still doubted and a few still opposed, but in the mass their peoples were keen for Union. He felt he had one advantage over the other speakers that night. They wets hoping for Union. Ile could speak with actual experience of what Union had done. Twenty-four years ago they brought into operation the Enabling Act, by which the Methodist New Connexion, the Bible Christians and the U.M. Free Church became one, the United Methodist Church. Speaking with full knowledge of what had transpired, he said they did not wish to go back, but were eager for the larger Union now proposed.

He believed they could do far more united than as separate Churches. He wanted Union because he wanted to see a revival of primitive Methodism. What was primitive Methodism? It had nothing to As with the two to one principle of Conferential representation. It was Methodism as it was at the beginning, original Methodism. It was the religion of the warmed heart. - The early Metho-dists were supremely happy because they had a personal experience of God's saving grace. Surely they could unite on that. Then the age demanded a common wit-ness to Jews Christ. They must go out to the people with the message of the Christian Gospel. There again they could unite. The conditions abroad were in-deed challenging, and the great peoples of the East were seeking a new basis for life. It was a great opportunity for a United Church. The address won its way to the heart of the audience and was loudly applauded.

Ald. E. II. Brown, J.P. (Mayor of Sun-derland), was to have been vice-chairman, but he was unavoidably prevented from attending. • The magnificent setting of Goss to " Praise the Lord " was admir-ably sung by the choir, and the organ accompaniment of Mr. A. Judge was praiseworthy.

The Rev. W. Russell Maltby, D.D., is greatly Beloved by Primitive Methodists. He had preViously addressed a Confer-

ence gathering at Liverpool, •and the memory of his masterly address on that occasion was green in the minds of many present. The audience gave him a wel-Come that was an indication of real affec-tion. Dr. Maltby obviously appreciated his reception. What a remarkable per-sonality he possesses I He spoke quietly but passionately, and his characteristic gestures added to the appeal of his address. Philips Brooks defined preach-ing as " truth mediated through per-sonality." This is certainly true of the preaching and speaking of Dr. Maltby. He expressed his disappointment that a worthier representative of his (the Wes-leyan) Church had not been found to gill the place he occupied. He knew that they were looking at each other and asking questions. When the audience looked at him they would probably say, " Is this the kind of thing we have to live with? " This and other humorous asides were greatly enjoyed.

The subject of Methodist Union, said Dr. Maltby, overwhelmed him with its greatness and promise. Oh I that we had a voice to speak to the Methodist people I Such a voice would speak with the trumpet tone of the prophet. Organisation could not make Union. Union of organisation is not an organic union. But we did well to remember that organisation can prevent Union. Our organisations had kept us separate and prevented us from knowing one another and co-operating with one another, and therefore prevented fellowship between them. The coming Union would open the door for the spiritual union, which was their greatest desire. What had been done by formidable committees in the cause of Union was just the opening of a door. Would they enter that door freely and swiftly, not calculatingly, but in faith?

Prudence was a deadly sin, arid that was the present danger. Here Dr. Maltby effectively illustrated his theme by reference to Thomas, to whom our Lord said, in effect, " Thomas, thou knowest the possible; attempt the impos-sible." Union had not been the doing of a few people; it had been the answer to a Voice beckoning them, and now they were looking in each other's faces, and God's word to them was, " Will you march together? " It was not going to be easy, and the only thing that would make it possible was a spirit intolerant of all estrangement. With passion Dr. Maltby asked, " Ought our divisions to go on? " and voices from the audience replied, " No I " " But they will go on, unless we are prepared to make sacri-fices," was his retort. When our fathers built churches they always saw them from the inside, and not from without. They saw them full of eager worshipping men and women. But we had turned our backs on our fathers and had been con-tent with little companies in great big chapels. Prudence was only one of a trinity of deadly sins. Another was inertia, but the deadliest of all was con-tempt of each other. These sins were all of the devil. A truly great address finished with the cry, " May Gad cast them all out! " Prolonged applause fol-lowed the conclusion of the speech.

After 13Ialee's " Jerusalem " had been sung with heartiness the President of Conference addressed the assembly. He was received with acclamation, and said that the " Welcome home " to Derby almost overwhelmed him. He had great memories of his ministry in Derby, all of which were delightful.

In a well-conceived address, the Presi-dent paid high tribute to the early Metho- dists who faced unflinchingly the chal-lenge of brutalised sport—bull-baiting, cock-fighting and public hangings. He declared that the materialism of the eighteenth century was more difficult to deal with than that of our day. The elements of revolution were then ready to hand. England was saved the terrors of revolution by the Evangelical Mews-ment and the Methodist Revival. Further-more, the National Church was re-juvenated by it, and where Merle had

previously prevailed new life and dignity came into being.

Methodism laid the foundations of what was proving to be the most stable and the most promising democracy in the world. In these days of the resurgence of the idea of dictatorship, when thrones were shaking, when popular government was' in the balance, in spite of her inability to grapple with all her problems, England was standing four-square to her troubles, and was seeking a sensible way out of them. We had belief in the sanctity of individual life, and this was due to the teaching on village greens and in little chapels, as well as in the great cathe-drals, that Jesus loves all men, and gave His life for them. Our fathers believed that iv their experience; religion must stand first. United Methodism must emulate their example and be as chat. lenging as they. It was the centre of Methodist religious life that every man in

The delegates to the Bradford Confer-ence last year will remember that delight-ful Friday afternoon " see-sawing in Wharfedale," when motor-coaches took them over the singing river Wharfe and along the fringe of the Yorkshire moors. Equally enjoyable has been the Confer-ence motor tour this year through the leafy lanes and delightsome dales of Derbyshire.

Leaving Derby on Friday afternoon, eight coaches carried the delegates away from Conference concerns into the most beauteous landscapes and loveliest vil-lages imaginable. The hedgerows in this part of Derbyshire are splashed with laburnums in bloom, and qulet pk-turesque cottages make their flower gardens run down to the road. We are now cautiously descending a precipitous hill; in a minute or two we shall be slowly climbing a road which winds up to the sky-line. Just now we were flooded in June sunshine, but at the moment we are passing through the cathedral-like half-light of overhanging trees.

We have now deft Ashbourne, the in-terior of whose church is Westminster Cathedral in miniature and whose war memorial is a peaceful Garden of Re-membrance, and we are on the other side of Kniveton, where we have alighted for " a stretch." The LEADER photographer, the Rev. J. -Nicholls, whose artistic photo-graphs of Fernando Poo are familiar to all. missionary readers, is already busy burying his head under his camera cloth and " shooting " the delegates. We are on the summit of a high hill, and in the distance are still higher hills. There is an expansiveness, a spaciousness and natural grandeur about thts spot which arc at once exhilarating and awe-inspir-ing, and the wonder of God's own lovely world moves us to song.

Song having that broken out among us, every coach for the remainder of the

the world was in- the mind of God when He sent Jesus Christ to save the world. It was our business to make that known. We were universalists. Every man had a sense of God.. Amidst his contradio-tions he knew he belonged to the Almighty, and there was nothing that appealed to his to much as the truth that " God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." If we could cap-ture that evangelism ourselves there was not a materialism, a brutality, or any-thing, wrong in our age which could not be dealt with and overcome. A converted man was the finest citizen, the only hope of industrial peace and of the ending of war. With all the glow of the old Metho-dism burning within as the churches would again be filled, and men and women would seek and find God.

As excellent meeting terminated with the singing of the Doxology. Among others who supported the Vice-President on the platform were the Revs. John Freeman (chairman of the Wesleyan, Nottingham and Derby District), Eric W. Baker, M.A., minister of the Conference Church, and H. Robson, a local United Methodist minister. •

journey enjoys community singing. Methodist hymns, old and new, are sung. We hear of a man of Kent who looks out on life with a serious lace, but whose eye ever twinkles with good-humoured jest, becoming hoarse as he leads the singing of his party. In another coach a man of eighty-nine years is displaying a Halifax plan, dated 1851, on which his name Stands as a preacher, and between the singing we hear his proud boast of having known Hugh Bourne. Alderwasly Woods command the unbounded praise of all, and while many regret the pre-sence of smoke-belching chimneys in the foreground, few are detecting the Diocesan Retreat House tucked away in a sequel. tared spot at the foot of the hill.

On the top of a high hill, commanding a view of six counties, stands the Crich War Memorial, bearing the names of men of the Notts and Derby Regiments (Sher-wood Foresters) who made the supreme sacrifice. Looking northward from Crich is Wingfield Manor, where Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned. Also not far from Crich is the birthplace of Florence Nightingale. Passing through Belper, the birthplace of the Rev. Thomas Jack-son, and the place where " Prims " were first called " Ranters," we are greeted with flags and bunting (it is Belper's Hospital Day). The remaining miles are soon covered which bring at back to Kedleston-street for a welcome cup of tea. The memory of this afternoon will live long, and we are grateful to the local Arrangements Committee for making it possible for us.

The New World for June (2d.) contains articles by Mr. G. D. H. Cole on " Gold and the World Trade Crisis," Prof. Pierre Doyen on " Disarmament and the French People," and the Marquis of Tavistock on " Can the Church Lead the World to Peace? "

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On the resolution of the Rev. W. Potter, it was decided to submit this matter to a committee of the Conference, and for a report to be presented later in the Conference.

The Rev. tE. Aldan French was heartily received. He expressed his pleasure at the great vote the Conference had given for Union. They were all one when it came to declaring the Word of God to the needs of the world. Union stood for great evangelism. The revival of religion had still M be fostered, but it had begun. Cultured youth was declaring its exper-ience of Christ as Saviour, and giving themselves in service. Methodism had the most revolutionary message known to the world, it announced that God in Christ gave freely of His boundless love and grace.

The Rev. Harry Smith (United Metho-dist Secretary of the Union Committee) brought the cordial greetings of the United Methodist Church.

The Session concluded at five o'clock.

CHRISTIAN SOCIAL UNION. The annual tea and meeting of the

Christian Social Union was held in the Kedleston-street Schoolroom, on Friday, June 19th. Over fifty members were present. The General Secretary, Rev. R. L. A. Tingle, B.Sc., introduced the business, supported by the Organising Secretary, Rev. J. Clennell, and the Financial Secretary, Rev. J. E. Storey, M.A. Mr. J. Longstaff being unable to attend, the Rev. Jas. Lockhart presided. Mr. R. Bayley led the devotions. "fhe chairman said he was glad the C.S.U. was an independent organisation. It had a contribution of great worth to take into the Union of Methodism, and the uniting churches looked forward to it The General Secretary spoke of the help-ful service rendered by the panel speakers in Sisterhood, C.E'., and Men's Meetings. In the men's meetings in particular, men outside the ordinary ministries of the Church had come to appreciate the Church's intelligent and deep concern for society in all its aspects. He suggested that the Men's Movement should be allied to the C.S.U. in corporate membership.

The Rev. J. E. Storey, M.A., and Mr. C. J. Youngs, J.P.,presented the financial statement, showing a credit balance of £90. The movement's greatest success was in districts where secretaries carried out their duties efficiently. Mr. J. Walker said the key M the whole position was the District Secretary. In the Lamented illness of Rev. T. A. Thomp-son, B.Sc., Rev. W. Upright was thanked for undertaking the editorship of The Witness. Committee and officers were re-elected, with the following alterations President, Rev. W. Upright; vice-president, Coun. Frank Hardy, J.P.; Revs. A. McDonald, B. W. Tinkler and. J. W. Morrow were added to the Council, and Revs. J. McGain and E. H. Pittwood with Prof. Atkinson Lee, M.A., to the 'Executive.

DIAMOND WEDDING. A happy party of eighty guests gathered

on June 10th to congratulate Mr. and Mrs G. Harman, on the celebration of their diamond wedding. Mr. Harman has been in membership over C.15 years, and Mrs. Harman over 02 years. On the Withernsea and Horns., Circuits they were well known for their service and hospitality. It was a great joy that the Rey. F. -Ash, who put Mr. Harman on the plan 47 years ago, was able to be present and take part. The Revs. G. Hind, W. Moore and C. Jennings also spoke of their long association with Mr. and Mrs. Harman. Revs. R. Cawthoroe, J. W. Pegrnhn and G. Denman were also present.

Seven years were spent at Nafferton, Driffield Circuit, and during that period' they served the church and the circuit. More recently, on retirement, they settled in Hull and jolted the Bethesda Society, and though Mr. Harman is unable to take preaching appointments, he is a class leader, and both are regularly at the services. At the ages of 83 and 80 respectively, they still take a keen interest in the church. The celebration has given opportunity to a host of friends to express their appreciation, amongst which was a gracious message from the King and Queen.

THE LOCAL PREACHERS'

CORNER.

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THE PLACE OF THE LAY PREACHER IN METHODISM.

The grouping together of a number of churches into a circuit, which is charac-teristic of Methodism, has provided ample

of histo gitihtse. lay Lireeal for the exercise

deeply rooted in the system, and there was surely a stroke of genius in the building of such an organisation. The indebted-ness of the nation to village Methodism is beyond computation, and village Metho-dism would be in a sad plight but for the lay preacher. Even urban churches rely more or less on his services, and he is sure of his place in most of them, assum-ing he fulfils his calling worthily.

It is amazing to think of the sources from which lay preachers are drawn—mines and marts, farms and factories, schools and professional circles. Almost every phase of industry and commerce, of public and professional life, makes ks contributions to thek ranks, and they have exceptional opportunities of observing life

in its many moods and manifestations, tastes and tendencies. Such experience of human nature is invaluable in bringing the evangel of Jesus to bear upon heart and conscience. Indeed it is one of the cre-dentials oflay preachers.

Methodism has reason to be proud of the laymen who have filled its pulpits. I think of scholarly men, of graceful speech and undoubted piety, and I think of un-lettered men, who could only speak in the vernacular, but were full of faith and the Holy Ghost. Methodist preachers have risen to eminence in many spheres of life. While we rejoice in their success, we At well to remember the vast numbers of unknown heroes who, though slender in attainment, were absorbed with the pas-sion for preaching, and made their own contribution to the promotion of the Kingdom of God.

The lay preacher of to-day possesses a goodly heritage, a heritage which should be maintained with jealous care. He is is a great succession. But is the sue., :sion assured, and are the ranks being re-plenished adequately? Hero we come to an acute problem, a problem which it were futile to ignore. One hears of circuits in which it is extremely difficult to fill the Plan. The future of Methodism is largely in the hands of lay preachers, but that future cannot be regarded with composure unless the supply is forthcoming. In our own church there are probably 1,200 can-

didates at present, and spread over nearly 700 circuits, a number which is quite in-sufficient for the full equipment of the pulpit in our own day and the days to come. And of the candidates now exist-ing, barely one-third take advantage of the Connexio.I training course—a most disappointing and disquieting feature which makes one wonder whether our young preaches are alert enough and eager enough to face the ordeal of pre-paration for the pulpit. Equipment for preaching to-day is by way of mental as well as spiritual culture. Indeed, that was the reason the Training movement was called into being, and the time has surely come when circuits should insist on candidates taking the course of study, prescribed by the Training Committee.

And potential preachers are by nn means lacking. Never before could Methodism boast of such a vast army ofieyoung people, many of whom, finely gifted, would adorn the ranks of preachers. It is strange if preaching has no attraction for them. Cer- tainly istosiot faspsceilrtiatile wthen

d for capable, cultured, consecrated lay preachers is clamant, but there are ample resources to meet the need. Let Metho-dism see to it that those resources are mobilised, to that the place of the lay preacher may be assured.

JOSSPII LONGSTAFC

486 THE METHODIST LEADER. JUNE 25, 1931.

MONDAY AND TUESDAY, June 15th and 16th.

BEGINNINGS.—The actual record of Conference proceedings affords a text upon which each delegate can provide his or her own commentary. For the larger number who perforce remain at home the commentary must be provided. It is not suggested that matters of fact must be regarded as "a rivulet of text in a meadow of margin," yet if the margin in which imagination can find freedom for various expression can only be visualised, and something of its glamour passed on, the purpose of the notes will be served. They are written only for the benefit of those who are not at Conference. The Conference cospmences before the open-ing session lakes piece. A glance at the Handboolc will reveal something of this to study the agenda would reveal more. The reference here, however, is to the work of the Stationing Committee and the heathers' Friendly Society, the meet-ings of which are proceeding in separate buildings, and the thoughts of many hearts are being revealed. The Station-ing Committee has a shorter list of minis-ters and stations to deal with than usual, but its task is difficult. The General Secretary endeavours to grasp the inward-mess of each case. and the signs are that he will succeed.

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CIVICS.—Primitive Methodists are it people whom the dignitaries of the towns and cities visited by the Annual Confer-ence delight to honour, Derby is-a town already in possession of it bishop, with aspirations towards becoming a city. The Mayor is a bachelor. He has a charming sister who graces the position of Mayoress. The assembly at the reception in the Central Hall was larger than is usual, and its appearance gave no signs of dis-tressful poverty. The Mayor had done his best—of regalia he had brought out all that the town possessed. The robes and chain of office, of course, and stalwart men in sober gowns with gold-braided capes, with hats that must have appeared wonderful, even to the ladies. They had halberts, or staves, or maces, silver and gilt. It seemed a species of cruelty that they had to stand all through the long ceremony of reception and during the longer meeting also. However, the dig-nity of the town was maintained. The meeting itself was a conspicuous success. The Mayor conducted the singing as if he had been it Methodist born ; he even allowed the audience more liberty in this exercise than the programme provided. He stivck the note of friendliness in his humorous speech, and certainly it was one of the happiest of such gatherings within the memory of those present. Music, song, recitations both grave and gay, with the inevitable refreshments. made up an evening in which there was not a dull moment. Indeed, the hilarity overflowed the meeting. The 'bus in which the Editor of the LEADER travelled to his home was, I understand, quite shalccn by the fun of its occupants.

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The Conference evidently enjoys this opportunity for Church and State to join in saying flattering things' concerning the Primitive Methodist Church. All the speakers realised the greatness of the occasion and made the most of it. Dr. Noakes, the Venerable Archdeacon of Derby, who conveyed the good wishes of the Bishop, brought vision to the meeting concerning the Church that is to be. Unity and union thus emerged—notes that must of necessity be stressed again and again in this Conference. Our own President and Vice-President, fresh after their labours and honours—some of which they'cannot lay down—made contributions that were inspiring. A sure augury, this, that they have found much to rejoice in during their visitation of the churches. Even the rain could not damp the en-thusiasm of those who had to find their way home—some of these it long distance away

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WEDNESDAY. June 17th, Morning.

THE MOUNT OF Goa—Nine o'clock proved to be earlier than the delegates could get together for the Sacramental service. If was inevitable that the open-ing hyMn should be delayed. Even then Were were some empty seats in the body

of the church. The service was worth waiting for. The influence of the Presi-dent was felt all through, but even more, the presence of God became a glad reality. There was a new note, and a welcome note, in the sentences read—a call to real intention and for the will that conforms to God's requirements. There was such reverence that the prayer of silence was possible. As for the communicants-- Nhey saw God and did eat and drink." It was a season of refreshment, sacra-mental worship at its best. The sense of the symbols was lost in the sense of the presence of Him we sought. "It is going to be a great Conference" is a word that has been heard again and again in these early days. If what this service

"The Exigencies of Stationing" (The General Secretary).

has whispered to the hope be made real to experience, all will be well.

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THE NEW PRESIDENTS.—A smile, which was nearly a laugh, greeted the hymn "And are we yet alive. . . ?" This quickly passed. As the President said, the hymn was orthodox and it was a devo-tional service. The precentor had not yet been elected. He, however, was at his post. The Conference gives evidence of being willing to follow his leadership. The formality of constituting the Conference was soon over ; the only matter for con-cern was that one G.C.D. had not arrived to shepherd his flock. The con-cern ought to have been more when it was divulged that he was staying at Burton-on-Trent. Yet there was only more laughter Then the President and Vice-President gracefully retired, with the usual compliments to their successors. These compliments were gracious and not the less sincere because they were ex- pected. Both Mr. McLellan and Mr. Black acknowledged the compliments, reciprocated them, and accepted the re-sponsibility which was theirs by acclama- tion.

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DETAILS AND AN ELECTION.—There are committees and officers lobe appointed. But first the choice of Secre-tary means a contested election, and this necessitates scrutineers. There are no nomination speeches, so the votes are speedily collected ; and while they are counted, the business of detail proceeds. The delegates acquiesce in the General Secretary's suggestions; they do not vote with any alacrity until the proposed holi-day on Friday afternoon for an outing is mentioned. Then all hands are thrust out and up. The record of deaths brought a pause—these are to have further com- memoration on Saturday morning. A new departure was registered in making the Selection Committee, with some addi- tions,

it committee for examining the pro-

posals for amalgamation with the Wes-leyan Methodist Local Preachers' Aid Association. A portent of coming Union this—no Vice-Connexional officers have been nominated and none are to be ap-pointed. Suggestions ate corning at last from the floor of the Conference, and they are accepted. Resolutions on Public Questions are to be placed, when pos-sible, in the hands of each delegate before their introduction. A resolution of sym-pathy is to be not to Mr. J. J. H. Moses,

Y. M.P., who is seriously ill. A demand is made that some younger net be added to a committee that is to consider mat-ters connected with Methodist Union. Nine are nominated and accepted. Two attempts are made to add others, but the Conference says "No" very definitely. There is evidently to be freedom, and obedience also.

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elected. It has been a close thing. Either of than who were chosen as principal and assistant would have been the popular choice, even if their positions had been reversed. Indeed, those lower down would also have been welcomed. As it was, Mr. Upright. a son of the manse and the father of a minister who is entering upon circuit work at this Conference, gave ample testimony that he had gained the distinction honourably. Of recent years the Secretary's task has been lightened. This year a new departure is being made. The loose-leaf ledger sys-tem has been adopted—a mere question of mechanics. A watching brief was placed in the hands of the Book Steward, in order that the Secretaries should not go astray.

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DICTORY.—The Mayor and Mayoress have been thanked; greetings are to be sent to the Wesleyan and the United Methodist Conferences. Then some time is given to testimony concerning the many tabours and abounding work of those who are laying down the free ministry of our Church et this Conference. Their humber is fourteen, and each one had honourable mention. It was significant that honour was given to those who have fulfilled it long ministry in comparative obscurity. Their work abides. It would be a good thing if recognition was some-times made on other occasions than at the end of a ministry that wide country circuits are important spheres of service. Our brethren can be assured that they carry to their less arduous tasks the esteem and love of their Church. Our veteran delegate--the Rev. J. Ritson-commended to their consideration the cultivation of a hobby. The notabilities of the Conference were photographed, and we adjourned for lunch.

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WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. MESSAGES TO THE CHURCHES.

—The first bouquet has arrived—a gift from the church in which the Conference is being held—and the first Presidential kiss has been given—in public, at any rate. It must be said that the King-street Wesleyan Church lends itself de-lightfully to our larger Conference delega-tion. The seating is comfortable, there is ample accommodation for visitors, and it is not difficult to hear, even apart from the provision made for the deaf. The early part of the service is given up to the messages of the President and the Vice-President. These will be reported in full, and must be read. It is sufficient to say hera that both Mr. McLellan and Mr. Black gained and kept the attention of the Conference from beginning to end. It will be good to read their messages, whfch are also challenges to a vital religion. II only all our people could have heard them I It is an inspiring thought that the churches will have their services through the Connexional year.

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followed, as deeply spiritual, as effectively eloquent, and certainly as eminently prac-tical as those that came before it. It was given by the Mayor of Derby. He ap-pealed to the delegates that they should endeavour to commend Chrisno-sny lads who might be in the homes where they were guests. He spoke of himself as slightly mad about winning boys for Jesus Christ by personal service. It was a mind-piercing and soul-searching mes- sage. The Mayor was thoroughly at home. and so was the Conference. As he pleaded for service for Christ, the word was evoked, "Servant of God, wel done!" The minister of the Conference Church brought greetings. He was heartily welcomed and cordially thanked.

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HAIL AND FAREWELL.—What re-mained of the afternoon was spent in

thanking those who had served in high office. The resolutions had been carefully prepared. They were generous in their terms, and they recorded services of a varied character that had been placed et the disposal of the Church. The Presi-dent, Vice-President, and Secretary of last year, the Book Steward and Editor, each of whom had finished a term of five years' work in difficult times, had to reply, and the Conference, with a few exceptions, stayed patiently to the close of a long ses-sion that had made great demands on intellect and emotion alike. Time was not quite up, but the General Secretary graciously gave us holiday. He would not risk a descent from the heights. It was not holiday for all. Various Com-mittees were called for the early evening.

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THURSDAY. June 18th, Morning.

DISARMAMENT—The first resolution on questions of a public character was introduced in a strong speech by one of our best loved ex-Presidents, the Rev. H. I. Taylor. The Conference was with him, indeed, it wanted to go further. It was pointed out that disarmament did not cover the whole of the peace question, and that this would come up again. Then it was discovered that the religious reasons for disarmament were not mentioned. The proposer promised to remedy this, and the resolution was carried unanimously.

• • • • •

REPORTS. — The Conference settled down to consider reports. The delegates heard the Secretary of the Candidates' Committee gladly. It was his first advert- tore at Conference in this capacity. His clear enunciation and emphasis of essen-tial things well deserved the congratu-latory words of the President, which were heartily endorsed by the Conference. Mr. Wilkinson evidently loves his work. Can-didates, he said, are encouraged to make the best of their opportunities. The work of the examiners, both oral and others, was commended. The present subjects for examination are to be continued next year; after that the arrangements for Union will be in operation. There were two cases that came up for special con-sideration. These men had improved their position on the pass list each year, but were still too low for College. Their rimes were called for, but the Conference showed its good sense by determining to deal with the general principle. These men were given another chance to secure a better position.

• • * • •

In speaking to the Probationers' Report Mr. Ferndale gave some glowing testi-monies from the circuits concerning the value of the work that is being done by our younger ministers. These testimonies revealed an infinite variety of gifts wil-lingly and joyfully devoted to the service of the Church. This brought a delegate to his feet. Evidently he had net some young men who did not conform, in his opinion, to the patterns. Or it may be that he had other reasons for his dis-claimer. He desired to keep probationers

The Rev. A. G. Gray.

humble, and suggested that those who write resolutions should be more discrimi-nating. These laudable ambitions evoked the President's remark that those who drew up resolutions in connection with our Church affairs generally endeavoured to tell the truth.

A CONFE ENCE COMMENTA

JUNE 25, 1931. THE METHODIST LEADER. 437 A special case needed a special com-

mittee. It was complained that few lay-men were on this. Other four were ap-pointed; this without a ballot. But there was some confusion when other than the four were suggested, and the President's bell was hear]—an unusual event in this well-behaved Conference.

• • • • •

The Committee he charge of Proba-tionary Examinations needed other mem-bers. The fact that nominations had been made officially to fill these gave opportunity for a deiegate to liken the Committee to a snake that casts its old skin and grows a new one without reference to the outside world. The General Secretary pointed out that there were other nominations from the Districts, and we were going to the outside world. The scrutineers at once got busy Presently it was an- nounced that of the two elected one was note committee nominee.

• • • • • AN INTERLUDE.—After an outburst

of song, the Conference, without com-ment, received the names of those coming on the Approved List, and the list of cir-cuits that had pledged probationers. This Was formally done, yet it means much for some who are entering into another sphere of life and for others who enter upon another stage of their ministry—pro-bationary days behind then. All joy and success to this company of the tested and approved'

COMMITTEE REPORTS AGAIN.—Dr. Wardle is always a welcome visitor to the Conference platform. This morn-ing he exercised a wise restraint in intro-ducing the College report. He remem-bered the misfortune which attended the introduction of the Peake Memorial Fund at last Conference. It came on when the delegates had dwindled and were still filing out. He applauded the men who were leaving College for circuits. They had given attention to elocution ; thus the circuits will anticipate the coming of men who have something to say and who can say it. The spiritual life had been greatly commended. From Bulgaria another student had arrived—a minister fully trained. It was desired that he should cultivate the fellowship and catch the spirit of the College, even if nothing else was added to learning. And another Bulgarian was coming. The Conference was delighted to hear these testimonies.

• * • • • Still another special ease, indicative of

the direction in which the Church is mov-ing. Increased spirituality marches with intellectual advance. A student makes request to study for a year at a German University, the year to be counted as one of probation if the remit is satisfactory to the College authorities.

"The Stet:mina Committee's Raeder" (REV. J. W. MORROW).

A SCHOLAR'S MEMORIAL. Therewas the shadow of failure in evidence dur-ing the early stages of the discussion on the Report of the Peake Memorial Fund. The shadows lifted after the General Sec-retary had given his great tribute to Dr. Peake. He regretted that the 210,000 had not been reached; 25360 was not enough. A special committee had advised the clos-ing of the fund, but an appeal was to be made to raise it to £6,000. Then the Vice-President led a meeting of tmlinzony which was made more valuable by pro-

miser of cash. The doxology Was Bung in anticipation that the goal was reached, although some fen, pounds were still needed when the morning session dis-persed for lunch. .....

THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LITERATURE AND TRADE.—The

retiring Book Steward and the retiring Editor both bad the disappointment of reporting decline as their last word to Con-ference. But this was not allowed to be the last word. They have both been up against adverse conditions, and behind the diminished figures there is a story of un-diminished devotion. There were not lacking voices to pay testimony to this. Mr. Swinden has carried through a diffi-cult task et re-organisation at the Book-Room, which means a great saving in future working; moreover, he has missed no chance of increasing the trade of his department. Mr. Mantripp has put both love and brains into his work as editor. and there were gleams of cheer in the aoudad circulation outlook. He plain- tively declared that he could never get criticism of the magazines. Appreciation had been abundant, but what was wanted was circulation. .....

THE HYMNAL OF THE FUTURE. —From the Book-Room and the maga-zines, Conference attention was directed to the prospects of the new Methodist Hymnal. The Committee's report in the agenda indicated the greatness of the task and the thoroughness with which it is being tackled. Its presentation celled forth more tributes to the services ren-dered by Mr. Swinden and Mr. Mantripp, both of whom have played a worthy and strenuous part he the labours of the Com-mit.. Conference was asked to see about appointing a further committee to deal with the Tune Book. The Book Steward had prepared a likely list, but the "floor" began to bristle with dele-gates who had nominees of their own to put forward. The President put in a wise word, pointing out the difficulty of making an effective selection by the usual method of vote, and suggesting that a small com-mittee should select names to the requisite number from all those nominated to pre-sent to a later session of Conference. The President's guidance inspires confidence, and this suggestion wins approval.

X • • • • GROW' INSURANCE. The Con-

ference of last year decided that if sufficient support was given, a scheme for making provision for the widow and dependents of a minister who died in active work should be set on foot. The Rev. John Swinden had given much time and thought to the organisation of this group insurance scheme, and he was able to report that the majority of the circuits were contributing. Two pay- ments had been made during the year of £100 in each case. The Conference urged the few stragglers to come into the ranks of this much-needed beneficent fund.

EVANGELISING LONDON. Mr. Barkby came forward to advocate the the claims of London on the sympathy and support of the whole Church. The Conference listened with great interest to his story of expanding population and acute need for increasing accommodation for religious worship. Although he insisted that his committee had prevented the building of some chapels in unsuitable places, he gave examples of successful enterprise, and testimony was borne to his personal application to this great task.

THE LAY MINISTRY. The majority of our pulpits are filled Sunday by Sun-day with local preachers, and Mr. John Walker had little difficulty in creating interest in his statement' concerning the value and work of the Local Preachers' Aid Fund. It is true that much of the work of these brethren is in rural areas, where the journeys are long and the congregations small, even when the little chapels are filled, as they often are. But if the congregations are small they contain men and women of intelligence beyond the average. And those who serve such congregations deserve the sympathetic help of the Church when dark days come. That our lay preachers are valued was shown by an item in the report. A United Methodist Circuit in East Anglia had contributed sin guineas

M the fund In appreciation of the help given to It by our local preachers.

The treasurer's statement this year was only the prelude to the introduction of a larger scheme of aid. The question of amalgamation with the Wesleyan Methodist Local Preachers' Aid Associa-tion had been matter for conversation during the year, and a prepared plan that had received the blessing of the financial experts was introduced in a challenging but charming speech by Mr. J. Langstaff. This involved raising i.:20,000. But the benefits are so attractive and the grace and gesture made by the larger associa-tion so compelling, that the task was accepted gladly. The scheme received benediction from several quarters—an co-president was eloquent in praise of local preachers. So carefully had the scheme

Mr.. SYDNEY WALTON, been prepared that the organisation was quickly completed, and the endeavour launched towards a successful endeavour which is to be completed at next Conference.

* • * * * Reference has been made to an ex-

president. It ought to be added that th's body of expert and eloquent speakers is manifesting a fine restraint. Their silence is magnificent. The whole Conference gives attention to business without delaying the business. And the President is adding to his laurels by his wise and firm guidance of its proceed-ings. As for the General Secretary, his business is so well prepared that the machinery Waifs without friction. His, quiet dominance is a marvel of skill amounting to genius.

* • • • •

AN INTERLUDE. The first dis-tinguished visitor has appeared on the Conference platform. Dr. McConaghy is on his way to the Conference on Church Finance at Glasgow. He is a layman with a D.D. degree. His address was on church history—not theology, nor finance. It was long, but gained the attention of a Conference that is always courteous. The speech would have been a stirring theme for a public meeting, and the illustrations were telling.

• • • • •

FRIDAY, JUNE 19th: MORNING.

AN ACT OF FAITH. After devotions sweet little maiden was lifted to the President's chair. She willingly parted with her bouquet and as gladly received the Presidential kiss. Then Mr. Victor Murray introduced a resolution oil India, expressing sympathy with recent endeav-ours to achieve conciliation now

' and

satisfaction in the near future. There was evident concern for the welfare of India. The name of Mr. Ghandi evoked some applause. The Conference accepted the resolution unanimously.

The retiring Book Steward and Editor are to wear the lustre of unprecedented distinctions. Owing to the fact that no vice-officers are being appointed to these positions, the wisdom of the General Secretary suggested that Mr. Swinden should be appointed Deputy Book Steward and Mr. Mantripp Deputy Editor—the

first and last of their order. Conference heartily approved the suggestion. A deputy mayor is allowed to wear his robes of office during his deputy-mayoral year, a kind of modified continuing glory. The best substitute we can think of is that Mr. Swinden should wear a monthly Book-Room letter round his hat and Mr. Mantripp a cloak of mag,ine posters on state occasions.

• • • • •

A GRACIOUS TRIBUTE. A thrilling time was spent in listening to tributes paid concerning the Hartley Lecture. The President and the ,Editor of the LEADatc, in addition to the Rev. A. G. Gray, who introduced the official resolution of thanks to the lecturer, joined in saying many gracious things. The note of sincerity throughout made it possible to believe that all was said with intention to convey what both mind and heart prompted the speakers to say. It was a manifestation of the great art of appreciation. After a brief reply kern the keturer, the Book Steward made the announcement that the Loolc could be purchased by delegates and others at a price lower than that at which it was published. This word was re- ceived with gladness. A smile greeted Mr. Swinden's statement that the book was thinner than usual, although it had more pages than some—thin in only one respect. Next Conference will listen to the last of the Hartley Lectures. Aft, that a new series is in process of evolu-tion.

• • • • •

THE OLD GUARD. The past year has made n great gap in the personnel of the Deed Poll members. Three of the four ministers have died, and one layman is absent because of illness. The vener-able lady who has a place in this com-pany at the age of ninety-two years still attends each session. Her voice has not been raised in debate; probably her opportunity will come before the close of Conference. For the vacancies three veterans were chosen. One was present. The Conference was delighted to hear from him that his son was the Confer-ence Secretary and that a grandson was coming from college into the ministry this

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Tasks for Methodist Men. GREAT SOCIAL SERVICE MEETING.

The Public Servicei Committee happily arranged a joint meeting of the Temper-ance and Social Service and the Metho- dist Men's Movement. There was a large gathering in Dale-road Church on Thursday evening. The Rev. A. J. Herod, minister of the church, presided. It was inspiring to hear the congrega-tion sing Conder's hymn, " The toed is King. ' Derby congregations do sing with abandon and understanding. From the first hymn the atmosphere was charged with spirituality, and the prayer of the Rev. H. Faulkner, B.A. led us into the Presence.

To the sensitive pianoforte accompani-ment of Mrs. Ross Smith, we heard a fine rendering of " 0 Divine Redeem, " (Gounod) by Madame W Bean.

The Rev Wm. Potter had been chosen to speak on the Methodist Men's Move-ment, with which he has been actively associated. He was most cordially received and soon was on good terms with his audience. " 1 have been chosen to talk about men, but, my dear ladies, I would rather talk about you," was his opening sentence, and the audience was quick to respond to this and other humorous points. The man of whom he had especially to think was the man who did not come to our churches often because he did not like the kind of religion found in the church. Mr. Potter proceeded to show the necessity for presenting to manhood the things for which we stood. The movement he represented was a Methodist Movement. It sought to reaffirm and extend the Christian Social Mission so effectively carried on by John Wesley. It emphasised the need for fellowship among the men already within the church, and sought to win men without the church for Christ, and to lead thorn into the fellowship of the Church.

We do well, said Mr. Potter, to remember the fundamental principles of Methodism. He gave a brilliant survey of the contribution of Methodism to the world's life. In the strange warming of John Wesley's heart, Methodism not only rediscovered the doctrine of individual salvation, but found its social mission. For Wesley love for mankind became the regulative principle of his social behaviour. Wesley's conduct closely resembled early Christian communion. He was a real sharer of his substance. He lived up to his own dictum—" Provide yourself and your dependents with simple food and plain raiment and give away the balance."

The beneficence of early Methodism was well known. Wesley himself spent vast sums of -money in feeding the hungry, in providing medical service for the sick, and in softening the savage lot of prisoners. But he was too wise to be content with mere relief. He was not less zealous in changing conditions than in converting souls. Both human nature and its conditions can be changed, indeed, must be changed if healthy social life is to be attained. People who lay the whole burden of social improvement upon individual regeneration are trying to row the boat with one oar. Wesley threw himself into vehement political .ntroversy.

It was most regrettable that after Wesley's death Methodist authorities were more concerned with authority than with social progress. Mr. Potter instanced the effective social witness of those Methodists who severed themselves from the conservatism of official Metho-dism. He then addressed himself to the question " What of the future?" The next generation was going to be intel-lectual. The new Methodism must not be afraid of science, for scientific learn-ing was nothing worse than the product of good thinking applied to nature exper-ience. In the future Methodism would not be able to attract the modern man unless she was ready to accept scientifically tested knowledge. But even science, the sum of all learning, had found no substitute for religion as a source of social inspiration. Only when men Were assured that God was love, that love was the source of life, that love was life's interpreter, and that perfect love was life's goal, can they believe that all was well with the future of our kind.

It was an excellent address, which won the approbation of the audience. The choir, under Mr. Ross Smith, gave an unaccompanied rendering of " God so loved the world " (Stainer).

In the Rev. J. T. Bell our Church has a most capable Temperance and Social Service secretary. He is a keen student of social questions and his public utter- ances are always thoughtful. He pre- faced his address with praise of the Methodist Men's Movement. Mr. Bell's subject was "The Drink Problem; the Challenge of the Present Situation." He said there was much about the present situation to encourage us. Great Britain had made wonderful progress during the last decade in the direction of temper-ance reform. In 1920 the National Drink Bill was 2436,000,000. In 1930 it dropped to L278,000,000. In ten years the actual consumption of alcoholic beverages had reduced by nearly one-half in spite of an increase of population of 15 per cent. Convictions for drunken-' ness, with slight fluctuations, were steadily falling all over the country. Quite a number of causes had operated to bring about this change. In part it was due to high prices and to shorter hours. Then there were counter-attrac-lions provided by the cinema and other forms of amusement. No doubt, also, the reduced spending power of the population was a factor contributing towards the change. But the most powerful factor had been the selfless and aggressive work of the different temperance organisations during the past fifty years.

The drink trade was at Jost awake to the fact that the days of its uncontrolled dominance were passing. It was now on its .defence, and might at anytime be called to fight a battle for its very existence. The day of that decisive battle could not be long delayed. It might come when the Royal Commission presented its report. Temperance reform now meant, above everything else, in-sistence upon the harmful effects of alcohol, even when consumed in modera-tion. Its task ams to show that a man was the worse for drink long before he became drunk. We never could set about to do that with more conviction and assurance than to-day. The scientific indictment of alcohol to-day was un-answerable, and the economic condemna-tion was not one whit less powerful.

The time had come for the insistence on total abstinence throughout the whole membership of our Church." There was need for effective educational methods to warn and fortify our young people against the physical, mental and moral evils of alcohol. Recognising the value of temperance instruction in elementary schools, they must urge that this should be.done in all schools. Their sense of responsibility for the social order com-pelled them to insist upon the duty of the State to combat this evil.

The present was propitious for winning advance against this gigantic evil. There wasa convergence of facts and forces tending to mark this genera-tion as the generation to carry through a great emancipating movement -in the struggle with strong drink. If they could rise to the height of our present opportunity they were destined to play a glorious part in the crusade against alcoholism, a crusade, the success of which promised to be one of the greatest moral achievements of the 20th century.

Mr. Bell's statesmanlike utterance was heartily received. A great gathering con-cluded with the hymn, " Fight the good fight."

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TUNE 25, 1931. THE METHODIST LEADER. 489

T sit in the Conference listening 1 for the wind. Not the wind whose sound the outward ear can catch or whose breath fans the cheek when I step out•into the Derby street. It is the wind to the lightest touch of which I ever pray my spirit may be sensitive. It is the wind of God. Like all the rest in this crowded and intent Conference, I follow as closely as I may the constant succession of reports and projects which claim our interest. I am responsive to all the changing moods of the assembly, the concentration on some problem of organisation, the occasional conjunc-tion of different opinions and variant points of view—the keen interest of all human convocations—the pleasant ripple of genial and healthful laugh-ter. It is all good and brings a goodly sense of high fellowship in concerns supremely worthy. But something within me is not satisfied even with this; something within me that listens and is alert, through all the buzz and activity of the busy ses-sions, watchfully speeded by those who guide our deliberations from the high platform with anxious regard for the time-schedules—listens for the coining of that unearthly and incalculable wind.

• * * Once and again I have, as it were,

held my breath, thinking I caught its approach, as in sonic moment of quickened feeling surface things have departed and revealed the deeps which are of our true concern. Its voice is surely audible in the hush of that sacred hour when we stand in spirit on the river's marge and salute the ever-living across the flood. Again its breath hovers even in the imperceptible pauses of a secre-tarial report. There is a light breeze of controversy in which I catch, like a zephyr's echo, the hint of that rarer wind. There is a sense of potenti-ality. I survey the serried rows of faces. Each represents some definite sphere of service in the Church; most of them have behind them memory's record of long years of faithful toil in city or country town or outlying village. Some have in their time been mainstays of small Christian communities. Numbers have grown grey while week by week they have proclaimed the mysteries of God and bite Good News in Christ. Here is a wonderful confluence of Christian experience. I try to see, with a spiritual eye, the hidden wealth of it—to divine its pulse, eager to detect in that pulse any quickening of expectation. I imagine within each soul a listening ear, like my own, straining for the mystic "sound of a going."

• * "The wind -blovveth where it

listeth . . . so is every one that is born of the Spirit." This Confer-ence represents the acme of ecclesi-astical organisation. All is in mag-nificent order. We listen with pleased approval to the attestations of the well-fitted machinery of de-partment after department. Yet we are dealing with mysteries, and the matters of our real concern are above and beyond our wisest ordering. Not that we do not will to order as wisely and as completely as we are capable of doing.

Hast thou a cunning instrument of play?

See that thou keep it tuned.

But it is another Hand than any of ours that must touch it to creative

music. And that is when He will—when we will. Both these conditions need consideration. The highways of the Church's life are the ways of the Spirit, and in His ways there is ever something of the incalculable. "God is always unexpected when He comes," writes Mrs. Plunkett Greene, "though His coming may be long prepared. . . We have to be always ready, always watching, or we shall be left. We have not time to pick up our belongings, or He will be here." There we have both contingencies expressed. "We have to be ready." The winds of heaven are a mystery, but one contributory condition which gives rise to them is the temperature of the earth's sur- face. When warmth is generated over a certain area, presently the winds will come.

* * * The temperature rises. After all,

this Conference is but a gathering of representatives of the Church's life in all parts of the land—and of some far afield. I should have small hope of a temperature generated here alone. But I have the sense that in churches here and there about the denomination there are tokens of kindling warmth . there are longing souls reaching out in expectation towards God and saying,

Breath of the blessed Heaven for which we pray,

Blow front the eternal hills! If. those longings are truly rep,- seined and concentrated here, the sound of the wind will be heard. There is nothing more pitiful and devastating than a body without life There is nothing less capable of satisfaction and • joy-giving virtue than a church without the Spirit. Its worshipful ministries and energies of service become arid and wearisome; its sanctities lose their radiance, and its gold turns to common clay.

44 • * * My host has travelled in the East.

He was telling me, one night, after we got home, of an experience he once had in the desert. He was travel-ling across the waste in a motor ve-hicle, when all at once a dust-spout enveloped the car. The driver tried all devices to get out of it. He set the car at top speed, but the dust-cloud travelled with it. He pulled it up wills a sudden jerk, but the cloud stopped also. He tried to back out, to run out sideways, but still the baffling encumbrance clung. Then, wisest he was at his wits' end, all at once a little breeze came along, lifted the dust cloud clean from them, and they sass- it travelling away into the distance, leaving them wills a clear course and unimpeded view. As he told me this story I saw a parable of the Church's life. It was, said my host, they themselves who had caused the dust-spout by the bustle of their own progress. So, often in the life of the churches we become enveloped in the cloud created by our own acti-vities, and vision becomes dim, while there seems no way out of the obscu-ration. Yet, if we will but quiet our souls, and turn them in expectant desire towards God, He will play His incalculable part.

Blow, winds of God, awake and blow

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490 THE METHODIST LEADER. TUNE 25, 1931.

CONFERENCE PEACE DEMONSTRATION.

The Central Hall, Derby, was filled for the great Peace Demonstration on Friday evening. For half an hour the Conference choir of 140 voices, conducted by Coma. L. G. Wildgoose, led com-rnunity singing, which was manifestly en-joyed by the lat-ge inalience. The accom-panist was Mr. Ross Smith.

In the unavoidable absence of ex- Baillie J. Gray., 1.1 vica•-chairntan, Mr. W. E. Clegg, presided, and was sup-ported on the platform by the Rev. A. McLellan rresident of Conference), Mr. James Black (Vicc-President of (',onfer-ence), the Revs. J. Ritson, W. Musson Kelley, James Lockhart, A. L. Hum-phries, M.A., J. Bradbury, C. F. Gill, A. J. Herod, H. Speed, F. Ball, W. S. C. Leitch, G. Fairfoot, Peter Brice, D.D., B. A. Barber, George Arrnitage, A. Wightmarr, A. Wood, G. E. Wiles, G. Ayre, W. Frrmks, Messrs. C. Wass, J.P., W. H. Hawthorne, N. Bayky, A. B. Hillis, W. A. Yearsley, R. W. Townsend, J. Longstaff, J.P., F. C. Linfield, B. Oldham, T. Frost, Ald. E. H. Brown, Mesdames J. Longstaff, W. E. Clegg, and ot hers.

(Ito Rev. J. Ritson led the devotions with a very fitting prayer, and after the hearty singing of Lowell's hymn, " Once to Every Man and Nation," Mr. W. E. Clegg addressed the meeting. He said that peace is ntt a modern invention. In its modern implications it might be called a modern discovery. but it has been with

from the begi g. Man had always believed that force was not an ultimate remedy for strife and misunderstanding. He characterised peace as more than the sentimental gesture of emotional people; it w. civilisation overcoming barbarism; it w. goodwill in action, materialism minus jingoism. Methodism had always ogposed the idea and ideals of paganism, and it was as well that we should remind the outside world that we were citizens as well as Methodists; lovers of our own umntry, who were concerned with what happened across the s.s. As to whether peace will work, the chairman affirmed that as no decent home can do without it, and no industry can survive without it, it is an essential of any human relation-ship. We are a great Empire, with do-pottd000iotl,t which we send Christian missionaries to speak of Calvary. Our relationships in that Empire and in those dependencies must not be governed by the barbarian idea. Because our neighbours on the Continent sometimes caused us anxiety, that was no reason why we should be deflected from our high put-no.. Democratic citizenship was also a great responsibility. and if after thirteen years since the Great War we were still talking of the problems of peace, let us not forget that the march of great move-naents with great ideals was necessarily slow. We were marching to the Promised Land, and mutt bring to our task the quality of pers-everance.

The Rev. F. W. Norwood, D.D., of the City Temple, received an ovatiml as he rose to speak "T Criss in the Peace Quesion."

He .id that most

observers were convinced we were fast approachirig a crisis in the peace ques-tion, but he wOt always hesitant about defining a crisis before-it arrived. Some-times the thing thought to be a crisis was nothing of the kind. Only last week to political crisis had been ruled out of order and sent to the limbo which news- papers keep for defunct issues. Real crises seldom :arrived in a spectacular way. Forces might contend for a long while. The • differentiation of their morale eventually arrived, but no one ever knew when that moment arrived.

For thirteen years militarism and the forces working for peace had struggled with each other. It would be difficult to say on which side lay the greater suc-cess. On the side of peace we had the League of Nations, firmly established and actively functioning. We had regional pacts for limitation of armaments, arbi-tration organised on a large scale, and a W.Id 'Court of International Justice. Responsible statesmen met to discuss

their diMetthies instead of dealing with them in secrecy. There were the dubious allies of vvar-weariness and financial ex-haustion. These had kept the peace more surely than we had. On the side of war were improved technique, greater effi-ciency of weapons, more perfect organisa-tion, greater control of finance, and with these were :allied the sinister but power-ful allies of unjust settlements and mutual distrust.

These struggling forces seemed to have reached to deadlock. Ott the side of peace we had secured, in theory, all we asked Ito. On the side of war we had tech-nique carried to such a pitch of expen-siveness that natimm were groaning be-neath the burden and looking for relief. The first great World Disarmament Con-ference was about to take place, and it was dreaded almost as much as it was desired Disarmament Conferences were dangerous, in that they had never secured more than partial limitation in arma-ments, while potential destructiveness had been all but untouched. Incompati-bility of temperament among the nations was very acute. France based her hope of security upon the Versailles Treaty. Germany was smarting under a sense of the arbitrary settlement of war guilt upon her, and of unfulfilled pledges. The great Russian peoples were not in the comity of nations represented by the League of Nations. Many other nations were sus-picious of their neighbours. But even if the prospects for disarmament were not bright, they were not impossible.

Dr. Not-wood drew a distinction be-tween armaments tmd peace. He averred that the government of the world was largely in the hands of financiers, and because the last war shook the existing financial system to its foundations, and the difference between defeat and victory was negligible, financiers were anxious for peace in the interests of the present financial system. He WAS not sure that that system was entirely Christian or that it would stand for ever. The world VMS changing rapidly and radically, and 01 4,0,, obvious that economic stagnation pre-vailed. We had secured such mastery over the gifts of God, we had such in-ventions and organisations that we had produced much more than we could con-seine, but not necessarily more than we needed. Under the present system the man who needed most found it most difficult to obtain. Wg had based our civilisation too much on monetary valu., with the result that from the battlefields to the market-piaces the spirit of war prevailed.

The world had become a whispering gallery; the cinema had portrayed aft phases of human life, but our education was not deep enough. It was true, but not the Truth, that in nineteen years Charlie Chaplin had become more famous than Jesus Christ had become in nineteen centuries. Between them there was the difference as between the growth of a thistle and the evolution of - a geological epoch. On every hand we had the con-trasts of poverty and luxury, and blind, stumbling masses moving somewhere. Dr. Norwood thought that during the fleet half-century our institutions would be shaken to their foundations, but that in the shaking will be Jesus Christ. Another war was to he dreaded, and those who held the purse-strings would prevent it.

There was also the question of morale. We might be swept into war against our will, but we .old not go into it and keep our morale, for it would be the swift way to complete ruin. War NV9S 3 doomed institution. The question of peace was not an academic qu.tion, but, sheer necessity. If, therefore, the Disarma- ment Conference broke down, let us deinand another, and work for it.

Let us keep our nerve. But why get rid of armaments? Be-

cause they drained the life-blood of the world, filled the world with terror, and betokened a rotten state of civilisation.

ADVOCACY. Armaments were maintained mainly for bargaining. The threat of war was always present.

What should be the attitude of the Church? She founded her ideas upon a principle and not upon political exigencies. We had declared that war is in.mpati- ble with Jesus. The Bishops of the Anglican Church had confirmed that solemn truth. The speaker pleaded that the Church should stand finely upon that statement. Either war or Jesus Christ must go, and it should not be Jos.. All war, except defensive war, is now illegal. Solf-defence is difficult to interpret, but we kohl to the principle. The workl's benediction can never again be given to war. As upholders of law, we must put the resources of the Church behind that pledge. Armaments 000 000 defensive. Nothing threatened the world's stability more than the piling up of the machines of war. Public thought is concentrated upon this sane truth, and the Church must suppeirt it.

Concluding, Dr. Norwood appealed for some symbolic act on the part of the Churchoo which would mean more than speeches. He thought we ought to stop quoting the Old Testament tn support of

A BRILLIANT The Rev. J. C. Mantripp, the Hartley

Lecturer, is one of the best-loved men in the denomination. His long, lean figure is a familiao one as he mows about the Conference assembli.. Throughout his ministry he has been an omnivorous reader—his stores of knowledge are well-night boundless, yet he remains the humblest of men, and carries his weight of learning like a Rower. It was not to be wondered at, therefore, that Kedles-ton-street Church, Derby, attracted a big assembly on Thursday evening, drawn thither in anticipation of a fine deliver-ance. Not were they disappointed, for although Mr. Mantripp has had a prolific literary output, it is quite safe to describe his lecture on "The Faith Of a Christian" as his magnum op..

Ald. T. L. Gerrard, of Manches.r, proved himself, as usual, to be the wisest of chairmen, in the brevity and app.ite- ness of his remarks. His audience greatly enjoyed his reminiscences of Sir William Hartley, the founder of the lectureship. The prayer by Professor Humphries induced just the right atmos-

Pwh:eZifl 17sttitferl alrFY trlaehesrelotniag-ing of Mr. Stanley Jepson, a delegate from the Sheffield district and a new " find " in connexional life.

Mr. Mantripp proved to be in his best form in the delivery of his lecture, for while keeping closely to his manuscript, he had some delicious " asides," as, whet apologising for his use of quotation, he complained of those plagiarists who had preceded him and said what he wanted to say. He said his task that night was exposition not criticism. There was a simplicity in, the title which was somewhat misleading. It was not of creeds, dogmas or formularies he wanted to speak. That could be left to the theologians. Dr. James Denney had suggested that the true faith of the Christi. is in his definition, "I believe in God through Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord and our Saviour." He, the lecturer, profaned as an alternative, "The faith of the Church as expressed in the New Testament writings as these are understood by Christian experience." Though simplicity in Christian thinking was difficult, yet there were essential things which could be simply sthted. So they believed that Christianity was more than creed, it was life, and so they believed in life, its possibilities in this workl, its redemption, and in its future consummation.

What matteredchiefly was not doctrinal orthodoxy, but personal loyalty to Christ.

war, and desist from passing innocuous resolutions. More was expected of Choi. tians than of ordinary citizens, for all condemn war. He argued forcefully, and carried his audience with him in the sug-gestion, that the work among troops, both in peace and war, should be independent of the military organisation. Chaplains were very necessary. The soldiers' temptations were many and grave, and we should be with thorn, ministering to their needs, but not as part of the mili-tary organisation. The refusal to accept military pay, its uniform and all that be-longs to militarism would indicate our detestation of a system which from time immemorial had mowed men down in bloody harvests. Symbols like the Cross and the Crown are small, but very power-ful. This suggested symbol would also be very powerful. Our service is avail. able for the Army, but it ought to be only as servants of Christ, and as those who have broken away from the war system which is incompatible with Jesus. Moral leadership was required. Quiescence could not be tolerated. The Church must lead more than the politicians. Finally, Dr. Norwood expressed the strong hope that Primitive Methodism would carry into the United Methodism a strong flood-tide of support of the proposals for the complete uprooting of war.

Mr. R. G. Rodgers, accompanied by Mr. Albert Williamson, gave a choice in-terpretation of " The Blind Ploughman," and the Conference choir rendered "By Babylon's Wave," after which the Presi-dent of Conference concluded a memorable meeting with the Benediction.

DELIVERANCE. This was the burden of the lecture throughout. The lecturer then pr. ceeded to describe the course he had pursued. In the foot part he had dealt with the " Content of a Christian faith," then with the environment of that faith, and finally with its Consummation.

He believed that Christianity was to scheme of the univer., a philosophy of life, as well as a message of salvation. In the first part, though there was no theology, there was a theological back-ground. it was rather a personal state-ment about some of the great facts in everyday life: Geld, Christ, man, sin, redemption, destiny. The second part dealt with faith in the present world, a man's circumstances as the very oppor-tunity and challege of his faith. It was faith in action, which some would doubt. Fess describe as the practical note, though there he, the lecturer, would disagree. In the third part he endeavoured to show that Christianity was a way which had a goal. It did not end in oho. and black night, but in victory both here and

'beyond. Mr. Mantripp showed how the know-

ledge of God had been a progressive thing. The record was the Old T.tarnent, but though the faith of Abraham, Jacob and Daniel was real, it was imperfect. Only when Jesus came did there come the perfect revelation of a God who could be found everywhere. In the faith about man it was urged that we judge not by the roots, but by the fruits, not by the lowly physical origins, but in the high spiritual ideals. Failure was not the last word. They believed in the final and complete victory of their Mast..

At the close, the General Book Steward (Rev. John Swindon) presented to the chairman a specially bound copy of the new lecture. Into this volume Mr. Mantripp has packed the best ,of heart and brain, and we wish for it a wide circulation.

Schemes for the erection of the first Methodist Church in the distriot were dis-cussed at a Methodist Union meeting held in St. Paul's Church, Gillingham, Kent, on June 19th. A new trust, composed of representatives from the three branches of the Methodist Church, was formed. The Revs. A. Morton (Wesleyan), W. H. Lawson (P.M.), and F. Pearn (U.M.) were all present. Schemes are well advanced for the formation of the new circuit under Union in the Chatham tool Gillingham area.

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year. This is unique in our records, I should imagine, and it is a worthy suc-cession.

THE COMING MEN. The Conference shoWed signs of agitated expectation when the next business was announced. The President and Vice-President for next year were to be designated—the last, in all probability, to be honoured by our Church in this way. The Presidency was a foregone conclusion. The Rev. William Younger came out of the ballot far ahead of his competitors—good men all though they were. For the Vice-Presidency there were several nominations. The Confer-ence was startled when the General Secre-tary announced withdrawal after .with-drawal, until only two were left on the list. But other two were added. Of these, one, and he was elected, an-nounced that he was not in a position to give donations; indeed, he would require his travelling expenses th be paid when he 'Asked churches. A democratic Church testified to its soundness in the democra-tic faith. And all will honour Mr. Victor Murray for his courage in going to the vote.

• • • • • When the results of the ballot were

announced there followed one of those happy interludes which give so much pleasure to the Conference. Mr. Younger is a distinguished circuit minister with a more than denominational reputation. Mr. Murray has won much esteem and love because of his loyalty to the Church. He paid a great tribute to some of his teachers at home and at the University; among these one that made a great appeal to those who knew the man to whom he referred—his own minister, the Rev. William Thompson. He had intended to close his tale of indebtedness with a re-ference to Dr. Peake, and later ex-pressed his grief to a member of the LEADER, staff that in the flurry.of the un-expected occasion this acknowledgment of his greatest helper had gone unspoken. The reference of the President-designate to his early training in the Church was a revelation of the value of village Metho-dism. The Vice-President had claimed. his destined successor for the West Midland District; he was soon put right, both President and Vice-President desig-nate were products of villages in the North.

REPORTS. Much of the morning was given over to the pedestrian work of Reports. The S.M.W. and 0. Fund Secretary had little to say, but all was well, and brevity is appreciated. He did mention, however, that the Northampton provision of banes for retired ministers might well be repeated. The Equalisa-tion Fund Treasurer told of a depleted exchequer. He wanted to shake hands with all the ministers at Conference, so that he could visualise the men to whom he sent remittances. Methodism is still a fellowship. The Finance Committee and the Miscellaneous Business Commit-tee had done their work so well that no decition reached was challenged. The generosity of the Insurance Company and the Chapel Aid Association, together with the Legal Aid Fund, was conspicuous. It was a matter of hen-roosts, the President said, but the robbery, if any, had been encouraged. Indeed, it seemed that there was a delight in giving up, and the Con- ference was appreciative. These gifts will greatly facilitate the progression towards Union. The benefit is that, not-withstanding the added expense the nego-tiations entail, the circuit levy will remain the same as last year. The Miscellaneous Committee lived up to its name; the re-port dealt with fair wages, money rnat-ters,' a damp house, the Sunday question, the Federal Council and world-wide Methodism. In this last year of separate existence the familiar " Sup." is to dis-appear from the printed list of stations—the full term is to be substituted.

• • • • • The Local Preachers' Training Com-

mittee had a story of work attempted and success attained to, tell. Yet all was not well. The numbers of local preachers are diminishing, and only a minority of those' earning on the plan take the examinations. Concern for a possible shortage of preachers in the near future was expressed. Among those who uttered this warning was the son of Prof. Hum- phries. Methodism, he declared, had

been built up by lay preaching. The Con-ference concurred. An ex-President ap-pealed for increased support for this school of preaching; it must be made popular. Another delegate expressed the hope that the work of the committee would be carried into Union. Of this there need be no fear, as we are not alone in concern for local preacher training. There were a multitude of nominations for vacant places on the committee. The Conference voted on these names; the result will be declared later.

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AN HONOURED SON OF THE CHURCH. A delightful address brought the session to a dose. Dr. Peter Brice brought the greetings of the Canadian Church. He was thoroughly at home in

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A Voice of Cant:teas from Canada. (Dr. Peter Brice.)

the Conference. The voice from the West was from one who had come home. He paid a great tribute to Francis J. Sainty, under whose ministry in Scotland he had been converted. The United Church of Canada he described as the home of evangelical passion and social reform. There were the usual stories, these of a high quality, told in chaste language and vibrant with spiritual feel-ing. That of a service he had conducted with one old trapper as an audience gave a glimpse into the character of Christian ministry in Canada and the abiding in-fluence of early religious training, and also of how readily the truly religious man springs to the use of opportunities to worship in fellowship with others. It was a speech that brought the Conference face to face with its primary duty—dedi-cation of fife for the purpose of extensive evangelism. We were late for lunch, but this did not matter. The President an-nounced a half-day holiday. Committees called some; others went on the tour arranged by the local committee; others on ways of their own.

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SATURDAY. June 20th (Morning)

PRELIMINARY. Devotions, a beauti-ful posy of roses, then a resolution on gambling, presented by Mr. G. Jennings, of Liverpool, forcefully and persuasively. It was accepted unanimously without discussion. The treasurer of the Peake Memorial Fund came to the platform and announced that £650 had been added by the Conference appeal. The amount received and promised now reached_ £6,020; the Fund would remain open until all the money was safely gathered in. The sun W. shining outside, and the treasurer was happier than at his earlier appearance--not so happy as he fain would have been. A hope still lingers that the £10,000 may, by some miracle, be reached. Many share this hope. The President struck the right note in reminding as that the love of the Church for Dr. Peake could not be measured by the material response to the Fund. But really £10,000 should not

have been beyond us. It would not have outstripped the eloquent testimonies to his work and worth. Dr. Wardle an-nounced the forthcoming volume of Dr. Peake's monographs, the profit on which will be devoted to the Fund. The General Secretary then outlined the business and gave a gentle reminder to the delegates that business was in arrears.

BENEFICENT FINANCE. We are plunged into consideration of various reports. First of all carne Mr. Baldwin with his exposition of the finance of insurance. The President introduced him by saying, " There are two Bald-wins in !England; one is a M.P., the other a P.M.; one is said to be a Tariff Reformer, the other is a tariff returner." As our Mr. Baldwin proceeded it became evident which Baldwin was addressing us! Our insurance company was the oldest denominational company. During its sixty-five years' operations £70,000 has been contributed to Connexional Funds, and some large donations were promised for the present year. The state-ment that thirty-five churches had been .t on fire evoked the eager question " Where?" The answer was not forth-coming, but the Conference was assured that some of these fires were very small affairs. It was a good report, magnifi-cently presented. " I can hear that better than I have heard anything during the Conference," said a deaf member, and he did not use the Acousticon. The President was ready with his word of advice If you want to decrease the connexional levy, see that your insurances are increased.

Next came the report of an institution peculiar to Primitive Methodism, and peculiarly useful. It was presented by Mr. Barkby. The Chapel Aid Association had been established forty-one years ago at the suggestion of Sir W. P. Hartley. Since then debts on our properties had been reduced from fifty per cent. to ten per cent. of their value, and the Associa-tion could take credit for much of this beneficent progress. A whirl of figures, which probably were a breath of the spirit for Conference financiers, left many of the delegates gasping. It was assuring to learn that our institution had a capital of nearly three-quarters of a million, and an added satisfaction to be told that its work will be carried forward into Union.

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A LEAGUE OF YOUTH. We addressed ourselves to the consideration of matters affecting the youth of our churches. Life is more valuable than property, though the provision of property gives as our opportunity to gather life, guard it, and shape it to great use. The subjects of Sunday-schools and the move-ment connected with them; Temperance and Social Welfare Work; Christian Endeavour evoked the will to speak in all quarters of the Conference. It is an astonishing thing that this assembly of nearly three hundred members, most of them accustomed to public speech, should have adopted a self-denying ordinance, the working out of which keeps more than two hundred silent Indeed, those who have spoken in the Conference can scarcely have reached the number of fifty. The silent ones, however, will have some-thing to say when they reach home. When Mr. Clifford came to the platform to present the case of the schools. he said that he had thought to bring a flag and do some flag-waving. He accomplished this without a visible flag, and presented a case that thoroughly justified his doing it. As for Mr. Wigley, his report was so full of cheer that it was prophesied he would need two men to do his flag-waving if this, his first appearance, was an augury of what the years would bring. And the President said of Mr. Bell—and this was after lunch—that he had thoroughly wakened up the Conference.

• • • • • Mr. Clifford reminded the delegates that

not long since they were bad boys and good girls in the Sunday-school, and the Conference assented. Those who for thg most part show the sign of having seen many years, delight in being reminded that they are comparatively young. When a delegate said he was getting old there was a, clamour of protest. The "Noes " certainly had it. Of course, there was decrease, and presently there were explanations as to why this should

be. The Secretary, however, said that he was tired of the phrase " revision of the roll "; he asked that school, authorities should drop the phrase and tell the truth. As for himself, he had been a mush travelling preacher through the year-1,700 miles was his record. He could report an actual increase in the attendance at afternoon school, a great advance in teacher training classes for study and fellowship, and an even greater increase in graded schools. His advocacy of bringing the scholars to worship met with applause. In saying that the children's address was more popular with adults than the sermon, he only said what every preacher knows, or ought to know; a matter this that ought to beget desire to make sermons More attractive. Perhaps the young people would like the sermons also if they were given an opportunity to hear these.

The discussion was necessarily brief, and some parts of it not greatly to the point. A prominent minister wanted to speak to the resolution after it had been carried. The President told him he could take his chance when the Christian Endeavour or the Temperance Reports were presented. " If you have any ingenuity in speech-making," he added " you can get it in somewhere." When resolutions were being read concerning retiring sub-secretaries, a delegate, wish-ing to save time, suggested these should be taken as read. The General Secretary, intervened. He wanted to save time, But fairness and justice must come first Conference procedure demanded that these should be read. They were read and carried.

Mr. Wigley's first appearance as C.E. Secretary was an excellent beginning. In a few clear-cut sentences he swept the report aside. The future was his concern, not the past. He managed, however, to advise the delegates not to look at the statistics merely to excuse decreases by explanations, and he paid a graceful tribute to his helpers, Mr. Gray' and Mr. Auty. For the next year he asked for conscientious consideration and allegiance to Endeavour principles. His restatement of these would provide good topics for speeches--Fellowship with Christian People; Service for Christ; Confession of Christ; and Loyalty to the Christian Church. And he pointed out that the larger Union for which

THE REV. W. C. CHR1MES.

Christendom and the world were Waiting was already adumbrated in the ,Endeav-our movement. It was the speech of an enlightened enthusiast, and greatly cheered, even as it greatly impressed, the Conference. The ability of the speaker was conspicuous; more conspicuous was his passion for Christ and His Church, The discussion overflowed to the after-noon.

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NEW RECRUITS. It was announced that two other Deed Poll members had arrived. The veteran J. T. Stead came to the front, and, with a twinkle in his eye, told the Conference that he had received warning to be brief. Then he joyhgly launched out into autobiography and biography too. He had been a member seventy years. But he had a father-in-law, and soon he was taking his reminiscences back a hundred and a hundred-and-ten years. The Conference laughed, but he got his point home before he left the platform. Two lives, of which

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his was one, covered the whole period of the history of Primitive Methodism in Oldham. When he carme to, the oeigh-boarhoocl of his fellow guardians Of the Church, he interrupted his companion Who had been elected with him, and the Conference, by asking in a loud voice: " Where do I go now?" He did not miss his providential way. The other to be received was William Franks, looking altogether too robust for such a position. He told the Conference that sive super-annuation four years ago he had preached every Sunday with the exception of six. After asking how the Conference was getting along and registering his opinion that it was a large Conference to be managed without his help, he also took his place with the fathers.

• • • • • IN MEMORIAM. The Memorial

Service is generally it great event, and this year its impressiveness, dignity .and help-fulness were, fully maintained. Mr. Potter reached the hearts of his audience by sheer appeal to intellect and imagina-tion. His restrained manner, chaste style, and truthful characterisation of each man, those not well-known being as faithfully described as the few famed ones On the roll this year, were the fruits of much nteditatien on his theme in the spirit of loyalty and real love to his brethren and ours. We thanked him and thanIced God fax the gift of hint as he proceeded towards his affirmation of the indestructibility of life. Sidney Walton had a difficult theme. He had no names. But he added to the portrait gallery of our Version of the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, the record of the unknown and on-named. And he went to the poets fax the epitaphs of this company of men and women who were makers and supporters of our Church. He quoted Chaucer. They taught the lore of Christ and His apostles, but first of all they followed it themselves. And Gray and Lowell were sought for their testimony. The whole service was a unity. The singing, especially of Now the labourer's task . o'er," was jubilant, the prayer of Mr. Lockhart eminently prayerful; the pass-age read by the President, " Let us now praise, famous men," the roll-call by the General Secretary, ltd on to the perfect finish—the organist's rendering of " 0 rest in the Lord." There was no sad-ness of farewell, but a sense of joyous fellowship.

So we went to lunch. The delegates are all together for this refreshment, and the provision for their needs is excellent. Derby has done great things in the way of arrangements for the welfare of the delegates. Though some are, of neces- sity, a good distance away, means of con-veyance arc many, and there has been no audible complaint.

SATURDAY AFTERNOON. YOUTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE

AGAIN.—The discussion on Christian Endeavour was the first business after devotional exercises. A delegate urged the use of Endeavourers in open-air work. "We, had one recently," he said. " I gave the address, and we had a good meeting." The delegates Leigh., and possibly he saw the point. Another dele-gate spoke of the poverty of prayer and testimony in C.E. meetings, but Mr. Wigley, in his reply, pointed out that these are difficulties of our own personal spiritual life in an actte form to-day. The Conference was assured that the interests of Endeavour would be .preserved in the United Church. Some fears will emerge when the results of Union are touched, although faith in Union is buoyant. Per-haps it could not he otherwise, yet such fears are baseless, as fears generally are. It is better to trust our hopes and let faith have unfettered fteedom.

it • • t • Mr. Bell suggested that he had just got

on the step of the omnibus for his adv.acy of 'Temperance and Social Welfare. However this might be, he certainly made it clear that his depart-ment was an omnibus in itself. He gave a good account of A task which he described as a two-man job, apart from circuit work. In the discussion a neces-sary protest was made against the pre-judiced, engineered propaganda in the Press against Prohibition in America. Mr. Bell pointed out that the evidence giveb at the Royal Commission on the liquor trade received the same prejudice]

treatment. A delegate, in the course of his remarks, revealed that this was his birthday, and the Conference voiced its greetings. Evidently this was too much for him, for he addressed the President as " Worshipful —." What should follow some of the delegates knew, and he subsided amidst prolongoil laughter. A message of cheer was sent M Henry Carter, the Wesleyan Social Welfare Secretary, who is ill. • it • • •

ELMFIELD. Dr. Anthony, the new headmaster of Elinfield College, made a great impression on the Conference at Bradford. His appearance this afternoon

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was of brief duration, but he made the most of it. The prominent personalities of the Conference are brought into association with Elinlield, his ideals were expressed, and an appeal made for boys on whom the ideals could be tried out Dr. Anthony is a live wire, an enthusiast with lcnowledge and vision. It would be a joy to know that his appeal bears fruit.

• it • • • TIIE TOWN OF LEGALITY. This,

however, is where the law and the gospel go hand in hand. Mr. Walton made one of his few speeches in telling the Conference how greatly he was helped by the conneximml solicitors, and how often he was in need of help. Busy as they were, the lawyers never kept him waiting on the doorstep. Mr. Wiles corroborated his testimony. The resolution of thanks was carried with acclamation. Mr. Butt, in replying, said that the firm had recently taken a new partner—a son of the Rev. G. H. Butt. And Ito assured the Con- ference that business in his hands would be as safe as in the hands of " the old man." The President concluded this interlude bytellin_g_the Conference that

Revs. T. Sykes, W. M. Keller and S. L. George.

he could not imagine any lawyer keeping Mr. Walton on the dourstep after seeing him once.

THE END OF THE PROCESSION. Another Deed Poll member. This time it is a layman, but the father of two ministers of our Church—Alderman H. Clarice, of Chelmsford. He was a young man of eighty-four years, with seventy-two years of membership to his credit, and with a voice, as the President said, still good for a camp-meeting. Those who know Alderman Clarke know that be still uses it at such gatherings. He expressed his desire to do a little more work. The Deed Poll membership it new complete.

THE HARTLEY LECTURE. Mr. Swindon brought up the report of the Hartley Lecture Corernittee. During the year negotiations had been in progress for the amalgamation- of our lecture with the Fernley lecture of the Wesleyan Church. The executrices of the late Lady Hartley had devoted a sum of money to this pur-pose, and Dr. Warden, in expressing the thanks of the Conference for this gift, revcakd a secret. It appeared that Dr. Peakc had not favoured the establishment of the Hartley Lecture, but that Sir W. P. Hartley thought otherwise, and had hi, way. In fit words, though few, the Principal spoke of some of the successes

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of it varied series, and expressed his glad- ness that the Fernley-Hartley Lecture was being made possible. Trustees were chosen and the continuation of the negotiations placed in the hands of the sub-committee which had acted in the matter, and to another step towards Union was registered.

• • • • • The Hartley, Whitehead and Lamb

Scholarships were awarded. Seven, and perhaps eight, young men will thus receive help in their college career.

• • • • • A LETPER FROM CANTERBURY.

The close of the session and the close of the first weelc of Conference was marked by business of outstanding importance. After the disappointment of Lambeth, 1930, there had evidently been other thoughts. A letter had come, through the channel of the Federal Council, from the Archbishop of Canter-bury, inviting the churches to send repre-sentatives for the purpose of re-opening conversations concerning Re-union. The General Committee had recommended acceptance, and the Conference acquies.,1 with an almost unanimous vote--the " Noes " numbering three. There was a tendency to discuss terms of Re-union, but it was pointed out that an invitation given without restrictions should be met with willingness to discuss everything. Free Churchmen, and Primitives are Free Churchmen, will not give away their claims as such. Their freedom in Christ Jesus is held as a trust that they dare not deny. So ended it full day.

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SUNDAY. Julie 21st.

THE SPIRIT OF THE CONFER-ENCE. It was not my privilege to share the enthusiasm and inspiration of worship at the centre to-day. Yet it is well to witness the ramifications of the Confer-ence influence in places that are some distance away; near enough to send their contingents to the centre, but not near enough to gather many of the delegates for worship. At morning worship there was a multitude of children, bright, in-tedlident, eager. If only we could capture and keep those who are gathered in youth our Problems would be solved. Worship was real; the atmosphere devotional. And the Conference had invaded this re-mote church in the presence of an ex-Vice-President of Conference. In the evening, at another church, one of our younger Connexional officers was the preacher. Worship had absorbed some-thing of the approach towards a more ornate ritual, but it was hearty as well as reverent. The devotional attitude as well as the devotional spirit does grow among our people. The sermon was the

message of a man who had dreamed deeds and who believed that they could become deeds. The prayer meeting was not forgot.,

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MONDAY. June 22nd (Morning)

THE CALL OF THE ORPHAN. After devotions and the resolution on the drink evil, presented by Mr. Chrimes, the Conference settled down to consider one of the philanthropies of which our Church is proud. The Orphanages at Alresford and at Harrogate have won the confi-dence of our people, and are among the most popular of our institutions. Just at the present the provision they make is inadequate. The secretary was full of schemes for bringing grist to the mill, and he was supported in his appeal by the treasurer, who brought some stories, old and new, to his aid. But stories such as that of the minister's little girl who on the last night before leaving, added to her prayers, "rood-bye, God, we are going to Yorkshire," always interest delegates, especially those who can apply them to others. Another pair of nom. at Harrogate is desired, and Mr. F.tonby will be glad to hear from those with the will to provide these.

• • • • • TREASURE ISLAND. One of the

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BETWEEN THE SESSIONS. Mr. J. Skinner, Rev. T. Sykes, Mr, H. Speed and others.

DEED POLL RECRUITS. Re.. W. Franks and J. T. Stead.

spoke of the giddy heights on which he Mood still in Order to get on. Then he described his Treasure Island and tools us on several excursions. The delegates followed him gladly. As for himself, he had received much advice. He had been told that the task would finish him off. There were no signs that this prophecyy would be fulfilled. Ile had also-been told, " Don't go out in the wet; you're not a duck, you know." The delegates were given a series of vivid pictures, in which were limned the many uses of the Con- nexional Fund. They were made to realise that their expenses in attending Conference came from this fund, and pay-ment would be made during the next two days. The treasurer has become a more popular personality than ever. before.

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PHILANTHROPY. A beneficent though quiet ministry has been in opera-tion during the past few years. One dele-gate referred to it as a fund that could not be appraised loudly by those who administered it, because if it had been known there was money to give away there would have been too many appli-cants. But the Miners' Relief Fund has given aid in all parts where the industry exists. Proud men have been willing to accept help for the sake of their children. The fund, however, was all dispensed, and the time had come to wind it up. So thanks were given to those who had administered it, including the General Secretary, whose name, because of his modesty, had been omit.' from. the resolution.

MISCELLANEOUS. The Home Mis-sionary Secretary submitted the statistics concerning our property. It was a re-markable statement—nearly seven and three-quarters of a migion in property and only £725,000 debt. Then the Ecumenical Conference delegation was read, and thanks were given to the In-surance Company, the Chapel Aid Asso-ciation and Mr. T. I.. Gerrard for their help towards expenses. A report on

_women's work introduced new statistics. The General Secretary gained the assent of the Conference when he declared that in one respect it was almost a false le-port. It stated that we had sixteen hun-dred women speakers; there were many more than this. It was recorded that no vice-Connexional officers had been ap. pointed. Then the Conference of 1932 was fixed for Middlesbrough.

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THE VISION OF GOD. Although the resolution of the General Secretary on the work of God brought us to the heights, it was apparent as the conversa-tion proceeded that the climax was reached when the Editor of the LEADEN urged the paramount need for cultivating fellowship with God. It was a challenge that made a great impression. Often in these discussions on the work of God there is most emphasis on the methods of men. We did not escape this defect to.. day; the appeal of the l'resident . leave the trivial was perhaps a demand WO great for human nature to accept off-hand. Yet 011 the whole the speeches were help-ful. All aspects of our work were Men-tioned as of immense importance, preach-ing, evangelical, C.E., devotional, and other. The ex-President made a useful

Contribution, during which he read an extract from a letter he had received, in which it was stated that young men did not ask for special treatment; they needed the commendation of Christian

God "knows" the way of the righteous. Yada' is used of the most intimate per-sonal relationships. It means more than " is aware of," but that God watches closely every step of the way with the ceaseless care of the shepherd of the twenty-third psalm alike in meadow paths and in gloomy ravines. When their Majesties visited 'Tyneside to open the Tyne Bridge, every possible precaution was taken lest aught untoward transpire. 'Every inch of railway UDC was inspected; railway-crossing gates were closed long before the royal train was due; New-castle streets were covered with loose gravel lest the car perchance should skid. Nothing was neglected. 'rho Mayors " knew " the way of trio King.

There are two terrible words in Hebrew, almost as fearful as the ma of Mr. Edgar Wallace's West Coast. One word is gala!, the Babylonian Exile. Succeeding generations saw in the Exile the result of sin; Jehovah, they said, had cast off His people. Nothing is more appalling, whether to David driven out by Saul, or to Judah carried away to Babylon, than to be cut off from God. That is why golalt is a word of shudder-ing. The other word is 'abad, " wander-ing," " perishing." Beneath the earth was Sheol, the shadow-world of the dead. Beneath Sheol was Abaddon, the place of perishing, the abode of the forgotten of God. Abaddon roughly means " aban-doned," without hope, for ever out of light and out of mind.

Jacob was an abad Arami, until Jehovah guided him, and gave his seed greatness. He was a wandering Aramaean, and a perishing Aramaean, for his fate was to wander till he perished in the

living and the challenge of high blood, The Conference was held in thrall with desire to listen to the voice of God, and separated with a sense of having been on the heights.

desert. But God brought him to Egypt, no more to wander for ruod and water of life.

The way of the, wicked wanders and perishes. It is the stark tragedy of Job vi., of caravans in the Arabian desert struggling to reach the wady, a roaring, muddy torrent last time they passed that way. Now it is the beat of summer, parching sand and stifling wind; reeling and gasping, they stagger to the gully, only to find that the waters have failed. Despairingly, the nomads turn aside in a forlorn, desperate struggle to the next oasis. Their track grows less and less distinct as one by erne they fall. The wretched survivor at last hoes direction in thirst and weakness, mirage-haunted, to wander away—and perish.

N. H. S.

Thousands of people who do not desire the usual alcoholic beverages in any form are nevertheless fully alive to the fact that the excellent tonic and refreshing properties of good beer mule (MID pl.!, wholesome ingredients is one of the finest "pick me ups" one can possibly have. To meet this need. Messrs. Newhall and Mason, Ltd., of Nottingham, have for many years sold an excellent concen-trated Extract of Herbs front which a tine, invigorating, but non-intoxicating beer can be easily brewed at home for less than 6d. a gallon.

Pastor David Smith, who takes a grit interest in the educational and social life of the district, has been elected chairman of the Ogmores and Garw Education Committee for schools and evening classes.

FATHER AND SON. AM. H. Clarke end Rev. W. J. Clarke.

SUNDAY PERFORMANCES BILL.

Cinemas and Charily. We understand that over 150 amend-

ments have been drafted by those who desire to see changes in the Sunday P. formances Bill, for the forthcoming Grand Committee stage. These include proposals for evading as far as possible the six-day week, others for strengthen-ing this provision, proposals for opening theatres, and fur the total removal of oUl Sunday restridions on pleasure and entertainment. The most cynical of all the amendments are those on which the cinema industry is concentrating. Accord-ing to the Daily Film Renter, the organ of the exhibitors, every effort will be made to attack the clause which insists on the payment of profits to charity. As a commercial proposal, this is open to objection, but when it is remembered that the clause itself was drafted by the Home Secretary in consultation with the cinema-tograph exhibitors' representatives, this cool repudiation of a moral contract is a remarkable evidence of the hold which the trade imagines it has over the House of Commons. Members will no doubt remember that the president of the Exhibitors' Association himself wrote to every one of then, pointing out the immense sums paid to charity as a result of Sunday cinema displays. According to the Daily Film Renter, the charity con-dition is the outstanding blot on the Bill, and is perhaps the only clause to which really determined opposition is demanded. What the hospital secretaries must be feeling at this exploitation of their need and eventual jettisoning of their claims can be imagined.

Tynemoulh.—The, monthly meeting of the W.M.A. was held at Tynentotith on Monday, Mrs. Leek presiding over an enthusiastic gathering of women. Miss Reynolds rendered a solo, and Mrs. Cook read the missionary letter from Mrs. Soulsby. Mrs. T. Bowran gave a de- lightful address on "Helps ;111(1 Hints in Forwarding the Missionary Work." Tea was provided by Tynentouth Total proceeds, 1,2.

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FACTS AND FIGURES.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST INSURANCE COMPANY

LIMITED.

It was established in 1866, and is the old-est Denominational Insurance Company in the Country.

It insures Connexional Property against damage by fire to the amount of over £7,000,000.

It insures Trustees and Ministers against liability for accidents to Employees, and School Authorities for similar liability in relation 'to Teachers and Scholars.

Its Property Owners' (Third Party) Liability Policy covers liability for injuries caused to any member of the public through any defect in the premises or negligence on the part of an employee.

Stained Glass Memorial Windows are insured against damage by accidental breakage.

It has given £77,053 to Connexional Funds and Institutions.

PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHAPEL AID ASSOCIATION, Ltd. ASSETS £41,422.

It offers a safe investment for our people. Sums of £10 and upwards are received and interest paid at the rate of 44% per annum.

It provides Trustees of Connexional Property with a means of securing mort-gages at 44% per annum, without costly legal expenses.

It makes small annual repayments a condition of the loan, so that debts are gradually reduced. By this means £1,908,433"has been paid off Chapel debts. N.B.—The Association is open to receive

repayments of loans at any time. All proposal forms and other informa-

tion to be obtained on application to—

ARTHUR BALDWIN, Secretary.

KENTMERE HOUSE, SCARCROFT HILL, YORK.

494 THE METHODIST LEADER. JUNE 25, 1931.

Churches and People. lit response to a widely-expressed desire;

thy' Rev. lLeslie S. Peake, M.A., B.Litt.. has edited a volume of monographs by his lamented father, Dr. A. S. Peake. and this has now been published by Messrs. II. R. Allenson, under the title of Plain Thoughts on Great Subjects. The price is 5s. net.

In a well-p,xluced booklet of 32 pages a souvenir anti' programmeof the approach-ing Hartley College Jubilee Celebrations has been prepared by Prof. A. L. Humphries and the Rev. W. Barker. It it : entitled The Story of the Hartley Priatitive Methodist College: 1821-1931, and is published at sixpence. The history of the College is slfttched from its foundation, and the book is illustrated by portraits of all the principals, of Dr. Peake, Sir Wm. Hartley, and the present staff, photographs of the College, eft. There is a full programme of the celebra. Cons and II supplement of hymns to be used for the occasion. All who intend to be present will need a copy, and old students who 'are un,ffile to attend will

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• • • Mr. and Mr, Amos Chippindale wish

to express their sincere appreciation of the most kindly thought which prompted so many friends at the Derby Conrereme to send a beautiful message of that and good wishes. Mrs. Chippindale has been wonderfully sustained during the trying period. Mr. Chippitidale is now able to sit up in his bedroom, and hopes soon to be able to get out into the fresh air.

On Wednesday, June 17th, Mrs. Gouge tint, ileci a tablet at the Wood-street Church, Northfleet, commemorating the gift of the freehold of the church by Mr. J. Dyson, of Northfleet. Among that present were: The Revs. Irani G. Wall and J. H. Hindle, Coons. A. H. Hardy, jun., J.P., V. Banks, G.' Gouge, J.P., W. H. Hardy, Messrs. H. G. Alder and D. Quitter. The service was presided over by Coon. Hardy, J.P., who Said that Northflect 'had never had a more con-scientious official than Mr. Dyson, widely

known as " Honest John." Tributes to the generous gift of Mr. and Mrs. Dyson were paid by Mr. H. George, Co.. Gouge and Mr. H. C. Hicks (on behalf of the Northfleet Trustees). • • • • • • - •

A united leaders' meeting was held on tone 18th at the Wesleyan School, Stam-ford-road, Mossley. Representatives from live Methodist churches in the town met together, including two W.M., two U.M., And our own Waggon-road Church (Staly-bridge Circuit). Rev. R. Noble (U.M.) presided, and gave an interesting and rornprehensive account of the Union pro-posals during the last eleven years. He was supported by Pastor F. J. Shady (W.M.) and Pastor A. W. Saunders (P.M.). The suggestion of Mr. Saunders for a permanent Methodist Council, together with that of Mr. Bullock (U.M.) for a great Children's Demonstration, WM referred back to the churches for sanction.

Our Spalding and Holbeach Circuit is t•,.operating with the other Methodist Cir-cuits in organising a meeting under the auspices of the Parliamentary Local

eachers' Group. It is also purposed to take joint action for the launching of a forward movement in the near future.

The Rev. G. H. Lester, superintendent of the Wesleyan Circuit, preached in con-nection with our Market Rasen Circuit Quarterly Meeting. The circuit's mem-Itersl•ip and finances arc being wed! sus-

The trustees of The Friend, the Quaker weekly paper, announce in today's issue that they have appointed Hubert W. Peet to be editor of The Friend, on the retire-ment at the .d of this ,ear of Edward Bassett Reynolds, who will then have completed forty years' service with that 'taper. Mr. H. W. feet will continue to act independently also as editor of the Far and Near l'ress Bureau, with an iecreased staff.

There are many ways of serving the Church, but it isn't often that church members are called upon to serve as some of the members of our Blaenavon Society have readily done during the past week, when they were engaged in removing the mud deposited in the schoolroom caused by the recent flood. At least 100 cart loads have been that removed, one result being that th1 damage is now seen to be even greater than was at First realised. Fortunately the Connexional and District officials arc interesting themselves in the matter.

. . . . . . . . The ordination of Mr. F. Sherratt, Mr.

W. Saville and Miss Woodward as lay preachers took place at Mosboro' on Wednesday, June 17. A large and deeply interested congregation were privileged to take part in a most impressive service. Mr. E. Rowley presided. After the candidates had related their Christian• experiences, Mr. Newton delivered an ordination charge full of sound practical advice. Mr. Moore very effectively out- lined the privileges and responsibilities of the Church, and Mr. J. Booth presented to each candidate a beautifully bound Bible. Mr. H. Vaughan read a few choice passages of Seriph., and the Rev • W. J. Targett offered' the ordination prayer.

. . . . . . Miss A. Forshaw, of Chorley Circuit,

who has recently completed a full course at Westhill Training College, would be glad to be of service to any Sunday-school contemplating the re-grading of the school. She would be willing to give demonstrations or lectures on beginners, primary, junior, intermediate or senior work. The only condition would be that the school should be within fairly easy reach from Chorley.

• • ...... At a • largely-attended sacramental

service at Marshside-road Church, South-port, on a recent Sunday evening, the Rev. J. E. Woodfield received and wel-comed thirty young peopte into Church membership. It was a service of great inspiration and rejoicing. - Each of the candidates made a public profession of faith, and afterwards received the Sacra-ment of the Lord's Supper.

THE CONFERENCE OUTING: LADIES.

THE CONFERENCE OUTING: GENTS.

PINE 25, 1931. THE METHODIST LEADER. 495

BY SAM It was an " off " duty morning, and I

felt inclined to visit one or two places. Mounting a 'bus in the main street, I was soon up against a group of "hikers" en rotate for country lanes. Very soon I met cycling groups- two clubs-youths and girls. So " bikers " and " hikers " seemed to be moving more eagerly, and earlier, than many church folk I recall. Apparently these early birds rise at 6 a.m.; some church folk at 6 p.m.

In the " Tube " train there entered a youth tarrying the club's cricket bags which he pushed right under the nose-nearly dropping it on the toes-of the parson in the carriage. How challenging the situation really seemed; but we re-

called that only the day before small-showers of rain stopped the cricket match between M.C.C. and New Zealand. AO after atil, cricket is a line-weather game; it can't stand the storm ! Here were hundreds of young people moving in all directions in search of recreation and health. The problem is not an easy one to solve. Next we found ourselves in the famous " Petticoat-lane." Sales and stalls were in full swing. Novelties were offered that made women blush. Yes, of course, it's the Jewish area, and it was more like a Saturday market!

What a welcome relief it was to move into Bloomsbury Central] Mission! I had hoped to hear the minister preach. How-ever, it so happened that it was a mis-sionary day, and to I had the joy of listening to one of the finest and most thrilling stories of missionary work that I have ever heard. The speaker was the Rev. Robert Young, a missionary in China, who was sent out by Bloomsbury. His talk to the young folk was on "How I became a missionary." Ile, like many others in war days, made solemn vows to God to be fulfilled if spared to return home. After a nine-months' hard strug-gle within himself, he attended a Sunday evening service at Bloomsbury, and the minister, the Rev. Thomas Phillips, chal-lenged the young men who had scdenmly

in London. ROWLEY. vowed to make a better 'England. Would they renew their vow now? This young man wriggled and struggled, and at last yielded himself to God and China. When he went home and informed his mother of his decision she simply beamed approv-ingly and said, " I have prayed for this from your birth." The youths sitting in the gallery seemed to be greatly impressed.

But more was to follow, for instead of the usual sermon we had a missionary talk on the •' Open Door in China." Most thrilling stories were refaced of providential protection and deliverance, and of how the Story of the Cross was winning wonderful triumphs in China. This impressive service, attended by some

150 people, was like an " oasis in the desert." Think over this story of how the missionary's Chinese teacher was won to Christ. "The missionary had chosen the classics of Confucius and St. Luke for study in the Chinese language. After a while, instead of heated arguments by the teacher in favour of Confucius, much more time was being given to the study of St. Luke's Gospel. There was nothing in Confucius like the story of the Prodigal Son. But the crisis came when reading the 23rd chapter and the 34th verse " Father, forgive them, for they know

not what they do." " Is this true? " asked the teacher. " Why did He clic? " " He died for you and me," replied the missionary. The proud scholar wept, muttering, " He died for me." Next morning he returned with a new light in his eye, and a new joy in his heart. He was the missionary's first convert !

Think again of the village in China where only two years ago the fcilk spat on the missionaries and called them spies. On the second visit there wero 14 bap-tised in the faith of Christ, out of whom two were selected and sent away as students at the expense of the rest. One is to return after training as their pastor and the other as their schoolmaster. Each convert subscribed one acre of land, now called " God's land," the proceeds

dedicated to the maintenance of the students and the work. During the civil war, in one town the mad soldiers rushed with spears at the mission house, spears still wet with blood, and were about to kill the missionary when there appeared in the doorway, as it were, an invisible shield. Immediately the spears were dropped, and the men disappeared, fright-ened and sorrowful. The missionary said we had lost some things, but we found God as an Invisible Shield and Protector.

PEAKE MEMORIAL FUND. 12th List of Circuit, Church, School,

and Loy Donors.

Amount previously acknowledged, £9,037 16s. 4d.

Blackburn I. Circuit, £2 2s.; Bradford IV. Circuit, £2 2s.; Blackburn IV., Friends, Daisy Hill Church, 5s. ; Brough-ton, Conn. O. and Mrs., El; Brown, R., 50.; Boyes, R. R., £3 3s.; Burnopficld Chopwell S.S. 5s., Hugh Spin S.S. 100.; Bradford VI. : Rehoboth Church, as.; Bryan, H. C., 5s. ; Barraclough, Coun J., £1; Doncaster Spring Gardens S.S. £3 10s. Od., Balby-road S.S. £1; Glossop Circuit (2nd don.), £1 3s. 9d. ; Heelis, A., 5s. ; Hudson, W. H., El ; High Wycombe White Hart-street S.S., £1 17s. Gd.; Ilkeston : Nottingham-road Church 12s. Gel., Nottingham-road C.E. 5s., Cotman-hay Church 4s. Gd., Langley S.S. 13s. 5d. ; Kennerley, E., 10s. ; Kitchen, Mr. and Mrs. F., Ll Is.; Lincoln I. S.S., 5s. Marshall, W., 2s. Gel.; Moore, G. W., Cl ; Nattrass, J. II., Cl Is.; Ormerod, Conn. A., 100.

Pomeroy, L. J., 01 10. ; Poole, G., 5s. ; Richmond : Barnes Church, £1 17s. Gd. ; Roberts, J., 2s. Gel.; Riley, Coun. G. and Mrs., 10s.; Sowerby Bridge Mytholm-royd Trust, £3 9s. ; Sp.), J. J., E5; SwaRham Schools and Trusts, £1 15s. ; Straw, W. B., 2s. 6d.; Smith, '1'., 10s. ; Sanderson, Mrs. M. A., 10s.; Sicegness "A few friends, per Mrs. M. Faulkner," 1.5s.; Trindon Colliery S.S., 5s.; Tinnier, Mr. and Mrs., 5s.; Venables, E., 5s. ; Walkden Circuit, 1:5•, Watson, A. 10s.; Woolley, Ald. J. and Mrs., 10s.; Yeovil South-street S.S. 15s., Odcontl.le A.S. 7s. 6d., Newton S.S. 7s. 6d. ; York 11. Circuit, per H. Benton, £3

'room, 04,091 Os. 6d. Full Total now £5,410.

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Organising Sccreriries. T. I.. GERRARD,

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Manchester, Treanor r.

CIVIC SERVICE AT MIDDLEW'ICH. The time-honoured custom of th e O ,',1

visit to divine worship of the Chairman of the Urban Council was recently ob-served in Middlewich. The Council Chairman, Mr. Fred Walton, - al tended our church and was accompanied by a

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Conference Youth Rallies. INSPIRATION FOR YOUNG METHODISTS.

FACING PROBLEMS AT TRAFFIC STREET. Traffic-street Church was the venue of

one of the Young People's rallies on Saturday evening. There was a large and emhusiastic gathering. Mr. C. K. Watkinson, 3.11., presided, and the vice-chairman was Mr. R. Quinney, and each spoke apposite words. The hymn sing-ing was hearty, and the solos of Miss H. Grice and Mr. Stanley Jepson were greatly appreciated. The Rev. E. B. Hartley, B.A., B.D., offered prayer.

A very warm welcome awaited the Rev. E. Benson Perkins, whose subject was " Youth and Modern Paganism." The emphasis upon youth to-day was not put in any dictatorial manner. It was, in fact, as a compliment to the privileges and opportunity that belong to youth. Today we had to watch against the ten-dency to go back. Evolution did not necessarily mean progress. We were being threatened by paganism, which might cause a move backwards. We found paganism where we found the acceptance and control of luck rather than providence. This was .en where piople accepted superstition and in gambling, which was the acceptance of a government of chance. Belief in luck and belief in God were mutually exclu-sive. The chief argument against gam-bling was not an economic one; it was the waste of personal powers that it caused. Paganism was also found where there was the control of material instead of the spiritual. Such a theory was being propounded by Sir Arthur Keith, who was trying to interpret the human race in physical and material terms. This was contrary to the Christian faith, which held to the supremacy of the spiritual. 1 natty, paganism was seen in the pursuit

Divine Fire at The Young People's Rally at Central

Church, Derby, on Saturday evening was a fine finish to an inspiring day. It was significant of ooming events that one of the two speakers was the Rev. H. V. Capsey (the secretary of the United Methodist Young People's and Temper-ance), to whom the audience gave a warm welcome. Considering the crowded pro-gramme and the full day which the dele-gates had had, the attendance was excel-lent. Preliminary to the meeting there was community singing, conducted by the Rev. George Fairfoot, who caused great merriment by calling upon the audience to sing a new version of "Count Your Blessings."

After a .solo by Mr. E. Daltry, the chairman, Mr. J. Skinner, J.P., got on to good terms with the meeting by men-tioning that it was his birthday, and though he could not cheat the calendar, no one was younger in spirit nor looked into the future with more confidence than he. He was delighted that no note of pessimism had yet found its-way into

' Conference. (One wondered if the Cen-tral Church officials had heard a whisper about the chairman's birthday, for within and around the Communion rail was a lovely display of flowers, which lent colour and brightness to the church.)

The Rev. H. V. Capsey spoke on " Positive Christianity," which he de-veloped in a most instructive and fas-cinating way. He began with a series of contrasts between the Old and the New Testaments, The earlier revelation had spoken in terms of prohibition and re-striction, but Jesus emphasised, the posi-tive things, the things to cultivate and the things to express. Christianity called out positive activity and every faculty a man possessed. " Yes " always meant more than " No." " No " closed the door, but " Yes " opened out a pathway. So Jesus carne to fill out human life, to inerease its range and widen its scope. It was not so much this or that action that mattered, but the character that 0 man was becoming. Mr. Capsey then gave us a number of lovely cameos of Jesus. He made us see Him as " He went about doing good," and the vision must surely have captured the imagina-tion of some young people present. Con-

of pleasure instead of joy. We had to face the problem of dealing with leisure. The use of leisure was the real test of civilisation. Much leisure time was spent in picture-houses, and it was a shame that most pictures appealed to the lowest nature of people. In closing, Mr. Perkins pointed to J.us as the guide for youth.

The choir effectively sang the anthem, "'Evening and Morning." The Rev. J. W. Clifford, M.A., has become a popular figure at Conference Young People's gatherings. In characteristic manner he referred to the fact that the flowers adorn-ing the sanctuary had been gathered and brought by the children of a village Sun-day-school. His subject was " The Pro-blems of Success." The speak, said he was always glad when young folk had ambition, and referred to the educational opportunities of today. We were tested when suce.s was achieved. Success could be our greatest failure, and it always was when it was used for self-aggrandisement and display. It was only wisely used when conceived as steward-ship, a gift from God to be offered to Him. He warned young people against trying to succeed at any price, and he pleaded with them to offer their success to a Kingdom that was worthy. This was to be found in the Kingdom of God. Mr. Clifford used some fine illustrations, and his hearers were thrilled by his treat-ment of the subject of modesty, which he defined as a sense of God. For clarity of thought and grace of delivery the address was among the outstanding utterances of the Conference. A very inspiring meet-ing concluded with the " Hallelujah Chorus " sung by the choir.

Central Church. eluding, the speaker said that common customs gave opportunity for positive Christianity. Christ called the young to help build His Kingdom. The speech " got home," and was much appre-ciated.

After a few choice words from Mr. J. H. Morton (vice-chairman), the Rev. H. T. Wigley, RA., BD., gave a memor-able address on " The Old Methodist iExperience and the New Generation of Methodist." Though it was his third speech that day, he must surely have kept his best till the last. His clear description of Methodist origins was fol-lowed by two leading thoughts—first, experience is the essential thing in Chris tianity, and second, it is experience which gives power. He illustrated both of these by some remarkable incidents drawn from his own ministry. Mr. Wigley's speech was suffused with spiritual emotion, and raised the audience to well-nigh revival point. As we left that night the expres-sion was heard, " What a pity the net was not drawn in "I Certainly it seemed a fine opportunity missed. The Rev. A. G. Gray offered prayer and the choir ren-dered an anthem.

WIdnee.—A well attended meeting of the W.M.A. was held at Frederick-street Church, Mrs. J. T. Taylor presiding. Mrs. Sage road the missionary letter. The address was given by Mrs. A. V. Kinnish, of Liverpool, daughter of the Rev. Samuel Johnson, who formerly travelled the cir-mit. The address w.s most interesting. Miss Jean Hartles (Wesleyan) gave two delightful violin solos. Mrs. [Tallies and Miss May Whinyates were the accom-panists. Tel was provided by Mrs. Vernon. Collection, £1.

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I have several correspondents who are very anxious to find a recitation called " The New Minister." I have nearly always been able to find any poem asked for, but to far I have had no response to my request for this. I shall be so grateful to anybody who can send this recitation, or tell tee where to get it.

I wish kind people wouldn't send things to no without putting any name and address. I like to send a " Thank you " by post in such cases. " A Reader of the Mirnioulsr Limoka " has been to a good deal of trouble to cut out some verses and to copy others, and send them to me. Some of these lines will help to answer a delicate and difficult problem put to me this week by another corres-pondent:

Nay, even here where thou didst strive and weep,

Some sunny morn Others shall come, with joyous

hearts, and reap The full-eared corn.

Yet is their harvest to thy labour due,

Are not the furrows driven strut*, and true?

Be thou content. I have constantly heard this truth—that

we must often sow for somebody else to reap the harvest—applied to Sunday-school teachers and to preachers. It was said to these workers in the church to cheer them on the way, they must sow the seed and leave the rest with God; there would be bound to be a harvest some day. We are up against a great law here, that applies to the whole of life, not simply to church workers—a law that selfish people don't trouble about; but it works as surety as day follows night. We sow; others reap. If men like John Wesley, Abraham Lincoln and Wilber-force had never sown seed, where would have been our harvest?

If Carey had never gone to India and Livingstone to Africa, what a harvest. would have been lost! What a harvest is to this day being reaped I We are ready to admit, and quick to see, a harvest of this kind reaped by us because of the toil of great men. Are we as ready to see what see are sowing for others who come after us? Do we remember that " The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge "? Every day we hear " She gets that from her father," or " He's just like his mother." Do we think about it or say it like auto- metre machines?

This brings no to the question put by a correspondent. She is worried because her son wishes to marry into a consump-tive family, and wants to know what I think. The question is difficult to answer, because one's heart aches so for any man or woman afflicted with any disease, the tendency of which is very likely to be passed on.

I do emphatically think that the highest and best type of human being carrying the burden of any disease which is heredi-tary will deny himself or herself the privi-lege of parenthood. I know medical men say that a child is not born with a disease, but only with the tendency, and, could it be taken from its parents and put into ideal surroundings, it would be well. But it can't; very few of us can, or do, live in ideal surroundings. The cruel fact re-mains that a child born with a tendency to something is almost certain to develop it sooner or later, because we all have to go through periods where our power of resistance is lowered, and then our in-herited tendencies get up and knock as down.

These children are 'brought into the world sometimes in ignorance. Their parents had in them the seeds of disease and did not know it, but who could deliberately burden a child in such a fashion. I don't think it ever is done deliberately; it is done because human beings breed like animals, without thought. Looking at it from a selfish point of view, what could be more awful than to see a child struggling with some incurable disease and to feel, " I an re-sponsible for that "? To see it, perhaps, grow up, but burdened all the time with the terrible thing, unable to be of any use in theworkl, condemned to die by inches.

I know what a terrible sacrifice it mu t be to men and women in whom the paternal and maternal instinct is strong to deny themselves of children. but surely to such people the joy of having the child would be far surpassed by the, agony of seeing it inherit their disease.

A person who mutilated a child would be looked upon with horror and punished by the law, but it is much worse than to curse a child with a disease of which it can never be cured—always supposing, of course, that the parents know what they are doing. Some peop'e think that the law should step in and interfere about the breeding or the unfit, but there is a better may than that. It is for human beings to be big enough, and fine enough, todeny the gratification of their own high instinct of parenthood rather than bring into the world a little creature burdened from the very beginning in the great race of life.

I an glad to say that I have several letters concerning what I said about punishment. W. J. M., in his very wel-come letter, says, " I would like to have a few words with yo • on your ideas of punishment. My grandfather ruled his sons with a rod of iron, they dare not do this or that for fear of the punishment he would give them, but when they grew up and went into the world they had their fling and wet, no credit to the training of their father."

I should think every reader of this column knows of similar families. Thee abounded on every hand. This type of parent made his children live in fear—he thought it was wholesome fear—of what he would do to them if they did certain things. It never entered his head to make his boys dread the thing they would become if they did these things; there-fore, as soon as they were out of his control, and the fear of what he would do was removed, they proceeded to do those things, there was no .longer anything to prevent them, and as J. M. says, we have done just the same thing in religious life. We have said to people, " If you do that you will go to hell." Some people are terrified, that because the fear of hell is removed people will sin, having no fear of hell to prevent them. These people have some justification for their fear, because human beings are exactly the sons of that stern parent cf whom my correspondent speaks. They were not taught that the hell they have to fear is the vile thing they will become if they persist in sin, and that there is no escape from that hell; the fear of it can never be removed.

W. J. M. says, " No one can say what good you are doing, or have any idea how many hearts are blessed and inspired week by week. Your remarks on being called to preach are fine."

And that reminds me that I have more letters on this subject, and I must confess that I find it most difficult to be honest about it. I an really delighted with A. J. T.'s letter. He is a very young ilia', who wants to preach, and whatever else he has, or hasn't, he certainly has the right spirit. I wrote to him by post ancl strongly advised him to get all the general education he possibly could. Ile writes to say, " I an taking your advice, and am having lessons from a schoolmaster. I feel that I am meant to do some good work, and trust that whatever it is it will be done to the honour and glory of Christ."

I do want to emphasise the fact that a decent education is a bed rock necessity before either man or woman should think of preaching. It isn't the only thing by any means. It is ridiculous to say that the apostles were uneducated men, we live in different times. Our children must pass through—at least—an elementary school, and an intelligent child learns more even there, than some lolls think. There may be rare cases where people of extraordinary personality can make suc-cessful preachers without education, ha: than cases are so rare that they nerd not be considered. I am afraid from some of the letters I have received that some people who want to preach are the Last to realise this.

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DIAMOND WEDDING. On Tuesday, June 10th, Mr. and Mrs.

William Frame, of Aberdare, celebrated their diamond wedding at their residence, Brondeg-terrace, in the company of their children and grand-children. They were the recipients of numerous congratula-tions, including one from the M.P. for the division. A lovely bouquet of flowers was presented them on behalf of our Aberdare Church. "Sixty years ago, this morning," said Mr. Frame to the writer, "I got married early. After the ceremony I took train to Nelson-thirteen miles distant-and played the chapel organ for our people at their School Anniversary at three ser-vices, returning to Aberdare in the eve, ing. That was how I spent my wedding

• day." Mr. Frame was born at Aberdare in 1851, and his wife, who hailed from North Devon, in 1852. A large family has been born to them, all of whom, save two sons, are still alive ; those in the locality being regular worshippers at our Aberdare Church. One son, Mr. 'lam Frame, is assistant society steward to his father.

Mr. Frame has been associated with our Aberdare Church all his life. His rather, n popular local preacher, was a tower of strength to the Aberdare Church in for-mer days. Our brother himself has been organist of his church for sixty years ; society steward and chapel steward, (old trust treasurer also for many years, and has given unstintedly of his powers, time and money, receiving always the enthu-siastic co-operation of his wife in all his efforts. To-day they are our most regular worshippers, Sundays and week-evening services always finding Mr. Frame at his post at the organ, and his wife in the pew. Our friends are dearly loved,, both in their church and neighbourhood, where they are well known. Their devotion to good causes, their well known integrity of character, and their gentleness and humour have won them troops of friends.

E. E. F.

RE-OPENING SERVICE. Thanks to the generous gift of Miss

Edith Miles, of our Margate Church, the Denmark-road Church, Ramsgate, has been renovated free of cost to the trustees. The re-opening services were held on Sun-day and Tuesday last (June 14 and le). This completes the renovation of the premises. Miss Miles declared the church re-opened for worship. The trustees pre-sented her with a beautiful copy of the Bible suitably inscribed. The presenta-tion was made by Mr. II. Wilkinson, a trustee. It was decided to celebrate the occasion by installing the electric lighting system in church and school, and this, together with new carpet, curtains, etc., has involved a cost of over £35. The lady chairman, C.11. Mrs. Dunn, of Ramsgate, generously promised Other donations, collections and proceeds of re-opening supper are expected to in-crease the proceeds to £20. Revs. G. W. Polkinghorne (Wesleyan), J. H. Cash and T. H. Bickerton gave brief addresses. The choir, under the leadership of Mr. Fred Hearnden, rendered anthems, etc. Mr. E. Franklin gave the financial state-ment. A well-attended supper was held at the close.

WOOLASTON REOPENING. On Sunday last Woolaston Chapel,

Lydney, was re-opened after renovation. It was the occasion also of the opening and dedication of a two-manual pipe organ given to the church by Mrs. C. A. Higgs, as a memorial to ho- husband, the late Mr. C. A. Higgs, J.P., who was a local preacher On the Lydney Circuit for nearly fifty years, and circuit steward for a great number of years. He had also at different limes occupied with distinction every office of the Woolaston Society. He was a most loyal member and devoted worker. The chapel was crowded. Rev. R. Rose preached an appropriate and appreciated sermon and dedicated the organ. Mr. George Grail (Stratford-on-/WOO, a friend of the family for many years, read the inscription on the organ. Miss Higgs, of Blalceney, and Mr. Young were the special soloists. The choir, under the leadership of Mr. L. C. Higgs, ren-dered an excellent anthem. The organists were Mrs. R. Workman and Mr. L. C. Higgs.

Sunday School Lesson. Stories of the English Bible. (1) The Word of the Loyd:

Caedmon and Bede. Psalm 119: 1-16 (cp. John 21: 24 and 25).

July 5.

By Rev. W. E Ferndale. England Without an English Bible.

Nowadays Bibles are so common (thanks to the printing press) and to cheap (thanks to the British and Foreign Bible Society) that it may come as a shock of surprise to be reminded that for centuries this land of ours had no Bible in the language of its people. Yet the first com-plete version of the Bible in English;

C/EDMON.

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which Was clue to Wycliffe, and with which we shall deal next week, only takes us back less than six centuries from the present, whereas the coming of our English ancestors to these shores recalls a date fifteen centuries ago. Even with-out harking back to those origins and going into the past only as far as Alfred, from that ruder to the days of Wycliffe gives us 500 years. Think of that. Five hundred years without an ,English Bible I

1 Imo P Stableman Pat Bible Stories into English Verse. Before Wycliffe and be-fore Alfred, however, some preliminary work was done. In 680 there was living at Whitby is servant of the monastery named Caedmon. On a certain occasion, when it was agreed for the sake of mirth that all present should sing in turns, he felt sorely his inability to do so, and rose up from the table and deft the company. Going to the stable, he took care of the horses and then composed himself to rest. In his sleep a person appeared to him, and, calling him by name, said, " Caed-mon, sing to me." But he answered, " I cannot. That is why I came here." But the wondrous Visitor from on high gave to hint the Story of Creation. In the morning he remembered this, and was able to repeat it in English verse to the' abbess. The mold:, then taught him from the Latin books which they had other stories of sacred history. These also Caedmon put into English verse. Though all this was very simple, yet it was a beginning, and is to be honoured as such. And how interesting that it should be the stories of the Bible that first found their way into English. But that is just the way to-day on the foreign mission field.

How o Learned Monk Translated John's Gospel into English. Further north than Whitby, at Jarrow-on-Tyne, was, in 735, another monastery, at the head of which was a scholarly and saintly marl named Bede. (It is to him that we are indebted for the account of Caedmon.) Besides Latin and Greek, he is said to have studied Hebrew, and he was con-stantly employed in reading and writing and teaching. His last work was to translate the Gospel of John. On May 25th, when he was dictating the transla-tion to his scribe, pains seized him that warned him his end was near. " Go on

quickly," he said, ern ?know not how tom I shell hold put, or how Von my Mmtro will call me hence." The next day was Ascension Day, and throughout its hours the work of dictation went on. As the sun began to set the scribe said, " Then remains but one chapter, but it seems very hard for you to speak." "!Nay," said Bede, making tight of the labour. " take up thy pen and write quickly." The young scribe wrote on. At last he loolced up and said, " Only one sentence now." Bede dictated it. When the youth had written it down he exclaimed, " It is finished." " Aye, it is finished," said the aged man of God, and with words of praise to God his spirit ascended.

Love for God's Word Inspired the Translators. Any schoolboy who toils at his Latin, or even at his French, will know something of the drudgery involved in turning passages from another lan-guage into our own. What, then, has animated men such as Caedmon and Bede to give in verse and prose Bible stories and New Testament gospel in English? The answer is suggested by Psalm 119, the Scripture chosen in con-nection with our lesson. They were mightily moved by the dove of God's Word which throbs no passionately in this psalm. Have we also grown to love it to much that we at leastread it regularly?

Memorise God's Word. Verse 6 of Psalm 119 hints to us the importance of committing to heart the very words of Scripture. John Ruskin as a child learnt many psalms. Of them all, he said, in later life, that Psalm 119 had become the most precious to him, because of its over-flowing and glorious passion of love for the law of God. David Livingstone as a boy of nine won a prize from his Sunday-school teacher for repeating Psalm 119. Whilst the memory is retentive it should be directed to store the most precious pasiages of Scripture for future use. (On this subject some may like to hear of a booklet, !Ion to Learn the Bible, by W. Evans, published by Morgan and Scott.)

IN MEMORIAM.

Mr. J. Hammel. In the somewhat distant days of the

past, when men walked long distances to preach, and toiled twelve hours a day in the coal mine, Mr. James Hammel, a young man in the Croolc Orcuit, came upon the Plan. During all the history of the Waterhouses Circuit, which was separated from Crook in 1892, he has been a faithful, consistent worker within its borders. Leaving the pit, lie became it tradesman in Esh Winning, an Urban District Councillor, and it Guardian of the Poor. The last few months his course had evidently been nearing its end. Tended with loving cars by his family and friends, he cheered them by the brightness of his faith in God. On June 9th he passed into the eternal light. He rejoiced in the fact that one of his daughters, Sister Miriam, of Skipton, is fully engaged in the work of our Church. A great gathering assembled for his funeral, which was conducted by the Revs. Wilson Eccles, T. Dale, and J. P. Barton.

Mr. Joseph North. A personality of strength and influence

has passed from the Leicester Second Circuit in the sudden decease of Mr. Joseph North, on Sunday, June 14th. Born at Rothlcy 74 years ago, he moved to Enderby in his young manhood, and for oyes 50 years served the church there with growing power. A record of 37 years a local preacher, over 40 years in the Sunday-school, 22 years trust treasurer, 24 years Rural District Coun-cillor, 18 years Parish Councillor, is magnificent alilce for its extent and its quality. The supreme pride of his life was the church at Enderby, where he was deeply loved by old and young. Impres-sive tribute was paid to the character and service of Mr. North at a largely attended service in the Enderby Church conducted by circuit ministers. The last rites were observed in the lovely church-yard in the village. Much sympathy is felt for the family of three sons and three daughters in the passing of their honoured fabler.

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his jubilee as a local preacher. He " came on the plan " at the age of 15, and at 65 is still active. He has also been a class leader for 45 years and a trustee for 40 years, having been Trust secretary for 38. His record further in-cludes 35 years' service on the District Committee and 30 years as president of the C.E..Society. He has conducted the school anniversary services at Crowle for 35 consecutive years, and for four years has been junior circuit steward. Four Synods and one Conference have had him as delegate. In local public life he has been for 30 years on the Crowle Hospital Committee, having been both vice-presi-dent and president, 20 years on the Burial Board, of which he is now chairman, and six years on the Urban Council, of which also he has been vice-chairman and chair-man. He is a son of the late Rev. W. Eyre. To mark his jubilee, Mr. Eyre entertained the Quarterly Meeting and friends to tea. The Vicar of Crowle and the Revs. J. H. Dixon(formeely of the circuit), P. Gibbon and L. Porter (Wes-leyan) spoke words of congratulation and thanks, and at to celebration meeting in the evening Mr. Eyre and Mr. J. E. Ellis, of West Butterwick, also celebrating his preaching jubilee, gave addresses. Mr. J. W. Clark, J.P., presented each with to Bible as souvenirs of the occasion.

Walton.—The monthly meeting was held at Ashill on Thursday, Mrs. Herbert Harvey presiding. A very helpful address was given by Miss Saunders. Miss Cs Walker rendered a solo.

TUNE 25, '93'. THE METHODIST LEADER,

How quickly the mood of Conference changes. A few -moments ago we were in the midst of business considerations. Now a hush has come over the assembly astd we are waiting for the service of solemn and grateful remembrance of the ministers and laymen who have been called to the Heavenly Country, The slim form of the President, the Rev. Ed. McLellan, rises, and he announces the hymn, " 0 God, our help in ages past." We are reminded of the stream of time taking its sons away, but we also see the Perpetual Home. Quietly the President reads the famous passage from Ecclesiasticus bidding us praise famous awn. We then stand as the Rev. Jacob Walton reads, with dear and sympathetic voice, the narnes of the deceased ministers. A few moments of pregnant silence follow, and then we appropriately sing " Now the labourer's task Is o'er."

The Rev. William Potter had been .elected to give the memorial address. It was a wise choice. In the course of the address, which will rank among the greatest of its kind, Mr. Potter said, " We are met to honour men who have gone to their reward, though they were never without it; for Eternal Life, the most precious prize of all, is not ours on the ebb-tide of this present existence, but it io life wherever spent in spiritual triumph. Their Reward was with them and it is still with them in a growing universe of dearer life, of vaster oppor-tunities, and of deepening joy. Some of them quite early tasted the sweets of service. Boy preachers they were. The men who were responsible for Tolefree Parr's early start.made no mistake. He eloquently commanded thousands. Henry Carden represented political dis-sent, but It was the spirit of the Evangelical Revival that captured and held him.

" If some of our brethren were privileged to serve in the light of an early dawn, upon others night fell before their work was done. The Guild of Kind Hearts was an invisible gathering of Arthur Jubb's spiritual kindred. He made kind hearts kinder. Guileless Nathaniel Brown, pleading the cause of the wronged and the distressed, and lives

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" For most of these brethren the day lasted long. Their work done, life faltered away along the glimmering west. Old men they were, but the spirtts of the ....awn haunted their eventide. Happy the people who knew Thomas Griffiths Dyke, for the vicissitudes of this mortal state, even old age, passed over him, leaving him a child. W. L. Spooner reverently sought and found truth. Valiant William Shipley's voice was a challenge and his appearance equivalent to an act of aggression against wrong. The brothers Normandale were in death scarcely divided, hot, Hoed long and asked no respite from toil. The fullest official life was that of George Bennett, as C.E. and General Sunday-school Secretary, he had prescience of modern methods and urged their adoption. Fairness marked his workas editor of the Ma-mot:ear LFAMIn and oral examiner. But his chosen work was preaching. Of the rest there was William Eyre, a man of immaculate taste; Alfred Jones, who made religion attractive to boys and girls; Alfred Warcup, for whom order was life's law and generosity its inspiration; Richard Ainsworth was a chapel builder; William Robson was an expert revivalist; and Timothy Archer was . very old as to be forgotten in this generation."

In conclusion Mr. Potter movingly said, "They have gone I Not Could we but rid our minds of words that have to do with space and time we would per-ceive that the spiritual world is omni- present. 'Fhe life that we now share with Jesus is imperishable; it is too good to perish. Because He lives we shall live also."

From beginning to end this most impressive address was listened to with rapt attention. There were times when the speaker himself was deeply moved and the noble emotion was shared by the whole of the great congregation.

Mr. Sydney Walton followed with a chase and poetically illumined address in which he honoured the nameless ones from busy town and quiet countryside whom God had called to Himself. These men and women essayed to bring the world, lame and helpless, to the Gate Beautiful, hoping that it would hear the Voice Divine in its soul. To these name-less ones Chaucer's words could be applied: "Christ's on and His apostles', they taught, but first they followed it themselves." They have left us a herit-age of devoted lives and their graves are but vineyards from whence we press sacramental wine. A prayer of mighty power was offered by the Rev. James Lockhart. A living quiet had pervaded the assembly during the addresses and prayer, occasionally disturbed by a pass-ing vehicle, and the congregation expressed its pent-up feelings in Mont-gomery's hymn, " Servant of God, well done I" The Benediction having been oron.nced, we reverently stood and listened to the organ strains of " 0 Rest in the Lord." This memorable service had deepened our faith and strengthened our desire to be Christ's men and women. Many, as they left the church, would be praying to be worthy of the saints who from their labours rest.

Wakefield Second. — The Auxiliary meeting held at Belle Vue was presided over by Mrs. J. E. Butcher. The address was given by Mrs. Stephenson, of Ossett. Mrs. Austin was the soloist. The mix sionary letter was read by the secretary.

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Taking as her subject "Methodist Union and the Mans.," Mrs. Pigott said that they were on the eve of great changes in Methodism, and no phase of the new Church would be of greater importance than fife in the Methodist manse. What Methodism might do in the next fifty years would be determined in no small measure by the minister's wife, whose foremost charge was her home; she was her husband's home-maker, and the quality of her husband's work depended much en the character and quality of his home life. They should also seek to make their manse fife so attractive that the girls of their churches would wish to make homes like them.

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WHAT THE CHURCHES ARE DOING. Guild

Hearts.

IN SYNTAX STREET. It was a queer place in which I found

myself. The streets were very straight; wheeled traffic WaS LO be seen, but a

number of curious crotures either stood or moved about, and I find it very hard to say what they were like. I came to one standing quite still in the middle of the road, and I fored he might get run over until I remembered that there were no motor-cars in this unusol town( This creature was alive though he didn't move about. So I said to him, "Come for a walk with me; it must be very dull standing here." "I cannot walk," he replied, "for I have no feet." I looked again, and what I had thought were his feet was only a small pedestal.

"How do you get about, then?" I asked. "You see," he replied, "I am a Noun, and I have to wait for a Verb to come and push me about. I cannot do anything myself." Then I noticed that a little creature, which seemed to have a life of its own, had fastened itself like a limpet on the side of the Noun. "What is this?" I inquired. "Oh, that is one of my Adjectives," replied the Non; "there are hosts of them, and sometime§ I have several, but to-day I have only one."

Just then I heard a whooping, and saw some distance away a strange impish creature come running along at a great rate "Here comes a Verb," said the Noun. "Now I am going to get moved." Sure enough, the Verb, who seemed to be very strong and wiry, came with great force and pushed the Noun down the street at such a rate that I could hardly keep up with them. At the first street corner they paused, and I noted that the street was called Syntax Street. Sud- denly a little thing fluttered away just like a butterfly. "There goes my Adjective!" cried the Noun; but even as he spoke several more came fluttering up and fastened themselves on to hit,. 11. seemed very proud of them, for they were a fine-looking lot.

By this time I had begun to look more closely at the Verb, who never stod quite still for a moment. He too, had a little creature which had pinned itself to him. "You have an Adjective, too, I see," I said lo him. "An Adverb, stupid!" he ungraciously replied. "I beg your par-don," I mid; but he went off again almost before I got the words out. Away he went down another street, where several other NOUIM stood waiting. Two of them were linked together by a creature that looked like a Jong snake, with his tail curled around one and his neck about the other. Panting up to the first Noun, I cried, "What is that?" "A Conjunction, of course!" he replied.

After some of the nouns there flitted pale shadowy figures, like ghosts. "Those are our Pronouns," said one of the Nouns, "but," be added boastfully, "they are not as good as we are I" Another small fellow arrived with a stick, and gave this Noun a poke with it. "Who are you?" I asked. With a twinkle he re-plied, "I am a Preposition, and I can do nearly as much as a Verb!" Things were getting lively, and several other Verbs arrived and began chasing about, when, with a terrific shout, a weird animal like a kangaroo landed right in the middle of everything, having jumped a great dis- tance. Somehow, I knew he was an Interjection—and he woke me up!

That was a queer dream, boys and girls; but I hope it tells you to belong always to the order of Noble Verbs, who get things done in the world.

Your Big Brother, WILLIAM Dan.

13, Percy Terrace, Sunderland.

The editor of the American Serial Work Year Book intimates that a citation re-"ally given regarding institutions exclu-sively treating alcoholism (received from an American sante) was in part from an independent article in the Year Book and In part comment. The Russell Sage Foundation, which issues the Year Book, has itself made no study of alcoholism.

Endiavour Topic. Growth of the Church.

(5) Opening of the Door to the Gentile.

Acts 10: 34-48. .hdy 5,

By Frank M. Kelley. The importance which the historian

who emote the fkts of the Apostles attached to the events recorded in chapter ten is revealed by the amount of space allotted to the incidents and by the repeti- tion in the tolling of the story. The liberal-minded Luke had already told of the Hellenist section of the community in Jerusalem, of the doings, sayings and death of Stephen, of the missionary exploits of 'Philip, and of the remarkable check and change in the conduct of Saul. He realised that the admittance of Come-lius into the privileges of fellowship with the followers of Jesus was the beginning of a new phase which would have far-reaching effects. It was, in the metaphor of the topic, the opening of a new door.

The man mho " knocked at the door" was an Italian soldier, a representative of the Roman power, and the one respon-sible for the maintenance of order in his district. His social position was good, and he was not without wealth. These qualifications, however, would not have given Cornelius a'place in Luke's record of early Christian developments. It was not his career, but his character, which brought hit, into contact with the disci-ples. He was a " just man and one that feared God." He was strict in self- discipline and regular in retreats for prayer. He interpreted official duty not in legal terms, but as an opportunity of serving the folk amongst whorn he lived. His philanthropy had its source in generous desires and sincere motives. He was conscious of the needs of his own spirit, and had capacity for recognising the finer things of life.

It is very interesting to notice that the man mho " opened the door " was he of whom it is recorded that Jesus said, "I will give unto thee the keys of the King-dom of Heaven." On this occasion Peter was somewhat uneasy in mind. There was little precedent for his guidance. His friendly gesture cm probably influenced by several immediate considerations. In the house of Simon, the tanner, with whom he was staying, he had realised that human differentiations are often artificial, and certainly not Divine. These events were happening in the very district where Jesus was staying when He re-ceived a visit from a Syrophcenician woman, whose coming compelled the Master to reconsider His relationship with non-Jews. In addition to these strong in-fluences, there were felicitous coincidences which Peter cold not but attribute to the controlling activity of the Spirit of God, and during the interview with Cornelius, Peter was deeply conscious of the pre-sence of God. He was convinced that such a man as Cornelius would have been welcomed by Jr..,, and, whatever his race or creed, was already accepted with God. The privileges of Christian fellow-ship and membership in the Christian community could not be withheld from such a man.

Readiog.—Heavy showers prevented the Auxiliary from enjoying the welcome hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Thome, son for the annual Garden Party. The gatherings at Cumberland-road Church were, nevertheless, successful, a splendid number attending to welcome Mrs. J. A. Kerswell. Supported by Revs. W. T. Healey, H. Ogden, and W. Bradshaw, Mrs. T. Proud, of London, took the chair in the afternoon and delivered a happy speech. In the missionary letter, read by Mrs. H. H. Sirett, the names of three of the missionaries present were mentioned—Rev. and Mrs. J. A. Kers- well and Mrs. W. E. Curry. With plea-sure the friends listened to a thought-provoking recital by Miss A. Whitehorn, and then heard with keen interest, from Mrs. Kerswell, a few of the experiences incidental to her crowded years of service in S.C. Africa. Mrs. H. F. Dunster was at the organ. After tea, Mr. W. P. God Trey disposed of a big pile of "mystery" parcels. Mrs. R. J. Thompson presided over an exceptionally enjoyable meeting, arranged by Mrs. C. W. Fisher. Stalls of work, etc., were in charge of Mrs. L A. Smith and Mrs. W. P. Godfrey. Proceeds over £151.

Cambridge.—The Castle-street School Anniversary has been a marked success. The Rev. T. B. Heward conducted morn-ing and evening mrvices. A united ser-vice was held in the afternoon, the Vic-toria-rod Congregational School and Castle End School being the guests. The Anniversary was concluded by an enter-tainment, when the floral cantata, "The Coming of the Flowers," was given by primary, intermediate, and senior mholars.

Chatham.—School anniversary services were condoled by Revs. W. H. Lawson and J. H. Hindle. An egg and flower service was held in the afternoon. The gifts received by Mrs. Lawson were sent to the Rochester Hopital. Mr. Brick-well presided, and an address was given by the Rev. Cusden (Baptist). On Mon-day Rev. W. H. Lawson presided over a fine concert, under the leadership of Miss D. Austin, B.Sc. Prof. Wardle's orchestra assisted at each service. The financial result was £13.

Coventry FIrst.—The Quarterly Meet-ing was held for the firm time at Green-lane Church. Congratulations were offered Bro. W. F. Slickley and H. Pickering on success in the Local Preachers' Training Exam.; and coo-dolence expressed with Mr. Prinn on the loss of his father, and Mr. C. Pollitt in losing his wife. Green-lane Society was constituted with twenty members and offi-dals, and progress reported in the chil-dren's church. The request of the Home Missionary Secretary for the ,,beam of Pastor Gregory for work at St. Albans was agreed to, and it was unanimously decided to replace him by offing out a probationer. Warm appreciation of Pastor and Mrs. Gregory's service was expressed by the Rev. J. Kinnish, the circuit steward, and others.

Gillingham (Kent).—The Anniversary of the Women's Ott, was held on Wed-nesday. The Rev. W. H. Lawson pre-sided in the afternon, when a programme of vocal and instrumental music was ren-dered by the Home Logue Brigade of the lost Salvation Army, under Mrs. Adju-tant Caddy. After tea another fine pro-gramme of music was given. The pro-cods were 03 10s.

Glasgow Seeond.—A successful Cake and Candy Sale was held at Tollcross Church on Saturday. The opening was performed by Mrs. McKinley, with Mr. Thos. Phillips as chairman. The effort was in aid of the New Hall Fund. Great joy was manifest when the result of £47 was made known, a highly satisfactory result for an afternon's effort. The Rev. Harry Turnbull, who is spending the whole of his probation at this church, is working very happily.

Grantham. — The friends of Great Gonerby have held their School Anniver-sary, which was conducted by the mini. ter. A god company asmmbled for the afternoon, when the scholars gave the programme. The chairman was a form.- scholar, Mr. A. Mitten, from Sowerby. The Monday evening president was another old scholar, Mrs. F. Bircham, wife of the Rev. F. Bireham, of America, who also laboured on the Grantham Cir-cuit before going to Amerio. Miss Nora Pulfrey, niece of the Rev. Mr. Bircham, had trained the scholars in an excellent manner, while Miss Doris Selby offici-ated at the organ. Mr. Walter Selby was unable to be present owing to a mrious illness, this being the first annivermry he had missed for 66 years.

flemsworth.—The Quarterly Meeting was held at Kinder; chairman, Rev. 0. Sutton Read. Large attendance. Fion-cially a verrsuccessful quarter, an adverse balance of £66 being reduced to £35. Messrs. P. Nuttall and A. Flavell re-appointed stewards. Gratitude expressed that (he last P.M. Synod of the Sheffield District is to be held next year at South Elmsall.

Kingston•on•Thames.—On Sunday and Wednesday the Richmond-road friends held their School Anniversary. The Rev. J. S. B. Phippen conducted the services. A pleasing incident was his children's address to the adults and the "serznon" to the scholars. An afternoon musical service was presided over by Mr. W. G. Childs (Congregational). On Wednesday a concert was given in a hall satowdep ,to its utmost opacity. The songs and Ways presented by the children were delightful.

Mr. H. L. !de (Wesleyan) occupied the chair. The Anniversary was continued on the following Sunday, when prizes were distributed by Mrs. J. S. B. l'hippen. A fitting conclusion to the Anniversary was the summer excursion to "California in England" on Monday. Total proceeds for school funds, £20.

Lancaster. — For Men's Sunday at Moor-lane the preachers were Rev. S. G. Delafield and Mr. E. R. Keroghan, of Preston. Solos were rendered at each service by Messrs. E. B. Nowell and J. Garth, of Kodal. In the afternoon a musical service was given by the Kendal Quartette Party. The singing was of a high order and much appreciated. Tho organist was Mr. J. M. Samson, and the chairman Mr. G. Wilkinson, of Skerton.

Lincoln First.—The Quarterly Meeting took place at Meiheringham, presided over by the Rev. Jabez Slack. Following the meeting a sermon was preached by the Rev. J. S. Stanwell, a former mini. ter. In the evening the circuit ship made its Art voyage and was brought to port by Miss Hague and Miss Linton. Mrs. Woodcock and Mr. Goforth, of Lincoln, received the cargo of £54. The church was crowded for the public meet-- ing, who Aid. Parker presided, sup, ported by the ministers and Mr. T. M. Keightley. The Lincoln High-street choir was in attendance, and a fine ad-dress was given by Rev. J. S. Stanwell. Proceeds for the day, .C70.

Mablethorpe. — The circuit gathering was held at Mablethorpe, the special preacher being the Rev. W. Younger, of Hull. Methodists from all the villages attended the afternoon mrvices and listen.' tn a mrmon they will not easily forget. The evening meeting, over which Mr. J. W. Farrow (circuit steward) pre-sided, was the climax of a great day. "la Sabbath observance necesmry?" was the subject of a powerful address by Rev. W. Younger. In closing a great speech, Mr. Younger made reference to Methodist Union. He had believed in it all his life. It would be a great day, in fact a day .1 .11 days, when that dislocation between the Methodists would be mended and Methodists would always be one.

Peterborough. — The annual garden party in connection with New-road Church, Peterborough, was held at "Park Corner," by kind permission of Coun. and Mrs. G. Burgos Mrs. N. Smith performed the opening ceremony, and Rev. W. J. Hammersley presided.

Old Leake.—Rev. H. Lee organised an auction mle for the funds of Fold Hill Church. Most of the wares were given by local friends, and Mr. G. White gave his services as auctioneer.

Preston Second.—The Rev. J. H. John-son is just closing five yors' ministry on the Preston Second Station and going to West Flartlepool. Fle ha, been greatly cheered by the success which has at-tended his ministry, especially at the Leyland-Lane Church. At each place he has been receiving new members into the Church. Three young people were re-ceived at Fyide-road, three at Freckleton, and four at Leyland-lane on Sunday even-ing last, where he preached his farewell sermon.

Semombe. — The School Anniversary services were conducted by Rev. H. G. Meecham, M.A., B.D., Ph.D., whose services were greatly enjoyed. la the afternoon the children and choir gave excellent rendering of the floral service, "Precious Gifts." Mr. J. A. Hartley pre-sided, and Dr. Meecham spoke briefly to the children.

Southport First.—The Quarterly Meet-ing of the Southport First Circuit was attended by representatives of the .Mornington-road Wesleyan Circuit. Words of welcome were spoken by Rev. J. E. Woodfield, the circuit steward, and other officials, and the Rev. R. E. Roberts, D.D., replied for the visitors. On 'fues-day evening the Rev. J. E. Woodfield, Mr. J. Peet, Coun. T. Ball, and Mr. J. A. Wright represented the circuit al the Wesleyan Quarterly Meeting. A heady welcome was given by the Rev. F. B. James (superiMendent), and replied to by the minister and circuit steward. Both meetings were well attended, and in each case a fine spirit prevailed, such as augurs well for union in this arm.

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Sunderland First.—The school anniver-sary at Carol-street reached a high stan-dard. The children, trained by Mr. J. S. Nichols., rendered their items in excel-lent style, with Mr. J. Stead at the organ. Large congregations gathered, including Mrs. E. H. Brown, the Mayoress, who was enthusiastically wekomed. Amongst others taking part were Rev. J. M. Gun- son, S.D., M.Th., and Mr. G. Carter. On Monday evening a sketch, descriptive of African Mission Work, was presented by the children.

Sunderland Third.—The Rev. W. .H. Campbell, of Carlisle, conducted the third anniversary of the Gutcher - Johnson Memorial Church, Brightstreet, which was built during his ministry, and of which he is deservedly proud. The,church is a live one, and there are frequent con- versions. Recently a father and two daughters came to the penitent form; the girls have now associated themselves with the choir. Mr. Campbell preached morn-ing and evening, and addressed the Sun-day-school in the afternoon. He also spoke at the Sisterhood on the Monday afternoon. Mrs. Gutcher-Johnson pre- sided. The tea in the afternoon was largely attended. The public meeting at night brought to a close a very succemful anniversary. The Mayor of Sunderland-, Ald. E. H. Brown, was chairman and Mr. J. Butterfield vice-chairman. The Rev. W. H. Campbell and the Rev. Howard Howells addressed the meeting. Inspector G. B. Allinson gave the finan-cial statement. Madam F. Shaftoe was the special soloist. Choir leader, Mr. G. Johnson. Organist, Mr. Thompson-Bluett.Mr. Smith and party contributed musical items. Aid. Peacock, on behalf of the Trustees, thanked all who had

helped to make the anniversary a success. Watton.—The Quarterly Meeting was

held at Great Cressingham, Rev. W. H. Curtis presiding. 'the membership re- port showed a smail increase, and the

Bornoptield.—The June meeting of the W.M.A. was held at the Hobson, Mrs. Atkinson presiding. The missionary letter was read by Mrs. Storey, of Highfiekl, while solos were sung by Miss Elsie Hal, of Hobson. The speaker was Mrs. Robinson, of Bowburn, who spoke on "Sister Annie of the London Mission." Reports from the different churches were given.

BirmIngham.—The June meeting of the Auxiliary was held in the grounds of Mrs. Geo Cadbury, which were kindly thrown open for inspection after the meeting. Mrs. Mason.presided. A most impressive address was given by Rev. E. G. Nightin-gale, of Nigeria, who told of the heroism and endurance of a young African now in training at Uzualroli for the ministry. Mrs. Durwood read the missionary letter. The Sally Oak friends prepared a delight-ful tea, the gift of Mrs. Scott. A Mystery Parcel Sale caused, great interest and added to the funds, which reached over £b, and the gifts in Our Self-denial Enve-lopes were over £3.

Bournemouth. — A good company gathered at E.nsbury Park, under the presidency of Mrs. A. E. Reavley. Miss Mary Medley rendered two effective solos, and the Rev. R. W. York gave a helpful address. AL the close a very hearty vote of thanks was given to Mrs. Reavley for her work and interest during her year as president. Mrs. W. M. Kelley was wel-comed as president for the coming year. Tea was served, the total proceeds amounting to £2 13s. ltd.

Brigg.—An enthusiastic meeting of the W.M.A. was held at Broughton on Wed-nesday, Mrs. Fryer -being in the chair. The missionary letter was read by -Mrs. Bailey and a solo rendered by Miss Lily Hogg. Mrs. Credland was the organist. A very helpful address was given by Mrs. Batchelor on " The Marks We Leave Behind Us." The proceeds of the tea amounted to 41 17. 6d.

Carlisle.—The monthly meeting of the W.M.A. was held in the Cecil-street Church, presided over by Mrs. W. H. Campbell. Rev. F. C. Taylor (U.M.) gave a most stimulating address. Solos were beautifully rendered by Mrs. Olsen, with Mrs. Thompson as accompanist.

Camborne.—A meeting of the W.M.F. was held on Tuesday, when an address was given by Mrs. Taphouse. Two solos

steward's accounts a balance In hand. The balance sheet of Little Cressingham • restoration was presented, and further steps taken towards the erection of a new chapel at Great Cressingham. Miss Moore entertained the members to supper at her home on the conclusion of business.

Whitley Bay.—The lot Whitley Bay Company of the G.L.B., connected with the Oxford-street Church, has earned the heartiest congratulations by their achieve-ments in the competitions of the 'North-eastern Divisional area of Northumber-land and Durham. They have obtained badges in physical training, Scripture, art, infant care, needlework, Nature study, etc., gaining the first place in their own battalion, which entitles them to the Trophy Flag for the ensuing twelve months. Miss M. C. Marshal, B.A., is the hard-working captain of the company.

Wolverhampton FIrst.—The venture of the officials in arranging a Sports Day and Musical Festival for scholars proved most successful. Each school competed. Wednesfield scored the highest aggregate marks, thereby winning the "Ernest Dodd" Challenge Cup given by the Dodd family in memory of their son, missing in the Great War. The stewards had secured another silver cup, named the "Leyland" Cup, which went to the best school choir, Willenhall-road. Mrs. Geoffrey to M. Mender, who opened the Festival, was accompanied by Mr. G. It M. Mender, the local M.P., and Mr. J. T. Kidson, J.P. Rev. A. S. Leyland returned tha nks.

Wymondham.—The school anniversary at Forncett St. Mary was conducted by Rev. €. R. Burnett. An excellent musi-cal programme had been prepared. The singing of the children was greatly en-joyed. Miss Palmer, of London, and Mr. G. !lilt, of Westwick, rendered excellent service. Mr. White conducted the sing-ing. The proceeds amounted to £7 18s.

were nicely rendered by Miss Lobb. President, Miss Uren.

Chester.—The monthly meeting was held at "Derwen Alyn," Rossett, by kind invitation of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Taborer. Mrs. F. R. Brunskill presided. Rev. H. Ashby led the devotions. Mrs. J. Grif-fiths rendered two solos, accompanied by Mr. A. Taberer. The missionary letter was read by Mrs. H. Ashby. The Rev. 0. J. Searchfield gave an excellent 'address. Mr. and Mrs. Taberer provided tea. Thanks were returned by Mr. W. J. Vernon and Mrs. Branskill.

CfactomomSea.—The monthly meeting was presided over by Mrs. W. J. NiuMon. An interesting address was given by Mr. E. Garner, of Waltonon-Naze. Mrs. J. Head led the devotions; Mrs. M. J. Abbott read the letter; the soloist was Mrs. A. Hoare, and the accompanist Miss E. New-stead. Mrs. W. Johns had charge of the Missionary Basket. The proceeds were £1 3s. ltd. for women's work in Africa.

Clay Cross.—The meeting of the Auxi-liary was held at Stonebroom, with Mrs. Bickley as president. The missionary letter was read by Mrs. Patina. Mrs. Curley served well as soloist, and Mrs. Holland as accompanist. Miss Hallam, of ATreton, delivered a most interesting and informing address on her work as a missionary, and also exhibited a number of curios and examples of handicraft done by the natives. '

Cbrellhorpes.—The first of a series of garden "At-Homes" was held at "Little Court," Mrs. H. Adams presiding. The Rev. F. H. Edwards gave a very Moo-000- in,, address on missionary work. Misses Marie Bellamy and Connie Robinson gave a delightful dialogue. The solos given ,,by Miss Parkinson, of Bradford, were greatly appreciated. The missio.ry letter from Mrs. Soulsby Wag read by Mrs. Broughton. Afternoon tea was provided by the hostess, Mrs. Haxelgrove.

Colchester. — The Auxiliary meeting was held at Nunn's-road on Thursday, when Mrs. Robinson gave a most inter-esting talk on her daughter's work in Ceylon. Mrs. Pritchard presided. The missionary letter, read by Mrs. Pickworth, was most instructive. A solo rendered by Mrs. Roper was greatly enjoyed.

Darlington. — Owing to unfavourable weatherahe outing to South Burdon Farm was abandoned and the meeting held at Florence-street Chapel. Mrs. Cowling

occupied the chair. The Rev. J. W. Thurlby gave an inspiring address on "Woman's Place in Religion." Miss - Alsop gave two delightful recitations. Mrs. Cowling read the letter.

Douglas, I.O.M.—A garden party in connection with the W.M.A. was held on Thursday upon the lawn adjoining the Marathon-road Church, Douglas. Mr. S. Taylor presided and an address was given by Miss Gordon, who is on furlough from. Medical Missionary work in India. Musi-cal items were rendered by several friends. The accompanist was Miss Gladys Law son. Missionary Bars were presented to Miss ens Gorry and Master George Kelly, who had collected over £5 during the year. -A seal was given to Miss .Edna Cretney.

Doncaster.—On Thursday a highly successful motor trip to the Dukeries was held. The interest of a number of gentle-men who own cars was enlisted, with the happy resuli that they were prepared to lend and drive their cars; and, in addi-tion, "'pay their share" for the privilege of helping the missionary cause. A most enjoyable afternoon was spent, and over a hundred persons were entertained to tea at °Herten. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Edwards, who .defrayed the entire cost of the tea, the motor owners and drivers, and organisers, were all thanked at the tea-table. The financial result of £14 is to be devoted to Home Missions. Mrs. F. R. Edwards is the treasurer 01 the Branch.

Flley.—The monthly meeting was held ' on Tuesday, Mrs. W. Moore and Miss Ross presiding. Mr. James Nicholson, of London, gave an interesting address on missionary work. The missionary letter was read by Miss Nicholson, and an interesting solo given by Miss Frank Hanson. Mrs. T. R. Crumlisk was the soloist.

Goole.—Mrs. Phillipson presided over the meeting of the Auxiliary, held at Beulah Church. The missionary letter was read by Mrs. Lockwood. Mrs. Walters rendered a very pleasing solo, accompanied by Mrs. F. Ward. A most interesting missionary address was given by Rev. F. Ward.

Halllaa.—The monthly Auxiliary meet-ing was held at Ebenezer Church on Wednesday. Mrs. Yearsley presided and Mrs. Normanton read the missionary letter. Mrs. Booboo (Wesleyan) gave a most helpful address. Miss Booth Was the soloist.

Harrogate.—The Auxiliary meeting was held at Starbeck, under the presidency of Mrs. Barber. A very helpful address was given by Mrs. Hart (Baptist). The mis-sionary letter was read by Mrs. Horn, and a solo rendered by Mrs. Brown. Pianist, Miss Gredland. Mrs. Johnson heartily thanked Mrs. Barber for the ten years she had served as president, and for the loyalty and devoted service she had given to the Auxiliary. Mrs. Best .presented both Mrs. Barber and Mrs. Ross with lovely bouquets. Hearty thanks were also given to Rev. B. A. Barber and Rev. E. H. W. Ross for help to readily given.

flechmondwIlm.—A very good company were present at the W.M.A. meeting, under the presidency of Mrs. Ellis. Mrs. Rothery read the missionary letter. Mrs. Granville Kellett was the soloist. A very interesting talk on missionary work on the Gilbert Islands was given by Mrs. A. Briggs.

Hull Central.—Mrs. P. N. Norris occu-pied the chair at the meeting held to the Ebenezer Church on Wednesday. Rev. A. C. Lamb, B.Sc. fli.M.) gave a most helpful address on " Mission Work at Sierra Leone." Soloist, Mrs. Hairsino. The letter was read by Mrs. W. Harper Collections, 1.8 sts.

Ipswich and HadleIgh. — The June Auxiliary Meeting was held at East I3ergholt, presided over by Rev. J. M. Ridge. Visitors from Trimley and Ips- wich were present. The missionary letter was read by Mrs. foot, and Mrs. E. Turner sang two pleasing solos. The Rector of East Bergholt, the Rev. H. T. S. Storrs, MA., gave an interesting address. After the meeting Mrs. G. Wright invited all friends and visitors to tea at her home, Manor Cottage. Pro-ceeds, LI 12. ltd.

Keighley Firs1.—The meeting of the Auxiliary was held at Alice-street Church, under the presidency of Mrs. A. E. Mar-joram. Miss E. Brown gave a most interesting address on her work in Rho- desia. Miss Ainsworth rendered two solos and Mrs. Stride read the missionary letter. At the dose a supper, kindly

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iven by Mr. and Mrs. Danesbury Hart- Manchester Central. — The monthly Mrs. Burrows, vice-president. The soloist cessful garden party was kindly given b1

are been held on the lawn at the resi- T. A. Wolfendale. The missionary letter refreshments. The Rev. and Mrs. W. Peggy Bradshaw read the missionarj once of Mr. A. Rides, Worcester Park, was read by Mrs. Pakeman. Mrs. J. Clowcs Hunter have been instrumental letter. Mrs. Kerswell, of S. Centre It owing to the wet weather was held in Beales rendered two delightful solos. in greatly improving the Auxiliary, which Africa, told a very effective story of Mr to Lecture Hall. There was a large Proceeds from the tea, £3 promises to becoine a very successful work done among the Native women athering, Mrs. Gammage, of Norlhamp- Mumby.— The monthly meeting of branch in the future. Proceeds, £1 65. Miss Ida Gammon served well as soloist on, presiding. An interesting address the W.M.A. was held at Mumby, Rev. Northampton.—The first of the sum- The Rev. D. J. Dando thanked Mr. ant as given by Mrs. Cribb-Smith, who gave I. Graham Presiding. Mrs. Wooddin mar garden meetings was arranged at the Mrs. Abbott for their generous hospitality 5 account of her missionary work in read the missionary letter and Mrs. W. T. home of Mrs. J. S. Gammage (President- Pocklington.—A very successful gar Nina and Japan. Solos were sung by Avery rendered solos. Miss M. Wooddin Designate of the W.M.F.). Miss Gibbs den meeting was held at the residence Miss Jago. The proceeds amounted to gave' an able address on "Dr. Aggrey presided. Mr. T. W. Britten led the 10. of Africa." There was a good company devotions, and Mrs. Gammage seed the ant company, with Mrs. Shore as presi- of the Auxiliary were kindly invited by about the work done on the African elections, with Miss Hilda Martin as their meeting on the lawn at "Alder. thanks, particularly to Mrs. Gammage ccompanist. Mrs. Reade read the mis- bourne," but owing to the inclement for her hospitality, and to Miss Godfrey an address, and Mrs. J. E. Simpson ionary letter. An excellent address was weather the meeting had to be held in for giving us one precious day of her given by Mrs. Trewhella (Wesleyan). the church. Mrs. J. T. Gooderidge pre- holiday. Rev. T. P. Mayhew returned thanks. Tea sided, supported by the Rev. A. Sutcliffe. Norwich Second.—An enjoyable meeting was served by the Walsall Wood ladies. An interesting address was given by Mrs. was held on Tuesday, when Met. Lusher The- collection realised £8 Ms. Gd. W. J. Ward (Bournemouth) on "Condi- presided over a large W.M.A. gathering. Lincoln.—The united circuit meeting of lions in Nigeria and the need ffir Chris- Mrs. Whitfield gave a most interesting he W.M.A. was held at High-street tian Missions." In the evening Mrs. description of her life and work among Church on Tuesday, under the presidency Ward again addressed the meeting, with the women and children of Madagascar. f Mrs. W. Roe. The letter was read by Mrs. A. Elderfield (W.M.) in the chair, Mrs. Blake sang two solos, and the mis- _encsoeudrawgientg, as soloist. Miss Armstrong. Miss Applewhite (Wes- supported by Rev. A. Sutcliffe. Solos sionary letter was read by the secretary. served eyan) was the soloist. The Rev. J. W. and recitations were rendered by the NorthwIch.—The Branch meeting was Scarborough.— The Auxiliary Mis

Slack gave a very interesting address. on Misses Cooper, Peach, and Williams. held at Brynn on Thursday. Mrs. J. W. siona.ry Meeting held at Snainton wa: ' The Babel of Languages," referring Mrs. Sidney Porter presided at tie piano. Coombs Presided, and Mrs. E. Wilkinson re ded over by Mrs. Abram. Solo b1 pecially to the extreme difficulties of our Admirable arrangements were made by read. the missionary letter. Mrs. A. M. presided

missionaries on the field. The president Miss Alderelade. Proceeds, £5 10s. Williamson served well as soloist. Mrs. Miss Gillance. The missionary leper :Tressed the good wishes of the mem_ Normanton.—The Auxiliary met at Jokes Bell gave a very pleasing address, from Mrs. Soulsby, Rhodesia, was real ors of the Auxiliary that both Mr. and Castleford-road Church, with Mrs. Dins. dealing chiefly with the mission at Per. by Miss Hardwick. Mrs. Ladlay, o

Mrs. Slack would have a successful term dale as president. The Rev. J. E. Ogden, nando Poo. Rev. R. E. Cubbon led the Nigeria, gave a most inspiring addressor on the new circuit at Southampton. of Castleford, gave an excellent address devotions. The Brynn ladies provided " The Power of Love on the ,g was presided over by Mrs. W. Woe_ Howard," the great pioneer of prison tea. a visit was paid I. the lovely gardens ton ladies, proceeds amounting £3 ys so. The soloist was Mrs. D. nrooker reform work. Mrs. Tolson was the of Mrs. H. Brat' Shrewsbury.—The Auxiliary meettm Ins. J. H. King read the missionary soloist, and Miss Marjorie Pickersgill Oswestry.—A Garden party 'was held was held at Fords Heads, under the presi Ater. An excellent address was given accompanist. Mrs. Lythe read the letter. at The Woodlands, by kind invitation of dency of Mrs. T. Brandon. Rev. Alber y Rev. J. W. Huxley-Williams, M.A , Newton and Hyde.—The first meeting Mrs. W. Perks. Mrs. J. Holland pre- Cole led the devotions and Mrs. Morri he difficulties and dangers of his pioneer Church on Tuesday, when over 50 ladies, Mrs. R. Brown. Mr. J. Ellis rendered esting address on "The Temprasevac nissionary work amongst the Indians of representative of the churches on ffie cir- excellent service as soloist. An inspiring Question in Relation to .Missions",„ ,ouch America. Mrs. Busby presided at cuit, were present. Miss Watson, the address was given by Mrs. T. Brandon, given by Mrs. Wilson. Mess Nellie or he piano- Miss Price and Rev. G. A. District Secretory, gave an admirable President of the District Federation. rendered two solos. An excellent tea wa 'rice conveyed thanks to the Vicar and address. Mrs. \V. Clowes Hunter, the Plumstead.—le connection with the provided by the Fords Heath ladies. Th riends for a very memorable meeting. new president, presided, supported by Girls' Branch of the W.M.A., a very sue- proceeds amounted to £2 Gs.

y, was largely attended. meeting, held at Broad-street, Pendleton, was Mes. W. Phillips,• and Miss Barrie, Mrs. Abbott, of " Dacre," Welling, or Kingsion•on•Thames. — The annual was presided over by Mrs. J. H. Cretney. pianist. Mrs. Oldham read the mis- Saturday. The meeting was presided trden meeting of the W.M.A. was to A splendid address was given by Rev. sionary letter. The president provided the over by Miss Marjorie Alderton. Mite

Lichfield—For the W.M.A. meeting present. missionary letter. Miss Godfrey, on fur- Mrs. A. Baldwin. Mrs. Wade introducer ell at Walsall Wood there was an excel- Newport and Cowes.—The members lough from Africa, gave a stirring address Mrs. Baldwin, who presided over the ant. The Women's Own choir sang Mr, and Mrs. A. W. Abrahams to hold Field. Mrs. Ernest Smith expressed meeting and spoke of her wont and visit

London (Fulham).—The Branch meet- on "The Life and Work of John tea. The collection realised LI ls. After Field." Tea was provided by the Slimn

icar of Christ Church, vividly showing of this Auxiliary was held at Rosemount sided. The missionary letter was read by read the missionary letter. A very inter

of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Dodsworth, h welcome Me president of the W.M.F.

to the various Branches during her yea of office. Rev. F. G. Wade also gay. recitals. Mrs. Dodsworth and Mrs Scott provided tea. Miss E. Stavele: and Mrs. Dixon returned thanks. Runcorn.—The monthly meeting wa held on Wednesday, with Rev. H. Smitl in the chair. Mrs.' Monk read the mis sionary letter. Mr. A. Clark gave a mos

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