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Conference Chapel, Monday, July 10th. THE skies were grey and heavy with clouds when

I arrived at Rochdale this afternoon ; but on my journey I saw that the immediate surroundings of the town are picturesque and beautiful to -see with their undulating hills and vales, and that the town is pleasantly placed. So much one saw under such a sky. Under a fairer sky and in sunshine the impression would be heightened and the sense of beauty of situation increased.

As I have' visited Rochdale only once before, I had more than once to ask my way about, and very pleasant, at least to my ears, was the peculiar sound of certain vowels which came to me in the replies and reminded me ever so vividly that I was in my native county and catching the remnants of modes of pronunciation that were familiar to me in a more marked degree in my boyhood. Not more dear to a Scotsman is the sound of his native tongue than is to me the music of my native Doric.

Among those of whom I made enquiry was .a tele-graph boy. He most courteously volunteered to show me so much of the way I had to travel as that it could not be possible for me to get astray. The grey leaden skies under which I arrived had by this time begun to weep rather copiously. On remarking to my guide that the weather was rather unfavourable and not like July weather he remarked, "We often have it like this. This is Rochdale weather and we get more than some of us like of it." I said something about dampness being good for working in cotton and so helped to make Roch-dale a cotton town and to bring it prosperity ; he replied once again that he would rather have a little less rain. Perhaps the members of the Conference will be of his mind before a week to-morrow comes, especially those of them who come from the sunny South and the delicious South-West ; but they must console themselves with the thought' that it takes all sorts of weather 'to make Weather and that the people are so delightful that even the . adverse elements are neutralized in the visitors' thoughts.

The afternoon meeting of the members of ' the Superannuation and Beneficent Society was well attended, and it was pleasing to see how alert and in-terested was the attention of the meeting. Dr. Packer was in the chair—in itself a guarantee that whilst ample, opportunity was given for enquiries and discussion and• the transaction of business, no time was wasted in the 'trivial and unimportant. The Rev. George Parker in-troduced the various items of business with his, usual clarity, fullness of knowledge and unstinted ,willingnesS to afford information. In better hands this important department could not be, and the meeting heard with in-tense and really brotherly sympathy that Mr. Parker had been far from well during the last few months of pres sure and not a ,few anxious responsibilities. We. 411 wish for him a quick recovery of his strength and health.

After the meeting came tea, daintily served and of a quality plain, good and varied. Best of all, for some of us, everything was home-made. It is no doubt one of my limitations ; it certainly is a result of my Lancashire up-bringing ; but that all was home-made was a crown-ing excellence in the goodly preparation made for our refreshment.. And yet, and I want to underscore this, there was nothing inconsistent with the fact that we are in the midst of a great war and that the citizen's duty, much more the Christian citizen's, is to practise thrift and accumulate war-savings. A thing need not be.costly to be choice nor extravagant to be satisfying.

It is rarely my privilege to attend evening meetings at Conference. While people are having that great joy I am usually writing up these Notes for our readers. But to-night, through having just missed a train and having an hour and a quarter to wait before there was another available, I was able to pop into the Young People's Demonstration in our. Castlemere Church for

.three-quarters of an hour. How glad .I was to be there!

To begin, with, the sanctuary is a noble one—finely proportioned, beautifully decorated, gOod' to see and. hear in—the ideal sanctuary for an ideal : Methodist service. Better still, it had the best of adornments—every seat upstairs and down and a few in the aisles occupied, and

occupied by the very people we want to see at such a meeting. It was veritably a young people's Demonstra- tion. In that respect it ranks with the one held at Halifax, if it does not exceed it ; and they two rank as the best Demonstrations of the kind held since the Union. What a joy it was to see the whole spacious gallery filled with Boys' Brigades, Scouts, etc., etc., and what a thrilling experience it was to hear them sing! Rochdale to-night did worthily 'of itself as one of the great Sunday School centres of England.

I heard Mr. Challenger's brief statement and ,Coun. J. W. Baron's address—the address of a practised and enthusiastic worker in the Sunday School He recog-nises that these are difficult times for our schools, but he has no doubt as to their powers of recovery and their future. He put his finger on one of the root difficulties of the work and the recovery of the schools' power when he stressed our need of teachers and the kind of teachers we need. Then I heard the choir sing, as only a Lan-cashire or a Yorkshire choir can sing, Woodward's ex-quisite "The sun shall be no more." I had to rush off to catch my train as soon as the last note sounded. But I passed out with a sense of rich benediction resting upon me. That anthem would have given it to me if nought else had done it

P.S.—After I left the Rev. H. Chatterton , and the Rev. T. Nightingale spoke in a noble and memorable way—so I was told afterwards. How I wish I could have heard them

Tuesday evening. This has been in many ways a memorable day.

The ,Conference opened at ten o'clock this morning. Most of •us were present • in good time. I was glad to have time to look around upon the noble sanctuary. How it is changed since I last saw it at' the U.M.F.C. Conference which settled the question as to whether or not that Church would accept the basis of Union drafted by the Union Committee! The massive walls are the same, but everything else seems to be different. • The artistically beautiful rostrum, the gift of Sir Samuel

. Turner, caught and kept the eye. How fine are its pro-portions ; how delicate its carvings, how rich is the colour of the oak ! It is a veritable feast of beauty and a joy of soul.

Behind the rostrum is the rising choir gallery, which spreads itself out fanlike to the right and left, and be-hind that again a great window, delicate in colour and suggestive in its symbolism. Filling the two corners of the building on either side of this window is the massive case of the organ, built, like the rostrum and all the pews upstairs and downstairs, of oak. The effect of the whole is restful, soothing, helpful to worship.

There may be churches in United Methodism with nobler interiors than Baillie Street Chapel ; but I do not know of them. The nearest fellows to it are Bethesda, Hanley, and High Street, Huddersfield. Happy the Church which has such sanctuaries!

And Baillie Street Church this morning received its crowning beauty, as Castlemere Church d;d last night, in. that, look where one would, there was not a vacant seat in a place that will hold, I suppose, quite 1,200 people. I have not seen such a crowd of visitors present for the opening of Conference since our Hanley Con-ference.

The singing of the time-honoured hymn, "And are we yet alive;" was followed by the reading of Ps. xvi. and part 'of John xv. by Dr. Clemens and the offering of prayer • by the Rev. James Ninnis and Mr; G. P. Dymond; M.A. 'Both prayers were comprehensive, up-lifting, shot through with emotion, glowing with faith and worship. Very tender were the prayers for, the superannuated ministers; the ministers seekng super-annuation this Conference; "the boys" in • the camps, at the front and on the sea ; the mothers, fathers, wives, sweethearts and children of our soldiers and sailors ; and the•missionaries on the far-flung lines of the Church's activities.

'• Then came the Roll Call and the election of a suc-cessor to 'the Rev. Andrew Crombie as a Guardian

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A PLATFORM GROUP

Local and connexionsl officers, youth and age, lights and shadows, are on the platform on the opening morning of Conference. The Reverend Thomas Shawcross and the Mayor of Rochdale, Councillor Robert Turner, J.P., give the welcome. Near by is the youthful, skilful, indefatigable pastor of the church, the Reverend. Harold Vincent Capsey. Subtleties of thought and tender, playful feelings in plenty gleam through the words of local Chairman Shawcross. Roman head, dancing eyes, chiselled and turned words from his mobile lips, tell of hidden stores gathered, sifted, and re-sifted in twenty-five years of ministry. Lately his father was called from earth ; but evermore for him and for many there abides his example of Christian uprightness ; and on the top of the pillar was lilywoik. There are President Cox, ex-President Stedeford, and the Connexional Secretary, the Reverend Doctor George Packer, with fifty-one years of service behind him, and with solutions in plenty for to-day's problems. The Conference Secretary, Mr. John Rose Bennett, J.P. ; the Daily Recorder, Reverend C. H. Buxton ; the Journal Writer, Reverend G. W. Potter, and the Letter Writer, Reverend W. Conrad Balmer, are at their duties. But our eyei dimmed with tears at thought of his so early departure, or dazzled at sight of the most excellent glory where now he serves, cannot trace the alert and manly form of ex-Secretary, J. A. Loram. Below the platform clusters of Arum lilies lift themselves up, telling of the land of never-withering flowers and the mystical purity of the 'Church of the Firstborn which all who live unto God serve here or there.

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Representative. This last appointment fell most fitly, by a large vote, to the Ex-President, the Rev. J. B. Stedeford. By a long and honourable career among us as a minister of Jesus Christ, and by the able way in which he has fulfilled the duties of the Presidency, he has so won the esteem of our people that they were glad to find this way of expressing their appreciation and affection. May Mr. Stedeforcllong wear the new honour, which has come, to him!.

A full report of the election of Conference officers will be found elsewhere. But one of these elections brought us a most delightful surprise. Because of his well-tried and approved work Mr. J. Rose Bennett, J.P., of Down-ham, was elected Secretary of the Conference. It was easy to see that his election was a great surprise to him, that it greatly moved him, that it called forth the ten-derest confession of his love to the Church in which he had been born. But the surprise• of the election was that Mr. Bennett was not content to let his gratitude express itself in words and in a pledge to serve in the office to the uttermost, but Mr. Bennett felt compelled to follow all up with the announcement that he would increase his promise of D_O towards the £2,000 the Conference is seeking to raise for Missions to .4100.

You may be sure the Conference cheered the gift and the giver to the echo, and that not the least enthusi-astic cheer came from our indefatigable Foreign Mission Secretary, who is looking wistfully, and I may say hopefully, forward to the raising of the £2,000 upon which he has set his heart.

Very early in its proceedings to-day the Conference placed on record its sense of the great loss it had sus-tained in the death of Coun. J. A. Loram, J.P., its Conference Secretary of the year just closed. He was a man of noble nature and of generous and winsome per-sonality, who won the hearts of his friends and made them feel that through him there shone the light of the Eternal Love. He rendered conspicuous service not only to our Churches and Sunday Schools in Exeter, but to the city itself, and the Conference whole-heartedly ex-pressed its high appreciation of his character and work and its deep sympathy With Mrs. Loram and the mem-bers of the family. Our Church is greatly impoverished by his passing.

Before dinner we had the President's Address. Our readers will have already had an opportunity of testing its quality and will have found out on how high and sustained a level Mr. Cox moved.

The exigencies of publication compelled us to go to press with Mr. Cox's address almost' before it was de-livered, and fcir this purpose the President was good enough to place his manuscript of our disposal. But that happened which those of us who know Mr. Cox's methods of preparation and utterance knew would hap-pen—he departed every now and again from what he had written, and these departures were the occasion for the coming in of a number of extemporized passages which were among 'the most brilliant parts of the ad-dress and which, alas ! we were unable to give to our readers. Still the line of thought and the main, line of utterance were as we printed them last week. It was a notable deliverance in many ways—thoughtful, search-ing, analytical, timely, and the Conference marked its appreciation most warmly by loud and sustained applause as the President resumed his seat.

Quite a delightful feature of the morning's proceed-ings' was the local and civic. welcome offered to the Conference. The latter was voiced by the Mayor of Rochdale, our own Mr. Robert Turner, in warm and cordial terms. He spoke, he said, in the name of .all his fellow townsmen when he bade us we'come. The welcome given us by the Rev. T. Shawcross on behalf of local United Methodists revealed a humorist among us of the first order. The Conference almost rocked at his sallies. The whole welcome was finely done and was much appreciated by the Conference.

In the afternoon we had a most heart-searching and inspiring time in connection with the time-honoured Con-versation on the State of the Churches.

The resolution on the subject, which had been drafted by the Rev. Wm. Alex. Grist, appeared in full in last week's issue of the UNITED -METHODIST. It was moved by Mr. Grist, seconded by Mr. Joseph Ward, and sup-ported by a number of the members of Conference.

Mr. Ward, as was to be expected of so convinced a Sunday School enthusiast and of one who occupies the high position of President of the National Sunday School Union, dealt with Sunday School work. The recent de-creases haunt him, and he thinks they afford reasons for humiliating ourselves before God. I entirely agree with him. He raised the question of how much of the decrease is due to indifference on the part of the Church. Some would perhaps object to the word indifference, and ask how much was due to inadequate and imperfect sympathy. To put the question is quite pertinent and should not be put aside. 'Great sacrifices were being made at the Front on behalf of earthly kingdoms. Should not they be matched by equal sacrifices on behalf of the Kingdom of Heaven? There was, he thought;. un-doubtedly a serious lack of shepherding the lambs. Mr. Ward raised points which deserve careful consideration.

Mr. G. P. Dymond pleaded for the co-ordination of spiritual forces as likely to increase those forces. Life kindles life, soul moves souls and bodies too sometimes, and it might be well worth our while to consider pro-posals for the Federation of the Churches in the light of these facts. Rev. George Hooper pointed to the diffi-culty we are now face to face with in industrial dis-tricts of securing the attendance of girls of 13, 14 and 15

'years of age at our Schools. The new industrial con-ditions had their influence here ; but the root reason was the indifference of parents as to whether their children went to Sunday School or not.

The Rev. James Wright bade us remember the fact which has now been demonstrated with a clearness past all dispute—that there was only one great and adequate 'Leader among the children, of men to-day ; and that is the Lord Jesus Christ. Mr. Kay, one of the Sheffield District delegates, though things might be helped if we could agree that the morning service should be of one hour's duration. On the other hand, the Rev. J. Bent-ley thought that it was a pure waste.of time to-day to talk about incidentals. 'We need to get back to the cen-tral, factors. Is God in Christ or not, coming near to the race, coming near to us men and women, to save If 'He is, 'methods, etc., are of quite subordinate signifi-cance. The President wound up. the Conversation with the exhortation that we should keep the spiritual side of our work uppermost and that would in its turn react upon our work most gloriously.

But, confessedly, 'the speech of the afternoon was that of the mover of the resolution, the Rev. Wm. Alex. Grist. It revealed a profound, searching study of the problem of Church decrease, not only in our own Church and in Methodist Churches, but, with insign;ficant ex-ceptions, in all the Churches. Mr. Grist set himself' to search out the reasons of this. Quite able and convinc-

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in,g was his presentation of the effect of the spirit of the age upon our Churches and upon associa-tions with them. But I must not attempt even to outline Mr. Grist's remarkable address. I am arranging for some of its most notable lines of thought to be indicated in a separate column. I hope my readers will study them with care ; if they do they , will un-doubtedly profit by the study.

The observance of the Sacrament of the' Lord's Sup-per closed a memorable day of the Conference.

P.S.--The Mayor's Reception, I hear, was one of the most enjoyable functions of recent years.

Wednesday evening.

This morning we commenced the Conference with a service of intercession on behalf of our Nation, our Allies, our soldiers and sailors, and the wounded, be-reaved and suffering. It was a gracious season. Our thoughts were greatly helped by the address given by the .Rev. F. J. Wharton. It was a season of grace and true intercession.

The first business of the ConferenCe was to deal with part of the Connexional Committee's business. It occu-pied us the- whole of the morning and the greater part of the afternoon.

As the "Minutes" of the Conference cannot be pro-duced except at much greater cost than usual, in con-sequence of the great increase. in the price of paper ; as,. moreover, it is undesirable to increase the price charged per-copy, lest it reduce the circulation, the 'Conference resolved that the extra cost shall be divided during the war pro rata amongst all the Connexional Departments represented.

The Conference then turned to a consideration of the suggested alterations in the Rules of the denomination.

Three questions had been submitted to the Circuit Quarterly Meetings, viz. : (1) "Do you approve of vacancies in the number 'of Guardian Representatives caused by death being filled up by election at the first convenient session after, instead of as now during, the Constitution of Conference? " (2) "Do you approve of increasing the number of Conference members of the Stationing Committee by the addition thereto of the President and the Secretary of the Stationino-

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mittee? " (3) "Do you approve of election, by District Meetings of Connextonal Committees instead of nomi-nation?"

To all these questions a large majority of those voting in the Circuit Quarterly Meetings replied Yes. When the question were put to the Conference to-day it replied to the .questions in the affirmative also, by large majori-ties. The questions will be submitted again to the Con-ference next year, and if a majority of three-fourths of those voting say Yes the proposed alterations will be-come part 'of 'the Constitution as revised.

The Conference next considered the administrative changes suggested. One of these involves considerable alterations in our present mode of electing Connexional Committees discussed at the last Conference and now brought up in detailed form for approval or otherwise, Approval was given to-day; but inasmuch as one part in-volves an alteration in the Foundation 'Deed Poll, i.e., is• constitutional and must be approved finally by the next Conference, the operation of the Committee scheme is deferred until then.

Another point discussed was as to whether the present arrangement for the appointment of extra representa-tives to the District Meeting, to balance ex-officio repre sentatives, should be continued or not.

Dr. Packer brought a resolution on behalf of the Connexional Commiteee continuing the present system, but insisting that it shall be carried out according to the scale laid down in the Rules, that a note of the number proposed to be appointed should be sent to the Con-nextional Committee before October 15th, so that the accuracy of the number may be checked off by that Committee, but that if the note did not arrive before that date the defaulting District Meeting should not be permitted to make any extra appointments.

The Rev. E. D. Cornish and the Rev. G. Parker moved an .amendment abolishing 'extra District repre-sentation altogether.

The voting on this amendment led to the most curious situation I' have known in any Conference I have attended during the last 26 years. On a count for and against the amendment was declared to be carried by five, but it was stated from the platform that some of the brethren had voted both for and against.

Both Mr. Cornish and Mr. Parker thought that so considerable an alteration should not be 'carried through on so small a majority and asked that Dr. Packer's 'resolution should be carried. Then some one suggested that we should have a division in Hou.se of Commons style, while others thought that a new vote ought to be taken, by ballot. Ultimately the latter course was adopted, with the result that 143 voted for a continuance of the present method and 107 for its abolition. Dr. Packer's resolution was then accepted nem. con.

So we go on with extra District Meeting representa-tion under strict supervision and limitation.

Conference declined to interfere with its own present freedom of election to the Guardian Representative's position of whoever it may wish to elect, whether he be an official of a department or not.

If the new Committee scheme is' carried next year the election of the Stationing Committee is to be brought into harmony with it. This will give annual election by the District Meeting as now, but -will make it possible, for each District to appoint, as its representative the same person for 2, 3 or 4 years—an excellent arrange-ment to secure continuity of knowledge and greater efficiency.

We had an interesting discussion on the question of providing prizes for Probationary. ministers. A recom-mendation was Submitted saying that the present was an unfavourable time for inaugurating such a scheme and suggesting that the formulation of a scheme should be postponed. At the same time it was suggested that whenever a scheme was formulated prizes should be given both for book examination and for efficiency and success 'in circuit work.

The discussion brought out the very interesting fact that two gentlemen of the Halifax and Bradford Dis-trict as long ago as last year had promised ;6100 each in furtherance of the project, that someone at the right of the speaker had to-day promised In view of these new facts the matter is to be taken up at once,

A cordial tribute was paid to-day to the memory and worth of Mr. Thomas IHolcroft, of Birmingham, a .de-ceased ex-M.N.C. 'Guardian Representative. Reference was made by Dr. Packer to the fact •that Mr. Holcroft was once in the M.N.C. ministry, but that from the time he left that ministry until his health began• to fail he preached every year twice a Sunday on every Sun-day of the year but two, when he was away on holiday, with,great acceptance to the congregations and churches he served..

Our President-Designate for next year is the Rev. James Wright. Mr. Wright has great gifts, especially in the pulpit, and everyone will unite in congratulating him on the great honour which has come to him and i13 wishing for him a happy and helpful year of service.

P.S.—To-clay we have had my telegraph boy's Rochdale weather- at its worst. Pour, pour, pour has been the order of the day without intermission. But even such a day has not damped the enthusiasm of Conference nor apparently thinned off the great crowds which came for the Confererice tea and meetings.

Thursday evening. First in my Notes for to-day• I must record the fact

that for the first day since COnference assembled we have had sunshine, and it was continuous all the after-noon up to tea-time. The change was very welcome and put all of us into good humour. Smiling faces have been the order of the day.

It is wonderful what a new beauty old Sol has put into the greyness of Rochdale. The surrounding hills have a new glory and the valleys a new charm ; and Conference business itself seems easier to do.

I hear that last night's meeting was a triumphant suc-cess. The good chapel keeper of •Baillie Street, who takes such just pride in his work and such pains to make the comely sanctuary the more comely, spoke of last night's meeting as "great." Vast as the sanctuary is, it was not vast enough. Forty forms had to be brought into the sanctuary to accommodate the overflow-ing crowd, and even they did not suffice.

The singing was much enjoyed, and the speaking is spoken of as superlative. Well ,donel I hope the col-lection, which was for local expenses, was as , much to the mind of the local Committee as the tea and the meeting were to the mind of the visitors.

The day has, I think, been the greatest of the Conference so far.

The Rev. H. J. Shingles gave .a high tone to the first morning hour by his address on "He that loveth not knoweth not God" (1 John iv. 8). It was a fresh and stiggestive presentation , of what the knowledge of God is and how love reveals Him to us. The illustrations from Dante were particularly apt. I am glad our readers will have the opportunity of perusing the address in full.

Immediately after the reading of yesterday's Minutes we proceeded to consider the report of the Probationers' Examination Committee.

The Revs. E. H. Rowe, A. F. Reeves, Wm. Jollans, and E. E. Bennett were cordially passed on to Full Con-nexion and are to be ordained at this Conference.

The following were passed on to the next year of their probation : the Revs. A. Hearn, J. W. Pilkington, W. P. Austin, W. 1.Bleathman, A. F. Deighton, and T. B. Reed to the fourth year •, the Revs. A. Law, M. W. Marsh, A. F. Viney, W. Cass, F. A. Steele, A. Wilcox, C. H. Jones, F. Lee, F. R. Craddock, and G. J. Arlie to the third year ; and the Revs. P. S. Johnson, B.A., and A. C. Rees to the second year.

During the year all the Probationers were invited to send in for examination an Address such as they would deliver to an Open-Air audience. A prize of one guinea was offered to the Probationer whose Address was ad-judged to be the best. Seven Addresses were sent in and were read by the Rev. W. J. Hopper and Mr.

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Within a few minutes of Conference adjourning for lunch the total available for the prize scheme stood at £220. The idea is most excellent and ought to be taken up with vigour and carried through courageously.

The Conference next passed to a consideration of re-commendations made by the District Meetings.

One of these came from the Birmingham and Dudley District Meeting and urged that for the coming Con-nexional year the minimum , salary for Ministers in Full Connexion should be raised to £130 and for Proba-tionary Ministers to £80.

Layman after layman took part in the discussion; but on the part of none of them was there any doubt as to the justice and necessity of raising the minimum salary. Objection was taken to the Birmingham and Dudley District Meeting recommendation on the ground that it was only for a year and to another proposal made in Conference that the minimum should be £125 op the ground that so great a leap upward might be deemed to be impossible by the minority of circuits concerned.

The Connexional Committees recommendation that the minima should be fixed at Z120 and £80 respec- tively was carried with practical unanimity. It is a much-needed move forward, especially in view of the great increase of prices occasioned by the War. At the same time there is no intention of lowering the mini-mum after the War.

Hamilton Crothers, who awarded the prize to the Rev. A. Hearn. Congratulations to Mr. Hearn!

The idea is a most excellent one, and it was good to hear that the guinea prize per year has been promised for five years by the Conference Secretary, Mr. J. Rose Bennett.

In the course of the Probationers' Committee business the Rev. J: Foster, the enthusiastic Secretary, invited Principal Redfern to suggest books suitable for the Pro-bationers to read in order to develop their knowledge of missions. Principal Redfern not only responded with the names of -missionary books suitable for the Proba-tioners' Reading List, but suggested Dr. Arthur Smith's " Uplift of China " as an admirable book to find a place in the Course of Study, Mr. Foster promised that . the Committee would consider all Principal Redfern's sug-gestions.

This idea strikes me again as a very fruitful one. Principal Redfern quite accurately suggested that next to a revival of spiritual, life we needed for the fostering of the Missionary cause an increased knowledge of Mis-sions.

Professor Lea, of Birmingham, and the Revs. J. Longden and Win. C. Jackson, B.A., were added to the Board of Examiners, the first-named in place of the late Mr. J. A. Loram, the other two brethren in place of the Rev. R. Strong, M.A., B.Litt., and Mr. John Rounsefell, M.A., B.Sc., who retire on the ground of

As I am closely associated with that Committee, and its work I say nothing about this part of our proceed-ings. But I must record that two of our United Method-ist 'Chaplains, the Rev. G. F. Walters and the Rev. A. C. Lockett, greatly delighted the Conference by their speeches. How amused and tpuched we all were by Mr. Walters' story of the Sergeant-Major!

We all regretted that Captain Jos. Wallett, another of our Chaplains, who was expected to be present, found himself unable to come from France. All leave he was told, was stopped. and, besides, the wounded were coming in fast. So his place was at his post of duty in Havre.

Captain Walters only secured leave of absence through the good offices of his Presbyterian colleague and through the great kindness of the Deputy-Chaplain who wished to meet the wishes of the Connexional Committee. This was all the more kind on his part, inasmuch as he is himself a Roman Catholic.

Captain , Walters' leave, extended to Monday, but during the morning he felt the call of the wounded and suffering boys in hospital in France where he ministers, and resolved to return immediately. He left Conference to-night and expects to be back in France. by to-morrow night.

We proceeded with the business of the Missionary Committee immediately after the Chaplains' addresses.

The Conference cordially welcomed the Rev. J. W. Heywood, A. E. Greensmith, G. P. Littlewood, C. N. Mylne, Principal FL S. Redfern, M.Sc., and Principal T. W. Chapman, M.Sc.,' as returned missionaries.

LITERARY PORTRAITS AND SCENES. Number S.

\ THE SECRETARY OF CONFERENCE /

My boast is not that I deduce my birth From loins enthroned and rulers of the

earth ; But higher far my proud pretensions rise— The son of parents passed into the skies.

The classic words from the Norfolk poet Cowper helped the Conference Secretary, Mr. John Rose Bennett, J.P., of Downham, Norfolk, to pay tribute to his ancestry, long closely associated with our Church. He regarded his election as the crowning honour of his life. With characteristic practicality and gene- rosity he signalized its bestowment by a generous gift to the Mission cause. Many honours have fallen to him as merchant, farmer, director, political and religious leader and local preacher. More will come. His eye sees a need quickly : as quickly his energy and resource meet it. A boon and a blessing in Conference are his ringing voice, breezy cheer- fulness, and smart brief comments. He speaks but seldom, and declines to use his position as a vantage ground. When he addresses the Conference as "Sisters and Brethren," his Methodist preference joins his manly cour- tesy. Three sons, and a daughter as lady nurse, are now serving King and country, and Connexional loyalty is indicated by " Ashville," the name of his residence, as of his school.

/ MR. JOHN ROSE BENNETT, J.P.

Delineated by M.W.

seniority. The Rev. Joseph Foster was re-appointed Secretary to the Board.

The urgent needs of the Local Preachers' Mutual Aid Association were brought before the Conference by Mr. A. J. Cash, C.C., and Mr. W. P. Nicholls, J.P., and cordially commended to the sympathetic consideration of our Churches.

An account of the visit to the Conference of Mr. A. K. Yapp, General Secretary of the Y.M,C.A., and of our own Rev. W. E. ‘Soothill, M.A., who is assisting in the Y.M.C.A. work among the soldiers; also of the visit of the Rev. J. H. Shakespeare, M.A., and the Rev. Alex. Connell, B.D., will be found on another page from another pen.

Here I will only note that the speeches were richly enjoyed. Those on behalf of the Y.M.C.A. will produce financial and other help. Those of Mr. Shakespeare and Mr. Connell secured the ready consent of the Conference to be represented on the Committee which is to consider the proposals for a closer Federation of the Free Churches in a United -Free Church of England.

Mr. Shakespeare's speech bore the marks of that statesmanship, which is so eminently characteristic of the man. Mr. Connell's was on another line, but in its way quite as effective. Who that heard it is likely to forget its wonderful and moving closing passage?

We commenced the afternoon with a consideration of the United Methodist Army and Navy Committee's Re-port, Statements of Account and Resolutions.

Each of our Districts is to be asked to consider the possibility of raising, extra to ordinary income, the sum of £250 to endow a scholarship for the training of na-tive teachers. It would be a fine thing if this could be managed.

At long last we are beginning in real earnest to replen-ish and increase our missionary staffs. The Rev. F. R. Craddock is to go to the Yunnan District. Miss Emily Lewis goes to the same District for educational -mis-sionary work among the girls. The offer of Miss Ethel M. .-lardy, who is completing her course as a trained nurse, was accepted.

As soon as suitable men can be found a missionary is to be sent to North China and another to East Africa. In the same way when a suitable candidate can be found, a qualified lady educationist is to be sent to Wenchow, for educational missionary work among girls.

The offer of Rev. A. J. Hopkins for .missionary work in East Africa was accepted, and the Stationing Com-mittee is asked this year to give him an appointment in a centre where there will be facilities for gaining some medical knowledge and training, while at the same time taking Sunday services and some pastoral over-sight ; any financial adjustments involved to be met by the Foreign Missions 'Committee.

Friday evening. We have had a day of bright sunshine to-day and

everybody has enjoyed it immensely.

The Missionary Meeting last night was a triumphant success. The chairman, Mr. W. J. Mallinson, did superbly, and the singing and the speaking were worthy of the occasion and the cause. But what shall one say of the finan'cial result—Z2,525? It almost takes one's breath away. But what a fine proof it is of the gene-rosity of our people, supplemented by the gifts of the chairman and his honoured father and by the goodly array of contributions which the chairman had brought with him from friends and acquaintances.

The Rev. G. M. Beard's Devotional Address on "See-ing the Face of God," at the opening of Conference, proved helpful and refreshing.

All the morning, the Conference sat with closed doors. I cannot disclose the business - done nor attempt to describe the spirit in which it was done; but I may say that in the whole course of my attendance at Confer-ences I have never seen a Conference show a more exalted and noble Christian spirit than the Conference showed in handling its business this morning. It fulfilled utterly the apostolic word, "Love never faileth."

The Publishing House report and statement of ac_ counts showed that the combined profits of the Publish-ing house and • The Magnet Press amounted to £662 19s. 9d.—a worthy result. I know Publishing-Houses that would be heartily thankful if they could report anything like the same proportionate profits on their turnover. •

Mr. Heywood, Mr. Mylne, Principal Redfern, and Principal Chapman replied in speeches which interested the Conference.

The Revs. R. Swallow, F. J. Dymond, W. H. Hud-speth, T. 1\'I. Gauge, and Drs.. A. K. Baxter and A. F. Jones, whose furlough will be due in 1917, were assured of a hearty welcome.

Legacies bequeathed by Miss K. Burt, L30 (first pay-ment), and Miss Elizabeth Cooke ("El. Sie "), £100, were acknowledged with cordial thanks, as was also a gift of £250 by Mr. J. K.Waddilove for the endowment of a scholarship for the training of native preachers in connection with the pioneer work in West China.

Mr. William Mallinson,' J.P., and Mr. W. J. Mallin.son, Chairman of the Conference

Missionary Demonstiation.

The Conference heard with deep interest the words of each missionary as he or she replied and marked its appreciation as each speaker sat down. But it naturally listened with a special interest to the new representatives it is sending forth—Miss Lewis and the Rev. R. C. Craddock.

And it listened with satisfaction. Miss Lewis im-pressed the Conference by her natural modesty, her sin-cerity and her evident devotion. She will prove worthy of the trust the • Conference reposes in her.

Mr. Craddock at once captured the Conference by his humour, his force, his manly- forth-rightness, his deep love of missions, and his profound admiration of our own United Methodist Church, missionary heroes. 1 pro-phesy that he will go far, and that we shall all soon be proud of him for his work's sake as well as his own sake.

By the by, to the list of those whose furlough is ex-pected to begin in 1917 must be added the name of Mr. Worthington, our missionary in our newest African station, Meru.

The afternoon closed with a service in memory of over 1,300 of our own United Methodist boys who have died in action or from wounds received in action during this

" War. Another pen will describe that serv;ce, so I say nothing of its character, save that a number of people told me that it was worthy. That is enough, surely.

We resumed our sessions after tea. The most interest-ing item was a discussion introduced by the Rev. H. J. Watts.

As our readers will know from a letter he sent to this Journal, Mr. Watts thinks that Ranmoor College should be closed for this. year (Victoria Park College, Man-chester, is already in the hands of the Military as a hostel for nurses), and that its present students and the candidates for the ministry which it is proposed to accept this Conference should be sent to labour in the Circuits.

Mr. Watts urged this alike on the ground of economy in the use of College resources and of efficiency in work-ing the Circuits in - our present dearth of probationary ministers.

On the other hand, Mr. Lewins, the College treasurer, was doubtful of the plea of economy and on the. score of a proper doing of our work urged that the College be kept open.

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Here, too, is a noteworthy series of facts : From last year's profits the Publishing House paid to the Ministers' Superannuation Auxiliary Fund £200, besides repaying borrowed capital totalling .4'2,225. The overdraft at the Bank after all this was done was only £241 is. 4d. "There are now no mortgage liabilities upon the Pub-lishing House or The Magnet Press." It is: a record of which the officers and the Committee may we l be proud.

During the afternoon we dealt with the remainder of the Missionary business left over from Thursday.

The most interesting feature came when we bade God-speed to the missionaries either returning to old spheres of work or going forth for the first time. All were assured of sympathy and support and that the Conference prayed for them • that in all their journeys and labours, the constant care and blessing of Almighty God might rest upon them.

Then cage a deeply-touching and meaningful little ceremony. Addressing successively Miss Lewis and the Rev. J.' W. Heywood, Principal Redfern and the Rev. F. •R. Craddock, the President, in the aptest and happi-est way possible, spoke words of greeting and farewell. Nothing could have been more neatly, compactly, or suit-ably spoken. The President is a very genius at this kind of thing, as well as many other things.

In the upshot- the Conference, decided to keep Ram-noor C011ege Open.

Dr. Brook is to retain the position of Principal of the Colleges, but is allowed to accept the invitation of the Ashton-under-Lyne Circuit to become superintendent minister for next year, but with the specific proviso that the engagement, shall be for one year only.. Dr: Clemens beComes Acting Principal ,of Ranmoor College.

It was pleasant to find that the College Committee brought up a resolution asking Conference to authorize the treasurer to pay to Miss Fox, the late matron of Victoria Park College, an annuity of ..20 per year. Miss Fox has occupied the position for seventeen years to the great joy and comfort of many a mother's son who has come under her care. All her boys' think great', things of her.

Saturday noon. To-day we are back again to grey skies; but happily,

not to weeping ones.

After a helpful address by the Rev. H. J. Watts, the Conference took up sundry miscellaneous' items of business.

Only one or two of these need be named here.

Mr. Joseph Ward, Foreign Rev ChaPles–StedefOrd, Foreign - • Rev. Greensmith,_General Superintendent Rev. 1. E. Swallow, Editor of

Missions Treasurer. Missions Secretary. ; West:Africa District. The Missionary .Echo." -

Rev. C. N. Mylne, Yunnan.

PrinciPai ff. S. Redfern, M.Sc., and Mrs. Redfern, Ningfio.

There is evidently a growing feeling in the Denomina-tion that we ought soon to set about -preparing a new hymn book to be used in the United Church, and that feeling found expression in a resolution which came up from the 'Cornwall West District.

The reasons for .preparing the new book were admir-ably put by lay representatives in, the Conference, and reasons for delay at the present juncture by the Book Steward and others.

In the end the Conference deferred the matter for the • present ; but there is no doubt the subject is one that will have to receive attention soon.

Another most interesting item of business arose out of the recommendation of the Cornwall West District that Conference should set aside two weeks during the Connexional year for prayer throughout the Denomina-tion-in order to quicken the spiritual life of the Churches, and out of the recommendation of the Rochdale District that Conference should arrange for a Simultaneous. Mis-sion to be held during the autumn.

It was =felt that in these two resolutions we touched the vital needs of our churches, and a small committee was appointed to bring up a suitable resolution subsequently.

The Conference heartily passed a resolution congratu-lating Sir J. E. Jones, one of our most honoured local United Methodists, on the attainment of his 73rd birth-day. He is eminently worthy for whom the Conference did this.

HENRY SMITH .

Cardiff (Pen.arth Road).—The twenty-fifth chapel anni-versary ,services were held recently. The preachers were the Rev. Chas. Pye in the morning,_ and the Rev. E. Marshall Moyle in the evening. the afternoon an excellent, musical -service took place, under the chair-

, manship of Mr. Gregory, jun. On the following Wed- ' nesday a most successful

The tea took place, and

2,50 sat at the tables. The.whole of the provisions were given by members and friends of the church. During the evening the pupils of Madame Emily Pickford, of Penarth, contributed a series of musical and vocal items. The whole series of services and financial results were the most successful for several years.

Lieut. D. _M.' Pitchfor,d, who has 35een home on' leave from Egypt, received the honours B.A. degree at the University of Sheffield. The announcement by , the Vice-Chaticellor, ,-that'he had• c;latained the croix de GUerre for valour in Gallipoli was received with an ovation.

Rev. Rev. W. Treffry, the retiring Governor of Edgehill College, Bideford.

Miss E. 0. Johnson, B.A. (1„Ond.);,.Head Mistress of

Edgehill, Bideford.

Rev. R. Pyke, Governor of Sliebbear • College, Devon.

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Principal : Rev. W. HODSON SMITH.

Will our Friends remember the needs of our great family in this time of stress and strain. Gifts of money and also of clothing will be greatly appreciated. W. HODSON SMITH.

Remittances from the U.M. Churches should be sent to the Treasurer, Rev HENRY HOOKS, 12 Parringdon Avenue,

London, B.C. Cheques crossed "London City and Midland Bank.

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July 20, 1916.

The Motive of Foreign Missions.

BY REV. T. A. JEFFERIES, F.L.S.

.—FOR THE SAKE OF THE HEATHEN. —Luke i. 76-791 ii. 29-32.-

(C.E. :Topic far July 30th.)

WE have seen that the first element in the motive for foreign missions is devotion to our Lord. As Paul, the greatest of missionaries, put it, " the love of Christ con-straineth us." But there are many good• reasons for such a work as the missionary cause represents, and most men rare influenced in their support of it by more than one of these. We therefore ,turn to-day to think-about that which, in the minds of most, comes next to the constraining love of Christ, namely, the need of the heathen themselves. That need was recognized by our Master Who came "to seek and to save that which was lost.i' Furidamentally it is the same as our own, " for all: have sinned and come short of the glory of God," and indeed the great power of this "claim of the heathen " lies in the fact that we are enjoying the Gos-pel which meets human need so well and. ought not to withhold it from others. Let us analyse this need of the heathen that we may realize it a little better and perhaps respond to it more worthily,

Bondage. The' first need of the human spirit is for liberty. The

heathen- mind is haunted with ghosts, so real to him that they hold him fast in their cold and deadly .'grip. He sees an evil spirit in every untoward event. He lives in terror of the magic powers of the medicine man. His world is full of demons, and he worships a god of hate rather than love. In such an atmosphere of super-stitious fear • no soul can, grow, no noble character be fashiOned. Low cunning, cruelty, and vice are fostered, and the intoxications of war, lust and drink are sought as an escape- from the tyranny of dread. What a relief to all this is Christ's revelation of the Father_ Verily, it is'" the dayspring from on high . . . to give light to them that sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace." The truth that there is one God, supreme, and full of love, fills their sky with sunshine and scatters their ghosts as the noon-tide heat eats up the morning Mists. The spell of fear is broken, And they are delivered who "through fear of death had all their life been subject unto bondage."

Weakness. One of the worst features of heathen life is its seem-

ing inability even to attempt to work out its own salva-tion. Where such attempts .have been Made they have generally been due to the pressure of Christian in-fluence : Mohammedanism is a great historic instance of this, and, perhaps the recent 'efforts of Japan may be regarded as another. Faced with the world's trials and temptations, . the heathen capitulates without a battle, a real moral struggle is rarely seen, and when adversity becpmes unbearable, he seeks refuge in suicide. "Without Me ye .can do nothing,"-said our Saviour, and the say-ing is illustrated "-in the regiOns beyond" in every man to be met. For• the strength' that resists temptation, for the -inspiration that drives us up the hill, for the endurance that triumphs over the ills of life, and for the love that makes everything worth while, we must go to Jesus. And, because the heathen need these at least as much as ourselves. we must give them the glorious Gospel of the Blessed God.

Stagnation. It is not to be wondered at that there is no progress

•-outside of the influence of Christianity. The blight of superstition and the moral weakness we have been con-sidering are quite sufficient to explain the stagnation which everywhere mocks the natural greatness of man.- Vast populations remain sunk in savagery. The civiliza-tion of China has stood still for a millennium. India probably contains more power for pure thought than all the world besides; but her thinking is to no purpose : it leaves her sad and dead. In his "Faith and the Future," Mazzini speaks of humanity as a Corpse and of Christ coming to it and whispering into its ear the words, "Love, -Hope, Sacrifice," at which the corpse stirs, rises, and moves on to fulfil its destiny. It is a true picture. If the great races that lay behind are ,ever to make their contribution to the world's life, and the world can never be happy till they do, they must hear the Master's message and krasp His hand. To liberate, to consecrate, and to elevate the heathen we must give them the Gospel of Redemption.

Young People's Topics. BY REV. BRUCE II. WHITE.

COLLECTIVISM. Acts ii. 43-47, iv. 32-37 ; Gal. vi. 2 ; Rorri. xv. 1-4.

Aims and Methods. COLLECTIVISM is a term employed to express the

central economic idea of Socialism. That cardinal prin-ciple is that all the material means. of production, dis-tribution and exchange should be owned collectively and not individually. All the land, the great industries, with their mills, factories, mines and shops, all means of transport, such as ships and waterways, railways and tram systems, public services like gas, electricity, water and milk, also banks and insurance societies—all should be owned, controlled and used by the State for the service of all its citizens. This is not the whole programme of Socialism ; for Socialism is "a spirit rather than a system.", On many important points Socialists are not agreed among themselves, just as Christians are not all of one mind concerning every point of our holy faith. But Christians of all creeds are one in their love and loyalty to Jesus ; and Socialists of all schools agree on the cardinal economic principle already stated.

How the change from our present individualist system to a collectivist one is to be effected is a grave problem. The extreme Socialists of a former day advocated methods of violence. The sleeping giant Democracy was to be aroused by the fiery eloquence of socialist orators, and in a. day of wrath the whole capitalistic system was to be shattered. This was a school of economic nihilists who found in the constituted order nothing to approve of. On the Continent its doctrines found much •favour, but not in England. It could not breathe the air of our national conservatism and love of law and order. So that phase of English. Socialism died of suffocation. .

A more formidable school remains and grows. It speaks in the restrained voice of Reason and Argument. That yoke is mightier to prevail than the outbursts of red revolutionists. Evolution is the watchword of the

"Fabian Society which under the leadership of men like Mr. Sidney Webb advocates progressive development' by educational and legislative methods rather than any sudden upheaval of society. By lectures and discussions, by the publication of Fabian Tracts and Essays, and by close co-operation with the Independent Labour Party, this famous society maintains a vigorous propaganda in

- Great Britain, the Colonies and America.

Ideals and Perils. There is much in Socialism to commend it to all who

see the darker side of our industrial and social life. Our course of studies has brought us face to face with some of the terrible consequences of unrestricted individualism and heartless competition. The house-famine, sweat-ing and poverty, to mention only three of our topics, were seen to be largely the results of an unjust system which still allows unprincipled men to exploit their fellows for private gain. Whether we accept the Col-lective remedy or not, we cannot but share the righteous indignation and tender pity that gave birth to it in the minds and hearts of the nobler Socialists.

The difficulties in the way of giving practical effect to their proposals are enormous; even if all were agreed as to their wisdom and efficacy : and not all are so agreed. Private ownership of prosperous enterprises could not be suddenly ended without unpardonable wrong being done to many just employers who are no more responsible for the iniquities of the present system than are those who suffer under it. And if the mighty change were gradually and justly wrought there is still grave reason to fear that the army of State officials that would be called into being, and the permanent bureaucracy that would control the national machine would commit in-fringements of the personal liberty of citizens which would be as deplorable as the evils we all desire to see remedied.

The fact is, neither Collectivism nor any other economic theory, neither Socialism nor any other poli-tical policy, will avail for man's redemption from evil unless the character of the people be changed, their hearts soundly converted to God. This is the function of religion. To identify the Gospel of Christ with any particular economic or political scheme is to miss the essence of the Lord's message. Socialism is not neces-sarily materialistic or irreligious, though unspiritual men have often made it so. Neither is Socialism "ap-plied Christianity," if by that be meant that this par-ticular political school alone interprets rightly the mind of Christ in relation to society. Jesus was not a scien-tific sociologist, and His gospel is not a political creed. It is a message of spiritual redemption. it is the power of God unto salvation for body and soul for each and all. It remedies evil conditions, but not until it has regenerated human hearts. Christianity is both indivi-dualistic and collective. It seeks and will vet secure the salvation of all by the sanctification of each. This is the work of Christ, and this the message of the Church.

THE Editor desires to acknowledge receipt of 10s. for the Russian Jews' Relief Fund from "A Reader of the I UNITED METHODIST.' "

AN appreciation of the late Mrs. A. S. D. Abercrombie from the pen of Dr. T. N. Kelynack will appear in our next issue.

CORRECTION.--In our report last week, Mr. L W. Schofield was represented as saying that no one rejoiced more than he did when, last year, Conference called the late Mr. J. A. Lorain to its highest office. The last phrase should have read, "to what was practically the highest office open to a layman." We regret the im-perfect report.

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' The Reverend Charles Stedeford, stands here for the Foreign Missionary_ enterprise. Of this he is Secretary, with Mr. Joseph Ward as Treasurer. This work is the palmary sign of a living church. Year by year its income increases, new workers enter its glad captivity, and ingeniously attractive schemes are added. With a new, invaluable ally, Mr. ,J. W. Mallinson, J.P., the Secretary secured the ' record offering at this Conference of £2,500. Formerly Secretary of the 'smallest of the three United Missionary Societies, he now serves them all ; grows while he works, enlarges • his office and fills it yet again. Behind him lie thirty years of secretarial service of this and that ; and the end is not yet. Fervent prayer, plans, patient and permanent building of highways for the messengers, of the gospel of peace are features of his work. All aglow is his colleague for Home Missions—the Rev. John Moore. Who does not kindle when he speaks ?

- His reports are !appeals, as witness those at - the Halifax Conference, with its swift extinction of Mission Debts. 'He is a fervid advocate, full of divine hopefulness which despairs of no one and of no Church. The magic of magniture often fascinates him and the mystic spiritual arithmetic, according to which while one shall chase a thousand, two shall put ten thousand enemies to flight. His treasurer colleague is Mr. John Godfrey, J.P. This depaitment, with the Extension Fund on the one side and the Chapel and Loan Funds on the other, means aggression and consolida-tion for the Connexion.

THE WORLD FOR CHRIST

/ The Rev. C. STEDEFORD—The Rev. J. MOORE.

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"And there shall be . . distress of nations, with perplexity . . . men's hearts failing them for fear."—Luke xxi. 25, 26.

"Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon Thee; Thou saidst, • Fear not.'" — Lamentations' iii. 57.

Two ministers are in conversation. "I am think-ing," says one, "of preaching on Prayer on Sunday, but so far I have only one or two detached thoughts."

"What are they? " asks the other. ceWell,_there is the thought that Prayer is flight

—flight from fear, from the fear of the Universe. We are afraid of the Universe, so full of -death and stars and dreadful things?"

"Do you think the stars dreadful things? " asks the other, in surprise.

"Yes, monsters of dread. That is why God puts them so many millions of miles away." "Then, again," he continued, "prayer is appeal—the appeal from Fate, from secondary causes, and from what-ever secondary intellects there may be, to God, the absolute, the unconditioned."

I am impressed, and helped, as I hope you will be, by these two thoughts—prayer as flight from fear, as the appeal from Fate. I have not the re-motest idea how the preacherdeveloped these truths, but we can all work them out practically for our-selves, if we will. Fear and Fate ! how these things shake us, paralyse

us ! The low dungeon ,in which this saint of olden time languished,—we have been in it. The arrows of the Almighty—we have felt the piercing shafts, too. The cup of trembling—it has been in our hands, again and again. Distress of nations !

"Ah me ! but the world has changed, The sun's away, And the bird estranged Summer has stopped.",

Crimson is the rain that driveth over land and sea. Distress of nations, with per-plexity ! The war is every man's dilemma. Men's hearts failing them for fear ! In truth,' we are afraid, afraid of the universe, of the forces that hurtle and clash in the spheres of matter and of mind, and perhaps even afraid of the stars. They are so many, • and so large, and we,—we are so small, and so. few. This earth of ours, glorious as it is, and wide, is but as a grain of sand for magnitude in comparison with illimitable worlds thick-sown in the depths above. In a universe so vast—what am I? a drop in the ocean of

multitudinous being, a note in the air of multitudinous, lifethat is all. , In so wide a scheme of things, how can God have thought and care for me? The universe is too vast, too complex, for God to have regard to the affairs of my little day.

But when we pray we take flight from this disquiet-ing fear. In prayer spirit communes with spirit, and in this intercourse distance, time, space, the world of material things, vanish. All things outward are not, and there are moments of high and awesome fellowship when we feel like Horace Bushnell's friend; the Rev. James Twitchell, who visited, him in the days of his last sickness and was asked by Bushnell to pray. They had spoken together of the deepest things of life, and silence—the hushed and awed silence of the Presence—had fallen upon them. "Pray, my brother," said Bushnell, "pray." "You pray," returned the other. So Bushnell began, and burying his face in his hands he poured out his soul.in such a rapture of breathing that "I was afraid," said Twitchell, "to put out my hand lest I should touch God ! " I can understand that. There was no one else to touch. No one else was there.• " Do not I fill heaven and earth? said the Lord." In prayer God and man met face to face themselves alone. , God does care—care even for me. "Thou drewest near in the day that I called upon Thee." I am not overlooked in the slim of things. We speak each to the other, there is question and answer, request and boon. The fear of the universe which brings terror passes into the fear of God which brings peace.

II But our hearts fail us concerning things other than

the universe—we are afraid of ourselves. There are within us depths of personality unexplored, unplumbed --the subconscious self we learnedly call it—and we stand in fear of the depths. "The Prince of this world cometh," says Jesus, "and findeth nothing in Me,"—nothing that answers responsive to his approach and call. But we cannot say that. In every ambush by which we pass there lurks a foe—pitiless, mighty, wholly malig-nant—who seeks our very life, and—herein is the saddest mystery of being—within the gates of Mansoul traitors abound, spies lie hidden with whom Diabolus may have to do. Amidst life's many fears, the most persistent fear is this fear of ourselves. Many men, stronger, finer-souled, more quick of brain than I have suffered wreck

at the. last. Shall I go down' some day in the "deep, deep sea? The. fear of overthrow, of moral. collapse has haunted always, the wisest and the best. " Lest .having preached to others, I myself should be a castaway," said Paul. Is it strange that we should be afraid? It means everything to us that we conquer within ourselves.. We may suffer the defeat of cherished plans and dear ambi-' tions with a comparatively light and untroubled heart, save for the natural and ,human disappointment which checks and reverses 'necessarily bring, but such disap-pointment is a small'sorrow, after all, when placed along-side the bitterness of a defeat within ourselves: The fight within,—how goes it? Am I a bigger, better, purer man by the things Iv get, and by the things I lose? Or, does getting, swell me with silly pride? Does loss embitter and poison. the springs of thought and desire? 'Germany boasts that she has gained Bel-gium and Poland, and crushed Serbia ano Montenegro, and will yet master the world, but what profit is there in such gain if it be at the cost of semi? The price of victory may be heavier than that of , defeat and - the ultimate gains less. Ought not we to remember this? Our new war-map—important? True—but England's

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soul-4110, how infinitely more important. And what about that? Are we keeping the freshness of our first ideals? "Choose ye, dishonour, or the instant sword" —that was the voice that cried. Was not the choice the uprising and consecration of England's soul .2 So the youth of our homes and Sunday Schools, hating war with.perfect hatred, have gone forth, upborne by a sense of conscientious duty, counting not their lives dear unto themselves .if so be they may help to drive back the aggressor, to hold a shield before the defeneeless and the weak, to prosecute the war, 'which, please God, will end war., And we know- the spirit of our chivalrous • manhood. John Travers Cornwell . stands by his. gun, waiting orders, dead and dying comrades all around him, and thql-e are thousands, of men and boys just as faithful, just.-as brave. "Who says the race is dwindling down that beareth lads like these?;" The God before whom our fathers, Crornwell and Havelock and Gordon walked—bless the boys.

And shall we not crave like ,benediction for those who, seeing with . other eyes, want to be true to the vision they see? I. am thinking now, not of the craven-hearted, content if only they may enjoy .undisturbed the bless-ings which others win, but of the honest-hearted, who, willing to bear, other burdens of citizenship refuse, for conscience' sake, let come what may come, to point the weapon of death at one for whom Christ died. Do not these also help to keep alive England's soul? If con-science speaks not in my brother as it speaks in me, shall I therefore flout the sacred things in him? The maddest thing in all this struggle--from the point of view of England's soul—is the persecution, sometimes, it is to be feared, un-British and Prussian like, of men

of -Sincere and honest heart who vsays " Here I stand, I can do no other,' so help me God." The •God before Whom our fathers," Bunyan and Fox, and Bright did walk—bless the boys. It is the soul that _matters, first and last and all along. • Apply to all-things this supreme test, and tell me, when you look bravely into your own hearts; if there be any tragedy „more sad, more "pitiablethan this—to win wealth and to lose,. wonder, to gain power and to lose peace, to climb the ladder of fame and to miss

that ascent. with angels to the feet of God,

to find that admiration, hope, lOve—these things by which men- live—no longer stir us, warm us, bear us on, and yet to know not, because of the numbness of our spirit that our day is done. This, this is the solemn, the amazing thing. - And this most tragical thing may happen to you •and.to me'. Fathers and brethren, I am

"beginning to appreciate Peter's counsel, the true in-wardness of it, as in the earlier, years of "my ministry I was unable to do, when he. said, "Pass the time of

...your sojourning here in fear." But, "Thou drewest near in the .day that I called

upon Thee ; Thou saidest, Fear not." We may take flight from fears' so tormenting in prayer. In prayer, when prayer- is real, your better self is always at the top, the light of eternity is about you,- and in . that light you see light, you correct- your judgments, estimate by new standards, revalue the work of things,_ and in your contest with the lower self and with the world you draw upon exhaustless resources, upon powers and reinforce-ments infinitely beyond ,your, own. "According to the power that worketh ,in you,"7--that is the measure• of your strength—and it is God who - worketh in you, both to will and to do. These things you begin To dis-cover in the atmosphere of prayer, and when theSe.. things are realised fear vanishes, the heart beComes garrisoned with the, peace of God, and you gather bold-ness to say : •"I can do _all things through Christ who strengtheneth me." Even if life- bears the aspect of Fate, and we are helpless; He is not .helpleSs:" The ap-peal from Fate is, in-prayer, the appeal to - I/hit.- We do not simply say with St. Patrick

" I appeal to . the light of the sun, To the brightness of the snow,

To the splendour of fire, the lightning's speed, And the winds through heaven- that go,

To the strength of the world, and the things unseen, Where the tides of the deep sea' flow."'•

Mr, John Rose Beniielt, J.P. (The Conference Secretary.)

[Photo: A. S. Pur'dy, King's Lynn.

All this is very beautiful and very stirring, but 'we 'want more than this, more ,than the light of the sun, or the strength of• the world; a power more magic, more resistleSs than that of the deep sea tides,. and St. Patrick

'himself felt this, for he goes on to sing:: "For strength I hind this day

. Myself to the Holy Three. . . . To the angels and the Holy Ones, Before God's fade that be,

And the strong, great Christ who yet shall come-To jud,gment calling me."

The strong, great Christ, calling to judgement, mighty to .saVe,.Tle it is whom we need, and He it is who, in .answer to prayer, draws near. When we know not how to seek Him, where to find Him, He comes, seek-, ing,v finding; .Saving, as every -Christian mystic knows..

'Oh ! long and dark the stairs I' trod, With stumbling feet to•.find my God, Gaining 'a foothold, bit by bit,.. Then slipping back and losing it. Down to the lowest step my fall, As if I had not climbed .at all t• And while I lay' despairing there, I heard a foot fall on the stair. . . . And lo ! when hope had ceased lily .God carne down, tke : stairS-to..nle;"

In ,the day of my stuinbling, in the 'day of my fall, when hope had ceased . to. be-Thou. drewest near. My

v God came down the stairs. to me.. "When He was•-.a great way off his Father' saw him, and 'had compassion-, and ran." The love-eagerness,. the love-approach of' God, the thrill of it. 'DO we know it? His footfall-7-d° we hear it?—the ,beat, 'the, "majestic instancy" of those " strong feet that follow, follow after. The AWful. and Lovely Form-do we see it ? Oh !, how the world needs, how we all need, this Christian doctrine•of the Saviour.' " Myself I cannot keep, myself I cannot .save." Is Christ your Saviour,_ friend ? Then, thou hast done With fears. , "There, is'therefore; now nO....c-Onde.mnation

Ahern- that 'are'' *ehri-St Jesus;" 'the ",ciii-se i'S' the cloud scattered, all things become new, and we too,

The Conference Sermon. Notes of the Conference Sermon preached by Rev. E. F. H. Capey, at Rochdale, on Wednesday

Afternoon, July 12th, 1916.

Rev. E. F. H: Cafiey. (Preacher of the Conference

Sermon.)

LITERARY PORTRAITS AND SCENES. Number 9.

WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Conference opened this morning at 9.30, with the

President in the chair, when an Intercession Service for our Nation and our Allies was conducted by Rev. F. J. Wharton, of Hanley.

After the hymn, "Nearer, my God, to Thee," prayer was offered:by Rev. J. T. Brewis, • B.A., B.D. In an inspiriting address Mr. Wharton based his remarks on the text in Joshua i. 14, 15, '" Ye shall pass over before your brethren armed . . ." He said that, assembled as they were in a time of national crisis in our own land is was surely fitting that they should spend a few moments of intercession that they might ask for those things that matter. They knew how the call had come for men and money and munitions, but they sought an interpretation that would affect the morale and without that something which they got from 'God they. would not be able to endure to 'the end. The message of Joshua was that of a principle•which they could. preach through the whole universe. The principle revealed was with a ravished Belgium, and .Servia, England had to•go out to

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each one of us, a new creation, we too, to use the New Testament ,phrase, are "being saved," changed into the Saviour's image, from glory to glory. Arc. some of you burdened with a sense of failure, de-ressed almost to despair; like the afflicted woman in

one of George Macdonald's stories, who cried, "Oh, I wish I'd never been made." Remember the reply of this woman's friend, "My dear, you are not made yet, you are only being made:" That's good theology ! We are only being made, and it is in the atmosphere of p c_ raver that this process of . spirit development, from strength to strength, wins' its most sure and most beau-tiful way.

But suppose our fears centre, not so much in our-selves, as upon, others—sick ones at home,' or young men at the war—is not prayer our safest refuge? Again the word of Him who draws near us, "Fear. not."

When praying we say "our Father;" we cannot be 415 those who have no hope. The Father Himself loveth you. We are sure of 'that: He loveth us, and loveth them. And loving, He will not forsake us, or them. Changeless, amid all changes,' is the Rock on which frail 'hearts may lean.

DAUGHTERS OF ZION

Four Lady Representatives are in this Con-ference of three hundred. But what are these", among so many ? They come from a great host of women-workers in Church and Sunday School. Some are local preachers, as in the other,Methodist Churches. Even the Church of England is making such welcome as Pil-grim Missioners. Mrs. T. Gill, of Castleford, Mrs. E. G. Warren, Mrs. H. Gilbert Whyatt, and Miss Hamblin are here. They are easily seen among the black-coated army of ministers and well-dressed professional and business men. Nothing is mannish about the attire of these elect and elected ladies. They well know Mr. Gilbert K. Chesterton's shrewd observation that when men choose robes significant of authority they are such as women wear—the frock-like robe of the judge, the gown of the priest, bishop and alderman. Very significant

- was the first utterance here of a lady represen-tative. She nominated an Officer of Order for the Conference. This lady's favourite text might be that Gospel command, " Make the men sit down." In cross benches and galleries are lady visitors in plenty. And here are those who have hazarded their lives for the Gospel in China and Africa, Mrs. Sam Pollard, Mrs. Heywood, and Mrs. Greensmith. Around them in presence, purpose or prayer, as mis-sionary enthusiasts is a great multitude led by Mrs. T. Butler and Miss F. Ashworth.

LADY REPRESENTATIVES.

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"Silently as an arrow" of snow, The arrow of anguish may fall."

S'J1.1, "Thou - drawest near." " Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me." Was this word broken when he whom you love passed through the valley in the Dardanelles, in France, on the High Seas? Who can think it? So young—was he? So full of promise? The bud of his life just cr to unfold? "[here would have. been wonderful sweetness in the air, if only , those petals had opened, but, they did not open, and now, say you, they never can. But, say not that. "E'en for the dead I. will not bind my soul to grief,

For As it not as if the rose that climbed My garden wall had bloomed the other side?" ".Who shall separate us from the love of Christ . . .

shall the sword? ".

IV. And the Church--if, concerning her, fears invade,

what shall we say? Others say ; "Poor little Church, she is become. decrepit, and tottering, and infirm, she has lost nerve, and fire, and dagger. There is nothing doing in Christianity just now. The beauty cif the Bride of God has faded away." Well, let them say ! What shall we say? "She is young—young and strong, and fair." In days such as these, .says Matthew, when 'the king-doms shake, when the earth darkens, and there is dis-tress of nations, when death is in the air, and 'men's hearts fail them . for 'fear, then, MattheW tells us, at midnight, then shall. the kingdOrn of heaven be likened unto—virgins. Then . it is, when all else fails, when civilisation has broken down:. and and

is undone,

that the Church lifts up her head, and goes forth, lamp' in hand, into the terrible darkness. Then it is she, advances—songfully, happy, radiant—like a band of virgins tripping to the gladness of a festal hOur. Before her, and she knows it a day of triumph waits such as the world has never seen. And we are•,-members of this youtlifta, .ChUrch. Are we awalce7 our laniPs' full- of oil, ' and ? Or are we among the SluinbererS; whose- lamps' are going out ?: Men left the Lord-of 'Life and Glory.on the evening of His sorrows to lift and drain the- eup'. in the Garden of Olives alone, while ,they, hearing .,-not His strong crying and :tears, by in the - moonlight sleeping and uncon-cerned, and so haVe we. If ever there, was a day when the Church of Christ ought to count in the life of the nation it is to-dity. What can we do ? • This, surely, the weakest of us may do—we 'may watch with Him this hour of travail, watch unto prayer. Who knoweth What the outcome of the vigil will be? When prayer-forces begin to operate there is 'no ,human measure for the resultant blessing,: the unexpected, the impossible .happens, :iron- gates open of their own accord, and life's captivities turn, leaving us dazed, like men that ,dream. John 'Rutledge, sailing the American lakes, kneels down, in day of distress, to pray. The ice•had gathered round hig- ship, and destruction seemed inevitable. Human wit, human effort could no further go, 'and as he

-prayed," so runs the chronicle, -"the wind, which had been against. them, changed, and opened a way through the ice, pushing it back and widening a passage for the ship. Shall we put on more canvas? ' cried the sailOrs. No,' was the reply, No, don't touch her ; •sourieone else is managing this ship.'" ".As-he prayed the wind changed." There is the secret of deliverance. liave we discovered it? In this day of national need, it is right, and necessary, to organise all our resources—money, munitions, men—but what if in this work. of organisation the Christian Church fails to convince the world of the suprerrie need of the organisation of spiri-tuarreSources..and divine .power?. Is there no one who. will di') for the munitions of 'the Church what Lord K-it-

, chener did, what Lloyd George is doing,' for the, muni-tions of war? The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the` strong. What if the Lord hat]; purpOsed to stain the pride of all human glory? The cure of our Church distempers and impotencies, our shrinking mentberShip, our national and pensonal per-plexities will lie found in Him who draws .near., The miracle of peace, Of'-' •,.cood will among: men, will take place in the realm of the spirit, and by minding. thE, things 'of' the spirit. It will not come at the point of the bayonet, or with 'the thunder of. guns, it will come when the tumult of passion has ceased, when the world is broken with the pain and shame of a deep and true repentance, and men hear, and heed, the .Yoice that speaks from heaven: Why, then, do we restrain prayer? Why do we put more faith ; in committees, and - . Con-ferences, and Cabinets, than in Him who holds the souls of all men in His keeping, and who governs the worlds? "Another Hand is managing this ship." "The 'wind which had been against them changed, and a way opened through the ice, as they prayed."

Revs. J. T. Brewis, B.A., B.D., and' G. P. Little-wood were to be appointed to a Circuit for the coming year.

REV. F. 'GALPIN. The Conference expressed its appreciation of the pre-

sentation of .;210 with an illuminated address to Rev. F. Galpin. It joined in the admiration thus manifested for Mr.' Galpin's high Christian character and lengthy service. An active service of thirty years in the mission field, followed by twenty years in home circuits, were worthy of the grateful recognition so generously and spontaneously made.

Rev. 11. T. Chapman, Mr. B. Myers (London), and Rev. J. E. Swallow testified to the affection in which. Mr. Galpin is held, and also to the valuable services he has rendered in China and at home.

EXTENDED APPOINTMENTS. The following extended appointments in their present

circuits were agreed to : Rev. J. Naylor, 1916-17 ; Rev.- G. A. Wilson, 1916-17 ; Rev. R. P. Campbell, 1916-17 and 1917-18 ; Rev. R. P. Cole, 1917-18 ; Rev. J. B. Brooks, 1917-18 ; • Rev. C. D. Barriball, 1917-18 and 191.8-19 ; Rev. J. Boden, 1918-19 ; Rev. W. H. Proudlove, 1918-19 ; Rev. J. T. Mildon, 1918-19 ; Rev. F. Galpin (provisional), 1916-17.

Provisional approval for one year only of extended ap-pointments for probationers i Rev. C. H. Jones, Rev. W. Cass.

: GERRARD'S CROSS. The secretary said the High Wycombe Church had

taken . upon itself all the responsibilities of a United Methodist Church. Thus the following resolution was adopted without discussion

"The Conference receives the report that the friends at Gerrard's Cross found themselves 'unable to accept the condition on .which 'liberal grants were promised, and that their connection with us has ceased, the Circuit now consisting of the Church at High Wycombe only."

REVISION OF RULES. In introducing this subject Dr. Packer detailed the

steps that had .been taken, to bring this question before the circuit quarterly meeting, and he moved the adoption of the following question, which had been approved by a very large majority of .votes cast in the circuit quar-terly meetings and must be passed by three-fourths of the Members of the Conference :

"Question -1. Do you approve of vacancies in the number of Guardian representatives caused by death be-ing filled up by election at the first convenient - session after, instead of aS now during the Constitution of Con-ference? "

The Conference adopted the question unanimously. Question No. 2, as f011ows, was then put to Confer-

ence : "Question 2. Do you approve of increasing the num-

ber of Conference members of the Stationing Committee by the addition thereto of the President and the Secre-tary cif the Stationing Committee?"

The result of the voting in the quarterly meetings was not quite so numerously in favour,' but it was de-cided that there was no necessity- for a three-fourths majority of the quarterly meetings, and the Conference adopted the recommendation:

The following question was then put to the Conference and agreed to :

"Question. 3. Do you approve of election by District Meetings of Connexional Committees instead of nomina-tion?"

The above' questions must be again put before Confer-ence next year, and if then. similarly approved the altera. tion will become law for 1918 and Onward.

METHOD OF ELECTING COMMITTEES. General Regulations, Conference Regulations, and

District .Meeting regulations_ with their grouping's in reference to the method of electing Connexional Com-mittees were submitted by the Connexion& Secretary and after a brief debate were adopted.

Mr. J. P: Bridgwater (Birmingham) moved an amend-ment that the Foreign Missions be altered to Group 1. and Home Missions and Extension Committee to Group 2, 'as this would 'enable the District Meetings to have a better opportunity of 'electing laymen to this important. Committee. The amendment_ was lost and the regula-tions were carried.

EXTRA MEMBERS IN DISTRICT MEETINGS. Rev. Dr. Packer reported that five Districts had re-

ported in favour of the change suggested, in "Minutes, 1915," and five against. No replies had been received from eight Districts.

In view of this it was thought undesirable to make any change, but some method should be adopted to secure the accuracy in members in each District.

The Secretary said - a number of irregularities had arisen in the past, and all extra members should be in strict accordance to rule.

Some of the representatives questioned whether all the replies had been announced, as their own District had considered the question and no announcement had been made.

the rescue, and could not return until these lands were cleared of the enemy. The resultant principle involved sacrifice, but by the loss would come a great gain of spiritual impulse. The preacher then appealed for prayers for •our country and her Allies, and in a devo-tional attitude the Conference sang,- ".God bless our country," and prayers were offered for. our King and statesmen, our 'soldiers and sailors, the refugees, prisoner's and missing and the loved ones at home.

The Conference was lifted to a high plane of spiritual experience.

Business was resumed by the- Conference Secretary reading the Journal for the day.

GENERAL CONNEXIONAL COMMITTEE 13 USIN ESS.

Rev. Dr. Packer, Connexional Committee Secretary, introduced the business of his Committee. The follow-ing recommendations were adopted without discussion.

The folowing, ministers were continued "Without Pastoral Charge" : Revs. W. E. Gilbert, H. Mann, and H. W. Horwill; M.A. Rev: J. Crossley continues to serve the British and Foreign Bible Society as secretary for the East- Yorkshire District.

The President' (Rev. F. J. CoX) at his own request will be freed from circuit work during his year of office.

Revs. C. H. Poppleton and John Ninnis were allowed a year's rest in consequence of ill-health.

The Conference received with regret the resignation of Rev. H.. 13. Coventry, B.D.; which had been ten-dered for family reasons that made his removal to Scotland desirable. It is anticipated that Mr. Coventry will enter the service of the Scottish 'Presbyterian

:Churches.

For the third year in succession high honour has fallen to those who were not members of Conference. Redruth sent to far-off Batley news of the designation to the Presidency of a preacher toiling there. Exeter Conference sent like news to one in Bristol. This year

'the Conference preacher was brought to Rochdale from Northumberland. So Emerson's touch comes to this canvas ; " If you can shoe a horse or write a sonnet better than most, men will make a path to your door though it be in a wilderness." Thirty years ago the Reverend Ernest F. H. Cape); was fitting apt poetic quotations to portraits of leaders in thought and life. He has done the like work for many Sunday afternoons in these pages, round some truth as it is in Jesus. Sometimes readers saw God therein, " and there was under His feet as it were a paVed work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the very heaveli for clearness." So was it at this Conference service. The preacher's message was wrought into an exquisite mosaic of things new and old. Those whose hearts fail them for fear were told of Him who lays His right hand upon such and says, Fear not ! Most helpful were the moments of guided intercession. Often a cloud of glory over-shadowed the mercy-seat. As in the clouds round the Sistine Madonna of Raphael one can trace angel faces, so those whom we have loved and lost awhile seemed here all about us. Best of all, He, Whom having' not seen we love, drew near.

THE CONFERENCE PREACHER,

The Reverend E. F. H. CAPEY.

Mr. J. Godfrey, J.P., C.C., Home Missions Treasurer.

CONTINUITY IN THE STATIONING COM-MITTEE.

Rev. John Moore, Home MissiOns Secretary.

resolved that the question be. deferred to the afternoon session.

The Conference adjourned at -1.45.

WEDNESDAY -AFTERNOON. Conference resumed at 2.15 with' the ex-President in

the chair. After the hymn, "Fill Thou my life, 0 Lord my God,"

'prayer was offered by Rev. T. Scowby. Mr. J. P. Bridgwater then resumed. his .remarks on

the amendment which he suggested was a- rider to the recommendation of the Connexional Committee. The general prices of foodstuffs, he said, had, increased by 60 per cent., and the general' cost', of .ordinary living had gone up 40 per cent., and when they recommended a special increase of 17 per cent. and a general increase ..of 10 per cent.- he thought . it was not an' extreme request. He usually tried to live' up to the teachings of his minister, but did not try to liye down to the minister's income. Feeling, however, the stress of financial affairs at the present time, he 'realised how impossible it was for our ministers to live on their pre-sent incomes. Mr. Bridgwater showed that the per-centage of. increase in the incomes,, of thei people generally was higher than - that proposed by. the recom-.mendation of the Birmingham District. There were, however, some circuits which could not pay an increase on the minimum salary, but that must be dealt with by Conference directing the action of the circuits. Their ministers had faced this question nobly, during. the past two year's without grumbling, and yet they had minis-ters with growing families feeling the pinch of the present time. As United Methodists this was their busi-ness, and they owed a debt to their, ministers which could only be paid adequately by raising the salaries proposed.

Mr. Joseph Briggs pointed out, if the Birmingham District had sent a recommendation for a permanent arrangement he would have supported it, but he could not think of supporting if for one year only. When a circuit could not pay more than the minimum, it would be better to raise the minimum to £120.

A representative suggested that 10 per cent. should be added to the ministers' stipend, and -no set figure be mentioned. He thought it could be added as a war bonus.

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It was suggested that the extra members be dropped altogether.

Rev. Dr. Brook thought the matter should be left to the wishes of the District Meetings, as it was desirable that these meetings should be as large and as powerful as possible.

Rev. E. D. Cornish deprecated the District Meetings being allowed to draw up their own Constitution. He favoured the dropping of the extra members.

Mr. G. P. Dymond, M.A., urged that they should leave the matter as at present with. the restriction placed upon it by the Conference,- as he would be sorry if anything were done to limit the size of the District Meeting, as he thought the usefulness of the District Meeting was growing.

Rev. C. F. Hill moved an amendment that the whole question be referred back to the District, Meetings, but this was also lost.

Rev. E. D. Cornish moved a further amendment that from this tune henceforth the extra members to the Dis-trict Meetings be dropped.

The Secretary announced that the amendment was lost by five votes, but it was later announced that there had been a miscount and that the amendment had been carried by five votes.

Rev. E. D. Cornish thought it would be unwise to legislate on such a small majority, and it was subse-quently resolved to take a fresh vote by ballot, using the words to "continue " or "discontinue."

The result was 143 votes were cast to "continue," and 107 to "discontinue."

The Secretary then moved that the additions be made in strict accord to rule, and that the District Secretary

'shall advise the Connexional. Secretary of the numbers entitled by October 15th of each year.

The following recommendations were, agreed' to with-out discussion :

LIMITATION IN THE APPOINTMENT OF GUAR-DIAN REPRESENTATIVES.

This question is referred to the Connexional Com-mittee," Minutes," 1915, p. 44. The Committee depre-cates action that interferes with the freedom of Confer-ence, and recommends that this freedom should not be limited in the manner proposed'.

It is recommended that when the new Committee Scheme comes into operation the Stationing Committee should be brought into harmony therewith. This will give annual election by the District Meeting as now, but also make it possible for each District to appoint as its representative the same person for 2, 3, or 4 years.

•, CONSTITUTION OF QUARTERLY MEETING. The Committee recommends the Conference to adopt

the proposal whereby Lay Guardian Representatives, Lay Connexional Officers, and Lay members of Connexional Committees become members of the Quarterly Meeting of the Circuit in which they reside.

PRIZES FOR PROBATIONERS. The Committee expresses the opinion that the present

is not a favourable time for inaugurating an effort for' provisiOn of the necessary funds. It recommends there-fore the question be postponed. Some future opportunity may be found, if the scheme should meet with general approval, of instituting a fund from which prizes might be given both for book examination, and for efficiency and success in Circuit work.

Rev. A. Black said a good deal could be done to help the Probationers if such a scheme could be adopted. A layman in the Halifax and Bradford District had offered L',100, and secured another x,100 from a friend if the Connexion would take it up. He hoped it would be a potponement only.

Rev. J. Foster said this was the first intimation that any generous friend was prepared to subscribe to such a fund. He said that a prize was already given of a guinea a Year for an essay on an evangelistic subject, and if the offer was made of further gifts he would suggest that the matter be moved back for further consideration. The prizes to students was from endowed funds.

Rev. John Naylor said the offer was made in the hope that they would be backed up by similar offers from other Districts. He urged that an appeal be made to other Districts, and that twelve months hence a good fund would be available.

Rev. J. Foster moved that the whole matter be referred back for reconsideration. This was agreed to.

-ACCOUNTS. Mr. W. S. Skelton, J.P. (Treasurer) then moved the

adoption of the Accounts of the Contingent Fund and the Local Preachers' Fund, which were adopted.

REELECTIONS. Mr. W. S. .Skelton, J.P., was re-appointed Treasurer

of the Funds. Rev, Dr. Packer, Secretary of the General Corinexional

Committee; Mr. M. Wasley Chapman, auditor ; Rev. J. Foster, Probationers' Studies Secretary ; Rev. J. Longden, Professor F. C. Lea, D.Sc. Bir-

mingham) and Rev. 'NV. C. Jackson, B.A., were ap-. ,pointed to the Board of Examiners.

DECEASED GUARDIAN RE PRESENTATIVE—MR. - T. HOLCROFT. The Connexional Secretary proposed the adoption of

the following resolutibn : "The death of Mr. Thomas Holeroft has taken from

the United .Methodist Church one of its most loyal sons. He served that church with the utmost zeal throughout his long life, and to it devoted the physical, mental and spiritual gifts, of no mean order, with which he was endowed.

"'Born at Cheslyn Hay, he early imbibed the atmo-sphere of the denomination which he so greatly loved,

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and soon showed capacity to work well for the Master. In due course he entered - the ministry, and for years was a faithful, acceptable and successful minister in the churches of his denomination. Reasons of health and urgency of private affairs led to his resignation at an early age, but he none the less continued to be, in a very true sense, a minister, and our churches in Birmingham,- where he lived, look back, with deep gratitude to the devoted work which he did amongst them. He took the keenest interest in the affairs of the Connexion, both locally and nationally, and it was fitting that he should become, as he did, a Guardian Representative.

He was one of the founders of our Villa Road Church, Birmingham, and never did a church have a more true and constant friend. A preacher, a leader in prayer and counsel, an assiduous attendant, _a most generous treasurer of the trust and, above all, the shedder of a holy influence, his departure has left a gap which cannot be altogether filled.

In the family circle he took the place which might be expected. He was the counsellor, the sustainer, the cheerer, the sweetener, the "bishop."

This ConferenCe places on record its great,apprecia-tion of his services and high character, its sure belief that a life like that must necessarily bear much good fruit, and its thankfulness to Alinig-hty God for giving us such a comrade." , Rev. F. P. Argall bore testimony to the work of the

late Mr. Holcroft, who had done a great work in the Birmingham District.

The resolution was sympathetically adopted.

RESOLUTIONS FROM DISTRICT MEETING. The Biriningham and Dudley District requested

the Conference to provide opportunities, as far as prac-ticable, for ministers who are serving as chaplains to visit the churches after the war - for the purpose of ren-dering . help to the men who had returned from the war, and in endeavouring to secure their attachment to our churches.

Referred to the Connexional Committee.

INCREASING MINISTERS' SALARIES. The Conference Secretary brought before the Confer-

ence the following reconunendation of the Birmingham and Dudley District :

"That in view of the greatly increased cost of living on account of the war, this District Meeting recom-mends- Conference to increase the minimum salaries of ministers for the next Connexional year to the fol-lowing figures '

- (a) Ministers in Full Connexion ,4130 (b) Probationers 80

And further suggests. 'that Canference should recom-mend all , circuits to increase the ministers' _salaries by not less than 10 per cent." -

The Secretary said the Connexional Committee had considered the question, and agreed that the minimum salary of the full 'Connexional minister should be at once not less than . 47120, and for a probationer •E30 per annum, and • they recommend this to the circuits.. It was not a question of being for the time of the war only, but that they should regard the arrangement as a permanent one,' to -.come into Operation at this Con-ference. _

Rev. G. Parker said our ministers were working under hard - conditions at this time, and the increase suggested., was only right.' He was looking to the time when the ministers could pass from one -circuit to another without the question of salary being raised. -- Alderman M.' Mordey, J. P. (Newport, Mon.), heartily supported the recommendation.

-Mr.. J. P. Bridgwater desired tosupport thesug--

gestion of the District Meeting, and h –

e wanted to move it as an amendment:

The time for adjournment having arrived, it was

Rev. T. M. Rees ... Rev. J. S. Clemens, D Rev. J. W. Walls ... Rev. J. Wright ...

The second vote was taken Rev. J. W. Walls ...• Rev. James Wright

Rev. James Wright was President-Designate.

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then declared duly elected

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Mr.' A. J. Cash, C.C., thought the recommendation of Mr. Bridgwater should not be 'adopted, as some of the circuits would not accept it without a good deal of protest.

He gave a notice of motion, .that when this MI-lend-mejit had been defeated_ he would move that the mini-mum salary be £125.

Mr. W. E. Southard (Exeter) pointed out that there were thousands of our people living down to the minis-ters' income, and many more lived below it. He came from a District where many of their people had been badly hit by the war. He was quite prepared to vote for an increase of £10, and he was certain the people would back them up in that.'

Dr. Packer replied that it was. a minority of circuits that paid the minimum salary, and he thought if they tried to carry too much they would fail.

The amendment moved by Mr. Bridgwater. was then put, and was lost:

Mr. A. J. Cash, J.P., then moved that the minimum be , 125. ••

He thought the minimum of 110 was deplorable in many- ways, as many of the country circuits thought they were doing ,their full duty if they paid the mini-

I-k was sure that in •de4ling with the minimum they would be helping the ministers • in an :acceptable and creditable manner to the Denomination.

As there was no seconder; the amendment fell through. The recommendation of the Connexional Committee

was then put, and carried. Mr. W. J. Nicholls, J.P., asked if a circuit, not being

,able to pay the additional - salary, could apply to the Home Mission Committee to make up the amount by a grant. ',.1t was pointed' out that any question affecting the Home Mission Committee ,could not be considered, as it was not before the Conference.

Rev.- Cooper G. Hawken asked how it was proposed to bring this matter before the circuit quarterly meetings.

Dr. Packer said the Conference Comittee would send a letter to every quarterly meeting explaining its action.

VOTING FOR PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE. Mr. W. S. Skelton, J.P.; nominated ,Rev. J. W.

Walls. Mr. J. K. Baker .nominated Rev. Dr. Brook. Rev. Dr. Irving nominated Rev. James Wright. Rev. G. Hooper nominated Rev. John Moore, Rev. G. Parker nominated Rev.. Dr. Clemens.

The folloWing withdreW from- the nominations, viz., Rev. Dr. Brook and Rev. -John Moore. Rev. T. M. Rees desired -to withdraw; but the Conference was not willing to allow. him • to adopt this course.

The voting then ,.proceeded .and subsequently Rev. H. W. B. Chapman

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n '(Chairniari of Scrutineers) an- nounced the result as follows:

Rev. J. W. Walls rose to move with all heartiness the second resolution. Mr. Walls was heartily applauded on rising to speak.

PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE'S REPLY. , The newly-elected President-Designate was called to

the platform and was received by the Conference up-standing. He said he was the most humble man in Conference. This was an honour which he greatly appre-ciated, but he had some concern about his sufficiency for the task. He had never yet refused to try to do any task his brethren had given him to do; but in a real and deep sense he thanked them for that expression of confidence. He'-did not suppose he would answer all their expectations, but if God gave him health and

, strength and spared his life they should have the best he had to give. (Applause.)

The Conference then adjourned for the

CONFERENCE SERMON. At four o'clock there was a splendid congregation for

the Conference Sermon. In spite of inclement weather the galleries were well filled. The Conference preacher was the Rev. E. F. FL Capey, of Whitley Bay, who conducted the whole of the. service.

The sermon is reported in another part of this issue.

SECONDARY SCHOOLS. While the voting for the President-Designate was pro-

ceeding with, the reports for the past, year's work in connection with the Secondary Schools were presented.

ASHVILLE COLLEGE. Rev. Alfred Soothill, B.A. (Principal of Ashville Col-'

lege) prefaced his report by a reference to the Conference Secretary's (Mr. J. Rose Bennett, J.P.) association with Ashville College. They .were proud to - refer to him as, an "old boy," and one who had ever taken an interest: in the College, and who at present has three boys at Ashville He said they had a good. -report to present and a satisfactory balance-sheet.

REPORT. The average number of pupils for the year has been

90. This again constitutes a record, and in spite of the abnormal conditions of the times, the balance shows'

-a net gain of cloSe on L:400. The Governors have applied this to defray the cost of the new Art and Music Rooms, which are now 'built, and when com-pletely furnished will be of great value in the work of the College. The educational work has been main-tained at its high standard, and the general conditions and tone of the school life remains exceedingly. satis-factory.

The College Magazine shows that the large number of Old Boys, who at first volunteered' for the war, has been greatly increased. The list, - though still very incomplete, now includes about 150 names. Two of our Old Boys have laid down their lives foi- their country : J. M. Russell, Private, Seaforth Highlanders ; Reginald H. Wood, Lieutenant, North Staffordshire Regiment. One has been mentioned in Despatches, R. B. Muirhead, Lieutenant, Royal Navy. Two others have been awarded the Military Cross, Cuthbert Ben-son Carrick, Lieutenant, Northumberland Fusiliers, and Stuart S. Mallinsen, Captain, A.S.C. The prize-list had many outstanding successes. Mr. Joseph Briggs (Treasurer) seconded the report,

which was adopted. He appealed for the establishment of a Fund to create scholarships that would carry their students to, the. Universities.

Rev. Dr. Brook congratulated the Head Master on the success of the College, and Mr. Rose Bennett, J.P., in supporting the adoption of the report, said. that as a father of boys at the college for the past ten- years he was delighted with the report presented. He could speak of the influence of the College on his own boys, and they were well served by Mr. Soothill in the position he occupied.

The report was adopted. Mr. H. Lloyd Snape, D.Sc., and Mr. H. Norman

Smith, D.Sc., were re-elected Governors of the College for the ensuing three years, and Rev. Alfred SOothill, B.A., was set apart for re-appointment as Head Master of. the College.

SHEBBEAR. COLLEGE. Rev. R. Pyke (Governor of Shebbear) presented the

report and referred to several outstanding features.

REPORT. The year which has just ended in some Ways marks

an epoch in College history : the last boy who knew Mr. Ruddle as Head Master has left : Rev. W. R. K. Baulkwill has passed away after six years as .Gover-nor : we have lost true and loyal friends in James Loram and Dr.,Bendle; William Thorne, who worthily bore a name already famous and beloved in Bible Christian history ,and a generous benefactor of this School, has gone : the most, distinguished of old Shebbearians,. Sir Samuel James Way, Chief Justice of South Australia, .donor to the College of Lake Farm, has died full of years, and honours ; and our

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beloved and devoted - Sam Pollard has fallen and lies in his missionary's grave in Wec't China. It is evi-dence of her spiritual wealth that in a single year Shebbear can lose so much.

The new Governor, Rev, R. Pyke, entered on his office last August, and the opportunity was taken of making a number of changes which will, we believe, conduce to the still greater comfort and efficiency of the School. During the past year the numbers have shown a gratifying increase, and we now have on our registers the names of 94 boarders and 9 day-boys. We again gladly record the never-failing devo-tion of Old Shebbearians, and particularly of the two Associations of London and Adelaide, to this place.

Many Old Shebbearians, so easily remembered as boys in class-rooms and playground but a few short months or years ago are now, as young men, serving their country in divers ways, and our Roll of Honour, numbering about 150 names, lengthens almost week by week. We mournfully note the death in battle dur-ing the year of Lieut. Wynne-Roberts, Lieut. Geake, and Private H. Gullick. Mr. Holt, B.Sc., our Master in Agriculture, is in France : Mr. Mardles, B.Sc., our Science Master, is at Farnborough Air Craft Station engaged in research work : and Mr.- N. Williams, Junior Master, is on Active Service.

Notwithstanding the pre-occupations and anxieties of tie War, our educational results have surpassed those of any recent year, and are probably the equal of any in College history Referring to the question of scholarships, Mr. Pyke

announced that the late Mr. W. Bourne, of Australia, had left 4'1,000, and eventually one-sixth of the residue of the estate to the College, and it was proposed to use this legacy for the purpose of founding scholarships. Mr. S. P. Rattenbury, J.P., had given a substantial amount for a scholarship and two scholarships for agri-cultural studentships had been presented.

Rev. E. D. Cornish, who seconded the adoption of the report, paid -a tribute to the work of Rev. R. Pyke, who had had a difficult year's work, and the report and balance sheet was adopted.

EDGEHILL COLLEGE. Rev. W. Treffry presented the report of Edgehill Col-

lege, of which the following is a summary.

REPORT. Once again we have the pleasure of recording a

year of continued success. Two years ago we faced the position with some amount of apprehension, for, in the general chaos it seemed impossible to foretell what influence the war might have on our School. However, we have maintained our numbers all through, and we close the year with the highest re-corded number of scholars, viz. : 150-108 boarders and 42 day-scholars. The growing number of day scholars seems to point to the fact that the School is meeting an ever-increasing need of the town.

The educational work is well maintained. The health of the School has been very good, and

the tone is most satisfactory. All the social activities have been carried on as usual,

and the girls have continued, their war work with enthusiasm. The games have also been pursued with keen zest, and we have had one of our most successful years on the hockey field. - Miss -E. B. Grose, A.Mus. T.C.L., L.T.C.L., who

had served the school faithfully and most successfully for twenty-seven years as senior music mistress, • has resigned, and the Committee has marked their appre-ciation of her services.

SHEBBEAR AND EDGEHILL COMMITTEE. The following were elected as the Committee for next

year : Revs. W. B. Reed, J. Luke, E. D. Cornish Messrs. H. T. Goddard, R. Blackmore, S. P. Ratten-bury, J.P., C.C. Revs. J. B. Stedeford, J. Moore, W. Treffry, J. F. Reed ; Messrs. J. N. Fulford, W. H. Whitlock, J. Rounsefell,, , M.A., B.Sc., J. Vivian, J.P., and Mesdames R. Dymond, A. Read.

The Governors of the College and the Treasurer are ex-officio members.

Rev. R. Pyke was re-elected Governor of Shebbear College, and Rev. R. S. Hall was elected the new Governor of Edgehill, Messrs. E. G. Wall and Co., of-Exeter, being re-appointed the Accountants.

REV. W. TREFFRY. Resolved,—That as the Rev. W. Treffry relinquishes

at this Conference the position of Governor of Edge-hill Girls' College, we desire to seize the opportunity of expressing our high appreciation of the important work which he and Mrs. Treffry have been enabled to do during the past seven years Having succeeded to the great traditions of the long period of service rendered by the Rev. W. B. and Mrs. Reed the task at the beginning was not an easy one, but these traditions have been sustained in a manner honourable to themselves and of highest benefit to the College. The work has gone from strength to strength, and the service rendered by our friends will remain as a memorial of their devotion and efficiency. We pray that 'in the sphere to which they now pass they may by the blessing of the Master be enabled to do a work equally great and find in it an equal joy."' Rev. John Moore, in moving the above resolution re-

ferred to the exceptional services rendered by Mr. and Mrs. Treffry during the past seven years, and the De-nominations owed a great deal to them for the way they had maintained the work at Edgehill, following as they did the work of the Rev. W. B. Reed and Mrs. Reed.

Rev. R. Pyke in seconding said he was indebted to Mr. and Mrs. Treffry for their help and sympathy with him in his first year at Shebbear. They had enjoyed much fellowship together.

The resolution was heartily adopted.

July ,20, 1916.

Rev. W. Treffry in reply thanked the Conference for their hearty words of appreciation, and only wished that Mrs. Treffry could have heard them. The position at Edgehill entailed great responsibility on the wife of the Gov-ernor, and he was glad his wife had not suffered a breakdown. After seven years at Edgehill he had de-cided to go back to 'circuit work, and he thought his decision- the right one. He desired to imoress upon them the need for realizing the exceptional value of their Girls' College at Bideford; educationally it .might be matched, but from a health point of view it could not be beaten. There was a tremendous gain on the score of health for their daughters to come to that ideal place in Devon. (Hear, hear.)

CONFERENCE MEETING.

Baillie Street Schoolroom was crowded twice for the Conference Tea Meeting.

In the evening the Public Meeting was held in the Conference Chapel, presided over by Sir Walter Essex, M.P. '

A united choir led the_ singing and Mr. Frank Green-wood, Mus.Bac., F.R.C.O. (borough organist), presided 'at the organ. After the hymn, " in the Cross ot Christ I glory," prayer was offered by Rev. Harry Rowe.

CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS.

In his opening address, the Chairman said it was not his first acquaintance with that town, and if he could he was anxious to give out some thoughts that would be a compensatory return for what he had received. The chairman spoke in his own inimitable way on the won-ders of God's inspiration. The ministry of God's Spirit, said the speaker, was being visualized in the life of 'the people to-day. Jesus had said to His disciples, " I have many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now." Jesus had trained His diciples from rough men to men who could stand many things, but not all. J esus was destined to be, as all great souls must be, lonely, but He was conscious of the growth of God as men likewise were conscious of the growth of God. ' Some of them had let go things that once they thought the truth, and if they retained what they thought to be really true they would find that ignorance was only be-cause of, the human limit and the things they would have to know came to them, and so it was like Jesus saying to His disciples, "1 have many things to say unto you but .ye cannot bear them." Think of the early stories -of the world's history. Some thought that labour was instituted as a punishment for sin—labour was to live, to serve, and there let them not banish the cause of work. The diSciples were, as children

' children in their

intellect, and they could not always tell all the truth to children or even to older people. In the infancy of life they had to meet these problems without being able to tell the children all things. In the days of the world's development men's lives were lost because they could not open the lower intellect of others to what they knew themselves. The disciples learnt many things later, and when Peter and James stood outside the Beautiful Gate they could say, " Silver and gold have I none, but such as I have give I unto t'hee,' and -what was that? It soon revealed itself when 'the man went into the Temple"-praising God. There was a great country to-day which in the past had enjoyed some of the Divinest impulses of life, but it had turned aside and put a value on the things of this world; instead of the things which ,their forefathers cherished. There had been a great moral uprising of the peoples of the world, and he trusted not in bitterness or wrong spirit, but to exercise a 'restraint of those people who had sinned against the light and of universal brotherhood. The sacrifice which this out-break had called out, meant much. -It was something to see sacrifice in the individual,- but it was greater in the nation. Might this union of -nations and of men on the battlefield bring 'them as 'Churches closer together that God could reveal unto them some of the thing's which they could not now bear. (Applause.)

The choir rendered the anthem : "0 come, let us wor-ship " (Mendelssohn).

THE NECESSITY FOR ADAPTATION.

Rev. Jahn Moore was the first speaker, and at the outset he referred to the adaption of the Baillie Street-Church to the present needs, and upon this he based his remarks. 'He said it was a matter of great regret that they had had to report decreases in so many de-partments. It was time they thought of some method to stop the decline. The drift of the church life might be great, and the people might be too much wedded to the materialistic - life, but there' were coming harder times and they would have to face them before the corn-ing years. He wanted them to recognize that they must face the facts and that was no time for them to stand idle in the Church. During the present crisis They had lost 25,000 men from their churches and schools who had gone forth to take part in this, what he would call a holy struggle. Eight hundred of them had perished and 1,500 bear the scars of the conflict through which they had passed. He was proud of the place that Church had taken in the struggle. He desired to speak of the Church as it would be in the future in view of the present crisis. Things were not as they were, and the work of the minister of the _future would not necessarily take on the prophetic note, but must take the farm of pastoral work and shepherding of the flock. They desired more and more of the individual touch that would lead the indi- vidual into the highest religious experiences. Something- else would have to be altered : their churches would have to be altered. He was tired of having churches closed for six days a week. Let them open the church for devotion, for friendship, and sympathy, and thus make it' a home where sympathy and love might be poured out continually 'making them stronger in their spiritual life. Individual members would have to pour out their gifts of sympathy and love, and the women workers must be enlisted in

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consecrated service for our chUrches on the Sabbath as during the week. Let the women bring those gifts of organization, which they were giving to- the nation, to the Church, and it would be quickened and strengthened. God grant they might enter into the opportunity and -privilege of the present, that they might have a conse-crated ministry, an .awakened Church, and a sanctified womanhood when they would have a growing Church and a glorious future. (Applause.)

THE CHURCHES' RELATION TO THE WAR. Councillor H. Toy, J.P., of Helston, is no new speaker

to our Conference meetings, but he is not so well known to some of our people as he deserves. He made a rous- ing and inspiriting address. The fact that War would make such a difference to this country made it necessary to deal with this drama now being unfolded on the fields of Europe, and it needed an answer as to what position the Church took in relation to it. To see that thing in its true light they must try to realize some of the conditions prevailing before the War. There was a warring of ideas in the country, sects and sects, class and class, Churchman and Nonconformist, Ulsterman and Na-. tionalist, Tory and Radical, and all were at each other's throats : they felt something was going to happen. What was the position of the Church before the War : it had lost its authority. But when War broke out the whole of the people united together, to sacrifice themselves rather than bow down to the Prussian spirit. This was the grandest piece of work the nation had ever done, in. saying that the Prussian spirit should not be allowed to -'trample over the small nation of Belgium and tear up a scrap of paper. He cherished no hatred of• the German people, but let the facts clearly come out. Think of the magnificent sacrifices this outburst had brought

- out, which were pure religion. It was unthinkable that the great misdeeds of Germany could happen under Brit-ish rule, and all the moral causes of the world called for this thing to be put down. What was the Church to do in this matter? They would never fill the churches until they identified themselves with the aims and spirit of the people. If the signs of the times, as shown in the unity of the Men in the trenches, could be read, they must work for and accentuate the fact that they could not continue the religious divisions of this country. He had faith in tl e future and in their own ideals. (Applause.)

After the choir had rendered the anthem, "Thy mercy, 0 Lord " (Dr. Hopkins), the meeting was brought to a , close with the Benediction.

THURSDAY MORNING. The weather continued dull and cheerless this morn-

ing,- but there was a good attendance of representatives at the Devotional Service. The preacher was the Rev. H. J. Shingles.

The opening hymn was : " Jesus, the very thought of Thee." Mr. Shingles based his remarks on the words "He that loveth not knoweth not God, for God is love" (1 John iv. 8).- He said the whole aim and purpose of the life of John was this interpretation of God, "God is love"; to him it was the equipment of his life. Had they made that purpose theirs. There were various pur- poses in the lives ,of many. Some sought material

- pleasure, which turned-to a heap of dust and dissatis-faction. Man was made for God ; they could not de-throne God and enthrone might without turning this world into a hell of conflicting passions. A penitent re-turn to God is the sorest path to peace and good will. God was a necessity of the human life, to, save life from disaster. Tolstoy said,- after a life of earthly passion : " I had only to know God to live." And yet it was difficult to get man to confess that he was born to dis-,satisfaction without God. It only came- to him after many sorrows and disappointments. Then 'he says, " Out of the depths have I cried unto Thee." The only way to make this quest the dominating factor of life was the creation of a love and desire for Jesus, through whom they could come to God.

RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS. At 10.15 the Conference commenced its business, with

the Ex-President in the chair. The Conference Secretary read , the . Journal of the day,

which was adopted.

PROBATIONERS' EXAMINATIONS. Rev. J. Foster (Secretary) presented the report 'of the

Probationers' Examinations. The following, who had served four'Years on probation, were passed by Confer-ence to be received into Full Connexion and Ordained at this Conference, each having passed their examinations satisfactorily, viz., E. H. Rowe, A. F. Reeves, W. Jol-lans, and E. E. Bennett.

PASSED TO FOURTH YEAR. The following probationers were passed to their fourth

year, viz. A Hearn, J. W. Pilkington, W. P. Austin, J. W. Bleathman, A. F. Deighton, and T. B. Reed. E. S. Winter is serving in the R.A.M.C., and his case will be considered later.

THIRD YEAR The following were passed to the third year, viz., A.

Law, M. W. Marsh, A. F. Viney, W. Cass, F. A. Steele, A. Wilcox, C. H. Jones; F. Lee, F. R. Craddock, and G. J. Adie (who is serving as a Lieutenant in the Army).

SECOND YEAR. The following were passed to the second year, viz.,

P. S. Johnson, B.A., with A. C. Rees.

•A SPECIAL PRIZE., All the Probationers were invited to send in for

examination an address such as they would deliver to an open-air audience. A prize of one guinea was offered to

the Probationer whose address was adjudged to be the best. Seven of the brethren responded to the invitation. Their addresses were read by the Rev. W. J. Hopper and Mr. Hamilton Crothers, who awarded the prize to the Rev. A. Hearn.

PROBATIONERS' STUDIES. Rev. J. Foster announced that they were now within

sight of '245 for the. purpose of giving prizes to the Probationers, and if they could raise the Fund to '400 they could then bring forward a scheme suitable for the purpose.

This report was received with pleasure. Rev. S. C. Challenger suggested that the young minis-

ters should be guided in reading books on the psychology of the child and work among the young people generally.

Principal H. S. Redfern also impressed upon- the Con-ference the necessity for including in the. Probationers' Studies a course. of reading on the work in the mis-sionary field, -especially mentioning Smith's "Uplift of China " and Soothill's "A Mission in _China."

The suggestions were accepted for favourable con-sideration.

The Course of Study for 1916-17 was adopted. The Examiners were thanked for their services and re-

appointed with the exception of Rev. R. Strong, M.A., B.Litt.:1- and Mr. J. Rounsefell, M.A., B.Sc., who re-tire on the ground of seniority of appointment.

SECRETARY OF THE STATIONING COMMITTEE.

Rev. John Moore was unanimously re-appointed Secre-tary of the Stationing Committee for next year, with thanks for past services.

Nominations were then taken for the Stationing Com-mittee.

LOCAL PREACHERS' MUTUAL AID ASSOCIATION.

Mr. A. J. Cash, C.C. (Derby), whO had given notice of motion, moved a resolution that it was of vital im-portance that support should be given by the United Methodist Church. He reminded the Conference that this Association was composed of three denominations—the Wesleyan Methodists, the United Methodist Church, and the Wesleyan Reform Union—and he thought our Church had not contributed to the Association what it ought to have done. The Association rendered valuable financial assistance to our local- preachers, and the repre-sentatives of our Church on the General Committee were not in a happy position when they found that in some areas our Church did not support the Association as it should, and he appealed for the adoption . of the resolu-tion.

Mr. W. J. Nicholls, J.P. (St. Austell), seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously

RECEPTION OF DEPUTATIONS. THE WORK OF THE Y.M.C.A

Rev. T. Shawcross introduced to the Conference Rev. W. E. Soothill, M.A., and Mr. A. K. Yapp (General Secretary of the Y.M.C.A.), and they were received with much heartiness.

Rev. W. E. Soothill, M.A., who was the first to speak, said his duty was to introduce one whose name had almost become: . a household word throughout this country. Mr. Yapp was the soul of the Y.M.C.A., and it was out, of his , brain that this great movement of work amongst troops sprang. -The Y.M.C.A. was out to-day for the material and spiritual welfare of all the men who were in the army. There had been some criticism on the ground that the Y.M.C.A. was not

doing much for the spiritual welfare of the men, but if they could take these critics into their camps and let them see the revival of religion that was going on they would have different views. He himself had been engaged in truly spiritual work, and he was glad to say that he had been engaged on the spiritual work of the Y.M.C.A., and 50,000 officers and men had signed the roll of consecration. It had been a matter of great joy to him that while in the immediate future the doors had closed for his own particular work, through the instru-mentality of 'Mr. Yapp he had been put into a ministry larger than he had ever had the privilege of before. In Mr. Yapp they had a great force for the good of this country, and he had pleasure in making way for him to address the Conference. (Applause.)

Mr. A. K. Yapp had a warm reception on rising to respond, and at the outset thanked the Conference for its warm reception and for the men which that Con-ference had sent them to work in their camps. Mr. Soothill, himself, had rendered valuable service to their Association. Their work was very varied, but he was not there to collect money, although he was glad to say that Mr. Robert Turner, J.P. (Mayor) had informed him that he might expect a cheque for 500. (Ap- plause.) When they realized that it cost '600 a day to maintain their present work, it would be seen that they needed much financial support. He came there, how- ever, to ask them to assist the Association with their sympathy and prayers, and also with a supply of men in the great campaign in which they were engaged. They would like some of their best preachers and speakers to give their messages in the various huts of the Y.M.C.A., and also that they should spare some of their younger ordained men for longer periods to work in the camps abroad. They had now 1,500 'centres, and in the future they would have to rely more and more on or- dained men, as nearly all their men of military age had been called to the Colours. The greatest spiritual opportunity of the time rested with the Y.M.C.A., but it was an opportunity for all the churches of God. The Y.M.C.A. was not out to form a new denomination ; he had not the slightest sympathy with those who told them that the Church had failed to seize its opportunity, and their work would have been impossible but for the assistance of the Churches. Their Association was the Christian Church on active service. The spiritual side of their work was what they were out for, they wanted spiritual results, and from a long experience they had learnt just how much religion Tommy Atkins could stand; and by over-doing it they might do away with their opportunity to help the men. The work was being carried on in all parts of the Empire and wherever the. British flag flies, in addition to many places in the lands of their Allies. They were also doing much at the request of the War Office to help the relatives of the wounded on the other side of the water. The Y.M.C.A. realized that our Army was an army of heroes, and the best they could do was to give them the best they had. (Cheers.)

The Ex-President said they had heard the addresses with much pleasure. The work was near their hearts, and he hoped they would do all they could to help it.

The deputation- then withdrew.

A UNITED FREE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. Rev. T. Shawcross then introduced a deputation from

the National Free Church of England, consisting of the Rev. J. H. Shakespeare, M.A. (President of the National 'Council)

, and Rev. Alex. Connell, M.A., of Sefton Park,

Liverpool, which was heartily received by Conference. Representatives of the local Free Church Council also

attended, and received a warm welcome from the Ex-President.

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Rev. J. H. Shakespeare in addressing the Conference said he felt,verY happy in having an opportunity to greet that Conference, as, he looked upon them as being pioneers in church union, and although they had reached the top of the hill, and were a little out of breath (laughter) he believed they were sympathetic with any question of Christian unity. He had lately been brought into close contact with the Rev. Henry Smith and his colleagues on the United Army Board, and in all the negotiations they had had to carry out there had been no rift between them (Hear, hear.) When.' he thought of the United Methodist Church he always visualized the Rev. Dr. Brook and he had come to feel they were all like him. (Laughter and cheers.) It had been his good fortune to come into contact with some of their Chaplains, and he had received very gratifying reports of the"..work of Rev. J. Wallett, C.F., and Rev. J. Penry Davey, C.C. (Applause.)

He had brought to that Conference an invitation to them to appoint representatives upon a United Corn-mission, which by the kind invitation of Rev. Dr. Selbie would meet in. Oxford next September, to consider the implications and possibilities of a United Free Church of England. The meaning of this movement, Mr. Shake-speare explained, was to bring together the forces of the Free Churches. It was only - incidentally a question of machinery.-The 'amazing resources of the Free Churches were hidden from the English people, who only saw their chapels dotted here and there in competition instead of co-operation with one another. After the war there would be a new England, and a grave question was whether they were going to have a new church. Men would come back from the war with altered values of time, eternity, life and death, and all the great and solemn things of human existence, and the question for the Churches was whether they would have anything to offer those men like the great call they had had from the Empire. In a. great number of villages and country towns in this country there were four, five, and six chapels all in competition. Not one could succeed ex-cept at the loss of the others. What they wanted to see was one village life and its minister- the guide and counsellor of the people. But for the present they were working along the lines of federation, which was the keyword of our time.

Rev. A. Connell, M.A., then addressed the Conference, and pleaded for fair treatment of what he described as

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a most historic and momentous movement.- He acknow-ledged that with the prejudice against union, there was bound up much that was creditable in the way of loyalty and patriotism` towards old watchwords and torn flags and the tradition that was so vital in the lives of those, who served the Church. But under the pressure of con-science he hoped they would feel compelled to cut away everything that was merely prejudice. It was not in-tended, he continued, that this great United Free Church should become a mere political machine. What Mr. Shakespeare and those with him sought was the creation of a brighter and deeper church consciousness and a sense of their unity in the things that mattered. They wished to break down the barrier of ignorance, for ignorance of: one another was a non-conductor of sympathy. There was not one of the Free Churches in England which had not proved over and over again its right to exist and to survive ; but it seemed to him that the time had come for them historically to end what, after all, had been through all these years more or less an attitude of protest, negation and reaction.

The Ex-President, in replying on behalf of Confer-ence, said they were grateful to the deputation for their visit, and for the words they had uttered and the vision they, had given them. He was sure the Free Churches had already struggled a long way towards unity of spirit. There were difficulties in the way, -for alongside the word "federation " was the blessed word "autonomy," and he was afraid that autonomy would be claimed at the circumference as well as at the centre. But these things might be got over. He had no doubt the Con-ference would respond to Mr. Shakespeare's invitation by appointing representatives to the United Commission. (Cheers.)

The Conference adjourned at 12.50.

THURSDAY AFTERNOON. The Ex-President was again ifi the chair on the re-

sumption of Conference. After the hymn, "0 Master, let me walk with Thee," prayer was offered by the Rev. E. 0. Dinsley.

NAVY AND ARMY COMMITTEE REPORT. Rev. Henry Smith (secretary) presented the report 'of

the Navy and Army Committee, of which we give a summary below.

The year has witnessed considerable developments

in the work of the United Navy and Army Board. No less than 117 chaplains are working under its auspices, of whom the United Methodists have seven= teen—an increase of seven on last year. A large num-ber of Army huts have been erected by the four deno-minations in various parts of the country. In addi-tion, the _Congregationalists have bitilt an institute at Bulford, and the. Baptists are erecting one at Alder-shot at a cost of £5,000. These huts and institutes are for the use of soldiers belonging to the four deno-minations represented on the United Board. Repre-sentatives of the Board have visited the Grand Fleet during the year, and ministered to our men there. They were most cordially welcomed by the Admiral, officers and men.

The following are the United Methodist ministers who 'have been appointed as chaplains since last_Con-ference : Revs. A. E.eBowyer, T. E. Clarke, J. Gibbon, A. If Hulse, W. H. Jeffries, J. Ernest Langley, and A. C. Lockett., We have in all some 600 ministers under the Board who are "Officiating Clergymen " in different parts of the country. Both they and the chaplains have done most excellent work during the year.

The Bramshott Camp Home has had a wonderfully successful year. It is noted in the whole camp for its homeliness—a" feature which is largely due to the unstinting and self-denying services of Mrs. 'Sweet, who journeys to the camp most days—a distance to and fro of over four miles. Frequently £12, £13, and £14 have been taken in pennies for refreshments, etc., in one evening from five to nine o'clock, and 56,000 sheets of notepaper have been supplied for the

LITERARY PORTRAITS AND SCENES. - Number 12.

THE PRESIDENT-DESIGNATE, /°

Each of the three communions which now make up the United Methodist Church has had a chosen representative ministerial leader, appointed by all in turn for the Presidency,-three times in the nine years since the Union of 1907, _ A United Methodist Free Church-man was followed by one from the Methodist New Connexion, and he by one from the Bible Christian Methodists. A fourth turn, begun last year, has ceased to run. The magic order no longer prevails. The past must noc reach a hand through Time to catch and use such far-off interest or reason for future appoint-ments. The Reverend James Wright has been designated to follow President Cox, although he was formerly in the same section as his predecessor. Now sectional distinctions are to disappear in these high choosings. The President-Designate is slight in build but robust in thought and vigorous in speech. Withal his messages are chaste and poetic in form and 'diction, modern in phrase, and old as the Christian Gospel and human need in the essential truths which they offer. His thirty-six years of ministry have been spent chiefly in great centres. Through London, Nottingham, Manchester and now Bristol his service has grown to its great hour for Christ, our Church and our clamant time.

The Rev. JAMES WRIGHT.

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use of the soldiers visiting the hut. The work grew so greatly that the Committee deemed it imperative to ask for the appointment of a minister who could give his whole time to the work at Bramshott under the supervision of our "Officiating Clergyman," the Rev. J. C. Sweet. The appointment of the Rev. William Joilans has been pre-eminently happy and successful, and the Committee earnestly desire his re-appointment for the next Connexional year. Im-mediately after last Conference it became necessary to increase the accommodation, and a very valua:ble annexe for classes and devotional meetings was erected and has been constantly used during the year.

The appointment of the Rev. A. C. Lockett, as chap-lain to the Brocton and Rugeley Camps at Cannock Chase has given the Committee its long-desired op-portunity for. erecting a second Camp Home. A site has been chosen, and the ministers and churches in Stafford, represented on the United Board, have most kindly undertaken to work the but under the super-vision of Captain Lockett. As soon as formal con-sent is given to the use of the site, plans will be sub-mitted to the authorities for a but similar , to that at Bramshott. In the meantime a small hut has been placed at the service, o Captain Lockett, which he is using for devotion-al and other meetings. One of our Exeter friends, Mr. S. Churchill, has already pre-sented us with a piano for the new hut. Other gifts will be warmly welcomed.

Our friends' have continued most generously their contributions to our Army and Navy Fund. At the audit last year the total contributed was reported at 4'814 5s. 4d. - During the year 41,615 3s. 8d. has been contributed, bringing up the grand total on May 10th to £2,429 9s.—a fine proof of the generosity of our people, and of their care for our' soldier boys.

The returns show the totals to be : Joined tha Army and Navy, 36,274; also that of this number 1,771 have been wounded, and 1,376 have been killed. The returns also show that three United Methodists have obtained the Victoria Cross ; 51 the D.C.M. ; 5 the D.S.M. ; 5 the French- Military Cross ; 4 the French Military Medal; 1 the Russian Medal, -and 1 the Russian Cross.

The Secretary said the latter part of the Report showed a fine record of the heroism of our brethren. (Cheers.) He was glad to report that the Rev. G. Es Minnear, C.F., had - been mentioned in despatches, and one of our chaplains had been wounded -in the great "push," but not seriously. Captain Walters, who was present in Conference, had been in a part of the trenches which were bombarded day and night,. and now for a little while he had been transferred to ea, "rest " base. They had received many appreciations of their Chaplains, and while it was to be expected that at times there would be misfits, the senior chaplain had reported to him that they had yet to send their first misfit as a chaplain. (Applause.) Referring to the work at Bramshott, Mr. Smith paid a tribute to the work of the Rev. J. C. and Mrs. Sweet, and especially to Mrs. Sweet, who by her motherly presence had made the Camp a real home. Rev. W. Jollans was doing a fine work there, and to the extent of the work Mr. Smith intimated that over 4'1,300 had been taken over the counter in pence and twopences. They were hoping to start operations in the Brocton Camp in about three weeks' time ; the contract had been let, and they would soon be at work there.

The Report was received and adopted. The following were elected the Committee for the ensuing year to report its proceedings from time to time to the General Connexional Committee : Revs.' Henry Smith, Henry Hooks, W S. Welch and Mr. Thomas Hulbert.

Rev. G. Packer, D.D., in moving the election -of Mr. Hulbert as Treasurer, and Rev. Henry Smith as Secre-` tary, reminded the Conference that Mr. Hulbert had kindly taken up the work on the death of Rev. Andrew Crombie, and he did his work well. They were much indebted, he said, to Mr. Smith. for accepting this posi-tion, and the Connexion was greatly indebted to him. He moved the re-election with great heartiness, and the Conference,showed its appreciation by a unanimous vote.

The Secretary, in reply, said he was glad to accept the position, as he felt he was "doing his bit." It

Mr. 1, Rounsefell, M.A., B.Sc.,' Head Master of Shebbear College.

brought him a'great deal of joy, especially in his close associations with the chaplains.

CHAPLAINS ADDRESS THE CONFERENCE.. Captain G. F. Walters, C.F., who had been allowed

a very brief furlough from the front to attend Confer-ence, was very heartily welcomed by his brethren. The , telling description of his work in France moved the Conference very much It was a quiet story of heroic labours for our boys, and one could feel there was much behind the simplicity 'of the narrative. He said he accepted their hearty welcome on behalf of his colleagues and men. His fitness for a chaplain came to him by seven months' service in the ranks as an ordinary soldier. During his time in the ranks he had never known of a single word of. reproach or criticism passed upon a man who was a sincere ,Christian. Their work as chaplains was wholly personal ; they came into very close touch with the men by- writing letters for those Who were wounded, or to relatives of the men killed—their ministry was as wide as the world, as they had to communicate with people in the Colonies and other parts of the empire. During the past three months he had been in a rest camp, but on his return he expected to go up to the trenches, and he could honestly say he wanted to' get back, as he felt for the men out there. In the rest camp he had a little office, where the men could always find him and come to him with their troubles, and by their confessions they had made the room sacred. Here he tried to lead 'them into a new experience and a new life. From this little room , men went to other 'camps and carried on the Gospel message. The spirit in which the men conducted themselves was really remarkable •, there seemed to be so much self-forgetfulness, indifference to their own interest. Their cheerfulness was often due to letters from their minis-ters and Sunday School teachers, and they appreciated nothing more. The thought that they were not for-gotten helped them very much. Captain Wallett de-scribed how he had been assisted by a Sergeant-Major, how he had helped him in getting men to the services, always urging that the services should be held as quickly as could be .arranged, as, said the Sergeant-Major, "you never know how soon they might be killed."

The Conference was much moved by the description of one such service behind the lines, which was tragic in the fact that within twenty-four hours of the service being held every man but ten was missing or killed. The Sergeant-Major said he - had to be a father and mother

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to the boys, and while he appeared to be a strict dis-ciplinarian, he loved .his men. In conclusion, Captain Walters said at his base he had come into contact with a number of men who were Conscientious Objectors, and the Chaplain said no man had any complaint to make. So far as the men at his base were concerned, they were. all treated as sympathetically as possible. -.Conclud-ing, Captain Walters said, "Brethren, pray for us," and the Ex-President, in thanking the Chaplain for his ad-dress, said he hoped they would be preserved by the power of God.

Captain Lockett, C.F., who is labouring in the Broc-ton Camp, briefly addressed the Conference, pointed out that the men who went- into the Army with only a formal religion, who had been in the habit of going to Church because it was the fashion, who had no ex-perimental experience, were the men to fall in tempta-tion, and these men would not be seen in our Churches on their return. But the man whose religion was a vital experience had his faith and belief reinforced and intensi-fied, and when these men returned they would be the leaven, the holy remnant from which would grow the power for true righteousness to carry on the Christian exploits for the Kingdom of God. (Applause.)

FOREIGN MISSIONARY AFFAIRS. Rev. C. Stedeford, Foreign Missionary Secretary, in-

troduced the business of the "ForeignMissionary Com-mittee.

WELCOME TO MISSIONARIES: The Conference extended a warm welcome to the

missionaries who have recently returned from the foreign stations : Revs. J.'W. Heywood, A. E. Greensmith, G. P. Littlewood, C. N. Mylne, Principal H. S. Redfern, M.Sc., and Principal T. W. Chapman, M.Sc. The Conference gratefully recognized the ,good Providence which-has-preserved them amid journeying dangers, and prayed for them a renewal of faith and strength to fit them- for future service.

Revs. J. W. Heywood, C. N. Mylne, and Principals Redfern and Chapman briefly responded to the call of Conference.

COMING FURLOUGHS. The Conference sends a cordial invitation to the mis-

sionaries whose furlough will be due in 1917 : Revs. Dr. R. Swallow, F. J. Dymond, W. H. Hudspeth, T. M. Gauge, and Drs. A. K. Baxter, and A. F. Jones.

The Secretary announced with- much satisfaction that the total income for the year was £17,123 17s. 5d., con-verting a balance deficit last year of '803 4s. 10d. into a surplus this year, of ,605 4s. 5d. It should be pointed out that two missionaries' furloughs had been deferred, or this would have absorbed the surplus.

SCHOLARSHIPS. Res-olved,—That in order to provide a more adequate

supply of scholarships for the training of native preachers, each District be asked to consider the possi-bility of raising, extra to ordinary income, the sum of £250 to endow a scholarship. The following provisions are suggested :

(1) That the scholarship might be given the name of the District, or the name of the District in combination with the name of some person. the District may desire to honour.

(2) That the, effort to raise the endowment may occupy as many years as may be found necessary, always, how-ever, aiming to raise the money as early as possible.

(3) That in Districts where the late Rev. S. Pollard aria his work are so well known, the scholarship might be made a "Pollard Memorial_" scholarship in some other Districts, the scholarship might be named after such men as Innocent, Wakefield, etc.

The resolution was heartily adopted..

NEW APPOINTMENTS. The services of the Rev. F. R. Craddock were ac-

cepted for Yunnan. District (China) ; Miss Emily Lewis as an educational worker among the girls in Yunnan, taking up the work of the Misses Squire. •

The Conference also authorized the Committee to send a ministerial missionary to North China as soon as a suitable offer is made ; also a qualified lady educationist to Wenchow and .a. ministerial missionary for East Africa.

THE OFFER OF REV. A. J. HOPKINS. Rev. A. J. Hopkins has offered his services for East

Africa, and they have been accepted. He will have a short training in a suitable medical course for his new work, and with this object in view during the coming year he will take Sunday services and give pastoral 'oversight' to one of our churches in London.

MISS ETHEL M. HARDY. Miss Ethel M. Hardy, of our Katherine Road Church,

Forest Gate, London, has offered her services for China, and they were accepted by the Conference. Miss Hardy is just completing her qualifications as a nurse, and her future work will lie in this direction.

The question of suitable time for her being sent out was referred back to the Committee.

The Conference adjourned at 5 o'clock for the Mis-sionary ,Tea Meeting in Castlemere Schoolroom.

WOMEN'S MISSIONARY AUXILIARY. In the afternoon the ladies' missionary effort for–the

past year was consummated in a largely-attended public meeting, 'held in Castlemere Church, under the presi-dency of Miss Lydia Kemp. The report of the year's work Was given by Miss F. Ashwbrth, and addresses were given by Mrs. A. E. Greensmith (West Africa), Mrs. S. Pollard (South-West China), and Mrs. F. Butler (President of the W.M.A.). Special singing was pro-vided, and a very inspiriting meeting was held.

Rev. J. H. Shakesfieare, M.A., President of the National, Free Church Council.

Sir Walter Essex, M,P., Chairman of the Conference Public Meeting.

Mr. A. IC. Yak., General Secretary of the Y.M.C.A.

CONFERENCE MISSIONARY , DEMONSTRATION. Record generosity : £2,525 raised. In the evening the great Missionary Demonstration

was held in Castlemere Church. It was a magnificent audience, and a splendid climax to a great missionary day.

The -chairman, Mr. W. J. Mallinson, of London, was supported by a number of returned missionaries.

The opening hymn, "My heart and voice I raise," was sung with much effect, after which the Rev. W. E. Soothill, M.A. (late of Wenchow), led the meeting in prayer.

SECRETARY'S REPORT. Rev. C. Stedeford (Foreign Missionary Secretary) pre-

sented a report of our Church's missionary effort abroad. At the outset he welcomed the chairman, first for the name he bore, and prayed that a double portion of his father's spirit would rest upon him. He was glad to think the work of their missions was well known to that audience. With the 'exception of one sad loss, the past year had been one of the best they had ever had. The enthusiasm of the Church for missions was increasing, and during the past year they had had an increase of income largely through the efforts of the W.M.A. and those who were doing the spade work in the churches. The work abroad was constituted on similar lines to that at home, and if all their missionaries were recalled, the lay agents would be able to continue the witness for Christ. It would be impossible for anyone to estimate the work being done on our mission field'. He was happy to say they had been increasing the staff of the mission field, as to-day they had decided to send a lady educationist to West China (Miss Lewis). She will succeed to the work of the Misses Squire. They were sending also the Rev. F. R. Craddock. They were also going to send a lady to Wenchow, and they were also goin,g to send another missionary to East Africa (Rev. A. J. Hopkins); (Applause.) The outstanding event of the past year was the sad death of the Rev. Sam Pollard, who was one of God's gifts to our Church. They mourned the loss, but if Mr. Pollard knew of the cost he would not have withdrawn from the work in Yunnan. He wished they could 'send a. message to every missionary on the foreign field, but they. could send a prayer from that meeting, which re-presented the concentrated missionary effort of their Church. Their chairman bad challenged them to raise £2,000, and it would be raised by the friends of Roch-dale. (Applause.)

CHAIRMAN'S ADDRESS. Mr. W. J.Mallinson had a magnificent welcome on

rising to address the meeting. He said this was his first public effort at taking the chair, but he was glad to be there because of the esteem in which his father was held. (Hear, hear.) He also had a sincere affec-tion for the Mayor of Rochdale. He was also present because he was a live member of the Church. He was concerned that they should remember their own Church. He was there to get the amount stipulated, and he was not going to leave that meeting until they got it. (Applause.)

The choir then -rendered the chorus, "And the Glory" (II andel).

A PROPHECY FULFILLED. Rev. C. N. Mylne (West China) was the first mis-

sionary to speak, and gave a telling and effective ad- dress. This is Mr. Mylne's first furlough, and he was warmly welcomed. He said this great war catastrophe has produced many by-products, and one was the pro-. phecy predicted in the Bible, as to how the result will be fulfilled. He desired to speak of prophecy. "Pre- pare the way of the Lord, every valley shall be lifted up." And they had seen this prophecy fulfilled in West China. After describing the genesis of the Bible Chris- tian Mission in West China, where at first there ap- peared to be no success, but now God had sent the Miao to them, unsought, unexpected, and before long God forced upon them the Nosu. First came the serfs of the Miao, and then followed the doughty tribesmen of the Nosu hills, and now the Chinese themselves were coming in. This was the justification of our missions. At home there was an apology for Christianity, but that was not the view in China. Theirs was a univer-sal religion .in West China ; they had three great races of the earth in one district, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ was capable of changing the lives of all the people, and to-day there were thousands knocking at the door wanting to be taught this Gospel. For every pound of money subscribed for the Nosu tribe, they themselves had given three pounds, and here they would be able to build up a self-supporting church, if they would only send teachers. Were they going to be worthy of the charge that had come to them through the success of the work in West China? The Free Churches of this country were built un by persecution, and here was an opportunity to persecute themselves for the people of West China, who would also lift up the churches at home, and we came home to sav, Are you willing to hear the cry of the people of West China? May God give them the vision and the grace to do the work for God. (Applause.)

INCREASING SELF-SUPPORT IN WEST AFRICA. Rev. A. E. Greensmith (West Africa) was most cor-

dially received by the meeting, and referred to the pleasure of addressing a Rochdale audience. It was to Rochdale that he first sent his intimation of a desire to go to Sierra Leone over fifteen years ago. He was glad to say he had no regrets that he had spent fifteen and half years in the service of his Master in Western Africa. Why should he have any regrets? He had seen too much of the glory of the Lord in that far-away land. If he could divide himself into twenty different individualities, he would send one or more into the hinterland, one or more to the Mohammedans of Free-

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town, and one or more as a doctor to the people of Mendiland, and another as a mason and carpenter, as these were necessary qualifications for the purpose of building a church, and he himself had had to do much manual labour. He was proud of their church at Bo, which he had built himself, with the assistance of the Mendi boys. The people in Western Africa gave much as an expression of their privilege of church life. In Sierra Leone they had established a self-supporting ministry`; last year they raised £2,500 for work in their own churches. Their native ministers and teachers, secondary schools, and fabric of the churches had been kept up out of this money.

The Secretary announced that the collection amounted to "65 4s. and the total proceeds amounted to £2,131. (Loud applause.) They were greatly moved at the grand result, and he would liketo sing, "0 for a thousand tongues to praise our God."

The Chairman then anounced that he had a supple-mentary list in his pocket, and read various amounts he had received before coming to the meeting, including ,4'50 from a friend and £7 as a collection from his own church (Carshalton), making a further £100. Amid ap-plause he said he thought the. Rochdale friends would like to make the amount up to £2,500. He appealed for further gifts, and an interesting time was spent announc-ing further generous offerings. When they had finished he said he was very grateful that such a noble result had been achieved ; and the audience rose and sang the Doxology.

After the choir had rendered Mendelssohn's chorus, "Lord, Thou alone art God," the Chairman announced the grand total as. £2,525. (Loud applause.)

THE NEED. IN THE CHINESE HEART. Principal Redfern, M.Sc. (Ningpo), as an old Roch-

dale boy, was very heartily received and expressed his delight at the wonderful response of Rochdale to the ap-peal. Referring- to his work in China he said the self-contained prejudice of China was receiving the Gospel in God's own way. God had given• Europe the power to evangelize the world and it had come to China through the Opium War. Then followed the reactionary effort of the Empress-Dowager. After China was de-feated in this, the Empress-Dowager turned round again and issued the famous Edict declaring that all officials must be educated in Western ideas. This created an opportunity for Western colleges and for religious teach-_ ing among the Chinese people. This was the expression of Chinese need. The expulsion. of the Empress- Dowager was the outcome of corruption, but the country was now open to the propaganda of Christianity : the people are now willing to be trained in Christian re-ligion. It had created an opportunity which was re-markable for its fruitfulness, its vastness, its transitori-ness ; and. this opportunity was theirs. Would they throw off the mantle or accept it as theirs to carry forward a grand work for God? That meeting was an evidence that they were not going to throw off the mantle, and that in spite of War he believed they would support their 'missionary work in China. (Applause.)

The interest in the meeting was well maintained and was brought to a close with the Benediction pronounced by Rev. C. Stedeford.

During the evening the singing was led by a united choir, under the leader-ship of Mr. Tom Holt, with Mr. Tom Butterworth at -the organ. The meeting will be-come historic in the history of our missionary enter-prise.

LAYMEN'S MISSIONARY MOVEMENT. ' Mr. Joseph Ward (Treasurer of the Foreign Mis-

sionary Committee)• invited a large number of laymen to a tea in Wesley Schoolroom in the afternoon. which was followed by a brief Conference on the promotion of the Laymen's Missionary Movement in the United Methodist Church. At the tables Mr. Ward introduced the sub-ject and mentioned the aims and object of . the move-ment, which had done so much for the Missionary Socie-ties of other Churches. He proposed the formation of such • a movement in our Church, to be worked in the circuits with a Central Connexional Organization.

Mr. John Mackintosh warmly supported, and Mr. F. E. Rushworth proposed the formation of a Committee to organize and initiate the movement.

The suggestion was readily agreed to, and no doubt before long the Movement will become part of our Mis-sionary organization. It is hoped it will be as successful as the W.M.A.

The completion of the names of subscribers to the Chairman's List will be given in our next issue.

FRIDAY MORNING. CLOSED DOORS SESSION. •,

The Conference opened at 9.30 a.m. for the Devotional address, which was given by Rev. G. M, Beard.

From 10 a.m. the Conference sat with c'esed doors until 12.30, the President being in the chair.

PUBLISHING HOUSE. The first public business was the consideration of the

Publishing House report, which was introduced by Rev. Henry Hooks (Publishing- House Steward).

REPORT. The following is a brief summary of the Report :

It is needless to say that the year has been an ex- ceedingly difficult and trying one. There are few commercial interests that have suffered . so acutely from the effects of the war as the publishing and ad-vertising business. In common therefore with other houses in the same line we have had to bear our share of these adverse effects. The tremendous increase in the cost of production on all lines—an increase which it has not been possible on every item to pass on to

the customer—has told severely, as might be expected, upon our profits. The increase in income tax charges, and the extra costs of postages and transit of goods, are also items that must not be overlooked. The limi-tation of paper supply and the anxiety of securing suf-ficient for our needs, and at something like a reason-able price, has constituted in itself .a problem not easy to deal with. To those who, have any inward know-ledge of the adverse and difficult conditions that have grown in acuteness during the year, it would • be no surprise to find that the year's work closed without profits. Far from that being the case, it is more than gratifying to have to report that our business turn-over shows an advance on that of last year. Further-mere, when the increased costs of production and other war condition charges are taken into account, we have a satisfactory prat to report.- The combined net pro-fits of the two sections of this departhient amount to £662 19s. 9d. There is much reason for gratitude that in such trying times, when. some religious jour-nals have cea§ed to be issued, we have been able to keep our weekly and monthly serials going.

From last year's profits, £200 has been paid to the Ministers' Superannuation Auxiliary Fund. The re-maining borrowed capital of £2,225 has been repaid, and the overdraft at the Bank at March 31st was only £241 is. 4d. There are now no mortgage liabilities upon the. Publishing House or Magnet Press.

MAGNET PRESS.—The business turnover is about the same as last year, but the cost of labour and materials has increased. It Was found necessary -in the autumn to take out an insurance- against damage by air-craft. These extra costs, in addition to the advance in in-. came-tax, have added to the working expenses. On the Building Revenue Account there is a surplus of £46 11s. 4d., which, following the policy of the last few years, is placed as a depreciation upon the original cost of the building. The Conference accepted the Report as being an excel-

lent record of a year's work in a time of great difficulty. The Report and financial statement were adopted. The following officers were unanimously re-elected :

Publishing House Steward,- Rev. Henry Hooks ; • Con-nexional Editor, Rev. 'Henry Smith; Treasurer, Mr. J. K. Baker ; Editor of the "United Methodist Magazine," Rev. Henry Hooks. Revs. J. B. Stedeford and Dr. Irving were elected Trustees of the Publishing House in place of Revs: Andrew Crombie and W. R. K. Baulk-will, deceased.

Resolved -that a grant of £200 be paid out of profits of the Publishing House to the Ministers' Superannua-tion Auxiliary Fund.

The Conference then adjourned.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The Conference resumed at 2.15, with, the President

in the chair.

ASSESSED FUNDS. Rev. G. Parker presented the report of the Assessed

Funds. • - The Reports of the Annuity Fund, the Auxiliary

Fund, and the Reserve Funds, with their respective balance sheets were received and adopted.

RESOLUTIONS. It was resolved that circuits or churches employing

Supernumerary- Ministers shall be required to pay on their account £6. 6s. per year to the Auxiliary Fund.

Thanks were expressed to the executors of the late Revs. P. Labdon and W. Lee for the payment of legacies of and ,50, respectively, and also to a number of friends who had made Life-Members', Donations.

ANNUITIES FROM AUXILIARY FUND. The Secretary-pointed out that the number of annui-

tants on this Fund was increasing more rapidly than they anticipated, and unless the income was increased they would have to reduce the amount of annuity—they needed £300 this year to make up the necessary amount.

Rev. J. Fleming urged that the importance of this question-, should be pressed. He wished that the private subscriptions which- used to be collected might be urged a bit more. It was better to have annual contributions of one guinea each , rather than a life member of

10s. without further subscription. _ It was abso-lutely necessary that the list of subscribers- should be largely increased.

Rev. T. P. Dale supported the question, • and said it was a matter of education.

The Conference Secretary said that when the assess-ment was first made the local.. friends put their subscrip-tions into the assessment, but after a time they felt they could subscribe as well. He appealed to the laymen to help this Fund. The resolution was adopted.,

Reii. G. Parker moved that Mr. M. Wardlow, J.P., be re-elected Treasurer. He took a deep interest in the Fund, said the Secretary ; he could have no better treasurer.

Rev. H. T. Chapman seconded. Mr. Wardlow briefly replied, and thanked the Con-

ference for a renewal of its confidence. During the past year he had visited the Bank and gone through the securities and found them in perfect order. (Hear, hear.)

Rev. George Parker was unanimously re-elected Secre-tary on the motion of Rev. Dr. Packer, and in respond-ing to the vote, Mr. Parker said in dealing with our -

ministers he found them the best brethren in Christen-dom. (Hear, hear.)

Mr. H. Bramall was re-appointed auditor for the coming year.

FOREIGN MISSIONS. The Conference then resumed the consideration of the

Foreign Missionary Committee business.

ELECTION OF FOREIGN MISSIONARY SECRE-TARY FOR FURTHER TERM.

Mr. Joseph Ward (Treasurer) moved the adoption of the following resolution of the Foreign Missions Com-mittee :

"That this Foreign Missions Committee unanimously and confidently nominates the Rev. Charles Stedeford to be designated for a further term of three years as Foreign Missionary Secretary from the Conference of 1917, the special reasons being : his conspicuous ability in unifying the three Missions brought together by Union; his comprehensive grasp of our Foreign Mis-sionary operations ; his sympathetic and business-like relationship with our missionaries ; his clear foresight of administration at home and abroad ; and his whole-hearted devotion to the work." Mr. Ward said the resolution expressed- the unanimous

opinion of the Missionary Committee, and he thought they had been fortunate in being able to select a minister whose heart was so much in the work.

Mr. W. S. Skelton, J.P., seconded, and Rev. J. W. Heywood (China), in- supporting -gave an expression of the relationships with our missionaries. It had been his privilege to serve under three Foreign Missionary Secre-taries, and Mr. Stedeford's sympathy and knowledge were very great, and he heartily supported the resolution.

Rev. H. T. Chapman said he greatly appreciated the manner in which Mr. Stedeford had grappled with the great task which had been placed upon him.

The- Conference unanimously adopted the resolution. Rev. C. Stedeford thanked the Conference and ex-

pressed his appreciation of the vote. The only reason he retained that office was because it was the desire Of the whole• Conference that he should do. He would ren-der to the utmost of his ability the service they had asked him to continue.

The Secretary said they had found it necessary to adopt a scheme of this kind and he moved the follow-ing resolution :

"That as it is now almost impossible to secure doctors for missionary- work, and as there is no prospect of doing so in the future without paying much larger salaries,- the Conference decides -to put suitable young men into training to qualify as medical missionaries as they may be required for our mission hospitals.

That -the Foreign Missions Committee be authorized to accept a suitable candidate and to give him medical missionary _training."

Rev. C. N. Mylne suggested that more_ than one student be put in training in view of our great need.

Rev. Dr. Packer desired that the interests of the Denomination should be safeguarded, and the Secretary assured the Conference that would be . done. Subse-quently the Secretary accepted an amendment that the Committee . be authorized to accept suitable candidates and give them medical missionary training.

MISSIONARIES RETURNING TO THEIR STATIONS.

The Secretary moved the following resolution "That as , the following missionaries will be departing

for their several stations during the year, Rev. J. W. Heywood, Rev. F. R. Craddock, Principal H. S. Red-fern, M.Sc., and Miss Lewis, the Conference gives them every assurance of support and sympathy and prays for them in all their journeys and labours the constant care and blessing of Almighty God."

The President then spoke words of commendation to the missionaries, who were received on the platform by the Conference. • -

Miss Lewis, who is going out for the first time, was the first to respond. She said she came from a United Methodist Church, and was trained in one of her Sun-day Schools. She felt the call was hers to pass on to others the joy of pointing others to the Jesus Christ she loved. She appealed for their prayers.

Rev. J. W. Heywood, in reply, said he was going back for a fourth term of service. He had no ambi-tions to break any record, but he was hoping the fourth term-would be one of the best he had spent. He could hOnestly say he was a greater believer in missions than he had ever been. He could not forget the meeting held last night, and one broffier had said to him, "Our Connexion had found its soul." (Cheers.)

Principal Redfern, M.Sc., - in responding, could not, he said, forget one whom he thought was present with them in spirit. He felt there were many misunderstand-ings of their educational work, and he hoped they would believe him when he said they were working for a de- finite' end — the spiritual welfare of their boys. He hoped they would not forget that they required another missionary.

Rev. F. R. Craddock spoke with a full heart : he is going out to China for the first time. He said he was going out in the name of the United Methodist Church. It was because of the late Mr. Pollard that the call had

THE MISSIONARY REPORT. In consequence of the increased cost of paper and

other materials the Committee proposed to reduce the number of Missionary Reports to be issued during the coming year. Various proposed details with reference to the Report were adopted.

LAYMEN'S. MISSIONARY MOVEMENT. The Secretary said in various parts of the country

this movement had been begun in connection with other churches. At the tea-table conference of the previous - day the laymen agreed to the proposal and the Confer-ence adopted the following resolution :

"That the Conference rejoices in the promotion of the Laymen's Missionary Movement throughout the denomination as an evidence of the quickened mission-ary zeal of our churches, and as a means of givng force and effect to the missionary aims of our Church."

TRAINING OF MEDICAL MISSIONARIES.

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come to him, and he was anxious to bow his head at that' grave on the hillside in West China, and. if he could carry on the work done by Mr. Pollard he would have no vain regrets at going out as a missionary. It was an easy thing to go out from such a Conference as that ; he was going to represent the United Metho-dist Church. (Applause.)

Rev. A. E. Greensmith, being in Conference, was called to the platform, and invited to respond to the resolution of welcome on the previous day. He was heartily received. He said he was pleased to meet the brethren of Conference to assure them of his unfailing interest in West Africa. He had hoped to serve twenty years in a climate which was unkind to the white man, but it was not untitlast February, when he had a ner-vous breakdown, that he had ever been visited in bed by a doctor. His interest–in the work in West Africa would always be,great, but he would like to impress upon them the necessity of an additional missionary being sent to West Africa. Mr. Greensmith paid a tribute to the help and assistance of his wife, to whorn,he owed much. There was a great work to be done, and he hoped they would always be worthily, represented in that country. (Applause.)

The Conference now rose, and sang with much fer-vour, "God be with you till we.meet again."

The reports of the various. Foreign Districts were then considered and adopted.

IN MEMORIAM. Suitable resolutions were presented and adopted; in

relation to the sad loss our mission fields have suffered by the death of Mrs. Innocent and Rev. Sam Pollard. The resolutions were passed by the Conference up-standing.

MRS. INNOCENT. "The venerable Mrs. J. Innocent having passed away

during the year, the Conference pays a grateful tribute 'to her memory, and places on record the unfailing esteem - in which she will ever be remembered as one of the

able founders and pioneers of our mission in North China. Together with her ;husband, half a century ago, she encountered dangers and hardships to plant the Gospel in China, where as a monument to their toil and devotion, are many churches and educational institutions which they established. We remember with admiration the unabated zeal displayed by Mrs. Innocent for China's uplifting through advancing years, and the unremitting labour with which she helped to maintain the work she began: We thank God for the noble life spared so long to render service of the highest valve to our. Church abroad."

REV. S. POLLARD. Resolved,—That the Conference expresses its profound

sense of grief and loss produced by the death of Rev. S. Pollard. The Conference cannot forget his attractive and forceful personality, and the manner in which he stirred all hearts by his missionary appeals. He rests from his labours, but his works follow him. The great-ness of the work he achieved as a pioneer missionary in West China, under the 'rich blessing of God, cannot now be measured, and will not be fuily known until it becomes manifest in future developments. His con-spicuous ability, heroic labours and , intense missionary passion give him a permanent place among our most distinguished missionaries, and we count him among God's best gifts to our Church and missions. While we honour his memory we resolve by God's- grace to worthily maintain and develop the great work he began.

Resolved,—That the Conference conveys an - assur-ance of tender sympathy to the wife, mother and sons of the late Rev. S. Pollard„ sharing with them in some degree the loss they must- feel so- keenly, and yet re-joicing with them in a life so nobly spent, and crowned with such great success.

TREASURER'S RE-APPOINTMENT. Mr. Joseph Ward was unanimously re-appointed Trea-

surer, of the Foreign Mission Fund. In responding to the vote, Mr.. Ward thanked the Conference for its continued confidence. It was a work in which he de-lighted. He thanked them for the. noble response they were making to the Committee's appeal. Such generous liberality showed the Connexion was finding its soul, and when they once got a grasp of their privileges and responsibilities he was sure they would do much more than they were doing now.

Rev. C. Stedeford was also re-elected Secretary.

SYMPATHY WITH THE BEREAVED. The Conference approved a telegram of sympathy being

sent to Councillor,A. Shaw, of Newton (a member of the Conference) , in the sad tidings of the death of his son, who . had been killed at the front.

The Conference adjourned at 4.15.

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR OUR FALLEN SAILORS AND SOLDIERS.

There was it large congregation of visitors for the Memorial Service for our Fallen' Sailors and Soldiers.

'The President announced the hymn, "For all Thy saints," after which prayer was offered by Rev. Henry Smith (Connexional Editor).

Rev. Dr. Brook read portions of the prescribed service, and after silent prayer led the congregation in prayer.

A brief address was given -by Rev. James Wright. He could not, he said, forget his own boys, who were in the trenches just now. So far he had had no personal losses to sustain, but there were those present and throughout our Churches who had suffered personal loss. He reminded them of their Roll of Honour, the numbers who had responded to the call. A sister -had said of her brother, to whom she was deeply attached, she gave him to her Country just as she would give him to Jesus. It was not the length of existence that counted,

but what was achieved during the time of existence. They did not think of these young men as dead. They could not see by the visible eye, but by the eye of faith. They were still in - God's world and God's keeping. Let them think well of God. Their own deepest love was the dim reflection of God's love for His children. One day they would be grateful for all God had called them to pass through. They paid a tribute to these young men, to their soul, their patriotism, and their courage. Though the body may be shattered with shot and shell the soul goes marching on. Did they not think that already there was a deeper note in the lives of their young men. which would lead to a deeper consecration when the War was over because of the losses. Did not that service remind them of -the response to the call; our young men loved that which made a great demand upon them. He- believed one of the great gains from the War would be what potentialities of soul there were in the young people around them, and this could be consecrated to the service of Christ. These young men had buried their souls for their Church and Country, but after death comes resurrection. and 'from the spirit they have brought into our Churches the Churches would be all the better in years to come. 'They had lost their boys, but the boys had given something for them.

"Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away, In Jesu's keeping we are safe, and they."

The President pronounced the Benediction, and an im-pressive service was brought to a close by the organist playing Chopin's Funeral March.

EVENING SESSION. 'After tea business was resumed, the President being

again in the chair.

HOME MISSION COMMITTEE. Nearly the whole of -the evening session was devoted

to the business of the Home Miss-on Committee. Rev. John Moore (Home Mission Secretary) presented the findings of the Committee. .

It was resolved that the Brotton Church, in the Mid-dlesbrough Circuit be transferred to the Wesleyan De-nomination.

-Hearty thanks of the Committee were extended to Rev. S. W. Hopkins for his effcirts in connection with the sale of the Douglas (Isle of Man) Chapel.

Thanks were expressed to the Scotland Street Circuit (Sheffield) for having undertaken to bear the whole cost of an- additional married minister three years before the time- of their pledge.

SMALL HEATH AND FARCROFT AVENUE CIRCUIT.

The Home Missions Secretary proposed a number of recommendations in reference to the above circuit. The financial affairs of this circuit had given much cause for anxiety to the Home Missions Committee and the Dis-trict. They were not able to meet the requirements of the local friends -in the request made last year, but the recommendation presented to -Conference were as far as the Committee could meet the wishes of the local friends.

The clauses were then submitted seriatim, and after discussion agreed to as follows :

(a) That the Chapel Secretary and the Rev. John Moore be appointed co-trustees with the only surviving Trustee of Farcroft Avenue, and steps be taken for the formation of a local Trust.

(b.) That the Home. Mission Secretary be requested• to call in all promissory notes on the Trusts at Farcroft Avenue and .Bordesley Green, except the- promissory notes signed by the local Trustees at the latter place.

(c) That the Home Mission Committee take over the; responsibility of these trusts to the extent of .1,500 on the Bordesley Trust and .2,375 on the Farcroft Trust, on condition that a local Trust be formed at Farcroft. Avenue, and that the Trustees on a new Trust being formed for Bordesley Green Church accept responsibility for the remaining £1,250, and Farcroft -Avenue for the remaining 1,000.

(d) That the Chapel Committee be asked to assist in the above heavy Trust liability by granting Loans as may be deemed expedient, and that the sanction and authority of Conference be given to this.end under the special provisions of th Home Mission Special Trust Scheme.

Mr. J. P. Bridgwater, representing the Birmingham District, spoke of the proposed ministerial arrange-ments in this circuit. The District Meeting recom-mended that the circuit should be divided, which N1/4,:9uld facilitate the rearrangement of the whole -circuit in the Birmingham area. Mr. Bridgwater moved an amend-ment to give effect to the above suggestion.

Rev. J. W. Walls seconded the amendment, and Rev. Dr. Packer agreed that we needed a better arrangement of the churches in Birmingham.

Eventually various arrangements were agreed to as to local services' and ministerial grants.

The business was then put back for the purpose of considering

THEOLOGICAL COLLEGES' REPORTS. Rev. Dr. Brook (Principal) presented the report as

follows : The past year has been a time of disturbance and

anxiety in connection with the Colleges. During the autumn term • fifteen of the students

volunteered for •military service and thirteen were ac-cepted either for the R.A.M.C. or the M.U.N.D. Two were called out to circuit work. It was therefore de. cided to close Ranmoor College, to arrange for the ac-commodation of present and future students at the Manchester College, and to adjust the- Tutorial and Household. Staffs to the number of students in resi-dence.-

The Principal, Dr. Clemens, and Rev. J. T. Brewis, finding a two years' course only was required, and that their work was therefore less exacting, placed their services at the disposal of the General Con-nexional Committee for such pulpit or other services as they might be able to render, and as the special circumstances of the time might demand.

Dr. Brook has held successful meetings at various centres to encourage interest in the training and work of local. preachers. Dr. Clemens has been engaged from time to time in supplying for -ministers who have joined the forces. Arrangements were made for the Rev. J. T. Brewis to serve the Manchester Third Cir-cuit in place of a -minister who had been removed.

In April the military authorities approached the Col-lege officials with the view of taking over the Man-chester College as a Hostel for Nurses. The applica-tion was favourably considered and the College has been placed at the service of the War Office for the duration of the War.

After Easter the students were transferred to Ran-moor College, which will accommodate all our students Until the War is over.

The reduction in the 'number of students and the closing of one College necessitates a change in the number of Tutors and the Committee recommends that the Staff for next year shall consist of the Princi-pal and Dr. Clemens. Rev. W. H. Cory Harris seconded the adoption of the

report and referred to the work of Dr. Brook during the past year. The report was adopted.

Rev. W. H. Cory Harris then submitted a resolution from the College Committee to the effect that Principal Brook be released for the coming year, in view of the present position of affairs and the call from Ashton-under-Lyne Circuit, but that the appointment be for one year only, and Dr. Brook be at 'liberty to return to his work at the College twelve months hence..

The resolution was put to the Conference, being seconded by Rev. J. Foster and adopted.

Rev. Dr. Brook moved that Rev. John S. Clemens, B.A., D.D., be appointed as Acting Principal for next year.

Rev. H. J. Watts proposed an amendment that the College be closed during the Coming year, and that the students and the accepted candidates be at the disposal of the Stationing Committee for ministerial service. His objection to maintaining the work of Ranmoor College (Manchester being already closed) was the expense en-tailed, £800 or £900 was too much to pay to educate five students. It might be said that if they closed both Colleges they would lose a large number of subscrip-tions, but if they lost sonic subscriptions he thought that educationally it would be better to send out into the ministry the new students until the , men of the R.A.M.C. and Y.M.C.A., returned home, when they should all be sent back to College, and they would then benefit by intercourse with an increased number of students.

Rev. W. • Bennett (A) seconded the amendment, know-ing as he did two of the students to be received.

Mr. W. A. Lewins said he thought the Conference would give the Committee some consideration that they had deliberated this matter. 'If the College was closed there would be a considerable expense, and taking a wide view he was sure they would find a great shrinkage of subscriptions. Were they sure they would not require the College before the end of the year? He was hoping there might be a change in the prospects of affairs, and perhaps the College would be required by the men returning home. He hoped the amendment would not be carried.

Mr. Thomas Hulbert asked how many men would be at Ranmoor if the full complement returned.-

Dr. Clemens replied about twenty. Mr. T. Barnicoat said it would be a good thing to

keep open one College for the sake of continuity. Rev. Dr. Clemens made a brief statement of the affairs

at Ranmoor .and of his own. personal position. Rev. Dr. Packer appealed to the Conference not to

break the continuity of the Colleges. Rev. Dr. Brook briefly replied for the Committee. The amendment was put and lost and the resolution

carried. The Treasurer then submitted the statement of the

Accounts which were received and adopted.

RE-ELECTIONS. The following officials were re.-elected to their various

offices : Rev. Dr. Brook (Principal) ; Mr. W. A. Lewins (Treasurer) ; Rev. W. H. Cory Harris (Secretary) ; Mr. Joshua Holden, M.A. (Treasurer of the Local Preachers' Studies Fund) ; Rev. J. B. Stedeford (Secretary of Local Preachers' Studies); and Mr. W. R. Waller, J.P., F.C.A. (Accountant).

Mr. W. A. Lewins intimated that the College Corn-mittee recommended that an • annuity be presented to Miss Fox, who had been College matron for the past twenty-two years, but in consequence of the Army authorities taking over the College, her services had to be dispensed with.

The Conference heartily agreed to the recommenda-tion.

STUDENTS RECEIVED ON PROBATION. H. N. Naylor, A. Dimond, D. D. Dibble, D. V. God-

frey, and W. King.

COLLEGE STUDENTS. Continued for a second year : G. I. J.Cushing, E. J.T.

Harris and J. G. Hyde. Received into College : A. R. Martin, W. H. Mildon

and H. Truelove.

CONNEXIONAL COMMITTEES. The Chairman of Scrutineers (Rev. H. W. B. Chap-

man) presented the results of the voting for the Con-nexional Committees. The results are as follows :

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Stationing Committee. Rev. D. Brook, M.A., D.C.L., Rev. G. Packer, D.D., Mr. J. K. Baker, Mr. Joseph Briggs.

Guardian Representataives.—Rev. David Heath, Rev. John Luke, Mr. G. P. Dymond, M.A., Mr. M. Mordey, J.P.

General Connexional Committee.—Mr. Squire Spen-cer, • Rev. Alfred -Bromley, Mr. John Young, Rev. C. H. Buxton, Mr. W. A. Lewins, Rev. J. T. Newton. Nomi-nations in Conference : Rev. J. W. Walls, Mr. I. W. Schofield.

Home Mission and Extension Committee.—Mr. E. E. Rogers, Rev. W. Rodda, Mr. George P. Bunt, Rev. W. Rickard, Coun. John Mackintosh, Rev. D. Bailey. Nominations in Conference : Rev. James Ninnis, Ald. M. Mordey, J.P.

Foreign Missionary Committee.—Rev. K. Garthwaite, Ald. C. H. Bird, J.P., Rev. T. J. Dickinson, Mr. R. Blackmore, Rev. W. D. Gunstone, Mr. James Wright. Nominations in Conference : Rev. W. A. Grist, Mr. M. Wardlow, J.P.

College Committee.—Mr. Hamilton. Crothers, Rev. J. A. Hargreaves, Dr. H. ,Lloyd Snape, Rev. E. C. Urwin, B.A., B.D., Mr. Norman Smith, D.Sc., Rev. C. T. England. Nominations in Conference : Rev. W. A. Grist, Mr. J. Rounsefell, M.A., B.Sc.

Chapel Committee.—Mr. Arthur Booth, Rev. A. -R. Barnes

' Mr. H. Mawson, LL.B., Rev. C. H. Poppleton,

Mr. J. Williamson, Rev. H. A. Stembridge, B.A. Nomi-nations in Conference : Rev. W. C. Jackson, B.A., Mr. J. E. Le Huray.

Book Room Committee.—Rev. J. L. Hookins, Mr. W. W. Cann, Rev. J. R. Abel, Mr. W. Maddern, Rev. A. Bluck, Mr. Heber Robinson: Nominations in Con-ference : Rev. A. E. J. Cosson, Mr. Darley Terry.

Young People's, and Temperance Committee.—Rev. W. H. Faulkner, Mr. Fred Bennett, Rev. S. G. Jenkins, Mr. E.' C. Pannett, Rev. H. W. Blott, Mr. E. W. Watson.

The Conference adjourned at 9 p.m.

SATURDAY' MORNING. The Conference opened at 9.30 a.m., when the De-

votional Service was conducted by Rev. H. J. Watts. The opening hymn was "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God

Almighty," after which Mr. Watts led the Conference in prayer.

The preacher based his *remarks on the text, "The. rsidue thereof he maketh a god " (Isiah xliv. 17). He said the main point of the text was that the man referred to in the text would not have made the piece of wood into a god if he had any use for it. It was this fact that upset the mind of the prophet. Isaiah's savage had a numerous prodigy, some of whom remained with them to-day. They themselves had sometimes been shocked by this presenting of a remnant religion, giving the mere leavings to God. Religious experience seemed the best, throughout -all the ages, when they gave it of their best. In these days of speed and urgency they found it difficult to give much time to devotion, but if they were to receive • a blessing they must give much time to prayer and private devotion. He pleaded that not even Christian work should crowd out Christ and personal communion with God.

BUSINESS RESUMED. Shortly aften ten o'clock the business sessions com-

menced with the Ex-President in the chair. The Conference Secretary read the Conference Journal,

which was adopted.

LONDON CHURCH EXTENSION COMMITTEE. Rev. C. H. Buxton (Secretary) presented the report of

this Committee, which showed another year's good work.

During the past year two schemes for the purpose of assisting in the reduction of Trust debts, have been adopted : •

,(1) To a number of specified churches originated or helped by this Fund, £200 per annum has been ear-marked from the annual income;

(2) One-tenth of the annual income has been re-served for the purpose of reducing the Trust debts of other churches, on the application of the Trustees, sup-ported by the Circuit Quarterly Meeting.

The response to these offers has been very satis-factory, and the Committee has been able to do much by encouragement and financial aid in reducing some of the over-burdened Trusts of our London Churches.

During the past year over £4,000 has been paid off the Trust liabilities of the Churches in London, either built or assisted by this Committee. The "Light- hciuse " Church, Walthamstow, has been especially successful in this direction, and in addition to re-ducing a heavy debt has redeemed the loan from this Committee by the payment of twenty-five per cent of the original loan. The report and statement of accounts were adopted. Mr. William Mallinson, J.P., was unanimously re-

appointed Treasurer of the Committee.

DISTRICT RESOLUTIONS. Rev. Dr. Packer introduced a series of resolutions sent

to Conference by the District Meetings. - The Cornwall West District called the attention of the Home and Foreign Mission Committee and Conference to widespread misunderstanding that exists as to the allocation of money raised.

The Foreign Missionary Secretary said he hoped that by next Conference a comprehensive scheme would be presented.

Rev. Cooper G. Hawken said it was time this ques-tion should be settled, and he thought before that they should have a definite method as at present it varied in every District. They should have the Home and Foreign Missionary monies separated.

Mr. J. Godfrey, J.P., C.C. (Home Mission Treasurer), said his. awn feeling was that they should have a simple method of the money being sent to one ti easurer, as there was much confusion owing to the necessity of having to divide the money for ahe respective. Treasurers.

Rev. J. Foster said the difficulty was due to the con-fusion arising from the different instructions received and various methods carried out in the Districts.

The Ex-President pointed out that as a Committee was considering the matter they had better leave it until next year. This was agreed to.

NEW HYMN BOOK. The 'same District Meeting expressed the opinion that

the time had arrived when the Committee should be ap-pointed by Conference for the preparation and publica-tion at as early a date as possible, of a new Hymn Book for the United Methodist Church.

Dr. Packer moved that the resolution be received. Mr. W. J. Nicholls, J.P., moved an amendment that

the Connexional Committee appoint a special Committee to consider the matter from the next Conference.

The Publishing House Steward (Rev. H. Hooks) pointed out that if such a Committee was appointed it would immediately affect the business - of the Publishing House and its profits. He hoped for the present the Conference• would withhold its hands. For a few years he hoped the brethren be patient, in the interests of the Publishing House and the Conference.

Rev. H. Smith (Connexional Editor) desired to call attention to what would happen before the MS. of the new Hymn Book could be ready. It would be neces-sary to find a capital expenditure of £5,000 or more before they got any return.

Mr. J. Pickard, J.P., supported the amendment so that by next Conference they should be able to do something. •

The .amendment was lost and the resolution carried.

WEEKS FOR SPECIAL PRAYER. The Conference was asked to set aside two weeks,

during the next Connexional year, for prayer in order to quicken the spiritual life of the Churches, namely the first two weeks in November.

Dr. Packer pointed out that some of the circuits had already appointed a special period for prayer, and he did not think it would be advisable to adopt any date.

Rev. 'H. T. Chapman said - it would help all the Churches if they could express their sympathy with the great Mission of the Anglican Church.

Rev. T. J. Dickinson thought they could adopt the recommendation without fixing the date.

Rev. T. Nightingale appealed for a resolution direct from the Connexion on the question of need for prayer and the Simultaneous Mission of the Anglican Church.

The Connexional Secretary suggested the appoint-ment of a small Committee to draw up the resolution. The Committee appointed was : The Ex-President, the Connexional Secretary, and Revs. 1'. J. Dickinson and T. Nightingale. The resolution to be submitted at a later period of Conference.

MINISTERS. SEEKING SUPERANNUATION. At 11.15 the Conference adjourned business to con-

sider the names of those seeking superannuation at this Conference.

The Ex-President announced the hymn, "0 God of Bethel." An impressive address was given by Rev. Harry Rowe, who moved the appropriate resolutions prepared by friends referring to the following ministers who are retiring :

Rev. William H. Cory Harris (47 years' service). Rev. John H. Shilson (45 years' service).- Rev. Edwin Hall (43 years' service). Rev. William H. Gregory (42 years' service). Rev. Ralph Hebbron (41 years' service). Rev. John Austin (39 years' service). Rev. Alfred .Colbeck (39 years' service). Rev. Joseph Whitton (39 years' service). Rev. Joseph J. Layland (39 years' service). Rev. H. T. Chapman seconded the resolutions, which

were feelingly adopted. The Conference then sang the hymn, "Nearer, my

God, to Thee."

MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR DECEASED MINISTERS.

The Conference Memorial Service for the ministers who have passed away during the past Connexional year was a time of mingled feelings. The hymn, "Now the labourer's task is o'er," was sung, and prayer was offered by Rev. John Fleming. Addresses were given by the Revs. T. M. _Rees, D. Irving, M.A., D.C.L., and Chas. Stedeford, who made fitting references to the deceased, ' whose memoirs appeared in the Conference Agenda : Rev. James Ogden. Rev. Edmund Turner. Rev. Peter Baker. Rev. Dan Jackson. Rev. John Cuttell. Rev. Rev. Joseph Shone. Rev. W. R. K. Baulkwill.

Henry Faull.

Thomas Cooper. Rev. Andrew Crombie. Rev. R. Lloyd Lewis. Rev. William Hookins. Rev. Samuel' Pollard. Rev. William J. Clarke. Rev. William H. Luxton. Rev. J. Marshall Mather. Rev.

An impressive service was brought to a close by the Ex-President leading in prayer.

CONGRATULATIONS TO SIR J. E. JONES. Rev. H. T. Chapman moved a resolution of congratu-

lation to Sir J. E. Jones, a stalwart United Methodist and one of the foremost citizens of Rochdale, who at-tained his seventy-third birthday on the previous'day. The resolution was heartily adopted.

THANKS TO REV. E. F. -H. CAPEY. The Conference adopted a resolution .expressink its

warm appreciation to the Rev. E. F. H. Capey for his timely and eloquent sermon, preached on Wednesday. The Conference preacher 'sustained his high reputation, and was listened to with much gratification and profit

MEETINGS FOR INTERCESSION. Later in the sitting, as the result of the deliberations

of a small committee, the Rev. T. Nightingale (South-.. port) moved a resolution earnestly suggesting "that during the forthcoming autumn our circuits and churches should arrange for and organize special meetings for intercession and spiritual awakening, for the strengthen-ing of our own faith, the enriching of our own experi-ence, and the extension of our influence."

Not dates were fixed, and nothing was said about the methods to be followed; because, as Mr. Nightingale ex-plained, different localities had different needs. Much, he continued, had been said about a possible revival of religion in the hearts of the people at such a time as this. It had been suggested that 'the revival would come along the lines of Christian unity or on- the lines of social reform. He did not think so. Social problems could not be solved when we were paying off war debts. They must return to three places—the Cross, the open sepulchre of Jesus, and Pentecost. The National Coun-cil had discussed the question of holding a mission simul-. taneously with that of the Anglican Church, but had come to the conclusion that it would be best for them to, do their own work on their own. lines:

The' resolution was adopted, and the Conference de- cided to send a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury expressing the sympathy of the United Methodist Church with the objects of the National Mission of repentance and hope.

THE FINANCE BOARD. Rev. George Parker presented the report of the

Finance Board : The Bank Report for the year ending May 10th,

1916, shows that the various Funds have been well supported, and is further evidence of the loyalty and devotion of our Churches. Most of the Funds are in an improved condition. The Publishing HoUse has neither Mortgage nor Loan, and the Debit balance of ,1,084 on May 10th, 1915, has been reduced to 6296. The Magnet Press has increased its Credit Balance by nearly £100. When the establishment of Peace has removed the present abnormal conditions, the Publish-ing House should be able to render the Auxiliary Fund the increased assistance which is so greatly needed. The Foreign Mission Fund has, for the first- time, Credit Balances in each Account, and the Home Mis-sion expenditure on account of houses is happily de-clining. The Irish Mission Account has been closed, and the amounts received have replaced the sums previously withdrawn, from the Home and Foreign Mission Legacy Accounts, and in other ways have, been used in accord with the resolutions of the M.N.C. Conference of 1906 and the U.M.C. Conference of 1909. An. account of the Irish Mission affairs is pub-lished in "Minutes," 1914, pages 408-409. The final balance sheet is now presented to the Conference.

The overdraft at Spebbear College has been in-creased, but since the advent of the new Governor in September, 1915, the sum of £486 has been spent on necessary renovations and repairs, and old out-stand-ing Accounts, amounting to £625, have been dis-charged. , _ The Investment and Loan Accounts show that the Publishing House Loans have been discharged, the Edgehill College Loans have been reduced, and no Connexional Fund has increased-its• loans.

In many respects the financial year may be regarded as satisfactory, for which we thank - God and take courage. • The report was received and adopted. The Common Banking Account and the Record as

to Investments and Charges were received and adopted. The Finance Board was appointed, and Rev. George

Parker was re-elected Secretary, and Mr. Robert Turner, J.P., Chairman of the Board.

The Conference, rose at 1 p.m.

PUBLIC QUESTIONS MEETING. In the evening a well-attended meeting was held in

Molesworth Street Church, Rochdale, under the auspices of the Social Service Union.

Councillor J. Calvert, J.P. (Mayor of Middlesbrough) presided, and in his address showed that he was -in deep sympathy with the objects of the meeting.' _

Prayer was offered by Rev. W. E. Chivers,. B.A. In his address the Chairman reminded the audience

that that was the native. town of the Great Tribune—John Bright, one of England's greatest reformers. There was one who had recently died in Rochdale, a friend of his, who had made more efforts for the uplifting of the child-life of this country than any other inanin recent history—the .Rev. J. Hirst Hollowell. This made the speaker feel that the people of that town were in-terested in public questions. But in that town he had seen the lame, the blind, and the halt, suffering from the results of this Great War, and they were often passed by without the people noticing them. But the thought had come to his mind : If Jesus came to Rochdale, what would He see? The chairman reminded them that Jesus was here in the midst of the wounded and the suffering: The first question that arose at a meeting like that was, Where are the young men who were absent? They had gone forth to fight for civilization and the freedom of their own land. Some of them would return with great needs, and their country would have to rise to the support and succour of the wounded and the dependents of the War. In its unwisdom the House of Commons by its Act of Parliament had decreed that money would be given from the Exchequer for this purpose, but they

would have to make up the rest from charity. Shame, that it should be so. (Hear; • hear.) It was only right that the dependents should be maintained,,but'what they got should be given as a right and not as a charity. (Applause.) He desired them to turn their thoughts to influencing the mindS of the men who would have- to determine the terms of peace--but they must have no bitterness, no malice. • They' must urge that all the difficulties could only be solved in the love of 'Christ. There were many great public questions still with them that called for a solution—the Temperance Question, the question of .Education and Infantile Mortality. Let

,them work for the solution of _these and they would have much to do. (Applause.)

Rev. J. AV. Walls thought that at the present time tl)ere was only one public question—the War, but it had many aspects. During the dark days. of the past they had always been able to find comfort that .their cause was just.. Sir Oliver Lodge had said : "England was

- fighting for the Kingdom of God "; and he believed that to be true. But what was going- to happen after victory had been achieved ; and victory was coming. (Hear,. hear.) What use were they going to make of vic-tory? He thought they should. try to embody in this country their ideals. The. . vigorous policy. that aimed at a purer England Was the 'only policy. worth fighting for.. When- victory came let :them see to it that they did not alloW to come into this :country what they were fighting against at the present time. He hoped after the War they- would be.more peaceful than they had ever been, and he believed the 'War would have taught them. such a lesson that they would desire peace and pursue it. They were fighting for freedom, let them see to it that they did not become slaves at home. The way this country had been subordinated to the Drink Traffic-was a scandal. They were fighting a battle for justice; for the weak, against the strong. Let them have. justice at home, and wipe away the injustice. of the slums and bring in proper housing for the people. Unless after the war they embodied these things in their own life they. would haVe proved themselves inconsistent. The Churches would have -a great part to play in these matters; and he hoped they would -prepare.. themselves for the great tasks lying before them when the War was finished. (Applause.).

Rev. H. R. Barry gave a brief report of the work of the Social Service Union. In some respects the past year had been a difficult one, as that movement in their.. Church owed a great deal. to Rev. 'I'. E. Clarke; C.F., who had had to resign the position of secretary in con-seqUence of becoming a chaplain. He hoped that in the near - future the Union would be able to do something' to solve some of the great questions mentioned by the previous speakers. _

Mr. R. F. Bell, in a very -thoughtful and instructive address, said the purpose of the Social Service Union was the application ofthe spirit of Jesus Christ to the

problems cif life. The more intensely spiritual they be-came, the. more that spirituality must be expressed in prac= tical matters. The Christian thought of the present day was taking a wider vision, and was more active in the affairs of life than it had .ever been before. The Social Service Union did not mean simple personal ser-vice, but the application of their -ethical teachings to the life of the people.• The only Man who could effi-ciently serve was the man who worshipped, and. the truer the worship the wider and truer was his vision. One of the first articles of their creed must be the para-mount value of the personality. They could desecrate personality by making it serve low ends, but through the great agitations of the past few years had grown an increased sense of personal value, and men to-day had a finer sense of personal values- than they ever had. Another article in the creed should be the vital respon-- sibility of Society. for all its units, and before they could make much advance they would have to admit the re-sponsibility. of the State to the individual. It was in those directions that their activities must run to im-prove the lot of man and the children. In conclusion, the - speaker appealed for the people as a whole to "mother " the children, as it WI1S upon the child-life of the .country that the future welfare rested. (Applause.)

Rev.• T. A. Jefferies brought an interesting meeting to a close by appealing, to the people of Lancashire to wipe out the stain that rested upon the county in conse-quence of its great infantile mortality.

During the evening the choir rendered the anthems, "Cast me not away" (Williamson) and "Whoso dwelleth under the defence" (Griffiths), the organist being Mr. Walter Dykes.

CONFERENCE SUNDAY. Special services were held on Sunday in all Rochdale

United Methodist' churches, and in the .neighbouring circuits as far out as Manchester. Services were also conducted by representatives in the local Free Churches. Unfortunately the weather was unpropitious, and this must have affected the attendances at some of the churches.

'THE EX-PRESIDENT AT CONFERENCE CHAPEL. In the morning the Ex-President (Rev. J•. B. Stedeford)

was the special preacher at the Conference Chapel, Baillie Street. There was a fairly good congregation, many of the Conference visitors being present.

Taking as his text : "Ye are God's building," 1 Cor. iii. 9 : the preacher said the -greatest work that God was doing was the building of His Church ; God, in fact, was the only true builder, and all the work He was doing might be described as building. He was engaged in a great creative process. They could not see the end, but God could. He began a long way back,

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and He will go_ a long way forward,. too far for them to be able to see what the end was to be. The great work of God in the building of His Church, was a significant fact, because it meant that God would not be satisfied with If is work in human life until He had brought it up to that height that made it possible for

.the creature to hold communion with his Creator. God must have a responding love ; 'He could not be satisfied with them until they-knew Him, and loved Him. When God had finished the Church, then, and not until then would He be satisfied. In the first place, God had to create the new material, and then through, the Church He had to justify Himself before man. The Church was the pronounced portion of God's work, and through it He used the raw material, and fashioned it into the very highest and best. The highest creation of God was the saint—the spiritual man, as the church must be built up by the spiritually minded. As, God raised up the highest in the Church, he created fellow- ship among.men. The Church living. in the world had a mission : it would govern the world through the saint and the high spiritual- man. The governing influence of this war was wrong, because the spiritual man must oovern and the war was the outcome of the materFil in life. Let them seek the spiritual, and they would know what it was to live the life of God through the Church of God.

'RESIDENT-DESIGNATE.

In the absence of the President, the evening preacher -was the President-Designate--Rev.- James Wright. There • was a very large congregation, and the whole service was inspiring.

The preacher took as his text : " Notwithstanding, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven" (Luke x. 20.). He said the disciples had just. returned from a great missionary crusade, • which had been a success. 'This success was a promise of the future, it was a harbinger of the time to come when sin would be swept away. Our Lord assured them of the power that would grow with them. The spiritual achievement should prove victorious, and, in spite of difficulty, destroy the evil. Nothing had been able to kill the spiritual in life. Evil still lived, but never where it was faced by the good. Error .always went down before the truth. Some of the evils hail gone from our human life; life to-day was better on the whole; there: was a more pious. consciousness than ever in the world before. In the text it said, "Rejoice not." Not in the overthrow of the devil, but rather rejoice that their names were. written in Heaven. Would they find satisfaction of soul in heroic achievement? The greatest achievement was to maintain the quality of thch; faith. Our men who were fighting were fight-ing for a good faith ; they. had conic with flaming free-

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dom in their soul from the soul of the Empire. To write their name on the roll of pure service was the highest joy. To have their names written in heaven they must have something of permanent worth within them. In the society of the redeemed were those whose hearts had been cleansed from sin. A man . may fail in an act, but if his. purposes and desires were true, lie would have his name written in heaven. 'God measured not by acts, but rather by ,purposes and prayers. In what do we find our joy arid satisfaction? In noble deed ! It was better to have'a noble soul. It was well to do a kind act, but it was better to live in the love of Jesus Christ' always. Rejoice that your names are Written in heaven, and they would enter the society the good.

In the afternoon there were three Young People's Mis-sionary . meetings held in various centres of the town, and other special gatherings in other districts.

MONDAY. The Conference was re-opened this :morning at 9:80

with a Devotional Service, conducted by Rev. G. !W. Stacey.. Many of the representatives . had not returned from their Sunday appointments, so the attendance was not so large as on previous days..

The opening hymn was, "Being of beings, the God of .Love! " after which .Mr. Stacey led the aonferen'ce in .prayer. Basing his address on the text : "I will give thee the treasures of darkness . . ." (Isaiah xlv. 3). the preacher said it depended upon how they read and interpreted the Scriptures what they got out of- them. They could consider that text • as the , law saw it or as they read it themselves, or as the .mystic might see it. There was something strangely paradoxical in the text : "treasures of darkness "-and "the hidden riches of secret places." The darkness of the night helps them to see the stars and the hidden riches' were found the. dark- ness of the soul's 'night, when a man' found himself as never before, to know God, because it was in the dark-ness of necessity that they discovered Him. If this was true for the individual, as of-necessity it was,, it was true of the nation. One day God will shine thrOtigh the clouds. May they discover the treasure of all light— their Father God!

Business was resumed at 10.15, with the Ex-President in the chair.

THE PRESIDENT. Rev. Dr. Packer read a telegram, from the President

(Rev. T. J. Cox) : "Thanks and good will to the breth-ren." The Connexional Secretary suggested that they should reply that the President's position was unchanged in the affection of his brethren, and that they were ex-pecting a good time throughout the Connexion -by, the service he would be able for render.

This was heartily and sympathetically agreed to. The - Conference Secretary then read the Journal of

Saturday's proceedings.

CHAPEL AND LOAN FUNDS. ReV. E. D. Cornish, Secretary of the Chapel Com-

mittee, 'moved the adoption of the reports of the Chapel and Loan Funds.'

The reports were adopted. , The balance sheets - of the Chapel Loan Accounts and

Sunday School Building Fund were adopted. ' The records of Loans advanced, to be advanced, Grants

paid and Grants to. be paid were adopted.

CHAPEL COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS. Rev. W. C. Jackson, B.A., was thanked for preparing

a valuable report showing insurances in our own Society and in other Societies, and the Secretary was 'sending this information to the various Circuits and Trusts. The communications had been received sympathetically. The Secretary appealed for all circuits and trusts, that were free to insure in any office, to put their insurances in their own Guarantee Fund.

Various resolutions were adopted in reference to instal-ments in arrears, special grants, extension of time for loans and varied terms.

Various resolutions were adopted with reference to grants at various causes. Consents were' granted to lease or sell' various properties according to the wishes of the Committee.

EXECUTIVE_ COMMITTEE. It was-resolved that Messrs. T. Butler, J.P., E. S.

Butterworth, M. G. Burgess and T. Gill, J..P., and the Revs. C. A. Ashelford, T. P. Bullere and the . Secretary, constitute the Executive Committee for the ensuing year.

Mr. T. Butler, J.P., was reappointed Treasurer and thanked for his valuable services. In reply he said he would do what he could to render faithful service.

Mr. W. F. Jackson was reappointed Treasurer of the Guarantee Fund, and thanked for his valuable services. In reply he said he always had pleasure in working with Mr. Cornish, who was doing a valuable work.

RE-APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY. Rev. E. D. Cornish was re-elected Secretary of the

Chapel and Loan Funds for another year. Rev. II'. T. Chapman moved the above resolution,

He said Mr. Cornish was a man of ripe and valuable experience and of great honour in the Conneedon.

Rev. George Parker seconded the resolution, and said Mr. Cornish was , a most valuable servant of 'the Con-nexion and did his work well.

Mr. Cornish replied and said that many a time he had said if he could. not preach his office would be indescribable.

DESIGNATION FOR A FURTHER TERM. Rev. Dr. Packer moved the following resolution,

which was seconded by Mr. T. Butler, J.P., who paid a tribute to the work of Mr. Cornish. The Conference Secretary heartily supported.

".That the Committee recommend Conference to designate the present Secretary for a further term of three years, dating front the Conference of 1917."

The Secretary expressed his wish to retire, but in accepting a further designation, suggested that Con-ference should request the Chapel Committee to desig-nate his successor at least two years before his retire-ment, so that he Might be prepared to enter upon the duties of the office.

On rising to respond, Mr. Cornish was warmly received. At the outset he referred to the great efforts being made in the Burnley Circuit and Walthamstow Circuit to wipe out all trust debts. With regard to the, designation he reminded them that at this Conference he closed 47 years. of ministerial service, and so that he could not foretell the future., He went to the Chapel Committee with the strong conviction that next year he would be retiring, but the Committee urged him, to continue. He felt he must have rest, however, and he would accept resignation for two years only, and urged them to select a brother to work with him during his last two years. When he retired he would resign from the Chapel Committee, as his successor should have a free hand. He urged them to select a brother next year to be his successor and designate him to the office two years before he entered upon his duties.

The Connexional Secretary moved a resolution in keeping with the suggestion of the Chapel Secretary, instructing the Chapel Committee to submit three names for this office to next Conference.

The Conference agreed.,

BEQUEST TO CLAY CROSS CHURCH. Rev. W. H. Brookes moved a resolution of thanks

and appreciation for the bequest of certain freehold property, valued at , -.1,975, to the Clay Cross Circuit, by the late Mr. Cornelius W. Hays, J.P. The bequest was to assist the circuit in engaging an ' additional minister. The Executors were thanked for their assist-ance in transferring the property to the Connexion.

GUARANTEE' FUND. The Chapel Secretary moved the adoption of the report

of the Guarantee Fund and reported on the work of the Trustees for United Methodist Church Purposes, which showed a statement of investments—eight accounts now being in the hands of the Trustees.

The report was - seconded by Mr. J. Briggs (Trea-surer) and adopted.

THE FEDERATION 'OF THE FREE' CHURCHES. Rev. Dr. Packer brought forward this important

question, and on behalf of the Connexional Committee submitted the. following resolution :

"The Conference of the United Methodist _Churcli expresses. its deep interest in the proposal to organise the Federation of the Evangelical Free Churche.s of England, and appreciates highly the visit of the Depu-tation from the National Free Church Council, Rev. .J. H. Shakspeare, 'M.A., and. Rev. A. Connell, M.A., B.D. 'It has given' to these honoured brethren a cordial welcome, and has listened with pleasure to 'their helpful and suggestive addresses.

"The Conference complies with , the request of the Council, to appoint ten representatives to confer with representatives from other Churches, and instructs them to report to the following Conference such practicable basis as may 'be evolved, on which Federation- may be established,' and also to state the advantages 'that may

'reasonably be anticipated, if such basis should be adopted.

"The Conference,, withholds for- the present any ex-pression of judgement as to future action,. since detailed' information is as ' yet not available. The present ap-pointment , of representatives 'must not be held to in-volve anything beyond sympathetic enquiry. It cor-dially appreciates all well-directed efforts to attain Chris-tian unity, but is compelled to guard itself against com-mittal to schemes, the significance and importance of which a are not ;first made plain to our Churches, and accepted by - them.-

"The Conference will heartily welcome any carefully considered ,, plans. for the more effective prosecution - of the great work of the. .Free Churches, and for the wider publication of the Evangel of Christ ; and it prays that all the representatives may be inspired and directed by God in their important consultations, and that the happy result may be reached of greater - spiritual prosperity." _

Dr. Packer,' in submitting the resolution, said they must watch, that meb.vernent with a view to 'getting all they Could out of it for the Church at large.. Some 'of the purposes,of the .movement could 'be seen in their own Union, but it was not easy to get people in local centres to work together; although they had some splendid records of similar movements in their churches, but`fhey had others. It therefore behoved them to move slowly.

Rev. George Hooper . seconded the resolution because it was exceedingly cautious. Up to the present he fia7 been on every Committee of the National Free 'Church Council dealing with that matter, and he was glad that the Conference was not in any way committed. They had no scheme before them at that Conference, but he was 'delighted the Connexional Committee recommended that ten members of. the Conference should be elected to ;attend the' suggested Conference.

Rev. T. Nightingale, in supporting the resolution, said that Mr. Shakespeare suggested they should „as-sume a sympathetic attitude. towards the subject„ and delegate, the question to certain representatives. The growth of the Free Churches in this country had been a romance, but there had. grown up anomalies, and no man could be satisfied with the position at present. He NIJIs sure. they would agree, that in certain quarters their rivalry was• positively tragic., The proposal before. them did not mean any interference with the leadership of any Church, circuit, or denoininatio,i. He asked, What .did they; exist for as',Churches, 'but for the exten-

sion' of -the kingdom of God? He wondered. if they were aware that during the last fourteen years the Free-Churches had lost 30,000 or 40,000 members, and during the same period the Anglican Church had shown an increase of 200,000 members. They of the -Free Churches had a testimony to give, and they must be—true to their traditions of the past. He agreed there would be difficulties, but if they' were not to. make _pro-gress until there were no difficulties, there would never be any progress as long as the world lasted. The United Methodist Church had shown the community that the.-- , younger men desired to carry the moYement . a step further. 'They sought to solve two vital necessities : first,' to foster and increase their own separate church life ; and the second was to; unite their own forces, and present to the .enemy a solid front.

Rev. Dr. Brook said that what struck .him during the negotiations for union, so now happily consummated, was the enthusiasm for union among older men: He could personally claiM to be beyond suspicion in. the matter of union. He felt he could not so heartily co-operate with his friend Mr. Shakespeare in that move-ment as was desired. - It was not because of any doubt as to virtue of Union. It - was because of a certain' experience at the .time of Union ; this new movement came to them at an awkward time, when they were' consolidating Union, and they would be glad to have been left alone for a little while. In some parts of the Connexion Union had not become real, , but the work was going on. They should look forward ultimately to a larger .union, that as soon as possible Methodism Might become one. He thought on that line it would be more effective, and was rather anxious as to the future, of federalism.•, whether it would help to a fur, ther union of Churches. He had to ask himself what was to 'be gained beyond the results that were afregriV attainable through the National 'Free Church Council. The actual suggestion . in the air was that they 'should have a common name with a sub-title, -and he thougnt that was a Matter of small importance. When they came to parochial work, it meant that it would tend,to lessen overlapping, and with that he 'vats entirely sym-pathetic. If that Was the most important thing, 'then they 'would find that the difficulties were still with localities. The idea that Federation could impress itse.f on the localities would create many difficulties. It wa's, time for the denominations-. to .do, a little educational work among themselves, to bring the people up on to the side of union. Therefore 'he was glad the , Corn. mittee - had seen what ought to be the attitude' of the United Methodist Church ; one that justified their union, and showed a desire to . give it - greater effectiveness for national service. They must be careful 'to preserve - the community committed to their charge.

Rev..•Henry T. Chapman, in supporting the resolution, dealt with: the. di fficulties of overlapping,, and on this question it was always the smaller denomination that suffered. He was thankful for the latter part of the resolution, and. he pleaded for union in two or three circles rather than a federation of Churches. -

The resolution was carried •unanimously. The Con-ference then made nominations for representation on the Committee—five ministers and five- laymen to be ap-pointed.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S AND TEMPERANCE LEAGUE REPORT.

Rev. S. ' C. Challenger, in submitting the report of his- Department, referred to the syllabus of topics which had been prepared for the benefit of young people's societies. He was sorry he had to report decreases in many departments, but there were increases in the num-ber of Graded Schools, Primary, Departments, and Leagues of Young Worshippers. The Yeung People's Examinations and Essay Competit;on had been success- ful in view of the prevailing conditions. They had joined other associations and ,organizations 'for- the pur-pose of obtaining support for the prohibition of the drink traffic during the War and for six months . afterwards. This was a' very important subject, and he hoped the ministers would do all they could to secure signatures to the memorial.

Some little discussion arose on the report, more especi-ally in the matter of trying to secure earlier: results of. the Young ,Peoples Examinations... The Secretary said everything was being done and would be • done to 'speed this up.

REPORT: As brevity is demanded we 'can only remark that, the.

Warinereasingly hinders our work. The returns shoW 2,154 Schools (decrease 15),.39,436 officers and teachers (decrease 876), 31,497 officers and teachers. who are Church members (decrease 911), 279,348 scholars - (de-crease 6,234), with an average-morningattendance of .87,326 (decrease, 3,202), afternoon of 174,118: (decrease-553), and those attending morning or afteenOon wog. ship in the church 48,707 (an increase of 2;524);

'Modern methods of working are gaining fivour, but the returns make it probable- that ...the , :terms "Fully Graded" and- 'Primary. DepartMent.". are

-not, in all cases, properly employed. ',The figures are : "Fully Graded Schools," 76, (increase 4); Prirnary Departments, 472 (increase 42) ; scholars in

-Primary Departments,' 28,735 (increase 2,255) teachers . and officers,..4;608 (increase. 287). The "Cradle':Rol' " is found in '471 Schools,-.andthe. names on .566 .Rolls number 13,104 (an increase of 1,119). 2:

The League of Young 1Vorshippers has a-Place-on the Schedules for the 'first time this year. The 'branches number 150 and the members, 7,229. The subject for the next Essay Competition is : "The

Value of Hymns in Public Worship and in Private Life." Rev. T. A. Jefferies' "The' Completion of the Old

Testament " will be the subject for the two sermon Divisions. The Examination dates are NoYember 8th and December 6th last day for Essay Competition.

Rev. E. C. Urwin, B.A., B.D., called attention to the need for supporting. the „org,anization of .Teacher

Morning. Eventng.

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itle, Classes. He said. they could not make teachers, as they were born, but they could train those who had volunteered to serve as . teachers. Some were rendering an excellent. service in this direction, but there was much room for improvement.

Rev. John Fleming (Ex-President of the National Council of Y.P.S.C.E.) urged the claims of the Christian Endeavour Society. He had been sorry _with. ethers to notice that the movement was declining in the United Methodist Church. In some instances other' methods had been adopted, but he ventured to think that no better Society for the training and strengthening of our young people had been discovered or had greater possi-bilities within it than the Christian Endeavour Society. There was no more efficient instrument Fait into their hands for the quickening of the young peciple in their spiritual life. It catered for many sides of life, and it took hold of the young pedple and trained them for Christian service.

Rev. David Heath called attention to the need for more direction in dealing with the scholars between the ages of 15 and 21 years. These were years of great peril, and years when they lost most of their scholars.

The discussion was then adjourned for the reception of a deputatiOn from the U.K.A.

THE PRESENT TEMPERANCE QUhSTION. Rev. T. Shawcross introduced to Conference a depu-

tation from the United Kingdom Alliance, consisting of Mr. G. B. Wilson, Mr. J. Crumbleholme, and. Mr. J. Browning White.

The Ex-President expressed the pleasure of the Con-ference in receiving the deputation.

Mr. G. A. Wilson then gave a brief address and said the question of the drink traffic was to-day a very im-portant one for the nation. They came to that Confer-ence with a deep sense of the importance of - the occasion because during that week they were being asked to sup-port the War-saving Campaign:;yet they'had actually to confess that during the half year that had just closed they had spent more on drink than in the Corresponding half year of 1915. - That being so all appeals. for avoid-ance of waste fell to the ground on that question. It was because of that they were asking for the prohibition of the drink traffic for the period of the War and for six. months afterwards. He appealed to-the members of the Conference to take their part in the great campaign which the United Kingdom Alliance had undertaken in securing a large number of signatures to the Memorial. (Applause.)

The President in reply said they had great sympathy with the work the Alliance was .doing at the present time, and they would promise to help in that great work. . The deputation withdrew, and the Conference resumed business.

.• NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOME.

Rev. Henry Hooks, Treasurer of the United Method-ist Auxiliary of the N.C,.H.0., presented_ the report-. of this charitable Institution. At the outset Mr. Heoks referred to the loss of the Treasurer of this Departthent in the death of Rev. Andrew Crombie.. It was largely through -the influence of Mr. Crombie that they became identified as a Denomination in the important work of the Home. No part of their work was more important. at this time, and he was glad to report that there had been great- interest shown in it by our churches. During the year United Methodists had con-* tributed .4-1,050 3s. 5d.., an increase of •L;1.1.4 7s. 9d. on the Fund raised last year.

- The report was received and adopted. Resolved that Revs. Henry Hooks, Henry Smith,

George Hooper, J. H. Blackwell, S. Gordon and Messrs. E. S: Snell, J. H. Mills, Thomas Hulbert, - Wm. Van-stone, W. R. Shrubsall, and Benj. Myers be appointed members of the Committee.

Rev. Henry I-looks was appointed Treasurer :to the U.M.C. Auxiliary.

LOCAL PREACHERS' STUDIES. The Ex-President presented the report of the Local

Preachers' Studies. He said that the War naturally , had interfered with the success of the work. They must hope for better things when there were better times.

The report was received and adopted. Hearty thanks of Conference were given to the brethren who had so generously served as examiners.

Rev. J. B. Stedeford was reappointed Secretary, Rev. John Naylor emphasizing their great debt of gratitude to Mr. Stedeford for this service.

THANKS TO THE MAYOR. Rev. Dr. Brook moved a resolution of' thanks to the

Mayor (Mr. Robert Turner) and. Mayoress (Mrs. Kaye Menzies) for the splendid and generous • reception they had given the Conference at the Town Hall on Tuesday evening last.

Mr. Rose Bennett, J.P.,. seconded, and the resolution was carried with acclamation, the Mayor briefly replying to the vote. The event proved. the warm place held by the Mayor in the hearts of the members. of the Conference.

The Conference adjourned at 12.45.

MONDAY AFTERNOON, The Conference resumed at 2.15, and after the hymn,

"Fill Thou my life, 0 Lord my God," Mr. T. Barnicoat led the Conference in prayer.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S COMMITTEE AFFAIRS. _ The first business was the further consideration of the

affairs of the Young People's Committee, when the Secretary, Rev. S. C. Challenger, submitted resolutions on Juvenile Smoking, Boy Scouts, and other organiza-tions, which were adopted.

He then submitted resolutions on Sunday Schools

and ,Yoting People's Organizations and Temperance Legislation, which were adopted.

YOUNG PEOPLE'S DAY. • It was resolved that the third Sunday in October

(October 15th) be Young People's Day, and the Con-ference requested Sunday School authorities to induce senior scholars to join in the Covenant Service on the first Sunday of 1917.

TEMPERANCE SUN-DAY. The Conference 'appointed- the second Sunday in

November (November 12th) to be observed as Temper-ance Sunday.

CINEMAS AND POSTERS. That this Conference note's with much concern the

statements of enagistrateS, police authorities, and people genuinely interested in the moral welfare of the nation concerning the evil influence of much that is shown at. picture palaces and seen on public buildings and hoard- ings. The Conference calls for a more careful and general supervision of such things by civic authorities, and urges the members of our Churches.and the workers for the benefit of the young to do •nll' that is possible to secure such action.

Rev. J. A. Thompson, in seconding the above resolu-- tion, referred to the ministers of Manchester to secure the object of the resolution. What was needed was an official censor, someone, who would be able to say what ought to be published, so that a great temptation Might be removed from the.life of their young people who, saw the posters.

A. brief discussion' on the importance Of this. subject was continued by Mr. John Godfrey, J.P., C.C., Mr. Thomas Hulbert, Rev. George, Hooper, and Rev. E.- 0. Dinsley, and the resolution was agreed to.

RE-APPOINTMENTS. The following officers were re-appointed : Mr. Darley

Terry (Treasurer), Rev. S. C. Challenger (Secretary), and Mr. M. Wasley Chapman '(Auditor).

DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY. Rev. T. Shawcross moved on behalf of the Committee

the folloWing resolution : That the Rev. S. C. Challenger be designated as

Young People's and Temperance League Secre-tary for three years after the completion of his present term.

(a) Mr. Challenger . has gained valuable knowledge of the -duties of the office and of general work for the wel-fare of young people which it is -desirable should be further utilized.

(b) A change of Secretary would involve increased expenditure in certain, directions_which it is most desir-able to avoid.

Mr. Shawcross paid a tribute to the , work of Mr. Challenger, who had - laboured for six years under very trying circumstances, and if he was reappointed he would be able to lift the work up, as during the early years of Union he had found a great deal to dishearten him; .but he was now bringing the Schools in all parts of the country into a closer sense of union.

Mr. Darley Terry (Treasurer) seconded the resolution, and said it was the unanimous wish of the Committee.

Mr. J. Rose Bennett, j:P.' said they could not accept

the resolution, as he thought there should be a change in the -office.

Mr. Roland Morrison, Sheffield, supported the Con-ference Secretary.

It was pointed out that no amendment was necessary, as if the resolution was not carried by a - two-thirds majority it, dropped.

Rev. E. C. Urwin, B.A., B.D., - rose to justify the action of the Committee.

The Conference then voted by ballot, -and it was sub-sequently announced that the resolution was lost.

Resolved that the Young People's Committee • shall meet at once and bring in three names for nomination to the office of Secretary.

CONGRATULATION TO MR. JOSEPH- WARD. Rev. J. Fleming moved a resolution of congratulation

to Mr. Joseph Ward on the responsibility and distinction which had come to him through his appointment as President of the Sunday School. Union, and prayed that his energy and devotion may he equal to the tasks that would come to him, - and it prayed that the blessing of God would rest upon him and the great work which the Sunday School Union supervised.

Mr. Thomas Hulbert seconded the resolution, and it was warmly adopted.

THE HOME MISSION AFFAIRS. Rev. John_ Moore introduced the affairs of the Home

Mission - Committee, and the resolutions submitted ap-peared to meet with the approval of the Conference so that little discussion ensued.

WALTHAMSTOW CIRCUIT. The Conference received with much gratification the

announcement that a scheme had been initiated in the Walthamstow Circuit by the generous offer of Mr. Wm. Mallinson, J.P., of ,L;5,000, entirely to relieve the trusts of debts, and the same having received the sanction and support of the District Meeting, the Conference expressed its willingness to co-operate to the extent desired, viz., that the grants of j;40 each be continued to Lloyds Park and Wanstead for the next three years.

A hearty vote of thanks was conveyed to Mr. Mallin-son for this, another demonstration of his love and gene-rosity towards our Churches.

The various departmental accounts were received and adopted.

SYMPATHY WITH THE - EAST COAS1 CHURCHES.

Rev. W. Locke Smith moved a resolution expressing-the deep sympathy of Conference with our Churches on

the East Coast, which had suffered very severely on account of the War.

Rev. Dr. Brook seconded the resolution ; and it was sympathetically adopted.

A GENEROUS GIFT.. Rev. Henry Smith (Warden of the Deaconess Insti-

tute) announced that their generous friend, Sir J. - E. Jones, had given them a cheque for ',4125 towards the Deaconess Institute Sisters' Retiring Fund, and- he moved very heartily and sincerely a resolution of warm thanks 'to Sir J. E. - Jones:for his generous gift.

The resolution was adopted with acclamation.

THANKS TO HOSTS AND -HOSTESSES. Rev. T. J. Dickinson, a former Rochdale _minister,

moved a felicitous resolution of thanks to all the friends, hosts and hostesses, and those who had so. generously and with much hospitality entertained the representatives in their homes and looked after their welfare during the sittings of the Conference:

Rev. - W. FL Cory Harris, another former minister of Rochdale, seconded the resolution, and on it being adopted it was ordered to be printed and rent to the hosts and hostesses.

FREE CHURCH FEDERATION COMMITTEE. Rev. H. W. B. Chapman announced the, voting for the

above Committee, which -resulted as follows : Revs. D. Brook, M.A., D.C.L. - T. J. Cox (President), T. Night-;ngalee G. Packer, D.D., and George Parker, Sir Walter Essex, M.P. Councillor -R. Turner, J.P., Messrs. G. P. Dymond, 14.A., William Mallinson, J.P., and Joseph Ward.

The Conference adjourned at 5 p.m.

ORDINATION SERVICE. The ;Conference Chapel was crowded with an in-

terested, audience for 'the- Ordination Service on Mon-day evening. ,

In the absence of the President, Rev. J. Foster (Pro-bationers' Secretary) presided over the .serwee. - After the opening hymn, "Give me the faith to rise," the invo-cation prayer was offered by Rev. James Wright (Presi- dent-Designate). There were four young men to , be_ 'ordained, having passed their probation and the Confer-_ ence. Their names are : Revs. E. E. Bennett, W. Jol- lans, A. F. Reeves, and. E. H. Rowe. '

The usual questions were put to the young -men by the Rev. E. D: Cornish, and the audience. was much moved by their responses.

After the young men had given satisfactory answers, the Rev. E. D. Cornish congratulated them on bringing to a close their four years! probation, and headily welcomed them as ministers in- "full Connexion". of the United Methodist Church.

The ordination prayer was offered by the Rev. J. W. _Walls.

Mr. W. A. Lewins (College Treasurer), in r few appropriate - words presented the young men: with copies of- the Scriptures.

THE EX_PRESIDENT'S CHARGE. Rev. J. B. 'Stedeford gave the charge to• the youPg

men. At the outset, he congratulated them upon hav-ing come through their probation. Taking as his text : !' Give ye them to eat," St. John vi. 37, he said it

• was difficult to choose a subject of sufficient impres-siveness, for an occasion like that ; but he found his message in the utterances Of Jesus Christ,' at the feed-ing of the five thousand. He charged .His disciples, to

the people; and suddenly they were transferred to the spiritual side of life, as the supreme fact for these disciples, and, indeed, for the multitude,. was Jesus. There need to-day. was the relation of Christian minis-ters to the personality of Christ. Two facts must stand e+--the fact -of Christ and the fact of the multitude,

but Christ was the central figure, without whom there would be no multitude. The 'ersonal relationship they held to Christ was to be the'rnain thing in their minis-

.and much depended upon what was the measure -of Christ to them. The heart of the thought of the New Testainent and the Church was the living personal Christ. The man who entered the ministry of Christ found a vocation greater than any other,- as Christ was greater than them-selves, and if the- did not realise this they were not fit for the ministry. There was also the question of -the multitude. The multitude was there because Jesus. was there, and where Jesus was they vere never -allowed to forget the multitude._ Christ and the multitude were inseparable,. and if one entered into the life of one, so there was. the other'. To give• bread was still the chief task of the ministers of Jesus

-Christ. In conclusion, the Ex-President spoke words of wisdom and guidance, from an experience of a lbrig ministry. and it is to be hoped the messag-e will long remain in the hearts of the received.

The hymn, "Lord speak to me, that I may speak,"• was 'sung, and an impressive service was brought to a close with the benediction.

Conference devotional address was given by Rev. J. H. Rodda. The business for the closing day was the consideration of further resolutions from the District Meetings and Foreign Missionary Committee. Report of the Deaconess Institute was adopted,.. and some mis-cellaneous reports were considered - and Adopted. The Address to the Churches was adopted, and various notices of motions, which had been handed in during Confer-ence, led to some discussion, -and important questions were considered.

Hearty thanks were expressed to the Local Committee, the Officers of Conference and the Press._

An invitation from the Dudley Circuit, sustained by the Birmingham and Dudley .District, was. extended to Conference to hold its sittings in Wesley Chapel, Dudley, next year. .The invitation was heartily accepted.

The Final Reading of Stations brought to a close a very successful Conference.

The Conference closed in the early afternoon.. . A -full report of the proceedings ..will appear in our, next issue.

July 20 1916

THE UNITED METHODIST. 369

One Way Home. MR. SILAS K. HOCKING has a fine theme in his latest

novel, "When he came to himself " (Ward, Lock and Co. ,• 6s.), and he handles .• it with great skill. Rex Goodwin has piles of money and a beautiful home, both inherited= from his father. He has hosts of friends, too, of a sort: One of them who had borrowed from him often before and never repaid what he borrowed, conies one day again for help. During the talk 'he partly gets, and partly gives himself, the impression that Good- win has gone too far in his spendings and will now have to pull •up : it is doubtful if even then he can save himself from financial disaster. Rex in a moment of perversity lets the impression, false though it is, go un-corrected. He thought here would be fun in seeing, how the tidings of his (fictitious) monetary failure affects his immediate circle.

That is the first impulse of Rex. Later, when he finds that all his former boon companions have forsaken him and avoid him as if he were a leper and that Ada Clifton to whom he was betrothed throws him over heartlessly, there comes to Rex another idea. As he returns. from Ada Clifton's 'house Rex hears a street orator maintaining that "seem' there's nothin' to be 'ad without work, it's the dooty of everybody to do his part, an' it ain't fair that those who do work should 'ave to maintain along with their own families, a lot of idle, blood-sucking loafers who never do a stitch of work from January to Christmas. . . They're parasites, that's what they are." The word "parasites " seized Rex. Was he a parasite? Any way, could he possibly earn his own living? The question haunted him and would give him no rest until he put it to a practical test. So, leaving his affairs in the hands of the trusted family lawyer, he set off to London with just 4-5 in his pocket and the determination that, come what might, he would for one whole year earn his livelihood or die in the attempt.

The book is the story of this attempt. It is a story of fiequent disappointment and suffering. It will be an incredible story to those who do not know London and, the vortex-it is of a hundred thousand hopes. Rex tramps the 'streets for weeks, only to find door after door closed against him. He goes days hungry and dispirited. He, tries authorship. He works as a chauffeur, but loses his situation because the story of his past, falsely told, makes it impossible for Mrs. Blanc-Smith to keep him. Then come more days of the deepest suf-fering and privation he ever experienced, suffering and privation relieved at last by his obtaining employment as salesman to an automobile agent. Then follows the War, in which he playi a worthy part till he is wounded and invalided home. Then he finds Doris Carleon once more—but that part of the story must not be told or even-hinted at in detail.

Mr. Hocking has once before in a recent novel told the story of the struggles of a man who drifts to Lon-don to seek means of livelihood. But he has not told the story so fully nor so illuminatingly as here. And, of course, Mr. Flocking is an old hand at the love Story. But has he a sweeter heroine than Doris Carleon? I doubt it, and I have read all Mr. Hocking's stories of recent years.

But the supreme excellency of the story is that it really does show us a man coming to himself in these modern times and in a way that is entirely, believable. It is not - the evangelist's way and it is not the way we Methodist folk most love and most believe in ; neither is it the way in which the majority of men come to them-selves. But it is a way of reaching that wonderful and essential goal and it is the way Rex went, and to good purpose too.

Mr. Hocking has given us one of his most delightful , stories in "When he came to himself."

HENRY SMITH.

A Sunday by the Sea. SMILING waters. Promenading throngs. BlackpooPs

seventy thousand largely augmented by holiday makers from Bolton, Nelson, Farnworth, Leigh, and other contiguous towns which simultaneously shut mills, etc., and went in quest of re-invigorating breezes and re-juvenating ozone. Passing along the crowded prom., one thought that came to one's- mind was, What a remarkable "push" would be given along the whole Church's "front," should every visitor decide to go to worship.

At the morning service we "sat under," and be it said at once "with great delight," the minister at Springfield Road. The organist, who was evidently great friends with his instrument, ably led the singing, which was joined in very heartily by the congregation.

The "children's address," a singularly helpful and suggestive talk on Gordon, could not fail to strike the imagination of the "bairns." The sermon was such a deliverance from heart and brain of the preacher as surely stirred up all that was best in the listener. We were bidden lovingly and in choice diction, to. "rear our altars.".

(1) As memorialising- great experiences' and reminders

of special revelations when the dark days come, as memories of consecration for times when devotion is in danger of dying.

(2) As mediums of sacrifice. Choice illustrations pinned these lessons down—as also that in times of deliverance—in going into new territory and when experiencing great bitterness, wise men of old had, given thanks to God, had secured their future path', and had changed the bitterness into thanksgiving by rearing their altars. -

We thanked God and the preacher, and went away better able to make our few days real "holy days," and every day—we trust—a holy day. We were delighted to see amongst the congregation the Revs. David Heath and Jas. Gibson—wearing their' years well.

In the evening we joined the friends at Adelaide Street, where the resident minister gave us a most timely and fresh exposition of the "lifting- up the serpent in the wilderness." Prefaced by some pungent sentences on the man of literalism who misses the fine lessons which Biblic,a1 symbolism has to teach, the treatment of the subject, was broadly,, that the ugly nature of the evil thing needs to be plainly seen,. so that the very sight of it shall cause us to turn from it and live. Not the sting of the serpent, but the serpent itself is the mis-chief. Then the evangelical truth of Christ on the Cross completed a very fine deliverance, which contained apt illustration, forceful language, independent thought, and arresting ideas.

The singing was most helpful ; the organist and choir rendering noted service.

It is worthy of note that on the four miles promenade we are represented at the North End, and the Ceritral and the 'South Shore by the Springfield Road, Adelaide Street and Shaw Road churches respectively, each of which is within easy 'reach of the promenade, and each of which (including the latter, which I did not get to as I happened to be staying at the opposite extreme) deserves the support, and very genially Welcomes the attendance, of visitors to "Breezy Blackpool."

FL W.

Departed Friends. Mr. J. G. Craske, Sheringham.

We regret to announce the death. of Mr. J. G. Craske, of Ramsey House, Sheringham, which took place at a Nursing Home in Norwich, in his fifty-seventh year. Mr. Craske was a very well-known figure in United' Methodist circles, having been a frequent representative of the Sheringham Church at District Meetings and Conferences. He held for several years the post of co-circuit steward, besides being steward and a trustee of his local church. In his work as a local preacher he was most acceptable in the pulpits of the circuit churches. He was a man greatly esteemed for his strict integrity in all business dealings, and honoured by those who were associated with him in many good works. The United Methodist Church has lost in him a devoted

-orker and friend whom it can ill spare at the present time.

The funeral service was held in the United Methodist Church,• conducted by Revs. F. L. Page (pastor), G. B. brown_ (Holt), and E. S. Mills—a former minister in the Holt Circuit. Representatives of the circuit and of the trustees of Sheringham Church were present and a large number of friends. Mr. H. Brett, organist of the Parish Church, presided at the organ and played suit- able music, including "0 rest in the Lord," and at the • close the "Dead March" in "Saul." The hymns "0 god our Help in ages past " and " Jesus still lead on "

were sung. In the course of a brief address, the Rev. F. L. Page said that Mr. Cr'aske's convictions were deep and strong, and he was firm and fearless in his utterance of truth, cost what it might, and his life was ordered by high moral principles. There was no dila-toriness or trifling in his life. A keen sense of duty stirred him to use 'to the fullest extent the present time and opportunities. Hence he lived his life with a thoroughness, a sincerity, a seriousness of purpose, rivalled by few, and surpassed by none.

The committal sentences at the graveside were read and prayer offered by Rev. F. L. Page.

Mr. Luther Roberts, Looe. There has just passed away at Looe, after a long and

very painful affliction, Mr. Luther Roberts, who for a number of years, previous to Methodist Union, was a hired local preacher with the United Methodist Free Churches. At the. time of _Union Mr. Roberts was in charge of the Looe section of the Liskeard Circuit, and when his services were no longer required as a full-time agent he settled down .in business in the district and served the Churches with devotion, acceptability, and success. , His name was on four circuit plans, and occasionally he occupied the pulpit of the Congregational Church. Preaching was his chief delight, and scarcely a Sabbath passed without his being engaged in preach-ing in the district..

Mr. Roberts was a Yorkshireman by birth and was a Nonconformist of the sturdiest and most uncom-promising type. For over forty years he had been a local preacher and his pulpit ministrations were always helpful and inspiring. Many testimonies have been re-ceived of the helpfulness of his preaching. Some twelve months ago symptoms of an alarmin.g- nature gave him and his family great concern, but he courageously did his work for several months. At last the doctor diag- nosed cancer, and although his sufferings were at times intense, and 'he was never free from pain, he bore his sufferings with great fortitude, and never once mut% inured or doubted the wisdom of God. Resolutions of sympathy from different quarterly meetings, and letters from members of the various Denominations in the dis-trict attest the esteem in which he was held.

teemed,. indeed much beloved by all who knew him. He was visited by members of all the Churches and those of no Church. It was often good to be in the sickroom. Before his affliction became acute he was the successful leader of a large mixed Bible Class of sixty to seventy members, held in the gallery of our church in Grantham. The interment was largely at- tended. Rev. E. Craine (circuit minister), Rev. G. D. Thompson and Rev. W. H. S. Snow (former ministers of the circuit), and Rev. G. B. Bowler (Baptist), an old friend of the deceased, took part in the service at the house and the graveside. He will be a much-missed man.

Mr. G. H. Boothroyd, Paddock. IN the death of Mr. George Henry Boothroyd, our

Paddock Church, Huddersfield, has lost one of its oldest and most esteemed members. He had been associated with our cause there for over sixty years, and it was the only spiritual home he ever had. When quite young he entered 'the Sunday school, and ultimately became a teacher. Whilst yet in his teens he joined the church, and was eventually appointed assistant class leader, and then a trustee. But he gave his best and longest service 'to the choir, having been a member of that body for nearly forty-nine years. For about six years he ably filled the office of choirmaster, and was the deputy choir-master at the time of his death.

Up to two years ago he had enjoyed a life of splendid and unbroken health, then a change set in, and during the last six months he grew rapidly worse. On more than one occasion he told the writer that he had no fear of the end, but only desired, if it were God's will, that the journey thither should be as short as possible. He bore his sufferings with singular patience and courage. As the end grew nearer his faith in Christ grew stronger, his hope brighter, and his love deeper, until God took him to the rest and reward of Heaven. He died on June 25th, 1916, at the age of sixty-six; and was interred at Zion, Lindley, the Rev. E. E. Lark officiating.

Mr. J. W. D. Pratt, Oldbury. A great shadow has been cast over the Tabernacle

Church and congregation, Oldbury, by the lamented death from accident of Councillor Joseph W. D. Pratt. On Friday night, June 30th, he went, as was his custom, to see that everything was right at his colliery and brick works, and, unfortunately, slipped into the canal where his wharf was, and was held fast in the thick mud at the bottom, and before anyone knew, or could reach hint, died of shock. His death is a big loss to the Tabernacle Church, and to the town, but especially to Mrs. 'Pratt and the children, who are deeply distressed. Mr. Pratt was one of the most unobtrusive of men, willing always to do liis duty, but never asking pub-licity. lie was unassuming in life and service, straight-forward and honourable in all his business affairs, de-voted to his wife and family, and deeply and generously interested in the work of the Tabernacle. He will be much missed. He had only just retired from the chair-manship of the Oldbury Urban District Council, after having won the confidence and esteem of his fellow-councillors by his unfailing attention to public business, and conscientious discharge of .duty. He was still chair-man of the Oldbury Tribunal for military purposes, and presided at a sitting of the Tribunal only two hours before his death. In 'many other ways he was actively interested in Oldbury. He died at his work, one of the best and worthiest men this big industrial district has produced. On Wednesday morning, July 5th, an im-pressive memorial service was held in the Tabernacle, conducted by Rev. E. Cato, and attended by a large representative congregation. Two 'favourite hymns of Mr. Pratt's, "Rock of Ages" and "Abide with me," were sung, and an address in loving remembrance of him was given by Mr. Cato. The body was then borne to the Crematorium, Perry Bar, and .afterwards the remains were reverently interred in the Oldbury cemetery.

Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts. It is with regret that we have to record the death

of Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts, aged seventy, of our Penryn Church. Mrs. Roberts was for many years a member of the church, in which she took a great interest. At the alteration of the church she, with her husband, gave a large centre gas bracket, as a thankoffering ; she was also energetic in the sewing meetings and bazaars, for which at times she acted as treasurer; being of a quiet disposition she worked silently, and in the same spirit gave to the cause she so much loved. The church in her will miss a good friend. The interment took place on Friday at St. Gluvias cemetery.

Miss S. E. Ellis, Ossett. OUR sister entered into rest on July 6th, after a short

but painful illness. She had been a member of the church fifty years, and by her pure Christian character and splendid service in church and school gltrified God her Saviour, and influenced many to high issues and noble ends. The esteem in which she was held was testified by the large congregation which gathered to the funeral service at our Dale Street Church, con-ducted by Rev. E. Cook. Rev. P. Bennett, a former minister of the circuit, gave a choice characterisation of our departed friend.

Cardiff (Penarth Road).--A sacred concert was given by the Gran.getown Choral Society, under the auspices of the Grangetown G.S.A. The chair was occupied by Capt. German. The sum of JJ4 12s. was raised towards the fund for the Starving Prisoners of War in Germany. This sum has since been augmented by private dona-tions.

Mr. Robert Pearson,-Grantham. The Grantham Circuit has lost a valued member by

the death of Mr. Pearson, at the age of sixty-six years. For some' time he was a most useful and acceptable local preacher, but for many years was unable to carry on the work he so much loved. His patience and trust in the midst of severe suffering were conspicuous. Though crippled by rheumatism, he trained him,self to write in a clear legible hand, and many a fellow sufferer has received a message of comfort, if a be-liever/a the Lord, or of counsel if he had not made the great decision. These letters were treasured. Poor in purse, he was rich in faith and love to God. He was most generous in helping needy folk and good causes with the little he had. Mr. Pearson was highly es-

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HINTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL LESSON, JULY 30th, 1916.

THE WORD OF THE CROSS.-1 Cor. i. 18—ii. 2.

This week's lesson provides the opportunity of re-viewing Paul's work as a missionary in the light of his burning passion for his Crucified Lord. The idea of the lesson may be happily set forth by conceiving of Paul as "The First Crusader."

Hints, for Teachers' Study. (1) Teachers should realize that they have now to pre-

sent one of the greatest .subjects of Christian thought, viz., the place of the Cross in the faith and life of a Christian, and should be prepared to reflect deeply. The Cross symbolizes the sufferings and death of our Lord, and in these Christian faith has found persistently the very ground and hope of human redemption. Recall first the place occupied by the story of the Cross in the Gospels ; if possible read at least the accounts in Mt. xxvi.—xxvii. and Jn. xviii.—xix. Note how the Early Church was moved to reflect on the reason why Christ should have died, especially in the light of what they remembered He Himself had taught them, and so came speedily to see in His death not merely a terrible judicial crime of the Jews, but a judgement of God upon sin borne by Jesus for our sakes, and a manifestation of God's redeeming love. The central thought was that through His death Christ took our sins away, e.g., pas-sages like Jn. i. 29 and 1 Pet. ii. 24, where He is spoken of as "the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world " and as "bearing our sins in His own body."

(2) In no N.T. writings does the Cross loom more largely than in those of St. Paul. Classic passages, all of which teachers should try to read and ponder care-fully, are 1 Cor. i. 17—ii. 10, Gal. ii. 15-21, iii. 10-14, v. 24, vi. 12-17, Rom. v. (all of the second group of letters), and Phil. H. 5-11 (of the third . group). Note the following points : (a) Paul repeatedly testifies that his preaching was concerning the Cross and Christ cruci-fied, e.g., 1 Cor. i. 23, ii. 2. What impression was pro-duced by such preaching? Paul's testimony is that to the Jews it was ,a scandal—" the offence of the Cross," and to Greeks utter foolishness. See Gal. v. 11, 1 Cor. i. 23. The reasons for this impression may be easily discovered, when it is remembered that early opponents of Christianity often used to ridicule the idea of "a crucified God," and that the idea of a crucified Messiah must have been repugnant to every Jewish sense of pro-priety, and that the penalty of crucifixion was reserved by the Romans under whom our Lord was crucified for criminals of the most contemptible order, and was attended by conditions of indescribable shanie—naked ex-posure until corruption set in. The idea that by One who had so died our redemption was gained must there-fore have been very difficult to apprehend, if not almost repugnant. (b) Paul himself had originally been re-pulsed by the thought that the Messiah could be cruci-fied, yet had felt at length compelled to give his allegi-ance to the crucified Lord. For the vision on the way to Damascus was of that Lord.. From that time the Cross became central to his life and thought. What was Paul's thought concerning it? It may be variously put. First, in Gal. iii. 13, by a piece of characteristic rabbinical in-terpretation, he says, that by becoming "accursed" (take this word literally) in His death, Christ took upon Him-self "the curse " that rested on all who broke the moral law. Better, in Rom. v., we see that in Christ's death Paul finds the vindication of God's judgement of con-demnation upon sin, and by faith which appropriates the work of Christ to ourselves the condemnation upon us is borne by Him. In other words, Paul connects the death of Christ with the removal and forgiveness of sin. It was this sense, that in Christ he found the power of sin utterly broken, that made Paul so glory in the Cross (see Rom. vii, 25 a, and Gal. vi. 14). (c) Many passages show that, while Paul considered that in His death Christ did something for us which we could not do for ourselves, yet every Christian is called to recapitulate the sufferings of Christ in himself. There is the famous passage in which Christians are exhorted "to fill up that which is lacking of the sufferings' of Christ"; and in Phil. ii. 5 the exhortation "to have the mind of Christ " is also explained by 'Christ's suffer-ings. Note also the stirring declarations of Gal. ii. 20

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and vi. 17 : "I am crucified with Christ : nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me"; and "I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus." It needs but little imagination to conceive Paul 'passing from place to place on his journeys, with this mighty passion surging in his heart, so that he seems like a spiritual crusader, the Cross ever before his eyes.

Hints on Teaching. (a) Junior Classes.

(1) Begin with a talk about flags, signs, and symbols, e.g., flags of different regiments (skull hnd cross-bones of "Death and Glory Boys "), Union Jack, French, -Ger-man and American eagles (taken from ancient Roman eagle), the Turkish Crescent. Lead up to the question : If Christianity had a flag, what symbol should we put on it? Talk of the crosses so often seen in our churches, and mention carefully, because it sometimes borders on the idolatrous, the use of the crucifix by certain Chris-tians. Then tell of wars that have been fought, though perhaps not in the true spirit of Jesus Christ, with "the Cross" as a watchword, e.g., the old Highland clans men of Scotland, whose call to arms was a wooden cross dipped in goat's blood—and the Crusades, the great mili-tary adventures of the Middle Ages to capture Jerusalem. The children- will know of Peter the Hermit, who in a great burst of religious enthusiasm, went through Europe calling men to arms for this purpose, of Richard I. of England and .Saladin.

(2) Then remind the class of Paul, the great Christian of whom we have been hearing so much lately. Speak of his journeys, which we have been following (swiftly trace and review on map), and compare them to a Cru-sade. Tell that Paul when nearing the end of his life, wrote of himself as a soldier. (Can the children quote the words : "I have fought a good fight," 2 Tim: iv. 7?) What did Paul fight for? We may say that he, too; fought for the Cross, for wherever he went, the chief thing he preached about was the Cross of Jesus Christ. Let the children .find and read two or three passages which show this, e.g., 1 Cor. i. 23 and Gal. vi. 14.

(3) Let the children consider why "the Cross " should be the sign of Christianity, why Paul gloried in it and preached about it. Tell that long ago people found it very difficult to believe that it should have been necessary for Jesus Christ to die to save us from our sins. Speak with care of the shamefulness which attended crucifixion' by the Romans, shamefulness designed to express utter contempt and repugnance. Yet Jesus endured 'so much that He might turn us from sin. And so His Cross be-comes the holiest thing in all the world. (Some attempt should be made to show reason for this, for it 'puzzles children sometimes as it does adults. It is perhaps best to proceed by showing that since it was the sin of men that put Jesus to death, the Cross shows .us how awful sin is ; and so it teaches us to be sorry for sin, and leads us to trust His love for power to overcome it, since Jesus never sinned, although men treated Him so badly, but loved and forgave even His enemies.)

(4) Lead up finally to the thought that we should be crusaders of the Cross, and that the Cross should be our sign and watchword. Tell of the legend of the great heathen Emperor Constantine, on the night before a great battle, having a dream in which a cross appeared with these 'words : "In this sign conquer ! " He won the battle, and became a Christian. But we are to be crusaders, not in that sense, but in the better way shown by Paul. Speak of crucifying selfishness, of making sacrifices for others, above all for Jesus. Christ. Re, member the words of Jesus : "If any man would be My disciple, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow Me ! " Let the class learn Paul's words : "God forbid that I should glory save in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ," and "I bear 'in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus." The closing hymn should be either "Stand up, stand ,up for Jesus" or "Onward, Christian soldiers ! "

(b) Senior Classes. (1) Here a serious attempt should be made to bring the

members of the class face to face with the meaning of the Cross, and the lessoif should culminate ill an earnest appeal.

(2) Begin with the big place occupied by the 'death of Jesus Christ in the preaching of. St. Paul. Read simple extracts from 1 Cor. i. 23, etc. Consider the reasons for 'the difficulties which such preaching pre-sented to Paul's hearers, Jews and Greeks!

(3) Was Paul wrong in preaching so much about the Cross? On the contrary, the N.T. confirms him in so doing, by the big place given to the story of the cruci-fixion in the Gospel stories, and by what other N.T. writers have to say, e.g., Jn. and 1 Pet.

(4) Consider the reasons for this, pointing out that the Cross has become the characteristic symbol for Chris-tianity. Show that the death of Jesus Christ evidently made a tremendous impression upon His followers, that they felt compelled to ask why He should have died, and that from the rest they began to connect it with redemp-tion from sin.

(5) Indicate that it has always been difficult to define the connection between ,Christ's death and sin and its forgiveness, but that some things may be said quite definitely. (a) The Cross teaches us how awful sin is, and thus helps to awaken shame and repentance in us. These are saving facts. (b) It may tell us what God thinks of sin, Paul's phrase, "the exceeding sinful- ness o sin." (c)

e.g., f' When men have been able to think of

Christ actually bearing our sins for us, it has brought a wonderful sense of relief from the power of sin. This is the evangelical experience, e.g., Paul, Luther, Wesley. Saving faith is just that trust in lesus that He has taken away our sins. A splendid conclusion would be to read Bunyan's description of what happened at the Cross, in " Pilgrim 's Progress."

For Our Boys and Girls. SIGNALS.

LAST week I was travelling on- what is sometimes called an express railway train. It is called express for fun, because it goes so slowly. The train coughed and puffed, and seemed almost out of breath in climb-ing to the town towards which we were travelling. The beautiful hills—fields with their backs up, as a young friend of mine calls them—sending the fresh air to smack my cheeks made me so hungry, that I felt I could almost eat anything. There was another man in the carriage, and I noticed he had a small paper parcel. "Do you know what is in here?" he said ; and because I am so slow in guessing,.. before I could reply he opened it. It consisted of that day's daily newspaper and an apple. "Guess what I am ssoino- to do with it ! " Now appleS are my favourite fruit, and because I was hungry I felt like saying, "I hope you are going' to give it to me." But before I could reply he said, "I am going to throw it out , of the window." He saw me jump, look surprised, and perhaps because he thought I was going to throw him out of the window' (although. if I had quarrelled with him it would have been a friendly one), he ex-plained. He was going to throw it to an old man who lived in a small cottage by the railway. .I stretched my neck (and incidentally nearly pushed my head through the window) in time to see the parcel drop right by the cottage door, and the apple roll into the doorway of the cottage it was intended for; and then—not because the man had aimed so well—but because the signal was against us, the express ceased even to walk, and came to a dead stop.

Signals are very useful, and there are many kinds. One morning weeks ago, at my front door I found a sailor—aged about four—on guard. I wondered what-ever he was up to, but I soon saw him march back-wards and forwards past quite a number of houses.,', Now he would stop, stand attention, and do certain exercises, then march again. This went on repeatedly almost the whole day for several weeks. We have many soldiers in' the town I live in, and they often pass my house. Regularly they would salute him, and he would salute back. They were really signalling to each other. He often made my front door a halting place, and if I were passing out or in he would salute me, and I would return it. I never knew him fail whilst on guard except once. One day a. water-cart seemed to come from nowhere; and as watercarts are novelties in these days, he suddenly seemed to forget he was on g‘uard protecting us from the Germans, for he followed the watercart the whole length of the road, and enjoyed (as though there were nothing else in the world except himself and the watercart) being drenched with water. He very soon remembered his duty, and came back on guard. In the afternoon I noticed he had another sailor suit 'on.

Another time I was 'in a shipyard seeing the launch of a large ship. It was a wonderful sight; and imme-diately the vessel was floated there was great cheering. Looking around', I saw on a platform my little friend, waving a flag for all he was worth. It was his father (who is commander of a submarine, and who was in the yard, but at some distance from the, place where the launch took. place) to whom he was waving to tell him the ship had been launched., and his . father waved his hand 'in reply.

Once more I saw him on some sandhills teaching a number of boys how to signal with flags.

You have seen railway signals, and possibly you have seen people signal 'with flags and banners, and balloons, . and searchlights, but do you know that some of the colours of flowers act as signals. You' watch what colours the bee favours, and what the wasp (but he careful that you do not get stung), and the beetle. The colours of 'some flowers act as a sign, a signal to some insects, telling them there is food or drink for them within these flowers.

We can also. receive and give signals by words and acts. One evening I was meeting a group of boys and girls. Two of my little friends came late. I soon found out why. Percy had promised . to come —early, but had been playing a game. Stanley met him, and said, "Are, you not coming to the meeting?" "Oh ! I forgot," replied Percy. "I am helping to . make a trench to keep the Germans out." He was so keen on his game of trench-making that he forgot.all. about the meeting until Stanley acted as a signal, 6s a mes-senger reminding him of it.

We can send signals to Jesus. I was in a provision shop one day. It was nearly - full of people; and in waiting my turn I saw a little girl, not more than two years of age, with her mother. , Soon someone said, "What is baby's name?" And -at once baby re-, plied, "K-- for Kathleen." She probably has a cup with "K" marked on it. Then mother said, "Kath-leen can. say her prayers." And before all the people . Kathleen commenced to say her prayers.

Besides playing at signalling let us always try to send messages of good will and helpfulness to all arolnd, and so we shall be sending signals of hope to them. Let us always ask Jesus to help us. E. W.

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CLECKHEATON. On Sunday, July 9th, the thanksgiving ser-

vices in connection with the completion of the debt extinction scheme at Royal Well were continued, and two very helpful sermons were preached by the Rev. R. R. Greenslade. The chief services in connection with this event were held on the previous Wednesday, when a special sermon was preached by the Rev. D. J. Rounsefell, of Bristol. At five o'clock a public tea was held, to which about eighty people sat down. This was followed by a splendidly attended public meeting at 7.30 in the lecture hall. The chairman (Councillor A. Mann), in a brief and characteristic speech, gave to the friends present an outline of the work accomplished during the last fifty-two years, during which time he had witnessed many changes but with them all the one thing that had impressed him most was the love and loyal devotion that newcomers to the church had shown from time to time. He also took the opportunity of thanking not only members of the church, but also the many outside friends in Cheltenham, who had taken such a keen in-terest in Royal Well, and it was with their help that they were able to announce, after fifty-two years, that the debt on the building was completely cleared. The Rev. C. E. Stone gave a very cheery and helpful ad-dress, emphasising that the work done by churches or individuals, although it did not show an immeditae harvest, would, in the end, if done from the highest motives, undoubtedly bring good to those around, and hasten the coming of Christ's kingdom, and he urged the friends to press on, and God would crown their

.efforts with success. The Rev. D. J. Rounsefell next gave a most powerful address. One thing that struck all who heard him. was the intense earnestness of the speaker. He emphasised the need for prayer. Prayer, he said, is the great dynamic of the church, the vital and most powerful instrument a church cala use. During

the evening two anthems were beautifully rendered by Salem choir. At the close the Rev. R. R. Greenslade gave a report of the financial result of the effort, which showed that after the debt was cleared there would be a balance of some LO or £10. He concluded by thank-ing all who had taken part and helped in any way to bring about such a fine result.

Quarterly Meetings. Birmingham (Unett Street).-Held at Smethwick,

Rev. F. P. Argall presiding. A resolution appreciat-ing the character and service of the late Mr. C. R. Smith, circuit chapel secretary and auditor, was regret-fully passed, and sympathy expressed with the bereaved family and church. Mr. L. Gascoigne was elected cir-cuit chapel secretary and auditor vice Mr. Smith. The numerical statement showed an increase on the quarter, and finances of the circuit were satisfactory. hearty appreciation was expresged by representatives of all the churches of the able and devoted services of the Rev. F. P. Argall (superintendent), whose departure from the circuit is .greatly regretted. The Rev. H. H. Riley was also thanked for his three years' work, and wished every success. H. H. R.

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Harrison, a garden party and American social had been arranged in connection with the Marsden Street U.M. Sisterhood, to take place at Fernlea, Cobden Road, ( n Wednesday, July 12th, but owing to the unfavourable weather the social was held in the schoolroom. Tea and entertainment were provided by the members and friends of the Sisterhood. Miss Turner received the money earned and given, and was presented with a bouquet by Dorothy Piney. There was a good attend-ance, and the proceeds realised £12.

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of the two courses just suggested is possible, a letter directed to Rev. H. Smith, as above, will receive im-mediate attention, and he will do his best to get into touch with some minister in the immediate neighbour- hood where the soldier is. Please do not think any trouble will be too great to help a United Methodist boy who is in the Army.

List of United Board Army and Navy Chaplains and " Officiating Clergymen."

The letters following the names in the list given under indicate whether Baptist, Congregationalist, Primitive Methodist, or United Methodist; P. stands for Presbyterians,, and W. for Wesleyans.

CHAPLAINS TO THE FORCES.

Baptists. Bray, Rev. A. E. Charteris, Rev. W. C. Clifford, Rev. E. 0., B.A. Dawson, Rev. J. T. Fraser, Rev. Donald. Gower, Rev. H. F. Griffin, Rev. R. C. Hart, Rev. T. W. Harte, Rev. G. W. Harvey, Rev. J. Lamb. Hiley, Rev. D. J. Hoare, Rev. H. G., B.A. Hogbin, Rev. F, A. Holme, Rev. Ralph. Hughes, Rev. L. G. Humphrey, Rev. F. Jackman, Rev: J. H. Jones, Rev. A. E. Owen. Jones, Rev. Hugh. Jones, Rev. R. E. Jones, Rev. S. J. Jones, Rev. T. Kemp, Rev. F. G., S.C.F.

Congregationalists./ Adams, Rev. J. Ballard, Rev. F. H. Bartlett, Rev. R. Bevan, Rev. J. Bevan, Rev. T. J. Bohn, Rev. J.c„C. A. Clayton, Rev. J. J. L. Crookall, Rev. E., M:A. Edwards, Rev. J., B.A. Evans, Rev. J., B.A. Farrington, Rev. A. Fox, Rev. A. E. Gamble, Rev. H. J., B.A. Howell, Rev. T.,- B.A. Hughes, Rev. R. W. Jenkins, E., M.A. Jones, E., M.A., B.D. Kaye, Rev. J. A. Matheson, Rev. E. A.,

B.A., B.D.

Primitive Methodists. Barber, Rev. B. A. Bellew, Rev. W. E. Delafield, Rev. S. G. East, Rev. 1'. S. Emmitt, Rev. E. S. Firth, Rev. J. Fisher, Rev. P. J. Gilbert, Rev. J. E. Grayson,' Rev. J. W. Heward, Rev. T. B.

Mander, Rev. H. C. Morgan, Rev. D. J. Morgan, Rev. A. Rees. Morris, Rev. S. G. Morse, Rev: D. G. Owen, Rev. W. G. Patterson, Rev. D. Tait. Pearce, Rev. J. H., B.A. Price, Rev. R. 0., B.A.,

B.D. Rice, Rev. G. M. Roberts, Rev. F. Waldo. Rose, Rev. C. S. Seeley, Rev. J. Snelgrove, Rev. R. M. Stearn, Rev. C. H.,

B.A., B.D. Tattersall, Rev. T. N. Walker, Rev. J. R. Walkey, Rev. F. J. Watson, Rev. E. L. Wilkinson, Rev. S. H. Wood, Rev. Clifford.

Mathias, Rev. E. Maxwell, Rev. A. R. Moffatt, Rev. A. U. Ormerod, Rev. J. C., M.A. Patten, Rev. J. A., M.A. Pickthall, Rev. • J. M.A.,

B.D. Rawcliffe, Rev. E. B. Richards, Rev. T. Shave, Rev. C. H., S.C.F. Shepherd, ReV. J., B.A. Skilton, Rev. E. Stacey, Rev. M. Stephens, Rev. J. P., B.A. Stevenson, Rev. J. E. Tweedle, Rev. E. Weir, Rev. E. J. Wheeler, Rev. F. H. Williams, Rev. R. Peris. Winder, Rev. C. A.

Horne, Rev. E. de J. Kendall, Rev. G. Lowe, Rev. A. Mowforth, Rev. S. E. Masson, Rev. W. J. Sands, Rev. T. Scott, Rev. G. T. Standing, Rev. G., S.C.F. Wearmouth, Rev. R. F.

United Methodists. Allen, Rev. Herbert D. Bowyer, Rev. A. E. Clarke, Rev. T. E. Davey, Rev. J. Penry. Fairfax, Rev. Frank. Field, Rev. William. Gibbon, Rev. John. Hinchcliffe, Rev. Harry. Hulse, Rev. A. H.

Jeffries, Rev. W. H. Langley, Rev. J. Ernest. Lockett, Rev. A. C. Minnearr-Rev. G. E. Rhodes, Rev. W. P. Wallett, Rev. Joseph. Walters, Rev. G. F. Wooldridge, Rev. R. H.

July 20, 1916. SUPPLEMENT TO THE UNITED METHODIST. 373

The United Navy and Army Board. THE Baptist Union of Great Britain and Ireland, the

Congregational Union of England and Wales, the Primitive Methodist Denomination and the United Methodist Denomination, have constituted a United Board and act together in securing the appointment of Navy and Army Chaplains, and "Officiating Clergy-men," and also in watching over the rights and interests of the members of these Denominations in the Army and Navy.

On that Board the United Methodist Church is repre-sented by four members : Revs. H. Smith, H. Hooks, W. S. Welch, and Mr. Thomas Hulbert. Rev. H. Smith, 25 Bolingbroke Grove, Wandsworth Common, London, S.W., is the- Secretary of the United Methodist section and Mr. Thomas Hulbert, Treasurer.

Rev: J. H. Shakespeare, M.A. (Baptist Church House, Southampton Row, London, W.C.), is Chairman of the United Board, and he and Rev. R. J. Wells (Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, London, E.C.), are the Secre- taries. -

The United Methodist Navy and Army Committee.

The United Methodist Navy and Army Committee was appointed in October, 1914, by the General. Connexional Committee, and its appointment was confirmed by the action of the United Methodist Conference of 1915. The present members and officers of the Committee are stated in the paragraph given above. The Churches and friends have subscribed nearly £2,500 in order that two camp homes may be built for soldiers and a nucleus fund formed for a permanent soldiers' home to be erected at the close of- the war. The first camp home was opened at Bramshott, in the Aldershot Command, in June, 1915. A second is to be erected at Brocton on Cannock Chase, and will be under the supervision of Captain A. C. Lockett, C.F., 93 Station Road, Hednesford, Staffs. The Bramshott camp, home has had a wonderfully suc-cessful year, and has been a source of joy and help to thousands of the soldiers in the camp. It is expected that the Brocton camp home will also have a very suc-cessful career.

Up to July 8th, 1916, the following returns concern-ing United Methodists who had jointd the Army and Navy were received :—

On United Methodist Rolls of Honour : 36,274. No. Wounded : 1,771. No. Killed : 1,376. Honours gained : 71.

How to Use the Subjoined List. IT will be noticed that none of the Chaplains'

addresses are given in the subjoined list. That is because most of them are at the Front and liable to such quick and frequent changes that no address would certainly hold for many months together. So far as the United Methodist Chaplains are concerned, any letters addressed to them, care of Rev. Henry Smith, 25 Bolingbroke Grove, Wandsworth Common, London, S.W., would be forwarded, as he is made acquainted immediately with all changes of address. The addresses of all "Officiating Clergymen " are given where known, and any letters addressed to them asking them to care for any of our boys will receive careful attention.

We have United Board Chaplains on every Front of the war, except in South Africa, and a Senior Chaplain on each Front. When it is desired that any one who has been moved to the Front should be looked up and cared for, especially when it is desired that the wounded at the Front should be visited, a letter addressed to Rev. H. Smith, at the above address, giving the name and number of the soldier, and the section, company, battalion, regiment, division, he is attached to, and whether he is with the Imperial or the British or the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, will be forwarded by Mr. Smith to the Senior Chaplain on that particular Front, who would be sure to give it immediate attention.

.When any of our boys are moved to a town or camp, it will be seen by reference to the list given below whether we have a minister representing the United Board there. In that case particulars, as above, as to the soldier boy to be cared for should be sent direct to him. Where we have no Chaplain or "Officiating Clergyman," a United Methodist minister in the town or district might be written to, and he would be sure to give attention to any request sent to him. Where neither

OFFICIATING CLERGYMEN.

Abergele, Kinmel Camp and St. Asaph (Welsh), W. G. Owen, C.F., B. Army. E. Jones, M.A., B.D., C.F., C. Army.

Aldeburgh, (vacant).

Aldershot, F. G. Kemp, S.C.F., for B. and C. Army, "Frog-nal," York Crescent, Aldershot. J. E. Gilbert, for P.M. and U.M. Army, 7 Vidtoi:a Road, Aldershot.

Beacon Hill, Frensham, Grayshott, and Hindhead, W. K. Burford, C. Army, The Manse, Tower Road, Hindhead. Assisted by A. Shape, C. Army.

Bordon and Headley, Bentley Neal, C. Army, The Manse, Headley, Hants.

Bramshott, Liphook, and Longmore, J. C. Sweet, U.M. Army, The Manse, Liphook, Hants. W. Jollans, U.M. Army, United Board Camp Home, Bramshott, Hants.

Witley, J. Firth, C.F., P.M. Army, United Free Church Hut, Witley, Surrey. P. W. Hancox, P.M. Army, 9 Leas Road, Guildford, Surrey.

Alnwick, Rev. G. W. Laughton, U.M. Army, Bondgate, Church Manse, Alnwick.

Alton, H. G. Lewis, C. Army, Down House, Alton, Hants.

Ashburton, F. E. Harker, C. Army, The Manse, Ash-burton, Devon.

Ashford, Kent, W. R. Chesterton, B. Army, Wellesley House, Ashford, Kent.

Ashton-in-Makerfleld, W. Harris, B.A., B.D., C. Army, The Manse, Ashton-in-Makerfield.

Ashton-under-Lyne, P.M. and U.M., W. S. Howlett, P.M., "Colinwood," 49 Richmond Street.

Ashton-under-Lyne, A. N. Geary, B. Army, Dean Place, Trinity Square, Ashton-under-Lyne.

Ashurst Wood, Forest Row Camp, J. Archer, C. Army, Norman Villa, Ashurst Wood, East Grinstead.

.A.tdeborough, W. S. Barrett, P.M. Army, Connaught Road, Attleborough, Norfolk.

Avonmouth and Shirehampton, J. Morgan, C. Army, Sherborne Villa, Avonmouth, Bristol.

Aylsham, J. Read, B. Army, Aylshani, Norfolk.

Baddesley, E. F. M. Vokes, B. Army, Chandler's Ford, Southampton.

Baldock, G. F. Sears, C. Army, Baldock, Herts.

Barbon, Military 'Hospital,

Barrow-in-Furness, • T. H. Barlow, P.M. Army, 67 Harrison Street.

Basingstoke, R. Mackintosh, C–Army, Pentire, Basing-stoke.

Bath, MidSomer Norton, J. L. Baggott, P.M. Army, "Rosslyn."

Bath, J. Turner-Smith, C. Army, 9 Devonshire Build-ings, Bath.

Bawdsey and Hollesley, S. W. Kitchener, C. Army, The Manse, Alderton, Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Beccles, W. E. Davies, C. Army, Beccles, Suffolk.

Bedale, Yorks., J. Bradley, P.M. Army, "Windsor House."

Bedford, G. H. R. Laslett, B. Army, 14 Glebe Road, Bedford.

Bedlington, J. Dyson, P.M. Army, 1 Millbank Terrace.

Beeston, Notts., R. C. Ford, M.A., B. Army, "Brent. wood," Glebe Street, Beeston, Nottingham.

Belfast and Holywood, W. J. tiavey, C. Army, 87 Lime, stone Road, Belfast..

Belvedere, H. S. Webb, C. Army, "The Shrubbery, Gloucester Road, !Belvedere.

Berkhamsted, G. H. Heynes, B. Army, "Dunelni, Boxwell Road, Berkhamsted.

Berwick,

Beverley, Westwood Camp, W. D. Reid, M.A., C. Army, Eden Holm, Beverley.

Bexhill, J. Osborne, M.A., C. Army, Down View, Ter. minus Avenue, Bexhill.

Biggleswade, J. W. Derwent, B. Army, Hitehin Street, Biggleswade.

Birmingham and District—Troops in Training at—

Sutton Park, Witton and Aston, D. L. Jones, B.A., B.D., C. Army.

Rockford, Coleshill Street, Sutton Coldfield, Birming-ham.

Thorpe Street Barracks, Great Brook Street Barracks, Stoney Lane Barracks, Taunton Road, J. H. Hirst, P.M. Army, 39 Princess Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

College Road, R. C. Lemin, B. Army, Bradninch, St. Agnes Road, Moseley, Birmingham.

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Smethwick (and Hospitals), H. Singleton, B. 'Army, 7 Edgbaston Road, Smethwick, Bir-mingham.

Dudley Road and Queen's, U.M. Army, United Methodist Minister, 17 Hallewall Road, Edg-baston, Birmingham.

Rubery, Highbury, and King's Heath, T. Towers, C Army, St. Leonard's, 51 Grove Avenue, Moseley, Birmingham.

University Buildings, Selly Park, and General, F. A. Rees, B. Army, 105 Gough Road, Edgbaston,

Stourbridge Section, 1st Southern Hospital, K. Garthwaite, U.M. Army, Pensnett, near Dudley.

Birtley, W. E. Farndale, P.M. Army, The Avenue, Birtley, Durham.

Blackheath (Army Service Corps), R. J. French, B. Army, .89 Blackheath Hill, Greenwich, London, S.E.

Blackheath (Charlton Park Camp), J. S. Iles, B. Army, Henry Road, Blackheath.

Blackpool, J. Fox, B Army, 52 Burlington Road, South Shore, Blackpool.

Blandford, G. Evans, B.D., C Navy and Army, Bland-ford.

Blandford Camp, A. W. Welford, P.M. Army, "Thelme," Salisbury Road, Blandford, Dorset.

Blyth, W. Holroyde, U.M. Army, 49 Grey Street, Blyth.

Bodmin, C. F. Lea, U.M. Army, 2 Western Crescent, Bodmin.

Bournmouth, , B. Army.

Hospitals, J. T. Evans, P.M. Army, 1 Priory Villas, 20 Oxford Road, Bournemouth.

Borough Green, E. G. Vine, B. Army, Borough Green, Kent.

Bovington, G. R. Trussell, P.M. Army, Primitive Methodist Hut, Bovington Camp, Dorset.

Bradford, F. Hobson, P.M. Army, 84 Lister Avenue, Wakefield Road, Bradford.

Field House Hospital, T. 0. Ransford, B. Army, 7 Fairfield Road, Bradford.

Infirmary Hospital, V. T. Pomeroy, B.A., C. Army, Manor House, Rosebery Road, Manningham, Bradford.

St. Luke's Hospital, G. A. Lucas, P,M. Army, 79 Cecil Avenue, Bradford.

Bradford, J. R. Davies, B. Army, 94 Lower Rushton Road, Thornbury, Bradford.

Brading, W. F. Clarkson, B.A., C. Army, The Manse, Brading, Isle of Wight.

Braintree, W. S. Hinchcliffe, P.M. Army, 121 Manor Street, Braintree, Essex.

Brasted and Westerham, J. Smith, B. Army, Brasted, Sevenoaks.

Brecon, D. 0. Griffiths, B. Army, Watergate, Villa, Avenue, Brecon.

Brentwood, W. Legerton, C. Army, Brentwood.

Bridlington, W. C. Balmer, U.M. Army, The Nook, Richmond Road, Bridlington.

Brighouse, L. Beaumont, C. Army, The Manse, Brig-house, Yorks.

Brightlingsea, W. G. Taylor, C. Army, 89 Regent Road, Brightlingsea, Essex.

Brighton and Hove, H. R. Williamson, C. Army, Ramsey, Hove Park Villas, Hove, Brighton.

Brighton Barracks, F. J. Gould, C. Army, 115, Ditch-ling Road, Brighton.

Hospital, W. A. Hammond, P.M. 26, Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton.

Bristol, F. G. Benskin, M.A., B. Army, Tudor Lodge, Cotham Brow, Bristol. F. J. Ellis, U.M. Army, Alexandra House, White's Hill, St. George, Bristol. 'F. S. Macey, B.A., C. Army, 16, Tre-lawney Road, Bristol. J. Trebilco, C. Army, 49, Seymour Road, Bristol. B. J. Gibbon, B. Army, Merthyr Mawr, Limerick Road, Bristol. J. T. Davies, C. Army, 11, Clifton Vale, Clifton, Bristol. B. Haddon, for P.M. and U.M. (P.M.) Army, The Manse, Eastville, Bristol.

Buckingham, A. Cannon, C. Army, 10, Brackley Buckingham.

Burgess 11111, W. C. Chisholm, C. Army, The Manse, Burgess Hill, Sussex.

Burnham, J. I. Wensley B.A., B.D., &Army, 43, High-bridge Road, Burnham, Somerset.

Burslem, Raywood Hospital, F. H. Edwards, P.M. Army, '73, Hall Street, Burslem, Staffs.

Bury, F. Wheatcroft, C. Army, Malvern Villas, Ches-ham Road, Bury, Lancs.

Bury, Infirmary Hospital, J. A. Kershaw, P.M. Army, Limefield Manse, 346, Welmersly Road, Bury, Lancs.

Bnry St. Edmunds, A. J. Brown, C. Army, "North View," 122 Queen's Road, Bury St. Edmunds.

Buxton, R. M. Moffat, M.A., C. Army, "Carlton Holm," Robertson Road, Buxton.

Calne, Bowood Park, F. S. C. Dyer, P.M. Army,.Bourne House, Bath Road; Chippenham, Wilts.,

Cambridge, M. E. Aubrey, M.A., B. Army, "Talmead," Cavendish Avenue, Cambridge.

Camberwell, J. Allardyce, C. Army, 13 Pickwick Road, Dulwich, London, S.E.

Canterbury, J. Lewis, B. Army, 3 De Castro Terrace, Wincheap, Canterbury.

Cardiff, B., C. Griffiths, B. Navy and Army, 178 Cathays Terrace, Cardiff.

Cardiff, C., W. C. Parry, C. Navy and Army, 8 Pierce-field Place, Roath, Cardiff.

Cardiff, C. (Welsh-speaking),,H. M. Hughes, B.A., C. Army, 17 Glynrhondda Street, Cardiff.

Cardiff Hospitals, J. Williams, B. Army, 74' Taff Em-bankment, Cardiff. J. H. Walker, C. Army, 14 Pitman Street, Cardiff. J. L. Williams, P.M. Army, 24 Northumberland Street, Cardiff. C. Joshua, B. Army, 71 Stacey Road, Cardiff. D. R. Jones, M.A., C. Army, 9 Roath Court Place, Cardiff. C. Pye, U.M. Army, 26 Connaught Road, Cardiff. A. E. Dymond, U.M. Army, 17 Grosvenor Street, Canton, Cardiff.

Carlisle, B. and C., E. Booth, C. Army, 189 Warwick Road, Carlisle.

Carlisle, P.M. and U.M., W. R Hetherington, P.M. Army, 88 Aglionby Street, Carlisle.

Carrickfergus, J. Lyon, C. Army, Carrickfergus.

Caterham, A. J. Reid, B. Army, 43 Birdbush Rise, Croy-don.

Charlton (see Blackheath).

Chatham, P.M. and U.M., S. Richardson, P.M. Army, 84 Rock Avenue, -Gillingham, Kent. J. E. Williams, R.N., C. Navy, 30 Maidstone Road, Chatham.

Garrison, H. F. Gower, C.F., B. Army, Cromwell House, New Road, Chatham.

Chelmsford, C. E. Buck, P.M. Army, 93 Mildmay Road,; Chelmsford.

Cheltenham, S. S. Shrubsole, B.D., C. Army, "Cheve-ley," All Saints' Villas, Cheltenham.

Chester, B. and C., J. J. Hargreaves, B. Army, 10 Chichester Street, Chester.

Chester, P.M. and U.M., G. Hunt, P.M. Army, "Willow Grove," 36 Lorne Street, Chester.

Chester-le-Street, E. Hall, C. •Army, 2 The Parade, Chester-le-Street.

Chichester, C. H. Spivey, P.M. Army, "Inglenook," Highland Road, Summersdale, Chichester.

Chipstead and Bessels Green District, G. H. Harris, B. Army, Linden Square, Riverhead, Sevenoaks.

Christchurch, H. Coley, C. Army, The Manse, Christ-church, Hants.

Ciuderford, A. T. Matthews, B. Army, "Glenlyn," Cin-derford, Glos.

Cirencester, R. W. Burnett, P.M. Army, "Elim," Ash-croft Road, Cirencester.

Clacton-on-Sea, H. G. LaWson, C. Army,.-."WilloW Shade," Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea.

Cleethorpes, W. J. Ward, P.M. Army, Mow Cop House, Cleethorpes.

Colchester, B. and C., K. L. Parry, B.Sc., C. Army, 48 Creffield Road, Colchester.

Colchester, P.M. and U.M., T. Banks, P.M. Army, West Bergholt, Colchester.

Colwyn Bay, English C., T. Lloyd, C. Army, Rhiw Grange, Rhiw Road, Colwyn Bay.

Colwyn Bay, English B. D. Griffiths, B. Army, 29 Highfield Road, Colwyn Bay.

Cork, F. ,W. Gracey, B. Army,' 5 Camden Place, Cork.

Corsham, W. P. Tucker, C. Army, Corsham; Wilts.

Cosham, F. Batten, B. Army, Bexley, Cosham, Hants.

Cossey, Taversham and Drayton, E. C. Hudson, P.M.. Army,.3 Newland Villas, Reepham, Norwich.

Cottingham, T. L. Moore, C. Army, Cottingham, nr. Hull.

Cramlington, B. Salt, P.M. Army, The Manse, Cram-lington.

Crowborough Camps, A. C. Tarbolton, C. Army, Laving-ton, Crowborough, Sussex.

Crystal Palace, W. J. Shergold, C. Navy, Beaver Lodge, Mowbray Road, Upper Norwood, London, S.E.

Crystal -Palace, P.M. and U.M., G. Armitage, .P.M. Army, 160 Stanstead Road, Forest Hill, S.E.

Cuckfield; S. Maddock, C. Army, The Manse, Cuckfield.

Curragh, J. W. Pearce, B. Army, 22 Crescent Villas, Iona Road, , Dublin.

Dale Camp, St. Ishmael's, Milford Haven, R. Price, C. Army, The Manse, St. Ishmael's, Milford 'Haven.

Darlington, B. and .C., H. H. Thompson' B. Army,

"CharnWood," - Mount Pleasant, Darlington.

Darlington, P.M. and U.M., W. Barton, P.M. Army, 10 Granville Terrace, Darlington.

Dartmouth, H. V. Hobbs, B. Navy, 2 Carlton Terrace, Victoria Road, Dartmouth.

Deal, C. and P., T. 0. - Prosser, C. Navy and Army, "Claremont," Grange Road, Deal.

Deal, B., W. L. Mackenzie, B. Navy and Army, "Dove-dale," Claremont Road, Deal.

Deal; P.M. and U.M., D. E. J. Simpson, P.M. Army.

Derby, B. and . C., W. A. Richards, B. Army, 172 Almond Street, Derby.

Derby, P.M. and U.M., O. E. Brown, P.M. Army, 234 St. Thomas Road, Derby.

Devizes, J. P. Kingsland, C. Army, The Haven, Bevizes.

Devonport, B. and C., F. W. Dunster, B. Navy and Army, 54 Beresford Street, Devonport.

Devonport, P.M. and U.M., A. J. Conibear, U.M. Navy, 9 Beyrout Place, Devonport.

Didcot, Swindon, R. Cowie, P.M. Army, 34 Bridge Street, Witney, Oxon.

Doncaster, B. and C., G. B. Combe, B. Army, 56 Broughton Avenue, Bentley Road, Doncaster.

Doncaster, P.M. and U.M., G. E. Rudram, P.M. Army, 10 Lawn Road, Doncaster.

Dorchester; R. S. Holmes, C. Army, The Manse, Corn-wall Road, Dorchester.

Dorking, T. R. Grantham, C. Army, "Denecliffe," The Dene, Darning.

Dover, C., F. P. Basden, C. Navy, 1 Effingham. Cres-cent, Dover.

Dover, B., W. Holyoak, B. Navy, 7 Laureston Place, Dover.

Dover, W. W. Goldstraw, P.M. Army, 61 Barton Road, Dover.

Dovercourt and Harwich, B. and C., E. E. Greening, C. Navy and Army, Clifton House, High Street, Dovercourt, Harwich..

Dovercourt and Harwich, P.M. and U.M., J. Wellings, P.M. Navy and Army, "Westwood Ho," Franks Road, Dovercourt Bay, Essex.

Downham, Norfolk, G. Eayrs, U.M. Army, Mount Pleasant, Downham.

Driffield, E. Rogers, U.M. Army, 205 Chepstow Road, Newport, Mon.

Dublin, J. W. Pearce, B. Army, 22 Crescent Villas, Iona ROad, Dublin.

Dunmow, W. H. Pace, B.D., C. Army, The Manse, Dunmow, Essex.

Dunstable, T. L. Page, P.M. Army, 7 Princess Street,- Dunstable.

Earsdon, Shirebrook, and Backworth, D. Cooke, P.M. Army, 14 Alma Place, North Shields.

Eastbourne, F. Shergold, P.M. Army, 30 Cavendish Avenue, Eastbourne.

East Dereham, P.M. and U.M., G. W. Elliott, P.M. Army, 3 Park Road, East Dereham, Norfolk.

East End, nr. Lymington, C. J. Nash, C. Army,, The Manse, East End, nr. Lymington.

East•Ham, East Ham Battery of the R.F.A., A. Salmon, C. Army, 231 Shrewsbury Road, •Farest Gate, London,_ E.

Eastleigh, W. F. Grey, B. Army, "The Limes," Des-borough Road, Eastleigh, Hants.

Eastleigh, Clearing Hospital, D. Tran, C. Army, East-leigh, Hants.

Ellesmere, H. Parry, C. Army, The Manse, Ellesmere, Salop.

Englefleld Green, Hospital, A. E. Snashall, C. Army, "Sunnyside," Egham Hill, Surrey.

Euston, Thetford, F. G. Starling, P.M. Army.

Exeter, G. F. Owen, B. Army, 68 Velwell Road, Exeter.

Knightshayes Court Hospital, H. B. Case, B. Army 12 Castle Street, Tiverton.

Exmouth, A. Thompson, B.A., C. Army, "Clovelly-," Albion Hill, Exmouth.

Fakeuham, W. G. Softley, P.M. Army, "The Retreat," Fakenham, Norfolk.

Falmouth, H. P. Ellis, P.M. Army, "Hillcrest," Tre-vethan Road, Falmouth, Cornwall.

St. Anthony, B. and C., H. G. Steer, C. Army, St. Mawes, Cornwall.

Fareham, F. T. Hyde, C. Army, Clyde Villa, rareharn.

Hounslow, P.M. and U.M., C. Spooner, P.M. Army, 80 Hibernia Road, Hounslow, Middlesex.

Hull, A. Walliker, P.M. Army, Ebenezer House, 37 Louis Street, Hull.

Huntingdon, J. McAuslane, B. Army, 155 High Street, Huntingdon.

Ifursley Park and Baddesley, E. F. M. Voices, B. Army, Chandler's Ford, Southampton.

Hythe, F. Hirst, C. Army, Hythe, Kent.

Ingatestone and Margaretting, A. W. Galpin, C. The Manse, Ingatestone.

Ipswich, F. C. FranCe, P.M. Army, 87 Victoria Ipswich.

Isle of Wight: Sandown and Landguard Fort, M. Johnes, C. Army,

The Manse, Sandown, Isle of Wight. •

Parkhurst, T. Letcher, U.M. Army, 78 Alexandra Ter-race, Newport, Isle of Wight.

Brading, W. F. Clarkson, B.A., C. Army, The Manse, Brading, Isle of Wight.

Freshwater, U.M. Army, The United Methodist Min-ister, Totland Bay, Isle of' Wight.

Jarrow-on-Tyne, G. W King, P.M. Army, 26 Bede Burn Road, Jarrow-on-Tyne.

Jersey, W. C. Walters, C. Army, 4 Canterbury Place, Stopford Road, Jersey.

Kettering, C. Deeble, C. Army, Amesbury, Headlands, Kettering.

Kidderminster, E. D. Braimbridge, C Army, St. Aubyns, Kidderminster.

Lancaster, J. Hall, P.M. Army, 28 Wyresdale Road, Lancaster.

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Heyde'', Couston and Haveringland .Camps (see Cossey), E. C. Hudson, P.M. Army.

Heytesbnry, F. Varnon, C. Army, Sutton Veney, War-minster.

High Wycombe, H. C. Gaut, C. Army, 19 Priory Avenue, High Wycombe.

Hitchin, , B. Army.

Holt, Norfolk, G. B. Brown, U.M. Army, Holt, Norfolk.

Holyhead, J. H. Rees, C. Navy, "Mountpleasant," Holy-head, Anglesey.

Holywood, W. J. Davey, C. Army, 87 Limestone Road, Belfast.

Home Division, W. E. Wells, B. Army, 17 District Road, Sudbury, Harrow.

Horusea, J. J. M. Hillary, C. Army, "Kirklinden," Horn-sea, E. Yorks.

Horsham, A. Waugh, B. Army, Morton Villa, Brighton Road, Horsham.

Hounslow, B. and C., L. J. McCrea, C. Army, " Salt-wood," Hanworth Road, Hounslow.

Leamington. Spa, G. H. Kilby, B Army, 24 Greathead Road, Leamington.

Lee, London, E. 0. Evans, C Army, 38 Burnt Ash Hill, Lee, London, S.E.

Leeds, M. T. Pickering, P.M. Army, 41 Hamilton Avenue, Leeds.

Leeds, Becketts Park, Becketts Street, _Killingbeck, Geo. Hooper, U.M., 47 Grange Avenue, Chapel-town Road, Leeds.

Leicester, Glen Parva, W. S. Leach, P.M. Army, Wig-ston Magna, Leicester.

Royal Infirmary Hospital, A. James, C. Army, 28 New Walk, Leicester.

5th Northern Hospital, D. H. Jenkins, B. Army, 51 Upper Tichborne Street, Leicester.

N. Evington Military Hospital, W. Leicester, U.M. Army, 72 Melbourne Road, Leicester.

Desford Convalescent Home, E. A. Martin, B. Army, Desford, Leicester.

Gilroes Convalescent Home, J. D. Carnegie, C. Army, Wentworth Road, The Fosse, Leicester.

Leiston, W. J. R. Petherick, C. Army, St. Olave's, King George's Avenue, Leiston, Suffolk.

Levenshulme, Manchester, Hospital, C. Musk, C Army, Oak Lea, Cringle Road, Levenshulme, Man-chester.

Lewes, J. P. Morris, B Army, 22 St. John's Terrace, Lewes.

Leyburn, Wensley Park, J. Poynton, --C Army, Ley-burn, Yorks.

Lichfield, D. Sheen, C Army, Walsall Road, Lichfield.

Limerick, H. E. Spelman, B Army, 8 Mount Vincent Terrace, Limerick.

Lincoln, Woodhall Spa Hospital, J. L. Brooks, C. Army, Saxonholme, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire.

Felixstowe, F. T. Astbury, C. Army, "Muralto," Bath Road, Felixstowe.

Feltham and Hanworth, H. E. Hewitt, C. Army, "Haslemere," Harlington Road, Feltham, Middle-sex.

Fenny Stratford, B. Williams, B. Army, Fenny Strat-ford, Bletchley.

Filey, G. P. Maynard, P.M. Army, 13 Union Street, Filey, Yorks.

Fleet, Hants, B. Broadbent, B. Army, "Vernon," Alder-shot Road, Fleet, Hants.

Fleetwood, A. Bailey, J.P., C. Army, Milton Lodge, Fleetwood, Lancs.

Folkestone, J. C. Carlile, B. Army, 25 Connaught Road, Folkestone.

Frinton-on-Sea, T. J. Longhurst, B. Army, St. Hilda's, 'Frinton-on-Sea.

Frome, J. S. Paige, B. Army, ,,"Kenwyn," Weymouth Road, Frome.

Gainsborough, S. A. Barron, P.M. Army, 73 Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, Lincs.

Gateshead, E. Ratcliffe, U.M. Army, 11 Oxford Terrace, Gateshead.

Gateshead, Usworth Camp, M. Hutchinson, C. Army, Boro Road, Jarrow-on-Tyne.

Godalming, F. W. Collyer, C. Army, Godalming.

Gosforth, Northumberland War Hospital, G. W. Wilson, Army.

Gosport, E. W. Berry, B. Navy and Army, 4 Dagmar Terrace, Gosport. E. W. Franks, M.A., C. Navy, "Landour," Anglesey Road, Gosport. t. Han-cock, for, P.M. and U.M. (P.M.) Army and Navy, 37 Aliens Road, Southsea, Hants.

Grantham, W. G. Summers, C. Army, Grantham.

Gravesend, B. and C., Geo. Sneesby, B. Army, Shrub-bery Lodge, Shrubbery Road, Gravesend.

Gravesend, P.M. and U.M., G. S. Read, P.M. Army, 54 Darnley Street, Gravesend.

Graylingwell Hospital, Chichester, C. H. Spivey, P.M. Army, "Inglenook," Highland Road, Summers-dale, Chichester.

Great Harwood, Whalley Hospital, A. Peel, M.A., C. Army, Park Lane, Great Harwood, Blackburn.

Great Malvern, W. J. Povey, M.A., B. Army, "Pem-broke," Priory Road, Malvern.

Great Yarmouth, G. McLuckie, B.A., C. Army, 38 Northgate Street, Great Yarmouth.

Grimsby, B. and C., T. B. Hainsworth, B. Navy, "Lud-low," Abbey Road, Grimsby. P.M. and U.M., T. Cook, P. M. Army, 252 Hainton Avenue, Grimsby.

Guernsey, J. Gard, B. Army, 10 Belmont Road, Guern-sey.

Guildford Hospital, A. Cowe, M.A., C. Army, "Cop-thorne," Epsom Road, Guildford.

Halesworth, W. H. Hore, C. Army, Halesworth.

Halifax' B. and C., Alec Charlton, B. Army, 348 Gibbet

Lane, Halifax.

Halifax, P.M. and U.M. Dodd, P.M. Army, The Manse, Gibraltar Road, Halifax.

Haltwhistle, J. E. Leuty, P.M. Army, "Moor View," Haltwhistle, Northumberland.

Harpenden, L. E. Dowsett, C, Army, "Himley," Rose-bery Avenue, Harpenden, Herts.

Harrogate, W. M. Barwell, M.A., C. Army, "Mansfield," Alderson Square, Harrogate.

Hartlepool, F. Humble, P.M. Army, Hornsea House, Beaconsfield Street, Hartlepool.

Hartlepool, West, W. Heath, C. Army, 11 Hutton Avenue, West Hartlepool.

Harwich and Dovercourt, B. and C., E. E. Greening, C: Navy, Clifton House, High Street, Dovercourt, Harwich.

Harwich and Dovercourt, P.M. and U.M., J. Wellings, P.M. Navy, "Westwood Ho," Frank's Road, Dovercourt Bay, Essex.

Haverfordwest, B. and C. Welsh, E. Lawrence, B. Army, Pope Hill, Haverfordwest.

Helmsley, G. Freeman, P.M. Army, Church Street, Helmsley, Yorks.

Hemel Hempstead and Boxmoor, F. Neal, B. Army, 106 St. John's Road, Boxmoor, Herts.

Hemsby, E. H. Cadouse, C. Army, The Manse, Hemsby, Great Yarmouth.

Henley-on-Thames, T. Tucker, C. Army, The Manse, Henley-on-Thames.

Herne Bay, W. Springthorpe, B. Army, Dudley Villa, Herne Bay.

Hertford, H. R. Cripps, B. Army, "Toledo," Herting-fordbury Road, Hertford.

Lincoln Hospitals, W. Walker, B. Army, 88 Hewson Road, West Parade, Lincoln. Mr. T. J. Withers, B. Army, Northgate Cottage, Lincoln. G. Barrett, C. Army, Charlemont, Yarborough Road, Lincoln. J. P. Langham, P.M. Army, 14 Tentercroft Street, Lincoln.

Liverpool and District Camps, T. R. Dann, B., Senior Officiating Clergyman, Arcade Chambers, Lord Street, Liverpool.

Formby, Altcar Camp, W. FI. Wicks, C. Army.

Sniggery, Hightown and Crosby Battery, T. H. Martin, M.A., C. Army, Clareville, Eshe Road, Blundellsands, Liverpool.

Moor Lane, Thornton, W. A. R. Collins, P.M. Army, 6 Higher Lane, Fazakerley, Liverpool.

Seaforth and Litherland, S. R. Jenkins, B.A., C Army, 31 Crosby Road, Seaforth, Liverpool.

Wirral Peninsula Hospitals, W. H. Jefferson, C Army, 17 Christchurch Road, Oxton, Birkenhead.

Fazakerley, J. H. Ferguson, M.A., C. Army, 14 • Moss Lane, Walton, Liverpool.

Alder Hey, A. Pickles, M.A., C. Army, The Manse, Derwent Road, Stonycroft, Liverpool.

Highfiekl Infirmary, H. Golding, C. Army, 55 Pem-berton Road, Old Swan, Liverpool.

Venice Street Council School, C. F. Hill, U.M. Army, 28 NOrwood Grove, Liverpool, E.

Sherlock Street Council School, F. W. Nicholson, C. Army, 30 Arkles Lane„Nnfield, Liverpool.

Westminster Road Council School, P. Nume, P.M. Army, 144 Anfield Road, Anlield, Liverpool.

Royal Infirmary, J. H. Burkitt, U.M. Army, 111 Upper Canning Street, Liverpool.

Stanley Hospital, Albert Jones, B.A., B.D., C. Army, 174 Bedford Road, Bootle.

Northern Hospital, J. F. Shearer, B. Army, Bow-thorn, Garth Drive, Allerton, Liverpool.

Southern Hospital, W. Barlow, P.M. Army, 82 Col-tart Road, Liverpool.

Woolton, J. S. Thomson, C Army, 26 High Street, Woolton, Liverpool.

Longmoor Lane Council School, A. Jones, B.A., B.D., C. Army, 174 Bedford Road, Bootle.

Hill Road Infirmary, Army.

Llandrindod Wells, J. Jones, B.Sc., B. Army, Tre-vethin, Llandrindocl Wells, Rad.

Llandudno • (English), J. Raymond, B. Army, Clyne House, Mostyn Avenue, Llandudno.

Llandudno, B., P.M., and U.M. (Welsh), D. Davies, B. Army, Trevida, Llandudno.

London Hospitals. (See end of List.)

Lostwithiel, E. H. Smith, U.M. Army, Clifden Villas, Lostwithiel, Cornwall.

Loughborough, R. F. Handford, B. Army, Rawdon, Leicester Road, Loughborough.

Louth, H. A. Hunt, B. Army, Tower House, Louth.

Lowestoft, A. R. Barnes, U.M. Navy, 10 Gordon Road, Lowestoft.

Lowestoft, G. W. Hancock, P.M. Army, 37 Alexandra Road, Lowestoft.

Luton, B. and C., G. R. Hero, B. Army, 51 Biscot Road, Luton.

Luton, P.M. and U.M., E. E. Jobling, P.M. Army, 15 Bury Park Road, Luton, Beds.

Lymington and District: Brockenhurst Hospitals, W. T. Andress, B. Army,

Rose Villa, Tattisham Road, Brockenhurst, Hants

Barton Court Convalescent Camp, H. A. Tree, B. Army, 55 Talbot Road, Winton, Bournemouth.

Lymington Hospital, W. Vine, C. Army, The Manse, Lymington, Hants.

Beaulieu and Pilley Camps, C. J. Nash, C. Army, Lyme Regis, Dorset.

Lytham, F. J. Layton, C. Army, The Manse, East Beach, Lytham.

Maldon, T. H. Alexander, C. Army, Maldon.

Manchester District, J. Heath, B. Army, 41 Ladybarn Lane, Fallowfield, Manchester.

Manchester and Salford Hospitals, S. Gamble Walker, C. Army, .Riversdale, Alexandra Road South, Manchester. R. Reid, C. Army, 17 Carlton Road, Pendleton, Manchester.

Langworthy Road, Pendleton, J. Sutcliffe, C. Army, 31 Carlton Road, Barrfield, Pendleton.

Old Trafford Hospital, A. H. Hawkins, B. Army, 99 Norwood Road, Stretford, Manchester.

Military Hospital, A. E. L. Davis, U.M. Army, 20 Acomb Street, Manchester. J. E. Roberts, M.A., B.D., B. Army, 69 High Street, C.-on-M., Man-chester.

Tootal Road, Weaste, T. Ormerod, B.Sc., C. Army, Weaste, near Manchester.

Seymour Park Military Hospital, A. H. Hawkins, B. Army, 99 Norwood Road, Stretford, Manchester,

Manchester, P.M. and U.M., A. L. Humphries, M.A., P.M. Army, Cranford, Demesne Road, Whalley Range, Manchester.

Manchester, Heaton Park, B. and C., H. Gardner, C. Army, 30 Tewkesbury Drive, Sedgley Park,

, Prestwich, Manchester.

Mansfield, Clipstone Camp, C. F. Gill, P.M. Army, Terrace Road, Mansfield.

Margate, J. J. Knight, B. Army, 32 Approach Road, Cliftonville, Margate.

Martham, H. R. - Didcock, P.M. Army, The Manse, Martham, Norfolk.

Matlock, J. Bradbury, P.M. Army, Clowes Villa, Matlock.

Melksham, W. J. Farr, C. Army, Melksham, Wilts.

Melton Constable, W. G. Softley, P.M. Army, The Retreat, Fakenham, Norfolk.

Middlesbrough, F. W. Atkin, P.M. Army, 78 Balmoral Terrace, Boro' Road, Middlesbrough.

Milford Haven, D. Garro-Jones, C. Navy and Army, Milford Haven, Pembs. E. V. Tidman, B. Navy, Priory House, Milford Haven.

Mill Hill Barracks, W. H. Harwood, C. Army, Ecking-ton, Uphill Road, Mill Hill, London, N.W.

Milton-under-Wychwood, Brueon Abbey Hospital, G. A. Griffith, B. Army, Milton-under-Wychwood, Oxford.

Monmouth, F. C. Tucker, B. Army, 25 White Cross Street, Monmouth

Morpeth, J. C. Sutcliffe, P.M. Army, De Merley Road, Morpeth.

Newark, J. D. Burns, C. Army, The Manse, London Road, Newark.

Newbury, C. V. Pike, B. Army, Glen Lyn, Howard Road, Newbury.

Newcastle-on-Tyne, B. and C., T. J. Whitman, B. Army, 8 Wingrove Road, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Newcastle-on-Tyne' P.M. and U.M., T. Sykes, P.M.,

19 Queen's Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Newcastle-on-Tyne, Heaton, Shieldfleld, Byken St. Peters, Walker, Walkergate and Wallsend, B. and C., W. Glover, C. Army, 48 Rothbury Ter-race, Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne.

Orpington Canadian Hospital, G. R. Y. Fearn, B. Army, Laureston Cottage, Crofton, Orpington, Kent.

Oswestry, Park Hill Camp and Drenewydd, J. J. Poyn-ter, C. Army, Ivy House, 22 Salop Road, Oswestry.

Otley, C. T. Rae, M.A., B.D., C. Army, "Inverey," Newall, Otley, Yorks.

Oxford, B. and C., J. N. Whitfield, C. Army.

Oxford, P.M. and U.M. T. Ston6s, P.M. Army, 71 Divinity Road, Oxford. •

Paignton, G. W. Warwick, B. Army, 6 The Glen, Pol-sham Park, Paignton.

Patrington, W. Moore, P. M. Army, "Dene Hurst," Patrington.

Peel, - Isle of Man, T. R. Holtby, P.M. Army, The Manse, Derby Road, Peel, I.O.M.

Pembroke Dock, C., J.'E. Griffiths, C. Navy and Army, "Brodawel," Pembroke Dock.

Pembroke Dock, P.M. and -U.M., G. Freezer, P.M. Army, "The • Laburnums," Kilgettey, Begelly S.O., Pembrokeshire.

Penarth, Lavernock Fort, J. Evans, C. Army, Culver-lands, Penarth.

Petersfield, T. L. Hutson, C. Army, Petersfield, Hants.

Pirbright and Home Division, W. E. Wells, B. Army, 17 District Road, Sudbury, Harrow.

Plymouth, P.M. and U.M., Wilson Eccles, P.M. Army, "Hilworth," Beechwood Avenue, Plymouth.

Plymouth, B. and C., F. W. Dunster, B. Navy and Army.

Pocklington, C. R. Bower, P.M. Army, Bourne House, Union Street, Pocklington, Yorks.

Pontefract, J. W. Cotton, P.M. Army, The Manse, Linden Terrace, Pontefract.

Pontypool,

Portland, S. V. Wylie, C. Navy and Army, The Manse, Portland, Dorset.

Portland, P.M. and U.M., J. Turley, P.M. Navy and Army, 4 Ventnor Road, Portland, Dorset.

Portmadoo, E. M. Rowlands, B. Army, 5 Mount Pleasant, Portmadoc.

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Newhaven, J. R. Walker, C. Navy and Army, 47 Meeching Road, Newhaven, Sussex.

Newmarket, S. M. Hayward, B.A., B.D., C. Army, The Manse, Newmarket.

Newport, Non., A. T. Jones, B. Army, Penybryn, Fields Road, Newport, Mon.

Hospital, E. Walrond-Skinner, C. ' Army, 5 Bryn-gwyn Road, Newport, Mon.

Newport Pagnell, A. Seys Howell, C. Army, Bury Villa, Newport Pagnell.

Newqnay, J. F. Archer, B. Navy and Army, 4 Higher Tower Road, Newquay.

New Romney, W. Harrison, B. Army, The Cottage, New Romney

Northallerton, F. J. R. Young, C. Army, Northallerton.

Northampton, C., R. M. Stanley, M.A., C. Army, 206 Abington Avenue, Northampton.

Northampton, P.M. and U.M., J. Annison, P.M. Army, 27 St. Paul's Road, Northampton.

North Shields, C. Stanley, B. Army, 16 Walton Avenue, Preston, North Shields.

North Walsham, F. W. Walter, C. Army,. "The Grange," Worstead, Norfolk.

Norwich and Hospitals, C., J. J. Brooker, C. Army, 5 St. Bartholomew's Close, Norwich.

Norwich and Hospitals, P.M. and U.M., A. Bromley, U.M. Army, Epworth House, Aylsham Road, Norwich.

Norwich and Hospitals, B., J. G. Edwards, B.A., B. Army, 24, Christchurch Road, Norwich.

Nottingham, A. R. Henderson, M.A., C. Army, "Castle Rising," The Park, Nottingham.

Beeston, R. C. Ford, M.A.,- B. Army, "Brentwood," Glebe Street, Beeston, Nottingham.

Bulwell, A. M. Roberts, B. Army, 43 Chaworth Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham.

Oldham : Abbey Mills Road Hospital, E. R. Butter, C. Army, 10

Barlow Street, Oldham. Royal Infirmary Hospital, S. Caldwell, B. Army, 71

Windsor Road, Oldham. Woodfield Hospital, H. Davenport, P.M. Army, 37

Werneth Hall Road, Oldham.

Ongar, G. F. White, C. Army, "Bolberry," Marden Ash, Ongar, Essex.

Portslade, T. Whitehouse, C. Army, "Framnaes," New Church Road, Hove, Brighton.

Portsmouth, B., E. J. Woodall, B. Navy and Army, 13 Union Street, Portsea, • Portsmouth.

Portsmouth, U.M., E. Genner, U.M. Navy and Army, 62 Cottage Grove, Southsea, Portsmouth.

Portsmouth, C., J. W. Davies, C. Navy and Army, "Brynrodyn," Victoria Road N., Southsea.

Portsmouth, L. Hancock, P.M. Navy and -Army, 87 Allen's Road, Southsea, Hants.

Prescot, E: Baguley, C. Army, "Grasmere," Eccleston Park, Prescot.

Prestatyn, B. Williams, C. Army, Ewart Villa, Pres-tatyn, North Wales.

Preston, A. Crago, U.M. Army, 93 Brackenbury Road, Preston. W. Huffington, 'P.M. Army, 9 Addison Road, Preston.

Princes Risborough, J. Neighbour, B. Army, "The Gables," Princes Risborough, Bucks.

Purfleet, J. E. Caswell, B. Army.

Queenboiough, F. F. Turner, C. Army, 73 High Street, Queenborough, Kent. -

Queenstown, Ireland, V. A. Cotter, M.A., P. Navy.

Ramsgate, T. Hancocks, B. Army, 126 Crescent Road, Ramsgate.

Rayleigh, T. W. Mason, C. Army, "The Firs," High Road, Rayleigh, Essex.

Reading, J. A. Sutherland, B. Army, "Southwold," Mansfield Road, Reading.

Redcar, A. Barrett, C. Army, 4 Westbourne Grove, Red-car.

Redhill, W. A. H. Legg, M.A., C. Army, The Manse, Redhill.

Reigate, C. B. Jutson, C. Army, "Roseneath," Belmont Road, Reigate.

Retford, Babworth Park, H. F. Croft, C. Army, "The Breidden," Queen Street, Retford.

Rhyl, E. T. Davies, B. Army, 24 John Street, Rhyl.

Richmond Park Camp, H. Lenton Staines, B. Army, 17 Nassau Road, Barnes.

Richmond Military Hospital, H. Warde, M.A., B. Army, 7 Townshend Road, Richmond, Surrey.

Richmond, Yorks, Hipswell Camp, R. Lewis, C. Army, Ebor House, Richmond, Yorks.

Scotton Camp, A. H. Ashton, P.M. Army, Primitive Methodist Hut, Scotton Camp, Richmond, Yorks.

Richmond Garrison, P.M. and U.M., S. Rennison, P.M. Army, Ridsdale House, Richmond, Yorks.

Ripon, R. W. Johnson, C. Army, The Manse, Ripon, Yorks.

Rochester, B., G. A. Miller, B. Army, 17 Rochester Avenue, Rochester.

Rochester, C., J. Kingdon, C. Army, 45 Roebuck Road, Rochester.

Rochford, H. Bevan, C. Army, The Manse, Rochford, Essex.

Rock Ferry, Bebington Camp, W. Carson, C. Army, 16 Cavendish Drive, Rock Ferry.

Romford, E. Rusling, B. Army, Mawney Rd., Romford.

Ramsey and District, E. F. M. Voices, B. Army, Chand. ler's Ford, Southampton.

Ross-on-Wye, J. W. Kettle, B. Army, "The Mount," Gloucester Road, Ross, Herefordshire.

Rothbury, J. Simpson, C. Army, The Manse, Rothbury.

St. Albans, E. J. Debnam, B. Army, "Avalon," Selby Avenue, Spencer Park;- St. Albans.

St. Annes-on-the-Sea, P. B. W. Cowie, M.A., B. Army, 29 Glen Eldon Road, St. Anne's-on-the-Sea.

St. Ives Hunts, A. E. Hooper, C. Army, Free Church Manse, St. Ives, Hunts.

St. Neots,

Salisbury Plain: Bulford and Durrington, M. Stacey, C.F., C. Army,

assisted by H. C. Miller, C. Army, Cromwell Insti-tute, Bulford, Salisbury.

Codford,' C. H. Shave, S.C.F., C. Army, assisted by W. Daniel, C. Army, Congregational Hut, Cod-ford, Wilts.

Fovant, A. H. Hulse, C.F., U.M. Army, Fovant, Wilts. C. J. P. Parr, C. Army.

Rollestone, Bustard, Fargo, and West Camos, and Fargo Hospital, W. S. Wyle, B. Army, Shrev■- ton, Wilts.

Larkhill, H. C. Miller, C. Army, 2 The Beeches, Durrington, Salisbury.

Sutton Veny, Edward E. Hayward, M.A., B. Army, Sutton, Veny, Warminster.

Tidworth Garrison, J. E. Gilbert, C.F., P.M. Army, 7 Clarendon Terrace, Assaye Lines, Tidworth, Hants.

Saltash and St. Stephen, G. McFadyean, B. Army, 1 Windsor Terrace, Saltash.

Saltbum-by-the-Sea, A. Antrobu.S, C. Army, 10 Borth Street, Saltburn-by-the-Sea.

Sandgate, Shomcliffe, C., A. Wilson, B.A., C. Army, Sandgate, Kent.

Sandgate, Shorncliffe, B., J. C. Carlile, B. Army, 23 Connaught Road, Folkestone.

Saxmundham, J. G. Brown, C. Army, Saxmundham.

Scarborough, E. Reaveley, P.M. Army, 83 Murchison Street, Scarborough.,

Seaford, C., Hugh Parry, Army, The Manse, Sea- ford, Sussex.

Seaford, B.,

R. M. Hunter, B. Army, Sutton Road, Seaford, Sussex.

Seaham Harbour, W. Wilkinson, U.M. Army, 52 Marl-boroug-lt Street, Seaham Harbour.

Seaton Delaval District, J. G. Soulsby, P.M. Army, Bourne Villa, Seaton ,Delaval, Northumberland.

Sevenoaks and Riverhead, C. J. Clarke, C. Army, "Holly Bank," Avenue Road, Sevenoaks.

Shaftesbury, A. Jones, P.M. Army, 2 Coronation Villas, Shaftesbury.

Sheerness, Arthur E. Bradford, B. Navy and Army, 13 Coronation Road, Sheerness-on-Sea.

Sheffield, J. Redhead, P.M. Army, 237 Middlewood Road, Hillsboro', Sheffield.

Dore Masonic Hall Hospital, J. J. Frewing, C. Army, "Dunedin," Totley Brook Road, Totley Rise, nr.. Sheffield.

Base Hospital, H. J. Watts, U.M. Army, 2 Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield.

Wharnecliffe War Hospital, C. G. Holt, C: Army, Dover Villas, City Road, Sheffield.

Carter Knowle Hospital, W. Carrier, P.M. Army, 28 Machon Bank, Nether Edge, Sheffield.

Fir Vale Hospital, G. Carver, U.M. Army, "Green Bank," Horndean Road, Firth Park, Sheffield.

Gorseinon, D. H. Swansea.

Swindon, Draycott Camp, J. E. Gilbert, C.F., P.M. Army, Primitive Methodist Hut, Draycott Camp, Swindon, Wilts.

Tadworth Camp, E. P. Powell, M.A,, C. Army, 11 Egmont Road, Sutton, Surrey.

Taplow Hospital, T. F. Lewis,- C.

Taunton, J. H. Cox, C. Army, George Road, Taunton.

Tavistock, D. E. Davies, B.A., C. Army, Mount Cottage, Tavistock, Devon.

Teignmouth, S. J. Thorpe, B. Army, mosa Road, Teignmouth.

Tollesbury, W. B Anstey, C. Army, The Manse, Tol-lesbury, Essex.

Tonbridge, Kent, J. H. Allen, C. Army, Tonbridge, Kent.

Topsham, J: Hallett, C. Army, Broadway House, Top-sham, Devon.

Torquay, J. C. Johnston, C. Navy and Army, Mount Warren, Torquay.

Tower of London, J. Adams, C.F.., C. Army.

Tring, C. Pearce, B. Army, Tring.

Trowbridge, B. V. Pryce, M.A., LL.B., C. Army, Avon View, Trowbridge. ,

Tunbridge Wells, E. A. Dowsett, C. Army, Dovedale, Woodbury Park Road, Tunbridge Wells.

Upwey, Bincombe Park, J. Le Pla, C. Army, The Manse, Upwey, Dorset.

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Greystones Council School Hospital, F. W. B. Weeks, C. Army,, 32 Endcliffe Terrace Road, Sheffield.

Western Road School Hospital, F. D. Tranter, B. Army, 245 Western Road, Crookes, Sheffield.

Royal Hospital, No. 3 Northern General. Hospital, M. J. Ffrench, C. Army, 355 Crookesmoor Road, Sheffield.

Lodge Moore Hospital, J. Jones Vaughan, C. Army, Machynlleth, Whiteley Lane, Fulwood, Sheffield.

Winter Street Hospital, E. Lewis, B. Army, Glenvoy, Springvale Road, Sheffield.

Sheringham, F. L. Page, U.M. Army, The Manse, Sheringham, Norfolk.

Shoebnryness, W. Tingle, P.M. Army, Southend-on-Sea, Essex.

Shoreham; B. and C., E. Gregory, C. Army, The Manse, Gordon Road, Shoreham, Sussex.

Shoreham,- P.M. and U.M:, G. Wood, P.M. Army, Aldington, Shakespeare Road, Worthing.

Shrewsbury, W. J. Farrow,' B.A., B.D., C. Army, Strathlyn, Havelock Road, Shrewsbury.

Skinningrove and Staithes, and along the Coast, including Loftus and Hinderwell, T. C. Booth, C Army, Rose Bank, Loftus-in-Cleveland.

Sittingbonme, J. Doubleday, B. Army, Ingleside, Sittingbourne.

Skipton, L. H. Gaunt, M.A., C. Army, Raikesfield; Skipton.

Slough, T. Cousens, B. Army, The Manse, Montem Road, Slough.

Snodland, J. Reese Jones, C. Army, The Lodge, Snod-land.

Southampton, H. T. Spencer, M.A., M.Sc., C. Army, 52 Gordon Avenue, Southampton.

Netley Hospital, F. W. Duncombe, B. Army, Clare-- mont, The Polygon, Southampton.

Southport, J. T. Barkby, P.M. Army, Holmdale, Lathoi-n Road, Southport.

South Shields and District, D. B. Proudlove, U.M. Army, 3 Challoner Terrace East, South Shields. E. Smith, B. Army, 20 Blagdon Avenue, South Shields. T. Shaw, P.M. Army, 175 Stanhope Road, South Shields. T. A. Bairstow, C. Army, 2 Belle Vue Terrace, Tyne Dock, South Shields.

Southwold, J. L. Buddell, M.A., C. Army, St. Osyth, Southwold, Suffolk.

Stafford, Penkridge Bank, G. J. Johnson, B. Army, The Firs, Hednesford Road, Cannock, Staffs.

Brocton Camp, U.B.,. A. C. Lockett, C.F., Brocton Camp, Stafford.

Brocton and Tixall Camps, F. S. Foster, U.M. Army, 79 Sandon Road, Stafford.

Stockport: Alexandra Park Hospital, A. E. Banton, C. Army,

63 Avondale Road, Edgeley, Stockport. Greek Street Hospital, A. Chadwick, U.M. Army,

157 Wellington Road South, Stockport. Stepping Hill Hospital, J. H. Halstead, C. Army, 16

Crosby Street, Stockport. St. George's Hill Hospital, W. H. Thomas, B. Army,

9 Crosby Street, Stockport. Hollywood Park Hospital, D. W. Roberts, C. Army,

Brinksway, Stockport. Vernon Park Hospital, S. W. Hopkins; U.M. Army,

Ingleside, Brinnington Rise, Stockport.

Stoke-on-Trent, Hartshill. Infirmary, W. J. Aston, B. Army, 41 Yoxall Avenue, Stoke-on-Trent.

Stoke-on-Trent, Infirmary Hospital, T. R. Mayland, P.M. Army, The Manse, Enderley Street, New-castle, Staffs.

Stourport Hospitals, A. G. Gibson, C. Army, Summer- - dyne Villa, Stourport.

Streatham, M. Caldwell, B. Army, 67 Barrow Road, Streatham, London, S.W.

Sudbury, R. B. Hoyle, B. Army, York Road, Sudbury; Suffolk.

Sunderland, West End and Hendon, F. W. Beal, P.M. Army, 12 The Westlands, Sunderland.

Monkwearmouth, R. M. Harvey, B. Army (Hon.).

Monkwearmouth (including Roker and Fulwell), W. Turton, C. Army, 10 Roker Park Gate, Sunder-land.

Sutton, Red Cross Hospital, E. P. Powell, M.A., C. Army, Lindfield, 11 Egmont Road, Sutton, Surrey.

Swainton, G. T. Fawcett, P.M. Army, 99 Castle Road, Scarborough. -

Swanage, G. H. Clothier, C. Swanage, Dorset.

Swansea, J. T. Rhys, C. Army, Swansea.

Wakefield Military Prison, G. Slack, C. Army, Oxford House, Wakefield.

Walthanistow, H. R. Moxley, M.A., C. Army.

Walton-on-the-Naze, W. Harrison, C. Army, Olivedean, Southcliff, Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.

Wandsworth Prison, P. Kay, P.M. Army.

Wareham, S. W. Allen, C. Army, 1 Bestwall Villas, East Street, Wareham.

Warminster Camp, F. Smith, M.A., B.Sc., B. Army, Portway Villa, Warminster.

Warrington, Lord Derby War Hospital, J. Davidson, C. Army, Silverdale Avenue, Leigh, Lancs.

Watford, T. P. Lansdowne, C. Army, 71 Mildred Avenue, Watford.

Weedon, A. M. Lewin, C. Army, The Manse, Weedon, Northants.

Weeton Camp, J. S. Langley, C. Army, Kirkham, Preston, Lancs.

Wendover, H. R. Cross, B. Army, Wendover, Bucks. Halton Park Camp, N. Boocock, P.M. Army, 51

Buckingham Road, Aylesbury, Bucks.

Westcliff-on-Sea, A. D. Belden, B.D., C. Army, , "Westerham," 11 St. George's Park Avenue,

Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex.

Westerham and Brasted, J. Smith, 13. Army, Brasted, . Seven oaks.

Westgate-on-Sea, E. P. Perry, C. Navy and Army, Westgate-on-Sea.

Westminster, G. Campbell Morgan, D.D., C. Army (deputy, Mr. A. E. Marsh, C.), Westminster Chapel, Buckingham Gate, London, S.W.

Weston-super-Mare, G. S. Johnson, B. Army, Castle-maine, Severn Road, Weston-super-Mare.

Weybridge, Brooklands, Barham, St. George's Hill, . Caens' Hill, and Erin Lodge Hospitals, E. Hitch-

cock, C. Army, The Manse, Princes Road, Wey-bridge, Surrey.

Weymouth and District: Bovington, G. R. Trussell, P.M. Army, Primitive

Methodist "Jut, Bovington Camp, Dorset. Upwey, J. Le Pla, C. Army, The Manse, Upwey,

Dorset. Wyke Regis, J. W. Fish, P.M. Army, 16 Spring

Avenue, Rodwell, Weymouth. Weymouth, West Ham, and Nothe, W. L. Forster,

C. Army, Exeter House, The Esplanade, Wey-mouth.

Whitley Bay, E. F. H. Capey, U.M. Army, 15 Gordon Square, Whitley Bay, Northumberland. G. Clarke, P.M. Army. T. Rook, C. Army. W. Hussey Griffith, B. Army.

Willesden Green, G. W Keesey, C. Army, 29 Lans-downe Grove, Neasden, London, N.W.

Wilton, A. Girling, C. Army, Wilton, Salisbury.

Wimbledon, J. Beeby, C. Army, 104 Dora Road, Wim-bledon Park, London, S.W.

Brixton, Camberwell, Nyatt's Field, St. Gabriel's Col-lege, 1st London General Hospital, W. P. Hodge, B. 48 Knatchbull Road, Camberwell. F. W. Rumsby, B., 64 Brailsford Road, Brixton Hill.

Charing Cross, W. A. Clyde, B., 42 St. Leonard's Ter-race, Chelsea, London, S.W.

Charlton, Dodson's Relief, R. S. Jones, C., 88 Hardy Road, Blackheath, London, S.E.

Chelsea, Lady Mountgarret's, Baroness de Goldsmith's, Mrs. Falkner's, W. A. Clyde, B., n St. Leonard's Terrace, Chelsea, London, S.W.

St. Nark's College, J. Adams, C.F., C., 10 Croftdown Road, London, N.W.

Chiswick, Devon Nook, C. W. Sykes, C., "Windermere," 39 St. Mary's Grove, Chiswick, London, W.

Clapton, Lower Clifden Road (City of London Military Hospital), D. Lindsay, B., 243 Evering Road, Clapton, London, N.E. H. Harries, M.A., C., Branthwaite House, 37 Downs Road, Clapton, London, N.E. J. K. Ellwood, p.m.,' 65 Elderfield Road, Clapton, N.E.

Cricklewood, St. Peter's, H. J. Andrews, B., 168 Brondesbury Park, Willesden Green, London, N.W.

Croydon War Hospital: Ecclesbourne Road Schools In firmary Stamford Road Schools Ingram Road Schools A. J. Reid, B., 43 -Bird- Davidson Road Schools hurst Rise, South Crescent Schools Croydon.

Denmark Hill, 4th London General Hospital, J. W. D.D., 13., 40 Grove Park, Camber-

well, London, S.E. J. Adams, C.F., C., 10 Croft-down Road, London, N.W.

Wimborne, E. J. Sainsbury, C. Army, The Manse, Wimborne.

Winchester, B. and C., A. G. Edgerton, B. Army, 10 Thurloe Place, Winchester.

Winchester, P.M. and U.M., W. J. Hammersley, P.M. Army, 4 Thurloe Place, Winchester.

Windsor, G. F. Williams, C. Army, The Manse, William Street, Windsor.

Wingham, H. J. Bayley, C. Army, Manse, Wingham, Canterbury.

Witham, C. Army.

Withernsea, C. Binns, C. Army, 7 Melrose Crescent, Withernsea.

Woking, Inkerman Camp, W. H. Tebbit, B. Army, Holly Copse, Ormonde Road, Horsell, Woking.

Woodcote Park Convalescent Hospital.

Woolwich, B. and C., J. Seeley, C.F., B. Army.

Woolwich, P.M. and U.M., J. W. Richardson, P.M. Army, 20 Wrottesley Road, Plumstead, S.E.

Wood Green, including Alexandra Palace, J. Stevens, D.D., C. Artily, 91 Palmerston Road, Bowes Park, London, N.

Worksop, G. C. Lambert, M.A., B.D., C. Army, 35 Auston Avenue, .Worksop, Notts.

Wrexham, L. Morris, B. Army, 14 Gerald Street, Wrex-ham.

Army, The Manse,

39 Finsbury Terrace,

Wymoudham, Norfolk, E. Russell, C. Army, Wymond-ham, Norfolk.

Wymoudham, Norfolk, P.M. and U.M., S. C. Mantripp, P.M. Army, Bourne House, Wymondham, Norfolk.

Yeovil, J. E. Sunderland, P.M. Army, 50 St. Michael's Avenue, Yeovil; Somerset.

York, B. and C., J. Brighting, C. Army, "Ivyholme," The Esplanade, York.

York, P.M. and U.M., T. A. Brown, P.M. Army, 2 Mill-bank Terrace, Bishopthorpe Road, York.

LONDON HOSPITALS.

Balham, Weir Hospital, H. H . Carlisle, M.A., C., "Lindum," 5 Hillbury • Road, Tooting Common, London, S.W.

Bermondsey, Princess Louise Home, G. S. Morgan, C., 34 Reservoir Road, New Cross, London, S.E.

Bethnal Green Military Hospital, H. Parrott, P.M., 55 Lyal Road, Bow, E.

Brondesbury Park, R.C. Mission, H. J. Andrews, B., 163 Brondesbury Park, Willesden Green, London, N.W.

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Dollis Hill, St. Andrew'g R.C., H. J. Andrews, B., 163 Brondesbury Park; Willesden Green, London, N.W.

East Dulwich Military Hospital, M. R. Kirkpatrick, C., "Dundrennan," Court Lane Gardens, Dulwich

Park, London, S.E.

Edmonton Military Hospital, C. 'Garrott, B., 224 Philip Lane, Tottenham, London, N.

Ende11 Street Military Hospital, T. Phillips, B.A., B., Bloomsbury, Shaftesbury Ayenue, London, W.C. F. C. Spurr, B., 3 Dartmotith Road, Brondesbury, London, N.W.

Fulham Military Hospital, J. Adams, C.F., C., 10 Croft-down Road, London, N.W. T. H. Lodge, B., 10 Rannock Road, Hammersmith, W.

Hammersmith, West London Military Hospital, C. W. Sykes, C., "Windermere," 39 St. Mary's Grove, Chiswick, London, W.

Hampstead Military Hospital, E. .Shillito, M.A., C., 14 Heath Hurst Road, Hampstead, London, N.W.

Mount Vernon, P. T. Thomson, M.A., B., 10 Wedder-burn Road, Hampstead, London, N.W.

New End, A. A. Bourne, C., 33 Adamson Road, South Hampstead, London, N.W.

Italian Hospital, W. Charter Piggott, C., 5 Oval Road, Regent's Park, London, N.W.

Kingsland Road, Relief Hospital, E. Williams, B., 40 Portland Avenue, Stamford Hill, London, N. C. F. Williams, C., 2 Holmbury View, Springfield, Clapton, London, N.E.

King George's Hospital, Stamford Street, J. Adams, C.F., C., 10 Croftdown Road, London, N.W.

Lewisham Military Hospital, J. Eames, M.A., C., "The Briars," Ling.ards Road, Lewisham, London, S.E.

London Bridge, Fishmongers' Hall, T. Phillips, B.A., B., Bloomsbury, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W.C.

Middlesex, W. Charter Piggott, C., 5 Oval Road, Regent's Park, London, N.W.

Mile End Military Hospital, S. Smith, C., 40 Campbell Road, Bow, E.

Queen Alexandra's Hospital, J. Adams, C.F., C., 10 Croftdown Road, London, N.W.

Richmond Military Hospital, H. Warde, M.A., B., 7 Townshend Road, Richmond, Surrey.

St. Thomas's. W. A. Clyde, B., 42 St. Leonard's Ter-race, Chelsea, S.W.

Tooting Military Hospital, C. Williams, C., 108 Eswyn Road, Tooting, London, S.W.

Tottenham, Prince of Wales, T. Warren, C., 10 Laty-mer Road, Lower Edmonton, London, N.

Twickenham Military Hospital, J. Sayer, B.

Uxbridge, Hillingdon House Hospital, F. L. R. Lowe, C., "Corra Linn," Uxbridge, Middlesex.

Wandsworth, 3rd London General Hospital, J. N. Brit-ton, B., 48 Orlando .Road, Clapham, London, S.W. W. L. Lee, C., 58 West Side, Wandsworth Common, London, S.W. W. T. Dyke, C., 77 Earlsfield Road, Wandsworth, London, S.W. A. J. Payne, B., 25 The Grove, Earlsfield, Wands-worth, London, S.W. H. S. Targett, P.M., 11 Louvain Road, New Wandsworth, S.W.

Wandsworth (Welsh-speaking soldiers), D. Tyler Davies, Calv. Meth.

Wandsworth, Bolingbroke Hospital, G. S. Hull, B., 73 Thurleigh Road, Wandsworth Common, London, S.W.

Willesden, St. Mark's Institute, St. Matthew's Insti-tute, H. J. Andrews, B., 163 Brondesbury Park, Willesden Green, London, N.W.

Winchmore Hill, Roseneath, N. Richards, B.D., C., 20 Park Avenue, Palmer's Green, London, N.

Wormwood Scrubbs, Hammersmith, Military Hospital, T. H. Lodge, B.

Gibraltar, W., B. and C., A. B. Sackett, W. Army and Navy.

South China, B. and C., J. Kirk Maconachie, C. Army and Navy, The Manse, Hong-Kong.

St. Helena, B. and C., H. G. Wood, B. Army and Navy.

India: Agra, B.C., W., G. A. Smith, B. Army.

Bombay, B. and C., A. E. Hubbard, B. Navy and Army.

Dinapore, B.C., W., H. Dyche, B. Army.

Kasauli and District, B.C., U.M., P.M., and P., C. H. Williams, B. Army.

CIVIL HOSPITALS (RED CROSS).

Abbots Wood, Stow-on-the-Wold, Glos., A. W. Smith, B., Stow-on-the-Weld, Glos.

Ascot, Grand Stand, C. Watt Smyrk, C., Sunning-dale, Berks.

Basildon Park, Pangbourne, John Taylor, C., Horse-shoe Road, Pangbourne, Berks.

Belper, A. Knight, U.M., Glenholme, Albert Street, Belper.

Brentwood, Walter Legerton, C., BrentwOod.

Bristol, seven hospitals, W. II. Stradling, B., 56 Coronation Road, Bristol. G. H. Kennedy, U.M., 21 Broadway Road, Bishopston, Bristol.

Brompton, W. J. C. Pike, C., Markham Square Con-gregational Church, Chelsea.

Bury St. Edmunds, A. J. Brown, C., North View, 122 Queen's Road, Bury St. Edmunds.

Chester, .J. J. Hargreaves, B., 1C Chichester Street, Chester. '

Christchurch, " Fairmile " House, H. Coley, C., The Manse, Christchurch, Hants.

Clacton-on-Sea, H. G. Lawson, C., Willow Shade, Holland Road, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

Cork, F. W. Gracey, B., 5 Camden Place, Cork.

Coulter, 5 Grosvenor Square, W., A. Harries, B., Cartref, Dersingham Road, Cricklewood, London, N.W.

Croydon, W. Hetherington, B., 67 Shirley Park Road, Addiscombe, Croydon.

Derby, W. A..Richards, B., 172 Almond Street, Derby.

Devizes, J. P. Kingsland, C., The Haven, Devizes.

Dublin, J. W. Pearce, B., 22 Crescent Villas, Iona • Road, Dublin.

Eastbourne, F. Shergold, 30 Cavendish Avenue, East-bourne.

Endsleigh Palace, Easton, D. H. Moore, B., 8 Thorn-hill Road, Barnsbury, London, N.

Exeter, A. Axe, C., 3 Albion Place, Heavitree, Exeter.

Exmouth, R. A. Good, B., Exeter Road, Exmouth.

Fareham, F. T. Hyde, C., Clyde Villa, Fareham.

Fulham Road, E. - 0. Dinsley, U.M., 49 Walham Grove, Fulham, S.W.

Guildford, A. Cowe, M.A., C., Copthorne, Epsom Road, Guildford.

Haslingden and Rantenstall, J. W. Nairn, C., Tower House, Well Bank, Haslingden, Manchester.

Hendon, W. J. Lawrence, C., The Manse, Brent Street, Hendon, London, •N.W.

Ingestre, C. G. Toone, B., 73 Belmont Road, Sale, Cheshire.

Ipswich, F. C. France, P.M., 87 Victoria Street, Ipswich.

Kidderminster, E. D. Braimbridge, C., St. Aubyns, Kidderminster.

Lavenham, W. E. I. Seabrooke, C., , Lavenham, Suffolk. •

Leamington, G. H. Kilby, B., 24 Greatheed Road, Leamington Spa.

Linden Lea, H. G. Meecham, B.A., B.D., P.M., 25 Old Hall Road, Sale, Manchester.

Liscard, J. W. Skinner, B., 23 Malpas Road, Liscard, Birkenhead.

Llanelly, W. R. Watkin, M.A., B., 6 Mina Street, Llanelly.

Lydney, Glos., R Rose, P.M., The Manse, Lydney, Glos.

Maidenhead, T. F. Lewis, C:, Greenfield, Maidenhead.

Malpas, C. W. Flail, C.

New Malden, G. K. Davies, B.A.; C., The Manse, New Malden, Surrey.

Newmarket, A. T.. Ogg, P.M., 2 Edith Villas, Rous Road, Newmarket.

Reigate, " Duxhurst," W. Davis, P.M., Gilmour, Lynwood Road, Redhill.

Reigate, " Hill Field," C. B. Jutson, C., Roseneath, Belmont Road, Reigate.

Royal Free Hospital, Gray's Inn Road, D. H. Moore, B., 6 Thornhill Road, Barnsbury, London, N.

Ryde, C. E. Mortimer, P.M., Woodville, Swanmore Road, Ryde, I.W.

Saffron Walden, J. Anderson, B.A., C., The Manse, West Road, Saffron Walden,

Sandon, Stafford, F. S. Foster, U.M., 79 Sandon Road, Stafford.

Scarborough, G. Sharp, M.A., C., 13 Grosvenor Cres-. cent, Scarborough.

Southend, Glen J. Taberner, B., Belle Vue, Brank-some Road, Southend-on-Sea. -

Southend, queen Mary's, D. Ewart James, M.A., C., Tegfan, St. Vincent's Road, Southend-on-Sea.

Stonohouse, R. Sturt, C., The ManSe, StenehouSe, Glos.

Stratford-on-Avon, F. C. Watts, B., Hensington Villa, Guild Street, Stratford-on-Avon..

Sutton, E. P. Powell, M.A., C., Lindfield; 11—Egmont Road, Sutton, Surrey.

Swanage, G. H. Clothier, C., The Manse, SWanage, Dorset.

Swansea, J. T. Rhys, -C., 39 Finsbury Terrace, Swansea.

Tiverton, H. B. Case, B., 12 Castle Street, ."Tyv.ertOri.

Truro, I. Leaver, U.M., 6 Dereham Terrace, Truro.

Wantage, W. T. Reynolds, B., Haddon -House, Ormond Road, Wantage.

Warrington, A. J..Chesswn, P.M., Bieester "HoUSe, 300 Manchester Road, Warrington.

Waverley Abbey, Farnham, E. W. Coltman, B.D., C., Gorton, Farnham, Surrey.

West Cowes, John Ash, U.M., Vailima, Cowes,

West Park, Ampthill, J. W. Mayo, B., Maulden, Ampthill.

Weston-super-Mare, J., Kirkby, P.M.,„ Hollingwood, 14 Brighton Road, Weston-super-Mare.

Wheathanipstentl, G. W. Berry, C., The Manse, Wheathatnpstead.

Willesden, H. J. Andrews, B., 163 BrondesbUry Park, Willesden Green, London; N.W.

Winchester,- A. G. Edgerton, B., 10 Thurloe Place, Winchester.

Woburn, H. H. Holder, B.A., C., Aspley Guise, 'Beds.

Worthing, W. B. Taylor, B., Winton, Winchester, West Worthing.

SCOTLAND.

Aberdeen, G. C. Milne, C. Army, 433 Clifton Road, Woodside, Aberdeen.

Hospitals, S. G. Woodrow, B. Army, 86 DesSwood Place, Aberdeen.

Annan, G. Smisson, C. Army, Annan, Scotland.

Ardrossan, H. E. Govan, M.A., C. Navy and Army, "Clydeview," Ardrossan.

Avoch, Ross-shire, T. Kerr, C. Navy, Congregational Manse, Avoch, Ross-shire.

Ayr, R. McQueen, C. Army, 3 Ballantine Drive, Ayr, N.B.

Bathgate, C. Nicholson, C. Army, Congregational Manse, Bathgate.

Berwick, C. L. Stowe, P.M. Army, 11 North Terrace, Berwick-on-Tweed.

Buckhaven, D. M. Simpson, B. Army, "Viewfar," Buck-haven, Fife.

Coatdyke, Airdrie, J. Edmonston, C. Army, "Glesston," Carlisle Road, Airdrie, N.B.

Cupar, J. Holden, B. Army, Newry Cottage, Cupar, N.B.

Dumbarton, W. S. Edgar, B. Army, "Craigallion," Alex-' andra Street, Dumbarton.

Dundee, J. Hamilton, C. Navy and Army, 91 Magdalen Green, Dundee.

Dunfermline, W. S. Stein, M.A., C. Army, Park, Place, Dunfermline, N.B.

Edinburgh:

Easter Road, Albion Road, Olympia, Shrub Hill and King's Park, A. Griffiths, B. Army, 25 Meadow-bank Crescent, Edinburgh.

The Castle, Forrest Road, Heriot School, Infirmary Street, A. D. Martin, C. Army, 4 So. Gray-Street, Edinburgh.

Gillespie's School, Bruntsfield and Warrender Park Schools, H. M. Scott, C. Army, 43 Cluny Drive, Edinburgh.

Preston Street School, Nelson's Works, Livingstone Hall, D. Bradbury, P.M: Army, 39 Minto Street, Edinburgh.

Dalmeny Street, Wellington Place, Leith Fort, Gran-ton, A. D. Lewis, B. Army, 15 Union Street, Leith, Edinburgh.

London Street, East Claremont Street, Brandon Ter-race, G. Donald, C. Army, 13 Bellevue Place, Edinburgh.

Craiglockart and Redford, G. Harper, B. Army, S Shandon Road, Edinburgh.

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Falkirk, A. Paterson, M.A., B. Army., Comely Park, Falkirk.

Glasgow, W. Glover, P.M. Army, 29 Park Street, White- . inch, Glaigow.

Mary-hill and Bunhouse, J. W. Derry, C. Army, 87 Smith Street, Glasgow.

Military Hospitals, G. Hayton, C. Army, 6 Hillfoot Street, • Dennistown, Glasgow.

Springburn, City Hall, A. J. Westlake, B. Army, 11 Syrian Terrace, Springburn, Glasgow.

GoTali, P. Smith, C. Army, 5 Bellahouston Terrace, Ibrox, Glasgow.

Hamilton,

Hawla, W. J. Ainslie, M.A., C. Army, The Manse, Hawick, N.B.

Irvine, J. Murphy, B. Army, Kilwinning Road, Irvine, N.B.

Kirkcaldy, W. J. Dickson (pro tern.), C. Army; 14 James' Grove, Kirkcaldy.

Kirkwall, E. J. Sanderson, C. Navy and Army, Kirk-wall, Scotland.

Lanark, J. L. Rodger, C..Army, Congregational Manse, Lanark, N.B.

Larbert, W. Wyse, B. Army, Teviot Cottage, Burnhead Road, Larbert.

Lerwick,' J. Scott, C. Navy, Lerwick, N.B.

Montrose, D. R. Scott, M.A.; C. Army, Congregational Manse, Montrose, N.B.

Oban, R. T. M. Johnston, C. Navy, Oakbank Oban, N.B.

Peebles, J. Dewar, B. Army, Blair Cottage, Peebles, N.B.

Perth, R. Finlay, C. Army, 1 Comely Bank, Perth.

Peterhead, and Lenabo Airship Works, R. Middleton, B.A.,C. Navy and Army, 61 Queen Street, Peter-head, N.B.

Portobello, D. M. Walker, B., Navy and Army, 10 West Brighton Crescent, Portobello.

Rosyth and District, D. M. Walker, B. Navy and Army, 10 West Brighton Crescent, Portobello.

Rothesay, S. .Crabb, B. Navy, "Ardmount," Ardmorey Road, Rothesay.

St. Andrews, S. Hirst, M.A., B.D., B. Navy, Dunolly Villa, St. Andrews.

Sannox, Arran, A. C. McDougall, C. Navy, Sannox, Arran, N.B.

Selkirk, G. B. Shepherd, M.A., B.D., C. Arm); Congre-gational Manse, Selkirk.

Stirling, J. Shearer, B. Army, 2 Douglas ',Terrace, Stir-ling.

Thurso, A. F. Simpson, M.A., C. Anny, 11 James' Street, Portobello.

Tillicoultry, A. F. MacRobert, M.A gational Manse, Tillicoultry.

Tranent, J. H. A. Maughan, P.M. Terrace, Tranent, N.B.

Wick, G. A. Jeffrey, B. Army, The

How to Help the Boys at the Front.

BY LIEUT.-COLONEL STANDING, S.C.F.

OUR chaplains are grateful for the help given us from home. We are the advance line. The base

has never failed us. Our folk are eager to help us, but how can they do it best?

A - Vitally Important Matter. First. The ministers and the fathers must talk

seriously .to the men who are sent out here. Many of them are very young, and ignorant of the terrible consequences of vice. In many cases these lads are "sinned against" by the responsible folk at home, who have been silent on matters that concern the life of young men. Lord Kitchener's warning at the begin-ning of the war was plain, straightforward, and soldierly. There are more things to be said to the recruit than "Good luck 1 " " God bless you I " Let the men who know talk frankly to the lads, by word or by letter. Simple, plain, matter-of-fact truth is the best. Let it be done by clean, strong men, best of all by the fathers of the lads. The chaplains are doing all they can—by providing entertainments when oppor-tunity offers, by straight personal talks ; but the man-hood of the Church at home must come to our help. It is the opportunity of the fathers to save their sons.

Keep in touch with the Men. Second. Help us, by keeping in touch with the men

from your own church. In rare cases men get a monthly letter from the minister. These letters are treasured. Last night I was called to see. a Methodist, severely ■vounded, probably dying. After a few words he said :

"The address of my class teacher is in my pocket. He writes to me nearly every week. You write to him and ask him to fell my wife." Then he broke into

.a story of all this class leader had done for him ; how he had kept him to the Church, and how his letters had kept up the attachment through' months of active service. The ground is ready for the chaplain when this work is done. The man. regarded me at once as an ally of his old class leader. He was needing just the hand clasp of a Methodist chaplain to be re-minded in his hour of extremity of all the holy minis-tries of his Church and her Lord. Read through your Rolls of Honour, and see that every man is kept in attachment to your church. Occasionally send your lads a UNITED METHODIST.

Get them Registered. Finally. Do something to get your lads registered

as United Methodists. Write. them, - and find: out what the registration is. If it is not U.M. get to know the reason, and send all the facts to Rev. H. Smith. A short, sharp reckoning awaits any recruiting officer who tampers with the declaration of our lads' religion. If your men are registered U.M., ask them to tell you about services held for them. In some cases you will find service is held by a Presbyterian or a Wesleyan, and not by a U.B. chaplain. If that is so, please remember that the only way in which Free Church men can serve the whole B.E.F. is by making arrange-ments of that sort. In some cases no services are being held. The reasons are too many and too in-tricate for explanation here. Get to know the facts, and let me know. My address is No. 2, C.C.S., B.E.F., or write Rev. H. Smith. That part of the work is particularly mine. It is our aim to secure some kind of ministration for every U.B. man in the B.E.F. Get to know, and let me know.

How to Help the Chaplains at the Front.

BY REV. JOS. WALLET'', C.F.

THERE is really only one way of helping the chaplain at the front, and that is by doing something for the men under his care. I have jotted down on a scrap of paper a few things I should like the people at home to do to help me,and in each case it is a boon for the men ultimately.

Keep the Altar. Fires Burning. First and foremost then, you can all help by keeping

the prayer meeting alive,, and by often mentioning all our names when you have the ear of the King. There is a popular war song full of shallow sentiment en-titled "Keep the home fires burning"; a good enough thing no doubt in its way : but a matter not nearly of the first importance. Of far. greater moment is the need to keep the altar fires burning. It would be. a source of solid satisfaction to all our chaplains, and to their flock if they were certain that throughout the denomination prayer meetings were being well sustained, and that the welfare of United Methodists out here was a matter that lay near to the heart of praying folk. Let every church that has its roll of men serving with the colours see that intercession is continually made for them, and if their names could be read out at the services on Sunday, and the whole congregation be invited to join in prayer for them, we out here would soon benefit. Query ; is it true that few churches can sustain a weekly war prayer meeting ; that the family altar is a thing of the past in most hoMes, and that the most dismal failure of the whole church has been in this very matter of prayer? If so, God help us ! Brethren, we have need of your prayers ; wherefore "pray for us."

Help us to Find our Men. I am warned that this article must be short, and so

shall indicate- the rest briefly. We need help in finding our men, and we should be glad to know of cases where men are not properly attested. The other day a 'prophetic letter came to me from Zbgland, asking me to get information about a missing' man. Out of all the hundreds of thousands I got on his track ; but in all my enquiries I had to describe his religion as Church of England ! and yet he was brought up in our Sunday • school and church. Even if occasionally a soldier is a little indifferent : if his parents or minister would only let us know, I think we could guarantee that he would soon be returned as a United Methodist. I believe that there are hundreds of men wrongly

described as to their religion, and if we had informa-tion from home we could rectify matters.

Gifts. Gifts? Yes, we can do with any number of the right

sort-. By this time Tommy is well cared for all round. The Army supplies food and clothing : but little "extras " are always welcome to the chaplain for his flock. A cake is enough to constitute an anniversary, and wild celebrations are held over various dainties of the tinned variety. Our parishioners often ask for writing pads and pencils : occasionally they will demand socks, but never by any chance have I been asked for a cholera belt. The experience of some chaplains may be dif-ferent ; but I •give mine in this matter. We have all grown fond of chocolate now, and the dear souls who protest against tobacco and cigarettes being sent can send as much chocolate as they like.

Visit our Wives and Friends. It would be a great help to chaplains, and would

serve to link up the soldier out here with the churches at home if a little visiting could be done. Do you ever think of our wives and families? It will soon be two years since some of us gave up our homes. The married chaplain or soldier often thinks that the biggest sacrifice is made by the wife, who "carries on " uncomplainingly, and by the children, who need the father who is such a long time coining. Decidedly, it would be a good thing to visit the soldiers' loved ones, and cheer them up a bit ; but for goodness sake don't patronise them, because they probably won't have it, and besides few are worthy to do it, and those who are won't.

Write to the Soldiers. It is a bit of useful war work to write a soldier. Ile

does not get many letters, and many a chaplain has thanked God for a manly letter written by some minister to a lad in the trenches ; or by some saint of a woman who thus showed she cared. Let it be by the "saints " though. Foolishness of the "lonely soldier" order is sadly out of place among the realities here. How they long for letters to be sure.

I often wonder why the weekly newspaper mail does not bring a larger number of United Methodist pub-lications. Surely denominational loyalty could be fos-tered in this way. The UNITED METHODIST is a good paper, and the same can be said of all else we publish. But given a copy of the UNITED METHODIST each week I imagine our, lads would tome to take some pride in their church. We have rich laymen who could, and would, bear the cost;, but a better way would be for each local church to send its own. All this would help the chaplains.

How to Help at Home. BY REV. CHARLES FL. SHAVE, C.F.,

Senior U.B. Chaplain in the Southern Command.

I.—How to Help our Chaplains in the Home Camps.

(1) LET your boys know of our existence. Assure them that they can have their own United Board minister, urge them to loyally attend his services, and be sure to make themselves known to him.

(2) Write to the chaplain about your boys, giving whatever information you can that may enable him to be of the most service to them. Let it be a confidential note. In the Southern Command there is a splendid scheme for helping chaplains in their work. In peace times it has proved of great value. The recruit is asked to name his minister. This minister is written to by an officer appointed by the War Office, asking him to write to the chaplain where the boy is stationed, giving any facts that may guide the chaplain in deal-ing with him. This letter is treated as confidential, and is passed on, whenever the soldier is moved, - with any further information that may help the next chap-lain. Then, when he leaves the army, the minister at the place where he settles is asked to care for him and be his friend. It is something of this sort that you can do unofficially to help the chaplain in his. work.

(3) Make the chaplain a channel of material blessing to his men. He finds out lonely men. Send him books and magazines, and give him the opportunity of put-ting solitary souls in touch with those who will write to thane and sometimes send a parcel, such as other men have.

II.—How to Help the Soldier Boys in the Home Camps.

(1) In the home camps I often think that there is even more good done by regular letter writing than abroad. When oversew the lad has all the new interests of a strange land, as well as the excitements of war. But in the training camps life can be very wearisome, and the heart often fail. The change from home is more recent, and keenly felt. A letter every week—kept up without fail—will help almost more than any-thing else.

(2) Nothing helps so much as love. Let a lad know that he is loved., If you are his mother, tell him in your letters that you are loving him- and praying for him. If you are his wife, let your letters be love-tetters. To know that our dear ones are thinking of us, and praying for us, and loving us helps more than can be told.

., C. Army, Congre-

Army, 4. Viewforth

Manse, Wick, N.B.

380 SUPPLEMENT TO THE UNITED METHODIST. July 20, 1916.

A lad in the artillery one day showed me a letter from his minister. As he opened it his eyes were bright with pleasure. It was quite a short note. At the head of the paper there was a picture of the church. He eagerly pointed it out, and said what memories it brought to him. The minister was more to him now than he had ever been in the old days. The lad evidently prized his letter. Then with a glad look he said : "He writes every week. It's never a long letter—he's too busy, and there are eleven others he sends to as well—but it always does me good, and carrying it in my pocket seems to help me out of many tempta-tions ! "

(3) Let churches and Sunday schools appoint a com-mitee with an enthusiastic secretary, whose work shall be to see that their lads receive a letter from one or another every week. Let it tell what is going on in the school and in the church. Then let this com-mittee organise a Comforts Fund, and send a parcel every month to each man who is away.

(4) There is a further thing that would helo—let the church, from its meeting, send a letter to the man. Although it would probably have to be a circular sort of letter, yet it could be personally signed by the minister and secretary.

It amounts to this, that the best way to help is to make the soldier-boys feel that they are still thought of and still loved.

Chaplaincies and Camp Homes Fund.

.1 GIVE below, entirely on my own responsibility, ex-tracts from letters received from two of our Chaplains who are with the Eastern forces.

The Smiting Sun. "We find the excessive heat very trying. The aver-

age temperature for May was 108 degrees in the shade. Yesterday it was 111 degrees with a head dust wind smiting the face like a blast from a furnace. The plains here are one dead level, not a single tree to re-lieve the monotony, or buildings of any description to cast a shadow. I know now the meaning of the pas-sage which speaks of the sun smiting one. It is a good word to describe the powerful rays which fall at times like blows. Then, in addition to the heat and the pest of flies, we occasionally have wretched dust storms which sweep across the plains, nearly blinding us. In spite of all these things, however, I still keep very well. I have been very fortunate, for which I am thankful. We had a splendid day last Sunday. I got in three ser-vices (two of them Parade) before 8 a.m., and had a most enjoyable service in the evening at 8 p.m. There was • a goodly attendance of officers, most of whom stayed to the Communion Service.

"Trust you have had some good District Meetings at home, and that you are laying yourselves out for the great opportunities that will come to the Churches on the conclusion of the War. In spite of all our terrible losses both of men and wealth, I believe we shall enter on a great era of social and spiritual progress, and this will be the great opportunity of our Churches. May we be fully equal to the new situation and build up a great and glorious kingdom."

Communion Services and Relief Duty. "The troops are scattered over innumerable desert

posts, and it is very difficult to arrange services for all the units. Last Sunday I rode many miles and con-ducted seven services, excluding Communion Services. My first ride was about 13 miles across the desert, and each of the other places are miles apart. I usually change horses at my first and third outpost,' returning to No. 1 outpost at the end of the day, sleeping there, and returning to Headquarters on Monday morning. Of course the attendance at the different outpost services is not large. But one is well repaid for making the jour-ney, the men are so delighted to see one and take part so heartily in the service.

"The Communion Service is a great feature out here, and I am adopting the plan of holding a Communion after every service, and it would surprise you to see the percentage who stay to the second service. On Gallipoli it was very usual to hold Communion Service. When we left, I adopted the plan of twice a month ; but at the request of the men themselves I have been compelled to hold them after all services.

" It is a fact that in spite of many things alien to the Christian spirit the men are always ready and eager for an informal service. Often men will ask to be re-lieved sentry duty for fifteen minutes to come and partake of the Lord's Supper. When we are together .in a camp they will gather round for an evening ser-vice, and I do not know of anything in the world more impressive than hearing the well-known hymns in these desert solitudes."

25 Bolingbroke Grove, Wandsworth Common, S.W.

In the Great Push.

The Experiences of a United Methodist Chaplain.

WHEN I reached my billet, I sat down and, putting my aching head between my hands—bedaubed with trench-mud, iodine; and human blood—I wept.

It was at the end of a twenty-hour experience such as I had never dreamed of passing through. I had seen the ghastliness of war without its glory.

We knew something was ;going to happen ; we had heard the distant but increasing murmur of it for days. During these months in Flanders we had grown very distrustful of rumours, and to the information that it was "absolutely certain this time " we had learned to give no heed but the habitual smile, which meant that they could go.and tell that to the new drafts just coming out. Of course, we knew that the Great Offensive, or Big Push as we called it here, was bound to come some-time, and the desire to get on with it and get it done and go home kept us always ready to listen, if not to believe. Then at last we did know ; not only"that down south it had really commenced. but that our special bit of work had been definitely allotted to us. We knew what was to be done, by whom, and when. And now, not only were sun-bronzed lads talking about it, some with bold anticipation, others with cool and thoughtful determination as of those who were counting the cost, but it could be felt in the air, a tremor that penetrated the outer confines of the physical sense, and stirred the spirit within.

"Well, lads," I said to a group, "it's coming off at last." " Yes, sir, and we shall give 'em something to go on, with," replied one. "I've just got all my letters off, and I am glad," says another with ominous quietness. "We're going to get a bit of our own back to-night, sir," says another. "Well, good luck, lads, and I hope you will all come back." "I think we shall," they smilingly reply ; and I know that whether they do or not, everyone will give a good account of himself when he goes over the top.

Leaving them, I go to enquire where I can be of most service on this eventful night, for though I have fired both rifle and machine-gun, I know that I have no fighting place at a time• like this. I am told by this officer and that, that I had Metter keep out of it where it is safe. But having given, my servant my home ad-dress, twilight finds me cycling along shell-pitted roads toward the scene of action, and as darkness deepens, I take my place at a spot where, in - a seemingly endless line, brave,la.ds pass and receive their sandbags and bombs. "Cheero, lads, and good luck," I say as they move on. They strain their eyes to see who is speaking, and seeing a padre under his shrapnel hehnet, laughingly wonder if they- have come to Church Parade.

When the last, has gone I make my way down to the Aid Post, the place where I have decided ..I can do my bit, there to await the beginning of the great "strafe." The time is fixed, and we know that not until the exact moment arrives will the hidden guns begin to devour their shells and belch forth destruction and death.

Midnight is past, and all is still. In this dug-out some are asleep. But sleep is far from me. I am pic-turing the tail of that long line of khaki, worming its winding way down the long communication trench, and the earlier ones crouching, low and silent, behind the parapets, with bayonets fixed and bombs in their pouches. At length the long suspense draws near the end, and we take frequent glances at the watches on our wrists. We speak in suppressed tones.

Then suddenly it comes ; one great, deafening, nerve-shattering crash, ,compared to which the fall of a thun-der-bolt is only as the bursting of a paper bag. And before there is time to say "At last," come another and another and another. It is a tornado of sound. The very air 'strikes one's face with tremendous ripple and the earth vibrates beneath our feet. And almost at once from the enemy's guns come the retaliating shells. They are falling all around, and we have a sort of half-formed wonder when the one will come which may put a sudden end to our earthly existence.

Our Aide Post seems to be mistaken for a gun position. First one shell and then another comes screeching and shattering through the roof of an adjoining building. A fatal fascination draws us up a stair to look • at the terrifying spectacle. There is a continuous cascade of star-shells, and great clouds of smoke are rolling across No Man's Land, completely blotting out all objects. It is an inferno. Surely no living thing can stand in that•tempest of death. I find I have no fear, but an awe which has struck so deep that my body is one cold, un-controllable tremble. And so it goes on, and on, and on, stunning all the senses. We know they were over the top now, those wonderful British lads, and before long the first blood-stained hero staggers in. We are soon at work, the doctor and his assistants, cool and efficient. At the sight of such heroism and need, we forget all else. Shells are still smashing around us : a

piece strikes me as I render my bit of aid, but on, we go, unheeding. And thus hours go by, and still they come, officers and men, heroes all of them. Light comes at length, and as the wounded braves wait their turn, they ask the time, and when :they hear it is seven o'clock ask, "Night?" and cannot- believe it is only morning.

The rush is over at length, and now we must hurry to the aid of those who lie in helpless agony in those shell-smashed trenches. But though we • are working till perspiration- pours down our faces, the waiting to some seems eternally long. Mingled with their cries come the heart-breaking calls of those who lie broken in death-strewn No Man's- Land. The sights around create a brain-storm, and one feels the need to cry out some word and find relief. "Oh', God, why don't You step in," sobs out the heart. Ah I it would not do even to try to tell the nightmare of horror that met the eye on that summer morning. But if England knew, it would say, "Never again, never again : some other way will have to be found."

And yet this marvellous British Tommy is smiling again, and when the call comes, he will go once more. One brave youth had crawled back over the parapet. I got him into a dug-out, and cut off his blood-soaked trousers with my knife, and bound up his wounds till the doctor could come. With riddled leg and broken arm and blood-splashed face, he lay without a single mur-mur, chiefly anxious for those who could not crawl back. Late in the afternoon, when I could do no more, I came' away, weary and worn and sad, broken in heart and spirit.

Some of the survivors gathered with me in the Hospital grounds on Sunday evening,. and after I- had told them of the Hero of Heroes, we sang with sad, yet thankful hearts, ." Hold Thou Thy Cross before my closing eyes;

Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies : Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows

flee ; In life, in death, 0 Lord, -abide with me l "

Important Notice To Baptist, Congregational, Primitive Method-ist, and United Methodist Soldiers and Sailors

We has,.e received a letter from the War Office, from which the following is an extract :

"It is the desire of the Army Council that every man who joins any branch of the Army or Territorial Force shall enjoy full freedom to be recorded as belonging to the denomination with which he is associated."

Following upon this, a copy of a letter to the General Officers Commanding-in-Chief, Home Commands, and Secretaries of Territorial Force Associations, has been sent to us by the Army Council, from which the follow. ing is an extract :

"I am commanded by the Army Council to acquaint yott that strong complaints have been made to them, from many parts of the country, to the effect that recruits joining, and men serving in the Regular Army and the Territorial Force who desire to be recorded as 'belonging to religious denominations other than the Church of England, and the Roman Catholic Church, have experienced difficulty in obtaining accurate registration of this Itind. I am therefore to ask you to be so good as to call the attention of all officers and non-commissioned officers to the provisions of paragraph 919, King's Regulations, and to say that whenever—on attesta-tion, for the marking of identity discs, or for any other purpose—it is necessary to obtain information as to a soldier's religion, his own statement on the point should be taken without any attempt to influence him, and should be acted upon • without question., I am to add that, in any cases . in which men ex-press a desire for the correction of an existing inaccurate record regarding their religious denomination, such correction should at once be carried out. I am, your obedient servant,

(Signed) B. B. CUBIT!'."

.We would urge all soldiers and sailors, particularly Baptists, Congregationalists, Primitive Methodists, and United Methodists, to see that they are correctly regis-tered, and if not so to correct their registration in.accord-ance with the wish of the Army Council expressed in the last paragraph.

(Signed) J. H.. SHAKESPEARE,

Secretary, Church House, Southampton Row, London, W.C.

(Signed) RICHARD J. WELLS,

Secretary, Congregational Union, Memorial Hall. Farringdon Street, London, E.C.

Any United Board Chaplain or officiating clergyman will, on receiving a request from any soldier, see he is re-registered.

HENRY SMITH.