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NOVEMBER, 1928.

Cb~ montbly R~cord of

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(TEMPORARY OFFICE).

Oblect of the Society • .. The Object of the Society is the cultivatioB of a rational religious sentiment, the study of ethical principles, and the promotion of human welfare, in haniiony with advaBcing know led ge. "

SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES are he ld in

THE LONDON INSTITUTION THEATRE, South Place, Moorgate, E.C.2.

The tollowing DISCOURSES will be delivered, the Services beginning at ELEVEN O'CLOCK.

October 28. - 5, K, RATCLIFFE.-·· AI" Smith and Herbert Hoover, 0'''88010s-

'r h Wor ldly Hope Men set t heir Hearts upon Eth iopi!l snln ti ng the Co lour. ... . ..

Mr. G. O. DOWMAN.

H)'mno {No. 79. Tell Jr." not in mournfu l nllm be ra. No. 136. That man i. great, and l,e Mone .

L . Lell1na.lU~ C. Wood

November 4.- C. DELISLE BURNS, M.A., D.Lit.- Morality and Beauty. Sonata in E. fi ll/t, No. 12, K.SSO, for Pianoforte and Vi'olin I-Allegro. ll-AndOdloo con moto. Ill-Rondo: Allegro.

Miss EuLA Ivu!J~Y and MIiBlS MlmoIA fhoTESBlmY.

{No. 110. Whene'er a noble d·cd is wrought.

a)'m"" No. 76. These thing. Bh1lll be I a loftier race.

Mozart

November 11 (Armistice Day, Service at 10,50).- C, DELISLE BURNS, M.A., D,L1t.­Peace and the Common Ma n,

TIns. Solo-LitOdlY

Sol)l'nno Solo-Du bist die Ruh'

Miss HERE SUIl'BON. DUI>t -

Still aB t he Night Mi.ss liEII" SrllPsoN and Mr. G. O. DOWMAN.

Hymn No. 25 . 0 b rother mMl, fold to thy hear t thy b rother .

November 18.- 5, K. RATCLIFFE.- England Changing Hands. BILBS 0 109 (a)· The Wanderer ...

(b) E ldorado Mr. G. O. DOWl!AN.

a { No. 10";). One by one t he sands !Ire fl owing. )'1DlU No. 115. Happy he wb.oge spi r it car .

November 25.-8. K. RATCLIFFE.-The New Church Crisis. BMs Solo-Where Gloomy Pine T rees R ustle ...

Mr. G. O. DOWMAN.

Hymns {No. 12(). The heart it bnth its own estate. No. 226. Th .. plnoo of wo rsh ip i. n ot bound.

Sch ubert

Schubert

Carl Gort.

Schubert R. H . IT'altll elO

COUlcn

The Commi ttee request the I\\ln ienee to refrain from applause. A Hymn Practice, to which all person. del iro1U Of improving the h"ml\ .ingil\g 4r.

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bury Park, N.W.6.

Rambles. Saturday, Nov. S.-Meet at Entrance to the 110yal Exchunge, 2.30 p.m. Visiting

afterward. the Monument and Southwark Cathedral. Oonductor . .Mr. EDWAIlD SNELLING. Saturday, Nov. 10.-Coulsdon to Caterham. Conducted by Mr. F. M. OVERY.

Train, London Bridge, 2.8 p.m. Cheap I'eturn, Ooulsdon South 1/11. Tea at Caterham, Valley Hotel.

Saturday, Nov. 17.-Forest Walk led by Miss ELslE GOULD. Cheap return. L,?ughton 1/5. 'rrain 2.10 p.m. Tea and singlllg at .• Elmbur.t," ,-burch Hill, Lougbton, by kind per­mission of Mrs. Gould-J /6 each in a.jd of the new Conway Hall DuJlding Fund.

Saturday Nov. 24_-Mr. HERDER~' MANSFORD will take members over Conway Hall and afterwards to St. John's Church, Red Lion Square. Meet at the Site 2.30 p.ll. Tea at Restaurant, 13 Thcobalcts Uoad. 'fbeatre Queue, 6.30 p.m.

Ho S t i {Mrs. J.uIES, 302. Dalston Lane, E.S. on. ecre ar e8: B. O. W AnWICK, 134, Hlgbbury Hili, N.5.

Monthly SOiree • • 1. 'Vltist Drive will I be lte-Id ",t Eustnce Millas Restaurant on MO'llda.y, Nov"lll'ber 12,

at 6.30, for 7 o'olook. Tickets, 2s. ad., inchtding ref"""ltments. may be hid from Mrs. Oatberall, 49, CeciLe Park, Orouch Hi.11, N .B. or Mrs. OvellY, 36, O .. tcrhrun Roud, LewishlUC, S.E. 19. Gift. of priz... will be welcome.

Monthly 'Dance. The Monthly Dn.n.ce will be held on Friday, November 90, from 7-11 p.n:-., at the

Eustaoe Miles Restaurant, ahandos Street, Ch,U'1ng Cross. Tickets, 3s. each, including refreshments, mny be obtained frGm the Registrar on

Sunday mornings, or from Mrs .. r arr.es, 302, Dalston Lane, E.B.

South Vlace Sunday eoncert Society, Sunday Vopulllr eoncerts (ehamber Music).

The FORTY-THIRD S1M.SON will continue every Sunday evening unt:fl furtooT notice.

Sehubert died on November 19, 1828, and a Centenary Concert, oonsUsting entirely of his music, will be given' on November lA.

It is also iutenned to include onc or more of Scbuberb's Instrumental Works, and a Group of his Songs. in each of the otbor Concerts in tbc first balf of tbe ;;ea800. .

The Concerts will again be beld in the GHEAT HALL of tbe CITY OF LONDON SOHOOL. Victoria Embankment (r/icing Illackfriars Bridge).

October 2B.-TnE Woon . SMITn erRING QUARTET: Sid=y Bowman, Jeasio Stewart, Alice Oraasie, OlWlton Marinari. Piano, Pbillipowsk~. Vocalist, Howard Fry. At the Piano, Edna ~tzfel.d . Scbubert's Quartet in D mmor; Brabms' Paganini Variations for Piano; Haydn'. Quarrot i!n G, Op. 76, No. 1; Schumann's Kindersoenen r()r Piano.

November 4.-Piano, Marion Kcigb1ey Snowoon and Oharles Proctor. Violin, Sidnoy Bowm.n.n. Viola, Rebeooa Olarke. Cello, John Snowden. Double Ba8s, Oharles Winter­bebtom . Vocalist, Ohristlne McOlure. At the Piano, J)OTll Gothn.r<i. Schubert's .. Tront" Quintet; Walthcw's Phantasy Quintet; Piano and Violin 801".; Charles Prootor's Sonata for Viola and Piano.

November ll.--Concert on behalf of the Musicians' Benevolent Fun<L SlxRtNG QUARTET: Be9sie Rwwli'l1l9, JUlius Rolrtall, Plulip Burton, Douglo.s \Jameron. Piano, Lloycl Powel!. Vocalist, Fru.nklyn KeJsoy. A.t the Piano, OaTdn. Kel""y. Sehubert'. QlLart.et in E major.

November 1B.-SORUBER'r OEN"fENARY OONOER'r. Tm: SenwILLER STRING QUAR -TET, : Isildore SchwiJler. 1\. o.int Amory, Robert Jonohlrr.., Gn.3ton Mn.rinn.ri. Double Bass, Olaude Hobday. Clarinet, Oharle. Draper. Bassoon. Hom.

Piano, Vocalist, Leslie Holme.. At the Piano, RegiD"'-ld GooduU. l'he programme will include the Ootet, Unfinished Quartet, et".

November 25.-Dnors op~n at 6.10 p.m. Concerts at 6.30. 'ro obtain ndmiJl3ion membership of the 80uth Place Sundn.y Ooncert Society is now necMsa.ry.

Members Tickets, 3s. each, for Kal! Season t<J December 16, may be had. Qy sending ren:lttaoce and stamped. addressed envelope to the Hon. 'l'roasurer ()/ the Conoert Socieol:v FRANK A. lIAwlUNs, 13, Thurlow Park Rond, S.E.21. . '

For furt11er pnrticultLrs scc futuro announcements . • : TRE STORY OF A 'rROUS,INn CONOERTS," by W. S. Meadmore. together with

• List of Works, Number ot Perfcxrmancc8, Names ot Artist., eto. One Shjlling net. Post free 1/2, from the Hon. Trea •.

Hon. Treas.: FRANK A. HAwKrNB, 13, Thnrlow Park Road, S.E.2!. Hon. Sec.: ALFREn .r. OLEMENTS, B, Finchley Woy, N.S. Hon. A~st. SecB.: { Mr •. D. M. OLEMENTS, B, .Finchley Wny, N.S.

W. S. ~fEADMOR'. 9, Bele,"e SqUAre, N.W.S.

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Soutb Vlace ercbestra. Conductor: RICHARD H. WALTHBW.

Subscrlptlon-lO/· for each balf .easoll. Information concerning tue Orche.tra m .. y be had from the HOIl. 8ecnto....,..

Jr. w. OlJOfll<o. IS. Kinr.haU lWad. Beokenb&m

Discussions. The DLseWlSion Oircle will meet at the Society's Room, SS, Bloom.sllury Squa.re (f1.st

floor). on Monday evenings at 6.45 p.m. November 5.-" hould persons of 21 get the vote?" MTS. Lister. November I2.-No Meeting. , November 19.-" Can Elducn.tion Affect Ohl1J1flCter?" Mu. I.rl.ndaay. November 26.-" "'oat does 'Outlawing Wa.r' Mean?" J. .A... Gra.hadn.

R,V.2t. Lectures a~d Dis.cu8sions. TlUl<.day Evenings, rut too Essex RaJl, ElIsex Street, Stra:nd. at 7.30 p.m.

l ove.mber 6.-·" The .M.iddle Ages .. nd the Muddlo Age." AnthonYl M. Ludbvici. November 13.-" Why I Love Gods." F. J. Gould. Noocmher 20.-" Was Diokens .. Christian?" W. Kent. November 27.-" Rationalism =<1 the Religious Outlook." A. D. Rowell mith.

eonway Memorial Lectures. The Conw .. y MemoritJ Lectu ...... whiob .... e <!elhered ann"nJly In M ..... h. were "","~.

rated In 1908, a. a MemorinJ to Dr. Moncure D. Oon .. ay. The Oommittee il not ;Jet in po ...... ion ot the neoeosa.ry <>apitnl ror the permanent endowment of the Leoturesb'jl. and iD th~ m .... ntim. it mnkes an Mrnelt appe&l. to nil render. of the MONTUI y RlconD eltb ... for wbsoriptionl or donati.ons, to ensure the oontlnuanoe of the I.ctu~. Tb.,... Ihould be lent to the Hon. TrelUlurer, Mra. OoCKDURl<, Perndeniya, 18. Northampton Road, Oro"don.

Nineteen lectures ha.. been ghen, and oopie. of the.. 0IUl be purchased wt 'IL. book stall.

lion. Se.rotor"'" { ERmlOr CAR& ... Lyndnll," Euendon Road. 8.~der.tend, Surrey. Hr •. C. FLm'cn&B. SlIt1'lt, Sunny Dene, Souber18 Avenue,

Let,cllwortb

The GENERAL OoMMITTEE will meet on Wedneodllly, November 7. OoTrespondenoo dooJ· ing with mo.itcrs for considern~ion should be forwarded to F. M. OVERY, Hon. Seo .• sa. Oaterham Road, Lewisham. B.B.IS. at the .. rIled poulbl. moment. All matte .. ...t.tlnr to ftn.o.nc. Ihould be 6d<Ire •• ed to the Treuuror.

S.or.tariea of oub·oommitt_ uo requited to note that any matt.r wbloh th." wlsll to Inaert In the MOIOTBLY lliocoRD sbould be In tbe handl of 1Ir. Y. W. bAD not tatar thA.a 15th of the n:onth. A.ll litera...,. matter .hould b. forward.a to the :&elitor. Kr O. J. POLLUD, al .... rly In the month .1 poulbl •.

EDITORIAL SHELLEY.-On Wednesday afternoon, November 14, at 5 p.m., Mr.

WALLIS MANSFORD will speak on "Shelley-Poet and Dramatist," in the Theatre of the London Institution, Finsbury Circus, Moorgate. The Chair will be taken by Mr. Percy Barringer, President, Stationers' Association of Great Britain and Ireland, and selections from Shelley will be rendered by Miss Peggie Hodge (Gold Medallist, Poetry Society, for Verse Speaking), musical settings by Mr. Horace Gowing, accompanist, Mrs. Grace James. This occasion will provide a very agreeable opportunity of paying tribute t.) the memory of the great freethinker poet.

CONWAY HALL APPEAL FUND. £ s. d. £ s. d.

Brought forward 3459 10 10 Mrs. Rands, proceeds

A. C. Y. Bell (3rd of whist drive, donation) 3 0 0 6/10/28, at 251, New

Mrs. F. M. Cockburn 2 2 0 Cross Road, S.E.14 4 2 0

A. C. Y. Bell (4th Miss S. Elliott 5 0 0 donation) 5 0 0

E. Lister 6 6 0 £3487 o 10

All donations should be sent to Mr. N. Lidstone. 96, Blackstock Road, London, N.4, the Hon. Treasurer of the Fund.

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THE HUMAN PURGATORY On opening my newspaper the other day I came across a declaration

by an eminent police authority that crime was on the increase, .e~p.ecially crimes of dishonesty; and that what he describes as cnmes of ClVlhsatlOn and modern life were increasing by leaps and bounds. A few days earlier the Congregational Union held a conference at Leeds, in which a most gloomy picture of the moral disorder of our time was exhibit~d. My thoughts travelled back to the roseate view of human affans deplcted by Mr. F. J. Gould, in his lecture bearing the foregoing title, and I made the not very profound reflection that it is possible to discuss a large subject and to arrive at conflicting jUdgments about it.

Our forefathers did not trouble themselves very much about the ques­tion whether the world was getting better or not. The evil tbey saw around them they attributed quite definitely to the devil. It was his business to work evil, and the Deity allowed him to tempt men in order that they might be tested for their souls' good. Besides, they believed tbat this life was only the portal to an endless existence, and the relatively brief experi­ence here of little moment in comparison with the eternal life hereafter. It has been urged that their theological outlook blunted their sensitiveness t.) the woeful things immediately before them. This argument undoubtedly has some validity. We must also remember that their knowledge of tbe world was extremely restricted. The difficulties of communication, and the dearth of newspapers and bool>s, narrowed men's minds to a degree which we modems find hard to conceive. 'What we call the collective human conscience is an abstraction of quite recent coinage; it had no meaning in a society where men only knew wbat other peopJe were doing in a very vague way, and at long intervals. The acceleration of the means of communication has made it possible to think of the planet as a human entity, and the concentration of populations in large urban areas has furnished a soil for tbe growth of opinion.

The habit of regarding human affairs as a problem of moral totality is probably not very widespread. It is not entirely confined to the Anglo­Saxon communities, but it appears to be almost a monopoly of that part of the world which has come under the influence of the Protestant Reforma­tion. The conclusion is almost obvious that tbe mental outlook is intimately connected with the wide diffusion of the English-speaking race. A further experimental deduction is that the extreme development of Protestantism known as Freetbought, havimg banished the Deity from the control of human activity, bas found it necessary to formulate a Moral Providence which shall create a heaven upon eartb to compensate for the loss of the celestial realm in the skies. This attitude of mind may be regarded as a species of theological atavism, as suggested by Mr. Godfrey. Tt is certainly not based on any rational foundation. The form it frequently takes of an assertion that the world is grOwing better requires a quantita­tive statistics which has no common measurement, and a qualitative method which has never been conceived; in other terms, the assertion is either a haphazard guess, or tbe expression of a temperamental mood. You cannot possibly generalise upon a subject the simplest elements of which have not even been formulated.

Nevertheless, the practice of proclaiming that all's well with the world is very popular with rationalist audiences. They do not mind hearing that the old country is going to the dogs, and that the Government is to blame; in fact, they ratber like to bear these things; they expect to do so.

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But they are much distressed to be told that the moral condition of th .. world is not improving; anyone who ventures to suggest this receives the supreme formula of condemnation; he is a pessimist. His audience apparently regards itself as formally implicated in a criticism ,of d:fects which cannot he attributed to any non-human power. Out of th1s atlltude of mind has grown a number of large-sounding phrases about the good of humanity and the progress of the race, which, transmuted into the compre­hension of elementary thinkers, and transferred to the clamour of the market-place, have come to mean constant agitation for social and political reform, and at the lowest level, the proclamation of the class war. It is not too much to say that the early promise of the Ethical Movement to become a substitute for the old orthodoxy has been jargely blighted by the influx of these turgid elements, so that at no time has there been any general agreement as to the meaning of the word ethical. To the ordinary mind it seemed that there were certain problems which could be solved by legislation; the "Ethical view" therefore became political at once. The wide range of OUI free platforms brought numerous questions to the fore, and very soon the term Ethicist came to seem to outside persons to be convertible into faddist. I have before me an amusing skit, written in 1902 by a pseudo Mr. Dooley, He is referring to the changed titles of tbe Ethical paper, wbich was then called Ethics.

But some people say the toille is shtill wrong, an' they want to call it GrievarICes, because the paper doesn't consarn itself with Ithics at all, b,ut is continilly harrupin' upon grievances av wan koind an' another, an' remoinds ye av an owld woman with the rheumatics .... An' so if there are any lads runnin' loose in England ye may be shure that the Ithicals have got thim sthrong. The Ithicals are simply bubblin' over with schames for middlin' with things tney don't undershthand an' so incrasin' the rates.

Four years later, Ethics had become The Ethical Review, and. as a contributor, I found myself called upon to deal with an attack made by Frederick Rogers, a very worthy Christian Labour man, which in the West11linsJer Gautte assumed this form:

According to a writer in the Treasury, " The Ethical Movement in England is simply a hospital for cranks." The term "movement" brought into connection with the term "cranks" seems to suggest that this is a case of a hospital on wheels. Perhaps we may still hope that the Ethical Movement is in the van of progress.

I agreed with my adversary, but as a good partisan, I strove valiantly to disguise my agreement by a 111 qlloque form of reply.

I have already indicated that it is impossible to know whether the world is getting better or not. Let me add that I see no reason why any sane person should concern himself with the point. It has always been a very unsatisfactory dwelling-place for large numbers of persons, and this condition will not be materially altered for the better during the life time of anyone now living. For the essential basis of any permanent moral betterment rests on character, and not on circumstances. It is peculiarly absurd for rationalists who know how little human conduct in the mas':~ was affected by the overpowering influence of religion for centuries, backed by the full weight of secular authority to conceive iliat men are going to be made moral by legislation or municipal regulation. The religious imagination clothes the Deity in splendour and terror, but the elected representatives of modern authority inspire rio awe' even the newspapers say quite unpleasant things about him. That he should do what the

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Deity failed to accomplish is matter for laug?ter .and not for argume~t. This is not to say that the enlightened moral IntellIgence should no~ str~ve to bring him within its scope of activity, and to use t~e force o~ leg1slatl.on for educative purposes. But for all ratlOnalists the pnme need 1S to realise that though we have parted from our religious forefatbers on g:our:ds wbich they deemed fundamental, the problem of human morahsatlon confronts us in substantially the same form as it confronted th.e~; ~t can only be solved by the diffusion of goodwill through the self-d1.sc1phne of the individual, and its contagion by example. Th~t the. Eth1cal ~ove­ment should regard itself as having any concern w1th th1S matter 1S not as yet even in the region of collective aspiration.

A. S. TOMS.

SUNDAY POPULAR CONCERTS The first cOn~ert of the Forty-Third Season opened auspiciously on

Sunday, October 7, with a fine evening, a fine audience, and a fine per­formance.

Old friends greeted each other as they hurried to find seats; strangers were accommodated as quickly as possible, and the music scores sold like hot cakes.

The Brosa String Quartet awaited the crowded audience to render Schubert's beautiful quartet in G in their own masterly and sympathetic manner. It had not been heard by this audience for seven years and to many it must have been a novelty. Needless to say it was warmly ap­preciated. Some of Schubert's works will be included in each pro­gramme before Christmas.

Miss Sybil Cropper, who had come a long distance to fulfil her en­gagement, gave an excellent selection of songs with good effect, but the thrill of the evening was felt when Miss Johanne Stockmarr played the first bars of one of the fine pieces she had selected to play of Greig's works. Never could his Nocturne in C have been interpreted more beautifully, and with her accustomed generosity she gave her enthusiastic listeners, as encore, Palmgren's Tarentelle.

A ·very fine rendering of Dvorak's piano quintet (always a great favourite with this audience) brought a memorable concert to a close; Miss Stockman being associated with the Brosa ensemble in its performance.

The second concert of the season opened with Schubert's lovely quartet in A minor, played by the Spencer Dyke String Quartet in their most sympathetic manner. This was followed by piano solos given by Mr. William Busch, a young pianist who is gaining the liking of this critical audience, and who, after the applause following his rendering of four Intermezzi of Brahms, gave as encore a Beethoven Bagatelle. He also played Schubert's Impromptu in B flat, Op. 142, No. 3, and accompanied Miss Evelyn Arden in a set of John Ireland's very difficult songs, as well as four of Schubert's.

The Spencer Dyke Quartet delighted the audience by their playing of Debussy's unique quarter in G minor. ADA CARPENTER.

CORRESPON DENCE Responsibility tor ('h6 opinions erpruud under this heading rests solely

with tile writers .

THE ETHICAL PROGRAMME.-IT. (Conclutieti.)

To the Etiitor oj the MONTHLY RECORD.

The Ethics of the Ten Commandments have so great an influence, and affect so deeply the institution of civilisation, that I venture to quote them in a brief form of words which is, to some extent, a reinterpretation. Thus :-

1. Worship God (only). 11. Do not be idolatrous in your attitude to men and things.

Ill. IV.

V.

VI. VII .

VIII. IX. X.

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Do not be preswnptuous or assume infallibility. Give honour to parents. Assist the weak and needy. Work six days and rest one day. Cultivate Religion and Ethics on the seventh (first) day. Do not murder or injure anyone. Do not co=it adultery. Do not steal. Do not slander or deceive. Do not be covetous.

The form of words is irrelevant so long as we get at the reality. Similarly, their origin and ancient history is · irrelevant, because we have t'J deal with the attitude of living persons. An idea of the difference be· tween right and wrong is su=arised in this way, and the point of practical importance is that the wrong must not be done and the right must not be left undone. People generally have as great an interest in this as any supposed authorities can have. 'When 'it comes to interpretation, therefore, we stand at the parting of the ways,

There are, firstly, the supercilious and arbitrary methods by which superior persons lay down the law for others whilst placing themselves above it, holding to their supposed rights by force and cunning. Secondly, there are methods of common understanding and mutual aid, without specious pretensions and evasions. In either case the virtue of the Commandments is only partly in themselves, because there is a positive side which is not expressed, but has to be understood. The one method is intended for the good of some men only, such as might arise through Right of Conquest or the difference between Master and Slave. The other is consistent with the good of all men. It seems to me that there cannot be rational ethical efficiency or any Ethical Gospel or Propaganda with. out a decision in favour of the one method or the other.

There arises a great speculation, bolh as to the Will of God and the Will of Man. In the Christian Gospel we find the Golden Rule, and the spirit of Love, Enlightenment, and Forgiveness. There is the idea of Brotherhood for people in general, and that of Fatherly supervision for those who are fit agents for its exercise. The Civilised 'World, however, is full of timorous and superstitious people who, rightly or wrongly, believe in miracles of a political character. Their chief characteristic is the cowardice of exploiting and attacking, both at home and abroad, those who are weaker than themselves. Moral Law, and, therefore, Law for Peoples and Countries, should be as independent of the whims of States, Authorities, and Individuals, as is the Law of Physical Science.

The great difference between the past and the present (even since the time when a National Authority appointed the Commandments to be read in Churches) is that, during the interval, the Authorities have absolved themselves and disclaimed liability by placing political responsibili ty upon the people. It does not follow, as a matter of course, that people are wise to accept this unconditionally. But what the Authorities them· selves jail to do may far outweight in importance anything which the people can succeed in doing . It is, therefore, no longer honourable that people should obey the Ten Commandments in a sense which was devised jar their injury, but they will be ill·advised to treat the mas negligible. For the future, whatever interpretation is given to them, and to their out. come in civilised communities will be, or appear to be, the 'Will of the People.-Yours faithfully, GEO. EDWARD WVMER.

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RamDles {Mr •. J AK .... S02. Dalaton Lane, •. B. B. O. W.RWIOK. 1:14, HIWhbury Hill. N.I.

Social It ••. A. B. WiT.Olf. OMrftcn. Aldn.brool< RoaA. E.12.

t!)(!MMITTBB. Mh. B. Bra, ... A. d . CLaM.ns. E. OUNlfINOB.K. E. F. ERRIIOGTOlO. W. FISH.

N. LIDSTONR. d. J. MURPm' .

Mr.. E. E. Snvllf • . Mu. STU'l'TIO.

J. A. GRiHAlI. Mr •. F. M. HiVl'I<lIOe.

New Members:

V. L. NASII. Mrs. RIOJURDS. F. A.. RICHiRDS. Miss E. :-IMONS. Mias F. d. SUlon.

Mr. A. .H. TROMAS, 47, Webster Ga.Tden~, Ealing. W.5. Miss NORA RoGEDS. 35, Ha.l!idon Street, H.n.ckney, E.!l. Mr •. E. ROGERS, 35, Halidon Street, Hackney, E.9.

F. SrU'I'TIG. A. 8. TOKS. B. O. WA.RWICK. Mrs. WA.TSON. A. E. WATSON.

Mr. D. R. ERRINM'ON, 102, Orioklad" Avenue, StTentha.m Hill, S.W.2. Mrs. OSDonm, 6, Pawis Squo.re, W.U. Mr. P. SCAlU1ELL, 37, QUOl'n'. RoodJ, W'i.mb"'don, S.W.IO. Mr. WM. TnESrDDRR, 44. St. James's Place, S.W.!.

New Associate: Mr. El. O. J,. FLAVELL, TIu! Oivi'J Secretnry's Offiee, KbnrtoQln, Sudan.

Ohanges of Address: Miss D. M. SIMMONDS, 37, Dollis Roa.d, Ohurch End. N.S. Mr. P. HorxINs, 9A, Min.rga.ret Street, W.1. Mr. W. FYFFE, Strathmore, St. Albn.n.s Itoa.d, ReigILte, Surrey.

OUIRV F~R N(!)VBMBBR. 3 Ramble: Monument, etc. I7 Ramble: Forest

(see page 2) (see page 2) 4 Service II a.m. IS Service 4 Concert 6.30 p.m. 18 Concert 5 Discllssion 6.45 p.m. 19 Discussion

Walk

7 General Committee ... 6.30 p.m. 24 Ramble: Conway Hall, 10 Ramble: Coulsdon and etc. (see page 2)

Caterham (see page 2) 25 Service Il Service ... '" Ir a.m. 25 Concert II Concert 6.30 p.m. 26 Discussion 12 Soiree 6.30 p.m. 30 Dance

II a.m. 6.30 r·m. 6.45 p.m.

II a.m. 6.30 p.m. 6,45 p.m.

7 p.m.

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