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comes into the hands of our readers the sessions of the Annual Conference of our Church will 'have

begun in the Oxford Road Chapel) Our Annual Manchester. All the signs point to Conference. a fraternal, strenuous and successful

Conference. The Christian catholic-ity which has led the minister and deacons of the Oxford Road Chapel to place their far-famed build-ings at the disposal of the local committee for daily teas, committees, and the holding of the great public Conference meeting has given joy in all the circles of our Church. That joy will be deepened by the fact that the Dean of Manchester, Bishop Welldon, and the President of the Manchester Free Church Council, Professor Peake, are to welcome the Conference in the name of the Anglican and Nonconformist Churches of the Manchester District, grid that the Lord Mayor of Manchester is to join them in giving a civic welcome to our gathering. The arrangements for the public meetings and ser-vices are full of promise ; the hospitality which will be given to the representatives of the Churches is sure to be worthy of the reputation of Manchester and the county of which it is the head; the singing, as befits so well-known a musical centre, will reach the high-water mark of excellence and of helpfulness to devotion ; while- the local committee has already given proof that nothing shall be lacking on its part to make the Conference worthy of our Denom-ination and of the great manufacturing and hospit-able centre in which it is held.

ALL who followed the course of the Union negotiations will remember what skill in statesman-ship and what gigantic labours of many kinds they

evoked from Mr. Packer and they Our President. will see a peculiar fitness in the

action of the Conference in calling him to preside over its deliberations. It is well known that but for the defective condition of his health he would have been unanimously designated to the position two years ago. Happily, he is much stronger to-day and the Conference will welcome him to his high position with acclamation and abundant good wishes. That its deliberations will be guided with skill and due dispatch is what all who know Mr. Packer may boldly prophesy, for he is an ideal chairman of a deliberative assembly and has a perfect mastery of the technique of that office. He will instinctively encourage freedom of debate and give equal opportunities to all who are able to aid the deliberations of the Conference. He has, moreover, a keen skill in reading the moods of the Conference so as to know the precise moment when it is wise to allow debate to proceed and the precise moment when it is best to suggest that the vote shall be taken. Freedom, fairness and firm-ness, blended with suavity, will distinguish his

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occupancy of the chair, and we shall not be surprised if quite a record is established this Conference for a combination of liberty allowed in debate and

,promptness and dispatch shown in the handling of the business. Our readers will join us in wishing for Mr. Packer a very happy year of service.

MATTERS of vast and far-reaching importance must engage the earnest attention of Manchester Conference. In the forefront we .should, put the

consideration of the spiritual condi-tion of the denomination as sug-gested in the decrease in its mem-bership for four years past and in its

decrease in scholars for three years successively. As our readers - know, we do not think that there is any reason for pessimism in regard to either decrease. But there is reason to pause, to give ourselves to prayerful thought, to review the con-dition of things and to set ourselves earnestly to find a way of doing our work better. We sincerely hope that there will be no attempt to "heal lightly " any hurt from which our Church may be suffering or to talk as if, though we have lost so many mem-bers and scholars during the last few years, it is really a question of revising registers, etc., etc. That diagnosis does not cover the symptoms, not to say the causes of what may ail us. The causes of our decline are manifold, and we hope they will be bravely sifted and will be as bravely dealt with. If that is done, our losses in the past may easily be turned to great gains in the future. Whatever tends to give clearness and definiteness to our aims, deeper sincerity and earnestness to our activity,more directness to our faith and prayers, and fuller dependence upon God will prove a rich blessing to us. For these reasons we join a correspondent, whose letter will be found on another page, in• urging upon our readers the duty and privilege of incessant prayer on _behalf of the Conference both before and during the continuance of its sessions. We are persuaded that the one weapon above all others we need to take and use at this time is that which the Apostle Paul called "All-prayer."

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ON the legislative side of the work of the Con-ference no other question it , has to handle is of more vital and determinative importance than that which

concerns the futui-e of our theo-Our Legislative logical colleges. Six weeks or more Work : The ago we published in these pages a Colleges. detailed report of the findings of a

very important and representative committee on this subject. Briefly put, those find-ings were as follows : (1) That it is necessary for efficiency and economy that, as speedily as pos-sible, there should be one theological college for the denominaton. (2) That neither of the present col-leges can be adapted for the permanent needs of the denomination and that, therefore, the Conference should authorize the sale of either or both colleges as soon as suitable opportunities present themselves. (3) That if either should be sold, arrangements should be made, by securing temporary premises, for all the students in connection with the other college ; and if neither college be sold prior to the Conference of 1912 the Conference should consider the expediency of providing for all the students in connection with one college. (4) That the new college should be built in the neighbourhood of Manchester. Strange to say, the publication of that report has evoked not a single letter for publica-tion in our columns, either for or against. We wonder if this signifies that in the opinion of the majority of our people the suggested solution of the college problem is natural •and adequate. We shall not have to wonder many days longer now. Whatever the Conference does, it will do for the best ; but we sincerely hope it will take broad and far-sighted views of this most vital question. The ministry is not the Church and never can be ; but it is a most potent influence in determining what the Church shall be. For that reason there are few questions which will come before the Conference of more importance than that of the future of our colleges.

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ANOTHER question which will engage the attention of the Conference will be brought before it in the report of a special Joint Committee, appointed last :

year, to deal with the question as. Editorship to whether or not the offices of Con- and Book nexional Editor and Publishing Stewardship. House Steward should be held, as

now, by two officials, or be com-bined under the charge of one official. The report to be submitted to Conference will affirm that if the present publications are continued it is the opinion of the Committee that two ministers must be set apart as at present, and that in the judgement of the Sub-Committee the only way in which saving can be effected is by giving up the " United Methodist

Magazine " and the "Pleasant Hour," and appoint-ing one minister as Book Steward and Editor. It would not be seemly for us in these columns to discuss in any way the findings of the Committee or to anticipate the discussion of the Conference. It is sufficient that, without note or comment, we should place before our readers this statement of one of the many items of business which will engage the attention of the Conference.

* * * * QUESTIONS of the most searching and testing

description will come before the Conference when it turns to the consideration of its 'missionary

activity at home and abroad. • The Questions of Foreign Missionary Committee will Ways and report a debt of just over £11,000 Means. and the Home Missionary Com-

mittee a debt of more than £14,000; or a total indebtedness for these two funds of just over £25,000. Such a debt is serious in itself ; but it is much more serious in what it may involve. If it is faced bravely and with the spirit of abound-ing generosity it will be well : if it is allowed to hang like a millstone round the neck of these two organizations it will be disastrous. We need to encourage just now the spirit of evangelistic aggres-sion. There is room for caution in doing this, as in doing most other things in this world where actions carry so far, and there is much scope for prudence in determining how, when and where we should direct our zeal. But prudence and caution are not sufficient to give us the, policy we need at this time. What is required is a sanctified daring, backed up by systematic and generous giving on the part of all our people, in rich circuits and• poor alike. Our Wesleyan friends are proposing to celebrate the centenary of their Missionary Society by raising the 'sum of £250,000 and by increasing the yearly income by £15,000. United Methodism is not as extensive nor as wealthy as Wesleyan Methodism ; but we refuse to believe that,, it is less zealously affected toward evangelistic work at home and abroad or less disposed to give according to the measure of its ability: The warm heart will make the warm hand, and both are needed for the solution of the financial difficulty which_ the Home and Foreign Committees will present to the Confer-ence. It would be nothing less than disastrous and scarcely less than dishonourable if as a Church we sought to solve our financial difficulty by doing less both at home and abroad. It is still true : "There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth ; there is that withholdeth more than is meet, and it tendeth to poverty."

WHAT ails the House of Lords ? The ancients had a saying that whom the gods would destroy they first made mad. St. Paul penned the judicial

sentence about " blindness " having What Ails in part happened _unto Israel. If the the House " Spectator " were in the same mood of Lords! as a few months ago when writing

about another political party in the State, it would now be writing an article on "The bankruptcy of ideas in the House of Lords." But it is in a more severe and classic mood. A week or two ago that famous weekly said that it would be "madness " for the House of Lords to take such and such a course. It is taking that course. Last week it mutilated in what Lord Morley called a "vital " way the first clause of the Parliamentary Veto Bill. This week all the signs point to it doing the same thing concerning the second clause of that Bill—the clause which deals with legislation other than financial sent up by the .House of Com-mons. It is contended that their amendments to the first clause involve the assertion of claims in regard to finance which are a great advance upon previous claims. If the present action is persisted in we hope the Government will meet the situation with firm and swift decision. The country is in no mood to tolerate the excessive claims and preten-sions of a House that by its own confession badly needs reform and is unrepresentative in its character and filled with a purely class spirit.

Our Provincial Letter.

ON THE EVE OF CONFERENCE, 1911. DEAR MR. EDrroR,—A word of praise is due to Rev.

J. H. Burkitt, the chairman of our Conference Com-mittee, and his equally devoted and able allies, for their early issue of the Handbook. It is in our hands in ample time for us to master and appreciate the outline of ceremonial and educational gatherings which are set out for pleasure and profit to us and our great causes. Every interest seems to have been considered, and if a budding movement like the young Social Union has to do its business on a Friday evening with , a conver-sazione appealing across 'the- way, no doubt the intrepid

social reformers will remember it was ever thus- when new things wanted to squeeze in. By next Conference the Social -Union may get in 'early enough to take a whole evening and a 'Lord Mayor in chair to boot.

For some time it is clear our local .and Connexional authorities have been aiming at a fuller recognition of the plain fact that a Conference is a business assembly, and not a series , of picnics :and- social introductions. Welcomes, municipal and 'ceremonial, , and recognitions of our oneness in spirit and aim with kindred Churches and reformers are not to be despised. We can go to the other extreme and so repress the courteous and spectaCti-lar values of our meeting as 'to be Unseen, unknown, 'unheard, in the -outer world or the public press. How-ever unworldly or businesslike we may desire to be, we must be alive to the world as it is. And that being so, we must not object occasionally to be on view, and on a pedestal where, as we speak out our minds, the eye as well as the ear are caught. Several friends of mine interested in commercial and -engineering groups, which forgather annually in . big towns and citieS, tell me they plan very carefully for these ceremonial. hours. They do it to create and seek recognition of the interests they work for, and "it pays to be , seen and printed." It is the merit of our Manchester arrangements, and of the coining Blue Book Time Table sanctioned by the Connexional Committee, that they have mutually placed the conversazione for civic and clerical courtesies to be tendered and acknowledged, and the important items of

Connexional business, at points of the' Conference programme. all will appreciate.. --And in arranging busi-ness and deputations, they have left room to be printed and seen at various points.

The Conference sermon has gone from, the pro-gramme, but a small list of names at the bottom of page 44 of the Handbodk is worthy compensation. The author of one of the latest and best-noticed books of of Christological study heads the attractive list. Many/. of us will' be glad to see and hear and. wekoine Rev. W. A. Grist on Wednesday Morning, while being equally pletsed to hear and profit by the selected, and esteemed brethren- who follow him, in- a sanctuary that has known such preachers as Dr. Maclaren and Marmaduke Miller. These short. services have been in recent .years a discovery, an opportunity, and an inspiration to all who have attended.

One- notes with pleasure the opportunities given in the lists of speakers for. men of the morn, as well as the noon or eventide,- to speak. We have long been strong advocates for the seasoning of Conference .speak-Mg with audacity as well' as experience. The element of unexpectedness; well used by a committee of arrange-Ments, adds that touch of expectancy and novelty which gives spring to an audience. Conference audiences ought to have fresh, criticali constructive views -.put on the inner curtain of their waiting minds, as well familiar scenes and roadways. The outlook of our de-nomination, the mission policy at 'fame or abroad, die modern answer, we are to give to voices challenging the bases of faith, and the - worth of our spiritual and economic values of character, the repairs needed in our defective discipleship—on any or all of these topics just. struck out at random is there not 'room for inner critir cism, outwfard policy, and, above all, leadership, to be offered us? 'We cannot ignore our time;, its thought, its soul or lack of soul, and our youths and young men —aye, and our older minds, too—are ready to heed and hear the legislator, -the evangelist, and the prophet, or anyone "‘to whom," as Carlyle says of George FOx, "under ruder or purer form, the Divine Idea of the Universe is pleaded to manifest itself."

Considered individually, COnnexionally, or nationally, every United Methodist youth or maiden, 'member and churchman, is a personality, that may alter radically for good everything that soul touches, if it has a conscious-ness of God. Every problem looks different once we perceive the best force to attack it is God-derived; "The Lord shall send forth the rod of thy strength out of Zion " is a word of which our young democracy hardly seems to be aware. Men look for power everywhere but in the sanctuary. Writing of that France, which to, day gropes for a God for its soul, Andre de Bavier says, "It is difficult to believe long in Democracy with-out a definitely religious faith." What a justification for the function of our, .Church in the world we know, to give hope by giving God I "Certitude about God," says Hermann Kutter, "is the motive force of all pre-gress, and all the problems which have brought social democracy into being are , solved by the righteousness of -God." Such ways and watchwords as . these. may well be looked for among us, .judging by the attractive programme of meetings and speakers contained in our Handbook.

When we turn from the platform to the Senate' we cannot but be glad that at last some sort of relation is observed between time and importance of items of business. Whatever comes of the joint resolutions on the future - of the Colleges, we can all be glad the de-cision_ is likely to be taken in a full house with the strength of the Conference unbroken 'by time or fatigue. The resolutions published seem to gather up the pro-gressive and moderate elements among us, and 'will probably satisfy 'economists ready to take whatever will bring about the abolition of our present wasteful arrange-ments. Sentiment was fully regarded last year ; this year sentiment and efficiency it 'is to be hoped 'will go hand in hand for one College, and agree also to say ' where " unanimously.

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NOTICE.—When Articles or Letters are signed with Me writers' names or initials, or with pseudossymn the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agree-ment with Me views therein expressed or with the mode of expression. In such instances insertion only means that the_ matter or the point of view is considered of sufficient interest and importance to warrant publication. The Denominational position on any subject can, of course, be defined only by the Conference.

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OUR,-CONFERENCE CHAIRMEN. The chairmen of the Young People's meetings,

which are to be held on the evening preceding the opening of Conference, are to a singular degree " the right men in the right place."

Sir Charles T. Skelton has made his name honoured and revered in United Methodist circles. A man of singular sincerity, devout, appreciative of the best in the religious life, he has never sought office, though office has often sought him. For many years he has been a foremost citizen of Shef-field, taking a leading part in all that makes for the best life of the city. A member of its City Council, he has also occupied the Lord Mayor's chair. He is a convinced total abstainer and an anti-tobacconist. For many years he has been a worshipper at our South`. Street Chapel, Sheffield, and regularly attends both morning and evening, and for years was rarely' absent from the week-night service. He was a Guardian Representative in the Methodist New Connexion and was appointed to that office in the United Methodist Church by the Union Conference. He is interested in all that con-cerns the life of young people and will very happily fill the position of their chairman at Conference.

Mr. Stephen Gee is well known throughout London United Methodism for his genial personality and multiplied labours. He has for many years given devoted- and self-denying attention to the Harbour Light, our mission church at Haggerston which, is found in the midst of an exceedingly needy neighbourhood. Mr. Gee is the chairman of the London Church Extension Committee and takes an interest in the work in every part of the District. At the last. LOndon County Council election he won a seat for.. the Progressives. The young people at the Conference meeting will be pleased with his genial presidency and his helpful address.

Mr. J. A. Loram, C.C., of Exeter, is an outstanding personality in. the United Methodism of the West, and in his own circuit, Exeter, Queen Street, he has been one of the principal supporters and leaders for more than thirty years. During the whole of this time he has been church treasurer and trustees' secretary, and for a long time has held the office of circuit secretary. As a matter of special interest in one who is appointed to preside at a Conference gathering of young people, it may be noted that he has been secretary of his own Sunday School ever since his consecration to Christ at fifteen years of age. He is a speaker of much power and combines the intellectual with the emotional in a marked degree. In the Ever Faithful City he is held in high esteem by his fellOw citizens. For the last thirteen years he fias been a member of the city council, taking an active part in its work. He is a keen educationalist,. and is a member of the City Education Committee, the University College and Museum Committee, and governor of the 'High School for Girls, the Girls' Modern School, and Hele's School for Boys.

Alderman C. H. Bird, J.P., the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, is to preside over 'the great Conference meeting to be held in Union Chapel. Alderman Bird is the son of the revered late Robert Bird, J.P., of Cardiff, and is a worthy son of a worthy father. He is closely associated with our church, and takes a deep interest in the affairs, of our denomination. He was a member of the last Annual Conference, and more than once ably intervened in its debates. It is interesting to note that in return-ing thanks for his election as Lord Mayor Alderman Bird, speaking with much emotion, said he was reminded as he stood there that twenty-seven years ago his late father was elected Mayor of Cardiff. "When he thought of his ability and integrity, his many years of public service, and his firm adherence to what he considered right and just, he • (Alder-man Bird) felt he could hardly hope to fill the position as worthily as did his father."

Councillor W. P. Burnley, J.P., will be very happy as chairman of the Conference Missionary

Meeting, for he has long taken an interest in the cause of missions. He has been from earliest man-hood an attached member of our Salem Church, Manchester. It is not too much to say that probably but for his leadership and great generosity we should not have had the present beautiful Salem' Church in Higher Broughton, whilst his multiplied kindnesses to our church at Springfield Road, Black-1)001, in its early days are still a fragrant memory in that church. His value was so much appre-ciated in the late Methodist New Connexion that he was for yeais one of its Guardian Representa-tives, an office he fills also in the United Methodist Church. In all that helps the life of our churches he has a worthy helpmeet in Mrs. Burnley and in his daughter, Mrs. James Le Huray and her husband, who is a son of our minister, the Rev. James Le Huray, of Liverpool.

THE CHURCHES AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE.

Preaching recently at our Oxford Road Church, Manchester, the Rev. J. H. Burkitt mentioned that on the Thursday previous he had had a deeply interesting conversation with his friend and former neighbour, the Dean of Worcester (Dr. 'W. Moore Ede), who only the Monday before had returned from a Peace Conference in America. Accompanied by two other representative gentlemen, the Dean had had the privilege of an interview with President Taft, and had assured him of the warm support of the Council of the British and German Churches in the great campaign upon which he had entered. They found the President full of hope and enthu-siasm concerning the cause to which he had already rendered such magnificent service. Dr. Ede had returned home with the conviction that the next stage should be a great Peace Convention of the Christian Churches of the world at The Hague in two years' time, prior to the next International Hague Conference, and he had great hope that the American Churches would take up this idea and undertake the convening of such a meeting of the representatives of the Christian Churches. "Hither-to," said the- Dean, " the Labour Party and Social-ists have been in advance of the Churches in their advocacy of the cause of peace, and I am jealous for the Churches, and for the, honokir of my Lord and Master."

REV. W. A. GRIST'S NEW BOOK. We insert on another page the longest review of

the Rev. W. Alex. Grist's new book which has yet appeared. Our reviewer very much regrets that the special pressure of his College duties since receiving the book for review has delayed the writing of his article.

The experiment. made by Manor Men's Own in conducting their meeting in the Public Park, has proved a very gratifying success. On Sunday last the counted audience was 523, over 400 of whom were men. This result gives food for thought.

CORONATION SERVICES. We regret that it is not possible for us to report

any more Coronation Services at so late a date after they have been held.

CONFERENCE RAILWAY ARRANGEMENTS. We have received the following from the Rev.

Andrew Crombie : " For the convenience of representatives and

visitors to the Annual Conference, I have for many years past made arrangements with the railway company offering the best facilities for reaching the Conference town, and my efforts in this matter have always been greatly appreciated by the many. friends who took advantage of them. This year, however, I regret that although I have been in communication with a railway company for several weeks they have at last decided not to offer any special facilities from London or elsewhere. I may state, however, that the most convenient trains are the following on the London and North Western Railway (London Roall Station) :

EUSTON. MANCHESTER. London Road.

Arrive 2.5 3.50 6.5 6.23

Rev. Francis H. J. Thornton, " Brynteg," Black-burn Road, Rishton, Lancs.

PERSONAL. After the section of the Conference Agenda and

Blue Book dealing with the Publishing House business was printed, the Rev. James Longden accepted the Committee's nomination for the Book Stewardship. Will representatives please add his name to those of the Revs. H. Hooks and A. E. J. Cosson on p. 171.

A correspondent writes :" " Rev. A. E. and Mrs. Greensmith arrived home

last Saturday from W. Africa. They are looking wonderfully well after their strenuous work in con-nection with the building of the new church. at Bo."

Mr. J. A. R. Ellis, trustee secretary and treasurer of Salem United Methodist Church, North Shields, and one of the circuit auditors, was elected an alderman of the county borough of Tynemouth Council on Wednesday last. Mr. T. Kershaw, choirmaster, of the same church, is the borough treasurer.

The following United Methodists were officially present at the Thanksgiving Service held in St. Paul's Cathedral last Thursday : the President-Designate (the Rev. George Packer), Dr. Brook and the Rev. George Hooper.

In connection with the Nonconformist Choir Union Festival, held at the Crystal Palace on July 1st, Miss Louie Stubbs, a member of our Brunswick Church Choir (Newington, London) was awarded the prize in the solo (contralto) contest, for her rendering of - Elgar's "Where corals lie." Congratulations !

Mr. L. J. Swallow, B.A., Lincoln College, Oxford, youngest son of Dr. R. Swallow, of Man-chester, received his call to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn on the 28th June. We offer our congratulations.

Mr. Arthur Akester, who for the last two years has been studying Applied Science at the Armstrong College, Newcastle-on-Tyne, is gazetted as having passed the Durham University Intermediate B.Sc. (Naval Architecture) Examination. Mr. Arthur Akester is a son of the Rev. G. T. Akester, our minister at Brunswick, Newington, London. We offer father and son our warm congratulations.

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We offer congratulations to Mr. Donald G. Ineson, one of our Zion members, Batley, _third son of Mr. W. J. Ineson, J.P., on his having secured the LL.B. degree before attaining his majority.

, Miss Edith Mabel Baxter, younger daughter of the Rev. J. Baxter, has obtained the degree of B.Sc. at the Sheffield University, having won scholarships for her whole University course. Mr. Percy Reaney, of Hanover, Sheffield, at the same time obtained his B.A. degree with honours. His career has been remarkably successful. Congratula-tions to our young friend.

Many friends in the United Methodist Church will be interested to know that the Rev. Frederick Brown is booked to leave London, via Siberia, on August 21st, on his return to North China, after a busy but very agreeable furlough. He expects to reach Peking in time for the Methodist Episcopal Church North China Conference, September 6th.

REV. LORD WILLIAM GASCOYNE-CECIL, ON THE OPPORTUNITY IN CHINA.

We gladly quote the following from Lord William Gascoyne-Cecil :

"They say there is no such fanatic as the man who has been convinced that his former opinions were wrong. I went out to China rather incredulous of all that I had heard about the great movement in China ; I became convinced that the importance of the movement has been not over- but under-estimated. A second journey impressed me even more with the importance of the Western movement in the East. What is happening is that China with its vast population of over four hundred millions is adopting Western civilization and throwing its own Confucian civilization on the scrap heap. In so doing she is following the example of Japan, who has raised herself from being an .unknown land to that of being a first-class power by this action. Such a movement as this has not had its equal since the Renaissance and the Reformation created modern civilization. This movement is rich in opportunity, though perhaps it may be ominous in its tendency towards materialism.

"Christian missions have done a very great deal and I willingly bear testimony to their work, but a vast country like China can never be reached by comparatively few missionaries. Besides, no self-respecting race will ever be led by foreigners. At this moment thousands of the ablest young men of China are seeking Western education, and to know the truth about Western civilization. They are most anxious for a University education similar to that which is given in our Western Universities. Educa-tional experts in England and America have, after many negotiations, recommended a very feasible plan of making such a University, which I hope will be realized."

"HOW CAN YE BLOOM SAE FRESH AND, FAIR? "

Among the lilies white she runs, No taller she herself than they,

And in her clustering golden curls The sunbeams glint, the breezes play.

In mother's heart fond love and care close creep, And in the father's heart great joy sings deep. Among the lilies white she lies,

Her drawn wan face as white as they, And in her damp, dishevelled curls

No more the sunbeams glint and play. Into the mother's heart despair creeps cold, And to the father's heart all joy seems old. Among the lilies white she lies,

In robes of white all fitly drest, With scented lilies white and fair

Clasped in her hand upon her breast. And they who would have died for her look on In mute and srd amaze to find her gone. The lilies in the garden blow

Fair as that other summer day, And on their white and scented blooms

The sunbeams glint, the breezes play. —CUTHBERT ELLISON.

BRADFORD (Thornton).--Sunday School anniversary services just held. The preacher was Rev. C. Green-wood, of Yeadon. In the afternoon an address was given by Mr. J. W. Tomlinson, of Wibsey. Splendid congregations all day ; crowds turned away in the eve-ning. Collections, '50, an advance on the results of previous years; and, better still, a rich season of blessing.

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makers in Keswick, announce a novelty in the way of pencils and penholders for church bazaars, stonelaying ceremonies, etc. They offer to supply these with the name and date of the special effort marked upon them ; and there is no doubt that the new departure will be readily taken advantage of, especially seeing that the Keswick factory is one of the few, if not the only, pencil works in Britain. Support Methodist Industries. Sample 3d., value 6d. Greta Works, Keswick.

ONE cannot rise from the perusal of this book (and , we have read it carefully from end to end) without a deep appreciation of the industry and ability which the author has brought to his task. Mr. Grist is an hon-oured minister in active service amongst us; and it is a matter for hearty congratulation that in these days, when much is heard of the miscellaneous distractions attending the ministerial life, the appearance of such a book as this demonstrates that it is still possible for a minister to be diligent "in reading of the Holy Scrip-tures, and in such studies as help to the knowledge of the same."

Perhaps the first thing to strike the reader is the absence of the array of learned foot-notes, bibliographi-cal lists, and the like, which one is accustomed to ex-pect in a work of such magnitude and scope. It is none the less useful and valuable on that account : rather this gives it- a value •of its own in showing how one of the rank and. file, so to speak, has assimilated and put to use some of the results of modern New Testa. rent criticism. The author himself makes no attempt to pose as an authority, but modestly describes his aim as to show "how one of the multitude . . having been guided by an honest, earnest impressionism, has gained the satisfaction of a reconstructed conception of the world's greatest, most loving and Divine Teacher." At the- same time, the evidence of wide and diligent reading- is manifest -in these closely-packed pages, although Mr. Grist appears not to have been able to avail himself of some of the most recent litera-ture in this field. Notably there is no trace of reference to Schweitzer's• important work which in its English dress bears a title akin to that of the volume before us, "The Quest of the Historical Jesus." Its publication probably came too late to be of service : otherwise at different points (as e.g., in the section on the Betrayal by Judas) some of the suggestions of that remarkable work would doubtless have been taken account of.

The subject is one of enormous interest and import-ance in these days of the revived "Jesus or Christ " dis-cussion, the, keen battle over the eschatology of the Gospels, and other strange sequels of the somewhat complacent cry of "Back to Christ," raised by modern theology in quite recent days. Mr. Grist aims in this book at nothing ,less than a survey of the whole field of Gospel narrative, a fresh study of the portrait of Jesus Christ so far, as it Scan be ascertained, with no wish, to evade, free inquiry, and yet with the assurance that a rational faith may firmly hold by -the reality of the Jesus- of the Gospels and His identity with the Christ of the Church's faith and worship.

The method employed in this survey admits of quite free handling of the documents and rearrangements of the various contents of the Gospel narratives when it is thought some clearer view of the life and work of our Lord is thereby gained, and seeks to show what impression is produced on the mind by the view of Jesus thus obtained, and the aid to faith afforded by that impression. Mr. Grist repeatedly reminds his readers that his method is ,that of "impressionist study, reading the narratives as we would other ancient literature, tracing amid the discrepancies the firm lines of an original, apostolic tradition so far as we are able,-and keeping in view, as our guiding light, the total impression Jesus has made upon our minds" (p. 236). Of course, such a method has obvious weaknesses and limitations of its own : and our author is not unconsci-ous of drawbacks arising from `s involuntary bias and the mind's preconceptions." Still it must be said that he is very successful in so using it as to suggest that no other account of the subject of the Gospel story is so tenable as that afforded in substance by the tradi-tional faith of the Christian Church.

Mr. Grist maintains the central position that there is no cleavage between the Jesus of history and the Christ of faith. "There is no sufficient hiatus left in the post-crucifixion days to account for- a mythical Christ; the history is too closely linked for any facile interpolation of a mere imagination, however splendid " (p.. 24). At the same time, as regards the full presentation of Christ in the New Testament teaching, he admits that, whilst the Impression Jesus made upon the hearts and minds of His intimate followers constituted "its real nucleus " there must Dave been "`an influential mingling of fact and opinion in the colouring medium and bias of the general mind of the Church," though "how much was due to historic fact, and how much was contributed by subjective conditions, may not now be determinable."

In his detailed study of the Gospel narratives a hun-dred and one points present themselves for discussion. One feels the overwhelming difficulty of making any reference to these matters in a notice of this kind, and despairs of adequately indicating the wealth of material here gathered together for 'those interested in Christo-logical studies. Mr. Grist may not always carry with him the assent of his readers, but he will keep their thought awake.

One unfortunate result of the wide scope of the book is that sometimes important questions are raised but only inadequately treated. The author himself con-fesses to a consciousness of this. Perhaps the same cause also leads at times to his assuming a non-com-mittal attitude where, although we know definite con-clusions are not always possible, his readers might justly desire a fuller handling of the questions involved, and a more sustained attempt to reach a decisive answer. Thus saving and conditioning clauses sometimes occur, involving considerable antitheses, concerning which a reader might well ask for further exposition, and also feel that it cannot be quite immaterial which way

* The Historic Christ in the Faith of To-day," By William Alexander Grist. (London : Melrose. 517 pp. 10s. 6d. net.)

opinion leans, so far as the . writer's main statement is concerned. On p. 476 we have a typical example of this triode of putting things, in reference to the Johan nineaccount of our Lord's defence before Pilate : ".The words, whether spoken by. Jesus, or whether they simply grew out of the consciousness of the Primitive Church, fit in with the calm dignity and courage of the Master," How much there is in the simple formula "whether . . or whether," that many a reader would wish to have more fully handled! Again readers may easily be pulled up by the statement on. p. 29 : "Whether true or not, the Pauline and Johannine conception of- the Incarnation of a Divine Person is full of ethical and religious inspiration."- Surely the value of such a con-ception cannot be quite the same, whether it is in some sense true or is not true at all. It is almost inevitable that such unanswered questions should strew the way where the attempt is made to cover so much ground.

Mr. Grist's handling of such topics as the Divine Sonship of Jesus Christ, the miraculous elements in the Gospel narratives, the Parousia, the Resurrection merits a far more extended notice than can be given here. The Divine Sonship is firmly maintained as being "of an eternal nature and right." "Probably," he truly says, "the metaphysical problem is utterly beyond the range of our thought, and it is well to lay stress on the ethical_ and religious phases of Christ's Person and their values." He adds, quite as truly : "At -the same time, • we do justice to the apostolic Ideal only when we attribute to Christ a state of pre-existence with its concomitants of personal volition and choice " (p. 29). We are not greatly enamoured of the distinction between an ethical and a metaphysical Sonship, especially if , the former is thought of as something accidental (that might or might not be), less necessary than the latter. Faith asks for assurance to regard Christ in a real and true sense as "the Everlasting Son of the Father." We feel the felicity of Mr. Grist's mode of stating the matter when, speaking of the apostles, he Says : "The Ideal Person whom they had learned to love and trust had come to them through the gates of human birth, and they viewed the earthly history of Jesus as a little parenthesiS in the eternity of the Logos-Son" (p. 32). Yet he seems to fall into some inconsistency of expres-sion in going on to speak of "the _pre-existent_ Ideal of Christ," and again of "the Divine filiation of Jesus" in connection with the Baptism, and in the use of_ other phrases that, per se, might be taken as conflicting with the view given above. But the great -difficulties attendant - on any discussion of such a theme are to be remembered. We are quite at one -with Mr. Grist :in his position : "The uniqueness of Jesus is that God be-came hurhan in Him ; His divinity must be thought of as something which human nature was capable of be coming at its highest." And a kindred statement on the humanity of Jesus is worth notice t "Jesus alone shows us the perfect norm of our nature ; He is most natural ; but the very completeness of His nature makes Him seem to us, who are so imperfect, a Supernatural Man " (p. 50). Reluctantly we abandon the references we should have liked to .make to many other important discussions which Mr. Grist has undertaken.

We think Mr. Grist is at his best- in his illuminating expositions of the chief incidents and momenta in the Gospel story of Jesus. Take, e.g„ his treatment of the. Institution of the Lord's Supper, ,and its conspicuous display of "sympathetic imagination," a quality he him-self rightly. desiderates (p. 443) in such an undertaking. It is true he rather weakly evades the difficulty of the saying in Matt. xxvi. 29 by Merely saying that the drinking of the fruit of the vine new "in My Father's Kingdom " is to be understood "in a spiritual manner"; and he does not pretent to clear up other difficulties in the narratives. But, prefaced by one of those non-committal formula we have before alluded to ("whether we suppose the Master gave the command to keep it---as a memorial after He had, risen, or regard its persii-: tence as due to the evolution of ritual and dogma."), an admirable appreciation of the perpetual worth of the sacrament is presented to us. "Those symbols of the Bread and Wine expressed His triumphal assurance that

-His death would sanctify and not destroy His relation-ship to Arlen. We are therefore bidden, at each celebra-tion, to recollect Him whose death affects all men's covenant with God; to renew our fellowship with "the Risen Lord, and to look forward to His glorious re- turn. . . Seen in its own light, apart from all cloudy speculations, this sacrament with which Jesus Himself anticipated and interpreted His death, wins upon our hearts, whelms the mind with humility and grace, and imparts the realization of Christ's pure and perennial Presence" (p. 445).

The book is rich in felicitous and suggestive phrase-ology, and in happy similes and illustrations. But the very exuberance of the language is responsible for occa-sional solecisms and exceptionable uses of terms .and phrases. Illustrations of what we mean occur on pp. 82, 131, 223. A minor blemish is the capricious use of capital letters throughout the book. Notes of reference, too, often fail to be specific, rendering verification diffi-cult or impossible : and a certain carelessness in giving the names. of authors sometimes appears (e.g., T. H. Moulton, E. G. Lecky, T. J. Wendt, etc.).

These are smaller matters. Mr. Grist is to be heartily congratulated on addressing himself to so great a task and achieving such a result. The book well deserves the attention of the serious student ; and .we hope that not a few United Methodist readers, will value it for the good work that has been put into it, and for its thought-provoking qualities.

Rev. W. A. Grist's New Book.* BY PRINCIPAL CLEMENS, B.A., B.D.

Trust and Triumph. BY REV, T. A. JEFFERIES.

NEH. VI. 10-16. (Christian Endeavour Topic for July 16th.)

HERE we have yet another attempt to degrade Nehemiah in the eyes of his followers, and se 'prevent the. restoring of Jerusalem's walls. This time a Judas is found to carry out the plan—one who in the name of friendship and using the reputation of a prophet seeks. for the sake of gold to lead Nehemiah into a trap. Shemaiah, for such was this false prophet's name, was evidently in close, with the leader, for the latter speaks of going into his house as if it were quite a natural and Usual thing. It ,is also probable, from the phrase, " who was shtit up," that Shemaiah was recover-ing from some disease which made him ceremonially unclean,. and that Nehemiah as a friend visited him in his- sickness. If so, he received a poor reward-. Pre-tending the utmost concern for his leader, Shemaiah urges him to retire. for safety to the temple, because lIe as a. prophet perceives that the enemies outside are arrangi ng to murder him, and only by taking sanctuary at God's altar will. Nehemiah be safe. So concerned is he that, in spite of his uncleanness, -he will dare to violate the laws of the sanctuary and go with his leader into the .sacred place !

Such is the smooth-tongued falseness of the man who will. stoop to anything to earn the reward offered for the downfall of his friend and leader. He tries to 'frighten Nehemiah into- doing a 'little wrong to save himself and, with himself, the work that is so dear to' him. But he knows that if Nehemiah took to the temple he would at once be branded as unfaithful to.his religion, disloyal tO the highest traditions of his people, •and dis-obedient to ,his-God. He knoWsthat immediately strife would be engendered among the workers and. the re-storation of the wall brought to a standstill, when he would be Ole to stretch out his greedy hands to San-ballat and' 'fobiah, and claim the price of his treachery. Not often do so dishonour the sacred privilege of prophecy,_but to most men there comes at some timeAhe temptation to achieve their ends by llishOnourable means. A good name,' however, is better than rubies.; and one is infinitely richer living in the honour and esteem of those who know and trust us thaii gathering wealth by lies and treachery to our friends.

It is a relief to find that this plot, like it:s predeces sors; was a complete failure. It broke down when driven against the -strong religious principles of 'this man of God. The fiery dart of the evil ,one was quenched by his shield of faith. '"The temple' is .1:6 be entered only by the consecrated priests. Should such' a man as I enter? No, indeed, not to save my life will I 'desecrate that holy place." Sc he reasoned and-replied • -and in the face of such conviction and char-acter Shemaiah's miserable treachery came to nought. There is, perhaps, no more powerful form 'of temptation than that which asks us to use .questionable -means for-a good encl.• Nehemiah, however; shows the way to treat such. temptations. Be faithful to your principles. Never do evil that good may come. However,promising it may appear, we cannot really help any good cause by doing what in itself is wrong.

,Nehemiall's escape from this snare soon became more than an .escape : ..it bccame a triumph. When he- Itful time' to think over what had happened he saw the real meaning of Shernaiall's endeavours, saw behind him the trickery and plotting. of hiS arch-enemies, saw that the prophet had been hired to lead- into trouble. And so he rejoiced in another victory over his evil-minded. foes: His loyalty. to his --God had received its reward even in its own- activity, since,- by simply being, loyal he had escaped from great evil. How often this happens in life ! Truth is ever being vindicated. Obedience tO God 'always means, blessing. Honesty is the best policy. Trust ever becOmes triumph.

And the triumph of that hour was soon followed by a greater triumph. The next -thing we read is that the wall was finished. What doubters thought impossible had become -actual. th spite of a half-hearted people, opposing interests, -tremendous difficulties, and deter-mined outside enemies, -the wall was completed, and Jerusalem once more rose from the dust and lifted up her head-,as a city to be respected. And who had. been the 'means orthis? A great prophet-§tatesman like Moses? No ! A mighty king like David? No! It was brought about by a cup-bearer, -by a man whose calling was almost of the domestic order, belt who had common sense and perseverance, united to an enthusiastic love for and faith in Jehovah, and who did the one task God set. before him with all his might.

" Tight Corners in China."

THE following appears in "The Chronicle of the London Missionary Society "'for July :—

" Under the title of Tight. Corners in China' (Crombie, price 1s. net),. the Rev. AS. Pollard of the. United ' Methodist Mission has collected more than a dozen stories of adyenture for boys and girls, the outcome of over twenty years' experience as a missionary among the Miao in South-West China. Thrilling most of the stories undoubtedly are ; and the hairbreadth escapes from death by sword, flame, and drowning, and at the hands of, two mad fanatics, would seem almost incredible were it not for the stamp of truth which each story unmis-takably bears.. Although without any pretensions to literary style, the little volume affords no small indica-tion of the strength of the writer's personality and throws some valuable -sidelights upon the- conditions under which missionaries have to -labour. Especially is this the case in the episodes illustrative of foot-bind-ing and the opium evil, both *of which practic6s, happily are now dying out, and, we hope, will soon become things of the past."

July 6, 1911. THE UNITED METHODIST.

What Our Readers Think.

Ministers' Studies. REV. G. H. KENNEDY,

on a matter that writes :—

I am writing to you er that has long been on my mind, namely, the need of systematic study amongst many of us who are ministers in full Con-nexion..

I trust my brethren will not think me impertinent, for I yield to no one in my respect for and admiration of the United Methodist ministry ; but I am convinced that many of us are not securing the best possible results in the way of study, and it may be simply for the want of a little guidance. We allow the morning hours to be encroached upon by minor claims, and spend the rest of the time in putting together a sermon for Sunday, wondering often where to -go for a text or subject for a sermon. Whereas a systematic study of one of the Books of the Bible would` give us a score of texts and ample material for a score of sermons.

Here is an extract from a letter sent me recently by one of our ministers to whom I broached the subject : "A great number of our men 'were taken from occupa-tions which had nothing to do with literary, "philoso-phical or theological culture. And after two years at col-lege they were sent out ,to circuits,with no money to buy books, and no time to read them were they procurable." He then refers to his own more favourable training in habits of study, and .gives a list of books he has read during the last two years. The list follows, though it is not complete as it only covers the four subjects named :

(1) The place of Christ in modern religious thought. "Liberal Christianity " (Reville), "What is Chris-tianity? (Harnack), 'Communion of the Christian with God " (Hermann), " Jesus " (Bousset), " Faith and Morals" (Hermann), "Anglican Liberalism" (by twelve Churchmen), "Modernity " (Gardner), "Religions of Authority and Religions of the Spirit " (Sabatier), "Early Christian Conception of Christ" (Pfleiderer). (2) Old Testament study. "Hebrew Religion" (Addis), "Religion of the Old Testament " (Marti), "History of the Hebrews" (Kittell), "Early Hebrew Story " (Peters), "Babel and Bible " (Delitzsch), " Introduction to Old Testament Literature" (Driver), " Religion of Post-ex-ilic Prophets" (Bennett), "Scientific Study of the Old Testament " (Kittell). (3) Philosophy of Religion. "Life of the Spirit," "Christianity and Idealism," "Truth of Religion " (Eucken) ; "Idealism as a Practical Creed " (Jones), "Fundamental Truth of the Christian Reli-gion " (Seeberg), "Monasticism" (Harnack), "Early Ideals of Righteousness" (Kennett), "Knowledge of God" (Gwatkin),* "Modern Theories of Religion " (Waterhouse). 4. Comparative Religion. " Magic and Fetishism " (Haddon), 'Animism " (Clodd), " Religion of Ancient Greece" (Harrison), "Religion of Ancient Rome " (Bailey), "Celtic Religion" (Anwyl), "Early Buddhism" (Rhys Davids).

a in That is a splendid record for man full Connexion, and lets us know what can be done. Doubtless others

g could give as good a list, but how many of us would fail? And we fail not from indifference, but because we lack method. After probation we have no curriculum given to us, and we do' not make one for ourselves.

on ministers I' Yet from conversation with many of our minis gather there is a very earnest desire to become more eftici en t.

Now, sir, let me make a few practical as far as

suggestions :— (1) That our churches liberate us, possible, attend our preaching, and pas-

toral to ou to a real work—study, preachin

toral visitation. It would pay the churches, for they would get a better return. Nothing can be diverted from its proper purpose without -loss.

(2) That we resolve to "fence in the morning hours," and keep sacred to study the hours from nine to one, six mornings a week whenever possible ; that we excuse ourselves from seeing callers save those on urgent busi-ness, and that from those hours we even exclude news-pa rs.

3) That we give ourselves to a definite course of study each year, such course to include the study of a particular book of the Bible.

(4) That we ask one of the ,ministers niste of our Denomina-tion to' undertake to give the men, willing to join the

and guidance in

some scheme, a list of books for the year uidance in studying them. We are rich in ministers suitable for such work, and the names of half a dozen readily occur to me. He or they would thereby render a great service to the Denomination, to the various churches, and to the individual men.

I have stated what I feel to be my own need, and I shall be glad if even two or three of my brethren will jain me.

The Leakage in Membership. "VILLAGE MEMBER" writes Permit me a few words upon "The enormous leak-

age under the heading Removals ' " as stated in an article in the UNITED METHODIST of June 1st, which I have just seen.

I always feel that great uncertainty is connected with this item just because the method of malting the re-turns under this head is incomplete. If every church kept a church register, and the returns were made up from that: they would he correct, because they would show how many had removed and how many had been received from other churches and circuits in the same period.

I am tooold now to hold office, but long ce, b not lon ago steward forms when I was church swa the form sent to be filled

m up asked how many had gone from us, but did not ask how many had come tO us, and herein lies the

large agricultural circuit agricu error. Take one la cuit with more than twenty village churches. Once: a year many changes take place, and nearly the whole, if not quite the whole, of those who move have only moved from one village to another in the same circuit. The returns

to the quarterly meeting show sixty or more removals. The churches which have received them make no re-turn of having done so ;• therefore the statistics say, "Losses by removals, sixty members," whereas in fact there have been no losses by removals at all. Then, as an excuse for a decrease, it is said : "See what a loss by removals we have had to make up before we could report 'a single increase." I have heard this said so often that I always discount the statement by a considerable number'

I was looking -recently into a Church Register which showed an increase of eighteen members in a given time, and the church was claiming and receiving credit for being an active, successful church ; whereas twelve of these were from other churches in the circuit, and these other churches had reported amongst them twelve removals.

This matter does not affect re it does show that

the returns of total mem-bership, but w that the question of removals

et needs to be differently returned, and that they are us as nothing like so serious the returns make them.

having for I am writing only about What I the most part of my life been a Village Member.

Children's Addresses. A LAYMAN writes :— Will you allow me to protest against an address to

m children being made a part of the morning service? This address should be given in the Sunday School. A por-tion of Scripture suitable for child and adult alike should be read at the service in the church.

ut m ors recommends One of your contributors preachers, who experience difficulty in preparing and giving a. child's address, to read tales from a book. Such a practice in church is most reprehensible and must be most strongly condemned. One book only should be read in our pulpits—the Bible.

[Our correspondent is mistaken. The advice was to tell tales from a hook, not -"read " U.M.

The Conference Missionary Collection.

To Me Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST. DEAR SIR,—May I, through the pages of the UNITED

MrtHooisT. appeal to all United Methodists whose love of Missions is of a practical character to assist us to raise :,500 at the Conference Missionary Meeting?

Small donations will be thankfully acknowledged, tnd, of course, larger gifts will rejoice our, hearts.

Our Missionary Meeting Secretaries will lie happy to receive cheques or postal orders.

The success with which it pleased God to crown our work lays us under an obligation to provide the means for sustaining our agents.

With sincere good wishes and earnest prayers for con-tinued prosperity,

I am, clear sir, yours faithfully, WILLIAM P. BURNLEY,

Chairman of the Conference Missionary Meeting.

Winterfield, Broughton, J uly 3rd, 19.11.

DEAR MR. EDITOR,—We have been encouraged in our efforts to raise _4;500 through the Conference Missionary Demonstration by the offer from a member of one of our Sheffield churches to contribute the last ;65 0. We ask our friends to send their promises so that at the close of the meeting. we may he able to claim this gift. All promises should be sent to C. Eastwood, 29 South Avenue, Levenshulme.—Yours sincerely,

EASTWOOD. R. H. B. SHAPLAND.

HARTLEPOOL (St. Mark's).—The choir festival services were con-were attended by large congregations, and w

ducted by the pastor, Rev. W. T. Haddy. The soloists were Miss Eva Lethbridge (soprano) and Miss A. Mal-ham (contralto). The choir, under the direction of Mr. Fred Hunter, had been slightly augmented for the occa-sion. There was a fine balance of voices, and the choruses were Well rendered. Mr. R. Fleming was the organist.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH.

THE ANNUAL MEETING - OF -

The Superannuation and Beneficent Society

WILL BE HELD IN

MOUNT STREET SCHOOLROOM,

SALFORD, ON

Nonday, July icto, at 6 p.m. TEA AT 5 P.M.

REPORT, ACCOUNTS and AGENDA will be forwarded to Members, Ministers and Honorary Subscribers of 11 le.

on application to

Rev. A. CROMBIE 12 Farringdon Avenue, London, B.C.

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CHAPTER II.

OVER THE GARDEN WALL.

"And learn the luxury of doing good."—Goldsmith. RUFUS WENTWORTH'S garden ran parallel with the

street, and was separated from it by a grey stone wall. When •Rufus first rented' the place this wall was so high that 'nobody could see Over it from the street. He applied for permission from his landlord to lower it, but this was refused.

"Can't see why you want to lower it," said Lord Forrester. "If you are going to grow flowers and fruit it will be the best protection you can have against thieves."

"It's not high walls, nor thick-set hedges that will keep out dishonest folks, my lord," said Rufus. " I've been told the poachers have bin among your lordship's pheasants in the park, and the hedges are high enough and thick enough to keep out any but those who are determined to be, in. I'm not afraid of. anybody taking my stuff."

But it is such a strange request. Why do you want it down? "

"Well, you see, my lord, I've a horror of high walls and tall hedges. Seem like as though we want to rail off a bit of God's earth for our own benefit, and wouldna so much as let a fellow creature have a glint at it. Seein' dunna do any harm, and if there's a beautiful bit of landscape, or a natural waterfall, why should we deny our fellow creatures havin' the sight of it? I'm not sure, my lord, if we've any reet to do it, and I donno that any amount of money can give us the reet. I know we claim it, but some things the law courts of earth give us the title deeds to, wunno stand in the law court of Heaven. It appears to me, my lord, if you will excuse me sayin' so, that rich men who shut out the common folk from the beautiful scenery and the flowers, wunno .be likely to get the front seats and best views in the other world ; for, as far as I read, we shall have done to us pretty much what we do to others."

But his lordship had old-fashioned views as to the rights of property, and refused to yield. But when he had one of his periodical losses on the turf a few years after, he was obliged to sell part of the estate. Rufus bought his own house, and a few days later the two top courses of the wall came off, so that to every passer-by there was opened a vision of beauty. And none in the summer passed without stopping to look at the roses, and many a tired woman and weary child carried with them a rose to cheer them on their way. And Rufus would come and chat over the garden wall to his neighbours, and at eventide two or three of his particular cronies came and sat on the top, and smoked their pipes, and debated national politics, or discussed local news.

And so it came to pass, in the course of time, that the garden wall was the recognized meeting-place of the elders of the village, and many a grave subject was thrashed out there, from the value of guano as manure, to the policy of the German Emperor. And it was a pleasant thing on a summer evening to see five or six of these village elders sitting in a row like so many sparrows on a telegraph wire, all except Rufus puffing away at a long churchwarden and gravely putting Church and State right ; and between times talking about the weedy condition of Houchin's wurzels, or the need of Nelson's sow having a ring through her nose to prevent her from "rooting."

In that assembly, Rufus, by right of fitness, was a kind of leader, for all tacitly acknowledged his superi-ority in thought and speech. Dudman, the miller, came next. He was a little withered man, lame on one leg. He was at constant war with the lads who would make his mill windows the mark of their catapults, and he was always declaring "a worse set of scoundrels never existed." But he owned his mill, and was sup-posed to know a lot about politics, because he got the "Times," two days old, from his son in London. He was a fine, crusted old Tory, as was becoming a man Of property and a reader of the leading journal. Crickmore, the tailor, generally sat next—a good man, who all his life had battled with a quick temper and a weak stomach, and did kindly acts on the. sly, and whose word at any time was as good as ready money. Billy Brunton, a picturesque old fellow, who had been twice round the world, and who was supposed to know , a lot, but whose contributions to the debates consisted of "Hum " and "Ah," and, when he was feeling stronfrlv, "Rosh," was the third. A .retired farmer named Jenkins was the fourth, and the fifth Levi Morris, a man who had read more books than the vicar, wrote poetry for his own amusement and then burnt it, and was as much afraid of women. as a rabbit of a weasel. It was this little parliament that really decided the long-vexed question of the settlement of a pastor for the Congregational Church. For months the congre-gation had been ministered to by "supplies, with a view to a settlement," but none of them suited one-half of the congregation, and the other half would have been content with any one of their number. One read his sermons, another shouted, and the third had what Crickmore termed "the jerks." A fourth was so boldly heterodox that -his sermon was more debated than any other that had been preached in the village for years. But at length the choice lay between three candidates, and Crickmore, who was senior deacon, laid the case before the Witenagemot.

"There's Pearson, he is a staid man, married, and nine children. He preached on the woman with seven stars. Everybody admits it Was .a wonderful sermon, full of poetry and illustrations. Then Jebson, he's a young man who has had five churches in three years,

and that makes against him, I'll admit ; but he,„ is a marvellous preacher and, according to his own account, a good visitor. You see he stayed with me, and my. wife and daughter were taken with him. The. account he gave of his own work was remarkable. The other is Chesterton. He is very young, and has not had a charge yet, and so is untried ; but he impressed me as being modest and earnest, although he is not the

-preacher the others are by a , long way. But the youne-folks have fallen in love with him, and if I went by their vote, it would soon be settled. But I'm for Pearson myself, if for no other reason than that his family will help to fill the chapel."

"And I," said Dudman (who always differed from Crickmore), "am' for Jebson. He can preach Pearson's head off."

"He can talk about nothing but himself," said Crick-more. "He had a solid three hours, telling us about his own- doings after supper, and would have gone on till foul- o'clock in the morning if I had not sent him to bed."

For three weeks this momentous question was dis-cussed without coming any nearer to an agreement, until Rufus settled it by suggesting that as Crickmore wanted Pearson and Dudman wanted Jebson, they should agree to invite neither, but fix on Chesterton, which they did, and to him was given the call.

Rufus, one afternoon, was- busy in his garden syring-ing some rose trees. Far down the street he could see a big, awkward lad shambling along, carrying a quart pot in his hand. Every now and then he stuck a finger into the middle of the pot, and then, drawing it forth, quickly inserted it in his mouth and sucked it. Between times he was whistling a Sunday School hymn.

When he got alongside the wall, Rufus stopped him. "Hallo! Billy. Treacle in that jug, eh?"

(I Yes, Mr. Wentworth." "And what's that you're. whistling?" "Want to be an angel," replied the lad, shamefacedly. "That's a strange kind of .mixture, Billy. Want/to be

an angel; and, stealing your mother's treacle. You won't grow wings that way, my lad." •

" I wonno' stlealin', Mister Wentworth. Deed; I wonno' 1 "

"No," replied Rufus, "you were takin' it and sayin' nothin' ! Well, there isn't much difference, I guess, in the police courts. But look here, lad, let me give you a bit of advice. Keep your fingers out of other folks' treacle jars. And tell the 'truth, lad. Fibbin' and stealin' have sent many a man to the' gallows. Did thou ever hear, Billy, that the devil is a fool? '"

"No, Mr. Wentworth." "Well he is. The biggest fool going. Why, now,

look at this. First he tempts you to stick your finger into the treacle pot, and he tells you nobody 'ull know. Then he leads you tb lie aboot it, but he hadn't gump-shun to warn you to rub the stains from round the

.corners of your mouth. Why, anybody with eyes can tell you have been tastin' the sweets of sin, lad."

Bill took his sleeve, and, wiping his mouth, said, "Well, I didn't take much."

"Six licks between here and the corner of the street," replied Rufus. "And all the treacle in the pot binna' worth the lie you told. Here's a penny, lad. Go to Molly 1-Tinton's and buy some mint humbugs. They'll taste as good as treacle and last a bonnie sight longer. I knaw the devil is apt to take you youngsters =as a fisherman does a trout, by puttin' his hook in your mouth. But remember this, Billy, there are some things sweet to the palate and bitter in the stomach."

Rufus returned to his employment, and the lad went on down the street. By and by a man came along the street with a pig in a donkey cart. Rufus hailed him, and again went to the wall. This time with three roses in his hand.

"Well, John," he said, "and how's the missus?" "She's very whammy, Rufus," he replied. "It's her

back now, and if it binna' her back it's her legs, and if it binna her legs it's her arms, and sumtimes\ it's all on 'urn at once. There's only one thing it don't touch, and thet's her tongue."

"Ah ! " replied Rufus, "it's hard for you both, but you mun be patient, John. Patience is a fine thing. Just suffering with your mouth shut. You knaw it's harder far for Martha than it` is for you."

"Why, aye! " said John dubiously, "I wouldna ruind if it was only in the day time, but it's all neet as well. No sooner do I shut my eyes than she's groaning' and nudgin' my elbow to make her a cup o' tay, or git her medicin, or summut. But it conna last long, that's a comfort."

"Well, John, just take her these roses with my com-pliments, and tell her to read the verse I've fastened to them. It's a fine, comfortin', hit o' Scripture thet, Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for

you.' And here's a bit of silver to buy a chicken for her."

"Thank you," said John. "It's very kind of you, I'm sure. There binna many that ever trubbles to ax if she's got a mouth. And I'm just takin' the pig to sell to pay the rent."

"And a fine pig she is. How much are you askin' for her?"

"Well, she's worth seven pounds of onybody's money, but Mr. Bailey, the butcher, he knaws that I'm fast, so he says he'll only give me five pund ten, and I mun take it or leave it. It binna near her worth as you can see wi' your own eyes. But the agent won't wait any longer. He says he has his arderS from her lady-ship. The time is out, and nobody's wanted that don't pay. The meal and taters that pig has eaten would

nearly fill a coalpite It's very hard. The butcher is a tight un. He'd skin a flea fur , its hide., But I mun let her go, I reckon, or be turned into the road, and the 'wife's frettin' her/ inside to fiddle-strings about it."

"Well," said Rufus, "have you promised him the pig at his price? "

"Not yet, but--" "Well, then," Rufus. -went on, "you tell Bailey that

you've an offer for the pig at six 'pound fifteen, and if he dunno care to take- her you bring her back. But if I knaw bacon when I see it he'll take it."

"You dunno mean—" 'began John. "Aye," said Rufus ; "I dunno want an animal like,

that any more than, I want a hippopotamus, but I knaw the value of a pig, andI know Bailey.. If he wunno take her, I'll see what I can dd." e

An .. hour later John called round - to ,say that the butcher had bought the pig at seven pounds.

"I thought he would," chuckled Rufus. "What did' he say?"

"He said that if you had your finger in the pie it was spoiled for his eatin'. But he. will be:, square wi' you before he's done."

,"Yes," replied Rufus, "Bailey is one of those, sharp men that cuts himself. He's so keen makin' money that he forgets there is a line 'between honest, and dis-honest profit. The pig. was, worth seven pounds; and he knew it:"

(To be .continued.)

Book-hunger in Remote Districts.

A Countryman's Plea for Countrymen. "I am not greatly affected to new books, because

ancient authors are, in my judgement, more full and pithy."—MONTAIGNE (Florio's Trans'ation).'i IT has often occurred to me that our "men- of light

and leading," our lovers of. great- ,;_frid - good books, might render a rear service to aspiring young men in country districts if they would use the' pages of our weekly journal to expatiate on the•beauty and charm of our English writers, 'past and preSent. It is appalling to find that 'this' wonderful treasure-house, which is- so easily accessible, and so familiar to the intelligent and alert youth of our towns, is to large numbers of country-men as remote as fairyland, and as unfamiliar as the " Isles of the Blest."

I, suppose that hunger makes one sympathetic with the hungry, and that one who has suffered throughout his youth and manhood from a lack of wise .gdiclance, -is likely to appreciate the difficulties and 'disabilities _ which are common to the youth of remote village life. Whittier's lines—

"Of all sad Words of tongue or pen; The saddest are these,. it might have been ".—_

have a singular pathos, and they pathetically express the feelings of one !who spent the best years of his youth- in gleaning in, unfruitful fields. There are other misspent years besides the years spent in sin—the years spent in reading literature of a third-rate character, and in ignorance of the, "realm.; of gold " which lie just beyond our ken.

There are men in our Churches to-day who have the essential equipment to assist our _oung people to this understanding. They could serve 1.s guide-posts to that which worthy ; or, better still, 'they could journey along the way and point out to the unobervant the beauties which bestrew the path.

It is happily true that one of the difficulties which once beset the poor and the uninitiate has now been. re-moved. The best, which was a few years only obtain-able at great cost, hasi-ecently been brought, within the reach of all. This• is 'the golden age for the lovers of good books, because the doors which lead 'to the treasure- house thought will swing to the touch the poorest of

What is Needed. The needful thing is, firstieto bring this knowledge to

our people ; to tell theni that the best is theirs who will seek. In our cities and towns this knowledge is the, people's possession. Every reading man knows that for a shilling he can secure to himself a treasure and an abiding joy. The , countrymai does not know. The nearest bookshop is far away. The, books which' come his way are destined to live their brief' hour and then pass into the oblivion of the commenplace. He needs to be -told of the better things which are near at hand and await his coming.

And then, in the second place, it is essential that someone should act as •guide and counsellor. An appre-ciation of literary worth and beauty is a growth.- The mind reaches- up, to it from more to more: It is' not everyone who gazes upon 'a scene of great natural beauty can appreciate its charm ; neither can everyone 'who reads a prose or poetic masterpiece obtain a just , estimate of its worth at a glance. Someone who knows the way familiarly ; someone who can , guide to the sheltered nooks where the choicest flowers are found ; someone who can travel with ease up the rugged heights where the winds sweep mightily—it is. such a person who is needed to assist the inexperienced to make- our literary treasure-house their abiding home.-

I would have our young people know that though they may be unable to obtain the expensive "book of the week " they need not despair. Personally, I have ,great sympathy with William Hazlitt who says : "If I have not read a book before, it .is, to all intents and purposes,_ new to, me, whether it was printed yesterday or three hundred years ago." All genius is not of the present age, neither did the Victorian Era see the last of thee. lights go out. It' is not essential to compare the pre-sent with the past. The twentieth century will have

.Roses and Thistles. BY SAMUEL HORTON, Author of -"Prince Charlie of the Canongate," etc., etc.

Thanksgiving Fund. Twenty-sixth List of Promises,

s. d. Mr. J. Stephens, Lon-

don (Hack, ev) 5 Mr. E. H. Codling,

B.A., London (Hack- ney)

l'ackington St. C.E.S , London (Hackney) 0 10

" Oxford Cil-cuit," Ox- ford 100 0

Chain Bar, 1V1 °stun School', 1VIanehester' First 1 17

Chain Bar, 'Moston C. E. S., Manchester First ..- • 3 3

Mr. and Mrs: H. Bom-mer,, Bolton. Albert Place 2 2

Mr. Thos. Cain, Bolton, Albert PlaCe 1 1

Irlams o' - th' - Height Church, Salford 44 12

James Wood, Salford 2 2 Lamberhcad Green

Church,NWigan 25 0 Westwood School, Con-

sett 0 13 Old Radford School,

Nottingham Central 1 0 Geo. Johnson, Belper -0 10

A. Friend, ner Rev. T Lee, Lostwithiel 5 5

Collection, Tavistock 0 13 Bank Interest, Castle-

mere, Rochdale „ 0 10 Fourth Class Boys,

-Blackburn, 'Paradise 0 1 Mr. W. A. Platt, Bury 5 5 Lynwood Church, Dar-

Wen • .5 0 Mrs. - Sugden, Hebden

Bridge 1 1 Mrs. Berry; Hebden

Bridge 1 1 Mr. A. Eatough, Hey-

wood 1 1 Mr. John-- Mills, Hey-

wood 2 p Miss B. Heywood, Hey-

wood 0 5 Mr. Mauglian, Sheffield,

Surrey. Street • 1 1

Mr. A. Emmerson, Shef- -- field, Surrey Street 1 1

Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard, Sheffield, Surrey Street 0 10

Alderman Ernmerson, J.P., Sheffield, Surrey Street' 2 2

Mr. J. Grace, Sunder- land (Thornhill) 15 15

Miss M. Kilburn, Bishop :Auckland- 3 3

Mr. A. Cook.' Bishop Auckland

Rochdale (Bane Street) Bagslate

John Buckley 1 1 Miss Taylor 1 1 Miss Martha Taylor 1 1 J. T. Crossland 1 1. Miss 'M. F. Goldsmith 0 10 R. Taylor ' 5 5 Mr. and Mrs. W. Crab-

tree- 3 3 Mr. J. Taylor 0 10 Miss N. Crossland 1 1 Joshua Taylor 0 10 6 Mr. and Mrs. James

Taylor 2 2 0 Mr. and Mrs. H. C.

Nichol 2 2 0 R. Taylor, jun. 2 2 0 0. J. Goldsmith 2 2 0 B. Taylor 1 1 0 ' Mis's Mildred Taylor 1 1 0 Miss E. Butterworth -010 6 Miss. M. F. Goldsmith 0 10 6 John Taylor 0 10 0 Miss Butterworth 0 10 6 2ncl• Girls' Class ,... 0 A 0 Miss M. A. Butter-

worth 010 6 John Taylor - 0 10 0 Joseph Taylor 0 10 0 John Chadwick 1 1 0 J. Butterworth 010 6 John Taylor 0 12 0 Joseph Taylor 0 10 6 Whitworth Church 34 3 7 A Friend 5 5 0

s. d. Friend's First Old-

Age Pension 0 5 Mrs. - Peters 2 2 Mr. W. A. Wright 1 1 Mr S. Shepherd 1 1 Sliawclough Church 9 3

Miss Flood, Exeter (Provi- dence) 1 1

Wiverton- Mr. Perkins Mr. Halland Mr. C. Tucker Mr. Parkin Mr. T. Heath Mr. J. -Lewis Misses Bell' Mr. Ticlball Mr. E. Wainer Mr. W. Wilkins

Mr. S. Mogfo-rd 1 1 . 0 Mr. and Mrs. Waller.:, 5 5 0 Mr. and Mrs. J. Mog-

ford 5 5 0 Mr. J. H. Mogford 0 10 6 Miss C. Ashton 010 6

I Mr. A. Veysey 2 2 0 Weston—

Miss Meech 0 12 0 Mrs. Turner 5 0 0 Mrs. Stephens 0 12 0 Miss M. Stephens 012 0 Miss A. Stephens 0:12 0

Forest Hill London— Mr. J. H. Carlo 1 1 0 A Friend 1 0 0 A Friend 2 0 0

Mr. L. R. Tompsett, Lee

-Mr. B. Holdaway. Shank- lin

Mrs. C. Bowden. Neath /Miss A. Workman, Llan-

trisant Miss E. Workman, Liam- ‘trisant

Miss H. Ashford, Scilly Isles

Messrs. Ford, Scilly Isles

GUINEAS.

Rev. W. Kenyon (extra) 55. Rev. Enoch Hall 2 Rev:. W. II. Hudspeth

(China) £2 10s.

Anglo-African Methodist 1 Netherton C.E. Society Mr. A. B. Jones, Longton ,

(extra) 5 A Friend, Hanley 3

Ridgway Memorial Sunday 'School As. 6d.

Macclesfield Circuit— Fence Church 10s. Bollington 1 Over Alderley 1 Nether Alderley 10s. Withington 2s.

Stalybridge- Counc i llor G. H. Tong e 11 Mr. G. Potts 1 A Contributor

Ashton-under-Lyne— Dr. and Mrs. Spencer 2 J. G. W. 5

Blackpool (Springfield Rd)— Mr. G. H. Ridsdale 1 Miss Gourlay Mr. E. Revill Mr. C. Hirst 5 Mr. J. Parkinson 1 Mr. T. D. Sims (the late) 5s.

Mr. W. H. Sheoley, Mossley 5 Captain Vickers, ' Connah's ,Quay (extra). lOs.

Mr. Alfred Pike, Newington (extra)

Mr. J. Knighton, Derby (extra) 10s.

Sheffield South,- Mr. J. Steel 5 Mr. Herbert -Ward (Bliley

Carr) 5 Mr. 1C. Hollingworth 1 Mr. A. Brammer 1. Mr. B. Greaves 1 Mr. Dawson £1 Miss Dawson 10s. Mr. Geo. Gillott 1

Mr. J. P. Glen, Sunderland 1

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Payments and new promises may besent to the local Secre- taries, or to the Gene?a.1 Secret aries, viz. :— Rev. J. LONGDEN, Smithfield Road, Middlesbrough. Rev. T. SCOWBY, Sherwood, Nottingham. Rev. DAVID HEATH, 59 Warley Road, Blackpool. Rev. D. J. ROUNSEFELL, 27 /Richmond Road, Exeter.

Church and School. I am not sure that churches and schools are always

as close "workers together" as is desirable. I hear of action which tends, even if it is not designed, to keep young people out of the church rather than lead them into it. It is very desirable that members of Churches who care for the young and the future of the churchesshould, ascertain what are the practical con-ditions of membership, and how they are likely to act in relation to young people. Teachers should remem-ber that the aim of their work ought to be to lead their scholars to Christ, to fellowship with the church, and engagement in its varied labour. School authori-ties should see that a representative of the school attends the meetings of the leaders of the church, and that the ministers are invited to the teachers' meetings. This last point is really important. There is a rapidly-increasing number of ministers who are not only in perfect sympathy with Sunday School work, but have much information concerning it, and are fitted and prepared to render very valuable assistance. It is to be hoped that to an increasing extent they will have opportunities of helping in the planning, as well as the doing, of Sunday School and other forms of work among the young. They have not, in all places, the chances they might and ought to have, and it will be a good thing if larger opportunities are put in their way. To do what is possible and desirable may, in some cases, involve a little alteration of circuit arrangements .so that the minister may act more directly in relation to the young people. Now and again, at any rate, the week-night service might take on a different cha-racter, and be made to appeal specially to young people, or 'other arrangements might be made for it so that the ministers could put in an appearance at the C.E. meet-ing, the Band of Hope, or the Mutual' Improvement Society. It is just possible that there are churches without any of the meetings just named, and it would be a good thing if attempts could be made to begin them. It may be said that the young people will not attend, and I am not saying that they will rush to such gatherings, but, probably, their attendance will be as large as is the attendance of their seniors at the meet-ings which have long been held, and a special effort for the juniors is about due. S. C. CHALLENGER.

United Methodist Wedding. WOOD—LISTER.

A POPULAR and pretty wedding took place at the Hunslet Carr United Methodist Church, Leeds, on Wednesday, June 28th, when Miss Martha Lister, third daughter of Mr. J. Lister, was united in marriage to Mr. Percy Richardson Wood. The best man was Mr. Harold Wood, the brother of the bridegroom. The bridesmaids were Misses Helen and Miriam Lister, sisters of the bride, and Miss Gladys Robinson, of Edin- burgh, niece of the bridegroom. The service was choral, and the organist was Mr. W. Broadley. The father and mother of the bridegroom have been for many years intimately connected with the Hunslet Carr Church, Mr. John Wood being a trustee, Sunday school teacher, and leader, and Mrs. Wood also a Sunday School teacher and leader of the Mothers' Meeting. The bride and bridegroom are workers in the Sunday School and members of the choir. A very large con-gregation assembled to witness the marriage ceremony, which was performed by the pastor (Rev. W. A. H. Babidge). About 100 friends were afterwards enter-tained in the schoolroom, when congratulatory speeches were made by the pastor and Messrs. J. W. Thorp, A. Shaw, T. Ripley, J. W. Robinson, S. Shaw, and I-I. Saville. A large number of presents were received.

LIVERPOOL AND LONDON.

W. P. HARTLEY'S R AW B

PREPARED DIRECT FROM FRESH STRAWBERRIES SPECIALLY CULTIVATED.

THE FRUIT IS GATHERED • IN THE EARLY MORNING,

PRESERVED WITH FINEST SUGAR TH E SAME AFTERNOON. THE JAM REMAINS IN THE JARS UNDISTURBED UNTIL IT REACHES THE CONSUMER .

THE HIGHEST WAGES ARE PAID WITH ANNUAL PROFIT- SHARING AND PENSION SCHEME

THE FACTORIES AFE SCRUPULOUSLY CLEAN. A GUARANTEE OF PURITY 1$ ON EVERY JAR .

July 6, 1911. THE UNITED METHODIST. 519

its singers as the centuries past have had ; but, in regard to Cheapness and proved worth the literature of the past holds the• field.

We have had 'in the " United Methodist Magazine " month by month a paper from a facile pen, doing much of . what I have advocated here. Last year we were taken into the realms of poesy, this into` the realms of prose, and any person who has followed that gentle' guide from bower to bower and from beauty to beauty, must have felt the charth and 'lure of the pursuit. I wish to offer this word of appreciation for what has been done, and to express the hope that in the more widely-read weekly organ the work may be continued, and that many in remote villages and solitary homesteads may-look for its coming as the watchman' looks for the morning. • J. J.

[If there is any general' or widespread desire to see something attempted on the lines suggested by our con-tributor, we should be glad, to make arrangements to that end.—ED., U.M.]

STocx.T9N-0N-1tlis (Zion).--,--The annual flower services Were attended by good congregations. The pastor, Rev, E. H. Oliver, conducted' a Young People's service in the morning, and preached in the evening, the scholars repeating• their anniversary hymns. In the afternoon a -musical programme was given by North Terrace Wesleyan Choir. Mr. G. A. McEl.ven presided. Col-lections, in advance of last year. Mr. and Mrs. W. Brown, teachers in the Sunday School, gave the scho-lars a picnic tea-party, followed by sports on the Fri-day of Coronation week, As a -token of their appreciation ef, the excellent singing at the Sunday School anniver-sary.

Work Among the Young. THE statistics concerning the young people in our

schools and churches, which have recently been given in this journal, certainly call for attention, and will, it is hoped, be carefully considered, and their implications firmly grasped. Their implications may be more clearly seen when we know the experiences of other workers in similar departments. I fancy that most, perhaps all, Methodist churches and schools have a record some-what like our own, but what the workers in other Nen-conformist Churches, and in the Established and Romao Catholic communions, and among Christian Scientists and Socialists have to say about their numbers may rh)t just now be ascertained, for their returns have not , et been issued. It 'is quite plain, . however, that -some whose views differ considerably from our own are work-ing with great earnestness, and, it may be found, with much success.

Workers. In nearly all the places I 'have- visited since last

Conference, and my engagements have taken me in varied directions, there has been the cry for "more labourers." It is a pity, that the love of ease, of plc a-sure, thd absorption in business, and in mime prominelt and fashionable forms of effort keep so many from en-gagement in work among the young. There are those in our churches who do not seem to be doing all they might. In the school, and in other forms of lab-01r among the young, they might render much service. In some cases they have great advantages through their position, information zruitt ability, all calculated to help to usefulness. It is to be hoped that they will hear the call and respond.

Methods. It ought to be said, however, that alongside the call

for labourers, I have heard the call for wiser ways of action. It is certain that in some .cases those who are now at work are getting weary because they are rnt allowed to work in the best way ; and it is possible that some of those who ought to be in our schools are kept out because antiquated methods of work, and irreverence and disorder are tolerated. There is much conservatism among some of our workers, indeed "conservatism " is perhaps a much too mild term to use in this connecthn. It is beyond dispute that in a good number of ca-,es a wider outlook, and more respect for the opinions of those who have given much thought to the subject might prove an advantage. It is not entirely pleasing to gc to a town and find that our school is the only one in the place which has not adopted newer methods, though not surprising to find it the smallest.

Difficulties. These abound, and are varied. In many cases they

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feel the evils of old age? Would you have the gout? Would you have decrepitude?"

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For some, "there arrives a lull in the hot race." Quiet living ; a peace which man did not make and cannot mar ; a spirit free from harassment, and rid for ever of the dreams that but deceive—this will be the lot of some among our ranks. That God will give them "the calm soul of all things " in their retirement is the earnest prayer of the whole Church.

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DEAR SIR,--The question of the hour is, What sort of a Conference shall we have this year.? So far as Manchester's part' in -the Conference is con-cerned, the Manchester Methodists can be trusted not to fail. Representatives from the west and the south, where "warm airs lull, blowing lowly," will find themselves in a city that is keen, vigorous, modern and teeming with intellectual and religious activities. MancheSter is a city of indomitable energy. "There is no joy but calm ! "—this is no Creed for Manchester. Alert, enthuSiastic, aggres-sive : these are 'the qualities of the warm-hearted Lancashire people.

I. The Rev. George Packer comes to the Presiden-

tial Chair by right. It is common knowledge that he might have had the Presidency earlier had he wished. His invaluable services . in the cause of Methodist Union entitle him to the admiration and gratitude of the whole Church. - In his own section of Methodism he held a position of unchallenged supreinacy in all questions of administratiOn. He had 'no rival in his perfect mastery of committee work or of Conference proeedure. For clear and definite statements of policy none excelled him. He was pre-eminently the statesman of his Church.

In what Tennyson calls 'the grateful art of Chris-tian tact, Mr. Packer takes a high degree. An eminent publicist recently said that the use of the word " tact " was the last refuge of verbal bank-ruptcy. This writer professed to rejoice that the word was now decently buried so far as it concerned an "Illustrious Personage." But has not the wrong word been used here? Is not the writer confusing " tact " with something quite different? Tact is skill in doing or saying what is required by circum-stances, a nice perception or discernment of means to an' end. For tact the very highest qualities are necessary, and if tact no longer, marked those in whOm great trusts and responsibilities resided it would not be a matter for rejoicing, but .far other-wise. Tennyson's well-known lines may be, recalled :

Steersman, be not precipitate in thine act Of steering, for the river here, my friend, Parts in two channels, moving to one end— This goes straight forward to the cataract.: That streams about the bend. But tho' the cataract seems the nearer way, Whate'er the crowd on either bank may say, Take thou "the bend," 'twill save thee many a day.

The man who takes " the cataract "- gives a more showy performance than the man who chooses "the bend " ; it is a dazzling adventure that is certain of a cheer.' The other way is slower, quieter, and must often be taken in -solitude and disfavour. But for those who work for great ends it is invariably the sure way.

Though for many years Mr. Packer has lived the unenchanting life of a secretary, giving his days and nights to schedules, statistics, finances, and all the harassing and perplexing details of the'business side of Church work, he has preserved a warm heart and a keen mind. No man among us has an intenser pas-sion for missions, for ministerial efficiency, or for evangelism. That he will have eminent success in his Presidency no one whd knows him can possibly doubt. He is a kind man, a good man, above all, a strong man—strong in the strength which God supplies.

II. Nothing, in the Conference Agenda , interests me

more than the list of names of those,who are retiring from active service. Several honoured ministers "sit down " this year, not because their work is done, but because they' rightly think they have earned some leisure from the exacting duties of the active ministry. When Lord' Goschen suddenly re-tired from the Cabinet a good deal of surprise was-expressed, for he still appeared equal to the heaviest tasks required of him. But he explained to a friend that he thought it wiser, more dignified, and cer-tainly more agreeable, to leave when he was in full possession of his faculties, and quite able to" enjoy his remaining span of life, than to defer it to a moment when he would be less capable of doing so. He had worked hard all his life, and the time had come for him to take a holiday. This is a sensible view to take of the question of retirement.

It is whollY impossible to think that Mr. Chap-

Important questions will conic before Conference for discussion, though much time must necessarily be taken tip-with routine work. But ret no one sup-pose that routine work is unimportant work. Those parts of the Agenda which do not contain material for a spirited debate may yet deal with very far-reaching issues.

Of course, no one can forecast the outstanding features of the first Manchester Conference of United Methodism. But this, at least, may be pre-mised, that a feeling of devout thankfulness will prevail that Methodist Union is working so har-moniously, and that the fusion of three highly-organized communities has resulted in a spiritual unity so real and so deep. Russell Lowell had no dread "of whsle was 'called for by the instinct of mankind,"

Nor think I that (ithrs xyorld N. ill fall apart Because Ave tear a parchtfient more or less.

What is called for by the instinct of the saints in union with their Redeem- must always hear the signs of the Divine approval.

Yours, etc., CHRISTOPHER HUNT.

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The New Sunday School Hymnal. V. Bv T. C. WARRINGTON, M.A.

OF making many hymnals there is no end. So think 'those who 'have to buy new books out of limited means, and they' are apt, therefore, to look askance at new 'hymn books. These need much convincing before they will leave the old. Yet hymnals wear out; as do other things. 'Soiree hymns; once popular, lose their power. Old truths are clothed in new forms, and the change is reflected in new hymns: New truths come to light, and especially is it true that we have learnt Much of child-life that our fathers did not know, and all this finds expression in verse.

The new Hymnal justifies its existence. Those who love the old may .rest assured that they Will find old friends have not been rudely dismissed. There has been no attempt to bring in the new because it is new. The hymns approved by use remain. Watts and Wes-ley, and a host of others, are not yet out of date. Many hymns have gone that deserved to go, and among them possibly some of our favourites, but, on the whole, the,committee has faithfully conserved what was good. indeed, seeing. it was a committee, and a committee of Methodists, its ‘vork was hardly likely to he other than safe. The selection, outdo by ,one man may have more 'individuality stamped upon it and be more interest-ing from its daring, but the mark of a committee is compromise.

1'he two sections that appeal, to one as freshest are those for young children and the responsive services. The latter will meet what many 'superintendents feel to be a real need. There is too Much irreverence, too ,little worship, even where there is order. One way, if not the best way, of training the children to .reality of worship is to give them a share. The responsive ser-vices, carefully used, should help. For some they may prove the outstanding feature of the new book.

The young children's section arises out of the greater attention now being paid to the little ones. Soirte of this strikes one as experimental. The nature-hymns do not always ring quite true. There is, however, an in-finitely better reading of the child-mind than there was in the older 'hymnals, and 'teachers in Priniary Depart-ments will use the book with delight.

Throughout the book 'there is evidence that the com-mittee have gleaned far and wide, and the good work of recent years and the newer modes of thought are well represented. To make any adequate selection of new hymns in a few lines is impossible. One can only chronicle impressions. Judging from a first reading, thiS hymn book is less sectional and more universal in its outlook, than its predecessors. That is only as it should be, for a true hymn knows no sectarian limits.

Another feature is the evenness of the work. Most of its will/be able4to find omissions. Some hymns includQd will be lightly passed over by the next selection com-mittee. Some 'hymns appear to have claimed a place less on their own worth than on 'that of their writers. The work is, however, very level, and of high merit. There are very few hymns which are afflicted with alb Modern voice of sentimentalism. One is saddened some-times by the popularity of the weakly, sentimental hymn, and wonders what kind of lives are nourished by them. There is here a supply of good hymns and tunes that may be popular and yet strong.

Lastly, and not least, the book is not only of a high 'merit, but it is really suited foil Sunday School use.

Here is a large selection of hymns which boys and girls can sing, and sing with understanding. Where-ever it is used, it will be a means for the cultivation of the spiritual, life of our scholars.

VI.—By REV. R. STRONG, M.A., B.Litt.

A PERIOD which has seen the renaissance of the Sunday School was bound in consequence to 'hear a demand for a 'new hymnal, and in this collection the demand is adequately met. In prose which has( at once the merit of lucidity and the demerit of raggedness the compilers show how carefully and sympathetically they have read the modern situation, and with what zeal they have laboured to give to the Sunday School a series of hymns "not inferior in quality to the songs and lyrics of the Day School." Here is an attempt to provide the faith of the believing child with an appro-priate medium in song. The new hymns have caught the child-spirit. They have plenty of colour ; avoiding the formula, and presenting vividly the image, so that one can imagine how children will sometimes find these hymns voicing the feelings of joy which come to them ill 'the Presence of flowers and sunshine. As indicating-the importance of the youngest children in the modern church it is noteworthy that one-fifth of the book is devoted to the Primary Department and the infant School.

The hymns in the general section have been care-fully selected, for obviously the Committee has wor-shipped .neither old nor new as such. The great hymns of the past are here and a generous number of recent date, while in respect of catholicity the selection is as interesting as is usual in hymn books. Henry Smith. and George Herbert stand together, While William Cowper is a neighbour of Arthur Hugh Clough's.

A distinctive feature of the book is the section de-voted to Responsive Services, and we would venture to express the hope that our schools will set themselves .to the serious study of these services. When there is a real' danger of our public services becoming somewhat barren in the elements of worship and reverence, it will be well if we can check that tendency in its earliest stages. The teacher who will use these responsive ser-vices in the right spirit will not merely help his school at the moment, but will be creating a higher type of public worship for the .future.

May we appeal to all our schools to adopt this hymnal, and, what is more, to catch the spirit,which has pro-duced it? It is our book, making no apology and need-ing none for being. a Methodist Hymnal. It is Methodist without being the less human and catholic. Here is everything a modern school can expect or desire in the way of appropriate hymns for almost every conceivable situation. Let us make it part of our school policy to explore every detail of this new book. Use it in the school and use it for anniversary services. The jig-ging tune and the puerile hymn, we have sometimes had on these latter occasions, may now be allowed to rest.

A hearty welcome and a long life to the new hymnal!

"A YORKSHIRE SUPERINTENDEN1 " writes :- I have just now spent an hour or two of real delight

in the perusal of the New School Hymnal. The tunes, as indicated in the Index, include some of the finest of modern tunes. The Committee of Selection deserve the warm thanks of every school worker.

MANCHESTER CONFERENCE. To the Editor .of' THE UNITED METHODIST. man's work is done, and that lie is retiring at this

Conference because of the burden of years. Those who have listened to his public utterances during his Presidential year, or those who have seen the vigour and facility with which he has conducted the business of the Church, know that he is equipped physically, intellectually and spiritually for great things yet in the work of the ministry. What Johnson said of himself might well apply to Mr. Chapman.

Boswell : "What I admire in Ramsay, is his continu-ing, to be so young,"

Johnson : "Why, yes, Sir, it is to be admired. I value myself upon this, that there is nothing of the old man in my 'conversation. I ant now sixty-eight, and have no more of it than at twenty-eight."

Boswell "But, Sir, wotild you not wish to know old age? He who is never an old man does not know the r■hole of human life, for old age is one of the divisions of it."

Johnson : " Nay, Sir, what talk is this?" Boswell : "I mean,' Sir, the Sphinx's description of

, it—morning, noon, and night. I would know night as well as morning and noon."

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Dr. SWALLOW TAE CONFERENCE MISSIONARY MEETING. Dear Mr. Editor,

The Conference Missionary Meeting will be held on July 12th, 1911, in the New Albert Hall, Peter Street, Manchester, and will be presided over by Councillor W. P. Burnley, J.P.

Our Foreign Missionary Secretary, knowing the great and pressing needs of our Mission work, Is hoping that a sum of 'not' less than £500 will be raisell by ' this meeting, and the Local Committee has determined to do all in its power to secure this result.

The Conference Missionary Meeting is one of the great events of our Missionary year, and the whole Denomination should 'respond to the call for help. Missionaries will be welcomed home after long, arduous and dangerous service ; to others the word ,of, farewell will be spoken, and we shall bid them God-speed in their labours. Among these will be the Chairman of the Committee for this Conference Missionary Meeting, the Rev. R. Swallow, M.D., who is going out at the call of the Missionary Committee to take up work at Ningpo. Much will be said throughout our Denomination in praise of this devoted minister, who, after thirty years of service in the foreign field, turns his face again, in the hour of need, towards China., It will be strange indeed if while our people are applauding his courage they hold back from giving the Committee of which he is Chairman the amount asked for in support of Missionary work. Their gifts will most eloquently speak our people's praise, and if success attends this effort before Dr. Swallow's departure, it, will encourage him to believe that success will be with him when he begins again his work in China.

, All contributions, which should be sent to C. EASTWOOD, 29 South Avenue, Levenshulme, Manchester, will be acknowledged in this Newspaper, and If desired, a' receipt will be sent.

On behalf of the Conference Missionary Meeting Committee,

We are, Yours sincerely,

C. EASTWOOD. R. H. B. SHAPLAND,

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To the Editor of THE UNITED METHODIST, DEAR has been worth while to go/carefully

into the industrial possibilities of East Africa in your columns, even though the letters in which this has been done have been necessarily of unusual length. For this conclusion now stands out before the reader as beyond reasonable doubt, viz., that, with an enlightened policy and good management in this country and in East Africa, the work in East Africa may be made not only self-supporting-, but more so. That conclusion has ample corroboration in other directions, were it desirable to take up space by adducing it.

Industrial Work Worth Doing. Cut down the estimates given by Mr. Anderson as

quoted in previous letters by fifty per cent ; assume that the industrial work will merely pay its own expenses and leave no margin such as Mr. Anderson in his character as "the man on the spot " anticipates, and even then the industrial work would be well worth doing for the sake of facilitating the Christianization of the natives. Rev. James Seder' has told us that, more than thirty years ago, before commencing' his own work in East Africa, he spent a month at a Roman Catholic mission station, which "vas almost, if not quite, self-supporting then. After we have spent much money on East Africa, in the meantime with very little return, the World Missionary Conference of last year in its published Report eulogizes this Roman Catholic mission work, referring to it as "remarkably successful." In Vol. 3, on Christian Edu-cation, page 172, the Bishop of Salford is quoted as saying :

"Indeed, the general experience of our missionaries has been that without some preliminary training in habits of work and industry which are at least the rudiments of civilization, religious and moral teach-ing has very little, if any, effect." That statement might be quoted as descriptive of our

Connexional experience in East Africa, and would be truer than we care to recognize. Nor is it to be won-dered 'at. In the history of revelation and the develop-ment of religion it is not a new thing that the law should be a schoolmaster to bring humanity to Christ (Gal. iii. 24). One feature of that law has been the law of industry. If that is not part of the Gospel, it is cer-tainly a preparation therefor.

The. Difficulty of the Climate. One of the greatest difficulties in our -work in East

Africa in the east has been the climate and the terrible loss of life occasioned thereby. Seven years ago Rev. James Proudfoot; who had had a long ,and successful experience in Jamaica, Central America, and West Africa, startled us by saying that '"by proper precautions. living in Africa would be no more dangerous than living in England." "The time would come," he said, "when a man arriving from Africa broken, down by fever, in-stead of sympathy, would receive censure." (See "Mis-sionary Echo," page 53, 1904.) Our missionaries in East Africa hotly resented the statement at the time ; but, regarded not as a description of conditions actually exist-ing, but as descriptive of conditions possible, the state-ment was one not lightly to be put aside. At the World Missionary Conference last year it was authoritatively affirmed that "GO per cent of deaths of missionaries are due to practically preventable, causes." That is a -serious statement, and should arrest attention. It is most im-portant that these "practically preventable causes " should not be allowed to operate on our mission stations.

The Water Supply. The water supply has 111LICI1 to do with individual and

public health in the temperate zone ; much more so in the tropics. Forty years since, as a youth in the Mount Pleasant Sunday Schools, New Mills, I listened' to a vivid description by Rev. William Yates (now of Chester) of a scene witnessed by the missionaries from the mission house one day. It was so vivid and notable and revolt-ing that it has lived with me through all the intervening years. A party of natives, whose bodies had been be-smeared with a kind of yellow clay, and then with suc-cessive coatings of oil which had become rancid through exposure to the hot sun, had taken it into their heads to come into the pool near the mission house and bathe. And this was the only supply of drinking water available. Apart from the revolting bathers, the use of water from a standing pool in that. climate would perhaps go far to-wards accounting- for the deaths of some of the :mis-sionaries in those early days. It would seem that now that source of disease either has been ,eliminated or ought to be

"There are but very few places along the Coast coral belt where water level cannot be reached at sixty feet. To sink a well eleven feet in diameter and fifty feet deep should not cost more than and with proper pumping arrangements a daily supply of some thousands gallons may fairly be relied upon."

So says "the man on the spot." It would be interesting to be assured that on each of our mission stations a good supply of pure drinking water is now available.

This is the ['lore important, as in a document which could be produced were it needful, I read some years ago Of 500 men being turned out at a mission station to help in the construction of a tank or reservoir for retain-ing water for use in dry seasons. The memory of that has long occasioned me some concern. Stagnant water is now known to be the breeding-ground of the mos-quito, and through and by the mosquito malarial fever is imparted. It is now known that until recently swamps survived in the neighbourhood of our Ribe Station. Thanks to the industrial work there is reason

to' believe they have-disappeared, though not until long after their disappearance was due. If the water supply is not what it should be, there can be no excuse for permitting it to remain so if £40 per station is all that is needed to make it satisfactory.

The Problem of the Doctor. 'Much has been said about sending a doctor out to

East Africa, and if it could be done it' would be an excel-lent thing. Thus far it has not been found practicable.. It is worth while knowing- that the Government of British East Africa, though its Medical Department, offers positions ranging from dispensers to specialists. "A dispenser receives L200, a medical officer begins at 4'400, and reaches ,500 after five years' service. A medical man holding the Diploma of Public Health, in addition to his other qualifications, generally receives special consideration." So says Mr. Anderson. Would it not be possible to arrange with the Government to allow the inspection. of each of our stations by one of its medical officers before a missionary takes up his resi-dence there, and in this way assure the Denomination and the missionary alike'that the station is as wholesome and healthy as it is capable of being made?

Twel#e Months' Preliminary Training. A feature of even greater interest in the Gbvernmental

arrangements is that "candidates for appointments in- East Africa are -re- quired to attend a course of instruction in England before embarkation. Three courses, each of three months' duration, are held in London in-the months of January, May and September of each year. The sub-jects in which instruction is given include : (1) Tropical hygiene and Public Health ; (2) criminal law, evidence and procedure (civil and criminal) ; (3) Government ac-counts and accounting ; (4) tropical economic products, their occurrence, products, value and commercial uses, and the nature and uses of African minerals. During their attendance at the course, selected candidates re-ceive an inclusive allowance of . 150 per annum, out of which they are required to defray their personal ex-penses and the cost of such text-books and materials as may be necessary." The lives of those who go to East Africa under the

auspices of our Foreign Missionary Committee should be as precious to the Denomination as the life of any civil servant can be to the State, and the demand for efficiency is quite as urgent. It would be a great ad-vantage if every accepted candidate for East Africa coulf have some months of training in tropical medicine

and surgery, in h'ygiene and public health, and some opportunity of studying the native language, before going abroad. "Twelve months, spent' in this way at Livingstone College. or elseWhere would probably pro-duce much more .successful work abroad when...in due time it was undertaken,- would render the presence. of the doctor the less necessary except in great emer-gencies, and mould in the long run prove economical. The system which has been followed 'lately of sending a man abroad as soon as possible after his offer has been accepted, without, any preliminary training, might be expected to work unsatisfactorily.- The wonsler is. that men haYe borne the climate and the new conditions of life so well. No expenditure of money would just now be so wise as that required to send two Additional- Men, for twelve months to train so that they may be in readi-ness to take the place of those who may need to 'be away from the mission station at the end of twelve months'-__ time. ,Has not. experience shown the wisdom of such a poliey? It is in.dispensable to the security and per-manence of our industrial work in East Africa,_not to speak of its extension.

The Problems Solvable. If by the methods,suggeste-d 'above East .Africa can7be

made' as safe for human life as .-England, so that in James Proudfoot's words, "a man arriving 'from ,East Africa broken down by fever instead of sympathy would receive ,censure "—and deserve it, one of the greatest difficulties would be 'removed from the path of our de-nominational work in the Dark Continent. The Liver-pool School of Tropical Medicine has worked. piracles for the safeguarding of tropical. Wei. find assurances that its safeguards are applied in East Africa to our mis-sionaries and mission stations would be very welcome. Ma-larial and blackwater .lever are not outside those natural and discoverable causes, which are "preventable" also: The time has cothe when they should be prevented. When they otetir and prove fatal, some explanation should be forthcoming:

JAMES HARRISON.

AMONGST the many interesting mementoes. of the Coronation, perhaps the one presented by the King to his little guests at the Crystal Palace Fete will be the most cherished—at any rate by the families of the happy children recipients. Each, child invited to the Corona,. tion Fete received a handsomely-decorated box filled with chocolate. To Messrs. Rowntree and Co., Ltda of York, was given the honour of .supplying these Sou-venirs, and their New Elect 'chocolate was the variety selected. The boxes- ,are handsomely enamelled, and bear portraits in two oval panels of the King and. Queen, while the. design includes, a coloured representa-tion Of the Royal Standard and the Orb and Sceptre. On, each box is inscribed, "The King's Coronation Fete, Crystal Palace,, 1911."

Communications. SOME EAST AFRICAN PROBLEMS AND POSSIBILITIES.

BY REV. CHAS. A. ASHELFORD, Berry Brow.

JULY 16TH, 1911.

MANASSEH'S WICKEDNESS AND PENITENCE.-2 Chron. , xxxiii. 1-13.

GOLDEN TErr.—"Cease to do' evil; learn to do well."— Isa. 1. 16, 17.

Manasseh probably came to the throne about 686 B.C. He is to Judean history what Victoria is to English history; i.e., he claims the distinction of having reigned longer than any other sovereign, viz., fifty-five years. Whilst Victoria's reign was the longest and best, Manas-seh's was the !ongest and worst. During this reign Assyria enjoyed its "brilliant Indian summer."% Esar-haddon realized the dream of his father. Sennacherib in Conquering..Egypt, while Assurbanipal's reign was the golden era in the literary life of the Assyrian people. In the Assyrian inscriptions "Manasseh of Judah " appears twice as an Assyrian tributary : once in 677-6, when as one cif twenty-two kings he paid homage to Esar-haddon as "King of the city of judah," and again as one of the same group who furnished "men and ships in addition to the customary tribute "- on Assur-banipal's firstcampaign against. Egypt in 668 B.C. (G. A. Smith.)

, Manasseh's long reign was prosperous

and peaceful because he had learnt to submit unresist- ingly to Assyrian rule. The keynote of Hezekiah's -reign was religious reform ; that of Manasseh's was religious reaction. Jer. ii, '30 shows, that during this reign many prophets were slain (see also .2 K. xxi. 16); a very late tradition says that Isaiah suffered martyrdom by being sawn asunder.* Children's Corner.

THE STILL SMALL VOICE. 1 KINGS XIX. 1-3, 8-e-13.

GOLDEN TEXT.---cc Incline 'thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, that thy trust may be in the Lord."— Prov.

INTRODUCTION TO STORY. Ask, Do you ever hear the voice of God speaking to

you? Can you tell me of a little boy who heard God calling him? How does God speak now? I will tell you. If you wanted some one to help you to be good, to whom would you go? Would you call on the wind blowing against your face, and say, "Help me to be good "? Could the wind help you, or the rain, or the thunder and lightning? No ; you would go to mother ; she ,would 'help you. Better still, you would think, "That's wrong ; Mother wouldn't' like me to dd it " ; and you'd 'listen to that little thought. That little thought ` is God's way of speaking to you. Listen to it.

LESSON STORY. Do you remember the story of Elijah, how he de-

nounced King Ahab for his idol worship, how God sent a famine and for three years there was no rain, how Elijah prayed for rain and the rain came? When jezebel, the wicked wife of Ahab, 'heard how Elijah had overthrown the idol worship, she sent a messenger to him, saying, "So let the gods do to me and more also if I do not destroy thee by to-morrow night." When Elijah heard this he arose and fled for his life into the wilderness. There, under a juniper tree, in a lonely place, he wept and prayed, "Take away my life, 0 God" ; for he knew Jezebel who sought to kill him

.,would set up the idol worship once more.

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But God had still more work for Elijah to do, and He sent an- angel to comfort him. Elijah arose and travelled forty days and forty nights, until he came to Horeb, the Mount of God. Why did he go there? Per-haps he had been told how on this same lonely mountain God had spoken to Moses and given him the Ten Com-mandments. He thought, "Here, if anywhere, God will speak to me and tell nie what to do." Elijah was still so sad that he wished to die. He found a cave, and, weary with his long journey, went in and laid him- self down. But God saw him. He said to him, "What are you doing here, Elijah? " Elijah came out of the cave and said, "I have striven hard to make the children of Israel worship Thee, 0 God ; but they fol-low after idols, and seek my life, to take it away." God said to him, "Stand forth upon the mount." Elijah stood forth, butehe trembled with fear, for he felt that God was about to show Himself to him. Then a great and strong wind shook the mountain. It broke the rocks and threw them down the gulf. Elijah fell on, his knees and clung to the ground, or he would have been blown away also. But God was not in the wind. No voice out of the wind spoke to Elijah telling him what to do. After the wind came an earthquake. The ground heaved and 'shook, and Elijah feared more than ever. But God was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a great thunderstorm. Black clouds covered the sky, the thunder roared, and the lightning flash lit up the mountain as with fire. But God was not in the fire ; no voice out of it spoke to Elijah.

Elijah hid his face and waited. The clouds rolled away, and were followed by a clear sky and the solemn stillness of evening. All was peace! Then Elijah heard a still small voice, the voice of God speaking within him, telling him what to do. And as he listened to that voice, strength and courage filled his heart once more.

Was it not wonderful? Is it not wonderful now? Not in the great voices of thunder, wind, and earth-quake• does the Mighty God speak to us; but in the still small voice which we hear within our own hearts.

EUNICE NAYLOR.

LEEDS (West Hunslet Mission).—At the last sacra-mental service Rev. W. Chadwick received eighteen new members. The service was largely attended, and was very impressive.

BULWELL.--Rev. S. Edwin Davis received nine new members into the fellowship of the church at the last sacramental service.

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anternational lesson. believe in the face of the silence of Kings." Obviously the Chronicler introduces it to teach a lesson, and the lesson in any case remains, viz., that the way of trans-gressors is hard. The cruelty of Assyrians to the con-quered; "in chains" "with hooks," may be compared with the awful sufferings of prisoners to Siberia before the railway made the journey better. Sin always means a binding or fettering—an exile. God's love, not God's anger, has ordained that punishment should follow sin. To the truly repentant its consequences become dis-ciplinary rather than penal.

His Sorrow for Sin (vv. 12, 13). , Manasseh has been called the Prodigal Son of the 0.T., and becomes "the one great symbol of the possi-bilities of human nature and the infinite mercy of God." The record tells the story of unique sin and of unique mercy., Foolish sinners, it is said, _pay dear for their knowledge ; but what matters how bitter the medicine if it brings health. Manasseh means " forgetting "; in Babylon he remembered the God of his fathers. Note the order : "He besought the Lord " ; "he humbled him-self greatly " ; "he prayed unto Himi" The good Heze-kiah, long sir ce dead, was now speaking. Learn the sinfulness of sin and the pardoning mercy of God. Manasseh "knew that the Lord He was God " more from his experience of mercy and renewal than from his experience- of sin and suffering. Vv. 14-17 indicate that Manasseh produced the fruit of true repentance, but show that it is most difficult to undo the evil done. Sin never stops with the sinner. Place the emphasis for the_ making- or marring of life not on heredity' or environment, but on God and the determining power of free-will and choice.

gHis Gre0. Sin.,-(vy. 1-9). .Manasseh- was eVidently, very young, perhaps only

twelve years of .'age; when he aScended'the throne. As is the case in England,, he was Probably not regarded as "of age,"' until his eighteenth birthdaye so that his policy was determined largely by counsellorS. He ap-pears asea kin,g of no half measureS. Whatever he did he did :thoroughly, putting heart- and soul, into every-thing. "Gut and out " might well have been the motto of his life For a youth of tender, years lie was placed in a most _critical position, flattered and. fawned upon by courtiers, -without the guiding influence-of a good father.. He' grew ,-up, however, - to. despise all that his father -- worshipped' and to 'worship all that his father abhorred. The causes of 'reaction must be gathered from. the situation. The reforms of Hezekiah were doubtless brought about through. the influence of the prophetical party, mainly Isaiah,. and.rested on. royal authority rather than on popular sympathy and. con-viction. In other words, the exalted conceptions of Jehovah taught by the prophets were beyond the-com-prehension of the mass of the people,- and their ethical demands clashed with the greed and self-indulgence of the corrupt national leaders..-The party hostile to Isaiah most probably regarded. itself. as conservative and orthodox, and felt that the late king's ruthless destruc-tion of the brazen serpent, associated by tradition with Moses, was an act of impibus 'Sacrilege. 'Moreover, the women of the harem were devotees of the old Canaanite superstitions, and must have had< considerable influence over the -boy-king. The - religious policy was similar to that adopted -by Ahab, viz., that-of syncretism, the blend-ing of foreign worship with the popular religion of Israel. Judah was the vassal of Assyria, and according to the - ideas. of that age the gods of the conquering people must be .mighty, and 'should be recognized. The ,tendency to eclecticism, which Israel shared with most ancient peoples, received fresh stimulus from Judah's dependence on Assyria. It will thus be seen that the reasons for this- religious syncretism were political and commercial, and,that the new policy was 'undoubtedly ' popular. Manasseh recognized the old popular forms of Canaanitish-Israelitish worship, and paid,. so he would .say, proper homage to the deities of his conquerors. 2 K. .xxi. 16 makes it abundantly clear that the pro-phets, strongly oppcise,d this reactionary policy and sealed their witness with their blood. Jer. xliv 15-19 'shows that, according to the popular estimate, the subsequent misfortunes'of the people resulted from the attack made upon- idolatry by Josiah. His fate at Megiddo must have constituted an insoluble problem to those Deutero-nomists who believed in the doctrine of prompt retribu-tion for sin. Learn : (1) the folly of doing as others do; of .followings "a- multitude to do evil ; (2) the folly of all material and sensuous worship ; (3) the power of one strong man for good (Hezekiah) or evil (Manasseh); (4) it was the son of a good man who went the full

"length or the rope in sin (the bent spring recoils pro-portionately in the Opposite direction) ; (5) the power of companions and of example.

His Suffering for Sin (vv. 10, 11). Both Kings and Chronicles indicate that Manasseh

proved stubborn in sin and set forth the long-suffering patience of God (v.. 10). Many seem, to think it manly and strong-spirited to persist in a course once adopted, however mistaken it may prove to be. This history Shows that a man cannot sin alone, that no one's sin stops with himself—" made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err," etc. Sin sooner or later brings its own inevitable retribution. The worst penalties are not 'outward but inward,-the shipwreck of the soul. The account of Manasseh's captivity, penitence, and par- don is peculiar to the Chronicler. Some regard this section as edifying romance—as a characteristic example of the Chronicler's method of re-writing history to suit his didactk purpose. Skinner says, "There is no reason to question the historicity of the notice in Chronicles " (about his being taken as a prisoner to Babylon), "although the further statement that he repented and reversed the policy of his earlier reign is harder to

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ous invitation to rem•ain as superintendent of the North Circuit, Bristol, until the Conference of 1914.

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Rev. J. W. Mold has decided to remove from the Holbefich Circuit in 1912.

Rev. W. Wharton Mold has decided to leave Driffield in 1912.

Rev. IL W. Bolitho, though unanimously invited to remain for a fifth year at Bath Street, Poplar, has decided to leave. at Conference, 1912.

Rev. T. Dodgeon will leave Whittington Moor in 19.12, after three years' service.

Rev. E. II. Oliver, superintendent of Stoc. kton and Middlesbrough Circuit; has been asked to stay a fourth year, -till 1913, but has deferred his decision.

Rev. R. Wilton is leaving, Norwich in 1912, at the close of six years' ministry.

Rev. F. Wimbush has accepted an invitation to the Bacup'Circuit for August, 191.2.

Rev. H. C. Renshaw has accepted a• unanimous invita-tion from the Dariven (Central) Church and Circuit for a .further period of two years, from 1913 to 1915, making in all seven. years.

Rev. W. Wilkinson has accepted a unanimous in-vitation to remain in the Bishop Auckland Circuit until, 191.3.

BARNSTAPLE. WE very much regret to have to announce that the

Coronation festivities at Barnstaple were marred by a terrible accident, which resulted in the death of Mrs.

,C. R. White, the wife of a respected tradesman and member orthe United Methodist Church, and in injury to Mrs. F. Tresise, of Ebberley Terrace, also a promi-nent member of our Church in Barnstaple. The acci-dent was caused by the falling of an arch which had been erected in connection with the decorations. Mrs. White was a native of Camborne, and was a member of the Barnstaple Wesleyan Church before her marriage. Since then she has been a prominent worker in con-nection with the United. Methodist Church, where her husband has for many years filled the position of organ-ist. A lady of charming disposition, she was beloved by all who knew her, and.she will be particularly missed in connection with the Thorne Memorial Church. The first part of the funeral service was conducted there, most of the Free Church ministers in the town assist-

-s Rev/ R. H. Little (pastor) conducted the service,

.and was. assisted by Revs. W. J. Lewis (Congrega-tionalist and President of the Barnstaple Free Church Council), J. Buckley Shute (Wesleyan), and A. E. Dymond. Mr. Little said that, speaking on_ behalf of the Church and of the deeply-bereaved ones, he wished to give expression to their appreciation of the sympathy expressed that morning in the newspapers by the Lord. Bishop of Exeter, and also to the Vicar of Barnstaple and the Mayor and Town Council and leading officials of the town for the kind and sympathetic way in -which: they had tried to mitigate the consequences of this disaster.. He said that Mrs. White was a winsome, kindly, Christian woman; and she had left behind her a testimony which was to them that day a comfort, the testimony of one who knew through Jesus Christ her sins forgiven. At the close of the service the organist played Mendelssohn's "0 rest in the Lord." The Town Council was represented at the funeral by the Mayor, the Deputy-Mayor, and others, and the trustees of our church by Messrs. J. L. Brock, J. Cater, W. Lake, and G. Boundy. There was a large .concourse of sy-nF pathetic mourners. On the following Sunday morning and evening special reference was made to Mrs. White in the services conducted in our chUrch by Revs. A. E. Dymond and R. H. Little. Sympathetic references were aLso made in other churches and chapels in Barnstaple. In the name of many readers we respectfully tender sym-pathy to Mr. White and to Mr. and Mrs. Tresise.

FURNESS VALE, NEW MILLS. Death of THE church at Furness Vale has sus- Mrs. Bennett tamed a great loss by the death of Mrs.

Joseph Bennett. From early years she has been associated with the Sunday, School and Church: Rev. F. B. Dutton referred to her loving deVotion and service to the church. She was a lady of true saintly character, considerate and generous to the poor, ever ready to do a kind deed. Her husband was associated some years ago with the late Mr. G. S. Knight, of Manor Chapel, London. •MrS. Bennett was a hard and willing worker for that cause. She resided for some

in Australia, and took great interest in our mis-sions in New Zealand and Australia. Mr. Bennett was the personal friend of most of our missionaries, and visited the mission stations regularly. Mrs. Bennett toiled for the cause of missions to the last. She was our best missionary collector. Although over seventy years of age she would Walk miles for her missionary subscriptions. It was indeed her heart's best .joy thus

\ to serve her Saviour, Mr. Joseph Bennett survives,

being' over eighty years of age,. and great sympathy is felt for him in his sorrow and loss. At the circuit quar-terly meeting touching references were made to the late Mrs. Bennett, and a resolution of condolence and sym-pathy sent to her bereaved husband.

LEEDS. OUR Bethesda Church, Theaker Lane, Armley, has

lost a faithful and beloved brother, through the decease of Mr. Sidney Smith, who passed away in the Leeds Infirmary on June 15th, and was interred at. Armley Cemetery on the following, Sunday. Great respect was shown to his memory in a very lengthy funeral pro:- cession, composed of church and Sunday School mem, bers, members of the Liberal Club, and tradesmen and others of the loCality. An "In Memoriam " service was • held- on Sunday morning, June 25th, when Rev. W. Kenyon , conducted !the service. The choir sang an appropriate anthem, and Mr. R. Barker played the "Dead March " in "-Saul." Prominent among the ex-pressions of appreciation for his life and character were such words as these : affectionate and true, genuine and straight, quiet and good, real and reliable, sincere and sympathetic, readily helpful and truly generous. Refer-ence, was made to his close friendship with Rev. H. Hawley at a formative period in his religious life ;- to his very real veneration for a .good, godly mother; to his great regard for the sanctuary,, and marked regue larity in attending the house of God ; to his profound love of the Holy! Scriptures; to the quiet cheerfulness of his courageOusly consistent life; and to,his incessant and unassuming charity. The service closed with the singing of his favourite hyrnii, "Rock of Ages, cleft for me."

Mrs. Grace Annan.

LONDON. AT Bruce Road, Bow, a thanksgiving gathering. has

been held to celebrate the extinction of debt and to un-veil a brass tablet as a memorial to the late Mrs. Annan, There was a reunion of many ,old friends, and visitors came from all parts of London to do honour to the memory of one so loved and respected. Mr. Mark Liell (Croydon) occupied the chair, and none had greater right or privilege, for it was to his generous help and zeal that the scheme for the liquidation was founded as the "Grace Annan " Memorial. The.report of the work in raising the fund, read by Mr. A. J. Foot, was received with interest, and in it the energy and devotion of Rev. J. J. Absalom, when minister (1904-8), was called to mind. Through his courage and solicitude in a period of hard triab the success of the scheme was assured and .the main part of the work eaccomplished. Mr. Wm. MallinSon (Waithaifistow) struck the right note in making the `thanksgiving " speech. The hymn, "For all the saints'," Nv a s then sung, and Mrs. 1Vleyrick un-veiled the tablet, which is' inscribed to the glory of God and in loving memory of Grace Annan, who died Feb. 9th, 1906. "As a memorial to her beautiful character and life, and he:, long and devoted service on behalf of her Church, the debt upon this building was extinguished 16th April, 1910." Dr. Brook (Southport), who was the first minister at Bruce Road, spoke from a full heart in making the, "memorial" speech, and bore eloquent testimony to the inspiration from such a life as Grace Annan's. Mr. Mynott Neville (Hampstead) and Mr. W. Rowland Waller (Leytonstone) followed with added tribute and congratulation. At the' close, as a token of the church's appreciation, and \as a memento of the gathering, a beautiful copy of the "New Testament in Modern Speech " was handed by Rev. E. J. Welsher (Bow) to the chairman. An augmented choir rendered suitable music during the evening. Rev. II. W, Bolitho als6 'took part in the meeting.

MANCHESTER. ON Sunday, June 18th, Mr. Thomas Hayes, one of

our trustees, and a most regular worshipper, passed away at the age of seventy-seven. Mr. Hayes, who had been in failing health for some time, was connected with one of our Manchester business houses for the long period of sixty years, and only retired some two

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years ago. He much esteemed by his firm and by all who knew him. Our church and trustees were officially represented at his funeral by Mr. H. B. Lewis, and Mr. R. Bateman, and other friends were present to show their sympathy. Rev. J. H. Burkitt made sym-pathetic reference to the event on the following Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hayes were within three years of their diamond wedding.

• OUR Cheetham Hill Church has sustained a great loss in the passing home of one of its devoted members, Mrs. Bowes. She loved the church, and was a generous sup-porter of its funds. The last considerable service she rendered was in connection with the great bazaar held in May last. Although in feeble health, she was able to be present; but since then her strength failed. After a painful illness, bravely and patiently borne, Mrs. Bowes fell asleep at sunset on June 21st..

NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. The late Mr. THE sudden death of Mr. Wardell, by an JOhn Wardell apoplectic seizure, was followed by his

funeral on Thursday last. A short ser-vice was held- at his house in Jesmond Vale, and a large and representative company of relatives, friends, and workpeople attended at the cemetery. Revs. C. F. Lea and W. J. Jack (Presbyterian- Church of England) read the Scriptures and offered prayer, and an address and the words at the graveside were spoken by Rev. J. Crothers. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. W. Fairless, of Gateshead, the brother-in-law and sister of the deceased, the nieces of Mrs. Wardell (who died seven years ago), Rev.. J. E. Walsh, Mr. W. R. Nisbet, of Wallsend, Coun. F. E. Weightman, J.P., Mr G. H. Slater,, Messrs. Nesbit (Scotswood), Daverson (Seaton Burn), and W. R. Armstrong, with many friends from the churches of the circuit. Mr. Wardell was sixty-seven years of age. Commencing at the age of eighteen, he was an earnest and useful local preacher for over forty years. His Connexional and local interest in re-ligious work made him widely known, especially in the north of England,_ and the generosity of himself and

_ his late wife made them very helpful, to many of our churches.

ROTHERHAM. Stonelaying. THE foundation stones of the new church

and school in Gerard Road were laid on Saturday last, The total outlay is expected to be ;63,250, and the new buildings will be of brick with Ancaster stone dressings. The style of building will be Gothic, -and accommodation will be provided for 500 persons. The Sunday School will provide for about 300 children. It will have one large room, 50 feet by '30 feet, and seven classrooms. A large company gathered for the stonelaying. Rev. F. Raine presided, supported by Revs. H. T. Chapman (President) J. S. Drummond (Congregationalist), J. G. Greaves (Wesleyan), W. R. Brittain, A. Hancock, F. Marrs, and Messrs. J. K. Baker and R. Morrison (Sheffield) and others. Among the spectators was Mrs. Hill, who was present at the laying of the first stone of -the late Zion Church in Rotherham fifty-one years ago. Mr. Raine said they had sold Zion Church for £3,250 ; but, as it had a debt of £500 upon it, they had scarcely 43,000 with which to commence their new building. Stones were laid by Rev. H. T. Chapman (President), Rev. F. Raine (on behalf of the church), Mr. W. Firth (for_the trustees), and Messrs. T. W. Oakes and G. Scargall (for the Sun--day School). Rev. H. T. Chapman delivered an ad-dress. Subsequently, tea' was served in the Wellgate Primitive Methodist Schoolroom. There was a public meeting in the church in the evening. Rev. F. Raine presided, and able addresses were given by the Presi-dent, Rev. A. Hancock, and Rev. F. Marrs. Mr. 'I'. Hall led the united choir. It is expected that the new school will be opened in September and the church in January.

General. BRISTOL (Hebron).—The Endeavour societies recently

held their anniversary, the services on the Sunday being, conducted by Rev. H. Faulkner and the pastor (Rev. H. Kellett). In the afternoon a Young People's service was presided over by Mr. NV, H. Keetch, and ad-dressed by Rev. H. Kellett. At this service the certificates and prizes won by the scholars at the recent Sunday- School Union Scripture Examination were distributed. Forty- five children sat for the examination, the results being 3 honours, 16 first-class certificates, 22 second-class cer-tificates. At the Mon-day evening meeting an address was given by Rev.- F. King (Baptist). The secretary's report was encouraging. The special evening, arranged by the young ladies, in aid of the churCh funds, took the form of an Advertisement Social. The schoolroom was decorated in a unique way by a number of large

-advertisement posters, and an enjoyable evening was spent. The young men arranged a Bachelors' Corona-tion Social, which -was well attended. Rev. H. Faulk-ner- presided, and a very interesting programme was given by single-gentlemen. It •is•hoped that by the aid of the four efforts that have been made, the treasurer will receive between ;620 and £30 in aid of the church funds.

MANCHESTER (Beswick Street).--Ancoats, Manchester, is noted in the commercial life of Lancashire as a 'district containing thousands -of workers living in the midst of huge foundries and cotton mills, which poison its atmosphere continually with dense volumes of smoke. It was a pleasant relief and a wonderful transformation to those who visited the I3eswick Street Mission, on Sunday week, to witness the children's flower service. The contrast in the atmosphere was most apparent. The windows, walls, and rostrum were decked with large plants and most beautiful flowers, the sight and

.fragrance of which were of a very invigorating charac-ter. The girls, who were tastefully dressed, recited in their

• order of the Primrose, Snowdrop, Myrtle, Lily, Pansy, Daisy and Rose, interspersed- with the solos, " Jesus wants me for a -sunbeam," and "Buttercups and Daisies." A procession was formed of the children who carried gifts of beautiful flowers to the communion table, which were sent at the close of the services to the Ancoats Hospital close by. Mr. W. W. Wade gave a simple practical address on the daisies held in his hand and .gathered from his garden before leaving home. Anthems were rendered by the chapel choir. The ser- vices for the day closed with 1.6s. in collections.

HERNE HILL (Railton Road).—During the four years? ministry of Rev. Henry Hooks this church has suffered severely by the loss by death and removal from the District of- several of its leading officers and well-to-do members,- many of whom had been associated with the church for a number of years and some since its forma-tion. Notwithstanding these adverse and depressing con-ditions, Mr. Hooks leaves the church at this Conference in a relatively happy and prosperous condition. The expenses have been adjusted to the income, and the church is free from the incubus of treasurer's debts, and-has planned out and arranged for all its current liabilities until the end of the year The increase in memberShip has nearly made up for the losses, the con-gregations are quite , up to the average of churches similarly situated white the spiritual life of the church is quite satisfactory. When it is remembered that so recently as the early part of Mr. Hooks's ministry here, the question of making this a mission church was considered, the progress made during the past four years can be better realized. At the leaders' meeting, held on June 27th, certain -resolutions 'expressive of appreciation of Mr. Hooks's services, were passed. They,declared that as a preacher his sermons have been most helpful in the spiritual life of the church ; as a pastor his sympathy and service have been most accept-able and comforting, while his assiduous efforts and tactful management under difficult circumstances have left an exalted opinion of him as an executive officer. In parting with him with regret the meeting assured

.Mr. Hooks that his work and service would ever re-main fragrant in their memories.

LEEDS (Victoria Road).—A welcome home was given to Rev. G. E. Minnear and his wife (nee Miss F. Darby) on their return from their honeymoon. At a social gathering, held in the schoolroom, presided over by Mr. James Mathers, the chairman, on behalf of the church and congregation, in an appropriate speech, presented the newly-married pair with a roll-top oak desk and a , silver tea and coffee service with tray complete. They had already been the recipients of many beautiful and useful presents from individual members of the con- gregation. Both the minister and his wife are highly respected, the latter having rendered conspicuously-use- ful voluntary service along with her sister in the choir for many years. Mrs. Minnear was also the recipient of a beautiful egg-stand from the members of the choir.

FOREST HILL (Trinity).=With part of the proceeds of the recent bazaar the above church has been tastefully redecorated inside and renovated outside. Revs. R. Pyke and W. S. Green conducted the reopening services, and the soloists were Mr. 'and Mrs. Sydney Clark, Mr. C. T. Bowyer and Mr. W. R. Simmons, A.R.C.O. An organ recital was given both Sunday evenings by the organist, Mr. F. W. A. Stark. At a reunion social a good number of past and present members of Trinity were present, and a pleasant evening was spent with music and reminiscences. Everybody is pleased with the brighter and more cheerful aspect of the church, and it is ,hoped that it will be a happy augury for brighter and more successful days for the church.

STALYBRIDGE (Hollingwonth).—Rev. W. Udy Bassett gave an address on Sunday afternoon week, on British East Africa and mission work there.. Mr. Bassett was attired- in native African dress, and his graphic descrip-tion of the country and of the manners and customs of the natives, was listened to with intense interest by a large congregation. By request the address was con-tinued in the evening, when Mr. Bassett described the United- Methodist plantation at Ribe, and also spoke of the dispensary work carried on by Mrs. Bassett. The chair was taken by Rev. G. A. Ives, and a collection was taken up in the afternoon for the Mission Funds.

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Anniversaries. BATLEY (Zion).—The Sunday. School anniversary

day is much looked forward to and carefully prepared for. The circuit ministers (Revs. H. Rowe, J. B. Stedeford and T. E. Clarke) officiated at the three ser- vices. Mr. J.. F. Ineson (organist and choirmaster) conducted 'the singirig, and Mr. J. Wagner presided at the organ. Notwithstanding that very special financial demands are being made on the friends this year, the collections realised £63 6s. (Broomhill.) The school anniversary has been held. Rev. J. B. Stedeford preached. in the morning and Rev. H. Rowe in the evening. In the afternoon Dr. Fred Marshall:, our returned medical missionary from China, gave a very interesting mis-sionary address. Mr. Haydn Shaw conducted the sing- ing, Mr. Beaumont presiding at the organ. Col- lections about ,625. On Sunday July 2nd every scholar in the Primary and junior and Middle Departments was presented with a copy of the Coronation edition of the new hymnal.

MANCHESTER (Chain Bar, Moston).--The school an-niversary congregations were very good, the collections large„ and the singing -excellent. In the afternoon the children and choir gave a cantata. The preacher was Rev. T. Tints Waylett.—(Great Jackson Street.) School anniversary preacher, Rev. J. Shingles, District secretary. Special singing at each service by the chil-dren. In the -afternoon the scholars gave a sacred can-tata, for which the girls and -boys were trained by Mrs. Waylett and Miss Jackson.

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meeting was held on the following Wednesday, under the presidency of Mr. W. A. Mitchell.—(Embankment Road.) The school anniversary preachers were Revs. S. G. Jenkins and J. Gibbon. Mr. J. B. Jewell pre-sided over the afternoon meeting, when Rev. L. H. Court gave an address. The annual meeting was held on the following day, Mr. J. B. •Stenlake in the chair. The secretary's report showed an increase of 112 scholars and nine teachers. Addresses were delivered by Rev. W. E. Chivers, Rev. J. Gibbon, Mr. Ellis, and Mr. W. H. Martin. Collection, £1.1 11 s. 71d.

ELTHAM (Park Place).—The Sunday School anniver-sary services were very successful. On the Saturday, after a tea, a public meeting was presided over by Mr. A. Vander, and two stirring addresses were delivered by Rev. E. J. Welsher and Mr. Burgess Broad. Mr.-J. A. Buxton presented the annual report, which was encouraging and hopeful. The anniversary sermons were preached by Mr. Burgess Broad and Rev. R. E. Wilton (resident pastor). In the afternoon a meeting was presided over by Mr. A. Parker and addressed by Mr. Frank Buxton. At the close of this gathering a handsomely-bound teacher's Bible was presented to Mr. A. Curd, who has just left the neighbourhood, and who since the formation of the school has rendered valuable service, filling at different times the respective positions of teacher, treasurer, and superintendent. All the ser-vices were well attended, the singing of the special hymns by the children and choir, under the direction of Mr. Charles Reeves, being much enjoyed.

BARNSLEY (Blucher Street). — Successful Sunday School anniversary services have been held, Rev. W. G. Peck (circuit minister) being the preacher on the Sun-day, and Rev. R.' H. B. Shapland (Manchester), on the Monday evening. The collections amounted to

13s. 6d. PRESTON (Guttridge Memorial).—The chapel anniver-

sary services were very enjoyable, especially in the evening, when Mrs. Derbyshire sang two solos. In the afternoon the choir rendered, with great credit to themselves and their conductor, Mr. George Smith, the cantata, "The Day of Rest." The principal parts were taken by Miss Daisy Broster and Ada Barrett, and Messrs. J. A. Brooks and J. Worthington. Mr. J. Brown officiated at the organ and piano. The preacher for the day was Rev. F. Wimbush (pastor). Collections, ;62 13s. 8d.

HUDDERSFIELD (Moldgreen).—The Sunday School anniversary preacher was Rev. H. Williams, of Not-tingham (late pastor). The afternoon service was con-ducted by Rev. G. T. Checklin, resident minister. Fine congregations gathered, and the collections amounted to ..;41. The singing was again in the capable hands of Mr. Fre,d Wrigley. The singing has always been the great feature of Moldgreen anniversary, and this year the children and choir excelled themselves. Miss Holmes presided at the organ with skill.

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Quarterly Meetings. LEEDS, HUNSLET. — Chairman, Rev. R. F. Bell.

Finances and numbers have been well maintained. A committee was appointed to enquire concerning 'a possible new preaching-place in the circuit, and another committee to act with the Young People's Secretary in the interests of the work among the young. It was reported that 'the Trinity Church had had its organ duly installed, and opened free from debt. Many tributes to the devoted service, evangelical zeal, and educational value of Rev. W. Chadwick's five years' ministry in the circuit were voiced by representatives from the different churches, and the meeting heartily echoed the good wishes expressed for the health and success of Mr. Chadwick in his new sphere of labour.

LEEDS, WOODHOUSE LANE.—Rev. F. B. Turner pre-sided. The Annual Committee's thanks for hospitality were received from Rev. George Packer, as also those of the District Meeting from Rev. C. T. Wakefield. Mr. John Grayson was appointed the Connexional Fund secretary for the circuit. Mr. C. E. Corner was placed on the list of Auxiliary preachers. The circuit's sym-pathy was expressed toward Mr. R. Harrison in his affliction. The high appreciation of the churches for 'the four years' services of Rev. W. P. Rhodes was recorded, and earnest hopes were expressed for his future helpful-ness and blessing in his new sphere of labour. Preparaz tions were made for welcome and congratulation meet-ings to Rev. George Packer (President-Designate) and Rev. Walter Hall.

BODMIN.—Rev. J. Hopper presided. A splendid spirit prevailed throughout the meeting and characterized all the discussions. The circuit accounts, as presented by the steward, Mr. C. T. Trevail, J.P., were unanim-ously passed. By voting a part of the surplus on the horse-hire fund and a part of the balance on another fund, the circuit book was cleared up to date : the-first time for several years. It was decided to observe Bible Sunday on July 16th, in harmony with the decision of the churches throughout Cornwall, and that an offering be taken in each church for the Bible Society. The two stewards were appointed to make suitable arrangements for the incoming ministers. It was decided to pay the two ministers leaving 'the circuit the half quarter's stipend on the new 'kale, according to the Conference regulations. The new Connexional Assessments were loyally adopted and paid, the superintendent minister being appointed treasurer of the same 'for the circuit. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the Ebenezer friends for their generous hospitality.

GLOSSOP.—There was an increase of members and a small deficiency of income. It was unanimously re-solved to receive into the circuit, Hollingworth (Spring, Street) and Dinting Churches and their minister. as sug-gested by the District Meeting, and a committee was appointed to make the necessary arrangements. Rev. R. J. Edwards declined an invitation to remain a fourth year in the circuit.

PRESTON FIRST.—Rev. J. H. Bowker presided. A letter was read from Rev. F. Wimbush intimating that

he had accepted an invitation to the Bacup Circuit for August, 1912. Mr. A. Francis presented the treasurer's report, which showed a credit balance of J3 4s. 3d. The registrar reported an increase in the church mem-bership. Mr. J. H. Calvert, who has recently removed to Preston from Burslem, was heartily received as a local preacher of the circuit. Messrs. A. Francis and T. Fletcher gave an account of the May District Meeting. The meeting placed on record its appreciation- of the chairman's ministry, as one that will be long remem-bered for its single-mindedness and its faithful and most able exposition of the Word of God and preaching of the Gospel.. As chairman' of the meetings Mr. Bowker had been singularly impartial, and in heartily thanking him the members expressed the hope that continued success would attend his ministry in whatever circuit he might be called to.

LEICESTER.—Held at St. Paul's, Rev. J. J. Davies pre-siding. It was decided to ask all the church-es in the circuit to take up a collection in aid of the L.P.M.A.A. Messrs. Hetforcl and Scattergood were received as local preachers. Mr. A. G. Capey presented the financial statement, which showed a small adverse balance. Mr. A. W. Palethorpe presented the numerical statement. Rev. J. J. Davies was appointed as secretary for the Assessed Funds.

" Missionary Echo " -for July.

THE issue of our missionary organ for- this month is an "East African Jubilee Number," and of entrancing interest. The President, Rev. H. 1'. Chapman, writes of "East Africa : Possession and Prospects " most sug-gestively. Special interest attaches to the article "Im-pressions and Experiences in Kenia Province," by Rev. W. Udy Bassett.

"From Mombasa to Meru—Fifty Years," is an exul-tant and joyous article by Mrs. Thomas Wakefield. Very tender and heart-stirring are the reminiscences of Revs. James Ellis and B. J. Ratcliffe, formerly East African missionaries. They bear the titles, "East Africa; Memories and Hopes," and "Our East African Mission," respectively. The Editor gives a valuable collection of facts and figures under the heading, "East Africa : The Story of the Years." Very appropriately the famous name recalled this month is that of Robert ,Moss Ormerod, East African missionary from 1889-1899. The Foreign Secretary's Notes for the month speak of the financial condition of the Missionary Funds as constituting "A Grave Crisis," ask, "Shall we ad-vance in East Africa?" and quote from Rev. A. E. Greensmith on "Mohammedanism in West Africa." Mrs. Balkwill writes of the Women's Missionary Auxili-ary annual meeting, and Rev. W. Locke Smith of the meeting of the Foreign Missionary Committee. This is a valuable number, and will be filed by wise people for future reference.

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6 to 9 Bridgewater Square, BARBICAN, LONDON. Two minutes from Aldersgate Street Railway Station. Six minutes from St. Paul's Cathedral and G.P.O. Near all places of interest. Absolutely quiet, homelike, and Pert eentral. Bed and Breakfast, including Boots and Lights, 3/3 to 6/- each person per night. No charge for attendance. Tea, from 1/- to 1/S. ELxCTRIC LIGHT

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'LLIE DEVONSHIRE HOUSE HOTEL 5 12 BISHOPSGATE STREET WITHOUT, E.C.

(Opposite Liverpool Street Station.)

First-Class Temperance. Replete with every comfort. Electric Light throughout. Passenger Lift. Exceptionally quiet and well-furnished bedrooms.

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HOTELS. HYDROS.

BOARD RESIDENCES AND

PRIVATE APARTMENTS.

OUR

HOLIDAY DIRECTORY (SEASIDE AND COUNTRY).

RECOMMENDED BY

U M.C. MINISTERS AND

OTHERS.

ABERYSTWYTH. Mrs. REES, Graigwen, Bridge Street. Apartments.

Central ; three minutes station, North and South promenade and hills.

BLACKPOOL. Misses PILLING, Alma House, 25 .banks Street,

N.S. Public and Private Apartments. Sea View. Mrs. PENNINGTON, 74 Upper Adelaide Street.

Public and Private Apartments. 5 minutes either station. No intoxicants.

Mrs. SCHOFIELD, Norfolk House, 19 Banks Street. Public and Private Apartments. Sea view. N.S.

Mrs. HILTON, 6 Rutland Gate, Clarethont Park. Superior Private Apartments. Facing sea.

Mrs. J.. OLDHAM, Sandown, 8 Tyldesley Terrace, Promenade, Blackpool. Public and Private Rooms. Leading position and facing sea. With or without board. Bed and Breakfast, 3s. 6d.

TURNER & HADLEY, Blenheim Mount, 1 Tyldesley Ter. Promenade. Public and Private Apartments. Terms moderate.

BOURNEMOUTH. MR. and MRS. FRED LINDLEY (of Nottingham).

"OAKLANDS," First-Class Boarding Establish-ment, most conveniently situated in own Grounds on the West Cliff, near to 'Sea, Winter. Gardens. Trams. 30 bedrooms, good table, every comfort. Terms moderate.

BRIDLINGTON. FOLEY'S RESTAURANTS. Choirs, Schools, Picnic

Parties, etc„ catered for. Dining-rooms overlook the sea, Parade and Piers. Tariff and menu per return post. Proprietor, G. T. Foley.

Mrs. BIRKETT, Glencoe Villa, Pembroke Terrace. Full sea view. Overlooking Spa. Well recom-

, mended.

BRIGHTON. Mrs. GREEN, 63 Lansdowne Place. Comfortable

Apartments. Close to sea front. Highly recom-mended by Rev. T. J. Cope, Deaconess Institute.

Mrs. H. E. PORTER, Sudeley Honie, Sudeley Place, Kings Cliff. Comfortable apartments. Near Sea and Downs.

BROA DSTAI RS. BOARD-RESIDENCE for Ladles. Near sea. Well

recommended. Moderate terms. Stamp.—Dagley, Corndale." .

CHELSTON. (TORQUAY). VISITORS TO TORQUAY will find a most comfort.

able house near the U.M. Church.—Mrs. Narracott. Dunolly."

DOUGLAS (I.0.m.) Miss NETTLE, Leighton House, 9 Clifton Terrace,

Broadway. Apartments, with or without board. LONSDALE'S, Britannia House. Established 1883.

Write for terms. KELLY'S, Rotherham House, Broadway. Splendid

situation. Genial company. Home from home. Mrs. KNEALE, Belle Vue House, Clifton Terrace,

Apartments, with or without board.

DARTMOOR. PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE, close to Moor and

Tors.—Miss Smith, Chilton, Lydford, Bridestowe, Devon,

Mrs. WILLCOCK, Lydford Station, Bridestowe, Devon. Furnished House or Apartments, Near Moor, Gorge'and Station.

DOVERCOU RT. Mrs. SMITH, 11, Elmhurst Road. Furnished Apart-

ments. Near sea ; attendance ; terms moderate.

GORLESTON-ON-SEA. Mrs. NEWMAN, 51 Cliff Hill, Comfortable Apartments.

Three minutes from Beach, Pier, Cliffs. Piano. Terms moderate.

HARROGATE. IMPERIAL HYDRO. Opposite Royal Pump Room

and Valley Gardens. Near Winter Gardens, Hursaal and Baths. Tel. 42. Apply Manageress.

I LFRACOM BE. HUGGINS. 90 St. - Brannocks Road. Comfortable

Furnished Apartments or Board-residence. Good neighbourhood. Terms very moderate and inclusive,

Mrs. GUBB, 17 Church Street. Near station, Five minutes from sea, Central Apartments.

JERSEY. 'Mrs. RAFFRAY, 43 Roseville Street, St. Helier. Near

Bathing Pool and Promenade. Board or Apartments.

KESWICK, CUMBERLAND. HOUSE TO LET, Furnished. Overlooking Park.

Fishing from Balcony. Bath (h. and c.). Piano. Lovely scenery.—Birkbeck, Riverville.

LONDON. VISITORS to London during August will find a com-

fortable home.—Williams, 41 Fontarabia Road, Clapham.

MATLOCK BATH. Miss BUXTON, Market Place, Cromford. Apart-

ments ; Bathroom ; Piano. Terms Moderate.

MORECAMBE. Mrs. HEYHURST, 4 Windsor Terrace, Heysham

Road. Public and Private Apartments. Facing sea. Mrs. R. H. ASHWORTH, • Hawthorn House, 10

Alexandra Road. Public and Private Apartments. Established 15 years.

Misses PICKERING, Beach Mount, Victoria Esplanade' Public and Private Apartments. Home comforts.

PR ESTATYN . Mrs. PITCHFORD, Park House, Board-residence or

Apartments. Near to Station, sea and mountains. Misses MELLOR, " Rosewood," Victoria Avenue.

Apartments. Midway between mountains and sea. Home from home.

R AM S EY (1.0.m.) Mrs. J. J. FARGHER, Glen View House, Station Road'

Comfortable Apartments. Close to Mooragh Park and shore. Three minutes from Golf Links.

SCAR BOR0'. Mrs. HARWOOD, .174 Prospect Road. Public and

Private Rooms. Trams pass. Mrs. TAYLOR, Sunnyeneade, Manor Road. Private

Apartments. Sea and Country air. Terms inclusive, Mrs. R. W. EDDON, 6 Dean Road. Comfortable

Apartments ; central. Terms moderate.

SHAN K LI N (LW.) Mrs. WYATT, 1 Clydesdale, Florence Road, Central

Apartments.

SOUTH PORT. SUPERIOR APARTMENTS ; good central position ; or

Comfortably Furnished House.—Mrs. Hirst, 7 Duke Street.

ST. AN N ES-ON-SEA. Miss DAWSON, 52 Orchard Road. Comfortable Apart-

ments ; central. Recommended by Rev. George Parker and others.

ST. HELIERS, JERSEY. Mrs. BEWS, 12 St. Clements Road. Apartments or

Board. Home comforts. Near the sea. Terms moderate.

TINTAGEL (CORNWALL). HEARD, Hartland Villa, Tintagel. Apartments. Bath-

room ; good open situation. Boarding terms if required,

GROSE, Trelawney, Tintagel. Apartments pleasantly situated. With or without board. Bathroom. Near sea.

TI NTER N. Mrs. SADLER, Leytons. Furnished Apartments, close

renowned Tintern Abbey. Beautiful scenery, terms moderate.

TORQUAY. APARTMENTS. Minister highly recommend. Near

sea and U.M. Church. — Bridgman, May Villa, Chelston.

COMFORTABLE HOLIDAY HOME for young men. Terms moderate.— Mrs. Johnson, 23 Ellacombe Church Road.

Miss MARTIN, " Woodland Lodge," Chelston, receives paying guests or lets Private Apartments,

Mrs. HEARD, Wembury, 27 Warren Road. Furnished Apartments. Near Sea. Pier and Gardens.

VENTNOR, ISLE OF WIGHT. Mrs. H. A. Cooper, 2 Trinity Terrace. Comfortable

Apartments. Terms moderate. Mrs. J. HOLBROOK, Weston House, Trinity Road.

Furnished Apartments. Moderate terms.

WESTON-SUPER-MARE. Mrs. STEVENS, St. Lawrence, Ashcombe Road.

Apartments with or without board. Comfortable Home ; near station.

Mrs. ROGERS, Eborworth, Locking Road. Comfort-able Apartments. Moderate terms.

GT. YARMOUTH. Mrs. W. BEARE, Decoy Farm, Browston, Belton.

Apartments. Terms moderate. Mrs. RICHES. 61 Apsley Road. Board-residence.

Home comforts. Minute from Pier and Promenade. Terms moderate.

CHELTENHAM — Comfortable home for

e gentleman, lady, or elderly couple. Healthy and beautiful neighbourhood. Terms moderate.—Miss Jones, 5 Albert Place, Pittville.

BEAUTIFUL DAWLISH 3 minutes • from sea.

Board-residence for gentlemen, from Li per week inclusive. All home comforts. — Apply, Alexandra House, Dawlish, Devon.

FELIXSTOWE —Gibson's Private Temperance • Hotel ; long established ;

economical. Christian home from home. Near sea, promenade. Large grounds,• with fine sea views. Tennis, croquet ; balcony; lawn teas, picnics, sociability. Telephone 77.

HUN STANTON—Mordaunt Lodge, Greeve- . gate Road. Comfortable

Board-residence or Private Apartments for ladies or young people needing rest and change, Five minutes from sea, pier, and station. Terms moderate.

ILFRACOMBE—"THE GRANVILLE." • Finest sea views. Highly

recommended by Rev. Mark Guy Pearse. Guide Free.

LAKE DISTRICT. Comfortable Apart-

ments, High situation. Lovely scenery. House in own grounds. Two sitting, four bedrooms. — Mrs. Hill, Keswick View, Little Braithwaite, Keswick.

LIVERPOOL. SlltETSPARYHOTTEEt Mount Pleasant (five minutes' walk from Lime Street and Central Stations). Homelike and moderate. Mount Pleasant Cars from Pier Head and Castle Street, near Exchange Station, stop at door. Night Porter. Tel. : Shaftesbury Hotel, Liverpool, 'Phone 3882 Royal.

£7 17s. 6d. SWISS TOURS. 10 Days. No Extras.

Extensions to

LUCERNE, LUGANO, GRINDELWALD,

CHAMONIX, ZERMATT, etc.

For full particulars, apply The Secretary, Free Church Touring Guild,

3 & 4 Memorial Hall, Farringdon Street, London, B.C.

WEDDING. WOOD—LISTER.—On June 28th, at

the United Methodist Church, Hunslet Carr, Leeds, by Rev. W. A. H. Babidge, Percy Richardson, elder son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wood, to Martha, third daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lister.

EDUCATIONAL.

PRIORY SCHOOL, DOVER.—Large sunny house, pleasant garden, bracing climate, sea baths,

tennis, hockey, etc. Preparation for all the examina-tions. Earnest Christian teaching on distinctly evangelical lines. The daughters of clergy, ministers, and missionaries received on special terms.—Principals Misses Falloon.

APPOINTMENT VACANT.

WANTED in the Looe U.M. Circuit, Cornwall, a Hired Local Preacher. Salary £60 per annum.

Apply, sending testimonials, qualification, etc., to Mr. Geo. Russell, Pethallick Farm, St. Pinnock, Liskeard, not later than July 18th, 1911.

LAY MINISTER REQUIRED for Spalding Circuit, to reside at Gosberton. Commencing salary,

£80 a, year ; duties begin August, 1912.—Applications - to Mr. S. Jepson, Circuit Secretary, 42 Cross Street, Spalding.

SITUATIONS WANTED.

A DAUGHTER OF LATE MINISTER will be pleased to do almost any kind of Needlework,

fancy preferred, or painting. Moderate. Things sent for Bazaars.—Address, Office of this Journal.

WANTED.—Situation as Hired Local Preacher by single young man. Held similar position.

Good cyclist. Excellent references.—Apply, E. S.", at Office of this paper.

LOUTH —Holidays in Farm House. New milk . fresh eggs, liberal table, attendance, use

of pony and trap. One and a half miles from sea. 30s. weekly ; .reduction for family. — Parkinson, South Somercotes, Louth, Lincs.

SOUTHCHURCH BEACH Bg I and Hol

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day Home for Teachers, Workers and others, needing rest and change. Terms from 12s. 6d. Single rooms 17s. 6d. and £1. Week ends 5s. One minute from Beach, Park and Cars.—Superintendent, 6 Camper Road, Southend-on-Sea.

SOUTHPORT—MATLOCK HOUSE, 60 Bath • Street. Apartments or Board.

Near promenade, Lord Street, churches. Red' Methodist home, well furnished. Highly recommended by minis-ters. Piano, bath. Invalids specially studied.—Mrs. Hall.

WESTCLIFF-ON-SEA —Board Greenway Court

ing Estab- lishment, Palmerston Road. One minute from new promenade, two minutes from Westcliff station. Well furnished : liberal table ; excellent references ; moderate terms.—Mrs. Reed, Proprietress.

WO RT H I N G. Near

es sea. MiteroiepenLeoxisaeftielrouisnel.,

provements, to Visitors, 12s. 6d. to 18s. Special terms permanent boarders and week-ends.—Apply, Lady Sup-erintendent, 2 Liverpool Terrace, enclosing stamp.

SITUATION VACANT.

WANTED Reliable General Servant ; age between 20 to 30 ; abstainer ; knowledge of plain cooking.

Comfortable home. Washing put out.—Address. Mrs. Palmer, 52 Walham Grave, Walham Green, London. No agents.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. PORTABLE HARMONIUMS AND

ORGANS. from £33 10.. Arealreat for Christian workers ; new invention ; closed for travel-ling to portmanteau size ; lightest and cheapest ;

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ORGAN.—BOYD ORGAN, awarded 4 Gold Medal s In attractive walnut carved case, 4 sets of reeds,

8 stops, 2 knee-swells. £11 10s. cash, or by monthly payments of 6s., £13 16s. The instrument delivered carriage paid to any address in United Kingdom on payment of one month's instalment. Illustrated Cata-logue free on receipt of post card.—Boyd, Ltd., 19 Holborn, London, B.C.

FOR SALE. BAZAAR PENCILS, gilded with name Church

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BAZAARS.—Barnstaple Rustic Baskets are very popular, and sell well at good profit.—Illus-

trated price list from Blackwell and Son, 90 Cross Street, Barnstaple.

Two SACRED SONGS for 7d. post free. "Saviour Divine," "Wonderful Cleasing Stream." Words

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