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ANCHORED TO THE INFINITE.

By Rev. J. P. LANGHAM.

H. G. Wells, a writer who has gained the ear of the world, whose books command. immediate and rapid mle, has made a great discovery, ho has Jouhd God.

Elm tealimony to the sustaining power of God ia striking and valuable, and unquestionably sincere. Ile has found a person to whom he appeals, and who gives strength, courage and direction. Ile is so sure of this that he has written a book called " God, The Invisible King," a book which is waking echoes in

any minds. He goes so far as to call God the Redeemer. But the redeemer he has found is a finite fellow-sufferer with man, and for this reason II. G. Wells worships and follows Dim. The book is modern discuss ion of ancient problems, and is wel-come because it will reach men whom theologians and preachers do not influence. For my part, however, I cannot rest content with a finite God. Though finite friends and helpers comfort and cheer me, I feel that there is something in me which demands an infinite supply. rid, feeling of mine is not personal vanity, but a recognition that "nothing but a ceaseless faun. Min" can satisfy " the ceaseless longing" of my soul. A line in Edwin Markham's last volume of poems expresses very definitely my need and hope—I must be anchored to the Infinite. We may indeed

" Send out our love and faith to thread the deep, Thought after thought until the little cord Has greatened to a chain no chance can break, And—we are anchored to the Infinite.,

I. Out of this conviction others grow. The physical

universes are anchored to the Infinite. If not, whence comes their stability, their "infinite variety," and the verioua uses which their mils and planets serve! Beyond the discoveries of astronomy lie ques- ti onss which demand attention. For the multitu- dinous worlds there must be an adequate cause, they are not merely " a fortuitous concourse of atoms "— atoms for which a happy chance is responsible. The first line of an ancient creed is literal truth, " I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth." Only en Infinite can produce and sus-tain the physical universes: For they are material expressions of spiritual beings and forces.

II. Every advance inward reveals the greater sweep and

away of the spiritual. Inward advance is quite dis. Gina from microscopical examination of material objects. The microscope reveals the formation of en object, not the secret of its existence. Working with a microscope one cat almost see, as Huxley said, the

architect at his work. But no eye can see, no instrument reveal Elie face of the Infinite, and yet we know that He who formed the eye ran one and can reveal Himself to the spirit of man. Approach to God M advance within the inner realms of life and being; it is withdrawal from the obvious to the neces-sary—a building on the immovable foundation, a die-

very of the heavenly things, - which reflect more faithfully the mind of God. Modern psychology says much of a subliminal region in every man, lying below the threshold of ordinary conmioneness. As men master the alphabet of spiritual science they dis-cover that that region is Lho dim borderland lying

JULY 12, 1017 410 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER.

between physical consciousness. and spiritual know- ledge. A. they are able to form syllables end eon- . fences in the language of - the spirit, they kern that the eternal background of their own OoneCiOne life ie the Infinite God. And they join in the univeraal Doxology, "Now unto the King eternal, immortal, 'visible, the only Mae God, be honour and. glory for ever and ever. Amen...

As material diffinenBation disappears and epiritnel unity menifeen Meal, the boundlessness and mama new of the spirituel is isdreasingly evident. The spiritual veils and at the same time reveals God. On the. inner aide of that veil God &menial in "light that cannot, be approached unto "; on the outer side of that veil He is " the master light of all our teeing." and the one guarantee of our tasty and peace. When wo realism that nothing finite can fully and forever =tidy us, we are on the road to the knowledge of God. Dot man cannot he aatisfied with mere vastness, he meet have the eupport of the Infinite Love—a love which hoe all the definitenees of poeeooei affection, with the added- glory of infinite resource. With Whittier we shrink from the "Unpitying Energy," and cry " What sloth the marine Vaster.. care 1" but we can also any with the, no we think of God,

" I know He ie, and what Ho is, Whom one great purpose ie.the good

Of all. I rest my soul on Its limbortal Love and Fatherhood; And trust Him as Hie children ehould."

In this relative tense we transcend the Emile and dwell in they Infinite.

IV.

Such knowledge ie the anchor which comet fail. To realize that we are anchored to the Infinite is to be at rest. DM it ie just here that the meaning and purpose of the Incarnation become dear. He reveals the reality of God, and delivers on from "vain imaginations" and hypnotic deceits, 'while we hear from His lips Um gracious words, " I will never, never let go your hand." When we Lod the Redeemer, " by who also God' made the world.," we set in Him the " brightness of ' God% 'glory and the express image of Ilia person"; and we can say, "Neither height, nor depth, nor any other mature shell be able to separate us from the love of God which ie in Christ Jesus our Lord."

" From unreal worfis and unreal live, Where truth with falsehood feebly strives; Prima the passings away, the chance and change, Flickering, vanishing., swift and strange,

I turn to my glorious rest on Thee, Who art the grand reality."

Py thing. which many count unreal wecan stab. fish abiding commy ni with the Infinite. Thought, prayer, faith, love ca

on n be welded together into an

unbreakable cable which will ner break however fearful the storms of life may be.

ev They mem to v. in the using like gossamer threads which yre cm spin.

ning out of our eubconscious selves, waving in the eir, and liable to he broken and scattered by any wind that blown Aso frail as n spider's web they seem to the hustling, scheming, fighting mob, whom thoughts never rise above material things. But they are in truth filled by God with the exhaustless !strength of Hie own being. They do not spring out of our au b. conseioue solve., but oat of the fathomlete depths of the Infinite love. They are the web and woof of the priceless fabric of holiness, out of which white robes of glory shall be fashioned. Everyone whom thoughts lead him daily to God, whose prayer is communion with God, whose faith rate securely on the word of God, and whose love finds fell satiefection in the heart of God is " anchored to the Infinite."

MARRIAGE.

The marriage of Rev. G. H. Parbroek andeMies Ida K Male armee& widmprmd interne.. "Bethel," Wolver-hempton, was largely attended for the meat. Pm bride loud rendered many yen of meet valuable servioe in the choir and flundayechooL Her leadership made the Junior Endeavour • model of efficiency, and her inflames will lore chide upon our young nmple The bridegroom, alter

seccessful term of hue yearn at Docking, boo been appointed to Wlidech Circuit The eervice was ION cLoral. Revs. W. E. Webley and. J. H. Veal officiated. The bride, becomingly attired in a dress of cream crepe de thine, and carrying a sheath of lilies, wee accom-panied by Miss Boric Male and Miss Ethel Taylor, and was gNen away by her father. A reception MIA afterwards bald et the beautiful residence ol Mr. and Men F. W. Male. Rev. nod Mrs. Parbrah Inter left for 'Rugby en wale lot Yarmouth, where the honeymoon is acing mod.

THE BOON STEWARD'S LETTER.

Primitim Methodist Publishing Home, Holborn Hall,

thethanneall.road, London, B.C. 1. July 10th, IRV.

Dean Famarne,—One teak very grateful just now for oared life and the priviktps of writing you once again. Our premises are dusted in die heart of this great work& city, met his been theref,me menially emoted to newt pail been Mddisainadt ; tot Ian Paterday rosening'e emerience eclipsed stapling we ham perviously known. Thee a peat egamben of hootile aeropiones apposite leg, is her blobs dempiag aR rend us, and then sumending work, immediately to rase shelter with elf our staff in the best place' l refuge afforded by them greet premises, is an experience we met never to have repeated. We, however, thank God ler Use gracious proVidence Chat watched over mend poesserved um teem Mem.

Meganimes Seeping lip. .

We gladly mood that our magazine eaks enhthey ariendidly mainteined, amid, some came am way still hemming each month. Considering. that thole for seven manila out of the make have bean mooted, we think this is very eneannaging. We greatly slue the repeated teeU• monies to their essallence which we continually coming to hand- This is wholesome, and has a most atimilating influence on all concerned in their preparation,. publiem lion and dietritudion. You may look out for u stall funer advance in magazine ealee. The Editor is already very buoy and well advanced with the preparation of a fine programme far next year, end I venter. to predict still grouter ntrnativenees, popelarity and sucons ice oar vagaries. Whether we achieve greeter success or not in these terrible limas, we are both determined to merit It.

Thankegiving and Intereesaion.

As yon probably know, Sunday, August fill, is to be observed throughout the churches of this land ea the third amriveraary of the great war, and, believing Met our churches will deeire to use the day as an occasion for emoial thankestiving and prayer, the Editor and espell have ea-operated in the preparation of 4 SIAM 44 fops arid order of service suitable for nee in all Posen. Methodiat Churches. We mender this will meet the requirements of our people far better than those Waal by other imblisking houses or effigious emanisations, and it has the adventage of haring the•hymns incorporated.. Thin renders it mese generally useful to Primitive Methodists, since by mite arrangement a separate issue of

IF:?a,r—merr—s—,7erply ettre=nirsbUpelert Emden', which I am sere they will gladly allow you to me. md any farther sample copies se:Mired we shall be glad to spend to any chiarth Wheel! or member an receipt ad a postcard. They will be supplied st is 0d. per 100, by part 2s. Please let we have your orders early, as we are expecting a large diamond, and in new of the diffi-culties emenenced by printers in smearing their work as compared with prewar thee., we went to give them ample time as keep up our supply eothad the orde of each church, as they come to hand, can orders of

-supplied. Order tha t the minister, and if eat otherwise, kindly see that the remittance accompaniee the order.

Devatioaal Book.

It is seldom we refer to the Fabian ions of other pub-lishing houses in thie journal, but, knowing .from the inquiries that come tabard that many of you will begin/

intioduced to some choice and not tee mstly broke, advise you to ask your minter to order you ler his

August pared, ",The Jenne of History," by De T. K Glover, M.A. It is one of the dreamt hooks ever pub. fished by the Student Ghanian Movement The mite is 3s. 6d. net, and every thoughtfol Christian Blfin and woman should reed it There is also "fflio Meaning of Royer" and " The Manhood of the Master," by Dr. Bootlick, both of shah are pnbliduld et 2s. net each. They are remarkably able and amgmtive books, and Viten the present edition. are run not you will greatly regret it if you hare not emured emirs of theae two by Dr. roadie], price 2a. net each. If wanted by post, 30. schm.

TM Meanest Mann

It menu ream early to be calling jeer attention to our four series of Harvest Hymns But only ovary few weeks will elapse before the harvest feativds will he due, and I ehould, therefore, like you to bear in mind our lour series (A, B C and D) of Harvest Hymns (twelve hymns in melt), and to give us the opportusity of supplying your need. They axe 2s. per 1001 peel free. All the hymns are in one or ether of our Hymnals, m the Supplement, and ore splendidly adapted to our chemise.. Boo again, I nhould like pm to order eerly, se that they cars be deepolclud in. the Auguat or geptlier parcels and .1:1' we postage—Yours faithfalir,

Kingsley-terrace MUT*, Newmetleon.Tyne Second Mrcuit, bas. givers entertomment end refreshmest to • grext number of midiers during the past winter and spring, the rooms being open mob evening. A. !pedal feature hes been she Sumday evening "sing oong eller the se and the number el soldiers attending and taking part

rvice, in the One.... meetings. The earvice zen.

dared by this March has been meetly eppreciared our men from different parte of the Connexion, as well as by them el ether Mancha, mad many expressions of gratitude hare been glum.

NOTES OF TILE WEEK.

The Progrese el 1100 Wen Though the week has witnessed great activity en the

Western front, where both French and British forme have made mom sure their gains, sod have been examining immense preraure on the enemy troops, winning groundaa mama points, the striking revival of Russia hat bean most of -ell occupying the public mien Gemmel Thouniing's merwhalming stroke on the Gaiiciae tarot, halides issuing in eignifrand successes, Ida given die to Nash lope and nee astionatims. In Mo dap km am-hued 300 tears, with gilsella Mee, as well

Bee

penBeal of Mr metered, MA en the Emmet Meriting there is every sign el NOD

s seed einedi PM... The

offensive mobnueson the Eroesealrombwod on dux lower

4t1:MPlaitich, an'tad.'nrg andcto e to"."Ottif "Vet me ham terribly and eariously .end'ang'ered. drank) activities of M. Kennelly, the War hello' ter, are so in-spire% the temp that a new and damtlees temper. he being begotten en all Mode. The removal of troops wheM had hewn lent to this area ie therefore made isomasilde to the template diacomfiture of the clamorous Germane. 'MN ieell having its influence on theestione. which are stilt

1"ootle=e'r,k7disst.?nnety tem', lorrnt.TM Themtion't temper ie being greatly dmdied.

Air Raiders Active. On Saturday lout, for the wood time in less Wen-d

monW, Leaden wee again invaded by an seroelane antelt by the etrongeat aerial convoy our hetes hem et knownn. Accounts ram as to the ember of the e mon declaring diet the enemy aircraft were net /emir dmm forty. Though, at the moment of writing, Ike death! nunibee thirty-seven and the injured 141—fewer,' there. lore, than in the raid of June 13M—publio opinion bad become mom hullos and indignant, and • shoat of demand hes gone up for reprints. mine to

that whose clamours ore the loudest will mine to 0 that demands are oftenunwise, and the temper wilt emubecome more sane. Nothing will be pined by growing ram of Pambetton-Billings, and it N smingly to be hoped our anti-aircraft sutharitie. will not allow thereselme to be hustled by hotheaded outbursts. Punishment meek of course, be admintatered, but to imp to the bane level we condemn is another matter altogether, azd the...sort of the Archbihop of Csareebury will he meth mom eddy adopted end Mowed than allow alewives to be swept may by the whirling advice of epokesmen like Mr. JoyissousHicks and Mr. Kennedy ADM. IrepriStls never Pay in the long run, and that N to put the ease en the lowest ground we should ghee ounalme to tomb. It is convenienL but not quite lair, to overlook our own harlod bombing of epee towns on the othereide of the North Sea-The cry that we mould be better Pleaded is both Net and urgent and should he strenuoludy preened.

Parliarmat Recovering Its Lest Power. The impolonm of the Home of Commons over manual

offana, and especially over names/ expenditure, and the substitution al the rale of Controller, to eeoio withpert.

nve.i=r;CII "tt,„ on Friday last on Mr. Godfrey Galina' motion. Fmling het immensely grown, net on thin mum. gusesien ahme, but m the wider matter of the hamoringing of Parlia-ment allopther, and our " hustling " leeders will do well On

take due note. With a national expeasKtare going op with Rockbound, that ourMalional Debt sa

ice at

the rate of SIEE,000,000 s month, it is high time Met the note of eve counsellor. should he heard, and the Govern-ment was viell Mahan in its virteal ancepiance of Mr. Dollies' motion. Mr. Boner Law's

an c wear u ono

ago, Mat there bee been an Mae.. of our war costs town six millions to ntarly eight millions day, shekel make men the most redden* of ear financiers poem The ran sum of money that ihuge ham ea he expended, .314 must be expended. on the h work of astiond remestruction, sad especially in the enmesh. of oar broken men and the families from whom ethers hays been Peep demand the critical and detailed Omni- maim Parliament is the body to make it

Degeneracy Over Drkek. " • Once more we have men how Parliamentary leaders

mn toll firm the level of briars verde to the grevelling d ewing deeds by their bffeet chrternchrstion as to the Waving of mom beer. It is, MUM, • tar CU bun the high " khans" ol the notorious- Banger be the amouncement that hew, sad even mere ben, is to be brewed toting onset el m therm. ef Me per cent pare

to tantalising mockery it is to erge the meek. .../4 I me bread" and them to pass the word on the mom and

drtrer Irseetrir patterlIbe'do, „id,tht.rk'7;irld life, and "penally vii lives and health el Mlle children, when mums housewives are driven to plan and same to beg for

0 extra 1.11-pound el sneer! The pow. of

Liquordons is now well known, and that leis heartless in its tyeanny is loudly proclaimed on the houselope. drink,malmm aid the ti

med the

fereter—have sugared lean of all through the marl and this new 11op to them is tenet of y.11 deserved. Del what are we to think of oar thelierical etateemen who chatter about our foes which are ne had as our German foe, end then, lammed of praibiting ligeor altogether, setheeise and attempt Fo justify the increase of barreled. by am-

third during the summer mouths' It amid he pitiful II iknere not so cOntempale.

Leonard POPS Pr, 11 sachets, of London-road Belmet Ring's Lynn, ham won a Norfolk County scholarxhip, ten-able for three years et the King gamed Vii, Grammar School.

SOnnim San:cane. •

OILY 12. 1919 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. 411

We ere able today to print the editorial mod of Lot More "Methodist Basra. "'in response te our

. own setae oda Mani& ago. Those who today and the eRsonderies" observations with discrimination will per-orbether estremiely friendly tams, and will detect that soierodth there is a genuine skein oat things should

mot long be allowed to remain d they are. It is to We Iodide advantage of all se,ctions of Methodists that. there Should be dee most coolie] relatiorwhipe eristiog adeslot therm If ever we are to be older in our d-eposed& the will only he induced by the lasteries al

Mirth the of tenet friendship The quirked form of the union of Mallaeliam ie that of the unionof beard. That maims m alteration el anything, move pethaps that of ypvda end the enearying attitude of all the Methodist Oboe.e drank one mother shoodd serer be other than that of We dons relationekip. Whatever may be the diverse wk. concerning ultimate node end we did the vista that exist, only the greatest good can cense to 'mesh and all by the cultivation of the spirit of brother-be. lie step hrs.d toward any further goal can be Indaurdi/ this is roadieed and cordially approved, and then peg into edam.

We have very clear apprehensions of the huge obstacles that lie in the with of the matorflInnub of Methodism ; we dew what even the consideration dthe @object may

an to her. But the "Recorder's" collude is one that ddot be db.& le peas by wittiest evoking a respond. It Well never be brought edema our own section of the Illethedist Chard that when the feed powerta journal in Methodism spoke encouragingly of oldor bads that there Ina no responsive voice Isom oar end deuremina-lion. What we sty to the Conon:don on kfothadist Union appointed by the Wesley. Oen/enema we say aqua to the Commission appointed by our own Oen-femme: Co forward with your tads ; ethand your in-quiry, and resent your reports without undue hurry d undue dthes. If in the permit of the inform...a desired yid elide Orly dme to any dechisions thee dead waned you soikrfurther, then Wm the farther step. II, on the other band, it be found that it is impreeiblis or imps.

'thashle to do anything, then let this ad lie down, Go that tbe +thole idea may be abandeeed, and doh section of Id Methodist Church go forward and, d Lee or !male evade its ewe ideals tope its own ands pmete,d way. Mee me thing thou is impracticable isto be considering or attempting to deader the mbjeet, and nut deed to

detenestation. In the lollowing Shed pendants, will befriend the "Rmorder's" not., alluded to add.

"The Primitive 2dellu.diat Lender gives naiderable apses M the Note we printed two seeks ego a:the double question of the condition. of membership within our own asentenion, and the duties of unity among Methodist. The leader dealsonly with the larger outlook. There le • wow it wind the question of dunberehip in our own communion, se well re the dperliedy of dealing with Wet problem, depends on the altitude of our own Church mad the whole of the Methodist Churchee towards the maistion of Tiede. If the larger qaestion arrives, if there dam likelihood of is maturing for mins debate, we ked, parhap. better defer any drastic or disturbing said ae to roontherthip. That whole matter meet he raised in tog dime /miens of anion, and we may beet imply our add. to it, its the light of these discusaiona

mg

ply

that neon a matter for the interpretation of one communion only. If would te unwise and embarraming to enter into codideration. of Methodist Union with new osponabilities assumed, and new rule. ordained, for the admission of atm member. One thing at one; if it be poisible the biggest .first. We may perhaps approach each ether possessing as much as may be prude/et whet:here! policy or privilege, of the grape and etreep.- given to the common Others of whom we have come It a Melba:T.11010n is out at the question, then the reopen-ing et the discus.. of the conditions of membership ie esserai.."

"It is little inw deciding the- difficultim besetting the gmmtion of Method. Union in We pest, and it ie not good polar god good sense to try and apportion any blame there may -hello been is to temper end outlook Let all these thing. he put aside ma small end not essential. It may, perked, he permissible to asy that the chief difficulties an the pest have den with onreolds, on the one ride, and the Primitive Method.% on the other. Neither of vs has thown any enthusiasm Other Methodiet Churches came together, and . did not They eaer what was to be attained,. and wrought for it with morass ; we demi out, and are now where we are. That is all itis necessary to dy. To-day there are signs that the pressure of coop ilitione, the tending light within the mind, and, perhaps, the happy example of the Voiotia. hes been achieved, hive brought the two 01 vs to a different addle. II it were ,possible to come together, all of rut the eucceseftil experiment on a smaller male meet help the huger union and ease its difficulties. The Poneer orb ay hove been necessary. There is now a movement within the Primitive Methodist Church that shows itself much mom decided did at any other time. The movement is grow-ing. The Primitive Neihadiet Leader itself la pushing the cow iron with great video, as well as strength. ma

out ought to find among es• en added@ answer. Thendeght to be more then an ander. Already endow

the sorrow, the weakness, the:peril el de unhappy stone. They are pat.t. Thee become snore evident every day. Card. minds ad Mum. of them before hod and men. They aught to end. We me onameted by ed.a responsibilities, and it will be to oar hud and to our thud if we do not readily, hopefely, and with high needs amok essential union in We right spirit."

"There is nothing better to be did or to the difficulties than is did in thePridthim Methodist Leader We, too, are intimately aware of the difiiculties. The subject ie

andlided without traditional .gliewta being pur-posely raised up in order to affdt We nerves ; bob like other ghosts, they exist chiefly in du imagination of the timid. There are, as all who as intedle with the whole problem know, eubstantial obeleol., bat there is not me that could not be overcome, if we were disposed. And whenever the mined is freed, as altimetelte it moxt he, the-same ienditeedle MN be there then, just en they are today. : -is the spirit end tone al the sperated Methodist Obenrods tome& doh other that finally will be the deciding lector, and net materiel assets, whether theyle excellent or even onli mdse. Lavers may dee. to know Mkt eseh other possess. het tbd which finally bring. from together is not the which ie material, but that of the beset and the edit' - The temper that is receseary mold net be better deeded. The Prietitire MeModue Leader loggente that dm Close. dittoes, emended by Ohs Peden.. Method. Cvnfor. end and by our own Conferee., &weld take themeless O little more seriously. The recent Conference bee givers the- Primitive Committee enlarged sdpe, on the Bug-ssition of the Committee its.. It is compleined that.. pail doled Conderdoe, Wet C.o.d. wee so' Limited In lb mese.. inquiries that it could madly tune Meal round! The limit ie gone from. Primitive Methodism. The limitstiona end. whirl our own Cenuoillee works, red delays, are scarcely ill the destitution of the Com-mittee, or in its official mandate. They lie deepr. and they are, wide. the more eerie. for that. Bet ere they re oppressive as they vide before the war emote all things, and made life and duty simpler, more serious, for os alit It is marcely possible to thOth they are. Pain men, who believe in Oh 1, are 000eidering these Moles in dither Light, end they do not trustless to Hie guidance today than in Limed past, They trust much more simply end with humbler editor.. faith. That is the radusal change out of which the new opportunity dime."

The Conferee. Pectoral, written by the ex-President, and Mach will be shortly published in the Year Book, MR be Toned to be a demi/make( more than ordinary interest. It is always, regrettable that the Peeler. a Go generally. negleokd by our people It on& to be and venally le an interpretation of our denominational We and e flooring message to our church. Primarily in-tended to be read to our oongregetions, it hes, we fear, been so neglected that many churches have never known of its exiedence, or, if of ire distance, al the purpose it wee designed to serve. There have been occerions, en

any tear witness, when the Pastoral was too lengthy to be mad in full, but even when this is thaaght be so now there are portion. which can be selectol and used for the highest ends. We require to do meth more then has been done to develop a cohesive Chard ides, es drew to the centre the seraddt ad thought of our people to their own denomidtion. And this with no narrowing parpose toned .% the braider outlook, but to esthete our people to de dlop the enriching id. of the Church, that Whatever a .0lorich elands for we exist to obtain end produce. We grim below some quotations from the Pew toral, other portions of eq.l value can be easily Amen, and if slid parte eve mad on • Sunday morning or edning the gracious message world convey heads and etrength to multitudes al heart.

"The call to sacrifice," dm Lhe Pastoral, "has been oteyed, and women have been as ungrudging in their devotion as We four thousand lode who here laid down their lives for right end firddorn. Our people here shdo

generdity diet is not dependent on condition or dream. Land Our funds are prospered; cie.its have accepted

gladly the suggestion to maintain the ministry in a more worthy fdhion. Chapel debts have been reduced, and the meet acute diffieultice are being relieved. In spite of enormous taxation, rising prices and crippled trade, charity meet with enthuthsurtic response The Orphan-ages do not lack. Our Maids are accorded larger see-port, and the imperial cense of missions hae won Irmo our churches en &Bagdad that finds positive joy in self. denial Great padded here been el-tacked with coded. District eon/erodes have shown that our leaders are wise in cods. and torrent in spirit. Postponement has been necessary in largo quedione like eonstittaional revision and Methodist Union, but peat ideals are Oct defeated. They create a public opinion that will secure their feta mutt. . . Veterans have abandoned merited Dees end resumed their work with joy. Women have defied away their fears, and filled offices that were deemed to be the prerogative of men. Minieters and circuits have occepied with a good mace the inconveniences of this tragic hod No sectarian tolerate have absorbed us when eve mother. tend hr been in teased. The Cdr. hes not lost the siding of a sacred love, and to pled our Theological

Leeds District Committee. The mantled of We Idde Diehiet Gonamitteeare re-

quested to reste that there will not he • meeting of the Committee on July WM. The nett meeting will be held

liedamber Stet, at pm., in We Y.M.C.A., Leeds.— Hdaerr, theoretam.

College under the fled Cr®e ie synthetic of the spirit-that lies moved our chumlies throughout the land. The year has put upon tie many burdens. It hoe strained our rewind awl ingenuity to the u.ost. bet ed ford hes been with us through ell its 'shadowed hours. The l'iller of Cloud sod Fire hes given gracioue guidance. end we to,,,thenks to Him who has loved . even unto the

The Pastoral then proceeds to touch upon many aspects of our thdch life thus: "gone things me Ck. to thaw who look upon our task with open eyes. We must be reedy to adapt our methods Lo the weds of our generation. dyad treditide may daily become a stupid bigotry. Our rosidge ie abiding, but we must declare it with an asset living men non understand, and enforce it with an emphasis that will envied the colonist. of today. We ahould diddle a closer unity with all who love the name of the Lord Jena Christ The vision of the Hely Catholic

1.dssisg, ignore a All rides,- nationaliam that involve. rivalry end were is evil. Our differences ere not essential, but our unities are vital. The prayer for Methodist Union is in meny heart, and the hope of it is the joy of many souls. The Conferome has appointed o .0enunittee to inquire how far the union of Bridal. Methodism ill feaaible. All will admit the badly of the ideal end cur people will do well • to pray tNat the ideal may won be realised, and thereby the scandal of unnecessary division be abated and the Ring-dem of God be enriched. Above atl, we need to cultivate

tve'ggi'Veldtitins'iporelliPn4h"ii7I'SiZen7 X1:irans! tics/ reform. What wo are in soul idler. whet we shall elo and think in face of the reeponnibilities of the lour. We must pristine the presence of God, we need to etude the Scripted. as e dristant habit, to diddle the p.m of prey. till we are mighty to precut. We would rebuild our levelly elan, cultivate the not of testimony, dd make sordid to glow with fervour end eboued with joy. We &all do well to develop the faculty of quiet otedita. ham We ore oft too bud to wait the did of God. It in in the still silence. that we find ' that inner light' which ehall pride as into ell truth. Emry Church sod home and life ehould hid its Altar. there vision becomes power that is equal to any device." If portions dch es thew are Aden and reed we can comeive of great good being the °Mode.

The return of Revs. N. Descock and A. N. Richardson from Nigeria will give mud gratfloation to all the friend. 01 our missionary work. Both were present at the ?dia. Sammy Committee lam week. Their return was attended with great peril, bat, fortunately, and to the joy el the Cherish, they arrived home safely. Mr. Richardemee

the

I. likely to be brief, but he told the Committee a story of bin work that worthily maintains the remarkable traditiod el thin idly wonderful sphere of missionary operation, And he told hie story with direct effmt. is to be hoped that ens daring the limited period he will be in the country he will opportunities rehdrse whet helm men of the power of the Word in hie labour, The whole Church hold &neatly thank God for the eueoesion al the higheet type of dosionaries that ie bang given to our Odra. Mr. fliehardeon takes hia place amongst them.

Mr. Bo Jr, who Meow • veteran, wee sent to inspect cod report ornL the new oppeo .ri,sivtieectf.or. tvolo. pin.en.LL

he gave was deeply impressive, and tow testimeny to the wisdom of the Committee in selecting hint to make the visit that any ...ate decisions rdched should be based Inv ell the eviden. mailable. That Grids. Mr.

Bodo. has carefully obesined at first hand, and pladd it before the Committee in a term that revealed not only how remarkably diligent ho had been, hot how unsparing also was his devotion, and how he bed sought rod obtained

eiVrtr hue i.:e'rrreo re judgment la the Miesionory Committee diver look a wiser dente than in this tar. It menus,. in the first instance, an expenditure of money with nothing mnteriel to show for it. But it means adeo that when new projeds are entered upon, as we hope will be the, ode, in thia extensive area the money spent will he disbureed along strategic lines, lines that will have a direct relationehip to one dottier, the Whole contribeting toe pride,. ertenson of our missionary morale. Money thus spent be the truest dowdy. It is to be hoped thet, with maps and the story he lid to tell. Mr. Boorerk will have ample time

Committee him at the forthcoming dardly Miesiodry

Gorrunatee to dosed what am ha judgments cencernir.g the now Bond wridee awaiting the Church. The whole Of 011, ebonite@ We made debtor. to this gifted and devoted missionary for additioval and distinguished service.

A corresponded write: "We have been interested in' reading remark. like our old hbout the younger ministere in the recent Conference in our contemporaries, the 'British Weekly ' and the 'Christian Commonweal th."The former write: 'Repeatedly they lifted the debates to promising height. They stood out like Primitive Methodists of a mw order, intensely radical, intensely human, and intensely ' No deviation from genuine democracy seeded their vigilant eye. To this group we owe de of the most virile " convemations" on the work of God we have had in recent yearn' Ti,. 'Mead alth says: ' Persona force found indt nobble enervation the efforts of a group of young Radical dreads who apparently conspired to keep pro-cedure tree. the democratic principles of the denom tion.' Each eximesprodent noted their enthesiestic devo-tion to Now Itedement prineiples, their plosions. belief in their preaticebiliby and applirdaity awry reeler of life and resolute determination to drily unto."

NOTES AND NEWS.

912 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. JULY 12, 1917

THE DIFFICULTIES OF SUCCESS.

A Problem in Birmingham.

By Oar Special Correspondent.

These are tragic day. and Birmingham, Ake second largest city in the British Empire, has become one of tamer. test stonn centres in Europe. The fire morm which burst no vehemently over Vimy Ridge in recent dere had its oriMn in the mighty factories on Lhe great capital of the /Whine.. Strange and weird are the things which have gone forth to deal out death and deetruction. When the time arrives which renders poesible the retrospective view of the dreadful happenings of theee'days it will bo found that Kropps were beaten by Kynoche aed others whom vast workshops cover many wide acres of groove within the boundary lines of Greater Birmingham. Swift, rapid movement is the order of the day in modern Bie. minium, and it is mid by those who profess to know that her life it the lastest and most virile of any city in this country.

But things other then gun - s aid shells are being pro-duced in Birmingham. The erecti. ol the beautiful churches at Erdington and Hmdsworth, the eplendid reduction of debt upon Sparkhill mid Tyseley properties, the elan and dash put into the attack upon the Bristol Hall problem by Rev. J. H. Hirst, all reveal the fact that in our Church life in Birmingham to-day"results " aro being produced. But there to also in Ws city of Birmingham, in the opinion of Connexional officers and trusted laymen of high repute, the most outstanding opportunity for the extension of our Church interest. This is to be found ea at Yardley-road, Smell Heath. The facts relative to this situation, briefly stated, are these. Yardley-rood Church—a poor eorrimated iron structure, used by Rev. Joseph Odell when first he laid siege to this citadel—in surrounded by en artiren population of Borne 19,000 people. No other Free Church is in the neighbour-hood—at least, not within fifteen minutes. sharp walk. The great factories el the D.S.A., with come 19,000 employees ; the G.P.O., ncently erected ; the Woheley Motor Works, Alldays and Onions' lambert., end. many more ere within easy reach of the site upon which this old tin tabernacle stands ; and the factories as well as the population aro increasing at a rapid rate.

We own a freehold site, splendidly situated al, the comer of four roads, meeting upon one of the main arteries in this part of the city, and occupying one of the most commanding positions. People, many Primitive Methodists being among them, by reason of occupation have rettled hen from all pert of the country. At Yardley-road we have 270 members, 089 scholar., and a choir which on three different occasions matured the find prim at the city musirel festival. A part of the congre-gation from Conference Flail has been transferred here. But, alas !the people worship in an old tin tabernacle of ancient memory, and the children occupy the came build-ing for school purposes. Our Church or suffer.. locally and nationally by this slate of affairs.

To deal with this fine opportunity the Conference Com, mieeion elected to overhaul the affaira of our Church in Birmingham invited Rey. A. Bateson to take charge of this centre. Mr. Hanson her attacked the situation with elatesmanship and characteristic vigour. A bold leader. ship is being revealed. For twelve months Mr. Hateson has devoted his time to measaring the situation, hemmonising the forces at his dieporal,. end generally laying plans for an advance. Most gratifying are the remitla thee for achieved. At the present time the following insti-tutions are in operation :—Women's Own, Teacher,' Preparation Clam Junior end Senior Endeavour, Bend of Hope, Devotional Class, Literary Clam, Ladies' Sewing Clan and varioue orgmisatione of a sreial hind, in addition to the usual preaching services. During a recent visit of the General Misaionary Secretary 300 people were counted having failed to gein admission to the service. In the cameo of a conversetion between Mr. Horton and a Oily Councillor. the latter said "You have the finest cite and the greatest opportunity in thin rim. You ought to build a new church." And the can., haa a good reputation. Mr. Arnold Butler, a city magi-grate and president-elect of the National Brotherhood Movement. in a letter recently written to Mn Beeson thanking him for cervices rendered, mid : "The sired. of your choir and 'children is amonret the best in this city." And the opin ion of Rev. Joseph Odell icon follows "You have the opportunity for building op the greatest eelieims and social centre. eo far as we an concerned. in the Midlands... And hfr. Odell knows the Midland. Ah I but it is heartbreaking to see children turned away on the ?errs Day. Then is no room in the tin Leber-

' mech. Even Lhe caretaker's house in being turned into en Intent school to accommodate 120 children mder seven yeen of age.

Not rimy weeks ago Mr. Batmen had the Oeuvre of welcoming thirty young men and wrenen into fellowship at a covenent seroice. And. happily. Mr. Batton com-mands the full confidence of his people. After Sunday evenine service the minister may be found in the open ere with his choir doing ominair work. and Mr. Damson's latest ventere lithe rental of tie acres offend beautifully situated, to he ...red for -social purposes by the young wont, and for rest In the men air for toilers out of the factories; and the rent is being paid by public men in Birmingham.

The need for new premise; is 'regent. Within a veer 1,000 scholars i.ould be ocelot if accommodation coehrbe found. No buildine within reach eon he rented. With en oppertunity . like this within reach. aniely the whole Con-me' on should waist. The Church EMMreion Fund hoe rendered fine service. and is doing splendid work .011.

our Finer ciel Secretary the Chureh hes a most carable lasialstor. Here is • field for his genie.. The Connexional

position is eleadily rising iu this great cite. Gillet ministers, devoted laymen, and splendid women not a lee, are all united in the attack which is being made in this centre. The magnificent work done by the Birming-ham Commiesion is bearing fruit. Vast numbers teem into this great city from all parts of our country. It is hoped that the Connnional suthorities will not lose eight of this no fine an opportunity for extension. In passing it may be said that Mr. Benson has just recently rehired a very tempting offer elsewhere, on the ground that helmet remain loyal to his work and to the church of his choice. Thin points to real work being done. May great success and mreileal binning attend his undertaking

WHAT IS THE COMING RELIGION7

Rev. John Bradbury's Reply.

Many have read with pleasure mid profit the supple. memory ariidm contributed to the Lender on tide mid inquiry. I on sled the question was suggested, if only to call forth each mwages trom gifted and alert men of God. My introductory article,in the iesue of May 51,0, was purposelyeast, . Mr. Hall notes, "in the interro-gative form." Alter the best mewers we can give, will stn ot still remain in that form? Nevertheless, it is a question every devotee to Jesus must attempt to answer. I would have it carried, without deley, from the columns of the Leader to the pulpits and Mar meetings of all oar death. My briel words to-day shell he those of emphasis and re-etatement.

I. Among the many unfulfilled proptreciee from Germany

is that of Euchen's, recently quoted by one of our Free Church leaders. Before the wee. he said thie age wen so hardened and steeled by materialistic thought that not only did it reject the enswen of religion, bet it would are be indifferent to its questions. In this our day are pot the chief and mom widely dilmumed question. relimensl Millions unconcerned before the war are now intensely concerned with question. of God, an mid destiny. The eleeping Christ in the human breast is awakened, and to the modem Church ire uttering a dud. I.ge. "The greatest Jraset eatngttiIrligion to-dey,"

God. M. r. W. Herein ire ou'r the

fonr the mretingioneong future." "Amid the horrors of battle" is a truth well elated by Mr. naphtha, " they were eure of Him, nod they knew that jd they went forth into the veiled mystery they would have the tight of His presence." In the con-eciorumers of hone, what .ems like a new religion hoe em

It bee reached them by ways few of or know. As Christ came by unohurchy ware of old, and made a difficult situation for the aocient Oureh, so Hie reming to-day, by the way of the war, pute the Cherth to hard tests.

H. The war has occasioned several revolutions. and will

yet occaaion more. Beneabh the apparent calm in old Russia were ideate and lorcee reaming for expression. For yeare the mop responsible for the revolution carried on" the underground crusades " without which it could never have succeeded. Real religion carries on ,an under-ground crusade," and some day—it may be close at hand—it will bunt forth with revolutionary power. If it cannot reme to leown through creeds and channels that me, it will come and cream new creeds and other channels. By the expulsive powm of a new affection the Kingdom ol God will surely come. It would beNvize for us all to by ta heart Mr. Hall's words: "It is unpardonable for a Church to presume to ahoy the way out of this soul crucifixion, this place of eluthle, it it Me never shed a drop of its blood in my Gethsemane."

What do we mean by religion? It is imperative We vemily our quotation.. One of the most tragic fact. of to-day is that comparatively few in the Munch attempt bo do so. There is little questioning on the home front is what there in on the Western, Eastern and South.Esetern fronts. The ChrteLimes primary duty is to try well to "read God's though. idler Him," ad for hie mirk to be filled with rehmous one as new worlds of truth and mseibility open before him. BM what ire religon? There is a tree sense in which the mower is in every hams. bread. Religion in the native and deepest impulse of the human cool- Even the non-Christian philosopher, Epietetne, declares: ..When you have shut your door and darkened your room, try not to yourself you are elone; God is in your room." Religion is not something newly introduced into human nature. The history el mankind ire the history of religion. Religion ie that " urge" m life itself to awend to the Highest. Natural Alignis man seeking for God. Revealed religion I. God seeking for man. The eterml religion has its grandest end complete. exlinmin Chrenimity. When we Mow the essence of Chrinianity we know "the coming religion." Bet do not let

oc mme the fact that

Christimity, according to Christ, is the religion "extra" •

IV. What is " retro" in Chriatianirel All that is true and

human in other religions has the emotion of Jesus. He oame not to deotroy, but to fulfil. But Christ'. own Christianity ia more than a fulfilment, an evolution i it is a revelation. That revelation to a ?man "Looking OFF to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith." His. message is invested with a supreme and moditerY mthority because of wind He Him.' is. He in Elm own religion " ant the Way. she Truth and the Life." 'Dogmas are playieg little part in the religion of the trenches, hot the

real Christ, human in sympathy and almighty in help. helnree, is the religion shut in proving effective. The earning religion is the religion of o Cross. The death and resurrection of Jesus are the essence of the Christian message. The war has brought the world round the Crom of Christ, and from it a new light breaks berth whieh reveala Gal as our Fellow.Sufferer. Never was it PR. so rertainly se the anchor of ell our hops, the

decret and prophecy 01 all conquest over accident, pain, eath and sm. The corning religion is the religion of rentrredion—power.

Paul bothered Christ risen because he hod

seen Him, and had felt Hie power. Whatever happened in the Garden of Joseph of .Arimathmu happened in his own interior moth and had Wholly teansformed him, lie views and hie destinies. This open secret in the need of these trentendoue time.. The religion thatmakes men and nation. alive veto God, through our Lord Jems Christ, bs the religion of the Tatum. We enter into God as He Mier. into . When Christ really become. incarnate in the Church "God manifest in the flesh" will be seen by the world. It will express itself in ways named by Mn. Hopkins: " the prareice of prayer," "a religion of brotherhood," "worship et the shrim of eacrificial Love," and in "the vindication and triumph of Jas. Christ." Great happening. await the Church beaming possessed with the conviction for which Me. Venable pleads: "There to only one Gomel for the ages. It contains all that humanity need. for ten, duty and desth, the things that are toe much for us. It ire a revelation and guarantee verified in experience, adequate for eery need, in God, Christ and the Holy Spirit."

" A SERENE SEA SCENE.

By W. M. Patterson.

"Our eyes change with cur mood, with oar thought, and with the health of our souls," said Raymond Taunton in the April "Holborn Review." Experience tells how true the assertion ia.

Mau; and many a time a similar sane had been shown from Whitley Hay promenade across the North See, but the eye had not seen it. It ma there as a picture of exquinte beauty and charm, and, mayhap, a yet more attractive spectacle time and again, Mill, its impreasion upon the amid ma alight end enhemeral. The «region which brought me to a dead send and a dense of wonder-ment was unforgettable.

Let me contest to begin with that the lure of the sea has been along ipan me since boyhood. It woe a natural consequence. Well, the result of environment, if you will. The eon oftailor, born and reared within call of reenlist

, voice, the mxielies of a sailor's home in the time of wooden sailing shipe present every day and all the Lime, continuidly ear rounded :with neighbours and relatives whom deepest in were earthed in those who "go down in the sea in ships," perpetual 'thought and talk and cork concerning tile one and that one, hearing stories of beet voyages and dangers overcome and, aloe, tragedies leo. together with tales of foreign peoples and lends—how otherwise could it be than that the laseination of the wide warm has been irremovable?

It melees no laugh at Lim. when I think of my boyish hedge and imaginings. All the changing moods of the great expanse affected me—einghig with the tinkling .af the gentle emue on the shingle, dancing with the prancing wavelets ea they glinted in the eon, moaning with the sullen and derkened breakers in theatilluesierethe dorm burst, and howling with the raging billows . they were driven rockward with the Borean blast How one joyed to lase in the eparklinx tide, near the there! He our thrilled to witnees the creations. of man thrown like totems hom creel to crest, and not seldom dashed open the iron teeth of the line of rocks or scams, to be beaten into splinters from above and below! What a tumult of emotions when a lifeboat or coble attempted the rescue of the crew, and what a nub of joy when the wed of the heroin atrile with the elements and death was a triumph!

But it t time I was telling my dory, it I can, of this pleesurable vision on Whitley promenade IL ma en one of the lovely evenings of this aplendid summer. Day was dying in the West—at any rate, it was an hour or two from being dead. fro be strictly accurate, the daily retirement of Old Sol in these northern part midsummer is of short duratioa) The fierce rays of the eon were molliged by a gentle bre.. from the sea, to sniff which was invigh. ration, bearing as it did the sell tang and the teen[ of sea vegetation in • modified form. The annombere wee on which is rare thing. in this region. Not even did it seem Minted by the smoke of industries and collieries all around ea Indeed, the emoke from the funnels of the earners n the bey was • clearly defined streak here and streak there, eaoh rounded and no thing apart, a Indere in the vast canna.

Northward, Newbiggin Point and Church stood clearly out, southward Marsden Cliffs end M. to the mouth of the Weer could be

noon with etriking ea., and in front

was the North Sea, placid and smiling, like some huge lake, undistarlmd, unrafiled, away and away to the hermit Shoreward plasma& craft skimmed along the gluey surface, seaward ebthe ol various capacities and having a differeat mission were hurryine on their errands. On its of countenance the ocean reflected all the coloore of its Boor and ell the ehades of the dome above it—yellow and green end puce and him and cold. inter-mixing and weaving within its unified and pellucid pm. tides se etched scroll, burnished with a shorn produced in mother sphere, which made the heart swell with wonder. Lt was the same old North S., the whilom hinderer on the North-East Coast. but Mao et times alluring se the nesse and beauty of God, as wee evening in Jima.

But the humeri element was also there. On the sande

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elders lolled or youngsters disported themeelves in ,,,retering glee. The young life gae the occasion anima-tion. There wog the romance of youth too. That wan in constant evidence as the jocund adolescent. etallest oboe the promenade; and further on towards Sr. Mare's Island, near the lip of the tea, detached couples walked leisurely,. with bent heads, if not touching mch other, near to it, indicating—well, you kpow. And so tire human store was being written anew in this peecelul eventide.

Yet there was en unusual feature in this beautiful eight

for rhed22gtasthe

a flotilla of armed !Mips surrounding a company of mer-°Imams, . guardians, and then handine them over to another flotilla, the pieces. being repeated until the triers were out of the danger ern. Whet an anachronism this lovely evening! The hail of the serpent in this asset Eden. Ay, on the other tide of thin spectacle of entrancing nbuen the earth r.le, the heavens shedder, and the waters churn and Imp toward theraky, for there M war—wa—war. Cod of mercy, lead the nations to • better mind, and save this bonnie, henna vrorld from deehanlimi I

WORN AT THE FRONT.

By One of Our Chaplains.

I craned to France on Auguet fffind, 1916, received per. weal hatred:lone from Rev. Dr. Shame, Principal Chap-lain, on she morning of the wed, end Prereeded up comtry the name day. I wee the first Protestant chaplain (other then Church of England) to be attached to this unit, end arm to have the care of all Protege. troops (other than Church of England whetheregging through Ude hospital or located in the neighbourhood ; and, further, I was to do what I could for loom troops within a few miles on each aide elms. The latter work has since the reorganisation of the Chaplain's Department in November lad, been done for the rest part by senior chaplains of corps and dig. Sone, and in es complete and systematic way importable to a solitary chaplain.

The hospital where I mreed until the Easter .offeneive wee. coitus twenty miles of the line, but though mach bigger, and having much better amommodation then the ordinary Casnalty Clearing Station, we acted for the moat

part merely as an additional C.C.S.—our patienta seldom raying more than fear days, and being constantly evacu-

ated to the base. The average number of patients when I came au comparatively small, bate creased deadily through the whole of the winter, until in April of thin year it reached e phenomenal total. I was able lad Augur'', easily, to visit every day every man admitted to hospital who was Presbyterian or Nonconformist In April, on the contrary. a theusand visits a :week would not nearly have got round my are once. April, however, for geographical remain, represented our hardest period of work. It was a terrible and fascinating thing to watch the steady stream of broken men coming straight hum the battlefield say. in Easter week. In the hospital on the Monday morning there was the lull of expectation, whilst away to the east we could hear the drum of unparalleled artillery fire. Then the boys arrived. They had been awake nil night, lying in shell hole and trench. and with the dawn had be. "over the top." They reached us more tired then I have ever men Moran beings, but with the spirit of victory in speech and glance. Time would fail to tell of the men from the 'cede of the earth ; of men plucked by the skill of surgren or phyeician right out of the jaws el death ; of lonely men, unnamed and unbefriended, picked up by the roadside, an

d fought for here through the night as though they were binge. One protracted battle with death, at least, was won, I em profoundly convinced, by the power of prayer.

As the number. admitted into hospital have increased, so the character of the work hae undergone change. We are now the centre for thellehock patients for this area. Ninety per cent. of these patientaremain here until cured en that in this section we now have a steady population of several hundredb—of which Nonconformity has its there. It hen been most interesting to watch a mule men restored to speech, sometimes in less than five minutes. It has been gratifying, too, that the Padre should be welcomed as an ally by the specialist in charge. One case may be given —a merent whose nerves had got absolutely out of con-trot. IIe am convinced that he was going to die within en hour or two. Could he Bee the Padre? Certainly, and the Puke was tent for, but was warned that the man was rapidly developing symptoms of lunacy. I talked and prayed with him. The epecialist himself informed me neat day that the sergeant bed had the beet night's Bleep for week. ; that he was dearer, saner, more hopeful then Sore his admission to hoepital. That sergeant m now op erg Omit hie sill-control returning gradually, thanks Pertly to the calming and drengthening influence el religion, and the specialist who ad.te thie is—a mink.

For a time we had a Booth African native .slim of the hospital. Some of the patients were non-Christian ; some of them (all the ten .4.1i.) ware etheers Chrietiana It will be interesting to our frienda to know (1) that as men the orderlies were extraordinarily Impeder to the other mtives in appearance, character and education ; (2) that without .ception these orderlies bad been trained ...lesion mime', (3) that nine out of the ten were Presbyterian or Methodist,

Of termini work, both for staff and patients, a good deal has been done. Our first concert wee held the wmk of re? arrival, and no week eince hes pulsed without tome form of enteitainment. A recreation tent was secured—after-wade a recreation hut. Friend. (inclodine Rev. J. E. Oilbert) helped to supply the genres. Wesleyan friends who subecribe to the Red Crows have secured ea s pared of hooks monaural and raper. from the Red Cross War library every three loathe The Leader go,. on the table .vitvl.r17 .0 does the "Methodist Recorder," Inegientie

the "Baptist Times." The "Holborn Review" ie both known end read—this very evening the R.C. Padre men-tioned that one of his lock had read with great pleasure Rev. R W. J. Redhead.. article in the "Holborn" on Francis Thorniest We have libraries for the peraomel and for patients.

Work outside the hospital has also been done. We lied number of small unite ill the neighbourhood, most of

them " traffic," and connected either with the railhead or with motor transport. With the tremendous preparations going forward for months for the Easier offensive, it w difficult for them men to attend services, yet ther.... the backbone of our Sunday evening voluntsry services. The warm-hearted meetings we held in the miserable, shivering old Hotel de Ville before February this yea wi'l never be forgotten. Since that date we have held them in the Y.M.O.A. Hut, placed here after months of in- mesa.

no from the padres. A Reinforcemente Depot

in the nerghbourbood provides a fine service every Smiley

morning, the numbers varying from 30 to 1,000, but in-variably with a good representation of officers. Last Sun-day merrier& as the parade ground .wes very uninviting owIng to the fierce heat of the sun, we marched from 500 to 600 men under the trees where they could threw them-selves down in the long cool grass by the edge of a lake. Commmion followed.

The statement I here present is altogether lees dramatic/ then that of the chaplain who accompanies hie brigade into the line; with none of hie stones of hairbreadth escapes, and only en ordinary than of the discomforts of active service I feel none the lees that the position is strategic. that the work called for is important and con-d.. Nonconformity was about five month. behind the C. of E and R.C. in having an official representative hers, and a certain amount of the work has been uphill come queenly. I have bad the test two Chiefs in the Brillah Army—Rev. George Stendine. MC. up to November (and gill. of course. for somifie United Board business), Rev. Owen S. Watkins Chf.G., since that date. It has been

become 1""=1Parto!ore'itittn,lel thePre7.1647reth"'oas wealth of Noeconfoumity has been emu in e new lieht In a mss of over s score—several of them the medalists ie their particular line for the whole of thin Army, and including many brilliant Irishmen, Boatsmen and Celonials—I have been most happy and fortunate. Life ie richer for the experience Of the last ten months. I am prideful for the opnorteni ty of serving my Church, and the larger Church of which the is a peel,

THE HOPE OF PEACE.

By Rev. S. A. Barron.

may God prosper) is one frait of this The weight of then American Press is on the aide of unambiguous expremios of aims And an article which the French censorship pressed, but which luxe appeared in this country, definite.4. urge. the poesibility of attaining all that reasonable statesmen &etre by a political adjustment rather than by military decision. Thia is not referred to by way of approval or disapproval, but amply to ahoy the Went to which the psychological factor meet he considered in any estimate of the position.

The state of feeling in the Allied Empires is not to easy ot.dr.i.nosis It is certain tired throughout those land. th is a longing kr peAce. Austna-liungary, I. prob.

WitIyokealtieWdiotallon of atm t AT. I'm freers and,thatv.in.deeLtterList not made left to fight

Ruses that the young Emperor is an improvement on his peg decessor a better ruler of hie mane tided State, and • better Enema., If the Tr-Udine alich he it favouring,. became he sees its nmesaity, eon, to the disappointment of the Pan.Germane, get itself efieeted, it an tend to open the way for one eventual recovery of kindly relation. with c Power e ver hick, until the present unlappy, strife, we had never been at war. Germany itself the gulf between the people and the aristocratic and governing caste seems to be getting wider.

All thee% thVnAriztpto

resYssmultsulult truin their ZIrendid military pus

h The crucial question is as to whether our only chance of a tolerable Europe lim in more bloodshed, or as to whether we might now win apsychological triumph by inducing • change ol modand tone where these are most needed Those who bold the more gloomy view think that the sfpuggle

ilifery Ir.dfeltini:d7Tnbell her roles compelled ptrItlr't'o ri; for peace, and that only thus rev we averts terrible future for humanity. These views demand to be con-sidered with the graded care. We cannot afford to bleeder. If the dread necessity is upon tie we mug lam it and shall Our rue will not fad, nor that of our Allies.

But it is at least open to discussion whether the name Sul might not be reached without a further drain on the young manhood and the future of the reentries. With their present demonstrated might, their growing re-sources, the certainty that Amer:ca will play an increasing pert, and with the enormous leverage of the Allied Power. and America in respect of markets, ports, tend centres of supply they are in a position to meth of erm without lee. of they and with weight Them professed aims are before the world ; if their definite terms of to these it would be imposeible for the rulers ol Germany to diemise them run. to be thought of. If they did theywould have a serious eccount to settle with their own people. Such a movement in the political milere might not accomplith anything, but there is a growing feeling that the tune has come to make it, and a growing belief that it would do good We shall be surpriaed rl more ie not heard of this is the near future. And herein ie the hope of Peace.

Rev. E. McLellan at Wombwell No spot could be lose romantic or less poetical that

aria unpretentious to. of 20,000 in the heart of the South Yorkshire Coalfield. The churches are well repre. eented by the Anghcms, Congregationalists, Wesleyan., Wesleyan Reformers United Methodists, Salvation Army, and last, but not lent, our own, for we have the largest Nonconlormist congregation in the lawn. One charch, "Henry Adam. hlemorial," occupies • splendid position. The memberehip stands at 160. The enhool has a weekly average of nearly 300 scholar., and comprises a beginners', primary, jellies, and senior de-partment, tech with a separate leader and a distinct devotioml (terries Our Boys' Life-saving Brigade is sixtyustronng, strong, and the Christian Endearear averages forty in swamis and defy in winter. We were recently favoured with a visit from Rev. E. McLellan, who came in connection with the Hoyland Circuit gathering. He preached in the afternoon and lectured In the evening. Mn sermon was most appropriate and inspiring. His text wee Pea: f8, 13, "Though ye have lien among the pus, yet dh u ye ha e, wit conga of a eye covered with Rrer, ad her leathers with choice and

besetual language he derenYbed the struggle for exig-ence and its effect on the human soul. Then with a masterly touch he trannorted his audienceinto the eacred atmosphere of the "home circle." He bade on behold the effects of a "brie) holiday 'amongst hill. or by the see," he led us into the "companionship of books," end finally led as into "communion con th God.' He proved how these experiences rested the jaded nerves, soothed the tired spirit, and recreated the soul. It was atimelr meseage, beautifully delivered and gratefully endorsed In the evenimt he lectured on "The Builders of the New England." He spoke for an hour and fifteen minutes without note. It was most refreshing and inspiring day, and its trait will be gathered through the years

Mr. A. E Guest, of New Mills. Stockport, writes — " I am • working man, with a wile and nix children all of shoot age to support. I here eubscrited to the 'Hol-born Review,' and am pleased that I did so, for the first time this y.r. I might also add that I have bean the mean. of three other local preachers taking the 'Review• (all working men). I believe I ern right in stating thud if the prim ie raised we shall have to withdraw our subseriptione."

MINTEINCITZ4N3 C18117HONN

WIC) EST 7ED R. dB Pagwass. ne • ea, 1/11; .• • • W.: Waft. PHILIP GIBIKIN(..e. roeka Wee two Anal•V. LIMY

Three whose work takes them much into the homes of the people are congantly meeting the question: " What ie your view of the war? Its you think it will end soon?" The. question ene

mas. a solicitude natural to weary and

ansoue hearts It may serve a useful purpose to Lake note of my signs that me to herald Ito time when "Righteousnms and P.aoa will meet together" in a satis-factory and lading settlement One of these signs is the gradual tranderence of the pivot of the eituation from the military tithe political and psychological sphere In his latest speech the Prime Minister .ticipates a victory on "higher lines than ewer we could have hoped' ; a victory

"aimsWilson

Wilson, with hi. unrivalled gilt of succinct and trenehant speech." These expressione

gilt how far the states-

manship of our own nation, in deference to the feeling of the country and the moral sense of mankind, has moved away from the policy of "the knockout blow." Having regard both to what President Wilson is in himself, and to the character of the nation lie represents, the accept. sn. of the President by the Prins Minieter es the expellent of the aims of the Western Powers is a circum-stance of bright augury. We may net mural that any leadership of politiml thought coming from that quarter will be sagacious, broad md jag. There are some Indica-tions also that the idealism of younger England intends to be listened to. To me as a caisson not able my longer to call himself you., it is an encouragement to read such contributions ea thong teem Professor Lee and Rave E. H. Piths:rad and C. Crabtree. They are refreehing centred to the moral senility of tome of the sentiments uttered at tribanals.

As all the world knows, the overturning in Reads ise feet of moth... ...Reams It bee set up in that country what ie virtually, without the name, a Union of Democratic Control. Whatever the immediate difficulties and fortune. of the Revolution, it hen compelled a greatly increased candour, explicitness and care en political .. premien. Some of the question. it is asking :go down to deep imam and bear upon conditions that were mterior to the outbreak Of war. Such, for instance, on the holding of vast spacer of the earth'. surface by peoples with a seriously waning agricultural and colognes population, and the temptation of this to the envy and tepidity of another preole afflicted with swelled head and military obetesion. To quota horn en article by "Russophil" in the "Daily News": They nth " how it is proposed to satire the 'economic future of nations with expmding population., but without colonies or armored acrew to un-developed territories or raw materials" The Prime Minister skid in hie speech that "the German Colonies

matter Which mast be settled by the great Inter- national Peace Congress." . This only e section of • wider question. If Uremia to be an International Logue, oeght not the whole matter of undeveloped lande and the nmde of expanding people. to be remitted to the courts of euch a league, so lifting it out of the realm of national competition, hearthurrung end Americm opinion ia deo s factor of commanding Importance and Wholsome Maslen The a. decision to Simmers • convention of all parties in Ireland (whose deliberations

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THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. JULY 12, 1917

01-01413 and DROSS. A Companion Story to " Roses & Thistles" and " Wheat & Chaff.'?

Being Incidents in the Earlier Career of Jos Wentworth.

By SAMUEL HORTON.

REBERIERMS-BAIIRMW•

CHAPTER MEL

Joe and the htleakesse.

"He sate ea staid, he ph all lb hem on short diet that laid on Stu:lay..

Ooe taming Rath. was "Ming an • bench wends his

M nheam meantime myths subject for • now eermon, when he saw as *mum omen towards him, guided by Gwen

" Daddy," the cried, hen'. a gentlemen marte•to see yon, d be tried to kiss me, but I wouldn't let him, 'cos I chin% like him."

Ohl Ire alone I " said Rules, with a laugh. "You Mould. talk like that. They my," he mistimed, addressing the ...eget "that fools and children abeam peek their mind- You memo think On much of what the

Lade 011e soya Now, run away, Rosebud, and tell your nobler to gave you • butterscotch. How do you do, sal I hope I see you .01"

'' Thank you, Brother Wahiawa. I am as well a. • poor woren like I am deserve. to ba The dear lord is very good core e."

"Well," said Ref., "I duns held Chrimiam chair: themselves worms. I - Mow there is a Bale example for it but I'm not prepared to follow it I like to live in ehe New Testament rather than the Old. 'Beloved, now me we the eons of God, and it door not yet appear whet we Mall be ; but when He shall appear we shall be like Him, for we doll me Him ea He in! Tint is dua rem note, to my way of thinking. Everybody

eapin' how he le not fit 'for tine end ammo do the other ; and we Mk ourselves end the Chula down until we ham come to believe ha it Ms gr . weakens in its Ma, feeblenms at it. heart, and rickets in its knees. Bien the Lordl it is not true. It is sturdy and beautiful ; terrible an an army wt.' Meters ; sed, the gates of hell Menne premed against it"

"She ougha. lo be," rejoined thegranger. "But to my mind she is eaten up with love d ease end pleaaure, and needs calling bark to her first works. But there are a low in Raman= who have not defiled their garments, and if all 1 hoar is true, you are one of them, Mr. Went'

" I'd be no to think slat you say about the Gourd, is true. If it were true, it maid be a thing to repent and prey Most maker than my out at the greet corners. But you'll excuse me saying it, air: if those who are in the Chord. would come Minn' her dons, I think it would ha better. As for me, I'm Bobbin' to brag about. I con say I love the Lord end try M serve Him, but I'm an unprofitable Darren at the . Bob whet con I do for yO" I'm a travelling evangelist, Mr. Wentworth,

Waugh I say it, I have been graciously used to bring any to the light I ID. the work. Ind at. present conducting meeting. 4 Whitehorse, and I sought direction as to *ere I should offer my service. next, and I was direeteB free Move to come to Summenon, IL seems as though I lend a voice that mid, 'Go to tie Louse of one .Reuben Wmtworth, and ho doll direct .

-nave etamge," replied Rufus, "Masse there biros any Reuben Wentworth in Semmerton. I Mould be sorry to think thst my name ia not better known Mere you inmost the voice mine from than Mg."

tames k we," replied the .(sorer. "Int kot Ike names mixed. My purpose is to aak it you will alrow me the me of your dopel for a

Toga Ws epecial en-

ema. I've no doubt they will be a great blessing to the taws

" WeLl," mid Rehm, "that binna for me lo cry. The *Saida will hare to he called together first. I donne do

amything wee. their coneent I'm only one amongst others. But how are you paid?"

"I live by kill," Brother Weetwortli. "Tiers • good rule, sir ; but yon cone° live on kith,

antil it is turned into bread and bolter and mutton

"I do eat table Mout those things. They always came," answered the evangelist "I make no collection eE my like, but simply ins. • small envelope, ad those who like In put emething in it cm door, and if they don't 9 right. Nob Mom how much I get. I do not even know myself."

" Well" answered Rehm, "I donm my that Mow all rear, ben. rye slams held that common same and beti-mes rule. ought to be spied in anions met everythiag elm II a man ie pin' to preach for us for • fortnight mod give es the brat of his mind and rad, we engin to be wi11Ln' to pay. kr it, end pay as literal4 mire ma I durum belies. ra muslin' the on that Lends amt the corn.. In he nibble and damp • bit, and he'll longet the hard toil in the joy of mtin'. 'Phew?s mem an reside and preacher gone to tenon b eg before they ought became of mot feehn'. The Okeseh Ice enjoyed then woman' rad wand their stash. ; bet Mums wens le lose taken mush harm t as thin canape Menem atm. to have worked ell reel, though I coma my I'm in love ne' you want sermons, pity for them

"Hem you ever tried it t" asked Joe. "No, I thouglil not Well, the next time you have to preach, take a good Nowt oak dick and loll the !pike if they dna come on to the penitent lose you'll fah 'em, and shake your stick at 'en. The 't cholnitf, doh. like r' ins high Md. But I coon be gere . I've waled nea liana' to a wiodbag, a. I feel hod *mg torney- thing I bad to sit under yon fellow for a lama I should commit burglary s murder before the md."

"I thought yea were dming to sapper. Yen bed Letter; yon nil perhaps feel afferent alterraida," mid Rake.

"I wouldita Ier year but if the mimes ash. ma,. answered Joe, "I will. I'm not pin' to atop on the ta Meta of m undentrigipes"

" roe know pa are deep welloome," mad Mrs. Wear-worth.

"Than I'll stop by way of aonanastiek I teal oar lint,

17 me eMer Weisid'emer,_""mor melt re. e= eprofibble pastime tonest. onle:Pwfah I 'souk]. met Mx

times as math es I do, het somehow I Mena bin at ik long before I lose my appetite, and. do as I will, I COMM' go on when that benne. After • couple o' pork pie. sad four or five EMU°, drape, I& a rice pedal' thrown in, I'm a

remarked Reba "you wonno'tharve on that rue known men live on km; but I believe that'. Mr. Madden et the door."

"This ia my brother, Mr. Madden," mid Huhn ea the preacher took his seat at the table.

"Glad to see you, str," said the ovangeliet, holding oat hie had, which Joe took, and gave o mime which fairly. made him squirm. "It is • pleasure le Maw any relagen of co distinguithed • member of the cherch es Mr. Ref. Wenlwarth.

"Lel Rule," exclaimed Joe, "do on hear that/ Ire the first time I'm head you called' distinguished. Now, look here, I'm not going to have you pada' notions into

by brother's head that will make it ewell Lill it's like • oiled turnip. You dunno know him m well m I do, or

would invite him down to the penitent form. Beads I would have yen know that I'm the only distinguished member of ore family end I'm not rein' to Mae our Rule rennin' of dryboneure."

Madden did not am te know what to say to this address, but looked uncomfortably. down at hie plate, tadthen muttered loathing about bag given to understand that /dr. Rufus yea moutstanding leader of the church in Samara —a height and Mining light in load Methodiam.

" Yet de

. know him," replied Joe "Why, ire net long gam he es caught mum' the collection moDey his m. pocket, and not mom than a month ewe he decennia • poor widow in the most harefeced fashion. Then • few oath. ego be Paned his own brother away, end wouldna give him bite or sup, though be wm sa hungry s a hunter,..1 them was bedeteak and <mammy pie in the home, Geoff tor begs o' them I'm glad of the opportunity ol reposing him before • gentleman of your

• I" I'm very terry to have introduced m painful a load converotion," said Mr. Madden. "I did not knew ma-tinee about them thinge."

"01 coarse you dais," savored Joe, mann Lin handa in great glee, as he ea. that Madden woe giving lull credit to a he sad. "How amid yen, bean • summer t He's cute, toe, le Rule; nobody nen oda Ins at his tricks but me, and, of course, 1 dna like to talk min my eon nekaime, had my emesiosee wench. 1st me lap min an longer. I'm glad rve got it eff my rand I'll sleep all flotsam kr it.""

All this time %due bed Wm dater limOing in his chair, while Mrs. Wentwarth had gradedly i.e... getting very red in the Ina At length ma the embeeion.

" not sit here any imager," shemelatmed, "and Jul ma malign my imbed I You know very well, you wicked, tarathld an, that Woes awl • angle weed of trath W Ma ma temessid. Tendon. to be Mead to theater."

1..! mil J., .1 kraut the Mu. Well, Miele poor wile floe( memo dick ap ter her ma Laird;. dMe 'N....My I. With mr for no."

thamkt you wadi meek end Rahn lamilthig until 0113 IOW. random hie " I've hen ahne' the storm gethsein', and I knew atm would be tender and lighteing el you dam give oven Now, am, lase, I thought yen knew behm than to let myaing he .0M upset you. Joe, yes abouldas my each things in Loey's presence."

"rye sorry, ma'am. il Ilse. said anythira teglehihn J. quickly reepanded. "I withdraw it, every word. TM live et' Ime. and 1.11 allow you Mow mom about him than I do; hint be's of age; let Ma meek for himself. Now, priemer 14 the Mr, Ma have yee to my in self. defamer'

"It macho he mak arils train' vapthing," mid Rahn my Mr. Madden Oa Meaner and den. brae you. There's a ten Meat net Intim your good be ern .pokem rd,md so I mine My wish about myself..

'Look hem," said Jot "did yea ce did yen nog tdie gm collection mosey 'ad pot It in year own Pocket/"

" I did," an:maned Rata Bat a I we the etyma obese duty it In In take Marge ef the money alter the eanat mimed be the collection journal. I had althea to put it in my pocket or carry it in eome other way. rye pat it. sad, away Mae I get hens, matt te meted..

"Pirate/same mad no to the WM" replied his Inother.. "He did take the mliection, and he hen trot it sea. geed, did me rod your gardn' brother sway Mehra gbh' him either hod or sup, when you had plenty la th. (cored"

or, st leen I %mai f did ; bet my yoti denim. beaker side M M b the um ate up as meek est be mold. bid the at, sad spoiled Lucy', best pm to the hazasii."

strerightrad have

fair,' I my to our pesple. Bat come ine We al hones an cup of toy, end we eon mils the Wag

• apohot of their comenatiou w den tills all over the plan in a few days morting that

31.r.;. meth Madden mat widen a hrtrog • ammo no

ktetherhat dope], coma... the follow ing Suneley. Bales was Oa greatly impremed with the pommels, somewhat maRsatialted evangelist, and only after a good deal ol preemng had agreed to lay the matter befere thenhoials of dm china-

The hater, Mated by the project of pthieg • fog -nign:a mimeo without my financial obligates, voted unannamely for it, especidly an one 4 them brought. glowing ewer. of the Guam of the meetings et Mlute-hard. When it wee decided, Balm agrea to provide lapitality for the Mannar. He was not quite say hie nand that. the right thing had been done, but deter-mined to make the beg el it

"I am • little doubtful about those who are ea wide in their sympathies for all the Churches tint they belong to nose," mid the miniger, when the matter was men honed to ban.

"So am I," replied Ref.. "He would. my that he belonged to any denairation. Sectaria he said, wm thong I bat I've hued out since that

nism, he calls him

sell some sor's ol a Welber—nob a Plymouth Brother—bra Ira wimt I could gather he belongs to a split Item a split ol the Plymouth Brethren. But il he preaches, the Gospel end gets men eared, I demo min"

Pb. mgt. before the itemises were to commence Joe Wentworth called on his brother, and Rufus invited him to come and hear the evangelist, without any expiration that he would accept

"Ire the chap sloth bin holding kith in Whiteford, binna it?" ho eked. " Well, I Ives in the train the other monde', neat hem Birmingham, and heard a miner:minim between three men in the carnage altout him which mode me want to run up .gin him badly."

"I'm era I med you," midilm. "So am I," rejoined Joe, a grin. "And I'm

rain' to have smarm In' Mu after, and I hope 6, will be s mod 'no. NI bet a five-mond note to a herria's backbone there will be ameba, down at the penitent lorm before the neere over."

" I hope so," replied Rolm. We are lookin. foment

M.egen! e ' rime."

. °I onedepend an it," mid Joe. "Bat I dame my Mr. Madan will. Anyhow, I'm gain' enjoy mysetf—especially at oupper-time. '

Rules wondered ail the next day why Jr. had accepted the incitation with such duchy, en it was contsury Iris metal -mutton

"He's evidently Maid eomethin' pestimlar good about Mr. Madden," he said to hie wife. - I'm very Mad. I heps the service will be codes bleseing to him."

Joe taced•np the fir. night of the =lesion to find the olorel fall, and he had digkohy in getting a sect. Me preacher talked ter needy an hoer

"Well, what did you think of Mr. Madden's addles I" mica Rat., they walked down to the home atter oho

"It meeting.

was milk and water nweetened with treacle," 1. plied Joe. "It fair rand. me siek. if he end 'My dearly beloved friends' once he said it fiity limes. He span twenty minutes on telling se why Nicodernus mete es Jeans by eight, as it it maenad s braes tarthin'. The Wen twenty.fivo ha took vp in tryin' to mphin name-thin' he dilcu unelentand. That ram woulfta convert anything but a main' eat"

"Well;' said Rake, "rte boned to my hie address did seem to lack airmen.", and &dee gets much."

"It blunt very kr to go Red Acre. an the crow Him" mid Joe, "but I reckon I meld find a why roe. by' Australia. il I wanted to, and lived long entiff to cover the dietame. I once timid a hedraeds preacher tamed Cartwright, who Mina take many minutes at meths' a the 10110. He was to sooner on hie fen than be went for them like a bell at a red rag. There was a lot of roughs who had come to the melon' to have a lark, but in a little aide they were Makin' in their shom, and they tame plinang down to the penitent font like • covey of pernsidge. when a dozen fuet-deas shooters are Imegin' cot'ens. There were alma youog maple there, who were Mutat and bughire, and Groyne it. The a

aminie,a

bet the puncher got hie eye on the gal, and lee evened breaded/. upon her. In • Little while she

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oryun, mei she. amtabed her arm may from her thap a, and went to the penitent term like the red. The fellow she was with seemed to lose hie head, for be tom after her to drag her away ; but the preacher ma down up. en him like • meaty fall mil. life wised him the bend of his trouser., and canal him et men's oK of the erred, and decreed him into • mealmla had te get on his knees before he would ha Lim mat That's the kind el pander ha ray matey," mid Joe, looking mod. " One who mews bagmen and will mend no nonsense; who mike red up to you and sap,

Nom, then, either 20{.13i of year ens ar buck you

"That might do for the lookeedb, Mt it madden do here," his beam mid,

Presentation to Rev. T. Sykes.

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On July a large congregations assembled in the Cerra Chen* Nemmatleon-Tyne, to hoar Rev. T. Sykes parch hie bas Germane en minigar of the church, • Priam altogether outstanding in its character, and covering a period a erne yews. On Sunday night the

was gaits fall, and the service was one wboth will be long reanembersd. On Monday evening, July and, • Karoo hatiTg gathered coy goodbye

Cotraptar*Ht. sad MINIM. Phil/iron resided. The meeting re dread by Mr. James Sow (Derbpareet Churth), Mr. S. A- E. -Mlis (Cosforth), end Mr. W. Senders°, Mr the Central Church. Ail spoke of the high qualities EMes _pared as a preacher, and of the fine sera. be bed ghen to the charms within LI. circa. Mr. J. G. Waleson, J.P., prestical of the Free Church Croat odd all the Free Churches of the city were Mr. Sykes' debtor.; he had ...dared valuable ram and had afar mast of the churches in army- way& He mu-rdered Me. Sylies en the larger service that was opm-mg itself to him mar Brotherh.d and in national life Mr. S. A. E Elia the circuit steward, on WWI ol the circuit, presented Mr. Sykes nth a beautifully Slur. rested addle. Mr. hopheeson made the presentation of a revolving bookcase, also a reg. for the etua of 24710a, gifts from the Central Clack and Carat Mr. Syrs feeagly replied. The meeting wee one of the moat memorable Mahe Macey of this char.

Quintoa Garden Party. Bourne College, (Minton, is °satiety ono of the most

beantilally situated schools In England, and the grounds and playeng gelds loom an ideal place for social functions. Quinton Church serves the Collage, and on Saturday last. the College generously served the Church. Under ideal amditiom, a garden party and sale of work were held in the College grounds. Dr. Tibbetts, of Old Hill, an old Bonnie boy, who hoe van for .himself a high place in the medal probation, end whose service in cies and Church life he rendered unstinally and generously, was chair., and gave ea interesting speech lull of noniniscen. and cheer • and Mrs. Gardner, an averred and liberal helm at Wilton, opened the eala A goal gathering assembled, andrTrts, mart. sod other social amenities wen esti lo the foll. Thar were tendered, on the Motion od . T. J. Stewart Hasson, LA., and Rev. E. arbor frawberry tea vas coned in the school, nearly 400 Fr trim the earsaerries being. the gift of Mr. and .Mes F. Dar The whole effort was a gressreasa realising over ISIO, and special tribute mom he red to the keen iatorast of the Bourne boys.

IN MEMORIAM. •

Rev. William Pickering. B.D.

Died June 29th. 1917.

We bk. Thee, Lord, that Thou didst lend Ds one serer men, who loved the truth

Enough to toil, no he might mend The handiesp of early youth.

With aratatuan's toil he learned to know The game whir long larrevealed

gun atone, nail by labour sore And dor, the ribbons block did yield

The err God had hidden there. From air he leamed how life could be

Serene, War,. and dolionair 1. Id God ban inn would keep him free.

He tolled at hooks r at hia bade: He kept his Leah unto the end:

He cook Degrees and he was made BD., bet never eared to spend ,

He strength for mm, for March for Ga. It seemed like was of nerve sol mind

That be should never met, but pled To mat the trait beneath des rind.

We'll ma ban when the se ran meets, There he pee peer of his bee;

But he will learn of Him who great. Each pilgrim of the heavenly treat

We blam Tam Ind, for Esa host called thy radar to tho school rove. •

Them will be needy unappsUad The bathe hoe of Lea.

Thorley: AM. Erna

JULY 12, 1917 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER, 415

"Sorry, very sorry, ma'am," mid J. It Mrs Went- north ' in. I took hold of that tan when it was hot. Plea. buy Mother and charm to Van try. Sand arm proved, sr prisoner found guilty. ow far the third."

Oh! I'd rather my nothin' &bad theta interlarded Rohm "The fact ia, Mr. Madden, a poor widder was about la be turned oat of her home brass she

ere

my the ma and I dropped the amount into her beret vrhen elm as tooling the other way, hot ha "—pointing to Jos-0 found half the matey?'

"Rule Wentworth," cried Jr, "you ere Lhe binged fibber under the sun. I newer gsw yon my five poured. for • ladder in my Ida"

"No," replied Rade, "hot you gave one RS Mr • mcumber, which yon Mar well Sala yon could bme bad for nothing, end which re only worth a lee coppers."

"Thew laa termed of yen for arming run own brother so Tour," es Jos " Suet bear Ian youegand simple, he takes me whenever he am; but we will let you off this time, parer, thee& you bow bed s Tarr ear,

(To be confireed.)

Clayton Park Anniversary. I do not know bow many anniversaries Rae, J. IL

Maxi gee Mir twelve math. (ha spoke of making demands on twenty chairmen ie the course of es year!), but every anniversary, whether it he of the Baal election, the sedated, or the church itself, in aways era tory Chat min be found elsewhere. Joseph Ellwood lives 1. ner

d church ; Mabel. matters him Heart, bred end soul go Inici firer) effort be puts lore. And hie entrairm rangier He believes in giving hie people the best be ran get for them. Yon need to be pretty smart if yen ear him with • rah programmes I.eok at the rant

. chapel annimerry! He had secured the Medea of Onarenee for Salty and Morey, the Clonnexional Editor and Themes Richard.. M.P. No wonder he gets splendid attendancee at the mating.! It was a beadle-lam to to aL the Sunday cervices; the congregations were good, and there won a fins spiritual fervour which fat mad the temperament of the Preedent ; and he was in rod form. The difference between a church ands meet mg of religionists he atmosphere Joseph_ Ellwood super-intends a aura. You could la that at the women's meeting on the Monday afternoon, and alb at the ter table confrere. If by some unlucky thane you altered one of Ellwood's emerge withoert learning something yon would be sure of having felt something. It was t dreaded meeting in the evening. We hod a typical "Mooed report begot hie " notes" mad, bat, like a reach& he got there at last What an artleesly wiring ay he hen with men! The cheers= mid it was maim tory "yes" to Joseph Enrol and pay up than to argue the point with hen. There to an open honesty and guile-leaner about the man that ie avertible.

It wee the gat time I had heard our Corrional Rifler epeak„ and it me a refesehing eaperiener. With his lamer manner and hnppy optimum amen ford the here of thesepoor, meanie% people of Fad London Related as into the atmosphere of his address. " To live hoe the world end so live truly in the world " was a

timelyand herring topic. I gab enjoyed him. Por-ker I did not enjoy the President ger . well became I have heard him arms himself so often before. But the wadies. appreciated his meet. thoroughly. He lifted as still a step higher. I awaited with eagerness the real of Thomas Richardson, M.P., for I had heard biro at the Mny Meeting.. Be took as hi. topio "The Chores and the Present National Crisis... As he pro-ceeded I began to aek myself how the meet "National Meru of Repentance'. ouch] be erected to armed while thore reeponeible for it declared that as a nation

, we am the right. Mr. Richaasou, et ury rata believes ththat the

in nationardanger of the hour he rearem, and

ontil terra our culpability in the ;area cootie we rail not eery a worthy asce In the comity of riaLionsi. But the fire of en "Northman.' Baehrt 'when he attacked the sophiem that, humanly speaking, this war was inevitable. It isn't trus!" he thundered ; "It could have been prevented." " A fine meeting," we ✓ id re to another as we separated; • it has bees good to be here."

NEWS FROM THE DISTRICTS.

umeiebea sad Ilemematle The committer met in Neemelde, nailer the resider!

of Mn. W. M. Patera°. Applications for the appoint-ment of new trustees were waited rd panted at Efah. hum Now thins, Bill Quay, and Wadley, in the Jarrow Oireat, awl for the ornit hoer at Heaton in Newcastle 'thud Circuit. The baltrahrt for Idea Frost Omer in Hearth Firet re received. The cod wen SI,130. £007 boo been raised, ad the consankted debt h E600, 1400 of which is lea by eight of the trete" Me of infra. Consent was given to the Blackball Society, Wingate amnia to erect • temperer/ balding at a ear of EI60. Servicr are at preeen, held it the (banal sera, and in the came building the Wearers end time Saran Army also bold mar Soar Hirsh in the Arington Circuit, was given emersion to meets ached to sammois te 30D people to Ort 11,600. diamiutiona of t=hZee'r: Ctletaw"wr Mal.gnioleon

e' whew

' Sunderand, • Dead Poll member, erho hoc hod a stroke • cud, ewe trash of all, with the wife and mother of Er W. Pakering. B.D., are death is the hearied blow ...tared by the District for a long time.. Tribates yene paid to hie memoiy by Rove. G. Ariaeong and IL Maim., and Mesa. J. Sandra and J. Longer!. A deputation as appointed to attend the Irma The

floret., Pond has reached SW. Two Satarday confer-ence; on " Reconatructiou " an to be held in &Indenter and Newmale respeotively. A subarnmittee wee aPPointed to consider dm question of making the pairm of chairman and vim-chairman of District meeting of gnat. ameba to the Distria at large.

A SPLENDID TEACHER'S BIBLE to Seam era maw ray men ON PlOCITMI mrYYi Lgasa, nee BIM. m monisinsisis

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ARMY NOTES FROM FAR AND NEAR.

By Rev. Joseph E. Gilberts C.F.

Bee. T. R. Some, CF., was ordered to joie a ship leaving dor the Pastern Fred an Wednesday, Jar 11th. General satisfaction and thanksgiving will be felt by the news Limo Rev, D. Cowie, CY., bet reached his des. aeration let safety. He la Ingland for Egypt several mare ego. The ion silence winch followed gems G.14 to the worst loan !regarding his wafers. Rumour had it that bit ship had been torpedoed. It is a joy, however, to coy on the War Office antlaide that he lauded safely, and wee mated right try to • Murata Anyone cam And him a the M thatimary Hospital, Romani, REF. Be., John M./naming, CF, pending embarkation to the Fael, re Wen put down dor temporary duty to an English commend. He can be found et the btili Lary Hospitel, thaeleigl, near Southampton. Ilea Ii. at. Trueella (CF.) new adder is co, 7th Suffolk, REF., Few..

I Mee had • letter Ira one of our men who es • ptivale doom one of ate northern circuit% one of those yeweg fellows who, in spite of all the difficulties, makes esor conditieas band to arm hie soak There are thoosande a such men in the Army ; they mho keop rehgion alive. I will give the letter just as it reached me, as it we intended for those cols. "I an glad we have been able, since coming to Fromm to rep the Methodist Hag Oar in true Methodist dashion. We Sni Marled that no any men, in spite of enonno. obotadee, are able from time to time to assemble them-selves. together to 'worship God. One place we ame in we had a canteen run by the chaplain. The plaoo was big enoogh for as to here many concern, and there was one special rosin for reading and writing. We had opportunities there, sad we look them, 01 improving our minds ad oar souls. Every Tuesday night we bad a class meeting, and ever, Wednesday night a preechi. ma. The her meetings were elwaes a means of grace, and we felt it rod to be there. We hese a minister or two in our Divisioo earring in the ranks, and fine chaps they am. Our Sunday art services wore errand. As one looked into the laces of the men assembled, saw them helore the service began, it re tea &nice, to detect a little hardness, some amount a carelessness, bet en the service went on & creme would coma The

tones fee the hymn. were each ale ...Lindy suited North Orrery men, and as they sang well-known hymen to see1,t-known lanes the laminae and the creleameas left their laces, and a look a soy and maven. Look their Farr Then. as the a.phar, waned to hie subject reminding to of peat der, bringing to oar enemas the scenes od home life, tears would come down oar faces, and we were all eosog again- Then it was that gray, good resolutions were made for bettor living in ranung dam There is one thing I ant to ret racial emphasis op, and it a this Thank God we worslup Mae unitedly—not am Primitive Methodist. or Wesleyan& or Baptise, but we meet as Christians who have just tee desire, and that to wreath our God, and not to glorily any sea or particular denomination."

The ministry at oar Soldiers! Home in Aldershot is more succeselal and more widely appreciated than ever. Lager numbers are now visiting the Home then at say other time dung the war. Newer was the bar, the bathe, the games' looms, the reading and writing roome on well stlended no now. The brimmed° .1 the establ iehmon elways a heir indication of what is being done in other direction., Ma considerably more than rated during the pat air month. We are being splendidly served a notuber of ladies belonging to our local and MB churches, all a whom gm their time end service to this wort, owning to as week aenter week. and waking at high pressure for houratogether. I have never felt the red for this Home quite eo mach es now. The town and cape are crowded with men. Thousands of these men—it would be truer It call them bays, for in appearance and age they are only boys—have just left home for the first time. They ere the eehteen years of age lathers, ash boom home comfort and toot pitched into the cm. mny of ell meaner of temptation, an by foo- dless, that irksome and oppressive to their boyish 4.,"..its. They .0 oft. seem lonely and bommick ; it makes aou (.1 as Guar you ward to do it barred and one things to protect them from ace, to befriend then snd give them shame. I do not knew what world beans al fiber mon if the Creams had not built borne and hula for them I And be it remembered the 'Char& her not Changed her minis tothe waled the aoldler for a raise. to his body. She keeps her real miasion archly in visa Men meet together, an ham Career fellowship, to reek of their soul., and awry rematheteaddy into emb otherar lives, and bled each other ta holy vows to God. My collesme hors, Rev. Oland Willartson, whose ;reek is uplandid, m constsntly in touch was men at the front who gmet heir liven to God daring thee stay with MN in the Aldershot camp.

Over ISO secretaries of heal Pew Cheer Ornate have bee asked by Mr. Oat At Hirst, raking ere tare of the National 0ouncil, to Import on the mar condition and raked work od them Maros, and to make

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416 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. JULY 12, 1017

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"THE TASKS THAT FOLLOW TRIUMPH."

I.—The Mission of the Church.

By Arthur T. Guttery.

The issue of Oro war is as sure anything can be in this fleeting world. If our Government will only ease London from deetruction if oar people will maintain a steady nerve and an inficrible viotory for the large, freedom and the finer internationalism ie assured. Germany knows Mr doom, cod woeld demise those she

runt defeat Nation. float are dietressed, democracies that are 'titian% end seers who can read the Ogre of the Limes hail the roming of political redemption, even though it be through blood. The time Me mme prepare for the now world that will follow war. We must not be ea unready for peers as we were for confiict. The hideom work of destruction may . cease any day, for war can collapse as suddenly a. it began. The mighty tasks of reconstruction will require all our resource ad daring, sod it would be fetal to plunge into the new dey without preparation and counseL War is alwaye hider. r it can never be Mel. At the worst, it is only an awful ineident in hams. history, but, to reorganise Society, to establish civilisation on more dramam and righteous dines, and to make impossible the recurrence of presmt-day horror. is to engage in labours that endure ill the eternal teeters of the Kingdom of God.

TB the work the Christian Church Mould find its oppor-fruity. Hit fail, it will be broken in awful and final judgment. All schools of thought., political pareee and social organkations are preparing pleas for splendid mono.. Me Church dare not drift She must Mow her authority, give her menage, ad with loving courage create and inspire the new relatioe. which Will govern the life of men. The Church shotdd be the spiritual mother of the New Age, or she wall be palsied, and its days will be coned with 'theme. Oar preaching to the individual must become an evangel for the ram. Personal salvation needs to enlarge its programme tall it purifies all eooial relationship and secures international righter:man-me. The denomination must become a Church, and the Church Amid dare to assert the claims ol.a spiritual Kingdom,

lading all nations and providing reconciliation/or both the foes and friends of to-day. The company of the re-deemed should become • aonquering host. Gentle prayer. take form ire a mighty programme. Aspiration, born ma the sanctuary, Incomes • flaming amon to len the world for Christ and to• make Me Crass the throne of mery mntinent This involve. conflict, and Mete.. re emended to righteousness. From thee ordeal we dare not finch, but, while we contend with evil enthroned ill high plume, we may prepare the holy strategy that will son the New World for the lordship of gram. While we plan the New Age, we should not forget the eternal facts that Aide in every generation. Even the violence of war will leave some things as they have ever been. Human natnre will still confront us wi th ile won-dram capecitiet tragic failures, shadowed problems and colossal needs. Men will oome through the fires inten-sified for good sad evil, but will and mnecienca reason .ad passion, lave and hate will still face !hoes who would War

human kind. The mamas of sin is unchanged. War can no more theme the order that to mond than it tall the physical proonaion of cause end idiot An easy toleration is a peril . most said. II is not revenge but morality that forces as to believe that warmakere tinr1.1"Liblr men have Ward itle6'retort‘od'mits.krak' sod late, they mast take up arms for rightemsnem. To aspect s Genre supernatoral interference with the fruition of human Policy is futile and ahead. Love remains ils of all that hale cm do. It is with vs still, the rams nudism chivalry. immortal daring and wondrous self-sacrifice and rrot even the hell that Ls rampant can chive it out of hums. life. To-dm it 'impels our eon. to achieve the thaPessible and insp.. our daughter. to loving patience

The declares their kinship with Mary the Mother of Jesus. 'F:.;.,jajgile.nt iaill,lotro oitri..1::...Cros...,do,..,;:r...,:..u.icorsi and Ether of o

abide jrztdol. the world. The necessity erne that it overrules Inman error end peasion is Mill felt by men. no craving for

truth, the instinct of prayer, and the dream of immor-tality are indmtructible. Them eternal, centred face are the supreme opportunity of a living Church. We have a mmsage that it not the fashion °Pan boor or the chores, of a generation. DA. rooted in the eternal and appeals to the abiding quolitiee of life in every age. Deep calleth unto deep to-day. In that het is the warrant for our supreme messsge. no pulpit may find Re meat glorious opportunity in these stormy dam, but it must rise to the !oily heights that give the .eroded vision. Trivialities and technicali. tee, eectaritinieun and herring, pedantry and pmviah. ems, mast be etandoued. Our -preachers must take a world view if they would he prophets. They need le spiritualist. patrimem and love their country as the seers did mcient Israel. They should give credit to the unselfish •idealiem ieee; the Impanel purpose thm would slay evil, even though it uses weapons which we loathe. They need lobe quick in sympathy, direct and brave in manli-ness, strong and true In judgment ; then will their mese.age he welcomed se a propheey of tame. The Church needs to recover its authority. Dean Henson tells us that "organised Christianity dose not mme well out of the world crisis." In that mournful fact it shores the condemmtion 'which falls upon our common civilisation. The fact is decent men have been taken unawares by gigantic mile, and, as a result. the usual methods of government and thought have broken down. The Church cannot be content, tut she need not be morbid in her confession. In face of a swift world catastrophe she was not able to prevent the cruelties of blood, but eke has steadied the spirit of the people, has enabled the mod of the race to resist evil at all costs, and has 'elleviated the crimes of war with a minty and mercy that are the marvel of the world. Confession need not despair, content dare not be complete, but the Church has warrant for her claim to he heard in the mune]. that will shape the new day. Government. are too willing to broth mid, the judgment of the redeemed. On many imam oar cr. Government hat shown a cynical contempt for the which This insult meet end. Oor Chorchee, which have reeled their prayers with our beet blood, should refuse to be pushed aside by party and evm philmthropie organisations. We mpresent the finest will, the clearest conscience, the eaTiteT:gtir give try";rdres■'.4O get Zba'n7rimalc'e Obristiaa and incorporate Britain in the Kingdom of God.

REPRISALS IN WAR.

By Jacob Walton.

War has many peril., and one of them it a worsening of national ideals Contact with brute force and de use radiveYterr.on9'iuur dwIttive0r1e

thoneo frr eeen'ciletWwee do not lase touch with the idealism that alone can be a nation's justification for going b war. Our foe is en. scmpulous. He sends his Ilying-men to towns arid cities in which be knows ere unarmed men, women and children. W, exhibit illetilisble anger, hot paesion takes hold of us, and it is not eurprising that even Christian men should led that eh eye for an eye le Greenly reply tO,b?? delivemd It different resentment, . do not complain, we acquiesce. For we know it le the toll of war, the, dread and logical con-sequence of any resort to arms. But the striking down of women and children fir an our upon humanity and the fire. of indignation burn fiercely within us. Shall we ono and do likewise? This is the qmetion the nation is anewering just now. Carefal refiection will enable out to see that nettling can be gained by imitating Germeny. San cannot met out Satan.. Even on the lowest ground of all, that of serving • military purpose, • reprisal of this order will achieve nothing. What is the nee of deetroying your enemy's windmill II you leave hie machine guns snd eying machines undamaged. The destroying weapon must itself be destroyed if vrctory over the foe ta our.. But the military melee... of a reprieal on German open bores is not our main concern. There is higher ground to take. Shall we lake our moral eice from our foe? Shall we imitate him in acts of bar-bariam? We .IM certairdy have lost the war if in oar anger we wreak vengeance on helpless women and chil-dren. We shall have let go the dignity and worth of man-hood, and have become whereafter revenge. War, Mem end mnalural as it is in Been, can at my rate be ma-rinated with a sense of chivalry and with • due regard to the laws of humanity. need not cause us to throw over. board our senee of fair play. It need not deprive ne of mlbrespect We can play the game and win at the eame Lime. Bit what is of vital importance to to as nation will be the tae of oar mind when the war is over, when passion hoe died down, when the tumult and the shouting are no more', when the nation has once more returned to arte of peace and industry. Let us bear in mind that all the happerangs of to-day will be scrutinised by us in the light of the future In the tool of a summer evening we shall be ailing down, slid, diepamionate judgment, we shell review our temper, our moods, our daemons. our actions during Gre heats and pasaions of a long and trying war. And, remember, in that My we shall be honed in oar aelf-criticiem, lost a. we lime already aa a nation taken mealy. to truth became of the bled king foolery of the Bar War. The question will be, How did we demean ourselves in that fateful period when nations

pittepitted themselves one against another in tremendone d of ern.? Homy shell we be if we cm asp hat when buried our children of tender yore we proudly refused, we even under tremendous provocation, to bury our ideals and oar principle, and theist from am the temptation to

declare cameleer in favour of a policy. of • tooth for • With and a stripe for a .tripe. A. G. Gardiner had said "That to win m ideal is of greater importance than to win battle." This le aptly pot We shall recognise the truth of it in the days alter the war, and we shall be thankful that by the grace of God wo !ought on, unswerving in our allegi ADCS tO the claims of humanity. In the passing of King Arthur, Tennyson telle us that the King's good sword "Ercalibur," a E the close of the King's warfare againet wrong, Mill ermined with a myetic brightnesa. Said Sir Bedivere "I never shall see so great a miracle BR yonder hilt" So the aword of Great Britain when shmthed main mutt be unsullied by wrong deed or inhuman act. It is not in-

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T .`,T,t1,h1 ire't„Lgo,!"1:,',:Lh:V:oggrtr■lett tritium of he Belies people the day of victory they may be able M say the same. Let us be steady and strong II our prumee, unceasing in our diem but in our fighting let us stoop not to the cruelties of lawlessnese.

Retirement of Rev. W. Mincher. On Monday, July 2nd, a united circuit social was held at Northwold-read, Stoke Newington, m a farewell gather-ing to Rev. and 'Mrs. W. Ilincher and Mise Gertrude Mincher. The schcolroom was crowded with members and friends from the three church. of the circuit The circuit steward (Mr. C. R. Maynard) presided. The circuit seer. tary (Mr. W. A. Crouch) read the official resolution paeeed at the circuit quarterly meeting, setting forth the good work done and the splendid unity of the circuit during the four year. of Mr. if incher's superintendency. The follow-ing repreeentatives spoke: Meson. W. H. Jenkine, A. J. Cuthbert (Northwold.road), D. Odell, H. W. Willcox (Crossway), A. Ward (Ravmsdale-road), end Mr. Dome. Solo. were beautifully rendered during the evening by Mira Winilred Timms and Miss Lily Hasniltoa Rev. O. Shapcott (West Kilburn), an old college drum of P80. Mineher's, also oddreesed the meeting. Mr. W. Poulin tr, batbd.U.V.:17.12:"..vd0E111

C presented to Mrs. Minther, on behalf of the three • es, a velvet-pile tablecover and o pair of maid diver candleeticks. Mr. e R. Maynard hmded to Mr. Mincher, on behalf of the circuit a case of Treasury notes. Mrs. and Miss blincher, in very gracious speeches, acknowledged their gi fts. Mr. Mincher was given a magnificent reception on rising to speak. Ho gave thanks for the great surmise of the evening te himself and hie family, staling also RIM for the lour years he had Men einenget them he had had the • of kindness and co-ooeration from all. A few names stood out conspicuously for their great daring and loyalty (ohne and the church, namely, Meseta C. R. Maynard (a friend of thirty-eight ymrs), D. Odell, W. H. Jenkins, A. Ward W. H. Willcox, and T. Holding, With this meeting Mr. 'Mindere closes a strenuous and valuable ministry extending over forty.five years, and is settling down at Rithmond. Surrey„ He came to London (Camden Town) in July. 1872, 'staying there five years, thence re-moving to Hackney and Stoke Newington. Hie next station wan Peterborough (lour years), then Nottingham (five ymrs), after which Leicester claimed hint for three yearn In July, 1890, Camden Town again called him, and he remained there for eoventeen year., doing splendid work. In 1910 he removed to Hammersmith, then Stoke Newington, where he had been first as a emmintendent, called him to the tool charge before his earerannuation, thee ...rioting a most honoured ministry among the old friends with whom he had commenced. West Ham Circuit Progress. The friends on Went Ham Circuit gathered in good

hind ere at Stratford-road Church to mlebrate the fifth anniversary of their minister, Rev. Clark Hallam, on Thursday last. The chairman, Mr. F. Harding (who has presided at Afr. ILsIlam's annivenseriee fora dozen years), was abeent oveng to slight phrasal injurer. and nerve shock received in the led air raid. His place was occupied by Mr. J. J. Webb, a prominent local preacher on the circuit. Rev. J. G. &wean, who was in fine form, addressed the audience on "Living Above the World." He was listened to with rapt Mention, and his eerie. points were received wi th much applause. Alderman W. Sender, the circuit Moused, spoke and said that the tact that dray-seven members had removed from the tall

ring the foot five years and U8 added to it was a earn cif real program The 'neither then- announced that he had been succeesful in his efforts to reduce the debt on Meet Ham Church. Some short time ago Sir William P. Hartley had mode a challenge offer of £112 10s. on con-dition that £112 101. wee ramed. Them hod been many journeys and many lettere written, but success emply.com-pensered for alL During the five years debts had bean reduced £385, electric light installed el West Ham and Ewa Ham, additions made and reuevations at • cod of 8175, and all accounts were paid. Mr. Hall, the •esteemed society ,award for Eat Ham, mob° la high appreciation of the work accomplished. The meeting owed much of ith brightnees to the exquisite solos of Mies Fenny Wimble and bike Jennie Gleed, and the fine methane of the East . aim choir.

Meth sympathy ia felt in Herber, and diet-riot for Moo. md Mr. B. Walker. who have received the sad new el their on Harry's death. He joined the R.A.M.O. November, 1915, and served for twelve mouth. in melons military hospitals in England. He tailed in imams, last for Indis, where he took ap dales on • Mendel ship, which mnveyed wounded soldiers from Mesopotamia io Bombay. From childhood he had been associated with the Sunday-schcoL Hie father is • prominent official of the Horhory Gaeta.

418 THH PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. JULY 12, 1017

What Our Readers Say. - •

The Church and the War. Su,.—It pained me to mad Rev. Jacob W. Richard son's

Miter in your recent issue. One felt its absolute want of sym pathy. He bads off by easing that he hopes he sees v• emn that through tragic .perienee we are learning mr lemons.d are struggling atienuomly to recover the highway Of the Lod which in the mad stampede of the ember daya of the war we mimed." To coy the least, that io unkind- • When with trembling hearth we !surrendered our brave boys upon the alter of a greet sacrifice we did not know JIM we were stampeding Irma the "highway 01 the Lord." That great Chrietien otideenum—Mr, 'Asquith—Mom bones remaina mtareished, bold es that all peaceful omit.m had been rejected, that a criais had arieen, and it ma eecesaary that the cause of liberty and lAhlie.o,u;senyese ohocld in auth cries defamed by for..

ed t, and deliberate interveetion, together with the whet record of Prossian crime, make fion the conviction that British intervention waa from the 1. a moral necessity. Thus, doom.. of loving Primitive Methodist., believing that the Loreto highway of liberty and justice should be kept open for wayfaring non of all nations, gave their own beersto eofferieq and their eons to bleed and die. Truly, the con-

hem "D n. miermare" Many bomb, ore ~kvvmeomca het , many homes are clouded_ Wee ever sash sorrow.

ing known as weare feeling. at this moment? Yet our limed adds to it byexpressing the pious hope that we eue learning well the lemons, sea thongh we were wild Jingoes who " thirst for blood." He goes on to toll us how be warned us in 1915 that the " Church sou blunder-ing dimarrouely in making herself oubservimt to the Stade." Our brother midently gods comfort in Lying (hie unctuous' claim Whir soul, but I' do not think S. this or anything he ere. in his letter can do any good-Lotted of rating .ad lecturing, let as have sympathy. If be will spend his time as a 'minister in trying to comfort mothers and wires bereft of their dearest through Barring ill Whet they believed to be a righteous ..e, instead of riding to their sormw and dmrmaion by challenging this belied, then he would be well employed. Pumice this hamh, oeloehoog, vino.e and self-righteous criticism in • ..l<-ken commanity and yon do indeed • blender dinatromily."—Yours, etc.,

J. T. C011.113. Middleton, Lama.

Sia,—The receet letters in your paper from Revs. J. W. Richardson, T. J. Martin and W. Potter, together with the

Oneby Professor lee, have heartened one immensely.

One had felt that there were few indeed who had not bowed the knee to the modern Baal of militarism and State worship. I notice from the news of the conference Nat it duly "tithed the mint, an and cmonin " but, suede eon mlerence at all to the moat serious portent of the times for the "Free" Churches—viz, the continued persecution and imprieonment of men for religiousbelief which happens to be contrary to the modem State woe-hip. Mr. Sykes, predicts our being merged in another

Church within fifthen or Mate. years. Whether that tepee. or not we have. reason for existhesie at all es • eeperate denomination it we are to IM go our distinthive

for the omen rights of Ch.! and the eapreromy of His claim over all others. One is almici, indeed, of the terrible harvest a shell reap through MY apathy in, MS cruel lime. To eell or birthright for a mem of the pottage of a transient popularity ia not a wise policy, for

fter the red pottage comes the exceeding bitter cry." Will it be ours, ae a Church, to seek repenternoe and Red no place for it? Very menenly I urge all who are of forwerd-looking thought to think deeply aod preyerfully on these things, and seek, net from newspapen and pph ur speakers and politicians, but from the Word of God ad m the fellowship of the Spirit, what the will of the Lord ia.

I would welcome Mr. Potter'e auggestion that something &mild be done to get together in our Church all those, ministerial and Icy, who feel the'need of some definite pronouncement on them things. For those who are not arquainthd with the method and extant of the row

Iogme porseenti. I would commend the porn. of

17= titce"n0ob' 'tZivoAi'°" to the

Hihopsgate, EC., entitled "A Statement and"Apprel to the Conscience of the Nation" ; also to the columns of the " Manchmter Guardian" from rime to time. For it we bold mr pea. at tine lime than shall deliverance arise from another ream, but we'shall pariah, and who know but that me are come to the Kingdom for ouch • time . this.—Voure, Joon Roam.

Breathe Hill, Darby.

Sra—The lettere of Messrs. J. W. Richardson, W. Porter, and T. R. Ante pore bus that all one men are . d' wsranad " if the leaders Me. Some of as feel that Primitive Methodism in Let, in everything but the name, in the perm! hurly-burly of polities and militarise, and are in doubt sato the posnibihty of retrieving the position by any leader in eight. We Moe etmd for much in the peat in the .tare of religions propsganda bet unfortu- nately it is ha the past It ia.quife tree to-day, as Mn. Richamhoes Mates, that we are practically a State Church without establishment," and the man io the street can perceive no difference between Nonconformity and the Establishment We have no massage to-day diatinet from thM Ihtablishment either in or out of the pulpit, except in rake and mutations which hare little value in the prom of cimumetranna To the diagoet of many loyal, herd-workieg peoples our pulpits have Men recruiting sale No by men who ham screened themselves behind dad teem the ethfeacrifice which with moth forma they have premed upon other. la it ponible for ye ever to d ared in etre former position and retrieve tie lore which thi. het, month others. has entailed! I doubt it. It

wouId respire • leader math ma mot apparent. to roe highly aa I value the ability of the Leader's Adam.. Then, Sir, them is the heartbreaking fact of the discrediting and debasing of " commies. -• by many of our men- Now inany of our forefathere have suffered the lose of their goode, their right. as Mare., their good name in the community, the imulta and brutal umeec of the mob, to proclaim an ev.gel of great blessing name mob and to the world a large,

au by an approving con.

science in the sight of God. Y. Mr. Pen... eh.— many ethane—besides- yeoman am ashamed of the sneer. and ahem which these men have had heaped upon them Iron Primitive Methodist pulpits and platforms, and the have bad as their defenders " freethinkers and others who have no aosmiation with the Christian Chnrch." New me these delenders of conscientious num ever likely to be in emaciation with n "Chriatiml Church" which sale ao on.Chrierianly. No wonder that thinking men more and more Mend aloof trom Churchm, miscalled "Chriatian," whose leaden are obsessed with .litioa and militant.m end the abuse of worthy citizens who refuse to be dragged into the mod and filth of eoch unthoithian dough.. I hope many of our young min.. heed Mn. Petitorts &mai, for tir them more peels. Wan tie my does will come the opportunity to restme soon... that we have loot ie this unhappy Mile A. to Eholeld, where OM of my sobs spent two preei.. years, if it is tr. that "me single old b.is a conacientious objector," what More pool is naeded to confirm the statement of Mr. Anti that Medfield is "et present more militarist than PrimitiveMethodist"? No debt it is' in line with pobljo senti-ment," which is the line of lent meta. and does not condemn men to two man. hard labour in a oommea prison for daring "public sentiment.

The way out of our preseet imp.. as it presents Snell to me, ie contained in year "Notes and New." of June 28th. The Nonoonformin Churches, in their divided condition, will rover be able separately, I ra7,1c. impress upon this motion the Into and principtee of Ch.. lien teaching as outlined in the New Dertament and which have been betrayed by their attitude and teaching during tbie horrible war. And even if unity can be brought Mont, them walk, much bard work and thought and mrious waiting before much real headway can be won. But it may be on that way if we will pay the prim. The mllaserifice and devotion manifested by oar forefathers would win it I doubt if anythog elm can, emn with onion of all the Cloothee named. And herein I amocistemyself with Mr. Richardson "Wit you yourself have seen the vision of reconetruction and ore entree out to lead vs." There in hope in that, Sir. Will you I Dare you? For it will require daring mod Mill and eaorifice. But the cause is worthy and ill mhievement would be glorio.. Some of us were once c.ght by the emotional glamour of mother men, who could outline o etheme at one Conference end laugh it ell the platform at the next. Here is a cause you believe in and have the knowledge and ability to prosecute, and a unique opportunity' do more than ay other man in oar Churek" Shall it be done, or shall we continue to be ea "mho rather than • voice" t—Youre, eta, W. Date.

Whittington Moor, Chesterfield.

Sea—Permit one to enter my protest again. the Mats-ment made in the letter of Mr. Holmes that conscientioas objectors are fainthearted. it certairdynires more courage m endure the slow but horrible More inflicted on the conscientiOus objectors than it does to join in the excitement of the rash of Battle. Ay an advocate of war Mr. Holmes is within hie right in bringing forth his argu-ments in justification thereof, bet he loan no right to libel those who db not agree with him. There are Mill a few people left who believe that loyalty to our Lord Jeans Christ Mould teke precedence even to loyalty to the British Empire, but it require great oconge to maintain that belie) in these days.—Youre, ebb Jaen Sum.

Memel).

Connexional Equalisation Fund. • Sta,—A short time ago you publialied the report of the

General Committee on the replies of the Districts on the question of an Equalisation Fund for the Woke of our Church. I am not hero mncerned to argue the merits of the proposed Fund, although I cannot mdentand name Districts clinging so tenatiouely to whet is a slid of the dark middle ages of our Church when a narrow and isolated Dietrictism prevailed, and to s pimple which is a violation of the essential geolus of a Connerio.1 Church that.. should bear one another'. burdena and particularly that the strong should help the weak. But what I want to point out is that the report ie misleading in two features. First, it M stated that sir Dietrich dis-approve mhos all rre included. Now Sir, this is the spirit end pu room of the legislation. Therefore add limo me to the four who are eaid to have expreased uncon-ditional approval, and ten out of &lateen replying Districts wore in faro. of the proposal I drew attention to this point because the the soishiterpretation amens& governed the action ofGeneral Bruno. Committee of the Conference. Then, Sir, inn Districts forwarded no replies. Why was thisf le some cases at least not from indifferenm or antagonism, but the cooed that mince ell contention legislation moo to be encl.ed from the agenda. of the Confer.., they would defer considera-tion until after the war. Personally, I approve the post-ponement of Conferential maidens/ion of the legialation on the ground of id conbontiouoness, but I wish to affirm that at the first opportunity this proposal will be yob-milted again lo the nlorence, md I believe with a rising tide of rampart ie its favo..—Youn. etc.,

The Manse, Redneck. W. G. lbanawrrea.

The Commission on Methodist Union. Se.,— In your recent notes Pm refer to the net kW

the Wesleyan Chafer.noe appareled is oemesentatim Commission to examine the subject of Methodiat Haim

four yeare ago, end you add, the question: "le it not now tiro that the Cononiesim .reo to an end of its inquiry, mad Bo mported I As convener of the O.-

.., wham you will allow see to say that the sole reason of the delay in the production of its report (which has been practically comPlem toe some time) het been the situation arising from the war. Whatever declaim the Methodist Churches come to on this great question, the decision ought obviously only to be made Oar a ceder and adequate facing ol the iasne. For our Om-minion to have reported either when the Conference was aof fully attended or was under the distraction di the last two year. Would not have been just to the question at stake. Or to have issued the inlormation that has been gathered, and the waited say, eighteen ...before the prettiest question w. discussed would, I am sere you mill agree, lam been most athortunate. Math valuable and want. information het (one obtained, and, should the approaching 17011181•0136 aypole& the Chmmierion, It intends to Pb the flnithing touches to its work, end its report will in the hands of the members of eor Confeeen. • full time for them to study it in preparation for the'Oenterence of 1818. Whether the war a ended by that time ey net, it wt. probable that the country will- than be Dicing the mem question. a remothruction, and that would nerdy he the best Lime for each report to ha discussed. Moe Wesleyan Coalarence on talon the lead in

cock) this

" inquiry." and we do not propose to lot the matter go by default. Union end federation are in the air, and it would not, indeed, he eurprising il the Conference this year enlarged thew.. of the 0.mitaion, ao as to bring the practical ...Mon to an irsee the sooner.—Yours, etc,

E. Amor Famoo. Elmbourne-tead, [toper Tooting, S.W.

The Resignation of Ministers. Be.—Yon carrameadento Rev. A. Bateson, is marched

over the Leal that lour of our ministere have joined lb. Aaglican Char., and wonders what the ca of this may ha I think I can throw some light on the

use. metier.

I can e minister ol some oonsiderable length or service, and have no intention of leaving Primitive Methodion ; but I ma, to scene extent, miler into the fooling. of those who have do. go. I will mention two things—very diffemwt however, in importance—which are to me metiers of concern.

I repud mu of of building fine chhrchee thaL

hem no mean. ot paying for m thoroughly immoral. D. moth its that the energies of ministert ore spent in 'seeking sobecriptions and organising money-raising efforts, while they have neither lime nor spirit for their true work of prmehing the Gomel and ahepherding soul. The laity em. blame in this matter, for they judge s minister, net by his work .• preacher and patter, but by his skill in carrying out money-raising ahem.. This commercial temper is ruinous to true Church life. Some of our ministers. ..1y adapt themselves to these condition.; the majority do their best, while feeling that it irr a wrong Mate of tire.; mom ham their hen. ahnoet broken and their lives Sang way, and come grow Lind and Imee

But much more alarming is the fact that there a.m. to be olo eafm..rd against our drifting into a sp

urio.

liberalism m theology which is little to by distinguished hose Unitarianism. At the recent Conference mos minister of light end leading declared that he and others did not Mow what the .• old Grape!" wm In a magni-ficent but aninchievons speech Mr. Cutlery laid down them two position: (1)11. to be breve, gay, goodeatured and humble is to he religiom. Beliefs for which men have cared enough to die for them, aro aot rad-How needlessly then these Christian martyrs must have weated their lives. (2) That it matt. very Little what kind of life • man has lived, provided be dies in battle for his conntry. That in mough to fling wide open for him the heavenly p.tele What mead, Gem, of therietianity at all? The men of Thermopylae and Marathon were not a whit behind those of the Vim Ridge in gaiety of courage or opce.eyed dadng of eacrifica Thacker., rap of Dean Swift's one " They have oweeselminiencharaoterialin They onehtbe preached from the nape of a gruagegoe, or the floor of a mosque, or the. bon of a coffee-how alms." la that what,. ale coming tot label' be told that life is changed, al we numof eta. dill in theology, that there I soch a thing at hiatory of doctrine which 'armies...at flax of tome Hwang.. is aped°. hat not sound There is a statio element in Christian faith, ad without it them could be no dynamics Id inept it in • credo lathiest, yet nth. oiently indicative of my meaning, Stipper you could gather Ingather Cheinien lenders from all Ledo end tine., men er warm. ea Athena.. Chrysostom, eugothime /termed,• Anaelm, Aquinas, Dante. Pmts, h Kompie, Peace!, Boned, Calvin, lather, Ram, Hooker, Baxter, Howe, Edwards, BMW, Wesley, Chalmers, Nem., Liddon, Spurgeon, Dale,. Denney. le them anything which all these men would have absolutely in common? There is, without doubt. -All would share a deep, ad.. loyalty 10 Christ as Sanoor and lord. They would all he able to repeat without hesitation the ApostIMs Creed. All would be able to join in the singing of rod Irmo. as

Jesus, Thou joy of loving heard," or "When I survey the rendre. Orms." net is whet I mean by the statio element to Christian faith, and that to what many Primi-tive Method:Ma seem to ander-val.. Vet it is only as we poseu that that we have any claim to be called c Chris-tian Church at all. I am tired of the latitudinarian and ignovant denunciation of doctrines end creeds. I em not =pram. by these would-he leaders of men who grope for light at mooed.. Let them .tinguith their candles: the son is shinier, bir. Chesterton describe. moo who cad col wIth elaborate equipment and the moat delichtfol son. of adventure to discover unknown lands and who more adore at Brighton. Oar theological mplerer. are, Met like that It are they do reach gore they will fole4

JULY 12, 1917

THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. 419

Wanted-An Effective Expression of Goodwill. •

Su,-Alter sere long timecertain conclusione seem to be crystallising in the minds of not a town regard to a Christian's proper attitude to the war. The early appeals of the Quakers, the literature of theYellowehip el Rom-ciliation, touched vs, moved en, but did not ge. cum since ye that rho 'lt ul imate wood

l, had her rid. And no

we deed aside, waived our decieion awhile, and meantime heeded welt what cur Orated leaders in thought and literatere attested. Are we far enough rimy from the conlueion the chock of the war brought into dl oar lives now to formal.* our jammer as to whet a truly Christian attitude ehould tel In theta well-received book, " The Neceesity of Christ," Dr. Orchard asks our choice between the following propeisitions. If the Church bet levee in war, in this war, then it should send its men into the fightiog line withont reservation. Itoar Church cm. science W

en clear about the rightness of the

thing, then the parsons should be the Bret to go the

thing, parapet. If the Church thinks that the sword is not

the aware to the sword, but that something nearer to ten practice of our Lord is celled for, let the Church put an army of believers between the lines. Akin to the former proposition is the letter of Hord. Henson te the "Spec-tator;' Jam 30th, urging upon the Cluch'of England the enlistment of eligible elreu in the fighting ranks. The second proposition was stated by Me. Mande Boyden over two years ago at a meeting in London in unnection with the rt. Church Leman. Inc Women's Suffrage. We remember Berard Shaw's minted eriticiam that. Barely the Sermon on the Mount was intended by tie Author not the eome society remote in time from us, certainly not for a non elate, but for thie present age, and that it out forth an unit'. mode of meeting the world's ail which Teal believer. in Jeer cannot but receive an bind-

upon themselves If, farther, beyond the word of Jeans we hare the guidance el Me practice, we ought lo be able to get nearer a tree ans er w BB to how the present erorld-evil re to be laced.

The laek before the Choral bigger thing than merely bringing 'this wee to an end. re the making of an end of war, dieledging from its hold on men the spirit that makes war. The Quaker, have done a service by their alewife. urging upon en of the repel of goodwill. We an' say Amen to that Our trouble re how to make moderneffective. Endeavour has been made by the President ofthe United States, and by the leaders of Russin, and, we mop well believe, by the &Mali. Con-e:rem at Stockholm, to convince the German people of generous feeling tomuds them. Yet one _of the later Gents we have horn Germany in that on the whole the German people remain wonderfully loyal to the Heiser end his 'lei..

Ts there anything yet to be done, or lave we to auniesee in the present national polity end jest see the thing &e melt, Ti there is anythrng thet remains to be done it is surely up to es who been been spared the rigour and peril. of the battle campaign to dare attempt it It is lardy evident that nothing bat a very signal demonstration of oar faith em be of any service Protestor A. G. Hoeg and the Society of Friends Me gettieg their lesson home to on that Jeer fret. evil by the terribly effective weeper, of ay/Mit/ion an He spirit of goodwill. Jesus received in Ni. person the utile. hurt of • the

evil, endued it unto the errs, mdd It e the

mirt o goodwill and tope. nit in woe

sem be be the ethic of the early Christian Church ha days when

country.dirovered long before they were torn. I ern ,no lonelier, ibat 1 should be glad to h.esiLythe

feel that I am one in the great armonity Chrilian aide through all centuries and in all /ands, united io the emlession of the one Saviour'. Nama-Yours, eta,

Frattil.

"Weather Signs." art-In the face of Mr. Younger' s stricter. cwt

"juvenile interpreter.," it ream dmtalul whether any-one not above military age is competent to express en opinion open these themes at all. War is essentially young men's business, bat it in

"Theirs not to reeeon My, Their. bat to do-and die."

The reasoning and predicting must be Lail te these el riper yearn and therefore clearer vision ...

There Ls one point in Mr. Younger's article which merits more et/union than be berm upon It As it Muth with matters el feet, 'it may be uthin the eau peter. of • rang man to disco. it, and even to chal-lenge his interpretation. Speaking of the HI-starred Dar-danelles campaign, lo costly in bled and teener, Mr. Younger suggests that we were " egged On" by the late Russian Imperial Government "in order to paralyee as in the struggle... Coda my explanation of a national act of prime importmce be mere trued and misleading? .Thae the Dardanelles campaign was .undertaken at the inetigation of Rees. eel was regarded as a military "ramble," the Parliamentary debates an the maned revealed. Bat Barely Mr. Younger der not seriorMy believe thee the War Cabinet were to doolately doped by Been that they sum befuled into the anderWing without my knowledge of its real significance. II that

ind true reading of the eituation it Is a moat damning ictment of the inconmetence and weakness of oar

rulers that can possibly be made. But chile there C no lack of evidence of incompetence eed wither. the Mesopotamia Report-there Ma more sinister reason for the deference of English all th the Russian Imperial Government The key to the retire Oration was mdoubtelly Marian ambitions to the Balkans, and particularly her determination to posse.

inoCoratontinople, and the proof. is the admission made

the Duna on December 3titlest of the compact between Britain and Russia to that effect It is my a common-place ol the Oration, and its repudiation by the Revo-lutionary Government has caused as much ensbarranment ee err own Imperialists as chagrin to those of Ramie. And viral is true of this question al no leer tree of Mee. potamia and the Persian Golf. it ia Imperialism which has dictated this campaign end it. menace to democratic

io leve because the brand responsible British trend of Rennin. Why bore our leadere not Mournge enough to -admit that the idealism end heroine of our brother. in being enpleited for ends that see shiny et variance with Christieeity, and inconsistent with the very Li me with which v professed to enter the war? That this is no mere Pacified delusion is proved by the cynical admiasim of the "Times," that neither Belgium nor France conatitated the real eause of Britain mterieg the war. The same paper consistently adulates the aim of sailing the opportunity to capture German trade, and the Parrs Conlerence was patently directel to the rme

and

Where is ell this leading as I Ls it not becoming in-creasingly mmifes t that the Christian Church meet retrace its slaps, and renounce eqaally the aims and method. of Imperialist Governments 1 Mr, Cutlery ems thie week "Most wars et be settled by negotiation, and the sourer conference begins the better it is lee all." Exactly. And why not this war also? As a matter of fact, we are negotiating the while. What is ell this ...element of aims from the various Chancelleries of Enrme bat the preliminary strew th a negotiated peace. ...A. G. G." in the "Daily New.' thin week rya the churches have too hag been eilent They here not been Meet They have reply said "ditto" to the mild:aria. We are all canted that repuation mast he made to Belgians and NOrtheen Frame and Poland. We ere rot agreed that the essential way, or even the Martell way, to this end is by continued fighting. And all Christians ought to Inc obsoletely opposed to expansionist schemes of the Braids or my other -Empire. le my opinion, it is time we felt thie, and leacksely acid so-Years, eta,

Houle, Hull. Entree H. PirrWOOD.

The Government and Conscientious Objectors.

Su,-We are given to.understand by the spokesmen of the Government that so grave • diveatisfaction is m-inuend by thou accuetomed to the Me of been with the regrictions imposed upon the diversion of foodstuffs for ita mmufuture that those restrictions met he modified. If this be so it would seem to show that evens war-time Government usensible to the expreseion of a considerable body of publie opinion- Lately we have reporlai by responeible public mm two caul of inarlity to rv-

ieetiou In or • mats is "mein a sack and thrown into s pond eight times, and at by a rope round Me body-." En a second the victim of persecution is placed in a bole in the ground about twelve feet deep, centering water. so cireumusibed that be cannot rest either day or night, and told that he will be kept there until hie cenacienee enlighteued. In this% ease the Under-Surelary for War reprete after investigation, that the metier dill remaine "somewhat obscure "-most earn. forting phrase. It may all be that the consciences of these men are regarded as uninstructed. Stilt we eihredd rreard with horror sueh torture of the most dastardly .Mimi. and ponish Seveady tiny 'arisen

who a'

it to s child-munierer. • . Am we to conch.. that the Christian Churches of Eng-

ird Meer. el this Wesel bodelity, or in the <midair

faith me Men and evil very meth alive, as eet forth is that mile of suffering, 1 Peter (sr especially chapter it, rerse II, to chapterre., verse if). To-day my reading brought me face to lace with these words thorn &Menu reacher :=" Nothing can have Jeered...roue malts than our attempting to overcome evil, not with good, bet with counter-evil. Only caneLive fully end hearbly in the New Creation end obey the Spirit who rules in than creation, who brings us thoroughly into wand with that inward character of the Ifivine government in human affairs, by virtue of which everything parkins. or ungoverned meet

-onl be_opnesec.by so may law and order be metered." • igtooteVitibi; to_ attempt the New Testament practice of

each *the eaything you be done to videos the spirit of goodwill-no, to educe it from Germanyt la it too late .l'or Orcherd s gtestion? Could • party of "whir" men, fearless and puns of blood hut, yet go 0.80 the line., unarmed, be declare, b Weer if nude be by, their thee laid down, of the goodwill of Christian meet towards Germany-an umy el um in their prime el • brain and sinew, of England's beet And even if it needed j to wail little for the moment, amid it help the larval. Some of tre feel ill eat are behind the mem. probed:ion wererpposwl to enjoy. It. &minx rue be so securely,. ask while others die. We are not afe•W to die We are amid to bill, especially. to kill blindly. What we radii like to do would be to give ourselves in a Chriatien way.-• youre, ate., X.

Work in the Army. Sat,-Sinee the list ol contributions last publithed 1

have received the following which I gratefully acknow- ledge :-Croers Keys, Is Weddinghem 7e. td.; Blackburn First, En Ma Id. • Ita,

Brigs

Choir, 11.1ord, 1St. 6d. ; Holbeach, : Eakring,. 21 fa. ; Chimer, £1 lfe. ; St. Anthony, Newrastle £1 Is.; Knowlwood, ; Thomson, New Mlle, lie. 4d. ; Docking, 10e. ; Forsteretreet, Nottingham Second, be. ; Gainaborough, fA Shacks:cod, 10s. fist ; Bad- lord Seventh, Be. 6d. ; Colville, Is. 6d.; Bridling-ton; £3 10e. &I.; Walmeraley-road, Bury, £1 /Brehm.. Pecking, 21_; Cheadle; £2 lle. Bd.; Cosby Choir, Leicester" Second, 141. ; Oirenueter, £1 /Ss. 0d.; Long Sutton, Wiebech, £2; With Omer 7a. Rd. ; Kidderminster, £1 las. Id.; 31r. It D. Cook, for Hat in France, £10; Bradford Third, SI 1Ba. 8d. ; Ring-

Bed, Docking, 6s. ; Stoke and Length. Cl 13a 1d. ; radford Sixth, 10s. 6d. ; Southend, £2 de. ; Petersfield,

10s. ; Brighouse and Greetland, 10e •, Lurie Eighth, £1 2e.; Ellesmere, CO the. 2d. Grothill Church, Barton- on-ilurober, ; Workington. £3 Ba. ; Upper Cletford, Andover, Cl 10s. •, Tipton, 13e.; Flehnsley, id. Docking, t. ; Harrow, lls. ld. •, Thornton-le-Dale, Picketing, £2; Cannech Choir, £1 Bs. ; Blackwood, Ile. gel; "A Padres Bairns," £1 100. ; Gtingley-on.thu Hill, ES., Gainsborough. El : Glasgow Third, 7a. fed.; George-street, Chester, £6; Olay Croon, 13a.

As in previous years, we are visiting an speed that a retiring collection at each of one Meer shall be taken an nearly as pueible to the aenivereary of the dote of the declaretion of war. The response in the rat bee been generous, and we confidently rely on our blends for the continued support-Yours, etc., Jose Marra.

03, Mount view-road, Stroud Green, London, N.1

Children at Morning Worship. Sm,-in reading the the

attenuated Conference proceedings er the Leader, nothing pleased one more then the prominence given to the need for revival amongst the young people of our Chorth by our worthy and able Readmit, and his determartion meths the principal plank in hie preeidential pletform LI. solvocacy of the claims oi Christ on the thought end life of the tieing geuerat.. In connection therewith may I make a suggsation that hen been for 4 long 'while in my mind cod acted upon on many occasions with pleasing results. In order to attract and retain our elder scholars to the ordinary services of our March we mere make them extraordinary, and must be no arrmged as to moke the young people het en intelligent interest in them. I stile principally of our Sunday morning service, when we Modal endesemer to induce all our whalers to be present-it used to ho compuheryr-bal, what is needed is la make the morning service so that they long for it Inducement will then be unnecusary.

How can it be done? I do not suggest altering the form of service ono iota, but the spirit can be unproved upon. Nothing create. interest like co-operation, and it is in the service of praise we em make rue of the children, and it can be melt an inepiration to young and old. Wherever possible, mpecially where the Sepplement is in nre, hymns should he chosen that are in both the Sunday- atheol hooka and Hymnal, and the numbers in each book onnounced. The children would then be certain they, were expected " rain," which is the aro. al the whole thing. Here is an opportunity for one .1 oar effluent laymen to defray the cost of a deal index, which meld be supplied through the Book Steward and ministers to every local preacher, and the process of cooperation would he complete. The remit woeld be m reopen.

than who have never tried it I ha-seder ail to may, aetattiOne with marked Ewes.. The praise part of err service is of vastly roue importance Orr many well-

inmate. Let tree who ham their dMild ptre the experiment-Your., eta,

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thee their influence is no negligible that they on do nothing in the matter? From one al those alternatives at seems &Sank to encase. A preeneent Anglican clergy-man in Mmehaster, it true, throve the entire blame for much things upon "the to and disloyal perver. eity of Has and paeiBer generally." la that the Cede of the Free Churthert l'ersonelly I have never been ebb to take the mart position: still I cam. bet ?eel that three cane of Urnintli.ing a wound upon the Badof lmgmva greeter than my wound her enemies might iMict upon her body. The time may be nearer thm army of us suppose when in other matters tbe con-wiener of mon are mkt.. and we Mall bs compelled to anger for oar yonviationa With what eonsietency out we fight err battle when we par over thee. thinge in cont. parries allearost-Yours, etc., W. L. Wrote.

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Civil and Mations Liberties. filut-Healy thauke to you for isaeetiag my appeal,

.end to the hbet of minister and laymen who have taken the trouble to writerna The mayorre hr been great-far too great for private acknowledgment "Ilse pick 01 the bunch." b eholiul knee teem.. breneWenten w•Imse huaband has jest undergone his third abort menial end

heem sesraced to eighteen months' hard. Arrangements are in hand for .'meeting of those who desire to take comma together on the mementoes bees that bee been raised inonr nationallife, Partied.. ofthismithering will be friend in the Munising column. of the Leader aa soon ea the arrengenarta are consoler. The purpose of the gathering is to clearly define the character and intent of the work we are prepared to undertake. Our purview must include aq effort to aecune some relief for there he men who are actually suffering. Proemial. to that end will be submitted. Simultaneously, our petition in relation to the supremacy of conscieree user be defined and WWII. reeled. The situation, in which there b an amneety for Sinn Feiner and conic:entices OhjeetOra at still in prime, is an added recof of what many of us have long believed-via, Hurt for Governments freedom ' s mere pdbtiral expedient It ia Ire the lollowere of Him vrho promised freedom by truth to restate the imnerithable

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Notices of Births, Marriages, Death., I,., must reach the Office. 75. FarrIngdon Stgeet, London, EC., by first post. Tuesday morning.

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BIRTH ten, —At Kumla, on May 21M, b Rm. J. R. and Mrs.

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MARRIAGES. Aeneas—Lessa.—On Rim 261b, et Mon Heath Church,

by the Item W. Dudley end A. F. Slater, Fred, youngeet eon of Mr. Althea, Gimp Kell, to Kelly, yompet daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Make, Peony Morgan.

Daxwany—Fosrox.—At the Moderns Chinch, North Kelem, by Bev. H. Mainprise, Louth. on Only 3rd, Rev. Benkune Drewery o landat Alden, both of North Kelsey.

Ftner—Srarnom.—At Harringay Church, N. July 7th, by Bev. E. J. T. Bagnall, Clucks J. Meet la May Seymour.

Lowstmr—Boar.—On &Wrath, June 300, at Immanuel Church, Brixton, by Arr. IL Featherstone, Charles Bertram, third son of Mr. and Mrs. O. C. faciley, of Brixton

' to Jeannie

Leonia, only daughter of Era Burt, of Clapham. NITITALL—G.K.—At Scunthorpe Church, on June

Mn. .,.!2ata,

l',Ero'Lee nd

and the late J. W. Donn, 1, Chapeletreet, Scunthorpe. Psaamos—Alsth.—ott " Bethel Church,Welverhampton

on July 4th, by Revs. W. E. Webley and J. H. Vaal, Rev.,

Gor e gory Passbook to Mies Ida Evelyn Mak, elder day Wr of Mr. earl' rs. F. W. Male, " Twyrty," Penwroad, Worerhamplon.

Roarmon—Raomm.—On Only 2nd, by Rev. J. .W. Cotton, ei Bradley-Knot Church Castleford, Rev. horse Robinson, of Selby, olden. son of Mr. J. W.' Robinson, of Ngamoke, New Zealand, to L. Florence Rhode, of Oadleford, only daughter of the late Mr. Alfred Rhode.. of Stakem-Trent

Seam—Ham..—On July 4th, at Selby Church, by the Rev. T. Wend, ol the bride, tad by the Rev. F. E. Thietlothwaite, Rev. James A. Sheen, eon of Mr. Thomas Sheen, Norwich, to Edith,only daughter of 31r. and lire.

Thome Hell, of Madisolme, Sely. Tuoursorr—Solm.—At Abergavenny P.M. Church, on

July 6th, Rev. Thomas Thompson to Elisabeth Agnes, daughter of Mr. J. A. and the Me Mrs. Say., 01 Aber-gmenny.

SILVER WEDDING. Tree.. — Foreman. —.At a. Paul's Conpeptional

Church, Wigan, on July 13th, 1892, Edward, eldest on of 3fr. and Mra. Ch. Turner. of Almond Book, o Jme, only daughter Pb Mr. and kin. Edward Fairhurst, Mao of Almond Brook. The Rev. W. Wilkinson officiated.

DEATHS. Aslant.—On June 29th, m the reeidenee of hew eldest

daughter, M71. Naylor, 77, Malone, Atherton, Elisabeth Ashall, aged eighly.two yearn, widow of the late John Admit, el Roby Mill, Skelmenehde and Liverpool. Interred a, (Atherton Cemetery, July 3rd, 1917. "I shall be Miefied when I awake in Thy likens." •

Avert:ie.—On June 611, Ernest Albert Peaches., beloved eon of Mr. and .the. A. F. W. Austin, of Finsbury Park, N., killed in action in France, aged twenty-four ythrs.

DAG4171.37.—On Fauiday, June 2305, Wi:liern, the beloved husband of Herriett Bagguley, of Manor, near Ilkeston, aged sisty.fivayears. Kest altos- weariness, peace after pain.

Coox.—On July 3rd, at 3, BoVeyetreet, Tentobie, co. Durham, Aar long lams, Samuel Cook, aged ,evenly-Threeyear. 01.0, alter weevil...,

.NORMANDAIX.—On Only 7th, M 2B, Kinglieldroad, Orrett Park, Liverpool, aged eirdynine, Emma, the beloved wife of the Rev. John W. Normmthele. Interred at Kirkdale Cemr they on 'Aserday, the 10th. Till He coma."

STAVin...—Warty, the beloved ran of Mr. end'Ilre. Sm.. ley, 21, Edmund-Meet, Smedley Ilaricheeter. Died of wooed& received in France, May 1300, 1917, aged Meenty.fom yens.

Sera.—Killed its action, June Fah, 1917, Dal limo. Tom Sykes,thed twentyene, Yorkshire Regiment, eldest and clearly-beloved son of William soul Moe Sykes, 30, Somerset-street, Middlesbrough. He pre Mt Greake love bark no man UM] this.

TATI.0.—Privele George Ernest Taylor, second eon of Mr. and Mee George Taylor, of Creep Villa, Stasi, Oberon, accidentally drowned in France on July Mad, aged twenty-live yearn

Watson —Died of wounds in Emmet en July 6th, Nicholls Waugh, the beloved Maimed of Franca Neagh, of Brom-

JULY 12, '1917 •

Woriu—On June 230, M Kirkby Maisead, Maris, the beloved daughter of Robert Wool, aged forty.. yam. In-terred June 30M, 1917, at Kirkby Idabeard Cemetery. Greatly beloved, deeply lemented.

IN 3LE310RJA3l. Arartravw.—In loving memory of Pd John George Bennett,

1/5 Leicesters, killed in arum on Hill 60, July 15111, IBIS, aged h

orny yens, eldest eon of J. and E. Bennett, of

Codee He who plants within our h...

AU the deep &Fenian, Giei,,■ henjIztioform departs,

Will but chap the Unbroken °WM Closer when we Meet spin.

Ly't":■.;T17 17,1IFT;m:r10,` eternal ran Jul'y 16th, 1913, to be for ever •with the lord.

Fersows.—In toeing memory of Minnie, the deadyheloved. wife of James Fellewe, Lighte ,.iffe who adored the ,Romeland July 14th, 1916. Ever remembered.

Esota—In loving memory of Sergi J. S. Eagle, 4th Camelim Mgt, the beloved on of 11r. and Mrs. J. Eagle, of 24, eril000areat, Leicester, killed in aotion July Div9t.h. 191Q Too dearly loved by all who knew him to be forgotten.

Teom.—In loving memory ol our Mee mother, Esther Thom pvidow of the late Boo. 0. Thorp), who entered into We Homeland July 15th, 1913. "She lived a gentle lile."

TlIA).TES RETURNED. SOn. W. Pickering, Oshwood-rood, Blackhill, deers to

Wank all friends for the kindness and sympathy extended to her in her peel bereavement.

Ministerial Changes and Engagements, Changes In IBIS. •

Rev. T. W..Brown from Abergareney, after three yeas.

Changes in IBIS. Rev. F. Morgan Ridge Irons Harbary, after four years.

Engagements for 1018.19. Rev. H. N. Smith horn Dotter to Taney. Mem J. W. Midellemies and A. Williamson to Deiffield, •

third year. - Rev. J. Dyson bons Myth te Seaton Delsval. Rev. Arthur gonadal from Newbury to Creole, Doncaster. Rev. T. Dade from .Waterbousee to Shildon. Gm. A- W. Watford no Bkodford, s fourth year.

Engagements for 1910.80. Boo. A. N. Bagnall from Ilandieder to West Hartlepool.

PERSONAL.

One of oar churches in North-East London had n is reertable escape during the sir raid on Saturday bud. Bombs were dropped all round the building, swhole Mock of homes and a factory being demolished right up to the church, but net a window of the church was broken. Quite a number of the casualties; were among those who belong to the Sundaymbool.

Rev. W0 E. Guadreid, of Huddersfield, writes:—"The officials of this circuit are anxime to get into mrly touch with all Primitive Methods) who are coming to live in Hudderafield. The legal trade developments, especially the British Dye Works, are bringing hundreds of people into the town, many al whom will belong to oar Church. I shall be glad to do my beet to find lodgings for them or to do what I eon to help them to secure houses. II in others uncommon thing for ea many as one hundred to be brought into the town and have W walk the streets home. lea ler want of acommodation. We are anxious to save oar own people,Irom thinexperience, as far as pessible. We shall esteem it a great favour it the minieters from whose circuits these people are coming will help m by an early intimation."

Bourne College, Qainton, is realising a great masers of anon.., under the difficult war conditions. The applies- tio for entrance next term are numerous, and the nu:bers will be well maiotained, Wm tribute to We work and influence of Mr. Hooson and hie Waft

At Lhe argent request of the executive, Mrs. B. 114e, oF Workington, hen undertaken the secretarial work of the Workington United Temperance Council, in the absenoe of NIT. P. L. Daniel with the colours. Under this arrangement the Council will be chiefly officered by ladies, as the president is Mrs. Wathyn Thomas, of Moresby IWIL and with her is aissomaled Mr.. Come, of Workington Hall, a daughter of the late Sir Wilfrid 1,61•3011.

Onr Sundaymbools will do well to avail themselves; of the "Handbook for the Scholars Dripture Examination, October Slat next," edited by Rev. G. T. Fawcett, of Scar-borough, and just issued by the Book Noon at 2d. arch. The sobjeot is "Nehemiah A Jewish Patriot," and the notes thereon provided by this Handbook are really moot excellent. It se confidently hop that all our schools, for the sake of the scholata themselves, ere arranging to UM part in this examimtion, in which cast they can put no bolder helps fate She hands of the competing how and girls than ia provided by this Handbook. As will be seen in the edvertisement on centre page, they are mooned at the rate of 2d. each, by post 2lel. Orders should he mret direct to Mr. Johmon, Hamm Hell, London, E.C. 1.

Private T. Tart, Argyle and Sutherland IfighlmdeM, the en al Mr. Eltas 'Perk the choirmaster at Shieldentir, has been awarded the Military Medal for conspicuous gamily on the field. Private Tart is only nineteen, and se both s aoholar of our Sundayethool and a member of the church.

Widmpiesd mend is felt throughout the North of England et, the death of and Lieut. 1bm Sykes, of Midd ls-trough, who was killed remottly in Frame by • shell.

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aB London Endeavourer& The meetings are held at the J.P. Restaurant, New Bridge-street, at 1230.

Re, H. B. Millward, of Lemnineter, was recently in-vited by the 710•7 10 read the lesson at the Priory Ohm.. We understand dole ie the first occasion such en invitation has been extended to a minister of the Free Churchea.

Ministers who have been stationed at Horsham, Sues., end other friends who know the motherly kindness al the circuFt award's wile, will be aorry to Lear .that Mrs. Gallon hanvirear; dangerougy ill. She la partly making

The late Aim Ash, of Spring Bank, Troll, bin left MOO the Fountain.road Treat, Hull Second Cowart Mae Dorothy Bell, B.A., daughter of PAM Jabes Bell,

hes just completed a most successful four yeses' course at the Victoria Univereity of Manchester. She has now gained a. teacher's first.class diploma, end bee been awarded the Wither.' prlre.

On .70.110 30th, at the Sheffield University, the degree of le& was .nferred on Mies Jessie Wilkinson, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. P. Wilkineon, of Hoydand Common, HoyIcd Circuit Mr. loneisdl:onZ eizait.ye.brd.,

teacher. Ronald Goodscre, son of Rev. John T. and Mrs. Good-

acre, Sowerby Bridge, has gained a county minor ceholar-ship in the West Riding of Yorkshire, tenable for three y.ra He is ten years of age. 001 of fifky.three candi. dates in the Sowerby Bridge area, only three were suc-cessful, and be is the only boy to obtain this dielinction.

Mies Zoe L. Barrett, aged eleven, daughter of Rev. E. Barrett, of Leeds, bee been successful in gaining in open competition a jceior city scholarship. The scholarship ia tenable Joe dour yeast at one et the high schools of the city.

Mies Grata Hill, daintier of LIM society steward at. New Herrington, hes succecefully peened her Preliminary Certificate .sminstion, and is now eligible for entrance ago a training college to complete bee preparation for the teaching profession.

Second Lieutenant Tom Sykes. On Friday, June 29th, German bomb left tern aeo

lifeless all that was mortal of Tom Sykes. lie wee the eldest and affectionate son of William and J.e Sykes, of Middlesbrough. He joined the Army as a private, and by dint of perseverance and mobility of character was given a commission and attached to the 7th Yorks. He was eie

days short of his twenty-second birthday when he

fell. From childhood he belonged to the Church, and, had he lived, would have gone far. 111.y scholastic. honours he won, but the one he meet prized was the gift of hooka hended to him by Dr. Peale at the Middlesbrough Confereece as first prise for the Con. nexional Level Preachers' Examination. He hated war and all ilk emaciation., but had no doubt about his duty

the dread cried. Pother. hie spirit is best...rased in • letter to his (cow broken-hearted) W0.10. Ile tore "Delighted to bear you 070 trying to look on the bright Bide, mother. Ae you say, when it is all over we gull not mind or even regret the page Yon know what Whittier says : • That care and tried seem at last, Through memory's sunlit air, Like mountain ranges overran, In purple distance lair! For myself, I feel that this experience hue brought,ree out of the aellieh self that' was and broadened any mind immcesurably. . . . It bee put a new value on home and friendships. It me what Christ means when He epeake of losing our life and finding it again. 'When wes lay in duet life'. glory dead, Then from the ground there blossoms red, Life that shall endlen be.'" The letter.e written in a German dug-out. There can be no doubt but Chg.. at the fronts' Ming brestbee the gentle chivalry

me.odn Idle141rftria'v.:! tetarlicsotit,Tr.:Crairtti Tint hood. Re sleeps aide by aide with many gallant lads who have "gem out with honour" and into fairer reel...,

Private Harry Stayeley. Private Harry Staveley was • member of our Broad-

street. Church, Pendleton,. Mancheeter, and one of the meet devoted of its workers. He wee regular in his attendance at the Endeavour meetings. and took a deep interest in ererything that bad for it. object the encourego-meg of young people in Christian service, An enthuei-emetic Band of Hope worker, he represented his church on the Salford Temper.ce Council. In October, 1915, he responded to his country's call, and after wenll, months' teaming went out to Egypt, whets be saw much active service From thence he proceeded to France, arriving on March 14th of thia year. About eight week; alter he was severely wounded, and he peened away, at the age of twenty-four year., in a field hoepital on May 13th. All who knew him honoured into for hie consistent Christian life. and not least his comrades et the front with whom he had lived and wined. Our deepest aympathy and me. Meat prayers are with loved ones who mourn a great lose.

-.Private G. E. Taylor. New hue jog been received by Mr. and Mrs. George

l'aylor, of our Grange Villa Church, Stanley Circuit, al the

e death of their second see, George Ernest. aged

twent-five year., who was accidentally.drcened in France on July 2nd. In Febraary, 1911, he joined the forces in the RA.M.C., end in February, 1916, was sent to France, end hes passed through many 01 the big hattles. He W49 of e bright, jovial diapoeition. and endeared himself to all who came in contact with him. From his early boy-hood he attached himeell to the school and Endeavour, and ems at the lime of his death s Leacher and en active member of Lhe Endeavour and choir. He will be greatly

used by the young people of our church. The aympath-y

ng young fellow. Thews who were Bn .at7ttr remrrikable kcal preathene meeting M. theldiddlesbrough Conference addressed by Dr. Puke will recall the presentition of books made by the doctor to Mr. Sykes for having wee the first Concezional position in the kcal preacher& eeamination. What seemed to be

g real future bee ended in the grog sacrifice of his tile for hie country. Much sympathy le felt for his sorrowing rehilives.

The Meyer of Birkenhead, a Churchman, attended the service officially at Orangarced on Sunday morning last, it being the anniversary of Rev. G. Fawcett'. ministry et the church. Hs Worgdp was accompanied by .veral members of the Town Council, Borough Bench, and Guardians. The collection was for the tool hospital.,

Rev. J. Bestow Wilson, of Canning Tmen, writes.— ..Kindly allow me to acknowledge donations a. followe Mr. W. Eat (to Women's Outing Fund), fee ; Mice

ld Schofie, of Edentleld Ceiling Fundy, la. fed. ; Mr. end bin. Powell, 01 Fekenham, 3s. ; Mn. G. H. Healey, 10.. To those our gratitude."

In comectien with theremarkably eueseasInd church annivereary recently held at Princes-avenue Church, Liverpool, the ex-President hoe jest Muted a lice of all the contributions. The total sum raised yes £273 7e. 4d., made up of hilly 250 donations ranging from le. to £20. Under Mr. Cutlery's minigry the &arch is continuing lie career of great prosperity.

Three well-kerwn members of oar church in the Black Country Moe recently been honoured in being made Justices of the Peace—Mr. J. J. Appleby (Brierley Hill), Mr. A. It Hadley (Old EMI), and Mr. Caleb Woodbooee (Creaky Heath).

Mr. S. Jacks, J.P., whose eketch and portrait re inserted in the Leader hat week, end which gave great eatisfaction to a wide circle of Mr. Jacks' friend., officially connected with our church at Dewsbury, where for many yeare he has rendered conepicuoue Bern.. He is among the beet known officials in the Leeds district, and is highly esteemed.

Mr. W. H. Childe, J.P., of Batley, has completed fifty

years of active service u a local preacher. For the whole r that period he has been attached to Batley (Wellington•

greet) Church, end hes practically held all the offices of the church. At the recent quarterly meeting a emigrate. latory resolution was recorded and forwarded to him.

Rev. and Mr.. F. I,eedley deeire to acknowledge their gratitude for numerous expressions eympethy they have received from friends all o.r the country on amount of their recent sad bereavement and prolonged distresses. Mr. Lindley, through advanced yearn, is altogether unequal to the leek of replying to all who have tnd to comfolt them in their .rrow.

At Southport the Y.3I.C.A. Hat Week has realised & total of £3,676, including a donation of £500 from Sir William Hartley. His original promise was to give 10 per cent. on the amount contributed by the town, in the hope that g least £4,500 might be raced, . that he might have the pleasure of making it up to £5,000..

We deeplyregret to lean that Rev. John Teece, Wrockwardine Wood, has just received the sad news of the death of his youngest eon, T. Edgar Tome, who wee killed at the front early last week Mr. Teece's numeroae friends will feel the deepest sympathy for him in his great Borrow.

Mies Frances Browning, Bristol, has just obtained her honours B.A. degree. She is the daughter of Mr. Joseph Becoming, the Sundaysch.1 treaeurer. He Ise been officially connected with Eastville Sundsynchool, Bristol, for filly yeare, in recognition of which • beautiful .py of Lhe Church Hymnal was presented to him et the recent annivessay. Miss 'Browning is a p;t1lach and moat promising young lady.

Two school workers on the Oldham Second Moult have recently been wounded in France. Pte. W. N. Gil., who waa secretary of the Cloister Hill-seed School, bin been severely wounded in thelegs, and PM F. Schofield, a teacher in the Lees-road School, has receired a dace wound, by which, oefortotately, he bee lest the right eve. The termer is at Ohelses H.pithl, and the latter et dillingham (Dorset), and both are reeking eatislcetory progress. Pte. F. Smith, a secretary of the Lees-road School, hes retarned from Femme on account of physi.I breakdown, bat reports from Cirencester, when he ie hospital, that hie health is improving.

lieutenant Percy Carter, M,C.r of Old Hill, hes bees home on lea., and daring the time hin bean notified of his promotion to captain Belonging to a family reedering great service to oar Chetah, the euerese of Captain Carter hes gratified p wide circle of •friends.

The cemerms friends of Rev. George Levying, of Liver.

Real, Will extend their sympathy to him in the 1.s he eti segnined in the death of his eon.in.law, Mr. Fletcher,

of Birkdale. Mr. Fletcher paused away euddenly on a banner in Southport Mrs. Fletcher is a lady ofoon-eiderable gifts, and in her cerlier years bed en offer from the Government ef e leetareship ol considerable value. .

The price in the "Boy'. Own Paper " monthly funny gery competition is given this month for the following :— " He Meant to Have It —A cheap jsch wee endeavoming to get his audienm in good humour preparatory to offering he wares. Producing a shilling, he 'Now, gentle- ..., here is A chance of e liletime! Whet will you bid for this shilling? A real eilver drilling put up for cection! ' Bide came Tepidly till a chilffieh treble offered aceeePen.; then there was a panne. • Elevenpence fo it?' cried the auctioneer : and no further bid being made, he added 'Very well. it's yours, my little man. Where's yer levenpneel. 'Take It out of the bob and give me the change,' piped the email boy..!

Mm Joseph Johnsen will give the addles. at the Christian Endeavour Loneheon Club on Tuesday next. The club, which row/s on alter.. Tuesdays, ie op. to

at the whole church goes out to the parents and family in their great sorrow and loss, who have been lifelong members and offi.rs.

Ernest A. P. SoetIng. by

the death oirE:nlabtedA."P.ofAil:tVglryyPhry,tiinillreed lour member on jInot nefith.Met 14;,.°1.11

the first

[17,°i'oft.'14::,::1:%etj:01`bLeh?Alm.i.i: St the It result of 'early Christian training, he bunt aeon a wall-

laid foundation and developed qualities which gave steel

KoTTLV :hrre idr: h'airreh:p'eltd trouble for nearly three years, have alwoaoys .fo.und

PrOd7VeTlige'Pn't",stoXedr,! and"ZIS"nflid tioldier voted service on the high task he had taken up was alarms

spleadid.example to all, and weafebt hhts I:: very:

fee:te. 1 in the. Ifew"reZe PLITt'l:e and passed on to the Homeland, and enticipate the mire and certain hope of ro-union.

IN MEMORIAM.

Mr. John Coa. With the paeeing of Mr. John Coa, in his eighty-third

year , Gateshead Second Circuit has eustained a sego. 1.1. He was a moat devoted official of our Whitehall-road Church, with many years of fruitful service to his credit. Born in a Lincolnshire village, where he was converted, he then removed Chesterfield, where the best dare of his youth and early manhood were spent Forty-

.° he removed to the North Seaton (Streit end joined oar°umbels Church. Submniently he settled for a time at Walker.onTyne and then in Newcastle-on-Tyne, where he joined the fellowship of Meplestreet for twenty years. Ten yean ago'he retired from business and came to reside in Gateshead, where he became et once an out-standing figure in our church et Viliteludhroad. He was a

most successful Sunday...ma teacher, but it was as

class leader that he most distinguiehed himself and n.rithed the mall society info strength and vigour by hie wise, eympatbetic and diligent visitations and super- vigon.

He passed awaywn June 5th, esteemed of an who

knew him. A large company attended the funeral service in the church end followed his remains b Salthellreme-tery. Rev. J. Joining officiated, and aIan made suitable reference to his life and charoctir 011 the following Sunday in the same church.

gun. E. Sabath On June 29th Elizabeth Ashen, the widow of the late

Ur. John Ashall, 01 Roby Mill, Shelinersdale and Liver-pool, passed peacefully away at her eldest daughter's residence et Atherton. She had been confined to her bed for nearly two years, and bore her suffering with noble patience until God allied her to Himself et the age of eighty-two years. Silo had been a member of our Church over filly-five y.rs, being converted under the ministry of Its, Fred Smith et Roby Mill. She exercised a holy influcece in her home, an influence that has had abiding results, her lour daughters all being engaged in Christian aervi.. Her only brother a local preacher on 68 Birkenhead First Circuit, whilst a nephew is a local preacher on Skehneredge Circuit One of her grandsons is also a local preacher .d a !desert of our Atherton Church. She lived a quiet Christian life, the fruit of which hi seen in a family linked together in the service of Lhe Mager. Her worthy example 'end words of ripe counsel will ever be treasured by those whom privilege it wee to minister to her. "Many year. were given to her ; they were lived for the pure and the good. Her steward-grip was faithfully discharged, and now the labourer's reward has coma' She was laid to rest in Atherton Cemetery on July 3rd, Her. F. W. Wilkinson conducting the service in the house and at the graveside. We sorrow as them who have the hope of a glad reunion.

Mice Marla Wood. The Kirby Malroani Church, Ripon Circuit, has lost

one of be most devoted members in the passing to the higher ,antra of /dim Marie Wood. She was but lorty-oe when, in the early home of June MIth, mortality was exchanged for life. Yet the brief years bad provided opportunity for mantles, ministries of helpfulness, both in the borne, the village, the church. Though qu

.et in

dispoeiti., she yet revealed e depth and strength of character ant made fellowahm a joy and IrMndship s privilege. A long soecession of preachers, both mime-tenet and lay, remember with gratitude the gracious hos-pitality of her borne. The Church of her choice .he loved and served with unceasing faithfulness. Ar member of Lhe choir and chapel wizened, ea a missionary collector for thentr-three yeem, the give of her beg in service. The funeral took place on June 30th, and wee conducted by Rev. A W. Nelson, in the presence et a large number of sorrowing friends.

Mr. WHEam Beggeley. deceiver Society, Ilkeston Main, he flathead a heavy

Inc. in the death of Me. William Bagguley. He had teen identified with the Treanor .ase for hhirty-five years, having removed from Itaddington, near Nottingham. He held inmertard offices in the church at different 19.09.7— schcol ceperintendent, moiety steward and a trustee. He was a geed worker and generous supportm, hold in the highest esteem, and by his regular attendance and deep spirituality a mainstay of hie chin.. He bore his long nigiation with patience and cheerfolnece. He leaves • endow and family, who are steadfast in their loyalty to their church. and who now mourn the bee of a dear hashand and lather.

OUR ROLL OF HONOUR.

"No Greater Love." By William Le Que.. (Ward, Lock and Co. fle. net)

Mr. William Le Quetiz is well known in the world of fiction and ie widely read. His latest book, "No Greater love gives us an original dory striking ill its getting, end one which holds the interest as the event,' move toward. their tragic end. It is " the study of • woman's hoard" Whether the psychology is true to nature and the intense passion of motherly love could ever carry a woman to come at deep and callous ia for Use judgment of the leader. Bardanah Clayton, an Eursaian and a dew., was the rage of Europe and AlneriC11. Widened in early life, she tired only for her pretty daughter Edith. To advance One girl's social interests Barden/eh exhibits, her-self nightly as a dancer ; then without love marries, a speculator, who me reputed to be a millionaire; later on acts the part of Lady Macbeth, and finally destroy. he, ttell with her enemy, in order to wipe out the than of her daughter ryer knowing td the crime. The author him-self in a lee sentences some op the moral tragedy. " beautiful and unselfith love, which had in it something of the divine. which had so long kept her pure and meek had proved in the end to be her cam. From the tender plat which had borne at emeiete • Beers hed Mane • noniron and phonon. weed." It a a somewhat amble book, writ lava with warnings and sale.). It will munmand wide reading. •

We deeply regret ID 1.0014 the death of Priest. Bat Poulton, the elder mu of Mr. L W. Poulton, thesociety steward of Rotatable Meath. He joined up last alitomo, and wee attached to the fith Bob., Hathinmt. Having been pot through • rapid manse of training he wee drafted to France, and when he lad been there but a few weeks he wee mortally wownded in the last big mush. Before losing consoimenees he Mailed to the ministering chaplain that he was trusting in Writs as his Sari., Minh loympathy is felt. with Ina yang widow end boy, as well m hie math-respected parents and

922 THE PRIMITIVE METHODIST LEADER. JULY 12, 1917

SENNACHERIB'S INVASION OF JUDAH.

for m..d.y. J.17 SS. 1917.

111 Kings miii 13; am 637. G.T., Palm alvi.

By Henry J. Pickett.

1.—Thie story of victory and utter defeat, aimed iden-tically conoborntel in the remade of Aaryria, and mothed low by the witness of the mons-meth, is one of the out. standing historical tributes to • Power altogether outside thetas wisdom or military strategy. How mall the re pentard. and heartfelt prayer of Hathiat (very 15-12), and still MOTO the passionate devotion, ability, and loyalty of Isaiah—now, otter forty years of brave minietry, at the height of his power ma ithluence—had to do with it, will never be fold. We anent think of mch a deliver.ce under a wilful, reckless king such as dhar. It was true for ilerelviah and for lariat. that God saves cities end nation. by reason of the intemession and loyalty of His own. The true protective of a nation ie not in the might or its army or tam but in the mamba of ile cilium who ewe beyond everything olm for the honour of Jehovah.

11.—The victory is the more remarkable because at the time the fortune. and hopes of Jerusalem were at the Iowa, Let the claw mad loath ma., especially rem 3 and 6; and, in connection with the whole lemon, Isaiah meth., Ravi. and sari? The foe which badmen.. and Uneaten. Jerusalem, making her inhabitants quake with Soiree, was almoat at the gates. The strong party width hod relied on Mryptian help had loin heart in the defeat of Bay. by Semacherib, with the result of panic in Jerusalem as described in leach ail. 3. The lath ol Ds people in their own temple-worship failed them, and even the king evidenced weakness. The one, strong, safe, loyal guide was Dinah, whose meuranee of victory rallied the city, and whose absolute trust in God's delivering hand saved the nation. We cannot trauma coo highly the gift of men and women whose courage and service rallies our lath to the beet things.

111.—llememhering ottLi indebtedness to God's faithlul ones we mark in the speech of the Bothhokth—that is, the chief' military eater of Sennocisorib, hismodem represen-tative being the Premise tyrant—the folly of defying God. What insolence, omberopt and blarphern y wades m vent 10-131. What an Moult to the God of Judah and to the people of Jerusalem! Let the class tom to the preceding chapter and to vent. 19.29 for a piece of shocking, boosting, actually inviting the people to betray their lad, their king, and their city! Yet is not all sin an Mink to Heaven's Hine Surely, when we mast upon ear own will, when we deliberately repeat what we know to be wrong and what has been plainly forbidden, when we perantently refuse God Hie place and enthrone in our hearth another love, ere we not. really defying God as the officer of Attsyria'. king/ And are we not dome it in the light of far greater knowledge, since we now know that there in only one God, salute the heathen officer accepted the prevailing belief that each petty nation had Its own Deity and that Judah'. God was only one of many,

IV.—In the prayer of Hesieleials (vent 15-15) and the answer el./mi. (rem 20-34) we anark, in emtraat lo the Power of the unseen, the weaknoes of mil being too Power

end less than nothing, when Heaven'. might moves out to judge and save. For the power of troth and the helpleasnoss of wrong-doing leakh's appeal is, se mum may he, to history and to experience (vers. 24-26), The larger view we kiln of God's activity, the niers accurate our knowledge of His government of natio. through 41 the centuries, the more we

shall het the hope-

lest:nese of anceeesfully opposing His solo This is one of the advantage. of taking the longer view. It is only in the little today of its re le that material foroes and human pride and ambition mem strong. In the light of the posing years. how empty its ho.t, how thort-lited its proaperity! We Mould never lore evil no desire it; no nh000ld

rather loathe it even m God dos, if we audied it in the light of its brokennms and eealmees and failure Sorely the helot...se of evil /mating and material strength was never more completely mom. than in the quiet, dignity and shrength of erre. 27, 213.. By so slight a creel ea a bridle will God tarn back this arrogant, world. defying, apparently invincible king! We may well fear before such

w God On Ours, and reline the spider-like

refuge of evil. ratthie is still more vividly expos. in the sequel of

this story, vers. 35-37, supplying as it does the proof of Divine anchorite and the complete vindication of those who had been loyal to it. The may Reel( did not even come near Jerusalem, and the rout of IL woo complete and heal. Whether God'e deetroying was a pestilence or m illusion. setting np a mnrderom panic, re that Lbey bicame • mob of murderer., we kn. not. It wm a Divine inthromition. one of thaw meat indgment acts often seen in history. and intended in teach .the generations that ner's authority comet be sueressf ally challenged. We have the echo of this litho, in the fortyeath Psalm. Sonnatherib's broken army rehired to Nimes], bit the tower of Amyria was broken. Stmnacherib never cams e.t.a. main ; and seventeen or evenly years later,

hile worshipping in the home of his god, he was °really murdered by his two sons.

Kind

Hearts. GIDEON'S GREATEST VICTORY.

I wonder il you have found oat what this was. The eider, he won at, himie wee a notableone. The victory of the frumpas and Mdses ma a greet victory without • lakle, a. victory only possible to a brave man with brave com- mies. (lidera and his henon chased the Midianite king. and their fleeing soldiers, who authored such a emoting defeat Oa never...in did Midianite robbers come In the land of boat. That victory made Gideon Drams for more then a, theme. math yet it isnot the Watery I ea thinking abeam.. Let us find we What it wea

Nee r from When Gideon lived there dwelt the Epthairuites. Between them and Gideon's maple that* Lad bean bad feeling, and per by eery._ When Gideon was making ready for fighting the Midi/mikes, he did not ask them neigthans to join him. Bulge Goon as he are the the enemy was running away, he ant to the Eplvaimitat aeking them to go the alma. way to the forth of Jordan, end prevent die Midianite. Imo crossing. This, they did, cantering two princes named Ord, and 'Loeb.' Thom two were famous fighters Their names me. the Orow and the Wolf. After capturing and kitties dose princes, they cams irs a temper to Gideon, determined totems quarrel lath " Why beat Son served ua like this," they mid, "110.0 thou didet not odd tot when Om vented to fisth with the Midianitent" " And they did chide with hem sharply." It wee plan to see they wanted to provoke • qaarrel. Then it wa. that Gideon won his' greatest victory. He did not get angry,

unwedwould have done; but by • gentle anions he

tinned rimy their wrath. In a thothing sway he talked to them. Ile omit,. then lor what they had done, mis-call. that if they had come in the Iast they hod doer all the wonderful things, and all he had done wan es nothing in comparison to their first deeds. That day Gideon showed himself to be a mighty men. Perhaps it wee with Gideon in mind theta case roan sad afterwards: "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that relate ha epois than he that take& a city."

Such victories w ywin. Lat me tell you a dory of 'an& a wctop. Littke Jimmy had born playing in a loot. ball match, and hi. ode bad lost He came home looking very glom. Alter • while he bast out: "Mother, God helped the tad boy., and they won. Our side didn't get raspy or use bad words, and we kept the rules, bat the others swore and cheated, and they best us by three gals to one. God must have been on their side, and I don't .all it lair"

Mother couldn't make Jimmy think any different, bet when father came home she told hint of Jimmy 'a trouble. Aker e few mementer father called Jimmy, end mid cheerily, " Well, Jimmy, I hear you won all right to-day."

Bilks* Jimmy mid: "Wolf, yea bad wrong, became we didn't"

"Oh," said his father, "bat I heard there warm Pao violories, and mu won one."

"But I don't know what me mean, daddy." "Well, ru tell you," mid hither. "You see, mother

told me all about it She told me you lost the loobbell match, but you Iron the bigger thing Yon d idn't win with your feel, but yen won an your hearta, and conquered MI the an and cheating and bad language. You won alter ell, didn't ma I I'm pond of you, my boy."

The clouds began to clear from Jimmy's hoe, and after • minute's thonehtful silence • much happier little key said, "I me now, daddy. Gad wee on our side alter 0.'0 Het"

"Jenny," mammal his father with a smile, "there's wonderful old Beth which has this sentence in it, ' Better

te he that ralah his spirit. than he that taketh a city.' Yon cold yo. loot your temper, and God helped you to win."

When Jimmy malls prayer. flat night he added Elie "Please, God, I'm eorry _for the way I thought about Yoe this afternoon. I didn't nederatand la Amt." Too know what he meant, don't you?

Poszlea for Playtime_ What fish I. most valued by a loving wilot—Hering. What man must have hie glass before he can do • dey'll

work I—A glazier. When is • pie like a poet I—When Ws Browning. Why ie defeated army like wolf—Henan 19e

worsted. Why. he a lollypop likes hornet—Because the more s

boy licks it, the fader it goes. What three letters turn s girl We a woman 1.—A-g-e. What is that which all people do at the same time I-

ns, go that hi the world.

One of ow Dranchea. Seven months ago Mr. B. W. Garth, and swami helpers

formed a breast of the Guild of Kind Hearts in cos nation with the Sualemechad et Newport, M'onmeeth-Aire. They have enrolled narly 100 members, who take • great intermit in our Oaild talks end work. Jam OW Cluithmae they got up • concert for the °bagel loath. They hd a better one several menthe ago, from whale they pm Cl 4.. 4A to the chaml anda new mg. kw book. They pleated s Setutthy thermion's eating in June, which ma a happy time. Now the members am paying weekly towards mom neat Chriertmea. Mr. Chrthy n very proud p1 • Bible which Me been presented to but for getting people to hike the Leader.

Address Guild tete. to Rem AMMO{ Juan, HA Ctdp. plethora...road, Sheffield.

THE MESSAGE OF THE FLOWERS.

Ithdeevoce Topic for Weak beginning duly IS!

Math vi. 2&34.

Readers of that mime.. book, "A Student in Arm," will remember the terminating chapter on "The Flowers of Flanders." In poignant words, Lieut. Hanky, who Was oft the am of nuking the supreme sacrifice, seeks to interpret the Message of the Flowers. It is inatinctim to *oleo in the flowers in dap of peace, but whet of the message of the meedowe to men who are summed. by the outdid memory of moderwviarfarel To-day, twined the lines, they me the flowers. Tomorrow, bore the lines, they may Lie

"Like some rob hyacinth, Math by On scythe 01 an unikillul gardener Ms been cut, Mowing the garden gnus-plots nee its bed, And lien• a fragrant tower of parole bloom, On the mown, dying grass."

Does not the beady of the Sowes mock the fighting men in Emmet Behind the lime—rich, deep meadows filled with mrnflowers, marguerites and other delights ; Nature in hergayest and roost charming attire. Belem—ground awned by berating shells, stalking death. Is there my weeder that more men have turned their tack on the flower that seen to mock and deride? The contrast is too painful to ender°. But not so Donald Harkey. He will neat. join the ultra puritan rota, who fal the spirit en the beauty of the Sowers, nor those of the aesthete, who sees nothing but sordidnese in pain and dmth.

He finds the synthesis in the leeching of Christ. Christ sees beauty both before the lines and beet.. He now in the lilies of Galilee the tokens of a Father. low, the emblems of a Father's care, an &aurae. of the life which

eternal, while the Chan, with its tradition of sordid degradation, He raised to be the symbol of love divinely bmutiful, and of life triumphant over death, With new eyes the abide. see. the beauty of scarlet poppy, blue cornflower, red raggedrobins, and the rent ; he also thanks God for the beauty of Me Dross. After expressing mailed° to the Great Giver of the Omen, he concludes "On the other band, the asme good Father her kid it on num to offer their live. for an ideffiL If we fight Irmo bloodlust or bate war would he sordid. But it we figla, as only a Chrietian may, that friendship and peace with .r fors may become possible, then fightiog is our duty, erd our !Ming and dirt, our wounde and our death, are oar beauty and glory. The glory al the Bowen Le emend the glory of man is another, but both alike belong to the One Father and Creator of all"

Consider the flower. of Flanders. Ye parent. whose sone have lamely responded to the call ; ye wives and esters end sweethearts who lament the Impel amen good and strong and true. ilea, and ye mothers, whose We were nometimes called by dull people ne'er-do-wells.. Con-sider the lib.. of the field I Gal elotheth these Shall He not moth more clothe your beloved with mr-menle mete for the trenquil country wherein now they dwell. No! the mere ia not, the end. Grim.visaged death has been deleted. Flowers do not die. They enter ,the dark room of nature and change their apparel and live on. There is no death. Consider the towers I tor from Ma ground there blossoms red, life that shall endless, be.

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Alexandra Pairade Church '14.000 Shilling& Fund. Se,—Your met valued Menem of our are is sandy baring trait; the pad week has brought as . mat gmereos response. Thorsen doe that the hats of our lead are giving heed to Mr call for help. Bev. N.

HIONII--• beloved colleague for one year on Keiehley Second, before the circuit dirision—writes me from Black-barn Second: "Jost for AcId Lang Syne I ma sending e,„: N. for debt redaction. Evidently you have • tough on. May you emceed ! " Another• gilt of , hoe "United Methoderi," Naffiliffeenffies, discovers • ,brether with vision. The United Methodist Church is earepresented in Glamor, and M. James Field mti-eipstee the time when the Parade Church will have become • apirkual home ol the larger Methodist Church al Entrain We .walcome this gift ae the forename both of Nether gills and also of co.vorion bra the mane part of the Lord's vineyard. Doncaeter leads the wey ea the frost Mean to come to onr aid with a dona-tion of 10e. We are deeply toothed by this prod ad sympathetic interest in our artiste. Will other circuits having • Amer foothold than we hare, stretch out the helping• Used/ Thereby the bond. of Otharelional brotherhood will be etrengthened, and our stock of grace hemmed A gift of I.. from Mrs. Dyson, a Woofer, • memories of the tether years of one's rainier, "For old friendship's sake-. Pr, thank you. Gifts from dl old friends will be wekomedon the samegrounde, Our

will be "bruit that may abound to year amount" Our he mt y thanks for the following :—Mr. George K Hill, 2s. ; °Primitive," Wished', ; "Primitive," Chrileford, le. We are crimpling an autograph diem of eignatares of oar patrou.. TM volume mill be of sane valve at some time, especially it containe14,000 names. 111.411 be a greed "roll of honour " of those who bellied to aye our church. Now, girl. and boys, send along your jubilant drilling. happy to be relented to the our

Will our young friends phase give vs their ages for entry / In coming days they may be visitors or sojourners an. Glasgow. Will our older friend. plea. note that postal orders should be filled in and crossed, and Tremor, notes should be sent by regielered poet? WI should be dad to have the names of donor. in every case. We will only publish in acknowledgment seek pennames as our friends desire. Our request for names as retrospective as well prospntive. We hope to be of Garvin to these eho have so generouely helped our mime. Donations pleas forward to 141, Onelowdrive, Bannister.; Gleam.— J. J. HARRISON.

MARRIAGES.

The marriage of Oath. James Fleet to Miss May Seymour took piece on dely 7th at Mattison-road Church, ornducted by Bev. K J. T. Bagnall. The bride, Me was given away by her father, me dressed in pile memo crApe de chine, erith wreak and veil, also tarrying s batman of Mite carnation. The briderimade were Mimes Amy, Lily and hided Seymour, seam ed the bride, VI= P4t 1,21°,:°2 charged soldier, wee Mended by IAA COSAIIII, Arthur John Gerard, of Bedford, in place el his only brother, who is eernno in Franca Mr. Watts presided a the organ. The reception wee held at 118, North Viewthad, Bonney, the bride and bridegroom'. fai home, alter whith the happy couple lek for Bournemouth, where the honeymoon is to be spent The presents wore anemone and useful. Cartel, North Kel:gy on Jel7trd, Thu pantie being Bac Benjaman •Dreweryf Loath and -Loans, second daughter of Mr. and Mn.rs Poston, 'North Kelsey. The bride, who me given may by her father, looked charming in • Ample gown of chiffon taffeta, with ninon aleethe and alreametle. She ware a wreath and veil, end serried an exquisite Sheaf of white Snow Queen rem and etaphanotla The bridesmaids, Mice Ethel Peyton, eider of the bride, and Miss Winifred Kendal, niece of the bridegroom, wore gold benches, the gift of the bride-groom. Mr. George Drewery, brother of the bridegroom, wee best man. The ceremoray wee performed by Rey. W. Mainprige, assailed by lley. S Rowley, of Bradford. Other minieffire prevent' were Rena M. Known:on, J. Nkhol, and G. Ring. The service was choral. Mid- F. IL Foston presided at the organ and .played the Wed-ding March. The numerous permute included a beautiful silver epergne to the bride from the Wesleyan Church, of which she hr been en active member for many yearn ; also a eel of carvers and entlery to the bridegroom horn the Loath Endeavour. A reception wee 11411 in the Wesleyan Sehoobeom. The happy couple al terwarde ledt for the East Coast for the honeymoon.

On Wednesday, June.27th, an interesting wedding ma celebrated in Snow Hill Church. Stafford. The con-tracting parties were Pte. W. H. Bank, of the Northern ta and Min Elle Hulme, daughter of Conn- calor H. Halm, one of the school mc.rintendenta of our church Rev. Bertram Portaell oft. _tied, mul Moo.

}yet presided at the mean. A large congregation was pretreat at the ceremony, and afterwards a reception me held at the Moro of the bride, " Millard View." Rev. James A. Sheen, after fear year.' splendid service on probeion at Eyemou tif, KB., me married on July 4th at cm Church at Selby a Miss With Hall, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs Thome Hall, who recently removed from Shipley to Se/by with the firm of Fletthere, Ltd., of whist • Mr. Hall is a manager. A large ',ember gathered to the ceremmy,. conducro.d by Revs. Thomas Wood and F. IL Thierlelkwaite. The bride vae beerntiffidly dressed in cream silk chiffon taffeta, with veil end orange blorsom.

Barge. B. Sheen, brother of the bridegroom, was grooms. man, and Miss Mira Hall, cousin of the bride, brides maid. A reception yea afterwards held in the Me.olumia. Instigate. later in the day Rey. J. A. and Moe. Sheen left for Morecambe and Keswick, where the honeymoon is being meth prior to Ming up their ark 41 Dealt In addition a a tome amber of preemie Irian RUBINS. friends, Mr. Sheen was the recioient or venous from his thumb. Mm Sheen, who is beloved la re= and her work', sake et Waffled), ted by hoe Sondayaohool el® at. Selby vith • am. MR,

A quiet wedding w solemnised at oar Ition Bath Church on TharsMv, Jame fah, whear Mies Nell, May leake, youngest &Lighter of Mr. and Mn. Looks, Penne. morgan, was married to Gunner. Fred Arthm, KG.A., ion of Mr. and Sire Aram; Clegg'. Hall, Bream, Cheshire. The cerememy was performed be Rev. Wm. Dudley, assisted by Rev. A. F. Slam. The bride me given away by her :ether, and me Mired in a dome of cream Silk poplin and wore a pretty hat to match. The bridesmaids were Min N. Roberts, friend of the bride, and the Mies. J. and To Evison, twin dem of the bride Mr. A. Arthen acted as beet man, maned by Pte. G. A. Simplon, Tiverton Frail, Tarporley. Barb parties me members of our Church.

On 'Thursday, June 28th, a very pretty wedding took place in the High-tared Clharth, Sometime., the aka. mg minister being Rev. N. M. Cethbref the contraming parties being Harry, eldeet eon of Mr. aad 11 re. Nettall, and Jessie, only daughter of Mr. arid the late J. W. Gunn. The bride, who wore • dons of ivory erepe de chine, with veil and wreath of orange Moaner, ea given awae by her uncle, Mr. Button, of Ski/Mono Ths amerce wm fully choral. Among the primal. was a einer hot-water jog, the gift, of the High-street Choir, of which the bridegroom is aecreary.

Church News. AbertIllery.

On July let and End the friends at Sonoweet-threet were favoured with • visit from Principal Pickett, and Isarg: day eearv=1 Illterehmisab' bared, a!nd the presence wee mry red. The congregation on the Monday slternoon maa the largest we loom nen at troth • service in our chore)/, and wee a minable triage to the preacher. The lecture on "Lord Shot tesbury: The Pioneer of Social Benno," which Mr. Pickett gave in the med., revealed him to cm m new light, and was greatly enjoyed. The thairmm was our esteemed church tremorer, Mr. G Grippe. Valuable con-tribetione were made at the Bemires by the choir under the leadership of Mr. LI. Edwards, Allard.

A most emerald circuit demonstration was held at Mabletherps on Thursday last, when the peeial reach in the afternoon was aumillo? J. H. Turner, J.P. of Glee thorpes, athe preached • powerful sermon " Chriet e Cure for Worry," based on Matt. vi. The or. vice vas followed by a public Wm provided by the idablethorpe laffiee, at which Mout 160 eat down. The tea wm served by the lathe. el the Establithed Church and the Wesleyan Church. In the evening Coun-cillor Turner delivered w most Interesting end matructive lecture on "Elijah." Miss Finch., of Saltfieetby, presided, and generously helped ae. Miss Brighton, of Cathy, sang solos with greet acceptance at both services. The demoneration wee noel enecessful Total results 222

Barnoldmaidr. School annivereare, held July 1st Preachee, Rev. J. G. Boman, London ehose services wars greatly &emended. see, nor fine einem, by children and choir. under the able conductorship of Mr. J. W. Harrison. Soloist., Miss Butter-field and Miss Lorne. Mr. W. N. Petty (Cone) very efficiently presided et the man Although nearly 100 of our young men➢am in the Army, the handsome total

at KKR 5s. gal. was realised Barremeinelverseen A circuit gathering wa. held in Forshaw. Meet Chard. on June nth to say farewell fo Roe. T. H. and Lire Barlow at the elm oI • met mamba Ave more' ministry. The circuit steward, Mr. J. HodgIcineon,

presided, and appreciative addreases were giveas by Messrs. J. Clamp, T. Gardiner, T. Hodgson and J. Gibbon On bohall of the emelt the steward made a presenta-tion to Mr. Barlow al an 1B-carat gold English laver watch, with a gold alhert and nSell attached, and a number .of Treasu7 notes. To hire. Barlow was green a lady a gold watch bracelet. Mr. Barlow mitahly reerprmded, theinking the friends for their megnificent gift. Mr. and Mrs. Barlow were elm the recipients of numerous with able present. from pereonal admvers and friend. On Sunday night. et the close of Oho ordinary service, a crowded audience gathered in Forsharmstred Church from al the cheat fora united Iseewell arrive Burslea. Rev. J. J. Hutchinson lea spent all his proba tion air junior minister of Bardeen Circuit. Cm Sunday, June 24th, large Lions at Hamil-road keened to disown-was. On Monday even-in g, Jana fffin, • largely attended cirmit gatherirm testified to the high esteem in which Mr. Hutchinson is held. Mr. E. Broad preeided, with °roman, J. S. nab min an vice-chairman. Excellent oddments were given by Meese. J. W. Pam, T. J. Wilcox, W. F. Hodgkinsou, A, Bourne md Rev. F. 11. Edwards. On behalf of the circuit Mr. G. Hadfield presented wallet of Treasury Nons to the value of 212 Be. Mel Hutchinson leeliegly..re. plied, and mprened hie thanks for all the good vishe. received end the great kind-ness shown to him during his nuniery la Burelem. Cheadle. The school anniversary was held on F. °PL, L7' Qt..`t■ Tath.," minister of the circuit Hie mama at both arenas wee greatly appreceded. The children and choir excelled in the singing ode the leaderthip of Mr. E. Rent An orcheatra of twelm perfonnere accompanied the singing, which proved • valuable asset to the amnion. The effort was a derided mama Record congrega. timer at both aryl.. Financial result over 231, being a few pounds in advance of previous mars. Derby. Central Church choir sermons were hold July lst. Preacher Re, P. Evans, Macclesfield. Re had c epecral treat from Miss Elspeth Momop (contralto, gold medallist, Leeds). who angst each service to the delight of all. Weed service at 2.30. presided over by the Mayor of Derby; programme by our own choir. The am vitae throvgbont the day mme

attended. ffinancial remits a record. Mn. Rove Smith, LT.C.L., A.TC.L., accom- panied. Doncaster Second. 0. Sunday, July let, valedictory sermon. were preached by Rev. W. Franks in Duke-street Church to large comma. thins. On the Monday a valedictory sem vice was held, when the May, (Committer G. Raithby) referred appreciatively to the good work done in the town by Rev. W. Franks, and mid he regretted the time had came for ha removal. Addresses of appre-ciation were also given by Messrs. C. Jack-son, W. Rembeck, R. Beet and W. Huntington. Specie) were peen by Mn. Wakeman, Miss G. Brackenbary, bliss Allen, and a duet by Min Clayton Mise Risley. Rev. W. Franks yes pre-sented with a purse or money from Duke- cri:deeltiChunk 11,16,evldrz. Re. v. W.

of gibe and letters from many frierdrier; the tom and cheat. Hew the aroma woof Melte. of the eirenit for hie future work in Hemsworth Station.

Enfield. We celebrated our school anniversary at Chaseside on Sunday, July 1st. The plat. lorm was s-ell filled with happy rending children and young people, the therm of whose singing reached many a heart. The epecial preacher was Rev. T. P. Mayhew, of Clairton, whom discourses to adult. were only erimiled by his fine addrenes to the children morning and eventng. In the eltionoon, at the Young People's service, Mrs. Shearman, of Christ Church, pro-sided, and Rey. Stanford Bodge (Baintat) gam a fine towiml Mabee to the children an "The Gruen Jack." On Wednesday the gathering took the form of an enter-tainment provided entirely by the children and young people, consisting of dialogues, songs, etc. We had an Wed chairman in Mr. C IL Maynard (supported by the circuit minieters). Good congregations gathered, especially God Wedneeday, when thethurch was well Proceeds, 211 10s., a geed advance on last year. Th:stha were expressed la Mrs. Stanley foe Menne in elocution and aotion, to Miss S. 'Tucker conductor, to Kathleen Robin-son organist adCeo. Knott, jun., platelet Piny. The annul homer in aid of the new chapel lund at Clayton has just been held. Mm Peareon and her helper. toiled M-atadi. and bed their reward. Mrs. T. Paredipreeided, and Bee. T. Westerdale opened. Rev. G. T. Maynard and Rm.

G. A. man Ro took out. TM net :mouth realised is over 240, mitring the nod to about 2430. Horbery.

The ninety-secord school anniversary ha. rally been held. Rev. G. Bunt (General Sunday - ached Secretary)

sory poreohd e af ...tai.f7T, A '. \'1.10n of Omit, gave a miteble Mores.. Rev. F. Atorgan Ridge presided, and made reference to the sevedy youag on oho bad joined the Army, six of whom had Idler and one a prisoner of war in Ger-many. A considerable amount of time and money bad been spent in sending lettere and parcels to the men on saes service, and their efforts had bas highly appro. iated. Special hymns were song under rho conductorship of Mr. J. H. Reeve, Mr. W. Lansdale accompanying on the organ. One of the lams was composed by M. Joaaph Addy, an old member of the choir. The coReetiona mined about 530. Ifeandeer.

Chapel anniversary mermen/ were preached by Rev. C. Spooner to &preen-Lim audienom morning and evening. Mr. F. C. presided at allernoon service. Speaker, Rev. J. EL Offirpssan. Anneal public 'meting presided one by Mr. T. Wild, CC., addressed by Bev. Bran- ford and Pastor G. Gem. A ANOONLI NMw ws. the excellent aiming by the alders and choir, with Min Bole at the organ, under the eduction of Me F. A.B.Gilt. me Proceeds in advance of hot year. Hell Second. A large audience gathered in the ached. MIS of oar Forratainthed Chards *a July 3rd to bid farewell to Rev. F. Winterbrirn, who has meet free yearn, on the Mena, Hearty samarium of Mr. 90 YEARS'

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Winterburn'e miniatry wa. voiced by the

Bircuit geward, Mr. A. Smith, Moser. J. urgess, G. Wig°'monk, and others.

lleve. J. W. Clifford, Mi., and J. Gorton also took pert. In making the presenta-tion of a wallet containing Treasury notes, Mr. G. W. HughesIImid that Mr. Winterbern bed on the admiration and love of hie people The presentation to Mee. Winterburnof beautiful ombrella waa made by Mrs. Wigelsworth. who paid a high tribute to Mrs. Winterlsurn's will-ing service in school, Endeavour, and in debt reduction effort. The debt has been reduced by £450 in the met five years. Good wishee were elm extended to hie little son and to Mile Cole, whose service in the choir has been excellent. Leeds Be-cond.

Prince's Field milord anniversary me-shes were held on July 1st when Mews. R. Wordsworth, J. H. Atha and Mre. Pearson (superintendenth5 took part A programme of singing and recitale of a new order had been prepared, which gave much plenum to the congregations. The .moot es conducted on modem line: end promerons in number. Under a blended mimeery of the whorl, junior and senior Chrietian Endeavour, and the Bore Bed Girls' Life Brigades, a line spiritual work is going forward, and the Mother Church of South Leeds is being built up be anc. w oeful work in future yearn

London (Debate). Quicke.road, Wimbledon, school anal.

Sosary wee held on June 30th, July let;

and 4th. Proceedings opened on Saturday with a Circuit School Confer-ence. Mr. Allan Grant one an excellent piper on "Teachers' Training," which evoked considerable interest After tea the evening session was addressed by Mr. A. Rowell (lormerly superintendent of Wimbledon School) on " The Senior Scholar on Sundays and Weekdays." The speaker dealt with this difficult problem in • Masterly manner. Mr. Rowell into took the Sundoy service.. Dinpensing in the morning with a pennon to the adults, he gave a blackboard lesson to the children which they will long remember. In the afternoon the service was presided over by Mr. A. M. Trim. The meeting on Monday was addressed by Mr. E. T. Tian,. Mr. Lewis Hopkina (chairman), Mr. W. 0. Lawrence, and Rev. J. W. Chappell. Mr. H. G. Baker reported the echoed to be in a heeds,' condition, with an inc.:ease of scholars. A reciting competition wa. held on the Wedneaday. Mr. J. S. Smith acted as judg. The surging and reciting at all the services were well rendered. Proceeds, about £1 2e. hi.

London (Croydon). Cherry Orthard-road held their school

an on Sunday, June 24th, with a racial gathering on Monday, July 2nd. The circuit ministers, Revs. G. Truster and G. A. Price, were the preacher. On the Sunday afternoon Mr. D. Willett, B.Sc., gave a bright talk to the children. There was a well-attended meeting on the Wed-nesday, 'Mr. J. D. Drewett, J.P., pro-dded, and Rev. H. J. Godman gave an eloquent address on "The Academy of the Soul." On the following Sunday afternoon an egg and flower service was held, when 126eggs were collected for the Croydon Cenral Hospital and a variety

Davisf Bowers

for the infirmary. Mr. F. gave en excellent addreas. The Monday meeting was presided over by Mr. C. J. Hoy, ...per-intendant An excellent report wee given by Mr. A. Jackson.

London Illotherhlthel On Sunday, July let, theminister's

mnivernarr ma held, preacher, Rev. W. G. Rutherforli. The public meeting on Monday was well attended. Chairman, Mr. S. J. Sharp; vice, Mr. E. Winter. Powerful addressee were delivered by Revs. W. G. Rutherford and O. A. Price (Croydon). Proceeds for circuit land.

London (Willesden High Road). Notwithstanding the fire which destroyed

omr church and shod buildings on June 13th, we determined to hold our school anniversary on July let and 2nd as usual end to make the beet possible of the pain-t el sitmtion. The morning and evening services were held in the Rutland Per Cinema, the preachers being Mr. J. T. Chesney and our minister, Re. W. Joeee Price. In the afternoon we met at Pound. lane Council Scheel. and, with a banner et our head, proceasioned and sang our way to the Wmleyan Church, kindly placed et our di.poteL Mr. J. T. Chaney presided and Mr. Joe. Turner wee vice. the former giving the addres. The Monday meeting wee eke held in the Wealeyen March, whoa Mr. Charles Fowler wee chairman and Mr. S. H. Lemmata viols Mies Roberts' report showed that the wheel bad rained

ES for our Mienonary Society and £11 for Lhe trust fund, as well as carried on a

use hint" fund for sick end needy cases. Miss Bowen had charge of the recitations, Mm. Davey and Slew. Worrell of the sing-ing, the former being our organist. Mr. Hollis, treasurer, gave the financial re-port Mr. J. R. Alder, the superintendent, and Rev. Jones Price returned thanks. Told receipts £40 10.., much ahead of any previous recant The Ladies' Sewing Meeting arranged a small Gale of work and conversasione, which wee held in Lhe Baptist Schoolrooms on Thursday. July 6th. Mr. W. McRough presided, and Mr. MoRmgh declared the sale open. A mis-cellaneous programme followed—einging, etc., by young ladiee from our College Per Chumh—and was much enjoyed. Proceed, 467., for the bazaar fund.

Lowestoft • Peter-greet Bend of Hope held its out-

ing at Barneby, at the farm of Mr. W. Cook, e member el our church of any years' Vending. Tea wIlA provided o arrival. We recommenced our Bend o nf Hope weekly meetings on the 8th inst. by giving a lantern lecture reading by Mr. F. Cook, the president of the Temperance Society. The lamp was manipulated by Mr. Turner (Baptia). Re. G. W. Elan. cock took part. On July let, and 2nd, the annual flower service wee held ; preachers. Rev. G. W. Hancock and C. Wace. Six book prima were giveu for the best fiord offering.. The way the scholars recited and sang reflected great credit upon Mr. F. Cook. Mr. Hancock and Mies Hancock. Mr. E. Cook presided et the organ.

Melton. The Melton Chapel filiy-firat

held on Sunday, June ;g."Pirrialhmeer7liev. T. Sellers, circuit minister. Congregation. good. A meted concert wire given in Lhe afternoon, which me well attended and highly appreciated. Mr. Wm. Baker, Swinton, preluded, and an exrellent programme wee aubmitted by the following Arline. Mr. Herbert S.

Cooke, Norton (ousenist), Miss Dorothy Boslock„ A.R.C.M., Norton (violinist), Mrs. Alderson, Galeaheadon.Tyne..Mrs.

Melton T(:I'llits7'..eintd etre.. J. aary. Collections in advance of lent year.

Northallerton. The Northallerton Chapel anniversary

sternum was preached on June 24th by Rev. J. Rigby. In the afternoon Mr. C. Pea-cock presided over a eplandid rendering of selections from" Elijah" by the choir, under Mr. C. W. Towlmn 115.A. The principals were Misr R.

Icon, Miee D.

Fanthorpe, Mr. 0. Holmes, Mr. W. Meyers ; Mre. Fairbairn accompanied. In the evening a especial programme of sacred

tmade was givn. On the 28th Rev. A. T.

ottery delivereda heartening mrmon, and gave a graphic description of his visit to our Army in France. Collections, over £16; the effort a splendid emcee.

Oldham Fourth.

On Sunday, July let, school anniversary ices were held at Shaw, sermons being

preached morniue and evening by the seperintendent minister, Rev. S. Buckley, who also addressed the children's service in the afternoon. Special music was ren-dered by the choir and grim hand. Good congregations mumbled et all the service. The collection. for the day amounted to 00 13s. 44., being 49 13. Id. in advance of Let year.

Pateley Bridge. The annualcircuit gethering has been

very successful. Rev. W. Younger, of Harrogate, preached in the afternoon of Saturday. June 23rd, and lectured in the evening to a large ,COngregation ken "Britain After the War. ' Mr. a Bar, er, of Leeds, presided, and preached excellent sennons on the following Sunday. The financial remits of gathering were very adislactory.

Pendleton.

School anniversareservices were held on Segue., June nth. Rev. J. Prestwich, of Blmkpool, delivered hie popular lecture entitled. "The Life and Times of a Great Dreamer." The chair was taken by Alder. man Wm. Hughes, J.P. On the Sunday powerlul sermom were preshed by Rev. J. Prestwich to crowded congregations. In the afternoon we proceseioned the neighbourhood, led by the school prim band. On returning to mhcol an address

Pegiven by Mr.. J. T. Costley, and

Ce. al a theme and hymn. sung by the

hoi! md'thildren, under the able le.sder-ship of Mr. T. Saliebury. Mr. J. H. &He-bery presided at the organ. Proceeds 4150 10.

Ripley. We have just had a visit from Rev. J. T.

Clerk., in connection with the great effort, he ie making to deal with the debt difil. silly at Blue Bell Hill, Nottingham. He

preached with much acceptance at Wood. rest and Nottingham-road on the Sun-

day, when the collections were given to the debt-reduction scheme. On the Monday, when the two Ripley chinches united to promote a cat, Mr. Clarke eurpriaed and delighted everyone by hie versatility and finish ae an entertainer, and, aided by Mr. D. Lane and Mies Fryer, a met en-joyable evening wee epent, the rendre being over £6. We wish our brother every support and sympathy to his heavy and heroic effort, Rotherham First.

The church an at Wellgatei, Juan 24th and 26th, wee very saccessful. Roe. Thomas Slaked serest excellently as special preacher: His sermons end address, 'by their ineight, depth and origimlity,

Misses a deep impresnon. The soloist.

Misses Tel and Dawson, did splendidly. Rev: J. Mahout presided over the anneal meeting, and conducts' a brie period of interceseion after reading the roll of honour, with fifty-eight names end the sad record tied raven of our brave eon. have fallen in battle. Rev. T. Malend brought

pan agr:111..u

andr or ruirlt emu gh h peS"ru I Ithy to the

future. Mr. H. W. Greyer,' reported that during the year the deficit on current accounts had been radar:eel £47, and £66 6. paid off the consolideted debt, and weld en affectionate tribute of high regard to the

y treasurer, M. J. Ha' h, who for

forty ears has been amended with Well-gate Church, warmly thanked the epeeist collectors, Mies,. Morgin and Reek, and told of love and regird of the church for their miniaier and his wife. Shelled (Langsett Read).

Dingworth School anniversary seniors were held on Sunday, July 1st Sermons were preached al lemon and evening by Rev. J. Redhead. Special hymns and an[Lamm were sung by the children and choir, accompanied by an orchestral band under the conductorship of Mr. Prawn, Mr. Gillet ably presiding at the organ. A record collection was taken, amounting to £17 13e. d. ; fan addition. a retiring col-lection was taken on Shall of the French Protestant Rehousing Fund amounting to E2 2s. A very praiseworthy effort by a mall place. Shipley.

School anniversary aervices et Windhill were held on Sunday last, the special preacher being Rev. John Merriam, of leede, an old circuit minister. At the al ternmn service Mr. Morrison recounted Nis experiences while incliner of Y.M.C.A. but in France. The musical por. tion of the services comup to the high landed of past year. and the conductor

(Mr. B. H. Hall) and °rumba (Mr. Wm. Hell) are to be congratulated. Mr. Fred Sugden wee in fine voice. The roll of honour contains filly-three name., eight of these having nude the moreme asrffice. The collections totalled £62 Ifs. 61, an advance of £7 on lag year.

Stroud, Gloucester. The wheel ennivereary at Parliament-

strmt was held on Sunday, July let. The simnel preacher wee Be.. Edger H. Jones, of Gloucester, who was much appreciated. In the of a musicel eery:. ma held, to which the following rendered good

Harrison, R. Clifford, the Misses F.

Harrison, A. Bingham, G. E Efswkee, R. F. rehire, L. Gibbs, F. Clifford. L. Climold, E. Bergh, N. Dunham. Mr. S. B. Park presided. and gave a short addreaa. Our thank. are due to Mr. W. Thompson for training the . holes in singing, and Mrs. Thompson who presided at the organ. The congregations were good, and settee. lions sand...tory.

Swindon First. Rev. H. and Mn,. Carden, on their

premoval from Swindon First Circnit. were eented with s handsome china tea me.

vice by the members of the Preepect.place Church. Mr. R. G. Crime and others spoke in appreciative terms of Mr. Carden's miniatry, and the presentation was made ig.n. J. P.M, ea oldest member of the

Winsford. A areseasful school mnivereary wea

held on Sunday, June 24. at Station-road, when Mr. J. A. Forrester, of Crewe, who he preached them sermons Ian a lumber of years. preached to crowded congrega-tion. The children and choir paraded the neighbourhood and sang suitable hymns, when donations were received. The chil-dren's piecee were the cornmeition and arrangement of Mr. William Sheath; of

Audley, who alw4s taker a deep. interest in the musical emcees of our annivereary. Thesinging of the children, trained by Means. Wm. Johnson and E. Toriar, wee all that could be desired. The eel-vise were continued on Sundae, July let, choir day, when sermons were delivered to large ongregatiene by Rev. J. W. Lances.,

°resident mininer. The special soloist for the day me Mr. R. Tronter, of St. Helene. In the afternoon a choral service wm held. Mr. Tranter, the p. fur baritone, delighted the audience with hi. eolo. Miss Pimlett rendered excellent services et the organ. The choir, under Ike able condiuct torehip of Mr.-E. Tins., rendered several anthems in fine style. The proceeds of the anniversary ameimtad to the record mei of over 2100, which is far in excess of pre-vious yearn Apart from the financial rec-ces, the spiritual feelings awakened augur well for the future of our cher* at Winalord. York Mat

The member. and adherents at Borba. lane held a very enjoyable social on Wei-neada y July 4th, at which to congratulate Rev. W. and Mr.. Ashby on their year's wbrk in their midst, and to with them Ood.speed in their new ,phone of_labour at Essingwold. A splendid programme me provided by friends from the Harby.reed Hospital, and was mostenthusiastirelly appreciated. Mr. T. Hatfield proved • mon genial MC., and during the proceed-ing. presented to Mr. and Mrs. Ashby, on behalf of the church, SU Ottoman piano stool to is small token of thanks and good wishes. Three or four of the member. briefly voiced the church's appreciation of the splendid work done by their minieter end his wile, end both of them responded in words that will long be remembered. Mr. G. Massey kindly provided light re. frethment for the occasion

Women's Missionary Federation.

Bradford. Mr. and Mrs. W. Firth entertained the

members and friends et Drighlington on Wedneoday, July 401. Rev. C. It. Dalton gave an mcellent address on "Are We Worthy 7" Mr. Langley. presided, and Rev. Jackson Harting led m prayer. Mn., Johan rendered solos, and the mis-sionary letter was read by Mrs. Featon The Lady Mayoresa, blre Abram Peel, pre-sented a beautiful hmdbag to Mrs. C. Barker, who has removed to Leeds, in recognition of her service. to the ancillary astary since its formation six years ago.

secreMr. Featon was appointed

secretary in April, and ia encouraged by increasing attendance. Afternoon tea mu served, and the collection me ES lls. Cardiff.

The monthlymeeting cm held et Severe-rodChurch. Mrs. Isere presided Rev. F. E. Yesnms led the devotion Miss Cooper read the portion of Scripture, and the secretary the missionery letter.

' Mies Hockey, as elccutionist, Served m splendidly. Rev. A. Walker gave A meet impressive and beautiful address. . The Canton ladies gave and mrved the tea. Gainsborough.

A pleasant drive from Gainsboroogh to Comnghani, where the meeting• of the Aueiliary wee held, proved a great no-

, over fifty people making the journey. Rev. A. Jorkeon gave a very interesting address on Wm. MacKay. A to was contributed by Mire Perkins, Theis-

odedry letter letter was read by Miss Deader-. The tea wee given by our Coning-

ham ladle. The financial result was very gratifying. Halifax First

The monthly meeting of the Ebeneser Auxiliaryary held on Wednesday, July 40k. Mrs. Teasley presided, and read the monthly leder. A Mort paper on motive sor

t miasionary work ma given by the

secetary. A strawberry and cream lea was kindly provided by Mn. E. Lees, Mrs. Chspman, Mn. A. Howarth and Mrs. Met-calf. A collection wee taken et the bide for mission lends. Leicester.

Th. monthlymeeting wan held 'in flee ground. of Aehleigh on June 27th, Mr. and Mn Geo. Jennings having renewed their invitation for in to visit them. Me. Warner presided Welbourne gave an excellent address, and Mrs. Jeosee added greatly to the enjoyment of the gathering by her recitation. The Bnan. sal result wan 46 Es. 10d., and quite apart from the valuable help towards our funds, the comilion was one of great blessing.

Laden: Publlehed •Th. Assuaged Madman Nemparem Company. Ltrottade Farincdoo Sae* E.G. Wyeasn & Boon Ltd, Rolla Ballanga FOAM Lena F.C, Thursday, July II, 1117.