All Chemists sell Formamint in bottles of 50 tablets, tained free of Cuurge from The Sunatagen Company (China), P.O, Box 273, Shanghai dral on March 16, began rehearsals on Tuesday. Both the motets (by Cornelius and Tschaikowsky) are masterly examples of vocal writing and capable of a fine interpretation, The formation of a well balanced chorus ie necessarily largely governed by other than musical siderations in Shanghai, and many beautiful effects depend upon the quality and relative numbers of the voices taking part.
So far it would appear that the chorus would be improved by the addition of a few more first and second sopranos and first altos, the names of male singers being slightly in excess of those of ladies. The performance, by which it is hoped to benefit' the funds of the Charity Organization Committee, can also be made to do good service in the cause of choral singing.
Asa result of the ills of war there is undoubtedly a quickened interest throughout the world in the subject of intercessory prayer. Now that in every place Christians ere gathering together for oorporate prayer every effort should be made to make such a sincere and as effective as possible. In the first place, we must be careful how we begin. We must begin the silence of solemn recollection.
We-must pause for awhile to place ourselves consciously in the Presence of God, and that is not the act of a moment, for men like ourselves whose hearts are full of the cares and anxieties, the hopes and fears, that are inseparable from the life we live. The words, "Let us pray," do not find us ready, yet we begin at once. It is there that we make our great mistake, One who knew much of prayer has said that, if he had only three minutes for prayer, he would spend two of them in trying to realize the Presence. Many of us will remember the three things which St. Bernard bids us have in mind before we begin our prayers—to Whom we pray, who it is that prays, and for what we make re-'We shall do well to lay that advice to heart, And let us not grieve the Holy Spirit of God by refusing the help which He longs to give us, "The Spirit helpoth our infirmities, for we know not what we should pray for as we ought." Remember that the graces of character—love, joy,
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