was consecrated in 1890 and transferred from Dunkeld in 1900. Dr. Smith wus in his 88th year.
Another leader who has passed away is Dr, Mullins, who was ere of the great figures in the Baptist world. From 1923 until last Jane he was President of the Baptist World Alliance.
Two new Welsh Bishops have been consecrated at St. Asaph: the Venerable Gubert Canningham Joyce, fortnerly Chancellor of Asaph Cathedral, as Bishop of Monmouth, and Archdeacon Thomas Loy reagan Bishop The distress in the coalfields is arousing widespread sympathy and lo to The Rev.
Moderator for Wales and Monmouth, has written a long letter to. the "Christian World" asking for help, pointing out that lack of funds is rs to church prom many places are support a minister and left without the comfort and help which a minister might ring, just at a time when itis most needed. In another paper we hear of ministers in a worse plight than unemployed miners. Their salaries were but meagre at the best and unlike the miners they cannot claim the dole, We are told of large church in Monmouth which, out of a large on only six members are gular work and the same writer is the authority for saying that there are "hundreds of There are some examples of attempts nthropie bodies to give real At Worthing the local Rotary Club sent a deputation of their members, including the Mayor of the town to South Wales and they. sere so moved by the position of things that they recommended the people of Worthing to adopt Reynmawe and give the inhabitants heir special care. Clothing is being rent and fuel is to be provided for the winter; urgent necessaries will also be given and seeds for the allotments and potatoes for planting will also be sent.
The problem has been tackled in another way in the Altrincham district, where the Council of Christian Ministers of the "district ce-operation with the Labour Exchange has arranged for the transfer of 24 lads mostly from the Durham coalfields. The district is short of youthful labour and the scheme docs not prejudice the position of local boys. The churches fare defraying the cost and each church has "adopted" some boys and guaranteed the payments neces sary. Ty in felt that about four shillings a week above the wages earned will need to be provided for each boy, The lads have been welcomed into local home: not as lodgers but as members of the family.
The Rev. F. W. Chudleigh of the Wesleyan Central Mission tepney has a cinema in eonneti with the activities of the Mission, It is open on Sundays also, free, but a collection is taken and is Jerowded, mostly by non-church boers, Mr. Chudleigh assures us that people do really get converted Jat these cinema services and be-femme useful church workers.
Dr, J. Stuart Hollen has resigned the home Directorate of the China Inland Mission 1 see that Dr. Henry Hodgkin is leaving China and that he is hikely to go to Philadelphia to take rt_in establishing a college on Voodbrooke" lines. It is rather strange that this intelligence comes with the news of a saner announcement than some of recent times from the N.C.C. to the effect that fmiseionaries are still needed in China. In fact the message received from the N. practically "Send_us more missionaries. The Council ix deeply convinced that for one time to come the help of Mr, Lloyd George at a Bunyan meeting at the City Temple made rome remarks on "best sellers" "That yad-book is the second best seller to-day in the whole world and has been translated into 120 languages. The first seller is the The Archbishop of Canterbury took up his residence there December 1. He was met at the city gates by the Mayor aklermen Jand councillors and escorted to the Guildhall where a representative gathering of local a welcome and Dr.
Long was presented with an address.
After tea, which wat held in the Mayor's parlour, he escorted te the Old Palace amidst the. ringing of the Cathedral bells. The Archbishop's remarks were in very happy vein. "L shall have continually to adjust sot York and Canterbury" he said, and spoke of the ancient fends between them, "There was moment when the Archbishop of York actually and pays upon the Avchbishop of when hie found him in a King's side where thought he should be. That, T hop will not happen because those who know my successor, inthe Ard Dishoprie of York, will know tr avit hho chose to sit upon me, T could nee very well bear the burden." He feoncluded with a tribute to Lord Jand Lady Davidson and said that whatever capacities, he (Dr. Long), had for the high and difficult work was undertaking, must be large ly due to the constant intercourse and indeed discipleship of the late Archbishop. telegram has been circulated by the staff of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai opposing very bitterly the China policy of Baron nako, the Japanese Premier and For Minister.
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