Message from the Presbyterian Church of England News has just been received of the following resolution which was passed unanimously by the Presbytery of Newcastle meeting of October 5. It is only one among many such illustrations of the deep sympathy felt by the Presbyterian Churches. Similar resolutions have been passed by the Presbytery of Liverpool, London North and London South. The letter accompanying this message Says they indicate a very general feeling on the one hand of horror at Japanese war measures, and on the other of deep sympathy with the Christians of China and with the whole people óf this country. The message reads as follows:
"The Presbytery of Newcastle hears with great sorrow and dismay of the sufferings of the people of China. The Presbytery is horrified at Japan's bom-ting of open towns, and trusts that ery effort will be made by civilized nations to repudiate and prevent such inhuman methods of enforcing the national will "As representatives of the churches in this Presbytery we send to all our fellow Christians in China, and more particularly to those served by our English Presbyterian Mission, our heartfelt sympathy with them in their sufferings and an assurance of our continued prayers to God on their behalf."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.