I I ii&m


Public Thanksgiving for the King’s Reign. CIVIC VISIT TO THE PARISH CHURCH.


VICAR OF CLITHEROE ON KING GEORGE’S PLACE IN HISTORY.


twilltv-livo veins' iei|Iii "I tl'i' Oiieeii were lielil in iiiiiiiy lliul tliiit 111 Clitlieroe I’lmsli I liinili ''H' ll.ilill.le lin- llie lepieseiillltive ellliriieter ill till- hii-e loiiKre^itiiiii mill Inr the siiieiiilv tvliieh elimiieioi-iseil the pnieev.lmgs,


.veiviee was pleeeileil hy a eivie proeesslim i'niiii ilie Castle Hnuse.


'I'he iiiiiees-iiiii was heatleil h\


ilie .


Civiu MTvicfs ill UiiiiiUfgiviiiS !“'■


nerds. ‘ I dedieate iny-self amw to .veiir serviee.'


inneh this inereased sense ol iiersonal eon- ta c t wo owe lt» the wirele.ss.


I'aet oi hear ing the Kin^X voice liai! liroujilit him near to tlu- hearU ami home.s millions. He has eeased to he a vapne liourehead, hilt has heeonie a lellow-siiirer ill our common liumanity.


I'erhaps we haidly realize how l lie mere


It may nell ue, tin.


Jhjrmieh Ihiiul. will, were .ServiiT men leil hy Major Den . Cai.t.i n


teinlent Harrison ami the . ' " ‘I’'' Jirioaile ninler Siil.erilileinlent .1. It. J.ll >■ 'J'he Girl (inides were heiuleil hv Mrs AVhiiil) anil the liny .Sionts hy the Seontinaster, Jl r . !■. I'orrest.


!■'. li. .Mitehell aiul .-jerjieant toirton. I In. .N'nr.inn Division parinleil limler fs'ipenn-


.1. Watson was in eharge ol the i’lwt''” Cmistahnl.irv. anil the iletaehiiient el li e


"y| |*| . , i


niareheil ninler the eoinniiilnl el Sn|ierin- temlent .1. Taylor.


I'olive Koree was ninler the Chiel (.Mr W. 'riioini.sonl.


J he h u e liiit-.iih. Public Representatives.


jMr C. Hetheriiioion (the liuMi ChiK , Coiiiieilh.r It. -Manley (the Depiity


Ahlernieii .1. TImrnher ami \ \ . (Coiiiieillor ami Mrs. ,1. II. Salterlhwaile . There lolh.weil the Jlayor ami


Coiim illors !•’. Ilmitham, W. D. llnp;hos, t.. Dewhnrsi. It. Waihliiiotmi A\. l.eith, A. Hallows. -M. I'Teneh iin.l ' •


. feev.l.ill, (l!oroiii4li TreasiireiT. A. II. 'loilil (I'.lei'ti'ieal jl- -


Ali‘>>rs .1. II. I’;uiisl)ottom (CleiK to tliL lloronoh Maoistrales). J .


’


Knoineer). Dr. .). 11. mill Dr. D. v.-ether. -Messrs, A. It. Grailwell L.C., D. Harilv (lleadinaster of the Itoval t.rmiinim Sehoo'D. D. Lister (I’ast I’residenl ol Clit-


heroe Itotary Cliih). 11. the Clitheriie and Itmvlmid Hramli of tin Xai imul I'anm-rs’ ri iion). .1. >o\n‘rl)Ult' and W. D. Itiishton (I’resideiit and Seere- tmv of the Clitheroe Chaniher o Irade),


11 'T liiohani. A. Inohmn, II. -M. Ilardaeie II llarjireave-. T. llm'oreaves (lloronoh


Librarian). 1. '1'. Itiishloii; ]t. D. Ilariies (of the 'lown ( im'h s tstall).


W. liireh (I'rohation OllieerL .1. '''"'■'^',''•^1 W \V White-ide (Kreeinmi ol the lioroii;;h).


'I'.'.l. llaehhoilse. A. -I. D. Itohinson (Clerk to Clitheroe Comity Mailistrales). I I. Lrad- wcll \V. AVislhead. W. D. Cnnlilfe. W. Harris (Assistant (las Knuim'er') !•. 1 inner, .1 .-tiiiallev. .1. Ilindle llioseii. .J. H. Hmri- win. li. 'rarver. K. I'errest, C. S. Coleman


(Ihlievinj; Dllieer), Mrs. Ih.nth and .Mrs. Hinson (.Majiistrates), .Mrs. I'orrest. A rs. Hioson. -Miss {larnett. -Mrs. lodd. Mrs.


l.i-ter (I'resideiit of the Intnr Mheel) Mrs. I’mltinsen, Mrs. I’arlter.


The Mayor’s Thanks.


.Much interest was taken in the iirorcssion to mid troni the eliiireh.


. vpi'ess,.,! thanks for the s,ip|„,r t accorded him th a t niorninj; and dur ino the previous week It lia.l been an iinloi'oettahle week, he said. Whi l-t simie had been in the piihlie e.ve mine than others, the eredi t for the siiivi-s. (if tile town's .Inhilee eelehra- tions eoiild ho shared eipiall.v li.v all-—fnnit tile smallest llov Seont or Girl Guide or the hoiisehohh r with a small Ihij'. to those who had taken a iirnminenl |)art . I'-''t'''T' liodv had done thei r share. He felt he woiild like to mention the nniformed ser­ vices. W'lialever liad hten takiiio jdate dnriiio the wi*'.'h, he had found the mnliii- hie.ee ' men and women and the iiiiliee present . He wanted imhliely tii thank the iMiliee for thei r eimrte.sy and walihfi il - jiess and the miihiihinee workers for their services, proinjiled h.v thei r inihlie-spiriteij sen- 0


iimiv disiiersed from the Castle, the Ma.vor liefnre the eoni- of duly. Kver.vono innst feel jirond


of the pa r t Clitln roc had pla.ved. The serviee whieh followed, eondneted liy


the Vicar (Itev. W. S. Helm) was estremely iinpri’ssive. The olheial form of ser \ ire. as iised a t St. I’miTs Cathedral on the previous .Monday, was emphi.ved.


'I he


hvinns " All penjile tha t on ear th do dwell and Citv of God ' ' wore sniio. liioether with the ' National Anthem. The lesson was read hy .Mr. A. Lanoshaw.


Springs of Loyalty. I’reaehin;; from the le s t , ‘‘ And all the


people shouted uiul saitl, ('od suve Um Ki i i j i" (I Samuel, clinptcr 10, vu-sc 21).


the Vicar said th a t with tlio'^e words and m t h a t " le a t s»>rvic<* they hrou^li l to an cud the i r week ol .liildlee. ^1 h<* poet lent i l - son told them th a t :


‘ Manneis are not idU*, hut the f rui t Of loval nature and of noble mind.


That being sii. he thmiohl that they o. Clitheroe eonld say they had kept the .liihilee with right good inanners.


a iiiattir for sineere eongratnlalinn, .Mr. JIavor, to tho.se of .von directly eonevriied, that we,here in CUtherne have hecn able to tako so full and worthy a part in Iho national rejoieiiigs,'’ the \ lear proceeded. “ -tVe ai*e thankful for the hciiutifnl weather which has given siieli life and eohmr to the whole prtieeediiigs. During this ly tk , the springs of loyalty have been opened. In.'ulty llowocl -spontuncoiisly Irom a nat ions Sicait lind we ate ,,r«iid that we have witnesse.


It ts


mid have shared in a gesture which has stirred the whnle wni'hl to its ver.v loots and has had r“aetiinis whieh iiiiiy have a far-reaehing effect *.;;“m the other nations of the world.


p.aee. Knghind has shown i-sell In be a land where eniilidenee, laughter, ui.ttv am goodwill ahonnd.


It has ■.'.'‘fn . a (tesHire o


provocative or hnastrul spirit, hut thoi lias been the <;onuine reco^jnition that thc.se


There has ' y "


rpialilies spring fi'oin, and are mi sioii of. all that we owe to King and eminti.t. In this Knglaiid has set a pattern of nitrintisln whieh may well in time to eonio he a model for the whnle world. Dmkiy «e eon'ie with* deep thankfiilnesB to oiler (iiir prai-e to Almighty God for these hlessiiKts


i r ' i s c tlieii. more elfeetiyely^ fin* God's glory and tlie good of all inmikind.


iml to prav th a t we might learn afi-esh how BARROW. << The Father of His People.”


r ivn th<Ut,"n(iTelalionshM^ it has .(.wealed which


“ Yon will agree with nU'. I st a r ik in " aspect of tlie .Tiihilee has


H-'i'lniuV" from ■ iMf r e ld i i s h o p of C'antm


father of liis l'<*'';i>' filled wit!.


^^^^^^^ ' when the came f™m King himself, in those moving ST Ll'KK'S — Choir .sermons wore


pro.ncheil at St. ’ I.uko’s JlisMon Tioom mi Siimhiv when thoro wore fmrly l a r p ooii- grogiitions, Tho pronohor in tho aftornoim


was tho Vionr of Whalloy (Ho'’. ***..''* nnttorwortlD and In the ovoning the \ ic ir


of 'Wmldington (lUv. A Dogg). . Spra;;’ iniisio was rondorod hv tho chon*. imlndMig


tho anlhein “ Sing unto the Lord, whidi was given in the aftovnoon and again .at night. Tho oroasion w s very Micco.-sl.il. although H*o oolloctions did not amount to Hio totnl of last year.


■ \ '.’i f : ' ' ' , ' L - “


when the history of these ilays eonies to he wr i t ten up, th a t Kioo (leoi'oe will not he reekoiied anioiio the oreal Itiiios of the


.■arth. as greatness in Uinns is eonnted. We will hear nothiiio „( the o.ini alisolnlisin of the Tudors, the provokino self-sllllieieliey


of the .Stuarts, or the dull iioinposity ol the Hanoverians, lint we shall read ol scmethinii ta r more valuable mul la r iiiiire vital to our well-heiiig as a nat ion, mid tha t is th a t he is the ino.st typieally Knolisl, nionareh who has oeeii|iied the th rone lor niany a lono day.


“ SHARER IN PEOPLE’S HOPES AND FEARS.”


Rev. Fr. Kopp, S.J., and “ Vitally A Live Moral Force of the Monarchy.”


A beautiful ami impressive .Ijibileo


serviee was comlueted at SS. Mielnuu and .lolin's Clmrch. on Sumlay morninji, when tlie lO-dO Alass was sun-; by the llev. I'aUier J{. lOihinson, S..I.. of Slonyhuisl ( ol!c|ie. In addition to the usual .Mays music the cln)ir sane “ Domino salvum Sac ’ ( ‘* Dora save tlie K i l l ' : ' ’) lo (hmnmrs scitin.i;. under the !eatlei>hip of the orjiuiiist am! i-iioir- masler , Mr. K. .laekson. A special sermon was preaclu'd hv tin* Hector, Kev. I 'alher A.


Kopp, S.d.. .who said: “ In its pr imarv and liistoric siiiiiint’al ion


a duhilec wa.s a 'festival of the .lews, pro- elaimeil hy smiiid id' lnni ip‘ t. to com­ memorate deliverance out ol


course (d' time, it came to iletmie a season of f i - l ivi ty and puhlic joy. 1'Iic (.’hurcli ailopted tiic wold and adapted it specially to a lime of o n a t c r reli«:iou^ solemnity. The note of .luhilei* includes the douhle sijiiiilicaliou (d s(di‘mui ty and jo>. 1 he Kpi>tle of the dav provided O'* with a suit- ahle text for this occasion: Kear (Jod: lionoiir the Kinji.


l‘.jiypt. Iu junction of tlie lif'.t l’op“ “ NEVER SHIRKED HIS DUTY.”


Rev. S. E. Harper on Lessons o! the King’s Reign.


A Hlllllksgivillg StTviev v.'lls vollllllvlcil lit M.mi* Lime :Mulh..ilLt Uhiiivh mi Mimhiv


miiniiiig h.v till* l!vv. S. L. 1 iirpm', " l y vlm-u Im* his U'.sl I Siiiiiiiel 10. *.M *. nee ,\e him ivhiilll thu Liii'il hiilh vlmseil.** Ami nil Iho iioiiplo slumtod, mill siilil, God s ine th- King." Diii*i“g iho piist tvoeli llioso Imii wiiiiis. “ God siivo Hio King, hiid boon ,a


(EIGHT)


A D Y EH T IS E R A^^D TIMES. E R ID A T , MAY IT. 1935. “ A GREAT MONARCH.”


Vicar of Low Moor on Our Many Privileges.


diiliiieo st’i'viee at Kt. I’anl’s Clnireli, luiu Moor, on Siiiulay morning, tlie olheial form nf serviee lieilig used,


The Vieiir. liev. I. I'ligli, eoluliieled a


,s,m“ oil the lips lit milliims, mid the iii*ii,voi* iiLii trimi tho liom ts ot niillnms I hey wvro iiltoi-od till* the first lime tvinm tsiimiiel


i.mh-o l.sriioTs first King, !?mil. t>!»l ‘ ' “t iviirds tii-ihiy hull giTmed ii netv niomiiiig iiiii 11 now oiiiplm-sis ihumghmi t Iho loliglh ol


lliis hind ii"d tho woi'ld-wido oinpiro. Wo hiivo jnis-od th rough ii vory wiilidor-


fill ivooh,* Iho proiiehor piin-oodod lo s ay- - “ a wi’clv ill wiiich city ami village, high and loiv, liavo boon iiiiitrd in thaiiksgiyiiig lo God lor livoiity-livo yoai's ill the Kiii);s loion.


It has boon im moro loriiial lolo I need harilly |iarlietdarise. J he


Kino's ' love of spoi l , his keen sense ot hiimonr. his very real all'eetion for his home and ehildreii, his mnazino. eonseientioiis


divot ion to diitv. proelaini him to he the best t.vjie of all th a t we cherish in the iimiie | ’n'^li>iim:in.


It i" pcclmps lliis tact wliicii


lm>T .‘miiiUM! him to ente r into nml sym- imthix* with his imoplc in nil thei r joys siml M»rrows niul. ns tini Archhi''!mp ot ^nrk hns < u u \ . • to intcr[irct thei r will with a sure- iu*s^ of toueh not csci'eiled c\cn hy the esi ier iemed siiilesmen.'


C’lirisliaiis. 'riiis let ter was wr i t ten when Nero was Kmperor. And wliat an Km- peror! Many of tlie .Jewidi converts to C’hris t iani tv tlionjilit tlicy were liei* to <!i — olfi'v tl icir pa^tan rnlei" : t in y were in- clin’ed to rehel a«:ainst tlie Homan Kmperor. 'riie spir i t of imlcpemlciici* and diMdu*dicncc ua** abroad.


Iso it eonies ahoiit


tha t the 'I hrone is mole lirnily estahli'hecl lo-dav than ever it was in the days ot r ioht ' and ini"ht , and' hy one ol those .slrmioe twists in the wheel id for tune, wliieh are the ronianee of history, it is the 'I hroiin whieh is now the oreatest s:ir(o,iard of I'.nohiiid's freedom. We have heard iiiiieh lately of what is known as the Total i tar ian .stlate mid its siiiipres'ioii ol lihort.v in niiiid and eoiiseionee. hilt so lonp: as we havi* the Kim' e.sereisiiio his proper eonst i tnt i imal


fniii'tiiin we need lint tear that the ireednm lit Kiiolish peojile will he seriously imperilled.


Centre of Unity.


Tim Throne stands for a centre ol nnitv and primijile of oovvrnnient rolim wlileli 11,011 of diiroreiii opiiiimis and dillerent ■reeds rail rally.


'overnnmnt the jti'm'' "* eonornily amt tolerame. This has leen piiived over and


iielor wliiili i-aii oive to the instriiiiient of It i ' the one eonstanl


over aoain dnrim,! the 'J.'i years of the Kiiioa reion. At the imtset. he was eonlriiiitei


with a (treat eimstitntiinial njilieaval. followed hv revolutionarv enfranehisenieiil, the ih vastatinc horrors of war and the eijilally unparalleled dancm' of reeonstrnetion. hut


never has the King faltered in what he knew to he hi- duly, and never has the Throne failed In he the ahiding element whieh has nionlded the exigeneies iil the time into the true alignments of Kiiglish


tradition and Knglish eharaeter. “ The obvious le-son (it it all is that tliose


upon whom the n s|ionsihility of govern­ ment depends, whether hieal in* otherwise, must learn to show that piihlie .serviee, to he of real value, must he disintere-ted, loyal, eonstriietive. In short llm .Inlnlee hniiight home to ii- tlie iminorlal truth jinl into the lijis, ,von will reineniher. of the


fallen Wolsey ; To the House of God.


‘ Love Ih.vself last, eherish those hearts tiiat hate thee.


To silence tmviou** itmeucs. He just, ii‘ar not.


peace


neverlhclcss true, that tlie wlutle woidd wouUl liavc been prnt'oimtily slineked if the Ixinj; had ;:oue to return thanks, as someone has p\iL it, to tlio lUm«e of Lonis and not the House fo (hid. Tile Itewilderinu thinji is. the people expected it. Hut in so duiu{^« tlieir Alajo-ties were doin^ somethiiie l*ir more Important tiian sati.slyintc a j^>eoi)le s expectation. They were oheyine the .simple and natural instinct of a C’hri>tian man an<l woman. They were oheyint; the habit t»f a lifetime.


I w.ant to say. It is a curious thing, !)Ut


worship of Ood. tho'Kiu': and Queen set an (‘xample whiidi puts Uu.* hullv of their sul)- iects to shanu*.


In their hnmhle and rcjiulai*


must he somelhiiie of le^al fietion on tlio lips of lliosf* who lionour not the (lod, whom the Kin«s day hy day and week by week aeknowlediies to be liis .Saviour.


‘ (lod snvt‘ the Kinji ’


tills out as a general elialleu^e this luorn- iiifi. tliat no man. wludher he he kinj; or eottajicr, arelihisliop or [leasant, (*an fulfil tlie true eml of his heine witliout Uie help sm*h aeknowloilj'ment alone can brine. AVo talk Inn ttlilily of a Clu'istian state wIkmi in reality there is no such thinti.


I tlirow


witno.ss of the Chureli of Clirist which keeps the standards of the world as liinh even as tliey are. and if that witne.ss were to fail, the worhl’.- standards would heeome so dejiradod as lo ho intolerable. Tlie King has taught ns just this—the need of the a*;o is Clod. Hut how can we ever hope to make man reali/.o it. except throueli the enli"htcucd witness of the many, 1 do not know. Beware of mistaking an easy patriotism for eitizonship in the kinjtdom of heaven. Wo say. ‘ I vow lo Hum* iny country. . . . ’ hut what can wo vow which, if wc lire Christians, is not alremly pledged elsowlicre? These are solemn trutlis. Too .solemn perhaps for tlie taste of some in tills week of .luhiho. Hut they ^n ri^ht to the heart of our national well-hoiu«i. Tliosc of us who love our land and lon^ In see tills ‘ precious stone sot in the silver sen ’ heroine the Knghmd of our dreams, will have done much to make it so when from conviction and ezperienco wo can .say


It is the ‘ (Jod save tlie King.’ ”


Thy C.od's and truths.’ 'rhis brings me to Ilie one otlier tiling


Let all the eml- tlien aimed at, he thy coiin't ry's.


Ctirruption wins not more than hoiusty. .Still in thy ri<iht liaml carry jicnilc


j


minded of Iheir duty to civil author i ty. At the same tinu* tiio'-i* in author i ty mii^t rememhei' thev owe thei r power in niithnril.v til Gild. Ci i l'n i r ns we me from the linrly- hnrly of hij; city life, ii smnll sell-iinitnineil town, inlnihitnnts nl no iiienn eit.v. with pi ide in mil* histiirieni ns-oeiations. iw‘ e.in he. iind we show it. no h's- eMthnsinstie Ihmi the rest of the eominnniiy in eelehral- ino the tweiity-litth niinivei■■iii'y ol Hie neeession of Geiiroe \ . to the ll ritish Ihione. Onr faith teaches ns lo reiounise and revere in .‘supreme . \nthor i ly God lliinselt.


Affection and Duty.


span of time. And when a mooareh has icigiied so 1‘Uig ami worthily a-- has Kiiij (Jeoi’ge, homage liecome^ iii-pired hy aflee tioii a- will a> l»v ilulv. We are reminded in the (io-pel of'Hie day that iu this worhl there is an admixture oi M'rrow and joy. AVho. on tile «hiy m aeeession lweiity-liv«‘ vears ago, eouUl have foi‘e'*eeii that tlie


'rwcnlv-livc years of reign is a lon^


community and liie worhl io general would 1)0 destini’d to face tlie ordeal ami snlferings Ilf the shiittiTiiig ixperieiiee nf the Gieiit Will*? The iviiihl bus Mistiiiiinl :i -linek fiom whh-li it has not yet |•ccovercd. Tra<!ilions liave lieen swept away, lollv stamlard' iip'^ct. yci tlespiie all lhi'> moiail disorganisation, tlic Court Ini'* remained as loftv and pure as ever, giving an example to llie rest of llie worhl. conferring hy its exl'^tcn('(‘ ineaiciilahh* iKUiefiis on tin* country, in-piring that d» cp-rooted regard which tliis momircliy has won from tlie whole community.


In the Kings piddic


ult<*ranccs he is not afraid to refer to (lOif nr to Divine lhaividence. a^- wlicn. forming a snitalilc climax to the King’s Speech. In* prays iiial Hod’' blessing may d« scciid on th(*ir endeavours. We sliafi always remem. I)cr uitli giMtitude that wlien he n*fu'ed tc


If aiiv 'I'lie faithful nm-t ho re­


.Such was the plain in­ the esjrly


hratiim, lor hohiiid ail imr tostivil ii ’s the has h.oii a roal gratiUldo of hoarl and a , , a l all'ootiim lor imr iinmaroh. .\ king oimios to his thrimo and orinyii hy inhori t- anco. hut tho (looplo's alloothm ho has to earn, like ovory otiiol* man, hy tod and mori t, and 1 think wo oaii triil.y say t liat tho King has tariiod that .


tsiirol.v it i- tho


sottiod imigiiioiit of iim.st pi-ojilo th a t no King nr giioon of Knghiinl over ostahlishoi


a strimgor ohiiiii on the gratoli il and atfiotioiialo rogartl of thei r siihjoots than King Goorgo and l.luooii Maiy.


.\s the


Aroldiishii|) of Gmitcrlmry said at St . I’au s C'a thodral : ' In the pas-ago ol tho .years ho Ims come to lie not King only, hut tlie falhor ot his poojilo, and to loyalty ha- hoi n


aildod Iho warmth ol lovo. And Hint whv this groat fostival through whioh wo hiivo iii-t passod has had a war'.uth and spimliiinoty th a t pruhahly no simihir lostival


has ovor inul. Eventful Years. “ No King has evor hoiii oaUed to reign


over a iiioro ovoiitliil ijuarlor ot a oeiiliii.' than King George. Thero has hoen orisis a l te r orisis, oluiiigo iiimn ojiango, .storiii alioi* storm. Whon. iwonty-hvo .voar.s mgo, he was oiilleil to the ihroiio. thoro was sorhms trimhle in Irolaiid, and tlio King strovo might and main to hriiig poaoo to that uidiaiipv ishiini. Wi thin tour .\oais our own oimiiuy was plunged iiilii the greatest oimiliet it has ovor kiiiiwii, lollmv mg whioh oamo tho groat gonoral s tr ike and tho hnanoial crisis ui Ul.'t’


ids address, Mr. I’ligli rcferied to Hie vast Itritisli i'imidre mul said tliiil tlie secret iii the Iving's siieeiss as ruler over Ids people was Hie I'aet Hint lie hoiioiired God. “ In these days of rejoieiiig how hnmhiy


in tile eoiirso ol KING’S COURAGE AND COMPOSURE.


Rev, G. W. Tyson on the King’s Great Record of Service.


'I'lie special form of ptaycr ami ol thank


nivij'o for tlio protci’lion allorded to lue KiiioX Alajesty dur ing the twnity-iivc .vcac' uf his au'pii-ious rcijiu. sis used a t .1.


I’miTs CiiHiediid on , •D'fi'lvv folhiwed lit Clilheroe .MoHiodlst (We-h. i )


ihankfitl we iiiii.v he that we are llritish eitizens, citizens of the imist wonderliil Kniiiire the worhl has iver known,'* he said. “ This Kiiipire of niii*' is lliiei* limes ns largo as Kiii*iii>e. twenty times ns big as Geriiia'iv, and liflv times as large as


t 'hnreh on Siimhiy imuiiiiig, when Hie Slljiei inti iideiit Ministiu*. the Bev. G. \\ . ysoii. led the devoliuns mill |ii*enehed mi


iiil'pressive -(■riiuin. He siiid : It is ver.v fitting tliiit siieli mi oiiportiiiiity


.Sjiain. ’ Not only, however, in the viist- ness of Hritaiii's' Kmiiire is her gi'i'ntiiess seen, hut in her eonlrihntion to Hie iirogre-s of Hie hiiinan race, whether in the i-eidiii of seienee. philosophy, art. lileriiHiie. eom- nu ree. meehanies. eennoiilh's. |diilmiHii*(i|ihy political einmieiiiaimi, or niissiiiiimy enter- iirise. We llritish eilizoi's through tlu hell) Ilf Hod. are heirs to many |.rivdeges and wc livo under Hie freeduni id- mil*


micient Hag. Oiir force is pruteetiei; and defensive, not iiggre.ssive, mid we i ighll.v holil our ................. .


pioneers ol eivilisnlion.


small -peek .in the mail, which men cal the British Ishs. is the eeiitre of the world


llritain exalted? How comes it that llu


the nations lint uh.\


mid the e“vy of the wliole worhl?


not pos-ihle lo find a satisfaetory nuiterialt tie explanation. The niiestioii must i dismissed as inexidieahle. nr we iiinst aeknowleilge that God is still hlp- ing the nmioii as of old. 1!ighteonsness exalteth a niithin. Men may he loo thoughtless to notice the fact or may just chise their eye In the fact, hat it i- there just the saiiii ilritaiii's greatness, ive believe, i- due 1“


It l-


God's favour Bible Reading Every Day.


'I’o jin^wer tlii'- (lucstion w(* mu*-! luiii hacl' tlic pjit'O'' of hl'tory.


rcljiu nf Kiiiji Alfred tin* Hrent. tiiut ('od fcariii'i luonari'li who (•ucnurajioil llic sprcail of tho word of (lod.


M'heii did Britain's greatne-s hegiii? It lu'<!un in tho


commandiui*ntK. Hod’s inond i-odo for tin wliolo worhl. wore profixnl to his famous <-mh‘ and became cii'lirincd in tlio .statuti Hook, and eventually hecaine the foniuhi- tiou of our coii'titutiou.


In lii- rcinn. tho ton J. I hat |)oriod


(it a ipiai tor of a ooiiUiry wilnos.sod the hroak-iip of old part ies, tho |iassing away lit old instlliltioiis. so th a t to-day wo are living in :i dif lcienl l wen tv-five yi’ars ago.”


iMiglinul tt» th a t ol I’erhajis the most sigiiilioant ohaiigo, said


.Mr. Hariior. was the orashing ot roya thrones, the jiiissing of rnyiil hous'.s. mui tho Mihstitntiim ot prosidoiiis. or dioiatni's. Goriminv, Austria, Hnngiiry. >pain,


rnrkov ami Grooio. Aliiiosi ahmo the Ihrono of Kiiglmid stands, mid stmiiis to-day hrinor mul moro soonro lhan ovor In lor A writer in one of the iiowsiiapors. who doscrihod tho .liihiloo rojoioiiigs mookory, adding lliat thoro was nothing to rojoioo ovor. Inul sorely taken a fiorvortod


view.


make llie deehiratio'i in tlie Coronation oath a'Minst Transubstaiiliation. most offeii**ive to Catholics, that refusal cniiscd its (’mal riuiioval from tlie dei’laratioii.


proof of lovally to King and Country weie iM'cdcd. 'it would lie found m tin* war Mli*morials (*rccted iu'^ide or outside our clmrches. wliereoii the names of lhos(> who died in tlicir country’'_cause are enslirioed in lasting memory. NTv<*r again shall wo he taunted with the accusation of dis lovalty.


Expression of National Life. face of


“ In llio cour>e of twenty-five yeafa the lutvopc has


changecl.


ilisappeareil. nipted. force.


veneer of a former civili-atioii can he judged i»y chaos and anarchy ajipearing fnun below. An II


vitally


e-pecially ministers ot religion are siitfering for their'belief iu cmiutrii’s we had believed to be civili'cil. Hani^li belief in (Iml and you iianisli leligion and that means you banish suhservieme to lawful authority. Our King has been the Hulnidiment of tlie expression of all national life. 'Ihrongh fair weatiier and fotil, roiigli and Miiootli, tlie King has sliared in all his people’.s hopes and joys, fears ami sorrow>. and has won .such, n place in the hearts of his Milijeets as has licen the privilege of few of those who have occupied the Ihrom* liefore liim. We stand in no less admii'ation of the Traeious and (levoted lady who has been iiis constant help-meet iu the course of a glorious and illustriou' reign, absolntoly suited to the juirt she has jilayml. Who tell what may lie in stor<» for ns all


I'.iirope: of relliigion, is


tlisctrnihlc and


twenty-fivo years on- should be for peace, li pority. Ala.v it be so.


look for his text the words: “ And thy own sold a sword shall pierce.” prefacin'; his discourse willi a few* remarks about the Kind’s Silver Jubilee ami liow the Hreat War hioujilit sorrow to the Kinj; and tlie nation. Ho particularly .stre.ssed the altitude of tho Kiuj; towards his Catholic stihjecls, at the hej;inninj; of his reieu. nml how Catliolies had always loyally mlhorod to the uuthoritv of tho Kinp and his Alinistews. Solemn Henediction followtHl tho sermon nml durinj; the .‘services the choir and conurcj;ation san^; several liymiis including Hie liymn to St. Heorgo. Hie patron Saint of Kngland. ‘ At the close Hie con­ gregation stood whilst Hie choir .sang Hio “ iiiuuine salvum fac ” (Hounod). The services weie well attended and were very


O'Dwvor,


At tlio cvenipji .sorvhe, the HoVi Father was Hie preaclier and he


impres'ivc. READ. “ ORGANIST SUNDAY.''—Sunday a*. St.


.Tnhii's Chnrcii was observed as “ Orjjnitist Sandiiv.” the colhclions at all services heiiig given to the organist fund. 'I'he Yienr was the proaeher at the morning service, and in the arteinoon an organ recital was pven h.v Mr 1‘klgar Haworth, organist of Hahcrgh-iin Parish Church, the choir rcmlenii); special music. The liev. Chas. Gi.mhie, ^ icar of Mahor'diani preached the evening serimni,


and commented n-nn Ih-' loii): the organist Jlr . .T. II. HawnrUi. who had


rendered faithful servire .10 years, and Iiad iml imssrd a sortito dni-


iiig’ that long period.


Thi.s being onr .Tnh Ice .thanksgiving service, the


priato address, dealing with the twent.v-lno .vears of


Itev. G. .sang • The Holy C'


Afr II. Halstead presided at the piano. I'liis hoing possihl.v JIi*. 'Pyson’s last visit


“• me iioi.\ wilit..,iv the Kiiig]s and Jly I rnyei .


\V. W 'fyson gave a very npprn- va'tt''-,


1 v K.ay ,, “V’’® nppv’' 'i


to tho P S.A., the ehnirman and seeretar> expressed apfiioeia-ion of his n.nny welcmne


visi's and helpful mldresses. Sinallev, viee-president. was ncicomed hack aftor in-r sieknoss. Prn.vors wore olfortd


for Anthony Rlioiles.. who is very ill. lesson.


Til is mniiaichy alivi*.


kingdom'


n'lnain^—a How


liave


anti-Christian movement adlierenl'


tliin


inoral i> the


Kings hein


have ilis-


liathor wiiiild ho say


“ What trmihlos have wo ‘eon, What coiillifts have wo |iassodl’'


hoomiso, looking haok. llioro wore tliiiu's tor whioh wo sinooroly thanked l.od. ,\s one thought of this womlorfn! reigii, throe watohwortls omno to mind—watchwords


that wore charaotoristio of his Majost.v ,s reign mul tho deop alfoetion nf his iionplo. Tho first was Service.


\\ ordswiirili, writ­


ing of Milton, sa id: “ So tlinii didst travel on life s oommon way


III olioi’i'lnl Godliness, mul yet tli.v liomt Tlio lowliest dntios on lior-olt did lay.'


And tliiit wits l ino nf King Goorgo. Ho liad never shirked Ills doty, novor used Ins groat Iillioo Inr selfish ends nr fur his own pleasure All through twonly-fivo years iio had dodicatod himself, hi- time and strength iimi wisdom til tho .sorvico nf his iiooiilo.


(Coiilinnod from preceding column.1 imn and striiken wmiiin and children.


Kven in his hroadrast on the day ol nniversal gladness thc-c niifortiimite pi*o|de entered into hi- tlimights «hen he sold: “ 1 grieve to think of Hie nnmher of my jieople still without work. We owe to them, ami no le-s to those who are sniferiiig any form of di-ahleiiieiit. all the symiiathy and all


the help we ean give.” First Things First.


Majeslv had been a greiit King heeallso he h.'uj been a good man. Teiiiiy-im wrote of


Till- thiid walehword wa- Hod. Hi-


l,)neen Yietoria : 0 lo.val to royal in thyself.


realized the hnrilen nf kingship. Lnliko 11 I’rimo .Minister, n hishop, ii iirofessional


row


man or nearly everybody else who. tiring ol their job, eunhl lay it down, the King niiist eontinne lo earr.v his bniden as long as life emlnred. In limes iif nnoxmnplod pei'iiloxity mul dillioiilty that wmihl hayc taxed tile wisihim nf the wisest mul the strength of the strongest, King George had been giving liimself williont reserve nr eomiilaint for llio good of lii- pooiilo. “ lie will) would he griail among yon, let him ho voiir sorvmit." 'J'liat was onr luird ideal of greatness, ami Mirely oiir King iiad heeii inspired liy it. The keyeoto of ids nolilo inessiigi* liioadeast to ids peiijile cver.vwlierc was fliis: “ I dedioale myself anew to .your sorvieo for llie yoar.s llial may .'ot lie giten


to me.”


Our ardent prayer appiness and pros-


ilKsirihi'il hfi* as iletavlifil ami aloof. Ho roiitrastcil King Louis of Fraui'i' aiut Hie Cziii* of liussin's imlilfereiive ami. at times, callous'U'ss tott-arils tiic eoiitmim peoim', uitli the thmiglitfulues.s .uml coiisideraUou of oiil* Soveieigli for the ....... . the sori'on'iug. the soffel'iiig iiml the uiiPlil|ilo,ve(l «*ho had never been far from his In art . An ohi jirearlier once ileclareil to a .voung luiuistei, “ You will never win the love of iieople until vou mingle .viiiir tear- with then* tears.’’ That was exartl.v what had ha|) pciicd iu the case of niir Sovereign who had come closer to his people, in tragedy, soriow and trihiihiliou, than an.v other. Hmv maii.v hospitals had lie not visited in the last tweiitv-live .vears? Shnrtl.v after he was called' to the throne there was the hist mnttrrings of tliat storm whieh broke over Knrope with such ghiisHy fnree in inLl ns to fill evei.v home with sorrow. What lerrilio deinands those four awful .vcarij made njiim the King’s sympnth.v would never he known. But we did ki’nw tliat he w'oro himself out in his solieitnde for broken


Speaking .Sympathy, Victoria as


IICLI.IIII .... lilt illtistiious wmiiitii, hut (Continued foot of next colnntn.) P. S. A.


Mr David Pon.fiot presided ami read the .Mr. P. Whittle led the devotions,


Four Awful Years. on the second watchworil.


Air. Ilarpcr alluded to (^)ueen


That had lieeo true of King George who had (ver put ” first things hr -t . ' ' who had ever stood for the sam-tities of life. When a voniig prlnee, in eomiiiaiid of a gunboat wlilcli wji*- too Miuill to hsive u clmphiiii of its own. every morning he read prayers, and every Sunday comluctml divine wor­ ship. He had always hononred HodX day; vei V Snndav morning, health permitting,


reinn some of tho oailiost Sunday obsen- amo laws wore made, ‘-eciirine f>»r tin


In Kinji Alfrcfl s


people tiio rifilit of Uu* Hod-yiven day of ro't. From that time wlien Hod’s com­ mandments wer(* rtn'orenced our counti hei^an to pro'per ami has eono on pro'per- iue. In tho year 1012. laual Kuolleys wn>to to a certain society to loufiim that far hack as L^.^l. Kiu^ Heoroe made


IIS Hiis sliimhl he iirovided fur iiiir ju uple mid flint we sluniid i iiiiihite the exmujde oi mil* King ill lisselllhlillg ill the 1 louse ot God to give thmiks for his tiveiily-hve yem ri’ijiu (ocr the* Hritisli ijcople.


Alsiie»tv’> own wisli tha t llie first act ol Alonday hist sliould Ik* a service of prayer ami tiianksjiiviiie to Almi^lity («od lor Divim* iile-'shi^x ami proiei lmn diui i ie tin


It ua> in


years of ins kingship. There in St . Haul Hatlmtlral. ihe Kint; ami Qmeii , ami all the memhers of tlie Hoyal Family, lo^eihm with 1 r-Ulf n'prcMMitalive men ami wnmeii jj-.im all p a r t ' of onr far-lluii^ Kmpire gathered totietlier to eiv.- thanks lor im-rcic' vouchsafed to the Kiiie and Queen and tliyir family.


aiiioue you let him lie your servant .


Hon. hut trmn the lir-t limir uf h.i- neeessinit Kill'g Heurge bus lived lii s e n e the nntioll of whieh he is hend mid tiilher. He h.is never Inkeli the ensiei* piiHi simjily heemisO is the ensier. The twenty-live y‘*m*.s <‘


Id- rvi.'ii luive heeii years id uiipi*. eedeiited ‘tress mid s train and anxiety. His devutioii In dulv ill fair weatiier and iu loul, and his ! ;U ' ' ‘',,H;,eipled eundilet, ‘*’’l' ' - y ' .


adni iral iou ami ihai ik'eivin^. . deed been anioiie hi^ people, in soi iou and jov as one who served, lollowin- closeI>, and 'ill every respect the eomer i . ' ol


people iu Hiis lau d , and mmi-'cas. n> .•racious per-onaliiy umUn^ all ela"e> ami parties in a coiiumm alleixiaiue to tao Hrown. an alleeiaiice wliieh . ia> }Ziv'n to iho nation a pro-re->ive stabi lity hota m( iM and eoust i tut ional sueli as i ' po-^se-ed h}. M-arcelv anv other land.


I lmmehom t.m


* c i r ' lie has home himsell with a cmi a -o ’and a comi»0


'Uie which is worthy m iinii:.-


timi bv all of us. May I rcmmtl you ot a lai'l whicli i ' well known to all.' I he him service of tlie Kiii^ is base.l upon n h-mus foundation.


l ie i ' a deeply rel.-u.i:- man. Rest and Worship.


ohseivanee of Hie Salibalh da> i- a


the jiasl few days of tlu* world' e| onr Lord .lc'U''< Chr i ' l .


\Ve have been rmiiiiidi'd dur ing ’• l ie th a t woultl he tireal


II


these words are t rue then our Kiiie i** en-at imleetl. Me i ' cliiet amoiie us hy riiilit oi serviei* year :ifier year, wliilsl other olUcers of the Sta te have come ami eone a- tlu I ’rime Mini ' te r reiinmle«l U' thi* (itlu iiielit. KintI Heoi'tie lias lahmired without «ation ami witiiout comidaiut. For liiin


Ungrudging Service. Mow respon-ive lie i ' to the elaiiii' of


h i ' exalted po'itit)!! we all know. Mow ipi'^rmh'imdv lu* has ^iven of lii' h(*'t the Kinpii-i- know-.


It w:is not suri iri 'int i


thert'fore lo iiear him say in the deeply inoviiie l)roaili*ast of Monday evening hi ' t . “ I iledieate mv'e lf am*w to your serviio for tile years tliiit may still he eiveu to me. Otlior anxiet ie' may lx* in ' lore, lint I am pi'isuaded that with Hod’' lielj). they may all 111


fidence. cnura'ic, and unity.


marked teali ire. He never loig. ts tim place of worshiji. He inlly re.ngiiises t,i ‘ value to the eoiiimnnity of keeping .-smm.iy ns a dav of rest and wor-hip. He i- a ' ’' ‘*i* of ilie 'Billie nod know- It well. He hiiMs Hint the Kligli-h Bihle i- the lir-l “1 om' nntionnl trensii ris, niid in it- spintaal signilicnnce the most viduiihK* tbing tbaC tins world iilfords. Soon nft.n* hi- n-.enfc t.) the tliroue of tliis Great Linpin'. L"t'l Kuoilvs on h i ' hehall wrote l l i i ' ol linn ai.i! for him. ” It is (plite true tiiat Im promised I.Incen Alexnmh r n- long leg.. as l - s i tha t he would rend n ehnjiter ei the Bi'ile dnily, nml thnt he hn- ever -iiir'' ndherod to hi- iiromise.


there N no di'cliarji'*. no puttiu<: nil' tlie burden ol hiuh olliee. hut a continual ilc- mand upon time and ihoiieht and cnere\


i .h


Beeshy Austin -nys that ‘* here we ten li the inner secret oi the King - lit**.


* overeoiue it we nu'et th' ii i w llli con- .'■•o I l"ok lor-


wartl to till’ future with failli ami Impe. 1 think you will all a'^ree witli me tha t we


luwe been ll i inkine nmre ol tin* man than the ihroc.e during!: the past lew days. II


fidejiiy to iii> sacred i r i i ' l . and h i ' deep and understai idine sympathy witli his people iiavo made the .lululee a sponlanrou and ei it liU'ia' lic leality.


snh‘mii iiroMiisi* to his motlier. the lat<! Queen Alexandra, that ho would ro.ad chapter of the Hihh* every d:iy of Ins lih '1‘hat promi'C hi- Majo'ty fuUils ovory morniue. In fact tho Kino lifts up hi eyivs to the liiils from wlion.co coiuetii In strenntli. and wo may say almut him. as of ()uo(*n Victoria, tlie 'ocret of liis succcs- that he honours Hod from whem-e come


tin* iilorv of a j:r(*at monareh of a yroat empire


tliat- sacrilice i ' Hu* way to Ibe hi^lie^t. 'File Kiiie is very fami l iar willi the sacriticial road. He lias" not won tlie place th a t is ii i' iu the i iear t ' of h i ' people, not secured l lu’ir loyalty ami llieir love alone ilie path of self eon' iderat ion.


It lia- been said It is vi-ry eu'.v for


a Iloyal per.sonaee to O'cape a Inree imnsure of tlie responsildl itie' of hi ' po'i-


HONOUR THE KING.


Rector of St. James’s Pays Tribute to Their Majesties.


lie had liceii in tlio 'hou'c of Hod. _1H (tile preacher) liked to think that the Kiul, of the greatest empire in tlio world owetl allogianee to another King, ami that lie to whom the nation bowed, himself bowed


hmnhlv before Hod. Not only had the Sovon*ign lionoured


Hod's naiiie. hut His woixl—honoured the tiromise made* to lii' mother, iu


eaeli dav lie would read a chapter of the Bihle. 'The secret of the King's real great­ ness was to he found in his loyalty to God. .‘^erviee. svmpathy ami religion were tlie three star's that had gitidnl him amid all the perplexities and dillienlties of his reign, and lu'canse of tlie-o things Hie hearts ot millions of people had gone nji in thanks­ giving to God—had pra.ved the old prayer, “ God save the King."


tliat


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y Trials Not Yet Over.


Ami what of the future? “ WV have come Ihrongh great trials and dillienlties to-


getlieix hut the.v are not all over.” said Hio King.


ovi 1* Knroiie and the world at the present iiionieiit. Kveii during sneh a week of glorious sniisliine ajid rejoieiiig. nations had heeii walking in fear, groping in tho mists of mistrust. W'e must lift our c.ves to the hills. Onr faith and hope were in God.


Jlaiiy" dark elonds were hanging 1)0 I


out* God, He would guide, gnanl and save tis as He saved them. It would he a great thing if the thanksgiving of this nation siionld lead ns lo a redediention to God and tUe servieo of man, to a new deteriniliation to spend ourselves and he spent, lo mnko Kmdand a hotter Knglaiid, and the world a hotter world hy establishing peace hrolherhood and rightemisness.


he lieard Dniae Clara Butt sing at a eoneert in Uno, and the wnrds of one of her songs, “ Land nf Hope and Glory,” enmo hack to him tliat morning. He thought of all that this land had hecii hy Iho Providciiee of (jo(|_nf all that haiglnnd had stood for in tho world—its struggle for freedom, its saerifiecs, its passion for tho poor. Iho down­ trodden and tho oppressed—how from thc.se shores men lind carried tho torch of truth to other lands. He knew there was another side, of sin and foll.v.


C’onelnding, Jfi*. Harper im ntiinied that


TheCP.R. Liner MONTCLARE (16,400 tons) will leave Liverpool on Aus^. 24th


*


„f „u_ cjnd in His providcnco had used mighty things, to beat*


Tot, in inightv


mii'm.,\ lic.^0


moaning; well might they become passionate


tilings Laud


of TTopo and Glory” prayer:


o


Wider yet, and wider Shall thy hounds be .sot;


God who made us mighty, Alako us mightier yet.


these things, well might we give-the words of


witnc.ss for •»»» Him.


o give* the a


^ ............. r> for us a


Thinking of dcopor


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come and see me sometime amt talk it over. s i , t


." I M - ofl'l If we made the God of our fathers m M


giviii" at St. .lamrs's C'imreh. t'litheroe, on .InhiKe Day. the Hector (Bev. II. Y. Barnett) r. enlled the reasons for thanks­ giving. The King and the country had heen hroiight throngh the perils of war and the extremely diliicnlt periwl nf reeoiislrm*- tion since tl'ie war. and although we were not eiitirelv out of the hitter jieriod. we were still the most favoured oalioii in the world. He referred to the King's oxam|>le to the iialion in regular ntlemlanee at pnhiie worship ami his habit of Bihle read­ ing. Tile icing stood for the conntr.v; jiraving for our King, wc were iirnying lor om* country. .Mention was also imnle of the progress made in alt hranehes of seieme during tho reig'i. many of which had benefited mankind and added greatly to onr comfort. We were rightly tliaiikfiil lor tiicse tilings, lint jirnyer was needed that we might ii-e onr hiiowledgo rightl.y. W hy were we tho mo-t favoured nation? Was is not that we might give to our Kmpire the host we had? What was oiir hesl .- The knowledge this iiatinn hail of God—nnr Christian religion. God surely had placed ns in this position that wo might lead the


Preaehing at a sjieeial serviee of th an h -


who hnve henrd him iiroiionilee the nan*,: nt Gr.d hnve felt n strniige thrill of lever-nt nwe ; ns of one who inis siiddeidy ie!t n!i"Hi, i* jireseiiee. nnd hn- been subdued hv n great revehi t ion." We nil know liow rendv Im i- lo nekiiowledge hi- deliemh'iiee iii«nn (ie-l. how mitnrnlly ho n-k- tor Divine help nnd gnidnnee; how generously he in know h dg.s Hie iielp he lins reeeived from nhove. He never forgets the suffering nnd soirnwmg memhers of the great fnmilv of wliiiii Im is the hend. Amidst nil the rejoming of Mondnv last ho said ‘* 1 grieve to think i.f the nnmhers of my peojih' who nr.- -till wilhoiit work, M t* owe to them, nn.l mil. least to tho-e who are .sidferillg irnl:! aiiy form of disiihlomeiit nil the Iieiii nni! -yin- jiatliv we call give.


It may lie as I lee.^


I hope thnt d.ilimg


t h i s ’.Inhilee year all who enii will do their utmost to liiid them work and hriiig th i t lioiie " After all. ehnraeter i- it- “"ii Im't witiie-s. nnd serviee tell- it- own sim*.'-. The King's actions are tho expressam et


his ehiu ni ter. What the (tileen In to him ihronghnol the-e year - we e:


i.nlv


siirmi'O. But that she ha- keen a reii- liniiims nnd liigh-mindeil heljnimei. uo know full well. With pride and iniink- fidiiess we reioice i'l tho rieh grnee win. i hi- given ns sneh a King nnd in om* deepest s o u r we will eontimio to jiray. (iod -a', *


tlie King.


peoples of mir Kmpire to Christ. ^ Wo needed to pray that onr eonetry siumlit


fulfil God’s will' for it. liefereiicc was also made hy t!ie I’erlin*


on .Sunday morning to King and eoiialiy. He took his text from I St. Peter ii—1“-1, : “ \ s free and not ii-iiig ymir lihcrty lor ii. cloak of malieiniisiiess 'oviekedm— B. \ .!, hilt as servams nf Clod—hommr all men. love the hrotherhood. tear God. hoiimir tie' K im ' ’’ The lieetor said we had heea thanking God for tho liberty whiih «e eii- joved as a nation. Whilst in many other countries libelty was being iriished, ive 'till po-sessed nnrs.' How were we to ii-e this lihertv? Was it liberty to do JH't a- «" liked? Men were always lonfnsiiig Id'eiti with liceme. They had dime so all ‘hnvn the ages. Tho ‘* lai'-ez fane * jinliey lu trade had led to the liberty of the strong to rniHi the weak, to the exploiintion ot


eliea|) hiliour. FreeJoni in the ."jcnse was not a freedom to ‘•’' i - . lu-ou set free from the guilt ol


power of sin in. order that we might he u '"' to serve Hod witli willing and thankiul liearts. We were not to U'O our lilK-rty as :v cloak, an exeusi* for sin. hut to serv * Hod. So the lihorty we enjoyed a*i a nalioii parried with it the responsibility of .'Pivioe. We were to serve our flay and gi*nernt ion: to lionniir and e>ttem all men without any exception: to love the hrotlierhood. tliat I', our fellow Cliristians: to fear Ho<l. for if wc feared Him in reality the rO't would


and t.:«' follow.


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