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TUESDAY, November 17, 1936.
THE DYSENTERY OUTBREAK
was
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WHAT IS TO-DAY'S
Nonconformist Conscience
"Is the Nonconformist conscience, that fine flower of the Victorian era, as sensitive as of old?"
-Bishop Barnes, of Birmingham, addressing the Congregational Union
answered by
The Rev. Dr. Donald O. Soper
To know John Clifford and his
work is to enter a realm of Non- conformist outlook, and activity, in relation to human problems, tremendous that constitutes a challenge to those who have come after him.
In this realm were men like Rev. Hugh Price Hughes, Dr. Parker and many others, as well as Dr. Clifford himself. who by their courage and enterprise created in Nonconformity a powerful weapon with which to combat the social evils that they saw around them.
WONDER how many young social enthusiasts there are to-day to whom the phrase "Nonconformist conscience." or the name of John Clifford, means anything. Yet the centenary celebra- tions of the birth of this great Victorian preacher, reformer, That the community general-educationist and politician, ly and mothers in particular, which are being held in London should have become gravely this week should be of profound significance not only to Free concerned over the outbreak of Churchmen to-day, but to all infantile dysentery, which has who have the enuse of social taken such a heavy toll of, righteousness at heart, children of European parentage, occasions no surprise. Never within our recollection has the Colony been subjected to such a heavy incidence of mortality amongst such children from an outbreak of this character. The epidemic broke out with a1 startling suddenness, and, first, before its seriousness be-
there came apparent, tendency in health circles regard it as nothing worse than seasonal outbreak. It has since been shown, however, to The be much more than that, fact-that-dysentery is -not-a notifiable disease has doubtless been a factor in increasing the dimculty of tracing its precise origin. It is most probable that the outbreak was due to a com- mon cause which, for one reason dis- or another, had largely appeared by the time the serious- neys of the outbreak became evident. The disease often has its origin in contaminated water, but, as Dr. Pope has pointed out, this can hardly have been the case in the present epidemic which has touched areas widely separated and not drawing their Rame water supply from the source. Similarly, fruit and vegetables seem to be ruled out,
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as so many of the fatal cases have been
who, by among children reason of their tender years, do
They thundered against the drink evil, and the increased so- briety in great cities to-day is in no small measure due to their efforts.
"In ̄collaboration with that great
humanist, W. T. Stead, they un- masked licentiousness and vice in the West End of London.
They championed their hardly- won Nonconformist liberties, even
-To-day's Thought- EVERYONE is ignorant, only about different subjects.
WILL ROGERS.
to the point of passive resistance in the case of Clifford himself, in the great educational con- troversics that raged
from 1801 to 1903.
Most significant of all, against a background of Liberalism, they were the friends of the poor and dispossessed.
They made the ques- tion of a living wage a vital issue for every Free Churchman.
John Clifford (born 1836, died 1923) "created
In the great dock strike of 1880, in which Cardinal Manning- played such a magnifi- cent part, their pulpits rang with the claim for the docker's "tanner. while through them the Christian duty to allevi- ate the poverty and destitution. of industrial England became the first charge upon
DYCES
enlightened Free Churchman.
in Nonconformity a powerful weapon with
which to combat social evils."
Hold prayer meetings by all means, but do not forget to build artisans' dwellings as well." Such a phrase, as this from the lips of Clifford himself was the text of Nonconformist preaching.
Read
about Dr. Clifford and his col- leagues, you Nonconformista of to-day, and you may well be tempted to reflect that the social conscience which they educated and made vocal has become finccid and inoperative now.
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They prophesied. we confer. They were pioneers, we are all too often camp followers.
In this year of grace do you think it matters very much what the Free Churcher think? One thing is certain. Whether you belleve Nonconformity is stili a great social force or whether you
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deplore its ineffectiveness,
the need for the spirit of theso men and their uncompromising leader- ship is greater than over.
If John Clifford and Hugh Price Hughes were Beginning their ministry to-day they would still
enemies recognise the
against whom they fought so valiantly in the 18th century.
But the Liberalism in which they were nurtured and which they so sturdily defended must to-day ba interpreted in the light of Fascism and Communioniz
The march of events since John Clifford's greatest achievements in the latter years of the nineteenth century has revealed the problems that he so vallantly faced in their true context, and shown them to be the symptoms of far deeper 153UCB.
The Nonconformist conscience to-day must pronounce upon the. very social order in which nomin-
AMATEUR ACTING
CTING lo, essentially, the art of appearing to be what you are not, and the desire to act is inherent in nearly all human beings. Most children delight in dressing up and imitating their favourite heroes or their elders, but thut does not mean that they are "bom actors". There)
lincs
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Words in Season to cular and general aspects of acting
the Beginner
By GERARD FAY
to anybody who cares to write, though. I cannot undertake to reply to any letter which does not contain return postage.
Apart from stage practice, and tuition by experts, the best methods of studying acting pre reading und.
are no born actors any more than Theatre" as we call It to-day in watching good actors. Books are not normally have these comesti-
available to all, at reasonable cost, bles in their diet. Milk could there are born doctors or born ac- Great Britain and America,
countants. Acting Is an art and Experts estimate that there are or if good library is at hand, free.
intricate between easily be the cause of the out- must be learnt, it has an
fifteen and twenty thou- The professional stage is in such a break, of course, but we under-echnique, and a mechanical back sand amateur acting bodies in Bri- sad state to-day that unfortunately ground which can be acquired only tain to-dry, and there must be up- the same can't be said of "watching." stand that the authorities have by study and practice.
words of two million people directly Only the latge provincial towns and interested in them, The amateur cities have any theatres worth speak. not yet definitely established the
I hope, in these articles, to lay stage is, then, a most Important ing of, and opportunities of watching Source of the trouble. It may down some elementary
factor in the culture and amusement high-class professional companies are which this study can be pursued, and of this country, and it is worthy of few and far between. In this res- be that they never will be able to
because of the necessity of compres being taken very seriously.
́pect, the London amateur has a great my do so with absolute certainty. In ston in newspaper material
over his country col- The problem of Anding a suitable advantage some countries the pasteurization choice of subjects is purely arbitrary.
stage to act on, and good teachers to tengue. Most beginners will have to I do not pretend to set out here work with is a very difficult one for rely on watching the work of more of milk and cream is made com- "system" of acting. Such a thing is pulsory by law, and, on the principle that prevention is better than cure, the authorities here might well consider applying that requirement to all dairies in the Colony. The making of dysentery notifiable disease might also be of value in enabling the authorities to get quickly on to possible sources of infection when outbreaks occur. The public is certainly not satisfied
not possible, and if it were, several most amateurs, and many of them experienced amateurs for this part of
can only join the their study. large volumes would be required to all towns
alngle amateur society there and Do not make the mistake of think- do justice, to the subject.
make the best of whatever conditions ing you can learn anything of stage to found, or choose some technique from the cinema-l is an Ever since the art of neting deve are
tribal other outlet for their artistic desires. entirely different art, and even ex- loped from the primitive dances of our very distant ancestors, The ultimate aim of a conscientious perienced stage players have to re- there have been amateurs as well as amateur should be to join a well learn their whole business when they professionals, and since the sixteenth conducted Little Theatre with com- go on the films. There is, however, century amateurs have had a pro- petent producers and good equip much to be learnt of diction found influence on the development ment, but if this is impossible it does vocal expression from good film of the theatre as we know it. Such not mean that he or she must be actors, and useful hints on deport- famous stage people as Maliere, Ole content with mediocrity, for if there ment may be obtained from seeing
Ibsen, Antoine, and Stonis- is a stage to act on, and parts to good costume films. Bull,
there are all the materials play, lavsky started as amateurs.
needed for training in acting.
with conditions as they are. An Important Factor ||Study of Acting
Breathing Drill
and
For the purposes of this series I is therefore the duty of the
have divided the elements of acting authorities to give close study to
The whole of the great Norwegian tradition of acting is built on the There are hundreds of good books, technique into five main hendings:- the origin of the present scourge work, uf amateurs; the Moscow Arts on amateur acting, and it would be Talking, Walking, facial expression, and to take such measures as Theatre was started by amateurs, extremely dimcult for me lo men- gesture, and make-up.
evolved the acting and production In order to avoid invidious choice, 1 the order given above, and add more techniques of the Abbey Theatre, shall not refer to any by name, but comments on different types of act Dublin the forerunner of the "Little will very gladly give lists on parti-†
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THE RONÇONFORK, MONZONYGAMIST CONIČIENCE THE NONG?
ally Christian communities are living.
What appeared to the Free Church leaders of the nineteenth century to be matters for reforma- Hon confront us as demands for revolution. We can no longer be- lieve that the Kingdom of God will be ours if and when the capitalist machine is administered by Chris- tian capitalists proceeding upon
the-principles-of-the-Sermon-on-
the Mount.
can
No country, not even Britain,
sock continue to
world brotherhood in the name of a Heavenly Father while it retains the ethics of Imperialism. Above all, the lesson must be quickly learned, or else it will be too late, that there is no righteous way of firing a machine-gun or of drop- ping a bomb. There is no fust war, and the soldier-saint" is a contradiction in terms,
I believe there' are multitudes of good Church-going folk who realise the crisis which organised Christianity is facing and are ready to move forward to new and dangerous positions in the cam- paign for peace and brother- hood.
With all their failures I cannot agree with those that tell us the Churches have forfeited their right to a place in the van of human progress.
Speaking as a Nonconformist. and I have no right to speak with any authority except as a Noncon- I feel sure that there are formist, an many to-day as ever there were who would be propared to venture averything in a cause which they bollere to ba Clod's eato," They are known as Free Churchinen
and. desire to make that freedom real and effectual.
We are confident because wa be- ilove in God that peace and plenty could be enjoyed by all it is will was being done. In that connd- enco I want to see the Noncon- formist conscienco Insisting, that all God's creatures are entitled to the necessities of life whatever may be their morit or economic value.
Therefore we cannot rest until industry and commerce are co- operatively organised to that end.. I want the Free Churches to robu- diate war in every form, Im-
civil perialist,
07 League of Nations, as a human practice is iniquitous in itself,
which
Finally, I look forward to an awakening on the part of all Christians to the larger vision of a world no longer split up into nation States and impertal groups, but forsaking these divisive power: policies, that in their place may arise the co-operative common wealth.