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and to make the examination as far as posible without bias and without prejudice. It is not enough to fall back. upon custom or immemorial tradition. We must see whether reasons ones power tu still have equal force, for the Holy Spirit still guides the Church, and what may have been fitting and convenient for one age may be a stumbling block in

another.

RETROSPECT.

THE JUSTIFICATION OF FAITH.

EOM A CORRESPONDENT TO THE TIMES".

The end of the year must make thoughtful men soleman Though it is

malios December 31st close our annual only a convention of the calendar that Naturally, we turn first to our Lord cycle, the community in which we live and His teaching, and we shall, I think; insists that we bave to come to a mile- be surprised how little we find there to stone on the road of life, and that fact indicate any inequality between men and drives us to retrospective thought, We women. If our Lord had 12 male cannot but cast our minds over the way who followed Him and ministered to cannot be separated from introspection, Apostles He had also a number of women we have travelled. But retrospection Him. Some of His most profound and and a complex process ensues, spiritual teaching was imparted to while it recalls the past, often judges it woman of Samaria. With regard to by other standards than those we used marriage, He did away with the freedom when we lived in it. In his retrospect

of a man to devores his wife which was man often has a different theory of so common sunongst the Jews, and He values from that which was his when he made marriage a life-long union of dan lived in the scenes which he

from and woman. In Ris reply to the Bad- the recesses of memory.ns ducee's question about the Resurrection Retrospection is a sobering occupation.. or Lord seems to take it for granted. It demands courage, for it may prove that after the resurrection men and humiliating. Men may easily turn from women are equal it as an unwelcome occupation; possibly When our Lord Himself rose from the leading to a morbid exercise of the 100- dond He first appeared to a woman, and agination. To many it does little more His second appearance was to a group than bring the acutest pain they know. of women, and on both occasions Ho And yet no man who believes that he is made them His messengers to others. So in the hands of Providence enn engage that women wore the first messengers of in it with sincerity and humility without the risen Christ. Many commentators finding inch to cheer him. His mind and scholars believe that women were pre may be overwhelmed by tragedy or sent when our Lord gave the great com sorrow, but even in the darkest hour, he mission. "As my Father hath sent me even confesses that some light has shone before so send I you, and if so, they, must him for guidance and encouragement. have been endowed with the powers for Unexpected help came in his time of carrying out that commission From 8t greatest need. It was not perhaps the Peter's speech on the day of Pentecost help he expected or hoped for, or oven

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OUR DUTY IN THE WAR,

JOHN'S CATHEDRAL At the annual general meeting of the Association of Lancastrians in China, The position of Woman was dealt with 40:00 which was held on February 28th in the by the Rev. H. Conley Moyle in his 10.00 Shanghai Chamber of Commerce room, discourse at the St. John's Cathedral on 5.00 Mr. W. N. C. Allen, the Chairman, said Sunday morning. Taking as his text, 1.00 the three beds which the members found. There is neither Je nor Greek, there 20.00 ed at Manchester for orphan children is neither bond nor free, there is neither of Lancastrian soldiers and sailors had male or female: for ye are all ons in been kept up, and out of the Burity's Christ Jesus," the rev. gentleman said: funds during Red Cross week $500 was donated to the British Red Cross Before

Before the War began one of the things 176.59 Society and Urder of St. John of Jerusalim, which was occupying much of the thought During December some forty-six mera of serious people was what is known as 9.00 bers met at a get-together dinner, as a 12.00 result of which $300 was handed over to the Women's Movement. It did not by St. Dunstan's Home for blinded soldiers any means consist chiefly of breaking 10.00 and sailors. Another result was the 100.00 founding of a Lancastrian contre to windows and assaulting the police, work for the British Women's Work As though that was what attracted most |sociation, and as the womenfolk were 150.00 already interested in other centres, the attention, but it was a far reaching move 50.00 Society a help took the form of subscripment, led and guided by some very able 5.00 tions to enable work to be done outside women, which aimed at a fundamental 3.00 The Chairman proceeded-Now) sa 3.00 to the rendons given for not attend alteration of the position of women in 50.00ing the dinner. These showed two the State.

lines of thought, the first being don't

When the

War broke out it gave women 150.00 speed money on a dinner, give it to a

10,00 war fund. To that, what the dinner and wonderful and perfectly unexpected 10.00 enabled us to do is sufficient answer.

chance

of showing what they were cat 10.00 (Hear, hear.) The second line of thought able of doing, and I think the thing

5.00 ran something like this 5,00 seemly to hold social functions in such which most forcibly strikes a person 10.00 times as those, wait until the war is over going to England now for the first time during the War in the way in which 50.00 Gentlemen, we are out to win this war wonien are doing what has hitherto been and we are not doing our share towards regarded as men's work, and the fact that 80.00 it by sitting at home in the desolation of they are doing it remarkably well In it seems clear that the Holy Spirit had welcomed when it came; but in so far as 100.00 loneliness or walking the streets in sacki life hundreds of thousands of descended on women as well as men, for he remained true to the highest revealed 60.07 cloth and ashes. Rather we should tread women are taking the place of men, you remember he quotes the words of to him it carried him onward, if not with 25.00 our several ways with proudly uplifted while tons of thousands of women have Joel as being fulfilled on this occasion, juy, certainly without fear. Retrospect 30.00 heads and with a glow of thankfulness joined the Army, not only as nurses butAnd it shall be in the last days saith God, justifies his faith,

6.00 in our hearts that it has picased Almighty to do work under the Army Service I will pour forth of my Spirit upon all As we look back on the course of the 8.00 God to conserve to our race its old-time Corps, the Royal Engineers, the Ord-flesh and your sons and your daughters war, especially as it has developed. 5.00 attributes of bull-dog courage, tenacity nance and the Army Pay Departments, shall prophesy yes, and on my during 1017, we confess to a measure off 10.00 and endurance, bringing our women out It is a common sight in England to see servants and on my bandmaidens in those disappointment. We have only to turn 10.00 from their sheltered lives to take the women in khaki driving motors full of days will I pour forth of my Spirit and to the utterances of our loaders both in 100.00 places of the men, and sending the officers and soldiers, and thousands of they shall prophesy Church and State at the beginning of

25.00 flower of our youth and the prime of our women have gone across the Channel to

In the Acts of the Apostles we read of the year, and compare their confident 50.00 manhood to undreamt of hardships to do army work in France. The Women's four daughters of Philip the deacon wh anticipations of an early victory with hideous sufferings, to wounds, to mutila Army Auxiliary Corps is under a larly did prophesy and when we remember the history of the past 12 months, 50.00 tions, to death, and this, not from any who is Chief Controller. Fashions and the very subordinate position of women 10.00 hope of earthly gain. not for the conventions which could not have been amongst the Jews at the Lime of Christ what we hoped for. We are not satisfied.

graadisement of our nation, but to killi once and for all the devil-begotten creed disregarded with impunity four years we see what a revolution this must have It is possible that some may be depressed as they consider the apparently small this war, and the Women's Movement I believe the only places in the New mado. These are found not only in our 5.37 salves and to those, who come after us, has advanced to a degren which would 10.00 the right to live and die free men bare secined incredible four years ago, Testament where it is said that there is victories, which in other wars would 30.35 (Applause.) There are many great and They have not been given the vote and any inequality between men and women have won the exuberant acclamation of

glorious pages in the annals of our we may shortly expect to see women in are in the writings of St. Paul 49.00 motherland and of her children beyond Parliament, and possibly in the Cabinet, same Apostles wrote the words of the failure, when there has shone out the glory 100.00 the seas, but none so great, none therefore we must be that it is necessary text, There is neither Jew or Greek, of a conscious faith in Him in Who 5.00 glorious, none so imbued with the spirit for most of us to readjust our ideas there is neither bond nor free, there is hands the destinies of our Empire He 50.00 of self-sacrifice as those now being written about the Women's Movement, for the Beither male nor female, for ye are all That faith has saved us from the worst 6.00 by our men and women of to-day r world of to-day is not the world of 1914, one in Christ Jesus. We have not disasters, the disasters of the soul, the 3.00 We are situated far from the scenes and no atting our eyes to the facts will time this morning to examine in detail shipwreek of the spirit of men. And it the passages in which St. Paul speake has been justified by its results. It leaves 3.00 of this titanic struggle, yet there is

alter the position

determined to of women, but a few remarks on those us still strong and 100.00 work for us to do, a duty that we only 30.00 can perform. It is no mere figure of After all, when we come to think over passages must be made, for I believe proceed with unimpaired confidence and 5.00 speech to say that we also are in the the new position of women as voters, it that they do not settle the position of increased tenacity of purpose. It not 5.00 trenches, for we stand in the front line seems the only logical course for a women in the Church with the certainty only gives us our highest satisfactions as 5.00 trenches of our war-flung commorde, and country to adopt which allows the head that may at first appear. Notice that the we end a year in which the world has 10.00 it is our duty to hold the ground won, of the State to be a woman. It seems directions to the Christians were written rested in the shock of war; it also helps 10.00 and from our observation posts to watch quite illogical to permit one woman to to a Church in a city which was notorious as to look to the future unafraid. Re 10.00 trude developments and to send to our be head of the State and to forbid any for its corrupt life, and therefore it was trospect proves the primacy of faith.

Our outward fortunes are largely 15.00 people every scrap of information we can other women oven to have a vote in the particularly necessary that anything 5.00 gather so that they may have the know management of the State. It is generally which tended to preserve female modesty shaped by ourselves. What we are 100.00 edge enabling them, with as little delay admitted that the reigns of Queen should not be dispensed with. But matches what we do. We ourselves detor.. 25.00 as possible, to and work for every one Elizabeth and Queen Victoria were notice further that, while insisting that mine the nature of our suffering and the 10.06 on that happy day When the Boys amongst the most flourishing years women should be veiled when praying or degree of our success. When we have come home. (Applause, of our history, and those Queens seem prophesying, St. Paul seems to expect relied on the things of the Spirit wa have felt ourselves invincible, oven in That is a duty which should command to have taken as large a share in the that they will pray and prophesy." 20.00 all our energies, and while much mag Government as any King ever did. Notice further that when St. Paul uses the times of our greatest trial. We have 100.00 be done by Individual effort, more can But the subject to which I wish the word church, he never uses it as suffered, but in the possession of our 50.00 be done by combination, and it is for especially to direct your thoughts this meaning a building, but always as an as-selves in faith we can never lose confid 90.00 this reason that I earnestly commend to morning in the position of women in sembly of Christians, so if we wish to non. We still look with eagerness to follow strictly his injunctions no woman the dawn of a victorious day. Indeed, 469.50 your incoming officers and committee the the Church. 332,50 scheme on foot to find some central meet In our branch of the Church there would be allowed to address any assembly those dread times of imminent catas 25.00 ing place where our members can come seems at present no change, but some of Christiane anywhere. That may have trophe form now the most inspiring. together at short intervals and discuss Christians have already given women been necessary as a temporary and loos possession in the chambers of memory, woweto assisted by: 50.00 trade problems as they arise.

position perfectly equal to men. The measure, but is clearly impossible as a for we know 30.00 This is ne time for an Association such Suciety of Friends was the first to do universal rule spiritual forces which had hitherto re Do not let us attach to the word Church mained unnoticed. In the consummation 20.00 as this to be kept together by merely this. They have no regular ministry,

sentimental ties Intimately connected as but women are allowed to pray and a meaning which St. Paul never attached of these powers of the Spirit our sorrow 20.00 we are with Lancashire trade, it is not preach in their gatherings. In the to it and think we are following his must be turned into joy, a joy which no which, as a matter of fact, man can take from us. We were nearest 20.00 only right and fitting, but our bounden Salvation Army I believe, no set directions,

Christians have long ago given failure when were most confident in our 25.00 duty, to make our voices heard and out, ncers. And amongst the multitudinou, up on this point. It is notice- own powers and skill. When we put our:

difference is recognised amongst the combined influence felt when questiona

Christian denominations of America Iable that in speaking of Phoebe in Romans trust in the things which transcend this arise affecting her trade interests

("I commend unto you Phoebe world's ordering we were most truly The following officers were elected to have read that there are no less than our sister, which is a servant of

ourselves and rose to the heights of oud- 1446.00 serve for the ensuing year President, 7,000 ordained female ministers. When the church

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manhood Our chief regret is that wa 105.00 Mr. W. N. C. Allen, vice-President, Mr. I left London four months ago, a la chrea") St. Paul uses the same Greek were not more confident in the assuranes

drawing large crowde 23.17 Hammond; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. H. preacher was

Apollos, but whereas the translators souls of those who welcome it. Divino 180.00 Campbell Committee. Messrs. W. Dit testant places of worship in that city render it into English by the word succour was ready to our hand if ouls

Paul and 50.00 ton, G. F. Forshaw, TW, Pilcher, T. and she was a lady who was nominally

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A modern writer on the position of when used of Phoebe past condetons our want of faith, while

It seems that in the text St. Paul has it proclaims the constancy of God. women relates a typical scene which

Such a retrospect calls us to boldnesss the witnessed in the town of Assissi one nid down three great principles, viz.

the equality nations, the equality of It bids us make fresh adventures in the Good Friday morning I will give you individuals and the equality of the sexes things of the Spirit With this inter the story in her own words. In the in the love and the service of God. pretation of the past we are not afraid early morning a recumbent figure of the He himself spent his life in establishing to face the future, though the next step dead Christ was carried down from the the first principle, that God has no before us may be into a darkness more Cathedral to the Church of St. Fran longer a favoured nation, for the estab dense than any we have faced before- cisco. Here in the dark and sombre lishment of that was essential to the These are not days when we can accept

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Continued at foot of next Caluma) position of women in our Church to day,

The old order

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Lest one wood custom should corrupt, they