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INDIA has 320,000,000 people, of whom only 3,000,000 are Christ She has M7 Ian esalen of them 3 oken h more then. 10,0(0000 p each, end yet on y one in 26.0! her Mo ammo any, one in 18 of her Hi1 3nd one in six of her Christians can read and write. 0! the 700,0)0 vi] 0! India more then he}! o million have no primary schools. - 151* ‘- By Charles T. White Many years ago a boy left his father’s house to seek his fortune in a nearby city. It was a Christian home, and family prayer, led by the mother. was the last thing the lad remembered, as he was driven away. No. not the last. thing. for. after he was seated in the wagon, his mother grasped his hand. and said, "James, remember you have got good blood in you; don't disgrace it.” , . . , James [hit-pm- never forgot. that parting admonition. He was honest and industrious in his business. and he was honest in meeting his Obliga- tions to tied. and industrious in doing God‘s work. When others, at right and left. were swept away by temptations, James recalled the fact that he had something to live up to, and stood. firm. In after years, James Harper was elected Mayor ot' New York. but 18 better known as the founder of the great publishing house of Harper 61 BrOthers, which, after more than a century of success, still continues in the family of its originator. It is something to live up to the standard of the God-fearing home of one‘s childhood. I is something to remember the expectations which loving pat'bnts had of our future, and the prayers their lips breathed in our behalf. It is something to have that kind of “family pride” which recognizes that the world‘s hope is bound up in each succeeding genera- tion mitdoing a little, in good works and noble living, the generation which preceded it. Needless to say. it means a great deal more in any young life to try to live up to the fact of our being children of our Father in Heaven. This Father is judged even mlore by what we are, and bdy the things we do, than the father whose love watched over, and provide for our helpless child- on at Eon want {on program. O!) a CODVCIIUUD prugrulu. . . “You’ve had papers and dlSCUSSlODS all day on how to get peOple to attend church,” he said. “I’ve never heard a Single address at a farmer’s convention on how to get cattle to come to the rack. “We put all our time on the best kinds of feed.” A \VRI’I‘ER in The Continent ((3110880) cues une UIL-repeuwu and attitude of an alert business man : . If I‘ve got money to glve, I’ll gwe it where they gwe the most. service for the money-oâ€"jhe‘ Associate}: Charities, the Salvation SUI-VIBE IUI' IIIIU IIIUIIUJ_ IIU aw vv-wvvâ€" ---..__-__, , Army, the Y.M.CA., with its gymnasium, employment bureau, swnmming pool,.and so on. . On account of being confronted With such an understanding of the matter. the minister, Dr. Floyd Poe, rgfluested his Church Secretary to note the activities of their thousand me ers for one week. We summar- ize them: Two regular sermons were preached; the chief of the Army. Chaplain gave a mid-week address; supper and fellowship b 140 persons;i 546 eople studied the Bible in the Church school; teacher- raining by 40 teac ers in four periods; for discussion of the Bible 100 men met; a com- municant class or 45; a cantata training 25 singers; three funerals, with flowers and pan-bearers; three W8dd1088,.tW0 couples of which were helped to begin life aright; personal intervnews, 81; telephone calls, 228; 25 sick visited; a banquet for young men and women; 45 High school lads entertained in a social class; a Boy Scout party; helpful literature dis- tributed; 208. letters written; four conferences; morning prayersfor the whole stall. including janitor; seven helped financially and positions se- cured for three; county poorhouse vnsnted wnth comforts for l00 people every week; flowers. to 15 sick; farewell to dear old lady. In addition, enough has been shown that it makes one wonder if any other institution of any kind surpasses such a record. And this is no unusual church; such things are done by many with an equally large membership. In so saying, there is no disparaging of other agencies, each doing its own large ser- vice in its own unique way. Yet the Church as such is under severe fire in these post~war days, as every other institution, and hence the foregoing statement of the facts of one church’s service to the community. ’ ‘ A SPEAKER at a Sunday School conventiqn in» Indian said : qun'us sixty-Hurst": muscles to frown and only Slxteen to smile. W] wuuvv "-v-w ”-19 so much energ} . l'nl‘. UltilUll'dl') Ut .Valluuul Utvc.urâ€"J _____ _ __ England. Hf these famous character three hundred and fifty were sons of physicians. five hundred and ten were sons 9f.lawyers, and one thou- sand. two hundred and seventy were sons of mlmsters. The manse gave titty per cent. more great men than the two other learned professmns put tngether. .. .... '*'.liza- \\ RI TIM} 0F I‘HE NERD of Bib“) (hst-rlbutnon and a.ct1.\e ex ange . tiun in {Err-err". Rev. J. Riggs Brewster of the Amerxcan Museum at Salmnca says : ° ' ' ' 'h re I ".\'«'t mm" than ten mules dmxn the plalh to the south from}, e ,, am writing. the first. European convert, Lycha, heard the Good hens from _A3__-I -1 “L:I:nnn A fact! nnmnonla nf nll‘ am writing. the tirst European convert, Lydia. heard the. (i000 news ”'01“ the lips of Paul. and was baptized at Philippi. A few remnants of old walls. a theatre. the ruins of a palace and the acropolis walls are all that remain of ‘the. chief city‘ of that part of Macedonia. But the words of the Apostle to the nations to the Philippian-jailer, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. and thou shlat he saved.” have survived the earthquake and will be true to the end of time. The river ‘where prayer waswont to he made’ is still flowing. a mere brook, along its winding course in the marshes. but the ‘women which resorted thither”. have gone on to worship beside the pure river of water of life proceeding out. of the. throne of God and . The people of the Vicinity of Paul’s journeyings know little of the wonderful letter the great missionary wrote to their forefathers from! the Roman prison. Why should these ‘wondertul words of life’ be longer kept from their knowledge? Supposing that the great apostle had written such words to the ‘chureh in Chicago’ or ‘to all the. saints in Christ Jesus which are in Boston.” would we not be mud to claim them as our own if residents of one of those great cities? ut. here are letters to Philippians, know practically nothing. and the church seems to be indifferent as to Thessalonians and Corinthians, or whose contents the present inhabitants whether they do or not. ll", ”)0 WVUIIN'II \‘VUIL‘II ICDUI 3.x"- uuv-u- . u...“ G..-“ __ _. _ _ ‘ . 7 he pure river of water of lite proceeding Out. of the throne of God and What do all these things mean he Lamb. The people of the vicinity of Paul’s imlrneyinss know little of and why should there be this falling he wonderful letter the great missionary wrote to their forefathers from . , __ . _ . ,he Roman prison. Why should these ‘wonderml words of life’ be longer 0“ in all branches of the mules Lept from their knowledge? Supposing that the great apostle had, written associated With the Farmers’ MOVE- such words to the ‘ehurrh in Chicago’ or ‘to all the. saints in Christ Jesus ment? In our Opinion it is largely which are 111 Boston. would we not be proud to claim them as our ovm 1f due 10 the policy pursued at the residents of one of those great cities? But here are letters to Philippians, . know practically nothing. and the church seems to be indifferent as to head 03"” 0f the UFO. When the Thessalonians and Corinthians, of whose contents the present inhabitants movement was 1311001190 some six; whether they do or not. 01' seven. years ago the rural people took it up with a great deal of en- thusiasm. They were promised THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION of Women Preachers, organized their political and economic free- in 1919 with 3!. members, new numbers over a hundred members elong- dom from the old parties and the. inn in fifteen denominations. Onlv women of evangelical churches defin- * t t insâ€"id'fifleen tie-nominations. Only you ilely engaged in preaching are eligible. LAST YEAR. a committee of undergraduates in Madras wrote a letter to thank the British and Foreign Bible Society for the usual gift of New Testaments to the first-year class. “We are glad,” they saigl, “to have the opportunity of studying the life of the man who practised .what he AN OLDFARMER chuckled to himself after reading over the subjects THE Dictionan of \‘ational Biography” tells ‘A4 L. unAnt For The Quiet Hour I hHfiBpe‘H tBâ€"rne-it-s 'h‘eVart of gold. Ruthless, I tore its petals apart, But found no beauty within its heart; . ‘ ‘ __.- .-‘A I would not wait {9; {he rose to bloom, - A -1 ....-.IA "7in'l?"t‘6Â¥n"Â¥o§é'fé£kréé,‘ 161;; on fold. ' I had claimed its golden prnze too soon. I \vuuld not wait (or qu‘s plan for me ‘- L-â€"â€"# n! flair] I \\"lllu HUI. vvu-v -vv vâ€"- To Ilnwer and show its heart of gold. Fm‘flish. I sought my own poor way, \Vamlc-rml atarâ€"‘til the close of day, Brought nmback, sad, to the Father’s fold; Toil on. faint not, keep watchpnd pray; Be :wise the erring soul to.wm; Go forth into the world’s hnghyny: Compel the wanderer to come m. Continent (Chicago) cites the oft-repeated word AN APPEAL TO HONOR By Cora S. DaY. . Jag" of the great men of SQ Id: “It Pe- W by waste letter bf New ve the at he ;st-ian.s. Iron n. manic]. Pile of ' November as, 1002. The Durham Furniture Company shipped a ear of furniture last week to St. John, N.B., and this week they are sending a car load to Calgary. Messrs. Barclay Noble have dis- solved partnership and the an- nouncement appears in this issue. We congratulate Mr. and Mrs. Yiirs 011 the matrimonial state into which they have entered. Mrs Yiirs was Miss Sarah Gamble before she answered the preacherls ques- tions. Miss King of Mount Forest has ar- ranged one day in Durham each week to give lessons in singing. Mr. Duncan Mact’arlanc. a former Durham boy, but now in Flint. Mich“ was mlarried on the 2ist of October to Miss Hilda Johnston ur that place. A magistrate's court was held here on Tuesday afternoon before Magis- trates Ryan of Ayton, and Crawford of town. A charge preferred was made by Principal Allan in behalf of the Lord’s Day Alliance against ce- ment company employees for work- ing at Wilder’s Lake on Sunday, the 26th Of October. Twelve summonses were issued and seven disposed of. The defendants received instructions from Mr. Farr, who took his instruc- tions from the company, and-tried to show the w0rk engaged in was work of necessity. They were fined a dollar each and costs. County Crown Attorney Armstrong acted for plaintiff. W. Kingston, Mt. For- est, and W. F. Dunn for defendants. Mr. Homer Hind leaves next. wvok for Waterloo where he has secured a position as baker. The Sault Ste. Marie (Mich.) Ev- ening Journal of November 1 says Con. Knapp, formerly of Durham, has purchased the Windsor Hotel of that city. The price is $50,000.00. Mr. John Clark, Jr., advertises his farm stock and implements for sale by auction on Nevember 20. J. Wein- ert, Auctioneer. THE DYING U. P. O. (Oshawa Reformer.) For the most part, people of the towns and cities take but passing interest in the controversy being carried on between Premier Drury and Sercetary Morrison of the U.F. 0. Whatever sympathies they do express take the side of Premier Drury who desires to “broaden out,” the Farmer’s Party so as to include the men and women in the urban centres who hold progressive views. One thing is certain and that is that the Farmer’s Party is doomed it it continues to be directed by Mr. Morrison, Gordon Waldron, Col. Fraser, \V‘. L. Smith and men of their type. What are the actual facts? A‘very few years ago there were over 60,000 members of the II.F.O. in this Prov- ince. Today, there is only half that number and if the present slump in membership continues there shortly will be less than a quarter. .Two years ago there were over l,600 act- ive Farmer’s Clubs. Today there is probably not more than a quarter of these in existence, while not 200 are active. The United Farmers’ (Jo-Operative Company was once a prosperous or- ganization with an annual turnover Of $20,000,000.00. Last year they lost hundreds of thousands of dollars and seriously immired their finan- cial standing. It is commonly re- ported that. another c'lisastrous re- port will be made at the annual meeting in December next. At the annual meeting of the Farm‘ers’ Pub- lishing Company held a few weeks ago it, was shown that there had been a loss of some 13,000 in the cir- culation of The Farmers’ Sun from the high figure of last year, while there has also been a serious dI‘Op in tits earnings during the last six lmon'ths. THE DURHAM CHRONICLE old economic system. Promises have not become performances. Mr. Mor- rison and his associates have torn down but have not built up. They are destructive but not constructive. No institution, be it a political party, a co-operative concern, or anything else, can always thrive on destructive methods and tendencies. There must come a time when des- truction turns to construction, when building up takes the place of tear- ing doun. That has never come “I. “a :“ iln YYDI\ “Y Y“"\ “manor In uznvn" min I roacnnow um summon; Charles Jones, the William Fox. star, Mao has jumped to the front rank of screen favorites in the past year or two, will be at the Veterans‘ Star Theatre tomorrow and Satur- day nights in his latest picture of Western life, “Pardon My Nerve.” Those who have followed this clex er horseman know that he has shown considerable nerve as well as in- n,“ mm,“ creasing acting ability in each suc- No institution, be it a political party, a co-operative concern, or anything else, can always thrive on destructive methods and tendencies. There must come a time when des- truction turns to construction, when building up takes the place of tear- ing down. That has never comic about in the U.F.0., with the result that the better type 0! farrriers throughout the Province are grow- ing weary of the tirades launched by Mr. Morrison and his little group of advisers, and are quitting all ac- tivities associated with the (7.17.0. There is also a further reason for the decline of the l_'.F.O. as managed by Mr. Morrison. He would haye the framers set. themselves apart as a distinct economic group. In other words, he would separate into little water-tight compartments each class of the community. But the pcopie are learning that city and country are dependent upon one another. The farmer requires a nearby market for his products, just as the city man wants the farmer to be prosperous in order that he can produce food and other raw materâ€" ials. The town man is ready to ad- mit that agriculture is our great basic industry, but is not ready to admit, nor do the more sensible far- mers belieye, that town and country should be at one another’s throats. ;'[‘his country will not be built up by larousing antagonism between class and class, but by co-operation and good will. ' HE British people are theatre- loving folk, and have to their credit traditions of the theatre that are greater, and of more world- wide importance than any other” country. Therein, no doubt, lies the‘ reason why Canadians today take so much interest in theatricals, and par- ticularly those of the amateur variety. Being a small p0pulation lying along- side a great one. it is but natural that Canada's professional stage should be entirely dominated by that oi the United States, but it is greatly to Canada's credit that there has come into being an important theatri- cal movement in this country which is distinct from that oi the regular professional stage. Under existing conditions it is only thus that there The foregoing are some reasons? why the U.F.O. under Mr. Morrison is going down hill as fast as it can 30, and why the more thoughtful farmers, as their like-minded breth- ren in towns and cities, are turning to Premier Drury’s “broadening out" iIIOlicy as a Solution of their diffiâ€" lculties. can be developed a Canadian stage with a literature of its own. Mont- real has its group of Community Players, Toronto has its Hart House Theatre, and Winnipeg, Vancouver and Victoria, as well as many other Canadian cities, have their theatri- cal organizations, all of which are doing an excellent work. but none of them are more worthy of note than the little theatre which has been es- tablished inthe fruit-growing village on! <lgiaramata in the Okanagan Valley, THE COMMUNITY THEATRE AT NARAMATA It was built by Carroll Aikius on his small fruit ranch. For years he and Mrs. Aikins had been interested in the theatre. One of his own plays was produced three years ago in Bir- mingham. and it was because there was no native theatre where Cana- dian plays eouldbe tried out that the little theatre of Naramata came to be built. The neighbourhood of Naramata had actors enough. Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Aikins were of the sort that could make actors out of anybody who had a love for that sort of thing -â€"but the theatre was another mat- ter. It had to be built, but before that it had to be designed and, not knowing so much about what regu- lar theatres had in them. as about what he thought they should have, Mr. Aikins was able to evoive a community theatre that in complete- ness of equipment and simplicity of arrangement does not suffer in com- parison with any theatre of the kind on the continent, but which presents many novel and interesting features. "’i‘fie “victim: is built in th'c spacious upstairs of the fruit ranch packing A full-size, full-weight, solid bar of good soap is"‘_SAURP_RI‘SE.”‘ Begt for anyâ€"and ali househoid use“: E I house. The stage i: on the floor level, and the benches rise gradu- ally on shallow steps. but it is in its stage that the theatre is most re- markahle. The back wall is a huge plastered dome with a specially pre- pared surface on which a splendid array of variously colored lights can create any effect desired There is no space to describe the scenic ef- fects. all of which were designed and built by Mr. Aikins and his assist- ants. [t is enough to say they were simnlicity itself and amazingly suc- cessful The actors are the fruit pickers of the neighbourhood, reinforced by a number of enthusiasts from various parts of Canada who have gone to Namarata to study stage-craft. It is Mr. Aikins' hope that this number will grow, and that his splendid lit- tle theatre will have an Opportunity of giving a first production to new Canadian plays by Canadian authors. The theatre has already become the most important place in the country side, and will continue to make life i153}; ‘évén'h the living in beautiful! Naramata. ceeding picture in which he hu up. neared. The natural conclusion is that he will outnerve anything he has done when you see him in “Pu- don My Nerve!“ It is said he underwent specie! prepnrntion for this picture in order to get up extra speed and additional power for the battles in which he has to take part. Eileen Percy is Jones’ leading wo- man in this offering, the story of which was written by William Pal»- lerson White. nm.mo.mt