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Light for the Line,THE SODTH AFRICAN CHURCH RAILWAY MISSION MAGAZINE,

No. Ja-XdSV., Q uarterly.CL V

OCTOBER, 1924. 2/- PE R AN N UM , 2/6 POST Fit RE.

S o u t h H f r t c a n C b i t r c b 1Railw a\> M i s s i o n .Office o f the Mission: 18 National Bank Buildings, Simmonds Street, Johannesburg.

STAFF.

Head :T h e R everend H. P. ROLFE, B.A.

Vice-Head :The Reverend F. A. Rogers, M.A.

Mr. E. G. P a terson .......................

The Reverend A. C. Hobson, M.A. The Reverend E. D. Smith. .The Reverend Edwin Smith

Miss M. Porter Miss J. Batcham Miss N. Short . . Miss C. B. Barker Miss G. D. Raikes

Nurse M. L. Wardale

P.O. Box 1131, Johannesburg.

Box 133, Grahamstown, C.P.

c /o P.O. Box 1131, Johannesburg.

Poste Restante, Bulawayo, Rhodesia. The Parsonage, Naauwpoort, C.P. Waterval Boven, Transvaal.

29 Ebden Street, Queenstown, C.P.78 Douglas Street, Bloemfontein, O.F.S. c /o P.O. Box 1131, Johannesburg. Waterval Boven, Transvaal.P.O. Box 294, Port Elizabeth, C.P.

152 Melville Street, Sunnyside, Pretoria.

Native Catechist: David Mjezu, Naauwpoort.

Hon. Editor and Children’s Sec.: Miss Porter, 29 Ebden Street, Queenstown, C.P.

London Office: South African Room, Church House, Westminster, London, S.W.

fion, Secretary in England: Miss M. A. B. Attlee, Westcott, Twyford, Hampshire.

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PRAYER FOR THE MISSION.

O L ord Jesus Christ, w hose love is never fa iling , m ake this day to be the day o f Thy tender m ercy tow ards this M ission. L isten to the prayers o f all T h y ch ildren ; be the Shepherd o f the lost, the G uide and the Light o f unbelievers, the T each er o f the sim ple, the F ather o f the fatherless, the P ro tecto r o f the oppressed, the P hysician o f the suffering , the C o m fo rte r o f the dy ing, and bring us all at last to Thee, ou r R e fu g e and eternal Rest, w ho livest and reignest w ith the F ather and the H oly Spirit, ever one G od, w orld w ithout end. A m en.

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LETTER FROM THE HEAD.

P.O. Box 1131,Johannesburg,

Sept. 16th, 1924.My dear Friends,

I arrived back at Capetown on the 6th, and found Mr. Rogers waiting for me with a bundle of letters, etc., and the news that Canon Thornely Jones was engaged to be married. I felt the least we could do was to send him a telegram of congratulation and best wishes. The news came as a sur­

prise to me and no doubt to many o f you, but once we got over the surprise I feel sure the next thought was one of prayer and best wishes for many happy days for our old Head. I expect you have already sent these wishes by letter or telegram.

Well, I am back once more in South Africa, the land of sunshine as we told the newcomers on the boat. I do not think they believed this at first, as Capetown presented us with two days o f mist and rain on our arrival. However, the next day made up for it and I rejoiced to feel a sun again that had some “ bite” in it. We saw little sun in England and very little on the voyage out, and I had begun to believe the sun had really gone right away, but now in Johan­nesburg I am realising it is still with us.

In spite of the rain, or perhaps because o f it, England looked very beautiful, and it was a pleasure to see really green fields and gorgeous flowers. If we could mix up the climate o f England and South Africa per­haps we should get the weather of Paradise, but that is not for us mortals here below.

“What did you do in England?” someone is bound to ask. Well, I saw the boat race, spent a day at Henley, and also saw a Test match and the South African cricketers come out for 30 runs. It was a sad sight and the crowd were quiet and looked dis­appointed. Of course I went to Wembley, otherwise I fear I should fiot be able to show my face in South Africa. There I saw the South African Pavilion with some splendid exhibits inside. Close to the pavilion was a train consisting o f an engine (one o f the new electric ones), a first-class carriage with panels o f the doors taken out

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so that people could look inside and see how we travel and sleep on the trains, and a new dining-car, one of the large ones seating 48 people, on which you could get the best lunch in the Exhibition. There was such a long queue waiting for lunch, and I was hungry, and so I sneaked off to a humble “ Lyons,” when I thought no one was look­ing, and there satisfied my internal longings. I went once more to the Exhibition and there as I was coming out of the South African Pavilion I met the Queen going in. Now, wasn’t that nice?

Most of my time at home, however, was spent in work for the Mission, and I know you are wanting to know whether I have come back with all the men we want and with pockets full of money for the Mission. I fear we are in for some disappointment, as although the money came in well the men did not. There is a great shortage at the moment in England of priests of the right age and experience for the work. During the war very few were ordained, and since then the number has never -reached a pre-war standard. I was told that the average age o f the Clergy in England to­day is 53, and that was not a very cheerful outlook as far as the Mission was concerned. The Secretary for the men candidates of the S.P.G. told me he wanted a hundred priests and could not get them. I found other people from all parts of the world also look­ing for priests and I began to wonder where the Railway Mission was coming in. We did eventually come in to the tune of three, and they will be coming out during the next six months. I need hardly add they are all splendid men,

The Reverend Edwin Smith, from the Church of the Ascension, Balham, London, will be here in November and will take over the work in the Eastern Transvaal, which has been without a Chaplain since Mr. Herbert left in March. Mr. Smith is South African born and so will receive a warm welcome back to the land of his birth.

The Reverend G. H. Douglas, from All Saints’, Portsea, Portsmouth, is coming out early in the new year, to work on the Port Elizabeth section. Mr. R. E. Beer, B.A., of Cambridge, is to be ordained Deacon by the Bishop of St. Albans for the Bishop of Grahamstown, in Advent, and will sail for South Africa shortly afterwards to work with Mr. Douglas on the Alicedale-Addo section and also on the N.C.C.R. section.

Mr. Beresford, who has been working on the Port Elizabeth section for the past twelve months, is sailing for New Zealand in October, and this means there will be no Chaplain on this section until Mr. Douglas and Mr. Beer come in the new year. I am doing what I can to carry on in the mean­time, but I fear there may be a shortage of services on that section for a time.

Nurse M. L. Wardale, from the Queen’s Nurses’ Institute, Southampton, is reaching South A frica early in October, and will be stationed in Pretoria for work in the Trans­vaal. Miss Wardale is a fully qualifiei Maternity and General Nurse, of many years’ experience and I trust you will make full use o f her. She will be free, after October 12th, to go anywhere in the Trans- vaal, except in the big towns, and will of course charge the usual fees for her work,

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I believe there are many who will welcome a Railway Nurse on the Mission again and will find her help invaluable. Miss Wardale worked on the Mission some ten years ago, in the Volksrust district, and so is no stranger to the Transvaal. Her address for the moment will be c /o P.O. Box 1131, Johannesburg.

We shall all be pleased to know that Miss Short will be back in November, to work in the Western and Southern Transvaal.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith have returned from furlough and are now at Naauwpoort, in the Elise Astley Memorial House, which is completed with the exception of a fence round the property. As you know, the house has yet to be paid for, and we are still open to receive subscriptions.

Mr. Hobson is working three sections, viz., Northern and Southern Rhodesia, and Kimberley. This is too much for any man, and I am hoping against hope to hear soon of men for two of these sections.

Whilst in England I saw several of our old workers, including Miss Gardner, Miss Beckwith, Miss Stenson, Mr. Hands, and both Mr. Douglas and Mr. Harry Ellison. They all take a very keen interest in the Mission and I had many inquiries from them about different places and people. Miss Attlee is working as indefatigably and earnestly as ever and we owe her a great deal for the splendid support we get from home.

I commend to your prayers our need of Chaplains, and also Mr. R. E. Beer to be

ordained Deacon at Advent, as well as all our new workers.

Yours sincerely,H. P. R olfe .

The Head asks me to put in a word of apology for the late arrival of the alman­acks, which I gladly do. They were in this country before the end of last year, but someone mislaid the bill o f lading.

F. A. R ogers.

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DIOCESE OF GRAHAMSTOWN.

Astley House,Naauwpoort,

9th Sept., 1924.My dear Friends,

Our furlough is over and here we are back again in South Africa. We are much refreshed and invigorated by the change of scene and renewing o f old friendships— of some old friendships, for after an absence o f some years one cannot expect to find all the old friends in the old haunts. Many memories of our holiday will remain; and not the least will be the memory of the Church in England with her great interest and great and growing activity on behalf of the Church overseas. Opportunities of praise and worship may be few over here; we may feel from time to time the loneli­ness and isolation of the veld; but we are not alone, for God is with us and the Church at home is continually remembering us in her prayers and intercessions. There are many friends at home, too, who are keenly interested in the S.A.C.R.M., as I found time and again when I responded to the invitation to say something about our life and work on the railway.

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We are very grateful to Mr. Barnes for all he did during our absence and much regret that the benefit to his health was not so much as he expected.

The Astley Memorial House at Naauw- poort needs only a fence round it to com­plete it. We are in it. It is large, light, airy and well built, and will be very com­fortable when we have straightened out a bit more.

Now we are back again we are looking forward to another spell of hard work from ourselves and from you. There have been many changes in the personnel of the Camps. Old friends have gone; new ones have come. We bid them Godspeed and extend a welcome to the new. Changes do not discourage us. If losses seem severe, God is Love, unchanging, eternally the same. He compensates and makes good all seeming losses.

God is working His purpose out. He calls us to be fellow-workers with Him. Think of the honour and dignity of it! Fellow- workers with Him. There is a lot o f work He wants done— wants us to do. You know what He wants to do in you, in your camp, in your station or your siding. Therefore consecrate yourselves afresh to God and His Service. The biggest job you and I have to tackle is first o f all ourselves, and therefore I want all of you who read this, all o f you who have so very kindly welcomed Mrs. Smith and our family back to South Africa, to pray harder, to be more regular in your Communion, most frequently in the House of God, and to work harder for Him and His glory.

Yours very sincerely,E d m u n d D. S m it h .

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A Letter from the Rev. Paul Beresford.

Dear Friends along the line,Since my last letter I have had a very

interesting trip in the Eastern Transvaal. The Vice-Head took my Sundays at Alicedale

and Sandflats and sent me up to try and fill the gap made by Mr. Herbert’s departure. I found everywhere he was terribly missed. I imagine there have been few more faithful priests among our chaplains, and it was a real joy to find on every hand how much his work had been appreciated. Whoever goes to this section will not find it easy to follow such a popular man, and it made me sad indeed to leave his old friends without a shepherd, or the hope of any kind of service or ministry of the Sacraments.

Energetic Miss Barker took me in hand and mapped out plans. I am bound to say she worked me very hard, but I did not mind. Indeed, it was a joy to get round to so many places. Everywhere the warmest welcome was extended. I spent a Sunday each at Nelspruit, Machadodorp and Water- val Boven. It was a special privilege to minister in the really beautiful little church they have built themselves at Machadodorp. It is a worthy memorial of Mr. Herbert’s work there. Without his energy and en­thusiasm I am sure it could not have been erected. It was interesting to see the fine nurseries at Tomango where so many of our trees at Addo have come from, and to find Mr. Hall such a keen churchman. At Komatipoort I had a rather amusing experi­ence. When I arrived I found a political meeting had been arranged for the same night. At first I thought it wiser to cut the service, but later on it was discovered that the speaker had been held up. I then decided to have our service in the open at the same spot. One of the prominent store­keepers, a Jew, and one who did not usually attend any service, was most kind and con­stituted himself churchwarden. When the collection was announced, before I had time to produce the small alms bag, he ran into his shop and returned with an enormous fruit basket which was solemnly passed round. The result was most gratifying. Nearly £2 was subscribed. No one had the courage to put a tickey into so large a receptacle!

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am back on my own section. It was a great joy to help at the marriage of Miss Mary Wadmore to Mr. Ted Harvey at Addo. We owe so much to Mr. and Mrs. Wadmore and their family. I tremble to think what we should do without them. Miss Wadmore made such a pretty bride, and I was specially glad to find it a “ white” wedding. I am old-fashioned enough to dislike these modern “ travelling costume” weddings where everyone seems in a desperate hurry and glad to get it over. As their wedding day is the greatest occasion in most people’s lives it should be celebrated with all due ceremony. May God bless and prosper them both.

A few weeks ago I had what almost amounted to an adventure. I finished visit­ing at a ganger’s cottage as night was falling some nine miles from my home for the time being. I was on horseback and had no idea at all of the road back. I de­cided to walk the horse along the line know­ing that that must take me to my destina­tion. It was all right on the open veld, but when we came to some steep outtings I admit I was distinctly nervous. I don’t like to think what would have happened had a train come by just then. You know what it is like at musical chairs when one is turning the corner and dreading that the music will stop at that precise moment with no chair in sight. That was my feeling only rather worse at some tight places. Anyway I arrived in safety at the end of a very long walk, and less than two minutes afterwards a train came dashing by. It was an experience not to be repeated.

Everyone at Alicedale is very glad to see Mrs. Torrance back again, but alas, she is not strong enough yet to play the organ. Mr. Torrance has most kindly taken her place for the present, but we miss her sadly. The sung Eucharist at 8 a.m. used to be such a joy. We all hope it will be possible to resume it again soon.

A t Sandflats Mrs. C. Bruton and Miss Lovemore are very kindly arranging a Bridge drive and dance to pay for paint­

ing the roof of our church. I expect it will have taken place by the time you read these lines. Everyone is very grateful to these two ladies and all the other helpers who have done so much to try and make it a success. Here as everywhere it is the few willing horses who seem to do most o f the work.

And lastly I come to that which is not easy to write about. This is my last letter to Light for the Line* I am leaving the Mission and hope to sail for New Zealand on October. 9th. I shall have been just a year with you and it has been on the whole a very happy and interesting time. Thank you, and thank you again, all those kindly ones who have given hospitality so un­grudgingly. I will mention no names. It would take too much space. Some word of special thanks is, however, due to the station masters on Division three; without their co-operation and help the work of the chaplain would be impossible. They have been kindness itself.

Believe me, it is with no light heart I leave South Africa. At such a time it is natural to reflect on “ the things undone which one ought to have done, and the things done which one ought not to have done.” Mistakes not a few have been made, but I know I carry the affection and love of many to a new work in a new land.

Goodbye and God bless you.Your servant and friend in

Christ Jesus,P a u l Beresford.

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DIOCESE OF N. RHODESIA.

Ndola, N. Rhodesia,September 5th, 1924.

My dear Friends,Northern Rhodesia seems to be quite a

cheerful part to visit these days; coming up through the farming districts, cotton was the word on everyone’s lips and the

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hope of every heart. Now up in the mining area it is copper which is going to change the face of the country and convert men from paupers into millionaires!

I have just been at Bwana M’Kubwa, and it really seems now as if that place o f so many promises was going to rise up quickly into blooming prosperity. Well, let us be thankful for these brighter prospects, and let us hope and pray that spiritual well­being may go hand in hand with an elegant worldly sufficiency. For “ what shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul?”

I was pleased yesterday when a man at Bwana told me he would like to have his Communion in the coach at 6 o’clock this morning, the time arranged for Mass being a bit too late for him. This is just what I am always longing to see, people treating us in the right way as their servants in things spiritual, as St. Paul puts it, “our selves your servants for Jesus’ sake.” If the holy Apostle was proud to be the ser­vant o f the people, so are we. So we began this day with four o f us in the coach here round the altar; then I passed on to the hotel where I said a second Mass for one person at 7 a.m., reserving the Blessed Sac­rament on the altar till near 8.30. This made it possible for two others to come and receive Communion, though after the ser­vice proper. I tell you this so that you may see that, however you are placed, it is almost always possible to arrange things, so that you need not miss what is to us Church Christians the greatest thing in the world.

The only offer I draw the line at is Com­munion after breakfast; or rather the line is drawn for me by the universal law of that venerable Society, the Holy Catholic Church, whose servant the priest is. His obedience to her divine authority must come first, and indeed it is for the ultimate wel­fare o f the people that the priest should obey loyally the voice of that Body which gives him his sacred commission. I would pity you indeed i f you were subjected to

the caprices and private opinions of indi­vidual clergy. The ancient rule of the Church then about fasting Communion I would commend to all devout hearts, who desire to honour their Lord in the Sacra­ment of His love. Many more of us than do now might easily with a little self-denial make it the rule of our lives, giving to our Lord’s Body the absolutely first place on the day of Communion. “ No” to the early morning tea once in a way won’t hurt us. I liked very much what was once said to us in a priests’ retreat by the conductor: “ Our Lord in asking us to endure for Him treats us, not as bastards and louts, but as sons, gentlemen, athletes, soldiers.”

“ Filthy lucre.” This is a New Testament expression for money, “ the love o f which,” we are also told, “ is the root o f all evil”— all kinds o f evil springing from that root. Our Lord by His life o f simple poverty made a striking protest against the soul- destroying sin o f covetousness, and in His words He denounced it, saying how hard it would be for the rich to inherit the King­dom of Heaven. We should think more than we do about this evil, the love of possessions, the desire to accumulate. It was the sin which prompted and inspired the'act of Judas. There is no single soul in the whole range of human history of whom you dare say, or whom the Church has ever said, that it was a lost soul, except in the case of that man. In this one instance Holy Scripture seems to assure us before­hand what the judgment o f the Great Day will affirm. It is such a respectable sin too — that seems to be one of its greatest dan­gers. You could be a perfect gentleman to all outward appearances, and yet all the time have this cancer on the heart. And it’s so secret, so insidious. It can hide itself from others, and even from its vic­tims. Other sins such as the sins o f the flesh generally brand a person in the eyes of the world, and a debauched person gen­erally knows that he is that— he has only to look in a glass. But with the love of money, no. It might be eating out the soul

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and killing the springs, of life without your knowing it. So do let us all be frightfully aware o f it.

And yet we must not think that there is any wrong in money itself— a poor inani­mate thing can’t be either right or wrong. But it is within the will o f man to drag this thing into the right or wrong side. We as Christians must consecrate it and use what we have for the glory of God, for our own true good and for our neigh­bours’. It is quite wonderful what good “ filthy lucre” can do in clean, good and generous hands. We mustn’t call it filthy in such hands. They change it into “ glori­ous cash.” In such hands money can bring knowledge to the ignorant, help to the help­less, food to the hungry, clothing to the naked, medicine to the sick, grace to the needy; in fact, Christ Himself to His people. So it is that almsgiving is reckoned the great antidote to the poison of covetousness, so it is that our Lord in the sermon on the Mount makes it one o f the thi'ee notable Christian duties— prayer, almsgiving, and fasting or self-denial. Then the best thing for us all to do is to consecrate definitely a certain portion of our gains to the Lord and His work and the needs of our fellow men. Many of our poor friends I fear these days have been making no “ gains,” and yet the money has on the whole come in wonderfully along these sections for the support o f the Mission. May much blessing o f the highest order descend on those who so liberally support us. But occasionally it does happen that, we are able to do some special service for a person or a family, in sickness or trouble, or in need of some sacramental grace such as Baptism, and not even an oiled rag is offered for a whiff! In these cases it is not ill-will that makes no offering, there is plenty of gratitude, and there is delight in our hearts in being of any service to anybody. We only wish we could be of more service to more bodies. But it simply means that there is a mis­understanding as to how the Mission exists. It exists, be it said once again, on the

support of the people to whom it ministers, with the addition of some assistance from outside friends, sympathetic friends in hap­pier spiritual circumstances than we are, who see how hard it is for tiny congrega­tions and isolated church members to keep things going on their own.

A special greeting, in conclusion, to my friends in Bechuanaland and along the Kim­berley section from whom I am separated tfor a time— best of wishes to everybody, and much thanks for the abundance of kind­ness shown.

Your sincere friend and priest,A. C. H obson .

P.S.— After a passing wave of financial anxiety, it is a relief to find a healthy offering coming along from some generous soul. This is what has just happened “ right now.”

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WOMEN’S WORK.

Miss Beckwith hopes to come out to the Cape in November, and will be very glad if any o f her friends along the line will write to her before coming to visit Cape­town so that she can arrange to see them again. Her headquarters address will be: The Missionary Hostel, 18 Orange Street, Capetown.

Beachy Head,August 21st, 1924.

Dear Friends,It is a long time since I wrote a letter to

you, and now I have so many things to say I scarcely know where to begin. At the present moment three o f us are enjoying a perfect day on the top of Beachy Head. The grass is very green and soft and good to lie upon and the sky is nearly as blue

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as an African sky, though there is an abundance o f billowy cloud about warning us of possible storms. In front of us, further than the eye can see, stretches the English Channel, grey-green and foam- flecked and shimmering in the sunlight, while looking over the edge of six hundred feet of precipice, we can see the beautiful Beachy Head lighthouse, sentinel-like, in its lonely watch on the rocks, with the great waves roaring and breaking all around. To right and left stretches the coast and the white cliffs, which, all down the years since ever men have left her seeking life and adventure, have welcomed the home-comer back to the Mother Country. Behind us roll the Downs, beautiful, wonderful, mys­terious, life-giving Sussex Downs where the wind never ceases to blow nor the grasses to sing, though their song will change with Nature’s moods. Just now, ’tis a gentle tune of peace and well-being that neither the roar of the breakers below nor the. occa­sional laugh of a gull are able to disturb. Yes, England is very good!

Nevertheless, I am quite happy to think that my passage is booked on the Gloucester Castle to return to South Africa on Novem­ber 6th. When I arrived in the old country last January, the doctor came down on me rather severely and I had rather a thin time for a few months carrying out her instruc­tions, but now I am reaping the reward, being perfectly fit again and enjoying a splendid holiday. I was so very glad that Miss Raikes was able to come out to you within a month of my departure, and it is .very jolly to get your letters and hers and to know that you are such great friends already. When I return I believe it is likely that the Head will wish me to work on a section in the Transvaal. I am going to miss you, my old friends on the Southern Section, very much indeed, but I shall hope to see some of you from time to time and I shall never forget your unfailing kindness and the happy times we have had together.

I have spoken for the Mission about twenty times since I have been home, chiefly

to branches of the Mothers’ Union, and from September 16th till October 23rd I am fully engaged for similar meetings in Cheshire, Derbyshire and the Midlands. In June I had the privilege o f attending the whole Mothers’ Union Annual Conference Week, including the Mass Meeting in the Albert Hall, when the Central President, Mrs. Hubert Barclay, spoke so magnifi­cently. I just wanted desperately to have all you isolated members along the line there for that afternoon, to hear what she had to say, for she spoke with great wisdom and power o f many things and chiefly o f the grave need of the early training o f little children in the home, so that when they grew older and went out into the world they might be sent forth clad in the armour of self-discipline and self-control and fitted for the battle of life.

Then last month I went to the great World Camp o f the Girl Guides in the New Forest. It was a wonderful experience. “ Foxlease” is the name of the beautiful house and park given to thé Girl Guide Movement by an American lady a few years ago. It is situated in the New Forest about four miles from Lyndhurst Station, and here it was that there assembled on July 16th the most wonderful and delightful gathering o f Guides from all parts of the world. Some of the Commissioners and Heads o f the Movement slept in the house, but the vast majority of that huge crowd lived in camps in the grounds. The camps weer named after English counties and an English Commandant was hostess in each camp, and as the Overseas visitors arrived they were drafted into one camp or another and given the warmest of welcomes. Hos­pitality abounded and every little need was thought of. Our English hostesses spared themselves not at all and worked like Trojans for our welfare and happiness.

There were nearly twelve hundred of us altogether and one of the most impressive sights was the assembling for “ Colours” each morning in front of the house. For about twenty minutes beforehand, Guides

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could be seen marching in little bands from their various camps in different parts of the park, flying their own particular colours, often singing their own national songs. As the circle closed in there fell on us a great silence as the colour party “ broke” the flag, then from over a thousand voices came “ God save our King,” and again — silence— then the Chief’s voice, “ Guides, dismiss!” and the last full salute. Once again the little companies marched forth to the lilt o f a song, but this time they went from their central gathering place to their outposts to go on with their own “ job” whatever it might be. And what a repre­sentative crowd it was too ! In addition all of us Imperial folk, there are Danes, and Poles, Belgians and Swiss, French and Bul­garians, Finlanders and Hollanders, Rus­sians and Czecho-Slovakians. Think of the medley o f tongues! Yet we got on splen­didly, for the spirit of good comradeship moved unfettered in our midst, and the knowledge of a united purpose knit us close. Lone Guides, it would have been great to have had you all there in the flesh, but you were there in our thoughts, just one with all the rest. I could fill this whole magazine with more about the great Camp, but I’m not going to. I'll just tell you what was the greatest thing I learned. It was that the most important thing about Guiding is the Spirit o f Guiding. The badges and other things are important too, but they are no good if you’ve let your Guide spirit get dull. You might have a beautiful and well-kept house, perfectly appointed in every way, but unless you had light in it, it wouldn’t be much good, would it? Lone Guides, keep the Guide spirit bright as well as the Guide badge, and the Guide Spirit is the Spirit o f love and service. Loving is the hardest thing in the world to do pro­perly, and the only way to learn how to do it is to go on doing it. God bless you all.

Yours sincerely,N o r a h W . S h o r t .

Dioceses of Grahamstown and St. John’s.

29 Ebden Street,Queenstown,

Sept. 6th, 1924.My dear Friends,

I am writing to you from Elliot where the Guides and Brownies are giving me a very delightful and busy time. Under Miss Wiggill the girls have made great progress and all wish to express their thanks to her. The Guides can now boast of two Patrols. On Thursday afternoon after a picnic tea the recruits, eight in number, passed the Tenderfoot Test splendidly. On Friday afternoon a happy hour with the Brownies was followed by a short Guide meeting for drill instruction in preparation (I hope) for the next Rally. A most delightful social evening when the Guides showed their ability to entertain their friends in various ways brought the two days to a close and the future of the Elliot Guides promises to be a good one if the spirit of keenness and enthusiasm continues to be fostered. Minnie Prinsloo and Lizzie Boyes o f Tylden are to be congratulated upon gaining the Ambulance Badge. In order to be examined they had to take a ticket and travel along in the Doctor’s Coach, so you see they were prepared to make a great effort to succeed. Ivy Nell, at Ross, knew the work for the Child Nurse Badge splen­didly, having worked herself up from the “ Badge” book, and by now probably her sister Gladys has passed her Ambulance Test. All this work represents real effort on the part of the Guides to gradually fit themselves more and more to take their share of the responsibilities o f life, and they should be encouraged as much as pos­sible, I think.

During the last three months' a great deal of my time has been spent in helping young and old to prepare themselves to

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receive the g ift of the Holy Spirit of God in Confirmation. The candidates have put in some splendid work and we now look forward to the beginning of October, when we hope the Bishop o f , Grahamstown will come along in our direction. Last quar­ter Miss Batcham gave us such splendid suggestions in connection with our Com­munions that I would ask you to have an­other look at them if you have not already inwardly digested them.

Amabele has had a very splendid and acceptable gift to the Church in two beauti­fully made kneelers for use at the Celebra­tion of the Holy Communion. Mr. C. Thompson has, I am sure, the sincere thanks of us all, and we were 17 at the early service last Sunday, for the trouble he has taken to help us in this way.

The children of Imvani presented Mr. Simms with a silver pencil as a little token of affection and gratitude when she left at the end of August after taking the Sunday School for two years.

Up to date I have received some very nice things from the members of the Mothers’ Union, which will soon be sent home to be sold for the funds of the new Mary Sumner House. Any member who reads this and has not yet sent her con­tribution to me, will she please do so as soon as possible.

The following places have been visited during this last quarter: Kubusie (3 ), Bailey, Bowker’s Park (3 ), Edondon, Kei Road, Toise River (2 ), Thomas River, Im­vani (2 ), Cyphergat (3 ), Waku, Imvani (2 ), Tylden, Dohne (3 ), Fort Jackson, Berlin, Blaney (2 ), Amabele, Ross, South- down Cottage, Elliot.

There is still a great deal o f sickness all along the line among both children and adults. Before long, we hope, the better weather will come and so all the germs will die a natural death.

Yours sincerely,M il l ic e n t P orter.

Box 10,Port Elizabeth, C.P.,

September, 1924.My dear Friends,

I can hardly believe it is nearly three months since my last letter, and think it must be this lovely sunshine which helps to make the time pass so quickly. In some parts, particularly round the coast, we have had beautiful rain, whilst in other parts the drought and shortage of water is seri­ous. Only the other day a horse was seen to be on the verge o f starvation, when some­one living close by took pity on it, and gave it food and water, and you would not believe it now to be the same beast. One likes to hear of a case like this, for it seems dread­ful to see the animals in a state of misery and starvation.

I have just been spending a very happy month in the coach, and found it both useful and comfortable, when not on the move! Travelling at night is not exactly a plea­sure, and I decided, after one experience, when possible it was a thing to be avoided. A rough sea voyage is scarcely to be com­pared with a night or part o f a night’s travelling in the coach, and I defy anybody to remain for long on the sleeping perch. Tea in the coach is a great game, :and the children come in till really there, is hardly space to turn round. The other day we were thirteen for tea, and nothing daunted we got along quite happily with only four teacups. Of course there were long delays, but then that did not much matter. I should like to add though how struck I was with the politeness o f the children and their patience in awaiting their turn. Almost directly we had finished the school «train arrived; hence a rapid exit, and run to get into the train bound for home. The other week at a small station the school train failed, and quite a number of children were left waiting on the platform. Even­tually the Station Master came to the rescue and managed to pack quite twelve children into his motor-car and drove them to the next station. Here another S.M. had arrived

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and picked up those children who had to go further, and also myself, as I was also stranded at the station. It was a very cold evening, but once loaded up, ten in a medium sized car, we no longer felt chilly — speaking for myself that is, as I had five children on my seat, yet we were quite comfortable, and thoroughly enjoyed our drive back.

We have just had quite a successful Girl Guide Rally in Port Elizabeth, and I’m glad to say many guides from up the line wTere able to get down to it. The march past was quite an impressive sight, the girls looking smart and on the alert. During the evening there were various displays by different companies, and some very smart drills in competition for the Shield.

The Guides from Cookhouse came down by the night train, so were able to go out to Humewood, and thoroughly enjoyed a picnic on the sands. The Klipplaat Guides also came down, and seem very keen and promising as lately several new girls have been promoted from Brownies, and there are also a few girls who have lately joined as recruits. We are very pleased to wel­come a new officer in Mrs. Lee, and feel sure that Miss, Heath, who has done and is doing so much for the Guides, will welcome all the help she can give.

I have just been staying at Alicedale, where we had a Guide picnic, and great fun it was. The games were well entered into, and I for one have not run so much for a long while. The tea proved a most sump­tuous repast, and although the oranges were brought in a sack, all had gone before our return home.

On Sunday I found Mr. Harvey waiting for me to take the children in Sunday School, and when I arrived at the Church I could not believe there was a child there. There was no grown-up present, but more' than twenty children, and absolute silence reigned. It is certainly encouraging to find children can be trusted to sit quietly until their teacher arrives, and I was very much pleased to find this.

The magic lantern has been fairly on the move, and services have been held at the following places: Barkly Bridge, Mimosa, Saltaire, Middleton, Bluecliffe, Wolvefon- tein, Glenconnor and Berroe. Quite a nice number of people and children came to these services, and seemed to show their appre­ciation by their gifts in the collections. Once or twice the lamp of the lantern was a trifle erratic, and caused a little trepida­tion amongst the onlookers. Now, however, I have had it seen to, and hope shortly to bring round some new slides, which I am waiting for from England.

In connection with the lantern services I should like to mention Middleton. I was there only a few weeks back when Mr. Spencely, the S.M., seemed to spare himself no trouble over helping with the lantern. Very soon after this I was very sorry to hear that he had been taken ill and was in hospital, and only last Sunday I regretfully heard of his death. I feel sure our deepest sympathy is with Mrs. Spencely and her family in their great loss and sorrow, and although they have not been very long in Middleton, yet they must have many friends there and will be much missed.

Yours sincerely,Gladys D. R a ik e s .

Waterval Boven,September.

Dear Friends,It is splendid to know that a Priest has

been appointed to this section again. We have struggled along without one for over six months and have all missed Mr. Herbert so much, that Mr. Smith will have a great welcome when he arrives, and I am hoping he may be with us before you read this letter. This is his own country, so the work and life will not be as strange to him as to most of those who join the Mission from England. The first two or three months are always the most difficult. Continually meet­ing fresh faces and trying to fix them in one’s memory is no easy task, especially

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when you are going to a new place nearly every day for two or three months at a time; but I know from experience how helpful everyone is, and I am sure he will find the same friendly help and sympathy as all the workers have done.

We. are hoping Nurse Wardale, who worked on the section before the War, is coming back to join the Staff again in October. There has been cheering news of Mr. Herbert, who has reached home at last. He tells us that his thoughts are continu­ally with us, and I think he is “homesick” for South Africa. I know it will have been a great joy to him to hear about the Boven Confirmation. The large number confirmed did seem to come as a definite result o f his splendid three years’ work on the section, and it was very cheering to us all. We were so glad to have the Bishop with us for the whole day on August 15th and also to have the opportunity of getting to know Mr. Rogers. We all enjoyed the “ At Home” at the Institute in the afternoon, the success of which was entirely due to Miss Mason and her helpers. It was splendid to see the Church so full at the Confirmation in the evening, and I think we all realised, in a very special way, that God was with us. It was good to have Mr. Rogers over the week-end, and it was a great joy that so many of us were able to join the newly confirmed at their first Communion on Sun­day morning; we pray that it may mark a very definite step forward in our spiritual life.

Our Railway Mission Guides, Brownies and Cubs are going ahead well. Mr. Dor­chester’s pack of Cubs at Pan have doubled their number since they started; and the Brownies at Boven have reached the begin­ning of their third “ six,” thanks to Mrs. Power, who has put in tireless work with them. We think they are most brave to be giving a concert so soon, and wish them success. Mrs. Berry is kindly helping with the Guides at Boven, so we expect their numbers will increase in the same way. The Hatherley Guides and Brownies have

increased sufficiently to be able to become a S.A.C.R.M. Company under Mrs. Wilcox’s leadership; and the Erasmus Cubs will be enrolled on my next visit.

It is very sad that so many friends have had to leave Argent Mine; it seems like the breaking up of a large family, and I am afraid most of them will have gone off our section. The Bishop of Johannesburg’s visit there was much appreciated, and it was good to hear he had had such a well attended service. It is sad to have lost Mrs. Swaniston and Mrs. Thorn from Boven. Mrs. Swaniston has always been such a ready helper in our Church life, and Mrs. Thorn’s children have been members of our Sunday School for a long time. We wish them great success in their new ven­ture. Hillside is missing Mr. and Mrs. Vicary very much and we are very sorry to have lost them from the section.

Those who knew Miss Gardner will be sorry to hear she has been in hospital W'ith appendicitis; but she was better when she wrote, and is really hoping to be quite strong again. She asked to be remembered to old friends.

We want much prayer for the work along the line. We can do so little without it, and when we know people are praying, it gives the power to carry on, so please re­member the work very specially.

Yours very sincerely,C. B. Ba r k e r .

Diocese of Bloemfontein.

78 Douglas Street,Bloemfontein,

Sept. 8th, 1924.My dear Friends,

I wonder very much whether Heaven will be paved with the tickies given to the Church on earth! Coming along in the train to-day I heard someone say, “ I always keep my ‘tickies’ for collection on Sundays!”

Since I wrote last there has been little

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time to dream, but there is not a great deal to write about— about the things I would like to write about; but there is quite a lot that I ccwnot write about.

During the quarter I have managed to pay a visit on the new line to Petrus Steyn, and found S.M. and Mrs. Beddington quite happy and comfortably housed, near what seems to be an attractive little dorp. I spent the Sunday at Heilbron with S.M. and Mrs. Leslie, and felt thoroughly refreshed afterwards as I found I knew the remainder o f the staff, from various other centres.

On August 12th I went to Parys to be present at the Confirmation of four candi­dates from Wolvehoek. The drought broke during the early evening, and thunder, hail and rain continued until near the end of the service, and then cleared for us to walk home dry.

The Southern Main Line has not been visited, and there has been a good deal of dodging about.

At Senekal the new construction work is progressing rapidly towards Marquard. Lindley Road is much as usual, also Steyns Rust.

Vierfontein has had a visit, and I foundS.M. Davis and family well— only the fowls had been in the garden and the seeds had disappeared. Milner Bridge Cottage is as desolate as ever, but the family are well and cheery, and have been visited by the Rector o f Klerksdorp.

Viljoens Drift is taking a new lease of life. I am now going there on the last Sunday in each month for a children’s ser­vice in the Institute. The Guides are very much on probation till Christmas. Miss Hughes from the Mine is kindly helping, and time will prove the wisdom of the move. At Wolvehoek the senior girls who have been confirmed have been formed into a Study Circle, also meeing on the last Sun­day in the month. Last Sunday Bishop Haynes celebrated Holy Communion- and took Evensong at the station.

This has been a unique quarter in many ■yyays. I think the work o f our scattered

M.U. members has been faithfully done in more than one sense o f the word. At pre­sent there are more requests for Confirma­tion than I ever thought possible, and these are being dealt with.

The Guides at Tweespruit are working well; the Committee organised a Bridge Drive last month which brought in £7 13s. 4d., and we are now able to provide part of the camp equipment for the 19th. Five from Tweespruit, and one from Likatlong Siding and myselfi-are forming the Bloem­fontein Camp near Kloofend for the long week-end.

Van Reenan, Kestell Road and Fouries- burg have had Lantern Services.

There is not yet a clean bill o f health on the section— every station has or has had sickness of one kind or another. At one place I found the Doctor tearing his hair because there was no one to look after a family down with measles— six of them, including the mother; so I was thankful to have arrived in time to be practically useful— fortunately none of them died, though there was a screaming match every day!

Those who remember Mrs. Nye will sym­pathise with her husband and children; she passed away at Bethlehem early in July after “ flu.” She was the most unselfish woman I ever knew, and the kindest.

These are the last notes for this year; how quickly it has gone, and how peacefully in many ways. Here and there, there are turmoils and misunderstandings between folk— and in centres where most help (spiritually) has been received— and I am surprised: it is always after special help has been received that special temptations come.

Christian forgiveness is by no means an easy thing— and it is more difficult to for­give an injury caused by someone we care for than by someone we do not care for— it may take months to forgive, but forgive­ness must be given. Do not be smug Christians and do not be neutral ones who never do anything good enough to be ii}

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Heaven, or bad enough to be in Hell— like Tomlinson you read of in Kipling.

I want to end with the wish that the Christmas season may be one of joy. Be­fore it comes Advent, the season which prepares for our Lord’s coming as the Judge of the world— the Judge who will not be prejudiced or be looking for the worst in us, but who will require an account o f the use of each o f our opportunities.

Last, there must be a note of thankful­ness.. Whatever the next year may bring, this has been a happy year. In England there has been constant prayer at four centres where groups of people, not con­nected with this Mission, have been praying, and our people have been helped in a won­derful way. During the last six months this Diocese has been short of six of its Priests; in spite o f that, our Communi­cants in all directions have been ministered to by one or other of the Parochial Clergy, Archdeacon Hulme, and the Modderpoort Fathers. We are expecting the Bishop of Bloemfontein back with several Priests; so the future may be brighter still and more helpful to you all too.

I am sorry that so many months have to go by without a visit to so many of you; last month’s plans were sadly upset, but all is well that ends well. I am very grtae- ful to Mrs. Hawes, and those who were so kind to me at Fouriesburg.

May I remind subscribers to Light for the Line not to be short of change this month; it is not pleasant to have to ask for two years’ subscriptions. Anyhow, I am not sending Light for the Line to any­one who has not paid 1923 subscriptions!— and there are nine.

CHILDREN’S PAGE.

29 Ebden Street,Queenstown, C.P.

My dear Children,You will be interested to see the results

of the quarterly and yearly examinations. The prize-winners are to be heartily con­gratulated as they have sustained a high standard throughout the year. In both examinations, in the Senior division, Aileen Slabbert takes the second place, and so in the quarterly exam, it will pass to Lilian Weedon, who also comes third in the yearly exam.

In the Junior division the same happens with Lionel Wilkinson, and so the prize passes to William Friggins, who also comes third in both exams. Both prizes and cer­tificates will be sent to you as soon as possible.

There are several new entries this year, which is very nice indeed, and I hope all will keep steadily on each quarter. Do not copy the questions as it gives you extra work and is unnecessary.

So many Seniors lost marks because they did not write out in full answer 5, but only gave some of the fruits; also the answer to 10 (a) was very incomplete. Answers must be in before the 10th o f December.

Lilian Weedon, I am sorry you lost so many marks, but by mistake you did the last three answers in the Junior instead of the Senior division. You will all enjoy the ten days’ holiday, I hope.

Your affectionate friend,T h e Ch il d r e n 's Se cr e tar y .

VICTORIA BIBLE READING. QUESTIONS.

Rules for Victoria Bible Reading.

Yours sincerely,J. B a t c h a m ,

1. Write clearly your name and address at the top right-hand corner o f the page,

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2. Below your name give your age, date ofyour birthday, and the standard youare in at school.

3. In the left-hand corner o f the page givethe name o f your school.

4. Send in your answers before December10th, to The Children’s Secretary, 29Ebden Street, Queenstown.

Notice.— Marks will be taken off if there are signs o f carelessness in the reading of the questions. Untidy writing and insuffi­cient postage on the envelope (which you must address yourself) will also lose marks. Bibles and Prayer Books may be used when answering questions.

Seniors (S tandard 5 and o v e r ).(Maximum marks 50.)

1. Read St. Mark 2, v. 1-12.(a) How did the friends o f the sick man

show their faith in the Healing Power of Jesus?

(b) What did Jesus say to the sick man?(c) Why weer the Scribes annoyed?

• (d) What effect had the miracle o f heal­ing on the people?

2. St. Matt. 9, v. 9-13.(a) Who did Jesus call to be His disciple

and what was his business?(b) What question did the Pharisees ask?(c) Who answered the question and how

did He answer it?3. Mipah 6, v. 8.

What does the prophet tell us is the best way to serve God ?

4. St. Matt. 9, v. 14-15.(a) What did the disciples o f John want

to know?(b) What did Jesus say?(cj Who did Jesus mean when He spoke

o f the Bridegroom?5. Acts 14, v. 22-23.

How did Paul and Barnabas streng­then themselves for the great work of ordaining the disciples?

6. St. Matt. 9, v. 35-38.(a) Why was Jesus so sorry for the

people?

(b) What did He say to the disciples?7. St. Mark 6, v. 7-13.

(a) When Jesus had called the disciples, what did He do?,

(b) What instructions did Jesus give to the disciples?

(c) What was, the first message the dis­ciples preached?

(d) What did the disciples do for those who were sick?

8. St. James 5, v. 14-16.(a) What does St, James tell us to do for

sick people?(b) What does he tell us we must do

before God can heal our bodies?(c) What does he tell us about the power

of prayer?9. St. Matt. 9, v. 27-31.

(a) What question did Jesus put to the blind men?

(b) What did Jesus say as He healed them?

Juniors (under Standard 5).1. Read St. Matt. 8, v. 28-34.

(a) Who met Jesus when He had crossed over the Sea of Galilee?

(b) What did the devils make these men say?

(c) What did the devils ask Jesus?(d) What happened when Jesus cast out

the devils?(e) What did the people of the city do?

2. St. Mark 2, v. 1-5.(a) Why had all the people come to the

house?(b) What did the friends of the sick man

do which showed how much they be­lieved in Jesus?

(c) What did Jesus say to the sick man?3. St. Mark 2, v. 12.

What happened when Jesus had for­given the sick man his sins?

4f St. Matt. 9, v. 10-13.(c) With whom was Jesus having a meal?(b) What did the Pharisees ask the dis­

ciples ?(c) Who answered the question?(d) What did Jesus say to the Pharisees?

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5. St. Matt. 9, v. 27-31.(a) Who followed Jesus?

- (b) What did the men want?(c) What question did Jesus ask them?(d) What did Jesus say as He healed

them?€. St. Matt. 9, v. 35-38.

(a) Why was Jesus so sorry for the people?

(b), What did Jesus say to the disciples?7. St. Mark 6, v. 7-13.

(a) What did Jesus do when He had called the disciples to Him?

(b) What power did He give the dis­ciples ?

(c) What orders did Jesus give to the disciples?

(d) What was the first message the dis­ciples preached?

(e) What did the disciples do for the people?

Results of Victoria Bible Reading Quarterly Examination.

J u ly Qu arter .

SENIORS (maximum 50).A. Slabbert 48, S. Erlank 47, H. van

Kerken 46, J. Duncan 46, L. Wilkinson 46, E. Slabbert 45, E. McFarlane 44, H. Pote 42, D. Wilson 41, L. Wenzler 40, M. Rabone 40, C. Robertson 40, G. Ewing 39, H. Wil­kinson 39, J. Anderson 39, F. Gaylard 38, J. Jordaan 38, M. Gates 38, C. McFarlane 37, P. Stryden 36, J. Watson 36, V- Slabbert 35, M. Baker 35, K. Slabbert 34, T. Die- dericks 33, L. Weedon 33, M. van Niekerk 31, A. van Niekerk 31, D. Banks 31, R. Maguire 19, J. van Wyngaardt 38, L. Hur- ford 45, L. Ewing 42, J. Shaw 38.

JUNIORS (maximum 50).J. Venter 46, B. Robertson 45, E. Venter

45, K. Grace 42, M. Ewing 42, W. Friggins 42, I. Taylor 40, G. Watson 40, R. de- Meillon 39, J. Rabone 39, C. Crocker 39, J. Ansley 38, I. Crocker 38, J. Erlank 38, M. Slabbert 38, F. van Aardt 38, J. Jeffery 36, S. van Niekerk 33, M. Duncan 33, J. Nel 33, F. Schmidt 32, D. Watson 19, N.. Watson 13, A. Hurford 46, E. McFarlane 33, N. Ansley 38.

Total Marks for four Quarters ending: June, 1924.

Possible total 200.

SENIORS.

1. E. S la b b e r t .......................2. A. S la b b e r t .......................3. L. Weedon .......................4. L. E w in g ..........................5. V- S la b b e r t .......................6. C. R obertson .......................7. H. van Kerken8. G. W hittaker.......................9. J. A n d e rso n .......................

10. G. Ewing • .......................11. L. H u r f o r d .....................12. D. Banks13. D. Wilson .......................14. E. R o e ..................................15. C. M cF arlan e.....................16. P. G r e y l in g .......................17. S. Erlank .......................18. E. M cF arlane.....................19. H. W ilkinson.......................20. M. Baker .......................21. S. B lackburn.......................22. E. Wright .......................23. J. Watson .......................24. J. van Wyngaardt25. A. van Niekerk

183:182:178178177176=174174174173:172:171170'168168166*165164164'164,162!159’152.145'142.

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26. R. M a g u i r e ....................... 136 5. N. Ansley■27. L. W e n z l e r ....................... 117 6. J. Ansley28. W. G re y lin g ....................... 115 7. M. Gates29. M. van Niekerk 111 8. T. Diedericks .30. L. Crocker ....................... 107 -9. M. Duncan

10. A. HurfordJUNIORS. 11. C. Crocker

1. M. Ewing ....................... 177 12. J. Brownlie2. L. W ilkinson ....................... 176 13. H. Bruton3. W. F r ig g in s ....................... 171 14. S. van Niekerk4. Evie McFarlane 164 15. J. Erlank

VICTORIA BIBLE READING YEARLY EXAMINATION.

SENIORS. Possible total 55.

1. D. Wilson .AGE. -13

STANDARD.VI

SCHOOL. MARI Aberdeen Rd. (1st prize) 49

2. A. Slabbert 14 VI Alexandria S. (2nd prize) 483. L. Weedon 15 — Cookhouse 474. D. Banks 14 VI Kariega 455. V. Slabbert 11 VI Sandflats 436. H. Wilkinson 14 VI Lunga 437. S. Blackburn 12 V Vlakte Plaats 428. S. Horne — — 429. E. McFarlane 14 VI Trappes Valley 42

10. L. Wenzler 14 VI Bowker’s Park 4111. C. Robertson 13 VI Maclear 4112. R. Maguire 13 V Sydenham, P.E. 4013. E. Slabbert 13 VI Sandflats 3814. S. Erlank 15 VI Wolvefontein 3715. V. Shuttleworth — — 3716. J. Watson 13 V Wolvefontein 3617. J. Ewing 12 Trappes Valley 3538. C. McFarlane 13 V Trappes Valley 3419. G. Whitaker 14 VI Kariega 3320. • A. Rogers — — 3321. J. Jordaan 12 V Lunga 3122. A. Cawood 11 V Addo 3123. L. Cawood 13 V Addo 3024. M. Baker 15 V Idutywa 29.25. L. Crocker 15 — Imvani 2526. M. Muller 15 V Kariega 20

168160155152148135130116108106120

SOUTH AFRICAN CHURCH RAILWAY MISSION QUARTERLY. Ü*

JUNIORS. Possible total 55.

AGE. STANDARD. SCHOOL. MARKS.1. A. Hurford 10 IV Kroonstad (1st prize) 532. L. Wilkinson 10 I V Lunga (2nd prize) 483. W. Friggens 11 IV Queen’s College 474. M. Ewing 11 IV Trappes Valley 475. M. Gates 12 IV Graaff-Reinet 456. T. Diedericks 16 IV Wolvefontein 407. C. Crocker 13 IV Imvani 368. J. Jeffery 11 IV Fort Jackson 309. E. McFarlane 8 II Trappes Valley 29

10. N. Ansley 8 II Trappes Valley 2011. D. Watson 13 IV Wolvefontein 1612. G. Watson 12 IV Wolvefontein 1013. J. Ansley 9 II

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BAPTISMS.

DIOCESE OF GRAHAMSTOWN.A.t Naauwpoort:

Mar. 14. Hans Douw (privately).April 4. Sarah Ann Elizabeth van Ten­

der.April 6. Bertha Paton.May 1§. Thomas Henry Hooper.July 13. Alfred Samuel Fieldman

(privately). Aug. 22. Tom Ngweje (privately).

A.t Cookhouse:April 13. Alva Vena Robson.

A.t Longhope:July 8. Conne Grania Girling.

A t Coerney:Aug. 13. Christian Stanford.June 13. Thomas Hyde Stanford.

DIOCESE OF KIMBERLEY.June 24, at Gaberones:

Susan Johanna Steglin.Christian Petrus Steglin.

July 13, at Modder River.Moreen Violet Rostoll.

July 15, at Sannieshoff:Adrian Hermanus Krouws Redeling-

huis.

Roger Alexander Dyason.July 17, at Maribogo:

Nicol Richard Wilhelm Brand. July 18, at Doornbult:

Peter Henry William Hunt. July 19, at Maritzani:

Minnie Helen Patricia Milling. July 20, naer Mafeking:

Albertina Katrina Lottering. Caroline Johanna Steglin. Albertine Christina Steglin.

July 23, at Mahalapye:Maria Maditwa Jacobs.

NORTHERN RHODESIA. Aug. 6, at Lusaka:

Olive Mary Bruce Day-Harris. Aug. 30, at Lusaka :

Fenella Mary Wright Zunckel. Sept. 7, at Ndola:

Cynthia Margaret Cambell.

HOLY MATRIMONY.

DIOCESE OF GRAHAMSTOWN.At Naauwpoort:

April 21. Adam Fieldman and Rachel Elizabeth Africa.

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DIOCESE OF KIMBERLEY.At Towani, Mahalapye:

July 23. Henry van der Westhuizen and Maria Maditwa. Jacobs.

DIOCESE OF NORTHERN RHODESIA.At Lusaka:

Aug. 6. George Maurice Caleb Powell and Marjorie Morton.

BURIALS.

DIOCESE OF GRAHAMSTOWN.At Naauwpoort:

Mar. 11. William Arthur Cox, aged 9 hours.

July 14. Alfred Samuel Fieldman, aged 2 months.

Aug. 30. John Ndiko, adult.At Cookhouse:

Mar. 5. Benjamin Cinnamon, aged 52 years.

Mar. 10. Henry : Archibald Trimming, aged 73 years.

May 10. John Brown, aged 37 years. Aug. 25. Alva Vera Robson, aged 6

months.

DIOCESE OF NORTHERN RHODESIA.At Broken Hill:

Aug. 12. Etta Davidson, R.I.P.

COLLECTIONS, &c.

DIOCESE OF GRAHAMSTOWN.Receipts, June, July, August.

Sustentation Fund: Waku 10/6, Toise River 12/-, Mr. and Mrs. Pearce 5 /-. ‘

Sunday Schools 13/1.Services: Dohne £1/3 /3 .

Lantern Services: Cyphergat 18/-, Ku- busie 3/8, Bailey 6/11, Blaney 6/6, Rosff (Cottage) 4/6.

Box: St. Monica’s Home (6 months)10/5.

Light for the Line 35/-.

' DIOCESES OF KIMBERLEY AND SOUTHERN RHODESIA.

June: Ramathlabama 17/1, Tsessebe-14/-, Mahalapye (33isley) £6/11/-, Marula 18/3, Plumtree 2§/-, Shashi 2/9, Mochudi 10/-, Lobatsi 38/-, Pitsani 15/9, Ramoutsa 7 /-, Palapye 30/9, Artesia 7/6, Notwani 2/-, Gaberones 30/6, Debeeti 15/-.

Offerings £ 2 /4 /- ; Sustentation, Lobatsi, 15/-. . -

July: Kraaipan 18/3, Fourteen Streams 24/9, Content 7/9, Warrenton Village and Station 42/3, Windsorton Road 13/8, Mod- der River 30/3, Pudimoe 2/6, Sannieshoff 12/-, Maribogo 13/10, Doornbult 17/-, Maritzani 4/1, Mahalapye 45/10, Palapye 22/6, Francistown 56/6.

Offerings £ 3 /3 /6 ; Sustentation, Warren­ton, 37/6.

DIOCESE OF NORTHERN RHODESIA.August: Kafue 35/6, Chilanga 12/6,

Lusawa 32/6, Broken Hill £5/1 /6 , Pemba 10/3, Chôma"' 21/9, Mazabuka 31/9, Kaleya 10/-, Magoze 7 /-, Monze 48/-, Kalomo 21/10, Nega Nega 12/6.

Offerings £11/3/6.

Local Agents “Light for the Line.”

GRAH AM STOW N DIOCESE.Grahamstown: Miss Bootji, W orcester Street. Cookhouse: Mrs. W ise, Dove Cote.Cradock: Mrs. Taylor, The Railway Camp. Naauwpoort: Mrs. Lear.Conway: Mrs. Blewitt, Station House.Port E lizabeth: Miss Keith, K ing Edw. Hetel. Queenstown: Miss Porter, 29 Ebden Street. Rosmead: Miss L. Brown.Sandflats: Mrs. Walker.A licedale: Mrs. Torrance.

SOUTH AFRICAN CHURCH RAILWAY MISSION QUARTERLY. 21

GEORGE DIOCESE.Klipplaat: Mrs. Dam, Refreshment Room.

PRETORIA DIOCESE.Volksrust: Mrs. Milton.Silverton : Mrs. Schuch.W aterval Boven: The Reverend E. Smith,

W aterval Boven.

BLOEM FONTEIN DIOCESE.Bloem fontein: Mrs. Griffiths, 62 Exton Road. Bethlehem: Mrs. Jones, Cambridge Street.

ST. JOHN'S DIOCESE. Butterworth: Mrs. Davis, c /o Stationmaster.

DIOCESE OF KIM BERLEY AND KURUMAN.

The Reverend A. C. Hobson, The Rectory, Beaeonsfield.

DIOCESE OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA. Bulawayo: The Reverend A. E. Hobson, Poste

Restante.

SOUTH-W EST AFRICA. B ox 1131, Johannesburg.

Local Representatives in S. Africa.Pretoria: Lady Wessels, 633 Park Street.Port Elizabeth: Miss Keith, King Edward’s

Hotel.Bloem fontein: Mrs. Dawson, 8 Harvey Road.

Children of the Veld.Secretaries fo r South A fr ica .

General Secretary: Miss M. Porter, 29 Ebden Street, Queenstown.

Johannesburg: Mrs. Beckingham, 70 Muller Street, Yeoville.

Bloem fontein: Miss Avery, St. Michael’sSchool.

Grahamstown: Mrs. Seale, Grahamstown. Pretoria: Mrs. C. Christie, 902 Schoeman

Street, Pretoria.

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Obtainable from all Grocers.

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- - - Childrens*ij- extra for Ladies' ■2I- extra fo r Men’s

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No. LUO. Ladies’ Ankle Strap Shoes.

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All in Round Toes.

1 2 / 1 1 . 18/11. 27/6, 14/6. 35/-.

Good fittings.

Ladies’ Soft Seamless Shoes.

NO. LL12. Lad' es’ S o f t B l a e kGlace Kid Seam less

Lace Shoes. For easy wear. Wide fitting. Low heels.*‘C.M.” make 26/6 ; English make 35/-.

Tan Sandals.

NO. L L II. C h ild 's T a n Q . i fSandals. W et-

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for “ Knock about” wear.

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