JOTTINGS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 544, 26 June 1909, Page 9

JOTTINGS.

The Chairman- of tho ".'English Baptist'-','■' Union,' which hold its annual meeting ,re-i - - cently, was the Kcvi J. T. Marshall,: M.A.,, D.l).' A writer.in the: "British Weekly" :'th.m'describes him:. "Not above: iuiddhv hcight|.v cheery, looking, Tobust, erect.: with a sturdy- ~-■:■ breadth'of. shoulder, and depth, of .chest,' atf -:'-, little like. tho conventional theological pre-' fessor, as.Millais was like, the 'conventional. ; painter;''•;Yet,;-despite, tho suggestions' oJ : '/; fresh air; arid, rustic jollity, ''Principal' Mar-.'.. -ishall is one. of the greatest of Free Charch, .'. theologians. . He is a groat .lover of Hebrew and 'the: cognates.! He has done, much original research, and his namojis very'famil- f ia'r' to"!the"'readers' of Biblical Vuuy'clqpaediaa'l.v ah'd' the-,,..students of/.Witicism ; ,r~;But great|'-, v , as' - ' is'-his. iearhiiig,,'it is equalled by. his- '; modesty and simplicity'. ;H)B'/brcthfen,:]ove. :. and estoam .him, as greatly..'as. they taka'. ';',' pride in. his; scholarship.";;, ,7;.. L :> ' .'..,.

-The Archbishop'. ofi'Biiportsland has, been elected Primate of.-All Canada. .Tub; Most. Roy. Samuel' Pritcbard Mathoson-; V was .' a Scholar of St! John's College, Winnipeg, and .was Ordained,in ,1875.. In ; 1882' ho/: became. Professor 'of : Exegotical Theology and Bean of St.; John's. Cathedral; in 1889, 'Deputy. Head Master ~of St. John's Collegiate School; arid in'l9o2, Dean of Rupi>rtsland; Ho was; consecrated .'; Coadjutor-Bishop to Archbishop, Machray in' 1903, rind on the latter's death ■ in ;' 1905 was elected.. Arch' bishop arid/Metropolitan of Rupcftsland. / i

The'-' RoV.y. Jolin M'Ncill,: tho well-known evangelist,',who last year nccepted an invitation'to Christ Church, 1 Westminster, has • now declined to become its pastor in future. ■ In conversation with a member.of the "Daily' .News." .staff''Mr. /M'Ncill' said it was. riot. want of success in regard to' his Work that . had led him to this decision... In. fact,, tho office-bearers' had been - kind enough. to 'say .that, everything l ' in connection \with .the church had been not' 'ouly maintained; but improved! "But. I have.;been handicapped' by . one "drawback: all {the time," -he ■ continued; "Nobody;knows; whether.l .should.'■'," continue. ;/ A '\iwm' who 1 hns ; been, carrying , on'ovangelical work all over the l 'country for a long-time may not/be satisfied, to, keep in ,' ono placed: Although I Hive had; sixteen years'of|the'-freedoih of. conducting;missions, ; , I am .still-in love witli the nastorato, but I have.-heen led.to.thoicbnclusiori.that if it-,is ■'... .to' boa pastorate for nib I can- do < bettor ; work,for. my,vMastori.and,the.Kingdom in '■.' another place than Christ Church,"._ Tho latter .was a-.'snlondid chufcli,: but it was;, , utterly unlike the 'neighbourhood; which had i. steadily'-dctoiiorated.Thoro were very large ' Y congregations, but they were drawn from all,, over Londpii—the district of Lambeth itself/'' gavo prnctically, nothing; .'and every;; man wanted to feel that it was the neighbourhood - around. his,- church ■• that pave. him : the: largo . i proportipri of his cbhgreg&tiony , ';■/■ '>,-'■. ' Commissioner. David -ltccsi .who- has been '/ appointed;to take'.-charge- of thoi Salvation Army's work in' Australasia almost immedi- ■, ately, is one of the oldest ellicers in tho,'. Salvation Army; Ho joined the 1 ranks; when : a baker's boy at Heading.; 'The-positions he ; has held', hiive-.'bce'u amongst ,tho inost onerous and responsible the Arniy.has to offer, -. ■ including 1 ; the;Principalship of the . home at: Claptpil, tlio^command ; of South Africa, arid the' control of tho operations in Sweden.'/';'-/:* I ,:*.T-''"-"-"'. : "'■ ■''■ !-.,■■'.''"•'""

.At tho last meeting'of tho.Clulha -Presby-; tery tho Rev. IV B. Fraser gave notice of the following "important overture to tlio next, General -.Assembly':—"Whereas this Presbytery, is of-opinion that it wotild bo generally ■' liclpfnl to our people, and advantageous to , tho cause of divino truth if- there were issued - : a brief statement- of tho; doctrine of-.' tho Church, along tlio jineis 'of Statemonts of Relief, issued by otbqr Presbyterian- . Churches,- such brief statement not to bo: eithW a revision of, or a substitute: for the confessional ."standards of the chutcli subscribed by "ministers-'and office-bearers, and whereas'this Presbytery is likewise of opVi-.,'. ion that a' brief Catechism bf.Cliristian doc-V, trino along, tho,same lines'wonkL bo equally useful. Tho Presbytery hereby''resolves to-'■.-;• spectfully to overture the Gorioral Assembly to take the promises into consideration, and appoint a coinmitteo to report on these questions to a future Assembly, or otherwise to deal with the premises as to the, Assembly ; seems meet' for tho propagation of ■ divino ' truth among.- tho pepplo' and for tlio glory of God." "■". -.■"'..-;-.. The feature- of a recent mooting at the City Temple, held 'in connection with tho annual assembly of tho Congregational Union of England arid Wales, ' was the announce- . mont that £33,360 had boon'promised to. wards tho Central' Fund, which; has for its object tins bettor support of', tho ministry. It is proposed to secure at once an income of. £100 to ovory. accredited minister in charge, and ultimately to raise tin's minimran to £120 poranmim. For■■ this lwposo £250;000 is required. Towards this BUm>, £10,000 has' been giTen ■',%', a. singlo donor, and £5000 oaohr-by two-othors. . ■'■-, ,-'■■'

An . ntt»restine*badget of : .Y.M.C. K. hotw .wiabfl'ioTiaa m-acofiecjiß^fl,