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SHEFFIELD MOVEMENTS.

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SHEFFIELD MOVEMENTS. THE big questions of the day are well to the fore in Sheffield. The League of Nations will receive renewed support in connection with the first anniversary of the Armistice next week, and the Educa- tion Committee has given special facili- ties for the children of all the schools to hold services of thanksgiving on the morning of November 11. Christian Unity has again been the subject of a series of midday addresses at St. Paul's, the city church next to the Town Hall. But of all great subjects of the moment none is so great as the cause of mission- ary work abroad, and this is again being pressed with considerable force. The Bishop of Lichfield was the principal speaker at the annual meeting of the S.P.G., and made a profound impression upon an audience which was, however, far too email for such an occasion. True, Sheffield traditions are associated more closely with the C.M.S., of which this city is a supporter with a proud record. But surely in these days it should be self-evident that the concern of one mis- sionary society is the concern of all, and the S.P.G. might well adopt a bolder policy and take a much larger haJJ for so distinguished a speaker, while the local officials of the C.M.S. might equally well encourage their followers not to miss any opportunity of learning more of the claims of the mission field. More marked unity in such matters would certainly mean greater strength. :l'e Sheffield Press is mot very dis- criminating in its appreciation of visitors to the city. The Bishop of Lichfield's speech was compressed into about a dozen lines when reported the following morning. C.M.S. Congress. The great missionary event of the near future is in the hands of the C.M.S., winch is to hold a great Northern Con- gress-in Sheffield on November 25-27. At present the chief anxiety is with re- gard to hospitality, offers of which have not come in at all well so far. The C.M.S. Clergy Union began a new session last Friday, when the Vicar of Walkley (the Rev. S. T: G. Smith) opened with an able presidential address. He made a strong plea for a closer bond between the home work of the Church and the work abroad. In the course of discussion a suggestion was made that some of the home clergy should be sent out on tour for periods of six months to study the conditions of work overseas. It was felt by most of those present that such a scheme would give great impetus to the interest of people at home in missionary enterprise, and would more than repay the expense involved. Personalia. Canon Peter Green is giving a course of Tuesday evening lectures at the IJni- versity, and his teaching on Biblical in- terpretation is exactly what Sheffield needs if the Christian message is to have power with thinking men to-day. The Rev. C. F. Twitchett has given up the -charge of St. Hilda's, Thurnscoe, to come and work with the Rev. Spencer Elliott at St. Paul's, Sheffield, and his work has already created a favourable impression. He is a xflan of wide out- look, and is in touch with the progressive life of the Church as a whole. He will have good scope in his new sphere.

¡MANCHESTER ECHOES.

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