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UNTOUCHED FOR JESUS.I
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UNTOUCHED FOR JESUS. DEAR FRIENDS, The lives without Christ, and therefore without happiness, peace and hope-do we realise the meaning and awfulness of it all ? Christ knew the hopelessness and despair of life without Him when He said, "The Gospel to every creature. The Chris- tian poet realised it when she wrote Rescue the perishing. Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save." But do we, as individual followers of the Master, realise our responsi- bilities to those who know not, love not Christ ? Perhaps someone will say, "Why do these poor, wretched, despairing people, not seek God them- selves ? The reason is because they can't. They know not how to ap- proach God, whilst many are afraid to pray, and with most the all-loving Jesus is only a name or even less than a name. In a word, most of those around are untouched for Jesus." The picture of religion among the poorest is the saddest of all pictures to-day, for it is a vision of lost and perishing souls. Kind reader, will you touch for Jesus by your gift and prayer one of these untouched souls ? Will you ?' While a debt is being slowly reduced the working expenses go on. The debt is now £ 212, and the accounts pressing for payment are £ 84— £ 296 in all. For the souls, immortal but unsaved, precious to Christ but un- won for Him, will there be no response to help the effort and the struggle to keep His work going ? The work is the Master's, and the, souls are those for whom He died, but they are not His in that they have no knowledge of Him. The work here is among the very poorest it is languishing through lack of the means of maintenance. Thousands are with- out Christ, living hopeless and miser- able lives. They yearn for happiness. Will you by a gift help them to feel and cry "I need Thee, precious Jesus." I am often asked—With all the work and anxiety to keep it going, is there much fruit ? Apparently very little, but there is some, and here is an instance. I have just returned from a death-bed. It is that of a man who, a few weeks ago, knew nothing of God but in oaths, nor Eternity but in use of the word Hell" in cursing. Twice to-day I saw him to prepare him for his first —and his last-Communion. It was just ten o'clock when I reached him to give him the Sacrament. He wished to know more of Christ before actually receiving Him. For neaiiy an hour the dying man listened to the Gospel message, told him in the simplest language. He made his com- munion, though sinking fast, and then, in a little revival of strength, said to those in the room, Don't live as I have done. Come where I am going." Shortly before midnight he passed away-touched by the salva- tion and love of Jesus. There are untouched thousands around. Will you by your gift and prayer touch one just for Jesus, just for Heaven ? > Your servant in Christ, E. C. PITT-JOHNSON.
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Donations (which will be gratefully acknowledged may be sent to the Editor, C.P.N., 17, Tavistock Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 2, or direct to me at All Saints' Church, King's Cross, London, N. 1. THE CHURCH ARMY Annual Sale of Work will be held at the CENTRAL HALL, WESTMINSTER (near the Abbey), on Tuesday & Wednesday November 25th & 26th. H.R.H. PRINCESS BEATRICE has graciously promised to declare the Sale open on the 25th. YOUR SUPPORT is especially needed this year, and contributions in. money and articles of all kinds will be gratefully welcomed. The Sale provides indispensable aid towards carrying on the Church Army's work during the Winter. Plain clothing, fancy work, iron work, old silver, china and glass, baskets, books, toys, groceries, etc., should be sent not later than November 22. dairy produce, cakes, sweets, flowers fruits, etc., by Novemrbe 25. Parcels can be addressed to any stall (List on applica- tion) or to the Hon. 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I 3 I HTHE LEAGUE OF | I W NATIONS UNION j I'ARMI ST.ICE D AY X 9 I 9 | NEXT SUNDAY, NOV. 9 f § will be a day of § S PREPARATION, COMMEMORATION | I & THANKSGIVING § | TT T"ORSHIPPERS in all the Churches will recall the § § \X tragic years 191448, will consider especially the § § V V problem of War, and the policy of the League of § § Nations Union as its one and only solution. | | Further, they will be asked to consider the claims of the § | League of Nations Union to their moral and financial support, § | and urged to join the Union as a concrete expression of their § § desire to see the triumph of its policy. § § The League of Nations Union needs urgently the material § S support of all Religious men and women. It aims at educating | | public opinion at home and abroad. Education is a slow and § | costly process. Let each worshipper as an expression of § g thankfulness for the return of Peace send direct, or through § § his or her Minister, a personal gift. C(;he Call is to YOU! § § -If the Churches do not support the League of Nations Union, who will ? | S S § 3 Th: Booklet Reasons Why and Form of Membership may § j be had post free on application to Propaganda Department g THE LEAGUE O F f | N ATION S UNION S 22 BUCKINGHAM GATE LONDON S.W. 1 J I President: VISCOUNT GREY OF FALLODON, K.G. S § NOTE.—Should November 9th be an inconvenient date, 11\ S § the following Sunday, November 16th, should be selected. W b?) ^(J) s, :="! THE "JRETHUSA TRAINING SHIP AND SHAFTESBURY HOMES AT BISLEY, TWICKENHAM, SUDBURY, EALING, &c., NEED HELP. 2,6,00 Boys sent into the Navy. II More than 6,500 have entered the Merchant Service. Old Boys from the Society's Country Homes are serving in 120 British and Colonial Regiments. SPECIAL HELP IS WANTED FOR THE WAR EMERGENCY FUND. Patrons: THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. President: HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES, K.G. Vice-President: ADMIRAL VISCOUNT JELLICOE. Chairman and Treasurer C. E. 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Office: Victoria House, 117, Victoria Street, S.W. 1. Secretary: ARTHUR J. S., MA DDIS ON SOCIETY FOR THE ABOLITION OF VIVISECTION The Society offers to send a popular speaker free of charge to Literary Societies, Brother- hoods, League Meetings, etc. With regard to the Lecturer the Secretary of a large Brother- hood said: Mr. Reed did us very good service and the men were delighted with his earnest- ness and ability." Autumn and Winter engage- ments should be booked at once.—22, North- umberland Avenue, London, W.C. St. John's, Earisleldi Desperate Straits A Heart-Breaking Task This Mission District; in South London, containing a population of 6,000 of the very poorest classes, has NO CHURCH. A small hall for 240 people is all that is available for the 6,000. The lonely clergyman working single. handed sadly needs friends who will help him to build a Church and Mission Room. Who will come to the Rescue ? I Please send help to. the Rev. H. P. 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PREVENTION OF STRIKES.
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PREVENTION OF STRIKES. + H The vehicle in which we are travelling across theisthinus, from one eternity to another, is not a private carriage, but an omnibus." FOR the last few months it has been obvious that, since the Government has been forced to in- tervene in industrial disputes, then sooner or later a permanent In- dustrial Court would have to be established, to arbitrate on all labour disputes referred to it by the Ministry of Labour. In Canada the Industrial Disputes Investiga- tion Act, which is considered to be the most reasonable and successful attempt ever made to handle the strike problem, has been in force for over twelve years, and has re- duced the strikes in mines, trans- port companies and public utility companies by nearly 90 per cent. This law compels all employees be- fore striking, and all employers before locking out their men, to notify the Minister of Labour, who will appoint a Board of Investiga- tion on which both sides will be represented. Neither party can stop work until the Board has made its report, but after that it has no power to enforce its decision. In short, in Canada it has been found that an unprejudiced presentation of all the facts in most cases compel a fair settlement. Sir Robert Home, our Minister of Labour, has adopted a different procedure. He proposes to estab- lish by a new law a permanent arbi- tration tribunal, to which either party in a dispute, whether it is actually taking place or is merely threatened, may refer the issue. It should be noted that he does not propose compulsory arbitration. The reference is voluntary. Fur- ther, only if both employers and employed agree, may the Minister of Labour refer the dispute either to the permanent Court, or to arbi- tration by a special arbitrator, or to any other available machinery. Finally, when the Court make their award, neither side will be under any legal liability to accept the de- cisions. The whole scheme, in fact, "now depends on good will and mutual forbearance. Originally the Bill, which embodies the above pro- visions, was much more drastic. But at a private conference last week the representatives of the Trade Unions objected to a clause by which Labour would have been compelled to accept the decision of the Court to which they had appealed. Under the Government Bill the country will depend on the facts of the case, if fairly presented, compelling by moral, not legal, forcie a just settlement. Public opinion, it is hoped, will ensure fair play. • Many critics regard this volun- taryism as a grave weakness in the new measure. The opponents of the Government, who often criticise with deeper and more malicious motives than appear on the surface, proclaim with shrieks that this is an "Emasculated Bill," due to political weakness, which ignobly truckles to the demands of Labour. We hold no brief for either Labour or Capital. At a time like the pre- sent, when our industrial organisa- tion is in the melting pot, it must be the prayer of every Christian to see Britons united in one great industrial comradeship." We travel to-day in an omnibus, not in a private cab. As the Bishop of Peterborough said so truly at the Church Congress: The workers must have a real share in the management, and the employers must have a real guarantee of whole-hearted co-operation." Al- though at first sight the refusal of Labour to be bound by law to accept the decision of the Arbitration Court may lead to a situation similar to a batsman declining to obey the umpire, to whom an appeal for 1. b. w has been made, yet we must try and see the point of view, of Labour--our fellow-travellers., They are unduly suspicious. They think that a Scotch lawyer is trying to repeal part of the Trade Dis- putes Act of 1906. They consider the present Parliament to be reac- tionary," and think that this pre* sent Bill is the, thin end of the wedge of wider measures that will deprive them of the "right to strike," and will compel them to arbitrate. As one Labour leader expresses it, Labour must beware lest this new Bill may prove the v Derby Scheme of compulsory arbi- tration." Probably realising all these fears, which are largely due to ignorance and the rankling memory of old in- justices, the Government have ,■ abandoned the compulsory clauses, and the Bill, as shown above, is voluntary." Whether it will be still further modified at the Con- ference of Labour this week, when i the actual Bill in print is before the representatives of the Federation A of Engineering and Shipbuilding Trades, the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, and the Trades Union members of the Provisional Joint Committee of the Industrial Con.. ference at the time of writing we cannot say. Again, in the House ? of Commons many business men ti may consider that the community needs some more secure form of pro- tection against strikes, which re- strict production and inflict untold suffering upon innocent women and children, than a mere form of words under which the awards of the arbitrators are not legally binding on either parties in the dispute. N- Nevertheless, the passage of this Bill into law will represent a real step in advance. An Industrial Court will act as an obstacle to N foolish "lightning" strikes. It will help- to ensure time for hot- y; heads to cool down. This new, measure means the introduction into industrial warfare of the prin- ciple of Wait -and Investigate." It depends on reason and argument, not on mere brute force. 0 This is the very principle whicli the League of Nations' Covenant proposes as a method for preventing war between nations. A spiritual | force, rather than the physical force of truncheons or bayonets,- is behind all this new machinery of fellowship that is being constructed in international and in industrial life to-day. The erection of the new machinery of the League of Nations and of the Industrial League necessarily takes time. But given good will and mutual for- bearance, we are. moving steadily forward to create" a new order of peace between nations abroad and classes at home. ■ ?