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CHURCH CONGRESS SIDELIGHTS.

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CHURCH CONGRESS SIDELIGHTS. An Intelligent Porter. Can you direct me to Aylestone- Toad ? I asked an intelligent-looking porter at Leicester Station on Saturday. Certainly. What part do you want ? I wish to get to the Exhibition," I re- plied. Oh, if you belong to the Church Congress come with me," continued the obliging porter, and I will take you and your luggage up in the lift." Then he proceeded to give careful and elaborate instructions. My railway friend knew all about the Congress. A good beginning I thoaght t. c" Surely Not All These? As I made my way to the Exhibition I \V,as surprised to see an ullendir.g stream of men and women going in the same direction. Surely," I said in my inno- cence, these are not all flocking to the Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition ? "No," replied a sturdy Leicester man, they are going to the great football match I might have known-but, then, I had come from London! Musical enthusiasts. Not only are the Leicester folk keen on football, but they are musical enthusiasts. Some of the church choirs—notably St. Martin's and. St. Pet--r's-will compare Tory favourably with any London parish church choir, 'and the congi egatio,;s appreciate their effort}. Further, the De Montfort Hall is crowded every Sut day evening with an appreciative audieme for the high-class musical recitals given binder the auspices of the Leiooster "Cor- poration. Bravo, Leicester! No Longer Nonconformist, It used to be said that Leicester was hopelessly Nonconformist, but I am glad to know this is no longer. true. The Church is bubbling over with life. I heard that at St. Peter's—with seating capacity for 1,200—hundreds are often turned away on Sunday evenings. This is where the Rev. W. Thompson Elliott is Vicar. The urgent need of the moment is a corporate expression of Church life in the city. With the present Bishop rn- • spiring the diocese and Mr. Elliott acti g as Pouxal Bean, I shall be surprised if this defect is not soon remedied. "mow Me, That Will Have to Go 1 A good irel., was told at the meeting for by the Rev. H. S. Woolloamoe, Head of Qjrford House., Bethnak green. A costermonget who wanted to be oortfiiUned consulted Mr. Woqlloomue coscerniBg certain important questions. i "He asked me/' said Mr. -WooUoombe,: .■Is it wrong for a converted man to' have a bob on a horse? I asked him if horse-racing did any harm ? He was forced to acknowledge that it did, end then added, with a sigh, "Blow me. that will have to go, then! Elart ..nd Art. in paf issg a warm tribute to Mr. John Hart for organising the Ecclesiastical Art Exhibition, the Bishop ot Peter borough declared This Exhibition is aA3 much an exhibition of the energy or Hart as it is an exhibition of the beauty of art." A Sad Occurrence. A distressing occurrence happened on Sunday afternoon outside the De Mont- fort Hall, where .the meeting for lads was held. Lieutenant W. H. Cross, in charge of a platoon of the K.R.R. Cadets of the Church Lads' Brigade, was about to enter the hall when he com- plained of not feelirg well. In company with his wife he remained outside ior a few minutes, when he had a seizure and passed away almost immediately. Lieu- tenant Cross was a schoolmaster, and formeilly organist at St. Barnabas' Church. Bishop s Kind Act. When the Bishop of Peterborough heard of the sad occurrence he went out and tenderly sympathised with the dis- tressed widpw, and the Bishop had her conveyed home in his motor-car, Men of Brains. You do not see a sight like this every day in Leicester," I said to a police- sergeant as the procession of olergy oame out of the. Town Hall. "No," he re- plied. I was just thinking what a lot of men of brains. they have in the Church." Good! The Vanished Moustache Out of the hundreds of clergy in the procession I think there were only three whose upper lip was adorned by, a moustache. What a change from fifteen or twenty years ago 4 Bishop's jlosit j During Congress Week the-Bishop of Peterborough is staying at Glen Parva Grange as the guest of Lady Rolleston. 's Among the other guests is the Archbishop of Dabilm, whosesplenâidpaper %,on I The Omnipotence of God was the talk, of the Congress. Lack of Hotels. Leicester is badly off for hotel accom- modation, but the Hospitality Committee were able to find hosts for most of the Congress memlbers. One lady is enter- taining no fewer than thirteen visitors. Bread-and-Milk for Supper. I One good lady, when ordering her ticket, asked that hospitality might be > found for her where she could have bread- and-milk for supper, otherwise she would not be aibile to sleep! Parable and Prophecy. By far the most effective stall in the Exhibition is that arranged by the In- dustrial Christian Fellowship, of which the Rev. P. T. R. Kirk is general direc- tor. The front screen consiists of a strik- ing canvas representing a church steeple linked on to the chimney of a huge fac- tory--a parable and a prophecy. The Old War Horse- Much amusement was caused by the Bishop of London at the men's meeting, when he described himself as an old war-horse of pre-war days. He is good for many campaigns yet, and the Bishop must not forget that there are 110 post- war days in his army. Someone Above the Devil. vVhLe the air-raids were on," said the Bishop, I was speaking to an oJd woman in the East End, and I .asked her if she was afraid. Well,' she said, yes, I aim; but I try to keep it down. They do say that there is no Gód, but I say there must be someone above 'the devil.' Part Sunlight a Reality. A notable tribute was paid by the Bishop to Lord Leverhulme for what he has done for his workers. Port Sun- light," said the Bishop, "is a reality. Lord Leverhulme is a 'top-hole'. em- ployer. He not oirtly pays his employees good wages, but he gives -them co-partner- ship in the business." Men the Germans Didn't Like. General Lord Home obviously felt somewhat shaky at the me i's meet- ing, It is an ordeal," he remarked, "to face these men-the men the I. Germans didn't like to face." "Woodbine Williet.' No one so oaptivafod the men's meeting as the Rev. G. A. Studdert-Kennedy, the popular Army chaplain, known as Woodbine Willie and the author of Hough Rhymes of a Padre. His humour was irresistible, his Irish brogue oapti- vating, and his flood of eloquence swept the audience along. But behind his address was a solid and timely message which the men were not slow to gnasp. c What Good Can I Get ? "I have sometimes asked men," said Mr. Studdert-Kennedy, why they don't go to church. The reply usually is, What good gan I get by going ? What good Why, what good did you get by joining the Army ? We Know That." It is no good telling ust," continued Mr. Studdent-Kennedy, that the clergy are mostly fools. We have known that for years. If your parson is o e of this type, make it so uncomfortable for him that he will not stay." Mrs. Davidson s Interests. Mrs. Davidson, wife of the Archbishop of Canterbury, sat on the platform at De Montford Hart on the first day, and no one followed the addresses more closely than she. Church in Sweden. After delivering his presidential ad- dress, the Bishop of Peterborough announced that there were present at the Congress delegates from the Church of Sweden, whom he most cordially wel- comed in the name of the Congress. Things That Matter. It matters much more that I lost imy temper with that man in a railway car- riage than that I missed evensong last' hight." This was one of the Rev. F. R. Barry's dicta on the things that matter in the Christian life. Lack of Manners- Many complaints were expressed about the difficulty of hearing some of the 9 addresses owing to the constant going in and out of members. The President had to .ask all to remain seated until the close of the meetings. Fatal Accident- Cycling to the Congress on Monday, the Kev. J. E. Potts, Rector of Thurcaston, was knocked down by a motor-lorry and so seriously injured that he died soon alter -adnussion to the Leicester In- firmary.

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