12 JULY 1930, Page 3

* * * * The Lambeth Conference The Lambeth Conference

opened most impressively. None of the subjects set for discussion has been picked out by the public as more important than that of unity and reunion, and the public instinct is sound. But this is only one of many subjects. As the Archbishop of Canterbury has implied, everything that touches the life of ordinary men and women is the concern of the Confer- ence. Some 300 Bishops are taking part in the Confer- ence. On Friday, July 4th, there was a devotional retreat at Fulham. Last Saturday there was a service in Canter- bury Cathedral, and last Sunday a service in St. Paul's Cathedral, The Conference proper opened on Monday. and is sitting in plenary session all this week. The following fortnight will be occupied by the work of the various Committees and the second plenary session will last from July 28th to August 9th. We publish an article on the Conference elsewhere.

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