30 MAY 1931, Page 1

The King's message expressed His trust that under the •

Union the Assembly would still " hold aloft the Lamp of Faith in Our ancient Kingdom of Scotland." Last Saturday Lord Cecil addressed a large party given by the . Lord High Commissioner in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, and spoke of the League of Nations and disarmament. The missionary work of the Church had a prominent . place in the Assembly's discussions, and Colonel Norman MacLeod rightly drew attention to the use of a consecrated building, the Chapel Royal of Stirling Castle, as an army store. This drew a spirited answer from Dr. Fleming in London, who assured readers of The Times that the desecration was coming to an end and managed to divert the attack from Scotland to his adopted country.