5 DECEMBER 1914, Page 24

RECRUITING-.

ITO TER EDITOR OF MR ”spscrrroa."1 Sts.,—Many more recruits are needed. One of the chief reasons why more are not forthcoming is that inadequate use is being made of the public open-air meeting grounds, where large numbers of young men spend all day Sunday, besides evenings during the week. For months past, as the honorary organizing secretary of the Christian Evidence Society which specializes in open-air work, I have done my best to meet the need of the moment, from the religious and ethical sides; but many more purely recruiting meetings are required, and the Central Committee for National Patriotic Organiza- tions is prepared to help to supply this need, provided that local patriotic bodies (or individuals) inform them as to where such meetings are most needed, and provided also that local support is forthcoming. If your readers have any doubt upon this point, or if they are not quite sure whether they are justified in making an application to the Committee on behalf of their neighbourhood, I shall be glad to hear from them and to communicate with the Central Committee.—I am