19 DECEMBER 1952, page 8

A Mission Year

ByCANON ROGER LLOYD I N heaven, where the truth of things is known, the angels will very likely call this year of grace in British history " The Year of the Many Missions."......

This Pittsburgh

By COLIN MASON H OW long could you persuade an American in Manchester for the first time on arrival in England that he was in London ? How long would it take for his dis-......

The Surgeon

In his fine hands Have lain the destinies of ancient lands ; His instruments Flickered about the heart of excellence ; On his precision Hung happiness, and life on his incision.......