23 OCTOBER 1942, page 13

Hymns Today

SIR,—In your issue of October 9th Mr. R. W. Howard says of Hymn 593 in Songs of Praise: Masefield's four fine verses from ' The Ever- lasting Mercy' (beginning ' 0 Christ, Who......

Snt,—may I, As A Methodist Minister, Reply To Mr. P.

A. Shaw's letter? He has made a slip in the date of " the Collection of Hymns " ; he intended to write 5875, not i885. I agree that, generally, the " old familiar " hymns should......

Stri,-1 Am Glad That Mr. Borkenau Now Dissociates Himself...

the views of Professor Keeton and Dr. Schlesinger. In his review he said that their suggestions " concerning Latvia; Estonia and Bessarabia and those referring to the......

Russia's Western Neighbours

Su ,—In reply to my letter, Dr. Schlesinger protests that he is not making propaganda against an ally, and quotes Chapter VI, pp. 74, and following of his book. We can read on......

Six,—lately Many Letters For And Against The Conservative...

for Youth plan have appeared in your columns. These letters have for the most part been written by those whose days of youth have long since passed. I feel, Sir, that it is time......

Planning For Youth

Sut,—In so many articles on youth one is struck by the note of criticism. It is of course far from being all older people who—from time immemorial —criticise the young, and......

The Land And Reconstruction

Snt,—The land problem seems insoluble. It is nearly a century since John Stuart Mill well explained the nature of unearned increment and suggested that it should be subjected to......