27 DECEMBER 1913, page 2

A "solemn Service Of Intercession For The Preservation Of...

in Ireland," issued by the S.P.C.K., has been sanctioned by the Bishop of London for use in his diocese, and in other dioceses with the approval of the Ordinary. The essential......

The Times Of Monday Made The Following Important...

understand that the Government have been advised that the recent Proclamations against the impor- tation of arms into Ireland were ultra vires, and cannot be sustained." On......

Surely This Is Action Which Can Be Taken By The

most con- vinced Home Ruler—even by those who are most strongly opposed to the action of the Ulstermen and regard their attitude as most injurious. No doubt the easy thing is to......

The Death Of Menelek, The Emperor Of Abyssinia, Has Been

announced officially. Since he had a paralytic stroke in 1908 there have been frequent reports of his death. He was born about 1842, and won the throne by conquest after the......

The Decision Of The Government To Abstain From National...

participation in the Pa,namaExhibition at San Francisco, announced by Sir Edward Grey on August 5th last, has been confirmed by the Prime Minister. In a letter to the bon.......

We Of Course Feel The Greatest Sympathy With Both These

appeals for prayer in order that we may be saved from the supreme evil that can overtake any community. We trust, however, that those who call for prayers and those who pray......

If The Government Action Under The Proclamations Was Good In

law, we do not see why they could not use them to prevent a barge-load of rifles being ferried from one side of the Thames Estuary to the other or sent along the Grand Junction......

An Inter-denominational Appeal Has Also Been Issued By...

of Durham ; the Rev. Dr. Molar° Gibson, ex-Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of England Assembly ; the Rev. F. B. Meyer, ex-Chairman of the Baptist Union and ex-Secretary of......