3 JULY 1947, page 20

The 1928 Prayer Book Sir,—i Read With Surprise The Statement

by your correspondent. Mr. G. W. R. Thomson, in reference to the consecration of Matthew Parker as Archbishop, that "All the recognised books of reference state categorically......

Clogs And Shawls

SIR,—Some time ago you published an article of mine called Speech Day. It concerned a North Country school but gave no names whatever. The Corporation of Rochdale, however, have......

The Church In France

SIR,-I am one of those who are very grateful to Canon Roger Lloyd for his penetrating article on France Pays de Mission ?- bock I have known of since its publication in 1943 but......

Primary School Standards Snt,—it Is Clear That Your...

is totally un- acquainted with the aim and purpose of a junior school. The main care of a primary school is to supply children with a balanced education and, unlike the grammar......

The Bible : A New Translation

SIR,—The discussion of Bible language, which is opened again by the pro- posal for a new translation, too often, it seems to me, assumes the inability of ordinary persons to......

Sir,— By Abandoning His Principles Socrates Could Have...

death penalty, but I never have heard it suggested that he committed suicide. When the intellectually brilliant choose self-annihilation to an existence dispossessed of the......

Sir,—the Words Of The Late William Temple Are A Pleasing

answer to Violet Hammersley's condemnation of voluntary death. In a letter written in November, 1938, the Archbishop takes a different view. " The ideally right course, at which......

Suicide And Insanity

SIR,—Janus objects to the practice of bringing in verdicts of " suicide while of unsound mind," but surely, so long as all persons convicted of attempted suicide are classed as......

Radio Newspapers

Sts,—There is one point in Mr. J. A. Stevenson's article on Radio Newspapers which is not quite clear. " Anyone," he says, " who aspires to be a publisher and can command......

Sns,—last Week I Bought A Copy Of A New Edition

of Peake's Commentary which may be described as " a good tottual commentary embodying the most recent scholarship." It is in one very bulky volume, but I do not think you could......