ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]
Sin,—May I call attention to the Festival of St. Francis which we are organizing at the Guildhouse, Eccleston Square ? It is seven hundred years ago—on the evening of October 3rd— that "the most Christlike of all Christians" died, and we are celebrating this seventh centenary during the greater part of that month, not only because we love St. Francis but we believe that his solution of some of the problems of his age may help us to ours. We want, therefore, to learn exactly what he did teach, and -to discuss how far and in what ways we can now apply it.
We are to be helped in this by some of the greatest Fran- ciscan students. Monsieur Sabatier cannot be with us nn 'account of his health ; but Father Cuthbert, Father Vincent -McNabb, Dr. Seton, Mr. Chesterton, Miss Evelyn Underhill, Miss MacDonell, Father Adderley and Miss Gurney-Salter -are helping us with their expert knowledge in lectures and conferences ; and Father Andrew, Dr. Orchard, Miss Lind-af- Hageby, Mr. Robert Lynd, Dr. Percy Dearmer, Rev. Hudson Shaw, Prof. Okey and others are helping with special subjects, such as Voluntary Poverty, our relations to the animals, St. Francis in Art, and so forth. Mr. Laurence Housman is allowing the Guildhouse Players to present three of his
"Little Plays," two of which have never been acted before. Will all those who are interested write to Miss Eleanor James at the Guildhouse, Eccleston Square, S.W. 1, for our hand-
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