FOR THE ILL-PAID AND THE UNPAID.
[TO en EDITOR or en SPICTATOS."1
Srn,—Few and far between are the Homes of Rest for over- worked town clergy who are really too fagged for "locum- tenancy" duties, and yet cannot afford a complete holiday at the ordinary cost. And few as such Homes are, they will be fewer still by one, unless many more kind friends will come to the immediate rescue of the Clergy House of Rest at Gomshall (one of the sweetest spots in Surrey), the Committee of which are now greatly—and undeservedly—suffering for their faith in a good cause, and must "close down" unless prompt and substantial help comes to them. Any small sums (or large) may be sent to the Honorary Treasurer, Mr. S. Hordern, Union of London and Smiths Bank, 8 High Street, Notting Hill Gate, W., and will he gratefully received on behalf of our fagged brethren and their even more worn-out wives—the "great unpaid" of the parsonage. Some £300 a year is needed, in addition to the fees of the guests, to keep the doors of this charming Rest House permanently open. The Bishop of Guildford is willing to testify to the good and useful purpose which the Home has already served.—I am, Sir, &c.,
H. G. BONAVIA-HUNT, Late Member of the House Committee.
Burgess Hill Vicarage, Sussex.
[Surely an effort will be made to save so useful an institution. The clergyman in a large parish has less chance of resting in his own home than any man, excepting perhaps the doctor.—En. Spectator.]
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