RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 948, 15 October 1910, Page 9

RELIGIOUS ACTIVITY.

—$ —_— ' NATIONAL FREE CHURCH COUNCIL. — ' 1 INTERESTING PROGRAMME. ' , Ail extensive nnd far-rcaching pro- ( gramme has; been arranged by the Na- i tional Free Church.Council. Tho prosklent of the council, Dr. Jowett, is-to ] continue. the conventions which have ' proved so helpful. In October lie is to visit Scarborough, and tho convention lie is'to hold .there will bo for the wliolo ] of Yorkshire; ,Over : ' 100 councils nnd | federations included 'in the area have been asked to send delegates; At this ■ convention Dr. Jowett is to bo assisted by the Rev. F.' B. Meyer, Gipsy Smith, Rev. Thomas Phillips; Rev. S. Chad, wick, arid.'Rev.-Edgar Todd. Arrangements are also proceeding apace for the convention which Dr. Jowett is to hold in Newcastle from November 7 to 10. This convention is for the Northern Counties—Cumberland,Nortliumber- ■ land, and' Durham., Another convention has been, arranged ' at' Blackpool, from December 5.t0 8, and on this occasion the Rev. Charles' Brown, Gipsy Smith, and 'Rev.' Thomas Yates wiil take part. The West of England' Counties will be. served by the convention Dr. Jowett is to hold at Plymouth, early in January,' 1911, when ho is to be assisted by IJevs.; D. . Jones, Harry Bisseker, Thomas' Phillips, and Gipsy Smith. -. This series of conventions will conoludo with, the meetings at Leicester, for the Midland Counties, from February 6to 9. Dr. Rendel Harris, and Rev. W. Charter Piggott will be among; the speakers.. Tho council has made a ' number of ■ fixtures on.behalf' of Gipsy Smith. He will' remain in" England, up till the. end of next , yea?,. and early iii tho.:New. Year he will- pay; a return visit' to Paris... So successful was'the last , mis-' siqn lie held in the French capital that the_French and -English pastors ■■' in Paris have sent a:<r urgent' request.that he-should, take another mission there. The National Council is; giving close. :attention to . the. question of' Sunday Observance. ;It has appointed a subcommittee to. prepare a summary of tho laiy,. which will be communicated to the councils ill due course.