MR R. A. LAIDLAW'S MEETINGS

Evening Star, Issue 22637, 1 May 1937, Page 25

MR R. A. LAIDLAW'S MEETINGS

4 Can a Murderer Escape? ’ was the title of the address delivered by Mr R. A. Laidlaw in the Concert Chamber last evening. The speaker referred to the curse and the blessing of a conscience, and recounted a story of a young woman who murdered her child and 20 years later handed herself over to the police because of the misery of a guilty conscience. The history of Cain and his descendants was outlined, starting with Cain murdering Abel and ending with Hamish fighting and slaying- his opponent. This was likened to the history of man during the last 1,900 years, which started with the choice of Barabbas, the murderer, and the rejection of the Prince of Peace, and continued in war and bloodshed down the ages, with the prospect in the near future of the most terrible war mankind had ever known. Mr Laidlaw’s appeal was based on God’s statement that the blood of Abel cried from the ground for vengeance on Cain, whereas the blood- of .Christ cried to God for forgiveness and pardon for those who rejected Him. The song service was again conducted by Mr Murray Fountain, who also sang a solo.