THE OUTLOOK.

Otago Witness, Issue 2744, 17 October 1906, Page 3

THE OUTLOOK.

The death is announced of Mrs Marga r et Irving, one of the few remaining sur\ivors .of Miss Florence Nightingale's companions during the Crimea War. Mrs lning, who was in her seventy -fifth year, was the widow of Mr Charles Irving, artist, of Liverpool, and cousin of the late Sir Henry Irving. Deceased was a qualified surgical nurse, and possessed the decora- j tion for wflr service^

A scientist has made some interesting observations as to the love of different wild animals for the sea. The polar bear, he sa\j, is the only one that takes naturally to the sea. and is quite jolly when aboard ship. All others violently resent a trip on water. The tiger suffers most of all. Plor-es are very bad sailors, and i often perish on a \oyage. Elcphauts do "•^ like i he sea.

At the last meeting of the Clutha Presbytery th-j Clerk laid on the table resolutions of the Publications Committee in answer to the resolutions of Presbytery re the insertion in th 3 Outlook of the article entitled '" Religion and Crime," and, secondly, the action of the paper in refusing Mr Fraser's letter of protest, when Mr Fraser mo\ed the following :— '" That a copy of th 3 article. ' Religion and Crime,' leferred to, a copj of the excluded letter of the Rev. P. B. Fra^er, *he resolutions thereanent of the Clutha Presbytery bearing on it, together with copy of the finding of the Publications Committee, be cent to the General Amenably with lhe respectful petition that the Assembly take the whole matter traversed in the correspondence into its careful consideration, and deal with it in a righteous =pint for the good of the Church and the cause of truth."" -Seconded by Mr Orr and acrced to

Mr Fraser ;il c o submitted the following : '" 'Lho committee of Presbytery appointed at last ordinary meeting to consider such principles and regulations as would tend, in the opinion of the Prosbjjtery, to increase (he prosperity of the Outlook, with a \iow to sending the samo in the form of suggestions as worthy of consideration by the Assembly, b"gs to report that, in its opin'on. the following fcuggestions be respectfully submitted to the Assembly by the Presbyter\ : - (1) That the Assembly elect a Publications Committee or Board of Control strietlv defined in number, \\ ith a due representation of ministers, elders, and. a-* far as possible, of Presbyteries; one-third to retire annually. (2) That the Assembly elect an editor or joint editors for a period of not nore than thiee years. (3) That in order to a competent knowledge of issues, the puncipal editor or editors should, if pos»ibK be ministers. (4) That, in order to iichtPfi the wmk. the Assembly appoint cduois of departments, such as missions, young people's interests, literary, ecclesiastical non', etc. (5) The editors shall aim at making the fairness of editorial comment, especially on matters debated within the Church, and the impartiality of Assembly reports and other ecclesiastical news, a strong feature of th? paper. It is to aim at being the organ of the Church as a. whole, and of the principles for which the Church stands and not of parties within the Church. (6) That while reasonable freedom will ba allowed for the expression of religious convictions or criticisms ever the real name of the writer, articles antagonistic to the fundamental doctrines of the Church, and not written for the Outlook, ought not to be admutpd, a* tending to sophisticate the minds of the unlearned, such articles being unedifying and stirrers of controversy. All book re\ lews other than those of the editors, to be signed. (7) That while reasonable anommous correspondence will bo allotted, anonymous attacks, direct or oblique, on pcr-ons or on the fundamental docti mc~ of the Church shall not be admitted The main aim of the paper should be edification, not speculation cr controversy. It is not a second-hand retailer of 'doubts' people have enough of their own. (8) That advertisements of patent medicines or appliance^ be excluded from the paper unless with the express sanction of ths Board of Control. (9) That there be tubmitted to the Presbyteries of the Church for consideration ami report the 'iiic-s'.ioa

whether, after due notice and on expiry of present contracts, the Outlook should be Presbyterian (10) That a represcntath c committee of As-embly bo appointed at an early sed-erunt to consider the whole question, and report in good time to the A c semblv."

Mr Fraser moved that tho report bo adopted and its recommendations forwarded to the Assembh. — Seconded by Mr Kilgour. — Agreed to.