DAY BY DAY.

Waikato Times, Issue 12182, 18 September 1911, Page 4

DAY BY DAY.

Of the many institutions working for i the social and moral upilifting of the -.misses. The there is, perhaps, none Masses. more worthy of public support than tha Salvation Army. It is less than fifty years ago that 'William Booth, started alone to preach to- the neglected masses in London slums, and so successful were his efforts in the uplifting of the unfortunate that today the institution which will ever stand as a monument to his life of self-sacrifice, commands no less than 21,390 and 'employees, who carry on the work of the army in 8768 centres, located in, 56 different countries, land control 954 homes and institutions for the social reform efforts. The work of the amy is world wide in its scope, and embracing every kind of missionary, rescue and evangelical work', it reaches the prisoner in the gaol, the heathen in the darkest countries, and' the fallen in all lands. The Army works on a comprehensive scheme which deal 3 with every phase of suffering/sinning and sinned against.humanity, and the excellent work carried out in New Zealand alone should. induce every true Christian , to> afford it some measure of support. Its, officers work for a mere allowance of their necessary requirements, cheerfully devoting thair lives to the aimjeltoration of the sufferings of mankind. Each year a special self-denial we9k is held, when the public is asked to assist the work. Collections will be taken up in Hamilton this week, when the generosity of sympathisers is relied upon.

The shooting of M. Stolypin, as re-

corded in our cables The Shooting lateilast week, again Of recalls the horrible M. Stolyjfn. system of assassination which prevails in Continental nations. M. Stolypin has been responsible for the first step on the road towards the Russian re-gen-eration. He was the author, real or putative, of the Stolypin land reform scheme which strikes at the root of Russian economic misery—the communal system of land tenure. By creating with State aid independent holdings and permanency of tenure for eligible peasants the' Stolypin reform has opened an era of hope and a chance of prosperity for agricultural Russia. Of the man little is known,, but that little *s favorable. His courage was placed beyond dispute by his conduct after the explosion that wrecked his villa and mutilated .his child some years ago ; Ms steadfastness cannot be doubted by those who have followed his resistance to reactionary influences and his defence of .constitutionalism : while the duration of his powers seems to l>e guarded by his success in surrounding himself with a phalanx of friends and relatives devoted to his person and his policy. Such a man Russia can ill-afford to lose.