The Prime Minister and Sabbath Golf.
It is to be most sincerely regretted that Mr. Lloyd George, in recently spending a week-end with Lady Astor, went out to play golf on the Lord’s Day. This is the first time we have heard of him indulging in games on the sacred Day of Rest. Is this a new step of degeneracy? We are aware that during the late coal strike he and other members of the Cabinet held conferences with the Labour men on the Sabbath, a feature far from creditable to all parties concerned. We rejoice to see that a Welsh Congregational Church has sent a protest to Mr. Lloyd George in connection with the Sabbath golf. Our national existence is trembling in the balance by such conduct on the part of political leaders. The Lord alone can save us from the judgments that are abroad.
A Movement in the United States for Sabbath Observance.
It is cheering to observe that a movement has begun in the State of Georgia in favour of universal Sabbath rest. No places of business are to be open and no trains are to run. We sincerely trust that the movement will be attended with complete success, and that its influence will spread to other States.
The Established Church and Spiritualism.
Recently the Glasgow Synod of the Established Church appointed a Committee to make personal enquiry into the character and workings of Spiritualism. The members of the Committee attended sèances in pursuance of the object. It has been felt by right-minded people that this Committee affair is altogether too much of a concession to the claims of the Spiritualists, and gives the impression that the Synod were in doubt as to the validity of these delusive claims. It would be a wiser Christian policy, we think, to accept the clear testimony of the Bible, and of observations already made, that Spiritualism is of the devil, and not institute unnecessary enquiries that may do nothing more than unsettle the minds of the people.
“The One Thing Needful”: A New Year Address to the Young.
This neat little booklet by Mr. J. Forbes Moncrieff, Edinburgh, is published at a suitable season. It is an earnest Gospel address to the young, which is also worthy of being read by the old. As to size, more than one copy can easily be inserted in an ordinary envelope. It is to be had from Drummond’s Tract Depot, Stirling, and from S. W. Partridge & Co., Ltd., London; price, one shilling per dozen.