(‘anullve meeting was beld at 10.80 . "qlllch the business of the session ~ n, discussed. The afternoon asl- pm opened at. 2 o'clock and was ,'. m largely attended. The presi- i w, ms. a. o. ‘lloombs. presided.

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sumnierslde: Cornwall: ‘rryon. urllc the organisation of circles, in . value O10: Jllotoria: Cavendish. cvsry congregation where possible. F A _ ~ value out bay rbrtune; South 3rd. Resolved that we place on . ‘

Pinette: Nortitwiltshire: ~Hamil- ton, value pit: long River; Marsh.- ilald and Dunataffnsge l6: Brad- albane. "

record the deep sense of loss sus- tal-ned by our Presbyterial in the "mmfll by death during the past year oi many of our valued mem-

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r P: ‘i, l2.‘ Circles at Bedsque. New Gil-slow. hers. and extend to ghosc bereaved M“, HJ, Toomba iRe-elected-President Al; Annual illlf"aii‘eo *1?‘ vlnillfillrili 'r° “m” "W"! 9°" w' °"1' dccpcct symivathy- tin ofPtesbytefialwMs ofunitedch Ilene" as Ilaqlorytrnfiystoltoro- M. 3,. at Sumlnersldo, Hamilton. 4th. Resolved, that wethe dele- - Mee E . i ' - _urch "m" “$533? °,,..1'I;',";,',‘! value u: Cornwall. Mont-rose, Mal- gates to this Presbytorlsl. repre- - . I

Progress Made,

n, seventh annual mcctlu: i c! from depressing

mque and Baltic; Bloomfield $25; North Bmtigo m; Charlottetown; Lmg River 00-50; Y. w. A. at Sum- merside: Circles at Olenry, value

"nil"! as we do over two thousand members re-afiirm our confidence in our present Prohibitory law in

n . 351:2? n u o return ofalzaiety Ductile. u

, Reports ShOW Encouraging aulattiagItll-ouit ‘y: am n 1s min- -i f." “The Russian peasant holds thatl ii“ "tic c! crvns is in the hands of

discouragement ' G011. but famine is the deed of

rrcsbyterial o! the W. M. S. and lifted above our anxious fears - . . , _, respect to the sale oi alcoholic , , m. onitad Church o! Prim: Ind fulfil-limo. To whom shall we er and our friend andseek through e10; south Eedeque; Mission beverages, and further, we pledge "f; ms he e find gland opened in xenaing- Io to: renewed hope, for g mo" mm, grace and. gtrength for gvery Bach at Summerside‘; namley ourselves, to promote in whatever me to Mm alllfr-Iflljrjglfletvtiat is! plats: "F n I ! M, on Tuesday. January zeta. An srdcu courage and an enduring task for every day. and Sea View. No dest nation bs- way we can the successful carrying m, o, a “up mlure “ “- ° resli from the Gardens ~

yond Halli“ from W. M. 5., at Valleydield, Montague. value l3.

Mb. J-Iorace Wright, Temper- ance Secretary asked us not to neglect this impol-tantiwork. Her "Wrt showed 800d work being done in the majority oi auxiliar- lea.

Mrs. Boothroyd, ‘Ii-easurel‘, de- spite the hard timu gave a very

our oi the same.

5th. Resolved lhat the thanks of the Prcsbyteriai be expressed to the Minister of Education and all oth- ers responsible for the placing of lidiss McCorklndales book on the course oi’ studies of our public schools.

6th. Resolved lhat we deplore the habit of cigarette smoking becom-

Thn president also included in her address the following: Three county rallies were held during the year and were fairly well attend- ed. also mentioned the visit of- the new Field Secretary, Miss Isabel McIntosh, who made it very plain indeed that the work oi the Wo- men's Missionary Society is a work that is, tremendously worth while.

faith that will enable ue to carry W. il1°il¢l1 all around us we see Illulht but failure.

It is of no avail to look to the wisdom of the world for we are convinced that the world's wigggt tatesmen and pllllflfibpherg al-e powerless to solve the problgmg mm"! 5° llfilflly on burdened

“Today the Russian population i5 experiencing a famine without fail- ure of crops." ,

This striking conclusion l: reach- ed in a report which has Just been issued by the Birmingham Bureau of Research on Russian Economic Conditions. -

The members of the bureau com-

Israelites Did Not Wander 40 Years

Theories running counter to cer- v lain Biblical narratives were ad- - . vanccd by Major C. S. Jarvis, speak- , ing to the Royal Central Asia Socl- .

ope Aids Study Heavenly Bodies

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Fk-b. I-‘(QP-F-POI-lo Pius has signed c ccni-ract for installation of nn astronomical observatory here l“

m executive for the con-link

m, were appointed as follows: Mrs. H. J. Toombs,

hearts

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first vlee. Mrs. 1.. n. onmn,

strength world cannot give, and s0 we turn’

everywhere. w, meg g Ind a power that this

satisfactory report as follows: Committees Appointed $9697.82.

Grand total sent by auxiliary

ing so prevalent among our young people and give ourselves to earn- est effort to combat in any way

prise two English professors, one FTcllcll P10105501‘. and two experts who are engaged in the Russian Economic Service in Prague.

the Papal summer residence, This will complete the observatory in the Vatican,

cty ill London last night. H1: sought to prove, “by virtue of a special knowledge of Sinai acquir-

y qg-nwall.

to I-lim of whom i; was sglq m old- en times: "Never man spake like this man." What then is His mes- sage, what word comes to us today from our living and exalted Mu-

cd by ten years‘ residence in the , , telescope, copslggmg of an astm, peninsula as Governor," that the , graph wit-h quadruple Oibjggflve o! Israelites ddi not wander for 40 t 40 centlmetrgs Opening and 20o years in the wilderness-tile moun- _ centimetres of focal (finance, Con? taiils south of Sinai-but were set- " ,

‘ yggeond V100. Mil. D. K. noes, The contract mus fur a double

committees were this evil.

7th. Resolved, believing as we do that peace among the nations of the world is of greatest importance

in developing God's plan for the

Total sent by Y. w. a. snails.

Total sent by Mission Band tlavoao. _

Tiotal sent by Baby Baud $13.61;.

Total sent by c. o. ‘r. '1". s10.

The followinl appointed:

Credentials: Miss Edison Wright. Middleton: Miss Florence Ilaird, New Glasgow; lvnee Mabel Link-

All ‘have made themselves speci- ally conversant with Russian condi- tions, and their report is based where possible on official Russian information.

gol-l-espolldlfll Sec’, Mrs. L. R. Align, Summerside. V. Treasurer, Mrs. Boothroyd, Hun-

ter and 10rd for He =till li H . . “giver. I a. ves, e . r _ blncd with a rm“, 1m 60 _ _ tlcd for llll. uliole oi thatperlod 4 Wm,“ m.“ M,‘ Hum is still speaking to m, om H, letter. sitnnmerelde. V gerzidmiotal $11,944.14. human race therefore resolved that niey point out that in 1030 the ,,,,,,_.,,e, opmmg R53’ 2:0 cmmflfe“, in the Noriii. " ' qoygrd, Cornwall. ‘bill lllidcs those who look to Him. new“ l°“°- MYS- 5- J- MliliP-sllli. 04 Ty lirflyer was offered by we give ourselves to more intelll- Peoples -C0mmissars, faced with res ‘ma, distance Major Jarvis stated his reasons -- Ovary: we. Walter Craig, Mid- Mm. Ooiin Donald. Then lvliss In- gent study and prayer that we may lcod shortage and expel-t difficul- ' as follow;

' Associate Helpers sedy. Mrs.

, Literature loo’!- Mrs. J. Stirling

'. gupply 5e07, Miss Elma minim, I believe His message to us today is one of hope and encouragement. dbmllerorloe Body, Mm yon“ I believe this, because in every ‘ ht, Bedeque. dark and perplexing experience of ’ v. P. s. and c. o. I. '1'. secy. m‘ ‘mill!’ ii"- "hcu lib h"! dcnc pep, M. Sinclair. Valleyfield. its very worst. when envy and ha- , manger! Sec'y, Mrs. 1.. n. Dous- W! Md made possible the traile- it,’ Ggurgghywn, 11y o! Calvary, we are told: "He set Missionary Monthly Sec'y, Mrs‘. "is "cc Iicldfu-sily to so to Jeru-

y l E Andww, Ronny salem. No wonder they that follow- chrmm-l sgewgmghlp, ed were amused, ambled at that m‘ Hop, mm,‘ xevpoclh heroic figure, majutic in His strength of purpose. and with an

linialtoring faith in God. Listen to

In addition. the observatory will be iumished with modem auxiliary instruments, including two largo cbleci-iic prisms, an nstmspeetro- Sfaph and a spectrophotometer reg- ister. . .

To the Observatory Wm be nnex moditlcs during the whole of the ed an Astrophysical labmawa to ‘wandering wins proved by the books

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spectral researches. The new obscni U w us m um is vatory will continue the sipccializecli observations made by the late Am-li eiricail Jesuit Father Hagen, who '11“; Squthprn m"; 0y 51ml w“ a 0001111106 701' mil-ill! YCHTS ills‘ P05‘- iulnblerl heap oi granite mountains l

It‘ was only in the northeast cor- nui" oi the peninsula that the Israel- ites could have grown corn and found grazing for their flocks. Thai they had flour, oil, and, other com-

ties. decided to solve their problems by the wholesale collcciivisntion of peasant farms.

dleton; Mrs. J. T. Ferguson, Marsh- field.‘ Courtesies; Mrs. Baker, O'Leary: Mrs. Gard, Southport; we. B. C. Woolner. North Ruustico. Committee to ' delegates to go to branch delegations: Kings: Mrs. E. M. Quigley, St. Peters: Mrs. S. M. Martin, Valley- field.

Queens: Mrs. Jas. Tait. Char- lottetown: Mrs. H. B. Woodside. Brudalbane.

man very capobly took charge of illc questions and several phases of the work were satisfactorily ex- plained.

Mm Hone Mutch took charge of this Vpart of meeting and one; singing "Breathe on me Breath of G011". B- short prayer was offered by three me ” and a paper on Christian Stowsrdshlp, by M13, lockhartl T111: paper gave us a splendid ideal and also gave us

be enabled to do our part "in the bringing about of lasting peace. The Courtesy Committee moved “the following votes of thanks which were unanimously agreed to:— On behalf oi the members of the P. E. I. Hesbytcllal of the W_. M. S., your committee takes great pleasure in extending a hearty vote of thanks to the following: To our special speaker, Rev. Maurice Arm- strong, for tile very interesting and vivid picture of the work in the

Results of Soviet Policy

A Portion of the harvest was to be handed over on demand at prices fixed by the State. y

As the 1930 harvest was abundant, the authorities succeeded in gntll. cring in la1"ge stocks of grain. No official figures or the

Visitation of Quail:

1931

lluold Neweon. ma“ M“ A c Gm“ “b” ggmg ,m.gl,lom on W, won, Fe . harvest have been published b t c! Vatican asircilcmcr ‘ . , , _ _ _ I . . we Rlvor districts; . u an - and produced neither com nor graz- Pms 3601'»! MY!- D- M- M01606. $2M?“ bowilflmdfid 311d “n, Mm cubcmm on” “we,” This was followed by hymn "Take To the bulcung wmmltwc and independent estimate gives the flg- Castel Gaudoifo is l3 nliles from ing for animals. cliarlottewwll. 115R P 9!. I004 chm scrumw". mm‘ mm“ my m" ‘ad let n, bu. The“ the our hostesses Iwho made our my ure as 70,000,000 tons, which is 13,- Home on the beautiful Lake Albano. Malina had been proved to be the

cheer, I have overcome the world.” we“ cum ‘these words have been ringing

mum Bu,“ “d Bu”, Band,’ down through all the centuries, we, woodside, Miscouche, 11 l; L land if our ears are attuned to the

Dedicatory prayer was offered by "PM" "lw- l", "u he" 1'1"" Ills. Metcalfs. say to us today: "Be cf good cheer. go. forward in My strength, over- come in My name, meet the tasks 1 have given you to do with cour- age and faith, lo I am with you al- my”.

'I‘hat I believe is His "word to us today, but can we do it? 1s our faith strong enough. I believe we can, because there seems to be a

600,000 tons below the previous year and 11,600,000 below the last pre- war figure.

The report remarks that "the as- pirations of the Soviet Government having failed to materiallse prob- Bbly accounts for the fact that no ofllcial figures respecting the har- vcst oi 1931 have been published.

_ deposit left by an insect that fed on the tamarisk tree, and the ta-ma- _ risk was scarce in the South, but. there was in those days a forestal- belt oi such trees along the Medit-

meeting adjourned with benedic-

Crapaud. Assists ts, Kings. Mrs. L: n tion by the president.

H. Douglas, Georgetown; Mrs. D. M. Sinclair. .

Queens: mes Alice Dollar, Brook- iield: Mrs. Frank Mitchell. North Wiltshire. v Prince: Mrs. Geo. Methylene, S. Bcdeque; Miss Helen Nicholson.

in Kensington so pleasant and so happy, to the organist and choir who added so much to the success of our meetings by their presence and music; to the session and church management who so kindly permitted the use of the very beautiful building: to the janitor Wm 1°°k°d “m” m" bum" mm" “The present food crisis in Soviet forts with a warm and well ventil- Russia is by no means due to um "ted building? and 155m’ u‘ ‘m’ propitious meteorological conditions Plesideni? "id h" execiitive WM o1’ to unfavourable and transient lib-VB Elven 5° blllspallllBly 01' them‘ economic factors, but, as statistics selves'in the year's ivork and in Show, 1b has devckmed progressively

Campbell Ready For A Try At

N R d erranean coast. e w e C O r The Israelites on two separate oc-; ' casions were saved from starvationi" l__(c_P,)_ by a miraculous visitation oi quails i lvilgrations of qualls took place in the spring and autumn of everyf year, and were seen today in hun-" dreds of thousands along the Medf v iterrancan shores, but never by any j. chalice did they visit Southern" i

Evening Session

The evening. session was opened by devotional exercises by Bedeque Young People's society. After sing- gummel-slde, ing "In Christ There is no East Pfgg yepol-ws; M155 Mam,“ nor West," the scripture lesson was Mdlggfl, .pl-in¢gwwn; Mm my. read from Matthew 26. verse 5-16 Woolner, North Rustlco. ' by Mrs- Ralph Gsllbcck. and a

After singing a verse oi “Nearer Pacer was elven by Mrs. Walter My God to "niee", the following en- Crsls- The Rev- Mr. Archibald led

melon-tea Appointed ____ NEW YORK, Feb.

Hollow-eyed from illness but casual and affable as ever, sir Malcolm Campbell sailed into New York for his’ fourth assault oil the world's automobile speed record he sct at 253.968 mllcs an hour on the tide’:

me following. were appointed delegates to attend branch atSum- menlde:

Klngs—Ml'8. B. M. Martin, Val- leyiield: Mrs. Quigley, 8t. Peters:

iilitmlifl- _ W-w u" mm‘ “m: our women: m.“ ooaléaglng reports were lllen sub- nTiulsibs-"thznilal"; Tflhiiii the preparation of our Willi"! and is the result of the general eco- packed sands o, Daywna Beach Sinai, where the Israelites were sup-g e" - Gmiewwne -,~._ s -. , , s In f . - - ETHUL l llC I‘ d b th ' h v d d " ' n” y“ may mama‘ but “I ‘a ' 171° _ nomc p0 y pu sue y e soviet mo!“ 1H5 inter‘ posed to ale wan ere . 1 80m!‘ the,“ n h” be“ m, to . , w“ “flawed by hlnmJo Mast" Government over a number of H 8' t]: h m, ‘ - germ-Mm. J. L. Lockhart, mpg-g, "ganged I let mo Walk With Thee . . Q years]. 0 179505 5 T000111 01195 i5 ltlountain of the Law Inloctewwn: Mm H’ “hum, visit several auxiliaries and to st- " Roll call by auxiliaries was l-es- Messa es The system of compulsorv (Icfivelg Mme upon increased m“, but f0, In me Norm or Sing,’ only u: Hampton: Alter-rules. ms. Roy m‘ "my °‘ °‘“' m“ “m” Christian Stewardship: Mrs. POnded to by 144 delegates repre one g‘ 1c, o, gm“ a, prim fixe}, by me the future he visions- thc dcvclclr l nlilcs from the Mediterranean wast

said Major Jarvis, there was an im- pressive mountain rising from-a flat ' plain. The mountain was known as Gcbcl Hcllnl, which was the Ara- bic for the Lawful Mountain. Ha ' submitted that Gcbel Hellai was the actual mountain oi the law, and not Mount Moses, which for the last 1,- , - 600 years had been accepted as the l silo.

It had hccn lilalnluiilcd that the loss oi‘ the Egyptian army look place in tllc Barclriwil Lake) in Northern ~ Sinai. That so-called lake was nor-

menl. of a machine which, under favorable conditions, may move tile world record fol" land speed beyond 350 miles per hour.

S11" Malcolm, slender and look- ing ailyiliilig but his 48 years, is retoverlilg so rapidly from an attack of influenza that hc can see no reason for postponing the loosing of his monstrous Bluebird second. on the Florida, sands Fob, l0. Smilingly Campbell dodged a direct answer to all queries as to the speed he expected to attain this

meetings during the year and I could see evidences of this spirit. a longing in the heal-lo of our wo- men for a deeper spiritual life. In some societies prayer groups have been formed and wherever and whenever there is this _.seekiIlB after Cod, this fellowship and communion with the living Christ. "there is power there. there is vie- tory. there is the overcoming life.

The program o1 our W. M. s. is la large program and we must not

senting 41 auxiliaries.

, Mrs. ‘Pool-libs then introduced and welcomed Rev. Maurice Arm- strong, Amherst.

He made a. very fitting reference to early pioneer missionaries from P. E. I. His text, was from Lev. 19. 9-10 verses: “When you reap your harvest, you shall leave a corner for the poor and '\ stranger." He gave a very interesting description of his own work and experience ill the Peace River district and closed

Government proved detrimental to agriculture. Free market prices were rising from year to year, and fixed prices lagged far behind.

The peasant might have agreed lo surrender grain at prices fixed by the State if the difference did not exceed some l0 per cent. or 20 per ccnt., but when the divergency oi prices reached. 30 per cent, as in 1927-28, 11c was reluctant to sell. In 1931 and 1932, when fixed prices for grain were but l4 per

itrlood. Clifton; Mrs. Will "Simp- ltn, Cavendish.

Prince-Mrs. McMillan. Mollie- on: Mrs. ‘rownaend, Summeraide: Alternates, Mrs. MoQuarr-ie, North liedeque; li/lra. H. Philllw, Tyne Valley. .

‘rile meeting opened with the lilting ci’ Hymn m, followed by yum by the I-‘r ‘dent, and by iii-i, Baker. The delegated were cordially welcomed by Mrs. Lorin: um address was responded w by

Hope Mutch, Southport. reported s. very encouraging year. A large number of societies had met their allocation and sbove all the spirit of (lo-operation and " fellowship seemed to be closer, due to the stress oi the times,

Mrs. L. R. Allen corr-seoy, paid a tribute to the working and fel- lowship with the president as one who "lifts to higher ground." A good average attendance was shown by some auxiliaries while

When Owner Out

IvONDON; Feb. f-"Serry. no reply," will no longer be heard over the telephone in L0lld0n when the scheme to establish a home for London's "lost" telephone calls is in operation, lls it will be shortly. Under license by the Postmaster- Goneral a newly formed company, with headquarters in Grosvenor Place. London, is preparing to give

HG v pm m”), “d Mm Magnum marrow it dawn merely to t other‘ m, below w p_ a Sh, am by "yin: that although one has H h b5 ,b a Service cent. or lo-per cent, or even .ess, oi , . on-ie and rbreign Missions of our _ "P °“° 5" "i i” ‘i, 1 l, t 1 i, 1 f . . h, . 1 t, . 1d molly o flat ciao nan. illrcc fcct 9c s" ma“ mo" to... .-. m... - w... “PM “my” "5 :.:;"1:‘,;',:.".:.::;""';lr::§..:"::;: e v 1.5.112;;..::.":...l.:::':.l:..."=:::: ::f::..*".. .:..°";.. 1.1.111. v e- .

ed by the auxiliaries for making the meetings more interesting. Mrs. Woodslde reported on Mis- sion Band and Baby Band work. The total membership is i078 and the am thee, members raised

and separated from it by a narrow strip of sand.‘

It was argued that the Israelites were fleeing along the narrow sand pathway, and that the Egyptians cut across the clay pnn to head thorn

irritation and the loss or time and money resulting from unanswered telephone calls.

By this scheme which has come into being after lolig negotiation. with General Post Office, a_ sub~

iron the W. M. q. of the Presby- =iei1n church which were res- Wultd to by Mrs. Douglas. The ‘hiiwius presidential addrus was lieu delivered by Mrs. ‘Ibombs:

0d to 248.8 ill 1931 and established beyond any but his own challenge at 253.060 last year.

of the peasant to expropriation of

ision, and we must think in the produce of 111s labours.