The Rev. J. Mackenzie, M.A., spoke on "The Church in the Family." He said that they had heard about the wdrKof the church, but he believed that according to ; both Old and JNew Testament teaching the real church was in the home, which was the true social unit In the old dispensation the covenant sign of this church in the family was circumcision j now it was baptism; that was the sign that ihe child was bom into a redeemed world, and the avowal that the parents would train the child in the knowl edge of redemption. Parents sought lo put .oft their responsibility in this respect on to the ministry and the Sunday-school, but they could not rid ikcjmselves of it in that way.. The ef fect of this training depended to a large extent upon the atmosphere oi the home and upon the example sei Iby the parents, especially by the iather. The Rev. D. J. Murray spoke on

;The Church of the Future." He said chat he was not in sympathy with the modern pessimistic idea that the church was a dying and dead organi sation. It was a greater force to-day

than ever it was. As a proof of this contention he showed how the wealth} capitalists owning the papers recently issuing Sunday editions at Home had to retreat from the position taken uj. because of the voice of the church. 3o when Lord Hampden was leaving New South Wales many ceremonies connected with his leave-taking were arranged for the Sunday, but .Lord Hampden, in deference to the voice of the church, had ordered these ar rangements to be struck off, as he did not wish to offend the moral sense of the community. In. the church of the future this force would increase. The same truths would be preserved, only in a jmore interesting way. There would be increased love for men and increased reverence for the /Sabbath. It would not be a new church, but the same church with' deepened life and greater force. ' ' All were agreed that the speeches were excellent, and such as not often listened to at gatherings of the kind. The Rev. E. Drake having announced that a special effort was being made for church renovation, the chairman said that he would contribute £2 2s to the fund. The total proceeds of the anniversary amounted to £29.
