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"KEEP THE PEOPLE ON THE LAND."
Sir George Le Hunte gave some practical
advice to methodasts on Thursday. Sept.' 10
in the course of his reply to the vote of
thanks which was accorded to him for pre
siding at the home mission demonstration
in the Pirie Street Church. Referring to
statements' which had been "made by pre
vious speakers regarding the social prob
lems which demanded the attention of the
church in the cities and the good work that
was being done by home missions in the
outlying country districts, His Excellency
remarked that in his opinion one of .the
most valuable services which any one could
render to the state was to assist in keep
ing people in the country. They all knew
that this was an age which demanded ex
citement, and many young,people were in
duced to gravitate to cities and towns be
cause the large centres of population offer
ed more attractions in that direction than
the country did. But he did not know of
a sadder sight than that of young men and
women lgaving happy, peaceful homes in
the country and coming to the city, where
they too often had to walk the streets in.
idleness and poverty. Statisticians com
piled elaborate records of the growth of
cities, but what advantage could the state
possibly derive from filling the towns if
at the sarue time the. country was denuded
of population? Another matter which he
would like to emphasize was the necessity
for making church life and work practical.
They should do all in their power to keep
the young people in the Suinday schools and
churches. Any organization which assisted
to do that and which helped to make coun
try life inore attractive was worthy of sym
pathy an'd support.
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