A SPECIAL DAY OF INTERCESSION.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR-1 SIB,—On New Year's Day, in almost every daily newspaper in the country, the British Red Cross Society and the Order of St. John, by means of a public) notice, are drawing attention to the fact that the first Sunday in the New Year—January 2nd— has been appointed to be a Special Day of Intercession in con- nexion with the war. The authorities of the Church of England, as well as the leaders of the Roman Catholics, the Free Church- men, and the Jews, have combined to secure the observance of the day with special solemnity in all places of worship under their charge, and the collections made are to be given to us for the relief and comfort of the sick and wounded at the fronts. I avail myself of your columns to draw attention to the public' notice we are issuing, in the hope that the day of intercession. may be marked, not only by record attendances in church and' chapel, but by record donations to our ever-increasing work on behalf of our sick and wounded. Ever-increasing armies mean ever-increasing needs.—I am, Sir, &c.,
ARTHUR STANLEY,
Chairman, Joint War Committee.
[We sincerely hope that the public will not imagine that the Red Cross is a rich Society and cannot want small donations. It is anything but rich. Though it handles large sums of money, its needs are always greater than its funds.—En. Spectator.]
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