15 FEBRUARY 1952, page 15

On The Singing Of Hymns

SIR,—Mr. Forecast, with charming candour, admits to not having studied Congregational Praise, and seeks instead to defend the hymn- book of an earlier—I can only presume, his......

By Candlelight Sir,—i Do Not Understand Why Mr. Stockwood...

assume that those who are interested in matters of Church order and ceremonial are somehow less concerned than he is with the necessity for effective evangelism. Most Anglicans,......

A Rose-red City Sir.,—it Was Dean Burgon Not Burgin Who

wrote: " Match me such marvel save in Eastern clime, a rose-red city half as old as time . . ." and provoked the parody: " Match me such marvel save in college port, a rose-red......

The Creed Of The Church Sir,—some Years Ago, When I

was chairman of an inter-denominational group of clergy and ministers examining the question of Reunion, we came after much study to the opinion that a creed was essential, but......

Asian Or Asiatic Sir,—what Has Happened To The Word...

which seems to be rapidly giving way to " Asian "? Is either word pejorative?—Yours, &c., Brackenbury Lodge, Clifl Road, Old Felixstowe. A.P.C. (It is understood that Asians......

Canon Sawyer Of Shrewsbury

Sun,--Derek Hudson's happy reference to Canon H. A. P. Sawyer will delight all old Salopians who remember " his humour, his absent- mindedness, his benevolence and sense of......

The Schuman Plan

SIR,—I should like to say, as a regular reader of the Spectator, how grateful I was for Mr. Hamilton Kerr's article in the Spectator of February 1st. It throws real......

Black Squirrels Sir,—the Black Squirrel To Which Mr....

is not really " another " one. It is merely the melanistic form of the grey squirrel. Albino varieties are also sometimes seen.—Yours very truly,......

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