Hartlip Parish Magazine. January, 1922.

December 12th, 1921.

Dear Friends:

I trust this letter will be intelligible to you all, as I make an attempt to write it, after having had a temperature of over 100 for nearly a week; and now am too weak to leave my bed and can only write few minutes at a time.

December 20th - After week's interval I make another attempt to write letter. Weakness is an awful experience, almost worse than intense pain.

Alas! I am not the only one in tthe Village who has been seriously ill. Mrs. Edwin Friar Senr., has been laid up for many weeks, for part of which she was in a critical condition, the Doctor attending twice daily. By the mercy of God she has been spared and is now, though slowly, but surely making progress towards recovery. Mrs. James Cork has been seriously ill with bronchitis and though just into her eighties, yet she weathered the storm and with the careful nursing she receives, is quite likely to recover.

Mr. John Cork has been on the sick list for some time, and for the last week or so, has been confined to bed. It has been an anxious time for his family; but with his usual cheerfulness, we trust he will get over this attack and be seen amongst us soon again.

There are several other parishioners who are, or have been, on the sick list, we wish them a speedy recovery.

You will notice I have changed the inside of the Magazine. We have had the "Church Monthly" for a score of years, and the Manager wrote a touching letter, in saying "good-bye!"; but I thought it would be beneficial to have a change after so long a period.

So I have adopted "Home Words" Magazine 1922.

It is an old enterprising and up-to-date publication with seasonable items and has a large circulation.

You will have observed that for several years have had the "Home Words" Almanac, which is always most attractive, both in its subjects and colour, therefore if "Home Words" Magazine proves as popular as "Home Words" Almanac has, it will do well.

We have also tried to freshen up the Cover both in design and colour.

The dearness of paper still makes it difficult to do much in this respect, but with ready collaboration of our printers, we, have been able to make this slight improvement.

The "Church Abroad" which you find placed loosely in the Magazine each month I again venture to supply free.

Though this is quite an extra expense on the Magazine Fund, yet I venture to make it, because so many read it with keen interest, and also in faith that those of you who appreciate it may find you have a 6d. to spare during the year.

I rely upon every one of our readers to kindly support our Magazine, in 1922, as in the past. Prices are still high, and these alterations and arrangements are made for 12 months, in the hope that you will back up our periodical. To this end will the annual subscribers kindly pay the same as last year? and those who pay monthly continue to do as before, paying either 2½d. or 2d, as each can afford. By this means, and the help of you all, success will probably attend our enterprise: and so Hartlip Magazine will continue to steam ahead, while so many one knows of have been wrecked on the rocks of high prices.

I would like to express my appreciation of the ready response of our eight advertisers to my appeal: their help is very real I assure you. Therefore allow me to ask you to give them a call when "shopping," for one feels sure they will give Hartlip people a bargain, as some have already found.

I am grateful to all who have kindly enquired for me during my illness: though I feel far from well at the present moment.

There are some pressing things about the New Year, I wished to speak about, but am not able to do more than to wish you and your families a Prosperous New Year of peace, and that God's, blessing may rest upon you.

I remain, your Faithful Friend and Pastor,

J. SMEDLEY McMILLAN.

Calendar.
Jan.6.-10 a.m. Holy Communion, if possible, see Notices.
Intercession for Oxford Mission to Calcutta.
"25.-Conversion of St. Paul.
10 a.m. Holy Communion, if possible. see Notices.