The Vicarage,
August 1st, 1928.

My dear Friends, -

After a time away from home, it is good to be back amongst one's familiar surroundings and friends. We who live in a village feel this much more than those in large towns who move daily amongst strangers. Most of us are, I suppose, like cats in our devotion to familiar surroundings, and that is why no song, perhaps, in the English language has touched people's hearts so much as "Home, Sweet Home." It is the spot in which we live as well as those who live with us in it that make the attraction of "home." My family and I have had a pleasant time at Walmer, and returned much better for the change. Mrs. Creaton joins with me in expressing our sincere thanks to our many friends for their kind thoughts and enquiries, and above all for their prayers in our time of anxiety and illness.

I think I have never heard our village band to greater advantage than in the Church on Sunday last. The large building lends itself to a performance of this kind, and the massive tones of the organ gave depth to the music. We were glad to see so many people at Evensong on this Sunday. Perhaps on some other 5th Sunday in the month the band will play again in the Church.

It is now generally known that the Archbishop of Canterbury is to resign his high office next November.

On February 6th he completed the 25th year of his Primacy. On April 7th he celebrated his 80th birthday, and November 12th is the date of his golden wedding. Throughout the country it is felt that there should be a National tribute to one who has for a quarter of a century played so great a part in the life of the Church and Nation. People in the Diocese of Canterbury will, of course, wish to support the National Appeal, but to us Dr. Davidson is not only the Primate, but he is our Diocesan Bishop, and our relations to him are particularly close. It has, therefore, been decided to appeal for a Diocesan

Gift as well as the National One. Contributions to the Diocesan Gift are to be limited to one guinea. The National Gift is intended to secure the greater ease and comfort of the Archbishop and Mrs. Davidson, and also to place in the courtyard of Lambeth Palace, some worthy memorial of the association of them both with that historic house. The Diocesan Gift will "have such a special character as shall prove most acceptable his Grace."

It is to be clearly understood that the smallest contributions will be welcomed, and all contributors are to be given the opportunity of signing their names on lists which are to be bound and presented with the Diocesan Gift to the Archbishop. The amounts of the contributions must not be stated.

A list will be placed in our Church on Sundays in August and September under the charge of some responsible person who will take contributions and (if it is wished) write the namews of donors for them. May we hope that the list from our parish will be a long one? As the Archbiship looks through the lists of contributors in the various parishes of the Diocese he has ruled so long he will, I am sure, have many happy memories, and I hope he will think with pleasure of his visit to Hartlip in 1924, when he dedicated the work done in the Lady Chapel.

I remain,

Your sincere Friend and Vicar,
D. H. CREATON.

EXTRACT FROM THE REGISTER.
BURIAL.

June 30th - Helen Black, aged 83 years.

COLLECTIONS IN THE CHURCH.

£s.d.
July1st-Quota to Diocesan Fund0149
"8th-Church Expenses153
"15th-Church Expenses165
"22nd-Church Expenses1610
"29th-Organ and Choir Fund1165