Reading Observer 05-1920

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",.cIRVElR, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1920.

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THf ~EV. W. M. ~AWLINSON.

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CIETY.

The aceo'mpanring photogl'aph which ' we hav e
is of the Rev. W . M.

' p~oa!!oure~ in repro~ucing

Ra.wlinson , . of B1ad"6~reet Chapel} one of the
most pl'oml1lent men m t he local Free Church
movement, who attains h is 50th birlhda.y this
week. So well klJOwn hitS Mr. Rawl in50n be·
oome during his eigh ~ years' m inistry
Broadstreet tha.t it is m06t unnecessary to speak of

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'FIRST ANNUAL

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hi s a·bility and zelu in his work there, or of h is
ina n j' activit ies

nro sa·id to be
as indica.ting
Church and ita
. leadership and
1 But itJ is only

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P ""torate

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Knot ~UII Mr. Rawlinson went

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Livc1'pOf)1 as CG-prultor wit.h the. late ~-ev. George
Lord, of Stanley COngregat.ional Cburch, and
upon that gentlema.n's death became its sole minister . Mr.. R.awlinson , .however, d id not restrict
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to tho work of his o\vn ohu1rch, and
at the ti~e or his a.ocepta.nce of t h e invit.ntion to
settle at iBroad Street h e was joint secretary of
th e Liveh>ool Congregational Chapel Duildin g

energ~cs

. other d irection!;. Statistiea SOciety a.nd of the Liverpool Christiull Confer·
of proving a nything, but enee, ns well as tl~e Secn!-uu'Y of t he Li ~ier D rive
t.hat has a.ttended th~ Council Schools which h a.d 1,300 sJhola rs. Mr.
. I sinoo Mr. Rawlinson's . Rawlin son was a.!so Chai r ma.n of ~ Old S wa·n
they f re .irrcfutible.
one. wOlild · C-XIJect. ot a man
Seamen'g! FrLend Soci9ty, the E vn n gelizatfon
Soci.ety a.nd t.h e Free Chureh Council , a.nd Trust ee

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SOME OF THE

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'llho first annua.l re-union dinn er of !t be JieadlUg

'l'lIO .. 'I'.ypographical Associa.tion " wa.s prop06ed

Typographical Society wa s h eld on Sa tu rda y cvcninK in last. week at. th{l Assembly Rooms, Rridge-

by . Mr. H. Cook, on e of the oldest members, !and
:Mr. French was called upon to respond. ThllJ was
the .first time, 110 said, ho haq 'ever been abl e to
moot thcm 1Lt. a. OOnvivia.l gatharine. a lthough be
had been to other ~llooti n gs or t he Reading Society.
H e was pleased to be a.bh~ to r eport that. never in
tho h istory of their Associat.ion had they made the
progress they made during the past ycar.
plau.~e.) Unfortunately, it had ta.ken a world
with all itA flhastly oonscquenct>S to get the
W real:ise t heir pOsition, tfhcir failu·res and
comin gs, and .thc-ir possibilities .
That
criticised institution, TrDll.e< Unionism, had
,'cry la.rgely responsible and instrumental in
cating the poopJe in tha .. directIon.
Mr.
then i·raced the events of the past yca.r or so
rega rd to the successful d cmands for h iehf' r
and - tho red uction in houn.
D"),,ammo
for t he ncar future they we re going to
anot.her inorease in wage R a.nd a furth er reduct,o<j
iry working hours. Th ey had recently obtained

at-reet..

Tho ch air was

taken "by

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Society's

PreElident. (Mr. J. Wicks), wh? was suprorted by
Mr. Fronch (G ene ra l Presid clltj. Mr. E. G. YlI.t('s
(secr e tary of tho H om o CoUll t:ICS' groUp o[
societiea), an,j Mr. G. W . C h ut(~ I' (SCC'T ctary of the

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Reading Societ.y).
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to propoeing "'llte King ," th e ella.iI'm an made
Ii. Heeting TCifercn oo to the fact. that. jthcre was no
represen t.a.th·o of the >employers pr~ent.
That,
"ho";e \'cr, was no fault ' or: thein, as t he in"itation
had beeo sen t. to the Maste r Printer s' Associalion , ~ut owing to tL change in th~1 secret.a.ryslup
of thlLt. association some unror tunate mis under-

standing had occurrcd, lwit h tho rcsul:t that nobody
had been able to representl them that 6\'Cn l llg,
Th e}' had a.lso hoped to ha vJ t.he G en cra.l Secre tary
(Mor.· Skinner), with them, bnt in Itheir G.encra L
President they ..... ould find tb ey ~ a.d ·a wort by
depllt.y .

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I.n 'order to ' s how how satis'
progress had been flllanci~ll.Y ho

factory their
'would ~iv e L-hem a. few figures. In the year 1917
t.heir inoome was -£399 12B. 2d. (rom a.ll · ~OW'ce8.
lind out of that £255 145. IOd. was handEd over
to .tho treasurer. In 1918 th'o income Binount.ed t!o
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£175, of which s Um over £386 was handed ov:er. ~n
1919. So great JI~ th eir pr~res9 been, £1 ,15(;
48. ~. 1'(I~resented the in ::ome a.nd £849 I s.
handed over: (Applause.) The tota.l profits thus

"" . ,'''''''" a. further redlu't;o~
we r e all livin g now .
a nd they <ksired , and

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in that. prOsperity.
He
mll.~d.rs hi.t t.he employers
at a ll hard, ~'thc money
of tho public who ha.d
print.
)ir. Yates, who Drc)OO.ed

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