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T)le Blllhop of Oxford gave the first lectu re of'
Workers' Educlltlonal. As&OClation's 196.~8 8CBaion.'
In tbe Abbet Hall, on Wednesday, Oct. Srd, when tbe
dum was )t,aken b) the President (lair A

who es:presrseEJ keelJ af~c18tlon or . . ttic
kin~nes8 In giving ...them th,elr opening
ui ual. III spite Oflhiil m'w.Y .l1ct.lVItie8, and
tlumked1iMessrs. Su ton 1or~ the U8U at t1le hall

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to be of pl'imllry Importance. was" Tbe Communal
Spirit"
Dr the oomltlUD\:I.1 spirit be plcant t the
of the 8~1 ~ol'iloc~1 commuDlty &.s against the
n'ation or ~~I)e Il:ugcr units
It 'Ta8 the spirit of
democr8cr , undb"r a particular aSI>cct ss orgunlsmg
men in smaller loca\ communities a~d stlmulatmg
them to self government ullthe amallc;r arc:l. Long
'ago in Enctnn". th9re must l\!l.vO been an extraordhl
art amount of skill in th() \ ;m age eommumticll 'I lk~
Ibuildlng, for cxaml?le. The greater num,bcr of
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