Lay Help the Church's Present Need, by William Baird 43464 [Subtitle: A Paper read at St. Mary's Schools, West Brompton] [Link: http://www.gutenberg.org/4/3/4/6/43464 ] [Files: 43464-0.txt; 43464-h.htm] For those wishing to know: Rev. William Baird, vicar of nearby Homerton (London), gave this talk on 17th November 1870. It puts forward why the laity should be involved in the work of the Church of England - a pressing topic then as the population explosion within London and the surrounding areas had left the church unable to cope using only paid clergy. All the best, David, England, bright sunshine and blue skies