Northern light - 01.07.1941, Side 3

NORTHERN LIGHT
NUMBER ONE JULY 1941 PRICE 50 AURAR
THE TOC H
SERVICES
CLUB.
TÚNGATA 6
REYKJAVÍK.
in Iceland is fortunate
in being able to count
as its friends the two leading figures
in the Services on tlie island. Both
the G.O.C. Iceland Force and Rear-Ad-
miral R. J. R. Scott have visited the house
in Reykjavík more than once and both
have addressed Toc H meetings there.
There can be no better way of introduc-
ing this humble little magazine to our
readers (and through it of introducing
them to Toc H) than by quoting words
they addressed to us.
The Admiral is a Vice-Prcsident of
Toc H and has for long been a keen and
active member. We wish space allowed
us to print the whole of the stirring
speech he made to us on the occasion of
the Naval Guest Night held in the House
on April 22nd. Here are his concluding
words:
“.... The Toc H spiril is the spirit the
post-war world must have if civilisation
is to continue. It is the spirit which is
innate, deep down in human beings, which
wells up in times of real hardship, com-
mon hardship, and in facing reality; hul
which tends to submerge in normal times.
It is a helpful, friendly, frank spirit; an
earnest spirit too. If Britain after the war
is to be a new and live Britain, this must
be its spirit, and now is a great opport-
unity. For now every man, woman and
child is touched by war. Thousands of
young men and women, as a result of
the war, have come in touch with Toc H
and will instinctively feel it to be what
they want. After the war Toc H must be
ready to lead the way, to play a promin-
ent part. It will need leadership, thought
and enthusiasm. It is not for me now to
discuss ways and means, but I would only
say this, that we need to be very simple
and clear and definite so that men can
fix the ideals in their minds; ideals of
sacrifice and service, of giving and help-
ing, of friendliness, as well as the consci-
ousness of their dependence. Only if we
are definite will men resolve to live and
think in that sort of way; and resolve is
what we must have. Toc H is a society
with a special outlook; it cannot afford
to be vague, for that achieves nothing.
So Toc H has a great opportunity and
a great responsibility in the days to come
...... We live in stirring' times, though
solemn. We have much of hardship, of
sorrow and bad news to meet; but we
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