| Description | Copy of the souvenir booklet produced to accompany The Religious Film Society's 1934 production 'The Mastership of Christ' [later renamed 'Mastership'], a film [directed by Aveling Ginever and distributed by J. Arthur Rank] which featured Reverend Lax playing the role of 'The Preacher'.
Some other loose material was also found stored within the booklet, as follows:
- booklet entitled 'How Kitty Helped the Soldiers: The Dream of the Country!' by Rev. W. H. Lax, c. 1916 (annotated).
- booklet entitled 'German Barbarism and Mrs. Barge: A Story of Courage and Heroism' by Rev. William H. Lax, c. 1917.
- Press cuttings about 'The Mastership of Christ', 1934, including a piece about the Film Censors' refusal to sanction the title.
- Poplar Methodist Mission leaflet appealing for donations for the church's reconstruction, c. 1930.
- Leaflet produced by The Religious Film Society advertising 'Mastership', including booking form for film hire, c. 1934.
- Copy of an obituary for Reverend Lax, 'The Passing of Lax of Poplar: An Appreciation', reprinted from the East End News, 9 February 1937.
- Two black and white photographs, 1930s; one of Reverend Lax standing infront of a seated crowd; one of his coffin in Poplar Methodist Church, surrounded by floral tributes. Both have annotations on the reverse. |