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$1,00 a year in advance ; $1.50 to United States.^ BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1914 Vol. LX. No. 19 A. JAMES & SON, Proprietors Our Ladies' and Misses' Suits, Coats, Raincoats OUCH, JOHNSTON & CRYDERMAN are showing a superb stock of Ladies' and Misses Suits, Coats, and Rain Coats --nothing newer nor better values shown anywhere. c New Dress Goods A lovely lot of new silks, plain and broche, Dress Goods and Suitings Suitings in latest weaves and colors. We also have the finest stock of Wash Goods, Crapes, Bedford Cords, Batines, Prints and Ginghams Ginghams we have ever shown. Men's Suits See our Men's and Boys' Ready- . to-Wear Suits, Overcoats and Waterproof Coats at special value. Carpets and Linoleums Carpet and Carpet Squares in all sizes and qualities, also Nairn's Linoleums, a hig assortment of patterns in 2, 3 and 4 yds wide. No better values- anywhere. CHILDREN AND RELIGION The platform of this journal includes (1) The Home, (2) The School, (3) The Church, (4) The Community. The last is very comprehensive and includes varied interests so that considerable scope is included. included. With this program no apology need be offered for occasionally venturing venturing into the realm of Theology in a. very humble way. The entry of nearly a hundred children and quite young persons into actual membership membership in the Methodist Church here recently recently set many older persons thinking Ygry seriously over various phases of child-life and their relation to religious life. Great theologians have differed widely about children being admitted into full church membership. Dr. Horace Bushnell, the famous New England Congregational theologian, and Dr. Charles Hodge, the chief champion of orthodoxy among Presbyterians, agree that our children belong to God and are to be claimed as Christ's from the first. 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The child may know the power of His presence in the earliest years of his life, may recognize Him and receive Him and seek conformity to His image. If this happens, there will be no violent crisis, no conversion, but a gentle progress; progress; no sudden and distinctly apparent conversion, but a gradual awakening of the soul to the miracle that has been accomplished. accomplished. We are well aware that the tendency is to believe that children must grow up unconverted, - and that sometime after childhood has been passed they may experience experience a divine impression preceded by convictions and struggles. But we agree with Dr. Bushnell after years of close observation observation of young lives that the hope _ of the church is not so much conversion from without as increase from within the inflow from Sabbath schools, and other young people's instructive religious organizations. The universal spread of the Gospel .and the universal reign of Christ can never be compassed by the process of adult conversions, but must be finally reached, if reached at all, by THE EDITOR TALKS. This is clean-up time. Isn't it funny that women-folk never can get men to start cleaning up the home surroundings as early as they desire it to be done ? Pasture lands are now promising but warmer weather would make the grass grow faster. Fall wheat badly winter killed will be plowed up. and clover are and some meadows The Churches. Selling sweet cider is fraught with danger.- danger. - Sam Fusco, Lindsay, sold^some that showed in analysis slight intoxicating qualities. Fine $100. Now as considerable considerable cider was pressed around here we utter this warning. the Rev. Sir W. Robertson Nicoll of London, I populating forces of a family grace in the England, in addressing the National Free c hurch. It can never come so long as the Church Council of England and Wales, children of the world grow up in sin, as recently said there is an intimate and dry- 1 these persons assume to be the fact, inely established connection between, the our reason i ng be correct then we put faith of parents and the salvation of their tb th er the parental and the pastoral children. Fathers and mothers are to ca | e Qf ch iid r en. The work is committed plead God's pronaise arid to e . x P e ct with tQ their care and their ch i e f business is confidence that thru His blessing on their w - th the he]p t h e Sunday school teach- faithful efforts their children will grow L rs and oth( £ lriends Q f and workers for | up to make confession of Christ. Lhe young> to bring up the children so far It follows, then, that the early, assidu- Lg they may in the nurture and admoni- ous and faithful religious culture of the j tion of the Lord. young is the first business of parents. parents. The earliest experiences of the children should be more or less religious. They should be taught by degrees to pray, their minds should be stored with hymns and golden scriptures. There is not enough of committing scripture to memory in homes and Sunday schools .in this age. Children should be familiar with the Gospels and with the religious air of the church. All this should be done, too, under the sanction of a divine command command and the benefit of a special promise. These eminent divines insist on the nat ural power of parental and Christian influence influence even before the development of reason in the child. Dr. Bushnell makes a very startling statement in his book on "Christian Nurture", Nurture", saying: I strongly suspect that more is done in the age previous to a child learning to use language to affect the character of children, whether by parents, or by nurses and attendants, than in all the instruction and discipline of their minority afterwards. In this first age, the age of impressions, there goes out in the whole manner of the parent--the look, the voice, the handling:--;an expression of feeling, and that feelintiK^resscd streams directly'into the soul after ■ reproduces it there as by a law of contagion. In discussing further "The Child and the Church" Sir Robertson Nicoll says the en£ of all our labors is to bring thé child into the immediate presence ( of It's Cheaper to Buy Than Build Invèstigate these Bargains in Desirable Residencés A very desirable residence on Centre-st for sale. This is a very comfortable home with all modern conveniences. Located in one of the best residential sections in Bowmanville. Another splendid opportunity is a comfortable home on Con-, cession-st. Would make a good double dwelling. This can be bought cheap for quick turnover. Call for more particulars. Harry Cann The Insurance and Real Estate Man Phone 50, Bowmanville For the encouragement of the church as a whole, history declares that religion has flourished in all ages and in all sections sections of the church just in proportion to which àttention has been given to the religious religious training of the young. True religion religion since the days of the religious reformers reformers has kept pace, risen or declined, just as the training of the young has been attended to or neglected. Then teach the children that the church is their home and mother. It is terrible to th.nk that some preachers make no provision for giving spiritu i. food adapted to the children children but of their own choice preach to wood and brick when they might have the fresh, bright faces of little children with whom all the future lies. What a power Christianity would be in the world if only all her children had been kept within her fold. Sir Robertson Nicholl concludes his excellent address to which we have referred referred with this wealth of glorious thought and galaxy of rich prophetic visions: Conferences, Conferences, committees, congresses, journey- ings have their use, but our hope lies in intensive culture--in steady concentra tion on the field committed to our care and especially in uncéasing prayer and labor for the children. My faith foresees a day when the vision of a great leader will come true: Far off in the background I see a great multitude of eager faces. I hear their voices like the sound of_the waves of the sea. Who are these ? They are the boys and girls who are the strength, the hope, the population of the future. They form the young democracy that is going to rule the country, and to make or mar the future of Christianity. They are young and innocent, they are eager and full of life. Their minds and hearts are plastic and ready to take any form, any direction you may impress upon them. If your influence is the first with them, it you have captivated their ambitions, and if they have that ardor to follow you, you will have secured the success of your enterprise in the future. We know not what may be before the Chnstian Church during the present century, but we know that the future depends upon children. In an address to the Conference Ep- worth League Convention meeting in Bowmanville the first week in February last the editor of this journal in referring to the relation of children to the Church in discussing how best to develop young life for efficient manhood and womanhood, said: Referring for a moment now to the religious training of children, it is a cause for sincere regret that so many are born tb godless parents which is a serious handicap. handicap. We like to think of Christ's thought for children who declared that "for them is the Kingdom of God." He means that the Kingdom belongs to little children--it is theirs. Already possessing the life principle of the Kingdom they require only spiritual guidance and development. Jesus recognized the child as within the Kingdom from infancy and should remain Papers contain ^very many reports ot operations for appendicitis, the ailment seeming to be epidemic. If people would observe the old rules for health--keep the bowels moving freely by drinking more water, eating more fruit and less rich cakes and pastry there would be fewer fewer cases for doctors. Try the simple life and cut out luxuries and see how it will work out. Just as soon as rural public schools in addition to giving the children of country homes a good English education, also provide them with "practical training in subjects which specially concern various branches of the honte and the farm, just so soon will the rush cease from the rural sections to the^, cities and towns. It is largely a matter - of education and training training in the schools and so ■ admits of control. control. We have again this week to express our thanks for the inflow of new subscriptions subscriptions to The James Papers. Never at this season of the year do we remember so many new names being added to' our lists without any special effort, all ot which we understand to mean that our efforts to publish a clean, wholesome, interesting interesting and instructive family newspaper newspaper are appreciated. W e shall esteem it a favor if readers will tell their friends that new subscribers get this paper for 50 cents to the end of the year. . Goodness knows we canvas for àdvertising Papers are so full of it news gets do not have to as The James that good live side-tracked every week, but Mr! Truman de Weese, the expert of the Shredded Wheat Company, Niagara Falls , in addressing Toronto Ad. Club last week made a few statements that are worth repeating. repeating. He warmly advocated newspaper newspaper publicity as a means of getting the people to church. "A church that ^really wants to be on the firing line, and not a receptacle for fossils, should take space in the local papers every week and it should pay for it in cash." "An advertisment takes no vacation. It has no closing hours/and it works late into the night as long as there are human eyes to see and human minds to understand. It dosen t stop for marriages or deaths---has no funerals to attend except the business funerals of the men who do not advertise Rev. Dr. E. N. Baker, Principal of Albert Albert College, Belleville, will preach anniversary anniversary sermons in Port Hope. Methodist Church Sunday. Rev. J. Jos. Ferguson, B.A., B.D., Chairman Chairman Toronto District, and ex-President Toronto Conference, was guest this week of his cousin, Dr. J. C. Devitt, Queen-st. Orono Methodist church had close call from fire Thursday afternoon April 23, but fortunately it was discovered and extinguished extinguished before any damage was done. Rev. J. F. Everson, of Bath, occupied Oakwood pqlpit of the Methodist Church on Sabbath week in absence of Rev. _W. Limbert, who was conducting services elsewhere. Cobourg Congregationalists gave their new pastor, Rev. Jas. T. Daley, B. A., and family a cordial welcome.' Members of the Ministreal Association were present and joined in the welcome. Great sorrow is felt in Cobourg over the sudden death of Rev. Canon Spragge, Rector of St. Peter's Church for 25 years, at Old Point Comfort, Va., where he had gone for a rest and recuperation. Mr. Arthur Phelps, of Victoria College, who supplied Bowmanville Methodist pulpit pulpit so acceptably a few weeks ago, has gone to Listowel where he has been engaged engaged to preach for several months. All Secretaries of Epworth Leagues in Bowmanville District are requested to send the names of the officers elected for 1914 to Miss Sara Moise, Newcastle, District District Secretary, and to Rev. S. T. Bartlett, Wesley Buildings, Richmond-st. West, Toronto. Rev. W. J. Hastie, Provincial Evangelist Evangelist for the Disciples, returned to Bowmanville Bowmanville first of the week and will preach at the Disciple Church Sunday at II a. m. and 7 p.m. "Mothers'Day will be observed observed at the morning service with suitable suitable address and music. All are welcome. Rev. W. H. Peake, retired Methodist minister, passed away at Belleville April 4 in his 80th year. In 1855 he came from Devonport, England, to Bowmanville, where he worked in a foundry. He later became a school teacher and then a minister minister for 40 years. He retired to Camp- bellford and later moved to Belleville. His wife, a son and two daughters survive. Rev. S. J. Shorey, D. D., Lindsay, in preaching to the Oddfellows of that town gave utterance to this fine truism : "When a great leader goes before the people for I some definite purpose he will take the pains at the beginning to tell the people what his purpose is, and then explain to them why he seeks his object--the worthwhileness worthwhileness of his method. He will need to secure the confidence of the public in both these aims. Tested by these (the worthwhileness worthwhileness and the soundness of the method) then the people are prepared to give attention. do the Canada leads in many a good cause but if it dosen't get busy soon on the "banish the bar" propaganda the United States will have us beaten badly. Just consider the grand conquest the prohibitionists achieved in Illinois last month when nearly nearly one thousand bars were put out of ness and some twenty counties added to the dry list. Illinois has now a majority of its counties antisaloon. The feature of the last contest that gives high promise ot ultimate conquest for Prohibition is the fact that the "drys" did not lose a single place that was in dry territory before the election. The next move is on Chicago .and plans for a year of educational campaigning campaigning are already being formulated. Women are a powerful force in Illinois and their good work won several victories this year and in the aldermamc contest in Chicago several good men undoubted y owe their election to the activity of the owe tneir "Watch Çhiçagom women. 1915." Are yoa «ember ot the RICE & CO. HARDWARE, PAINTS, OILS, ETC.. Are you e member ol the Opp. Post Office, Bowmanville Phone 66 GM a button tub, Get^oJjutton 1013 Mr S E Keats, anf Orono old boy, tiowliving in Winnipeg, Man., has bought Î newpence at S42 Home Street, that city, and would welcome a call from old friends. , , A lovely lot of new. wash goods in Crenes, Ratines and Bedford Cords just to baddat Couch, Johnston & Crydermans. Pickering Women's Institute -have decided decided to purchase a piano for the use of the town. „ ^ , Mr. J. D. Flavelle, Lindsay, entertained Catinington Epworth Leaguers Tuesday evenirig with an account of his trip round the wofld. Buggies--fine display at F. O. ason's Citizens of Renfrew erected a hand some four-storey hotel to cater to travelling travelling public since the passing of local option option in that town. The building cost $70,000 and was formally opened lastweek. Mr. A 1 lan Moon is manager, and Mr. W. E. Smallfield, publisher of the Renfrew Mercury; is president of the comp ny. BANK OF MONTREAL ESTABLISHED 1817 Incorporated by o4ct of 'Parliament Capital -- $16,000,000 Rest-- -- *$16,000,000 U ndiv. Profits 1,046,217.80 Savings Department Head Office, Montreal# J. A. McClellan, Manager, Bowmanville Branch. Lindsay Daily Warder entered upon its seventh year on May l and is open to congratulations on its growth in circulation circulation and improvement in typographical appearance. The Warder is one of the smaller dailies that we always want to see because (barring politics) it contains some editorial articles that are well worth the*re7so"that each step of normal develop-I reading, speaking plainly about public ment should mean, not at any time a step questions without fear, and ever ass: jvmg into the Christian life but progress ivithm to promote the interests of its own town the Christian life. They are children ot a nd district. One problem for the= oetter- God from infancy and should grow up men t of Lindsay to be advocated by with no other conception, The normal its newspapers and clergymen is the nnw development of a child under worthy ishment of the bar-rooms. We have: now Christian influence should be the gradual had Local option in BowmanviUe 6 years unfolding of a true life to God. He an d the day it it was voted dry was truly should grow up Cnristian and never know a blessed day in its annals, himself as being otherwise. Prof. Coe properly enforced 10 K "" r " Local option is bound to be a bles- says:~"The reafquestion for the church is 1 sing to any town. Helpto dean up Lind not will the child ever be converted to say * W e congratulate Editor Allan GÜ- God, but will he ever be converted away i ies , thé publisher, onhis recent election from God? One cannot become a mem- a s Vice-President of the Midland District ber of the kingdom of sin, except thru|p res s Association one's own evil choice to surrender one's heavenly citizenship. "Mother's Day" and "Go-to*Church Sunday" will be observed by Bowmanville. Bowmanville. Methodists next Sabbath. Rev. H. B. Kenny will preach in the morning on the Observance of Mother's Day and in the evening on "Why everyone should go to Church". All members and adherents --male and female--are requested to wear a flower: white one if mother has passed away, and a colored one if she is living. Let everyone help to make the day a sacred one. If you know someone who does not go to church kindly ask them to De present. His many friends in the Bay of Quinte Conference will be pleased to read the following reference to one who formerly labored in this Conference: A rnemorable service was held in Colborne-st. Methodist Church, London, April 26. After a brief sermon on "The Anchor of the Soul by Rev. D. N. McCamus, a reception service was held in which the pastor was assisted by Rev. W. C. Beer, Dr. A. K. Reynolds and Stanley Dovell- The names of 22 catechumens, 44 young people into fu-. membership" and II by let*sr* were read. Almost every one of the 75 was present. They surrounded the altar of consecration and were presented with certificates certificates of membership. This represent^ fruit of religious life and service in the home and the church .-Free Press The Prayer and Praise sernw ~rç odist League Monday evening was well attended. After a song service and the opening exercises during which the pastor, Rev. H. B. Kenny, presided, the 1st Vice President, Miss Frances E. Conley, took the chair. When the Leaguers had renewed renewed their allegiance by repeating their pledges, Miss Ethel L. VanNest sang a solo very nicely and Miss Esther Stevens read "The Secret of a Happy Day by Frances Ridley Haver gal. Miss Lena Haddy read a paper on "The Power of Prayer" from C. B. Keenleyside s God s Fellow-Workers", and Miss .Florence Allin sang with splendid expression Keep on Praying" The very welcome guest of the evening was the 1st Vice President ot Bowmanville District, Mr. Clarence Pen- found, Ebenezer, who gave an earnest and inspiring talk on tne motto of the Epworth League "Look up, lift: up, for Christ and the Church." After the pro- concluded, several delicious WASH SUITS. Blouses and Pants for Boys. The Anderson Clothing Co. have put COME TO BOWMANVILLE MAY 25TH. The Bowling Club have undertaken to handle the sports in Bowmanville on Victoria Victoria Day this year and great preparations are being made for a rattling good time. ¥he big event of the day will betwobase- 6 : 1 afternoon, mot- in a stock of "The Little Prince Wash ball gam es, morning andl -- Clothing". These are made by the largest orcyc le races and horse races, free-for all makere of wash clothing in the United and a green race. Substantial cash p States and are very stylish and splendid are being offered m the.horse fitteis. The Wash Suits are made m the a i re ady several local horseman are busy Buster style and are in Blue, Brown, Tan training for the sP^d events. of age™ 60 and for ^ *"*" 3 tQ 6 yean SSS&M;SEES»? Wash Pants in Khaki--bloomers-at lets Quartette whcMviU give oneof^r 35=. 50C, 75C, *1.00, sises 20 to 35. tef Sme .o £,w n manvilleMay Sjth Wash blouses in chambrays, zephyrs, 1 House, vo linen--fast colors--35c each or 3 for $1.00 l and have a good time. cram was -- varieties of home-made candy were served, served, and à social time enjoyed. Rev. H. B. Kenny moved, and Mr. Rd. Snowden seconded a hearty vote of appreciation to Mr. Penfound for his visit to this League and the thoughtful address he had present ed, to which Mr.Penfound responded very suitably. The Leaguers were grateful to Miss Muriel Penfound for several Piano solos during the intermission, rendered as only an expert in the Art could possibly do7 Subject next week " Money, its Nature Nature and Power." A very cordial welcome welcome awaits all young people. Come and enjoy an hotir with the Leaguers. COMING ANNIVERSARIES Base Line Sunday School May 24th Tyrone Enniskillen May 24-25