- : PAGE TWELVE HIS HEALTH IN A TERRIBLE STATE "Fruit-a-tives" Healed His Kidneys and Cured Him HAGERSVILLE, ONT, AUG, 26th. 1913 'About two years ago, I found my bealth in a very bad state. My Kid. neys were not doiag their work and I was all run down jn condition. 1 felt the need of some good remedy, and having seen Fruit-a-tives' advertised, I decided to try them. Their effect, I found more than satisfactory. Their action was mild and the result all that could be expected, My Kidneys resumed their normal action after I had taken upwards of » dozen boxes, and I regained my old- time vitality. Today, I am enjoying the best health I have ever had", B. A. KELLY * Pruit-a-tives" is the greatest Kidney Remedy in the world. It acts on the bowels and skin as well as on the kidneys, and thereby soothes and cures any Kidney soreness, *'Fruit-a-tives" is sold by all dealers at 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25¢ or will be sent on receipt of price by Pruit-a tives Limited, Ottaws H. MILNE Electric Carpet and Vacuum ns Sewing and Laying Cleveland, Standard and Falcon Bicycles. Phone 543. 72 Bagot St. ~~. a A e, reliable regulating medicine. Bold in three des roes of strength--No. 1, $13 fio. $3; No. 3, $5 per box. Sold BY all druggists, or sent on ®eeipt of ioe, ABOUT CHURCH UNION REV: A. B. JOHNSTONE, NOKOMIS SASKATOHEWAN, WRITES About This Much~Debated Question --Union Would Do Great Good-- Some Interesting Data Presented. Nokomis, Sask., May 26.-- (To the Editor) :--That old time and widely influential gathering--the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church is shortly to meet in the old Lime- stone city, As Kingston has played an important part in Canada's' his- tory, and this Assembly is to deter- mine union, a question of great im- portance, it seems peculiarly fitt- REV. 8. HARPER GRAY. . Minister of Old 8t. Andrew's Church, Toronto. ing that its convening should be there. Near your city the writer spent seven years of his early minis- try, and for the benefit of his many friends who read the Whig, he would be grateful to you for the insertion in your widely read paper, of a few items on this great question. Being a minister, and of the older school, he can hardly feel sure that he is without denominational ties. For this reason he will make but few comments on the events in the union} movement which he has obser pamphlet. A asi THE COOX MEDICINE CO, TORONTO, ONT. (Formats Wisdasr) ' Every 10¢ Packet of WILSON'S FLY PADS IR RN JRE FLIES THAN 2 IY. BY HER I) } New Hats 35c¢c. let and reblock your old Felt Gentlemen, us clean Hat. We can save money for you. We call for and deliver. Ki stort Hat COULD NOT STAND ON FEET Mrs. Baker So Weak--Cbuld and E k i i | i ia i | gives these and here records. neither are these items which he has selected the only ones that might be given, but he because they furnish stepping-stones thus far across the whole movement. As early as the year 1900. repres- entations were made by the, Presby- terians of the frequent overlapping of the work in New Ontario and oth- er sparsely settled districts, which they said could be prevented by the mutual concession and alternate withdrawal of the Methodist or the Presbyterian minister leaving both peoples to the pastoral care of the other, Attempts at this only prov- ed how dear to each are his own. To solve the question the Methodists said: "Let us all be one; let us have organic union, and let it in- clude the Congregationalists too." That was in 1902. Approach and invitation to join were made to other denominations also, conferences, fol- lowed, a joint committee was ap- pointed, and outlines of a constitu- tion laid down; and by 1906 a basis J) Sh ~/ REV, J. W. H. MILNE, Principal Presbyterian Ladies' Cols lege, Ottawa. of union, almost in its present form, was framed covering the points of doctrine, polity, the ministry, admin- istration and law. In. June 1907 the Assembly voted on this basis and endorsed it by a vote of) 137 to 11. In the following year the basis re: coived some mutually eptable re- vision and was again enflorsetl by the Presbyterian Assembly,l June 1908, by a vote of 156 to 32. In all subsequent negotiations 1 have not any record of any tendency on- the part of the Congregationalists or the Methodists to draw back. In the following December, 1908, the joint committee on union again met to consider some changes con- sidered necessary; and in concluding this sessions they announced "The Joint Committee regard this work as} now substantially completed, they commit it to the great head of the church for his blessing, and to those portions of his church which they re- present with confident hope of their approval." The Christian Guardian of that week Dec. 16th, 1908, fon-| the various church courts) sidering b through which the basis would then passed said: "The final de- a March STH a vote of the mens: bership of the three denominations THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2. 1915. Methodist Church stood about 91 per cent. in favor of union. The figures in Saskatchewan were 13,647 for to 789 against, and this ratio was typi- cal of the Methodist church through- out all Canada. The vote in the Congregationalist church stood over 80 per cent. in favor, whereon they announced themselves as ready and ceased from all further internal dis- cussion In the Presbyterian church the question on the ballot paper was not confined to the one question, but it made several alternative suggestions to the voter. In many places too, as will be seen by the results, the ballot, were not diligently distribut- ed to those entitled to vote, conse- quently the vote was small and the conceusus puzzling. On April 7th the Presbyterian members of the joint committee met in Toronto to consid- er the vote (see "E. Scott, Montreal, in Witness, Aug. 6th, 1912") and "they found that little more than half the communicant members had voted, and that nearly one-third of these had voted 'Nay."" Dr. Carman speaking in Edmon- ton, May 31st, 1912, of the Presby- terian form of ballot declared that its introducing 'side issues" was 'a breach of compact." On June 7th, 3913 the General Assembly by a vote of 178 to 54 again decided to go forward In un- fon. The report says: "The Gen- eral Assembly note the cordial and fraternal attitude of the brethren re- presenting the Congregational ana Methodist churches, and at the same time the fear of unnecessary delays, and possible dangers, if such are per- mitted. In view of such fear, it is well for the General Assembly to be reminded of the gravity of the sit- uation and the heavy responsibility resting on the Presbyterian church, in Canada in dealing with this im- portant issue." "We are as a church on trial be- fore the whole of Canada and the Christian world. The onus of pro- ceeding to the consummation~of or- a Soest di ts 2 REV. DR. JOHN FORREST, One of Halifax's leading Presbyter- ian professors. ganic union lies principally on our Presbyterian church." "A minority report signed by ele- ven members of the committee was also presented." These items would lack one of the most significant events and one which perhaps revealed in the de- bate the real motif, of the opposi- tion if the following abridged minu- te of the Presbytery of Montreal, Nov. 25th, 1913, were to be omitted. Moved Scott-Paul. "That without pronouncing on the merits of organic union this Presbytery is of 'the opin- ion that owing to the strong opposi- tion to such union, the hopelessness of obtaining civil legislation, and the impossibility of a union at all com. plete and harmorious, the whole mat- ter be allowed to rest and the Pres- bytery overtures the General Assem- bly to this end." Moved in amendment of Scrimger- Clark; "That the Presbytery ex- press its approval of union with the negotiating churches and its general approval of the proposed basis of union with . such amendments as have been suggested "After lengthened discussion the amendment was carried by a major:- ty of 18 to 12. As it is generally con¢eded that union to be reasonably harmonious must receive at least 80 per cent. of those voting. This was a defeat for union. But it was in the debate on the amendment that the most interesting statements were made, e.g., "We can get the Methodists without union." People who make such statements mistake broad catholicity and friend- liness for discontent, and think they have a superiority for which we are hankering. Do they not know that it is never thus in the Kingdom of Grace? Another statement made in oppos- ing the amendment was that Metho- > PRINCIPAL GORDON. Of Queen's University, Kingston WI a 3 dist ministers are not worthy to take IA TER Being a urinister, myself, I won't dis- cugs that statement, but would ask the elderly brother who made it--Is it on the ground of soul winning and!' character building? or on the ground of the indulgence of degrading ap- petites? or.on the ground of results while our students sit down to write on the same examinations with yours? April 1914, Rev. Dr. Chown, Gen- eral Superintendent. of the Methodist church, writes that "each movement of the churches concerned seems to bring union more clearly in sight." May, 1914, a correspondent in the Guardian replies to Dr. Chown, sets forth the repeated delays af the Presbyterian church, and claims that PRINCIPAL MacKIYNNON, Of the Presbyterian College, Halifax. indications all point in the opposite direction. April 6th, 1914, The Lanark and Renfrew Presbytery announced that "Investigatigqn covering eight con- gregations and five mission stations, convinced them that union would make it possible without injury to close eleven churches and dispose of five manses, release five ministers and three student preachers, conver: '"$10.500 worth of property not re- quired and save stipend amounting to $4,300" (see Weekly Whig of that date). The Moderator ruled the report '"'out of order." June, . 1914, the Saskatchewan Conference resolved--"We regret that union is still unsettled. We feel that it is detrimental to our church If union be not now possible let us go forward in the God-appointed task of Methodism." June 12th 1914. The Montreal conference considered the question whether patience had had '"'her per- fect work." Dr. Chown pointed out that Methodism had suffered much by the slackening of our work im church extension, and said "For the 3 time being negotiations for union are at an end. Methodists must be trug to their own ideals and wait for developments." "from the other side." On further consideration it was decided to wait another year. This action was endorse by the General Conference, Ottawa, Oct. 2, 1914, and the Methodist members to the joint committee on 'union re-ap- pointed. ' 1914--The Toronto, Dec. 17th, REV. DR. D. G. MeQUEEN, An ex-Moderator of the General As- sembly, - joint committee met in Toromto, made some slight alternations in the basis which they then commended to the three churches concerned by a vote of 56 to 7. Your correspondent writes from a Jeircuit where everyone of the 126 ballots was marked in the "yes"-col- umn. . This shows how he both voted and spoke on the question. Speaking for himself alone, as he has done herein throughout, he would say that he still believes that divi- sions should cease and a great reviv- al should follow. With the Congregationalisis we have lang had intimate and most congenia! relations.' 'Hesitancy to unite with them there could not be. If' the Presbyterians believe that union would do them, their work, and the cause of one t geod they ought to further demurring. 1 ! accomplish everything, The still be "foes to face; thould do much. The next two weeks whether this opportunity turned into another Kadesh or will be the © 3 promised land of the tant Church. Fa PICTURES ILLUSTRATING ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS IN ENGLAND FOL- LOWING THE LUSITANIA DISASTER. - o~ ~ NOT A SUFFRAGETTE ! BUT AN ANT).GERMAN RIOTER * TO SUCCEED DR, CRUMMY. |A Former Kingston Pastor Goes To Vancouver. Regina Leader Rev. Ernest Thomas, pastor of { Wesley Methodist church, Regina, has received and accepted a call to Wesley Methodist church, Vancouv- er, succeeding Rev. Eber Crummy, who goes to the principalship of Wesley Methodist College, Winnipeg. A meeting of Wesley Church board was held last evening, when the call to Mr. Thomas was considered. It was with deep regret that the board decided to accede to the request of the board of Wesley Church, Van- couver. Mr. Thomas has accepted i the call, and, subject to the ratifica- "OR WRECKING AGEDMAN SH oo ENGLISH GIRL BECOMES BUDDHIST NUN IN KIOTO, ormer Teacher's Hair is Shaved, and She Wears Priestly Robes. Mabel Guppy, an English girl, teaching Englisi in the Hian Girls' High School, Kioto, resigned early in March, and according to the Japan Times, at once became a Buddhist nun, registering at one of the Zen temples. The girl lost her faith in Christian- ity in England, and went to Japan to study Sakya Muni's teachings. On her arrival at Kioto,a centre of Budd Fi hism, she retained a teachership. The | school in which she taught is support ed by the Honganji temple, and the moral teaching is based on Buddhism. She studied Shinram's teachings, which are no other than Sakya's rk- ligion rendered easy amd popular. Soon the easiest "gate" of the Ori- ental religion was mastered by the girl, who then turned to Zen, the hardest and most strenuous line of the teachings of Sakya. She came to Kamakura on Sundays and made vigoroug efforts to reach the core of the religion under the guidance eof Shaku Shuen, one of the greatest teachers of the sect Her progress was so rapid that she | was soon formally admitted into the | sect and remained according to its custom. Her hair has been shaved and she has taken on priestly robes, | changing her way of living and diet. On her resignation Miss Guppy start- | ed on a pilgrimage to the "Forty. eight Temples in Shikoku" as a men. dicant, first going over to Takamat- su in a small boat. By the end of March she was ex pected to return to Kioto, where the | preparations for her retired life in a Zen temple at Mamakura will be made Miss Guppy hailg from Cam- bridge, England.-----New York Sun. Ignorance Of Canada Earl Grey tells an amusing story concerning the average man's ignorance about the British Colonies. A young Canadian on a visit to London was much upset at 'the lack of interest manifested by Londoners in his native country. He made a bet with a friend that three out of four peopole in the me- | of colonial | affairs and it was agreed that they | tropolis were ignorant should ask four passersby in the the city of Ottawa. The first per- son they stopped happened to be a iclerk. He confessed that he had never heard of Ottawa. The passed on, and next decided to ques- tion a (young girl who was selling flowers in the gutter, "Excuse me," said the Canadian, politely raising hjs hat, 'but do you know anything of Ottawa?" "Do | know anything a 'c0?" exclaimed the damsel ang- fily. "You get along or I'll smack your dirty face!" After that the two friends decided to declar the bet "offi as they considered that it was wiser not to make any more in- quiries. Amply Described. "What kind of a fellow is he?" goes out for a walk with you and then tells you how democratic he is; {not afraid of being seen with any- body."--Yale Record. | Fire in a Pennsylvania coal mine was extinguished by exploding dyna- { mite in the airways, the concussion blowing out the flames. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Known the world over as "the best baking powder." Royal Baking Powder contains no alum. It is made from pure cream of tartar, which is derived from grapes. Hence, it assures | - wholesome and appetizing food, free from all adulterants that may go with w ! 'substitutes, English- | street ¥ they knew anything about | friends | "0, he's the kind of a fellow who | tion of the Conference, he will leave with his family for Vancouver on July 1st, Rev. Mr. Thomas came to Regina from Indian Head two years ago, in response to an invitation from the newly-formed board of Wesley | Church, thus becoming their first pastor. For a time services were held in a small frame building on | Toronto street, Later a property | was purchased on Fifteenth Avenue, and in the face of the financial strin- | gency one of tho finest small church structures in the city was erected, The building is modern in every res- pect, and is laid out so as to accom- | modate the Sunday school along the most approved methods. Apart from being a powerful | speaker, a deep thinker and an or- ganizer of recognized ability, Mr. Thomas is known particularly for { his leadership along lines of social democracy. In every movements | for the uplift of the people Mr. Tho- mas is found. When the subject of direct legislation was before the peo- ple of Saskatchewan, this question found no more staunch supporter than Mr. Thomas. He was promin-- ent in the counsels of thé Banish-the- Bar Committee of One Hundred, The Girl And the Young Man. Frances Frear, in Leslie's. No girl who respects herself will accept from & young man attentions which she knows he is not able to give. When a young man on a $15 a week salary spurgeg around on a $15 a day basis, something is wrong, and the girl who allows such a { Young man to spend money for her entertainment is indirectly a party to the wrongdoing of which he may be guilty. A case in point is a young man, only eighteen years old, who has been brought back from To- ronto to New York charged with the theft of $4,000 worth of jewellery. His first stealing, he confessed, was to "make a front" with a girl at a dancing contest, He took a pin and a ring from his employer, expecting to return them. He never did re- turn them, and this first theft, made in order to shine with a "little beauty' at a dancing contest, led to many other thefts for himself and others No one would be foolish enough to seek to excuse a young {man for stealing in ordef-that he | might make a dashing appearance in a 'tango. The less obvious moral {we would draw from the ineident is {that a girl is not using her influence | as she should when she coumtenances | or encourages estravagan in a | Young man.