12 PAGES Sopr-- YEAR 84. NO. 173 ' Che B KINGSTON, ONTARIO, THURSDAY. JULY 26. 1917 HIS OTHER NAME 1 LOVE. By William T. Ellis, A man's first spontaneous thought of every person he knows is a pie- ture of Den one action, incident or aspect of that personality, Later, the man's whole life may come into review, but the first glimpse is of a particular characteristic. The same law applies to one's attitude toward religion. Nobody. thinks a whole system of theology concerning the person whose name the religion of civilization bears. Just what this immediate, spontaneous thought of people may be toward Christianity is of vital importance. Do they look ipon it as a court of stern and in- exorable justice, which inevitably squares accounts with every human frailty? Is it a sleepless Eye, eager to discover mortals in wrong-dofng? Is it a system of rigorous and cramping rules gf conduct? Or is it a scheme of general philanthropy? The Statue in the Hospital. Doubtless there will be general agreement of opinion that the sculp- tor, Thorwilson, was right in his conception of the white "Christ. When he set out to make a statue of Jesus in a characteristic attitude he did not portray Him with a whip of cords in His hand, nor in debate with the lawyers, nor a worker of miracles. Instead, as the replica of the statue which stands in the ro- tunda of a great southerp hospital shows, he has chosen as the charac- teristic attitude of the Christ and His Gospel, that of invitation; and everyone who enters this house of healing beholds a figure of the ten der-hearted Jesus with outstretched hand of entreaty, saying: "Come un- to me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and 1 will give you rest." . This word 'come' condenses and comprehends all the New Testa- ment teaching, and it is found in the lofitest utterance of the Old Testa- ment as this lesson shows---"Let every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money, come yet, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price." The Fifth Avenue Parade. It is refreshing to find something | in these dayd that do®s not bear a price tag. It 1s the fashion of our materialistic times to put it upon everything. "It costs so much to live" is the universal complaint of men and women who e spending all the money they can | y any means make--and spending, too, powers far more precious than money---for the mere outward accessories = of modern existence while missing too often, the realities of life. » For that is a sad part of the situ- ation. it is forever "pay! pay! pay!" and. yet get nothing that is. worth while. Contrast the prophet's terms of entrance into the best society-- the society of the true, the pure, the noble--with the cost of indulgence in the fads 'and fancies of the "smart" set. These are very modern words which the old prophet spoké: "Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread, and your Jrbor for that which satisfieth not?" ny one who has seen with discern: ing eyes the Easter parade "on Fith Avenue, or that larger and more cos- mopolitan one on the Boardwhlk at Atlantic City, is ready to quote the wise man's words, "Vanity of vani- . ties, all Is vanity," or those other words, "The whole world walketh in a vain show." It's an outward seeming that gives no real Inward Joy. To-day everybody who can do 50 gOeS Away on a vacation, and cyni- cal observers often remark that the main object sought Is not the pleas- ure or profit of the outing, but merely the vanity of being able to conform to fashion and of having the experience to brag about fo less for- tunate neighbors. The sheer fool- ishness and emptyness of. much of the life of the times that is consum- ing the. spirit's blood of people for whom their Maker planned better things, is enough to make the angels weep. At least the world is being sobered by the war that is stripping | ea - The International Sunday School Lesson For July 29th Is "God's Graeious Invitation." -- Isa. Ch. 55. civilization of many of its vain trap- pings. The Fat. and the Lean. ~ The world requires no proof of its own deep dissatisfaction with itself, In serious mood men and women will frankly comfess that they and their neighbors are spirit sick, spirit hun- gry, and spirit thirsty, That is what really ails society. It is trying to satisfy its profound moods by grati- fying its empty desires. Therefore, the pencil of unrest has writtén its ugly lines upon the faces that we see all about us We are living in a day of fat cir- umstances and lean souls. We are feeding our bodies luxuriously" and starving our spirits miserably. The husks of materialism are no food for the-man whom God has made a liv- ing spirit in His own image... We need tremendously 'to hear this wise word from the ancient Hebrew writ- ings, "Eat ye that which is good, and let your souls delight itself in fatness." Better a big life in a little house than a little life in a big house. Richness and largeness of spirit are more to be desired than any of the blessing of estate. There are too many '"Tomilsons of Berk- ley Square," who live the conven- tional' round, but never grow a soul that even Satan can respect, The Long Look. He who lives a life of the spirit should have the patience of the truly spiritual. The monkeys are despis- ed of the jungle folk because they are always in a hurry, and cannot Plan for more than a day at a time, All strong creatures win their souls in patience. God shows.His God- ship by His willingness to wait. He is never in a hurry; the eternal years are His. The Brogerb has it "God's payday is sure, but it does not always come on Saturday." All of His plans include two. worlds. Russia and Rome are but' incidents with Him to whom a thousand years are as a day. Looking backward from heavens battlements we may discern a meaning in our present world affliction that justifies the entire cost. There was comfort for anclent Israel, and for all others to- day, who In hard circumstances | would live the serene life af the | spirit, in the promise of a better day {in the unseen future when the will | of. God shall be wrought out in per- |fectness. The promise to Israel. was, | "Behold, thou shall 'call a nation {that they knowest not and nations | that kpow not thee shall run unto | thee." | dt is hard for self-assured human- | ity to realize the word that came to Isaiah, "My thoughts are not your thouglits, neither are your ways my ways, saith the.Lord, for as . the heavens are higher than the earth, 80 are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than yours thoughts." "Do let God be God," cried - Mr. Spurgeon, grasping this truth, The assurance of the old prophet, of a final day of victory, .is nothing less than divine. This. confidence in the ultimate triumph of truth has characterized * all great reformers. The inevitableness of God's will is the comfort of the good, and the ter- ror of the evil. If the devil ever feels despair it 18 because he knows that he 1s only the devil, while God is God. And God has said, with the calm assurance of conscious omnipo- tence, "My word. - + shall not return to me void, but it shall accomplish that which pleases, and it shall prosper in the thing where- to I sent it." Some Superlatives, The refuge .of every human soul is the hope of divine pardon. None are so good as to be beyond the ned of-'it. 'The great message of' the Gospel is comprehended within the JAA NUTRITION'S, | Sh, Store-House Grape-Nuts 'Pure, wholesome, wender- economical. os JAS far as possible - the day tiring {the front. {as the possession word of the old seer, "Let the wick- ed forsake his ways, and the un- | righteous man his thoughts; «and let | him return unto the Lord, and he] will have mercy upon him; and to | our God, for he will abundantly , pardon." - All sorts of mere etRical isms and |ologies rise and flourish for a brief {day and then pass away into the limbo of forgotten things, because they do not satisfy a human soul's deep need of forgiveness. The Gos- | pel hat is winning the world is a Gospel of pardon. In that day of the Lord's narness --for while He is always nigh there is a sense in which H& Is at times peculiarly near---man . eters into personal relation with Hii only on the basis of forgiven sin. Amos R. Wells has finely said: "Of all things 'I love the best, The distance from the East to West, For by that space, #Ad all within, God's merey parts me from my sin. NIAAA "And best I love, of al The space between sky, For by that height beyond all ken, God's lovegyexceeds the love of men. I things high, the earth and HO EER ERT "I love, of deep things undefiled, A father's pity for his child, For by that depth, so far, so clear, God pities all that faint or fear. "Oh Father, Father, endless kind, I thank Thee for my human mind, But chief of all my praise shall be That mine cannot encompass Thee!" BATILE OF ARRAS 5 DESCRIBED By Naor Broun Mackie, Son of Rev, Ir. John Mackic IED A BASH BATTER THAT HAS FOUGHT THROUGH THE INTIRE WAR, And Which Took a Leading Part in the Great Battle in April Which Drove the Germans Back. The following description of the Model 50--Price, battle of Arras (April 9th, 1917) was written by Major Broun Mackie, 86th Battery, R.F.A., of the British expeditionary force, and son of Rev. John Mackie, D.D., formerly of Kingston. Major Mackie is a graduate of the Royal Military Col- lege, and has been with the British artillery on the western front since the war broke out. He writes: On March 22nd.the 4th divisional artillery moved into the Arras area, the 86th Battery being in action 'in St. Nicholas, a small suburb to 'the north of the 'city. From that date on artillery of all sizes was steadily and secretly concentrated on the area, and large supplies of ammuni- tion dumped on thé gun positions. We collected 2,000 rounds per gun, a total of 12,000 and about 2,000 lethal shell in addition. Very ljttle tiring was done by the battery, simply sufficient to register the Buns; as the 9th division was re- sponsible for the safety of the line. St. Nicholas was full of guns, and every ruined house piled high with ammunition, till it seemed almost Impossible for a shell to land in the [village without exploding a dump. The Nostile give, however, was practically nil, and no dumps were sent up in my vicinity. The battle can be divided into two phases--first, the préliminary bombardment. starting at 6.30 a.m., day and night until the day of the Attack. The second phase--This was originally to the 8th, but was postponed twenty-four Hours. Dur- ing the period the 'battery fired 110 rounds per gun by day, apd*110 rounds by night; total, 1,320 during the twenty-four hours. This fire was directed against the enemy's front and Support trenches during the day, and his communication trenches, roads and tracks by night. Was observed from the loft of a high house in Arras called the "Refu- gees," ) ned as back as the Point de Jour ridge. y the period the infantry made Stveral Baylin 2D night raids, always encountering opposi- nd proving that the line was stro! held, and that the enemy had no fatehtion of Jutising from e ground gave every to a defending force, and enemy had held undisputed of it for advantage and on April 4th and continuing |S nearly _ three | reach the works, well pg been This product of Mr. Years of labor and MET graph, come and J. M. Greene Music Corner Princess and Sydenham Streets, KINGSTON graph, manufactured in accorda ship, at an extremely low price. $68.50 We want every one in Kingston to hear this very latest Diamond Amberola. is our offer. Come to our store and select the instrument you desire. We will pack it carefully and send it to your home. will also send you 12 of the finest Blue Am- berol Records you ever heard. 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Try it free with our compliments. o these positions and attack the green line. Several artillery, b: es were to move to forward du this period, rigade was to by the railway east of Belangy to form a protective barrage Sor the green line. As we were the brigade . | The battery worked ~~! two really started at 7.30 pm. Sunday night, when all night we bombarded strong points and battery positions with lethal shell, firing 1,900 rounds 'No'|in bursts of concentrated fire at ir- : | Man's Land" and come into action regular intervals. The first two bursts I, was able to observe from the observation post. The night was ideal for gas, no wind and a suspicion of rain. low over the targets - and seemed most satisfactory. The Hup fired red-golden showers ( 1 of gas) shortly after the first. burst of fire. in relays during the night and the day of the attack, ds being told off to each gun. ' : Shortly after 5 a.m. on the nigth Pearson and Dick Jeft the battery, the former to the observa- tion post and the latter to brigade headquarters, with a party of signal- lérs. This officer and party went forward as the successive lines were taken and established himself he could obtain a good view the attack on the final objective. Lieut. mM was connected direct by Hire with Tne and ASE rogers San nuously during e y. which kept me well informed of - gress of events, He had a splendid view of the whole battle, and his reports were , most e, al though the fire of the battery re- Zero, which was 5.30 a.m., My clouds hung «8 Come and See Us Today If your are already an owner of an Edison Standard or Triumph Phono- us place you on our mailing list. Limited until zero and nine hours and forty 'minutes four guns were continually in action, and the remaining resting and being overhauled. The different barrages, lifts, fe. bad been worked out previgus to this two day, and each No. 1 fought his own gun. Sections were in action for one hour and out for one-half hour. This with the two: separate detach- ments gave the men a chance for * {Continued on Page 10.) did yesterday." Tommy: "That's night," < NOT HIS FAULT. : M. O.: "I hear that you 'cough with more difficulty than you aN ¥ pt o odd Sir, because I've been practising all --