Ym -------- __AOCAL BRANCH HELD NUAL MEETING. Rev. Douglas Laing Re-elected Presi. dent--Rev. Jesse Gibson of Toron- to Told of Great Work Society Has Domne Since its Inception 112 Years Ago. The annual meeting of the Kings- ton branch of the British and Foreign Bible Soélety was held Wednesday evening in Sydenham street church and was well attended. The chair was occupied by the president, Rev. Douglas Laing, who discharged his duties with his accustomed grace znd tact, The speaker of the evening was Rev. Jesse Gibson, of Toronto, who has been connected with the Bible Society for a number of years. His subject was "The Work of thé Bible Society," and he delivered an ex- ceedingly interesting apd instroctive address, The devotjonal exercises consisted of the readlng of a passag> of scripture by Canon FitzGerald and the offering of a prayer by Rov. W K. Shortt, Treasurer's Report, Dr. E. J. Lake, who has been treasurer of the loeal branch for the past fifteen years, submitted his re- port, which showed a balance of $86.- 25 on hand. The receipts amounted to $98.27, and the expenditure to $12.02. The treasurer pointed out that the city was divided for collec- tion purposes, into seventeen dis- trictes, ea6h of the Protestant churches being responsible for a cer- tain section, Only two churches had thus far reported its collections. St. 'Paul's had collected $9.58 and Chal- $100 Reward, $100 The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there'is at least one dreaded disease that sclence has been able to cure in all its stages, and that ie catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutions] conditions requires constitutional treatment, Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally 'ts through the blood on tho nu- cous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the dis. pase, giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assist- Ing nature In doing its work. The Proprietors have so much faith in the Curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Cure "that they offer One [Hundred Dollars fop any case that it fails to cure, Send for list of testimonials. 'Address: ¥. J. CHENEY. & CO, To- ra ted out mers $35.75 The anvil collection, the treasurer poin should not be a criterion of the wor done by a church, because some churches had richer districts to col- lect in than had some other churches The treasurer's report covered oyfly part of a year as the last annual meeting was held in March of year, To Close up Depository, 4 In reply 40 a question as to wheth er there was a Bible depository in the city, the chairman suid t there was, and that F, W. Coates, tlie jeweler, had charge of it. Rev. Mr. Gibson said 'that this depository would be closed at the end of the year. The Bible Society prefe-r~i to sell direct to the trade. The de- positories had served their day ard generation well, but with the mult plication 6f railways and book stores, they were no longer necessary, in fact, the society got better results from selling direct to the trade. ' The secretary, Rev. John Lzall, read the minutes of the last annual meeting, which were confirmed. Election of Officers. The election of officers 'was 'hen held, resulting as follows: ion. president, The Bishop of Ontario; president, Rev, Douglas Laing; 1st vice-president, Rev, E . R. McLean: 2nd vice-president, Rev. J. D. Ellis; secretary, Rev. John Lyall; treasurer, Dr. E. J. Lake; auditors, Oliver Chown and J. 8. R. McCann; execu- tive committee, the. pastors of the varjous churches, W. Robertson, F. G. Lockett, F. Wil- son, D. A. Shaw, W. Gilmour, Dr. R. E. Sparks, N. W, Gill, A. Shaw and G. E. Hague, Rev. Mr. Gibson's Address, Rev. Mr. Gibgon's address was the next thing on the programme. The speaker, in ope}ing, dwelt on' the fact that without the Bible Society there would be no missionary so- cigties. There must first be a bible before there could be a missionary. What a foundation was to a house the Bible Society was to missions, The great work that the society has done in multiplying and spreading the Scriptures was referred to. Up till the time the society was organ- ized, in 1804, only about four mil- lion Bibles had been printed in thirty-five different languages. Since its organization the society had plac- ed in circulation more than 500 mil- ledo, Ohlo. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Re rn. lion copies of the Bible in over 600 Living Room Furniture this | together with B. | = : = hiving languages, During the first! F Al fourteen years of this century ne TRAFFIC BY-LAW LITE \ society had tramslated the Word of = ay thn {God into 132 new tongues, making it -- accessible to .over sixty millien | | people who had been living in spirit-| WORKS TO CITY COUNCIL. |ual darkness. . 1} ; | Use of Searchlights and Cut-outs to Bible Society and the War. | LW i The speaker told of the great and| Be Made Iiegal--Wolfe Island | | > | glorious past the soclety was playing! Ferry Wharf in Need of Repairs. {in the present war. Since the out-| The Board of Works will recom- 1 1k of hostilities the British So-| mend to the City Council next Mon- | ciets {lion khaki! day evening that the traffic by-law be {Testaments in over fifth ditferont| amended as follows: : i {languages for circulation among the! That the driver on the right have] {soldiers," and the Canadian society the right of way. [had issued between 200,000 and 300,-| That only dim lights be allowed | [000 of these Testaments, and was de- on vehicles within the Gity mis, al termined to keep its promise to the hat the use of cut-outs on vehi- Government to give every soldier Shel cles be made illegal. { ing overseas a copy. Instances were| These recommendations were related showing how these Testa-! adopted by the Board yesterday af- ments had been a means of salvation| ternoon on motion of Ald. White, to their brave possessors. Five Can-| who stated that he. had intended for | adians were hit by a shell, three be-| some months past to bring them be- ing killed instantly and a fourth fat-| fore the Board for consideration. He ally wounded Before passing away inted outghat owing to the irreg- the mortally wounded soldier Ave, tar manner in which Kingston's his Testament to the fifth, also! streets are laid out it is advisable to wounded, but not fatally. The lat-| give the driver of a vehicle on the ter read and pondered over the pre-} right the right of way when approa-| cious words, with the result that he|ehine- intersection. Automebile ow-| was converted and wrote Mr. Gibson, | ners had discussed the "question and telling him that the Bible Society| were agreed that this was the only would have his eternal thanks. Al safe course to pursue, : Bible -that had passed through the! qwe use of glaring searchlights on | Boer war, and which had been the! outs was condemned by Ald. White. | means of converting a"Toronto sol-| myo constant use of cut-outs was| dier, who died from wounds received | gy 0 a nuisance and should be pro-| at Paardeburg, was exhibited to th | hibited : | audience, "| The Board discussed a commust=| { cation from Reeve Spankie of Wolfe In conclusion, the speaker appeal-! Jsiana asking that the sity 3 py ed for more generous support of the Bg 10 'mpr aan . ¥i Bible Society. For every dollar| wharf at the foot of Clarence street. | given to missions at least ten| 10s landing is in very bad state of | cents should be given to the society | repair and needs attention. The, to enable it to provide the sinews of, Wharf is not owned by the city how-| the spiritual warfare. For instance, | ever. Chairman Peters and the city | the Kingston churches, which gave|®n8ineer were instructed to make a approximately $10,000 a year to mis- | report. sions, should give $1,000 to the| Tenders were received for 300 feet | Bible Society. They fell far short of | of hose for flushing purposes. The this, however, giving last year only | awarding of the contract was left to! $291. A much more liberal support | the chairman, the engineer and the, of the society was, therefore, in order | fire chief, 4 | it it was to Regp pace with the mis-{ In attendance at the meeting were | sionary societies, which it must do if | Alds. Peters, Couper, Hughes and | these societies were to render their, White. ¥ ! most effective work. ---------- ! BELGIANS HELPING y had -printed five m Urges More Generous Support. Votes of thanks were tendered the! speaker, the secretary and the trea- surer, the collectors and the pastor and-¢fficials of Sydenham street! church for the use of that edifice for | the annual meeting. | The meeting closed with the Na- tional Anthem and the benediction, | Millions Are Given. pronounced by the Bishop of On- | tario. | Recalling the German claim that| | Belgium is doing nothing for her | | people--permitting them to starve! the starvation infticted by the Ger-| | man occupants of the country, a] | Dutch newspaper shows that up tc b's | the end of October 1915 the Belgian | the loss| Government and Belgians through-| It was ampuiated| out the world had given nearly $65,-| {000,000 towards that needed for re- Seven Million Starving Pre-| sents a Big Problem Though | All kinds of Shaving Soaps at the Red Cross Drug Store. Thomas Fagan, an engineer on the C.P.R., who met with an accident, and who has been in the Smit Falls hospital, had to suffer of his right leg. above the knee. i James Lopdell, who iecently re-| | victualling the people. signed his position in the C.P.R.!| Be is doi art--doing | office,' Carleton Place, 'o eater the! glum 48 ng her 3 e | } all she can and all that she can be Bank of Ottawa, purposes moving 10 expected to do considering the ter-| the capital, where he will enter the| rjple blow that fell on the nation and ead office. __, the way she stemmed the onfush of RHEUMATISM GOES [ise oo aie Seta or meantime the fact ains that Bel- 4 THE BEST THEY CAN | IF HOOD'S IS USED Thus the Dutch paper explodes the argument of the Germans but in the The genuine old reliable Hood's Barsaparilla corrects the acid eondi- gium cagnot do all-and.that even | with the help of the British Govern- | ment there must be much outsid RECOMMENDED BY BOARD oF | ye spais in black silk, trimmed with white, navy blue, grey, fawn and champagne cloths. Shades are very stylish for fall wear. $2.00 and $2.50. . Abernethy's Shoe Store Fur Coats and Hand- some Fur Sets. . Early in the year we pur ~hased extensively in furs know- ing that by so doing we would be able to offer to you this sea- son reliable furs at much be- low prevailing retail prices, Hudson Seal Coats. Muskrat Coats. Fur Sets, in Wolf, Sable, Fox, Lynx, American Oppossum, Etc. All priced especially low. men Campbell Bros. Kingston's Oldest Fur Store, - Home-made Chocolate and Candy] Made Fresh Every Day Sakell's Next Opera House Now is the Time to Buy Your Gifts As Christmas is just around the corner. /o\ ISIVeS NOGTYOT Id DO n | medio Xx Shop early and have your purchases stored, as we have considerable put, away already. Several lines we were oversold in last year. zr contribution for no matter how ne { tle the food issue to these people; the aggregate is considerable be-| cause tnere are seveh mijlions of! them to be fed. . - f Seven millions--and the majority | {of fhe Bervic women and helpless | x | children. Each town, village and| and blood diseases, for loss of 2PPC- | city of Belgium today present a scene | tite, rheumatism, stomach and kid- | op squalor and misery, based on hun- aey roubles, general debility and all {ger, Mid thie ruins of what were ills ansing irom impure, .impover | once homes, homees as happy as ours, | ished, devitalized blood. » |these emaciated women, thinly clad, | It is unnecessary to suffer. Start | their faces showing the lines of sor-| treatment at once. Get a bottle of | row, walk, clasping to them tiny kid-| food's Sarsaparitls from yor= near | dies ¢rying for food that they cannot | est drnggist. You- will be pleased have. with the reanita "Take Burton's It seems hard to say food that they! A cannot have when our tables are! Menthol and Eucaly- ; laden with so much, so many deli- ' : ptus Cough Syrup cacies the cost of which would feed! | one of these Belgian children several | 25¢ a Bottle. » 7 tion of the blood and builds up the whole system. It drives out rheutaa- tism because it cleanses the blood. It has been successfully used for | forty years in many thousands of | eases the world over. There is no better remedy for skin FOR Coughs and ! The Busy Store With the Large Stock. Phone 147 for Motor Ambulance. Save the Babies FOR THE EMPIRE'S SAKE _ JUSE ONLY PASTEURIZED MILK Our Milk is Thoroughl oughly Pasteurized and sold in Phone 845 - : : Ladies JOHN M. PATRICK Attention! sprit Mchies, brellas, Suit Cases, Now is the. time to look over our repaired and new fall Btyles. We have a choice Baws filed, Knives stock of new goods on hand. Scissors Come and place your order before honed. Al makes of the rush ia on. Prices reasonable arms pained Kore and satisfaction guaranteed. Losi Tepatrol he New York Skirt and Suit| sharpened and repaired. Co., 203 Wellington St.| 149 Sydenham Street T. F. HARRISON CO. PHONE 90 | days. Think of your children--then i think of tuese others to whom there, - | has been no happiness, nothing but | | hunger, cold, and sickness for two | years, and then think that there are (seven millions of these starving | people, { | Will you not help--send your bit| | to the Belgian Relief Committee, 59 | St. Peter St. Montreal, or to the] branch of the committée in your| home town? ARTILLERY SCHOOL | "HAS OPENED AGAIN Prouse's | Drug Store Phone 82, Opposite St. Andrew's Church ; Do Not Fail To See . Our Beautiful Line of | Xmas Booklets & Cards 7 - A ¥ ; Just (he remembrance for our soldier 1 boys away from home and friends. _ Better to have your order in a week x early than a day late. Order | GOOD INTENTIONS ARE OF- EE ---------------- y || TEN SPOMED BY PUTTING Now * || OFF UNTIL TOMORROW. EE ---------------------------- i i al