--AN- IMPERIAL. COMMONWEAL' 7 Sir Robert Borden's Visit to England. Fifty years ago the proposals for a Confederation had just been submit- ted to the people "of British North America, and in 1866 the statesmen of the colonies assembled in London to settle with the Imperial Govern- ment upen the terms of the agree- ment which was to establish the Do- minion of Canada. They accomplish- their mission. The scattered and disunited colonies were withdrawn to- gether and the new community was endowed with the largest powers of self-government. By effecting this result the London meeting in 1866 completed one stage in the develop- ment of the British Empire. A house- hold had been set up within the Em- th pire, managing its own affairs. When Australia and South Africa were pre- pared in like manner to direct their own concerns they followed the pre- cedent set in 1866, and secured from the Imperial Government their free constitutions, The Growth of Empire. Yet, the establishment of these Dominions, while certainly a mile- stone in the progress of the Empire, Jeft a long road still to travel. The new communities teok charge of their local affairs, but they. had as yet no voice in conducting the business com- mon to the whole Empire. Such com- mon concerns were left to the Gov- ernment at Westminster. It adminis- . tered the great dependencies, it con- ducted the foreign policy of the Em- pire, it decided finally upon peace or war, it retained a final authority over all parts of the British Common- wealth. The authority of the Domin- ions was thus restricted within certain boundaries; and a citizen of Canada enjoyed a less ample prerogative than n citizen of the United Kingdom, since . the latter alone elected the represen- tatives who determined the ultimate issues for the whole Empire. This difference could not be permanent. The Dominions once in control over their own business moved inevitably towards a larger participation in the business common to the Empire. Hence the 50 years since Confedera- tion have witnessed a series of meet- ings in London no less significant than that of 1866. Colonial statesmen have visited the Metropolis of the Empire to take part in Imperial Councils and gradually to assume a share in Im- perial responsibilities. The Fathers of Confederation have been followed by the Premiers of Canada, Sir John Thompson, Sir Wilfrid Fania, and now: Sir. Borden, "The Imperial "Conferences. \__ Suitable occasions for the meeting of the Empire's counsellors were pro- vided by such great Imperial cere- monies as the Jubilee of 1887, the Diamond Jubilee of 1879 and the Cor- onation of 1902, attended by repre- sentatives of every community subject to the British Throne. These in the outward aspect typified for great multitudes of Imperial citizens better than any other agency the unity and variety of the mighty State to which they belong. They also perved to bring together around a council board British Ministers and representatives of the Dominions. The Colonial Conference first assem- bled in 1897 and developed into the Imperial Conference of 1902, 1907 and 1911, as it became firmly estab- lished. The scope of its meetings widened. From discussing trade and communications the representatives of the Dominions went on to consider Imperial Citizenship and Imperial De- fence Schemes for common defence were submitted to them, and, though mot always adopted, conveyed a lesson 'in Imperial patriotism. In 1911 the foreign policy of the Empire, which justified common preparations for de- fence, was disclosed to the statesmen of the Dominion. It is true that they were not asked to join in shaping the policy, still they were given every op- portunity of studying it, and such a schooling could have only one ultimate purpose and result, that of preparing them for their part in an Imperial Government which would determine the foreign policy of the Empire. All the Doors Thrown Open. Meanwhile the Imperial Defence Committee was taking shape in order to co-ordinate the defensive arrange- ments of the Empire and upon it Colonial Ministers were allotted their place. It was only an advisory body to the British Cabinet, yet its mem- bership was so representative and im- portant as to give its decisions great weight. It proved really an ante- chamber to the Cabinet; those who 'gained admittance to it were close to ithe innermost councils of the Empire. Finally, the great war threw all the 'doors open. It showed as no logic twould have done, how decisions taken 'at Westminster affected the lives and property of British citizens every- where. It proved the quality of those citizens beyond the ser; who were not yet full partners in the Common- wealth. It showed that their strength and goodwill were necessary to the safety of the common flag. It placed upon their shoulders a share of the burden and found them able and glad to carry the load. It made necessary their participation in any settlement which would follow the struggle and 'in all subsequent policy. It opened the way for the Dominions into the Imperial Cabinet. Sir Robert Borden, the Prime Minister of Canada, the first of the D visit England since the beginning of the war, was invited to attend a ses- sion of the Cabinet. Pa The Final Authority. . A journey by Sir Robert Borden to England at this time was natural and proper. He wished to inspect Cana- dian troops whether in training camps or at the front, to cheer his wounded fellow countrymen, to discuss with the Imperial authorities the measures which. all parts of the Empire should adopt in discharge of the common obligation. His presence in London was a sign to our friends and our enemies of the unanimity of the Em- pire. Still the most significant epi- sode in his visit was the invitation to attend a meeting of the Cabinet. All e other functions he could have dis- charged and yet have made no ad- vance beyond his predecessors in shaping the institutions of the Em- pire. Other episodes during his stay were certainly more dramatic, the meeting with the rulers of the Allies, the visit to the Canadian battery in France, the great review of our sol-} diers at Shorncliffe. Yet no incident compared in importance with the gathering of a few civilians, unherald- ed, unattended, surrounded by no pomp or ceremony, to discuss around a table in Whitehall the common busi- ness of all the millions of their fel- low-citizens. No colonial had ever be- fore entered this Council Chamber. The final authority which the Cabinet exercised had not been shared with wad citizen of the Empire from be- yond the seas. There now. remained no council of the Empire from which a representative of the Dominions should be kept aloof. One by one the ante-chambers had been opened. Now a colonial stood in the inmost room. All the arcana imperii were open be- fore him. The limits to his autonomy had been passed. He could now feel himself to be, in as complete a sense as anyone else, a citizen of his world- wide state. An Imperial Cabinet. It is true that the Prime Minister of Canada attended the meeting of the Cabinet by invitation, through the courtesy of the British Government. He was enjoying a privilege, not ex- ercising a right. The distinction is immaterial. What matters is that a representative of the Dominions shared in the final council of the Em- pire. His right to be present will ne- ver be urged. There will be no need of urging it, since no one will call it in question. His presence on one great occasion is a sufficien from fact to fact, rather than fro one claim to'another. The fact is un- assailable. All the counsels of the Empire were disclosed to a represen- tative of a Dominion in person. Sir Robert Borden may not attend an- other Cabinet meeting during this visit. It would be difficult indeed to make such attendance a practice. A visitor could only catch snatches of the business passing before the Cabi- net. The one case is enough. It has accustomed British people every- where to the idea that the delibera- tions of the Imperial Government, which affect all the Empire, can and must be shared with representatives of the Empire overseas. The. idea will take shape much more quickly than we should have thought possible a few months ago, in a Cabinet truly Imperial, not restricted to citizens of the United Kingdom, but including re- presentatives from all the Dominions. Common to the Empire. The invitation to Sir Robert Bor- den has prepared the way for the formation of such a body which will deal with matters common to the whole British Commonwealth. The work of the Fathers of Confederation will then be complete. They gave Canada control over her local affairs, but those concerns which affected Canada together with the rest of the Empire were still left in the care of the Imperial Government. Canada will now have a voice in determining the policies which in any way affect her and will at the same time partici- pate in the Government of the Em- pire as a whole. The meeting of 1866 led inevitably to the meeting of 1915. The Imperial convention such as must follow the war will crown the efforts of all the Canadian statesmen who since the Confederation of Can- ada have joined in securing for their country her true place in the British Commonwealth. The Fruit of St. Julien. That Canada should come to her full stature in these days is a natural consequence of the glorious part which she continues to play in the great war. The heroism of her sons could have no other outcome. To- gether with Australians, New Zea- landers and their fellow subjects from the dependencies they have given eheir lives for an ideal. The ideal is in one sense Canadian, for it includes a devotion to their own country; and yet it is broader and more compre- hensive than a purely Canadian pa- triotism. It is a conception, vague enough in form, but powerful in its effects, of a vast community which we call the British Empire embracing many races and creeds, but at peace with itself, strong, but not brutal, united and yet tolerant towards all the different elements within, and to- wards the nations outside it, large enough to be free from envy and bit- terness. How their conception should be expressed in constitutional forms PLOT BRL. E ED WARSAW ' > anor 4 ¢ one Peon" "i mecca REGIMENT CHURCH IWAR SAW. The picture shows the famous "Regimental Church" in Warsaw. may have concerned these heroes little. They died for much that w. real, but much also that was a hope or an aspiration. It remains for those of their fellow-citizens who are responsible for the conduct of our common affairs to give shape to their ideal through the necessary institu- tions and laws. Sir Robert Borden's attendance at the Imperial Cabinet is a sign that the statesmen of the Empire will not shrink from this duty. St. Julien quickly bore fruit. The Premier of Canada moved into that council cham- ber escorted by his mighty dead. They will attend him and other eo ers of Canadian opinion' until - pl) rea] ie - ABOUT THE HOUSEHOLD Dainty Dishes. Tomatoes Fried in Cream.--This is a German dish. Peel and cut fresh tomatoes into thick slices if tomatoes are large, or if small let them remain whole. Season, flour, saute in hot butter, then sift a little more flour over them (if needed) and add a cup the | of tew all together until the | gave 'their bodies to the A wealth and received each for his own memory, praise that will never die; and with it the grandest of all sepul- chres,-not that in which their mortal bones are Iidid,, but a home in the minds of men, where their glory re- mains fresh to stfr to speech or ac= tion as the occasion comes by. For the whole earth is the sepulchre of famous men; and their story is not graven only on stone over their na- tive earth, but lives on far away, without visible symbol, woven into the stuff of other men's lives." i ___. Omn HAWKS PURSUED GAME. || °" Birds Trained to , Win Their Master's Prey. Falconry, or hawking, was a favor! ite sport with the nobility and gentry of Europe down to the first half of. the seventeenth century. Hawks were trained to mount and pursue game and bring it to their masters and mis- tresses, coming and going to the call] of the latter with marvelous docility. The hawks were tricked out with} gay hoods and held until ordered to pursue "the quarry," or game, by leathern straps fastened with rings of leather about each leg just above. the talons, and silken cords called "jesses." To each of these leathern straps, or "bewets," was attached a: small bell. In the flight of hawks i was often so arranged that the differ=' ent bells made "a consort of sweet. sounds." Bells of this description, but of the, cheapest kind, were among the most: popular trinkets used by the early plorers and traders in bartering wi the natives of America. oh Honest Grief. At the funeral of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, father of the recently deceased Lord Rothschild, a poor old' man wept loudly and bitterly. "Why are you crying?" inquired 4 bystander. "You are no relation of Rothschild." e "No," howled the mourner; "that's: just why I'm crying." "a Honest, Anj Anyhow. "So you are marrying the man your choice?" "Not exactly the man of my choice; rather the man I could get." * There are 175 different pieces in an average watch. "Are you a chess player?" a lands lord asked a prospective tenant. much prefer to have my house Be a pied by chess players." "No, I not a chess player, and I can't account for such a singular preference," re. plied the would-be tenant. "Jt ; Gommcrrencalth for which they laid n their lives is well ant Set ae fruit in the .case, fi starch rubbed a marefully skinned and divided pulp of our oranges with two tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, two tablespoonfuls of_finely chopped, fresh mint leaves and one tablespoonful of lemon juice. Chill thoroughly and serve in glasses ornamented with sprigs of mint. If the oranges are very juicy, pour off a portion of the juice before serving. Fruit Charlotte--Use what fruits in season you like best. Make indivi- dual cases of light puff pastry. Whip up two cups of thick cream, sweeten and flavor to taste and have the fruit ready, raw or stewed. Put a layer of then a layer of cream, then more fruit and top with eam. Decorate with bit of cherry or other bright fruit. Apple Cake.--For apple cake sift a pint of flour with a teaspoonful and a half of baking powder and half a tea- spoonful of salt. Add two tablespoon- fuls of butter, rubbing it in thorough- ly, and then add a beaten egg and milk enough to make a thick batter. Spread the batter in a buttered tin to e thickness of an inch. Over the top spread quarters or eights of peel- ed and cored apples, and_ sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Bake in a 'hot oven. Cream of Rice Soup. -- Rinse two tablespoonfuls of rice in a sieve un- er running water. Drop into a pint of ay slightly salted water and for 20 minutes. Then add a pert of scalded rich milk. When it boils add two teaspoonfuls of corn- smooth in a little smooth milk, a teaspoonful of salt and onion juice and pepper to taste. Two teaspoonfuls of grated cheese may also be added and will much improve the flavor to most tastes. Cook for oxz4 three minutes and then add a tea- spoonful of butter and serve. Lemon Rice Pudding.--Wash three- "|fourths of a cup of rice and put into a double boiler with three cups of boiling water, adding more water if needed. The rice should take up all Yithis water. When cooked set aside to cool, Add three lightly beaten yolks of eggs, salt, a bit of butter and three tablespoonfuls of sugar, grated rind tof lemon and milk enough to make 'very moist. Bake forty-five minutes. Beat whites with liberal half-cup of -granulated sugar until stiff, add juice of one lemon, spread over pudding, and brown slowly. y Leg of Mutton in Blanket--Make deep, narrow gashes in the thick en of a clean leg of mutton. Crowd ina {mixed seasoning of salt, red and black per. Add a little minced onion, a ttle dry mustard and powdered herbs. Brush all over with melt tter or soft bacon fat. Then sprin- Tkle lightly with salt, set on a rack in a roasting pan. Put in a very hot amoven. Let brown, then rub over it a 'tart jelly melted in a little hot water and envelop in a crust of flour and e very stiff and rolled half ig; wa' simple enough," said the landieety "Chess players move so seldo rarely without great deliberation." ter, made neh thick. Pinch the edges tight eis, a back 'in the pan, cover a hot oven. Take up, . aving " mille ih double Patter! butter, add flour and seasonings. Mix "They took knowledge of them that they had been with Jesus."--Acts iv., It was rather a representative group, including a lawyer, a_physi- cian, a stock broker and a clergyman. The general opinion was that Christ Was an extraordinarily good man. Then the clergyman changed the sub- ject. He spoke of literature and the drama and dwelt upon the compelling character that genius had put into books and upon the stage. He men- tioned great names in history. The group was a well-read body of men, and the discussion became general up to the inevitable lull, when the clergy- man began to ask questions. "So and so was indeed a stupendous character, but what would you gen- tlemen say is the weakness, defect in his nature?" There were instant re- plies. "Caesar was too ambitious," said one. "So and so must have been an epileptic" (this from the physi- cian), and there were flaws to pick at +the mention of any name. Then the clergyman asked quietly, "What does any of you consider the deft in the character of Jesus?" There was silence. "Gentlen pray do not con- sider my feelings or fear to offend me by anything you might be tempted to say of my Master; I am asking in reverent but intense " curiosity." There Was Still Silence. One said that he had not looked into the Bible in so long a time that he hesitated to speak; but he also admit- ted that he had not read any of Shakespeare in an equally long per- iod. An American might fail to cre- ate a character that would satisfy an Englishman and vice versa. But the character of Jesus Christ has satisfied the ideal of every race and every age. That miracle never happened before, nor has it happened since. There can be only one explanation--Jesus Christ is more than man. It is unthinkable to believe that the four evangelists could create that in which every other literary genius has failed--the Perfect Man Since the Bible does not give us an account of the person of Jesus Christ scription alleged to be derived from an ancient manuscript sent by Pub- lius .Lentulus, President of Judea, to , the Senate of Rome:--"There lives at | this time in Judea a man of singular character, whose name is Jesus Christ. The barbarians esteem him as their prophet, but his followers adore him as the immediate offspring of the Importal God. He is endowed with such unparalleled virtue as to call back the dead from their graves and to heal every kind of disease with a word or a touch. His person is tall and elegantly shaped, his aspect Amiable and Reverent. His hair flows in those beauteous match, falling in graceful curls around his ears and parting on the crown of his head; his dress, that of the sect of Nazarenes; his forehead is smooth and large, his cheeks without blemish and of roseate hue; his nose and mouth are formed with exquisite symmetry; his beard is thick and suit- able to the hair of his head, reaching a little below his chin and parting in the middle below; his eyes are clear, bright and serene. He rebukes with mildness and invokes with the most tender and persuasive language, his whole address, whether in word or deed, being elegantly grave and strictly characteristic of so exalted a being. He is moderate, temperate and wise--in short, whatever the pheno- menon may turn out in the end, he seems at present to be a man of ex- cellent beauty and divine perfection." And so, my dear readers, in our day and age what we need (as some one has said) is not more men, but more man, - break the blanket carefully, lift out the meat and pour the gravy from the envelope into a small saucepan. Add to it either hot claret or a spoonful of tart jelly, a drop or two of tabasco, boil up and serve in a boat. Carrot Soup.--Two cups of peeled and chopped carrots, one-fourth cup of rice, two cups of scalded milk, two cups of water, two slices of onion, two tablespoonfuls of flour, four ta- blespoonfuls of butter, sprig of pars- >» one and. pow what bensponstuls of rice in Cook onion in carrot pulp and liquid with rice and milk, and pour upon butter and flour. Bring to boiling point, drain and serve. If too thick, thin with cream or milk. Garnish with chopped pars- ley. Household Hints. Never put away a garment in need of mending. Slice tomatoes with a bread knife with saw teeth. Wash yellowed linens and bleach them in the sun. Lunch sets of large and small doil- the tyranny of the tablecloth. Use milk instead of water for mak- ing pie crust, which is to be --Z cold. It will 4 crisp long rap cheese a cloth awed with vinegar if ats would keep it moist and free from mold. If rice and vegetables have to ver them with a cloth under the lid to absorb the steam and keep them from becoming sodden. To utilize the tops of old stockings and also prevent the color of your preserved fruits from darkening, wash the tops and draw them over the jars after sealing the fruit in them. A milky jug should always be rinsed in cold water before being washed in hot. If the hot water is the surface is not so easily cleansed. Fold a piece of emery paper in the centre and draw the knife rapidly back and forth several times, turnin; it from side to side. is is an ex- cellent sharpener for paring knives, Cucumbers make a delicious sand- wich. . Take vegetables out of the water the moment they are sufficiently cook- ed. If underdone they are indigesti- ble, and if overdone their appearance is spoiled and their flavor lost. When purchasing a roast of veal have the butcher lard it with salt pork. This will make the meat juicy instead of being dry, and it will have a fine flavor that can be had in no other way. If a cake tin is greased lightly and removed by a sharp tap of the tin, the result will be quite as good as using a paper lining and is more easily and quickly done. It is wise to wipe over the cords of the porch shades occasionally with an oil-soaked rag. The constant friction on the cord is what wears the strands and causes the cord to break. A little oil will lessen this friction percepti- bly. If you do not have ice and wish to keep fresh meat every day, place on an earthen dish and cover it with a cloth wrung out of vinegar, covering with a pan to keep from drying out. Set in a cool place. This will not in- jure meat. used first, the curd becomes set and | eac 'THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON, SEPTEMBER 5TH. Lesson X.--Elijah and the Prophets of Baal, 1 Kings 18. 16-40. G. T.--Prov, 15. i: oe Verse 80. Come near unto me-- That is, unto Mount Carmel, the one great headland of Palestine, bounding the plain of Esdraelon on the west, and from the top of which a view = the whole of Esdraeion is to be s as well as a wide sweep of the Medi. terranean. That was thrown down--Ahab had broken down all the altars at which the worshipers of Jehovah had been accustomed to worship. (See 1 Kings 19. 10.) 81. Twelve stones--(See Joabua 4. 5.) The twelve stones signified the unity of worship among the tribes of Israel, each tribe proclaiming the one God. ies are one of the best ways out of | true 82. He built an altar--That is, he "dedicated" the old altar which had been thrown down and which, accord- ing to verse 30, he had "repaired." The "building," here in verse 32, has reference to the new arrangements which were made necessary by the particular kind of offering he was to ke. stand after cooking, it is best to co- | make. Two measures of seed--In Hebrew, a two-seah measure. One "seah" equalled about three of our gallons. The trench would hold, therefore, about six gallons of water. 83. In order--Elijah followed care- fully the injunction of the law (see ev. 1. Jars--The word is the same as in Gen. 24.,14-20; Judg. 7. 16, 19. These oni ty contained less than half a gallon 35. Fill the trench also--As the wa- ter poured on the altar did not fill the trench, more water was added Il. The Bn! and the Consuming Fire (Verses 36-39). 86. The time of the offering of the evening oblation--Three o'clock in the afternoon. About five hours of day- light still remained. Elijah the prophet came near--He was not a "priest," but a prophet. On occasions such as this, however, the es assumed the priestly func- tions At thy word--Elijah, as Moses (see Num. 16. 28), was commanded to do these things. He did not take the ini- tiative; he was only the instrument of flour sifted over it, all surplus flour God 387. That thou, Jehovah, art God-- "That thou are the Lord God." The name of Baal, or tribal god, or of any other such idol, could not be applied to "Elohim," the one true God, 59. They fell on their faces--Lest they be blinded (see Ley. 9, 24; 2 Chron. 7. 8. All the people - + » said--Not only the worshippers of Jehovah, but also those of Baal. entice asians Recruiting Officer--You want to enlist, eh? . Irish Recruit (enthusias- ticailly)--Yis, sor, for the duration of the war, or longer if it lasts." it may interest you to know of a de- - shades which no united colors can~ "What Think Ye of Christ?" a A Description From An Ancient Manuscript Sent By the Presi- dent of Judea to the Senate of Rome. 4 enka Saal