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I." ‘That true Christian hero, General Gordon, possessed this sympathy in a ' wonderful degree. One cold day in / Janu_ary;we are told, a poor sailor was "standing without a coat outside a ' Rodging house at Gravesend, England; - ‘he had spent all his money, and had _ parted‘with his coat. There he stood, , 1ashrivelled by the bitter wind, waiting _Strrr a, ship to take him to sea again. i What arrangement General Gordon _ made with the man no one knows, but _ an eye-witness saw Gordon take off - his own coat, place it on the sailor, ri"iis; and then walk home in his shirt ”.aiasleeves. ji" 5‘th another occasion, when Gordon in. visited a hospital in the hot weather, I, he noticed a sick man tortured by the "Iwi-es which settled on his face, The _ . visitor said nothing, but went out and __ bought a, fan, which he sent to the --sick man,- that he might get a little . rest. That sick man recovered, and treasures that tan as one of his most precious possessions. ' - Iiovi, stands at the head of the fruits ot the spirit, so rightly do Wi say: V e m. Paul tells us that if he bestowed ar mis-goods to feed the poor-liter- 2,119.4: he broke up his substance in- “to morsels to satisfy the hungry, it 'would be of no avail, if he did not do at from a feeling of love. V Again, we are taught that if we give our body to be burned, yet not from a feeling of love, it profits us nothing. I St, Stephen and many another gave up all tor the love of Jesus, gave up even life and the sacrifice was accept- ed, bat we cannot say the same of the Eastern fanatic who will suffer the most horrible torture, not from love of God, but because he believes that it will exalt him to a. high place among the blessed. It has been truly asaid,""A. man's goods are pot him- self, ar~man’s body is not himself." God asks for ourselves--"" son, give me thy heart;" unless our love goes with our gift it is nothing worth. All our religious services and profes- sions, all our almsgiving, all our self- denial, are of no avail, unless they spring from the root of love. But you may ask, "How can I ob- 'ip. His love?" And the answer is c-at is the gift of God, like every good and perfect gift, and cometh down from heaven, where love first was. Ask for it, pray for it without ceasing, let your request be, "Send Thy Holy Ghost and pour into our hearts that most excellent gift of charity.” ‘- If God will pour His love into bur hearts, we shall show a reflected love to our fellow men. The moon can give no light without the sun, neith- er can we love our neighbor unless *we first love, God. Without love “whosoever liveth is counted dead be- fore. God? '""'"P% v':"‘: ii)rrd shall we know whether we passeSs that most excellent gift of love: how can we be sure that the love "of God is spread abroad in our hearts? We know whether or not a tire, is alight, because if it is, it gives forth warmth. So if the love of God is in us, it shines forth in our lives and acts. We show the warmth of love and sympathy for our neighbors, instead of being like a cold grate, where the fire has gone out. Love is not shown by talking about it. We hear people sometimes sing- ing hymns about Divine love, and de- ;claring how much they love Jesus. It is much Easier, however, to sing about tourrlove than to show it. We find those’who will sing about the blessings of almsgiving, and declare that it is inofe blessed to give than to receive, but they never give a cent. Or they will sing about loving God's auteur, and tell us that there in faith adored they find His presence near, yet, we never see them at the altar, ai,', they have never received the sed sacrament in their lives. There is a great want of truth and reality in all this. It your child says it loves you, how do you know whe- ther it speaks the truth? By the ~child’s conduct. You do not believe ‘in the love of the child that deliber- ately sets about to break his father's and mothers' heart. - wi, find those who will sing about 2ovintr the church, the place where God’s honor dwells, yet these very people are often very poor church- ayrietig. If, then, We love God, we show it by our obedience, we try to do His will even as a loving child tries to fulfill all the wishes of an earthly parent. Above all, if the love of God be in us, it will come, out and show itself in acts of love Ito our fellow men. We cannot keep the love of God shut up in our own hearts, it will make itself known. If we live among sweet scents we shall spread sweetness wherever we go. It we live close to Jesus, and His love abides in us, people will soon discover it". There is sympathy. A man may give all his goods away to the poor and yet have no sympathy: with them. He may .be ready to subscribe to a hospital, but he eanrmt pick up a poor wounded man because his cloth- es are dirty. Sympathy makes us put goursele‘es in the place of another. There are certain unfailing marks in the lite of one in whom the love ot God dwells. . Again, if the love of God be in our Jutartsst"it is shown in a gentle man- ner. Cpldness, hardness, rudeness, have nothing of religion, nothing God like, in. them. One word of love, of sympathy, of tenderness, will reveal to others the man in whom the love of Jesus is. Then a, mark of love is self-denial. Love is not true love which will not apust'itiee anything. If a marr--and there are many-spends a quarter for his own pleasure and keeps a five cent piece tor God's offering in church, "we know on which side the love is. Jesus showed His love by giving Him- seeing us; we must be ready to sac- Vn'ifigceuourselves in some way, or the aomrot God is not in us. _ J',. (From an Exchange.) _ A.%ere is a new meaning for the ta- miliar f'S.O.S." signal. The letters wow stand for another imperative command, "Save or starve." "Lord, we covet most, _ Ot Thy gifts at Pentecost, Holy, heavenly love." "s.o,s." HAS NEW MEANING 1E SERMON $5577 M... 1ir-'tovest thou ahed in St. J ohn's Church, Wes- Sunday morning, February 10, y the Rev. J. IIughes-Jorles, Times &, Guide Dear Editor Enclosed is a clipping from Thurs- day’s Star. Following the statements I have made through your columns, this is the best example ot negligence one could Wish to find. Here is a case where a person has been walk- ing around on the cellar floor and touching water pipes and at the same time carrying an extension lamp. It was defective but he did not know or did not think it was dangerous; never- theless the usual result followed--- sure and certain death by electrocu- tion. I believe about half the houses in Weston have these dangerous exten- sion lamps in their cellars. Several ttises have been brought to my no- tice during the last week. Don't you think it would be well to" publiph the enclosed that your readers may read and digest the con- tents? Ottawa, Feb. th-George Hammel, of 150 Turner Street, returned home last night to find the water pipes frozen. He went to his cellar with the intention of thawing them out, taking with him an extension lamp, attached to the chandelier in the kitchen. The button on the lamp circuit, the unfortunate man received through his body the full charge of socket was missing, so that upon elaning against the pipe, forming a the wire, and was electrocuted. Ottawa Man is Electrocutcd While Using Extension Lamp in His Cellar CANADIAN RED CROSS The fourth annual meeting of the Canadian Red Cross Society held in Convocation Hall last Wednesday was attended by a large number of en- thusiastic workers. Hon. James Ma:. son, vice-president for Ontario, pre- Sided and seated on the platform were representatives from the various prov- inces and societies. His Excellency the Duke of Devonshire compliment- ed the society on the excellent work accomplished during the past year. Financial and other reports brought out many interesting facts as to the quantity and quality of the same. In "France there are five general and three stationary hospitals, tour casualty stations, thirteen field am- bulances and fourteen small hospi- tals. These are purely Canadian. ,7 From the London depot have been shipped.a total of 5,432 parcels for French, Belgian,. Serbian and Rus- sian Red Cross societies, etc, A complete system of accounting has been established in London, and reports are made monthly to the headquarters in Canada. The re- ceipts for 1917 ”were £298,693 and disbursements £287,936. The following officers were elect- ed for the coming term: The Duchess of Devbnshire, re-elected president; Major-General S. C. Mewburn, Minis- let "ot Militia, hon. pres.; Beverley' MacInnes and Mrs. H. P. Plumptre, re-elected hon. secretaries; F. Gordon Osler, treasurer. Col. Noel Marshall was elected chairman of the council. Brig-Gen. Hon. Jas. Mason was elect- ed vice-president of Ontario in place of Col. Sweny, and resigned the treas- urership on account of pressure of parliamentary and military duties. The executive committee vgas re- elected as follows: Col. A, E. Gooder, ham, John T. Small, K. J. Dunstan, Miss Gertrude Brock, Mrs. A. E. Good- erham, Col. Leonard, St. Catharines; Dr. J. W. Robertson, Ottawa; W. It. Miller, Montreal; Sir John Gibson, General Ryerson, with the officers be- ing ex-officio members. ‘ From Canada last year 61,126 cases of supplies were received and 32,433_ ot these went to France. Reports at Annual Meeting Show Lodge to Be in Good Condition County L.O.L. of West York held its annual meeting and election ot of- ficers Saturday afternoon in Calvin Hall, which was attended by mem- bers and officers of the various city and district lodges. Among those pres- ent were: Wm. Lee, supreme grand secretary; ll. Lovelock, P.G.M., of Ontario West; Wm. Crawford, ROM. of Toronto; W. H. Elliott, D.C.M. of Toronto; Captain Tom Wallace, M.P.; and others of elevated rank in the Order, _ The officers elected are: County master, J. R Findlay; dep. county master, A. K. Moffatt; chaplain, Ivan Andrews; recording secretary, C. A. Carter; financial secretary, W. Hisson; treasurer, E. Connolly;director of cer- emonies, C. Yeatman, VSr.;'lecturers, G. Farrell, L Kennedy and E. But- ler. J. R. Findlay, C.M., was appoint- ed delegate to the Grand Lodge of Ontario West and Supreme Grand Lodge at Charlottetown. Considering the stringent times, the lodge decided to hold its annual, 12th of July celebration at Exhibition Park, Toronto. The various reports which were received showed the lodge to be imperfectly good standing, there being an increas in mmbrship of over 200, and a substantial increment in its finances, above the previous year. Lambton Park ratepayers' meet- ing last Thursday night was well at- tended. Considerable discussion on the fuel question revealed the fact of acute suffering _in several cases. A deputation was appointed to wait on Manager Royce of the Toronto Sabur- ban Light, asking tor a-return of the old minimum light charge of 50e, in- stead of the new $1.00 rate. They were, Willing to pay the increase from sis to eight cents, but felt the minimum This lodge, together with the prima- ry lodges ot the district, is carrying 400 members who are overseas free from dues. was too high. A committee was se- lected to meet the Railway Board at their next meeting in Toronto, asking for the extension of Eileen Avenue across the old belt line property so that the children might have easy access to school without using the Dundas subway. Also a deputation to interview Capt. Tom Wallace with the view of securing mail delivery. The streets have all been named and the houses numbered, and a committee chosen to Coaoperate with the town- ship in having notices placed at the jjtreet-eorners for postal guides. "ELECTEtoCCrED IN CELLAR” DIES THA‘VING OUT PIPES Yours very sincerely, . F. KEITH DALTON, WEST YORK L.O.L. FE 3'45 LAMBTON PARK ANNUAL MEETING RED CROSS WORK APPRECIATED The following interesting cables have been received: _ Marshall, Chairman Can. Red Cross, Toronto. All ranks Canadian Corps desire to pay heartfelt tribute to noble work of Canadian Red Cross. In a thousand ways the benefits derived are mani- test, and contributors to your funds can have every assurance that thou- sands of our wounded daily bless their generosity. Having just returned from careful inspection our work in France are able to report everything runniny smoothly and nothing neglected for comfort of sick and wounded in base hospitals, casualty clearing stations, advanced dressing stations and field ambulances. Additional comforts for rest stations and nurses receiving close attention. Our special efforts to sup- ply Red Cross comforts to our men immediately they are wounded very successful. Paris hospital nearing completion but hindered by lack of material. Steps have been taken to obviate this difficulty, and this gift to French nation will be second to no hospital in France tor complete- ness and efficiency. From General Officer Commanding down heard no- thing but praise of Society's work in France. You can feel assured that generosity of Canadian public is im- mensely appreciated and that expen- diture is wisely and economically di- rected. Marshall, Red Cross, Toropto December 1. Certain rumors Coming to the Red Cross from time to time to the effect that Canadian Red (hoss.supplies are being sold to soldiers in' Frarlte, we append the following from Col. Blay- lock, Commissioner in France,who. has made a thorough investigation of the matter: _ Deaf Col, Blaylock: Your letter regarding the alleged gelling of Canadian Red Cross sup- plies received. Perhaps some-misunderstanding may have arisen from the fact that there are two or three societies that sell their goods, such as the Y.M.C. A., the Church Army, and the Chap- lains’ Association. It is probable that the boys, not knowing the constitu- tion oFthese different societies, have wrongly concluded that because they have had to buy goods from these pla- ces that the Canadian Red Cross Bo.. ciety was the same. I am indeed surprised to hear that a report oCthis nature has been cir- culated, for I can say that it is abso- lutely unfounded as far as my experi- ence goes. ELECTRIC SMELTING Not many years ago, the opinion prevailed in Canada that While electric smelting was interesting, the time was far-distant when it would be put into practical operation. The sit- uation, however, has radically chang- ed. There are, at the present time, 32 Heroult electric furnaces in Cana.. da and 22 of other types--in all 54 furnaces using the electric process. These furnaces have a capacity of 173,000 tons of iron and steel, 50,- 000 tons of ferro-silicon, and 8,000 tons of other ferro-a1loys per annum. The British Forgings plant at Toron- to has ten electric furnaces of the Heroult type and a, total capacity of 60 tons per heat, or about 72,000 twons per annum, making it the larg- est electric process steel plant in the world. _ Phone M A selected stock of plain, fancy strives, and silk, $1.25 to $5.00 Suspenders, 50c to .,. . . . Silk Neckscarfs, $2.50 to Neckties, upwards of ... Armbands ......... Gents' Furnishing and Tailoring Store MAIN STREET, WESTON PHONE NO. 2 Members of the Loridon War Committee of the Red Cross Sdciety. The House for your Flour and Feed Supply and Chopping O.C. No. 1 Canadian umi’eral Hospital France, via London, Eng., February 2, 1918 GENERAL CURRIE. Offr. Commanding Can. Corps in France Yours very sincerely, R. M. SIMPSON, W. E. COLEMAN CASSELS, GAMBIE London, England, IS NOW A REALITY Men’s Shirts February 2, 1918 MOODY BROS. THE TIMES & GUIDE, WESTON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1918 Colonel, E To salute merely shows that you are ‘a. right sort of a fellow and mean well to the others, there is nothing slavish I about it. , L ., 9.10--Circu1ar rally. Notices read out, attendance registered and inspec- tion. _ 7.30--Fall in. Patrol leaders report absentees to scoutmaster. Ten min- utes' physical drill in patrols. (a) Must have a, thorough know- ledge of the whole of Weston, how and where to report a fire, where the reel houses are, and where the hydrants are situated on the principal streets. Know where the telegraph, telephone and post offices are, railway stations, street car routes and six doctors, fac- tories, livery? stables, motor garages, also farms and estates with their ap- proximate acreage and nature, black- smith shops and food and provision merchants. 7.45--Separate classes for 2nd class tests, ambulance and signalling. Meetings will be held in public school until spring. Uniforms must be worn. Every month we will specialize in work for one of the badges. For Feb- ruary as explained at our last meeting we will take up the Pathfinder, as you must have the qualification for a Pathfinder before you can become a King‘s Scout. 8.40 - Pathfinder trial tests, first- class badge trial tests, ambulance. (b) Present a large scale showing as much as possible of the informa- tion required in above. N Note: The area Over which the above knowledge is required is a two mile radius from the town hall. (c) Have a general knowledge of the district so as to be able to guide strangers: by day or by night within a five mile radius and give them gen- eral directions how to get to the towns and villages within a twenty-five mile radius. Saluting--You often hear boys and even men say I'm hanged if I'll sa- lute my so-called betters or know-tow to anybody and so on: That is a common- spirit among ”fellows who have not been brought up as scouts. A salute is merely a sign between men of standing It is a privilege to be able to salute anyone. _ In the old days the freemen ot Eng- land were all allowed to carry wea- pons and when one met another each would hold up his right hand to show that he had no weapon in it, and that they met as friends. So also when an armed man met a defenceless person or a lady. _ I Slaves and serfs were not allowed to carry weapons and so had’ to slink past the freeman without makingrany sign. . Nowadays people do not carry wea- pons, but those who would have been entitled to do so, still go through the form of saluting each other by hold- ing up their hand to their hat, or ev- en taking it off. "Wasters" are not entitled to salute and so should slink by as they generally do without tak- ing notice of the freeman or wage- earners. A batch of men having been pass- ed for service.were handed over to a small but very "nippy" scout, who promptly formed them into "tours" in the street and put them through cer- tain evglutions with the assurance of any company captain. Then he marched them oft to the railway station, and the men, many. of whom were old enough to be his-ta, ther, did not seem to object in the least, being put in their right places by their small but important guide. The climax arrived when they came to an important thoroughfare, and the boy gravely held up the traffic for the men to pass, ignoring completely the comments of the 'bus drivers as to why he was not at the front. how do you make it?" a. lady, whose reputation for delicious baking is well known, was asked. "It's all in the flour-l always get the best." she uses, and we invite you to give it a trial. _ 9.2 .5--Dis'miss THE UBIQUITOUS BOY SCOUT Shall we send you a sack this week? l WEEKLY MlHIMll SCOUT NEWS “SUCH GOOD BREAD-- wys OUR FLOUR Main Street, WESTON $3.50 75c 50c 25c EAT} THE VEGETABLES AND SAVE THE BREAD There are large supplies in Canada of potatoes, carrots, turnips and on- ions in excess of the amounts nor- mally consumed by the people of this country. These vegetables are all wholesome food and it is a small but necessary war service for the peo- ple of the Dominion to increase their consumption of these commodities and to eat less bread, meat and other foods which are so greatly needed overseas. Unless Canadians will use more tree- ly the vegetables of which we have a surplus supply, large stocks will be wasted-and, at a time when there is such need ot food in Europe, waste would be nothing short of criminal. Eat more of the vegetables in order to save exportable food for the sol- diers and the civilian populations who already know the meaning of food shortage. Potatoes, carrots, turnips and onions may be used in many nour- ishing and palatable dishes. They sup- ply elements required by the human body and could with advantage be used freely in combination with much smaller quantities of bread, meat and dairyiroductsi than are now consum- ed. They are readily available sub- stitutes for the foods which the A1- lies peed. The duty of the Canadian people to meat more of them and to prevent waste is clear and impera- tive. Increased consumption in the 'Dominion of these Vegetables would be a contribution towards winning the war. To allow them to be wasted would be to deprive the Allied peo- ples of food which, if obtained at all, must be saved on this continent. The demand from Europe for wheat, in order to provide the ‘minimum re- quired to maintain the physical effi- ciency of the armies is such that by Spring not a single pound of surplus wheat or flour will be in store. The situation is serious and unless the people of Canada recognize their in- dividual responsibility, famine is ahead of the nation. Substitution alone wilt not save the situation. Conservation and cutting down of supplies, especially meat, sugar, wheat and dairy products, must also be practised in more rigor- ous measures than heretofore. The economies which the people at home are called upon to make are no less necessary than the- sacrifices by the soldiers in the trenches. The effi- ;,ciency of the allied military forces will count for little unless the people at borne are prepared to give them sup- port by sharing the food resources with the people overseas and thus en- suring food for the allied populations That is a nice bit of Braise pub- lished by The London Evening Stan- dard. It shows what the scout can be trusted to do nowadays.' No re- responsibility is too big tor him, and people expect him to turn his hand to anything-even to handling recruits. So be prepared all of you for any kind of duty that may turn up. IS IT PRICE P '. . IS IT QUALITY? _ IS IT QUANTITY "i? till next harvest, Single Copies of The TIMES & GUIDE are Oh gate at 3c per copy in the following places MOUNT DENNIS C W. w. COOK, corner Buttonwood and Weston Road. HODGSON, the Shoe Man, 1050 Weston Road. BALFOUR, the Druggist, 1030 weston%oad. THE POST OFFICE. SHAW'S, Main Street, Refreshment Parlors. w. J. INCH, Main Street, Druggist. D. CAMPBELL, Main Street, Druggist. or--. THE TIMES & GUIDE OFFICE NOTICE ! THE (lllllllll LUMBER All, AAA. Doors, ColumnsaFlooring, Roofings, etc., at all prices. Sold by the car or in small lots. We can supply all your requirements. Writeln, telephone and we will call. . COMPANY'S YARDS, WESTON. Lumbef, Trimming, Phone 175. Church Street, Weston C. DANKERT, Supt. WM. BARRATT, Manager All three can be had at the CANADA LUMBER WESTON CAPACITY HOUSES AT THE BEAVER THEATRE Paramount Arteraft Pictures Draw Crowds to the Popular West Toronto Playhouse Some of the coming attractions are: February 13, 14, Wm. S. Hart in “The Narrow Trail;" 15 and 16, Mme. Olga Petrova in "The Law ot the Land;" February 18th only Douglas Fair- banks in "The Man from Painted Post;" 20 and 21, Norma. Talmadge in "The Moth;" 26th,Marguerite Clark in "Bah's Matinee Idol." Other stars are: Julian Eltinge, Pauline Frederick, Jack Pickford. Vivian Martin, Mable Normand, and many others who have proven' to be the best artists of the photoplay. I asked a student, deep in thought, To tell me where success is taught; His face upturned-in pity looks-. "Success is always found in books, That lead us on to higher hopes, And with the woNd's great problems cope." The doctor says, with look sedate, "Success with me is to abate The pain and suffering of my kin, And with my skill a victory win O'er all the ills we daily find Of both the body and the mind." The millionaire, with ‘Wealth and _ cess; '"Tis God's own gift that I possess, The finished picture clear and bright Enraptures both my soul and sight." Music hath charms, we all attest, That soothes the aching heart to fame, Assents to tell, whence success came. "By hard work, diligence and thrift I gained Success-a. princely gift; My wealth increases day by day, Good business Judgment leads my way." - v The artist, with his wondrous skill, In painting mountain, vale or rill, rest, Its magic, wondrous works has wrougt, Success by it is often sought; Was asked WEINI? IS SUCCESS? By J. B. Rittenhouse what brought about suc- hour." __ With looks severe, in danger's hour TV The warrior in his might and power His inmost feelings sternly hide, When skill and tact are sorely tried: 'Suecess to me is object won, I feel great pride when work is done." The orator who sways the throng That cheers his words both loud and; The soulful influence of its might Uplifts our minds to purer light. The lawyer says, witlrpleasing grace; "I win success in some big case By ways and means that I possess; Opponents feel my great success, And step by step I show my poWer And win great tame in some dark long, Feels a just pride in his success, Attained by powers he doth possess; The utterance of his words of cheer Renews our lives and calms our tear. Success! Success! Thy fleeting wings Have oft destroyed the. power of kings; Success is but a bubble bright, With varied colors in the light,, That bursts and vanishes from view And disappears like morning's dew. Success is naught but earthly gain, Which, after all, we hold in vain; 'Tis here to-day, to-morrow's sun May shine upon a course that's run: Our years are few, litty's a recess. Look higher up for true success. There's no success in worldly fame, For truth and light seek higher aim; 'Tis worth the struggle and the strife To build true hope on future life; Complete success will crown your toil, And sincere efforts naught can foil. The attendance was not very large at the Richview Farmers' Club meet- ing held on: Tuesday night. Routine business and a general discussion on the scarcity of feed and how to reme- dy the matter took up the time. A couple of the farmers had gone dur- ing the week tor mill feed and were only allowed $2.50 each, whereas they only allowed 250 each, whereas they were in need of a ton. The club have the opportunity of buying 80 tons of oil cake. A meeting is 'call- ed for next Tuesday night, February 12th, to look into the matter and de- cide what action to take in procur- ing feed at reasonable rates. RICHVIE\V PAGE THREE 'k7tA.i