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Cable dispatches from Warsaw early, in May reported that further steps in religious toleratinn had been taken hv the Polish Government in abdishins the legal disabilities imposed by Czarism upon Roman Cathâ€" olics. This follows the abolition, some weeks ago, of the anti-Jewish status of the former Russian regime and elears the books of the new Polish Government of all religious prescriptions. confide ye aye in Providence. For Providence is kind; . An’ hear e a’ life's changeswn’ A cu m and tranquil mind. . Tho’ pressed and hemmed on every Side, the faith an‘ ye’ll win through; For like blade 0’ that grows, . : Keeps its sin rgp o' dew. . ‘ ,T , The answers to our prayers are sometimes far diflerent {rem our meantime. We ask for strength: and madness, and freedom _from bur- 4.‘_ L_-‘--‘J‘ __- AA- A:--Aâ€"â€" _- mm. mg: wedcan di'scgmtl pom an 1122 e a ovary token of angina care. V- vvvâ€"v "-v- - V’ VII. w. I“ aluuuU-Uu, “‘1“ ll ccuvm ‘ ‘Wl ”ulc- den, bectuse we can discern no nfier ossible good, and we find ourselv disappointed and pnzzled at the 18!]?ng of new sorrow which obliteratgg every token oi dmne care. Well It is to:- us that God passes all our pr. en through the reflnlng medium of his own wisdom and that he as larger end truer answers than we have even dreemeg o_f, even Annâ€"L AK“- “-1-“ gag-'15.- Lâ€":-- .._ __.£.. -...l A‘___- -_ Here is a striking fact. told by the Boston Congregationalm, There were two organizations for young men in Hangelimv, t1hina~~onv. laid particular stress on the Christian character of the association,'and was called "l‘he Christian tilliurehes‘ Young: Men‘s Association." Its members were all in good standing in various rhurrlies. and in six years it grew to a membership of a thousand. But. there were many young men who, while admiring the work of the association. objected to its Christian in- fluences. The rest of the story shall he told, in thi- worth “9' the paper, It carries its own message for all similar societies at home : “They there- fore formed another organization. the Hangchow Young Men‘s Association. It. started out with every siin of promise. Its objects were in every way worthy. It had a strong bac 'ing of business men. and over 2,500 members. Yet. within a year it had fallen to pieces. Dropping the name of Christian, leaving out all the religion and ministering smply to physcal and material needs did not work for permanenry. In this runnertion. and impressing the same lesson, is the statement. of the missionary who makes the report, : ‘Recently a Buddhist priest t‘prt‘SSPd to me his inability to understand why Christian plans were capable of being ezii-i‘ieil out. while the same' plans made by Buddhst organizations. copying Christian methods, failed’.” v--~ v yv-a - acucua-ltct I .' lll" L’I‘dVlllll‘ IIIIKU‘ .""‘ t’ (‘3 I‘VILUVVD o "Nineteen out uf vvc‘ry twnnty Jowish c ildrpn. thrru nut of every four Cathnlic children. two out of every three Protestant children under twvntyqiw years rrcnive no formal religious instruction. Ur. taking the country as a whole. sown out of rwry ton rhililrnn and youth of tho Unitml States are not living tnuchnd in any way by the mlucntinnal prn~ gram of any Church. This rails up a vital qnostinn-éHnw long may a nation mulurp, svven out of ten 01‘ whose children and youth receive no systematic instruction in the religious and moral sanctions upon whch its drmnrratir institutions. rrst‘?" , 'l‘ln- facts hrnught out at. tho" Sunday schuol cnnventicm at Kansas City in me as to the various social and racial groux'm of children in this country whivh arn untouchml hy I‘vligious teaching worn stated in the August anicw. Statistics showing the dotachmvm 0f Amvrican ynuth from: thv teaching Hf lhv llhurch, which were presented at “W same con- venton have been sunlmmarizml by Hw sz'tQHA.‘ 01130.3va as follows : .6"!.. A A ------ “x â€"-. ‘ u \rxo; \ IV 1‘ Ilu‘ull‘.1 uleII \luu “Ill! 614v UUU III‘IIIUJ IUKJUULIQ _- .v.. """C’ . I I or shall we hold to our principles and go on without itâ€"at least, for the present. ‘ In order that all might not independently, a secret ballot was decided Upon, and when the result was announced it. showed every vote Opposed to the eamrodlation of this declaration of stewardship." Certainly GM will he an everâ€"present. though unseen Partner in all their enterprise. According: to the Old 'l‘estument message. He is committed to prosper such a convert) as the. aboveâ€"-llle waits to have His peonle “prove" Him! erity. Not many months ago it seemed necessar to ex and. Their nkers quickly expressed readiness to supply the a ditiona capital. But before final arrangements were made it was necessary to look over the articles of incorporation, whereupon it was discovered that in reCOgnition of the guidance of God as the owner and senior partner of the concern, a certain percentage of the income was to he paid to the Kingdom of God as a first claim upon the business. Very reluctantly the bankers reported that no money could be loaned as long as this provision remained. The bank Mist have tirst claim. If the company were ready to drOp the article. in question the bank could give as much money as was needed.” No easy test, this. assuredly. But see how it was met h' these Christian men :‘ “The brothers met to discuss the question. ‘Shal we cancel this article which acknowledges our (lependence upon God and getthe money needed. LL‘II n lipon the subject nt‘ “Stewardship a very able writer is Ralph S. Bushman. He cites an experience which might be ever and again repeat- ed: “In the citg of Syracuse there is a business partnership of several brothers which as attracted considerable attention by its growing gros- perity. Not. many months ago it seemed necessary to expand. heir We talk about drawing ministers; what we want is a few more drawing church members!-â€"D. _L. Moody. ‘ The Baptist Church at Saint Paris, Ohio. has what. is held to be the oldest Sunday School class in the world. The teacher, Mrs. Eliza Biker, is eighty-nine years of age. and has been a Sunday school teacher for seventy years. The age of the thirteen women members of the class totals exactly 1.000, an average of seventy-eight. Only two of the women are less than seventy years or age. The class has four members over eighty, and ten are WldOWS. A A A Bible colporter, travellng in the Adirondack mountains and wishing to get to Chestertown found himself at dusk on a road with which he was not familiar. Driving slowly along he. came to a barn by the roadside, and heard the sound of milking within. He called to the unseen milker : “Is this the right road to Chesterlown ” Reeeivmg no reply, he repeated the call, when a voice answered : “Yes, it’s the right road, but I don’t know which way you are headed.” in {11005531136 answi m brin's' 115-351)“ mad java-J. Shaft Holden; '0 fl We are the world’s Bible. We are either walking Bibles or walking libels; we are either authenticating Christ or shaming Christ. Oh, let us remember that. upon us rest-s the responsibility of givmg such interpretation of Christ. to the world that the world shall be compelled to receive him. to believe in him. to draw near to him, to revere him, and ultimately through our lives to trust and serve himl-IJ. Stuart Holden. The Jews have a saying that manna tasted to each one precisely like that which he liked best. So It l8 with the Word of God. In each condition g! life. in every PXpemence and in all moods, the Bible has its message or us. There are in the United‘States 107 'missiur'ls {or the Japanese. There are 23 Buddhist temples, which are anh-Amemcan as well as anti-Christ- ian. There are also 172 Chinese missions and 16 Korean missions. “For Every (:hurchman a Fnrnign-born Friend" is the slogan adopted in the field work of the dopartmvnt of musswns and church extension of the Protestant Episcopal Church. we thank Thee, Lord, For all Thy Golned Silences~ For every Sabbath from the world's turmoil; For every respite from the stress of life; Silence of moorlands rolling to the skies, Heath-purpled, bracken-clad, aflame with gorse; Silence of gray tors crouching in the ‘mist; Silence of deep woods" mystic clostered calm; Silence of wide seas basking in the sun; Silence of white peaks soaring to the‘hlue; _ Silence of clawnings. when, their mutins sung, The little birds do fall asleep again; For the deep silence at high'g-ilden noons: Siiencc of gleamings and the setting sun; Silence of moonlit nights and patterned glac‘les; Siience of stars. magnificently still, Yet ever chanting their Creator’s skill; For that high silence Hf 'l‘hine Open House. [flintâ€"branching root and litit'ty-pillared aisle. Where burdened hearts flnd rest in Thee awhile; Silence of l'ric‘rndship, telling more than words; Silence of hearts. close-knittin heart to heart; Silence of joys two wonderful gar words; Silence of sorrows. when Thou drawest near: Silence of soul, wherein we come to Thee, Ami tlml ourselves in Thine Im‘mensity; For that. great silencewvhere Thou dwell’st alone-- «P‘ather, Spirit, Sun. in One. Keeping watch above Thine Own?- ~ Deep unto deep. within us sound sweet chords ’ 0t praise beyond the reach of human words; in our souls silence. feeling only_Th_eeâ€"â€"_ v' "â€"V ‘vvv- “‘1" answers brink again and teirs where we , ___.A “-I.‘ For The Quiet Hour A $11.33? '1'! DBUI 'e thank Thee, thank Thee, Thank thee, Lprdh -â€"Johh Oxenham. 'All thit‘fiiflh‘e 3359311 his stall, chewed his cud and nodded slowly. finnltced his eyes and gently swished as an. That night when the mule came in the ox .asked how they got. along _- "â€"mant.t‘o:wreturned the mule, “but I believe I’ll go to So the next morning when the (ar- mor came out the ox played off Sick. The farmer bedded him down with clean straw, gave him fresh hay, a bucket of oats and bran mixed, left him for the day and went forth alone with the mule‘to plogghr 'All AI..-‘ -1- “We’ve been working pretty hard; let’s play of! sick to-morrow he here 1n the stalls all day.” and “VI“! nan if vnn ‘nnnl 4n ’ nn‘--‘_-J Down in Virginia a farmer had an ox and a mule that he hitched to- gether to a plow. One night, after several days of continuous plough- ing. and after the 0x and the mule had been stabled and provendered for the night, the ox said to the mule : We have a fine assortment of FRENCH IVORY in Sewing Sets, Comb, Brush and Mir- ror Sets, Trays, Hair Re- ceivers; Powder Boxes and numerous odd pieces. NOW lathe time to make your selection while our stock ls complete. We Have a' Choice Range of Nice Gifts Now that Winter has gripped the North help is more than ever. Here is a typical sceneâ€"a little boy who tra for the daily supply of food for a large family. His father i house to replace the one destroyed in the big tire. 1' mother andtthe children live in an old shack 0n the outsk A HINT TO THE WISE Burned Ontario Needs Help THE ovum CHRONICLE FRENCH IVORY , "Did the old man have anything to say about me ‘2" interrupted tho OK. “No," replied the mule. “Well, then,” said the 0x, “I be- ploughing alone all day. “Well.” said the mule, “it was hard. and we did'go‘tnget {n‘uch dqne, andâ€"J” napmuga A_Ll. mos mum}! MES??? Shop Farm Itchinery, Cream Sep- arators, Guns and other and] articles. All kinds of tools sharpened: sews, nee, scissors, knives and other cutlery. F. W. MOON Mnohlnlot. Ito. Nearly Opposite Post Office rm help is more urgvntly nme «I LHB boy who travels many milvs lily. His father is building a turn: the big tire. In the mt-autin'n: wk 01) the outskirts of Cobalt. Durham RURAL HAIL BOXES IUS‘I‘ HAVE NAIES PLAINLY IARKED The Pbst Office Department. has notified rural box ownm-s to have tln-ir names put on boxes or suffer the inconvenience of having to come to the post office for their mail. It is understood that the Departnwnt intonds to live up to the letter of he law in this particular. The mail couriers have alrcady notified the box \holders on their routes of tho ‘V “â€" r.ku. So next 7-day the ox played. on a? and was bedded dowp wall: c can straw, provendered WIUl lmv. bran and oats, and lay all dny mdding, blinking, chewing his cud and gently swlqllingln, .-.. ' [ieve I'll pie 0! Iain M. (lite was certainly the lying here ali Xlfiesém'" to , a a up on." aid th “but I‘ll so out_aynd plmhf? mule, on _-_‘ J- ‘ ADAMS" SLEIGHS and BRANTFORD CUTI‘ERS WINTER IS COMING ! Ar_eYou Prepared? Renfrew Steel Ranges Gas Engines In Nearly All Sizes We have a good stock of J. 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