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The Wingham Advance, 1916-10-05, Page 2October S. 1016. Lesson IL Petal BefOre reelix.--Aets 24: 1-37. Conineentary.-I. The charges againet Peal tve. 14), There vrae ao great feelity en the part of the Jewlah eccles- alul tiOnie opposiug them. Called tn question --Paul wee put on trial for &Oaring' hie faith in the doctrine of tbe resurreetiorV ot the dead. The aeostle had clearly proved that ile was innocent Of all the cleargee that had hove brought teealitst him. III, Two yearg imprisonment lit Caesarea (Vs. 22.27). Felix wee Weil eneugh acquainted with jewlsh QUA - toms and Roman, law to know that there wt a in reality nothing against Paul. Tie said that he would liesr the 10404 gegeterft in brining chargee full report of the case from Lyslas against Ptu1, who had been taken when, he should rick Caeearea. ffe i commaxided, that Paul be held. a pris- 40111 the hands at hitt enend" 1 oiler with certain privilege, Ho had Jortlealeem. Only fire days eliteeei hint hefore hint ropeatealy and Paul fee= Patine arrieal at Caesarea before improyed the opporttualtiea he had tO Ananhus, the high prioat, and. others declare the) trathe of the gospel to ire authority catne erom jerusalem to him, and Felix trembled. However, sieeure the condemnation ef the epos- Felix vroule Imo releaeed Paul if he tle. he brought with them a pro- had received from him a bribe, but feemeonal orator, or pleader, to present Paul would, not ;goo to such a ain the case before Felix, the governor, aad he evete held a prisoner there ter Tertullus began his speeeh hY malting tvvo years. Duriug these year Paul raPiarke full of compliment* to Felix, had the privilege of receiying his ac - that he naight win leis fever for the degidianeed, add hid friende were Pere *Ansa lat was pleading. He did not mitted to aid him with gifts and ger- *online himself to the truth in his vice, Felix retaine-d his office for two liattery, for history tellus that Felix Years after Paul was committed to Was far from being the excellent char- him as a prisoner. When he went out eater that Textullus painted him. Tho of office, he might him given him hie charged against Paul, as the orator pre- liberty; but he wished to have the gelded them, were threefold. 1. He Jews' for, therefore to please them We* guilt/ of treason, 2. He Wait an. he left Paul a prieuner when he gave eatemy of the Jaws and their religion place to Fetus, his successor, everywhere. e. He had defiled the Quostions.-Who came to Caeaarea temple at Jerusalem. One- needs only to testify agent Paul? How did Ter - to Icnow .the facts in the case to see tullus begin? What charges did he hew far Tertullus cat:nor'/rota the truth bring against Paul? Why had Paul in these °bargee. The Jews had no gone up to jeruealetu? How did Paul aethorite to execute Paul, and their answer leis accusers? What privilegee only hope now sinee their plot ageing did Felix grant Paul? Before whorn elm had failed, war to prejueice the Roman Goyernineat againet him to the eitent that it would judge him wcrthy ef death. Tertullus declared that the Jews had wadertaltea to judge Paul, but Lyslas, the chief captain, had trio- leatia taken him out of their Minds. Those who had come from Jerusalem tie appear against Paul sanctioned the Statements of their apeaker. It is peobable that the writer has giyen us a were outline of what was said by Tertullus and by Paul. IL Paul's gnawer (vs. 10-81). 10. Theo Paul aneerared--The pro- w -gator had finished his argument againet Pau( an the Jews had given their eadoreemeat to hie plea. The tide would seem to has turned against the Drisoner, but Felix was not carried away with the Jews' presentation of tke ease. The governor pare the sign to Paul to reply to the eharges inside agrainet him. The apostle needed no attorney to plead his mute, for he was Pullet able to make his own defence. Malty year a judge -Felix had occu- ilded his present position six or seven gears. Paul ueed no flattery in mak- ing the complimentary remarks in the beginning of his defence. I do the More cheereully answer -He was pletteed to present Itis ease before a - judge veto had had years of experience lie that office, and who bad an under- etanding of Jewish affairs, 11. Be - Gauss that thou naagest understand - "Seelig that thou censt take knowl- edgee'-lt. V. It Would be easy to efeeure evidence to carer ell that had fake* place in the! .short time that Paul had been in Jarmalent. To wor- shia-Paude object in going up to Jortmalem wins to worship the. Lord, and title fact would be evidence that be Was not guilty' of the charges wade against him. 12. They neither found ate ia the templedisputing-This wets a direct denial of the charge that he 'was a "moyer of sedition." Neither raising up the people---Peul had care - illy refrained from doing anything to ereeuelice the Jews against him, and had entertained no thought of arous- ing the people against any measure or against any individual. The crowd in the, temple area haa been stirred up .by the Jews themselves. 13. Neither tee thee? prove the things -do eertain Was Paul of hie ground that he ehttl- leaged his accuser' to substantiate their charges by credible testimony. 14.After the way which they e,all here -The first charge, that of sedi- tion, wake fully refuted, and the apoe- tie proceeded to praee that he was not as enemy of the Jew e nor of their re- ligion. He was not guilty of heresy, fer he worshipped the same God that they* did, and he bettered the lam and tee propheciea which they accepted aa dirinely given. Paul's interpret& ties of the scriptures; waa not the gime as that of the Jews who repect- era Jesus as the Meseiah, and his belief differed further from that of the Sad- dneees, Who denied the resurrection: yet he was loyal to the God ot his fa - there. 16. Which they themselves alga ellow-Paul is referring to the hope of the resurrection which he holds. Those of the Jews who held the game view were the Pharisees, the orthodox body of the Jewish people. Both of the putt and unjust -The doctrine of the reaurre,etion of the righteous alone Gan not be reconciled with this er. piese declaration of the resurrection of the unjust.-Whedoa. Speaking in the presence of Felix the apostle 'teems to have chosen words to touch the eonselence of the procurator. - Cam. Bib. They shall be raised, "some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt" (Dee. 12: 2.) 16. Herein do I exercise myself -Paul referred to the worship and doctrines of the Sews. He made it the butanes, of hie life to worship the Lord and tio his will. He set about it with diligence and would al. low no other interests to interfere with his duty toward God and tee ward man. A conscience void of of. fence -He would not violate his eon. acience. Paul's argument was that axe who would thus carefully live be- fore God and man would not be likely te raise a sedition or to oppose the re- ligion *which he professed to observe. 17. I MIMS to bring alms to my nation -For four year Paul bad been tamed in collecting offerings for the poor it Jerusalem, anti he came to brina the money and to attend the feast of Pentecost. 18. Certain Jews froth Asia -Jews Were at Jerusalem from remote places and some were there from the Roman province of Asian which lies in the extreme west- ern pert of .keia Miter. Thea Jews had doubtlesa been Paula! opposers While he was laboring in and about Ephesus. Found him 'vitrified in the temple -The apostle was se far from profaning the temple that he Was earefully olservirig its sanctity and aetiag in accordenece with the laW of MOM& 10. And Objet -The .Tews train Asia had falsely aeensed Paul of bringing Gentiles into that art of the teraple where only Jews were alloered, *ad they Should hare been at Caesa- rea to bear witness tO the validity of the eherges against, Paul if they Were able. 26. Theee sante here -Those Whet had Nine froffi Jettatealent to ap- peer easing the apostle. While I ethed before the colincil-Wheie Paul Made hie elefettee before the Seidle- r:rim 21, This one voice ---The apOstle bad given. forth the utterance concern. in the resurrection end the members of the Sanhedrin were aroused and was Paul summoned to speak of Chriet? 01 whAt did he reason? What weal the charecter of his hearers? How did the truth affect Felix? PRACTICAL SURVISY. Tople--Paul as conqueror. I. Before his own countrymen. II. Before a eorrupt Roman Judge. I, Before his own countrymen. It was a most humiliating thing tor the Sanhedrin to appear before Felix, a Roman judge, for the purpotee of get- ting one of their own countryman into their power. The statement of Tertui- lue was supposed to convey to the Judge an impartial description of the prisoner end a just outline of hie of- tence, It coesteted rather of flatterY for Felix, falsehood againet Paul and mockery against the Negarenee. The charges embreeeed political rebellion. heresy, sacrilege and disorder. Tertni- lug implied that the Sanhedrin would haye Judged Paul righteously if Ly - slag had not interposed. The accusa- tions were met by Paul la a clear and bold denial, by a simple and candid statement of hie petition as a private and public man. Paul was loyal to the reeealed will of God and to the rules of soeial relatione of' men. He began by selecting the only ground on which he could count himseet fortunate is being tried before Felix. He could de- pend at leant upcn his eteemeintance with the rites and euetoms of Juda- ism. Ia whateeer he had to do. in whatever he was engaged Paul sought to tot faithfully. He indulged Felix In no flattering complimentary titles. He respected his office and the exist- ing order which it represented. but not the wicked man in the office. 14. spoke with freedom and boldness. He challenged his &causer" to prove their arteertions. His moat concise way of conaeying hie vievr of the state of things to his judge was in a simple eonfession of hie religion. The calm, heroic, lofty -minded apostle re- joiced that an opportunity was given him to proclaim the gospel. He was not mrercome by the danger of his .num- tion, Paul showed triumphantly that what wets criminal in the charge against him was not true, and what was true wale not criminal. A strait - forward account was his best defense, Ile confessed Christ.. He served God. fie reeerenced the Old Testament. He bothered in the resurrection. He main- tained a clear conscience. He held that he was truly orthodox. There vras no manifest excitement in hie reply and no reeentment. He mad no plea for clemency. He was intent on se- complishing a sublime purpoae, that of presenting the kingdom of Christ, He stood with hie enemies at .bay and the world beneath his feet, a cou- queror and aot a captive. II. Before a corrupt Roman judge. Paul stooti before the higheet tribunal Of Judea. His accusers were his countrymen. His judge was an un- principled Roman. The scene was extraordinary. Though the prisoner at the bar, Paul seemed to exercise the functions of prosecutor, witness and jury, handing over his judge as a condemned sinner into the hands af the supreme Judge of all, while the judge was neither able to defend nor excuse himself. Felix was a poor trembling transgressor on whom the words of Paul fell like a death sen- tence. Many things eonispired to giro Felix opportunity of hearing and knowing the truth. Paul sought to enlighten his mind and to carry con- viction to his judgment. Felix play- ed wfth opportunity. • He did not en- treat Petal to point out the way of es - "ape, though his heart was smitten with fear. There was a great differ- ende between the flattery he had re- ceived front Tertullus and the candid presentation of gospel truth as it came from Paul. Felix realised that a great crisis was upon him. He had nerer heard such a message from a prisoner. He was powerfully mored. fle was conselome that he had lived in violation of righteousness and tem- perance. He had every reseson to tear coming judgment. The contact • of Christianity with a heart of cor- ruption and a life of guilt °aimed an unmistakable disturbence, Paul knew the character of hie hearers, He fell the great importance of his opportun itr, lie made known to Fella the one thing needful, the development of his nobler nature, the ratical renun- ciation of cin. At the beginning of that interview Paul atood a captive be - Lore Felix. At its chats Felix stood A moral captive before Paul. The trembling orridenceli a momentary de- sire in Felix to put himeelf in the right. Hie cupidity was etronget than .his senne ef juelice. His heart chine to ela, while Ids Writ wee quakirtg at the thotight of the wrath of Clod to which sin exposed Felix trembled and sent Paul away. T. rt. A. ANOTHER HEAVY GAIN FOR THE BRITISH LINE Schwaben Redoubt, North of Thiepval, Taken From the Germans 600 Prisoners Taken -Ally Guns Busy Pre- paring For Peronne. London report eaYs; Concentrating their power on the northern end of the front, the British division made a Outlier advance beyond Thiepval, Win- ning commend at the important strategic height which commands the valley or the Ancre. In a determined attack to -day they carried a strone redoubt with which the Germane had erowned this height, capturing 600 prisorters. 'Ibis large succesa (mem the way for the British artillery to clear a way through the river valley for a new advance on Bapaume. Farther to the south the Britheh elute have pushed forward, until now %bey are within less than half a mile ol Eaucourt L'Abbaye, on the direct and to Bapaume. The "pincere which crushed the Germane out ot llombles are beginning to threaten the still more important base at which General Haig's men have been strik- ing for twelve weeks. The French are taking a breathing ripen and consolidating positioncap- tured in the great offensiyo which be- gan last Monday and has already tietted them Combles. Thiepval and other strong German positione at vari- ous pointe along the 20 -mile front. During the work of consolidating, howeyer, the big guns of the Britise and French are hurling tons of steel against the new positions the Germans bare taken up, doubtless, preparatory to another froth attack with Bapaume and Peronne the ultimate objectives. BRITISH LOnSES VERY LIGHT. Sir Douglas Haig wires from head- quarters in France: "A captured report of the fighting on the Somme, issued by the cOm- mender of a German corps which par- ticipated in the battle, contains a tri- bute to the quality of our troops, as iplosamemlimonem 1•1•1•P ,"•••••••••••••••••001.1110.1.1••••1 tollows: The British infantry is staiart in attack, largely because of immense ccnfideace and groat artillery su- periority. One must admit tite skill mini which they consolidate them raves in a newly-galned positon. They show great tenacity in defence, Small parties when once established with machine guns in the corner of a wood or a group of houses are very difficult to dislodge." "The following sentence shows the effects of our artillery, 'Hitherto our Instructions, from experience gained In defence and attack, were based on a carefully -constructed trench system. The troops on the Somme front found actually no trenches et all.' " BRITISH REPORT. London, despatch: Thursday night's War Office report rattle: "We attacked Schwaben redoubt, most of which is in our hands. In the past 24 hours in this area nearly 600 prisonere were taken. "The redoubt cccupies a crest 500 yards north of Thiepval, and repre- sents the highest ground on the Thiep- val spur, with a full view over the northern valley of the Ancre, "Bleewhere on our front we con- solidated our ground and advanced our lined north and northeast of Courcelette. "The British aeroplanes, aa usual, in the past two days, co-operated bril- liantly with the infantry. Much dame age was done to enemy batteries, and there have been many instances of our aeroplanes attacking troopa and trans- ports on the ground with machine - gen fire." FRENCH REPORT. Paris cable says: The Thursday night War Office report reeds: "The violent eannonade continued on the Somme front, Eloewhere there was nothing of importance." ••••••••Inivmelma••••••• forehand, the correspondentw0111d have to poeisetie a dual personality to be present at all. The offensive is in. one of its bit -by -bit stages, but is being pressed with sustained and tire- less fury under the nuopick,s of the haleY011 aUtunne weather, for the Past week sur1}4ssed AU other week since it began. EIGHT SUB VICTIMS IN 24 HOURS, London, Cobte.-A despatch to Lloyd's to -day reported the sinking of the 13r1t, Ish ship Second by a German submarine. The Second was the eight victim of submarines within 2A hours. Lloyd's announces that the 'steamer Roddati has been sunk, and that 11 mem- bers of the creme have been landed at Videncia. The Norwegian steamer etindeggen has been gunk by an Auntriati bubrilarine, acerding to 5 Ite•tthr despatch from Madrid. Twenty-four of the crew of the Vessel have been lanje0 at Las Palmas. Canary islands. "Lamt Priday eight 1 luncid on one Of our battleahips." "Didn't you find rontended among themselves, SOMA it rather hard to digest?"-- Poston holding the game Sleeve AO Paul did Trailacript FOURTEEN BATTALIONS FOR ENOLAND Major -Gen. LogieWarns of Crossing -173rd Hamil- ton Highlanders One. WINTER QUARTERS Tigers, Halton-Dufferins, Soos, and Americans for This City. FIRST ATTACICF11) ON JULY 1. Schwaben redoubt is beyond Thiep- val, which was taken TueedaY, cructfix once crowned this ridge. Where it stood became the centre 01 the strongest defence German indus- try arid ingenuity could build. Thia was the goal of the Ulstermen in their heroic charge on July 1, when they fell face forward under the storm of machine gun fire sent from the site of the former plarine, which peasants working in their fields could see when they looked up from their labors in the surrounding fields and villages. In all the weeks since July 1 the British made no further attempt at title hill. Their trenches were in the same place as before that day, The "no man's land," or dead space, re- mained where it WAS when the Ger- mans first fdrneed their defensive line, But while they were swinging in from the south, where the grand attack on July lst had succeeded, they had given Thiepval and Schwaben re- doubt a fair daily allowance of shell fire. though making no infantry at- tack. For nearly three months this soft- ening process continued. Then when the British had gained the ridges run- ning at an angle with the old German line of Thiepval they began to take fresh interest in that old first line. Now they did not have to attack it in front, but approached it from the side, as well as having it in a crushing vice, One German officer who was cap. tured, said he did net think the Brit- ish good enough soldiers to attack in this way, which was just the way the British did attack after their lesson of July ist. "And we hope the Germans will con- tinue to think us stupid," said a Brit- ish staff officer. • LAST COMMANDING HIGH GROUND But beyond Thiepval was that last commanding high ground south of the Ancre, Bare and brown it looked this morning, and distinct were the Ger- man trenches which were going "to get it" at a given moment. Meanwhile all along the line of tat- tle came just the steady gunfire which has been maintained without inter:eva- sion of late. This keeps the Germane always under strain, destroying their works as fast as they can dig. They never know when or where such thinge as happened this morning at Fehwabon redoubt may happm. Aud suddenly -allele ot smoke so thick that they sou 1 became a cloud were laid over the German first line on the ridge, and every one breaking from an. ugly flaeh. Hissieg, crashing death laid its gripping, clinging man- tle over this trench, whose inmates could survive only by hugging their dugouts. Every shell seemed to fall between two imaginary lines of tape held for the guidance of the gunners. When the rain of steel ceased, the 13ritish soldiers, timing their arrival to Its cessation, were over the parapet and at the doors of the dugouts. Then on to the next trench in the same fashion the waves of snot' fire swept up the hillside as shields for the ad- vancing waves of khaki. can Battalion. In addition to the Hamilton armories and Westinghouse factory used last year, accommoda- tion is being provided by the city for the two other hattaliona in bunk houses which are being erected in the city park. The 228th, "Men of the North," from Sudbury and Nipiseing, will go to St. Catharines, and the 176th Niagara Rangers to Niagara Falls. Brantford and Oahe Na. will have their respective county units, the 215th Brant and 182nd Ontario County Battalions, and the 122nd Muskoka enit will go to Orillia, with the 177th Stincoe unit going to Barrie. The battalions from the London district and others that take four days' have once a month will be given their last leave from the camp com- mencing on Oct. 5. Camp Borden, •Cable,----Annonnce- meat of the battalions which have been warned to be in readiness for departure overseas in the near future was made this afternoon by Major -Gen. W. A. Logie, camp commandant, fol- k:wing a conference with brigade and battalion commanders. Iu all fourteen battalions of those at Camp Borden and Niagara Camp have received warniag to be in readiness. nine of these being units from Military District No. 2. and the ramalaing three from the London disttect. Four Toronto battalions are in the list. three of these -the 166th Queen's Own, the leOth (109th Overseas Regiment), and the 170th Mississaugas-are on their fleal leave now or will be withiu a few days' time. and the fourth -the leOth Sportsmen -although warned, will not go an final leave Yet. The other bat- talions from the Toronto Military Dis- Wet in the list given out by head- quartere are: 114th Haidimand County, 1.33rd Norfolk. 147th Grey, 157th Simcoe, 159th Sudbury and Nigissing, 162nd Parry Sound, and 173rd Hamil- ton Highlanders, all of these with the exception of the 162nd having received definite, instruction regarding their fipal leave which they will take during the coming week. The three London dietrict battalions at the camp 1.0 go Will be the 110th Perth, 142nd City of London and 168th Oxford Battalions, these commencing their last leave on Oct. 2. The 147th, 166th and 169th etart- ed their final leave to -day, and the 157th, 159t1t and 170tii will begin their leave on Oct. '3, the three: re- nittining units, namely, the 114th, 123rd and 173rd, going on Oet. 4. All men of the above units will have four days away from the camp. WINTER QUARTERS. A second interesting antiouneement made by MalOr-Gelt. Loath welt in reference to the winter quarters to be occupied by the various units now at Camp Borden and Niagara. Toronto wilidiouse eight infantry battalions in addition to the headquarters achools. the artillery and the eyelike. The 1921.11 Buffs, 204th, Beavers. 208th Irish and 220th York County Battalions will have quarters at the ;exhibition. end the 216th Bantams wit3 go to "Datten- port Barracks," as the Jesse 'Ketchum tehool is called. The 1.80t1t Soorts- men will make use of the Park School until ready to leave for overseas. Ravine Barracks, at the Ravine, rink, will again be occupied by th.e 284th Peel BattaliOn. One outside Unit, the 162nd front the ParrY Sound (Markt, now at Niagara Cialip, will be quar- tered in Toronto, and will be located at old Givens and Crawford Street School buildings, which will be ready for tee by the third week in October. In arranging the disposition of the remalaing battalions, Whitby and Pramptoe are dropped out, and there will be no troops stationed at New- niorket, as wag suggested. . Hamilton will ItaVe four battallonseetho 205t1i limnilton Tigers, the 1114t1t Halton rind Dufferin, 227th Soo, and mut Arnai• CLOSED A BANK. Mexican Government Acts On Non -Obedience, Mexico City, Mexico, Report. -The Treasury Department issued it bulle- tin yesterday, explaining its attitude concerning the Bank of London and Mexico and the Banco National, for non-compliance with the recent de- cree with regard to bringing their metallic reserves up to their paper issue. The bulletin says that inasmuch as the management and cashier of the Bank of London and Mexico had. re fused to deliver the bank over to examiners, and that "inasmuch as the Treasury Department has no desire to take over banks without a formal in- ventory of their assets, and te until the expiration of the sixty days given them to bring their metallic reserves Up to their paper issues banks will be unable to do more than a limited business, and as it has been decided that banks should not accept the pre- sent Government paper money in pay- ment of the banks' old credits until it is determined in what way banks will be compelled to pay old debts, the Secretary of the Treasury has pre. fermi to cicee the Bank of London and Mexico. "Unless the Board of Director e of said bank," the bulletin continuee, "changes its attitude, the bank will continue cleeed until the expiration of sixty days. By that time it will be decided definitely the manner in which banks of issue will be liquidat- ed." • 0e GRAPHIC TAU OF TAKING OF BIG REDOUBT 11.411Vg• Huns' Last Defence South of Ancre Was Strong- est Possible. armeereeft.....mia FOOLED THE ENEMY They Thought the 13ritish Not Good Enough to Attack So. (By Prederick Palmer.) With the British Armies in the Field In Prance, September cavle, via Andon, Friday, says: "You have junt time to get into a tree ton arid eee us go after the Schwabee re- doubt," maid staff general to the tor - respondent of the Associated Press to -day. Attaeks have been so numerous along the British front in the last few days that even if inforrited of all be. HEAVY WEATHER FAILS TO STOP THE BRITISH -THE- Quiet Hour FOR THOUGHTFUL PEOPLE 1st Despite Seveic Rains They Gain on Somme -- Hun Counter Fails. British Command of -High Ground Makes Enemy Move At Night. 1.1 THE THRDE GATES OF SILENCE. If you are tempted to reveal A tale someone has told About another, make it ease Before you speak, three gates gold. of These narrow gates: First, Is it true? This, Is it needful? In your mind Give truthful answer, and the next, Is last and narrowest, Is it kind? London Cable.-DeePiter wet weather which hampered artillery ob- servations and converted the battle- field into a monies, the British, strik- ing from two directions to -day, closed in •eitill further on Bapaume. The two prongs ot their advance were front the Courcelette sector and from Thiepval. In the former region they have advanced to within 500 yards of Le Sars. while north and eaet of Thiepval more sections of the strong Stuff redoubt Were carried. In this area the German defence stiffened and by a violent coanter-attack the Teu- tons won back aetrench which the Bri- tish carried early in the day. They were unable to hold it, however, and the English troops are again in pos. seeston. Another advance of d00 earels wee made to the eadWard :of Lee Boeufs in connection With a French gain on the same line, The French pressed ahead between etoival and Fregicourt, salient. There line has been etraidAtened out by the smeshing of the Combles • There has been ,ae considerable lees - ening of the artillery fire owing to the difficulty of observation in the misty weather. CANNOT MOVE IN DAYLIGHT. Philip Gibbs wires to the London Telegraph: "Now that the British have command of the high ground and can look down the landscape to Bap - (turtle, the Germane cannot move in the daylight, neither can the infantry transport their guns lest they be spot- ted by the British aeroplanes, always hovering overhead like hawks, or by the advance observing officers, search- ingfrorasstelise. high positions with their field g "One of the German battalions was caught like this to -day. The liritieh cartillerysatterelouieud. d the range quickly an dthem. "They are in the same villainous plight that the British had to endure -under the brow of the Meesines and Wyschaete ridges. The tables are turn- ed down here by the Somme and Ancre, and the German soldiers will And if to reach your lips at last It passes through these gateways three, Then you may tell the tale, nor fear What the reeult of speech may be. WATCH, THEREFORE.. Take heed to yourselves, least at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenneas, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall It come on all them that dwell on the face of the earth. Wateh ye, therefore, and pray always, that ye may be counted worthy to watt° all these things that shall come to Pass, and to stand before the Son of man. The day of the Lord so cometh tee a thief in the night. For when they shall say, peace and safety; then sudden de- estruction cometh upon them, as tra- vail upon a woman with child; and they shall not eseape. But ye, breth- ren, are not in darkness, that that dear ;should overtake you as a thief. Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day; we are not of the night, nor of darkness.Therefore let us not aleep, as do others; but let us vvatch and be sober. SPIRIT, "There is a spirit in man, an the inspiration of the Almighy giveth him understanding." Here we touoh is- olation, separation, eoncentration. Man is in a time -world, flesh -world, sex -world, end yet he can sail round a headland, and get into a bay 'where he is apart from these, where he oan reyel in the beauty and dignity, and exalted compel:or of the elpirits of just tnen made perfect. Here he can look baek and nee the world as it is seen to -day, and call these Minor relation- ships, things, as Paul called them, with their are and vexation, and cheap enjoyment, and say: "None of these things move Ine, neither count my life dear unto me, that / may finish my COnrse With joy." Can you have joy in prison, in per- secution, in the loss of all earthly things, even a flowing reputation, and a noble birth? So, then, it aoes net depend upon hew many atres you have to your farm -how well filled your purse, how large a troop ot friends, how well yOur bay is filled with health. You are privileged to live, even in this life, in this inrier circle of blieeful life, to re - age that you are essentially it spirit apart from the tatml round of dutfes, and you Ma gladly obey the poet wheti he says: "Retire and read thy Bible to be gay," People are Ittay abent elothieg and furniture, ana the finteetteriee, Yon Areilington Mut-O*1 Fire Ins, Co. Mud Office, GITIOLVII, taken On all OMNI Of WI& Ih 149T9/t7 On the Wilk Or prOrAL001 401,0 191141M, WO, WOMAN, JOIV P4P/XISIOX Prgaident 8111•11441 RITOMIll 4 008151441, Agents" • WISOallso On8.1 Dudley Holmes SARILSTIMil, SOLICITOR, rte. Weil Mom Nook, WInsbanne know the devilish torture of living al- ways under the hostile observation of the great guna. Already they are be- ginning to find it intolerable, and are not sticking to it as the British stuck in the salient vvhea they had beadle' the guns to answer back." BRITISH REPORT. London Cable. -Friday night's War Office report reads: Rain fell heavily to -day, Except for intermit- tent shelling there was Mete activity on our centre or right wing. Slight progress was made east of Les Hecuba where we occupied 500 yards of ene- my trenches. In the Thiepval area there was heavy fighting around the Stuff redoubt, Having taken an im- portant section of a Heasian trench. we were forced out by a counter-at- tack, but regained it later in the day. In this section in the last 24 hours we have taken prisoners eight officers and 521 of other ranks. "In spite of the weather our aero- planes have done useful work in at- tacking enemy reinforcemente on the march, Yesterday the enemy aircraft patrolled actively behind their own lines, but showed little offensive en- terprise. An enemy machine was des- troyed, One of ours has not returned. FRENCH REPORT. Paris Cale, -The official coni-' munication issued by the War Office to -night reads: "The day was comparatively quiet on the whole front. Bad weather is hampering operations." The afternoon statement read: "The night was quiet on the greater Part of our front. The positions we have won north of Thiepval were heavily shelled, Our bombing parties were active in the neighborhood of the Schwaben redoubt and the Hessian trench, part of which are still held by the enemy. "A strongly defended farm, 500 yards southwest of Le Sam was cap- tured by our troop early this morn- ing. "North of Ypres and southeast of Bapaume our aeroplanes observed a huge explosion, as if a large ainrauni- atisocne ascended ,,00 dumphadfeet," up. The smoke d can think of your spirit without cloth- ing, without furniture, you can out- run the fastest motor -rise above the most daring birdman, and be absolute- liy safe. Mountains, oceans, earth- quakes, icebergs are nothing to you. Does the eagle in his flight study how he may cross a river? You have no care, no fear, no danger, your agility is past finding out, and they say it thousand spirits can dance on the point of a needle. Come, emit in this beautiful yacht, drop anchor in this beautiful bay, hoist your signals, put yourself in communication with this multitudin- ous world, pure, brave, victorious. There are spirits bearing the burning bliss of the inner circle of the most adorable, Presence. You, too, may come and find a welcome, an open door, and nothing to pay; why, take care that the one who has far less money than you does not glide in and get ahead of you, and rise above you in the true and enduring exaltation. • - • -- DOGS OF FRANCE. Alaskan Huskies for War Service in Mountains. Seattle, Wash., report: The S. S. Victoria arrived yesterday from Nome; with more than $1,000,000 of new gold. P. Smith and wife of the Koy- ouka district, near the mouth ot the Yukon, brought more than $250,000 of gold dust. B. Blanker and wife, from the new district at Mar3ha.11, on the Lower Yukon, brought $42,000 in dust. On the Victoria were 24 Siberian wolf- dogs and malamutes, each trav- eling on a passenger ticket. Some of the dogs will go to France for service wiht the mountain armleg. be 10. TORONTO MARKETS FARMERS' MARKET, Dairy ProduCe- Butter, Choice dairy .. $0 31 Do„ creamery prints .. 0 32 Eggs, new -tale, doz, 0 35 Live Poultry - Turkeys, lb. ... 0 18 Fowl, lb. .... . ..... 0 14 Ducklings, lb. .. 0 13 Spring chickens, lb..,......0 14 Dressed Poultry - Turkeys, lb. 0 20 Fowl, lb. .• . ..... 0 16 Ducklings, .. 0 15 Spring chickens, lb, ., 0 17 Squabs, per doz. .. 3 80 Fruits - Pears, bkt. 30 Apples, per bbl. 2 00 Vegetables- Cticumbers, bkt. „. ...... 0 25 Gherkins, bkt. .,.. 1 00 Corn, doz. . .... . 0 15 Tomatoes, 11 -qt. bkt.. .. 0 26 13eets, per doe, bchs. ., 0 25 Carrots, per doz. belle. .. 0 25 Turnips, per doz. .„. 0 25 Parsnips, per doz. belts. .. 0 40 Potatoes, per bush. .. .. 1 40 MEATS -WHOLESALE, Reef, forequarters, cwt. .. $9 00 Do., hindquarters ,. .. 13 00 Carcases, choice .. 12 00 Do., common .. .. 11 00 Vents, common, cwt. ......$ BO Do., medium 11 IrDettyovephriomgme 16 00 ft 50 Shop hetes .•, ....... 14 50 Abattoir hags ... 10 00 Mutton, heavy . ..... 10 00 Do., light ... . ,. 14 00 Larnba. Spring lb.,. .... 0 16 SUGAR MATtRET. 'Wholesalers quotes on Canadian refined svgars, Toronto delivery, as follows: Royal Acadia, granulated .. 100 lbs. 3786 Lattle, granulated .... ,. 100 lbs. 7 46 Itedpath granulated 100 lbs. 7 46 St, Lawrence granulated .. 100 lbs. 7 46 Dominion granulated ......1(0 ms. 7 41 FA. Lawrence Deaver 100 lbs. 7 30 'Ladle 13bie Star a a inielbs. 7 36 No. I yellow - /00 lbs. 7 AS Dark verellow . .. 100 lbs. 6 Se 10-10. bags, 15' cello over' grarralated 80 35 0 34 0 40 0 20 0 15 0 11 0 17 020 0 18 0 17 0 21 0 00 0 BO 3 50 050 150 25 35 00 00 00 co 50 $10 50 1600 13 00 11 00 1080 13 50 17 00 12 50 1800 17 00 12 00 1600 0 18 Ri Vanstone •Aiumirno ANO 11101.4411'00%! UAW t. tOAS at locus Fatah WSNONAK 20-113, bags 10 cents over granulated bags. Two and five -pound cartons, 30c over granulated bags. OTHER MARKETS Wheat- Open. High. Low. Close, Oct. ..., ... 1 61 1. 61% 1 59% 1 59% Dec. .., 1 56 1 56% 1 53% 1 53% May 1 57% 1 57% 1 54% 1 51% Oats - Oct, ... 0 53% 0 53% 0 52% 0 52?4, Dec. 0 50% 0 50% 0 50% 0 50% May 0 53% 0 53% 0 53% 0 53% Flax - Oct. ... 2 04 2 110 2 04 2 11 Nov. 2 05 2 09% 2 05 2 09% Dec. ... ... 2 03% 2 09% 2 03% 2 09% MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN MARKET. Minneapolis -Wheat- December, $1.02 5-8 to $1.62 7-8; May, $1.60 1-4. Cash - No. 1 hard, $1.69 5-8; No. 1 Northern, $1.05 5-8 to $1.06 5-8; No. 2, do., $1.60 5-8 to $1.65 5-8. Corn -No, 3 yellow, 82 to 83c• Oats -No. 3 white, 44 1-2c, Flour -Un- changed. Bran -$21 to 322. DULUTH GRAIN MARKET. Duluth. -Wheat -No. 1 hard, $1.71 7-8; No. 1 northern, $1.69 1-8 to $1.70 1-8; No. 2 northern, $-63 1-8 to $1.66 1-8. Decern. ber, 31.63 14. THE.CHEESE MARKETS. Iroquois, Ont. -At the regular meeting of the Iroquois Cheese Board held this afternoon, 700 boxes were boarded; 655 culored and 45 white; ,111 sold at 20 7-8e. Mont Poli, Que.,-At to -day' a session ef the Mont jolt Cheese Board 60 boxes were offered; all sold at 20 1-4e. Cornwall, Ont. -Offerings on the Corn- wall Cheese Board to -day were 1.646 box- es; all colored. All sold at 21 cents. Na,panee, Ont, -Cheese boarded, 505; white, 990: colored, 295; sold 21 3-16c; bal- ance, 21 1-8c. Alexandria, Ont. -At the regular meet- ing of the Alexandria Cheese Board 847 lioxes of white and 480 colored were of- fered: all sold. White at 21c and color- ed at 21 1-8e. Picton, Ont. -The regular meeting of the Picton Cheese Board was held to -day; 18 factories boarded 1.360 boxes, all col- ored; all sold at 21 1-80. Danville, Que.-Fourtcen hundred and fifty-eight boxes cheese sold to -day at 21 1-8c. Perth, Ont. -There were 900 boxes of white and 300 colored cheese sold here to -day; price, 21c. JecP10:?at 300 500N9 p.. ... ETA AOI - CHICAGO LIVE STOCK. Market steady. Cattle, receipts 700. Native beef cattle 6 40 Western steers - 6 15 Stockers and feeders .. 4 60 Cows and heifers .. 3 40 Calves ...... 8 25 Hogs, receipts 14,000. Market slow. 10 to 15 lower. Light . 940 Mixed ...............9 40 Heavy 9 30 9 30 Pigs 675 Bulk of sales 9 70 Sheep, receipts 7,060. Market weak. Wethers'6 60 Lambs, native . 0 50 LIVERPOOL MARKETS. Arthur J. Irwhi D.04, Orator of Dsmtil Surgery 0C tkang WIYI1-04a 001Ie4e and Menage1 Matti ittrgery of OntariO. Wiles In Macdonald Blocks 11 25 7 40 7 70 9 3.5 12 50 10 45 10 50 10 50 9 00 9 50 10 25 8 30 10 10 G. H. Ross D.D.S., L.D.C, laaGraduate of the Royal College tta: Sottirgusonfvsersofigntalloi210741; Irsoulty of DeutIsty. Offlee Over H. fl. lutd IL Co.'s' Store Wheat, spot steady. No. 1 Manitoba -14s, 70. No, 2 Manitoba -14s, 40. No. 3 Manitoba -14s, 30, No. 2 hard winter -13s, 1:d. Corn, spot euiet. American mixed, new -120, 10 1-20. Flour, winter patents -478. Hops in L,ondon (Pacific Ceast)-24 to 15, 15s. Hams, short cut, 14 to 'In lbs. -102s. Bacon, Cumberland cut, 20 to 10 lbs. - 955. Clear bellies, 14 to 16 it's. -9's. Long clear middles, light, 23 to 34 ib. - Long clear middles, heavy, 83 to 90 lbs. -95s. Short clear backs, 16 to 20 lbs. -90s. Shoulders, square, 11 te 13 lbs. -79s. Lard, prime weste"n, in tiereet, Paw - 815, 6; o1d-$2s, 6d. 5 American, refined notninal, in boxes - 815. Cheese, Canadian, fineet white new- 1t7e. 001orede-108s. .Atadrailan In London -43s, 30. Turpentine. spirit9438. Resin, eommon-26s, 60, Petroleum, refined -1s, 1 1-90. Linseed Oi1-41s, 60. Cotton Seed Oil, bull refined, spot -39s, 88. 0 • HON. J. COSTIGAN DEAD, attain, Ont., Sept. 29. -Senator, the Hon. T. Coatigan, died here to- day, after a long terne of illiteee, at the residence of his dangler, Mrs. Walter Armstrong, He was in his 82n0 year. e • . , a • "I am efraid"'You..don't -think seri. tmely enough of death," 'sighed the good deaeon. "No, the last thing in the world 1 mood to do In to die," 110161 the unregenerate baelcslider. W. R. Hamby C.M. Special attention paid to diseases et Women and Children, having t0hon Postgraduate work in Sur- gery, Bacteriology and Scientific Medicine, Offiiae In the Kerr residence, be- tween the Queen's Hotel and the Ilaptist Church. AIL business given careful attention. Phone 54. 0. Pon 1.11 Dr. Robt. C. Redmond " (Eng-) (Lond.) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. (Dr. Chisholm's old stand). I CHIROPRACTIC Chiropractic removes the cause of practically all diseases. It Matters not what part of the body is affected, It den tie reached through the nerve centres In the epinal column, by .ad- Iuitment of Subluxated 'vertebras. Ooneultation free. DR. J. A. Pm, D. C. Graduate thiropractor. Member trualets Physicians' M. 9100191tIon of tanads. .1001.1111111••=1.1111•1 DR. R. L STEWART Graduate of University of Torcinta ENV); gZre,t)'fiei,illgiantie,tV.n Surgeons. OFFICE ENTRANCE: SECOND DOOR NORTH OF ZURBRIGG'S PHOTO STUDIO, JOSEPHINE ST. PHONE 29 OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN DR. F. A. PARKER. Osteopathy builds vitality and strength. A.djuatment of the &pine and Other tissues is gently secured, there- by removing the predisposing causes of disease. Blood pressure and other examina- DAM made. 'rasses scientifically fit. ted. OFFICE OVER CHRISTIE'S STORE. rdurs-fruesdays and Fridays, 9 gon. • p.m.; Wednesdays, Y to 11 a.m. m days by aPPointenank 4 --General Hospi-tai (Under Government Inspection). I Pleasantly situated, beautifully fur. nished. Open to all regularly licensed physicians. Rates for patients (whiell inOlude board and nursing) -$4.90 tee $115.00 per week, according to location of room. For further information - Address MISS L. MATHEWS, Super! ntendent, Box 223, Wingharni Ont. 1 SRI Town and Farm properties. call and see my list and get my price.. I have some excellent values. J G. STEWART WINGHAM. Phone 184. Office In Town Hall., T. R. Bennett, J. kuOTIONEER Dates Arranged at the Advance Office Pumared Stook Sales a Specialty Sales conducted anywhere In Ontario. PHONE 81. WINGHAM, ONT. NOON& J. W. DODD (Successor to .T. G. STEWART) FIRE, LIFE, 'ACCIDENT and HEALTH INSURANCE. I', 0. Box 866. Phone 198 WINGHAM, OMT, John F. Grow s Issuer bf MARRIAGE LICENSES TOWN HALL. WINGHAM Phones-Offloo /4; Resident:le 108. WE WANT CREAM # ettroubrriceesraanifoirweoeyo,diorarougatnstt_tot e wane awn. and Will paw tri ell 1.1 esitlidrresiatias goodor peitt 011 p4441:FtlIV'hOcritnahlillitroadisillithe: Jr platthe having ream during t 6 w nter woeld do wo I to ship to us. ain ell, eta:irate charges and ea 0 an hetnest businrs. Cheese f rite for further particulars to THE SEAFOITH CREAMERY IIIIMPORTH s- bN TARO • .40.;