HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1905-03-23, Page 6f THE KINGDOM OF BOD
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Was Established When God Breathed Into
Man the Breath of Eternal Life.
The kiigdt.nt of God is within you.
-St. Luke, evil., 21.
Perhaps the most as:u•od fact that
than has cuncereing hinted( is the
tact that he is something more than
an animal.
Ile share/ the life of the animal,
but he finds himself possessed of
desires which have neither counter -
pori nor fulfilment in that life. Ile
is more really to accept a dream of
the future than he is to deny the
hope of such a future. Man hopes,
man desires. man prays and man
knows hirtueel( to he something more
than a creature of the dust.
It is this intuitive knowledge of
his greatness which has brought man
to his present place fat the life of the
world. it is because man has in
hint the elements of perfection that
he has been enabled to overcome
sante of hie imperfections, and this
knowledge proceeded from within,
not from without. So when we
eeck for eau's primary conception
of the kingdom of God wo must go
back of all creed, of all doctrine,
yea, of all revelation, anal find it in
man himself. Revelotton is but
God's answer to man's question;
creed and doctrine are but mean's
interpretation of God's answer.
When the work of the countless
age's was completed, wilco man stood
forth, the flower and fruit of God's
creative power, ani God breathed in-
to this creature the
BREATH OF Pnri.RNAL LIFE,
at that moment the kingdom of God
was established. Revelation came
afterwnrd, creed came afterward,
doctrine carne afterward, but all
were simply to confirm, to make
clear, to interpret that which was
man's already. So that unless we
cats held withif. roan the possibilities
the potentialities of the state he is
seeking we may well doubt whether
that state does or ever can exist.
The question, then. of the kingdom
of God is wrapped up in the ques-
tion of the nature of humanity.
What do we find in the history of
man. W41at do we find an the heri-
tage of the past generations? Whnt
do we find as a part of our own
nature which testifies of the reality
of the kingdom of (pod? Everything!
The history of the race is but the
record of one contineuus etiort to
realize the kingdom of God.
'1•hreughout the uges there has been
it cry, a struggle, a reaching out for
Borne end in tho future.
Man is the only animal that is not
satisfied. Ho laughs, he weeps, and
forever he is seeking the light. At
no tine in his history do we find
hirer completely satisfied with his en-
vit'oruient. There were times when
progress was slow. times when a
deathlike lethargy crept over h n
thought and the world was almost
at a standstill. butthese periods of
retrogression were neither perman-
ent nor catnstrophic. They were
only temporary lapses which were
soon recovered and mankind pro-
ceeded on Its march.
ONWARi► AND UPWARD.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ was
new, because it told man something
he had not heard before: it was old,
because that statement had been the
far tole dream, the vague hope, the
unformed thought of the ages. Man
in his search after God had colpo
upon it and had nut dared to be-
lie•ve it could be possible. Trembling
awestruck, overcome by the great-
ness of the thought, he had put it
from him as something out of the
realm of the possible. Jesus Christ,
came, and, looking into the eyes of
this frightened, bewildered child,
said, "Fear not; your dream is a
reality: you aro the child of God.
The kingdom of God is within you."
That message has never been dis-
credited nor rejected, for mankind
knows instinctively that it is true,
To deny it would be to deny the
history of the past, the experience of
the present, the hope of the future.
The world has always lived in the
light of that truth. in the ages be-
fore Christianity it was the faint
light by which the world blindly,
half consciously, but unceasingly
pressed forward. Since that first.
Christmas morning when "the Word
became flesh and dwelt among us"
it has been the bright star, guiding
the children of sten to the place
where divinity shall he clothed in
humanity and hum -miler shall bo ex-
alted to the throne of divinity.
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SELECTED RECIPES.
Tu Dress and Cook Rabbits. -First
twist the heads off and cut legs off;
then with the sharp blade of a pock-
et knife cut crosswise of back, just
through the skin, ' !way between
the shoulders and hipsfull tho skin
off either way. When nicely nude,
single. 'Then with keen edged blade,
holding rabbit in 1(4t hand (if you
are right handed), cut carefully
through the outer coverings from
breast bone to lower extremities.
'fake out the entrails cautiously,
without cutting or tearing them.
Then make clean with pure water.
Cat up into pieces and place in ves-
sel of clean water to soak over
night. In the morning make your
skillet quite hot, having put into it
a lump of butter the sire of an egg
and twice the quantity of lard. lioll
the pieces of rabbit in flour, place in
skillet nicely and stew and fry for
at least a half hour or forty min-
utes. Salt and pepper to suit the
taste. This is a fine dish for the
weary and hungry. Try it. Or when
it is nearly done take out a few
pieces and place in your wire broiler
find !dace it on the coals of a wood
or coal fire for about one or two
n ' tes. 'Phis is grand.
Grandmother's Seed Cnkes.-
('reant half a cup of butter (rather
scant! and two cups of sugar. Add
four tablespoonfuls of mer's't milk and
a little lepton or vanilla extract, and
one good tablespoonful of caraway
aecds. Sift in flour enough to make
a stiff dough that can be easily roll-
ed out, adding to each cup of flour
one teaspoonful of baking powder.
This. rule will take about two clips
of flour.
('hateneb land ret Beef. -'fake the
undercut of a large sirloin of beef
or the whole fillet if fur a large
or the whole fillet if for a
large party: cut the best part
Into tno inett thick steaks, slightly
flatten them with a cutlet bat, trim
of all the akin and fat, let them lie
for n short time in sweet oil, season
with pepper, and broil over n clear
fire. When both hides are nicely
browner) sprinkle the steak with salt,
tend Iinl.h cooking 0 slowly.
They sl hl. however, he slightly un-
derdone, and care must be taken in
turning their with longs. that the
meat may not be pierced or 111.
Jule, s n ill weals•. Mix together res
a plate a small flat
of fresh butter
e
with finely chopped parsley. pepper.
salt and lemon juice, put a little on
each steak, pour a little rich sauces
roltd and garnish the dish with'
fried potato straws. Serve very'
hot.
('ornstnreh Pudding without Egg,.
-One pint of new milk %% eh si e
1nblespneoifals of corn March, stirred
to a poste: have one quart of milk
in a double line boiler, and uhilc
bolllIlg hut. stir in one coffee cupful
of sugar, and the corn atnrch dls-
selve d in the cold milk. Flavor with
lepton or vanilla, and stir constant -
Iv untll it thickens. 'Turn it into a
glass or a china bowl, and serve
hot.
Seen;• Pudding. -One pint of
sweet milk, half cop of sugar, half
(1111 1,1 I!,••u:, hell' cup et butter, and
five eggs. 'let the flour with part
of the milk; then add the remainder
and cook ten minutes; add butter
and sugar while hot; when cool, add
yolks of eggs well beaten, then the
beaten whites and stir thoroughly.
Bake in a two -quart. double boiler.
Serve with a butter and sugar sauce.
TO TELL FINNAN 11ADDIES.
•'The great public is often buncoed
in buying Finnan buddies," remarked
a man its the fish business. "When
you buy Finnan haddies nowadays
you may get a Finnan !saddle, which
is smoked haddock or you may not.
The Excelsior Life
Insurance Co.
The annual meeting of this company
was held at the head offices in the coins
pany's building on Thursday afternoon.
The directors' report, which was unani-
mously adopted, shows a most satisfac-
tory increase In each item of the
company's business. During the year
the balance of the authorized capital of
the company was disposed of at 160,
the issue being largely over -subscribed
for, the required amount being alloted
and paid for within ten days. 'The
amount el new insurance issued during
the year was $2.288,157, an increase
of 88 per cent. The amount of In-
surance In toed at the end of the year
was $7.646,798.35. an increase of $1,-
474,192.15, or 24 per event. The In-
come. excluding capital, ons $wren 2 -
al. The disbursements were $168,-
281190, of which nearly $50,000 com-
prises payments to policyholders. '1'1.e
cou.par e's death rate for the year
was h net, (ho average annual rate since
the company rornnieuced tiusinesn being
the unparalleled low one of 3.54. The
net assets are /84b.071 82. the In-
crease being $172.645.80, or 26 per
eent. The company's inte.tinents have
proved extremely satisfactory from the
standpoint tot both security and pro.
ductltene.s The gross assets for MY
curdy of policyholders. including un-
called capital. are $1.252,448.20 be-
ing an Increase of $291,068.58. it is a
ell -known fact that the security at -
forded to policyholders by all regular
Canadian companies is nhsolute, but
laking the amount of the company's
policy contracts into consideration. it
will be seen that the extra security af-
forded ifs policyholders is unusually
large. The reserve fund now totals
$eriN,6•d :11, an increase of $134.297.-
94. or 2:1 per rent. The net serplus on
Tpolicyholders' account is $58.801.8!1
Iie Company's sphere of operations has
been extended during the year, the com-
pany now 'pushing for business end
meeting witt. gond- elrrceNi in every
part of the Domtnlon. it Is expected
that the additional orgnnizetlon effected
will result most adtantn,reou.ly to both
sharcholde r and policyholders. The com-
pany attributes its cents need suceese
H "i • and
. to .Ian. of in ranee a 1
to it. nitrne ti 1
liberalrnl policy contracts.
r urled with
its prominence In respect to those
fea-
tures of its business in which policy-
holders are most particularly interested.
The directors' report we unnniuions-
ly adopted.
The MI Meting gent lose n cern re.
elected dirnttor, of the company for the
ensuing year: -livid F'nskee, )sq.. 11.
A 'Toronto. t'rraidrnt. H. f. i'nrker,
F.sq., Owen Sound, anet Iluliff Gress,
Fay Toronto Vice -Presidents: (leorgo
Itooeterhatn. )•seq . Toronto, Thhmas
Long. Esq , Toronto: .lobo Ferguson,
Fans , M A., 11. D . Toronto: .1. T. W.
Ftn.s. Esti . M D., L R.(1 P . Toronto;
W .1 McFarland, Folq., Toronto; Alex-
ander Peeken. H.A., Toronto. (leo. E.
Weir. Esq.. Dresden; W F n Colter,
Esq., 1..111 .8 Sarnia. Wm Harvey,
Feet , It L.. Winnipeg. R. W (Jordon,
Esq . Pembroke. .los. Wright. F'sq . Tor-
onto. .1 v 11nechtel, Esq. Hanover
The company have desirablee openings
for good then on their Agency start.
Those interested will do well to corn-
1(0with ��11r Wltliam Harvey.
we.tern Man�pr, winelp•g, or the Moan
Omcfs, 'T 'Sato.
You nifty get a smoked codfish
stead, but you will pay the
Finnan huddle price for it Jest the
saute.
•"l'hc haddock is a fish of the cod
family, and resembles the cod very
much. Itut the haddock has a black
lateral line, while that of the cod is
white, and if you will only luuk for
the color of these lines, which is not
changed iu the smoking, you can
tell readily enough whether you are
getting what you want or something
'just as good.' For me reef when I
buy Finnan haildie I want Finnan
haddie. It may be no better than
Finnan cod, but I like to think I am
getting what I want."
rea
'n -p l f ATAL SLEEP SICKNESS
THE MENDING BASKET.
We often hear the remark that a
certain child is continually wearing
out the elbows of her dress and near-
ly every boy would be out at the
knees it it were not for constant
mending. One wise mother of whom
we know accepts the inevitable and
patches up the prospective places be-
fore they appear. in the sleeves of
new dresses an extra piece of the
goods matching the weave Is put
ready for the emergency ale, a gen-
erous patch in the seat of Irew trou-
sers. This is a real saving of time
fon' when holes appear there in no
ripping of seams to be done and
patches to be hunted up. New stock-
ings aro treated in the same way, -
they are tried on and a place mark-
ed where the knee comes. A patch is
neatly sewed underneath which not
only strengthens the stocking bet
looks better when the holo comes
than the saute place filled with darn-
ing.
THD SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON,
MARCH 26.
Lesson :iii—First Quarterly Re-
view. Golden Text, John 20.31.
THE QUARTERLY LESSON
S'1'A'I'EMEN'I'.
I. The Lessons Grouped in fairs.
Taking the (:olden Text as our key
wo unlock tweite statements "writ -
tee that we might believe that Jesus
is the Christ. the Son of God," 'l'hc
first pair of lessons gives us the tes-
timony of John the Baptist, tho
second pair shows Jesus gathering
his disciples and confirming them in
their faith; the third pair gives us
his deep spiritual teachings to Niro-
dentus and the woman of Samaria;
the fourth pair manifests his power
in healing the son of the nobleman
at Capernaum and the infirm loan
at the pool of Bethesda; the fifth
pair displays Jesus as the (tread of
God and the Water of God, a Source
of strength and refreshment not only,
but a means also of slaking his fol-
lowers fountains of blessing to help
quen:h the this of others (the
teachings of Lesson X correspond
closely with those of Lesson VI and
the context there); the sixth pair
shows (by a direct statement in Les-
son XI and by a st instr,ectivo
miracle in Lesson XII) that freedom
from the power and penalty of sin
can only conte tltro'1gh the Son of
God.
11. The Signs of the l.essolts.
The miracles of this group of pas-
sages are all mentioned as ''signs."
Let us pick them dut of the current
of the story and recall what they
teach. The First Sign is in Lesson
IV, the turning of the water into
wine. The Second Sign in in Lesson
VII, the cure of the nobleman's sun.
Nath were wrought in Cana of finl-
ike.. The 'third Sign in our group
is the miracle of the infirm man at
the pool of Bethesda, lesson ViII;
the Furth is the miracle of the
loaves and fishes on the plain of
Bgtaihn, Lesson iX; and the Fifth is
the miracle of the man born blind,
Leeson XII. One simple mei ' tg of
each sign is shown b;' coupling each
with the Gulden Text of the lesson
which records it: l'r pt obrelience
is taught by the First; confidence in
Christ as the Son of God by the
Serond; the inadequacy of human
means by the 'Third; the truth ex-
pressed in the two figures, "I ata the
lit ing (tread which came down from
heaven," and "1 ant the Light of
the world," by the Fourth nntl the
FIB h.
111. 'Ilse Testi llllll se of the Lessons.
The teachings of the Quarter's les-
sons hate been too gems for full
recapitulation here. During the last
twelve Sundays eery •11 of gospel
truth has venue tiller our reverent
survey. '1'o recall it we eine recount
the vnriorw: people 1' 1 Jesus int-
pressesl t c his teachings and his
miracles. Mach of these in his marl
w-ny gives whnt e be called per-
sonal testnlmny—his reason for be-
lieving theft Jesus is the ('hiist, the
Son of (106. .1ohn the Baptist tells
of the Spirit descending from heaven
like a dove, and the Voice from
heaven announcing, "'Phis is Ile
which Irnptizeth with the Holy
Ghost." Andrew and John, Peter
and Jamie, Philip and Nathannel,
tell of the conversation by which
their hearts were opened to the
truth from above. The wonder -
stricken guests at the wedding feast
In (rnnn: Niendemtls, n rider of the
,news: the woman at the %tell of
Samaria: thl grateful noble n, res-
t lead b; llee palter that curvy at
a distance and by it word; the man
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whose thirty-eight year. of suffering
here suddenly reliever!; the hungry
folk, astonishingly ted, who wante:I
to crown Jesus as king, but who un-
derstood s0 little of his spirit: those
oho discussed and debated) at the
Feast of 'I'nbrenvrle c ns to whether
this slim the Prophet or the Christ
or one wfrths, of death: and the
man horn blind, but now by our
Lord's potter made able to see—
these all hnte given to us their tes-
timony to the truth of the Golden
Text.
leriend•-" Vou've never hewn called
in consultntion, havo you?" Young
Doctor -"No; but I'd like to he. It's
nice to chnrte ten times ns much as
the other doctor for snying thnt you
don't know any snore about the
case than he sloes."
CAUSES GREAT LOSS OF LIFE
IN AFRICA.
Investigations By Col. David
Bruce, of the Army Medi-
cal Corps.
'The sleeping sickness of the tropics
is for the first few days a languor
so slight as to pass nlmost unnotic-
ed for weeks turd even months -a le-
thargy tehich deepens into continuous
sleep and filially profound uncon-
sciousness, terminating only in
death. No epidermic Jiseus° of mod-
ern times has destroyed 111o1'e human
beings than this has during the last
four years In the Congo, Uganda
and the -oudan. A visitation re-
duced the population of the is4and of
Iluvunla front twenty-two thousand
to eight thousand. in the, southern
part of the province of Busoga the
native tribes have been almost ex-
terminated, and only deserted vil-
lages remain where a few years ago
were the most populous conununities
of Uganda. No one can number the
thousands who fell victims in the
interior districts, but the tales of
panic-stricken refugees give some
idea of the awful loss of life there.
Wide regions have become com-
pletely depopulated. Fortunately
the disease has been confined to the
basins of the Congo, Senegal and
Niger. Within these limits it has
had a singularly uneven distribu-
tion. infected localities being often
surrounded by areas in which the
disease has never appeared. At the
mouth of the Congo, for example,
no cases have occurred, while a few
hundred miles up the river it has
been continually prevalent.
NO HUMAN BEING,
has yet had the sleeping sickness and
recovered. In this it, is unique, for
no other infectious decease is invari-
ably fatal, the death rate in bubon-
ic plague, thu most dreaded disease
of the Orient, varying from sixty to
ninety-five per cent. and to the case
of Europeana sometimes fatting be-
low
o-low twenty per cunt. The mortal-
ity in Asiatic cholera is rarely more
than seventy per cent. under the
most unfavorable conditions, and in
ninny epidemics less than twenty-
five per cent. of all who are attacked
,succumb. 'There is something par-
, Ocularly appalling about the insitli-
, ons (meet and the relentless course
of the sleeping sickness that has (M-
imi the natives with the utmost ter-
ror, and when it npixars among
'them they desert their hotves. But
;even flight, the refuge in most epi-
demics, is unavailing against this,
for a whole community may become
infected before tho existence of the
malady is known, so long is the in-
terval between the contraction of
the disease and the appearance of
synod ins. It is said that in the
days of the slave trade caws oc-
curred in negroes s-. ho had been
brought to the wrest Indies from
Africa.
771e earliest signs of the disease
are lassitude and indisposition to
perforin accuxtonted tasks. The
traits of the Infected person change.
Ile becomes taciturn nttd sullen and
wanders off in !it'll reit of solitude, to
fall asleep le the jungle, or he re-
tires to his but utorose and drowsy.
At this time trembling of the lintels
and tremulousness of the tongue sug-
gest 1 he nature of the disease, to
those who are familiar with It. As
the somnolence incr•asesi the victim
will often fall asleep at his work or
even while eating, the food remain-
ing unchewed in his mouth. After
a variable time ho passes into al-
most unbroken sleep. At first he
may be aroused to eat, but Ise quick-
ly
GOES TO SLEEP AGAiN.
This singe of the disease may last
four or Bis ths. and in excep-
tional cases much :onger. Negroes
afflicted with the sleeping sickness
have been taken to England, and
three natives of the French Congo
were recently taken to Paris, where
they were studied for n number of
months at the Institute for 'Tropical
Medicine. The sleep in this stage is
not unnatural. and the patient does
not lose weight. The negroes taken
to Paris would occasionally have
disturbing dreams in which they
world Ring their war songs. '1'Ite
last stage of this terrib:e disease is
a
comatose condition. Feeding fs
impossible and rapid emaciation oc-
curs. 'Death (01018 either front ex-
hnustion or from one of the rolnpll-
cations which commonly arise.
When the sleeping sickness assumed
epidemic proportions four 3011(5 ago
its tremendous l 1110 titic importance
was at once recognised by the gov-
ernments which had colonies 111 the
infected tired, and every effort was
made to determine the cause of the
disease. nod, If possible, to find some
means of controlling Iry spread. Dr.
Cnt•teIltii i, of Florence, had Observed
a well known animal parasite. the
trypanosome. in then blood tad cere-
bro -spine fluid of :entreats nitll the
Weeping sickness, leo lie was inclin-
ed to think tt.at its presence was ac-
cidental. although net entirely sat-
isfied that it Wright sol hear some
vent' to the cause of the disease.
An expedition headed by Lieutenant
('ninnel 1,avid Mute. of the ret my
medical corps. was sent tett by the
R
!loyal rel Meekly of England.
Colonel Bruce had won considerable
reputation from his work in investi-
gating nagana, to Mery widespread
and fatal dis(•a•ee of horvess and raf-
t!, in So'tth Africa. If barn found
the, In lie dor to infection by try-
panosomes and that the tsetse Ile'
was the carrier of the pnrneite.
Surrn.
THE DiSEASi•: (le i10I1Siew
in the i'hilippines which has caused
so mulch concern recently to the Am-
erican army, and anal de caderns, a
similar disease in Brazil and Cen-
tral America. are both due to infec-
tion with tlypnnnsonles. Which are
prolm).ly identical with the ems dis-
covered by Colonel Bruce. From his
familiarity With the paraeile found
by 11r, ('ustellani, Bruce Was ea s cial-
Federal Life
Assurance Company
OF CANADA.
23rd Annual Report and Financial
Statement.
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For the Year Ending December 31, 1904.
The twenty-third annual meeting of the shareholders of this company was
held at the head office of the company, in Hamilton, on 'Tuesday. Mardi 7th.
1905. the President, Mr. David Dexter. in the chair. The following reports
and financial statement were submitted:—
DIRECTORS'
ubmitted:
DIRECTORS' REPORT.
Your directors havo the honor to p resent the report and financial state.
meat of rho cofopanybythe foraudthitorse year which closed on the 81st 1lecembur, 1904,
duly vouched rm
Tho new business of the year consisted of two thousand two hundred and
fifty applications for insurance, aggregating $3,146,500. of which two thou-
sand one hundred and seventy-seven applications for $3,010,400.50 were ac-
cepted.
As in previous, years, the income of the company shows a gratifying in-
creaso, and the assets of the company have been increased by $255,979 52,
and have now reached $2.14/1•778.87, exclusive of guarantee capital.
The security for policyholders, including guarantee capital, amounted at
the close of lho year to $3.016,773.37. and fhe liabilities for reserves and all
outstanding claims, $1,962,935.56, showing a surplus of $1.055,887.81. I x-
el837.usl8ve1. of uncalled guarantee capital, the surplus to policyholders was $185;
I'ollcies on eighty-two lives became claims through death, to the amount
of $157,040.00, of which $12,685 was reinsured In other companies.
4111i.84.
ncluding cash dividends and dividends applied to the reduction of ,reel
urns. with annuities. the total payment to policyholders amounted to 1188,-
Careful attention has been given to the investment of the company's funds,
in first-class bonds, mortgage securities, and loans on the company's policies
amrateplyof securedinterest. by
•!torts for new reserves. Our investments have yielded it very satisfactory
Expenep have been confined to a reasonable !Unit, consistent with due
business.
The results of the year indicate a most gratifying progress. Compared
with the preceding year, the figures submitted by the directors for your ap-
proval show an advance of thirteen and a half per cent. in assets.
The assurances carried by the company now amount to $16,047,806.23.
upon which the company holds reserves to the full amount required by law,
and. Ur addition thereto, a considerable surplus.
The field °!Veers and agents of the company are Intelligent and loyal. am
are entitled to much credit for their able representation of the company's in-
terests. The members of the office start havo also proved faithful to the coln-
pany s service.
Your directors are pleased to be able to state that the business of the
company for the past two :months of the current year has been better than
In the corresponding months of last year, and that the outlook for the fes
turfs is very bright.
11AViD DEXTER, President and Managing Director.
AUDITORS' REPORT.
To the President and Directors of the Federal Life Assurance Company:-
Oentletnen,-00 have carefully audited the books 1 records of your
company for the year ending 31st December last, and have certified t0 theft
accuracy.
The cash and journal touchers have been closely examined, and agree with
the entries recorded.
The debentures, bonds, etc., in the possession of the company have been in-
spected, whilst those deposited with the Government or banks have been veri-
fied by certificate, the total agreeing with the amount as shown in the state-
ment of assets.
The accompanying statements, viz., revenue and assets and Liabilities, show
the result of the year's operations, and. also, the financial position of the
Coma
Rpespny.ectfully submitted,
11. S. STE1'IIENS,
CHARLES S'Tlhl''.
Auditors.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1904.
RECEIPTS.
Hamilton. 1st March, 1905.
Premium and annuity income
Interest, rents, and profit on sales of securities
$ 542,388
80,829
I IS81'1tSEMEY7.S.
03
51
$
, ,71R 7t
l'aid to pont) holders ( 198.911 84
All other payments 191.020 70
ltalaucu 288,186 80
$ 620.718
ASSETS, DECE111;::R 31, 1904.
34
Debentures and bonds $ 685,383 82
Mortgages 704,168 83
Loans on policies, bonds, stocks, etc. .... 410,015 33
All other ass,tty ...... 348,605 39
$",118,773 77
1.I.t11114ITIF:S•
Reserve fund
Death IuiFev awaiting proofs
Other liabilities
Surplus on policyholders' account
Assets
Uuarantee capital
$t,814 ,721 81
51,140 (10
21,070 75
185,837 81
(2,148,773 87
$2,148,778 87
870,000 00
'total security -. $8,018,773 37
Policies were issued assuring $ 3,010,499 50
Total insurance In force 10,047,800 23
The foregoing reports and statements were received and adopted, on the
motion of President David Dexter, seconded by Vice -!'resident Lieut. -Col.
Kerns.
The retiring directors were re-elected. and at a subsequent meeting of the
directors the following officers were re -elected. -Mr. Davol Dexter, President
and Managing Director; Lieut. -Col kerns atilt nut. 1)r. Putts, Vice -Presidents
ly fitted to carry outthe investiga-
tion of the sleeping sickness and his
subsequent work was a lel of
accuracy and contpletene:ws. With Dr.
Castellani he examined the blood of
thirty-four cases of the sleeping
sickness and found t,'ypnnosomes in
twenty-thrcc of them. Later exam -
invitees have proved them to bo
present in all cases of the disease.
A tsetse fly (glossina palpalie was
found in great abundance along the
shore.; of strewuna .and takes in lo-
calities where the •leepi.ig sickness
iprevailedl, and fr its analogy to
the diseases caused by trylxttlusc,utes
in cattle it Was R11gpe('tell that the
parasites causing the sleeping sick-
ness were transmitted to man by
the bites of tsetse flies.
'1'o demonstrate this, fifes were
caught. fed on persons ill with the
steeping sickness and then allowed
to bite monkeys. The monkeys de-
veloped the sante disease and died.
When bitten by uninfected flies they
did not become ill. %t'hen the Viet'
which had 11.1.11 fed ul infected
persons were examined they, too,
were found to have t t;vt►nnosontes In
their holies,
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THE TIBETANS' RELIGION.
It is a Very Disgraced Form of
Buddhist
('ol. Sir Frnnk Youtighosbnnd read
a paper on ""1 he Geogrnphicnl Ite•sult
of the 11feelon to 'rib( t" before n
crowded audience i,1 the Itoyn1 (ieo-
graphlenl Society recently. 'Theses
who had expected that Col. 1'oung-
hetsbarel would snake some reference
to the attitude of Mr. ilrodr•ick and
the Indian Office to'tned the terms of
the treaty signed at Lhasa were dis-
appointed. The paper was merely a
picturesque desc•riptiuit of the coun-
try through which the expedition
pnssetl, :et►ne of the obstacles it had
to contend with. arid the vacillating
ono childish people with wh im it
had to deal.
'the leading seen of I.hewt fret.
Yotrnghushand describes (Pi "api►al-
tingly ignorant and isecotICert•ably tin -
businesslike. They were almost in-
variably polite. and they were geni-
al. The hutnblest little joke was
enough to met them oft laughing, and
I do not recall tcparating at the
close of a single ireerview• of all the
many We had at Lhasa with ally
feeling of Ill -temper. -
Ono important gttperstition that.
Col. 1'osnsghuslrnrid overthrew was
as to the religion of the 'Tibetans.
"They are." he said, "still, to all
intents and purge ses, den:on-wor-
shippers. 'Their religion 18 grot-
esque and Is the trust degraded, not
the purest, forth of Buddhism In
exist ence."
A scientific discovery of great in-
terest was merle during the slay of
the crperlitloe ret Khatnha .long. A
bed of fessil oysters wits discovered,
from which Mr. lilavde'n of the tieoltt-
Kicnl Survey' eertnised thnt two or
three million years ngo Tibet star
Lebow a sea which unshed r round
the base of the ilimnlny'ns
AN iNCIt1::1SE 01•' 24 P.C.
We are publishing in this issue the
Annual Statement of the Exeelilor
Life Insurance Company, which
shows a derided introits.. oter the
bunti
Inks
of former seasons. '1'hnt the
amount of insurance in force at the
end of the year showed nut inc•rense
of 21 pee is an advance of schich
the Excehiur may well be proud,
and we extend to them our cnngrat
uldlions.
--_s
'HIE MASTERY.
MASTF IIV.
'i'o lose self-control is to lose the
key to any situation. No man who
cannot hold hirnself in hand can ex•
pect to hold others. It has been well
said that. In any discussion or dis-
agreement with another, if you are
In the strong. you cannot afford to
lose y nut• temper, and If von are In
the right, there is no ocensien to.
Or, as it leaver, h.;s trittilt put it,
'posieeseion isi nine points o% the law;
self-possession is ten.'
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