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The Wingham Advance, 1910-05-12, Page 2SWORE ALLEGIANCE ITO KINO GEORGE V. The New King Declares That He Will Fol low in Footsteps of His Father. Alexandra Will Now be Queen Mother -How New King and Queen Will Hold Court. Pioclaims the New King ./e,•••••••••PO "Whereas, it hair pleased, Abni glity God to call to His mercy our late Sovereign Eilwerd VIL. of bleased and gloriaus memody, by whose decease the Imperial Crown of the United Kingelem of Great Britain and Ireland la solely end rightfully come to the high and, 'nighty Prince George Freder. kit Ernest lethert, we therefore, the Dards spiritual and temporal of this realm, heing here assieted with these of his late Majesty's Privy Council, with numbers of 'other peineipal gentlemen of quality, with the Lord May- or, aldermen aod citieens of Londou, do now hereby with one voice, con- sent of tongue end liefart, publish apd procleira that the bigh and miglity Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert is now by the death of our late Sovereign of happy memory become our only lewful and rightful liege Lord George V., by the grace of God, King of the 'United Kingdom of Great `Britain and Ireland, defender of the faith, Emperor of India, to whona we do acknowledge all faith and conatant obedience with all hearty and hemble affection, beseeching God, by whom all Kings and Queens do reign, to bleats thd Royal Prince George V. with long and happy years to reign *versus." Text of the King's Speech. "My Lords and Gentlemen: My heart is too fulhfor me to address you to -day hi more than a fevr words. It is my sorrowful duty to announce to you the death of my dearly loved father, the Xing. In this irrepar- able loss, whieh has so suddenly fallen upon me and upon the whole Enn Ore, I am eotnforted by the feeling that I have the sympathy of my future subjects, who will mourn with me for their beloved Sovereign, whose own happiness wete found in sharing and promoting theirs. I have lost not only a fathezei love, but the affectionate and intimate relations of a dear friend and adviier. No less confident am in the unilveraal loving synipathy which imtutenred to my dearest mother in her everlasting grief. "Standing- here a, little more than nine .years ago our beloved Mng de,clo,red ehat as long es there was breath in his body he would work for the good and amelioration of his people. I am sure that the opinion of the whole nation is that this decision has been hilly carried out. To en - dewier to Mot; his footsteps and at the same time to uphold the consti- tutional gevernment of these realms will be the earnest object of my life. "I am 'deeply sensible of the very heavy responsibilities vrhieh have fallen upon me. know that can rely upon Parliament and upon the people of these islancle and of my dominions beyond the seas for their help in the disehariKof these arduous duties, and- for their prayers that God will grant Me eteeitgth and guidance. I am encouraged by the knowledge that I have inmse dear wife one who will be a constitut helpmate in every endeavoriferhmr people's good." THE NEW KING. George V. Subsdribes to the Oath of °flies -With Affected. London, etlay • 8seeThe future steps 'reMorselessly en heele of the past. While the bodge oeuthe deed King Ed- ward lies hieveiteig removal from 33uckinghain .Palayse eo Windaor Castle and the hearte pf"the Royal famLy and His Majesty's loyal eubjecte are welling with sincere vele-Official preparations ore being mcicte Wite. dignifiect.haste far the instalineeitepf his, snotessor, George V., into thehgateat office from wheal death suddenly removed' Edward VII. Practically 'etreretthing is now arranged for the proelametion of Gecrigh V., and during to-inoreSw 'Morning, with all the stateiy formae ceremonaw handed down item -Ettglitend's eititorie and pie- turesqte past, the new Sovereign will be proclaimed 'King and Eniperor in the metropolie and the other great cities ot the Empire. Truinpetere • clad scarlet and gold P. and escortee by Life Guards, will entei the- City ef London, end the Lord Mayor and • aldermen, in robes of tof- fee, will meet them at Temple Bar. This ceremony was expected to take place In London on Saturday, and great erowds itesenifbled at Temple 13o.r and the . Royal Reehange, waiting there for hours, ouly to be disappointed, as the ceremony was postpone& The Prince of Wales was proclaitned King George the •Fiftli at a meeting of the Rrivy Coutelin the throne room of grimy St. Jamese,Palace at 4 o'clock on eeturday afternoon. On Friday nighe Sir Almerie Fitzroy, the tied: of the Privy Council, issued tun -menses to. ell the members to meet at St. James' Palace at 4 o'cleck yeeter- day afternoon to meet the King and „witness the ceremeny of his taking the oath of offiee-also to swear allegiances to Mut and issue the proclamation an nowleing to the people tof the Empire his accession. There was a full attend - since of the members when -the Privy Cottrell met. . 3,he Lord Mayor, Sir Johti Kuill, ths City elarshal, the Chamberlain and ether officers or the eorporation, coinpanied tee iteee King to the chem. bers. The sheriffs of Loudon, the wider aheriffs nnd the eldernien were preeent far the purpose of swearing allegitinee the now King. The Bari of Crewe, Lore Ptivy Seal end Secretary for the Colonlee,. presided. The King, attended by Lord Anna, echo was his Lord of tee Bedchamber; the Print* of hiteles, and Sir Charlet dent, his equerry, drove from Marlbor- ough lloulse fa St. Jimmie Pablo. The Solite eta* lined with people, who re- epeetfulty saluted as he posed. THE PROCLAMATION. Ae (woe es the Privy Council met the Lord Presideot announced that the mem. hers bad been summoned in swear that they might be notifed of the teeth of Ills 'Majesty Edwatd VII. After th:s beetacetimpt certain Lords of the Council proeeeded to another eltamber, where the Wing titles a.ttehdanee. Having ferny Ally uotified him of the death of his fa- ther, they returned to the council eliain- her, vrhere the proelamation piffled Above Was read. The ore/lofty of eignini tire 11.:011. meat followed, after whieb the Lent Mayor and the repreeentatives of the eity deperted, being informed, that euetont requited that they ishould with- drew before further businces of the Council eould he taken up, King George V. then entered the. oeuttell Teem itud imbeeribed to the .miths WItiett reenire the King to govern the XiAgdom seeording to the laws and oneterns and to Afford seenrity the Chrireh in Semtlend. Tire members of the Cabbiet who tette present, having token the oath Ana the Hoag* of lends and the Conn motet were met the only impresalve omit yesterday. Ths Lord Meyer presided et the nwetiug of the aldermen, 'Moine and other authorities of the Free Cith of London, which. agreed to adopt the customary addretees of condoleuce. The Lord Mayor and the sheriffs subsegneut- ly proceeded in their gilt voitchee to attend the Privy Council at St. jamea' Pelace, affording an entertaining, epee, tack for the crowds gathered In the streets between the Guildhall and. the palace. The crowds were compelled to accept the epeetaele in lieu of the more splendid spectacle of the proclai»ation of the new King by the Royal heralds, which they expected aud vainly waited all the' afternoon to witness. THE NEW KING, King George's personality is sa fore- most topic of discussion wherever men meet in London. The various sketches that have been published of him add lit- tle or nothing to the small stock et pub- lic knowledge regarding him. His speech to the Privy Cooed' on Saturclay is re- garded as a model of all that such a speech should be, and it is to be noted that the text as published in the official Gazette cloeely agrees with the sum- mary of the speech given by one who heard, it. It ie elitimed by one bio- grapher, who writes 'with some show of authority, that King George is a firet- class speaker. Accoeding to this writer, the King is a born grater. It might be imagilled that he would be content to let others prepare his oretions, but this is not the ease, THE NEW Cotatt. in Frier Court, ectetinued in their paid.' Stuid a S 1 tti:011441.4tiinlgtliosf PC1 e;ttli,02 4°Itin giGna C 001 *mho, turned toward Marlborough Rouse, and renewed. thew temering for the"King, glimpse of whom was caught as ha etood at the window with Queen Mary et his side. .A.,moment later his 'Majesty low- ered the Besides the heraldio officers the mem. bere of the Cabinet who had hurriedly reterned from *ode holideys abroefl, diplomete and other notable's watched the progrese from the balcony. The popular demoustration brought to en end the Bari Marshal iducl hitt at- tendants proceeded to the Antlaassadorss' Court, .whence they drove to Charing Croat; and thence to the City of London to read the proclamation to the people at the designated points. The singing of the National A.uthent, marked she re -opening of the stock =hang* toelay, the members of 'which forewith got down to work with a deter- mination to discountenance any bear at- taolie. Influential support was at haled to offset any adverae sentiment follow- ing Ring Edwardet death., and the tone was steady.from the start with a harden- ing of pieces. Tide was notable with consols whieh started 3-8 higher and ira- proved to 81 1-4. ROJ320 rails gained from 1...e to 1 point, other British seour. itks and Halite hardening in sympathy. Leading American aecurities were put ep move than a point over parity, help. mg the general advanee. The steadiness of continental bourses on Saturday and the feeling that Meal political differenc- es have Leon suuk for the time sthnulat. ed the effect on prjces. The role Queen Mary will play at the new court has been the subject of con siderable speculation,. The Prince and Princess of Wales (the new Ring and Queen) led such conaparatively retired lives that it is difficult to form an opin- ion, but it is almost safe to a.ssert that the court will be far less brilliant than it wee under King Edward. The latter attached the fullest weight and dignity .to the ceretnonial of the Kingly office, ana all state functions under his reign were investee with the pomp and m,ag- nificence be considered befitting the court of a great Empire. It is quite cer- tain that great changes will be seen in the -extension of the court circle as well as among the actual officials and digni- taries of the court. Queen Mary is cred- ited with treat strength of character, and is likely to exert far mare influence on the court surroundings than did Queen Alexandra. She is deeply tole (does and has a love for charitable work connected With the church; while King George, so far as Is knowe, is more fond of country life and. pursuits than of courtly pomp. Hence there is a general belief that the new court will be of a simpler end more austere type and many of those who heretofore exercised a par- amount influence in the court life will be obliged to seek comparative retire- ment. Saturday's court circular states that during the last moments of the King the Archbishop of Canterbury read site - dal pra,yers and conducted a short ser- vice in the Ring's climber, at which the Queen, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Princess Royal, the Duke of Fife, Prin- cess Victoria and Princess Loeise were preeent. of allegiance, teneersd the seals oi their offices, which the King returned. The Ministers kiesed his hand on their reappointment. The other, members of the Council also took the allegiance and Missed. the King's hand. This closed the business of the Council. The King, after taking the oath, made his first speech as Sovereign as given above. It was somewhat in the nature of a declatation of the policy which it will be his aim to pursue as oc- cupant of the throne. The King, while the brief ceeemonies were proceeding in the throne room, showed signs of deep grief. His large eyes were red, obviously from crying. Throughout the solemn reading of the proclamation the new Sovereign listened absorbedly, with his eyes downeapt and chin upthrust. His Majesty's voiee and bearing throughout the speech and the subscribing of the proclamation geve evi- dence of a keen feeling of responsibility and of deep emotion. The crowds outside the palace, Temple Bar, and the Mansion Heine waited patiently, having the Londoner's love of a Royal spectacle for the public proelamation by the heralds of the as - melon of King Edward's successor. They were disappointed, as the Privy Council decided to postpose the prochunation un- til Monday morning. MEMBERS SWORN IN. A meeting of Perliameht was held at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, aecord- ing to the custom obtaining on the ‚death of a Sovereign. It was of brief duration. Crowds gathered at the en- trance of the House of Lords to watch about half a hundred nobles enter the chamber to take the oath of allegiance to the new King, No oaths were taken in the House of Commons. The members of the How of Commons wi:1 begin to subscribe their allegiance to the now King on and filter Monday, when it is expected that the necessary officials who are now hastening to London will have arrived in town. Yesterda.y after- noon's sudden and scanty Meeting of both Houses of Pettier/tent during recess showed that Parliament is no longer an instrument of the throne. Most of the peeds present curiously occupied the Unieniste bench. Poli- tical botindaries in the chamber wore ignored. momentarily, and all sat on the scarlet leather benehee on the Unionist side of the chamber. The Lord Clutecellor solemnly subscribed the brief oath of allegiance to Ring George, •kissing the Bible and sign- ing the roll of peers. All the peers. present then _stoopee to the clerk's table, kiaaed the Bible, signed the roll and shook the hand of Lord Lorebutn. They then idlently deperted homeward after a twenty minutes' session, having adjourned until Monday. rn House of ,Commons, where, Un- like the Rouse of Lords. there is no gilt. only sombre oak, the Speaker end Dep uty Speaker were alasent. When a Set - event -at -ante selerindy brought in a leg mace nobody was empowered to take the chair. Home Secretary Whitton Churchill, the. seuior member of the Cabinet, was present. He therefore arose and :mid: "The House here atdembles in pur- suanee of the statutes oh Anne, whielt regtdates its proeredings eonsequent upon the •eentiee of the Crown. but there being no business before the Home font in. the unavoidable abuiece of Mr. Sileaker, it is my duty to move that the Howie do now Adleurn." The question Was put, and, there be- ing no oppoeition, the Ilowri aecordingly adjourned. On Monday and Tueeday the members will visit the Rouse and take the oath of allegiance. On Wednesday the How will witet and pass an lidittese of eomlolence, after which it Will re- sume its spring mem The proetedings of the Privy Clormeil QIIBEN MOTHER BEARING UP. London, May 9. --It was officially an- nouncee at Bunokingham palace at iloele that the Queen 'nether, Alexandra, was wall and bearipg up bravely. This morn- ing ruiners were current that in a paroxysm of grief the mother a the King had broken. a blood vessel, aud that her condition was serioua. PROCLAIMED KING. Imposing Ceremony in Proclaiming George V. King of British Dominions • London, May 9. -With the time-hon- ored ceremony of .a rnost brilliant and impreesive character, George V. this morning was publicly proclaimed King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Doininions beyond the Seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, Sharply at the stroke of nine, four heralds arrayed in medieval uniforms of scarlet heavily braided with gold, mounted tlie balcony of Friaes Court at St. jamese' Palace, where Queen Victoria presented herself to tne people upon the opening of her mem- orable reigne and blew a fanfare through their long silver trumpets. The preeincts of the palace were crowded -with a great mass of people, many of whom could secure but the briefest glimpse of the proceedings. The balconies and rooms of the an- cien.t palace, which had been draped in red cloth, were reserved for not- ables, all of whom were in the deep- est mourning. 'Members of the Royel household, the ministers and their wives and high officers of state, all in brilliant uniforms, were gathered around the court. Gen. Sir John. D. P. French, with the headquarters scaif in full dress uniform, stood surronnd- ed by a troop of Horse Guards in their red tunics and breast plates of polished steel. From the windOws of Marlborough House, immediately opposite, the Duke of Cornwall, the young heir te the throne, the younger princes and Princess Mary watched the cererrionye PROCLAMATION BEAD. The hetalds, having concluded their chitties, the officers of arms, ehief of whom is the Duke of Norfolk, the here- ditary Earl Marshal and Chief Butler of England, took their places on the het- cong, forming the great heraldic cone. pany. None wore mourning, this hav- ing been removed for the occasion. Sir Alfred Seett Scotetiatty, garter prin- cipal king of arms, with the Duke of Norfolk, and two officers bearing the staffs of office, steppekto the front of the balcony, aed in 'a voice which could be heard Across the court and in the streets adjoining, read the proclamation, while great throngs stood uncovered in a drizzling ram. The Duke and Sir Alfred then called for three cheers for the Ring and the people responded with deafening hurrahs, which were silenced only by the re-appeitrance of the heralds, who sounded aeother fanfare. The last note hardly had died away when the Band of the Coldstream Guards, which had taken tip a position in the equere, struele ttp "God Savo the King." The yontets princee, • from their point of vantage in the windows of Marlborough House, stood with their hands .at salute and the officers and troops stood at attention. As the netional anthem: was eonclude ea the that gun of the battery in St. James' Park belched forth a royal salute and the people in the square end streete at the same meant took up the re- frain "God. &Are the Ring." This was probably the most impressive part of the ceremony, the fervent singing of the crowds, which first melted theta in the balcony as a hum, growing in vol- ume 10 more and more eingers joined in, while at minute intervals the gun half drowned the chotes. Itifeetwhile the Rowel etandard had been hoisted over Marlborough House, inditating that the Ring .WAS in the Royal residence, and flags upon the public officea through the eity were raised to the masthead*. The Rove standard on rittekingliem Pence Cone remained at half-mest. The flags will remain at masthead until ten- on Ode eviming and spin will be low- ered half -meat to -morrow, The Duke of Norfolk and Sir Alfred Seirtt-Seett-Gatty, tire offieers of state And others of the diAttriguteired ezmipany N EW TITLES. LESSON Vile -MAY 15, 1910, growing Hatred to desus,---Matte 12; 22-23, 311-42. Commentary. --1. The Pharimeee' as. euSati011 tefuted (vs. u•sp).,n, Then was brought. --His menthol' was Melt that he bould not come unasalated, Ono possessed with a devil, blind and, eitinit. -The demoniacal poesession had produc- ed three thiuge: 1. Lees of selfeiontrol, AO that the victim could not restrain himself from acts of wicked violence, 2. lie was rendered blind. 3. lie healed frienas of the afflicted, man made lie mistake in brining hint to Jesus. • A three -fold miracle was wrought the evidence bciug that, "the blind end dumb both epake and saw." 23, All the 'people were einezed.-4 miracle of 'such magnitude and definiteness could not fail to eppeal to all who witnessed it. :Mere wee not only a meniketation of ?ewer, but also of mercy and love: TlA son of heavid.-"They no doubt were aware that ha was reputed to be of the royal line; mei these ntiraeles, coining . thug from Him, awakened a presentiment that lie might Mailed be the illustrious Son ef David, predicted in the prophets as the coming Messiah." 24. • When the Pharisees heard it. - They had come front Jerusalem (Mark 3:22) for the purimee no doubt,. et in- vestigating the report's of the miracles wrought by this Galilean, aud felt Wm - evens under the necessity of turning popular sentiment egaiest him, other - wile their influence wite gone. By Beet. tlie prince of the devils-Beelze. bub M its derivation means "the Lord of flies," or one Who has power to pre. tact from flies. This was a god wor- shipped by the Philistines, at Ekron, mauy it la thought the better form of the word is Beezebul, "prince of the devils?' They believed that the world of evil apirits, like that of the angels, formed a great army, in various &vile ions, each. with its head and subordin- ates, its rank and file; the whole under the command of Satan. To Beelzebub was assigned the control of that divis- ion Which inflieted disease of all kinds on man.-Gelkie. 13eeauso of the con- viction of "all the people" the Pharisees could not deny that a 'efieat miraele had been vrrought, hence, to save themselves, they declared that Jesus was working under the pewee oh Satan, This weak and unreasoneble statement of the Pharisees shows to what an extremity they were driven in their efforts to coun- teract 'the influence and popularity of Jesus. 25.Kaiew their thoughts. -The Phari- sees had not spoken directly to Jesus, yet he had discerned their very thoughts. Seld-The argument used by .our Lord appeals foreibly to every Intelligent mind. A kingdom attacked by an ene- my must fall if theke arc contending factions in that kingdom, The illus - traction of the "house divided against itself" is equally forceful. '20. If Satan cast out Satan -As is actually the case, provided the malicious imputation of the seribes be well founded. It is a most graphic picture. Satan rises up in all the panoply of his might to put ,Iiimself downl-Morison. The fallacy of the Pharisees' declaration is apparent. 27. your children -If it is true that I Oast out devil* by Beelzebub, you are under obligation to tell me by what pow- er those exorcists among you, who pro- fess to cast out devils • accomplish their work. If they cast ou't devils by divine power, then you must admit that these clear and undeniable miraelea, so gra- cious and merciful in their operation, must proceed from the same source. they shall be your judges -You cannot in reason ascribe a different power to Christ' from that ascribed to the Jewish exorcists. "Judging our Savior as they judgeh their own sons, they were bound to attribute his miracles to a gracious power."-Whedon. 28. if ....by the Spitit of God -This marks another step in the argument. The Pharisees were unable to disprove what jesus had. said. His mighty works were wrought by the Spite it of God. the kingdom of God is oome unto you -The very works of Jesus were conclusive proofs that he was the Mes• sisth and that his kingdom was being es- tablished. 29. bind the strong man -The "strong man" is Satan; his honse 'or palace is this lower world; the stronger than the strong is Christ, who first bound, the evil one when he triumphed over temp- tations. -Cam. Bib. tehe Lord uses an- other illustration to show the falsity of the Pharisees' position. The illustratioe applied shows desue defeating Satan and rolibing•him of his prey by casting out evil spirits. 30. gethereth-As to ac- cepting Jesus, there are but two classee, one arrayed on Isis side, ie harmony with him, and the other opposed to him. The one class gathers with him, at those who tvork together in. harvest to care for the grain, the other geatters. and ao- stroys. „ Probable Queen -Mother Will Spend Part of Each Year in Denmark. Loudon, May 8. -It is stated that in the inture Queen Alexandra will choose to be known as the Queen -Mother, a title that has not been used in England since the days of Henrietta Maxim con- sort of Charles L The new Queen will be known , es Qeeen Mary. This title is taken by the expressed wish of Ring Edward, who chose it some One ago. It was at first agreea that she would. be known by her full name of Vietoria Mary, but this was thought to be too cumbersome and the shorter title was chosen. The dower house of the Queen -Mother will be Marl- borough House. It was her first home in London, for she was brought there as a bride in 1803. It is suggested that Sandringham House may be used by the Queen -Mother, although the extensive estate and the shooting may be devised to the Prince of Wales. In all probabili- ty the Queen -Mother will spend a por- tion of each year in her native Denmark In 1907 she built a summer residence on KleMpenborg Bay, seven miles from Co penhrtgen, whicle during the last two summers, she shared with her sister •the Dowager Empress of Russia. These sisters have always been deeply attach ed to each other and they will probably spend. a great deal more time tegether in the future. ......••••••••-••••••••••••• THE KING'S DOG. Caesar One of the Most- Disconsolate • Mourners. heeling of the blind end aunt:, dente:ate 30. Aeulterous generatien-The ae. tsungemen t of the heeet front Clod wait teulerstooll by the writers of the 014 Teatenien ao spirituel ad it: tei y. Queetions.-Weo watt brought to desits end with what reeulta? Whet woo tho effect upou ,the people? .n hat meant lAlt171x1PtaterlissebenehiXijeltniGitt miracle? Give the argument by whine. Jesus disproved their cherge. What la meant by ge,thering with leans? By scattering abroad? What sin cermet be forgiven? For ivhat did the seribea and Phatisecs ask ;Newt What wee hut Lord's reply? Why would the Ninevitea condemn that generation? PRACTICAL APPLRAATfONS, Falee conclusion (r. 24). Hate and prejudice have strong imag:nations, Thee largely disregard. reasoie and draw their concluelone from their feeliugs, 'tether than front eound judgments. lteason would 'have tela the enemies of Jests, as well as Hie Mende, that the workt he wrought were ouly poseible became wee divine; but hate and pretzel:tie de. dared that Christ wee in league with Satan, Calling an object by a pew name will not ehangs Ile 'nature. Thine works of emu were merciful and mighty even though the Jewish leaders wickedly attributed, them to the patio et dark - noes. Hate will drive people to m zee absurd contradictions. 'Men have need to guard cedefully againet being intim enced lotv and base motivea, and they must accept othere for what they arm rather than for what thee tnigb t falsely accuse them of being. Gathering and ecattering (v. 30.) The =believer, the careless, the hypecrite, the lover of the world, and the violent opposer of the gospel are all scattering abroad. They not only dissepate their own proapects of heaven, but influence others against the Christian life. Those who accept his 'Messialiship, and in heart receive him as their personal .Svaiour, arid fellow him in newnese of lifiegather with him, By a living faith and a holy life •they lay up treasure in heaven. They gather jewels for the Master through their labor and influence. Note how pos.. itivele Jesus states the proposition: "He that gathereth not with me seattereth abroad" (v. 30.) There is no poesibility of our taking a neutral position, one wliere we shall neither gather nor scat- ter. We are either "with" Jesus or "against" -him (v, 30.) The fruits; of ow lives declare whether we are Christ's friends or his enemies. Blesphemy against the Holy Ghost Y. 31.t Whoever determinedly and per. manently rejects the Holy Spirit, attri- buting his works to Satan, shuts him- self away from the only. home of salva- tion. In Southey's poem, "The It:wheelie Rock," is a striking illustration of one's accomplishing his own destruction. A bell bad been placed over tlds dangerous rock in such a way that the motiou of the waves would ring out a warning pf tho danger. A sailor, in spert, cut the bell loose from its fastenings and sailed 'away. Returning after lie heel been a long time on the sea, he was wracked on the very rock from which he had cut tovey the warning bell. His folly is ap- parent to all, but what of the person who rejects the only agency of salve- tioSnelcing a align (v. 38.) It is a com- mon occurrence for those who have a dimposition to reject divine truth to ask for some sign that it is truth. lt is.not bemuse they eo not know it as tiuth, but because they are unwilling to live according to the truth. One says, "If I only knew that there is a hell, I would repent and believe the gospel." All the reasoning that men employ to evade the truth is Wee. God's word, the Holy Spirit and conscience combine to eon. vince us of the great truths of the gos- pel: Men who make great caellings over non essentials are not willing to practise the plain and essential preeeptsteof the word. Seeking a sign does not relieve one of responsibility; it rather increasee the responsibility, for he who seeks to evade responsibility is in a position where he knows what duty.is and at- tempts to excuse himself from its de- mands. Instead of seeking to excuse one's self front obeying the plain com- mands of God, and. from doing the dut- ies that clearly vest upon him, one should desire to reap the benefits that come from closely following God. .14 '0%0\ 41,0•141.1 • t009..•:•• ' ARKZIT IZAIW London, May 8. -One of the most dis con.solate of the mourners is the King's favorite dog, a rough -haired terrier Caesar, which was the Ring's constant companion, going abroad with him as well as on his shorter journeys. He is a singularly intelligent animal, and hie conduct since the death of his master leaves ne doubt in any mind that he perfectly realizes what has happened. He shared the Ring's room wherever he was and now moves' about the palace, fitful ly and restlessly, looking in vain for the familiar face. He has attached himself -to a member of the household, who was like himself, constantly with the Ring and the sorrow -stricken servant and the dog keep each other company in grief Many stories are told of Caesar. At lunch olio day at Biarritz, viten Caesar was receiving his usual hone from the Killfeit hand, a guest at the Royal table observed that the dog should. be getting fAmilier with the language of the French dog. el am afraid," said the King, "he gets along very badly with them. In fact, he is anything but a help to the entente cordiale." SUICIDE AT SEA. Boat Cleared For Re.t.cue Capsizes and Thrpe Men Drown. New Yerk, May 8.-A wirelees dis- patch reeeived to -night from the Oceana at tea says that about 7.30 o'clock this morning an Italian stoker on the steam- er jumped inierboard while demented. 'While one of the ship's boats, which haa been manned, was being lowered for the -rescue, it capsized, throwhig six ran into the sea, throe of ' whom were drowned. The others were eeseued by another boat from the steamer,. which was lowered as soon as the first boat capsized. The stoker was drowned. Tito stood by for two hours, searching for the boeica, bet with no results, and pro- ceeded on her way to Bermuda. MR. PENSE • i• • DEAD. Kingston Editor Fatally Str:cken With ApOplexy. Kingston, May 8. -Death eame with great suddenness to Mr, Edward John Barker Poise, proprietor and peblisher of the Daily British 'Whig, on Saturday efternoort. Pense performed his of - flee duties end wee apparently in his tumid heidth. While workieg in his gar- den at his Ring street west residence, 2.45 o'elork, he Was 'seized with an attack of apoplexy, and immediately After being helpee into the house be - item* untonseleue. Drs. Garrett and nite were summoned and remeined with him until the end ratite at 4.45 °Week. et TORONTO MARKEN. LIVE STOOK. The railway* reportee 118 efirleada of live stook at the City littleet tor Wed- ilefeley end Thursday, omitting of 1,478 cattle, 3,009 'togs 44 eiteep and lauil)s, 277 ealete Old 1 'horse. The quality of .cettle generelly wee ettly inedielne but there were e., iew lots of, good to cliolee cattle on sale. e . I Ueda was dull, with nt.trket Icli. JAW:: barely steady at Tueeday'e deeli te; in fact, the drovers stated that tbey could eot sea their eetttle within 2ee per ext. ehort et Tuesday's quotations. end quite a number informed tirt press, that they mita not sell their cattle for weat they cost in the couutry. At the close of the market there were severe! tote unseld, but •we are iecliteel to think that these were held by drovere and doable's, wbo had paid, too much fot their wlestle, Butchers -George ltowntree bought for the Hanle Abattoir Company 480 fat (tattle on the two deys as fellowee Butchers, 410 to 475; COWS, 94.50 to e5.80; bulls, at $4.50 to WM. Stockers aud Feeders -H. hlurby re- ports the demand for stockere and feed. ers not quite ae htronge with prices in- clined to be a shade easier. ;ittr, isiurhy bought 300 settle this week as fol,owe: Steers, 000 to 1,030 lbs. each, at 95.50 to 90.50 per cwt.; steers, 800 to 000 lbs., at 05.25 to $5.75; steers, 600 to 800 lbs., at $4.50 to 95.25; conunon • light stock- ers, 93.50 to 94.25 per ewe Milkers and Springere-Deliveries of milkers and springers were liberal this week, with prices ruling about steady, at 9.3.3 to $05 each, with two or three extra quality cows at $70 to $80. Veal Calves -Veal calves during the week got more bumps in downward prices than any other ekes of live stock. Prices ranged front 93 to $6.50 per cwt., and Wesley Dunn tee "king" of the sbeep aud calf maifket, quoted the aver- oge price for calves at thi.50 per cwt. Sheep and Lembs-The tendency of tht market for sheep and lambs has been downwards all week. Prices ranged as toilette: Eives,-$5 to $6.50; rams, $4 to $.1; yeariings, 97 to $8 per crib.; spring lambs, 93 to 96.60 each. . Hogs -The hogs were selling at higher prices, as follows: Seleets, fed and wat- ered, $0.15 and 98.00, Loh. ears, at coun try peints. .. II. Blasphemy against the }Tay Spirit (vs. 31, 32). 31. wherefoee-the word "therefore" (R. V.) indicates the logleal relation existing between the foregoing words and tho diseuesion of "blasphemy against the Holy Ghost." all manner of sin-. .forgiven -Upon repentance ' and faith forgiveness Is granted for all sin except the ohe specially mentioned. blas - phony against the Holy Ghost -To blas- pheme is to revile, to offer "presumptu- ous insult to God," The Plutriseee had either actually committed this sin or were in dang,er of it. They luta ascribed to Satan that which was the work of Christ through the • Spirit of God, the third Person of the Trinity. That person who wilfully aud persistently attributee to Satan that which is manifestly the work of the Holy Spirit ia minty of the unpardonable sin. It is the office of the Holy 'Spirit to convict, to draw, to regenerate, to sanctify, and ono who blasphemy; against hint tuts off from approach to Intnaelf the only agency of humeri salvetion. When tine insult to the Holy 'Spirit has Wee offered. with full IcitowIedge of what was being done, ana has been offeree tt finality, the Holy Spirit resents the insult with a het. ties that blows no mercy. The person "is left with it bardnesa of heart that will never relent." Front him the Holy Spirit withdraws forever, and leaves- him in a state of eomplote indifferenee. Wherever there is poniteuce, or sorroW for sin; wherever there is a desire for salvation; wherever there is sadness lest the Holy Spirit has finally withdrawn, there is sure evidence net the Alma - finable sin haft not been committed. 32. Speaketh agetiest--Blasphenteth ?Oust: Neither in this world, nlither in tht world to tome -A (strong expree- 'don declariug emplettteAlly *it suet sin shall never bit forgiven. There la no tuggestion here that forgiveneee can be mum in the future Wort& tleekihg tl, sign (vs: rii-421. ,Ilh eVit would see a Men from thee ---This de- mand was again nne win 'repented, but wee lemma lif..,attc! ahem] tett sign: tad already hese glven, teettere the a-.? mend wait ineineere, and bemuse they intended it tie fi reflection name him. A miracle had just 'been wrought in the MAN ARRESTED. morm••,•••••••i• Charged By St. Thomas Man With Stealing His Wife. Detroit, Mich„ May 9. -Robert E. Land, a brakeman, twenty-three years old, living at 96 Curtis street, St. Thom- as, Ont., was arrested early yesterday morning with Mrs. Florence Miekels, 28 years old, at- 65 Broadway, and locked up at the first precinet station on a serious charge preferred by Fred Mickels, husband of the woman. Mickels did a little detective work on Saturday night, fololwing his wife and Land around te several different places, and finally to No. 65 Broadway. He then called at tate first precinct station, and told the officers that Land lad etoten Isis wife, and on representations that Mickels made the police started to inve,stigate. Land and Mrs. Miekels woo found. to- gether by police officers, it is said. Neithmer the woman. or Land of- tered any explanation for their conduct, but the husband of the woman declared he' woula prosecute the ease against tete couple to the limit. Land is a single man. ' 414 0 MAN PERISHED. " DOtlit Mind Me, Save My Wi'e and Children," He Cried. • Halifax, N.S., May 8.-Corpl. It J. Gregg, of No. 1 Company, R.C.G., connnander of Poet Clarence, on tne eastern side of Halifax harbor, was drowned this afternoon, and six othe ere. who were. in the beat with him had a natrove eseepe. Two of them May yet die as it result. They had just left the pier at the fort, when a gust of wind -capsized their boat. Two of the party were Gregghi 'wife all I infant daughter. Gregg shouted to twp of the soldiets who wero oho in the boat and whO eould swim, "Don't mind me, MVO ley wife and ehildren." They managed to de this, but Gregg perished. .11 0 If - Confined in Sandwich jail along with her cousin, Arthur test, the young Comber man eharged with the murder of his wife a few motths ego, is Geraldine Best, aged tweuty, who haa been Aa. jedged inserts The girl Ints developed A violeet hornioldel fieueeney end has to to constalitly welched. FARMERS' hIARKET. The grain offerin,gs to -day were about 700 bushels. Wheat steady, with sales of 100 bushels of fill at 91.05 per bushel. Barley easier, 100 bushels selling at 48e. Oats easy, wit hsttles of 500 bushels at 38 to 39e a bushel. Dairy produce in good supply, but the demand generally was active aad prices steady. Butter sole at 26 to 32c per lb., and eggs at 20 to 23e per dozen. Spring chickens 50 to 55e per lb. Hay hi fair supply, with prices easy; 25 loads sold at $17 to $21 a ton for timothy, and At $12 to $15 for mixed and clover. Straw sold at $13 to $14 a ton. Dressed hogs aro unchanged, with quo- tations ruling at 912 to $12.50. 'Wheat, -white, new .. ..$ 1 04 do, re& -new 1 04 do., goose 0 95 Oats, bush. .. 0 38 Peas, bush .. . 0 72 Barley, bush, .. . , 0 48 Rye, bush. .. 0 65 Hay, timothy, ton .., .. 18 00 do., mixed, ton .. 12 00 Straw, per ton .. • .. 13 00 Dressed hogs 12 00 Butter, dairy 0 26 do., inferior .. 0 20 Eggs, dozen _ . , 0 20 Chickens, spring, lb. .... 0 50 Turkey, lb. .. _ 0 21 Fowls, Re ..• 0 15 Apples, bbl. 1 00 Potatoes, bag, by load _ 0 40 Onions, sack .. 2 50 Beef, hindquarters .. 11 25 de., forequarters .. 8 00 do., choke, carcase .. 10 50 do., medium, carcase .. 8 50 Mutton, per ewt., 11 00 Veal, prime, owt. 11 00 Lamb, lb: 0 16 SUGAR MARKET. Granulated $5,20 per cwt. in barrels; No. 1 golden, $4.80 per cwt. in barrels; Beaver, $5.50 per cwt. in bags. These prices are for delivery here, Car lots 5e less. In 100-1b. bags, prices are 5c less. WORLD S NEWS TERSELY TOLD Toronto Laborer Asphyxiated By Oas In His Boom. Steamer Sinks Of the Newfoundland Coast. Georgia Convicts Made to Wear Mother Hubbards. Conunander Peary delivered his Polar lecture in lietlin on Saturday night. ' The Toronto Y. hi. le A. building 'fund on Saturday totalled $387,402. Toe! fy was the last day of the campaign. The marine underwt iters bave offered a reward for information ae to the whereaboute of the wrecked ferry Boa- - eemer No, 2. It was reported at the Toronto Labor Temple yotertlay that there is every probability of the paintem' etrike being settleo early this week. A. Holland Forbes, Preeident of the A.ero Club pf ,Aanerice, is planning to make thit longest flight in at halloo/I ever attempted. Pfe will start at Quiney, 'And go to Canada, crossing the St. Law- rence River. Mr, Robert Bohes, the new inspector of public echools tor elest Nerthuinher- land, WAS presented with a gold watch and chain and a locket set- with eia- monde by the ex -pupils of the Campbell - ford Ifigh School. Lieut. -Col. Robert Cromble Irvirte, U. A„ retired, died at his home at De- troit of heart disease. He woe horn at St. John, N. 13., in 1851. He distinguish - el himself in a emnpaign egeinst a Sieux Indian 11 -prising in 1880-1. Rev. W, H. Vitnee, who has resigned from the reetership of the Church of the Ascenlion, Toronto, to become PrIncipal of Bishop Latimer College, Va,ncouver, preached to his congregation for the last time on Sunday evening. $ 1 05 1 05 1 00 0 39 0 00 0 50 0 00 21 00 15 00 14 00 12 50 0 32 0 24 0 23 0 55 0 23 0 17 2 50 0 45 0 00 13 50 10 00 12 50 9 00 12 00 12 50 0 18 OTHER MARKETS BRITISH CATTLE MARKETS. London, -London and Liverpool cables quoted live cattle (American) easier, at 13 1-2o to 14 1-2o, dressed weight; re- frigerator beef, steady at Ile to 11 1-4e peLrivrjeorupnodol.-.1ohn Rogers & Co., Liver- pool, state that there were no cattle in Birkerihead to -day. PROVINCIAL MARKETS. Pterborcd-On the market dressed hogs sold at $11, live $9. Baled hay, .$18; loose, 917. Farmers' hidee, 8c; butchers' hides 9o. Potatoes, 35c per bag; eggs, 19e to 20e. Butter, 270. London, Ont. -Largo market to -day, with little change prices. Eggs very plentiful but firm. Crate lots, fresb laid, 190 to 20; retail, 20c. Grass but - tor now coming io, creamery sold at 26c to 27e; tells and crocks, 23c to 24c, Dressed hogs 912.25 to 912.50. Monday's price for live hogs will be 98.50 to $8.60. Hay, ton, 912 to $13. Straw, 96 tit 96.50. Belleville -Despite the fine weather, the market to -day was well attended, with little changes in prices. Butter was 27c to 28c. tggs, ilk to 19o. Chickens, 76c emit. Potatoes, 40 ahd plentiful at that price, Live hogs at 98.76; dressed, $11 to 911.50, according to quality. Hay Lwoaosseastthrearw79114re43teat94.609115oad.toCh9iletit averaged 76c eeeh. St. Thernas-Market quotations for Saturday wete:Live hogs, 98.90; do dressed, $13.60. Wheat, $1. Butter, 27c to 28e. Vggs, 20e. Beef, 9 I -2c to lle. Lamb, 16e. Export cattle, Cze to 6 1.2c. Wool, unwashed, 12o to 13e; washed, 21c to 22e. Hides, 7c to fle; ealfskittie 1.1c to 11 1-20; miteeltine, 70e to 81. Owen Sound -The market was nominal to -day. Butter, 20o to 27e. Eggs, 10c to 210. Ilay, $16 to $15.50. Uotatoes, 40 per bag. Itegs, &meted light, $11.- 25; no heavy offered. Hogs for text weeket delivery, buyers are offering 48.60. Stratford -Hoge, 98.75 to 40.95; do. dressed, 912 to 913. Cows, 3 8-4c to 4 1.4e; dm dressed, 6 1-20 to 7e. Steers told heifers, 4 1-20 to ext; do dreseed, 7o to '7 1-2e. Lambs, 0 1-2e; do dressed 1.40 Calves, Se to 0e; do. armed, 9o. Hay, $10 tie $11. Wheat, 05o etandard. Oats, Me atandard Barley, 46o. Pets, 70c. Bran, $20, Shortie 4211„Ifiggs, 20o. Bete ter, 25e. Deputy Pompiii, formerly Italian Un- dereSeeretary of the'Ministry of Foreign death of his wife, the poetese, Victoria, Agif,afavire.s, who was heartbroken over the Aganoor, has committed suicide. He left a letter asking that he be buried in her .A.11 the male convicts of Floyd Coun- ty, Ga., have been garbed in mothee hubbarcls, by order of the county com- missioners. This action was taken he - cause of the numeroua escapes recently, and to promote cleanliness among the prisoners. The British *Chamber of Cominerce is conferring with Paris authorities regard- ing the best means of obviating the dif- ficulties which have arisen with regards to the viseing by French Consuls in Bri- tain of eertificates of origin accom- rparnaynceing. Canadian goods consigned to According to an unofficial report, negotiations are pending having for their purpose the removal of Dr. Chas.' A. Hodgettso Secretary of the Provincial Board of Health, to the Fed- eral service in an official capacity to the Dominion Conservation Commission. By a veto of over twe to one the by- law to grant the Regina, Sask., street railway franchise to J. W. DeC. O'Grady of Winnipeg, and associates, was defeat- ed. The vote showed the hopelessness of seeking a franchise in that city. All the other by-laws, seventeen in number, cvar tied by large majorities. A. report was received at Pekin to the effect that 1,000 Chiuese soldiers, mem- bers of the garrison at Lhassa, have been killed as the result of a sudden up- rising of Lamas. The report is uot yet fully confirmed, Mr. Richard Horwood, father of -Mr. A.. G. Horwood, the Secretary of the Toronto. Technical School, died very sud- denly on Saturday at his home, 994. Bloor street west, aged 79 years. Ur. Horwood had been out in the.yard, aud on entering his home was stricken with heart failure, and passed away in a short time. The steamer 'Normandy sank 20 miles 'ninth of St. Jelin% Nfld., on Saturday. All the occupants reached shore sefely icfltoilg.eAtItItitteidiseistaeanitier's bo.tte. eihe struek on i a denee mender was boned front Lando''ilihetaNToot-- roam elle carried about 50 pateengere, intending 31 women, all of witont were saved with. di fticulty. Dr. E. T. Kellam, of Niagara Pate, has performed a post-mortem ,exemin- ation of the body ef Benjamin Thomp- son, the Stamford Township farmer, who died presumably as the result of Paris green poisoning. Coroner McGarry em - paneled a jury to view the body and will hold an inquest this evening. Thompson's stomach will be sent to To- ronto for analysis. With his room full of gets, Patrick Graham, a laborer, 51 Sizneoe street, Toronto, was found deed in led yeetew day by Tony Johnson, anether roomer in the liOtide. The jet was turtied on ant stokinerntaiiiineirde.latXPttlienngtilYoobk:ellkltVaalle faoer• eiderit, as the man ret:red ehortly after mienight in the best of spirits leaving nunflier of les friends in the lentse. The Diet, as a final stap in the long fight against the exteneion of the au- thority of the Russian Pal lietneut over Finland in matters of aeiteral and Int- perial interest accepted rhe report of tit, Constitutional Committee, whielt reeom- nteuded that the bill dealing with the extension of this autherity be taunt to the Emperor without It ie uneeratood that the Diet will shortie be dissoevell. Mr. A.rthur E. Hourd, business agent in London of the C. P. IL, has dotted a deal for ever 41100,000 worth of land in the east end near Quebee street. The land will be need for shops, roundhotme, atation, •effice buildings, ete., whielt wilI be erected on the south side of elm tracks on Quebee street. The company are also Arranging for a downtoWn sta. tiou. Besides theft mhemes there is a tolerable rumor that the C. P. R., wilt acquire the London & Port Stanley Belt- way. Three boys, one Charles Langdon, of Toronto, and the others toned Me- Dermid and Brown, from Ottawa, Mae their escape on Saturday ftont the Victoria Industrial &hoot et Miteko. not rod, while ItteDerritid wore the 111'. Tho first named wore neither hoot* tilted uniform mires the braid. One of the boys was recovered in Toronto late Saturday Ili& by * police/nu*