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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1912-01-18, Page 2F7'"Ifirr 1) I E WIATTAM TIMES, JANUARY 18, 1912 TO ADVERTISERS Notice of changes must be left at this li&es7-s--fiffice not later than. Saturday noon. The copy for changes ■rust be left not later than Monday evening. Casual advertisements accepted up to noon Wednesday of each week, E ESTABLISHED 1872 Tut WINalln TINES. R.R. t?wLL4OTT. PUI LIeH7R ANDPitQPRXBTO THURSDAY JANUARY 18, 1912. WATER -POWERS OF CANADA. side of the river, of about 450,000 H. P. In other words, instead of 'millions' of horse -power being available, as has been sometimes stated, it appears that half, and by all odds the better half, of Canada's usable share of Niagara Falls power has already been placed under private control." The volume embodies all the useful information regarding the water -powers of Canada that has heretofore been Collected and this has been supplement- ed and, in many cases, verified, by field surveys, conducted by the engineers of the Cominission. In fact, all the in- formation regarding the Maritime Pro- vinces was obtained in this way last year by the experts of the Commission. The data regarding the Western Pro- vinces was found to be so incomplete that it was decided to make special in. vestigations of the powers in those Provinces, the results of which will be punstial-essarr-year In the form of a report on the "Water -Powers of Wes- tern Canada." The engineers of the Commission are now engaged upon this work. The first inventory ever taken of the water -powers of Canada has been com- pleted by the Commission of Conserva- tion and the results embodied in a large and profusely.. illustrated report just `au-'assbed. The investigation -mad:. Ix t;er Commission, which has extended over a period of two years, shows that there are 1,016,521 horse -power developed from water -power in Canada. Every phase of the subject from the lawa governing the disposition of water - powers in the various provinces, to the actual physical data regarding each in- dividual water -power concerning which information was obtainable, is treated in the report. In addition, there is a very full bibliography of 30 pages, and appendices giving, among other things, the text of the laws concerning the ex- port of power and also of the treaty recently concluded with the United States regarding the establishment of an Internationbl Joint Commission, The volume opens with two chapters of an introductory nature that are con- cerned mainly with the general econo- mic bearing of water -powers on nation- al development. The relation of water to agriculture, mining, navigation, domestic supply and so forth, is dealt with, and the principles to be used in interpretation of water -powers owers the p data are stated and discussed critically. The broad and optimistic gtatements very often made on the platform and in the press regarding our vast water- power resources are deprecated. To quote from the Report, "General state- ments implying that the aggregate amount of water -power must be great because the total water area, or water- shed area is so great,: or because there are so many lakes and rivers, are gene- ralities to be cr" sidered of very little definite value. . . . One of the chief dangers of such generalities is to create in the popular mind a feeling of unwarranted assurance that, even though desirable water -rights are being granted by a government, yet there is so much • left, that no apprehension ruiaV -- be entertained regarding the amount of power rights being parted with." A chapter is devoted to the water - powers of each province in which the general features of the province as re- gards water -power development are discussed and an outline given of the law whereby powers are granted or leased to private individuals or corpora- tions. The larger developments are also described. The statistical data given in tabular form includes the height of the fall, the horse -power that may be developed, the present develop- ment and the main uses to which the power is applied such as lighting, pulp and paper making, etc. Reference is also made to the possibility of increas- ing the amount of power des sloped by storage reservoirs and dams where such are feasible. The power situation in Ontario is treated very fully, special attention being given to the power possibilities at Niagara and the conditions affecting development there. Each of the power companies operating there, whether on the Canadian or American side, is de- scribed in detail. A significant refer- ence is made to the granting of fran- chises to develop power at Niagara Falls. The Report states that the low- water flow of the Niagara river would yield at the Falls, about 2,260,000 H. P., of which Canada's share (one-half), would be 1,125,00J H P. "Franchises have already been granted," it goes on to say, "and plants partially completed, for the development on the Canadian „pjf THE LIVER IS LAZY 11►'' STIR IT UP BY THE USE OF MILBURN'S LAXA-LIVER PILLS. They stimulate the sluggish liver, clean the coated tongue, sweeten the breath, clean away all waste and poison- ous matter from the system, and prevent at well as cure all sickness arising from a disordered condition of the stomach, liver and bowels. Mrs. Matthew Sullivan, Pine Ridge, N.b., writes: -"I had been troubled with liver complaint for a long time. I tried most everything I could think of, but none of them seemed to do nie any ggood, but when I at last tried Milburn's Lasa - Liver Pills I soon began to get well again; thanks to The T. Milburn Co. I would not be without them if they cost twice as much." Milburn's I,axe-1,iver Pills are 25 cents per vial, or 5 vials for $1.00, for sale at all deaiers or mailed direct ea receipt of price by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. .p REST AND HEALTH TO MOTHER AND CHiLD. Mas. \Vixsaow's SOOTHING Starr has been used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTIHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE T1;$TIIING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS ALLAYS all PAIN ; CURES \VIND COLIC, and is the best remedy for DIARRIKE . It is ab- solutely harmless. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. \Vinslow's Soothing Syrup," and take no other kind. Twenty-five cents a bottle. OUR LOSSES BY FIRE. That loss of life and property by fire in Canada is far bigger than it need be is the general opinion of experts and thinking people generally. Among the causes attributed to fires in the month of November are: Five upset lamps, three incendiarism, two gasoline ex- plosions, two careless smokers, two overheated stoves, and two defective wiring. The origin of a large number of the fires which occurred during the month were reported as unknown. Although the total loss by fire in Canada during November was very great, amounting to $1,506,000, it was still nearly half a million less than 'in the corresponding period in 1910. During October the loss was $580,- 750. In November there were twenty- seven fires, at which the loss was $10,- 000 and over. The number of deaths from fire was 20, as compared with 17 •for October, and 19 for the corresponding period in 1910. The animals destroyed by fire were: 56 horses, 51 cows, and a large number of hogs and poultry. There were also destroyed 25 tons of hay, 200 bushels of oats. (Frena. the Tams of Jan. 15, 1802.) LOCAL NEWS. F Mr. Jas. Cochrane, of East Wawa - nosh, has received another letter from the Old Country in answer to one of the cards which he placed in several i barrels of apples white packing the same last fall. This time it is from' Mr. David Thompson, iron founder, Dumferline, Scotland, in which he says that Vie apples were in splendid order and were perfect beauties. At the regular meeting of Maitland Lodge, No, 119, I. 0. 0. F., held on Thursday evening, 7th instant, the fol- lowing officers were installed by Grand Master P. E. Fitzpatrick, of Hamilton, assisted by F. S. Scott, District Deputy Grand Master, of Brussels, acting as Grand Marshall; N. McGregor, J. P. G.; T. J. Elliott, N. G. ; J. E. Groves, V. G.; J. W. Dodd, R. S.; W. J. Deyell, P. S.; W. F. Brockenshire, T.; Robt. Allan, W.; Wm. Robertson, C.; J. A. Morton, I. G.; W. Mainprize; R. S. N. G.; R. Mainprize, L. S. N. G.; R. Hill, R. S. V. G.; Geo. Tarvet, L. S. V. G.; M. Robertson, R. S. S.; R. J. Green, L. S. S. There were visiting brethren present from Tilsonburg, Listowel, Teeswater, Lucknow, ete. occupation as a miller. Mr. Robt. Orr has been forced to leave Las Vegas, New Mexico, owing to the unprecedented severity of the climate, and has gone to Las Cruses, a city 000 miles further south but in the same state. The annual curling match between the President, John Inglis, and the Vice -President, Sextus Kent, of the Wingham curling club, was played in the skating rink on Wednesday after- noon and resulted in favor of the Vice President, as the following serves to show: President, Rink I. J, Duffield John Neelands John Dinsley Jno. Inglis, skip 12. On Tuesday afternoon last, the an- nual meeting of Turnberry District Lodge, Loyal Orange Association, was held in the Orange Hall in this town. After the business had received due at- tention, officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: Bro. R. C. Sperling, W. D. M.; Bro. John Case - more, D. D. M.; Bro. E. C. Clarke, D. Chap.; Bro. T. E. Cornyn, D. R. S.; Bro. John W. Shoebottom, D. F. S.; Bro. Thos. Abraham, D. Treas.; Bro. Geo. Casemor'e, D. Lect.; Bro. Wm. Robb, D. D. of C. The officers were duly installed by W. D. M., Bro. A. McManus. br / We are pleased to learn that Mr. Wm. Sadler, of this town, who has filled the position of brakeman on the London train for many years, has been appointed freight conductor by the Grand Trunk Railway Company. It is.our sad duty this week to write upon the great uncertainty of life. Death has once more been in our midst and this time has taken a young man, Mr. Charles Colbourne Carr, son of Mr. John Carr, of the firm of Hutton & Carr, at the early age of 26 years, on Monday last. Some five years ago the deceased met with a serious accident, which left him unable to follow his Rink II. D. Sutherland E. L. Dickinson R. Vanetone Jas. Inglis, skip Vice President. Rink I. John Hanna C. Wilson A. Mitchell S. Kent, skip 16 Rink II Chas.1Knecthei W. H. Macdonald Ed. Dinsley 9. F. Paterson ek 16. 21 32 BORN. Campbell -In East Wawanosh, on the 2nd inst, the wife of Mr. J. W. Camp- bell; a daughter. MARRIED. ._ Rose -Marsh -Duncan -In Bluevale, on Dec. 30th, by Rev. A. Y. Hartley, Mr. Frederick Rose -Marsh, of Wood- stock, to Miss Mary Duncan, daughter of Mr. Robert Duncan, of Bluevale. 'i't l „1 r U f It ECU() . BAPTIST CHURCH --Sabbath services at 11 a. in. and 7 p. in. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. G i•.ral prayer meeting on Wednesday erenings, Rev. G. Vic- tor Collins, pastor. B. Y. P. U. meets Monday evenings 8 p. m. W. D. Pringle, S. S. Superintendent. METHODIST CHURGit Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a, m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Epworth League every Monday evening. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. W. L. Rutledge, D. D., pastor. F. Buchanan, S. S. Superintendent. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Sabbath ser- vices at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. General prayer meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev. D. Perrie, pastor. Dr. A. J. Irwin, S. S.. Superintendent. ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, ErISOOPAL-Sab- bath services at 11 a. m. and 7. p. m. Sunday School at 2:30 p. m. Rev. E. H. Croly, B. A., Rector. C. G. Van Stone, S. S. Superintendent. SALVATION ARMY -Service at 7 and 11 a. in. and 3 and 8 p. m., on Sunday, and every evening during the week at 8 o'clock at the barracks. PosT OFFICE -Office hours from 8a.m. to 6:30 p. m. Open to box holders from 7 a. in. to 9 p. m. P. Fisher, postmast- er. PUBLIC LIBRARY—Library and free reading room in the Town Hall, will be open every afternoon frim 2 to 5:30 o clock, and every evening from 7 to 9:30 o'clock. Miss Maude Fleuty, lib- rarian. West - Duncan -In Bluevale, on Dec. 30th, by Rev. A. Y. Hartley, Mr. Thos. West, of Amaranth, to Miss Isabella Duncan, daughter of Mr. Robert Dun- can, of Bluevale. Kinsman -Porter -In the S. A, bar- racks, Lansing, Mich., on January 7th, 1892, by Major Cozens, D. 0., assisted by other officers m. R. K ins- W , Mr. man, formerly of Wingham, to Miss Edith Belle Porter, of Lansing. DIED. Carr -In Wingham, on the 11th inst, Charles Colbourne Carr, son of Mr. John Carr, aged 26 years and 9 months. Lamont -In Turnberry, on the 10th inst, Eva, eldest daughter of Mr. Mal- colm Lamont, aged 6 years, 11 months and 10 days. Marshall -In Culross, .on the 4th inst, Annie Marshall, wife of Mr. Jas. Marshall, aged 62 years and 7 days. • To prevent milk from burning, before putting it into the saucepan, boil rapid- ly a few spoonfuls of water (enough to just cover the bottom of the pan), and it will never burn, however fierce the fire. 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WIN (*HAM., ON TAR1u TOWN COUNCIL - George Spotton, Mayor; D. E. McDonald, Reeve; D. Bell, William Bone, H.B. Elliott, Theo. Hall, Geo. McKenzie, and Simon Mit- chell, Councillors; John F. Groves, Clerk and Treasurer. Board meets first Monday evening in each month at 8 o'clock. HIGH SCHOOL BOARD -Frank Buchan- an, (Chairman), Wm. Nicholson, John Wilson, C. P. Smith, W. J. Howson, John A. McLean, W. F. VanStone. Dudley Holmes, Secretary. A. Cosens, treasurer. Board meets second Mon- day in each month. PUBLICH OL BOARD . -C. Sc o C. G. Van - stone, (Chairman), Alex Ross, John Galbraith, Wm. Moore, P. Camp- bell, H. E. Isard, Dudley Holmes A. Tipling. Secretary-Treas., John F, Gaoves; Meetings secondTuesday even- ing in each month. HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS -J. C. Smith B. A., Specialist in Classics, Principal; H. A. Percy, S. P. S. Science Master; G. R Smith, B. A.. Specialist in Mathe- matics; Miss C. E. Brewster, B. A., Specialist in Moderns and History; Miss B. E. Anderson. PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. -Joseh Stalker,principal, Miss Brock,Miss Reynolds,pMss Farquharson, Mis Wil- son, Miss Cummings, and Miss Taylor. BOARD OF HEATH -Geo. Spotton, (chairman), Richard Anderson, Wm. Fessant, Alex Porter, John F. Groves, Secretary; Dr. R. C. Redmond, Medical Health officer. FARM ERS Taxan 0.••S13 ue•anf a"aaus l.1.U0 pun annum in edvanue $t .t0 if nut su paid No paper dlaoon- tiuned till all ..e i,er. sr. paid, uxoupt at Ire op vlou of inn ,Ubliaher. ADVilWTle1NG RArwq •- Legal and other oasna1advartlsonaente ie per Noepportulllnt for fratineerclun, tin per tine tor na^h .nnsrgpont insertion Advur'tee a.,ute ID AO Ai uutau,as aro.anarged 10 ote per line for • rat ins rutin, ons o cents per line for each .ubaequent lnaertinn. Advertlaemenis of Strayed, Perms for hale or to Rent, and similar, $1.00 for first iuree weeks, and 26 Dente for each subsequent in- sertion. OONTR SOT RATaS—The following table shows our rates for the insertion of advertisements forspeolfied periods:- sPA01. 1 Ya. 6 H0. 8 HO. lMto One0olmmn •$70,00 $40.00 822.60 58.00 Half Oolumn 40.00 25.00 15.00 6.00 QuarterQolumn. _ 20.00 12.50 7.60 8.00 One Inch 5.00 8.00 2.00 1.00 Advertisements without upeolfio direotions will be inserted till forbid and charged accord- ingly. Transient advertisements mnet be paid for in advance. THZ JOB DZPABTMINT 1s stocked with an extensive assortment of all requisites for print- ing, affording facilities not equalled In the oonntyfor turning out first Dies. work. Large type and appropriate outs for all styles of Post. ere, Hand Bills, eto., and the latest styles of choice fanoy type for the finer Maslen of print and anyone having live stook or other articles they wish to dispose of, should adver- tise the same for sale In the TIMns. Our large olrculation tells and 11 will be strange Indeed if ton do not get a onetomer. We can't guarantee hat you will sell because yon may ask more for the article or stook than it is worth. Send your advertisement to the Trues and try this plan of disposing of your stook and other articles OUTSIDE ADVERTISING Orders for the insertion of advertisements such as teaohera-*anted, business chances, meohanfos wanted, artiolee for sale, or in foot any kind of an advt. in any of the Toronto or other pity papers, may be Left at the TIMaS Aloe. This work will reoefve prompt attention and will save people the trouble of remitting for and forwarding advertisements. Lowest rates will be quoted on application. Leave ,,r sendyonr next work of this kind to she TI9[F+4 °VFWEl Winfeham Rev. F. W. Anderson will become pastor of the Presbyterian church at Orillia. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of • Ten thousand dollars so faded and torn that they will be sent to Wash- ington, D. C., for redemption, have been found in a bustle that was worn for many years by Mrs. Mary Fasset, who died suddenly at her home in the village of Westport, Leeds County, re- cently. 60 YEARS' • EXPERIENCIE •�4 ysENTS TRADE MARKS �it`M DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS d:C. Anr< • •'•+g n ric,•tch and descriptionm*y etnickli ..1 our opinion free weather an Invan• • tr bM1•ly patentable nnlca• none. 1 nnilaetitlaL HANDR,U0 mmonPatente sent in •. ..•i't acenry for nocnring patents. Pate: • .. -m It! l,unuahhmews & Co. tai'•• res, to the �A,tnahen clr Maturated Weekly. LarRe5t air• esteem. •+ ", 5 r yllar. poetag l paid. Sold, fory au mem .. •..ere. MUNN Co 3e1BrNdleallew, I rk H. B. HLLIOTT, Proprietor end Publisher URS. KENNEDY & CALDER Orrioss-Oorner Patrick and Centre Sts. PHoxas; Offices Residence, Dr. Kennedy i43 Residence, Dr. Caldor 151 Dr. Kennedy specializes in Surgery. Dr. Calder devotes special attention to Dia - eases of the fiye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Eyes thoroughly tested. Glasses properly fitted. DR. 'AGNEW, Physician, Burgeon, eto. Offioe-Maodonald Block, over W.MoKibbon's Drag Store. Night calls answered at the office. DR. ROBT.O. REDMOND, M. R.O.S. (Eng) L. R. 0. P. London. PHYSICIAN and BURGEON. Office, with Dr. Chisholm. VANSTONB,. o BABRISTBR, BOLI0I784R, BTO Private and Company funds to loan at lowest rate of interest. Mortgages, town and farm property bought and sold. Moe, Beaver Blook. Wingham J . A. MORTON, BARBISTRR, Bao. Wingham, Ont H. L. DIONINSox DuDL.Y Remiss DICKINSON & NQLMES BARRISTERS, SOLI JITOBS Eta. MOONY TO LOAN. OfrION: Meyer Block, Wtngham. SUNDAY $CHOOL. ARTHUR IBWIN. D. D. S., L. D S. Doctor of Dental Snrgery of the Pennsylvania Dental College and Lioenttate of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. OWoe in Macdonald Blook..Wingha,n OtBoo closed every Wednesday afternoon from May 1st to Oot. 1st. Lesson III. --First Quarter, Fon Jan. 21, 1912 - THE INTERNATIONAL SERiES.1 W, J. PRICE, B. B. A., L. D. B., D. D. S. Licentiate of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, and Graduate of Uni veretty of Toronto. Office ; Beaver Block. Office closed every Wednesday afternoon from May let to Oot lar. Wingham General Hospital (Under Government Inspection) Pleasantly situated. Beautifully fur- nished. Open to all regularly licensed physicians. RATES FOR PATIENTS -which include board and nursing), $3.50 to $15. per week according to location of room. For further information, ad- dress Miss L. Matthews. Superintendent Box 223, Wingham Ont. RAILWAY TIME TABLES. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY BYBTEM. TRAINS L1AVN 100 London. 0.85 a.m_ _ 0.80p.nm. Toronto Si8ast 11.00 a.m. 6.45 a.m_ - 2.80p.m. Kinoardine..11.59 a.m... 2.81 p -m.. - 9.15 p.m. ARUM PHOM Kincardine ....0.80 a.m11.00 a.m- - 2.80 p.m. London.......-.-......-. 11.64 a.m.... 7.85 p.m. Palmerston...._ ........ 11',24 a.m, 'Toronto 81 Blast ...._.._ 2.80 p.m__ 9.15 p.m. G. LAMONT, Agent, Wingham. • CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. TRAINS LIAVI NOR Toronto and East.. _ « - 6.40 a.m..- 8.10 p.m. Teeewater.... .... 12.52 p.m -10.27 p.m. 'ARRIVI 100M a.m. _ 8.05 p.m. Toronto and Inst.. -..12,41 p.m....10.17 p.m. 3. H. BREMBR, A¢o>.t,Winghem IT PAYS. TO ADVERTISE IN THF TIMES. Text of the Lesson, Luke ii, 8-20. Memory Verses, 10, 11 -Golden Text, Luke ii, 11 -Commentary Prepared by Rev. D. M. Stearns. Those days of verse 1 are spoken of in Gal. iv, 4, as "the fullness of time;" the time appointed before the world was, for the great deliverer to come, for "known unto God are all His works from the beginning of the world" (Acts sv, 18). He declareth the end from the beginning and doeth according to His will both in heaven and on earth, turning the king's heart whlthersoever 13e will (Isa. xlvi, 10; Dan. iv, 35; Ps. cxaxv, 0; Prov. xxi. 11. So it came to pass that the world ruler's decree was used by the Lord of all the earth to fulfill His pur- pose and to cause the Prince of the kings of the earth. the King of kings and the I.ord of lords to be born at the long before appointed time and place. ]tut so out of harmony with God is this world which He made and the people who inhabit it that there was no room for the Creator in the world whirls He bad made and no welcome for Him. "There .was no room for them in the inn" (verse 7). Does the thought of it lead you to 'say, "Ob, come to my heart, Lord Jesus -there is room in Iny heart for Thee?" if so they you . may rejoice in the comfort' of John 1, 12; Rev. iii, 23. The story of the shepherds takes ua back to Abel and to Moses and David and Amos, and the darkness makes us think of the darkness that now is and will be till He shall come again in His glory (Isa. Is, 1-3). The night is far • pent the dayis at hand,and the time spent, 1 for our new bodies and the redemp- tion of Israel is ever drawing nearer (Rom.-xiii, 11, 12; Luke xsi, 28). The shepherds were doing just as they bad always done, watching over their flocks, when the angel of the Lord calve suddenly upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them (verse 9). Moses and David and - Amos were keeping their flocks, Ellsha was plowing, Peter and John and oth- ers at their nets, Matthew at the re- ceipt of custom, when the special call came to them. It is required of some that they leave their former calling and of others that they continue where they were and therelu abide with God (1 Cor. vit. 23. 24), Note the visits of the Lord to such lowly peo- ple as Hagar, Manoah and his wife, Gideon and others and in Isa. ivii, 15, Ills two dwelling places. To Zach- arias and Mary and the shepherds there was given the heavenly "Fear not" (verse 10; i, 13, 30). It was also' the angel's message on the resurrec- tion morning (Matt. xxviii, 5). How can we explain our slowness to tell to all people the good tidings of great ,joy? Is it because the tidings have never brought us the joy unspeakable of I Pet. f, 8? The lepers of 11 Kings vii, 8, 9, put us to shame. What can we say to Christ? Suddenly a multi- tude of the heavenly host Is heard by the shepherds saying, "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, good will toward men" (verse 14). Listen to the testimony of more than a hundred millions of angels in Rev. v, 11, 12, and then if you know that you are redeemed join more heartily in the song of Rev. v, 9, 10. The Lord Jesus in all His life on earth never sought His own glory nor His own will, and it must have been with joy that He said to His Father in His great prayer, "I have glorified Thee on the earth" (John vi, 88; viii, 50; xvii, 4). Our motto should be "that God in all things may be glorified" (I Pet. iv, 11; I Cor. x, 81). When the Lord Jesus shall have become the peace of Israel and shall have spoken peace to the nations through Israel then quickly shall the whole earth be filled with the glo- ry of the Lord (Mic. v, 5; Zech. ix, 10; Num. xiv, 21). Sia people shall be willing in the day of His power (Ps. ex, 8), The angels, having ex. ecuted their commission, went away into heaven; simply Went home. How easy it sounds, how wonderful and glorious it is, that we have ever with ns these ministering ones who behold the face of our h'ather in heaven (Heb. 1, 14; lllatt, xvl11, 10). The shepherds did not seem to question for one moment the good hews they had heard, and they considered the an- gels as the Lord's messengers, for they said, "Let us now go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which Is come to pass, which the Lord bath made known unto ns" (verse 15). They did not delay, but made haste, and found Mary and Toseph. and the babe lying in a manger, as they had been told (verses 12, l0). it was not tiny kind of a 6gurntive manger. but liter- ally a place from which rattle ate their food. As a ruleethe statelnents of Scripture are plain (iteral scute inents, and unless the language fs plainly figurative, as when our Lord said. "I am the vine." "i am the door," - "The trees of the field shall clap their hands," we must take it to mean Inst what 1t says Accepting this hobo as the Saviour. Christ the Lord. they made known elint wns told them con- vertin; this child (verses 11, 171 R'ith the artlessness of simple minded pen - pie they Just belldved what they had heard end told wha' they had seri, nu11,111:r ns think of Peter and John. 1C 1111 ',aid long nfterwn rd ••urluerning the sane person, "We cianot but peak the things t►e have eeail