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George 0. Gibbons, Q. 0,, was coo
ed a splendid reception, and mad
spoeoh that elicited most aontinuoue
planets, He said the only govern
that can afford to be extravagant f
protectionist goverumeut. So long
Otero money le taken from the pe
than is needed for economical admi
(ration extravagance is sure to fell
`Thio has been seen in the States, wit
the pensions scandals have resulted,
has boeo seen in Canada, whore ex
vagauoe and consequent corrupt
are rife to an extent never before seen
any Anglo-Saxon country, This, as
said, was inherentla the principle
protection, which taxes the people bey
the necessities of government. So 1
as the people believed that it was to tri
advantage to be taxed they would
olosely scrutinize the outlay, But w
they are imbued with the idea, uph
by the Liberals, that taxation 1s a neo
saryevil and so should be limited
what was necessary, they will see to
that due economy 10 exercised in its o
lay. This forms an additional reas
why protection should bo destroyed, r
and branch. Even if the Liberals 11
no other polioy than to "turn the rase
out," it would be one that should m
with the approval of the people.
they have a very positive polioy—o
that says that the Government has
right' to interfere with trade at a11. 1'
convention bad delighted him, for it 11
been discussing not what is good
Great Britain or Penne or the Unit
Status, but of what is good for Caned
and Canada good enough for him. 0
reason why he was proud of his lead
was became be was first and foremost
sturdy,loyal Canadian true 0 i e and faith!
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to his native laud. Ho felt that he 11
some richt to speak because the Libera
in London have a reputation as Sghte
They can't beat the London Liber
even if their opponents are helped by
judge. (Loud cheers.) .Nn ; not ev
though their opponent was knights
(Laughter and applause.) They 11
come to Ottawa to consider matters
interest to the country. Their expons
were not paid ; they paid their ow
(Cheers.) They were not aloe seeker
They were people in convention, and
doubted not that the result of its 01011
erations would be to give a mighty i
pates to the Liberal cause that will a
aurally result rn a splendid victory
the next election. To this end the La
don Liberals will contribute their fu
share of iufluenoe and aid.
Chief Smith, of the Indian reser
near Brantford, was called on, and tol
the audience that the Indiana quite u
derstood the little scheme of the Govern
meat, and they supported bir. Patterso
at last election.
Mr. nloF+arlane, of Rent County, t1)
oldest delegate present, now nearly 9
years of age, was called upon and Spok
of some of the changes that had take
place during hie time.
After a short address by Mr, Devlin
M. P., the motion was put, carried nn
animously and the convention adjonrue
until evening.
At the evening session the balance o
the resolutions were disposed of.
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OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.
Moved by Hon. J. W. Longley, second
ed by Hon. Jas. Young, of Galt :
"Resolved that this convention de
plores the gross corruption in the than
moment and expenditure of publi
moneys, whioh for years past has exist
ed under the rule of the Conservativ
party, but the revelations of which by
the differeot parliamentary committee
of inquiry have brought disgrace upon
the fair name of Canada. The Govern
meet, which profits politically by these
expenditures of publio moneys, of which
the people have been defrauded, and
which, nevertheless, has never punished
the gnilty 0688, must be held vespoceib:a
for the many wrongdoings. We arraign
the Governwent for retaining in office a
Minister of the at•own proved to have ao•
cepted very large contributions of money
for eleation purposes from the fends of a
railway company which, while paying
the political contributions to bins (a
member of the Government) with one
hand, was receiving Government enlist -
dies with the other. The conduct of the
Minister and the approval of his collea-
gues, after the truth became knotvn to
them, are calculated to degrade Canada
in the estimation of the world, and de-
serves the severe condemnation of the
people."
Tf1E FRA1011150 AOT.
Hon. A. G. genes moved• seconded by
Mr. Monet, M, P. of Napier : "That the
Franchise Ant, since its iutroduction,
has cost the Dominion treasury over 131,-
000,001, besides entailing a heavy expen-
diture to both political parties. That
each revision involves an additional ex-
penditure of a further quarter of a mil-
lion. That this expenditure has pre.
vented an annual revision as originally
intended, in the absence of whioh young
voters entitled to the franchise have in
numerous inotancss been prevented from
exercising their natural rights. That it
has failed to seonre uniformity, which
was the prin0ipal reason assigned for its
introduction ; that its provisions are less
liberal than those already existing in
many Provisoes of the Dominion, and
that in the opinion of the convention the
Aot should be repealed and we should
revert to the Frovinoialfran0bises."
TILE RONAL COna1Ia9ION.
Moved by lion. D. Mills, seconded by
Mr. Demerais, of St, Hyacinthe ;
"Tho convention regrets that by the
notion of Ministers and their supporters
in Parliament in one one in which seri.
oils charges were made against a Minister
of the drown, investigation was alto.
gather refused, while in another case the
charges preferred were altered and these
referred to a commission appointed upon
the advice of the Ministry, contrary to
the well•settled praotioe of Parliament,
and this convention affirms : 'That it is
the ancient and undoubted right of the
douse of Commons to inquire into all
Matters of publio expenditure and into
(til ohargee of misconduct in office against
Ministers of the crown and the refer.
eine of such matters to royal commis.
sioneereated upon the advice of the ao.
Cased, is ea variance with the due re.
eponeibfiity of Ministers to the house of
Commonsand tende to weaken the
authority of the House over the exam -
live Government; and this convection
affirms that the powers of the people's
representativeein this regard,sbluld, on
all fitting occasions, be Upheld,'
eamaarTlON.
Moved by Mr. fisher, ex•M, P.,
Baena, seconded by B. Rogers, Alberta,
P. E, i, : "That whereas publio atten-
tion is at present meo11 direotod to the
consideration of the admittedly great
evils of intemperance, it le desirable that
the mind of the people should be oloarly
ascertaieed on the question of prohibi-
tion by means of a Dominion plebiscite."
THE GI9anrarANDEn:
Moved by Mr, plulock, M, P., seconded
by Geo. G. Icing, ex -M, P., New Brous.
wick, "That by the gerrymander nuts the
oleotoral divisions for the return of,mem-
ben to the House of Commons have
been eo made as to prevent a fair ex•
pression of opinion of the oountry at the
general elections, and 10 seoare to the
party now in power a strength out of all
proportion greater the the number of
eleotore supporting them would warrant,
To put nu end to this abuse, to make the
House of Commons a fair exponent of
public opinion and to preserve the his-
toric ooutiunity of counties, it is de-
sirable that in the formation of electoral
divisions that oamlty boundaries should
be preserved and that in no Daae parte of
different counties should be put in one
electoral division.
EXTRAVAGANCE).
Moved by Geo. 0. Gibbons, Q. 0.,
seconded by IIon, Clifford Sefton (uani-
toba) :
hat we cannot but view with alarm
the large increase of the publio debt and
of the oontrollable anuual expenditure
of the Dominica and the consequent un-
due taxation of the people under the
Governments that have been continuous-
ly in power since 1878, and we demand
the strictest economy in the administra-
tion of the government of the country."
Aresolution was also passed in favor
of a reform of the Senate or principals
consonant with representative -indite.
tions. 71 was moved by Hon. Senator
Scott, seconded by Premier Blair.
The prohibition resolution elicited a
short discussion, but was carried by an
overwhelming majority amid load
cheers.
A vote of Menke was passed to the
Reformers of Ottawa for their kindness.
A motion of confidence in Hon. Wilfrid
Laurier was then moved and passed with
the wildest enthusiasts with a three
times three.
Hon. Mr. Laurier responded in a fete
words of cheer and counsel, and theicon-
vention closed shortly after 1 o'olook.
Gibraltar to Alexandria.
DY DR. GROSE R. 1201410.
The straits of Gibraltar separ
Africa from Europe. Morocco, on
African side, is a Mohammedan st
and Spain on the European side, is
Roman 0atholio state. Mohammed
and Roman Catholics hate and av
themselves of every opportunity to per
cute their Jewish o0nntrymen or visito
Tho sultan, or rather the people
Morocco accord the Jew few or no o
rights. From en antiquarian eta
Point the 011urchGB of Santa Maria
Blanca and of El Transits are probe
the moot inlportant in Toledo, in Spa
and yet both these Roman Catbe
churches were once Jewish synagogue
the former dates from the 7th and
latter from the 14th century.
From Gibraltar I proceeded to Algie
a territory in North Africa, but a Fran
possession since 1810. The bulk of t
population is Mahammedan and t11
language Arable. French civilization
well as French barbarism are promise
features along the seaboard. Io Algie
I went to seek Dr. Niatrum, 0Swedi
missionary to the Jews, with whom
was largely associated in Syria in 18
and 1879, but who now is endeavoring
reach the Hebrews of North Afrin
The alienate of this country is delightf
and the soil is very fertile, as the ri
variety of fruits exposed for sale in sbo
and market places abundantly testif
From Algiers to Alexandria the deck
the ship was literally covered by Nor
African Mohammedans, who were on
pilgrimage to Mecca. They certain'
undertake this task under very hard con
ditione. To be sure their fare is a pi
tame, bet the ship provides them wit
nothing but the bare deck. Their foo
they have brought with them from A
giers in bags or parcels. Cleanliness 1
their case is out of the question, be
their conversation I thonght might ver
well have been mach cleaner than i
was; nevertheless they were embarks
on a holy, religious pilgrimage. This h
one of the many instances which elm
how much easier it is to comply with
the external demands of religion than t
subject the heart to God, and bow mus
quicker and firmer holdreligions of neer
exteruals have upon the average man
but it is more unfortunate and humiliat
ing that many of those who protege the
true religion of Obrist, the religion whit
seeks lint of all the heart and the whole
inner being of man, aro sometimes satin
lied with mere externalism.
I made several attempts to engage
these pilgrims in 'Gospel conversation
but the moment the phrase "Son of God'
is uttered their fanaticism rises very
high, and they profess to be spooked and
eoandalizad. They are strict unitarians,
and say Ood was begotten by no one,
neither has He begotten any one. Still
I suooeeded in explaining to 90010 of
them the sense in whioh we use the
phrase "Son of God," and the reason-
ableness of such use. The fatigue and
danger whioh accompanied this journey
to Mecca, aoross Egypt, the Rod sea and
through Arabia, are simply enormous,
and yet they go ; many of them never
return, however. Froth Algiers we next
came to Malta. I had not been there
01000 1874. I want ashore and made
several visits to plaoos which tradition
adsooiatee with the visit of St. Paul to
the inland. There is no scarcity of ea.
0le0fastical buildings or epaoioue, meg.
nifioent and costly churches, but .there
is muoh need of preaching the Goapol.
Malta
British pos08001106.OThe e3ngliohlie , Prenoand1
Greek and Arabio languages are spoken
by the more educate classes, but the,
dpeeob of the bulk of the people is a lin-
guiatio curiosity, for it appears to the
stranger as a curious medley of every.
thing. I am Interested in Malta, because
the first Dopy of the Bible, as a whole,
which reached me was of an Arabic ver
cion printed in Malta through the British
and Foreign Bible ao0iety.
On the nth June my ship came with-
in sight of Alexandria, which in 1883
w ag bombarded by the Brithah navy nn.
der Admiral Seymour, now Lord Aloes -
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Egypt is pre-eminently a Bible lend,,
both the progenitor of the race of Israel
and his seed, the Saviour of the 110101611
raoe, Pound tt safe refuge in it ; the for.
mer from a terrible famine and the let.
ter from a 1110r0 terrible end bloodthirsty
IIs d. More than 10 o e t this, Egypt was the
s00tle of that opooh•nutkieg event, the
first translation of 111° Word of God from
the Hebrew to the Greek tongue, Mhz•
relay, then, is the birthplace of the Sop.
tuagint, of which Zaollariah and other
portions Have just been discovered on
fairly well preserved `Myrna mane.
eoript, though more than 1,800 years old,
Eaoh time Egypt lose been, questioned,
and she has been questioned many a time
lately by the spade and shovel of the
antiquarian discoverer, she hoe borne
witness to the (`lith of the Bible ; and
the work of questioning goes on now
with unvarying results. The population
of Egypt is about 2,000,000 more than
the population of Canada, and they are
ruled by a personage known in the weet
as the Khedive. His Highness governs in
the name of ilia majesty the sultan of
Turkey, and in accordance with Moham-
medan laws, whioh are supposed to be
found or find their basis in the' Koran.
Mohammedanism is the religion of the
stateie the established religion and the
religion of the majority ; the rest are
adherents of the various fragments or
denominations into whioh the eastern
°llnroh is broken up.
The goographioai and commercial re -
seethes drew to Egypt money lenders and
business men from every part of Europe,
especially from Britain, France and
Italy, so that while the language of the
native Egyptians is Arabia, perhaps a
score of other languages are spoken fn
Egypt.
The government o n
nt of the o khedive bor-
rowed money from Europe Iargely, and
Europeans came to exert large influence
over Egyptian affairs. Let the empha•
size this, that while the Mohammedan
apologist does reproach the Christian on
the multiplicity of bis sects the Moham-
medan detests and despises all alike.
He does not Dare to know the difference
whioh separate Christians or Christians
so called, and so about 1880 a party
was oreated leaving for their watchword,
not Ireland for the Irish, but Egypt for
the Egyptians, and that meant the
trampling down of the rights of all to
aggrandize the Mabommedan pashas and
their retinues. The Legitimate govern
went was overthrown, and bloodshed and
plunder became the order of the day.
Many Christians, natives and foreigners,
were murdered, and Egypt seemed to be
on the very verge of being swallowed up
by anarchy. Neither the sultan nor any
other power offered to do anything, Ileums
the government of our Queen took the
matter into their own hands, subdued
and punished the rebels, restored the
khedive to hia throne, and began the
work of reducing chaos to order. A
British army occupies Egypt still, and
Egyptian affairs are on a fair way to a
satisfaotory condition. The English
language in Egypt is now in great de.
mend, and the young natives are anxious
to learn it. The Church of Scotland
sustains a mission in Alexandria, oaten•
sibly to the Jews. Mies Whately for
many years operated in Cairo and viola -
/by by means of eoboole, and the retitled
Presbyterian ohuroh of America supports
missionaries who are understood to do
general Christian work, One of thein,
the late Rev. Dr. Hogg, I had the privi-
lege of meeting in Edinburgh, while I
was still a student there. I took the
liberty of stating to him that I was a
native of Mount Lebanon, an under-
graduate of the university of Edinburgh,
expecting to be licensed to preach soon,
and ulnae my mother tongue is Arabin
mp earnest wish is that I be employed
as a missionary to an Arabia speaking
aommuuity, He then told me that my
eoperior Edinburgh education was
against me, for should I be stationed in
Egypt or Syria, the native preachers
would become envious, and they would
want Edinburgh education too. I failed
to understand the real meaning of this,
however, and many of my pereonal
friends do not seem to see any harm iu
Christian foreigners receiving Edinburgh
or. Yale eduoation, with a view to work
in the East, provided these foreign
aspirants or their friends pay their own
expenses.
On arriving in Alexandria I was (vet
by my cousins, Ithattan and Selina
Howie, with whom I stayed while there.
A friendly neighbor of theirs, hearing
that their relative who had been expect-
ed had arrived, after an absence of eleven
years, hastened to salute me. I was glad
to meet him, and talked a good while
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with hint, and after the banal sweets and
awoke and ooflee he appeared to bo stall
oxpeotiug to coo Gluten Howie, lately
from Amerioa, and be wee /urpaged to
find that I, who had been speaking to
him, wee the roan. "Why," bo exclaim-
ed, with astoniehment, "you say he hoe
been eleven y0at'd .111 A1I101'10tt, and as
far es his epoch and manners aro opt,
earned he 0119111 have arrived f1'oin
Mount Lebanon this afternoon." This
was praotiaally the imprsasion of moat
of my friende and aegcaintanoos as I
Paned among them from Egypt, Bethle.
hem, 'Jerusalem and Mount Lobation,
They were pleased to see that I was not
di0116nt, that Ihad not changed for the
wares, that I could sit on the floor and
Whop I talked it was their familiar old
speech. If this be so, then, thank God,
my Soobeli education and my sojourn in
my adopted country, thrice -beloved Can-
ada, have done me no harm, and I am
fib to preaoh the Gospel in Syria or
Egypt with advantage.
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