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PROGRAM OF
THE LONDON
CONFERENCE
The thirty-fifth annual session of the
London Coufer••ence of the Methodist
Church wilt assemble in Landon Road
Methodist Church, W,alkerville, C,nt=
ario on Thursday, June (nth, 1918, et
2 p: rat.
Coufereece Watchword*—"The King -
dole `in the Millet."
Rev. W. 1,'Millson will have charge
of the singing et the morning de-
votional services of the Conference.
Monday, June 3rd
• 3 p, un.—Meeting of the Probation -
e 's' Record Committee consisting of
the chairmen of districts, secretary of
the examining board, and secretary of
Conference, to review the record and
standing of each probationer ; also the
recomanendutious re candidates for the
ministry and to bring in a report in
answer to question$ 15, 16, 17 18, in.
Ministerial Session, Meeting will be
held in Class Rosen No, 1.
8 P. m—Meeting of the Probation-
ers Record 'Committee.
Tuesday, June 4th
9 a. m„ 2 p, rat., and 8 p. m —Meet-
ing of the Stationing Commitee._
Wednesday, June 5th
9 a. m,—Stationing Commitee.
10.30 a, tn,-The Conference Tree -
suers
will meet the Financial Secre-
taries,
Ministerial Session
2 p, in —Worship. Roll Call, Re-
port of the Transfer Committee.
pointanent of Committee on Confer-
ence Pel•a tn .s. Letter writers," etc.
Disciplinary questions and report oil
Probationer's kecord Committee.
8 p, ln,---Educational 'Anniversary.
Watchword: the Kingdom and the
School" Addresses will he delivered
by Mr, T. B. Dundese W14Lteeburg, and
Rev; Captitin W, 8, Caswell, 13. A.,
Assistant Secretary of Edncttfi0n,
Thursday, June 6th
Miniatorial Session
,8,45 a. 1n,--Werskip and Pastoral ad-
dress, the President, Rev, S, W, Mux.
worthy:
9.30 a, im—Diseiplifary questions_
Report of the Commitee on 'Con-
ference Relations,
General Session.
2 p, m,—Sermon by Rev, Dr, George
Elliott, Mt, Clemens, Mich., Subject,
"The Vision and the Feast," Exodus
24 :.1 1. The Administration of the
Sacrament. of the Lord's Supper, con-
ducted by the President, Rev. S, W.
Muxwm'thy.
3:30 p, m,—Roll Call. E4ection•S.
Confirmation of Committees. Appoint-
ment of Business Committee, and Com-
mittee on Resolutions of Thanks and
Appreciation. Report of the Minis-
terial Session. General Business, First
Draft of Stations. Reference of all
resolutions passed by District Meet-
ing rind other resolutions from floor of
Conference.
5,20 p. m.—AW Committees meet for
organlzeti0,r,
8 p m.—Meeting under the aus-
pices of the.Laymen's Association (see
programme. )
Friday, June 7th
8.45 a, ni: Worship. Rev. Dr.
George Elliott, Series of addresses,
"The Tempations of our Lord." Sub-
ject: "Bread -making ; Right and
Wrong."
9.30 a. m,—First ballot for Board of
Examiners. Report of decisions on
questions of law. Report of Confer-
ence Special Committee,
fo.h5 a ,—First ballot An General
Conference Delegates.
1t a, in.—All committees et Cir-
cuit Boundaries Commission meets,
2 p, in.—Worship, Jubilee service.
Continued oo Page 2,
Creative Canadian Literature
Although there are no books more sought after by rollcrtnrs of mho'
nations than "Ci:tnadiana," Canadians themselves have hitherto pale little
attention to their own literatnro. When, thoreffire, Lord Shnug:uu ssy ,,f the
C.P.R., who himself is s great reader of works by Canadian to:ther. , ant has nn
extensive library, was recently asked to present the nucleus el 't ;Wintry to the
Canadian Club of New York, no available list. Penia be found tcr,i,•b e„n11 be
considered representative of what was erentive and original in i':n„o-,itu !ir'ra
ture. With the help of well informed booksellers and lihrnrinits re••>, list
wise rolnpiled and the uuelene of this Can:ohne library in New Fort; hat
been forme,(. The list stats confined a!ettost earl:1si%ely to fu't'on and •,.••'ry,
as the intention was to emph: ire the,.r v i arm., er of
expression, Several brooks which e,!.r r„ it • ,count lave 1,-, ;n i1 ), ,:,.telt
at, dory : ev,l,:r's "in the Woke of ate 1 •:a,;.r u -'1`•.r, iters” ....! ?', :al. i. , at •2
"Mot. l:priva Fr,-,r•tee," could nt be i,l, n..1. :is t. ,.y :,;e u:tt e' punt
Asa •. 'r .-, •tn iic,r.•. -t :,11 et r.:.. -i r •. .1.1ten
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Ata—In... Title.
deli,"'Y':,n_t1 in bear• Point."
Bla:kr. iiV. 11 "Brown Waters."
Bluwett., Jean "The Cornflower."
Carmen, Bliss ' Pipes of Pan."
• Cauurk, ',Jitney „Seeds of Pune,,'
Cauueie, .1.r.,,,- •'Open Trails."
Conner, R•:!r'1t "i leek nark."
Canner, 1ta:.,f, • ";,Ian front Glengarry."
Coanor, ,1:+'1„1- '"I'be Sky Pitot."
Conner, i1.,h•h - "Patrol of the Sun Murree
Connor, 1%:d,.?, "filet:glary Se•bovidays.”
Conner, Tr,411 ' Foreigners,"
Uanuee, "'Phe afatar,"
C)rien•fterl, ! , C„lancy ''(1,1 ''ted Poems.”
Campbell, tV.It,::d "1'aemsJ'
Dunnett, Nern',n .
Orunrnond, W. 11.
Dorman, Norman . "The Cruise or the Shining Light.'
k'•ns(11•, W. A. "AtVoswa."
1''rethate, 1',onic . , . "e hrisenins in French Canada,"
Gars in, J. PV "(:median Poets."
11 ale tan, l "Canadian Nights,''
3r,ekutat, ,t.. " Sue rifiee of the Shannon,"
}inliburten, Jude !Etas. Slirlt) "The Clockmaiker,"
Johnston, E. Pauline "Flint and Feather."
Icing, 13'1.11 "'The High flenrt."
Iiirby, William The. Golden Deg.
Trail."
"Dr. Luke of the Labrador."
" Poem,:
I,eaeoek, Stephen . , . " Areadian Adventures,"
Leacock, Stant), it ... "literary ]apses."
Letumck. t".t•;diem ... "Sunshine Sketebet' of aLit.tle Tewe.'I
Leai•oelc, :teepee.. , '' 1, entry Essays."
Leaeock, St,:pLun ... " Lith itot the Beyond."
Lout, Agues C. "Frrebeeters of the Wilderness,"
Lampman, Aruhiball "Ibcnta."
I,o.w, Dr. Filbert "The Bimini Adaentnre."
Lighthall, W. D. ''The k'atse Chevalier." '
Logan; ., 11
"Verars ,,
3etontgonierv, L. M. "Anne of Green Gables,"
lvteOlutig, Nellie L "Sowing yeeels in Danny,"
hfeellnnq, Nellie 1., t' The Next of 1C)n,"
Ie1ieehoth, Madge "Kleath."
Maeltay, Isabel I-eclrotenn
"The }donee of Windows."
Mackay, feabel Reelestotie ' i1p the Hill and Over."
McArthur, Peter "ln Past tiro Green."
Mather, Aguae "Stories of New Primo.'
Norwood, Robert "'The Witch of Boder."
Parker, Gilbert "Seats of the Mighty."
Parker, Gilbert "The Money'.Master."
Parker, Gilbert "Pierre and His People."
Patersan, 'Nobel "The Shadow 'Riders,"
Piektisall, Marjorie "The .Lamp of Poor Bottle."
Peat, Iiarold .. , "Private Poe"
Richardson, Major "Warouata."
Bedpn,th, Beatrice "Drawn Shutters," y
hate Herbert.Maple 1.4111170A in. Flanders l'i(s1ae "
Rossiinal, J. E. IA.,,,"Teem Baptiste.
13, ` 'rl 1: 3).
Ra err I, D. "The Heart of the Aneieht Woadd "
11 th, ate 1• 11, "Muth 'a Entglia,rr
i of ee'f,. C. 1) "Children of the {ritd.'r
en. le , C, "Kiteliosstir, and other Paoras..rt
Ti. ,l,ti .r , "The Inner Dour,"
bt :': ,,.............:.. ' i- Mari at Leen Lake,
Fzlt vie .. , W. , "Seep et 41 Sourdough."
C•i: r, i:, i •'t W "Songs pit a Cheahne o,"
lr It, W, .., „ Ilnyprsr of a 1tc;r1 fhnnu ]tiCiso,eh
Gen
h'. 't 4'S!,,„,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"t8hymer( ef: a :(Bolding Btene,ce
"The Prairie Nice.''
Ere ,r., 1r ,e 1.: ,ego "Claliee lied , POtante."
eleeee. ' Dale "NH .,,,... ,,°' Lail ny"aI,ant,,''
tAC.,,7t, , leue.id. " leeeby 'hays am Ca)ta.de„tt
Thee .(.. 'te .,.., "Old late Reverie 0
'rr ,r, ,l , J ver •tat,.., .'' r Twilight,”
1" ,tt , 1 1 ,tet >t , A l'ttp Adieu .f'rvili I/t,
ff
1"7,:a,::te , ,.,...-,...,..... •r ' "slue Teton/1
Veil. r ., tirthe Shack Looker,"
Wee, .,.v a Pltiilieu...... Seems /'rein' a hung Mattes Lateita4
poems,,,
yhnontyreoe ,.,.,i. , Mari U., Pfister otl brYas'C !
spa
dUlltttAg 1".,,, .., ,.".A. gnarly la"nbtilterth.!t
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istrict Notes
/444/10141/4144
EXETER.
Mr, and Mrs, 0, Anderson have re-
ceived word that their son, P.d. had
been wounded, 'Phis is the fourth
lime he has been hit.
A, V, Fortye, until recently teller in
the 13ank of Commerce here has been
called to the colors and left Tuesday
for London,
ST. COL• UMBAN
Owen T. Gablin, aged 24, a resident
of St, Goluhtbtn, near aeafo'th, has
keen handed over for escort to London,
I -le made' an attelilpt to cross the river
to Port Huron, but was turned back
by United States immigration officers
to 'Canadian officials, who in turn hand-
ed hint to the Dominion Police, ' fie
was on his way to Detroit to see a
lady friend, according to his ,story,
and was in possession of an exertptioa,
certificate es a farmer, but he did not
have a permit to leave Canada. Sen-
tence was suspended upon payment 08
costs, which amounted to 47.25, but
the young man had only 56 on his
person, which he paid. Ile was handed
over to the military.
BRUSSELS:
'The greater production slogan has
been adopted all through this district,
and record crops will be produced pro-
vided the weather man does his bit.
The East Huron Agricultural Society
has offered seven awards in connection
with a standing field crop competition
in oats. Farm work in general is well
advanced, and the farmers x11 through
the district are optimistic regarding
prospects.
Rev, J. L. Mc't:ulloch, t,f Cranhrook
and Libel Presbyterian cimgregations,
has received a call to Carluke, near
Pamilton, Maitland Presbytery meets
et Wingham to deal with the question.
An exceptionally large acreage ul
grain has been planted in this district.
In general the tall wheat i; looking
well, although score d:uuage was done
by frost. The recent wet spell, while
It delayed eerdening and work un the
land, helped general c,mditions a lot,
Before Police Magistrate Andrews, at
Clinton, Fred Smallacombe pleaded
guilty to ;t violation of the Canada 1
Temperance Act, and was lined Mott
and costs. The case is the outcome
of a charge being laid against Gsoree
Roughleitch, who swore in court, when
pleading guilty to the charge, that he
bed been supplied with liquor by Fred,
Smallaconthe, Crown Attorney Seager
prosecuted for inspector Torrance.
WINGHAM.
The effect of extra shipments of
liquor into the province during the
early months of the year by those who
were preparing fur the "long dry spell'
will he seen for many weeks to come,
and Huron County is no exception le
this respect. Inspector Mitchell. as-
sisted by officers of the Huron Uounty
'Temperance Alliance, made a few un-
expected calls here last week and, as a
result, two business men, A.M. Knox
and W. 'G. pattersoa, appeared before
Police Magistrate tMortot to answer
changes of being intoxicated and both
pleaded ,guilty, and paid 510 and 520,
respectively, in tines, in addition to
costs. Albert Loubitt, a local butcher,
who , figured in a court case a few
weeks ago for being intoxicated, ack-
nowledged that he was guilty of a vio-
lation of the Canada Temperance Act
by causing it shipment to be brought
in illegally and was fined 450 and costs,
andel, D, Metcalfe, a farmer, of Turn-
hensd' township, also pleaded guilty in
connection with the same shipment,
And paid $SO and costs into the County
treasury.
Klatt Smith, only son of C. P. Smith
manager of the Bank of Hamilton, and
Wilfred Mclieven, clerk on the Bank of
Hamilton staff, have gone to 1'a•otto,
where they will elitist for overseas ser-
vice.
W. it. Wahl and Roy McLellan, of
Li -low: el, were arrested oe Thursday
t :;s1tt charged with reckless motoring
,devluiation of the liquor laws, and,
e.or, fired 550 and costs each by police
'puree .trite Morton next day. ' Mk:-
1:ttti' At ilot have the stoney to pay
''1111: s Intl went to ,jail in the mean-
time '' hree sealed bottles of liquor
'nerd , elscated by the 'atithoritles.
mite. ee ,.e eve, created :t scene nit the
/,
Malta , � , . btheir. reckless Slrfvlllg,.
;:t3t r..1,: , - tothltnteriiy expected a
',g to snake arrangements
ter. to "...tangle campaign, it was.
cosi ,',i'` • the County Council to
1 eee •• it their meeting in June,
1 'tt:'v, elite -ling from the people
kr, i, 'aas been formeely done.
A.'e,; ` • feel
t
ha
t le
asking the
.„i' F,, nt>etfr.rragrant, it is fair
to ail, 61.1116 farmers as a rule are 11(11
tailed 015 for theee eoritrihntions,
HLJLLETT
The rain rtit Sunday. dict good,
Ernest Adams now drives a Ford,
Court of Revision will be held at
Lotteta boro 00 the 30th of • May at
10,30 a, til.
Council met !asst Thursday and ab-
olished Statute Labor. The rate-
payers will be, assessed 1 and 3-10's
mills on the 5 and this will go to keep
up the various roads in the different
division's.
A special meeting of the Township
Council will be held on May 9111 to
receive the Engineers report of two
Municipal divisions over on the Morris-
Idullett Boundary,
r SEAFORTH,
• At a greeting of the Red Triangle, Y,
M.C.A, committees were formed for the
purpose of securing subscriptions to
the amount of 52,000 from the town
of Seaford' and 51,000 from the town-
ship of Tuckersmillt, The following
officers were elected: Chairman, May-
B:YTH,
Capt. R, R, and Mrs, Sloan returned
to Freeport where the Captain is in
charge of a Military hospital
Poetut,tster Sites received word of
the safe arrival of his sort, Pte, Roy
Slurs, overseas. He intimated that he
had a trip up the Clyde River and it
was simply wonderful the activity a-
loieg the river, liis trip across the
"pond” was pleasant as he Was prat-
neatly free frau' seasickness,
A movement to raise funds both for
their own work and the Red Cross has
been undertaken by the Women's In-
stitute of our town, by what is com-
monly known as the Time Table Meth-
od.
Rev, R, J. McCormick has been ser-
iously i11, Mit is improving.
Messrs, Moore & Taylor report the
sale of Ford cat's to the following per-
sons- clul•og the past week —Messrs.
Charles Manning and Ernest Adams,
I'lullett ; .1, J. Washington, West' Wa-
wanosh,
Congratulations are clue Miss Gel -
or Stewart; secretary, John A, Wilson; len Coming who, through a small card
treasurer, John Beattie; finance con- of her own painting sent overseas to a
mittee, It, M. Jones, J. 0, Mullen and friend, has heroine illustrator for a pop -
J. D, litnchley; publicity, F. G. Neelin, 1 alar English author. -
Keith ,McLean and J. F. Snowden, List
purposes A. D Sutherland, Dr. 1 -lar -
burn George
Cardin),d Col. 'Wilson;
General mtuta enaeut II Stewa Major
g rt, M for
(hays, James Hays, Reverends Larkin,
McKinley, Brown, McLean and Goetz,
and Councillors Thomas Stephens, L'.
I, Box, 1'. 5, Sauvage tend Wm. Ough-
ton. The meetieg was enthusiastic in
support of the proposition and excel-
lent results will he obtained,
ZIJRIICH.
A number of the young melt of
tine village reported for military duty
at London last week.
The many frit Ids of Rev. F 13.
Meyer will be pleased to hear that
he will have c:haree of the Zurich
1ivanatelic,tl church for another year.
Among those who have reported
for military duty at l..o oldie) from
'/.urfeh during the pat weeks are: --
L- W, Hoffman, 12. ,1. K,dbfleiscll,
Weilinigton Jii(iestou and (1rhutd Jelin -
seine More expect to go within the
next ten days,
Word was received that Air. Emer-
son K. Brown. formerly of this village,
teas killed in :coma in the big Pattie
now going •1'11 in 1 ranee. Mr. Brown
is a son of Vey, 0, 1'. Trown, a former
pastor of the 'Evangelical church here
and now stationed at Elmira, (int.
MORPHY PROUD, TO
BE AN ORANGEMAN
VIGOROUS -REPLY TO TAUNTS OF
THE FRENCH ---CANADIAN MEM-
BERS.
In the debate on the Quebec riots
several French members made in-
sulting references to the Orange Or-
der, to which H. 13. Morphy, Mee for
North Perth, Deputy Grand Master of
British A,nerica, replied as follows. --
"1 terve listened to all the unpleas-
ant things that could be said about
the Orangemen o1 Ontario, 1 happen
to be a member of the Orange Order,
and 1 am very proud of it, because, I
want to tell the hon. gentlemen, in
the Dominion of Canada, nay, in the
world, there is no Ordes that hats
gone to the front as loyally anti. ps-
triotically as the members of the
Orange Order in Canada firom the At-
lantic to the Pacific. The Orange Or-
der in Canada needs no typology. Its
tentto is a' splendid one: "Fear God;
love the Brotherhood and lienor the
King. They Me not the fanatics thee
are painted; the constitution of the
Orange Order assures the sane
liberty to 'hon, gentlemen froth the
Province of Quebec its they claim for
themselves. 1 wish the h'ein. gentle-
men to tniderstend.that we are not
tine "Orangiete fanullques" that we
hear 10 touch about; we are merely
men of. flesh and blood told k,iltdly
Instincts, 'flea sort of remark thrower
Intr'o.% the fleeter of the arouse is dobe,
to my mind, for a purpose, and whet
gond punpose can be served by it is
very diffitcult to say, but it ill be-
hooves men sitting upon the oilier
side of rite Houser who preach against
fgiI tt'icism in such a tyay its to aia-
tagonize, white at . the s t ( ;rat: time
praying for a conations of opinion
and for Union, - to Wove the?.se'tattnts
across the floor,
"There have hems soelethin:3 lits 15•
000 Orangemen who ita.ve genu to tilts
war, not a mesad number, Are they
to be condemned Because they are
tiglitleg for our lll'eriies and yogret
What is there about the Order that' it
should he' made the britt of and sub-
jected to suchittaeksi ft would be
better for holt, gett.tleuteit to look at
Irwin! for the reasons for ills iroaGie."
GODERICH
Huron Lodge, No, 62, I. t), 1). F., and
visiting brethren to the number of
about too attended divine service in
Knox Presbyterian Church Sunday
morning. The minister, Rev. R. 0.
Aleitenuid, preached an excellent and
suitable sermon un the "Parable of the
Gime' Samaritan."
The first boats to arrive at this port
this season were the G. A. Richardson,
',with 11,1)0, bushels of wheat, tont
the VaIcartier, with 37°,000 bushels of
oats. Bath bats arrived from Fort
William. They encountered • consid-
erable ice on the trip, but had no
difficulty in getting through. About
75 miles of heavy ie,! wan encountered
in Lake Huron, The W, D, Matthews
and Sarnia, t, se hick wintered here were
aired x climate of order's and felt
for Fort Williac., instead of going
dowt. The ice blockade in the River
Et, [.lair rias probably the :.asst of
the cite u,go-
ltev. G. el, H„Intes preached his fare-
well sermons in the Baptist church
Suedey, fn connection with the morn..
inti; ,ertfee he, held a ro:option see --
lee, when 12 new members were ad.
Heated to membership, The saes.
rent of the Lord's Supper was ids() ;td -
ministered at the morning service. In
the evening he delivered a stirring
Gospel message. 'the congregation are
loath to part with Mr, Holmes, whet has
proven himself a popular and energetic
pastor, ile begins his ministry in
1lssington Avenue Baptist Church, Tor-
onto„ next Sunday.
many people in •Goderich will regret
to learn of the death of Mrs. A. E.
Whitley in France, while on active ser-
siee, °n Sunday, April 21. She was
here end brought up in Goderich and
was for seine time a member of Victoria
Street Methodist church choir, of which
her father was leader for a number of
years. Her maiden name was Miss
Annie Hennings.
At a Conservative caucus it was de-
cided to recommend Charles Reid for
the posetion of police magistrate of
Clodericlt in place of W. E. Kelly, re-
signed. Air, Reid is an ex -mayor of
the town and has lived here all his
life.
A meeting to organize for the big
campaign to raise two milliate dollars
for the Y. tri, C. in Canada was held
in the Council chamber at which Mayor
Wigie presided. Organizer Rev, S. W.
Manna, atcrimpanied. by Rev. C, A.
Sykes, of Kitchener, was present and
explained the pians of the movement:
Huron County is asked for 532,700 and
Goderich, coupled with Colborne town-
ship is expected to secure 56,000. The
officers elected were: Charman, A. M.
Robertson; secretary, J. A. 'Campbell
and' hotsorar•y treasurer, R. J. Megaw.
Sevet11i cotnillittees were also' named.
After. stretching over two whole
days, the case of, the Goderich Menu-
fecturing Company • vs, several. in-,
sorance .companies carie to. a sudden
close when the insurynee companies
.agreed to pay the Manufacturing. Coln-
paoy 560,000, each to pay their own
costs and n0 interest to be pet.. the
plaintiffs, The enact grew oft:. 1q the
destruction of the (Ioderie," iMate• 1c1-
t,ring Company's plant heti test .
to
est, an which there was . , t -r:•.
569,0110, divided among : r 1 -t. e
companies, vie,,: Merchanfr. Iirc t. .• re
Company, Novthe',.:etc t at
sale, Dominion, Wellington
Mount 'Royal. Stuyvesant, 14 to •'1,
Loudon Mutual Millers tints Mare'. ,
ere, Northern Ouartli ii aid `.1 I D'S
T. 8C M, 'Fite menet. Turin :1y
sued rite iota/tilde- Mon?eelt' 1 :.Ire
amount of the insurance of, tee.'
equipment and stock, 31
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erlC� � a' 114tEti eti 11;54'
� ' RS
Gud h w s , t t., ,
if'guaranteed the bomb of Ito
pane to.the ex(ontof $.35odou, ,ln.atice
Middtetost presided,
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to
Thy Will Be Done l
We see net, know not' all our way
Is faiglll—with `flee alone is dry;
Pram out the torrent's troubled drift,
Above lite storm our prayers we lift,
'Thy will be donel
The ileslt may fall, the heart may faint,
13ut wiio aro we to make complaint,
Or date to plead, in tunes like these,
'l sty weakness of o'er love of COO
Thy will be donel
'
We take, with solemn thankfulness,
Otte liuiden up, nor tisk it less, •
And roue( it joy that even we
,May suiller, scree or wait for Thee,
Illy wail be donel
Tirough'diin as yet in tint and Bare,
We trete Thy picture's wise design,
And thank Thee that our age supplies
Its dark relief of sacrifice,
Thy will be done!
And if in our unworthiness,
Thy sacrificial wine we press;
1f from i'lty ordeal's heated bars
Our feet are seamed with crimson scars
Thy will be done!
If, for the age to cane, this hour
01 trial hath vicarious power,
And, blessed by Thee, our present pain
13e Liberty's eternal gain,
Strike 'Thou the Master, we Thy keys ;
The anthem of the destinies!
Tire minor of Thy loftier strain,
Our hearts &(tall breath the old refrain,
Thy will be dowel
—WEHITTIER.
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Art Interview with Ralph Connor
Sy PETER McARTHUR
When I was told that if I went to a
certain office at a certain hour, I would
have the pleasure of meeting the Rev.
Charles W. Gordon (Ralph Connor), I
accepted with joy. I wanted to meet
hint for two reasons. I wanted to meet
hint because he is our most distinguished
Canadian novelist, and also because in
my boyhood I wriggled on hard, un-
compromising benches, listening to the
sante stern ministers that he "sat
under." I ]tadlistened to them in both
Gaelic and Lrnglish, and tconderrcl if he
would have a fellow -feeling for °rte who
had gone through the same boyish ex-
periences. Asutyeagerness lin dbrought
me early to the place of appointment, I
had a few minutes to rvait,,and fell to
wondering what he would I:c tike, un-
consciously I associated him with those
old-time IncrrRirk ntittisters and won:
dered if he would be like the Rev. John
Ross, of Drucefield, or the Rev. Lachlan
lelaePhcrson, of East Williams. Se
my surprise was complete wit nil a brisk
roan in khaki uniform stepped into the
roost. }Ie did not look enough like
those old ministers to make my heart
come into my mouth with terror as 1
faced Trim. Neither did he look enough
like a military martinet to nude nn•
click my keels together, and conte to
"attention." And there was absolutely
nothing to suggest the producer of "Last
sellers." It took Ices than a minute to
discover that "1:alph Connor" is, first
of all, a fellow -human being, who i s ready
to tnkc a glance at anything from any
man's point of view.
IA reference to the old ministers gave
us an instant point of contact, turd with
much laughter—kindly and reverent—
but still laughter—we compared rotes
and exchanged reminiscences of the good
men who made the Scotch settlements
where we had both been lirottgltt up, the
places of stern discipline we remembered
so well. The hour that had been prom-
ised to me was gone and pact of 'another
hour with it, before I remembered that
the roan who arranged the meeting had
not done it out of pure kindness. He
wanted me to interview Ralph Connor
about the war work of the Y.M.C.A.
By the time I renretnhered my duty we
bad reached a point where I felt that T
could ask Mini about it from a rather
Glaring point of view. I began with e
straight question:
"What do you think of the work of
the Y,M.C.A. in the war?"
He hunched. his shoulders slightly mod
slipped down a trifle in his chair. From
the expression on his face I was afraid
that lie was going to offer an unfavor-
able criticism. Brat his answer made it
clear that that was net whet disturbed
him:
"Itis doing n lot of work that the
church should be doing."
Now you cart utiderstnnd why my
question caused hint a shade of discom-
fort. The minister in him—a touch of
the old rree I'`irk spiritual guide that
made him feel the responsibilities of his
codling—made trim regret to con fess that
a purely lay institution is carrying prac-
tical Christianity to a point that is as
yet impossible for the elturclres—" beat-
ing them to it," as the soldier boys
would say. „
"1)ort't mismtderstand arse," he pro-
tested. "The churches and their chap-
lains are doing a wonderful wort;, but
the Y.M.C.A., being without a propa-
ganda or dogettas, is able to adapt itself
instantly to any needs that may arise,
either at the battle -front or wherever
the boys may be located. It meets
them at ail hours and in all iaiseces with
a spirit of good cheer, comfort and help.
fulness."
"Then you are of the opinion that the
mart who suppotts the war work of his
church is not agoing all he can to help
the boys?"
"e\ssttredly, The V.M.C.A. is 'able
foyl'o Iit;i.teferi:her, Though thettark
of the eituxlt may bit hearer to tficideai
of what 1 vtailttosee dome, the le:I0.,C.A,
gets !name eo the boas.
That strode she its n. r ort traportan t
50104 and 31 decided lo ttucstktt loin
irenhtutstn' a that might not illiptensiru3
10 ir, a tort y Ilett,
" 'oit know," ! -tlts nuritecf, lei tt :merle
of hall eontession, that theta aro a lot
of boye who ti'ould be teethed to lout
rill a 'Y i11,C,A•, at halm lea, h. si4't of
szssiiietlieetitutiont, beneath the isotiee
a . I of the r rl wt o like to
I oft t Ines a vo d 1 t.
o.y g
alert a Tort of minify wildness. Does
the tt.'kh'.C.A, gat tieai'.tei thein?"
113!3*•
The helpfulness of the. tAi,-
C.A. hay Wort out, over every Obstticle.
kart the begit,Ithtg, the otiicers of the,
1>Z
High Command had something of the
attitude you suggest. But whenever
there was anything to he done to help
the boys the Y.M.C.A. was there to do
it and do it well. 33y its spirit of un-
assuming helpfulness the Y.M.C.A. has
won the hearts of both the officersand
men, no matter what their church con-
nections may be or may not be. IX
gives and it does not ask anything in.
return. Its sole reward is that it helps
.reely all who need help. The thing to
emphasize about its work is that it
gives—it is an organized spirit 08 giving,
and it gives without a string to the
giving,"
ItAL,PIi cOt1NOR
"But T often hear continents, not
always friendly --about the prices that
the Y.M.C.A. charges for some of its
supplies."
Such comments have no justification.
The prices are as near right as they can
be made. If there is any profit on the
Sales to the boys in the camps or back
of the lines, every cent of it goes to pro-
vide things free—absolutely free --to
those who are in the front line teen totes.
As a. matter of fact, the canteens and
other organizations under the coutrol of
the churches and chaplains have pretty
much the same schedule of prices as the
Y,1vI,C,A,"
I could not suppressa smile at End-
ing nry'ancient enemy the trust or
"Gentleman ;s Agreement" appearing in
so admirable a form. But I made no
comment. Instead, I asked a conclud-
ing question:
"'.Then I may tell the people that itr
its war work, especially in the matter dr
creature comforts, the Y.M.C.A. ,i$
nearer to the boys than anyone else?"
"Iles. It stands nearer to thenettsa i
anything else except the military .ergartt'
zation under whose discipline tltey'Iive
.—arid die. You see they are specially
organized, trained awl outfitted for tins
kind of vvak-- noel ';,, p ore a mighty
spiritual force, too."
"Wheel ;envies. la': ' evemed to tall,
to several etherclue, :::,•.' , ho npiseturd
in the eking --it w clergy-
niEn--end ht, . 4
f s t U ,rot Mr.
Stuts'tly afterwa s t ; . rah d
copy of itis breast T t•,r. ,• et leaf
of whirls iie he.; ee y of
the mem we host 00041
"'KIM` rw•'-. r Gf is,"
IL will be etre lebeti • merit
prized ofalittle oil fled
first editions. And :i elm-
iatthe mem"ry rf1, eoupie
of hunts with a a, -,i vtiro is
doing n noble steels I is not
afraid to give the fe;;'.,. , thee
Innen who ere dome
• ,,w.IFltl
as toe oB eers mad .t.,,, „1.,,a rat'd'611
"who playsuclt 1, great fon
wad line to the Church's backing isr the
proal, areal game," as Connor said,
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