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TO ADVBRTLSERS
POINTS FROM LEADER'S SPEECH,
t
The following points are taken from
the speech delivered by Mr, Rowell,
the new Liberal Leader, in Massey
Hall at Toronto on Tuesday evening of
last week: -
Our platform is not the last word of
progressive Liberalism. It is but a.
statement of the present pressing,
f urgent needs both in legislation and
administration, the policies whichahould i
be immediately adopted in order that
our Province may 'wing into the line
of progress and move forward in her
destined course. So soon as these
measures ere adopted then we move
forward to take up new ground.,
1 am informed by men in touch with
the farming industry that the value of
farm lands, except in the immediate
eieinity of our cities, and possibly in a
few other Counties, is lower to -day
than it was twenty-five years ago.
The situation is one that demands the
most serious consideration at the hands
of the Government. The Government
has been repeatedly urged by its
friends to take action, liut it appears
impossible to it to grapple seriously
with the problem.
Notice of ch n o ies must be left at this
e g
office not later than Saturday noon.
The copy for changes must be left
not later than Monday evening.
.
Casual advertisements accepted up
r to noon Wednesday of each week.
ESTABLISHED 1818
THE WINfil1AM TIMES,
H.B. %LL1OTT. Puurasteu LzDPaoptrnaro
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1911.
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EDITORAL NOTES.
The Whitney government when first
elected, promised a lot of scandals if
given a chance to get on the inside of
things. Tbeir opportunity is now seven.
years old and not one item of Liberal
maiadministration has ,been revealed.
The government was surely elected
under the false pretences, and as far as
giving any constructive legislation is
concerned, is living up to its start.
The operation of the. Manitoba Gov-
ernment Telephone System for the
year 1911 will show a loss of nearly
$150,000. This will be the outstanding
feature of the telephone report which
the Government will present to the
Legislature when it meets early in the
new Sear. Following this announce-
ment the natural result will be that
telephone rates will go up all over
Manitoba. There are now over 200,000
users in the province.
L The world in a cartoon shows the con-
sumer lying prone on the ground "beat-
en and robbed" by high prices, while
Sir James Whitney and Mr. Rowell are
represented as the priest and the Levite
passing by. "But where is the good
Samariton?" asks the world. The good
Samaritan is not on the job. 'Ile is still
suffering from the beating he 'himself
got on September 21 from the friends of
The Toronto World. When Mr. Rowell
becomes Premier of Ontario, however,
the Iaw against tradecombinations will
not remain a dead letter, as it is under
the present Attorney -General. -Toronto
Globe.
Young man, that beautiful girl whom
you worship as the pillar of sweetness
doesn't contain even three ounces of
sugar. It has been shown by analysis
a young person weighing 151 pounds is
composed of 96 pounds of water, three
pounds of the white of eggs, a little
less than a pound of glue, 341-2 pounds
of fat, 81-2 pounds of phosphate of lime
3 ounces of sugar and starch, 7 ounces
of chloride of calcium, bounces of phos-
phate
hosphate rnagnesie and a little ordinary
table salt.
If THE LIYEHIS LALY
STIR IT VP B'f! T/ID USD Op
MiLBURN'S LAXA-LIVER PILLS.
They " stimulate the sluggish liver,
dean the coated tongue, sweeten the
breath, clean away alt waste and poison
ons matter from the system, end prevent
as well as cure all sickness arising from
a disordered condition of the stomach,
liver and howels.
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t wulv
$ l i an, Pine Ridge,
11.13., writes:^^"-rrj had been troubled with
liver complaint for a long time. I tried
most everything 1 could think of, but
node of them seemedto do ate any good,
but when 1 at Last tried ivtilbutn's Lara..
Liver F'ilfs 1 soon begat to get well again;
t!itnhe to The T. Milburn Co. 2 would
not he without theist if they cost twice
as much."
Milburn's Lexa-Liver Pitts tit's 25 cents
per viol, or fr vials for 11.00; for sale at
all dealers ier ,tailed direct on feeeipt
of prise by The T. Milburn Co., Limited,
To:otat3, Ont.
The Conservative press recognises
that there is urgent need for reform in
our system of taxation. They recog-
nized that we had proposed a method
of reform which would commend it-
self to the judgement of the people,
and they sought to convince Sir James
that this was really one of his chicks.
Sir James took time to consider, and
has now issued his statement, which, m t,w c,in
effect, is this; 1 permitted Mr. Fripp
to bring that little chick inside the pre-
einets of the Legislature, but themom-
ent it cheeped I choked it and threw it
out. It is absurd to talk of such a
thing. So it is; Sir James is a genuine
Conservative and it is absurd to attri-
bute to him parentage of a real pro-
gressive measure of taxation reform,
The only satifactory remedy for
these conditions is the elimination of
political influences from the adminis-
tration of the liquor license laws of
this Province, not only by the appoint-
ment of a commission for which the
Government will not be responsible,
but by the appointment of a commission
or commissioners for whose acts the
Government will be reslioiiiible. Here
again the issue is clearly and sharply
defined between the Government and
the Liberal party. Our platform is to
secure the removal of the administra-
tion of the license law from political
influence.
. English is the. language of this con-
tinent. Any child, whether of French-
Canadian origin or of any other nation-
ality, who does not get a good working
knowledge of English in his schooldays
is handicapped for life, and cannot
make the same progress and advance-
ment as if he had acquired the English
language. So, in the interest of the
children, themselves, we should see
that in every school in the Province
every child receives a thorough Eng-
lish education. We have no right to
say that a child shall not speak the
language of its mother, which it has
learned to Iisp at its mother's knee.
All that we have the right to ask is
that they should know and understand
English and be able to use it.
WHITNEY GOVERNMENT
AND AGRICULTURE.
Outside the actual maintenance of
the institution what has the Whitney
Go'iernment done for the Ontario Ag-
ricultural College in thepast two years?
asks The Guelph Mercury, and it ought
to know. What improvements did they
authorize, outside what has been under-
taken by their predecessors, during the
time they have held office? Has the
aecomodation been adequate to the de-
mands? These are a few questions
that require an answer before it can be
said that the Ontario Agricultural Col-
lege has received justice at the hands
of the Whitney administration. The
answer to the latter question can be
found in the news columns of the
Guelph pagers not snore than three
months back. The college buildings
are not adequate for the accommodation
of those who wish to attend. No dam -
plaint can be made of the efficient staff
at the O, A. C. It is thanks to them
that the efficiency is kept up to its pre-
sent standard, notwithstanding the
neglect of the Ontario government.
There has been priletically no new
buildings erected at the 0. A. C. in the
past two years, and this alone should
be proof that no effort has been made
to develop the institution to the point
where it could meet the ever inereas-
ing demand of the public. It is not
necessary to become dependent on the
questionable generosity of our contem-
porary to learn this, Everyone knows
it to be true.
In the meantime the money has been
forthcoming from the Ontario govern-
ment, for the assistance • of Toronto
University. it is not in any sense 'a
complaint against assistance to any
other educational institution that this
comparison is drawn. It is for the
purpose of showing that while funds
could not be found to do what was
right by the Ontario Agricultural Col-
lege there was no lack of means to i
provide for Toronto Univereit3, With -
(Prem the num of Nov. 20, 18014
LOCAL NEWS,
Mr. Robt. 11111 has had placed in
front of his restaurant,a street lamp,
which not only serves to light the ped-
estrian on his way, but also as a sign
for his business.
Mr, J. W. Green, brother of Mrs.
Geo. Green, of this town, intends
starting a newspaper in Gorrie, and it
is said that the first issue will be out
this week, Gorrie will be web supplied
with newspapers, surely.
The windows of the new bank were
closed in this week and the work on
the inside is progressing rapidly.
Municipal politics have not begun to
move yet, to any extent. Mr. John
Hanna is a candidate for the Reeve -
ship. We suppose all the members of
there e
p s nt Council will be desirous of
re-election, and no doubt there will be
a good crop of new men before nomina-
tion day.
At the last meeting of Court Mait-
land, Canadian Order of Foresters,
held on Friday evening last, one candi-
date was initiated. The number of
members on the roll, October 31st, was
160; the amount received from ail
sources during the past six months,
the receipts were oyer $1,200 about
$1,100 of which was paid out during
the same time, $234 of which was for
sick benefits. The Court has on hand
upwards of $2,600, besides over $200
of property.
The roofersare here, and the Meyer
block will soon have its roof completed.
The first bridge, south of town, was
re -planked last week and is now in
first class condition for travel.
Messrs. Thos. Gregory and Geo. Mc-
Kenzie are at present on the market
buying pork, considerable of which is
coming in.
A full set of scenery, consisting of
three scenes, fourteen wings and a
grand drape, has been received by the
Temperance Hall Co., and will be put
in position shortly.
A much needed want has been reme-
died by having placed, near the new
Temperance Hall, an electric light.
The expenses of this new light will be
Paid. it is said, partly by the council
and the remainder by the Orange
Lodge, Salvation Army, Temperance
Hall Company and private individuals.
The weather the past few days has
completely changed its aspect, Sunday
opened bright and clear, but changed
to rain in the evening; it rained all day
Monday, changing to snow on Tuesday
morning. It continued to snow all day,
a high wind blowing and drifting all
the time. On Wednesday the sleighs
and cutters were out in full force,
every person taking advantage of the
first snow that could possibly do so.
Thursday morning opened clear and
frosty.
Dr. Macdonald is recovering nicely
and is able to sit up now.
Mrs. Geo. E. King, who has been ill
for some time, is, we are pleased to
state, somewhat better.
The Garbutt extradition case came
up before Chief Justice Galt and Mac -
Mahon, in the Common Pleas Divisional
Court, at Osgoode Hall, Toronto, op
Wednesday last. Garbutt was repre-
sented by Wm. Lount, Q. C., H. W. C.
Meyer, Q. C.,. and W. G. Murdoch.
After Mr. Lount had finished his argu-
ment in favor of the prisoner, his Lord-
ship, the Chief Justice, observed that
in his opinion there was no doubt as to
the commission of the crime, and they
would express no opinion on the iden-
tity of the prisoner. Ali they would
decide was whether or not the prison-
er's evidence of an alibi was admiss-
sable on the extradition proceedings.
Judgment was reserved and Garbutt
sent back to goal.
BORN.
Roberts -In Wingham, on Nov. 15th,
the wife of Mr. 7:D. E. Roberts; a
daughter.
Gardner -In Wingham, on Nov. 3rd,
the wife of Mr. James. Gardner, of
Bluevale; a son.
DIED.
Bell= -In ' Morris, on the 2nd " inst
Elizabeth, wife of the late Henry Bell,
aged 82 years and 8 months.
out going into details it may be point-
ed out that the expenditures of the
Whitney administration on Toronto
University in the year just ended were
$488,000, while the expenditure on the
Ontario Agricultural College amounted
to $259,041, according to the figures of
the local organ of Sir James. That
does not look like a fair division. It
is absurd to attempt to compare the
amount at present appropriated with
that appropriated by the Ross govern-
ment, as the province has increased in
population and the demands on the
0. A. C. have increased in proportion.
What The Mercury contends is that
the Whitney administration has failed
utterly in making provision to meet
the increased demand. As to providing
for the immediate future, they do not
seem to have considered that at all.
A Weak Heart.
When the heart is weak or irregular
in action, when the blood is thin and
watery, remember the blood -forming
qualities of Dr. Chase's Nerve food
and by its use flood the system with
rich, red, vitalizing blood, This is
Nature's way of curing weakness and
disea;)e, It is the only way to ensure
lasting benefits,
THE MINERAL OUTPUT.
Ontario's silver output for the nine
months ending June 30 was valued at
$11,593,286, and totalled 3,185,860
ounces, according to a tatement given
out by T. W. Gibson/deputy minister
of mines. This is an increase in output
over 19,0 by $1,799,629.
The gold output was 2,276 ounces,
worth $42,320, an increase of $13,591;
copper totalled 6.769 tons, worth $967,-
489, a decrease of $54,947. Nickel tot-
alled 12,711 tons, worth $2,731,575, a
decrease of $258,076. Iron ore totalled
172,868 tons, worth $437,650, an increase
of $163,744. Pig iron totalled,296,856
tons, worth $4,482,635, a decrase of
$556,991. White arsenic, 3,016,885
pounds, worth $45,535. Cobalt and
nickel oxi.l, 277,766 pounds, worth
$80,872. '
�3ilver concentrates shipped from Co -
belt for the period was 6,915 tons, as
compared with 4,683 tons for the eor-
responding period of the previous year.
Bullion shipped in the first nine
months of 1910 from Cobalt was valued
at $247,263, while in 1011 for the eor-
responding period it was worth $1,116,-
571,
WORLDLY WISDOM.
People who borrow trouble place a
mortgage on their future.
Even a slight misunderstanding say
make a big difference.
That tired feeling and the fishing
fever are also hereditary.
A nurseryman man may be a first-
class grafter, yet a poor politician,
Probably a young man would enjoy
.kissing a girl even if it was compuls-
ory.
Many a letter 'that is uncalled for
does not reach the dead -letter office.
It isn't the other fellow's mistake:=
that cause us the most trouble.
Many a woman prays for a' husband
-then lives to regret it if her prayer
is answered.
What's in a name? Well, there's
the property many a man turns over to
his wife.
An innocent girl may marry a man
to reform him, but the wise widow pro-
ceeds to reform him first.
By playing a waiting game a man
may get the last word in an argument
with a womeh-but is it worth while?
Nothing is more disappointing that
the actions of a pretty girl who thinks
her good Looks an excuse for impolite-
ness.
There are still a few legitimate ways
of acquiring wealth.
TRAPPERS
send us your
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Highest Price*
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BAPTIST Ctftlaclr--Sabbath services
at 11 a. m. and 7 p, m. Sunday School
at 2:80 p. m, General prayer meeting
on Wednesday evenings. Rev. G, Vic-
tor Collins, pastor. 13, Y. P. U, meets
Monday evenings 8 p, m. W. D.
Pringle, S, S, Superintendent,
METHonisT Oman -Sabbath ser-
vices at 11 a, in. and 7 p. m. Sunday
Sehoot at 2:30 p, m. Epworth League
every Monday evening. General prayer
meeting on Wednesday evenings. Rev.
W. L. Rutledge, D. D., pastier, F.
Buchanan, S. S. Superintendent,
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH -Sabbath ser-
vices at 11 a. m. and 7 el. 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, EPISCOPAL
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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-rService at 7 and
11 a. m. and 3 and 8 ps m., on Sunday,
and every evening during the week at.
8 o'clock at the barracks.
Posy Oi,Fteh-Office hours from 8a.m.
to 6:30 p, en. Open to box holders from
7 a. m. 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
9:80 o'clock. -,. Miss Maude Fleuty, lib-
rarian.
Ter 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.
PUBLIC SCHooL BOARD. -C. G, Van -
stone, (Chairman), Alex Ross, John
Galbraith, Wm. Moore, P. Camp-
bell, 11. 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 11. E. Anderson.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS. -Joseh
Stacker, principal, Miss Brock, Miss
Reynolds, Miss Farquharson, Miss 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. edmond, Medical
Health officer.
FARMERS
articles, they w! h io Waimeaof,of should
adver-
tise the Name for sale in the Tis. Our large
circulation tells and it will beetrangg'e indeed if
you do not get a customer. We oan'f guarantee
that you will sell because you may ask more
for the article orr stook than it is worth. send
your advertisement to the Tiaras and ill this
plan of disposing of your stook and other
artioles.
OUTSIDE
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and will Save people the trouble of remitting
for and forwarding advertisements. Lowes
rates, will be quoted on application. Leave
or eeucyour nett work of this kind to the
TINE% °It IM& Wideman
Chemistry has played an important
part in the industrial history of Swed-
en, No less than 20 of the known
chemical elements have been discover-
ed by Swedes.
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Wireless' messages in. Rngland last
year numbered 8,808, showing an in-
crease of 28.4 percent. There are
now 290 British ships fitted with wires
less apparatus, as against 130 a year
ago.
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Dr. Kennedy specializes in Surgery.
Dr. Calder devotes special attention to Dis•
eases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
Eyes thoroughly tested. Glasses
properly fitted.
DR. AGNEW,
Phyalolan, Bergson, etc.
O410e•-MacdonaldBlook,over W.A7ogibbon's
DrugStore. Night oaUa answered at the office.
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L. R. O. P. London.
PHYSICIAN and 817RG8ON.
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1VANSTONH,
Abe
BARRiSTHR, SOLICITOR, HTO
Privets and Company funds to loan et lowest
rate of interest. mortgages, town and farm
property bought and sold.
Oboe. Beaver Block, Wingham
J, A. MORTON,.
BARRISTER, see.
Wingham, Ont,,
L. Drozn.soi DnDLur'Borate
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BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS Kt*.
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Orman: Meyer Bleak, Winghism.
ARTHUR 4. IRWIN, D. D. 8., 1,. D 8.
Doctor of Dental Surgery of the P•ndeylvania
Dental College and Lieentlate of the Royal
College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Office
in bfaodonald BIeak, Winehwm
Office closed every Wednesday afternoon
from May 1st to Oct. 1st.
1017' J. PRICE, B. 8. A., L. D. 8., D. D. S.
•
Licentiate Royal Sug ns of Ontartoad` Graduate of e of Dental
varsity of Toronto.
Office : Beaver Block.
Offiee closed every Wednesday afternoon
from May fat to Oot let.
Wingham General Hospital
(Under Government Inspection)
Pleasantly situated. Beautifully fur-
nished. Open to alt regularly licensed
physicians. RATESFORPATIENTS^-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.
�ax•BAND TRUNK RAILWAY 85t8T86i.
TRAINft LIAVis POR
Landon. •..,. 0.85 a.m..... 8.80p.m,
'reroute &Kistrl.Ma.m,. 6.45 a.m.... 2.30p.m,
Kincardine .11.60 a.m.,. 2.01 p•m _ .- 0.15 p.m.
Anna's PROM
Rinoardlae -6.80 a n-11.00 Can.... 2.00 P.m.
London.. ,. 11.54 a m.. _ 7.06 p.m.
Palmerston ..., . 11,24 a.M.
Toronto fit East ........., 9.30 p.m.,.. 9.16
G. LA nO:7P, Agettt, Wingham;
CANADIAN PACIFIC- RAILWAY.
Ta&itis MANN Ton
Toronto and East...." - 0,40 a m.,.. 8,10 pan.
Teeawater ,, 12,62 p.m....10.2'r p.nt.
Taeewater, Aanrvs Inst
Toronto sad iflle4..•_.,1 1ti P.m .. 0,i7 p.m,
J. R. B88MI#R, Agent �SVinllhat .p
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TIMES,
SUNDAY SCHOOL
R.esson IX. --Fourth Quarter, NM
Nov,, 26, 1911.
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THE lNTERNATfOi� AL L $ . RIES.
•fort of the L.elia», Noh, I --Mamoru
Verse, 9 -.Golden Text, Jee. v, 11.
Commentary Prepared by Rev,
Stearns,
The lesson today Iylay Uchida Obnp+
tern 1 and 11 and might be entitled
Nehemiah praying and God working.
The name Nehemiah, signifies comfort.
or Jehovah, and his father's name.
Uachaliab, signifies hidden 0 Jehovah,
or perhaps Jebovail Is bidden, the
former suggesting the safety of His
people and the latter that Ms way$
are a great deep• "Verily, thou art a
God that hidest Thyself, 0 God of Be
raei, the Saviour" (Isa. xiv, 15). The
time of the book Is supposed to be
about seventy years after the dedica.
tion of the temple that was rebuilt 14.,
Zerubbabel and thirteen years after
Ezra's reform, as recorded in Ez. 11
and x. For some reason Nehemiah.
had remained at Babylon Instead of
returning • with Ezra's company, but
his heart was at Jerusalem. He was
a true Israelite at a gentile court, like
Joseph, Moses, Daniel and Mordecai'
loving his people and burdened for
them. Be knew the God of heaven
(1, 4, 5; 11. 4, 20), anti, although be
knew Him as the great and terrible
God, he also knew Him ns a God keep.
Ing covenant and mercy for them that
love Hlm, ready to parden, gracious
and merciful, and he could call Hiro
"my God" (1, 5; ix, 17. 81, 82; i!, 8, 12,
IS). The Jews at Jerusalem were not
yet ns Isaiah had said they would be,
ruling over their oppressors and rest.
ing from their sorrow and fear, but
were still servants to the land, with
others ruling over them and having
dominion over them and their posses-
sions at their pleasure (Neb. Ix, 36, 37)
So we -know that the restoration from
Babylon did not fulfill Isa. x1,,13.12; sir,
1.3: xasv, 10, or any other of the great
predictions concerning Israel's glorious
future, all of which will be fulfilled
when the Lord Jesus shall come the
second time in power and glory to
restore al! things of which the proph-
ets have spoken (Achill. 21). He has'
Bald that He will not rest till these
things are fulfilled, and weare not al
right with Him as we should be un-
less we take no rest and give Him
no rest until He make Jerusalem a
praise in the earth (Isa. lxil. 1-7). Some
one may say. "i,am more interested in
our own Zion." meaning • his own
church or denomination, not under•
standing the purpose of the Lord in,
this age to gather out from all nations
au elect church. that so the marriage
of the Lamb may take place and He
may return with ,His bride to bless
Israel and through ber all nations in
nil the earth.
Reproach is brought upon the Lord
today by His people Who are more in-
terested is their own affairs than ,in
Elis. When Nehemiah heard of the
great affliction and reproach resting
upon Jerusalem, he gave himself to
fasting and prayer, as did Daniel
(Dan. x, 2, 3).
Nehemiah might truly be said to . be
a man of prayer, of confidence to God
and separation unto Him (chapters 1, 5-
11; 11, 4, 5. 18-20; tv, 14, 201. He was also
a man of patience,•for it seems to have
been many months atter be began to,
fast and pray before the opportune,
tune came to speak to the King. He
might perhaps have forced an oppor-
tunity, but he had learned better and
knew that the Lord's time and way,:
were the best. In his prayer in out
lesson chapter let us learn from verse
5 adoration. Compare Ter. x, 0, 7, 10;
=mil, 17; Acts iv, 24. In verses 6, 7,,
note the_confession of sic and compare
Dan. ix. 4-6, 20,, and see Pres: xxviit,'
13; I John 1, 91. Ps. xxxii, 5. See In
verse 8 how he recalls the threat of
Lev. xxvi, 27, 33; Deut. iv, 26, 27, and
in Verse 9 the promise of forgive-,
ness in Dent; xxx, 1-8. See how all
through he leans upon and pleads the
word of the Lord. As God had done
asle said He would concerning their.'
sins, so he pleads that Re Would re.
member His Word concerning their re-
pentance. Verse 10 is :strong, bold,
pleading. See the stand he takes in
spite of all their sins, •'?Yew, these are
Thy servants, and Thy people, Whom
Thou hast redeemed by Thy great
power, and by Thy strong hand." We
are reminded of Moses' pleading in
Dent. 15r, 20, "Yet they are Thy people
and Thine inheritance, which Thou
broughtest Out by Thy Mighty power
and by Thy stretched out arm."
Watching day by day for a favor.
able opportuulty to speak to the King
and all the while in constant corn'
minion with the King of kings, the
time came by a question from the King
concerning his apparent Sorrow of heart
--5o In one breath he prnved to the
God of heaven attd spoke to the Rine, 1
and the Bing gl1Linted ill- bis request
aeeording to the amod hand of els tidal
upon bim (11, 4. 9). In due time he
renehed Jerusaletn in safety, but nit
days be kept The matter to iti:nsatfi and
told ho one why he batt roml' Ili. 11 10•
When he did tell ,hem tray he ball
tome and Gala, "Let us build up tri=•
wall of .')eruattlem thst WI' be Ilan mor".
a reproach," and also Mal 1tti'tn tiff In•'
'bond of 'Clod upon him itnd of Ilit*
king's fetor they were reedy to ,Iain
bite and said, "Lel 11s ri-•e up stud
Md.' (11, 17. 1.Ht. The`t' etioniles
laughed and s nh'i'i1 snit tlie:Meter lent :
Nehendall's mild reply woe -The
God of heave', lie Wla prosper us"(
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