The Wingham Advance, 1917-05-10, Page 2LESSON VII.
May 13. 194.
Jeans the True Vine. ---John 16:
Commentary. -1. The vine and the
branches (vs. 1-3). 1. 1 ant the true
vine -The grape was regarded as the
king of fruits in Palestine, •Tbe vine
grew luxuriantly and produced abun-
dantly, and was a familiar object to
those whom Jesus was addressing. In
vontrast to the viue which abounded
in that 'country, Jesue declared that he
was the true vine, the ideal vine. 'The
material creations. of God are only in-
ferior examples of that finer spiritual
life and organism Lu which the crea-
ture is raised up to partake of the
aivine nature." -Alford my Father is
the husbandman -Jesus was constantly
submissive to the Father and always
honored him. He acknowledged the
Father's; right to plant the vine where
he would and to exercise fuel controL
The "husbandman' is the Lord who
owns the soil, cares for the vine and
attends to the branches and the fruit.
2, every branch In .me that beareth
not fruit -It is possible for all to be
vitally conneeted to the Vine, but not
all who profess to be branches of the
Vine are such in reality. Many are ex-
ternally jothed to Cbrist by baptism
and profession of faith, who are not
vitally joined to him. Fruitfulness is
the test of this union. The branches
of the Ville bear the fruits of the
Spirit, some of whigh are love, joy,
petite, meekness, goodness, temperance
and. faith. he thketh away -Tile false
professor or religion will not long be
euffered to deceive the world and bring
reproach upon the cause of -Christ, that
beareth fruit -The fruit mentioned in
OM. 5: 22, 32. he purgeth it -"He
cleanseth it." -R. V. The "husband-
man" takes away from the brench that
which is superfluous and not condue-
tve to the highest frultfulneas. The
process of pruning may seem like a
process or destruction, butat results in
the production of more and better
fruit. He would not have their vital-
ity wasted on trifles. 3, now ye are
clean -Carrying out the figure of the
vine and its.branches. Jesus told the
disciples that they were purged or
pruned. The had been undergoing
the process of pruning,durmg.the three
Yeasr or more that they had been fol-
lowing iiini. They were capable or bear-
ing fruit, but they were to be further
purged and Made capable of hearing
more and better fruit. because of the
word whieb 1 bave spoken unto yon
(R.V.)-Jesus bad given his disciples
ea.reftil and full instructions With re.
opeet to their character and centime
and 'his worth) had been effective in
bringing illumination, conviction and
transtormation. They had been prun-
ed through the searching, spiritual
truths, whiclt he had uttered.
11. Chaditions ot rrettfulnese (ea. 4.
9). 4. Abide in me -This exhortation
preeuppoees the fact that the diecipno
were in Chriet as branchee are in the
vine. The reletion is a vital one, and
the reteponeibility for the continuance
of that retain rests upon the die -
(Apiece They nave power to break the
connection a.nd they have tomer to as-
sume ouch. -ant. attitude that the re-
lation will continue. And I in you -
The branch is in the vine and the vine
is ale° in the branch. The nature and
eustenanee. of the vine pees into the
branch, so Christiane are in .Cbrist
and Christ is in them. If they abide
in Him, He will abide in theina The
word abide denotee permanency. It is
a blessed .truth that it le gotta, will
that His people ehall dwell ,perman-•
tinny in MM. Except it 'abide in the
vind-The connection must be vital
between the braneh alai the vine er
there is no fruit, If the branch is sep-
arated by the smallest ftactioie of all
Inch from the vine, its fruitthlnees is
at an end. No anore can ye' -Separat-
ed from the true 'Vine,- His life. can-
not flow into us and we are unfruit-
ful. 6 He that 6bideth in inee-To
abide in Christ there must be an earn-
est -desire forethat relation, a full sur-
render to Him, .am hearek obedience to
His requirements and a constant faith
in Him Much feeler...Not only Ls there
fruit ae a product Orthis relation, but
there is much fruit. Christ. dwells
within and the outward conduct, the
fruit, le in full harmony; With h
nature. Without e1e-"Apart „from.
Me." -.R. V. An the branch which AS
severed from the vine bears no fruit,
he who le Generated 'from Christ does
not produce /he fruits of the Spirit.
0. If a man abide not in Mn-- A vol-
untary act, A vast responsibility
meting upon each of uti. The penalty
of not abiding in Chriat le not simply
to become unfruitful, but to be "cane
forth," to become "withered," to be
gathered and; east into the fire and
to be burned... . •
7. Ye shall ask What: ye NV111-They
who abide in Chriet, keeping Hie corn-
mandmente and constantly partaking
of Ills nature, deeire nothing Which is
not in His will to bestow, and their
melting is always in full submission to
tlis will. It shall be done unto you -
Thee; abiding in Christ, they have the
asourance of answered prayers. 8.
Herein Is, my Father glorified, that
Ye bear much fruit -The earthly hus-
bandman rejoiees when His Vineyard
oreducee good fruit in abundance, and
lie naturally feels; that his skill and
labor are being rewarded. The Lord
in glorified in the abundaht spiritual
fruit which Chrietians bear. He man-
ifestIlls pleasure by giving ills ap.
proval to them. eto (shall ye be my
(Mapl-Abiding in 'Meta and beat-
ing mueh fruit are conditioee of die-
Theee Conditions ..ore not
to bp thought Wait herd. They are
not. The natural result of. being va-
nity 'Weed to Christ is the bringing
forth of much fruit. Att infinite hon-
or 18eopfeered upon us wheu jestt
eacePte us ft IIkidleciplee. 9. Ame the
leather bath loved me, ea have I loyea
you This• le a mervelotio stittetnent
of the manure and the quality ef
(atria's love foe ut4. It Is trite, warm,
permonal, eeekleg our beet geed, un.
failing. When we want to know how
inuell demi loves ea, let en reMember
how much the Father loves His only
begotten Sons e'Peloubeth There can he
no strongereexpreesion of Chrighelove
for Me followere han tide. This
/Mould hh. a cenotant comfort to us,
whatever -May 'be 1.11e trial 'or peeplex-
ity helm, 1Ikd welltUffett Continue ye
in My love- "Abide. ye in My love."...
It, V, The tame tit telt word imm tined
here no in v. 7.
111. Kbede of fruit (vs. 10 10). 10
if ye keep my commandments -This
Is a cendition of continuing in Christ's
love. .Tesus continues to use the rela-
tion whielt exists between the Father
and bimeelf 'to illustrate the relation
existing betWeeu !dwelt and his die -
elide% ,Teens was subMissive to the
rather. It iv:tells Mei( Vold drink to
do his will. It MUSA be the eirst deter
of the dieeinles. to he rune, Itted eone
&tenth, obedient to Chriatat ebirdnithde.
L These thin ge have 1 neekeneaTeste
bad it definite- tattiptlee in tieing the
inuetratiCa Of the m4n n.4 the
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branehea atte eillargIng .upon It. 'Die
verse le the conelielion of the Illustra-
tion. That Illy JOY might donate ht
you Ile desired that his dieelpies
glinted have eonstantly the moue Joe
la doing his will that he hlmsolf bad
in doing his Father's will. Althouge
within a few holm of the creme yet
Jesus remelts of Ms 3oy. His WAS the
,14 that .came as a result of complete
self-abaudonment for the- good of
others. It was the joy of perfect faith
in God. and loving communion with
him, and the disciples were to have
the same kind of joy. Might be full -
Outward eirentustauces would. not
favor the fuluess of joy, but the joy
was to abide in them. This joy was
to increase with theyears, Tbis watt
to be a blessed fruit of abiding In
Jests. No earthly joy is at all conm.
parable with it. 12. That ye love one.
another, as I have loved you -Jesus
loves his follower e as the Father laves
him, and they are to love one another
in the same manner, np to the meas-
ure of their ability to love, 13..tireater
love hath no man than this, etc. --In
rare instances meu have laidaown
their lives for the sake of their friends
and out of love for them. The value
of tbe thing sacrificed is the measure
of the love, Jesus laid down his We
for Itis enemies. 14-10. The friends of
Jesus aro they wbo keep his command
meets. He is taking Ms disciples into
the intimate relations of friends. ex-
alting them from the condition of ser-
vants.
Questions, -On what occasion diil
jesus give the discourse upon the vine
and the branches? Who are retire.
seoted by the vine? Who by the
branches? What is the purpose of
pruning? How does this prooess apply
to Christie ttiscieles? Vhat are the
conditions of fruitfulness? What
course Is taken with those who do not
abide in Christ? , What frufes do Chris
Haus bear? What is the IneaSure nt
Christ's love. for his followers?
PRACTICAL SURVEY,
Topic.-christlan Identity.
le Obtained by union with Christ.
H. Distinguished by Christlikeness
.1. Obtained by union with Christ.
l'he Master's discourse had relation to
the new positon of the disciples which
would be unwed by his departure.
They were in danger of unfaithfuerress
Slid apostasy. Jesuo sought to fortify
them. He set forth clearly 'by Meant -
tion the genteneaess of the permanent
spiritual minion between himseif abd
them which multi he severed only by
their Linen! to empty with 1 he con-
ditions no he taught them.. One of the
- fruits of this union with Christ; woulci.
be in -their lime padenee under Vet+
pane; another, _the spirit of depend-
ence upon christ.• That sense of de-
pendence woeld in no way paralyzd
human energy; but rather becoine the
motive of US power. Apart from Cniest
they would be like unto dead -branches.
'I am the vine" Was a general truth.
"ve are the brandies" brought eacb
individual diet:line into connection
with that truth. Any attempt to rely
upon themselves meant total failure.
Union with Christ was the animating
principle of all true obedience, giving
hpiritual life and vigor to the soul, and
quickening all its powers intoactivity
ter the glory of teed. Jesus declared
himself to be the object of his leather's.
love and to be able to love as Gad
loves, in that affection he exhorted
hie disciples to abide. Jesus existed as
man to reveal the full glory .of eternal
love. it was his commandment to his
disciple' to imitate his love. He stamp.
ed It with his authority, It wee aft ate
peal to their gratitude and affection
this last and great commandment. He
had treated them as friends, by unfold
-
mg to them, as far as they were cap-
able of app -.Mending :it, the Wtfole
-truth respecting the wonderful commm.
nicatien welch he had .eome from ]mea
van to make and the wonderful Work
he had come to ehrth to perform in the
'.ceonome of salvation. Jesus had se-
lected and appointed them to e: great,
Important, salutary* work, their suc-
cess in whtch was secured in answer
to believing prayer. • In the Singtaar
blending of friendship and command
there were involved absolute submis.
sion and.elosese friendship. As the sea-
son of separation erew neer, eJeus
sought to tet.l.before his dieciples the
responsibilities ahd •opportanities.
friendship. 41apointed ope.to- them
the source of • happinees lied revealed
to them by precept and example the
path of duty -and the only path-oreal
joy, Hie 'own joyems fulfilled in thas
of his 'disciples as theirs must be in
their MasterieeTbe perfection of their
*jot etas 'Jesus' chief eoncern:' Then.
grhateetagood wee insepaeably cato
neeteCivith ble bigheet glare. • . • •
• IL. Dtetinguished. hy Christlikeness,
TheeCheistian tyhe of character itt one
rooted in the divine tote. 'Leaving -lie
littio'flock in the world, Jesus gave
them no other instructions for their
mutual relationship thou to love one
another as. he had loved them. Broth.
erly levellers. the higheet service, lean
izes the. higheet good'. It unites
Christ's disciples, honors; . him and
Messes the world...with the. most Ilene.
ficient influences. Communion with
Christ secures Christian conduet. His
"words" onust abide aft principles 01.
ttte and action. When Jesus sold. to
his disciples, "Go and bear fruit," or,
"Go and reproduce yonfeetaster's life
it your own," he laid hold of two
great forces that mould all httman se-
clety, influenee and example, A Olden
like life is the strongest manifesto:
tion 1 God to the world.it is th.e
greatest human influence Lo bring men
mar to God. Not hy disciplining oth-
ers so much as developing it them-
selves more and more the diatinetively
Christian qualities, could the disciples
bear fruit, and thereby glorify God, The
right o1 the higheat form of manhood
Is the hisirnment by whieh the world
shall be aolevetted, by the grace, beau-
ty, variety end ripeness -ot Chriettan
charatter. Fruitfulness in theirigives
was to conelet In•a.bnly dietacter and
lifd and in benevolent nud (*Minot
labors for the welfare of their fellow
men. Pruning ie one of the metitode
of culture for all fruitful disciples. It
ineludes all the matte thot are owe8..
eery for development. -T. R. A.
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NATIONALISTS WIN.
•
Control Both Houses iii Aus-
tralian Parliament.
1.ondon, May 7, A. atielbeurne dee.
patch sate that it. often; „certain that
the Auetrallan elettichte will glve the
itlationallete control of bin -Housed
Of Parliament. The party%) Senate
candidatot ate leading ettongiti Mien" -
where, Wept in Queeneland, The Ma-
jorillee in the labor •etronghold are
(luminously reduced.
Atuaralia has been the eeene of ft
bitter political eeritest Once leet
NoeeMber, when the AllininietratIonie
ooneehiptten hill was defeated at the
Diogenee, lenkine•fer 1111 honest Math
was the original Sherloek
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ANOTHER HEAVY HEAVY ADVANCE
BY FRENCH TOWARD LAON
Four-Mila Salient Cut in Hindenburg Line
--
Craonne Plateau Mara
Over 6,000 Prisoners Tai!en---All the Enemy
Counter -Attacks Failed.
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LAON FORTS UNDER FIRE,
Pattie May .--The Frencim now con.
trol all the high grotind an the Chemin
des Denies between Cerny and ere:
onno and beyond that town as far as
JUAineourt, croseing the national road
between Rheims and Loa, which thy
hold for more than half its length,
They are now in sight of Leon and
nave begun to shell the Prussian post.
tions constructed on the steep hill
which the city crowns. These p08t-
(10318 are about seven and a half miles
from the "Ladies' Walk," a good firing
range for the French heavy artillery
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Paris, May 6. -With renewed vigor.
the French returned to the attack on
the -defences of Laen and made excel -
tent progress, `rhey cut a salient of
four miles from the Siegfried line,
and on a front as large cleared the
last German from the Craonne plateau,
reaching the dominating heignts be-
yond. During the nay more than 6,100
Gorman prisoners were counted, which
makes the total 7,100 since the present
offensive started. One French army
corps alone took 1,800 prisoners and
captured a front of three miles almost
in its entirety on the Siegfried line.
Tbis victory was acco-mplished, how-
ever, only by breaking down a German
defence stubborn beyond description.
In fact, tt may be doubted whether
many days of more intense fighting
ever bare been seen, On the whole
front of forty miles and more there
was an ineesennt battle, in whielt
French attack and German emintea
all ack al t ernated,
Against the French. atm he has
against the British. Von litlidenburg
threw in many fresh divisions. The
French idetitified four new units on
email sections of Gm front, ehinerever
n point in his line was 1110.
German commander threw in reservee
in fieree efforts to regain lost poet.
tient). Tt is authoritatively stated that
the Germans conntentatacked !jester.
day more violently than at any time
sine the French offensive started.
NO LET-UP, IS RESPONSE.
"Will such a struggle continue?" a
Haves correspondent asked one of the
French commanders.
"Yes,' was the reply. "TO.Inorrow
and the next day and so Oh until we
get a decision."
The French seemed yesterday well
on their way to that decision. For the
first time the War Office announces
officially the capture of parts of the
Hindenburg line, which the French
have now -penetrated as the British
penetrated It. And -the French cut
into that famous line exactly as the
British cut it -at its point of junction
with the old line.
In the region northeast of Soissons,
between Soissons and Leon, the
French stormed a salient of the Hin.
denburg trenches along the national
highway from Paris to Manbeuge,
which passes through Leon. The at
tack was divided in two parts and
each part progressed.
Immediately began the Gormen
counter.attaeks. The grey lines came
on and on, alma unceasingly, with
the exhortations of their (newel to
retake the Hindenburg trench% ring-
ing le their ears. Each attaek wns
caugbt by. the French artillery and
great gaps were blown in the forma-
tion, Then the remnants, that had
managed to eenetrate the barrace'
were wiped out by the swishing
French. machin -gun fire.
ADVANCE ABOUT CRAONNE.
• To the eatet about Craonne the
French infantry set out to reap all
the ebanefit from the cahtdre• of that.
innioriant Position.. and did it. The
plateau, including the whole Vattelere
1.19eition except the forest, was over-
run by the blue -grey troops. They
inch not atop until they had reached
tbe hills that look down upon the
valley of the Ailette, the 'moat that
.proteete Leon from the ;south and di•
take the main plateau into almost
equal parapete.
• Here, too, the Germans made tbe
most bitter .attempte to stop the
lerereh, and here also 'the attemute
tailed. In epite of the most strenia
mat defence, followed by counter -at.
taelte once the position was lost. the
French did what they had set out to
do.
The adeanee made Saturday follow-
ed a night of terrible fighting, when
the Germaus etrOve mightily to offset
the French gains of Friday. All
through the night the whole front of
the French offensive from Solenons to
Auberive, along the Aisne and in the
Ghempagne, was in continuous a.ctimet
Around Craonne . the fight was at
greet violenee. The • twee !Melt ate
the eurrounding poeitimin were atingle
ed ig force, hut the Gerfnatis never got
hear the ontekirte Of the town they
bad lest. Near Rheims strong Ger.
man reeerves were thrown into the
Ogee bet French beavy gene. ea
aeil as Alio field guns And Machine
gni, got 'their range, and the milt"
rem ilt wan a field plied with Gerniati
il
FRENCH OVERLOOK PLAIN.
By the capture nI Graonne the
leteech have won the most important
viciOry einee the beginning or their
ofeensiveot Marth 26, Tim town
Weenie like a sentinel ar the end of
the Chemin des Damen which sloped
gently dowp below Cerny tied demi.
ttaten the •entire Vanelere plaieatt be -
ate en Om Alone heielite and Loon
1,101li lite northwest, about ten mike
a...vey. It' lona down on all the
grovel] along the valley ee the Atone
am) etr Oa the bend in the river near
Neutelottel, eleven miles to the met,
Iletween Craonne and Netifeltatel
the nreeelt 11nc ands to the south.
east -toward ltheirna, erOseIng the
Miette. 11 srnttfl ()trent which eMpties
into the Aisne holoW
Ily moving up the Rheims Leon road
mid pushing north from Cerny it
would, be poselble for it sttffielent force
to eptelank frehl the fteutit the Whole
theteelan IMO, Which here teens to
the torthWest in a. Wide sweep Men
Limn thrOtigh isa Fere to it, Quentin
Callibriti. Thiel weld eettlpel the
retirement of the PrI1Se1ttna 10 the Bel-
gian frontier, Net tte the capture of
MUM would outflank the line front
the north with a shunter effect.
- SURRENDER IN MASSES.
. Great Headquarters of the French
Armies in France, May 6. --Not only
hese the Ina two days or fighting
along the Chemin-des. Dames deliver.
ed more than 0,060 prisonere to the
Jezench, but have given them posi-
tions whenee they ean operate on the
principal German defensive nue oceu•
Pt Ing the crest on the northern side ot
the Ailette valley.
From Laffaux Mill to Craonne the
entire Chemin-des-Dames, with the
exception of a very small eection, Is
held firmly by the Prawn who have
thoroughly organized their gains in
defiauce or all the efforts to oust
trent. Counter-attacks, Were tried by
the Germans last night, at ninny point»
with great, masses of men, who die.
played the ferocity of despair, but
they were beaten back again and
ahain, The nerve of the French troops
of all regiments, each one of which
emulates its neighbor in bravery, was
ton much for the Germans, wbo her.
rendered in large bodies, unable to
elthstand the French impetuosity,
CAPTURED TFIE GUNS.
The French troops advanced so
rapidly that some of the German
heavy artillery could., not be removed;
and was captured, together with some
of their field artillery. Even the se-
lected. soldiers of the Prete:Mu Guard
Ni ere unable to stem the adynnee
They were brought up in motor
ferries when the other Germans had
wavered and fallen back, but air they
acecomplished Was to Increase the Inte
01 prisoners, whieh is continually
growing in tem While the guards
%%ere alighting from the lorries they
were caught ander n heary lire Of the
leteetelt artillery and suffered terribly.
Men returning from the lines neeert
that the number of Carman dead
lying on the battlefield in greater than
ever seen on alto spot during the fight-
ing M France.
The correSpondent of the Associated
Press watched the battle from the po-
sition whence the French went over
lo the attack north of Nanteull-la-
Posse alui San.cy. To the northwest
wee Laffaux '111111, while to the north.
cast Port Malmaison, dismantled be-
fore the war, stood out like a square
Mock on the horizon. On the centre
was L'Ange Gardien, where the
Vhemin-deseDames breaks off from
the Soissons -Brussels road.
HAND -GRENADE AND BAYONET.
The battle hereabouts was most be
teresting, as the poseeesion of Laffaux
2d 111 gives the occupant an enfilading
position along the Chemin-des-Dames
and the Ailette. The German resist.
once here reached its highest point,
but 'could not prevail against. the pow-
erful blows of the French attack. The
Germans countered after' the Freneb
had taken their front line, but were
given blow for blow, the 'French
eventually wearing down their op-
ponents. Several ruined farm -houses,
such as tbose of elennsjean, Golombo,
Royere and lepinne de Chevregny, the
latter directly on the Chemin-des-
Dames, were scenes' of fierce engage-
thents with hand -grenades and bay-
onets. In these the French esane out
victors, •
This morning nearly 30 kilometres
of the Chemin-des-Dames were in
French hands.
The correspondent, while on bis
waa to the battlefield, deitod the
abandoned Port Conde, from which
Soissons was foemerly"bombarded al-
most daily by the Germans, Before
they were' forted out the Germans els
Ptoded 40 tons of powder in an effort
to destroy the etructurea and had
inines.se traps for tbe French. One.
electric fuse WaS found,. but German
pdeoners informed the French that it
I:1wasrsi t 1%11 yvfah edriel nal MO Kt. dwiallsiliCeoan% ctihe de'.
with a powerful mine intended to blow
ire anyone entering the fort.
ENTENTE WILL
CONQUER IN A
JUST CAUSE
Stirring Words of Hon. Mr.
Balfour in Addressing
U. S. House. •
CRUSH MILITARISM
Puture of Liberty Can Only
Bo Guaranteed by
DeM0eraCieS. •
%Vaohinglon, May II.- -Porelgn Wit-
ham' Balfour, of Britain, in a elleeell
before the Home on Saturday, de.
Oared; "The monace of militadem in.
ereastn. Wo free peOpleci of Western
eiviliZotion aro banded together to
fight title ineitece. Itt thio came we
WilloitlelY colonier:
Preuident ;entered the the
r 1 ire galleryunnotived, and iniel been
in hie seat five iniunico bcfori• be Wail
allteoVercd by 11141 nandbense whu
oined up and flowed. Then tile Hottee
turned Ito attention to ,Jr. nalfour
and hie party, who' were tehorted into
Ilia Chamber amid hand -dapping and
eiteere. Mr, Balfour etas immediately
introduced by. Speaker Mark and ati.
hewed the House.
"Will you permit nie on beltalf of
my friende and myeelf to offer eon nee
deepeet Ana sineereet Manta.; for the
rare and valued honor which you have
deoe en bereeeiving tut here to -day"
tone Mr. lialfeer. "We all feel, the
greattitta of thin honor, but 1 think to
none rlf an it vome home tie close.
lyno tO 011e who, like myeelf, hue been
sArAr
fer 43 years in the oorvice Of a free
toseembly like your own. 1 "rejoice to
teeth that a member-. -a very ote
member, I am nom to temet-of the
riliolt linuee of Commune, hag Maya
reetived here teolayby thin great SW
ter aesembly with meth Minima's; at;
toe hate ellown to 'ate And ke 1114
Mende.
OLDIatile FREE ASSEMBLIES.
"Ladlemei gentlemen theft two
miettemblico 'art' the greatest and the
eideet of tile free aeteemblies now gov.
erning great nutione in the world. The
beetory, indeed, of the two le very Mt
ferent. The beginnings of the Britielt
Howe of Volumene go back to a dim
ilietoisie Past, and les fall rights; ono
maths base only boon eonquered and
0.1'nialtently occured alter centurlee
politieal etruggle.
"Your fate lute been a happier one.
You were called into exietenee at
nuech later eta•ge of eoeial develoso
mem. Yon came into being complete
and perfected, and all your peewee
dett•rminea and your place in the
tenetitution eecureebeyond chance
of revolution. But though the consta
tution of these two great assemblies
L different, each ofteem repreeente
the great democratie principle to
which we look forward as the seciin
ity for the'future peace of the world.
All of the free ememblice now to lie
found governing the great =Ione of
the eartb have been modelled either
uponyour practice or upon mire or
upon both combined. •
"Mr. Speaker, the compliment paid
to the miesiou from Great leritain
Buell an assembly, and upon etta au
occasion, lo one not one of en le. ever
likely to forget; but there is (Jenne
thing after all, even deeper and more
eiraittleant in the eineumetaneee ne
der whicb I now !lave the honor to
addreee you, than any of whieh arise
out of the interehange or courteeice,
however 6111001'P. DOTY/Pell MO great
and friendly nation& • •
A GREAT MOMENT IN HISTORY,
"We all, J think, feel instinctively
that this is one of the great mo-
ments in the history of the world, and
that what is now happening on both
Hides of the Atlantic represents the
drawing together of great and free
peoples for mutual protection against
the aggression of Military despotism.
"I am not of those, none of you
are mons those, whoare such bad
demoerats as to say that. democrats
make no mistakes. All free assem-
blies have made blunders, some
tinies the have Committed crimes,
Why It is, then, that' we look forward
lo the spirit of free institutions and
especially annuli; our present ()sunniest
as one of the greatesi guarantees of
the future peeve et the woeld? 1 will
eat, to sou, gentlemen, how IL seems
Iii me,
I e mine lime Guth the peitple
and the representatives of the people
may be betrayed by some momen
lary gust of passion into a policy
which they ultimately deplore,- but it
is only a military, a despot.iem of the
military, that can through genera.
tions, if need be. pursue steadily. re-
morselessly, unscrupulously and appal -
tingle the object of dominating the
you. -this , evil,. this menace, under
whicitie are now suffering, is not one
when diminishes with the growth of
knowledge and progress' of material
civilization. but on the contrary it
Increases with them.
PROGRESS NOT ALWAYS PEACE-
- Edna -
"When I was young we used to
flatter ourselves that progress. In-
evitably meant peace and that growth
ge was
g(fbt)riorei .roloitcdtin.stav°)in7\it:avIllisaedif %fel ab3n'ests, accompanied
isoefe toline
earth. Unhappily we know better
a thing in thenvorld as a power which
can with unvarying persistency focus
all the resources ot knowledge and ot
nttatnii:101;aa: ile:,:isItstc,g1teileldloier,ilg,alea,snernusgiligsovtieitesft0:10.ntgllifilotet,falehtniitghtaelelhe.slte:INt.gitV.N11?
civilization into the one great task of
of westeru have banded
his
adtt eodttrhiarnetioeit.f.ellpiotiiii,lodcgdrtreacernt,snes1::taiihsileilitirlehoseco:kbv:ibt:a tacnfitrcitooht:oe.
which democracies can feel. secure
now, and we. know that there is such
aralesiiiai(ditseuacrrabeetl by side.
fighting
ihteditoielati.:tciguaIsa•nret
eiro,irdta.h1 e aifturceilsempaagetoaepirnii °ass;
as its natural fruit.by the growth of
rlendly
age iii
latiles rtteline hi Waa nnliiic 1 yi goreallye:tti'for Speaker,e at. t etyoloi:r:eh.paevaet
:gtm. 01.13‘Ieea1. :el nintellio:l.srliledbsolilat:310. 1 i
doarytlatendsigt lif•ekpaena0m0ert, r0rios-
unictee meeting."
Mr. Balfour gave a cardial greet.
ing to every member as the line filed
by. A number of membeas told birn
how much they hnd epjoyed his
speech.
While the members were passing he
turned to Speaker Clark and asked
where the President's gallery was. The
Speaker told him, and adinsting .his
glasses he eurveved It for a Moment
President Wilson was among those
who applauded loudest as Mr. Balfour
began speaking. He removed his
gloves and entered Intothe hand -
Mapping with vigor.
PRESIDENT IN LINE.
Apparently lie dia net know that
President Wilson was one of the most
interested lietenere, and when he end
-
ea his speceit went to the Well of the
Hoene, whore members began passin.g
by to Ounce hie hand. President Wil-
son mule down from the gallery and.
joined the line. He chatted a moinent
with Mr. Balfour and then shook
hande with Speaker Clark:
On motion. of Republican Leader
Mann, tbe proeeedings, which were in
recess, were ordered. printed in the
Congreenional Ilethrd.
Oat In the eorridor watt on old man,
et; yearn old, wIto bad (lime all the
*wax from Lake City, Mime, to vetch a
gliniPse of the British statesmen, trbo
members eheered again ne the party
loft.
-••••••••••••••0 ••• ••••
AID POR FAR1VIERS.
Credit at Banks for Par -
chase of Seed.
Toronto, :kitty 7, --Hon te, W, Me.
Garry, the Provincial Treasurer, ma-
llet/wee that the Government
made arrangemente with the Itaintere
Aesoclation, through the organization
of 1teC10111.peS Committee, whereby far.
mere who need money to pueeltasto
ts,ed may reeolvo reanonable eredit at
the brandies of all banite in Gtar10,
Arrangtenente are aloe being Made to
moire a twenty of seed, Tt ie hoped
that a ettfeetent (*IVO!: May be pro.
eure.I to enable Cerium to cow 110
11111411 15110 at they ten ntanage to
euitivatp,
Quito unturailv a girlie; idol le shat-
tered when he e "tee broke.
1i4.014.4444.441010-
• on., •
REICHSTAG CONSTITUTION COMMITTEE
WILL CLIP THE WINGS OF THE KAISER
.•••••
His Decrees to be Issued in
Name of Empire, and !
Must Have Support of
Parliament.
Anesterdant, Cable, via Loudon. ---A
reetriction of the power of the Deemer. I
or of Germans has been derided upon I
by the Constitution Committee or
Reiehetag, accordipg to a deenatoll
from Berlin. Tito committee hat; de
(titled to alter article XVII. of the .1133, -
portal conatitution am follows:
"prdinaneee and decree() of the Kai.
er *will be lamed in the name of the
'Empire, and will require few validitY
the counter -signature of the Imperial
ithancellor or hie representative, who
1•01,4094....1.04,•••••0
therebe amhennes reeputielbility to the
Iteielietag.'
'rlie decision of the committee was
111 aceordanCo 'With a joint propeeal
by the Ottatriete, National Liberale,
and the Progreatives, Four Coneertise
rive ineMbor, voted agaiiwt the
ehange.
The committee Mee adopted a reso-
lution by the saute proposere, demand -
41g a bill fixiltg the Chatecellorat eft)-
; ponsiblitty for any violation of hie
; offieial dub', and the verification of
i sucb violation by a Senate tribunal.
1 Ms Karl lielfferich, Secretary or the
interter, told the committee that a
/ definite statement itt regent to hie
i attitude could not be expected from
I iihn. Ile eald that It would only be
li Notable after the Federal Council had,
aefinett its position.
PRINCE OF WALES TO MARRY THE
DAUGHTER OF THE DUKE OF FIFE
London Weekly Says Heir to+ ' •
Throne Has Decided On a
Life Partner.
•
heondon. (iable,---Correspondeure
of time Associated Press) --prince Ed-
ward Albert or Witles, bele apparent
to the British throne, has answered
for Mmself the question whom he will
marry, according to the National
News, a London weekly. The News
says the Prince has decided to ask
for the hand' of his first cousin, Pen
cess Maud, the youngest daughter of
the Princess Royal, and ulster to
Princess Attleur of Connaught. The
young pricess is fourteen months old.
er •than the printee, who is _22. She
has hived a retired life, the insepar-
able companion of her mother. Her
father, the Doke or lelfe, was tin;
closest personal friena of the late
.leing Edward.
The report of the National NoWS
con.tratileee the minor current Homo
thee ago tharthe prince, eouglo lime
hand of Princess Yolanda, the eldest
daughter of King, 'Vint or Muni tral 01 ot
U.S. WHEAT CROP
TO BE NORMAL
Abundance of Other Pro-
ducts in Any Event,
Is the Official Report Just
Issued,
Washington, May 6. -The probable
wheat crop will be normal, but ig it is
not normal there will be aft abund-
ance of other food products to save
the eituation according to an an-
noentement issued by the Chamber of
Commerce of the 'United States to-
night, based on information gathered
by its Committee on Statistice and
Standards, qf which Archer Wall
Douglas of St. Louis' is Chairman. The
announe.einent sayd that with favor-.
able weather from now on. the. total
winter wbeat yield may somewhat,
though not materially, exceed the har.
vest of last year, At this stage of the
growth of the spring wheat crop all
that con reasonably be said is that
the taw of chance is for a greater pro-
duction than last season. Tr, however,
we should not haye as much wheat to
export as would be necessary, there
seems a strong probability that we
shall have other available food sup-
plies such as corn, oats, Potatoes.
According to the report the serious
and dominating factor in the condi-
tion of wheat is the widespread dam-
age from winter killing anti drought
that is said to prevail in a most un-
usual Measure practically in every
section where winter wheat is grown.
In numerous States west of the Sits -
seed River severe drought came by
Continuous high winds which blew the
soil away from the growing plants.
leaving them exposed to told and
drought. The result Is a moist unus-
ual percentage of abandoned acreage,
which in Nebraska and Kansas at-
tains the proportion of fifty per cent.
of MI that was seeded last fall.
"It is eomforting that the acreage
thus abandoned," the report goes on,
"Is being ploughed up and sowI1. to
other grains, especially corn and oats,
There is little mention of insect
damage,"
ATTACK ON
PETROGRAD
Germans Again Threaten
Russia's .Capital.
Big Forces Concentrate On
North Frontier.
eimerneetme, may 0.,..PeirOgrilti le attain
warned of an imponding tterntan attnek
upon it by way of Mon in an army or.
der which directs f.10" disposition of
•-tin cos to resist bItOh All attack. Tito
v. wiling wad given by (len. liorniloff.
commanding Um troops In the l'etrogrul
district, who In his order or the day says:
owe wive received reports that the
or only is concentrating largo forces
against our not therm front. German
met elututmon are at 1..1bau. ready as 80011
Il11 the ice hos melten 10 01111)11rit troops
end under cover of ill,. 0OI•111/111 ti)
eorry nut a landing 'which may tossibly
Is mode unite close to Petrograd,
”In order to erente 'HOW army ear -
1 ble ne stubbornly defending our copi.'
, ttp:alnst the assaults of Oh enemy
rvuot, nbroad and of consolidating tbe
freedom 'well hy ThINOth, T OHM' Thh
menenteation of the reserve elements of
the district In areortlonee with the or -
tiers r haVe already issued to the fleet
lino troops. These reottganteea elemente
must remote. In Petrograd in tonformity
with the declaration of tlie 'Provisional
onvernment, and must be ready to de-
fend -civil liberty and in tbo event of art
•enemy moVoinent ageinet Petrograd op.
pose and defelt the reemy on the nut -
skirts Of the capital."
Ms. ITowens•-Your baby reeembles
hie father very nitwit. don't you think?
Mrs. GroWelle-Yes, in both looks anti
action, \ally, he even erten for the
nitten itt tite daytinie, instead Of al
night, hod to he contrary.-Indiatlapo.
lie Star.
VAL11
. .
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am tittle
%nue e
MPOW
TORONTO- MARKET
FARMERS' MARKET.
Dairy Produce
--
Butter, choice, dairy....$0 42 $0
l
ea fir egs) oes., , en. fancy, el a1
b• -.. I t. i a, lb .. cl., o. ze n 0
. . . .. .. . .. 3/
.. 1 0
. 0
0
roDwrie717. PoultaY--
Turkeys,- lb. 0 33 0
0 23 0
(1.1)1111.1icne
eckleing!111
.1.1). 0 20 0
Fruits-- • 0 30 I)
Apples, Buldwinn, 1)144 00 0
Do., Spies, bbl, 3 50 9
:11)/T., ((le.ttr.1,111.41911)114... biti. . ' ft. ?HI SU
Do.; liegt. bid.
...
I 11‘tlicbgnerilciehlt)ettilnelt e et) :it
.
ikiclipetittiliag.vuottr. hi:tilt:it elle .... (I
mitieumb(rS, each t.40, 2
0
11 Irt 0
1)0„ UM' Whit
Ca root s, per bag
8 00 2
Do., new, bunch
Cettliflowerm
, elt
C 0 10 0
Cabbages, each 00 145 010)
Celery, per bunch
Ithrseratlish, lb, ' . 0 10 0
Leeks, bunch .
616 0
Lettuce, dozen bunches
small .... ..... ,. 0 25
Do., large -----------0 405
Onions, bundle 0 0
5
Ambnloia.t.o.tt.0t,o11111g,r1:1-it15 00 17 00
(illeitoa.gybsy10 00 12 00
kt.. 20 50 21 50
Lembs, lb. 221 010
1 25
Do., bag 8 00
o„ Bermuda, box 4 200
Potatoes, per bag 4 5
Do., Trish Cobbler; bag ....
Doe peck .... ....
Parsnips, per bag
Do., per peck ..... ....
Radishes.' per bunch ....
Sage,urisavorp:cb,s,170bcualnige.0... 00 005
T 5
0 75 .1- 00
Do., peck .... .... 0 25
DRESS'ED MEAT -WHOLESALE.
Beef, forequartere. ewt.$16 00 $17 00
Do., hindquarters 19 00 21 00
Carcasses, choice
• Dm
Do., comoo ' 17 50 19 00
18 00 13 50
Veal, common, ewt. 9 50 11 50
1)o., mednun
tIeptiovy
., Phrolingse . 12 50 14 50
Shop h 0 500 2 01. 7
ogs 18 50 20 00
15 00 17 00
o., spring ,each 11 00 14 00
OTHER MARKETS.
MINNEAPOLIS GRAIN leiseRKET.
Minneapolls•-Wheat-Xlay, $2.6114;
July, $2.2914. Cash -No. 1 hard, $2.981a
$2,81 ee. Corn -No. 8 yellow, $1.514
to $3.931e; No. 1 Northern, $3.751e to
$2,81; -No. 2 Northern, $2.681i. te
to $1.5414. Oat -No, 3 white, 68at 10
691gto, Flour unchanged, Bran --$25.60
NN100o1.:1116e.N5rnfOlet$h2e.r7n0, t$02.7:372.7to6;$24a1y;. N$o2..732
' ItteaUTH GRAIN :MARKET.
Duluth -Wheat -No. 1 Muhl, $2.82;
asked; July, $2.38 bid. Linseed, $3.33;
May, $3.32; July, $2.29; September.
$3.17; October, $2.99.
THE (HIEESE MARKETS.
Cornwall, Ont. -Cheese did not, sell
on the Cornwall board to -day as the
buyers did not desire to make any
offers on account of the unsettled
state of .conditions through the Brie
ish Cheese Commission taking over
the making of the prices. The Welt
1111,271 x47711.611 coloeed and '630 white,
Listowel, Ont.' -Six factories board.
ed 585 colored and 111 white ctieese
at the annual meeting of the Listowel
Dairymen's Exchange to.day. No bids
were made on board, 09 or more boxes
sold on the eurb at 261.6 •cents.
Pichon,---At the (Cheese Board to•
day 869 boxes were boarded:. 20e bill;
au sale,
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK,
elattlo. receipts 400.
Market steady.
Native b:sef eattle.... ., .. N fia
v_tpc1..er8 !to ite,.(o•Ili .. .. 715
CoWp II lid het f.,rft ... . ...,. G 18
Calves ... ... .,.. . . . . h 18T.111t..414:a, reeeipts Iti.esti.. . .
Ma rho How
NI ix...I . .
,
40
30
:15
35
27
26
32
00
00
00
11(1
10
50
00
10
25
10
15
40
40
25
0 30
0 GO
0 10
1 50
12 00
4 25
4 50
4 7e
'tough
Pig:4 .
littlit of soles..
Sheet., recelpti 20..0002
Market stew.y.
1.timbs, tudive „
11 71
11 23
13 21
13 23
10 00
13 85
(A)
2 60
0 60
0 Oe
0 10
0 10
13 1(1
a 9,)
1318
13 25
13 ;8
15 05
31
1,1 15
1876
15 18
1125 1116
13 Si) 17 tr.
Il It FIFA I() LIVE; 8.110(1c.
elate Buffalo, tee:match ttatne re -
Mots 200; •teetely.
Veate, eyeteeth 2511; Itetive; $3 to
$13.50,
Hogs, reeelpts 3,2110; lower; heavy,
m.25. $10.3e; mixed, $16.10 to $16.-
25; meters, $10 to $10.1u; liglit york-
ers $14.25 to $15.60; pip, $13.75 to
$1442e; roughs, $14 to $14.25; team;
$12 to $13.
Sheep and lambs, reteipte 4,00o; att.
GYP; steady; elipped laitibe $9 to
$14.00; others unchanged.
A magazine adiele says women
(haat) more quiekly now than .fortner-
ly, White' io terfeetly 'obvious after
a glance at llio ereationo in shoo
o indent Wateli in taint Herald.
Wellington Wino
Fire Ins. Co.
Iletahliehed 040,
Seled OM% WAWA
Was %ken on all dames of Weird
Ole provertY on the ash 4ie prep:Mutt
note mteni,
MOO, 11111ZEAWI, ICON DA.VID003(
President Reorsterl
I1TCO411 001111M11,
Mielitef PAINI1880. csat.
Dudley Holmes
InArtiteetTIPI, trouorrant rree
WWI MOW Noogge Vnallh80,
Vanstone
111MINOTIM ANO 110401C41111114
Meow te lona a* levee. este&
WitiONAM.
Arthur J. Irwin
D.D.S.,
Doctor of Dental Surgery Qf the Pews.
sylvania College and Licentiate of Dee -
ha Surgery of Ontario.
Closed eve* Wednesday Afternoon.
Office in Macdonald Block,
F. M. DEANS
D.D.S., ,L.D.S.
Honor Graduate of the Royal College el
Dental Surgeons of Ontario, Honor
Graduate of liatyersity of Toronto.
'Faculty of Denistry.
Closed every 'Wednesday Afternoon.
Office Over H. E, isard & Coas 'Store
In the Dental Parlors, formerly 0000-
1,1e0 by Ie. G. H. Ross.
W. R. Hamby
B.Sc., M.D., C.M.
Spatial attention paid. to diseales
of Women and Children haring
taken postgraduate work. in Sur
vary, Bacteriology and Solentifto
Ifediolne,
Office in the Kerr residence, be-
tween the Queen's Hotel and the
Baptist Dhuroh,
_All 'badness given cszeful attention.
Phone 64. • P. O. Box 1.18
Dr. Robt. C. Redmond
M.R.C,S, (Eng.)
L.R.C.P. (Lend.)
PHY81CIAN AND SURCEON.
(Dr, Chisholm'a old stand).
DR. R. 1 STEWART
Graduate of University of Toronto,
• Faeulty of Nf4Nl1elne: Licentiatil of the
°Maria College of Physicians and
Surgeons.
OFFICE ENTRANCE:
SECOND DOOR NORTH OF
ZUREIRIGG'S PHOTO STUDIO,
JOSEPHINE ST. PHONE 29
OSTEOPATMC PINS!
DR. F. A. PARKER.
Osteopathy bUilda vitality and
strength. Adjustraent a the 'Pine and
other tissues is gently meowed, there-
by Temoving the prederpoting anises
of disease.
Blood pressure and other =MIMS*
Maui made. Trusses sedentifleally
ted.
OFFICEI (AMR CHIRTSTIIPS STORE.
Hours-Tnesdays and Pridays, • a.tn,
10 # PM.; Wednesdays, 2 to 1.1 a.ra.
Other days by appointgarne.
General "Hospital
(Under Government Inspection).
Pleasantly situated, beautifully Ml'.
nihed. Open to all regularly lioensed
physicians. Rates for patients (which
inolude board and nurs1ng)-$4.80 tm
4116..00 per week, according to location
of room. Por further information -
Address MISS L MATHEWS,
Superintendent,
Box 223, WIngham, Ont.
1 SELL
Town and Farm properties, Call and
see my Hat and get my prices, 1have
some expellent Value*.
J G. STEWART
W1NO.H.P.M.
Phone M. Office In Town Kal,,
T. R. Bennett, J. P.
stromma
Dates Arranged at the Advance, Office
Penland Stook Bales & Opeohat.7
Sales conduoted anywhere In Ontario,,
PHONB 81. WINDHAM, ONT.
J. W. DODD
(Successor to J. G. STEWART)
FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT
and HEAL.TH INSURANCE,
4'. 0. Box 366. Phone 108
ONT.'
John P. Groves
Issuer of
MAIMAGE LICENSES --
TOWN HALL WINGHAM
Phones -Office &4 Residence 10,
rmmualmmaIlmwein".","...
WE WANT CREAM
We want dream, and seld pay. the
beet prices for good cream, 'Mir
sw ilenT°ArtiecereanrAreceiveaa7. 4 e dpri
1°: dlitanort
Ear home. and In sending your orgasm
ue will help a kerne industry. We
rah& two cans to each sidnoer aad
pay ail expreeb therges and cisme
you an honest business. Cheese fad*
tory natrone having Croam during the
Winter would de well to ship to
Write for further particulars to
THE SEAFO3TH CREAMERY
IIILAFORTH ONTARIO
Smile men have YO WOrlt hardand
others merely have to get a lot a
prominent tittall$4 to give theta a
certificate of exalted aaraeter.--Ite.
dinimapolis Star.
"What did the editor say when you
got through reading your blank -verse
eompositionr "Nothing," replied Ntre
Penwiggle. "T didn't wake lom
Washington Star,