The Brussels Post, 1900-8-16, Page 3k
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BU8SEL.
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PLOT TO CAPTURE "Boss.,,
Ten of the Leaders of the Conspiracy Arrested and
Now in Oaol at Pretoria.
A despatch from Pretoria says :-.
'A Plot to seize General Roberts and to
ehoot.es mealy eta possible a$ the Bri-
t8ah of£ioei•s here hiss been disoovered
and ten men charged with oompiibity
have been arse ted, Other suspects are
being acutely watched, and it is ex-
pected that they :twill shortly be tak-
en 'into custody.
The system of granting peones to
Burghers who 'take the oath of nen..
treaty is proving . unsafe, and fliers
le urgent need of a arrector poll°y,-
1 affirs who bave come into the
city report that the Boers are treat-
ing the natives brutally whenever
they reoccupy a place that has been
passed by the British troops. Their
;usual Method of punishment is flog -
Wing,
Lavery .night :shots are beard round
the town, The tiring is done by the
sentries, who frequently diecovor Boer
onriesaries trying to enter or leave the
the town.
Tho suppress here for the army are
abundant, " With the exception of for-
ages'' Pew of the local termers bring
anything to market. It is oxpsoted,
that trains will be availabis shortly,
and the merchants w'll then replenish
their stores, The military autiioritioe
are selling rations of flour to civilians
at threepence per pound. The indigent
residents are still being fed by the alu-
thorities, LordMilton has charge of
the food auppllies:for civilians.
MERCHANTS DISAPPROVE.
Fear Effect on Chinese of Landing'
British Troops at Shanghai.
A despatch from Washington, says
—The State Department has.received
a cablegram ,from Consul -Genera
Goodnow at Shanghai, : announcing
that a oonaiderablo British detach-
ment of troops had been landed for
the protection of the foreign settle-
ment at Shanghai. No protest was
made by the American Orntsul-Gen-
erei, but he says the merchants of
Shanghai disapprove of the action of
Admiral Seymour, fearing it will in-
cite the anti -foreign Chinese.
It is learned at the State Depart
meet that the United States Govern
went will enter no protest at land
leg troops, as it -concedes the right o
any power to protect its citizens
where they are deemed to be in dan
ger.
I LORD ROBERTS' REPORT.
Harrismith Captured and Severe
Fighting at Eland's River.
,A deapabch from London, says:—
Lord Roberts reports to the War
1 Office ad follows
"Harriamibh surrendered, en August
4. The neighbouring country seems to
be quiet
"The Boers abtaoked the garrison at
Eland's river on the morning of
August; 4. Information was sent to
Oarringbon, who was on his way to
Eland's river. Ian Hamilton, who
reached Rustenburg yesterday, report-
ed hearing heavy firing in the dire-;
_
lion of .Gland's river. To -day the
firing eosins more diseant, which looks
es it the Eland's river garrison had
been relieved and was retiring towards
Zeerust," ,
Lord Roberts, in another report, dat-
ed at Pretoria, saga:—"Kitchener is
with the force south of the Vaal
river. He was joined yesterday by a
strong detachment of Barbant's
Horse and Lite Canadian Regiment,"
THE SULTAN VERY ILL.
Re Fainted in His Garden on Mon-
day Last.
A despatal from London, Friday,
says:—Thi Times' Constantinople our-
reepcsnde'nt says that reports which it
is equally difficult: to corroborate or
refute state that the Sultan, whom
recent events have greatly discom-
posed, fainted
iscomposed,faintod in his garden efonday
and hos been confined to his bed ever}
einoe..
The Daily Chronicle's Canatanti-
anaple correspondent professes to have
the best reason to believe, although
(Admiral Alma Pasha, who has just
returned from the United Mates,
strenuously denies it. that an agree-
ment was effected bye' which thee in-
demnity due the United States from
Turnkey will be added to the price of n
warship should one be ordered to be
built in America.
CAPTURE OF YANGTSUN.
rare
Important Position Wrested From
the Chinese.
A despatch from London, Friday',
nays:—Gen. Chaffee's announcement
of the cn,pture of Yangtsun is the
most important news that has been
received from China. 11 is not sup-
plemented by anything that has been
received here.
Several Governments have received
deepatehos..in reference to the Palt-
ering engagement, but they do not add
anything of consequence to the re-
ports already received. There is
some stu'prise at the belief reported
So be held in 'Peen-Tsin that the road to
Pekin la now open. The ground for
this belief is not stated..
PERSONALLY RESPONSIBLE.
Britain's Message to Chinese Govern-
ment Respecting Envoy's Safety.
A despatch frran Loudon, says:—
Parliamentary Secretary Brodrick.
said in the House of Commons on
•!Tuesday that her Majesty's Goveru-.
anent lied informed the,,Chinese Gov-
ernment that the members will be
held personally responsible if the
members of the foreign Legations or
other. foreigners at Pekin should suf-
for ,injury. Her Majesty's Govern-
ment did not think any useful purpose.
would be served by further common-
ea tions.
Answering another question, Mr.
Brodrick said her Majesty's Govern-
ment had no eonfirmatton of the
statement attributed to Li -Hung -
Chang to the afoot that the foreign
ere had left Pekin tar Tien -Teen un-
der escort.
THE RAIDERS ROUTED.
Boer Commando Whieh .Derailed a
Train Badly Cut Up.
A dea atcb' from Kroonstad says:—
P Y
Co'mtnanclaeb Theron, Who ,commandad
the Boer flying • patrol that derailed
and burned ledb week, neat' Honig-
spruib, ' the train carrying United
States Mosul Stowe and flying the
lltors and Stripes, leas suffered a loss
moi•` of three killed and ton soveeely
;wounded, in a rear guard action near
Kroctisted with the mounted infantry:
Tstale o 10 Jae British sus ed n sees.
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"BE OF GOOD CHEER."
Minister Conger Informed of the
Advance of the Allies.
A despatch from Washington, says:
—A 'message has been sane to Minister
Conger b • the State Department in
g 3 P
reply to the despatch received from
him bate on Tuesday. It advises him of
the approach of the relief column, and
exhorts him to he of good cheer. The
despatch was sent direct to Minister
Conger ab Pekin, and a duplicate of
it to Consul -General Goodnow, at
Shanghai. Gaodnow was directed to
I spare no mains or expense to get the
message to Minister Conger.
The. Government officials here re
gardsthe eituatian us very dangerous
to Minister Conger and other foreign-
ers In Pekin, and grave doubt is ex-
pressed whether the international
force can reticle' Pekin in time to rescue
the Ministers.
"BODS" MAKES A SPEECH.
His Greatest Pleasure the Welfare
of the Soldiers.
A despatch from Pretoria says:—
Many
ays;Many Boers are copying in from the
bush veldt and surrendering Lheir
arms at various stations along the
railway between here and Middle-
burg.
Lord Roberts opened the Soldiers'
Institute on Monday. In his address,
be said the first function of this kind
he presided over was in India some
years ago. The commander-in-chief
said his greatest pleasure was in the
welfare of tree soldiers. He thanked
Miss Brook, Miss Hunt, and the other
organizers of the institute.
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AMMUNITION FOR CHINA.
Manufacturers Ordered to Supply
All They Can.,
A despatch from London says
order fur thirty million rounds of
small arms, ammunition is being f111 -
ed at the ' \toolwnoh arsenal for ship-
ment to. China. It is stated that the
ammunition makelithroughout the
country have also Caen ordered to fur-
nish all they can.
BOER PRISONERS.
A Bateh of 233 Has Arrived In
Ceylon.
A despatch From Colombo, tleylon,
says :—Two hundred and thirty-three
prisoners of war from South Africa
arrived here on Wednesday. Their
ultimate destination is Diyatnla\f'a.
One hundred and twenty-three of
A STUBBORN BATTLE,
ease
Details of the fight at Peitsarlg,11/
Whleh the Ali)es Lost 1,900 M011.
Ai desaistoh fram London, says :—De-
tails of the battle at Poitsung on Sun -
stay between the I9uropsusn allies and
the Mimeos tcoone credit the Chinese
with drill and bravery. They were
entrenched on both sided of the Poiho
behind weeks constructed after the
mast modern European methods. The
Gatineau ware driven across the river,
but in their retreat they destroyed
the bridge. The Japanese then
worked their way recross the river and
dislodged the Chinese fro1n their'en-
trc,nehmenL4 on the further side, but
Puhsuit was impassible, owing to the
country being under water,
The task of the allies is one of much
greater magnitude than at first tie -
perinea. The Chinese are patting up
a, much stronger resistance than was
looked for, end are fortifying ttioin
posiLions with cleverly constructed
works; The total loss of the allies in
Sunday's battle was between '750 and
1,000 men, so that any advantage gain-
ed was dearly bought. Further ad-
vonee against the Chinese was delayed
awing to inefficient transport.
STORY Oh Tli01 BATTLE,
The expedition moved slowly be-
cause it was found that the Chinese
had placed many mines and torpedoes
to the Pal Rives'. The Japanese in the
advance soon sbruok a force of the
enemy near Tien 'rein and a skirmish
followed, The Chinese fought well
and the Japanese suffered a loss of
twelve men. The Chinese then entered
upon Peitsang. Scoots reported that
three large guns and many smaller
cannon were in place in the Chinese
entrenchments at Peitsang. A spy
who had gone oat in advance of the
allies brought in the information that
the Chinese forces consisted of fully'
40,000 men, well armed and strongly
entrenched.
THE FINAL RUSH.
The Americans and British troops
marched up the west bank of the
river. The Russian and Japanese
moved along the east banks. Light
draught transport boats, with sup-
plies and artillery, moved slowly up
the river betweeu the columns. The
weather was ideal and the troops were
in good condition and high fighting
spirits.
Peitsung was reached Saturday,
and the allies tookp osition for battle
during the night. The uttaok was
made Sunday at daylight. The resist-
ance of the Chinese was most stub-
born. For seven hours the result of
the battle was in doubt. Then the al-
lied troops rushed the Chinese position
and the Mongolians were driven from
their trenches,
THE GARRISON SMALL.
Col. Hoare Had a Small Force at
Elands River.
Ba despatch from London,. Thursday,
says :-.4lehough some saugnine cor-
respondents lately declared that it
was impossible for Gen. De Wet to
break througtu General Kitohener's
cordon, that wily Boer general is
again flitting. He lewd already begun
to cross the Vaal river on Monday,
with the British in his rear. Nothing
can as yet be. aided to General
Roberts' despatch that Generale Me-
thuen and Kitchener limy be able to
check/ his flight,.
General; Delarey's emcees at Elands
river between Zeerust and Rustenburg
is a sufficient indication that if he oan
golf north he m.iy yet bother General
Roberts for some time. Nothing is
known here of the strength of the
Elands river garrison, but it was
probably small.
MAY GO RUSSIA.
German Troops to Use the Siberian
Railway.
A despatch from Hamburg, says:—
The Hamburger Correspondent an-
nounces under reserve that the per-
sonal negotiations between the Czar.
and Emperor William have resulted
in an arrangement for the °envoy-
ance of German troops to China by
way of the Ruesian and Siberian rail -I
ways, but the route will not be used
by any large body of troops, es the
sea route is more expeditious.
SHOT BY THE BOERS.
The Englishman Who Blew Up
Magdalene Bridge.
A despatch from Cape Town, says:—
The Lorenzo Marques correspondent
of the Cape Argus telegraphs that the
Englishman, Cooper, who was convict-
ed at Machadodrop of blowing up the
Magdalene bridge on the Heinen rail-
s' y, and condemned to death by oonrt-
marbial, was dulyshot. Herefus
ed to
teatime itis accomplices unless the
oars would agree to apace his life, a
ondition which was refused.
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CNUCHO U MASSACRE.
them are Beads, 22 Irish-Amorieens
and 88 G ars and nd Hollanders.
id
400 MILESI A COFFIN.
Means Adopted by Missionary to
Escape From Chinese.
A despatch from Bong Kong, says:
—Missionaries arrived bare from the
Province of Hunan gave reports of
terrible mattering and privations en-
dured there, In escaping one of them
was carried 400 miles in a coffin; rho
Chinese, oast of the veneration for the
dead, not iahsietiltg on a close sere tiny,.,
Two IT, S. Lady Missionaries Among
the Slain.
A despatch tram London, Wedne4-
day, says—Among the miscellaneous
hews Froin Shanghai is a oon£irmation
of the reported m4885050 of mission-
arioe at Clruchowtu including two
Atnorioan la41104.
NEWS SUMMARY.
CANADA.
Brantford used 88,33,175 galena of
water during' Jaly,
Tile Canadian Patriotic Puled now
amounts to $317,030,
They,are boring for: natural gas
in Owen Sound dletriot,
London, ,rant,, during July had 07
marriages, 04 births and 42 deaths.
Lour pares, and two deaths from the
bubonic plague are reported from Lon-
don,
Through telegraphic communication
with Aawcon City will he established
by Ootoher 1.
Work has been begun on the erec-
tion of the crematory at Montreal,
the Diret in 'Canada. • ;
Customs oollootiuns, at Hamilton
during July were 052,527, anlnereaso of
$5,140 over 'Italy last year,
Hamilton oivio labourers will gat
18 cents an hour hereafter, an In-
crease of three cents an hour.
Customs colleotions at Montreal for
July amounted to $984,419, an inoreaae
over July last year of $184,000.
Last year's salmon catch La British
Columbia was 30,744,912 pounds, an in-
crease of over 13;000,000 pounds on 1998.
Magisltrate Jeffs, at Hamilton the
other day, fined a boy five cents fcr
not being properly clothed when bath-
ing in the bay.
Labourers et tate smelting works at
Hamilton have had their wages in-
cireased from 131-2 cents an hour to
15 cents.
Arrangements are being made for
moving a number of french -Canadian
families from Michigan to Edmon-
ton, N. W. T.
A mineral water spring of great
depth and ourative power has been
DU WET AGAIN ESCAPES.
D.efeneo of the Bills Cpvered His
Commando's Retreat,
A despetob trom London, Hoye :—Gen-
eral De Wet, the Boer ocuzmandez•, who
aceordin,y. to •the oar'respoudents was
certain to he oaplursd by the British
wlio lead thrown anunbreakable cor-
don around him, has succeeded 1n
ertnssing the Vaal river, and, according
to one rept, 1545 'rl et
force have morode gaood 45theirpuescape andhis
Peached Buffer's heels,
Probably Ilia defonoe of the hills.
against) General Methuen covered the
retreat of this Part of hie command,
125,.000 MORE TROOPS.
Iulsia to Pour Men Into China in
Enormous Numbers.
A despatchflora London, Wednes-
day, says ;—"Che Daily G!raPhiese Bebas-
toper correspondent claims to hove the
best military authority for stating.
that Russia proposes, in addition to
the troops already denpatebed from
Odessa to the fax East, to embark
125,000 more tit that port before the
end of the year,
SITUATION DANGEROUS.
Spanish Minister Cables to His Gov-
ernment.
A, despatch from Madrid, says:—The
Foreign Office hfas received from Senor
De Cologne, Spanish Minister at Pekin,
a despatch of uncertain date, describ-
ing_ tele situation as very distressing
and dangeraus, and confirming the
prevtoue reports as to the attitude of
the Chinese Government.
END OF THE WAR.
Official Statement in the British
Commons.
discovered at Chatham. A syndicate A. despatch from London says:—In
the House of Commons on Tuesday,
will develop it. Under-Secretary of War Wyndham
Arrangements are being made at said the Transvaal War would be over
Kingston for the convention of the in three weeks.
Canadian Electrical Association there _ e,
August 29th
Military orders issued from Ottawa THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
announce, that Maj: Gen. O'Grady- _
Hely has assumed the command of the INTERNATIONAL LESSON, AUG. 19.
Canadian militia.
A G.T.R. freight train jumped a
s;witoh on Ann street, Montreal, and
crashed through the wall of Geo.
Jacob's house. No one was hurt.
"The liaa Rohan Iniad:' John e.
Golden 'fest, Jnl"r 9.21.
PRACTICAL NOTES.
Verse L As Jesus passed by. On
It is said that Manitoba win not (some occasions during his stay cf
have more than seven million bushels three months near Jerusalem. He
of wheat foe export t
this ye0.r, 60m+ saw
a man.
Others saw only a blind
red with twenty-five
Pa million last beggar, but Jesus saw one who might
year. become a monument of mercy and a
In three daya over 9,000 head of bold confessor of the faith. Blind
western cattle have been shipped east from his birth. He was a well -
by one firm in Winnipeg, which bas k,nown person who had long sat there
begging. See in this man a picture
of the soul out of Christ. Christ
seeks out mea, before they seek him.
2. His disciples asked. Perhaps at-
tracted by the look of inquiry which
soma of the schools, whish will be their blaster fixed upon the men,
opened in September. Who did sine They stated the opinion
A cheque ryas received at Ottawa of their time, that every misfortune
for 550, for th'e relief of the fire suf- wase the result of some sin. If they
ferers, collected in the field near had said, "All evil is the result of
Bloemfontein, by the Northumberland sin," without trying to specify the
particular cause, they would have
stated a truth. This man, or his
parents. "This man, in some pre-
vious state of existence," may have
been their meaning, for many Jews
believed in the transmigration of
souls. 'Stier interprets, "This men,
or, since that is out of the question,
ed, by a vqte of 413 to 07, In favor of his parents."
purobasing a gas and electric light 3. Neither hath this man. While
planit for $100,000. The vote showed the ge,nesal priaciplo is true that all
a large majority in favor of ma -nag- evil comes from sial in the world, yet
ing the plant by five commissioners. we cannot fix the relation between
The/ Cataract Power Co., if given a1 certain sin as, its pause. That the
thl' right of way through Hamilton, works of God. Ohri.sst directs the
will build an electric railway to Galt, thought of -his disciples away from
and later to Guelph. With conneo- the useless question of what caused
tions it will bring the city into touch
with 100,000 parsons through an hour-
ly service.
The Algona Central Railway, which
has acquired the °halter and privi-
leges of the old Hudson Bay and Sault
Ste. Marie Railway Company, will ex-
tend its present line, under construc-
tion, from its tcrminue at Missanabie
to Moose Factory, on Hudson Bay, 050
miles,
UNITED STATES,
Thomas Sheridan, of Iron Moun-
tain, Mioh., fell 1,300 feet down a
shaft in a mine there. He was cut in
two.
A detective not and killed hied
Zeigler nt Lebanon, Pa„ while the
latter was struggling to escape. He
had been arrested for kidnapping.
A suit which will determine whether
lb is the duty od Chi°ago to maintain
a fog signal service on the crib, is
being tried here. The Anchor Line is
seeking $80,000 for the lose of a steam-
er.
A wreektng crew on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western Railroad is
digging a big locomotive out of a bog
e a. intowhish it had
Cresco, 1
fallen and completely stink out of
sight.
R. B. Dixon, of San Francisco, who
went to Nome in June with 200 head
ed
of cattle, reports that 10,000 men aro
without money anal without work,
many of them literally dying of star.
vntion.
The foreign commerce of the United
Sbutcs for the year ending Juno 30,
1900, is the greatest in the country's
history, The imports of merchandise
were $849,714,470, and thetotal. ex-
ports $1,304,180,370.
I•11
sent 9,000 head this season to Mont-
real for shipment.
The Ottawa Board of Trustees has
rented a part of the Amateurs Athie-
tia rooms for manual training for
Fusiliers.
Monhreal is to have a new palatial
hotel on Dominion Square. It will
necessitate the removal of St. George's
church and deanery school house, the
Dominion Methodist church and par-
sonage, and the 1..M.C.A.
Brookville ratepayers have declar-
When tete Nerve u litre
A. Wonderful Recovery, Illustrating' tko
Quick response of a Depleted Nerve
System to a Treatment Whichi.
Replenishes Euhausted
Nerve Forces.
MR. FRANK BAITER, BERLIN, Oxo.
Perhaps you know him ? In Water- awned most hopeless, I heard of ,k
loo he is known as one of the most wonderful Cure effected in a case
popular and successful business men of somewhat similar to mine, by the
that enterprising town, As manag-Grest South AmerioanNervineTonic,
`
ing executor of the Kuntz estate, he is and I finally tried that, On the first
at the head of a vast business, rspre- day of its use I began to feel that it
senting an investment of many thous- was doing what no other medicine
ands of dollars, and known to many had done. The first dose relieved the
people throughout the Province, distress completely. Before night I
Solid financially, NIr, Frank Bauer actually felt hungry and ate with an
alio has the good fortune of enjoying appetite suoh as I had not known for
solid good health, and if appearances months. I began to pick up is
indicate anything, it is safe to predict strength with surprising rapidity,
that there's a full half century of slept well nights, and before I knew
active life still ahead for him. But it I was eating three square meal
it's only a few months eine, while regularly every day, with as much,
nursed as an invalid at the Mt. relish as ever. I have no. hesitation
Clemens sanitary resort, when his whatever in saying that the South
friends in Waterloo were dismayed American Nervine Tonio cured me
with a report that he was at the point when all other remedies failed. • I
If death have reoovered my old weight—over
" There's no telling where I would 200 ponds—and never felt better
hare been had I kept on the old treat- in my life."
meat," said Mr. Bauer, with a merry Mr. Frank Baner's experience' is
laugh, the other day, while recounting that of all others who have used the
his experiences as a very siok man• South American Nervine Tonio. Its
"Mt. Clemens," he continued, "was instantaneous action in relieving dis-
the last resort in my case. For tress and pain is due to the direa0
elonths previous I had been suffering effect of this Feat remedy upon the
1,edeaoribable tortures. I began with nerve centres, whose fagged vitality
a loss of appetite and sleepless nights. is energized instantly by the very $ref
Then, as the trouble kept growing, I dose. It is a great, a wondrouscure
Ann getting weaker, and began losing for all nervous diseases, as well as
4ssh and strength rapidly. My indigestion and dyspepsia. It goes
stomach refused to retain food of any to the real source of trouble diredt,
kind. During all this time I was and the sick always feel its marvel -
ender medical treatment, and took Ioue sustaining and restorative power
everything prescribed, but without ' at once, on the very first day of ifs
,elief. Just about when any condition i use
Sold by G. A. Deadinau.
meaning. He took common Olay, and
moistened it with hie own saliva,show-
ing that the most -carman instrumen-
tality becomes mighty when touched
by divine power. Anointed the eyes.
Upon each eye he placed a blotch of
mud from the street.
each eye he placed a bleecb of mud
this man's misfortune to the benefit from the street.
that might Dome from that evil—how' 7. Go wash in the pool. This was
evil may become good. Through his
blindness God's grace might be the
more gloriously shown in his healing.
Lett us see now our troubles may glori-
fy
lorify God and benefit ourselves.
4. I must work. Revised Version,
" We must work," a better reading,
since it unites the disoiplines with
their Master in the work. Works of
him that sent me. The healing of the
blind man becomes a suggestion and
a typo of the greater work of salva-
tion, which brings light to darkened
souls. While it is day• Christ's "day"
was the time while he was bodily on
the earth. So our day 18 our present
liletima. The night. cometh. Other sin:thee'. meanings, suggests that the
works the Saviour might do after he pool. 15148 in its very name a
had passed within the veil, but not the symbol of Christ, who was the one
work of miracle upon uten'e bodies. sent from God, He went his way.
When no man can work. What work elinding not the difficulties of the
awaits us in another world we know journey, or the jeers of those who sew
not. So far es this life is concerned, the mud on his face, Elis after eon -
our work ands at death, Let us let duet showed that he was strong in
pass no oppurtuuity of doing good, for faith, prompt. in obedience, bold, even
we live but once on earth . 'stubborn in his confession of Christ.
5. As long as i am in the world. While ' Wnehatcl. Bis sight came to 'him a8
Jesus was incarnate Hca ata amongto n 'n L pool e be h washed 1 the 1 whi°h represent-
ea,
bmono a
Ph f am•o the Jew, but u the =eking
was tbo Tight, giving, health and life, 1 ed Christ the water of life. Came sea- of the clay m k ng
b , s y 1t ' r uGf �Tditl�Q to their
and hs every miracle showing a par- :ing. Be cams not to the snvionr, who ti'aditioos. As+ked him, Thee tvaa 1
sort ,
to u1 L,
f ,
u'rc
z a 1
able of the greater blessings he was had not remained at the plant, where
g q y, c nduclet iu na:
fritndly spirit, He said unto thein,
about to -unser upon eon's souls when � the beggar had 'met him, but. to lois Notice how brief and curt era this
he should pass out of the world ma- own home. More marvelous than this man's answers to Christ's enemies.
tonal into the works spiritual. I am 'transformation is the enlightenment GAO, 17..oNot off God.And if not of
the light, Then he was:tho light, seen of a blinded soul by the Sun of rights,. n ho t nd his miracle inner
bo v£ tad's enemy' the travel. Others
by the physical eye; now he is the'otzsenses. sail. The less bigoted, lilts Nioo
light of the soul seen h rho eye of 8. 0, The neighbors, Those who lived domes and a few others, ready to see
faith, nearest were the first to sec the the hand of trod in the works 0f
0. Ho spat on the ground, O£tan change wrought in this man. Those Josue, d is a issl helChri, t was
Claris( wrought miracles b a word;,who are nearest to the new convert he know
wed to oonfeaatoadihist u, tar ra,
g Y he know and understood him, Lntor,
hat sometimes he uteri instrumeutali- will be firer. to perceive that he, is a he accepted him ae the Messiah oil
ties, perhaps to impart some spirilual new oroature, Hud seen him, Revised) Israel.
Version, "They which saw him afore -
time, that he was a beggar." Now he
is no longer a beggar, but a worker
—a good trait in this man, who appears
nobly throughout this story, Like him.
His new eyes made such it change in
his identity. I am he. He was the
same, yet a new. person,
10, 11. How were thine ayes °pa{ led a
P0ra0nel experience is always interest,
ins, whether whether it be in the.physical or
to test and train the blind man's faith spiritual lire. People who care Br-
and willingness to confess Christ. See tie for a aarm2on ryill listen to a
him as he walks across the city, feel- young convert's testimony. He ap-
ing his way, with two patches of swered. He told a straightforward
saat simple story from which all the cross_
scot oonfessionmudonhis as fa seeker;ce:Thit was hishis questioning and threats of the ruler:
"mourner's bench- or "altar," where could not make him swerve,
he owned hie Lord. The pool of A man that is called Jesus,
Siloam was aortal of the temple in- Rather, "the man," the well -
closure, outside of the well. near the known men whose name was on
junction of the Kedron and Minnow everybody's lips, Let no one convert -
valley. It was a swimming -pool, and ed by Melee be ashamed to own hie.
is still to be seen, though in a ruinous Lord. iVent and washed. He could
condition. ley interpretation, Sent. not have preached a sermon, but he
The ward "Siloam" means "sending" could tell his experience. And so can
or "sent." John, always quick to see anyone who has an experience to tell,
12, 13. Wbere is he 4 They dee
aired to tirrest him as a Sabbath -
breaker. I know not. Undoubtedly
this was true; but it shows also the
tact of the man, who confined his
statements to his own experience, The
Pharisees, Not the entire Sanhedrin,
or Jewish council, but the leading
authorities on matters of religion
and formula.
14, 14. It was the Sabbath day. The
cure may not have been regarded as