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if you ni anage to secure one of our Men’

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New Tweed Caps a zo p. c. discount.

These iwere made for another firm but

transferred to us., In this case we all bene-

fit by a special discount, and you get 3

Cap brand new and up to date 'at e big re.

duction

CHANDLER Cf? REDDIN

i "Misses and- iuniors suiis ind dresses.-- Patons . . 4-27dtf.

Large Size E M BROI DER ED

Script Letters all ready to AT- TAGH to towels centres. etc THE LETTERS In stockare B, C D. G H L. M.'P. R. S. W and the price loc each. THESE LETTERS ARE Z i-4 inch high and are not to BE COMPARED with the one inch LETTERS.-StanleyBros.4-27d4i

We sold more Mlllinery at our

Mlliinery opening than we ever sold before. Because it exempli- fied the styles ofthe sea son with- out being extreme-and the in dlvldual touches for each person appealed to everyone. Get your spring hat here.-Prowse Bros Ltd. " 4 l8dtf.

Mnn'5 “PENMAN‘ cashmere hose. fine, soft. tough wearing; absolutely seamless, has too nnil heel offino, closely knitted linen resisting the wear where most of the wear comes. These ln black. tans, blues, greys and greens 50c.~Moore Ci. McLeod.

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Auction bale I iuu instructed by JOHN I‘E'I`Hl(?K of l{1NG'S'l‘()N,, in Queens (loun- ty, l’. E. Island, to sell by public auction on his pre-

mises ' i

ON Ii'l()NI)A\' 'I`in: Hifi day of M;ty,'.-\. D. i\)i| .~\l 'I`iic Ilour Oi' One O'cIock

His Farm of 60 acres of land in a

high state of cultivation. This Farm luis first class buildings and is well situated. only 8; miles from Char-,

lottrtown near Kingston corner and `-,

in rlosc proximity to Uhurchcs,I School, Post Office, Blacksmith Forge, find 3 Grocery Stores. At the same hour I will also sell thc following Stock, Crop and Imple- ments. .

S'l‘ii(‘l{-l. Brood Mare, 1 Colt 2

years old by llcformcr, 1 (‘.nlt_3 yrnrs old by Abc-rdcen, 1 Filly 1 year old by Orphan Jack, 1 Mare 4 years old by iirphan Jack, 6 fresh, Milk (‘ows, 2 Helfcrs 1 year old, 1 Brood Sow and Litter, 40 Hens. l (`.ll0l‘-I2 tons Hay, a quantity of ritraw. l5ii bush. Potatoes. 50 hush. Turnlps, l70 bush. Good Seed Uats,a illlfiliiity of Tiniothy Seed. I

I!\lI’l.EMEN’I‘S-1 Uindcr (new), 1 I-lay Mower, 1 Whcel Rake, 1 set Spring 'l‘ooth` Harrows, I Set of Spike I-larrows, l Roller, 1 Hcedcr, 1 'Furnip Drill,l. .Curt and Truck,l 'l"ruck Wlilroli, 1 Buggy, 1 Light Wagon, l lload (lart, 2 Box Sleighs, 1 Driv- ing Sleigh, 2 Wood Sleighs, 1 Magnet (ireain Separator, 2 sets Driving Har- iicss. l set (Tart Harness, Pad and llreeching, and a lot of otherarticles loo nnincroiis to mention. 'l‘i\rms-All sums of $5.00 and under cnnh, over that amount u credit of 6, _niontlia will be given on approved Joint notes. 'Perma for Farm inadc known at siilr. Sale Positive. '

.fill-IN S'1‘lilWAIlT, Auctioneer.

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__TEN|)lRS FOR DREDGING "I"/\I4|‘3I) .'l‘ENI)ERS addressed io the undersigned and endorsed "’l‘endrr for Dreiiilini. Maritime Provinces" will he ravi-|\'o<l until Monday, May filth. iiiii, ni. ig; ltilinlior dredging required at the follow-

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PIILETEE l~il;,WARl)RISLAND. Summer-

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NOVA Si`O'1‘lA, Chnticamp. Digby L'Arc-

in-voliiie. Larry’a River. Marge-ree

NF"5irhor. l~l_t.. Miir.v’s River. Westl ay.

.\`\ BRUNSWICK, Buctouche Bench (-,1|neToriiin|itliic Loi:gicvillc.`Mnqu»- "li I_d\kc. 1 J( Island. Raft bhiinnpl. llichihurto, Scotchtown. Shedic. ship- TI_"R»\ii (iii ly. Ht George, lfli.. Stephen. indcrsviill not bc considered unless

gliltleon the forma supplied. and signed (I h the actual i-i §_niii.ures oliendais. '_ ombined spec icationa and for|n'of "hl1_di;‘r can beobtaineilon lnplicntlon to W' _ “C “1Ilr.\'. I):-pnrtmcnt of Public tl "_'_|¢H, (itinwa. 'l‘eiulers niiistinciudo the 0"‘\|II\g oftiinplant to and from th_o.work. ml raf:,zoa'cnn be employed which are. mfl"~\<‘I'r in Canada at the time of the re Ilia' oi tenders. Uontraf-torn must he “ffl luheiun work within thir'y days th irllii-:inte thov have been notified of R flcccntnnac ofthelr tcmder.'~ wh. ifncrsts cheque for each place for cunllvi ntender la submitted must nc- squ mini' the tender.'l‘i\is cheque must be nmol: lo five mr cent. (5 per cent) oi the Dmxini. ofthe tender, based an *he agi- ,,.m,_"“}i° Quantities net oppeg te 1, e ,he ch° *IN* Place. Put n no one must The htquobe for seas- sum than mmf gulf must be accepted on a c ar- ir, H Mi . and Ray e to the oglueg oi work 0i+orable t e fainter Ti uc DHHOM he chlfiue wi lboiorfe ter' lit e ¢,,,,u_" fhrueerlnldecllne toenter into ii ,MH net w an called upon to do so or turngtfflmbletc contract, but wil be re- d,,,_ ncnub of Nonmcceinunce oi ten-_ Thai) nlri. _ ,,,,,,,,, ,gm ,o?i3t#<(E£yn%'i:g;¢_ men in

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CHOCKED TO DEATH `

BY TIGHT COLLIIR

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NEW »Y(illfIi, April 26--While taking

a nap on ii sofa in ii house where she formerly worked, llosc Dcgoran, a cook, was suflocatcd yesterday after- noon by her tight collar. 'l`I\c woman called on Mrs. Anna Scotch of No. 242 West Nineteenth street, yesterday. rihc helped her one time employer und then coinplaincd of being tired, requesting' that she might be allow- ed to take a nap.

Mrs. Scotch ii few hours inter went

to wake thc woiniui, and wlien ‘sho got no response sunimoncd l-’olicc- man Miclincl Farrell. l)r. Ross nf the New York Hospital said the woman hiid been strangled by thc tight col- lar shc wore wiiilc asleep. _

ONLY TYIO PER CENT

OF STUDENTS TO WED

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(IHIUAGO, April 26--Uiily 2 per

cent of thc young women students in the junior colleges of thc llnivcrsity of (lhicugo arc planning to inurry, according to a canvass recorded by Mies Mcrinn Talbot, dean of women, in the annual report of Prcsiilciit l-larry Pratt Judson.

Fifty-six of thc 96 women scen_dc-

cliircd that they were going to teach. President Judson, i in concludiin.: -his own report, said that it would not he surprising if some quitc startling changes in the organization of Ain- crican colleges came to pass.

KILLED FORTNIOHTLY PIIY BILL

UTTAWA, April 28-A bill provid-

ing for fortnightly pay to railway employees was killed by the railway coiiimissioii of thc senate today, nf- ter a. heated discussion. ’l‘lic votc was 16 to 13.

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WEEKS-Ai. Fi'ciici'ict0n on .»\l\i‘il (iii

to John H. and Mrs `.’1'c':ks, ri daughter. (‘.oiigi‘at\ilatioin-'.

BOYLE-At West River on .lpril Zf`..ril

to George and Mrs lloyle a son.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

"Attciition is drawn to l’rincci;oii

nd elsewhere. 5-ldli_»

"Attention i.-i. drawn to Jiio Pctli-

ick's auction salc ad which appears elsewhere. 5-ldrli.

"A meeting of the Long Urcck

l<`nrmer’s Institute will bc hcld in Af- ton Hall, Wednesdny, May 3rd ut 7.30 p.m. '

*°A`ttention is drawn to thc nd rc

nuction sale of viiluablc property of ‘the estate of the lute llounld Fur- qulinrson. 5-ldli. -

**l‘lvcrybody invited to attcinl thc

lecture 'of Mr. J. H. llcll, M. A.», Zion (lhurch tomorrow evening. Ad- mission only lbc. 5-ldli.

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"The annual meeting of t.lic Grun-

villc Rifle Association will bc. held in thc Hall at Granville on Wednesday lcvcning, May 3rd at 7.30 IHTI-

“Seed Potntocs Wanted. A fcw

busiicls of choice Early llosc.,~l`arter & Co., Ltd. Seedsmen. Charlotte- town, May lst, 1911. 5-1<l31-

“'l.. O. A. regular meeting of 1..

0. L. No. 1366 will be held in thc Lodge room, Clyde River. MUINIP-Y. May lst., at 7.30. All members arc requested to attend.

"There will be un auction snlc nt

Hugh B. McKny's, New London, on Tiiesday, May 2nd, nt 1 o'clock. There will be sold ten bend of cattle, a truckwagon, a_buggy, it light seed-

er and numerous otliersartilclles.

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One of the most popular fabrics

for spring wear is cream serge with black stripe. We have a wide variety of this attractive fabric with black pin stripe in varying distances apart. Four different effects in 44 inch all wool hard finish serge. Bt 750- ~ Moore& McLeod. 4 281131-

Anothorlarge shipmentof men's

soft shirts opened Saturday B* Paggng, ?~26dLfl"I I

We have the swellost line of Ladies’ Jabots-and Collars and Jahots combined. that there is In the city. Andwe sell at 25 cts each-iaiwts equal 2° what you will pay double as much for, else

whore. See them.-Pr0wS0 BFOS Md. 4-isbn.

iti In lack and white ef

fegtiis. ggsinchlgs wide. i.25 and

show_\‘.hem_--Moore Q McLeod.

¢|,`em',M I tlh. Ut _ ` yr IlMI._ V ymmnmm "NGA, lirst?'n t_wTthout,

°w'°‘:"""?§I‘llK”I& 4 Ht I I "90 par yd' Coma In and let I us ' 3 lint here we 'irc nHt left to n more .tho cliuri~b snvs to one ni ‘hc-r aoua Arr-lilii.-'linii wlio s-nys "No llon\8\\ .ui‘i\Sli_\\1\r\<lS in our KWH* l'<‘n\fT\0i\ :`\;,‘i ».

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CIIARLO'I"I'E'I`0WN AND QUEENS COUNTY

Mrs. ((701,) Moore, city, wap tgkgn

suddenly ill while attending service in the First lilethodist (‘.hnrch last even- intl. Hci' many friends will be glad to know that her illness was not ser- ious. .

His many friends will bc pleased to

know that Michael Power, who is ill in thc Cliarlottctown Hospftal, has sufficiently recovered to be able to attend thc funeral of his sister, Mrs. .lames Hennesi-icy, yesterday after- noon.

-Nothing definite has been hcrird of the appointments to the vacnnt Sen- ntorship and Judgeship in this pro- vince from Ottawa- since Saturday .although the rumoured appointments are generally accepted as autliorita- tive; ,

F_.ichard Bolt, Loyniist, died on

l"ridn.y lust iii: his-home in the Seven- ty-ninth yenr of his age. Ilia funcrul was hc1d'yesterday morning at eleven o'clock from his lute residence to St/ John's Church, Milton, in which cemetery the remains were interred. Rev. Arclidcncon. Reagii olliciuteil at the services at thc church and grave. 'l`hc funeral was largely attended.

This Salvation Army of this city

licld a iiiccting Sunday morning at 10 xi. in. on Lower Iiliistoii St. at thc icqlicst of ii. sick lady. 'l‘hc (`ii.adel bniid plnycd sevnral old liymns.and sacred iiiaiulies. Many requests have been made lately to coll at thc liouic of sick and ngcd proplo who are un- able to go to a place of worsliip, The oilii-ers soldiers and “little band” dn-_ scrvc the praise of all thu good citi-

-’\ lf\l`ilc nuinbcr of citizens i\vitucsi~:-

cd ii ratlu-r unusunl sci-nc for n Snn- day afizernoon yoi;iri'<iiiy when n lllflll. .=:I`0=1UY under the influence of li- quor, mn; being ci:coi'i.eli or practical- ly draggcd to his houic by two fi'ii~inls. 'l‘hc good ofliccu of the two friends did not appeal favorably to the iunn in his condition and be re sistcd cvory step while his iitl.ci'ancoi: of protest were roucliod in language of inc most violent nature.

The funeral of thc inte Mrs. Janice!

I'|“i1l‘~<'SfiCi`. (lity, took plncc ycstcr- duy nlicrnoon nt two forty-tivc from ber into residence, rlydney Street, to the St. liunst:1n's (‘atlicdi'al nnd thcucc to the Ill. (7. (‘emetery for in- tcrnicnt. Tlicrc was a very large at- tendance at the fuinirnl. The service at thc church was conducted by Iicv. Father Mrllonnld and thc following were thc pall bcurcrs: llobcri; Kelly. John Quinn, 'l‘. White. John McKen- nn, James lliillfyf and W. J. `Drn.ke.

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The fiiu¢~rnl' of thc lntc Mrs. Peter

Wnrrcn, North River, vias held yes- terday afternoon nt two o'cloi-.k from hcr into rf-sidcnec to thc North lliver cemetery, Ilcv. ld. P. (‘.nirlnr official.- ing nt ilic services iii. the house und gruvc. 'l`borc was ii very lnrirr uttcud- :incc :it the funeral. The dcccnncd lcavcs to mourn .thcir loss two sons. Spurgcoir, on the lioincstcad, and Oliver, North Rivci', and two dilu- glitcrs, Mrs. llirhnrd I-ieinlrri=on, Kingston, .f-ind Mrs. John Morcside, North ilivcr. (inc sister. Mrs. Henry Wndmnu, (‘i-npoud, is also left. The (`iiinrdiun rxtcnds sympathy. to the relatives of the dcccascd. .

ln ibn prcscntntioii of “l§aiiiri‘nliln"

at _lm innwn lion.-:c i~iz\tu~i‘1lnv the f'iii;ii_i:i‘iiic‘iit of thi* (kiloiiiul Stock (`ompniiy in this City was most' fit,- tingly brouglit to ri close. “l<lsinci'al- da," zi. f‘ou~.cdy-di'nuia` in four acts, Wm; n pri-tty roinnnrc in wliicli ilu' srciir wo.-' laid in Noi'i_,li (‘arolil\H. und wus i~i~plcti» \\'ii.l\ toiirliiiig- inci- ilciits, Iiuiliorons' episodes find strik- ingly iiitriisc liunuiu interest. The ab- ility of the different. inembcrs of. thi (`oinpany is too wcll known to nec- essitate any special nuziition ofthcir work, individually and collectively. Many t.Iicnti'e-gocrs luivr. li-.iii'nvd with pleasure that thc i‘ompnny intends i'ci;ui~ning horn in the autuniu, prob- ablr rc-inforrcd by some of their load- ing members, now absent through sickness, and that iliuy will be nss‘\ii‘- cd of a right. Iicarty welcome there can bc no po.-:sible doubt..

Lynftiv .a numbcr of youngipcoplc

look iulvaiitage of_tlic_.J»iiaiitifiil wen ther of yc.-:i.¢-.rday to ‘rnjoy it walk arross tlie`hi‘irlgc and* tlirough thc country' ininiciliatcly ai"oi'ind` itlir rloiithport side. Tu the afternoon n fargo nuniber of thc more youthful citizens wciit across and sonic cn- dea\"orcd to nmusc tlicinsclvcs with setting grass ilrl-s. About two o`clock n. frw young follows set .s lirc iirnr Mutrb's woods which got beyond their con'troP nnd had tlicre bvcii any liousrs in the vicinity rn- tlirr dish:-‘troiis rcsulis might have cnsuud. At live o’clock it was still burning. The \vnrnings received through srttiiig grass fircs in and in the vicinity of this city during the past ivcck, which have been thc occa- sion for ii number of fatiguing runs for the fircincii. seem to have bc:-.n lost on these chaps who _vcsterday so thoiightlcssiy or iicrhnpa carelcsslv played with iirc-a truly dangerous and devastating clcmcnt.

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::l\’Ioir’s (‘hocolntcs ure certainly

thc most delicious on _-mln today. We rcfcr liowcvcr to the (ltlicllo and oth- cr special dipped varieties we sell. (iur chocolates are always fresh. When you wnnt chocolates mnkc n bec line for iicrc. The MacKinnon Drug Co., (Tor. Gt. Gco. Sr Kt. Sts.

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It pays to buy in this province. ,

zens. .1

Allan Beverly, of thc Colonial

Stock Co., ofiiciated moat acceptablv at the organ iii the l1‘ii-at Methodist Church yesterday evening.

The many friends of Mrs. Lester

Douglas, city, will be delightedto know that..she is improving under

,treatincnt at the P. E. I. Hospital.

' The firemen were called out fesier- day morning about tcn o'clock f<..- 'n fire ~in W. S. Grant’s residence on Richmond Street next to Zion llliurch. The blaze was on the roof and when discovered had made rapid pro- gress. The fircmcn had quite a fight in subduing the flrc and were forced to use“a good quantity of water. 'The damage was considerable, thc roof at the back being badly biirnt as well as another patch on the gable in' the front. 'I‘he blaze is supposed to have originated from a spurk from a flue.

PLIINNINU2 I-2 CENT

COIN TO ‘BE ISSUED

WASHINGTON, April 26-Every

American woman who loves thc har- gain counter and with joyful antici- pation reuds “reduced from 75 cents to 23; cents a yard," will be inter- ested in a bill introduced in the House by Representative Sheppard of Texas providing for thc coinage of a two, and one half cent piece.

YIILUABLE COLLECTION OF

CHINESE PORCELAIN

I.f)Nll()N, April 28-A collection of

rare old liiiincsn porcelain, reputed to oqual thc Snlting collection, has been acquired by lddgur (‘orror, the well known London l’orrcl.'iin oxpcrt for $1,250,000. 'l‘iie collection wan made by llicbard llcnnct, of 'l‘hcrub~- Hnll, Noi-i;liun\ptoii. Aniong thc notable pieces is :L unique pair of yailoév Hliwtlioriic \'zi.~'c,~: Said to bc ihc finest of their kind in thr- \vorld,'linviii1_: n niarkct vnluc of about 50,000. Two dozen in black liziwtiiurii spcciincns avci'ng`c in value about $20,il4i0 each. Six ex- aini>l<'s of grccn l-lnv.'i‘.liorin- and a group "of pearl gray# are said to bc the finest in existence.

HEROD TE GIiENT’S

PIILIICE IS FOUi D

('l-IT(‘.A(l(i, April 27~.\ ciihlcgrnm

io the Daily News from Vienna says: l’roi'cssor Ernest Sellin, the Austrian Egyptologist, reports the discovery of the ancient palace of Herod tlir Grciit on thc plain of the lower .lor- dnn. ncur thc road from Jcrusnlciii to Jericho. The foundzitions are in :i complete state of prcsci'v:ii.ion, and Professor Sellin says the p:\.lucr~. might easily be,'rcconstriictcd after the origiiinl architecture. Herod l.., siiriinincd “The flrent," was King of Judea from ~i0 to 4 ll. (‘. Hc was iiotcii for his cxcrssivo cruc-ity and nlso for his lovc of building cities, temples und palaces.

CLEHOYMAN IN CIISTODY

HULL, Que., April 28-llev. James

Henry Bell, rector of the Anglican cliurcii at Sutton, Que., was yester- day arraigned before Recorder Des- jardins on a charge ol incendiarism.

'l‘hc case resulted from statements

made by residents of the village of Ka'/ziiliazu, wliiirc llcv. Mr..llell owns property. It is alleged that this pro- perty \vas.si-i; on iirc, and some of the vilingers claim to have seen the clcrgymcn leaving tho village by train on thi: night of the fire. The hearing is set for Monday next. llcv. lllr. Iiell denies the cluirges nhsolutc- ly, clainiing lic was in Montreal at the time.

SUFFOCIXTED IN Il YIELL

S(`(i'l"l‘, Sask., April 28-Harold

Ilni'\\‘cll, a fornicr justice of thc ilciirc formerly of Sliirct Lake Iowa, was siifioriitvil by gas in a \vcll six miles south of licrc. It was on thc eve of hcr marriage that thc miami. venture bcfcll him. His lrridc to be is now crossing ihc Atlantic on Iic'i~ wily from Eiiglaiiil to marry him.

Sllli‘lNG NEWS.

April 221i.Ii~ldiitci‘eil---Nil. April Bilth (`li'.aroll--Srlis .l. li. Mar-

tin, Siitliorlaiid, Siiinnicrsiilc. Hein-_ l\Irri'y May, Mulino, Picton.

iiisv. ii. E. iiioiuis

seiinon on NE iisnair

_ __.(f_‘_f?’1tl‘?‘I‘I$Lf"""‘ l"‘l5“' 1~) joins togcilicr, and to cuter upon this gruuud, nppeiirs like rudc intru- sion. Ilut on the other linnd, one may easily be iuistnkcn und n mere surface liking, und a fleeting passion are :iltogctlicr diiIrri:ni. from the love which God impIunts.in the human soul, and ngnin the Master of men called upon His followers to forsake homes, brothcrsf, friends, lovcd once when once stern-iiiccil duty stood be- fore them. And tonight I want to ask if the Protestniit faith, which we have not purchased with silver and gold, but comes as a blood-bought heritage, is not of sufficient worth, to be rctained cvrn at the greatest suci‘ifice which the heart knows? Ts the fnitli of our Fntlicrs to be bart- cred to n church for the sake of our likes and dislikes?

To acc how much we bnrterlet me

refer to the fort that one part of the now famous “Nc 'I‘cmcrc" decree of the Iiomau Catholic (lhurcli which we will presently consider, fully lins to do with engagements nnd rcuds ns follows: "Only those matrimonial en- guiteniciiti-i nre considered to bc vnlid and to be-get canonical eilccts which have been made in writing signed by both ‘tha parties, and by either the parish priest or ordinary of thc place. or nt least by two witnesses." Do we ace clearly the import of this? lt means that if ii young woman who is ii l’rotcstant is about. to beconu brtrotlied to 1\ lioninn Untliolic sho must. sign tho engagcini-.nt hcforc ii lloman Catholic priest? And what

siirniiar. A i\<‘\\' York l‘1\l“`\` l‘\\l"

lishes the text of this agreement in full and as the Roman Catholic Church ld much the same everywhere we may consider that this is the agreement to he signed in Charlotte- town ns well as in New York. lt is ue follows: ‘

Marriage Agreement Between a

. ,Protestant and a Catholic.

When ii priest performs the cere-

mony nnd one of thu parties is a Protestant, the latter must sign the following agreement: .

I, the undcr_sigiii~d, .being desirous

of coiiti‘actiriL," iiiarringc with............. before u Catholic priest duly author- ized by a special dispensation from His Grace, thc Archbishop of New -York, do promise in presence of thc Reverend Father .......... ..anil witness attending for that purpose, that all thc children born of my mar- riage with .......... ..siiall he baptized nnrl educated in the Catholic lleli- gion, ami moreover that I will by no means whatsoever hinder or obstruct the said...,........in the exercise of thc said religion; I also promise that in the solcninization of my marriage there shall be only the (latliolic cere- mony. `

In testimony wbcrcof I have signed

this document in thc presence of Ilcv crcud............ond the said witnesr this...............dny of the montli of............l‘J......

. Signntiirc .................

llciiicmbcr _now tliut unless you sign

this the llomnn Catholic flhurcli ii- rcady to teach there is _no engage- ment. If you do sign it,» I ask to what depths have you gone? How any soul who has enjoyed the light ofthe (loapcl of Jesus Christ an found in thc Protestaiit (.‘liurch, has known, the l<"ntbei'liood of God, tbf forgiveness of sins through Jesus (lhrist, and thc hope of thclife cvcr- lasting, can go our. to sell their faith and bow ut n ilonuin i':itlioli<: altar

istof all mysteries to me the deep- en _

lf ii word of_ wiirning is of any

:ivnil .let inc sound it forth tonight. For your own snkc and God'r. sake doii’t throw your lifc iiwny, by :1 mis-step like this. l?ntcr into n holy coiitrnct, like this with one who knows this (`lii'isi; that you k.no\v, who loves the God you love, who will how at thc snnir altar at which you bo\v, :ind who togct.licr_\vith you will travel lioincwnrd :ind Heaven- \v:\i'\I. ‘

Tiicrc is bliss bcyond ull thnt thc

minstrcl luis ifolrl

When two thai. are iink‘d in~ti\ut

licavcnly tic,

With hcnrt nnvcr cliuuging, ond brov:

ncvcr cold,

Love on tbronll ills, and lovc on

till they die!

(Jin: hour of ii passion so sncreil is

worth

Whole ages of licnrtlcss and wnnd-

cring bliss;

.»\iul O! if there bc :in lfllysiun ou

earth,

It is this, it is this!

Uomirig now to thc much discussed

lloman (Tntliolic “Nc 'l‘cnicrc" dccrcr wc know by that term an oftlciul de- liverance of thc ciiurch which dutcs away back to the liitli century and to thc (‘ouncil of Trent, a council \vhicli uiadc marriage a sncrninciit of the church, but ri council, by the way, whose provisions never became law in England. This dccrce lay in abeyance for some 350 years, but was brought into force on Easter Sunday, 1908. ,

The clause in thc decree which is of

special interest and which has given greatest offence is that which has to do with valid mai'riag~es und is as follows!-

"iinly tiiosc murringes :ire valid

which nrc coiitmctcii before the par- ish priest, or thc iirdinziry of the placc, or ri priest. dclcgiited by either of tlicsc, and at lcaaf. tvso witnesses, in :iC,corrInncn with thc ruins _luid down in the following articles."

Tn explnmition, of this cluiisc the

ldcclesiiistical ltcvieiv Your Hook for Priests (1909) published in Philadel- phia hns thc follo\ving:--

Valid Marriages.

ii). l\lnri'iug<\s of ull Viitliolics

(both parties (‘ntliolioi=:) bcforc' n minister or civil inzigistraitc is no niarringc nt all.

13. lilarriagc of n fliitholic to ai

Protestant tour never bnpti'/.cd in the f‘:itholic <‘liurrlil br-fore n uiinistcr or civil iniigistrn1.o is no iiiiiiwiiigc :it ull. ‘

15. l\l;ii‘rini:r~ of ai |‘roi.cs1.u|it ibnlr

tizndi to ii iioii-bupi.iv.cd pnrty is no iiiiii'i‘iui:e~ nt nil.

“In succinct, trcnclizint phrnsc we

may iiitcrprot the above to inc-.nn “No li. (‘. priest, no iuni'i‘i:igi-l"

If wc :irc to consider this niutier

ilispiissioiinirly and fairly tlicrc nrc u. few general obsci'_vntioiis wiiich inust bc made: _

First--’l`lic Roninii (‘.:itnolir~ (’liurcb

is :1 grcni. religious insi.itui.ion with full spiritual jiirisdictioii over its menibors, and to bc in good fnitli with the church licr inrinbcrn must act in nccordurri- with bor luws. Marriage has been iuudc a saiciuinciit. of thc church. and in this matter ns in ull other the rliiirch inny exercise whatever spiritual direction slic wills.

Secondly-Tlic Roman (‘utliolic

Church han always been rccognizcd by fnir-mindcd Protestants, as one wliich rigidly upliolda the sncrcdnessof thc family life. No our siirpnssics her in the religious training she gives the children. and no one has more zoni- ously anfegi`\arded herself nguinnt di- vorce. This we should concede.

'I`hirdly-If uf- relii~\'c- our minds

from the iuiputing of doubtful ino- tives we will be rcndy to r0C0.fZlli7f* nothing more in ibn ilccrec than an endeavor by the church to guard her sheep from wandariiig from the fold. To her, there is no szilvntion olltsidc the church, und a marriage of one of her children leads to nil kinds of wandering and pitfalls und ctoriiirl ruin, Whntovcr iiiny be the»intcrpre- tations, the nppiicntions, and ramifi- cations of this decree, thcrc are many who see in it merely nn endeavor of the church to sniegiiard her own, rutlier than to encroach upon others.

Fourtlily-We must riunfiinbrr that

this decree is not rctroartlvc, by which wc inonn that it luis no alillll'

cution to nuirringcs coui~uin\nint;‘d hc;

are thc terms of that ngrccnient? lore liiastcr, lifiiii. -,\ knowlci gc o '

D . ¢ wlmt wmim we expect them to bc” this fact will ` rcatruiii to some cx-,

I"\IDI\IE\‘{ ~' If fl We miiv surmiac nt lnnst two ternn-' f-Put thi-_ ci-|t\<~,n\m mid protrnf. \\‘l“°l‘1 ;“_."_ M,,"1“f|'5f;_.< 'fc ‘"4 of ‘flhis-`¢\,n¢5¢¢-m¢|\g_ one is mmf. von the promulgation oi the dccri-e has ’C~H` I ‘ISE CU \?li‘i"\`i» will be nuirrii-ii bv n nricst., niul 'tbr f‘fi\lf‘\\\lf‘l`<“l- - _-

- il/\`lgL'STI.!$ F~»\Lllllll'i»\il4l"!I other that vour children will bi' l*`iIfll\y“U\\iSid¢‘ of l.l\\Pl\<‘r this dc- """l'*` I 'Mllllil broillZl,t up in thc Roman .Untbolic <‘r0\‘ \\0i’S “Ui “UWC l"f»!"llY ll“` ‘""' 'Im 'liilllln fnifli. Arc you ri-iid to du thuif? \ll'09»‘1 ill- IIN' “'I\l"ll i‘“i`- “\i\l' l\l\\"‘~ II

li\in;: in .my lro\uu-ri uiiiruir i

Quebec you are not married because a Protestant minister performed the ceremony, let no one think that the refuge one finds in the civil law of Quebec he may find in the Province OLP. E. Island. Thank God it is British law which is administered by the Supreme Court of this Province, and let a Catholic forsake his Pro- testunt wife, and marry another, and when as a bigamist he stands before our court, he will find out for how little the Church of Rome counts. 'I`liii_s is wcll to remember.

Sixthly-It is fair to say also that

iloman (latholic leaders have declar- cd that this decree has nothing what- ever to do with certain disturbances which have nrisen lately in Canada, the United States, Ireland and else- where in domestic relations, in some cases being carried to the civil courts. Leaders in Ciiiiiiilalikc Iiev.

these are 'due in any way to this de- cree.

’l‘lie other observation I have to

make is, ii personal one and it is this. In ii ministry of some thirteen or fourteen yczirs l liavo never once pub- licly or privately snid one word which could by any menus ivlnitevcr be constriied to give oliencc to any member of the ltoinun (`4itliolic ~f`liiirch. For this by soiue'T \-.ould bc given no credit, but it has ai- wnys seemed to me that, whilst I hnd no iayniputliy whutevfer with the Roman (‘»:itliolic system of rcligioii, the cause thut I i‘cpi‘ei-fciii. ns ii l'i'o- testant had nothing to guin by ai.- tacks upon ony church, no innttcr in what great error I believe-d it to pe, 'l‘onight 1' do not cliiiiigr. my posi- tion, I vnluc -us much :is cvor the warm fricinls I lizivo :ilvroya had in thc ftuiiiiiii l`:i,tli<iIic (`Iiu|'f.‘l\-I ilu not criticise the inciiili.'~.i'n of that Cl“U`Ch Ulniifllt. My reinnrks have nothing to do with hcr iui‘nibi-rs, I ani hr-rc to protest. ug:iin.~:t flint part of it system of religion uviiirli :ici-iii:-' to inc to be pernicious in its effects, and despite all the f;oiir-.i_~'::i-ws; I h:.\'i: made and all the faii‘ncsi< l cnilenvoi' to exercise Ibelicve ilicrr is in this decree before us that which should

not rest until they resist with nil their power what would appear to be nn invasion of llritisli flights and an outrage upon ltcligii»|i.s Liberty. Wv como to this coiisiilirintioii "with malice to none, with charity to ull, to do right ns (lod gives us to sec right."

(fur first cliurgc is that this "Nc

'l`r-more dccrcc is un :ict of groascst intolcriiiicc. l’lncc upon it thc fair- est intcrprctntii>ii you inuy and yet thc fact rciiuiiiis that the f‘hurch of llonic, says in effort the only minist- cr whom any church or state should recognize in the matter of niarringc is it Roman (‘nt.holic priest; and to flaunt that in the fncc of the 20th century is to carry us buck to the iii- justices and indignitirs of thc dark ages. What would bf- thought by sicnsiblc people. :ind what would bup- pen, if wiion the (icncrul (`onfcrence of thc Methodist (`liurch niet last autumn in \“iciorin, ll. (‘., nn order

ltill, only tliosc niarringcs perform- cd by a Mctlindist ininister would bc held to be valid by the rnuri'li'? (‘ould you imagine thc protest, and opposi- tion, und coiiiiision? It is simply un- thinkable, and yet licrr is ii cliiirrh in the full light of day daring not only to make such ii dclivcrniici-., but dnr- ing to enforce it. If this is not in- tolerance where will you find it? It is this intolernncc which has been felt so keenly in other lands that ‘fo afford protection ironi insuilcrahlc in- terference the most rigid legislation

No country has reason to know thc

(Tiuirch of Home better than Italy

meet the case. (‘ln.uf=c T73 of the i‘riminul (‘,;ide of Italy rf-luis: Any minister who in the cxci‘cii=e of his priestly ofiicc ccnsiires und abuses thc institiitions und lnvfs of thc State, or 'thc cimctniciiti-i of the nui.iiorit;ics renders biuu-:elf liaiblc to iinc and iiuprisonmcnt. (`luusc l7-i. says: A pricst who abusing thc mor-I al power derived from his office, in~_ cites to the setting aside of tlic~ in-, stitiitions and laws of the State; ori in nny other way to thc iicl!l<"¥f Ulf diities duc to the country or inlirrciiti

bc riglitml in uiiy other wily. thou tl or coiintries must follow italy :ini

'|`hc same in the .i C0 'Y -` the lilth century. Tho sumo <li‘croc,, the same eiicronclinicnt, nlinost._tln-1 suinc persecution. It is :ia obnoxioiisl to ri Protestant, :ia :my clause in thc, Uoroiuition Oath wus to ii_ Romani (lutlmlic and if one \\':is_ bnnisbcd, so should the other hc lmnisheii. Intolerance! Tsn`t it iiitol<‘_"““]"l

for a church to declare that whilst. aI Protestant may n\l\l'l‘Y !\ "I“‘“"_" Catholic before ii Roman (`=\tlif\l\f priest and be bound forever. _yrt HI Roman (`atlioiic who is married bl’ a Protestant minister is _never bound :ind may break his mni‘l"1=\.2r obliilfl'

tion nt any time with the siil*l°0\`l 0{ his cluircli. Tlint is iiitolerancri, auf too grciit to bc 1-iiiliireii in ii I rotcs- tnnt country in this :filth centiiry.

My second chnrge is that this dc-

rrrc riirillciigrs thi- .-\\pi‘cmu<‘y of liri-

iii-'li l.a\v. To nu- it doc.-i not i_1illil‘-TU" io bo of ini-rely insignificant ll\lli<‘l" inure, ihnt when I stand bi-forr a couple with a KiI\i1'~“ \l|"l"f»5‘l"?“"‘l IW the i.icuienant (iovri-nor and pc-rforni the iiiiictioiis of my oiilcll, and make thi: couple man and wife, that the church of Home dnrcs to _-:ay that what I have' dom' in the narno of the king is absolutely null and viod-is this ri llriiiisli country" Who is Sover- eign lirro, King (lcorgn \'. or the Pope ol llonie'.‘ 'I"hat is the issiici f‘\`~ mic ns _von will.

This is iiie clcnr issue involved in

the cnscs ivhlch liiivi- found their wav into tin- civil court.~'. lrlvri- for illus- irationu in ibn licrbi-rt ca-ie is Min"- bcr. ldiuzriic Hr-.rluiri and l\’lr.~‘. l‘lov- nrd, both Ilouiau Untlioliis. app\‘nl'rlI liiiiorn Iii‘\‘_ Win. Viiiibiirinkc, Mctlio- dist |iiii\istri~ at Montri-nl. und ivorr uuiivd in iunrrlngc on July i~ith.

.iuiiiu llul the "Nc Tcmcrc ilncrcc says io the liomnu Fntliolics, "you nri- not lcgiiily inui'rird." mul srrkinil a rhniigr ilic liusbniul iipplii-s in his

Father Burkc, have dinclaimed that'

cull:-ic cvcry I‘rotci-itziiit to :i\v.'iko, iindl

linil been iiindc that after I‘lusi.<~r,|

I

luis been passed. ' _ _

lii1‘l‘t\iu»nt, to ask ho-.v it comes about

are, free-Then the case goes to the :Civic Court and Justia! Larendeau says in effect “No” 'Roman Catholic priest, no marriage," the marriage is null and void in its civil effects and by church and state, a wife is made an adultress and a little child in the ‘home is declared illegitimate. Is this the supremacy of your boasted Brit- ish law? One may seriously ask “It lit possible that such a thing could happen in any part of the great Bri- .tii-‘li Empire. This is one case but tlicre are many similar cases of sep- aration-Here is the latest:

i\i()Nfl'REAl.. April, 25. - On the

ground that when they were married thirty years ago he was a Protestant and his wife u Roman Catholic, Geo. Bowden. of this citv, is now seeking the annullment of his marriage before .the Superior Court through his attor- »ney, Joseph Archambault, of Rodier & Arcliambault.

(`an any one see where this will end

and I would like to ask every right thinking Iioman (`atholic if they are in sympathy with their"church in a niatiei' fraught with such serious con- >sei|iicnces'? My claim is that this de- crcc challenges the supremacy of Bri- tish Law, for no principle or practise in liiw lies so near the basis of our state, or has such general recognition las that of marriage._'l`hc (`liiirch of iltome is in this matter doing violence to one of the most cherished princi- ples of lilnglish law. The most cursory study of marriages at common law will sliow that thc common law of lilngland ncvcr cohccrned itself ciiicflv with the ceremony or foi'm of mar- riiilrff, but always put the emphasis upon the fuct.of ii contract ,being en- trrcil inio. As an oiivgrow1.li of that in nearly all thc states of the llnioii and in ihr llritish Volonics the sta- iiutcs iiiivc litilr to do with the valid- lity of marriage, and are directory, not innudntnry. This isi so'tru1=. that ll mn snfc I believe in saying that if ,to-dnv ii man and- woinun were to u;.g-1-'ir bi-foro irc and I were to go

ithrough the marriage ceremonv. even ,if l had no lir~cii.~'i‘, they would be ,bound as :-:ccurcl_v as ri. man and wife ns tho uiarricd by n prifst. with Ii- '<:i-.iir-‘i~, nlilio I might bc liable for my act. Tin- couple arc married legally, but I have poi'ioi‘mcd it illegally.

Here is this clicrislied prinlriplc of

coinmon luw that thc obligation of nmrriagn rrst.-: fundamentally upon thc loyalty und affection and honor of two lionris. but here is a church

‘bidding deiianrc to the laws ol (lrcat llrii.uiii, thc I7. 2-1. and Vannda 7 (ian the true hc-.”ii‘tr-<1 lloinnn (‘atholic citi- zen follow his church in this?

in Hungary and (lermaiiy this dc-

crcc was onfori~.cd, until, s-'ceing its in- justiize, i_ln».~'c countries said to the (Thurcb. “Hands oil," and from these roiintries the decree was lifted; and shall ii. be said that within thc -Bri- tish lilnipire wc tolerate wrongs not 'pei'mitt.cd in (lcrmany and Hungary? It need.-: sinipl - an awakening of Pro- testant love of Justice., until we say to the church of ltoinc “l|i every part of our Dominion of Canada, thc King is Sovereign, and the jcwcls which shine briglitcst in the ci'o\vn of our nationhood are those of thc Sover- cignity of the statc and equal reli- __i';ioiis privileges to all." No wonder the liisliop of Derry said of this dc- croe “lt slmkc:-' the foundation stones of the iairucturc of the liberties of l<lngli:-'.l1nic\i," I My third and Inst charge is that ,this decree uiidcrmines the sncrcdncss ‘and stability of the Home. llrspite all .thc ilcfimcc which has been put for- ward to di:-'claim any relationship he- twccn this ilrcrcc and any disturban- ircs in mairimoni`.'il relations is it not

thnt iviihin so short n. time after the

mm Italy has its Special 1,-,ws g,,fproiiuilgntion of this decree distru-

liaiiccs .alioiilil nrisc as in thc Mc("ann, the I~ii>rbcrt, and other cases, surely where so much c\‘irlcnr<-,of this Char- avt-'il' is to bc nddiincil there can be but one soiirrc to which it is traced and that is, this degree. And whv should it not ho so? We have said that oiitsidc of Lliiebrc legal redress is cnsllv obtainable, but docs that saiiigiiard ihc boino? The Devil whis- p<-iu to sonic man that is tired of bi.-= wife :ind should seek relief. If his \\'ilc be a l‘r<>icstant, hc has simply to sock the shelter of the church, and

in 1-. public oilicc, or who <lii.iiing_cr.,f|,,_,, HM. N, parts ,,nk,,0“.,,` and an IPIliiiI1l1lt0 lil`iVi\t0 l"t9l`°S@5 “ml *l‘*"itlic time thc ('hur<:li, says 'that in so turbs thc P01160 <if_fi\lll_ll\0S., `\”9“‘l"*‘Ifai' ns his separation is concerned he himself linblc to line, iiiiitrisoiiiucnt‘has ,,,,,,,,,,_itLc,| ,W <,,,-1. H that R sam and tcii1iiol`fi\“}' Ui' l“"`l‘@t‘_‘"l s"”'""l',l`1~.ll ri-frnril for thc staliiliizy of thc “"’“ l"""‘ f'n“"°, "",,fr'""f. Lim _ (.'“d,°fI{i|\"l1!f"--'I`Iii‘i‘<- are viiriiiiistancrs under ““~"‘I'S "f_h'S "Ulm" , Ulm "`_“,h'l"i\\'IiirIi tho \\'r¢ikc,\'i ilivorcc law woiliil lwly thlnlm ‘lf ll'I'iostl,\ f‘I\"““‘°";lu\ .stroiiy indicl in c-onipari.~:oii with mont, and if our gi'io\:iii('cs run i\oi,thi=`_' _

Vi`ln~n ii proiniiirni prii-_-ct in (uitario

" " »~'nv~‘ that n niarriiivc rcrcmony oni-

Im f('rcU_\ tflfpllitfft' Oiiisiflo thc liomnn (‘at.holic church is no “I .nmftcl "_ ‘;`|' f(‘f;(_Ihlc m“`,tmu,,,,iiiotii-i' iiinn n dcal in ii rattle ninrkct ills ‘°°`r"° ‘S _‘“` . ` hc irnv think lic hu.- _-mirl somethin

, ll l.: t :xi i if thc churchi __ V‘ _ - . V I:

fff,U“` “ * .ll '“,,m‘_ llfmls me emma [very nidcii ,io iliv point but thciolnre

hciiipcr ifcin .1 \\ _ _ _ , , , _ , V V

' mm “tm M mins sobci iiiimls n.-» his nlho iiill hclicvc