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'The Rev. John G. Addy. pastor of the Woodlawn Dutch Reformed cliui-cn, Brooklyn. preached On "M0111- ories." His text was from Psalm cxlili:5: “l remember the things of old; 1 meditate on Thy doings." '

There is nothing perhaps. fOr Wl1lCl\

man has more reason to thank God than the gift of memoryyfor not only is memory of value educationally. ell- abling us to acquire information and knowledge from others. which infor- mation and knowledge We make our owli, thus weaving _ it into the woof and fabric of our lives but it is also of value for as we coine to consider it, we realize that memory is indeed ii blessing. lt brings into the present that which is past and gone. it enables us to live over and over again those acts of long ago. lt brings before us vividly the things of the past, and they are reacted. as _lt were. before our eyes, and there is brought back to us in fancy, it’ we so will, the faces of the loved ones. who have gone before; it is impos- sible for ns to see them as we once saw them; it is impossible for us to mingle with them as in the days of old, but by an act of will. if we so desire, we call before us the faces of our loved ones, and so we thank God for memory and for all that memory means to us.

But this gift of memory is not only

of value as it permits to us the enjoy- ment of those things. which. without its aid we would be uiiablc to enjoy, but memory is also of help to us in that it enables us to note the connec- tion between the events of the past and those which succeeded them, a connection which at the time it was impossible for us to understand. The events which transpire today are closely connected with those which will transpire. but while it is possible to see that which is taking place to- day, we cannot see it in its connec- tion with tlie events which are to come hereafter; therefore, ive find ourselves limited lu our uiidc_stand~ ing. Not so, however, with those

events which are of the past. ply was made that, while he will tell

A, history is 1,, the rad, so it is that which is untrue, yet never if his

memory to the individual. As history Statement Wlll harm ““°the"' In reveals to the race the lessons which °lll9‘° “'°l'd5 the Whole mea °f trllth'

the past teaches so does memory re- l

veal to the individual the lessons man C°“‘?l“t5 ill the intent' 3_0 'hal' “_”

untrnth is not so great a sin if it is

which his acts ami experiences teach. It is almost impossible. for us to over- estimate the value of experience as an educator, realizing as we do how help- ful these lessons prove to us in deter- mining our conduct; but note that without memory these lessons would be lost to us. and we would drift as a ship without a chart and with no means of locating its position; but by memory these experiences are saved to ils and become of real value. This value, however, is dependent upon the extent to which these experiences be- come the subject matter of our thoughts, so that we understand the meaning of the psaimist when he says: “l remember the days of old; l meditate oil all tli_v doings." God's doings in the past had been related to him; lie had heard how God had dealt with His chosen people; lie had also known by his own experieiicess how God had dealt with him individu- ally, and as he meditated upon these llllllgs. bringing them within the range and compass of His thoughts he was able to estimate the value of each act. lt is only as we meditate upon our past experiences and ponder ever them that we derive benefit therefrom.

But there is another aspect of this

subject which it is iiiipossiblc for ils to ignore. and that is that at times memory brings not only pleasure, but pain. Tile blush of shame siiffuses us and we scatliingly denounce ourselves as wc ret-all the follies of the past and the mistakes we navc made. Some oi' the pictures we call before us are not bright and pleasant. Some of’ them are dark scenes which we fain would blot out of existence were it possible. to do so. but we cannot efface them. \Ve may find some little comfort in the realization that sonic of these mis-

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takes and soine of these failures were the result of ignorance and that we tmmi-tered not wilfully, but because we knew no better; but, on the other hand, there are experiences where we know that the fault can be laid at no other door than our own. This is especially true in regard to our sins. We may call them mistakes. WG IIIBY try to make light of them by referring to them as errors or failures. but there are errors or failures wlhch can be called by no other name than sin. There are two persons we never can deceive; the one is oneself and the other is God. Mail may succeed in deceiving his fellows. he may succeed in deceiving those who make.,the most careful investigations he may eveli delude lilmself into believing that he has deceived himself, but he never de- ceives himself. So. also, man is con- scious of the fact that he never suc- ceeds in deceiving God. He may pos- sibly bluff. but deep down in his own heart he knows that God knows him as he is.

’1`o the man who is indifferent in his

living these facts may cause him little concern; but to him who is attempt- lug to better his life, to him who de- sires to live down the past, these memories cause real distress. Nor is this the experience of those only who. have committed what we are wont to call great sins, but it is also the elx- perieuce of those who have lived what their friends and neighbors would call cxemplary liives. Per- haps some woiiid say that self accusa- tions are the result of morbid intro- spection. but this does not satisfy; it docs not explain the facts as we know them. Rather is it true that as the whiter the sheet the darker do the spots appear, what some may call little, to others will be of real import- ance. Thus, for example, in discus- sing the question of veracity with a business man the other day, a young man was mentioned whom we both know and who appears to be succeed- ing in his business. To the remark, "lie is not always truthful," the re-

ulness on the part of this business

not told for the purpose of injuring. Now. we can readilynnderstand that to such a man as this the pictures that memory brings before him would not trouble him very much. w.hlle others would stand aghast at the real- ization tliat they had departed from the truth.

We are brought fact to face with

with this fnct that our memories are the products of our own acts. The memory or the memories of the fu- ture are in the making today. What we are doing now will be part of that which it will bc possible for us to bring back for our consideration in times to come. Every act in the present goes into the making of the picture ful' future consideration so that by the recollection of the past we are inclined to a greater care for the picture of the future. lil this way it is possible for us to turn to advantage that in the past which now causes us regret.

But when all is said and done there

still remain the unsatisfied longing that these things might be blotted out, that they might be tom out of the book and be no more. Bu in vain seems the search for relief. No reas- oning of the philosopher can bring to us an answer that will satisfy, no sys- tem of ethics can givc to the aciiiiig heart, thc peace that it desires, there is no plan which our own minds can conceive of which will quiet the long- ing.. lt is triic that we can close the book nlul be no more. But in vain sight thc picture that is on\the page, but the picture will still be there in all its hideousiiess to be seen every time we reopen the book. The shut- ting out of the vision does not remove the sting for the facts remain the same. What we need is that which will take away tha sting. and it is just here that the gospel presents its rem- edy. the good news of the redemption for sin, the good news that the anton- _ing blood of Jesus Christ is suiilcieiit to take the sting out of the life which has not been in harmony with God. Jesus Christ not only offers ua salva- tion from thc torment of the future. hilt offers us deliverance from the tor- ment that is iii thc present.

The nlclicmists of old spent thcir

years in the search of that which would transform the bascr metals into the precious, but the search was fruitless. Through Jesus Christ God works in you and me a more marvel- ous change than this and the base metals of our old natures is changed into the precious metal of a renewed life and the memories of past un- worthiness are not only robbed of their venom, but are made potent. in- fluences in the developing of our lives and the lives of others, for, after nil, our memories concern not only ourselves, hut the lessons we have learned and the help we have received may he passed on to others that they t.oo may profit by our experiences.

WIT OF THE FORCE. ..

The policeman had a gambler bythe

arm and was waiting lor tho patrol wagon to arrive.

"What are you doing?" asked a

friend of the olliccr who happened to be passing.

“l am holding a card party," replied

the cop.

Tho call of the blood has been heard

and answered by some of our kin who are not politically our fellows, and the call of the Empire hy citizens who are not our kin in blood; and it is pleasant to find Whlttler's name included ln anthologies of patriotic British verse, for in days when Britain and America were farther apart he could write:

To-day America knows the Empire

to be fighting for the right and for the freedom of a world.

When the stress is past and the task

done there will be a new outburst of song of higher quality perhaps than

the heat of actual strife. Meanwhile, all honour to the poets of Empire for the service they have done and are

H THE

REMARKABLE ICE PALACES.

U The use of ice for archiloltual pur-

ern countries.

Probably the most remarkable

building constructed wholly of ice was the palace built on the Neva by the Czarina Anne of Russia. Large blocks of ice were cut and squared with great care and laid on one another by skilful masons, who cemented the joints with water, which immediately froze. The building, when completed was 56 ft. long, 17% ft. broad and 21 ft. high. lt was of but one storey. The facade” contained a door sunnounted by an ornamental padiment. and six windows, the frames and panes of which were all of ice. An elaborate

the level of the ground. The grounds

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balustrade. adorned with statues. F811 ity of Canadians take ample exercise Hl0l1g U19 t0D Ol' llw 0108116. and l\“0lll~ until they are about thirty years of halustrade surrounded the building at age, and then cease. In England the

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were further adorned with a life- horse, his dog, and above all, of lilm sized figure of an elephant, with his self. Diet and exercise are essential xnahout on his back. A stream of wat- for all three, not only in youth, but so er was thrown from the elephant's ,long as life lasts. in playing games trunk by day and a flame of naphtha ‘one gets mental relaxation-physical by night. rejuvenation.

in which persons actually bathed. wards of sixty per cent. of the people There were also several cannons and are engaged in work which wholly or mortars of ice, which were loaded partially keep them indoors, where with bullets of ice and“iron and dis- they have little or no physical activ- charged. ‘ ity. Were it not for the fact that we

»--.- mon and women accustomed to out- andsr Foster Humphrey. 0! l’l"°l’“"3

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Sh, Fmderlck wmhms Tumi., sen door lite there would be marked avi The new anaesthstic, antiseptic bu

class of the University of New Bruno wick, gave some wholesome advice which he described as Rules for Life's Conduct.” . The rules he men tioned are all admirable and it would be well were they heeded not only by he young mon and women graduating from our colleges, but by everyone throughout the country.

We wish to cali special attention to

one of the miss emphasized by Sir Frederick, viz.. the care of the body. ln speaking of this, Sir Frederick said: ' '

“The care of the body automatically

im roves the mind. The rent ma or

erage man takes lifelong care of his

ln the United States and Canada up-

out that most people in this country take sufficient exercise until they are about thirty years of age. then quit. Nowadays everybody rides to work instead of walking. The farmer rides his Bulky plousli. while maciiiiiery and labor saving devices make the ordin- ary mechanic part of his machine. Easy telephone communication, good car service, elevators and other means of communication mslie it un- necessary lor men to walk a single block in transacting business. We even take our play by proxy. Thous-, 81168 Of ¥0\l11S,lD0n will pay money to watch other men play ball and la- crosse when they would be benlfltted a thousand times more by getting out and taking part in the games them- selves. Undoubtedly we exercise too little. Physical fitness helps to keep

a sound body is necessary in this age

BULLET8 WHICH HEAL

dence of physical degeneration. Sir let contains both narcotic and anti Ang'

poses is an art that has been carried eral manager of the Bank of Montreal, h of

to a high state of perfection in North- speaking recently to the grauating F'°d°“°k w““‘m°’T“Yl°" l*°l“t°d “elm” dm!! The" “"9 °“°"g

the former so that a wound even in H vital part will cause little Dllll °' shock to the nervous system. Allll while the narcotics are bringing rellel' to the wounded man the antlsel>ll¢ preparations are cleansing the 101'” tissues and checking the flow of blood-

The Humphrey bullet is exceedinS~

ly simple in its construction. ll l0°l“l exactly like any bullet at first Slime” but a closer inspection will reveal tw0 angular grooves pressed into its nic-

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gelatliie, and when the grooves life

flight through the air. so that the rugs are ready to begin their work

A new bullet that carries in its,

nickel jacket first aid kits filled with, narcotics to deaden pain, and with|

antiseptics to heal the wound it

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The grooves are where the first t es

aid drugs are stored. The one near- c°°l est the tip is for the narcotics and

the other for the antiseptics.

The drugs are encased in layefs 0f

filled a thin coating of paraffin is ¢o"'d p15-hjns f°"|°"~°||,) °°'°““ °'°" *“° ‘°”- l

us mentally alert. A sound mind in Tile parafiin coating is melted by

tho friction of the bullet in the rlfling _ _ ____l_ f the projecting weapon, and in its 5

ls also absorbed by the system almost

f healing as soon as the missle finds instantly, and in a very short time gs mm-k_ produces nearly complete insenslbil The small amount of gelatine which ily l-0 Plllll Al l-he “UW um” 'lla “ll

is used to hold the drugs in place is tiseptlc is checking the hemorrage. ntirely harmless, and is quickly ab- and uniting with tho blood to soothe

orbed by the blood. The anaesthetic and heal the torn flesh -Tit Bits

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Effort of a United Em ire

“For Romansjn Rome’s quarrel

Spared neither land _nor gold, _

Nor son nor. Wife, nor limb nor life

In the brave, days of old.”

Major Leigh, Heavy Brigilde.

The.55th Regiment still requires two hundred men from this Province.

These men must be furnished at once, and must be recruited from P. E. Island homes. . We cannot ask strangers to take our places. The duty before us is clear, however hard the part may seem. Some will lose their lives; others will be maimed; many wil return. _

Shall ()ur Province F all Behind

It should not be supposed that contributions of three or four hundred men

a few odd dollars, some bags of oats and boxes of socks constitute our rightful » sacrifice. So far not more than 2. handful of eople in all this country have any actual realization of what the War means. Tllese few have given their husbands or their sons to the cause of Empire. The remainder ha.e done nothing in com-

parison With their abilities and their opportunities.

Our national llfe,our peace, our prosperity and our happiness are so depend-

ent ulpon the Well-be1ng_ of the British Empire _that only by playing our part In- that nipire can We maintain our fortunate position.

Up to the present ninety-nine per cent. of us do not realize what sacrifice

means, nor What_is being endured by those nearer to the firing line than We are. We must give, not only of our material Wealth, but of our blood," and not niggardiy, but with a generous hand.

None of us Wish to part With_ our husbands and our children, but it is bet-

ter that they should serve the Empire and save our homes than that our enem-

ies should triumph and all that We hold dear be taken from us.

MEN or PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND-once upon a time there was-a

man who said that h-e would rather be a live coward than a dead hero. ` ' ` " i

Your .Clioice at the Present Titlhe ?

The uestion is Up to You Today! ~

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