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nnosi REPORT co|ll=L|cllNoj News Fnoln Polnrlu
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Claims Victory and Uninterrupted Progress in I F
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Poland a d Capture of i0.0il0 Prisoners, 500| litimisslon of lass ol S untiron i
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HAHNAGKS HIIHNEII ~° IN PIILAIII] IAILS
p(|tQd, ‘ rAals, noe. 12.-tomolall - This
(Special to The Guardian)
BERLIN, Dec. 13.-The occupation
by German forces, which were advanc- ing on Warsaw from the North, of Przssnye, recently reported unoiilcial- ly, is said' definitely by tile official Press Bureau to have been accomplish- ed. This is the most important factor in the latest developments from the Eastern theatre of war and while ill itself not important shows the Ger- mans have begun active olfensive operations North of the Vistuln in thc direct line of communication between Willenberg, East Prussia, and Warsaw, This shows that the advance is di- rected against the fortified line along the narrow river. If this line were broken the Germans would be in the rear of Warsaw which would exercise a deciding influence on the Polish cam-
Diligll. News from South Poland and
Galicia makes it clear tllat notwith- C0mli1Bl0ly d€SlI‘0y6¢l by lim. OTIEIH Of
standing certain success is achieved by Germans and Austrians. severe re- sistance is-belllg encountered every. where. Evidently the Austrian forces in the Carpathians are too small to clear the Hungarian territory of the enemy alone and nlust attack and re- pulse one column after another. The Austrians report 10.000 Russians cap- tured but fall to say witlllll what per- lod, making the report meaningless. Operations in Servia are also meeting dogged resistance but are proceeding South of Belgrade. I The loss of the cruiser squadron off the Falkland Islands is regretted but is hardly a surprise since it was not expected the ships would escape from their pursuers.
WINTEH MILL] IN
NUHTHIHN IIIISSIA lllll THIIGE lllll
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Dec. 13.-A Potrograd
despatch says that enormous quan- tities of all sorts oi' goods from Eng- land and elsewhere are awaiting rc- shipment at Archangel. These include half-a-million tons of coal, thousands of tons of herring. machinery, cottolls and chemicals. Winter has been ex- ceptionally mild, nnd it ‘is expected that navigation will remain open until the middle oi' January with the help of ice-breakers.
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PRIME 8AUSAGES»--BEST IN THE
City. From selected young pork. Drake & C0. 6262-102SMtf.
WANTED--By a young lady, board in
n private family. Room alone. Ap- ply at this office. 6946-11-14mtf WANTED - TWO COMFORTABLE
easy chairs in good condition. P. 0. Box 371. 6956-12-14l\i3ipd.
WANTED_°AN EXPERIENCED GIRL
for general housework. Apply 10 Mrs. w. E. Owen. 49 Lonswortll Ave. 6976-12-l4i5wM3i. Wféu av Ml€'rAKE Felolvl Mas.
Bremner's, Prince street. silver han- dled umbrella with monogram. One loft in placé. :Poi §Al.E-cuT€"|.|*r1'|_E s|.A_cK
English rabbits. Nico Xmas Blflfl for children. Apply 32 Ilrif!i1t0l1 ltoau. cl>e»s-12-1-llvluivrg Fon sAl.EZ6'Ni:-: PAIR nusrv su.-
vers and two female patches. 25 to 75 per cent. Prices very lowest. Write Box 102 Charlottetown.
6975-11-14M3l.
i'-‘o5(€é'W'A`NTEoIL |”HAvs AN on- tler with cash to purchase six D'-IAPS Class A. foxes born 1914. Parties having same for sale please write quickly giving lowest price. N- AI-I‘~ care Guardian. 6974-11'14M3I
Assure WANTEU-'ro sou for jrne
Old Reliable Fonthili Nurseries! We toaoh our men to soil. Exlwriauev unnecessary. Highest comnllssivll paid. Handsome free etluiniilelll- Stone & Wellington. Toronto. Oili-
6945-12-lzutnnzl
AG`eW"r's`"`WA`ri1'eo'?- PORTRAIT
agents wanted. Send for catalolllle- Solar and bromido prints. l>0\'U'f\ItS in at and convex, frames and sheet Pictures. Merchants Portralt_ Co.. Toronto. 6973-lg-A1>fi_i\iIi_»i-____ Two sxveifzucsn sAl.ssMe~-
For P. E. I. Best references re~ quired. Consider travellor now em- ployed to carry specialty sideline- Commission. State territory and ex- Derlence. P. 0. Box 368. M0l\C¢°"~ _ _ sscz-12-limsimi A No'r|c'E'.I"|"l-RWE oN Mv PREM- ises a year old black and white bull. Owner may have same by DBYIHE Bllleness. if not claimed before Dec. el. will he soul by public °“°t'°“ “l twelve o’clock that day to PHY 0*' Deuces.. John A. McKenzie. Harts- vllle. _ carl-lz-l4laalod.__
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F55 SRE. sllIVi`n”'i`|.AcK 032° absolutely tres of red and rust. one Thousand Dollars per pair- The” Us yesrling foxes, also cross foxes from fifty to seventy-tive Pei' °°“‘i buck ma silver. $115 ver veil- M, are guaranteed as r0l>l'B9e“A°‘T' Hal cash on purchase must accompany Order by wire in New York City funds. All goods delivered at Monc- ton for final settlement. All DRY' ments refunded ‘If foxes are not ll; flfrpresentsd. Jams-.sNA.\ Kane. I8
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’ y 5950.;2.12M17l.
PGPE'S IEIIIHTS
GHHISTMAS EAILEH
(Specialto tile Guardian.)
ROME, Dec. i3. - Osservatore
Romano. tile Vatican Organ, referring to efforts of Pope Benedict to bring about a trucc during the (lllrlstnlas season among the warrillg powers, says: " The August Pontiff, ill homage, faith und devotion to Christ tile Ite- deenlcr, wllo is tile Prince of Peace. also by reason oi' sentiments ol’ humanity and pity," especially to- wards the families of conlbatants, addressed collildelltiully the belliger- ent goverlllllellts to ascertain how they would receive a proposal for tt truco during such at solemn festlvity as Christmas.
“All the powers declared they
highly appreciated the loftiness of the Popc‘s initiative. The majority gave their synlpntlletic u.dherellce~ to the proposal, but some did not feel able to agree to it. Thus, lacking the neces- sary unallimity, the Pontiif has beell unable to reacll the benevolent result which the paternal heart of his holi- ness prolllisod llilllself.”
ITIITGH STEAMEII ASHUHE
25 LIVES LGST
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Dec. 13.-A Lloyd's
despatch from Oporto says the Dutch steamer Bomgor, from Amsterdam for Buenos Aires. is ashore at North Leizocs, Portuguese coast. and is a total wreck. it is believed twenty- iivc lives were lost. The Bomgor, wllioll belonged to the Rotterdam. Lloyd Lille, was 3.621 tons and built ill liamburg.
MILITARY COl'R'l`S TO
INQUIRE ABOUT lli)0TS.
LONIIIIN, Ont., Dec. 12,-Li..-Col. l'l_Ei. Witrlc, officer comlnarldir.-g the 18th Blltt.alion,'hau authorized a mil- itary court of inquiry, as a result of complaints that the shoes worn by his men are not up V20 the mark. The shoes were served from the local or- dinance stores, and were manufactur- ed in various parts of the country.
TIIE IEITIIER _
. THE TEMPERATURE
TIDE. l00|I. ETC.
(Special to the Guardian.) 'l‘oltoNTo, neo. 14.-lvlarltllno:
Gales. easterly. gradually shifting to
westerly and northwesterly; sleet mad rain to-day turning colder during ti E night, particularly on Tuesday Wt
S.
l0?I`lElE;n0“WEATiiER.-Tile weather
yesterday was beautifully mild, with] bright sunshine all day.
The temperature at ll a.m. Saturday
was 20 degrees above zero, and at 9 pm it was 25 above. The hlBh8Bt during the day was 28 above. 20 above wlls the lowest recorded the previous night, The highest temperature re- cordm yggieg-any was 29- above. and the lowest 26 above. At 9 a.m. it was 26 above and at 9 p.m. the same. The lowes; the previous night was 21
abgbz tldo will be high this mornin! at 8.05 and tomorrow at 9.09; it will he high tonight at 7.83 and tomorrow
M'1§h;5.sun sets this afternoon at 4.15 and tomorrow at 4.16; it rises tomor- row morning at 7.85 and Wednesday
M'l"{I?:‘mL¢>en sets this afternoon at
1.55.
The last quarter o the moon was
on Thursday. Dec. l0tIl. at 7.4! 3. ima*
There will be a new mood 1'.- nesday. Dec. 10th._at 10.35 p. m.
The length of today will be eight
hours and forty minutes. \ 7 A
R COPENH has been received here tllat the great Gottorp Barracks; near Kiel were
Wlliifil is kellt secret. Gottorp Bar- racks are about twenty-five miles Northwest of Kiel, all island which lies between Schlei and Burgsce. Old Ducul Schloss Gottorp is maill build- ing of these barracks.
GEIIMAN GHIIISEII IS HEPIIHTELI IIAMAGEII
(Special to the iuardian.)
LONDC-N. Dec. 12.-The German
cruiser Karlsruhe had been in battle with the British warship Glasgow off the coast oi' Brazil and has been llam- aged but managed to escape, says a dispatch received today from Rio De Janeiro. it is stated by the Arluir- ally that no oliiciul report of such tl battle was received bllt the news also come in xl lllessage fronl lluenosuyros, which says “Port Karlsrullds stern sllot away by Gltlsgow's six illcll gulls."
li.III|lI BIII SGIIIITS
IIIIING GLIIIII WIIHN
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, Dec. 13.-General Baden
Powell says tllat 15,000 older boy scouts of England are doing every- thing in their power to assist ill the present struggle.
SEIIIIIAN THIIHPS
AGAIN IIIGTIIIIIIIIIS
(Special to the Guardian.)
NISH, Servia, via Paris, Dec. 13.-
Cliiclal-Dec. 10, on the north and north-east fronts the Servian troops continued pursuit of the fleeing enemy and occupied Bains. llasta, Regat- chitzll alld Kamenitzu. In the direc- tion of Mllanovatz and Belgrade the enemy's attacks, have been unsuccess- ful. ' Along this front the enemy has commenced to retreat and our troops are advancing. On the Danube front there ls no change. Dec. 11. we took prisoners. seven oilic-ers and 4.770 soldiers, several of whom were wound- ed. We also captured three quick firing gulls, eight field guns, mortar. munition waggons, several automo- biles, searchligllt alld o. large quantity of war material.
CIRCUS TRAPEZE' WAS
GERMAN FIELD SIGNAL.
BUCHAREST, Dec. 12.- "Anti what
is it that is ill the box?" asked the cus- toms ofiicial at Bodza, on the Itounlan- ian frolltlcr. "Where are your horses, your caravans, your tents?"
"We arc really circus people," said
one of thc two Gormall travellers. "Our vans and thc rest ol' the troupe are on the road. We are going to (lon- stantluople, and we are in a hurry."
Tile stolid customs mall was un-
nloved. Ile knew that Turkey was relying upon German military officers. These two circus men told him the box contained their trapeze wires. They were engaged to perform before the Sultan’s harem.
. "If the rest of your troupe are com-
ing soon." said the customs nlan, "you can wait and get through with them. Besides, you can make money by performing here. We have seldom good clrcuses.“ - The two travellers protested too much, whereupon soldiers opened the box and found s complete military field telegraph apparatus. ,
ITALIANS T0 FIGHT
. ON ALLIES SIDE.
LONDON, Dec. 12.- A visit to the
Clerkenwell italian quarter in Lon- don reveals the strong sympathy for the Allies. At tile italian warking
L_...a........¢._»--¢»-- Milmirul Linimulticm-as Nanrelsls-
Vmlm-yl'| Lialmontaureeihfletah WWI-_
» fl Ah I l (I I . _-l .
_.___ (specm to the Guardiam) :vlftE‘lT|t;)lETElln oi? t‘Tl!;en\TlI,esE0xl?aE]nIT eof (SP°°'aI t° the G“a"d‘a"')
Yser Canal and Northern 'House
AGEN, Dec. 12.-The news Ferrymém we now occupy this PARIS, Dec. 12.-A Petrograd cor-
bank. -
GEHMAN GHUISEII I
SEEKS HEEUGI
(Special to the Guardian.)
I.()ND(_)l\', Dec. 12.-A displltcil to
tllc Evening News from Valparaiso. (illile. says it ig reported the German cruiser Dresden has taken refuge ill an inlet on the coast of Patagonia.
(Special to The Guardian)
BUENOS AYRES. Dec. 13.-The
German cruiser Dresden, one of the squadron engaged by the British war- sllips off Falkland Islands, and which took flight has stranded on the Argen- tine coast near the port of Galleges, surrounded by British ships.
GEHMANS ILEEING
HEIIIHE HLISSIANS
(Special to The Guardian)
PARIS, Dec. 13.-All official \\’:lr
Office statement says the Russians gained a victory over the Gcrluans at Mlawa. The Germans are ill flight and are being pursued by the ltus- sinus.
GERMANY PROTESTS
(Special to The Guardian)
LONDON, Dec. 13-A despatch from
tile Hague says Germany has protest- ed against tile seizure of Dutch ships and the arrest of civilians of military age but not of active s`el'vice l'ronl Dutch ships. und against the expan- sion oi’ contraband and the clogging of the North Sen.
HUSSIANS BIIMHAHIIEII
(Special to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Dec. 12.~A dispatcll re-
ceived frolll Collstantinople. by way ot' Berlin, says the Turkish fleet bombard- ed the environs of Batum, a Russian seaport on the western coast of the Black Sea. A hundred Russians were killed and a number wounded by fire.
KAISEH'S HEALTH
AGAIN HESTIIHEII
(Special to the Guardian.)
AMSTERDAM, Dec.13.-Emperor
William has made so lnucll progress towards recovering his health. tele- gralns received here to-day from Ber- lin state. tllat Ile will be able to leave tho capital this week for thc battle front.
ARRIVAL 0F RUSSIAN . . . .._
EMPEROR AT TIFLIS.
l’l§Tlt0GltAD, Dec. 12.- Tile ur-
rivai of the ltussiall Emperor at Tlfl- is and the enthusiastic reception llc has received ill the Causasus relieves considerable apprehension which has prevailed regarding that section of the country. His arrival at Tlliis is chronicled yesterday.
Tile apprehension regarding Caucas-
us was due to the fact that emisaries of the Turks and the Germans had started a propogontla in that region promising the Gearglans establish- ment of the old Georgian kingdom and enlisting Mollammedan sympathy for Turkey.
Nobody doubted the sentiment of
the Armenians and the cultlgjretl Mo- hammedans and Georglalls. ut manv doubted the illiterate iieorgirlns and Mohammeduns. who constitute three- quarters of vhs population or thc (Zau- casus. The Emporor'o trip and recep- tion have now dlspelled all fears.
men’s club large numbers are enlist- DR. DUDLEY GOES TO PRISON. _ ing to form a new batallion of the l~‘or- --~ _ X,/:I2:‘3,gT%r:gf£.`h:T}?(nvf:°§gn3.?;T“;ss dm Lexi” already "Wing mth “ml HOULTON' Me" Dec' 12'” Dr' mo' officer comanding the lielgiau forces grenchlargly under the leadership of nlel Embudleyl. pieadegtgmltyttalmgllg wmch are ,mms concpmrated in this enera iuseppe Garibaldi. the s aug or an ron! B I' 0 ' ' _ rf .:“° '°."'.°“° .".‘° ‘r “:;i:z:.§:"lll: :::..: ii-if -‘I»"’-l-1-"‘-‘-if-’--‘i-li‘€‘i--f€“'t‘i‘1-°'fi‘- msmoryo woaevstto ngan n cose. e as ~ '
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owlne to italian neutrality the ant- Dr. nuoley attributed his downfall to hem “gd a';Ka°“,mfric;B'“° N823; T1.il;t--aIlltlg°T“l'i/T5 lE\“YetTle~hI-Sed nIc'ogA d"AlITce Pelletier Dr Dudley's sweet- s°"’my'n"'° BeI5I““ "°°°""I“‘“ “"9 adopted ito 'L' ut L rem. mv” heart retracted her plea of not guiltv rep°"°d fm' dmy here' “nd It As 9*'
to being an accessory in the case and
‘ in a day or so. Upwllrde of
snot A _1'el.aonArl-l .oP:nA1'on -pleaded suilty. She was sentenced to '°”°"
TH nouol-| planar, not loss than one and a half years nor 532, ""°5°‘3°" “rf h°"I§§‘°,‘Il '_"°‘“
more than three fears in the state pri-
WHITBY, Ont., Dec. 12.-Telegraph son. re00l¥lln6ildI\\B AWD YUHFS-
operator William P. Stone. night clerkl The indictment for murder againsé BUSINESS suPERV'°E‘ °° °“° °'°I°°k ""3 ‘m°"“T“5 by mm” “U” Ambr°°e Bridge’ the sumvm' 5"” District] Railway Company and of the
known man. Two men have been ar- lover, arraigned for being an acces- l-mea at York on a freight mln that I serv to an allese-1 alteration entered A Lim ,,§'§2,'{,‘;§°,;,'{}‘,2 §§§,“,. ‘駒,§§’,‘c“,§°‘,1,,§ me xigitillgtngihout the time the shoot- aieitutlaf not guilty and was remanded Wm be qhused Wm] me s,mm,‘;mon‘
respondent to Matin wires his paper that the German plan ill Poland colli- plctely failed. His dispatch says: Tile German plan. which consisted of turning the ltussian wing nt Lowicz, at the same time completing a similar manoeuvre on the extreme left of the river Donajeo completely failed. Ger- mans are reduced to making bloody and useless attacks on our front.
TUHKISH GIINIIIIAT
SUNK BI MINE
'tspesnu to the Guardian.)
LONDON, Dec. 12.-A Turkish gun-
boat struck a mine at the entrance oi' the Darduuelles today and sank. lt is believed the mine was placed by the British. _
IIESTHIIIEHS WANTELI
IGN PANAMA GANAL
(Special to The Guardian)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Col. Goe- tllels has requested that destroyers be - sent to the canal zone immediately. Officials believe the canal governor has experienced some difilculty ill pre- I serving the complete neutrality of the zone and its territorial waters.
ITALI ITEMAIIIIS LIBEIIATIIIN IIE PHISIINEH
1 (Special to The Guardian) ROME. Dec. 13.-Baron Sonnine,
Italian Premier, has asked the Turk- ish Government to liberate G. A. Rich- ardson, British Consul at Hodeida. Arabia, \vho was recently forcibly re- moved by Turks from the Italian Coll- sulate where he had taken refuge.
TWII GEHMAN ATTAGIIS
HAVE I BEEN HEPULSEI]
(Special to the Guardian.)
PARIS, Dec. 13.-Ofiiciai to~nigllt-.
It is announced that two German attacks at two extrenles of the front have failed. One was to the north- east of Ypres, the other against the railway statloll nt Aspacll, Alsace. -
PRINCE OF WALES' LETTERS TO
LONDON, Dec. 12.-The Prince of
Wales, during his first. week nt the frollt, sent two long letters to his nlotllor, relating his oxporicnccs and observations.
Both lcitcrs were opened by tho cen-
sor and oiiirially passed in thc samo mallnor as those of thc ordinary sol- llierl-l.
lt is expected that the prince will
remain abroad for several nlontlls, al- though he may be given at brief loavc of absence at flllristlnas so that he may spend the holidays with his parents.
INDIA REJOICES OVER THE BRI- TISH NAVAL VICTORY.
l)El.lil, india, Dec. 12.-Tllrougll
lteutcr's Ottawa agency--The kecllest jubllatioll. oxlsts here over Admiral Sturtlee's great victory over the Ger- man squadron in the South Atlantic. The Moslems continue their loyalty meetings tllrougllout. llldia. Tile Rajah ot' Sirour has given 25.000 pounds of tea. the Nawab of Loharu. 200 camels alld the Primo Minister ol' Nepal many blallkets for the (lurkllas now serving ill France anti Belgium. These gifts are merely typical of scores of others.
BELGIAN5 GATHER IN MON-
~ TREAL FOR THE FRONT.
MONTREAL, Dec. 12.-An instance
of the far-reaching effects of the Triple Entente is the appointment of Major
preparation for housing the gathering
pected that 150 from Winnipeg will
olls sec ons 0 t e m non
Gibb chairman of the Metropolitan
His Mori-len *'oENsonEo."
Fare.
As tho result oi' representations
lnalle by the Cllarlottetowll Board of Tradc thc Management of the lllter- colonial Railway have consented to restore the Saturday cxcursion first- cluss fares on the Prince Edward Is- land Railway.
A tleputatlon i`ronl thc Iloard oi
Trade, consisting of Judge Stewart, Presitlcllt, and Mr. J. l’. Gordoll. welll to i\iont-ton on Saturday to press the nluttcl' on Mr. Gutolius, General Mall- ztgcr. As Mr. Gordon llatl io proceed to Montreal, hc had little tillle to dis- cuss tlle mutter, bllt Judge Stewart had a fairly long interview with Mr. Gutelius, who was ucconlpanieti by Mr. Hayes and Mr. Melanson.
Tile Judge pointed out that tile Sat-
urday excursion was greatly' appreciat- ed by the country people who come to town to do their week-end shopping, and its witlldrawlll was likely to ati- versely affect the interests of both the farmers and the merchants. lt was further explained tlult since thc nboli- tion of those Saturday returns there had been et falling oil` of about fifty per cout. ill the ilrsl.-class tickets is- sued at curtain country stations.
In reply Mr. Gutelius stated that tile
total receipts i'or passenger tickets did not hour this out, the mollth of November showing all increase of $700 in pas:-lellger traillc over thc corres- ponding lllolltll of last year, when the Saturday excursions were ill vogue. He also explained that nowhere else on the Intcrcolonial system were Sat- urday excurslons conceded except ill
EXCURSION RATES
T0 BE RESTORED
Successful Representation by Delegates oi' the
Charlottetown Board ai Trade to the Inter-
colonlal Management Results in Restoration of Saturday Excursions at One Way First Class
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tlle summer nlontlls; moreover. Prince Edward Island elljoyeti the privilege of secolld-class returns all the year round. u privilege unkllown elsewhere. The second-class return was equivalellt to the single first-class fare, so that if farmers desired to travel on tho week- end, there was nothing to hinder them taking advantage of the second-class return tickets. , Judge Stewart rejoined by pointing out that it was mostly ladies wil: wont to town for shoppinil. and al- though ilc admitted the island was better oiT in respect to second»class returns than other sections of the ln- tercolonial, yet it was not customary
|or always pleasant for ladies to take
advantage of that concession. He pleaded that it would be a hardship to lady-shoppers and a loss to merchants were the Saturday excursion fares not restored.
After further discussion. in which
Mr. Hayes especially showed every de- sire to meet the wishes of the Island. Mr. Gutelius collceded the petition of the Board of Trade, and promised that Mr. Melansoll would visit the island
Ion Monday (to-day) to make the ne- ‘cesszlry arrangements.
Judge Stewart next asked tllat the
Murray Harbour summer train ar- rangements sllould be continued throughout the year, but Mr. Gutelius could not see ills way to give his con- sent, although he agreed to a conti- nuance of the Christnlas-week ar- rangements which have been found so advantageous in past years.
fail to appeal to the better alld nobler judgment of his hcarcrs. His subject was “The Pleasures of Sin," and he based his remarks on two texts, first the Book of Proverbs. 16. and the 11tll Chapter of Paul's Epistle to the He- brews, 24 and 25,-“There is a way that seemeth right unto u nlan but the end thereof are the ways of death." and "Choosing rather to suffer aiiiic- tion with tlle people of God than to en- joy the pleasures of sill for a season.”
Il was almost forced on them, he
said, when they used such a phrase as “the pleasures of sin," could there be any pleasure in sin? And at once they had to reply, if there were no pleasure in sill there would be no sill- ners. No msn would go out of his way, would go aside from the path of holiness, if hc did not expect to find pleasure in ills transgression. Men wllo went into sill invariably were seeking solnetlllllg they imagined to be better than what they experienced. were seeking that which was pleasant. “Tho tragedy of life," said Mr. Taylor, “is ill this, that left to our own choice between good and evil, good .scclns to bc difficult and cvil seems to bc easy; good seems at times to bc unpleasant. in iilr nttainmont of it und cvil seems so cosy nlltl so pleasant. Alld so men turn usirlc after the evil. believing ill tlleir own hearts that they arc doing sonlotllillg for tllclr own proili, bu- llevlllg that all ullnlollitious and tul- viccs ure only applicable to other 'cases and not to theirs. So i`ar they have found the way of evil to be plea- sant and will not admit tllat this is sill. They say it is a pleasant way of spending life and almost pity thc mon wllo walks in austere righteousness. There is anotller side to it. This path they are walking ill seems not only to afford pleasure; but they tell you that all this talk about the slnfulness of pleasure is a great mistake-that mell were born to be happy alld anything that interferes with their happiness is sinful; tllat tho only thing that will make a man really that which Ile was intended to bo is that which ministers to his pleasure. But what about the end? Have you ever considered what it will amount to when tile bill is hand- ed in? linve _vou ever thought that you are paying too heavy a price for the pleasure that sin promises? Sin goes along assuring us that there is no possible harm coming, that no doubt here and there fools have gone down and sold themselves to the plea- sure tllat lasted for ll moment; 'but we are not such fools.' Sin says to us; ‘we are wise men, and what is more. ii you illld that the bargain is not a good one you are at liberty to turn again. You are master of your own soul.' That is what Sin says to us. You remember how it was with Sam- son. going down to the Phlllistlnes to " have a good time." as the young men would say. He was confident of his strength: hewas safe enough and could go when he liked and stay where he liked. lie went and came until one day the Phlllistines laid hands on him, and the next thing we ace is the great giant with his eyes put out and those who but a short while before were at his mercy mak- ing sport of him. lt does not matter how strong we are in will, or how far-seeing we are. pleasure can break that will and enthrall lt. lt is hard to
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in Zion (ihurcll last night lilo pas- Spirit of God. It is very difficult to
tor.-Rev. G. (1. Taylor, gave in his ser- look under the tln`sel and false iewel- mon. delivered ill his typically easyjry _of sin and rind there the hollow and fluent. withal forceful style, a sham that it is. Evil never could strong moral lesson which could not [exist if it calne out in its own form
and bald dimensions; it simply has to wrap itself in what appears to be, as it were. the drapery of God. Beneath its outer finery we have a skeleton and all that is loathsome. Evil not only has to pay a tribute to God in seeking to be Godlike, but it pays this mucil of tribute to mankind. that it ad- mits there is that nluch of good in man that he will not go to evil without be- ing tempted. The men who are hurled to their doom are after all men wlio were seeking the right but nad not taken tile precaution. in their own weakness, to commit their way unto God. In their own way they had made their choice and found, to their bitter sorrow, that "there is a way that seemeth right unto a man but the elld thereof are the ways of death." There is this of pathos in it. that it is so hard to detect the evif when it comes to us in the form of good. Sin has always been ablo to hold its place in the market, because it does honour its promises; we have its cheque al- ways cashed in full. as it were. Ye shall llc as gods, knowing good from cvil. But what did that barren know- ledge amount to? There is Judas reaching out for the thirty pieces of silver. Ho gets them; they were pro-
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a tragic grave. Those who allow sin to lead them say. there is no obliga- tion in the sinner: there are no com- mandments to observe, no one to speak a word 0f_.authority, no one to say “thou shalt not.” it is not the magnitude of sin that couns; it is not the smallness or blgness of sin that matters. but it is the direction in which that sin leads us. Does it matter whe- ther we go headlong to ruin or slip gradually over the precipice? Sin. whether it be big or infinitesimal has tho inevitable tendency to sever your connectloll with heaven. There is one thing necessary to get away from sin and its consequences, and it is to slt down and seriously count the cost. Distinguish between the sham and the reality. and then see bow much sin has to give when it comes down to that which is substantial and lasting.
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