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A HDUSEG OF COMMONS

Illily _Discussed by Mr. il. A. McLean Who ln- sistetl Upon the Original Representation oi’ Six -Members for Prince Edward Island.

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On the motion by Mr. J. J. HUGHES

(KIIIKB, P. E. I.) an

That a humble address be present.-

ed to His Majesty praying that he may be graciously pleased to give his consent to submitting tx measure to the Parliament of the United Kingdom to amend certain provisions of the British North American Act 1867, in order that the province of Prince Edward Island will always he entitled io at least six members in the House of Commons of Canada, that being the number ot' members assign- ed to the said province when it eu- tered confederation

Mr. A. A. McLEAN (Queens, Prince

Edward Island): said I do not suppose that any 'of the facts connected with the Confederation conferences are so well known to the people ot’ Prince Edward island, and particularly to the members ot’ this House as the speech- es delivered at the two conferences at Charlottetown and Quebec referred to by the lion. member for Kings (Mr. liughesl. Otir object in this conten- tion, which lins been made for many years, is to impress upon this Ilouse and upon the people of Canada the fact that when we negotiated t.o conic into Confederation, part of the con- tract was that we should, t`or all time to come, have a representation in this House oi’ six members. The speech which the hon. member for Kings read goes to show that that con- tention was made. That is a historical fact. But I contend that the contract, evidence of which it to be found on the minutes of the proceedings of this llousc, and of thc proceedings of the local House in Prince Edward island, pdoves conclusively that a representa- tion of six memlbers was conceded to Prince Edward Island by the tele- gram which was sent to Mr. Hay- tborne, the leader of the Government of Prince Edward Island. by Mr. Pah- mer. on the 8th ot' March, 1872.

I have been in this House on several

occasions when this question has como up. In 1007, and I think in 1908, last nesion.. and I think the year be- fore, this matter of the representa- tion was brought before the House. We have never yet had a division on

the~:qu`estion.; ‘ti-ie~~Lihe'ral party

`v`\_féii§-“fits H . do not think that the rlghf hon. leader of the Opposi-

tion (Sir Wilfrid Laurier), who was then leader of the Government, was very sympathetic with us in our con- tcution that the contract we made in 1873 entitled us to a representation of six members. At any rate he did not concede us anything. No member of' the Liberal party would back us upin that contention, alt.liough we claimed in Prince Edward Island that it was clear that we were entitled to six members and that the records of the negotiations showed that. Last ses- sion wc brought the matter before the committee which was authorized tolook into the redistribution of the seats.in Canada. We had the privilege of being heard before that committee. The leader and one of the members,_ot' the Provincial Government came here and nrguued that there was no doubt. under the contract of 1873, that we were entitled to a representation of six members in this House. Members from the province also spoke on the name lines. When the resolution was brought down, the right hon. leader of the Gevernment (Sir Robert Borden) did not concede that we were entitled to a representation of six members. but he inserted tl clnuso which pro- vided: .

That notwithstanding anything in

this Act, n. province shall always he entitled to a number of members in the House of Commons not less than the number- of Senators representing such province

When this resolution came up in

this House, I must say that. although the members to whom I spoke were very sympathetic, there was no mem- ber who rose in his seat to back thc .~.......~...~....

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representation of Mr. Nicholson and myself, the only Island members pres- cnt, in our contention that \ve were entitled to six members.

On the 11th June, 1014, I moved thc

following amendment to the resolu- tion:

(b) Prince Edward Island shall be

entitled to be represented in the House of Commons by six members. 'l‘he representation to be increased un- der the provisions of the British North America Act, 1867, Prince county shall constitute one district to be designated ‘Prince county district' and return two members: Queens county shall constitute one district and be designated ‘Queens county district' and return two members; and Kings county shall constitute one dis- trlct. to be designated ‘Kings county district' and return two members.

I stated at the time that, while I

appreciated the right hon. geutlen\an’s concession ol' fotil' members, as con- tained in the resolution which I have just. rr-ati. and which rci'crrctl not only to our province but to other provinces similarly situated. I thought that under the original bargain we were eu- titled io six members. The Govern- ment dcserved credit, I said, for con- ceding us even four members, because previous governments would not re- cognize our right at all whenever the matter had been brought up.

So far as the representation is con- cerned, as proposed in the Govern-| ment‘s resolution of last year, I real- ize that the Government was doing something, that we were entitled to more than was conceueu to us in the British Norili America Act resolutions passed by the Government of this country and accepted by the British Government. I was very grateful for the small concession the resolution granted. But when the resolution went up to tho Senate it was turned down. The hon. member for Kings (Mr. .l. J. Hughes) was not in Ottawa at that time. although he :nust---ha-ve known that this very important matter was coming up. llc went home to Prince Edward Island and neglected the op- portunity, which he should have taken advantage of, for he had many friends in the Senate. and perhaps lloclllliilli.. have been able to persuade those gett- tlemen to see the matter as he sees it today and as we saw it then. But. instead of doing that, he went to his home, and left the matter to the other Liberal members of this House. 'I`_h<- Senate returned the resolution with this amendment:

That this Act shall not take effect

until the termination of the the no\v existing Canadian Parliament.

What did t.liat mean? It meant that

at the next general election Print-c Edward Island would have only three members; one for King's County. one for Queen's County, and one t'or Prince County. Why did these gentle- men in the upper house do this; what reason was therefor it? I can see no reason why they should have turned down the resolution. Some of the mem- bers in their speeches made distinc- tions betwcen the East and the West.. Some said that the right of Prince Edward Isl'uid should be r--<‘o1'v\"1.f"‘. that, under the terms of 'Confedera- tion, she was entitled to the represen- tation these resolutions conceedd. But, when it came to a vote. they turned the whole thing down by their amendment. The right hon. lender oi’ the Government announced that this Iiousc could not accept the amend- ment made by the Senate. The hon. member for Cape Breton (Mr. McKen- zie) has spoken very well indeed on this question, and mentioned the prov lnce of Nova Scotia. Although I was present in 1914 when this matter was before the House, I do ot think he had much sympathy for Prince Ed- ward Islaiid on that occasion. llow

E[lllSlElillll|llN HEIENS . I ill CliliSliNllNllPll

(Special to the Guardian.) _ LONDON, Feb. 28.-" There is panic

in Constantinople, many inhabitants are Ieaving," says the Athens corres- pondent of the Weekly Despatch. “Owlng to internal trouble the Cabinet has decided to transfer the sent of Government to Broussu. Asia Minor.

RUSSIAN FLEET

BOMBARDING

(Special to the Guardian) ATHENS, Feb. 27.-Russia Black

Sea fleet is reported in advices re- ceived herc to be trying to force the Ilosphorus and approach Constanti- nople t`rom thc oust. llombardincn: or the forts on the Asiatic side are said to have opened at noon yesterday. As iiosphorus is 18 miles long inc Russian worships may reach (Houston- tiuople before Anglo-Frencli fir.-ct.

GERMANS THROW

LIQUID FIRE

(Special to The Guardian)

PARIS, Feb. 27.-The German troops

threw liquid lire into advanced French trenches near Borsdem Alancourt, be- tween Argonue and Meuse with ter- rible effect. It is announced in the dis- patches t'rom the battle front today that several hundred French soldiers were burned. The French second line immediately advanced to counter at- tack and forced the Germans to abandon the ground they had taken by bomb attacks.

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Oliver McEachern took place yester- day afternoon, and was one of the largest seen in Charlottetown in many years. The deceased was accorded a military funeral. A iiring party. with the regimental band of the Prince Edward Island Heavy Brigade, pre- ceded the hearse, which was followed by the chief mourners, members and officers of the militia' and an extra- ordinarily large procession of citizens on foot, besides a number in carriages, there being seventeen carriages. The streets leading to the cemetery were througcd with spectators. Gunner Mchlaclicrn was buried in uniform. At the grace the trunipetcr, Carl Fletcher. sounded the ‘Last Post, and three volleys were iired. The pall- bearers were Messrs L. Il. McMillan, James McMillan, Gordon Hughes. Picton llrown, Cliarles Moran and I)r Yeo. A large number of beautiful wreaths and iiowers were sent by various friends ol’ the deceased and. others as a tangible testimony to their respect for a brave and noble citizen. Those \vl\o contributed in this way were: Daughters of the Empire, Ofllcers oi’ the Prince Edward Island lleavy Brigade. Mr Ilruce Stewart.. P. E. Island tiomrarles of the Second Heavy Battery. .Mechanics and Help- ers Association, Mr and Mrs .Iohn Williams and family, Mr Alex McCan- nell and Miss Maud McConnell, the employees of H. W. Turner. 0'Leary; Mr George J. Rogers, of Rogers Hard- ware Compnny; Officers and Nou-Conn mlssioned Oilicers 'af No. 4 Battery. Sydney Mines; employees of Rogers Hardware Com an the Abe welt

is it these gentlemen conie here now with trumpets blowing and ask for six members, when in 191-i, when we had a chance to get some increase. nl- though not what we asked lor. t-l\0B“ very same mon were dumb?

I do not know what the

intention oi’ the Govcrnmcut is with regard tI_\ this matter. but I would respectfully ask that the Government take it into consideration: and if they find that the Senate will not pass the whole resolution as sub- mitted to them last season. the Gov- ernment might. elinmiate from the resolutions that part which is ob- noxious to the members of the Upper House. Personally I do not know ani' reason why the whole resolution should not be passed. But ii that is impossible, I repeat that it is of very great importance to the D80P\<* ‘lf Prince Edward Island that their re- presentation in this House should not be reduced; and that although they oonsider themselves entitled to more than this resolution concedes they are willing to accept this conces- sion for the present and leave the matter open for future |1880'-|Bl|0I\b-" this or some other Government. I would ask the right lion. leader of the Gevernment to take the matter ln- to consideration. and I0 lI\U'0d“°'-’ this session n resolution similar to the one introduced Inst session. pro- viding thst no province shall be ro- psesented in this House by a less num- ber of members than that to which it is entitled to be represented in the Senate.

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Club. Grade 7 West Kent School. The order of procession was as followsz- Firing Party; Bend; Hearse; Mourn- ers; Militia; Citizens. lt was esti- mated that about one thousand citi- zens took part in the procession. while probably twice 'that number viewed the funeral. Gunner McEachern was a member of the Prince Edward Island Heavy Brigade for several years. and when the opportunity to enlist came he was one of the ilrst to volunteer. He was very popular and will be greatly missed by his many friends and his comrades in the Militia. Rev. Mr Taylor, assisted by Rev. Dr Fullerton. performed the burial service.

THE WEATHER.

TEMPERATURE,

TIDE. MOON. ETC.

(Special to The Guardian)

TORONTO, March 1.-Maritime:

Fresh North-westerly to Northerly winds. fair and moderately cold.

THE WEATHER.-Yesterday was

cloudy and mild. . ‘

The lowest temperature of Saturday

night was 26 deg. above zero. _The lowest of yesterday was 20 above, and the highest 30 above. At 9 a.m. it was 20 above and at 9 p.m. 27 above.

The tide will be high this mornin!"

at 10.57 and to-morrow at 11.30; it will be high to-night at 10.38 and to- morrow at 11.30.

The sun sets this afternoon at 5.48

ond to-morrow ‘at 5.49; it rises to- morrow morning at 6.37 and Wednes- day at 6.35.

. The moon rises tonight a_t 0.011

The first/quarter of the moon was

on Sunday, Feb. 21st at 10.00(

-There ,will be A full moon otrlllion-I

da . March ist. at asa p:m. j Li, -_ . he -length of today will-be ileven

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OG S3

(Special to The Guardian)

PARIS. Feb. 28.-The following rc-

port was issued to~day: Near Dlxmude Belgian artillery demolished two ot' the enemy's works. Belgian infantry oc- cupied a farm on the right bank of the Yser and one of the Belgian aviators dropped bombs on the enemy's har- bor station at Ostend. The Germans again bombarded Rhelms, some sixty shells were ilred, hall ot' them at the Cathedral. In the Champagne dis- trict progress was made Saturday. We carried two German works and gained ground at several points and made 200 prisoners. More than a thousand Ger- man soldiers surrendered in the past ten days. There have been lively art- illery engagements. In the Woevre the day was calm. In the Vosges we made progress.

(Special to the Guardian.)

PARIS. Feb. 28.-An official com-

munication issued last night says: “ ln the dunes, near Lomaertzyde. one of our patrols captured a (ici-man trench., killed the ot-cupunts and took machine gulls.

In Lilianipagiie our progress I-‘riday

evening to north of Mesnilles-Hurlus made us masters oi’ live liundrcd metres of German trenches, where we made about, a hundred prisoners and captured two machine guns and one quick iirer.

The attack was brilliantly carried

out with the bayonet. A strong Ger- man attack was repulsed during the course of Friday. To-day we made fresh progress west ot' Perthes and to the north of Beatlsejour. In Lor- raine, Laneuveville, and near the forest ot' Parroy, n German attack was repulsed.

RUSSIAN 0FFIClI\L

(Special to The Guardian)

PETROGRAD. Feb. 28.-The follow-

ing olllcial communication from head- quarters was issued Saturday night: During February 26 the Germans np- peared to pass to the defensive along almost tne whole front. On the left bank of the Nlemen, on the roads to Symmo and Sorri there hsve_been ac- tionefollowins -the erosreus (rf our ed-I ”Vilh‘ce guards, north of Gro no. The battle was limited to an intense fire by the enemy. At the Village of Tsharnevo a German battalion with sappers advanced toward Bohr Val- ley. Our artillery. seizing the mo- ment when part of the column had crossed to our bank almost annihilnted it. The survivors, consisting of five ofiicers and a few score men were made prisoners. The guns of the for- tress of Ossowetz successfully engag- ed the enemy's heavy batteries which include eleven inch and twelve-inch mortars.

Our offensive at Przasnysz luis been

vigorously pursued We recaptured the town oi' I’rzasnysz which the Ger-! mans temporarily occupied. The Ger- ll inan retreat is spreading ovcr a coil- stantly widening front, at some points assuming disorderly ilighl. The pri- soners we have taken number forty oillcers and 8,600 soldiers and cap- tures are constantly increasing. Our cavalry continues to pursue the re- tiring Germans. There has been no change on the left bank of the Vis- tula. on the Dunajec River or the Car- pathians. In Eastern Galicia, in Ros- natow district we repulsed Austrian attacks, captured 19 oiiicers, 1,592 .sol- diers and live machine guns.

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(Special to the Guardian.)

PARIS, Feb. 28.-A French cruiser

has arrested the American steamer Dacia in the Channel and taken her to Brest. This announcement is oiiicially made. ,

BRITAlN’S REPLY

TO GERMANY

(Special to The Guardian)

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.--Hritain's re-

ply to German submarine warfare is a “powerful gun that will spread shru- pnel with deadly force beneath wat- er," said Rev. Cannon James F.. Ilan- nay of St. Patrlck's Cathedral, Dublin, on the arrival ol' the White Star l.in- er Baltic. Cannon Ilannny clinic over. at request of his many t`rii~nlls, to this country to lecture on “Ireland and the War." By pen name “George A. Iiirmiiigliain” he is known thc world over, as author ol' “(14-ncral .iohn l'iegau."

RUSSIANS ,ARE

REINF ORCED

(Special to The Guardian)

BERLIN, Feb. 27.-That new Rus-

sian forces have appeared uloug the Przasnyse-Lomea-Alguston hattlefront in Poland and have begun again an offensive movement against Von Hun- dcnberg's armies was otilcially ao- initted today.

GERMANS TRY

NEW STRATEGY

t Special to The Guardian)

LONDON, Feb. 27.-German strai-

cgy has devised a new use for air craft t.o aid submarines. In their nt- tacks upon British nierchantmen and war craft the Germans had ordered Taubes and Hydro-aeroplanes to pa- .trol _the English 'coast waters and hunt out the enemy's vessel. ` This fact was learned today when two Ger- man aviators were found clinglng to wreckake of hydro-aeroplane off Low- estoft a Suffolk Co. seaport 110 miles north east of London.

SUFFRAGETTS T0 _

THE RESCUE

BERLIN, Feb. 27.-Two battalions

of English Suffragettes have landed In Havre, France, according to the oilicial Press Bureau. The Bureau asserts that the Suifragettes will drive motor cars relieving the male drivers who will be sent to battlefront.

BODIES ARE

. WASED UP

(Special to The Guardian)

(YHRISTIANIA. Feb. 27.--Several

bodies wearing German naval uniforms 'were found today in the wreckage of t submarine washed up near i}hrit~ tiania, there is no further doubt, the wrecked craft is the famous submar- ine U~9. All the crew of tweni.y-flvc men are believed to have perished.

DOMINIONS’ PART

IN EMPiRE'S WAR.

LONDON, Feb. 25.-Sir George Per-

‘ey. at a meeting Tuesday. discount- manned the popular idea of (‘.anadn.'s share in the war being in the nature ol' assistance. Canada anti the other llominions were fighting, he pointed out, because they were part and pur- gci of the Empire. The time had now irrlved when something more than autonomy must be given to the llom- 'nions; they must be given u voice not only in the foreign policy, but in the ,issues of the war, and peace and all inatters vitally affecting the Empire as n whole. `

A TRIPLE EXECUTION AT SING SING.

OSSINGTON, N.Y., February 26.

-Three men, all from Greater New York. were put to death in the elec- tric chair in Sing Sing prison early today. All had been convicted as killers of women. The men were Oscar Vogy. who stabbed Mme. Ag- nek Cath, a modists, with whom hc was infstuated; Vicenzo Campanella. a counterfeiter, who shot his wife, after s. prison term, because on his return he alleged he found her faith- less; and Robert Kane, who shot An- na Kleni. bebsuse. he stated. she caus- ed him to lose his wife's affections.

Warden Osborne, who has indicated

that he is opposed to capital punish- ment, was at the prison, but was not in the death chamber at any time while the executions were ln progress.

.WIFE MURDERER DIES IN CHAIR.

ROCKVIEW, Pa.. Feb. 25.-The first

electrocution in Pennsylvania under the new law substituting the chair for the gallows took place in the death hollle f of the Western peniteutiary liere.tbis morning when John Tllsp. a frieiidless ~foreigner. paid tho' extreme penalty- for wife murder.

Under the law all electrocutlons in

Pennsylvania. will take place at the new penitentiary which is being con- structed here to take the place of the

old prison at Pittsburg.

Orders to Proceed to

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, Feb. 28.-After having

completed the destruction oi' the forts at the entrance of the Dardanelles. the Allied lleet of British and French war- shlps, the greatest which has i-ver been in action, are now attacking the inner forts, which heretofore have stood between Turkey and invasion by Scu. Apparently the outer forts could not withstand the great bombard- ment, and when they have been levelled anti deserted by their defend- ers, men were landed from thc ships to complete thc work of demolition. while mine sweepers cleared the puss- age for ships in the Straits.

More serious work is now ahead for

all the important fortifications are at Kilid Bahi and Chainak, which guard the narrowest part of the Straits, which the fleet. is now approaching. There is no doubt. however, that the Allied commanders have instructions to make their why to (fonstantinople, in spite ot' all olistaclcs and have been supplied with thc bt-st means for carrying out tin-.se orders.

(Special to the Guardian.)

tfONS'I`AN’l‘lNOl’I.I-J. l~‘eb. 28.--The

War (iiiice lssticd thc following to-day. After being subjected to seven hours bombardment by heavy guns the outer forts of the Dsrdauelles were damaged at some points. We had five killed and 14 wounded.

The enemies' iieet resumed the

bombardment to-day. but in the after- noon retreated out of range of our guns at Sed~el-Ilalir. Some hundreds of soldiers who landed from the French cruisers ou the coast at Akabah were compelled to ilee to their ships with heavy losses after two hours battle.

Despite the severity of the cannon

and machine gun iire we had only three killed and three wounded.

(Special to the Guardian.)

LONDON, Feb. 28.-It is reported

from Sofia, Bulgaria. that Turkish forces manning the fortifications 'at Dnrdauelles s,uil'ered heavy losses dur-

correspondent says that according to .credible information which he obtain- ed, six hundred wounded Turkish scl- diers were taken from the Dardanelles forts to Constantinople after the bom- bardment of Feb. 10.

LONDON. I-`eb. 27.-Serious damage

has been iuilicted ttpon the inner Turk- (sh forts guarding the Dardanelles by the International French-2British worships. Thirty big man-of-war are hurling tornado shells against. the Turkish works. So terrific is the can- nonndc the thunder of the gurls can be heard on the Island oi' Tenedos, thirty inilcs south western to cntrtuica ot' water wav In his olilciul rc- port the British Admiralty Nice-Alb miral Sackvillc II. Carden, reports Ai- lietl fleets matic steady progress on attacks upon thc forts and that the work of ruining them is ]iroc<»ciliiig in it satisfactory mann(-r.

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DARDANELLES ,

Iliiied Ships Have Cleared the Entrance and Hole-

Constantinoplc. Panic in

ramen emma - Turkish Capital and Inhabitants Leaving.. `

(Special to The Guardian) I LONDON, Feb. 28.-The Admiralty ‘announced lust night that during the bombardment of the Dardanelles forti- fications the battleship Agamenon had been struck and three men killed, and lfurther, that the. Dardanelies opera- tions were proceeding. The new bat- itleship, Queen Elizabeth, one of the `Iagest members of the British fleet, took part in the bombardment.

This was the llrst time iifteen-Inch

naval guns were in action. The Queen EIizabeth,27,500- tons,has eight fifteen- inch guns. The Admiralty says a

Allied fleet. With their assistance three of four forts at the entrance were demolished and the fourth badly damaged. The AdmlraIty's statement followsz- . The entrance to the Dardanelles was guarded by four forts armed as follows:~l-`irst, two 9.2 guns; second, six 10.2 guns; third, two 9.2 guns; fourth, four 10.2 and two 5.0 guns.

The attack on the forts was resumed

Thursday morning, Feb. 25, at ten o‘clock. The _ Queen Elizabeth, Agamemenon, Irresistible and Gaulors began boinbartling the forts at long range. The iirst fort replied. one shell at 11,000 yards hit the Agamemenon. killing 3 and wounding 5 men. The Irresistible and Gaulnrs made excel- lent practice on forts three and four, while the Queen Elizabeth with great accuracy put both guns on the first fort out of action. The Vengeance and Cornwallis then ran in under cover of the long range fire and en- gaged the first fort at close range. whose reduction was completed, while the third ami fourth forts opened with slow, inaccurate fire. The Suifern and (fliarleniange next delivered an attack on the third and fourth forts within two thousand yards. It seemed they were in no condition to offer effective resistance. The Vengeance, Triumph and Albion completed the reduction of the forts and all four were reduced by 5.15 p.n1. Sweeping operations covered by a division of battleships and destroyers began. The enemy set

ing the bombardment. Reuter's Sofia. arm.-‘Q 8,_vg||ag|,_ , V _ _.M-f

I- D . . Straits bali been swept up to four miles from the entrance. The Albion and Majestic, supported by the Ven- geance, proceeded to the limit of the swept area and hogan an attack on Fort Dartianus and some new batteries which had been erected on'the Asiatic shore. The fire in reply was inei!ec~ tive. After being shelled from inside the Straits the enemy retired from the forts at the entrance. and during the afternoon demolishing. parties were lauded from the Vengeance and Irresistible. The enemy encountered in Kuuilfaic were driven out over the .liiedere Bridge. which was partly (destroyed. Two new four-inch guns. concealed near the tomb of Achilles, were also destroyed. and four.Norden» if-its covering the entrance were destroyed. Our cosunltics on tho 26th \\'|-rv one killed and 3 wounded.

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ST. DUNSTIIWS CBTHEDRAL

Last evening in St Duustan's Cathe-

iral the second of the Lenton sermons was delivered by the pastor, Rev. Dr G. .I. McLellan. ills discouse was on “ The Angels" and in his uusnl lucid` style he handled the subject in a most capahlr-, manner, holding the close attention of the particularly large con- gregation for nearly an hour.

After the sermon Iicneiliction was

celebrated hy I-‘other Pius Mcllonald. during which thc Avi- Marin was beautifully snug by lilr Ariltur liuskins.

There were prcscu( in the sacristy

besides Ilia Lordship tho liishop, llcv. K. (‘. Mcllherson, St Margarcts, und the Cathedral priests.

At the ll o'cIock Mass Father Mc-

Lellan read ti list. of the names ot` those who had 'contributed to thc Cathedral Btiildiug Fund. Contribu- tions were very generous, showing an excellent spirit of faith and charity among the congregation. Next Sun- day the annual statement of the Cathe- dral will be read.

BIPTIST

Ai the Iinptist Church last evening

the preacher was Rev. W. I). Wilson. M. A.

The subject was "Chrlst°n plan of

making free men." The text was 8\n chapter of John's Gospel, 32nd verse. “Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make ye free." Jesus having a true insight into human life had there- fore a true estimate of man and his needs and his hopes and aspirations. From the words of the text you will note The divine character and aim and purpose of his mission and how it is to be attained. The-mission of Christ was to make all men free; wherever He went He could see around Him slavery in every form, race in subjec- tion to race, man in subjection to man, His own Itith and kin slaves to both Jewish and Roman masters. The jug- gernaut of Roman power oppresslns and crushing to death the Jewish peo- ple themaelvea quivering and tremb- ling in every nerve and libre before their own religious powers. Even those men and women who were poli- tically or religiously free were slaves of their own vile passions. To meet those needs Jesus says. to those who

are either politically or religiously

THE -£Hl|lllIHE’S

.kept in slavery "Ye shall ,be free through the truth." The Master knew ‘that this craving for liberty was as lold as human life itself, that it lay in the very depths ot' the human (eart: Ile also knew that the nations of the earth and cven His own people had . .been promised it time and again; for century after century men had sighed and, struggled and strlven and shed their blood to attain freedom; but Jesus knew that freedom could not -come by force of arms. ‘Wo do indeed love to honour such nic" who have sirivcn and fought for frceiloui. Old _Tcstnmeut history is full of the great ,heroes who fought for thc freedom of religion. Such men as Moses, as Jos- hua. nnd even ut the time the Master was speaking the air was still per- meated with the thought of the great soldier, Judas Maccabeus. But even we love to think of the heroes who have striven for freedom, such men an Robert Bruce. Wm. Wallace and . -Abraham Lincoln and \Vm. Wilber- force. Jesus did not come»as a con-

quering King.

whst freedom. then( did Jesus

(‘hrist come to bring? What were the great truths that Jesus Christrbrouglit. to the knowledge of men`which would

knowledge of God. Men were groping about in darkness, seeking after God. if perchance they might_flnd Him. No real. definite knowledge had come to men concerning God before He elmo. I-Iis purpose was to reveal God and to ° show Him as a living -person, a living ~ Lord. spirit. the maker of heaven and earth. Note that incident in the up- per room, Jesus speaking -concerning - God, the disciples eagerly listening and Thomas, the spokesman for men - everywhere said. "Sbowus the Fa- ther. Lord. that will be sumoient.”

Father also." Wbatinrevelstloui A .living Lord, 1-Ie who inhabits the eter- `ssl glory, now dwelling with

i'i‘his was the revelation; this was Knowledge; this was ,the pokir

which were to be made

another

Jesus

landing party went ashore from the.

iiarkness e ad_ ces “`~" -eived of o erations on Feb 26 The

give them that freedom? First- woo. -

And Jesus looks at him and answers. - "Ho that hath seen me hath seen the .