-, . ' '1 -‘:~' * ~ _ -.--1 . . ‘_ , _ ' A , s ...s . .- >"~ ‘“*'i.~» .‘~ ” -». . f . . ~ ., '. .t ~~ - , .» ._ .» - , , ,» ~ ..- .. ..~ - l f i »~ » ~ ' ,. _ e -NA-‘, ,J-,_,.;.'., ».,--iw..,:;.a-.i........e..,.'.. ~-i -,-_s-.»~. 1 ~ A » " - ' , - ~ ‘ ' ~ ‘ " ‘ ‘ *' , , y, - _~».~ » ’~'~. ti ., . -if rat' tg t , ' i ‘ ' ‘ MARCH 23, 1917 . t ff, . J I > Vx PAGE Nnva “'j_f_ f IMPORTANT ortstiuin Pilsssvtriu At Charlottetown and within 7.lon` Church there on Mondalt. March nine- teenth, nineteen hundred and seven- teen and at seven o'clot:.¢ evening. At, which place and time the Pres- bytgry of Prince Edward Island met pursuant to adjournment and was constituted. Mr. D. Wright. Modera- tor protempore with whom were prel gent Messrs Dr. Fullerton. Geo Mil-.| lor, John Stirling, Roht. Murray. T. W. Goodwill, John iii. McLeod. (St. Peters) ; D. Macvicar, R. L. f_‘oifl.n, El. Lockhart; J. A. Greenless, J. S. _\t|\¢Kay, R. Davidson. Dr. W. ll. McEwen, A. i\icKay, J. M. .\icl.eoti, (Va\1eylie\ld,l J. M. Murchison, \’\’. A. McQuarrle, W. J. McLeod, D. Mc- i.oan. and J.D. MacKenzie, Ministers and Messrs D. A. McLeod. Robt. Brown W. G. Taylor, Geo. E. Brown D. Schurmun, Ewen (ianlpbell, Jas., ,\iei{onzle, John Simpson. Hector Mur- chison and T. (‘. James, Elders. The minutes of meeti-ug. March math being printed and ill the hands of members were read and sustained ' Presbytery took up ilonle Mission matters. On lnotiou ot Dr." i<‘ulierton, duly seconded. Presilytcry at the rc- ftuest oi' Richmond iiay West appoin- ted Mr., David Jones as stated supply my that congregation until his status shall have been issued at the meeting oi' the next General Assembly, 'Pile (flerk was instructed to intim- ate this action to Riclllnolld Bay West and to inform the congregation that not more than two hutltllwatl anti filly dollars por annum would be askt-‘tl t`or nv the Presbytery in order to hring the stipend up to the minimum of one tilousam dollars. Un motion ` of Dr. l”i‘ullel-ton duly seconded the appointment oi Mr. Wil- liam Mcheotl at-_ Dundas and Alman- tinle was extended for a i`urt.her period ot' six months anti Presbytcry resolv- ed to apply for the same grant as last _vt=ul'. ' On motioll of Dr. Fullerton duly st-eondetl, the appointment, oi' Mr. William McLeod at Dundas and An- ltnntiale was cxtelldnrl' lol' a l`urtllt~r period ot' six lllonthe and l‘l'r-sh_vtel'y resolved to upply for the stullv grant its last year. On motion oi Dr. Fullerton duly seconded Presbytery rorotllmelldctl Ilir. llaroltl Clay now teacher at Sttltlley Bridge for olnploylllt-tltas a Cateolllst ily the lflotne Mission Board in any fit-ltl where ihn work would not require his prescuct- ltt>t't,~t'c~ July first next. On luotloll Presilytery rcsolvrtl to apply for the soma grants in Home Mission fields which were asked for last year and for llie saute salaries for the Chaplains at the i’l'lnt-e Edward island llospltnl and nt, lt‘alt~onwootl. Dr..l~`ullc:'ton moved tho following tnotioll of which notice had llorll given at. the last meeting. l`lte l"rcsbytory ot' l‘l-int-c Etlwnrtl Island hereby places t.-n record its judgment that the present is not u fitting time att which to votlsultlmtlte organic ullion as alltllorizod by tho lust General Asselllhly believing as it does that the precipitation oi` this movement. must inovitahly lead to tilt-| dist-:lption oi' the l’resh_vtorlan t‘ltur<'lli in ('a.ni1tla. This motion was sr\t‘olltlt_\tl! hy Mr. D. Mncvicar. Mr. J. M. ML-Lootl (St. l'etr_~rst, moved in amendment: That this Pros-, hytery express i`tlli colliitlettvc ill the judgment oi' thc (lonorlti Assolttltly oi' the Pros-llyterian t‘ilurclt ltl t‘atultin :intl believe thai at this sttuxt-\_ ill the union negotiations, tho A.~iscmlll_v should he ltift tree and llntrnlnlnoiiod to carry out tho nlantiatt-. rt-reivr-tl l'rom tvongrogatlr,-ns, scsslolt.-t, l‘l°`t-shy- tt-rlos anti former assr-million. This inotlon was secolltiotl by Mr. A. Mv- Kay. The Moderator asked tc- .lin relieved from the chair in order that llc might take part in tim debate. ’i‘htv i’resi>_vt- t-ry retilscd to permit debate and Mlm' J. ,-\. Greenlesu. secontierl by Mr. A. :\lit--.Kay moved the previous question whl~:l:l was carried. Mr. .\lt'l.eod's alneutlnlent was carried ~ over the main lnotion and bet-ante tho juilg| ment of the court. Dr. iftlllerton eu- tcred n protest against the shutting oil' ol' discussion. This protest was Join- ed in by the l\-iodertltor and the clerk. Presllytery proceeded with the nico- tion of1Cotnmlsslotiers_' to the next General Assembly, whereupon Messrs it. L. Coilhl. E. Lockhart and J. A. Gremless were appointed by rotation and Messrs G. Millar and David Wright by election. Alternates Messrs J. M. McLeod (St. Peters) and J. M. Murchison. The following elders were chosen, Witt. Montgomery. Pt. lliii; Kenneth McLean. Grand View: John Dalziel. Georgetown; T. J. lluluphrey North Bedequs and D. L. McKinnon Montague: Alternates, John Simpson. llamilton: A;. S". McKay. Summersltle ll`. Schurluall, Charlottetown; Robt. llrown, Stanley; Goo. ilrown. Koltsing ton. f < The Presbytsry specially requested that any minister or older finding lllm self unable to attend. the Assembly should at once communicate with the (‘lerk at Alhorton. Flor. John Neill. Westminster f‘lluroh. Toronto was unanimously iwmirtatctl as moderator-of the forth- coming General Assemlllr. . ` The Committee appointed to prepare li. suitable minute in collnectlou with the retirement of Rev. .lohn Gillis from the active duties of ine Ministry ttuhmlttetl the following which was “flnllted .by Preshytery. RIBOLUTION Rl REV. JOHN ' GILLIB. in retiring from the active duties nt the ministry. the Presbytery desir- rs to put on record its high apprecia- llonof the long and faithful services or thc Rev. John Gillis, who have si_v~ 'in forty-three years to the ministry* ofthe Gqgpeptllllo til) of which were given to tlte' Church of Scotland. His Ministry in t ile Presbyterian Church ff! Canada was almost equally divided lwtween the vrartem and l-lantern section of the Church-ten years in Ont., nlx in Mlnitobfrariti Elsslt. and l'h0at eighteen (ll) years in the Pre- dollo ws 1 .- iloiuos A took his Theological Course in Chica- go and New York and graduated from the Union Theological Seminary N. Y. and was licensed and ordained by the Presby- tery of New York in 1873. Mr. Gillis has been a diligent and faithful Pres- bylery. an earnest and evangelical preacher, a 'kind anti sympathetic pas tor. and is highly respected by his tcliow-presbyters. Presbytery trusts, that in the even- ini; of llie, and in the land oi' ills na~ UV!ll’. he may enjoy much of tlle.Mas- ters presence. and the sweetness ot' the Gospel which he so faithfully pro- Clfliillell. and prays that both he mul Mrs. Gillis wllo has shared his joys anti sorrows, may be .spared to enjoy malty years of comfort and usefulness, within the bounds ni' the l’roshtery, The clerk presented a lengthy re- porr on the tenure ot’ the church pro- ilerty within lilo Presbytc-ry and made the following recommendation which was at:t'e-ptotl hy i’l‘esll_vtery, That all teolli-rwgatlolls lloldiug their properties by deeds oi’ gift be advised to t-oltsuit tlleso deeds ill order to seo tllllt their provisions are being carried out. and further to into/rnl the clerk what the terms ami conditions of their deeds are according to a form to he sent tlleln~ihat, congregations holding their properties under acts oi illrorporlltioll. especially where thesg acts are over twenty years old he ask- ed to look iilto the provisions so as to make surf: that no illrtller legislature is required to multo those arts work- able, - _ On motion the report was received and adopted and the Clerk thanked i`t:r his dcligcnco.. (ln nlotloll of Dr. Fullerton duly stwotltletl l’l't=sllyt.el'y adopted the fol- lowing: ` That. the sale oi the Iiittllso prop;-.riy ai, Sprillgtoll negotiated by the Trus- tet-s oi' Struthalbyn congregation he r-lltlol~i-led ily this 'Presbyt.el‘y and that the tl'\lstet‘s he ltlstrllcted to apply for all Act. oi' tho Legislature cllabllm; them to give ll proper title. Tile t.-.omtllittce appointed in visit 'tugllmented congrt-gntions lwportcti :tsl Marsllilold tl. small rongroglttlon is t-ontl-ihuting to church support lllldt war ileltltllltls with great. libcruiity. it finds ii illlpossible to increase lot-ai support at prosollt. l‘resbylor_v tlofrortl ilrgly resolved to apply to the Augmen- tation (‘oll\nlitt.e0 t'or a. grant ot' two hundred and ili‘ty dollars anti to tho McLeod ‘lleqilest for at grunt ot' fifty dollars. ' Tryfon untl_l3ollsllaw ntlti titty dollars to local sulJD0l‘t and i"t't\sh_vtcl~y thert--t tore thallk tht' t-,ongrogatinll for its tzcltorosity :intl apply to ill.. Auglnettt- atio-t (‘otl\lllliicf~ for two lltllitlretlnltli- lzzrs ilislcuti oi' two ltulldrrzti and i`ti'ty dollars. Georgetown a-etltallectfng-ro~ gallon is tfolltrlbutlug with great lili- eruilty and vnllliot ativallce this year. l‘resb_vter\~ tllt‘ref’of‘e apply i'ol- ll. grail! i`rom the Atlgtltllentatioll Fund ol' two lluutirctl dt:-liars. illollutolttl Iiay East lltls-‘silii`crtetl front losses which have t:onsitlel';l.itly 'i rtttltitvtl its sllllst-rlptiolt ll.-tt. l‘rcsh_v-_ tor). tlmrerorf, apply i`or n grant oi, tllrt‘t\. llulttlrt‘»tl tlollars. I hir. A. Mttlitly. (`onvellol', prt,-senl0d| an ollt‘olll'aglllu‘ report fri:-ln Sabltntll. i~lt~llools ulltl uliltlc the i'ollf>willg ro-| conlmentlailons which, after tilscits- sion wt=l'o at-t:opt.&>d by l"1-eshytetgv. l. Thai grudt-.tl lessons he cordially t‘olllmt\ntletl to all schools cspvciully to t-.lilnelltary glntics. Li. llealizillg the lloml i'ot° tl larger llum-bor oi' lxollsctwllicti and atlctlilttto- ly tlntincti men und women wp rerom- luenfi thai all our ministers and Chris. iian workers use every available tt- gency i`or providing training for lend- ersillp so as tt- provide tl sufllciellt nunlhei' nt fully qualified leatlrrs for the S. S. anti all thc other depart- ments oi' the church. lie also presented a short report on Young i’coplc't-l Societies: i On motion those reports were rcceiv ed anti adopted and Mr. McKay thanked for ills diligence. Mr. ti.| Millar presented the report on Sys-i tematic Giving and moved that V the' following comtnlttees be appointed to‘ visit those congregations which had given less than seventy-live per cent of their midget allocation. | Eastern rongfegaltions Messrs Wrlgllt. Sutherland and MacKenzie. i Western Congregations Messrs Mil- lar, Irvine anti McQuarrie. i On motion the report was received. anti adopted `tho Committee conill-mod anti the Convention t.llanked. | No questions on the subject of Soc- ial Service and Evangelism having been issued -this year to the l‘ros»h_v-, tery, Mr. J. B. Sterling Convensri submitted the following which on mc- tion wae approved by Presbytery. I WtliEllEAS the temperance- or-1 annizailoll throughout. Canada. havc, through representatives from the vari if-ug provinces. organized for a ~:am~| paign to secure. as it war measure, Dominion-wide Prohibition of tile' Beverage Liqtlor Tratlic, and a Domin~‘ lon Prohibition (`r.1nl_nlttee has been! appointed to iurlher this object ind lo, secure petitions to the Dfaienfeil W, Parliament, praying fur NIB H¥\&0fUl“l1i~ of such lell|H|l"°“~ ‘ i THEREFORE] RESOLVED. thot. this Presbytcr heartily endorses this' movement antf pledges its sylupatlly and aid. and ` \ - I FURTHER RESOLVED. tha.‘¢_~thiu Preiihtery does hereby DGUUOD "W Parliament or Canada in terms of the petition herewith appended. ll\1.ul“yAol> ll*Giilboll._I’el~llaps'public? Roman Lathollclsm ill the Englislllthe l<_nt:ytflopctlia. at.-t:ul‘att\iy 1't\pre- tions surll .ls the l\e\\ l:.no\rltlpod .l speaking »wol'ltl_ The enterprise is not.. sents the state ot' Catllolio loalaling at may otlvf- llltlre turn lilo nllntls of otlu~l only a monument erectetl to tile gloryi the ill-tgilltlinu ot' the 'i‘wt»lltielil t_‘.t‘ll- cut:-ti l~r'(‘tl VW 00|' lift* EISBWIISP6 lilo are beautii`ull_v plllttod, lavishly' illus-I illtercstillg io lloll-t‘atlloitr-ts, wilo will. fllial ' passed lu quiet. t _ . J THE cl~lAnLo'r'rE'r0wN GUARDIAN i _ J 5 __ y p i ' I O rrated. with thousands of photo- illltl ill these volumes thc strict tr:l~ 'Q**'|'*** 'N' '|'*******,'-|»4»++++++++-|-+-|»+-l-++o~|-; "f "W ‘”°`°‘¥ 0"’*°"°‘ "““'°“\ to a dissertation on Russian litem* ture. ` ’ it is to be hoped tha; the new Ency-. clopedia. will nleey with the wide dii'-ty fusion which it. deserves. As Macau-t -lay dlscovetred seventy-five years agoi when he wrote his famous Essay on-y “Ranko's lli.~ttory`ot’ the Popes." there is no more fascinating slutty than the history of ltolnan Catholicism. And lt, is profoundly to he regretted that ee- t-lesiastlcai history, which ont-c was a l'avourite study ot' iayrnell. and even of women, as is testified ily the phe- iihiti will -___|’03|l|0N3- (Special to The Guardian.) l’.»\IMS, March 22- A Frenchfotfi- t-isl statement is as follows:-- in tho region north oi' Telgnier we enlarged our positions. cast of St. Quentin canal, after spirited ilghtinl and expelled the enemy from several important' defensive positions south of the Olse and north ot Soissone. We also made progress during the night occupying sevetal villages in face of consltiorabie opposition on the part ot tht- ~.-llolny in the region oi’ Vregay. \Ve made a surprise attack north ot l}tfl~r_\ all lint- wllioh enabled us to take prisotlel-.=»_ Several attacks on small l-‘rent-h posts' east ot St, Hal- nirc. St. Souplet load ueur Fontaine aux (Illarlllt-s, ill Argonne, and in the \'ioiltii_v ot .Fltllrierres Wood were re- " ' .-, ' ` . tlltiollui virus oi' the t`ilul't~ll wlthoiii `GERMAN5 GOT i3.000.000 FRANCS maps are very much liner than is usu-I any tfolnpronlise with motternist t iN NOYON. ui ill similar pilhlivatiolls. much hot--vie\\'s, ’l‘hi- t>lll_\' tiling wllit-li ii non- _ - » -- ' tor, for instance, than ill the Ellcy»-‘Catholic may regret is that the wri- i l`it-tori- leaving the (lermane made clopo.-dia Bl'itallllit‘a. Alltl tho' work ters have not followed tht- t'olltl-o\'r_-t~- Now is the Time to Gai Rid of These; rl .-lt-an sweep oi’ the Noyon banks slal and jtltiit-ions llletlloti ol' St. Tito- Ugly Sp°ts §s+-.lttltllg to Gfwlllalil' securities va'1ut!tl Sd. you t-an llu_\' a whole `sunlptllous.llla:~' .»\t|uin:ls, who in tilt- :list-ussion --- fill <‘il4i\tf:¢"Il Hlillion frllllcs. The total illnary-tile t-os; ot' each portly vol-tot' any roliaious` qtlcstiolt was aiwa_\xs ilo _von kllou' how »¢:|.»_\. _ii is to l't‘».utnount ot"i"rellch territory liberated utntr working out at less than llillciral-l=.t`tli to girl- tilt- other .-itiey lno~.'<~ those ilgly spots so that no one) froln the (_lt\rlnan invaders by the sllillillgs. And the text is wortlly oi , will t-:.li you i`t-orkit--t`ttt-t-1’ ,Sonlme, up to March Elst, is 853 the typogl~apil_v_ liulltlretls of etllltlolltf 'i‘lw t-ontrilnttious erllllrat-»». c\'cl_v Siniplv get an t.-tlllre oi tltllille.' sqnnl't~ miles situated in the tour dc- scllolars have tfolltrilluted to llltt I-ilt~| t-ollt-eivaille stlhject whit-ll t-ont‘t:l‘lls-tiotlltlo strellgtil. front ytnlt- tll'lls:l§iSi~ purllnvllts of Pas do Calais, Oise. t:yt~lopetliu. it lst‘a|.llollt'.alltlitllivel'sall_0vell illtlircully ut' i‘clll0tcl_v the lift- and .t i't‘\\' applit~tltlt‘»ll~s should show Aislul :intl Somuxe. lt includes 365 in the geogl~api1it~lll` as wt~li us' ill that nlun i‘atllnli<‘ (‘httt't_~il_ lilsloly of the you ltuw cosy it is to riti _\'o\ll'l=|i-li' Oi lowllrl and \'ll|ilS€‘5 and hvmei Ol' 181.- rellgious sense. lleigialls, Italians.; Popes, hist.or_\' ot ilertesles and sch-` t`ri>t~ltlt=.< and gt-.t tl ht,-nutittti nompiex 93.". l-‘l-ellcllmell, The (.lel1.nans .still AuSIl'|i1llS. Silanialwls, i)iitf‘lllll0ll at'o5ls1ll».', llitlglapllies of clllinent (‘aillo» ion. Thr- sun alld winds t;-t‘ Alarcll hold 7.126 stiilare allies of France. included ill the ilnposillg list oi' t-ollafiiics titrougllout .tile ages, .at-t, liturgy, have a .-lrullg tollliellcy in bring out lit.-l'lin reports tht- German raiti':'t.‘ \>ora.tol's. And tllr etlitols have not 1 tlleology: no aspect is tleglct-tud. and i`l-ot-.ltlt-.<, and its tl result. more otllirle Lviown otllt-ially as returned to the i'ol'l;0iien that the Ellc_\'L'lo|letliil was in-i we ilass- from at sllvtfial article on they is sold in this nloltiil, Be` sure to ask 1101116 DOH Hflffl' 8 S9llt>ifl‘ilpil oil (lardiilul .\'t_-‘\\'lna1l l1y` is sold ttl|tlel~i;ual‘alltt‘t». of lllolloy but-it urs and live sailing rf-'s~sf=.lls' were cop- citiil._\' even in tht- expo.=il.ltlll oi' tile, llt~_ \\'iiliutll llitrty; lttitl trout tl sttl|i_\' ` li' ii i`all.~= to l't-nltivv tilt* i`t'et-ltlt-s, }tul't‘tl. \ . yoltl' tus tes. f ...nr ~ W- “W ' ~' ' 1,. r ri. 1' . , 2- __ 5- T Advice Conceruingd Your ewSpringSuiior0vercoat V t . 5 ' tl~lO I IN STEAI) of l>il_\'itlg it, pot;-lut-l\ l`:tshlt>lt»~t'e;ltly_ cut, appl°oximat.e-t`it.tillg,->up- pose you go to one oi' our t‘oll\ft>.lllelltly lot-ittotl iz-tilor sllops, :intl tell us just how you want it designed and drafted. < Suppose _volt let its nl:-lkt-‘ it blue print; ol' _your ltotl_\' lines mlt.l-ll gifapllit' l'et~ol'd of ` 3 Suppose you pick out the cloth i't'oln hall' ll. ttltotisrlttti nt-w custom tailor weaves, ' made exclllsivel_\.' for tis at tht' mills. Anti thc inslliotl from tho st~ast>n"s authentic custom tailor style plates. Anti t,.}tt~.tl it-I. its :lllllllgtlllilalttw lioth these st\lt>t-.tiotl.~' into it spring suit, built to 17 of _your l>t>t'l_\' tlilnotlslotis. or into a spring overcoat. - Suit or vercoat Made to Your Measure. 1 gg '- _ , rv. 3 T C J_AMl8 - . ~ ' -Clerk l I. N (H '. N'»5- o`:.°»'§'.'l° t:l°.:'ft..i'::'f.'f:`....»»,i....- Out-of-Town Men: ~ i ¢ - I / » _ in “_ ` PreeU¢|\t,_ I n li SIX (JONVENIENTLY LOCATEDlMON'I`REAl. STORIES 4 158 Richmond St, Charlottetown P. E. I. r _1\-_" 3.1¢ af' _ 1 I _ i _ __ iw' ' l , ` N ECAUSE we are making clothes to order for thousandstof men, we retail the _ custom tailor’s craftmanship on a wholesalers profit-margin. Order your new Spring Suit or Overcont today--it willlbc I‘€3d.V"3h<“- da-Y .V011 want it. If the finished garment is not absolutely and completely to your liking, you won’t; be asked to take it. nglislt&.%rnrlt1h n h>n(iln. T t J. rit i' ~ ii`r‘t~ Ht tn lt- . 1-' i~'o l’i‘ . ._ lfllt-':l{=l:rt~'lforfn Tzlzpl- l.i'l’lt-. ami- Thr" Rue" "nun" Ns' _ ,ae ||_~, _eq 4-,,|v\,,,imt N,-,.,., p;,,,,V_ Amherel. HJI. St. John, N.ll. sneftmmtte l=r`¢tl»ru-¢¢n..~:.ll. y .'-\'""‘*~\i Sy