I T . . _ ‘it. partials Sh: not: to haul ‘on roof"! [tutti udap§nhww_ We , ‘ ' ,, the theoryflthaitany - hug‘; y, gig.- " I. I. é“ ‘June. oufmml-xunmlnao. ‘ ganmapa-Iaaagmmmlunu. Am-hhfllkrJI-I-Ofllls ‘ilfillliimilélillllillllll u.- .,. "d _ and excited conflict and Wtturbiatlon among imanosy. being Tbanbgiflilt Guardian will not be published on Day and a ipiislic holiday, the Tuesday. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1925 BHIPPIING DIFFICULTIES Owing, partly no doubt. to the unprecedented quantity of WWW" that are ibeing moved and the hund- reds of thou-sands of bushels Y6! l0 be stripped ‘before ‘the heavy frost! come. but, evidently largely to the usual neglect of Prince Edward Is- land's Interests. shippers are com- pIainln-g of the scarcity of ‘owtw I ted and even ordinary freight cans. One shipper informs us that where- five care are needed only no! Such at spectacle has not been seen in Canada and it Iii-fill!" Mr. Mackenzie King as a. small POI- Iticlan whose only interest Is him- seli. An- the Ottawa Journal well puts it. after reviewing all the cir- cumstances. "The present Is a case where any decent rman would be ashamed to try w carry on." sorronuu. mores ' _ able. Shi-ppersare anxious to get milmms- their potatoes off the- Island before ihe winter dlhflcultles begin and present prospects are that very large quantities will remain on the sem- mmm‘ “r “w” D9"'°mbe' Mn‘ hands of both {buyers and farmer-aim’ cummml unless mic-re cars are provided. The ‘Potato Growers‘ Association 495mm’ 5988mm and had "'5 origin placed their requisition for a suf- I“ ‘Indian fame‘ The good Indian ' “was supposed to provide in the September and they were gven the 311mm“ we pmvwkm requirad ‘or the winrter months. like some white ipeople. neglected flcicut nunriicr of cars early usual promises but the rpromises ‘have not ‘bcan kept. The", is no doubt a Scarcity o; to make this provision. And each winter saw many lndlang In want cars on the whole system ibut other pruvinces Seem to be, able toga amTo give such as these a second the CBITS they need although thelchance ‘he Gm“ 99"“ Emmy m” needs of the main-land provinces are not comparalble to ours. Here we have little more than a month‘ lo ship in. The Potato Growers‘ Asscciarfon foresaw this and made what thcy believed was ithe neces- sury provision for it, also rccvlved ilic usual promilsc-s but. to parody a famous phrase “Ottawa's fan- and honour u name.“ and we ‘haven't got the cars. It had been hoped that, with a Prince Edward Island representa- tive on the Railway Board. things would have ibeen more favorable to us this year Imt the reverse ls the case. T-he local railway men are their best. what aire the heads going m do about It? MR. KING HOLDS ON doing W.» infer from Thc- Guardian's Ottawa. dcspa-tchcs that Premier King has decider] to meet parlia- ment and to convene- the session on 10th. Neither from the point of view of the country's interests nor Premier King's per- hls friends or approve his decl- Doc sonal» interest will his opponents s-Ion. At his speech at Richmond Hill. in his own constituency ln North Yonk,’ with which hc- opened the campaign, ho guvc as one of his rcucsons for appealing to the coun- try a year earlier than 11c other- wise would th-ait. he- wanted his gov- ernment rte-inaugurated at the polls wlbh a sufficient majority to enable him to implement ‘his lyre-election promises of reform. If this major- ity wore not given hilm, ho declar- cdh.» would ask His Excellency the Governor General for a. dissolution and would call on a second general election. _ He has come whack with a. ghet- tcred party, reduced tin numbers. he himself defeated in a constitw‘ ency which supported lhlm at the last election, all his leading minis- tons, ancient land modern. defeated The thvln-ge he had ipromised to do for Canada, the reforms he bod promised. the immigration which he had promised to stimulate-all the things he was going to do four years ago and could not do ‘because of an insufficient majority he aow persists In attempting to do with a smaller ‘following and with an over- whelming majority against him in all tbut two provinces! ln Bi“ the failures which have characterised Mn iltiaobenlis King's regime his greatest milstake II his Meolsion to meet pa-rliteznem and carry on. Htia allies. the Progres- Ivee. who. by shifting and barter lug, kept the government In office. hlvstoms back with lees than half the stmrgth they had gone to the people with. TM! .1!!! Jvent most deserving of our public In- stitutions is the ‘Women's Institu- tes and it. ls gratifying to note that they are steadily increasing In number. vlded a season of Line weather in the eairly winter. Thils season they call Indian Summer. The ’ summer been remarkable- for its visltntlons to this province. all of ‘tihem wel- come and all mutually enjoyable. Beginning with the Progressive members oflparliament others fol- lowed. among them the Qweibec Un- ion of Municipalities. the Maritime l-‘iremen, ‘the Medical Associations ithe Pharmaceutical Association, the lMasonrlc Grand Lodge. the Orange Grand Lodge. the Oddfellows. and last but not least our prose-nit visit- ors, the representatives of the Maritime Boards of Trade with visitors anid delegates from other provinces .I't is gra/vlfying to re-; memlhcr that during a su-mime-r of‘ unusually rbroksn weather the very best of weather was vouchsafed for all these vlsi-tations and In eivery function airrangpd for "ailil. went mlerry as a wedding bell." The‘ natural inference is that Princei Edward I-sland is an ideal place- foré conventions. ‘i i ___ i Constlitutionally Premier Mac-i kenz-le King has the authority and right to hang on ito office ‘till form- ally defcvtted In the House of 00hr» mong aind he has determined to‘ stick to his rights. ‘But the decl- sion willl not lralse him in lnformisd puihlic opinion either here or throughout the Empire as common decency demanded" he should ac wpt the decision. at the ipolls and recommend the Governor-general to send for the leader of the larg- est group to form a government. Evidently .Mr. King expects an‘ In- formal coalition of Quebec Protec- tionlsts and Prairie Free Traders to kee-p him tin power. a thing re- pugnant ‘to every right tlvlnlrirnig politician and honest business morn. The loaves and ‘fishes have had more Influence with tMr. King and his advisers rthan the true in- terests of the Dominion which shall the permitted ifurther to am. fer until the familiar Providence he so often appealed to during the 081111981811 wills tit otherwise. But will the country stand for such travesty staitesmanohlp? ‘One of the most promising and As noted elsewhere In this issue the firltl-Dlstrict Con- have more ambition and determin- ventlon of the Women's Institutes "m" II W" “I” ‘i’ "I" '"°°°"~ In thIs_Provlncs will be held this to ifliollllillblll‘ ‘defeat -Jd a!» There isno change in the 100811 one and often not even one ‘is avall- ilnmical smlamm‘ “M” Yesterday lAny fine weather Ilia‘. may be vouchsafed in us during vii-wors- t, be culled In- dian Summer. l; ls one of our in- Somie- Indians. now ended has confidence we come to Thee, for Aught to Thee save what is already Tho breath and These, Father, are not mlne— Not even gratitude, till Thou dost My heart and woken It to love imd And yet Thy heart, Thnt And when I bring, 0ft grudgingly. some trifle of Ihc [a ‘Tis not Thy treasury I enrich. Blut my Impov lshed soul. Which,‘ giving, And hides its gift where neither ——'I‘heodora Maynard. trustworthy "nature. You are ten- Friday afternoon In North L“; der and true In your affection, and Hall, Elmira Division, at 2.30 to be followed In the evening at 1 with e tea servlcm- We» trust the Con- vention and well at- uncut. ' ~‘ - devoted to your family. hope. and live out of floors a lot. which means flllllll. the might aifectiatmospheric conditions and give rise to unfavor- able weather such na prevailed throughout the election campaign. Even the radio worked badly dur- ing the same period. Once the vot- ing was over, the result known and the renting and roaring of contend- lug campaigners bad cehsed the bad weatherended and no rain or snow has fallen In the week since. We hereby flle a caveat for a patent on our great discovery and will re- sent any Infringement of our rights. So many are the ups and downs of elections that most candidates. especially the seasoned politicians, are neither very much elated by a victory nor depressed by defeat. There are. of course, exceptions to the rule both among candidates and their supporters, Political op- ponents are often very good friends personally, and _treat each other with courtesy and fairness. This is the wiser and also the more politic course. iiilelloJBlan-kl Luck is against you this time, but next time you mayycome in ahead. I as we came In under the wire this time!" The remark was made by a successful candidate In an elec- tion In another province years ago as he and his unsuccessful rival met and shook hands at the close of the poll. I The incident la recalled by the rflbh 80hr ‘ ‘at £00m IIQIL “NEW" METHOD OF REDUCINQ ‘ 4B; [in U. A One of our Southern papers made a very humorous remark recently when It stated that the exercise that reduces the waist line most quickly consists in placing the hands on the table and pushing back. And many ofour clever writers who ridicule the value of exercise, would have less ground for their jesta Ii the exercise above were more generally adopted. They are certainly justified in smiling at some of our stout people who endeavor to reduce their weight by spasmodic and heroic ef- forts at heavy exercise, and who absolutely forget the exercise men- tloued above, of pushing back from the table. Because afterall where the Weight is taken on is at the table, ‘ Men and women will spend hours walking, horse back riding, bicy- llng, at heavy gymnasium work, to Efltrid of their superflous weight. thought a blanket would cover us ‘and than Will not push the table way, but will literally draw It to them. as they take Into their sys- tem enormous meals which simply add to their poundage. Some folks will even go to a Turkish bath establishment, under- go the successive steps from the hot water to the feet. to the plung- ing In the tank. take oft a good three or four pounds, will lie down fact that a blanket would almost have covered three of the four can-F dldates In Queen's County on Fri-p day last. It was a close race In-i deed and vigorously contested frompw start to finish and what everybody y wants to ‘be assured of is who Isl“- ing that we must waft till declarzc; tlon day to learn. ‘ It may be‘ prudent for Premier‘. King to withhold any statement of his intentions until tho final result: of the polling ls ofllclally declared‘ In detail. Then he must make ai statement to the country. After‘. that Mr. Melgheu will have some; thing to say. What the Ieadersi have to say when the time comes to speak wlll be reach with eager, interest. but nothing can alter thef fact that in the three of the four.‘ English-speaking provinces east of; the Lakes a most overwhelming; verdict was recorded against the‘ King Government. z Sometimes after a hobelectlonl there ls a disposition among the victors to exult over a fallen leader. (Continued on Page 5) Dally Selections I: FOR Guardian Readers I ‘F. O November 6, 1925 AN UNLIMITED SUPPLY:—II' ye abide in me. and my words ‘Abide In you, yc shall usk what ye will, and it shall bc done unto you. John 15:7, l’ilAYEIl:—-~(‘ur Father. with with Christ Thou wilt also freely give us ull things. THANKSGIVING ' I cannot give Thine; spirits flame by which I live, r bless thankfulneea. longs to hear Father." cry, me. "Abba. To take with sweeter thanks than I can show, As though lt were a gift. tho un- measured debt I owe. whole, I m!‘ King, akes lpgaln Thyself as IIOWQI‘, ‘Y ’ 1 ' moth norrust devour, __....<.....___» ‘ . o I NOVEMBER 6.—You need to olka love you. and value your Cultivate Your birth-stone Is fidelity, Your flower is the _chrysanthe-_ the topan‘ Contrlves with Infinitely generous .Slr,~— With regard to a letter _ art- headed. "Trading nt Home" and Such is Thy courteay- signed ‘by J. O. illyndman. In your paper of Nov. 2nd. ~I~f Mr. Hyndinmn would view the- matter more deeply he would find that rhere is anobher and take n short nap. then call for a lunch and liquid refreshment, GUARDIAN Th; Foolishness Of Preaching By Rsv. W. R. Inge, Dun of St- Pauvs, In The Gpoetator. The Archbishop of Qantarllaury has exhorted the clergy to take more pains with their aerimons. The result, as might-have been expect- ed, has been that the chronic dis- satisfaction of church-goers and others with the spiritual and intel- iectuai food provided for them on Sundays has become more vocal than usual. and that many clergy- men have protested that their crit- Ics do not seem to realise the dii- contend. The standard ofnreachlng In the Church of England is certainly low. Not only is the average sermon uninspiring, but there Ia ardearth of outstanding preachers whose re- putations can ‘be compared with those of Liddon. Magee. Phillipa Brooks, and Farrar. The few preachers who can still flll any church are men who for one reason or another are In the public eye; they are not great pulpit orators. but they are known‘ to have the cour- age of their opinion, to say what they think. Most of the preaching In Anglican churches is unwork- manllke and even slovenly. if we judge It as we should judge other professional work. Our 91151119191‘! do not study the art of hortatory eloquence as the Nonconformist ministers do. nor do they as a rule put so much thought Into their dis- courses as the Scottish Presbyteri- ans, from wholn their fleolile de- mand stronger meat than would hej acceptable to most English congre-i and before they leave the estab- lishment will have the three pounds‘ back on board again, g Remember that liquids, even; iltfil‘, are foods and build up fleslL-l ou never see a hoxcr or Jockey to hom weight is everything, indulg-g the winner? It seems at this writ-ting In liquids to any extent. I They keep "dried out" as they] cull it. abstaining from all llquldml Vi-‘atei- is good for everybody all: right hut puts on weight just the» sumo. Iiccause all your foods are‘ mostly water. Now exercise replaces fat with muscles. No one would ever deny that. But If you will not take the reg- ulation exercise In games or other, ways. then remember the advice of‘ one Southern friend. and take the exercise of pushing the table uway m you. Lin‘ x A4 g ‘ “ The Public Forum“ Thin column In open for the lllurllnnlon by u-rrrnpondrlits 0f questions oi’ Interest. The (Jlmrloltetmviu Guardian dues not necessarily endorse the op- inions of correspondents. 4+OQGQ44¥GGO A NU Rae's GRADUATION -Slr.~-Ir1 your issue of Oct er 27th was published an article ‘A Final Explanation." ‘In regatrd ‘to my explanation of the mutter as IDIIIIIIIISlIIQd tin an car- ller issue It would appear as If I was actuated by envy in the mat- ter. I can assure you such was not the case. if acted solely on the In- formation I received from one of the-Slstcrsln charge of the Hospital nit the time. (‘The lc-ttur contain- ing the ‘information ls herewith en- closed.) ‘It ls indeed regirettzilblv,» that bhis mattrr has received so inuch pub- liftlty and If the facts were as ‘Mlgs (Ylohossey stated t-hvm to ‘he. ll am very sorry for havting token up so much olf your valuable space, But l was distinctly given to un- rlerstanfl that at the graduation ex- ercise. there was no distinction made In the- respective merits 0f bliss Cldhossoy and myself, and I think I was justified In ibrlnglng this ‘to your notice‘. when It was ire- ported otherwise. I will leave the Sister's letter with you for one week. so tliait any onc Interested may call at The Guunlian oflllce and sec for them- selves. I nm Sir. etc. MADELINE GREENAN 273 Muiln St. St. John. N. ‘B. TRADING AT HOM E Mil-y out. apart from putting a tax on money sent to maiil or r ‘houses. W-lth reference to viih cash pIa-n‘. [do not think that there My need cf the merchants hav- ing entirely cash mica. ‘Some- mer- chants. I don‘t say all; charge Pin- tbrst on credit given mo customers. Oaish terms would notlbenefit ichese mieruhants. or lm fact any other merchant. dvlr. Hyndmian says that the people are now anxious to trade at home: In‘ regard to this statement. I think the people were always ready to trade at home un- der reasons-hie circumstances. vl-le- also states that the merchant: of 1P. E. IIBIBJHCI are keeping up public institutions. They don't keep up institutions -any umre than the tanner or other people of this prov- ince: and when they do give help to those institutions where doe; it come from ‘but outt of the farmer? They don't give It when they can't afford It! ‘Hie proprietor or share- holdsrs of those rna-II order ‘houses give aims. and are taxed In their own province, The merchants of this ‘province don't ilneap up foreign institutions. therefore we can't ex- many of Mr. McIntyre’? knocks to n th to v th t s 39:: 598px“! she‘ pgoph s‘ Ififlfge teaching is necessary for the illit- "we m‘ erate: but we are a reading people. land nothing can be more futile Ill’. Edward not. dew-n" you will lprdhalbly as well than, quit Iridktlng about yo bald times. poor prospects, crops. poor toe-till. poor land. gations. For this deficiency there are sev- eral causes. The Anglo-Catholic clergy. with some notable excep- tions. disparage preachlliS- I! 1B- flcultles with which they have to’! 3 ‘I Khakl Pants ls extra Fanta- To clear Dollar Days , ‘man's HEAVY on SHIRTS $1.75. Worth $225. Days . . . . . . . .. This Shirt la a heavy cotton A good strong brown Heath Regula 75c value- KHAKI WOOL Wonk 50c. » A big special buy I" worth anywhere 75c. 50c P In their opinion, a Protestant error to regard the sermon as the‘ most‘ Important part of the service. Sekomc of them seem hardly l0 life-DB"? their sermons. relying perhaps Oil-- the promise given to the Apostles that “It shall ‘be given you In that.‘ hour what ye shall speak." This- klnd of inspiration. however. doesi not seem to follow necessarily from , the possession of the Apostolic- Successlon. It is also a Catholic principle that the priest ls to glvcl the authorized teaching of the Church. not his own opinions. But} In these days. If people listen tol sermons at all, they want the flrst- hand convictions of the preacher. A sentence beginning. “The ‘Church teaches." or "The ‘Bible says)‘: leaves them cold. ‘The tendency to neglect and dIs-' parage preaching Ia douibtleas con- nected with‘ the Inferior Intellect‘ ual quality and the absence of pro-i per training among the Yflllflllflfq ‘ clergy. It requires no brains to be‘ a. purveyor of sncerdotal magic. and this conception of the minis- terial ofllce is ‘nfortunately growl lug. These young men adopt l1 very dictatorial tone In the pulpit: which repels their hearers. manyi of whom are far better educated. t than themselves. i Want of time Is often pleaded as the excuse for poor sermons. It Isa plea which cannot be accepted, for we can all make time to do our main work, whatever we thInk- It to be. 'lf.a clergyman rcally has no multiplication of church services. province don't sell the-Ir goods on a level with zmall ordcr houses? I think Iilf Iihe government would put that two (per cent tax on Inconvcs. such as the sixty-five thousand dol- lar salary that iMr. Henry Thornton got under the King government. It would lbe a ‘better plan than putting I; on t-he poor farmer, iwho has .i hard Iilirnie to make ends ‘meet. and who iis already over-burdened with taxation. I am Sir. etc. FAIR-PLAY TAX-PAYER ._.€-Q-Q>-——- “BLAMING THE FARMER" .SIr.~Havin~g read all of Mr. Mc- Imfyrds Interestldg and useful let- ters. and also ‘libe- critiicism of '*0rltic". "Amicus" and "Optimist." I; seems a pity Ito ‘think that all this ‘kindly advice con-id not ‘have “W593i!” been taken In a. ibetter spirit. Per- haps It was the truth of Mr. ‘Mc- Intyre's statements‘ that hurt. 85' the truth always hurts the most anyway. owin letters. neiiiher does the Bank to be a er or the Broker these days, I won- der lf "Critic" the school teacher (with the silk stockings) write for him._wihlle be struggled in the comer with great- flit", grandfather's lboot-Jack! ‘BrId-get she lied ‘better do some‘ scratching among the fellows down there. who will let her chop the are more imnrofltamle than ram-bl- wood. pitch may and fix the bat-l ttred lbs-tn door, while they‘ sit about ‘the house and spit on her clean stove and» floor. ilf the does not wirlte this wrote his or did As for I arn afraid It will take a. good island ‘down. sq foreign merchant; to keep op ' llmtbis province. - Your lucky-HIGH! g 0a..‘ ‘mugs iiili lt-I t. a f5! yarn. honegf There time u, prepare h]; gcrmong‘ [hgIIIOIICCI a library. and the isolation iprobable cause Is the inordinate ktlitlcal _ it is preparing to atbuae Its Into politics without coming our‘ badly smlrcbed. and few aanmong secular affairs. pulpit any longer hxercissa a use- ful function In modern life. I“ u" necked vessels by throwing a buck. this constant "cry" does not mean stful of water over them. To which that yoa are down. just where are l1 ' than. or where do you sweat no‘ "m, . ma," Mono‘ “d » that. especially MEN'S K-HAKI SHIRT-S, HEAVY 31-00. work nun, Dollar Days spsslal - - - - -- $i-°° HEAVY HEATHER WOOL HOSE 40c. Dollar Day Special Regular $2.25 Moot Khaki Work Shirts. clear Dollar Days . . . . - . - - ~- MULE LINED HIDE WRIST GLOVES MEN’8 WINTER PULL DOWN CAPS 31,50, Good Cape, new stock, Worth $2.00. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2 Pairs Dollar Days for 51-00 (Iome Where. Ihe Bargains ‘Bloom Henderson & Gudmore I Specials , ' ‘Dollar , CD3... I THURSDAY Ann rum ; ilovrunrn STIIIIIIIII Glllywjfy LOGGERS KHAKI ANTS $2.75. Thiy avy. Regular 05.00 Btu-Md w,“ . . . . . . . . . . $2.75 ‘run “we; EY FLANNEL ' S°pecIaI Dollar . . . . . . . . .. $1.75 ‘339 "p", and wool mixed UNDERWEAR a Suit of this ‘Dollar Days .. er 80x, all wool. . . . . .. 40¢ Pair $4.50. Dollar SHIRTS $1.75. \° . . . . . . . . .. $1.15 $1.00. Extra r Dollar Days, air Dollar Days. $i.25.~ ‘I0 d0: - special price D BLUE AN Dollar Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50 A|__|,_$ $1.50. Good quality heavy blue and bite Overalls elastic suspended! and blb FINE HEATH-ER so-x 2 PAIRS FOR guitar Days . . . . . . . . . . . $1.50 31,00. Heather Sex. fins quality, smart ' colors . . . . . . . . 2 Pairs for $1.00 Dollar Days MEN'S MACKINAWS 86-75- Extra heavy Mackinawe, pure wool, good dark MEN'S‘ WORK SHIRTS 95c. An as- . patterns. Sizes 38 to ‘l6. Dollar Days $6.75 sorted lot of Work Shirts $125. 31-35 illd $1.50. Value to clear Dollar Days 95c WHOLESALE PRICES ON MEN'S FURNISHINGS DOLLAR DAYS. GALINTLET LINED MULE HIDE stoves 50c. Strong. durable mule hills WHOLESALE PRICES ON MEN'S Gloves with Gauntlet. well lined- Worth OVERCOATS. DOLLAR oms. . o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. so Pair ‘1°°'°°"" a” c WHOLESALE PRICES on MEN'S 10 DOZEN MEN'S FINE SHIRTS $1.00. sun-g DOLLAR DAY3_ I’ I od Shrt b t broken ' nhozeof"; agrxoooof a ‘P211151: slightly WHOLESALE PRICES ON BOY'S ' ne . , musecmworth UP i0 $200K Dim" Di" - SUITS DOLLAR DAYS’ for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $1.00 WHQl-EsAl-E ""553 0N 59W“ OVERCOATS DQLLAR DAYS, FINE cast-mans sox 2 PAIRS FOR ~ $100 Fine WWrol Cashmere Sox, colors YOUNG MEN'S SUITQ $15-00. Si!” 36- gb"; grey brown and black Regular 75c. 37 and 38 only. Worth up to $25-00. T0 that‘ . , - Dollar Days .. 101 GRAFTON STREET NovaupEa-s. 192s '. ._ ,‘MlEN'3 coa1fisvftvisyarafris sass, men's FANOY Qnuttovznspszso, Fina Cashmere make, ‘all wool. Regulan Doilarr-‘Daysv . . “L. . . . SE50 PENMAWS EXT-IA J-IEAVX FLEECE MEN'S WORK PANTS $2.50 JPAIR. 25 pair: Mon’: Work PaMs. wflth " up to MEN'S Hearusifwodl. etovzs Scotch Knit Worth $1.25_J)oIlar Days $1.00 MEN'S WOOL UNDERWEAR RIBBED wear. .All sizes, shirts and ' drawers, blq __ .i Gwoatsrodn fawn, brown and Dollar Days $2.65 $1.75 SUIT. Come and pet ""1! "Flo. "w! "wm-u- . .. .... ..‘..f..,..".i 01.15 sun i Days.................,Q2_5o 1 heavy Hehthev‘ INooI Gloves en heavy ribbed wool Under- ollar Days. . .. 81.25 Gav-vying D WHITE STRIPE OVER- $i5.00 t which cater only for the spiritual luxuries oi’ a mere handful of peo- ple. whlle the mass of actual or po- tentlal churohgoers suffers. A real and deplorable obtacle is the ex- treme poverty of the clergy, which makes It impossible for the-m lo from nil stimulating and Iutellocui- al companionship In which many of them are forced to live. This last. however, is partially remedied by clerical iliscusslon societies. which exist In all parts of the (aountry. and to whjcb Nonconformlst mln- lstcrs are often invited. llut the want of llmoks la a grievous depriv- ation. which must have ibnd effects on preaching. The crumbling of certain parts of the dogmptlc structure has un- doubtedly Increased the difficulty of preadhing. There is much un- certainty as to what may be. and should be. said from the pulpit. The people themselves are Impati- ent with dogma. Accordingly. many preache a try to Interest their con- gregation by topical discussions of controversies. new hooks. or. worst of,all. burning ec- onomic problems, in which their III- lnformed tirades generate much more heat than light. There seems kind of fatality that the Church always begins to champion party at the moment Tlfe Church never goes ng comments or declamntions on It ma? be-asked whether the Oral hen to try to Illl rows of narrow- ituulty during the week of giving the parishioners something to think ubout outside the daily rout- ine oi‘ their llvcs. There ls atlll a very large number of people who can pick up readily whut they hear. but who have uovcr Iourucd to concentrate their attention on n printed page. One of the greatest difficulties which the preacher has to meet. arises from the very different edu- cational lcvels of 'hIs hearers. It ls almost Impossible to Interest highly educated men and women without becoming unintelligible to many persons In the church. And tho problem becomes acute when we are asked to assist the young [and thoughtful men and women In Itbe congregation In their Intellect ‘ual difficulties about the Christian faith. We cannot oven ccmc to grips with those difficulties with- out shocking and offending those of our hearers who are neither young nor thoughtful. There is no solution of this problem; whop t.hs laity complain of tho disin- gcnuouimess of the clergy In shirk- Ing the questidns which are exer- cising the minds of the younger generation, they seldom realize the shackles In which they are held. not by the bishops, but by another type of layman. The golden age of the pulpit is over: but It Is a great mistake to despise preaching, or to guppogg l p -..\‘." 5 t ‘\v, <*honns7i may be answered that we are In the v country, the 0.. it .1. - .,.. ..._. . ‘j .‘ J __1 '_ L“; that in this art. unlike all others, . Ipersllnnl goodness will compensate for want of careful training and diligent application. Z . . . __ i, Have you Iald in your wlnteifl supply of Opal? It In time you did-h ‘name _ q . d-We are-ready to fill bins‘ with all good Coal, the bait at thl lowest prices. A. Pickard 8t Co. "annwwu -cung For waiving of! or cur-Ind up i" up; at qptppa we have ithe r madlea. " l‘ Mae's Cold Dun 26o. Laxafive-Inmowulnlnsifls- s ‘ luellleyfi‘ OIDIIFTIBIIIQ: and‘ Inhplpr eon. _,,_ __'. flied Lprsphrdtloncl have _ proved beneficial In every can. ‘ m: z. macs Drugstore In Great more: Ina! L. mu Orders nmm In-bmrt h aiir" 0,; t . as‘. Abandon,