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Forty years of tent life ware not too much to bring Israel into | fellowship with - Abu-GodWho: | loves, to ~ dwell in the humble | heart," "after" generations in
which they had ligion and worship associated
Peking, Jan. 15-The Board Notes of a sermon by the Bev, with all that was gorgeons „and
af Directors of the Bank of Com- J. Kirk Maconsthie, at Union gigantis. Pavid was not now to According to the Japan Times manications has appointed Taxo Church on Sunday morning :
be in husto to remove the stored the Nippon Kasen Kaisha is in Ja-lin-acting, president of the "Wherescerer I have walked shrine. from its simple metting receipt of a telegraphic report bank pending the approval by with all Israel, spoke Is word to within curtains, which had at from Sydner to the effect that the the shareholders of the prelimin any of the judges of Israel, ay- lesat as much love and willing: Australian Naval authorities have ary agreement recently concluded ing: Why build ye me not an ness woven into them sa ever abolished the official restriction between the Bank of Communios- honss of Cedar ?" 1 Chron. 17/6. could be built into a cedar-lined on the supply of coal at ports in tions and a Japanese group con- God may commend a purpose in temple. "Spoke I ever a word, the Commonwealth, with the sisting of the Bank of Taiwan, your heart though he forbids your saying: Why build ye me not an all that the coal supply there the Bank of Chosen and the Bank Carrying it out. David's eagerness bouse of cedar? Did God ever has again become normal This of Industrial Development, for a to build a permanent temple in sik sa unfair requirement? is surely good tidings to the ship loan of Y.5,000,000. The terms: place of the old tabernacle sprang
Never. His requests are not ping lines which trade with of the loan have not so far been China Fires
Lever grind from a good impulse, but it was exactions,
the Australis, but no small dissp-disclosed, but Beater is assured H. K. Fires checked for the time because for faces of the poor, nor even pointment will come to Japans that the transaction is purely a
the coffers the time it outran providence, over-drain
of coal men, who have endeavoured businees one and that the reports Douglases which had reserved that task and the rich.. If He asks for fitness to capture the coal trade with of an amalgamation of the con- Steamboats honour for David's son. Yet in and proportion in our gifts, He Singapore, the Datch East Indies, tracting banks are entirely faire. Indos (Def.) principle David was right, and asks no more, and He would and other placee, while the Com-
The Waste of Capital. Indos (Pref.)
Shells: we may learn from him as we rather have less then have as monwealth coal
A matter deserving the closest
Ferries hear him reflect, "Lo, I dwell in dream He is to be served of our troubled with the strike. attention of the Government, a house of cedar, but the ark of mere affidence and luxury,“
when the time comes to make the covenant of the Lord re- though He needed anything
provision for clearing up the Sugars msineth under curtains.”
in the sense of sharing with as in Cotton Blaning Report.
|financial position, says tha Times | Malabons It is
the little things we so distress
is the enormous loss of money who not everyone
ourselves to get.
involved by the fitstion of Kailans Washington, Dec. 8.-Cotton limited liability companies which Langkats ares the incongruity between what he lavishes upon him-
The Paritsa is justified by this gioned to December 1smounted have never, from the day they Raubs self and what he devotee to consideration: It is better to err, to 10,359,346 running balos, in were registered, bad the slightest Tronohs God's work as sensitively as if err we must, on the side of cluding 177.862 round bales and chance of success. In the 10 Urals did David. Too often we make simplicity. For most purposes, 101,620 bales of Sea Island, the years before the war the aggre- such efforts to line our own wills, simple things are best-eimple Consus Bureau to-day sanocnoed. so to speak, with cedar, that only ways of doing things, simple Leat year 9.703.812 running tal (in cash and vendors' shares) H. K. Wharves a
gate amount of nominal capi- leavings are available for God's waye of living, thinking, worship-baler, including 93,361 round of companies registered work, and God does not like ping. In all directions over bales and 77,185 bales of Sea 21,456,000,000. In the same Shai Docks leavings. We are told on every elaboration defeats its own object, Island, were ginned to December. period £508,000,000 of similar hand, especially by people who and an obsessive error of our Ginnings by Stater, prior to De capital was involved in liquida have lived long enough to see the time in its over-elaborations. We cember 1, were: Alabama, 508.- difference, that we of the present have things. too huge, too costly, 714; Arkansas, 999.184, Cali-ions, and in addition the oredi. Lorg of these unsocomial generation do not give of our sub too complicated, and the mark is formin, 19,868; Florida, 46.999; concerns lost 845,000,000. Be. stance to God's work as our fathers over-reached in strained Georgia, 1,894,398; Louisiao. fore the war it was generally used to. It has never been my efforts, so that we fall short, amid 420,575; Mississippi, 728,205 believed that unproductive ex- lot to minister to a stingy con all our progress, of some of the Missouri, 51,073; North Carolins, 567,138; Oklahome, 743,875; gregation, either in theold country excellences of simpler times.
penditure, even I know in the South of Eng. South Carolina, 832,141; Ten. or here quite the contrary. But, speaking at large, I am afraid island a certain rare old Abbey nessee, 318,066, Texas, 3,494, can not be denied that whilst ex- Church, in which stand two or 344: Virginis, 23,161; all penditure upon comfort, luxury gans, divided in space by almost Stater, 7,587, and amusement has increased the breadth of the fane, and re rapidly, the difficulty of maintain-presenting tendencies (if one cares ing Christian and charitable to think of it so) still farther agencies has grown ateadily apart. One is the recent gift of greater for a considerable time wealth, intending all credit to past.
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now fal expenditure, by diverting the Shal Cottons nation's man-power from useful Yangtszepoos employment retarded national progress. The fact that we ap Borneos parently suffered 10 little was due | China Light & P. v. him to give the best that money worth of manufactured goods the war has made it mecoury to Dairy Farms
More than $2,000,000,000 | to car extraordinary wealth, but Providents could be." It is indeed a huge were exported from the United see that national energy and Green islands fair, with four manuale, some Blates in the first 10 months of national resources are carefully lice 60. stops, and I know not how the year, which has just closed, husbanded and used to the Ropes many thousands of pipes and according to the Bureau of best advantage. While hostil Steel Foundries B. miles of tubing, and capable of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. ities have been proceeding the Trams, Low Level sa. effects such as Bach or Handel This was more than twice the Government has controlled the Trams, Peak, old n. ever dreamed of. To what ex-mount for the correspond issus of capital, and after Trams, Peak, new n.
period in 1915, and the war it would be madness | Laundries
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It would be well it more had the sensitive conscience of this Israelitish King as he looked at the handsome panelling of his cedarbuilt house and felt it was covenant of the Lord still dwelt
tent some of these effects are within curtains." Lazary was
music may be open to question; getting ahead of piety, and the hat is certain is that the whole Far
in any if the company promoter were U. Waterboats King was troubled about it building shakes when the mace previous year of the Nation's once again allowed to set out bis Watsons God's work did not seem to be hice gela going, and that when history. In October alone the wares and attract from the public Wm. Powells getting its dae shere in his pro music without any point of in- exports of manufactures were for unsound and hopeless enter. Morning Posts a. perity, and David did well to look terrogation is required, recourse total for 10 months was $2,171,- urgently needed to repair the ns- valued at $200,385,424, and the prime capital which will be into the matter. It is a whole still had to the some principle to increase your
instrument
745,264. Analyzing these exporte, tion's wounds and, worse still, if charities as you inoresee your weetness in the opposite aisle. of incomparable |
it is interesting to note that he is allowed to divert from 10- expenditure. The reason why It stands there as it stood for breadstoffs shipments to Europe fal employment part of the nn people get no satisfaction by
ancient
moving into larger houses and centuries, cased in rough oak, daily products are leaving the 10 years
declined, although meat and tion's manpower. The fact that in
tent by a substantial temple. Be
Abundance of similar illustra-
is, however, reminded that the tions could be given. Shakespeare lent was sufficient in its day and wrote his immortal plays to be
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Nom.
2/4 13/16
email comparatively, in
third of the surrounding themselves with more
Om United States in increasingly capital registered under the conveniences and comforts is that keyboard is parchment yellow in the year ended November 1 points to a state of things
respects primitive. Ita double
large quantities. Corn exports Limited Liability Act was lost they neglect this principle, or and loosely bang, but the fingers even go contrary to it, curtailing of blind John Milton used to ware valued at $38,000,000, an that should be brought to a close. their gifte to iccrease their draw beauty forth from it, and increase of $5,000,000 over the There are highly speculative ven lazarice:
from the days of the Bluarts it decreased from $250,000,000 to in the extreme-that men of Demand
previous year; but wheat sales tures-come of them hasardous T/T David here was not reproved has led acceptably and sufficing-
2/3 15/16 for wishing to replace the movingly the warship of generations. $172,000,000.
capital are thoroughly justified in 30 ₫/5
2/4 undertaking; in industry without 60 dis
· 2/4 16 Irisk there can be little progress TT Shanghai.........Nom.
4/8.................. 2/4 3/16 ➡that is admitted. But such T/T Singapore that its day was not to be acted in booths, with the scenery
undertakings should be financed T/T Japan. 108 14
****. 99 hurried to a
close-Spoke left to the audience's imagina it worth while the few years privately by men who know ex: T/T India 169 Nom. I ever a word.
yings tions. To-day thousands of of a hamen oreature's life actly what they are doing. They Demand, India 169 Why build yo
me not an pounds are spent on elaborate to pursue coures of restless are in quite a different category T/T Ban Francis-] 5534 house of oedar? If God expects realistic representations.
co & New York ventures Bat over-driving, loading life with from the wildont us to observe proportion in our does any one really believe it is unnecessary wants, seeking from
which are
floated to attract TIF Java...................... 183 14 givings. He Himself does the worth while? Columbas discover it materially more than it can the capital ol the an- T/T Marks Nom. same in His requirements. He ed America in a crazy little craft, give or waxever meant to gives wary public. It is a little dificult / France........3.22 wants no costly shrines from Drake beat back the Armada with
Demand, Paris......321 14 What lesson our Saviour to see how the Government can
BUYING. poor people.
a-feet of ill-found vessels the size taught 80 kindly that undertake to restrict the raising There are poor and wretched of Yarmouth febing smacks. The time when He restored the equi. of capital for enterprises which 4 m/s. Lo
....... 2/4 11/16 4 / D/P...iation townlete in our own country, not most precious cargo that ever librium in the home at Pethany, are obviously hopalone without in to mention others, whose mean crossed that Atlantic was that “Martha, Martha," said He, “thou some measure.being regarded as
6 m/s 1/C................................ 2/4 15/16 30 ds. Sydney &) streets are dominated by some carried by the Mayflower, and art careful and troubled about *pproving those enterprise which
2/4 15/16 Melbourne on! costly piece of ecclesiasticism she was a poor bargue of 180 many things, little is needed." if permits to be-registered, but 30 d/s. Ban Franc-1 56 14 which ..bas sucked up tons, which bad to sell part of And indeed little is needed for the difficulty is not insuperable,
isco New York/ resources .of ths her scanty provisions to pay the the vital purposes of life, and the offical figures show that, 4 m/s. Marks......Nom. countryside into spires and but dees at Southampton port, and for the plessing of God, the while something ought to have 4 min. Francs 3.34 treason, The incongruity is took ten weeks on the voyage, at serving of His Kingdom, the been done long ago, the 6 m/s. France.....3.99 repellent, and it is hard to the end of which the poor souls entertaining of His Christ. How WAT now makes action imperative. Demand, Germany.. imagine how it can be supposed on board fell on their kases and fres from ostenation, remote from At a private meeting of bankers Demand, New York. 55 3 that Christ oan be served by such bleased the God of heaven, who all pretence, was the Lord's own and business men at which we TT Bombay means. Some of the gorgeous bad brought them over the vast life among men, and therefore were present recently one of the Demand, Bombay... 1691⁄2 Nom. buildings which have come down and fusions ocean and delivered how free from strain! Only once greatest lawyers in the country Calcutta to us from the so-called ages of them from all its perile and did He complain of entertainment startled his hearers by making Demand, Calcutta... 16814 Nom.
Demand, Manila 110 cffered Him, and then for its lack the frank statement that in his Demand, Singapore. 99 faith " - are.... open to the same | miserica". - suspicion, and the matter is be To-day we have to sink of certain simple things every opinion jointstock enterprise in On Haiphong.......
ypad mare suspicion in the case million in a single Dread" | where at hand—a kiss of welcome this country on the whole had On Baigon
24% prem of the colossal tombe and temples naught, and complain of any a basin of water, a few drops of not been a success. In view of On Bangkok of ancient Egypt, out of which wOYALS which cannot be anointing oil. Epoka He aver the faole can we my that there Bovereign God had called His people to taken in a floating castle amid all word mying “ Why build ya ms was no jarifcation for the re- Gold Leaf, per o... 50.90. teach him a simpler, sa well sa a) the luxurise of a árst-rate hoist, not an homme of cesar.”—He who mark? In it not rather s matter Bar Silver, per 0%..... 37 træer worship. These vast shrines ( It in all overdoos, and the sime had not where to lay His head? urgency to find out the root are not only strking monuments to over-doing goes on in all dirso- Asked He ever for ought but sa onuse and get rid of i? haman genius, they are everlasttions. The very children's toys open heart and a willing mind ing testimonies to slave labour have got so complicated that no wherein He may...dwell, and, and orwel taxation, the captions fan can be got out of them, and wherein, when He dwells there, of taskmasters who gratified their if you want to see happiness you dwells also-the-renewed · nature For a good solid meal a la CWA kanily whilst scoring are must look for the airset archin to which His yoke is always easy wine & Liquors of the Best Carte or Table d'Bote with with: har æng: Wolky Beally inļand His burden light 7
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