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CHRIST IN THE BIBLE. SERMON AT ST. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL

The Rev. E. Copley Aloyle preached at St. John's Cathedral on Sunday morning from the text." Ye search the Scriptures because we think that in them ye have eternal life; and these are they which bear witness of me" (St. John, 39). The rev. gentleman said:

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WEDNESDAY.

DECEMBE)

BOXENG WORLD CHAMPION

SHIP PROSPECTS. CARPENTIER'S VICTORY OFER

BECKETT.

(CONTRIBUTED-]

AN APOSTLE OF PROHIBITION DR. D. M. GANDIER OX PROSPECTS IN THE EAST.

THE SILVER QUESTION. FRANCE'S GRAVE PROBLEM. As if by the sleight-of-band of a malici- aus conjuror, silver money, so pleasiful even half a year ago, has vanished, 'or nearly so, into thin air, write the Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. they can give no change for small paper in 33 seconds, will create & stir in bax In the markets the vendors complain that the beavy-weight champion of England, notes. **It is a loss to us, they told, ing circles throughout the world. The Collect and Epistle for this second to send away customers who come with sult for since the lamentable failure of tional Council, who are his official ad- me to-day, for we are sometimes obliged Britons will be disappointed at the re- The Governor-General and the Na- subject of the Holy Scriptures or the indeed, aften to ask customers to return rung of the boxing ladder, hopes centred lature pass such a measure at this session. Sunday in Advent both speak of the bunches of banknotes. W

obliged, Bombardier Wells to reach the highest visers, have recommended that the legis we naturally turn to the later, and in the meantime try to get on Joe Beckett: whose rise to fame has been | President Quezon of the Senuto is strong-

become champion of the world. The man- 40 stendy and so marked by real boxingly supporting this proposal and says the talent that Englishmen were ten in their hope that he would one day prohibition bill will pass the Senate by

quite justi

a big majority! ner of Beckett's defeat, and how he fared Filipinos, who have been educated in The young generation in this contest, have yet to reach us.

the schools since the American occupa exing enthusiasts, therefore, will have tion, are almost unanimously in favour expected defeat Beckett has lost all hope younger people are in this year's House af rising to a position in which he may of Representatives have the right to challenge Jack Dempsey, element in the whole situation is the The only uncertain Dempsey, has promised to fight the win- great influence in the House, and prob the heavy-weight champion of the world. attitude of Speaker Omen He bas ner of the Carvensier Beckett match in ably he could defeat any measure which London about the

of next year, hu vigorously opposed. It is generally believed that he will either support the Prohibition "Bill, or assu226 a neutral attitude towards it and tell the members. they shall vote upon it without any re commendation from him if he does nut indications are that the Philippine Ta oppose the measures it will pass. The lands will be the first of the Oriental. nations to adop: prohibition as national policy.

Dr. D. M. Gander, who came to the East Jast April, representing the Anti- The news that Georges Carpentier, the Japan after spending a couple of months.

Saloon League of America, returned to French champion, has beaten Joe Beckett,in China and the Philippine Islands.

He reports that the Philippine legisla- ture now in session is almost certain lo pass a probibition law for the Islands

Bible, and Bible as our subject this morning.. Wej speak of the Bible na inspired, but what exactly do we mean by that expression The church has never defined inspiration and so we are able to hold very different views about the subject without being disloyed to the Church. It is clear that the purpose underlying the Bible is to bring us to God and to teach us about Hi and Flis Will God's spirit worked upon the spirit of certain men of the Jewish nation and they realised that they had a message to deliver to th people of their time. God used men with their infrmities and their imperfections to convey a message to His people, God

change somewhere cise 11 ticket clerks, often cannot give change, In the under ground railway the caissières.. just as at certain moments in the war. or lady Travellers with small banknotes of are or ton francs are requested to wait Sometimes they, make queues until other travellers have paid their fares into await the decision whether by this un-of probibition. A large number of these silver nickel, and bronze, and then only enn the little banknotes be changed. In some cases charge is offered in postage stamps, and those cbliged. to buy mast rest satisfied with stamps as tender.

Certain enterprising tradespeople make money of their own for their habitual cus- tomers in the form of bits of cardboard, marked as of the value of one or two or half a franc. This form af

worked, as it were, from within the warency is atamped with an impress mtb. acting upon the 'man's spirit, and the ber stamp bearing the name of the trades- match, which took place in Paris on Deof the House to decide for themselves how

and it Carpentier beats the burly Ameri can, he will be the first Frenchman to become boxing champion of the world.

Joe Beckett started favourite for the man gave the message as he understood man, and accepted by him as mones in cember 4th., by virtue of a smashing vic i. The message bore the impress of the his own shop. individuality of the man through whom The chief cause of this scarcity is the round of a match which Goddard was tory over Joe Goddard in the second it was given. There was nothing me high price of silver metal. for a five confident be could win. Beckett is only chanical about the method of inspiration frane piece which, in particular contains 23 years old, and had his earls training is was entirely spiritual--the result of little allor, is actually worth more than under Sam Langford, who, in his day, was God's spirit working upon the spirit off. 300. at the present market-rate ef the prophet.

silver

one of the greatest fighters the world has Hence an illicit traffic in the ever seen. From him Beckett gained white metal has sprung up for some time very useful experience which, coupled literally melted away. It is now knows ringeraft that no other British Sghter can and little by little silver moner has with bulldog plack and a knowledge of that certain persons buy silver miss at boast, was expected to help him on his of melting them down. Others pass them by coloured boxers. There seems to be no a premium of 20 per cent with the object way to the proud position so long held

some

During the 400 years before Christ entre, no inspired prophet bad arisen amongst the Jews, and so they relied more And more upon the recorded utterances of: those men who had been inspired. As ime went by, the Jewish teachers ad into Switzerland, where French silver negro boxer to take the place of the money does not suffer from a heavy disfamous. Jack Johnson, who is now train- count or exchange like paper. This stato ing & coming beary-weight in Mexico of affairs might ultimately become in- Jeanette and Sam Meven-have all had jurious to the pational credit.

The famous trio-Sam Langford, Joe But the authorities are now taking their day, and boxing promoters are not energetic steps, as officials at the Finance Ministry are mere black champion, for the negroes have in- foreshadowed The too anxious to are the rise of another optimistic than are commerce, and the troduced some very undesirable features

into the game.

public

They assert that paper money en enerally speaking, be readily chang no doubt, admit the Government finan is thus no real deadlock. But ciers, the rise in the value of silver has led to malpractices Further, the detec tive service, armed with a new decre, will sternly track all delinquenta and get them punished. The Customs House will rein force the service of supervision to prevent the export of money.

in

behind, says Dr. Gandier.

It looks if Japan might not he far

rapidly coming into prominence

that he find the probibition question He reports

Japan. Public officials are taking on in- telligent interest in the matter, and aro end how the prohibition policy is work eager to learn why America went dry, ing over there. The eneational fenders that they will be quick to recognise the are showing an interes which suggests educational gain, which will come with the disappearance of the drinking habit.

Dr. Gandier says he will not be sur prised if prohibition is the national policy of Japan inside of five years from now. He says the leaders of Japan

prohibition America, like an athlete. have already noted, namely, that through. are beginning to see what British dealers.

is training for world-leadership."

Navigation d'Extreme Orient, of Saigon, SAIGON RICE MARKET The Compagnie de Commerce and de- in, their report dated November 25th.,

states:

Our prices have increased during the last fortnight, owing to the scarcity of bargo which is still in force, not caly upon export from Indo China to foreign stocks of paddy, old crop, and the em

province to countries, but also upon that from one Usually the provinces where the crop is supplying the market with new paddy, another in the interior. early (November and December) were and that, being mixed with the old, wade port stopped, but eved the districts which export easier. Now pot only is the ex-

those which have an early crop. have a late crop cannot be, supplied by This state of things has made the prices drop the prices have increased everywhere little in these latter provinces, but

to the awe with which the written words Rradually, one tag were regarded They gradually lost sight of the circumstances under which the words were originally uttered and, in many cases, they attribut. ed to them meanings which were never intonded by the man who uttered them Gradually the idea of inspiration har dened and became mechanical, and in spite of their devotion to the written

Carpentier, who is to years of age, was words of Scripture the Jews in Christ's

one of the startling French discoveries time failed to learn the lesson which

name by his decisive victories over Jim of pre-war days, when he gained, a great those words were intende, to teach, vix the spiritual character of all true re-

Smith, Joe Jeanette, Pat O'Keefe and Salliran Bandsman Rice Gunboat ligion. If we would End the key to the

suffered in the course of a meteoric career understanding of the Old Testament

Billy Wells The only defeats he has Beripturns, we must look at their teach

Billy Fapke and Frank Klaus. When the ing about the Messiah and bis Kingdom

were administered in his early days by In the early prophets, like Elijah and the authorities have no other financial For the moment

war commenced Carpentier was at the Elisha, the Messianic here is hardly more plans in view, such as the suggestion of eight of his carcer. Enthusiasts will than a belief that the nation who wore minting money of a lower standard. remember that when Wells was first shipped Jehovah would be victorous over all its enerries. They seem to have had

matched against him, one of the London newspapers, because of the height, reach no expectation of a supernatural de each of whom gave out that he was the those of the French lad, said that the

and weight of liverer. In Amos and Hosea, we have the long expected Messiah, and the constant promotion of such contest was little in comparison with Wells, promise of national prosperity if the and numerous claims, to set up the short of a nation turned from idols to serve Messianic Kingdom had repeatedly led out and carried away from the ring a scandal. Yet Wells was knock Jehovah, but these prophets had not to rebellions against the Roman power unconscious just as Beckett was in this grasped the noble universalism which the and had made Palestine one of the most victory, Carpentier was considered a later prophets, had come to realise.

sensational match

After that great With Iminha new development of the Jewish history records no less than its coming world-champion-an opinion that

difficult parts of the Empire to govern. idea of the Messianic Kingdom took men who were regarded sa, or claimed place.

has bean strengthened after five years. It was to be ruled over by to be, the Messiah, some of them before boxer during the war, and resolutely The French lad forgot that he was a descendant of David who was to be filled and many of them after Our Lord, refused many offers to go to with God's spirit. There shall come esus Christ came and claimed to be the would have made his fortune. When the forth a shoot out of the stock of Jeans Messiah, to be the person of whom the

America that ...and the spirit of Jehovah sha!! Scriptures

War was over, and he had come unscathed Test upon him

spoke, "Ye search smite the earth with the rod of his ye have eternal life; and there are theycal as to whether he had retained his ele

and he shall Scriptures because ye think that in then man, boxing experts were frankly scept

the through hair-raising exploits as an air- mouth, and with the breath of his lips which bear witness for me." he said to magnificent fighting skill. Even when he ahall be slay the wicked

.and it shall come to pass in that day that the when John the Baptist, who was shat two months ago many doubted if he had have been already sold for December to

the Jews.

Ar on another occasion defeated Dick Smith in Paris a little over

The demand from all parts of the Far root of Josse, which standeth for an up by Herod in the gloomy fortress of don newspaper said after that fight: that the needs of all foreign countries. East is very strong; about 120,000 tons ensign of the people unto him, shall the Macherus, sent messengers to nak Jaus It was, however, & new Carpentier we

really

come back A well-known Lon-April shipment, and it is moet 'probable nations seek and his resting place shall, if he was the Messiah our Lord replied a be glorious. Here the prophet sees the by pointing out that he was performing fought Wells and Joe Jeanette and Guns expect a sensible drop of the prices in Messiah is a ruler whose power extends just those wonderful works that it was boug Smith five years ago with a smile plicated by the enormous rise of ex-·

w No more the gay

will be very large. We cannot, therefore, far beyond the Jews and brings righteous and the Messiah would perform. "Go always on his face 206s and peace to the world. This idea your way and tell John what things ye grown into a man taking things very country than elsaw hero owing to the the near future. The situation is .com. of the royal descendant of David became have seen and heard, the blind receive seriously, and he was specially anxious tightness of our financial market.

Carpentier has

change,, which is more important in our a fixed part of the Messianic hope.

During the seventy years of the Jewish cleansed, and the deaf hear, the deal since 1914 whether he still possesses the January lat, to November 23th. i 741,949 their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are to find out from this his first real fight: captivity in Babylon the idea of the Messianic Kingdom strengthened its hold Goapel preached to them.

are raised up and the poor have the extra pace and skill and stamina that

"The total amount of rice exported from apon the Jews, and in the later chapters The guiting thought of the Old Testa. The question was not definitely answered keep a man in the championship class, of the book of Isaiah which are now ment is the coming of the Messiah, the in the fight. In his old days Carpentier generally believed to have been written outlook is evar to the futuro. But in the would have made much shorter work of by an unknown author about the end of New Testament the central point of this big, strong but alow Englishman, but the 70 years' exile) we have a new element supreme interest is felt to be in the past cularly at introduced into the idea of the Messiah and to have taken place when Christ was.

be did not seem to trust himself, part The deliverance was to be wrought through born in Bethlehem. The New Testament and one of the greatest boxing critica

first" the sufferings of the Messiah. "Ho was writers are constantly looking back to in the world, inclined to the opinion that Mr. Eugene Corri, the famous referee: despised and rejected of men, a man the period of Christ's birth and earthly Beckett would beat Carpentier. Perhaps sorrows and acquainted with grief life and death and resurrection. But he will now admit that the Frenchman. mupuk surely be bath borne our griefs, though we believe the chief event in his has indeed come back"-not a and carried our sorrows, yet we did tory lies now in the past when God took a man, and that the war his given him esteca bim stricken, smitten of God and our human natare upon Himself, yet. self-reliance in a greater degree

lad but afflicted, But he was wounded at the same time, we believe that the ever. Whether Georgen Carpentier will for our transgressions, be was bruised full results of that stupendous event become world's champion time alone will for our iniquities; the chastisement of have not yet been accomplished. The show. Dempsey is a giant, but in boxing our peace, was upon him and with his work of God is carried on in the Church the huge man is not necessarily the best stripes we are healed.!!

to-day by the Holy Spirit who is at work mai brains must also count and these The book of Daniel speaks very plainly guiding, cleansing, directing, giving of the Messianic Kingdom with its rules, life to the whole, and He it is who leads sure. In past days, Bob Fitzsimmons and the Frenchman has in a remarkable tea "Son of Man." It tells of the time men to see the attractive power of mep-they could have done the middle. when the God of heaven shall set up

Charlie Mitchell were comparatively light a kingdom which shall never be destroy- ed for shall the sovereignty thereof be harden and become formal. To counte America has hoen unfortunate in her, Inst

All religious ideas have a tendency to tolday, he

weight and yet, were either.

theus alive left to another people, but it shall ract this tendency Christ has given the two heavy-weight championships when

Would

the board break in pieces and consume all these Holy Spirit, Who is the "Life-giver," Jack Johnson sold the match to Jess Wil kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever."

The belief in the Messiah who should Church and to guide us into all truth, was treated like a punching bag by Jack to infuse continually new life into the lard, and when untrained Jess Willard arise out of Judes had spread beyond the So that, though the coming of Christ Dempsey. There is no doubt that Demp- Jews and was widely known by the in the flesh was the beginning of a new sey is a clever fighter, but it would be Gentiles all over the civilised. world, for everywhere throughout the Roman simply living on the recollection of Dempsey is just a big fellow, and can- A practice shoot for possible and prob are for the human race, yet we are not foolish to pretend that he has done day. Empire Jewish magicians and dream-ex past, however glorious, but we rely not be considered anything more wonder thing very remarkable in taking the title pounders were found, and they had not the very present help of the Holy Spirit. been silent on the subject of the Messianic who in the Old Testament times war ful than Carpentier, or even Joe Beckett. hope. How far-spread was the expecta leading up to the coming of Jesus champion is not profitable. tion of the coming of the Meriah we Christ and now is leading us to the Dempsey will defeat Carpentier on, no,

To can learn from the visit of the wise fuller appreciation of the revelation there are many others who will want the speculate on the future heavyweight Whether men or "magi" to the infant Jesus which Jesus Christ came to give us.

Long before the birth of Jesus Christ Let me conclude by pressing upon you promising of these is Fred Fulton, the there was a strong belief amongst the Jews the truth that as we have in our Bible giant American, who was knocked out by right to challenge the winner. The most that the time for the coming of the the record of God's revelation of Him-Dempsey last year the only defent in a Messiah was at band, and, as we know elf to man, so we have no excuse for career full of successes. He is now in from the Gospels, there were & humber neglecting so important & book. Yet the England, where he has gained some very low ant in the webampion an of devout Jews like Simeon and Anna ignorance of the Bible shown by many creditable and Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathen, Christmas deplorable H-there-Eddie Accor who were looking and praying for the anyone here who does not read his Bible Fulton insists that it was lucky punch who record does not lift him above the ies, his yintims including there is also another good fighter in Billy coming of the Messiah. It was this wide regularly let him resolve today to make that gave Dempsey the victory when they ranks of mediocrities, and Frank Horan And Arthur Townley Miates of America Battling Levinsky, spread expectation of the Messiah that real effort to study carefully that Holy Goddard are young, and they will doubt with Carpentier to that they must also be gave an opporunity to many imposters volume, so he will grow in knowledge of

last met. Both Joe Beckett and Joe are both endeavouring to obtain a match (Continued at foot of nest column)God and in spiritual strength.

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