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FROM THE PULPIT.

The Compassion of Jesus, Sermon preached by the Rev. V. E. Copley Moyle in St. John's

Qathedral Yesterday.

met, and formed a strange con-

which remained unmoved the sight of the widowed mother's

grief. For it was as fad a case as one could moet. The young man who was being borno to the tomb "was the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, ' It was not likely that Josua would be unmoved by the woman's for- row, nor was it fitting that death should thus flaunt his victory in the very presence of the Prince o! Life.

Turning first to the wooping

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how compassionate is the loving Heart of Jesus, and to-day, if ever, the world needs the message of the compassion of Jeans.

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THE LATE MR. SAYER.

· Funeral this Afternoon.

OUR LONDON LETTER.

(Continued from page 8.) that an advance, once launched, (will never be checked for want of shells and cartridges. Those who have visited the Front death of Mr. George John Badde the scene absolutely beggars des- We regret to announce the in France and Flanders say that Sayer, which took place at the cription. There are more and Matilda Hospital, yesterday, so sores of munitions and stores kong Telegraph special edition. There is a general impremom briefly announced in the Hong-waiting ready for the big thing. yesterday afternoon.

{that the next six weeks will be The deceased came to Hong-momentous ones in the history of kong about twenty five years ago the war and may even see its to the Naval Yard. Ister orists reached. Bat it is also he joined Mossze. Patobard obvious that the Grand Start fin 2 and Lowther in the building the West would prefer to ensure 2 of the Admiralty Dook. a simultaneous onensive East and 0 That work being comple- West, and this depends to mOID 5 ted he commenced to practice on extent on the ability to equip 14 his own sooount as an architect Russia without delay. And so

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and civil engineer. Mr: Sayer had once more the importance of the

family of four sons and three campaign in Gallipoli becomes daughters, and within the last two evident. When General Joffre years, two of the sons died in does decide to strike the blow in Hongkong. The two remaining the West, the Germans will un- Boza are, or bays been serving doubtedly experience some un- their King and Country, and it is pleasant surprises. They may reported that one has been made find themselves paid book in a prisoner by the Germans.

[their own coin on a wholesale The deceased was a prominent scale of which they have at pre- Freemason and in 1898 he was ant no conception. Worshipfal Master of the Zetland

Sir John French. Lodge. In 1901 he was P.M.Z, Men who are home from the

Of late, Mr. Bayer had been em- largely the personality of Sir Victoria Chapter and in 1912 he front entirely confirm the reports. was District Senior Grand Warden, current in London that it wa ployed in the censorship of John French that saved the telegrams, and he was a very hard-situation for the Allies at the working and an enthusiastic Hon, first battle of Ypres. The situa

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Once He had been able to look this completed advance we gather i upon the world and pronousos it hope for the progressive extension "very good," but that was before of the same principle beyond ein had entered it. But when He the sphere of persons! affairs. For in many a home to-day is eaw His work marred He knew The days of clan fende end Mr. J. P. Roblasens XI. v Mr. W. rated the tragedy of Nain. that an enemy hath done this." faction fighting are past among L. Wouser's XI. The only son of a widowed mother Bat He did not roat out the evil; the advanced nations at any rate.

The following are the scores in St. Lake VII, 11-15. The ouly is slain in defending his country. He suffered it to remsin, bat He Feudal barona no longer lead out the match played at Kowloon, on visible remains of the ancient But today there is no Prophet to gave us an antidote to its power theirliegemen against their neigh-Starday by Elevens captained village of Nain are some tombe meet the bier and say in the tones even His own presence. And bour, nor do adjacent towns tako respectively by Mr. JP. Robinson hown in the rook, seen as the of divine authority Young man to-day we can appeal to the up arms against one another. But and Mr. W. L. Wesser. traveller approaches the village I say unto thee arice." To-day evidence of Christian lives, as the it is not long as history reckons Mr. J. P. Robinson's XI. by a road which gradually rises, Death seems triumphant as he proof of the power and the com- time, since these local distur-Kennedy R., a Stalker, Stalker winding out of the fruitful valley claims bis

victims by the passion of Jesus.There is no sorrow banges were rooted out, and we Sation F., bStalker of Jezred or Eschaelon. From the thousand, he is no longer content in the world which Christ cannot do not wonder that progress McKenzie D. J.. b Braga village a mournful procession with those who have lived their comfort; there is no misery ea should be slow in bringing the Blackburn L. J., e Baleton, was wending its way towards life and come to the end of their great but that His help can enable affaire of nations within the sweep

Overy these tombs when they met Jesas. allotted span, but he solecis his us to find a blessing in it. Long of the higher principle. Still a Robinzon J. P.; o Stalker, This was in the early days of His victims from those in the lower before lle came to earth it was body of international law and Overy ministry when His popularity of their manhood, and homes are prophesied of Him that He would usage has been reared up, Esed E. B., & Braga... wes growing and He was accomp-stricken and widowe weep and "bind up the broken hearted-to designed, so far as it goes, to spied by a crowd of admirers and or plans moura, as strong men give them beauty for ashes, avert the outbreak of wars and to disciples. The two processions are burried to their grave and the oil of joy for mourning.

death stridoa triumphantly And He has done so.

minimise the rigour of such as By His cannot be averted. The position trast; those who followed Jesus amongst the foremost nations of presenes He takes the sting of some of the small natians of

Europe. were rejoicing at the presence

from pain, and the heaviest cross the modern world has points in And yet even now the cam becomes boarable when He helps common with that of the separat- amongst them of the great pro- passion of Jesus is felt. Though us to carry it. phet-the other procession was

The really ed cities in ancient Palestine. no doubt rending the air with the He no longer restores the dead to bapplest people are often those Switzerland, Belginta, Holand, mournful shouting and groaning the loving arms of those who who have most troubles-If I had Denmark for instande have been of the tired weepers-It would mourn them, yet II is still the been asked in my last parish for practical purposes in a state indeed have been a cold heart great comforter. To-day He has where the happiest family was to of guaranteed neutrality among Maokaskill

compassion cn all who suffer. be found, I would have shown my the Great Powers, though not all Braga .............. Jesus Christ understands the questioner a small cottage where in the same degree. In the United Over 6 1 22 spirits of men. He wept at the thers lived an old couple on the States of America we have a large Shrof........ I grave of Lazarus, "e does not old age pension granted by the nation inclined, and geographical- expect the mourner to get over Siste tho wife was totally blind ly able to remain aloof from the Broge J. V., h Beed... his or her loss knows that a severe bereavement doubled up with rheumatism to maintain itself as a nentral Stalker J. Kay MoLennan... 22 and the husband was quite quarrels of Europe and Asia, and Wilkie P. W. A., retired...33 takes time ore it can be healed, and lambago, but no more Bat Ho takes

zine from which come many in-Edwards E. J. b Road the sting loving and no happier conplo luences which have made for Macksskill K, R., o Mckenzie out of the parting by assuring as could have been found-the hus- peace. Besides these territorial Rood that we shall moot again. We band had never earned more than reservations are the many other Wester W. L., not out know very little, you may say, 14 shillings a week. But they limitations by which it has been Crory II., o Key Reed about the world beyond the wore as bright and happy as two sought to mitigate the miseries of Shroff L. F., o Kay Reed grave, about its occupations, its people could be-and Christ was war among sivilised nations. In: Dayton A. W. E., Lot out... mother, He bids her "weap not.' intereata, its work, ita worship; the source of all their jay-and ternational law has forbidden the Balaton J. Thes, approaching the bier, from and that no doubt is true. I supeo to-day, as we look out on a slaughter of prisoners, wounded Robertson Mejor

struggle against six hundred which the rabbis would bave Foe that the conditions of the world full of trouble and moura- and non-combatants, the plan-

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thousand of the picked troops of shrunk for fear of defilement Ho spirit world, whore time is not and ing and woe, let us learn the lesson dering of private property,

Germany. One regiment that lays his hand upon it, at which per chance spaos is not, are so uns if we have never learned it yet, the destruction of undefended

went into sotion eleven hundred the bearers stood still, and then familiar shat had they been ex- that Josus is full of compassion, places, the use of poison bs other

strong came out with 73 men, Els addresses the corpse in words plained in detail we could not have If you and I with our cold and barbarous means of diffence. It

and the casualties on both sides were heavier than any ever anderstood them. of authority: "Young man, 1

selfish stares can fool sympathy all goes to shew that a rational Bat this at least we know, that with the hearts boreaved and and humane spirit has been say unto thee arise, and he that

known before in warfare. But Sir John French never wavered. was dead sat up and began to for those who sleep in Jeans, the desolate, how much more must striving for a bold on the affaire spast and he delivered him world is a world of joy, and our Blessed Lord feet for them, of nations such as it has obtained

His reply to an officer, who plead». to his mother. And there came a

we know too that it is a world And though He may not at once in private life. It indicates some

Chino-Japaness Arrangements, ed that the men could not ao.. fear on all and they glorified where we shall recognise our say Weep not," yet in His own recognition of a common con-

complish the imposible, was that the impossible must and would It was at Shaneon, a

friends and be for ever reunited good time He will bring good out science and jadgment to village on the other side of the with those who we lova" We of this present evil, and we shall which the separate nations public opinion of mankind, to tau Customs question, which at from mouth to mouth along the Peking, august, 6-The Taing- be achieved. His words flow very hill on which Nain stood, shall go to them but they shall see Earope parified, disciplined, are amenable and are expected to rescue international, good faith one time threatened to prove linse, and something of Sir John that Elisha bad, with great efforts at rature to us. And, to-day ennobled ready to take her plecs conform. Present circumstances, from the slough it has been drag- troublesome, has been satisfac French's own spirit was coming and many prayers, restored to life if our Blessed Lord allows us in winning the world for Christ. unhappily, seem to exhibit ged through, to recover for the torily arranged to-day by the nioated to the army under his the son of the rich woman who to suffer and mourn, it is that

all this laboriously reared atras world the faith that right and conclusion of sa agreement command. After that there was no had entertained him, and the our character may be strengthou

od and that our affectiona had been the

may be withdrawn from this world Rev. J. Kirk Maconsole as she is said to be but a phrase, a fig-families of man in days to come. pending a post-bellum settle been ordered to do so. And Notes of a Sermon preached by ture us but "the baseless fabric reason are at least on the way to between Japan and Chius looking back. The men would of a dream." International law direct the notion of the whereby the former green, hardly have retired if they had and fixed on the world to come.

Union Church yesterday morning.

ment. The most solemn conven- That is the high ground to which ment, to the re-establishment so victory was unalohed from Text: Joshua 20/9, "These may be sure that every throb of sorrow in the heart of lia were appointed cities.... that tione have been torn up. Our this contest has been forced by forthwith of the Chinese Customs what looked like being vertain people ads an echo in the loving wittingly might fise thither, and gone to war for "a word," "disgraced it. The question hay under Chinese control on the nothing to show but untold own country is derided for having the very excesses which have house and the conduct of business defeat, and the Germans had whosever killeth any person un Heart of Jesus, and Lo only suffere

because it has a work to do in nos dio by the hand of the avenge the position that a powerful humanity with all its unquench-German regime, with the excep. desperate effort to back a war serap of paper." Oar enemy takes become that of the future of same conditions as under the casualties for the firm moulding as for eternity? Ander of blood, until he stood before

the congregation."

nation is a law to itself in able hopes and strivings toward tion that Japanese officials shall through to Calais. perchance to lassen the sorrow

One obarao a wiser law and a worthier life. be employed instead of Germans. teristic story of the British Com The preacher outlined the the most absolute sense, the one

only judge of its own osuas and We need not expect the era of It is also provided that all Cas-mander-in-Chief was told me by fanotion of the cities of refuge as At the sight of the young man is a tremendous comfort in the having in a rough way a similar of the methods by which that may universal brotherhood and per- toms property taken over at the soldier who was present at the once more alive, the memory thought that some oro feels for ustrial by jury. The sense of the tremendous claimè and rights as this war

ellest to the later principle of

be pursued. Germany affirma petaal harmony to begin the day occupation shall be restored, as retreat from Mons, asw much of of. these wonderful doede

is over; mtoy a well es the revenue sizce collect the fighting on the Marne, has mind and they exclaimed "thats not to have any friendly ear to/ween the parties in private rights as against Germany. Bəl-us must have been in every to bra: eme groat foto albare corato unity was interposed be- against others, but no one has long mile lies yet between od, less a proportion due for local spent more days than he care a lo and wooh 8 goal government in rccordance with recall at Ypres, and was in the great prophet is risen up among lieten to as, to have no kind word quarrels, private fende

gium ią overrun and now Rouma But We may believe that the German arrangement. thick of it at the recent struggle us and that God hath visited Hia

nis threatened with over-running. this sad strife is not to prove the The Inspector-General has fur- at Hooge. The incident had to people" The case with which spoken-that indeed is bitter restricted, and a check WAN grief. And our Blessed Lord ex-

Oities are burns, sacked, fined; grave of our best ideals, but ther come to an understanding do with what was probably the placed on the primitive angry their inhabitants put in fear of rather the re-birth of them to a with the Japanese Minister pro most critical stage of the battle Christ restored the dead is to perienced that; I have troddes passions of men. The way was death, their magistrates hold to new degree of strength and riding for increased Japanese of Ypres. Sir John French striking. In the case of Elisha the wine-press alone, and of the of law and order in the future. hostage. The field of battle in practical influence. If the attempt representation in the Customs was aaked for more reinfarosé

prepared for faller recognition people there was none with me,' struggle--they both prayed ear- What a difference it makes when such as new are found in all Neutral ships and citizens are civilised world could succeed then that her new nominees shall enter have only my sentry; take him," disgraced by hideous outrages, to defy the publia opinion of the service, and Japan now agrees ments. There were none."

was Sir John's reply, and, warely until something is done and all hope that law and reason are All these arrangements are en- enough, this solitary sentry so

God."

neighbourhood of the chief wants in the life of Elijah who had raised to life again the son of the widow with whom be lodged

in the Phoenician village of Sarepts.

are grester sign of this God.it inspired Mission had lingered in the minds of these country men than these victories over death.

and Elijah it was evidently a

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TSINGTAU AFTER THE WAR.

on the body. With Christ it who really feels for us. Dans it not the citizen who takes his cause not only said by neutrala to ever to prevail in the life of Statentirely satisfactory to Chins, and companied the officer back into nestly and stretched themselves we have a sympathetic friend; one private revenge is forbidden, and Bank, and "will continue to be indeed it would be good-bye to the service in the ordinary way,

And that is what we the wrong. A fair hearing, with protect themselves. These things as they have come to do in that are interesting us evidence of the the fighting - Une. Sir John

liar to-day, as they will be the afford are bat tos obvious and fami- of persons. But the world ounnot Japanese desire to re-establish French himself followed a few breword of fatare history. But succeed. The question to be Times:

to let the attempt good relations with the Chinese.moments later, and between that is not the end of the matter; decided is whether when we come

joy there must have beon in the Eome at Nain that night: How the grateful mother's bear mist have blessed the prophet

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Nazareth who had reitored her

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Exchange of Prisoners.

Blgeseri Lord has promised is an impartial decision legally en presence whenever there is faith forged are commonplaces of daily in our Bossed Lord there He business with us. Yet who knows

intervals of inuing, orders and Himself is present. And where He bow mány thousande of

conferring with him a generala- is present we have the best of oci years it has taken Germany may have lost het soul, fo deal with sovereign States

he worked strenuously like the His compassion bad indeed forters. Faith is the power which evolve these, or what tortuone gain the whole world or even one able to no consideration beyond been effectual. He had removed makes the unseen things real, it in

but it does not follow that she will we arrive at a unit which is amen-

humblest private in the RA.M.C. the cause of the mother's grief, like the microscope which shows mentation have led the way to Allies a task from which they dare own interpretation, and the na- has made representations to the like these make one wonder no

Bocial experi-

sere of it. She has put upon the its own interest according to its Austro-Hungarian Government wonnded back to the base, Atories Stockholm, Angust 3-The at assisting in getting the and given her “the garment of

them, opposed at every step as We would fain know what was, which our unaided eyes

us a real living world all around the limitation of personal rights? to be on behalf of humanity and | bound at whatever coef to main the exchange of war prisoner and affection which the rank and. not recede. The struggle has come tions of the civilised world are Swedish Government regarding longer at the passionate loyalty

praise for the epirit of heaven".

the subaquent life of the widow over 600,

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conraes of

and her eon-was the one of The misery in the world is a mistake brutality for virility, and world shore women who followed Jesus great mystory to all of us, and to sigh for the good old days when say who love liberty, or safe common conscience. That is the conditions, si the archange of diffenlt to obtain confirma

to remain tolerable for life and the supremacy of their sin, vin Sweden, on the me

British Commander-in-Übief.. IN and "ministered Hin some it is a great difficulty. Les violence counted for more und 100 for any who have aught that charge which the Allies will not prisoners between Germany and tion of the story that when told of their anbalance"? Was the Lord felt the misery of the world But mankind at large baareached the ideale of metor and just believe it to have been committed ed, will be carried out under the gasp a sternly reminded one of us remember that our Blessed on less in the conduct of life. another can covet, not to mention surret der, for in their hearts they Ramis. The exchange, il arrang that the men were of the last young man reckoned amonget the follower of Christ ? Scripture so greatly that on account of it stage at which euch may ine apart from even those who to them from God, Who is Him auspices of the Red Cross. The his generals that the is silent and we cannot tell. The He left the glory of Heaven and me as the cities of rolage are derids them would find life not self the Relage of the oppressed. difficulties do not seem to be “at their last garp too. obsolete because the principle worth enduring. The Allied The name of the Lord is a invincible, and it is expected to the story rings true to tho wtory is given to us by St. Luke took our manhood upon Him in So how is she power of Jesus order that He might comfort and they stood for has prevailed and nations are forced to remain in strong tower: the righteous run begin in about three wanks' time, know the msn. over death and also to show cheer and save as.

personal quarrels are adjusted under the common law. From the fight, not simply for their own neth into it and ia safe,"

preservation but to vindicate the

(To be Continuar,)