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fices that dày...and rejoiced: God Kad made them to rejaïen with great joy and the women also and the children rejoiced – so that the joy of Jerusalem wak heard even afar off."-Nehemiah *12/43.*****

khai đây” was the one ap of the pointed for dedication restored wall of Jerusalem, and the account given here 13.

lively vivid and picture showing how a great national rejoicing was carried out five and twenty centuries ago, It has the contrasting back ground of a long struggle against difficulties which had often seemed insuperable. Sword in one hand and trowel in the other Nehemiah and his people had had to toil for weary months before this dedication day with its sing ing and processions and festivities || became possible. In this world it. is the rule that men have to work for their joys, not seldarn to fight

them. Tha happiness which is neither earned nor won has no kren edge. But these people had earned the right to sing, for they had had to struggle for their success. Open enemies had fare. assed and threstaned them in thes work,secret opponents hadplotted against it, scoffers had passed i their sneers and prophesied it never would-be done. But all that was past; even the faint-hearted confessed themselves mistaken, and the very laggards toed the line on-theyday of thanksgiving and rejoicing

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it which appear to aim at the destruction of home life. "In the name of democracy, as some fanatios conosive it--all children ins to be children” of the State. Communism - run mal is to possess” and rule us all, în our down sitting and our uprising, our going out and our coming in, from the cradle to the coffin. Nothing could be more insane, or Hnos insane more abominably wicked. A world safe for demo cracy will have to be a world par ged of the poisons which are being (put out to sap the sanotities of household life, a worki sufs for the woman and the child, in all that womanhood and childhood stand for in their purest ideal. `:

One further suggestion only from my text. The gladnem of the dedication đầy was so great] that "the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar-off”... Joy- does carry far. Outsiders beyond the rebuilt wall could hear and as they listened they said one-to another, The Lord hath done great things for these people,” Land... -- they reverenced the God of Israel. Our object of what has been dones locally has been, we are told, to impress the good news on our, neightours brunt of the long struggle, feelings is to be feared have had but a dis- near and far, millions of whom it that are shared by the world attorted notion of what all the large which knows its battle has world upheaval has been about They do not read our news, often did not believe it. But they have seen our illummations, the most obtuse knows what they mean.

been won.

There is here a lesson for us in the Churches in these passing occurrences. The gospel we hold in trust is first and permanently good tidings of great joy to

all people.. bells.

My text has some further suggestions which it will be interesting to follow. Take this to begin with: "The women also and the children rejoiced" likely So they well and very

might, those tans are not far away. The daughters and innocents of breath which comes out in music Jerusalem, for now the protect is heaved in with a sigh. Those ing wall had been restored who reap with Joy have there was safety within the gates and to commonly sown in tears: it takes [sword and trowel both to make ready for the trumpet. Such was the joy with which God had filled these people's hearts that day, the joy of a hard task well completed, af dangers overpast and overcome Our community here has been engaged during these two days past in a united and organised expression -- of joy for the signing of the Peace Treaty in Europe. We had our Sunday for religious thanks giving on the earliest date

The city dwelt secure, families might live and love in peace. One of the prophets, Zechariah, anticipating the time of security. had written: "There shall yet old men and women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, every man with his staff in his hand for very age. And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls play ing to the streets thereof. A sight to see, among the happiest

were

The gospel- meant to carry far and they do when their pitch is clear enough Two instruments there are whose. sound, I think, penetrates to a greater distance than that of others. These are the drum and the bell. The drum has had full play these last five years, and its not yet reverberations have

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TOILET AND WASHING SOAR happy boys and girls. A sight only end the heavenly chime peals possible where there are safety

on, even as good news from 1 far possible, which was right, and we and peace. Sadly different it has need not draw a sharp line been in Belgium and Northern for there is a sense in which the actually homeless or deported, the between that day and yesterday, France. There if they were not Saturday celebrations cafried the aged, the women and the children same spirit as those which were had to hide away among rizins," note which makes itself heard formally styled religious, For or burrow in cellars to escape the beyond our walls-even the sur- the victory which has been crual shell fire or treatment, oftenly and grudging man whorefuses

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to enter the father's house hears that there is music and dancing.

lost. Such is the joy of the Lord, and the joy of the Lord is our strength; without which we have no power of attraction; rather the reverse, for the world is deaf to murmuring, querulous Church of the same spirit essentially as itself.

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The peasant folk in mountain and if the has ever been given it, and on

countries have found out how to League of Nations is not the whole has the grace to be strangled by

make their voices heard at great unbelief it glad of it.

will not occur again. Last night distances across the valleys, even Suppose for a moment the tide children were not snatched from though a thunderstorm were rag- of battle had been allowed to turn their cots to the cellar in terroring. The secret lies in pitching the other way.

There would of the death which overbung the voice in key higher than the ||uncontrollable, in Berlin,

have been rejoicings, wild and them in the sky, but many of tempest, obvious enough when but them were up till midnight for one is told it, but until one learns when else outside the sphere of the first time in their little lives better the tendency is to shout in Berlin's direct influence? Africa, to look at lanterns and fireworks the same pitch as the din round darker than ever, would have telling of their parents' fond hope about, in which of quivered in fear; Asia would have that the world is going tà, bé a the strongest human voice i MASSAGE HALL been heavy with premonitions of better place for them than we of smothered. Is not the parable South the older generation found it, the noise and racket of this plain? We cannot compete with approaching tyranny; America and Australasia “in so far had inade it. *}{like case: North America A world safe for democracy," world. Try it in Christ's work grimly getting ready for and whatis democracy but people and you will be shouted down A direktruggle to preserve in their daily life, crowned as that every time. But the voice of far, far away, like Jesus. its freedom; the European is and also rooted in the life.

+ calls neutrals wondering how long and of the home, where wife and bells at evening pealing

over sea and land,” “Come unto how far they might be able to children thrive or fade, sing or maintain some show of independ- sorrow? If the homes are wrong Bride say, Come; and let him me." And the Spirit and the“ ence. That is what the defeat of the nation will go wrong, and con- LONDON DIRECTORY, the Allies would have meant to versely if the nation is wrong it that heareth say, Come; say it the world. The mailed fist is in the bomes that the error in would have come between man- felt ultimately and most keenly, kind and the sun. Despair and A world safe for democracy doubt would have prevailed every means in the last analysis a where Men would have felt it world in which family life can be W2s useless to strive for idents, maintained in happiness and and with the surrender of ideals, health, homes from which the comes the death of hope and of breadwinner is not conscripted to whatever else - makes life worth fight the battles of tyrants, nor While But, we are able to rejoice the bread restricted under the WOODLAND--AS PEACE GIFT.

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survived ever the wart drein "begins to presented to the nation” în con

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Washington, July 15. The Foreign Relations Committes of the Senate, requested President Wilson to submit to the Committee - documents considered by the Athezican. Paaos Délegutat. President Wilson, is soon proceeding on a tour of the United States. He wil speak in every important tow on behalf of the League of Nations. The Repablicens the Senate are sitacking the Lesgie, also the Shanti sendement !

A beated debate took place in the Senate on the res solution moved by Senator Lodge saking the President to formiah information regarding the alleged secret tresty between Japan and Gemmány, hog

Senator-Noia (Republican), raising the question Shantung, declared the ratification of the League of Nation leaving the Shantung question as it stands at present me bé the blackest þage in the nation's history:

Senator Hitchcock (Democrat) declared fan resolu was based on the flimsiest information. He argued that the Treaty of Versailles gare China fax more thaz lost

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