GUARDMN " aromrruormnzr. _, ., _ . ____ _ _-La... _. W..- t . 7"' |'l ‘ i, yi F " ` not of the outward and physical but and taking the vote would be a get 'deeerot there10recouetii:ut'e.s= which hsvs hsgu.so‘htrihu»s.i ‘to ilurreuder that ' system' of church 101' the report work ot"the cliuroh, orzanizatiou which we think oft at ao small sacrifice. Hence f°f fheihwerd ind 'lirii-itusl .and i0u`¢.~divsrsion and expenditure ol I ~ I » 0ARDIFF.‘ ‘och as, (special)-It is quite evident thgt,the apparent suc- cess ,Di ' the ,H°l_P° ,Rule imoye- me_nt “is to lead ,toapronoiinced ' for selhxovernmenii mervwvv. ¢ . . . . for f alps. “In an address . to .the teaching. It does Young* Lfperrals 'ol Carrnarth-i endure. »r- B- .'r. Jshh, M.| P., salfl business at,Westm1nster was* noyvjhsqaiming _so complicated end! conazstel stbatv;a0me,_dli;1sticm§neasu1x‘1e, of. ,Vnu 51500,. . e h for the, dim-stablishment of the' chu1"_.°h.~~i_r4 .W.l11¢.s .would have bcen‘ passed `.thirty year-s._back if Welsh* opinion could have been translated in-' to lieigialatfve enactment. .The land; que_st_0n, sufllcientiy acute twenty; years aio- tp 1 call for a: separate comm as on,‘~ which de- clared _, for district agrarian legislation in ._Wa1es; the licensing question, with the' formal recogni- tion ,ln -1908 by the present govern- mcut` of the special attitude and de- mand of .Wales; the education ques- tion, and, incidentally, ‘ its Welsh revolt arid the revived demand to- dny for complete unity and autono-| my, all_ combined to demonstrate how completely the needs of Walcs| had ,been neglected and ignored. by the Imperial Parliament. Domestic ufleirs in Wdlcs would never again. meet with adequate treatment other' than by the existence of a purely! welsh Legislature. With constitu- tional reconstruction occuppying the remnant of life of the present Par- liament, ahd sweeping schemes of lundfreform for the next, the pros-1 pect of attention at St. Stephen’s‘ for the multifnrious and detailed re-, quirements of Wales was as discour-. nging _as could be imagined, and for that reason, if for no other, there was urgent and immediate need for the creation of u Welsh Home Rule Parliament. If chin is cuss. _ rivimsu un su LOOK, MOTHER! IF TONGUE IS ` COATED GIVE "CALIFORNIA" SYRUP OF FIGS." (Children love this "fruit laxative." and nothing else cleanses the tender stomach, liver and bowels so nicely. A child simply will not stop play-I ing to _empty the bowels, and the re- sult is, they become tightly clogged with waste, liver gets sluggish, atom- , nch sours, then your little one be- comes cross, half sick, feverish, d0n‘t cnt, sleep or uct naturally, breath is bad, system full of cold, has sore \.|iroat» ~* stomach-ache or diarrhoea. l.istliii","“-‘-Mothers! See it tongue is coated, then give a teqspoonful of "California Syrup of Figs," and in a few hours all the constipated waste, sour bile and 'undigested food pasted .hu or the system., and you have e well, playful child again. Millions of mothers Bile "C9-WOW' in Syrup of Figs" because it is per- fnc_t.ly harmless; children love it, and it. never fails to act on the stomach. liver and bowels. . , Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle 'of “California Syrup of Figs/ui which has full directions for babies, children of all ages and for grown- ups plainly printed on the bottle. Beware of couuterfeits' sold here. Get the genuine, made by "C“\if0fl\lB» Fig. syrup \0ornpany." Refuse any other kind with contempt. "For that cold take these: Mac’s Cold Cure, e. pleasant remedy put up in the form of tablets--a box of these can be easily carried in your vest pocket-250, L. B. Q. Tablets. the genuine Grove, guaranteed to cure e. cold in one day, 25c._ The Two Macs, 149 Great _.George Street.- Metf. - ~ ~ llfrhe b tive .and .. belt litted to advance the Kingdom ol IS DEFECTIVE »“°°~ ' f K e Churc C , ,_ i ~ . . ' _ ,~ _ ‘ -t (9) i'.l'hers.i€ no warmnt in ssrip- hellahvy resllzonzibility. ` V ` _gy ff ., _ .V ~ _ ~ _ ~.)~_ - - -’ K ure or me ing organic union -an 080 w o ave sought to preserve ' . ‘ ' f . ‘ '-- g ' ` ~ . I | ' " 1 ` _ ' ' ' ' ' °b” "'u°” .°f U1 h of hrist and Whtlhue our church have hither- S ` I , upon earth, nor for claiming that au to been content with simply exp;-ess- H918. which wouldv When the vote was taken in the Chriehiaus should be in one outward mg “nd l`°°°l`dil1E their views ,and ""‘ of Faith .Methodist Church the total member- Orgauizatlull- ‘ ' desires, while waiting and seeking is seriously defec- ship, as reported in the statistics of L4) The proposed' change would light. They have earnestly sought in coctrinsii that cate. was a4s,104. ol these, mean -_less eusctivs work. ,while the *he* th” d°°1=1°11 be allowed to rest maluiiy the in- 192,384, fifty-six per cent., voted for chief end, the holy end of the Chris- d°°d"°“` U' " *"5" "’ UW ‘-'\"""'|\ N . . sviration and authority of Scripture union; 119,929 did not vote, express- “On Church is the upbuilding of the press forward tne ronsnmumxii.-n of 11013-the h01Y and loving sovera:lgnlty'ed no desire for change, while 30,841. Ki°8d6m_ of God, denominational °"3“°i° “'“°“ has “OW Cullllllleil or ood. It is ,, distinctly prsluaisihi wotea against ending the Methodist Ieveiry ie hsipiui as s means. tu- Umm '=° “ke the vslition which ther to the rights and liberties of the Church in Canada wards that end and the threu c 1- h have done in their resolve to cou- eh - . _ _ .. . those who continu .t p f d . A ' °' " organic union arse sgsuiliailfg Znzgfy There has been an enormous dcmsnd‘for'Mr.McCresd_y’s _ ' or run ` f _ .SILVER JFGJX IND-'UST»R'Y of PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND-` , ~ f , . i . h - ‘ . . . _ .. Peevle-7 - ~ .when the vote wus tshsu in the ee wuieppesi to ...hu wih.sh0“h§iu nuns the Po.-siyrt-rich church in ` Iudents are being attended to in order of receipt, but_ Thai” 1° 00° °f UW fveseue Put. for- Ceuzrexetionuiist church, the total H larger numhsr, and win sccoihp- Cenmie- in *lie f“1l Possession of an xlxt in a_eircular issued by the com- communicant membership was l1,z53_ lish more for Canada, working ,me hor rights and privileges, and to 99 Olganized for the continuance OI these, 2,933, twenty-six per cent., by Side. each along its gy,-,, mm' take all necessary steps towards some delay has been unavoidable owing tothe, unexpect- eddemand. sud defence of the Presbyterian* voted for unio - T507, over an er than would gush 8, combination maintaining and defending thu same ‘ . ni » P as is - ghurch in Canada, 'ln opposition to` cent., did not vote, expressednc dc proposed by organic union. Especla- We recognize humhli’ B110 thank- 'Me¢;hP(:`§iD;>sal» for a union between the sire for change, while , 313 voted lly at the present time, with 8, large fully that, in the past, God, through The muse! aud_Cougregs.ti0uallsts1 against union, lfresbyterian and Methodist immig¢~_ our church, has done inarvelious __ crcular which isiregsrded _ ation from Britain and elsewhere, things whereof we are glad. Out of 0_5 HH imD0l'tant and historic docu- ORGANIC UNION should the church ol their home 0111' Zion God hath shincil. Upon n.ent, and which has been eagerly ` NOT THE REMEDY. and childhood be here ' with a we1_ our action at this time we invoke gwfiiacd not only by Presbyterians come with larger numbers respond. Hi” G"*°i°“B hleehiug Bud the PFHY- U-» Y People of all the churches in It is not a question ol unity, of ,, Moreover, the 'lack of denominational e;~ful judgment of all Christian peg. p e. Canada, is as fo1l0ws:- _ p N0 Rni~‘i.n0'r1oN oNDIss10N'rE1=is though differing iu preference and in the insvihhhis friction and uni-est: mm"°“’- At the last meeting of me General Assembly, a majority of that court, , *1'h1°» $01/e1'nment and worship. are spirit of protest, join other church.; R- G- MAGB*‘71`H» Uheifmnn- 1991-I0-9MElf. ` 1-eppegeuting the expressed desire 0, one in Christ as completely as are find of .others who would lapse into T. WARDLAW TAYIDR, Secretoryh thirty-seven per cent. of the total commuuicnnt membership of the Church, resolved “in -the hope that union may be consummated with no unnecessary delay" to press forward the matter of organic union with the Methodist and Congregational church ee. and the consequent bringing to an end of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. .- Thereupon, those opposing that re- solution imniediately convened and-- inasmuch as the assembly in 1905 had decided that "a union to be real and lasting must carry the consent of the entire membership"-and inas- much as more than sixty-two per cent. of the total membership of the church, although urged to do so, had ellpressed no desire for union,-reso1v_- ed that the Presbyterian Church in Canada should continue and appoint- ed committees to that end. In pursuance of their appointment and instructions these committees rc- spectfully lay before the church, (1) 0 brief historical statement, (2) the question at issue, (3) some reasons for continuing in Canada the Presby- terian Church, and for discontinuing the present agitation. In doing so they desire to say that nothing in this document is to be construed as manifesting anything but kindly`feel- ing for brethren in our own church from.'whom we differ, nor as reflect- ing in any way upon sister churches for whose zeal in the work of thc L0rd~we have the highest regard and for whose continued prosperity we hope and pray. -~ MANY DID NOT VOTE. After eight years of discussion the vote was taken in our church at the end of 1911, -with the result that of thc 306,061 communicant members and elders reported in the statistics of that date, 115,978, thirty-seven and a fraction per cent., a little more than one-third of the whole, voted for or- ganic union; 188,400, forty-five and_a fraction percent. of the whole, 'did not fvote,. expressed no desire for change, while 51,791 members and cl- ders' voted against organic union. In many of the centres where the subject was most fully discussed, the ninjority vote was against union. For example, the Presbytery of To- ronto had, at that date a member- ship of 30,566, more than one-tenth of the whole church; and the vote for union on the present basis was 44,- 690 against, union on the present ba- sis 5,002. In the city of Montreal, the majority vote of the membership in most of the. larger churches was against union. In the historic pres- bytcry of Picton, the people gave a majority against union as did those of many other places throughout the church. /' ui I ‘il llallon Silver .B _ . Fox 00., Ltd. _ right attitude of heart and life tow- impulse and historic momentum, the ards others, for all true Christians, weakened senses of res ornsibilit Judgment as to some matters of doc- the loss of numbers who would in members of the same church, indifference would all mean the less- It is not a question ol putting ened strength and eiliciency of thc- away unseemly sectarian envy and Church of' Christ in Canada. strife and living as brethren, for the igreat evangelical denominations in SERIOUSLY DEI,-E6TIVE our land are now, in large measure, .'_ living and working as becomcth their (5) Historically, the lands when A CURE FOR All deslrious of obtaining copies of the important pamphlet should send their orders at once to lib Guardian Office accompanied by Cheque for $5.50, for Wlilbh loot copies will be forwarded; or $4.00 for which 500 Kllliyibe ob- tained. sighed oh hehuu ei the Joint ooh-V arie town DRUNKENNES WITHIN THE REACH 0F ALL _ l \ . 1'. high calling, congregations and indi- |viduais of different name, showing their brotherhood in Christ as do those of the same namc. If there be any lack in this respect the remedy is not organic union, but more of the Spirit of Christ. It is_u0t a question of preventing waste of means and energy in small or diminishing populations, for u wise adjustment between the church- es, as has been proven in the past, will accomplish the desired end. _ It is not a question of majority, or minority rule inside the church, but of some -wishing to remain in the Presbyterian Church and others seek- ing to end it und form a new one. If uny wish to change their church con- nection, tlie rest are under no obliga- tion to . follow them. It is not a question of overlapping or waste in the foreign field, for the negotiating churches have no foreign [missions in the same territory. WORK IN HARMONY. The ' question at issue has had three stages, or aspects. Prior to the vote of the church the question was simply whether we should live and work, side by side, in harmony und no-operation with all other cvan»\ gelicnl churches or give up our Pres- byterian nume and organization and loin with others i.u,I0rining u. new `ch`urch. ' The vote of the church added an- other aspect to 'the question, Only 'thirty-seven per cent. of the mem- bership expressed a desire for union, while more than fifty thousand voted 'against it; .and tho Union Committee ‘on counting the vote at its first 'meeting thereafter, decided that un- ion 'wiis not feasible at the present time. An additional question then was°whethcr it was better to con- tinue the agitation or, giving our energies without distraction to the 'work before us, allow the matter of 'organic union in the meantime to rest, Still another aspect of the question I has been added by the action of a Daft' of last assembly, ‘-in the decis- ion to press forward the consumma- lticn or organic union. This action :made necessary the resolve to or- ganize for the continuance of our church; and the special question now is-whether we shall, as. a church, give ourselves unitedly to the great ,work to which our Lord is calling ns, or whether some, by devoting energies to the ending of the Church ers to her defence and continuance. The whole question at isses may be ,summed up as follows-whether it is ,better that the existing denomina- tions in‘ Canada, including Anglican, 'Baptist and others, all living and working in harmony, avoiding need- ess ovorla in co-0 eratin where one church has had exclusive sway have el\vays suffered from steadily increasing spiritual deadness so long as that sway continued; und there 1_9 'H g1'0lV1hg volume of testimony "Om religious thinkers throughout the world that the effort to achieve _thristicin unity bymeans of eccles- ufstical “‘1if01“II1itY and consolida- tion can never be effective, because $53'-"HPV to the laws of spirit and of (5) The Pl‘0Dosed basis which WUUU1 Supersede our' Confession of Faith and Catechisrns, is seriously defective and ambiguous in doctrinal tcllching. It does not magnify suffi- vielltly the inspiration and authority of Scripture, nor the holy and lovin That Alcoholism is a disease is novu recognized by science. 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