membership
of
the various
churches,
I
helieve
every person
living on St.
Croix
is attached
to some
church
or
other
and
still it has
been
admitted
that
rhe moral
conditions
on this
island
is
not
in
any
way
what it ought to be.
There
are but
few persons
in St.
Croix who do
not love
to go to church
and
on this
groand if th»
leaders
would insist
upon
a real
experi-
ence of conversion before admitting them
they
would feel the
gravity of
the
situ-
ation
and
the
island’s
condition
would
be
improved morally.
But
they
cannot
do
this for fear
of losing
the
members.
I
would rather
have
one
hundred
mem-
bers.
x#ho could
be looked
‘at with
confi-
dence
as
'y their conversion
than
to have
ten
thousand
whoI eould not be
certain
about.
God
has eommitted
to
us
a great
responsibility
and
some
day
He will eall
us
to
aecrount
for our
carelessness.
He
tells
us in Proverbs
to ''Look well
to the
flocks
under
our care.”’
Mav
the
blessing
of
thke
Lord
that
maketh
rich and addeth
no sorrow
there-
to rest
upon
you alway.
TELEGRAMS.
ST.
CROLIX STATION.
Athens,
Feb.
sth.—M.
Afantares
to-
day
informed
the
Regent
that
he
had
succeed»d
in
forming
a cabinet
to
suc-
ceed
that
of M. Venizelos
who
resigned
formally Monday,
New
York,
Feb.
bsth.—Preparations
for
meeting
the
next debt
pavments
to
the
United
States
are
under
way
by
Great
Britain
with
a
shipment
of
$11,000,000
in
gold, due
to
arrive
here
within the
next few days.
Washington,
Feb.
sth. —Th2
House
to-
day
approved
a
section
of
the
Treasury
appropriation
bill
which
would
provide
&;106‘39.77()
tfor Preobibiticn
enforecement
in
the United States
durinz the
coming
fiscal year.
New York, Feb.
sth.—A
national
cam-
paign
to
obtain
the
Democratic
Presi
dential
nomination
for Governor
Smirh
of New York
was launched
today.
Washington,
Feb.
6th.-—A
message
of
condolence
from
the
Kiung
and
Queen
of Great
Britain
was conveyed
to
Mrs.
Wilson by Mr. Chilton, Councillor
of the
British
Embassy,
who
l4ter
communi-
cated
to the
State
Department
a similar
message
from
his
Goverpment
to
rthe
Government
of the Umte(?
States.
The
message
from
King
George
to
Mrs.
Wilson
said:
‘‘The Queen
and
I
have
heard
with
the deepest
regret
of
your
terrible
bereavement
and histen
to
a--
sure you of our heartfelt
sympathy.
We
shall never forget those
hours
which
you
and yoar
husband
sp2nt
as
our guest
on
your way
(0 the Peace
Confersnc:,
where
the
part
played
by
Mr.
Wilsor
in
the
just and lasting peace
will be forever
re-
membered
by the people
of
tne
British
Empire.””
The
ecommunication
to
the
United States
Government
said
this
eoua-
try had lost
a great
servant
to humanity.
London,
Feb. 6th.—The
Speaker
of the
House
of Commons
Mr.
Whitley,
rules
that the Conservatives
of the House
will
be
recoznized
as the
official Opposition
and will occupy
the seafs
formerly occu-
pied by the Labour representatives.
The
Liberal members
will sit on the
Govern-
ment
side
of the
House
by
below
th:
gangway
or the cross
passage
half
way
down giving access
to the benches.
Johannesbure,
S. A.,
February
7th.
(Reuter’s).
The
Prince
of
Wales
wili
be
given
a
great
reception
in
Sout)
Africa and his
visit to this
Dominion,
o
which
he
will
start
‘from
England
on
May 2nd,
will be
a memorable
one.
An
evidence
of the eagerness
with whnich
the
visit
of
His
R.
H.
to
Johannesbirg
is
anticipated
is indicated
in the
fact
that
the
reception
commitiee
has
already
re-
ceived
offers of five houses
to aecomodate
the Prince and
his
suit during
their
sy
here
and
the offer of full domestic
statls
as
well as
all the
motor cars
desired
by
the Boval Visitor.
Mexico City, Feb.
6th.—Evacuation
of
Vera Cruz,chif rebel strongho!dand
flight
by
Stamer
of
General
De
Huerta
and
other
revolutionary
leaders
to
an
un-
known
destination
is officially confirmed
in
a statement
issued
by
the
Swate
De-
partment.
Londen,
Feb.
6th.
—An eoidemie
of in-
fluenza of
the
most
serious
type
is
last
assuming
alarming
proporuons
in
L.n-
--don
and surrouanding
areas.
['ne
West
London
Coroner
yesterday
investigared
toree
cases
of
deaths
resulunz
from
pnaumonia following negleer
of
the
pa-
tients
to
take
treatment
for
influenza.
Many business
{irms and
the pubiie otliees
are
suffering
through
tne
depietion
of
their statfs,
while
the
number
of
promi-
nent
men afflicted
by
the
epidemic
in-
creases,
London,
Feb.
sth.—Discussing
Mr.
Mac
Donald’s
ereation
es
Pecrages,
in
order
to
give
his
party
spokesaen
in
the
House
of Loras,
the
Lozdon
Siar
remarka
that
the
new
Peers
happen
o
have
no male
heirs
and
wonders
there-
for 2 if the present
would
not
be a favour-
able
time
to try-the experiment
of c¢reat-
ing
of
hfe
Peerages.
The
Premier
is
considering
the question
of the
creation
of
lite
Peerazes
which
at
present
are
bestowed
only
upon
Law
Lords
and
“eertain
bisnops.
Whether
the
Premuer
will proceed
with
sueh
a
schem:
de-
‘pends
upon
general
developments,
es-
pecially
with
regarda
to
the
probable
duration
of
the
present
ministry.
As
for the
ministers
being
allowed
to
speak
in either
House,
Lord
Birkenhead,
who
when
he
was
Lord
Chancellor
revealed
ambitions
for reforming
the Lords
keen-
ly
advocated
it and
other
uiterations.
Bombay,
'eb.
6th.—Tl'he
iib:ration
of
Mahatma
Gandhi,
leader
of
the Indian
Nationalists,
from
prison
has
been
re-
cetved
with rejoicings
throughout ludia.
The
unconditional
turning
lovse
of
the
non-cooperationist
leader
is
Dbeing
ac-
=1
T HUlx
aAV]sS
claimed
by
all
sections
of
the
press
as
indicating
a policy of “conciliation
on
the
part
of
the
Government:
Gandhi
has
decided
to remain
in the hospital,
where
he
is
a
patient
for at least
a fortnight,
Ottawa,
Feb.
6Gth.—Cne¢
of
the
most
interesting
social
fuwvctions
witnessed
here
in
years
will
be
the
wedding
on
Monday
next
of
Miss
Leis
Franee;
Dooth,
of Ottawaito
H. R.
H. Prince
Erik
of Denmark,
couisin
to the King lof Den
mark,
Numerous
soeial
functivos are
ta-
King
place
in Ottawa
this week.
in hon
our
of the
marriaze
at Rideau Hail,
the
residerce
of ithe
Governor
General,
and
at
Mrs.
Fred
Booth’s
huome,
formal
din-
ners have
been
arranged
to introduce
the
groom
and
s
father,
Prince
Valdemar,
to Canadiap
society,
<
Ottawa,
Feb.
6:h—Conferences
which
may result
in
a trade
agreement
betwee:;
Canada
and Australia
opened
here
today
The
Australian
representatives,
Senato;
Wison
and
Major
Oakly,
Chairman
of
the
Australian
larift
Board,
arrived
in
Ottawa
yesterday.
‘lToday they
met Mr.
Jas, Robb, acting Minister of Finance,
and
Mr.
Low,
Minister
of Trade
and
Com
merce,
=cting for Canada
in the
negotia-
tions.
Tonight
the
Australians
leaves
tor
loronto.
Habana,
Feb.
6th,--Unusually
heavy
rains
in Santa
Clara
and
Camaguey
pro-
vinces
bhave
damaged
the
lobacco
crop
to
an
extent
which
is
ot
vet known.
but
which
is
believed
10
be
consider-
able.
T'he
heaviest
losses
were
'near
San Diego Del
Valle,
1o the
Santa
Clara
province,
and
at
Majagua,
Camaguey.
New
York,
Feb.
6'h.—The
British
amatzur
>Squash
Team
won
the
fiis.
match
played
sioee
its
arrival
in
the
United States,
defeatinga Special
New
York Team
at
the
Tlaniversity Club
today
L; Lo l
Washington,
Feb.
Gih. —Chief
Justice
Tatt,
by direction
of
his,
physician,
has
cancelled
all engagements
for the immeai
ate
tuture and
entered
upon
a
period
o
complete
rest.
This
course
was
deter-
mined
upon after
the
Chief
Justice
had
sutfered
an atitack
of
indigestion
today.
Altnough
the attack
is
yield ng
to treat-
ment.
he
followed
bis
physicians
in-
structions
ani went
to bed,
Paris,
Feb,
6ih—A reported
declara
tion by Mr Lioyd George
inat there
had
been
a secret
agreement
batween
the late
President
Wilson
and
Premier
Clemen-
ceau
regarding
the
oeccupation
of
the
Rhine,
was
aenied
today
by M.
Andre
Tardieu,
who characterized
the report
as
“stupic’’.
Mr. Lloyd
George
has
been
quoted
as saying
that the agreement
be-
tween
the French
Prewier
and
the Unit-
ed States
President
had
been
made
dur-
ing the Patis
Peace
Confereuce
while Mr.
Iloyd George
was
temporar:ly
in London
and
that
he had only recently
discovered
the comapact.
It
was stated
this afternoon
that the
Government
will mmake
a formal
reply to the statement
attributed to the
British
exPremier.
°
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