In the parable the sad condi of those who became the guests did not hold them back, Poor, maimed, halt, blind, outcast, all were brought into the banqueting hall and God's love provided for their every need, Emptiness is often a far better preparation for a feast than fulness, They were poor. They could make no return worthy for the gift they received, T bring Helpless I Foul Tio fountain Wash me Saviour or die.
They were maimed, and halt. In the sight of the pure and holy God how crooked and perverse, how broken and unclean must we appear. Moral cripples, hopelessly deficient, but thank God even for such there isa welcome, we are biden to conte in, They were blind, Was their blindness anything to ours? How we stumble and wander in our darkness, Doubtful and fearful, puzzled and worried. Never mind, He who bids us is the light of the world, And for even the outcasts there was room, room for them all, The Father's heart was waiting in love, they too were hidden, urgently bid-den to come in.
And 0 we come. gust we Tam poor, wretched, blind Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yeu all T need in Thee Lamb of God I Ju as Tam, Thou wilt reed welcome, pardon, cleanse Because Thy promise 1 bel Lamb of A. genious accident occurred at the Austrian Glacis in Peking few days ago, when a motor car driven by Mr, Dolplace, and carry ug as a passenger Br. J, Mackenzie of the Maritime Customs, collided with a tramear and was made complete wreck, Mr, Delplaco immed among the debris and ex-tricoted only with difficulty. Mr. Mackenzie was severely cut on the {ace and legs. Both had to reesivo hospital treatment.
Five previous desertions by Shen. tung policemen in the employ of the Hongkong Police Force led Mr. Burlingham to ask for a severe sentence on a sixth deserter from the Force, in the Hongkong Central Magistracy last. week, The prisoner, whose record way a bad one, after deserting went to Macao, where he was arrested with the assistance of the Macao authorities, He was sentenced to six months? kand labour, Tue district magistrates in' this part of the province are reported to have despatched telegrams to the Nanking authorities pointing out that during the civil wars around Shanghai the Commissioners of Finance used most of the money usually appropriated for educational purposes to meet the urgent demand of the military leaders, who promised to return the money as soon as they could, though natio. was forthcoming. In spite of all protests, the magistrates say, deaf cars have been turned to the people's demands, and so they now ask that the present Commissioner shall pay the districts for the upkeep of the various schools and colleges, otherwise they threaten to close them owing to lack of funds for the payments of the teachers. In this connexion, it is of interest to note that the Shanghai District Magistrate has closed the Chin-Ah and the Poo-Chi Schools at the request of the Commissioner of Education, who alleges that those in charge obtained money from the people ty means of false pretences, and absconded as soon as the cash came into their hands.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.