The Brantford Daily Expositor from Brantford, Ontario, Canada • 1

tf iM $300 PER ANNUM ESTABLISHED 1853 BRANTFORD CANADA THURSDAY MAY 18 1911 TEN PAGES BRANTFORD METHODIST DISTRICT UNION ANOTHER Belated Offer of Lord Strdthcona to Brantford A Otters to Gitie $10 OOO When $90000 Js in Hand MR CROCKER WILL BE SENT TO i-- Hethojists jn AnnaiI Distrid Keeting Declare in Favor of Organic Union Although Some Declined to An Amendment Was Debat-' Annual Reports and Election of Confermce LayDelegates-What Cburches Hare Done During Year One of the disappointments of the YMOA campaign in Brantford was that no contribution was from Lord Strath cona His Lordship had given 325000 each to Winnipeg and Vancouver 110000 to Halifax and $5000 to Gutlph and it was felt that he would net pass over the claim of this important industrial centre were they fairly presented to Uim At one of foe very first meetings of foe executive committee foe matter was brought up and it was decided to make formal 'p V-V-: 'P' Brantford Loses Popular and Energetic CA Secretary International Committee Request Transfer-Board Consents sent a copy of the letter which he had sent to Lori Strathcona in which the claims of Brantford were presented with characteristic forcefolness Mr A Wilkes KC also took a baud and wrote a letter When the three-days campaipi he- fan no word bad been received from fig Lordship and on tlie evening of the second day Mr Preston cabled him calling attention to the letter of Mr Walker and stating that the campaign was about to dose No reply was received at the time but tlie answer came last night and read as follows: "Letter of Brace Walker When $90000 actually in hand will gladly give $10000 additional "STRATHCONA Brantford has not only raised $90-000 but considerably more than that sum but in view of the fact that $8600 of the amount is to go to tlie YWCA it will all be needed This is manifest from foe fact that out of the sum raised hsa to come the cost site estimated at $15000 shrinkage in subscriptions fpes and loss on maintenance account while foe subscriptions are being paid A estimate has been received since foe dose of the campaign showv ing that the plans proposed could not be carried cut under 1110000 or $115-000 Furthermore it is the desire 'of the directors to add a fourth storey to the building so as to provide additional dormitories The directors of foe association have decided to write Lord Strath con a stating tlie situation fully and henkly and are very hopeful that foe $10000 will be made available Pi rJry CROCKER WILL DIE im -i German Loses Both Legs By Being Run OOer Near Ottawa ft Brantford is losing its popular and energetic YMCA secretary in foe person of Mr Crocker who is being assigned to work in Shanghai China by the International YMCA committee which has requested his release here Mr Crocker who has been local secretary for two and one-half years has ta that time declined the secretaryship of the association at Montreal and the physical directorships of foe Detroit and Kansas City associations When the Shanghai proposition was made to him he declined to entertain it in view of foe projected building campaign here but the matter was taken up by the International committee which approached foe Brantford directors after obtaining Mr consent to accept the new post if released in this city The local directors were loathe to part with Mi Crocker but so strong were tlie representations made as to the field of service for an energetic man of his type in China- that they consented and as an outcome Mr Crocker will be released September 1 And will proceed to his new work It is scarcely necessary to add that Mr CrockaJ's term in this city has been attended by remarkable success Every department of work has taken on strength and enthusiasm under his direction and the association following application and at the fame time to interest Mr- Bruce Walker Canadian Immigration Commissioner who lad had close relations with His Lord-ship while in London Mr Preston chairman oi the committee wired Mr Walker and the latter subsequently Expositor Lsaaed Wire' OTTAWA Otto clus a German employed as i Ffcbri- mail A SHOOTING AFFRAY It Man Shoots His Wife and Then Turns Revolver on Him self -PA Domestic Narrow Escape of Baby iri Mother's Arms porter at foe city post office and residing at Hurdman'a bridge a sub-: urb of the1 Mty took a short cut-home from--his work- at -midnight' ast night and was run down la the yards or foe Grand Trunk Railway Both legs were cut off by an engine which passed over him' Nothing was -known of foe accident until titia morning when a watchman found Fabrlciu in am 'unconscious state foe bottom of an embankment One of foe legs was found some tils- fence down foe track having evl- dently been carried by foe engine '-Owing to foe great loss' of blood It Is not thought the man can 'recover considered were we ready to get along without laws or restrictions? Rev Mansell did not agree with all of the provisions-of foe baris of union but thought it would be a calamity to vote against it The basis would be righted by a sanctified Jaiy He had opposed the basis of union of foe old Methodist Clmren bat admitted now that he had been wrong Mr Fred -Mann thought the delegates entitled to say whether they agreed with the whole basis or were in favor of making changes in certain parts Rev Dr linscoft said it was necessary to meet conditions as they existed AU told he did hot see how a wiser document could bo produced than the basis of union or one which would be likely to be more acceptable to the churches -The basis gave the essential Christian principles and a practical working basis in order that the churches might work together in a practical and united manner to accomplish more work' for God Rev J3 Moyer wanted to! know what the resolution really meant Dr Linscott It means -that-we accept the principles of union but do not swallow all the details 1 The Amendment Rev Dr Scott then moved the following amendment to the resolution: We the members of this district meeting while not desiring to oppose the union of the Methodist-Congregational and Presbyterian churches in Canada upon the terms of the proposed basis of union if It should be heartily approved by the Methodist people and whilst we are in full accord with the spirit that underlies this movement we would like to have the method of cooperation planned andLoccepted aa a basis of cooperation for a working policy by the cburches given a talr and foil trial before the question of organic union Is submitted to' the people of Moth d-ism rs -V' In a word cold Dr Scott the purport of the amendment was to let the' basis of organic union simmer in the meantime proceed in the method of co-operaton retaining the distinctive character enthusiasm and dynamics that had characterised Methodism Rev1 it Linscott held the amendment was impossible and would place too meeting in an' illogical position' The other chnrches were acting and it was necessary to accept or reject the basis as a whole- The amendment In effect said try something else firsts but there was nothing else to try for foe "something else" was -not before them Rev-Dr-ficott said that while the other churches 1 were acting amendments were being attached The Presbyterian General Assembly for Instance had tied up the Presbyteries by a general order but never theiees amendments had been submitted At this stage Dr Linscott changed his resolution so that It read that The feature at the anpual mooting of Brantford district of the Hamilton Conference of the Methodist Church held at Brant Avo Church yesterday which was attended by 25 ministerial and lay delegatee from the various churches in the district was a discus' Sion of church union which culmlnat- in the adoption of a resolution do-clarine In favor of-organic union the Methodist Presbyterian and- Con-gregatlonal Churches in Canada All present appeared to be ln sympathy with' the spirit of union but some led by Rev Dr'CT- Scott who sub- Oiitted an Amendment proposed that a federation or co-operation In church work' be tried for the present in ol der that union might take place at a later datev if deemed desirable in the llght of experience and if ''ratified by the Methodist people The amendment was defeated and having supported it and lost its 'supporters did not oppose the original motion' for they did not wish to be understood as opposing union if it were the will of the people that it-shxmld be adopted 1 Nearly half the delegates bad retired before the vote was taken 'at 815 There were 'several other interesting items at'tbo- meeting among: them -1' the routine reports Showing the mein bership And operations -V of' the "churches of the district during the past -Year i Lsy 'delegates were elected to the annual conference at Galt in' June and committee appoint' mentswere A Church Union Dsbati Ph When ilia business of the-mretirst had to disposed of the quCriion of if church union was tbe outsets tlicre was some iiiseu- jui is to- what1-form' the debate mid aa 'suurnv and as to-what expression of opinion was -desired by conference V' In order to facilitate matters Bey Dr Linscott moved that' tlte meeting proceed to vote yesor no whether it accept or reject basis of' church union Rev Dr Strongman seconding the resolution Resolution In opening the discussion Dt Lin i scott remarked that on this question was sometimes on the fence and sometimes on one side and then on the other Ilia attitude however might be -summarised in a declaration that If Christ's spirit had so impressed the churches that tliey were strong enough to resist the baneful tendencies ol wealth and power he was Inclined to take the risk involved and vote for the union i- Rev A I Bnyder asked what was the history of the Methodist union in this line- -v: Dr Linscott admitted' that it had been good' but added tliat otherwise il guuled by history he would be forced to vote against it as til churches which had gone to tlie devil fallen victims of r- Rev' Dr Strongman said that when 4 out of 68 Presbyteries had said yea it would be out of place for the meeting now to say nay He would great ly regret such an outcome' particularly at this period of expansion when the greatest Protestant church in the world should spread over all the world Ilev Robt Keefer was not prepared to support the motion as hewss not in favor of the basis of union not did be want to record a direct negative He thought that members shout i have foe privilege of amending the motion Rev Dr Scott said he would have to refrain from voting yea or no and yet he did not like to go unrecorded 1 The union of the spirit of the churches was the Divine end Whether organic union of the churches as at present proposed would best acromplish tbit end was open to question at trie present lime Personally be would like to see the courtship conti uo longer before a marriage and suggested that federation be tried which in working out would show whether closer union was desirable The Method st Church if forced at once to say yes' or no on the question of organic union could not present unanimity We were living in days of trusts and mergers which however in themselves were hot a menace but rather a form of cooperation To accomplish union it was1 necessary to find a common divisor The union for instance could urged and this argument was irresistible on business grounds for a working basis of co-operation If it can accomplish this to meet business considerations it will fulfil the chief immediate aim and time could -be given for foe consideration of a closer union the federation being merely for Co-opbrative purposes Continuing his argument Dr Scott pointed out that churches are organised on great convictions and the fear-'in "union would be that what Methodism would gain in business co-operation it might lose in foe surrender of things it held as vital and important la illustration he mentioned a number of points such aa thj Congregational standard of doctrine and the Congregational polity in vital respects Having discussed these he questioned whether Canada had reached the stage where Congregational polity for example should supersede that of Methodism for i foe salvation of the world He felt that the limitations and requirements of foe Methodist Church' had justitfied themselves and that there was enough in them yet' to make her a great evangelising church but added that some of these features had some way been lost sight of in foe basis of rihion Dr Scott made it dear-however that he did not desire to oppose union and if the majority declared in favor of it he would submit continuing to teach the doctrine of the Methodist Church Rev Mr Daniels said many pro- mistake liberty for license Ji we down the fences on polity discard foe Methodist rides and the Presbyterian doctrine shall we not find ourselves in a large church' with length and breadth but nojtHclr-aessf Principles were greater than rales orlaws but conditions 'being wife take him back something she had repeatedly refused to do When she refused again he threatened to kill both her and him-j secretary's untiring efforts self and opened fire with a revolver I In Shanghai a city of poim-Mrs Self MrsH DarfOto: her latloo of which 18000 are Engluhr the great building campaign is to-aay in the best position in its history due in1 no small measure to the Expositor Leaved Wire LONDON 6nt May Nafoan-lel' Self is out on parole firqm Kiagxten penitentiary he was sentenced to Hhsee yeara forj biratnv at Windsor shot his wW daughter Grace -8peedy Bpeaklnft Mr Cfrocker will have i -rf th( fushsd- into the yard followed by great scope for continued service and Rachael 8elf foi morning at her gelf who ept flrlng kt gceani success1 He' will be what la known 4 RECIPROCITY home at 24 King -street' and- then turned the reviver on himself The woman to shot through foe shoul- Expositor LMMd Wire lng women Mrs Self wss 'picked np by Ahl- erman Saunders' and takisn Into bis ders aad may not recover Self ls-blackamlfo foe door being bolted to headquarters of Chinese A in a critical condition from foe keep Self out- Self then returned work under the of wounds hi his head and lies in Vlo-to foe bouse and looked himself in! Fletcher Brockman A new building as "foreign secretary" that is secretary among the English-speaking foreigners In Shanghai which Is foe foe bedroom Here he was found to be erected at on early date and by Mills who burst In the there will-be an advance all along torla Hospital A baby foot' was In' Mrs Seifs arms narrowly escaped being Jhlt Self entered 'bis home this morning unexpectedly and demanded that his i i i I door just as two shots rang out Self was found on the floor badly wounded 1 of Afternoon the line There is already a Chinese association with 1200 members In Shanghai and a boys' secretary la being engaged Mr Crocker's first assignment In A work was as secretary at Amherst 1 NB where he remained three yean then going to Halifax to enter a medical college After three training be was forced to abandon his course on account of hie eyes giving out He then went to Toronto where he was physical director for 10 years after which he came to Brantford 24 years ago end has since been general secretary here personally Mr Crocker to Immensely popular In all local circles and during bis alHoo-brlef term here he has won tho confidence eeteem and cooperation of citizens all of whom while deeply regretting his departure will join heartily In extending beat wishes for continued success In the life of noble service to which be has unselfishly devoted himself -V: Naturally Mr Crocker apart from his secretarial duties in China -will be Interested in athletics -as he has always been to foe front in athletic affairs In 1908 he was special commissioner in charge of the Canadian team of menders which contested foe Olympian game He stea ls second in foe Canadim Pentathlon with i 431 points 'out of 500 Among some of bis Continued on Page-5 A MEMORANDUM flGFIRE SEVEN DROWNED 'A HSkvy Loss till tlon of Gustav: Mahler foe noted KALAMAZOO Mich early to-day practically destroyed foe business section of the village of Scotts located on foe Grand Trunk rails road 1 twelve miles south of Kalar maxoo with a- loss estimated between $75000 and $100000 Is Satisfactory JUAREZ Francisco I Madero Jr today announced that the news from Mexico was entirely satisfactory to him It mlglitbe universally proclaimed that peace throughout Mexico lt now an accomplished fact Struck by Lightning ROCKVILLE In a severe electric storm i which passed over this section early' today foe house barns and live aqopk of Stearns Knowlton lending farmer of Chantry were struck by lightning-and totally consumed The loss Is several thousand dollars Got Horsswhipplng ST THOMAS An lister at Aylmer gave a prominent Nato hide fanner 50 cents last night to buy him a bottle of whiskey The fanner discovered the man was listed and severely horsewhipped him for trying to trap him Into having to pay a fine of $25 Another Attack Advices received st the ministry of -war today stated that a French detachment was attacked contractor to tender on foe work by Moroccan tribesmen' near' Deb owing to the strike and it la likely by dou during a fog on Tuesday The that tenders will be called for work enemy was repulsed but the French outside foe city Only a few local lost two officers kilted and twelvs men tendered for the work men killed or wounded tenanee to an" unCbristlan practice The government's attitsdo In the matter si tows a complete change the sub- Ject of foe disposition of tbe dead Expositor Leased Wire LUDINGHAUSEN Prussia May 18 school teacher and six pupils of a neighboring village were drowned today -while bathing 'In an abandoned marlplt walked unwittingly Into a deep hole at the centre of the pit None of the seven could swim- v1 --'I WASHINGTON 4 Majr 'la-Rcporis of the lumber industry in Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina appeared before the Senate- finance "l'Ss committee id opposition to the Cana-'' dian reciprocity bill 'V George Jones of Norfolk declaim I' ed that reciprocity: "should not be built up at foe expense of- the saw-mill workers of foe char acterised as absurd the allegation that -a lumber trust existed Milton McRae president of foe De- troit 1 Board of Commerce headed 'a delegation tf Detroit business -men who enfonsiastically supported Cana dian reciprocity in the hearings con ducted by the Senate finance commit tee- Mr McRae declared that the farmer populstioo of foe United States would benefit greatly by foe passage of the agreement Farmers he clrim ed had greatly exaggerated the in juries they would suffer from the pare- age of fos bUL-V pi News of Battlo CUILAGAN Neva has Just now reached here of a 12 day battle which has left foe town of Coreala In foe mountains southeast of Cnilacan dea olsto A force of rebels said to have numbered 1400 assaulted the town which has a population of 7000 and waa garrisoned by 400 federate The fighting continued with little inter mission during the entire period Late Golf FOItP RT3SIL Miss Camp- bell also won her match in the fifth round and as a -result foe eml-flnalB She defeated the holder the British title Miss Grant Snt- tie of Sunnlngdale Club in the fifth roundby two up and one to play Miss Foolry of Victoria Ba drop- pea out of the tournament fourth round she wti boa ton Miss Berths Thompson of Beverly and West' Riding by 1 up EAT RIGHT AND FEEL RIGHT1 i Take care of your stomach and you will escape no end of trouble We can't abuse foe stomach without paying a penalty This pcnslty Is most frequently indigestion with all Its accompanying distress EM tho right kind of food and you will not suffer- The right kind of food Is a natural whole wheat food Malta Vita -tho most delicious the tnort satisfying food in the world always fresh and crisp containing every food element nenentary for the sukfonanc-e and upbuilding of the body and tbs brain tc- Impossible without MaTfa-Vlta Being pure groin product It Is rlrh In food-ole-m all fos food-efemeote of tho best white wheat grown and tbe finest barley malt int-misely vitalizing and easy for even tbe weakest stomorb to digest AU grocers Mil Malta-Vita Try some with milk cream or fruit You never taated anytM- so good and you will be clad wo told you about it Rbady to cat All grocers 19c Jump 6 feet 2 1-2 indws broad On Issued by Tariff Commission for tho Coming Impsrisl Canfsrsncs -Expositor Loosed Wire LONDON May An important memorandum bos been issued by the tariff commission dealing tlie problems of the Empire which will nave to be discussed at tlie forthcoming Imperial Conference- It deals with the complications which havs arisen through foe recent treaty negotiations and alth the urgency of the adoption' at1 foe conference of a policy to avert foe dangers to Imperial unity threatened by these developments The memorandum insists that preference is irdispensible to any policy of closer uniop of the Empire IS FOUND DEAD Village ofScotts Hichig-''J an Threatened With Bes- traction To-Day Expositor Leased Wire KALAMAZOO Mlcn May 18 The village of Scotta about 12 miles from Kalaamzoo la threatened with at least partial destruction by a fire which broke out in foe business section early this morning The fire-consumed a store-1 the only hotel and two other business places The Grand Trunk depot Is also on fire The village was at the mercy when a Battle Creek fire department arrived The damage already wrought Is estimated at $75s ooo- WILL GET PLACE- Rev Dr Jowstt Will Witness King Makes Provision for Him' i ana Expositor Leased Wire VyV LONDON May 18-The Rev Jowott pastor of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church New York and formerly minister of Carrs Lane Congregational Church Birmingham' will be foe guest of King George at the coronation ceremonies June 22 in tlie Peel Township Farmer Dead Roadside But No Foul Play Suspected Correspondent Dead Mrs Annie 1 Expositor tiMM Wire GUELPII Oat May tl Hamilton's Buildings HAMILTON building jump 21 feet 10 1-2 inches tuile run 4 min 48 sec half mile run 2 min 2 seconds'- As yet np sneeasor has been named for tbe local secretaryship -''-''''-Fight Films Seized TORONTO Last night Inspectors Cuddy Kennedy rand McKinney visited foe Lyric theatre on Agnes street opposite the police station and seised the films of foe Johnson-Jef-frles fight which were being shown there The man showing the pictures claimed be waa under bond for $10-000 for tbe safety of the films and wanted to be locked up with them rather than have police take them Ho wasn't accommodated In tbe police court tbls morning it was decided to make a test case to iro If the or-deHn-councll can Mop foe showing of tbe pictures Robinette for the defense cUlms the order cannot slop the pictures as foe crimlnsl code says only prise-fights can be stopped The case eomes up again on Thursday next Tt Is proposed to adjourn Par ment company have replied to Bir Bandford charges They they had them Investigated some time ago and found bis position un tenable Luthrop wife of LoriaA Latbrop Abbey Church of 8L Peter t'nlted State consul at Carlifi ter The rbbey coronation commit-Wales is dead Mrs Lathrop cam tee was unable to find room in tlie to England in 1883 as the corres-i church for the distinguished prenrher poodont of The Boston Herald and end when tlie Kins hoard that all the later contributed regularly to Thej reate had keen filled Hi Majesty Chicago 1 TrUmnM Philadelphia Record and San Frandsco Chronicle Her active life broke ber health miwrorAtaf to 1 11? tfcd four million dollar mark value of permits Issued last jvar fw IlS hTllnre Stnm The IWorl et thl Tor MTT Of wo OoM bodT It bu eM1 learned that be got foe horses shed! A and started borne The team has ST Crown Prince not yet been found' There are Frederick William and the Crown marks on the -body to indicate his Princess of Germany arrived hjre death was due to violence last night to visit foe Finperor and congratulate him on occasion of A touch of rheumatism or a twinge birthday May It TMs visit of neuralgia whatever the trouble pkinned In correction with thv is Chamberlain's 1 Jnimect drives out Interrupted trip in the far Nothing Yot The gang of workmen who have been en paired for month excavating in the mud of tLe river Wye have now practically uncovered foe timbers beneath which Dr Orville Owen claims are buried Baconian reTics The timbers form a bulkhead ruch is expected to hold the foundation for bridge piers the compartments being filled with broken rocks Most of thj rock has now been removed White Dr Owen is still optimistic of finding evidence to prove that Jltcnn was the autiior of the Phskerpesran plays the opinion is gaining ground that the Chepstow undertaking st this point at least is shout to abandoned Here's the right kind of l-srga-'n slurt worth from JI25 to $2 00 tor LVheck Barber Manufacturer's Ends of Shipments A 25 dorm lot of 1125 fl J175 and $200 shirts for ftfe at Ca'brck IN DREAD OF CROUP Evvry mother dreads croup unless sh knows about Dr 8-rup of IJnreed and Turpentine Given In frequent smal doses st the first Indication of trouble this tixvitment louens the rotreb and affords relief anil comfort Its uue should be kept up uulil the child Is entirely reeov-trod But shirt sale at Calbeck St Barber for 3c I a' 'v i 1 1 i s-OsSm THE WEATHER Probs: Southwesterly winds fair and warm to-day and on Friday east 1 Composer Dying VIENNA It is fcsrcJ Jiat the coa- foe pain at once and cures the com plaint quickly First application give relief Sold by all deah-re Liiumtnt Cures Garget Is Cows Vauiiise III urawq-1'elW iv.