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last Sature. I Bargains A `DR. span}: AT COLLIBR STREET ` CHURQH ANNIVERSARY Rev. J. 0. Speer, D;D., Speciall . Preacher of the Day` I .B_a.rrie, County of Simcoe,` Ontario, Dcenber 7th, .1916. COLLIER s-mm:1- ANNIVER- SARY . i gadff_IN DNEWS HELD ovnn . announcement on - County of Simcoe and the Dominion `of Canada _______________________}_ rival in town. ot the book shelves, ;counters and other interior furnish- E ings of. the new _Carnegie library. * The ttings are from the factory of "the Berlin Interior Hardwood Co. land are being -installed` by Mr. W. lSchmidt, of Berlin. The ttings are of oak in rnission nislrand even in the present unnished condition give promise of a handsome interior. Mr, Frank Carpenter is this _Week instal- ` ling the electric": xtures. From lpresent appearances ` the building should be ready for the library board early in the New Year. \ :.._..:1_..__:.__...____ . i The end of week saw the ar- I 9.11. ; duties that ham attend and g `As I 100 pairgi gm Heavy Mole Skin vi I Overalls, :4"-_> with a bib and sus- penders` sizes. , alls are. worth ~ per palr and will ` A-:3; _next, one, day [Is Worth ` _ _'as w'e_on1y Ito 44. LT.hgse overs. 3` `pay. `Remember . roR SA'1'U1_{,__DAY ONLY, DEC. 9 cause nothing` man can do but what ,God can do better. Nothing; we can give, because an we have comes from `Him. Ma_n s value to God lies in !what_ He can do for man. Man `must be, as the little child, God as the father. God has created `us `in . do nothing: fo1"God be 9 His _imag'e, made us free men, with the power of th`o1'1grht to do as we think right. How can we thank God for His gifts`? By pure thoug'hts, :1 {clean body, speaking`-p111'e words. - - ...\. \.AlLl.A\, Ix lU\V`.ll- _ Rev. Mr. Ra_\'niond s subject was The Value of a Man. The speak- er pointed out the commercial value of tliingrs around us: the sheep, for its wool with which to make "cloth. its flesli as food; the tree for the fruit it bears, its shade or timber; the land that en11t1'il)`.1tes to the needs of man; the diamond for its beauty, value," scareeness. The value of a man is himself`. his family, his coun- try and his God. Values produced by sentiment are the lll}_"l](`St values in the world, i11 this way we value UL Ill; 2'iv.e our own lives to save the life of our little child. `The relation of a man to his family consists of` high- er tl1'in_ than providing: for and pro- tecting` them; he is their leader, he can make them of service to the world. Love of country means wil- lingness to s erve and if need be to give up our life in its service. Ev- ery man is an asset to his country unless an inmate of" :1 jail or an asylum. .. 1 I`. n` -he 1 1 our el1_il(l1'ens0_1n11c.l1 that we would _ i 1 LIBRARY ANEARING COMPLE-T TION ,.m_,.-.. , ! Mayor Craig` spoke briefly in ap- preciatioi1 of the W.0l'k done by the Ministeriael _Association of Barrie. He 1'efer1'od to Rev. Mr. Raymond, who -was to deliver the address of the afternoon as one who took a deep ii1terost in the wo1f'a1'e of the town. ' `PI \ r 7-: Iief. Rlr. liarper read the :and Rev. Dr. Spear, Toronto prayer. - ' -R`-n__A`_ I-1____:___ _V__AL 1 ' nu Htiumia T_O_B.E,. " 1: . ';.'I2A`DJ1.= V ` 4 VTheiRev. Herman Moore, of Gen- tral Methodist Church, acted `as chairman and with him on the plat- form were Rev. H. D. Raymond, Capt. (Rev.) Frank Harper and Mayor Crai_ The" band of the 177th "B11. furnished music. I An audience that would have com-i upletely lled the lower floor of the opera house, if the first balcony had ,not been used, assembled at 4.15 ]Sunday afternoon in response to a icall sent out by the Ministerial As- sociation for tl1e.g'athe1'in;r togrether Iof the men of the town.` - nu SUNDAY AFTERNOON . MEN'S ` MEETING IN OPERA I HOUSE |Rv. Raymond, Vicar of Trin- ity Church, who `Delivered the ' Address. ~ . ' .MEN S MASS MEETIIENL} lesson led 11) our Criterion. |tll\)L\ 1ll.IIl\J\.lI.l\4l.7ll Il\J DIIUUC ll]. CDCIIIIO \Vhile the conggegation was mov- ing to the school room for the` social part of the evening, and the refresh- ments Were being served, the church managers met in the Vestry and pre-] 's_nter Rev. _Mr.i `Campbell with a 'purse1:f money in recognition of his ' cghgrcgtion.` services as moderator of `the vacant nu, I-I an-1 UL vllb JJKILLIU ALVJUJ DUI : Continuing Mr. Campbell express- ed his pleasure in the happy choice of their minister. It was-`with great reluctance `he had accepted the in- terim moderatorship of the church, but wise men were selected to assist in tlh work-and they let me have my own way a confession . which brought a round of laughter from the audience. In closing the speak- er wished for God s choicest blessing upon church and minister. A4- 41... nlnnn A9-4-1... am...-1.... Dnvv caimy: Works ulluxh vnnuxuu u.I_A\| AALAAAAJL-VJ.- At the _close ofrthe service Rev. Mr. Brown .Was taken to the vestibule of theschurch by two of his elders, Messrs. A. Hay and J. J ; Brown, and there introduced to those present. TITLHA I-Ln nnnmunr-n+~.. 1.`-on vvsntv n l l lJ\,1o Rev. J. J. Elliott, of Midland. ad- dressed the n1i.uister and Rev. D. A. McKenzie, Churchill, spoke to the people. McKenzie congratulated the congre- gation on their choice, `speaking from intimate e acquaintance . with Mr. Brown in the Peterboro Presbytery. The splendid record of 31 years of St. Andrew s Church under Dr. Mc- Leod wouldbe well continued under the new minister. Rev. Mr. Campbell in bringing: the service to a close said it was the third service of a similar kind he had attended `in the Barrie Presby- tery that week; two had.been ordin-T. ationas well. as induction." In each of the three: Churches four .__n1inistei`s had occupied the pulpit since he went to Oro. Men may come and men may go, but I go on for ever, was the laughing comment of the veteran of the Barrie Presbytery. (`r1114-inavinrv NT nnhxnknli nvnsonnn In his 'opening remarks Mr. ' _ ,_-_.~.-..-, ...\_ u:I\,A| blY\;llo The 11sual questions concerning the doctrine and faith of the Presby- terian Church were then put to the new minister and answered satisfac- ltorily. Rev. Dr. McLeod, Minister Emeritus of the Chur(_3h then made the induction prayer and formally in- ducted Mr. Brown into the cliarge. This was followed by members of the Presbytery offering the 1`lf_",`l1t hand of fellowship to the new minis- ter. 7- -r vwuua .. n ..-. -. - .. "A11 uxanc a lllilll 11 50110131`. Rev. Neil Canipbelligave a brief ` resume ofthe steps taken to ll the vacancy after the resignation of Dr. McLeod. In all nine applicants were,heard up to the end of July, Dr. McLeod supplying' during: Alig- ust, it being` considered inadvisable to" hear `candidates while many of the eong;1'eg'atio11 were out of town. For the month of September four ministers were selected to preach, of these two came upon invitation, Mr. Brown the new niinister beingr one of those invited. The steps taken to prosecute the call before the Pet~ erboro Presb_vtery were then given. Fl`! ` ' \.uuL\.lI nua. uuiu upon me theory that Christ was the head, this theory has been handed down through the axes, and Christ has become the es- sence of all human things. The Church isione of the greatest bles-C sings, but ifit. becomes corrupt it is the _>;rcatcst disgrace. Church mem- bcrs are but human and liable to de- terioration. Attending" church wi-ll not make a man a Christian any more than walking` througrh a school will make a man "a scholar. `D-.. \T._!l n_,,,, v n - 1 o n `Social Side vD9s_';1 the basement . of the _ 7 Auk. The service was opened by the sing'ine: of the 97th Psalm selection: Unto tl1e hills artnd do I lift up my lo11.:'i11g;_:' eyes, ` The text for the induction serinon was from the Acts of the Apostles f4:32--And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul" The preacher pointed` out that this was a description of the perfect church. He pictured the church of the early_ days in all the beauty of its simplicity. The early church was. built upon the theory that Christ wag Hm luzn Hum +1.m..... Rev. Geo. A. Brown, B.D., late of St. Andrew s Presbyterian Church, Campbellford was inducted into the ininistr_v of St. And1'eW s-Presbyter- ian Church, Barrie,.on Friday "even- ing: of` last week. The sermon of induction was preached by the Mod- crator of the" Presbytery, Rev. A. V. Brown, of Essa street, church, Bar- rie; Rev.` J. J. Elliott, Midland, ad- dressed the' minister and the address to the people was delivered b_vRev. D. A. .\IeKenzie, Churchill.` Rev. Neil Campbell, Oro, Interim Moderator of the congregation pre- sided over the induction services, Rev. Mr. Brown, Moderator of Pres- bvtery conducting` the religious ser. vice. "Rev. Geo. A. Brown Becomes Minister of the Church- Social Hour_ at Close of Cereimony` INDUCTION AT ' ST. ANDREWS cu. 1 1 A\;u\l Manse. It became too heavy. , In closing; the meeting Dr. Mc- Leod referred to the splendid gath- erin: and jokixnly referred to the fact that he hat. become a warm friend of the young: heir of then 7\.I'n..r... \A\.Lo _ \Aa.ug ,llbUl.} Rev. Mr. Brown in rising to ad- dress his people for the first time, referred to `the many kind friends he had met since coming to Barrie. He would prefer not to speak at length, he would rather be quiet, for the parting from his old Campbellford friends was yet green in his memory. On behalf of himself and Mrs. Brown, he returned thanks for their kind welcome. He paid a tender tribute to Dr. McLeod, whose shoes he did not expect to be able to fill. The Dr. would be the pilot to keep him off the rocks". I may be min- ister but he is Minister Emeritus. Mrs. Brow_n and himself were glad to have the Dr. s friendship and they were to be 1ieig'l1bo1's. I am here but to take up the work where . it became too heav_v. l Th nlincinnr +1\'n anal-in... T\-. If- . ians. - ' _ All our candles ardtjpure and wholesome and made 2` Canad- (J We have no guessi: contest but rather are .o1fer1n .; `real bar- gains that everybody V _y share. \/VIA: week. For-_the conveniencclfof our out of town customers all; our `spec- ial Xmas lines that are ready will be sold on Saturda)'_"` at Xmas prices. Special Xx1xa'"T -lines only will be displayed in qm` windows Saturday. " i yd kc]; fnusf M ,. Chocolates" and Boy? Bons in [Fancy Bo_xe, `25c"to H ,00. Rev. Neil Campbell spoke a few words of co11g'1'atulatio11 to the con- gregation on the choice of their min ister. To the new minister .he said there were two classes in this Church,.saints and sinners, his ad- vice to the minister was to vis_it the sinners first and first of all the el- , ders ( laughter. )' par Rf-.. D ...... n 1-- __Z-_Z__ ,, J 1 'Xmas Announcement No. Siiice last Christas there have been many change _' and this is true of our candy i" nufacturing department, which ` w occupies nearly four times . muchspace ,as a year_ ago. - We iank you for your generous patrpnage which has made this chat necessary, andithis year we are offering some -really generous',li- a-rgains in Xmas candy for th home and gift packages for those who are away from home. I lILl'- _cha1'g'e of the meetin5.". He spoke of the pleasant relations CX1StiIl}.',' in the con;:,'1'e_:at1on durm_<.; the vacanc_v, After supper Dr. McLeod . took i and theesplendid outlook for the fus ture welfare of the co11.}_:'1'c;:ation. The Dr. also g'ave some special ad- fvicc to the people in x'eL:'a1'(1 to the new minister. , Rev. Mr. Wallace. of`-the Baptist church b1'ou'g;11t ;:1'eeti11_:'.s from a sis- ter con:,'reg'atio1i and e.\'pressed the hope that Mr. Brown would not on- ly enjoy the fel1o'wship of his own church but that of the other church- PQ In this Depart;y1ent"syou can get a variety of l1ot7.".`a11(1 cold drinks, cake, sandwiches; pie, rolls, etc., at a moderate cost: Just what you need on busy shopping days Whether you live in town or come from a distance. 'v- i .:L. - `Hay, and Mrs. W. V. Brown. _ _..e..,.. ....u nu: work or the lad- 1es was never better performed. The spirit of good feeling was very much in evidence throughout the evening. Upon enterin_v,' the sehool-roo1_u, the con_::"reg__ratio11 was .presentel to Mrs. Brown, the honors beimr done by Mrs. J. MCL. Stevenson and .\Irs. A. The gqracious V manner in which the new lady of the .\I21nse met her future friends and ehureh workers at once won the hearts of all who met? her. ' n. WAlm.ond Tllifig ready to place on your cake, _E}5c lb. ` jg church the 'ladies had prepared a tempting repast to which ample jus- tice was done. The gathcrin_<.=: was one of the -largest of its kind held in the ch`u1'cl1 and the work of the lad- never hn++m- .m..4'..-..-.-J '1 v--H};--, ntya of Sin th,- 1916 4 -Almond Icvgd Xmas Cakes, nice- ly decorated and ofvour usual good quality,=_ 35c ID. FOUNTAIN LUNGHEONBTTE 1113- Comlete announcent next nud, BRYSON S GAN]5f?(Di:PA.TMENT CAKE `DEPARTMENT EXTRA . srzg ungavv. I-lrllll I/IIID ID ndy L` 1ich nes ,_much'space _ rank re offemng nnvtxnn` . muuvnunn -um Single copies 3c. #776 . V - Simcoe Batt. is hereby giv- the County and _ Sessions of the and` Cou1ity"_ and `110 ing is worthy our early in- , if desired, [T57 PRICES Ewe. serve; cus-. E come here say such pure agd [before: I The ` at ;.l~\.I$ll..l- " B,a.n-ie. 26 O0 33 O0 14 O0 16 00 1'5 00 10 O0 J A.PVork and 'Beans _;;=. ~ ` Baked Apples Wi` fTa ` Brad _and .33. . THE BARRIEJPLANING MILL `mos. ROGERS % LE.` W15. 9!19IL:BsAILp --r `I LIL... 1Ienu-SaturdayI;;ggember 9th, All kinds of dressed lumber, oor- in`, ceiling, oak ooring, mouldiiig and trim, B. C. shingles, `rough lum- liar and joisting on hand. Dres- [sing [and all orders_ receive prompt attention. '0ice' Phone 163. Res. Phone .359 -{nvnnwnnnntrns gsnnuuuuuunuuu .A. LESLIE, . - Manager in the family *3? 01)en111g 9. [Join Union Bank of I and your own. vI\II `IY:l` I1!-` k Pieces to be cost. Come in 0.... JUIAL You will nd it : arrangcmellt, for t tend to the Bankin making deposits or _ cy. In case of d automatically goes Give `our Wife an terest vol. LXV.-No. 29. Thompson crew; `Publisher. `White Fbx Sets, large size, $12.00 and $13.50` per set. T Coney, in v-vhite, ggey, fawn and brown, $2350 to $7.50` per set, .1 ` White Thibet, No. I quality, from $4.50 to $9.50 per set. Exceptional values inAChild- tens ur Sets. . ...FURS... Your friends an buy diary- thing you can g ve them-ex- cept your photo, aph. ' A Gift SIMMONS & C0 MAPLE Arn},' AR1ur: J. FRANK Jhcggsou MAKER. or PORTRAITS For VChritr'nas, 1916 Christmas P TRAlTS the cHl.DREN Barrie Branch .- ; _,;`.',. {fried to earn that ..ys tried to serve We use the Y We freeze them It is Perfect Ice Specials oui: windo\ivs,~fr dy Sp eciVal.. : Furriers ancial progress`by LAccount in -the .l,. I: , , very Vcomfenient A24-1...... ...... ..L ' yvvauy UUAIVULIIUIIII either-can at-' when In -town, hdrawmg mon- h, the baldnce E the survivor. -uvvlallv lull. IJIIU da, in her name P Chili Sauce 15-3-91 , Coiee `:Gr,o3s ;. "vac stun/_y UL uu: uuu.1gc. ' Another Collingwoodman got into the clutches of the Barrie cops. Robt. _Lindsay, who as regular as the sea? sons nlakes Barrie jail his abiding place, was gathe1'ed in by P; C. Lam'- bie as a vag, said Lindsay having. been found asleep on the soft sideyof `A the G.T.R. station; oor. The_ M. remanded. . Robt.` till ` Thursday . of this week in the -expectation thathis ' ;father from Collingwood will beion ihand: to-_ pay the,-enet, and, esi:ort.i'-.15,1,19d` M [Son hack ` to. the" shoi's' of the: "ft-t,-e; taWa.saa`.;.s -` * n .m.=~c . woodlpolice to arrest Donald. Thomp- Tuesday `of last` week Chief King received a wire from the Colling- son. The following day a further message asked for the"arrest_of Don- ald' and John Thompson. On this `very indenite summons the local police were unable to act as themen wanted were unknown here. So a description of the men and the na- ture of the crime -was requested from Collingwood. Friday this informa- tion came--description of men and the crime, that of stealing a case of A whiskey in Collingwood; The de- ~. _scription was given to P. C. s Lam-A bie- and Sweeney, and before ' the night, was spent the two men were safe in Barrie lock-up. P.C. Lambie early in the evening saw a man on the street of the description given by the Collingwood police and walk- ing up to the suspect enquired` if he was John Thompson. The fellow replied that he was and immediately Lambie made the arrest. Later in the `evening P. C. Sweeney recogniz- ed Donald on the -street, in company with a woman andthere was a part- ing not in strict acordance with the usual front gate style.. Collingwood police were notied and a constable came down on Saturday and_ took the men` to the shipyard town . Dur- ing the stay of the menin the cells, a couple of visitors came to call but the mother was the only one allow- ed to see them. ` She '*denied'that `they were guilty of the charge. ' - Annflmnr l.n`ll{m-vm.s:..$l4'w..... nu-AL :--4-n ts 1 %Z'o19,5o_ Tuesday evening Barrie Oddfel-I lows presented Mr.` J. A. Robinson with a Past "Grand Jewel` on the eve of his departure from town. Mr. Robinson, who has been head baker for Bryson Bros., has secured a. p'os1t1on 111 -St. Catherines and wxth h1s mothe1' 1s_ n`1ov1ng' to that clty. AOL]-IVER Alums-r BY oullwll 0') u Now ye are the Body of Christ and members in .})articula1"7 [(1351: Cor. 12:27) was the theme chosen. In prefaeing his sermon, the preach- er referred to the new conditions he found himself in. A long season of spiritual 1ni11istr9.tioI1 had closed and a new one was opening and with the new opening`. he hoped, would come new visions. The preacher dwelt on the close relationship that should exist between minister and people. .--.-_-.- nuunnu i The Rev. George -A.` Brown is not of the sensational class as a preach- er. his is the simp1e,_ea1-nest and all powerful `delivery of a cultured mind, entrenched behind an engaging` per- sonality. , \Tnua- 1... nuun #1..-. `D.-..-L. A1.` !`l...!..L A large and.expectant co11g1'eg'a- tion assembled in St. Andrew s on Sunday morning to hear from the pulpit the "first message of the new .minister.'to his people. The" message was delivered with a` power and `earnestness that augurs well for the spiritual Welfare `of the church. If the sermon of last Sunday can be. taken as a, criterion for thefuture, St. Andrew s Church has been pe- curliarly fortunate in its choice of a minister and the town of Barrie se- cured a valuable acquisition ina cit- izen. ` 1*: IV A -x Rev, George'A. Brown. B.D., who -`Fe: gan his -Ministry on Sunday REV. GEO. A. BR.OWN S FIRST. SUNDAY IN sr. A_NDR1::w's ST. ANDREW S NEW MINISTER PRESENTED WI`1'I{ JEWEL ocial condi- If interest- LBGAL POLICE =A\ Notable ,Sundiay in Barrie= The Interests of Barrie, the \IHl.l.ll1'ClI. D Illll |JUUlUl'u . I Now just think. what a grand op-[ portunity `this , gives` you to make! them joyful. Just a -few toys, can- dies, nuts, or fruit will work won- derful wonders `injthem and you. Don t give everything just give some- thing to helptthis good7wo1'k along-. The special needs just now are:l' a baby cutter, a couple of small hand sleighs, an oice desk, pota- toes and other vegetables, grocer- ies of allkinds and-it is simply im- possible to tell you how handy good" generous contributions of money are. --If you can`jt 'give.a lot give a little. Any mi_nist`er;.will accept money for -the society; or it may be left with ,Mr'. .T. Young at the Customs of- ,_f`ice..:-_0ther. gifts may be left at the ` Alice May Gutter. Shelter on Wo_rs- , 'lejv a S_t., opposite the Presbyterian , .C1.r?!= 1` _ A7,`; There IS no delight so wholesomei * and so enjoyable to the avera'ge manl or Woman, as that ` which comes i through causing sweet innocent hap- piness in a child. -For proof just think A of the hundreds of dollars that are spent during the Christmas season! for_ that one purpose alone. Thel child doesn t_- have all the pleasure? by any means, but to know this de-i light in its fullest deg'1`ee and tieklig .est tickle, just tryea little Christfnasl generosity and good cheer on the dear little kiddies at the Shelter. Per- haps some of them have neverknown} i the comfort of real Christian lovei till they came to the care of the!` Children s Aid `Society. H... :..,.a, u.:..1. ...1...+ n r.....m}1 nn_l. R.I`:MEM];I":E-TB GHIESRBN I AT cnnrsrms, w-{Eh th .1\4"fc_.X." {Q1-1}miIf'I{| trenches,` 177th. Bn. 1'1'cws., and Red Cross notes". ' - " Owing` to failure` of electric power Wednesday mo1'ni n51' a large amount of news has to be held over so that the paper may be issued on time, The principal items are the town council report, Bolton inquest, the` o1fg`anization meeting` in connection ____'LL L1 , 1711' ha A 1 - .1 | `I l . I 3 I l I I A Sunday, the occasion being theanni-, the preacher at Collier St. church on Vversary services. the sermon was In the II10l'l1illf. ,` Moving `pictures from-another World. In the even-l ing'- the subject. Divine judarmentl on a nation of outlaws, was ill scathing; a1'1`aie,'1111ie1it of the German war lords. Of the inan_v.'sermons on the war delivered from Barriepulpits, none have l1ad_ the dynamic. force of the discourse` delivered by Dr. Speer. The preacher had no apolo- ,:,'y to make for talking: on the war. Sir Edward Grey had said we could not say too much about the war while our brave men are _e;l1tine:' in this, World-wide st1'11_rgle.. He likened: the German nation unto that ot"an-] cient Babylon, a people \_vho7made; cver_vtl1in: subservient to the quest` of world power. The atrocities practiced in Belgium found a paral- lel in the crimes of -ancient Ba'b_vlon. Belshazzar, Nebuchadnezzar, C218S8.l';[ Kaiser-the same lust of power and world domination was the upper- most` trait of character. _The once 1-cligiously inclined German people had been educated to believe that no horror was too , to inflict upon, their en_en1ies. .Fron1 the church `pul- pits the Lu'sitania.tra3_,red_v was up- heldias a just means oi` punishinu` their enemies. G `n___ '1 :1 `I , I .._._A -1, -,, Dr. J. C. Speer, of Toronto, wasl l l l ] V I z ( C i i 1` t 0 I.rIAu.rL \.u\.AuA\:-3. ' The preacher the presolmt was :1 holy war. a p1'0t0st.:1u`ai11st militar_V domination and the viola- tion `of all laws of God and man.