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aiming at is to. impress t
grasped the great definite
Jesus Christ and when w
action, we have energized
Church.
Take this thought horn
in the rank and file. The
does not lie only upon th
panv of ministers. It is 3
thought and purpose is jt
icti is xo oring a soul to J<
done this what a splendid
ings in the Church will c<
healed, the ranks will be
hastened, and your prave
"Thy Kingdom come."
REX i
If Christ should come agai
And preach of peace as H<
Wipe the eyes of all that 1
Seek for the lost and the i
Visit the fatherless, free tl
Cheer the lonely, aid the
Would the world receive 1
"Away with Him" and "C
if riirot r.i 1 ??
.. vnoi, auuuiu cume 10 til
In kingly robes, with a roj
Seek out the rich and the
Despise the weak and the
Preach a new doctrine of
Oppression and war?woul
Yea, the world would be si
If the world could be save<
Rex Chrlstus is coming?w
But we know there's a fin
For a soul is a scul, he it I
Clothed in rags or in gari
Then away with pride, an
'Tis love for mankind tha
The gospel bids you your
And chocse whether Mann
HOW THE TURK
By Austen I
Almost every day the
some new issue or aspect
revolutions which, withi
months, have brought to
government, the depositic
remarkable utterance of i
Moslem faith, declaring
these acts with the teach
and the enthronement of
has been a prisoner, have
in fVPrv r?r*r\b- on/1
... - . ?IWWI\ ?IIU V.V/I Iltl
At the same time a ma
in Armenia, savage and
the blame lies with the '1
Where did thcv come fro
tory? I want to answer
everybody is asking.
* I
THE PRESBYTERIA
his tact; that when we have
aim of the Church of the Lord
c have put this purpose into
1 all the other agencies of the
e with you. I speak to you.
great business of the Church
e hearts and hands of a coni rours
as well as ours, and the
ist xnis; tnat our aim and objsus
Christ, and when we have
1 result follows. The bicker?ase,
and the divisions will be
filled, the millennium will be
r and mine will be answered:
CHRISTUS.
n humble and poor,
e did of yore;
sveep,
straying sheep;
tie oppressed,
distressed;
aim? No! Hear their cry?
i uvjiiy.
is world again
fal train,
proud of birth;
poor of earth,
hate and greed,
Id the people heed?
aved in a single day,
i in a worldly way.
re know not when,
al reckoning.
>lack or white,
nents bright;
d fashion and greed,
t the world i3 in need,
tribute bring
mon or Christ be King.
?John Richard Moreland.
BUILT HIS EMPIRE.
Cennedy de Blois.
newspapers confront us with
of the Turkish problem. The
si the short space of twelve
pass a constitutional form of
>n of Sultan Abdul Hamid, the
the chief representative of the
the entire harmony of both
ings and laws of the prophet,
a prince who for thirty years
aroused the intensest interest
of the world.
ssacre has been going forward
brutal to. the last degree, and
birl-c WU oro T* 1.~ ^
? i Iiv HI V UK.9V 1 IIIK.S.
m? What has been their hisa
few of the questions which
.n of the south.
The Turk a
The Turks started on thei
the highlands of Tartary. on
found themselves too near
are quiet, patient, irresistibh
will absorb or pliminit"
in their vicinity. The Tut
Chinese, began their marc
They conquered the vast Ioi
and Persia, since known as
Pursued by alien Mongc
madic, these "original Turks
still westward. In Asia Mil
weakening. The repeated
Crusaders were decimating
the fierce strength of the
order to save themselves t
of Turkish mercenaries into
of these grew to upward of
A strange, dissolving vie
of the Saracen, the Turk is s
and the dynasty of the Seljv
a career of splendor and
which Persia and Armenia
r .1
empire 01 rnese ?>eljuk Turl>
extinction. Genghis Khan,
quered India and was adva
the outward menace. In a
gated tribes were restless
inner turmoil. At this jun
made itself felt.
The members of a smal
tribe had been wandering
leadership of Er-Toghrul, t
came one day, so the story
armies were engaged in fi
the reckless and daring spii
forces with the weaker cont
rapidly giving way. Theii
battle and secured for the
plete victory.
The army thus saved fi
be that of Aland-Din, the ^
and their adversaries a h(
The grateful sultan grantee
lowers a tract of land on th
they settled.
Osman, son of Er-oghrt
the Greeks, so the sultan hi
prince. From this prince ai
derive their lineage and f
name of Osmanli, which E
man.
The Founding
With Osman, then, the <
empire was laid. It was la
Less than fifty years after i
helped to win. theattaoks ol
so vicious and tremendous
be successfully resisted. Ti
with a crash. The invaders
men. They could destroy 1
after the dust and smoke <
June 23, 1909.
s a Pioneer.
r career of adventure among
the borders of China. They
the Chinese. The Chinese
e. Give them time and they
y people, all people that lie
ks, unwilling to become
h toward the setting sun.
tie country between Tartary
Turkestan.
>1 forces and naturally nos"
pressed 011 westward and
lor the Saracen Empire was
assaults of the Christian
the ranks and destroying
warriors from Bagdad. In
hey introduced a multitude
1 their armies. The number
?
mi y uiuu.iaiHI.
w effect followed. Instead
seated in the place of power,
iks lias been founded. After
conquest, in the course of
i were made tributary, the
:s was itself threatened with
a Tartar chieftain, had conncing
westward. This was
ddition, some of the subjuand
defiant. This was the
cture a new force suddenly
11 but independent" Turkish
hither and yon under the
heir hereditary chief. They
runs, to a place where two
erce battle. At once, with
rit of their race, they joined
cstant, whose defences were
advent turned the tide of
losing side a sure and comrom
annihilation proved to
>eljuk sultan of Asia Minor,
irde of marauding Tartars.
I to Er-Toghrul and his fole
Byzantine frontier. There
ll, won certain cities from
onored him with the title of
nd his tribe the Turks tcday
rom him they obtain their
uropeans corrupt into Ottcof
the Empire.
cornerstone of the Ottoman
lid in the following fashion:
the battle which Er-Tog!iru!
t the Mongol Tartars became
thnt t It ^ 1 ~ ?
?> \.uuiu iiu lunger
lie Seljuk empire went clown
were fighters but not states>ut
they could not build. So,
ittending the shock of their