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II. n. SMITH. KI)IT()R.
0*2 I
Accepts Senate
Resolutions.
(
Concurrence Was Not Reached,
However, Without a Pro¬
longed Con lest—The
Vole Was310 loG
A Washington special says: The
house of representatives after one of
the hardest and most desperate fights
in its history, succeeded at an early
hour Tuesday morning in forcing the
senate to yield the main contention in
the war resolutions—the independence
of the existing government in Cuba.
With that exception the house accept¬
ed the senate resolutions.
The senate Cuban resolution had
been passing from one legislative body
to another continuously during tho
day. It was sent to the house from
the senate at noon.
The house sent the resolution hack
as the senate passed it, preamble and
all, with the exception that the pres¬
ent republic in Cuba was not recog¬
nized.
The word “are” was stricken out,
leaving the preamble to read that the
Cubans “ought and have a right to be
free,”
After a hot fight the two houses came
to an agreement.
The republicans who joined with the
democrats in an attempt to concur in
the senate amendments entire rallied
fourteen votes at one time and on every
vote thereafter they dwindled.
When the final vote was taken short¬
ly before 2 o’clock Tuesday morning
310 votes were cast for ihe declaration
upon -which we are to go to war, if war
it is to be.
Bix votes only were cast against it.
They included five republicans and
one democrat.
The six votes against the report
were:
Boutelle, republican,Maine; Brewer,
democrat, Alabama; Gardner, republi¬
can, New' Jersey; Johnson, republican,
Indiana; Loud, republican, California;
McCall, republican, Massachusetts.
The provisions of the resolution
mean the expulsion of Spain -from the
island of Cuba by tbe armed forces of
the United States. There were many
roll calls in both houses and each body
held out for its resolution. The sen¬
ate passed the resolution by a vote of
42 to 35; the house by a vote of 310 to
6. The first conference showed a de¬
termination on the part of the house
not to yield a single point and it was
only after a long consultation with the
house leaders that they agreed to al¬
low the little words “are and” in the
first section of the senate resolution
which declare that the people of Cuba
aro, and of right ought to be free and
independent. The resolution as finally
adopted is the same as reported from
the senate committee on foreign rela¬
tions, with the additional fourth sec¬
tion known as the Teller amendment,
disclaiming any intention on the part
the United States to aquire Cuba.
There was a fight to the last minute,
the advocates of recognition of the in¬
dependence of the island republic
standing their ground until they w'ere
fairly knocked down by a vote of 42
to 35,
The minority report was cast by
those who wanted radical action and
insisted that the resolution should
carry with it recognition of the inde-
peudendeof split the developed Cuban resublic. which Upon
this a very
nearly proved fatal to any action at all.
The reception of the conference re¬
port brought to a close one of the most
interesting and tumultuous sessions of
ihe senate held in years. Such scenes
of confusion and excitement have rare¬
ly been witnessed in the ordinarily
staid and dignified body as character¬
ized its proceedings from noon Mon¬
day until nearly 2 o’clock Tuesday
morning.
LOOKING TO VYEYLER.
Humor* That He Will Command Spanish
Army In Cuba.
The Madrid correspondent of The
Daily Telegraph (London) says:
“Several influential and outspoken
journals believe that in the event of
war Lieutenant General Weyler will
be placed in the chief command of
Cuba. I learn that a member of the
cortes intends to make a proposal in
that sense, but it is questionable
whether it has any hopes of success,
“It is possible that an attempt will
be made when the cortes meets to re¬
place the pi’esent ministry by a more
energetic one in order that the con¬
duct of wax- may be in strong hands.”
ASH BURN. WORTH ( ().. (. 3 A.. FRIDAY. \PRIL I w . ISOS.
A PL AX OF ATTACK PRACTICALLY
AGREED UrOX.
TROOPS RUSHING SOUTHWARD.
Naval and Land Forces Will Make Simul¬
taneous Onslaught According
to Plan*.
A special to the New York Times
says: The plans for the joint land and
naval attack on Havana have been
practically decided on. They have
been the subject of deliberation of a
number of meetings of the naval strat¬
egy board, of councils of the joint war
and navy boards, and of military ofli-
cials. From the first it was COU*
sidered absolutely essential that there
should be a joint movement of the
land forces of the United States against
the Spaniards in Cuba, and the only
thing left for discussion was the best
c nurse to be pursued in carrying out
this plan.
One difficulty that has continually
presented itself is the fact that the
navy is ready for an advance on Ha¬
vana within an hour after the declara¬
tion of war, while the army could not
possibly throw any considerable force
in Cuba in less than forty-eight hours.
It is now decided that the fleet will
at once move on Havana, invest it and
at the same time hold open the Florida
straits for the free transportation of
troops into the island. A part of the
fleet will be employed for this pur¬
pose, as well as to keep open the gulf
to the west of Havana for a like pur¬
pose.
As soon as the army is ready a con¬
siderable body of troops will be thrown
into the province of Pinar del Rio, in
the neighborhood of Bahia Honda,and
an advance upon Havana will be be¬
gun at once. The fleet will co-operate
with the land forces from the moment
they land in Cuba,and both will attack
Havana simultaneously.
Even if the resolution finally passed
by congress does not recognize the
present republican government in the
islaud, the plan of the army is to
unite with the armies of Gomez and
Garcia as allies against the Spaniards.
It is probable that troops will be sent
to join these revolutionary armies in
Puerto Principe or Santa Clara, or that
ships will be sent to transport some of
the Cuban troops to the vicinity of the
capital.
In any event, and effort will be made
to co-operate at once with the armies
of the revolutionary leaders in the
work of driving the Spaniards out of
the island. With the establishment
of a stable and independent govern¬
ment in free Cuba, the army will have
nothing to do, at least in the prelimin¬
ary part of the campaign. Its task is
to sweep the Spaniards out of the is¬
land. To do this most effectively it
will at once seek the closest alliance
with the revolutionary troops.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVY.
Mission of the Flying Squadron Not Made
Kiiov.ii.
A Washington special says; As
Secretary Long has given notice that
no news whatever respecting the
movements of the navy will be made
public, nothing can be learned cf the
whereabouts of the flying squadron,
consisting of battleships Texas, Mass¬
achusetts, cruisers Brooklyn, Minne¬
apolis and Columbus, which sailed
from Hampton Roads Wednesday. The
impression is deep, however, that the
squadron has moved for the purpose
of intercepting hostile fleets bound for
American waters.
The movement of the Spanish fleet
is now of more importance to us than
our own. The Spanish flotilla is still
at tho Cape Verde islands, fully two
thousand miles from Porto Itico. The
armored cruisers Vizcaya and Ad-
mirante Oquendo have sailed from
Porto Rico with a view of joining the
torpedo fleets. There is now no doubt
among navy officials here that the
whole Spanish fleet is mobilizing at
Cadiz and the Cape Verde islands,
forming two squadrons for hostile
purpose. the Spanish
The only ships now
have in Havana are the cruisers Alfon¬
so XII and Nueva Espana. This gov¬
ernment has massed at Key West two
battleships, three cruisers, five gun¬
boats, three monitors and six torpedo
boats.
THE STORY ABSURD
That Southern Soldiers 4VH1 Bear the
Brunt of Battle Alone.
A Washington special says: The
story that it has been determined to
put the southern militia to the front
and make southern soldiers bear the
brunt of invasion of Cuba is vigorously
denied by those iu authority.
General Alger, secretary of war,
treats the report as absurd and says
there is absolutely not a word of truth
in it. No such plan has been deter¬
mined upon, and there 1 as been no
idea in the minds of any of those in
authority of placing upon the soldiers
of the south any burdens that are not
shared equally by other soldiers.
i
Will Concentrate
On the Coast.
Troops Will Regin to Hurry
South at Once—Decision of
War Department Cre¬
ated Excitement.
Decidedly tho most warlike step
taken by the war department in pre¬
paring for tho possibility of an en¬
counter with Spain was inaugurated
Friday, when orders were issued for
concentration at four points in the
south of six regiments of cavalry,
twenty-two regiments of infantry and
the light batteries of five regiments of
At Chickamauga there will be six
regiments of cavalry and the light bat¬
teries of five regiments of artillery; at
New Orleans, eight regiments of in¬
fantry; at Tampa, seven regiments ol
infantry, and at Mobile, seven regi¬
ments of infantry. Since tho civil war
no such proportion of the army has
been mobilized and tho movement it¬
self is the best evidence of the gravity
of the situation as looked upon by tbe
president and bis advisers.
While the troops are to be scattered
among the points designated, all orders
will be issued from Atlanta, as in that
city Major General Nelson A. Miles,
who will have command of the army,
will locate his headquarters.
The determination to rendezvous
the troops where they can be accli¬
mated to the conditions of a more
tropical climate has been under con¬
sideration by the president and his
cabinet for some time. It was not
until Friday, however, that the presi¬
dent, in view of the enormous expense
which will be entailed, felt justified in
taking this step.
When Secretary Alger returned from
the cabinet meeting lie at once called
iuto conference General Miles and Ad¬
jutant General Corbin, and acquainted
them with the result of the cabinet’s
deliberation. There were hurried con¬
sultations, in which the quartermaster
general, who lias charge of the trans¬
portation of troops; the commissary
general, who looks after their subsist¬
ence, and representatives in Washing¬
ton of various railroads running to the
south, participated.
The heavy batteries of artillery in
the five regiments will remain at their
present posts.
The two regiments of artillery re¬
cently authorized by congress have
not been recruited the full strength,
and in addition are not well equipped
with horses and other necessary re¬
quisites, and therefore are not included
in Friday’s orders.
The department lias so distributed
the twenty-two regiments of infantry
at such convenient places on the gulf
that they will be accessible for trans-
portion to Cuba.
Instructions to the commanding
officers of the regiments ordered to
move were sent out late in the after¬
noon, with directions to be put into
into effect as soon as possible. It is
the confident expectation of the offi¬
cials that the movements in. some
places will begin at once. 'l1\e rail¬
road facilities, the officials say, ark
more than ample to meet the demands
of the occasion, and no trouble will
be experienced in mobilizing this large
body of men at the places designated
within a reasonably short space of
time.
The command of the army will de¬
volve upon General Miles, who is now
at the head of the military branch of
the government.
TOBACCO REVENUE RAISED.
Tax Will Be Collected From All Dealer* In
the Weed.
The prevailing opinion among man¬
ufacturers of cigars,tobacco, cigarettes
and snuff and brewers that in the event
of war there will he u marked increase
in the internal revenue tdx levied on
their products, it is said at the treasu¬
ry department, undoubtedly will be
verified.
The law, it is stated, will contain a
special provision which will result in
the increase in tax being collected
from all wholesale and retail dealers in
whose hands these products may he
found when the law goes into effect.
THEIR REASONS HI VEX FOR VOT-
INN WITH THE MINORITY.
SfiYS RESOLUTIONS ARE UNJUST.
Aiul Arc Against, the Interests of the
Cubans—Confer* Too Much Power
on I’reshlont.
A Washington special says: The
Georgia members who voted against
tiio lionso resolutions on their final
passage are well satisfied with their
position. They contend that not only
is recognition of the republic of Culm
the only safe position for this govern¬
ment to assume, but they say if this
government is to intervene at all it
should be in the interests of the
Cubans, and not against them.
These men have all the time con¬
tended that recognition was the con¬
servative position to take, the only
way by which a solution could he
reached which would mean peace with
honor.
They have not advocated war, and
have felt if we are to have war Spain
should he the aggressor, as would he
tho case under the plan they sup¬
ported.
By their vote on the motion to re¬
commit with instructions they showed
their willingness to go even to the
length of adopting the republican re¬
solution provided it contained a recog¬
nition provision. But they thought
that was as far as they ought to go.
The business end of the resolution,
they thought, put the discretion of
when to act practically in the hands of
the president, and they opposed that.
They think also that the provision
for a “stable and independent gov¬
ernment of their own,” leaves it to
the president and his advisers to say
what is sucli government; for saying
who are the best citizens, for saying
who shall not have a hand in making
that government.
If not that, there would he some¬
thing worse. As to the responsibili¬
ties involved in intervention without
recognition, they contend that there is
a strong probability that if the United
States should intervene in Cuba and
take the island and reduce it to pos¬
session, the United States would he
bound to pay the Spanish-Cuban
bonds. These bonds amount to $400,-
000 , 000 .
They are held by French, English,
German and American capitalists.
Spain has pledged the revenues of
Cuba to pay them. They ask, suppose
the United States did not, by virtue of
taking possession and holding Cuba as
its own, take the island, cum onere,
would not the United States he hound
to pay or assume the payment of these
bonds?
Would not the French, tho German
and English holders of these bonds
induce their governmentto insist upon
this view? In such case what would
the United States do? Deny tho legal
liability and deny moral obligation, it
having deprived the citizens of other
governments of their property by tak¬
ing away from them all security or
opportunity for tho collection of their
property or bonds.
STRONG EVIDENCE
That Maine Was Wrecked By BpttiiUU
Officials.
The testimony by the senate com¬
mittee on foreign relation in connec¬
tion with the investigation into the re¬
lations between the United States and
Cuba was made public Thursday. It
constitutes a book of about 650 pages
and includes not only testimony taken
since the disaster to the Maine, but
also much that was taken before and
running back for a year or more.
The statement which contains the
greatest current interest is that made
by Consul General Lee, on the 12th
inst. In this statement General Lee
said that he was informed on very
good authority that the Spaniards had
placed two rows of torpedoes just at
the mouth of the Havana harbor, by
Morro Castle, within the past two
months, or subsequent to the Maine
disaster, and that the switchboard is
iu a room in the castle. He said,
however, that he had no information
of the placing of any torpedoes before in
the Maine was destroyed, and none
regard to tlio purchase abroad by the
Spanish authorities.
CREATED GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Washington W«nt Wiltl Over ihe Army
Order* Iwnued.
The decision of the war department
Friday afternoon to move tlio entire
United States army to Florida at once
created the greatest excitement Wash
ington. led
The decision to issue the order
to great activity at the war depart¬
ment. After conferences between
Secretary Alger, General Miles, Adju¬
tant General Corbin and Quartermas¬
ter General Ludington, it was stated
that no trouble watever would be
had in getting the most ample rail¬
road facilities in the prompt transpor¬
tation of the troops.
VOL. VI. NO. ‘>7
Strong Speeches
on Resolutions.
ii Mims ram.
Arguments Presented Hot Ii For
and Against Senate Major¬
ity and Minority
Reports.
The action of the house Wednesday
adopting , its . declaration , , made ... the
in
senate the center of the war elements
at Thursday’s session. The galleries
were packed, , , and , thousands wuo
turned away.
A was received , from , the
message
house transmitting to the senate the
Cuban resolution, passed hy the house,
I5y , unanimous . consent, ___ ___ 4 at, tho „„ le-
quest of Mr, Davis, chairman of tho
f loieigu m relations leintions committee oorniimite, the ine reso- ilso
hi turn ns reported to the foreign rein-
lions committee was laid before the
senate.
The resolutions in full are ns fol¬
lows:
i < Whereas, The abhorrent conditions
which have existed for more than three
the , island . , , of , Cuba, ,, , so near
years m borders, have shocked tlio
our own
moral sense of the people of the Unit-
ed , Btates, , have , been disgrace ,. to .
a
Christian / ‘" : civilization, culminating, -- ns
United* 1 States llattlSJ?'wifi, ‘two
hundred and sixty-six of its officers
and crew, while on a friendly visit in
tlio LhvLi.v harbor ol „f 11 Havana, nvn.li ii and nod cannot cannot
longer be endured, as baH been set
forth by the president of the United
Mates HtntPH ill n bin bis messntre message to to coiurrpss co >M' «« of oi
Aprxl 11, 1898, upon which the action
of congress was invited, therefore
Resolved
"Ciint—Tint Ho p.op .0 of (be
island of Cuba are, and of right ought
to be, free anil independent.
“Bftc.n.d 0, ',‘ That Ihnt it it is is tin, the duty (bitv of ot tho uio
United states to demand, and the
government of the United Btates does
demand, ’ I hat the r government of Spain 1
at , relinquish . its ., authority ., arid ,
once
government in the island of Cuba and
withdraw its land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters.
“Third—Tliat the president of the
United States he, and he hereby is
directed and empowered, to use ihe
entire land and naval forces of the
United Btates and to calling into actual
"•'Vi™ »I U» Unite] M. 111. rniliti.
of the several states, to such extent
as may he necessary to carry these
resolutions into effect."
This is substantially the same as tho
majority resolution in the house which
was passed Wednesday afternoon by a
vote, 322 to 19, except that this senate
resolutions calls also for tho immedi¬
ate evacuation of Cuba by Hpniu ami
brings out the Maine incident more
prominently. Washington,began
Mr. Turner, of a
speech in which he sharply criticised
the administration for its “vacillating
and irresolute, cowardly and pusillan¬
imous policy,” pursued by it in tho
Cuban question.
Mr. Turner declared himself strong¬
ly in favor of the resolution presented
by the minority of tbe committee on
foreign relations and for so doing said
be needed no further justification which than
the magnificent state paper He ae-
companied the majority report.
declared, however, that the same wa-
Jevolent influences which has paraly-
zed the executive and almost caused
the people to revolt, were still at work,
if these influences should succeed the
who country wouldknow tho disgrace-
ful story and the nation would be
shamed.
Mr. Hoar followed Mr. Turner. He
thought the present was no time for
impassioned rhetoric and manifesta¬
tions of approval of war sentiment. He
did not accept the doctrine in this con¬
nection of an eye for an eye and a tooth
for a tooth.
Mr. Hoar deprecated the exhibitions
of feeling towards the president, who
was, he said, in diplomacy the repre¬
sentative of all the people and what
the president does we as a people do.
As for himself he not only approved
what the president had done,but what
he had refrained from doing.
Mr. Turpie, of Indiana, followed
Mr. Hoar in a speech for the recogni¬
tion of Cuban republic.
It was agreed that the senate re¬
main in continuous session until a
vote wus reached on tho war resolu¬
tions.
THE SADBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR APRIL 24. A
Lennon Text: "A Lennon In Vorelvene..,"
Mutt, xvlll., 21-M5—Golden Text: Lukn
tI., 37—Commentary on tlio Lennon ol
the Day by the Itev. D. M. Slwun».
21. “Then eamo Peter to Him and sahl:
Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against
me, and I forgive him? Till seven times?"
It Is so difficult, much ns wo may rend and
talk about it, to believe and livo out the
belief that It Is no longer 1 that live, hilt
Christ difficulty who llvetli here in Is me "m«” (Gal. and if., 20V “f,” for¬ Pe¬
ter’s
getting the lesson of chapter xvl., 24, about
denying self and following Christ. A bet¬
ter way of putting Ills question would be,
Lord, how often would you forgive should one
who would sin against what you? I ft would
never tie a question do, hut always of what would or
would not
Jesus do? Lord, what wilt Thou have mo
to do? As His redeemed ones, we are here
to manifest His life in these mortal bodies
(II Cor. iv., 11) and make Him known.
22. “Jesus sulth unto him, I say not unto
thee, Until seven times, but until sev¬
enty times seven.” Ills thoughts and ways
aro iih far above ours as heaven Is above
the earth. He gives us eternal redemp¬
tion, blotting out all our hIiim, and assur¬
ina us or eternal glory, then teaches
us that wa uro to ovaruomo self and sin
mid tho (lovll, submitting meekly to many
llll unjust demand of the world for Ills
sake lost wo prove a stumbling block.
23-27. “Therefore is the kingdom of
boaven likened unto a certain king, which
would take account of Ills servants.” In
t | 1680 VHrB0S w „ i mv o an illustration from
our Lord’s own lips of Ills forgiveness,
which Ho frooly bos to vvh upon ovory peril-
tent sinner. The parables of the kingdom
sometimes have reference to the mystery
„f this present ago when tho kingdom it-
self, which was at hand, is postponed till
Ho shall como again because of His peo-
,,| 0 * s rejection of Him. Homotimos they
mioThing
that all should lay to heart, and that is
that there Is a dny of reckoning for every,
onei f 0r every one of us shall give account
of himself to God, for God shall bring
every work unto Judgment with every so-
tt ,ilng, whether it bo good or whether
u , J1} evil ( Rom x i v 12 ; Eeel. xil., 14). The
judge rulsed is from appointed, tlio dead oven (Acts him xvli., whom 31), God tlio
Mime who speaks to us In this parable. I
cannot say that the verses wo arooonsldor-
ing refer to any period of the time of fu¬
ture judgment, hut rather to present for¬
giveness, for God may he said to be always
m ’„ Homo sense reckoning with people. this It
seems to me that the main point of
part of the \mrubln lathe fall and free for¬
giveness which Ho bestows upon every i
penitent. The debtor was greatly according In debt, to
1 ( , wint , io ,000 talents, which,
the estimate in the margin, would bo over,
1*11,000,003, and ho could not pay, as we
say, i c.?o«K 0.11 J
, ls k f„ r patience, promising to pay
Iils lord, moved with compassion, forgave
him the whole debt. Our indebtedness to
0od f or n f „ »nd care and mercies since wo
i m <i any being Is beyond computation. If;
we should count but one mercy a minute;
for only twenty ( years, they would be over!
10 0!)0 00() , )llt vho „ an estimate tho mor-
ci i R0 f rt foment? out
28-30. “lint the same servant went which]
and found one of his fellow servants
bin treatment Lord’s of treatment his follow of him. as compared] But do,
with his
n<,t condemn him unless you are sure that
y0ll , ir „ ll()t K , llUy . Man’s Inhumanity to
man Is ns marvelous as God's compassion. is
Great us is God's forgiveness, so groat
mau’slluck of It. Have you never said of
anyone, “I cannot forgive him,” or ‘JU
forgive, but I cannot forget?" If you have
wild hu<*)i tilings, you have no right to eon-
damn this man. Remember the words of
our Lord In a certain case, “Ho that Is
without sin among you lot him first cast a
stone” (John viii., 7).
HI. "Ho, when Ids fellow servants saw
wlmt was ilone, they were very sorry and
came and told unto thdlrLord all that was
done.” In this case there was nothing that
they could do but tell their Lord, for Ho
;JJ» heart.
i every believer may with prollt lay to
We, If we have received Christ Jesus as our
Saviour, are truly forgiven, washed, sanc¬
tified, justified, but there aro millions who
are not and who do not know anything
about the Lord Jesus and are liable to be
east forever into the hands of the great ad¬
versary who now oppresses them. Are we
sorry euojjgh for them to say to our Lord
who lias saved us: “Here am i. Solid me
to toll them, of Thoe and of Thy salva¬
tion?”
32-34. “And his lord was wrotii, and de¬
livered him to tho tormentors till he
should pay all that was due unto him.”
We must not think of our Lord In this story
unit Ho wan speaking of Himself, for wo
are nowhere taught that Ho over forgives
and then takes back His forgiveness. without Tlio
gifts and calling of God are re¬
pentance (Bom. xb, 2!)). Ilonever changes Lord
Ills mind. We must notice that our
is telling of a certain man and his ser¬
vants, and the lord Iri the story Is tho mas¬
ter of these servants, not our Lord. 8t>o
the small letter 1, not capital L. Bo ------- in the
story of the unjust steward tho question is
repeatedly asked, flow could our Lord ever
commend such fraud? Our Lord never
did, but the man’s master or lord (small I)
commended Ills fraudulent servant for be¬
ing clover enough to provide a future wel¬
come for himself In the homes of those
whom he find befriended at his lord’s ex¬
pense. Our Lord taught that we ought to
make fully, such of course—as use of our would opportunities—-law¬ be for our bene¬
fit lii the life to come.
35. “Ho likewise filial! My Heavenly
Father do also unto you, if ye from your
hearts forgive not every one of his brother
their trespasses.” in tlio epistle to tho
Ephesians wo arc taught in the opening in
and following words spiritual our privileges
Christ. Blessed with all blessings,
accepted In tbe Beloved, in whom wo have
redemption, the forgiveness of sins, seated
with Christ in the henvenlies. Then we
aro taught that because of these great
benefits conferred upon ns wo should walk
worthy of our vocation, walk in lovo, walk
as children of light, and among other
things forgive one another even as God for
Christ’s sake hath forgiven us (Eph. depend¬ iv.,
32.). Salvation is nowhere made
ent upon any works or good deeds of ours,
but is always Set forth us a free gift (Rom. 17).
iv., 5; vt., 23; John L, 12; itev. xxii.,
Then having become children of God by
faith In Christ Jesus, we are earnestly ex¬
horted to walk as sucli, assured that all lu
our lives as Christians which lie approves
hL ull be rewarded, but nil else shall be
burned up as wood, liay and stubble.—Les¬
son Helper.
Tn Germany, there are 1,250 Young
Men’s Christian Associations, with
nearly 00,000 members.