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; THE Gl I ATH AT.1 R EGC T12 Rales of Advertising THE CHATHAM RSCORD tl A. LONObR EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Terms of Subscription $1.50 Per Year Strictly In Advance On Square on wmhm SUB On Squf. two inisrti SVI3 For Larger Advertisements Liberal Contracts viH ba metfe PITTSB0R0, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, AUGUST id, 1914. NO. 2. VOL. XXXVII. TWO SCHOOLS OF STRUM GUSH French and German Methods Put to Test. THEORIES EXACTLY OPPOSITE Outflanking of Enemy Chief Feature of German Tactics French System Is More Varied and Less Simple. The clash between the armies of the French republic and the German em pire will prove of extraordinary in terest to military tacticians for many reasons. Results should settle, for some time to come, conflicting princi ples of strategy which at present are somewhat of a puzzle. There is only one element capable of confusing the issue, namely, the totally different racial characteristics and temperaments, in so far as they interfere with the practical applica tion of the tactical theories which have been worked out by the ablest minds of the two great military or ganizations' of these powers. As far as can 'be learned, little fault can be found with the condition of preparedness of both armies of the Franco-German frontier. The German forces, if anything, outnumber those of France, but when one is dealing in millions the difference, proportionate ly considered, Is really not so great as it seems at a glance. Even a slight superiority in maneuvering the huge army corps, and a little greater ability to have them in the right pace at the right time, may more than overbal ance any discrepancy in the total num ber of men in the field. The German organization is the old er. Its present system is built on the foundation supplied by the victorious armies of the Franco-Prussian war. In discipline, training, mobilization and principles of moving large bodies of troops, it is the logical successor 'that one would expect to find, making al lowance for the development of mod ezsi weapons, transportation facilities and equipment. Both nations have efficient aviation corps. Germany has the advantage In the number of dirigibles, while France has some 750 aeroplanes already in commission, against about 400 of the Germans. French Artillery Superior. In the artillery arm it is generally admitted that the French are supe rior. The gunners are faultlessly trained, and the guns themselves are. of a more modern, powerful and effi cient type. ' To sum up, Germany outnumbers France approximately 5,000,000 to 4, 000,000 in total war strength. She is supposed to be slightly superior In general discipline and training, while in two special arms, aviation division and artillery, France has a noticeable advantage. This Is how the materials with which the rival tacticians will have to work, compare. Strangely enough, the underlying principle or spirit of the military or ganization of each nation would seem to fit the other better. It Is the French who have given the greater emphasis to complex dispositions of troops for purposes of security and sureness, and the Germans who permeate themselves with the idea that simplicity of tactics, coupled with eney and fierceness of attack, brings success. Col. de Grandmaison, a French tactical authority, lecturing to a class In a school of military Instruction re cently, drew a sharp distinction be tween the two systems, pointing out the strength and weakness of the practical application of the German FORTIFICATIONS WHAT JAPAN DID FOR RUSSIA. Russia will have to thank Japan for Invaluable service rendered in rousing that sleepy giant, not only to a realiza tion, but also development of latent powers. Russia's unpreparedness for the war with little Japan became proverbial and remains historic. But for this condition the colossal nation of east ern Europe would not have been hu rrJliated before the world by)a power of relatively lilliputian size. Since theories, at the same time sharply criticizing certain phases of the French tactical system which, he said, tend ed toward confusion and lack of deci sive action on the field of battle. 6utflanklng Paramount. The single thought embodied in the German tactics is the outflanking of the enemy. It is more than a thought; it is a rule. The German company, brigade or corps commander, never stops to consider what he will do. It goes without saying that he will at tempt to outflank his adversary. The only question he has to decide is how he will do it. Eternal, energetic , offense is his other rule. Once he has laid his plans for the attack, and made his disposi tion of troops, he gives the final or der for the advance. The thing is set tled. The various units of his com mand go forward, either to victory or cimplete repulse. There is no -withdrawing or rearrangement of troops during the process of the fight, no change in plans. Everything is sup posed to have been provided for be fore the engagement. The units of his command are to receive no fur ther orders which would cause the slightest hesitation in theii ,method ical and complete carrying out of the prearranged plan. One cannot help but admire the spirit of determination and confidence necessary to the successful carrying out of such a system. The German troops have been trained with this idea specially in view, and they are permeated with a spirit of self-confidence and fierce contempt for their adversaries. The morale of the Ger; man soldier is wonderful. No mat ter what he- is brought to face with, he will fight unflaggingly until he drops. French School of Tactics. The French tactics, on the other hand, are considerably more varied and less simple. The maneuvers of the French commander depend largely on the formation of the enemy.' Great er stress is laid on finding out the exact disposition of his troops before formulating the battle plans, and the officer in command retains his troops subject to his- control throughout the engagement. While frontal attack? are admittedly dangerous, the French theories provide for their use in cer tain contingencies, and the command er is not tied down to the use of flank- - ing movements exclusively. Then, too, the rules laid down elab orate formations art outposts, advance guards, supports and reserves for pro tection against surprise. The only criticism made by Col. de Grand maison is that the system, while theo retically perfect, has become so elab orate as to be somewhat difficult to handle in the field, and that the of fleer who follows their spirit to tho logical limit will be likely to find his troops so dispersed in small parties as to be scattered over as large a front as the Germans, an extreme ten dency which is somewhat to be de plored in the light of the lessons of the Russo-Japanese war, In which en gagement after engagement was won by both the Russians and the Japan ese, traceable directly to the employ ment of desperate frontal attack and bayonet charge, notwithstanding the terrific efficiency of fire or the mod ern rifle. However, it would seem that the advantage lies with France, for they control their system, and are not controlled by it, as are the Germans. The first moves of tho German cam paign, the invasion through Luxem burg, the crossing of the frontier at Cirey where, by the way, the German machine seems to have encountered a snag in the preliminary engagement Indicate that an attempt will be made to duplicate the campaigns of former years, but it Is an entirely dif ferent French organization which will have to be overcome if Germany is to avoid a crushing defeat in which the life of the empire may be ground out between the upper and nether millstone. AROUND NAMUR the Portsmouth treaty Russia has been engaged in husbanding its re sources financial, naval and military. Tridav it looms an ogre-like terror on thf. horizon of Europe. Russia's total war strength Is 5,500,000 men, exceed ine that of any other power, and she has another 5.200.000 available, but unorganized, combining nearly 11,000, 000 men, as compared with Germany's 6,200,000, next in line." St- Louis parks are filled with sleep ers during the heat wave. ' RATE COMMISSION FAITHFUL TO DUTY GOVERNOR CRAIG PRAISES THE MEMBERS FOR THE QUALITY OF WORK DONE. LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS Review of the Latest News Gathered Around the State Capitol That Will Be of Interest to Our Readers Over North Carolina. Raleigh. Governor Craig in accepting and making public the report of Judge M. H. Justice and Messrs. A. A. Thomp son and W L. Poteat, composing the Rate Commission authorized by the Legislature to investigate the practi cability and justice of the instrastate freight rates of the Justice act said: The report of the commission has been made after long, diligent, patient and exhaustive work. The commis sion has had the benefit of counsel of the ablest lawyers and experts that could be employed. The issues in volved are of the highest interest to the people of North Carolina, affect ing not only the charges that they shall pay for transportation of pro ducts from one part of the state to another, but what is of far greater im portance, they affect the development of our commerce and industry. "The committee, appointed by me, is composed of three of the leading men of North Carolina. They have no superiors. The ability and character of each of the commissioners com mands tha highest respect and abso lute confidence of all. I believe that the people of the state with practical unanimity will accept the judgment rendered by the Freight Rate Com mission will accept it as a reasonable solution and settlement of a difficult question that had for many years vex ed the people of North Carolina. Those who differ with the commission will readily concede that the report has been made in the spirit of justice and of the best service to the people. "The schedule adopted will make a substantial reduction in intrastate freight rates. It does not make as much as was made by the Justice bill, but it does give relief in those places where the relief is most needed. It gives relief to the lumbermen of North Carolina, as well as to farmers and other industries, and it will enable the eastern part of the state to trade with the western part of the state. "In fact it changes the situation that has heretofore existed and enables our people to trade with each other for their mutual welfare. It will operate, in my opinion, to the tremendous ad vantage of all the people of the state. Our industries will feel the effect of it, and it will manifest itself in the development of enterprise. "The commission has performed its labor faithfully, efficiently and for the best interests of the state. North Carolina Crops Are Fine. North Carolina crops on August 1, according to the government report, were in a satisfactory condition, the principal , ones being some above' and some slightly below the five and ten year averages. Corn, rye, hay, apples, peaches, watermelons and cantaloupes were above the average, while oats, buck wheat, potatoes, both Irish and sweet, tobacco, cabbages, sorghum and pea nuts, were a little below the aver age. At present prices the indications are for a . $41,000,000 crop of corn. 120,000,000 crop of tobacco. $6,000,000 crop of wheat. $1,500,000 crop of oats. $1,200,000 crop of Irish potatoes. $5,000,000 crop of sweet potatoes. $7,000,000 crop of hay. The condition as to other crops is riven as follows: Cabbages, 68; ap ples, 76; peaches, 77; watermelons, 80; cantaloupes, 79; sorghum, 80; pea nuts, 83. No figures are given on these as to yield. With the exception of cabbages, these average are higher than for the United States as a whole. New Bern Avenue Paving Held Up. Paving work on New Bern avenue has been .held up for the time being. Tkis twas1 done for the reason that the alphalt dressing will make a bet ter union if the concrete base is left to stand for a bit and for the addi tional reason that the city engineer ing department wishes to concentrate all its available force 'on the grading work now in progress on Hillsboro street. An additional force was plac ed on the scene recently. In the meantime the city asphalt plant is not in operation. , State Prison Board Reports. The State's Prison Board, H. B. Varner, chairman, at a meeting just held, received the report from Gov ernor Craig of his recent inspection of the convict camp at Whitney at which there are 208 convicts hired out at $1.50 a day to the company making the vast developments there. The chairman stated that the report of the Governor was such as to make it unnecessary to make any changes In the management of the camp which is in the charge of S. J. Bus bee, of Raleigh. Urges Uncle Sam to Help Farmer. J. Bryan Grimes, as Secretary oi State, addressed a letter to President Watson of the Southern Cotton Con gress in special session in Washing ton . declaring that 4n the opinion ol Governor Craig and his Council oi State, the National Government should lend its aid in financing the present cotton and tobacco crop, furnishing money sufficient for the cotton owner to borrow on his cotton stered in bonded warehouses at the rate of 10 cents a pound, middling. The letter says: .. "In the present crisis it would be sound business vand patriotic co-operation for the banker and the farm er to work in union. The bankers should organize a system of ware housing and advancing on" warehouse receipts, thus preventing heavy finan cial losses that will injure the bank ing and other business of the coun try. "Immediately provision should be made by the Government for the transportation of cotton, grain, and other products to the open markets of the world, so that we should not have to rely now or hereafter on for eign ships. "The farmers should hold as much cotton and tobacco as possible and warehouse where they can until nor mal trade' conditions are resumsd. To put much cotton on the market under present disorganzed conditions means very much lower prices with no stable value. The growers will be at the mercy of the spinners and the spinners would have no certain standard of values, which would mean a further depression of the market for raw material." Have Their Share, Says Lacy. State Treasurer Lacy was shocked while reading a dispach from Fay etteville about the meeting of the As sociation of County Commissioners of the state, in which it was stated that Guilford county was the only county in the state-that had been able to col lect any part of the automobile tax for 1913 from the state. Every county in the state has got the share due it for this tax for 1913 and the amounts for 1914 will be sent out just as soon as the' pro rata list is made out, the Treasurer said. He lost no time in making the wires to Fay etteville hot to set the matter straight. He sent the following telegrams to Mr. W. M. Long and Mr. B. C. Beck with: "Surprised to see misleading state ment about automobile license taxes in morning's New and Observer. Each county has been paid Its part for the year 1913 and I have the can celled checks. Amounts for 1914 now in my hands, but the pro rata list is beine made out by the Secretary of State. Payments to the counties will be made during August. See letter Amounts Allotted State Militia. Washington. Announcement was made bv the war department that out of the total of $2,000,000 annually ap propriated by congress for apportion ment amone the states for the pur chase of supplies and ammunition un der the militia law, $1,599,362 has been set aside by the secretary of war for that purchase during the fiscal year 1915. The remainder, amounting to $400,637, has been reserved for spe rial niintmfint from time to time at the discretion of the secretary. Florida $13,781.50; Georgia, $35, 517.69: North Carolina, $30,344.94; South Carolina, $20,922.24; Virginia. $37,004.81. Chief Justice Clark Returns. Chief Justice Clark returned from East Tennesee. On his way back he crossed the North Carolina mountain where there are no railroads, his route being by the Yonalossee pike. He left aeain. on the invitation of Dr. Joel D Whitaker, on an automobile trip from Raleieh to the mountains of Pennsyl vania, going by way of Richmond and the Valley of Virginia. Adjutant General Returns. Adjutant General Laurence Young returned from Fort Caswell, where he has been' at the encampment of the North Carolina Coast Artillery re serves. The practice woit: o? the re serves, the general said, was very sat isfactory. All Instrument For Band Arrive. The Third Regiment Band now has all of its new instruments. The last ' to arrive was a giant bass horn which went astray in shipment. This is the first time "that the band has been equipped throughout with new instru ments. . Heat Up State Capitol. Notwithstanding it was a real hot day recently the heating plant at the capitol had on a good head of steam and the radiators in the various offi ces were sending out heat like that which would be needed on a cold and frost v dav. Now the heat in this in stance was not turned on for the pur- Dose of adding to the comfort of the governor or the other state officials, for on the contrary it added to his discomfort. It was for the purpose of testing the new heating arrangement Workinq on National Highway. D. H. Winslow, government . road engineer devoting his time just now to the advancement of the work on the National highway through this state and Virginia, says that there is steady improvement in the condi tion of the road. Ten miles of stan dard road have been added in Din widdie County. Va., six miles in Bruns wick Courty, Va., and 17 miles in amnvillfi countv. this state. Mr, Winslow finds that as the road is im proved all along the line there are marked saving in traveling costs. JAPAN TAKES HAND L ULTIMATUM FROM JAPAN GIVES GERMANY A WEEK TO LEAVE 1 THE EAST. WAR EXPECTED TO FOLLOW Final Note From Tokio to Berlin De mands Removal of Warships and Evacuation of Kiau-Chau. Tokio. Japan sent an ultimatum to Germany demanding the withdrawal of German warships from the Orient and the evacuation of Klau Chau and giving Germany until Sunday, August 23, to comply with the demand. Other wise, the ultimatum states, Japan will take action. Kiau-Chau, from which Japan has demanded the withdrawal of Ger many, is a town on the peninsular of Shan-Tunfe, leased with adjoining ter ritory by Germany in 1898 and soon afterwards made a protectorate. The German territory has an area of about 200 square miles. Germany also con trols an extended waterfront. Tsing- Tau, the seaport in the territory con trolled by Germany is strongly forti fied. "In order to secure a firm and enduring peace in eastern Asia, the establishment of which is the aid of tht said agreement, the Japan Imperial Government believes it to be its duty to give the advice to the Imperial German Government to carry out the following two propo sitions. Demands Made. First To withdraw immediately from Japanese and Chinese waters German men-of-war and armed ves sels of all kinds and to disarm at once those which cannot be so with drawn. "Second To deliver on a date not later than September 15 to the Im perial Japanese authorities without conditions or compensation the en tire leased territory of Kia Chau with a view to the eventual restora tion of the same, to China.- 1 "Third The Imperial Japanese Government announces at the same time that in the event of it not receir- Inb by noon on August 23, 1914, an answer from the Imperial German Government signifying its uncondit ional acceptance o the above advice offered by the Imperial Japanese gov ernment Japan will be compelled to take such action as she may deem necessary to meet the situation. . PANAMA CANAL NOW OPEN. Ancon Made the Official Opening Through Locks. Panama. The Panama canal is open to the commerce or the worm. Henceforth ships may pass to and fro through the great waterway which establishes a new ocean highway for trade. The steamship Ancon, owned by .the United States War Department, with many notable people on board, made the official passage, which signalized the canal's opening. She left Cristo bal at 7 o'clock in the morning and reached Balbao o the Pacific end at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The Ancon will remain at the Bal bao docks for some time, discharging her cargo, this being the first com- mprHal vovaee made through the canal. The canal will be used next for the transfer nf four careo shiDS and a yacht. The Ancon's trip was the fastest yet maAa hv a laree ocean steamer. The steamer went through the Gatun locks in 70 minutes, a speed never before fimialled. The other lockages were equally rapid. Will Use Turks. London. The official press bureau of the British admiralty and war de partment this evening issued the fol lowing: "There Is no reason to doubt that tiio Tnririah eovernment is about to replace the German officers and crews of the Goeben and Breslau by Turk ish officers and crews." Do Not Have to Fight. Washington. In 'answer to many applications for information from nat uralized citizens and foreign residents as to conditions under which they may be returned to their native lands for military service, Secretary Bryan is cnoH a statement saying the United States was not a party to any treaties under which such persons might.be compelled to return for military ser vice and saying there was no way in which they might be forced to join the armies so long as they remain in the United States. , r ' Retire Last Confederate. . Washington. The Senate passed a .bill to place Lieutenant Colonel Jan ihk t. TViwell. now the only officer in the regular army who served on the Confederate side in the Civil war, on the retired list as a brigadier gen eral. Among other r Confederates - who have been retired as brigadier gener als were General Joseph Wheeler ana Gneral Fitzhugh Le. Powell was per mitted to enter the army as ah assist ciiTronn hv srieeial act of con- CkLLU , OUfc" gress in 1879. IN THEIR D WAR STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ALL NORTH CAROLINA PEOPLE. - Rates Effective Oct. 12th. A further examination of the freight rate situation shows . that the intra state rates fixed by the special legis lative commission which go into ef fect on October 12th, unless contest ed by the railways, and there doesn't seem to be much probability in that direction, are not great reductions as appeared at first glance. Taking the actual commodities which are moved, the reduction amounts to only about two per cent, possibly not that' much. The Standard tariff in use in North Carolina as was' stated, is only about two per cent on the average higher than those fixed by the special com mission, possibly not that, except in hauls over 270 miles in length. The commission made good reductions after reaching this limit, but when it is taken into consideration that the hauls of 270 miles and upward in this state are very few, it will be seen, that the reductions will prove of very little benefit to the people of the state. The only road in the state affected by these hauls is the Southern. The over estimate in the average reduc tion was the hurried consideration of the rates on roads not using the standard tariff. An investigation Into the rate on all the systems roads shows that on the average their charges were not so far from tha standard tariff. Creamery Men Meet. The North Carolina Association met at Hickory and elected the following officers: President, Curtis Bynum, Ashevile; vice-president, Marvin Blan- ton, Shelby; - secretary and treasurer, W. J. Shuford, Hickory. The Shelby creamery was represented by Marvin Blanton, of Shelby; White Pine Creamery, Asheville, by Curtis By num; Mooresville Co-perative Cream ery, Mooresville, John Arey; Guilford Creamery, Greensboro, A. J. Reed, state dairyman; Catawba Co-Opera- tive Creamery, Hickory, W. J. Shu ford. , In addition to these gentlemen, Howard Peepels, market agent of the freight department Southern Railway with headquarters at Washington, and J. H. McLain, representing the United States Dairy Division at Wash ington, were also present. The object of the meeting aside from that of elec ting officers was to sell the butter out put of the creameries of the state co operatively and to discuss plans for advertising the butter. The cream eries represented have a combined monthly production of 150,000 pounds and it is hoped to increase this by the first of January to 300,000 pounds. Mr Peeples stated that the Southern Railway expected to put on dairy cars over their lines at an early date. These will make weekly trips and stop at all creameries. Importing Corn. ' The British steamer Singapore ar rived from South America with first cargo of corn ever received here. The bringing of corn into this country from South America is something new, be ing possible only since the reduction of the tariff under the present admin istration. Several part cargoes from South America have recently been re ceived here by rail from other ports. The Singapore is a British steamer and Is supposed to be running a risk on the seas to the South, if the report that German cruisers are patrolling that section of the coast just now is true. NORTH CAROLINA QRIEFS. Bert E. Cooley, of Asheville, met in stant death one mile west of Saluda when the engine and baggage car of a special excursion train from Savan nah to Asheville left the track, the fireman being crushed to death be neath his locomotive. Some of the more progressive edu cational workers of Henderson coun ty are launching a campaign for a Henderson county farm life school. A meeting of the teachers, educational leaders and the farmers of the county will be held at Mills. River August 28. Howard Banks, private secretary to the Hon. Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, is spending a few days in Black Mountain with Mr. D. A. Tomp kins. Prof. Jerome Dowd and wife are traveling in an automobile frotai Norman, Okla., to Black Mountain The funeral of the late Col. J. N. Craig was held at Redisville and visit- inc military men to the number of two hundred were here to assist in the services which were atended by one of the largest gatherings ever as sembled in Reidsville on a similar oc casion. Lightning struck the Smitherman Cotton Mills at Troy recently and set fire to the lint room. The fire signal brought out the fire department at tached to the mills, which, with the aid of the sprinkler system in the building, succeeded In extinguishing the flames in a very few minutes. The big new Baptist Hotel at Ridge prpst. is now very nearly completed. and some parts of it have been furn ished and occupied. The hotel will probably be brought to completion during this summer and fall, and will be ready for occupancy next year throughout all parts of it. TTavins iust secured a patent on a subsoil attachment for plows which promises to prove a great success, D, t T.ittlPinhn of Statesville is endeav oring to organize a company to manu- facture the attachments here in Statesville and place them on the market. Mmtional SflHifSOlOOL Lesson (By E. O. SELLERS, Director of Evening- Department, The Moody Bible Institute, Chicago.) LESSON FOR AUGUST 23 THE WEDDING FEAST. LESSON TEXT Matt. 22:1-14. GOLDEN TEXT "O Jerusalem, Jeru salem, that killeth the prophets, and eton- est them that are sent unto her how oftea would I have gathered thy children to gether, even as a hen gathereth her own brood under wings, and ye would not," Luke 13:34 R. V. To catch the full significance of this parable which is alone recorded by Matthew we need to be more or less familiar with the Jewish pride of race and their feeling of superiority over all "heathen" or outsiders, and the his tory of their treatment of God's rep resentatives, the prophets. Following upon the parable referred to in our last lesson the Pharisees per- ceived that Jesus spake of them and they sought to arrest him (ch. 21:46). In this lesson the figure of the king dom is changed from a vineyard to a feast. Relation to His People. I. The King's Invitation Rejected, vv. 1-7. The change of figure Just re ferred to suggests not alone an' occa sion of festal joy (Luke 14:16), but also Christ's relation to his people. which Is that of a husband to his wife (he being the son referred to, see I Cor. 11:12; Eph. 5:24-32; John 3:29). These Jewish leaders and their nation were first to be invited to the mar riage. This had been done by the prophets of old and .later by John the Baptizer. Under this figure of a mar riage our Lord speaks of three differ ent invitations. The first one was re ceived with indifference, but indiffer- 1 5 1 1 J ence never removes responsiDimy. The second invitation was received with hostility. Nothing more tuny reveals the foolishness and hardness of the human heart, than the way in. which men treat the gracious invita tions of God's love. -' Wonderful Indeed is the forbearance of God. The sin of rejecting the cross, God's offer of grace, is immeasurably greater than that incurred by those Jews who rejected the "Man of Gall- lee." Question of Worthiness. II. The King's Invitation Accepted, vv. o-i u. inose mviiea uau juugcu themselves "not worthy." Now go to . the parting of the ways where people congregate and "gather them in." Our worthiness is In that we accept, and if we reject we are ,"not worthy." This command to go outside was a prophecy of the time when the Gentiles should likewise be "partakers of grace." Those who finally accepted the king's invitation were both good and bad (v. 10), but the act of acceptance was not an assurance cf position as we can see from the last part 6f the parable.-It is sad to think of the many . servants of the king who have neg lected his command thus to go forth, and recruit the banquet feast. Final ly (v. 10) we read that "the wedding was filled." Heaven will not be an empty place, Rev. 7:9-14. III. The Unprepared Guest, vv. 11-14. Every guest was scrutinized by the king. It was a strange sight to see one who had neglected to avail him self of the garment freely provided in which to appear on such an occasion. This robe is symbolical of the robe of righteousness with which God will clothe all who accept his invitation, Isa. 61:10; Rev. 19:7, 8; Eph. 4:24; Rom. 13:14. For this man to present himself clothed in his own garment was to insult the king, so our own righteousness is afe "filthy rags" in his sight, Isa. 64:6; Phil. 3:9 R. V. When questioned about this act of insolence the guest was "speechless." So like wise will all unbelievers stand one day before the great king. The Teaching of this parable em phasizes our privileges in the king dom of God. A full realization of that kingdom means Joy, gladness and per fect satisfaction. On a previous occa sion Jesus gave up the parable of the Great Supper which so much resem bles this. Both of these parables have to do with the attitude of men to the Gospel invitation. There is the further emphasis upon the nature of the an swer of men to this- invitation. Tho first is that of men who are blind to the glory and beauty of that which is offered to them, though their refusal was not finaL Men, still blind, treat this Invitation contemptuously and turn to their own interests, seeking satisfaction, while others shamefully treat the king's messengers. This treatment is followed by swift Judg ment. Once more the invitation and and a mixed company are gathered, some with worthy and some with un worthy motives. The Master's final word3 (v. 14) em phasize service and responsibility. The call was an open, general univer sal one. Those chosen were not only those who came but those who accept ed the conditions laid down. The in different," or hostile, and those who ac- cepted unworthily were rejected. The Golden Text reveals tne nearx of the Lord. He deals in sure Judg ment; still his purpose and desire is to protect and to gather the children safft frcm All harm. The doom of the city . was pronounced upon it as the result of its refusal to accept this bis purpose.