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and he chose the mission to Great Britain.
 In England he employed every hon. orable means to induce the recognition of the Southern Confectionery. as an independent power, but his efforts were unavailing. At the end of year he returned to America and announced that if the south should win her indepen- dence it would be the result of her own effort. During his absence abroad MT. Yancey was chosen senator to the Confederate Congress, but his leader ship in that body was obscured by the diversion of public thought to the armies on the field.
 Mir. Yancey died near Montgomery in July 1863. Had the Southern Confed- eracy succeeded, and had Yancey lived his popularity would have been bound less, but with the lost cause" was linked in the minds of many, the di- minution of the fame of the splendid and brilliant leader of the cause of secession in the states of the south.
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"AND ON EARTH PEACE"-By George Eaves D. D.

puts on her hat to walk among us. The anomaly of hip-poclSet for such lady is the humor of the situation. And the humor of such humor is battlefield, a naval engagement with thousands of dead men, dear, young, beautiful men, torn in pieces by brute power endowed with the implements of science.
 So long therefore as nations are hypo- critical and insincere, their professions of peacefulness and their protestations of ''joy, joy, joy in arbitration proposals will be as hollow as ever. Along with culture there must come justice, and the determination to give justice, to do jus tice, to suffer for justice. Poets have thrown out prophetic suggestions. which have sunk like seed into the prepared minds of multitudes. 'The parliament of man, the federation of the world' has be- come a common vision. And yet the test of patriotism in thousands of men is all ways this: My country. right or >wrong.' Mr. Chadband at last turns out to be as really greedy blood-sucker and as art ful pretender as Harold SSimpole or Mir. Vholes. Dickens gives us. however, in contrast with these two, the figure of John Jarndyce, the man with the single aim, eager to give, happy even to lose. ii only thereby the cause of discord and grief and ruin may be removed thereby.
 Now it ought to be apparent to us all that there is no royal road, no quick and easy means of breeding the John Jarn- dyce type. You cannot fill the world s high places with Christian gentlemen at a moments notice. Much less can you persuade nations to accept the functions and perform the duties of Christian gen- tlemen. It is already apparent that the spirit of Christ is the supreme gift to mankind, the only hope,' as Gladstone said, 'of our poor wayward race" Who but He can give us the passion for jus- tice? Who else can utilize the vast re- sources of international intelligence and mutual interest and commercial knowl- edge to produce a common fund of cour- tesy and generosity and good will? Peace on earth is intelligence baptized with jus tice. Who but He can impart that bap- tsm?
 Far be it from me to do injustice to MT. Taft or MT. Roosevelt, standing on oppo- site sides of the arbitration proposals. But
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crease of respect for the excelences of others, increase of the resources of ex- psession, reason, conciliation by that new elasticity of perception ~hich comes of adequate knowledge and culture. If these simple facts are really indisputable, and if therefore national honor is largely a matter of definition, variable as culture varies, it must in the end turn out that there is nothing about which the nations have ever fought which is not 'justici- able" It must as certainly appear that the chief function of the Senate in it's foreign relations is to lead the nation along the widening way of international knowledge, confidence, and hence of com ityeor guaranteed and permanent friend ship.
 For surely among all the paradoxes of this paradoxical world nothing was ever more paradoxical than the presence of a six-shooter as guarantee of peace. Un- derstanding, adequate expository and con ciliatory expressions, a fair mind towards each others rights and needs, the willing ness to let live, as well as the necessity of living-these things are presumably the furniture of every diplomatic mind in modern states. And yet, as these diplo- matic minds, German, French, Anglo Saxon, Japanese, approach concrete tests and trials of their culture, each sees the bulging of the others hip-pocket, and each toys with the sword or draws the outline of a cruiser. Having exhausted intelligence, we fall back on brute force. equipping that brute force with the in- struments of deadler offense Having learned to fly, we forthwith dive into the sewer. where human blood has routed or flowed, a ghastly, trickling stream, for thousands of imperial years beneath the atars of national gods Alas, the na- tional gods are always the gods of dark ness, of suspicion, of aggression, of pride, and vaunting. whose will leads to ambi- tious designs and to the altar called na- tional glory"
 We may conclude that it does not pay to be really frank and considerate and just or rather that nations do not yet believe that it pays. Within certain limi- tations weNare willing to endure arbitra- tion But if 1t comes to sacrificing our in- terests, please take notice of the hip- pocket, the 13-inch gun, the armored aero plane and the other little pins with which Madame Civilization dresses her hair and
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but they were interrupted by civil process and both returned to Wash ington, satisfied with the result.
 In 1916 MT. Yancey, having served two years in Congress. resigned his seat from the necessity of repairing his fortune and entered successfully on the practice of law in Montgomery. With out losing interest in public affairs he continued rigidly to his profession for about 10 years.
 In 1S4S MT. Yancey's relations to the demecratic party became impaired be- cause of his withdrawal from the na- tional convention at Baltimore which convention nominated General Cass for the presidency. His action was based on the refusal of the Baltimore conven- tion to incorporate into the national platform certain resolutions adopted by the Alabama convention in the event of the rejection by the national convention of which the Alabama del- egation was instructed to withdraw. Only one other and himself withdrew
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sprout that grows menny a classy spree-the stern and crusty Decun throws about six under his vest, and shocks his minister, and congrega- sion by pulling off few stunts not on the program at the Christmus Tree, and gets a call down frum the Decuness after he gets home that holds him for anuther yeer.
 The fire-cracker, the sky-rocket, the Roman candle, and the helofa- fuzzer is in the hands of the small boy who has license to commit de- predasions and attrosities which would make an Apachee feel blue ovver his reputaison. He makes the poliseman's life mizzery, and tortures the Nay borhood with his eternal racket. He suddenly throws cannun-cracker un- der the feet of the preecher, causing his Reverence to spnll his falts teeth, and think language, which would be better left un-thunk, and for which
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was originally a hymn of the middle ages: but it has been so altered from time to time that it is now classed among modern hymns. All the authorities say that it was a medaeval hymn and was trans lated by Frederick Oakley. I suppose he translated it out of the Latin, but it is not said. The second stanza shows how careful the writer was to follow the Mi cene Creed:
 "God of God, Light of Light"
 The majesty of this hymn. it's sublime statement of Truth, the blending of words with the ''Gora" of the angels In perfect meter, and the constant tribute of eX- alted praise to the Divinity of Christ, all make it a most fitting hymn to sing at the Christmastide.
 'Hark, the Herald Angels Sing ig one of Charles Wesley's Hymns of the Ma tivity." It was written about 10 years after his brother John had begun in a public way his Methodist movement. While John Wesley was the theologian and master mind of the Methodists, Charles Wesley was the poet and sweet singer. There is one stanza in this hymn worthy of immortality. It reads:
 "Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail, the Incarnate Diety;
 Pleased as Man with man to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel"
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Wesley had been brought up in church whose confident belief in the Divinity of Christ had left its ineffaceable stamp on his heart and mind. This great hymn Is generally sung at Christmastide to a tune composed by Mendelssohn; and so we see the master composer bringing his subnme musical abilities to lay them at the Manager of the Christ Child as his humble offering.
 Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning." is classified with the hymns of the Epiphanytide, but see no reason why it may not be sung at the Feast of the Nativity. This joyous hymn was written by Bishop Reginald Heber, in 1Sl1. Men, delssohn and Gounod have written melo- dies for this thrilling hymn.
 Among the modern hymn writers Philips Brooks take high rank. heard his great plea for the retention of dear old hymn which the general convention was about to eliminate from the hymnak It was like a word of inspiration that he uttered. The hymn was retained. It was his plea Tor the hymn: How firm foundation, ye saints of the
 Lord"
 One of the most popular of modern Christmas hymns was written by that great man, great preacher, and great bishop, Philips Brooks. It begins: 70, little town of Bethlehem,
 How still we see thee lie;
 Above thy deep and dreamess sleep
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under her stern eye for the hole of the past yeer, while he was pursuing his dry and dusty way, and maintain ing his wobbly sect on the watter- waggin, eludes evven her viligence, and falls ovverboard with a loud splash, and gets soused to a fare you-well, and when it is all ovver he will penitently weep scalding teers down the back of his Jane's best dress and take anuther sollem and binding obligation for one moor years abatanence frum Tom and Jerry"
 The small boy and the small gurl will hang up there stockings and wait with feeverish impassients for the cumming of Santa Claus, with gifts moor pressious to them than the high est preffermint is to the Polyticsian, and the gratest game to the Fyan- ceer.
 The Old Made and the Sufferagett
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sometimes, and MT. Taft has come to the point. But like MT. Chadbands points, this also is precisely the starting point of the real debate, and we are wondering whether anything can come of it, after the Senate and MT. Roosevelt have got through
 Nav we not claim for the recent prog ress of mankind towards the common wei fare that the running to and fro, the in termingling in common commercial in- terests, the interchange of tourists and the dissemination of books of travel tn, modern newspaper, with it's telegraphic nerves running to the ends of the earth, and all the other qualifications of internd- tional life, inter-racial and world con- scious, have been the means of promoting peace, precisely because they have given new interpretation of national honor? There is shrinking sensitiveness which gives way as knowledge increases. You say of a child that he is shy and the shvness in most instances comes straight from his inexperience, his rusticity, his ignorance He is afraid. He distrusts. Disaster turks in the unknown And the same thing is just as true among nations. Most hobgoblins are dispeled by daylight And the specter of national dishonor is far mare frequently a specter than solid reality. To use MT. Taft's queer word, more things are "justiciable' than even the council chambers themselves admit by their advanced philosophy and high intelligence.
 Emerson draws attention to the Ian guage of a quarreling fish-wfe in com trast with that of an indignant woman CT culture As ignorance increases there is increased friction because there is de- creased power of expression. Hence the fish-wife readily resorts to violence ana there is evolved too promptly a hair-puf'- ing contest. accompanied by vile ana noisy speech A community or an individ- ual quick to stab and shoot is simply 'n tie fish-wife stage of culture country Representative concerning honor, ana easily provoked to mobilize it's army, IS a country in a backward state of intelli- gence Hence the fowdiness mistaken for statesmanship, for instance. in Spanish America or among the Balkans.
 It is safe to say that the real cause of reduced fighting among men therefore is reduced ignorance, making for reduc- tion of suspicion, of sensitiveness anin-
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Instead of the passion for self-protection He implants and requires the passion Tor God. In the deep devotion of the soul to Him whom Jesus called His Father is the secret of personal peace. This is a prim- ary truth of religion.
 Why should we expect to get social peace otherwise? Men seek it by class warfare the old and savage plan that he shall take who has the power and he shall keep who can. But not till into such warfare is injected the love of others is even that class unity possible by which the warfare can be organized. And when it proves successful, still we stand. a CO., ciety unhealed. unsatisfied. divided against itself. Christian statesmanship elaborat- ing plans for domestic welfare, keeps in view the necessity of overcoming class hatred and embitterments by some sacri- ficial relationship, some equitable device for bringing the classes together on the common plane of interdependence, mutual ity of serviceableness and cooperative benefit. Does anyone dream that such unity is possible apart from personal en- thusiasm in the cause, the high and holy EdSSiou oI tIt 1nllSl litfpld1teu III cerldln spiritual leaders? The bane of our social life is not poverty, but the selfishness thar breeds poverty and the suspicious ignor- ance and estrangement which is selfish ness at work.
 Coming back to the angel song at Ju- dah's Bethlehem therefore. And on Earth Peace" we may we'll consider whether in the Christmas of this year of the Lord 1911, we are men and women who have any relation to Peace. It would be a dis- aster surely. rather than a boon, if we could get world-peace on any other terms than by the purging of selfshness and injustice from the hearts of the people Freed from the scorpion, whips of war why should not all the world fall back into social diabolsm, maelstrom of in- decency and injustice and sordid vulgarI- ty? But happily for mankind the root of international peace Is to be sought in the peace of God which passeth understand ing. Great peace have they that love Thy law. and nothing shall offend them '' Something is gained meanwhile by the prospect and the vision of world-peacc, arbitration dealing with our dearest sus-
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from the French ''neuveles" meaning "tdings." The stanza goes thus:

from the French "nouvelles," meaning "tidings." The stanza goes thus: "A child this day is born,
 child of hlgh'renown,
 Most worthy of sceptre,
 sceptre and a crown;
 Noel, noel, noel!
 Sing all we may, Because that Christ the King,
 Was born this blessed day."
 heard this ancient hymn years ago un- der circumstances that shall never for get. I was then rector of a church with a large choir that had made beautiful preparations for the music of the Christ mastide. The stately old church was beautifully and most artistically decorated for the glad season. had spent so much time in the church building, when there was no fire there that I was taken H.. Thus I spent the days that preceded Christmas day. On Christmas Eve the night was most beautiful. It was cold, but dry and almost bright as day with radiant moonlight. A night could not be more lovely. l was aroused out of my narcotic restlessness by a slight noise on the front gallery. Then followed silence, which was broken by harmonious blend ing of many voices, all singing Noel
 "A child this day was born, | A child of high renown."
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First, he was a planter near Greenville, s. C., and later in Dallas county, Ala. This was followed by the editorship of the Cahaba Democrat, and later of the Argus, a democratic paper published at Wetum- ka. He had previously studied law at Sparta, Ga, and Greenville, s. C., but had never applied for license to practice.
 His advent into public life was when he represented Coosa county in the legis- lature, which was during the early stages of his professional career. Later he be- came 8 state senator from the district composed of the two counties of Coosa and Autagua.
 [ MT. Yanceys entrance into national pol itics was in 1S44 when he was elected to Congress to succeed Dickson H. Lewis who had been promoted to a seat in the national senate. In his maiden speech on the floor of Congress MT. Yancey be- came the recipient of a great distinction. Though the youngest member of the par ty he was chosen to defend the southern democrats against a furious assault made
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OF THE LABORING WAY-By A. B. Beale

Brain. initiative, Individuality, big pur- poseful strivlng-these were all his at the start-and now, a derelict, tossed up here on our great White Way! Fancy that if you can. He had his talent once this unprofitable servant-and he did the work of the world. He did not waste his talent squander his talent. He did his work of head and hand till the black shaft of the Butte mine broke his body and spirit. Well?
 l think we didn't build our lamp-posts for strange, soiled men to slouch under and beg aims, did we? We built our White Way to forward beauty and cleanliness in this city. We built those rows on rows of flaming signals to beau tify certain streets and avenues, and incl dentally to get business. Qn this par ticular instance John Breightling, the man without a talent. utilized the shad- ow of a. lamp-post to elude the vigilant eye of the police-one of that clan that is particularly charged with reference to these men.)
 On the eve before Christmas I merely wanted to put you in rapport with an un- derdog-one of the thousands who live life close to the bone
 I submit, that we must give thought to those who lack, else our praise and vaunting of Birmingham will be as mean ingless as forced and hollow laughter.
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from the convention at Baltimore, and during the succeeding campaign he re- mained quiet For all this he was subjected to much censtre.
 With a period of ebbs and flows which come now and then to a political party, the elements had calmed by 1858 when, at the head of the electoral ticket of Alabama. MT. Yancey carried the state for Buchanan. Being of de- cided and pronounced views and one who did not believe that principle was divisible, MT. Yancey won the unen- viable distinction of being fire eat er,' but he followed duty as he saw 1t and encountered the penalty al- ways accorded to one of stern and fixed adherence to principle.
 Meanwhile the drift of the country was toward conflict. A states rights democrat, MT. Yancey insisted on the maintenance of this principle as the only hope of safe guarding the consti- tuition. Accordingly in the Alabama convention held in 1859, to select dele
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feller-man, and that is the Proverbial Tite-Wadd. He refuses to subscribe to the Charity dinner, or make do- nasion to the Salvasion Army, or give a present to soul on earth. Christ mus with all its pleasing and gen. erous follies moves him not, uthers spend mummy, and he plays upon there weakness and enriches himself. Unfortunately we have no way of vis- iting him with the Ghosts of Christ mus Past and Christmus Present and Christmus Future as was old Scrooge, and moors the pity. If we had sum way of losening up the Tite-Wadds and making them pay there dews to Humanity just once yeer, Christi mus, we would add much to the fes- tivities of the occasion and make it moor joyious to those that stand in the. gratest need.
 Yours trooly,
 BILL VINES.
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ful and happy mean, as you contem- plate the luvly gray-checked smoking jacket with green tossels on it that you wife bought for $2.69 that is biased. with your slippers before a cozzy fire and your joy turns to plumb ectasy when you unfold the lavender necktie that looks like cross between dog-collar and as- sault and battery, that Aunt Kate has sent you, but after all you air happy because you think you have remembered evvery boddy and you congratulate yourself that all is well as what it is, and about that time the cook cums in and seys "Christmus eff, Mars John," the cook newer ov- yerlooks a member of the fammerly for fear of offending, and you have to coff up anuther Copec for Aunt Mary"
 And now the Gay and Festive Egg Nogg is ripe and becums the insipient
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BILL VINES ON CHRISTMAS

count anuther beed givven reluctantly to the string of time, gone, and gone forever without the one obtaining husband, or the uther a vote, but both make strong and strennius res olutions to be moor viligent in the pursuit of there desires in the yeer to cum-which is a warning for us meer men not to grow unwary and ovverconfident as time passes.
 With the varius and sundry invi- tasions to dinner and the varius and sundry dinners you give yourself, you stuff your system so full of terky and cranberries to say nuthing of ac- sesories, that it takes you a munth to get you digestive carbureter to spark again, and you feel worse than a Pittsburg Alderman after the in- vestigation.
 If you air marryed man you will try to forget how much mummy you have spent and assume a cheer
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"HE name of William l.. Yancey is
 generally associated with two chief
 facts, namely, that of secession and that of his brilliant oratory. The begin ming of MT. Yanceys life was clouded by an unfortunate circumstance. that of kill ing pr. Earle of Greenville, S. C., for which he was sentenced to years inn prisonment and fine, but was pardoned by Governor Noble, after about three months. In the light of subsequent events and after all passion had subsided, this unfortunate occurrence was popularly ad- judged deed of self defense.
 There was something remarkable in the career of MT. Yancey in that his friends neither in the opening period of his life nor for some years afterwards ever sus- pected him of the qualities eifher of lead ership or of oratory which, he developed and until conditions prevailed by means of which these elements were called into exercise did MT. Yancey himself come to discover himself.
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gates to the national convention to be held at Charleston, MT. Yaneey procured the adoption of a platform suited to his views. At the head of the Alabama delegation he attended the Charleston convention which declined to adopt the views presented in the platform of the Alabama convention. and as is we'll known, disruption of the party fol- lowed. The subsequent results of that event are too well known to be repeated here.
 The election of Mir. Lincoln in the quadrangular presidential contest pre- cipitated the crisis. Secession followed with William l.. Yancey as it's chief apostle. His vast powers now at their zenith were brought into full exercise, and the country rang throughout with his fearless declaration of states rights. In the creation of the new Confederacy, MT. Yancey bore conspicuous part, and President Davis left to his choice any position which he might accept.