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LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 20
THIS WOMAN'S
EXPERIENCE
Brings a Ray of Hope to
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By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN.
"51 uMF.THlNG how Is always coming
sj4Hr I out or Africa. Old Latin pmveib.
Mtal Various writers In the public
1 press seem to think that this prov-
f" I urh Is as true now as It was H.OIM)
f " I years ago anil that the "new thins"
m I of these latter days is a "new man"
y I In International statesmanship
1 -Inn (MirlKtlun MmntH mltilsti'r nf
defense of the Union of South Af
rica. Of course, the phrase "new man" has a
upeclal meaning us they apply It to "Slim .Inutile"
Smuts, for he has hcon a growing w'orld-flguie for
several years. By "new man" they mean "now
Jeuder." For Oom Paul Krueger's fighting general
of twenty years ago Is being discussed pretty
much all over the world as a possible leader of
that new British empire which Smuts himself
thus outlines:
"The old prewar British empire Is Rone, In the
nense of colonies or subordinate nations clustering
around one master nutlon. The British empire
Is developing Into a real league of nations, n
croup of partner peoples."
Smuts Is looked upon by mnny, nays Sir Philip
Gibus, the noted British correspondent, In the
Springfield HepubNcan, as "the new leader Eng
land lias been waiting for" and the proper succes
sor to Lloyd George. Says Sir Philip:
"Why not make Smuts our next prime minister?
A Boer, educated at Cambridge and against us In
South Africa, Is hardly adapted to be prime minis
ter of England, but stranger things have happened
In England." Sir Philip calls Smuts " a man who
never looks hack for regret or vengeance, hut al
ways forward with free and courageous vision."
end concludes with this statement: "There are
men In England today In high places as well as
low who say he Is tho man we ure looking for."
The Evening World of New York argues at
length that the British empire must he trans
formed into an association of nations and de
clares Smuts to he the logical head of the new
and greater empire. The Christian Science Moni
tor of Boston says he has always served high
Ideals and served them "In n way which hns ever
Inspired a strange confidence that he was not
closing his eyes to mistakes, where mistakes were
made, and that his devotion was Inspired by a
much larger concept of things than that Involved
In the generally accepted meaning of the word
patriotism."
In short, practically the entire press of the
United Stated has been throwing bouquets to this
Boer farmer's boy of tho veld. The concensus of
opinion seems to he thnt he must be given n phico
among the world's greatest living statesmen and
a front rank among the leaders of lie British
empire.
Most people know vaguely thnt tills same Brit
ish empire Is so vast that tho sun never sets on
Its flag. In fact, It Is so vast that to catalogue
Us possessions Is dllllcult. There Is a hlr.t of Its
rxtcnt In the title of the British sovereign:
"George V of tho United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, nnd of the British Dominions
Beyond the Seas, Defender of tho Faith, Emperor
of India." Theso "Dominions Beyond the Seas"
extend to every continent nnd consist of snlf-gov-crnlng
dominions, crown colonies and protector
ates and other dependencies.
As everyone knows, the United Kingdom con
sists of England and Wales, Scotland, Ireland and
the channel Islands. In Europe there are Gibral
tar, Malta, Cyprus, etc. India, Burma, Ceylon nnd
a score of'othcr possessions Ho In Asia. In Afrlcu
Its Hug waves over more thnn 2,000,000 sqnnro
miles, Including Egypt und the South Afrlcnn Un
ion. In Australasia nre Australia, Tasmania, Pa
pua, New Zealand and Pacific Islands. On the
Western Hemisphere Its vast holdings Include
Canada, New Foundlnnd and Labrador, British
Guinea and various West Indian Islands. Alto
rether the British empire contains about 12,000,
000 square miles and 4.r)0,000,000 people.
Ho the British empire Is strongly suggestlvo of
a leugue of nations. Moreover, tho World war
produced a noteworthy effect. Thero were those
who predicted that tho British empire would go
to pieces under the strain of that titanic conflict.
On the contrary, England's needs brought out won
derful proof of loyalty from her colonies. The
ties were mndo stronger. Yet In tho end tho net
rcMilt wna that the British empire camo out of
the World war rather, us Smuts puts It, "a group
of partner peoples" than "suhordlunto nations
clustering uround ono master nutlon."
Whatever may be the futuro of Smuts, his past
Is Interesting, no wus born a little more thnn
fifty years ugo In the Trnnsvnal, on a farm In tho
western province In 'ho Kurroo country. His
Boer father and grandfather were farmers. Ho
got bis early education In tho Trunsvunl and then
went to Cambridge for u university education In
law. Back again In South Africa, he pructlced
law and politics. Then he became Paul Krueger's
secretary of state. Probably his state letters to
London bad more than a little to do with bringing
on tho Boer-Brltlsh war of 1809-1002. Into that
hurd-fought little conflict he went as a private.
It was about this time that Sir Alfred Mllner
and Smuts hnd their famous encounter, which Is
thus described by Stephen Bonsul In the New York
Times :
"Mllner Is reported to have pleaded with his
young and promising antagonist much In these
words :
"'Stop, look where you are going, Smuts. You
are digging your political grave without knowing
It, I think. England will never forgive or forget
this and you n Cambridge man ono of our
own
"'Yes! I thought I wns almost an Englishman,
too,' Smuts Is said to have answered. 'But the
Jameson raid proved to mo that I wasn't. I'm go
ing with Oom Paul Krueger, not because I'm a
Dutchman or a South-African, but because he Is
right and I want to bo right. Perhaps some day
England will see who were, her real friends and
who were her real foes, but in the meantime I
sliall do my duty as I see It very clearly.' "
How Interesting the meeting between these two
men ns colleagues on the British delegation to the
Paris peace conference!
That war lasted four years. The British enlist
ments totaled 4.r)0,000 and those of the Boers 100,
000. The British casualties were 24,000 and those
of the Boers 4.000, with 40.000 prisoners. The
main cause of the war was the discontent of the
"outlundcrs." The terms of peace were that the
Beers gave allegiance to Great Britain and were
granted full amnesty nnd the return of their
prepei ty.
Smuts emerged from the wnr a general. If he
had coiisldenible share In bringing on the war, he
prohubly had more to do with bringing about
peace. For he wos one of the Boer peace commis
sioners who met General Kitchener and Lord Mll
ner. Incidentally, Smuts' safe-conduct pass bore
tho signature. "D. Ilalg, Colonel." Yes; this Is
the same Field Mnrshal Sir Douglas Ilulg. with
whom Gen. Jim Christian Smuts stood shoulder
to shoulder against the Germans. Of tho part
luycd by Smuts In bringing about peace In 1002
Edwin C. HIU writes In the New York Hernld:
"It wns as one of the Boer peace commissioners
who met General Kitchener and Sir Alfred Mllner
thnt Smuts rose to the rnnk of a statesman. The
commissioners had been unable to agree and the
Boers returned to their convention of national dele
gates to obtain new Instructions about surrender
ing uncondltlonnlly. For days the convention wuh
ut loggerheads. The delegates refused to legis
late tho republics out of existence. At length
Smuts gained a hearing. He told them the truth
about tho situation. He said that It was Impossi
ble to light longer, that they could expect no help
from Europu and Amcrlcn, and that further resist
ance meant useless bloodshed.
" 'Brethren,' ho declared, In what Is regarded
among South-Africans as one of the most eloquent
and certainly ono of tho most momentous speeches
ever made In thnt country, 'we hnvo vowed to
stand fnst to the bitter end. Let us ho men and
acknowledge that thut end has now come and that
It Is more bitter than ever wo thought It could bo.
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For death Itself would he sweet compnred with tlm
step which we must now take. But let us bow
before the will of God.
"The future Is dark, Indeed, but we will not
give up courage nor hope and trust In God. No
one shall convince me that this unparalleled sncrl
the which the African nation has laid upon the
altar of freedom will bo In vain. It has been a war
for treedom and not only for the freedom of the
Boers, but for tho freedom of all the nations of
South Africa. Its results we leave in God's hands.
Perhaps It Is Ills will to lead our nation through
defeat, through abasement, yes. and even through
the vnlley of the shndow of death, to the glory of
n nobler future, to the light of a brighter day.' "
Smuts prevailed. And his "brighter day" came
quickly. Death had removed Cecil Ithodes, for
quarter of a century the dominating personality on
the Imperial side In South African politics, the man
"morally culpable" In the famous "Jameson raid."
the diamond king who left by will practically his
whole fortune of $.10,000,000 to the public service.
Within n few years after the war, under the lead
ership of Botha and Smuts, the Boer nation arose
out of the wreck of the Boer republics. In 1010
f'npe Colony. Natal, Orange Free State and the
Trnnsvnal became the Union of South Africa, with
the consent and npprovul of the British govern
ment. It contnlns 473.000 square miles and 0.000.
000 people. It Is practically a self-governing na
tion. It has a liberal constitution and a parlia
ment ami tho libera are In the majority. Both
the English and Dutch lunguages are nfllclnl.
Smuts was still engaged on the task of holding
together these confederated colonies when the
World war called him again Into the field. This
time ho went In ns the head of an army and took
German East Africa from the Germans.
The necessities of the British empire then
called Smuts to Englnnd for counsel. The wnr
won, Smuts took a major place at the peace con
ference through sheer moral force and Intellect,
lie. had much to do with forming the League of
Nations. He helped construct the treaty and he
signed It. But he tiled a memorandum of protest
and explanations as to terms forced Into It against
his will. That protest, his admirers say, marks
him as a prophet as well as statesman.
Smuts has been cnlled an "able compromiser,"
nn "opportunist In politics" and "all things to
all men." And his nickname In his own country
among the old-time trekkers Is "Slim Jannle,"
"Slim" meaning tricky, slick, evasive.
The cuteer of Smuts, however, seems to sup
port the lew of his admirers that In matters of
principle he has always Mood steadfast as bed
rock. Ills admirers put It this wa. : "He has a
way of overlooking unessential details which
smaller men stumble over." They ushert that he
Is an all-around man of firm will, determined
character, great experience and hard common
sense. They also speak with admiration for his
tact. It Is this tact that enrned for blin tho "Slim"
of the old-time Boers. He has an easy tact which
makes for amiability and smooths over disagree
able situations. Also, he Is Just about the best
whist player In South Africa and the old Boers
thought he was very wicked because he played
cards !
In the old Boer household, such as Smuts came
from, says Mr. Hill, the coffee-pot Is always boil
ing. With a cup of coffee and a. piece of nlltoug
(dried meat) the Boer can fight or trek. all day
long. Smuts' only bad habit, If It can bo cnlled
a hnd habit, is addiction to coffee. He neither
drinks liquor of any kind nor smokes, nnd he eats
sparingly.
He Is esscnllnlly nn out-of-doors man nnd his
body Is yvlry und rnngy. He has the stride of a
man familiar with long marches and the natural
swing of one who Is at home In the saddle He
speaks with vigor and sometimes with emotion.
Tho Iftcr Is not a demonstrative or emotional
person, and Smuts bus much nf tho racial reserve.
At times ho Is nn Inspired orator, and something
of his plnco In the world Is duo to his eloquent
tongue. Ho seems to lack the tricks of the spell
binder's trade. He Is forceful, convincing and
persuasive.
There Is a strong religious trend In Uio charac
ter nf General Smuts. He comes of a strain nf
men who went Into battle with supplications to
God upon their lips, n stock that held In ridicule
and contempt tho godless ways of other people
PAUL BEFORE THE KINO.
U'S'SON Ti:.T-Act 3i.1-26 K.
(lOl.HI.N TI.XT-Now la Christ rln
fiom tlie iloail, ami lioioiuu tho llrnt fmlttt
ot tl I'm Unit slept. -I Cor 1ft n.
Hi I ritl'NCH MATi:iltAI,-l Cor. 10
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I. Paul Defore Festus (2T.:1-12).
As soon as Festus, the new gov
riior goes to .leiiisnlein, he is be
Vego I with invitees against Paul,
ititl tlu desire that he be brought to
lerusiilem lor trial, Intending to lie
u wait nnd Kill him on the way.
resins i efused their request, but
lu'ieed to gle them nn opportunity to
nceiiso ran r the.v would :o down
'o ('ni'sareii. They go, but ate unable
to prow iinjthlng against him. Fes
tiv, wllllii" to please the Jews, pro
tiK es to semi him to Jerusalem for
trial I'm this Paul Issues a rebuke
to Feslus by asserting thr.t he very
.M'll knew that he was Innocent. See
Inu' that It was Impossible to get Jus
tire before Festus, Paid makes use
ot bis right as a Koman c:tl7.en, and
oppeals to Caesar. Paul well knew
'bat to go to Jerusalem meant death,
ami s uce Festus was too much of a
tlnu'-serwr to release him when he
l new that be was Innocent, he makes
tiv of the radical step of appealing
to Home as the last report. Festus
seems to have been taken by surprise.
Ills failure to release an Innocent
man had placed him In an awkward
position, for be could give no exp'an
tit'on as to why an Innocent mnn
should go to Home for tr'al. For a
iiuin to appear before Caesar would
cast reflection upon Festus. lie now
consulted his council ns to what to
do. but since the Ilomiiii law gave
owr,v man the right of appeal to the
emperor, there was nothing left for
him to do bat to grant his request.
II. Paul Defore Aorlppa (2!i:i:i
2il:2"). 1. The occasion 2r.1.t-27). This
was the visit of Agrlppa and Bcrnlce
to Festus. Upon their arrival they
eireM'd a desire to hear Paul,
whereupon Festus told them of his
poiplcxlly; so It was arranged that
Paul be brought before them for ex
amination. 2 The defense (2.1:1-27). (1) The
Introduction (vv. 1-!l). In this he ex
pressed his delight that he now could
apeak and tell his case to one who
was able to follow his line of argu
ment, for Agrlppa was an expert In
questions (oncernlng the Jews; but
most or all he was now happy In that
he 'mild witness to him of the Savior
and peiliaps lead him Into the light
or God. (2) In his manner of life
(v. 4-12). This he showed bad
been In strictest accord with the most
rlu'ld sect of the Jews. He possessed
the siiuie hope that of a coming De
ll wrer and reminded them of the
fnct t tm t fn'inerly he was most hit-
:eil opposed to Christ, ns his zeal'
would prove. These facts make the
ihimge fiom a persecutor to an ar
dent advocate all the more remark
I'ble. (Hi UN supernatural conver
sion (w. n-l.'i). Jesus Christ ap
peared to him on the way to Damus-'
en apd rcwulcd hlnuclf to h'm. (4)
Jesus Christ commissioned him for his
work (v. 10-1S). lie was sent unto
the Gentiles (a) to open their eyes,
so awfiill.v blinded: (b) to perform
the blessed work of turning them from
darkness to light: () to turn them
from the power of Satan unto God;
(d) that they might receive forgive
ness of sins; (e) and that they might
obtain an Inheritance among the
saints, (fi) ills consecration (v. 10
2:i). As soon as he received his com
mission he obeyed. The very vigorous
prosecution of his work brought lilm
Into conflict with the Jews, for which
they sought to kill him. 01) The In
terruption by Festus (v. 21). Seeing
how thoroughly In earnest Paul was,
he nttomptiil to account for It by
calling him a crank, attributing It to
the ravings of an unbalanced mind.
(7) Paul's appeal to Agrlppa (vv. 2."
27). Still maintaining his courtesy,
be appealed to his knowledge of the
work of Jesus und of the prophets,
for they bine an Intimate connection.
III. Aorlppa Almost Persuaded
(2i:2.S-:2).
Whether this answer Is n contemptu
ous sneer or not, It Is evident thut his
soul was unwilling to yield, Paul
tool: Agrlppa seriously. Paul's heart
longed that Agrlppa and all concerned
would accept Christ nnd he saved.
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