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THF PFAPI.F RARNWFf R C. IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL Lesson * (By REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. Dm Teacher of English Bible in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.) Copyright, If IS, Western Newspaper Union. LESSON FOR JANUARY 1. 1—-Turkish bridge being Mown up by engineers of the Greek array at Saghurios. 2—The battleship Mutsu which the arms conference permits Japan to retain under the naval reduction agreement. 3—Mrs. Jerome Na poleon Bonaparte of New York, who will become a queen If her husband accepts the tentative offer of the throne of Albania.-* , >5 NEWS REVIEW OF CURRENTEVENTS Arms Conference Seeks Agree ment on Submarines and Light Cruisers. m FRENCH DEMANDS THE CRUX British Want U-Boat Abolished In Warfaro—Alllod Supromo Council to Call for Commission on Re. habllltatlen of Central Europe —Henry Watt arson Diee. X I m By EDWARD W. RICKARD S t'BMAHINKS. light cruisers and torpedo bonta occupied roost of the attention of the conference dele gates and naval experts to Washing ton during much of the week. The way the dgitroreray. If an It mar be desig nated. developed, la Interesting. First France asked that she be allowed to have about STki.niW) tons of capital ships, which would give her a ratio of S .V She said she wanted to build I from five to ten hnttleshlpa. though not at once, and supported h. r claim I by allowing how her navy had been neglected during the war. The other delegates could not stand for this, and Secretary of State Hughes com municated directly with Premier Brt- and. who was In London. In his cablegram Mr. Hughes said: **I feel that the suggestion that has been made that Prance should build ten capital ships In replacement with a tonnage of 300.000 tons or more sug gests • program of tuch magnttade as to raise the greatest dlfllcultlea. r In fact. I regret to say that after can vassing the matter thoroughly and taking the best Infnrngitloo I can ob tain. I am compelled to conclude that It would not he possible on this basis to carry through the agreement." Rrtand.at once sent Instructions to the delegation which permitted It to recede from the demand concerning capital ships and agree to the ratio of 1.75 fixed by the conference, so far as vessels of that class are concerned. But, for purposes of national defense, the French asked special considera tion In the matter of submarines snd light cruisers. Of the former they wished to be"allowed 75,000 tons, and of the latter 300,000 tons. This, In the aggregate, would give France an aux iliary naval rating of about 3.5. Brland said France felt she Ynust pro tect her three coasts, on the Atlantic, the North sen and the Mediterranean, and should have plenty of light cruis ers because Germany 1s permitted to build ships of that type. He also In timated that Russia might build ves sels on the Baltic which Germany could use against France. He vigor ously disclaimed any Idea that there could be hostilities between France and Great Britain. Great Britain still Insisted on the total abolition of the submarine in warfare, and Mr. Balfour asked that a plenary session of the conference be called so that he and hfs fellow dele gates could make their plea for this In public. But the British stood alone in this contention and It was predict ed the conference would refuse to out law the undersea boats. However, the Americans showed a disposition to compromise by-accepting a reduction of the submarine tonnage allowed Great Brttg.n and the United States. This, a* it stands. Is 9$000 tons. The British asked that at least It be cut Ul_!A5*Q0Q .tons. The Americans Indi cated they might be satisfied with a 75,000-ton maximum. If this last fig ure Is agreed upon It may operate to z reduce France’s ;allownnce, since that Is Ihe tonnage she Is asking. x, P RESIDENT HARDING, while talk ing to the correspondents Tuesday, seems to have made a slight slip which caused a lot of Excitement and sup plied some ammunition to Borah, Reed and other opponents otjhe four- power Pacific tryuty. who assumed there was • division between the President gad the delegates In roo st rnigg the agreetueot. Mr. Harding I that the homeland of Japan did not come within the words "Insular pos sessions and Insular dominions" un der the pact, except as territory prop er of any other nation which Is a party to the agreement. Senators Lodge and Underwood hurried to the White House and evidently Informed the President that the American dele gation had Intended that the treaty should apply to the Japanese main Islands and that the purpose was to Insure the application of Its guaran tees to the Hawaiian Islands which are considered a territory, not an In sular possession, bf the United States. Whereupon a statement Issued from the White House which said In part: ‘"The President announced tonight that tlte difference In view la nowise will be permitted to embarrass the con ference or the ratification of the agree ment. He bad assumed all along that the spirit of the conference contem plates a confidence which pledges re spect of territory In every way whldb tends to promote lasting peace. "He has learned from the United States delegates to the conference that they have agreed to the construction which Includes the homeland of Japan In the term Insular possessions and Insular dominions.* and has no objec tion to that construction.' THE REVOLT OF JEROBOAM. LESSON TEXT—I Kings 12:1-13. GOLDEN TEXT-Thou shalt not nmks unto thee any graven image, or any like ness of any thing that Is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is In the water under the earth; thou Shalt not bow down thyself unto them nor serve them.—Ex. 20:4, S. ‘ REFERENCE MATERIAL-I Kings 11:26-43; 13:17-14, 20; II Cfcron. 12 and 13; Isa. 44:9-20. PRIMARY TOPIC—The Story of Two Kings. JUNIOR TOPIC-Two Kings Who Dis obeyed God. INTERMEpiATE AND SENIOR TOPIC —Two K)*fBs Who Lost Their Opportuni ties. . T YOaNO ^PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC —Indunclal Unrest and Its Cure. ate that they had their effect on the emotional Irlah. On Thursday Michael Collins moved ifiat the Dali adjourn over the holidays, reassembling on January 3. The motion was carried, despite the opposition of De Valera, by a vote of 77 fo 44. At this writing the correspondents In Dublin are predict ing that the vote on ratification of the pact will be exceedingly done, and a tie vote la not Improbable. De Valera algnlfled his willingness to have the matter settled by a plebiscite, and that course may be adopted. Miss Mary MarSwlney and other determined foee of the treaty, asserted openly that whether It were ratified or not. the war In Ireland would continue, since the Irish republic Is far from dead. The Sinn Felnera last'week resumed their violent operations In Cbunty Tyrone and County Londonderry. Oou-'f . _ of their bands kidnaped IS men and the special constabulary tracked them to ftperrin valley, where a battle was fought In which aix SinmFelnera killed and a score wounded./ la hie the uplaipn t and The administration considered that tills closed the Incident, hut among certain senators the effect of the con tretemps was the preparation of sev eral reservations to the ratification Rorah pmpooed one providing that "no action of the high contracting parties, acting ander Article 2. shall com mit any nation, either legally or mor ally, to use force In meeting an exi gency." Senator Mr Nary of Oregon, who does not aay he will oppose the treaty, wanta a reservation providing that nothing contained In the pert shall he construed as applying to the Japanese mainland, which probably wonld result In the exclusion of j Hawaii. Senator sfteed took advan tage of the misunderstanding to at tack bitterly the treaty. Which he charged was drafted with The Idea of "deceiving the people of ttie United States," and declared the Job was so successfully done "that even the Ftva- Ident waa deceived." ■^JOT until after the holidays, proh- ' ably, will the Shantung question be settled. The Japanese and Chinese delegates reached an Impasse In their negotiations snd the whole matter was referred to Tokyo for further Instruc tions. Dr. Alfred Sxe said the dead lock -was over the demand of the Jap anese to retain the traffic management of the railroad, and Mr. Hanihnra said It was over questions concerning pay ment for the road and the employment of Japanese experts. The Japanese also say the. money with which China Is to pay for the road must be ob tained from Japanese capitalists. A WEEK ago K looked as if Great Britain and France .were about to reach a complete agreement on German reparations. Both Lloyd George and Brland, as well as their expert advisers, were of the belief that Germany could and must pay the sums due. Then It appeared they could not agree upon the method of payment, and the whole matter was referred to the allied supreme coun cil, which will meet at Cannes, France, during the first week of January. Italy had stepped. In, meantime, with a strong protest against the discus sion of vital topics In which she Is concerned, without an Italian repre sentative being present. The entire subject of the finances of Europe Is Involved In this reparations matter, and the supreme council Is to discuss the general economic situation and de cide upon ah agenda. It is said the council will be asked to Invite the In terested powers to name a commission which shall draw up a general plan for the rehabilitation of central Eu-, rope and Russia. The United States and Germany will be Included In the representation, and possibly Russia also. . - - D AIL EIRE ANN- had a fine time last week with the Irish treaty Verbal shillelaghs were used unspar lngly by both sides, and outsiders grew rather weary <rf the debate De Valera had • surprisingly large fat lowing la his spgaairtea ta tbs treaty W AR has broken out bat Far Eastern repabltr la Siberia and the factloa led by Msrkuioff la Vladivostok. The lattsr. It hi alleged, has the support of the Japanese, and soviet Russia la seeding troops and material to help the Cblta goverv- meet. The Rlherian comma Oder at 1‘riamur province has warned Japan to remove the White Guard and othar armed valla from the neutral too# before noon of January 7. IN* COMFLIANCE with the I ssMsdatlot) of Preeldent Harding. both the senate aad the house have pa seed a bill authorising the I‘resident to spend t2n.raiD.unO la the parrfcaef' •d earn, seed grain and preserved milk for the relief of the starring people of Humds and for spring plant ing In areas where the seed grains have been exhausted. In the drbate Senator Borah made a fierce attack qn the American government's Russian policy. "The Russian revolution tn many respects has been Indefensible." said Mr. Borah, "hut It has resembled prac tically all the other great revolutions In history. Our policy towards It has been Indefensible, brutal. Inhuman, cruel, and Intolerable. The United States should recognise the existing Russian . government. Whatever we mar thlrtk about Its form. It Is the government de facto and as such It should he recognised. "The bill should be passed purely as a measure of charity. It won't help the farmers of this country. I don’t believe we have a constitutional right to pass It. k sets a had precedent, hnt I have not the heart to oppose It. I simply want to voice my protest against the policy of our government towards the Russian government." A NOTHER “bloody revolution" oc curred In Portugal some days ago, opening with heavy cannonading along the Tagus and fighting in which severe cnaualtles r on both sides were reported. Cunha Leal, who had Jusrt formed a temporary ministry, was driven into flight with his followers. And then apparently the Portuguese censors got busy, for up to date no further Information about tlie revolt has come. TN THE death of Col. Henry Watter- * son, which occurred In Jacksonville, Fla., on Thursday, the United States lost the last surviving exponent of personal and Individual Journalism. For more than half a century his brilliant, powerful editorials in the Louisville Courier-Journal were read by his fellow citizens with delight, whether or not they agreed with his views. For a great many years he was an Influential leader In the Demo cratic party and a prominent figure in Its national conventions. "Marse Henry," as he wa* affectionately known, retired in the spring of 1919. The movements leading up to the division of the kingdom began during Solomon’s reign. 1. The People’s Demand (w. 1-4). This was occasioned by the burden of excessive taxatioh and enforced labor required by Salomon In order to build costly houses and temples for his heathen wives. Owing to the mul tiplicity of his wives, this became very burdensome. The people were groan log under Its wetght. Upon the ac cession of the new king, Rehobosm, the people through their leader. Jero boam, came with the request that their burdeaa be. made tighter, promis ing loyalty to hjm oo the condition of lightened burdens. II. Rshsboam's Foolish Dsdslsn (vv. fi.15). L lleboboetn consulted with the old PMB (vv. fi-T). He at once consulted tn of experience who had Solomon s advisers Being SC- I qualnted with the conditions as las- pnoed by Solomon, and knowing the temper of the people, they advised 1 that the people's request be granted 2. tyfhobosm consulted the young men wbq had grown up with him (vv S-ll). These }.tiff »efj t&oet tlkrij half-brothers, sons of Solomoa’a many wives. Being thus brought of In the luxury at the harem, they were ignorant of the reel right* of the pew pie; therefore they edvlaed that the burdens be loereesed. v - g. Hebohueiu follows the advice at the young men (w. 12-15). At the ap pointed lime he eaaounced his pur pose to the people, lit answered them roughly, asserting his purpose to la- crease their burdens sad sorrow*. Retiabaam loot the greet opportunity of hi* life. III. The Revolt at the Ten Tribes (ev. 1*24). Upon ItehotMiem** announcement of hi* rush purpose, ell larmei cried oat, "What port loo have we la DavtdT Neither hare we an laheritaace la the euo of Joose: to your tewta, O Israel! Now are to thiae owa bouse, David." KehotMwm's attempt ta collect tribute from the ten tribes wa* met by stoo- tng Adoram. the tribute gatherer, so that be died. Hebebaam'a failure ta heed the advice of experienced men ceased the work of two geoerations to bo oadono la a moment. IV. Jsreboan»*a BwhatRute Religion (ev. 25-33). L He established calf-worship (re. 25-33). (1) His pretext for (vv. 28, 27). Ue feared lest fhe religious unity should heal the political separation. Ills plea waa that the people would go back to Jerusalem to worship, and therefore would gradually be led to acknowledge allegiance to Rehoboam, aad bis own life would be taken. This act of hit bad its root in his heart of unbelief. God had promised through the Prophet Ahljah to build him a sure house, even as he had built for David (I Kings 11:38). Had he be lieved God, this fear would have been dispelled. Jeroboam only used re ligion to secure 'personal ends. He was too shrewd a politician to do away with religion. He kne^ that re ligion w as a powerful factor'in man’s life. (2) The calves set up (vv. 28-30). When Jeroboam set up these idols he said, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of Egypt.’’ Hta religion was the religion of convenience. 2. His scheme of worship (w. 81-33). (1) He built houses or high places (v. 31). This was against the direct command of God. (2) He made priests of the lowest of the people (v. 31). God had set aside the tribe of Levi to fill the office of priesthood, tn this again, he disobeyed God.- (3) He changed the day of (he feast of the tabernacle (v. 32). The time of this feast tvas set by Jehovah (Ley. 23:33-34). 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