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CREED REVISION CARRIES
Vote on the Much -Mooted
Question Is Unanimous.
CHURCH DOCTRINE PLAINERN0W
Overture for Separate Preshyteries
for Colored Minister In Placed
in the Hands of a Committee
to Report at Next Assembly.
ARTICLE OX IXFAXT SALVA
TIOX. It is sot to be regarded as teach
ing that any who .die in infancy are
lost. We believe that, all dying in
Infancy are Included In the election
of trace, and are regenerated and
caved by Christ, through the spirit
who works where and how he pleases.
Excerpt from Chapter X. Section 3,
of PreBbyterlan creed.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 28. The
Presbyterian Church of the United States,
In General Assembly today, finally dis
posed of the question of revision of creed
that has been before the last three Gen
eral Assemblies, and whlch has agitated
Presbyterian circles for the past 15 years.
The assembly today by unanimous vote
adopted the revision of the confession of
faith as prepared by the committee ap
pointed by the General Assembly of 190L
Besides clearing the calendar of this im
portant question, the assembly disposed of
the "Tennessee overture" In regard to
".separate presbyteries In the same terri
tory," which was commonly known as
the "colored question" of the Presbyterian
Church, and the report of the special com
mittee on divorce and remarriage. Sev
eral minor reports were also heard dur
ing the day, which, on the whole, was the
busiest of the assembly thus far.
Tvro Protests Thrown Out.
The fact that creed 'revision was to
come up at this morning's session at
tracted the largest crowd that has attend
ed any meeting since the opening. After
disposing of some business of minor im
portance, Moderator Coyle announced that
Rev. Dr. Henry Van Dyke, of Princeton.
N. J., chairman of the committee on bills
and overtures, would submit the report of
the committee on revision. Before reading
the report Dr. Van Dyke stated that two
protests, one from the Presbytery of Le
high, and the other from St. Cloud Pres
bytery, tending to obstruct action on the
revision question, had come before the
committee, and it was recommended that
the assembly vote to throw them out.
The assembly so ordered.
Few Votes Against Any Overture.
Dr. Van Dyke then proceeded to read
the report of the revision committee. He
read the detailed vote on each one of the
11 overtures, which showed that no one
overture had received more than ten neg
ative votes. These overtures were voted
upon seriatim, and adopted. But one
voice In the negative was "heard, and this
only on overtures Nos 5; C and 7. A de
claratory statement which precedes the
changes in the confession of faith was
read and adopted by the assembly as fol
lows: "While the ordination vow of ministers,
ruling elders and deacons, as set forth in
the form of government, requires the re
ception and adoption of the confession of
faith, only as containing the system of
doctrine taught In the Holy Scriptures,
nevertheless, feeing that the desire has
been formally expressed for a disavowal
by the church of certain Inferences drawn
from statements in the confession of faith,
and also for a declaration of certain as
pects of revealed truth which appear at
the present time to call fdr more explicit
statement, therefore the Presbyterian
Church In the United States of America
does authoritatively declare as follows."
Then follows the text of the report:
The 3Iost Vital Charge.
By the adoption of the 11 overtures Im
portant additions, amplifications and
amendments are made to the articles of
the confession of faith. Of these one of
the most vital Is the erection into the
church doctrine of the belief that ull who
die In Infancy are saved, which is embod
ied in the declaratory statements regard
ing chapter 3 of the confession of faith,
and chapter 10. section 3:
"That concerning those who ore saved
in Christ, the doctrine of God's -eternal
decree is held In harmony with the doc
trine of his love to all mankind, his gift
of his son to be the propitiation for the
sins of the whole world, and -his readiness
to bestow his saving grace on all who
seek It. That concerning those who perish
the doctrine of God's eternal decree is held
in harmony with the doctrine that God
desires not the death of any sinner, but
has provided, in Christ, a salvation suffi
cient for all, adapted to all, and freely
offered In the gospel to all; that men are
fully responsible for their treatment of
God's gracious offer; that his decree hin
ders no man from accepting that offer,
and that no man Is condemned except on
the ground of his sin.
-Also that it is not to be regarded as
.teaching that any -who die In infancy are
lost. We believe that all dying in infancy,
are Included in the election of grace, and
are regenerated and saved by Christ,
through the spirit who works where and
how he pleases."
For section 6, chapter 25, of the Con
fession of Faith, the following is substi
tuted: Christ the Only Head of the Church.
"The Lord Jesus Christ is the only head
of the church, and the claim of any man
to be the8 vicar of Christ and the head of
the church Is unscrlptural. without war
rant, in fact, and Is a usurpation dis
honoring to the Lord Jesus Christ."
Three additional chapters are added to
the confession concerning the "love of
God for all men, missions and theory
spirit"
At the conclusion of the reading of the
report. Dr. Van Dyke spoke briefly upon
the changes incorporated therein. His
speech was one of the most impressive
that has been delivered before the assem
bly, arid was said by some of the com-J
missioners to be one of the most notable
ever made upon faith revision. He was
frequently Interrupted by applause from
the commissioners. Dr. Van Dyke re
ferred to his father's Interest In revision,
and said it had been his prayer and hope,
since his father's death, that he might
have a part, however" slight. In bringing
the movement to a successful Issue.
Since his father died, he said:
"I have buried two boys, and I cannot
express my joy today that the church
has affirmed in words that can not be
misunderstood the fact that these two
boys are of the number of elect and re
deemed Infants through the grace of
Jesus Christ."
Church litis Not Changed Its Base.
He said he wished to make it clear to
the assembly, and especially did he wish
to say to the brethren of the press, "that
this revision does not mean that the
Presbyterian church has changed her base
one inch; but it does mean that she" has
broadened and strengthened her founda
tions. Her divine sovereignty shall never
be Interpreted so as to mean fatalism."
Dr. Henry Collin Mlnton. chairman of
the revision committee, spoke briefly, and
was followed by Dr. Charles A. Dickey.
Dr. Dickey bellev.ed that the adoption of
this report was an omen of speedy union,
or, at least, speedy unity ofalltbe Pres
byterians in this country and a step
toward Protestant unity.
"It puts the Presbyterian church In the
van in this movement for the union of
Protestantism," said Dr. Dickey. "It
may not be organic union. I, for one,
would not care to see organic union. But
it puts an end to heresy hunting and
heresy trials. No man with the consent
of any member of this committee can
strike at a man for differing from him.
He can only deplore hi3 blindness and
pray for his enlightenment,"
After a few words from Moderator
Coyle on the revision report. Dr. W. N.
Page moved that the report be adopted
by a standing vote, and the assembly
devoted 20 minutes to song and prayer.
The report of the revision committee
was then adopted by an unanimous vote,
and the next 20 minutes was spent as
suggested" Jby Dri Page.
Colored Question. Gosk Over;.
At the afternoon session the "colored
question" was disposed of premptly, and
without a flurry. Dr. Putnam, from the
committee on bills and overtures, re
ported a simple recommendation that
overtures on ."separate presbyteries far
colored ministers," which had come up
from Tennessee and other Southern
states, be referred to a committee of
Ave, three ministers and two elders, this
committee to report to the next general
assembly.
Dr. Roberts moved an amendment to
thl3 resolution, giving the colored element
in the church representation on this com
mittee, and Increasing the membership to
ceven, four ministers and three elders.
The amendment was accepted, and the
resolution adopted.
James Ycreance read the report of the
American Tract Society, which was
adopted.
An overture having for its object a
change in the rights of representation of
the presbyteries was promptly voted
down, and laid on the table.
The report of the board of church erec
tion was read and adopted.
Divorce and RemarrlaRe.
The report of the special committee on
divorce and remarriage was then taken
up. Dr. Charles A. Dickey, chairman,
reading the report and speaking at con
siderable length in support of its recom
mendations. There was no discussion of
the report, as this had been forestalled
by the passage of the resolution enjoin
ing Presbyterian ministers from perform
ing the marriage ceremony in cases of
divorced persons at last Monday's ses
sion. The report was unanimously
adopted.
After hearing the report of the commit
tee on correspondence, the assembly ad
journed until tomorrow. Tonight the
commissioners attended a banquet given
by the Presbyterian Laity Association of
Southern California.
Assemblies Exchange Greetings.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 2S. The
General Assembly of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church was greeted on as
sembling today with a message from the
Northern Assembly,- which road:
"The General Assembly at Los Angeles
receives with cordial congratulations your
message announcing the appointment of
u committee on Presbyterian fraternity
and union, and has appointed a similar,
committee for the same purpose."
A resolution to appeal article 64 of the
confession of faith was tabled.
Southern Presbyterian Assembly.
LEXINGTON. W Va., May 28. The
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
today decided against consolidating the
offices of the general superintendent of
Sunday schools and Toung People's So
cieties. Lady Henry Somerset Resigns.
LONDON, May 2S- Lady Henry Somer
set hae resigned from the presidency of
the National British Women's Temperance
Association, on account of 111 health.
BAD FIRE IN SMALL TOWN
"Wind Is Blovring a. Gale and It Has
Kfo Fire Protection.
MONTREAL. May 29. A telephone mes
sage received at 2 A. M. from Marie3ville,
a small town 21 miles from here on the
Central Vermont Railroad, says that" a
fire which broke out at midnight In a
large barn near the railroad station had
destroyed 50 buildings and was still rag
ing. The place has no fire protection ap
pliances. The wind Is blowing a gale.
Death Rates Increase.
KANSAS CITr, Mo.. May, 2S. The read
justment of the assessment on insurance
rates was the most important question be
fore the Court of Supreme Honor today
and after two hours of debate the dath
rates were increased.
I IN 1DAH
Roosevelt- Doubles on
His Trail.
SIX CITIES ARE VISITED
Boise Makes a Grand Demon
stration in His Honor.
MET GOVERNOR AT P0CATELL0
Indians Meet His Train Two Miles
Out of That City President Dls- .
cusses Irrigation and the Need
of a Greater- Navy.
President Roosevelt Is now homeward
bound la earnest. He will reach Salt
Lake this forenoon, and spend several
hours In. that city. During the after
noon and evening, he will stop at Og
,den and Evanston. Wyo. Tomorrow
morning, Laramie, Wyo.. will be
reached. At this point the President
will leave the train. He will spend
May 30 In a manner suitable to Memo
rial day. and will rejoin his train at
Cheyenne, Wyo., where Sunday will be
passed.
BOISE, Idaho. May 23. President Roose
velt's train reached Boise at 4:50 this af
ternoon, exactly on time, and left again
at 6:50 for the trip to'Salt Lake City.
The programme arranged for the recep
tion was carried out without a hitch.
Great care had been taken to rope the line
of the procession, and keep all Intruders
out. The city had on a force of 75 police
men, and troops were on duty 'about the
Statehouso grounds.
The President and party marched
through a-lane of children as they ap-"
proached the grandstand erected at the
Jefferson-street s front of the Capitol
grounds. Little ones numbering about
2000 cheered him lustily, and waved a
forestof flags. This feature of the re
ception proved 'highly "pleasing'' to the
visitor.
The city was thronged with people to
see the President, and when the latter
took his place on the stand there were
many thousands packed In the streets. He
was introduced by Governor Morrison and
spoke -40 minutes. After the speaking the
President addressed a few words to the
Grand Army Post drawn up In the rear
of the stand, and also to the Spanish War
veterans wearing the brown uniforms. A
tree was then planted In the Statehouse
grounds near the one planted by President
Harrisonln 1S9L
The President and party were then taken
on a drive about the city, all the prin
cipal points of Interest being visited. In
his address the President opened with a
tribute to the city and its people. He de
clared he had not expected to find so
beautiful a place. He spoke principally
on Irrigation, good citizenship and the
strengthening of the Navy.
During the day the Preeident made stops
at Shoshone, Klmana, Glenn's Ferry.
Mountain Home and Nampa, and at each
point brief speeches were made.
INDIANS "ESCORT HIS TRAIN.
Fort Hall Braves Meet Roosevelt
Two .Miles From Pocatello.
POCATELLO, Idaho, May 2S. President
Roosevelt arrived in Pocatello at 8:10
o'clock this morning promptly on schedule
time, and for just 50 minutes was the
guest of the city. His traljf was met two
miles out of the city by a party of 50
mounted Indian braves from the Fort Hall
reservation, who greeted the train with
shrill warwhoops and raced alongside of
It to the city limits. Eight thousand peo
ple were at the station to greet the Pres
ident, who was met by a committee of
citizens headed by Governor Morrison,
Mayor O. B. Steely, National Committee
man D. W. Standrod, State Committeeman
Frank Gooding and United States Senator
Heyburn. The members of the party were
promptly escorted to carriages and were,
conducted by a guard of honor from Clark
Kimball Lodge, Brotherhood of Locomo
tive Firemen, of which order the Presi
dent Is an honorary member, by the G. A.
R., the Philippine veterans and a squad
of cavalrymen to the High School build
ing, where from a pavilion erected for the
purpose the President delivered a 30 min
utes' speech. At 3 o'clock the President's
train left for Boise.
NAMPA IS OUT 20M) STRONG.
President Makes an Address From
the Rear or His Car.
NAMPA, Idaho,. May 2S. (Special.)
Preeident Roosevelt's special train from
the East, en route to Boise, arrived here
at 4 P. M. today. Mayor Sutherland in
troduced the President, who spoke from
the rear platform of his car to about 2000
people during the short stop here. He
talked on the question of Irrigation and
the National Guard. As the train pulled
out, he said: "Good-bye and good luck to
you." The depot and buildings fronting
the railroad were handsomely decorated.
The National Guard was drawn up In
line as a guard to the President while he
spoke.
s
TIMBER MUST BE SAVED.
President Discusses Irrigation and
Also Urges a Greater Navy.
BOISE. Idaho, May 28. President Roose
velt's speech here this afternoon dealt
with the benefits to be, derived from the
irrigation law and the need of a greater
Navy. He spoke as "follows:
"Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The forests and the
treated as we properly treat mining; that
is, as material to De usea up and nchlng
left behind. On the contrary, we must
recognize the fact that we have passed
the stage when we can afford to tolerate
the man 'whose object Is simply to skin
the land and get out. Tha't man Is not
a valuable citizen. We do not want the
absentee proprietor. It is not for him that
we wish to develop Irrigation. It Is not
for him that we must shape the grazing
lands, or handle our forests. We must
handle the water, the wood3 and the
grasses so that we will hand them on to
our children, and our children's children
In better, and not worse, shape than we
got them.
Mothers of Lrfrge Families Praised.
"I was particularly pleased to be greet
ed by 20CO school children. (Applause.)
You know I believe In children. (Great
applause.) And while there may be a
good many varieties of first-class citizens
in the state, I have always thought that,
take It on the average, the citizen I must
respect Is the mother of a large family,
who brought them up well. (Applause.)
And so I am glad that your children seem
to be all right In point of quality and la
quantity, and In traveling through this
great country nothing has pleased me
more than to see how. hand-In-hand with
the upbuilding of its material prosperity,
has gone on the preparation for carefully
training the next generation.
"Waters Must Be Conserved.
"I have been greatly struck," said he,
"as I have come up this beautiful and fer
tile valley, by what has been done by the
application of Industry, intelligence and
water to the soil. And, inasmuch as for
a number of years I , myself passed a
large proportion of my life in the moun
tains and on the plains of this great
Western country, I feel a peculiar pride
that It was given to me to sign, and
thereby 'make Into law, the act of the Na
tional Government, to my mind one of
the most Important acts ever made Into
law by the National Legislature the Na
tional Irrigation act of a year ago. (Ap
plause.) Already experimental work has
begun here In your own state. The Na
tional Government, In my judgment, not
only should, but must, co-operate with
the state governments, and with individ
ual enterprises In seeing that we utilize
to 'the fullest advantage the waters of the
Rocky Mountain States by canals and
great reservoirs, which shall conserve the
waters that go to waste at one season, so
they can be used at another season.
Strong Plea for a Greater Navy.
"I believe with all my heart In the Mon
roe Doctrine. This Western hemisphere
Is not to become a region for conquest,
over which foreign military powers may
acquire control. I think that should be
a cardinal doctrine of our American for
eign policy. But I had a great deal rather
see us never announce that policy than
for us to announce It and then lack
either the will or the power to make it
good.
"The one means for making It good Is
the building up of an adequate Navy of
first-class battleships, such as those pro
vided for by the last Congress, one of
which is to be called the Idaho (ap
plause), and having provided the ships,
provide the men, and then recollect that
the men and th.e ships are worthless If
they have not had a chance to practice.
I ask that Congress go on with the build
ing up of the Navy, and that it provide
the means to make that Navy the most
effective on the globe.
"I earnestly hope that not in our time
will we see war again, but it is im
possible to say that there will not be
any war, because It is not only
necessary that we should want to act
rightly toward other nations, and I think
I can. say that we do, "but it- Is necessary
'that they should, all of them, want to act
rightly toward us; and while I believe
that they do, I think it will help them
(aplause) to persevere In their good In
tentions If we are well armed. I ask for
the Navy to be used not as provocative
of war, but to be used to keep the peace.
I ask for the Navy as a guarantee and
insurance against war, and as a guaran
tee that if war does come, it shall end
gloriously, as all the wars undertaken In
the past century and a quarter by this
Republic have ended so far." (Applause.)
Labor Row Threatened Trouble.
BOISE. Idaho, May 2S. Adjutant-General
Vlckers early this morning received
(Concluded on Second Page.)
CONTEXTS OF TODAY'S PAPER.
National.
President Roosevelt doubles on his trail and
visits Idaho cities. PAge 1.
"Go-between" of Machen may be allowed to
turn state's evidence in postal scandal.
Page
Foreign.
Two thousand Turks perish as result of earth
quake In Asiatic Turkey. Page 2.
Chamberlain converts British Cabinet to pref
erential trade Idea. Page 1.
Motion to Impeach Japanese Ministry for ac
tion In Corean trouble is defeated. Page 2.
Domestic.
General Presbyterian Assembly adopts revised
creed by unanimous vote. Page 1.
Flood3 In Iowa drive many people from their
homes. Page 8.
Kentucky feudists Are on troops guarding men
charged with assassination. Page 3.
Commercial and Marine.
First sale of pooled wool at Pendelton. Page
13.
Wheat closes lower at Chicago. Page 13.
Review of the Iron and steel trade. Page 13.
Break In copper upsets New York stock mar
ket. Page 13.
Donna Franclsca leaves up to load wheat.
Page 12.
Atholl sails from San Francisco with cut-rate
freight and passengers. Page 12.
Sports.
Bellance again wins yacht race, but Constitu
tion Is disabled. Page 2. t
Irish Lad wins the Brooklyn Handicap. Pags
12.
In field meet University of Oregon scores 62 1-3
to Pacific University's 54 1-3. Page 10.
Scores, of "Pacific Coast League: Seattle 6, Port
land 2; Sacramento 7, Los Angeles 5; San
Francisco 7, Oakland -i. Page 10.
Scores of Pacific National League: Tacoma 2,
Portland 1: Los Angeles 4. San Francisco 3;
Seattle 3, Butte 2; Spokane 10, Helena 4.
Page 10.
Joe Waleott defeats Billy Smith In four round'.
Page 10.
Pacific Coast.
Bremerton people will go to any end to pre
vent closing of navy-yard. Page 5.
The Oregon State Grange confers degrees on
171 at Oregon City. Page 3.
Williamson and Hermann address large Grant's
Pass audience. Page 4.
Labor Commissioner will be named by .Gov
ernor Chamberlain and board June 1. Page 5.
North Yakima parents cannot get legal death
certificates from magnetic "healers." Page 4.
Sale of Oregon school land has ceased almost
entlrelyf Page 4.
Dawson banks buy great quantities of gold
dust. Page 5.
Portland and Vicinity.
Republican factions unite to elect Hermann.
Page 14.
Scene In First Baptist Church when Pastor
Blackburn appeals for harmony. Page 8.
Hatrlman lines seek large tracts of la d'for
vast colonization scheme. Page 12.
Union chapel at Mansfield is burned. Page 8.
One hundred men will be put to work on Lewis
and Clark Fair grounds next week. Page 14.
National Guard may go into camp with regu
lars. Page' 12.
Hannah Nlcolai answers $50,000 damage suit.
Pago 11.
Union metalworkers locked out of eight shops.
Page 7.
Van B. DeLashmutt speaks words of praise
for Portland's -future. Page 1 ,
TAH IFF WAR SURE
Chamberlain Scores An
other Triumph.
MINISTRY IS CONVERTED
Trade Preferential Is to Be
Made an Issue.
BALFOUR SPEAKS FOR IT
Colonial Secretary Makes a. SpeecV
in Parliament, "Which. Portends
a Great Political Revolu
tion in Great Britain.
Secretary Chamberlain proposes to
wage war on the American trusts. In
pursuance of his campaign for prefer
ential trade, he has asked for power
to begin the battle. He also asks for a
mandate to tax food, and authority to
engage in a tariff war with Germany
on Canada's account.
LONDON, May 28. Mr. Chamberlain
has again proved himself the strong man
of the Cabinet. In a debate, which may
prove the most momentous of thepresent
Parliament, he has in a frank and bold
speech further developed the policy which
will be universally regarded as an entire
reversal o'f Great Britain's fiscal position,
and at the same time he proved that he
has managed to carry the government
with him against their convictions. The
impression left on the minds of the
crowded chamber was that the country Is
on the eve of a dissolution, and that, as
in 1S0O, when Mr. Chamberlain carried tho
country with him on the South African
war policy, he has now converted his col
leagues to the belief that he will be able
to carry It again on the policy of pref
erential trade within the empire. In ad
dition to asking for a mandate to tax
food, he asked for power to engage In a
tariff, wai; wifch- Germany on Canada's ac
count, and to fight the American Trusts.
It is safe to say -that no such sudden rev
olution has been experienced in the polit
ical situation for very many years, nor
anything so sensational.
The debate practically ended with Mr.
Chamberlain's speech, and the House
emptied Into the lobbies. What little en
thusiasm displayed was on the Liberal
side of the House. The Conservatives
listened to the speech In chilling silence,
indicative of alarm and uncertainty as
to tho outcome of the publication. Nearly
100 Conservative members all intimated
to the government whip and to Mr. Cham
berlain their intention to take the opinion
of their constituents on the new policy
during the Whitsuntide recess.
Balfour Speaks for It.
Sir Charles dike, Advanced Liberal,
started the discussion on the fiscal vlewa
recently enunciated by Colonial Secretary
Chamberlain. Sir Charles maintained
that Mr. Chamberlain had suggested a
revolutionary change in the government's
policy, which was opposed to all tradi
tions, and to the opinions of an over
whelming majority in Parliament
Premier Balfour prefaced his reply with:
the remark that Sir Charles had at
tempted to make mischief between the
Colonial Secretary and himself, but any
such attempt would fall. He contended
that after the resolution of the Colonial
Conference, Mr. Chamberlain was bound
to rafise the subject of preferential trade
for. public discussion. Mr. Balfour depre
cated 'waving the ragged, moth-eaten
flagS of either the protectionist or free
trade side In the controversy, now as far
removed as the poles from the controver
sy of half a century ago."
The Premier then proceeded to argue
that the tendency was to raise a tariff
wall against British gobds. Great Britain,
he said, must become more and more de
pendent on foreign countries for food,
and owing to exterior tariffs would find
herself compelled to dispose of her ex
ports on onerous terms, resulting In an
onerous loss to the community. He
therefore urged that the time had come
when it should publicly be discussed
whether the doctrine that revenue was
never to be raised except for purposes of
expenditure must not be abandoned. This
fiscal question required the most careful
examination. He was not certain the
scheme was practicable, but unless some
scheme were devised the empire could
not progress. '
At present Great Britain was the only
free trading country In the world. If the
prevailing tendency continued, the time
must come when the only natural markets
where she could dispose of her exports
would be her own protectorates, her own
crown colonies and India, leaving this
country helpless in the hands, of other
nations.
With respect to tariff negotiations, con
tinued the Premier, If foreign countries
were to be allowed to treat the British
colonies as foreign nations. Great Britain
would be forced, by patriotic interests
and regard for her colonies., to retaliate.
Mr. Balfour concluded with saying he did
not think It would be wise to tax raw ma
terials, as he did not know whether a tax
on food would be accepted, or that the
colonies would accept the proposed tariff
modification?. He knew the traditional
objection of the wording classes to a food
tax, and he was aware of the objections
of colonies to abandoning protection. If
these could not be overcome the plan col
lapsed. It was not true that the Idea was start
ed by Mr. Chamberlain as a policy of hU
own and without consulting his col
leagues. He (Mr. Balfour) was In agree
ment with him, and If his scheme or
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