The Clinton New Era, 1886-12-10, Page 4•
FEXOTOItS1 ;720ardkj.allel commendation of the selections
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At the enema meeting of the Provincial
„ OF Teachers' Association of Ontario, in Attg-
11382, at report was adopted recoroineedtat
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"That the Bducatien Peeartment do make a
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Two flatmate" to the Renege.
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After perusing the overpowering arti-
dee in the last issue of our loaal content-
poraraaustained by Mr.„Ransfordet strong
screed no doubt tlse Reformers of West
g$111D
suuabt° "'ewe° heziPture Re3dlege 1(4 the Huron will at once acknowledge defeat,
tichoola under Ito charge.' •
In the deeate that took place before
the adoptiou of the report, one. of the
speakere
"Believed the adoption of a book of eeleetions
from the Bible, for use in sehoole,, would .be
beseas eotua be, triads more convenient for
use, and such a bookho believed would be better
eveu thou tho New Testament for the purpose
for which it Was desiguml."
• So that the teachers themselees tusked.,
for a selection to be made, as far back as
1883.
OENTLEME$#'- and no longer carry on a useless. contest.
The Ontario Legielature has futon cliesOlYed,
andthe Mowat Adibinietration, after fourteen
years of faithful aervice in the. intereet of the
province, agent eppeals to the people for a
renewal al theii..tionlidence,
Ite record, of honest and economical ad"
WIM awl prudent legislation;
• and mutely defence of Provincial leights,ought
•to entitle it to a .favorable •verdict. •
•As a member of that adminietration, slmt,
ing n Lida Proud ot its aehievemente and Mt.
blemishgcl repuipation, responsible also for
Orr shortoomingse1 sulnitit myself to the eleer,
tors of Weet Huron.
Oa three succeeeive occasions, as a private
• raMber, you gave mo your confidence. sal am
not conseioue of having, while filling the more
_ portant poidtion of Cabinet Minister for
• the past three years,neglected your interests
If.you approve of my past course, and think
• ' can serve yea withirdvantage in the future,
1 reapectfelly ask you once again to give me
your eupport.
[am, gentlemati, you' obedient Servant;
A. M. ROS S
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Uewgkautrttotnitilt$.
Goat robes. -James TWItebell.
SilVer Mounted Hernese-James Twiteholl
-Bargains in watehes-Frank Metcalf
Pat us on your list -Jaelcson Bros
Kraus NovoltiesChris Mime .
Merobant TailorIng,Iteuee & Co.
Curistmas,-Pay k Co '
Holiday trade-JtMksortProthers
Facts for the eleotors-roster &Dayloo, •
Gigantic gift cialer-4.Ttehertson. .
Politzal meting -T.; Gibson.
Stray Steer-Thoe. East.1
Stray eattle-Ephraim
Stray cattle -john McGregor. -
Stray Steer -A Badour.
Stray Steer -J Barkwell.
Novelities-Estate John Hodgriiis, .
New feuits-S Palliser St Oa, ,
Special for holiday trade -W L Quimette,
SpeCial Christmas sale-BeesleMs ce,
Grand holiday saln-Detlor &Po, .
Nottee-T Cooper & Son. • ••,
Cent's fernishings-Ged. Glisgow,
(glititern till t
1-1RIDA Y, DEC. 10, 18a
• Mr Mci1illan, . headmaster • of St.
Thonras Collegiate Insettute, „writing on,
this subject, says :
"It is. uot urged thatthe work of selecting
has„beenhadly done. All parties, it appears,
approve of the eeleetione. It is urged, how.
avt:irtel ticittilieles=1:n1111;i731411pdalildusteocif;111;
that the planurged three BUOCOSS1VO years by
the teacher of this Province, and carried out
by . the minister of Eclucation, has preved
eminently suceeseful, and were it not for the•
disposition to make political eamtal at the risk
of injuring our school aystem, would meet with
all but universal commendation."
How can they hape to succeed against
two euch weighty intellects. According
to our contemporary the Eton. A.. M. Ross
is rt
(1) Hypocrite. ,
2) Corrupt mate
8) " Dumb dog."
4) Traitor.
• (5) Disloyal,
and much more that apace will not Per-
mit of enamerating. What Matters it
that Ur. Ross has.grow o tip in and with
the county of Huron. That bie record is
without a stain. That be has occupied
high positions of trust, in wlsich he served
the people faithfully and well, The editor
of the News -Record knows better and of
course that settles tbe matter.
We believe that on the 28th of this month
••the intelligent electors of West Huron, by
• their ballots, will resent these scurrilous in.
sults heaped upon a man so long and well
known.
•• At a.recent meeting a the East Huron
Teachers' Association, that body, compos-
ed alike. of Conservatives and Reformers,
unetnirainisly approved of the "Scripture
Readings," expressing the opinion that
tbe selections were most admirable, and
particularly suitable for use in schools.
• Before the adoption of Mr. Kerr's work,
it was submitted to a committee of Pro-
testant elergymen, composed of the fol-
lowing gentlemen :— •Ven.-Arohdeacon
Beady, Rev. Provost Boddy, Rev. Dr.
13arteti Rev. Dr. Dewart, Rev, D. Laing,
Rev. 11. D. Powis and lee'v. ter, Suther-
land, and these gontlemen approved of
the erode entireisend concerning it they
pissed these reaseautious •
1), •
• "1. Thenliief advantage to,be obtained from,
the use of a series of selections cOnsists in the
regularity and method of teadeogewhieli can
only in aurae sueli way be emetically scoured.
"2. That oWfag to the difficulties which still'
surround the iptestion ofroligious instructioplas
distmet from reading, the importance of such
orderly sequeuee in reading el:Karnes numb
greater, an 111 thiswayan intelligent apprehou-
sien of the coptents and progress of revelation
could best be eommunioated.
• "3. That the volume of seleetionswas Intend-
ed to be thoroughly representative of every
Portion -of the Scriptures, whether or a mired
or doctrinal eharacter. and tp is believed that a
slignt-eviiminaticirot the -book -will Mke this
clear." • •• .
- After the work had been prepared for
publication, (being in type but not yet
issued)", profs were submitted to a large
:oureher, of Protestant clergymen for their
approval. • • It was else 'slits mitted to Arch -
•'bishop Lynch as representing ,adenomina-
tionshaving 50,0e0 scholars •ettendingethe
'Pfiblic School, en•e without an exception
�r an -erasure or change of' any kind, the
week wog approyed of by them. . • "i
• Whitt cop la be mere natural in the face
of all thesncircumeteeces•, that that Mee,
G. W. Rees- shoulelsaacepteie -deference 1e
public Offihicite a seteetien of "Scripture.
Readings." Had he not dime se, his.op-
ponents woeld have said he was opposed
td the best iaterest's ot tee Province., In
recent saeech atGlenebe, Mr. -poss
• Who Scripture
The grayeat. charge, according ' to- the •
contentions of the Coneervativ'es, that iitti
be brought ago:last the Mowat GoVern-'
-anent is that alle-Minititer. el Education,
Hon. G. W. Ross, has replaced the l3ible
in the. Public! Schoolsby7a work ealled
" Scripture Readirigs.." :dome of else
opponetairof the Government are howling
themselves hoarse over. atenettee, that Is-
•
positively of no vial consequence. aWhile
Mr. Rose saectioPerthe Worketespieseioh,
he only did, so•at t • ene eequeet 'of the
Teachers of Ontari „ also Of -elerale
men, of all denothinsetionss eirlsgat he
yielded to whet he 'believed. wee' Puhlie
sentiment. 'Worrier to ehowe the:hello:nes
ness_of the cry that is heing relied agaiest
the Scriptere Rep.diegs, itees neepseatas to,
go back • seeerale,years, .and enter. ',.into
.• •
The author of,Seltat " is lihoWit 41in'
• "Scripture Readings," is "Me.0W. Et.
Kerr, a Conservative Terente;
who commenced the Work a..s ar before
• Mr Ross became Mitister'of hatiCation.
• Mr: Kerr conoeived, tee:idea Of in\-aking
• book of selections front' the Biblee which
might ,be extensively •for . family
• reading as well as for schdol ;intro:460U
• he cduld get for it thenpproval". Odle
ministers of all denominations.* He Weil,
• tioned his plan •to the ,Rev: Dr. .Nelles;
• Principal of the • Viatoria • College,- a
Methodist, and to theleste Dr. Cochratie,
• a framer Moderator �f :tees Presbyterian
• 'Church, end both :heartily approveds of
-
it and. urged to proceectewith..it,;..
This he aid p5 his leisure, 'and' when :come
• • plete,d he carried it. to Teronteeendser-
• ranged withei firm of bopk
. its publication..Ai -h reevented -to be
•adopted byeltermag.Citholie. readers as
well as Protestant, he sought the approyal
• of the Archbishop of Torontd. AS he bad
made the selections Altogether. from the
authorized King James , version, which is
• not approved by the 'Church Of Ronne his
friends regarded' it as useless to attempt
to.gain the Archlsiseee'ee sanction. Mr.
• Kerr was fiet to be.diunted, however, and .
• with hie manuicriptti a bag on his back,
las•bolcIly knoeked the door Of the pal-
ace and was taken into the presence of the
Arcbbishop, Who seemed somewhat re-
lieved when he learned that the -business of
his caller was -that of a friend rather than
an ,enainy. • The Archbishop consented;
to leek over eke Manuseript, and finally'
returned it with -his full sanction; having
recommended alit one emendation, that of
." who" for "which" in ;the first sentence
of the !Lord's Prayere This volatile
• contains, in the estimation of Mr". Kerr.
"All tbat is dear to tho Christian, heart; the
dirinest Peabne, the most instructive Proverb%
She Gospel atory coneplete, the Acts of the
Apostles, the history of the earlychurch entire,
noway of the oboicest epietlee, including oven.
tbe ehatiter on. smarty:
All in the teat of whet is called' the
Protestant Bible, surely file libersali.4-ofs
Archbishop Lynch and his reascinablenessl
have been proved. Mr, iterr elso wrote
some comments "'moral and diciactie,"
enforcing the thoughts and lessons of the
text of the seleetions upon the tenders,
and ofthese evert the Arehbishop approv-
• ed. • Mr. Kerr,.noty learned for the first
time that he must get the approval of the
Department of Edueetieu far his work be,
fore it could be used in any of the schools.
The book, which. was compiled at the
time when Mr. Crooks was nominally
Minister of Education,. without a thought
of its becoMing a wnrk regularly author-
ized by the Gavotte:lent, wee submitted to
Mr. Roes, who bad cone She head of
the Department. Mr. ItoSS cut etit all the
"moral end dideetie" ,toMments of Mr.
Kerr, as he Wanted the Bible. and the
• 131131e oaly„and after he had duly obtained
the Approval of the proper' conatnitte s o
the various chit -rams, it was satilineed by*
Mr. Boss, and -authorized for use in the
public schools. The book WAS received
with high encomiums by the newspapers,
among the rest by the Mall and others
that are now callingit names.
Prior to this,. however, the Presbyterian
Synod, of Paris, • had agitated the same
matter, and bthqk Preabyteriatie also took
it up, urging. till$ adoption of Soitotilaing
of the nature of Mr. Xeres work, and
• when it owe out tho Presbyterian Synod
expressed its emphatic approval of the
So far as Mr, Ransford's letter is con;
corned it is perhaps only what might have
been expected from a recent,. and cense-
cetently over -enthusiastic converte-We'
'are pleased to knowilsat he is now sheet
to take an interest in roatters that he has
so long negleeted. Like Rip Van Winkle
he has been asleep toe long. 116 has Olair
'DOW, , for reasons best known to eihriself,
• began to exercise these rights of citizen-
ship vvhich he has so long devised and
neglected. His letter is' a very harmless
affair, and to many will seem like an
unwerrauted and most unnecessary in-
terference iron tbe part; of one who is an
outsider, and a •non ratepayer. " We have
taken partioUlar pains to inquire after the
health of our friends Messrs. Pay, Lough,
and Combe and find that tht y are all
much as usual, eating three meals a day,
eine actually gonig about their work as if
.10. Railsaird's letter had never been wit -
ten. • s•.• :
• The boils nvritten • in some of the
leading papers about what's' some peo-
ple are pleased to call the Ross bible, has
been welldeseribed by the compiler of the
Scripture selectionSeMa. W. H. C. Kerr,
a prominent .Conservative, as "idiotic
• ravingssa Litelligent •people are :asleing
themselves the question ' are not icriptu-
'rat. quotations the same n� Matter what
they are read frora " To oall. - this book
of beautiful Scripture eelecaons by the
epithets that Tories ate now applyinp to
it ,is insalting the preoieus •word, the
Helen Bible," and 111 the words of the
scribe ,leaves them " in tt position that
apy believ,er in Scripture trembles to con -
.template."
The Ballot Ilexes.
IT wUL b ela$Q1Utely neceisery to have a
new set of balios boxes. For instance, the
elections are held. on the 28th Dm", and the
ballot boxes sent to the Returning Officer t
29th, and by lave, kept in hie charge for *ay.
oral day., how can they be returned for •nes
in proper ninie ?—Exeter Tireee;
It will not be absolutely necessary to have
anythiog of the kin In the I•oeal Elections,
the ballot boxes are not by iaw tent to the
returning °facer andept for several clay'.
Immeeiately after the canine are over, the ,
ballots are sealed up in pa knee, in the pres-
*ince of the agents in the p lLing booth, and
then subsequently delivered to the Beturn.-
in Officer proper. i
We understand that n- •
situations are being Bent to all deputy return,
gofficers to return their bellot lentee 50 the
varioue municipal clerks, as quicirly as pos
ienver.
Bible After the election is over. There peed
be no..diffieulty ebout the ballot boxes what'
•
• • ••
ontario stsrpIus.
InaireS strOngpoint follows !L--,
\- f,'Prior`id 10:St'Year tho ;Bible 'was read in1e
:thaw 5,o0o of our schools, '. and ats recall ng '‘vaa
optional I. sli the trustees, The' variOnis Preto-
iI
tont deno mations wet° not satisfied...With the
amoun,'t' f roligiouS inStruetion given, ;iii the
selioels,' and the clissatisfaetion .resulted In a
Via -deputation at the . Episcopalian, Pesby.
rattan, and Methodist Churches waiting on. the
Attornek•General oft. the 23r1 of. cctober, 1 982
•asidng for more religionis instruction in the
• schools.: Ma -deputation. irks composed of a
number of the most prominent,thid distinguish-
ed clergymen of these three Cliiirchep, and they.
recommended that . the reading Pt certairt s6.
lectiens froth the Bible sheuld be ninths compul-,
Sery. These reprosentativee were repeated to
ine after I liasumed office, and were .reiterirte4,
by the Ontario Teacher's Association. I fob' ikt'•
was my duty to act upon those representations
-ao far xia I . could, having regardte the undeno-
-ininational ebaraeter of our Pnblio Schools: I
• ask 3Tott if T ant to be 'Warned because, .secting
on the suggestton of these'various bodies, I pre-
pared thetene edition which witlette. forni of
,pfrfer prepared by -the department, are new
-being used in almost every school,in tho Pro
:vinee, and which have. Also been adopted in
the Protestant eohools in the Province of Mani-
toba, Softie otour opponents' say' that wear°
using a multilated.Bible in our schools, but they
might just as well say that .the Eroglish prayer -
book ' or the 'international geries 'cot Sabbath:
School 'lessons are a Mutilation; antl, for •IftiY
•part, I believe time distinguished representatives
of the venous religions denoininatione who ail
prove Of thetie solectioxis are just Ath
S fond of
Sacred•Book andjust as capable. °nudging, ol
what 18 proper religious instruction. in our
sehoole us Mr, C. W. Bunting, who is trying to
diseredit ,our. efforts. mid.' under wholes eaves
wes liatelied. Out an infamous plet by a brawls-,
nig hroodof bribers." . .
.: • . -....•• •‘ ,
There is not ,the slightest evideifce te
show that e these -selections were glade to
Contemptible Tactics. . • ,
OUR F.11R, BOX
In his speech in the Local House, on
the 18th of February last, the Hon. A, M
Ross, after referring in detail to the fin,
tunes of the Presence, said :--
" Prom the statement, I have nutde, it will be
seen that our total assets are $7,135,000, and
our total liabilities $368,910,. leaving A $UR.
PLUS of assets, after deducting liabilities pres-
ently payable. of $6,765,090. t
The beginningof the End'
12).
DR: COLEMAN FLUNKS.
• A special despatch inform us that Dr.
Coleman on the plea of ill -health, has
decliued 'the- Conseryative nomination for
South Huron. Wsarden Rate., promin-
ent Reformer, was approached ancrem-
phatically refused to accept a Couserva-
tive nommation, South Huron is solid
for Bishop and Mowat. DieliColeman
o the expense of loolcing after the
Hiles In the riding, and Is not the
declirie had there been any chance
of his eng elected,•
, "Col. ROB ifi lais.persenal 'canvass, „when met
by the objection .that the 11lowat Governinent
has virtually excluded the Bible frena our ruh-
lic Scheel; replies' that the moral. perceptions of ,
the majority of school teachers are not of that
elevated Character that Would j uStify their being
allowed to read portions 'of scripture of•their
own selection to the pupils." . .
•
Idol. Ross in his personal earwass, has ek.
'bused' the limiting of 'Bible reading jri our prib-
• no. echools by stating that the 'teachers, „as a
'class, are not posseseed bf sufficiently elevated
meal Principleato .know what is proper 'for
our youth fa reaa and millet is not. He playe
ditto to ArchbisittiP Lynnlvin this no -attar. Brit
such an estimate of the Public:. Seliool Teachers
of Ontario is a consigfinfate.alangor. "
The eboie.aro tWo specimen Talieboods
freirie this weelaNews-Recerde We have
suit the Roman •Catholics, or that any
changes whatever were made in their in-
terests. The Archbishop himself has de-
nied that such' was the case. Mews.
Mowat and Ross, two staunch Presbyter-
ians, ,ellege that not an atom.of fiver was
shown to that denomihation, . and Mr.
Kerr, himself, who, be itrementhered, is a
Conservative, says
• "If it is attempted to be shown that the
Protestant clergy were hoodwinked or for -
stalled in anyway by A.rclibishop Lynch or any-
body else I Ittiow Vint nothing is farther from
the truth," . '
This sheeld be sufficiently conclusive to
satisfy any reasonable or honest man that
•the Educational Department is not under
RotaansCathollo influence, and none but
the most bigoted partizan will adhere to
such a 'view.
To show our readers, however, that the
Donsihion Goverement had no fault to
find with .the •Minister of Education or
his department, prior to the present elec-
tion, we quote from the "Dominion bf
Canada Guide Rook" issued by the De-
partment of' Agriculture'Ottawa, and
bearing the date 1886, the following testi-
mony to our educatioual system:
"Ono ef the chief features of the Province of
Ontario, as abut Ono of its chief attractions ite a
home for settlers, is its admirable eystem of
PubtiO Educwion. Tuis Inie been brought to
its present perfection b:sr MitOlt care and study,
the systems in the most advanced countries of
Europe having boon carefully studied and their
beet points appropriated. The school's aro note
sectarian. The children of all denoniinatione
Aro Admitted 'without distinction, Provielon
Is, however, wide to allow,- 0o:ottoman oatholice
.made enquiriee .6e Mr, Boss concerning
these two chargesewith the eesult thathe
declared them bothemertie in every parti-
cular. We believe we are: quite safe. its
goinge further 'net' saying that tho.,;'t. man'
'who penned -them keew they were 'false
at the time. '. This is the kind. of tacties
the worst part of the Tory party aro using.
sto acceeripltsh their ,ends..
• •• APOLOt .Y,
To the Editor of the Clinton Nen, Ern.
PnAR SlIt•-•I'ertalt my to oorrect at tho
earliest date, an impression. that my letter in
the News•Becord, concerumg the bible in our
schools.seenie to have made', I had no inten.
tion to oast •the alightest reflection on fdr,
Longla. I understand be einsply done what
aoybbdy his position would have done,
Shat is, he followed instructions. Thanking
for your courtesy, 1 remain,
• Yeur obedient servant, Joug Romero.
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11F.PLORABLE STATE OF CFAIRCRES
AND SUNDAY souoo18
•IN CLINTON.
went
voters
m,an t
Sp.utIiRini Totioralice. Couoittiog
This Convention met in the Hensall Meth-
odist cher& on Frieny,-D-ec. 3rd s -Th-ere Was
a faii representatien from the various munioit.
palities of the :Riding. Alter devotional ex-
ercises, Mr. H. E. Houston was, in the absence
..of the secretary,. appointed Secretary -pro. tete.
Among other thinge it was resolved thee we
appoint a committee to comm nioate.with‘ the
Ontario Government with re ard to 4ridge
Armor's decision that a Police sgistrate has
. .
no jurisdiction to trrgeott Act 0 ses, whenhe
isiappointed fora riding, eed riot or a omitity
and also that they comrannicat '• with -the
other. associatierps of the county ith a view
to hating s P. ;144 if necessary, for the cu.
tire comity,appointed ;And that the actions of'
a joint ,;,„,eonimittee belbiriding on this aseecia-
tion. 17P11lt 10941 organizations were asked to
raise and arciesmit to thaireasuser. of the
Associatioa funds to *enable. theni to carry
on the paiposes': of the Assnoiation and to ,
help the Police' Magistrate to protect his Pro-
perty. With reference to the attempt to
harm the property .orthe Police Magistrate; -
the follownig_frevalution was carried:—That
this convebtie hlving heard with. great sor-
row of the fiendish attempt to. buret tbe dwellingof Mr.Jas, WaitlessePolice Megletrate
for South Huron, succieeding i73 WI11011; they
would, in all • r probability have sacrificed
human' l'
ife weovish to place coo redord our
most qecitled reprobation of %such' conduct
and toriseure him of bar -Warmest oympathy
a,nd hereby pledge him our moral support in
carrying out his official clatien.: • •
Plueservices of Rev, Mr. Burgess, of Eisto•
wel, Word securg for peblie m retirees at the
following plebes' o--Seaforth, Brucefield, Var-
• na, • Bayfield, Zurich, Dashwood, Crediton,
Exeter, Ceutralia, 'Mil:ovine and Hensel'. •
. With regard to bringing out' a prohibition
e
andidate fpr thairerit
e riding ne actis taken.
A • Weal organization for ,Ilensall was itp-
pointed. • '
•• Meeting then adjourned to rasi'et attlie Oalt
'of tbe President. •• .
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THE BIBLE IN THE $01:1001,S,
Editor of the Clinton 2few Era.
Slit.--11Poll receiving the taSt leS40 et
the Ndwooltecortt I Was nota lime euresrleed to
diSeover that my old friend, air. Jno, ;pungent!,
lives andneurishaii. I half antle 'pitted that
• the events cif the Past few weeks would have
.been too much for him. No dotal t he thought
yonhilllalg tffeii tut °B:1 hYeNviercahdoaeodlY, eb: rif:to aa :II; ea al t ituoit_grpliddeaeo ta'ohnel4rnjlroftalle
still in existence, Mr. Rausford's dynamite
proved to be only a mrce. The chemloais were ..° -e
peaty compounded.hence no explosion. 44.0e11nid-
by to, that water. I aniline of those who
shou.15l be held up to public scorn, What for I '
Bet:mese want be IA pleased to call the Rows .
Bade ut used in the Pubile,Sehools. Mr, Elms-
ford is guilty of blander, for that in %lose name .
for a book of Scriptural selections. It is shaly
a compilation uuder different headings ge
teaoher's nSe in 00110010. A good church n
loillrecotm, Emaiirefroaryderouir ptaxttovireseoreot toantstohte 81 Etc Orilit
turalreadings and by it he eau tell 'what lessees
'
will be read. even a year henee. Did any semi.
ble man ever ohieet te-the Boo lc of Common • ."
Prayer on that ground 1 The, same obteetions Air,
might he urged against any of those valuable Ar
books prepared. by eminent Ditines,--econtaining '
eeleoted passages of scripture and prayers for
family use. No one has ever been mlly enough
to find fault with these. What wrong' can there
be in a large number of ministers of all deuemi, .
netione conapilinga boob ofSeripturai selections
for the use of teaehere, in Which no change fron.
the accepted version, has been made if we ex.
eept the alteration of "whieh" to "who.',
'Mr,. Baneford is evidently not very much
posted hi School law. Be puts me in mind of it •
candidate for Parliament honors, who, living ia .
a Soott Aot County, aimed lltawat for paseing . ,
that Aot; As a Reboot critics he should know.
lus business.better. The Board of Trustees,
even if so dieposed, cannot releet a book author.
ized by•the Department of Enuoation, He cern.
Ovine of the apathy- and ignorance of the '
Board,but his complaining shows his own, At
Brussels recently. Me_ teachers of Huron heart.
fly endorsed the Book of Scriptural Beadlogs. •
and other Teacher's conventions bad done like.
wise. If Mr. Itansford was a ratepayeasending '
laischildren to the publics wheel, he would no -a
doubt lama; more oho* schoel matters. • • • •
Thanking' you for your kindness, I remain, .
one of those held up to scorn, W. C, SEARl.E.
Ten years. ago Mrs. Ada Martins a .
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Bronson, Mich., broke her leg, and paraly. ,
pis of the limb and loss of speech followed, '
For Berne Yearn past she found pleasure in,
making crazy quilts 'sending to eminent
persona for bits of cloth for the patches,
Among others she sent to President Cleve-. -
land, who sent .a patch and a neat letter
Mrs. Martin received the letten on Weaeess
•
to rise, ancl le so doing she knocked her .
,d4ayeailsa.nd yea. s so pleased tgat she attempted
Martin's paralyzed leg, the shock restored
son's rev.olvermetir by. The pistol was fired
be the fall, the ball passed throggh Mrs, . .
her speech and apparently 'the leg will be• '
all right egain, after the •pistol -shot wound.. . .. .
•
•••••••,1
T, the Editor of the /cm Era,
tut,—I am greatly troubled. I feel worse
Shan Mr, Rumford. I have made some dia.
ooveries to•day whioh filled me with pain and
surprise. For forty years, as a member of the
Episcopal Church, I have been guilty of using
a eubstitate for the Bible. ' As a believer in
Saripture am left in a position whieh I
tremble to contemplate. I had. a geed pious
mother and father who were "Churehmen"be.
fore me, e wag brought up in the fold of the
grand old Englieh Church. I have had at
least a dozen excellent pastors, but I never
heard or anew before that it was wrong to nse
the 13ooli of Cemmon Prayer, ,, Ilansford
hait much to answer for in that he hail allovred
bis eandle kink to remain hid under a bush.
e1, Bishops, Canons, Deans,. Doctors of. Di.
vinity, Clergymen, and people for hundreds of
years have been eornmitting a most grieveue
sin in using'alrolt that contains only script•r-
al selectione instead of the whole bible, Of
cowrie the book nf Common Prayer mutt go.
Mr Rumford has practically Mondemned it,
and, who will .dare to interpose an opinion,
agaimit suoh an authority... e • 4
Thinks I, Mr Editor; misery loves company,
and I'll run around And look into the other
churches' affairs, add free if they are any better
off. Alas, etas. They• ere all about alike.—
The Methodists use "Berean Leaves" and
"Banners," for scholars and teachers, with:
only "seleetions" in them. Of oourse they
mast go, The preabyteriana use Shorter
Catechism .and Westminster Reviews, with
only selections in them. Of course they must
go. Mr Jamea Thompson .and Mr George
Tedfard, the Superintendents of these two
schools. are, Mr. Editor, old frieude of mine,
and I hope always will be. "But if theywere
'mY brothers I .would hold them up to public
acorn as, men who utterly neglect their duty,
and as men who should reoeive.the strongest
publiaeonclemnation for their apathy and ig-
uorance en such a Vital question. Would any-
body have believed sueli a state of things ex-
isted." : • • • .
Here are tem.& S. Superiatendents actually
using books or pamphlets of "scriptural quo-
tations," instead of the Bibles. "Who gave
them authority to cast out the Bible aud ob.
stitute something else ? Vid they da it of
themselves, or who gave them autherity ?
Out with the' fact% gentlemen, we want this
thing sifted.to the very bottom?"
After making the closest inquiries I have
Concluded that the poor Plymouth Brethren
are alniest the only0n04 in town who have
,not been guilty of tide terrible sin Of substi:
•tution. Mr. Ransford and I will probably
unite with them and sin no more.
I wrote the preceding, Mr, Editor, last
night; all night long I toseed. sleeplessly upon
TO bed. I was trying to reach some tie* light
upon the anbjed of my epistle and coald get
..210110. This morning_l dePerrnined to , find
out whit the "wise man" had to hay about
;the Matter, and in a moment'iof fergetfultitige_
I picked up my book of' Common Prayer •to
read 2 few of Solomon'l Prnverbs.. •Whin •I
realizedtbat they were not"in the teak I in-
stantly closed it up arid laid it by;. It' is
'only *Pk of selections. end. I must not use
it: ony .more I took down niy Bible and
(intoned 'at random on these few veneer,
"The simple behoveth•every word, but the pru-
dent man loeketh welt to kb going."-groverbs xiy,
16?• " •
te have Separate Sehoole.,
If these extracts arc not tUfneiefit to
atisfy all parties that the Ontario Goa -
eminent, end especially the Minister of
Education, is still worthy of their confid-
ence and support, then nothing else will
do it,
We can give the name, if necessary, of
a gentleman in this county, not a suppor-
ter of the Alcoved Governinerib, 1)115 11 most
pronounced Conservative, who states that
"Phe Conservatives have not a leg to
stand upon in their char,gea against Mr.
G. W. Itoss:" And this gentleman if; one
who takes an votive part in edneationa
matters, too,
. "
What. MeV. itlIr...111Eri.11ilihritortyciaaath,1111t$ oiateows,
•We very gladly supply a portien o f Rev..
Mr. tligigen's letter to lien; 0. elowat
,noegifeer *to the" ptiblic by our centerapor,
ary, when publishing what it pleased to
call theseev. eentleman's • letter. - The
omittecfpart is only one of the numerous
portions in which he refers in the high -
•est tertns to the Ontario Premier
"r have writkn in the critical term I have
done. becauee I Win toy relation to you to be
sonlethibg mere than Oto mere negative ene of
'.intlieg bear those ill we beve than fit tct cithtTS
ryie know not of.' 3lly Wish irk asserting what I
have done 15 to have such a positive loyal relit:.
t,iTvehetofryieegatshtahtIc
puhtinsay- mt;an,-,3.:•
their:64' aption. tried
Gretna° them to. thy soul with koeks of.steel,"
"Hon. and dear sir, 1 atn glad to hear of your
recovery from your reeerit illness, and my prak-
er is that.yeu May have wisdom and esolution
and health given you for the 'measure
of your
difficalt duties in such, large measure THAT
YOU MAY LONG CONTINUE PRELVITER
OF OUR PAIR PROVINDE AND SO
MAKE IT A PURER AND MORE SE-
ouRE LAND IN WHICH TO .DWELL,
and' that wheu the duties of this evanescent
world Ate over -for yeii, pia may rendre e01150 -
thing high& thin). mere Political majorities and
honors,•even from, theariaster himself tint assu-
rance ' Well done good .and faithful servant.'
• A Moe Pair.
•
Ititt a iciPa! te. it oils
The time for the municipal ejections is
al:preaching, and the "ratepayers should
aegto to consider • the character of , the
men who are likely to appeal to. them for
positions at the next municipal board. •
The difficulty generallypresents itself to
the ratepayers Iti choosing st coattail that
not very many of the larger ratepayers,
men of good business experience, arid
whose intereses are large in the prosperity
of the town, can be indueed to offer them-
selves as candidates: Those who de, al-
most invariably retire after a year or
two's experience, therotighlyelisheartened
raid disgusted by ;the ungenerous treat -
meat they received'and by the abuse and
misrepresentations heaped upon them.
Occasionally an effete is made to introduce
et better elenient into the council, and
when it is successful the .town's affairs
prosper, public itnprovenatents aresof the
right sort, and in the right direction; the
public money is Well spent, and taxation
is reduced. .
• The council of the past Year have done,
we believe, fairly well. For the first
time for some years the expenditure has
been kept well Within tiler/estimates. There
has been no extravagat or wasteful ex-
penditure of the p ple's money, and eor-
poration matter have been pretty well
lookedafter. ti the near future therenre
questions great interest to the towel
coming
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• Our loecti contemperary says:
"This Mr, Dowart is the gentlennur who; ei
1.872, supported the notorious O'Dooehoe, the
most corrupt weathercock public man in the
Province."
• This is what Sir • john Macdonald said'
about this saine O'Dotiolioe •
" Toronto, June 5th, 1882, (Private and
confidential.) MY Doan LOno.—Mr. O'Dono•
hoe will tell you of the tempest that has been
ed here Tolerate oaaccount of the sup.
posi ion that his views are extreme as to the
Irish question, This might destroy liis future,
and it hes, therefore, been arranged between
the Hon. P.Smith and (Monello° that tim for
mer is to represeet tho Irish Catholics in the
Cabinet, white O'D. will get a seat the Sea -
SMITH IS TO MANE WAY NOR OT0110-
HOE IN THE 1VIINXSTItY 'MINN TIM THINK THE
TIME IS orronrent. Those twt,ggentlemen aro
acting in petfect accordt anddesire that I should
explain to your Lordehip the nature of their Ar•
moment, Width, of course, IttlesSit BE ICEPT
A PROPOUND SECRET AT PRIISENT.
Believe me, my dor Lord, faithfully yours,
•• (Signed,)
• .Torot A. Memos:ewe
We will gladly lend our cote:riper:try
ehis letter, if he wilt send his devil" over
for it. Sir John seems to have forgotten
to soid"hitr, One. •
x
for dismission and action.. We
want,nien of activity and intelligence at
the • Coencil Board, and the ratepayers
should see to it that the very best men
are elected. • •
As is usual there is considerable' talk
and speculation about probable candi-
dates, but nothing as yet is very definite.
It is eaid that there will undoubtedly be a
contest over the three highest positions, as
each of the prefient incumbents, it is re-
ported, is to be opposed.
We understend thatlin St. James' ward
Mr. II. R. Walker will be a candidate for
council. The old councillors will, we pre-
sumeeilso seek re-election, Iti $t. John's
ward it has been said that the present
councillors with to retire and as their
successors tho names of Messrs. Wm.
Cooper, A. Gotten, II. Steep, Olifts: Over -
berry, and Israel Taylor are mentioned.
In St. George's walid Messrs.. h'itasittlons
Ana Doherty. will Amid for reeelections
and in addition Mesere. W. C. Sear, 3.
0. Stevenson and 3. 0. Detlor are spoken
of as likely candidates. The death of Mr.
Cooper leaves a vacancy in St. Andrew s
ward. The names of Messrs. Thos. nol-
loway, 11. Foster and John Johnston are
mentioned ia connection with the repro.
centative of this ward. Another weelc
Will no doubt clear up.. the municipal at-
mosphere, and wo shall know "who is
'MID 7
.. 'The tongile of ihe wied iiseth knowledge alight,
but the mouth' of Hools ponieth out fpollihness."-
(Proverbs xv,r5), • • '
•
• 'The lips of the' righteous feed Ineny; bat foolsdio
for want of Wisdom. The blessing of tbo Lord it mak.-;
eth rich ). and he addeth no sorrOW with it. 15 18
spOrt to a .1001 to do =amino; but a Man of under-.
standing hath wisdinn.":-.(Proverbs x, 21-2-35,
•• I came. to the poneltision that these verses
applieiLtosnrcase and to Mr, Iteneford'a tho,
seet thin tenashisietee-referenceesateniee.
He won't find them his boOksof Common
Prayer, bat I am. 'told they are contained in
what ho calls .the Ross' 'version of the Bible.
.
Yours dm,
Deo 96h 1836,. Atr Lreasoccrentese
THE:BIBLE TFIE pt-prac seAdoLg.
To the Editor Of 4he Clinton ketp Ere, • •
Snieelf space perraite, Permit Me fewlines*
in reply to a letter from Mr, ,L Ransford, that
appeared in the last issue of your local ciontein
poraiy; expressing his surprise and astonishment •
upon learning that "the Rees' Bible,"' us he;
blaspheirimisly calls the .scriptere seleetiohe 15 -
sued by the Ontario Educational Department,
for utie in the- public rind .high schools' of the
Proviecef are in use in; the • Clinton Public
School., He' holds Mr. Pay end rnembeis Of the
trustee. boird "up to public iscern, as men who
utterly neglect their duty, and as Men whd•
should receive.the strongest public condemns:
tion,.for their apathy and ignorance of such a
Vital- questiob," . "And .fot Me, Lough, who
gave lum,epthority"to Oast out the bible,. ,and
batituteRose'.eenuon fin. it." May I ask.Mr.
Raneford . by what authority. does be iiiterfere
Itt Our public aChool, and in auch intemperate
language denounae the mornbere of the trustee
board for their mode of conducting the public
schiSol, in the matter of religioue instruction.
Ile isliot a tax payer here, does not live ie. the
town, and bas no children attending the school
to be put " in it position that any believer tram.
bles to contemplate." Permit me to call Mt
Bamford's attention to the fact that the Scrip-
ture Selections were approved. of and reeora•
mended for usein the schools of tbe Province
by a large and repterientative commtttee of the
Episcopal, yfethOdiati Baptist and Presbyterian
church, so if the text Which ''lettiree the Catlice
lie priest without a left to stand upee,". has beeo
left out, out of regard for the 'feelings of Boman
Catholics; the representatives the above men-
tioned cleurehee are the persons reSPonsible, and
.whon3 Mr, RAnsford should vent his' indig.--
Aatiorii The following eminent divined of the
Cherch England, on the juint eommittee of
the above meritioned churches, voted in cora-,
inittee for a book of Scripture. Selections,' hi pre-
ference to the whole bible, for use hi the pub-
lic ecliools, Dr, Langtry and the Rev. Mr, Ben-
ison Milne, of the Chareh of England members
of the eommittee, votiog in favor of the whole
bible agaibst a book of -Selections, The other
members of the joint committee,' front the Me.
thodist, teptizt and Presbyterian churches',
were almost utianisnously favor of the selee-
tion. Cher& of Eligland members of the
committee, who voted for the setectiori. were
Arch Deacon Boddy, ProvostBoddy, of Trinity
College, Bev, a% P. 'ewe, Rev. J. Middletob,-
Rev, j, W. Beck, Senator Allan, N.W. Hoyle
0, le: W. Biggar, G. B. Kirkpetrick, lefe :
Lean Howard, and a. A. Worral. I give the.
names of the church of Ebgland menthers, pre-
suming that Mr. Itensford will respect their
work moreeliao If they Were merely olergymen
• of the dissentimaahurchee. If Mr, Rensford
carefally Muffles the matter, he will, I thirds,
find that the thIngbas beeti carefully sif ted to the
bettem, long before he ever thought et the mat-
ter, In the matter of religione And niorai train.
ing of the: ;mime in elle pulsed schools, feet,
and preemie the meinbers of tho school board
mid Mr. Lough thlealiketvise, that theenanner
and form in which tlie Scriptures arc used in
our schools MO much safer in the hands of the
representatives of our protestant churches thee
they would be, if lett to the cam of zealous wad,
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• Sate Register.. • ..
SATeltsay'Deo. 18.-Ifousur
Chold fniture:etc.., at'',
1 p.ro„ on the 'Market Square. Jas. Howson, auct, .
If. S. BleLeea, prep. .
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• !MARRIED
ROBERTSON-.-DAYMENT.--On the sth inst., at .
the residence of,Mr. C. Spooner, by Rev. W. Craig, 13.
Mr, Wm. Robertson, to Miss Janet Payment, both •
OroNov. 15511, by Bev. A. 11 ' .
Stafford, ALL, at the Metropolitan ohereh; Toronto',
Ffarry Baker, Esq., (tho homestead) Maitland con, .
.otoe:enrstienhp.township, to Tiraaithird daugh7t. of the late '
James Nesbit, of Prospect Hill,'2nd con, East Whitby, ;
and sister of Dlr. 0. Nesbit, of the 16511 eon., Goderich
.
:
- - DIED: .•• •
SHOREROOIL-In Hallett. unlhe 7111 insi., 'at titra'
residonee. of her on James, Mrs. Ann ehoebrook, sr.; ' .
aged 78 years, 3 months and 10 -days. .*
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FACTS.for'llie.EILECTORS:AA
ler • '
•
A FLOOD .0/, LIHIIT LET IN 'UPON A
•• "VITAL quinsTiox." •
• The'Pope's urrlue influence over, the . •
Clinton Sehool _Board at last -reerealed. •
It is pow belieeed Upon high authority
that the Pope, billdoeed • •
the Model. School Board at the.saine_ .
. .
time that he came to sit f or his christmtte
plietogrephs at Fester & Bayley'sie • ••
. . . .
• . • • . •
•741,9u AdittrirgementO.• .
IggAlti.EJRAVMAAFA71.NTED AT
G001) GENERAL SERVANT 'WANTED .BY THE
Apply to MRS. 3.0. GILROY. •
• .
STRAY STEER. -CAME INTO SUBSCRIBER'S
•
•pronitses gravel road, Ittillott, about two weeks
. since a rial'and white year old Steer. The owner is t;
hereby notified to prove property, •pay charges and
talcb it away. THOS. EAST. 411 •
TRATEO INTO TEE PREMISES OP THE EN- • "
Chamomile. lot 86, con. 10, Hullett, two Cowl awl •
titer- Lambs. Tho owner is requested to prove owner-
ship, pay expenses and take them away.EP11114.Ifi8
SNELD, Loucleaboro. , • • . 21*
• •
sTRAY STEER.--dAME INTO ,SUBSoitiBillit'S
premises,105 77, Maitland con., Gioderieh towaship,
about the 1s5 of November, a small Toriiiing Steer..
The owner 113 hereby notified to prove property, pay
chews and take it away. ALEX. BADODR.
SCATTLEME' UB
.-CAINTO SSCRIBER'S
preinises, 108 29, find oon. of Stanley, about the isb
of December, two Yearling Steers and four Yearling
Heifers, The owner isheroby notified to provo pro-
perty, pay charges and take them away. JOHN Bto-
GREGO.R; Stanley. • CI "
•
STRAYED FROM THE PREMISES OF RICHARD
BARNWELL one greyish Heifer ono yeer old, and
a red Yearling Steer. Any person giving information
leading to their recovery will be suitably rewarded.
Apply to RICHARD BAREWELL, Clinton, or JOHN.
BARKWELLa.Loodesboro. • lin •
Canada Pacific Railway,
W. JACKS011,
AGENT, • — CLINTON.
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Monday, can be in Winnipeg on Thursday
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