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THE HURON SIGNAL, FRII)AY, APRIL 29. 1881.
THE HURON SIGNAL
FRIDAY, APRIL 99, 1881.
STRUCK BY TilE N. P. BOOM.
The proceedings of the Chancery
Court held here last week were enliven-
ed by an incident which occurred in the
examination of Mr. J. D. Runald, de-
fendant in the easel of Brussels va Ron-
ald. Ronald is an enthusiast on the
Nation Policy and Rag Baby questions,
and is always ready for it wordy fight as
to their menta. Old acquaintances
of the defendant asserted at the begin -
mg of his examination that he would
allude to the N. P. in glowing terms be-
fore he got out of the witness box. And
they were not disappointed.
Mr. Chas. Mons, ouunsel for Ronald,
in seeking to prove the value of defend-
ant's plant, asked, hies if his machinery
was destroyed and he had to replan it
in just the satae condition as it is now
in, what would it oust him 1
Ronald's N. P. proclivities imtned-
tetely asserted themselves. He drew
himself straight, ran his hands through
his hair, and boastfully answered :
• That's hard to say, sir. It is hard
to let hold of bankrupt stock now, or
get machinery cheap at auction sales,
for we -have the National Policy, and
things are booming
The shout of laughter which greeted
this statement silenced further remarks
from the N. P. enthusiast. His lawyer
sank back into his chair, and, with his
Lordship the Chancellor, joined in the
general grin.
"It wasn't a 'bosom' in his case," re-
marked
who was in Court. to Mr. Mc-
Lennan,
c-
kwo
"No," replied the witty Q.C., ,'it was
a boom-erang."
The point of the above will be best
understood, when the reader knows
that Mr. Ronald about two years ago re-
ceived $20,000 of a bonus from the vil-
lage of Brussels to remove his busineu
to that place from Chatham, and that he
is now possessor of not one cent of the
bonus money, and is badly in debt.
Tax Star dubs the member for North
Huron, the "Hon." Mr. Farrow. Isn't
it a little hard on the Cabinet 1
To counterbalance the defeat of the
Scott -Act in Hamilton, last week, two
counties have since pronounced in its
favor, Halton by 87 of a majority, and
Annapolis,U.S., byj over 1,200.
BEACONSFIELD'S desire as to his fun-
eral obsequies were in keeping with his
character for surprises. It was expected
that his love of pomp and show would
even crop out in his directions for bur-
ial, and that an impreuive funeral cere-
mony at \Vestminster Abbey would be
his desire; but the wish turned out to
be for a quiet resting place beside his
wife at Haglienden
OCR usual:y well informed contempor-
ary, the Toronto World, is estray as to
the editorial experience and capabilities
of Carl Schurz, Secretary of the Interior
in Hayes' Cabinet. Mr. Schurz is an
old and experienced journalist, who for
many years edited a leading Missouri
newspaper. In fact, he had the reputa-
tion of being the ablest writer on the
(lerman-American press.
IT is to be hoped .that the Conserve-,
tive organs are now satisfied that the
(.lobe endorses Hon. Edward Blake.
The leading article in Friday's issue of
the Canadian Thunderer should silence
every inn.:endo re to the loyalty of
that journal to the Liberal chief. A
more united party than the Reform-
ers of Canada, as at present constitu-
ted, never existed before in Canada.
And in their heart of hearts the Con-
servative scribes know it, too.
n
A deeutation of millers recently call-
ed upon Sir Leonard Tilley and Hon.
Mr. Rowell, and asked that the word
"product" in the bending system be
changed to "equivalent." Under the
present regulations for every four and a
half bushels of American wheat import-
ed the millers agree to export a barrel of
flour, and what they want is to be allow-
ed to mix this wheat in equal propor-
tions with Canadian product, for home
consumption or export. as the case may
he. They claim that the l Intarie wheat
iso Geo soft to produce strong bakers'
flour, but mixed with the hard Minnes-
ota wheat they would be enabled to bet-
ter compete with American flour. The
Minister promised to give the matter a
careful c.nsideration.
The Blake banquet was an unqualified
success. This wadi sere to he the case
when it becamekuown that there was six ,
hundred applications for three hundred
seats. As we have said Iwee., sir John
Macelonald has culminated, and Mr.
Blake is th • rising sun. As he is a span
of great ebilit)- and undoubted snare'
einscientieusneu, the future cot belook-
ed forward to with complaceney. Every-
thing portends that he will, before bog,
ise tried, not simply as leader of an
f)p}Nndion, but as leader of the Govern-
ment, for under the htilot the rule
sweats 10 les to give government,' but a
male tern. --[Tomnt•e Telegram.
Iter contemporary, we trust, has not
fe.rgotten that the Lioeral Administra-
tion formed in Ontarie by Mr. Blake has
steal the teat of two elections, and is
new stronger in the Horse than it has
hewn tering the ten vwtn r r es /nekton,
ST. GEORGE'S.
Buccesefl 1 Opening of the New
Church.
me e14 and sae Mew—ea.arripalea of sae
edteew lmpensive serines ei aaaday
{.aa disuses• $laeMnes by ltev. lam-
as l'arawteasat, at Maastlaea, sad aev.
R. Merida, a( Siayetdg.
On Sunday last • must interesting and
impressive ceremuny occurred in Gods -
rich, un the occasion uf the opening of
the new St. George's Church, aituated
on North street. Three serve** were
held tiering the day --morning. after-
noon and evening—and the at:end-
since at Bach was exceedingly large, par-
ticularly in tim morning and evening.
For the benefi of our readers who nue,
not have a previous knowledge of the
facto connected with the erection of the
new edifice we give the following:
THE OLD CHURCH
structure, on St. George's Crescent,
which had fur some forty years been the
place of worship for the Episcopalian
denomination, was burned duwn ou the
23rd of November, 1879. (1u the pre-
vious Sunday it had been consecrated
to God, the old-time debt having been
wiped away, and everything looked as if
pruspenty was in store for the cengre-
gation when the direful event upset all
their pleasant hopes. An unusally
large vestry meeting was immediately
held, and it was unanimously resolved to
build • new church. A subscriptiou list
of $6,000 was made up in six weeks,
plans and specification were called for
and accepted, and the contract was
awarded. The sod on the new site was
broken on the bth of June, 1880, and
the corner steno was laid with Masonic
ceremony by Deputy Grand Master
Kerr, of Toronto, on the 25th of the
name month. The wurk has since been
pushed on as rapidly as possible, and
the hope of the promoters of the scheme
was realized at the opening of the sacred
edifice on Sunday morning last. Much
praise is given to the Venerable Arch-
deacon Elwood, for his efforts in facilit-
ating the operations, and the energy exhi-
bited by Rev. R. Hicks, Curate of St.
George's, is also favorably commented
upon. During the interval between the
destruction of the old church and the
opening of the new, the worship was
conducted in the Court House, which
was kindly placed at the disposal uf the
congregation by the County Council of
Huron. The following is a
DS$CRIPTI(lN OF THE NEW CHURCH.
The building is of Kincardine brick,
with Ohio freestonetrimmings and dress-
ing. The architecture throughout is
Gothic, the building being cruciform
in shape, with chancel extending 34 feet
back, and transepts 16 feet on either
side. The dimensions are : From the
front entrance to the rear of chancel,
104 feet, the chancel being 26 feet long
and 24 feet wide; the transepts are 72
feet in extreme length, with a width of
28 feet; the nave is 40 feet wide. The
tower is situated at the south -asst corner,
and through this will be the main en-
trance. When completed the spire will
be 145 feet high, finished with ornamen-
tal slate. The coping and trimmings on
the roof, with the crosses, are all of gal-
vanized iron. Inside, the ceiling is sit
stainen wood, supported by handsome
arches. The archway over the chancel
bean the text in blue and gold, "The
Lord is in His Holy Temple." At the
angle of the north transept and the chan-
cel, is situated the organ, the front fac-
ing into the chancel. Two rows of seats
on each side will be occupied by the
choir. The reading deal and the pulpit
are reached by the platform extending
from the chancel into the transepts. The
window in the rear of the chancel, is the
one presented to the church while occu-
pying their old edifice, by Mrs. Widder.
It has been enlarged and remodelled,
and is an exceedingly handsome piece of
work. The windows are all of stained
glass, and the effect upon entering the
church is strikingly beautiful. This
work was done by McCausland & Co., of
the Canada Stained-glass Works, of To-
ronto, and is quite satisfactory. The
cost will be about $700. The building
will he lighted with the gas apparatus of
Mrt: James Adamson, of London. The
gas is supplied from a large tank of gas-
oline, sunk in the ground entirely out-
side of the church, front whence it is
foxed by an air pump through the pipes.
Two handsotne gaseliers m the nave and
one in the chane el, ate supplemented by
additional burners on the sides and in
the transepts, and the illumination is all
that could be desired. A lamp on the
street corner will also be supplied with
the gas. The church is heated by two
furnaces, one ter coal and the other for
wood. The floor is sloped forward from
the -nave and transepts, so that seats in
the rear of either are quite as desirable
as those in the front. The pews are
finished in the natural woad, being of
pine, with cherry capping, and are ex-
ceedingly comfortable. They were made
by Buchanan, Lawson to ('o The organ
was -found to be so damaged after the
fire in the former building that it had to
be sent to the raker, Mr. G. House, of
Buffalo. It has been thereughly over-
hauled., and refitted, at a cont of $500,
and is guaranteed by Mr. House to be
as geed as new and in all respects a first-
class instrument. The printing and
ornamentation of the pipes is the handi-
work of our townsman, Mr. H. Clucus.
The painting and gilding en the scroll
work and capitals which surmount the
chancel arch also testify to the skill and
taste of the above named artist.
The commune in table, which is
very handsome in design, is of
cherry, toannelle.l and inlaid with emit -
son. The chancel is carpeted with a
rich pattens "f crimson and black, and
testifies to the energy and geed taste of
the lefties of the congregation, who un-
derto..k the teak of providing the carpet.
The Building Committee who have had
charge of the work, and to whom its anc-
oeesful completion is date, are Messrs. C.
R. I)unaforl, ,lames $hepFmel, .1. Wil-
liam, T. B. VanEvery, (I. H. Parents, •
F. W. ,uohnsten, and James Watsm.
The superintendence of the butldine
operations was Owed in charge of Mr.
It. McBrien in Nnrember butt, anal he
has sustained his reputation for pnompt
and careful work, notwithstanding that
the severity of the weather dunng the
winter has greatly retarded him. The
tectal enst is about as follows Building,
$12.((111 organ Vine gas $Ann win
draw*
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was conducted by Rev. R. Hicks and
Rev. R. MoCosh, and the sate-Comaoo-
ien by Archdeacon Blwuod and Rev.
Canon Carmichael. An excellent ser-
vice of song was rendered by the efficient
choir of the church, led by Mr. B. Ars-
strong, the solus by Mies Trainer and
Mr. Rothwell being meek admired.
Miss Bertha Trainer, the organist, pre-
sided at the instrument with the ability
fur which she is noted, and eeatribut-
ed in nu small degree to the success of
the musual writer. The foot, which
was placed in the front moire of the
chancel, contained a beautiful Calla lily,
and there was also a handsome bouquet
011 the comtuuniou table.
THE MORNIVO 111211011.
The Rev. Canon Carmichael took his
text from the 20th Psalm, bth v.: "In
the name of the Lord we will set up our
banner, the Lurd fulfil all thy petitions."
This Psalm was a war chant, sine alike
by king and soldier, who could be im-
agined also saying,
"Gur hearts are
ready and our souls are brave, and if
Thou wilt be with us, all will be welL"
The text showed us that David looked
for success to the Lurd, and was not
ashamed to acknowledge his dependence
upon God. If any than ever had cause
to feel confident in his own powers, in
his military prowess, indomitable cour-
age, and resolution to overcome obstacles,
David was that man. Yet, notwith-
standing this fact, his entire dependence
upon God was visible in his every act.
Years before a cairn of atones has been
raised by the children of Israel, in ac-
knowledgement of their trust in God,
and in like manner was David actuated
to rally his people around him and say,
"In the name of the Lord we will set up
our banners." It was in the same spirit
of dependence upon God that the rev.
speaker to -day raised his voice fur the
first time in this new house of worship.
He had faith enough tend heart enough
to believe that God was good, and that
God was great, and had yet much good
in store fur this congregation. They
took down to -day the banner of God,
covered with the dust of years, and
transplanted it from the old resting
place to the more beauteous shrine which
had been erected to the glory of the
Lord. But it was possible to beautify
the temple, and decorate it with gold
and with 'silver, and yet need the blessing
of the Lord, and God's grace, to sanctify
it to His use. What was the temple,
but the home of the ark of the covenant/
They brought here to -day, however, the
same old Gospel of the Saviour's love,
which it had been their privilege to en-
joy in the old edifice. It was true then
were many regrets and many expressions
of sorrow in their hearts at the sunder-
ing of old associations connected with
the former house of prayer, but "In the
name of God we will set up our harmer,"
in this new and beautiful structure, and
look for His grace and blessing to follow
us from the ofd to the new. That not a
few may regte`, leaving the old sanctuary
is not to be wondered at, for sacred are
the memories connected with the tender
ties of the past, and although a removal
has been effected, yet the associations
that pertain to the old house of
prayers can never be transplanted.
Something is wanting, for all at times
experience that feeling which binds
them to localities and objects When
the Jews were in the great city of Baby-
lon, situate between the Tigris and Eu-
phrates, they yet thought of Jerusalem
and the Jordan, and time and again did
their hearts yearn for the old home, as
they raised their voices to say, "How
shall we sing the Lord's song ina strange
land?" Such memories—the memories
of the past—are sacred; tread lightly
upon them, for they are holy. The
Lord's song was the gospel of Christ,
which cheered the dying, comforted the
afflicted, and gave strength to all in
need. With that song they to -day trans-
ferred their banner to the new church;
not one note, not one vibration of a
chord would be changed. This was not
a new land to which they had come,—it
was only the old home transplanted. The
change wasforthe better,and may theynot
hope that the same blessing which at-
tended them in the past may abide with
thein in the time to come. Much depend-
ed upon the faithful, earnest and sincere
work of the members of the congrega-
tion. Put heart into the work, aid
your clergy, pray for them and
pray for yourselves, and for
the C'.itrch's welfare, and everything
will be well. Let each one seek to be
foremost in the work; don't hang back
through fear of failure; consecrate your-
selves to thework; stand forth bravely,
and in the face of an ungodly world so
preach theeetviour that all tnay see and
beconvinced of your earnestness. The rev.
speaker then bade the congregation God-
speed in their new place td worship, and
congratulated them upon the energy and
zeal thus far exhibited. It gave him
pleasure to stand in the harvest field,
and see the inbringing of the yield to
the garter in this Sunday. Twenty-two
years ago, last month, he preached his
first sermon after ordination in the old
church, and twenty-two years ago he
struck ham's with their esteemed Rector
in a friendship which had never been
broken. The lot of the congregation
bad been that of an unbroken pastorate,
while that of the speaker had been one
of fickleness and change, amid many
scenes. Their Rector to -day saw the
wish of his heart realized, and could
look hack with satisfaction "n duty done
and services rendered in days gone by.
He had lived down the hardships and
overcome the obstacles of the olden
time, and worshipped (1.aI today a con-
tented man. with a 'medahle aruhitien
ggrraetifletl. The noble church in which
their were ti. -day asseinhletl would do
«edit to any of the Targe cities, and its
election redounded alike to the honor of
clergy and c,ngrerati. n interested.
They had done well se far, and their
effete would serve AS IS gtwwl example;
Mut the strurgle was yet largely before
them. "in the mice .4 taii we set up
our tanners. • N hu next was refetirel.
They as a congnsgatton must combine
t+oeethrr and lift the burden which et
present noxted on the structure, AO that
at no distant day the dedication 44 the
church to Gtwl would beet.me an seeoln-
pliahed fact. In church Melding as in
other enterprises there was the nran way
and the Glid-way.Men hnild a temple to
the praise of feid, and then resort to
mean, paltry defies* to float the coat and
carry over the debt All over the land
the mealier) eihtained see they
congregation, mast endeavor to avoid
the pernicious practice. What was the
God -way 1 In days of uld when God's
people built their temples, they brought
their offerings and gifts and laid them uu
the altar. '11e example of this ounges-
=t1aa would be looked to by other
bodies outside of Godericb. If they
allowed their debt to drag, others might
be constrained to imitate their example;
while, on the other hand, if they speedily
lilted the burden, the noble action of the
people of Gudench would be a precedent
for others to follow. He had never
apukenmore earnestly than hq had ou the
present �o�ccasion, fur his heart was in his
uttlaance. He besought them to rise to
the rwquiremeoa of the occasion, and
bend themselves together to snake this
indeed a tit abiding place fur the Spirit
of Gud. Gladden the heart of hint who
had worked so earnestly and unceasingly
In your pssturate fur these many years,
for his past services and sacrifices well
deserved a requital. If each une of the
congregation wade a proportionate sacri-
fice to that made by. their venerable
pastor daring the past year, no debt
would lay upon the sacred edifice, and all
would be well with the cungregation.
The rev. speaker closed an interesting,
impressive and instructive discourse by
commending his hearers to the guidance
and continued blessing of the Moat
High.
ArTEaxooe sgaVlCE.
blue; see the glorious sun which shines
for all, and the silvery amen which
sheds its softened light over
he ea,
and say, if you dare, that thesame
mighty hand that made thew and con-
trols their action, could not also send
bread from heaven, water from the ruck,
feed the hungry, heal the sick, nuke the
blind
ea, bnug the dead to l ttop the ears o Let thew the t
yell
us at Hwho end, ' Int nti r*t b
light,th" could
e out ales
Iwt thorn tell who desire these orbs
movement. And we answer all cline
through space and regulates their every
questions by saying teat the evidences
are of Gud,—the same yesterday, to -day
and forever. We de not saywe shall not
stumble, and perhaps tall, but we du
say that the true belie* er, if he has
been baptiece b) water and of the Spirit,
shall we the pular of cloud by de) ,anal
and the pillar sit tire by night, and shall
go on, and on, upheld by the far-reacle
tug arm "f the mighty Jehovah, until
finally called home to the clear, bright
light of God's glory. To the who en were
ers
of the I. O. O. F., would wwneen
here assembled to -day
specially addreu himself. Thrs
was a benevolent institution, gotten up
for the telief of the brethren in affliction
and the alleviation of the sufferings of
the widow and orphan. It was founded
ou the true pnnciples of unity and
charity, and although in existence only
some sixty years, stood foremost awneng
the benevolent ',ewers. ):rout the an-
nual report he observed that during the
past year some $1,5011,000 had been ex-
pended in ,benevolence by the Order,
and althuugh lie had heretofore been
prejudiced against secret organizations,
the prejudice had, to a great extent, dis-
appeared when he read of the large dis-
bursement of $1,500,000 in one year by
one society for benevolent purposes.
He had gone into a poverty-stricken
house on more than one occasion, when
the giving of a few pence judiciously had
dispelled the gloom that overhung the
place, and brought sunshine and joy to
the hearts of the inmates; and it the
distribution of a few pence could do so
much good, how proportionately gteat
would he the good accomplished by a
proper expenditure of the large sow
annually expended by the S.•ctety en
charitable objects. God bless the I.
O. O. F. in its utissiun of cliart-
tv, for from the day of its fouudiug at
had been a benevolent agent. It was
founded during the prevalence ot the
yellow fever in one of the sea -ulnare
cities, and when united action un the
pan of philanthropic people was requir-
ed to check the ravages of the direful
disease. Its work pad been in the in-
terest of humanity and benevolence since
that day. May Gude blessing continue
to rest on it, and to the members as-
sembled he would say, Go on, and tine -
per, and add to loiniauity and philan-
thropy- the saving principle of religion,
and never forgettoput your whole trust
and confidence in Christ. And now, a
word ur tee with respect to the new
Church. This was a beautiful house of
prayer, and both pastor xnd people de-
served to be congratulated on the enter-
prise they had shown. May the vemer-
xble servant of the Lori who hos in the
past mintetered to the spiritual wants of
the congregation be lung spared t, go in
and out among them. They had as-
sembled in the new Church to -day to
thank God for his goodness and loving -
kindness. True, there was a heavy debt
upon their shoulders ; but let them be
united in ection,and prayerful to God for
a continuance of Hia presence with them,
andel] would work fur good. Christ had
said, "If any roan will be my disciple,
let him deny himself, and take up his
cross and follow Me." Huw few were
they who acted in this manner. Some
there were who occasionally gave a few
dollars to God's work when they had no
other use for it ; but that was not deny-
ing oneself. No pian wag ever the poorer
for giving to the cause of God. In con-
clusion, he would ask the members of the
LO.0.F. each to truthfully say, "We
are journeying unto the place of which
the Lord said, 1 will give it you, come
thou with us and we will do you good.
If you cannot say 14i, stop not until you
are in a position so to do. Parents, turn
to your children, and repeat the words of
the Law -giver ; Husbands, turn to your
wives : hives, to your husbands ; chil-
dren, to your parents. e may erect a
weeny house of God ; but that will nut
serve ua on that great day when Christ
Its the afternoon the Litany service was
conducted by the Von archdeacon Ei-
wood, after which an anniversary sermon
was ?reached to the Goderich Lodge,
No. 62, L 0. 0. F.
THS AFTERNOON *ERM"N.
Rev. Mr. McCoah, 441 Ba field
preached from Numbers x: 29: "We are
journeying unto the place of which the
Lord said, I will give it to you; oome
thou with us, and we will do thee good."
Such was the language of earnest in-
vitation from the great Law -giver to
Hobab, his brother-in-law. It will be
remembered that when Moses was going
toward Canaan he was accompanied by
his father-in-law, Jethro, his wife, Zip -
ora, and his brother-in-law, Hobab. At
a certain stage his father-in-law departed
for his own land, and Hobab was about
to go also, when Moses in the language
of the text intreated him not to leave.
During the time the Iaraelites sojourned
in the wilderness, the Lord gave thew
the moral, the ceremonial ane the civil
law. Then appeared the pillar of cloud
to lead them by day, and the pillar of fire
to lead them by night, and the children
of Israel girded up their loins, placed
their sandals upon their feet ane pre-
pared to continue their journey through
the wilderness. It was at this time that
Moses entreated Hobab not to leave
them, saying, "We are` journeying unto
the place of which the Lord said, I will
give it you; come thou with us, and we
will do thee good.'' Hobab paused for
a moment. He thought of his father
and mother, and the other members of
his family in his own land; the trials and
difficulties which the Israelites would
experience im their journeying' through
the wilderness also came up before him,
and he replie i, "I will not go; but I
will depart to mine own land, and to
mine own kindred." Mines, however,
persisted, saying, "Leave us not, I pray
thee; forasmuch as thou kn iciest how we
are to encamp in the wilderness, and
thou mayest be to us instead of eyes.
And it shall be, if thou go with ua, yea,
it shall be, that what goodness the
Lord shall do unto us, the same will we
do unto thee." And the persistence of
Moses was rewarded by his brother-in-
law continuing with hies. Such was the
story of Moses and Hobab, and from it
three things could be learned --the path,
the promise, and the reward. The path
of the true believer was that which leads
onward and upward, where the spirits of
jurymen made perfect journey lowardGod.
if the Israelites had tarried there would
have been no progress; if the Christian
loitered on the path to glory there would
be no spiritual growth. Growth is in-
dispensable to all animal and vegetable
life, and if there be no growth there can
be no life. In his journeying' through
the world, the Christian will meet with
trials and difficulties only to overcome
them. He is surrounded by foes, and
has enemies within and without. When
he looks into his own heart, he cries
aloud, "Wretched man, that I am, who
shall deliver me fnnn this death 1" and
the reply to this will be, "I thank God,
through Jesus Christ my LeriL" The
light the scup at un day. " Contrast
this with Christno's teaduag. Jesus
Christ, a young roan, looitityf twelve
puma Neu in the fees, said: "Ye are
,the light of the world; • city set upon a
bill oatinut be huh." 1f the wow wine u
not to be put into new bottles, where la
the place for tete sow -burn soul crying
out ti r light, and hie and scuun 1 Au
awakuming by the honored Joint Wesley.
who, mark you, was a Churchman, was
• great reli$wus storm --a greater storm
was mut save the days of Pentecost.
He stave the watchword, "Work : \\'irk
for (ed !" None were E. be idle. The
mother amidst her family, the girl at
home, the mechanic at his beech—Iso
who had the won' of tied anti love in
his heart, lied to toll it um. 'rhe
eti iigth of the new wins of "ietel.tel-
i,un ley ih the ntuttu, •'Work.' This re-
vit't.l puo.oeetled vet of the tiny leant
and lite of the add Church, at.0 would
nut have resulted in any urgau ration
outside of it. From it te'raug the greet
scheme of missionary walk at home and
abroad. He then referred to the var-
ious schools which waxed andwaned, un-
til thesleepy,outuservative uldchurch had
become scttve in the work ofJesusChrist.
What was the secret of the change S
Four centuries of the church of God had,
as the centuries came on, poured the uew
Wale into new bottles. God had tailed
upon the young men to work, and there
was nothing for thew to do in the Chur. h ;
teed haul given these talents, but there
was no place in the Church fur them to
exercise their talents. Then cause the
change. Men rubbed their eyes es they
saw at the C'euruh's walls new bottles,
and lie wb.dtlea,audnew Vtde.. Miaiuu-
ary-aocdttes, Sumd.ty schuuls,bilee classes,
confirmation classes of the young, young
men's Christian aaat.cutions, tenper-
ance fostered under the wing of the
Church, lay workers in the Church, lay
workers in the sick chamber; tender
women, wearing the red cress of mercy,
on the battle field, ae gentle and auod
and kind that the dyin;( soldiers unto
whom they ministered, kissed their
bands, as it child kisses its mother. It
WAS a new creation. God said "Let
there be light; and the St irit moved up-
on the face of the deep." The Church
had been growing and changing until,
like Saul, it' stood head and shoulders
above its fellows. If there is war in the,
gates, there is courage and faithfulness
and wisdom in the gates, and God, too,
is m the gates. Referring to the church
in Goderich, the preacher said : The
wed of the c..ngregation is in no living
Man; the seed is in the congregation so
long as it is true to ttself,andtoGod. So
lunges thedying love of the Saviourrings
out front the pulpit ;so lung astheold does
its work, and the young its work; and
so long as the hum of Christ's work is
heard, there will be prosperity. De-
crease that work, and there will be rot-
tenness. The power of the congrega-
tion is not in the sermons; the power is
in the work of the congregation. He
implored the regular members of the
congregation to look upon the opening
of the churches it new era in their ex-
istence. He felt that the day was com-
ing when tmuhloustimes were ahead of the •
Church,—a time coming when men
would be led to think that death itself was
an honor when given for the faith. Vie
with each other it making your Church
eminently successful in every work for
the glory of God. Addressing those of
other congregations who were present, he
thanked them for the manifestations of
their good fellowship. He closed by ex-
ertssing the hope that surae effort would
be made so that the debt would be plac-
ed in such a condition that the edifice
could be dedicated to Gud, in whose
name it had been built.
The total collection duting the ser-
vices amounted to the gratifying sum of
1255.
THE LITERARY ENTLRTAINYENT,
life of the true pilgrim of God was like .will Colne to make tip His jewels. 'God
unto the journeying of the children "f grant that all ',resent may- at last gather
Iarxel. The desert through which the around the throne of God, washed in the
latter passed was inhabited by savage blood of the Lamb.
tribes anxious to turn them aside from THE EVEtt\O 'Ravi. E.
their objective point. There were men The service in the evening was con -
in the world to -day of a similar character (hided by Rev. Messrs. McCish and
ex-
-men who had not advanced one step Hicks The sone service was also ex -
toward heaven, and had no title deed of eeptiorally r;orrl, particularly the duett
eternal life. How glad they felt when f'Y Miss Cook mei Mies Ball. Following
they saw a child of God stumble sir fall. Is
%Vltat a sheet went up from thein if he I THE EVEN:\o iERM(,N.
did some sinful act, and they would say Rev.Canon Cineichaeiteekf-,r his text
at once, "There is a Christian for you. Luke v., 37-9. The disciples of the
It was true they might themselves have Baptist asked Jesus why His disciples
been guilty of the offence with which I did not observe the usui.l fasts. "Why
they charged the erring one, but they s':ould they ?" the Saviour replied. "Fast -
would excuse themselves by saying that ing is a sign of mourning, and why
they made no profession of Christianity,should they fast when I am with then)?
—and so, endeavored to clearthemselves. they will hurt enough when 1 am from
Their excuse was a most contemptible I thetn. " Then ?.e spoke these two par -
one. It implied that those who made it ahles. r-hrist meant that the old gar -
gave nu allegiance to the Lord of the meet was the re:ieion 41 Judaism. It
universe, or acknowledged not the su- had done its work, sen•td its plrp,ee;
premacy of that God who guided the glit- , and, worn end frayed. Its days were
tering orbs through the firmament, and over. He would not infuse into this
field the world in the hollow of His ; the brightness of Christianity. The
on Monday evening, under the auspi:es
of the ladies of the congregation, for the
purpose of defraying the cost of the
chancel carpet, was well attended. Ex-
cellent pieces of music wcre given by the
Misses Trainer, the Misses Cooke, Miss
Wynn, Miss Ball, and Messrs. Rathwell,
and R. S. Williams ; a recitation of mer-
it was given toy Miss Maud Start ; and
Rev. Canon Carmichael and Messrs. P.
\IcGinicuddy, Gilroy and Mitchell sand-
wiched into the progtamime a number t f
readings. About $50 were netted by the
lady managers, and their hearts were,
al a consequence, pen ortiunately joyful.
Abby he get stet.
Indeed we rather incline to think that
fear of exposure of the means taken to
iecure a Conservative victory in 1878
had more to de with the Premier's re-
tirement, if any excuse other than illness
were necessary. The General, who ap-
pears to be a fighting man nut of a job,
did, we believe, threaten to horsewhip
Sir John un Parliament Square, but
found a ...lace for his feelings in a nest
heap of Bank of Montreal bills, clean
and crisp. —[Ottawa Free Press.
Shahs•* Popularity with taus' ilea.
• The composition of the assemblage,
like that of the Montreal banquet, indi-
cates the extent to which Mr. Blake is
rallying the young teen of the country
to his side. When young and active
minds everywhere are allying themselves
with the Liberal party, we have good
evidence both of the soundness of its
principles and of the certainty of their
speedy triumph. It is not only. the
hand; these men who excused themsel- , ,'ecomd parable contane-d no cemloarieon generous sympathy which Mr. Blake do-
ves thus owned no kinship with the between Chrutuni(y- and Judaism. plays with their sapirstions and hopes,
•saviour, who laid down His life that.all I Chnatianity would ant w large liberality out the distinctly national tone of his ut-
nankind might live. Gild help the sol I of thought, and was elastic enough to i_rance•w, which leads the young men of
of that man, who, in this last quarter of , embrace all. There was the old and the Canada to find in him their natural
he nineteenth century acknowledged ' new, and both would be left to a full chief. - [Toronto World.
no allegiance to the Divine Creator ! ' exercise of their {Owen, without inter -
When we observe the wonderful est- , Tering the one wnh the ether. The fer•
dencew of religion*nevi around and abe,nt te, ' meetingweinyouththezmi ons—in ust 4 ewgsMeo steres.
Ithe than who believes net in religion u ' not be put into the bottles of the aged. The Terento Med has never regained
truly an object of pity. When • true New wine must be put in new betties, its wonted cheerfulness since the Con-
believer is on the right path every ob. ebe they would burst the old. The' sensitive mut in Northumberland and
at•cle poesibie s placed in his way to speaker dad not mean to say that tate Carleton. It continues churlish and
inyw+.le hie I.rittreas, by t11e sout7sr, Gud-work of the eta is inferior to the apbroet.e in spite of a brave effete to
simply because the latter cannot rein- (decd -work of the yesng. The new wine look cheerful and smthng The foun-
Arerh.ud1n thewhtchte le. send w down him th^ youth burette the old wine rain of iia Inmos seems to havedried up;
tie; the new wine is after all the a man living nnder •eutesee ot death
Ito the ante without • God,— without a old wine. We learn how fully Christ could not he more awfully,
essly
ttavieur- is not a very comforting sone. reeve/tired and male a place for the solemn. The Mail ought sot toh tilts
Rut because the sneering sceptic eainnfi rent of each oncoming genet/item. The u- The eo.untry has stsrvfted the C(wt
woe d sweep away everything the
brought comfort to mean eines the pno-
I mine• of salvation was given. (nM, lyase
upon eh. niuthty firmament, •iheerim the
f"rodeo ' .ear* that tremor*. 't^ i I•
emu ,rehend the working of mise es a Twlmn i sail: ''The world is Raced by servative victory of 1878, sad it will cur-
t has
the breath of the school children." Yet wive the Conservative defeat of Ifllt8
Judaism cramped the young, for the We conjure the Mail to banish melon
twelve year old child had to bear hard-, all eholy, , and notputt
ens hes• t- enough for the eel e.• eta ,..,_, ee .1.:' ereal,owi the
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