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EXETER, ONTARIO, TI1URSDA, JTJLY 23, 189L
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Church Directory.
TRIVITT Itanfeniat CIIIIREH.--Rev. S. F
Robinson, Rector. Sunday Services, 11 a. m
and 7 p, m. Sabbath School, 2.30 p. m.
METHODIST Cuuean-james-st , Rev. A. L.
Russell, Pastor. Sunday Services,10.30 a. in.
and. 6.30 p.m, Sabbath School, 2 p. m. ,
MAIN STREET-B,ey. J. Wilson, Pastor. Sun
day Services, 10,30 a. m. a,ni. 6.30 p.m. Sabbath
School 2.30 p. m.
PREERyTERIAN Catuncu.-Rev. W. Martin,
Pastor. Sunday Services, 11 a. m. and 6.80 p.
.m. Sabbath School, 9.45 a.m.
ProfesSionall. Cardti.
H.EINSMAN,L.D.S, Fauson's Block
two d.00rs north of Carling Store,
MALE STREET, EXETER, extracts teeth
without pain. Away at B.ensall on let
Friday; Aliso, Craig on 2nd and 4th Tuesday;
and. Zurich on last Thursday of each month.
CH. IlsIGRAM, DENTIST, Member Royal
• College Dental Surgeons successor to
H. L. Billings. Office over O''Neil's Bank,
Exeter, Ont. A safe a.naesthetio given for
the painless extraction of teeth. Plates se-
cured -firmly in the mouth. by Yemen's pat -
tent 'Valve
TB WHITELY, M. De 0.M., PHYSICIAN
. and. Surgeon. Office and residence -
Corner 'Victoria and. Elgin streets, Goderich,
Ontario.
11.• as
J)R. j. A. ROLLIN'S. OFFICE -MAIN ST.
Residence -Cotner Andrew and. North
Streets, Exeter, Ontario.
TIR, T. P. MoLAUGHLIN, MEMBER OP
• the Oollege of Physicians tend Surgeons
Ontario. Physician, Surgeon and Accouch-
eur. Offico, Lashwoixi, Ont.
▪ CROSKERY, Member Royal C011oge
• Surgeons, England; Licentiate Royal
College of Physicians, Edinburgh; Member
College ofPhysician.s and Surgeons, Ontario.
Office, Mitchell's old stand., Crediton, Ont.
DB' T. A. AMOS, M. D., C. M , Member of
College of Physicians and Surgeons,
Ontario; licentiate of the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons Edinburgh; licen-
tiate of the Fac.ulty of Physicians and Sur-
geons, Glasgow.'Fellow of Trinity Medical
College, Toronto. Office -Dr. Cowen's old
stand.
DR. DAVID M.ST.EBLER, (UNIVERSITY
of Toronto,) Physieian, Surgeon etc.
Neville. spent the winter of 1866-87 in 'New
York, and the winter of 1887-'88 in Vienna,
Auatria. OFFICE, - CREDITON, ONT.
IIR. J. H. mcLELLAN,
EYE& EAR SillIGE011.
Graduate New York Eye and. Ear Hospital
Eyes tested. and glasses supplia. Office cor.
Maple and Talbot streets.
LONDON, — ONTARIO.
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reyanaer, Commissioneraso. aioney to loan
)floe-Fanson's Illoelt, Exeter.
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itors, Conveyancers. Sze. Money to loan
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BROWN, Winehelsea. Licensed Auct-
% 11• ioneer for the Counties of Perth and
Middlesex, also for the township of Usborne
Sales promptly attended to and terms reason
able.Sales arranged at Post office, Winchelsa
A Y. ROLLINS, late of Manitoba, Licens-
rieed Auctioneer, for the,eounties of Hur-
on and Middlesex. Residence: 1 mile south
of Exeter, Ont. Sole Orclers by mail or other-
wiso -promptly attended to at reasonable
prices.
HOLT, Xhiva, Ontario. Licensed allOt-
• ioneer for the Counties of Middlesex
and Lambton, and the townships of Stephen
and. 1-Itty All sales promptly attended. to,
I30SSENBERRY,Hensa11 Ontario. Lie
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• ensea Auotioneer for the Ooinitys of
Huron and Perth. Charges moderate and
tisfaction guaranteed.,
aritaltD. W, FARN001IB, Proyincial Land.
SurVeyor and Civil Engineer. Office,
()leer Post Office, Main street, Exeter' 0 t
,
ir HARDY, Licensed Auctioneer f'or the
Slid County of litiren. Sales Conciliated on
retteontsble terms. Farm and Farm. Stook a
specialty. Full arrangements. eau be made
at this dfftee.
For Sale.
A. rlosirable residence in Exeter North, new
frame house, one -fifths acre of land. The
lionee was erected in ifeee, Good terms to
parehaser, Anely at this Office. 145.8
NO 210.
FOR
Pure Paris Green and Hellebore.
Our Stock of Drugs is always complete and of the best,
An Endless Variety orCombs, Brushes &e.
The Best and Leading Perfumes always in stock.
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT.
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FARMS FOR SALE.
North half of lot 1, north boundary of
Stoplien, in the county of leuron, about tee
milee west of Exeter, which is possessed of
ono of the best markets in Western Ontario
There are fist class' out buildings, good
frame dwelling, good orchard on the premi-
ses, alb well fenced and drained, and is in
first class state of oultivation.
Also, west half of lot 0, north boundary of
the aforesaid township, about 15 acres of
good hardwood bush, the balance of which
is good pasture lands, well fenced, with good
supply of water. Possession of both places
immediately. Por further particulars apply
on the premises or to
Ma'. 'Tone SWEET, Exeter, Ont.
WHY IT IS POPULAR..
Because it has proven its absolute
merit over and over again. because it
has an unequalled record of cures, be-
cause its business is conducted in a
thoroughly honest Manner, and be-
cause it Combines economy and strength
being the only medicine of which "I00
Doses One Dollar" is true -these strong
points have made Hood's Sarsaparilla
the most successful medicine of the
day.
Hensall.
Large numbers are talking of tak-
ing in the excursion on the 6th of Au
gust,
The farmers are very busy at pres-
ent cutting their fall wheat, it is con-
sidered a very fair yield.
Miss M. Hunter has gone to Iowa
where she intends remaining with her
brothers for some time.
Mr. John Cartnichle has gone4to Ste3p
lea there to act as engineer in a saw-
mill owned 'by Mr. Geo. McEWen,
Centralia
F. F. Boyle paid Biddulph a visit on
Sunday last. -The Independent Order
of ForreSters is on the Move here. -The
football season being over for the pres•
ent, and not having any excuse from
Hensall for not appearing' on the ist of
July, we =would like to hear from them,
with reference to arranging a match
for after harvest. At one time Hensall
seemed very anxious to meet our boys,.
but when the time for faeing out was
appointed they were backward in com-
ing forward. Lets hear from you Hen
-
salt. .
Brewster.
Miss Annie Hartman is spending a.
few days visiting her parents.
Mr. H. Dongellaa, of Forest, spent a
few days visiting in this vicinity.
Mrs. Stephenson of Seaforth is at
present visiting her sister Mrs. Re -
Mohr.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Bally and daugh-
ter were visiting friends in Mitchell
last week.
The farmers have started their fall
wheat harvest in these Parts, they re-
port it to be a pretty fair crop.
Communication.
To the ADVOCATE.
SIR. -Allow me through you to call
the attention of voteis to the fact that
the new Voters list is published and
hung in the Post Office, &c., for inspec-
tion. Every voter should examine and
see if his name is there. If not, apply
to the clerk or myself and the name
can be put on by the Judge. There is
no use in waiting till next winter to
find out whether you have a vote or
not. Now is the proper time. And ev.
ery ,voter is supposed to at least take
that trouble. Yours, &c,
J. A. RonniNs.
Stephen.
There died in this township on Sun-
day last the beloved wife of Harry
Stanley after a lingering illness of
about two months. Her remains were
interred on Tuesday in Crediton tome-
tery.-Mrs, Jamb GaiSer, of Shipka,
has been seriously ill for over two
months. Dr. Amos, of Eieter, was
railed in consultation on Monday.
Hopes of her recovery are entertained.
-Mr. Jas. Cockwell of McGillivray,had
his hand badly crushed in a hay, fork
pully on Friday last. It is doing nice-
ly, -Dr. T. P. McLaughlin,of Dashwood
is at Holt's hotel, Klnytt every Monday
afternoon .---.11131ILANCIIOLY SVICIDa-
Cia Sunday afternoon last nnuch Sur-
prise and regret was telt on it becenn
ino• known that Mr. John Kennedy,
•
who resides on lot 21 cob 19 Stephen
had committed suicide, by hanginoe
It appears he had had a quarrel with
some of his neighbors a day or so prey
ions which, 1± 18 thought, was the cause
of him doing the rash net.
Brucefield.
The "Rovers" play in Hensall this
week.
Rey. J. H. Simpson is having the
Manse re painted:
The Christian Endeavor hold their
annual social July- 28th,
Miss Mary Gibson leaves for a trip
to Moose jaw this week.
Mr. ,,A. Forsythe Sr. and Miss Janet
Mustard leave for the vld country on
Thursday.
The farmers in this vicinity are bus
ily engaged harvesting the .fall wheat,
which they report as excellent. ,
Miss Ellie Beattie who has been visit-
ing at her uncle Mr. W. Scott left for
her home in Watford on Saturday last.
The Forresters of this place and also
brethren from Clinton and Kippen met
iri the lodge room here on Sabbath even
ing after forming into lina they march
ed to Union church: where the anniver-
sary sermon was preached. They made
quite an imposing array ; there being.
about 60 in the precession. '
Bayfieid.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist
church, Bayfield, will give a garden
party in Mr. Ferguson's groye, 'on
Thursday, the 23rd inst. The usual
attractions of music, short addresses,
and ice cream will be furnished. The
ladies will have on hand, and oder for
sale a quantity of goads,which; they
have manufactured. EntertainMent
to begin at 4 o'clock. Tea served any.
time between 5 and 9. Admission • 25
cents; children 10. Proceeds in aid of
Parsonage funds.
A large number of Picnickersvisit
our village eyery day. --The MethodistS
of the Bayfield circuit will hold a gar-
den party on Thursday. A good•• pro.
gram is being arranged, -Mr. Wililam
Whidelon is building anaddition ye his
house. -A splendid bathing house ' has
been fitted tip by the council at the old
wreck south of the Harbor. -Mr. E.
ITall, of Bervie, will preaeh in • Trinity
church on Sunday.e-Prof, Scrimgeour
and family, of Montreal, accomponied
by a number of Bayfield friends, are
camping at the Grand Bend.
Perth.
• BRUTAL OUTRAGLI.-The other day a
brutal assult was made by a man nam-
ed Thos. Arnold upon a young ,girl
about 15 years old in the Tp. of Bat.
hurst, about 3 miles from Perth, on the
C. P. R. The girl had gone out in the
morning to look for the cows,and,when
near the railway track, Arnold who
was passing 'on a railway velocipede,
jumped off his velocipede and chased
the girl, accomplishing his purpose af-
ter a desperate resistance on the part
of the oirl, during which he struck her
repeatedly, blackening both cheeks. It
appears that Arnold the night before
attempted to assult a girl in Smith's
Falls, after which he broke into the sec-
tion toolhouse, stealing a railway ve-
locipede, After committing the assult
in Bathurst he went West to Bathurst
Station, where he left the vetocipede.
A warrant has been issued for the ar-
rest of Arnold, who has not been tap-
tured. He is said to be formerly of
Markdale and is supposed to be heading
for Owen Sound and Sault Ste. Marie
He is about 5 feet 6 or 7 inches, aged
22, weight 170 or 180 pounds,light hair
and complexion, square shoulders aid
wore a silk cap.
Re -County Olerkghip.
To,lhe Editor of the Exeter ADVOCATE,
DEAR, SIR.--WIle.reaS Mr. Peter Ad-
amson the late County Clerk of Huron,
one of the most respected citizens and
officials Of the County, has been called
away from the cares and labors of this
world, and the offlee has thereby be-
come vacant; I trust it Will not be con-
sidered presumptions on my part in
referring to the vacaat otlic,e and it
will not be necessary for me to refer
to the estimable qualities of the de-
ceased friend and official, My reason
for writing is, that, my name having
been mentioned by a large number of
friends in the County- as a probable ap.
plicant for the position, r consider it
would be only just for mc to place
those members of the County Council
who have been kind enough to offer
their assistance,10 a proper position by
informing them through you valuable
paper that I am not an applicant for
the vacant office.
I take this early opportunity of io.
foiming my friends in the County
Council in order that there will be no
misunderstanditnr about the matter,
so that those of diem who have been
kind enough to ober me their assist-
ance; will be able to use their influence
and good judgment in selecting a good
responsible and reliable man to fill the
vacancy. Thanking you Mr. Editor,
for the space in your valuable paper,
I remain, Yours respectfully,
HENRY EMBER,
Godench.
There didat his residende in God -
evict' at 11.4f1 p. in., Thursday, July
16th, after an illness of 'several months,
Peter Adamso'4County Clerk, and his
remains were interred in their last
resting place on,Monday, 20th inst. He
was a, native of the Orkney Islands.
Scotland, and was born in the year
1825, and was consequently 66 years
of age at the time of his death. Early
in life he made his way to Mexico and
California, and afterwards tame to Ca-
nada and settled in the township of
Stanley,
in this County On the retire.
ment ofthe late David Hood Ritchie
from the position of County Clerk, he
was appointed his Successor a,nd con-
tinued in the position until illness and
death relieved him of his duties. We
do not think there was any position
within the gift of the county council
that he could not have had, so thole
oughlygrounded was he in the esteem
of all the members. Though it is coed
-
liable. to say no ill of the dead, these
lines though they may lack a display
of warinth for the character of one,
whose simple life, uprightness, sincer-
ity andlinoffensiveness were known of
all RUM, are not written from a: nega-
tive seandbfut, nor'dietated"b flat-
tery, but'Oan humble tribute to the
memory of a Christian gentleman and
one of nature's noblemen, whose name
will be preserved in the annals of Hur-
on as worthy of perpetuation, and
whose life work in that position which
it pleased God to call him, shall be
worthy of emulation by our youth and
a pattern for those high in anthority.
More we nnight have said in appreciat.
ion of departed worth, less we could
not.
SERMON.
By Bev. IL D. Steel e,In cumbent of St.
Paul's Church, Kiri:Ion, Ont., Be-
fore Several Orange l'odgets, on
4fuly 12th 1891.
Gal, V 1, "Stand. fast, therefore, in the
liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free,
and bo not entangled. agaiil. with the yoke
of bondage."
The church in. Galasia, was founded by St.
Paul &siring his first visit to the Province of
Lycaonia, in Asia Minor, when accompanied
by Barnabas as his fellow laborer. The Gal -
'titian Christians were converted from hea-
then idolatry in which they had been
bronglat up in ancient Gaul trom whence
they had emigrated. to Asia Minor. But not
long after the Apostle's visit among them
certain professed converts to Christianity,
who were zealous for the efostsichsw, sought
to draw them away from tb.e simplieity of
the gospel. Rearing of this St. Paul sends
this epistle, from Corinth probably, and in
it he warns the Galatiiene against being led
awaythrough a ceremonial observance of
Judaism, and mixing it np with the pure
doctrines of Christianity. In their conver-
sion from heathen idolatry they had been
callea into the liberty of' the goepol, and
now St. Paul warns and exhorts them by
every argument he could employ to "Stand
fast in that liberty -wherewith Christ hath
made us free; and bo not entangled again
with the yoke of bondage."
My brethren: As Prote-stant Christians, we
too have been called into liberty, and into a
reception of that gospel truth foundeci on
the -word of God which makes men truly
free. People sometimes talk about civil and
religious liberty without fully realizing the
blessedness of being truly free. We profess
great zeal for personal and, political liberty
-we boast of the noble heritage that we
have received from our Britiah forefathers
who "fought it good fight" to maintain the
principlee of •Bible truth and Pro testant
liberty. But let us beware of selling. our
birthrig,ht fur it mess of pottage; and let us
aspire after that truest liberty wherewith
Christ bath made his people free( nor suffer
ourselves to be entangled in ally "yoke of
bondage" with which the enemy may ham-
per our freedom or bring us back again to
mental and spiritual slavery. The poet has
Well said: [makes free,
"Ile only is the freeman whom the truth
And. all are slaves beside."
It is now over two hundred years since one
of the greatest moral victories wes achieved
under God by King 'William Prince of
Orange, of' bleeseci memory. En iland wee at
that tune threatened, under he reign of
King James If, witit it loss of all the national
and religious benefits derived from the
glorious Reformation; and. she was in danger
Of an inglorious retinn to the weak and
beggarly elements of Popish Superstition,
That monarch (King ;fames) Was in gym.'
pathy with Louis XIV of France, and idle
other Popish ruler3 of Europe, whose SAM
Was to extirpate by one fell blow all that
Proteetantiem had. done for the nations, and
bring them back under that yelto of bondage
which Earellel111(1.Grea,t Britaul had endured
for eenturies/ ,
The people and nobility of England rese in.
their might to asgert their liberty and. to
oppOse flue arbitriety Measures of King
Tames who eought to Overthrow the crinsti-
eution and the established religion; and they
invited William of Holland (the grandson
of Charles 1, add. son-in-law of 4Tanct0 II)s to
(tome over 80 England and take posseseion
of the orown of Britain. Meantime, Ring
Jantea had flea to France, hut 'with tho aid
of French troo )8 he orbeeed oVer to Ireland,
Yliere the ))001 l0 Were mostly lloentn ,a
0110 and there lie Was signals, defeated by
81'Ulij)l, 071
battle ek the Doyateon the letle day 3'1e1,e,AteD
1$30;ever ainee wheeh time the so vereigne 01
Britain have, in, virtue or t called the
Revolution settlement, Maintained the
Protestant faith as bylaw eetablisbede
No weit seerne e, proper and befitting- thing
000
2e2
ajno tiro 0101 °aye/ tetrlotiltilhees stelitalteup r:‘,ev syhmoualrdkaly
and call to remembrance what 001 !X0r0^'
fathers have done in their no blo contendings
for tlie faith, ,Aral were there no other
reason for the institution of Orangeism, this
would be enough. to Justify the perpetuating
of an order ot men who haere' been honored.
to keep alive both It national, and a religious
sentiment, on whieli hannea is inscribed the
noble naotto ,,e -"Fear God, honor the king,
love the brotherhood." That motto is the
suin total of Christianity, because it em-
braces those three neceseary elements
Reverence towards God; 2, Loyalty to the
throne, and 3, Brotherly levee whieli is au
evidence of Oliristianity. I iendere tend that
youe society liae Bible in every loclgo,anel
that your meetings are opened with prayer.
Well, the bible and religious liberty go hand
in hand, Liberty is. the ,watellevord of all
true Pro beenant Christians, We this day in
the name of liberty lift up once more our
Ebenexer stone of grateful remembrance;
and when our children ask "Telet mean ye
by this eervice ?" we reply, "This is for a
memorial 'of the victory gamed for us by the
Lord of Hosts," aud oar prayers go up to the
throne of grace in the well known words of
the chureh's Litany, "0 God, we have heard
with our eers, a, ad. our fathers. have declared
unto us the noble works that thou didst in
their days, even in the old time before them."
L It may be well, in. following up these
refiec.tions, io point out first of' all some of
-the signal benefile3socarea to as by the great
Reformation from popery, and then to
emphasize the duty of' all Protestants Chris-
tians to stand fast in that liberty wherewith
Christ hath made 175 free, shat we be not a-
gain with the yoke of bondage.
There 010 81(000 who would disparage the
work of Reformation a.ocoraplished by nur
:Protestant forefe.thers, and who regard it
the light of a do ebtful advantage. No can-
didand intelligent person, we think, can for
one moment under -rate the value of the
grea b Reform a Mon brought about by such
Men es Crammer. ami Latimer. in
England -by Martin Luther and his accoci-
rites in Europe-by.Tolen Knox, Melville, and
others in Scotlandz-whether that work be
viewed from it literary, seientific. social, or
religious stiendpoint. Turn up the pages of
history. Look at the ignoranee, the super-
stitior ,the semi-barberism of the raiddleages
Contrast that state of things for centuries
before the Reformation, with the state of
matters ever since that period. Before the
period of the great awakening, the people
were in a state of intellectual and. s-piritual
ignorance -no books, no printing press, no
newspaper, no Sunday School, no Bible but
what was fastened by it chain in some an-
cient Cathedral or monkish oleister! Even
the priests themselves were often unable to
read the services of their church in Latin -
their Jives were a scandal to religion -and
the great body ofthe people were allowedto
grow up in total ignorance ofDivine truth,
on the plea that "ignorance was the mother
of devotion."
It was not until after the great Reformat-
ion had begun under H11:4S of Bohemia, and
Jerome of Prague, and Wielcliffe,the m °m-
ing star of the'Eng,lish Reformation, -all of
whomprepared. the way for Lu.ther's advent
and the aclvent of the British reform ers,-it
waS not till then that the great revival. of
learning ancl true religion took „place. Then
appeared Galileo, Co pern ions , and Leibnitz,
-Erastm us anOColet, Lord Bacon., and af-
terwards Sir Issae Newton and it host of
luminaries who scattered the light,
and whose successors in m odern times have
curbed the steannchained the lightning. and
yoked the elements of nature to the chariot
w lee s o tb e -world paogrese,
• Bitt. for what -the Pkutestant Reformation
has accomplished, there would be no snob
thing today as railways, or telegraphs, or
telephones, or photographs, or spectrum
analysis: or the hundred and one modern
discoveries and improvements which go to
annihilate time and distance. and bring cul-
ture and comfort too many ehris taiinhom es!
Even now, with all the boasted light and
knowledge of this nineteenth century (in
which Roman Catholic countries have indi-
rectly shared tbe benefits with o urselves),-
look at the marked differencein an intellec-
tual and moral point of view. between the
condition of the people in the West and
South ofIreland from that of the North,
where Protestantism has had it footing. In
the one case, we see intelligence, good order,
and law-abidin acitizens; 1.,the o ther. sena-
lid ignorance, d7 sinker:), ess,
surrectio and bl 0 o dal ed!
Compare again (as I,ord hfacauhty has
done in his "Hiqtory of England.") compare
Scotland -with its bleak climate and. barren
soil, and Italy or Spain with all their natur-
al advantages -their sunny clini ate, and
beautiful sky, and fertile soil capable of pro -
anal n g almost tropical fruits -and look at
the difference in the habits and manners of
the people. In the one case, mental and re-
ligious culture have triumphed over natural
disadvantages; while, in the other, those
countries that have been trodden down un-
der the him heel of eccleseastical tyranny
and priest -craft have, with all their natural
advantages. been left behind. in the race of
moral and intellectnal progress.
Now, it may be asked -Whence this mark-
ed difference between Protestant and Popish
eountries? One word explains it all -it is
the Bible! Ae the eminent Chilingworth
once declared "The Bible, and the Bible alone
is the religion of Protestants."
We receive the Bible as a deposit of Divine
truth -it comes to us with the credentials of
the church's authority -it is given to the
world as an atithoritive standard of Divine
truth, sanctioned by prophets and Apostles
and Evangelists, on the ground that the
church of Christ is "a witness and a keeper
of Holy writ,' (Art. XL), and on the ground.
of St, Paid's assertion that "the church of
God is the pillar and foundation or the
truth." The Church. you see was not foun-
ded on the Bible -bat the' Bible is the
church's authorized hand -book for religious
instruction.
That blessed book,
which the priests would hide from the peo-
pleeand which they have denounced as a
dangereus book and therefore hpu
ave t un-
der the law of the "Index Expurgatoriees,"
-that book of G-od says:"Let there be light"
--seatter it broadcast, till all ends of the
earth shall see the Salvation of God! It is
the source of all national greatness as well
as of spiritual liberty -it eontains all the 1
elements of modern culture, refinements, •
1
and civilization, as well as of the principles
of elnestuteuty. Once our beloved and yen- t
Grated. Sovereign was visited by a foreign c
prince from India, and when asked by the
Queen of Oude to explain to her the secret of 1
Britain's greatness as a natioiml our geed.
Queen handed down a copy of the Bible,
saying: "This book is the sectet ofEngland's
grYeest°1:18-iso's"e naeions such as Beitain and Bed -
end and Germany, Norway and Sweden,
lithat embraced. Reformation principlee and
lighted. their lamps at the torch of Divine
truth, have been -honored to lead in the von t
of the world's progress and civilization; t
while Itonl and taly and Spain have "been
the scone o insurrection, the home of band.
itti; the hotbed of sectition and bloody mas-
et re, the founder OM dnurse of the Inouieit-
ietii. the very acme Of moral and intellectual a
deit'radation t
it Ana now, lastlysiet me einphasiee the ,
duty on all Protestant christians of holding
firmly and. intelligently by the tenth of u
God's hely evert./ and. of thug fulfilling the
Apostolic 1131T farm: "Stand feat in the '3
libority Wheret ith hath made us free, 1
and. be not entangled again with the yoke
ofTrenBarflo8.e"ontai'lls' precions cleposit of
God's will to mane -showing ne what matt ut
by nature, ancl what God by His graee eam
make its all to 00, "aew creatures in °heist
d'esue." It feveals to us Many thinge velneh
could. not otherwise have been known., It
tens no about the origin oftho univeree-the t
creation Of.angels-the existenee of other
Woelds besides our own -the entrance of sin a
into this werld-and the fall of man from a
state of primitive innoeenee, It points OA
clearly theeway of ealvation, to that "he e
who runs May reed; and the Wayfarillg man, b
thoueh stranger, need 11 66 ter theemn." et e
spirit world -and through the open 'window
of Hedy Seri ptere wo Aro permitted to obtain
O lagjoi:),):: of heavsu vitb t11 i lat:(1,baeS414etei:
subjects of Hirn la King of Rings, -we
are to contend earnestly for the faith owe
'cleliveree to'theseintse ' lte the klurch of
Rome be jUsidy eondenmedefor ' hidieg the
key of knOWledge from the poople,-what
shall he taid of those pseud o-Pretestan
towit;11.04gena's 104, 0111 cdriblamia eft.' eit:0:110 Lie)" go, 0,1, oer no; '
ana to "try the spirits' whether they ,of
Goa"? As St. Augustine said long ago: "The
Bible is a long letter Sent us from a far
country; and it behoves us to study that let-
ter with dlligence, if we would m eke our waY
safely into the heayonly. kingdom."
There is great feel. in our dey of temporize
:mg with Roine,-beeause we live 01 an, age
free from persecution, And there are those
1,010 will tell you that Rome is not (low
wliat she once was -that the same thiaistse
could never be done again as were done. Tn.
the middle ages, or even in more modern
times since the period. of the grout Refor-
mation. But Rome has never clanged -her
boast is that she is the sam e today that she
ever -was, You could not change or reform
Rome without desteoyieg hei , beeansie nor
one motto is "SreeivEn Emmet," always the
"'meal prove this, I need go no farther
back than the year 1849 --when the
late Pope, Pius IX., pronounced his' .
severest anathema against the British
and Foreign Bible Sniety. That does
not look like a change for the better.
And even later still, -at the last Ecu-
menical council held at Rome in 1870
-the doctrine of the Papal infallibility
was for the first time declared to be an
article of faith, which men were to be-
lieve on pain of damnation. That cer.
tainly does not look as if Rome had re-
formed, or had given up her claim to
The.n, if e come nearer home we
see how encroachments are being made
bv Romanism in the most insidious,
form -through the system of Separate.
Schools (which should never have been
sanctioned in Canada) and through a
stealthy interference. with our publit
school system of education -the effect
of which would be to deprive our peo-
ple in this Protestant country of their
just rights, to please a minority, and.
to foist npon the young and. lasing -
generation a superstitious regard for
Romish rites and ceremonies. Does At
not appear very inconsistant that while
Roman Catholics are allowed to have
Separate Schools, and to inculcate in
them anti -Protestant principles, we in
this Protestant Province of Ontario are
debarred from instructing our youth
in the doctrines of the Bible? Of course
we have to thank the.divisions of Prot-
estant christians very much for tqis
state of things! Because if we were
all united on some broad basis by,
which religion, which is the greateat of
all sciences, could be taught in `our
public schools, -we should then present
a united front against the errors and
superstitions of Romanism! As it is,
Our divisions are a source of weakness.
Even our own beloved Church of Eng-
land --which has Leen the great bul-
• wark of Protestantism in past ages -
is not without elements of danger, by
the slavish mimicry in certain quarters
of ritualistic observances that would
bring us again under "the yoke of bon-
daege." There is a danger of being led
away by mere forms. It is natural for
the human mind to be impressed by
external objects; and if our tastes be
established, if we are foncl of good
music, lovers of fine are and of the
beautiful in nature, ive am apt to be
carried away from the simplicity of
gospel worship to a sensuous form of
religion, -in which Christ may be oh -
soured or ignored through a cloud of
idle ceremonies, attitudes, and genu-
flexions that draw away the soul from
true feiritual worship to a religion oi
mere ceremonialism.
This is one of the temptations of the
present day -and therefore we are
counselled by the Apostle not to "turn
back again to the weak and beggarly
elements of bondage" which we re-
nounced at the Reformation, but to
"stand fast in that liberty_ wherewith.
Christ hath made us free,"
And now to conclude, -while we are
to cherish a spirit of love and charity
towards all men, even to those who
differ so widely from us as do our Rom•
an Catholic brethern let us never for- '
get to lift up a bold front and a decid-
ed testitnony for "the truth as it is in.
Jesus," And how can we do this? By
exemplifyino• the truth in our daily
ife-by thinking charitably and speak -
ng kindly of each other -by showing'
he superiority of our religion in acts of
harity and deeds of benevolence -by
eading pure and unblemished lives,
beiug, devout towards God and honor-
able and just in ell our intercourse
vith our fellow men,
Thus we shall convince an outside
world that "God is in you of a truth -
hat ours is the primitive religion -
hat we have indeed the true Apoetolie
uceession, our contendings for
Apostolic truth and in the chcriihing cif
O Apostolic spiriti—Thus We shall skoW
o the world that our lives are in beau-
iful harmony with that religion ofJes-
,
s which "teaches u9 that denying un-
odliness and ivordly lusts, we shall
ive Soberly, righteously, and Godly, in
his present world; looking for that
, , ,
)1esseu hope, and tne giortous appear -
ng of the gre,at God aro our saviour
esus Christ," "Fmally, brethrxt, ,
YhatSoever things are true, whatsoever
hings are honest. whatsoever things
re just, whatsoever things are Vire,
whatsoever things are leVely, wbatso-
vet things are of good report; if there
e any virtne, and if there be any
raise, think en these things.",,--Atnen.
lifts le Veil that soaltrat,es between us the