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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times, 1889-7-11, Page 11" (.>yo To. Goldsmith Hall! WATCHES,— CLOCKS,— ,Y JEWELR, SILVEI%tvARB,_ —AND SPECTACLES. UNEQUALLED VALUE. Personalattention given to' repairing of: watebes, clocks and jewelry: C. 'REICRENBACH, Opposite Post.Olhce, PARKHILL. LEGAL, ye,Et. DICKSON, Barlriater, Soli- . I • eitor of Supronle Court,NotaryPublic' - Mo Conveyancer Cominiasionsr ,,ie. hey to Loan. Officei Parson's Block Exeter, R t. COLLIN S, Barrister, Solicitor, Conveyancer, Etc., PiXETE1i -. ONT. Omeesarwell'sBlock Hall's old office.) ARMOUR W. FORD, Solicitor in the Supreme Court of Ontario, Conveyanoer,Commissiouori&e., &o. Special attention given to the collection of claims in the United States: Patents procured, money to loan at lowest rates. O.lioe: Opera House Block, St, Marys, Ont. ELLIOT' & ELLIOT, Barristers, Solicitors, Notaries Public, Conveyancers &c, &o. it Stoney to Loan at Lowest Rates of interest. OFFICE, - MAIN - STREET, EXETER' B, V. ELLIOT. J. ELLIOT. tiENTAL. }1 L. BILLING=S, DE1�TTXST, OFFICE: over O'JPEIE'Sllan1a Nitrous Oxide Gas for Painless Extraction. H IUNSMAN,DENTIST.L.D.S Sannvell's Block, Main-st, Exeter, Extracts Teeth without pain, by giving Vegetable Vapor. Gold Filings and- all other dental work the best possible. Goes to. ZVEIO8 on las tThursdv,yin. each month: MEDICAL T W BROWNING M. D., M. (3 teVictoriaUniversit .Office • P.S,Ciradnn Y indiresidenoe,DortinionLaborator v. Exe ter L�R. HYNDMAN, coroner for the County of Huron. Office, opposite Mr. . Carling's etore,Exeter. DR. J. A. ROLLINis, hi. O. P. S O. Office,Main S.,.Fxeter,Ont.Residen oehouseitecently occupied byP.`MoPhiltipe, Esq. AUCTIONEERS. HENRY EILBER, Licensed Auc- tioneer for Hy,Sto a hen and McGilli- p rray:Townships: Sales conductedatmoderate rates, Office—at Post-otlice,Oreditogi3Ont, JOHN GILL, Auotioneer for the Townships of Stephen, Hay and Usborne and the Village of Exeter. All sales promptly attended, and satisfaction guaranteed. Bales arranged at this office. VETERINARY. Tennent & Tennent VETERINARY SURGEONS, raduatos of the Ontario Veterinary College' OFFICE : One door South of Town Hall. MONEY TO LOAN. MONEY TO LOAN AT 6 AND 6+ per cent, $25,000 Private Funds. Beet Loaning Companies represented. L.H. DICKSON, Barrister, Exeter, INSURANCE . TLE WATERLOO MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. Established in 1863. • EAD OFFICE - - WATERLOO, ONT. This comxany has been over Eighteen. Yearsin3uocessful operation in Western On- tario,andcontinues to insure againetloss or datnage by Piro ,Buildings,Merchandise,Dfan- ufactordes,and all otherdescriptiousofliusur- able property .'Iutending insurers have the option o'finsuring on the Premium Note`or O ash S•ystom . During the past ten years this Company hasissued 57,090 Policies. covering property o the extol] ntof$40,872,038 and paid inloss- es a lone$70.0,73,2,00 Assets, $1:6,1OO.00,consistiug of Cash n S aaik, GovornmentDeposit,aud the unass- s ti sedi'reniiuimNotes onhen dandiu•force. J, W WALDENMD. Presidei:t. 0. NC, TAYLOR, Secretary. Jan . HUGIIns,I119TGCtOr. CHAS: NELL Agontfor Lxetoraudvicinity , 'VILLAGE PROPERTY FOR Salo. The residence of the lata Mrs. Simpson, consisting of2village lots, Thrreis on the lots a good house and barn also good well,,' Will be sold cheap. For further particulars apply to, D.B1iAUND, or to WM. SIMPSON Parhh1l1. CENTRAL Barber Shop, FANSON'S BLOCK. i Has A. Hastings, Prop Saving and Hair °tithing in the latest styles the art. Ever attention sill to anttfn Every p g Cadres. arra Children's Hair. EZETE Z; AND HURON & MIDDLESEX GAZETTE. "HEW TO THE LINE, LET THE CIHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAL" VOL. XVI. NO 47. EXETER, ONTARIO THURSDAY ''MORNING, JULY 11th, 1889 aVEihi WHITE s RrtiltiH P ublisher sandProprtetosi Por Sale! IN --- K1RKTON A assorted large and well 1 stock of General DryGoods, Milliner yi Hats, Caps, Boots, Groceries, Crockery, Glassware, Wallpaper, Sta- tionary, ta tionary Paints Oils, Glass, , Putty, Nails Books, - Salt Boot -jacks, and J everything kept La a first-class Store. The whole Stook will be sold in lots to suit you. Come and get a lot, the price will suit you; it will make your wife and child- ren glad, your sonteand daughters happy, and general oontentment wn11, prevail in the whole family. Highest prices for Batter and Eggs. Yours truly, DOUPE & CQ. -STONEMA:N'S— Je • V elr Store d HENSALL, ONT. IS TTIR BEST PLACE TO BUY Watches, Clocks,. Jeweler 3r i Silverware, Spectacles, Stationery, School Books Fancy' Goods, Musical 'Instruments. A full line of Spauldings Bats and balls on hand We make a specialty of Watch and Jewelry repairing -All work guaranteed Our Motto—Neat, Prompt and : re- liable. 3. C, St03 era,a=, HENSALL, ONT Fuzz TOKI YOUNG & HERR Have their Hardware and Tinware Store full of the various staple articles, You can buy your Hardware, Tinware. Paints, Oils. Machine Oils, Castor Oil, Wire, Glass, and ]3aby Carriages cheaper from us than anywhere else in this section. A call will convince you of this fact. NAILS at the lowest rates.. Sewing Machine Needles &c. at the closest bargains. We sell cheap and take a pride in letting our cus- tomers know of it. Lawrence's Spectacles, &c. YOUNG' g 1E111. Crediton, June 17th, 1889. The Largest BEST, TRE NICEST, THE SWEW1•TEST —Assortment of - y. Confectioner Y IN TOWN. (MST INf 80 FRE SH. Autay down in Price. Ft OLLICI'S Bread, Enna, Cakes, and all kinds of Past ry, still take the lead. Headquarters for q Confectio- ory at E. Obi tCKf S f. MAIN•13T., EXET,EIt TEACHERS DO NOT KNOW, CANNOT TEACH ENGLISH. More Evidence of the Untruthfulness of Hon, G. CP, Boss Discovered by theC t on m—s r is io leXS. LAST CALLS OFF, THE INYEESTIGATORS. UPON PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN WHICH': ENGLISH I9 AN UNKNOWN TONGUE—•OONOLUSION Or, THE wIIOLL. MATTER -A RIEVIEW 08 TILE SITUA-. TION*—MAIIING ENGLISH AND ENGLISH ONLY TBE LANGUAGE OF THIS SCHOOLS 19 THE ONLY WAY OUT OF TUE DIFFICULTY. (From the Toronto Telegram.) On Friday last the commissioners finish-, ed their work of investigation by visiting the three remaining French sohoola in the Township of West Tilbury. School No. 7 was found about five miles south-east from Comber. II is in charge of R. L. Pobgnin, another importktion from Quebec,, teach ing on a permit ,certificate. The school building is well ventilated and commodious, and very 'pleasantly situated, the play- ground being a veritable grove of maple trees. Of a total of 74 on the roll 36 were present, about half the number being Eng- lish children. The language of this school is essentially English, and the only fault to be found is that the more advanced classes made a very poor showing in gram- mar and ,geography. They also showed pour training in arithmetic. THE PBOTEOTANT0 BESLIN IN 00E001. religious instruction do you give "Whati i the pupils ?'g asked Mr. Tilleof te teacher. "Wo have the catechism twine a week. The prayers of the school are the 'Our Father,' Hail Mary' and the 'Angelus.'' " "Do the Protestant ohildren remain in the room during the teaching of the oate- ohism ?" "I allow them to go out if they wish, but they generally remain.'" "How` many of the French ohildren do not learn English at all?" "There are 33 in all. These are in the Syllabaire and First French book. They will all learn English before long." The smallest ohildren in the school were then called up and given an object lesson. They knew the English names of common objects and showed a ready proficiency in expressing themselves. This knowledge they had doubtless acquired on the play- ground with their English associates. I have noticed in nearly all the schools where a fair proportion of the pupils' are English, that the French children who have never read a word of English are able to talk quite fluently in that language, simply frcm the conversation they have heard from their little Saxon playmates. Does not this partially explode the theory that it is veru difficult to teach a French child English without instructing him first in his , own. antgnalee. ?... x .. . l The door of school No. 6, Tilbnry, West Township, was opened by a very French- looking;,iudividual named Michael Belleau, who for the past twenty years lues been teaching on an extension of a third-class certificate. There is none of that kind, sympathetic demeanour that usual y char• acterizes an old pedngogne abort Mr, Belleau. A grizzled monstr ol,e baistles over a month rather hard in its outline, and the severe expression of the eyes and forehead could scarcely fail to be anything but intimidating to a pupil. Out of a total of 72 on the roll but two were English children. NO ENGLISH ORANMAR TAUGHT. "Does your French class study English grammar ?" was the first question pre - pounded. "No, they do not learn English grammar only French grammar." •'Do I understand you to say those big boys and girls have never learned any English grammar at all?" asked Mr. Tilley. "They don't understand English and I am obliged to teach them in French." Here M-, Girardot, the inepeator, called the teacher to him and asked him to ex- plain how it was that English grammar was not taught. ''If the cuildren do not know English it is your duty to teach them. That is what you are here for," ho said. Mi. Belleau finally managed to stammer out that he taught them some English grammar on the analogy of French grammar, when he was tenoning that sub- ject. `'Well we'Il see what the children do kuow," said Mr. Tilley. "Fourth and third classes stand ?" The children in these advanced forms evidently did not understand this simple nommenn& as they did not rise until the teacher requested them in French. In a spelling lesson of words taken from an easy selection in the Third Reader, an average of 812 mistakes out of a possible 11 was made by each pupil. "That is very poor work," was the coin !dm ant of the commission. , Do they know any geography ?" ''1: have taught them tho cardinal points and the definitions." ''The definitions ! 'Why that is work for the second class Mr. Tilley then proceeded to Diamine the class in geography—that is, he proceeded to ask questions, and the class proceeded to maintain perfect silence. The children in the fourth class did not know north, south, oast or west on the map, or the eimplest definitions in geography: On be'ng asked for an explanation the teacher said : "They do not understand the Eng, fish questiohe ; They can answor all those in French." " "Just let the goo how you teach those ohildren the definitions in geography 2" said Mr. Tilley. The leather braced himself up, picked up a poiptor, advanced to the class, and, pointing out one girl, asked her in a very imperative voieo, "What le a continent? Answer I 1 1" There was no responeo. "What is an Island'?" Again there was' no response. The teacher looked the picture of vindictive wrath, and the class correspondingly timid, Mr. Tilley sized up the situation in an instant. "Ne, there iota use, Mr. Belleau," he Bald. These children have not been in, atruoted as they should. They odn't answer quostione that they don't know." "Well," said the teacher, "they can't express p qss ' themselves in English, I ani obliged to give justice and fair play 10 their parents who are French:" The fourth glass has evidently never proceeded dad fl rtherin n the aritltmetio than the our simple rules. Fractions they had evidently heard aboult, and the le duction of bushels to quarta was a brain twisting con- undrum. The school was amost disappoint- inft one throughout, and Inspeator Girardot ecoia ecarlely conceal his ohagrin at the poor ebowing made. COMPELLED TO TEACH THE CATECHISM. School No. 8 is under the management of Miss Campbell. It was found to be in a fair condition, the children being quite con- vereent with English. Rev. M. McLeod, himself a rigid Scotch Presbyterian,' has evidently as much ability in the line of denominational discrimination as in the detection of nationality from name. "Campbell" was evidently a Scotch name, and to his mind Miss Campbell appeared like a Presbyterian On being asked, Miss (Campbell admitted frankly that she was e Presbyterian. She stated, however that she had been asked by the priest of the community to teaoh the Roman Catholic catechism and had agreed to do it. This is the way she put it, but there is little doubt that she knows that she has the option of teaching a religion repulsive to her or throwing up her situation. Is any better instance wanted of church interference in pultlio affairs ? The inspection• of this last school com- pletes the work of the commissioners in the county. During the past two weeks they have driven through the north riding of Eilitex from west to east and examined ablaut thirty schools. In all of these at leant~ one third of the pupils were said by thelieaohers to be in the first French class andoonsequently had never been instructed in English. Of the remaining two-thirds it was found in the majority of instances that so much attention was paid to their instruotion in the higher French clasee' that it was quite impossible for them to gain even a meagre knowledge of the ordinary English branches. Hence it was found that nearly all the sohools were very weak in English grammar, spelling and geograpuy. It irurged by those favoring the'French school system that it is A DIOST DESIRABLE THING that a child should learn the two Iauguagea, and that a knowledge of French is a rare accomplishment worthy of the expenditure of time and money iu acquiring. Granted that this is true. Why then is not French taught in all our public schools? Simply because it is well known to all our educa- tional authorities that the mind of a child is not capable of mastering the two langua- ges, and it ie conceived tout a thorough knowledge of English, the language of,, our oo ', ' ..cqulrc hi the pnblie eehool with the iri'l e a of sc' 1 g cudyfng French in a High school is a much more beneficial course. Now as a matter of fact the school age of oountry children is between six and twelve years, The opportunities of adding to his knowledge after that period aro few and far between� to a French boy. In our best English schools the majority of children 12 years of age aro in the third reader. It has taken them five or six years under skilled teachers to acquire a fair knowledge of grammar, history, geography and reading. Does the 'Minister of Education wish to have it inferred that French children aro so much superior to English that they eau acquire in the same time in addition to the subjects mentioned a thorough knowledge of French, such as they endeavor to teach in Essex sonoole? He and everybody else must certainly admit that 1t is quite im- possible for a French child to obtain a thorough knowledge of the common -school English branches, unless French be exclud- ed from the schools. I thine the conten- tion that it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE TO TEACH a French pupil English without first giving lessons in French is quite absurd. The method of instructing little children is always by associating the word with the object signified and thus impressing it up- on the mind. As remarked before, I think, the fact that Freuch boys in the first form learn English from their playfellows, before any lesson have been given them in the language, is a strong argument against the theory. INCOMPETENT F.1ENCH TEACHERS. With reference to the incompetence of the teachers employed in the schools, I' think itbut fair to state the positions of Mr. Girardot, inspector of the county. I had a conversation with him last week upon the subject of the importation of French incompetents from Quebec and tbo pernicious custom of giving permits and granting extension certificates. 1 believe it the whole-souled object of this truly conscientious old man to do what he conceives to be his duty regarding these. „ schools. ch clap I•T said 0 old to e m "You must know that I ' is e very difficult to get t e aoh- ora who thoroughly understand French, It would be quite useless for me to send any others to French communities. 1 simply have to do the best I can to fill vacancies. In this. way I often have to take teachers who turn out very poorly." As Mr. Girardot is one of the most in- genious of risen, I believe his statement implicity He himself is moat anxious that the children should learn English and learn it well: At the same time he insists that French shall bo taught thoroughly. Although this appcare to Mr. Girardot as the mo atr 0 P Por thing in the world, j reallythink that the educational interests of both,otl 1 u English and French pupils in Essex sohools are simply being sacri- ficed to this one idea that the Emelt language must be taught in the public sehoole- THE cam= AND THIS' sonoot0 Ono of the most noticeable' and most ob- jectionable foatnres of the l2ssex schools is the influonee exorted over diem by the Ronne Catholic Chnroll. They are priblio only in nerito separate in reelity, The mark of the church' ie everywhere visible. It thews in the drosses surmounting the sohoole, in the crucifixes and pictured saints Inside. Children are taught the eateehiem and prepaied for the bras con, nutnion during school hours. The prayers of the pupils are those of 1 oiitauiatny their tont bo oke inculcate oleate thecot iethe church. To iI d r s of . give the name of public schools' to such institutions as these is absurd Tbey',are separate schools draw- ing Government money. French Cath- olicism has the upper hand in Essex, and means to keep it as long as a corporate yote can influence politicians. The coun- ty Council freely votes the money of Pro- testant ratepayers for the assistance given ,. private Roman. Catholio sohools, as is evi- deuced by the feet that at its last meet- ing $100 was donated to Beuer'a College, a third-rate eda rational institution, under charge of a priest at Stony Point. To sum op tho situation in Esaer,1 may briefly make these statements, whioh can challenge suocessfnl contradiction. (1), That French is taught in Essex public school to the exclusion of the proper teaching of necessary English branches. (2) That some of the teaohers are notoriously incompetent and quite incapable ot teach ing English ' properly., (3) That books are used in these schools not author ized by the Educational department and pernicious in their influence, and (4) that the Church of Rome exercises and un- due and powerful influence in matters purely secular pertaining to the schools. In concluding my letter I wish to con- vey my thanksto all the friends in Essex, both French and English, to whom I have been indebted for information ; so the members of the commission, Messrs Tilley, McLeod and Raynor, for the extreme oau r rtes extended e ddtothroughout y me won hoot the. trip, and lastly, but by no means in the least degree, to Inepeotor Theo. Girardot, whose kindness and generosity of heart not only have endeared him to those whom good fortune has brought in contact with him, but have become almoet proverbial throughout theentire county. Hensall. S. 0. B. S,—The following is the ser- mon delivered to the Remelt lodge of the Sons of England, iu St. Paula church here, by the rector, Rev. 0. R. Bridgman. He took his text from the 33rd Psalm, part 12th verse: "Blessed is that nation whose God is the Lord." In the year 1461, one, if not the deciding battle of the Roses took place at Towton Field and four. years before EhgIand had been steeped in 'whs.t we must term, a most terrible war. It was a civil war --one family or house has be- come disunited and lighting among theme selrea.-A people speaking the language and doing and acting in the same way. The House of Lancaster against the Houle of York: Henry VI sat upon his throne a Drowned sovereign, while the Duke of York, claiming his authority, demanded from parliament his legal right, and when neither would give way the land. was again steppped.in warfare.,and bloodshed. 7 ;: was called the War of the Roses from the badge of the rival Houses. The ensign of the House of York was a white rose while that of Lancaster was a red one. Men will even take that which God has created as a sign of purity and use it as an em - bleu]. of rivalry and strife. The beautiful red and white roses which adorn tho cott- age gardens of England. People of vindic- tive minds take the pure andsweet-scent- ed rose and make it a sign of carnage and bloodshed ; but we, to -day, use it as a sign of union !between brethren of the same cause. But 11 was riot• nutil after years, when the Lancastrian crown passed to Henry VII that the House o f Lancas- ter and the House of York were united in one bond as the House of Tudor. Then the red and white rose could again shake hands in peaceful harmony. They could now take the peaeefol emblems and plant them again lin the cottage homes of Eng- land. We have to -day a national society whose emblem is taken from the garden of England—the red and white roses. The first object was one of controversy and now an object of union between brethren of the same cause. I stand before you to. day as one of your members. I will en - se ,v r toexpinin to you the leading object of the Sons of England. To some the name seems to be objectionablebecause it evinces a spirit of clauishnesss. I myself had such an objeetion,before joining the order. It is a national society, is benevolent to a degree. Other nations had their society long before this society was thought of. Scotland boasted of its St. Andrew's society which annually held its gala day, Ireland its St. Patrick's, and even little Wales had its St. Davids and we, the largest and most populous country of the four have been the last to adopt a badge figurative of Queen and nationality, We have only come in as a society in self defence --a society entirely loyal and ben- evolent. We believe in and belong to one great empire, we ackuowledge our Queen upon the British throne, and before con- sidoriug•ourselves members of this sooioty must take an oath that we will acknowlege neither Popo, Cardinal nor Bishop who swears adherence toh t e Church of Rome. It is entirely essential) that the members of the order mast strictly adhere to the practices and principles of the reformation. We recognize no power beyond that which God has given no through Jesus Christ and His inspired writings. I speak to day of a country. I am going to speak in the language of David. I titre to the 01d Testament Scriptures and find therein a nation that no other nation seems to com- pare to I find two who were singly bless- ed for hundreds of years and no other aalions answer 90 distinctly ae the uatione of Israel and Judah, in the words of the Psalmist The e Israelof the ala Tosta- ment was blessed and I believe she has reassured liorself. I talco my starting point from 1463, at the time of tho wars of the Rosea and what was England in regard to her wealth ? She had less than many other nations. She had her barons and knights but her groat men peasantry were poor. I ask yen to look at Great Britain today with her millions and ie there any other nation that has the wealth of that island of the sea. Who pnyseseee the great gold fields of Australia ? we answer Great t3titain. Who possesses the rubies and diamonds of India ; two of Which adorn Q+tneet Victoria's oorron- ette? Wo itiew►er Groat 13titaiu. On England depend the markets of the world today. Sire is the Balauu:oe wheel of the earth' Napoleon said England was only. The Ntolsonsanl ( 012 ct,fi l'ELIED ISY PA DIANE NT, 7855) Paid up tla,1,?Ital $2,000,00 seat Fand 1,o0o,0Q J os4Oftloe, Montreal, WOLFEII.STAN T HO111AS, x'lsq., 20 branch opines intheDominion, Agenoi lathe Dominion, IT, S.A. and Itnrope. Exeter Branch, Open ovary lawful day, from l0 a. in, to 3 p. SATURDAYS, 4.m. to 1 p, m, 3 PerOont,per annum' allowedformonoy on Deposit Receipts and Savings Bank,, R. H. ARCHER Manager. a nation of shop -keepers and looked for the time when he could swoop down and take that nation but. God has blessed that nation of shop -keepers and they held hint with v h h e money that he could not swoop down and take it, There are nations to-da9 who coast of their millions. Russia with its 90 millions, China and Japan are great- er iu population, but what nation, so -to - speak, is sending into the world the white and red roses of the Auglo-daxon. In every continent in the world people are hiving under the Union Jack, Why do nations talk of war and yet war nut ? Be- cause they fear the iron -clad ships of Britain. God has blessed her with power ;and influeuoe. Itis said that au English Man will learn no language but his own. ' The statesman will tell us that the Eng 11eh language will take the oar so long as cld',oes the work of oivilizatiou. We hear to - c ay' of separate schools flooding our 0000 try and trying to overturn the English language but they never will aupplant nor overturn that language ,he cause blessed is that nation who ° has the Lord for its cause. What was Great Britain at the time of the Reformation and what was the state of religion ? The dark pall of medieval superstition came like a aloud upon that island. The old form ot worship was sapereeded by a Ionian : creed and foreign power and for a tithe had to give way to the Pope. False doctrine and heresy had crept into the church. but dear friends, Wycliffe, the lreantifu l morning star of the Reformation, ,had risen, Luther and Calvin were not yet born, Knox in the north and our own beloved reformers in the south had not yet stepped' into the pulpits. To whom is it khat' -e owe our present religious freedom and liberty ? I aus wer: to those giants of 3ctelect that God raised up in thesixteenth' century. From the little spark started ;by the rector of Lutterworth came the glorious liberty of the earth. Many suffer- ed martyrdom at the hands of the Papists. Tu this way two former bishops, Latimer Once bishop of London and Ridley, bishop London, suffered together at Oxford. As Latimer said to Ridley. when the flaming 'fagot was laid at their feet, they had that day lighted such a torch in England that -should never be extinguished.' This was a deeper battle than the battle of the Roses. V you and I are loyal to the creed to which• -• we belong we shall, by a life of fortitude twad our influence endeavor to over -step• slid keep back the flood -gates of medieval superstition and take care that we put men in the right places who are actuated by a spirit of loyalty and endeavor to give liber- ty of speech and conscience. What nation is seuding the Gospel to all nations of the world ? How much missionary effort was put forth before Woodby came to America? If. Israel was a missionary c People Israel's church was a missionary T;i:oroh. I believe we are a continntion of that church:""Thee; were 'pari"slued over"' ' and over again. tied struck her down by thousands. As you and I swear allegiance to the order to which we belong, to be a true Christian you must live up to the terms of Christ's discipleship. You and I cannot expect to be blessed individually though blessed as a nation, unless come to terms. To Jesus Christ I ask you to give your devotion. You sang your devotion to Queen Victoria when you sang God Save the Queen. Will you- go to Jesus, the author of our faith with au unbiased heart and learn to love and serve him and you will be blessed. I would say in the words of David: "Blessed be that man whose God is the Lord." Bayfield. A PIONEER GONE.—On Saturday morning last, the intelligence of the death of. Wellington Connor, Esq. which took place at au early hour, soon reached all parts of the country. Mr Ounnor was one of the oldest pioneers in this section of the coun- try having come trona Ireland, where he was born, when quite a young man, He was one of the oldest and most respected Orangemen in Canada, and was an honorary member of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge of British North America. He served in the Thirty-third Battalion active militia, and retired with the rank of Major. In politics Mr. Connor was an influentialcon- servative, highly respected his integrity and affabi:ity winning the esteem of all. He was also a Justice of the Piece, and the first reeve of Bayfield, which office ho held for many years. His funeral was largely attended, the most prominent Orangemen and conservatives being present. Hay. Senrous AoofnENT,—During a thunder- storm last week, lightning struok a tele- graph 'wire just north of Zurich. At the time, Mr. Wm. McAllister, wife and child were driving within forty rods of the line, when Mr. McAllister and the horse were struck from the same flash while Mrs. Mc- Allister and child were stnnued. The horse was knocked into the ditch with Mre: McAllister and child on its head, and Mr. McAllister was tossed against the fence. Mrs McAllister regained consciousness first, and looking around for her husband found him lying at a considerable distance ap- parently dead. She ran for assistance and upon her rstare Mr, McAllister was groan- ing and quite unconeoiouO. He was taken tea farm house and medical aid suna roiled. After a time he was removed to hie house where he lies in a low state.. Tho June report for S. S. No 2,Ha i as follows :— S' 9 Fteett-Jolla Chapman. SR, FOURTH— ho Campbell, PbeI1`GmD rR s n o . s 11 Janos Campbell. JuNlon rounrrx—,Alfred I'4e- Taggart, Ellen Shirray, Chas, Aldworth, TIMID—Kato Chapman, David Shirray, Aggio Shirray, SEcoin Crass —Matthew Pinney, Annie Northcott, Willie gawking. Sit. Sig am PAOT—Beatrioe Warren, Amelia ,l'aOksoii, Mend Rusroll, J'uvnoit Satcc r, Putt'—Nellie Gould, Frank Dilling, Ralph Chapman.: Ftessr Pang —Bookie Northcott, Willie J'aokson, Chas. O'13.ien. —W. IL 'JoltNs tow, '.Poacher. Tr/8 BALTI1t , r ol;C POST OFFICE. I don't taro tvho lo appointed to the Bal-. timate post office, said General Johnston to the President, but I do insist that• my: Cook use Imperial (Steam Tartar 13akiug I'owdor±, l: ani done itwaywith powder tt'obltOong Otte Ittnn10hltt,