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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1894-11-2, Page 1Vol, 22. No, 16. Melville Presbyterian Church. FIPTEENDH ANNIVERSARY, What Woe Bald end pond-eleresentatiou 10li 0Y.Der.iitess ane His Good lbacly —Birettall of the Murgll and ifs 7[IghlY Meeowad raster. Last Sabbath wap the 16th anniversary of the pastorate a£ Rev. 10119 Rosa, 13. A., in Melville c hurch and the 80rvieee were of 8 pertio1larly interesting character bo the large congregations attending. At 11 a, m. the pastor preached a meet appre- priete discourse on "Tho Christian istry as a Stewardship:' 8 condensed re- port of which we subjoin, believing it to be well worthy of careful perusal. "Lot a man go amount of no, no of the miniotero of Christ, and otowardo of the mysteries of God. Moreover, itis required in otowardo that a man be found faithful." 1 Oor. 4:1.2. Fifteen year% ago to -day yiz., on the 28th day of October, 1.879, was ordained and inducted into the work of the ministry in this ohuroh. It has been my custom through all these years tomer* the ttnniynr- a,Lry of thio oeoa0ion by directing your at. volition to some espied m2889111.0 of the work of the ministry,and I purp000 pursuit a like course to-dy. This manning I wish to speak of the Christian ministry as a Ste- wardship, or Ministers of Christ as stewards of Gimlet, from the words whioh I have read oo my text. Now this passage ehowe us : 1, The Nature of the Ministerial OfEoq, It is a stewardship. A steward was one placed by bis master over his house, to have charge of its attain, and more especially to make provision for and dispense to the various members of the household. This °MAoo, to which, Cheat refers in several of his parables, was one of oonoldorable honor and importance io an Eastern household. .90 the term steward is hero applied to ministers, it iudioateo several things with re0pe08 to the rel Material office. (1) That it is a divinely appointed aloe. In an Dust- s= household the head of the house only could institute a atowardo)rip, and install anyone into that office.. The onuroh is Christ's house, and ho ae the bead thereof hag .instituted the oflee of the ministry therein, and 11 is he who appoints to it those who rightly weepy that position, the church in an orderly way simply recognizing that divine call. Divinely called to this divinely appointed offioe, the minister of the Gospel is in a certain important sense the repre00u- taupe o1 Christ, and it is his to speak and actin the name and on behalf of his Muster (2) A responsible office. The steward In househad a certain thus tcommitted to him, which laid him under heavy. obilgatione. The Christian minister as a steward Mande in a place Of great responsibility. Bie Master has oommitted to him the GOO9"l, Me Scriptures of the grace of God—the myeterie0 or troths of religion which were at one time bidden or concealed, but are now fully make known through Christ Jesus. These are the goods with whioh he is aap11ooially entrusted, that he may dlapeiee them to those over whom be is pinned. And what a precious trust this la, Something more oreeio"0 than gold, yea, than much fine gold, worth an the riches of the Indiana', ler surpassing the accumulated wealth of the ages. If stewards entrusted with earthly possessions .are justly regarded a0Lavin ga great reeponeibility resting upon them, how ranch more should this be felt by those who are stewards of the primrose mysteries of Goa and which they are to communicate to those amongst whom they are to labor. (Si An onoxou8 aloe. A. steward intim discharge of his duties required to be motive and diligent. The Christian minister finds that a like diligence is lamasery on his part. Other names, beaidoe this of steward, which. aro given to ministersiu the New Testam ent, express the same need for assiduous toll, They are palled servants, laborers, workmen, each of those names indioatlog that the °Mee of the ministry "i0 a toilsome aid laborious one. And truly the minister or Christ has no easy task, The man who Beeks au easy plane will nob fled it in the ministry. if he at all endeavors 4,0 discharge the duties of his office asheshould. An idler should never oceupy the pulpit in the church of Christ. There le 110 roma for a lazy mea there. The most8nerge8)0 effort i% oiled for, and that untemeingly The minister must labor with brain, heart, and soul,pntttug the whole strength and vigor of his life into the took assigned him bybis Neater, with - the • utmost toiloomouoes in- etrue fig, warning, counselling, comforting, and praying and pleading with those to whom be =Meters ; and to the end that 110 may do this profitably, studying almost night and 48y with consuming thought and an91000 prayerful . spirit the oracles of the living God, those sacred mysteries which have been committed' to him, that he may bring forth from his treasure things now and old for the spiritual benefit of those for whom he labors. (4) An honorable, Mime. In the past those who 00mlpled the position of a steward were held in 01100101 respect and esteem, alike for their own,fcrtheir vireo'. and for their m80101 -'s sake. The office of the .ministry is one of 988011nr honor. it is an o81ce of whioh Christ in Hie teachings always spoke highly, ah &tom, too, upon which He has put the highest honor, by Himself undertaking and occupying it, Speaking on, one ogoasion,Ho said, "Let us ,go into thenext towns, that Iteay preach there also ; for therefore (to that end) came I forth."' Are thorn any anywhere who do not esteem and holier the Christian minis- try ? inis-try? Thou such certainly have not the mind of Chalet. The - apostle would here assert rho honorablecharacter of this office, and the .respect in whioh those should be held who occupy it. "Let amen" he stays, "so account of us as of. the mini%tere o 01rri89, and stewards of the m701011es of God ". There is no aloe higher ormone honorable then this, and to honor it and those 'who many it, is to put honor upon Christ Himself,: whom every true heart de- iighte t0 boner, 2, Thispaoaagospeoiltes the great Decider - a tum or Requirements in those who occupy that o1Aee. "It is required in stewards that a man be found faithful" This is the great prone requisite in a steward, tb8the be faithful, faithful to his mest0r, to the trust committed to him, and to those of whom he tan the oversight. Applying this to rho ministry, we 8810 two questions:—(1) How shell Ministers as Christ's otowardo he faithful?- We reply—(a) By seeking in all, things the honor of Ohrist their Master. If ministers aro t0 be re090oted and esteemed by othorO, this is not that for whioh they one to labor. It is that Christ may be exalted and glorified amongst men ; for as Dr. Hitto once wrote, "There is one h131181 than the H ighest, whose honor is not t0 be the e000nd ee the third, but the first matter for eon- ttderatiou," And this le adult all true minis- ters w111 aim ae,te put Christ forward and not themselves, The gilted'end now satiated Mo0heyne largely attained to this, Ile hold u p Christ andbought to keep himself out of view, After 8 service at Carron-shorehe wrote in 1110 diary, "I fear 000)8 like rho 3nos008900( and not the message ; and I fear that I. nm 8o vain as to love that. love, Lord, let it not bo so. Porloh my honor, but let Thine bo exalted f revers' Dr. Chalmers wa0 of, a kindred spirit, go that it f0 'related of him in his ministry that "There was a bea0tlfulun0onselouanose of self, all outgoing of the whole nature that we 080 in ehildre11, who aro by learned mon Hobert H li had thignorant oaa ne single eye for his Master's honor, eo that in bio Work it 1e said that "So little did ono sec of the man that it a11p';:txod lilts the communication of ideas from ono mind to another without any medium." The steward who would be found laihlul w111 put bis Master Drat, and he ui91010 above everything else that mon ehouldlook up to, love,honor, and serve Bim. (b) BY oarno8tfy 0trivi83 for the spiritual ,gena of those amongst whom he. labors 18 ;bis 918018x'0 name, Re le 10 80010 to RUSSELS, ONTA,RIQ, 1''RIDAY, NQ-V'E14B,I R 2, 1894 W. I -I, KERR, Prop. 1)011044 their toule,o tmpreee them savligl , to convert them to floe, and to Oulde them iu the way of a Godlylite. Should he neglect this, and seals 80 entertain, or amuse, or plea s0, be Oen be e true steward of Curie , no mater what mon may think of Nina. Nere liesllie great work in the doing of whioh 170 shall be faithful to Ilio Master,—filo gaining of the son19 of hie people for God, (0) 13yr08dily and gladly a009113 pg any Rua every theories in hie Lahore 90 Ohriet hi0119 0101, Minlotoro are only i110trument0 in Rio mulcts, "rho 8(08E11,01e put into earthen vessels that the exoellonoy thereof should be of God and not of us," The 0900tlo recoguteee tele moot fully with resg 004 to himself and a fellow laborer whoa he sale, "3 have planted: ApoilOs watered, but God gave the increase, Wherever iher0for0 the faithful Steward Agee his labors bringing forth, trait be will pot take the credit telihneelf, es if by lila Own 98)euts, or might, or innuendo 11 had boon produced, The tree stewards of Christ will br Ing everytbingg, and haying it down at the Master's feet, t8ey will look up to him and Ray, humbly end joyfully, "Not Mato us, 0 Lord, not unto us, but mato thy name give the glory,. for thy mercy and for thy truths 08)18,' (2) Why should ministers es 0hrlst's steward') be faithful ? Womonlein but two ea 0, which aro at the same time moat powerful motives td the faitbfulneee whioh is demanded —(e) The eoloaln importance of their work calla tor' the greatest fidelity. They deal with men astot0 their eternal intoroets, those Momentous 00neerne whioh have to do with their never-dylagg souls. Well therefore may they do their work faith. fully. "Do you tremble when you paint?" asked a groat painter of one of his pupils who was then illustrating Milton, "Yes, surely" was the reply. "Then you'll do, was the ma0ter's answer, Yes, bowonl, do, Bo had a Met sense of the greatness of the work in whioh he was engaged, and that would help him to do 16 faithfully. Aud how meth more -should the vuepeakable importance of his work weigh with the minister of the Gospel to make him faithful. 'Se may well reflect, es he looks into the twee of the people, that in a short time every one of his flock must be in heaven or hell, and,preaoh and labor and pray under the full force of that terribly solemn thought, The late 0.13. Spurgeon Morns , tohave kept this ever in view ; and on one occasion he sold to hie people, "When I think that when I speak to you, your sal- vation or damnation • in some measure de- pends upon what I say, it startlesme,lt makes me shake and tremble."., It i0 en awful thought for the Christian minister, and if be Peale it as rte should, he cannot be negligent, or trifling, or faithless, 011 min- ister of the Gospel, eternity, the eternal interest of thy hearers depends on thy work, and well mayest thou bear therefrom the solemn admonition, Bo thoa faithful (b) The Met of the coming judgment when es a steward he shall be judged by his Meter, is another reason for faithfulness, Evidently tine was in the mind of the apostle when he wrote our text, for he immediately added,. With me it ie a very em011 tiling tbatl should be judged of you or of man'O judg. mens ; yea, I judge net mine ownself, Per I know nothing by myself ; yet am I not. thoreby ju1 stille ; but lie that judgeth me is the Lord." No doubt every minister is judg- ed. and criticised by many.Luther said that 8 preacher must suffer himself to be vexed •cud or/Noised by everybody. Brit he also said, as he looked higher than man's ,judgment, "I have never been troubled be- cause I oouldnot 0908011 well; but bemuse I bad to spank before the face of God, of His great Majesty and Divine Being." This was what Paul had regard to, that he should` at least be judged by thatMasterwhose steward he was. Can any steward of the Gospel dare to be unfaithful, as he looks forward to the limo- when he shall have to stand before the judgment seat to answer. for the manner in whioh he has done lila duty? Dr. G111, when one of his oougrega. Mon . threatened to withdraw his support if a certain dootrioe were. preached egafi,re. plied, "I. 'can afford t0 be poor." Yea, a ministor of Christ can afford to be anything almost but unfaithful; for "It is requiredofstewards that a man be found faithful." The grand engairy at the last day will be, not whether the • minister had brilliant talents, or 8 largo eougregation, Or 309018rity and fame tho one grand question win be, was be faithful? And 1f he has not been faithful, weal a terrible ooudemnotion will he hie,. Tho dreamof that minister in wbiohh o was told that the lowestplats in hell was for unfaithful mimsters,wes not we maybelieve all a dream. Cod help me, may every min- ister pray,' God help him,may alt his people pray; help him to be faithful faithful to the truth which iscommitted tohlssteward- snrp, raishfu'. to our immortal souls, and faituful to his Master byWhom be shall at 1aet be judged. May this be your unceasing prayer for me, as I enter upon the sixteenth year of my work among you; • this my own unceasing :prayer and effort, that so when tpppeople 06air1 are before ne the Judge pastor all, that faituiuluees may be found whioh by the 1)19100 blessing shall have abounded to your gond and to the glary of Goa. 9101318111 1391/11194 the annual congregational social was held, attracting the major portion of the famil- ies. Supper was served in the echos)].room and justice done to the good things provided by the ladies. About 8 o'alook Ae. M. McKay took the chair and after singing the 28ra Psalm. Rev. S. Jouos offered player. The chairman made an appropriate address, which was followed by an anthem, well rendered by the choir, entitled "Praise ye the Lord." Elder Stewart, sr., was calledupon and gave an interesting sketch of the Rev. Ross' first visit to Brussels and how it came about, believing the hand of Provi- deuce brought it about. Melville church had pro8pere1 wonderfully under the present pastor, as instanced by the membership, whioh was 110 15 years ago and now numbered 287. Tho Ohuroh should support the minister loyally and liberally ; should attend all services rogu- laxly and above all pray for the pastor. There is individual work to be done by every Elder and private Member. Bofors calling onRev. Mr, Boss for a speech the eltawman read the following address and W. Linos and J. B. MaLauoh- lin made the presentation of a beautiful sot of Lomoge French china (lichee, sal- mon decorations, and an elegant silver service. .Co man ILnv. Jong 11,880 Wo, the memba10 and adherents of Mel- ville Church, Brusoele, consider this, the fffteonth year of your pastorate amOuget lie, a At and proper time to express to you our. loving appreciation of the zeal and energy 9008 700810,00 oyer shown in tho.work of the Gospel Ministry in our midst. Wo feel that we as pastor and pe0lplo have. great lemon to rejoice) that God has so ablwl(801ly blessed your labors amongst ue. Daring the fifteen years that have now rolled on into the snout and changeless past, years freighted with moth joy and sorrow for each one el us, we have proved you and Mrs. Roca to be true friends, ready and willing to share iu the sunshine and shadow that, in the wisdom of God, came to e8oh one of us. Wo freely acknowledge` the aid to a purer and nobler Christian lite, that we him received from your example- and. advice, and of you Wo fool that 1t may well be said, '0,30 allured to brighter world% and led the • way." pet ng our ataud ea thio the Y by poet and looking back over tha way g whioh we have eomo, we rejoice that though the mare of Hewing have beau many and long and our inappreciation of the glorlorle Gospel et Ohriet must have often saddened seed so faithfully sown, mem up and bear building was 11011 finished until the foll0w- GoAb. abundantly to 4110 honor ane glory of )110 year, and warts was prineipa11 volas - We wcula 099100e the earnest 191011 that tear )ichor. The two ;first elders were 4110 pastoral tie tams for a0 long nes bonne Delved MoLauoblin and Gilbert lltgOoI. Ire in belp1u1 union may 0011(1090 and con• lump Rev. John Ferguson, from Glen - Met energmoult eiall increased 011018 luu zeal Barry 03., was inducted in the year 3804 it, howovor, in the Providence) of God that and pat in fifteen years of faithful ser• tie 10 d10Rolved our earnest prayer stli1 is vioe. His salary at the oommeneemont that God's Behest blaming may rest and was $500 with a free house, whioh was abide upon you anal your heueohold :hoe:ever your lob may be oast ell the days 7nototmta to p0800 before he left, During ur: life and that when the journey Isere the first few y0are of Rev, Mr, F ergueon's dod an abyudant entranaq may bo pastorate he also Ensue/mei ab Oranbreek aed bq you and to them into life oborual and Watton, conducting services in both As a token of our esteem for you and Mrs, Goalie and English, The Brunets con, ROBS please accept tole small gilt, 80oom- gregetiou 1ner049004 in sizeand etren th people 11 ileus With the boat lvtehspared to until, in 1872 old Melville ehuroh was 1 people, , at you may both be long spared to use and eu33oy it, thought tee small and a site for building Signed. on bonen all the onbgregatlon on was looked for, Whig wee 0010 ed froel the nth day of Oetebor, 1008. T. McMichael on William St, and con Mr. Rose said he hardly knew what t0 tain0d ( of an acre, the price paid for it OW, as he did nob expect to have snail being $130. The brio); for the church kind things said of Mrs.. Ross and him- wa0 made by Thos. Ainley, and the con. self. He thanked the congregation very traot given to Thos. Brown, of Cranbrook, sincerely for the tangible gifts and belies,- the amount of the contract being 04,500. od the band of God was 111 Ida appoint- Of this 0um there was 02,500 secured be- went to Brussels, although up to coming fore commencing to build and the bal- to preach here he was 124921y surd oe. its ante was borrowed from a Trust and location. The 190818y reception he ye-. Loan Go, in Hamilton, an annual instal. (solved was remembered and the warm, meat with interest Doming due on the earnest, and sympathebio friendships 1st of April every year. To the oredit of were highly prized by him. The first 4 the oougregation itis to be said that the or 6 years had nearly ended his life, bat last payment was made in April of 1882, ho was now able to do his work easier on so that+ the church is entirely free from himself and was very grateful for the debt at the present time. The size of the kindly assistance rendered by so many, building is 40900 feet, gallery on three Many had been the joys of the past 16 sides, and a large and roomy basement, years but with the joy had come the fitted up for Sunday eobool purposes. sorrow, and that to ahnoot every home. The seating capacity is estimated at 800. The mjn10ter sharps in both. In 80 years Two farnaues in the bl10euent heat the of existence this.churoh.had only had two church throughout. Rev, John Ross, B. ministers, and this was the more notice. A., the present pastor, was duly installed able owing to the many changes that have in October of 1879 and has given the very taken place inthis audother Presbyteries. , best of satisfaotion, both as a preacher Out of the 115 members on the roll when and pastor. el Hie sermons are full of he assumed the pastorate, only 40are now thought and cannot fail to Neve an effeot in the congregation, owing to removals upon his hearers. Rev. Mr.Rossreeeives and dea6h). During the acme period 398 01,000 a year and a free house. There came into membership, or a gain of are about 120 families'nonnaoted with the. 250%. The 90 fanrilioe-have increased to church and over 280 eommenioant0, 120. He had baptized 240 children, James liitohell led the singing for years, solemnized 68 marriages, and attended receiving a small salary for the eame., 108 funerals. There was special reason He was ouooeeoed by D. Stewart, who, on his part to thank God for the co -work. after 0, lengthy service, gave plane to en ere in the Church. Fidelity to God and organ and choir: Mrs. Graham is organ- Ris work were essential to true manse: fat. The Sabbath eervioes aro held at 11 Itwas not the minister's work but each a. m. and 0:30 p. m. The elders are A. had their part to pe1•form. Ile esteemed Stewart, ar., Gilbert McCallum, Duncan very highly their continued respect and MoLauchlin, Rev. S. Jones, A. M. Mo- appreoiatlon, and while Sootehmen are Ray, Jas. Mitchell, Simon Forsyth and not as a rule demonstrative, he felt great- Alex. Stewart. A. regular weekly prayer ly encouraged for the time to come. Af- meeting is bold on Wednesday evening in ter again returning thanks for their the 811nrch. In the second year of Red. beautiful gift and wishing ovary home Mr. F0rgueou's ministry the manse prosperity Mr. Ross resumed his seat. in whioh Dor, Warwick now lives, was "Blest be the tie that binds," was sung built. A very comfortable shone manse by the congregation and the Rev. S. Jonas now belongs to the congregation, the wa0 introduced. He was glad at what former building having been sold. The had been done in seeing the pastor's business albite of the aangrceation are labors appreciated. If we did not recog- managed very successfully and are under nize such valuable services we would be the direction of A. M. McKay, Dr. Gra- nobody. The enemas of the ohurohfinan- ham, G. F. Blair, Jae. Duncan, Hugh Malty and spiritm,lly should be cause foe Forsyth, P. B. MoLauchlin, Alex. Stew - thankfulness to God. The people should art and W. Taylor. hold up the minister's hands as the Gee Before the establiobment of a regular pel is preaohed.fnits purity and power ; congregation a Sunday eohool was own - was glad, to know Mr. Ross retained such menoed and has never been closed for a. a warm place in the effeetion0 of the pee- year since. In the early days it was held pie. Hoped the day was far distant in the dwelling of old Mrs. MoLauohlin, when strife or enmity would come in. two miles North of Brussels on the gravel It is a blessed thing to find people n1.1n in road. The school was under the direo- their integrity and appreciation of their tion of Alex. Ferguson, grandfather 01 pastor. Re hoped the love of God would Jae. Ferguson, of Grey, and the lessons be manifested more and more and that were given in both Ga11io and English. Rev. Mr. Ross would be long spared to Rev' Mr. Ferguson was superintendent minister to•Melville church. for some years and was succeeded by Elder McCallum spoke of his member- Alex. Stewart, who was followed by W. ship with Melville [March for 30year0 and R. Wilson, deceased, when Mr. Stewart remembered well when there were only was again elected and holds otjioe at the 25 members. They had been prospered 'presept time, The school is divided into and be hoped every member would may 15 classes, 145 being the average attend- for continued prosperity. auce. A Christian Endeavor Associate on Elder Duncan MoLaaohlin was glad to meets at the close of the Sabbath semi ng be present and join in the 15th omnivore service. It has a large and zealous me w. eery proceedings. His thoughts reverted bersloip., to 30 years ago and the wonderful way God had led them to the present. He 1-0010811187104 91-470111114 as far as Melee - worth oolleoting fonds to aid the cause of Presbyterianism in Ainleyville. He too was glad to ,see this token presented to Mrs. and Mr. Rosa, as they well deserved it. The pastor had labored faithfully and emecasingly for their benefit. . Faithful- ness on the part of the congregation was one of the essentials for future advauce- m8n9. Eklor Pas, Mitchell said it wasn't his business to make s eeohes but he heartily endorsed all that had been said. We learn a great deal by contrasts. He remembered 30 or 35 year0 ago when we were depending on pulpit supplies. They often failed to get here and some were little good when they did come. Great djfdouity was experlOnoed in paying them as the people were poor and the country not well settled. For 15 years be had Wed as precentor and had done what he could to aid the cause. Mr. Mitchellgave a 'tumorous account of some of the sup- plies before closing hie brief remark). ',Grime is the Lord" wa0 the next an- them, followed by the Doxology and Benediction. If love lightens la11or, then the services on Sabbath and the social on Henday should aid the pastor in his work. The people of Melville church did themselves credit in showing their appreciation of years of faithful and 80000saful effort. The union of the china, representing the 15th anniversary, with the silver stand- ing for the 25th, is indicative that the pastorate will not close in the next ton years any way, and along with Melville congregation Tran Post says so mote it A,Y 11r1T07190.01, 81:IIT0n, The history of.thi0 church, called after the eminent Scottish divine, Rev. An,, drew Melville, dates back to the year 1854 when 80rviee was held in private houses and in the bush in the Stammer season. The (test preacher was a student from Knox College -named Donald Mc- Lean, who died shortly after he left this station. Then followed Alex. MoIiay, Rev, Dr. Fletcher, now of MoNab St. Presbyterian °l uroh, Hamilton, and other 0tudent0 who supplied three months of the year while College wag ef00ed. nett was alto an 000aslonal sermon preaolled during the year, but nothing regular. In 1857 an tore of land wag bought on Queen and Turnberry 0treet0 Wad diaoeuraged you that to yon and tons from Thee. Halliday for 116 and the frame hoe boon granted the p117110ge of swine the of a .church 30x40 feet raised. The Bnv. Jom Ross, B. A. Mr. Ross was born of Scottish parents in the Township of Neehol, County of Wellington, in the year 1851, He at- tended 111e Elora High School whore he also taught 0130 year. In 1871 Mr. Ross went to Toronto Tlniversity, graduating as Bachelor of Arta in 1870, baiting the silver medal in metaphysics; ethics and logic. Three years were ape It in Knox college at which he, graduated in 1879. Dui'ing his college days Mr. Boss took mission work at Manitoulin Island, Mark - dale and Gloucester, N. B. After leaving Knox College he was assistant to the late Rev. Dr. Topp, of Knox (nnrch, Toronto, until he accepted the call to Brussels in .1879. In December of the same year he was united in marriage to Miss Elsie Watt, of Elora, and their family now oonoiote of 4 children. Iu 1885' 8 call, with increased salary, was extended to Mr, Rosa from Knox Cletrch, Soarboro', but it was declined. Mr. Ross is a very eloquent, practical and logical preacher ; s clever debater and is well posted on a wide range of subjects. He has forma groat interest in educational affairs in, Brussels and has Occupied a seat on the Public School Board for 4 years, being the Chairman at the pr0son6 ,time: Mr, Rees is also Protidont of the b3Toohanios' Instituto. Ho has been au native and persistent worker in the Temperance 0(01980.: Chattelle the Murderer QONP>*SSES THE CRIME. (000w3N6An 70011 Peen 5,) The train. arriving at Listowel from' Stratford at 1,20, Friday, gaveled Alameda Chattelle. Crowds thronged the wily to the station, but by'a ruse of the author, itieo they did not see him, , A heels was employed: to meet the train whore the railway crosses the sidoroad, and soma (betimes, from town. A proud waa as- sembled at the jail to meet the hack, and as the prisoner waa being' hurried, into the cell oriel of '+Hang him. I" "Lynch him 1"- and similar expre00ions were heard, and for a . time there appeared .indications of trouble. But the officers of lois law sue- Deeded in getting the prisoner seeuroly to the ooll. 111(11 Monter. The adjatirnod inquest opened at 2,30 9, M. on Friday. Only about 100 persons gained admission to the hall, but several thousand thronged the door and filled the street, When,. the prloner was being brought from the cell he was visible to the 8088m - bled crowd for a moment. This was the signal for a tumultuous demonstration. Chattel's is dressed the same as on Tues- day when brought on to the platform at the depot here. The proceedings commenced byexhibit. ing the articles in the valise and those found on the prisoner when arrested. The evidence given was very 0000lusive. Constable T. B. McCarthy was the fust witness called, He recognized the esti- cies found on the prisoner as those ho was entrusted with on Tuesday last, when the prisoner was .handed over to him on TTuesravis.day of last week by Constable Constable Robert Woods produced the celebrated black valise and parcel con- taining the murdered girl's clothing. Wm. Maynard, of the Bank of Com- merce, Stratford, identified the blue jacket stolen from his clothes line I also the blank .stockings marked "N." and a towel, articlse also found in the valise or in the tramp's possession. Isabella MaLeod,of Ailsa Craig,testified that her house was broken into on Oct. 2. She recognized the articles exibited as belonging to her and showed about a yard of cloth which she brought from home that corresponded with the material in the waist found on the prisoner. The blood-stained petticoat takeu from Sento Keith's nook was also recognized by this witness as well as the doth jacket, a bonnet, the Tam O'Shenter cap and a pair of white stockings. Witness told of losing other articles that have nob been aocount0d for. At dais point the prisoner was made to exhibit the lady's black cashmere jacket, whioh he was - wearing when captured, This ales the witness claimed to be her ptropperty, Wm. Rodgers, of St. Mary's, identified he pants, but not the prisoner. Donald noes, engine driver ; Bertram Teskey, of St. Mary's ; Wm. McCaffrey, of Elhce ; John Zimmerman, of Gadshill; Wm, Lambe, Reuben York, Alf. Poole, Fannie Mornington, Miss Theresa Loney, near Peffer Station ; John Jones, of Mornington, all testified to having seen the prisoner. Miss Carrie Lantz, near Listowel, testi- fied to having given the pi -leerier a lunch on the day of the murder. Heafterwards went in the direction of therailroad track, and distant from the scene of the murder less than it mile. Thomas Johnston, residing at the same place as last witness, also testified that he met the prisoner. A man walking an ordinary pace could reach the scene of the tragedy ha 25 minutes. Robert Morris, of Listowel, saw the prisoner in two different places on the day of the murder, the last within 10 minutes' walls of the place. Dr. Rutherford said the cause of death was due to loss of blood from the out in the throat, and detailed a technical de- scription of the condition of the body when found. Mrs. Keith, mother of the laundered girl, identified the blood-stained garments and a purse shown her, and said that they were Jessie's. A number of other witne008swerecalled and their evidence was taken, some of them having seen the prisoner before, and others after the murder. The evidence taken as a whole was very complete, and leaves no doubt as to the criminality of the prisoner. The rout° he went was indicated by the witnesses, nearly the whole distance, from Ailsa Craig to Listowel, thence to Cataract. Tho jury were out but n short when they. returned with a verdict of wilful murder against the prisoner, wbo gave his name as Almeda Chattelle, 1310 PLEADS 801T.T7. The.prisoner was then arraigned before a magistrate's court, consisting of Police Magistrate Torhuno and lllayor Father - stone. Much of the evidence taken by coroner's jury gone over. Tho Magistrate formally charged the prisoner under the section in the Revised Statutes which gives him an opportunity to make a statement, and warned him that what he alight say could be used against hint, 0hett0118 replied that 11e was guilty, and had nothing more to say. He was thou tsmoved to the eel!, where his clothing wag stripped and examined. Many blood stains were found on hie drawers. While being 80arehed he repeatedly said he dict not care how soon ho was pub out of the world. "Let them out me to 918000, or hang or shoot me," he remarked "They have proved I did it ; what is the good of delaying matters ? The sooner they get it over and done with the betterJ" ATT16AI1T AT 111100I118. At 10.15 a hash was in waitingat elle jail door, and a restless mob was °lamor- mg outside for the prisoner, A number of 00nstabl80 were on hand, and the prisoner was suddenly rushed through and into the hack. A large rock f01lowod iu dangerous proximity, missing on s 111 the crowd, He was driven off ;te fu11 speed to the station, followed by a turbu- lent crowd. At the station the train was not yet in, and the prisoner wee taken into the de- pot closely guarded until 180 arrival, The ozowd here wee very dom0us4retive hid teemed dangerous. 1.11 sorts oforjea c threats were made, atoll a9 ,Lynch hien 1" '"hang hirn 1", "Hee the repo 1" Throw 11ine nudity the train," oto. The officers ran him down the platform, followed by the crowd, and at the car stops a determined sffore was made to get flim.. There. was )10 organized loader, but a few men the tv0r80 01 liquor called for volunteers to'€ollow them into the car and take him, In tho scramble Constable Meaarthy drew his revolver, and Chief MOCar4hy, of Stratford, narrowly escaped falling under $118 car. For ten minutes the train remained during which many inflammatory throats were made by the crowd. Finally, at 10,40, the erein milled out, follow ed by wild and derisive cheers from the mob. Chattelle will remain in the Stratford jail until the Spring assizes, To a reporter who accompanied him from Listowel to Stratford Friday night, after the inquest at Listowel, Almeda Chattelle, the brutal murderer of , Jessie KeithintheElma bush, pear Listowel, made a full and complete confession of his primo. He told how he had met Pessie on the track. The following dia- logue then took place between the accused' and the reporter 9 --- "Did you accomplish your peonage 20 "No ; she resisted nle on the track, and was too strong for mo, and, after a strug- gle, I hit her on the head with a atone, rendering her insensible. I then half- carried, half -supported, her across the field le the bush, where I out 11er throat, and then inflicted the other wounds." "What did you do with the organs you removed 2" "I buried them in a field near where the valise was found. I can't describe the piece exactly, but if tebloodhound was put on the scent it would find them." "But why did you remove the parts 7" "I don't know ; after I found I could not accomplish my purpose, I became maddened, and do not know what follow- ed" "Why did you strip the body." "I don't know." "There was a strong ease against you." "Yes, and the witnesses told the truth for the most part." "They say you have been guilty of similar acts before this." "No, never ; and I would not do it again poor for allgirthel." world. I am sorry I killed the "Were you not afraid of being lynch- ed ?" "I would not have cared. I might as well die to -day as to -morrow. What diff- erence doss a day make ? I did it. I have confessed it, and I have got to die anyway, and the sooner it is over the bet- ter." After answering these questions the prisoner became annoyed at the number of people crowding around him intim oar, and refused to talk further. Later he was asked what became of the Christy hat he had on before the murder, and whioh disappeared when he donned the Tam-o'-Shanter. He laughed immoderately at this, and thought it a good joke that it could not be found. "Ch, I buried that deep down ; you'll never fund that," he grinned. Asked if he was not a great eater, jndgiugfrom the number of places he called and got food at, ho said, "When a man is out a week seven times three are twenty-one, but I find tha4•it is oftener seven times two are fourteen," and he laughed again. micron egenen. Detective Murray expressed his belief that Chattelle would commit suicide as soon as he got a chance, and should be ' well watched. He based his belief upon the prisoner's notions. Upon leaving the hall he had lingered near a window, and was cautioned about exposing himself for fear of danger. Re replied that he did not Dara how soon he was finished, now that all the witnesses had conspired to kill him, and the sooner the better. Re diel not care whether 11e was shot, knifed, or pulled apart. Mr. Murray midi -farther that Chattelle confessed all the horrible story of the Crime to him in the Stratford gaol, but it would not have done to make rt lmosvn then. The details were too hor- rible for recital, and the prison stated to him that ho did notknowwbat possess- ed him, but he became animated by an uncontrollable, fiendish frenzy far the time being, and could not resist. Ahneda 0hattelle, the Listowel mur- derer, has a number of very reputable relatives in St. Hyacinthe. Be was it sailor for 80 year8. For nine months some nine years ago be was in Taunton; Maas., Insane Asylum, from whioh he oval discharged as cn1e1. The missing parts of Jessie Reith'e body were found last Sabbath buried at the foot of a maple tree near where the murder was committed. The Grand Trunk Railway Company axe reducing the number of men in their Belleville shops. George Ferguson, aged about 30, hang- ed himself in the woods a mile north of Crosby teatime ou Friday night. Mr. Justice Tait of the Supreme 0ourt of Quebec) has been appointed acting Obief Pustice of the court at Montreal. The Manitoba Government has went a reply to the Ottawa school memorial, re- affirming its position, and deolering utak any netempt at interference would be resisted. Two hundred royal mariners, destined for EOquiutalt, B. 0„ and for ships in the Paoitio squadron, landed at Montreal from the Numidian and took a 0. 1'. R. train from the West. The latest development in Newfound- land polities is the nneeating of three Whitewayilies On their own protests. When the election was in progress they d1080yered that ballot) had run cut, and protested the election on that ground, before the result was kilowe. w . They Had a majority.