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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1889-5-17, Page 1Volume 16. rawaavaetee� COUSIN( envy loon Art a J ewe I. '1`o rho Utter of Tuts Po:,T, Iu last weeks POST is an article from Jas. Clnyers on anonymous communion. Sons and especially those an the recent school eleotion, and it le like him, not Much in it, tbat anyone can nuderstaod, ac 1 havo yet to find the person who knows who or what he 1, driving at Sorely he is nob writing a pen pioburo or himself. If an article duals will foots or draws logical oonalttsioue from facts, it should not be ne08eeory to understand it to know the author. All newspaper ar- ticles, whether editorial or as communi. cations, should be dealt with on their merits apart from the author, for if he is known it limy be extolled or denounce ad on account of the author in a way it does not merit, whereas if the author is known it gives such mon as Mr. Buyers, who cannot reply to the article, a chance . to indulge in personal abuse of the author for the purpose of drawing the reader away from the point at issue. It dooi not necessarily follow, as he says, that they ore ashamed of their authographs or that their articles aro not worth perusal, as they may belong to neither of those plasma. In proof of this what lettere ever produced the effect and subsequent results that the letters of Jonies did ? Probably more than if tho authors were known, for then they might ascribe an object not on the fate of the totters, and thus destroy their effect. He asserts the writers he refers to, to be of the plass whose tongue and pen hurt no one but he should remember truth and falsehood will bear their fruits whether the author ie known oe not. As far as I know there have only been three anonymous lettere on blie recent eleotion, one from his aide and a reply to it before the election and ono from the other aide since the election. Tito first that appeared was "No Surrender" and if any filled his bill it was Chet as it looked as if writen by himself or one of his hyprooritical style, although be now seems to disown it. It evidently was writen to support his cause and is true to his actions. The reply dealt only with the article and exposed the sinister ob- ject of "No burronder" and referred to no 0u° personally. The one after the election dealt Duly in facts, unless the latter part where be piob,re l two of the leadiug herons of the ring who are trying to rttiu our school and be did it so well that they eau be picked, by your readers, out of a thousand. Surely this was not what be calls "lloauingless expressions," if so 1 think yo ,r readers won't agree with him. He also detests the yellow dog that barks behind the fence " but I wonder he has any eyes left for if this statement is true he should have torn them out and also his touguo, for if there is one of this clues in town it is himself es he is at all times talking about other persons behind their back in n manner he darn and docs not to their face, His "pestilence walk- ing in darkness" and "Wolves in sheope clothing, &o." are only a pen picture of himself and I think the most of your renders have accepted it as such. He undertook to describe himself true to nature than did Ratepayer in Tnr. Poor of May 2nd and I think he hos douo it. He should try more to immitato tho diameter of Cowper than abuse his verse by applying them to such a false cause. HIo talks of not wearing eboss unless they fit him but I think he has received a great many lately that fib him admin. ably well. He received some at loot meeting of the Board that he humbly fitted on. Ratepayer gave him some in his letter of May 2nd and be himself has filled some more in hie last production in an admirable manner. Hugh Elliott has one also that fit him and which web Mr. Elliott over 820.00. Now, if my views aro nob the proper explanation of his article I would be happy if he would explain it to your readers me some think it is like the 13 mimeo. I am, Yours, &o. May 14th,' 89. A FOLLOWER Or Juenus. teeeneira t Me -ye -re. Tho corner stone of the Marine and General Hospital at Collingwood was laid Friday. The remainder of the sufferers from the wreak at St. George were taken from that village to their homes Friday. A most terrific hail, wind and rain storm visited Belvidere, 111., and vicinity Thursday afternoon, doing much, damage to crops. The Ozer has donated 200,000 rout. los to the widow of Count Tolstoi and granted her an annual pension of 0,000 rouble's, A Pierrie, Dal„ special says ; The boom for Sioux reservation lands con- tinues and the exoitemenb is daily grow- ing. The prospects are that before six. ty days °tepees the boom will equal, if not exceed, that in Oklahoma. A Damon, Arizona, despatch says that Major 3, W. Whom and his escort of twelve soidiors were robbed of 820,000 on Saturday in a gorge noel; Cedar Springs. The money was to pay the soldiers at Fort Thomas,,' Eight of the escort was wounded before tho cease was handed over, There aro eighty.two national U. S. cemeteries.The'principal cemeteries fend the number buried in moll aro as follows; Andorsonville, , an., 13,7144 Antiotam, 1116., 4,671 ; Arlington, Va,, 16.,264 ; Beaufort, S. C., 9,241 ; Corinth, Mina., 6,710 ; Chattanooga, Tenn., 12,962 ; Chal- motto, La.12,611 ; Froderioksburg, Va., 15,517 ; Ge,ttysburg, Pee 3,675,; Hamm ton,'Vee, 5,424 ; Jefferson Barracks, 1110.,. 11,420 ; Little Rook, Ark., 5,602 ; Mariet- ta, Ga„ 10,161 •' Memphis, Tenn., 18,97,7 Mound C1ity, I11., 6,220 ; Nashville„ Tenn., 10,526 Newborn°, N.C., 3,264 ; Pitts- bnrg Landing, Tonne 3,690; Poplar Grove, Vit, 6,1091 .fort Hudson, Lie., 8,819; Riohmonttl Va., 0,542 ; Salisbury, N.0.,12,126 ; Soldiers' li:omo, D,C., 6,. 602 ; Steno Rivet, Tonne 0,146 ; Vicke. burg, Miss., 10,600, and Wittoheeter, Va, 4,459, About 7000 soldiers aro buried fn all the rest of the cemeteriete RW[,i1.riW'iS1,1.0. W.artr 9S� 11111: Flbit 'r"' Y.C',-'m�:, U :ic. a.'oT.d,3,i1^.4a dos K::n:z.:nr„tl'.F:.'ar ..A�+S/I `•.•-'.'L«.1: _'CAY'JJA.'-0:A:ISf 'Y/�W:,:A'.`I.�Yt =C4.: YP.'CY�,:ttLtw BRUS EL.S, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1889. xsr ntr^ •-,, vaez; vc.r .•rs.•rz _..,.r rm•,, n^r_ristrrsnumr<rY�arrswc a.;.n�ir.":scsr a a.wr.�carawecnr.,:.ciax x. �;y+aiamcrm�x:ns:+s Bata+a,+>;..xw;.,,,,ytn +ras,.atna'arcsu. -n;o-a^-,d,'�c:a 08y Aarnes Vs'. lteheriten, retire/tor or Dairying. Frere, -••-The milk of oows being a direct elaboration from their blood, whatever iute•foree with a healthy condition of that -fluid will also affoot tho quality and quantity of the milk worded. 't'oe meth caro cannot bo exercised in pro- viding feed suitable, succulent, easy di. gesbible, wholeeome and nutritioue. Tho grass of early 'summer is ton watery and weak in nutriment air its bulk, to be fed alone to the greatest advantage. A jndf. clone allowance of bran, pease and oats, oil -Dake or ootton.seed meal will Moro ise the milk suppy and fortify the cow's sys. torn for the larger production of milk during maid -summer, fall and winter. Fodder corn, gown broadoaet, does not meet the needs or milking cows. Ouch a fodder is tomboy it de:ice of it thong .floss farmer to fool hie cows into believing that they have been fed when they have only been filled up- The same plm"t whon grown under conditions favorable to its attainment of mane size and quality in rows or hills three feet apart with from 2 to 6 geode per foot in the row yielde a fodder by means of which COWS are enabled to produce the Ltrgest amount of milk, butter or cheese per acro area of the Iand required for their support. Fodder corn is not a complete ration for the most economical produc. tion of the best milk. Whensupplement- edby feed rich in albuminoids, such as those already mentioned, better returns for the feed consumed are realis id. Last summer ons of our leading Canadian dairymen, feeding 18 cows upon fodder corn to supplement scant pasture, furn- ished milk to a ohoese factory. In course of time he provided a supply of bran, and by the end of the first week thereafter he found by an examination of the fac- tory books that he woe credited with enough extra milk to pay for the bran consumed (2e lb per cow per day), and to leave him a balance of 82.48 of extra profit for that week. Weenn. -Water is nature's vehicle for carrying about most of the matter which site requires to move from place to place. The great boulders were quietly °leaped in her arms and without appierant efforb brought from the northern ridges to the .outhern parts of our province. The tiniest spooks of nourishing matter need. al to replace the worn-out tissues of the body are likewise carried to their ❑roper places in this wonderful omnibus. Tho identioal water swallowed by a now to. servo as a carriyng medium in her blond for the equable distri;uion of the ele- ments of nutrition thrnu'Lout her whole body is made to serve a like function in the milk which she yields. If tbat water be impure in the first place, it is liable to 9ontinue so throughout its whole mission, 'from the drinking by the cow until after its oonsumption by the orenture ronsum- ing the sow's produot. Water which has been contaminated by decaying animal matter is specially likely to retain its impurities. Tho milk from Bowe drink. ing suoh writer le a menace and Bangor to the pnblio health, and interferes greatly with the commercial value of all dairy products. Thore should be an abuudsnt supply of pure water, easily aoceseible by the oows during hot weather. It should be furnished at a comfortable temper- ature during the cold weather of winter. I have not found that oows whioh are denied excess to abundance of water will give as much milk or milk of as good quality as when• plenty of water is pro- vided with good wholesome satisfying feed, SALT.—Dairy cattle should have access to salb every day, and salt should be add- ed to all their etablo feed daily. A series of experiments has convinced me that when cows aro denied Poet for a period of even one wooly they will yield from 1.4 to 175E per cent. less milk, and that of an inferior quality. Such milk will on the average turn sour in 24 hours, loss time than milk drawn from the some or aim- ilar oows receiving salt, all other con- ditions of treatment being equal. SnnLTEu.—Comfortable quarters are in- dispensible to the health and well-being of oows. Stables during the winter ebould have a temperature oonstantly within the range of from 400 to 55'0 Fahr. In summer -time a shade should be provided in the pasture fields, or ad- jacent thereto, to protect againet the bristle -making influence in July and Aug - net sons. In all the management of cows suoh conditions should be provided and such bare given as will insure excel- lent health and apparent contentment. Mfnxrts.—When practicable, milking should be done by the game person, and with regularity as to time. He only that has clean hands should be allowed to milk a cow. 'I say "hoe because the men of the farm, I think, should do all the milk- ing, at least during the winter menthe. I have exoeroieed the right of changing my mind on that subject since I left the farm, It is no more diffnoult to milk with dryhands than with them wet. It is certainly more cleanly, and lemma the milk in a much more desirable, condition for table use or mauufaoture. Parc stable atmospbore is indispeneabls to prevent contamination from that warm. Imneediabo attaining 7ri11 remove imputi. ties wbiob otherwise might bo dissolved to the permanent injury of the whole 9106001. AranATlo.I.—After the straining ie at. tended to, the milk should bo aerated. Too often it is poured into one largo can and lett them Peet ea the °owe havog�iven it. That negloot implies three tliinge that aro very injurious to its quality for oheeso-ntakhee, (1) The Deadline odor whioh the cow imparts to the milk will bo' left in it until it becomes fixed in its flavor, (2)The gerene of fotmontation that comp -u tho and from the air havo the best conditions for growth and action Whole tho milk is loft undisturbed. (3) Then the milk will become almost tined; for thorough oamgitlation by rennet, Home itis needful and advantageous to aeeate it for three eoesons. Iliret, be - MUM by e,pietwing, stirring, dipping or by trfolditag ib over an exptecd surface there is elitnineted free the milk by eVapee. anent any 0140(41°111Mit volatile element that ntay be in it. Soeon,lly, beaauso as ]tae tthr-:"ly Limo elated the milk eon - tains gorms et fermentation. Some of these ore called vibriones, A strange p• eoliarity about those microbes is that Ghey bci+omo active only in the absence of free oxygen, When warm, naw mill. is left undisturbed earbonio gas is gener- ated, and that furniehee rho best eon- dition for the commencement of action by these almost invisible oreaburce, Aft- er they get'starred they can keep up their decomposing woe)e even in the presence of oxygen. It is impossible to aoagalate yeah milk so as t, yield a line quality of keeping cheese. Coagulation by rennet of milk that is ripe can never be perfect unless it has been thoroughly aerated immediately after ib it taken from the cow. Neglect of aeration will Morose the quantity of milk required to make a potnul of fine cheese. thirdly, because the airing seems to give vigor to the Berme of fermentation that bring about an acid condition of the milk, without producing the avid. 'to much is this so that It line been found impracticable to inak° ;aridly first -cines Cheddar ehoase from milk that lass not been aerated. Coortero.—Tho eubeequent cooling of milk retards the process by which it is teemed sour. Certain germs of fermen- tation exist in milk whioh in tho mot of mul'ipliaabiou split one molecule or 059 ar of -milk into four moleoulee of latio acid. By delaying the operations of these game the milk is kept sweet for a longer period. The cooling of the milk should never preoede the aeration. A temper- ature of front 05 c to 70° Feder. will be found cold enough for the 'moping of milk over night, when ib has been pre- viouely aired, rucascriox.--kilk is a ]iquidof absoro- ent proclivities. It should be protected against injury that would result from oxposuro to impure air. A general-pur- pose mill. -stand is a device specially adapted for the spoiling of milk in that way. Such a stand serves as a milk - et end and also a carriage stand, both of which are legitimate uses. Sometimes it is also 000upied as a hog bivouac for the ouneenien00 of three animals, the end of whose wh tro+tgh furnishes one step for the stand. Doth of these latter extensions "f its uses and hospitalities are all wren:. sloe nsr Mu jtt—The employment of inspectors penalises to improve the qual- ity of the milk furnished by some patrons whose highest moral aspiration is limit- ed by en effort to keep the self-appointed aommaudntont "Thou shalt not be found out." The adulteration of milk by the addition of water, the removal of any portion of the cream or the keeping book of any port ,:1 the strippings is forbidden by both Dominica and Ontario seatntes. Any person who is found out so doing will not wove lightly. The inspectors ap- pointed by the Dairymen's Associations have boon egniplied with suitable and competent testing instruments and have been instructed to render every assistance to cheese -makers, looking towards the prevention of adulteration and the con- viction and punishment of those who may be found guilty of tho practice. 141aOTLus Mon Na.nncua or Cenr.—In the following abort paragraphs I have ventured to gather helpful advioo on the 'netters most needful of caro. 1. Milk from cows in excellent health and apparent contentment only should be used. 2. Until after the eielitb milking, the milk alleluia not be offered to a oheese factory. 3. An abundant supply of suitable, suet eulent, easily digestible, wholesome nut- ritious feed should be provided, 4. Pure cold water should be allowed in quantities limited only by the Ootv's capacity and desire to drink, 6. A box or trough containing salt to whioh the cows have access every day is a requisite indispensable in the profitable keeping of oows. 6. Stagnant impure water should be prohibited. The responsibility for the effioany of that beneficial prohibition rests wholly with tho individual farmer. 7. Wild leeks and other weeds common in bush pastures give an offensive odor and flavor to the milk of animals con- suming them. 8. All vessels used in the handling of milk should be thoroughly cleansed im mediately after their use. Washing first in tepid or oold water to whioh has been added a little soda, and subsequent scald- ing with boiling water, will prepare them for airing, that they may remain perfectly sweet. 9. Cows should be milked with dry hands, and only after the udders have been washed or thoroughly brushed. 10. Tin pails only should be used. 11. A11 milk should be properly strain- ed immediately after it is drawn. 12. Milking should be done and milk should be kept only ill a place where the surrounding air is pare. Otherwise the presence of the tainting odors will not be neglected by the milk. 13. All milk should be thoroughly air- ed immediately after it Jiasbeen strained, Tho treatment io equally beneficial to the evenings and morning's milk. 14. In warm weather all milk should be pooled to the temperature of tho at. mosphere after it has been aired, but nob before. 15. Milk is the better for being kept over night in small quautitioo, rather than in a large quantity in Ono vessel. 10. Milk-ebands should be consbruatoil to shade the cans or vessels containing milk from the sun, as well as to shelter thein from the rains. 17. Only pure, otscon, honest milk should be offered. Any deviation from that will not always go unp0nished. ' tale ,Tiaetory eepr000ntatiyoe- mayob- tain a o0py Of the t bovefor oath patron by applying to the Dairy Department Ontario.' AgrtoultuaalCollege, euslpb, Johns Hoare, of Manthester, is bound to provide for future pleaenre, bo having received by express a ooneignmeutof ono thaneand small tont, Which he intended to plana fnap eel upon hie farm, '.Che. Ib ell canto from tho "hatoltory" at.1 owe taste, nod were lively little folltwe.' TUE 1'.1x1. W111i,1'F, Reliable Reports on le May 1101,, from. tending 0arniere In all parts of Illy County ---Very little Fall 'i'keut 1'lertoir op Or 1lkeiy to ba. We are pleased to be able to present to our readers this week a report by t,.,wn. ships from the leading agrioulturaliste of this county ae to the present aspoot of the fall wheat in Huron. The reports have been specially arranged for the Godorioh Signal, and can be depended upon as being the opinions of practical farmers who have examined their own wheat fields closely no well as making goneral obeervaticna. This Joude a value to the reports which is not possessed by the etatomonte telegraphed to the daily press and the railways by men who may not have Bean a blade of wheat since the prsvioue yaw, The crop has ecntc through the winter in splendid shape. In odd places, eepooi- ally near fence, deep snow has emotive - el the plant, and spring frosts have also heaved out portions of the crop in low lying lands, but very little will be plowed up, and the majority of the fields are i0 first-class condition. No injury by insect pests is reported. In feet it is sev- eral years since fall wheat presented so promising an appearance at the begin- ning of May. From the following township reports it will be seen that each municipality bas aomeobing favorable to say of the pros. pacts of the crop ; ASIIPM'n. Fall wheat is looking very well. It has come up splendidly, not being injur- ed to any great extent except in spots where the snow was deep. The crop is very promising. coLuonNE. Fall wheat has com° through the win- ter nicely. It looks best on well -drained land" It was very little effected by snow and no injury f om insects has been ob- serve.]. eonrnicu. The fields have not appeared better af- ter the winter for many year. The braird is very far advanced. Thee were no spring frosts to hurt, and none bas been plowed top hereabouts, although in low and poorly drained places some bad "pat- ches" aro seen. carr. Fall wheat lathe better than at the same period for the past two years. Al- though some hat been injured by smoth- ering from snow, very little, if any, tvill bo plowed up. 1fowICa, Tho wheat 'vas injured slightly by snow along the fences, but otherwise it is in splendid condition, especially on well muttered ground. 150000T. The orop looks pretty well, espeoially on rich clay loam, web drained. Very little injury has been done from any oth- eroause sxoept some and spring frosts. No insects hove appeared. mourns. Fall wheat is very good except where the snow was deep. Very little, however, will be plowed up. ST.t47LET. The Drop promises to be above the ay. erage, although it has been slightly in- jured by spring frosts, especially on low undrained -soil, where there .has been a good deal of "heaving." Very little, however, will be plowed ftp. STEroEN. Very little fall wheat has boon plowed tip in this township. The fields as 0 whole are looking well, although bars and there vacant places are to be wean. Tnetl'tilietluTn, Frosts and oold winds in April hove clout some injury to full wheat, but the orop generally promises well. TUitNntenay. Fall wheat promises to be a full crop, as it has not looked so well at this season for several years- On low lands•it does not appear to such advantage as on the higher soils. The principal injury to the orop was from deep snow, but very little will be plowed up. 1 nanOBNnr Fall wheat isi e e fair iibodition, es- pecially that whioh was sown On drywall. drained ground. BAST WAWANosn. Fall wheatgives promise of a good orop. Spring frosts have been very light and no injury -has bean noticed from in- sects. The only damage has been from deep snow but no fields will be plowed up., wileT wAwANosn. Except on low and undrainod land fall wheat has tome through the winter in splendid condition. A full orop is looked for.—Tho Signal. Washington Letter. (Prom our Regular Correspondent,) WAsnn c0TON, May 10,' '00. As the number of members of the (Souse of Representative's is not likely to be reduced, although the present House is numerically 00barge as to be unwieldy and obstructive to its own business, it is to bo hoped that the next apportionment will bo so trade as tout least not increase the roll. Against the argument of mlwieldinoso it is urged that the ratio should' be rather roduoed than enlarged, in order to bring the representatives in more intimate. rapportwith thole oonstituoute, bob this is Mw plea of the -politicians merely. It is not hosed upon any tangible con sideration of public or private oouvoni. ciao. The real objection to enlarging the ratio lies in the foot that cortain sections of 'alta Onion would loose ri- ]n'csentation, while 000tahi ether motions would be eninote ; but, it neOeSearily followe that whatever ratio bo adopted the States whioh 1100 utast largely in - mailed in population during the !net theei to will Earn proportionately if the prenont windier Of in"inbera ie to be re- biined, 1'ho public recon of the interetmte com. mercy conimissiou in whioh hearings aro held presented an animated appearance Tuesday morning. This was due to the Presence of o largo number tie railroad poop;e who had come to Washington es the representatives of their respeo1ive rands pursuant to an order of the cam mission. This order was issued on the 10th of April and required the presence before the commission on \lay 7111 of representatives of 20' carriers, most of thorn wisdom roads, Co aan nswer d set forth what commission emit of them pays upon the sale of passenger tickets, ail to whom, and how tide business is conducted by thea,. Several of the roads had filed answers with the commission, but the majority answered through their accredited representative. The gener1 trend of alto teamolly given WW1 that the roads were paying commissions in accordance wi'lt the rates estabiisbed by the Western Passenger Agent's Assoei. talon, and that the roads wore acting under this agreement, which was gener- ally faithfully observed to the betterment of the service. Tho question of fashion in lbs use of flowers at weddings and receptions has been indisputably settled, so far as Washington society is concerned, by the lavish and unprecedented display of exotics and vines which formed so gordeoue a display upon the occasion of the numerous fashionable weddings of the pest fortnight. Each season, in its diurnil•round of gaieties at the Capitol, witnesses an increased demand for these fragrant esters of earth" on all occasions of public and private entertainments, until the ingenuity of the florist, as well as his entire time and strength, is severe. ly taxed through the height of the winter's festivities to supply tho de- mands flowing in upon him from every quarter. Never before have the orders for flowers been equaled upon the books of all the leading florists, and never hat the supply proved greater, hotb in variety and magnificence of produotioo, than et the percent time. Not only are the homes of the political niroles of our Captiol made the fragrant centers of horticultural display until they are completely transformers into sylvan bowers of bloom upon every occasion of entertainment, but the masses of the people, those who represent the uapre. tent 0115 element of our community, aro yearly becoming more and more the en. couragers of this beautiful custom. I hear that there is to be a great row when Congress assembles about the way botanical favors have been dealt out lately, Some Senators never get a briquet, and the representatives and their families are left v ry much in bho voca- tive. After the adjournment of Congress, it is said, all consideration for Senators and members ceases ab the gardens. Perhaps the members of the appropri- ation committees, if they remain in to n, are looked after, but inferior members aro not taken as being entitled to equal rights with the saloon keepers in the leotanioal Gardens their wives, daughters and lady acquaintances. Some ladies in that vicinity have a passion for growing plants, hanging baskets, and o'ohids, that is gratified while Senator's go away, having asked humbly tvithout success for similar favors. It is alto- gether probable that there is a cold wave in store for the botanical gardens. Raper onaMissions Prepared for ibnox Church Missionary Seeiety, and read at ilia& Aunt- versary, by 1188.01, it,110w1e. It ie altogether beyond the province of a paper, prepared for an occasion like the present, to review oven oureorily the mighty work that is being carried on, most successfully, thank God, in every part of the world. There is no lank of information in regard to it, letters, giving the most minute details of tbework, pour in by every mall and their publicatiou in such cheap periodical literature as the Record and Faithful Witness, etc., pious them within remelt of everyone. It is thus passible for us to watch the career of any particular missionary in whom we may feel specially interested, endnote the progress of hie work, The very abundance of such information makes it desirable, if not absolutely necessary, for those who take several missionary papers to Give special attention to those missions whioh the church recommends to their notice and, white not ceasing to oars for missions in general, to support and co- operate with those particular missions which the ohuvch to whioh you belong pledges herself to maintain. I might here, perhaps not inappro- priately, say a few words in regard to the Miarions supported by the Presbyterian Church in Canada. There are seven, viz„ the Trinidad Mission, the Demerara Mission, Mission to the Indiana in the Northwest, Medea to Formosa, Mission to Central India and the China Mission, We have now 29 ordained missionaries, one lay medical missionary and two ladies, regular graduates in medicine, and about 800 co -laborers, inoluding, missionaries° wives, teachers, bible read- ars, oateobiets, medical assistants, and colporteure. 'according to the lest to- turns 086,880 watt ooutributsd in support of these Missions, besides a large sum by those in the foreign fields Who are re- ceiving bonen front the iniesiooaries Mors. Ifuox0011595, Toronto, (etteen sCollege, Kingston, a congregation in Montreal, and St. Androevs Church, London, Ont., aro oath snpporbiug a Missionary in a foreign field. Such examples should prove an incentive to other churches incl, though all cannot do as groat things, all might do more in proportion t0 thole elm. livery congregation may be con- sidorod a fair sample of the community of 'whioh lb forme part, and if the amount spent by ib in drink, tobacco, popular amusements anal luxuries be compared with the amount devoted t0 dallying the Goapol to the heathen, ninny oongrogtt• Number 44 ti have reason to be afraid that when God shellcall then to amounttheir reepoileibility bit this part"eular lie will deal with them its with the unjuet steward. No doubt there are in moat eougrogations tit .so who are fully diva to the itnportanee of fulfilling the divide and last commend of our 'avicur, "Go ye into all the world and pre eels the Gospel to every creature," ((Hstrk Jil:10), and when not able to go thems.•ives, do' the neat beet thio;;, semi snbstitnt'i1 hat there are othore who are o intent to enjoy bho privileges of the ;lospel without 10 thought of those who are perishing for the want of it. The objection rmise1 by the latter to Foreign Missions have many times been met and refuted. It is need. lase for them to urge that charity begins at home, that we have need of missionar. has here. The very fact that moll is the casein a nominally Christian community is a reproach to they w11O erg t th,t plea. Why then aro they not 101001"nari'-s? Let each man bo a 'uiasionary in his own household and there will soon be fewer heathens at our door. Utifortnnately the very frequently with which the Gospel is_poolaimad causes: it to be lightly esteemed by those whose hearts, untouched by divine grace, are hardening themselves against the re- ception of its gracious truths end divine promisee. "Ye will not come to me that ye might have lite." Agent it is urged by some of the would be practical people that the money collected for Missions is misspent. Poseibly mistakes are mem- atonally made, and we have seen in the papers oases of absconding seereburies, who leave proved' unfaithful to their trust, but we know that such things are liable to o000r in every department of business, and no man hesitates to deposit money in a bank because, it may be, the teller six months before abaoondod with .' 88,000. The subject of Missions is one which it is the duty of every one to take into consideration. Evert' Christian should decide for himself his own rossonsibility in the matter. The Word. of God utters no uncertain sound in regard bo it, and the child of God who is desirous to do the will of his heavenly Father will seek to know, and do that well. It is interesting as well as profitable to study the relation of Christianity as a factor in the progress of civiliza'ion. Since the bursting forth, at bit' Refor- mation, of intellecbnal and spiritual life,. which, during the middle ogee, had lain dormant and was almost extinct. Anew ora bas begun and the rapidity and do- rolopment of oivilizati,nwithin the last three centuries 15 only commensurate with the spread of Christianity. The re- markable results which follow the weed of the Gospel aro to be read on every page of history, and if we recognise, as it is clear we should, the direct the itadireet benefits tvbioh Ivo ourselves derive from it we should, front a mere philanthropic Point of view, be mors willing to bring others within reach of its iufluenoo. As illustration of the above we need only glance at japan, the almost mire oolous advance of her eivilizatioa within the last 30 years is clue in a great mea- sure to the Gospel light which is being fully admitted, dispersiug heathen dark- ness and narrow bigotry. The first Protestant missionary landed there in 1854, and the first church wets oreanised in. 1872, There are now 225 native churches, 73 of which aro self -supported, and a total chetah membership of 20;000. There never was a time when the heathen world was more sumesptible to the in- fluence of the Gospel them tie present. Truly the fields are 'ripe already to har- v.'st. The diffiouitiee whioh soma alis- sionaries have to contend with aro not to be compared with the manifest and glor- ious results that ulti mately crown their efforts. We can hardly conceive it passible that islands whioh, a fete yoars siuoe, were the mem of cannibal orgies, are M- any wholly Christian and are sending the.. Gospel to others. Yet snoh is the ease. Fifty years ago there was nob a native Christian in the Friendly Islands, now there are 80,000. The Sandwich Islands within the last half century have become . Christian, and the New Hebrides Island. ere have also become followers of Christ. Instances might be multiplied of the success of Missions in every part of the. world, but it is needless to add more. No doubt the Lord of the harvest watches the planting, growth and ingathering of the fruits of His vineyard, and in pro- portion to the faithfulness of His labor- ers will be the reward meted out to thorn. Let me say, in conclusion,that we must all recognise our responsibility in this matter, and we should count it art honor' to be op -laborers with Christ in extending Hie kingdom. T trust that each ono here present will henceforth take a. more. marked intereet in the great °mase of the world's evangelization. Much has been done, but more remains to be done. The Earl of Shaftesbury mute amid, "It has been in the power of those who hold the truth, leaving means, knowledge and op- portunity enough, to evangelize' the globe 50 times over." If that bo the case how great then mut be the sin of those who, having the light, hide it under a bushes or, having the means, bury it in the earth. Let us remember that the kingdom of heaven is given to us in trust, and may we be found faithful when called bo give anaosounb of our stewardship. In commotion with the 70th anniversary of the Independent Ceder of Oddfellows in America, just celebrated, it will bo fu- teresting to note the following statistioe of the Order, in Ontario on December 31st, 1888 ;—Mombersbip,18,0552; receipts (for year 1888), 8160,087.00'; number of members who received Siete benefits dur- ing year, 1,051 • number of woks for which sick benefits \veno paid, 10,199,37 ; total relief for 1888, 653,497.01; average for oath clay, 6145,511. General statisttee, 1830 to December 3100,1887:—Initiations fn subordinate lodges, 1,517,420; total receipts, 6121,286,779,19 ; member& rte.oeased, '180,2651 ntontbore relieved, l,. 18,1891 widows andfamiliarelieved, 100,766 ; oto t lie , 640,020,890,78 ; average oaolt day foe voars, 92,210.