The Brussels Post, 1889-6-21, Page 1i'
Volume 16.
$RUSELIS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1889.
Number 49.
Coza6 M V S-TXeAW TCM'els.
Burtons 71rI14ng en Jelin Street.
Tu the Editor of Tun Pos'r.
Dann Snl,—I would rospoobfully ask
the iso of a small space on your valuable
paper to draw attention to the wry
objectionable practice of certain parties
in racing their horses up and down John
street almost every evening. Whoever it
is that should see after such matters
ought to have it stopped at once before
some serious accident tattoo place. If
Buell people have no consideration for
their old plugs they should be induced to
bays some for the lives and limbs of
women and children, who aro to be found
on this popular street about that time.
Yours truly,
Juno 10811,'80, A Reelneee or acme Se.
The Gravel (toad.
1'e the ,Satter of 'biz roar.
DEMI Sxn.—I see by posters that the lnhui•
eipalltios of Grey and Morrie hays decided to
cxpond82C0 in gravelling tho main road
tending into Brussels from tho North and
South, 1, 86 0 farmer and ono who hes to
travel this road, don't thiuk it a mama
thioij to those of us living along this road
to allow the road to run to ruin. There was
no money 0peht last year at all and this lute
been euoh a wet season the gravel has been
badly cutup and .anew/Wee to do a good
job on a stratob of road 10 males long with a
paltry 1,900. fe too biggest faro: known. 1
saw iu tho mhxntee 00 Grey Oouool7 pap -
Malted lit TSB P237 ``aty .
""„u if oi'orris would do the flame, 0nti yet
two contract only calla for $200. How le
this ? W ou'b our township comma do the
square thing to those of ud who live along
this road and pay tame year atter year and
got little or no benefit for them ? Wo look to
Ilogye llfoonoy in this matter We are not
oaring particulorly for Burssola, lot them
lookout for tbomotivoa, but the Tall will
soon be bete and our swim, wood, dm., have
to be hauled to market and we want the
road properly attended to. Penny wisp end
pound Mellott municipal management will
net improve any township. I don't take
much stook in grumb lore but when 0103 ie
made do duty for two year's work it t0 tims
somebody kicked, and l am only giving ex -
premien to the feeliega of almost every
,residontou thorned. 1 hope it is not too
Eta yet for Beeves Rooney and Milne to
molly tbom001880 and oxpoad 6400 at least
1118145,401020000 mentioned.
Yours,,tc
MomA
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s, Juno 18. IE. Atones Peuxgn.
County Court.
And Session. of the Pence for Duren
county.
This court was opened by His Honor
Judo Toms on Tuesday., llth inst.,
the following gentlemen being sworn is
as the Grand Jury :—
Jno. G. Franklin, Andrew J. Miller,
Jae. McLaughlan, Howiok ; Joseph Mor-
rison, Peter MoEwan, MoI illop; Thos.
Biggins, Geo. Brown, Hullett ; Franois
Criob, Geo. Sills, Seaforth ; F. Baker,
'lijah Jnry, Stephen ; Geo. Hannah,
borne ; Geo. MnMahan, Simon Me -
Hough, Chas. Newton, Godericb ; Jae,
oForlene, Tuckeremith ; Jno. Chap -
an, Wingham ; Thos. Harbottle, Oran-
ook ; D. A. Dunbar, East Wawanosh ;
C. Carr ; Clinton ; Solna Gilmour,
annoy ; Thos. Pmgnsou, Grey ; Thos.
hustoe, Zurich, Frederick Baker was
men foreman.
The first case was Forrester vs. Knox,
au action arising out of the failure of R.
M. Remy, to set aside a sale of personal
property ea fraudulent and void as
against creditors. Jury was dispensed.
with by consent, and the case tried by
His honor, who reserved judgment,
Garrow, Q. C., and A. H: Manning for
pita. ; Id. Campion for deft.
Danooyvs. Coppiu, an action for illag.
ally seizing a horse, which at the in.
stance of cleft. was traverood' 8111 •Sep-
tember session. P. Holt for plff., Ger.
row, Q. C., end Thompson for deft.
Two eaten of Widdoe vs. Jo.okeon, and
a naso of Jackson vs. Jackson, to Cider -
mine the rights of the portion to the in.
solvent estate of one Whiddon, at Rip.
ley, was taken up, and after hearing tete
evidence generally His honor reserved
judgment. Mr. Carrow for plff., Mr,
'Coyne for deft.
1 Wagborn vs. Deer. An notion to re.
i', :over the amount of a promissory note
alleged to have been destroyed by deft,
rhe jury returned a verdict for plff. B..
. Collins for plff., Mr. Clarkefor deft.
Hutchison vs. Nolson. An aetion oh
a note and account, was adjourned till
Friday at 10 a. ne.
Queen vs. Hooper, two charges of arson
in the burning of the Bldevale cheese
factory, was, after ineffectual attempts
to get a jury, traversed to Fa11 x891256.
M. 0. Cameron appeared for prisoner,
;•who was admitted to bail in the sum of
41000. Both the proseoution and the
';defence challenged the jurymen most
freely.
Mioblel Enright pleaded guilty to a
charge of common some It upon James
Reid, and was releasid under suspended
isontence. This is a case which arose in
1MoRillop, and thine up from December
0e0eiona.
The following is the Grand Jury pre-
eentment —'Bet(iJurors of oar lady the
Queen beg lea's topresent that they
have examined the jail and find that
'there are at present ton pri0oner0 in
jail, viz I three females and seven males.
sof the males Some are insane, their
see have all been reported upon and
Joy are awaiting their removal to the
asylum. Two of the females aro also fn.
sand and have boon vepoetecl ; the re-
maining female is a vagrant fifty-eevon
'years of age, and one of the males is a
Vagrant eighty.eovon years of ago, both
of these are under sentence of six menthe
each. Ono male is under sentence for
lorce2y, one is a debtor and another io
eomtnitted for assault, and is awaiting
trial.
We found the jail in a very glean eon.
diblen and the jailor, Mo Diticson and
hiin 200i5tatnte veey courteous and oblig.
[ng and voxy hind to the priebners.
We would recommend rho building of
n poorhouse providing each municipality
world pay .its dee share towards the
n[lding of the taws, and for the stippOrb
of the peon they send,
All of which is to t:totality 111,111m48884
IN 1YLEMORIAM,
The following le from note0 of a die.
course delivered by Rev. G. I3. HowIe,
L, A., on Sunday, May 191h, after the
funeral of the late Lai -while Block, of
Morris township ;
Gonesie 26, 7-10.—Tho name of Abra.
ham is second only to the name which ie
above every name. The name of Abra-
ham, the friend of God, is second to
none except the name of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God. Abraham was born and
brought up in the far Last, in a country
near 8110 'grand river,' the river Euphrates,
a country whore civilization had its
birth; a country where empires were
first founded, but a country, at the same
time, strongly and universally addicted
to the worship of the hosts of the firma•
heat and other idolatrous oustoms. An
eastern tradition has it that Abraham's
father MMB an image maker by trade, like
Dsmetritu0 of Ephesus. That on ono
000asion Tenth left his son Abraham in
(Margo of the factory at home and wont
on a journey, vending idols. On his ro-
turn he found most of the idols which he
had left behind disfigured and mutilated.
ito inquired as to the cause of this saori-
lege, and young Abraham replied "That
the Gods had n quarrel among 81100)001000
and that they bad broken one another."
Torah indignantly, but positively, replied
that 85011 a thing GOUit1 11079 i 11801 135j.
000100 for thele*were denieless, inert
images and could never do anything
themselves. Then, said Abraham, herein
is a marvellous thing that wo make and
col and worship, fear and propitiate,
what is confessedly senseless, inert and
can do nothing. This issued in the father
giving up the trade. Whether historical
or not this story illustrates forcibly the
character of him who believed in God,
and it was counted onto him for right.
0000ne55.
About 2000 years before the Virgin
Mary was born in Palestine, or 8900
years ago, Sod chose and invited Abra-
ham to leave his oountry and people on
the Euphrates end to proceed westward,
past Damaoous, to the land of Canaan,
near to tho Jordan river. Slowly but
surely Abraham travelled from Ms
fatherland to the land of the Canaanites,
and, after a brief sojourn in Canaan, he
Visited Egypt, and then returned to
Canaan, which had beoomo the inheri-
tance of his posterity by a divine promise,
and at tho age of 175 years Abraham
died in a good old age, an old mall and
full of years, and his sons, Isaac and
Ishmael, buried him in the cave of
Maopelab, in the city of Hebron, on the
Judean Mountains between the Mediter-
ranean and the Dead Sea. Maopelah is
now surmounted by a mosque and pro-
tected by an enclosure of ancient mason-
ry 200 feet long, 110 feet broad and over
50 feet high, the iniac of whiolt i0 strict-
ly forbidden to all noxi-Mahommodans.
The Prino8es of Wales, however, and the
late Emperor of Germany gained admis-
81012 to the soared edifice in 1802 and 1869
respectively.
Lauohlie Black is said to have ami.
grated from Argyleshiro in 1851, and de.
parted this life in Huron county in May,
1889. One wbo stood by his death bed-
side and who had read the biography of
Abraham said that 11e was foroi ly struok
with the cuter analogy between the father
Abraham and Mn Blanc. Both emi-
grated from their fatherland and travel-
led to the west ; both died in a good old
age, old mon and full of years ; both were
tended, buried and mourned by. their
children, which oiroumslauoes fn them-
selves are by no means a small blessing.
The contrast between Abraham and Mr.
Blank is also not a little remarkable.
Abraham emigrated from au idolatrous
and to a land equally idolatrous, and
single -banned, so to speak, hail to main.
am a lifelong battle against the godless-
ness and evil. influences of his surround.
nge. 111r. Blaok, on the other hand,
anla from the land of martyrs, a land
which eau hardly rank eeaond to any of
e countries of the Reformation. Soot -
and can boast of a noble army of
martyrs for the truth as it is in Jesus
Christ, inferior to no army of any other
ountry. Canada Mao, Mr. Black's
doptod home, unlike Canaan, is a
Christian country, where' the name of
Christ is publicly revered, where the
o haraoter of Christ is )`publicly pressed
pon the people as the Divine exemplar.
'Tbeee advantages, 20111012 Mr. Black ea -
eyed in common with overt' other immi-
rant to Canada, are of no email value,
a reheoven.given bleeaings. No wonder
hen that relatives and neighbors agree to.
testify that Mr, Black lived a quiet, oolr-
iatent m0mbapp)�� of the Presbyterian
!lurch. It is not a matter of surprise
hat he passed over with St. Paul's words
ori bis tips,
"Josue, my Lord, I know liie name,
Itis Warne is all my boasb;
Nor will Ile put my soul to shame,
Nor let my hope be lost."
t is in this confession of faith, in Mile
ying declaration, that wo at0 allowed to
observe not the outer semblance, as
a hove, bub the innermost analogy. Ray,
he emoted nniou between Mr. Black
and every other Christian, on the ono
MI, and Abraham, the spiritual father
of all Christians, on the Oboe,. What.
vor'may have been the excellencies of
rallam'e or Mr. Black's life, neither of
thein is justified by works, but both of
moi come resting on the free, efboati0ue
nd sovereign grace of God. "Your father
brabam rejoiced; to see my day ; be caw
and wee glad. Abraham then i5
avod through the Christ of prep12083 ;
r. Black and hie 1011020 Christiane are
ecleemocl by the.Christ of proplmey and
istory. 'Tho Old Testament elms h
eked forward to 'The Anointed Saviour,'
vllo wee doming, we trust, in the self -
cmc Saviour who'oame, and is yet to
onto to reign over and to Subdue all
hinge, when "pain and griefs, and groans
nd foam ancl.death itsolf shall die,"
It is. neither desirable nm' right that
Tlie di0oourso should be concluded with.
ut oboerving tho feet, namely, the utter
olpltssnoes of 8hooe who stood by tbo
aside of Noah, Abraham, David, Sohn
li i lox C 1 1 s Cetinje,
��o ffc, 1 a l a mot ,
dtveade o, any ether fie they pawed
oil the ether°. Tito greatest and
ndor05t of their madly hltman Monde
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odorich' Grand 17m'yRoom, June 18,'80. to
could no nothing for them, they aonld
not even hasten their death, still loss
prolong their lives.. We have observed
this lest in the naso of Mr. Blaok, and
who darn doubt it. Christ then, and
Cbrist alone, who is of service to the
dying oa well as to the living sinner, He
and He along can save unto the utter.
most. Of all follies the most foolish is
to live or die without Christ. Kingly
Drowns, sceptres, empires, learning or
fame avail nothing, but in the blood of
Christ there is the revelation of God's
pardoning love, there is all the, good thab
the poor sinner can need or ought to
have. So found it the numberless army
who preferred to be burned with fire,
to be torn by wild boaots, to Buffer all
that a wicked world on invent and in.
fliot rather, a thousand times rather,
than'to be separated from the love of
God whioh [s in Christ Jesus our Lord.
When penitence has wept in vain
Oror some foul dark spot,
One only stream, a stream of blood,
Can wash away the blot.
meas weather Ix Ammons.
What is it we call Death ?
An enemy ? Ah I no, •
To those who walls with Christ on earth
'Tis rather friend than foe.
It is the gate of life,
Of everlasting peace,
W1118h, 111(0 18 river, ever flows,
Of joys that Vesal. 50889,
The Resurrection, I
Am Bo, satth Christ our Lord,
Tloo' he were dead yet 311211 be live,
Believes he but my word.
Be trusted in that word,
Christ's name was all his boast,
Relying solely on the Lord
His hope will not bo lost.
We would not tbeu recall
0110 loved one from that sphere
Where bo, among the saintly throng,
Is with ilia Saviour dear.
Nor sorrow we as they,
Who, without hope, do mourn,
For he will rise with those that wait
The resurrection. morn.
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular 0orreepondont.)
\VAanluer011, .Tune 101,80.
The hot weather did' not keep office
seekers away from the White Rous
yesterday, but it seems to have at the
inhabitants thereof thinking about th
smell of t110 sea -weed along the shores o
the Atlantic and the cool, bracing air o
the mountains of Maryland. Alrs. Harri
son and the children have left for Cap.
May where they will occupy the cotta);
of Postmaster General Wanamaker
tho relief committee who wee sent to
Johnstown. Gen, M. C. Meige has sug-
gested to the eommissionor of pensions
that the Ilage borne in battle by the
soldiers of the United States 011d those
captured by them in war bo hung around
the walla of the pension building. lie
says. aloe that the intent of the ants of
Congress regarding the oaptured flags is
that they shall be displayed in some
proper public place. Commissioner
.Canner agrees with this suggestion, but
is of tbo opinion that the roof of the
pension boitding, which leaks badly,
should bo mended before the battle -gags
are hung about the walls. Gen. Belton
is still receiving congratulations upon
his promotion, and is feeling the misfor.
tones of greatness from the numerous re.
quests made upon him for his photograph
from publishers and editors. Ile has
mo0e0 his ' office to that formerly oaonpieel
by Gen, Drum.
Inspector Malloch's Report.
Mr. Mailooh, Inspector of Public
Schools for the northern division of
Huron, reported to the County Counoil
as follows: -1t affords me pleasure to re-
port that the progress in most of the
schools is pretty setislaotory, and that
the tennletd Lite ge0erally attentive to
the duties and anxious to discharge the
same in a 82815(20 cry manner.. .8. large
proportion of thoao employed during 1.837
were retained for 1888, and in most of
those sections where a change tools place
18 was owing to the expiration of the
leschers' third-olasecettifooatos. As there
ie k0 8oaradty of duly gnalffied teachers
30rm110 .Y01198 given gold egtangt9!18 8811
only be obtained by undergoing the de-
partmental examination and complying
with the regulations of the department.
During the year 331 oandidates presented
themselves at the entrance examinations
held for admission to High Schools and
Collegiate Institutes, and of these 208
w019 01105®681111, At the 41403 et Writing
this report 180 oandidatoe have olgniled
their intention of writing ab the approach,
lug examinations in July. I bait piea.
sure in stating that the various reports
fronh,Trustees come in more promptly
than'fer3nerly, bot in a fern cases there
is atilt remit fol impel»emenb. Two very
successful meetings of Teachers' Iusti-
tutee were held during the year. The
accompanying statements are based upon
e the different reports furnished me by the
Trustees of the different sections, and I
e submit them for your favorable conga.
f eration ns follows :
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They will remain there until the last o e e 8e.I
the month, when they will go to Deer 0 1 ,
Park and live in Mr. Moliee's cottage 1 c' i Pi
there for the remainder of the Summer.
The President has net decided upon 1 1
any tong vaeotiou, but will go to Gape ,v.
May and Deer Park fora day or so ata ,.. ,,,, fie ,,,a, _Ye n g
time, and possibly, later in the Summer, 10 p'S o m 1+'`
go o1 a fishing trip of Some length. Tho ` M3V.� `",4,g,G15 ,
direction to be talion, the party to am b "'"f syyns�r~
company him and all the details of the n,
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fishing expedition yet remain to be
settled. There were plenty of people et
the White House yesterday, but all of
them wore a listless air, as it the pur-
suit of the elusive office under a high
temperature was getting wearisome.
Just icier Congressmen braved the heat
of the day to visit the President in the
interests of their oonstituonte. Thorn
was also a delegation oomposecl of about
fifty Chinamen, and they were a bright
looking lot Celestials. Several of then
spoke the English language fluently with
tho exception of one loltor. While they
were waiting for the reception to begin,
one of them was tolling your eorre0po11-
dont that they had already seen the
wonders of the Teoaeury Department.
They heel to leave there before they were
quite toady, because, as they said, they
had to "call on President Harrison at
1 o'clock." Mrs. Wanamaker, wife of
the Poetwaster-General with her two
daughters, has returned from Europe,
and after a Summer outing will enter
upon her social duties in Washington.
In society Mrs. Wanamaker is very eon.
servative. Her chief' pleasure is in works
of humanity, a noble cause in which she
has been aotive in her native city for a
long time, There is ample room for a
woman of Mrs. Wanamakerie hooey°.
longe in Washinjiton. The fashionable
charity of the capital is not ouly a source
of nuoh national entertainment to the
Ladies and their friends, but always
results in a liberal flow of cash into the
coffers of the institutions patronised.
The Postmaster•General, with the as.
'detente of his daughter•iu•1aw Mrs,
Thos. Wanamaker, has already done 44
grant deal of informal entertaining at
his Washington residence. His more
distinguished friends in trade, churches
or politics, have been gnosis at his
hospitable board during thole visits. The
ladies of the household manage tbo
domestic affairs of that largo establish.
ment with great oredit to their skill in
hoose•keeping. Every day the parlors,
ball and ditlingrooms are decorated with
blooming plants which give an aim of
hone 115331ness and sunshine, The re.
turn of Mee. Wanamaker and her Baugh.
tors is all that romaine 00 complete the
domostio carols of the Postmaster -Caen.
eral and to fritroduoo to Washington
lifo, official or otherwise, one of the
treat delightful of honsebolds.
Two weeks naveassod since the tiep-
ings of the dinette: Johnstown 1lorri.
find the civilized world and kindled anew
the fires of love aha 014arf831 for the
0trielten people of the flooded dlstriote.
Nowhere in the United Statoe has the
call for relief been responded to with
greater alacrity, or proportionate liber.
ehty than at the Capitol of the nation,
and in addition to Gash donations, ox.
oneddinq 300,000, upwards of 526,000 worth
of olothiu eevlet0ns and other necee•
eariee of 1180 wont eta from 814lsc ib .
Pour loaded °are have left Washington
for the flooded district of Peline lvanin,
the first containingroaetiee and the re.
Minder clothing nt provisions of vas.
iousltfnde, and all wore properly dieter,
bated under the ddr00tdan: of the agent of
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Canadian Order ofForesters,
The High Court met in London last
week.
Tho report of the High Saoetary, Thos.
Whito, Brantford, dhows 811%8 during tiro
year there 271011 an increase In the went.
borabip of 1,864 making a total of 8,025
members in good standing at the present
time. Twenty-five now courts were insti-
tuted during the year, and the exhi11885
shows the Order to bo in a most tlonrish.
ing condition,
From the report of the High Treasurer,
John Neelands, it is gathered that the re.
oeipts on the Endowment A000unt
amounted to the very largo 0nm of 064,-
214.81, which is an Marone over the re-
oeipts of last year of 310,474,68.
The interest 11ae amounted to $2,801.51,
which is $630,03 more than was received
on this account for the previous year.
Of this shin $1,068.35 baa been added to
the lllttdowment Aeooun', and 51,888.10
placed to the oredit, of tho Endowment
Expense Acaomlt, widen account hes
boon created for the pnrp0se of proteoting
the lfndotvment Fated from fraud or im-
position.
At the ooltlnenoonhont of the l+2oreotric
year there leaf to the oredit of the 1]n.
down -lent F tool $00,812.85, the receipts
during the year amounted to 30.1,211.81,
and $1,008.355 wait received for [merest,
making the grencl total of 5122,039.51,
From tide amount there has been drawn
in payment of death olabn0 the sun. of
$41,750, leaving a Waned to the oredit
of this aco0utlt of, 380,085,6.1, Thio large.
suns of money is plated to the credit of
the Canadian Order of Porestere 111 t11e
following fiesta:lase monetary institm
Hens! r (lank of Hamilton, at Wingham,
40,28301 ; Standard Bank of Canada,
rautfo3d, 310,000 ; Canada Permanent
Loan 10 Savings CO„ Termite, 510,000 ;
Western Canada Loon d: Savings Co.
Toronto, $10,000 ; Royal Loan dc Saving
Co,, Brantford, $10,000.
There has been received on Genera
Fond Account during the year the su
of 87,210.23.
Tho 0118irma0 of the Medical Board
N, 11T. Stanley, M. D., elated in 1118 repor
that during the year there wore raoehve
and passed upon 2,328 applications, o
width 109 have boon rejected for variou
causes. The principal clauses of rejeolio
have been family and personal histor
and physical examination. During th
year closed there have been 42 death
in the Order, which, competed upon
an average membership of 8,000, •.voul
give 5.20 per one thousand of the idem
berehip.
High Chief Banger Elliott was re
quested to leave the chair, which wa
taken by T. W. Saunders, 'High Ohie
Ranger of the I. 0. 3Y,' of the State o
Illinoie, the 0oaaiion being tbo presentee
tion of a testimonial in the shape of a
valuable gold watch, chain and charm
appropriately engraved. Dr. 11. C. Young
R9flgetown, chairman of the special Dom-
mittoe appointed for the purpose, road
the acid rags,
Mr. Elliott responded in a most appro-
priate manner.
The election of calkers for the mooting
yea'• look plane and resulted as follows :
—H. C. Re Ed Towe, London ; H. V. C.
R., Geo. Sinclair, Toronto ; High Secre-
tary, Thee. White, Brantford ; BigBig))Treasurer, John Neelands, Wingham ;
High Registrar, D. R. Kennedy, Mon-
treal ; High Chap., Rev. Jos. Williamson,
Boston,Ont. ; H. S. Woodlt•Rrtl, lgu •,
Be3ert;, Torogto; H, 7, Woodward, 3•
R. Culp. Brantfoiel ; H. S. Beadle, Robb.
Kemp, Listowel ; H. J. Boodle, John
Carpenter, Chatham ; Cb. Med, Bd., U.
>d. Stanley, M. D., Watford ; Associate
on Med. Bd., Dr, Young, Ridgetowu ;
eleoted members of Rxeoutive Commit-
tee :—A.
ommit•tee:—A. McIntyre, Lucknos, and IL
Sidney, `Toronto.
A vote of thanks was tendered tbo Lon.
don members of the Order for their kind.
nasi and attention tothe delegates attend-
ing..
Oros. Pads Chief Rangers 11111018 and
Long were atiiry0lilted delegates to the
High Coast ndependont Foresters of
Illinoie.
A hondsomo chain and smoking OOISE,
accompanied by a suitable address, was
presented to John Smith, of Clinton, High
Marshal of the Court.
In the evening the officers were install.
ed by Past High Chief Ranger Loug,
after which the High Court adjourned to
meet at Kingston next June.
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the Presbyterians.
Anima Meeting or the General
Assembly,
The General Assembly of the Canada
Protbyteriam church was opened on Wed.
nesday evening of last week in St.
Andrew's church, Toronto by the re.
tiring moderator, Bev. Dor. McMullan,
of Woodstock, who preached an eloquent
discourse, setting forth the claims which
the ehureh has to public sympathy.
Two names were proposed for the
moderatorship—Rev. Dr. Laing, of Dun.
des, and Rev. Principal Grant, of Queen's
University, the latter, on a vote, being
declared oteotod, which was subsequently
made unanimous.
After formal business war disposed of
the Assembly adjourned.
On Thursday the repot of the Com-
mittee on the Book of Forme recom-
mended the appointmeet of a own -
M1001011 to meet 111 ease of emergency
and deel with business, having the
authority of the Assembly it=elf. Various
reports on lhome and foreign missions
were reed ancl 208120 fairly satisfactory.
Dating the afternoon members of the
Assembly attended a garden party on
the grounds of the Government Horse,
and had a very enjoyable time. Many
of tiro leading citizens had boon invited.
The overtures relative to the protest
against the Jesuit Estates dot from the
Hamilton Presbytery, the Synods of
Hamilton and London, the London Pres.
b)H:ery and the Synods of Montreal and
Ottawa were tatcon up on Friday.
Rev. Dr. Campbell and Bov. Dr. Wat.
son, who were to have spoken on the
matter, were not present, and it was de-
oided to refer the overtures to a sob.
committee, whose report will be follow-
ed by the utterances of the Assembly's
feelings towards Jesuit aggression.
The discussion of the mission needs of
the North-west tools up the greater part
of the day.
Rev. P. Moll. McLeod, of Victoria, B.
Cl., introduced Rev. T. Thomson and J.
McCrea, delegates with himself from
British Columbia. They were listened
to with great interest,
In the afternoon reports on statistics,
distribution of probationoro, the Hymnal
and tate widows' and orphans' fund wore
received and adopted.
The Committee on Statistics were able
to state that increases were noticeable in
all obeech work.
In the evening the most interesting
soderunt of the proceedings to far tonic
place, the satbjoot under consideration bo•.
isg tile' repot of the Foroigu Mission
Committee, Tho Canadian church last
yonr expended over $80,000 in foreign
missions, Tho assembly heard addreso-
es from J. H. MoVioar, Jim. McDougall
and Muerte Mackenzie, who, having
completed their divinity course, are
about to proceed to the foreign mie5iou
Holds,
The report of the Committee on Sta-
tistics gave tho enmitation of tho strafe.
ties supplied by the different congrega.
tions and 6211001on etat[one throughout
Canada. Tho moldier of these reported
is 1,887, being an iioeaso Of G ou the pro.
oe0dh)„ year.
In the report for 1837 the number of
818814150 in then 0linr0ho0 and Stations
Was given a8 420,717, ; in tho report for
1888 they are given as 4:35,177, an in.
orange of 8,400.
The total ulmlber of fan4il1410 connect.
ed with congregatlons is 79,678, giving en
inortaee ever proviols year of 1,030, and
the total mthlber of stugle persons not
0amledted with families in tho 000geoge.
tions with whom they worship, 12,203,
being a decrease of 1,058.
In 1887 the number of communicants
wee reported as 145,640, in 1808 as 109,-
013, an increase of 0,878.
1n 1887 those ordained to bo rating
Olden end who wore in the active c1i0•
citerge of the duties of the ofboe were re.
ported as 5,103 ; in 1888 they are return.
ed as 5,881, an increase of 228.
The attendance at Sabbath school and
Bible olaes sums up to 119,085, against
112,0.40 for the preceding year, or a gain
of 7,046.
In the eleven Presbyteries of the synod
of the Maritime provinces the amount of
stipend reported as received from all
8ouree0 was $149,511,the preceeding year
it was 3160,100, a falling off of 30,598, to
be accounted for in some degree by some
congregations having failed to make re.
turns in the latter year which had report.
e.1 in the former.
'the total amount expended on church
or maaso during the year was 5501,298,
against $306,330 in 1887, showing the
largo increase of 3103,058. There were
8350,915 expended for other oongrega.
tionai purp0008, against $518,672, an in.
crease for the yearover the preceding one
of $87,243. The total expenditure for
strictly congregational pnrposee was
$1,556,807, or an increase on the sum
given in the last report; of $102,041, the
figures there being 31,303,226.
The report of the Foreign Mission
Committoe for 1858.8 dealt with the work
done by the mi55i008 in New Hebrides,
Trinidad, Demernrit, Clrinta, Oentral
India, as well as the mission to 8125 X11•
ddau0 in the North-west.
fjn Satorday the Geueral Assembly of
the Presbyterian Chorea tjiscnssod the
annual college reports. The :apart from
Knox College, wheal was presented by
Principal Cavan, showed illstthe income
of the College for the past year was
$17,891.80, and the expenses were $23.59
in excess of that sum. Repairs to the
extent of 32,433,41, ItpweVer, done during
the year, are included in the disburse.
menta. In referring to the proposal
that the oity should purchase the site of
1
thin Cron o'- for n ro:.: a tins:;^w n,..e�
avid :—"I merely wish the Knox College'
Board to report this matter to the Asaem
bly without any suggestion. Wo have a
fine site there—so fine that the pity wants
it. It is the wish of us all, I am sure
to farther lite advancement of the city's
interest, but tea bare represent the whole
Dominion, and we must watch rho
church's interests too."
The Assembly passed the following re.
solution :—In regard to the request of the
citizens of Toronto, in the neighborhood
of Knox College, that somebody should
be authorized to negotiate with them as
to the purchase of the College property,
the Assembly deem it sufficient to
instruct the College Board to re-
port to next Assembly with definite pro.
position tile: may be made to them by
lin�1parties who desire to acquire the pro -
As to Manitoba College the following
resolution was passed :—A.f:er present-
moats as to the year's work, from Chief
Justine Taylor and Rev. Principal King,
that this assembly in 000010iug and adopt-
ing the report of Manitoba College, re•
cords its high gratification with the 44-
.1000y exhibited and progress made dur-
ing the past year, and in oonsegnoace of
the very wide field of influence oceepied
by the same in relation to the rapidly de-
veloping west, this assembly renews its
kindest commendation of this institution
to the prayerful consideration and liberal
support of the whole Presbyterian church
in Canada.
The following was the Assembly's corn •
meet on the report of the Montreal Col-
lege : That the report be adopted ; that
the Assembly oxprosoos pleasure ab the
continued prosperity end success of the
college, end commend an411' to the liber-
ality of the church its more complete
endowment.
In the afternoon the Assembly wont on
alt excursion to Oakville.
A8 the sleeting of the Presbyterian
General Assembly on Monday the Com-
missioners oonaidered nearly all day the
Galt heresy thee- The parties for and
against the appeal against the decision of
the Synod of Zoronto and Kingston were
called to tiro bar of the Assembly. For
the Synod the parties summoned were
Principal Coven, Prof. MacLareu and J.
Somerville ; for the Presbytery of
Goelph, Rev. Drs, Torrance and Middle',
ma0 ; for the Kirk Session of Rose
church, Galt, Rev. Alex. Jackson, mod-
erator, and for the appellants, J, R.
Craustou and others. The findings of.
the Synod were placed before the As.
seanbly, as also at great length were the
reasons of appeal and answers of the
Synod. Mr. Cranston, in a long 0peeoh,
defended his notion, and tite mutter was
diectssed at great length. Ex -Moder.
ator McMullen presided at the request
of the new Moderator, Principal Grant,
The -ease of the appellatlt0 was present-
ed at tho afternoon sederunt, and Mr,
Cranston replied on Tuesday. Tho de.
aision of the church court was sustained.
The Assembly has decided to meet
next year in Ottawa.
A fivo.dayKirmess, under the auspices
of elle Ladies' Aid Sooiety of the first
Methodist church, St.` Thomas, was
brought to a close Saturday night. The
sum of $700 was cleared over all ex-
penses,
Last fell an order was obtnino;t at
Osgooao .Hall to compel John P. Mo.
Millan, COOnty Croton Attorney, Orange.
Ville, to pay over oorteitn 01i011ts' money
oe be struck off the roll, The time given
passed and the money demanded was not
paid over, Iti March last tho order ay
Vied for was duly granted' by tvhioll 71,10.
illan wonld loth hie gown if oarr1ed
out. Tho patinas 0081001ov the interest.
od clients w110 won trying to 0580,111 their
motley gave MbMi11,m mail Monday to
pay aver the /uncle. 'Tho Moe ryas sob
taken out, but %Vitae McMillan dill not
co010 to time it was demanded. Tho
order was then dn[y issued, striping_ Millen front the roll of solicitors Of the
Snprenlo Cou't of Judicaturofor Ontario,
1011ieb, after abeerva1ce of some formal -
Woe, will deprive the County Crown At.
totnoy Of W'nllingto:1 of hie robe,