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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1887-4-8, Page 1Volume 14, BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1887. Number 89. The Service SeSongin ce o f the Sanctuary. Tho following iuteresting article fs tak- • en from I1nox (loth go Monthly and is a contribution from Rev. J. Rees, B, A., pastor of Melville church, Brussels : - Saored muoie, i, c., muoh employed for sac:•eel or religious purposes, is the high. est form of music, e- sacred poetry is the highest form of poetry. In the one, the lnueiew1 art obtains its loftie t expression ; in the other, the poetic art most nearly iroaah, s its ideal. And when these are combine c1, as in emoted song, wo hove something which appeals to us with un- usual power, and which easily wins a high place 1a our regercl. Martin Luther uttered a truth to which all hearts ass' nt whou he said, "Music is one of God's fairest gifts to man, * * * It i0 no inveutiou of ours. It is a gift from God. 1 place music next to theology. I can eat why David and all the saints put their divinest thoughts into song." Tbere aro evidences that song was need in Divine worship from the oar,iest times, Front incidental Scripture re- 100800ee it seems to have formed a pest of the lasted worship of God even in pre- penearohal days, and, coming down the stream of leered history, this part of woreilip genteelly emerge, into greater promiaeuce tilt, in the time of David and Solent ,n, it was one of the most notable 18atures in the services of the eanutuary. And thio sweet stream of steered s .ng dewed down through the Church to New Teatemont times, whoa, instead of boing ohee:,ed, it was given a fresh impulse. The Alessiah was ushered into the world with Dong, as angels Bang his natal hymn to the astoniehod shopherds on Bethle- be t'. eleieeby Light—a sone that ata yet to waken a sleeping world. it is also x sig:tida.nt foot that Christ, after hav- ing instituted too Suppor, brought that solemn sondem to a close by singing a psalm or hymn, the last public tot at worship in which Ile engaged with IIis (Unitive before Ile suffered, thee bathe a solig of praiee, In the services of the Apostolic Cheruh melee aontiuued to bavo a well.clef1ned surf prominent place, as is clesrly shown in the epistles of Paul; and, to leave the continuity unbroken, Jolla, in the leeveliatiou, beheld tho Church abov. worshipping God in a service of 1i0.114. :1.,, : ,'c c 11 L110unns place given by God to sacred snug was, doubtless, in order that it might serve 0definite and important end. Itis a low suet erroneous notion of -scrod song, and one which would .,ullify it altogether, as a part of worship, to regard it as intended merely to en up the time or to give a pleaeing variety to the services. As a part of the service of the sanotuary, sacred song has, at local, a two -fold purpose : first, it is a tteeurel ane beautiful expreseiou of relig. lone feelings or effort -Hone ; and, second, it is fitted to awaken er cell forth relig- ious affections. It has thus a duel rela- tion : ou the ono side to God, as the wor- eieppe,s aelebt'a.a His character and works, therms their gratitude, confe.,s their sins, or supplicate Elie blessing;' end, on the other side, to men—to those astemblod iu the sanotuary, as it is sated to kindle devotional feelinge in their Hearts, produce deep *piritual imp unions upon tllenr, or etr.ngtben and encourage them in the Christian life. Proofs and illustrations of the first-mentioued fume- Hon need no0 be given. As to the second, a few words may bo allowed (and out of a regard to epao0 limits hints only can be gi Jen), se this is an aspect of the subject which has not always been recognized. And yet mase nota true conception of the purpose of sacred song include its direct relation to the worshippers themselves? The teachings of many of the Psalms in. cont .,vertibly ostahlisb this ; and PeuL's rttterances neon the eubject confirm the same view --a view whioh is likewise amply borne out by experience. In its relation to the worshippers, no shall importance le to be attached to the foot that it is peouliatlymaculate(' to pro- duct() deep spiritual impressions. Truth Ps sometimes borne home to the .heart most powerfully upon the wings of Bong, Atoll thus becomes ono of the groat spiritus, agencios in mouldiug life and character. lie was a Wino and observant man who said, that if ho were allowed to make the bailees of a nation he oared not who made the laws. And how muoh is eaorcd song fitted to give strength and encouragement in the toil Rud battle of the Christian life 1 (heist thug a hymn with His disciples before Ho went into Gethsemane—was it to encourage His soul for the agony and ('0n{liot there? Paul and Silas, a0 they lay in prison, comforted their hearts. with conga and strengthened themselves for what of trial welted them. Martin Luther, fit those seasons of despondency whioh carne over him in his great work, 110011 to evLvo his soul in the same tray, and cry, "Up, sing a Bong unto the Lord," and again and again would he sing the stem 111 Psalm, whioh is ao full of oon- fideuoe in God, Many a soul worship- ping in God'* house has been etrengthen- ad and comforted, finding 'sometimes more enjoyment and more profit in the service of prairie than in any outer part of the sanotuary worship, Sacred soft thug servos a two -fold pur- pose : It is a moane by whioh God is di- mity worshipped; 'and 11 is also a'inmane by which apir}tual benefits are 0101110.130- 1011t011 to the worsbippet's, and is intendt tel to instruct, edify, and blocs them. Al it, part of the eeevite al the san0ttary emceed song thug stands related, on tlio ono side, to God as 5o act of homage, and 0u the other, to the wotshippers me a means of grate. ' This s two:fald.- purpose which ated a0ngis intended to serve, x01100 be dfstinct- Iy borne la mind whole it is eoaght to de-, teal hto the manner ' w1 it should be tan or.' u m d0l t I rendered. Asa constituent part of public worship i6 should be engaged 111 by the whole body of the warsluppes. "here should he no silent voiems in God's house, Where a thole or select fow sing and the rest merely listen, this important part of worship is degraded to the level of a mere ( musical outerteinntent, in which the ,.auctuary becomes h concert room, the choir the performers, and the assembled wors11i pens an audience met to enjoy the elrtertalument. Little argument will be needed to show that the service of song in the semi -Wary should be rendered intolligeutly. The subject -matter of praise is Divine tenth. If, therefore, this part of worship is to bo properly roudered, the people nest nu. dorstand what they aro 51nglug. If they do not, if the words they sing have little 0, 110 meanie to themselves, the miebt just a0 well bo using the words of an un- known lmiguo, and they certainly make this part of eweship.nm empty and mean- ingless service. The service ed song should also be ren- dered intelligibly. The psalm or hymn should be sung in ouch te manner as to present the truth whioh it contains as clearly and forcibly as possible. The Apostle Paui sets this in clearest lighb (1. Cor. iv.) and shows that in worship, the preaching, praying, and singing should bo such as to be easily understood, otherwise there could be no odificatiou to the Church. That the singing may be rendered intelligibly, the words must be so clearly and distinctly enunciated that au iulividual could easily follow thorn even it he had no book and had nevor heard them berate. The singing that might be takeu for Italian or German as readily na English may do for fashion - aide frivolitise but not tor worship fh God's house. There should likewise be appropripte- nose of expression. Lack of this will }neatly mar the effect which the truth is desi••ned to produce. Great care should be taken in selecting tee tune. One should be olnosen whioh le fitted to bring out the meaning of or to interpret the psalm or hymn which is to be suns. In making a selection tiro question whioh should be asked is, what tune will best enable ..s to inte'prct—to sing out—the mewling, beauty, and power of the truth which is contained in tho psalm or hymn ? The selection having.been male, the tuna to 1.0 Le steal Le. this purpose and till only. The foregoing consideration determines the relation which the tune and the truth etnbodied in the words sustain to each mem. 'iiia Lane i0 to be subordina.e and a hservient to the truth. ends orle' is often reversed, with many the question beam, what tee shall we sing ? whilst they are altogether indifferent to the 2ruthwhich is to be sung, and are 50x10110 only to du what they call justice to this tubo, lei the truth suffer as it may. ' But this is to exult the servant into the nes. tor's piano, and make that dominant which should be seborclinate. Aud the oonviotlon of the writer is, that it is just at this point that a great weaknessex- tete 1g tho service of praise in the sancta. ary. There is too muoh concern with tunes as tunes, rather then as an aid to wo. ebip. They should bo in God's house as sorvante,and should be regarded as the mere handmaids of devotion, by whose aid the riches and power of Divine truth ere to be drawn forth aucl express. ed. Again tho service of song in the se110. tuaiy should bo rendered eympathotieally. The affeot1115 are to 110 engaged in this part of worship, as in all other parts. There should be seem? .thy oitle txod, 1129 object .:1 warmly, with the truths which are being sung, and with he alas melee, worshipper's. This three -told sympathy would give a reality, exp: essivoness, incl pewee teethe singing which ,could be fel l by everyone. Soups of gladness would be sung with ;madness, and songs of ten- derness with tears in the eyee and in the voioo, and as a re-ult the It easing of Goal might be confidently looked for in quick. euiug the dead, winning souls for'Christ, and comforting believers. A word or two must suffice as to the moan ny whieh the Of0Oieney of the ear. vio0 of song may be promoted, Faithful and persistent presentation from the pub pit of 211e t0ae11111g•. - 1 Scripture on eta subject is a help that i0 greatly needed. There ere Hewett of aged Christie, at who soon expect to join in the new song iu.the upper sanc0aary, but who, during a .long life ..1 faithful mt1endenco in the oumete of God's house, have Lover hound this mat. ter adverted to, much less fully disouseod in the pulpit. If ministers aro to preach the whole Word, they must give due at. tention to biose numerens, peel/fore of Scripture whioh deal with praioe. And this duty is strongly enforced by the fact that Stable hue a vital 0011ne0tlon with the revival and promotion 'u1 spiritual life in rho Ohuroa. In the dark ages the Church was silent and songless, almost, and ee was it elmo-0 spiritually dead, With the Reformation there oamo a mighty revival, end that spiritual spring- time, that dawn of anew day was mark. od by te new spirit of praise . (partly the oaueo and partly the effect), 00 that, 11 is said, "whole villages 111 Gorniany became methane with sacred sung;" And so far is this from being exceptional t11ab -the history of the 0liuroh seems to bear out the striking statement of Cotton Mather, in whioll ho said, "11 is remarkable. that when the kingdom of God has been Malt- ing any new appearance, a mighty zeal for the singing of psalms has tettOndoc1 it and melded it," WonlI ministate have it revival of sflirituel life in the Churah ? Then lot them spelt by their 0oachiegsto rovivo the 031110 0f pra1101014 well ,as the 01si$1t of prayer. , (ls to mad m); iu00rupti011 the' hone ehotthl,be, the 'primary so11001, and 41(0 . mother the first teacher. Let the child. ten's first 'longs bo sacred and s • and let the all» of parents bo to educte their children to sine, to God and for God. Ono tithe of the time and expense devoted to secular music would, if employed fnthin direction, make a vast ohauge for the better. The family altar should also be a plane of instruotion. With the reading of the Word an.i prayer there should always be the singing of the songs of Zion, The public cahoots Iikewisefurniob op. por0unitiesfor insrnotion in sacred music whiolt should nob bo overlooked, as this is a part of the official program of studies. The Sebballi school and the weekly prayer meeting may also be taken•advant. age of ; explanation of the hymns and psalms, and practice in singing them, sometimes taking the plane of the review, and the prayer meeting being occasion. ally *11 1101 Into a praise meeting, Congregational practice, wherepossiblo, would be an iuvelueblo aid in training the people in sacred song. In the Jewell Church the most ample provision was made for this, so that the temple at Jer. usalem might at one time have been call. ed a college of aanred music. Special op- portunities for instruotion should he pro. vided in every congregation throughout the Church, and, being provided, they should be conscientiously and eagerly availed of by every individual who would worship God according to His expressed will. Jonathan Edwards says :--"As it is the command of God that all should Hog, so all should make conscience of learning to sing. * ` ` Those, there. fore, who neglect to learn to sing live in sin, as they, neglect what is necessary fn order to their attending to one of tho ordinances of God's house." Strong language this, but true, as may bo seen by applying 1t, meiotic nautaedie, to prayer. Tho last means to be mentioned of pro. 'toting the oflioieney of the service of praise in the sanctuary is personal con. 810rati001 to this service of those specially gifted. It is here that some have found their sp00iel work for the Master. Moody's work is to preach the Goepol, and God is blessing tum in that. It is Sankcy's to sing the Gospel, and Gad is blessing him in that. The late Frances Ridley Ilavergal, to whom God had giv. en rare musical talents, solemnly devoted them to His service. She once wrote, "Literal singing fur Jesus is to me the rust personal enol direct commission I hold from my beloved Master, and my opportunities for it are often most cur- ious, and have been greatly blessed." And as she became fully consecrated she gave her musical talents entirely to Oh ist, singing for Him and for Hun only, saying in her beautiful consecration hymn :— Take my voioe, and let me sing, Always, only, for my Ring ; Take my lies and ley them be Filled with messages from Tbee." And oho literally died singing for Jesus— one nolo sounded on earth, the next in Heaven. And aro there not many in the Mullah similarly, if not so richly, gifted, who, their lips touched with the fire of tune consecration, might find in the ser. vice of praise their special work for God ? I have thus endeavored to present, though in meagre outline, a few thoughts on this much neglected subjeob. It is, however, one which is beginning to re- ceive some measure of attention. One of the Synods of our own Churob has re- cently dealt with it, and thetiast Assembly of the Irish Pro (byte Ian Church gavo it serious Oonsicloration. Among ourselves much remains to be done, that this part 01 worship may fill its proper place end serve its true parpos0. The hope is that there eha l be throughout one Church a growing interest in the a redoe or song in the Bellatmy, so that, along with the ovangolical, earnest, and solid preaching of the Word of Gocl, there shall be a more :,tarty, earnest, and devout singing of the songs of Zhu. ittretnaaa)l.* `*tela,t.ol 'iterate -t.' Tho regular mooting of this Bonen was hold last nicht evening. Members all present. Mico es of 1a.t regular meeting road and confirmed. Moved by H. Dennis seconded by T. Pletcher that the following a000mes bo paid 7. l,. Kerr X11 00 Jest. Oliver 4 00 Moved by T. Fletcher seconded by J. t-1gl'oavc'n Chet the a11111101'e' report bo accepted and published in Tug Peer, ltenl,t-t of last mood's attendance tat ast•ool:-- 1 2 3 1 5 Avere,a:a—• 40 88 rut 85 47-=220 Roll— 58 40 50 44 $8-272 14, Donnas reported having visited the school far lase monde. The Boer(' then adjourned. leertatga.,telei °ten oil. Tho usual monthly Col ucil meeting was hold last Monday evening in the Counoil Chamber. A11 tho members present, Reeve McOrnaten in the chair. The minutes of last mooting read end approved. On motion, of Gounoillere Banker and Wynn. the following accounts wore ordered to bo paid Constable McComb, 8 nue. salary, $80 00 Band grant, 25 00 W. H. Tier, printing, 11 00 Mrs, Brown, rent foe Mrs. Wallace, 11 00 Mrs, McCallum, rent for mfrs, AM' $ 00 W.ILleloOreelcon„ievitat1 ng scales, 2 15 T. O'Neil, m0n10 and bels for femnlpe, , ..,. 2 20 Robe. Buena, work o11 street, 11 01) Ce1ob Whitting, hauling, wood, 25 A n anomie of $21.15 from 33, Gorr y tot' until was paled 0te} until next moo mg. oved b W. Ser, seconded M H, I seta by Ye Geo. Bather the scraping 1 C o . Bas a that 11b of acral tn6 the Main street be let by tender, tendore to be opened next Monday evening at 8 o'olook, at the Council chamber, and that the Clerk advertise for condors for gravel, plank and cellar. Garrod. Moved by W. II. Kerr, seconded by deo. Wynn that Constable McComb be Sanitary Inspector, at a salary of $10.00. Carried, By-law No. 0, 1887, was react maim- ing the above appointment, The C. P. R. rafiway extension through Brussels was discussed at some length, I0 was moved by W. 11. Herr, •ecotlded by Jim. '•1'ynn that the Reeve call a pub- lic meeting, to be hold in the Towu lIall, on 'Tuesday evening, the 12113 inset at 8 o'clock, to (Hecate de • question. Repro settativos to be asked from Listowel, Grey, Morris, Blyth and Godorioh. Car. ried. D. Stewart addressed the Council in reference to his salary and am, extension of sidewalk toward his residence. No ac- tion taken o•, the former and the latter request left in the hands of the Street Committee. Oounoilthen adjourned. FLOOR )1) AP 1 elERSOLL, ewe LI9as LOST. A rather remarkable and very melan- choly accident occurred at Ingersoll Mon- day morning. Al.out seven o,olock a peculiar rumbling sound was heard con. inn from the direction of Ring's mill dam, and immediatly it was found that the data had broken add that the water was rushing furiously through the flume and for it considerable space= oath side. Adjacent to the flume stood a tenement heus0 occupied by three families, Joint Bowman, his wife. three children and father, '1r. McLean and his son and a Mr. and Mrs Laird and two children. Thies home was caught up, with its oe- cnpante, by the raging torrent and ort . tied clowu to the main line of the O.P.R., a distance of about five hundred yards. '01 the Bowman f.2mity, all escaped ex- cept n little granddaughter, about four years old, named Amelia Shrimpton, and a son, Johnnie, agel fourteen. When sho need first struck the house it was turned over and floated away ne sections. Mrs. Bowman seized her nice, ntnolia Shrimp. am, tuimp- tnn, and clung to a bureau. On this she floated with the torrent 31.1 the bureau WOO St tusk by some timber and Amelia was precipitated into the water and car- ried quickly to her death. Mrs. Bowman was rescued to the nick of time by a main named Janos Cain, who ensiled into the water and carried ber to a neighboring house. The osoapo of Richard Bowman, father of John, was else providential. He is an old man, fully 80 year„ of age, and WAS in bol when the flood Amok the house. The section of the floor on which his bed rusted became detached from the rest of the floor and floated down the current. In this position it floated down tho stream made by the flood to within 0 few yawls of rho river, where it became st,ended and remained nett] Mr. Bowman wa0 rescued, John Bowman, father of the family, eaopped uninjured, The third ohild, en infant, had it wonderful escape. It was carried away in its bed aid floated down the river. Tho bed landed on the Credit Valley embankment, where it 'vas subsequently found with the child safe and still fast asleep, Of the second family, consisting of Mr. Laird, his wifo and two children, Mrs. Laird and one child are left. Mrs..Laird wee carried clear throes the flood on a plank. She clung to her child moot of the way across, but on reaching the op- posite bank sho slipped, and the child was forced from hor art's, but sho was saved. Her faco end brcaet aro badly cut and her logs are bruised in te frightful reamer.. How Mr. Laurel mot his death has not yet been learned. The surviving child was found m the wetter caught in it coil of wire fencing. - The McLean family consisted of the father and son, the former of whom escaped, The son was about fifteen years of age. Ho might also have esaapod. but ho wont down stain to save his rabbits, and w(40 was1101 away. The victiinsare:—Mr. Laird, hie child, aged eight months ; Amelia Shrimpton, four years; young McLean, fifteen years; Johnnie Bowman, fourteen your%. The body of AmoliseShrimpton was recover• ed, and young Mame was found dead in a pile of railway ties and cordwood, which had been washed up to the side, of the stream. The bodies of Mr. Laird and his ohild and Johnnie plowman aro still missing. Airs, Bowman and Mrs, Laird aro in%critical condition, and it is doubt- ful whether they will survive t110 shook and the injuries they received. The dam was situated on a small orook which oneptios into the 'Themes river, and was sitnatted about ono eighth of a mild up the creek from Oho river. Tho mill belonged to Mr. piing, who died resontly in Toronto, and was rented by a Mr. Froomsa• Local Legislature. By a bill now before the Ontario legis- lature, presented by 0x-Speekor Clarkdt, tiro heads of 00mleile and reeves in every town, township and incorporated village and oath deputy, reeve and councillor of le towasbip com1011 shall be ex -officio jus. Boost of the piano for the whole comity or union et 0atmOee, and cell aldermen in aftlee shall he justices of tho memo. The oath and qualification for tic former calices muffle° for thee of ,jostico of the peace. 1buclmr the Attorney -Generale' hill res. prating the appointor nen t and proccodinge of pollee 0agietrtt 1' the (tnvermne3lt take power to tbtlpoir1 the officers with. Out reference to the volute cnuucils, rata the memento farther plovides that more than ono pollee magistrate may be am pointed for a county whom the Canada Temperance Act le in tore ; that the L i e ut0 n u n t' G o v0 rnor-G ort a ral. i n. 0o n ncf may determine the salary to be paid a county police majistrate, but not in ex• ecus of 8000: that a oonntry magistrate may be 011ewed from $150 to $300 for travelling expensesthat only one such magistrate in a comity shall rete've a see lary; that the salary and expenses of the magistrate shall be paid quarterly by the county; that a police magistrate may appoint 11, county constable to hold office not more then 30 days; and that nu 1a0 Hoes fur damagnsshall lieagaiust stipon. diary, or police magistrates for merely t3011n1001 mistakes es to jurisdiction nn. der Oho Canada Temporauoe Aut. Tito measure L-. ealcu'atecl to strengthen me• telera) the Beett Ant. The Important provision, of ensu -•e. is th.t ander which the Gover•nlnen- nsstuues 0110 power of appointment and thereby -a lar*e1 respen- sil,ility for the enforcement of the law. An important provision also is that which aims to protect magistrate against vex- ations roseoutions, Il'oionds of the Soot Act have tnuoh ground for satisfaction with the p sitiou taken by the Govern- ment fu this bill. The Attorney -General stated that the House would meet at two o'clock on Thursday end adjunrn at f,.uruntil Tues- day next, and that it was likely proroga- tin would take place at the end of next week. \lr. Gibson, of Huron, in moving for copies of oorrespondenc between the Provincial Government and the Govern- ments of the Dominion and Quebec' re- 0p000ung nneettlel accoun a between the two Governments, protest)] brio0• but strongly against the injustice to the retnecipalities .ouseq mat .n, the `'eau: m of the Dominion and Quebec •authorities to promote a settlement of claims under the Laud Iruprovemeu Pend, and his po- sition was streug n endorsed by the Prov- inei.1 Treasure , wt,o oleo pronounced it unwise iu view of the seundne.e a.1 Ontario's demand to p-opbeo a esort t•• arbitration as suggested by Mr. 105 re- uith. i'ctt•tlr L:smut a N.11 John B. Martyu, of editehell, has im- ported the then: -brei stallion 1laol..ugb the Second. He was bred in Her Meese. lyq's st11e et Hammon Court, 0114, put - chased for Lord Ilobester for 230 gnlmeas• Mr. olartyn paid 500 guineas for him. The Stratford Biayolo Olab will be of- ficered this year by the folowing :—M. Wade, Presateut ; W. Maynard, jr., Vice- Preaideot ; 'w. Lawrence, Sec -Treas ; C. E. Nasmyth. Captain ; C. E. Mayeetrv, let Lieut. ; A. T. Macdonald, end Lieut. J. A. hinFaddou, end Lieut. ; A. J. Wat- son, 4th Lieut. ; C. P. Smith, Bugler ; 0. J. Wade, Standard -boater; J. S. Benedict and W. Jeffrey, Committee. 4-Bru•on cistron, N (tees. I'wo hotel -keepers of Orediton appeared before the tribunal and pleaded guilty of xelling liquor contrary to law. The amount of fino$50 in each ease was forth- with paid. • James Ritchie, who lives neat Bel - more, is taking the load for good stock. Last year he Imported two atalliona and three fillies and our correspondent says they aro as fine a class of animals es he ever sow in this locality. Among the natues of the graduates the recent txamivatione of the Ontario Veterinary College w0 find the names W. G'armiohml, Seaterth ; W. F. Clarke, Goderioh (Colborne) ; John Wesley Coo Clinton, and James Welsh, Mancheet at Of k; Or. W. Doherty, of the Clinton Organ Fee - tory, has been admitted an Honorary Fel- low of tho Society of Science of London, ,England, entitling him to the affil of F. S.S., which moans Fellow of the Society of 15oience, Litereturo and Arts. The Regina Loader says:—J. H. Ben- son, Advooate of Regina, is appointed Sheriff for Western Assiniboia, and Mr. Dixie Watson Clerk of the Cour:, Two better appoiutentents could not be made. To soy ono word in praise of either for tho respective positions world be to paint the lily and gild relined gold. The Clinton Bone 13ali Club hits been reorganized, with the following ollours : —Hon. President, Joltn Wiseman, ; President, Chute Smith; Viae.President, Geo. McTaggart; Captain, W Spalding ; Secretory, Geo. Robinson ; 0reasurer, W. Harland; Managing Committee, G. Ar- mour, Cl. Smith and H. Stenbury. As the result 0f a$5 bet, on Tuesday a wood sawing 'latch tools plaoo at Speak - man's, between Messrs. Few and Weisz, of Exeter. Two piles went selected of e of a Dore each. After tossing up tar pick of pile, which fell to the lot of Mr. Welsh. the meeoh began. The contes- tants worked hard, finishing the work 1u 115 ,minutes, Fair winning by one cut on. ly. Tho contest was witnessed by many, and it is claimed 11140 both neon are well metalled. Mr. Warren is a freight oonduator ott lho London, Heron to Bruce, and ono of the hardest workers on the road. Like a good many other mortals, ito lige never hitherto boon Otto to a0cnmulato much of this world's goods, but fickle fortune has at last smiled upon him, and he is the p00eesa00 now of a moderato fortune, eitooteed tie one strolto. Ile has boon occasionally investing 0 spare dollar in the Loufsana state .Lottery, but woe not f0rtautato a01001410 to make te ducky stroke' until the other day, when It ticket 110)101C1 hoar Due -tenth of the 110st capital ptboo of $150,000, which of course, amounted to $15,000, mud another ticket drove a tenth of at $80110 priz0,'taking iu all 0.5,- 030. The money, we believe. este been forw•hrded to 11int, eoetill3 1(11” mule' lite express ollar•res on it, something in the neighborhood of $100. The following resolution urln a shows the at. tltudo of the Presbytery of Huron on alto present aspect of the Temperance ques- tion in the county, as brought out at ire March meeting in receiving the annual report on Temperance, this report being based on the answers to the General As- sembly's question from the spssione of the diff. rent eolgregatipns within its bounds. 'ant this Presbytery eontt. Hues its adherence to the Canada Tempo. ranee Ant, believing it as a Temperance measure to bo in advance of a License law, and that good has been a000mplisbed by it, notwithstanding its partial failure from non -enforcement. The Presbytery very much r grot thin inadequate ont'oroo- mont as a thing that nught not le be, and would urge mem the Government of the country to perfect the act and provide arlegnato neen0 for enforcing it, as the indifferent enforeoment which the Act has received in this county is prejudicial to the moral interest of the Government to uphold at all hazards, They also ad. vise the people to strengthen the ]lands f he ofineists under the Act in the per. formance of their duty and not to recede from the Canada Temperance Act, ex- cept in the direction of general prohibi- tion. On the morning of the 23rd of March the store of Daniel Steinbach, lir the vii. loge of Zurixh, was entered by robbers who attaoked the safe (J. J. Taylor's make), drilled a hole charged it with pow- der, and blow the door to atoms. The interior • steel chest was forced out of its plane a •d removed from the premises. It contained 6000 in money, two boxes of gold rings and a lot of protniesory notes. )'n additi•n' to the theft of these, [even watches were abstracted from e show 4a -a i.: the ,0 iia and pee re ul'eee. De- tective Sohram, of London, was eommu- uieat0rl with and visited the village. After examiuing the surrounding, he un- dertook the atom and having a strong suspicion that the perpetrators resided le fur by, he had cortein persons shadow- ed up to Thursday night, when he matte. od sufficient es idence to warrant him in making three arrests. Aaeompeeded by Detective John A. Graham, Mr. Schram visited Exeter, and on arriving thorn was j 'ino'l by Constables Gill and Bossinber- ry, and proceeded to a house near Zi- rioh, where 0h •y took e, man named Adam Sipple into custody. Detective R13'1'11'1 1 .•Constable Gill ernes. ted Henry Weber at Zurich, end the latter being left in charge .of Gill, Mr. Sohram end 'lendable 13osiinberry pro- ceeded to 01. A. 'Lout's house and arres- ted him. The :rio were then driven to Exeter and taken before Squire Willis, who remanded them' to Godoriolt jail un- til the 8th inst. Mr. Sohram is entitled to credit for the manner in which he worked epthis case. Tho vault and pe- yry,ote whioh had been carried awe.) were 1..vud oe the evening of April 5th by Henry Boehler partly buried in the man- ure heap at his barnyard one and a twee- ter miles south of Zurich. 33y 111e am pearan0e the vault was burst op0n with a chisel. The papers are all in good con- dition, except having been roughly stuff- ed into the box. The money is all miss- ing. There were slim 50 Winchester ceetridgas found buried with the vault. Detectives are searching for the money, watches said jewelry. /....111. 11 seedless Ne'ws. The mau who died so mysteriensly at Andalusia, Poe, is thought :o be George Fleroinuer, late of Bramptou and former- ly of Belleville. Mr. Pope, Clerk of the Crown in Chen- eet'y, says that several lime -ere of Pia: - Bement will likely bo unable 10 take their Beets at the commencement of the sess- ion, owing to i regularities of Returning - officers. Dowd, the Montroal champion skater, was defeated in it fivo , mile r10ee at 5,t. Johns, 11;13., by Hugh McCormack oil a fourteen -lap olroularrink, time 18 min- utes 40 Beclouds. The first mile was ekatad in 2 minutes 118 seconds, breaking all records. The barns and speeds ant their con- tents bolondng to W A.Rutherford, sit- natod in the metro of niiIlba.,a, 111'0 tot- ally destroyed b' fire at 4 o'cleek Se.tur- dae mond, „ The oriel,. of ah. .ire be unknown, lint it Le suppose 1 51 be the week of au theeudiary, Lose, t 3,1;00 ; insured iu the Waterloo for el,e0e. The New York Gerald had Cara fur pi- geons aboard of rho dorm of an,1 Deent- lsss luring their 000:111 race, but the birds failed to meth their lofts in Now .fork, being blown seaward by strong elude. Nevertheless The Herald believes that much use will yet be made of meteor pi. goons by sending thein ashore with news from ships. In eux interview with a Boston reporter the other day, Hamann sail:- '•My Etat is six inches from the bottom of tbo boat to top of the seat. I use a roller, as find that superior to any friotiou slide that was ever invented, and a groat improve- ment on alto greased loather patch wo used to elide on, In having my seat low I am enabled to got under my world: with greet- er ease, and it else steadies my boat. From my heel-oups to the centre of my pins 1010 0 inohos, a great improvement on the 14 and 15 trachea that wo teed to row. By putting a straight edge acrags my boat, you will find into be III inch- es. My tiptoed from centro to oath row. look is 4 foot 8 inohee, whioh i0 generally adopted. My oars are 8 telt 0e inohee, with a 0.inctt blade in single scull racds, ' but b?ouble I iso 8 foot 5 mottos, with a• 1 7-iunb llado. • They are made of the eerybestsprnee, and %votgl1 front 7 to 8 pound. The bitten of my Oars is 32 imam in. Ioard, which balances thorn well tend en- ables me to get a gond swittoing ,stroke without 1iringnly Wrists;'