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had callers by the hundreds, and a greatmany of them took advantage of our won-
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Can afford to miss seeing our great stock.
FRIDAY and SATURDAY will be an Advertising Day, every visitor will get the
present of a nice Match Safe.
Our llennovt:l Sale was the means of lowering our Stock in all lines beyond our ex-
pectation and we have under the circumstances been ab'e tr take advantage of
some big offers of CLOTHING and FURNISHING owing to a stagnation in the
markets and when we say that never was there a chance during the existence of
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200 Pair of Boys' Knee Pants 22 to 32, all our own
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48, 2 Piece Suits, all new, worth $4 to $6 .,,..... 3 25
30, 3 Piece, Boys' Suits 28 to 32, new, Heavy, double
and single breasted, worth $6 ane $7 4 26
18, 3 Piece Long Pants, size 31 to 33 regular $7 and $8 4 75
Men'sBlue Serge Suits, double and single breasted,
broken sizes, to clear.. , ..... 8 45
such a quality of Goods, and must be cash, but your money back if not satisfied;
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IMen's Heavy Overcoats, extension collars, union
plaid lining, big length and in three colors, will be of-
fered, for next Fridj i r and Saturday at , ... 5 50
Fine Heavy Men's Suits, all sizes double and single
breasted, regular price $10 7 95
28 den's Suits, all single breasted, our own make to
clear at 5 95
$10 Frieze Overcoats ...... 7 75
$12 " .... 9 50
A few children's Cape Overcoats 3 00
A few youth's Cape Overcoats 4 00
$3. Men's Pants, worth $4 2 35
$2. Men's Pants, worth $3. 1 45
A few more left of our great $1.50 line of Pants at75
Our Cheap Lines of .. UIIDERCLOTEING
Which have caused such a sensation are still on sale, and we are ad-
ding some new lines this week which puts our stock in fine shape.
Our FUR OPENING will take plait ' in a short time
JACKSON BROTHERS IN THE NEW STORE,
CLINTON
Sixth Annual Convention.
R17RC'N ANGLICAN LAY 'WORKERS AND
Y SCHOOL TEACHERS MEET
IN CLINTON.
THE aioST SUCCESSFUL GAT}IERING
YET HELD.
The 0th annual convention of Huron
..iigl.c:,n lay workers and Sunday
school teachers was held in the town
!tall, 1'linton, Ont., on Wednesday and
` litire.rlay, Oct. 213th and 20th, 1806.
The Right Reverend the Bishop of
flume presided, and had associated
with le in Principal Dymond, chairman
of cnn,utittee, Rev. J. Downie, chair -
;nail el Sunday school committee, and
Wr 1'hancellor Cronyn.
THE OPENING.
The meeting was opened with a hymn
Roil pr.iver, after which Messrs. J.
ftnn.ii�rci and J. M. McWhinney were
appi lilted secretaries of the conven-
tion.
The Bishop in opening the proceed-
ings Said the Association had been
gat hcriug strength from year to year.
Clergy and laity met. together to dis-
cuss horning questions of vital inter-
(st, and to develop lav help and Sunday
school work. The church in the past
had failed to use the forces at her
command. There was much to he done
both at lianie and abroad, and conse-
crated laytuen and women were needed
to assist the overworked clergy. There
were three ways in which the work of
Christ, might he advanced, preaching,
bearing testimony and teaching. The
object of the convention was to bring
out the energies of tbe laity and he
trusted that in all the debates they
would have the guidance of the Holy
Spirit.
Another hymn was sung, after which
Mr. Thomas Scullard, of Chatham,
read an excellent paper on The teaching
of Elder Scholars, pointing out the
!tumbling -blocks which lay in the way
of a proper understanding of scripture.
These were, ignorance of the tett, and
of the manners and customs of the
people. The object of Bible study was
to bring the scholar into life-giving
contact with the truth. Bible language
abounds in metaphors which need to
he explained, and teachers should fol-
low the example of Christ, and draw
lessons frorn the hook of nature.
.A hymn was sung and was followed
by a paper entitled "The Child in the
(�'hurch," by Rev. Canon Sweeney, D.
D., of Toronto, treating first of the
child in the home wherein the family
altar is raised and the father is the
High Priest, and where the child should
get a right start and good impetus.
There was a marked difference between
the Jewish home, where the parents
were consulted by the children in all
important events, and many modern
homes where the children give slight
heed to parental advice. The paper
treated of "the child and the church,"
sheaving the care the church takes of
the little ones of the flock, by bringing
them early tb baptism and leading
them step by step to full membership,
The speaker then spoke of the child in
the church and of the duty of parente
to bring them to God's Home. The
sermon should be of such a character
as not to be above the heads of the
ehtldreb ; a discussion followed.
Rete. C. W. Hedley thought the title of
the ppaper read a suggeettiye one; and
dwelt upon the work of Sunday School,
The children are too often neglected at
home and the clergy are too busy to
look after them. He urged theadoption
of a system recorded in Spencer's Book, 1
which was supplemental to the school ;
and suited to elder scholars.
Mr. Jas. Woods said the object should
be to bring the child -mind into contact
with living truth, and pointed out that
the catechism is an "instruction to he
Learned" and wherein much practical
truth was taught.
Rev. J. Downie said sermons need
not be dry and un -attractive to child-
ren. He thought it a good plan to
have one sermon a month just for
children.
Mr. Dent urged the duty of early
training the youngin the right way
and the necessity fr being cautious in
regard to books put into their hands.
Professor Harrison pointed to the
necessity of waking the scriptures real
to children and the great value of prac-
tical teaching. He also urged the im-
portance of teaching the articles of
religion especially to older scholars.
Dr. Sweeney said that the Toronto
Association had spent $50 in the pur-
chase of models for teaching, and
which might serve as object lessons and
fix the truth upon the minds of schol-
ars.
Principal Dymond urged caution in
the. use of symbols lest they obscure
the truth., The prophet Isaiah pointed
directly to Christ and this should be
the object of all teaching.
The Bishop sohwed tbe necessity for
exalting Christandof sample preaching
in the pulpit so that the plan of salva-
tion may he understood. The most
successful preachers were those who
told of the Blood that cleanseth from
all Sin.
The session'closed with the Doxology,
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
Io the evetaing Divine service was
held in St. Paul's church conducted by
the Rector, Rev. J. 1. Parke, and
others; the psalms beans read by Mr.
Charles Jenkins, and the lessons by
Professor Harrison and Mr, H. A.
Genett. His Lordship the Bishop
preached on the danger of lukewarm -
Hess in religion and the necessity of
opening the heart to Christ. The ser-
mon was adeeply-searching one andwas
listened to with closest attention by a
large congregation which packed the
church to the doors.
THURSDAY MORNING.
On Thursday morning the Holy
communion was administered at 8.30'
o'clock 'by the Rector, assisted by Revs.
W. Lowe, J. Downie, and J. W. Hod -
gine to a large number of delegates,
At 10 o'clock, Mrs. A. J. Broughal, of
St. Stephen's Rectory, Toronboj--gave
an admirable address to ladies on the
subject of "A Higher Ideal of the Way
of life," and which was of a very help-
ful character and much appreciated.
At the same hour the annual tneet-
ing was convened in the town hall. Af-
ter the opening exercises the annual
report of the committee of manage-
ment was read by the secretary Mr.
J. McWhinney, The report showed
a marked increase all along tht lines, the
number of lay readers had increased to
160 Superintendents of schools, 160;
bible class teachers 104, male teachers to
305, St. Andrews Brotherhoods to 23,
Women» Auxilliary to 80 with a
re
Daughters of the King 5 — other help and what was wanted was mo it
associations 173, or a total of 345 system. He reminded laymen that d
associations of workers ; the several was not their chief duty to go out sue
organizations were alluded to in detail.preach. They should put themselves
Reference was made to the good work I in the hands of the clergy, to do wha
carried on by the London branch 1 he wants done. They should be willing
which was thus far the only branch to act as Sunday school superinten-
Rev J. W. Hodgins said there was no
clergyman who did not appreciate the ser-
vices of women, and who was not willing to
own that his success wee due to faithful
women. He beloved, however, that if peo-
ple were only thoroughly in earnest, there
would be no need for these organizations.
organized. The report was interest- dents, and could never prove that they Miss Downie pointed out the nature of
ing throughout, The constitution was are sincere and in earnest until they the work done by the Daughters of the
amended to admit of representation come forward and fill the deserted ging, each as visiting the sick, and it was
on the board of management from ranks of Sunday school teachers. very helpful to the clergyman.
each branch association. A resolu- Archdeacon Davis gave instances Mr C. Jenkins said woman was preemi-
tion was adopted recomtnending that that had come under his notice in Eng- nently qualified by her gentleness and af-
t fection to work among the sick, and spoke
of her heroic deeds. Women had suffered
martyrdom for Christ.
Archdeacon Davis spoke of the work of
the King's Daughters es being very helpful
to him, and cave instances of good aocom-
plisned by these means.
The Bishop paid a glowing tribute of
praise to the work of women among all
glasses,' especially among the criminal
Classes, and everywhere exerted a powerful
influence for good.
Rev Fred E. Howitt, of Hamilton, read
a paper on the "Training of the young."
He pointed to the moral declension of the
young of the present day. The remedy is
in a return to old patbe. There are three
spueres of training; first in the home. Pe- i
rents should realize the responsibility of
training the children for God. The t x- 1
ample set by parents is more powerful than
precept. The church was another sphere
of traiuinir. Parents should see that the
children attend church, and the clergy '
should presch so that children understand .
the sermon. The Sunday School was alae
a plane of training, not to take the plane of
the chush, but supplementary to it. i
Rev T. G. A. Wright urged the import-
ance of home etudy, aa well as faithful
teaching, The preparation for centime- ,
tion
enti me -
tion was a matter of great moment, and
there was difficulty in getting suitable I
hooka.
Rev S. R Asbury Spoke of the duties of
sponsors; children were brought by baptism
into the family of God, and sponsors should
bishop, now license laymen to be layPetered to the Ord on were nommen a feel that ohildren are their special ogre, as
p' y b apostles. h was meet (hat worriers
they represent the church in relation to
readers and to assist it church work. y p1 the children.
Every individual has a special gift and should be enoonraged to feel that she should
a special work and the Lord made his work for Chriet, who raised her from the 1 Rev J.T. Herrin spoke strongly in regard
fth him. The state of degradation in which heathendom to the moral declension of the young, and
said the groat source wee the leek of pa-
rental control. He urged the importance
of children's eervioea, as it was impossible
always to bring the sermon down to the
children's level.
Mr J. Ransford thought the Sunday
School system imperfect, it tended toward
mussing parents to shirk the responsibility
which properly belonged to then..
Mr T. 0. Kemp said there ehouid be
more sympathy between church and Sun-
day school; children ehoutd a000mpany
parents to church, end parents go with the
children to school, and help on the work.
Rev T. L. Armstrong spoke on the sub-
jeot of sponsors, and the difficulty cf ob-
taining snob. It was hard to get parents
to bring their ohildren to be baptized.
The Bishop spoke of the in6uenoe of the
home upon the religions life of the child.
Neither Cburoh nor eohool could supply
the place of a Christian home to the child.
Mr James Wood presented the result of
the recent examination of teachers end
soholare: Of the teaohers there were three
in the let class, two in the 2nd, and two in
blie 3rd; -of scholars there were seven in the
2nd class, and thred in the 8rd, of the seni-
ore; seven in the 1st, thirteen in the and,
end six in the 3rd, of the juniors.
TiavrtanAr Evjewneo.
Mrs A. 11. Griffin, of Brussels, spoke on
"The olergyman'e wife and the parish."
The olergyman a wife was under nocon-
tract to servo the parish, and was not,
next year the convention be en arged
so as to take the form of a church
congress and continue in cession for
three or four days.
The election of officers for next
year then took place and resulted as
follows:—President, the Bishop of
Huron ; vice president, the Dean of
Huron (ex-otlicio) ; lay vice president,
Mr. Charles Jenkins ; chairman of
committee, Principal Dymond ; Sec.
Treas. J. M. McWhinney; committee
of management, Brant Co., A. K.
Bunnell, Bruce, G. A. Ray; Elgin,
Judge Ernatinger ; Essex, Jasper
Golden ; Grey, J. Robnison ; Huron,
T. 0. Kemp; Kent, T. Burnside ;
Larnbton, F'. Kenward; Middlesex,
V. Cronyn ; Norfolk, J. D. Christie ;
Oxford, Jas. Dent ; Perth. S. R.
Henson ; Waterloo, ,las. Woods.
Mr. Charles Jenkins then gave a
thoughtful and practical address on thin e they must have the fruits of the
"The Absolute Need of Lay Help." I Spirit themselves. They moat not sit
He pointed out that the title "Lay idle and see the clergy battling for life.
Help" was a modern one, and showed If gifts of God are not used in Elis ser-
frorn scripture that the entire hody of vicHe will take them away.
christains was a working body and
without distinction of title. When TauasUlr AFTERNOON.
the christain church was established
there was a new state of matters in- The hall was well filled, and after open-
troduced and the ottice of the clergy ing serricee, Mies Saddler, of Hamilton,
d —titled "Women's
land of lay readers officiating in vacant
parishes, and spoke of the help afford-
ed him in his own parish by laymen
and women in various kinds of work.
Rev. J. Downie spoke of the help he
had received in his several parishe+s
from lay readers and !alluded to their
work elsewhere.
The Bishop desired to thank Mr.
Jenkins for his address and tocorrohor
ate his statements. Before any work
for God there must be the operation of
the Holy Spirit. Referring to the Jew-
ish dispensation there was a three -fold
Government, the High Priest — the
King—and the Prophets. The prophets
were called from the laity, from all
tribes, and women as well as men were
called. The Holy Ghost acted abso-
lutely in the selection of prophets, who
all foretold the corning of Christ, and
Chi 1st when He carne filled the three
offices of Prophet, Priest and King.
With regard to lay help: before all
was now required to guide the min s contributed a paper,
of the congregation. They were leaders work," with speoial reference to "The
but not tbe whole arm . In England Daughters of tbe King." Allusion was
many Bishops, including the Arch- made to the women of the Bible, who min-
' d d
people co-worirere w
speaker dealt with the various phasesPlaced her. One sphere opened to her was
of christain work in a clear and forcible bringing the glad tidings of salvation to
way and was listened to with Closest 1 her sisters. It is her dray, when she
attention. knows a personal Saviour, to tell others of
Him. It is not by etandicg aloof and pall.
Mt. J. Ransford opened the discuss-
ion showin from Scripture that God i ing, but by doming down to them that they
had used laymen to bring souls to are to be lifted up. There were urgent
Christ by their preaching,They calls for individual work each week to
went everywhere preaching the word. bring others to hear the gospel message,
The largest number of conversion were
and a loving riahy meat be shown in
the troubles anndd btrials of others. The ex -
through the preaching of leytnen in
Apostolic tunes.
Mr. James Woods thought the
laity should not he exalted as
against the clergy, each have.
their own work; the clergy as
ofscers and the laity as privates in
the Army of Uhrist. We should value
highly the historic ministry of the
church.
Rev. H. E. Bray thought the address
of Mr. Jenkins calculated to do much
good to the laity in etirring them up to
work for the Master. United effort
was needed in bringing the world to
Christ.
Pr inclpal Dymond spoke of the clergy
as a Divine order appointed by Christ
and having a work which laymen can-
not perform. He pointed out that in
Old Testament times the Spirit selected
whom He would irrespective of their
position. The 'greatest of the ,prophets
membership of about 1700, christain were not selected from the priest ood.
endeavors 23, Kings Daughters 20, The Church of England recognizes lay
ample of Jesne,ae never too weary to speak
a word in season, was pointed to, and each
should ask the Lord, "what wilt thou have
me to do?" Reference was tonohingly
made to the work among women in India
and elsewhere, and pariah work was also
pointed out as helpful to the clergyman, in
holding np his hands, reporting oases of
sickness, and praying for a blessing upon
his 'Moore. The thought was pressed home
that if in all things Christ be not lifted np
all work wee in vain; all should be done for
Christ's sake.
Rev 1. Downie told of the good work of
the Danghters of the Ring in his parish,
and in reply to gnestions said this was a
distinotly Church of England organization,
and was entirely under the direction of
the clergyman. It was a purely spiritual
work, and the duties of members were to
pray daily for others, and to make an ear-
nest effort to bring 'at least one pereon
every week to the hoose of God. In several
reepeots they differed from the King's
Daughters.
therefore, in the place of the curate. Her
duties would vary according to her ability.
All have alike claim upon her sympathy,
but her first duty was to her husband and
family. The ideal Christian home should
be found in the rectory, and this, was of
more importance to the welfare of the
parish, than to accompany the husband on
hie visits. Yet, if she finds no time for
parish or mission work, how can the cler•
gyman expect other women in the parish
to find time to help him. The indifference
of others often caused her to undertake
more than she had strength to carry out.
The Deaconess movement was hailed with
pleasure, as a solution of much of this trou-
ble, as such would be salaried offioials, able
to give their whole time to the work. The
W. A. M. A. movement bad done much to
rouse the latent energies of women, bat
had increased the reeponsibilit& of the
clergyman's wife.
The Bishop then gave an address on
"church choirs," and said the Church of
Christ alone taught men to sing. Infidelity
had no hymns and the first real note of joy
was sung on Christmas Day. The whole
oburch should sink. This was the oaae in
apostolic times. Choirs were necessary in
our day, and he did not object to anthems,
but pleaded that the members of the choir
and the organist should be persona of boly
lives. The church cannot always get what
is wanted in this regard, but this should be
the aim of every church. Many objection-
able mothode of modern church choirs were
pointed out as desirable to be avoided, and
the right of the concregation to take part
was strongly urged. The good offices of the
singers were acknowledged. They had in
moat cases given their services freely for
many years. Let each learn to' sing the
song of Heaven and difficulties would van -
fah away. Let all n member they were
not singing into h uman ears, but into the
ears of the Lord of 'leaven.
Very hearty votes of thanke were tender-
ed to the people of Clinton, who had sohos-
pitably entertained the delegates and to
those e'bo had kindly contributed papers.
A very successful convention was closed by
the singing of a by ran and the benediction,
A Bramptford man took a flask of wbiaky
with him while serving summonses in the
Indian reserve and was fined 850 for hie
breaoh of the law.
EiJohn Ransier, son of Mr Andrew Rangier
a farmer on the tenth concession of the
Township of Nottawasaga, met with an ac-
cident which resulted fatally. He was en-
gaged in operating a bay press, when one
of hie legs became caught and was terribly
crushed. On Friday the leg was amputat-
ed, land Rangier lingered until Monday
afternoon.
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