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TEE OLIN TON NEWS -RECORD.
JUNE 23 loxia
The Clinton News -Record
eine a Year, la Advance.
MonieDAY. JUNTA 23rd, 1
NE THING AND ANOTHER.
he United States Congress has at
:t ordered payment of the little bill
$471,551 very much overdue this
.untr•y on account of the Behring
ea Award. For this we may thank
le force of circumstances, principally
he Spanish unpleasantness. How-
yer, as we are getting the money, we
need not pause to dwell upon the rea-
sons why.
Sir J. A. Chapleau, who last week
passed away from the scene of his tri-
umphs and chagiir, was possibly the
ablest French Canadian of the present
generation, but unfortunately for his
political friends and for himself his
ballast did not balance his ambition'.
Even the Grand Old Man found him
notoriously hard to get along with and
he was the only one able to
manage him. But with all Chapleau's
faults there was much about him to
admire and British Canada will forget
his weaknesses for the manly stand he
made upon the Riel question, when he
stood by law and justice while Laurier
and Tarte and Mercier were fanning
the flames of French fanaticism.
***
Rev. Dr. Grant, who has the courage
of his convictions, opposed prohibition
in the Presbyterian General Assembly
held in Montreal last week, but; he de-
bated in vain, being almost alone.
hantis,
of the the oracle
isnow
The Dr.
but it will scarcely be contended that
with all his eloquence and logic will
he he able to stay the tide which is
moving slowly yet irresistibly towards
the plebiscite ballot boxes.
Vice -President Shaughnessy, of the
C.P.R., says the Company will "place"
the responsibility for the outrages
committed by its contractors on the
Crow's Neat Pass line. Instead of
placing the responsibility, had the C.
P. R. displaced their brutal contractors
early in the game, it might bane been
supposed the corporation had a soul
above the almighty dollar. At the
present stage it is the duty of the law
authorities to do the locating and if the
Department fails to set the wheels of
Justice a grinding it may at once be
conceded that the C. P. R. rules the
Laurier Government.
Five of Laurier's Ministers are off to
Europe, while others are packing their
trunks for the sea shore, the prairies or
the Pacific slope. Evidently they be-
lieve in making hay while the sun
shines and as the taxpayers will have
to pay the bills, whether or no, they
may as well, and with the beet grace
possible, wish the Cabinet a very
merry time of it.
***
It was reported last week that the
West Huron protest had been called
off, but such is not the case, much as
the Garrowitea would like it. To with-
draw would have been bad tactics and
worse politics.
Commenting on the Montreal harbor
grant, engineered by Tarte, Mr. Bick•
erdike, Liberal M. P. P. for Montreal,
says :—"If this is polltics, the less I
have of politics the better."'
GircuIar Town Topics.
GODERIon, June 23.—Plasterers are
at work on Goldthorpe's new houses on
Cambria Road.
Jamieson Reid has started a In story
dwelling' for Mr. Straughan on Nelson
St.
The knitting factory is still full hand-
ed and working on orders.
The G.T.R. depot is receiving and
despatching a very large number of
loaded cars each day.
One -hundred and thirteen applica-
tions have been received by the author-
ities to write for teachers' certificates
in Goderich.
There will be a strawberry festival on
the grounds of John Andrews, Bay-
field Road, this to -morrow uuder
the auspic?es of the choir of Victoria
St. Methodist church. Busses will
leave the Square for grounds at Inter -
vale during the evening.
Perch were in the harbor a few days
last week and were freely caught.
The public school promotion exam-
inations commenced on Monday.
The town band played an excellent
programme on the Square on Thursday
evening.
Charley Blackstone would like to see
his Clinton friends un Dominion Day.
Charley dishes up excellent ice cream
and keeps the coolest of drinks.
The schooner Craftsman arrived in
port on Saturday from Toledo with
75 tons of coal for the Goderich Water-
works and Wm. Lee.
The harbor lumber mill is cutting up
their raft of loge at a pretty fast rate.
The schooner Corrisande with 70,000
feet of square timber for the. Elevator
Co. and 24,0C) of lumber for N. Dyment
arrived in port on Sunday.
At the last meeting of the town
council it was agreed that the next
meeting should he on July 8th, the
next the first Friday in August -and
the following one the first Friday in
September.
Quarter Master Beck left Mon-
dayfor London tothings 'n order
get i
for the 33rd Battalion.
No. 1 Company 33rd Battalion left
for London on Tuesday, Captain D.
Holmes in command. Lieut. Chisholm
was the next senior office.
The Lewis summer cottage e on Light-
house
i ht-
house street is now occupied by its
c• caner.
Several summer residents are now
located in the Circular Town.
R. Ransford, of Clinton, was in
Goderich the past Thursday.
Our parks look nice now -a -days and
are capable of seating 20,000 people on
Dominion Day. These seats are free.
r
About half the streets in Goderich
have been boulevarded and are a great
improvement.
Hardy Has Become Alarmed.
Toronto, June 14.—The Star (Grit)
this evening contains the following :—
The Ontario Government is in seri-
ous danger of loosing enough of its
supporters to wipe out its majority.
This unexpected turn of affairs is
brought about by the Conservative
contention that county constables em-
ployed at the polls on election day
are disfranchised, and as they almost
unanimously cast Liberal ballots, it
is said that the cancellation of their
votes will unseat sufficient Liberals to
deprive Mr. Hardy of a majority.
The Ontario -Government, or rather
the Lieutenant -Governor -in -Council,
has decided to ask the Court of Appeal
whether or not constables have a right
to vote at the Provincial elections.
Constables did vote at the last
Provincial elections. Mr. St. John
claims that 89 of them voted in West
York for Mr. Hill, and in the protest
which he filed, a scrutiny was also de-,
mended. In the particulars which Mr.
St. John recently filed he protested
against constables voting.
This brought the subject before the
attention
r
of the Provincial Govern-
ment. It was seen that the question
would come up before the trial judges,
and the Government preferred rather
s to go at once to the Court of Appeal to•
save delay, and that tribunal has
been asked to decide. The statute pro-
vides that, -
"Anyerson who has been em oyed
at the election, or in reference thereto
by a candidate or other person as
counsel, agent, solicitor, or clerk, or in
any other capacity, or who has receiv-
ed, or expects to receive, any sum of
money or fee shall not be entitled to
vote."
The Government asks if this refers
to men appointed by the Crown, and
not by the candidate, or appointed for
the protection of the public.
The question is a very important
one, and if it is decided that constables
cannot vote it will go hard with the
Govern ment.
Scrutinies are asked in all places of
protest. The numbered ballob will
permit the officers to find ballots cast
by constables. These, it is, of course,
supposed, were cast for Government
candidates, and as these ballots ate
thrown out in West York, West
Huron, South Perth, Ottawa, Nipie-
sing, and other places the outcome will
bo bad for the Government.
Premier Greeilvvvay Buys Stock.
Premier Thos. Greenway, of Mani-
toba, who has been in Ontario for the
pasE week or two, has been selecting
Stock for the herd of thoroughbred
Shorthorns which he proposes exhibit-
ing at the leading fairs thle fall, ineled-
ing that of Nebraska, to be held at
Omaha. Ile last week shipped to
Manitoba the thoroughbred cow Van-
ity, which .gyhe }purchased . trent Mr.
Charles $ttilth, Of Haji fol- $150,
ur summer resorts in Colborne
township are in receipt of a large num-
ber of applications for July and August
and visitors are already arriving.
Dominion Day iu Goderich for 1898
will be the record one for its pro-
gramme.
The Godfrey Band has been here and
gone but its melodies are with us yet.
Have you read the programme for
Dominion Day in the Circular Town?
If not do so at once, and then make up
your mind to see if these Goderich peo-
ple carry it out in its entirely. •
Advertisements are published calling
for tenders for the completion of the
Goderich breakwater.
Bowls is a favorable game just now,
and rinke inay be seen every fine after-
noon on the skating rink lawn.
Mrs. Shannon and daughter, of Ten-
nessee, are at the old home and will
remain in town for the summer.
Picnic parties are now all the rage.
The fountains on the Court House
Square have been filled with earth and
made into pretty flower beds.
Strawberries were sold at four boxes
for twenty-five cents on Saturday.
On Sunday morning the Sons of
England attended Divine Service in
St. George's church, about sixty mem-
bers being present. The brethren met
in their lodge room on Hamilton
St., and marched in procession
beaded by the old flag to'
that edifice. The service was fully
choral and the hymns, music and
sermon thorensghly iu line with the
tenets and priinciples of a society calnael
the Sons of- England: &'hf; choral'
of the service was exceeedingly we
rendered by a full choir and the or-
gan's tones were magnificient, Organist
Cuffs masterly playing being worthy
of the occasion.
The Rector Rev. Mark Turnbull
selected the words from St. John's gos-
pel, "And ye shall know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free," and
from them preached a most pa
sermon. The preacher during his dis-
course mentioned the position Britain
now held among nations, the vast Em-
pire over which Queen Victoria reign-
ed, and pointed out that its present
standing was the consequent to an
open Bible and civil and religious liber-
ity. He mentioned the act of the Bri-
tish Parliament in freeing the slaves
in the British possessions, the cutting of
the bond that held the dark race
across the line in slavery and
the war between the United States
and Spain, a war, said the preach-
er, that was justified as it meant
the priviledge of civil and religions
liberty to that partiof the world that
shall come under the flag of the United
States. The Rev. gentleman before
concluding mentioned some well-
known facts in connection with the
Society and pointed out that while the
Anglo Saxon race cherished the open
Bible and worked for the liberty of
every race, freedom must extend
until it prevailed the world over. The
concluding hymn was God Save The
Queen and at its close the brethren
marched back to the lodge room.
The crib for the elevator front is on
bottom, and several hundred cords of
stone have bean dumped into it. The
balance of the structure will he of pine.
As it will now be easier to work on ib,
it will be pushed to a finish.
Maitland Lodge No. 33, A.F. and A.
M. will celebrate the Festival of St.
John the Baptist, by attending St.
George's church next Sunday, June
the 26th, at 11 a.m.
At the regular meeting of Maitland
Lodge No. 33, A.F. and A.M., Immed-
iate Past Master Alex. Chrystal was
presented with a solid gold past mas-
ter's jewel. Tho presentation was
made in fitting terms by the junior P.
M. present, and the recipient made a
feeling reply, thanking hie brethern
for the handsome gift. The jewel is
beautifully engraved with the name of
the receiver and was presented to Bro.
Chrystal by the members who had
()Ai initiated by him and those who
had affiliated during his occupancy of
the Master's chair.
The town authorities luxe posted
notices forbidding bathinetvithin the
town limits unless bathers are clothed.
in proper bathiiig clothes.
Mrs. Jas. Vivian has moved into her
cottage on West street where she will
in future reside.
The old basins on the Square have
been tilled up and suitable flowers
planted therein.
•Two of the new elevator employees
fell into the harbor while working on
the crib ono day last week, but they
were soon hauled out and a day rarely
passes without one or more going
through the same performance. A lt';I,ke ilolrao ft>;111yc11 •
The Ladies' Aad Society of the Zion
Methodist church, Goderich township,
will hold -s, lawn social on the evening
of Tuesday, the 28th inst., on the
beautiful grounds at the residence of
Nixon Sturdy, 7th concession. Straw-
berries and other refreshments will be
served, and a good programme will be
rendered. All will be made welcome.
Over one -thousand persons listened
to the programme played by the Gode-
rich Marine Band on the Square Thurs-
day evening
The members of the Epworth League
of North street Methodist church gave
anat home to the members and friends
of the church Tuesday to flay goodbye The Brother or a Minister.
to Rev. Joseph Edge, who after four
The police all over Western Ontario
are looking for n; man who gives his
name as J. E. Wilson and pretends to
he buying horses. He gets his board
free, is shown every attention, borrows
small sums of money, and issues bogus
checks, on which be realizes all the
way from 50 cents to $7, The provin-
cial police sent out a circular describ-
ing him as a man of fifty-five or eix y
years of age, 5 feet 7 inches in height,d
weight 145 pounds, has mustache an
chat' whiskers, defect in right foot,
very neatly dressed and always talking
about the war.
ears in Goderich is about to remove
to London. The attendance was large,
the refreshments excellent and the
platform exercises first-class. The
chair was ably occupied during the
evening by Walter C. Pridha!n, presi-
dent of the local league, who also read
the following address to the pastor :
Rev. J. Edge, Goderich.
DEAR PASTOR AND BRO.,—On the
eve of your departure from us, and the
severance of the pastoral bond which
has bound us together for the last four
years, we as a League cannot permit
this opportunity to pass without testi-
fying to you that there is a bond ex-
isting between us which will not be
broken by your departure—the bond
of love, and that through our lives we
will remember you with gratitude, be-
cause of the lessons of trust and obedi-
ence which we have learned in listen-
ing to your word and watching your
example.
During your four years' pastorate
we have noted your willingness to do
anything in your power for our
League. your cheerful fulfilment of all
duties and your uncomplaining sacri-
fices for us, when we failed to carry
our own responsibilities. Your advice
has been readily given, when sought;
difficulties have vanished through
your counsel, and you have made an
upon � Le
impressour
which ill
� League will
g
not soon be effaced.
But, above all, we beg to place on
record our recognition of your Chris-
tian character; that while you have
expounded principles for Christian
guidance,
while you
have striven to
guide us to the feet of the Great
Teacher for instruction, you have not
neglected to kneel there ; you have
learnt and practised those principles
which you have so faithfully endeav-
ored to instil into our lives.
We take leave of you with confi-
dence that the same God who has
crowned your labors amongst us with
victory will still continue gloriously
to uee you. In your future success
we will rejoice ; in your trials we will
extend our sympathies, and in your
strivings for a more consecrated life,
we will all be suppliants at the same
Throne.
The prayer of the League is that the
God of Peace may continue to bless
and prosper you and yours, and when
life's busy day shall be spent, when
night shall proclaim our tasks finished,
when we shall awake from the sleep of
death, that we may greet one another
Good morning" iu that Everlasting
Home.
Signed on behalf of the League,
WALTER C. PRIDHAM,
Goderich, June 14th, 1808. President.
On Friday evening some six -hun-
dred friends of cycling were present at
the Agricultural Park to witness the
second bicycle contest between our
wheelmen. The town band was pre-
sent and added considerably to the
evening's amusement with their nice
program. The first race, a quarter
mile dash open, was a splendid race
the first two being almost nock and
neck all along the homestretch. Alex.
Mclvor was first and Charles Shannon
second. The next was a boy's race
half a mile and was exceedingly well
contested, Colin Campbell crossing
the line first in 1:24, J. Johnston being
a good second. Then followed the
mile open, Alex.. Mclvor barred, the
result heing an excellent race with
Chas. Shannon in first place and Ed.
Belcher second, time 2:27. The next
and last item was an easy win for Mc -
Ivor who started from scratch, the five
other starters were allowed handicaps
-inn leading owe tieing- 250 yards in ad-
vance, The distance was two miles
but the time made was not very
fast as the winner did not want to run
away too far from the rest. Ed. Bel-
cher won 2nd, Jno. Williams 3rd prize.
Bar lock.
Mr. A. W. Beacom spent Sunday
among his old haunts in Goderich
township.
Mr. Angus Reid bad a barn raising
last week. The building is 50x70 feet
and Wm. Rielly the contractor.
quite a number from here went to
Kinburn the other day to hear the
drain appeal case which had a hearing
before JudgepMasson. This was an
appeal fr•oin the township engineer's
decision. Judgment was reserved.
The school picnic held Friday last in
Mr. Henry Allen's grove was a decided
success and one of the heat yet. The
weather was fine, and the crowd, and
the programme left nothing to be desir-
ed. Mr. Allen was himself chairman
and performed the duties thereto in a
delightful manner. Among those who
contributed were Prof. Hawkins, the
Brussels funny man ; comic Matt.
Floody, of Blyth ; Mackenzie, of the
Kiowa Indian band. Miss Stalker
satig very exceptably while Mr. John
McGregor gave both a song and a
speech. Mr. Jas. Ross, the veteran
piper of Clinton, brought out his pipes
and enlivened the proceedings, beng
relieved at times by Mr. John Ding-
wall who is also an adept. The lacrosse
match, Morris vs. Harlock, resulted in
a tie. After the programme refresh-
ments were served when the picnickers
dispersed except those who remained
for the ball at Mr. Allen's. All in all
it was an enjoyable day.
The Black Session.
Three million seven hundred thou-
sand acres of gold land for a tram-
way.
Twelve millions more expenditure,
Seven millions more debt.
Two millions more taxes.
Higher duties on sugar.
Lower rates of interest on the sav-
ings of the thrifty.
Ton per cent. less wages in one de-
spised industry.
An act for the disfranchisement of
the people.
Contracts without tender.
Gold dredging leabes for the Mer-
ciers and Drolets.
Orders by wholesale for the Toronto
Globe.
A confession that the Drummond
purchase robbed us of half a million.
Dredgingobs without competition
to Ministerial relatives, Who draw the
profits, but do not orform the work.
An attempted rad upon the Mani-
toba educational en owtnent.
Millions for "the boys"; taxes for
the people.
But, withal a strop affection for
responalltle rule and a desire to get rid
of the 86na0 and the Auditor.general
betaue'e they obatruet robbbt'y,—hl`all
and Empire.
Nepotism is as unlovely in Liberals
as in Conservatives.
If it is not as objectionable in Lib-
erals in office as they painted it in Con-
servatives in power, it is because part-
izanship led them to overdraw the
picture.
Nepotism is objectionable in any
event, however, and the Government
cannot excuse its appointment of Sir
Louis Davis' brother to a position by
any sort of plea.
Tho high ideals of the Liberals in
Opposition are not apparent in their
practices in office.—Toronto Star (Grit.)
Liberty In The Church of England.
ITS USE AND ABUSE.
I think I am quite correct in stating
at the outset that nothing has so dis-
turbed the harmony of our beloved
church and so hindered her -progress,
as the differenoes of opinion which have
arisen, from time to time among her
members, as to the interpretation of
Rubriok and Canons and the order and
arrangement of services. More than
once, essentials of our faith have been
lost sight of, and 'congregations have
been rent asunder by a too rigid in-
sistence on some trivial point of Ritual
zealous priest, oran
by some over
m
by
equally strong objection on the part of
some headstrong and very often illiter-
ate laymen. Such shibboleths as high
and low, and broad, have come to de-
signate men within the ohurch with as
any distinctness as a y of the isms
which distinguish those numerous bod-
ies that are without. Where this will
end we oannot say, but suob a state of
affairs prompted me to offer.a few re-
flections on the peculiar liberty of the
Anglican ohurch, which we have inheri-
ted from our fathers and to suggest
what principle should guide and control
our use of these liberties in the future.
In the first place, 1 would start from
the very obvious point, which tells us
that the spirit, in which our rubrics and
ceremonies were drawn up, was em-
phatically a spirit of compromise,
There were two parties, indeed there
were several parties iu the Church of
England when the prayer book was
cast' and re -oast. These parties were
represented on the committees, and at
the conferences appointed for that pur-
pose, and every effort was made to in-
clude as many aerations, or schools of
opinion and thought as possible, conse-
quently we find in certain rubrics pro-
vision is made for one sohool of thought,
in another set of rubrics regard is bad
to another school but at the same time
nothing whatever of essential value in
the faith or teaching of the ohurch is
lost or impaired. The spirit of com-
promise largely confines itself to what
might be called the accidentals of re-
ligious life, the organization of the
ohurch and the ceremonies of public
worship, while the vital prinoiples
-which she has ever enforced were left
untouched. • Our English prayer -book
embodies in tangible form the chief
principles of the English Reformation.
It was no new book drawn up by the
religiousteachersof the 16th century, but
mainly a reformed publication of those
old services which had grown up through
nearly 1000 years of English Christiani-
ty, and which were themselves but des
velopments of the Liturgies and usage,
of an even remoter antiquity. The ma-
terials from which our present Liturgy is
compiled are many and various; it is
not necessary for me to enter upon
them here, as the history of our prayer
book is no doubt familiar to you all,
suffice it is to say theft the main princi-
ple which guided the compilers, as we
are told in the original preface, were
simpli6oation, purification, and publi-
cation.
The old servioe books bad gradually
become so long an intricate and so
elaborate in ritual directions, that even
the clergy themselves were unable to
understand many of them, hence it was
resolved to cut down this luxuriance, to
introduce more regularity and so bring
the new service book within reach of
the roses of the people, as a common
standard of' faith, and a common manual
of devotion. In doing so some things
were removed, tbat in themselves were
sound and Catholic, but which had be
oorne so inextricably interwoven with
falsehood and corruption, that it ap•
peered hopeless to try and disassociate
them from the minds of the people. As
we are told again in the preface,' It hath
ever been the wisdom of the Church of
England, sinoe the compiling of her
public Liturgy to keep the mean be-
tween the
two extremes of tw
o much
stiffness in refusing and too much easi-
ness in admitting any variation from
it." The Reformed Anglican church
began in tbis spirit of tolerance and
has continued in it more or less to this
present day. It is one grand obarao-
teristio of the English church that she
lays down no narrow way of ceremonial
observance that in the matter of rite
and ritual a wise discretion is permiss-
able. The rule of a physisal power may
be of the most 'stubborn rigidity, and
yet retain its vitality, but it is impossi-
ble when dealing with the sphere of
thought and belief to obtain a complete
identity and a precise similarity. It is
therefore, foolish to insist on them, for
suoh insistence is only the father of
hypocrisy and a begetter of apathy and
unbelief. Men never have agreed, and
never will agree to think on the un,
physical in precisely the same manner.
It is contrary apparently to the Com-
plex laws of mental energy.. We have
a remarkable instance of this In the
history of the church. From first to
last it has been a history of eonfliot be-
tween mental oonooptiona, a battle of
opinions and ideas, a pursuit from many
sides and in diverse directions of the
eternal and elusive best. It began in
the very oarlieet days of the Apostolio
ehurah; St. Paul had difference of
opinion with $t, Barnabus. The eon-
tention between them became so sharp
that they separated one front the other
and went different ways. Whioh of' the
two was right we cannot say, but it is
quite oleo that one was wrong, and if
one WAS wrong oh this occasion the
other may have been wring on another
os0 ibion. So early did human error
ereep into the churoh 1 but the point 1
Want to snake out of this is, that w nor.
taint 0om0dmibn me ideated, They
Y
agreed to differ, each still worked Or
the good of the ohurch, although we
oannot refrain from regretting that it
did not enable them to work together,
still we do not read of one trying to
pull down or even disparage the work
of the other. Then again St. Paul had.
a dif erenoe with St. Peter. "I with-
stced him to the fade, be says, because
he wait to be blamed," ander) on through
all the history of the church, people
bead their little differepoes of opinion,
about non -essentials, but they never left
the ohurch. Minister and people were
allowed a pertain liberty. The doc-
trines and Rituals of the oburgh even in
early days were broad enough, and
elastio enough, to contain all people
who loved the Lord Jesus Christ.
Surely it was a wise polioy then on the
part of the Anglican church when com-
piling her liturgy, to reoognize that
differences have always existed, and al-
ways will exist, and that the best way
of meeting them is by conciliatory
measures. Hence, we find that in the
framing of the rubric, a certain liberty
is given in the oarrying out of the ser-
vice, that different tastes may be suited.
For instance, it is provided that the
services may be choral, semi-ohoral, or
without music altogether. The several
pealms, chants, creeds, &c., may be
said or sung. The prayer book pro-
vides a service for every day, for the
administration of the Holy Communion
on every Sunday, and holy day through-
out the year. Still there is liberty; such
services are not insisted on, but are left
to the discretion of the ordinary, but
the prayer book does insist that no
celebration of the Holy communion
shall take plane unless there be com-
municants. It also provides for an ad-
ministration of the sacrament at a pri-
vate house in case of sickness, if there
be three neighbors to communicate with
him, and even with the sick man alone
under certain conditions, but it ex-
pressly forbids the reservation of the
elemen.i
howeverconvenient such
element",
c nn may be. The same libertf•
is allowed in the other sacrament—the
sacrament of Baptism. The church is
clearly the proper plane, still private
baptism is allowable and a form for
such is provided. The same is also
noticeable with the vestments, while a
minister must wear at least a plain sur-
plice and stole, still he may wear the
vestments in use in the 2nd year of rd
6 vi, Cassock, chasbuble, maniple, stole.
Thus you see, while we are permitted a
variety of uses in some directions, we
are enjoined to follow a certain uniform
practice in others. In Rome respects
the desire of the congregation, the
exigencies of the season, the climate,
the country, eto., may justify certain
differences of Ritual and custom, but
in other respecte nothing should alter
our uniformity.
Ott certain points we may differ from
ope another and remain equally loyal
to the church ; on certain other points
we cannot differ from one another with-
out being disloyal to the church. It is
therefore the duty of every clergyman
who has the ruling and directing of the
services to insist on loyalty and obedi,
once to the ohurch in matters essen-
tial, or where would we drift. Although
the keeping or omitting of a ceremony
in itself is considered a Rmall thing, yet
the wilful and contemptuous trangres-
sion, and breaking of common orders of
discipline is to small offence before
God. "Let all things be done decently
and in order," says St. Paul, and the
appointment of what is in order per-
taineth not to private men. Therefore
no man ought to take in hand or pre.
sume to alter any public or common
order in Christ's church except he be
lawfully oalled and authorized thereun-
to. We cannot be united, we cannot
bea church, h rch, unlesewe have definite
boundaries to enclose what we agree to
accept or defend. Sooner or later we
must stand united under our own churoh
banner and the legend on the banner
must:be either, "Go as you please, or
decently and in order." If a clergyman
in his enthusiasm laoks discretion, wil-
fully breaks his ordination vows, cares
nothing for authority, and in the con-
duct of his services commits merely Ws
own preferences how apt is he to break
altogether with the past, to sacrifice es-
sentials of Christian doctrine and devo-
tion to satisfy the itching ears and the
restless, oreedlees spirit of modern
society. And I would say to any such
do not be too hasty in judging those
who love the church for Christ's sake,
who see in every part of her Ritual a
blessing that is not to be despised, and
if we, who at best, aro only the un-
worthy sons of a Holy Mother, 801330htimes appear to be bigoted or uncharit-
able, when we defend our mother's
honor, remember we do not feel so, it is
not for ourselves we contend, but for
her. A true churchman's love for the
ohurch is an enthusiam, a celestial pas-
sion such as no one has ever felt or can
feel for a human organization. In that
excellent chapter treating "of ceremon•
ies," why some be abolished and some
retained, which is placed at the begin-
ning of the prayer book, it is distinctly
stated that the minds of men are so di-
verse that some think it a matter of
oonscienoe to depart from a piece of the
least of these ceremonies that they
have become addicted to from
c
ustom'.
The spirit of catholicity and charity is
transparent throughout the whole
chapter, and I believe clergymen would
do wisely in times of disturbance over
ritual matters to read the whole chap-
ter during divine service dwelling on
the spirit of toleration which should al -
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ways obtain in such externals to spirits
ual worship. Believe me it is a very
ill advised thing for any man to with-
draw from the ministrations of the
church and to refuse assistance and sup-
port in the parrying on of her work be-
cause everything does not conform to
his individual opinion and preference.
The church as I have tried to show you,
rightly allows a large margin for differ-
ences in' both matters a eas of
opinion on and
practice. But it is the
very spirit of
schism to make these differences an ex-
cuse for not giving, not working, and
not upbuilding the church in that state
of lite in which it has pleased God to
call flu.
Every Christian touches the
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to that particular parish of which he is
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will be unfaithful everywhere. If un--
faithful
n.faithful in that which is least be will be
unfaithful in that which is much. Yet,
how many professing church people,
aye how many who call themselves
Christians aro trying to justify their un-
faithfulness to the church of God on the
grounds that things were not just to
their minds in some particular parish
of which they are for the time being a
member. They do not believe in this
or that, which their Rector, it may be
practises, or perhaps only ,countenan-
ces, and this is made an excuse for with-
holding from God's work, and often•,
times for openly opposing it. In the
great day of Judgment, do you think
it will be sufficient excuse for- work left
undone, to say, well things in the parish
where I lived were not to my way of
thinking. The minister wore a pas,
sock or perhaps would not wear one.
Theyhad a cross behind the Lord's
table, or they would not have one, &c.
and because of these monstrous ano-
vationa (to my mind) I left the church
altogether. I tried to hinder the work
of God all that I possibly could because
the minister and congregation would
not come to my way of thinking. Has
God made you a judge of how every-
thing ought to be;a Are things what
they ought to be in the town or oom-
munity iu which you lived? Do they
always elect the man for councillor or
M. P. whom you think should be eleot-
ed ? Do they levy taxes and assess-
ment on your property, that are not ao-
cording to your choice? And do you
ever think of moving out of town or re,
fusing to pay the collector when he
comes round because of this? Why nol
The idea would be considered too fool.
ish to be even hinted at. And it should
be the same in .spiritual and temporal
things alike. The very spirit of schism
is self-will. It is the very opposite of
the spirit of catholicity. The christian
spirit is, "Look not every man upon
the things of others." The hateful
spirit of the world, is think of self first,
your own opinions, your own preferen-
ces, your own desires. The christian
spirit is think of others. They also
have opinions, preferences and desires.
Even Christ pleased not himself. "Let
this mind be in you which was also in
Christ Jesus." To have that mind is
to haus t'o. n;nrl of Christ, it is to put
on Christ, nut in word only, but in deed
and in truth. The great need of the
church to -day is that her every individ-
ual member should know that he is a
member of a living working body we are
to grow up unto him in all things which
is the head, even Christ, from whom
the whole body fitly joined together,
and compacted by that which every
joint supplieth according to the effect-
ual working of the measure of every
part rnaketh increase of the body unto
the edifying of itself in love.
(The above was read by Rev. Rural
Dean iIodgins, of Seaforth, itt the Sun-
day school convention heldWing-
ham on Tuesday and Wednesday, May
10th and 11th, IS93.)
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