The Brussels Post, 1897-10-22, Page 1Vol. 25. No. 15.
Sabbath Sohoot and Epworth
Loaguo Convention.
I'TUS'r DAY—SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The Conventions of the Sunday Schools
and Epworth League in the Wingltam
District, of the Methodist oburoh, were
hold on Wednesday and Thursday,
October 19th and 14th, when upwards of
seventy delegates Werepreeout. The first
day of the Convention was devoted to
Sunday School work. Tho firer session
was ownmoticed at 2 p. in., by conducting
devotional exorcises. The ohairman of
the district, ltev. Dr. Pascoe, 0001.1pied
tate chair, mud gave an earnest and vigor.
ous address.
Tho first topic, "Tho Teacher in Pre.
paration and Before Hie Olass,” was in-
troduce:I by a very suggestive paper from
the pen of Rev. D. Rogers, of Bluevale,
who was unable to bo present. 1—Li re-
gard to the method of preparation, he
considered it a good thing to pursue a
coarse similar to that peaotiserl by many
ministers in the preparation of their ser-
mons, viz : Begin with the study of tho
lesson early in the week ; read it over ;
study the context. The Banner seas ro•
commended as an efficient help in pro-
paratiun. Prayer must not be Iurgutten,
ne Platter how full and complete his
mental preparation. If he negleots medi-
tation and prayer, he will be surpassed by
that other teacher the air of whose closet
is fragrant with prayer. 2—When before
his class the toucher should know and re.
cognize the members of his plass. En-
courage the children to memorize the
title and golden text. He discouraged
the use of lesson helps either by teacher
or scholar in the close. The beadier
should be bright and oheerfnl, Ho should
not miss the opportunity of presenting
Jesus as their Saviour.
A short discussion took plane after this
Paper was read, when a hymn was snug.
The nest topic, "The Difficulties of
Sunday Schools and their Remedies,"
was introduced, upon which a very inter.
eating and profitable discussion book
place. Ditlionities were recognized, which
will no doubt disappear when grappled
with vigorously.
Then followed a season of singing and
earnest prayer.
Rev. W. M. Pomeroy, of Bethel, intro-
duced the topic, "The importance of at-
tendancle of Sunday School Scholars at
the regular services of the Churoh."
Children are always expected to be par-
takers of God's services in the Bible.
Until ave have measured the frill capacity
of the rhitd, we cannot mouse him from
the public service. They have deeper
thoughts than you give them erodit for.
Children like to go to church. They
should not be stunted. They have an
interest in the churoh. Lt every service
we should pray for the children. A por-
tion of the sermon should be for them.
We ought to hold a children's service once
a quarter. This should be our motto :
"All the Chinch in Sunday School, all
the Sunday School in the Church."
Discussion — Bring the children to
churoh that they may bo prepared to at.
tend Sunday school. A great majority
of ohildran aro trained to stay at home.
The next topio, "Tho Teacher's relation
to the Scholar outside of the School oc iu
every day life," was introduced by Mrs.
Cuyler, of Whibechureh. We are before
our scholars living epistles, responsible
for attendance ab Sunday sohool. Many
do not feel this responsibility. The
teacher is responsible for right prepar-
ation. The teacher must got in touoh
with the scholar. The teacher is respon-
sible for his every day life—force of ex-
ample, habits, attitude to the various ser
vines and organizations of the churoh.
Whatever is of doubtful ohmmeter should
bo avoided. The relation between teaoher
and scholar should be one of kindly in-
terest. Tho lessons taught should be
carried out in every day life. The re.
lotion between teacher and scholar is
eternal iu duration, and should be one of
prayer.
A short discussioh followed, and e
hymn was sung. Verbal reports on Sun-
day school work iu the district, and a
conversation on the question, "Are there
places where Mission Sunday Schools can
be established, where no Church or
School at present exists," was then taken
up.
The afternoon session was then closed
by singing of a hymn and the pronounc-
ing of the benediction.
Tho evening session was very largely
xeraisss were
attended. The opening Ltlg 0
n
u• eh
conducted by Rev. N. S. B l.wa , of
Salem.
The first subject, "The Parents' Pro-
vidential and Moral Responsibility in the
Training of the Young," was introduced
by J. H. Mollardy, of Teeswat°r. He
emphasized the honor and dignity of
parentage, Children aro the heritage of
God. Judgment, conscience and free will
are gifts for which we are responsible to
God. Providential responsibility is the
flnanaial•providing food, clothing, &o.
The moral responsibility is the prinoipal
paint—ohildeen are born good ; the in.
flttenee of home cannot be over estimated,
espoaially a mother's heart, love and in-
fluence.
Discussion—There is a vast difference
between teaching sad training.
,After the singing of a hymn, the sub-
ject, "How can we increase the Spiritu-
ality and Religions Efficiency of onr
Schools," was introduced by Rev, A.
Cunningham, of Kincardine. If we aro:
to ihorenee the spirituality and efficiency
of our Sweeny schools we muse have
something that we have not gob. Teaoh-
ors mush have three requisites to be effi•
ciont : 1—Persona1 piety ; 2 —Bible
knowledge ; 3—A titudeto teeth. Per-
sonal piety—New-life in bbe soul ; there
is a lack of this abundant life. The in-
dwelling of the holy Ghost gives personal
power. If you were to take a lump of ice
six feet high and two feet broad and set it
down in the front of the room, how long
would it take to change the atmosphere of
this room ? The teacher who mice the
Uaptiem of the Holy Ghost may expect
great results. They should seek to win
gouts. Illustration—Tlie cripple at the
pool. The teacher to put the children int
BRUSSELS, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1897
The child lute a wonderful longing for
Christ, Flowers blvotlt every mouth of
the year, There °nines s tuna When
children come couseiouely into the love of
Christ.
A short dfeeussiou followed, and a
hymn was sung.
W. II. Kerr, of Brunets, introduced
the subject, "Tile Church's olaun ripon
the Senility school, mud its obligatioue to
1t." 1.—The Church should regard the
Sunday wheel as a recruiting grouud,
2-0laim of its youthful enthusiasm.
Boys and girls cnuvortee to God take a
deep interest in olulroh services. If the
church people bad this enthusiasm we
would have butter prayer meotinge, 8—
Claim of the consecrated activity of the
young people. The obligations of the
churoh to the Sunday school. 1—That
of piloting the school. 2—The Church
should mother the school.
After a short discussion and the closing
exercises, the convention adjourned until
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
SECOND n.bO—EIWO10TII LEAGUES.
The first session of the Epworth
League Convention was opened at 10
o'clock a. In. by devotional exercises.
The Rev, Dr. Pascoe, chairman of the
district, occupied the chair. The Con-
vection entemd upon the first item of
the program, that of organization and
election of officers, which resulted as
follows : President, Rev. A. W. Dover,
Bowie ; lsb Vice -President, D. C. Taylor,
Luckuow ; 2nd Vico, Mrs. Cuyler,
Whiboohurolt ;• 3rd Vico, Mrs. E. P.
Paulin, 1Vingl sen ; 4th Vico, Miss Sel.
tory, Kincardine ; Secretary -Treasurer,
Dr. Gillies, jr., Teeswater ; Delegate to
Conforence, Rev. I. B. Waliwin, Luok-
now.
Ou 110110u, it was resolved that this
Convention request the general Epworth
Leagne Board to arrange the plan for the
election of officers, which will expedite
the work.
Ou motion, it was decided to hold the
next meeting in Kincardine, the date of
which to bo fixed by tho Executive Com-
mittee. After singing and prayer, the
meeting adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m.
The afternoon session opened with
singing, and devotional exercises led by
the Rev. W. M. Pomeroy, of Bethel.
The President, Rev. A. W. Dever, of
Bervie, followed with au enthusiasm that
bespeaks a successful year's work in look-
ing up and lifting up for Christ and the
Church. He dealt largely upon the ne-
cessity of personal purity. Each mem-
ber doing their duty, even though they
may not see any success yet. For the
Master's sake, for the Church's sake, they
must persevere, and in this way present
the Spirit, not only in the Subordinate
Leagues, but also throughout the Wing -
ham district. The address wits to the
point, and was well received.
Tho first subject, "T110 League 00 an
Educator," was introduced by the Rev. I.
B. Waliwin, 13, A., of Lucknow. He
dwelt upon the need of the .Leaguers talc-
iug up healthful reading, that they may
be well grounded in the truth, and in this
way avoid the danger that surrounds the
young, who aro unable to defend their
Epossession with rho Eternal Word. The
pworth League has a great mission bo
teach in the definite work of saving souls.
This cannot bs done without the thorough
knowledge of rho Bible. The Reading
Cirolo was very well subdued and all the
Leaguers were urged to take ib up.
Discussion followep with many points
of interest and profit.
The subject, "Outside work of the
League," by D. 0. Taylor, of Luaknow,
set forth a plan of systematic canvass of
eaab Society, which could be wrought by
every Society with good results, A. cycle
of prayer and reading, the outline of daily
reading in conneebion with the Sabbath
sobool, was recommended as very appro-
priate, The need of entertainment of a
Christian character should be empldyed
in connection with all meetings and social
gatherings.
The discussion brought out, many'
points of groat interest.
Rev. A. 0, Crews, General Seoretary of
the Epworth League of the Methodist
ebureh, gave an excellent address ou the
different phases of the Christian work of
rho young people. Ile dealt with the
need of the student's forward missionary
movements, and reoommended very
highly the supporting and contributing.to
the general plan of missionary work, in-
stead of taking side interests into un -
sideration, when presenting their offering
to that work. 115 emphasized the wis.
doe of entering heartily into the mission.
ary work.
The Convention then adjourned until
8 o'clockn . m.
The evening session was began by
singing a number of hymns, after wbioh
the Rev. A. Cunningham, of Kincardine,
took charge of the devotional exercises.
Rev. T. W. Gums, of leordwich, then
spoke on "The Spiritual Work of the
League." The importance of the work
Wag pointed oat. The design of the
League was then touched upon. The
kind of Christians we want aro those who
pay as well as pray. The Christian who
will go out iu the world and stand
against all that is nob in harmony With
what is in accordance with God's Word.
The temperance cause was then touched
upon, and the neoeseity of our standing
true to it was pointed out. The necessity
of all taking part in the development and
np-building of the Christian work of the
League. The necessity of beim Bible
students, For Pentecostal services we
mush havePenteoosbal power. We want
enthusiasm in our work ; ft stirs us np,
and we are not So apt to bo affected by
what people say to us. 'We should be
enthusiastic in this work because it is for
eternity.
Rev. A. 0. Chews then gave en address
on the elements of success in the League
work. The following wore the points
dwelt upon : Success was defined; objects
of the League : 1—To save some ; 2—
To build up Christian ohmmeter ; 8 -To
train for work. Industry and activity
are necessary for success, There is need
Of now and improved methods in our
work. The yahoo of variety was well
brought out.
A resolution was passed tendering a
hearty vote of thanks to the people of the
Wingbam Methodist °laurel', and especi•
ally to the Bilk:tin,r and Iteception Com-
mittees, who so sntisfaotorily sonduoted
the work.
A resolution was unanimously passed,
tendering a hearty vote of thanks to the
Rev, A, C. Crowe, General Soeretarty, for
his services, and inviting him to meet
them in convention again next year.
The Consecration service was then
entered into, the Rev. Jolt H. fisher, of
Gorrie, taking allergia. After the closing
exercises a most enecessflil Convention
was brought to a close.
0,1101t011 ua1111 ClI13113i.
t
Mrs. Dr, Youmans has deoided to
stump the province in the interests of
temperabae.
The new Book of Praise will be intro-
doeed into Melville church next Sabbath
morning.
An extended report of the recent Inc.
vinofal 0. E. Convention may be read on
the inside pages of this week's issue of
Tus POST.
Reports of the ninth nnnual convention
of the Ontario Christian Endeavor
Union ab St. Thomas, show the mem•
bership fo be 102,452.
G. M. Kilts., who has taught school at
Surnmerbill for a number of years, has
resigned and will move to London, where
he will study for the ministry.
At Tuesday's session of the Methodist
Episcopal Conference in Buffalo, last
week it was decided not to admit to the
ministry, Bev. T. R. Orme, on the ground
that ho was a Canadian.
Next Wednesday the 32nd annual Pro.
vinaial Sabbath School Convention will
open in the Centenary Methodist church,
Hamilton. Thursday morning W. H.
Kerr introduces the topic, "Why are
three-fourths of our townships unorganiz-
ed ?" Prof. Hamill ; Miss Mary l'.
Huber, of Kentaoky ; and other celeb.
rities are to be there. Prof. Excell, of
Chicago, will direst the singing.
Rev. Robb. M. Craig, a former pastor
of Melville Presbyterian ohuroll, Fergus,
bas been elected to the office of Superin-
tendent of Missions for the Territories of
New Mexico and Arizona. This is one of
the highest offices in the gift of the Pres-
byterian churoh of the United States,
and it was offered to Mr. Graig by the
unanimous and hearty vote of his broth..
ren in the Synod.
Rev. Dr. Dewed, of Toronto, was
present at the Genesee Oonferenos of the
Methodist Episcopal ohnreh at Buffalo
last week. During the course of an ad-
dress to the delegates Dr. Dewart said
that aoaordine to the latest Canadian
statistics one-third of the population of
the Province of Ontario were members
of the Methodist church. Every third
person you meet in Canada is a Methodist.
General Booth, of the Salvation Army,
has gone to Germany. IIB opened a big
campaign in Berlin on Monday, the sec-
ond within a year. He says the harvest
of soots is already enormous, and 0 things
go on as they lately have done he will
soon have as big a German army as
Emperor William himself. General
Boolh believes that the Emperor is favor-
ably disposed toward the Salvation Army.
Its military methods and strict discipline
appeal to hie Majesty's soldierly in -
admits, and the zeal and devotion of the
rank and file please him greatly.
At the annnal meeting of the W. 0. T.
U. held at Brantford last week, the
Seoretary, Mrs. Mary Wiley, of Rich-
mond Hill, presented the annual report
wbioh showed progress in every line of
work reported upon, there being in local
unions reported, 220 ; motive members,
5,124 ; honorary, 633 ; union meetings,
2,025 ; public meetings, 751 ; Bands of
Hope, 95, number of children enrolled,
6,285 ; amount of money received, $13„
085 ; oopies of annual report taken, 791 ;
and pages of literature distributed, 264,-
618. This was an increase in unions re-
ported, 15 ; active members, 539 ; honor-
ary ary members, 142 ; unmeetings, 206 ;
public meetings, 266 ; Bands of Hope,
11 ; ohitdren enrolled, 280 ; money re-
ceived, $310.71; annual reports taken,
170 ; and pages of litexature dis-
tributed, 81,406.
The Huron Anglican Lay Workers and
Sunday School Teachers will this year
hold their seventh annual conference on
Oot. 27, 28 and 29 at Bishop Oronyn
Hall, London. It is also the 40th year of
the separate existence of the diooese.
These events combined seem to make it
particularly fitting that the forthcoming
meeting should be marked in such a way
as to give ib more than ordinary interest
and importance, The program oanbains
several interesting features.
Among
these are the following subj
eots :—Wed-
needay—Paper by Provost Watkins,
Western University, an "Motives and
methods of lay work," discussion to be
opened by Judge MoDonald, of Brook-
ville. Sermon by Right Rev. Bishop
Sullivan, of St, James' Cathedral, Toron-
to. Psalms and lessons will be read by
laymen. Thursday—On Thursday morn-
ing Mies Jennett Osler will address a
meeting of ladies in Memorial oburoh
school house on "The usefulness of a
good church woman at home." In the
afternoon m paper on "'Phe laity in ohureh
extension," by Gen. Trowbridge, of
Detroit. Discussion opened by Charles
Jenkins. "Sunday sohools, their short-
mornings and great opportunities," Jae.
Morgan, M. A.., Barrie. Full discussion
opened by Rev. Canon Richardson, M.
A. In the evening addresses will be de-
livered on . "The pall to service," by
Judge McDonald, of Brookville, and "The
Bible and the Bible elan," by Hon. S.
H. Blake, Q. 0. Friday—"Deaconess'
Work—Mise Grose, bead deaconess,
Doaooncom Blouse, Toronto. Disoussiou
opened by Rev. Gustave Kuhring, "Neese.
city of spiritual teaching in Sunday
sohools," Mrs. Grano E. Denison, Toren.
to. Afternoon session—"Parish Work,"
Rev. A. H. Baldwin, M. A., All Saints',
Toronto. "Diocesan (parochial) Mie.
done," Rae. H, 0. Dixon, Toronto.
Evening session—"The young ehitroh.
man of to.dayi" as seen at the Buffalo
oonveution, Rev. Rural Dean Mackenzie,
Brantford. "Missionary work in the
Canadian churoh," N. W. Lthylee, Q. 0.,
Osgeode hail.
D. Tt, Moody, the rsuowned evangelist,
tae "xpreosed hie willineeemm to conte to
Stratford on Oot. 25th and 2iltie
Reeds. Messrs. Orosslay & hunter, the
well known evangelists, will probably
open a series of revival meetings in Galt.
The chancel window in St. John's
(Episcopalian) oburoh, Afoorofleld, has
been broken, ltpparoutly from a rifle ball,
The window out nearly $200 and was
valued highly.
Last Sabbath morning Rev. S. if. Min
prsnohed from the teat, "Lord, to whom
shall wo go 8" St. John 0, 68, The fol-
lowing were reasons that should make
men unwilling, as Peter was, to forsake
Christ :--(1) Mltu. must aling to someone,
or something ; (2) The world provides
nothing better ; (3) There is much to
lose in forsaking Christ ; (4) The need of
a personal Saviour, es Christ was ; (5)
Christ dues not forsake His people. The
evening topic was "Four Questions,' (1)
Satan's question, Gen, 3.1 ; (2) The
Lord's question, Gen. 3 0 ; (3) The
Angel's question, Gen. 18.14 ; (4) Man's
question, Gen. 18 23. -
METnonisT BOAan or MISSIONS.—The
general board of missions of the Matto.
dist church in Canada held its annual
meeting in Halifax. The financial re.
port of the Missionary Society for the
pact year, (1896 97,) shows that the in-
come from subscriptions and collections,
juvenile oollectors, Sunday Schools and
Epworth Leagues amounts to the sum of
$185,486.58, which, it is very gratifying
to state, is $9,006 in advance of the re-
ceipts from the same sources a year ago.
01 this the amount raised by Conferences
is as follows :—
Toronto Conference, —.634,829 in. $453
Hamilton Conference .. 30,227 de. 488
London Conference .... 25,441 in, 817
Bay of Quints Conference 21,072 in. 873
Montreal Conference.... 92,211 de. 686
Nova Seobis Conference 11,499 cle. 186
Now Brunswick Con... 7,052 de. 9
Newfoundland Confereooe 7,578 in. 671
Manitoba Conference.... 11,993 in. 709
British Columbia Coo, .. 3,370 in, 852
Turning to the expenditure„ domestic
missions received $81,494 ; Indian mis-
sions, $71,131 ; French missions in Que-
bec, $7,190 ; Obinese missions in British
Columbia, $3,917 ; Japan mission in
British Columbia, $690 ; our mission in
Japan, $25,287; our mission in West
China, $7,152 ; $10,243 have been ex-
pended in purchase, erection, and repair
of misson property and interest on same;
$859 to meet needy eases of affliction and
supply ; $3,456 have been given to the
superannuation and supernumerary
funds, for the assistance of missionaries
who having retired from active duties of
the pastorate, are claimants on these
funds. Chairman's expenses, printing,
travelling expenses, salaries, office ex-
penses, rent, &o., bring up the total ex-
penditure to $288,824.27. This exceeds
the expenditure of 1895.6 by $8,883, It
is also in excess of the income for the
year 1896-97 by $8,841.
The anneal meeting of bbe W. le. M. S.
Hamilton Oonferenoe Methodist church,
was held last week at Guelph. The
President, in reviewing the work of the
Woman's Missionary Society of the
Methodist churoh nearly 16 years in
existence, stated that there were now 663
auxiliaries and 286 mission bands, 21,000
members and $38,747 inoome last year.
They maintained 34 missionaries, 16 in
Japan, 8 in the Indian work, 3 in French
work and 4 in China. In Japan they had
three boarding schools, two orphanages,
with industrial classes and Bible women.
In British Oolambih they bad training
sohools for Indian children and homes for
Indian and Chinese girls. There were
cheering reports from China in educes
tiotai, evangelistic and medical work,
though one of the workers, Miss Ford,
had passed on. In Montreal were two
day schools while $500 were given to an
orphanage in St. Johns, Nfld. The
Easter thank -offering lash year for China
brought $3,748, while the supply Com•
mince had distributed $4,000 of clothing,
etc., and from room 20, Wesley Building,
Toronto, had flowed a stream of mission.
ary literature. Mrs. Jaokson closed with
a recital of the reasons compelling mis-
sionary work, a plea for entire Donee•
oration, and a review of the progress
made in woman's missionary work dur-
ing the Jubilee year, there being now
over 100 woman's missionary :moieties in
existence. It was a good address and
well delivered. The election of officers
resulted as follows :—President, Mrs. T.
W. Jackson, Fergus ; lst vice -pros„ Mrs.
Phelps, Mt. Pleasant; 2nd vice -pros„
Mrs. Mitchell, Georgetown ; 3rd vice.
pres. Mrs.
S
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Brantfordord
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oor-sea
.MreHardy, Hamilton L aeco, Mre
Gayfear, Hamtlbon ,Trees Mrs. Miller
Brantford Mission Band Corresponding
MoGeary, Brantford.
Tun McTuonxsT BALLY.—The St. Thom-
as Daily Times, of Oot. 7th, gives the
following report of the Methodist Rally
held in mennection with the recent Pro.
vinoial Christian Endeavor Convention
there :—The Methodist rally was held in
the First Methodist oburoh, which was
nearly filled with delegates and local En-
deavorers. Rev. G. F, Salton concluded
the devotional exercises, after which he
introduced W. H. Kerr, of Brussels, to
preside over the meeting who, the speak.
sr said, "was a good man though he was
MD editor," Mr. Kerr proved to be a
chairman of the liveliest and raciest
order. In his remarks he said he ap-
preciated the reception given him by the
"white caps" on his arrival, He enjoyed
the rapid ride on the sleotbfo trolley, and
had been served with a dinner that would
do even an editor good. He was alefetlto.
dist, having been born in n Methodist
parsonage, but was glad to experience the
broadening influences of inter-dsnomin•
aticnal fellowship found in such eon-
ventions as these, 111e. Reid sang a solo
entitled "Jerusalem!' Rev. W. L. Rut.
ledge, B. A., of Hamilton, was then call-
ed upon to address the meeting on "flow
young people may best serve the obaroh,"
Ha kept the andieses interested with his
pointed illostretions and practical treat-
ment of the subject. Moodywas once
asked i3 he was an o and o Christine ? 0
and o_meaab "out and out" We must
be otft and out foe Christ, but ave mast
also be out ani out for aur ebureh. Some
people were so broad ae to have no
eh,reh. It wee like a man refnring to
belong to a family because he was a
member of the human race. We ought
to know the rules of our church and keep
thein for oonseienee sake. As themnelenb
Roams kept busts of their beat men be-
fore the people, so we ought to know
the history of our ohureh and the Lives of
the men who had made her great. We
have a dietinat mission to tate world and
we ought to discharge it by sustaining
the institution% of the church and obey-
ing our leudere. The choir sang an
anthem entitled "Ilomelighb," very
effectively. Rev. G. 11. Cobblediok, M.
A., B. D., of Glencoe, who had been the
first President of the Provincial Con-
vention, was then called upon. IIs chose
as his subject "Our Relation to the Work
of Missions." A veteran of HerMajesty's
service was asked how soon a message
from the Queen could be borne to all the
world. After due consideration he re-
plied, "About eighteen months." Yet
the church has not reached more than
ons•third of the one and one-half billions
of the human family with the gospel
message. We have, as a church, only
eighty-eight missionaries in foreign
work. We have men ready for this work,
but not salfioient means to send them.
Weekly offerings for missions were eug-
gestelt, and an outline of the Students'
Forward Movement was given, after
which the speaker closed with au earnest
appeal for this enterprise. Mrs. Jolliffe
sang a solo, after which Mr. Moss, of
Dundee, was °leafed chairman, and Mr.
Biotite, of Toronto, secretary of the
Methodist rally. The male quartette
from Kingston was humorously introduc-
ed by the chairman, and sang, "Oh to be
over yonder" to a hushed audienoe. Then
the meeting was dismissed by the Bene-
diction.
People We Know.
Miss Sarah Code Suudayed at Trow.
bridge.
Miss Cunningham is bank from a visit
to Streetsville.
1\Irs. R. Leatberdale spent laet Friday
in Seaforth.
Postmaster and Mrs. Farrow Sunday.
ed in Wingbam.
Harry Beavens, of Hespeler, was visit•
iug at Geo. Ilewe's.
Rev. S. J. Alibi and Cleve. whetted to
London on Tuesday.
Loftus Stark, of Seaforth, was visiting
in town last Sunday.
H. W. Farrow spent a day in town last
week. He is a hard worker.
W. IL Willis, wife and son, of Sea -
forth, Sundsyed at B. Gerry's.
Miss Annie Slemmou is visiting with
friende near Shakespeare, Perth Co.
Mrs, E. B. Creighton and Mies Nellie
are visiting at Guelph and Hamilton.
Miss Breuning and Miss Boehmer, of
Berlin, were visiting at "Fairmount."
Samuel Carter and wife have returned
from Goderioh, where they spent the
Summer.
Miss Maud Paul, of Morrie, wee visit-
ing at Victoria Cottage, Princess street,
last week.
Mrs. Peters, of Obioag°, formerly of
Brassels, is renewing old aoquaintanoes
in town.
Ohrie. Grimoldby wheeled over to Owen
Sound last week for a holiday visit with
relatives.
Jas. Beattie, of Hensall, and Robb.
Beattie, of Wingham, were visiting here
during the past week.._
Eph. end Miss Lizzie Downing, who
have been sojourning in Lindsay, arrived
'home on Wednesday night.
Will. and Miss Amanda Mc0raoken
were visiting at Hat'riston and nothings
Mills during the past week.
Mrs. Jno. Hayorof1, Queen street, ar•
rived home this week from at holiday
visit to her daughter at Detroit.
Jas. G. Mullen, of the Bank of Com.
memo, Seaforth, was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Donaldson last Sunday.
Mrs. (Rev.) Attie was in Loudon for 3
or 4 days at the bedside of her mother,
Mrs. Darob, who is dangerously ill.
Miss Annie Mattiae, who has been via.
icing Miss Clara Crawford, left for her
home in Port Huron on Thursday of this
week.
On the 14th of October R. H. Blount
and Miss Maggie, daughter of Jas. Buy-
ers, formerly of Brussels, were united in
matrimony in Detroit.
Beatrice, third daughter of Wm. Blade -
ill, bas been quite seriously ill during the
past week, but is somewhat improved
now. Her lungs have been affected.
Last Monday's Hamilton Times sayss :
Mrs. Mo•
u
ie Toronto and 14
Mrs. 3. Leak
Ewan, of Winnipeg, are visiting Mrs. G.
F. Fisher, No. 183 Emerald street South.
Jim. Pugh has been laid up this week
from injuries to his back, occasioned by
a fall into the cellar way at Mr. Smith's
residsnee, near Moulden, where Mr.
Pugh was working. .
Rev. and Mrs. Rielly, of Chatsworth.,
are visiting in Brussels this week, while
en route to Loudon. The reverend gent-,
lemon wsa the incumbent in Sb. John's
oburcb in this place a fete years ago.
Ira Gerry was home for Saturday and
Sunday from Seaforth Collegiate. At
the games reoently held in connection
with that sohool be maintained the
supreunaay of Brussels by capturing four
prizes.
F. 0. Rogers has been seriously ill this
week so much so as to cause considerable
alarm to his relatives and friends. Dr.
Partibt and his father, of London, Dame
en Wednesday to Bee Mr. Rogers. We
hope he will soon take a turn for the bet-
ter.
Dr. Odeon bas received a letter from
Rev. Mr. Rijnhart annoenoing the birth
of a little sen on lune 29. Knowing bow
interested our readers are in an thing
concerning De.'Susie and Mr. Rijnhsrt,
we would say both mother and eon are
doing welt, The little man is to be called
Charles Odeon Rijnbart.
Dr. Kneohtel has dsaided to looate fn
Winnipeg for the praobiss of his proles.
cion, and 'with that object has leas8d a
residence and office an Notre Dame
street Ile and We. Kuesbtel left
this week for their how home, followed
W. H. KERR, Prop.
by the best wishes of many friends for.
their WInre prosperity. Dr. Kur•„diel fs
a olaver physioian who has taken ad-
vantage of the gest ,train rlag, and we hope
hie brightest expectations may be rsaliz.
ed in Winnipeg. Miss Lizzie Moore,
sieter. to Mrs, Iioechtsi, aocoutpenied
them,
Moody at Ottawa.
To the 13dlter Of Tile, ran::
Desna but,—We are still waiting here to
meet a Yaukee Fire Engiue-lung past
due—that don't tomo. Presumably, like
Merryweather, they are building an extra
large one to crush us, "i£ they can.” As
we have no other news to send you ex-
cepting a description of the Moody evan-
gelistic meetings lately held here, prob.
ably a few brief, descriptive notes about
these interesting meetings might be en-
joyed. Mr. Moody is 61 years of age,
very stout and corpulent, and talks in a
very rapid way, like an old Yankee
farmer, No end to his home illustra-
tions of every -day life, in a lucid, kaleide-
scop° manner, to back up the numerous
Scriptural scenes be so vividly presents
to strike hard thrusts at the follies of the
hour. His son lively personality, couch-
ed in earnest and siu:el.:et language, is
no doubt his great attraction. One
moment his immense audience is in a
titter of expressed laughter, the next,
strong mon are moved to tears. The
melodious Sankey of old is absent, but he
has a good substitute in Mr. Burke, of
New York, whose musical abilities are on
a par with the great preacher. He, as
leader of a grand choir, and in his soul
stirring solos, is a great attraction, and
Mr. Moody keeps them going for about
an hour before he begins, it taking all
this time for his vast assemblages, estim-
ated at from 0,000 to 8,000 persons, to
get seated. A piano and organ were in
use on the platform, on which were al-
most all the city ministers, enough alone,
including choir, to fill a Brussels church.
Mr. Moody oxpreesed happy ideas ou the
resurrection. Says bo, "I searched the
Bible over to get one of Christ's feudal
sermons, so that I might copy—but not
one to be found. They were all on Life
Eternal. 'He that ootneth unto Me shall
never die.' If you ever hear that D. L.
Moody is dead, don't believe it. I will
shuffle off this mortal, worthiest body—
then I expect to soar up to Heaven. You
don't believe that Paul, Moses, the
prophets, or all who have gone before us
are dead ? No, my friends, they are all
now more alive than ever I" He was also
emphatic on the supreme subject of the
oneness of the God -head and the Divin-
ity of Christ. He was, and is, Gal Him-
self, He told us so. "Ile who bath seen
Me bath seen the Father, the Father and
I are Ons.' If there was one text better
than any other in the Bible he preferred
to preach on it was the one "He who sows
will reap that which he sows." A farmer
doesn't expect to reap pumpkins if he
sows onions, uor potatoes if he sows
wheat. If he deals in whiskey he will
reap druukarcla. If a merchant brands
his goods French or German made, when
he knows they were mode at home, he
will raise and reap false clerks, who in
turn will 'soon cheat and deceive their
employer. I£ our wives send their serv-
ant to answer the door and say to the
caller their mistress is out, when she is
up stairs peeking out of the window to
see who it is, we ars teaching our serv-
ants and children to deceive. To read and
well underotand the Bible, he said get
into your room, look the door and rapidly
go through a complete book at one sitting
to get the general gist, then microscopic-
ally direct it at your leisure. "If I got a
letter from my wife," he said, "of twelve
pages, and only read a page a clay, I
would lose the thread of tho letter."
God's promises, he earnestly tried to e
prove, had all been fulfilled, and always
would be. "Mark yon, nay friends," be
repeated, "were a solitary one broken to.
day a grand jubilee would take place to-
night in hell." Mr. Moody, with all his
far.febohed, lucid ideas seemed, in this
latter remark, to forget that all iu hell
must be void. of spiritual life and sense-
less to all that is going on in heavenly
things, without conscience, no appreci-
ation of anything good. God and heaven
and all that psrtitins thereto must be out-
side of their vocabulary. Mr. Moody
left for Stratford and Winnipeg. When
asked why he had not paid Canada more
visite, he replied because he thought
the higher moral tone here was so mnoh
better than in his own country, be was
more urgently
needed at home.
e. A self-
made man neither learned nor College
brad, his e
a t •oast simplicity strikes me
h o
as if guided by a higher wisdom.
Yours, etc.,
JNo. D. Roaurn.
Ottawa, Oot. 18,'07.
ATE S1xTs B&W EGGS.—Au item appear-
ed in the newspapers recently giving
notice of an egg -eating competition about
to take plane between two Americans,
one of whom already had a record of
having eaten 82 eggs at one sitting. Re.
Wring to the article while speaking to a
Gelb Reporter representative, SamuelMo•
Rae, Sprees street, Galt, told of an egg.
eating event which took plane in the year
1863 on the Thursday before Master in
the Glemnorris general store, kept at that
time by Richard Broolrhanks, which
simply distances the American record.
On the day in question Mr, McRae, his
couain Findlay, since deceased, andluggh
and Thomas Bell, now living in Oaklands,
California, were in Mr. Brookbanks' store
when the late Enos Griffith, of Glenmer.
rig, entered and offered to eat five dozen
eggs then and there if the gentlemen
present would pay for them. This they
consented to do, and the 60 eggs disap-
peared fobtbwith into Mr. Griffith's
stomach. He could have eaten more, but
bis friends were afraid the results would
prove serioue if he were permitted to do
so. Mr, Griffith also told those present
that hs bed eaten about twenty boiled.
eggs for hie breakfast that morning.
Mr, McRae assured our representative
that the story is not eggs•agerated in the
alighted partioular.