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Jinaiiily of a routine cliaracter, jh Icing the reading of n letter of


^i-ffpr^rcsigning is that lie Iiaa coin- j a t Slaidburn.


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.T-Jfr. J . W. Kigby; assistant over- inspector.- Mr.


'MIRACLE i 1


iTIMgSi^:! FRIDAY,: ^NOVEMBER 6, / i8gr - (-


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[We are enabled, by the courtesy of Mr, G. J . Holme, to print; in-full his most interesting


^ paper on the above subject given in the Moor , Lane School-room, on" Wednesday evening, October 28th.] '


,1; propose to treat, not only on the oJd " Miracle


P la y s ,’* but also of the particular miracle play whicli. has survived td cur own day, namely, the


'bhuttlewOTtli presiding... Tliere wore also present: the Rev; Canon Wilson, and Afessrs/ G. Haworth, \v. Hansou, iT. II. Ilolgato, J . Lceming, J . Nowell,


meeting of this authority was .held a t- th e 1


A ^ S l e s ,.


...JlfiiBEIlOUSJS. ‘b l a c iu iu u n .


w f J A B B O T T ’S P E N S ! rO R THIS DISTRICT :


l^ l i s o N & E lacow, ' t m H E TIMES OFFICE,


C l it h e r o e , Where all the kinds arc kept.


^' ILLIAM INGHAM, ■ COAIi MEKCHANT.


^ S o L E A g e n t f o r - T o w n e l e y C o l l ie r ie s Also Agent for Messrs. Pearson & Knowlosi


1:.-’ • FUHN1TURE REMOVED. piBccs: Ba-wdlanj)s Coal Wharf, Clilheroe. TO THE CLITIIEUOE PUBLIC.'


Am 1:11 ^ ' 1


V,. Sc* to I t then th a t tlie foundations of your buildings .


. . .fa c t ; and th a t your persons arc well set up upon the basis of a p a ir of durable and reliable


S PI O E S T _____ _ - a


*S3” Who ib i t th a t makes those Shoes so neat, 0 “ Of quality th a t none can boat, CS* A t prices tliat your purse can meet ?


wuv


A R T H U R SMITH, T h e s t a n d a r d BOOT SHOP,


ill 2 6 , S a l f o r d ,


Who lias always a largo and variod stock of tIio«o .. reliable foundations.


C A L L A N D I N S P E C T .


..^•jossible rest upon a sound and reliable basis. and trul3* l a i d: that your scliemcs of


F c IhcM go-a-he.id days of steam and N.sary; th a t everything should as


. aocialand political reform arc based upon solid


electricity i t is mere tlian ever ncccs- far - as


it. O. Assheton,..and John Holgato, *'- GRINDLEION AVATER., SUPPLY.


I t having been resolved a t tlic previous ni'^oting th a t tlic Chairman and the Clerk should interview


the Board had not power to issue a provisional order for construction of the requisite works for the the Pike Law sclieme, and diversion of the waters of tliat spring in the face of the 322 section of the 1 uhlic Heath Act, as such an order would be cou- tr.ary to tlie jiolicy of the general law therein


but he intimated tlmt tlicro was little praspect of Its being sanctioned. Wo furtlier discussed the question of the Board making a special district on wliich to charge the expenses of constructing the waterworks for whichever scheme was adopted, and m reply he stated that he thought the Board would .adhere to the opinion expressed in their letter of


desired for the construction of tlic i»iko Law scheme should ho submitted to tlie .Board, so that the law officer could advise the Board tlicrcon ; and we promised timt such an application should be made


the JDtIi May last, and not sanction the creation of such'a district. October 28tli, 1S91. _


Law Slack .spring, the sclicrae for obtaining a supply from the Corporation of Clitlicroe bo adopt­ ed, and the resolution of th a t Corporation of A.pril letli,'stating the terms on svliicli the village would be supplied witiMrn ter, be accepted. Tile engineer was directed to prepare a soheme


in accordance witli the scheme stated in the fore­ going resolution, and to I,ay out the land for tlie mam the way he considered best.”


•other necessary steps for carrying the scheme into cfiect.


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BAILEY BROS., AGENTS


this starch upon the fibre of linen, &e., all articles ’’


peculiar .action of the ingrcdiciKs in Stareli a n j ilo not he luit


tittle brook, flirougb a Binall plantation, and thence by the side of a meadow. Near tlie licad of tin's meadow, i t is convoyed by pipes to tlio cottanos B ut I linve just discovered tiiat tliese pipes are common drain tiles, and a t one place tlicre is a largo deposit of o&,l and manure, tlio drainings from wliioli must .movitably soak into tlio pipes I append .a rongi: skctoli, to show more olcarlv the conditions described above.


to give notice to tlio owners to provide means of supplying pure water to tlie uottages.


Wballey, October SOtii, ISOl. This report liaving been di.soussed. i t was decided


J. HALL S—UMIJIIELLAS Made (o Order nnd nonnirod on liic PromihOH. UmhrollnK Pe-covcrecl with the now Patent Covers or tho old orlglnnl oncR, from J/II. \Vimlebone UnibrcJIttsmado to order


B A 3 H A L L E A V E S Ball—F estivities in connection witli Col.


Hargreaves’s bhooting party took place on Friday oroning last, a t the Red Pump Inn, wiion Mrs.


.1. Irelnml, S. Corhridgo, II. Corbridge, T. Slater, B, Spencer, II. Marsden, and J , Hoiden. Jlr. btoplien Corbridge supplied the music In a very able manner, and a most enjoyable evening was *»pont. All passed off very quietly, ami tho party j was brought to a close by the singing of “ He’s .a


ondqimmy combined, go (o*^VOOLER’s ; ^VoonoLn-o^


olly gcofj fellow.” If you WAju uoojI Pyovlsjons of every dcscrintion nrleo


Baptist M.I.S.—Tile first session of this society


(wiiicli wao inaugurated last week) was opened -on Tuesday evening, by .Mr- R. A. Boothman, the picsident, who delivered a iecturo<jj) the “ Educa­ tion of Man." Commeneing with' a definition of education, «hieli..tlio lecturer said, was not to fill


111 but to draw out tile powers of tlio lliaii, ho passe 1 on to notieo tlio various agencies or ImTiioneos by wiiicli men were being educated, and then to eoii- sidcr tlio man Iiiniscif upon wliom tlioso agencies were to be brnuglit to bear. Breaking tho man, so


to speak, into fragiijents, he considered tho delicate material frame, tiio inhiUeot, and tlio 8)iirit. Each required the most careful inan,ageiiiont, in order to


ranged for ifn education 1w tho presonco of the BlUic, the mulUforui jnffiionecs of^’oraJiip, and tlio >ast amount of Cliri«tian Utcrojiire, No eyatemof


.'ITlmtrt fr\m 2*., _ 1._ Jl. . . • .. , I luont« Jne harmonious and uniform whole. ■ I


t parts of man s nature. Each needs proper care' o‘’*lor to accompliflh the devclopr


! 2® ^.^'1 “ot tako intonccount these three oouldhpijcceiitcd


secure its proper development. Bofor,o the spdrit could he properly educated, the great clia'ngo must r take phtce. After this, Godhiisprovideiitlallvar-


«Tarvis ga\e tlie annual ball. Dancing was tolloned up briskly until midnight. Amongst tliofio p re ^ n t were JIrs. Park, Mrs. Ilodckinson, Mrs. Ireland, Miss Breaks, Miss Knowles, Miss .Marslaml, and Jlcf.srs. R. Ireland, J . T, Porter.


fetor 111 one of the cottages is duo to the polluted water, especially as in a second cottage two suspicious cases of illness liave occurred I have tile iionom- to lie, Gciitlemoii, Your olicdient servant, W. 1*. Cou.vsni.i.oii, M-D . Medical Officer of llcaltli.


I have no doubt tliat tho outbreak of tv-plioid '


^ u r cottages known as Etlierington's or J!o«o Cottages, near m a l le y , is liable to serious con- tamin.ation, and is unfit for drinking purposes; l i ie water js pure a t its source, and flows down a


Gentlemen—T find that tiie water supply to the


land owners tlirough whose land llic main was to be laid, for the requisite easement, and to take


Jlr. K.astham was directed to negotiate with the


legal difliculties in the-way of obtaining a supply of 'Vater for tlie village of Grindleton from Pike


proposed, Mr. R. C. Assiieton seconded,'.and i t was unanimously resolved tliat ■


After some discussion, Mr. G. IfAwonrii ■ Considering tlio


stated. He, liowcver, requested th a tan application, suggesting the particular form of provisional order


plying the V illage from the Corporation reservoir, and on the terms slated in the copy resolution of the Council whidi we showed to him. He said th a t


and Mr. Iloundlo intimated th a t i t would adopt tlio sclicme for sup­


and discussed witli him the merits of each scheme, and furnished Inm with a ll'particulars relative thereto. We also dibcussed the law bc.aringon tlic question of diverting the waters of the Pike Law Spring without the consent of the rip.arian owners,


surrounding eircuinstnnccs,


proposed for supplying the village of Grindleton "^1


ii^t., we had an interview by appointment, a t tlie offices of the Local Government Board, with Mr Houndlq; and fully explained the two sehemes |'vhat extensive signification.


view with M r .. Uoundlo, the officer appointed by the Local Government Board to see them. Gentlejien,—Wo beg to report th a t on the 26th


a representative of the Local Government Board, the report of th a t interview was now prcRontcd . Beport of the Chairman and Clerk of the inter­


.SANITARY 'AUTHORITY .pccasionally liave seen incidental references thereto l^fonday morning, Mr.* It." Kay-


ihe IS in a sense a stranger, is bound to commit one of two faults : he must either be.too elementary, or he must credit his hearers with a greater know­ ledge of the subject than they really have- ' I pur­ posely choose the former fault, because, before I


as IS represented at the theatre, and sometimes in our schoolrooms. The word " play " is of some-


‘‘ P la y ’ IS really the veiy opposite of -" work ” ^but It IS interc:>ting to notice bow in ■the course of time the primary meaning of a word may be


changed. For instance, these two words " play " and “ work" nowadays are sometimes, almost synonymous, and express a distinction without a


speak of the actors on the stage simply as " players" I con assure you, from experience, the performers


often find it to be work of a very exacting and fatiguing nature.


! Confining ourselves to the drama, it is well


known that plays are classed under different headings, as tragedy, comedy, farce, or (with music) opera, comic opera, burles.que, and that running through all these varieties there is always some sort of tale, narrative, or connected story, dealing wath such things as a love scene, theft murder, trial, and forth. And it will also have been noticed that ouf dramatic authors—especially Shakespeare—frequently found their plays on the events connected, with the life and times of some real or mythic,-U personage of whom they have heard or read—Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear


.om, not only England, but the whole of the Christian world. 1 remember similar contradictorv criticisms were prevalent on the preceding nerfor- mance .n 1880, and as there were strong rnmoms all last summer that it might never be repeated 1 i was very anxious to witn«s the play, and^udge for myself of its merits or defects, before the Bavarian Government, or the Pope, or some other authority ' m iinally extinguished this historical survival of the


,at Doer Ammergan, excited very little consider­ able comment and difference of opinion throuch-


.the period of his greatest sufferiltg and passion. '


Play which was last year performed iddle ages. i


mace its origin. I t is true, though startlifig, to find that our modern dramatic art sprang from the religion, and the religious needs of the people. Indeed it is the early Christian Church-Catholic;


it- -that, if It did not create, at any rate fostered and aoyeloped, much that we summarise by the name of art, such as music, painting, architecture, sculpture, wood-carving. Architecture was re-I quired to enable our forefathers to design and build (at a time when people lived in wood or mud huts) those magnificient churches and cathedrals vyhich are still the glory of the towns in which they are situated and the admiration of all


"'batever else you may call


worship and devotion called into play all that was beautiful and artistic.


Modem dramatic art began in this way. I t is weII-knov.-n that until nearly the 16th century there were no books, printing was unknown, and as a


What little Jnowledge there was would be con- lined mainly to the .monasteries and


"-ere intensely ignorant.


they picked up from the priests either in or out of church’ In or about the 10th century, it occurred


P-sopIe would know nothing o'f'Vhe Bible or The Ibo .’ oVi,


“ “ P t . 'h e shreds and scraps


would be increased, and its lessons more vividly impressed on their flocks, if they represenle™* acted, smne incident such as ’’Daniel in the lion’s


church (probably near the altar), and .as a part of


popular, and they quickly developed: more characters were required, the members of the congregation gladly apisted, and it was soon found that the space at their disposal iuside the chnrch


of the Red Sea would require a very big stage Accordingly, we next find that these pllys are given m the churchyard, and that several scenes are combined to form one play, and so the thing went on until, by the 12th century, they sometimel last a week. The technical names for these religious pia) a were the ’’ Mysteries” or •’ Miracle Plays and Moralities,”—the particular differences of which may be explained later. The church


sometimes three stages were required, joined at obtuse angles. Later, the stage was extended upwards and made to represent three stories__like a housg of which the front wall has been removed —the bottom story hfijng Hell, with Satan •and. his satellites in attendance; the middle


He/hpn™®


stairs I r f up to the top story. Heaven, where were * ow n God the Father, the angels,’ saints. marfy.s Ocgasiopallv, qn the entrance into a


s n difiercut parts of the town and only certain At first, the Mysteries or Miracle Flavs were


cenes cnaetoa on each.


founded solely on the Bible, but later, scenL from the lives of the fathers, legends, aiM tradit oS?


• i;i-„ 4 like


1./. . ---- y ,’.-


congregation.; -As the plays .became more diffuse they gratjually.Jost their devotional character, and became m fact, thpugh perhaps not in theory ’ e n te r ta im n s n t s p u r e a n d e irap le ,'


dropped when the clergy: called in to their assistance the uneducated;, members of their


service, so mucli so that they wore performed in the i""8uage; ,hut’ this-of coSrse had to be


servfre' a modern p.anloniine.


..Aw.wi.44wt .mv/iucius of the olav i 1 have said that r theh»»


the other incidents o f the nlav u d


n *" their, beginning.were a part of the


scriptural flory became a


fpoo'oHy honoured, stages were erected ^ certain


M’ ® ejeat personage who OS ‘Ite scene required) and invisible Olree'. Golgatha,


tion, and, I9 accommodate all the performers, • - -


fceneas the crossing


was erected, and scenery and other theatrical p r^ e r t ie s w-ere used.. These little scenes were found to be exceedingly


divine service, some such scene would be acted. X he priests dressed themselves according to thpir parts, and performed a little play. A small stage


den, TheDeathof Abel,’’ ’’The Visitofthewfsl &C. Accordingly, in the


j ’’ knowledge of the scriptures


beholders. Music and singing were required for the services of the church, and pamting and sculpture for its decoration and adornment. ^Thus It will ke seen how tha purposes of religious


I have just called i t a survival. I will trv and


incidents are taken from the life of Christ—in other words, it is a part of the New Testament dramatised, i t is called the Pasaon Play because It deals, not with the whole of our Saviour’s life on earth, but only with the events connected with


Richard II I. Well, the Passion Play is shortly and simply a play in which all the events and


difierence., A League football match m.ay be 6/flv for the spectators, but is certainly very hard work for the football-//a^-c«. And although we usually


the Anglo-Saxon plega" a game, and " to play means literally to do something for pleasure or or, diversion, not as a task or for profit, but as an amusement. In this, sense we speak of a cricket player, a^ player at - billiards, a- music-player.


I t IS derived from


able to confirm or combat any ideas they have already formed. . I t is unnecessary to explain what a play is—such


can interest you, it is necessary that you should understand me, and if there are any who have already read up the subject, I am afraid they will find my paper,very commonplace, yet I hope to be


famous " Passion Play " of Ober Ammeigau. Before entering into a ny explanation of those terms, I v/ish to state that, although my hearers may


iin the newspapers and -elsewhere, I-rshall .assume throughout this paper that they are all practically unacquainted with either miracle plays or Ober


Ammergau. A lecturer, speaking .to any consider­ able number of persons, or to an audience to which


.cornic,-element.^ 1 expect that the clergy .soon I noticed how quick their audiences were to take up- •


.^Vhat - perhaps more , than anything else;i contributed to -th is ayas': the-introduction -of the'


•most solemn, scenes, at any - little • accident- or incongruity of action.or-incident. Human nature would be.the same then as it is to-day. We may sympathy AWth the Silver King,


anything humorous, and to.laugh, even duringtht


and, It . was.’noti long, before he.had a prominent part to play. All through the piece he and his men would perform all sorts of coarse and obscene


Europe which had not at. some time during the yearone of these plays. In England. .York, Chester,


and Coventry .werespecially noted fortheirperiorm- anccs. As an example, 1 will giv-e an rpt/omc of one of the Coventry mysteries. These were always performed on Corpus Christi Day—a day vyhich vyas one of their fair days, and which is still observed as a festival by the Roman Catholic Church, and frequently with great solemnity at Stonyhurst College. This mystery is called " The miraculous espousal of Mary and Joseph.” The Virgin Mary at the .age of three, had been brought by her ^ r e n t s , Joachim and Anne (there is a Roman Catholic Church dedicated to St Anne) to the Temple at Jerusalem, and there left, in pursuance of a vow- they had made before her birth that their cliild should be dedicated to God She IS, of course, a wonderful child, and chats with


psachar, the high priest, in extraordinary langmige. He agrees to accept her if.she will walk up the stairs leading to the altar. She'goes up four at a time, which is declared to be a miracle. When the temple virgins arrive .at the ,age of


Mary refuses on the ground that, by the vow of her parents, she is dedicated to chastity. ‘ Issachef Mys the law is express, and is puzzled what to do.


Id, the high p r ie s t : orders them to re tu rn . to their homes and look o u f for a husband as was the custom of ■ the country!


He calls a meeting of the temple' priests, and o n ' their advace special prayer is made an'.' ■ Anirel apprars [business for stage ■ CarpenterJ; .arid tells ^ e bishop to "'Take tent and undyrstond.' this is Goddys ow-yn byddyng, that all kynsmen of David the kyng to the temple shul bynge her’ an offrvnee w t Whyte yardys in their bonde. Loke wele what


then ‘ake. Take heed whole yerde doth blome all her’s yardys in their hand


MQ ber and he shal (be) the maydenys make." Procmmation is accordingly made that the Vircin Mary IS to be married to one of the house of


David,who arc required to attend before the bishop. Joseph, an old man, hearing of this p-uinbles at the trouble of going to Jerusalem, and laughs at the i d ^ of his marrying a young wife. Joseph IS evidently a confirmed old bachelor. He however, attends the temple, but is very slow at presenting his wand, whereupon some of the others


gyn to folde, I am ny almost lame." He " ' ’‘' ‘i’’ jnslantly bursts out


The bishop tells Joseph that God has assigne"!! Mary to him and will not be opposed. The two are solemnly espoused, a sort of marriage service IS gone through, and three maidens are assigned to


Tu w- ppportumty for a little conjuring!


builder by trade, is often away from home. He leaves her to hire^a house, then returns and takes liar and her maidens to his new home, and the


Joseph departs to attend to his business. " I must gon ovvth hens fer ye’ fro I vvyll go laboryn in fer contre, with trewth, to maynieyn our householde


T “®=<=‘'0nAte-leavetaking as


rowse for hese love that all hath wrought." Marv prays God to speed him, and concludes with 1 Gracyous God my raayden hed saue euyr dene


probably lasted some h o u r s - th e comic^ elemin" IS almost entirely absent, but the language in


Joseph and Mary, is a little too indelicate for a nineteenth century audience.


?osenh the conversation between 'To be oontinutU. WADDINGTON


Wnsi-nv CiJAi’EL F ouf.iun Jfissto.vs.—Two sermons were preached on Sunday in aid ol the


above, by Mr. 1. Barritt, of Barnoldswick. On Medncsd.ay evening, a jiiissionary meeting was held when J f r J Glegg, of Wiialley presided. The


i\ere realised on both occasions.


meeting was addressed by Revs. H. G. Iliglifield w ™ ’


The CiiL-iicn o r E sgi-and Dat Sciiooi.__Tiio


headmaster-Mr. Joseph Oddie—lias been serious ly indisposed for some time, nnd for the la st week has been unable to attend to liis duties


Dl-atii.—J lr. William Parkinson, in his o5(Ii


year, died on Sunday, and was interred a t the Clitlicroe cemetery on Wednesday.


L it e r a r v E n t eu ta ism en t .—The members of


tho Moor Lane SI.I.S., are to bo congratulated upon Iiaving been able a second time to secure tho services of the popular elocutionist, Mr. W. S Vallancc, whose recitals in the Moor-lano Schoo on Wednesday evening were thoroughly enjoyable


The duties of chairman were gracofullv performed by Mr. G. J . Holme. and the a u d i S was large and .approoiativo. After a few introduL


.later. 'iJie church revenge,”, a ballad of the fleet, hv Opened,tlie entertainment by tho recital of “ Tim ‘“ Y remarks from the chairman, v X n c e '


festtvalS’ particular Christmas, Easter, and Corpus This was followed by two humorou/BeWk^f™' favourite Umes for their representa- “ Tantler'ssister,"anij ‘‘MuIrooncyaiM theflmos-’’ ’’Santa Claus in the niincs -” and’li


Eugene Aram,” a piece th a t brought into nrOTii. nonce the marvellous


reciter. Two liumorous pieces—.Mark Twain’- .“ European Guido " and Liolifleld Moseley’s “ L o n


dramatic powers of ------ -


volunteered two additional items, and first thrilled nis audience with liia interpretation of “ TJie charge oLtlio Light Brigade,” .and then almost uonvulscd them with the story of “ J im Wolf and ‘" ‘',“”■


‘5; -yVotesof thanks to Mr. Vallanco and to the Chairman were carried with entimsiasin.


LiME-LiGiir ExTEitTAiNME.NT.—In coniiootion


with the Congregational Young Men’s M.I.S., Mr. A. Hodgkinson, of Fadiliam gave a series of lime, light views illustrative, of a tour in tlio Lake Dis­ trict. .Mr, Deiiiaino, presided, and tlio oonneotiv'e' readings wore und6rtakcn by M* J . Hodgkihsori


There was a , good attendance and tho entertain- incut was thoroughly enjoyed.


house,’’ supposed to he spoken by an aged woman and “ Over the hill from the poor-house,” supposed to he spoken by lier soapograco son—concluded tho printed programme. hfr. Vallaiico, liowcver,


byi\v “xv-?! rt" I'T""'’ P'‘*hctio one, in two parts, IV 111 Carloton--” Over the hill to the poor^ Eee?’^n'5’R 7 ‘,')° rn id to ^o 'Jd ^er^ ^ F r i t Fll.Vre.-’i iii'iere r Tap".’’ Q l f t^ .R n le s oed Dlprods of oil k in il^ ’ ‘"to promi-


^“ ‘" ‘>reusstory“Mujor Jones’s Christmuk present ” The second-part opened witli Hood’s “ Ilream ot


Kre«™ B.A. Good colleoioiis, ’


11 ciiastyto- I t may be remarked that in this play—which


kepe the dene my gentle spouse, and all thv maydenys thi house, that evil language I her not


A,*”® i"'"® " ’“" ‘his thou seyst me nowth, “1 “ ™5“ ions, because Joseph, who is a


’■ Com ? y a ! ya I God help, full fn y n \ vvXe” « ! both my legs


™ shame," and Toseoh retorts


^uracle Plays, at their beight in the 15th century, ih c re was scarcely a city of any importance in


.iieavyivillain, a la Mephistopheles and roughly,' were the Mysteries, or


and at the end he would rush


look on the bright, side, ofi things,. and femings have been harrowed by the sight 01 suffering and crueltji, 'we are gl.ad of the excuse lor a laugh,’ if only .to give audible vent'to our leelings .and, change the current of our thoughts, in e comic.iman. of:,the..Mysteries was the Devil,-


JVilly;.Carlyle, Marguerite, or any other-hero or heroine in the most emotional drama of the day, but the moment the low comedian comes on,'be I.c only a broken-down tramp o r an over zealous policeman, our tears^.disappear,..our sorrow-is for the time being forgotten, and we are ready to scream with laughter, ’ The fact is, we like


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