^ b c E i i n e s FRIDAY, APRIL 7th, 1905.


NOTES BY THE AVAY. Winter retunied with a vengeance this


morning and when the workpeople got up they were surprised to find several inches of snow. Further up the fall' has been much heavier but it is rapidly melting away. Many people have remarked during the week that it was cold enough for snow but all the same they little expected it. Now that it has come everybody wants to be rid of it.


/ • There was evident satisfaction amongst


the inhabitants of Clitheroe at the an­ nouncement of Coun. Parkinson’s inten­ tions regarding Holmes Mill. During the week rumour has been busy with the name of a prospective tenant, and if one may follow the Old Dame with any degree of certainty then the mill is to be tun byj Messrs. Southworth. In the public mind the association of this firm with the premises seems a particularly strong one, and there are doubtless many who would rejoice if Messrs. Southworth took over the mill.


Other developments of local firms are ■


reported. Messrs. Duckworth and Kddles- ton, of Roe Lee and Carr Cottage Mills, Blackburn, and Waterloo Mill, Clitheroe, purpose erecting a new shed for 600 looms on land adjoining Roe Lee.


One was reminded at the meeting of the


Board of Guardians on Monday, that the \-agrants are still with us, and that the num bers show signs of increase. Mr. Holme who was the original mover in the con­ sideration of the vagrant question and the efficacy of cell accommodation as a means of making the place “ unpopular,’’ must have felt his action a very necessary one as he read in a Londoii contemporary in Algiers a description of Clitheroe as the “ Paupers’ Paradise.’’ The summer months ought to show a diminutioiu. but in tho nteantime the cell scheme must be [tttshed


i


forward. This brings me to the further mention


of the case of the six Lancashire Unions originally concerned in a proposal to estab­ lish a joint labour colony. The Clitheroe Union, it will be remembered, had the question up, but took no action. Of the six referred to Blackburn and two others dropped out, leaving Bolton, Bury and Leigh to continue the preliminary confer­ ences. This week further defections have taken place, the Bolton atid Bury Guardians deciding to take no further part in the jim- posal.


In these circumstances it is not difiicult to surmise what Leigh will do. It now traitspires that the purchaser A


of the two Wisweli farms—“ Wiswell Moor ’’ and “ Hollins ’’— forming part of the estate of the late Mr. John Charnley, of Blackburn, offered tor sale by auction last week, was Aid. James Hoyle of Blackburn. The late Mr. Charnley, though he made many good business iu- ve.stments, had this characteristic as ailj owener of property that he spent upon many of his purchases more than he could ever hope to recover if they were placed in the market again. The “ Hollins ’ farm at Wiswell is an illustration of this fact. The ^t,2oo paid for it by Aid. Hoyle represents not much more than the sum laid out upon it in improvements by Mr. Charnley after he had purchased the property. Whalley and district was well represented at the sale, and there was some chagrin amongst “ locals ’’ that a longer purse had outbid


them. The Wesleyans at Waterloo are nothing


if not whole iiearted. The winter months have seen the school a bu.sy hive of industry and on Wednesd.ay these efforts culminated in a three days’ bazaar with the object ol materially reducing the debt remaining on the enlargement scheme. The premises now provide ample accommodation, and the members are anxious that financial burdens should be removed from their shoulders that the better work of the Church might be taken up with even greater zest. The sales on Wednesday and yester- dav were very successful, and by the con­ clusion to-morrow night a large portion of the amount required, if not all, will doubt­ less be in the possession of the Committee.


That there is still a great deal of inter­


est in confirmation services was amply de­ monstrated last night by the crowds which rolled up to St. Mary’s church for at least on hour and a half before the appointed time. The church was never belter crowd­ ed and the wonder in that, allowing for the space reserved for the confirmees, the build­ ing was able to accommodate the vast num­ ber of people who turned up, many of whom had to stand. This, by the way. was the first visit of the newly-appointed Bishop of Burnley to Clitheroe and he created a distinctly good impression.


Bishop Pearson has also been busy hold­ ing confirmation .service.s in the district dur-


in| the week. On Tuesday he was at Wh.al- lev and on Wednesday at Chatbum. At St. Mary’s yesterday afternoon a. reception was held to meet his Lordship, a large num­ ber of the influential membCTs ot tnc Church assembling to make his acquaint­ ance. In the course 'of a fine sermon at


Whalley on “ sins of the ton^e, the ^ sh o ^ ra ad e some pertinent observahons on lying and slandering.


Mr. Woisley-Taylor, despite his multi­


farious duties, finds time for active legisha- tive work. On Monday he introduced his Bill, which has for its object the amendini of the Licensing Act of 1902, and the endeavour to introduce more salutory pro­ visions into the regulations which govern the registration of clubs. The hon. mem ber for Blackpool seeks to secure, 1 under­ stand, that a dub shall be li.able to be struck off. the register on the grounds that it is mainly used for the sale of intoxicating liquors and that the. rules are habitually broken. These conditions, of course, are addition to those already contained in


the main Act, and are considered by those conversant with the working of the Licens­ ing Acts to be of value and necessity under e.\isting conditions.


Chatburn holds quite an enviable position


among the smaller communities in the dis­ trict. To commemorate the Coronation of his Majesty King Edward a lighting scheme was inaugurated, of which the inhabitants have had the advantage without any contri­ bution through the rates. More gratify­ ing still, there is a balance yet in hand which' will provide for iighting for the same period next winter without any appear to the ratepayers.


The new “ Patent ’’ Kitchen Range is a


great saver of fuel. Also new and improved Burless Registers. Uur stock of Mantel Pieces, Grates, Tiles, is the largest in this district and we guarantee our prices the lowest.— Baldwin’s Stores, King Street, Clitheroe and Blackburn. Established over half a century.—Advt.


Sabdeii luu> this week lost one of its dozen


octogenarians by the death of Mr. Sand- ford Sledding. Deceased came ot a stuck noted for longevity. His mother died at the age of 92, an uncle reached the ceiiiury, and the late Miss Rachel Robinson, who died a couple of years ago, aged 92, and the late Mr. George Bulcock, tiijso an octo­ genarian, were his cousins. Mr. Sledding, with the e.vception of about five years spent at Padiham, had passed the whole of hi,s life at Sabden. He assisted nearly half a century ago in the establishment of a co­ operative cotton manufacturing concern at Padifiam, which unfortunately failed. The deceased gentleman possessed a wonder­ fully retentive memory, being quite a re­ pository of local lore and history, and many a dispute in which written or printed evi­ dence was'not avaihible was settled by


reference to him. I am desired to request the teachers and


scholars of the Parish Church Sunday school to attend the service at the Parish Church next Sunday morning out of respect to the memory of the late Edmund 'lorn- linson, for many years a faithful teacher in the school.


Shaw Bridge residents may obtain the


“ Clitheroe Times ’’ from Mr. G. H. Dawtion, Shaw Bridge Post Office.


CASTLEITE. -------»♦ .♦ ------ P'or more than twenty-five years we have


been supplying Fireplaces for the best Houses in the Country. Have we sup­ plied you ? I f so, you know we give good value. I f not we ask you to give us a trial order.—^J. W. Briuge, Ltd., Market Place, Accrington.—Advt.


WARMER IN GAOL. Eleven tramps who struck work at the


Stamford Workhouse were marched off to the police station. When before the magis­ trates they complained that the workhouse cells were cold, and that on waking up in the morning they asked for warm water and received cold instead. The master said the cells were properly warmed, and he saw hiirseli that the water was hot. The Bench toll the prisoners they would be a little warmer at Leicester Gaol, where they sent


them for ten days’ hard labour. Nelson is just nenv in convulsions through


a supposed nebulous visitor. The late landlord of the Engineers’ Arms, will, ac­ cording to the gossips, persists in coming back to earth in the spirit form. Besides, report has it that there h.ave been “ mysteri­ ous sounds ’’ in the Engineers’ .•Vrms, “ at the witching hour of night when the graves give up their dead.’’ The story is amu.s- ing, but- it has doubtle.ss materially bene­ fited the hotel, which has been nightly visited by large crowds.


As a result of the lecture at the Weavers’


Institute on Monday evening and the re­ port in another part of this paper a good deal more should be known of Rtiskin Col­ lege, Oxford. It is an admirable working men’s training college at which every side of a question is shown, and every student is at liberty to put his own construction on any subject after he thoroughly understands


It. To those who count this cross-country


meeting amongst the most enjoyable open- air gatherings of the year the news that there are to be no Pendle Forest Steeple­ chases this year will come as a keen dis< appointment. The reason of the omission has not yet reached me, but that is the decision of the Hunt Committee at present.


CEITHEROE Lord and Lady Shuttleworth and their


daughters have arrived in London from Italy.


Miss Powell (County Council Lecturer)


will conclude her course of lectures on Home Nursing in the Parish Church Sun­ day School on Monday next at 7-0 p.m. The lecturer will speak on “ Common acci­ dents and their treatment.’’


P.S.A. Mr. E. Garner was the ispeaker at the


P.S.A. meeting at Waterloo Wesley on Sun­ day afternoon, and the soloists Mr. ] . Har­ greaves and Mr. R. T. Marshall, junr.


SERMONS AT ST. JAMES’S. Good congregations .assembled at St.


James’s Church on Sunday last to hear sermons by the Rev. E. Stredder, of Dove- holes. The collection in the evening, which was in aid of the Church Pastoral .-Md Society, realised a satisfactory amount.


RAILWAY MAN’S DEATH. The death occurred rather suddenly on


Monday evening of Mr. Edmund Tomlinson, Brennand Street, Clitheroe, from inlluenza. at the age of 53 years. Deceased resided for many years at Chatburn, and was ;i pointsman on the railway. P'or many years up to the time of his death, he was a teacher at St. Mary’s Sunday school, and was an active worker in all matters affecting the welfare of the Church and school. The in terment took place yesterday afternoon.


POULTRY SOCIETY. A meeting of the members of the Clith-


eroe and District Poultry Society was held at the Technical School on iVednesdtiy evening, Mr. J . L. Bailey presiding over a moderate attendance. Mr. J . W. Ctilvert presented a report and balance sheet lor the recent show, the statement being consideied satisfactory and passed. It was decided to hold a social evening in the course of the next few weeks, to have an excursion to the County Council farm at Hutton at tVhit- suntide, and to request the County Council to arrange a lecture for the benelil of the members by Miss Brown.


It was stated


that the breeding pen experiments were |iro- ceeding with satisfaction. Severttl new members tvere enrolled at the close.


PRESENTATION TO MEMBER.


CHOIR At a social gathering in the W--.sle}an


Chapel Vestry on Monday evening the members of the Wasleyan choir, through their leader, Mr. John Hanson, presented Miss Jesse Boothman with a gold broach, on ceasing her connection wilh Ihe choir prior to leaving for Canada yesterday. Miss Boothman has been a member of the choir about seven years.


VICAR AND AN IRREV ER ENT MINORITY.


The Vicar of St. Mary’s, Clitheroe, the


Rev. J . H. Wrigley, M.A., who h.as pre­ viously had occasion to refer to the conduct of a section of the congregation at the ser­ vices in the church,, returns to the matter in the Parish Magazine for April. “ Until lately,’’ he says, “ there has been


a very marked improvement in the be­ haviour in the galleries at the evening ser­ vice. I am sorry to say, however, that on the last few Sundays there has been a re^ crudescence of the old bad behaviour. .\t a meeting of the Church Council the mat­ ter was fully discussed, and the Warden.s and Sidesmen are devising means to cope wilh it. But after all, the remedy re.nlly lies in the hands of the congregation. The expression of a healthy public opinion will do more than anything else; and surely it is called for.


It would be difiicult to find


a more reverent congregation, as a whole, than that which assembles in such large numbers on Sunday evenings in the Parish Church. The minority is a very small one of some score of young men and women who consistently laugh and talk during the whole of the service. Cannot the majority .show’ their disapproval of this conduct, for the whole congregation is tainted liy the discredit which it brings on the Church.’


“ MONSIEUR BEAUC .MRE” AT BLACKBURN.


It is long since so interesting a


comedy was seen at Blackburn Theatre Royal as “ Monsieur Beaucaire,” presented this week by Mr. Norman MacOwiin’s com­ pany. The play must be seen and closely followed if its qualities are to be mtderstood and appreciated. The elegaitt fashions of the period in the mtitter of dress and tiie courteous deportment of polite society are observed, and in this respect the comedy deserves it tite of “ costume pi .ay.’


In


the name part Mr. .Norman M.acOwan has an extremely diflicult role, and his readin is altogether admirable. His broken Eng­ lish is siustained with wonderful complete ness, even in those situatioiiii where one looks for a lap.se into the mother tongue Maul)' but polished, strong and yet re strained, he preserves with his incognito ll dignity of his rank, and altogether achievei.; a really notable study of a very compkite character.


.-Vs the “ Lady Mary Carlisle" 'Phe members ox-


pressed their best wishes for her happiness and succes.'i, and in the Chapel sang “ God be wilh you till we meet again.’’ ■


BAND OF HOPE UNION CONCERT. The Band of Hope Union brought ih'.ir


popular concerts of the season to a close on Saturday night wilh a capital concert in the Public Hall, at which there lyas a very large attendance. The Mayor (Coun. Whipp) pre,sided. The programm-j was sustained by Mr. John Duxbury, who excels in the elocutionist’s art, and Mr. V. M. Kisielowski, a well known humorist of Bl.ackburn. The recitals and sketches were mainly humorous and jrroved highly entertaining, numerous encores being de­ manded.


Iilr. W. Wilkinson was the ai:-


companist. SOLDIER CUTS HIS THROAT.


A sad affair took place at CUlheroe on


Saturday night. After serving in the army 12 years, chiefly in India, Edward Scott, 32 left the service about three weeks..ago and came to reside with his brother at 25, Mon- tague-street, Clitheroe. For the past fort­ night he had been drinking, and on Saturday evening was left alone in the house. A married sister, on going to the house, saw bloodstains on the flags, and calling a neigh­ bour, they found Scott in the bedroom lying on the bed with an open pocket knife in


his hand and a wound in his throat. Dr. Barker was summoned, and stitched the wound. Scott was afterwards removed to the workhouse hospital, where he is pro­ gressing favourably.


CONGREGATIONAL CHAPEL ANNIVERSAR\C


The anniversary of the Congregational


Church w.a.s celebrated on Sunday l.y s]>ecial services, the preacher, morning and evening being the pastor, Re\'. W. Murray. 1 here were good congregations.


In the after­


noon a musical service was given in the schoolroom by an augineiited choir. Mrs. A. Coates sang very successfully the solos, “ Angels ever bright and fair,’’ and “Angel Land,” and Mrs. Swales, Cowen’s' “ The Better Land.” Mr. E. Anderton also contributed verv tastefully the recit and air, “ For behold darkness,” and “ The People that walked in darkness,” (Handel). The choir rendered several pieces, including “ Daughter of Zion,” “ Send out T hy Lightj. ’ “ Gloria in Excellsis ” and “ Swell the An­ them.” The Rev. W. Brown gave an ad­ dress. At the evening service Mrs. Swales sang “ Eternal Rest,” and the choir the an­ them, “ The Radiant morn.” The pro­ gramme, which was given under the direc­ tion of Mr. D. Hanson, organist and choir master, was'ably carried out. The collec­ tions, in aid of the Church I'uiids, .xiiiounted


to over;^7 .


Miss Violet Sterne has a charming part, and performs it with great distinction. The love story opens lightly enough, but de velopes rapidly-—until “ Ltidy Mary ’ be­ comes the central figure in a fine scene of mingled passions, scorn finally giving way to the stronger emotion of love. Here Miss Sterns is su[Xirb. There is only space to commend very briefly Mr. F. S. Willson for his “ Duke of Winteset,” the “ Major Molynetix ” of Mr. H. P. Owen, and Miss Lincoln as “ Lucy Rellerlon ’’—units in a company of much excellence. The comedy is genuine and touches a high standanl. Oitly once is there a concession to the “ gal- lerv ”—when the invalid vattims of the Duke’s r.apier are marshtilled upon the i.tage —but this is so deftly covered that it nev-ir develojis into broad comedy, as might he fyared.


E l ’ lT.-U'HS IN BRIEF. “ Gone!” has been .suggested as aii a|ipri>


priate epitaph for an auctioneer; “ oyer 1 for a cricketer; and “ the long rest! ’ for a billiard player. But such flippant triviah ties as these are scarcely less profane than the “ Well done; good and faithful serv.ant 1 which Mark Twain proposed as an eiiitaph on a cook who had been burnt to death. A still more egregious example is to be lotind, •astonishing to relate, in no less venerable a place than Winchester Cathedral, where a tablet is shown bearing the inscription


Here lie.s interred a Hantjxshire Grena­ dier,


Who met his fate by drinking loo small beer;


.Soldiers! be wise from his untimely fall And when ynu’ro hot, drink .strong or none at all.


This memorial, having heroine decay ed, wa.s .actually restored by the oflicers of the gar­ rison in 1781, and phologiaphs of it are now sold to vi-sltor,; to the Cathedral.


hill in an important match at Southijort, to-morrow. -


A VISIT TO BLANT’YRE. BLANT'YRE. Edward Driver, the 14 years old son of


Mr. Driver, Chatburn, was taken by his father to the bone specialist Mr. Ray, at Byantyre, yesterday. Since three years old he has had a bad leg. Our representative was informed this morning that Mr. Ray had performed an o[)eration and expressed his opinion that the leg would in time grow


right. THE “ YELLOW S” MATCHLESS. The “ Yellows” had an idle afternoon last


Saturday having no fixture to fulfil. After their heavy work for some weeks past tho rest should have the better fitted them for the remaining matches. To-morrow’ Chat- burn resume their league campaign when the team journey to Accrington, to meet the Amateurs. Victory will mean the League Championship. Team; Ireland, goal; G. Eccles and R. W.aite (captain) backs; 1. EccleS, Abbot and Whittaker, half-backs; Entwistle, J . Eccles, Wensley, Neilson and Allen, forwards.


LIGHTING FR E E NEXT WINTER. The annual Parish meeting was held in


the National School on Friday evening, the Rev. R. D. H. Gray presided. The ac­ counts for the lighting of the village showed the expenses during the period the lights were used, viz., September 21st to March 21st, to be ;^9 3s. 2d., made up ;is (ollows : audit stamp 15s., repairs, etc., i2s. lo d .; gas £ 4 los. 4d.; wages ;^3 5s. od., leav­ ing in hand from subscriptions a balance of ;£ io 7s. od., which the Chairman staled would carry on lighting for the same period next winter without tiny appeal to the rate- p.ayers. The ligliting scheme was augurated as a commemoration of ih. Coronation by public subscription, and since its instailation has not cost the rate­ payers a fraction.


t he chairman said he


had been requested by the Parish Council to bring before the meeting the tpiesiion c.f providing .a suiiid and Iiose pipe.


Ihe


Parish Council had considered the mailer and thought such an appliance should be provided by the property owners. This was the feeling of the meeting and no .steps were taken in the matter.


A CORDEX LE'i'TEll. The following letter was written hy Rd.


Cobdui, the apost'e of Corn Law Repeal, dated July 12th, 1843: “ If we can .secure the whole of South Lancashire and the West Riding next election depend on it the


matter wi 1 be settled. Let me entreat you, therefore, 10 concentrate all your energies upon the manufacturing boroughs. You must set on foot a-really efficient working registration committee in Blackburn, Wigan Warrington, Preston, Lancaster. Clitheroe Liverpool and the Y'orkshire boyonghs and you must impress upon otir leading fr-.einls in their |)lans that the fate of the Corn Law reallv rests in their hands. I would recom-


ings shou'd be plentifully distributed amongst the moderate lories in the mann- facttiring districts. In a word, you cant use too much exertion to win o\'t:r your own neighbours. .Ml depends niton it.


If you are pleased with this paper, which


is universally acknowledged to have the most news of Clitheroe and district, recom­ mend It to vour friends.


MOLLIFIED. A reference to her beauty seldom fails to


bring a lady to unconditional surrender. Not long ago a rather dignified and good- looking female wa.s one ol a party in a railwav compartment. She was aniutyed by a genlleman opposite continually staring at her. At length she became indignant, and could not control siieech. “ Why- do you look at me so, sir ? she demanded. 1 he gentleman blushed, and replied that he was unaware that he had dono so. insisted in her statement.


1 he lady “ I _ beg your


pardon madam,’’ he said, “but it is this eye, is it not?” And he jjointed at the same


I f you don’t read the “ Clitheroe Times ’’ time to his right optic. “ Y’es sir, that is


every week you are not fully posted up in the eyo,” was the frigid answer. “ Then, the news of Clilhetoe and surrounding madam, let me assure you that that eye district.


- :o :-


1 won t do you any harm. It is a glass one I hope you will excuse it. But really,


NEW CURE F'OR PRICKLY’ HEAT. | |gjg glass eye should feel interested in so charming a woman.”


............................madam. I ’m not surprised that even a son! 1 he compliment


Sir Frederick Treves, in his book of I anti the explanation combhicd put the yoiin;


travels, gives us a droll anecdote from the Red Sea. A baby traveller had been given a sleeping draught on the way to Marseilles, and slept solidly to the port and for a whole day afterwards. “ Early one Red Sea, morning,” he writes


“ the nur/ie, who w;ts rendered flabby by- heat, crawled upon deck with the baby. She soon became ‘ that ill ’ that she had to stumble below, leaving the infant with a pyjama-clad officer of dragoons, who offered to take it. The child was not sleeping on this occasion, and, indeed, as soon as the nurse had fled, it began to howl dismally. The dragoon w.os much alarmed by this change in the habits of the infant. He was himself suffering at the time from prickly heat, and it struck him that the baby’s unhappiness might be due also to the same cause.' So with the assistance and advice of a mining e.xpert, who was


smoking in pyamas in the next cliair, tlul baby was entirely .undressed, and rubbed with a tobacco pouch.” ’ •


lady in the best of humour for the remainder of the journey.


Waite, of Chatburn, is to play with Cross- | No definite appointment has yet been of a successor to the Rev A. L


joreig, as vicar of Grindleton, but we .are (informed this morning by the patron, the*!


Rev. G. B. Ackerley, vicar of Myllon, that it is probable the living will be accepteo by his son who is ;it present English Cluq). • lain at Liebau, Russia. Mr. Ackerley was educated at Jesus Col­


lege, Oxford, where he obtained the degree of M.A. His first curacy was at Keighlev and he was subsequently curate at Washing­ ton, Durham, from where, some few years ago, he went to Liebau.


----.***---- DQWiXHAM. THE NEW HYMN BOOK. A special service was held at the Wes­


leyan chapel on Sunday, when an able ad­ dress on the new Wesleyan hymn book was delivered by Mr. J . H. Clegg, of Whallev. New hymns from the book were sung to illustrate the address, admir.ibly rendered by the choir, augmented for the occasion by Clitheroe friends, under the baton ol Mr. W. R. Dugdale.. and accompanied on the harmonium by Mrs. tV.uJe. There was a fair congregation and a most gratify­ ing offertory, amounting to £ ^ i6.s. od. for the Wesleyan Homes for Wails .uid Stravs,


HOW TO BE CHEERl’L’L. .Nothing comrilmlvs mure i:en.iinly to


the animal .spirits than benevoleni'e. Ser­ vants and common jteople are always .iljom you; make moderate attempts to ple.tse everybody, and the effort will inscaisibly lead you to a more happy stale of iiiincl Pleasure is very refiertive, and if you give it you will feel it. The ple.isure you give hy kindness of manner return.- m you, and often with compound interest. 'I’iie receipt for cheerfulness is not to have one motive onlv in the dav for living, hut a numlier of little motives: a man who from the time he rises till bedtime conducts himself like a gentleman, who throws some little con­ descension into his manners to inferiors, and who is always contriving to soften the distance between himself and the poor ami the ignorant, is always improving his animal spirits, and adding to his happiness. T recommend lights as a great improver ol animal spirits. How is it possible to Le happv with two mould-candles ill-smifkd? You may be virtuous, and wise, and good, bur two candles will not do lor aiiini.il spirits. Everv night the room in which f sit is lighted up like a town alter a gre.at naval victory, and in this cereons galaxy, and with a blazing fire, it is scarcely possible to


’be low-spirited—a thousand pleasing imag'--s spring up in the mind, and I ran see little blue demons scani])ering off like parish boys pur.sucd by Ihe beacl’e .—.Sydney


‘mend that the country newspaiiers which contain the reports of our agricultiiral meet­


.Smith.


WHALLEY. (By “ Abheyite.”)


The Rev. J . T. Lawrence, curate of St.


James’s Church, Accrington, h;is accepted the living of Read. The new vicar was educated at St. Catherine’s Collegty. Cam­ bridge, and in 1878 he was the posim.'istet of Merton College, Oxford. He gaiiieu his B.A. in i88i, and M..Y. four years later and was ordained a deacon in 1SS4 ^nd tlie following year made a priest. F rom 1884 to i886 he held the curacy of Harpedeii. and the subsequent two years hoYvas A Stoke Newington. He has held the oliicc of organising secretary to th S.l’ .C.K,. the diocese of Madras, and been ch.iplma to the Madras Military’ Female Orphan A>)’ him. The Rev. J . T. Lawrence, h-is I'W'


at Accrington since 1899, and is a zealous and hard-working cleric. H'v t"-’ commodation of Read church is 2(10, an


the living is worth £ 20^ annually. USHER’S CL.-UM.


His Honour Judge Coventry


heard, at the Haslingden County Court, defence in the case in \yhich jolin ^ ' cricket professional, claims ;^50 » from the Lancashire Cricket League^ interfering with contracts for ment and for publicly blacklisting asks for an injunction _ re-slraimnsl defendants from further interference, reserved judgment until May r ’ thi n crington.


PAINTING, PAPERHANGING & DECORATING. Mr. JAME^” e ATOUGH, Begs to announco that ho has commenced business on hii own account at


NAB VIEW, wh a l l e y I'APERHANGINGS ‘"'“S "


■With an ontirolyNow Season’s Stock of


Pattern Books on application.


Sign Writing and Graining. Orders Promptly attended to and n ea tly eocecuted.


ESTIMATES FRKK. Water Colours. es; .mate.W « ’ '


CHATBURN. (By “ Crow Tree.’’)


REV. A. L. GREIG’S PROBABLE SUCCESSOR.


CONriRMATIO]>]


a t c l ith e r o e WTT ATjLEY .


PK. PEARSON ON LYI.Ng| SLANDEIUNG.


The Bishop of Burnley, Dr.


held a confirmation service at W hi ish Church 011 Tuesday night, v.| candidates presented numbered: , 1 femaleui, n males; Read, 1 5 1 males. The clergy present me Rev. Canon Johnson (Rural Ue.ui | Newman, vicar of W’hailey, Re Mills, vicar of Read, and Rev. s. i| Taswell. There was a very .at


^^Mter the laying-on ot hands, ii,| preached from the words ’ " ’1 iiey , upon the Lord shall renew the.r | They shall mount up with wings they shall run and not be we.iry,


shall walk and not faint. Je.s:


when he was with us in the IFsii. preacher, knew what it w:is to be doing the will ot God, but he \ sfire He never knew what ii a weary of doing the will of God. ofen were weary of doing Gud s doubt there were some young pe. enl who were troubled with the “ always” doing God’s will, and culty of douig it wiihum getting tired out.


i f was nut very t-.n-j


connect the thought of work trum v but still they knew it was pertecoy according to the law.s of ii.i:| governed matter that there siiouio tion and rest at the same time, ing vou throw a stone iniu the imag'ine for a moment the two tor j ing against the coimse of ih.i; .away, the force of gravity (lra_.ii.-l to the earth and the ton e . t phere; just suppose for a iiu .im l two forces taken aw.iy, wli.u \v. pen? The stone would gi mounting; there would be ii" it. The home in which we round its orbit and in anuiher itself, travelling half a million 1 space during the hour we -ire night, and if it did not do .-o be. at rest. Now just transfer into the spiritual and religious : of yourself as serving God witiion,- actions, friction taken aw.iy. Fee..; is no sin, no devil to tempt you. things taken away it wouid be .0 serve Christ as to breathe, as duiie .os it would be to die.


”1 h.it is dition of things in heaven. .-Yio


God withou t weariness: they neither night nor day. and yet the rest. The service of God is .1 .-’<


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which we can mount up with ■- eagles, in which we may run .ui'. weary', and walk and not taint, shall have friction and difncuhy. like the force of gravity, drags us ■: the social atmosphere is sometime the bringing forth of the fruit.s oi :i life, but time and lime again li.n i struck with the manner in which : ing in unclean surroundings ha\ e 1 to keep themselves pure and ck-.ii service on which they were enterin. I in which they would find uu wearin-.| habit of good living and holy sen| a growing habit and .strengthened one served. “ Perhajis you will h;ue notii


amongst the ten commandments nu ] three have to do with sins ul the the third, eighth and ninth, and thil commandments, you remember. .n| porated in that answer of your c.il that your duty is to keep your toncl evil speaking, from lying, and from f To keep my tongue from e'il therefore means to keejt my long I profanity.


0 ]>en profanity, 1 -ui


to thing, is not what it used it' sounds one hears in the street.- .111 dreadful as they used to be.


It


true that people do still take the God in vain, but not so openly blushingly as formerlv. But til other ways of being profane.


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t're profane, by perhaps turning a I fiy some little reference to the make it a little more racy. and u.-ii| phrase of the Bible to thrust honiJ and clever remark.


people often profane without think j 1 think it isl


nile for us never to ask a ri<lilh | founded upon a Bible narrative or


ter. People often do it without there is any harm in it. but it is to do it. This Bextk is too awlil for us to use in any other way thi the. utmost reverence. T.et us Inl ful against profanity in all its form:| nny in your presence sav anything whatever you do, do not seem to l>e hut with blank unresponsiveness il •’'Corner what you feel about it, ev< | can go no further. ‘ To keep niyl oom lying.’ Perhaps you will th| Bishop insulting in bringing this hut we h.ave to remember th.it thj certain kind of iintnithfulness eommitted by people who do noil 'here is any harm in it. Dr. Johnl this once: ‘ I f I tell mv servant 1 F M home \vhen I am I may expect lvi| many a lie for himself, for the fells for his master.’ YVe h.ave to hi *m- There is such a thing as preval of conveying what is not true by il rite words. ’We could have ikI


example in this that our good aij Queen 'Victoria, who was!


Straight and tnte, and loved to h(l people thought, rather than wh| thought she would like them to s;i| teep my tongue from .slandering.’


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forgiveness if I sav one or t| words. I do not think I kn|


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