AD V ER T ISER A ’N B TIMES, F R ID A Y , ADDTJST 12, 1921. .LITIES


.AND. SEAT.


D+-^*= >t. ^\h() lijvs jimt coiJi- ]Jobo


, Agues Ayres and nod a new tram of


imhcr of famous film i:i Swanson,


0 of motion pictures, v.s aro cliangiuy; tho u-es .especially tJioso Dtnen. “ Alotioii pic- Ainerican face more


EDITOR’S POST BAG. THE ’BUS SERVICE.


Sir,—May I appeal, througli your coluinus,


to the I’ciullo lJus Company to consistently nm a vehicle to Blackburn between 1-12 and 2-57 p.m. on Saturdays? The fanner is too early lor mauyjjooplo and the latter is soine- wliat late. Coiisidorablo numbers were idl­ ing about the Market-place on Saturday be­ tween tho times mentioned and the Company would beiielit tlie people and enrich tlicm- -clvcs l)y falling in with my suggestion.


mCONVENIiiNCED. —♦HO-'—


siad Air. Clive, “ bc- iiterpreting tiioughta means of facial c.v-


liiiii;:- ailiuirers liavo 1 mannerisms which the sereon. Wallace


It its olfect is seen oi movie jmtrons.


_ Ids eyebrows as set the country to lifting


tno >jK-e:;d incident \ < r 1 ii\' of talking


\ William Fox pro­ to thus rule.


. who lias just re- I t


a member of tho .• p!.!\. ‘1 a baritone id b«en arranged !.- v:ir;oiw bands of no: \vr\ valuable— h


inty lare. Famum iMiml to own that


gaiiHal the


tiavf <lov(‘l(j[)cd facca as (juiekly as the sur- rord.s ihe passage of is not only iruo of


TRADE UNIONS AND M ILK RINGS Sir,—Councillor Blacklock is right when bo


MVS that in my last letter 1 asked wliy the pr'oduceis did not refuse to have tlio milk at a price Uiey cousidcr o.xcessivo. He says this would bo bumorous if uot so tragic” and


it CUristianity or Socialism. I would like to ask “ Castleton " if ho is satisUed with tho progress Christianity has made these last 2,0U0 years. Thero is a poem which describes Christ visiting tho earth and shown all the grand cathcthals, otc., by tho heads of tho Church and so on. But suddenly He turns round and siiys, looking on the w.astrcls of society, “ Look what yo liavc made of Me,” etc. I like to think of tlio power and force of Christianity, as o.vplained by Christ, and as I understand it, as a groat moral force for this life here and now, and also a spiritual force to hold up a great ideal of a future life, although this latter is a great mystery and not 0110 for anyoiio to ho dogmatic about. Olio wishes sometimes tliat tlio Cliurch would raise oiio great united voice against all the vices of tho day, and take her true position in any and every crisis at wliatever cost, and show tho men in tlio street sho can and means to bo a force for right in tho nation. A nation’s wealth is tlio happiness of all her people, and as tho Cliurch stands to bring this happiness about it is her duty to seo that it comes in our time, or at least a bit faster. Have tlio clergy nothing to say ?


leealls the cliestuut about tlio man who liad marly got. ids horse used to doing without lood and driuk when it died. That is wliero Councillor Blacklock fails to see tho point. Suppose i e.vtoiid tlio question; “ Why do tho workers persbit in paying big prices fur milk from tbo fanners when they can get as much as tliey waut at cheaper rates at tho Co-ops?” 1 suggisit they are not very much troubled about the high prices if they do diiioja liglil tbom bv adopting so simple an


UNIONIST. — ♦HH— CHRISTIANITY AND SOCIALISM.


Sir,—Tho letters appearing in your columns under tlio heading ” Christianity and Socialism ” arc most interesting, hut surely your coriospoiident “ A.T.” knows that tlio quotations lio gives in last week s is-uo aro tho private religious opinions of tbosi- coiiieriied, and have got iiotliiiig to do either witli Socialism. I.abourism. labmalism,


or ebn-servatism. J p p yi,.^—p, is only common courtesy to your cor-


rcsiHHidont Ciu>tlolon to inform him tJial owing tu liciiig iiway from liome, I slmli probably iK)L bo ablo to reply to his letter, for, at loMl, two or three weeks. 1 will only say now that both ho and -Mr. Dawson have conceded Uio principal point at issue. So far, so good, the


lost i.in wait. jouy,' n. ClIATBUUN.


Sawiey H«wl, Chatburn. yir,—ii Ins previous elforts Jiavo not, al-


roadv <louo it, 1 sliould imagine -Mr. Unit- burn's utterancin m yonr last issuo have about placed Inm beyond Ibo pale. Inter alia, !io now assume.s llie inaiiUe ol


,


\vh. ri I'll tlio a severe


,,jM s \v. ro lo bo I'lay, but


'V V, :t-- oriou.sly ‘ tir-t ii-.-ling of


, l r;i:n to work, -ee,u iii^ <lay ho


. i] with a i)U!im jif.rr to fiirniBH n-trini'ont. ho liMiise.” And


• utarn. won tliO . true Btory—at manV tlint's 1 hat


jlti :id '.•


)


|ind j-' nr.'


> at I Adi


ipii. l.il


s on her sixteenth tiiralilo Cricliton ” aa> M'ighan. and 1 ]/,r Iltmdini in


• !e r first appear- Iractcl tiie atton- was .'ignc<l lo ap-


■> tha' work will .•'jM-eai! pi(/<.fnction


[•h.ri


i;:o. A* Cording to .lad: Cilhert. will .• undo: tlie direc-


,,i') D.iwn,” by tlto .scream rights


rit' tli.‘ lim.'st, actors ■ (,l i!ie olilost. in . u,i- l.-jj-n in :wi» Vi'ars on tlie : ;.ai;\ di •(OVercd


1 d dir ''tar artists. , >\,:a of a scliool


ar of the leading I !/•., , till' atlrac- i-.t'd from vnudo- (arecr at tlio ago


tbo iiropbet, usually a loohsli tlung to do, but wo need not troublo about that. 1 wonder, liowovcr, wliat Ins teJlow Clnisti.ins will tliink wnen tliey lind him impiousb pro­ ceeding to place a limitation upon tho power


01 tho Alimgbly. i care uot a jot about Mr. Cli.i .burn s


P„l.t,es, Init i join issue with Inni when bo so gratuitionsly Uirows tliem into Uic C irisiian arona. That way diing. r liw. ,t\o have boon warncwl about it t.mo and um« Ilgam bv eminent men m all the clinic ics,


wiir llo^oinciirto quote tbo Pre.sideut oi the w'iu-van Coiiloreime:—■ Tl.o Ume had oamo


but api.areiitly Mr. Cbatburii knows betlo ,1 could gi'.o niaiiy


when tbo Cliurch should be not talked down. burther, we iiitist nt tc r


mvo men the idea that ollmr movement arc of gro.itor impoi-fcoico tliau tlio moiKigo t', . ('butch Eor uislaiico, il wo givo to men


li 0 M a that economic tlioones aro more im- t Iba-I ibo Cliristian laitb, " ’o >iiusl


iio' I).-sinprisod if they turn Irom UlO Lhincb and t r a l 'fo r buend salvatn.n to 'bo woiki .g


of ec'Uonne law.”


doea regard Socialism its ol moro imiKirlinico b^^i Cbrbsiiaihty, for ho liius assured us that


If wonU mean anytJnng, -Mr. Uiatotu Jitliont tile eslitblislimeilt Ol f 1 umlersl.md tliat .Mr. - ,.ra A - akai*


S 1lL'S5i S ! / r « £ ; i r - “ f f e ■ ' foul blow, iollowiiig ui>on Ins in-


when M-i* i'.g dsirl.


• '■ Daw-'-ou, rL'^'pemling m si Iciiir ol - bigli mentsil, moral aiid religious


,t.,;r:itio,i oi an miporl.aiiL


Ujiie. in o il'c t r'li'ifhiirn nroinptlv procee<Ls -sim <,


turms the .itlier cheek, Mr. It.


mu'eli for I.Ls Cliristianity and for liis exaiaj) e. “ CAaTLLlO.N.


Sir -Kindly perimt me a line or two on llm ; “ DRINK i'i,.,ti„irn Chatbum. SCIUBH. CAPITAL V. LABOUR.


wind up at tlio progress of Socialism iji this COUUU7. What a valuablo asset ho must bo U) his own party. In fancy ono can seo him infusing hope aud courage into his terror- striekeii leaders. Like Horatio, he 1ms vowed to keep tho britlgo against tho hosts ol Socialism. But to “ get down to brxiss lacks,” as tlio Yankm?s say, it will bo seen at once that A.T.’s effort on the above sub­ ject in last week^s issue is a beautiful .speci­ men of Tory logic. Aftcr_ giving' an alleged quotation from “ Das Capital ” lio nov.’ con- iLtiScs that no sucli passiigo exists, yet goes on to assert—in effect—


unliko Mr. Lloyd George, tlie Luke of North­ umberland, and quite a lote of the ‘‘ big l>ots ” of tho '^'ory ijarty, has not got tlio


Sir,—I t is gratifying lo learn that A.T.,


roferrcxl to simply epitomises tlio teacliings of Karl Marx. Tliat is simply begging the whole question.


^tliat tho quotation


learn who tJie profe^:sor of political economy is to whom lie refers. Ho probably exists only in tho imagination of A.T. /Hie niain outlines of Alarx’s teaching aro quite suuple. Tliousamls of pimplo thoroughly nnder.staiid them. There is nothing inetapliysical about


I t would be intcrosthig to


brief description of tlio pitli, the inaiTow, the os.^cnco of Karl Marx, and all Socisuist authorities, will suflieo lo he going on " ’tth: “ Capital in tho form of thq land, the factories, workshoi>s, railways, mines, and ml


them. For A.T.s special benefit tlm following very


THE LOWLANDS OF CRAVEN.


HISTORICAL SKETCHES, WILMORE, D.Sc.


orally as it in.ado under tho Cistercaan monks during tho thirteenth and tourtcontlb centuries. They wore otton disheartened, however; tho


cliraatq was then as it is now, very uncertain; and there was over much rain and cloud, and too litllo sunshine. 'Iho community had long been established and had become famous when a succession ot bad seasons must havo caused serious troublo. Tliey wrote a toartul letter to tho Pope asking for more help because they lived in a land cloudy aud rainy, (in terra iiobulosa ot pluviosa). Tho result was that the rich living of Gnrgravo was added to their


revenues. Tho neighbouring Abbey of ^ 'Whalloy was


THE MONASTERIES. l l was during tlie dark time briefly discu sed


in tbo previous sketch, that our region saw tlie advent of a great movement; when probably for tlio lii*st time tho Craven Lowlands, Bol- laud aud Bibblcsdalo became an intimate part of tho groat w'ostem world, rather tiian merely a remote and almost forgotten fringe. Of course tliero had been cliui'chcs beforo. As we have already noticed PauUnus may have proacliod in this district, and thero had been a ChurcJi at Wlialloy for some Imndrods of years. Now, however, was tho great era of the western church, and tliis maguiliceut institution rcaohed out, so*to speak, and took Craven as


a part of itself. There woro monasteries in England long


owiiLxl and coiur<ilK'd by the pc^ople. Hmt nieaiLs a ro-op-rative t'OrnmonwcalUi. All economic bondage or subjection ot om* man to another ,or many men to ono man, ^^bould be, may be. aud must be, swept away. Ine pi-oplo as a whole niu.st bo freed irom the in­ cubus, tlio deadweight ot private ownership


other .‘^•rvices which aro essential to the economic life of tlio coiiiiiiuniiy .<<11011111 bo


in ulio memis of life.” Notliing very sluK-king about that, i.s there


A.T. H Jt will bo .seen from the foregoing that wo Socialists want all tlu' capital that tbero is to be got for the ust? aud enjoyineiit


1 of all. Omseciuontly, why .should Socialists bo ui.postMl to capital? Perliaivi A.T. is one of tl’ose peculiar iKs*p]o wlio confine their definition of capital as just' .simply money. If so, one can understand the ina/.e. tbo f<>g, be appeans to be in. In regard Uu.ssia. there i.s ono thing above all others winch tlio Bnlshcvi.sks liave accompli.slud. winch en- tiiio-s them to our ro.spect and adnnratiqn, and tliat is tlie .sweeping away of CV.arisrn and all that that frightful tyrrauy rejire- s‘ iilcd. Of course, revolulions are nut niadc* witli rose-water. But let A.'P. stmiv tlie liistorv of liis own country. He will learn ibat. our own forefalhcrs had to tight very hard to obtain thosi^ political lilHUlies wbub we enjoy to-day. ^Vc lo-day uuisi. nsii those politicnr liberties in order to iioliieve our ecoiioiiiic liberties. Othenviso v.'c .ore un- rvorlliv of tiuit wliicli wo now possets.


■SOCrALLST. —- t- JH— AND ITS EFFECTS.” __yliiv i ag.^ili be allowed Uj rejily to


ibo I’ettl'i- 'by -Miu-sirot Thompbon in your issue of tlio ulli inst.? Vour eurr.>i>oudeut s-iv-.- ” May 1 indicate tliat pure akoliol wa.s lo'ii.sidei'ol 1)., tho Advisory Coimmlteo uiid not lievomues coutamm;; alcohol.


i >lo i.ol ;uul -


■ prriv tiio report abounds witli pas.sat;» 'wTii.h’ prove llii.s to bo incorrect. Let a upical iiU'.bUlio speak: ” It is certainly tine


ii(-'Cc."Sary i. mis cf refereiiCL' were CMiiditions alfeetini' tlie phy.siolot;ieal actioii


C'UUllLlonrt ;m«-.


of llleohoi, and inoro piu tleuiarly tbe e feet.s on liealth ninl iieliistrial ellieieiity pimlnted liy till, c.nisnniptiun of beverages ol various


I"-.-- -


ale-,hoik- slrcngth,” etc. Also her .Mqipixr'il lorreclion of iiiy e.\


iriicl is a iiieru quiljhle; ‘'l";_^S’»n pa-bi-aBe may Im leund in toto on luige


wall all due lo.speet-, sir, 1 think you eorresiwiideia iiii.sse.s the "'i'l''


, d ' .•V IV


„,p .,o euttoiii b.iscu ''.M. one


.Viiothor thing wii.di iju::/.ieo one is u:;:i; ^bnd:^^ an is ‘ n e^ n .,m s s h^ pi'— 'jiist our Sunday .serv.-,.. a"d ,„eetii,gs


and .sciiimls. A dowiiriglit r.al Cliiist..in li.ero be sneli n pei-soii-i


Iwhil-st worliing in that


IrtiiMilv ramc. •


• ( 'iirdinal Uk'lielicu iMiajialiv hecaino jU*


|, , Im.,s,.,i 'ior tlio place III that h- 'va.H |>n>miitly |., ■ riiiiirrit part nil t|l0 ' i.,r Paramount no '•


of the i>opuinr


o V4‘ai>. t.M


ivotiine,” a lieautiful nt. la'ars the title ot vrr.*' The popular Lvill .snpiKtrl the star


’iimting little Fox


.I..I1111UC Walker, tl>o who liavt* !)ccn pro*


■ tlH'y ar« co-ataiTOd is


‘ iiard at work on t-hciT I at pres<>nt boars tno >aek.” Tlie first pr^


iiinst of iiece.b.sity bo the ago we aro


lie or’ sho is not a


Cli:'^ii;n a ChHbt tvonin l i a - tY :, i n a Would t hi'iut i>'j


Uorld as we have o • • j a live liaml. nii'tey ami


the world, and yet tlio Cb„„!i silent I. ciiiccnud.


,,,,1 jov and pleasiiro to and each for all.


is a system of I heir lieads prom


• unit i.pinitiu IS


ugi'ht not to he. 1’ " '" ', " „ onesi and also .


... luothei— and ‘V’*-'.


Romeliody’s '^^''''':<■''\yo"^Jer^h«w .and soniehody’


_


- so !fi


also .


1,0 happy and look o t ,.p-.” Thou we '’,'>’>


millionaires can build ilo.ir 1,1 r-- P u t b o w


............ ‘ ''V i rm a n y mansions onr does not reel on


our tliab no oil


i.imli.i lioiiKs and in ^ 'verge oi bank- ell, .'.iio:.- nations on ' •


p,,,,! .viil,


,,„ice of llic Chrisliaii remedy


,1,T, o.-.cl,aiiges. ol '.f Christianity


. ■ I ^vhicli if will be a Uro-all for each


lov(‘, mercy, Jrt'iie-s wonhi 'd


" '“ 'Hv 'p . tho skies t . i r e ^


truth, rairsto


the o


\ .\sU'r Christ. Agiun, my ^ ' lo’eaii ho happy whihi ho round i.liont


times one seen nu 's n n X d y ’s ‘fatlr


,,ml iatte.ttors father


, t i,e so -“ Inasmuch, j insertion and


■’' ' , ‘’’1,,'' j|:„olaiid’s glory wo might


m t I gs KILLS


Bu^s, Fleas, Flics, BcfiUes, alU&ucU


initteo’s fiiidiiigs misrepresented. ,T. STTUNGKB.


11, AVilson stroi t, Clilheroe.


^‘ |,'|| ,,11 iu misery, ,..,sr.s no iioiiio at


in'wLieh the'word'’ is used', and Um Umits thaT yotr "orrc.spo„dont 'should


o' fiiHlie^ Ihiiii .m rely lo say “ to a eertaii. i’wint ” when she reeomiiiomLs aleq lol ii.s a


Chri-llullirv eollie J>. ojilo .<s-lll o . • -S .L.,a ,o bJ .sateshed Wit,I ineiiiselves


' ' j ' , ,


iho ooneepuoii ol i....... 'r ii>v


. ,t and


special cuiidilioiis which we have seen to bo n e c ts irv in order to avoid the jioi-son actio,


;mn„i-.sihlo only .so long as it * • 1 ...i;*;........... i.w.it b.HVp. seen to oo


."f tlm drag.” -Note, penni.ssiblo or'-........ r.roiiimoiided, us your correspondent leivu US believe; they refuse peniils aliyono to reeomimnui it on Hia't


'<> I'';;


Ceininitlco’s lepori, proi.al, .> ' s.ould liesitato to siiy, n e l ib . - i . i^ I pi sumo sho has read tho work tliiontli, Miere


“‘u.^ j


ti.at akoi.obc lu veraws are in no i ay lor healthy life.” J’at;e 1J.1. Hie lo lYJUsider the


ir.w.iu


beforo tliis; wo road of Mfrcd tho Great ‘ restoring ’ monasteries towards tlio end of Uie ninth century, but tlio great monastic age was just now moving towards its zonitli. A monastery was a conununity of men who had left tho outside world—had cut thcmsolvcs otf, KO that they might live what they d<eemcd m ideal life of prayer, and discipline, mid work. Tliieso men held no personal property whatever, and in many cases they had alxuidonod Ihcir secular names and wero simply known by^ a brief monastic name. They built great relig­ ious houses or monaatcries, wliich, wliilo they varied in detail, wero much of the sumo gen­ eral type, nieio was a cliapcl, usually on the north side, in which tlio monks carried »n their succ&'sion of services and in which tliey conse<pionUy spent a ^eat deal of their tune. They were very proud of tlicir cliajols, made them very large and beautiful, and on them tlicy spent a- great deal of tlieir wcaltlr. There w«^ on the opposite ftido of tho (|uadranglo a col­ lation of such buildings as kitchens, and_ the refoctoi'y where tho monks ate their simple^ meals. Alwavs on tho east side was the Chapter house whore tho regular meetings of the monks were held, and where general monastic business and maUers of discipline were discuss­ ed There wero domutorie* and guest houses, and ii.sually a iibmry, well-equipped for Uioso


days.


ibe most iini>orUnt ivirt of allr-tho cloister, \vhich was a covered and pavetl walk round the grasftv (luadranglc.


In tho middle of tiio monastery was perhaps , 'Hie cloister was partly


founded hater. Tlio monks_ of Stanlaw in Cheshire were afraid that the depredations uf tlio sea might ultimately ongulf their Abbey, and they decided to como inland; and they ulioso tlio flat meadows by tho side 01 tim Calder, not tar from its junction with Uio Ribble. Tho same tiling happened that has rosullcd very otleii in Pennine history j thoro was a clashing of the interests of Uic east .and west. Tho monks of S.awley had como from Fountains; Uicy wore of JYorksliiro; tho monks ot IVlinlloy had como from tho .west, and the older institution soon saw causo for complaint. Certainly itho Abbey of 'Whalloy was very near to the older ono ot S.aw!ey, barely seven miles away. Tho monks of Sawloy coraplainod about the effect on tlie fish ot tho river; they com- plaiiiec that the rich, monks of Whalley outbid them in the market when buying butter, and Di.ot they paid higher prices for casual labour. Tho quiiiTcls were patched up, however, .and tho two f.omous institutions lived on as near neighbours until tho suppression of tho monas­


teries in tho later yeai*s of King Henry VHI. Wo shall lo,arn moro of Sawlcy, moro cspcc- i.nlly, in a siihsequcnl sketch.


(To ho Continued Fortnightly.)


Wesleyan Centenary at Slaidburn.


INSPIRING CELEBRATIONS.


REMINISCENCES OF OLD SCHOLARS Soinothing of tho siilrit of tlie olcl-fashioiicd


with Uio diapol. The -visitorB wero mado to feel thoroughly at home, and tlio tea was a


great success.


Another in.spiring meeting was held m the evening. Tho singing of hymns suitable to


. i i i • xi


tho occasion was very hearty. Mr. Padfield again occupied tbo chajr jmd


urged Uie cogregation not to look too far ahead. Let them live a day at a time and como down to Uio year in which they wero now living. Thero had already been arranged for tlio coming winter, an evangelistic cam­ paign. I t was to touch, in some way or other, every part* of tho circuit and tho very prin­ ciples for wliich their forefathers at Slaid­ burn lived for they wero going to seek to seo expressed and realised in tho lives of tho people during tho time that was immodiatelj’ before them. They w


Imd Slaidbum with them in that campaign. Mr. Pndfield read a letter rogrotting in­


’antod to feel that tlicy


ability to attend from Miss Sarah E. AVooff, •who recalled incidents which occurred in tho village sdiool 40 years ago when tho late Mr. Adam Fletcher and his wife and daughters wero prominent in tho work of tho cluirch and school. Sho also mentioned Mr., John BrcJinaml, superintendent, and Mr. Bichard Bi'onnand, and expressed her gratitude for tho teaching imparted to her by Miss Cal- vorloy and Miss Simpson. Proceeding, Mr. i?adfield expressed pleasure at the rc-iiecora- tiou of tho chapel and said special mention tthould 1)0 mado of tho devotion of Alcssre. Gcorgo Strickland and Tom Cowking, who gave a great deal of their spare time to the w’ork of renovation. If tli.at time had had to bo paid for. it would havo incrcastxl the cost considerably. Mr. Padfield concluded by reading a number of verses written by Airs. Edge in mcmor>* of her grandmotlier,


Mrs. Isabella Spencer. Tlio meeting was then tlu'own. open ajid


several old scholars related interesting stories


(,1,011' to‘ llio qiiiidraiiglo through unglnzcd wni- ilows whicji opened oil to it nil the w.ny round. Ill tlio cloister the moiik.s walked .nid discussed ; In-ro at certain tliiKVi the school of the nioiias- terv was hold; and hero in tho half ouLdwr surroundings tlio monks wrote tlieir chiomclos 1 or made their translations of classie.al works. | Tile monasU'rv wins .v doinocratic institution j


tor ■•lie liuinhliwt village bad miglit become a monk and rise to tho highest ollices. Ttio langnago wa.s of eourso f.atin, and as tius wa.i tho speed, of tho learned everywhere, a monk was at lioiiie lihroiigkoiit western Luro]ie. ^ -t was thus that where thoro wero raoiiiustpnes 11 region lieciimo a real jvirt of tllo groat civibsod


somowhiit ililferciit rules in their inonastoneo, lint tho most fiuiuius and most [lowerfiil w.m uhat which had lieeii founded by an Eiiglisli- inan. Stopben Uard'mg, who had become ahlwl ot tllo inoniustery ot Cileanr, in Trance, liiis .tlihev of Cilo.aii;:, founded in 1095, is usually reiko'ned as Uie model house ot til' Cistercians. It w.a,s llhis order tlial iilaiitcd its monaslcric.s in Craven and Uihblosdalo and tlaat hrouglit oiir region so thoroughly into ^uch with the great


world oi t.ho we.it. 'I'hore wero dilfereiit ‘ orders ’ ot monks, .ami


world ot religion and learning. Ill 11‘17, two small hollies ot monlis starUd


out from Tountains Ahhey near lliiKiii, and crossed the I’eiiniiics to fou.id monasteries on Uio western side. Tlie Cistercian order almost ahvavs e.s!al,lished its niun.astio houses in lonely places, and that practiio was followaid in this case. One body ctiose Itariioldswick at the eastern end of t'.ic niiiiii jiart of the wild I’ondle range; thii other body selec'.cd an alUiv;al mil in Middle Itibblesdale, '.vhvro :he nver Hibli.e ceases to run in gorges tlirongh tbo limestone r.nd boulder clays and opens out into a winding course. Here Sawiey -Abbey wius foiiliiied Thus beg.iii an era wliidi was to hiat aJinost ea.iiTly dOO voars, and which may bo looked upon a.s Iho tioldeii Ago of Craven ami Bolland. Tlio iwrtiailar sjiots selected by these nioiiks


from FnuiKaiiis Abbey would not he veiy in­ viting ill those days. Tlie little colony at l.ar- iioldswick would have near it 0,1 the north the low Hat lands which lie belwcon Larnoldswick and Itracewell; these Hats would then he wi d


umlriiiiied ninr.shcs: on the norlli-wcsl would l,e the maiasliv, c’ay-covereil lands of lirogdeil


and Wedacre; and loiind tho corner of '> would bo the slnUlow, marsiiy lake of batter- foi'th. Tile whole crcumstanccs were so uniii- viUiig that litter a few years of struggle tiic monks decided to le.avo lliis reg cm and hegiii a 'liiii in a shellercd spot liy the rivor Onsc. Thus Kirkslall Abbey near leieds was tonmlei, an abbey, tho .-inokc-bcgrimcd iclics ot w iio.l may ho seen by tlm traveller on the Midliiiid llidhvay main line as he .approaches Leeds from


tile nortli-west. The Sawiey contingent made good, .amt built


their Ahhev ot tlio Millslono (irit rock ot tho district. Tliis Abbey, like all the Cistercian Ahhoys, beramo much more tlian a rcligiou.s lioiiso ill a narrow sense. Here wore trained some great sohohirs, ono of whom, Kogor do Cliderhow, hecaino famous as the \icar ol Wigan: another, William de Rymington, be- c-imo rhancoUor ot OHord and afterwards jinor ot his own Ablmy, wdiilo yet a Diird becainn T.isliop of L'andall. Wc shall meet William de


Uvmington again. 'lint tlio work ot tlio monks inclmlcd inoie . , , ,


tlian religious oxercisos and scholarly training in tho narrow sense. Tllo monasteries were Uie ,ill,CCS whero tile poor and llio nnfortiin.ate could look for help, and much 'oi their income wa.s si-enl ill teediiig the poor. A large guest-house was always kept open tor travellers, and thus tho monkish writers kept in touch with the gre.il outer world and loarimd much th.al Uicy wrote down in their ahron’clos. Tlio Cister­ cians were great tanners, and did a groat ilKd towards tho improvement ot agricnltnro :ii the district: they drained marshy lands; they planted forest" trees ; tliey inti'odsccd" up-to-date mcliiods of pl.ir.tiiig, priiiiiiig, niid grafting frmt trees; and they did a great deal towards tho improvements of the breeds of sheep, and, thus thev wero largely responsible lor llhofamo ol Knglisli w'ool in the "Middle Agevs. The early woollen industry of tho Pennincs owed mucli to tho monks of Siiwloy and tho other monastcrios. It is doubtful it nt anv period in tta history


Methodist class mootings was caught by tho Wo-slcyans, at Slaidbuni on Saturd.ay, when. •with tho skies shedding copious tours, they joined in tlumksgiviug at tho fact that thoir chaiHil has boon establiBlnxl a contuiy. Li llicir zeal to uphold the cause ol ^Vcsloyanisln in this remote and romantic part of the beautiful Ho<lder valley, tho present niemlicrs of tlio church are wortliy followers of Mrs. Isahoila Sponcor and those wlio, with her, braved tlio tHlinra with which they woro rc- gardvd hy thoso wlio woro opposed to them and, at tho cost of great sacrilicos, tlio extent of which can liai'dly bo realised now. AlLhough •tlio weather was grey and cheerless it had not tlio least etfoct ui>on tho hcartinoss of tho services and the prosonco of a number of old .Ncholars from various parts of tho country added to Iho pleasure of tho proceedings. A iiarty of Clithoroo WesleyaiiH, accompaniLxl by tiio Bevs. K. J . Padliold and W. Wallace, attended iho services and. in honour of the occasion, tho chapel and school had been en­ tirely re-decorated.


out by Mr. A. D. Fairwcatlier. Wellgat^*, who is lo bo complimented upon the oxcelicnco ot tlio scheme, which was briglit and cheerful and in tho best taste, tlie effect being very pleasing.


'I'his work was carried Among soveral objects of interest whicli , .


woro oxliilhted in iho chai>el was a silver cup kindly lent by Mi*. ^\^ Illingworth, Black­ burn," On it wa.s an inscription to tho ofTect tliat it was pro*.onted to Mr. .John Illing­ worth hy tho inhahitantc of Slaidlmrn for iii.s lourage in securing tho return to the poor of the village of landed eslates. Mr. Illingworth fought two law suits before ho achieved his object and, on ono occasion, ho and his wife walked to York. His zeal in the .public interest is also recordcil on a tablet whicli rests under tho pulpit in tjio chapel.. Mr. lllin^vorth. who died in 1S58, in’ing a member ot the chapel for (50 years. Prior to the formal re-oiK'uing of tho cliapel


at Accrington, spoko of the time when the chapel was equipped with tall pews, which woro called “ cawf boxes.” (Laughter.) At that time Bobert Bannister was tho Bupcrin- tendent and it was tho practice for the scholars to memoriso as many verses as they could of tho old or new icstamcni. Ho would advise all young people to l>o careful as to how they sturetl their minds because as tliey grow older, they would find Unit, to a certain extent, tlioy lived in tlie past. Tho fact that lie learned so much scripture in his youtli, had been a blessing to him and, if tho young people would attend tho Sunday school and join tlio church, they would find that it would be of great benefit to them


of bygone years. Mr. George Colvorlcy, whose homo is now


tlirougli lifo.


fii*st rocolloctions of tlie school woro associa­ ted M*ith tho late John Earnshaw, a poor, unlotlored, uneducated man, who taught a few of them and did his little bit. Her next


Mrs Sinclair (Clayton-lo-Moors) said her .


toaclior ivas Mrs. Sinclair, a firm old body, who used to sit very straight and reproved tlio children if thoy showed any tendency to “ loll.” Sho miglit also mention Jliss Hling- n-orth, not .so mueh for her work in the S 'hool, hut for her training of tlio children for tho Chri.stnius mootings. Sho wa.s a won- dorful lady and married William Turner. A more genial man slio (tho speaker) never re­ membered. Ho was tho carrier between Slaidbiirii and Blacltburn and collected eggs and IniUer to take to market. His horso was called “ Charley ” and ono day ho left horse and eart on a hill whilst ho niado a call. When lie returned, tlio ciu’t had overturned and tho eggs and butter woro nil over tho road. All-ho said was, ” Charley; whatver lias ta’ bin doing. 'Tha' shouldn’t hoV done toa.” Ho tlicn collected Ills pniduco .and wont whistling on his journey. Mrs. Sinclair wont on to .say tliat sho was altorwards a member of tho cla.-^.s taught by AUj-b Calvcrley.


I f ever a saint walkcj Uio earth it was her and tiioro was no old Bcholar but what re- mombcrcxl Afiss Calvcrlcy with lovo and aifcclion. All tho scholars adored her. Mrs. BannLstor wa>> also a great toachor, c.si>cc!allv of young children. ” T am glad and proud to stand hero as a successor to fsahella SiMJiicor.” concluded Airs. Sinclair, “ and I hope wo may follow in her footstoi>6.“ Mr. AVilliam Gardener, of Quernmore, near Lancj;sler. a former official of the chapel,


said t)i<*ro was no place he likcxl so imicli ns Slaidburn, and ho paid gonormi.s tribute to tho work which has boon <lone for many years


hy All*. Winder.


liy Mrs Walerwortli, a granddanghtor of ^Irs, Isiibclla Spencer, it had boon inleiuhxl to jiold a service in front of the building, hut the inclement weather made it impossibio to


whidi his fatluv and moUior regartlod tho chapel and school.


Air .J Hodg-SQii spoko of the atlcction with ,


. In rasponse to several retinesU, Airs. ..r


larry* out tiiis part of tho programme. . Tho afiernoon service was conducted hy


tho Bov. K. J . Padlield, who presenttxl to the church a I3»b!e given by Mrs. Bunting in memory of her husband, tho Bov. William Bunting, who was a minihter in tho circuit in lSo9*()0. Mr. PadfieKl uiulerlook to write Mrs. Bimting and iliank her for her gift. Tlh! Bev. W .Wallace preached an earnest lia.sed in


sermon


(Iwelleth Hi-di


Almighty,” shall ahido uiuK-r tlio


faseinatioii over the human soul. was


.‘V«rv age, mit


far mosage


of Gml, mado with bands. M'lnro was tiie 60cret place? I t wn.s a «i)irilual oxponenco and, if Uiev wantc<l to .share tbe triumph of the Psalmist, th«*v must lind their way to the .secret place, whero their spirit would meet tho .spirit of the infinite. Tiie pe^mle who worked for that chapel \rrio men aud women who dwelt, in Iho secret places, and he wantcxl thoir religion to lie sonnithing doep<.*r tlian a house of Oud religion. He askcsl them to make thoir religion a religion of Um^ .*»j?crcl plaeo. wliere ihev would dwell witli God. Mr. Padfiold ‘al.sq guv»- a short address.


liav rc-Iigioii was not dorp oiiongli. M


Iniil boon looking for i t ontir.;l.y in tlio lioii Jso


11)0 <i ll.llX L


-*0-**l - — - - . • • li to (ini s^’ok. of Uio P^alm.s iigo.


I t was fitted


tliiit unit they on the words “ Ho


thero wsis no part of the old te-'tanu’iit winch &lH>ko 60 simply and dircxitly to Uio hearts of men and women in all Ill


fi*om tho 01st Psalm. Ho said


ti tllo search for Ural Unit that chapel was built 1110 voiii'S


into the exueriences of them all. nf nun’.s .-’X-arch tor God am! ll! boai


Ho sUBgest«l


it was tlmmgh ciiaiioi wn. mint th at


tlio iirosoiit liio.v


.scerci places of the the sliadbw of


Bruinaml. a stalwart of the cliai>cl and a liard worker for many years, lioro her testi­ mony to the good whicli she had gainc<I through her association with tlio chaj>el and


school. Tllo incoting was hroiiglit to a close with . ,


Unit th«j


ages as tlio P.salms. had exercised a great The rea.N(m because Ujo so intimately 'I hey told


an addre-v-^ bv Mr. Wallace, who imulo an earnest api>cal to tho young people to ally thcmsolvo.s with tlioso who were keeping tho flag of Woslovanifim flying in tho village. Ho d('clai‘o<l tJiai iiogloct of tlifir nohlo heritage


OXHONE OXHONE


would do an imieh hiirin as a battcra- nl ai-tillory. Tliey might think that their in- diffcronc'i' towards religion would inako no impnvsion lint it would. Tlierc wore far too many living on the repiitiition of tlieir


fathers and mothers hut lio did not want tho vonng pcoplo of Slaidbnrn to adopt that 'attitude. Tlio war liad dtsillusionctl somo ot tliem. They bad lost faitli in many tilings. Somo of tiio young jn-oplo might have lost faitli in Christ hut, if llierc was one thing ho was sure :il>out it was tliat .Ic.siis Christ, could ihango human nature. Ho could make human love a tiling of tioaiity and Ho could save and keep tliein in tlio way of love, goilli- nes and holimNss. Chri.sl wits going to envo tho world to-day. Nothing el.so could do it and nothing eieo could save tho individuiil or national lifo. 'fho .sacrifices ol tliose who had fallen could all he in vain unless the iiooplo carritHl on tho work of .sclf-.^icrilico now Ho urged them to conseorafti their lives to keeping fresh tlioso Irnlli.s for which thoir forofaUicis dicil and lived. Siipiicv was afterwariLs served.


Beforring to tho object for which they wero. gaUiere<rtogether. he said they must not Irn.st


lo past history, nor must they expect that such ble&singft a.s God vouch.snfe<i to His jiooplo tiiero in <lays' gone by would ho ro- pratod in Uio days to como unle.-.s they got


•hack whore tlieir forefathers were. Hiey liad a glorious lieritage. Soiiie of tho most inspiring rotords of church life that lio had rend wore associated with spiritual move­ ments at Slaidhurn luid they ivantcd Gods fornior hhi‘«ings to bo renowtx] in thoir lives. Tiioy could onlv show their gratitude to Him for what Ho had doiio in Uio pn.st hy so giving ihemsolves afresh to Him Uiat Ho would ho ahlo lo repeat thoso hle.ssingB. Each quo of tliem wanted to try and catch something of tho spirit of thoso good ones of bygone dny.s who madu Slaidburn spiritnnlly what it wa.s They wanted nothing moro in their villages than that Uio lives of the pi'opio should he characterised by uniform piety—not one thing ono day and another thing Uio next, hut deep dovolcxlness to tho causo pf Cl^rist, Knongh was not nindo of Iho privilego of fellowship and Uioy would never do all they might for God’s cause, and themselves, and thoso about thorn, unless they made tho most of thoir opportunities of fellowsliip. Tho cou^egation aftonvards adjourned to tho school where real oounti*y hospitality was


READ.


Rontloy nohsoii, of 8, Hiunbkxloii-view Read, and a meinher of Read United I'.O., has nimed tho junior OMiniiiiation of rofcrcca hold by iho l,ancn.sliirv Fooli'all As.oc. atam ^it


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Tint Mon-. Biirnloy. VICAR’S HEPAimiRE.—Tho Vicar of


Rend (Rev. .lames Rohimon, M.A;) ha.s now removed lo his now vicariate at (Juariuliin, near Ueiby, where ho was inducted into Ins now living last Saturday by tho Bishop of


Southwell and Ucrliy. In his Rev. John Milni-r, M.A.. of 1 adihnm,


ofliciated at tho morning and cvciung sen ires at Uio Read I’aristi Chnrcli last Sundaj and nlso addriwixl the Sunday School Young Moil’s CI11.-N in tho aftonioon. Iho appoint- monl of Mr. Bobinson’R Buccessor at Bead is fitill under conBidoration


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Modoi'ii K*‘uiu. Diien gamo: Two firsts, _two second and --


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