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+ AN ACROSTIC. ELIZABETH MARY GRENFELL. DIED lARCH 12TH, 1894. ——————— Endear'd to us: She hath done what she could." Life was more sweet to live for others' good; n early life she counted up the cost, Zeal fill'd her soul to go and seek the lost, And comfort those who were by trouble toss'd. But now she rests; her work on earth is done; Enduring is the crown which she has won; Triumphant through the death of Christ her Lord: Hea.v'n is her Home, and great is her reward. Men listen'd to her, and likewise the youth All ranks of women heard from her the Truth; Right from her heart came forth the works of love— Y ea they will surely follow her above. Great is our loss; eternal is her gain Rest follows toil, and pleasures follow pain Eternal glory follows earthly fame New titles take the place of earthly name. Faith disappears the Master's beaming face Enraptures her in that most glorious Place Love love remains; but it is perfect There. Lord, like Thine Handmaid, may we serve Thee here. EDMUND PILLIFAXT.
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SWANSEA POLICE COURT. FRIDAY. [Before W. Richards and E Roberts, Esqrs.J Sf--ZI)REFS.-Divi,i Rees, described as a collier, was sent below for seven days on a chnrge of beaming in t. Hel-ii's-road. —A man named John Davies was brr.usht up on a charge nf stealing a watch off the Empire bar,, but as no prosecutor appeared, he was dis- charged. SATURDAY. [Before Drs. J. G. Hali and Howell Thomas, qn' i W. K<>^er, and \V. "Walter?, Esqrs. ■ ALLEGED THEFT OF TROUSERS.—Richard Palmer, of no fixed abode, was charged with stealing a pair of trousers, v*Iue 10< from a line at the back of 1:52, Nea'h-road, the property of John Richa-da. Prisoner was remanded till Thursday. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL SUMMONSES. John Headdon, L»ndor«, Thomas Waiters, 93, Rodney- street, and Samuel Sh«rland, St. Thomas, were summoned for not contributing to the support of their offsprings in the Industrial School. They were ordered to pay £ 4 10s. 6d., 21 6j. bd., and £1 9s. respectively. • COUNTY BUSINESS. MORRTSTOX FOOTBALL CLUB AND THE RATES.— The r"t<" collecor fur the Llansamlet parish made an appl cation for an order} for the payment of 61 3;. 4d. by the Morriston Football Club, in resp-ct of rates on a field held by the Club.—The application wai granted. AN UNLICENSED SPORTSMAN.—John Edward Hili, Clyuach. was summoned for carrying a gun without a license on the 23rd of December last.- A fine of b. and costs, 10J. in all, was inflicted. A PROVOKED THRK AT.—Esther Williams, Pontanlnlai.i, summoned Dd. Davies also of Pontardulais, for sureties Jof pence, on the 27th ult. Mr. W. R" well (Llaueily and Swansea) defended. C;mpiainant alleged that defendant bad threatened her on that date, but, for the defence, it w' contended that she was inclined to be quarrelsome, and the defendant threatened her under provocation.—The case was dismissed UXJUST SCALES.—D ). Davie?, a Pontlliw milier, was suu.moned for being in possession of all unstamped and unfair (from a purchaser's point of view) scales. Superintendent Thomas stated the facts and defendant was fined five shillings aud co"ts. D. AND D.—Robert Smith wns ordered to p.iy 5s. for having h id a disorderly drunk in Louguor on Mie 17rh inst. APPLICATION FOR A SUMMONS.—Mr. F. C. T. Naylor, c!,rt., to the Humbles Local Board, applied for a summons against Messrs. Evans and Johns timber me ChDt., Bryahyfryd, for a breach of the Local Board BVH Law*. A GKNTLEMAN'S AFFILIATION ARREAKS.—Joseph Fisher, a gentleman, was summoned by Klizaheih Jane Thomas, for thepayment of £ 3 3- beinsr due to her in respect of an illegitimate child "f which defendant had been adjudged father.—Defendant was ordered to py 5j. a week on the 5th. uf lust month, hut since that date nothing bad been paid. When asked if he would pay if time were given, defendant said he cid not require it, and an order for irnm-diate pavment was therefore made, or, io default, a month's imprisonment. Defendant preferred the latter. MONDAY. [Before J. C,!ke Fowler, E-q. diary). ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.—Morns Flynn, fi>eman, 27, Charles-street, was charged on lemand with assaal in,; and wounding a woman, named Eliz i be t h Wiilams, by kicking her in the face, in High- street, on the 7th inst.—Mr. H. Merry said be saw crisouer kick the woman on the he-id, but he (prisoner) was bleeding from the head at the time, —Captain Colqunoun asked for a further remand, as the wounded woman was unable to attend.— The application was granted. VARIETIES —Margaret Rogers, generally known as Mad Maggie," was sent to prison for 14 days for be'ng drunk and disorderly on the Strand, on the lOrh inst. This was her 168th conviction.— James McGratb, a niiiler, of no tixed abode, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Goat- street, and with breaking two panes of ghss, value Is., in the police cell window. Prisoner was ordered to pay log. and costs, or 10 days.—{"or being drunk aDd d'sord-r'y on the Strand, on the 10th inst., Thos. G^ry, labourer, 42, Tontim- street, was fined 10s., including cosrs, or seven days.-J ollt-ph Jewell, a boy, of 7, Bridge-street, was fined Is. for playin" tin-cat irj Br'.dae-streer, on the 28 h n!t.—Wm. Woodly, 32, Ejenezer- street, was tined 10s. for leavin" his horse and cart unattHDi'ed to in Union-street, on the 28 h ult. AN OCTOGENARIAN CHARGED WITH WOUNDING A C,)W.-A,ln J,mes, a,, old woman of SO v, ars old, living at Gor,e-road, Cocket, was brought up in custody charged with malnling a cow io a cow- shed, in G Cocket. on Sunday, the property of Charles Thomas.—Prosecutor sa d he went to his shed and found the cow bleedin^ froru a CUE on the leg. The defendant htd threatened to rid him of his ptoperty some time ago and on Q.nnr1'!1.U' m"rntn1)" had hAn (111<&1"11: J..L uuuuaj .v. Win niS children.—The old woman denied the i.flvnce, arid asserted that children were constancy worryidg her.—The Bench ordered the old woman to pviv the damage £1, and costs. IMPORTANT WAGES CLAIM.—THE STIPENDIARY'S DEcisio-v.-Ti,e learned Stipendiary gave his decision in the summons brought against Mr. C. Rowland, contracror, by thirteen dock labourers. He cons-id^red that the p!a;nr.iff-i ouz;ht to have been paid 7d. for the dinner hour for J.tnuaty 8 b, and from h" t date were entitled to 5s. per day till the end of the cnrrent account, which w-s in question. He would make an order accordingly. No order was made as to co-its. The SLipndiary did not think there was any intention :o claiin wrongly, but he believed the dispute to have arisen from an honest mistake and a want of clear undersrm dins he'wperi the parties. ADULTERATED MILK.—Hy. Morris and Christina Seedn;*n, Plasm-ri, wo milkvetidors, wi-re eveh fined £ 1 .nd co«ts for selling adulterated milk. NON-MAINTENANCE.—Amelia Jones, a young WOn;an, summoned tier husband for not complying with a magisttates' order for her maintenance. The arrears amounted to j68 15< and defendant was or-lered t-i p-y the amount. AN INEFFICIENT VOLUNTEER.—Morgan Grey, 12, Johr- -tre-1, was summoned for not remi<-ri< g hims-1' tbcerr in the 3rd G. R. V. — C ■ptnin F. C. King-Hui.t^r st ited the f ict% and defendant was ordered to pay the amount which the corps had lost through his inefficiency. TUESDAY. j Before J. Coke Fowler (Stipendiary, W. Stonp, Griffith Uavies and Junes Jones, Esqrs., and Dr. Jabt-z Th( mas.] -IHBIT OF COAL.—Mary Hopkins, a young girl living at L'n- ry- tre-r, was charge(I witli at-aiing a quant'-vof coal from a truck at Messrs. Vivi .n and Colliery Siding, Landore, on Monday. -P.C, K ngdon deposed to seeing her in the act < f pilfer n;r tho;: coal, and thegirl admitted the off-nce. The Bench rie* t with her under the Frit Offenders' Ac', and bound her over in thp sum of c £ 5 to be of good behaviour for six calendar Months. A Too-ENTHUSIASTIC FOOTBALLER.—An Ahcr- tuiery (ii.'uian, nauied Juhu Harris, while return- a; from the football match at Mo via j evidently mistook the w'<id « of Mr. Thos. Lawrence, at 87, Woodfield-street, for a fo, tb il, and being intoxicated at the time, deliberately kicked it three times, doing damage to the amount of £ o. Prisoner was committed to the Q jarter Sessions. TELL-TALE BUTTONS. Edward Evans, a youngster of li) years, who seems to have adopted the profession of a burglar, was brought up before the Magistrates for the eighth or ninth time this morning, on a charge of breaking and entering. Some time between 4.30 on the 10th inst., and 8.30 on the 12ih, the shop of Mr. John Jones, at 1, Prospect-place, was broken into, and some tobacco, cigars, and money had disappeared. De'ective Morris paid a visit to the premises and found two buttons there, which be afterwards found to correspond with buttons on prisoner's waistcoat. He also found a cushion there, upon which were hûls, evidently made by nails in prisoner's boots. Prisoner denied any knowledge of the burglary, but he was remanded till Thurs- day. ROASTING CHESTNUTS. Thomas Charles and Samuel Williams, two labourers, living in the Strud, were brought up in custody charged with breaking and entering the offices of the Great Western Railway CoaapHny, for the purpose of committing a felony, some time between rmdmgbt and six o'clock on the 11th inst.—Mr. W. P. Smith prosecuted on behalf of the Great Western Railway Company.-Frorn the evidence, it appears that prisoners and another man were discovered in the engine-room about six o cloci in the after- noon, roasting chestnuts. The doors of^ the cup- boards had been broken open, and a Jemmy was found on the desk, but there was nothing to show that the prisoners had broken into the place, as, when arrested, prisoners said that the offices bad been broken open before they went there.-Ir. W. P. Smith asked for a remand, in order, if possible, to obtain further evidence.—A remand was granted till Thursday. TRANSFER OF LICENCE.—Mr. W. P. Smith applied for the transfer of the licence of the Anchor Inn, Strand, from Mr. Mowbray, who died in September, to his widow. The application was granted. THE INGREDIENTS OF LAKD.—-Wm. Evans, grocer, 24, Park-street, was summoned for selling adulter- atedlard. Mr. J. Yiner Leeder defended. P.S. Burnett deposed to buying some butter and lard at the shop and handing the latter over to the Public Analyst, who certified that the sample contained in 100 parts 84 per cent. genuine lard, and 16 per cent. beef far.-Cross-pxamined He did not see where it was taken from, and he only asked for lard, and not for any particular quality. Lird was pigs' fat melted uowu when he was young. Beef fat, he thought, was generally put into lard to make it stiff. Dr. W. Morgan the Pubic Analyst, said it was a well-established f ict that lard, without any qualification, was the fat obtained from the bog or pig. It was a mistake to pay that beef fat would st.ffen the lard. Beef fat w,s much cheaper than lard, but it was not injurious to health, and was put into the lard simply for the purposes of profit-as a rule by large firms. Dr. Morgan objected to a remark made by Mr. Leeder, who said he wished to get a conviction.—Dr. Morgan I am not interested in any convictions whatever.—Mr. Leeder O, yes conviction.—Dr. Morgan I am not interested in any convictions whatever.—Mr. Leeder 0, yes you are you are interested to the extent of an extra -,uities.-Further examined, he had used three pronesses, including Stock's and Bellfield's. He ouusidered the latter fallacious. Mr. Leeder remarked that another analyst had said the same about Stock's process.—In defence, Mr. Leeder submitted a technical objection. Lard, he said, was not an article of food, but was only added to food, and was not injurious. His client obtained a warranty for selling the lard, from the firm which soid it to him. He thought the prosecution was unnecessary, and only benefitted the Public Ai alyst. The beef fat answered its purpose, and if the inspectors could not find something that was doing the public of Swansea more barm than a little be,ff,t, they were not using their powers for any valuable results. He did not think tke traders should be prosecuted, but rather th-,t proceedings should be taken against the wholesale firms. He, moreover, disputed the accuracy of the Analyst's certificate.—Mrs. Evans was called, and said the lard was sold exactly as she received it, and produced a warranty from a wholesale firm stating j that the lard was pure.—On this ground the case was dismissed. MILK ADULTERATION.James Watkins, a boy, of 72, Western-street, was summoned for selling adulterated milk in High-street, on March 3rd. P.S. Barnett stated that he asked the boy for fresh milk, and received whut was certified by the Analyst to be 10 per cent, deficient in butter. The case was eventually adjourned for a week.—A. R. Garrett, confectioner, of llnion-streei, wasalsosum- moned for selling adulterated milk. P.S. Barnett stated the facts, the Analyst certifying the milk to be 10 per cent. added water. Mr. Garrett said he bought the milk from Mr. Perkins ( ate Garard), and had, on one occasion, threatened to send the miik for analysis, as it was so thin when he re- ceived it. The Bench said the defendant should have bad a guarantee from the person from whom he bought it, and inflicted a fine of 20. MISCELLANEOUS.—David Richards, grocer. High- street, was summoned for allowing a dangerous dog to wander about in High-street, on the 4tb inst. Mr. Richards denied having a dog at all, and the case was dismissed.—For playing tip-cat in WHstbury-street, on the 5th inst., Alfred Crocker, a boy, of 38, Hafod-street, was fined l.-D"vij Jones, Treorky Thos. Powell, collier. Peny^roes, Liandebie; Rebecca Thomas, 21), Orange-street; Martha Harris, single, Middleron-terrace; and Jjmes Ward, Itbourer, of no fixed abode, were each ordered to pay 5, or go to prison for three days, for drunkenness in different places. WEDNESDAY. [Before Dr. J. G. Hall and W. Eossor. DBUNK AND DISORDERLY.—Ann Williams, widow, of no fixed abode, was, on the evidence of P.C. Northcott, fined 10s. and costs or 14 day?. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A COMMISSION AGENT.—Thomas Canning1, commission agent, 27, Redcliffe Street, Bri-tol, was charged with .stealing a < £ 2 piece from the shop of Mr. X. Gans at No. 231, High street, on the 10th inst- According- to the evidence, pr aoner went into the shop, and said he wanted to look at some seai-, irequesting Mr. Ganz to send them to the George Hotel. When prisoner left the shop, it was found t' at a £ 2 piece had disappeared fr >m a tray on the counter, and prisoner was afterwaids seen in possession of the coin. Prisoner was remanded till Tue-dav, hail being1 allo wed, prisoner himself in £ 20 and two other sureties of £ 20 each. COUNTY BUSINESS. NON-PAYMENT OF RATES.—A number of Llan- rhidian people were summoned for non-payment cf poor rates, the sums va-yinqr from £ 1 15s. 3d. tc 12s 81. The cause alleged for non-payment was principally bad trade, but orders for pay- ment were made against ea di defendant. DRUNKENNESS.—Phillip Williams, Penclawdd, was fined 12s. including1 costs, for drunkenness in the Royal Oak, Penc'awdd, on the 3rd inst. For being drunk and disorderly on n, I a y, March 4th, John Williams, farmer of Killay, was fined 20s. inclusive. AFFILIATION.—Mr. John Lloyd, tinworker, Loughor. was ordered to pay 3s. 6d. a week towards the maintenance of the illegitimate child o^arah Jane Thomas, of which he been adjadged the paternal relative.
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THE MELANESIAN MISSION. THE BISHOP-ELECT ADDRESSES A DRAWING-ROONI MEETING AT GLANMOR. Amongst the most deserving of the many Missions in which the people of England are interested is the Melenesian MisK-iozi, which, attractive a. its annals are made by the lives and works of Bishops Patteson, the two Selwyns, and others, is bound to awake sympathy at home, and which carries the Gospel of righteousness, morality and civilization amongst people who have long lived in heathen obscurity, and who-e past history, RO far as it is known to the world, is little more than a record of bloodshed and rapine. From their physiognomy, the natives are often styled Austral and Oceanic cegroes; and the name Melanesia is derived from their dark com- plexion. The diocese of Melanesia, which com- prises 200 islands, has lately been put under the care of the Rev. Cecil Wilson, of the Moordown Vicarage, Bournemouth, who is about to sail shortly for his uew sphere of labour. The Arch- bishop of Canterbury has evidently made a wise choice in appointing Mr. Wilson to the bishopric of Melanesia. He is young, energetic and enter- taining, and seems to be eminently fitted for the post. At the kind invitation of Mrs. Illtid Thomas, of Glanmor, the Rev. Mr. Wilson, and the Rev. Alfred Penny, who has been out on the Melanesian Station for 11 years, and during that period has accomplished much good work, addressed a meeting which was held in the draw- ing room at Glanmor, on Fndsy afternoon last, for the purpose of bringing the claims of the Mis- sion before the public. Mr. F. S. Bishop presided, and amongst those also present were Mrs. Illtid Thomas and the Misses Thomas, Lady Llewelyn, Mrs. Booker and the Misses Booker, Mrs. EbenezerDavies, MissDenman, Mrs. Allan Smith, Mis3 E. Richardson, Mrs. F. S. Bishop, Miss Eden, Mrs. Philip Richard, Mrs. S. W. Thomas Miss Williams (Glaafryn), Miss Fowler, Mrs. and Miss Glascodine. Mrs. E. Rice Daniel, Mrs. Girvin, Mrs. S. H. Michell, Mrs. W. A. Ford, Mrs. Everaid Jones, Mrs. Peel, Miss Foley, Mrs. Squire, Mrs. Crichtou, Mrs. Picton Turberville, Miss Manley Dixon, Dr. and Mrs. Laucastar, Rev. and Mrs. Potter, Mr. Joseph Hall, Revs. B. J. Binns, Dobson, W. Evans (Sc. Thomas), E. NV. Bolney, J. V. Roberts (Iiston), A. Evans (Waunarlwydd), the Rev. Alfred Penny and the Rev. Cecil Wilson (Bishop-elect of Melanesia). After a prayer had been offered up by the Rev. C. Wilson, The Rev. Alfred Penny addressed the meeting. Having briefly pointed out the position of the Melanesian Islands, he said he wished to direct their attention to the islands of the Solomon and New Hebrides groups. It was a great mistake to suppose that the inhabitants of those inlands had no religion or superstition. They were thoroughly imbued with superatitioD, their belief beiug that the spirit did not die with the Lody but became as a ghost-a power for evil. It was culled a Tindallo in the Solomon. Islands. The tindallos were hbsolutely legion in number, but only a few of them, comparatively, arrived at class or tribal dignity. If a man was a great chief, or orator, or fighting man, or gardener, or had dis- tinguished himself in anything, when he died his tindallo was canonised, and people invoked his aid by making a sacrifice. If a fighting man in. yoked the aid of a tindallo to kill his enemy, and if he wa» »uccessful, the power of the ghost would lipread and, with continued success, it would rise to tribal dignity. But failure would place it in obscurity. Anything happening by chance — death or iiiekness-was put down to tha influence of the tindallo. He (Mr. Penny) had known men ill because they were bewitched, the power of the superstition in their ininds ac- ing upon their body. The way a man was bewitched was A fragment of food was placed in some spot accessible to the tindallo and the name of the mac desired to be be- witched was called over. Tbe bewitched man wa* then informed of it.theoonsequence being that he fell ill and otten died. Sometimes, however, the friends of the bewitched man would club together to buy the charm a ray, and the man then recovered. it was, therefore, a hard task for the missionary amongst those people, who would say is was no use telling them there were no tindallos, for, if they did not exist1, what made the man ill ? Referring to their cruelty, the rev. gentle- wtu explained the custom of head-hanting and kow it injured the missiou work. They were naturally cruel, but he did not think they were less amenable to kindness, or that they were less sympathetic when their hearts were touched than we were. He looked upon their cruelty as the resuit of generation after generation of heathen life. Mr. Penny then went on to speak of the work of the Melanesian Mission, and said it was chiefly endeavouring tu train up native ministers, to endeavour to appeal through men of like nationality. The native children were taken away frotu their heathen surroundings; and, after being eduoated, were sent back to their own people. They were educated jn a central school on Norfolk Isltvud, which "had been purchaed by Bisbop Patteson to found the mission. It was about 450 miles from the north cape of New Z aland, and 950 miles away from the nearest lund of Austialin, so that it was very isolated. Toe natives were brought to the school in the "'Southern Cross" Missiou Ship. Girls were also educated in the college, so that they could make good wives for the native missionaries, and so be helpmeets. Since the time he (Mr. Penny) was a missionary, he had been in England for six years, working in a northern town, and he did not think his present work differed very much from what hud to be faced in Melanesia. The eeven years which he spent out there were the happiest of his life they were years of intense interest. When he left the islands, the work had grown to such an extent that there were 19 schools established, and the average daily attendance was 750 scholars. During the lazt four or fi ve years he w.s out there, he had baptised ovor a thousand adults. There were now over 1,250 scheiars, and last ye,ir no less; than 500 adulta were baptised. During the Inst two years, however, the mission had been a serious loss. It had been im the good hands of the senior mission priest, the Rev. John Palmer; but it needed a Bishop, and they were all looking forward most earnestry to one who had received tbe blessing of thu head of the Church to go out and superintend the important work, namely, the Rev. Mr. Wilson. The Rev. Cecil Wilson (Bishop-elect of Melanesia) then addresssd the meeting. He first "pologlsed for looking so young, and said that when be saw the Archbishop, he was told he was just the right *ge. He felt that, in doing his best to stir up interest in England, he must make that «pology. It was impossible, however, to do the work unless one was vigorous and young. He bad got that meeting together, not exactly under false pre- tences, but for a set purpose-to stir up their interest in the Mflanes;an mission, to which he had given himself. Mr. Wilson related the story of a friend of his being ordered out to India and paying E500 for a suhstifute. From thir, he drew the fact of nur all having been ordered to the Mission Field by the Great Master, and asked whether those who could not go were doing anything towards providing a substitute. Christianity first reached New Z-aland in 1810 or 1811, but in 1841 the people of New Zealand wrote to the Archbishop of Canterbury, asking for a bishop, and n'shop Sclwyn, of Windsor, went out there, for the purpose of taking New Zialaud under his care. But, through some mist-tke or other, he was given 34 degrees more than was originally intended to take charge of. Iu t!ie year 1848 he went round the southernmost islands of Melanesia, and picked up a number of boys, for the purpose of training them as missionaries. In 1855 he went home to England, and took back to Melanesia with him Patteson, who hud been a boy at Eton, and who bad evinced a desire to undertake the mission work. The work went on exceedingly well until. in 1871, a fearful catastrophe happened to the Mission. When Bishop Patteson was returning from the Solomon Wands, he met with his death in S mta Cruz. When the news of Patteson's death reached England, John Selwyn, the son of the old bishop, volunteered Ids services, but he very neatly lost his life in 1891, and had to be sent home. On ChrMmas Eve he (Mr. Wilson) was a-ked to undertake the work, and he readily consented. He had read a great deal about the -sion, and he thought it was one of the grandest the Church h;id, iriii everything looked sunshine for it. It wasimpossible for New Zealand to support the Mission herself, and therefore it waS necessary that th.. fu"d should be received fro » home About £2,000 was now being sent out from fcna and, but r.h t sum mod h", j the Mission was £1,000 in debt. -Before he lef, the country, he wanted to tty to raise son-Ie permanent supports for the Mission, and with that oHj ct in view, h« wished to create for each of the 200 Melanesian islands a correspond- ing "island" in Kngland. The home islands were to consist of circles of friends, each circle electing its chief, and interesting itself in t'e island abroad, after which it would be named, by collecting -ubscriptions for the purpose of carrying on the mission work in each particular island. By that .ncans he hoi ed to c > 1 ct enough money to catry on the work of the Mission. In conchis-or, he thanked Mrs. Illtid Thomas for her kindness in inviting him to address a drawing- room n'eetinir. A hymn was surg, Miss Dulcie Thom-is accom- pary n., and a prayer on Hehalf rf the Mission was offered up ty the Kev. Mr. Wilson, after which the ladii s and gentlemen present wf re entertained at tea. A collectioo towards the Mission was made in the room, and amounted to £ 7 7s., which was sub-tque. t y made up by kind contributions, seat and ^lveri, to 122 7~ and promises were made to coli, cr for three islands, representing eaoh £10 a ye r. Any other ladies who are anxious to identify themselves with the desfrving movement, shoald apply to 1\1ss Wilson, Moo d wn Vicarage, Bournemouth, wh,) is acting a* General "Island" Secret-uy.
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t THE DEATH OF MISS ELIZABETH MARY GRENFELL, OF MAESTEG HOUSE, ST. THOMAS, SWANSEA. HOW SWANSEA FOLK WILL MISS HER. Last week we briefly notified the sad fact that Miss Mary Grenfell, of Maesteg House, St. Thomas, Swan sea,-daughter of the late Pascoe St. Leger Grenfell, Esq., formerly the head of the Grenfell Copper and other works —and sister of General Sir Francis Wallace Grenfell, the celebrated Sirdar of Egypt- bad been obliged to leave home for London, there to undergo a surgical operation of a most serious kind. The news was heard throughout the whole of the Swansea district with the greatest regret. Many were the expressions of sympathetic sorrow, that so kind, so self-sacrificing, and so beneficent a lady should be so sad a sufferer at her time of life. And many more were the prophetic lamentations over what Swansea in general, and the Kilvey district in particular, must lose by her removal from our midst. Miss Grenfell has led amongst us so vigorous, so devoted, and so self-sacrificing a life, that comparatively few suspected she suffered from any ailment at all. She was so reserved, so resigned, and so deeply inter- ested in promoting the well-being, religiously and socially, of the people round about her, and of whom she had taken a much more than sisterly care for so many years, that she almost forgot herself in her labours of love for others. It is a pathetic incident, in the present circumstances, to note that just before she left Swansea to undergo the surgical opera- tion, she was observed visiting several mem- bers of the mothers' bible class with books, which she left at the homes with kindly words of counsel and good wishes. It appears there was a book club in connection with the class, to which the members sub- scribed a small weekly sum, and it was her wish," as she expressed it, to complete her work as far as possible before she proceeded to London." She thus seemed to have enter- tained a premonition of the critical nature of the position in which she was placed but not a word passed her lips that she was suffering, always wearing a happy smile and a cheerful demeanour all through the trying time she must have spent, for a long time past. But her physical sufferings—similar to those which had afflicted and at last carried off her sister Gertrude, "the good Miss Grenfell," who lies buried in Danygraig Cemetery-told upon Miss Mary also to such an extent, that, acting under the best of medical and surgical advice, she consented to go up to London to undergo an operation. Dr. E. B. Evans, J.P., of Mackworth- terrace, St. Thomas, had been her medical attendant, and, more than that, a per- sonal friend, ever since he has been in the district, extending over a period of more than twenty years. There were no serious THE LATE MISS ELIZABETH MARY GRENFELL. I signs leading to any apprehension of Miss Grenfell's ill-health earlier than about two months ago. She was advised to go to London, and went to stay with her brother, Arthur Grenfell, Esq., of Savile-row. The operation which had become necessary, was performed, it is said, in the most admirable manner by Dr. Propert and Mr. T. Smith, of Bartholomew's Hospital. Dr. E. B. Evans, of St. Thomas, was also in attendance. The operation was performed on Sunday week. Nothing could exceed the personal bravery and courage of the sufferer. After the operation, there appeared to be every likelihood of a substantial recovery but, on subsequent days, telegrams indicated continued sickness, preventing the retention of food. The sufferer succumbed ou Monday I morning about nine o'clock, to the deep regret of all who knesv her personally, and all who have known anything of the devotedness of her life to philanthropic works. Quite a gloom has been cast over the whole of the district known as Kilvey, Pentre- chwyth, St. Thomas, etc. You can speak to no one who has not a sad face, and who has not a regretful voice for the good woman who no one who has not a sad face, and who has not a regretful voice for the good woman who is gone. As a mark of respect, and in token of the esteem in which the deceased lady was held, most of the shops in St. Thomas have shutters up. whilst a very large proportion of the dwellinrr houses have had the blinds drawn all the week, and the bells of St. Mary's Parish Church have been solemnly tolling every day. Indeed, the inhabitants of Swansea in general. and the East Side in particular, feel the irreparable loss they have sustained very keenly, and are frequently heard exclaiming that they will miss the kindly and familiar face of a very dear benefactor and friend for a long time to come." i he Railway >ifjnul for May, 1888, contained a brief sketch of Miss Grenfell, when the following appeared Miss Grenfell stood by the Railway Mission work from its commencement in the Western counties, and has borne a large share of the expenses in many places within her own beautiful home. Our evangelists and others who have visited Swansea, have met with very cordial receptions from her and we thank God for raising up here and there ladies as well as gentlemen who are right in the front of the battle against sin, and in the front rank of the service of mercy towards those around them. We hope our friend will long be spared to us, and that we shall have much more of her aid in the future than we have had in the past, if that were possible. In connection with other work her name is alike familiar; we know that not a movement in the South Wales district is carried on without her sympathy. Policemen as well as railway- men, navvies and boatmen, all Borts and conditions of men. have been befriended by her." Miss Grenfell was the daughter of Pascoe St. Leger Grenfell. J.P. and D.L. for the county of Glamorgan, son of Pascoe Grenfell, M.P. for Great Marlovv, of Taplow House, Bucks. The Grenfells were originally of Cornwall, their seat being at Penzance; descent from the Norman stock of De I -r' Granville, or Granvyle. Miss Grenfell's father was in Swansea for 49 years, when he enlarged Kilvey Church, built schools, mission houses, &c., and at the time was proprietor of large copper works here. Some thirty years ago Miss Grenfell requested her father to give her land on which to erect a school. To the question Where can you get the money to build," she replied by raising over X300 in three weeks. The building was completed, and is now used as a day and Sunday school in St. Thomas. An iron Church was also erected, about 15 years ago, through her efforts it has recently been replaced by a permanent edifice, the original one being removed to Port Tennant, now known as St. Stephen's. The Golden Griffin" coffee tavern, adjoining the Midland Railway I Station, was opened several years ago at Miss Grenfell's expense. The title Gelden Griffin" is borrowed from the family crest. For the past ten years the deceased lady took a special interest in railwaymen, and ten years ago started in Swansea a branch of the railway mission. She conducted a well- attended bible class, for railwaymen and their wives and friends, every Sunday afternoon, when she led the singing and accompanied on a beautiful harmonium, presented to her by some ladies for use at these meetings. Once a year the railway-men of the district were invited to tea at MaestE-g House, where a spacious tent was erected specially for the purpose. Miss Grenfell was an active member of the G.W.R. T.U., and took a deep interest in the G.W.R. Coffee Tavern Company, Ltd., a Company which was practically the outcome of the Union. Seven years ago she erected a reading-room and library for railway-men adjoining the Golden Griffin," and which proved of great service to the men. Every effort," says the Railway Signal" for May, 1888, in behalf of girls, young women, and mothers, postmen, railway-men and police- men, hails her as a helper. As a visitor to the sick, too, our dear friend is well-known. For her no sickness or disease has any terror she will wait for hours by a bedside minister- ing comfort and consolation. In fact, Maesteg House, St. Thomas, the family residence, has always been known as a resort for help in time of sorrow, need, sickness or other adversity. Her untiring zeal and anxiety for the spiritual welfare of all grades of humanity was proverbial, and no move- ment, having for its end the improvement of the masses, ever appealed to her generosity and liberality in rain. She was as ready with her purse as she was with her person and her accomplishments." Miss Grenfell originated St. Thomas Church by purchasing a house in Pinkney- street, then called Benson-street, and holding J meetings of various natures there, such as ¡ prayer meetings, mothers' meeting, friendly and clothing clubs, bible classes, Sunday school, &c. The room soon became too small, although the partitions had been removed and the adjoining house added. Therefore, when St. Thomas' Infant School was built by her, in 1862, the meetings, clothing clubs, Ac., were removed there. The services of a curate were secured, and Sunday evening services, in accordance with the liturgy of the Church in accordance with the liturgy of the Church of England, were held, the morning service being held in the Church building, at Danygraig Cemetery, so as not to interfere with the services at Kilvey. The tuneful little organ which replaced the harmonium at St. Ihomas Schoolroom during Church service, was presented to Miss Grenfell by the work- men at Middle Bank Copper Works and other friends in token of the regard with which she was held by them. The Church services at St. Thomas prospered exceedingly, when an iron church was purchased, though when the subscription list was started, it was intended to build a permanent stone church. Seeing the means with which to build a suit- able edifice so slowly coming in, and also realising the pressing need of a larger struc- ture for church worshippers in the neigh- bourhood, which was then rapidly assuming very large proportions, it was decided, with the consent of the subscribers, to at once raise the iron church, which was done. Some years afterwards, in 1886, the foundation stone of the fine building which now raises its sacred fane aloft was laid by General Sir Francis W. Grenfell, amid much rejoicing, and a short time afterwards tlio Mrs. Llewellyn, of Baglan Hall, Miss Grenfell's sister, generously contributed the expenses of adding the line tower and beauti- ful chancel, a peal of Hamilton tubular bells being presented by an anonymous donor, while the congregation supplied the funds for the purchase of the four-dialed clock, which chimes the quarters as well as strikes the hours. Miss Grenfell was indefatigable in her efforts to ameliorate the condition of the poor and those who needed her services by whom she was surrounded, and gave herself up entirely for others, forgetting her own comfort. In early years the whole of the East Side was spiritually parcelled out by the Grenfell family when they were at Maesteg, and health and prosperity shone upon them, each of the daughters being allotted a separate district as Bible readers and dis- trict visitors thus :—Pentrechwyth, Miss Gertrude Fanny Grenfell; Kilvey and Foxhole, Miss Eleanor Grenfell (now Mrs. Trotter, of Trowbridge; St. Thomas, Miss Mary Grenfell; and Port Tennant, Miss Kate Grenfell (now Mrs. Thornton, of Notting- ham;; and right well did the whole of them perform the onerous and loving duties de- volving upon them, thoroughly ingratiating themselves in the affections of those they so unselfishly ministered to. The deceased lady also took an active interest in the East Side Flower Show, which was revived last year after a lapse of some years, when she secured the services of her distinguished brother, General Sir Francis I Greufeii, to distribute the prizes to the successful competitors. In Miss Grenfell the Y.W.C.A. found an ardent supporter, one who interested herself in the work of the Association actively and earnestly and sympathetically. With characteristic gener- osity she purchased and furnished No. 1, Grove-place, where she assisted the Association and did much valuable and good work. Here, also, she conducted a police- men's bible class, which was invariably well attended. In the Swansea Police Force Miss Grenfell was known as the" Policeman's Friend," a title which she most deservedly won. Her work among railway-men will not soon be forgotten, and those who were directly benefitted by it have lost a true friend and sympathiser. Landore was also the centre of much noble work by the deceased lady. She was instrumental in raising funds for the erection of a Church House at Landore, furnished it, and paid the wages of the caretaker, and the other expenses. This House has been much appreciated by Landorians, whose memories of the departed lady are of the kindliest and sweetest, and not likely to fade. She also took a deep and lively interest in the welfare of the boys employed at the Patent Fuel Works, St. Thomas, while it lasted, and she never seemed happier than when giving them free lessons in the three R's during the dinner hour on three days a week. She never missed an opportunity of showing her regard to the deceased members of her classes when it was possible to do so, and was frequently to be seen in a funeral procession of some humble working man or woman. Upon one occasion, the day being cold, wet and stormy, a perfect hurricane swept over Danygraig Cemetery during the progress of the funeral obsequies of a working man, whilst the rain poured down in pitiless torrents, drenching those who remained to hear the last prayers of the clergyman. Many were fain to seek shelter under the walls of the adjacent church, but Miss Grenfell braved out the unpropitious elements until the final Amen" was pronounced, and then started the beautiful hymn, Safe in the arms of Jesus." The Swansea postal and telegraphic staff, also, came in for a large share of the deceased lady's attention, and she always evinced the keenest interest in their spiritual welfare, en- couraging them in every possible way to embrace the Christian religion as their guide and support. What has been said of Miss Grenfell in connection with the institutions and causes mentioned above, will apply with equal force to her efforts on behalf of the Swansea Y.M.C.A. It was but very recently, when the Schools at Kilvey and Pefitreohwyth were known to be in the market for disposal, and the Swansea School Board were on the point of taking them over, that Miss Grenfell stepped in and took over the entire management and sole responsibility, thus saving the schools to the few bible-reading and biblical-exposition institutions of the country. Some years ago Miss Grenfell paid a visit to Palestine, and took copious notes during the journey, from which she was enabled to evolve an excellent lecture, which she after- wards frequently delivered for various chari- table objects. The lecture was illustrated with beautiful oxy-hydrogeh lantern slides, manipulated by Mr. Root, of the G.W.R. The last occasion upon which she delivered this lecture was in June, 1893, at St. Thomas' Schoolroom, for the benefit of the Sunday School. She was never heard to better advantage than when dwelling upon the scenes she had witnessed in the Holy Land, and often seemed carried away with intense feeling when addressing her auditors upon this subject, so deeply did she feel the significance of her theme. She also visited Egypt at the time Sir Francis W. Grenfell, her brother, was Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, and collected material during her stay in the land of the Pharaohs from which she contem- plated preparing another interesting lecture but Providence has decreed otherwise. She was an accomplished linguist, and could con- verse in several languages, as well as being proficient on the organ, piano and harp. For several years she gratuitously presided at the organ, both at the services held in St. Thomas Schoolroom and at the later built churches, and took great pleasure in conducting the services musically, until about eighteen months ago, when Mr. Fred. Walters was oppointed deputy-organist, but she always took a keen interest in the choir, and the services of the church up to the last. She was also ever willing to act as accompanist at the many concerts got up from time to time to raise funds for benevolent objects. She never missed, except when from home, the weekly prayer meeting held on Monday evening in the Mission Room. Assisted by the Vicar (Rev. W. Evans), she conducted a meeting for dockmen at the Golden Griffin," at 1.30 every Thursday afternoon. She had also made some prepara- tions to have a new Mission Room built in a central and growing part of St. Thomas Parish. A Bible class for women only was conducted by her on Mondays at the Mission Room, and a class for young men every Sunday morning at 10 o'clock. Miss Grenfell proved herself to be an I, earnest, thoughtful and capable education- alist. The young men of Kilvey, St. Thomas, &c., owe much to her in this respect, and many gentlemen who now hold important I positions in Swansea and elsewhere, speak in the highest praise of the beneficent teacher of their early days. Many, also, were the kindly letters of recommendation and friendly counsel she gave to young men and women who were on the point of leaving home to take situations in strange and distant towns, corresponding with them and imbuing them with hope and strength to pursue an upright and honourable career through life, and the recollection of her teaching has often been the means of enabling them to obtain and retain positions in the world. When Judge David Lewis was recently appointed to his present high position. Miss Grenfell was one of the first to congratulate him, when the learned Judge kindly thanked her and said he owed much of his success to the influence she exercised over him when he was one of her Sunday School pupils. The veteran and successful head-master of the Kilvey National Schools will miss the deceased lady as much as anyone. It was only just recently that she took over the Kilvey Schools, in the work of which she evinced a deep and active interest, and encouraged the master, teachers, and pupils with many kind and cheerful words, especially when they were about to be visited by the Government Inspectors. It was Miss Grenfell's intention to have had the Kilvey Schools re-built, and in order to thoroughly consider the matter she had plans prepared, and which she took away with her to London. But, alas! Death intervened, and the Kilvey Schools may remain for ever in their present state, or until the School Board steps in and takes up the work. There are signs of mourning on every hand in St. Thomas. Flags are hung half-mast high, and all day long the church bells toll their mournful knells. During ths week-night service, on Wednes- day, the Vicar, Rev. W. Evans, made some feeling references in his sermon to the great loss the church and neighbourhood had sus- tained by her death, and was frequently and visibly affected during the discourse. He i announced that the coffin, containing the remains of the deceased lady, will be on view this (Friday) morning at the Church, from 10 o'clock, for those wishing to pay their last tribute of respect. Yesterday (Thursday) morning a funeral service was held at St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, London, at which the Vicar, the Hon. Rev. E. Carr Glyn, cousin of the deceased lady, officiated. There was a fairly large and 1 sympathetic congregation, including some members of the family and a. large number of intimate friends. The interment will take place at Danygraio- Cemetery, in the same vault where lie the remains of Miss Gertrude Grenfell (a sister), this (Friday) afternoon. A special service will be held at St. Thomas's Church, at three o'clock, where the impressive service of the Church for the dead will be read, after which the funeral procession will proceed to the Cemetery. It is probable that the Rev. Canon Trotter (brother-in-law of the deceased), the Rev. W. Evans (vicar of St. Thomas), and the Rev. Canon Smith (vicar of Swansea) will officiate. At the expressed request of the ueceased lady, C. Wesley's beautiful hymn, "Jesus, lover of my soul," will be sung at the Church by the choir and congregation, and "Now the labourer's task is o'er" at the graveside. The funeral will almost certainly be a large and imposing one. for all Swansea talks of turning out to pay the last tribute of respect to one of her best and kindliest and most philanthropic daughters. A report of the funeral will be issued in our supplement to-morrow (Saturday) morning. The members of the Sunday schools and classes with which Miss Grenfell was connected intend presenting some beautiful and choice wreaths on the mournful occasion. It is expected that the floral tributes will, in themselves, be a sight at once pathetic and pretty. It can well be said of Miss Grenfell, she was Our Sister, a servant of the Church, and hath been a succourer of many." (Romans xvi., 1-2.) v The funeral arrangements have been en- trusted to Mr. D. C. Jones, Castle-square. [For our illustration, we are indebted to The Railway Mission," 18, New Bridge- street, London, E.C. It appeared in "The Railway Signal," for May, 1888. "The Railway Signal," it may be mentioned, is a journal of Evangelistic and Temperance Work on all Railways, and has a very large and increasing circulation amon., railway men all over the country, in whose interest it is published. It contains articles on the leading men and women of the day (illustrated with portrait), and is filled with an excellent and choice assortment of literary and general reading matter, The price of the publication is ld. monthly.] WHAT THEY THINK OF MISS GRENFELL AT SKETTY. SXIITTT GOSPEL TXUFXSAWO> UNION.—The temperance party might well say of Miss Grenfell, Vita enim mortuorum in nterrwrid vivorum est poiita," for ehe had devoted her whole life to the advancement of its principles, and the Sketty Gospel Temperance Union at it5 meeting on Monday evening recognised this fact by passing a vote of condolence before the close of the proceedings. A hymn having been an Mr. C. F. Oakley read Romans xiv., and Mr. W. Edwards engaged in prayer. Succeeding, Mr. Rowe (chairman) made some pithy remarks. Miss Richards then sang" When my work ia done," Mr. Batoup and party the delightful trio, "Shepherds," Mr. Wm. Morgan a thrilling recitation, Miss Marshall sang sweetly "Have courage my boy to say 'No I" and Mr. Spicer gave "Anita." After Mr. Humphreys had made a few humourous remarks, Mr. Summers was heartily appreciated in True till death," Miss Rowe's rendition of "The Holy City" was very pleasing, as also Mr. Batoup's interpretation of "I have read of a beautiful City." Miss Annie Davies and Miss Richards shared the musical accompaniments to everyone's satisfaction. Mr. J. B. Jones moved That this Society tenders to the relatives of Miss Mary Grenfell it deepest sympathy and condolence in the loss they have sustained, and recognises that not only have they lost a friend, but also that all temperance workers and Christians in the town have lost a dear sister." Miss Mary Grenfell's life, he said, had been a busy and profitable one. She had passed into rest, leaving behind her a bright and helpful example for all to follow. He remembered Idtll pleasure a lecture she gave in the village on the Holy Land," and also the active part she took in the temperance tea held at Glanrafon last Easter. She had a deep and well-understood sympathy for all the best and highest aspirations of the people, and took an especial interest in the working classes. He felt everyone there grieved with a deep and real sorrow, and would keep in loving memory her co-operation in every good work. The Chairman, in seconding, spoke with deep emotion. He said that he had been acquainted with Miss Mary Grenfell for 23 years, and it would be impossible for him to overrate her goodness of heart or the personal kindness he and his family had received from her. She was endowed with splendid faculties, and her delight was to use them for the good of others, and they believed that the fruits of her labour and the influence of her bright example would not be extinguished by her death. (Hear.) Death came to Miss Grenfell not as the "King of Terrors," but the Master's loving call to a higher sphere. The vote was passed in silence, all standing for a short space. The customary vote ot thanks was respectfully moved and seconded by Messrs. Blundell and Chamberlain, carried and acknowledged, after which the closing hymn was sung and the chairman pronounced the benedic- tion.
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_)Õ3I. _A LOCAL AUTHORITES AND GAS UNDERTAKINGS IN SOUTH WALES. [COMPILED EXPRESSLY FOR THB CAMBRIAN."]] A Parliamentary return just issued gives some interesting figures relating to all Gas Undertakings belonging to local authorities. For the financial year ended in 1893, in this district we find ABEBAVON URBAN SANITARY AUTHORITY.— Amount of loans and capitalised value of annuities authorised, X15,000, the amount borrowed being £ 12,200. OftbisjE5,158 has been repaid. The receipts during the year amounted to X2,921, and the expenditure X2,507, exclusive of JE279 for interest paid, and e599 loans repaid. 1,718 tons of coals were carbonised, 16,580,200 feet of gas made, and 12,295,392 consumed. The price of gas to private consumers was 3s. 9d. BRITON FERRY LOCAL BOARD.-Amount of loans and capitalised value of annuities au- thorised, £ 20,000. The amount borrowed was £ 15,821. Of this Xl,994 was repaid. The receipts during the year amounted to e2,116, and the expenditure zEl,361, exclusive of C577 interest paid, and £ 1G5 for annuities 1,010 tons of coal were carbonised, 9,144,500 feet 0' gas made, and 8,840,856 feet consumed. The price of gas to private consumers was 3s. to to 3s. 9d according to consumption. MOUNTAIN ASH LOCAL BOARD.—Amount of loans and capitalised value of annuities au- thorised, £ 2,3,039. This amount was raised, and £1,131 repaid. The receipts during the year amounted to zC3,760, and the expenditure X2,336, exclusive of X869 paid for interest, and 4302 for annuities. 1,942 tons of coals were c irbenised, 17,969,400 feet of gas made, and 14,902,200 consumed. The price of gas to private consumers was 4s. 6d. per 1000 feet. NEATH CORPORATION. — Amount of loans and capitalised value of annuities authorised, £ 55,500 this amount was raised and 128,767 repaid, the receipts during the year amounted to k9,152, and the expenditure C5,599, ex- clusive of £ 1,243, paid for interest, £1,780 to seeking fund and EIOO to depreciation fund: 3,924 tons of coal were carbonised 39 289 000 feet of gas made; and 36,968,600 'consumed The price of gas was 3s. 4d. pen 1,000 feet to private consumers. HAVERFORDWEST URBAN SANITARY AUTHOR- iTT—Amount of loans and capitalised value of annuities authorised £ 15,000; the amount borrowed bemg £ 1.2,°°0 of this £ 1,150 was repaid. The receipts during the year ammintJ tfes 1 77^ Vlterest Paid> and £ 33 for annui- 14 217 000 f .?Sf0f C°als Were carbonised; consumed TV, ?as made; and 12,090,200 w.'tVi <Tc- £ puce or gas was 6s. per 1,000 with discount of 25 per cent. COMMISSIONERS.— l°an and capitalised value of annUltle¡, £5,000. The amount borrowed was :E4,664. Of this £ 328 was repaid. The receipts during the year amounted to £ 1,155 and the expenditure £ 850, exclusive of £ 170 for interest and .699 for loan repaid. 617 tons of coal were carbonised, 4,735,200 feet of gas made, and 4,075,400 consumed. The price of gas was 6s. per 1,000, with discount of 25 per cent.
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RELATION OF WORKS TO FAITH.
RELATION OF WORKS TO FAITH. INTERESTING ADDRESS BY MR. C. H. GLASCODINE. Mr. C. H. Glascodine delivered a very interesting and at the same time instructive, address on the "Relation of Works to Faith," in the Reading Room of the Y.M.C.A. on Sunday evening last. Dr. Ebenezer Davies presided, and there was a large audience, especially of young men. At the outset of his remarks, Mr. Glascodine pointed out the true meaning of faith, which, he said, was not merely a belief in anything, but which inpsired good works which were therefore the necessary outcome of that true- faith. Speaking of recoguition, realisation, and appreciation, he r-aid the child's mind began by recognising its parent. It felt itself in the arms of its parent, and no doubt as to its safety crossed its mind. That was an unconscious and a perfect—perhaps perfect because unconscious- trust. When the child was able to walk, still the law of the parent was recognised as supreme. As the child grew older, he either broke away from parental control, or, at last, he appreciated the love in the law to which he had submitted. The child-trust in parental love was faith, trust, confidence, reliance, dependance. It was not shown by a daily act of homage, and a day's long disregard of the parents words and wishes, but by the conduct of the child, following its own little play but avoiding what was not allowed. He quoted the words from Matthew Except ye be converted and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the Kingdom of Heaven," and exhorted them, in the words of Tennyson, to "Cast all your care on God, that anchor holds." The learned gentleman then went on to say that good works were all the doings of the man whose right hand (as it were) clasped in God's skirt, and who would not move away from Him. The planet moved in an orbit round the sun, the centre of its system. It was for ever in motion, and were it not for the attraction exercised over it by the sun, it would launch off into space. As it was, under the influence of that power of attraction, it moved for ever in a known and regular line. Other influences there were, no doubt, but the influenc of attraction to the great centre was the great governing influence in retaining it in its course. Its continuing in that course was the working and the outcome and the evidence of that influ- ence. Aberiation from that course would be evidence of a yielding to some other influence. Having related the manner in which Professor Adams conceived, and at last discovered, the existence of the planet Neptunti by observing he deviation of Uranus—Mr. Glascodine went on to say that God was our Sun and the centre of our system. Love, the result of faith, was the influence of attraction, emanating from Him, which we felt, and which kept the faithful, the loved and loving servant of God for ever in touch with Him. and the submission, the whole-hearted, self-surrender of the christiaa to such influence, the motion in the orbit that it marked out, the walking in the way of His law, without deviation or aberration, without submit- ting to other attractive irifluence or power what- soever—that was good works. Influenced by such love, man could not but do his duty to God and his neighbour. He could not remain stationary or inactive, and what he did was done as by a ehild at play-with a child-like care not to do what was not allowed. Good works were not done because we ought to do them but they were the natural and necessary leult and out- come of loving faith in an all-powerful, all-wise, all-loving Father. Faith without works was dead-as St. James said: "Show me thy faith without thy works, and I will show thee my faith by my works." It was impossible to specify what were good works and what were not but it was not the gift, but the giving which constituted a good work. One of the duties of man to God was worship. It was not that a man was entitled to get something from God, but that he had something to give to Him. Go i received our adoration. He required it of us. He, who is the same yesterday, to-day, and for' ever required and received adoration in the past, and would require to receive adoration in the eternal future. And'whatwasworc-hipr Prayer and preaching were parts of worship—but not all: there was also praise, which was an important part of true worship. The sincere desire of a. soul was not the worship of God without the expression. Worship was the expression of the sincere desire addressed to God, the asking for the thing desired of Him, Who alone could bestow; the recognition of Him as the only perfect giver of the good gift. Everything had a form, and everything its own appropriate form. Ho found, in inorganic matter—the crystal, the snow-flake-not only infinite beauty In form and mfirute variety, but subjection to law. But when he turned to that which had life, he found no life perceptible to man; but it was enshrined in its own appropriate form. There was nothing haphazard, nothing that was not in strictest subjection to an over-riding and a tyrannical law but all life must be in its own form. Form may exist without the life, but life could not exist without the form. God said that form should enshrine life deprived of that form, life could not exist. Form was appropriate, and was essential to life. Form was of divine institution. It was not all formality or formal- ism and that it may exist without life was no reason why we should attempt to do with:ut it. God did not do so, and why should we try to improve upon His doing. Worship, then, might be truthful, spritnal, and the life of living worship miorht be enshrined in a body, a form as the soul itself was enshrined in the body.' Let all the man worsh p, let the mind worship- in submission. Hope was of the soul, not of the mind. We hoped against our better judgment; we hoped almost against hope itself. Faith was the substance of things hoped for. The judg- ment must sometimes submit itself in subjection to hope, and allow us to hope for that which it could in no way explain. The subjection of the mind was the worship. Again the mind under. stood (perhaps) what it saw, what it wa, able, in some way, to grasp, to comprehend, or even what it may apprehend or touch, though it could not wholly graspit. Faith, however, recognised what the sensual mind could not remotely conceive. Faith was the evidence of things not seen. The mind must hold itself in subjection, submit, and in submitting, in mental prostration, worship. The body should al-o worship by kneeling in prayer. In the epistle to the Ephesians, Paul used the words bow the knee," as synonyilous with pray." To bow the head had also at all times been a sign of submission, of Wo-shin of adoration. We could ail recollect how often'the Hebrews were called a '• stiff-neoWl rJ 1 To stiffen the neck and harden the heart appeared almost to have been synonymous terms. The i.^ the° T,°rfUDn gnesa bow the head wa3> Driate to tlfn t' Vla, exPresslon or form appro- snirif- ^t 1 "-h chTwas the opposite of the pint ot meekness. He saw no reason to think rn Ta j- otilei;wise now. In conclusion, Mr. Ulascodine saidIn worship, the body should join; kneel to pray, stand to bless, sit, perhaps, to listen; and the mouth should give bodily expression, as far as possible, to the inner feelings of the soul. Let man have faith in God, shown by perfect trust in Him, and unite with all creation in worshipping Him, adoring His holy name, and living to His Glory. "Blessed are those who die for God, and earn the martyr's crown of light; Yet he who lives for God may be a greater conqueror iu His sight." No questions were a-kel of Mr. Glascodine at the close, and on the motion of Mr. F. B. Bishop seconded by Dr. Rawlings, a hearty vote of thanks was accor.ied to the learned gentleman, who briefly and appropriately replied.
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