Cheshire Observer

THE PAN-ANGLICAN CONGRESS. I Sir,—Allow me to express appreciation of the exoollent articles which have appeared in your last throe issues respecting the Pan-Anglican Congress. The meaning, procedure, and ob- ject of the Congrees have been explained in such a clear and interesting manner that every- one reading them must have gained a good Mell, of the whole scheme, of which many, among whom I must number myself, had until reosntly very vague nations. It has been plainly borne in upon IK Olauch- peopla thaf, we have a very grave duty to per- form in supporting the Congress, and thro city ought to bo able to follow the example of others in crenerotis contributions, by raising a sum of at least £1,000 tov..ard", the great thank- offaTing. Indeed, the greater portion of this sum should bs raised in the parishes of St. Mary's, Hand bridge, St. Oswald's, St. Paul's, and Holly Trinity, not to count the C'athedrsl. I am aware that a special collection has aJ- rea.dy been made in some churches, but as the Congregations were small, owing to bad weather, would it not be possible to have another nearer the time when the Congress will be held, now that we are at laist awaking to our responsibilities, as many things shew us is certainly the case? It is to our discredit that wo should noed eo much rousitig, especially when we see the enthusiasm with which the branches of the Church abroad have taken up the work, but now that wo are awake let us tViour that, it is to some nuroai;}. Yours faithfully. faithfully, A. O. S. Chester, May 11, 1908. — A

I HATS. I A QUESTION FOR LADIES. I Sir,—I seo that Mr. Robert Courtnoxige, of the Queen's Theatre, London, IMUJ had printed on his tickots the following (somewhat startling announcement: "Ladies aro kindly requested to note that this ticket is sold on condition. that they will remove their hate or bonnets during the performance." This is not the first time the hat question has been raised, but I think Mr. C'ourtneidge is the first manager to make a determined stand against the thoughtless and heartless practice of women wearing their head- gear during a performance to the ditvcomfiture of each other, and especially of us of the opposite sex. All honour to him. If it is advisable for lad;os to (liscai-d their hats and bonnets at the theatre, why not in any sort of public meeting? I was painfully re- minded of this a few evenings ago when attend- ing a mooting in connection with a Free Church conference at Connah's Quay. Unfortunately, my hearing is not very good, and everybody knows that to a person so afflicted it is im- portant that ho sltouid see the speaker and watch his expressions, if he (the listener) is to understand what is said. I therefore selected a scat near tho platform, where 1 had a clear, uninterrupted view, until after the first speech, when the remainder of the evening was spoilt for mo by a lady who sported an enormous black hat seating herself directly in front of me —the said hat continually bobbing aoout like a blue bottle in a window pane. I dodged about this way and that, now one side then the other, but all to no purpose, tho hat would get there first; I could not see the speakers, and could only catch a few words hero and there. I felt I should have better enjoyed myself getting "a drink" across the way than sitting there in discomfort supporting (?) tho Licensing Bill. But the thought occurred to mo that ladies might be requested by the chairman presiding over any public assembly (aye, and even in church by the officiating minister) to remove their headgear. They don't wear their hats in their own homes any more than we do, then why should they inflict discomfort and incon- venience upon us poor maic, mortals in public? I suppose it is all a question of fashion- custom; but a custom which should be protested against, and I feel sure there are many ladies who would gladly forego the pleasure of displaying their millinery if they realised how much we men would appreciate the act of thoughtfulnese. If at every indoor gathering some lady would be brave enough to take the initiative, the thing would soon become general. Apart from the main quest,ion, I would a great deal rather seo tho ladies' nicely-dressed hair than have my vision obscured by some of the hideous creations beneath which they bury it. I should liko to know what some of your lady readers think about tho idea of, yours truly, 11, A MERE MAN. I Connah's Quay, May 11, 1908. ——————

ROMES ZEAL FOR RELIGIOUS I EDUCATION. Sir, M.A. V lotter ia a striking instance ot the truth of what I stated at the end of my last letter, that when you are dealing with the pro- fesedonal Protestant controversialist you cannot believe a word he say&. Here we have a string of random assertions without a single reference that would enable you to verify their correctness. They have evidently been taken bodily from some worthless tracts, with a total indifference as to whether they are true or not, and with a total disregard of all candour and honesty. I suppose the writer knows no better, but it is not easy to say where malice ends and folly begins. The writer seems to suppose that the public are to accept all he says because he says it, and askj no questions. But I am not going to do this. After our experience with the "Letter of the three bishops," I cannot trust him further than I can soo him. These old Protestant chest- nuts have been roasted to death long ago, and no one can now touch them without burning his fingers, and every experienced oontrover- sialist knows this. What- tho writer says about Bellarminc is a downright untruth. He says exactly the opposite. He says that to suppose that the Popo "could make virtues vices and vicea virtues" is absurd. What the writer aaya about Wiseman is another downright imtruth. The writer has evidently never looked at the worka of these writers to see what they really did say. I have stated all along that the Catholic Church has set her face against unauthorised Protestant translations because eho holds that they are not the genuine article, but only a corrupt and mutilated vere:on of it. and I trust she will always continue to do so. The Church acts upon the principle that the public have a right to be protected against being imposed upon by an adulterated Bible. Men are punished by law for adulterating food, and I can conceive no greater offence against religion than to adulterate the Word of God. That the reformers were guilty of this crime no one has attempted to deny. The Church, therefore, claims it « a right to tell her people what translations can be safely used and what not, and to condemn all translations that are not honest and accurate. If Protestants do not like this, they must lump it. It ia quite true that- the Catholic Church says to the Bible Society, and all such societies, keep your adulterated Bible to yourselves, you muit not circulate it among my poople. "M.A." has to square what he says with the admitted fact that the Catholic Church provides translations of her own for popular use. There is a Bible Society in Rome known as the Society of St. Jerome, whose object is to circulate the Bible among the people, and its translations arc i, tell it not in Gath, from the Vatican PresH. Moreover. Pope Loo XIII., in his official letter, Providessimus Dous," 1893, says "Let all understand how deeply the Sacred Books should be esteemed and with wliat eagerness and reverence they should approach this arsenal of heavenly arms. But this is impossible unless the Script-urea are studied and continuously road." The Pope also urges Catholics to spend at least a quarter of an hour every day in reading the Holy Gospel, and grants a special indulgence to all that will do so, but. according to "M.A." all this is forbidden. "M.A. V letter is ungeliolarly. slovenly, unverified, second-hand slop work, and is a disgrace to any university man. It is commonly known amongst scholars as the "brav" of Exeier Hall. If "M.A." attempts to pass off his had eggs upon experts, he is safe to o/'t rvMted with them. V t' .A.- J. D. BREEN. I IAL

THE CONFESSIONAL. I Sir,-Will you allow me, in reply to two cor- respondents on the above subject, to point out th-ait the worcts of our Lord in John xx., 23, "WhooosoevLv sios yo remit, they are remitted, and whosesoever sins ye retain, they aro re- tained," were said to the assembly of die6plw (although Thomas was absent), among whom wore pmbably women? The party to whom our Lord addressed these words oon.%isbed of three serta of peopLe-(I) the eleven Apostles, (2) they ¡ that were with them (Luke xxiv., 33). (3) Cleo- pas and! his oftuifianion (verse 18).. These weio all present when Jesus spoke the words in John xx., 22. This passage, which is quoted in the ordination service, is clearly precatory, or a prayer that such may be tho csasa, andjevidesttly shews that the absolution is by "the nxiftiatjy of the wmd," the terms, viz., faith in the atone- ment. and resurrection of Christ, tho longapre- dieted Messiah, they were to docusate to the onds of the earth. blasphemous doctrine of priestly absolu- tion is based upon the unacriptural idea of a vicarial office. The Apostle's miraculous judg- me-nt upon Ely mas, in Acts xiii., 2, was for his gross impostures, which should be a lesson to liB all in tthieee days of priestly impctftairt*, amd laying claim to powers which we do nob possess. If even tha Apostles, who could perform miraoLed, did not. claim the powore of priestly absolution, what must we think of those who now pBeiscod to do so? A story is told of the Pope of that day inviting Thomas Aqumas to look over his valuables, amd on saying to Aquinas, "You soo I oannot eay, with St. Plcter, 'silver cod gold have I nono,' Aquinoa replied, "and neither can you say with the lama man, '.In tho Tmw of eajiyousaywitt h tbeia.m&OMQ., n the 'naane' of Jœws Christ of Nazateth, iiqe up and wajk' (Ac-ts iii., 6). We read in Jeremiah xvii. 5., "Cursed bo tho man that tiusteth in man, and maketh flesh his ami, and whose heart dsparteth from the Lord." The "judicious" Hooloer aays "Sacri- fice is now no part 4-ibe Church ministry" (Ecclesiastical Polity, book v. chapter Ixxviii., 2). In truth the woid "Presbyter" doth, seem more fit, amd in propriety of speech mora agree- able, than "Priest" with the drift of the whoift gospel of Jesus Christ. The Ho!y Ghost throughout the body of the New Tcstamont, making so much mention of tSuem, doth not anywhere call them priests (Ibid., sec. 3). Tho I only aaciificos recognised in tiro Now Tcetamcoifc as offewd by Christian people aw figurative and not literal, viz., the swrifioe of praiise and xiil., 15), and psnesenticg our bodies a living sacrifice to God (Romans xii., 1). Qhrtsfc is our altar (Heb. xiii., 10), priest and sacrifice. Th 3 late Learned BisJiop Lightfoot, in the lafit edition of his essay on the "Ohristiafii,Minis- try," says that "the first instance of the term "priest" being applied to a. Christian minister occurs in a h?atiie« writer" (pag-e 261), and tih1\t towards the closa of the second oentyury we dis- cera the fit-A germs of sacerdotalism appearing alwve tho surface. Dr. Ligi-aioot says: "Above all, the Kingdom of Qhrist is no gacct&tal sya- tenii. It iii'terposos no sacrificial tribe or class batwocn God and man, by whose intervention alono God is reconciled and man forgiven" (page 181). "Tho only prices under the gospel ctesig-' nated as such under tho New Te.gtanie.nii aR> th.3. mints and the. members of the Christian b??bhc?- hCüd" (pa?o 184). minist?a fu.nct!0<o is neprcsentativs without -being vicarial. Ho is a priest -as the mouthpiece, the delegate of a priestly race (I. Peter ii., 9). His adts.are not his own, but that of the congregation" (page 2w). Thefts is no coiponat-o sacrificial priest- hood in the Now Testament. But, in tho and priests unio God" (Rev. Ï.1 6), and in no othc'r sensa. In the rubric of our Protestant Church where the. word occurs, it is an abbccvi- ation of the word "Presbyter," and cornea to ue as the homilies eay, through the French word "Pretre." Tertudlkin, A.D. 21'9, says, "Christians were made* priests by Christ (Rev. i., 6), so that where three are gathered together they make 3 1, j_J 1 1 > T | vuU.LI;: oL'to'l<&J.VUt511 i-ixey uc 1:1:1.. i-u-yiijou; ana where no clergyman 5 present, laymen may baptise and celebrate tlte Eucharist, the distinc- tion be-twecn clergy and laity being only of the Church s appointment." TertuMian Opera., De exhortation Castitatis, cap. vii., p. 522 (a.). Sae also Justin Madvr. to the same effect (Dial Cum. Tryph. c. 116), who says that "wo (i.e., Christians) are God's true saocdotal race." The following lines we would do well to hiocd Can I trust my soul's salvation to a follow- er cat lire's cam? Can a priest, or saint, or angel save me from my black despair? None but Jesus, none but Jesus, Hear the contrite tinner's prayer I —YOU'B, etc., M. A. (OANTAB). f —— —A> —

I THE FREE LIBRARY. Sir,—I would like to ask. through the medium of your alumna, why ia the Fioe Library always closed on liolidays-at a timo when many of live working-class have- a holiday, and could enjoy an hour or two very p'easantly as wedl as profitably? At least I think the newsroom might be kept open on holida-ys, and it wou-ld not require more than about one of tio officials to bo present, the duties being so light, while tJro privilegte of having the newsroom open would, I am sure, be a boon to hundnads of ratepayers, especially those who did not intend to epend their holidays out of the oity. Of course, I do not wish to deprive anyone of the privilege of their holidays, and the duties of ['.a l of taking charge of tho library during holidays cou:d be taken by the officials in their turns. Perhaps there may be other and abler writers than myself sufficiently interested1 in the sub- joct to say something on the matter, by your oi i. --Thank i ii x you in anticipation for inserting this letter, I am, vours faithfully, I A READER. I

HAWARDEN. YOUNG MEN S SOCIETY.—The Hawarden Young Men s Society has just concluded a euc- season. Tho society has now been in existence for close on 30 years, and haa -been a source of much good work among the young men of the village. At a recent meeting of the members, at which Mr. G. J. R. Butler pre- sided, an interesting account of the past history of the society was given by the chairman. He reminded them of the time when the society met in the Infants' School, and the building of the Gymnasium in 1891, thanks, in a large measure, to the liberality and interest of the present rector (the Rev. Canon Drew, then one of the a<sr»istanfc clergy) and members of the Gladstone family. The Rev. R. E. Barlow Poole ako Hpoke in commendation of the work of the society. The lion, secretary (Mr. W. H. Jones), in commenting upon the work of the past season, referred to the excellent training given to the members by Mr. Hanley, assistant director of the Liverpool Gymnasium, the claes under his tuition having improved considerably. Mr. Jones also announced that. owing largely to tthe generosity of the honorary members, the society had been able to pay their way, although the balance waa unfortunately not so large as in former years. It was further intimated that a Ladies' Gymnastio Club would probably be formed next season, and that the services of a first-cla&s instructor would bo procured. Letters of apology were read from Mr. W. G. C. Glad- stone, Canon Drew, Mr. C. B. Toller and Mr. A. R. Davtee, who were unabks to attend also inler- esting letters from two former members of the society, Messrs. G. Shallcroft and George Bailey, both resident in India.

AGRICULTURAL HALL, CHESTER — Mr. Sidney R. Fearnall had forward on Mon- day last an averago supply of fat cattle, piga and oal ves, and a large show of fat sheep and lambs. Prices: Beet beef from 7d. per lb., fat sheep in keen demand, hoggs in wool, 91d., clipped 9^d. per lb; bacons, a better trade, 9s. 4d. to gs. 8d. per score; lambs, 2a. to 3s. advanoe on last week's rates; calves dear. Fat stock; Cows to £ 15 10s.. heifers £ 18. 17s. 6d., bullocks J620. 12s. 6d. to J621. 7". 6d., baoons 80s. to 973., hoggs 4% Iambs 45s., veal calves to 1;3. 16s. Store stock Calving cows L15. 7s. 6d., store pigs 27s. 6d., rearing oalves to 48e. A total clearance was effected. CHESHIRE AUTOMOBILE CLUB.-This club had its first meeting of the season on Satur- day, the place of meeting being Pentre Voelas. The weather was beautiful, and some forty cars arrived in the course of the afternoon. Among those present were Mr. G. B; Crow, Colonel Mainwaring. Mr. William Jackson and Mrs. Jack- son, Mr. Edgar Billson, Mrs. Billson, Sir Percy Bates and Lady Bktm, Colonel Blood, Mrs. Blood, Mrs. Frost, Mr. John Harvey and Mrs. M'Laren, Mr. Rayner and Mrs. Rayner. Miss Raynor, Dr. Edgar Stevenson, Mr. and Miss Robertson (Plas Newyd), Dr. Dawson and Mrs. Dawson, Mr. Hannay and the Misses Hannay, Dr. Hope and Mrs. Hope. Mrs. Harley, Mr. and Mrs. Barclay, Mr. and Mrs. Stephens, Mr. and Mfa. Alec Rea, Mr. and Mrs. Van Gruiseri, Mr. and Mrs. Lan- caster, Mr. James Moon, Mr. A. G. Jeans (chair- man), Miss Ella Jeans, Dr. Frank Jeans, Mrs. St. George, Mr. Fred BQwring and Mrs. Bowring, Mr. Basaal (hon. secretary) and Mrs. HasaaJ. Gr interest was manifested in the ajrivai and departure of the oars, and the meet was considered a great succesi

TIDE TABLE. — ■ HIGH. WATEH. AT CHESTER. MAY. moitti [ IIT. BVTO. if. M. FT, L-f. U. 0. 16 Saturday 18 4 12 9 17 Sunday .u. 12 28 18 8 12 43 IS Monday. 1 a 18 8 1 3 Tuesday 1 49 19 0 2 U! 20 Wednesday 2 34 16 10 I 2 6S 21 Thursday 3 26 10 9 364 21 Thursday 4 25 14 6 463 22 Friday 4 25 14 0 4 63

LIGIITING-UP TABLE. I —— A —— T All cycles and other vehicles in the Chester district must be lighted up aa stated in the following table P.M. Saturday, May 16 9.4 a May 17 9.5 Monday. May 18 9.7 Tuesday, May 19 9.8 Wednesday, May 20. 9.10 Thursday, May 21 9.12 Friday, May 22 9.13

DISTRICT NURSING ASSOCIATION 9, WATIB TOWSB STBBBT. -I WEEKLY REPORT. Old cases. 64 New cages. 25 Cured. 16 Relieved 0 I Removed 0 I Deaths 0 On hooks 73 I Visits.480 E. BATESON. Lady Superintendent. May 9, 1908.

CHESTER UNION APPOINTMENT.-At a meeting of the Chester board of Guardians on Tuesday, Mr. C. Maddock presiding, four candidatea were interviewed for the appointment of a probationer nurse. They were Miss Cissv Teny, Frodsham; Miss Charlotte Stafford, ffeston; Misa Eliza Wells, Sb. Anne- st.-Chester; and Miss Ada Haddocks, Saltney. The voting eventually resulted in favour of Miss Haddocks, who was appointed.

I n PURITANISM. ] Sir,-How extremely good it is of Mr. Cattley to take all that trouble correcting M.A. 's" foolish mistakes at such length I had almost said arguing with "M.A. but it takes two but ttltes two intellects to argue, and though Mr. Cattley has doubtless got enough brains for both, it only makes argument all the more impossible. Is it not Emerson who says 11 How wearisome the grammarian, the political, or religious fanatic, or, indeed, any possessed mortal whose balance is lost by the exaggeration of a single topic. It io incipient insanity." Some of liis essays are very appropriate in the face of the gratuitous and unsought-for criticisms vyihioh these latter-day Scribca and Pharisees offer concerning their own form of worship, about which they apparently know little, and concerning other people's forma of worship, about which they undoubtedly know lass. Trust the instinct to tho end, though you can render no reason. It is vain to hurry it. By trusting it to the end. it shall rioen into truth an d you shall know why you believe." Mr. Cattley some months ago very kindly cor- rected a mistake I made in this paper. In doing tlio same office for him I liofxi ho will not be offended, and I Ixiliove he will be glad to know that hia statement about the priests in Chester neglecting their rcsponsribilties as regards" the confessional" is happily incorrect, though, of course, if it were true it wouLd not bo their fault but the fault of the floe 1m if confessions were not forthcoming. Of course, no priest oould possibly refuse to hear confessions, what- ever his private viewa were, since that is one of the objects of his exiatence. In conclusion, may I say that I have met many Roman Catholics (priests and laymen), both here and abroad, and have always been struck with tho gentlemanly, courteous and tolerant way in which they speak of us Anglicans? It makes one burn with shame to think that our great universities" cannot drill as much manners into men before they send them out into the world with a degree which at ono time oomm.anded a certain amount of admiration, if not respect, among their less fortunate fellow men. Mr. Cattley's suggestion about, the sugar loaf hat seems to mo unnecessary, as I always thought that in church at any fate (I supposo "M.A." isn't Romish enough to take his hat off in cJmrch-jd he?) they, the acid drop brigade, 8iJ :ho calls them, would 00 quite conspicuous, sinoo (with all due respect to their grey hairs) I have always pictured them balanced on the top of their chairs, with note books in one liand and opera glasses in the other, detecting and recording the names of those priest-ridden idolaters who indulge in the pagan-cum-papist Wad, ice of praying devoutly.-YourL, etc, COSMOPOLITAN.

LICENSING BILL. I ,Sll.Will you grant me a space in your valu- able papc?r? I should like to know what doee the Government intend doing with the "Tracks' at the end of the time limit? One of two things seems inevitable. They must Hill it, or quash it. If they "run it" where is the advantage to temperanoo? If they "quash it" who will have to mako up the £38,000,000 per annum that the "TraŒ0" contributes to the upkeep of tho oonn try ? Will the licavy burden of taxes be made still heavier? (it is ci-i-tainly heavy enough already). The supporters of this Bill say the Government is only taking bak;k its own; really I oannot sma how that can at all be reasonably argucd. The "Trade" existed hundreds of ye-ars before tho State had any lian-d in it; then how can the State claim to have created it? About 400 veais ago licensing measures wcro intro- duced- for the purpose, of controlling, not adopt- ing, the ''Trade, therefore the present Govern- mont is merely proposing to holp itself to a prosperous concern, and that under the cloak of "temperance, and honesty." Then the clause providing for the overseeing of clubs, how will that work ? The wealthy nuan (and there are other wealthy men than "fat" brewers), and the man of position, will they stand being "spied" on? I suppose that will bo arranged, but the British workman will have to &it (town to this most un-English sys- tem, and submit to any and every indignity. PlItin olotim-s m-on a 1x5 no doubt necessary when dealing with tho criminal class, but must the iionfTst, sober English workman (yes there are numberless "sober' workmen in England, and fine men too), must lie be compelled fo quietly allow suoh espionage? T'lie proaxotots and supporters of this unjust Bill are very bitter against the few so-called "fat" brewers. What will be done for tho vast numbers of the men. and women of England who, trusting in Eng- lish integrity, have invested in tho trade their life-long, hard-earned savings? When this plea is put forward we are told, "Well, thev have boon living in a fool's paradise" by aUowing themsel ves to believe in and he ruled by a Government tha.t will sell a licensed house (Coach, and Horses) for £ 10,000, and then put forward a measure that would make that same house worth £ 2,500. Please note, the difference. Why was not the sale held over until this Bill was introduced? Also, if there was no pro- porfy in tho licence, what did the purchaser get for his £ 7,500? £ 2,500 being the actual value of the purchase if this proposed Bill becomes Law. Trirfy £ 2,500 worth of goocb sold for £10,000 is a big haul for the man who soils, but how about tho man who blys? I mentioned tdiis lately in oourse of argument with a Radical about, the man who buys? I mentioned this ness." Such a transaction has an uglior look to me than, legitimate business ever w000-3, and I fervently say "God help England if all her business is carried on on the same rotbeq basis." I have also heaid in favour of the Bill tiharts a lot of the stuff that is sold ia rubbish. That argument is often used by those who know absolutely nothing about the making of beers, or tlte ingredients used, but even presume that some beers are not what they aro represented to be, does it neoeesarily follow that all the "Trade," those who conduct tho business in a legal and honest manner, mu?t submit to con- fisœtidn. If one or two bakM?s adulterated thair broad, wou)d! it ba honest for 000 man, or a body of men, to Lay his or their hands on tho whole bakery business? Would it not be -,Ot.t,er an d n3ore h<)itest better and more honest to spend one's energies in remedying, and not confiscating? Every right-minded lUam. and woman deplores drunkenness, but dishonesty is as great a vice as drunkenTtetsB. It is far more aovonely pun- ish-cd by law. What difforenoa would there be betwoan the State soiling alcohol and the pri- vate dealer? Tho effect on the consumer would ba tho same. Staie boor woukl be quite as intoxicating- as any other beer. Cigarette smoking is bad for boys. Will our grand- motherly Government seise on cigar manufac- turers next;' Re the attitude of some bielwps towards the Bill. Most folks will give them oredit for well- meaning, but in aU i-everenoo to tlhe Bible, I would ask if there is any Oomnmndrnent in the Bible that says "Thou slialt not partake of aloohol?" Tlteno is advice to leave it alone, also advice to take it. There is a distinct and unconditional command, "Thou sJialt not covet" and thou sh-alt not steal.—Yours truly, A BRITISHER. I Birkenhead^ Ma.y, 1906. A llRrrISIIER. I —————— A ——————

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CITY POLICE COURT. I « MONDAY.—Before Mr. F. Skipwith (ohkir- man) and Dr. Hamilton. PRISON PREFERRED TO PAYMENT.— Jantes Pillinglan, labourer, was summoned for non-payment of arrears of niaiiii-eiianeg of his son on tho training ship Clio.—The Chief Con- stable said defendant was ordtered to pa.y h. -Li ord ercd to p,%y Is. par week, but ho had paid nothing and abso- lutely refused to pay. He had been to prison ftav-on or oight times.—Defendant, who pleaded that ho had no means with which to pay, was sent to gt1.01 for or:von days. DRUNKENNESS.—'Thomas Roche. farm labourer, SeaJand, was ordered to pay the costs on a summons for drunkenness in Northgato sti'net on Saturday. DRUNK WITH A CHILD.—Annio Ryan, a Manchester woman, waa charged with being drunk while in charge of a child under the age, of uevon ycais.—Defccctivo Hughes d-cposed that 1 about 11.15 on Saturday night prisoner was helplessly drunk with the child in her arms in Hawarden Castle -entry, and using very obfioeoo ianguag-o. Ho had to got assistance to remove her to the police station.—The Chief Constable said prisoner had visited ths city for the Raees. —A .fins of 10s. and costs or 14 days was im- posed.

CHESTER. INFIRMARY. I WBKKLY SrATg, Esoo SATURDAY LAST. I In-Patientsare admitted on Tuesday Morning ab I Eleven o'clock. In-patients Discharged. Cured 19 Relieved 3 Unrelieved 1 Irregularity 0 D. 1 In-pationbs. Admitted 20 Remain in the House 93 OOT-PATIBNTS. Medical Cases are seen on Monday. Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday mornings at 11 o'clock. Surgical Case3 are seen on Tuesday mornings at Eleven o'clock. Ophthalmic Cases are seen on Friday mornings ab Eleven o'clock. Dental Cases are seen on Tuesday and Saturday mornings at Ten o'olock. Out-patients admitted during the week, 119

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. I LETTERS TO :IIE EDITOR. 1 I- ROME AND THE BIBLE." I tSir,-Uorreapon&nce m the Observer bearing on this interesting subject causes many readers to question the sincerity of suoh a.s Mr. Oattley, who aeuerts himself a member of a church that is nothing if not Protestant in the stand it takes, with especial regard to the mass. Yet Mr. Cattley, with a stroke of the pen, glibly announces the establishment of the mass by Christ, and if suoh writers as Mr. Cattley are to be believed, what is the mean- ing of article 31, masses being blasphemous and dangerous deceits? It is a pity such communications as emanate from Mr. Oattley are allowed to take up the time and patience of the printer, but your readers can quite understand writers like "Sursum Oorda" or Father Breen for any views they enunciate. They arc Rorian Catho- lics, and write as such, while Mr. Cattley eaemingly blowei hot and cold, in short, plays any tune you like, his views being- Romanistie for preference, or say Papal infallibility from the lofty, dogmatic tone of the effusions in- flicted by him upon your readers. Ma.y 12, 1908. A RESIDENT. I May 12, 1908.