The Ashburton Guardian. Magna est Veritas et Prævalebit. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1890. THE "EXODUS" QUESTION.

One of the most remarkable facts brought out m connection with the late strike is the abundance of casual labor, skilled and unskilled, to be found m the several colonies. The places of the strikers were eagerly | taken up by hordes of men from the towns and country. Many of those who accepted employment were no doubt previously m the ranks of the unemployed, while others were engaged m occupations where the remuneration was of o indifferent a character that the prospect of work under any other more favorable conditions was jumped at. The law of supply and demand was all m favor of the employers, and the result proved disastrous to the strikers—how disastrous only those immediately concerned can tell. This fact—the abundance of labor m excess of demand—should engage the earnest attention of colonial as well as Imperial statesmen; and steps should be taken to direct the attention of the vast army of men now out of employment into a profitable channel. It is not to the best interests of the State that any large number of its people should be engaged m either unprofitable employ ment or remain totally idle; and every i means should be used m a well j governed and well-ordered State to so regulate affairs that none shall be idle. In countries where there is a vast population, even under the most per fect form of known social government, there will always be more or less poverty and destitution; but m new countries, like the Australian colo nies, where there are vast areas of virgin land, uncultivated and unim proved, there should not be so many out of employment as there appears to be. It is for the colonial legis latures to induce as many as possible to settle upon the waste lands, thus providing for their own wants and at the sane time enriching the State. This applies especially to the case of New Zealand, where the recent strikes have proved that there are at least two men able and willing to do the work now being performed by one man following skilled or unskilled employment. This circum stance throws considerable light on the " exodus" question of recent years. A large proportion of the population cannot find employment, and cannot obtain land m suitable areas and a suitable quality whereon to settle. As a consequence they have been and are still leaving the colony m shiploads for other lands. The recent npheaval m the labour market will doubtless, so far as this colony is con cerned, accentuate this deplorable state of aftairs, and the burden will become so great for those who remain that we cannot but dread the consequences. This question is one for the new Par liament, when elected, to vigorously take up and solve. Those Avho are leaving the colony are not publishing anything to our advantage. The only reason they can truthfully give for seeking fresh fields and pastures is that they lacked sustenance m the land from which they came ; and no amount of political sophistry or jugglery can hide this bare fact. The only solution of this great social problem, so far as this colony is concerned, appears to be to adopt a vigorous land settlement policy whereby men with small capital, may have facilities granted them ; to settle upon the land, and cultivate it. Until some such policy as this is entered upon, we must expect to have a much greater supply of labour than there is any demand for, and to have a constantly increasing excess of emigra tion over 'immigration.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

It has been decided to establish a telephone service from Christchurch to Rangiora. The San Francisco mail closes at Ashbcr ton on Friday next at 6.20 p.m. Money orders must be obtained before 3 p.m. An offer has been received from Australia of two thousand guineas for the Sylvia Park mare Mersey {dam of Carbine), and her colt by Nordenfeldt. The Returning Officer announces m another column of this issue the nomination of Mr James Wright Sawle and Mr Edward George Wright as candidates for the Ashburton seat. London is supplied with water by nine water companies, and it has been stated by an authority that it would cost at the present time fully £30,000,000 to take over the works and business of these companies. The Christchurch branch of the Medical Association has resolved to co-operate with the Dunedin Branch m endeavouring to suppress the publication of immoral adve r tisementa and newspapers. In the celebrated large estate of the Arch duke Albrecht m Slavonin, where the largest oaks and oak forests and the biggest stags of Europe are found, the Hereditary Prince of Nassau killed recently a stag with 20 points to his antlers. A sad spectacle was witnessed m Santiago, Chili, recently, when hundreds of Italian immigrants, just arrived from Talcahuano, implored passers-by for alms, some of the men offering their coats and shirts for sale m order to procure something to eat. He continually played on the cornet " Sweet spirit, hear my prayer," The maiden lady next door sent word, with compliments, | that she heard his prayer, and would pay a j mouth's lodging for him m advance if he'd move to another part of the town, Large quantities of flounders are being taken from Lake Ellesmere, each boat netting from ten to fifteen cases per day. The great increase m the number is caused through the lake not having been open to the sea for six months, thus preventing the fish from escaping to salt water. Some one has discovered that two persons playing dominoes ten hours a day can con tinue 118,000,000 years without exhausting all possible combinations. The names of the two persons who practically tested this pro blem, are »ot given, but it is thought they are dead now. There have been so many applications for the use of the Oddfellows' Hall for the nigbs before the general election, that fcUe lessee has decided, m justice to all tho candidates, to call for tenders. Tenders are required to be m by Wednesday next. A social gathering is to be held m St Andrews Church, Tinwald, this evening to welcome Bishop Julius to that portion of his diocese. In addition to a well-arranged musical programme, refreshments will be provided, and H;# lordship will deliver a lecture on the subject <it 7 "A Three Years Residence m a Country' Village. # A telegram m the Argus" states tljr ithe Empeittur William of Germany, m ad dition tp presenting f.)p J£och with a sum of #50,000 m recognition off Hie ;^mport«nee df j Ufa cure for consumption, lias .also git? en the; d«ot<M?ih<3 game amount to enal^e him to' start an institute wnere \%e can carry on. ex periments wnd apply tfe» fiWfc '

A sound even more welcome than that of< the Jubilee Clock, though perhaps not quite of so melodious a character, was heard this morning when the fog-horn at the Woollen Factory gave notice to the employes that work had been again resumed. We un derstand the hands go on full time at once, plenty of orders being on hand, and of course amount of the new wool clip offering for any local consumption. Messrs C. S. and G. W. Moss, had some good sport m the Ashburton this morning. Eefore breakfast, they succeeded m grassing 10 nice fish between them, weighing 271bs. Mr C. Moss bagged one djlbs, one 41b, one .Sglbs, one SJlbs, on-s 21bs,"a-ml one \\h, or a total of 19lbs. Mr G. W. Moss one 21bs, and three Hlb each, total O^lbs. The fish were all m good condition and were taken on the whitebait phantom m about three hours. The river is m good trim just now, and the fish seem to take-pretty freely. , In reference to Mr E. G. Wright's oan didature, the Christchurch correspondent of the "Dunedin Star" telegraphing on November 17th Bays:—"Some splendid speeches have been delivered (m Canterbury), chief among them has been that of Mr E. G. j Wright at Ashbnrton, and I regard it as the most able and statesmanlike address delivered m Canterbury." Testimony of this kind from an outside source must be very gratifying to Mr Wright. Says a contributor to the "Auckland Herald ":—A candidate for a constituency m or about Auckland met m Queen street the; other day an elector for the district he was seeking to represent. The " free and inde pendent " had boen away with his little girl having her photograph taken. The candidate after shaking hands m an effusive manner with the elector, asked after his wife, and then, m a burst of admiration for the child, stooped down and kissed her. The little artless one, being totally inexperienced m electioneering wiles, asked afterwards, "Papa" why did that man kiss me t' f The elector is still meditating on the answer. The French flag now flies over the largest sailing ship built up to the present day. It is the five-masted steel vessel France, recently launched at Glasgow for the firm of A. I). Bordes and Son, of Paris. The approximate net tonnage of this vessel is 3600, which will enable her to carry 6100 tons. Besides its immense dimensions and its huge masts and yards, a notable feature is its cellular double bottom of 750 tons capacity, and its water-ballast tank, divided by bulkheads into eight compartments, and capable of containing 1200 tons. This is the only five-masted steel sailing barque existing at present. In dealing with the trade returns of Canton for 1889, the British Consul gives some gruesome particulars calculated literally to mnke people's "hair rise." Among the shipments from the Chinese port to London were 80,0001bs of human hair, valued at £319 and the Consul adds, with a practical atten tion to detail, that the majority of this comes " from the heads of beggara, criminals, and | dead persons." This is pleasant reading for the ladies who have created the demand by supplementing scanty locks with false "fronts"and "waterfalls," for such, says the report, is the destination of John China man's superfluous pigtails. Sir George Grey has definitely decided to retire from political life, and will not contest any seat at the forthcoming election. This step has been taken under the advice of the veteran's medical advisers. Sir George is now 78 years of age, having been born—we believe m Ireland—in 1812, and has been actively associated with the public affairs of New Zealand during a period of twenty-nine yeirs, as Governor, Premier, Superintendent of Auckland, and a private member of the House of Representatives. His enforced retirement from public life at the present juncture of political affairs m the colony will cause considerable regret m the ranks of his friends. Lady Florence Dixie maintains: that Woman's dress is one of the greatest factors of man's secret belief m woman's inferiority; and no wonder, for it makes a woman a feeble, helpless creature, devoid of strength or self-reliance, incapable of salf-defence or endurance—a human being heavily handi capped m the battle of life. A woman may be beautiful, graceful, and strong, physically well developed and proportioned, but, never theless, none of this can be apparent utider existing forms of attire, which transform the body from a «hape of beauty to a gro tesque and ludicrous apparition; and I say this, that we have no right to distort the figure M'hich nature has given 113, and trans form ourselves into living "Mawkins" because fashion, a false and hypocritical friend, tells us to do so. The Dawn of Peace Lodge held its weekly meeting lost Thursday m the Templar Hall, Bro Rook, C.T., presiding. There was a good attendance, of members and visitors. One candidate was initiated. It was stated m the Lodge that the Caledonian Society had decided not to allow intoxicating drink to be sold at their sports on Boxing-day m the Domain. Much satisfaction was ex pressed at the decision. The members were urged to do their best to make the meeting a success. A handsome present of table cloth, water-bottle, and vases w»s made by some sieters of the Lodge. After ordinary business, Bro James Price, of Springbum, entertained those present with the r earfiug "Trial of Sir Jasper," illustrated with a large number of stirring views, enlarged by a good lantern. A hearty vote of thanks was tendered him for his capital representci tion of the "Drink Evil." Bro Price, m responding, offered to give his services any time for schools, Binds of Hope, or Lodges on payment of bare expenses. During the evening refreshments were served. After a very enjoyable evening the Lodge was closed about ten by the C.T. M. Hughes Le Roux, says a Pariß corres pondent, tells iv the " Petit Nord" the following anecdote which he heard told by M. Boulanger himself during the electoral campaign m the Nord. One day while he. commanded m Africa his cook came to tell him that mushrooms had been found m the neighbourhood that seemed eatable. .'' Shall I put them m your omelette ?" ask the man of the white apron. The General seemed puzzled for a moment, then seized by a sudden inspiration, he said with a tone of indifference, " Use them for the men first," In the evening when he returned from his ride, the first thing he did was to send for the chief medical man. "Nobody sick, doctor ?" he asked. '' No one, mon General." The cook the same evening was ordered to make a fricassee of the mushrooms. No comment is needed.

TELEGRAPHIC

HOME AND FOREIGN.

[«5R PRESS ASSOCIATION.] London, November 21 and 22. The New York branch of the Irish National League denounces the Dillon O'Brien mission to the United States, nnd demand a statement as to what has become of £2,000,000 remitted from America to Ireland since 1886. ' A female admirer of Mr ParneH has bequeathed him £2000. In Ireland rrsalutiohs are being tarried daily favoring Darnell's retention, of the leadership of the Irish Party, wbili the English and American Press are almost unanimous m demanding his retirement. A wheat cargo from Oamaru, ex Anglo-Norman, has been sold at 35s 6d. In the ritualistic charges preferred against the Bishop of Lincoln the Archbishop of Canterbury has decided that the Bishop committed no illegal act m mixing water with the sacra mental wine used m Holy Communion : and rinsing the paten and chalice and drinking the ablutions, or by adopting the .eastward position at the ante- Communion office, bui he: condemned the action of the Bishop m standing m such a positioa during the prayer of consecration as to hide the manual acts, also of making the sign of the cross over the. people when pronouncing the benediction. No costs were allowed. The Press infer that the decision is generally m favor of Ritualistics. The amount of Baring Bros.' guaran tee will be £17,000,000, without assistance from private arid country | Banks. The Baring Bros.' will re-form j into a limited Company, with capital of over a million, which is chiefly pro vided by members of the family. There is a great recovery m British, New York, and Continental general stocks, The Parliamentary Committee of the Trades Congress support eight hours for miners only, as they fear that a Bill, providing for eight hours generally would destroy Labor Unions. Mr T. Burt, M.P., one df the Com mittee, insists that the adoption of eight hours even for miners will reader half the miners m the north idle.

AUSTRALIAN

Sydney, November 23. Ibbott, the Bweddish faster, has com pleted twenty-nino days and is confi dent of finishing his*task.

INTERPROVINCIAL

Auckland, November 23. A man named William Armstrong, who came from Sydney about two months ago, and has since been staying at the Waite mata Hotel, has disappeared. He left for a walk one evsning, and has not since returned. Mr Armstrong appeared to be depressed m spirits. Private advices from Tonga report; the arrival at Vavau of a schooner whose crew and passengers, about forty people, had Buffered terribly for the want of water and provisions. The vessel cleared at the Cus toms at Nukualofa on September Ist for Wallis Island, with eisjifc passengers, but this number was greatly augmented at Nukualofa, and also at Ninafoo, and pro visions accordingly ran short. The cap tain reported at Vavau that he hid been unable to find Wallis Island. The com pany were all emaciated, and three Native j women had died. The captain is to be j charged with manslaughter. Wellington, November 23. It, is expected thafc the Whitaker- Hutchison libel action will be heard m February. The German squadron will take m 900 tons of coal here, and probably leave for tha South Seas on the 10th proximo. Several new officers will shortly arrive here from Sydney, and those relieved leave for Germany via San Francisco. I>UNBDiy, November 23. The total entries received for the A. and P. Association's show next week is 850, which shows a considerable falling off, attributed to the fact of no prize money being given.

CORRESPONDENCE.

(We do not hold'ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.)

NEMESIS IN REPLY TO MR LEADLEY.

I TO THE EDITOR. j Sir,—l see by Saturday's Guardian that Mr Leadley (who I believe is an apostle of the old school, and has studied the ancient Sciences) questions the right for me to adopt the norn de plume of Nemesis. This is one, out of two mis takes I have made. 'Tis true, Mr Leadley, I have not studied mythology, but I still assert that " Fabula," —which, by the by is a Latin word-~in this in stance is not correct. In the second mistake, I fail to see where I am wrong. Mr Leadley, says; ''when I wrote the resolution I did not anticipate that we should have any visitors from Ashburton to our Wakanui meeting. I had thought that we farmers should have been left pretty much to ourselves, and m view of that there would have been nothing wrong m the resolution." I presume, that the motion was all wrong, because Ashburton electors were present, but as Mr Leadley's statement is calculated to make it appear to the electors that it wa-4 the Ashburton visitors who objected to the motion, I mast disabuse the public mind thereof, for to ray knowledge, not an Ashburton visitor spoke at the meet uig, and I am certain the rest of the I electors will bear me out m this. The opposition came first, from the chairman, who asked Mr Leadley to withdraw it, as it was not m good taste. Then two bona fide farmers oppojjed it. Mr' Bramley suggested that the word " electors " be inserted, which Mr Leadley acquiesced m, but even then it met with opposition from the Wakauui farmers. Therefore, Sir, I maintain that Mr Leadley showed, very bad taste m the way he acted, arid instead of furthering his cause, he only lost by it. —r I am, etc., Nemesis.

A DENIAL.

"BO THH BOITOE, Sik,~Mr Sawle's prospect of election must "be looking «loomy when his friends try to support his cause by falsehoods directed against myself. I am informed upon undoubted authority that Mr Sawle's friends chargp me with being interested financially m the liquor traffic. This is neither more nor less than a bold lie, as I have not the remotest interest, either direct or indirect, m such traffic, and challenge my defamers to specify the grounds for such an assertion. I am, etc., EDWARD G. WRIGHT.

BISHOP JULIUS AT ASHBURTON.

His Lordship the Bishop of Chris church arrived m Ashburton on Saturday, on a pastoral mission to tho district. After a short; Htny iii tho town ho was driven to Longbcnch, whero, an will be seen from a report bulow, ho delivered an address to tho imuplo m tho evening. On Sunday ho lifil'l ncrviows at; Watorton, and at AHlihurlon m the o von mi?, delivering tu\ oxfiellmifc normou m tho Oddfellows' i-InU at nisjht.

AT LONG BEACH.

Hin Lordship was the guest of Mr John Grigg on Saturday, and m order that the numerous employees of the Longboacli osfcate should have an opportunity of hearing the Bishop, arrangements were made at the station, and the large wool* shed was fitted up as a lecture hall. Oil Saturday evening, the Bishop addressed the Longbeach residents on " Three year? m a country village." The muster took place at 8 o'clock, and over 150 people wore present, mainly the working stafl of the estate, with a sprinkling of the fair sex, a number of the Longbeach men j being married, and having their families living on the place. Mr John Grigg took the chair, and introduced Bishop Julius to the audience, m a few appropriate words. His Lordship expressed his pleasure at meeting them m. such a W ay, and proceeded U) give his popular address* founded on the period of his life when he was a curate m an old English village; Starting from London, via Bristol, the scene of his labours was reached by rail and road, and m a rapid and highly instructive and very amusing way the speaker described the place and the people, their church aud homes, the mode of life, and the beautiful scenery of the district., Some very vivid descrip tions were given m the strong Somerset dialect, to tho great enjoyment of, at any rate, some of the audience who hailed from the locality, the Bishop having evidently retained the provincialisms to perfection. As His Lprdship' will give his address to-night at Tinwald on the same subject, it is needless for any further report to be,given ; suffice it to say that everyone was highly pleased, and at the close Mr Grigg thanked His Lordship on behalf of the audience for his kindness. In reply, the Bishop stated he had felt great pleasure m speaking to, them and thanked all for their attention.

AT WATERTON.

His Lordship preached at Waterton on Sunday morning, but not m the Anglican church, as that was found far too small for the large gathering present. However, on arrival of the Bishop and Longbeacli party, the seats were removed from the church and the service conducted m the church grounds, his Lordship preaching from Matthew, XIII. chapteri; 44th verse, on the hidden treasure, a similar sermon to that given by him on his first visit to Ashnurton. After the morning service and Litany, the Communion service took place m the church, at which the attend ance was also very large, and at its con clusion, His Lordship was driven to Ash burton by Mr Geo. Jameson.

On Sunday evening the Bishop admin istered the solemn rite of Confirmation m St Stephen's Church, Ashburton m pre sence of a crowded congregation. Forms were placed m the aisles and m the spaced near the pulpit and reading desk, and nearly half an hour before the commenco nient of the service every available seat was occupied. The candidates, to the number of thirty, viz., seven male, and twenty-three female, occupied the first five rows of seats on the north side of the nave, the ladies wearing white orcreani i colored dresses with the usual tulle caps. Hymn 3d9 having been suns;, the lesson was read by the Rev the Incumbent (Rev 1 E. A. Scott) who also read the opening sentences of the Order of Confirmation. Bishop Julius then ascended the pulpit, aud addressing the candidates spoke elo quently and earnestly of the privileges and responsibilities of those who werp about to make a public profession of their faith. Choosing as the ground work of his address , the subject of the well-known picture "Coming of age m the olden thrie" he pourtrayed the joyous scene m graphic language, and showed the analogy between the position of the young man welcomed on entering upon the privileges of manhood and that of those who were to-day entering upon the full privileges of membership of the Church. Returning to the altar, His Lordship gave out hymn 209 " Come Gracious Spirit " which was sung by the congregation, kneeling, after which the candidates were called upon by name to make their vows. Then followed the devotional sentences prescribed and aftw prayer offered by the Bishop the candi dates advanced one by one, the ceremony of the laying ou of hands being per formed by His Lordship with great solemnity. The Bishop then again. as- cending the pulpit, followed out the theme of his previous add:ess, enlarging' more particularly upon: the, igsponsi- bilities assumed by those who had ' made I a profession of their faith, and urged upon them to be jealous for the honor of the name of Him, by whose name they were called, and showed how great help might b» given to the cause of Christ by the faithfulness of young disciples. Then followed the remainder of the ser vice as prescribed m the Order of the Church, and another hymn having been sung, the congregation was dismissed with the episcopal benediction. ;

AT THE ODDFELLOWS' HALL.

His Lordship preached m the evening, after confirmation service m the church, to a densely packed congregation m the Oddfellows' Hall. The Hall ac its utmost on an ordinary occasion cau only seat about 500 people ; but on Sunday evening benches were brought from St. Stephen's school and elsewhere to fill up all blank spaces, and about 150 people were accommodated on the stage. Chairs were set below the footlights m the spice usually reserved for the orchestra, and all the passages were filled. There must have been between 800 and 900 people present. After evening prayer, led by the Rev E. A. Scott, and the lesson by His Lordship (John VIII.), The Bishop chose for his text—Luke XL, 9-10: "And I say unto you, Ask and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you, For every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh ifc shall be opened." His Lordship said those words ol Christ contained a promise so infinitely broad and wide that no mind of finite I man coulcl contain it. In al kge» men had sought to pare away the meaning of the passage, and make i< less than it is ; but if words meant anything at all, those I words meant just what they said. Like many other words referring to spiritual things, they were better understood by a reference to earthly things, for the whole world was sacramental, He took it that this natural, world said much the same thing as the text did. ETofca how; the world returned of its fullness m response t* the quest of man. The savage was content with little indeed. A knobby stick, perhaps, which housed as a weapon a kangaroo, perhaps, and other game, a few gatherings from the vegetable world but only the absolute necessities of life werd his asking. He kept his eyes open and looked about, and nature just handed up to him what he asked for. But as man rose m the scale of civilisation, and wanted more, N&ture did not supply his needs, and. he hud to begin to seek, M*n

had 'begun to neck, and he sought 1 out metals that had supplied him with better torls and butter amis; be had gone m quest of jewels and had found them ; he had gone aftor vege tables, and medicines, and all kinds cf thinirs. Mori were now searching fcho world all over—north, south, east, and west, to and fro, above and licneath- and bad not yet reached tho bottom of the world's weath. The preaelier instanced the successful yet incessant labor of Edison, rho inventor, whonc genius was fllill Knocking nfc the door of nature, believing that behind it an infinite treasure was lying hidden. With urgent quest man the world over i.s knocking at nature's door. By and by she opens to him and makes the world richer. Surely m re? ird to nature the words of the text were true. Seeking was more urgent than asking, .and knocking, more than seeking. Nature had an open hand for the absolute necessities of life, but her hand was no more open when man began to ask for more than these. The man who did not work did not eat, and if man did nob labor, ho could go starve. Whenever there waa anything contrary to nature m our own modern civilization, it was no use rousing up the Legislature. It was better to leave it to nature, and she would put ifc right. It did not naturally follow that, because nature had answered our quest to-day, she would do it to-morrow ; but there was a great probability that she would— sufficient to base the argument upon that what nature had done before, she would do again* Man's demands wereinsatiable, and like' Oliver Twist, continually crying for more. Bug, unlike Bumble, nature was at hand to say "Here it is." Aftet references to the knockings of scientific reseai'ch thivfc had produced the applica* of electricity to telegraphy, and th? knoekings that were still made to extend telegraphic triumphs; to the search afte* ores of copper, etc.; to the quest after rubber and vulcanite—the preacher said that m all these quests the askera, seekers, and knockers were busy everywhere, and all convinced that what they sought after nature had stored up somewhere, an 4 scientists m every laboratory were busy knocking at nature's door. Man's desiret were a very bottomless pit that were never satisfied. "My great great grandfather was content with a bone : I am not con'r tent with a bone. Our forefathers wer6 i content with very little indeed,; but 1 we are not. That dog who has obtained a bone goes contentedly to gnaw it upon the mat, and is perfectly happy. He doesn't want any new kind of cookery for his bone. He does not trouble about where he is to,get another bone 'to morrow or whether lie is to get one ; but goes to bed and sleeps, dreaming of catsi Why is he so-happy and I so miserable V\ Solomon the king had his hand upon the world, but he was not happy. He sought power and influence, and he got his desirq to the full —yet, when he got his desire,; he found out that " all;was vanity uhder ; the sun." Then he relinquished these and " went out of Parliament," sesking after pleasure. He drank and debauched; bit he came but—as few men do, for thosai who seek pleasures of this kind seldom are able to creep out of it, but g» head 4 long to hell—-and he came out of it to tell us that it was all vanity and vexation of spirit. Then he followed learning, and was skilled m botany, from the cedar of; Lebanon to th c hyssop that grows on th ci wall; but of all his knowledge he could only say "vanity of vanities, all is vanity;"; Seeking, but seeking m vain. ; knocking,' but receiving no answer. In one word,! nature said there was one want of Mi humanity which nature could not satisfy —that touch of infinity. He knew he was not a dog, and felt that his life had something 1 of the eternal, and therefore nature, which was not -eternal, conld not satisfy that want. (Science, music, art,, were all m her gift, bub she had nothing! of the spiritual to give. The world's! philosophy sad, "My dear good fellow;: you live m a very good world. Ask and receive, seek nnd find, knock and it shall be opened. The world is your best friend t Just be content. Perhaps there is a Gf>dJ perhaps there is no God.- You can't dq better than stick to this,' world, and not bother your poor stupid head about the) next." That's what philosophy said. That was the birrier she set up. But! wherever a barrier was set up man wanted] to so over it. Everybody knew that if ai child were told that there was a room into which it was not to go, that was the room it just did want to get into. Astronomy had been made use of to assist the mariner, and when that much was gained it was thought that an insurmountable barrier to further knowledge stood m the way. Yet man had gone clean over it, and had found out all about the materials of which the other worlds were composed. We knew as much about what was burn ing m Siriws as we did of what was burn-, ing m our kitchen fires. Man would tolerate no barriers, and there Avas coming again a new force <-f faith that would wash away all our poor flimsy philosophy. Christ said "I want you to look up from the world below to the world above.", Man, a two-legged atom, hungry for art, for music, and other things, came into this world and might have found it for him clad with all the surroundings of a prison —and those snrroundings his Lordship j quaintly described, even to the broad arrow on the garmenture—but instead of this sameness of scene he found a world of infinite variety m which there was no quality of man's nature that was not matched. Did any man mean to say that the God who put him there—(no matter how he came, even if it were a fact that ho had first sprung from a race of monkeys)— and had satisfied every instinct but one— a longing after God and a capacity to conceive God, would give no answer to that longing from heaven. Christ answered jind said that the same God who made all these things said," Ask, and ye shall receive ; seek and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." Just as the promise of the lower was the promise of the higher, so the laws •f the lower were the laws of the higher. One man came to thia colony many years ago. He wore a black coat and worked hard on Monday. He was knocked up on Tuesday. On Wednesday it was too hot to work, and ho went to see a friend, and came back to work on Thursday. ''You asked that man how he liked thrt colony. Oh, it was a poor colony, he had been m it thirty years, and would advise any man to stay m the Old Country where he would be far"better off." Another man came into Port Lyttelton at the same time as the first man. He worked at all times, m all weathers, and under all circum stances. Carried his bedstead over the bills on his own back for want of another beast of burden. Tet if you asked him what he thought of the colony he would say it was a grand colony, and he was loud m its praise. Ii his hearers were as care less about making money as they were about Christ they would be m the Old Men's Home m a fortnight. There was no earnestness about our pursuit of Christ. Yet m the text was tho answer. ' In religion, would we, like the savage be | content only to mk : or would we take the place of the ci/ilised man, and seeTc and knock. Only to smb. would Christ open the door. Where were many men getting their religion from to-4ay ? From a scrap of newspaper,,or the fag end of a magazine article, or from a conversation m a rail way carriage. " Was that the way," said the preacher, "io seek Christ? I trow not !" By* a happy illustra tion of the arduous labor of the gold miner who seeks the yellow treasure m the stubborn mountains on the western side of the Southern Alps, His Lordship showriTthat religion 'was not to be got [m any <fefcttmtf fashion, bub by

earnest and fervent prayer, and iJ a man were not m cavnast when he was on his knoes he would " never get one hap'orth." If he had any notion of the life to come it wa,< one m which God would be ever giving, and he would be ever receiving. He trusted the words of the text; would sink deep inLo bis hearers' hearts (aid be borne away with them, and that fihoae w ho h;id been laboring for that which was jiofc bread and spending their ■Jti'cngch for that which satiafioth not, wouLS conic to the fountain of nil q-jyd, ask and receive, Bock and find, knock And have the door of blessing opened.. A collection was taken aftor the sermon for tho poor And nocdy,. which amounted to £9 10.s 2d.

AT TINWALD.

At 9 o'clock thin morning His Lordship addressed the Sunday School children m the Church, delivering a racy, breezy, taking address to the young children from the rnotfco: "The children gathered' the wood." There -rare over-100 childrm present."

CRICKET.

LONGBEACH v ASHBURTON.

The return match between tho/above Clubs was played on the Domain on Saturday afternoon, and reaulted m a win for the Ashburton team by nine wickets. The previous match resulted m a win for Longbeach by seven wickets, ■ but the Ashburton team succeeded m turning the tables on their opponent* on Satur day. The weather was a perfect day for cricket, and a large nurabor of towns people were on the ground, amongst whom we ■ noticed a number of ladies. Longbeach having won the toss put Ash burton to the wickets, the respective teams being captained by Messrs Den shire and Grigg. The following are the' scores ;— Ashhuktox—lst Innings. ■' G. Andrews, c Dawkins, b Humphries ,33 Dixon, c Timms, b Soal ..." ... 10 Temple, b Soal 12 Sawle, c Timms, b Soal .... .... 1 Denshire, b Soal 2 Rosa, b Humphries '...>■ 3 Rollitt,, c Young, b Humphries ... 6 Mackay, b Humphries 4 Rees, not out .« ... '8 E. Andrews, b fender ... .., 6 E. Buchanan, b Pender 1 Extras ... ... 13 Total.. 99 2nd Innings. ' G. Andrews, b Pender ... ... 5 Denshire, not out ...■ 1 Rees, not out ... ... ... ... 6 Extras ...' ... ... ': ... 1 Total for one wicket' ... 13 Longbeach—lst Innings. Simms, b Dixon ... ..."."- ... Pender, run out ... 8 Soal, b Andrews 4 Buckeridge, run out -1 Marsh, c Ross, b Andrews ■ i.,6 F. Timms, c Mackay, b Dixon - ...-- ■ 3 Humphries, c Denshire, b Andrews 2 Young, c Rees, b Andrew* 2 Dawkins, c Reos, b Andrews ...' ', 4 Piper, not out: • " V 1 Grigg, c Buchanan, b Andrews , ... 3 Extras ;.., ..'. 4 Total -.38 2nd Innings. Simms, c Buchnnan, b Dixon, ... 9 Pender, b Temple, 0 Soal, b Temple ' 3 Buckeridgo, b,Temple 4 Marsh, b Dixon 15 F. Timms, b Andrews ... ...; A Humphries, runout ; ■ ,„' 0 Young, noi; out ... ■ ;.. , ... 15 Dawkiiis, c Buchanan, b Andrews ,j. 0 Piper, c Ross, b Temple 4 Grigg, c Buchanan, b Temple ; ... 13 Extras ... .... \ 6 Total ... 73

THE ELECTIONS.

MR WRIGHT AT SPRINGBURN AND MOUNT SOMERS.

Mr Wright addressed the electors'at Spriugburn on Friday night, Mr Morrison m the chair. At the close of his*address on Hie motion of MrFettick, seconded by Mr Fawcett, the candidate was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence without a dissentient voice. There were about 45 electors present. Mr Wright also spoke at Mount Somers on Saturday night to a gathering of about 60 electors, and after speaking about an hour and a half answered numerous questions, when Mr Price moved that a vote of thanks be given to Mr Wright for his instructive and interesting address, saying that their confidence would be Best shown itthe ballot box,-This was seconded by Mr Harvey and, carried with acclama tion. Mr Peache was m the chair.

MR SAWLE AT LONBEACH.

Mr Sawle addressed a meeting of elec tors at the Longbeach Schoolroom on Saturday evening, but the attendance was limited, the counter attraction of the Bishop's lecture at Longbeach station keeping the majority of the electors m the district away. However, Mr Sawle gave his address to those.present, on the linos of his speech at Flemington, and promised to try. and arrange for another meeting m the school before the election takes place. Mr James Croy occupied the chair. * A number of questions were asked and answered, and at the conclusion a vote of thanks to Mr feawle was carried, on the mocion of Mr James Osborne, seconded by Mr W. Moses. Proceedings are being taken by the Wellington Registrar against a number pi persons who are alleged to have made false declarations to have their names placed upon the electoral roll. ."' At Orari m Saturday night Mr Buxton was awarded a vote of confidence by a majority of five. '- Mr Hall-Jones announces his intention to go to the poll for Timaru electorate against all-comers. There seems every probability ot Major Steward having a "Walk over" for'the 1 representation of Waimate electorate m Parliament. Mr A. Hayes has decided not to come forward, and the 1 Rev'Mr Barclay makes no sign. Mr C. V. Clarke is the only name now mentioned, but it is not likely that he will allow himself to be nominated. ' There are 2706 names on the Waimato electoral rolls, Mr M'Guire's chances of success, agaifest the Premier m the contest for Egmont seem to be good. Speaking o£ it \rtcertt speech Mr M'Guire made to the electors, a correspondent of the ** Taranaki Herald says :—"A vote of thanks was passed by acclammation on all sides, friends and foes admitting the speech to be one ot the soundest and most practical ever delivered here."

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