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tude of people that yearly visit the fairs. We are glad that there is such a rapid growth in the number of these shows, accompanied by anadvance in their quality. We hope that the good work may go on until every owner of choice cattle. every grower of good corn or line roots will vie with the pro rietor of an orchard or a vegetable en, and that ell may be so much interested as to not only be in attend- ance upon these fairs, but take to the fair their best products and have a personal interest in the success of the exhibition. There is no better way of gainingâ€"and impartingâ€":infprrnati-on. The .lgnowledge “ When butter is properly churned both as to time and temperature it becomes firm with very little working, and is tenacious ; but. its most desirable state is that of waxy. when it is easily moulded into any shape. and may be drawn out a considerable length without breaking. It is then styled gilt-edged. It is only in this state that butter possesses that rich nutty flavor and smell. and shows up arich. olden yellow color. which imparts so high a egree of pleasure in eating it. and which increases its value manifold. It is not always neces- sary when it smells fresh and sweet to taste butter in jud 'ng it. The smooth, unctuous feel in rub ing a little between the finger and thumb expresses at once its rich quality ; the nutty smell and rich aroma. indicate a similar taste ; and the bright golden glistening cream-colored sur- face shows its high state of cleanliness. It may be necessary at times to use the trier, or even use it until you become an expert in testing by taste. smell and rubbing. Don‘t “'hlp a Frightened “one. It seems to be a characteristic failing of most coachmen to lay the lash upon a horse that exhibits fear at an object in the street or beside the road. Mr. Bergh. President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, says in the organ of that society. what every reasoning being ought to know. and that is never whip your horse for becoming frightened at any object by the roadside. for if he sees a stump. a lo . or a heap of tan-bark in the road, an . while he is eying it carefully and about to pass it, you strike him with the whip, it is the log. or stum , or the tan-bark that is hurting him in '8 way of reasoning. and the next time he will be more frightened. Give him time to smell all these objects, and use the bridle to assist you in bringing him carefully to those objects of fear. Orchard and Garden Work. The season of fairs is near at hand. The best of the farmer's products, including fruits and vegetables of the year. are soon to be brought together in hundreds. yes! thousands of laces all over the United States. and wi be seen b the great multi- , AL_A _____ one’liy’aiio‘afl’éé mam ime’s' 1311'." " " “ ‘â€" But the highway cow outlived them all. now to Tell Good Butter. The Legislature of Ohio has just passed a hill providing for the inspection of butter and cheese, “ and all substances having the semblance of butter and cheese," and of dairies and other places where milk is sold or butter and cheese manufactured ; to be done by inspectors appointed by the State Board of Health. The superintendent of inspectors of butter and cheese, Mr. Robert Orr, has issued a circular of instructions to hissubordinates giving information'which may he of value to butter makers and buyers generally. ‘ He says: - totbo acquired in the oompetitionia fir above the money valve of my rize that is awarded. Go to the (air on take nome- Ohing with you. ‘ once of apples. bees appropriated cider quite extensively during the fall. It is unquestionable that the juice from such uentities of decaying fruit. as well so the c der thered in the vicinit§ of cider mills, woul have a deleterious e cot upon bees. While this on hudly be considered es the msin cause of our heavy lama. ell will agree flint sll conditions must be most 1.-.!_‘ _-L --_--- m-LI.-_ :- Bees and Cldcr. A correa ndent suggests that the losses in bees during the past winter were largely due to the faqt thqt. from the ggept_abm_1d- The years went by with their work and 1.)]: The b0 5 of the village grew strong and ta. 1, A An_d e gray-Ahairoq flu-men} gassed away, "As lishinings fiEsh in a summer'skv', Bedder and redder his face would grow And after the creature he would go. Oggemnfilen. roundl and lro‘nnd, spearan app 6 tees; Tmmpling his melons into the ground, Owertuming his hives of bees; Leaving him angry and badly stung. Wishing the old cow's neck was wrung. \ The mosses grew on the garden wall; “The yearg gently with their work and play, '3" tavonflo during such swore wostner it He never passed her with t a frown . And an evil loam in can angry eye; He would one his whip in a surly way, And drive along in ni§ ‘ one-home shay: Then at his homestead she loved to call. Lifting his bare with crumpled horn ; N 1111ny scaling gig 3913181} wall, Help‘ing heré'olt 1;; his standixig corn ; Eating Ins oabbuges, one by one, Hurrymg home when her work was done. In: human passions were quick to rise, A And striding forth with savage cry, Wgth_ .tqry pluigg {r0311 both his eygs. For helping horse" to her notifhbor's'corn ; Many a cowardly our and houn Hadeeu transfixed on her crumpled 1:01:11 ; Many a tea-pot and old tin pail _ Hm the tanner boys tied to her tlme~worn (all. Old Demon Or: was 3 plans man. Though some as “malted to be profane, When my 3 weuy mile a ran ' 'Te drféé no} 66676? mi ’g’rdw’ving grain. Sharp were the pranks she used to play To get her fil‘end to get away. I She knew when the deecon_went to town; She wisely watched him when he went by; He never pegged her withopt a. frown Mini Shamanism. ting shot Had ea upon her a eating epot. Many and men a well-timed stone, Meny a. brick at of goodly else. And may a. en el swlttlathrown, Hui brought 0 tears her loving eyes ; Or hell bounded of! from her bone back, With 3 noise like the sound of a rl «wreck. Many a da had she pmedln the ggund 7 ,I-‘or help us herself to her neigh r'e ‘corn ; The hue of he: hide wu dusky brown, Her body we: loan and her neck was Illm. Ono how was turned up and the other turned down. She we: keen of vision and long of limb ; With I Roman nose tud 3 short stump uu And ribs like the hoop. of a. homo-made pail. 11:9” I?!“ did. W P?“ 20".: “81713 5365361173th 7 ht tor'all twinge known ; On nun a sea the uni hutr __Woul groyv no‘more yy erg itAouce had grown ; Seasonable Hints from a Practical Agriculturist. FARM AND’ GARDEN. The “tiny Cow. The Public and Private Bequests of the Late Joseph McKay. The following is a full list of the bequests by the late Mr. Jose 11 McKay 3, of Men- treal. The Truss published a partial list recently Home and Foreign Missions of Presbyterian Church in Canada. 820.;000 Presbyterian Colic ge, Montreal, 810.;000 Presbyterian Colleg ge. Manitoba, $3.;000 Widows‘ Fund of Ministers of Presbyterian Church in Canada, $4.;000 Presbyterian Churches in Montreal for Sunday School libraries. 84,800; Free Church of Scotland. 84,500; American Presbyterian Board of Missions, 810. 000; French Canadian Eyau- gelization Society of Presbyterian Church, French Canadian Missionary Society of Montreal, $1,;000 Walden- sian mission, 81.000; Labrador missions, 8300; to the missionaries abroad. 81, 500; to the Deal and Dumb Institution, founded by deceased at a cost of 380.000, he left 82,000; Protestant Iniants’ Home and Orphan Societies. $2.000; Irish and Scotch Benevolent Societies. 81.000 Sail- ors‘ Home, 3500; Protestant House of Refuge ge. 81.;000 General Hosp ital, $1,000. The last bequest contrasts strangely with the others. It‘ is as follows: “ 3100 to the maid Minnie. who served so long in the house. and 8100 to Catharine."_ Says a practical farmer : I believe in ploughing sod in the fall. Then work does not press as in the spring. and the teams hardened by their summer’s work in good condition for labor. Pulling a plough through a tough sod is hard work on a team at any time, and too hard when they are unused to labor as they are in the spring. lVork always hurries enough in the spring anyhow. and if we can save a week‘s work it is advantageous and wise to do it. Then as a general thing the sod can be more easily worked when ploughed in the fall, and can be got in better condition. The winter freezing pulverizes' the ground and makes the mechanical texture better then harrow- ing will. E. B. asks about drawing manure in winter, and whether it is better to place in heaps or spread immediately. Years ago I began to draw manure in winter, to gain time in spring and to prevent trampiug and cutting the land when soft. At first 1 put the manure in piles, but finding that where I wished to plough early, as for a garden. the ground would keep wet for along time under the heap. I spread it from the sled or waggon. After following this plan for fifteen years. I_think it is the right way. The better Ian for one who contemplates setting an orc ard, is to go to an honest nnrseryman,as near home home as possible, tell him what kind of an orchard you wish to plant. whether family or commercial, and place him on his honor as a man and a nurseryman, then leave it to him to make a good choice for you. No nurserymsn can afford to do less than 'his best in selecting for you under such circumstances. ? ”E'xbéiihfiifééihfi'éh ' the depth. at which wheat should be covered, the following results were obtained: 0f fifty grains ‘deposited at the depth of eight inches only two came u . and these formed no heads ; at seven inc es one-fourth came up, but formed no heads. Ten of the fifty came up when covered five inches deep, but had defective heads. At four inches covering there were a: few perfect heads. but most were defective. Of those covered three inches all came up ; but the best yield was those covered only two inches deep. The condition of the soil as to moisture is not stated. nor the state of the season, but we should infer it was moist, or those planted three inches would have been better than those at two. The sameexperimenter says he prefers to cover his wheat one inch, and never more than two. Among the herd kept in connection with the Manitoba. penitentiary is a cow which is a cross between a buffalo and a grade. The Free: Press says she is not like any other cow, either in shape or color, the huge shoulders of the buffalo being less promi- nent, while the flanks are more developed, as in domestic cattle. A ridge of long dark hair covers her spine. and another hirsute fringe droops from her chin and extends away down under her belly, giving her the appearance of some of the cattle one sees in the pictures of Livingstone’s travels in Africa. She doesn’t look as though she 'would shine as a milksr, but in the matter of beef would be a success. The following are the gincipal private bequests: Miss Henrietta .Gogjonzniege, 3180.000 and a mansion on Sherbrooke street worth $50,000; Edward McKay y, of Montreal. and Donald McKay. of Toronto, brothers of deceased. $30,000 each; Hugh James and Robert MoK_ay. nephews,_ 87, 000 eaoh; Mine Ann Gordon, niece, wife of William M. Clark, $10,000; Catharine Gor- don. niece. 812,000; John Pardon, nephew, $12,000. A Mmmncaxr Donavonâ€"Mrs. Mary Mulock, of Toronto. has written to ‘the Registrar of Toronto University enclosing her cheque for 32.000 with which to enable the Senate to found aschclarship in the University of Toronto. to be awarded in the Faeult of Arts on such terms and con- ditionsast e Senatemaydetermine. With- outinteudingto direct the application of the reposed scholarship. she suggests whet or “can be advantageously awarded in the department of Greek and Latin classics, and either in addition to. or in lieu of. any existing scholarships in that department. i’rinoo Leopold. Duke of Albany, is said to be a pun-on ot oo-opoynivo stores. The average duration of vitality in needs of some of our cultivated plants is as fol- lows: Artichoke, five ears; broad bean‘, six; beet root, five; ca bage, five; carrot, four ; cucumber. five; lettuce. five ; maize, two; melon, five; onion, two; parsnip. two; peas. four or five; radial). five; epin- aoh, five ; tomato.five; turnip. five ; endive, nige; parsley,_three; atrav‘vbeizry. three“. ‘ success is to be sttained. Good, well cured and sealed honey is essential. and where cider is gathered in abundance late in the {all this condition csn hardly be secured. Miscellaneous News. Where other Wbrk Will rmit, it is best to plough the land for is! owing soon alter the haying and harvesting is ver. This avoids the dreuth-dried soil t at is fre- quently found later in the sesson, besides turning under the Weeds before they have time to ripen their seeds. Thorough use of the cultivator will prepare the early- plonghed land for seed when sowing time comes. 7 7 7 _ Thé tollqéjjng_§ro fihg pgilloipgl priyato MthIONAIBE MUNIFICENLE. I have seen the three little daughters of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the opera. writes the London correspondent of the Philadelphia Times, with their parents, when. on one occasion, the little one get- ting sleepy, her mother took her up on her lap and let her sleep there on her knees all the evening; I have seen them at charita- ble ceremonies which were attended by much pomp and circumstance ; I have seen them riding, driving, walking. boating, and on none of these occasions, I venture to say, did the wearing apparel of each one of the little girls exceed in cost a $10 bill. A simple white muslin frock, undecorated by any lace, unrelieved by any silk slip or ex- pensive sash, formed the opera costume ; the winter and boating dresses are of serge, the summer dresses of washing prints. And all are made in the simplest styleâ€"no gatherings, puckerings, flouncings ; no bias hands, no knife laitings. No feathers in the hats; no fur lows anywhere. Would that the “ Mrs. Lefties" of America, those vulgar and tasteless creatures who at the present time at the watering places all over the country are making the bodies of their children a mere means of arading their power to spend money, andw o are ruining the moral health of their ofl's ring by inculcating in these im ressiona le young breasts a mad assion or rsonal adorn~ mentâ€"would t at these sill and repre- hensible mothers, I say. cou d be here to see the pattern set in this matter by the Princess of Wales. Theexampleis followed, as all examples are when coming from the fountain head of social eminence. and the result is seen in the admirable dressin of young English people universally exto led in every communities of taste. A distinctive postal‘telegraph system for long letters and messsgbs, to be delivered through the post-ofiices, and for which the company will issue postal telegraph stamps at uniform rates, is one of the novelties proposed by the company. In its prospectus tho company claims to be able to do more busineas with 30,000 miles of wire than is now done with 250,000, and at a coat for maintenance, con- struction and equipment less by four-fifths than is now the rule. The London correspondent of the Leeds Mercury writes : “ I am informed that by special arrangement the sermons. lectures and literary remins of the late Rev. Dr. Morley Punshon have been entrusted to the authorities of the Wesle an Confer- ence oflioe for piblioation. an that it is their intention to issue a handsome edition of the works of this distinguished minister at a moderate piioe as early as possible. lam further inbrmed that negotiations are in progress t4 secure the manuscripts of the late Rev! Samuel Coley and the Rev. Wm. Overdid Simpson. also with a view to publicatbn." The Leggo automatic telegraph works in this way: The message is written in ink in the Morse alphabet in a spiral about a large wood wheel. The wheel is placed in the electric circuit and revolved rapidly, and as a small wheel passes over the Morse letters the circuit is alternately opened and clbsed, and a duplicate of the message appears on a similar wheel at the receiving station. Mr. Leggo says that in recent experiments. between New York and Boston,over an ordinary wire a rate of transmission of 2,300 words er minute had been demonstrated. and t at the anticipated rate is 5,000 words. The price paid for the Leggo rights is said to have been $1,000,000. The Gray harmonic multiple and Way duplex system is a system by which six messages are sent over the same wire at the same time in different musical tones. The messages may be sent in the same or in opposite directions. and any number of stations on a line may communicate with each other on a single wire on which through business is being done simul- taneously. The system was tested by the Western Union electricians. and it is stated that, pending negotiations as to the price to be paid Mr. Gray by the Western Union, Mr. Keene's agents secured all of Gray’s claims for $250,000. Sir Thomas Parkyna was fined by a Woolwich magidrate for running a steam engine in the form of a tricycle, at the rate of five miles an hour on the ubllo road. Sir Thomas app aled against t is decision. but Lord Color ge has confirmed it. upon the ground th a trio ole pro lled by steam comes on or the ooomot vo Acts, and must be nttmded by three persona. not go more than two miles an hour. and have The Postal Telegraph Company was incorporated in June last, with a capital of 821,000,000. It estimates the cost of lines and a system thoroughly competitive with Western Union at $15,000,000. and the time of construction at eighteen months. The special advantages it claims are the exclu- sive possession and right to use the “ com- pound wire,” the Gray harmonic multiple and Way duplex system of telegra by, and the Logo automatic and autograp io teleu graph. .These three features are covered by patents. recently acquired by the com- pany. which. it is stated, do not in any way infringe upon patents held by the Western Union. The com und wire isa steel wire, electro-plated wi copper, and possessing. it is claimed, a conductivity many times greater than that of the best wires in use. The price paid for the compound wire patents and the electro-plating factory where the wire is constructed, is said to have been 81,500,000. " The low resistance of this wire allows it. to be wghedjvithout interruption in all weather. steam comes unler the Locomoti and must be at ded by three pox go more than t miles an honr.u wheel than of c tain dimensions. lax-President Hayes is expected in Lon) don in October at the unveiling of the memorial oi theiete Sir Francis Lyeeght. The directors of the newly-incorporated Postal Telegraph Com any met in New York the other day. t was announced after the meeting that nearly one-half of the 821,000,000 stock to be issued had been taken. and that this would enable the com- pany to begin operations very soon. It is intended to cover every point where there are now Western Union oflioes. Its Plus all Equip-oat for Competing with Existing Orgulntlm. NEW TELEGRAPH LINE. The Late moi-Icy Pnnuhon. A WONDERFUL DEVICE. llow Royalty Dre-lea. The openin of the Bow River country and the eetsb ishment of numerous large stock terms there, make it highly important thetemnil route should be opened that would connect it with the existin postal system in the territories. Amei might with advantage be run from Edmonton to the south to connect st Fort Meoleod with the Benton msil. By some such srrsn e. ment business would be extended. and t is negate! the country developed to s greet ex 11 . route has been deflected so far to the southward a new impetus has been given to the prospect of extensive navigation of the Saskatchewan. A wealthy syndicate in England have taken hold of the charter granted in 1877, and will put on a line of steamers. (From the Battleford. N. W. '1‘.. Herald.) Timber wolves are a source of annoy- ance to farmers in the vicinity of Battle- ford. New potatoes. strawberries and green peas were among the edible luxuries here on Dominion Day. The grain crops in this neighborhood look as well as could be desired. In some potato fields part of the seed seems to have failed to germinate. but the firtion that grew is strong and heelthy~loo 'ng. It will be remembered that a company under the name of the Saskatchewan Transportation Trading Company was incorporated by Act of the Dominion Par- liament in 1877. Since that date, however. nothing appears to have been done toward carrying out the original purpose of the corporation. Just now. however, in view of the fact that the Qanada Pacific Railway J. G. Oliver and party. with the engine and machinery for gold mining on the Upper Saskatchewan, and Mr. Cameron. Wife and family. for Edmonton. passed Humboldt on the 27th of June. The Indian Department, with a paternal desire to have the aboriginal farmer the trouble of planting this year, tried to intro- duce the cultivation of artichokes on the reserves, but without success, as the first consignment of seed designed for them froze in the mail bags. and the second rotted during transit. Lo. like his white brother, will haveto plant next year again if he would reap. op site our office. and at early down we be old a posse of native beauties cuttin the dead animal up a la buffalo mode 0 past days. and conveying it to camp, where a grand 301' e was being prepared. We did not attend t at pow Wow. The train which took Mr. Colfax and party from Winnipeg to the Portage went out there in the unprecedentedly short time of one hour and fifty minutes. On the way back it made the run from the Portage to Stoney Mountain in an hour and forty minutes. Between Meadow Lea and the Mountain, where there is a good piece of road, the train bowled along at the rate of five miles in six minutes. White Water Lake, at Turtle Mountain, is twelve miles long and five wide, and is navigable for small steamers. Wild geese and ducks are plentiful. A year ago there were no houses here, and not a white man to be seen. Today there are 410 entries for settlers in this district, and each settler will average at least three in the family. which would make 1,230 inhabitants in the Turtle Mountain district in one year. ‘_ A French boy. whose name the Express was unable to ascertaln, living down the river a mile or two from Emerson. met mth a serious accident on the 27th ult. He fell from the top of a‘hay stack on the prongs of a fork, lacerating his face in a most frightful manner. The fork was stuck in the ground. the prongs pointing upward. One of the prongs entered near the ear and came out of his mouth; another passed through the opposite cheek, coming out under his jaw near the chin. The natives of this land are fully up to the buzzerde of the south. Few deoemd animals eece their repacious mews. A horaedieda 61!! nights ago or} the street The recent cyclone in passing along lot 599, St. Agatha, pulled down Messrs. Scott Quinn’s house; tearing it away to the bottom logs; also completely destroying about four acres of potatoes and carrying the hind wheels of their lwaggon into the middle of Red River. Four splendid mares of the Norman- Peroheron breed arrived at Winnipeg on Thursday from Illinois, for His Honor the Lieut.-Governor. One team is gray and the other bay. The Rapid City Standard reports that the appearance of the crops along the Oak River Road cannot be excelled. Reports from the Enron settlement and other sections are also very favorable. ' The Provincial Agricultural Society have decided to hold its eighth annual exhibition in Winnipeg on October 4th, 5th, 6th,‘ instead of on the 11th, 12th and 13th as previously announced. MANINBA AND THE NORTHWEST. Alex. Gardno. of Seaforth. Ont.. was rob- bed of over 3600 while sleeping at Paulin’e bakery, Winnipeg. on Tuesday night. He doesn’t know who took the money. The daughter of Rev. M. Sargent, of Rapid City, is still missing. The nver has been dragged and the prairie searched far and near. but no trace of the child has been discovered. The 60th locomotive for the Canadian Pacific Railway has reached Winnipeg. A large amount of breaking has been done by the {tumors around Rapid City this season. Winni eg Masons took an excursion to Portage 3. Prairie a. few days ago and assisted in laying the cornerstone of the new Presbyterian Church. The Bishop of Saskatchewan has pro- mised a donation of 9100 toward pthe building fund of an Anglican Church at East Brandon. On the 27th ult. Mr. Henderson, of Marine River, left at the oflice of the Gate- way Express 9. head of lettuce which measured five feet in circumference. Early com a muted on the Winnipeg mukety on July Oats were harvested on the Red River. six miles from Emerson. on the 27th ult. Turtle Mountain district settlers oom- plain of the irregularity of the mail service. Latest News by Mull. The defence will be as strong as Dr. Thomas and a host of ablefriends can make it, and with such an array of talent on both sides as will be presented, it will be one of the most interesting church trials ever held in the country” It is said the defence will be aggressive as well as defensive, and will seek to place the arraigners on trial rather than the aspersed preacher ; that their assumptions as to the doctrine of the Methodist Church will be attacked. end. That is in Wesley's sermon on hell, from the text, “ Where the worm dieth not and the fire is not quenched"-â€"-Mark ix.,48. It is not probable that any Methodist min- ister ever neglected to read this semen. but it is fair to say that Dr. Thomas did not take the regular course of study. In examination to be ‘received as a minister he must answer these questions in' the ‘amrmative: " Have you studied the doc- trines of the Methodist Episcopal Church ‘2" “ After full examination, do you believe that our doctrines are in accord with the Holy Scriptures. and will you preach and maintain them?” Here will be one did!- cult point to get around. The minister, before being received. must declare his belief that the doctrines are in accord with the Scri tures. and must romise faithfully to rose and mainteint em. hile some of the standards are against the position taken by Dr. Thomas, it is said that there are other authors just as much relied on by the Church who will agree with him. and if so, there will be a question as to which is right. and should be accepted. In the Church they say that when an author disagrees with the stand- ardshe is rejected. and the question will be who and what is to be rejected. This will be determined when the Ecclesiastical Court meets in September. J as. Maodoneld. of Edmonton .with freight for Villiers Peersonmf that place. reached Butleford on the lat of July. Be as th“ during t twenty-five yam he has non the road e never saw the country no neerly submerged. As to the charge of teaching probation after death, there is nothing direct on this point in the articles. It will have to come under the general charge of “ doctrines. which are contrary to the established standards of doctrine." Every member is required to take the course of study laid down by the Church, which embrace Wes- ley's Sermons, Watson’s Institutes, Po 's Sermons and a.great number of at er works upon religion. The course of study, together with the Scriptures, form the basis of doctrine. To these they must go for their doctrine of future punishment, and there is one sermon at least that teaches no robation after death, but un- ishment wi- out intermission and wit out To go into the doctrinal points will involve a great deal of labor, as the doctrine of the Methodist Church covers agreat ter- ritory. There is no formulated creed as in other ecclesiastical bodies,reaching far back into the past, but they have first the articles of religion, and second, the articles of religious standard. the former being explicit rules laid down for the guidance of ministers and members of the Church. and the latter the teachings of accepted authors. There is not much chance for discussion upon the first, except in one or two instances. Article 5, on “ The Sufficiency of the Holy Scriptures for Salvation,” says: " The Holy Scriptures contain all things necessary to salvation. " Article 213 lay a down the manner of proceedin against a minister who has either pu lioly or privately disseminated doctrines which are contrary to the articles of religion. propitiation and satisfaction forall the sins of the whole world. both original and actual.” This is the doctrine of atonement, and the only question to be raised is as to the meaning of “ propitiation and satisfac- tion.” WILL man A norm: The point will be made against this that it does not say that all Scripture is noose. sary to salvation. The Sonptures may ” contain all things necessary to salvation" and a great deal more. and the defence can hold that the article has not been disre- garded by the rejection of a part of the Scriptuges as inspired; Aftiole 20 read}: “ The ofierin of Christ once_n_1a_d_e is tpat_ pgrtegted_ re _9;r_1pti9n, Dr. Willing has written to Dr. Thomas, who 15 roaming about m the Lake Superior region, to notify him that the chargeepe have been made, and a copy will be forwarded to his address as soon as it is ascertained definitely where he is. Dr. Willing has also appointed Dre. J ewett and Hatfield to conduct the prosecution for the Church, and_they are preparing their case. THE CHARGES will be substantially what were made against Dr. Thomas at the time of the last conference. These were that he denied the inspiration of some portions of the Scrip- tures; that he denied the doctrine of the atonement as taught by the Methodist Church. and that he taught the doctrine of probation after death. The evxdence offered to support these charges will be extracts o! sermons, and the doctor’s letter read before the last conference. Charges Fomnulated Against Rev. Dr. Thoxnaa. R'cckford. in October, 1880, to, prepare charges against the “ doubting Thoma." have. after ten months' dels , pre cred and handed to the presiding e der 0 the district the charges on which the prosecu- tion is to be based. The charges were grepsred b Rev. Dr. S. A. W. Jewett, of chat, an Rev. Dr. R. M. Hatfield. of Chic 0. and are now in the hands of Rev. Dr. V . C. Willing, Presiding Elder of that district. To Canadians the discourses delivered by Rev. Dr. Thomas. of Chicago, always possess deep interest. and during his some- what frequent visits to Canada the rev. doctor made many friends. The much talked-of and ion -looked.ior heres trial of Dr. Thomas at set. however, hi 3 fair to materialize and beceme a reality instead of a hope or expectancy. The eomxmttoe Eppgipbefl up the la} M. E. Conference, at. WESLEY VS. POST-MOWER“ PROBATION. Tl!!! \VBSIJIYAN BELIEF. A HEREBY HUNT. NOTIFYING THE ACCUSED.