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zation of so many , he fails to see . 2",; the tendency is but the. natural ..~.nd from the thraldmn of the . “111% are sects 50min It. as Guizot truly says. {nut of mdnvndual 0pm: A ‘ ‘ . - ;. Ie “triumph." On October 13, 1647, i . ie Long Parliament established the resbvterian (‘hureh in England exâ€" I: ~rimentally, “untiltheendofthe next .E ‘esion of Parliament. which was to . t , a- a year after that date? But before "2 that date the ’arliament had become :, :Ibservient to the power of the Army . Jder (Trolliwell. Presbyteries and - 'ynods were soon superseded by his ;‘ .ommittee of 'l‘riers, while the Pres-1 .,‘:/terian ministers were ejected in . )ass by Charles II in 1662.” So much 3 ’tr Reader's “20 years." I cannot. l' jth utmost stretch of charity imagine .‘fltat Reader unknowingly confounded ,{e Presbyterianism with the Inde- Hndeney of ('romwell and the Com- El l .u , onwealth. He must know that the , y . byterians were as bitterly optxmed ‘7 the Independents as were the An- Ll ;icans themselves. hence, to class the } .jvo as one was not altogether in the f." rests of truth. His answer as to ' “!mit”ot Presbyterianism is equal- wide of the mark. It is only nec- _| ry to know the real duration of ;_ :- so-called “ triumph.” to refute ut- 3 'rly, as impossible. Reader’s answer. 'any of the sects were in existence I l iugliefore this triumpho! Puritanism. l . :meofthem inallprohability antedat- 4 ’ §.even the Church of England “as by l 3.]: established.” Reader must go 3 g lbper into history to get at the truth. d 1 Men the human mind is tettered in ‘1 6.: -A‘ â€"' bot he denied that these sects and the facts have contributed very largelv are on R life and activity “'hi(° V .' ' the noblest develupn O ; . lents of further (3 bfligenee and mind. hem-st of Elizabeth. as ' 7 ' . ' Mutual) says. may be “DURHAM CHRONICLE ffMacFarlane 6: C0. ‘1 (Continued from last week)- iReader asks, " \Vhat fruit did Pres- uterianisln prodm-e in its short tri- 'hph in England 2” He vouehsafes the hswer. “About (insects were rapidly . anized,” hut unfortunately the an- Lger is not the right one. A few lines *efore, he says that the “ triumph” isted 20 years. The superficial know- idge of history which such statements how is astonishing. It is reckless to hutilate facts in this way for the pur- Ease of making a point. If he read zushworth, or Hetherington or even yarendon he would not blunder so. Eirst with regard to the duration of }. B. Reviews Reader’s Letter of g July 10th. DURHAM, AUGUST 14TH, 1902 l Onr’o was bought this spring, is new- ly made and is guaranteed. Buy tore. 20¢ a 1b. PARIS GREEN THAT RELIGIOUS TAN GLE. DRUGGISTS Axu Booxszunns. IRWIN. Editor and Proprietor. othersâ€"but this is the most popular, and will do the work, if it is fresh and strong. Eu them yourself. Don’t let the bugs do it. Kill the bugs. Kill them to stay killed. 80v. enl things that sell will do it. When theréfore is one of them, for there we Just because the facts 3 . This is a. beautiful spe men of Reader’s methods. 70' g. terianism for which even the Anglican (‘hurch and all British citizens should of be profoundly thankful. This is di- rectiy traceable to the Presbyterian System so there can be no cavil about it. I cannot do better than give this res- in the words of the historian J. R. tri-lflreen, Vol. III, p.37: “In jealously the asserting the right of the General As- ‘ .dlv sembly to meet every year and to dis- an- cuss every question that met it, they hes (the Presbyterians of Scotland) were sto setting the libertv of the pulpit they “1-- were for the first time in the history ead of Europe, recognizing the power of ren public opinion and fightingforfreedom so. whether of thought or of speech. I of Strange to modern ears as their lang- ’47, uage may be. bigoted and narrowas :he their temper must often seem, it is well to remember the greatness of the debt we owe them. It was their stern resolve, their energy, their endurance - that saved Scotland from civil and re- me ligious despotism , and that in saving my the liberty of Scotland saved English nd liberty as well." And this from Fish- :iis er's History page wishâ€"“\Vherever Calvinism spread-in England, Scot- land, Holland or Franceâ€"men learned to defend their rights against the ty- ranny of civil rulers. Moreover, the ne separation of Church from state was pd the first step in the development of re- le- ligions freedom. * * In the Calvin- es- in part in the selection of the clergy and «I in the management of the affairs of n- the church. The privilege of govern- 1e. ing themselves, which they enjoyed in .9 the Christian Society, they would soon D claim in the Commonwealth.” After chm-ca but I do deprecate Reader’s attempt to belittle a “ system ” which far 4 has doneas much as or more for the cause of civil and religious libertyâ€"for sch< other system in existenceâ€"the An- out: ghcan church not excepted. spac Again the quotation from Edwards does not place the responsibility for the rise or organization of these sects upon the 'l’reshyterians. though Read- er probably thought an innocent pub- lic would make that inference. Ed- wards blames the “Existing Rulers” for not supressing the Sectaries as wellas the l’apists Prelates, etc. That 1 is all. In that blame we can all join, though notin its spirit. In those days 'of intolerance, all parties, Anglican and Presbyterian, Protestant and Catholic alike, would sternly repress all opposing opinions and parties. But it may be well to call Reader’s attention to one thing which the Brit- ish nation (lid receive from Presby- for so men'y sects in England during the years following the Reformation. Let him read the “Drug Chest” of Epiphanions in which he will find some eighty heresies described and confuted. ‘ If the book were not written by a Bishop, Episcopacy would in all prob- ability, be one of the heresies exposed. This “Drug Chest ” might keep Reader in palatable. medicine for some time. Rather be it said that Presbyterianism partaking still of the nature of its ; Founders--the Apostlesâ€"~broke the ’shackles which hound the English people and set them free from Eccles-i' iastieal bondage, just as the Christian - religion set the lwlievers in the early eenturies free from heathen darkness. f’ The two eases :u-e :umlogqims if not; parallel and are Very suggestive of the i lilwrnlizing ell'eet of the Presbyterian , Hyslc-m. ' heating such It strikes me >quire “the rest of his natural ertnrn the conclusion of the 193310:th ” at _the gifted '3 methods. He asserts = is not proof," that Mac- »t given thought to the ), it will heeasy for him .- factsâ€"a task to which apply himself at once )Lland saved English And this from Fish- ;9 329 :â€" ‘ ‘ W'herever â€"â€"in England, Scot- L, Chapel g1 ves --v-u|Ulll 1â€". ‘1' 11011300 Uentre. Rev. J. J. I“ erguson; \ Mukdale. Rev. \V. A Rodwell. Mr. R. \V. Ennis; Euphrasia. Rev. W, Y . N; Chantler; Eugenia, Rev. '1‘. R. $10 Be“ ald ; White. Mr. .Baker; Mesherto‘n. 'Rev. CSTâ€"WEDNESDAY. JULY 30. J. S I. ‘VIIUOD, Mr. \V. (1.") '0"; l ' bOtW'een Durham and Ore Duudalk. Rev. N. Welwood. Mr Gal- . hard.a purse - euntaiuiug between fiftygmd sixty dollars lagher; Corbetton, Rev T. G Mc- the return half of a ral ' Woodford, Ligelph and other paper . - - . E. A. Rowe. Bakel‘, , Chantler and Durham, Ont. Notwithstandwg a down pour of rain, there was a fairJy good attend- ance at the Owen Sound DlStl‘ict Meeting held in the Methodist church here on Tuesday of lasc week. The following ministers and laymen were present: From Brooke. Rev. E. W. Hewitt ; Chatsworth. Rev. .1. Powers; Holland Centre. Rev. J. J. Ferguson; Markdale. Rev. W. A Rodwell. Mr. R. \V.Euuis; Euphrasia. Rev. W N’ Chum"; Eugenia, Rev. T. R: ,‘vhite. Mr. Bnhnro ”Icahn-o-.. D Thanking you again, Mr. space, \r “I ‘3 far above both in the koovslâ€"edge which modern scholarships and research have thrown upon the questions under dis- cussion. _--â€" VVCVCJVI‘V (I; bishop,” and Chillingworth’s liberal spirit when he says “I am fully assured that God does not and, therefore that men ought not, to r equire any more than this-â€"to believe the Scripture to be God’s word, to endeavor to find the true sense of it, and to live according to it.” It would be well also toenquire of Stillingfleet, Lightfoot, of Dean Stanley, of Whatley and of others, all Anglicans, who are not second even to Hooker and Chillingworth in their scholarship and ability and who are In conclusion let me assure Reader and all the other readers of the Chron- icle that my sole desire in these letters is not to take or gain any unfair ad- vantage in debate or to diminish in any sense the influence or authority of this or that church, but solely to de- fend so far as in me lies the Presby- terian system of Church policy which I believe to be the best against the un- fair aspersions cast upon it by my friend and protagonist, Reader. By all means let him quote Hooker and Chillingworth but let him not forget to give Hooker’s teaching that “ there may be a yery great and sufficient rea- "' There is one further question that V deserves a word or two. It is the ' “ friendship of the Church of England for the Presbyterians.” The friend- ship was a product of later growth. There was not much friendship shown ' during the reigns of James 1 and his‘ ' Stuart successors. But 1 rather draw ' the veil of silence over that period and the untold sufferings Presbyterians . were compelled to endure at the hands of the Church. At a later period also, the Methodists suffered from the same source but in a lesser degree. These things belong to a past ageâ€"an age when toleration was unknownâ€"Pres- hyterians do not hold any grudge against the church for these sad days of bitter persecution. They revere and hold in honor the noble menâ€"whether bishops or laymenâ€"who are broad enough to sink minor external differ- 3 ences and co-operate with other Chris- tian bodies in winning souls for Christ I and his invisible Church. Let us be friends now. \Ve can help each other. There is not much service to God or humanity in laying bare the weaknesses and frailties of Christians or Christian Institutions and we can profit better by mutually guarding each 'other’s honor and exercising that noble char- ity that “Shall cover a multitude of sins.” f é Anglicans in a succession of bishops and with much more reason and his- : torical basis. It will not excuse Read- ! er to fall back upon the interchange- ahleness of the words “Presbyter” and “ Bishop” in the New Testament. I The “Bishop” of the New Testament is not the Diocesan Bishop of his church and when Reader proves that' they are the same he will succeed in “ the hitherto unaccomplished feat of lifting himself by his own belt.” ' i l l l i Yet one more example of Reader’s illogical method. I must expose as in out of charity. Its proper name is a j much stronger term. In his last para.- ‘graph he cites 11 passage from 11. book by the “'estminister Assembly of Di- 1 ines to pI'OVe Apostolical Successionl iof Bishops, such as he claims for his fcl11111ch. He means this or nothing. #111 the quotation, the Div' 111L1s speak of fa S11LLess1o110111Ministry,”continued ' how the Apostle s. immediately fol- louing 1s this 1e111111k11ble sentence by itemlei . “ '1 hey 11ssL11 t that them has been 11 succession of Bishops in the Church,” etc. Thcy assert nothing of the kind. A "Succession of 11 minis-I 111v ” 1111Ll 11°‘s11ch-ssio11 of Bishops” 1111L1t11o L111ti1cl\ Lliile1ent things and no one knous thuthetterth1111 ltcade1. 11111 sucLession oi 11 ministly 1’11L1shy- ‘ te11i1111s l1ciie1e fully as strongly 11s do 1 historian. The following sentences from Fisher’s history p. indicate the methods adopted by men like Reader to sustain their theory: “The origin and development of the early British Church are involved in obscur- ity. But although history is silent here, the crednlity of later gener- ations has never wanted for legends to supply its place." FLESHERTON allow ordination without I am faithfully yours Editor for er's brotheroénolaw. Mr. W. Barn- house, s shortwisic last week. Mrs. Hebson. of Markham, is visit- ing her sister. Mrs. Andy Wilson. of California. akaâ€"i Mrs. A. Wickens. with her brother. Rev. Wilson. at the parsonage. after which she will accompany her father to Winnipeg to attend General Conference. Rev. W. and Mr. Joe. Dinwoody. of California. are visiting their sister. M... A tn:-|--__ _ ronto. visited from Friday till Mon- day with relatives here Mrs. and Miss Scott, of Mt. Forest, are visiting the farmer’s sister, Mrs. John Sheppard. toe. Miss Mary Neil left last week to holiday for a month with friends in Osprey and Collingwood. Mr '1‘. Clayton, Mrs. ] and Miss Chapman have vigorated for their holil weeks abroad. Mr. Charles Richardson and W. English are on a ten days’ outing up the Georgian Bay with'a Yachting party. Dr. E. K. Richardson, of To- ronto, is one of the company. Anumber of the Y. M. P. B. A. members here went to Dundalk on Sabbath evening last to attend ser- vice with their brethren there. At a full meeting of the Quarterly Board in the Methodist Church on Wednesday evening of last week a resolution was unanimously adopted. granting an increase of $50 to the pastor’s salary, which restores the circuit to its former giving, $800, to the minister. That Rev. Mr. Wilson is doing successful work and is being appreciated by his peOple, is here in evidence. Saturday lastâ€"Coronation Dayâ€" was not observed here as a public holiday, but numerous flags and Union Jacks were displayed as a token of loyalty to our King. Long may be live and reign. I An interesting bit ol'news concern- ing a former well known young I townsman of this place was given in the Wiarton Echo of last week as follows : " Miss Agnes Thomas. only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Thomas, and Mr. Peter Y. Henderson were united in holy bonds of matri- mony at Owen Sound last Friday evening. The ceremony was per- formed by Rev. R. J. McAlpine, pas- tor of Knox Church. The wedding was a quiet one, and came as a pleas- ant surprise to the young couple’s host of friends in town. with whom The Echo joins in congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, and extending best wishes for along and happy life.” ~ Ferguson beinz new men on the Dis- . trict. joined their brethren for the first time in business relative thereto. , In the absence of Rev. Dr. Langford, Chairman of the District. Rev. N. Welwood was appointed to preside, and Rev. J. Powers discharged the duties of Secretary. Routine busi- ness included attention to the usual assessments .and Missionarv meet- ings. The latter was left with the pastors for local arrangements. A grant to Brookholm Mission was re- commended. A resolution was adopted, recommending Euphrasia circuit to take no steps towards building a parsonage this Conference year, and a committee was appointed to look over the District and make recommendations to the District Meeting in May next re rearrange- ment of the field. A resolution was also adopted conveying the sympathy of the meeting to Rev. Mr. Chantler, recently bereft of his sevenâ€"year-old son, and to Rev. Dr. Langford, of Owen Sound. who had been called to the North-west: to see hisson who was dangerously ill. The meeting was closed with the benediction by Rev. Mr. Rodwell. MRS. H. ADAMS Holstein P. 0‘ succeeded Mrs. Fred Hickling lave returned in; holiday of a. few "RMOD, arrives and a fortnight, 9V. Wilson, at which she will 1' to Winnipeg recovering returned visit with 0 out I' To old DRUG GIST, A full Line of Fresh Groceries Always i Our Japan and Indian Tea has been specially for particular people; W3 are as careful about, 3:, IOR another issue of the CHRONICLE we expect to be in our new building, next door to H. W. Mockler’s Dry Goods Store. We will then have a much better and Our No. 3 Open - ___ uu-IU Ul 31‘ isc Barrows. Cultivaters the farm or in the 114 carries with it e McLaughlan B ‘ IMPLEMENTS Next door to Mockler’a Dry Goods Store. v v â€"‘,'. 1- ' careful about artlcular people. We are as . Sign}: our drugs. You W111 agree thh us when It is put Up in l-lb. packages and sells for 25c a n . S.â€"â€"RAPE SEED ON HAND 7”"! of . PARKER - Durham! Ollt Mowers, Rakes :1. Before 6;: v the wisdom of "‘3“? instances. Breakfast We’ve just added a new The _h_istory of Chopper in first class running order. sud have a large quantity of Chop- ped Corn. When, etc. on land. Give our Break- fast I. trial. It’s good. line of cleaning machin- ery. Suction from rolls. Steemer for steaming the wheat, and are now pre- pered to furnish a fine grtde of flour. Give us e trial and be convinced. examining out See them. got our new 25c 11 package in St0ck 3 Ice ted US) a] 8N SO Owen Soun figure mu THE SECOND 0078 IN BLUE M0 w Over one thousa ‘h. lacrosse man-l tut to take a glin. mm frog“ the (‘U1 gun {tom tn.» ‘ the earlier p m hat to be I m u that of club (gccordiu; of one of ”iv 91 that spor'fi' winded U'Y‘, Y'H figure who 2;... thg Owezl *hen the nouncing ham had ‘ “m one-l. pl‘yed In its merib l‘ke giants Colts ill bth ”t Owau .‘ \ mg-e. 11.. coupled \\ .wept do“: before our ”(1 from a )chinuou. first blood 4} minutes. '1 first quarter \ ”d exceeding when a pass Hunro strum. more. Time'- od the scoring; Owen Sound 1. At the start ( both teams we Sound htving working perfec: m. After MA 61006 checking the trick for H' minutes. Neitl ing the remain Owen Sauna 2. With a scme < them in the face I or, Dr. Mahau's C guns with 3 am the ball travelling field. Shot aha: Thompson. the keeper. and him thank for uni hm against them. as and their flag Itop them 311.1111 lnying Allie inc 1; miuut “IO third qual‘tcl Durham :2. The fourth atwl hut in; Started found 't blood in the «‘5‘». ll fishers from tlm Count Of vic‘ory; Illr’ tlhzts boys in blue and mull do or die. After a: 1 play McCartee. tllc stl htd received sevet'a. llat the lands of the la; 81 men from that lazrg Wl town should shoult‘xcl flick against. bCOlt‘tl. ‘ The hull being faced q Ihowed to the QVltltklll of the Owen Sound to porters as well as tlnei tint the Owen Sound claw for their class. a keep pace with the never tiring. sure scol the boys in blue. Um] I. rush end the nets Time 1 minute. Aga; in order to overcome Vincible defence of Cult... But their wor -â€"thoy Iimply fell prey II" “not. which after of thou stalwart def Oil. Time II minute Dilute. to play. Dur bed of 3 goals. and dined to rub a dele “dad to take a re short prnctice no mo done. This ended th M9. Owen Sound Jack Runny i' “ K ”WI. Whine“ blow 1 into town. Is (not his dark Well. Mr. Ramsa} ’ou mcome and an and give you “ {9“ phy lacrosse and Wt Now, Lornes. d0 Pity. We hue “0 “dilution. Jim brought. Bi lers. look at for the lows in Just think “1 1 Bound two games ' ”dent wish of all on" get another PM”. Lemma 1' («ting the 1011 F fl .nd I" (he the nee to Shorllnorm mean and over some (In NOTE I‘M 0"! [HI ‘ “'ll don 0U