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8 THE JAKCiroSTEB GlTABBlAy, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1904; ome fastidious architects to aav THE HONESTY OF POSTAL SERVANTS. A JOHN PEEL MEMORIAL GOLF COURSE. The project has now developed of laying down a golf coxneoe in "Match next on EUer-beok Common, near Caiderheok, in memory of John Peel, the Cumberland huntsman. The links will 'lie equidistant from the house r.t Greenrfgg, where Peel waB born, and from Rutb. waite," where; he lived and died a short mile from either house, and will be situated in the most beautiful part of the Caldbeck Fell district, at the foot of Brae Fell and High Pike.

Mr. Scott ReoordeV of Sheffield, yester day, in sentencing to rune months' Imprisonment, aaid that comparatively recently all such Oftenoes were in. variably visited with. long terras, of penal-servi- ft was to be hoped that the present relaxation of severity was. not tending to sap the honesty of the! postal service.

With great hesitation be yielded even to the recommendation of a jury apd passed so light a sentence. THE WYNYARD PARK FESTIVITIES. The series of Christmas festivities at the seat of the Marquis and Marchioness of London derry at Wynyard Park, Stockton, were concluded last night, with the servants' ball. ThiB was attended by the house party, and as usual the dancing was opened by Lady Londonderry with Mr. Charles Stiribling, the house steward and -Lord Londonderry with the housekeeper, Mrs.

Bell. Lord and Lady Londonderry leave Wynyard Park next Week to take up their residence at Mount Stewart, county Sown, Ireland. A Huddersfielo Tailor's Soft Hands. At the Huddersfield borough police court yesterday Thomas Schofield, tailor, was summoned at the instance of the Huddersfield Board of Guardians for neglecting and refusing to maintain himself, whereby he became ohargeable to the union. It was stated that after the man had been in the workhouse for many months work was found for him at a mill in stitching horse-wear at a sewing machine.

During the second afternoon tbe man asked to be paid off, saying that he could not see the stitches. A few weeks later he returned to the workhouse. Dr. Wilson, the union medical officer of health, said that the defendant was quite able to do the work. The skin of his hands was as soft as a lady's.

He had not done any work 'for a number of weeks. The defendant stated that the work' caused the skin to come off his hands. The Chairman (Mr. G. Thomson): They would have got hardened in time.

The defendant: If you give me a bit of practice they might do. I am willing try ft again and see. (Laughter.) The Bench committed the defendant to gaol for a month with hard labour. SICK MADE WELL WEAK MADE STRONG Family Physicians, Hospital Specialists, Eminent Medical Practitioners, the most successful Nurses, and thousands of Patients certify that SANATOGEN is the Greatest Restorative in SANATOGEN contains the most efficacious elements of Nerve and Blood Nutriment compounded into a light powder, EASILY TAKEN, AND AT ONCE DIGESTED-. 7 Nurses everywhere certify that mothers are up and well, and babies thrive more, when Sanatogen is administered, than ever before known.

Doctors have proved SANATOGEN the best remedy for RICKETS IN CHILDREN. Hospital Authorities hail Sanatogen as an invaluable nutritious Sanatogen quickly restores blood, bloom, and beauty to ANEMIC GIRLS NERVOUS PEOPLE become courageous and strong after takine SANATOGEN, and AGED PEOPLE find It makes their life a pleasure instead of a weariness. All Chemists Sell Sanatogen. In Packets: Price, 29. S-, and 98.

A WOMAN'S "DEPENDENCE" ON HER HUSBAND. At the Huddersfield County Court yesterday the point was raised whether a woman whose husband had left her and who had been maintaining herself in this case with the assistance of mother can claim compensation for her husband's death by an accident at his work. The applicant, Ada Milnes, 45, Heat street, Bradford, widow of William Milnes, rope runner, claimed 150 from Naylor Brothers, contractors, Huddersfield, as her husband's employers. Mr. J.

T. Wright, for the appli cant, said that on the 4th of January "she took cut a summons against her husband for assault, but he disappeared. A warrant was taken out for his apprehension, but he could not be founrl. Had the case been heard, she would have asked for a separation order, and as his earnings were 1 a week and there were no children it wag submitted that if the magistrates had made an order it would have been for 6s. a week.

On April 27 the man was killed at Church Fenton, near York, through being crushed between tha buffers of an engine and a waggon. The Arbit. rator (Mr. Vincent T. Thompson) held that the applicant was in law a dependent on her husband, but he was of opinion that when the accident occurred the man was drunk and disobeyed orders, and the applicant was therefore not entitled to compensation.

Dr. Quick, a well known medical practi-tiouer of Hull, poisoned himself yesterday morning with prussic acid. At the inquest later in the day it was stated that the doctor, who was a man. of means, suffered from nervous depression. Tonic and the World.

Sanatogen that she wishes its proprietors to send rcl ranwsnracBi JLdy Blount desires to of Sanatogen should be universally Iheraldei per last consignment. Iaiy Blount desires to widely known." Lady Blount, Xingston'Hlll, December ij, 1904. MALTED FOOD No. 3. From six months at a sad upsnnis.

Lombard St LONDON. CEG welJ. pleased with i. --t-fj state that the extremely beneficial' effects and as a health-restoring agent it cannot be Extract from letter from too TBE CHUBGHES. The eemr scholars in Chmoh Sunday schools in the "diocese of have been already.

welVprbvided'for in the matter of lessons by the five years'; course of -notes prepared by Archdeacon WilBbnv A similar service in the interests of junior scholars has now been undertaken by the Archdeacon. The Board of Eduoation have adopted what is known as the international ayllabuB, and have purchased 100 sets of Bible pictures intended to illustrate the lessons, Archdeacon Wilson's, notes are designed to explain and amplify the pictures, and the little book of notes "for the first quarter illustrates the Archdeacon's happy gifts of communicating information, stimulating the mental interest of young pupils, and familiarising them with scientific methods of study. The Archdeacon begins his hints to the teachers with the sound advice No lesson can be good unless it has been care fully prepared." The "Tablet" announces that the Rev. Francis Vincent Reade. errand nephew of Charles Reade, the novelist, and lately curate at St.

Clement's. Cambrldce. has been re ceived into the Catholic Church at the Oratory, Kdebaaton. The work of preparing St. Philip's Church aa the pro-Cathedral of Birmingham has already commenced.

It is proposed to spend 2,800. towards which 1.600 has already been subscribed or promised. The enthronement will take place on March 2. The- Selection Committee of the Norwood Congregational Church. Liverpool, have decided to recommend the church to invite the Dev.

R. Moffat Gautry, a Wesleyan minister stationed in Liverpool, to undertake the pastorate, in succession to the Rev. Thomas Yates, who closed hia ministry last Sunday. The Arohbishop of Canterbury, in his New Year message to the clergy and laity of the diocese of Canterbury, comments on the dangers of listless and unthinking drift, which can become so real a Devil in our personal life, and says: "If we in this diocese would resolve, on the dawn of a new year, that we would spend and be 8Dent for the well-beine of the English people as a whole, then I honestly believe we should find opportunities of service multiply to our hands a hundred-fold. The new Bishop of Southwell was moBt cordially welcomed on Thursday night at Buxton Town Hall by'ths chairman and Council, the clergy of the deanery, and the members of the Free Churoh Council.

The burden of the Bishop's reply was unity and tolerance in a speech that was repeatedly applauded. Dr. Hoskyns behaved in tbe friendliest way, shaking hands and conversing with all wtlo came in hia way. One of the official interpreters attached to the British expedition to Lhasa, Mr. J.

R. Macdonald, haB informed the Bible Society that many of their Thibetan Gospels have been distributed both to monks and laymen in Lhasa. He relates that the day he left Lhasa on the return march he sent three of these Gospels to the present ruler of Thibet, with whom he also obtained an interview, and found that he was very anxious to know about the white man's religion." Although the time is not yet come when missionaries can enter Thibet, the Scriptures which the Bible Society issues are making their way among the Thibetans even as. far as Lhasa itself. NEW CHURCH AT ROKER The misunderstanding about the appointment of 'a vicar for the proposed new church for Roker and Fulwell, whicb seemed to threaten to upset the scheme, has fortunately been overcome.

The Bishop of Durham has written to Mr. Priestman, who with hia sisters offered 6,000 towards the expense of the church, slating the conditions on whicb the offer can be accepted, and these conditions Mr. Priestman haB accepted. So it is expected that the building will now be begun. The patronage of the Church will during his lifetime be in the hands of Mr.

Priestman, and afterwards it will be vested in trustees named by him. PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS OP THE WELSH REVIVAL. (BY THE REV. ARNOLD STREULi.) The station at Llwynypia, in the Clydach Vale, was unus'Ually busy when we arrived there. Meetings had already been held for three weeks.

General Effects of the Movement. The public-houses were nearly empty, no swearing had been beard by employers for a fortnight, and better work had been turned out by the men. Shopkeepers had received pay ment of long-standing debts, gamblers had burnt their cards, and aetheists their profane literature. Personal quarrels had been healed, and men and women were uplifted by an unusual gladness of heart. A prize-fight which had been advertised for the previous day had been cancelled owing 'to the conversion of one of the combatants through the pleading of a little girl, who followed him, saying "Don't go; It's wicked." In the churches ministers gave up their pulpits and sat In the pews with their congregations choirs were dispersed, and the organs were silent, for all spoke or sang as the Spirit led them, and numbers had been added to the membership.

This was before Mr. Roberts arrived in the Clydach Vale. Entering one of the chapels with considerable difficulty, we found the pulpit filled by a small company of lady soloists and newspaper reporters. It was six o'clock, but the meeting had already been going on for an hour. There was no visible leader, but prayer, testimony, and song followed each other without pause.

There was no wild excitement or confusion, and the wonder, of it all grew upon the listener as the hours passed rapidly by without the least sign of weariness in the crowded assembly. A Sketch of the Evangelist. At Beven o'clock Mr. Roberts arrived, but without creating any unusual stir on the Dart of the people. He said nothing for a few minutes.

At last be cried, There are two or three hundred hvnvritH are singing without praying." Then, catechising me aucuence, ne asxea now many prayed daily, how many read the Bible; and how many loved Jesus Christ more than all things in the world I Was their past at peace with Godt Did they cherish anything doubtful Were they prompt in their obedience to the Hoiy Spirit? Itich by inch he foiight hia way, sometimes accompanied in hi 8 spasmodic utterance by the ladv singers behind him; at others interrupted for a few momenta by the prayers or singing of others in the congregation. At last the meeting was brought into harmony with his own smrit, and then the speaker's face became radiant with joy. Utterly unassuming in manner, without any pretence to authority, he yet spoke just the word that led straight to the listeners' hearts, aa one after another confessed Christ. Particularly striking was the absence of terrorism from the preaching. The love of Christ ib enough to win men from their sins," S.ai,d..thl, Evangelist; "we need not speak of hell.

Yet he himself has passed through agonies of torment in the preparation for his mission. OSIGIN AND CHABACTEBISTIC3 OP THE REVIVAL. To trace the origin of the Revival is scarcely possible. It is known that the first manifestation of unusual blessing was experienced at New Quay, Cardiganshire, where the Rev. Joseph Jenkins had long been praying for an awakening among the people.

The wave of blessing spread from meeting to meeting, and the man for the hour was at hand. At Loughor a young man of 26 years of age had, while working in the minea and at the forge, been brooding over the condition of the thousands living around him in sin. He applied as a can-diate for the ministry, and entered as a student at Neweastle-Emlyn. A sermon by the Rev. Evan Phillips impressed him deeply with the conviction that his mission 'was to lead a revival throughout the country.

Beginning at hia native place, bis preaching was followed by a remarkable manifestation of spiritual enthusiasm. The meetings lasted until 4 30 in the. morning, and the movement spread like a fire thrJugb the land. The levival is essentially ethical, and cannot be lightly accounted for by the emotional character of the Welsh people. Neither it a revival'-induced'-, by eloquent preaching.

Dr. Campbell Morgan and the Rev. John MacNeill were present at the meetings, but.no desire was expressed to hear them. and when they did speak it -was only to be interrupted by an outburst of testimony or song. Alreadv a crave-mfstitkn ha rwxn marlo importing English testimony;" into the meet- "naming of Welsh members, even-tha -aban-donment of jthr Aliens Bill; than sounds.

I rriiay correct tbe balance by cofifflderiiig ap politics on or two matters "that had a much mpre.TOfcal air. For instance, the excitement iwtiie-scratch crews wiio took out early in the year thejcyuiseira which Japan bought' before the war'' broke out!" and who like public heroes. Xttecase or. laete ior. several the Thibet expediQbn; had at least a roaple of days white heard about Iihassa he mysterious and there was genuine friendliness in-our interest in- visitors' -from France, the" employe of the du and Indeed, I 'believe, that the Iondoner has.

made a com plete "'in, attifcride towards xBnbe As for County -Council election, the failure of the Bishop of Stepney's; Committee twos really, aa one looks back, a measure, of ithe Londoner's interest (as apart from his mere. participation). In tiiat. 1 The Shock py rkt Ojie-ean write fet feebly "br such" things, remembering the absolute shock with which, the 'death of Mr. Whitaker Wright cam to the "Londoner.

On that January day every. one "knew that the. trial was at its and was waiting for news, so that the violent stroke ifound us immediately, and 1 think thatLonda went more quietly, fbr.a day or much. Seek case. took hold of too, and has not yet ceased to More easily-, the release of Mrs.

Slay brick has elipped baok, and, a Londoner would not re? member the palmistry cases unless they were mentioned to him. Two other, cases I may mention, because we felt that only in this huge world coulr they happen. One was the astounding, fact that cannon could be stolen wholesale from so public a place as rotunda at, Woolwich the other was the "New: Arabian Night" of tho" man who was a beggar rin the City, and had wholly unconscious villa at. Norwood. Eej KiiinboacoPK.

With another shake -of the recollection several bright, spots come- out in the kaleidoscope. There 'were the feverish daye when men, women, and children rooted up roads and suburban grass pitches and wholly inno-. cent gardens in the hunt for buried treasure. There were the hilarious days when the Alake of Abeokuta gorgeous, crowned, and Rceptred delighted -US' not by his brave splendour than by the awakening in him of a thoroughly happy consciousness of our interest in him, and, in consequence, an almost embarrassing readiness to share our amusement. The parti-coloured figures of the Salvation Army's' International Congress kept the Strand traffic at gaze for many a bright summer aay.

And for the less vivid but still discernible colours in this particular pattern there are the 'somewhat ferocious head-lining of Dr. Dowie's vain arrival and rapid exit; and, quite lately, the erratic figures of the religious dancers. Another shake to bring us back again to the streets, and one sees, looking back, the motor-cars, with the numbers that last New Year's Day made necessary, mounting steadily till -those over 8,000 are "so many that one expects everyday to see a 9,000 on the streets. There, have arrived motor-bases, of two tvbes: one' a' larger, brighter, more go-ahead version of-the old familiar typej the other a complete cnange, long ana low, and without: roof-seats. -Whichever type survive, the year has established the principle.

Floods wallowed in the Underground, where the laying of the concrete platforms for the-electrifvinc of the line has, made, night in "the statibh.a yellow of "naphtha lamps a threat of a cab. strike made inconvenience for a'few days; the "prbs- pecc or j. names steamers-is. aenmteat -last. And in the comings and goings about the of which' these thines remind us, one remembers that the literary the penny kerbstone editions of Mr.

Balfour's pamphlet and poems, seem to have quietly some day in the year when one was iibfc Within 60uhd of one's recollections of "the little. things of the street would wish, I think. to "be remembered Dan Leno, who so admir ably mimicked the. face of London And it was through crowded streets of London that Sif M. "Stanley went to his rest.

It is a far cry back from this day -to the days of: Mr. Stead's short-lived Daily Paner." Yet" that was of the year arid if "it "has vanished it has -left -its mark behind in the taking up of at least one of its ideas the Jnbuse-to-houso distribution which the Times saved from, the wreck. The 6ale of. the Standard to a Protectionist not only interested the Londoner but left -him agP.fF-more transfers, whereof the rumour The "theatres: strictly hardly be long to such a general and cursory clance But even the Londoner who is not much of a theatre-goer will think of the quarrels about "bbo-ing" in theatres, and will remember the in which -Mr. Manners toot trio public into nis confidence from the stage" jwhen he experimented with English opera -at Drury Lane and will add to the memorial inscription or rno year his decent, if hot insistent, regret at the end of tho Moore and Burgess Minstrels.

New London. London still sits in dust and ashes, a Cinderella (some of us hope), who is about to be robed, in splendour and attain to majesty. The.wilderness of still stretches between the Strand and Holborn, but something of tile new has arisen. The Gaiety Theatre, a hiuldjing "heroic in for which we thank Mr. Schultz with heart.mps.i hna now been joined by the higher building of the- Art-rosy Restaurant and cshort's Tavern.

This 19 a solid and interesting block, and if Mr. Norman Shaw had. not already shown us some-thin Vflrv lika it in hia manl-amicm nf Scotrnd Yard we should have been greatly-impressed by the architect's ingenious treatment of the rather awkward gaela that rises bdovb duo roor or tn theatre. Three or four new buildings of taste rear their heads above the ruins; and the new Waldorf Theatre is in its; seoond storey, but the, great lines of palacea that Kingsway is to show are still to oome, and the' builders are proving very coy. Westward in the Strand bulks the enormous new buildings of the Savoy Hotel, built of a bright glased material with steep roofs of faen isues.

air. uoicutvs ettect, from the trand, although it has no sky-line to speak of, is not undignified, and the big archway surmounted ly th golden Duke Savoy, with lance and ahield ib has sadly great goldMlaced hotel porter whistles for cabs) is an interesting break in the street. The architebt, however, can hardly be forgiven for entirely negjectihg the iSoob of bis building from the river-side. It ought to have dominated by its mass the view from Waterloo Bridge, but instead it is fretted a.way into, a rabble of cisterns, and Ooutte's new bank. comes next, a building of a respectable and agreeable dullness of, and quite different kind deer old tory brick-built house on the other side of the A shrunken; dingy old iron-railed ghost' still haunts the Strand, but cnav is ntro yjoaxxa a -not our AJoutts's.

My mind eye now penetrates to the city, where great modern things are on hand. A visioa aajsesr of Mr. BelcheVa bigj robust, stone-building erected'in Finsbury 'Square for afriendly society, a most excellent design, with a good famitower with appropriate soup-ture, an example to city meredants of The election Old-street, howeyer- is oatetess; for you see vary plainly through the opera colonnade 'the building' dying 'down in' iie ground-o pathetio example of Voni riiutr-r- io sDowei pnnmaan ouuaing wnicn led THE WELSH REVIVAL. TWENTY TH0U8AND CONVERTS IN SOUTH WALES. Our Cardiff correspondent wires: The "South Wales Daily News returns of converts during the revival, vouched-Sor in every case by the uuuiBiexor secretary, oi me supjuying the returnB, give a total of oyer 20,000 for Glamorganshire, part of Monmouthshire, and part of Breconsbire, and.

this number is being added to dally. Some remarkable results are reported from districts which the. revivalists have not yet visited. Thua at Penarth, the Rev. W.

Q. Davies, pastoic' of the Tabernacle Baptist Church, reports 360 converts during the past three weeks. V. For about two years," he writes, there -had "been, earnest prayer for a 'revival', and seven weeks ago special' meetings for prayer were held each evening, the result being that 13 The young people organised open-air meetihgB-which were held nightly. On the Sun- morning following the church anniversary there was a large attendance at the 8 a.m.

prayec meeting, and again power was wonderfully felt. During the day between 60 and 70 confessed Christ. Prayer meetings were announced for each evening the following week. during -whioh time the number, of converts reached over 200. All the ordinary services of the church have been suspended.

JPor the past three weekB no sermon has been preached on tho Sunday, all the services being of an im-promDtu-charanter. Thn nnnvert.n innliidn man and women of all ages, with a good number of uujro uin gins irom tne sunuay sonooi. xois is typical of what ib going on all around. A Minister's Remarkable Testimony. This week Mr.

Evan Roberts and his friends are attracting crowded gatherings nightly at Morriston, near Swansea, where there has been an addition of over a thousand to the churches. At last night's meeting at Morriston strange testimony was given by a young minister now on a visit there. At thirteen, he said, he had almost broken his mother's heart by coming home drunk. At; fifteen he nearly completed the work by sending for a cheque oir aocount.of gambling. At seventeen he gave heart to God.

There was, he thought, no vice more attractive, more alluring, than gambling. Raising his voice and, communicating his emotion to the whole congregation he continued: "Young people, flee from gambling if that is the idol you have been worshipping." He had preached a few months ago on "The Holy Ghost," which he had now received himself. He thanked God the Spirit had now taken full possession of him: He had given up his pipe since he had come to Wales. The pipes, were in his pockets now, but they would all Be burnt when he got home. Let them set aside the secret luate that kept them back.

The Rev. Morris Morgan delivered a brief but impassioned speech, and the excitement grew to fever heat. Mb. Roberts's Arrival. Af tbis (moment Mr.

Evan Roberta entered, and made his way with difficulty to the pulpit, Mr. Roberts said God filled the whole place, but tbey were no better unless God filled the heart. If they came there seeking the Divine they would find that spiritual worship meant more than praying, singing, and preaching." Worship meant all that and more. Worship was a submission in all truth to God. Taking the Bible in hia hand, he asked if they knew it aa the Word of God.

Did they believe it Meanwhile the lady missioners softly sang "Lead, kindly Light." Then, in contrast, came an outburst from all over the building. Prayers were offered, women Bang, and people shouted frantically to be saved. The intense excitement was subdued by the singing of the hymn tune Aberystwyth." "Are there any people here who love Christ more than father and mother asked Mr. Roberts. Yea, yes," came from a dozen places.

The missioner on several occasions essayed to speak, but was repeatedly interrupted by the congregation breaking forth into praise. His Sister- Joins the Workers. Amongst the correspondence read at a meeting of of Gowerton group of schools was one from the head teacher at Loughor which said, Mary Roberts is not included in the pay-sheet for this month. Being a sister of the Revivalist, Mr. Evan Roberts, she has.

given up school work for the present in order to devote herself to. evangelistic work." The vice chairman said he thought it wrong of her to leave that way. It was not fair to the school. It was an injury to the scholars, and it was certainly very unfair to the head teacher. It appeared that she was an Article 68 pupil teacher, and it was deoided eo long as it was only a minor appointment to let it Touching Incidents.

A touching incident was witnessed at the anniversary services at the old Baptist church of Hengoed. In his sermon at the evening aer-vice the Rev. E. W. Davieston gave an opportunity to those who had quarrelled or were in disagreement to heal the breach.

The invitation was responded to by an old man, mho left the gallery and nrnnwripri fn tho flnr. labouring under deep emotion, and entering one of the seats ho extended his hand to another man who quickly pressed it. They were father and son, and they had been' divided bf some family grievance. Those who witnessed the incident were profoundly touched. A three days' mission has just been concluded at Fenuel Baptist Churoh, Cwmavon.

At the service on Wednesday night the congregation was thrilled by a young woman, who at the olose address got up and said, I surrender all. A commotion was heard in the gallery, and a young man in a state of great agitation, with tears streaming down his face, descended the gallery staircase and made his way to one of the front pews where another fellow was seated. To this young man he held out his ja wltD i appealing look and voice choked with emotion, said, "Forgive me, forgive me; let us be friends They were old friends who had quarrelled. At Brst the appeal was not responded to. It was evidently a difficult task to forgive and forget.

The congregation prayed for the wished-for conciliation. The two men eventually retired to the vestry together. Shortly afterwards they were on their knees together praying, clasped in each others arms, reconciled. Gratifying results in the direction of filial devotion are forthcoming in the outlving districts of Swansea, sons and daughters having been Urred to a better sense of their duty towards their parents. Several cases have come under the notice of guardians of children who.

having pome under the influence of the revival have removed their parents from the workhouse. Decrease op Drxjneenness. only thirty-four cases at Merthvr Ponce Court on Thursday, and the business was concluded within an hour and a half The cases of drunkenness showed an astonishine decrease compared with the corresponding period of last year. The decrease is attributed almost wholly to the revival. Before the movement the bueiness at this Court was seldom concluded under three or four hours, and a considerable proportion of the cases came from the colliery villages of Troedyrhiw, Merthyr Vale Aberfan, Treharris, and towns in the Rhymney Valley.

For the paet two weeks oases from these districts have been the exception rather than th erule. THE MOVEMENT IN NORTH WALES. Reports from Bethesda, the'Nantlle Vale, and distant places in Merionethshire and South Carnarvonshire show that the movement ja quietly gaining ground in the North. The ev. cires x.ewi3, ox jbonaon, has this week been conducting snecial service nt.

nimi -a the meeting on Thursday evening was marked gloat ucvuuonai leeimg. at was stated that many requests had been received from England praying tor an extension of the revival over the uoruer. air. jewis aiso expressed a fervent wish that it might reach England. If God r- uuuga in London the whole world would be broneht A correspondent states that at -Bethesda, Bangor, and the Nantle Vale the effects of the movement are deepening in a manner which leaves no doubt as to its genuineness.

Bethesda is still remarkable for the number of family and social, reconciliations which the revival has brought about. The bitterness left behind bv the great quarry strike has been wiped out At Carnarvon the increasing attendance at prayer meetings and religious services is seriously affecting the places of entertainment and public-bouses. Similar reports reaoh ub from various places in SouthCarnarvbnshire. What happened at Borthygest, near Pbrtmadbc, ia iypicarof what is going- on elsewhere. Last Sunday, when fee minister, was about to give out a hymn, a woman walked op to took the hymn-book.

nreftnhiricr- msotma became a fervid revival service -in which the vmra-ouajumy oi inose present gave -way to SQbbingrand weeping. same fervour characterises. All the services in this little hamlet; Nonconformist life being the spirit'-ot the Six weeks ago there was scarcely a dozen 'who would offerpublic prayer where there "are no, over 'VV the Established Gbuxoh still plays the' pm raa-staiuc jis nanaa ia sympathetic The'BIahop of Bangor, makes? the revival" the aubject of his New 'Yar le as the barbarians of he north down and destroyed Rome, so the barbarians' from the, same quarter are-corning down and destroying London. My mindfs-eye. returns.

by of frier i-V. .1 'a. a -Lf oouwiampcon and so lacing. the. en.d, of $i8ggway' Mr.

Adam's new offices' at thestrength-and fr'o'edom its detail cuiug uuvix. v-atuIcerX--uaQe a nose rnjs new of the. Law Sbcietyjs building, a st'rbne aoDronriate meee' of wfirt Piuch refinement, which quite deserved the. Thefe is little to detain us-in the West Entl. Ihe JJako of Marlboro ucrh han patrician bevbnrl fnrmV unhappy mbnumenbrof "a happy transatlantib alliance.

jriccaamy nas a new cafe in which the use of polished chocolate-coloured granite, which -not with stone is irnshnt to -ir most. disopBcmHantr, pitch; In the mew amuse Coliseum, there; is the-eanie uroume, Jut Its tower With the fftribn on tin throws up the skyline in an odd and amusing way and makes an instructive modem comment on Gibb's-. delicate spire of St. Martin's Church. One of the'pleasantest thoughts of tlie Londoner -is of the interior of the new theatre ira Scata off -Tottenham Court Kcad.

Mr. Verity, to iny mind, has htre produced the noblest theatre interior in Britain. Norman Shaw, Mr. Blomfield, Mr. Jackson, and Sir Aston Webb have grren us nocmng new this year, out the work on the new 'Mall and on three of our most im portant buildings is drawing to an end.

We look forward eagerly to Bryden's new government offices at the corner of Parliament-street and to Mr. Youngs new War Office in Whitehall. Both architects died before their design began to take shape in And in a few months we shall have Mr. Montford's new session-house at the Old Bailey. Ot-u London.

Our lamentatidns this. year are e5s poignant than in The 'brave old Lyceum has suxero.d land-change into something carat piratively new and exceeding strange in, the nature of a musio-hali. The pretty little cobbled domain behind Westminster Abbey is all but gone like Gloucester House, the Egyptian Hall is doomed. The.old Black Bull tavern, where Gamp once' stayed, has now vanisnea, tnougn airs, uamp lives on. The orchard wall and the little nest of houses at Spring.

Gardens havo- gone, and King Charles can now behold from his charger's back in Charing Cross tho stucco-fronted palace ot the Jdanoverian. Losses in Art. From flitting memories of the year 1 can select only a few of the art axairs that have stirred us. The death of G. F.

Watts cast a shadow over the year, but that beau tiful mind and untiring hand had accom plished their message. The death of Chirles Furse, struck down in the midst of his work when he was beginning to realise the great promise of youth, touched London with a closer sense of loss. Palentine Prinseps's aeatn was perhaps, a. greater loss to the social side of London life than to its art, for no painter Emeland had greater popularity. Arthur Melville was to water-colour all that Charles Furse was to oil.

His early death leaves the art of our generation much the poorer. The sadness of Colin Hunter's end was heightened by its circumstances. He too leaves a blank, but his best work and Man Chester has the finest of it was done. Atix. Arams.

This is not the place for a review of tho great Chantrey Crusade. It is enough to say that for the first time the Royal Academy was brought' to the bar of a Lords Committee to defend-its administration of the Chantrey Bequest. Even the fast friends of the Academy -must regret the stiff-necked and Undignified lines of its defence and rather sorry figured cut eloquent attack ot jJlr. JJ. b.

MacUoU and the bulk of in structed public opinion. The defenco was that although something might be wrong with rue administration, Uhantrey was a laithtul Academy man who loved -and trusted his brethren and would have had no fault to find witlr the collection. The reformers, on' the other hand, pointed to tho very careful and strict lines of the will. In short as a witty friend puts it, the Academy's casri" is the Chantrey was Sancho. MacCoIl holds, that he was Don Quixote." The public inquiry itself was tho thing, rather than the Lords somewhat timid recommendations of reform which the Academy can.

easily refrain from carrying outl The Academy exhibition was of good average merit, and we recall with gratitude Sargent's portrait of Mrs. Westheimer in which the painter's searching analysis was pushed further than ho had hitherto and his beautiful Duchess of- Sutherland and Mr. Orchardson's Sir. Samuel Montagu." Our Gains. The winter show had many excitements, of which the portrait by Dnrer of his father (now in the National be mentioned.

All the competent judges, with one exception, have agreed that it is a Durer. Another battle was fought round Lord Darnley'B Titian, the portrait of Ariosto, which a number of generous persons presented to the Gallery. Mr. Uook, for one, holds that it-is not a Titian and certainly not Ariosto. He ascribes the work to Giorgione.

The one point on which all are agreed is the important one that it is a great painting. I may mention here a matter which- is aiviiiE great concern to Lohdon--the buckling of the canvas of our greatest treasure, Titian's "Bacchus and apparently the Gallery authorities feel no such craven fear. The acquisition at the Townshend sale of Hogarth's beautiful portrait of Quin, the actor, and the gift of a portrait group by Fontin-Latour from Sirs. Edwin Edwards are pleasant things to record. The chief point about the art sales of the year was the record price of 12,100 "paid for Gainsborough's portrait of Maria -Walpole at the Duke of Cambridge's sale; 4,100 was paid for Komney's Sophia Matilda," and 3,307 at the Townshond sale for Romney's," Lady Townshend." Whistler's Peacock was sold by Messrs.

Obach to the American owner of Whistler's Princess, and now the two are united again. Among other remembrances I may select the: advent "of the Society of Twelve and coincident with this and the New English Arc omos snow, cne appearance ot Mr. Augustine E. John in the eyes of the abashed public the visit of M. Rodin, who shook hands with London for two hours af the International Society's reception, and the memorable exhibition of his work at tho Society's exhibition; the Lenbacns at the Portrait.

splendid Blake collection" at the Carfax Gallery; and the new panels at thevExohange by Mr. Harcourt and Mr. Abbey. THE STRANDED DRDMELZIER. A Reuter telegram from New Sork says the urumeisier to oe a total loss, though a part'orher cargo "may be taken off in lighters if the weather holds good.

HeT back is broken under the boiler-room, raising- the engines eight strain threatens. to -break her com: plfetely ip two. The straining has caused the to shear'' off, noise as bolts 'give sounding at like volleys of 'artillery. Gaps are being, opened -in her sides, and all her bnikh eadi are more or ieas broken. reserved in the presence of strangers, and their luuiuoiuii.

uas occasionally aampea tne.araour of the meetings. Thn revival, ia at ri-rnnnnt essentially a Welsh movement, but is dwm6 vvuiwtuiu.Di mil. xnvau naoww vast will extend to England and to othet -lands, and mere are aireaay aigns that the prediction is about- to be verified. Not' perhaps in the same manner; the ecstasy'mav hot be the' same among emotional folk, but the fruits of the Spirit will abound in a stronger desire for personal righteousness and In a holy impatience of sin and oppression In national and social life. An Edinburgh telegram states that the sittings of the Royal Commission on the Scottish Churoh cass were likely to last at least a fortnight.

Evidence will first be given by the heads of departments in the United Free Church, showing among other things tbe position of the funds at stated periods in the life of the Church. MUSICAL SERVICES. THE CATHEDRAL. Sunrtsy. Holy Communion at 7 SO and midday.

Matins, 1030 WesIey.lnB; Anthem. 4 19 ((Joss lnChrUtdweUetb;" Holy Communion. Touri, in B. Evensong, 30 Stalner, In flat Anthem, 697 (Stalner). "The morning stars." Freshers Mornlnjr, Bev.

Canoa Scott, M.A. ajteraoon. Rev. W. D.

D. Firth, viear ot Fatricrott; veiling, the Dean. Hymns: Morning: 74. 655; afternoon, 73, Carol "Jeans in the manger;" evening 874, 71, 165, 87. ST.

PETER'S, MOSLEY-BTBBET. Sunday. Horning, 10 30 1 To Deum and Benedietns, Wood ward, in. flat; Holy Communion at 11 30i Introit (Qosi), "God bo loved;" Kvrio and Credo, Woodward, In flat; Offertory (Martin), "Let your llRht." Evening. 6 30 1 Magnificat and Nunc DimitUa.

Garrett, in Anthem (Qos). "In Christ dwelleth." Hymmii Horning. 408, 448; even, ing, 92, 88. ST. BENEDICT'S, BENNETT-STREET.

Sunday. Matins; Holy Communion at 11 Kyrie. Credo, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnui Dei. and Gloria; Martin, In Off ertorium (EH-ey), "Arise, ehine." Bvensong, 6 30 Magnificat and Nunc Olmittls, Simper, In F. THE UNEMPLOYED.

MR. CHURCHILL AND THE UNEMPLOYED. Mr. Winston Churchill's lecture in Man chester on January 18 on his experiences in South Africa, the proceeds of which are to be given to the Lord Mayor's Fund for the unemployed, promises to be a great success. Men of all parties are joining in the arrangements, and besides the Lord Mayor, who will preside, Mr.

W. JoynBon-Hicka will be present and move tne vote ot nanus to mt. unurcnm ana tne Lord Mayor. At a meeting of the Ashton Board of Guardians yesterday a deDutation of unemnloved. reore- senting over 200 men standing outside the building, attended and asked for work and assistance.

Some sad cases of. distress were revealed, and it was decided that renresenta tivea of the Guardians should interview the Ashton Corporation. Mr. Iredale (mayor of Mossley) suggested that it would be good thing if they could prevail upon some of their friends 10 nave a ween oi seit-demai, line tne salvation Army, ana so nelp tneir brethren. MR.

TOME3NSON, M.P., ON NATIONAL WUJtUiS. The Liberals of Crewe celebrated the anni versaTy of Mr. Gladstone's birth on Thursday night by a meeting at the Liberal Club. Mr, James Tomkinson, M.P., in the course of an address, dealt with the question of what could b'5 done to diminish unemployment. He thought that all in their different spheres might do something.

Necessary work which they saw beforehand should be kent as much no nniuiibla for the winter months, in which the greatest privation was generally telt. There were certain. great works which were bevond the iwonn of local bodies and still more of individuals, both on account of their magnitude and the fact that the return from them might be so distant that no individual could afford to wait for it. These the nation might well take up through the Government as a profitable investment for the future. The vaet extent of waste and uncultivated lands Great Britain and Ireland would provide a UBe- iui ano.

in tne ena a prohtable outlet for the unemployed labour of the country. A eystem of afforestation should be put in hand, and he thought there might aleo be a reclamation of our eaiuanes ana toresnores which would add juawiriaiiy to tne cultivable area of the country. (Hear, hear.) With a view to providing work for some of the unemployed in Liverpool the Corporation Tram-waya Committee yesterday decided to invite tenders for the excavation of the foundations which has been purchased in iu me erection ot new tram Wav offices. In cvr.rn.n deavonr -wonlrl ho mn inV.ii.7 -iw- a Tj ttle contract l- A- T- Salvidge eaid it was the dutv Of thfi flnmrnlMoa firms the preference, even at some sacrifice. DOUBLE MURDER AT YORK.

A SUSPECT. Early yesterday morning an old man named Hewitt and his wife were fnnnii ito. kitchen of their two-roomed cottage, situated behind the Crescent, Blossom-street, York. The discovery was made about eight o'clock by a blacksmith's apprentice, who, finding that the old couple had not been about for several days, broke into the house. The man, who is a railway pensioner, was lying on the floor, while bis wife was on the sofa.

The heads of both had been battered in. The couple, who kept the keys of the adjoining blacksmith's establishment, were last seen on Monday. The sad discovery might have been made earlier but for tbe holidays. The old it is said, had saved a little money, and the motive of the crime is supposed to have been robbery. Suspicion rests upon a certain man, but no arrest has been made.

The man suspected is Harry Hewitt, a nephew and adopted son of the couple, who is missing. He ib about 35 years of age. He was formerly manager of a chemist's shop in Castleford, and a year or two ago was employed at a shop Latterly he had been out of employment, and had been residing in York with his uncle and aunt. Early in tbe week, itis stated -2' went lnto a neighbour's house and said that her nephew had quarrelled with her and her husband, and had threatened to do for both of them. The police have circulated a description of the nephew, who is of medium height and build, dark complexion, with a moustache, and has a somewhat peculiar gait, one shoulder being higher than the other.

THE SERVICES. SUNDAY MUSKETRY PRACTICE. A correspondent who addressed a letter to Mr. Arnold-Forster inquiring whether he did not think the Army Council would do well to consider the advisability of utilising Sundays for volunteer purposes has received the following reply War Office, December 27, 1904. "Sir, With reference to your letter of the Mth December, in which you advocate the holding of Saturday to Sunday evening camps for volunteers, for the purpose of carrying out musketry practice on Sundays, I am directed to acquaint you that in the present state of public opinion in this country the dea idea of musketry practice on the Sabbath is not considered to be practicable.

Youra, Hy. Mackinnon, Director of Auxiliary" Forces." returns for the year closing to-day show that the volunteer force is still suffering from a remarkable scorcity of officers, over 370 being required in Lanmasbire alone. None of the Lancashire Royal Engineer corps have a regular adjutant, there having -been great difficulty in getting officers from Chatham since tbe war. Similar difficulty is perienced in Royal Artillery Volunteers, and in many cases auxiliary officers are acting. Six hundred miners employed in certain seams at Rose Halt Colliery, Coatbridge, have received notice that their services will not be required after to-day.

This has come as a surprise, aa the owners of the colliery are understood to have large, orders in hand. At Eastbourne Mr. Preston, licensee of the Clifton Hotel, was fined 10 for selling as brandy a spirit which was not, the juice of the grape; An inspector stated that he paid for half a pint of brandy. The borough analyst, Mr. Winter Blyth.

said that 80 per cent of ifcvas hot distilled from the juice of the grape. The defence was that the liquor wwfaaixkts. Write Dept. Sanatogen 83, Upper Thames Street, London, EG' and descriptive book and any information you ask for will be sent you free of charge. OLLIVANT BOTSFORD 7 Diamond Merchants, 12 14, St.

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