REV. J. CRUMP ON HIS FIRST CIRCUIT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 89, 1 April 1876, Page 4

REV. J. CRUMP ON HIS FIRST CIRCUIT.

(New; Zealand Herald.) | t aThe'follow'iiig addr^esß was delivered Bt a soiree Ja'tely held at tShortland by the Rev. J. Crump :-— A. greater contrast could hardly be mia T gfnfe f d Jj t_ißii ibat "between the agricuUura^^d:,themaflufaoturing districts of England, The New BritaioV of Lithe pMIhBIS MsysaQ?s.i different frpln the old than is the manufacturing. from> the agricultural.. ;,TJber.e ,was in clim^teviv, Tha^« plant was _no;t ( Been within four^giies of niy.home in Lancashire wmc^flourishea Tti every road? side or Herefordshire, ot which old Culpepper, says that a description of its habitat was, .not. necessary, for an earnest bdtanist' may _ihd the nettles in te<fetoi SS^rjWwsiw .ft*"*** has considerable influence on the manufa<sgrjug^ p.r^Qjspej: ity { ; of ; . La'dcash ipe. Lancashire cotton lords and capitalists are becoming Urge 'landed^'proprietors, and, prodigal, hell's; to, the. estates are fa'sV .bsing th-ir^olji of tW fairaores where the wheat and wool and' wood 'of fl_?eMa'sl_.re' 7 ;^r cfwi^ 'lords cannot boast of pedigree. 'Some of tbe w&.lsiesi° riJ^n-'lbk'd^W^ggl^'.. "ft'tbe lpom bsfore the p^wer pi, ,Bte^m v ,Bet them Sfree, and they' possess. a; peculiar b v r^gue» v; wb.i I ch ) isijnot.so off asjthe humbler garb of earlier days. Generally, however; the power and wl.aitfh o w^e' ; w , eH na.d;' and'tfie master, and the, men. feu .^hat tbey had interests in T ni6^7' In ail probability their; . manners would strike a stranger as exceedingly rough; but the first feeling of repulsion would give way to admiration for- sterling' worth and attachment to those who possessed the kindest Eeartk'^At a ! funeral thie -neighboring 'hp^us^e^iwojuild iuyariably f be prepared and! open for ; the .\ accommodation of frie_idßi' r Ladies Would meet, with con v vfeWieh ! ce- ! m)t'alwayß to,be found- else. , where on such occasions. Lemonade and bisouits^ wine and long pipes were,, there';fbrchpice, and almost every-lady was a lovera of the weed {.evidently re.ygte.iog-', the .-proverb, :and \ showing that what's sauce for tbe gander is sauce fnr the goose. Whether traceable to Method is t influence or not an oppor^^itv.^'^B/'a^orpe^'^PJli Shwipg your'sympathy, forjtiW bereaved party by augmenjf og.ih^ sit^ejkJn itlie plate, which some thoughtful friend had placed on the coffin, and which was generally well filJed ! JS Gr 6'olj' wages r T were ; readily obtained. The lissotn Sogers of a girl of 14 or 15 enabled her to manage four looms arid;'. arri asirriucb as her father, and .the sum total of the income, of a ,f rr'i'} svfisiQ to •»> >v. !)■;•■s•'• ! _._.' ;l : ,ll '*L i family? forgone aweek^would^joften be,', considerable. Extravagance: .was ,a' most common .sin, _a,n^ , the,, frequent want.^ .of prudence" ;was ..productive of ( , muci_^'itfwry; ! marriages were often very early; homes comfortless; domestic quarrels bitter. The nimble fingers of the'^oung wife' made her claim to 1 "the * title, of -the "bread-winner "very t valid; atfdW'she earned; more at the mill tban j fae^^ fii^ , g|>aaj^j i 'it*7.?j;aß 7j».; very legiti- I mate enquiry which ought to take the larger Bharer--, .of •-• the cooking and the- other domestic work at borne. -vr .llfl.Hntfi'-.*! ••'•.■/»V._,V?ii>>', .! .-l'_'-7"-l .',t_.- :• ■ No|i,;'al,w^yß; o w ( aß.,thiß .point: easily or an_icabiy settled. Prudent /persons foreseeing the difficulty have been known to get articles of agreement drg^nyUp^e^ejthg.knqt of wedlock, was '. tieids*-? 0;pe jinstancefof this ikind -I re- ■•; member to have heard of :— The husband had tfiken' 1 ' duefcarein preparing the dee_'B_''i,h^tn6 coach and sis. might drive through it. The rigid observance of the articles hardly comported with the wife's idea of domestic facility, butithe' husband ; deemed it - perilous to cancel the bond. In^an unlucky hour he^had sought, elsewhere the freedom whipbt hpme/denied him;. , He indulged freelyi/without /thought of ! harm. In nearihg' r th*e^h'ouse' h_ fell down in the datf Tlfe.w^tiß^hble nadVapparentlv stepped out of itß way to eutrap bim.* Ie waß..,tooi shallow to be dangerous; but too deep^ to r 'Vb'^-;sqm'fortible^' r ' : Hi's' r i lußty^iCriW bought J hiii 'wife wilh a lantern to the scene. His wife's voice was music to bis ear.- He longed for loving help. _But. to his entreaty she cooliy;said/*"'A^ ! think 'there's nbwt o', th' Wi&ft '■' i' tli'' agreement, lad, a w'H go itb^h'aa_e' 7 ah' 3 see."* Sure enough when he prudently arranged he digged a pit in to tithe!- midst whereof he had falleti. He agreed 'td'cßncel the bond, arid tbey learned: ; to 4r iist each other anil make borne happy. Many of them have little idea of the "regions beyond," and have scarcely! ventured the seven miles to "Rachdey," or (Rochdale) "Burnley."- A young man came to bid his minister good-bye, he was " goin' . into * fufrfil^peyrtW'" On inquiry it turned out to be neither America nor New Zealand, but a place about 12 miles off. With so much money,at will* you may suppose that the losses that clattered in their clogs, with the shawl covering the head aDd : p'inned under tbe chin on the week.day,, or 'Van, day," would present 7a.. 'different, appearance on the Sunday. The Sunday-school teacher would fio'a how ready.lher grown-up cl»8S r) w,ere j ;.to7;follow her example by a' number of them, appefiribg next Sunday in a dress tbe fao simile of her own. Two young ladies were slowly Walking before , ma, one fine afternoon — evidently iadies of style and fashion. the. shoek ;* when I oyfiraeard "the 1 one say somewhat excitedly, " yah hoo ia"" fpr "yes she is." Wh'r^'Si fslapparent that the names of both places and persons, are. used more for convenien_e'Uhan elegince, it evidently requires some attention to discover What convenient .purpose is ari9were4 s^me of the names used. ??ake aa ;-« specimen (he -, following ;— j

'.' GeOrge 0' Johns, o.Sams,. Sams, o' James. ; pS Dicks, o'VlCocka.ro' Pickups ;": o' T/oms, o' 0' Jam- J( mies, 0' OwdODicks.^o? Peggi^at th' mettle coyt."' These by-names; j .were exceedingly common and inconveniently rapt. lit; was quite within the frange ;of possibility that a man may make himself a name alriaost any.day,«aß youj may infer.*.frfrn. the follbwingT: — Red Jim, I^eddy Naughty.tbwd-Swindj^i Bill Coppernob, and^abo^e Owd^ A who would fasten such a name . on to a wealthy man- must certainly have credit for, esteeming men more ' than money. . One of the most elaborate works of art in tbq, construction of | a name tbat I ever met with, not "only ; ; revealed a noble ancestry, but also gave ; : some topographical partioulars which j must have been of considerable local i interest :-pHarry o' Ann's, o' Harry'a, j o' Hi'lly's} o'Jimraey V J©' tally's, '. 6' j Riohard'si o'- John's, o' Dicks, diving lup steps 1 up ginnel o'er Joseph o 4 i John's 0' Steans, just below John Hari greaves, b side o' th' Dunkirk Square. ABtqniehed at the prevalent use of the.se names, I one day^saidto a local preacher ~" Are the uppjr classesdistinguished by. these inames ii" wis.; answer^wa*, "^n'vftriablly." ;y But," ferfiid i] " I'hajrie never heard you spoken; of except as John Ash wortn ; have jyou a : bye? name'?" "0 yes," said he, 1 ; ensiling • «« a pretty good one." -;" What is it?" "Johnny ! 0' thowd Dyer's jo' th' hiii house,- 1 , barn ud.wed Susy jo' -howd John's Lord at Mill End."' Itappeared to me like a joke, but on inquiry; I found it .was a full, true, aud particular •account of the man in question. Short, jsbarp, proverbial sayings are often [made, to clench r a statement or send home an argumentisuch as this to dejscribe,a, person noT tbe most amiable — "He bad histemper brekken, and ne.ver |had it: pieced again ; or this to describe Itbe folly of grumbling^-?" The civiKfioo jatet the draf while the other's igruntjing.*' • !Thie quality is most admirably jand truthfully pourjxayed in the |m^ther^pf " Adami-Bede," and the sayings attributed to Mrs Poyser in that jwork. The chapels are; many of them ivery jarge. with: gooji; congregations and ejujellent singing, as it must be when p'pTfc of a thousand in the congre-'eatjon-i^icarcely fifty wouldl be^found Bileht, j^ /There is la" degree bf freedom in the religious services which^ to a Stranger, would be startling. Responses are not "confined to prayers, but are mingled with the statements of the serinqn itself. ;;Yery enviable are the feelings of that preacher, who, when the sermon drags heavijy, could gather.consolation from jthe symathy that would ex-, press itself audibly in a prayer for the preacher, v Lord put some shot in him. he's no,bbut-.peader, ,r or w.hich,iwhenthe preacher encouraged his audience to open: tbeir mouth; wide, in expectation of -good, would break in, " Blesa^ tbe Lord, He'd never cha' said oppin th' maatb wide, if hla'd nothingf to j)ut .0 1, it." The remarks which are* often made: in the claBS-meet ing,- with the utmost freedom are' riioh:^" The : way to sltarve^ p.ride is to give it" naught toe|at ;",or., tjbe blopd of Jesus will eat^ |; the proud flesh out of a man.' Describj| the higher spiritual life, one man- said, M Down in the sonth, it's always spring La! mouthful at every bite." "Getting ', religion into the soul is the Lord's great Ibaprovement -.Act?' -"". Were it not that you : become deeply ■ conscious of the true spirit of devotion, you would be somewhat staggered- at the freedom of expression, ; and the strange remarks used even: iv prayer: "Thou hast provided salvation, Lord. The gate ia 1 Wi(^e Oppen. Oh, what a; job it is. Thou'st taken in 'Crabtree, and tbou'st taken in Benny. Praise God," My: life an Lahoaahire taught me eomething; iti reference to revival of religion.; During my stay there we had nothing striking in the Way of revival, b ( ut the increase -in] the year waß: a -.ttndretd co|mmunioa_itß;7^Tbe -; H lflj-r ! waa strong betw.ea the Sunday-chobP and ttie! : cnutch. Not only were the teachefa I members of sooiety, but many of the scholars too. There was a steady ingathering from the Sabbath-school and from the world. It was. deemed ther i worth of eyery7^abbath to t watch fdr ; souls. 7>The leaders- bame forward at. the commencement of. the prayermeeting, and we're- ready to lead in. prayer-^ — to speak to penitents — to retire into the enquiry, or take charge of the meeting, and liberate the minister for any needed " work. 'The ' power;; of; religion was glowingly illustrated not only to sustain in affliction and death, but also to bless society, and to . strengthen, its bonds. The ; abject bow

of the laboring cpun ia the agricultural district to tbe> paraon aod the equire. was substituted by the dignified salutation, free and hearty, that expressed respect for the employers, while it unmietakeably implied self-respect also. Intelligence was spreading. The school and -the debating class raised the working classes, and.iwhile permeated with religious influence, formed the solid foundation for: a good social edifice. In the class-meeting I have Been the millpwner that Mias since occupied tbe chair of the China Breakfast flifpeting, enjoying the fellowship of saints under the . leadership of an illiterate oarter. The. rich and .the poor meet together. Blessed are thej people that are in such a case ; blessed are they whose God is the; Lord.