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Waikato Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1583, 26 August 1882, Page 1 (Supplement)

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Thk son of Mis Ross, who made the first United states flag,, as adopted, by the Committee of the Continental Congress, Charles Ross, is now in a poor house in San Francisco. Tiik prophetic mantle of Te Whiti seeing to have fallen on the Rev *Mr Byng, a Dnnedin clergyman. Oil Suhday last, so says the Olugo flaily Time*, he startled his hearers with a 'singular ghastliiiess. Quoting a certain passage (Matt., chap, xxvi., verse '52-53),' in which one Sanl speaks of being able to command more than twelve jdgions of angels for his service, 1 Mr 'Byng, remarked : '"Let any of you say that was a mere , oratorical demonstration ' and you will be struck dead.' Xow stand up in your pew and say it." ' Awful p"ause. No one had the coitrage' to say 'it, aiftl so the impious audacity of tho speaker' was not as satisfactorily exposed as it ofight to have been.' And this' abominable trash is popular* preaching.' The newjpure ..cash' system., now (leing njtiated by G. and C: { will c»rtainly. pro\e a benefit to the t public. ]> h"as' been a groat success t ih Sydney! and McflftJurne, iand wh'cn strictly 'carried out the * customer who, 'buys at an,,e£ta.bjishinent .xvfoife the goods arc marked .low to {insure a rapiq^safemurt be'a great gainer. G. and' C. sell tjieir arapery, 'jitiillSncry, andxlotbins 1 at such prires fan cash as jjivestho .buyer the advantape* of a shareholder in a co-operath o society, without the riskof buir.g called upon to bear a portion nf thaloss sKbuid the jdar's 'busirielss ' prdvd "Unsa{.isfa(itory. U ' < GarHck and Cranwell wll aim? to* retain' the cohfidencc ,wh»c^ tbepublichayei)itherti»^hp\vath^n», and are determined, to „fpye jhe $mp, ca^ system a 'fair trial ;'\yherher ;tne^fain or fflsc' tms'first year, Country bnrors on'reroitting: enkh vntKordgt wilt be; supplied tvith gQodsj&t ©j-operatjrO( prices ; ius.t tlie same. as,thbisgb.they,inn4e a personal selection. Furnishing, goods, ' such' as carpets, •flo&r 'cToth'sj "bedsteddsj Kfeadihg^and .honse^fmnitur^/.the largest 'portion 'of which is the lowest reniunei ativa prices. »ind-a discount of , iWtinf^ of, pdrTC)&<B{ R G.%iSdjK