WESLEYANS AND THE TEST MATCH.
A correspondent who was present during the proceedings of the Wesieyan Methodist Conference in Manchester, writes to a London paper to say that the subject which appeared to interest tbe fathers and brethren roost was not the completion of the Million Guineas Fund, or the purchase of the Westminster Aquarium, or the theological views of Dl*" Beet; it was the scoring in tbe test match. Repoflew arriving in the hall during the sittings were intercepted by clerical cricket enSmsiasts anxious to know whether Jackson and Braund were still at tbe wickets, and tl*e latest bulletins thus obtained were posted on the notice board and eagerly scanned by ministers and laymen. At one of the evening meetings on Friday night—which began a few minutes after the wickets at Old Trafford had been drawn for the day—-a reporter who arrived after prayers was surrounded by stewards, Who quickly conveyed the state of the game to those on the platform. Indeed, "Australia, 85 for eight wickets" could be heard being whispered, all over the hall.
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Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11377, 13 September 1902, Page 7
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