AT A FLAG STATION.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12137, 2 September 1901, Page 2

AT A FLAG STATION.

Himlly, Vic, where there is a flag station, in n very quiet village, and life there in generally peaceful and uneventful. All places, however, have at some time or another somn periods of excitement, Huntly's moat recent being supplied by Mrs K ]J. M'Gauchic, storekeeper and resident, o( the place. Mrs M'Oauchic a little over two years ago had a severe attack of bronchitis, which supervened nicotics Then she became very wen k and coughed almost incessantly, and was quite unable to sleep. Her breathing was oppressive, and she grew thin and pale. Her face, hand; and lips were bloodless and white. Food wiw so iu«!isM?iui mat she could not eat sufficient to give her.strength. "I found ii a bother to serve the customers at the store," Mrs M'Gauehie told an inquirer, ''and the lightest of housework used to 'knock me up.' My family and tho neighbour* -sinrgestml different treatment, but I continued wfak and ailing, in snite of everythimr. Then a relative who'had benefited by Br Williams' pink pills insisted on me tryins them." "And induing by appearances with the best, results." ''Yes," said Mrs M'Gauchip, "the first box gave me some relief. T. slept much better, and began to relish my food. As I continued with Dr Williams' pink pill? (lie distrewing cough abated and I became quite strong jml healthy: now I am free from every symptom of bronchitis, end I always recommend Dγ Williams' pink pills for winter complaints and chest and Inns troubles." b The winter's weapons ore cold winds, damp, and foi;. sided by the microbe of influenza, which avails everyone more or less with colds, coughs, bronchitis, pneumonia, congestion of the lungs, and sometimes consumption. The weak, Woodless person fnl's most easily a victim. Dr Williams' pink pills cure 'chest and lung complaints by making new Wood which enables the sufferer to combat the?e ailments. Bjenriching tho blood and toning up the nerves they cum rheumatism, sciatica, rheumatic gout, aiiteciia, debility, St. Vitus' dance, skin disease?, affections of the heart, etc. Sold by chemists and storekeepers and by the Dr Williams' Medicine Co., Old Custom House street, Wellington, three shillings per box, six boxes sixteen and six, post free.

coming in all the countries in Christendom, and New Zealand certainly lias a long lead nf ail the others." " Does this colony's liquor logi-lation coinpare favourably irith licensing laws in the several American Slates, or otherwise?" "The Mqum legislation of tliis colony is the liest in the world "—(" Steady there!" cned Mr Jsitt)—"it this time, comparing nations," eontinuod Mr Woolley, disregarding till! intcrruptiiin. "The people, as I have already said, have a chance as the law now stands, notwithstanding the defects and plain injustices contained therein"— (That's belter," from Mr lsitt).-"to effect the abolition ot thi. liquor traffic." "If it is not trenching upon the subjectmatter of your address , ?, Mr Woolley, would you mind Elating how, in the event of national prohibition, you would propose to deal with vested interests? Many people--not ardent prohibitionists—who realise the benefits likely to accrue from same scheme of liquor reform tiro always confronted with the injustice which the reform imposes upon those engaged in the trade." "I do not propose to speak publicly on the question of ' vested interests, , " rejoined Mr Woolley, " and 1 would prefer not to touch on local matters." i "But speaking generally, what arc your vim on the matter? '_ " I would not deal with ' vested interest:' at all. I would vndont the principle of prohibition by a popular vote ns quickly as possible and enforce it as well as possible. It must also be remembered that, at the best, progress towards prohibition must l>o gradual, and the liquor man has already had ample notice of the movement and has as good a chance as other people to judge of its ultimate effect. Besides, they have evidence from existing legislation that their so-called rights are enveloped by more or less uncertainty." " Is there- any other matter on which you would like to spenlt? "Yes; I consider thnt my own Country has contributed to the fight in New Zealand one very great factor—viz., in thnt it lias proved that a prohibitory law, in the hands of honest men, is as easily enforced «.» other laws of the same kind, and far more aasily enforced than the restrictive features of licensing law. Further, this deponent snyeth not." "And what are your movements• after leaving Dunodin?" inquired the interviewer, as he rose to take his leave. " I go south to Milton and thence to Gore and Invorcargill. At Balclutha I shall interview representatives of the " Xo-license" party as to the benefits of prohibition in their district. T then go across to Australia, and after visiting Melbourne, Sydney, laide, and Brisbane I shall make for England prior to returning to America." With a cordial "Good night" the interview concluded. MR, WOOLLEY AT FIRST CHURCH. In First Church yesterday morning Mr John G. Woolley took part in the service and delivered a sermon, taking for his subject "Clean Hands." There was an unusually largo congregation, end additional seating accommodation had to be placed in the aisles. Sir Woolley based his remarks on the text, • " Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed thereto accordine to Thy word" (Psalms cxix, 9). Mr Woolley would hardly be accurately described as a brilliant orator, but his diction is marked by a rare earnestness, and his remarks enriched and illustrated by a wealth of idiom smacking strongly of the United States public platform. He speaks deliberately and direct]}, shearing liis wntMiees of everything in the shape of verbiage, and giving the audience his thoughts in crisp, pungent language, forcing home what he has to say with an insistence impelling conviction. In a few graphic sentences he limned a. picture of the Psalmist king, surrounded by Oriental luxury, sighing for something that his kingly wealth could not bus- and his armies could not bring him. With bowed head and chastciied spirit he answered his own question: "By rakinz heed thereto, according to Thy word." The speakei eontinned : " I presume there is no reason why young men should take this text as exclusively directed to them, and that by exactly the same token the young woman ought to keep herself as pure and as wholesome as the young man who demands tha same for himself. We find, however, that there is a different standard for the two sexes as to purity of life, high ideals, and rectitude of conscience. Tt seems to follow that the daughter must be kept pure, hti; the young man is expected more or less to ixi\\e. liimeelf. It is expected that he shall wiw hip wild oats, as it is ended, and that after be is worn out with years of excesses then lie shall conic back to his father's house and give his soiled and stained hand to a clean woman in marriage. . . . Evnry human Foul, whether king or commoner, pels It«= eyes opened and begins to sweep the horizon wifh a questioning that, nothing in this world can answer. This cravim; of the awakened soul, this clrsire to !» clean and wholesome, is thoroughly answered in our country by the Gospel of Christ. The Gospel is a great thing for o!d 'peoole tottering to the grave . . . but what of the young man glorious in his strength? Wherewithal shall h>- cleanse his way? Cleanse, not whitewash? God fomir?. Not clvci* Foi-God blenches. Xnl varnMi? fiod burn*. Nol (lraninn? God strips. So many men, young ami old, are disappointed in this Gospel became they thi»k of salvation as the vehicle instead of the Way. . . . Before the Gosyol of Jesus Christ can be anything for a man. there, are conditions to be complied with first of all. Get yourself clean, and make your progress rnllimj on God to h»!p you: and lie never yet failed any nnn who sincerely called upon Him. . . . There are so many Ohri»tii>n moiv'in thc?e days who seom enthusiastic about cleansing other people, but do nof. s?'m verv anxious about clean-in? themselves. There are many pre.io.hors teaching righteousness, but they'themsplvs are living in the face of their pupils whiter] lives. There is not much good in th.it, kind of teaching, Tlyre are so many mot hers foaehins their little daughter* thk a soft answer turneth away wrath while they Inlk to ihom like fishwives. There are many prendiors lirpfiobins righleoifWi's and intsgrikv m ■Sunday while on thr> other six days of the week (hoy have n «i«iM» slant toward* ill" plnne of the world's ollintie. TVro is not much ftrenith in preaohinq; if the preacher does not illustrate the cospol he preaches. .. . . .If you want to go gunning for sinners, the chnmw are that the best game in the woods is yourself. (Jet yourself dean: this text teaches us that lesson. . . The Gospel has nothing to do with the vehicles or the rolling stock: it ha* to do with the track. The Gospel is not so much about the particular details of life as it is about the way. You will never got the destruction of the drink traffic by voting to take it under State control and allow the Government to fell whisky—never in the world. The way in everything. There are many men who arc satisfied to be a little unclean; (here may bo many men almost above suspicion, but in their politic? are willing to shake liav.ds with the publican. There arc many men clean in their domestic and public lives and vile in their pnKtiis. That is the history of many a good man in your country and many more in mine." Mr Woolley then went on to speak on his experience of the worth of the Scriptures, and urged his hearers to test it by applying its teaching to their own lives. ADDRESS IN THE EVENIN'G. At the Garrison Hall last night Mr Woolley oddrov-ed an audience ot over 2000 people, sneaking on "Christian Citizenship," and his remarks were chiefly directed against the liquor traffic. He bated them o:i Romans xii, 1: "I breech you, brethren, by the mercies of Cod, that ye present your a living: sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." He exhorted his hearers to throw their phy?ifill and mcnal energies—brains, hands.,-and ('•et—in the eau'o nf prohibition, und raid that the , liquor seller had more influence in. New Zealand polities on election day than the minister of the Gospel. The people— too many of thnin-had failed to see Hie traffic in its true light, and if by the mereirs of God it had been kept out of their lives, if they had been saved from the scorpirm Wh of the thirst for drink, let thmn go in with the prohibitionists, and, in (he nams of Jesus Christ, who died for temped men. cnif.li the monster and set New Zeal.irid free of the drink shop. They had been singing that night the song, "Stand up, stand up. for Jesus." Did liifi hearers suppose that if they sung that rong at the ballot box that the licensed gin mill would remain to enrsa the colony? CoiiW anyone of them stand up beside the. bar next morning and tip a glass of red damnation into their stomach, humming the while, "Stand up, flu.iul up, for ■locus!" A.s they snn 3 , so let them vote at the ballot box. It would be a good thing if - Uimtiun men held the reins of Government in New Zealand, but they would neve? bold them while the liquor seller dominated the politics of the country. Mr Woolley concluded his addrcsn with an earnn<t appeal to Christian voters to vote straight and wipe the traffic out of the country. Jir Woolley will speak to-night in the f.armon Hall, his subject being' "The ■Sower. — King Edward instructed the Derhyphira cricketer, William Chnltcrton, to lay out a large crickc-t ground at Ssindringham for the use of Majesty's tenants and estate servants. This ground has now been completed, and opened, to the great gratification of the Sandringham cricketers.