COUNTRY NEWS.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14160, 26 April 1916, Page 7

COUNTRY NEWS.

WAKEFIELD

(From our Own Correspondent.)

On Friday, the 14th inst., the Rev. Dr. Weeks, cf the Nelson Cathedral, preached in St. John's Church on "The Cross of Jesus Christ." He had hung up in the church two large ssheets, with diagrams and texts to illustrate his address. In ppite of the storm i ho church was filled, and Dr. \Vook-: held h:;> congregation, .from the eldest to the youngest, deeply interested during the whole of the di<;courge. He has promised to pnv Waketield another visit during the winter.

On. Sunday, the 16th inst.. the. Bishop of Nelson visited ovir district. Ke was at Wakefield morning and evennig, v.nd at Poxiiiil in the iiftenio-r,i!. At the confirmation service in tho evening the .Bisiu>n delivered nowerfu] addresses, iuid in t!se course of !n's romi!.rl-;> spoke of the necessity for .notional loyalty during the presoit crisis »n Eurcoe.

Without exception, pi] \-.-I ]r were presenh in the Oddfellows' r: il!l t;;! -thnr.sday evening declare that the patriotic lecture given !>y :<ry Jolim_ Clegg v:as om- cf th'p. most inlc-festing and entcrtaii:;'?3</ t'iev had_ evc-r listened to. He far.ried hi^ audience with 3<irn tliroiighouf J:is* jonvjjoyiiigs, and he tnld <;)' bis expedience!in such !.!, natural wav, and'wilJi sb mr.cb humour, that applause and iau.'d;ter became general. His experience?were unicjuo. and he and his two lady companions were in many awkward and dangerous situations in France. Italy Spain, and South America, an! oil board t'm German.:ineed c-m'ser Kron-pi-nix Wilhelm and the Hansa liner Msenlveig. To any v/iio have the- opportunity cA hearing him I say, "Go!' lOvery penny carivod by !iis lectures goes to patriotic funds, a's Mr Clegg pi.ys all his own expenses. Our Tiadies' Svniparthy Guild benefits ]>y o-.-or £o from his visit to Wakefield.' Mr. Webster kindly undertook to show the lantern views, and at tho close of the lecture presented, the sheet and lantern to iVlr Clegg, for patriotic purposes, which-was tj'uo patriotism. Air W. Stringer paid for t3;.e hall, and Mr Clegg bought the" generator from Mr D. burn, "paying for it out of his own pocket. As thf cbninirr.n (Mr Ivo Tunnicliffe) said: "Mr Clogg se>t.'i tho example-, and we cannot do -better' than follow- his lead."