The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-08 00:00:00

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 821879

OLD JiLI

PR TLS LI -f,'l".-iT i 0 I,T T‘. ) T :1: E REV. H. W.
LT Klic E 0 IsT .

On Monday evening last, a niceliag wal held ill
the Trinity Sand.Ly Schools, Old l ill, for the
'Pow of tnalkin?: a hireeritatioa to the Rev. H. W.
(iat:: curate of that plae.,.):re-:I3L
services. A tea meeting +vas hell at 5.30. and
about four hundred sat down. After tea the chair
wAs taken by W. Bassauo Esq. Among those
present were G. A. 11. Best, Esq., H. Walker, Esq.,
Me,srs. H. Cartwright, B. Cartwright, T. Cooksey,
W. Bennett, M. Rock, Jas. Rock, Jos. Rock, J.
Shaw, D. Wright, &c.
Mr. Bassano on riing said: My dear friends, I
stand to night in a very difficult and delicate
position but I shall endeavour to dispose of the
duty that I have to perform to the .best of my •
ability. What I shall say, I shall mean. Do not
think when you go away that I meant something
other than what I said. lam very glad and thank-
ful to see you all again. It is something like old
times only it is a larger number. Many things
have passed over since we used to meet in the old
schools. God first of all gave to us that large
church and then we thought that we had entered
on a bright time in our lives, and Fo we did, because
that church was God's gift, and therefore it must
be a blessing to us. It is not, always sunshine in
nature nor in spiritual things and if there is a little
cloud now over us we know one thing that He who
causes the sunshine, just as in nature, w'll, in His
own good tin, when He has done His purpo->e,
remove the cloud away and we shall again rejoice
in the sunshine. We meet for that which is very
pleasant in one way but very painful in another.
While we meet to recognise the goodness and the
'worth of a dear friend of ours, we have also met to
say farewell to him, at any rate for a season, and
we hope that He who has been with him from
time to time will preserve him. We may be quite
sure of that, because none of God's sent servants
ever get put in a wrong place and He has some-
thing for our dear friend to do. I do nat like to
speak about mea on the platform, but the circum-
stances are so peculiar, I am compelled to alluck to
our dear friend. You will thank him and hope he
virtll be restored to preach the gospel to you again.
I know I owe him more than I can repay, for the
go..;d he has done in my family by his life and by
his teaching. You may rest assured that he would
not have left us if he could have continued among
us. We meet tonight to present to him something
by which, I was goin; to say, we hope he may re-
member us. It will be very pleasant for him in
after days, perhaps, someticties when he feels Finely,
to look at the presents, and it may °lien bring to his
mind the tile in which he was amongst us. I have
n...w to present to him the congregation's testimo-
nial, and in doing so I have great pleasure, and yet
pleasure mingled with pain, in p.'esenting to him a
clock and soiLe books, and hope they will be a Mess-
ing to him wh,reve: he has to go. The testimonial
is as follows:

Ills down-wet people, by telling them. of Ws lore.
nwniveJ fron any of yort a croft; loolc or a
rudi wora. I Lhanh you t • n ieat for the kindn4. FS
y.at showed to me three nicr.th-, r.go when
my mother and may G )(1 blesa you a tho!van,...•
for: fcr ill:: joy tht.. your pr:cious I've gavo to hor.
Now alter hang tried t,, teli pax soran lit,le cf the
love tf,elior yo:.. and for your a:Jundant kiridoe.:,s to
me to u:gOt, the (,nLy way in which I can show IllY
love, is, as I have tried to do before, to tell you mite
mote of Jesus and his precious love. I thank you once
more my very, very dear friends for the kindness
you have shown me, and may the God of all grace
bless you a hundred-thousand fold for Jesus Christ's
Sake.

A vote of thanks to the Chairman closed the
meeeting.

NEGLECTING A WIFE.—At the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Mr. R. L. Freer, Thoraaa
Bennett of Cradley, was charged with neglecting
his wife, and causing her to become chargeable to
the common fund of the Dudley Union. Mr, John
Taylor, relieving officer, said that defendant's wife
ha I received three weeks pay at 20 6d a week.
Defendant was ordered to pay the amount, 7s 6d
and costs.—James Hill was charged with a similar
offence. John Taylor, relieving officer, said the
defendaut' e wife had received ,four weeks relief at
35 per %seek. The defendant was ordered to pY
the amount and costs; in default one month. William Ward was also charged with neglecting his
wife and causing her te become chargeable to th.c
Dudley Union. John Taylor, relieving officer, tald
the defendant's wife became oh, rgeable to the
Union on the 16th ult., and remained in the Work-
house one week. 'he amount claimed was 120.
Defendant was committed for a month, but 00
promising to pay 5s a week, the conviction Nv. 8
stand over for a, m•nith, and it he did not fulfil los
promise he was to go t, prison.
DRUNKENNESS.— Richard Beadle was charged
wit.l being drunk in the highway on the 25th ult.
Police-constable Winfield proved the ease, all,d
said the defendant MIS very drunk and incapabl
in Britannia zitreet, Tividale. Defendant was tine'
IS 3 6d and costs; in default 7 days.—Sareuel Cranta
was charged with a similar offence, on the 2.6 th nit.
Police-constable Martin said the ..efend.ant wo's
very drunk in Queen Street, Crad ley Heath*
Defendant was fined 2s 6d and costs.