Swansea Journal and South Wales Liberal. — 1895-03-30 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

IMITATIONS.  Football was a crimp in England in Henry VlH.'s reign. Mr. Whistler, the artist, has lost the action brought against him by Sir W. Eldon in Paris. The Japanese have blockaded the port of Tamsui, in the North of Formosa.  Mr. Locker, of the "Globe" has been appointed editor of the "Morning Post." The sultan of Turkey has given orders for the release of the Armenian ecclesiatics now imprisJued in the provinces for politcal offences.  Mr. Justice North has appointed Sidney F. Isitt, 46, lionforn-viaduct, E.C., receiver and manager of the Gawer Iron and Tinplate Company (Limited).  The Grand Jury at New Orleans has presented to the Court fifteen indictments, charging 28 men, with murders committed during the recent troubles between the white and the black labourers working on the levee. There is no prospect of an immediate settlemmt of the dispute in the boot trade. Mr. Labouchere's offer of arbitration has been declined.  Fifty-six men of the Hoossa Constabulary recently mutinied on the march to Atabuba. A court martial will be held.  At Marylebone Police-court., Annie Bowyer, a trained nurse, and Harold Wood, a City merchant, were committed for trial on a charge of conspiring together to perform an illegal operation upon Mrs, Emma Nicholson, of Crosvenor House, Maidenhead. Mrs. Nicholson was also committed for trial on a charge of aiding and abetting in the carrying out of the opt ration.  "Jesu, lover of my soul," to the inspiring Aberystwith tune, and by the time the last line of the hymn was reached there was scarce a person present whose eyes were not a little moistened, so impressive was the rendering. Prayer over, Mr. George Isaac an eX-tmember of the All Whites, with wliotee memory Dick Burrows' name will be ever fresh and green, sang "Nazareth," his powerful bass voice being heard to considerable advantage in the beautiful solo. Another hymn followed, and then the Rev. Mr. Pay rose to deliver the customary sermon. "Preing towards the Goal" (Phillipians iii., 14), was the appropriate subject chosen for the occasion, and the rev. gentleman's remarks were directed, as the text suggests, to the necessity of humanity, amid the pleasures and toils of life, not failing to aim at reaching the spiritual goal—heaven. In the course of the sermon the preacher took ccelision to exprew his opinion that football was rather too rough a game for him. In conclusion, he made a feeling allusion to the death of "their young friend" and remarked that there was something about him that he liked, and that was his love for his widowed mother. However, they rejoiced that God would be a Husband to the widow and a Father to the fatherless. They also rejoiced that when asked just before his death by the Rev. A. A. Mathews —God blEss him—how it was with him, Burrows had the courage to say lie was a member of St. James' Choir. The finger of God touched him and he died, and the liner of God touched him and he lives and they all hoped that one day they would join him in singing songs of Zion. And they trusted that one result of their sympathy towards the two widows that evening would be that they would 1_:;_o on in divine grace, and "Press towards the Goar—that they might, through Christ's sacrifice, see God in his likeness where His Presence would go out no more. The collection was then taken up, the Rev. Mr. Pay announcing at the outset that Sir John Llewelyn had sent him £1 (in addition to the £1 handed to Mr. Wignall for Mrs. Harris), Mr. Councillor Rocke, £2 2s. and Capt. Barret, 335. (the proceeds of collection made at the dinner table at the Sailors' Home). Whilst the offering was beinc, taken up the Town Band played the "Dead March" and the mourners, especially Miss James, were much moved by the deeply pathetic piece from Mendelssohn's "Saul. Again and again Miss James burst into tears, and appeared completely prostrated with grief. It was indeed- a touching, solemn sight to see her. The familiar "God be with You Till We Meet Again," was the closing hymn, and the Benediction having been said, the vast congregation quietly dispersed.