Widnes Examiner. — 1904-11-05 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

OUR LOCAL CHURCHES.  St. Clement's Mission.  Preaching at St. Clement's Mission on Sunday, the Rev: A. S. Cameron continued his addresses on the subject" Do we believe ?" The life of Christ, said Mr. Cameron, should be the ideal of every Christian and, though they might fall short of their ideal, good Christians must cultivate humbleness, self-denial, and purity. They should deny themselves not only of sinful pleasures, but doubtful pleasures, and above all cultivate a pure and Godlike presence. Referring to the letters appearing in a London newspaper, he said many of the writers had made erroneous statements with reference to the creeds of - the Church. Creeds were simply the fences of the Church. What they (the Church of England) did teach was the way to the feet of Jesus, for had not our Saviour Christ said "Come unto Me all that travail qnd are heavy laden, and I will refresh you "? There was a large congregation. Memorial Service at Wycliffe Church. -  At Wycliffe Church on Sunday morning a memorial service to the late Mr. Edward Pickavance, who for many years was an active member of the church, was conducted by the Rev. John Yonge. There was a large congregation and hymns appropriate to the occasion were sung. The choir rendered the anthem "Star of the Valley," which had been written by Mr. Alfred Corney and set to music by Mr. H. Payton, Mus. Bac. The soloist was Mrs. R. H. Pearson. The Rev. John Yonge based his sermon on the words " When thou passest through the waters I will be with thee" (Is. xliii 2) He said the late Mr. Pickavance had been a faithful, regular worshipper so long as health allowed, an earnest and diligent worker, a generous supporter and upholder a completely loyal member of the church. For many years he had been teacher of a numerous series of young men, and the Y.P.S. had been indebted to his generous hospitality oft many occasions. He favoured and helped •the formation of the P.S.A. and did what lay in his power to make it a success. He was a man whom they would greatly miss and not easily forget. At the evening service the anthem "The radiant morn hath passed away" was creditably interpreted. The Russian Outrage.  The recent Russian outrage in the North Sea formed the subject of a portion of the sermon delivered by the Rev. T. W. Barber at St. Paul's Church on Sunday morning. The outrage he said, had almost caused a conflagration, not only in Europe, but throughout the world. We hoped now, however, by the providence of God we had been mercifully delivered from a conflict with a Christian nation. Thanks were due to Him for having instilled the spirit of wisdom, counsel, and strength into the minds of the advisers of the Czar of all the Russias. Widows and orphans in Hull were mourning their loss that day, and as a congregation he was sure he was voicing their feelings when he said that their hearts went out in sympathy to the bereaved —the innocent victims of an unspeakable blunder. But a just retribution would be required. It was putting back the clock of time for an officer of the Czar to open a murderous fire in such circumstances and then steam away without the least sign of regret. As Englishmen and as Christians we viewed such conduct with aversion. Christianity and humanity had been shocked. Thank God we set a higher value upon life, even of the humblest, than was the case in Russia. At the eveaing service the Dead March in "Saul "was played on the organ, the congregation standing in the meantime