Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1880-11-20 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE EOCIETY MEETINGS IN ASHTON.  The Church of England Temperatioe Society oommenced an active mission in Ashton and the immediate neighbourhood on Monday. Meetings have been arranged to be held during the next ten days in various mills, workshop', and at the Church schools, and other efforts will be made to advance the work of the society. The first pub. lie meeting was held on Monday evening, in the Parish Church School, when the vector (the Rev, T. F,agar) occupied the chair. There was only a moderate audience, &manilla those presont, being the Rev. Duncan Jones, estate of St. James' Oldham, and Mr. Herbert Birch, who attended as • deputation from the parent society the Rev. W. Broome, and J. T. Read, the Mayor, Alderman llegiabottom). etc—The Rector in opening the proceedings said he hoped the smallness of the attendance would be made tip in zeal and earnestness in the work in which they were engaied. It was a very important work and he thought the organisation under whose auspieee they were met most be endeared to their hearts because it was called the Church of England Society. He did not know how any true, honest, Christian-minded man oould refuse to be allied with the society. Its platform was so wide that every person, espeeially when he saw the condition of the country, ought to be prepared to &atilt in every way in the direction of temperance. They knew that intemperarse was the great debasing sin of the nation. They had the testimony of judges in their charges to grand juries that almost every mime of violence murder. or otherwise might be traced to the effo rots of drink, which while it laid the reason dor• meta aroused the sensual passions. It led men to I best their wives, and oaased the most terrible cuff ! ering in the nation. They saw the effects of it themselves, and there was no man who wished to promote the welfare and good order of society who should not be ready to assist in the work. The Church of England Temperance Society did not went to thrust down people's throat the neoessity of total abstinence, nor did it want to check the feelings of those who believed that total abstinence was the panacea for the cure of Chic abominable vice. He thought they ought all to join either the one branch or the other of the society.—The Rev. Duncan Jones and Mr. Herbert Birch afterwards addressed the meeting, which was brought to a close with the usual vote of thanks.  HEAVY FAILURE —.On Saturday a petition was lodged in the Ashton-under-Lyne County Court on behalf of John Cryer end Joseph Eli Cryer, of Chester Square, Edward Crier, of Abermarle Terrace, and William Cryer of Trinity Place, all in Ashton, carrying on business together at Waterside Mille, Dubinfield, and Lamb Mills, Droylsden, as cotton spinner., under the style of Eli Cryer and Son, and as machinists at Waterside Machine Works, Dukinfield, under the style of E. Cryer and Sou The liabilities are estimated at £44,0013. Upon the application of Messrs. Cubbett' Wheeler, and Cobbett, eolicitors, Manchester, Mr. George Benjamin Cuff of Tib-street, Manchester, accountant, was appointed receiver of the property and manager of the businese.  -