Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1888-12-22 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

BRIGHOUSE.  _ Saturday afternoon, a children's meeting held in the Town Hall. Mr. J. J. Lane pre!. Mr. Cook delivered an address to the child. anti related a number of suitable anecdotes. hall was quite filled with children, between the of aix and sixteen.—ln the evening, an address deliver* i by Mr. Cook, sobjact, "Who's to " Mr. T. A. Storr, of Baatriek, presided, A absence of Mr. W. H. Greenwood, of Hall. from whom the following telegram had been tved : "Not well. Sorry cannot be with you." - were given by Mr. Wm. Bottomley, of , end Mr. Dawtrey, of Halifax, both of tad been victims to the evils of intemperance. choir gave a selection, "There is light behind the hill." Mr. Cook treated his subj -ct very freely, giving numerous instances of who was to blame for various calamities that bad befallen the world. 120.000 persons, he said, had fallen victims to drink last year. There were 160 brewers in the British Parliament. Who was to blame for that? The inters. He (Mr. Cook) would not vote for any man, whatever his politics, if he wool' not support Local Option. Persons who prayed 364 days of the year for God to abolish intemperance, and on the 3645t1 voted for the brewer, were to blame.  Last  11119  ided,  Ten, 1 The I ages Wall  blame  In ti far,  reoiti,  Addresses  Monley, had  whom  The  On Sunday morning, Mr. Cook gave a gospel address in Park Methodist Free Church. The Bev. G. It Hi nohl life was also present. Mr. Cook took his t est from 1 John, 3 chapter. I Tem% " Behold what manner of love the Father beth bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God." The large chapel was quite fall.—ln the afternoon, at Bridge Bed chapel, Mr. Cook's subject was " Wrecks and Wreckers." The Bev. A. Galbraith opened with prayer &nil lesson. The address was full of e. tiring incidents, and embraced some of the lecturei's own experiences on the North Sea. A collection was taken in aid of the deep sea fishermen.—ln the evening, also in Bridge End chapel, Mr. Cook spoke from Acts 16th chapter 28th verse, 'Do thyself no harm." The chapel was full long before the time for starting. On Monday evening, in the Town Hall, Mr. By. Sugden presided. A charge for admission was made and the ball was again crowded.—Mr. Cook related the story of his life. Up to the age of 22 years, be had never tasted strong drink. Be was led away by drinking a glass of claret, being told that it was teetotal. Be soon acquired a liking for intoxicating liquors, and his wife begged and prayed of him nightly to sign the pledge. He became oonnected with a 'cheap Jack," his wife tramped about with him all over the country, sharing his fortunes and his misfortunes. Be became so bad that her friends took her from him, and be sauntered about alone. He obtained a situation as door-keeper, othside orator, ice., for a travelliog menagerie. He afterwards got promcred to be the Indoor descriptive lecturer. His master died, leaving to his wife £60,000 in consols, and a menagerie worth £22,000. tie (11r. Cooke) then eked out a livelihood by singing in publiebouses, and *as an inmate of a filthy lodging-house in Britannia-streer. Leicester, for five montns. For six nights he slept with poison under his pillow, intending to commit suicide. Not long afterwards, be was standing drunk at a street corner when he hear I a baud of music and singing. Tbe tune was "Ring the belts of heaven" (here the choir sung the hymn in a subdued 'elm). Be was tetra:lied, and went after them to their place of worship. It was a very large building with whitewashed walls. He afterwards went to N 4tiogbato, but wherever he went that hymn Wigged him. During his wild career he had been going under the assumed name of "Fred Eugene." He signed the pledge under that name, but soon broke. Signing the pledge alone would not save a man. ae must have salvation as well. He returned to Leitester, and again visited the whitewashed building. The Mends goers were very kiwi to him. He would tell them who his beitefamors were. They were Captain and Mrs Wand, of the klalysion Army (cheers). They took care of him, and adopted him, but be again broke loose. He went to Yeovil, in Pousersetentre, where he bad often been before. He took to drink again, and was found one night in a pool of blood, .having attempted to commit suicide. The landlord would not allow hint to be , taken into the house, so be was sent to the hospital. Mere he was visited by his Salvation Army friends, and became converted to God. He revealed his right name, and went to Manchester to his wife and panne, who received him kindly. After his conversion, he was prevailed upon to give his caparison in public. H. owed a lot of money, but by the blessing of God, and by lecturing be had been enabled to wipe off hundreds of pounds of his liabilities. He bad been instrumentat in gaining nearly 48,000 pledges of Gospel temperance during the five years and a half be had been lecturing. He had • great Teepee for the officers of the Balvatioa Army. They were doing good where no other sect dare vesture. He had heard that be bad unfortunately materially injured the friends at St. Pant's Wesleyan Chapel, owing to the clashing of his 11111111100 with tam of the Be.. r. Iliellttaale'd lecture. He iatentied to mate them reparation by delivertng • lecture in that chapel early in January, when be hoped the place would be crowded. Mr. Cook &hooted all the workers, and concluded the meeting by prayer.