Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1899-09-01 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

CONTINENTAL SABBATH.  "We were' perplexed to find Romanism so much in evidence in the land of reformed Holland, and during the Sunday which was spent in the city of Amsterdam, we looked around but in vain to discover what the Reformed Church of Netherlands was doing to counteract the aggressive influence of Sacerdotalism, or to evangelise the people. We were staying at the Bible Hotel, but it is not too much to say that the only little bit of evangelical religion we met with in this city was a copy of the "Dutch War Cry" I purchased in one of the principal streets on the Saturday evening, and which was accompanied by an invitation to be present at the services in the Barracks of the Army on the following day. While travelling in Germany we formed a truly high estimate of the average social and domestic morality of the German people, and yet we were almost painfully conscious of the absence of direct religious influence on the part of the Lutheran Church; and, while our pre-conceived opinion of a continental Sabbath was undergoing considerable modification we were more than ever convinced that the peculiar glory of England—and indeed as much was confessed to me by a very intelligent German young lady who had resided for several years in the west end of London; but whom we met in one of the principal hosiery establishments in Hamburg—that the peculiar glory of England is not to be sought in her free institutions; nor in her mighty chain of colonies; not in her incomparable navy; nor in her great economical and financial credit, which makes the British sovereign welcome in every Continental bank or Bower; but it must be sought in that form of observance of the Christian Sabbath which is peculiar to our race, and which is hallowed by the cumulative sanctities of successive decades of public worship. Deprive us of that, and we have little by comparison to be proud of; but leave us that, and nothing which we saw can be compared with it. The English Sabbath, like health, must be missed to be fully appreciated."  [" A Tour Round North Wales on the Wheel" by David Eastwood, is unavoidably held over until next week—Editor.]  At the Kemble's Head Public-nouse, now btreet, La other morning a till was forced and £lB stolen.  The Mansion House West Indian Hurricane Fund OW, amounts to £3,083. An artilleryman was moonily foundidead in aditch sear the Supply Depot, Aldershot. The cause of death is not known. Mr. Dudley Hardy, She artist, is going to marry Mien Burnside, a lady who is well known on the stage as Miss Lizzie Mulholland,  _ The rellsvey officials estimate that between 4,000 and 5,000 persons have already left London for She Kent hopfields.  _ Mr. Palmer, the compiler of" Palmer's Index to the Times," died at his residence at Shepperton the other evening.  The Municipality of Paris are trying a machine, or cart, for watering the streets and sweeping them simultaneously. The water hose is in front of the revolving brush. Mr. Charley Johnson. formerly a surgeon tn the 17th Lancers, of which regiment his father was at one tame colonel, has died suddenly in • street at Likywood.  A three days' conference of music'sl composers, eonductors, and teachers of music will be opened at Bristol on September 14th. The meetings will be attended by representatives from all parts of the country. During a recent performance of "A Prodigal laughter" at the Grand Theatre, Derby, a lima rosined Hill, who waa employed behind the scenes, eommitted suicide by hanging himself in a dressing-roo m. In a house in Landon a remarkable discovery bas been made of sixty-two dogs nearly all valuable animals of good breed. There were also ever 140 muzzles on the premises. It is believed Chat all the doge have been stolen. The latfet victim to the American mania for outof-the way wagers is a pretty girl, who, for a bet of 11,000, has undertaken to walk trent Elan Francisco to New York and earn her living by blacking boots ow the way.