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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 1 October 1880, Page 2

Mr Bright was severely reproached for saying tbac the working classes • care no more for the dogmas of Christianity than the upper classes care for the practice of that religion.' That was rather a sweeping charge against the upper classes, on doubt; though we fear it is strictly true of all classes in the country, for our modern Christianity, even at its best compared with the Christianity of Christ, it is a sickly, pillid, and weak affair. Bufe Mr Bright's motive in saying it was not as we conceive, simply ts» throw out a taunt against the upper classes, but rather to indicate wby it is that the working classes do shew their indifference to the dogmas of Christianity — namely, that they do not find so much practical result from the Christianity of those profess it. Now, which of us can stand up and say that this is a false charge, is of so practical and beneßcent a kind that the working classes ought to be jealous of aa attempt to undermine its dogmatic foundations? Just as dogmatic orthoM doxy fails to make a Christian, jnat sa belief in God fails to make a good man and upright politician. The Chinese Camp at Maryborough was the scene of great excitement the

other dav. The Chinaman, who bad ben suffering from a continued depression in business, determined to propogate the devil in the hope of reviving trade On Sunday evening preparations were made for the ceremony, a priest was specially got from Ballarat to perform the ceremony. The ugliest devil that can possibly be concaved had been specially stuffed for the occision. A samptuous repast had been prepared, including every deli* cacy. Tbe ceremony which was not a mnsical one, commenced about elven o'clock. There were about 250 Europeans on the ground, who taking advantage of their superior numbers surronnded the Chinamen, hustled them, and ran away their devil and burned him. Stones were thrown about indiscriminately burning embers were burled at the Chinamen, and one unoffending CeWstial attained a severe wound in the temple, by a piece of metal which stuck him with great force. At the end of the ceremony the Chinamen were assaulted on their way home, their provisions forcibly taken from them and thrown away, white the tables and 0 her furniture were destroyed.