Newspaper Transcripts
Some Selected Reports from The Windsor and Eton Express
17th June 1837
Maidenhead, June 16.
Mr.John Robinson, who has been appointed Postmaster of this town in the room of the late Mr.H.Harris, also succeeds the deceased as Agent to this Paper.
The ladies in the vicinity of Maidenhead have kindly presented to the men working on the Great Western Rail-road with the New Testament Scriptures; and also an invitation to attend Divine Worship at St Mary's Chapel in that town. Upwards of 300 of these friendless strangers attended on Sunday afternoon last, and listened with great attention to a faithful and persuasive sermon, preached by the Rev.J.Knolles, from the xiv chap of Isaiah, part 21 and 22 verses, "A just God and a Saviour there is none beside me, look into me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God, and there is none else."
Previous to the commencement of the Service, prayer books were distributed among them by the Rev. Gentleman and his Curate, the Rev.Mr.Gorham. Two influential gentlemen in the neighbourhood have kindly come forward to render every facility towards enabling them to secure some of their wages in the Saving's Bank.
We hope the inhabitants of other towns, through which the line to Bristol extends, will imitate this noble example, and practically listen to the Saviour's precept - "Go thou and do likewise."
Staines, June 16.
Literary and Scientific Institution
On Tuesday last, Mr.Innes concluded his lectures on the Sacred Poetry of Great Britain. He spoke at considerable length on the "Lake School" of poetry, and especially of the genius of Wordsworth. He pointed out the timid and distant allusion to sacred topics in the poets of the present day, though many of their writings have a purifying and ennobling tendency; and he alleged this as the reason, why they do not possess that influence over the popular mind, which the bold and unmixed expression of devotional feeling enabled our elder bards to achieve. Mr.Innes illustrated his lecture by some beautiful quotations from the works of Wordsworth, Croly, James Montgomery, Lord Byron, Bishop Heber, &c. There was a large auditory, who testified warmly their approbation.
On Tuesday next, the last lecture of the season will be given by the Rev.Dr.Jones, Vicar of Bedfont. The chair to be taken at one o'clock in the afternoon.
High Wycombe, June 16.
Moravian Missions
The annual sermons in aid of these missions were preached in our church and at Loudwater Chapel of Ease, on Sunday last, by the Rev.S.Robins. In the evening the Dissenting Chapels were closed (the Wesleyan excepted), in order to enable their congregations to render their assistance to this valuable society. The collections, we are happy to say, were liberal at both places.