We ventured to add two little windows with St. George and St.
Christopher, to show how Christ's soldiers may follow in the
conquest, treading down the dragon, and bending to the yoke of the
Little Child who leads them out of many waters.
That winter of temperance proved the fulcrum that had been wanting to
the lever of improvement. Schools of art, concerts, lectures, choir
preparation, recreation, occupation, and interests of all sorts were
vigorously devised by the two Yollands; and, moreover, the "New
Dragon's Head" and the "Genuine Dragon's Head," with sundry of their
congeners, died a natural death by inanition; so that when the winter
was over, habits had been formed, and a standard of respectability
set up, which has never entirely fallen, and a spirit which has
withstood the temptation of strikes. Of course, the world has much
to do with the tone of many. What amount of true and real religion
there may be, can only be tested by trial, and there are many who do
not show any signs of being influenced by anything more than public
opinion, some who fall below that; but, as everyone knows, the
Hydriot works have come to be not only noted for the beauty and
excellence of their execution, and the orderliness, intelligence, and
sobriety of their artisans, but for their large congregations, ample
offertories, and numerous communicants.
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