The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-31 00:00:00

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION

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A meeting, called under the auspices of the Sunday
School union, in conection with the efferts made in
Ragland end America, to draw special attention to, and
prayer for, Sunday School work. this week, was held on
Monday evening lest, at the Baptist chapel, Bank
buildinp.—lt was fairly well attended by scholars,
parents, and friends, and on the platform were the Rev.
J. Bailey, Rev. E. Bolton, Rev. W. Lewis, and Rev. J. S.
Butcher, Mr. Bolton presiding.
They first sang the hymn " Stand up for Jesus," and an
appropriate chapter was read.
After prayer by the Rev. W. Lewis, Sankey's hymn
" Precious Jewels " wee sung.
The Rev. J. S. PUTCHF.II then. addressing the children
dwelt on the 'dealt' the hymn—that
" Little children, Who love their Redeemer,

Are the jewels, precious jewels,
His loved and ills own."
lie urged them to give themselves to Christ now.
Addressing the parents, he said that although teachers
received much and varied counsel, yet their work was
sometimes apparently lost. This was not alone owing to
teachers or pastors, for the parents should work heartily
with teachers at home, and this would bring larger
results, more joy and pleasure, to teachers and glory to
God. liap.deon raid that the great want of France was—
motherm ! A Greater than Napoleon was interested in
this work, and not only teachers, but mothers sued fathers
were wanted to load the childi en to Christ. Most of 00f
children are professedly those of Christian parents, who
thould show more harmony with the tNichors. The
unconverted parents he urged first to give themselves to
God and the church, and then to prayer and work, and ha
Fr,r'w.° il'eveynd
harteenittelo: 13entiliinf,fiuniothenrce.uawal show
ood .od
nd
great men, and Wesley and John Ashworth, 3 Rochdale.
Ile pressed them to consider why they sent the children
to school, and again urged them to give themselves to
Christ, lent the children should got into the Kingdom of
Go! before them. _
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ie;: J. ItAiLgy offered prayer. and then the hymn fi of
Sankey's " Whosoever will." was sung.

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Mr. Deams, baying a little stock of -children of his own,
addreas,- el the children, telling thew of the teacher's
desire, which is the mune its that of tho good old teacher,
nearly WO years old, who had leaned on Christ's Incas.
and who was banished for His sake to Pattuin—his worde
won,—" I have no gretter joy than to bear that toy
children walk in the troth." He explained walking lathe
truth, as kindness and goodness shown in daily life, and
abowe.l that they must du this by walking with Jeans, the
light of life.
'The Rev. W. I.nwis, who had on Sunday preached to
parents teachers and scholars, only gave t, short address,
in which parents w.i.s urged to believe that children tuay
heroine Christians now.
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Th -to-calni7;s-ciOsed with singing and prayer.

THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

The "autumn manceuvres," whereby our p?liticians
manage to keep in good practice during the intervals
between parliamentary battles, have been rather late i
this year n commencing, and only a week or two
before the deciding day have the parties settled down
fer the struggle. It is an axiom in municipal contests
that politics should be avoided, or entirely left out of
the question • but that voter would be entirely at sea
who should attempt to account for the ever-recurring
struggles without considering the existence of the two
political parties as the principal moving power for
three trials of strength. Whoever of the candidates
may profess to be entirely independent of party, he is
very soon,
iby want of confidence of some, or by
his own trust n others, compelled to take some side,
to associate most with one set of fellow-burgesses, and
although, if he gets into the coveted seat, his votes
and still more his word.' may seem to show some
in lependence, yet, when it comes to a crucial trial, a
great division, it id almost certain that he will be
found on the sole public opinion has assigned him. If
it be not so distrust his sure to reward his indepen-
dence, until he recognises that for the sake of his own
reputation, he must vote with his friends. So we
shall he excused for calling all the outgoing candi-
dates this year by the generic name of "Conservative..." The first breach in the ranks was revealed by
Cie announcement that Mr. Robertaon and Mr. Talbot
would retire, and at once the Liberal., or more
properly, the ealvanoed section of them, were on the
look-out to secure some of the seats. Mr. G.
Seamen, late the borough surveyor, had served the
town well and truly fer many years, and there was
much dissatisfaction with the circumstances which
preceded his retirement; and the feeling was very
strong that the fault was not on Mr. Seaman's side,
but that he had, 'by his outspokenness "done the
State some service." However, Mr. Seaman did
retire, and certainly there was no excess of honour
shown to such an old and faithful servant by those
who had the power to have done • graceful act, for
the vote of thanks given in the retiring surveyor was
the barest and scantiest justice that could have been
meted out. Although, then, Mr. Seaman is in
general politics a Conserslative, it is easy to see why
be should not only have been recognised as a valuable
addition to the Local Board, but also as fitted to
express the feeling that large outlays are not to be
implicitely trusted to foreign management. Mr.
S. Webb, a sound and useful councillor in former
years, a consistent partisan, and yet no noisy talker,
wished to come over on the 31eloombe side, and he, of
ceiurse, was heartily accepted by his party. The Con-
servatives closed up their ranks by adding to the
nominations of Mr. Thomas and Mr. G. Eliot
those of Mr. J. G. Rowe and Mr. E. Dunn,
of the Victoria Hotel, and so there would have
been six candidatesif,r the four Afelcombe Regis seate
On the Weymenth side Mr. J. Devenieh and Mr.
Ayles, Hen., both Coneervativee, were re-nominated,
but a spirited opposition sprung up in the nomination
of Mr. Charles Williams Lovell, who was determiued
to go to the poll, being supported by the influence of
the Liberal, Hushed last year with the return of Mr.
T. S. Wallis.
On Tuesday rumours of retirements were rife. Mr.
E. Dunn retired from fighting the Colleen ative battle,
aad the Liberals were thus sure of one seat. No
small sensation was caused at the Mayor's wart on
Tuesday by Mr. Jedty, a quiet-looking but evidently
"canny" Conservative, objeetine to the norninatien of
Mr. Mattes Willianie Lovell, on the ground that there
w:e4 same error of deseriptien f the residence. The
Mayt.r examine.] the paper wet also the other+, and
took, we believe, that "lenient view" which is charac.
ieristielour boreugh maei.tratee, and let them all
pees. . Jolty afterwards was seen otltli.le the
evid.mtly much annoyed with the Mayor,
and there is a nnuour that somebody talked of what
eheuld be .lone another year. Let us hope that the
undefined threat will not be carried out. Still, people
eheull be careful about full ile4eription in their
uominatiou paper., and put down the parieli as well as
the place, tonalennv that there ie one Dorset Place in
Itmisp..le, a.. well 34 011 the other aide of the water.
The present election time has begun 3.1 unfaveur-
ably for prophets. preinatvire iittennes in that line
having turned nut such lauFhable blunders, that we
are diepooted to take the advice in the Biglow paper 4—
" Don't ever prophesy, unless you know."

PRIZE RIFE SHOOTING OF THE fan D.R.V.
This annual competition took place on Wednesday at
Maiden Castle, Dorchester. The weather was exceedingly
doe, but the marksmen say the light was bad, sometimes
it being almost impossible to make out the centre of the
targets. Subjoined are the results of the various compe-
titions

Z;;;;:iiiTioN A.-11,4a1, given by lalr. 11. r Cambridge.
Seven rout.ial at WO sad WO yards.
:1110 Yda. 401.1 Yds. Total.
. 16 21 31
15 —37
.. 18 IS 241
12 21
16 10 ti

Sergeant Cron
Corp ,rml Russell
Corporal Ozzard
Lieut (Luau ...
Private Croms

Prorate 1:a?!,

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14 -

.privats J. (:. Talbot
reivaie ti. Drown .
Prlvato Merriott .

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7 17
b 17

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Private livdtey .• • ... 11 5 16
Private Ste:lnns ... 8 7 IS
Private Wright 13 2 15
Corporal Warren ... ... 11 2 13 .
Pravate Talbot 5 6 11
5 lo
Private Sergeant _ 5 3 8
It will be seen Sergeant Cross and Corporal Reseal
Sad. but in shoothig this off the former became the
winner.