The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-09 00:00:00

ginIONARY ADDREBB BY THE HEY. HANDLEY
C. O. NOULE.

K.. Handley C. G. Mottle, Principal f 144.,y
Clamdge, who iv remembersd with olet-p
yfucgion by the Fordington people, paid a visit to
WS old parish on Friday for the purpose of delivering
o odoolonory address on his brother's work in AI td-
Chian Fordingt to schoolrucm was the {Au, of meet-
ing. • rooms of considerable dimensions, but it was
tozad to its attnoet capacity by the large numb., „f
lir. Monies old friends of the pariah and the tero.
.iaed thaw latareeted In Chinese Illiadona m•
(Ur. A. A. Lemma ocoopied the chair, supportad

by the Rev. Canon Reginald Smith, Rev. T. W.
linipe, Rev. H. F. Jnnea, and the Rev. C. F. Powys,
awl among the audience we noticed J. Floyer, Eng.,
M.P., George Floyer, E.g., and the Rev. Reginald
Lock.
The hymn, "Jams, our Emmanuel," having been

"Re Vicatt addressed • few words of welooms to
the Rev. Handley Morale. They all knew the object
for which they had met together. It had been the
(=atom in the past, and he h aped it would be in the
future, to meet together in that fOOOl once a year (and
he was sure they could not have a more proper place to
meet than in that room, with all its old association.),
t. Prat of the work being done for God In China—
or rather that part of China presided over by Bishop
Mottle, who had gone over from that place. It was
not the only time in the year when they thoueht of
Bishop Mottle, for he knew there were plenty of
people In Fordingt na, and ha knew there were many
others outside the parish, who remembered him and
his work every day of their lives before the
the •ne of gram. This was what they called
their annual meeting. At the last annual
gathering Mr. Arthur Made was good enough to
attend there and talk to them of the good work, and
this year they had been equally fortunate In wetting
another of the Biehop's brothers, their old friend Mr.
Handley. and he know they were all very glad to see
him there. (Applause) It wan the sincerest pleasure
to him to hare the opportunity ,d wolcomitur him back
t• this perish, and he trusted, please God, they would
often see him there in the future—(applause)—and
when he did come next, he hoped he would give them
a little longer than he prop seed to give them this time.
(Applause.) Before he called upon him to address
them, he would ask Mr. Powys, who kindly undertook
the collecting of money in this district for the Diocesan
Fond, to give some account of the funds in the past
year.
The Rev. C. F. POWIII, who Is the secretary of
Moul Fund, we, Filmed to say he was able
to give a f avoneable ao •ount of their fineries.. The
year did not actually end now, but usually ended at
the close of Janney, and by that lima he hope,' they
would have as much money a. they had lost year. At
Preterit they bad collected £72 o Id, and last year AIL
But an he looked around upon that good meeting he
could but hope they would excel that of lest year. He
hoped before the month closed he shoold be able to
give an exact account of the money contributed. As
they doubtless knew, this fund was not only applied to
Hangchw itself, but was a Diocesan Furpl. put into
Bishop Idoule's hands, and applied where most needed
in any part of his dines sr. He appealed to them to
. continue their subectiptioos, to enable him to extend
, the good work. The secretary then mentioned some
of the principal contributions received during the
' year. A sale of work at Cambridge had realized £2O;
offertories in Gloucester Cathsdrial on two occasions,
OIL, the moiety of collectimi on Intercession Day, and
on Whit Sunday, £2l lie Of the local subscriptions,
he mentioned Mr. Dixon's collection this year,
, amounted to E 4 12s. 6d.; half the amount of the
' proceed. of the sole of work at South lir ,ve Cottage,
Eri; and an anonymous subscription of E.% He (the
secretary) remarked be had had a good deal of
, experience In colls 'Ling money since he had been in
Dorchester, but there was none MOM pleasant to
collect than that of Bishop Moule's fund; for be never
' saw a d ark fare, or hada grumbling word, but the money
' had always been produced with smiling faces and
hearty good wish.. for the work. (Applause.)
Another hymn having been sung, the VICAR called

Os.
The Rev. RANDLiir lifOntle who wee 111011 e Wllgtele I
received by the aurrience In commencing his address, he
said he would not attempt toasty much about his own per-
sonal feelings In .tanding there that night ; he would only
say bow very warmly he wished to express his thanks for
the great kindness anl rode:Leas of Yr. Leonard in making
hem to speak, and the way in which he spoke of him in
his word* of introduction. It made him (Al at home In
his own home, for among the many mercies end solaces
was • great deal of deep sorrow In looting upon Fording-
ton, and thinking of the home that wag. But still he
would not speak of the borne that was, for so long as he
lived, the fint place that would start to hie mind in con-
nectioa with the word home vrould beFordingt se. In corn-
ing down he said to one one of his brother.—"! am g eine down
- home," though be WU leaving • very dear home at
Cambridge, and one which, by God's mercy, had • great
deal of home life, and one who was deorer to him than
ano who made the light of his Cambridge home.
Ile thought they knew whom he mernt. (Laughter and
applause.) He could tot say how greater still his pleasure
would have been to have had with him his doer, it
for he could not say how very, very dem) was the dis-
appointment to her, owing, in God's providence, to the state
of her etrenstti. it being impossible for her to come. How
cootnually she said to him—"To see Fordington is the
one great wish now.* In fact, Fordington was now almost
the one thing between them. because he knew it so well,
and Mrs. Headley di i net know it at all to speak of.
(Leuehter.) lint be hoped, with their kindness and the
• car's kindness, that would be remedied. He whin{
to give an earnest word of loving greeting to
three belonging to the pine-, and to those
fathered together In that dear ream, and to say
bow great • privilege he conereved it to be in being
permitted to speak for this work (or God in Chins, canted
on by his dear brother, and for which another brother we.
gone to stand by a-urge'. side. He was elad to see them.
to look turn in the face, and to speak in that room for
that cause. He had but a day and ethall's Aar among
them, in whtch to see his dear old friends; he only
wished he wall have given a greeting to every one
of hi. beloved lather's ani mother's people. But it wan
alwalut sly impooible, having only a day end a-half, to en,
many. lie had been told be ens kind friend he was
13 pp seed tu be going to stay • month—can ghterl—hs only
wished time wag so free in this life as that He meld
assure hi. kind friend, he w iul I rot willingly pats by any
door, but he we, compelled t e limit his visite to the sick
and aged, and any t aaaaa session of that rule wee caused
by the :needed:de rattiest of voico anl faro, speaking and
asking if he were not coming in; and in those capes he
was compelled t s limit hi. Aar to bat • minute and a-half.
How gladly be would hone called upon all his kind friends
he need not say. lie this proc•oled to 'peek of the
mission work. The seeralled dieeerte of 11114.Coina was •
very leig thing. containing moss than 100 mallow, all
lender the supposed pastoral care of his brother George.
Ile thought they wool i admit this was gaine enough to
care for, It was called his diocese, hut it was a tinge
district, and the Bishop was asked with such help as
he could get, to do what he could to spread the news of
the Saviour's love, and to set up an order of the Church's
conananden in the congregations he formed within the
limit. of Cie huge country. When they thought of the
number of helpers he SA the region would sound vaster
still. At the present moment if h. had 10 ordains-I
clergymen at work In any wry whatever In the district.
belongirg to the Church of Engtend, it was as many as
he had Think of that amongst that enormous mass of
men I It seemel like nothing. The converts, in connec-
tion with the Prstestent mignon. in China, were supposed
to number 40.000. The part year had not been one of
marked outward progress, though there had been mach
haul work and anxious planning. In the wonderful
district, the Great Valley, his leather had had an interest-
ing visit In his capacity as Bishop, baptizing and con-
tinuing a great many convert.. He then quoted some
m'e4 interesting fact. gathered from letters written to one
or another of the family, which gave some idea of the work
and ltudirultlvs. Emecially Interesting was an account
of his voyage up the huge river the Yang-tee. Allots:err
was a journey up the river near't
angchow In a" house'
boat. Ile donned at yahoos plus. en the river, and
landed grit h his catechist and prearteed to the People, who
were very civil and attentive hearer. ; and this was
always the case away from the ampere town.. The end
reason that they coutd get nn attention from the people
at thoorn pia,. eta. the had ex mule of so many who
tassel for Christian people ; so th it the missionaries
were 1 ring constantly taunted with—e What do yin
mean by hen lag Christianity to us, wain look at the
Christens r but up In the country it was different;
for there it was the bteesed faith without the In.:aorta
tent professors of it the pwspee gear. It woe at this
plat. his brother had one of the best compliments prtd to
Isle Chines. that be heel ever had, nod the people laid
"If you would hut shave your heed, and wear a pig-
tail, yen would he one of ones-Ives An account of
Gut great examinstlons for the degreee at Hengehow
wee of especial interest. " Hanrchow i. nearly fell
already with its B.A's.,"wrots the Bishop," with men who
have lakes thrtr 0 rat degre• and are trying for the second."
There were no lees Assn 10,000 vaunt men In the town
undergoing that examinetion. 11- (the sneaker) knew
sow thing about examinations, Ent he ishoe;cl net wish to
examine such • long list as ?beg (Laughter ) The rideable
talc aivant age of sante an exmlient op w tnnitv to do gfrel
work, and as the student. left the great exeminstion-Yerff
they were handed Christian tracts by little bande of
worker,. A rather discouraging amount was gives
the stile of She large settlement of Elheneh el, owing ti
the great Inoonsierney of the Christiana At Shanshal
was hs troth,.'. cathedral. The town was a very cad
phew from • religious point ref view. There were about
2,000 nominal Christians ; out of these tlleie ware only
shout 10 who ever went to she Lord's Title, and out of
these 40 the Bishop wrote he did not keg.w one who
denied himself or hermit an, worldly indoegence for
Christ's sake, or who sweneed to hive any "mete for
opiates' cenvereatien. Net one s.f tee chief manses?, of
the Cathedial was a communicant. The sneaker had
restelvel news of Le broth, Aetheer's arrival after hi.
long yoyage. He and Ildn wife and childbm storied, as
some doubtless knew, at the mad of iratitetuhssr, and had
• meet inteeeting voyage. He had several precious
opportunities of Bombing for the Lord, sad by request of
the passengers he give • Seem on China and the
missionary work. He arrived in China on November 20th,
and his brother George hat the Imre •nse 'demure of
welcoming he trothr-r. dor r. and ehileiren, end An ling
them not wore, bet rattier better after their long voyage.
The Leto apolge of the hitter trial la laavle at England end
leaving Leine,' 'hem four of their dear children. It was
• terrible awake, hist said the welter "Tiim saer 5,
etsosli er t be enelner Whan the Revionr in 'bought of "
The second peat of the gide/el wee 'mainly devoted t e aa
accouot of the conversion of • Plena J.P.heAr teatime roe,
named Wadatabli. He we.sent Oen by the Government
of Japan, net Co bee -me a eke-Mien. but to learn the
eeieccs ad Polit'col economy, Gest in Borland end then in
Germany, to enable ~iru to go beet anot.h.r dsy aid b. •
brdeitoor in that science in the I weirdly in J.pan lle
beard bit name first hilt • Teter ago by one of the
stu tents ...geed Shield', who had nine. Pone ont as •
mieviosery. itio spoke to Wadataki abont Christ; he
was very wink: 4. 114.., and began ag • matter
of interest te read Oh, bible. The last term wee a
most remarked. time at Candying-, on amount of
bloody's visit. He (the speak tit sok a satre.i, i, tore-tin
the work, and thought thee, on the whole, it wig a great
hles-ieg to the University, although he doubt.d if it was
mach Meese in the town. After one of Kr. Moody's
remarkable admen@ to University men, he stopped
hehted to Poe if there was anyone who Vetll.l thee to have
• conversation with him, and he was sabot by a Sion'
to go and say • strord to Waderaht, who wae in another
part of th• room. Ile Inteadueed himoolf, a•e.l they tel
ale-out batten-hour's tslk. It was moat ;altercating.
Wedaltart told he in he had he, r-a line a i.e enter in the
New Tedenaent every day. If - d ale. tenon to read
the Old Testament, bet he found a great many sii.nitl,s
in it. One thing, he said, .trikee me partieularly. There
Is • great deal very besatiful in the Bible. and s r there ie
in our beets in Chin. and Japan ; told there in one thing
I ilted in your new Testament which I rennet find In our
book., and that ie I cannot find a "motive" in them—
that is the love of Chrtet. Afterwards • friend came to
C ADM SUP whe: bed returned from Jaren ; he tinged with
clan, and found Waisaeki laid given his heart to Christ
through and through; be longii for haptism, end wanted
to see hint (11r. 11 andel)about at Ile sake] him to call
uple him, and the answer he her; it Lis hand. It
was as follows :
"Deer li.. Woule,—l fatal( Too Ten' Math for Tour
kind net.'. Since 1 ogre you last I have aeront r 1 Christ as
my Saviour end my Lord 1144. loan decidedly say He has
since beset bleasiog me with iiihßi,ine Power and prea nee
within my heart, width was before eep dark end so cold.
Every day I become eonsesone none and more of the
unutterable pne'COUellte. a the itiml tidings. I Flee
remeived and accepted Christ Phil so I wws—P3or LD heart
and betoken Even now, all what I know saw be only a
thousandth part of what is still to he, and, by the help of
the 1104 Spirit, mar and can he lammed. Hoping to
have the pleasure of geeing you Immediately, and heartalt
• of the great tidings, 1 female. your* idecerely,
"/2. WADSoeltl."
Th. y had taik .co, talk about the principles of Christian
troths. and it ended is.kue twist privileged to begging hiss
publicly In Trinity Churbb at geneltridge. Wadagaki had
lance .teted for Berlin, and he sebednin kelefell to follow
the cloven with their orayere De that b.i aagli, Liz- Pre-
served agesinet the religious mischief, which wegatrteeinet j
so Ate in Germany. A "stay at borne,' though h. .was, I
be (the Meeker) believed he was, under (10e1 permitted to
Ws • Who pert is the coanunian of Wadsgski. In

conclusloc, the rev. gentlemen wished to commeisd with
ell his been this blamed work to their loving romans-
thence, and to solicit their loving and prayerful interest.
Let them remember China was an immensely powerful
otronghold of Satan, and it might be said bow oon-
temptible to the eye of sight were the small rospanehe
' had already edopted in the work. Think of the blessed
ones who had gooe before and let them speak once more
by Ms voice. I commend this work to You?
said Hr. Handley, in conclusion, "104 this Saviour:
it is no new voice here, but just the old blessed truth
that cann,t change-3mi" the believer's hop., the
believer's motive, and the believer's joy. Thank God fog
this blessed oppoitunity that it has been to my own
heart, an opportunity never to be forgotten by me. I
close now with the name of Jesus, begging • blessing in
His dear name, upou thie place, up in We wahoolrooni,
upon the Vicarage, upon the church, upon every house
sod every part of the dear With in which I was born and
btptined. and which will be my heart's deer home se long
SI I lire." (Appian...)
Toe Reg. Canon HgOlgaLD Sung next addressed the
meting. its had expected an intereiting Merohi it had
been more than interesting, and he believed their hearts
wuuld go with him when he said it had been more than
interesting, it had been moot delightful, and, more than
that he believed it would be profitable. When he looked
num the number of people usemleled there, he thought
of the past history ot that room. He could not express
the deep feelings which stirred him, and which he was
very little able ti express, and whet actual visions loomed
topom bet re him while Mr. Headley Mottle was speaking
to them. It seemed icr him he couid iree with the bodily
see the venerated form of the former Vicar of Fordington.
hoe be laboured in that room, and how be exhorted them
to take the deepest interest in the work of Christian
missions to the heathen. How he loved the Church
lilmiuntry Society, and what full cosildence he had,
how deep his convicilons were that it was carried on by
the inspiration of God's most Holy Spirit. How deeply
affecting were the memories of the past—the memory of
Mr. and dear Mrs. Motile, that sweet angelic woman.
How she laboured, at all Femmes, in the heat of summer,
in the Inclemency .if winter's frost and drenching rain:
what was she but just an exemplification of those words,
" • patient continuance in well-doing." While he wee
thinking of the titer, let him not forget the present. He
did particularly bless God far the number of people
assembled there that ...pint, which showed that the
missionary aptrit wee not dead in Fardingt ins and showed
that the name. of the Lord Jesus was still • Magnet
drawing their souls together and uniting them to the
missionary work of Christ. There was • mighty energy
in the Gospel of Christ; the Apostle Paul declared it was
the power of Gad unto salvation to everyone that NI teeeth.
He prayed those present to help forward the missionary
wok, thinking of that land where they would again meet
thee, who had gone before, and who had pointed so many
• of them to the way of Christ, that they might rejoice
wits them with joy unspeakebla (Applause.)
The Vicaa, before clueing the meeting, thanked Mr.
,I Handley Motile v ery sinoersly on their behell and on his own,
" for having come from Cambridge, he had no doubt at
' very considerable personal inconvenience, and given them
the very interesting address that they bad listened to
with so much pleasure.
; The hymn " How sweet the name of Jesus sounds," and
, the Benediction, brought the meeting to • cloth
The collection wee in aid of Bishop Moule's Chinese
Diocesan Fund.