The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-31 00:00:00

WEBLEY AN SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERBARY.

'Poe Weeleyan Sunday School Anniversary took
place on Sunday lad, when thelle v. G. Bebe. preached
to large cougregatioes. lu the afierno...l the Rev. G.
B eibee delivered an address to the scholars and
parent..
The Bev. G. Bosh= in the morning took for his
text,J ,ho en, 32—1, if I belif teal up, will draw all men
int. Me." The rev. gentlemen said most of them had
read flu iyan'e "Pilgrim. Progress," nut perhaps not
many had real Bunyan'. "lily War," a work
equally interesting auil profitable with the ' Pilgrim's
I ri4res.." lie recommended all the scholars, as they
had orortunity, nit oniy to read the `Pilgrim's Pro-
gress, but the "Holy War," ne well. What Bunyan
boil worked out in him " Holy Weir" conowniug the
soul of one mu., wee quite true of the whole bunion
lace. M.OO ha I theowa off hie allegiance to God, and
%tad =coved the dry". as his being, ever eine, the tali
of Adam and Eve in Paradise, and there had been a
war going on ever stews between die p iwore of
right•ousnew and those of unrighteoueuese—between
the usurper and the overthrown God. Of course, God
could have brought man beck to His allegiance long
ago, but He would have no return willingly, and
would not force but µmeads mi. He had. however,
told us that the time would come what He would
HISIIIIOII tear the Kingdom nom the usurper end sit
one. &gale upon the throne, and He had told the
Jews of His intention to sit on the throne of
David. What a picture the itedeemer saw when he
uttered the words of the text—the mating out of the
usurpa, and the gathering of all men round His
crow. Ile wanted them to look at the attractive
power of Christ in establishing His kiagdom, and the
time whoa He would do it—when He was lifted up.
This referred to His crucifixion, as in the next verse
they read" This tie said, *notifying what death He
should die." After dwelling with much force upon
the great power and glory of the liwieemer's
cniwn of thorns, and pointing out that it told us of a
kingdom founded by suffering, the preacher poke of
the poet results of Christ's attractive power over men.
It was wonderful when they thought that Christ's
kingdom oiminerded with a dying leader and with
ouly twelve Apostle.. The Infidel of Franco made
a boast that with the axe of reason he had cot
down all the trees that ha I been planted by the
twelve Apostles, or, in other words, that he had ,
hewn dewu the kingdom of righteounnew. But the '
very house in which he had made that boast wee
to-day a Bible Society's store, where people were
sowing the seri of truth and spreading the Gospel
of the blessed God. It -ferriog next to the attempt
of the R on= Emperor. Julian, to crush the Christian
religion and to restore Joilaieui, be pointed out how
history recorded the utter defeat of the daring
attempt, en i sail that when Julian was dying in
the bottle field he lifte I up his orm towards heaven
and seat out this deathicry—" 0, °Aileen, Oalilaa%
ou has conqiiered. and I die." Christ established
His kingd = by ilia own influens", not by His
might, like Alexander, Ciasar, and Napoleon
established their p iwer. Christ established
kingdom by the power of Ills love, and there was no
mightier or more endor.ng power in the world. The
cross of ()twist was the gr indent menifeststion of love,
and of all fads in hiator) the death of Christ wee the
chief and the grandest. The love of Christ seemed to
shine the brightest upon the Cries. The depth and
breadth of Christ'. love were next dwelt upon, sod in
treating of the Divine and human nature of Christ,
the rev. gentleman, whilst insisting upon Hill Godhead,
ob. d that it mi.oit be well for them if they learnt
a little from the Unitarians in exalting the humanity
of Chr st, who was called the don of (in.', t show His
Divinity, and the S in of Man to show We humanity.
In conclusion the preach-r referred to the good collec-
tion of last year, expressing the hope that they would
be equally goo I that day.
At all the services special hymns were sung with
pleasing effe.t by the children.
Oa Weduesday the annual treat .if the scholars and
teachers was hell, the New Forest being the place
eelecte I foe festivities. Teachers end children assembled
about ten o'clock at their schoolroom. Me. sbgeoho
and Mr. 'ole marshalled them into a procession, which
was headed by the Town Band, followed by the
beautiful banner of the school, whilst many of the
scholars Larded flags. About half-past ten a move
was made for the station, the procession going it
Rt. Mary's-street and along the Front, and through
King-street to the railway. Hers a special train was
waiting for them, and in a short space of time the
happy party were on their way to grockenhunt,
arriving there about one o'clock. Between four and
five • capital tea wan enjoyed, and the return coin-
=meld about seven, and Weymouth was reached
sh irtly before nine, a very pleasant day having been
spent.