The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-12-19 00:00:00

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COI7IIITT COT Oinci will be dosed on
Chriatosas day and the day after.
EIXIIVoLUIT PnwssirT,—Baron Hambro, of Milton
Abbsy, has sent the inmates of the Weymouth Sans-
Medusai sostarmable gift of twelve splendid pheasants.
raololloll.—The London Onzette contains the fol-
hying appointment of a respected townsman :
quartermaster J. Lewis retired upon hall pay, late of
Vas__ Boyd Hibernian Mtlitary School, to have the hon-
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wary rank of captain.
111311 P 101ITill FOIL—The soap kitchen has again
beat opened, and soup is sold to the poor at Id s.er
WIWI. The Mayor, Mr. H. Damon, and some ladi,s,
have bean the means of bringing foz ward this good

Tits Tows BAND has played very nisely in the town,
Os several 000ssions, and Mr. Jones's quadrille baud,
also eeliven us. Quite a crowd aasembled in Mary-
street, to hear the Town Bend, on Friday night.
flearsogaeis LIBIIIAwiT.—R. Osakall, Esq., is giving
away three or four dozen loaves of bread to the
deserving poor. Mr. Gaakell's aim, so far as WO Can
riser teen outsides. Is not to give to actual paupers,
who nay he supported by the rake, but to roller., the
weessitiee of those who are a little above that, and per-
. bads ashamed to apply for relied. The worthy (path,
utses has bees wartime very quietly, but Ills benevolence
haa et last leaked out.
1.00/1. Booosea.—ln the list published in the Timcs
allgosday last, of the susoamful candidates for tie
Noandetion soholarahlps at Marlborough College, we
observe
.the 'ape of Ellis, We understand that VIII
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missesi;ful7mlrlidaiets the the Ilead.master
sit the Collegiate School. This mimes' must be not
telly psUbing to Mr. Ellis personally, but is i further
Peed ! of the character of the education afforded in that
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Tag Focrraux !Ural between eleven a the Wer
month Football Club end eleven of the Weymout h
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10oUeglate School, was played oWedaesday afternoon
task at Mr. Wadsworth's field. There was • tough
11031111511. lasting one hour and elelf, and then neither
▪ could overcome the other and • drawn puns wee
the remit Mr. Seudamore, the cept•in of the Football
Club, we are sorry to beer, sprained his ankle, and will
not be able to play again for • long time.
8100 ND APTLII CROP.—Io the garden of our
Ileum whieh by the way is • sight worth the ootice of
hortailturlate, is an apple tree, which, having borne
an early crop, blossomed again, and actually set tho
fruit, with:lh hangs in twos and threes all over the tree,
warethis in glee from that of • pigeon's egg to some as
bergs as She egg of a goose, and • few °vela larger. The
tree Is trained against a well facing the south.
Harrsur KOLL—We shell not ho disappointed of
the fan of seeing and hearing the (mottoes captaiu and
Lii brother officers, for, although they are to start for
Ireland on the 29th or 30th, they will take part on the
27th in the entertainment formerly announced for the
beads elan invalid musician, which was put off from
the date first fixed, on meant of the alarming Mates
of H.B.H. the Prune of Wales.
CLAN TOR DRIMISMAIRRIL —With reference to some
remarks in a letter om early dosing last week, it has
some to our knowledge that a lady, whoa. name we
have not permision to give, started at the commence-
ment of the Early Closing, • Bible alms for dressmaker..
be., at her residence. It is held fortnightly on Wed•
nesdays, and the lady seems to have forethought of the
mill of irregular hours for she Moses it most punetually
al nine. Ws should like to give her name • but as we
Levi not even her leave to mention the ell's, or any•
thing about it, tremmakers must find out for themselves
whose the class is held. It is entirely unsectaria 71, 11[0
tbe effort deserves all picks.
TR. New Hospital in Schooletreet la being built a;
test as Gan be desired, and it promises to be an °rya
meat to the neighbourhood. But of course such •
valuable institution canoot be carrie i on without
liberal subscriptions, much less can a fine new building
Li raked without open-handed generosity from tl.ose
who ere willing to aid the sick ,poor. The coming
festive season is • most fitting time to asernowledge DUI
debts to Provided's, and return to Him of this bounty
Mr. C. F. Arden, the hon. see., and the committee
Mile this timely opportunity for reminding the
charitably disposed that additional subscriptions are
required, and doubtless their appeal will meet, as it
eight, with a liberal response. For details respecting
the institution, and the donations received, an address
In malaise column should he perused, and as soou as
possible the thank offerings for Christmas be sent to
Arden, or to the Weymouth Banks.
PREIMMITAIIOII.—The clergy, choir and congregation,
of Holy Trinity church bare presented Miss Emily
Pearce, now Kra. K. N. Mace, with • handsome time-
piece, on the omission of her leaving the choir, previous
to bolas married. At Kim Pearce's wedding on
Thursday, Mr. Gabbles beautifully played • voluntary,
and Mendelasohn's Wedding Horeb. The ships in
harbour made an abundant display of fig'.
ILLUMINATED CLOCK—Hr. Cole, of Uprr Bond.
skeet, has been lately exhibiting • novelty in the way
el 'looks, which has attracted notice. It has • dial
alma the size of an ordinary large watch ; but this
Is strongly illuminated by means of the limo-light,
and then by • magio lantern oontrivanoe an immense
Image of a dial is projectel against the oppoaite
The correct time is shown, and the shadow hands
move on at the proper speed. So large Is the image
that the flight of time can be wily amen, as the
point of the minute-hand passes from spot to spot.
ENTIISTAINIDIST AT HOPE CRAPEL.—The third public
meeting In connection with the Mutual Movement
Society at Rope Chapel, was held on Thursday evening
the 7th December in the vestry, where • largo number
were very comfortably "packed." The Pastor, (Rev.
W. Lewis) gave a most interesting address on the
"Pilgrim Fathers," who for the purpose of enjoying
full liberty of conscience in tho worship of God, left
England, to find • spot, whore they =ight in spirit and
lb troth serve their Maker as their consciences dictated
"none daring to make them afraid," which spot they
found on the soil of America. Several readings, bear.
ism upon the same subject, were given by the young
men of the Bible Claw. A capital reading was given by
Mr. Freeman, from the Ingoldsby Legends, entitled
"The Knight and the Lady, which caused no little
amusement. Mr. Bolt also reed some humorous extracts
from Barnes's Poems in the Dorset Dialect, for which he
monied thoroughly qnalified—several glees and tries
were sung by members of the choir, in addition t,
which Bartlett (who also presided at tho 1 -
mordum) gays "the Village Blackamith" and Sir.
Crocker "The Evening Bells. The mooting conolude 1
with an Latham, appropriate to the present distret,ing
circumstances connected with 11.11.11. the Prince of
Wales, in which all joined very heartily.
Tu CONtLlteloil OF Till JEWS.—A meet-
ing of the Weymouth friends of the London &oily
for Promoting Christianity among the Jew, was
held on Monday evening at the National School-
room, Melcombe Regis, the Mayor (Jas. Robertson,
in) in the chair, supported .by the Rev. T. A.
Miner, and the deputation Rey. J. C, Richards.
The Rev. C. J. Reioherds said that as soon as the
Jeers ea • nation repent of their sins against Christ
sad seek the Lord, He has promised to restore
his people, and blase them in Palestine to be the menus
of conveying large blessings to the whole Gentile world.
But this national conversion and restoration is Simi:ice
from our present work,—which is—inasmuch as God
Las taken the kingdom from Israel, and given it to us
lobe the depositaries of the Old and New Testaments—
to be not only faithful keeier! of the oracles but the
means of ministering them back again, to the Jew Suet
and also to the Gentile, and to say to the daughtet of
Zion "Behold the salvation cornea," which means, in
the fiebtew, not only that it is wining but that it Is
come already. The London Society for Promutin,s
Christianity among the Jews has been in exidence
nearly 60 years, but it Is only since the year 1317 that
the New Testament has been translated into the
Hebrew; but in 1836 or 1837 • revised edition was
lwought out, and now mother revised translation is
bring printed, the last with marginal referenoes and
notes. He had been connected with the society for 48
years as • missionary, and had lately spent • year and
• quarter in Jerusalem and travelling about the neigh.
bourhood. It is very different from travelling here, in.
stead of • train you have to walk or ride on cemel.,
bargee, mules, or donkeys, there are few inns, and you
have to take year house an i every necessary with you
on animal's backs, take care when you stop that you
Ere new pure water, and generally um COU2UIOI3,Cueu
and sagacity that you journey be useful and seen co.
The san rime on the longest day at 5, and on the
shortest at 7, and sets at those hours, so that tbero is
not the groat difference in the length of the days in
summer and winter as there is here. l'rayers are read
at 6 in summer and 7 in winter at the church on 31 mnt
Ziou, a simple unadorned place, with no pisturea
or images, oreeremonies to shook Mohammeden or Jew,.
bat only the Ten Oommaudents, the Lord's rayer.
and the Creed, in English and Heb P
raw, Tte latter is
still the vernacular bogie of the Jews in Paketiee, and
Li treks in it to the Jews at the Wailing Wall. lids
Is • oleos of Liu:dont wall, with some of the immense
stones, one measuring 27 feet long, and • yard tieck,
and in front of them the Jews ensemble, embrace thin,
and cry to God for mercy. When there are 10 they
have congregational prayers, their reason for fixing 10
being that if there had been 10 righteous men in Sodom,
God would not have destroyed the place, and they
believe that where 10 righteous Jews assemble, the
Sheeinah is present. But our congregational number is
much smaller, for Christ has said that where two or
three are gathered in His name, there is lie in the
=islet. When at the Wailing Wall, he uttered in
Hebrew the promise, "The Lord will have uierey upon
Zion, and will build again the walls of Jerusalem."
They responded Amen, but observing that be did wit
look like • Jew, sated if he believed it, and he exploited
eo than that in the time of the second temple, Mestish
came, and they rejected Him, and Hai-Jure i: c.,11
fiedroyed. A Jew asked why there are so ct,
among Christians if they are right, and he repli..,l :'! •
his the fault of the Jews, for they are the Lout .
littera, and it cannot be healthy until the lie -it,,
right; but when the Jews return to the Lori, Fie 4`..til
wain build up Jerusalem, and in that day t. eI. r.l
shall be one, and His name Om. They were
Impressed by this, and before they deport l :In, A
bands with him one by one. When in Jortra'em to
Instructed 13 adults, and baptised six during th
and left the work under the guidance of Mr. Nicol
who is now gone to his rest. He journeyed to I 1 m,
and Tiberias with its beentiftd Lake,still fain •tia (Dr rifle
and delicate fish, and saw • countryman, cd.o vi •
him to Brikelab, between Sated and Et. Jea, d' Acre,
and there he Nand • community of Jews cultivate;
the hill country of Galilee with • synagogue 10u0 ye•es
old. They were descendants of the ahoriguad .Iswe,
and their fathers had never been drisen out of thu
ix:entry. While he was receiving the blessing of the
rabbi's father, a venerable.looking goat, with long
gluey hair, looked in at the window, with •In 'iorous
effect. The rabbi himself, the very countryman
invited hlm, came, and he found he wiles a leaned
Be maw the chamber whore • former rabbi hid during
• pensention, and wrote • book muclee..c.tnei
by the Jews. To maw • storm, he went jun, tie
room of • Drum thief. and a number of Jews mute in
without ceremony, illustrating the way they gather
around Christ, as recorded in the New Testament, and
Li had • ales sonvenation with them in Hebrew about
The rabbi was in eastacieg, and thankfully
a New Testament, and the people all treated
him with the pettiest civility, and thanked him for the
isstrustion sand he left them with tracts in their
hands. The work in Jerusalem is going on eery astir.
larearily, the miedonaries have • hospital, and schools
where WM are taught sewing and knitting, for before
the miasionarkel wawa, even making ladies' dreams
bid to be dime by men, the ladies net knowing the Um;
Of the needle, At these dames they are not elbowed to
bib, tor they ise so had 91 pulp that IS would Wads:

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