The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-07-11 00:00:00

taking the money nl ha how ho had went 12, lid. tie
i'l.l,t 10 lln coOm vat o, gave hi, inothor 341, i nailer
ttl, bread and haul 141, two twooy boon thrco errand

touts have no unity." They mean uniformity; hut
uniformity only flourishes in an atmosphere of &Atli.
Tim speaker compared tbe Protostant ceuntri es, England.'
Scotland, Preterit, America, with the Romenuit erica,
Fianee, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, kn., and asked which
are the greater,and in which is there thegreatest prefer°.
tion for life and property? The Bible has a secret
power to restrain violence which no other book possesses,
and it is this that has kept England from such awful
scenes of violence as have been seen in Franee. After
telling anecdotes of its effect in India, the Colonel urged
all to examine the avid/noes on which the Book steards,
and not to be satisfied without a personal dealing with
Christ. lie expressed alarm at the idea of another
Bible and in support of the present version road testi.
monie's to its value, Influence, and beauty, even from a
pervert to Romantsm, and a disciple of neology. The
"elonol concluded amidst applause.
The CilaiiiWaN most thoroughly endorsed all that
had been said to the meeting, but there was one point
of special value in the Bible Society for the encourage-
of the saints, for the work of the miniatry, for the
tmieesntwohficChhberissetitanthmeirenpaThse—tiitagwthase"trallor thaenped rdfiecffit'iunig.
edifying of the body of Christ." God had been pleased
to break up the visible body of Christ, the church, into
many sections, and we should best carry out His pur-
pose, and the idea of unity bycheerf idly falling in with
the will and way of the Lord, and, instead of floating
uselessly about, by &Mashing ourselves heartily to one
section of the universal church. We could not attach
mach value to the services of a soldier, who said that
he saw so mush fault in the discipline or arrangements
of avec), regiment in the army, that he thought it would
ho much better for him to remain unattached. Military
men now say that reviews of large bodies of troops are
generally of little value, and that the efficiency of the
army must be obtained by the discipline of each in.
dividual regiment. Let us therefore work heartily in
that particular section of the ohuroh of Christ whioh
we have conscientiously adopted. But let us always
remember that we are all one army, have but one
general, one oomtuon name, one great battle ground,
and that One Name, more potent than home or country,
or kindred, or human championship, shrill lead us on to
the common victory over sin—the blessed name of
Jesus. There are times when in order to support our
own steadfastness in the field, it seems most essential
that we should bind up our souls with the triumph of
I the great cruse of Christ, independently of sect.
or party, or national church, that we should re-
member that the triumph of the universal church is
wholly independent of the varying fortunes of individual
sections of the church of Christ,. How many of the
churches planted by the Apostles themselves have
passed away from the earth I The names of those seven
churches whice fringed as with a Zone of Messed light
the shores of Asia Minor, and what remains of them
now, should remind us that we cannot distinguish too
broadly between the church and the churches. And note
the promise: 'On this rock will I build my church, and
the gates of hell shall not prevail against it," is not the
lieriia,p) of any soction„ it is the heritage of the uni-
ver,l church. It is most important that we
should, as s, Hier., and servants of Jesus turn
aw,v our thoughts eft ntimes from the fortunes of the
iilar seetioas to the fortune of the universal
diutch of tlss Lord Jesus. Here it is that the Bible
'society becomes such a valuable means of grace—it
lk ;its us away from our individual churches to the nut-
veisel church. On the platform of the Bible Society
we see her Catholic eapacity, and we can appropriate to
ourselves more folly the blessed promise of the Mister
•• Lo I I am with you always, even uato the end of the
world," or, as it is more beautifully in the original
latigasge. "Lo, I an with you every day, even unto the
cot of the dispensation," Ev,ry day ! Whether it be
bright with sunshine, or dark with storm, Jeans is every
cley with the universal church. So, one may tremble for
his own National Ceurch, he ode,' hove his fears with
regard to his own beloved Church Missionary society,
the Wesleyan may have his fears for his beloved Wes-
leyan Missionary Society; and ether bodies of Christians
theirs as to line equally beloved London Idiasicriary
Society ; but we have no such fears about the Bible
Society : because these other societies are part and
parcel of individual churches which may prove unfrrith•
fel, draw down upon themselves the judgment of God,
perish, and pass away, when they have served their
temporary purpose. But the Bible Society is more
than any other, the voice of the Catholic Church. Ile
had great affection for the words "Catholic church,"
for Catholicity is an essential oharaoteristio of the
church of Jo,us in all times and circumstances whatso-
ever. Protestant is an accident of time ant place, for
if the Cethodo truth had never been assailed or
corrupted, we might never have heard of the name
Prat.stant. So long as it is corrupted, fidelity to
Catholic truth require' that we should be Protestant,
and while it is in this state of error we only continue
Catholics so long as we are Protestents—(hear, hoar).
This voice of the Protestant Catholio church never has
been and never will be silenced. It may be board iu
weakness as when the persecuted Church found • refuge
in tto velleys of the A.lps, or it may he in • splendid
National Establishment—he knew not—bat it shall be
heard in all time, till the crowned and conquering
Iteedeuer comes again to rule la righteousness. Any
one branch nosy sink into decay, but the true bride of
JO3IIII Christ brow and grows, the whole body of Christ
lives and triumphs. Just as • rotten spray here and
there may drop from the luitiriant growth of the
strongest tree, a branch may bosoms so rotten that the
master may creme to recognise it, and that section of
the church may drop from its place of promise, But
with the universal church it is not so. And if the Bible
Society turns away our eyes from the sections of the
body to the whole glorious body, it will dos glorious
work. For to doubt of the continuance of the adver-
se& church is infidelity. to fear for her prosperity is
cowardice; here we feel that our feet are on the rock
of God's eternal truth, and oar hands are on the pro-
mises of God. We turn away from the varying
fortunes of the churches to the unvarying
fortune of the Church of Christ, and it is like
turning away our eyes from the :hitting troubled
flecked sea,with many• ray of ever obangiug light,to the
heaven above to see the sun march en 'in his streugUr.
So the British and Foreign Bible Society is just the
work to take up when our faith fails amid the trials of
life. In it by faith we can take the promises of the
word of God as to the continuance and prosperity and
triumph of His church, by faith that they are alto.
gather our owa. Not only so; it is a common protest.
and a common advance against a common foe. The
church of Cerise is assailed by apparently conflicting
foes ; they are oonverging upon her from different
directions; but they would arrive at the same end ; the
one would throw away the word of God, the other
bury it under the dead weight' of superstitions. The
urgency of our common danger may well draw all Chris-
tuns °los togetber.Tho storm [trout that is driving the
turbulent waves into every bay,and there Is not the shad.
lowest creek and nook that does not feel the deep heavy
angry ground-swell. We must be more unitedonore ern.
dated, more vigorous in our defence, of the truth as it
Is in Jesus. Depend upon it the trouble that God is
sending upon every denomination will draw us closer
together; the sheep have been driven farther from the
shepherd and farther from each other. But now
should we have bed that wonderful and consenteneons
teetimony to the Infallibility of Scripture and the
supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ which we have
heard from almost every direction, if the Pope had net
been no infatuated as to hurl forth the dogma of his
personal Infallibility? It is our common heritage that
Is assailed; let um hold our church membership in the
deepest loyalty to Christ, that Lie in all things may
have the pre-eminence. Lot us remember that Christ
whom the churches preach is infinitely more precious
than the churches that preach Hun, and when we are
oast down and discouraged by reason of the dangers
and trials that beset our branch of the Choroh of
Jesus, let us look away to the whole °hatch of the
Lord, who are all chosen and faithful, who will all
reach that blessed end whit& is "too far off," as Banyan
eye, "for any to reach but those who are going th. re."
Let us look forward to the fulness of that day, which is
growing anal growing without any warning ; let us
look forward that we, through patience and comfort of
the Scriptures, may have hope—lapplanse).
The meeting was closed with the Doxology and the
benediction, The collection amounted to about fee

..,;,,,, 34.
The boy admitted tint what the policeman sthl was correct,
and asked to bu tried before the Much
The father declared "You'll bring me to the gm 0 : 'teas
what I never done."
Mts. Oreen, poulterer, mid the buy had worked for her, and
she ales) a found him perfectly honest.
The young ras.al frequently laughed between I.ii also( bare,
and did not seem to care the 'cut about hi, poeition.
Mr. Hole, Jun., fidnuoitger, gave (ho boy a good character.
One month hard labour, awl fit,: )05r, to • Reformatory
school.
A number of ncighbulrit crottile.l weeping, round the boy,
Ado staddcnl3 found binc...if umle a martyr of, endow woman,
amidst tho lamentallou, exclatwod, .' I wish the Lord would
take 'en at once !"

olonel

THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1871.

of hats, pinafore% jackets, workbexes, schwa, Ica,
for the girl. ; caps, neckties, handkerchiefs, lenivis,
lko,, for the boys. This beinr finished, they wLre •
second time collected in front of the house for another
edition of tea and cake, to which they spin did ample
justice. Cheers were then given by the children for
their kind entertainers and the other gentry present,
and the children were dismissed to their homed, after
having spent • rrost pleasant afternoon and thoroughly
enjoyed themselves.

POOLE.
QULIzB Simaros.—The quarter eessions are axed
for Wednesday the 19th Mit,
ST, PAUL'S Cololl.—This place of worship, which
has been cloud for five Sundays, was opened
for Divine service on Sunday last. The chureb
hu been thoroughly cleaned, the woodwork Pasted,
and the walls coloured. All the window. have be
reglaged owing to the leads having beoome old The
work has been carried out by Mr. Mull, painter and
glazier, and Mr. Blanchard, builder.
TIII 8075' 88171811 SalOor..—The annual meeting
took plac3 on Monday evening, Mr. M. K. Welch in
the chair. The report sh3wed that the number of
boys on the books on March 25th was 218, aed the
average daily attendance for the year TM 160 con-
siderable increase on the pravions year. Tho ineoine
of the school for the part year is—frora subscriptions
En Liu 6d.; from school fees, £76 31. 7d.; from
Goveanment grant, £72 6s. Bd.—total, £l9l 51. 9d.
This bu been sufficient to meet the expenditure, and
leaves & balance of 1 17s. Bil. in hand.

PARKSTONE.
A CHARTTABLI BKQUINT.—We understand that the
late hr henry Lamb Pearce, of Parkstonr, has left a
legacy of £lOO to be invested in Government srcuritiee,
and the interest to be annually dietributed arnonpt
the poor of Parkstons. We also beer that the bequest
Ii to be designated, Quaker Puree's Charity."
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SHAFTESBURY.

Ws hear that the Ltd; ihrociera Grosvenor his aent
tho munificent donation of 2200 towards the building
fund of tho College iloapital in *ours, of erection in
this town.

BRIDPORT.

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SHIP LAUNCH- —A very handsome clipper ship, the
'semi, WWI launched from the ship yard of Kr. Elias
Coil in Monday evening.
ATTEMPTED SUICI DE. —Early on Thursday morning
there was great ezeitement in West-road, on amount
of a blacksmith named Thomas Soadden, having out
his throat. It vemei that overnight be had had •
"party" at his house, and, in doing the hospitable, he
bad himself drank so much that he became ttnecnfort,
able in his mind, and before breakfast next morning
he gashed his throat rather seriously with • rasor. Dr.
Densiloe was called, sal the man is under treatiman t.
A LOYAL SAOCHAMALIAN.—OA Tuesday Thomas
&one, one of the most patriotic individuals imaginable,
who takes his drope as regularly as possible, and when
fully inebriated shouts with stentorian lungs "Cod
Save the Q was charged with having taken too
much of John Barleycorn, and sentenced to pay 5s or
seven days' imprisonment. He was allowed • week
to pay the money, but Coronation-day mime on and
Thoiiirui could not resist the temptation, and again he
got "glorm.is end uproarious," and on Friday the Mayor
alminiatered soother dose of S. and costs, or seven
days' esereise at the treadmilL Thomas was then
ruthlicaly seisid by the sheriff's ()Elixir fordebt, carried
to gaol for one month, alter which, if the money be
not forthcoming, ho will have "to do" his fourteen
days. All tho polio,' eases during the week have been
for drnutenc2wi, and in each instance Le and Si Wad
has bout utdcrodi

hen been under en average, and only shoot onc-foitrth
got up before tho Talus at itsomirequently the rem ,iu.ler
has hen Mri.uJlY d.lfl.ge.l. Siel ill many i,.striec • C3ll
only bowed for litter. Awl thus ; r rre a suhatitura for
straw, for which it mast be c,osiderrd, valuable.
I because the farmers now kuow how to utilise straw for
I feeding purposes. This being the ease, tl.e I.as of the
hay crop wil not be to severely felt, epproislly as there
I. promise of an excellent second cut of clover. All late
pastures *reloaded with a heavy crop of grass, now
awaitlog favourable weather to be convertei into hay.
The prospect of mane( 1, swedes, turnips, &o, is very
fine, and the land being in eseellent tilth, there is
probably • g sod crop.' all the latter sorts to be expect-d.
Potatoes also are locking well at preaent, but the early
sorts are not yielding a heavy crop. Both fat sod
store cattle are excel ively dear and t woe, and are likely
to continuo so. As reiarda sheep the draft upon the
stook of the county ha, beenehormous. The compadee,
or pop. of shm p shearers who traverse the county
during the niontn4 of hay and Juno, all report • grect
diminution of numb.. nu offered for shearing; in some
districts several thousands less thou usual. This is
strong evident's of thJ encroachment made upon the
stock of the °minty. We may therefore erpeet sheep
to bs • brisk sale, and dear at the eomming fairs, the
principal being at Stockbridge, Overton, end Airedord
daring the present month. The fine and abundant
rains fallen lately have so altered the appearanco of the
chalk bills and light laud farms that no doubt it will
compensate and revive the spirit of many oceupirrs of
land who have suffered severely from the effects of
several dry gni unproductive seasons. —JOSEPH
BLIZISDCLL, Southamptoo, July 5,