The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-03-25 00:00:00

AN EVENING WITEI THY MAMMA

On Friday evening Mrs. Girling and • company of tbs
followers of her strange community visited Weymouth,
and exhibited themselves in the Theatre Royal. Then
wee • rue good house to welonne them, but it was at once
manifest that it was mere cornett), nod not the love of
Shakerisno that had brought the audience tosether.
Precisely at eight o'clock, Mother Wiling, still seven of
the sisterhood and two men appeared up= the stags and
having grouped themselves. knelt in solemn silence for a
few nomads, &Dar which, Mrs. Girlie; quite looking the
dictetress we had feinted the would be like, stood lortli,
and hers, before opening her lips, gazed with her deep-set,
piercing, and sunken eyes around upon her auditory.
The spoof the community were upon her sod of the young
ladies, not looking at all worse for their recent, semis
hardalpa
Mrs. Eliding then began an addren, claiming her
audience as **Christian trienda" •hom she was glad to
meet, and no doubt they were to meet her.
A hymn was now sung by thole present on the platform,
entitled "TI.. Perfection of Peace," audio well did the
females acquit themselves that the singing won for them
sonye considerable applause.
Mee (hiding then re-commenced her address, Bret of
all saying skie would try end break up any ;clouds that
noLeht have arisen In their minds as to their habits sad
customs. First of all she would say they were not shakers,
a. that meet existed in America, and they did not know
anything of them. They were sot immoral as hail been
sell, for it moat not be supposed that heist so msny
together as they were, any immorality wn practised. N
such was not the ran, for the men occupied one side of
the retreat and the women the other (Inughter).
They bad now been together ten year,, and that was
quit* long enough is prove whether they wen not sincere
end moral in their liven. They did not sleep together as
brothers and sisters, but were kept distinct, Le she had
stated. (Cheers). It was for the truth's ask. she and
this, for each reports to go abroad affected their Potter's
cause. In all the community' numbered 70 souls, their
ages ranging from eieht to 12 yew. The chrldrcn are
trained and educated by the community, and amongst
them were melee and females, husband& and wires, who
were living thus together for Chriat's aake, and were to
be looked upon sea Utile family in God in then last days
of the dispensation. They had received the Author of
holy writ into their hearts—and that New Testament
she held in her hand, esperrally the last hook of it, spoke
of Christ's woad coming to deliver them from the coo-
malice' of sin and death. Her Heavenly Father
sent her to proclaim this onesage, the
inessage of • full and fro& salvation. lire Girlie(
then told the house how fit years ago she heard
her Father speak to her from heaves, raying unto her
"Daughter, thy sins are forgiven thee; depart in peace,
and sin no more."

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Her, the community began the refrain—" Vital Souk,"
which appeared to be taken up without any pre•arrangs-
moot on the part of the siatlre, who sang it, it must be
said, very creditably.
Mrs. Oirling then proceeded to describe liar state of
mind, and her furling at the tune that, velatUn was made
to her. It mu one Saturday night when a something of
indeerribeble bliss took poursiton of her, and she
remained upon her knees for hour., and never moved
nnill eh. felt she was entirely suctifl d_ It wu while in
this state—Wm aad urenc—du saw the filoirit of God in
the shape of a dove of • the colour of fire, which changed
every drop of blood in her veins, and her whole body was
transformed into another being, and eh* then knew that
her mission was to go forward: This blissful auto lacted
(idly an hour, and she had nevr felt the sam. dna,.
Her whole life was one of Divine love. She thought ohs
had now rot ail from God; but six seats after lid, maul.
Natation the Spirit having eut,rely sanctified her,
Here Hrs. Gailog had to cruse, for one of the buxom
young damsels began t•—" How Beautiful Upon the
Mountains," which was taken up by thy rest.
Mrs airline then proceeded to relate how she was
specially endowed with another gilt to begin this woik,
and that she had bees in the presence of an unearthly
Being. (A considerable amount of interruption, mixed
vitas laughter. followed.] She continued: Yee, she had
seen Use Lint He woo not a mu, but like • man—be
was a Divine parson—and she was changed into another
being, and she had been glorified from head to foot.
After muck counsel she bad gone forth, for the Being
had sold to her "Go forth and declare this message, se
I have delivered sato you." The scriptures were on.
locked to her, and she hinitated not to go forth and
duller* the truth to the world.
(Hers asio of the females as if in a trance commenced
an anthem of peculiar measure. " Glory be to Thee. 0
Lud, most high,' and worked haulf up ton pitch of
alinoft wild excitement, one of the 'male shakers calling
out, 'Blum God r Another of the ladies falling on her
knees, and with eyes closed and kande uplifted, bein to
sing and te 'peak in an unknown tongue, lira Gulling
observing that this was all the Spirit of God working in
thew—lmmense sgniternient among the audience} Now
one began to walk about the platform, and with hands
upraised commenced singing "The Obits," then the
"Benedicttis." ending with the words, "Coin., Lard,

Mrs. Girlie& who all this time had stood I.kee stains.
added " Yee, friends. He will come before toy death—l
ans nue I shall live to see the day."
Another of the feinalse here began to sing, speak, and
walk about es if entraneed. on. of the men evyla• out,
" BAIN His nem* r
Hers another hymn, " W will Praise HIM," we. sung
by the community. Danng mai sieging, ineoherent
speaking, laughter, yelling, and stamping by be audience,
followed dariog welch the mewing broke tip amidst •
&over of peas, rotten eggs, and • smell et powder.

Wn.LIAM /TAMPON, who arrived In Dublin on
Wednesday night, tat town for Hallybaunie, county
Mayo, on Thursday erasing. He warn met by hL
mother and brother, and there wax a demonetration.
At Bellyhaunis • proosesiou, beaded by a band, wee
formed, and there was afterwards • torchlight proces-
sion. —An appeal to the public for rubicriptions was
lamed by the oisoutittes formed in Mancheeter. with
Mr. F. W. Deakin aa treasurer, for the purpose of
raising money to reimburse the three Habrona the
coat of the trial.

FOUNDERING OF • FLOkTING 11•TFIRT.-012 Friday
night the fl lating battery Arrogsnte, msnmuvring
with the rest of the squadron of instruction in the
}biome Roads, the waves washed over the craft with
such fury that the captain &niched that the only
chance of gaiety was to ran her aground. Before this
operation could be effected she went down. The fog
or, as some derpatoboe as,, bad management prevented
any assi.tanos. F.lertity-f Kir men swim to shore or
clung to the upper rigging till boats took them off, but
upwards of forty lives were lost.

Tas Hsaacorrnas OP Hssaos.—ln the House of
Commons on Friday nights Mr. Cross admitted, In
reply to Mr. IL Henry, that during part of William
Habron's journey from Portland to Loon, and after
a free pardon had been granted to him, he was hand-
cuffed. Although the officials of Portland were not
actually aware that Habron was to be released, he
(Mr. Crow.) had thought that they would not have
treated Habron as they did. Had it struck his mind
for a moment that positiv, instructions respecting the
young man's treatment won neossiary, be would have
given them. He could bole regret what had taken
place, and in the &beano* of those positive instruc•
time, which perhaps be ought t h .re given, he must
take any blame upon himself. (Cheers.)

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SILKY rissualt.
Tux Rev. T. IC. M. Morrow has resigned the living
of Holy Trinity with St. Prier's. He went away last
week without oommunicsting with the churchwardens
or his maxillae, and consequtttere was no service
on Sunday in either of the ch