The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-17 00:00:00

THE STEWARI MEMORIAL SOLDIERS' HOME.

lart:ely sttenileil meeting was helot in the Own
11%,I13.11Z.• ix' tii hear an a:web
itf the iiliject. el the r4eliliers' 11.. which will
%berth. la" iineinsl en the premises of the i,1,1 Mail
c0.,e1, a memorial tii the late Major.lietteral
Sir Herbert Stewart. an institotii.n ji greatly
hen% awl we are sun: it will be niun
eiapiesteil by the inhabitants.
Mr.. 11. Everett beilr the chair. somemterl i.yNlajor
crered Marshall. Kee. T. W. Knipe,
WY. t. F. Powys, noel the lbw. .1. W. Werninek.
Prayer basing leyin offend by tho Itectur of St.
. .

'l•lvAlteer said .he .11.4.1.1 not have presided had
.1.•• known w. uld Inc so many gentlemen on the
f•ww. Slw felt quit.. comfortable, however,
hi•canie .11...1...1.1.1 1•• in the happy poeision .1 tieing
one oir the listeners to Major llvered Poole. She
wie. glad to MY. such a g... 1 attenda.nce. There was
te. mon. IDPVIMIA priviln.p. in thio country than that of
holdeig public meeting., and tiny could not tako up
the newspaper.. without seeing that temperance mm's-
win' being held every day throughout
the length and breadth of the land. (Applau.e.)
Si,., hoped such meetings would continue to be hull
until ?wee hearts wer.• fired with enthiona.m in this
caws, and more attention Ira. awakened in thi.
torril:lo subject, this cure. of strong drink. (Ap-
plaw...) Major livered l'oolo had come to apeak
on two subjects-the 'int being one in which he took
a deep intenot, namely, the cause of temperance, and
the ..ther, which he also had at beat-the welfare of
British soldiers, lie had come to toll them a
little about the 'tome, and to
explain to them that soldieft did need such /forum,
end that wh.m they had boon opened in other places
they had been greatly appreciated and immen.ely
frequented by soldiers. In I).echeater they had had
• geed deal of cold water pouri.l down the., back. in
respect to this movement--(laughter)-and she had
heard ma•ty &Huai prognostications, fi.one one told
1,,, it warn rid:unions to give the soluiern a limo down
in the town when they had such nion recreation rooms
at iii., barrack... She hoped Major P... 1.1 w.mld
explaM the needs that &glib. Then some poople pre-
dices' it wits going to (al, and some when they spoke
of it shrugged thew ahouldens • they did not may much
I.M but .y looked the nese i
. (Laughter.) But t was
going 101 Is. a succuia, because it Nal working for tise
Ism', awl 16 wan on their side, said she read in thu
Itible "1 w•Il never have time, nor forsake thee."
Therefore they could boldly say they would not awe
what twin A:ea-the Lord was their helper. (At.-
plait..,.) That had been her motto in commencing
llome, awl she inwnded to stick to it. The work
had Inc.. 6.4 111 l in prayer, and was to be carried on
in prayer; it was neon in faith, and carried ..n
faith. It would not fail. They had the Lord (hid
Almighty on the'r side. f pplause.i
blajor KOMI. Pilot,: then delivered a highly
interesting whine.. A. Mrs. Everett had 1... n
good enough to .uy, he was especially intere.t.sl in
temperanee work in th.• army, awl having been a
*ldler all his W. thought he might say, if it.. knew
anythisi.r. it was something of what • soldier
needetl. Ile proposed lir.t to talk about teniperanen
work in the army, awl that would lead up to the
groat need there was of the Soldiers' Itoine being
wdaldidsoll in lbwelie.ter though the in.trumentality
of their lady chairman. (Laughter.) Now had they
paeudered V4.1.1y important the pnwnotion of
tetnperance M 1.4 nousairily bo in the army? They
committed the Lonour .4 their country into the
hand. of their .oldiers, they were the defenderu of the
nation, and surely among such a body, not only w3Ol
strict ...hricty an Alc..lutu noceasity, Wit the
revere. might lead to ponitive awl actual danger.
(.%pplatmei ) lie INfajor had leen a ciddier
21 years -Colonel Alan.liall had been longer-and he
did not lie.itate to say that In did n.. 1 believe there
would be any oltuce. in the army whatever worth
naming were It not for this ono ale eninablo tetnptat
the .Intik. Thy would fiiel in the anuy, go where
they would, that among men who were downright
g thcrc Ma. An absolute AlmenCO of
eri 1111 l Now he want...l t., etali.t their sympathie,, for
the grand work Mrs. Everett had begun-the
establishment of a home for the oilier. of IN.rchester.
What wen• the digit:llll.e., of a soldioe'd Ida? Amax,
did hi. trial. commence? When a man lAvanie a
soldier he sh...k Id, to a certain extent, all his old
relationship: he lin.ke away entirely from his tonne,
be left his home and kith And kin, le. went off bit., a
new path of life albgether, and a soldier's life and A
civilian'n life wure 31 distinct as light from darkness.
Ho came under an entirely now law, the military law •
hi, whole life wa, changed---to the wool* ,4
,rriptlin., becano. almost a new ertutfire, inasmuch
as Si,,. ll i ll eiple .4 his life was eliair,nsl was no
longer his own. A man. when 1.., join..l the army,
aummtlen.l him* If 1..1y and nod to the service of
his country. Ile could wit go whore he liked, h,.
could not do what he liked from the hour be waif
pgt...ted fur hor SI ajo.ty'. service he was no longer his
own. He belonged to his queen and country WWI
liable to go wherever he might be ordered, and he had
no right nor could he refuse to go; be might be sent
even utte the very Jaws of death half, Thil being

33, a 111381 thltS giving himself up to the aervie- of his
gotten an4 cenntry, he (flake. P..1el called on 010
°Much of (I.vl wherever he went to recogniee their
treuentoloos responaibility in having the care of these
men temporarily. but al., in seeing that th..ir tttt lai
nos-ls awl wants were tonovioled for. N.ow, where del
a ...loiter*s difficulties omelette..? It was n.ot only
that 3 mill 103( the influence of home and of mother
, awl sisters, but he was thrown jut o the iireay among a
' grow bedv .4 men .4 wleen he knew waking —3 body
that inehiffisl every clam .1 aociety. Tiers' were in
the army nem of goes' birth and education ; I
regiment alone he knew then. wore .15 gentleneme ,
none, moat of whom had been to the public
schools. The other day he wlOlOl speaking
ta a regiment, Awl one of the
le+ taring to it, kept his carriage And Paw.. And an"
iklYsit like the officers. Die army contain., every
rank in life, down vo men whoi had hail rte mliatitage.
either spiritual or moral. It was • toM.IIII. thing to
le, hilt it WM a fact, neverthelem, and if they were
sag sTed in public work, no he was, tloy meal.' know
111 England a tremendous apread of Atheism, Infidelity
wli.ot sea., the *tate oof the country. There wae now
eras being eloread on the right hand and on the lit.
N 013% the army WAS nothing but
.a reflex of sociody,
• represseited the rotate of feeling 111 the country.
Let them consider what it meant when a ..blier was
thrown into a bartack•room with to or le othere.
Supposing then, woo only one goal.ss man emong
them, ..w• blasphemer, one given vomearingoliol they
sonesem it 0v..,011.• 15...41de to he In that .111114311 Y day
after day, n,,i tv.k after week, without feeling his
int1....50? ii they piet ones It. heiliwlVl 11 3 ...Wier ph.c.+ll
in the harraelcnsmo, they would havean idea as to what
his trials awl difficelties were. 'rlieepeaker refemsl to
the penweuti.on vo which he was enbjemel whom he
o ttttttt enc., hia care.- as a Christian officer. Ile had
often gone to lii, own rO4llll ill the lowracks and had
as g.esl 3 cry as he reel had when hi. was a child.
There wes too ome who eared for the \Von! I.!, Of
Ith4l 10•431 the feint Jen.; *nil yet his tronlees awl
were nothing in comparison with thme of the
"?I'lwr%H.. 0.1114 gOO tO his room awl be alone, but
thu neolier hat not the selvantage 441 a rein' where he
could be alone. lii. was silos everyone of them (his
hearers), if they reoetiliesl that .I.lficialty, would
come I.rwar.l Wel 1144 all they c.d.' to help Mrs.
Everett provide such a home ter the moldier.. (Ai..
Halloo.) Nlajor WIN IrlYl tso my he wao thank•
foil a great chaste. had 1.-skin place in the anny.
Them was a ti tttt when people imagined if a HUM
WAII a moldier he was a maw-gram awl was fit for
nothing elev. Ile thanked I led them day. were now
rine by. There was now in the army a magnificent
lowly .ordownroglot total abstainers ; net lent than
oloweittat of the whole army in the United Kingd
were teetotallere. lApolause.) Speaking as to the
neceesity of imeli a home an that proisessl, he paid in
many garrison totem there went nio. recreation monis
at the barracks, but the 1114411. after their work was done,
would not relflaill in barracks, but would go down into
the town, and there they found shark, .in their right
hand anol shark 4 on time, left, whoo.lid all they puesibly
could to get them into their houses. Ile
thought it was wondrous to finol in. many
licensed temptations in many garrison towns.
When a moldier went nut of barracks, when) was ho
to go? There W•Ran"ther thing, h.. prayed them never
ler any circumstances whatever, b., allow them.
selves to 100 induced to go unto any company where
there wee drinking .of Any kind, whether at a ;Adobe
home ow elsewhere. He hoped they would all be
paseengeni 1143011 SA the atoll (ketch started—
(laugl ter)—and that the Hoene, oehlg tttttt and prosier.
lie appealed to Otis.s too help, loy every means in
their power, the work undertaken by Mrs. Everett.
This Home was to be erected as • ttttt lumen{ of 40110
of the best and noblest young iitficeni her Majesty's ver •
vice over saw, Sir Herbert Stewart. (Applauw.) Ile WM
universally beloved in the army. Ile (Major Poole)
had the privilege of knowing him; he was liii junior
in the service, although he rOOOl, no rapidly, and was
put ua an evaltosl peition for ao y.oung It man, awl
, had he li•ed, he would have been .one of tho. leading'
..fficers in the army. (led had taken him to Himself,
and they might be quite certain He load done so for
*HIP- Row' reason. "It is the Lon!, lot Him do what
weinoth Him inssl." Hut this memorial was being
, rate.' to him—he should change its name from the
Mail Coach to the Herbert Stewart Mail Coach—awl
he :poked them wit only out of gratitude to that young
soldier wile led the army in 3 munificent wsy acniss
the deeert (non Klsorti to Meta tttttt eli, and then Ilied
a otooldieeo death and was 'mi.' in the plain; in
memory of ouch a man as that le. anked thin to help
,on this work, awl he appealed to them for the itihi
higher motive that they might Im the 1114.013/1 under
influenee, not only if providing a place which
, should ellield sublieno from teniptatien when they
mine out of letrracke hut which eltoulol directly bring
them her the moral influence, diet holy sanctifying
, influence of the glorieno gorged of the Lord &MIDI
, Christ. was min. the Home wonld be the centre
ut soich influence am that, 31101 that MM. Enroll
would not take it up miles.o she intended that all who
came there aleould have the ads:subvert. of Gowned
teaching, awl be helped lei the way to (Lel.
A hy was here ming. 31101 Major Pootat then
referrtsl to the coming election. and wlvised them too
ask all catmint:its.. three questi.ols Wers. awe
impanel in th.• face of anything and everything to
stand by the word oof Galt Would they take care
our P3rl3lles and villages wen. 110 t Ile 1.1 of the
gospel, and that the property that belonged to Hie
01111reh, MA which war was national property, deould
Is. elbowed v. carry on the great Wel gleri. DIU work of
the Lord Jesus Christ threughout tho. laud ? (9.)
Wenn they prepared vo take their st:tiel against the
increaee oieenses, 31111 also to legislate for the
suppremien .4 none .4 the licenaeol tempt-mien.
I lin mglieut (lie- Is Hilary (A ) Were they
prepare.' no vote fer bolos. I Isom's! lie did nit think
the count iv was ripe row lomat I lout he thought
they Mooed.' have the power of ninsiinting boanls in
which 3114401141 he e 4.11031 the power of ge;.oting 040
10402014,!, 114.. (3,) Were they 1/1111131141 1.11 WV. OM
(ti 3: Law Amendment Hill W3Ol carried eon
(applause) mid that the age of protections should be
rains' to hat (Applause.)
After It few nen:irks by Ere. Eva:Harr, the meeting
wan clamed with iway,r, .4ftwril by Major Puma:.