The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-31 00:00:00

Dow II FATE :, ocromut 314, IsB2.

THE VOTE OF THANKS.

DOZONUSTEII.

TIL•131 XISZBATIOXS. -The attenti of Ini.ineto tnen
and others is direct,.l t • tao train alterAti ne
non mucad beNur adverticiu.:
MUNICWAL ELECT! ,N.—Thcre hein4 no oppo.ition
the four out-,;oing c .tuicillors, Dr. I tri Ige, Ntr. A.
If. Lock, Ntr. A. Pope, awl Mr. W. Tilley, will be
duly re-elected.
AT the Itoron:fh Potty t4esd,n4 on NI inday, lof
the Mayor ( E con), and W. Dur !ea,
en application wt.' ma Is an I granted f•r the tem-
porary transfer 0! fir- Ihzinee of the N Ark,
Pardingt,e, from Rabert Potulroy to tfee:ge
Tritest'.

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MOM sear thee 'stern It I. quits imponsilis
to mistake it, as it. lLht is sutii.i.utly ntrn.t to
shine through a thin stratum of chi!. Ths nucleas
Is rery bri4ht, awl the tail, which ii !road sud long, Is
helloed at an angle of 41,.
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FIRPWOIO:I)ELONSTRATION.—It hal come to the
knowle Ice of tire Ii .rchester Committe,, that some
persons leo,. had printe laud circulated bil:s in Wey-
mouth and Portl Dud, to the effect that the Dorchester
liaturnalia has been p stponed. It is hardly necessary
to say this statement is false. By an advertisement in
another c .lumn, it wi!l be seen special excurdon trains
will run from Weymouth to Dorehest e as usual.
I),Lesaow ESCAPE IR ii rl ILL —Nleasv. E. Steele an I
an'adrapery establishment ran an ur .w escape of being
destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening last. It appeared '
some t Dwelling in the win low ignitel. set fire to s one
sheeting, and there was every probability of a serious ,
fire. I'.C. Radfor 1 happen. Ito b- pawing at the time
and at once gave the alum, a ol Mr. John Hazel, with
commendable promptitude, without a wort rushed into
the shop, jumped over the counter, and removed the
burning goods from the wind ne ; but not without
sustaining considerable burns on the hands. His
coo-
duct cannot be too warmly praised. 1".0 Raiford and
Fin:MAD Hopkins also assisted Toe fire was
extinguished without any very sorbets dame ;e.
CONGIULGATIONAL CIIAPEL.—On Thursday last the
13th anniversary tea an I public meeting, interspersed
with singing, in connection with the above chapel,
wee held, OA usual, in the schoolroom. The tea,
at which about CO sat down, c mmeneed rem after
six o'clock. the following ladies presiding :—Mrs. M.
Devenish, Mrs. How, Mrs, Foster, Mrs. Brown, Ilia.
Hill, Mrs. Butt, &c. Very attractive were the pit-
fl.wers, warm thanks for which are due ti Mr. .1. F.
Foster. The harmonium, which was prwide.l over by
the able organist, Mr. A. Bawler, was need for the
singing portion of the meeting, and Mr. Bawler is to
be warmly commended, as well as the choir, for
providing the music on this Occasion, especially for the
two anthems which were very sweetly rendered—" If
ye love Me, keep My cuornandments " (Monk) and
" Holiest, breathe an evening Menem: " pre). The
meeting which foil peel commenced punctually at
half-past seven, when there was not a very large
attendance, the following 'gentlemen addreseing the
meeting :—The Rev. T. Neave, pastor (chairman),
Rev. U. B. Randall (Beaminst-r), RIV. .1. Butcher
(Upwey), and Rev. li. It. A bin (Baptist). After a
hymn been sung the liar. .1. lintcher engaged in
prayor.—l'he Ciralriums, in opening tiro usesting, sal I
lie was 11'40.1 to meet than again on this
~ccasion their 13th anniversary. Daring these
ye .1,1 thin. }IAA 1,0011 mhicauaguwents so wall
aS encouragemeistal and ho eoul I only pray for
one thing—the entire c maceration to the serried .4
liod.—A hymn WWI bur. sung. after whirl, the Chair-
wen introduced his friend, the Rev. Mr. Handel!, who
greatly interested hie audience by the subject—
" Saved ly Christ.'' The anthem "If ye love Me,
keep My C Amendment.," was then sung very nicely
by the choir. The Rev. R. It. Albin then addressed
the meeting, lie had great !pleasure (for it was the
first time he had been present on this ocursion) in
milling a few wor•ls to them, and the subject he had
chosen was "Joy," which, he said, was apropos to the
preceding speaker.. As an instance of this word
" joy," he sail he Lad no doubt, when in the fields or
elsewhere, many of them lirani the lark as he wwi
searing high into the ~ky --it brought joy. and surely
these who hat been s ,ved by Christ Ahmed be the
joyous creatures. Tao Man Christ Jesus wee man,,(
1,..rfl M. It would be a glorious thing if all of them
conl,l stand up and say "1 have ilniehel the work
which the Father gave me to do." 'rho speaker
urged theta not to be ,Invocast. but let them have the
joy of Christ Joens in their hearts, and then they could
say that they ha I His life in them—Another hymn
was then song, after which the Rev. .1. Butcher,
alluding to the word "j ..f the previour speaker,
earnestly said it would be well for them if they to pit
the thoughts and worked them out themselves. Ile con.
grstulated the Rev. 'l'. Nemo, on his 13 years'
ministry. (Applause.)—The Chairman called on Mr.
Foster to speak, who addressed them in a very few
words, and proposed a vote of thanks to the ladies
and speakers for so kindly coming forward to speak
oaths occasion of their 13th anniversary. (Applause.)
—Mr. Lockett (the superintendent of the Sunday
iichool) was next called on by the Chairman, and he
-delivered a brief address. He had, however, no
statistics of any importance to !present to thew. -Mr.
Cottruan, who rose at the Chairman's rentswd, said he
had much pleasure in seconding the proposition of
his brother teacher, Mr. .1. F. Foster —a vote of
thanks to the ladies who had most efficiently rendered
their assistance at the tea, and the speakers, which
he hoped would be heartily received. —Rey. T. Neave,
after thanking the ladies for their services at the tee,
remarked that he thought the best thanks were doe
to the choir. The rev, gentlemen said he had asked
Mr. M. Dovenish, who was present to say a few
words to them, but he declined to do so ; however,
lee hoped his life would long be spiral. (Applause.)
The anthem, "Holiest, breathe an evening blessing."
was then sweetly rendered be the choir, the Rev. T.
Nesse' atorws s engaging in prayer. The mostlag
terminated about half-post nine o'clock.