The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-05-26 00:00:00

WIMBORNH.

STREET .teCIDENT. —Ott Monday morning, an the
Rev. Pm luptre, M. A., rector of Corfe Mullen, wax
alighting from his vehicle in the Square,. by some
mettna .xplainable, he was ViOlelltlY INVCleltated to
the nodway. Several peraona readily awaited him
into Mr. F. Ifuntley'n chetniat *hop, where the rev.
gentleman wax imrefully attended to, after which he
watt conveyed to hie own residence in a brougham
(coin the George Inn.
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Sr Joives MANI' or Hors.—.l meeting in connec-
tion with this society was held on Monday evening.
It WV, opened in the usual way by singing Hymn *l,
reading of the Scripture, and offering prayer, after
which Hymn lilt was mime. A recitation, "Take
Time to be Holy," Waal given by Annie Fillmore ;
hymn 17 mug; and a very interesting address given
by '.l r. Fillmore entitled " St. George and the
h-agon.- The attendance was again very good.
THR usual weekly meeting of the W.8.101.T.1.7.
was held on Monday evening, the hearts of the com•
mittee again rejoicing to see such a goodly number i
men and women assembled together to listen to the
following programme -.Opening hymn, 20; readings
portion of Scripture ' • a prayer • hymn IN ; a short but
mstnictive address by Mr. Churchill: hymn 37 ;
after which Mr. Steele, of Illandford, kept the audience
spell•hound for more than a half-hour with an
eloquent address, in the course of which he told some
very heart-rending accounts of the curse of drink,
both on the educated and the uneducated members of
society, which had come under his own notim• ; and
therefore he defied any tine to contradict his state-
ments, and unbeknown to him there wen. some in the
nom who were personally acipminted with some of
the met dimtreMing case, he had mentioned. The
meeting closed with hymn 2. and the Benediction.
Mr. Fillmore presided, mid Mr. 1,. Foster pre•
soled at the harmonium.

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Os Sunday, the litla tilt., the anniversary tier-
viz.* of the Congregational Sunday 4c11..1 were held.
Se.rnions were preached morning and evening loy the
Rev. A. Martindale, of Richinond-hill, Bournemouth.
There were very good congregations, especially in tho•
evening. Special hymns were sung by the children,
and the singing reflected great credit ..n Mrs. Keynes
who had very tart-fully trained thein.—On Monday
the public tea was helill in the schoolroom. Contrary
to previous year's the schoolchildren did not have
their treat in Mr. Fele...cies field, as they are to have an
outing later on, and it Waft well this arrangement was
made, for the weather was far from astisfactory.
About $O I*r...us sat down to a very good tea. The
room WILS prettily dee. 'rated :iltd presented quite a
pleasing appearanm. seven o'clock the public
meeting was held in the chapel. The
Rev. B. I ray, it. A., of !nand( gird, presido
After singing and prayer. the secretary and
president, Mr. .1. 11. .1. Wareham:, read the annual
report, and the chairman gave a most interesting
address, impressing on the teachers the need of leading
their children, a,, well as teaching them. The Rev. T.
Rising, whose face we shall, we are sorry to say, *son
mine from our midst, followed with* ..... • wow words./
counsel &A to the need of counteracting the false
teaching iof the pmsent day. Then came a very
interesting part of the pnoceedintfs, in the shape of the
distribution of the certificates won at the recent es
aminittion of the Sunday School and the prizes
granted by the school. Thi• chairman inaol.• the
distribution with a few happy words of sympathy
and advice to each. Ti.. ("Bowing is the lint :
Areblie birision —Edith IVarehmit, who g.tined the
highest number of marks in the union, lout is dis-
qualified (nom taking a prize from the 'lemon, an she
gained one last year; a book, howsver, Wamt given her
by the school : George Lawyer and Sarah Jane House,
let class certificates : Minnie Chieinan, Bessie Ware-
ham, Jehn Todd, Bessie White, and Fanny Woodford,
id class certificate.. J n h 0,.,.,. --William
lleferkins, 2nd class certificate. Out of 13 candidates
the school passed nine. This part of the preceedings
beingfinishod, the Chairman called upon the Rev. J.
W. Wilson, •of triution, to Teal, MO he WWI ftillgi,Ved
1., the pastor, the. Rev. E. P.. Cleal, when singing and
the benediction brought a most interesting meeting to
a close. This is the last ineeting that will be held
lii the chapel in its pmsent condition. On 'Boosday
possession of it was gis en up for the porpsoe of r,..
seating and renovation'. Whilst this alterations are
going on, the congregation will meet for worship in
the Oorn gachange. On June Zlrol they hope to
return to their imprevisl and beautified place of
worship, and the Rev. .1. Jackson 'Wray, of Totten-
hain-court-roatk Izondon, leue ioromised to conduct the
re- •pening services.