The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-06-13 00:00:00

LONDON CITY MIBBION.

A mediae was bald at the Alingtoa Hall es
Monday evening last in aid of this valuable soaelV,
sad, edwithedanding rain was falling heavily at *e
time, there was • good attendance. The Rev. Cason
Smith prmi.ed, support d by the Rey, I'. W. Knipe.
Bev. E. La how, and Mr. Parley (Missionary
Palgiciaoaess.)
Before the meeting oommenced,e, hymn was sofege
accompoded by Mr. Farley oe a beautiful little Is.
strament—of a nondescript oberader, bat which may
be sailed • portable harmonium. For its Ass it
was ot coesiderade power and the tone exquisitely
gob and sweet. Prayer having been offered,
The Cnatimme said he first day was to open • note
tiontalaing 35 from their ever-liberal Irked and Dup-
re( every good work, Mr. Robert Williams.
w prayed God to bless him in all his work and
labours of love. (Applause) He gave • hearty
welcome to Mr. Fanny who had come amongst them
that evening, as tine representative of the London
City Mission. They welcomed him on ccount of
tisk very great appreciation of the work in which be
was engaged. He had been told by his friend, Mr.
Mims, whose good daughter did so much work in
eapport al this particular misciation, thet Mr. Farley
was • inissirmary to the publicbouses in London, sad
be theerot to himself surely thee was a work that
needsti k
as rimpathy. Sveryosse who is • miadoeary
Is Leedom Deeded Obsidian sympathy. and needed to
be sobbed by the prayers of his broth:go, but if there
area. ems nine earth who needed sympathy, and who
seeded to be upheld by prayer, it seemed fa him
We wraiths man who was appointed to such an dike
es
this which Mr. Farley fills. Be oculd not imagine
wilds( more trying or mere dkoza, and it was
0 work from which he himself should ally shrink.
BO God had gives Mr. Farley s for the work.
He maid not bap rejoicing when be was introduced
Is him in Mr. Cnrme's home. Generally speaking
= ore expiated men who were engaged in thew
and discouraging labours in the densely
crowded lanes and allays of London —they rather
impeded to see men with • pal* face, mach worn, and
not al,PwMf .eilem of physical power. They were all
very theme= to have seen the different cm of the
mammas who had come there that everaing—(hear,
had already had a symptom of the power
which God had given am. He seemed to combine
Mr. Moody and Mr. Smiler In one. (lenultier)
They would be very glad to welcome Mr. Moody and:
Mr. Sankey here, but inasmuch as they amid not
have either of these eminent evangelists, they were
very glad indeed to have one who combined them both
been.. It mtist be a great help to bint in his difficult
labours, that he was able to carry about with him that
very aisWve Utile Instrument, and was able to lead
the devotional part of their services so far as singing
was concerned, as he had does that DLitt. In conclu-
sion the rev. canoe hummed on them to remember
Kr. Farley and his work in their greyer., and not
only must they remember him, but ass ,date with him
the godly band of men who for so many years had
bees carrying the Gospel of Christ into the dark dens
of iniquity and ignorance, which abound in the great
mdrolis. lie asked them to remember how great
were thslr own privilege. in Dorchester, with its toga.
Legion not exceeding 2,000. but with its numbers of
churches and amoeba in which all the mama of grace
were administered, and in which the Name which is
above every name Is exalted, as the only name under
Heaves whereby sinners can be saved,
Mr. FAUST said it was • very great privilege and
trrto him to get away from the tap-room and
r. He could not find words to express to them
how thankful he fat at having beard such kindly
words, and in see Ist so many of the clergy present.
He was clad not only for his own sake, but for the
asks of his brethren. He had been associated with
the City Mission 20 years, and knew the greeter part
of his brother missionaries. Be knew f rem his own
experisoces they sometimes felt weary in their work.
and oftentimes discouraged. They laboured out of
sight, and had not many Christian friends and helms.
But when he went hack and told his brethren of the
kind reception and the cheering worda that had been
spoken to him, and to them, he knew his brother
missionaries would take courage, and thank God that
away in the country there were friends who were
thinking of them, and were asking God to help them
is their work. During the two ani a-half years In
which he had been engaged in publio.houses, there had
been enou.h to interest, and more than enough to do.
For more than 13 years previous to that he laboured
in the parish of Shoreditch, • most densely crowded
district. He gave • slight idea of the crowded condi.
lion of • district in London. There is • little court in
eitioh he was once doing some missionary work. They
metered through an archway, and behind the thorough.
Isle were some mews. Forty-eight homes formed a
little square, with a lamp in the centre. In these 48
hotels there were more than 200 families, representing
1,000 mac/ And those in a space not mach bind
than that room. Seven years ego, when this Public—
house movernest was first begun by the society, be was
edged to Mite • district of public-houses, but the
whole thing seemed so opposite to one's feelings
end tastes, that with scarcely • moment'. Image
dos he felt be could ***** enter • public-house,
and therefore refused. Two years passed away aod
thecommittee again asked him to take • district of
=bosses Hamostead, Kentish Town, and
a Town. Again he felt he could not do it, but
three years ago God laid him low from a nervous
allictioe, and Is was away from his work for some
mouths, and, when it pleased God to restore him
again, the same cal came that he should vide public-
bou-es. He then felt he mix 4 no louver have his own
views, bet, however contrary a work metned to be to
his own inclination, he ghoul I seek n at his own, but
God's w 11. (Applause.) He entered on the work
with much fear and trembling, and when begot to the
if or of the first pubLehoace he felt be could not go in.
Us waked up and down for some ten minutes, and
gave his books to some men and women as they came
eat. At lad he enmmoned up trump and
open the do ir a little and looked in. When eati
the mes sad women drunk, and board tt e sous& of
cenvereatka and oaths, he earned away with a sinking
heart and went home. He went out the next day,
sad for 14 night, be could not enter • pablichoess. It
so happened WADI years ago in the mercy of God a
pose oceterm weer bad been brought to rejoice in God
as his Saviour through his MAW at Eilawedith. and at
bet became • fallow-worker. He had bad • training
Is the streets, and passaged what la called "• plenty
of cheek," and, feeling that one good turn deserved
saodem, he went to him sod asked him to go with
him to the pablichouses. They had prayer, and than
went elf to the work. His friend went In without
stopple.: • moment, and he slipped in behind him.
He eke found the work was not half so bad as he
impede:l His friend went with him • couple of
nights, and since then he had never been afraid to
enter • pablikonee. (Applause.) When be went
Made, the laradlorci, the barmen, the barmaids, sal
the customers looted at him with very carobs'.
gleams. One said "Who is het Podolia place for
a pence to come to l" Another said "H. don't look
muse like • parson—more like • jolly farmer r
(I,lbler.) Theo be said "And why should I not
look jolly? Mr the Lord has done great thing. for me.
I came to yes in the UMW of the Lord Sens who
died an the cross fee your sine and mine, that we might
taste the joy of forevennese and know the blessing of
having him ler our good and loving Father." At oast
Its bad the attention of the people gathered in the
compartment. He always found if be at once stated
the object of his visit, and said be cams in the name
of the Lord it gave hint a power which, if he spoke
eff kw= thint he should not pommel. He always
strove if peed to keep the conversation up to t 6
level of the ilarpeL (Applanst.) He related some
painful
~.s.experiettoes, illustrative of the dreadful
vice. and depravity which exist in the
and in edielaaka thanked God that He
had gfvsn him this blessed work to do—to go to his
breathed and sisters In the name of • loving
Mi"-±lt the close of this speech Mr. Farley sang a
rothymn from Sankey's collection—" I am praying
rler you," the audience heartily joining in the
chorus
The Cleaned, having thanked Mr. Farley is the
tame of the mamas for his excellent address, and
spoken to him a few cheering words on his work,
proeounced the Benediction, which domed the meeting.
The collection at the clogs nailed about 37 10s.,
which include. the ZS note kindly sent by Mr. Robert
Williams.