The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-10-18 00:00:00

WESLEYAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

The Ithrii,erev,/ to 0011010" of the Weymouth branch of this
society have been held this week. Sermons were preached on
Sunda) last at the chapel, Bald the collection. amounted to
£7 51. 104.
On Monday evening thrl,public meeting was held in the chapel
where there was a attendance, but, as we have had
occasion to remark o other minionary meetings, the general
enthusiasm mentioned in former times seemed Ito have much
quieted down. There were present on the platform Rev, J.
anntlenson, superintendent minister, Re,. 8. Ranh, Rev. A.
Griffin (Baptist), Rev: J. T. Morley, Rev. B. Walker from
America. and Kee. W, li. Sargent, of Bath.
After singing and prayer, the chairman, Its,. J. Sandemon,
sa'd he wae very happy to me so good an attendance, At several
other watering places where meetings were held in October,
be had not men such a numerous meeting, though were they
held th on In the height of the ...mon, no doubt the meetings
were much larger. Ile described a miedonary meeting at
which the deputation came not and he bad to act as chairman
opening the meeting, as secretary reeding the report, and
afterwards to move and mooed, and pus to the meeting several
remlutloca. The more there was demanded of hint, the more
maned to be ready, and when they came to mks up the mine
lion, It was double that of the previous year—(bear.) It was
through the influence of the Rev. Theophilus LOWY • name
very fragrant In Weymouth circuit, that he became a missionary
—be felt it quite an bonour tio be national on such a cireult,and
be hoped they might have much blessing by the grace of
God—Osear, hem.) Referring to his miodon life, be
said be had often met devoted maturise of other &mom
inations—the Moravian', the Baptists (his hands had often
those of Kalish and others whose 1111100 were hones,
rorlPrords among the Baptiste)—thene of the London Mignon-
ary Boatel, he. They used mob others' houses on their travels,
and always welcomed each other. While • little of the Meth°.
dist Ire might do the Minn good, emu of their staunch Puri-
tanical nonconformist theology, omit' do the Methodists no
harm—Cheat,. hear).
Rev . Mr.!Ntrini read • lengthy and eloquent report, which
Mated the work bad Increased fiftyfold in Malmo year., and
there axe now 738 cireulta, containing 6,094 preaching places,
081 miesionerles 3,974 other paid agents, 11,141 unpaid agents,
occupying statione in Europe, India, China, Routh and West
Africa, and West Indies, with others In Ireland, Pram,
Australasia, Canada, East British America. There are
181,840 rimier, In the school., and siren printing establish-
meet. aid the work. The inmate was £146,760 Ifs 104. last
year, of which £199,338 be, bd. were home receipts, and
178,4141 k ad. from Mottoes abroad. Including about t 2,000
towards the new premises at Paris, the expeoditure was
£143,677. leaving about £173 towerds the acuroulated debt of
£19,673 on the seelety. Towartbi this Imams the Weymouth
elcult raised £47k. WI., and Chrialame e(ssinp Zit 6a. lid.
The rm. gentleman concluded hi. report In a very hopeful
strain, and ins much applauded.
The Rm. A. Gloms expressed the pleasure he felt In seeing
the new ministers. He had moth valued the former ministers,
=Hy Mr. Simon, and when In left be said some hard
of the Wesleyan moiety's rules, for he said, like
whisposem, thy separatol chief friends. Ile moved the follow.
resolution :-1130, this meeting desires gratefully to acitimar-
ngeagthem=larsfl of the Lord in the pan history of QM
similer moieties, being fully persuaded that the
sumesen already achieved are sett-rely due to that Divine I
teem,_y and bleadng with which mu efforts have been so signally
crowned." la his speech he said he believed never was there I
• lime when the entitle wu more appropriate than now, that
tb• workl sea huge sponge, ailed with Wank We mum pray
and labour for the time when those tears ehaU be wiped away,
by the hand of God. It Iv only a matter of time when Mretiana
ow be in the mii)ority; instead of the minority, sad Christ
shall be crowned over all the earth. He mogratedeme t.
Wsdeyan commonly bare upon the num they had rabid for
the mission my society, for altbmyb It was about the wee as
they at Baal Huildcrarnhad raised, yet here It wee Use remit
of Indlrktual 'ahead while al Daub BuildloP, items the
children who had n manna," forum of about 2,40, they
had raised AN. In maciosion he urged them to mare Wort
end prayer.
The Rev. Kr. Hamm seconded the resolution. The eels-
dreary society concerned all mankind, for the greatest of all
man. lovers wahine; Christ. The grand drains of redemptle
originated in the beset of hearts, the heart of God. Is UN
Waal of tias the gruileit of all phillailuwilists, SIG Civil.