The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-11-28 00:00:00

WIETTOILIIRCH.

WEIq.EYAI MIASIONS. —Olt Sunday. the 19th November,
the Rev. J. Ilainley preached the anniversary serums to
good congregations, who gave liberally to the collections
at the close of each service. lln the same day the new
Methodist Hymn•lsiok was adopted for use. On Wednes-
day, the 22nd, another meeting was held in the chapel for
the same object: Mr. Wright, sen., of ttorchi star, pre-
siding. The Revs. W. Allen, J. Ifaoiley. and Mr. Beck-
Ingham were to be the depetation : but, Mr. Beckingham
being alaumt, Mr. J. W. Barnett was called to supply his
place, and proceeded to say that the words, a missionary
spirit, should be the basis of his remarks; its importance
was to he noted from the fact that men were now wanted
more than money to carry out missionary enterprises, and
if any person present should feel inclined at that time to
offer themselves for niis.ionary labour, it would lie far
better, as a result of the meeting, than a good collection.
The love of Go I breathed into the roul by the Holy Ghost,
as in the case of Isaiah, who said—" Ilere am I, send ine
—described what he meant on this matter. It was to be
questioned if any of the conventions of men were really
worthy of attention beyond missionary work. when
viewed in the light of eternity, or in relation thereto.
St. Paul was a noble example Of loving seal for God and
precious souls. Ile it was who Caine to England and
planted the gospel, and to him, under God, they owed all
their civil and religious privileges they now possessed.
For warriors tokens of honour and praise were raised,
and pedestals of fame were reared crowned with some-
thing to their memories, but the victories of the gospel
excelled them all. Napoleon the Ist, when at St. Helena,
got his eyes opened to 'his, and gave utterance to the
following win --" Myself, Cherlemagne, and Caner have
sought to found our eolpires by force, but I see and
bear of one waned Jesus who founded a kingdom on
lose, and to-day millions of men would die for him. I
die before my time, and toy body will be food for worms."
Recent news had given infortuotion of the Rev. E.
Masterman, late of Sticklonii, and Charles Lane, late of
Bere Regis, meeting in Australia as missionary labourers •,
' an. Whitcleirch had also contributed-a noble person to
I this work, Mrs. Lane. Zeal like this was the iflatter for
imitation. Would sonic young loan say from his heart.
at Weide, bad written :
• Thou Jutu, thou my breast inspire,
And touch my lipe with hallow., fire,
4.11 loose • stammering infant's tongue;
Prepare the vessel of thy grace.
Adorn me with the robes of praise,
Anil mercy shall be all my sisqc.
Mercy for all that know not God,
Merry f,ir all in Junes blood,
Mercy that mite and heaven transcend,;
hove that o'er...helms the saints in light.,
The length, and breadth, and depth, and height
Of love divine that never ends "
If so he may
"Shine as the stars for ever and else"

—The Rev. J. Mangey read the following extract of the
report, being the contributions of last year from the pariah
of Whitchurch :—" Public collections, £5 Is. lid. ; box by
Miss A. Foster. £1 Coe 7.1.; Chescomb household, £1 Ins.;
a friend to suissiona. £5 121. ; a friend (by Mr. Ware), 10s. ;
thankoffering (Mr. Ware), ss. ; thaukoffaring (Mrs.
Keynes's class). £1 ss. • also by juvenile offerings,
Is. ; total. .1.:21 17s. td." Ile hoped that Iffilt would
record equal. If not larger, contributions than the above,
but he could not but feel grateful for the attachment
thus shown to the muse of missions. The Gospel of
Jesus was a world-wide remedy for a world's deep woes,
and if they found wretchedness of the worse description
as the mutt of the fall of man into sin, let them the more
admire the sovereign remedy thus provided, for where sin
did abound grace does I/lIICII more abound. Railways
wvre built at greet cost of exertion to level awkward and
rioehvgl theeee. bo, likewise, obstacles to the proiirssui of
the Goaticl were fast ...lying away, anal the fact that they
were doing no illVOlVtfil mons and more the duty of enter-
ing open doors like Rome, India, and Japan. The subject
would bear looking at from any point of view, and gave
the soundest warrant for investment of both labour and
money. Let them last go on and a glorious reward
awaited them, ant to the name of Jesus every knee must
bow.—The Rev. W. Allen exhibited several war weapons,
one of them being a present from • fanner king of
Dahousey. It hail boos aged to slay 200 persons, RI skulls
of whom he had himself seen suspended in a row upon •
tree Ju the Gild Coast, where years ago he had laboured
ac a missionary. Treeing matters frotu the year 1751. the
fee. ge.ntlstnan gave the names of chaplain,' anal mission-
aries sent to the Gape on the roast of juries,, awed the
" White Man's Grave," Britian Inv! sent • number of her
sons there and the greater part always fell victims to the
fever, Ise was himself given up by the doctor, yet was alive
that night by the mercy of Get Numbers of converts he
had reaped on that road as the result of preaching the
cross of Jesse, arol the ILse.lonian call rams a., loud as
over to-day. By a wee( eellection Mel their prayers let
them respond AA they 11v1 moldy alone beton,. lie h.l
built • chapel with his sawn hands anal native help to save
expense to the 'Mesita' treasury, but the roof Ise WAY
W14;110 to. deal with. Tide wig, however, done for the
value of AIN, and is collsaliou of 1i.i1111.1 MI the slay of the
opening paid this suns and J.V.: over. Ile had received
that week a It voer from the Rev. T. I:. Fr-ulnae, who 31
years eg„ was a mjAAjotiAry in Afrie t and had preached
under a tree, wls. le turkey Isuazards were eating flesh id
the skulls of human aacriiiros. Ile had balitix.l thirty
infants in a state of complete nudity at
never wanted such a jail, again, the equalled so loud at
the sight of a white luau. Let them say as they had just
rung
" Waft, waft, ye winds his story,
And )'au jc waters roll,
Till like a am of glory.
It spreads from pole to pole. '
The collection was now tuadc, the 110X010gy Sting, and the.
bmedictimi pronounced ; and thus ended &most successful
missionary anuivenam

WRATCOMBE.
ACCIDENT.-011 Naturilsy last, !tan nausea Amino
fell fruiu a tree and gut bruised.

I WRENN MINSTER.

TILE Wesleyan, have bought hunl for a chapel iu tail
parish, and nearly ,ClOO L preiniaed towards its erection.

British Lien." Mr. White ; mole. pianoforte. Mi.( Marlow;
nen sone, "0, who will o'er the Dowii Milton Choir ;
rtading, "The 01.1 Patishiener and Modern Parana," Rev,
C. Ambrose 01.1 : 11.1114 " Country Cen.in Rsau," Mr. R.
L ; rowling, " ii. Quaker and the Thief,' Mr.
Martin ; Pone, " The Rneli-lostan," Mr. I :a'er ; laughing
trio, Messrs. Marlow, White. and ; Irish reeitation
(ii. ..haractor). Mr. R. Is leafif IlArt May.,
with all thy Flowers," Milton la,.ir ; • 11114 tot character),
" The Dutehmates Leetle Ifog." Mr. White "God Save
the Queen." We undershunl this is the first of a series,
and if the otLers are equal to this in quality the series
will he eery 0.1. Votes of thanks to chairman and
performers concluded the affair.