The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-04-01 00:00:00

SWANAGI.
WZSLKYAN MOMS MISSION.

An announcement having been made that the R
Char Garrett, ax.forrident of toe Wesleyan en-
terers, coo the Res Richard Hardy, chasm., of the
Poetrouth district, eat other friends, would deliver
addreer at the surer sorting la the Werra& Carpel
oa Wednesday rat, so arras eau all to hear roes
gentlers ert long Woe. re appointed time the
chapel on. Ailed in ern part, although the 111111841,11
wee by hart only. Amorist toe (needs error were
George Burl. Ref, (carre). Rey. George Fecre.
RA. (circuit rarer, Kr. Join BOX•11..11 YAO•I4
...resort from the Maardpoliten Trusruaele),liiis T.
R Steer (Coagregstional mialsier), Mr. Howell (Wesleyan
relater, Lerma), YOWL. Haynes. Smith, *Sward,
Ac To All sip the tar Mr. Burnham sang hymn. 17 end
96 (roue 'Swag Zungel," cod at 730 G. Bur, £q., took
ike char. the Res T. R. Steer offered prayer, cod the
trait ear an anther "The earth is toe Lord's." The
I Chairman than briefly spoke on the stabler that all were
, met together for that enalog. He said try were met
Mar rd.r the baaaer of Methodism to bear ex-
I *red to rens the gool that hal been dor and the good
It wee doiag. They were met to her the Rev. Charles
Garrett and re Ray. L. Hardy, sad he hoped all enfant
word give them • parr hewing. (Applause.) Kr.
Bertram than gave • mob "W. shall Roo,
lash Other Better." The Rev. Rishard Hardy
that rose, and in a very pleasant aced pleasing style spoke
of the beauties of Swarm, dr He rid it was • very
erre plass, aad be bed alao bad • sorra meeting, as he
ore: remembered aradir a Hese *riot where they
we
admitted by ticket, sad he was pleased with Mr.
Terry's arrengements. He spoke of the deer:loos, and
the hurdle' Rowan rat were used, sad ho • he wished
he could yreeeeve some of rem until his reborn, r •
memento from thi• very aatique ehapeL He hoped their
apprecistsm of Kr. T•fTy MIS such the% when his term
of aloe exp(red, it would be deeply regretted by all (Ao-
plains) Ile then spoke of hit hired, Cheer Garrott
whom he had known bet.... 30 end 10 yeersin the higher
tar ; the good he had done, and the good be was doing.
In Liverpool was vein great, end be hop A God would spare
end prosper him He remarked Serer Pier will • very
unique ens, so It waa the only one he bsd ever paid for acre
on and warns of before, and be should very much like
• photograph edit, ridc rod out. (Laughter.) He went
on •o say what he expected Sentare to be in 10 ners—a
I new pie/ would be made, • new chapel built (not such a
one Si they had now, but a modern or), Erred villas,
I railways, Ac., and she chapel would increase, and (101.
resins wit, it. He spoke on the rep in of the Her
Miaelons. and of the old that is given to typed, 300
circuits Methodism is not very old, and be 'always
looked it that sorra Just below a• being assosisurd
with the name of on• of the greatest men that GA ever
raised up—John Wesley. (Apple...) He told of the
increase in the chapel work this lier Si years end how
be remembered the grumbling with some when this new
form began. It had been hie privilege, he rod, to preach
to soldiers and sailors cod mar had been brought to
Christ He spoke oath, good work tarried on at Enter
Hell, and sr Kr. Garrett's in Liverpool sad ILenclerter,
where he had been the instigator of the 156 woos erid
oast taverns. The afilritions lad year for Swears
were rather snarl. He said the juveniles in his district
so Abated AM ; If all had collected • third that tile thd
they should have bad newly a Tearer of • million ; where
they wen worth AIM twenty-eight years ago, they are
worth now CM —After a Iran Kr. Genet( roes and
said he wee not prepared to nab a gathering as wee
before him this evening. The meeting wee a model of
Methodism, and here) red to see in the chair one of the
fi remain men of the town, and he prays I God to spare
him, for be truer partly the moors of the evening re
through having Mr. Burt Inthechol,. He tit-se spoke of
bigotry as being a hindrance to C aristianity,
and said when they were welting foe Corr
their foremost me, herr to set the scampi..
He was very thankful to Kr. Bonham for Introluaing
his new tones but at the ere time don't let them
forget the old ; let them rick to the old. He illestrat
it with • car rat had come wader Kr. Herrn'. prom
at Gravarne Ohap.L where he (Kr. Harrison) wee
always wailing after his cire wee over to welcome with
outstretched hand and • terry rate ear thet should
rats to the chapel. Or Surer he saw • oar listening
to the musk. Mr. Harrison was by his side in • moment,
inviting him to come in, when the man laid h• could not
then, but ea that was Ma mother's favourite tone, he
could not help listening to it He was premed.. kindly
to came, that he ocitesented, and coremed that he was
on his road to a cor-fightt Kr. Barron took the bird,
, led the man to • seat. cad that night he ford peso'
although baring c moment to WWI to aa old
tune; se leis advice was—keep to the old tars. He
then weal ma to say that the Home Mersa were
something like a maid of ell-work; tier work wee
Morbid. as Methodism was still Increasing.
Kr. Garrett then described the work and what holed t
pat up with In Liverpool. lire was Wary in London,but
not the brutally rem was le LIT erpooL as then were
unskilled labourer" there from all parts of the world.
The pablleteouses there, if tout in • lint, woeld reach 93
miles la berth, and the Bishop of York had described
rem as " Hall-holes" But, talc, they ace, they have
✓ule to ear and Christ had commanded them—' Goy.
Into all the world, tc." From the 06 coffee taverns they
hod take, about £lOO.OOO, red sot over 30.000 to sign the
pledge. (Appian..) Hs gan a long end good amount of
the work among priors*, and said he was theakful for
their beille. He sere of a young man whom he knew, who
re coos a grader at Carr re, who debased himself,
was sent from his home, Joined the army, and we.
expelled from that and came to Liver a% A hong lady
we. shuck with his foriore looks, to., she went Op to Wm,
took him by the 0r.., asked him if he were harpy. He was
struck with her kindness, se be said no one hsd spoken
so *Airily to it,. for years. He pleaded for rue end
found it, then bethought "What can 1 do for Christ r He
had been a hotter to the pollee, Its said he would see if
be could mak, them any returns. He went and talked
to him, took down some of hi, (Mr. Garrett's) aermons.
and prewar them ae she to the polies Then they took •
room, end now they have their room. north and south,
and the young man to plowed to think he had" beat the
devil.' He hared they were going to do their trot
to help on the peel work by giving • good ooliectlon
Rev. G. Terry then proposed a vote of treks to Kr.
Burt for coming from Leedom that day to be arra of
Ws meeting, it was erred by Mr. Garrett, and most
heartily carried. —Mr. Bert responded, cud said-14.
Terry, friends all, I don't know that I deserve such thanks,
but my hart Is in the ore, and it teas bakes
mu beet 60 year when I wee a erre in this
chapel, and armee& a harm% I have been naked
if L a einretiwardes, wee gulag to take the err at •
Methodist casetiag. II weld yes. My plan is to iota hand-
in-hand with fellow Christians Bre few year. age I had
to go on the Control for my health. I soiled with brat
INN people on board, the errs was an Austrian, and
there were all 01••••• of religion an board. The aphis
was told that the Leeriness's wetted MAIO* on board,
permission wan granted, re Delon Jeer wai rolled Ots.
sad the books Orr on It, sad shoot 10 rams round the
table to lola with us • young loullati man read the
hearted Chink of Bribed webs (I wish then was
more of it made use of lithe chapels.) An forte in, who
had jest pursed through Jerusalem, preached sermon,
sad • Priebyteran Joined in our service, re" et re
=nerd the bened'etloo. When I arrived homeDere
was here on a visit. I called on him, and le telling
related this story, and aired his arra. Hs are round
the hale as wall as he weld, cn4 aid it was "Pure
Oltristianity." He then said one of the gentlierseu had
mentioned the smalinem of the sums that had b-en
oollected in Swenage. Perry. he was not wq islet $1
with the curtains, as they had sorra a but very little
to depend 00, but when the rather is hers en! which
I have tried bard for for this lest quarter a' a oratory,
and which I see now no difilianlty in being accomplished,
we shall be able to travel at • cheap rate, and see things
for ourselves. But or thing, wherever 11 1. nosh use of,
I have always found the truck system to bs • cores;
the people of Swears have not been shout much to re
for themselvel anything t o benefit them, rise they have
rater of trine with the rope round their war It, at
have leen them &swine tip 'tone from the quarry, they
will find rat a little bit of armee will help them, but •
man that has always seed a shovel will keow brt bow
ton it, en—Roy. R. *any said It wee with gratitude
to tbe young of Swarms that he pupated • worm vote
of thanks to them—Mr. Gerrett eroaded. —Mr. Smith
proposed a vote of treks to Revs. Hardy and Garrett,
and said that Gsrr,tt was gilts a household word in
Swanage.—Mr. Hume reencied, and bre' they
should have re *errs of bearing Mr. Bars,
preach the first or opening sermon in their
new chapel when it was built.—Mr. Garrett briefly
rsepooded, and said it was • Joy for him to be in D our.
shim—White the soli riots wee being made, the chol•
sang the aathem, "Row Beestifal upon the Loyalties.-
after which the Chairman thought it would not be out of
place, even if we were Inc rare. to slng "God 234,4 the
Qrs." (Applause,) About 7. SO. was collect.).
We Genet add that re choir cillt sl
goad service, emir their
candor or, Mr. 11,., seed the ag was mach sepia ed.
Mr. Iflobard Sticklend very ably assocupealed on tr
harmoulem.