The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-10-11 00:00:00

OPENING OF TM CONGREGATIONAL
CHAPEL X! A.BBOTEBUBY.

The little village of klabotabtu7, nestling among
bleak but beauteous hills WU the some of more than
usual atir and animation on Wednesday last. Large
parties from the usighaouring towns and villages,
including Weymouth, Bedpan, Portland, ilpway, and
other plum, gathered in luring the day to encourage
and cheer the Christian friends at Abbotsbery in con-
nection with the new Cotgregational ohapel which has
jut been erected there it • eon of £395. Of this
amount the oostributiots from the congregation at
Abbotsbury, inelading oalestions at the o sling ser-
vices and tea, were £120; 252 was eubeoribod by
Glouustarstreel Chapel, Weymouth, and other friends
gave 245.
Tbe opening service was announced for two o'clock,
when • tarp and respeekabls audience entirely tilled the
plate. The introdutory servieee were appropriately
eoodaelad by the Rev. W. Lewis, of Hope Oka*
Weymouth, who along with the Bev. ii. S. Aahhan:
8.A., of Gloucester Musk, of the same town, his
otaailerted mush Interest In the mune at Abbe_ .ary
The opening hymn wu the 882nd of the Now Coupe-
galimaml Hymn Book, Winning—

Light up this Mee with glory, Lord
Teter, and clam thin* own
Rewire the homage of our souls I
Erect Thy tangelo throne.
We roar no niter—Thou haat died
We deck no !Melly shrine:
Whet need hare we ol creature aid?
The power to am is Mina
After which the 132nd and 133rd Naxos were read.
Prayen followed, rendering flunks to Almighty God
for the mooomial prosecution if the work, and the kind
aid tendered by Mristisee d various churches, end
invoking the Divine blessing so net upon the people,
and the effort. to be made fir the extension of His
Kingdom &mons them. After singing the 881 th
hymn, . _

The BAT. JOHN Roans, of Bridport, announciod his
text in the sth chapter of the book of Revelations lot
to the 10th verse. The preacher said: The attention
of the thoughtful reader of this passage is arrested by
the aspect in which the Lord is presented, He appears
n the the midst of the throng, In the midst of the
throne, bearing the marks of recent suffering and
sorrow. There is much hare that demands on: most
thoughtful attentioa. First, 64 to the relation subsist.
tog between Christ and the redeemed. lie is not one
of tbe saved, but the saviour of men. The differenee
is infinite. He likewise maintained it throughout His
whole ministry. Thu, for example, it to a striking
fact that be never puled with His disciples—be often
prayed for them, but never is it on record that He
prayed with them. Why was it so Prayer is • oon.
fusion of sin and helplessases on the part of man, and
In Jesus Christ there was no sin, so that He could sot
have shared in the mayors of waterloo suitable for
His disciples. He was holy, harmless, undefiled, and
separate from sinners. He only was free from sin and
absolutely innooent, and He only could esy 'Th.
= 611 this world onneth and bath nothing in me."
mark ebe rtimbre position of Christ and the
redminmi la heaven. fie is on the throne, He elk
upon It; they are mend about it. He is their king ;
they are his subjects. He maintained this attitude all
through Hie life. He dwelt among them as their Lord,
" Ye call me Mader sad Lord, and Fe ley well, for so
ato." Thiraj, mark farther the empliument of the
redeemed. Ths repressaiistion is that of worship,
who see ereadepere. ea who the object of wor•
.hip? Mention is made of the prayers of mint.—they
lag 6 war sag, saris& he. Jena Christ was and I.
the object of worship I. boots by saran and awissined