The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-08-06 00:00:00

BIANDFORD.

BRITISH ANT) VORCIGN Bing HOCTITT.—The fh3rd
anniversary of the Blasalford auxiliary of this society
was held in the Town HAIL on Wednesday evening,
July 31st. The chair was taken by the Rev. J. R.
! Quirk. The meeting having been opened with prayer
by the Rev. J. C. Glyn, the chairman in a few remarks
particularly alluded to the present time as a timo of
peril and danger, and therefore a time when the itible
work should be sustained and Bible truths held fast.
He then called upon Mr. W. E Groves to read the
report, as the worthy suoccwaor of a worthy father, who
for many year' had given his best assistance to the
cause. The report was of a very encouraging nature,
and proved that in the district considerable interest is
token in the propagation of truth. The Rev. C. J.
Glyn spoke with much fervour on the work of the
society in France, Italy,. South-sea islands. Africa,
America, and erpedally in Mexico, where, notwith.
standing some opposition, the work was going on
satisfactorily, lie dwelt upon thc claims of the society
on all professing Christians, as supporting all the
missionary work at home and abroad, and also its claims
on bigh churchmen from the fact that seven out of the
twelve translations used by the Propagation society,
were entirely supplied by the Bible society; in fact
those who declined to support the Bible society on the
ground of its not being o church society, could not
carry on their church mission Work without it. This,
he thought, contributed • strong claim for high church-
men's sopport Dwelling on home work, the rev.
gentleman graphically described the evident blessing of
the Lord on Biblewomen's work. The conversion of an
&war, and the changing of two lion-like men into humble
believers in Christ, were given as some of the successful
results of Bible work by Bible women. The Rev. H
Borne, vicar of Faringdon, Barks who attended as a.
deputation. next addressed the meeting. After allud-
ing to the manner in which the society's work was
carried on, he stated that the past years issues, from
April 1869 to list March 1867, reached an average of
four copies (whole or in part) of God's word every
minute throughout the whole year both day anti night
and if placed aide by side, would reach from London
bridge to Wimborne and back again. The glorious
scripture truths were spread abroad by colporteurs,
many of whom had been soldiers. There were over 170
translations of the Bible made by Christian minister"
and laymen, amongst whom were members of the
Church of England, Moravian', Baptists, Independents,
Wesleyans, Presbyterians, American missionaries, of
the Greek, Coptic and other churches—men whose
fame was in all the churches as eminent servants of God.
The rev, gentleman gave interesting details of the
Operations of the society in France, Italy, Vienna,
turkey, and in London, and concluded by describing in
an affecting manner, a visit he paid to a retnrned
missionary in his own parish. The address was listened
to with marked attention, and the meeting closed in the
usual manner with singing the doxology. The collec-
tion was ES.