The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-05-12 00:00:00

SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF
CHRISTIANITY AMONGST THE JEWS.

The annual meeting of the Salisbury branch of
this society was held on Monaay, in the Council
Chamber, which had been kindly plated at the dia.
pied of the committee by the mayor. There was a
very thin attendanoe--art more than 30 ladies and
gentlemen being present. The Right Rey. the
Lord Bia/oopeeof the Dienes occupied the chair, and
present were the Rev. Prebendary
= the Rev. Prebendary Renaud, Rey. J. Scott,
the devassika, Rev. J. McDowell, to.
The assiisig having Ina °poked with payer,

The Right Rev. Pinar' said he could not open
the meeting without expressing his regret that so
very few- persons of this city and neighbourhood bad
eome there to meet their old friend, Mr. Scott, who
had so often advocated th it cause before them, and
who he nes sure would be able, if any one could, to
interest the meeting upon the great subject for
which this society had been fouuded to promote.
He looked upon it, but of course he might labour
under a misapprehension, that such a state of things
was an indication, to • certait extent, of the
vathy that existed upon this great subject;
although he was happy to find that that apathy
had not affected the finances of the society.
The whole pubic mind seemed at the prevent
moment to be occupied with matters of religion with
regard to other and more grave subjects, end he
thought that accounted very much indeed for the
fact— if it be a fact—that the public mind had it
little turned aside from this great question —the
conversion of the Jews. He did not wish to say
that diamuragingly, for he thought there was a
great cause for encouragement, as it would lead to a
much closer search into God's most blessed word.—
(Hear, bear.) He fully believed that the more
they searched into God's blessed wonl, the more
they followed the example of that great man
Hooker; looking at the literal sense, the greater
would be the lutenist felt in thie question. They
would be convinwd that it was the real purpose of
God, in his inscruitable wisdom, in due time to
confer spelt the Jew a national restoration, and to
take them back to their own kingdom. It was
utterly impossible for them, when they looked into
God's word, to set aside such a conviction; and if
that conviction did really lay hold of their
! hearts, all question of apathy must pus away,
I and the desire to do what they could,
little or great. towards bringing about that
great object would assume one of the most important
places in the deepest and beet convictons of their
wale. Without even taking that high ground, he
was sure that the duty of all persons was to do what
they could; and really the only way of doing any-
thing for them was through the means of this so-
ciety—to bring the blessed tidings of salvation,
through Jesus Christ, home to the Jews, whether
they were believers in • national restoration or not.
Whatever might be their opinions upon that point,
and he knew ellen were souse dissentients, still there
was one simple reason why they should support this
society, viz., that there was a large body of their
fellow men living in heathenism—persons who had
inherited the most blessed promises and blessings;
and therefore he urged them to do their best, accord-
ing to their several ablties, to make them par-
taken of the blessings they themselves enjoyed.
After • few other observations the right rev prelate
called upon
The Szcarrutv (the Rev. R. M. Chatfield) who
read the annual report, stated that the enciety had
every MISS for congratulation, for God had mani-
festly blessed the work in hand. At the end of
May, 1662, the total receipts were £37,421 64 7d.,
being an increase of nearly £2,000 upon the receipts
of the previous year. The issue of copies of the
Holy Scriptures, and other publications, had been
very encouraging. The entire number of copies of
the Old and New Testament, and portions of the
Mae that bad been distributed, was 16.663; while
the total number of other publications, such as Com-
mentaries on the Bible, the Bonk ot Common Prayer,
and tracts, was 76,946. Agents for the sale of those
books were engaged wherever Jews were to be found
in considerable members. There was no very great
increase in their own district; but the Rev. C.
Hinzman. of Buford, was going to have sermons
preached in his church on Sunday next in aid of the
society. The reoeipta during the past year were—
annual subscriptions, £26 di. ; donation, 1 3s. 6d. ;
subscription; 1661, £42s. ; collection at St. Thomas
Church, Council Chamber, ke.. £2l 17a. ; col-
lections in country districts, £53 16s. 101 d. ; making
a tetal of £lO9 fit. 91d. On the other side the ex-
penditure had been £lO 9s. 11cL ; remitted to the
parent society, £9O; thus leaving a balance of
£5 15a 10d., in the treasurer's hands. It was
about the same as the previous year—perhaps an
advanoe of £l. (Applause.)
The Rev. Prebendary Siemer, in moving the
adoption of the report, said that no words from him
were necessary to secure their ready concurrence
with that motion, as it was one of much intermit.
He thought what the secretary had stated shots
their own association was not so cheering, but per-
haps the result, in a financial point of view seemed,
on the whole, satisfactory. The great efforts made
last year to relieve the distressed in Lancashire bad
affected many religious societies. He dwelt upon
the benefits of such meetings, as they had an oppor-
tunity of encouraging each other in their work as
did the Apostles of old. The rev, gentleman then
referred to the prayer offered up by the Bishop at
the opening of the meeting—one of the collects for
Good Fridley —in which the Church prayed for the
Jews, and he stated that, in consistency nith their
profusion, they should employ an agency for such pur-
pose. That had been established by this society, which
had received the support of the right rev. prolate in
the chair; the Archbishop of Canterbury, who, as
Bishop of Ripon, some years ago was presi-
dent, and therefcre it came to them with that
authority to which all churchmen would attach
due value. But they looked beyond that—to the
ground on which it all rest 4, that of obeying the
Divine command—of preachiug the gospel to every
creature; and therefore he maintained that the Church,
as regarded her missionary work, would be mani-
festly incomplete if it did not supply an agency for
• preachiug of the gospel to the Jews. Mr. Smart
then drew attention to the history of Abraham,
' dwellinu upon the support and encouragement every
one derived from its perusal, and be expressed him-
self as confident that there was not one who would
not be willing to benefit his descendants. The
greatest benefits they could confer upon them was to
bring them within the pale of Christianity. The
; rev. gentleman then referred to the Psalms of David
' and the Prophecies of Isaiah, allowing the comfort
they themselves received from the writings of the
Jews, and urged them to du their utmost to benefit
that race.

The Roe. Prebendary RitrIAUD seconded the pro-
position. He concurred in the opinion- expressed by
the mover of the motion, " That the Church Mis-
sionary work would be incomplete if there was sot
an agency for sending the gospel to the Jews.' He
thought if the results of this society were less than
they actually were, it would not be a matter of very
great surprise. The Jews possessed their own natural
prejudices, and therefore they would be slow to re-
ceive evidence in favour of oar Lord, contrary tothose
prejudices with which they had been familiar with
from their youth. Trines had changed to • certain
extent, but • Jew still imbibed the same feelings as
his ancestors; be looked for the Meesiah, who would
restore to him Jerusalem and make it the joy of the
whole earth. Other feelings came servo his mind
when be attended meetings of that society. One of
those was that it might,. God's good purpose to
raise up continually witnesses to the truth of the
Divine record. They mould not consider a Jew in
his present state, without observing that the
EZP:Ces made 3000 and 4000 years ago had been
fulfilled. They had been scattered through-
out every nation, which wee closely foretold in the
28th chapter of Deuteronomy. In the Holy Scrip-
tures prophecy and history were eh blended together
that they could not divest the one from the other •
so that both must be true, or both must be fake'.
Seeing the Jew, and observing the truth of the
prophecy, was evidence that the sacred records were
historically true. Another feeling that came across
him by attending thole meetings was as to their own
deep responsibilities. Tie Jews of old were
God's people; they were those to whom the
oracles were entrusted, and who received from
him works of his peculiar favour. Their privileges
were withdrawn in consequences of their not acting
up to those responsibility'', and they had become a
warning to every Christian Church and to every
individualCbristian.—He concluding by seconding
the adoption of the report, which was carried.
The Rev. J. Bcorr considered the report presented
by the honorary secretary to be a satisfactory one.
It had been stated by the right rev. Prelate, and
also by several of the other speakers, that there had
been • laxity of interest in the Jews' Society. He
believed himself, friend as be was to that society,
that there bad been a grert deal to cause that laxity
during the past year. He was obliged to give up his
own servant so as to do something for Lancashire;
, but he was happy to say that the report which would
come out at Exeter Hall, on Friday next, would show
that their society had not gone • bit back, notwith-
standing all that had been done for Lancashire.
(Applause.) He had read the report, and he
could assure them it was • most interesting one.
They might depend upon it that the attacks that
had been made upon the Bible would cause it to be
more firmly rooted is the public mind. The Bible
oontaised the very title deeds of the Jews' own land,
and he was certain that the more it was read the
greater would be the Maltreat taken in such • society
as this, which had for its object the promotion of
Christianity among the Jews. He could not refrain
from stating the deep debt of gratitude they owed
to the Bishop of the diocese, and also to the
Bishop of Winchester for the great stand they had
takes in vindicating the truth. (Applause.) With
regardne the Jews' Society, God had marvellously
prospered the work wherever they went. The rev.
gentleman then instanced Abyesima as a proof, show-
ing the ignorance that existed previous to the society's
missionary visiting that country. A portrait
of Her Majesty the Queen WU taken for that of the
Virgin Mary, and the painting of • battle in the
Peninsulsr War was taken for the march of the
children of Israel through the Red Sea. The Jews
in Abyssinia were them who it is supposed were des-
cended from the ten tribes, as they were in entire
ignorance of the name of Jesus Christ, and when they
were informed of His having appeared upon earth
they implored the missionary, with tears in their eyes.
to remain with them. Mr. Scott spoke of the pro-
gram of the work in China. He stated that about
150 years ago several Jesuits penetrated into the in-
terior of the country, where they found • number of
Jews; but its they were subsequently expelled,
nothing was known of them until within the past
ti,g or twelve yeses, when the Bishop of Victoria
applied for a grant from the &misty in order to
enable him bossed a convert, a young Chinese, into
the interior of the country. The pant was netia,
sad he lewd the Jews itUy the seam dale as

reported by the Jesuits 130 years before. The Jaws
possessed manuscripts of the Pentateuch of great
antiquity, three of which were taken and sent to
England. The society presented one to the British
k imam, one to the Bodleian library, and one
they had still in their possession. A far simile
of those documents had been made by the society,
one of which be should have great po amrs in pie.
minting to the right rev. chairman. The rev. gentle-
man then narrated several interesting anecdotes of
the beneficial operations of the society. Speaking of
would be paid to the
betheliepvuedliliicatioc.ions oaftußnislitioonp Coleus°, he said be
Jewish cause in consequence. The Jews fully
believed in the inspiration of the five hooks of Moses,
and he read an extract witten by a Jew confirming
thatstatement. Therewere nowatiout3,ooooonverted
Jews in London alone. He believed, taking the
Jews at ton millions and the heathens at six
hundred millione, that the number of converts and
communicants,taken proportionately,would be twice
more of the former than the latter. He stated that
the Jews, if cJaverted, would become a blaming to
the world, and quoted a passage in Holy' Writ
wherein such was clearly stated. God had never
done anything extraordinary in the world without
emelt') ing the Jew. The rev, gentleman concluded
a very interesting speech, by expressing hi* belief
that the Jews had been dispersed over all the world
—learning all languages, being acquainted with
every custom, and amlimatised in every country—in
order that ultimately, through them, the knowledge
of the (gird might eiver the earth, as the waters
: cover the sea. _ . .

The Right Rev. Prelate then pronounced the
benediction, and the meeting terminated.
A second meeting took place in the evening,
which was opened by the Lord Bishop of the diocese,
who we. compelled to leave early, In consequence of
having some Important bulimia to transact. The
Rev. Prebendary Renaud Lok the chair in his
absence, and the meeting was addrenesd by the Rev.
Chatfield and the Rev. J. Scott. The col-
lections were—morning, £3 15s. 4d., evening,
.t 2 Ia 4d..

DEVIZES. —IIILVISW or The WILTSUIRX 10-
MAN al.. —This regiment, now entitled "Th.
Prince of Wales's Own," were reviewed on Round-
way Hill, on Wednesay, by Malor•Generat Lan•
renews, Inspector-General of llivalry. There was a
very great namber of spectated, and had the
weather been wanner it woold have been increased
by thousands. A great number of Wile drove
upon the ground, among them being the Marchioness
of Ailesbnry, the Marchioness of Bath, itc. The
regiment went through their manceuvres admirably,
sad elicited the approbation of the reviewing officer.
Both privately and publicly he expressed himself as
being thoroughly astonished that men, after so short
a period of drill, should be able to go through field
movements, and the sword exercise, with so much
precision and regularity. The Major-General fhb-
joined the men to p very dose inspection. Each
squadron was marched ont separately, and put
through the various movements. The dismounted
riflemen acquitted themselves to the entire satin.
faction of the inspecting officer, and from the
following orders it will he seen the high opinion I
formed of both the cavalry and tines :
" Head Quarters, Devizes, 29th April, 1863.
Regimental Order.—No. I.—Colonel and Lieut.-
Colonel the Marquis of Ailesbury has much pleasure
in making known in orders that Major-General
Unreason, Inspeotor•General of Cavalry, expressed
himself as much gratified with *oat be saw at his
inspection this day. He said that be had made a
careful inspection, and that he considered the regi.
meet was composed of a very fine body of men;
that they turned out in •clean and soldierly manner;
that tho horses were good; and, considering the
early period of the season, that they were in excellent
condition. The General moreover expressed himself its
well pleased with the correct manner in which the
movement& In the field were execut.d ; that the intervals
were well kept ; and the dressing good ; that Ise
approved of the appointments of men and hones, and
concluded by giving is assunince that he should be able
I to make a favourable report of the n giment." Coloiiel
I and Lieut.-Colonel the Marquis of Aileabory, in am-
gratolating the regiment upon haring spin the honour
of being inspected by so distinguished an ollinr, and
of haring received his approbation, takes this oppor-
, twenty of thanking the officer., non-commissioned
officers, and privates for their seal andattention to their
duties in the field, and on their orderly and respectable
conduct in quarters. Composed as the regiment
now ix by men possesser of these qualities, the
, Lieutenant-Colonel Communion feels confident
the regiment will maintain its present high
reputation in the yeomanry lone of the tonntiy.
-The ground was kept by the Defines Rifle
Volunteer Corps. Everything passed off satisfectorily,
only one accident occurring, that of the upsetting of •
wagon conveying the dismounted riflemen to the bilL
The occupants fortunately were not injured, as they
were enabled to go through the whole of their exercise+.
811111/118 UHA AG It MAUNA', A 13CHOLALliA5TAIL —On
Friday George Griffins late schoolmaster and clerk at
St. Jones's, was brought before the Devises borough
sessions on • charge of indecently assaulting a little girl
namsd Selina Sainsbury. The child is only eight years
of age, and the offence was committed on Saturday
afternoon. When charged by the father with the
offence the prisoner admitted that he h.d assaulted
the child, but begged him to say nothing about it, as if
it got to the elergymin's ears be should be ruined. Mr.
Wittay appeared for the prisoner, and cross-examined
the witnesses. but did not addnes the Bench. After
hearing the evidence, which was given at some length;
but which was of an extremely painful and disgusting
character, the prisoner was convicted of • common
assault., and sentenced to two months' imprisonment,
with herd labour, in Devizes gaoL
W LUTON.- -Fem.—The May fair was held on
Monday, near the railway station, and was largely
attended by the leading agriculturists of the neigh-
bourhood. The number of sheep penned was not
quite so numerous as on former occasions, being not
more than from 60,000 to bO,OOO. The trade was
not brisk, but those sold fetched a moderate price.
The prices were generally about Is. per head in
advance of those obtained at Downton Fair. Tags

realised from 35*. to gis. ; wethere from 40s. to 6057;
and couples from 40s. to 565. The chief interest was
centred in the competition for the two handsome
silver cops offered by the corporation of Wilton, as
prizes for_the best sad second best hundred tugs
of the improved Hampshire Down breed. There
were numerous competitors, but the first prize
was awarded to Mr. H. Bone, of Avon Farm,
Ringwood, who exhibited a pen of animals pro-
nouoced by competent judges to be about the best
ever sent to the fair. Mr. Booe purchased them,
lat the teat Britford Fair, of Mr. James Itawlence,
of Heale,haviug been previously awarded a tins prize
at the Salisbury Fair. The second prize was as aided
1 to Mr. Strange, for a pen of animals of great
merit, which he had purchased from Mr. M.
of Shapwick, near Blandlord Wawa Ewer and
Winstanley *old ty &retina about 290 prime chilver
tugs, the property of Mr. Thomas Stephens, of
Ebb...bourne, which realised trim 395. to 475. per
head. There wens some splendid cart horses offered
for sale, which sold at good price.; the hacks, how-
ever, were very inferior, and cmsequently little
business was done.
WYLYE. —RAILWAY ACCIDIST. —A very serious
railway accident occurred at the Wylye Station on
the Great Western Railway on Thursday, which des-
troyed a considerable amount of pr3perty, although
fortunately no lives were lost. From the particulars
obtained it appeared that during the absence of the
pointsman, who had been pent on an errand by his
superior, a hone box containing two horses had been
shunted on to a siding, but the points were re-ad-
jested. The horses were got out safely, but shortly
afterwards a luggage train which was due about that
time, instead of running along the main line as
nasal, in consequence of the points being shifted,
dashed into the goods abed, And an indescribable Beene
of confusion occurred. Three tracks and • horse
box, standing in the shed were literally smashed into
fragments, others were sent down the line. The
goods shed was very much damaged, posts being
broken, and bars of iron bent and snapped asunder
as if they were rotten, being unable to withstand
the ponderous mass that came against it. When the
engine at length mune to a stand-still,
a large salt truck was perched on the
top of it. The driver of the engine
escaped with but a few bruises, although it was
quite • miracle he was preserved. The damage to
the railway company is enormous. information
was at once telegraphed to Salisbury, and a large
party of navvies were soon on the spot. The line
was speedily cleared, and the traffic proceeded as
usual. It is stated that the whole of the blame is
attached to the man who turned on the horsebox
into the siding, as he ought to have re-adjusted the
points after be had done so. The compsay will, no
doubt, investigate the matter thoroughly, and make
an example of parties culpable.
TROW BRIDGE. N arrow &CAP' Farm
DROW:i INO. —On Sunday afternoon a number of
children were playing on the banks of the Canal,
near Cook's House, when one of them, about four
years of age, overbalanced himself and fell in. The
other children, in their terror, ran towards Bradford,
and their screams were beard by a young man named
Alfred Potter, of the Conigree, Trowbridge, who
_providentially happened to be corning from that
direction. He ran to the spot, divested himself of
his coat and hat, sod although only just recovered
from • long period of illness, Jumped into the water,
and seized the child as Uses on the point of sinking.
The water was four feet deep, so dist had it not been
for the praiseworthy conduct of Potter the child
must have been drowned.
PE W S EY. PaWalY VALZ CRICK IT CLEM
Tbe season of this club was opened on Monday,
with a good afternoon's practice, on their new
ground. In the evening, about 20 members and
friends of the game sat down to • good repast,
supplied by Mr. Jarvis, at the Plicenix Inn. Tbe
chair was very ably tilled by their captain, the Rev.
J. H. Gale, whilst the vice-chair was occupied by
the energetic secretary, Mr. J. P. Robins. Business
over, a variety of toasts were proposed and re-
sponded to, whilst • cordial vote of thanks was like-
wise tended to James Chairman, Req.' for his kind-
ness in supplying the club with a good practice
ground.

The oorrespoodent of the Moreisw Star says that
Prince Alfred, daring his brief stay in Paris, nee gresUy
ran atter. The Emperor and Prince Napoleon smiled oe
him, and the mad indoential (4th. Greek resideets
left their cards at his hotel. Tin Greeks, says this
writer, litheve that the Prime's Maws MO eeesed by
his bin obihpd to dolts* the Greek throoe I