The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-06-30 00:00:00

THE 800IETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY
AMONG THE JEWS.
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On Monday afternoon a public ttortnig sas held in
the Town Hall, to pr. toCallow 4,f this mairty.
Mr. Robert Williams, of Brillehead. premi.l.4. The
meeting bating been oje•tuvl with prayer. tie. annual
report was mad by the Kee. K. Li:mow. the secretal Y.
as 1.41,•ws :
" The
sciety during the past L. 1.19 175., which was
made uiby the following menui :—Collections at the
morning and riming in....tinge, £l4l ; ditto
after Kenn. OD* at All Saints' Church, 1:2 155. 9.1. ;
scriptiond in the Dorchester district, £lB 2'. ; meek ed
from Isingbredy and Littlebnsly Associati ~,,, EA12..;
(nun Stalbridge ditto, rti 11e.4. ; nun West Stafford
1.11 19s. 7d. : from Winteiberne St. Martin
ditto, Ell sn. 2.1. • (non moiety of collectien in of
bazaar, ,ClO 3:1. • from collection for the temporal
relief land, Li 8 : and Inuit the Lev of a y
if
friend, lid. These ~, 301 aln•ally stated, make a
total of big 175., which is indeed less than the aiii. ttttt t
of the previous year by rather more than 1.11,• lilt that
veer's amount ;winded t 7 rtd. 3.1. from the Ilneelwey
And Dincombe Assaiation, front which nothing has I
been received by the trstsurer this year : and when
this circumstance is taken jut" consideration, inst, ,1
• '(the amount received from the .41... r sources being less
this year than that ..f the previous yea, it will be found
to exceed it uy the AMP of El tie. 241. This elt from
the pleasing fact that in all the remittances fo.iii
the branch associations, 11/1 well as in the bazaar
c.•llection and in that for the temporal relief fund,
therein an increase, and this increase, would have Issoi
still greater had not the INerchester subscriptions and
the collectione at AU Sainte' Church come short vf
those of the previous year by the sum of £1 :MI. That
our own ammistion has, as far as most of the wand
eources are concerned, at all increased in its contribu-
tions to this newt important and Scriptural institution,
ia the more gratifying when we learn (nen the relwrt
of the pareat society that its last year's income did
not equal its expenditure by the bunt of £1,700, and
that thus its adverse balance in no lens than
0,711 iii... 21. It is desirable that Leery one who
sees the Scriptural character of the society's ~.bt,et
.huuld know the state of its finances, that thus he
may see the need there is of every effort being
made to increase its funds, and, therefore, your
eecretary has thought it to he his duty to make the
shave statement. But, though the member.. .1 our
11)1111grch bate not rendered the society the sul.port
which it. all•important object and .its
to efforts
ackieve that object justly claim, yet a permed of the
society's report will .hew the proofs of the acceptable.
fleas to onr God and Saviour of the labour the
..ckas are still in numerous instances affordtd. T..
;noodles* many such proofs in this local report uould
not, however, be expected ; your secretary will, there.
fore, only bring before you some of the general
remarks ,•f the eenunittee in drawing their report to
A cloee. In perusing the fore.going report the mei.
Ira ittee say that "they have felt d.•voutly thankful for
several interesting and encouraging feature,. which
have marked the year : that of—in r..mmon with all
kindred societies—the general limit less seffervel from
the widespread bnancial tlepression ; there mere not
been wanting, on the other hand, sotne very hopeful
signs that the Spirit of God to moving amongst the
MAIMIIe4 "f Ills ancient ; that them has been a
urther decrease of s.pposit ion t.l the Christian
a larger spirit of enquiry, with a growing desire to
become better acquainted with the If oly Scriptures
. end the pi Mei pies of Christianity) that the attendance
,at nii.ion hall., And especially at Bible Classes, has been
euinsually huge, the Key. Or. Stern, or, w.' nue4lu.'w
say, theist.., Kev. 1./r. Stern, ahmt. speaking •
,li7oo tii-
v idualJews wit.s lia e e passed itn.ler b teachingduri tut
the year; that innonsrst regista•nvl
have been Israelites holding good position 4 in society,
end your cotumittee believe that. twin ithstanding the
deplorabh• inroads of an iutellectual serptieisit,
auuill number of the remnant is being gathered in
through the devoted efforts of your agents.- In this
~•et.t net Inuit the rejs.rt the name of 11r. Stern in intro.
Ahem& •11.1 in mentie. tt ill g him 1 sleek of him is.. the
late Dr. tern. 11.. was not thus sts,kmi of in the
mport, for at Ow tine. that reiwrt WAA written he trait
iieing, but withia lite days after thi• tiov•ting at which
•tlimw words were read it pleamed God, as probably newt
Were are aware, tocall bin, taunt hi s leis rs earth. t.• his
rest above. Of his unl.e•ked-fe.. death there is a brief
mention in tbe 'Jewish Intelligence for this month,
in which it is said that. Is•side the impatabl, loss t..
1... umily. the loss to the society All, dia s. re. 41 e
faithfully for more than HP )van,. anti conimitt.
of which he WAA a valued member, i. incalculable.
And after the went' l4 his birth in lattli, of his
baptism at the I.4.iseopal Ckais4 ii. 18111. .h
ordiution by Bishop Alevander at .lernmal. iniu
1841, yid the .liff..n.nt countries in which his Lute and
4. mainl cover was slant --after the mention of the'.e
thing" it concludeo by saying that ' his name will be
irincipally relocints nvl in connection with
k
ger los brave pioneer work amongst the Fals,,h,ia.
and his cruel unpri,..nment 3t the hands of King
And this reference to In.. cniel imprison.
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hall 141 tilt. deviant ien for this society, and iii. gie 1111
.1,6 at the t•%,•aing meeting. At oilr requa,t, mud
painfully interesting 'art
Ist. rit• tile M.P.( meeting' e ever au
.4 li.. ,ssisoi' usury c.siirse ; and the death of this
mi,.,ionary calling onr attention to the sog,T.
ings which attended his work, while lie , entunst,
one .1 the I.ioneer .Ibyssinia, ea 11111 l t
fail to make 11A increasingly' inurested in the
ment in the replrt relating to that country- viz.. that
in four place* during the pant year where Chriaiauity