The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-09-16 00:00:00

RECEPTION OF
_THE NEW WESLEYAN

PASTOR.

The Wesleyan Methodist, of the Weemout`. Orcuit
have lost given their new pastor, the Rev. Anthony 0
Ward, e Yen cordial reception. Thee rev. gentlem•n
preaehed to two larae e ngx gations on Sunday,
when the earldom were most hearty. In the morning he
oresched on the weeds " Therefore my 'sloes ihr•thyvo
ri•tedfast, nom evable, always abounding In the work
of the Loyd, for as much as ye know that yew billow Is
not in vain is the Lord." After dealing with the text,
the peescher refereed to the good feeling whleb exiated
between his Isredeolemor endho e agregat•on, and
•gprege,el shop. that the earns unanimity might exist in
the future. He coneidete 1 the text to ..11 applicable to
the otteseion, and he urged lb to to continue their good
work. In thee, clot th•e.hrerati4n was Is•rtr than
Ia th. manias. and wee most attentive Toil text
oces.iott •ae When thol enter Into thy
closet end when thou leu Ant the door, pray to thy
Father which Is in secret. and thy Father which eees: in
swot shall reward thee openly." The subject was dealt
with from three points—the duty of prayer, the place of
payer and the reward or prayer.
On Wedneeday a nionver tea meat'ag was held in the
Illaides-atr,st Schoolroom, and was followed by • pub!.c
sweeting.
After a hymn bad boon sun'. the CHAIRMAN (Mr.
Maseybun) made • few observations wetnuning the flew
, and then c01t.,! .11 the Roy. F. CLARKIL, of l',rt-
Mtle *dames the Large meeting. In glotog so. the r.••
gentlimma said they wanted some nue to teach them, and
If Mr. Ward told th en their !melte they would be tu.icb
obliged to him. They also wasted some one to sympathise
wlth them. and they d a. ho w who, during The rona•
lag year, might want emoroe• 10 Clear them am Visit
death bed so they wets peaseing throlith the shadow of
&so. sad, therefore. be web toed Mr. Ward as one of
their true friends )
Another brain b..in been sung. Mr. Orris • Meowed
giab.rias. He swooned, he sold all the rha,rosaa
had attend with rodent to the joy which 411.4 hi.
sa. b, Mid theirs. He took it for (run

IHull theirs was a Mbethodiat meeting, nal he was glad t,
see premet representatives of other bodies. They wars 0,
be the laatrumenis for the seeing 4 liven an I they were
-to bring souk out of .1 arkeese into light. it oppaiing Wey-
mouth hail a poptilstion of lb 000, they had in their circuit
• Population of Mk% -bleb e. did not think bal, but at
Oh. same time fie did to a c insider that Methodism
flourisnel down here Os the extent it did in thl north.
Tim ay r illtenlanc• at •inro or srviri ea, about
ASO, and in the evening porhap.l.loo, and :he work they
hot to do, and which tedunded to soem, sem to ti-iy and !
till up their chaps.. He objectei to mseh op whin:, and
thoudht they .hottli hese a littl• at ore swami Ohio toey
hat at present. Theirs wu aea emn works end It .y
cull.' nut lo it withost the help of (Sol. They had opp.•
anion 0., tiatt SelUDat, and there were peolole who were
trying to leaf others away from Gel. le time own circuit
there was • e -redo rector •he bad told to. pew'. when
penis. the Wes:eyes Chapel to I asit away from it, and
to pass on. He would uut try in periods Poem. Os have
their premist, pled if worehip, but it he (quo' this.. who
did not etiand any church be would do his utmost ti save
them. (Applause.)
Ti.. hymn My Sheet., r I Will ••• itoo'Y My Need -
haying WWII sung, the 1t... 11 . EDWARDS ol Pot Li .n.l,
catered • tow stink.. He .spreeeed • sold. that Mr.
and Mx& Word will lou very happy la Weymouth. ..ad
that tn• Cbolcb I 6 .1 midlot pr spot. to them dots of
• infidelity. drank'ss as, and foueml evils to. thatch mea
very llttneto *41104, and they ti•alfttl thst script Ural
holiness which would make angel( Is-it. Nest y My
• GA, ti Toe.- was aunt, and the Coisianste thin ares t the
' new pmt a, warmly &Oakum him by to. timid. He said
' during DO per.ol Lai idtre been to niuCti anzidAy as
there 0.4 boils duo ind the 1.0, nine la mths. Preyers
hal been offered up Po God to send toe right men to ..c-
-awed their pallor, those pra,erd had beeta aoseriesel. and
they a .11 met to wither t 4 welcome Mr. Ward, and he
I'Vhi. Wu. in Weir mouth geoid be . hippy one
e 1t.,. A. G. Wino. on rising. received • hearty
walkout,. He expressed hansslf so sr...fly nilievoi at
Ike thoudht that he bed not to metre • speech, but mon-ly
to address. • few word. with refereed, to toe sew remtion-
ship of uoinister and people just formed. He began by '
saying his spdointreent to Weymouth ems suinewnstal at.
surprise to himself. Teo months ego he had not the
leissl it.. of Gs tekiod t lace, an 1 whit, at the copiers.*
Oh. matter was tirst menttoned to him, he rather Ilked
, the thought, but hardly trammel is it. probability. Dote°
tt 11, fluid a our. h any and lovina welcome no ttllniturt
coold desire tusn be bad received from ell wit so tie
hal wet He nest hut tell Ibsen that from the tone his
appointment bo Weymouth bedune • po.sibtiity, and
.lt.rw.risa preb ib lit y, that tooth Mrs. WeGl and haus
set had 1.”eo most dtligeat etudwits of tie V•t10 411 guide
!lisoks, nod the very nuoteroo. views ot Worm oath, toe
, historic amocicooos of the plaC• awl to .orrounuings,
. and he could not And titter lerine to deecrabe their m-
I e.u.ioit than the words of Dorld when he 11•14—"Tae
i lint, have laden to us in *meat places; yea, we hare a
goolly her.impo.' With isierence to the future he woutd
say n ithing, as he wind.l rather do Ulna prdmise, then
nrODILee and aot do. He asked toot •hen they came to
Cr 4 • butt.' they would beiteviagay pray test his ministry
might be Made an instrument at blemang to chem, and
reumenher tee: Neither id he Met pleateth mutated,
ace he that iraterete, but LI el Lost sleek Us. Meresee.•
Low there are woo gs a the house of tk.el anal n
qUee•Kord the moue.. watch prompt their presence there,
or if they ask any questions at all. they ask who is the
, preacher, whet sort of ...eon shall we g f ant if the
wile of ths priuCaer id net what they 'oink mambo);
should be, ta•ir • Hectivee to doscribe too preacher aro
not taken ir tAs moot rho c , or the peliteet of twoo-
- and the P.l. ' emehippine Gol in the beauty
of holism.- is tar from their thought,; but, he said, he
believed bettor things of them There ma, on. term
epecielly in the letter of welcome he received from kir
Houetbsio. blih gristly tOlikluttlf.t him, where be sail
• —" ere mud wet by oar sympstay and prayer, your
ministry may he male to us a great blessuag.- and to
,• lbw to. heart very gratefully said " Amen.' Ho was
pliesed to hear them spo•lt so kindly et tus predecessor,
who had Juef, loft tome. hi, dii n-it cir. either for
thole circuits ut WOMAN.. Ith as WOO oil with the
old love and then on with the iri•: 11, could not airy
readily forget those tried i ran!. he La t left behind.
He wet not ime who did not etre whether his people
Ida bun or loot; he Ivied ti b, towel. hoc bim to Into
of big emigre/0-
th he hal the .11,cisou eta
tio • and C navel w ould it. to him even a wares of
sirengtk wet combat lie ttltllt.Al 1000 would have •
vary happy and loom 41 year Of church frock.
A Colleetion wa, toe, tha‘ll6 another hymn thria, aril
the proceedings formulated.