The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-14 00:00:00

BIBLE SOCIETY MUTING.

atimainerm.
The annul meeting of the British and Foreign Bible
flarnetywee held oa Monday evening lad, at the residence
id Mr. Mead, Chan:minder. It had hem intended to hold
hie the barn but, in consequence of the uncertainty of
the weedier, Mr. Mead very kindly lent his parionr, which
wee Oiled with chairs, and at the boar of meeting (mama
e'cloakili.= quite crammed. Amonfilrhoes present wore:—
The Blade, flawkine, Wel , Symms, Misses
°Vend party, Mr. Palmy, Mr. sad, Ac.,
itae. Jossevorig, from Fenton Asylum, occupied
Ile chair, and there were present :—Rev. G. Mead, it.,.
Meade, en
lialtdetddandi having read the lilth helm and engaged
in prayer, egaimdirttam the Wonted inducement to be
Wind for engaging in the screed of God as 's Word wto be
found in the m just nod. We learnt the absolute
asesseity of brining the law of the Lord to the sinner,
sod the work we are called to this evening Is a high and
,eiprivildge to help spread the law of the Lord which is
ect, coaverting the soul. The very first petition the
Jeans pad in our mouth is "Thy Kingdom e
bat that prayer could not be prayed miens we also took
an interest in the spread of the Kingdom. Never was such
a peivll. awed to the people of Charminster as the
eppootnolty of
„putting something into the treasury for the
37dof the Kingdom. Perhaps the secret of our want
occees, of our want of peace and happinem in the world,
Is that we do not sit don n and consider what we can do
for the spread of God's Kingdom. The Christian a prosperity
is woven timely with care for that Kingdom, for it is mid
—"Pray for the peace of Jerusalem ; they shall prosper
that love thee" Each of God's people, whether • general,
• king, or any other ruler, was to draw his wisdom from
Obit's Word —(Applause.)
The 1t.,. Coronae ,Mov ut acted for the secretary, who
wee anxious to show the Bible Society was not dead in
Charailmter, but that the interest in at bad been growing.
In IM6, the subscriptions and Bible boxes bad produc d
ZS lea, in 117, It. fit, in 1572. Li, and In KV, Li 3s,
Mr. Mottle mugged"' that perhaps God sends years of
depression for the purpose of making us ask ourselves
whether we me doing all we can for His cause. He
recollected once being very much startled to find he was
net doled all be could, he determined to give so much
pee cent, and to keep • stricter account of it, aad found
that when he thought he ought to give leas, he hail not
Men giving enough. We may think times are rather hard,
hat we dray Into a &op; and somehow money is spent for
may matters whcltperish in the using. To this meeting
be came out of grateful friendship to the Mize tipiniues.
r and the old who was to address them to-night
Miseloaarir are looked upon as • peculiar kind of
Chridians, very much on the road to an angel' but that
was a inistakit--even a gnat prophet wee said to be •
man of like awaken with oureel yea When they faced the
truth that Mere so many millirem, without the Bible then
they would Icee heart; but were refreshed by bearing of
the moose of God's work elsewhere. The British and
Foreign Bible Society has • world-wide work; but 'hina
to the meted country of them all,—under one Emperor,
seed trained in the same set of notions. One of the
greatest honours be received was when his brother
miedonaries elected him on the committee to see the
Bible is printed correctly, and he WWI able to tell them
the Society is doing • great work by selling the Bible and
ether books in China They used to gin it away- but
the Chinese thought they showed little respect for it by
deize:,:nd now they do a great deal in selling the books.
" Rev.)Holueg Nov. gave an address on the gospel
In Trance, somewhat similar to that which will be found
below...se having been delivered at Dorchester.
The KIM. HANDLIT C. G. 11(01.:LIS had had the h2epinees
lest year of seeing some of Mr. Noel's and Mr. cCall's
Work is Paris. In that very room he attended • wonder.
tally pleasant Bible meeting. It vim • street once the
resort of atheists, but when lie went there last he heard
me of the old Fordington tunes, and during the time the
people were coming in, and in 20 minutes were quite MO
=there, many them the working people of Paris,
Me of
very quarters that previously poured forth the
Ore sad wow la the great Communist Stint He did not
remiester a more &Mantle* meeting, and from all puts of
tie ream could be heard hall-uttered axpriesioes of assent,
Afterwerds he had hese takes up the hills, and seen the
me of houses sad streets, the great city so full of
In which new are so many spots of light At the
exhibitkin he had also area the distribution of the Gospels
et tie Trocaddro. Farther he urged that the Bible should
be reed arid studied. Hewn, afraid that In the last few
pears, he could not think it le getting to be better known
area well brown as it was I) years ago Nothlni6=
Me piece of really reading over the Bible; its
=7and bloom will lore itself in our memories
.go and rend it again and again ounelvea And
nem he urged them to think of our poor neighbours over
the water; let us try to make them understand what a
to ourselves, (Applause,
b TillagiM it le
ATSMIAB was sure front what they bad heard about
the work I. Franco, that somebody must have been
Wifor Treace. Let us rise the opportunity, and
to
red the Bible eat to them. At the Christian
emeentioa In Dublin, he heard Mr. Meier, the founder of
°lit
Asylum, say be had for 43 years been reading
Breach year he had reed the Bible perhaps three
lime, sod this 44th year, he felt more than -ever the
messeity of reading it, althott.h be could remember whole
ofit, Ing brought beck the nine the
=M of e
reeding it again. (lear, hear)
After the doxology and the benediction, a collection
d UM ltd, wee mads.

DaltCaaßlM
Miser SA with its mar rarrommentu formed an
merikat Maos for the mohair of the litre Society's
ea Tuesday
evening. Amor these present were—
Za"
. T. Raise Olt Peres, Dorchester). Rev Cron
IMarildtworatrig,,... rii.%.4ll.ll..htpti
11.. cou:rir
Nor, the dotattalon, Rev. T. ?Lam, iir. 11
N. Bartlett (rector of Story..). Rey. H. C. G. Boor
sad Bev. E. I. Walker.
The Bey. T. Errs (chalroir), said the, ell remembered
the emedient address of the RI. Handley Yrs ou the
last eseres. mid now the Rev. Hare Nal was about to
err on the Bible Is Franc. It was not the Obristi mil to
ei the New Telerate that V.,1 rare thought with his owe
week ern to overthrow. hat the false °twist:Wets of the
liesdeb primer Meer. bear./
The Ir. Bragg Rom gave as Itieterical err of
the Gospel in France from the Ur of Irsasu.. Mae el
Igesh The iris rase of the Reformed Goesub erne eat 1
trem Parr sad the opposition to it are are Meer I
—from the University of Parr which wr • very sr of 1
=4 °arr, however, was • student la that
i bat
_being reseented he lied first to the err
rig rd arterrde to Geneva Fraser L red for is=
el them arm UM be re stirred Op to earretle%
afterwarde emit pert ire ado d.., or Art of FA,
at reit the orlarelpal Weis of to. COWltfl a•Neww°
sallearnt herrn to der. Areas these was (hi
rise ef Treads who re her in chaise over the ire sad
elhernater lowered into it sad howled out, to probes
We enlerir The Protestants meltipliedand me the
=INT elliebed them, till a quart of the Magda: had
Proystata. and In soar toter the Prosper'
wordy was celebrated In Rontlah churches. blear Mere
wigs nose but Prot:art" in the town. ghost Ur to
pyres rings looked hopeful, when turamalo pusem.
Vas brae flamer under the Duke of Glair rig sha
Pretreat' flew to arms. Fran that thee ell west the
weer way with their. It would have beau better for
them had they regoombered our Lord's werds—" Pat no
ily ewer into thy sheath, for all they that take the sward
shal joie with the sword ;" they were defeated in
eml
eneesementa sad their piety, as might ham tees
rum* dared. She letterer told of the Karim of
St eslbeie..w, the krs himself shooting tee lying
Hewer fir the whitlows of the Louvre. The Hamm
sele suds Sew to arms. overalls Hairy of Navarre
berme the Lag of lfrence_, but Paris mimed to ham •
Protrant kinr. At lest Henri
'• Pule Is worth a mom" But •In&rr rre:7l trilga:4l°s
post.. errs the Protestante certain privileges, but eves
then Paris would not allow Protegees • pros of worship.
ass they bed tog. our to Maranon. .bont • church MN
boat °warts of hokling It Or ;maple. The
Louis initiated the horrlbl• dr esoseades upon the peer
possers. allowing the dreiere to do myth*: bet
—'—the Hapset', and another" Loll Us country. The
Mr of Near was revoked, themestobeerat Ohmura
s. ow 4„..., ha,s fag HS years the Prersteat religion
perribed. la 1787, the trier tide of the Ilavaintlon
r=areltel seder Lore XVI., Negras i put
time under the protection of the law: hat ha
reel Ora of their Ilberlika Protertastr re sir
bees mg bee predated Mill wham prase is in
NB the NMI al Adolphe sad Frisk lard esd
Mbar'. The Fere Protrude ham sow Bible Barra
sad lastitstime. sad tbar premeds am brighter.
a dietaries bee akin Wm. hri"ea ih• pr.
5.=,,b,kri... to the Barr
Prosestaa we = hmarrary.
are ead there bat about 05.=6:11:74:15 sow
the POMO of Presebeer Various
moveseste have bees made fer Freer arra
Mar that of Hr. Green arra In or rarest is the
=sligalal..g Wrishigl Of the Gospel of issue
"..,^ kamaft 1111.= have oar formed kr
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zw.Y... mir......t0 had to Paris to Aseag Ibsen Alt his
=reasival brristals, mai ea Itie mead visit he
or to bear misused in the mar of ler Hie
mi versa to him " Ily Werte
and ray puree are
awed Z Sr r bet he prmed. and le sow
kbills
INV is eosin et Fara The re the
led tile Mist seed ty after

the sieP softened the people's hearts towards at, sad
caused • kiadly (soling. A relief &sake opthed in
B•Urville had been contionad. One poor man lIVInS In
Bo was wooded accidentally o the siege and
became a mined mao. At ent he did not believe there
wee .114 who cared for hi. poipla but the ivied was
oken 1., him, at ioat his hams gwe way, and he morived
Jesus. The lady who oonUouve the work Liss also a
Gime for girls and young irocirn, and • good work
is solos oa. la Paris there is noir a neat
hatred for the meats. although it used to be
with • strooghold of bigotry. Mr. McCall. • Congress-
Lomeli.% moister, had Mailed !pueblos-rooms in Bells-
ville and other parts of Paris. ...chiding the famous
Faubourg Sc. Antoine, and *bon: IS wens dotted all over
the city, so that there Is hardly • Dart but where yon
can by • mile's walk come to one of them, and the moat
encouraging central is the Rue de Riven. Thom are also
some four 0 auml Halls °retied by Mr. McCall at Lyogia,
where the poor hem. the Word of God gladly; also two
rooms in Bordeaux. Mr. Norl also spoke of the distribu-
tionof poi lions ol Goipilla at the Zahlbitiou. What • call
It le for us to cry to God to raise up fresh labourers for His
harvest. if we cannot go over oureilves, let us at lewd
help those who can go over. ( itoolaum.)
Dee Rev. J. liauurioros proposed. and Rev. Ilsoutala
Eimmt ercosided • vole of th•oka to Mr. Noel, and the
Guthman having remarked on lbo union shown by varloos
&nominations of Cliriatiana at Bible Society meatiags,
tbe friends deported. • collection Wag made r they
went, amounting to £3 13, Rd.