The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-06-04 00:00:00

Punic urnooms TO THE ail?. 0. MOULE ON HIS

RICIVRN FIOM CIIIIPA.

There wes • gratify log display of good feeling on tbnart
of the parish of Fordington, towards this Rev. George
Mule, on returning home last Friday evening, slier
labouring for miserly ten years se a misdonary in China.
Prior to devoting himself to foreign mission work, he
was for six or sena years curate of Fordingtoo, and
during the last two years of this period was the
chaplain of the Dorset Court, Hospital. While
acting in those capacities Iss won for himself a large
measure of ISWIIIIII ; and to this sous, together with
the deep regard universally entertained towards his
father aad mother, may be trued the nouns!
ismonetratioo made by way of greeting him on
arriving coma MOM in his native 110WII. His coming
was announced • few days previously ; and the form
psalm which wen rang at Fordingloa shunts on Friday
morning, together wills a display of lap and basting
the 'coition of an evergreen ants at the ulnae*
of Fordingkin Vioarage, sad this hoisting of the snaked
on Ho shush tower, indisated that the Mae of his
arrival was at bud. Sono of the artisan' and labourers
of the parish, who felt iedisbeed to him foe former
kisdnemes. thee appeared to have ocaserted the plea
adopted for testifying their joy at his nature. Tbe
;ohne, too, manifested great interest in the event, and
the result was, that in the evening the Weymouth road,
and the approaches to the Soutb•Wertern railway
station were thronged with people, the mile-Hy belong.
to FO4llllOOO Parish, all waiting to see the lug skint
ooe and to give him • hearty cheer by way of greeting.
A itarriap and pair had been provided to bring into thi
tows the zoinarir with his wife end three children,
and the Rev. H. Mule and Mrs. Monk (who went to
Southampton to naive them), but a body of working
men at Fordiagboa thought the missionary returning
from batting with error and superstition in a
diss.saa ins& mad vistorions withal, ought to be
honoured as it is, or was the esskos, to
honour men returning from well-fmaght battle fields.
Coneuesatly, they removed the hones, mad, &niobium
ropes to the carriage, themselves undertook to
Lpropel the carriage with its oeoupants from the
th.Weetera Eitetion akag the Walks to Fordingtou
eking& Several of the family assembled oa the
platform to meet the returned missionary, and oo
the arrival of the train, after the lint greetings had
been exolsanged betimes him and his friends, the
usensoled hundreds gave bins a hearty 'beer, white warn
soak and again resnowed, as the Rev. G. Moak came
from Use platform, sod many personally acquainted
with him pressed forward to grasp him by the hand and
:y word of welcome. Great was the surprise of the
ls:onery and of the Fiera of Fordington and his
estimable wife, at this onexpeoted reuption, and
though it might not he altogether eassooant with their
wishes, the feelings which prompted it tout be
suiselselly gratifyieg to thus aIL The Bon. G. Houle
hod Mk wort aPtearsacie selsieb raisin work
in a foreign land, carried on with the Nal we know he
has satisel, is well-ealsolated to produce, while his
wife and children were the *este of usual sympathy,
not so much probably on account of soy ill effects in
hubn China append to have had on them, as for th
km of an Fatglish home and Resnais comforts
which they have suffered, and, perhaps, the fatigues
of the vots They were all overpowered by the
snakes remin be u
d, and, as might psoled, they
loft It to friends to do what they would. The
party sniarud
et.`" smi"*.f.'"ldt ;11 y pressed ml
welcome be had received. The moo thee drew the
Genius to the vintage aceompanied by kindred+ of
people. The &auk bells renewed tank joyous musk,
and the seem was of the most animated deseription.
On arriving to front of the vlsarsae. the
returned inianiosory bristly addressed the Immune.
crowd that had &mumbled, and after more hearty
by the people, restored the loved home to
trictl his lie Ins boon so keg a Amager. We feel sure
that we are but expiring the sentiments of all that
assembled on that ocianiow, is saying, we trust this
home visit may soon renew his strength and entourage
him ia the future when lie shall have returned to the
minion ilaid in China, he left with so much regret, and
to which he yearns with holy seal to return.