The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-04-16 00:00:00

DORSET 01UNTY TEDIFEHANCE
ASSOCIATION.

The &nodal anrembly of this emulation took place at
Dorchester at the beginning of last week.
On Mendaj evening divine service Was held at Si.
George's, Pordington. The attendance was limited.
Prayers were read by the Rev. F. Mottle, and the
sermon was preached by the Ray. J. H. Penny, of Abbots.
bury, owing to the regretted indisposition of the Rev.
H. Monte, who was announced to preach. The preacher
selected for his text, 1 Timothy, •., 73, and founded
thereon an able temperance sermon.
On Tuesday morning the quarterly meeting of the
Gluten's and delegates of the association was held at
the Guildhall, the Rev. &moot Knell, president, of
Throop, Ringwood, in the chair. After singing •
temperance hymn, the President read Psalm lxvii., and
an.. Rev. C. Portnall offered prayer.—The Chairman
then made • brief address, valuating the ariserahly to
their Brut meeting in the county town of Dorset,
and expressing a hope that before the lee had sat thp
liernelatien *gold have sneered • Irni footing In South
Dorset, from Dorchester arsond to the sea, and also in
West Dorset. Di-legates were present from Poole,
Bonroemouth, Longtime, Sturminster Marshall, Corti
Mullen, Lytebet; Matravere, Lgtehett Waster, Organ;
ford, Winterlrorne Kingston, &renege, iiilborne St.
Andrew, Chiseiborne, Anstey, Whitchurch, Blandford,
Charlton and Spettiabury. Ibberton, Olreford Fitspelee,
Hawthorn Bryan, Child Okeford, Shaftesbury, Star.
minster Newton, Band of Hope Union, Pimperne,
The minutes of the last quarterly meeting were reed.
—Mr. George Curtis, secretary, read the mindonaries'
reports Mr Vaughan wrote i—Prom January 14th
down to the preeent time t have held dfl-there meet.
ings, average athedanee 10, obtained, E•M rignetureq,
sold Li werth of books, distributed upwards oil,
tracts, conducted several Band of Hope meetings, met
with al warm • reception as ever from the friends,
there has been much to encourage one in finding
a continual growth of our movement in the
emonty, much of our success being attributable
to the earnestnese of the local egency employed.—
Mr. Flemington reported that "a great work is
being done in the county, many drunkards are Ageing
the pledge, Bends cof Hope are being fined, and many
who one, cared nothing about the Behth ate going tO
the house of God, and sending their children to the
Sunday sehool. In some places where the Temperance
cause have taken • firm hold. • veil great change has
come over the people. During the quarter I have
spoken at 50 mutiny, taken 100 pledges,
• familleS, sold ES Ps. worth of bailie, aril
have met the children of the Band of Hops when-
ever I have had an opportanity."--On the motion of
Mr. Rowe' of Bournemouth. seconded by Mr. Bartlett,
of Blandford, the reports were received and ordered to
be printed under the direction of the committee. The
presideot reported that the financial position of the
Association at the present time was that they had
expended about CM in sums of their reuipte. The
secretion nu thrown oat of forming • ladies' cam-
mitres who would hold • heater annually on behalf of
the funds, and it met with cordial approval. The subject
of its Tempersace Monthly Visitor was mooted, and Kr.
Bartlett, of Blapdford, undertook ita publication free
or any the Association. A committee was
appointed to confer with him on the subject of the
editorship. The next quarterly meeting was appointed
to take plass at Beurneinouth, and the following one
at Okeford Fitzpaine.
In the afternoon a qweial conference was held, the
Rev. H. B. Miler, of Eittriestone, presiding, when two
subjerta were discussed; first, Temperence work in
Dorset, how to eitend it, and increase it. efficiency, in
which Melees. J. H. Cotterel, and B. P. Edwards, of
Bath, Mr. J. Taylor, of Loodoe, Mr. F. J. Thompson,
of Bridgwater. Mr. J. Clark, of Street, Mr. &
Fothergill, district agent of the United Kingdom
Alliance, and Mr. G. Curtis, of Poole, took port, their
remarks being mainly devoted to • recepitulation of
what has ahead) been done in the county, and as to the
best Means of raising the feeds necessary to
maintain and extend the influenee of the Association:
second, Closing Poblinhousea on Sundays, how to
secure it. which subject the Rev. S. Knell, of Throop,
Introduced, in the absence of the Pay. H. Monte,
of Fordington. through illness. The speakers
were Mr. Cotters& the Rev. 0. Hinde, Mr. Fothergill,
Mr. Male, Mr. Harker and Mr. Edwards. A
spirited dleonesion took ;i, which ended in the
passing of a resolution requesting the Chairman to sign
I petition to both Houses of Parliament in favoured the
closing of public-houses on the whole of the Sabbath
day. At the close of the proseedings, the Mayor and
Corporation of Dorchester were thanked foe the use of
the ball.

A public meeting ing held at the Oern &Ghana* la
the evening. Mr, J. Harker, of Poole, in the chair.
There was • large attendance, and addressee wm
delivered by most of the speaker* who took part in the
proceedings of be afternoon. The drinking customs of
tbe oonntry were strongly denounced as hindrances to
commercial prosperity, nod the cause of
religion, and teetotalism advocated on the ground of
patriotism, philanthropy, and religion. This was the
concluding meeting, and it is hoped that the intorent
manifested in the proceedings of the aasociotion will he
continued, and that this will prove the beginning of the
rapid progress of temperance principles in this part of
tbe county.