The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-11-14 00:00:00

SWA.N•OII.

Tows Illatie—Th-e-n-;;;-T.;n Hall ant Local
B t.r I oflict. i tho central part of the iligh.street
ale n.w r • .feel in. Ehey era lan lam.. ss I emu.
limns building., and when entirely fini.h.d they
will he indeed an ornament an I a h.n,fit to the
town Tne headings are the prep :ay of Mr. G.
Burt, of Purhnk Howe.
EVENING CLAS.loL—tiasood three times weekly
f dolt hole were "panel rather more than • week
ago in the Notional 4.rh001. en let- the superintendence
of the lay echool headmaster, and taught by the ROM
If. J. Ms. n and D. Ts. ra. jun , and Mr. T.
Randall Teen are over 2.1 org•nbsed. and now at
work, with a view. if po.sible, f preparing for the
Government examination in Amil next. There are
one Of tW • other evening chaises in the town, all ilong
• good .nd us-fol work. Mult ear. also work-
ing In Hinton School, under the Mimes Travers and
the Rev. IL F. wdlity, curate.
Tim-two:mt.—On M many evening a number of
W. 01. y• . fr oil. tuet 'op-the- a. the Rectory Cia.s.
r
it- lit .b e •v. nine in pester. Th y expre-s-.I thir
g-at Rule Pi (lo I for the go .1 they had received hem
tit • ministry on I work td Mr. and Mrs. L .nmstore,
who for the inst year and nine math. have la...ired
lathe neighbourhood of tiwannee. At the close ..f the
meeting containing 24 wa. pre...tired to
Mr. on 1 Mr.. le•ngutore. The puree was preeented by
Mr. J. how, with • ehort whine. : Dear Mr. and
Mr& Longm .re.—You have been labouring with at
in the Gospel flpf One year and nine months to the
bent-lit of a ul.. Your Christian w irk will be imitate.]
1y n. in the toter,. Yon are abut to leave U,, and
It .crurred t • a few trends that coin-thing &mid be
done to show our infect. for many will bin. the day
Vol ram. to with among it.. It was thought that a
little money w..uld h. in at acceptable. to assist you to
an idler lime, which in given with willing hearts." I
...iv ..n behalf • f the sulweriben, the on.. of
fro 2.., followed by many prayer., bong you will
accept the saine.—The gilt wa. acknowledged In Mr.
sal Mr.. Loimmore wi h leer, feeling on I gratitude.
Mr. Lon:mare sail that he hod been 1.-I to have •
deeper sympathy with sail .r. and stone-workere
thr ugh his work ere, onl hod been greatly sumsorlsl
in his wink by the Frani. an I kin-1n... •.f the Chris• lan
pe Itere.—Mr. I. num. we has presched 401 sermon.,
an I made 2.fiti vi-it.., lee nth, engagein. nt..
pm lic m.e.ine, .ervices. Lady C.
('al-raft has a 1... usanifes...,l great lun Inn. an 1 sym-
pathy with Mr. Longtu •re in his w ok. We feel sure
Gol will lie-es ieh a sow wherever he goo.. lie will
lei greatly miss and wante.l by many friends in
Swanace ••,,,,1 heights urhood.

A COMBILMPOMENT, wilting from here, desire,, the
leader. of the teat tel nrovem..nt to wise in providing
mime agreeable suh•titiges for letting d ink., and
Imitable plao-s in which to partake of them. They
would find it much es.ier to turu • po w mai, from the
" ul-deetroving hear 'if he found that he het some-
thing more nott.i-bing and agreeable to his test, to
f.II heck up It I. All very well to tel him thi.
th About teetreali• to, but if we have not sow-thing
better to place her 're Mon who hee le an us-I to his
'it.p., i• is not I Oh tl, ,t we eh.. 11 k•ep him on our
si.le. N... there ;mem s. A difficulty •mong Rome
of the hum'.l.-r cia0..... in it.,t Linz a gon I cup of t•-s ..-
.robe, anl, until the, I. an improvement in this
pArtioulgr branch .4 busiwgni...ur Iri-nas of the coffee
inu.i not lay all the hi doe on the working man
If he prefers the stimulus supplied by three-Penny-
worths of hot gin or brandy and water, mei once
beginning is mule no doubt other+ will follow. At
the meeting held last Monday evenirg every one was
Invited to come and aim but not a word witi sell
about providing a place for th.in t go after they had
taken the ;dodge. Nnw there is a large number of
aimmittos men working for the canoe and we should
like to can what they cmn ni, toward' getting til, one
thing nee Ifol—rent going inc., ig-u• smell 'harem to
stock an.l rullr.rt it, an I than, after a time, share the
profit., if

TNE TEMPERA NeE AIuVEMENT.
On M n.lny 1.4 a Vie Blue Ribbon
Army wn.. bell in the British Scionlroonn, when the
Hey. T. Steer wan the chairman. The ine-tins com-
menced by sieginc th. hymn " Hark ! the Temperance
Trump. t Sistindinz." and a short prayer by tin Chair-
man. when he called on

Mr. A. Solemn, who mid he was glad that a
temperance society had been started at gwanage—a
so.dety which is a Manch of th.t grand temp .mnt).
orgiudisation .d whi.ds Eughiod inight to be proud—
awl Lb. reason why tic eoci..ty licit so proapered
everywhere was hc•emise the Gropel was preached with
tem). -*nee. in fact, HIMORrAIIOR WA. a p irt of the
Gaspe], An I it WAA HOlN,Aa.bie for anyone to prealli the
Gospel without peen-lung tempery Cr. The sneaks
of the sickly n t only depend...l on the cormuidee
*mil officer., hut on the ineuthera and the
wculd only prover when every member dit
hi. • r her duty. lie then went on to d Seri NJ the
two features c dan.cted wit:, the yolk. Met —the cot-
version of li,. irunkan,l to • life 11• Ihriety ; *nand,
=ding youug pimpleto join who have
e enslaved to the tyraut of all t) rauk, alcohol
by saving them from ever bra maim runtime, drunk.
Ara. lte pointel out that if the young pem,le are to
grow up • 'her they twist have the example of 1411
ahatinews at home. lie need two or three Musks,
Mons to show there are young teen and young women
to Wit'. would mover have given way ti habitic of
intemperance if they had not Is en taught to love
their glass at house, and lastly he iurpre.sol upon the
audience the thought that all el isee, are requited to
help in the temperance ur.vemeot. It is no use ic pie
hoping the *witty will prosper unless they coine
help it prosper. iyuipathy without help will avail
nothing. The best way to chow our sympathy is by
practically helping the MUM.
After another hymn, Mr. NI ILLWARIA Nag C.sned
lie sal I h. wiskil h h.d beet. Mat. na ..fner auch so
ago .pgalter am they hal jos; hcei, hearing it w. e
difficult to kuow wid.t to say. Ile spok • • iota the
badge of lithe Whir u, aoleAtt he had j ii. to g a
bit on all his csata (lint we 4-n't thick he h vl any oh
the one hie. wearing.) lie waged woo ac-itt•t the
monster, drink, whim, we can see day by day
stuengst us, and which is the blight of tunny home.,
and the desire. er .4 • :mother if our fellow creature
Two.thirals that fill our hospitals, prison., ,re
caused through this wonder, drink. 11. spoke ..f th,
misery Ins drunkard's home. He thought there was
a little prais due to the publicans, as they certainly
did try to Mate things coml.. :obi- for ibid. cost •uoo
in the shape of tires, a .sy seats, A,. If.. iuspresa
upon all that hail nit aigued b. do NI, then we iu this
our lush century. will leave our footprints for Ahern in
the rising generation to follow.
A few pleasing rein irks from the eltAlitllAll and
M. N GRANT, then
Mr. Montanus gave a very interesting address.
lie said he had bgen • teetotaler for 14 years, d
meant to be OHO IO the °RAW hi. life. It. then op le
of John Ashworth, and said that temparanc. was on,
thing which helpe I to raid, the noble eelf..knyi g
preacher in the eyes of the world. He also gave •
tew very amusing anecdote., which were heartily
applaud. d.
The CHAIRMAN in elating the meeting, said how
pleased hi hal be:n to listen to the speak., s. Although
of our own town, they had given him as much pleaau e
ad some of the most eloiu ut that he ha i heard.
Ago idly number signal the pledge, The Army is
greatly augmented.