The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-08-12 00:00:00

nil SPORTS.

Rev. J. tisianectros pendd.d over ties muscular teetotal.
ism of the day, diopseolog prime in athletic oompetitiono.
among them bliOg
FLAT Ram Ma yds. All Comm.. —This was very well
contasted.the three first awning inclose together. Symonds
of Westbrook. lip trey, won 5a by • yard ; Ryall, of Kins-
ale's, and iiAMlNl,OiDorehMer, almost a dead heat ; bat
the Judge Vine, Longbreely) gave the 2a4 prise,
bd. to Rya/I, the shortest ol the throe.
It wao long before they got up another taos, and we
visited the refreshment tants, for the arrangements of
which we can't ay much. In ons instance it almost
seemed as if we had happened on • publican made surly
by the teetotalism extend; but ministering =ph were
found In the f airer sex. Still we should like to have had
something more to est, for teetotalers have good appetites,
and not ma kind ladies and meet tea can quite make
hungry min content on two-penny bee or dry biscuits,
however high the price. Attar all, the shilling or nine-
penny tee lea *emit Institution, for you can generally
fist enough to eat, without the teetotaler emulating Satan
like • roaring lion, seeking what ha may devour." mid
suiting imitation publics= to be rough of ''was
MUSA., too, to me about a cubic Coot or XI. looked
like good sandwiches deposited muddled on the floor,
whereas had they been nice, hundreds would have saved
them from going to the dais. Lucky it was that no
pablicans' booths were on the ground, or many would
have been tempted there, if only to get a bite of tweed and
diem We hope that another Urn, the committee will
announce competition (by teetotalers only, if they will) for
the supply of =freshmen=

WWI lif we cent quite pnicelee total abstinence from
food, well let our moderation to known unto all men, and
seek consolation in to.

Hymn.' RAC; lON yda , ifs flights. Six started. but
the ram was soon loft to three. Hamm, of Dorchaster,won
5a by • few yards, and 8y...., of Dorchester, won 21. Id.;
but was nearer Ryall than he we. to Hamm
Nut they gathered at another platform meeting, pre
sided um by Rev. E. BOLTON, and the nate in front were
quite Oiled.

Al ter the preliminaries, Rev K. BOLTON said he could
not give the data of his teetotalism, but he bad been a
teetotaler long enough to be satiated with It, and knew no
other creed with reepect to temperance than teetotalism.
(Applause.) Dowell' did he regret the absence of the Rev.
Owes Menial, who was to have filled the chair, for right
is Kr. Maned is on the subject of the oonfemional, be
would have received the speaker's confession and given
him brotherly absolution. The simociation he congratu-
lated on the happy circumstances of this fete, • day more
distinctly favourable, even God could scarcely have given.
Looking on the beauties around, we we» reminded every
beautUul thing in God's world has on it the stamp of
abstinence from that which blota and ruins every living
,Tia Perhaps to-day'. gethering may les the point from
many whohavenot taken the stand before may begin
• course better than moderate drinking for the Kingdom of
God here. Teetotalers are an army; we beer • great deal
about fighting, too much Indeed; he was sick of bearing
of our going out and shooting barbaroue people like doge.
But teetotalers hare a warfare of God, not of the earth— a
warfare to which our Master', voice ham called no, and in
which we shall gain the victory. To say the hod of those
meowed to us is a right principle; but what could be said
for -the great enemy, strong drink, for the beer
berrel,the intoxicating glass. To do so would be in opposi-
tion to the priociples of Kingdom, to set at des
all the best interests of mankind. Strong drink bas God's
cum upon it ; it curses God's creaturee, has s= wreck
and ruin among noble live', has made men y, has
brought down their highest intellects and &band the
heart in which the Spirit of God should dwell. In the
homes of the people where strong drink has
ec
we see weeping mothers, famishing children. (Rear.)
how come the bed times! If the Lord have lip=
thrashed times in commerce and agriculture, It
we have needed them to brine us back to Hint A wide-
spread indulgence in strong; drink is at the reel 01 com-
mercial depression, and will be at the root if asthma
Min, unlade we net it out He bade God speed be iree
one who will pat his hand to the plough, and speak a good
word for the amok end he rejoiced at being beeenred to
speak for the Dorset County Temperance Asecielethist and
be one of the vice-presidents, whether he deserved it or
not. Proud was he to stand there sea Good Teeneher, and
should be glad to make them better tewerea, mien than
even now ; but however they worked toad wink' Hem, and
give strength and wisdom for His work. Let them be
strong and true, standing shoulder to shoulder, without
jealousies, envies, or strifes, for we are living for Christ,
not for societies, for the truth, not for exaltation of the
individual. How often has the came of right depended
on the few! So if the multitude be within us, or even if
we stand alma, let us not fear, for God le greater than the
I multitude, and however feeble the instrementallb, honest
idort shall at last break down the wrong and establish
: the right Hight that day be the starting paint of bettor
1 things for earth by work, whose fruit Asa be gathered in
heaven. (hP9thume-)

Kr. W. -Hastorrr„ of ToMuddle, had been a teetotaler
for neariy 10 year; and when the tanner was presented
from the Scots Greys to the Dorchester Band of Hope, he
took his eldest child, end they pszadsdthe town, with
not mare than • hundred. Bat when be saw the
large number in prom...ion, he unclaimed—" What bath
God wrought Having toiled sUMOIer and winter, in
wet and heat, all day. he stood yet in good health • total
abstainer. at 00. able to think, speak, and work for man's
good, and he had four children sod eight grandchildren
who had never Wind intoxicating drink. (Applause)
The cams is now working up from the lower chow to the
and he charged themeto cast the accursed thing
enW.ly out of their hose.; to discountenance it at WI
times and in all phase &nowt would be won thus, he
(mad it even from publiasea, who all knew William
Hammett la • total abstainer. Let them be always at
work, and go from the mosUsg firmly determined AM to
give themselves to God, and tlim to the salvatacei of the
world for His lake, (Alrelaum)
mr. J. Gnu, fun., exhorted those who had run well not
to be ashamed of the muse, and the moderate drinkers he
sought to bring in, for they were doing the harm.
Drunkards there were none them for none of them mold
I stay from eleven to six without • " drink.' (Hear. bear.)
A moderate Christian man on Sunday night told •
drinker "Now don't you go drinking too much: lust take
(mouth to do you good Row muck be asked, would do
good And he argued —none. Man of all sine. Young
and old, fat and lean, are in the temperance ranks, and
found total almaiinence good for )
The following figures wore this read as dapa by a
=maim at • moot tomporases mer. had" at
th. Zzlesca• from • fonersta rotors for six
mentbs:—Strenith of curlew 4130 &Walsers. 1,514;
noealtstaisera. 2.7.arilluideathe. total abete==
ohm= ;Is . abstainer; ;
3131: &botanic.. o ;
10 nonetmmll ;
damage; abstainers. aoo4.lse-akisidia
ri• 3H ; in
atotainen, 3; nanabolisisera. 13; reduced to mks,
atotainers. 0; sesatendoers, 12; forfeited G.C. badges.
abstainers. 0; nan-sihutidnar; 30.
Bev. ILL VAUGHAN expressed himself rather 'awned
and amused when he beard SOM. of their boaltree talk
about making to.. tsar teetotalers. He had bean one
for roars than /5 years, and be challenged the Add.
(Laughter, and bear, Way ) Bat soother sentiment
uttered by that brother commended itself to his soul-
- Let as all work together for the grand object, without
any petty W 101..." Mr. Vaughan than moved their
bast Gooks to Mr. Hall for hie kindne, la giving the
use of the Ark, allowing the run of the plaos, god woe•
lag aim geomedence. (Greet apphose and a Warty
_ _ - •

The Derdeoller Handbell Ringers thee moantad the
*Ham mai. atter earned enquiries for " J adz. • %at
sismoirs4uldet lambic turned up all smiles The party
tiks• Idessd " Aa*la We." " The Blue
WM hen." ether bell music. in very credit.
abl• AY* thrash by the band play-
ing one or der. =a =la the ground. The
=l:iires wltegazremitont to add to the pleareui of
Hooking, sadateTheraiik _sad to .F. bet
belong. We web the henna ringers ell ancorea