The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-12-21 00:00:00

WESLEYAN FoHEIGN MISSSIONS.

On Sunday lest preparatory eermong -are preached
at the Wcaleran chapel, Don:heater, on behalf 44 thee: tidiadons,
in the morning and evening by the Rev. H. Vetley.
On Tuesday evening the annual meeting am hell in the
chapel, alien there •ast a nutnerout attendance. The chair
was taken by T. Anderson Eut. Wevtn"uth. The meeting

was opened With singing not payer, taft:ir whieh the ellAlßllte
In bringing before the as..emllly the objects .4 the meeting,
ail% cried to the claims the mission tr.irk alb.% er the world had
it, them as enlightened nictobers .4 a Christian church. He
exhorted them to use every effort to fulfil the Important duty,
anil exprereed his own conviction that • time would come when
the misdon fickle would tn, longer present the barren deserted
appetu-ance of 30rc. but weld yiekl rich har%osts of sal‘ation
1., the gluey giftiod—(applause).
The Nev. J. .* , who was cordially greeted. spoke of the
great Weems" which were being made daily in the
of the world. mid attributed them mainly to the light .4 the
gospel. Alluding to modern scienee he onto-toted that
although it hal done much to the impnoentent if the th%.ii.l
condition of the world. still it had left undone the great wort
which they had been entnuated with by our bird and !lamer.
Where the iotroglitetion 14 science tied failed to easel • m.slifv.
leg influence 11.1 the actions .4 the savage nations .4 the earth.
the opening •o them of the word .4 thsl,lll.l the VIIII..IIIIIIIng
thereof. premid to be the great el% Hiner of their lives. lie then
reminded the asscauld% that although they bad done much.
there yet remained a vast deal to be acconnilished. lie urged
then, to withhold neither their prayers nor their *obscene ions.
but let the.. pray qv nnd ghe more. a.. 1, tit.- wl.lowls
cruse of oil and hamil of tuantl, their powers shinaki not grow
la.Zuitl...:r.their faith diminish tlitar,.hsar).

The :4tnl lamed report teat read hy the Kee. B.VARLE• ,tthieh
stated that the Wtal neripta of the tt.elety fir the year 14%
mere X. 101.249 atl., tleritul from the folios hag aoureta :
•

•
d.
Frum Fnrshrs and Ihnos llnsintit, 86.:04 17 7
„ S.wiety (exclu.ive } 3310 7 7
Christi 1k an ..rina...) .
Juvenile and NC./ 1"....ne OM:rings 9.311.1 In 7
10 5
. _ . .

.. N.-nisi Contribution% for Italy .. .. .404 II 10
:: Dividend. on Properly Funded to main: 1.
900 110
Aninntie. I
pacr,..4 ..ry I %.ttletUtry Grant .. .• .. 4:60 0 0
100 0 0

:: lAim‘l Aunuitio

1011,tion 10
36.567 10 10

„ Fonign Receipt... ~

Total 'lonic sod Fon:ign .. 140419 7 1

The payments are aa under:—

. .
s.
U.
General expenditure. imitating the .-ost of the)
Canton anti Manaus. Missions, 111 ti of the t 14,071 13 2
Slis.sions in Italy
Grant toss-arab. the new Illssion Preiniaes in
1,000 0 0
Paris

'faking a lota/ of

116,071 13 2

Leaving • mud' 11•11121COV.ard• liquidating the detidenne•
of former yran. which mulain • burden to the aututuit of
LIN.OUU.

The following summary preaent. a *his of the extent of the
society's Iguratfunt, and the number of Its agencies : -704
central or principal de11..., called circuits ; 5,701 chapels end
fillter preaching places. In connection with the altos.
Ministers and assistant Milliel.Nlint-Nincluding 54 rupernumeries ;
3.070 other paid agent., es eateehists. day-school teacher.. dec. ;
20.32 S unpaid agents, an Sabbath school teachers. Ae., 152,670
members of the chureh ;19,505 on trial; 173,653 scholars in the
end worn printing ertalnishmenta
The Ito'. J. It. Rams espre.wal his earned dmite to rouge
their .ympathy on behalf of hmthennathms. Every individual
the isorhrs surface no. ded the gospel - he would not say
that they trquard It, hut they welled it as the misted taws.
eery of thin life tuul ..f the life to. come. An the previous
mmker had raid, although mienee lad gamed up the face .4
the giohe end shrived uo It. varioue atrata, it had not answered
the question 'taught with such imminme Iniportance "von
and brethren what .hall I do to be wised." Ile wanes! them .4
the danger of aithholding fn,m lothuno the great gift of the
gospel which they had received. Itomankm, ritualism, and
rationalism now threetened to. overthnos the church, and their
ut et efforts were needed to withstand 14, mien *Amen La Let it
not be said of them, "Woo not.. the uhurth st peace in Zion."
But let them give their asebitanee to thoee who wont lout not
the 1110111 on for going only—but earnest prayers for their
eubsequent mom.- (applause.)
The Rev. J. Wend. expressed the pleamire it efforckd him to
Pee 01 MX3II, Mirligen, of different denomination. torment. Ile
dilated utso, the miraele.w.eiting Inner of mission. When
Chred was working ha miracles 1., the tl..iy 1.41141. he said to
hin wondering disciples Ye %hall .10 much more than thew."
And he urged that greeter miracle. had been done—even no
the welfare of the out no, More impotent than
that of the body. A. an instance, he tooted the con.
venion of two North American Indian chiefs, whom tlirldian
name. were John Bunday and Peter Jonas Those saveme
were onoe living in all the horrid pride .4 barbarity, eaultnit
In the daughter of their fellow-creature., and adomimt their
persons with the hideous trophies of their carnage. It. (the
mnsaker).aw the robe of the first .4 the two convert._ it wa,,
brilliantlyrnloured garment, ornamented in an ingenioue end
tasteful manner, nod douhtlenscontainod many littlo feature.
which would not appear More rkliculous than wane parte 14
101,-....11CL1 chili...l habiliments: but the emitting point of the
,i.e wan the nuineroas luck, of human hair which hung b. nova
almost innninerehle along the front and back. ghastly tokent
of the ow nee. =veg., mind. But thy light of the gospel shone
upon them, they wereconverted, and now they abhorred such-
things no much ai they heron. admired them. Similar mime.,
1.. Y. changew had been effected amongst the Kenewhatdales,
the native., of Imbrador, the nein. of Africa. the Catlin, and
Iktuanes, the tutu Hands., the aubtle Chinamen, the mechan-
ical Feejearis, New Zmilandent, Friend] Society bilanden, and
(Ahem He urged them to exertions in the Lord'.
work --(9148,..L
A mianonary hymn was then sun
. . .

The Rev. A. Prrooiroime. of Weymouth, followed. In • genial
speech, full of anoeilote Ile alluded In • forcible nunner to
the work being carried on 4 the 1107 mledonarlee belonging to
the rawiety, and exhorted them to give aLI the aid they could to
the Lwow.

00,
The Re,S. HooLa*, of Portland, followed In a brief
The Rev. B. VAILLIT VOW of {blink. to their reit-
pe,tod Cheirtnan. end °MOW with It the aut.:Alters and
Ulnae who had muted that evening.
Ite.. J. lI.mU. seconded the nrunoaition, and It was carried
4111.1110otttly.
It, returning thanh•. the C11•11111te said It grave him great
pleaaure to he there that evening, and he trod.' the
ehtireh would go on and imam.
-(he.,. how),
The Dozology w. then 'mug, and the meeting elomd.
The ,vollectlona at the am, ie. on Sunday, met at the annual
meeting amounted to a 1.5 to, &L. bungl.. 8,1, more than an.
colluded Met ymr.