The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-02-13 00:00:00

TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1877.

people, and a few minutes previous to the c. once-
went of the tierviee there was a difficulty in obtaining
a seat. The bawl accompanied the or.ucti in several
hymns during the performance of the service. The
Rev. W. H Lyon preached the sermon. Taking his
text from the first chapter of the first epistle of St.
Paul to Timothy, part of the lath verse " This
charge I commit unto thee that thou mightest war a
growl warfare "—the Vicar (the new chaplain of the
corps) preached an excellent sernisn. War, he sciil,
Wit a Sithivet often referred' to in the Bible. They
resit of war being carried on, attend,' with great
slaughter, in the time of the apostle, which war St.
Paul, in his writimps an I teachings, referred to to
I illustrate the Christian warfare —the goisl ft lit which
every trite christian writ leinnul to calls; on, tinder
the captaincy of his Lord and Master Jesus Christ.
Hail sin not come into the world, there wintlii hate
been no war, for war hail its commeni.ement through
sin. War, however, was not necessarily sin in itself,
for it might be a righteous war, a holy war, in which
they were to engage ; but hail it not been fir mortals
sinning against thsl, there would have been no
necessity for war—no, not even a loyal or righteous
war. Sometimes they heard of war being carried on
to defend a peaceful nation ; sotnetimes they heard of
a war provoked by avaricious conquerors, whose only
desires were to get more power unto themselves;
such a war as the latter--an ambitions war -SV:I4 Wit
nniy an evil, lint a great sin ' • it commit not be a gowl
warfare. But there were other wars which they hail
to engage—a war to tlefeniPonr land and ioir houses
against marawlers ; the war of the loyal man
business in life is to till the ground ; the war f the
husband who hives his children, and WIN• 11 forth to corn.
bat with the world to supply them with the necessities
of life; and many others all of which were gust war-
fares. To the volunteers if Sherhorno who were
before him he desired to address a few words. They
hail enrolled themselves as members of a force which
stisiii ready voluntarily to Ilefen.l their country ; they
hail no ambition to unlawfully 1,. m 04,44 ..ther territory ;
they had no desire for mii•e success or for more glory
no, they stood. as English soldiers had ever stood,
ready, if ?WIN be, to defend their freedom awl main.
tale the presliqc of their country. fly mercy
they were still spared to enjoy the hlemoitezo of perwe
anil quietude. and the NMI whieh was shining so lid:ldly
upon them that morning seemed to re-hisil pirate
them,
,anil urge them on to higher things. It was
Mtn, years !lOW since English bows Inv' been mail..
desolate by war, and tla it (list would spare them from
misery and s piny...ion by forehto roc. Wll.l his itarnis-t
ae !wvr. The Vie3r. couthilthott, pointed oot thew:my
*lv:tam:es which they inherited by living In a peace.
hot tawt and then urged them, 1,, relation to the
three-hitt eootliet hetween the world. the fle.h, and
the devil, to eelkt thene4elves tinder the banner of the
gissl Captain who could never lie !wage's, awl they
would be able to saw " I have fought the ,4e m I At."
oke., :mil would inherit the crown of life awl eternal
, happiness that awaited all true Christians when death
CRllle. . . _ .

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After the sermmt the corps re-form.l and teitrehed
thrmtgli 1E14(11..1i-4mA 3/161 tip rheme-treet, tho
hand playing 3UV 4.1 Y 3fr The Bennie !+e,•tehtenot."
The eempritiv, !timbering upward"; .1 :go, eepantted