The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1864-11-29 00:00:00

FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL

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IN FOREIGN PARTS,
Ou Tuesday afternoon the annual meeting of the
Weymouth branch of this society was held at the
Assembly Room of the Burden FloteL There was
• numerous attendance. The ohair was taken by
John Moyer, Req., M.P., who, in opening the pro-
merlimp of the meeting. spoke as follows :—Ladies
and gentletom, —lt will not be neeemary for me, as
chairman of this meeting, to trouble you with any
lengthened remarks in suppon of the great cause for
which we are met together. Ills qnite neusealmary
that I should urge upon youth. arguments and eon.
adoratione with which, Indeed, you are well ac-
quainted, and which form the great basis of all tree
missionary enterprise. l'heee arguments and tire
considerations are mainly derived from the Word of
God,and from that Word as Christian people there is
no appeal. but it may sot be unfit that I should first
advert for as. or two minute. to a consideration
which has presented itself to my mind, and which, I
think,you will admit is of some moment with regard
! to the operations of the society which we are here to
support. It ha. often been observed of late that •
greet camp has taken place in the relations of this
country with it, colonies and dependencies. Some
years ago, I think I may say, without at all die-
paruging those who Mae gone before us, that the
position and condition of our colonies were chiefly
regarded by this country as they promoted the
general wealth and prosperity of the empire; and
especially as they promoted the advantage and benefit
of the iobabitarts of this island. Bat a change
has come over that policy. I believe I may now
truly say cd the Government of this country, and of
the Legislature coinciding with that Government, that
it does now put &sr...ninon for its object the wellbeing
and happiness of the colonists themes/Tee, end in
that it earn t include the welfare of the native
population in those colonies, and amongst which
these colonies have been founded. Now, I think this
will lead us to consider whether, and bow far, it is
possible for the Government and for the Legislature
of this country to promote the supreme good. and that
which after all is the highest good to the population
to which I have referred. It ie u fur me to
enter at length into them considerations, me we
all know that coast anted as this country *politically
formed a. this Government is, admitting not only
toleration in its fullest extent, bat to • great degree
the equal position of all faiths and religions in the
eye of the law, it is impossible that the Government
of this country can undertake to introduce among
the dependencies of this country that which we as
Christie°s must always look upon as the highest
good, namely, the faith of the Gospel of Christ. It
is only through voluntary amociations such as we
▪ met here to support to-day that this great
object can be carried out ; and what I alluded to in
the commencement of my remark., as to the altered
relation of tit is °Gantry with regard to its dependencies,
give us, I think, a greater opening and much larger
ability than we have before had for carrying out the
work to which I have alluded. looking at one of our
principal dependencies—one certainly to which to a
very large, and perhaps I should not be wrong in
esying the largest interest attaches in the present
day, becaus, in point of population there is DOOO that ,
same& it; as regards its historical associations there
ars none which are more interesting; as r
the docility of the people there are none which holds
le
out more promise, I mean the great dependency of
India—we find that openings are now before us,
to which if we give heed adopt, and put in
practice, I believe bold out good juromiase of success
for all our ben endeavour,. There is, I believe,
little doubt that since the mutiny, and the altered
policy to which I have alluded, the native mind has
become far more awake, far more ready to receive
the impressions which civilised men of this country
seek to make upon it. They are aware I believe,
that this country desires first sad foremost their
good, and there&re they are more ready—more
ready than they have ever been—to receiver the
hands of our clergymen and missionaries tires great
truths forth. rke of, and forth, propagation of
which, we are here met to-day. And further than
this, in regard to the more direct anion of the
Govertinient we know that upon an occasion of a
deputation--1 think it was from the Church
Missionary Society—waiting upon the Secretary of
State for India, in the beginning of thie year, the
Secretary of State gave that aspartame to understand,
and I believe that intimation has been nom carried
out, that he would prises upon the local Government
of India the expediency of giving larger moisten°,
than had hitherto biro given to thaw efforta which
are brag made for the education of the native popu-
lation. I believe in this respect a good opening is
before no. There is every disposition by the Govern-
moot to remove restrictions which before existed.
The system of grants in aid, which have been found
to work so well in this country, and ahiob get rid
of obstacles and impediments which no other system
have been able to surmount, that system is being
adopted, I believe I may say liberally, in India; and
through these means, I belisive,we may hope to make
• large impronsion upon the mind. of India through
the yoath and those who are sent to school in that
country. Now, I think these are reasons—there are
others, no doubt, perhaps more weighty than these—
bet these are D.OOl of the reasons which bars
occurred to me, to lead us at the present moment to
hops for greater success in the missionary enterprise
than we ban yet had, for I believe those point to a
future greater than has yet opened before us, and
we have only to take advantage of them to meet
with that mucosa io spreading the Gospel of Christ
which we so mud t desire. Now, it will not be for
me to detain you soy further upon this occasion. I
believe in oarryieg out those object, to which I have
alluded, this moo.. y holds • most important position.
It is working, I io hove, with very great cordiality
in many parts of India with the sister sonny,
the Church Mir...nary Society. The Bishop of
Madras adverted in his late charge to the
SYDOW@ which was attending the united action
of the Church if isoinnary Society, and the Society
for the Propagation of the GoepeL I believe the
harmonious working of the two societies is of greet
importance as to the effect it produces upon the
popular minds of India. I believe that in this our
'own country there has been much—l believe there
has been at times some impedimenta arising as to
the work of missionary enterprise from ampried
dirge...meat, sad from —1 will not call it hostility,
but something approaching to it, between the socie-
ties; but if ever it has existed it is mocb obliterated in
the present day, and the more these two great soon.
ties act in hearty concurrence, the more will the
maisiouary spirit be awakened in us. I will pot
detain you by any further remarks, simply that to
say that the report which the excellent secretory of
this society will have to read, will, I have no doubt,
bear out the report which hes on the table of the
general operations of the society; that it will show
not only • oonsiderable ironer in the general funds,
but also a large increase in the encores attending the
operations of the society, and that is this respect, as
well as in all others, the society has a claim—good
claim—for the support of these Christian people.
(Applause) .
The Rev. G. PHILIPPS, curate of Trinity Church,
and also district secretary of the society, read the
anneal report, from which it appeared that the seb-
scripticns amounted to LYS, being an toneless of
86. 6d. on the previous year.

Sen•Litio AreLte.--On Mislay, before the Mayor,
Captain Peewee, flouts. Downie, a boy II years of age,
was charged with riesling four apples, valued at Id,
from the Onst Western Railway Station. A porter,
lc the employ of the Great Western Rail.ay Company,
proved that as Wednesday he saw the lad come from •
hag of apples In the goods station. Thinking he had
taken some apples he asked him whether, he lud any.
He replied that he had not, butafterwards prod oold..tm
and two more were (rend on him He was re
until the following day, when, in reply to • geodes.,
!elector Morrison said pris. ner had DO business in the
'e.t.a.—The young offend r acknowledged the
offense, but onuld not amigo any reason why he
had committed th• theft. Although young In years he
bee been convicted for st.aling mooey, but imprison-
ment not appearing to deter him from the commission
of
crime'
be
we.
now
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to
I*'frit" w" w&
a birch rod, and then to he dials:mad. PORTLAND.—Tftski Taos During the
Dnoseasszes.—Heorge Motley was &erred with, holt fete dark owing. to the heavy gmaxid uses which
being drunk aed iseepahle.—P.C. Arery mid he foetid bade revealed hare, several lumps of silver have
sSoner in Park-rimed oarly on Friday morning. a. been embed up on the Chesil Beech, on. of whit*
he amid not give a esishasterry oesenet of him. Lf he weighed 25 ennead The Portlanders giris there the
we. taken Into custody.— Priseer asked I. be forgiven. ammewhet strange same of " Ducky stones," which
as he es ISO mi.. fro. hose% and, as he iopise.md to owes is origin to the follewins :—lt wee shoot 40
feel hi. 1,..."44. "r 7 mak be woo cab."to be nom gears ago that the first " ducky Inoue was picked
out of the town.
Buravotgarr Sorign. —Os Ilseday three wrsioes fla•Da_„ba,?• •firaad,,,
_ta Play • gam. of "duck"
were preached at St. Illary's (Hush is aid el this society, (5 Slab. laaMa • ww° in lb. day) and with on
when the variations amounted to FM the heath to Ind suitable for the
Fiat.—On Tuesday morning, .000 aft* elz °Nilo*. Pat. obeli one o them picked up what
• Ire broke out on the Pr..l,lft. of MS. Hew., sow he eOPPOIOd to be • pebble. bet it. clear,
fectiosser, of dogmata place. It apples that is Ire hell-like sound aeon convinced hint of kis mistake. was aaaa.l by a &Acme. dummy at the bselt at the Siam this, and at different Metes, &Argot flanker of
, Amp, the AMINO spreading to the beano Awe. Fume wedee4Memer
la hays twee found. many rare ago
tely the dieweary wee made Om.* Ma soon • vessel was wrecked on the head', and Ws,
broke net, and as the polies wars most gowl= no lat, Isessed part sl hirs mego.
in attewdasee, the lamed wire, with bet
difficulty misdeed. Th. damage doss... bet Wilms. WARE 13 • 14- Swamis. Tasman,.
Boimmis annors. Ylevelaber IL—Refers 0. W. Farrev, Req., sad *e
present were the mayor (Captain Proms) E. &yip sad Rest. G. V. Oarland.—Seth Celtn. of Swages*,

The meeting enie aftereiarde addressed by the
Rev. J. Mammal, D. D., View of 44.03 ; the Rev.
C. 0. Goodford, D. D., Provost of Eton ; and the
Rev. J. E. Philippa, ILL, vicar of Warminster.
At the conchiSon of tbs addresses a ooltootioa was
made at dam door.

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