The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-05-30 00:00:00

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ONERBOURG STEAMER AND GERMAN REUEL

COLLIDING-THE GERMAN SUNK.

Between rate mid two o'clim ea Wednesday (mar.
day) toonuog, the Great Western steamer, seamed in
the trade Waimea hen sad Frames, on her oouna boa
Cherbourg to Weymouth, whim not a groat distsaos
from eld-Obeanal, somehow cams into rankles with
• Germs° galilot, whish sank; the stwaw was also
much damaged, bat rimmed the Germans, though sibs
lora her boat. She owns Into Weymouth about ell
that moraine, aad bore the staring marks ol the
collides cm her starboard bow • hole inlay fest Is
length sad some Is width listitig knocked data
through, the areas na hull
ae weed bade
by the force of the collision. lier starboard paddle-
wheel was also much damaged. She had oa board the
captain, Johann Cacp, sad titres men of the gaillot
firwataaa from Papsabosg, and they were i
mat to the Sailors' Some, sad put soder the atirwtt
Mfr. sod bin. Crosby, by whom they wars, it It
always elm name at tuts time, most blindly treamd. It
appears that the Hermann was.. her wares from seas
Liverp.a., to St. Petersburg with LW too. of coal, sad
that Its it., saw the steamer half an hour Wore tee
collision. As they approaotted. the man st the helm
was steering, aooording to his aspralo's orders, S. by
S., sod says the steamer put bet helm the
sad batesthe disaster. We believe, on ths wrong
irmai w
It
ay,
stated the galliot altered bet sauna Whatever was
the COON it appeared the steerner and the Herman
Amok each other on their starboard boss, sad the
gaidot immediately began to fill. With Oh* usual
promptitude ibe Paglialunen got out their boat, sad
suocesded In gratis" tiff au thelaads (Ohs liersnatun,
sad Pitied Qom mil oa board, wbsa a heavy lurch
swamped the steams's boat, sod she was also lost ;
the gallot hemell wont down Is about tea mantes
from the time she wait amok, sad It Is supposed that
the steamer's starboard paddle wheal actually passed
over lb. galllot, whose mams fell. The Germans lost
Weir clothes exoept whet they had as. The Great
Wooten mast beams° eitIOSIVIO repsars.
We learn the Groat Western's master had bleu
relieved about half an-boar before, and the mete was
In charge. This came saw the galliot's green light
about • quarter of an hour before, end shard so to
in his weasel m to go round under the SUM Of
1kr2:14/2111111; but by some extraordinary tamits—(it
I. suppoad throudi los galilil luding up in lb. wind)
—the bows of the two vessels cause together, the
genial passing by on the starboard skle of the Great
Western stern foremast.

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.

Mr. Towers, from the London Sunday School Union,
met a few of the teachers belonging to the local union
on Saturday evening at the Bauk Buildings Chapel.
The pastor, Rev. J. Trafford, wee present, supported
by the Hay. W. Lewis, of Hope ChapsL Mr. :Stone,
Mr. Humphrey, Mr. Randall, sod other leading
teachers, or superintendents, were present, and then
IWAS an informal conversation about the means of
gattiog better attendances at the Union meetings.
Mr. Towers referred to tbe good the Salvation Army
I. doing In many pine's, in getting the elder scholars
to decide for Christ, when the conversation took a
turn, being directed to the old question—" How to
keep our elder seholsrs in the schools r Morning
schools were also talked about, Mr. rowers 'Whig
there is a section who begin to think that morning
schools are doomed; but he was strongly opposed to
this.
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71—pedal p -meetings in connection with the ,
Weymouth, Portland, and Upwey Sunday School '
Union were held on Sunday morning, at Beak.
buildings, at nine, and at UMW p.m. Mr. Towers
addressed the united schools in the cams chapel.
The teachers gathered after the evening services, at ,
the Wesleyan Chapel, where, under the Superintendent
Minister Rev. W. Andrews, • prayer-meeting was
conducted without tantalising gaps. The attendance
Was very large.
A. public meeting was hold on Monday evening at
Gioncesteretreet Chapel. and was ismer than some
previous "Union" meeting.. Rev. J. Trafford, the
re-elected president, led, and the Reeds. W. Lewis
and J. S. Butcher (Hope Chapel and I[Tp•ory) were i
there, with Mr. A. Dennis, boo. treasurer, Mr. B. ,
Lowe, hon. sec., Messrs. Stone, Humphrey, and '
others, with Mr. K. Towers, the deputation.
Rev. J. 'Marrow said they had asked him to fill ,1
the position of president again, and he felt the honour. ,
We want a great deal more of enthusiasm in Sunday ;
School work; W* have not Chlittpd OW minds; we are
satisfied the work is right, but we are too apt to
decline in our spirit., and he was glad we had to-night
a gentleman whose abdt to the schools yesterday was
very inspiring. Traieding once in the railway train
with the late Rector, he-overheard him my to one who
appeared to be in denier of giving up his dass—" Go
on in the strength of td in the pavilion in which you
have been placed, and do not relinquish the work till
you are fts certain that it is the will of the Lord you
should leave it as you were certain it was His will you
should go into it. We have • fatal facility of talking
of going on without making sure that what we say is
practical and pointed. We must be cared to devote
all the labour and attention to tin preparation that we
OM give. Itlse,sytorep.attbattowhlebeverione
Is ready to give sweat ; but to teach the scriptures so
that they shall be a plain book to map, an intelligible
book to children, is not easy. By education we should
seek to draw out the mind, instead of being only
ready to pour into it, when the action of the mind we
seek to teach is thereby bewildered. We should seek
clearly to teach one subject, instead of overwhelming
with • mans of fade and knowledge. He called on
Mr. E. Lowe, secretary, to read the report.
Mr. Lows read as follows :—ln presenting this, the
Righth annual report of the Weymouth and Portland
Sunday School Union, your committee would rejoice
in the fed that nine stholars and five teachers have
been ealded to the membership of the Church, while in
the precious you only one scholar bad been so added.
The oomtnitthis hope that the deep spiritual concern
evidently awakened has brought about them realm,
and desire to express thankfulness to God, and still
pray that richer blaming. may rest on our schools, and
that the coming year may be one of larger harvest, sad
that the tem:hare. may be encouraged to even •
greater extant. The annual festival of the scholars
was held in • field on the Bledsoe.e by the kindness
of Mr. Knight, and a most enjoyable day was spent.
The committee cordially welcome into the Unites the
Maidsootred Widmann School, and hope that it may
result in a blessing as well to the Union as to them-
selves. The committee regret that the Portland
Nonconformist Schools, other than the Coogrs-
istionallst, are still unable to unite with us in Union,
but hope they may soon see their way to do so. Tee
total number of 'choler. aed teach.re at present in the
Union are respectively Lan and 131, an thanes* over
lent year of 216 and V teachers, which is accounted for
entirely by the affiliation of the Wesleyan SchooL
The annual examination of teachers leas been held, and
wink regretting more timber' do not avail themselves
of the opportunity thus afforded, tbecoranlilise gladly
report that those who mane up for examination all
passed, which mast be gratiling as well as creditable
to the President, who kindly gave his services for
dawn through the whiter mouths. The number or
scho ars who were examined has increased this year,
though, through some inadvertence, one school did not
ester. The committee thank the examiners, the
President, Rev. J. S. Butcher, and Rev. W. K.
• Waugh, for so readily assuming the arduous labour
• of going through the whole of the peepers mid
reporting thereon. The committee expires their
I indebtedness to the several gentlemen who, through
/ the year, have read very able pew; and
! and trust that in hitters larger numbers will evince
their interest by better attendance at the quarterly
meetings. The Committals report with regret that the
finances of the Union are in anything but • satisfactory
I condition, but hope throgusthi the coming year all
• obligations will be discharged and the treasurer and
• committee find themmielvss n a more satisfactory
I financial condition. In conclusion they earnestly ask
the prayers and support of all Christians, that the
I work of the Union and of each separate school may be
richly blamed, and Christ more highly exalted. lad
to eaoh teacher they would say

" Go forward, Christian Soldier.
Nor dna= of posed Id root.
Till Satan's host is rangti
And Heaven 1. 011 possonted :
Till Christ Himself shall call this.
To lay thine armour by.
And wear to endless slaty.
The crown of victory."
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(41)1•084.)
pir, A. Mims, the hon. trimmer then read lb•
statement of accounts, *bowleg thug ley wish with
ea advents balsam of 134. Bd., which bad been
Increased (mainly by the oat of the Rev. Mr.
Bt•thstn's visit this remark is our own) to
£3 154. Id., Ell 2e. 2d. being disbursed bad only
E 7 Is. um. received. The President ad not think
this report satisfactory, and hoped the collection
would ohm of the balance due, so that the oulleotioa
on wedusutey evening may go for other expenses,
not nutted in the report. He then attributed the
swamis% of whom Mk• May Freeman peeved with
distinguished exoellencie, Mr. J. B. Frost is two sub-
jects,Mr. W. a Bolt, Miss Carrie Humphrey, Mr.
Abel Attwooll, Mr. W. Ackland, and Mies Mary
HilinFbror. Pessal
Tim PIIIIIIIDIIII said the amount might be raked if
gff u would consent to give beff.u.croui, each,
. A. Dome said it would be desirabl• to get
&usu.' subscribers, say four from each school, ti that
amount, so that they might be able to clear their way
yaw by ymr.
An effort was made on the spot, and the result went
far to clear of the balance.
Mr. Towns said the Sunday School Union number'
118.000 teacheri and over • million scholars, and
glories in including 28 distinct denotalmitioss, from the
Church of Ragland to the Plymouth Brothels. No
use could doubt the hapeetasse if the atioday blood

MOVOIDIPIA Sitir Sabi tho Deetelierf g•theridg. teed
II had dome mete to Woes spiritist lide Ws the
ohtitob•e mg ether WWI. MASSIMO Miens
are largely sapported through Sunday acemds, where
the youog bleptiebeee, led ihe7 eeeed=stre
Bible mom than dew/ hl
It in the school& How lb. Union Is attsoldsp the
Papacy and secularism of the ()oedema, and Hr.
George Williams at an annual breakfast told them to
increase the iniseloaaries from 10 to 40, and he'd give
100 guineas to begin. II the Sunday school children
In Hake would sash Sim • penny a year. the express
would be met. The tempersom snovemeat is beteg
directed in wheels, and future budget, will show soo-
cessive diereses is the consumption of strong drink&
Oblides° should be received talc the churca if they
love the Lord, Dot to vote ea the basis, but to
fortaina of the In'ilaVes, sad be trained and
strengthened Into Oarntian hoods, which are the
missing link between the school sod the church, and
such young Christians will infuse more life and love
Into the Much. Tbe American evangelists bare berm
reaping, in decision for Christ, whet the churches
ought to have reaped long before by admitting
ehildren. Let Dot their piety be chilled by doubt.
Towbars should get out of the idea of honouring God,
and rears their glorious privilege, in being joined
with God in this work. 80•1111 say —' I bare no thas
to prepare my lessos."—Then don't leme. Earseste
nem and love for Cadet are prineipal onatigoetioss for
the work; God expects nothing more than we are able
Ito do; but He waists our best. A. pips of 12 inch
I Menester, choked with debris, may not let through
le mush water as MG of an inch, If it is clear.
last them loin a Solemn League and Commit
that nose will go to the work without Ave minutes
spent in prayer in their room, even if late, the
superintendent would mouse it with snob • reason, and
secs the teacher who peyal elm will never be late.
Teachers should put weasonlog in their lemons, Meths
haw who waned the snuff in the sermons. Scholars
lshould learn at least the Golden Text, and teaching
the lemma from the Note' will lave teachers
from seeking • lesion bobbed, sod is Saturday
talklng—"Ths Prodkal Soo." (Laughter.) Don't
be a keg-feed Christian, but bright and Meer.
(al to mole of the ciam, feel you are on the winning
side, that of all that is tree, beautiful, and good.
Encourage children logo into teases with earseetnees,
and play or study with seal. Acknowledge the dignity
of the work, have so sieves!, teashere, sad remember
that whereas some pebbles on the Chesil Beach ma
take a polish, all souls cen, iv.. SU City Arab's, sad
let us go to our work, sM es seseceseariss, but as
delldreo of Christ.
Rev. W. Lewis moved • vote of thanks to Mr.
Towers, and Kr. Immo socoodod,boet *labels, shares
la seating hies down.
In acknowledging, Mr. Townie salel—Don't ferret
the Ave wiener' ways,.
On Wednesday evening there there was a tea at
Gloucestereitreet School- and, later. • emit* in the
chapel body. People were °irefully looked out of the
hot lighted Meom the galleries.
A venerable =Mister, Rev. R.SZEILID Guns*, of
Bristol, preschied from Gi orist's toss quad= to Pews
—" Lamm thou scar awl his ordlamicia "Food my
lambs." Bewley school teachers are teethes in the
ministry; their work is pastoral, whatever quality
Walden used, teacher' need ; their motives and
fortes are the isms. Peter had more ordlastioss than
this ; be was to be a rook, and the church built on
him' Obese builds his church upon men, for in the
losadadom of thenew Jerusalem are the names of the
twelve spathe of the Lamb. We want manhood in
the pulpit sod Lb* doh ; some people are rocks who
can be rolled on, who are unshaken in trouble and
referred to by the mesa. Let us aim at such
deength, at belag rooks. How By faith in
Christ. Our article of the creed is enough—" I
b-lieve in .7, sus Christ, the Son of God."
Other articles seem almost to want omniscience to
understand, we mud leave something; to heaven to
lawn, our heart is too Stile to spread over Boob •
continent of thought; but get Ibis ardolo—" Thou srt
ths Chriit, the Son of the living God," and we have
what ean sive fermir to the soul and endow the spirit
with every quality that sruiobles a man. Bolide,
streng!la ,r soul we want gentleness to watch against
others dangers and rides the fallen, and this is the
fruit of penitential love. Peter was prayed for when
Satan desired to sift the twelve, and said the Lord—
"When thou art mended strengthen thy brethren."
None warn so well as thole who have gone astray, by
the touch of penitential love even our sin h turned into
good.
Gloucester-street gas-saving prevented the record of
some beautiful coaclnding thoughts; but somebody
turned on in time for the oollection, so they couldn't
do soy secret alms.