The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-03-27 00:00:00

000 D FRIDAY TEMPERANCE MEETINGS.

On Good Friday the friends connected with the salmi in
at the T.nipsreno• Hall held several ineetlnga This
principal topics WWI Me Sunday Closing Bill and the
0 op,l Temperance and Blue Riblion Army. heralded
borne days previ,vts by coloured posters annermaiog the
services for the day. It was with roues pleasure and joy
a hearty welcome was given ti the I sree number of friends
who aeseasbled at the prettily and tastefully adorned
Temp.rranct Hall.
At 11 am. • prayer inviting was bold, when very
earnest ware the supplications offered up for the removal
of the think cares from the land. At 3 p.m another meet-
ing was held, when stirring addremes chiefly on the
Sunday Closing Movement were delivered be Messrs
Clarke, Peaty, Blevrett, Davis, and Storey. At the close of
the meeting • resolution was made and put to the oust-
ing, which was heartily approved of. "That • petition
be sent to Parliament front the meeting—to prohibit the
sale intoxicstlog liqu ire on the Lord'. Day.
At 530 • tea was held, when shout ISO people partook
of the reput provided. Kr. Greening, ever solicitous for
the welfare of 'bow engaged in the temperance work, was
actively employed, wi h numerous workers, and great
credit le due to all who labAred ; the catering, too. way

very good.
The evening meeting at 'even o'clock wag gran,l Anal
'netts. A hymn having been heartily lung. Mr. DAVIS

g lidU priyer.
eniirrg. BUIDIN .1111'Wed to the chair. and presided over
the meeting. His opening spe-ch was earnest, pract
and good, end ehowel his det imination to aid In the
meads against the dem so intemperance. and invited those
present to aid in destroying that which hindered the pro-
areal of religion.
Mr. Davis, in • stirring epsech, referred to the heavy
losses ml rain which followed in the train of drunkenness.

H , epo'..l7e. 4Z.of-tri; go;I ac-,iew-ed by the medium of the
B:ur Ribbon Army nod he urged all to become connected
with !.hat ..whin would preserve them from the dangers

already &Boded to. -
Hymn 1172 having been song, Mr. WAX/ novo • forcible
Merest. In quoting mos sad expirienoes, canard
through drinking h•bits in his own family, be urged the
desireboluty of atanding firm, and, whilst thanking of the
de eth of Christ at this Ester eliaaoo, he hoyrd some
would not only sign the pledge. but also give themeelves
to Him who bed done so much for them Aftm staging
another hymn,
Mr. A. Wintr gave • short speech. Speaking of the
purpose for which the muting sae hold, he referred to
tho necessity for issuing and holding oar young
_poopk,
enlisting them under thos banner of tamperance. Ho said
bad habits, early formed and not chocked, often pro.
clued sad and terrible consequences in aft.r life. A sad
story, told by the Roy. Charles Gorrett, president of the
Methodist Coferenoe, sal quot d. showing to whet •
sate of degradation and sin it wee outbid to fall into
The speaker otgod thou preeent to mit grace and
strength from God, and then they would be enabled to
reeist temptation and stand firm in the teussmoce cause.
The CULLMAN thus% in • few suitable remarks in
syskicut of the great question they were now disallows
with, lamented thoe sorrowful downfall of mans who had
been adviteid to drink for their health's sake, and had, in
consequence, suffered in many ways
Mr. Cum; the Indefetlgebl• Town Missionary, gave
• cspital address, full of enthusiasm and power. He
I spoke of the good acoomplisisel by united stew In Via
temperance work. He said it was no use to strike the iron
when cold, they meat sulk. it when hot, and that was
his intention today. If progress lures to be Sb. motto,
that mud work and commence at once. He suggested
Shot • Blue Ribbon Choir be quickly established, and
be mmtionsd several names of victimiser' protest, who
he hoped would Fonder oonsiderable 'miasmas it. felt
thankful for the work achieved through the labours of
Us. Salvation Army, and his heart wag filled wild joy
at the nooses attending the meeting, held to-day. He
thought Goal Friday was • day on what should
rejoics, himself sepecially, as 18 rears ago on that part!.
calor day he was movingly converted to God. He told
of • mass who lived in Cornwall, nsuned Happy Joe,
who, wpm attending the sorvice in the ISt!. Methodist
Chapel. used to about Hallelujah daring the servico.much
to the annoyance or to. minister. A promise was at laal
made by the minister to Happy Joe, that if he
would stop shouting, tpair of boots should bo presented
to him. Now Happy jos wanted hoota Judi,. and the,
following Sunday be alsooared at Chapel with his new
boots on, but during the service he was unable to
rang., from shouting, and kicking off his boots, he
shootei "Boot. or no boots, Hallelujah." Mr. Clarkes
speech was wriest, jitraroticslo sad good. It could
not fail 53 stimalath all present with • desire to work
in the noble canoe.
Mr. DAVIDSON Dee • short and good symoth. H.
ramrod go the large somber of sbstainers in Daredassier.
He trusted all prosiest would support the mesa» for
cluing pahlochouses on thoe Lord's thy. Ile elm mak.
of the good effected in [reload thrush dm Sunday Clos-
ing Movement, and hoped aeon Smiler hersofits wo old be
enjoyed, and that Ifingd are long would also buont a
oe..er notion; not until then would the nation be foe..
Mr. POUNDo dwelt upon inductee in the home, and
urged n orente to train up their children sight
Mr. GLIINDIO, the earnest ternp-ranc o advocate, sp olte
of the numeroas mostings bell in toe hell on th• week.
day and also on Woodsy. H. said be required more help
in the work in order to carry it on eneassefully. Hoe
experieace of 30 year. without the drink was that he
could do far more without it than he could gab it, and
he was considerable' ItsroPier.
The mutation curled at Cho previous meeting was
again unanimously agreed upos, end it was revolved to
forward sans from the meeting to the borough member.
W. R. Berms, Rem , M.P. The measure would include
the closing of pUblichotises on the Lord's Dey„ and also
theabollehlog of the grocers' sue. It was decided to
hold similar annual meetings in the Temp:mace Hall for
ta• spread of Gospel Temoernom Work.
A very hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr.
Greening for the help affordei, and the kind loan of the
hall.
We must not omit to ontntion the singing of the bound
people oestainly deserved much credit. Mr. Martin pre-
sided at the bermonuum. The hill was well 811.1. Tho
meeting closed with prayar.

raised. Our esteemed borough members bars liberally
beaded the subscription list with dostations of 125 matt.
It will be ram by the notice to our advertising cottons.
that contributions will be received by the rector, obtunh-
wardens. the hon. secretary of the eoutraittee, and at
any of the banks in the town. We have had an intima-
tion that a Large pa lab gathering Ia In teciomPlati°6
towards the and of next week to further the object in
I ?Low.