The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-09-19 00:00:00

BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

The cause of one of the earliest of modern missionary
ociauties was advocated at Bank-building. Chapel last
we, k. o.i Sunday sermons were preached, and on Wed-
nesday evening the public meeting was held, under the
rresidoncy of the Rev. B. A. Griffin, who remarked on
the b. nevolenco of Christians which brought them
together on bolialf of others who were thousands of
miles away, and whom they might never soe in their
life. The contributions the previous year from Wey-
mouth amounted to 138 10e.
The Rot, Mr. WlLTetirga, of Taunton, spoke of the
' encouralements to mis.ion‘ries in the midst of great
difficult', v. Gad hail prospered the work in the darkest
corners of the world. Years aeo people were earnestly
praying for places to be opened to the messengers of
the Cross, and they bad gone away almost without
looking for an answer ; but Goi hod been quietly
opening up pieces. and now there is tamely a country
where the gospel may not ba preaohed. In India 212
had been been baritisA by the sooe ty's agents during
the past year, and in all the &If vent °hutches 1.676
converts had been reeeived by baptism ; 793 had been
restored, and there were also 2.823 enquirers. The
result of this shoal I b the quickening of their faith,
that they might look forward to the time when all
should render glory to our God and to his Christ.
Tim Rev. A.. Mclilegrin, deputation, had workei in
India with their former pastor, the Itev. Mr. Trail ird,
who is now head ef the oolloge at Sorauipore. Mr.
McKenna, after being twenty-ono years away from
England, was very much struck wiCr the Sabasth
coo 'ld, and thought II great deal of work might be
going on unseen. He himself hail been converted
through eh., mission work, as he went to India un-
converted, an officer in one of MM.'. ships. The
vessel neared repairs, and he went and lodged in the
house of a godly men who spoko to him shout rvlig on,
and though he did not pay any attention to him at first,
his consistency had a good 'Beet upon him, and in the
end lie preyed to God and and found peace. After
speaking of the lamentable state of India in the time
of Dr. Carey, when the policy of the Government 1,1111
to drive missionaries from the country, when widow-
burning was generally praetisel, and thousands were
thrown to crocodiles and sharks, ho contrasted it with
the present time, now that sutteeism is abolished,
infanticide is greatly on the decrease, and there aro
200.000 converts to Christianity. He also told an
anecdote of a young Brahmin who loved Christ, but
ho could not profess him, lest it should break the heart
of his tincli, of whom he was the heir. Another
Hindoo of high position, and heir to large estates, after
two years' attendance at the mission, was baptised, and
they had to send him away to escape being killed.
The whole town was railed against him, he lost all hie
estates, and had topes' through great trials. In con-
clusion the speaker premed on his audience that if they
bad partaken of the grace of Jesus it would be shown
by their doing what they could for Hie cause.
Tim results of all the meetings were collections
einountiog to Ell 5.