The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-18 00:00:00

SL Owes's (Portia:A)
Soatawell (Portlasd)

VIISUILFLICID t

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Wisdom

O.miogloa • 61 64
81. Gtorge's (iortiMid) 7 0 0
The &EBY and 'implied choirs having robed SA
the school, they marched in procession to the church,
the hymn beim sung =lode b Ilacisrren. Hoch
of the effect of the was spoilt by the
exceed,* energy of the boys who bawled the pro'
cession, whose notes on entering the chum was
dreadfully harsh sad out of tune, and must have sorely
tried say ssasitive ear in the congreptkm. The Bev.
W. Barnes evidently did his utmost to moderate the
youngsters' ardour, but it was sot tiU the heavier voices
following had ent;rel the church that ibe hymn could
be listened to with any pleathre. When all the choirs
had entered their mats and bad settled to their work,
the remainder of the hymn was given with consider.
able effect. The tune was • trying one, end appeared
to be somewhat out of the reach of loam and Oa the
concluding D • few of the irrepressible' above
meat:load ware wily 11 at. At the conclusion of the
and whom kneeling for private prayer,
Mies 11111;Erloo!la played • portion of the beautiful air
from asendetheothes peak "How Lovely are the
)lassimpra." The taste twined by the monist le
this piece characterised the whole of the accompani-
ments of the "orrice, and we are bound to say • large
share of the musical MONIS of the festival is due to

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The marks of expression were paid the greatest good to speak to Arnett, for be had previously told me
atlas to, sad we wife particularly Mock with the that he would not order her away from his
doellent effect protium' by the pp at the yeses "The boom and that he would share his last crud
Lord is full of oorapieden aad - mercy," and again with her. I then said " Becky, I must leave
as "The days ol ma me but as pm." It you in the hands of the Lord, and I will
was ham failidkOliff _that the good training of the leave my door opus for you if you like to come."
&lobs Wa. exhibited. There was not • hitch I left with • sad heavy heart. I called on some
throughout the whole of the Palm. The Ant Lesson friends of mine, sod told them all about it ; they
=ill, 8 voitiensalr:ae dad by the Bev. S. A. advised me to use authority, and take her by form
of P and the esoood (Rev. • 7 verse), I regret now that I did not. but I 'waled to God to
hy the Rev. V Th. Magnified ded Node protect her; sad wee now I trust Him and believe
Manilas were sung to an effective service by Dr. that He knows bed what is for our good.
Stainer, which impaired admirably suited to sod I have not_quead fare reports; I have only spoken
Moils as were here combined, and the anthem was the troth. Nor are we • vindictive Or • malicious
Rlvey's "They that wait woo the Lord." This people, and I am sorry that P. Arnett should have
bright and pleasing composition was well rendered, added Insult and calumny to injuries I have already
all the prigs being remarkably well balanced.
! The Rev. H. Hvwrr (Rector, of Holy Trinity.
lipzethester), preached an adiairabie sermon, and coo
sparoprtats for soot an omission. from I.
17..." Then the people rejoiced for
that they offered- willingly, bemuse with perfect Inert
1 they adored willingly to the Lord." Hod it bees is my
power, my brethren, to select • chapter more appropiate
thea mother for the abject I have now tobrid before
your noUce, I could sot halre made abetter selection than
I the one which haPPeas to foes the L mos for the day.
It is very seldom that we meet with sad • puree as this
(of the Wallin the history of the Jews. Tee
_greater part
of that history iseaddmalag in the extrema Their easels
are Utile bettor than the anode of ingratitude—love and
esidadelowe co God's part sad oddness on Israel's ; care
neglect is theirs: He
lAlidEgtheta itdbearilitre:
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manifestatleas stands forth with marked pro-
nilammetherecordolthe text—" Theo the people rejoiced.
balsam with 101ful heart they offered willingly to the
Lord." The words gladden us as we reed them ; we pause
over the page on which they lie with • kind of sacred
winder; they are like hidden treasure which • roan
strikes his spade °a as he is dig dm in his Said. The
mat indeed, who showed this devotion are dead and son
—time and decay have swept them in their generations
sway; but though actions are in themselves am short-lived
as the the hands that perform them, iii. not .05m regards
the motives on which they are dose. Principles do not
partake of mortality: they cannot die became they
are part of Deity. Christ is wisdom, the Spirit is
holiness. God is lon, itad living men may Darla, -but life
remains; the loving may dis, but tore survives; the wise
sleep in the grave, but the wisdom that dwelt in
their hearts remains oa the earth. The liberal man can
as More most* the curse of death than the chart
Maned Is salient as Nebel now ; Zamillesoi la as dead
in Jades ,• bat the prinoely liberality of Araunah still
survives in way • breed. and the justice and gesermity
of Zemberes shall be remembered and lin In men.
issesories as long se time sad God add man shell be. Them
are some of the Mut tiesogitte that Mike as as we read the
stirring worded this ter:tee but let us tura from them
to me whet morel bearing they may have oaus now.
First thee we see this—God weals reaserialit to erem a
temple, a house to set His Name Mende, and he goes to
man to caskets for Him. And this is the way He ever acts.
He has built the world and ailed It with all His coardiess
gifts for man's me load comfort He has made man lord
of His works and rider .1 .11 His substance. Bat while
He has dem this He keeps His own claim. Be wanted a
I hem for Himself • temple "exceeding meamUled" But
did He Mid it Himself! He had metals In the mines,
cZal: she sea, ham Is the moonteths, trees in tea
forests, and legions of angels to bear them to
w eerarter of the globe But He left them all in their
He did not move on of them. He gave His
genagrad to David; sad he spike to the !Pottle " Who
thee is willing to conseeMis tile service this day to the
Lord." Book was thenommaad, and we know how It wee
owed. Manly they made their offerings of gold and
! silver, brass and iron, and precious store, sad "the
rode rejoiced dome with a paled heart they offered
weepy unto the Lord.' The command of God for
OdOrilla for His service ins clan, precise, and positive,
hut only from those who were willing would He meet it,
' for "God loves a cheerful giver." And now let me urge
their example to like deeds of goodness.
lit aure u
MIDI not only on this day to oontribute towards
the OIVII/IO of the sanctuary In this Hone of Prayer. All
tiattiments o( Christian worship ought to be as
reverentially and carefully thought of and rendered as we
are maid, able to do it. The portion of our serrioe
which admits of most oare and divenificatim is the eine-
lag of God's praises. Too great yds' cannot be taken in
dogleg the psalms and hymns in • manner salted to the
power and taste of the worshipers. Opinions will of
course differ as to the amount aid mature of the mask
1 which should be admitted in the osremalal of religious
worship. It is • gabfest on which mutual charity may
well be exercised, nosing that in some degree it Is •
I MUM of taste and opinion. My own coeviction
is that what we want is &ark bequest, Marty joyous
review with the utmost possiiirs mud,. whlet,
series of the Church of laglead lawfully admits.
limestarse and devotion are sure to have their effort.
God wedge very effeetaally on mole, SOW through the
instyarmintslity if the Oben% airtime reverently per-
formed. I have known those who have gone to each •
service from mere idle curiosity or for the porpoise of
cavillina and bnding fault, ant bare found that it wag no
subject for contempt and ridicule, but have bees brought
by what they saw sad heard to repent of the evil thoughts
of their hearts I have known tois who when they first
entered indoors were hard of head, careless, and impeni-
tent. but have been brought by God's gram through a
reverent and hearty mink* to an altered mind, and now
look on the worship of God r • *name ant a privilege.
Clod calls to us all—some in one war, some in another.
this is brought to repentance by sickness and the near
prospect of death; one by loss of dear Meads, disappoint-
ment in life, blighted affection, some thrsugh the
Instrumentality of the Word read or preached. But
mingled with them Inducements, or even sena alone, no
call from God is more effectual than the sight of *Men
offering up prayers and thanksgivings with as earnest
spirit and showing evidently that they are gapped
in a reel service. Religion so viewed appears • real
Asir. other wish that they also could learn to
worship God- The °midis)* of reverence is spread aid
a holy Sims is kindled, which, by God's pace, need not
he exUnguialled. The grand object of God's ministers is
to brine men to be gamiest and devout wonhippers and
communicants In slod's House. One get a man to feel
that it is his duty to tetrads God, once lead him to God's
House and show him that worship isnot • long wearisome
heartless thing, the mere perfunctory readings of the
service to which he only has to sit and listen, but that it
I, his own sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. • service
not for mans edification but God's honour; sot performed
for ourselves, but • gift rendered unto Him, and which
Its the gifts of the Jews of old must be rendered
willingly, not something which is to be paid with • view
of getting • return in the shape of mercies, spirituel or
temporal, but as Itself our return for blessings remised. 1
" Praise ye the Lord. The Lord's name be praised." In
them two sentences we have set forth worship in its subli-
med shave This I. our loftiest office; for this our
churches and our servicee—that God may be minified.
This laths music, if we have hearts to awakenlt,
which slumbers in our holy plans. "Praise ye the
Lord." And there are deeper thoughts still lurking
here, for If it be so that prates is the tribute, not of
sensate, but of eons, then or these words, as oft as they
are uttered, an exhortation to the sinner to consider his
ways, to fear, to repent, to throw himself at His Father's
feet, that he may be able to adopt as his own the living
words of saints of old and angels still "Praise ye the
Lord." It is the cry of the Church to those afar off to be
converted aad live. "The Lords name be praised." It
I. the redone. of • soul forgiven. And, in conclusion,
permit me to apply these remarks to Ms work of this day,
and to those on 1111001 devolves the service of soar in the
Church In this Immediate neighbourhood. The perfec-
tion of engine in God's House is that it should be cm-
gregatlonat that all who can should join Sherd& But
those who are timid or unskilled require some to lead
and dodders were introduced at • very early
period Into UMW= eharehea They were perm
'Meted (1) for nitrite of their for skill In music,
and they were admitted to their office by • form of words
very familiar to most of you—" Take heed what you sing
with your mouth you hoboes In your heart, and what you
believe in your heart endeavour. by God's dean to fulfil
in your lila Think often on them words ; they an few,
but contain the whole of your duties They will teach you
to be reverent and to fed the reepoosibility of ministering
to others ;and to beware, lest while you e is than
_ve light
you Impure for yourselves. Once, zlPolar expsditioa,
• party were without seem of a an; so they
ruts crystal of ins, and feemed the sae rays on Under;
the sun kindled the Uadd, bat the i.e resided ice still.
it may be, se with yoe. We ate off of es here to pnpere
for nano, to purify cionelne for Ito skid, to rehearse It.
eternal barmaids.. We want more Mart, more life In our
worship, more willing offerings of our time, money, and
self to Gad. Lot us do di we oaa to promote it ; Ist us
join oar Marta and Mem together hem as we hops le join
there hareefter.
We love to sing below
Pr remiss freely given:
Bat, Oh lye Mg to Mow
The triumph sing in heaven.
Lord Jesus, des nograes
On earth to love nee mote;
In heaves to see Thy face.
And with Thy Mats adore.
At the close, the offertory hymn wag sung, "Lord,
Thy Word Abideth "Achops) the oonclo&es; hymn
of the service being" When Morning Glide the Sky,"
to an exquisite tune by &ruby. The recessional hymn
was " Jernsdern the Golden" (Martin). Mies
Symonds played • march by Westbrook as the con-
cluding voluntary,
Altar the sena, the choirs worried to the rectory
grounds, but the enjoyment wee greatly marred by
the rein, which from • alight shower soon developed
Into a what downpour. Torrents fell daring the
remainder of the evening. Tea was to have been
served on the lawn, but everybody noon had to beat •
hasty retreat to whatever shelter could be found. The
Portland choirs were wove* by break to the Dor-
chester station.

OHALLOTTI Lion.

Dorekestor, July 17th, I.