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THE DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1869.

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At the annual meeting of the Church Missionary
Society, under the pre,idency of His Grace the Arch-
bishop of Cacterbory, the Rev. G. J. Monk, Mis
armory from Chins, moved "That, reviewing the
history of the Society's "Isamu, now extending over
seventy yesr,, and having regard to the facts which, in
every part of the world, show that the Gospel ii still
'the power of God unto salvation, this meeting re-
agonies, in the Society's maws cm ne icon of different
races and countries, the duty of proclaiming, in all its
fulness and simplicity, that ' truth as it is in Jesus,'
which the Apostles pouched, which the Reformation
again sffircutel, and of which God's Word written is toe
infallible witness." He salt,—The closing words of
this Reeoluticn have be, n already abundantly spoken
to. In fact I take it for granted that my only duty or,
this platform is to illustrate in some email way (tow
my recollecrion and fr ia document: the success of the
preaching of the Gaul under the autpioes of this
Soarty. That portion of the work with which lam
myself acquainted in awe measure is that among that
great heat en people—the Chinese. I will not occupy
any of your time on toy own moo general statements
In regard to China, its vast extent, its vast population,
Its oompliated idolatry. I take it for granted that
these things are uwra or leas known to every one pre.
sent. I will at ones loin heron you a sketch of the
life and labours of • far distsnt brother im the Lord,
one of my beloved catechism This little paper which
I bold in my hand in a note from this native catechist.
and I will take the liber y of readiog it to the meeting.
He says, "I earnestly hooe that you will quickly come
to Hangshoet and look after the affairs of the church
and meeting of the brethren of the Hangehow Society.
Formerly you, Sir, had the labour of opening the ground
In Hangehow, and it is a pitrthat you were obliged to
go away all too son. I °filo think of myself as a
person not what I ought to be, and this also I am
grieved about, since co he: wise I might have rendered to
you some grain of assist nee. When I look upon your
brother" (he knew my dear brother, the Rev. A. !look,
who is here to-day, who had been among us), " 1
• think that notwithstanding his youth he has been
endowed with grace and power to make the truth
known, but this is • matter which is not easy
to sustain. It is not • matter lice our own
military service in Odin., which is very mush
• matter of one man'a private will over man's lusts.
This great wok consists in the fear of God above a oon-
*tan if mm n below. Now man's heart is difficult to
deal with. it you deal With in WO lightly that will not
answer; if you treat it with too mesh consideration
that will not &ewer." (He is here referring to the
diffiealty of treating with our converts for want of con-
sideration old knowledge of circumstances), "Again
I lee that the affairs of the Church are many and oom-
, and on this account I earnestly hoped that Mr.
re:allt4d on his return would have been able to have
worked side by side, arid to have seated your brother.
little did I think that you brother would have been
obliged at owe to return home. It is not for any
reason that I write in thia way. lam an old man, and
my body is but infirm. I have no descendant, and I may
die any morning Of evening. My earnest hope is that
the Lord's doctrine may be sword far and wide to the
glory of God. At present I hope for you return.
Nevertheless, it is a matter that depends on the will of
God. If only we think of the power of God, why then
the China WWI might long ego have know the Gospel
and there would have been no need for you to come that
long journey to us. Hence we see ihat loosense
strength mat also be exerted. I earnestly pray that
ear Lord Jews will graciously exert his mercy, and pity
and compassionate us sinners in China, who, all of as
are deaf alto our ears and blind as to our ewe I
pew that God may pant to us hearing earn, and swim;
eyes, and enderstandiag beans, that we may know the
Gospel and obtain ...eluting life. Two yean ago,
when lawn to may farewell, you 'barged me to consider
the lit Corinthian., 16th ehapter and 1310 verse, which
tells ma to be steadfast. Yoe wve Mg this text, sob;
this opportunity I respectfully support to you, Sir, to
eenekier it, and at the same time I pray in condusion
that the lord grant his protection, and help me a
sinner, that I may not fall Into temptation and that I
=be delivered from evil." Now, this is • little sale.
hem a dear native brother sow nearly 80 years
Ligifinsoli:rheee life as • Christie's I will give you a
, not because he is the only native Christian
with whom we have so do, or the only catechist,
for the Lord has given us some 12 or 13
women and men, who assist us in our work.
but beams there are more interesting (sateens
In his life and conduct which will illustrate our
work. His Cr/Wise name was John. He came to us
some eight years ago from the Roman f3atholies. He
had been cooverted from heathenism to Roman
Catholisinis two or three years before, and be was con-
verted to Protestantism by the instrumentality of •
beloved frilled of his, since gone to his net, known
ato some bare as Stephen Using. Stephen
es first, and then Jobs, hearing of whet he
his apostasy, own to remoestrate with him,
and was himself ooneineed. He wu bp trot. a (agar.
aed after joining our community in 186), I think, he
everted as hie trade for two or three years, and I among
So rest employed him. I observed that at every leisure
sweseet he was glad to make knows the truth to those
with whom be game in contact. Ilia home was at the
time at a village some 20 miles from Ningpo, and we
ewe learned that some of his friends and relatives had
hawed the troth from him. This was in 1863, and I
was at that time left with my brother to work alma*
siegle-binged. Our beloved older brother Russell tuid
ramped home, end our beloved native brother Stephen
had wee to lIN red, and I was looking out for man
=mind I oheeeved Visa John the native bailor we a
pro wator of Christianity, and I proposed him to
blooms one of our native eateehists. He was at first
posted in his owe village, but In China villages are
separated from each other Gal, by short distances. I
know of one diarist visited lately by the Bishop of
Vista's, which for • distance of twenty miles consisted
of a string of towns. Well, the plue in which my
native bream John was posted was Not so populous as
GA bet 5801 II was sufficiently wallow to afford a
sufficiently important had for his aelivity. He
worked there for some little time, la the

.17.; ci 1864 ha west out :dr -a-aothe7r.
na Iwo eateshbt weed James, to visit the villages
smmeg the marealdes, to the wed of bis hoed. There
were • few Christians sad some inquirers in these
villages, and I mat John sad James to visit the..
Obrieleses, and to brio, me word how they fared. Well,
they pre me their report. I should say that the
rebels had deepied the espied of thee province;
laalliPtinglBll4 they bad been expelled, end in hot almost
driven out of the provines—so =oh to that the rood
to Haagehow bad been opmed, aed it was St• to
travel without danger from Ningpo to ow,
and it was possible oleo to bad ea orderly who
were ready to laser the Gospel. God bed so shastemed
these people that it fru hoped that their hearts would
be tender, and that they maid be prepared to receive
the GlospeL The opiaioe of the two edesidels wes that
we ought not to lose any thee, but that we stimild go
and occupy the land. I rendastrated with them. I
bit that we were so weak-haeded, and thought I bed
hardly a single native whom I ooeld bed at so distant
• station, arid as, brother and I were so weak that we
could hardly maintain our work armed Nlugpo, sag
mob less weld we take • journey of esvassl days to
liter. I pat it off for wend days, hut John, the
seas. and represented to ins the importance
igo=ll(6 while the door was opened, and I said that
If any ass would go and remain there permanenarl.
Idea do my best to opea the wayffor sad I u
ilea to go as non is my duties at Nieces would permit
to open the way for Jobs, the rely oalsobiel wine I

could trust. We went together. We made • loud
jmrney of inspection being out together about • month.
Ibe providence of God leading us unmistakeably. I
had consulted my brother, and although he was oat of
health be was willing to take shams of what I left
behind me at Nompo. Accordingly we ranted • house,
and in August, 1885, I carried this purpose into erase-
loon. and we beg= our Christi= survey, and Wiest=
throueb God's help, • very selooaraging
I now 0171119 to • feature in John's ehareatenfrniced
not be omitted. I have not told you how much
coolldeoce I bad in him. I believed him When
Christi= indeed, and • man worthy to be pot in trust
in some capacity or other in • Christian church. But I
must tell you of his sin and of his repectimea I left
Lim in the summer of 1888. when I was obliged to
return to Ninspo ea account of my health. Deft John
in charge of forty or lifty converts. We had st that thee
s considerable troogregation. and I bedsores few natives
living within my essolosure—in foot, in my own house.
These were entrusted to John. I knew be was a man
of good MEM, and of • kindly charitable temper; but
I knew, at the same time, that he was liable to irrita-
tion and I thought it quite possible that he might
meet with difficulty in the worse of the summer, which
is • trying time to us all in China, and, thenfme, I
warned him when I parted with him to be on his
gourd. At the aloes of the rummer. just as I was
preparing to return to Huagehow with my family, I
Irol the itad tidiogs brought tows by the other ratsobist
Jones that there was a ieport =mat among the
Christmas that John had been smoking opium. It is
one of the greatest hindrances in the way of the props.
g.tioo of the Gospel in China. You know of Um sow
phony of our Government in that matter, and that
opium is rent over from India. Asain and again, when
I have been speaking to a heathen audience in China,
ban some one stood up and said, "Pray, sir, does not
pour honourable country send us the opium I" How-
ever, the vice itself is so insidious and so fetal when
it takes belief • mail that we always deal with it as
• matter utterly to be reprobated. Ws treat the
whole connection with opium so • taint which
a Chrietian most have 'wilily' to do sitb. When
I beard that John was smoking opium I hit it to be an
impoeibility, and I said so to my informant. " How-
ever, 'he said, "so and so," naming his informant,
" says it positively teen. and we hope when you return
to liiingchow, you will inquire into it." I went back
to Hangohow sad found out the truth. There was
no habit of opium smoking, but there bed been •
tampering with it, and I felt sad sad serious. I sent
or John, and asked him to tell his owe story. He
told me without the least equivocation Be said as to
his smoking opium I ought to know perfectly well that
was • thing that could not be done without mailed
rieults ; that he could not have been regular in hit
duty if he had done so ; but he stated that on three
I occasions he was tempted to make use of the opium to
relieve pain, and that he had seen it used in the
hospital, for that purpose; that after tryiag other
remedies, which had foiled, he had tried the opium
pipe, and then he confessed that on one osemion, if
not on two, he had not only preseribed the opium but
bad smoked it himself. The wane I took wee • very
severe see, but I would have you bear in mind the
necessity of our catechists maintaining an trespass= -
able character among the natives. Therefore, having
thought the matter over, and having nossulted with
John bitnielf, I pared sentence upon him to this
eff..ct. First of all, I wrote a letter stating
the arcumetannis exculpating John from any
intentional icenniasicia of • crime, and then said,
that considering how mash Sates mode of this
prudes of opinin smoking to prevent the spread of the
Gospel in Chins, I could not but visit him severely, and
that I therefore intended to =speed him from his
office of eateebist for six mouths. I pest the letter
into John's hands es soon as I had written it, and I
asked him to read it through and to tall me if I had
wronged him. He rood it, sad I slia/1 Dever forget
the earnestness with which he said, "No, and I sea
glad it was disoovered, for it might have bleu= a
habit." Well, I sent the lettah and soon received*
letter signed by six or seven of the convert' asking me
in consideration of his high character m shorten his
antes= if potable. I did in fan short= the period
for two months. He was =speeded for four *oaths.
Bet I wish to remind you that this is the sae who
wrote to me in this elections= and earnest way, plead.
Mg that sone tee with me =add mem oat and
continue to proclaim the unseareheble Mies of Christ.
I have gives you a =et= of his history in all mildew,
and I think it will assure you that in the language of
the Resolution there is sneers attendiag the propsga-
tion of the Gospel under the aespiens et this Boeiety
among men of the di/X.-met mese whieli make up the
Chine= people. But in cosehmion, having gives you
this sample of our work at Ningpo end the neighbour-
hood, and you have beard already interesting matter
unneeded with Pekin and other cities in China, let me
earnestly show you this necessity of helping as. Let
it not be thought for • mine= thst the !resign mission-
aries ought to be supplied in lass numbs= • let it not
be =awed that the present staff is aeithing like
adequate to the neowsity for them. It le not so. Not
that we would provide China with diocese's= =Ashes
and fill it with • parckial sleazy ; bet the native
catechists, if they are to influence their sonetrusen,
must be prepared for their work. Yoe see how they
tarn to us themselves. No doubt we melt pet r.spon-
sibility
upon Me= but we must stand by them • we
must show them that we vales the presions Gospel: II
they have only a modieum of support from us they
may be discouraged. The 18 provinoes of China are
now open to us, sad surely the Church ought not to
roles in her efforts. We osneetnew mantels sontianity.
Without your ecatineess help =stained sooner in our
labours sanaot be obtained, bat if you =slab us. then.
I think, the work will not only void you so= remits
as have made your hearts glad to hear to-day, but ten-
fold more—iapplansel.

Da. Mutsu, an eminent Nonessfernist minister, is
Tag King of Prussia is going to vialt Hanover and
Hesse tot poniard reasons.
A Vows's.= review on an extensive wale will held
at beading on Tonally. The George acquitted Ann.
salves in s very eatielsolGe7 MalllM/T.
O'Coanzr-t.'s ressies were removed as Friday in the
grand tomb steeled in Cllaemmin Onnelery. Mate than
Ides thousand perilous intended the airenosy, widen
wee of • 114i1XIS ohareseer.

-
NI. ReVELDT JOZZOON look his know et the
by lettere on Wednesday ; and on Thursday kip pe=
lir. Korea. the Seareburr a the Animism Legaties, So
Lord Clarendosors Mani d'Affaires.

EAMizorm—Melbuisb, ilialliagetemo„
pester, Juno 5, Woodford ; Meredith, Robert IP.,
fialstoek, clerk, May W. Easter.
Isafigu is a, it mid, will leave the Froneb
soplcrul
tal at the beginning of Juno for ski waters of
Markmbad, in Bohemia.
A Mann= ICtss.—.l. suit is met down for trial is a
Tennessee court to test the right of • magiskate
solemnising • marriage to kiss the
A casc.. tolsgrain from New York sista that •
solouut To Dews woo cerforroed in that city at Trinity
Church on Monday, to ealebrats the gompledion of the
Pas& Bailwey.
EMIGRATION entinnee to flow Moodily from Inland
to the United Wass. 550 parsons soiled front Queue.
town on Tuesday night, and limey were left bellied from
want of nom in the seminar&

Or Tooalsy moverel emeaMpoted slaves frees Oahe leit
Liverpool ia the West Afriout Mail stearter itheatea
for the West Coast Tbry wore seat oat Wit the
emeptese of the Aati-illavery

A NEW BALLAD TO AN OLD TUNE.
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01671. British valour ruled the roast,
Was int by sea and land eye;
Bat now we've got to clear the (mast
For Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Noe-interatatioa's now the nil.—
A rule that's very bandy,
Wheel others Imre it in our school;
But Oars not Doodle Dandy.
Chorus—Yankee Doodle Doodle Do,
British noodles can subdue •
Bully—" aye and kiwi 'em
Says Yankee Doodle Dandy.
When Brave Bess o'er our land was set,
The Spaniard seas a grandee'
And ruled both East and West while yet,
Unborn was Doodle Dandy ;
He bullied, swore, sent round his fleet,
And found in Ireland bandy.
Week•lire mag'cine at our feet
Jest like friend Doodle Dandy.
Yankee Doodle, he.
We kissed, of course, the despot's feet?
Begged peace in accents bland, ?
Ah no I noo.intoreentiou yet
Bed not been fosnd, so bandy;
Th' old logic had to be employed.
So, arming all the land, we
Our rebels hanged—their Beet destroyed—
The Armada—Deed e Dandy.
Yankee Doodle, Ac.
When Cromwell stern to power toes,
He firmly grasped the brand aye;
No bully dared pail Enaland's nose
Like Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Whereer the weaker crouched below
Rome. Slain, or Savoy's hand. he
Just let them kDOW 'twos word and blow,
Nor dreamed of Doodle Dandy.
Yankee Doodle, Ac.
When good Queen Anne o'er Britons reigned,
And France had Louis Grand, we,
With Korth 'rough's aid will vicerirs gained,
And stout resistance planned 679
French triumphs won were soon undone,
At Blenheim, John and Sandie
Their armies thrashed, as at Bull's RIIII
Well thrashed was Doodle Doody.
Yankee Doodle, Ito.
When Nap, with Europe in his clasp,
Subotiamoo did demand, he
With reedy hand, that all would grasp,
Strewed after us - till one day
Our Nelson swept him from the Blue;
Then Wellington on land—ha
At Waterloo gave biro the coup
lk grace; friend Doodle Dandy.
Yankee Doodle, ha.
When South from North broke loose and fought
For right end their own laud, we
Borne sparks of the old fire still caught,
Which riled friend Doodle Dandy;
When Wilkes to board the Trent was pleased,
We promptly did demand be
Should yield the men, who on high was 'd
Been eased for Doodle Dandy.
Yankee Doodle, ke.
But now "we've changed all that," we prate,
And sweet as sugar candy,
We arbitrate, and deprecate,
And croueb to Doodle Dandy.
We own 'twos wrong, too much by far
(Though Seward did commend a
Blockade) to see • state of war
Is land of Doodle Dandy.
Yankee Doodle, he.
Then let um hail this doctrine new,
Belinda& of our land, eh?
Which saved our blood—oar pockets, 100
Arid well-served Doodle Dandy;
Which Poland nailed, let Denmark sink,
Played Bismark's game so heady;
Estranged Frames sad wakes Russia wink
And pia to Doodle Dandy,
Yankee Doodle, to.
The oaly change—we wench and pause,
Where epos we did tionsmand, we
Now own we're wrong, and alter laws,
To please Omit Dandy.
Then, work I ear day et triumph when—
Who runs may understand—we
Three hundred lunacies pay—p'raps then
Omit paws may Doodle Dandy.
Yankee Doodle, ha.
Prom eke Scotsman.

As Owen TIM TALL—" Nemo writes to The Daily
r "the following true story: —d few days ego
ItionrStlis side of dying girl; her age was en*.
tee,, this Is her history She was the youngest
ehild is slugs family. Her mother was the widow of
a dark in City bank, who died suddenly, leaving kis
wife and children destitute. Her sisters went out is
goeeroesess ; she remained at home until increasing
want rendered it esesnory for her, too, to make her
own living. eh* bread ma yawed is • daily (overness.
She walked eare day four miles to sad Eton her work,
and received • few shillinp week. Ail day loot she
getting no food until she readied home* the
Who doss not remember the hot summer of
eXtslall Through the glare of that **lidless season
this poor &WI starved ou. The sun withered up dower
sod shrub, and also withered the bra* of the daily
soreness& 1)57 by day her strength melted sway; at
ism, she broke down. She meld go no MOM to the
=
lesson;
it wet too late now to give her food,
miles, or more wages. Her ery from mown to
eight, as she rooked to end fro, promiss her hands co
hat buying forehead. was, "Mother, mother, say brain
Is pos. • One day she was found with cue baud
copylst verses from the Bills ; with the other she had
guhiihitesti with • knife. lives then I Ant beard
el the ems. I advised her mother to mod her to •
hospital for the iname. My advise was taken. I often
west to *quire after her. I foetid the Oleos fall of
(oversewn, and all that kindness maid do seemed to
be dooe foe theca. She moo bream • raving Inn**
One day I took two of her ellen toss, her. It was
their doe *di to the hospital, sad they brought some
Savers to give the patient. They were just in time to
me her die. Is her e.n, with ea angel smile ea her
yousg lay the little governess. ars had fought
the fen life to its bitter mid, and sil wee over sow ;
and with a look se though she Mimed the world wide&
km.; her, her yeaeg spirit pared sway to God. There
was • post modem examinatiosi. Geogestion of the
bran was the awes of he, death—hard work, they ode
the eases of Vie seagestien. Me food, a 1114 kin•l
occaghtfulaese as the part of those who mapleyed her,
sight bay. saved heir life and the Melvin yen 0/ her
widowed mother. Tlie birds were singing gaily, the
tavetsidewal asilfilerilhowenvi:tryy,
imps" tb"*.rosiThitithe
isaieweeherebyfesewbiremagan—mererners.gagies
but some peer Whiten and act old_eMpple, whom she
bee eely belidayri—eame some miles to see the led of
the Mlle beacier. Mr, in telliag this story Ido not
east blame cm soy cos, bet I hope those who read It, V
they employ govermesse, will remember that barn*
mesterei me sot mews mains@ ; sad, if they vs* Ulm
Nigel NW wora , will think of thestory M tithi Post
ebild, who,. seal now reels in a Manioc weld than
Ws,