The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-04-11 00:00:00

LADY HOPE IN WEYMOUTH.

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This brave and socces.ful Christian worker addressed
too audiences in Weymouth on the day after she had
delivered two addressee in Portland. This. perhaps, may
be taken as a prof that her g impel mot peranc. habits have
not impaired her strength. The first address was at a
Arawing.roons meeting of ladies and gentlemen, at which
(Jur or nye clergymen were present. and we learn that she
made a very deep impression there.
In the evening. the C.E.T.B • Melcombe Regis branch.
had • special meeting to hear Lady a.p % and certain woo
h listened to her at Pus:Gaud, and others at the drawrog.
ro.o meeting. having told what an evaneelint she is, the
S. !Greg 8 -Iriolrovm was won ailed. Even the wing of
the Infante School was opened, and there mither d soda a
mu.e.eg es we have not sem tabard sines Mr. Grades left,
On the platform were the 11-cur, Rev. J. H. Sc it, who
presided, Rev. J. Kennedy, Dr. Mo 'rhea I, Mr. S. Malteds',
and other', ebb Lady Hope, Ms. Gilbert, el.
The Ofrathelag drat delivered an introductory speech,
hoping that Wow uth is becoming ati,rd up to the
importance of the temp ranee work. After speaking in
stir, int tins, of the deeds of England's soldiers, he said :
Bet it must be remembered the strength of • notion lay
in the general typ. of the national character ; if that type
were high and noble, then the nation would be great and
p,wrlcal. but lilt were degenerate, nothing could preserve
that cation from decay. It was when luxury and self..
indulgence, and bribery and corruption were rife that
ROMS fell. What was the national character but that of the
aggregate of the inviduals who composed that natii la 1 h
brave army implied a number of brave soldiers all banded
together, and so long at truth and sobriety and industry
eere maintain.d, England wou'd beetroot and in dose slat.
Nu one would deny the readt of inter:madams, was to pr..
duos improvidence, vice, and • low tone of morality; and
Mr. Gladstone some time ago said there was no country in
re .pe in which British intemperance was unknown—a
very sad states:met indeed ti fall from the lips of the
Prime Minister of England. Who might they to do an
p.triote in this matte I Were they not bound than some-
thing to wipe awe, this stain which rested upon Englith
men f It waa quite true, and could not be gainsaid that
letemperanos was at present our cryier sin. So l,ng se
they found in the pages of God's Word that "no drunkard
shall eater the Hiegdom of Heaven," of whom there were
tbourands around teem—brothers and waters men and ,
women for whom Christ died—surely it wee their duty as !
Christiana to try and do something to relieve those who
were bound down by this terrible vim. Nothing clouded
Lb., soul like intemperance; it hindered the progress of
the Gospel in ram towns, and it impeded the work of
missionaries abroad. Under it. induction in the Lorne.
happints, withered, hope •gpired, altoeupts diapppepr.t,
and infuriated O.IISiODS roe.. Having imprmeed the
duty of more self-denial in this natter for Christ's sake,
the Rector rejoiced that the women of England ore doing so
much in this great and glorious work. (Addend.) Mrs.
Wightmen's wonderful book. Haste to the liescoe," 1.1
to the formatirs of the C.B.T.fi, and be used only
mention the newts of Mrs Reenev--(applisuse)—Mias
Weston. and Lady Hope, the letter being the authored of
"Our (Joffee R,Onna." se prominent worker, in this cause.
The Rector concluded with the pleasing and simple lines
from Longfellow (Hiawatha)—
" As unto the ivs the cord is
So onto the man the woman Ii;
TLortgle she binds him abe obeys him.
Though she draws him yet she foll Own:
Vales each witboai other.*

Aim Lem) He implored both rasa and women to help is
Ws glorious work. (Applause.)
Lady Hors said the could not talk about intemperance;
we saw 'hough of it to shrink from is, but .he reminded us
of • little mange from our gracious Friend sad Father
that had often cheered her ea the road. They saw
darkness, gloem, eimatiaisetioe, thirst, meow, sin, and
trouhle at every tern, and yet they bad peoeniee.—•
the ripples of the sea, each little ripple having Its own the
and reflecting it back; Gad'. Book was like that, for,
promiseturn t bars there
lik4roioff like the 'unsporting, on
o abate they would, they found little
sliobles showing off the reffeetioa or Himself—Wising
each little ripple was the look of Him who was
the on of Kan, the Son of God, the Son of Righteonareas
—Christ Jesus in all His beauty and glory, who was
sufficient far all their Deed. The promise Is—" Thou
ehell make them drink of the river of thy pleasures."
That wes not for a taw people, but for all who become
Curoetietne—all trade .--ezeopt that some one had
iold her there was one trade it would no: ito for, and that
wet. publienouse. If we taste sod no the Lord I. good,
as shall be abru, to totify that He is • Hashed Saviour
even tor us. It had provoked bar 11 bear men say "It Is
all very well for ladies; you sit Is you drmirievroorn but
it is quite different tor workingmen." The Lord Jesus
Christ chose the position of • working-men, doubtless
because it wee the best position in which be could glorify
His father. See would like to see Hien with the altall:a
over his coat, with the heavy theket of t b mole in his
it Is He that offers us daily and hourly His own holinen.
We talk about • man being pommeled with en evil spade
mid look at him taking the very clothes from hie children's
backs, losing situation after. rituation, and finally losing
hie life for the drink; but why soonld we not be
possessed with the power of the Holy Spirit, the blessed
pretsoce and power of the bird Jesus Cerise and bear
Him soy "To him that overcommit sill! grant to sit on
My Fether's throne." "B. n.t drunk with wine, wherein
is excess but—this is the antidote, the true poser
—"Be ye tilled with the Spirit"—go down on roar knees
afresh to-day that you msy be able to say—" I am more
than coeqiieror through Him that loved me." We want
to start wito the faith in victory before us; Jesus Christ
never was defeated
_yet, and never will be; but we get
out In the cold, and me not strung enough tu helot the
powers of evil ; what we want Le to abide in Curial, ter
His strength ii made perfect in weakness. Do not let es
wok into the abyss of paying with the evil, listening to
Hie soft •hteper., but turn a deaf ear to the serpent, &reap
the heed of the Gexl Shepherd and Lord, and there as
shall get encouragement that Will gladden our whole lives,
and • roman of power that shall Lad in one etiquette' to
Hu glory reeved. Teen is no other Redeemer to cane,
so other Saviour t 'come tem Heavee, and lii. eork ass
ell et no 1,800 years ago, erh,n He cried out from the crow
"It is ditened." The neer of God's plenum I. called the
crystal stream, bec.ure no dressage to it. Bit look at the
by or the mato who the. • little of the intoxicating cup,
and • little more, and watch him as he goes on, and me
the bitter dregs he finds tbere. A man woo had beea
e,gy mock given to drink, but who had been • total
abateiner tor three yeara tud her once "I have a elase of
beer in my trellis." He woo only 00. 01 trona and souse
who bed been chained, and he said "I gut this elms of
beer last night, acid let it stand all zolgtir, and now look
at it." About a third of the glees was • thick tediment ;
he
asked her to to tete it mod at last sin did and found it
▪ and bitter, and burn no. That'. jest it," sod the
man; "you tell them that, at the next temperaerre mr st-
ing. The drink does not quench teem thirst, it makes
on more thirsty, bee ium it burns them, and the more
drink the more they watt," She Lid them, too,
how sweet it te to erat • good draught of the riving water
bow many men might get their lives sweetened by the
love of God. A poor man sue saw in hi:twilit Moe had
Ms medicine offered him by the nurse; but be turned
away—" Oh I nurse, I can't take it., it's so bitter." See
went aw.y and talked • tittle time; but eat 4 she " That
man mast have his medicine, or he U die," and she put •
knob of sager in it and dissolved it, and he man Learn I
that's good, give me another." That. the business
of the women—to ...amen the men'. cup—(appleme)—
th-y must ask the Lord ti sweeten their hen, and the
•omisa must do all they ran, not dreg in teme Meese of
beer or ern*, but put it away and draw down • little of
the Lord's love. Put the tempt awn way—the said—all
ton coo, have everything smiling and bright for toe men
*Min they come home, as lots of pubtehouees will he
abut up. the putolicoones will give away to priv.th houses
Ohmic/tied by such • smile of love that there will le no
need for then deadly drinka "There is • river, the
stream whereof no he glad the city ot God.' A y 'hag
lady was walking near her father's house by the river.
tide when she saw a man c ime on by the river, so Nomad
an:l to:d that eh. shrank from him, and wee going is: but
▪ noticed suit • reAriese look • misery and despair in
his face that me thought "Teat man means Li drown
himself," mid she dared not ao un Hue walked up end
down, meeting Lim, and still bee:woad to he wetting fit
her to go, until at last the could bear it no long,r, end
oust she said to him 'My
friend,otli?re; ibumatribsvefor.r, thl4strweimeent' whereof make glad the
city of God." She went in. and told her foment& and they
sent out, but could nut find the man. Years el terwarie
when she was peat being • yawn lady, he met her sego,
and told her that was toe turning point of this life; be
had been desperate, but when she told him "There ii a
river, the streams whereof mak, glad the city of ot," b.
turned and thought. He began to err out "Oh G id. is
then, such such giadnes• tor me L nee taste.' He got
the Bible, alter long searching tound the verse, the tile
tame 1 in hist If., sod that little stream br ought the glad
(lee r.v-r of eternal life into his heart. Hi Pee so
longer poor-blelled with • dear wife mil chil lrea. all of
them to troo prattline coild knew fathers var., ' • There is
once,, the str stos erhrreor make sled the city ot i.“
Toe water i.f Gore love rolls down to the blaceeet to art,
the foulest life, and the water finding its o•n level Ii ti
up the washed sinner, till those -ho know the Lo ii walk
toside Him in eternal realms. T Bing of her coffee r ore
work at D rrkiug, she chief them to work lot
the people. If any of them were candidates for
great honour for the King, let them sive time 10
work for the peoploi To her coffee-room she meant
to so one night a week ; but found it no happy and bl4reed
• time that .he increased the number of evenings till at
last ahe weot every night. Of all the obstacle* .he found
the drunixaMs the worst, the drink injures them every
*ay. Una there she wsnted to get at, but be continually
escorted her—and it was very herd work indeed coon rig
after a man who d Assn% want )04. (Great laught-r.)
She errata him, sod astod why be ran away, he ri.to leg
" Because Ibe so frigh anal ot you." She said " Why I
couldn't hurt • moues, how could! hurt you!" Artie
some more bilk he said—" You most le: a frillo • be.' See
returned 'No.I ill," and weal on "I know you'll
torn round, wouldn't it be better to saws your money, and
save your roll!" She walked home with hits, and talked
to him, (-sling sure God wa, getting tho victory, sat asked
him at last—' • Will you acoept the Ssvhdirl You Sr.
wonie than many • rash who ba• never heard of Him.
Will you accept the L rd I' At net he said softly—'
will.' "Or 'archer than that, now," she seid—"Sai—'
to."—"I do," said be, solemnly ; they prayed, the man
prayed from nie heart that be m:ght serve the bird and
h rye no. hind to r do wito ihe driuk, but take rich draughts
.4 the living water. She left end went home, her cuotaer
met her exclaiming "TM. is the end of your meettors ;
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at home, ant now it is near terrier. She replied—" 00l
fiche. given blob-art to the Saviour V Said her mother
" Then I don't think 1 e,an say any mor ." She told those
wholeishito serve the Lord and could do nothing else, to
go and help themselves and help others by reading the
Bible. People CM always be got to listen to the Blots,
and even little boys in Belfeet would g about saline
"Shall I reed to your and could always tied hearers.
People don't know what to do to get this living water—
what stews to dirt—Pia it to their bipe Give them • little
vents if you cant more, avower mom eith Sae Bible
words, put the ti-oat of the two-edged sword to tbom
and it will go right home, for Gal promisee it shall be so.
The speaker, who by this time wee glowing with her
imbj ct, told the thrilling nory of the man about to
ramie into the deadly beak in Aus.ralla, Lad whom eonos
men stopped, and found hits violently resist " Look at
hhis's 14. sabtirndotne'an.d. "hole
mad
with
tbhisirs;re-ouantki thy
rod
parched. With difficolcy a little sad a little were poured
and be was brought round; they saved him in spite of
himself. Shall ere let others go 06 to die II Let us says
them, to spite of I herniates% by the gram and the power
of God. She told of • breed rued at • fishing place, which
led over • cliff, that cliff was carried array by • landslip,
mil the red ended sheer at • frighoul peerieice. A
coastguard was lost over there, an 1 the where made •
pith; it we. narrow, but gels, and they picked all the
broth' stones they could, and others th-y weiteesehe&
▪ tbat they could se. to path on • dark night, and chile
they kept to that narrow path they were sale. She was
going teat way, and thought the beast reed was risbe
but they specially wattled her to keep to the little bright
pith. That as. like the way to heaven; it is narrow, it
it safe, it is bright, for it is tracked out with His habeas,.
Tee Lord give us all faith end firmness to travel that
road, and receive that blessing, tor His name's sake.
The deepest attention Wee shown throughout Lady
Hope's eddrees.
Dr. Moomiltan said we all feel under deep obligation to
Lady Hope for her able advocacy of this cause. Teens is
no
question intemperance is our great nationel gin, the
cause of much crime and insanity, and the source also of
• great amount o' wretchedness and mieery to many of
our fellow countrymen. It is therefore our duty as
Patriots, se philarithr grist', and as (hristians, to do all
we eho to lese.n if not to suppress this gin/tic evil, and
of all the agencies calen'ated to produce this result none
are so efficacious a. coif et tavenn. Some few years ago,
Uwe would remember, this country as engaged In a
little war on the West Coast of Africa sitarist the
Ashaetem, and Sir Garnet Wolseley brought beck King
Coffee'. umbrella as • present to the green. Now, that
night we had the pleasure of listening, If not 10 :gases
C iffee, to the Queen of the Coffee Tavern Movement in
this country. (Ltugbter •od applause) No la-by had
been more Identified with thtt moeement than had Lady
Hope, and by it and other moue she bad done mach not
only to promote temperance, but also the eternal welfare
of her couhtrymen. He hoped we should all leave the
✓oom that night firmly resolved to do our utmcat to
further the temperance movement, feeling sure that in
trying to help others we are al.o helping ourselves. (Ap-
plause.) He proposed • vote of thick. to WY Holes for
her exc. tient and interesting address. (Applause.)
The CHAIRMAN railed on those present to show gratitude
by loining the 0.11T.8.
Alter singing and the Benediction, the meeting timed.