The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-12-04 00:00:00

BAPTIST BAND 01 HOPE.

Oo Wednesday the Bank-buildings Chapel (Bap,'
Bend of Hope hal a tea in the Schoolroom, to which •
goodly number tat down. Thls was followed by • pub' its
meeting in the chapel, which was well 'Vended. T A
shimmed pastor, the Rev. J Trafford, A., presided. sad
wee supported by the Rm. J. 8. Butcher (Dewey). Mr.
Robens.„ and Kr. Blewett (Dorcheeter)-
The Cisamstag. in making • few remarks upon The
subject of temperance, prayed that God's blessing
might rest upon the work. He expre.sed his pleasure
M *mita so many present. HS hat much pleasure in
introducing to them, Kr. Biewett, of Dorchester, the
Rev. J. 8. Butcher, of Gower. sod Hr. Robe.,"
(Amilisues.) He apologised for the Rey. J. J. Dalton,
of Dorchester. who had been announced to address the
meeting, but was unable to b 3 present. He then called
upon Mr. Blemitt to address the riseetlog.
BiiWarr said that evening he west, have come in
company with the Rev. J. J. Dalton. bat • service at his
own plies of worship prevented his coming, and ought
to have prevented him also. I. the oourse of • remarkably
ludd an interesting address, Kr. Blewett remarkedt hat
• week or two Moos a gentleman het said to him it would
be much better for as if he did something else than
training the children; but be differed erith him became
he thought. and he knew they would join him in saying.
that it wee one of the moot import .nt things they mold
do. to train up the children in sobriety and virtue.
Having mentioned statistics. showing how many persons
arraigned at sedum and at present in gaols, attributsd
drink as the memo be which they was in that positions
he mentioned that numbers of magistrates. lodges, and
even prison Mlicials gave it as their opinion that a vast
majority of the crime of this country was in consequence
of the cure of strong drink. It was • noble work that
Bands of Hops were doing, and they would strengthen
rather Am weaken the gnomons, work. If they could
get the children while they were young, so that they
should never Mate stimulants, they would be doing •
arest work. Selenium to juvenile crime, Ms
ted
=l.l Reforma rut. toys aGalltlfl fro! gide. 67tha therewlndere
astial fichoolstir
boys and 48 for girl. In this country. The figures would
show them at at ones, white they remembered, as he
mowed them was • fort. that they Were bearlY eli 6114
what, • lame amain: of juvenile crime there was in this
oountry. The Industrial Schools were, of course on a
somewhat different footing from the Reformatorles, for
the former children were sent before conviction, to the
latter after oonviction ; but still they were all for correct.
lag young children after they had gone astray, ant they
wee! ed to prevent the children from going to these yleese.
He beUe that when they got Me help of all those who
were engaged in Sunday Selma work, the help of MOM
were engaged in the church, and the assistance of the
imams and moths's, they would be stole to do a great
deal more than they were now able to accomplish.
would have the parents to endeavour to do away with the
habit of patting Mae oa the table before the children; if
they most have it, let them keep it out of the children's
sight He earnestly hoped they would help them and
that may would give op the drink this:melee,. Those
who hada fear of becoming s bad example to those around
them he rxborod to rye it up. He 'eked them
41 Join in the good work of helping t 3 win goals for Gut
(Applause.)
Yr. J. I. Rosites said he hat been co unwell that he
bed not been out of an evening for the past fortnight, but
be felt he could not ref lain from ;intro' out to show
himself on the present occasion in connection with the
cause of tsolpsranne. He assured them he felt this
matter to be • very important ooe, and thought they
ought t see what could be does to prevent this evi
especially Memel' young people. He felt that they h
a great respon.ibillty testing upon them in the matter.
He wee very plowed to think, although it was very little
he could do now, that be could show that three More
years and tut could do without strong drink. notw the
standing he was not • very strong man, and be felt belt Cr
bee-sass be did without it, looking at it from • health
Point of view. He asked tholle who had felt bithet hr that
they could not do without it to make the experiment
of Outdoing from intoxi -Ming drinks. He hat never
been intoxicated in his lire. hut he knew people who were
used to taking • little lo skied upon it as a necessity. If
there was one thing more than another which wee the
curse of this country it was drink. It was the most
fertile cam. ot crime in this country. If the, locket
armed them there could scarcely one, but who hot
some one they loved or esteemed, lowered from the
position which they occupied by the terrible curse of
letemperauce, and the speaker related an instance of •
scholar from that very school who had only recently been
sent to Dorchester gaol for a month for being drunk and
riotous. He asked the 8 aridity School leaders, Mom who
were members of the Christian churches of the tows, and
all who were interested in the work to come forward and
join the wok upon which they felt that God's blowsiest was
resting. Let them come and be the Salads of Hope Mem-
selves. Their time would soon be over, and a new goners
tioa would be (Mine their places Let them think that
their example had been for good and not for evil.
(Appleton.
The Rm. J. a MUICKMR followed with • short speech.
In which he said he was avoid they did not feel the)
magnitude of this evil Hs impressed upon them never
to torn their children out of doors. if Wild= would
enke them drunkards that would, never turn them out
of doom, no matter bow bed they were. If • father tufu•a
• son away because he drank. it wee certain no one else
would take them up Another was what was the best to
do, end he advised the joining in them Bands of Hope.
He concluded with • few words of exhortation to the
Young.
Mr. Outgo ices said the object of this tes and meeting
was as (*Bowe :—They had purchased • piano, and had
been round collecting to pay for It. It was thought that
the inetrouseet wool d made the dull evenings lively, and
tadooe others to come and loin them. The ued. of
the tea would go towards paying off the remaining debt.
He made an earnest soma to both young and old to tome
and join the wciety.
The meeting soon after terminate].
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