The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-10-17 00:00:00

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Hak and Perfumery may. Headdresses, Twists, Ousie,
Primes, be. Boat articles. Moderate prism. Aildnaw W ALM
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rim of self-nseasun.onent. A very large stoek ..f Ills& and
Colourol 81Iks, Cs,hoteres, *O.. cloths, Alpacas,
!loom.; Ihmtsh Lwow, Onsket Cloths, Athol Cords, Trail
D,wmar Twills, Dunham: C Bilks pinks
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Cashmere Shavrbi all odours post Ono for ts. 111.
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those who knew something about the books of the Bible. The meeting was opened with the " Sow.
about the simple answers to the catechism. As to the bag the Seed" from Messrs. Moody and s collection,
- troublesome ones, let the Mather work them, set them to and by the Rev. M. Bowen. .
D0111,011:1111T111. do something, and they will not give trouble to the ThPegarrstinumn said the bushman of that evening was
superintendent Let them when moving classes be set very important. Much was being said at the present day
RziglifO. The Weymouth Rinkinlf_Comßan,, Y singing—marching tunes if possible—and they will move respecting the education of our children. and it was in
opened • branch rink hero on Monday last, at the more orderly.. Ile much approved the suggestion as to portent that they should receive a good education. Thelarge room adjoirmeig the plume a Feather. Hotel. It keeping children in, he had known very had boys children of our Sabbath schools would, in the course of 90
was • suomes,—in fact rather toe much so: for when thorougly tamed by being kept in with the teacher. years, form an important part in the country. It would
; i:rd man went to the hoard" he generally was the Expulsion should be the last thing thought of; if one be remembered that Queen Victoria ours said when
it
of an avalanche of rinkers. The Town Band teacher could not manage them another perhaps could; addressing • number of Sunday school children that she
Irlis and the " profoseionals" from Weymouth and. Perhaps. • young lady teacher could manage the put more confidence in them then in the bayonets of her
bad boys. As to opening the doors, either the secretary soldiers. (Hear, hear.) He called on the Rev. E. Boltoo
deligben=Lery one. ilie falls like Orme of Autumn
~ or superintendent should be there at first to open the Ito address the meeting.
re leaves we continuous ' but we are happy to sly we doors. The teachers should each be able to manage their Mr. BOLTON was glad to see such a gathering—by their
doctors were disappoint:434, own class, and if not, he would almost say—" tho sooner , presence they testified to the interest they felt in the
Cowen' Potics. TuesdaY.—Bef ore Mr. U. Williams' - they are out, tho hotter." The plan of having lame work, and to the good that had been ace ouplishial by our
Jewia Moore, a tramp, was committed for one month classes in generate rooms, he feared would depend on the Sunday school teachers. Nothing could inure tend to
hard labour for destroying his clothing in the Dorchester quality of the material they had to deal with; in some advance the interests of the country than the education of
Union. cases it would tend to enopt the room and empt the class, the young. From our Sabbath schools had gone forth
Moen/ Stevens, of Weymouth, was remanded until But the senior classes and the infanta should have the some ..f Our best men—those who are foremost in society
Saturday, charged with stealing bones at Radipole, the , separate rooms, especially the infants, who like to make and in trade were taught there. They all knew that in the
property of Mr. Charles Jesty,on the 9th instant. • nrose Let them try and make the best of the best class at their Sunday school the earnest workers in our
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- they had. (Applause.) churches and schools had received their first atiiunlus.
TITE APPROACHINg "FIFTH." KW,. J. lisearedvos, Baptist miniater, said the great But as yet the Sabbath school had not attained their
A memorial to the Corporation Is being extensively aim of the Christian ministers should ho to combine firm. utmost popular measure of success—and their position as
like EIL did not give the becoming more critical. Education was being advocated
signed in the town,' them to allow a torchlight i nese and leniency. Some.
- command, because lacked the firmness to and t the land, and there rested
• heads -

,asking
Vgrmtn to parade the streets on the fith— of
er, the intention being afterwards to adjourn
to a field belonging to Mr. Joseph Fudge. We were
told, on what we considered good authority, that this
matter had already been considered, and the decision
had been in the negative. From a letter we append,
written certainly by "one who ought to know, ' this
would seem not to be the case. The remarks of
"Paz," we think, are well worthy the attention of
the magistrates. Good feeling can easily be preserved
iza little magisterial soothing syrups, and it will be a
pity if this is not administered. At the same time,
If at what is designated the "mass meeting," to be
held on Monday, a fractious determination to oppose
the authoritioi is exhibited, why, perhaps, it will not
be very surprising should the memorial meet with a
curt ref usaL lint we don't think any such bad policy
will be shown on the part of the promoters of the
gathering. There may be a few explosive harangues,
but if they do not end in " fizz " theyrobably will
In a more homely beverage, and there's an end on't.
To attempt to convert a boy who has been sent to jail
for kicking about a lighted tarbarrel in the street into
a martyr ',timid be very much like calling the letting off
a half, • squib a display of fireworks.
'week

fliermy

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fita,—ln your issue of the Negress for hst
you state that you understand an application to the
magistrates for leave to celebrate the sth of November
by a torchlight procession through the streets to a
field outside the town where a display of fireworks
should take place, his been refused.l doubt the
accuracy, to say the least, of such a report, or that
if a proper representation were made to the magis-
trates on the subject they would be indisposed to
reject such a proposal, if it could be entertained with
anything like assurance that the public pesos would
be preserved. A torchlight procession through the
streets to a field, within whirl, all letting off of fire-
works were confined, would certainly be far less
objectionable than the rolling of tarbarrela in
thoroughfares, to the annoyance and danger
persons and property; and if the Dorchester
Inhabi-
tants wish to perpetuate the recollection of a
diabolical attempt by no doing, though it were
better left undone, it would be a comparatively harm-
less demonstration, and one which the magistrates
might well give a favourable consideration to. The
fact is, I am inclined to think, that the disturbances
which we have seen in Dorchester have been
supported and encouraged by persons, whose influence
should aid, not embarrass, those who are responsible
for the peace of the town. If this state of things
continues, difficulty must he expected. No sensible
person can but regret that in any town, especially in
one Mei Dorchester, there should be such conflicting
influenced. If there be a desire on the part ~f those
who are in favour of celebrating 'the fifth," to do so
in a way consistent with order and safety, I heartily
wish they would endeavour to come to an understand-
lug with the magistrates; but if on the other hand,
there is a determination afloat to carry out an unruly
demonstration, and set the law at defiance at all
hazards, there is only one course for the magistrates;
to take, and that the inhabitants are entitled to
expect them to pursue unswervingly.
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proper ou—_ they lames. -
carry it out. The ..--d of households ought to bebrought
to the Sunday School, those who had learnt bow to
govern their own houses at home. But he feared these
heads of households liked their own comfortable homes
instead of coming down to govern the Sunday school, so
that we wanted a revolution in that point. As to prepar-
ation that was • matter of commonsense, if the teacher
had not prepared, but thought to catch the attention of
his scholars at haphazard he would fail. (Hear. hear.)
Mr. Hoses, (Blandford) said the Superintendent surely
was the one to give an account to the church, as to the
discipline. Sunday schools were places when they must
have good order ; but sometimes the discipline was too
severe, the schools must be places where the children are
happy, for they are invited by love, and must not be
treated severely when there. He disagreed with keep-
ing in" as that only prolonged the school hours, whereas
the school should be • place of happiness Inane case of
• very bad boy, they sent round to the teachers a paper
asking for the prayers of the teachers for the conversion
of the boy.
Mr. SILBY. Wareham, asked if some means could notbe
adopted of educating the teachers, if they were not fit for
the work. Some teachers saw no possibility of attaining
discipline in their classes, and therefore gave it up. They
ought never to make such • remark as that they "could
do nothing at all" with the lad or boy. As to punish-
ments, he mentioned what had been found efficient with
very troublesome boys. He advised them to go home for
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some time, until they were disposed to Obey teachers
and the rules, and then, when they were disposed to obey,
they should come back. lie feared there was very little
right idea among the teachers as to the mode of enforcing
discipline, and urged that the ministers as well as teachers
should torn more attention to the matter. One boy be
knew of had been frequently guilty of some disobedience
—he believed using profane language. It was resolved to
disrobe the boy, be was taken up into the space before the
pulpit, admonished of his fault, and dismissed before the
whole school. This bad a most salutary effect upon the
school, and he believed it had a good effect upon the boy.
Mr. WALT= POUNCT remarked that what was punish-
ment to one boy was very little to another, to keep one boy
In would have very little effect, and he would glory in
keeping in the teacher with Min. You most study
character in order to apportion the punishment; some-
times to keep away the library books would have more
effect The superintendents ought sometimes to look
quietly round the classes, and lipeidc to tho teachers to

p lthrihout upon
the Sabbath school teachers a terrible responsibility, lest
the teaching given to his scholars should become a source
of evil. He would not for a moment say anything which
should discourage au earnest worker for the Lord, but it
was essential to success that they should have fouls in God.
He was afraid there were some who did not always realise
this enough—who did not always feel that their strength
was not in themselves. Then they must have more faith
In the child entrusted to their teaching—in the possibility
of their children being ultimately led to the Saviour. He
(the speaker) could not preach unless he believed In the
possibility of the conversion of his heaters. Let this
thought animate them that it was possible their scholars
might become the saved of the Lord Jesus Christ. They
must also have faith in themselves. Most of them were
too apt to have but little opinion of themselves, but if
they felt they had been called to the work they must have
faith in themselves and go to their classes determined to
do their best. Let then. always endeavour to realise that
the presence of the Master was with them and they woeld
have success in the work they had undertaken. (Applause.)
Ile then spoke a few words to the parents as to the part
they should take in the education of their children. How
far had the fathers and mothers helped on the work I
Had they left it all to the teachers, and when they found
that the child was not what they thought he ought to be,
hails they complained I Ile urged them by every means to
help en the work by their home influences, and wished all
God speed • (APP!_suee.)

The' Her. Sinai= said if the teachers did not
succeed after the capital meetings and advice they had
received that day, he should say there wee something very
wrong in thetuselves. They would be sure to meet with
discouragementa, but living and working in the towns,
where education was of an higher order they had no con-
ception of the difficulties to be encountered by the teachers
In the country villages—where many could not even read,
and he gave an anecdote in illustration of his 'statement.
too, considered the parents had an important part to
perform. How many of the mothers went to the teachers
during the week to thank him for the teachings her
children had received on the Sunday 1 Its maintained it
was a great sacrifice for the teachers to coins Sunday after
Sunday to teach the children the way of Life, and the
parents ought to feel grateful for this work and to
endeavour to make the children grateful Then there
were some who considered the work bene‘th them.
Beneath them I Why our present and late Lord Chsacellors
were both R. • school teachers, and he (the -
-- that Lord Selhorne took

. speaker)
knew from experience -._ • Sunday
school class when at home. Beneath them to try to lead
• child to Jesus Christ I Let them ever think it their
highest privilege and pleasure to be able to lift up a
degraded and fallen child to lead them to a loving
Saviour's arms. (Applause.)
The Rev. J. HAULING-MN gave a brief address. Ile
looked upon the vast importance of • child. There were
some who lightly treated children, but these wore not to
be found among the parents, or in those who loved the
Lord Jesus Christ A child was of vast consequence; not in
what it was, but in what it might become. Think of our
great—our noble statesmen—what mighty mind, were
necessary in those men--..yet they were once little children.
Then they must be careful in training them, and ever
remember the powers that were working in the child—
there was that great enemy of their soul (the devil) who
th was ever watching e tripping footsteps of the little ones,
and ready at all times to lead them astray. They must
remember too that there was a God who desired that every
child should be led in the path te heaven. Coiled up in
the mothers arms was • child which was destined to come
out • bright angelic being. We might admire the glorious
sun, the moon, and the stars, which shine in all their
splendour in the firmament, and try to estimate their Im-
portance; but them were not to be compared to the value
of the soul in the child. Was it not then important for
them to see to the teaching of these little OEM. (Ap-
plause.)
The Rev. W. Aties maintained there were six qualifi.
Rens necessary to make a successful Sunday school
teachers, and he should briefly touch upon each of them.
There was, first, piety—the more pious the teacher is the
more efficient he will be. Sometimes they employed un-
converted teachers, and they were very thankful for
them, but in order to success deep piety was absolutely
necessary. The second was prayer. He was afraid they
did not pray so much as they ought, and urged them to
be much more prayerful over their work. He had known
Sabbath school teachers who made it a point once a week
to retire to their closets and there to name each of the
little ones in their chug in prayer, and bring all their
wants and difficulties before the Lord. The third was
punctuality. He quite endorsed the remark that had been
made during the day that punctuality was a fine feature
in any Sunday school teacher. If the teacher CatrlC late
he lost much of his power, as he could not reprove any
scholar who might follow in him footsteps. Ile (Mr. Allen)
always endeavoured to be punctual himself, and he urged
them to get to the school a few minutes early, as they
mild then interchange greetings without disturbing the
classes. The fourth was preparation. He behoved they
would have better work, and it would go on more
harmoniously, if they had more preparation. It was
perfectly preposterous to hear one Sunday teacher
asking another after the school had opened what was the
lesson for the day; and, it IVAN morally inipissible for •
teacher to instruct his scholars without preparation.
Those teachers who had made no preparation wore
generally troubled with • cough just as they began to
attempt to explain any chapter they had read. (Laughter.)
Then there must be perseverance. Some persons take up
matters very energetically for a year or two and then give
it up altogether. As an example of what perseverance
might do, he pointed to our noble statesmen ; and he
believed that our Prime Ministers, Messrs. Disraeli and
Gladstone, would never have become what they are but
for their perseverance. And, lastly, patience was very
necessary. Ile believed the fiabbatli school teachers re-
quired much of this, and he hoped they would all
endeavour to cultivate this spirit of patience. He urged
them not to get tired of the meat and glorious work in
which they were engaged, and trusted that the qualifica-
tions he bad named would belong to every Sunday school
teacher in this and other towns. (Applause.)
Mr. E. TOWZBA followed with a capital address. He
felt that the conference that day had been • very
practical one, and they were going to repeat it another
year in a different part of the county. Turning to the
present gathering he said he should make a few remarks
to the teachers, and would like to show them how they
might make themselves better fitted for their work. If
there was a teacher who could do better than he was
doing and did not do so, he ought to give up the work
altogether. God requires the best they could give Him,
and could not accept a second-rate SCrriC4). But let them
be honest with themselves, and see if they were really
doing the best they could, as he felt that it was very often
the case that they allowed different things to interfere
with the one great purpose they had in view. There
were many teachers who wont on from year to year and
were never better able to teach—this proceeded from
their uot knowing how to go to work. He urged them
to re-establish their preparation clean, and every teacher
should say ho would do his bast to make it a suxess.
Mr. Towers gave some good advice as to how they should
work, and urged the various teachers should take up
different subjects to bring before the class. Ile threw
out some hints as to the examinations through which
many of the teachers in London and other large towns
d hoped that this year they would have some
rovib ani. county joining in them, as they were quite
open. Ile urged that they should also have examina-
tions for children as it was necessary they should make
their scholars thoroughly acquainted with the Scriptures.
He touched upon the pernicious literature that was being
sent forth from tho press, and urged the importance of
each doing his or her utmost to counteract its terrible
influence. There were three-and-a-quarter millions of
children under instruction every Lord's day in our land,
and he believed it was the Sunday school teaching which
had accomplished the good there was to be seen in the
land. They should be very careful who they placed over
their infant classes, as the young and tender minds
required to be very carefully taught—they should give
the infants the very best teachers in the church. The
duty of the teachers was also pointed out—they should be
to their abuses whet the superintendent was to the school
—and it would be very easy for them to manage • class of
only seven or eight boys, as he understood, was the
number given to • teacher. They must also be faithful in
their work, and then they would not be so discouraged.
He (Mr. Towers) had never known a faithful teacher to
be dials, uraged—they must bear in mind, there was
a day coming in which they would have to give an
account of their labours. Let them give the very best
service they could, and he promised them that those who
that
went away at night with the deteruiination to do that
would be better for it, the country would be better for it,
and success would be theirs, and in the great day of
account they would kuow, if not now, how much good bad
been accomplished. (Applause.)
The CIIAIIIALAN made a few closing remarks, and was
followed by
The Rev, W. Aii.r.s who paid a warm tribute of [aim
to the indefatigable secretary (Mr. Walter Pommy who
had left no stone unturned in order to make the day a
success, and concluded by proposing that the best thanks
of the meeting be given to Mr. M. llikiveniah for the able
manner in which he had discharged his duties that
evening, at the same time in a humourons manner
reminding the audience of the collection to be made at
the door. As a Wesleyan minister he always expected •
good collection, and was sure they would have one that
evening.
The Rev, J. HARM/1070N seconded the vote of thanks to
the Chairman, which was briefly acknowledged.
The Rev. E. Bobrom proposed, and the Res. U.
lit:Willa seconded, a similar vote to Mr. Towers, which
that gentleman also briefly acknowledged.
And the first and most successful Conference of the
Dorset County Sunday School Union was brought to •
dose by singing the doxology and pronouncing the
benediction.

ascertiin whether they were trying to in-finance their
children. Their preparation cleanse for teachers had not
answered very well, as some of the ministers did not attend
regularly but he hoped the teachers wto heard him would
set to work to revive the clew, and make it a recces..
Mr. 110Netime urged that teachers should by no means
neglect to prepare their lessons, how could they expect
discipline where the teachers dul not know the lesson I
He believed they would never get good teachers among
the Methodists—(luter, and laughter)—for directly. they
th had a good hearty-working young man in e I they
put him on the plan. Where • young man was doing
well, he thought he should be let alone to continue to do
well. As to bed boys, he remembered where one walked
Into the school with a very ugly pipe in his mouth; but
he stayed with him after the school, and talked to him
earnestly about the love of the Saviour and the teacher to
him, about the object of the school, and that boy melted
in time, and knelt with him at the form, repentant for
his sin.
The PRESIDENT said that—if the Sunday schools did not
furnish Sunday school teachers, class leaders, preachers,
and deacons, they were not answering the purpose for
which they were established.
Mr. COLLINS. Swansea spoke on the importance of
keeping in the school those, even when they were very ill
behaved who had no one else to care for them.
Rev. Mr. HAL/JENNE, Bridport, thought we must do our
best under the circumstances in which we are placed. A
quiet school must he secured ; but howl 11, discipline
—discipline does not mean harahneal. The schools
ought to contain • large proportion of the
respectable classes In our churches and congre-
gations, to mix up with the other and aid in
carrying out good order. Then these more quiet and
better-trained children would attract their parent* to the
school. They could be formed into another claw, and out
of them could be got more enlcient teachers, for almost
one third of the teachers were quite inefficient.
Mr. TOWERS promised that this evening the
teachers should have their full share of responsibility. If
the Superintendent did not watch his teachers discipline
could not be attained. Whenever he saw the teacher was
' not obtaining attention, he shoud speak to the teacher
about it, urge him to pray over the lesson, and although
,he might here and there low teacher, he would improve
I three or four, lie told an instance of very bad experience
among bad girls in St. Giles, where they had to turn out
! two girls for very had conduct indeed, one of them had
been allowed to return, they hod found a strong firm
masterly man, who had a strong love of Christ In his
heart, and who was there, and they bad much improved
the school. He should not like to have singing when the
children were moving shout, because singing was a
solemn exercie) and should only be approached in a
proper frame of inind like prayer. We must not only
have our teachers prepared with their lessons but trained
to teach Gm lesson. They DMA aim at teaching a
leeou, so that these should be something they could not
forget. lie should like to see a good practical teacher
teach a class in the presence of others; then let the class
be dismissed, and the teachers remain to ask questions on
' the way in which the lesson hail been taught The super-
intendent sometimes would go into a class and teach the
children for a short time, then having called the attention
of the children, ho would leave them with the tone raised,
and ready to attend thoroughly to the teacher's words.
The Conferee,* was concluded with prayer.
At half-pest one about 30 of the friends assembled in
the Wesleyan schoolroom, where Mrs. Howe, of Dorches-
ter, had provided a eapital luncheon. The Rev. W. Allen
presided, faced by Mr. Crocker. of Dorchester, and
among dem present were the Rev. K. Bolton, Way-
mouth: Rev. W. Lewis, Weymouth; Mr. T. Stone,
Weymouth; Rev. S. Butcher. Upwey ; Mr. Howell and
puty, Bridport ; Rev. .1. T. Malley, Milhorne ; Rev. D.
Thomas. Come: Rey. Mr. Gallienne, Bddport ; Mr.
Selby. Wareham ; Mr. Crocker, Wareham ; Mr. Ware-
ham, Wenhorne ; Mr. Hobbs, Illandford ; Mr. Collins,
Swamp) ; Rev. W. Allen, 'Rev. J. Harrington, Mr.
Hannah, Mr. G. Crocker, Mr. G. Wright, Gen., Mr. G.
Wright, jun., Mr. William Pouney, Mr. A. Wolff, Mr.
Keats, and Mr. Walter Penney, Dorchester.
The tea tables 1,4-111 presided over by Mrs. Allen, Mrs.
Penny, Mrs. G. Wright, Mies F. Pouncy, Mrs. Getman.
and Mrs. Groves.
The afternoon conference mot at throe o'clock in the
Wesleyan Chapel, and was about as numerously attended
as the morning one.
The PRESIDE.NT regretted the absence of his brother, Mr.
Nears, who was gone te the Bradford meeting of the Con-
grer,ational Union.
"THE DUTY OP THE CHURCH IN REPIEZNCE TO THE
SABBATH SCHOOLS."
The Rev. W. ALLEN said Jesus Christ expected all
believers to diffuse their light into the world, and in the
early church every accession to numbers was expected to
be an accession of strength. In thew days God has made
use of Sabbath schools, nnri when death makes blank in
the church, we look to the Sabbath school to fill them up.
We train the children of some parents in the schools, and
neglect the parents' but there may be POMO among the
members of the church who =not teach in the Sunday
schools, but who have • talent for visiting the parents,
and so they may make the fountain pure, that the streams
which issue therefrom will be pure. It may be doubted
whether the fountain is not untouched still, and ag
corrupt as ever. We have cared for neglected
children; but we have not cared enough for the
parents. Fireside virtues lie at the foundation of
morality and yet it may be questioned whether they are
not more rare than ever. The cruise of salt must be thrown
into the spring ;, we must count the fathers and mothers
equally with the children, under the care of the church.
many a good, respectable middle-aged member of the
church would do good service by endeavouring to take the
care of half-a-dozen parents of Sunders school children.
The church invests in the Sunday wheel • very large
proportion of the talents she has. She must give up her
very beat young people for teachers; she must sympathise
with the school; she must pray for the school; and take
care that the school Is never crippled for want of funds.
If the church discharges her duty to the school ; she may
confidently look to the school for members, for officers,
for ministers. -(Applause.)
Rev. Mr. lIALLIRNNE, Bridport, said the schools ought
to be brought under the control of the church and
sustained by the church. —(Applause.)
Rev. E Botrom asked ought the church, with authority
and distinctness of onniniesion to Fend into the school
any member whom it thought fit, and ought the member
iso named to go into the school and do the bent beer she
could? If that principle were thoroughly carried out, they
would have afar better supply of teachers.
Mr. WAREHAM said that the church could not give the
sympathy and help te the school without the authority
being exercised. He hail moved a resolution to the effect
that the church and school should be united, but hews.
met by a reluctance on the jart of the teachers to he
subject to the church, and, he thought, with disastrous
results to the school.
Mr. W. CROCKER asked, 'Were schools to be under the
' legal authority, as it were, of the church r He thought
the first duty of the church was to select • superintendent,
with the cement of the teachers controlled. The school
he thought, should lie represented on the Board ot
Directors of the schooL It was a part of the church
duty to provide funds for the school ' • now the teachers
are expected to find the largest part of the funds. Every
church should see there is a library in the school, not
that the school should have to be running for books and
machinery, and the church should also provide tea and
cake once a year. The church should also provide
comfortable sittings ter the children during the hours of
divine service. It should also enquire what is taught
In the school, and he advocated the teaching of catechisms
and • prayer-meeting for the school. (Applause.)
The Rev. J. Ilsaainoems mild not agree with Mr.
Bohm that the church gliould send any member with
authority into the school: but they might say, "There
Is work for you to do, my brother, and you are fit to do
It "—they might KO sa far as that.
I Mr. HOWELL (Bridport) said that Sunday schools had
done their duty towards the church, and if the church
did its duty as well to the Wheel both would stet on
pretty well. The ministers ought to say • few words
ocmdonal Iy. (Applause.)
Mr. CROCKER said it appeared to bins there was •
emitter desire on the part of the church to govern than to
provide; the church ought ad to work, and so lend
oneouragement to the school.
Mr. WALTER Peuect said there seemed to be decided
opposition on the part of the school to be governed by the
church. He thought no Superintendent would be fit for
his work who would not bat= to the wise admonitions of
the minister.
Mr. Hones and Mr. Setur spoke, and the Rev. W.
Amax summed up.
In the course of the afternoon the PaitsiDser called
attention to the subject of having the Conference next
year.
Mr. WAREHAM suggested Wimberne.
Rev. W. ALLAN mooned that thenext menial Confer-
ence be held at Wimborne.
Mr. Czech= seconded, and it was then agreed that the
next county Conference should be held at Widuborne.
The doxology was then song, and the mooting separated.
ruetic MERINO.
The public meeting was held in the Town-hall„ in the
evening at half-part MINH]. There was a very good atten-
dance, and the meeting proved& very fitting termination to
the day's Proceedings. The speeches were brief end pointed,
abou ng with sound practical advice, and the whole
meeting was eharecterised by much heartiness. We can
only (dye a brief gunman' of the addresses, as the demand
en our limited space is very great The chair was ably
filled by Mr. M. Darenish, a.r., whose interest in all that
tends to the welfare and prosperity of our &Imlay Schools
Is so well-known.
On the platform with this chairman was Mr. 0 C
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