The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-30 00:00:00

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he poor lad was then admitted to bail with • surety at

AT in, Bonoooir POLICE Coiner, subsequently, Wee.
/Vary was brought up and remanded tin How:W.
TEE FIINIRAL
Took place at Wyke on Wednesday, at three p.m. The
remaina, with tbs relatives and friends of deceased, were
conveyed from the George lon in a shillibeer. The poor
little fellow was followed to the vivre by 40 boys of the
same class as himself, with their teacher, of Holy
Trinity Schools. Just before the funeral cortepe left it
was understood that the parents of deceased wished him
to be borne to his last resting-place by some of his der-
ma..., and six of them felt It • privilege to perform the
melancholy duty, and carried all that remained here on
earth of Bartle Hines to his last resting-place, but just
one short week amp, he with them, attended the school
treat. Silently, bareheaded, they bore him from the
churchyard rate into the church, the Rev. H. C. Pigou
readins the beautiful and touching words of our English
burial 'service. At the first of the service at the grave several
of the children Joined in the Lord'. P while they all
stood round uncovered and subdued. A bunch of Rowers,
brought by one of the toys and placed on the ;all, was
lowered with the wan into the grave.

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The anniversary sermon" of the Weymouth aoxlllal7
of this &MeV, were preached on Sunday last, at Glower.
ter.street-ChapeL in the morning by the Rev. E. Storrow
(Calcutta), and in the "Tanaka by the Rev. H. Tarrant
(Bath); at Hope Chapel, in the morning bL the Rey. H.
Tarrant, end in the smelting be the Rev. Thoaeae Reeve.
In the afternoon the Ray. K, Storrow delivered an excel-
lent addreee to the young men in Hope Chapel.
On Monday evening the annual meeting wee held In
the Glouceeter-street Chapel. There was • large attend-
ance, the Rev. E. Bolton occupying the chair. There were
also on the platform the Rev. W. Lewis. the Rev. Harvey
Phillip', 8.A., the Rev. E. &arrow, "'Wile Rev. H. Tar.

--tie Rev. Haien PHILLIPS offered • short prayer.
The Quintus said there were some reasons why it
would seem desirable to place a layman in the chair on
occasions like the present, but unfortunately in Wey-
mouth they found it very difficult to put their hands upon
friends who would he willing to fill such a post, and, there-
fore, yielding to the Judgment of his good brother, Yr.
Lewis. he had taken upon himself to preside over the meet-
ing. He called upon lb. Lewis for his financial statement.
The Rev. W. Lewis. before reading the local report,
read a statement prepared by the parent society. The
past year, while it had been one of mat anxiety had been
one of great activity and great apiritual success through-
out the sphere of the society.' operations. In India the
work of the society had been increasingly successful: the
Zeniths mission had resulted in • great and most salutary
change in the funny life. The report also spoke of the
success in China, Mederascar, New Guinea, Polynesia,
and South and Central Africa. Tbe directors, however,
regretted to report a balance against the society, amount.
inc to no less than £5OOO, and hoped that the liberality of
their conetituents would enable them to carry on the work
in its entirety, without compelling them to give up some
of the miesiona There never were wider openings for the
flospel, and never were there louder calk for the preachers.
The moiety, therefore, hoped that in the name of the Lord
Jesus they would be induced to do more than they had
already done to forward the great work. There were in
the field la missionaries. including 12 lady missionaries :
376 native pastor' : 4.051 native preachers ; 371.000
adherents; and 83,110 children being trained. The local
reports showed that hat year the collections at Gloucester.
street chapel amounted to £lll ila, and subsaiptions
amounting to CS lfia 3L At Hope chapel the
collections were 12170., and the subscriptions 10. 114..
being a total from Weymouth of DM 7. Kr. Lewis
having urged giving in the superlative degree, when the
Lord will return &blowing "prre led down and run sing over,"
The Rev. E. Ihnneow, on behalf of the society, gave
particulars similar to those which appear in our report of
the Dorchester meeting.
The Rev, H. TAILLSIer, followed with an eloquent speech,
received with much applause.
The Culligan said he was glad to see on many of their
Baptist friends present. He was also very glad to base
their minister there, and he would, therefore, call upon
him to make a proposition. (Appian's.)
The Rev. Haters Femurs, on behalf of himself and
hi. psephi, mum truly my it gave him great pleasure tab.
with theist to express their entire sympathy with them
In this great work which had called them together that
night. He than proposed "That the hearty thanks of the
meeting be given to their brethren who had come to stir
them up upon this great sad important question." (Ap-
plause.)
Thu proposition was seconded by the Rev. W. Liens,
and carried unanimously.
The vote having been duly acknowledged.
The CILUBASH endorsed whet Kr. I,wie had said with
regard to receiving the names of aubscribera For his
part he had more faith in the sutscription list than into.
collection.. (Hear, hear.) The teat of their missionary
spirit and seal would be found in the condition of the
annual subscribers' list. He was thankful to my this list
was increeeing. He Invited those present to become
annual subscriber,, Rise Lider and Kr. Lake would be
glaa to receive the name& They had loot an important
subscriber in Kr. Blackmon. and he asked some present
to take his place.
The meeting then concluded with singing and prayer.