The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-05-19 00:00:00

CROWN MISSIONARY somerr.

On Sunday la.t non."( t Is i....ciet y wore
tirrack..l -at St. P.•ter'. aryl 111 Saints church... by
the Rev. li. T. Barry ..leptitation) and the Rev.
11.1.1.. na•t•.r ••f I Omi.hot %%theses). The
deputation oho ima.ting .1 children in
the shermon. Ti.. foll.oving was the amount of the
rollectiono: - St. Peter..., 110 7.. 10.1. ; .111 Saint
12 10.. On the follovving afternoon the .11 1111 l Illeet •
ing was held at the T.ovii Hall, who,. that valuable
friend .1 missi..nary wwitt Mr. Itols•rt William
occupied the chair. the Oaths were
Rev. T. W. lies. Cams. Reginald Smith,
Rev. H. V. J0n..., I. (h..n. -'vi, 1111.
S. 11..1.110. Ile,. R. C. Marri..tt (C..11.1.t..11 A1a....), I
the deputation. TIP following report, emi
nuntly aatisfacterry, was nwl by tli.• Seen•bary : -
The Ihwehe,..ter and Poialitrittort .I...nation hes
remitted to the parent society the ..nu .1 £3ls 15... SI,
daring the past year, which is 120 Rh. $4. more than
we sent last year. The greater part .1 thi. incmto• ii
due to the Isrimli ('he.illoorne haying jou.' ..ur
wAgoguoi.s. Although I Ain glad t.. nay that we lino•
been able to maintain the ad, aline Which Me mad
last year in the general fitml...l the owiety. And nt
secretary I wish to express my thank. t.. those huh."
who render on valuable lasi p by ts.hh,vting oil oe.eript
for the society in this town. It is in work which
requires much energy and patience, and nion which
the asecra. .1 our effort. ter?. notch depend.. 1 :Oil
very glad to notiga. a decide. Mena.. in the gunmen(
collected ibis year in the istri.hro .1 Wood..fonl and
Tinelet n ; the oilier pan.chial branch... have wnt .
shoat the tan.,' at lad Vear. W.. hay.. non. at 111.111).
at 13 parishes outsith• thy boundary of 1 lorclooter and
Fordington, which an united with
and I hope that others may be added. a. I thinic
union of effort stn•ngthen...iir hands in the go 'I oleic
which we &Ore to pn orlon• by mutual belie. I ani
glad ttl be able to report that the juvenile awociation
haa cowiderably progressed. I was rather disap.
pointed last yew because only a few new lose, were
taken, with' some of the former collector. I retinxl)
pare up, and others 1.11 th.. 'might.. airh. s ; nit though
we have had fewer boxes, the summit collected hart
rather increased, and I shall he pleased if any 3, unit
people will come forward to belp by collecting in this
way. Tho annual juvenile meeting in the leonlingtort
Schoolioom last September was w.• 11 attended, and the
collection amounted to £4 114. ad. hut ...Milner a
working party .4 young people for the C.M.S. wan
Isigrun by e.. Knipe, at Linden L.edge, and reoilied
in a successful sale of work in the Alington hail la.t
January, which realised I:12 lits. ltd. This encourag-
ing work is not only a great help financially t.i otir
juvenile branch, but is • means of stimulating a grow-
iqs interest among the children of thi. town in the
important work of the Church Missionary Society.
We shall also in future be pleased to receive carving,
fretwork, or picture. which any boys who are
Interested in foreign missions may be willing to send
So be sold with thew sisters' work. The Exeter Hall
meetings last week in support of the went society
have been very interesting and successful. The work
of the society is still increasing in every direction.
The prosot in the most ;womb
vr,
ing. e may well pray that Gal. thwing may
abundantly red upon the efforts I if our IlliestionAriet in
Japan at the prearnt time The Church lilissionary
Society is in need of a larger income in order bi carry
forward satisfactorily the gnat work which it has
undertaken. Let on then do our part toward.
augmenting its strength by endeavouring t.. e. 41 eg
during the coining year is larger mint than we have
hitherto went to Salisbury-aquare, and let us never
mime to Pray that4'.al May win! forth Ili. spirit and
manifest the power of Jesus in all the world.
Receipta-General Association Sermon and meet-
ings, 1:11 16s. ; through treasurer and sevvetary, £73 ;
in lieu of bazaar. £lO 11.. 3d. : juvenile branch,
44. Collectors' list : If. Pascombo,
LI 15s. ; Miss Crwa, £7, 17.. 44. ; I)ixon, t 3 1 ;
Mrs. Moule (list), L'33 14s. 1:17.9 Id.
Neighbouring parishes : -Alton l'ancras, £94.. ;
Chesilbonw I.ls 10s. Id. ; Channinster, £7 it.. 2,1.:
Compton i'allence, £l9 Ss ; Flvershot £1 ;
Frame Vauchurch and Ilatcombr, £1 3s. • Frampton.
; t/wenn.vne,_£l3 4.. 94.; Tincleton and
Woudsfonl, £22 130.9 d. ; Toiler Prawn. and Wynford
Eagle. El 10... • West Knighton and Itrowlmayne,
1:4 17s. M. •, West Stafford, £47 17.. 11.1. ; Winter-
borne St. Martin, 114 9c1.-heal, err., 17.. sd.
Disbuneinenta-Use of Town }tall. June 9th,
12t Gcl. • Mr. Ling's printing. Cl ; juvenile
p_erimgicj_ 3.-total. £6 19... Remitted to the
Parent tionety, £3111111... 11/41.•-total, I.=l 17s Ai.
Mr. Powys proposed the following as the officer. ( r
Ile mound year :-Rev. Canon Smith, Rev. E.
Ludlow, Rev. T. W. Knipe, Rev. W. K. Collinmon,
Rev. U. W. Butler, Rev, R. C. Macdonald, Rev. C.
Barton, Mr. Henry Basceinbe. Mr. R. William., jim.,
Mr. H. .1. Monile, and R.,. C. V. Powyt (hon. sec.)
The Chairman, in Inuring the adoption of the report,
said there wax one subject that had been a good deal
in his thoughts of late, and it Wilt one Which all
friends of Mittiont thoUld at this time bear sery much
in their mind. In tlw tnsibles and danger. to which
the country had been exisoecl if late it had not been
uncommon to hear alanoi.t rurrnsins and opinion.,
and our enemies asserted that the sun "1 England
was netting. Whets be beard such statements he
could not help thinking of the misai.o field, and when
be saw that from this eountry a etn.nger light than
from any other country was dscjl abroad on the
mission 11e4 he could not but feel that the Itivim.
tirovidener that had this blessed is.. would continue to
Mem us, mid so long as this great misaionary effort
was made from this country he did not believe Pros
-dente would allow England to fall (non her high
gjoo, (Appian...) He believed in the promise
"Them that honour me I will honour.' (old had
honoured and blessed UP, and at the preoene tine- w.•
nudt to lift up our hearts in thankfuliwo and praio•
to Hint for what we now saw. .1 few day, ag.. tw„
of the nowt 10/werf ul nation. in the world ts er.• lin
wheathing their swoeds and preparing t. wag.. w"
'nit each ..tier, carrying d.w.lation in many a
valley and deluging the was with 1.1.5. L. blit Wow ill
answer to the million. of prayer. that had been ,ff,-red
to the Almighty for pewa. We maw to .411 jyteat joy the
awneds again sheathed and 1..1..1 that pews was
*inured. Surely all friends of mosions ought to bear
this in their hearts in thankfulness and praise for Hi.
great bkssing. And he could not help thinking that
blob el murices had much to do ia this matter in

the future. They might double their prayers not
nnly that pence might be not temporarily hut per-
manently reutored, but that than ',tumid be a hearty
loving union between the two great tint that they
, should not I. m,k at each .dlier with bate, awe, and
but diould unite with each .tier inear•
mg the thr.muli Eundie and Aeia. rn•flflmm
..fuli..ei,.n.tionitm.w take to them.selve. theduty which
belonged to them Mill nit re.it tintil the light of the ,
iepel wa,. 6.411 iii the*e dark region.. of Gent rid
which were now ab.olutely aimed to it. 1.41""'"'l
Ro'v.24.*Pti 1111 l .11.44 e. next addrimaed the Ineet•
Mg, and wa. fidlowed by the I hputation.
Another meeting wan held in the evening. I.r"id"l
over by the Rev. T. W. Knipe, hut the attendance
Witt oniall.