The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-24 00:00:00

THE REFORMED CHURCH.

About eleven months ago • branch of this body was
erabilehed In Weymouth, the services being held la
Orke's Aveivily Rooms. They have now *blared
the Belle Yoe Amenably Boom, and on Surrey lask
berg the first ocoodou as whirr the roan had bra
used, opening and ioductioa services IWO had, then
being large congregations. In the morels( the it.,.
G. J. H. Llewellyn, of Yeovil, read the Weer
granted by /Whop &idea, the presidest of the sat,
authorising the use of re room for their services. The
Rae. G. J. H. Llewellye preached in the morn*,
and the Bev. W. H. Brat, the newly.appointed roan-
bort, in the evening.
On Mowry evening a Woltz metre woe held, but
the attendance was rather limited. The Bev. G. J. H.
Liewellya prodded, and was supported on the *dorm
by the Bev. W. H. frank Bev. If. Mar ( rillvertos),
Yr. John Thurman, and Mr.
The Cirian•e, in the ooareeTior ljelLopening
said that wino be looked back some eleven MOS=
0411 ed to mind the,first meeting be held I. coaasetioe
with that church le • house is Weymouth of • parer
who had takes • great interest in their Christian
work from its oranieranisot, sod repeated epos re
'services held on Sunday, in whir it soll his pririlgge
I to take part, he felt thankful, and Its thought they
should thank God and tate courage. He this spoke
of the great fungiortare of (Arial= co-operstioo, and
I ead be felt mire that if they woull arrange their
minister's heart and strengthen his hand, Ito b"
be done by faithful and loving cooperation Is the
work be had undertaken in their midst. He did not
believe any more than they did, that Chrietian work
woe to be confined to the minister, but they would al
be glad to take an active pert in al are spheres
of Christian reforest In connection with their
hurcit. Oa grader soar • Chrirtiao oongreia*isabe
felt that is a few years they would all be silent is
death that those free would one day appear before
the great whir throne, when re books would be
°Pm", a'tns beaming with joy, some black with des
pair, wbUst striding before the judge. This gave iv
conceivable sorority to • preacher's work. The
third thought whir always occurred to hint wee whet
a ear moral power there was lea Christie'
rm. It was a solemn and striking thoc:37ll:
Christians what • vast power for good rioted in their
midst. He bellowed it was impossible to estimate the
Power which lay latent in our churches sad congress.
trim He believed that .11th. means of gr and the
privilege. with which God had blessed them were
intended to be treed 44 MOWN to obtain strength is
God's work, and that to every humble, earnest Christer'
who endeavoured to follow Him Christ wee no WM
• pattern than • propitiation, forks went about doing
good. The rev, gentleman exhorted his bearers to
work sad pray. He wished them In the same of thLard e
God BPI", and predicted for them and his dear
brother, by God's blowing, • very happy, holy sad
useful emaciation In the vinevard of the d
iiPPtausti Re niremed their deep thankrlnsm
to Mr. mine, cad to God for the loving work he
(Kr. Hines) had bees privileged to do in their
=Mr.

—The- Rm. W. H. Huns mid he felt • Tory Mal
pleasure to being with them that night. He had come
about 72 utiles lo order to expreos his oongrstolaUorn,
sad hir earnest cached, for their future hangings" "
a thumb and magragatios. From the time wises their
good brother, Hr. Llowollys, aret invited him to cows
and spook to them, he ksd felt • very greet Merest is
their spirituel mom He saw from Um first time he
omno araciogit times that they had an earnest drain for
that which would build them up In the faith of the
Lord aad S•viour Jams Christ, and he had not only
ministarad to them with vary groat pleasure, bat he
bad been pleased to we that those who had ems
them had not laboured in vats. Hs aka row
lrstulatsd than lthatth.y had moored this Woe room
is they would be Ago to worship in greater qulatamo
this to tits roma they bad just left. Whoring fittl
sought Christ, Ho would be found, and if NM alms
them in the spirit of Obeid they would lad throning
blessed. They would bam in their imumbent •
=liono who would food ths look of Ohrhgr
e had purchased wl'h hit blood. He cos-
gratulated Kr. Mast that b. would ham breams and
sisters who would bear him ia naiad much in their
wagon to Ma throe* of gram, and WinFothim with
him in every work of faith sad labour of love. Hs
urged them to thaak God for therpstrl take ooursell
for Um future. They Mould ast
11th., had but is.. to thar midst and =ll=
was la spirit sod is truth, what would be their
biomes for good I Hs besought them aot to aim at
maything mama or carnal as • distinegiaa, but go to
lit their light Wee Wore as that theycriV im
tothole good volts mod glorify Utak father Is
busy,..digald also au the mem pooh owl
olio Ohs mai peels he Walk Asa

_roactoo. (Applaaer.) e had bard that their
i,774,„ had sto slam of rH
oan women mei mother
lekJa be would most from time to
gor instruction. He inhaled ut. young to
• weye thole minister in every way to promote the.ei 41• N Si of souls and to bring them in the Saviour.
ite would my, work for Jesus, end aim in
." possible way to glortfy Him in your body sad
m'eese whit, yid& are His. (.41p0)
Mc. Muslim next addremed taaso.6 " utg
i dodos of the Obeirman sad said he trusted the
j„e, of God might be their end and object in life.
:I heir hearts ought to be filled with lova to hum, end
ib„ ombt to be zealous for his honour and glory.
he boold love thei truth, which Obrist held to be so
' ry '
. tie mid all those who knew the Lord Jams
14:oe to make 111 w known to Mom who did not know
Lie thaaked Mr. Llewallva ant If, mho
e ,odpg down ti minister to them so often, and
they should ;praise GA fur the good which had
awe by their mune. He waa sore they would
jois with him in thanking Mr. Llewellyn and Mr.
, and in welcoming their new nalialetar. (Ago-
, toot-•)
' Mr. TiowrlA. alto a:preened his thanks to Mg.
11,Alio bad Mr. Hines for coming amongst them
an ! trueted the good words they h..d
„add
ebid
h them, sad that they naltbt hear the voice of their
j ~eithot to them in rile own way, and sayt.g.—
i. w the wet ; walk is it."
The ROI. W. H. Starr expressed his theakiehme
t 0 Mr. IMeetly. and Mr. Mom and ellnd.d to the
c...rooghl in"tb•di P"" Hr. L'ewelign bad soled
~it the arrangrasate of Sunday in coantictim
„jti, hie (the opmk-r s) induction. :Me was Moo gad
snl they loved Mn. Hines. (Applause.) Hs was
• .tro that the oftener they could tome, the better WOUld
lb.o end he be pieseal. He bad cheerfully and
try isbeeee.d !be r invitation, became he felt thet
heeljnfGdsodlb. voice of God were in th•
e.oet. 1 here were many ciretundances in soma°. ,
slth the formation of the Choral', which bethought
the providence of God. Every stop bad been
!seen with I t prayer to God, and under • wave
.4 (1 ,re ',radian** in answer to prover. Ho spoke of
Loa wonderful kindness which Imo been shows Olin ny
his ibmeogisregetioo, and related several airournatanoes
reeoectad with his change of ministry. With rsgerd
to the inter* he ezpreseed an earnest bone that the
derout etara would be sustained as their numbers
lie asked them to pray ten him and all con..
:IL with the °bomb. The rm. gentleman than
„,eted out the Importance of gathering the voting ,
.oole together. He hoped very Goo. ao bb .51. s.
Jaye• Bible Mass sad sot apart one evening is • fort.
ei,he to be at how to we any young people who
might come to ses him. He also wished- to no a good
„here, coostine, and said his if. would be prepared
treader sedstamse in connection with soots motings.
(kpplasna.) He thought there wire no difilmities in
the •ay of the Sunday Schools which mail not b•
°rename. H. sonsmed they Moen
sucl find out chum vomit peopu who did 604 50 to
seedily dchooL Referring to the district visiting
be mid be thoustht they would Sad those who would be
roa iy toms in that work. Ho was glad to been
t,04 dm. had been no attempt to proselytise, but
teem must be many in the town who were coantisted
.ith no church. whom they might rightfully Invite
c rich them. He hoped there would be •
genllll, blessed and imial spirit in that church, so that
i; might be made attractive to the people, and he
oropqf ellerVo• to tri and do his part in the work.
(Atn.liess.)
The meeting then terudamed.