The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-10 00:00:00

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE 800IETY.

ANNOLL IMO= OP TIM DIOCICUJI SRAM&

The fifth report of the Diocesan Branch has jut
bees Matted, and is of • satisfactory nature. We maks
ths following extracts :
Throughout the whole country indications are Nen of
the spread of the Teammate movement, and the Church
of Ragland Tecaperanoe Society in the DiMelle of Salle-
bury no. to Nand • year of &elided progress, both as
regards the number of branches, memoirs, toffee
taverns, and readied roma% sad also flaancially. Forty.
three sew Braman have been started, and as number
of mentiere has lacreased by MO so that the imeatie
work Is at present carried on in 176 parishes or dateline
by la broaches, whose total membership reaches 16,677,
and to these parishes there are 51 is taverns, or
roma where tempersom drinks only ere supplied. and
79 clubs or reeding rooms. TM total receipts for lad
c rime was £193 be. Pd.; this year they are Call 16.. bit,
an increase of £.56 Eit. 4.1. The following new
branahes have teen started during the year :—Cattistook,
Bradpae, Great Toiler, Chardstock, Clarinloster,
Stafford. West Cloraptou, Wynford, and T .ller Frit,urn.
Beanie. Winiritts, Wool, Canhorna Eleatodamo.
Woodlands, Wirehorne St. Gam, Boartonililliughain.
Shaftesbury, Stows: Provost. Long Orton and
Hansa Obetnols, Swans Minster, .Idlshiators,
Branham', Corte Mullen, and Sydliag. Spear-
lag of the lot 11 work during the year the report
says :—During the stay of the Dorset M 1 U. at Weymouth
two teas were arranged and invitations issued to the
members of the Militia. which wore heartily responded
te. Adler the first the Rey. J. R. Scott (Rector of
Melembe Regis) presided at an abort dement of music,
singing, ec., with an address by the Res Canon Stephenson.
After the wood tea another ensuainment took place ;
the Rey. W. Sushi. Seuttleerorth wee chairman, end
as speaker was the Res. J. Remedy. Will. the Militia
were at Weymouth 66 mined the total abetment*
declaration. The beet thanks of the society are due to all
those who have rendered valuable essistanoe as speakers,
preachers, and In various ways, during the year. The
number of those ready to help in the work has gone on
steadily incressies, and is one of the safest guarantees of
future proirryNe. The Organising Secretary also wishes to
express hie gratitude for the kind help given him by the I
hon secretaries of Um diocesae branch and the ',rabid's-
meal eouncila, to whose et -alone are due in great part
the satafactory program made. In the following parishes
there are no branches of the Church of Ragland Teener-
mice Society, but misstate have been attended. and
addresses delivered by the Organising Secretary :—Abbote-
bury, Rammestos, and We.reliano. Amongst others •
fote wee held Inside the old Castle at Cale, on the nth
of May, at which there was • good attendance, and several
ser=were delivered. Will the kind permission of
Sir John Michel • temarence fate was held In
Dewlish Park on July 20th, which drew • large slumber
of Peollffe timelier, and amongst others an althea was
even by Mr. Edward Payton Weston. the American
pedestrian. on " The &drawees of Tamperenre in Athletic
On Aeguat 17th the Bridport UnitediTera-
=lite took pl.ou in which the local branch of the
of Intend Temperance Society joined, and all
went off well; out-door meetings were addressed by Mr.
g. p. Welton sad other speakers at intervals dining the
def. On the 30th of Jona • confessors was organised at
filadford by the "Dead and Southern Counties Tem-
perance Aasociatton" for ths puma, of Promoting Ronda
Closing in 49oreetabs. A committee ma appointed, and
as • result of the movement • number of parishes were
sanvessed. It la hoped that these additional canvasses, by
showing as all hitherto have dom, bow strongly the work-
ing classes are in favour of Sendai Closing. will remove
the objection some still have to do mama as being class-
legislation. Canvassers of h meholders made up to the
present in Dorestehir• show 7,640 for. 3ifi agaitut. and 742
neutraL The Church of loglend TeMeireace Saler has in
several instances made its affiliate felt, 44d ptimenW
Oh. granting of new Bosom notably at Waist/olb.
where, although several were applied for, se strenuous an
opposition was offered by the Weymouth Branch of the
Mama of itailaud Temperance Society Met no additional
Sasses were granted. The Mock of /wised Temper
anis Masao Me been supplied gratis to the Working
Men's Clubs at Dorehater and Weymouth, the Three
Cups Coffee Tavern, Weymouth. and the St. John's Tees-
eras,.Roues Wliaborma g.t the annual meeting at
ater, c mimed the ChroaMil 154 lb. Young Stitadard
parer were given sway to those Present, asal a consider-
able amount of temperance Monitore has bleb diaributed
at ditenst times and in many wars during the Voal.
The inereas is the number of coffee taverns, MOON
where temperas* drinks only are applied, clubs sad
reeding-roans, and that Li:Buena in checking intemper-
tace can hardly be estisiana tor highly. The Motile
al Coffee Tavern at Tordinaou was opened on the
pthpf Jely, sad will no doobt b a great bele jg the tam-
pp pa. jyask in these pa6i. in October KW lffialea,
of tise WOW/es nick Branch of the Maria a
-$717•117 Tompelanos dosistr. Paid DorsgMilir• • *De