The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-08-07 00:00:00

HOSPITAL SUNDAY.

Last Sunday this annual event was celebrated in
all the churches and all the chapels of the trivn,
with one exception, that being Gloucester-street
Congregational Chapel, were collections in aid of
the hospital where made a few Sundays einoe. The
preachers at the various places of worship in the town
last Sunday were as follows :—St. Mary's Parish
Church, the Rev. J. H. Soott, MA.., reAor, and the
Venerable Archdeacon Sanctuary; Christ Church,
Rev. W. Hind, MA.; St. John's, the Rev. Camon
Stephenson, M.A. • Moly Trinity, Rev. J. A.
Addison, M.A. ; Vie/doyen Chapel, Maden-dmet,
Rev. G. Beebee ; Beck-buildings, Baptist Cusp I,
Bev. J. Trafford, M.A. • Repo Chapel (0 mire-
stational), Rev. W. Lewis;i Primitive Methodist
Chapel, Rev. J. Pickles.
AIIOHDEACJN SANCTOART preiliebed toe large emigre-
Ration at Sc. Mary's on Sunday evening, taking for
his text St. Matthew xvi, v. 25—" For whosioever will
save his life shell lose it, and whosoever will lose his
life for my @eke shall find it." In the revised trends.
ti di the preacher sad they would find it was " Who-
soever would save his life," that is, had • purpose
to do so shell lose ir, etc. In lb. .urse of his sermon,
the Archdeacon said they must not give grudgingly.
for God loveth a cheerful giver. They should cad
their bre.d upon the w•tore that they might Sal it
again after many days. They believed that so to lose
their earthly mammon, if it be done freely for Chrld's
sake, was really to save their lives and that they
should find it a bun Iredfold in the fellowship of Jesus
Christ. in the prayers of the poor, in the affections of
his cuff ,ring servants, ancl in God Himself. They
should be bold to recognise this great truth, and to
sot upon it, ani should dare to believe that the law of
sellmiscrifice was the law of G id's moral world; that
n i mith might live unto himself, and that it he
attempted to do so, his life would be no life, but death
while he lived. To this law of solf.sacrifice the Son
of God set His Deal, both while He lived for mem and
while He died for them. And the Father had set His
sea to it also, when He gave up Hit well-beloved don,
who had been in His bosom from all eternity, to the
shameful death of the cross. This law ruled not in

earth only, but sTsol7c-- . -ibei-sho-ulTissic-or;a
for a courageous spirit. They most have courage from I
on high, if they were t 3 act iu aceordanos with those
words of Christ. They should ask for the oourege of
Goi's Holy Spirit, and in this h •sent courage
should dare to throw away their life that they might
receive back a life fee richer, happier, and sterna.
It was noon the principle of self-escrifloe, for the love
of Chrin and His poor that he invite I them that
evening to contribute according to their power to the
support of their hospital and dispensary. If he were
making some claim upon then. for an object which was
unknown to them, or something at a distance, or some-
thing which admitted of question as to its ezoellenos,
it would be his duty to set forth its claims and merits.
But nothing of the kind was heeded. They all knew
the sickness to which their frill bodies were liable, and
the sorrows which it brought upon them, even in the
case of those who had means to make every provision
in sickness. But they should remember what sickness
111111t0 so many others In whose midst they dwelt, and
who had nothing to spare for medicine, change of air,
or other necessities, when sickness Caine on. They
must know from the condition of the poor
around them how many stood in nest of those things
which they counted necessary for themselves in times
of sickness. While he said this, those solemn word.,
placed in the mouth of Father Abraham by the
Divine Master, presented themselves to his mind—
" Son, remember that thou in thy lifetime
receivertst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil
things." Let them remember Las arms and hie evil
day. now, before their own good thiogc had passed
away, while their lifetime was not yet g one, while
they had strength an I opp wtanity of loaing, in our
Lord's own loving way, for Him end for the poor.
He urged them to eee that ICO Tding to the Divine
command, `Such as are in need and necessity have
right," and concluded by pointing out that the 1044..11
to be derived from the precepts and likewise from the
exempla of the Good Samaritan was' G 3 thou and do
likewise."

flts;--oolleotions were as follows :—St. John's,
£35 3e. 6d.; St. !diary's, 5:28 104. 71. ; Christ Church,
£l3 Ts. 01.; Holy Trinity, £l3; Itadipole, £310.. 01.;
Emmanuel It.formed Episcopal Chunn (evening
only), £3 2s. 6d ; Wesleyan Chapel, £6 2a. ; Bank.
building Chapel, £5 54. 01.

PRIZE DAY AT THE BCHOOLB.

ligLoomaz }Luna ticaooL.

The annual distribution of prises and exhibitions to
the boys attending this school took place at the Royal
Hotel Assembly Rooms on Monday afternoon. A
large number of the boys' friends assembled to witness
the ceremony. The Mayor (R. N. Howard, Keg.),
occupied the chair, supported by the Rey. J. H.
Scott, M.A. (mat w of St. Mary's), R. H. Eliot, Esq.,
Rev. J. Miller (Headmaster).
The following programme, capitally rendered by the
boys, formed the first portion of the_proreedings :
" Address to the Trojans" (Virgil), W. D. Ayling ;
inarromt
—Wilkinson,sLicang,ii theH.,nLtaDaleozkwnsuommiLeo..„FHBoureLeuo'.'loonsirell..o,:s
Bremner, ma., Reailignoll—liumparey, ma.' choral
m rola, •• Engisod's Sons;' awns from Schiller's
iskook,toici' Max—Symonds, Octavio—Dennis;
part song, "The Sea King'. Bride' scenes from
Shakespeare's "Henry V.," Henry V.—T. Nicholas,
Westminster--Williants. ma, Salisbury—W. Oakley,
Katherine—W, Hopkina, Alice—wog, mi.. piano-
forte trio, Wilkinson, ma, R.. Rowden, W. ilopkins,
The Rev. J. MILLIS explained that there were two
examinations, one at Christusaa and one at Mid-
summer. At the former they gained 12 certificates
and one passed, making 19 suecesees, of which seven
were honours. That was a remit which he thought
they would say few school* could boast of. Several
boye bad passed the examination of the Science and
Art Department. Symonds, who left at Christmas, had
just pawed his M.D. examination, Coarles Penny,
another old boy, had passed his examination for the
B.A. degree, and another old boy passed his examina-
tion for the Madras Staff Corps. N *worthy was
also to be congratulated in passing the pharmaceu-
tical examination. With regard to the games, which
were a very important element of school life, they had
won seven matches out of 15; and as to swimming
those who saw the content on last Friday would agree
with him that the boys were doing the school and the
town credit. When h• said that 16 boys entered for
the half mile race, he thought that spoke well for
their regard for swimming. He hoped that next year they would get the Royal Humane Society to give
them • prise for swimming, as was does at many
public schools. The health of the school had
bes,, generally good, except a little outbreak
of fever last year, which wait the only outbreak
In the school during • Period of 14 years.
He was anxious to ware, if possible, three exhibi-
tions for the school, and he was going to bother the
Mayor &gala to give them a uu,porahloo eoholetshlp,