The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-08-02 00:00:00

WINTERBORNB ABBAS.

EVANORLI/laTlOle ROCIeTT.—The seventh
meeting of the Baptint Western Erangefisetion floeietn
place of. July 21, in • barn kindly lent for the efl-141.:,
beautifully decorated with eyergreenn, mottoes, aloft ansn.
At three .t'elottk • sermort wan i.reached by the Rev It
ttrilfin, .1 Weyin otth. from Psalm xix., 1. The wi11....
well attended. At fine tea was ort the tables, with a
pimply of plum and need take and bread •nd luther, WWI a.o.at
DM sat down. The lahnta were nicely decorated rithat.ne,
A pubic meeting wax held at half-peat nix o'clock, at aloe!, fle;
F. Mill.. of Dorchester, prenided. After • hymn bed
sung, Mr. T. Baker, of Boroughbridge, offered prayer. Tk,
1$ airman , in opening the meeting. expressed he grettficatt,
at attendiog the anon emery. Tin Bev. J E Brett. e5,10..4.h.
god ,r..re.. the .ociety hal merle during the past pat ui
use hot, ful f null greeter things In the future. Mr. Barnet_
of Wiotertr o one Able., ne f the 'Maga station prench.,'
after rerearkleg on the mixed truth and error sometime. tetgL:
Dow•a-dayn, nt,wed in • ntmple manner that the object t.f th..•
t 'lege work wan to teach tlt• great truths el man% sinfolrt,
end halide...nee, end that JeflUX Chrld. In a waling Sariour sfri
the only nreeible fistylotarof mnnkind. The Rev. R. A. °MI,
of Weymouth, poke on tire Importance of early and earrei
decinion for God, enforcing hi. remark. by death-bed
J. W. Sully, Esq., of Bridgwater, the trewtorer of the Baps,.
Westet n F:Yengellsat inn Society, nail, that an one of throc •ht.
had been the means ti sending the Erantrelint into thin di•tert.
he was rery glad to find that Mr. Darla wes ecnisteh renree•ed
the rtounty - not simply by Nonconformists but by ITICT./er•
the Church of England IA well; and he wax p:ese.e.l to he,
that the Evengelint we doing the work for which he wen eft
• that, work we. not to pronelytise the people to the Balele
denomination. but to do all he could to lead them to !Ina al
the only Sarlour. He urged them to live to (lel, that they
may find Him • friend in death.—Mr. T Baker, of Borough.
bridge. expressed gratification nt witneenlng the /cog,
the cause, and pealed the helpers as evemplified by Be:
Bartlett. Ile hoped the people would do all they
them. Ile we, pleasel there was such • good freling venni.
Mr. Davie amongst all nectiono of the church. He w
forward to the time when party feellnyt would lAA. aw.n.
yed In • parish where he telieved there we. the bent •-h •.t.
mtnlnter In the • mid, for he would c-all on hint t..ad.10-- t...
Sunday *chord children at their annual treat, an I tar, tt,
(Ur. Baker) called at the minintee. houe, he had to t,.t.
family prayer with him and hi. family, and when the et,,,y
minister called on him he would do the "sm.:. and a...-. th•y
were 11l they would call end read and pray for earl. other;
he said he thought thin wan how it should be. lie then rresi
• 'toe exp.erlencee in viniting the death bed•of none
rejoice in death and if other. who panne., away a .tt.
h tpc, an the sts.ke redotedly to the young. The 1•4
1ir..1. Dave, the evangeliot. mid what he had to er.' ,
only he • few wont.hut he could not let thin mee tug tt,..
without relent ng to their het meeting and some who set,
them then. Ile mentioned the Isle Bev. E. Benito,. I.•
..'hooter, and the late Ken. A. Perkin., .1 l'owyy. 1.1•• •
I both were with them, but they had done the work their .• •
I ,:aVt them to do on earth.and had gone to the chin"!,
to rent from their labour. for ever. Ile spoke in •t•
preelye way of the importance of doing whet we rt..•.: I -
we have time. He was glad to hare met hi. friend. Mr •
end Mr. Linker. Prayer was offered by Rev. J. E. IP, .. •
chanter, which brought one of the hest meetings TI.
the eociety at Winterborne Abbe, to • doe. Th•
the tea were .e 2