The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-24 00:00:00

MISSIONS TO SE4MXN.

Tito sootily rooort in connection with then,
Missions had ill t b.,eat prittel. It hi Of 3 very
encours,ging deferiotlon, and haa r :femme Ii Vic
work a no In Wolin mth Hub fur and Portland
11 oa la. It show. Vont 131 copie• of the Holy
tome I ave boi *old 13t1 iaryor hooka (including
of the Miesione toßealnim forum ef pe.yoo tor ri,o
at seal, the ouroMtinte iii tW.II belporn, and
351 total abet doers.; I mu I 17 libraries aud 168 haze
of Sanding. We take the following extrude from the
report f the chapl oho (It iv. J. leigh.
" The lights and shad ows 01 eipo'her year (1841) hove
posted away, an l olth ougla I have hnor4 au!e en lufach
of the deep,/ of Vie me, yet I have be n, through its t's
marry. enable] solely to ciry the cal tans. of oaten
Mon to many • woozy tiling 'son of the seat thpa.:al,
from them ho tlifiy have been receivel by the Cent/ •
agents elsewhere II se twat (haply intaJatmit to me.
Although I do int kuuer minimally all my fellow-
labourers at our otier stations, yt I do know from the
description of them by seamen whether they are tall or
short, dark or fair, and that each la 'a • fry nice gentle-
man t I seamen.' Oar WM4 n yacht'e d.g at once pro
that the Han,,e.mety whin proont 9.1 a friend r
them at their last port hoe also provid LI thins can in
Portland roads, that bifore !wring the shone of their
native land for a long woyaste (it may be for seer), or on
their homeward voles., they iusy lea with him in prayer
and praise to Go I. 1114 they geueraliy do heartily, and
listen at onitively to a few plain roma, ki on some text.
Each roc ,Ivu a pocket of ttaiti, and then quietly !MOON,
the e „tem.. 'a an and go". forward to the forecastle.
the you EMI I etirolleo 357 stamen m total abi
who were simply intioexcel by • quiet word—' N.
drunkard Mall enter the kingdom of heaven. Are you
in his clask and dare von go toren &practical unbelievor
In Canal I You will, Gal willing, arrive at yocr port and
ho
paid off; moot:ober that dunk boa drowoed more
than tloo res.' Tu,sa last words proved to b.& word in
leasun to to,, •nomen who tr. to in • Oily horn .war.!.
bound from Now Z•alitod to L ad w. After hrwiting •
'orrice I enrolled sevor fl of the crew all total A'S Moor*,
ant anotMr whim I hot n ft pr. vi Amity reconi 6.1 pro.
duced his t 2roperane-t cod, ad 1 me
nnarly two peers ago, and I l.• 'a a I Wet:tit. luY PI Aft
Tile other said, 'lle'ra • .0.11 tewtotoll r, •if ; he's a 4
no drab while he boo b.en with Ile Alollt • m Pith
afterwards two of the same crew came balk to Portland
roa Is loan emigrant ship boon I for Now imisod. Thy
had both acted upon my advice non had ahatuned ft on
drink in Lon lon, although one of them did not sign the
pledge on the form.r occasion. ll* n wit signed, and the
other said, 'I want to bay the !frost print Bible you
hove, for oar foricastle 14 rather dark. aol I wont to
have • good real during the voyage.' This ship had not
been visited on her dap oftore from London, and there
was moving to read on board. I nailed a large bag of
p iriolic ids and our sheet almanack in Motor:mite. The
emigronte were likewise thankful for a some bound
books, and • bundle of Graphic/. Ti,. boatewam, a fine
old sailor, said, 'lank very Way. sir. I came away from
home te a burry without a Bible, and I haven't •
farthing of motley to bay one: it you have ever such a
shabby one I should be glad of It.' I hal • very go ad one
and of lug., print, wills', he thought almost too good to
give away. Niverthelese, he desired ms to writ, me
name and elm my own in it. 'Now, boat...wain:l sold,
' I hope yo I will real Mau' • I wouldn't have naked yoi
for it.' he said. 'il I Ad not intend to road it. It i. so
tools print I can read it without my sp dachas if an--
thing lambent to the I bold two Sigel Si On heard
thin vessel with the C,,ar end maltreats. Nies many
(reckons opportunitleo of speaking to eminien ab nit their
em's. The engineer in • steam T which come into t fe
Roils much d tamed. ow soon as he saw nae on board,
Sdol. *Here. sir, 'she the last SiXlO4Oll I have for the
aniseion fund. Thank 63.1, We am va's lawn Wian.ir
cop ct-.. 1 ti get out if the Bay of Bitcay alive.. The
work Mil DI f 'reign seamen has ale) been encourating.
N.n4atin Cain... In one @tumor willingly *cc iptel
c Vier of the Gospels and trocti is their own lenmige.
o, I •ard another Wainer the whole crew, who w. ro
Illohaiumodan., aladly ac ...quad tea ti in thew own
Isnou ag s, via, Uaadu.taui, Tom!, Urdu, and Aeab
The wok hat oho been hop .ful au, ms the Itslioni and
*panfuls. A a A Harlan a‘anifitl 11110111 I met ..n an
E el.h steamer told me that too hat bought in !taboo
Bible of our chaplaln at B ilf 'at. awl that ha wan tea orb
intern wed ins. wain/ it, tlatn, of tho crow tall mi t at
he woe • diligent realer of hie B bie, and Wa, alw,y, try.
the to sine tiankny's hymns. The re id.ng.roun and
c have been much appreciated by seamen. My
boot Vienna are due to Mesas. Collins soil C
prietore of the of w cool built*, for thew liberal gfi of two
tons of cad to this room. also to Vie many donor, of
backs and p •010 In J.. I have raid int-i,stino vidita to
seamen in Weyroonth harbour, ant some of them have
been in limed to attend the churches in (blown on Sot.
days. I base Woo visited sick seamen In threw hospital
In the nnighboarbood, I met again on baud ye seas in
tic R. ale two seamen who thanked no for visiting them
wh..o 'irk In the hospital. I have finial much c•mfort
aril c invenience in residing on the Pulliam 1 Chaplaincy
House. whth we. Baal, Purchased and generously pro.
aentfd to the society daring the year by Dr. and Mee.
Lusk, of Weymouth."