The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-22 00:00:00

OORPE OASTLK
CHURCH OP ENGLAND TEMPERANCE
socusTY.

The eighth annual lestivid of the Church of England
Temperance Society was celebrated on Whit-Mender,
At half-oast one a procession of clergy, choir, and
juveniles, accompanied he the Code band, try
formed and proceeded to church, on entering which
with the various banners, AL, the hymn from
"Hymns Ancient and Modern," "Onward, Chriitian
Aoldier.." wee sung, prayers being read by the Rev.
W. C. Krrcifter sod the Rev. W. P. Scarlet, and
the lamas by the Rev. H. Mason and the Rev. OWEi,
NIANSILL.
The sermon wee preached by the Rev. D' terr
PRISTOS, Rector of Freemantle, who took for him text
Rev. xcii, 17, after which followed the offertory, to be
deemed to the funds of the society.
lo the afternoon • tea warn supplied In the grounds
of the Castle, after which • pnblic meeting was held,
under the presidency of the Rev. W. SCHOSILL who
called upon the Rev. D'AIICT PIESTON CO address the
meeting. The rev. gentlemen eoaroely cornered
total abstinence a selgririal as people were better
without the intoxicating drink. He congratulated
Code upon the improved state .d things, as compared
with past years. from what he had been led to under.
stand.
The ROT. H. MUSON IVY the neat epeaker, who, in
• briebt and pleasant style. gave his own sh)rt
experience in the temperer rues, and his reason f
donning) the blue, form at, of which woo his example
to others, and secondly because he liked the drink
himself. He ob•erved that every effort was orrery
In the cease whilst prison.. unions, and lunatic
sirigams contained so many illtnatm
Rev. C. G. DOTNE, as an old friend in the parish
next foil 'wed. He liked "Id faces, and from the
applause which greeted him it was evident old hose
were glad to see him. In his "we neighbourhood •
good work was being done, but mu h yet remalcied
to he done, especially with restart to grocers' licensee.
Mr. lirenstelog. from Puncknowle, next spoke. He
earnestly addressed the audience se • working man,
who found the benefit of temperance himself, and who
had observed the blessing it proved to others in their
honer and as regard their bodies and souls.
The Rev. Owes MANSEL was the last speaker, who
peduted out the evil effects of drink on persons in his
own olan of rickety, op ..ke hopefully of le,lairion, and
especially of the example set in the county of Cornwall,
and reminded with the hope that all that was bad in
oar laws would die, illustrating hie remerks by the
"rings of • parrot (kept by so old lady who had
bequeathed all her soeir to her maid), "I wish the old
lady would die." Tee old lady, being much annoyed,
revealed her trouble to her clergyman, who had •
of better mannen, to which she grid welcome.
TiPitg it would indoence the other for good he gave
It bar. but, horrible to relate, on reaching lie new
home and bearing parrot No. 1 again cry "I wish the
old lady would die," at rice replied, to the corteration
of the tidy, "Amen." The speaker hoped for such a
response in regard to all bad legislation.
In the evening a concert was riven in the National
Schoolroom, the Counter of Eldon honouring the
company with bet presence and exquisite abilities r
pianist. Sow. were sung by several ladies and
gentlemen, many of which were encored. Mrs.
Harrison was • general favourite with the andienr.
Mr. Herman and the Rev. S. W. M. Nash acquitted
thernseler well. and en did Mr. Garland as • reciter.
"The Four Jolly Smiths," by Mess's, Moss, Day,
Tuck, and Shitter, prays general satisfaction; nor must
the abi Meg of the Wars Battrick be pared over, nor
those of Mr. Wiltshire be forgotten. The pleasure
was greatly enhanced by the kind and able assistance
of the Misses Brd, Cooper, Humble, and Demon as
pianists. and by Mrs. Schuster, who presided at the
harmonium.
The National Anthem brought the meeting to a
close.