The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-03-17 00:00:00

BROADWAY.
DORSET AND SoUTFIERN COUNTIES
TEMPERANCE ASSOCIATION.

The quarterly meeting of this a.eociatlon was In the the Temp •r moo Hall, wey, on Tuesday,
member* and delegates aseembling for business M
three o'clock. On Mondey evening e sermon was
preached in the pinch church by the Rev. C. F.
Powys, of Dorchester ; sal in the Wesleyan °bawl
on the previous Sun,lay evening by Mr. John Hodder,
of Bros 'way. . .. .

At the mo.7.eting of dolomites there were pretreat :
Mews. J. F. Rutter, of More, preeldent ;D. Ballam,
Jos. Hameln G. Ourtls. J.P., and J. J. Nort ii, vi 00"
resident.; Mrs. D. B dlam, Letahett, Mr. J. Otter,
Broadwey, Mr. W. Woodword, Puddletown, and Mr.
R Yonne Poole, delegate.; Mr. G. Tewkesbury,
Mr, J. Tewkesbury, Miss Symmds, Miss Otter, and
Mr. J. ltridlo, vl.lt .re.
The Panama read a letter from the Rey. O. L.
Memel, M.A., rector of Church Knowle, regretting
that he c mkt not be present.
The minute. of the previous matting were read and
confirmed.
The illgoitirrawr reported that a circular had been
seat to the magistrates respecting the eurosesful
sniesion at Derelteeter.

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40 psi,. triek tee at 5.30. —3l, All ',tilts
Noevov, of P... 10. g sve an energetic speech at the
tea at he h• I to have biter. th• public roes' -
It was reported that Lb. Dorchester LT nit...l
Temperance Alission 014.1 a gee.t Nu toe,.; tost 70
pledges were taloa. and that 130 pees ,ns clouted the
blu..
Th. m•stlng In the weenies opened with r.r rye'
•ori the 'ringing of the hymn " the Perishiod,"
after which the Onellillan (IV. J. F. Itutter) gave an
a ldress. Hassid they flat met to do what Vrey could
Ii pre,' on the good ems which 'army of them hod
hese engaged in for some years past. (thear. beer.)
He r.joioe I I. fin I in that village eu.rh a strong
teetotal element, and that they I a I been blest so mach
Lim.. pad. Toyer, were yet, bows's', three Glees*"
be de-lied t • eee on thrdr eite—r.he first, they .ung ;
tie .oe ,nri, tire Christ on men 4.kil women who tint not
a.e.o thlt it was right t • give up the little th.y to k ;
sod the third, thou swhr, if th-y did n take any.
thing. ha sot sow forwseri t j rin them in the gout
wok .1 stem& ..g lb. ill, of lot orioation. In in et of
It. vitiateu to the enquiry nog there Were Binds of
Hop*, whilet In all fferhath S hoot,, and in most of
the B.sr.i Schools. iseeons were Wino glvea, it.it oily
respitting the evils of intemperaun., hut al.o the
bleseir.gs of sobriety. (Applause.) H. con.ldered It
tr.e the duty of abstainer. to *duo its the nob&
rron•clenes, which wee mad. up In the aggregate of the
opal .lis ..f thr men ant wiloon "oh anniewe I the
oath,. (II ar, lost. ) 11th. moo and women of this
*dr try • 1 .rted their p rerer in one worth:Wog way,
ewe' r or later they would Inference the habit. end
customs of the nation. lie did not believe it possible
L.. touch anyboel)'a eonseleom. by Acts! Parliament.
T 0... olg t affect people'. actions, but the c .nscienee
could only be touched by man o.lllling In contact with
man, heart with bear, and *pile with (Tait. (Ago.
piano...) It Ws" in this way that the public conseivime
was &Beets t, and if they did their duty they would
see great moults from their labour*. They could not
foros people, but they might draw them by lon. He
despaired sbout s.ltlog thole who were not Christian.,
but it wan Christians from whom much ought to be
expected. There were no leas than 10,000 persons lost
from the ()brimless church.. annually owing to drink.
The only safeguard for ouch was total abitioenom
(Hear, bear.)
Mr, G. Cuing. of P. ole, next addreased the meet-
ing. lie said be was one of the " olddashi hred
teetotaler.," having signed the pledge 48 years ago,
By the grate. of God he had dons ohs belt. r flap,
since—kept it. (Applause and laughter.) Speaking
generally to the young, he said there was nothing in
signing the pi...lg.—the thing lay in keeling It. (Heir,
her I. It, had four en. awl daughters who haul
tested drink. They married &betaken', and he n
hod grandchildren who al.', were in nest U to the
lute of intoxicants. ( Ipplaueed 'llse practice .4
teetotalism t by wis vastly different to whet It
wee 49 years ago. Trt,.y heard • deal now.' days
abut Goeuel temperanoe. He and other old•
fashioned teetotalers never beard of any other kded.
(Loud applame.) They membered their ptogreas as
they looked back on the tied, and they saw that
gr at ad v..nee. hal been made. Years ago when au
eff rrt was mule t get a temperate. sermon pre eche!
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t that Moiremeat, whilst bun Irate and thoussode of
roinieteni might be 'dentin. d with It. (Hear. hear.)
They said at the Noma that Vototslisin would at 'ea.&
rt., two thlose—cure ioteuiper.oc., and prevent intern.
rerance In the young. (Appian. •.) In conclueion,
he cdPeed some mirth by rriticrains an article which
appeared in the Tina • few day. ago re.jecting
• blue ribboulem," a d he, attradiuted it by wining
Wei• fatter and fairer than drunkesde.
(Loud laughter.) He er.:ed his be were, when thy
wrist to the ballot bus t i vow to do so In favour of
ni•n who approve t such law as would maks It
.• odor to do debt and more difficult to do wrung.
(I..udeppleuee).
Ssrgeent littientSo, of the Dards...stile Depot, ia.ed
hie rem .rks upou the necessity of testo...ll.to haring
a Scriptural basi.. and.eantanded It was very *hock.
ins tbet Christian people continual to c .uutensece a
traffic like the drink, which caused an much inieery.
lie WM very glad lb. Church of England wee making
rapid lad les, some rrf its lviler. doing their tom et
Ii rouse people in respect t temperance, lie argued
Viet the object •f Mee s iqtenee ph 'old h• t 1 are
thew rrld I. ter than he toned it. He cootie ler! tbill
.Uld Ouly be .10ne by the personal India irlu.l eff 'rte
of cab on. cienneoted with the temperance canoe.
((leer, hear.)

The Rev. It. Batmen, the rector of the parieh, 11/141
nex called udon by tmo CHAIIIIRN. He raid owed
gloat intermit in temperancs work, one advantage in
with which WU that it brougLt im to one
platform pe .p., of all denominatioi.a Co that if they
coltmot ell worahip J.. tie s .me bait ing thy might
meet together on one platform. (Hear, hva-.) The
Braid) ac I P ...sig.. Bible Soci.dy and the Temper-
ance Society se-med to be the only societies which
...shied them to 110 A Viough the C lurch id
Itacletal Temperance S wiety welanned moderationints
ne member., they wolf much rather cuob par.ollll
pined the total abstinence sect' .0. (Applause.) He
mpreesed hearty sympathy with the County A 11•021111-
ti..n. becamee it embraced ail denotaln Alone rd
Christiane. (T. rtml apdlause.) He bet had great
pleasure in taking part in the meeting that evening.
(Hear, hear.)

Mr. 1). BALLAM, of Lytcheti, near Poole. created
roars of laughter during the greater port of the time
he was spooking. H. r .nteude I that 19 out of every
20 doclo-• would bare to r.le on donkey., or else
wa'k, were it not for the drink. (I,,mthter.)
Medical men a imitted lb ot if all parson, signed the
nicht@ they would bar to " look out for emnothlog
sire." If the n, it l'arlitno,nt—he dui not ore
who:her it woe Liberal or C •to 4t r•athe lid ti ..o
more by lejelati.m to ramect to tomp..rat oe than the
prweent one, he would 'hi,. some W 003,11 cent there"
—(1 nights ).--ood if the women did not ace ,roplith
more he would have them ' out in the union and kel t
on pkilley the remainder of th-ir lives." (it mrs of
laoghter.) HI. allusi .ns t tan Prone were by n
m mot ro•oMitnetd try. hot thin we probtbly
acom..ted f .r by the fact that be prefaced hi. remarks
be tobnittin; that he hol never had so hour's
clucttion." H rail articles whioh a; it-trot in
respect to the drink question onto times coma:mooed
with the word." We think," and that by " W." wog
meant some "little brandy ooak-eyed editor.' (Much
laughter.)
The Rte, F. VACGRAN, Coogregatlonaliat, of
Porldletown, the secretory to the assomiation, •lto
spoke.
Thn meeting terminnted oidb rotes of thank., and
• collection in aid of tie funds of the aosociation.