The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-09-13 00:00:00

lET COUNTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13.1570,

red Granter Griggles"—(langhter). Be (Mr. Bi 011114,8)
thought that was hatelly the height of bstanical know-
ledge to which Mr. Mansel would like to see the girls
an * d boys of IJorset attsin. If adding a dower show
for the lowereles-es such knowledge c old be advent... 4
It would be a recommendation in its favour. 111 con-
clusion be thanked the Chairman fur prosidiugoind Mr.
Kindersley for his constant services.
KINDItitiILZY said be was deeply touched by the
kind words of Mr. Bingham, from whom he bad always
received the most pleasing proofs of kindness and affec-
tion, and vu obliged to them for receiving his remarks
with so much approval, do must confess that the
progress of the society WM to him • matter of very
constant and doily interest; and he must also admit
that of late he bad not felt so well satisfied with the
condition of the society as in former years. It woe now
17 or 18 yeen since be undertook the secretaryship of
the society ; and, th refore, they might suppose he was
pretty well able to gauge its working : and the he.
pression it produced on his mind was this that th,zigh
they were not going back they were stending still. If
the society were doug all at tiossibly could, noihing
would be &Ater ; but, he found that instead of anything
like • large proportion of the parishes named in the
districts competing, the number still remained et what
it had done • good many years, viz., from tfi3 to 30.
This year be suggested to the committee that they
should mleue,,ur to give the society • 1.1141, and, as
one means of doing it, he mentioned a flower show—
would it be possible and also advisable to czeueet with
the pre-eat somety • flower show, embracing the gardens
of all classes from the highest to the lowest? There
were many things to be said on both sides. No doubt
In many respects it would be a popular exhibition.
But it would entail expense, for prizes must be given
for flowery, and, of pourer, they must he of some eon-
sidersble value. Considerinr all other things, it be-
canto a question how far it would be wise to have on •
large male • floral show in conniction with this society.
fie had not been able to wake up his mind
on the subject, and it hail to be considered hy the com-
mittee. lie thought it possible that introilueing what
might b called a higher degree of i xhibitiou
might damsge the lower kiod of show—that
giving • great stimulus to an exhibition of flowers
m i ight njure the vegetable show by the labouring
class, for whose benefit the society was established.
In the current year this would be considered. A re.
distribution of parishes in the districts was also mune
ssry. As to the competition, this had not been an
altogether satisfactory year; but be attributed the
falling off to sickness, and the drought, and the show
this year did not represent their ordinary exhibitions.
" God save the Queen" vu then sung, after which
the prizes were distributed, and the proceedings ended.

TOESDAY.—Hefnee if. Rggetl Eq., 151. Reynolds,
Fast., and G. Bette, Esq,
Mu. J ANR OLIVER IAWIIidY of fh° New A'Tind, wen
brought up for an assault on Frederick INlloway on
August .sth. Mr. Gourge appeared for comp' Anent.
Frederick ilollosav ,sai I that that. on August 25th, he went
into she New Arris.l anti sisked Mr. Oliver for s bottle of
ginger beer, awl as he wee goner
to get, it, lira Oliver same
and said "Out of my bowie, Jack," ands called him a lousy,
nasty, stinking rogue, and pushed him ouk Ile bad done
nothing to provoke Mrs. Oliver. She also called him a th,ef,
and he replied that she did not know about
George Cooper we, at the New Arrival ~n 15th August.
Complainant mine in when Mrs. Oliver was busy at the bar,
and sat down *here witness was. Mn,. Ohs cr cone and
pushed him by the shoulder, and told him to have, lie
refused ii go and mumblod out something 10 RIII witness
thought was bed language. She 4,14 him three or for times
to to, and pushed him, but did not scratch him. On
Sunday he tried to make it up with Mr. 011 s er.
!defendant said that she did not wish Holloway to 4.N11310 to
her house.

rined Se. Including costs.
PLTER MILLENiIt Iw.s. usn none(' by Ur. J. W. Beach,
supervimr of Inland Resolve, for keepit4 a dog without •
licence. un July 23rd.
Defendant pleaded guilty, but said he took • licence out for
the dor. when It was three month. old. It ties now three
Vear• id, Anil he had paid up to last year.
Mr. Butch melded dog lieetiws expired at the end of the 3 car,
WWI millec then defendant had taken out to, fresh licence. The
ofikers had tailed upon defendant at least six titmice, but the
licence was not tak, in out till yesterday.
Defendant urged that he had irk for the dog before It was
three mouths old, am' he cutedilcred that if he took out the
licence at ally time this year It would be sufficient.
Mr. Beach sato that in O&M Mile• he generally applied for
out, as he had • grtett sled of trouble ; he alan wished to Mite
others. The tnitigatii,ll cuuld not be less thorn one forth.
Mr. Beach: Am you in • position to imy • penalty. Mr.

Ir.;1111.1yre : I am not.
Mr. (leach: Thou thu noult 111 be that you mud go to for
clm:a.er gaol.

Mr. Mllledge That I vhall be perfectly willing to do.
Fined Vn. Deh 'Want was detmeml. Sub.equently on Mr.
Beach showing defendant a levy warrant, defendant paid the
money.

flosiit Prrnall was surnmoned for causing an obstruction In

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Helen-lane, on August 21.
P.C. Ooinroot,t was 1111 the Quay when the Jersey stelmer
Mule in, and saw defendant toutiog for work, nod witness toll
him to go to his props r plate. He refused to go, and at lad
went round to the back of the Cll4lOl/ House, at the other
entrain.), where he obstructed the pavement and the passengers.
The Crown boobs was culled. when defendant went and took
the luggage on his truck. When the hoot. C-4111e hick, witness
'eked if lie authorised him to take the luggage, when the boots
esel he did not, but defendant refueel to ghe it up. The p
empire, residents, and porter., all complained of delendatit's
conduct.
Defetelant declared thet he noel in front of the door be-
cause a gentleman gave him Male Ingt; /ZU. and pall hien lid, to
. takd care of (Laud he told the imlice•nan he woubi got. his right
place whet' the gentleman mine eel. He received tel, for taking
care of the luggage, and was only trying to get a leaf of 'read
for hia children. The policeman mid be only knew el • gentle-
man giving him ed, to keep quiet.
Fined los., Including costs,
Defendant: That is something for paying for a license! You
hat better take awny my limn. now !
lie afterwards had to moderate his tone, and beg for time to
pay. Week allowed.
TOMLIN WILL. was summoned for furiously driving • horse
on tile Preston road, on the first day if the race*
P.C. Delmont saw ilefendent driving • Mese and cart to-
wards Weymouth by St. JOhll.l Church. There were six or
seven person, in the cart, and defendant drove on as faet se be
could, whipping the horse. Wltines held up his band to him
and tri. d t stop him; hut he did net stop, and waness took
his number when be came back.
Defendant said he wan driving fast to catch a tritp that drone
into then,.
William Tripe mid he was in didendant's cart about six
o'clock, and defendant drove the same as other people -about
eight miles an hour and no more Witness coeld not serif the
horse was galloping or trotting. Hardy* vehicle was Just in
front of bins, and they went no faster than be did.
Mr. [Leggett mid eight /Mimosa hour waa too fast for Wey-
mouth.
Supt. Vickery mid that defendant was not Beamed by the
authorities of the borough.
Mr. Beach told he was licensed bv the Excise.
Mr. Vickery replied it was an order of the Council that every
cab-driver should be licensed, aid pay 6d. fitr the cab and Is.
for himself; but such men as defendant come in and took away
the work at • lower prem.
Fine t fo ' including costa.
Defendant: When Weymouth cabs come post my door, and
take up patties, I will summon them !
Pitmen, the defendant who was fined fir an nbstruction in
Helen Lane, complained that the boot. from 'some of the hotels
atm) to the quay, and embed as if they would go right into
the Custom lieu., and the police said nothing to them.
Mr Vickery said these men did not ply for hire.
Joule Stamm was summoned for obtaining the sum of 21. Dd.
by false pretences, from Robert Hampden.
Complainant mid the money had been paid, and the summons
wail withdrawn,
Defenilent was fetched, and the Bench, after consultation,
told tomplainalit that they could not allow caeca of that kmil
to be settled between the partice. 11.1 it been an as-ault it
might have been better that Ma parties should come to an
amicable settlement between themselves; but lu the CFA, of
a misdemeanor, complainant must understand that he was
butted to prosecute.
The cave was ultimately withdrawn, complainant paying all
the coats.
Tfluieloar.-Before G. Betts, and 0. Reynolds. E q.
111• IT ANN TrCRIR was brinight up on remand, for being en
the leircheeter road on Wednesday morning for MI unlawful
purposa-Primuer hail some pieces of print in her poweeelon,
whirls she arid she had bought at Dorchester. The police had
written to Dorchester but were unable to find whether her
story wan true.-Discharged with &caution.
Joux W11.1.1/1111 was charged with going about begging from
door to door about seven o'clock. P.C. Meech proves/ the MAG.
Prisoner had been about here for three weeks, and w. Oa the
platform when the pickmiseket was arrested. Prisoner hal tid.
In his pow.eviion and plenty of bread and meat. Ile refused to
tell where he lodged. He F/41101 one of this town, but came
(nen Bristol-Fourteen day. hard labour.
I.'ANUIDATR FOR eulll.l'l.lloßT Ern career. JOON V . FRI
charged with skaling apples from the warden of Mrs. Atkinson,
at ilodwell. P.C. lianderd KZIP defendant get over into the
garden, and afterwards pick some apples off the tree. Witness
walked round the back way and met him eating part of an
apl-IC. and there were tw,i othersilipsy..„i
ie.glloCte t
r m Lgbn
-Iteotenndnat
m.hml i
ealil he hui lout minket arid twitches from Longhill house
it/nil:IL-The mother of the boy said she never knew the lad
talc the value of • pin .eit, of her house, and he would not even
take anything iiiit of the minty-en' Mlthout ask/mg.- Tie boy
though 14 yuarm of sea, ssnekt neither read ~or write, though he
hail been ont to Chapelry school, and n or worked takinecharge
of Sir. C'hurchill'. cows. Ile had another brother Wh.l was
also very dull.-Mr. Betts said they were mach disposed to
order the boy to be whipped by the police ; but an the under-
standing that he should be punished, they would inflict a fine.
Fined in,, and Id. for the value of the applent-The Mother:
II is father could never beat any of the children, nor can 1.-
Mr. Bette: Then you areas much to blame as the boy.
COO/4MT PETIT Snatoms, Wednesdays—Before G.
Betts, Evq.
Make An. Tvcsse, who had only come out of prison the
day before, was charges, siith being foetid on the Dorchester
nail about a quarter to no. P.C. I/elan:mit found her
loitering about, with • bundle under her arm. She said slic
heel no place of abode, and he seen:heti anti found some articles
belonging to the Dorset Comity Prison, and &leo two pieces of
new printed calico. Knowing her to have boon convicted
before, lie brought her tothe station. When he told her he
should take her to the stai-n, she said she was going to Broad.
may tie, lie hail not had time to make inquiries about the
prink -Prisoner paid she bought the print at Mr. Steele., at
Dorchester.-Mr. Anlen mid that couhl sanely be proved if
true.-Itemanded till to-morrow.

dreadful events with which 'theory teems, and which we hare
Jedgm, nts, may be explained
heelta"et to regard es Divine
asu imply due le the working of natural mum"- Dun there
very few who would he Imltl enough to eflirm that the
duartation ,If Jeroulein Was not a 'Attila Disk-Meld, becatilO
o
trsAv to see that the repeated attempt. d the Jews to
throw off liie Somali yoke were censet to mouse the wrath of
their ruler • .114 1., lead tus the tine overthrow of the once inorime.
Lily. Nelms:huhu:use looked with an onelsous eve upon the
little country of Jude* lying on the great hiallwaY to Wait and
the lands of the %Vest, and determinei to make It • part of he
already met donaidions, but though waren the+ WC the working
of natural anti ordinary cau.see we mio not for that remota refuse
to speak id the Awyrien invasion and the glib...went umptivity
for their reiterated
a. a joilgtnent the peculiar people"
refired to aliolidt the idolatrous proctsess which, through the
Influence of Sobiltion and others,ha I grade any crept in anioug't
theneGod often works bynat oral cam.- more of ten indeed than
by supernaturol tows. Ile allows the 1.`"t"o" of men to have
fuII play. Ambiteni lift., it. aseiring head -the echo l esalt!
their hem'. Good or lad fortune attend* their effort.. Dbmitee
arise. Flimsy pretexts ere takee up, and mielaratione of War
are Made. The gauntlet is thrown, and accepted. Lot by
their ruler,. native turns from the pursuits of c ~,,, menu and
aelence, and madly ruthes Into war with a maighlmitring people,
thaw gradual advatreenent to power and ittallence it ha. long
viewed with Jealous distrust. All this I. pertme'tly it (hat
is tsu ray it is quite In aecordance with many known attnbutes
of the nation, and perfectly similar to eccurrencel that have
taken place a thou...awl tisane before. We etc no direct inter-
vention .4 Divine Previdetice, and vet if et or ally nation was
pulled.' of Gal, it would seem to be the Fre.wh 'lancelet this
moment. Dimmetinted—at heat for the time being - li, the
hope of being alee to emelt ii., rival and shatter his power, it
II el. heel( subject to the into Silage hUinilistion of acting its
territory mernet in wane of it* fairest distrlete by the over-
whelming and highly ull.eplined forom of ite foe. it. favourite
ruler, under whore au-piece the country heti made itniu, nee
lirogrees In weelth and jon.uerlty, is found utterly
...mai to the task of the hour. Its trade and ~,,, ere.. me
sib tonne see Diacontent and II banal are gneluall) n mei ter
the worst pwedo.l4 of the ignorant and fanatiml classes lit the
oientry district., while Paris-the werhes centre if fa.hion
mei plassure--en whose m.inbellishnient almost fabolous stints
haVe heell expen.led, and *hose luxurious living 111/A beCII the
astenidiment of all who have witnessed it—Paris is in daily
expectation of being expose,' to the horrens of a gage. All
them nay be regardol as the natued roult ut despotic
goverialuctit and the consequent deterioration if all the higher
upocuities of the nation. lett in my minul it teems to indicate
that God iu. taking a engeanee on a people who hope eo
and ho perttnaciowdy defiml Ilia Issas at. Ili, aotherity ; who
have trupfonned their capital Into a veritable ikshylon ; ho.e
'usury was must unbridled, slid where women of abandettol
life have been almost wor.lklpped en goddemea Nor I. this
all. Much it their impure literature hes pread ever Europe,
and even into the centineta of the New World, destroy Mg,
whereverit has gino, the very f lathe's if rainy, and
tarrying stabery into many • happy hoine and neatly an
innocent heart. iii Other 1311-111 11111111itio•4 MIA 1111 l .1 ; many
saiimds of learning In Germany have labuturel heel 1., de•troy
all belief In the end i hil() if Script ureimill in worn:it ry perhape
are there greater numbers of Melt openly proclaiming their
utter abhorrence of every thing that myosin of religion in any
if its Gonne And Germany Is being punished at well as
France. She is bleeding at every p.m. Her Imemers in blood
and treasure are aneaculab'e. God's band seem. to be upon
tiers. well as upon France. For the present we are spared,
but root becatese we are without she list ° not be high
minded, but fear.' We most not boast of our greater rel,gion-
nose for much of it is, I ear, a holt,s chant. liediles. the end
I. not yet. If, then, we speak of pr.-emit eVenot earning
with them the Newmanse of being Divine Judgments, it M. for
the purpme of ',minding pm that what %cents to Make sonic
dente if Gol be etill thc ruler of the amirld, nay be teganlesl liv
us ast an evident token that list. vitelicatine Ilkatithorey, and
striving to awaken the nations to eighty...mica Thus viewed,
this War may cell excite most molonn refl.-elem.. and prevent
us (rem indulging those unhellowed feelings which the mere
crash of arms and the onward march of victorious armlets are
aimed certain otherwise to arouse. I would entreat you, then,
Is reading and talking about the pre.ent conflict, to meintain
that proper seriousness of nuumer and opirit witch must come
Into the convictroll that behind all those scenes which are
bromight so before us the Divine hand {sat work, ,tel eut
of thee appalling evils 'leis seeking to bringtrood by the purifi-
cation of nations and the Villtli/M1 11/11 mt Ilia lawsand autherity.
War Is not an unmitigated evil. to some such *statement may
be utterly abhorrent. All war is in their view to thoroughly
"ple..od to Christianity, and .0 direct an infraction of the
comma... of Christ, that they cannot boar even tri admit that
any good can come out of it. Bet such persons seem to miaake
our Lord's meaning and to forget the leeching/4 of the New
Testment am a +h.., when they allinui that the precepta roe
peeling love of our monde*, and tor eing the other cheek when
the one is smitten, forbid all war. We are certainly forbidden
ti retaliate, but it cannot be meant that we as dieciples of
Christ are never to artist evil. Are we passively to allow
the thief to do not he plea." with our property? Are we to has
teen treat us as they like? Are we even to render them every
facility in injuring us? Are magisiretes of no account under a
Christian dism emotion ? Why did Paul appeal to Came ? Why
did he not allow him mammies to do as they listed? Are we flit
rather bound to try and defend our person., and our famine*,
and our neighbours from Mara sod from it-rang? thee we
not • duty to perform towards neciety in this respect? If •
hostile army were to land on our oh no., should we not be
Imund to Lena end defend our fe.seen attal (lovernnient, end at
ally anal every coa, amid even to the last drop of blood to pre•
serve our homes an our instil titi.mros y 'mate? "life, In Iced,"
ao an elite writer nas uaiml. j dear, and the probation ~ f human
11411114 1.1144 to be lightly ;shortened; htit Ce are net to forget Dont
that iwohationmay emu:limo be el.-aught out thnough blmeid,and
that there are thins dearer than life—thiegs to which life may
well be merinced, abether in the lab urn of philanthropy,
la the Reese( ntertyrdettnew In the strife of battle." (Desrey s !
Tneologimal avorke For this reason we tannin Mame Prussia for
tektite up the Word to repel the threatetted inva.lon of her teed-
monitor can we think itwas othertede than right and good that
.he should solemnly call upon (MI to Moe her arms and grant
her victory. .111 thin we must admit. We should have pursued
• similar ottir.e °uncle... We may have coins very string
notions about Priamaa'a pained eearnanes, and aft out her
diplomatic lictrociation, but when her terrltemeese,
we cannot but rejoice that she trtoml fOrtrOrd 1.0 maintain it
inviolate. So tar then we consider right wait on mum nude and
wr mg on the other at the begienine of thin great contest
But s war like the present sometimes gets altenel in character
ai it proceeds,imr at lead the Views 411 on-lookers become moi Meal
with reference to the aims of the respective otenhatante Thu. at
this moment we ennui e help feeling wims thing like pity for the
I..r,,nownopi4treeecee the scricreteme. They have brought all that
they are suffering meet thou-elves, but ter sympathies begin
to flow towards them 'lost that we ACO them called upon
to &Hee fur the leftism of their humm and fur the expubsion of
the invader fnom their territory. We may and 11110Uill desire
that God would do all Ile wee necemary for the accomplieloment
of Ills gnat detterne; we may ea enl I think desire most fervently
that victory should be so decisive on the one side er tutu other
that when p.aieu is rootablishol -and God mutt that that
mav he very soon !-them nay be little likelllimetd of its being
aesSin distorted for many years to come. At the same time
we should MA 114,1111111 A soils, 1211ri1414114 1311.1.V0Ur 10 encourage
teem.. or m money WWI 110111 bo.lllCerellt 11411rtie• ill c011..'
lfUellee ef the unutterable tuber, sad ustparralelloi tunics
loath are ettgering. This, I my, Is our duty as neutrals. It is
01 the utmosit importance that w, as • nation sheuld seek to
maintain a me thou, and also to cultivate • spirit, of neutrality,
both in ,order that we to my not In any way be invoicne illthis
gigantic dispute between the two great rival powers .4 Europe,
and that We May be able at the fitting time to miner our senior
as mediatoru between them. We may momentum think that all
the wrong is lin 0110 bid, We Way have a So*. strong opinion
that if Freed. Is lactonous to the end it will be very di.-
estrous for the future peace of Eurism. But a. neutral., and
as such holding a very delicate paltlon, we should strive to
view the conton in a. daps...inmate • manlier as peseible. We
should net at once Whose all the atories,4 positive hthumanity
aiel el the violati n ef all internatemal right., which ieo liar
thans of one die may ten about th, ee of the other. letubtioue
many atrociou• deols will be perpetrated. At such times and
amid such lleVlle.l the worst mations ef men are rowted, and
twine of our fellow-ereaturet seem to be trsneformedlute
incantations if the 11011. nut ',mated facts 4.f this kind must
not be allowed to bias our mind,. We mat. but deplore
them. Still, the character of the great struggle in not materi-
ally affected by such proceedings, and neutrality is the poetion
we are bound most tenaciously to hold; and nothing can better
help us to hold this position than by cherishing kindly. and
.ympethetic leelhngs towards both parties as we we them
engaged In a deadly struserle for the maintenance of their roe
'teethe tertitoriems and the preservation or thier right" and pri-
vileges. Bilt It is with our dello. an Cheer/eine that we have
more especially to do on the prwent oCcs.lon in spite of nil
I have sail rempectlng the Justifiablenea if war minder certain
clrCUtnatanCes,We cannot but regard it with Intense shhorreeee.
War always WWI • frightful calamity, Ina as our destructive
weapon dice another is ',imventeml, it beet/Irma es awfully mur-
derous in Its roadie, that the mind aluink+ from the contem-
plation of it wish loathing and disguet. Many of the evils that
formerly followed In the train of rear, and that were ats aim et
inevitable concomitants, have aliumendisappeared. The law-
loinew, the rapine, and the lust .4 tic& eictorioun soldiery were
formally More appalling than evee the accusal conflate on the
battle-flea But though a better spirit walla now to have
tsken posseetion of armlet, or a sterner an+ more perfect di..
Oil-line Is maintained, yet the destructive power of the weasmna
of precision and of the Various engines of warfare, I. such
that the horrors of war, lionewl of being lammed ae Christi-
anity, civilisation, and refinement advance. are Increased •
cboaccendroite yet eicecuieg amen, the details of battledleidewlth
their heaps of slain, their bottle. stiffened In many MAW In the
very posture in which the fatal bolt surprised them, and their
grmtly larger heaps of writhing, groaning, wounded victims
lens glad that they are presented to us, and I cold wish we.
were shale to realise the awful Keno more airl Its- than we do.
This surely would been antidote to that dreadful and most
contagious war-fever, which, as I remarked at the beginning
of thin discourse, we are all in some danger of catching But
a better antidote still la sympathy with suffering. Fear is bet
• poor incentive to duty. Drat I of the horrors of war has
never yet done much ti cheek the peahen for military glory,
or the desire to avenge the supposed or real insults of some
malicious foe. Love and pity may effect in time what mere fear
lax never been able to do The experiment is worth trying
It is a Christian way of endeavouring to destroy the propentity
for fighting, which Is really wm innate In corrupt human nate
"Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded !
cries out." Don't you hear them, brethren? On the hattlo '
fields of Forbach,Woerth,Vionville and Gravelotte is quiet. !
Death haa rowed his dreadful harvest. But we arenot sure
it is all to quiet on those hill aides and le thew valleys where
nearly all lent week the chawepot end neddle-gun were in con.
meant Use,and the ref trailleu.es tout forth their ,iminoue sound..
If we could vbilt thole scenes to day, we ahould probably hear
many • shriek and see many • glaring eye. Many • hand
would he atretched forth to us for a cup of Water to altar the
raging thirst. And what of the tillages and towns all round
with their cruet& of wounded anal dying, end what
of the hospitals of Darmstadt, Cologne, and Beetle
un the one hand, and of Lyon., Toulon. and Pans
mu the other? I had written thus far when the wax-
meted, but meet welcome, news was I.nmught inc that the
Emperor lad surrendered, and that IlacMalten wt, weeteloi
anal had laid down his men. My find Menthe was to lay swell,
my M.S. or the greater portion of it, but on second thoughta
it appeaied to me better to read it almost a. I had written It
fur in the present temper of the French people, and when the
peel... Linty of a very speedy and neet brilliant Het gy haul
taken poworearion of their minds, it tines notappeer very certain
that they will li.ten to proposals of peace. It Is possible there-
fore that the contest may yet continue, and froth catastrophe.
arise. And if nun, and the recent battles should, as we neat
ail fervently hope they may, prove to he the laet of this brief,
but met ranguinary war, still the remarks I have made do not
I thine thereby lows their pertinency. Our position MAI duties
as neutrals will atoll be very delicate, and Irur future relations
with the two belligerent power. will depend very much 0 u
the net and temper we nav display VI a nation, while the
nagotiations for peace aro being carried on. Ilut to return to
the point on which I Was speaking. I was asking you to think
of the thousatels and tens of thousands of sick and wounded
men time soattered tip and down in the two countries, and
multitielom if (loin mused together in such vaat numbers as
to de() nll the effort.o of surgeons, almstone and nurses to over-
take the work that noels to he done. At. 110 r/ awful are time
oneequenem usf neglect Hospital gangrene, and typhus and
other let ea will supervene, and many brave fellows who,
under better eireumetance, would have rettinied to their
home sound a' rong men, wit, perish in the lasanntos or the
eitemporined ambulance,
It *maid yesterday in one of the daily papers that prepare-
Gotta for giving help to the woundol domed keep pace with
that increment facilities for wounding and "meeting afforded by
the Inwrovetnents made in weapons 4,1 warrant, MIIII the
emunple set by the sanitary Committee of the United Stated
army shout! have been followed and medical etoress anal
mirgieal help eon forward to thievery baths field. But batted
if reflecting on what ought to lune been done, we ghoul I
rather think what may now 110 done by Immediate action to
summer our suffering fellow a:emblem, to bind up their gaping
wound., to afford them the covering and shelter they steed,
anal if die they must, to smooth their pathway to the tomb.
And Mud a+ Iras the call for help M the begin ,ml last week, it
iu a thousand fold lotider now. Then the steno( surgeon+ was
lamentably small, mud the lumber of monies ,4 men kind
titterly ' fficlent. All the homit ius in the chief eiticed.sier the
ititine wens overcrowded. The victims ut the blmely
Chts around Moe were there in teeny instances
perishing for lack of proper care. And what most
be the ease lulls alter • whole week of &linos*,
Moment lighting between Sedan and Meta? We dull not surety
be greatly exaggerating the number ef the dead, the wound,: I,
imal the invalided during Demo last encounters, if Me Pill them
mown as something like 100,000. Iliuw are they 141 110 cAred for?
The dead may be buried, iL matters little for them. although IS
t 1.11,1 matter a great deal for the living. But the living with
then Waning Wounds and shattered limbs and the sick with
their raging fever ortheir torturing rheumatietn, bow are they
to lie minted What tremendous labours, what &meet super
human deeds of mercy require to be perfonnod all through the
hour. of this holy day along either Lank or the onee beantemme
list 11014 1,10 isi staitteel' river Menem ! men are groaning by ten
thetpands from out of ti-au towns and villages awl the end of
the wounded is crying out. Some phlegmatic, eold-blooded
people will bay, the two nations have brought thee troubles
upon them-smite,: their vainglory mad lust er conquest have
led to theca results: It is fur them to make the as rincesn that
mu minimal: the businarsi 'is mum of °ere tltmuiuglosunortniigy

think It a pity and wean a diagram in this lath century that
such suffering. abonld be infi east. In reply to sentiments
utterly unworthy of all who 'relieve however faintly I, tee
411VillO prompts of Chnstianay, let toe ptat my vast there
is every re-lbOon to believe that the Governments of
both countries are using their utmost endeavour. to
afford all tho help they cm, while the peoples of tile two
c tttttt tries areconaing forward twat nuldy, and at the coat of
great aterifices are striving to supply what is lacking on the
part of the Government.. Private bongos are opened for the
reception of the wounded. LoSillo,l of all rank, are ronaleriog
personal services, among the most active being the daughters
of "ur own beloved 4.10011-016 Or.swls Prilleto“ /,f Prussia
anal the Princes. of Hess. The Empress of the French is
having *minden..es erected in the cadent of the Pais,. of the
tasters of Chilly are toiling with their wonted
assiduity and skill. Kaiscrswerth and all the deaconewsse estab-
lishinenta sf Franc/inns' Germany have sent forth their sister.
to labour In the holy cm.•. Resides all these, there are
Knight. ilospitalers. and brethren of the Geneva Convention,
, with the red croor tdi a white ground, SW:11E1111g OU tllO tour-
• aeons, and rendering most elacient aid. Money and supplies
arc also being is.ured in from every quarter, and this at a time
when trade wad commerce are abuost at a standstill, and the
Price 1,r0Y61011,1 b, rising his iunoy plaom to a most alarming
extent. Surely it will be said of in my amongst the Germans
and French at this crisis lh 4 they has e doom what they c
And yet, with all their contributions .4 labour, substancc, end
money, in, of thousands"( their fighting men are perishing fur
lack of proper care. They are French and Geri:llM*. it is
true, and tney dislike us Englishinen bemuse Of uur supposed
Hale and haulms., and of late they have said many
bitter things against US, bOl.lllllO of our want or excel., of
'mutt, ilty. But tilUy are our neighbours, nevertheless,. There
I. not between 114 in Great Britain and these two groat nations
"I the continent, the bitter animosity that once ohs sine I
between the 4Cera and Sainaritam, aliti if a* our :Saviour ao
beautifully teaches, the relation of neighbour sultsistad between
those two people., asal antse. 11( suffering among 1011, 10.01111!
should, if opportunity offered, meet with I.oovotir from the
other, then stir. ly the sore troubles which our iivigislaitira—lsoth
French and Germans—are 'differing, onid.itute a loud call
Upon WI for our practiml sympathy. lv contributing at 0111.12,
ash awnitrihuthig liberally. we may be the mmeas of saving
the lives hudsmds, sons, and brothers, of sending the ` road-
winner back to many a family, and of rescuing mail a fellm•
creature front loin( and Wt..rimoillo MOO. or (row speedy
death. And huddler, Iv these acts of benevolence. we may do
mho to moo,e national prejudices oil the one 'isle and on the
"tiny, and .. promote a feeling of true brotherhood IC all
peoples. At this present moment both the contonolinv,
NV too excited by the conflict to appreciate our motives or
our actions ; but when peace is established, any help we may
hiine rentierul will be highly values'. and l..ng and thankfully
mantrap...nal. While thew ACtal of intenational benevolence
and sympathy will do much to cowering.: a spirit of I've
ao.l affection that will be far more efficacious than
any fear of the homble result., id war to restrain our own
.11,1 oilier mash,. Irmo rushing into it. The day scemsto re :We
further ...id farther off %VOW, the nations Idi4l "IcAro war no
-Choir projrssll ii, the dread tut art loseollies mom rapid
every year. And yet we Canto)! but believe that the happy
p,riod I. C001:114 Wholl the mountain of the Lord's boll. Wadi
tmtabliShvd oil the top of the mountains. and all the nations
shall now unto is. livesit• secan to militate against the Mil-
went of the prophec., Hut we eased he content ta. " walk
hi, faith and not by ht." " God last's ways are last oUr ways."
1 Times anal nat on, • His hands. National crimes must be
'died. Truth IMS•t he vindicated. And at last, Christ
shall ralam over a redeemed and peaceful race. Meanwhile our
dtity as 111. fotiorers is plain. We must preach His o..apel and
ass ttttt practice it tot.—•e must tell of Ilia love and power.
and we most he diligent In every ministry of helpful compassion
t. whod. lie in ay sin ttttt 011 US. To-day his weans to sty, '•llear
tlns wen who groan (row out Of the city and li.- tdo 011.011 s
of thd WOUO:loci a.. they cry. They are your fellow era:sours:ll—
suffering neighbouni—my blood WiVl shod for then a.
well as fau• you —as your Lord and Redeemer then I hid you
salad them licit" We may never know the good our contri-
butions will c ect—the lives they may tend to mare, the heart
they silty hell. to cheer —nor the moral and perhaps spiritual
',diadem hieh such an international 'ministry of benevolenee
may exert. We may have lamed hush. eternity leg long bet- re
tete blessed communes ion of all thislis, When thad shall have
made " wars to maro to that ends of the earth," and the Kieig
of Kings shall he clithroned in the loalrlet of ; but of this we
may be sure that any work of mercy we may have performed
In Chriat'a name, any help we may have given however
even the cup of add water we may have been the mesh, or
securing for emine poor fever-stricken sold ler, wil I not be forgotten
by Him who put& even our WWII In His bottle, and who shall
one day come to reward us according to the deede done in the
body.