The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-06-17 00:00:00

OILAXBOANZ.

DORSET COUNTY TRUPERANCE ASSOCIATION.
The third quarterly meetings ot this society were held
here on Thursday preceded. as customary, by a special
envies In the parish church, on which occasinn the Rev.
R. Dugmore, vicar of Palmtops. preached an
sPurepriate sermon. The business meeting was held in
the Primitive Methodist Chapel, the president of the
Amociatices. Rev. 0. L Menael. rector of Church Know*
In the chair. After the usual opening by singing, reading,
and prayer. the president expressed regret that ao few of
the affiliated societies were represented. the meeting
being unusually small. The secretary, Rev. P. Vaughan,
read the minutes of the former meeting, which were duly
confirmed. The president then called upon tbe secretary
to read letters teceived from the Mari of Shaftesbury,
relative to the part his lordship had intended
taking in the event, as he (the president) had
been informed of a report being in circulation to
the offset that his lordship was displeased by
seeing his name on the bill. The correspondence clearly
proved the said report to be false, moreiver, the president
and some of the delegates bed that very morainj met his
lordship at Verwood 'Warm and from his own lips heard
expressions of regret at being unable to attend the meet-
ing, in consequence of going up to the Hours of trued/ on
special business. The president observed be saver gars
much lured to the report, (epee-tally when be was told it
came from one of the publicans.

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The secretary read a report of the quarter's 'work,
le. Ttto financial statement WIN also read, showing a
email balance in hand.
The preliminary arrangements for holding the annual
fete on Bank Holiday, in Samford Park, were confirmed,
and a committee appointed. The offer of the band of the
3rd Dorset Rifle Volunteers to undertake the inimical
arrangement, of the day was accepted, upon the band-
master's guarantee that n-ither of his non.abstainilut
1111Mberl would take intoxicating liquoe during the
enimement. After other items of business had been
discumed and settled. Including eppetntment of retire.
sentati yes to attend the cmfarences of kindred mewls-
lions, ec., the meeting clamed with a vote of thanks to the
vicar of Cranborne for um of church, and to the Rev.
ER. Dug:more for his sermon.

Ti. was provided In the Forenten'
Mtn Mitchell, who ore general i.t4alocton. The
number present wen about W.

After as Mr. 0 Hollsm. of Lytchet, went through the
streets ae town crier announcing the public meeting to be
held in the schoolroom (a newly-erected and very notions
building). and a very large assembly In wining
sue of the best meetings ever witnessed on each an
occasion. In the regretted absence of the Karl of Shaftes-
bury. Use Ite• H. G. Roger,. Vlc,r. took the chair, and
opened the meeting by prayer. Next WM song an so.
prophets hymn, led on the harmonium by the Rev. R. K
Duimors. The chairman. 111 the course of his opening
remarks, explened wby the noble Earl was stem; and
read his lordship's letter promising. If Pomibla to Preside
on the occasion. He then gave a good practical speech,
showing that, although, as sal, not entirely • total
abstainer. he WY very near themfo and ready to do
whatever lay in his power to forward the cause of temper-
ance. He was followed by the 1t.,. 0. L Mensal, who
went fully into the subject of total abstinence, giving
vivid illustrations of the baneful effects of the drink, end
earnestly entreating all present not yet abstainers to at
once decide. by God's meek to abetain. Hs was very
ably followed by the Rey. F. Vaughan, the Rev. K. K.
Dunmore, and Mr. D. Hallam. Throughout the meeting
there was mast earnest attention, the 'Wines of the largo
*Whinge being broken only by frequent burets of very
hearty velem,. At the does thanks were expressed for
the asaocietion s visit to Ontnborna. with the determina-
tion that the work should now be carried on with
renewed vigour, special action to be commenced forth-
with in Baud of . Hope work.