The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-05 00:00:00

NIS§M.NS To
_sFAMEN.

.... .„
At St. llvy's Schoolroom on Monday last masdmisceed
a lecture on "The Origin and Work of the Missions to
Seamen Society," by the Rev. J. Burkitt, s., assistant
Superintendent, the chair being taken by the Rev. T.
Greases rector of St. Mary's

The it-g
it- said Thrt.ia-the year in; a elergyman of
the Church of England was welkin:: with his son along
the coast of the Bristol Channel, an.l the son called his
attention to• flesh of light from the window of one of
the Hein), islands. and he won-lered what people lived
there and what religious pruvisi n was mode fur them.
He went scrum and found they were alt. 'tether neeleeted
by the Church of Eugian-I, and he ministered to them.
Thence he observed • large fleet of eterehant•veseels, and
asked what provision was made for the crews as to
divine worship, when the people answerel—" No more
than there was for us b fore you raise here." Ile found
there were over 2,000 sailors on hoard, from every part of
the Kingdom, almost from every part of world, some
outward and some awned hound. waiting to get out of
the Bristol ChanneL He visited them and enquired if any
one cared far their souls, and a captain answered him'—
No, air es long as they can get anything out of us
seam I en. believe they would leave us to die like doge"
He fitted out • yacht called the Eireno (Peace) to visit
ships, wrote to the Archbishop of Canterbury. laid the
facts before him, and from that was formol first 'The
Bristol Channel S sciete for Mimi-sits Seamen." and sub
sequeatly the larger society. It luta now fa honorary *ad-
mission chaplains, awl an inonne of shout 3:12.0thl a year.
The number of agento has inereaeal yearly ; in 1/42 it heil
475 pulpits ;in 1876, mee awl in 14.7.3711; butthis graduel
inmates* must Is. very small in proportion to the work.
The object is the spiritual welfare seamen, consistent
with the practice of the Church of England. And fiest—
a the Royal Navy. About 01.0110 men are in Royal Navy
ship% ; hut only one•thiel of those ships carry Govern-
mentehaplaing ' • but being the larger shire they cwita in
a
two-thirds
of the seamen in the 'navy; yet even
sialleessels as the Than-Icier turret-ship, and the
Eurydice which went down. have no eh wain.., awl no
provision for v ine worship except that the cap sin orchid,
officer reads the -service of the Church on Isoard. &weeny,
there are the British merchant seamen—about eunent,
and the foreign seamen must not lie omitted. for they
swarm in our porta These men the agents seek in our
ports and roadsteads; one reason that omelet toe ion is
required for this portion of Church werk 'seine that
seamen are • migratory rice; onee gone to sea, unee an
adopted child of the ocean, the sailor can never bring lark
his entire sympathies to land. Their lives make them an
open frank, awl yet shy rare. mei they shrink away from
the coolness and caution of the mare:. Englishman to
those who impose upon their simplicity and reckle.rwes,
and rob them of their hard-earned money. Since they
will not come to church, the church must go to them ;
those who have families on %here may be readmit by,
parochial machinery, but ted the creat meta The aociety s
plan and practice is—Slept.. .ship visitation everywhere,
hut especially in the roadstead. Stub a work is carried
on at Portland, and the rewier there will be glad to eerie,
good sound reading for the sailors, al diStniesl
Prayer-books the Sun•lay at Ilona. and the leisure neer,
which may be sent to the Mi.ion Room at Cadletown.
At the end as well teethe beginning of the voyage, there
are hundreds of our sailors detained in ports, for instance
in Siugapore. the agent* met thettal seamen in • year. At
ports of call, no Falmouth, Plytnouth, and rats th,
are many opportunities of ifleeting them. Ship% are often
ordered to stay in these porta till the merchants can direct
them which place they can most pro italdly take their
cargoes to, they are often detained for weeks, and he
could testify that the agent's visits at ports a call are
timely and impor ant. The readers are providel with
well fitted bade awl yachts, and although in winter
gentlemen's yachts are laid up, the winter to the busiest
time for the society's yachts, and a rapteie once ted4 the
lecturer—" It is rough weather for you to come nut to us;
but you are always welcome." often had he exulted in
the pleasure and excitement of awl. sailing, "with a wet
sheet and a flowing ma," beside the joy in the work itself.
The reader at Portland visits the men of the Royal Navy,
eel is well received, coil llie lisp Linea of -Oeh *oil, a-is
4101•12 by the fart that he had ea n at Flymotite eve
torretthipe lying at once, se Oboe' • 'Meld cherish' ie.
ward. Cord-if Is • port where outwani baud vessels
take their cargo. The mission there his the frigate,
['Matte, goes to them oy the a ivernmene the chaplain
.nd wile live and a clue+ is rigged up on Ii ard, and
many seamen attend. 10 (5)0 Galion passed through
el.'" lath year, and the riot, ch nearly always Ilse gosi
eingregetions. Pith is n•-t cute ty opening the church
tooth ; hut hy ahip-to-ship ositst•on, and NO mantes
deluded one night when the sm. r wee there. There is
reading room letween 'leeks, and a mule len•ern
x dieted on Tuesday &oil rode, evsninge eith B i-le
'loses and a lecture, an-I so touch is this •ppreciet...l, Vat
ne mune across in.tauce h• re this bed been telk•el of
Coina. 4000 lib: -ma had been written on bard the
nosh. last year hy sailors, anf many of Vona cents ned
:timely. It to not hJesi'il• to gather Mao, fruit. ships in
rtatistßad SO an,/ central place ; Vey fount lie Vial lid
~„te ship to elite. A chaplain had worked about the ships
in • roadstead all cl awl oil, teed; hut he etw a ewe,
card hound yawl which het just cones in, went to her
sod found the men would nut be allowed to leave their
hip, so he went on board, old had service there. and
• hough there had been stated to he "couch" sailors th
hey were all esrnest and atteative. Sailors are impress
sionable Lad Impulsive, and it is lot eorts.t •o reach them
as often as possible. Sithey eaet clergymen or gaily
reed rs in Foreign parts, Then, take the parts into which
ttiey o.me on ',taming home, such places as Brat- I.
where soniet.mes they are detained till they get their
m -nee. F irmerly they wily had dens of infsmv to go to;
but aow teere are Sailors' Houten. How are they t get to
oi fi-imnot The P opts vtho live in the dens of
efamy scent • bOnlearaid•bouild veeeel ituturliately, and
.ry to draw theta at once away to ru.n. In one instance,
'an eriallpe Were on boars' a luxe home ward•tound trawl,
md hail • row of cab, ready to telt, them ti
'hem places Oae of the society's *cents wee
omen', and Cod gave bite courage, so that he was able
V. tweak boldly to them, an earn them of the ruiu to
ady and mind they weuil stiff r en going to tie crimps'
-eighth-house., end he sow •o bluped that he was able to
41111 away the • bele ere+ to the Bailin.' Home. One of
t said " I had ASO, two yowl. wee,„ see if tiediet
•en met by ar reeler I shouldn't have eared a penny."
re. men are •whicerl t the lodging-housee by theta
einipe plant, sly euppliel with drink, kept in •drunken
• tate, Jost tab ei to ta sh poina oft ato get their pee,
are ethos lack, and kept till all the tn•iney Was sleet,
and th a turned out moved se into the streets. But,
vhen they are saved by tlet readers and agents of tee
Aety, they often write Is toes expressing their gratitude,
Fr ise tin, to time they heard come of the result• of
.ba " bread east upon the watererr, hut in in .t cave they
loot lie e intent to eat 0 et's tinge. Among the seamen
forei n ship. a goal work it ahoheing done, the aunt's
are no difli ties' in going uu heard 6-reign veseoe and
mh Q teenetown chaplain los dienbeted about 16,000 or
17,001.1 ,eel Teat foreign sailors, including
copies in almost all the lenguages of Europe, and others
able, The lecturer •lati made an appeal on beta f of
..he society.
The Recent said the facts which hail n iw been placed
*fore bele must haw • led them to see the exceeding
,ifneelse of the ...rk iii which the moriety is engaiied. hut
'be very difficult and arduous enters of the work is not •
netted of diseases/omen, It is true of all, and he was
sere it is true of all Chit-ti in work, that it is important
to proportion as it is difficult and arduous. He would I
,ther he 'shearing and spending his time in nioul beg
esei fashioning a very hard but durable material teen In
!swooning a softer hut evanewent one. COIP• of the Dukes
of Florence trevious of the menet end infl sena, fit the
great sculptor Michael Angelo. c indensne•l btm to sculp-
ture a statue oat Of a mass .if mum. That sculpture was
no doubt a mute reince of teleet ; hut it was forieel out
4 an evanescent material, and won dimppeared. S gee
01 the tribes of the heeteen who mat readily welcome
the gospel .4 Cnrist seen l* be rapidly iii• epee trine t
the face of the earth. Take Inc instance the Ne. tie
Aipoilesn j.-di tithes, 0' all fielis of Isbetar th
ut
ins -lig the North Anteriout Indians has, lips, la -on
the meet encoureging ; hot t bey mem peeing a 'ay
own the face of the ea•th, and this is oar hat "ppm,
tunity of showing them the merry of the Gespel.
But our British **Wu n, though hard and rough,
or, at teed der it-le material, sod if the British
mum ate twined lat. the likeness of our Lied
and nolSote, th• y sill C. rs t50111u55e far and wit,;and
se, be believed, the laistur that is spent in bringing
British seamen into the service of Christ will he well re-
oud Better ep•ed our lehour, our time, cur 'treacle
In feehieeteg site hard marble than in moulding the
plastic clay or the fuelling snow. Turn our British see•
mime are far too haril an I r eigh • material, and he
say far too manly t,r is' fa.ibioned loy • less firm eed tees
and keen inaterisl than the Mire religion of the Lord
Jesus Carat T-e seem will leo* the gospel pure or
noes of it at nil; and, as tothe were forms of what is
called High Churetonanabips eats mere priestly pretences
sad afiCiaalaltical tnachilli-ry. they are perfectly vsin and
fettle to leak SWIM:4 B• lie& sailors. He hal had reason
to teem, God for the attar I.lllWlllitlfo.ll stones .I.lier•
Matra • rstlitiOn 00111.1•41 • itb the rapidi.y of mere forms
al ritual—ewe( so it is with our sailors. Tee society ha• •
Vary strong claire upon our prayer,; but there was a
diusger at one time lest i• wi,ht drift sae, from iie
orgies' hearing,, and for a time his interest in thereat,'
was greatly shaken : he feared theme was creeping into it
an element of unanimitieso that would have weaned it
from Evangelical Protesteet on. Bit he believed there is
now • determination on the pa t of Om committee to have
nothing to do with ritualises Or rstiouidisai, hut only with
the pure and needulthmt d gu.pel of our Led and
Saviour Jesus Christ. We need in all our religious socie-
tie, the lying cars of OA over them, and if thin one be
eo„,,,et togs simply forth to tell our British eiaatsiell of
Hi. who when upen earth was pleased in His human
sympathy to amoebae Ni i.e with all the hardships of •
ealleee lit,, et the time that He gave proof of His glorious
Godlesed, when Ir im time to 'inn He @peke to the whets
and waves of (lattice's sea, and said to them, "Pests I be
still r these depend .9-n t these agents of the society
will he greatly bleeeel of Gil); they will bring our Sudo&
sailors to believe on Him who will cast all teed, et., into
the depths of the ma, and instead of being • byword and
• cuupe they will he the stoolss of cerise knows end
read of all men. And so e entreated them to take •
lively letterset In this work, enleavour to raise funds to
help it fore/ sel, and to pray that Um managers of the
pasty may Iss kilo, firm and eteedfast In the simplicity
of the gospel of Christ Jesus Our L
The meeting was closed lithe natal way, • oollectioa
beiag made at the doors.

VISITORS TO DORCHESTER BONFIRE.
To the irdiror.
Zatt.—As their wil be • tenble awe' in our yrancks
(doming the proem...aim to otr- bond fire on the sth off
November) of yet many swells acomin up all the way
ft tm Weymouth and other p.rts, se they injoy and
reap the benefits of our laberin for the gert owlet. I
closet zee quite ch. equibh why, as we find the Vette,
why others should act the 1.44 (altho they tell I his
whereabtots is some imes rather uncertain). If the
touch-hol• of the virewark called " Wear" is only
lighted by the warmth of your influential paper to
let others know their c a or d. may to mot to Mr.
--, Secretary of the Vireworks for sth
November. Ido now of a lot that not like tome out
el ihsir hoss bat like svortemos they maid talks.

be, and pay for their sport..

-I
rennin. Znr.
• QUM II twist

WTI RPM&
TRr. RUM:VG-Well AND CA4rygig tont —U. ter theLII.
:,•1 • ..1 Pal r Ne ‘•1•1,-, ro• ant,
rU I •11.• p Woo 11.13,1 C • Ai, p•rriel OUt. CU.I re
T.,terod•y 'rosin.; it wail fiel Vd.).st nor eeremolltf.
It'cht in the boon t t.* sills.* a A-0 ond
pIIJt r.boisse hoe. h.'. d end 1111-4 up and
OS pet.oas hare as neinti-ria TOO. irouto is
furnished with chair. on &Aw 1... th. t.or covered eith
esnra., ILIA the wa,l• hung with mate, sod
Ilex., • 141liord t 01.1., t.t .4 K r If C. i• is
the waddle of tint ro •Ir. 00.11 ere are ate. or.**ltt hoards
sod other rm.-% To* 1.0 on .kl.vi froni
halt•past 4 till 10, sal on St d r. foon 6 r •
pint s ettr. Liven dv Slr• Sr da id, M 1.... Werts.,l-11,
sne liffo.es oalin,on, the I. 'k b. R H 4%. PL.*.
Picou, P etor„ .nd lb.. rLi • . The e ries
slum lit, I. 01511 from holl-poit 4 p.m. 0,1 IS It Derail
1 II 4 • word t, commend 'hi* w,.i s,..luslole ins anthem. the
in habiLora *haat allow tnetr‘pprsciation 0( 11 by Liberal
ase.

airioassim.
N PM' Kr.crow for Chic end is Ow Itsv. Maria
, Compton Do:urine.
C. ...unwind ler htins drunk
at i keret. IN n•lcut.t.,l the er.e, arid sot hatr;og
two ar:il for 11 icius p.t. was glued 6i. and costa—lb.,
paid.

POiITL• MD.
Tun STONI TRADit is dull, the influence of the Bank
failures having extended so for south as here, by Partii•lMY
checking the erection of the tine buildings for which
Portland -done it to well suited.
Gaza (lA...is—Among the good works of the rectoris the
establishment of • glee elms at St. :corps's Infant school-
room. on 11"°'1°7 eyekinits. Mrs. Iteszor sono,npaines at
the piano. and the elbss is conducted by Ilr. Wood.
Tim thccrum-routis &T FAIR Thu.—The Local Board of
Portland have determined to autocross the obstructions on
the Isi,rh ways and the dangers of public safety which have
been so rife during fair week, and they have impaled
regulations wilt that end in view, upon any standings.
rhootinS-tralleries, hootho, or shows, which will mot be
allowed on anyard. hiAscay except according to thou.
lions ef the Bo

deserit know who is his owner ; what
with selling from one horse-worker to anothee. repudia-
tion of bargain., clusine-stopianc. ant the puund, " Poor
Ifolhin" is puzzled at it all but is only glad of • holiday.
for at his (ten) years. ties% pleasaut to expect to be
knocked ahout on Mysenoes-knap, io pull tom an.l tone
till he can't pull any longer, and then to be cast outside of
Paradise. _

the ordijoet of in-
efiiitive tor Port'. .1 evielkom men is revived he the
estahil latu.nt of t.. R • tee rerling.roons at it•l erne,
we in retain led thy. Radon and Wakehana are well
proei,l•l for by the undeuominadonal instigate et St sit%
wbt h In. been d,inet • god work, but which needy
a little atirrint up, and for the friends to Join Matta, in
the management and in-rem- its trefalnma It has been
meod red to its that thy quorryenen really need en in-
atitute which w II he rpm at ten o'clock in the morning,
for on wet days •hey do not often work, and they then
111. round from one taleckantfih'a Atop to an alter, 'map-
often about what is hardly manly. 'Yr a wonder
how they ran got through the day, and had head. roust
he engender. d; telt on In ii itt open in $0 moroinge, at
least on wet days, would offer valued opportunfiies for
improving their mind.. While we are on the re.dect, the
good work of the (noral, mertal, Sc.) invi-
tute will he rememilined, and the young men should
tette advantme of its clown: We s toper it is
almost hopeless to expect the revival of the young
women's clog., perhaps the good ef the It.vor will
start such a one at Reform% Wah the Inslitote in the
&rale.. for Wakebent and Raton, the In hit-Said
Institat e„ to which voting Weatou Saw.?!.. youn • Keaton
011111 V cm., and the ci reymen'4 resting-rooms. Raforne,
and the prism eflic veading, ore at the o,awn the
principal villager of Toplaill hove pl try of machinery to
Provide in.ellectii•l occupation tor the gamin, winter,
and with in-tented energy they may aaPaCt a soatull mad
pe.dttatele time.

I.IIIIIWIT COD READING-BOON —n• Rs..
.1. A. Ito s re... of At •milp.o. Pow kindly ina-tefl an
inetttution for th• benefit of th• working mee of Petland;
at St. Getwre's tet Shook R forest. H. hal hewn
moist.] by rho foll wlng COMniffm:—Mf, W, Atter..ll.
treastinc Kr. F. Wood hoe ettetetary ; 16r R. A fl'ese,
lihrtriaa ; 11-eere. C tuck *mita,. ditner, G. teat,_.'
1. Lao., A•frool% li•erk,• r. E. 8..... R Leon, R.
won.. jun , (1,,,nr.n01, and 6 A•••• oil, The Rae.' has
etsrr kitttlir given the gee fiat &se, on.l lehttured to maks
lac plane nttuf rtelde, Ant I. VFI4 on K
afternoon last, with aloof 3/1 ttneretwrc; hut It I. Anted •
(-at to my in, ra will j In. awl in k • the ins' .t Won •
stirecne. It has 'wee rtry well anent. during the
recent week, end in.que S. het creselv attereehttel by the
"Inc for wh in it was in,.t..l Tn. ft •ettr hse lamed
tho ( Howler aneeel :—"11 r,—Wll ou kiwi!, allow tate
to apnea', throng/1 the oar.iioo. ••• ann, pepor, for ootiot•
sere to. We eetahli.hter • patnehie/ lib o', and reel ins.
room for the quarrymen and n•h•re r 'Want in the
I 'p-hill lit-let of title lelandlint of yoor rood,.
will be aware that the pleettlettua of 'Ha part of P vtland.
which I. the dforkt "tees d r. the perish church. la
o mannead entirely f the on knit elaw: and thev will
el". know .hew est./ Ir ci ranntne h•lp in envied I.y tlw
elcrirman in an undertaking to 'hie sct. Ido not peat
in.ster, hot rhoultl Ote very thankful tor I. nlnt„ games
of eh..,, or arcuAte, Intind.up • ne for the
Tient* netten titer ("rind I, ce t • CernAill. or any
•,,-nthlv n., t in few us, in the r A wetall
le./st-Ile hood soul I her., aceentehte. 8., tad- enonin
here horn secured adj oaten St G El thistle, ans.
1111.er the manazersuoit a wnrhi g m.o.' r•nereitto.,
tic inetitatiou trill he upetesl on X.t.• et • . o•'n't-r
rob tot, fh-. f Whfollf, AUOISTINII BUM.
Portlet.lll-ctorr. —Th• papers et•ead. ..n •
th• .crondartf, Teloe•eidi an Deilg New, Peed Jude,
secl Yon Grapkie. Iluetrele I. •el Pis...id •i •
Frio...ion end Pi:intend elegem*• t..• seta/len, Tiawa.
and the Geordie& Mere will he lectures and instruction
In rentlinf, arithmetic. hietory, A,. • library may he
utte.l in the mom suitor 31. • quarter mom, they may
take the hooka of the parochial leading library to their
homes.

LOCAL BOARD MELTING.
Mqwl+T : Pre.ent -lir. C. W 'qv (eu dral4l). War..
J P. Arriven. if. W. linat.h. B. B,.n.na, T. Gl'Asi. C
Stveliell, J. C. lAN% sad N. R •riTen.
WATIM

L'ont. Ignore. LE. hal • totals n irtostiaz a eeply to
the lene•oin. c oat 0n.4 in hi. coque,- 1.1 or, nopecting
the eyed! .4e-rratrr on the IA .rehante R
tbe 11 erd shooLl be adored to
the Wet D-portwost tho lent to It. us-d es a
re-ervoir. aid to. Wetnr Cnronut -0 its to whs. the
end ascertain whit quantity will be required for /hie
reservoir.

suorosio WC1014.111U1)01.
The B mud declined t • any act on as to 'lmplying
weighbridge tor the public uee.
HMV ILIMING.
The Steveyne wag in. rust. liii ay down the n.cemary
kerbing, hoe Mr. Abel Pearce'. premiss to the Wesleyan
Chapel, E gaton.

_
1110• D SIATIRIALL
A thousand yards of 4me hir. %Nerd Is to supply. and
the Clerk is to write to him to carry out the order at
flare. hut to haul to Ws.ton-street that ordered for
E 11 storimls saitshle for the roads are to he
purchased by the Surveyor train Werra Steward and C/..,
at 31. per part, sod deposited bstweer the Gruse-ruad
and the Ssw Mak

Mali.riels hauled from the want, land on the olds. of
the high road leaning t • the Firrr•brioise are maid to be
d•nsermis to the safiqy the tr.fge, and the Clerk was
rrque.t4.l to write to the War D p.etwent, and to Yr.
lest', the surveyor, about the rem. sal of the sauna

VI/lANCIAL

The collector's stateas-t;;;9.o7ed that £799 9. et bpd
hcco paid to tbe treasurer front April 961 to o.Litier tie
ISth.

HUM{ aND POPULATInIi RILTORNS.
The f reia,rt orauctal by the osedical
officer of t. Board : _

Portland, ()Itobar etth, 1278.
" Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen,—ln accordance with
the request of )our Clerk, hog to hand you a ratemiot
of the sanitary c tndi tion of the island, aa far.. my reports
i extend. 1 and that during the months of June, Joh% anti
Aisgust, deaths of enrol. cases have amoun'cl t 27, and
that the number of hir ha have been 75. I have attached
a list of the cues of moctalitY, an f I venture to think
that the Board win urea with me t it is • matter of
congratulation that the causes of death are so diversified,
',bowing at • glance that the fatality has not arisen front
any epidemic, and that in many miss auldent, own,'
decar, and prentatur• birth, hare riald-ti their number.,
which GAM ..old be beyond tie contol of eit sr medica/
men or Loosl B nor" :—lleat disessc, 2; Parair‘is. I ;
accidental, 6; brouchitio, 1; premature birth. I; evanusii,
1; fever. 1; consumption, 4; brain disease, 4; drop'', I;
natural decor, I; 1,110.00,0 .4 1; debt; tion, 1 ; stampaas
of b twilit, I—total, 27. Bic h.—M aa ales, 22; fsinsu
xi total, 75. I would respectfully suggest that
printed orders or bal. taa di.tr,aro4 and nested
by the Board condentaing the practice of utillaing
the carcases of dead animals, offal, lc., for the
food and maintenance of their animist's wh•ch ar• rent to
the market for human c maiintotios. N .thins is more
lb •ly to produce disease of the too- t alarming character
than the introduction of injurious ( l, such as haa been
add and &spat...a of la•elt in our 1 dan.i."
The rest of the rep .r; complai owl of nuisance caused
by a corner in (teen s-r taA, and suggested that Ott B
select • place or a wins/, so that heath, comfort and
decency may be combined.

(S _ .gned) FREDMICK J. Panama
Ofn,r of Health.
To the Chairman and Gentlemen of Portland 1. Kni
Board.

The report uC i1,r.l satisfactory, as also was that
of the limped pr of N 161112018.

THIIIOIISII AND PION CLAD.
The Clerk WAN rveo-sted to v r.,e to K. Robert Conitien,
and express the surprise of the B ant ae to deposit... 4 tbe
caroms of a horse in Ms 8.1.1. and allowing pigs to devour
the Bosh in full view 1 t,
_ _

C .Lauccio Ljmes.
A letter was read trout it,. Um.ld Grant silting the
B tsnl's permission h, hsve a frame ot ruby g14....th hie
name. An. in einhcbsed letters, out into the public latsp
n-or the steps opposite his house.
It eras resolved that the consoleratioa of this matter be
adjourned to the next m