The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-10-14 00:00:00

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tEOVIL.--INDDSTRIAL PROVIDENT SOCIETY.--The
committee of the Yeovil Industrial Provident Society
have just published the third quarterly report, from
which it appears that on the debtor side of the
account £244 3s. 30. had been received for goods,
and the members' subscriptions had amounted to
£l6 Os. 6d.
,Thern was it balstibe in hand from last
quartet of £22 12s. 4d., and this together with
entrance fees, rules, and cards, brings the total to
£283 as. 6td. On the creditor side cash paid for
goods was £214 103. 3d., and by cash paid for
principal, interest, and bonus, to £25 2s. 9d.
There was a balance in the banker's hands of £l7
Ba, in the treasurer's of £4 is. /id., and in the
storekeeper's of 3e. Std. The general, statement
showed the liabilities to be i—niembees claim, 469
Is. 6d., interest On paid vtp Capital, £1 14s. 3d.,
balants, (profit), £lB 65. The assets were—value of
goods in stock, £163 lie. 34., fixed stock, £3 18s.,
and cash in banker's, treasurer's, and shopkeeper's
bands, £2l 128. 83. The profit account showed the
dividend on £2OB Bs. 6d. member's purchases, at
Is. 9d. in the pound, to be £lB 4e., and on the de-
preciation of axed stock to Ss., mikiiig a total profit
of £lB 6s. fi:ti the past titiatiei,

tbll.lololls TRACT SOCIETY'S MEETING. On
Tuesday evening the annual meeting of the Yeovil
Auxiliary of the Religious Treat Society, was held at
the hall of the institution. There was a tolerably
numerous attendance towards the close of the
meeting, but At the commeneement the sudience NMI
veil, entail: The IleV, Mr. Phoniest, vicar of Yeovil,
occupied the chair, and there were also present the
Rev. Mr. James (Baptist), and the Rev. Mr. Sampson,
(Independent,) both of whom addressed the meeting
on the great good the Religious Tract Society was
doing at home and abroad. The rev, chairman in
opening the meeting, said he was sorry that he Could
not make a long speech, as he Was sdffering from
indiepositioa, bttt when asked to preside over the
Meeting, he could not refuse. After a few further
observations, he call upon the secretary, (the Rev.
Mr. Sampson) to read the report, which showed
that the sales of Ithe society's publications for the
past year, had amounted to £22, and the subscrip-
tions to £8 6s. 6d. The Rev. Mr. James then
addressed the meeting; after Which the Chairman-
veiled upon the Rev. Mr. White, vicar of St. Mary's,
London, (the deputation) to detail the progress of
the society. The Rev. Mr. White said he was very
happy to represent the Religious Tract Society;
because he believed in representing that society; he
could recommend to them a society ,whith Was
engaged in a good Work; and one had been
bleated by Rod for promoting his glory and the
kingdom if Christ. The circulation of the publica-
tions of the Religious Tract Society was immense,
and the rev, gentleman proceeded to detail some
interesting statistics connected with Its ciperation9.
lt circulated about 41,000,00 ff books and tracts,
whieh Were printed in 116 different languages.
During the time the society had been in existence ,
it had. circulated 559,000,000 of, ptiblipations,
and last year printed 314 new book& He then
compared the state df tho society as it now existed
to what it *as when it was originated, about 63
years ago. Its beginning was very Small, and was
formed by some gentlemen who met in a little
coffee-house in London, not more than abtlnt h'd or
40 being present, HOwelter, before they left they
agreed to ettablish the Religious' Tract Society, but '
the amount then realized from the sale of its works :
was only £467, but at the present time it was
£98,546. They ought to be very thankful to Clod
for the manner in Which the tociety bad prospered.
, The old society only issued tracts, but at the present
titan the society issued publications of every size,
from the small tract to the large book. The society
had still retained its original name, "The Religious
Tract Society," and no book Went forth unless it
, had the truth of Christ contained in it It was
true the society also published secular works; but
they were examined before they were sent out, in
order to see if there WM anything in them which
, was likely to produce bad restilta. There Was
another thing in which the society had hot been
, altered since its commencement; and that *ea that
tlsere, was nothing ill the society 's thlca which re•
fetred to one denomination of Christians more than
another. The duty of Christians was to make known
to the world the state of wickedness its inhabitants
were living in, and to show them that there was no 1
name under heaven whereby men could be saved
except that of Jesus Christ. The society was doing
a great and glorious work, and if they went to its
stores in London they Would see what a vast amount
of business was done in issuing tracts. This society
also made free grants of books, and last year 13,000
or 14,000 free grants were made. The deputation
then made an earnest appeal for help, remarking
that when he asked them to support the Religions
Tract Society, he was also asking them to help a
society which by means of these free grants, was
assisting those who were engaged in Christ's work
in all parts of tbe world. The tracts were of great
value to missionaries, and tended much to strengthen
their hands. The re*, gentleman then narrated unmet,
cats instanees of the good effects 'produced by these 1
tracts, both at home and abroad, and concluded by ex-
pressing a hope that the society would be still nieces/dui
and that they would contribute liberally towards its sup-
port.—Mr. Sampson then addressed the meeting, and
after a few remarks from the chairman, the doxology
was sung, the benediction pronounced, and the meeting
separated. A collection was made at the doors amount-
ing to £1 3s. 10d.
A WORTHY EXATATTAL—The Freemasons of
Yeovil have generously subscribed the sum of £5 in
aid of the distress which at present exists amongst
the operatives in the North, and have forwarded it
to the Lord Mayor. For so praiseworthy a cause
we feel sure the lodges in other towns will not stand
aloof from the good example set by the Freemasons
of this town.

Tovpr COUNCIL MEETING. —The usual monthly
meeting of this body took place on Monday, when
there were preeent : Alderman Mayo (chairman),
Alderman Oreenham, and Councillors Cox, Neale,
Penny, Raymond, Whitby, Geake, Bodenham,
Rawlings, Goode, Cogan, aTid Hill.—The Town
Clerk etated that the treasurer'e accounts had been
audited, and there was a balance in the treasurer's
hands of £229 le. Sd. The highway acoount had
also been audited, and ',there was a balance due to
the trealwer of 442 7d.—TO Ole* {OWI the,
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