The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-06-26 00:00:00

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Hatravers, was summoned by the eutclos for keeping &dog ,
without • license-- Defendant did not —Mr. J. W.
Beach, supervisor, appeared for the -Inland Revenue
Authoritiea —PC Wills said he saw the defendant with
the dog on May IFt, and defetelant maid he hail no license.
—Fined 25, and COM.
Robert Talbot. of Chaldon Herring. was charged with
allowing three honwa to stray on the highway on the 3rd
inst—P.S. Hill said be watched the horses for half-an. ,
hour. There was no one with them. He drove them
towards the village when he met defendant's boy, lie
had cautioned defendant before that day.—Fined 6s. and
costa
Jain A spd, labourer, of Winfrith, was summoned to
show MOM why he should not contribute towards the
aiipport of Ilia mother, who is chargeable to the common
fund of the Wareham and Purbeck Union. Mr. William
Bonen, KO., proved the chargeability, and stated defen-
dant was earning on an average lee. a week.—Defendant
gad he was discharged from the Navy with a fractured
liked, and he had quite enough to do to provide for his
family.—The Bench adjourned the caw for a week, to
enable defendant to bring evidence as to his means.

SHILLINGSTONR.
WESI,ETANIBM.—Lt week the Wesleyans of the
Rlandford and Sturminster Newton circuit held •
large feast at this station, which was made the repre-
sentative for each station in the circuit, (ran Farnham,
w0,,,k0tt.., Stieldand, and BLandford to Maruhull ;
about 300 attended. The trays at the tea were given,
and in an orchard, attached to the machinery works
of Mr. J. G. Gentry, • shed wee put up. —A sermon
WM preached at three o'clock by the Rev. J. Walter,
of Shaftesbury, from Revelations sly, 1-3, in which
he spoke let of the singers; 2nd, the song they rung;
3rd, their position and circumstances—they were
before the thr.ine, and redeemed from the earth, &c.
The rev preacher said that this same 144,000 who
were "redeemed from the earth" had passed through
all the same mrt of varied trials we and our fathers
passed through, for
" once they were mourners here below,
And poured out cries and teen:
They wrestled hard, as we do now,
With sins, an.l doubts, and fear.,"

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Rut they got victory through the Blood ,1 the Lamb,
they got washed, and by the ransom of faith and the
power of the Spirit had become "redeems'! from the
earth." To be ransomed by price was one thing (as
every soul cettainly was, ars described in John ail, 32),
but to be ransomed by a new creation of the power of
the Spirit like Ezekiel spoke of in his vision—xxxvii,
1 to 27—was another thing. He appealed to his
hearers as to their present position. Were they by
this redsmption in the Church militant' If no, they
would .11 join the 144,000 of the Church trinrmphant,
And sing a new song.—Afterwards a public tea was
held, and for an hour beside a company from Iwenie
aang a number of Mr. Sankey's and other divine songs,
.4heel joined in a game of tag. and others strolled
about, and, as is usual on feast days, match makings
went .41 very agreeably.—At an evening meeting Mr.
R. Edwards, of Footmen, presided, and addresses
were given by Mr. Jackson, of Stourpaine, the Revs.
J. Walter, W. Ellis, and A. Price (Blandford), who,
as superintendent of the circuit, said he was delighted
to sp wk of the harmony, peace, and prosperity of the
circuit at large, and urged all to hope for, and live in
expectation id, greater prosperity in saving souls.—
Messrs. flames and Goddard, the circuit stewards,
proposed thanks for gifts of trays, and to Mr. Gentry
and others for their kindness; the day passing or
pleasantly.