The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-02-10 00:00:00

CHURCH OF ENGLAND TEMPERANCE socarr.

HOLY TRINITY BILICII.

A highly suoorseful !nastier is oonneoticie with
the Holy Trinity branch of tles wee Iteld
at the Town 11111 00 Thereby greeter. There was •
crowded midleeee. There were on dee platform
T. W. Karim Rev. 0, F. Powys, Rev.
H. Pelham Stokes, General Desborough, Mn.
Everett, ko,
A hymn hiving been Bung, mad prayer offered by
the Rev. H. P. Stokes,
Ths Rev. 0. T. PORN meld Mr. Knipe 63 wired
him to take his plane for • short Urn*, he being unable
t:Etevcient at the *peeing of Ow meeting swing to
• engagement. They all knew the interest
. Raipe took in the work, and he felt curs be
would be present during the evening to be or witness
to the great iaterest be felt In the seams of temper
mace. (Applause.) It was meet Important they
should all oombias in their efforts agalnst the crest
foe of Borglsad. Tin drink bad *squired wash •
bold es the miles that it required all thehr suerl7 to

uproot it. The tenstosranes montmatt had prospered
weederfolly dada, the last few Team Imo slam
he had bees In Darobe•ter be meld testify t o the very
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was • physical Infirmity he suffered from, of aot being
able to bets two places se nocn for gm. thge rea
bed beim nadir' an segarromeot to be elnewhere. He
hoped tired would be sofa seal reason. Were be an
Iridium he might Five them essay other•—(Latiebter)
—bat he thougbit bat would be enough. He thooght
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the movement. but were gettiog wormer and warmer
Is the muse, became they believed Gad was bleeding.
It. (Applause.)Thetwas the firet thing, sad they were
..turd they were thereby benelltting largely their
fallow creatures. Al my rate they were doing • little
to atom the merest, of wretehedness Mite ma, end
raieery that we. Or awning to overflow the world.
There was arable' that owed more been to flow, ,
mare hearts to ache. and MOSS eneery in our csonetry
than the eatimial habit of intempeream Though it
might be late before they as Christian people awoke
to the maiden of things, yet he believed Mere was ea
,11. had perfim coonfasees Is th.g.stli-
tad elms to spa sk to them that eight, but
I be wished to deprecate say unties asd extreveaset
statesmoste beim mid by tomperame advocated. They
might depend upoo it near thing were said not strictly
ear"sivAdicites.bulior.flewnliwihobthianytwinoilgvethiso.d.beLargrestangesangi *ladanagers.
ibe:yui.bt:nraityea7rll:FLigate:roiben.).
addresod the meeting. kla app era before Mom, he
said, wito an meediogly heavy heart He we. elm
every acne II ogioso beets most be bowed down at tide
moment in iguana a .xotr with regard to that brave
an 1 ...obi. Ohroailem soldier, Gassed 0 &doe—Owed
applansiD—ois brave little icarrime, sod our mins
little army corps in the 8 ,uda r. (Ipplanse.) He
was sore th y would pray expertly every day 'oat the
d of swarm would give than a apeody victory sod
piece In He owe Um. (Lpplanie.) Dorm, Me
tart few months hi. owe tinge town of Worthies had
been is a state of siege. A short time ago they
wormed that they would hold • amperages mast-
ics, and immediately eouneer-bilis were boned
ansomaing teat We fetes. of theoppoeihs party would
mass and pa • 10, sod inviting ail to show Nine die-
approval of the action a the temperance workers.
As they thought tome would be • gnat deal of
oppoolum they trok the precaution to seed to Me-
atiest,: foe • little relief party—Bnaghtml—bat the
Dorchester people fell into the too Gamma Wash, of
moder-ra•iog the enemy. They only mat one or two
—flee gAres constables they were, but see hail
motto. Ho hoped whenever gook • thing moaned
male they would seed • great relief expedition. He
pmenady armored them be felt stronger sad etroeger
time ever be was before npos this great goestion,
He had swore before Almighty God he would never
put hie sword into its sheath mill there was not
oes single droakard remaining in the whole
world. (Applause.) When that bad hese
done he would begin to task of 'melee off.
(Longleaf.) He hoped they would do toe
same, sad then they would be sure to get the victory.
It war an bawdily important qomblos. Here was
poor dear old gagthad, whom they all loved with an
intense affeetioo, sod (or whom they woeld sled their
last drop of bloc I if they mold rely set her right--
(applasea)—here was pow old &gland sitting on the
pavement intoxicated not cooly with Mak. but Pride,
'steam, oe, and ain. He felt sure these awful disasters
In the East were but ages of God's diepiessere.
We lived La mellow time, aed when they read their
newspaper side by aide with their Bible (es be hoped
they did) they would plainly see it was Ga's jodg.
meats, simply and pokily on moment of our natimal
and family sins, sad Mee our Individual size Where
did they find in the present day whet be might cell
Primitive Ch ty There were, It we, true,
glorious exceptions. They were in the present day
far too muoh In love with themselves, and worshipped
the great household god, "I," bowing down to it
every day. What they wanted to put the reentry
straight wee not dyne:nit but the dynamic locos of
God the Holy Ghost. It wee most important they
should keep straight, ma not be mamma of their
colours. Wherever they went let them stand up for
Josue, righteouseem and hollows. For the edification
of the Dorchester people, be gave them the recipe of
the now and &Womble drink "skill!," comp s od of
water, bulgy, lemon, and sugar, which were all boiled
lien together. It we. always oe Ids owe table, and
he recommended It highly, They need never be
Reburied to offer their friends " rattily." (Laughter)
lie wan glad there AA snot' § strong temperance
feeling existing it the present time. They were now
getting ioto the 'mond stage. The first was the
Pooh-pooh @togs," but they hal now to f ice an
liutitutioo called the Licensed Victualer.. prategjaa
lostitutioa They had now arrived at the peramot on
store. God forgive th in if they hod said In times
pat bin I things of any man or women made in the
Image of God. Ho bated the narrow bigotry
I and the jealous spirit load (ealing ii many
had an the present day. He expressed deep
regret at the falling if in the Bine Ribbon
movement, and the lapsing of the moorhen, and be
'pike e'rougly Kohut the widow* and stiff Gess
which characterised the society of the present day,
Let them sink all their minor Mei-some sa go
forward in the strength of the Lord. It might lAA
• very smalls( stamen*, but be waited thee' to
work lees and pray more. Toole great giede wore
reality and ideatilloaUos with Woes they woeked
with. What they wanted wee ladle-ideal work. It
was individuals who did the work of life. not socrietiae.
Fie woe sick and tired of oomin'ttees. Be liked Mr.
Moody'or Was of oommittem—three members, two of
whom were absent. (Laughter.) LA them take
Jam Ohrid as their example, and if they would only
follow Him He would lead them, through good report
an I evil report right on to that bleared and heavenly
bow, where trials sever come. ( Apples's%) He di I
not believe In long-farad Christianity. It the Christen
we. not the merriest ant brightest person_ upoa earth
he ha Ino right to be a ()bristlier. Remind earnestly
Au in the premium of the hoed Jena', did they know
him es their Saviour and friend ; if they were, then
hippy ware they for time and for eternity. He urged
them logo firth le His strength, and during Onshore
time left to them as earth do their work faithfully,
and in the end they woad obt dn the reet that rem sineth
for the people of God. (Appiona.)
Mrs. Emmert expressed thanks to Mr. Stoke, for
his • ary great kindness in *ming down at considerable
inconvolmos to spade to them. (Applause.) She
was delighted to see also • patients& of another pro.
fessino pretoot. They wire glad toe. all professions
coming oit in the work. Now Mr. Sakes had said
they Mool4 work leer and
_may more, but he MN
accortooied to Wershani. tohe believed they wanted
to do more in the muse in Do:Mester. She knew of
pleas nit tar Irons there la which the tympanum
mood had taken a moth greater bold than at Do--
chaster, and she attributed MB to • went of workers.
She wanted to the some real red-hot, enthusiastic
...kw, comae forward. They had great TAMS to
rejoice at the AMOS the movement woe able:, and
also for tin change in the opinion of the oottatry oe
the drinking costonts. Yams ago to be a tossoestae
ICU to be • marked MIA, but sow she was glad to say
they had excellent company on their .1 1.. Prom
every alms of society she was glad to my they toned
people coming out more sad more strongly against the
existence of the horrible temptthicas wldob ear-
roundel the working ma on all aides. Anowerieg
the old Mock argument against teetotalism, that the
TOTOWA would safer. the speaker throned the
of the lodges over sad over main spoken thaltr
drink alas out of every Ms of the prisoners brought
before them would bi saved from crime. There
would thereto, be not so many demo& on the
revenue, and not so much p oveity and wretchedness.
They would shut up half their workhouses and prisons,
and turn them into beautiful plenum galleries. working
mon's clubs, and other
entgliter,
and apaotto ) Conclu itargea:l2 g
mirable oddrese
um Everett said easy meeting was hut On drop ii
the great ocean of temperance work that we. saavair
throughout the length and breadth of the lend; and
she earnestly entreated the people el Dorrh aster to
bins re awoke to their responsibility In thie m.treer,
(Applause.)
At tea minutes to ten, Ghent DZIUKIIOUGH Wal-
-1 =maxi his ad dress, whioh he we. naturally compelled
to curtail. Before beginning his remarks on temper-
▪ toe, the ,ral gave vent to an Imps. •i oned tirade
sealant the authorities for their desertion of General
Gordon. Every soul hews, sure most be moved wheel
thhereybh.handnie ofthethirsadrobillt4r. tigenaise) that
expected to U 17•1 tag
the day when his country, this grant 0104011. WNW
submit to such • thing. that • man like G oneral
Gordon • great here and • Uhristian general
—should lie month rater mouth imprisoned In that
par, and no steps taken to release biro till it was too
late. It was • sad thing for his °matey. and be
deeply deplosed Bat he trusted and believed that
under God's providence, Gordon's valuable life would
be spared, and that before limy months he wetrid
be In England. (Loud applause) Laving this
panful nib) oat he pored on to deliver as energetie
temperate, address, taking for his text the two great
odes of the present day—depression in trade, and
unemployed labour. He maintained that • fruit lot
mum of the.. evils were the drinking habits of the
country. He referred with pleasure t o w foetal
proems of temperance lithe army, there lag now
11,000 total abstainers In the various branches of the
service. Ie the Royal Navy there were 8,000 teetotal
Blnejooketr, aid 13,000 total abstainers throughout
the weirs. He referred to the aphoudid march of
General Stewart and hie pliant little band more the
desert, and rtskee entirely oo water, and to the -
°WWI'S example met by Lord Woloeley, General
Desborough's excellent address was interspersed with
several painful Witmer of the power and effects of
drink.

--isiore the meeting terminated, Mrs. EVIZITT Bald
she thought they would be pleased to beer Mat
thet day she bad nee ired • private telegram from her
brother, Sir Herbert Stewart. to Sweetie% that he was
going ow capitally. end would Mart for home it aloe.
(Load applause.) Shit was exceedingly obliged to all
for their kind wishes sad sympathy throughout
The meeting closed with the HemUctlow.