The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-10-26 00:00:00

DORCHESTER.

MID DIGIT le about to pay a visit of some
weeks' duration to his Irish estates, and will be
accompanied by his eldest son, Colonel Di;by, of the
Grenadier Guerin.— World.
OPINING Ml= or TNT CAITIITOCK HOUNDS.—
Then 'rasa large field on Tuesday crowning last, on
the occasion of the opening meet of these hounds, at
the Artillery Barrack... Amongst three present we
noticed :—Mr. J. Coddrington, Colonel Henning,C.B,
General Astell (Piadletrenthite). Colonel and
Miss Denne, Captain William. (lierringetone), Major
and Mrs. Shakerley, Captain Stet .n and Mr. Suiten
(Came), Certain Hamar, Mr. If. B. Middleton, Mr.
and Miss Weston, Mr. Devenish (Charminsteth Mr,
and Misa Bankes (Wolverten), Mr. Austin (Wyke),
Mr. A. Pnne, \lr. Good, Mr. Symonds, Mr. Groves
(Weymouth), de.
Ouerthcowe'Fuseam. —(in Monaaylwethere were
Interred at Fordington Cernetry the meet .1 remains of
Bro. George Dnf all, who for several years was •
member .4 the "Loyal Bud of Hole" Lodge in this
town. Several members of the above society. itmlucl-
fag P.P.G.M. Pike, P.G. Lenten, V.G. Bailey, and
Bros. T. Grigg. Garland, Robert', and ...there, about
115 in all, met at Alington Hall at two o'clock. Here
most of the brothers adorned themselves with their
emblems or stars covered with crape, and tort of the
Oddfellows' Burial Service was read. They then
formed and walked to the deceased's residence to
receive Ms body, afterwards walking in front to St,
George's Church, each member cmrying in his hand a
sprig of thyme. The service was eonancted by the
Ilev. A. A. Leonard. The Church Burial Service was
supplemmted by the wish id the deceased's friends, and
by the kind permiseion of the vicar, by that most
Impressive and solemn enviers for (Malone's., com-
mencing with "ow we commit one dear departed
brother to the grave," which was rasa by P.G. Pike
Then each member dropped the thyme be carried on
to the coffin, and reformed into procession, accompan-
log_the mourners to their home.
RIMITIVI METHoI)IBT 11118i1ONAIT SOCTITT.—TIoo
annual missionary service in cnnnection with thir
society was hid in the Primitive Me h.elist Chapel,
OD
Monday evening last, when Mr. W. Garland was
neanimously voted to the chair. supporteil by the Rev.
.1. Knipe. Rev. F. I). Kendle, en.l the Rev. W.
Martin. The attendance was somewl,t bettor than
that of het year.—The Rev. F. D. Rendle read the
report of the past year, which showed that the
financial Mai ation had during the year been les.tnel
by £2,557 9: 11d., and that the missienary money
raised by the Primitive oonnection amounted
£30.1168 17s. ils. The report on a whole was highly
satisfactory. Having read the report, he said he did
not much like reading speeches., but he had done what
he was called upon by the Chairman to do, and he
ittitt that he was expected to say • few words
reading the rev"; which be did with the
greatest of pleasure. 'I claimed for this miretionary
work the approval of all ht minded men. Where
them used only to be the awful cry of war, was now
offers.' no anthems of praise to Him who gave Him-
self for them, and this was attributable to the work of
the gospel in these countries ; but although this was done
there was a great deal more to be accomplished, which
depended upon the support they were willing to give.
(Applause-)—Rev. W. Martin told • very interesting
narrative of • prize-fighter, who had been converted,
and was about to preach the Gospel for the first time
in • chapel, of which he was to be the minister. On
his way to the chapel he bad to pass a stile, upon
which • thickly-built man was sitting. Upon the
arrival of the minister, the man said "Good monde'.
are you the new parson " Yes,. my friend, I am."
'Bat ain't you a prize-fighter?" 'No • I have given
up lighting my fellow-men, but I fighefor the Lord."
"Well. I am going to give thee • thrashing, to be
able to say I have beaten the prize-fighter." The
minister said that he would not, but if he did not get
off the style he should have to give him a good thrash-
ing. He didn't get off, so the midder pulled off hia
laid it on the ground, and gave him • thorough
good thrashing, but not with his flats. He had him
Into the chapel, and preached the Gospel, whereby he
became • new man in Christ Jaw, Mr. Martin also
gave other interesting accounts of the great changes
made through religion. Once • minister wanted to
the Gospel in a village near where be lived, PO
ralinsnearet to the rinses to see if he could get a place to
mach in. lie tried several places, but could not
succeed, when he went to • private bona knocked and knock
et
the door. An obi lady answered, and he told her
they were going to preach the Gospel in thst village,
but. they wanted a place to preach in, lie steppea
inter% by request, when he said that it was a
capital room fir it, and had it been built expresely for
the purpose in couldn't answer better. "Oh. you ain't
going to preach in my house," said the old lady, and,
finding how determined she was against it, he chaecel
the conversation, and asked her if she coula oblige him
with • piece of rope for a few minutes. "Oh .ea, she
could, but she wanted it again." When he had the
rope be made • slip-knot at each end, sat down in a
chair, fastened one end to • ring which was
In the ceiling, and put his head int the other.
Whereupon the woman went out awl tli
her neighle,urs that she had • mad mien in
her house, and wanted them to come and eut him
down. Lota of people came to see this, and when the
place was full, he got up, shut to the door, rind cm.
normal preaching to them. The landlady of the house
got covert,' under his preaching, •nd the s, rvices
were continee 1 in that heitse until they hail get a
Primitive NI, Chapel in the villags, (Ap-
plause.) lie exhorted all to help as much as possible
1., extend the Kiagdoto of God, and when they prayed
for the Kingdom to come, they oucht to ask in f .ith,
ona d., what they could to help it on. for it is to come
some day. (Apolaused—Rev. J. Knipe, of Wey-
mouth, 'all that l'rimitive Methodism was only started
70 years ago. by only a few men ; but now they had
with its connection 1,142 ministers, inoluding the
Colonies ; 14,507 local preachers. 10,561 clew leaders,
182.691 members of the society, 4,046 Sabbath schoo's.
88,271 teachers, 272,570 scholars, 4,202 connectional
ekapele,l,922.ther chapels and roma where the Gospel
Is preached, and the total value of church property in
their connection is £2.531,328, debts on chapels,
£1,003,611 lie dwelt at considerable length on the
good work being done in Africa, and other place., by
the missionaries which the Pdinitives had Kent out,
ana Bahl that the fonds for their centinnea work were
decree/line, and if they did not m .re largely support
thie good cmoe it would not go on. hymns were sung
ot intervals, and a ct. loch ,n was male at the close.