The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-04-28 00:00:00

PIDDLETRENTH I DE.

Tog CIVIL Starics.—Mr. Henry Donlon, formerly
umioat .t the Dorchester Poet-office, has been
appoieted ilerk at the Post-ofßoe, Salisbury.
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lent societytY
ennui meeting of thellPiddßlelhHiLisstoBQcn anitirrYPid—dlThetree nfotridkhe
was held on Thursday
evening, in a spacious barn, which, as usual, MO kindly
pleat at the dispose' of the branch and prepared for the
occasion by Mr. Wigbtinan. This am/diary WWI esta-
blished through the instrumentelity of Mr. Jams
devotee, of Piddlebintoo, cordially assisted by a few
friend., and it is now one of the most flourishes&
branches of the society in the county. The meeting
this year was attended by upwards of 300 persons, the
proceedings were interesting, and theie was • life and
heartiness about the meeting very gratifying to aped-
egos, after the listlesa gathering at Dorobeeter on the
previous Tuesday. H. If. Eliot, Esq., of Weymouth,
presided, the Rev. R. W. Peers, , ofeDorcheater,
wee the detestetion, and the others on the platform
were the Rev. H. Motile, of Fordiogton, the Rev. W.
T. M'Cormick, of Weymouth, and the Rev. J. Man, of
Dorchester. The company inoluded—M. Devenish,
Esq., of Dorchester, Mr. J. Lovelace, Mr. O. Mayo. Mr.
Scott (Dorchester), Mrs. and Miss Hawkins, Miss Kent,
Miss C. Dunning, Miss Beer, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs, Mr.
Wightman, Mr. and Mrs. Dowding, Mrs. G. Loveless,
Mra. W. Pallier, Mr. and Miss Bolles, Moo Davis,
Mr. J. Mitchell, Mrs. Duke, Be. Atter singing
a hymn, prayer was offered by the Rev. J.
Man. The Rev. E. W. Pears then read the report, in
the absence of the Rev. E. Merriman, ss follows :
Collected at annual meeting, £2; penny subscriptions,
I Its. collected by Mrs. Collier, 13..; by Miss Louisa°
El Is. 6d.: by Mrs. Jacobs, El He. 6d.; by Mize
Davis, Cl 16e. Oid. ; boxee—Thirsa Lockett, Is. ;
Fenny Drake, Is.; Fanny Baker, Si. 24.; total,
ES 1%. 70. Hs essatioad the penny abeeriptions
with special sommailatioix 711111 total was an advance
of CI Is. 44. out the previous you. and he hoped that
at the next sated meeting the report would show •
similar improvemat. The Bible Society was an
association one never got tired of—the more it wee
known the better it weal likaL—The Chairman then
addressed the meeting. He referred to the unishase-
ablenese of the Word of God muki the constant
mutations of this world, sad imprinted a bops that
whatever °hears they had experienced in the peat
Year, they remained unaltered in their affection fee the
Bible, and in their love for this moiety, which seeks'
to need that Word to every part of the world. With-
out this society, he pointed oat, that their beet efforts
to promote the knowledge of the Bible in distant lands
would be of little avail, but, by its instrumentality, the
humblest and poorest could assist In the greet work.
He referred at length to the interesting operations
carried on by the society during Ile past year at the Paris
Exhibition, and also to a new mission in Albania, in
Rutern Europe, where the minims belong to the Greek
Church, but in so corrupt a form of Christisaity as to
Is • stumbling-block to the Mahomniedane, who are
the masters of the country. In a church at Elbasam the
missions, tee found idolatrous practices similar to those
the ritualists are seeking to introduce into the Church
of Reglad. The priest walked through the chuich
elevating the consecrated elements; one lifted ap the
bread above his head, and the other the wine, and the
people prostrated themselves and worshipped the con-
secrated elements. This should be a warning to as to
take ears of the direction in which we were going. Is
eons:lesion he related an account of the seinvenion of •
Hindoo by the simple reading of the Bible, which he
observed should ecooorage them in the work. He
trusted that year by year they would go on increasing in
love to God, and in zeal for his glory, and that they
would be eastreined to do more and more in behalf of
this society which is doing such a great work in the
present day.—The Rev. W. T. M'Cormick neat spoke.
He observed that in order to have • diffusive inWeet
In the Bible they must fleet have a personal interest in
It, and this they should have, first and foremast, because
the Bible is the Word of God. It was said by some
that only • portion of the Bible was written by inspira-
tion, but he quoted • number of evidences to prove the
authenticity of the several portions of the Book.
Then they should love the Bible bemuse it coat* the
sinner, and points the way to the Saviour. For these
blessed efforts they should seek to circulate the Bible
throughout the world. Just in proportion as a country
had the Bible, was it holy, and good, and everything
that was advisable. Look at the ancient nations, which
had no Bible. What was the MOM of the iniquity
which abounded in ancient Rome? no Bible. What
caused the cruelty and tyrneny in Greece? no Bible.
What caused all the flatness and superstition amongst
the heathen now 'no Bible. What was the cause of the
Idolatry of the Rocuanista in France, It.lr, Span, and
Ireland no Bible. Where the Bible ant and was
received into the heart, holiness, and puce, and purity
resulted. Let them love the Bible with all their hearts
and combine to circulate it far and wide. He concluded
with several striking instances of the power of the Bible.
—The Rev. H. Mauls related the circumstances of the
conveesion of • major is the army, well known in this
neighbourhood, through being led to read the Bible,
and a sinsilsrly striking instates of the conversion of
baronet. He impressed upon them the importune of
not only pausing the book, but of prayerfully study-
ing it: - The Rev. .j. Mann spoke on the gratifying results
which would fellow on the designs of the Bible Society
being fully reallied.—The Rev. E. W. Pears said that
the contributions to the Parent Society last year
amounted to 113,000, which was a gratifying increase
on the previous year, and • result most satisfactory
when they considered the commercial depression which
had prevailed. The number of associations like this in
various parts of Ragland and Wales had incensed by
102. The Bible was the only remedy for the world's
ills, and facts were constantly coming to light in the
conme of the work to prove it. He then gave a number
of interesting anecdotes to show that the Bible was the
means under God's blessing of taming men from super-
stition, and heathenism. and degradation, and infidelity.
God had greatly prospered the operations of the soci-ly,
and he rejoiced that • branch had been formed at that
place. After singing • hymn, the beuediction woe pro-
nounced, and the meeting ended. The collections
amounted to the goodly sum of £1 10s.

MAIDEN

NEWTON.

MIL EDOAII 00; of Maiden Nearton, student at S.
Thomas'. Hoapital, haslasen admitted a Member of the
Royal College of Surgeons.

i)ZATEI Or THU Roe. CANON SCOTT.—The death Is
announced of the Hon. and Rev. William Hugh Soon,
IL A.. son of the fourth Baron Polworth. He was born
In VIOL and was adulated at Trinity C.llage, Cam.
bridge, where he lock his B.A. degree in 1= In 1837
he was presented by the Earl of Behests, to the Rectory
of Maiden Newton, and in 1848, by the late Bishop of
Salisbury (Dr. Denison), to the Prebendal Stall of
Wilsford In Salisbary Cathedral. He hold bJth appoint.
manta up to the thne of his death.