The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-05-18 00:00:00

CESKE ABBAH.

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY MtETINO. —The annual
meeting in behalf of this noble society took place at the
National Schoolroom on Tuesday evening, when the Rev.
T. Spratt, one of the society's inissinuaries from South
India. attended as a deputation. The Rev. J. NVhitehead,
the clergyman in charge of the parish, occupied the chair.
Amongst others there were present he Rev. Dr.
Fletcher, Rector of Minterne, Mrs. and Miss Fletcher,
Dr. Ewens, Mrs. awl Mi.S.4 Ewen*, Mr. Henry Dunning,
Upper Sydling, and Mrs. Dunning. Mr. Chick, Abbey
Howe, bliss NVightman, rtc., /sc. The meeting having
been opened with singing and prayer, the Chaimuin red
a statement of the collections, subscriptions, and other
sources of income for the past year, and then made a
touching allusion to the altered circumstances under
which the friends of this society at Ceme met together
this year, reminding them that one now gone to his rest
and to his reward, whose heart and hand were alike ever
open to assist this and every other good (rause, was
amongst them last year. Mr. Whitehead then referred
to the falling off in the gross amount realised this year
when comparel with last year: this, he said, arose from
various causes, among which he might mention the toee
of the late Vicar's sinusl suliscription of £lO. There
was, however, he said, abundant cause for thankfulness
and encouragement, and he exhorted those present to
work and pray frly the society during the coining year,
diffi-
culties, Anftn.di encouragements of and then called on the Rev. Dr. Fletcher, who gave an
work in India.
interesting address, after which the .leputation gave a
u account
iion.r)of th. e nature,
interePersing his address with sonic remarkable anecdotes
and Indian proverbs, showing the subtle character of the
'Undo° mind. The address was listened to with attention.
At its close the Chairman conveyed the thanks of the
meeting to the deputation for his address, eel to Dr.
Fletcher win other friends for their attendance, and also
to the veteran secretary of the ('crime auxiliary, Miss
Charlotte Dunning,who for nearly half a century. he said.
had held the office, and worked for the society. The
meeting, which was a very happy one, closed in the usual

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Gustare Fritaire, stab begging. --
RU.,obis:maker, , t /fttrY-aie'el• that no'
Tuesday afternoon the primmer catne to his house said askasi for
relief, naling he was at minium.— 3lr Joseph Rabbets, butcher,
gave emmnce '4' the inane elect ; prisoner told him he was a
watchmaker hy trade Prisoner who now spoke very broken
English, said betas a remiectable Mall, lie never done it
! before, he tugged "nay io forgive him. Said he " Ph !
flay lords, I will not do It again. I liaie neffare don no before
I an, respectable man. I limy yam. me Moir beds. Vi of nie
I will cndeffare not to he here more,' with much
more to the same effect. —.supt. Vickery said that this wits •
e "IV of some suspiciota. the man Came Into the +M.P. mad l'adn`i
oil r"aa'l la a masaileion. ulna. at,- a I
I I.•ubtito; what tin.) woold hear stunt this from elsewhere. At
Poole, • stranger, a lierman, went into • Notts.', and the follow -
lag night the man ini the honae let all his Iva,ller)
magistrates e,namittol the prisoner fir ,e'en days' hard late itar.
—lt appears that this man has been round tin many shops 'Jct.:-
Mg, and with • lot of .ippers in hie tuna. Ile *poke ninth
better English when begging than before the Bench. We believe
he had inaawaPanYing a woman whom the police thought mass
grog dial sharper even than be.