The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-04-30 00:00:00

BRI DPORT.

BAALAN AND BAUR StINDAT.—True to time, the
&merle' and spring-like cry of "maakerel" re•ounded
tbreagh the streets on Saturday. The " time re-
ferred to is thst of the third Sunday After Esster,
when the lesson for the dsy is tip] 22ad ohs, tar of
Numbers. A story is told of a fisherm,n onoo upon
time finding himself in Barton Brodstook church, and
on hearing.t!ae.oommonomneat of too loss,n, jumping
. .

up and ezelainalni, "Owl Mona my seal I Gail;
'twos B&1b dSdak Zunday ant 'rook I Come
00, Joe, there's sore to be =zed in the bay," And
so them wore.

Dosser CONOBIGITIONAL Cetrinaits. —The spring
meetings of the CONIT esstlocal Cherishes of Dorset were
held la the Goagreestioo•l Chapel, Bridport, on Tuesday
and Wedsesday, 16th sad 17th April. T.ie meetings
were Maraideriaed by • larger at:endear,e of ministers
and Delegates than meal, and by deep and sustained
interest. A pubis raceme was held on Tueedsy even-
ing at seven o'closk, presided over by the Rev. B. Gray,
8.A., of Blandford, wbo hod been elected chairman of
the Atisoslation for the present year at the last
lipt7suestusg. There was a large attendance min.
of members of the other religions bodies in the
tows. The Mailman delivered his address on "Gar
work and ourselves," whleh was eharateriesel by thought.
fulness and deep earnestness. The other speakers, were ,
the Bev. 0. Wallows of Cripplestyle, and Bev. D. !
' Thomas, of Owns, who alma:mod the week at village
piston In effestive sternum A °celestite° Wee medeat
the dose of the meeting on behalf of the ateoeiat on.
Oa Wedseedey morning • prayer meeting was htl I at 7
o'cloisk presided over by the Rev. W. Lewis of Wm-
mouth. There was • goodly attendance for that early
boar and • truly devotioesl spirit suet deed by the
prayers of Its Meant in. At half-past sees the badmen
proper of the easodatese began, toe 1t.,. IL Gray, 8.A.,
in the Muir. The various grants; to the assisted
shanties yore pronounced, sad the other bullies.
pertaining to the emanation was transmitted,
moupying several hours. At the olom of the
busters meeting a sew fester* eat introdueed,
whisk probably pertain. only to the Dorset asioolittion
and was recommehded at the last autumnal meet:og
at Besinicater by me of the Mmivt re, aod is lively to
prove both interesting and gleeful. It was • 000fervuee
to dhows the spirituel modifies of ts chu, ems. A
paper was read by the Bev. Y. Beckley, of Shoehorns',
sad the direamion wm opened by the Bev. T. Naive of
Dorebesitsir, who, I. relaying to the work of the
Ministry insisted on thi necessity of deflust .nem of
conviction, and amraese of doctrine! ....teutent, as
absolutely essential to any sumer:el work, urging that
those who did not hut hold 8:10 (Sear an cardinal
doetrines of the Gavel, bat wits were unsettled by ,
mientil• or other theorem and speculations had no right ;
to weepy the Christian pulpit and ought ti retire frost
the ministry. The remark. of the rev. gentleman
were evidently sordidly approved by his brethren, and
were afterwards referred to at the dinner by the it:v. !
Dr. Haliey who entirely agreed with the sentiment
that those who hal nothing definite te teach ought to
quit our peons rho discussion was afterwards taken
up both im muilsten and laymen, anf proved exosel-
lngly At too o'clock an escelheat dinner
was spread in the school-reoin when the tabiss were well
supported by a large number of friends. Post-prandial
spesethem we[lll made, but the eutjmitel greatest Interest,
whisk suited& very keg dissumlan, was that of &Shoe.
'lon, which wseepesed by an impromptu speech by the
Bev. T. Nein whose seadimeale were applauded by the
sommay when he Instated on the immolate separation of
the measly from the religious, leaving the 4 ice to oars for
the former sad the eharsh for the latter. pr. Halley
of Leaden. sad others spoke on the question, but no
resoleition wee moved. In the enact; an exoellont
pearlised sermon wee prandial to a very large aniline.)
by the Km. Dr. lialley from 2 Kings x rat., 4.
klutikish 'brake in please the beacon serpent that
Moms led male; for unto Mom days the children of
Israel did burn lamas, to It; and he ogled it
Neisubta a". At theatre. of the Berries the ordinance of
the Lord's supper was adminidered to the members of
various shandies, and a eolleetkin afterwards made on
behalf of the arose/din. The meetings threndhout
were well sustained and a aping of true religiose ear-
nestnese pervaded the people. TAO Her. e. Antos,
8.A., the Beeretary, hes lit the manly and his pima
as seerelary has been Lied by the Ker. B. Gray, of
Blandford. The Bev. T. Nome has been elected chair.
mut for the nut you.