The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-13 00:00:00

DORONSIITER.

Mr. WALTER DOCGLA.II (from Australia), preached t. 9 a
crowded congregation at this Baptist chapel, on Sunday
evening last, taking as the text for his discoune, the 12th
versa of the 4th chapter of the Acts of the Apostl.ll—
Neither is there salvation in any other, for there is none
other name under heaven, given among men whereby we
must be awed.'

ConnilTßO TO THE DORSET COCETT PRISON. —Mani
Leauttr : Charles Hiles, am:suiting his wife at Haat Mel
bury. I calendar mouths and to tind sureties; Williain
Buditt, assaulting and beating his child at Elourtin, 3
calendar months and to And sureties ; Wdliam
immulting • constable at Shroton, 3 calendar months
'Thomas Barnes, stealing eggs at Harden. 3 calendar
months ; Charles Phillip and Monism Phillips, assaulting
a constable at Shrotim, 2 calendar month,; Eli %Valburu,
stealing draw at Whitchurch Canonicoruin, 6 weeks;
Thomas Down, stealing • plank at Symonilnbury, 1
calendar month ; John Milburn, stealing draw at
Whitchurch Canunicurusa 4 week,; Henry Wanl, mis-
behaviour in Bridpurt Union. 14 day.; John Sweetatian,
vagrancy at Toiler PUrCOIIIII3, 14 days. —I nipriounotelii
John Mr ilson, Vagrancy at Corms Abbas, 14 days.

THK W EATULIL —The following is our meteorological
report :

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W i g 11. wind.
F Z 31R, State of Wnathori
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Oct.
6 50 14 NW Gloudy
4 64 40 i WSW ltalu
7 14 36 [ ua sv 1141 n. In*, Sono
$ 421 OS , NW Fine
9 ss 41 1 sisr avi kale, cloudy
10 WI 49 ' Wk 8W Cl.udY. nue
11 67 47 , W 1,919. 999

MUTH or Mn. J. R. Toozs.—By the death of Mr. J. It
Toon, solicitor, of tide town, which occurred on Sunday
last, another link in the chain which united Dorchester
with the past, is broken. For many years Mr. Tooze bail
relinquished the active duties at his profession, and
become an old inhabitant, moving in the old ways and
standing by the old principle... He was greatly respected,
for he was upright in all his dealings, and in every
action honourable. In his latter days he became very
feehlejigid his death, which had for some time been
caper took place on Sunday, from decay of nature.
He was n his 77th year. y his death the lease of the
present Fair Field lapses to the Etnchy of Cornwall, but
the Town Council had insured his life for 41,yuc, which
stun with bonuses, making altogether some .il,lOO, will
now be payable.
HOLT Timms CHL'llell. -Preaching on Sunday night
the rector (Rev. H. Everett) made reference to the re-
building of this church, touching which • statement and
appeal had been placed in each pow. His text was Exodus
sex. 35—it is holy, and it shaft be holy unti you." He
felt sure they would all agree It was not too much to say
" The present church is utterly inadequate to the needs
ef the parish, auVany people really desirous of coming
10 church are u le te do 6o from went of seats." for
many resident in • patrisb4 year* had been unable to
get accommodatteu. klea t "The ventilation is of the
worst possible description, a there Is no proper provision
for Sunday school children." One word lie shoUtd like to
may with regard to the names Oven of subscriber. They
would notice that very many, indeed most of them, were
names of persons who have little or no connection with
this pariah, yet they had been bind enough to come for-
word and promise substantial help. He would take the
opportunity of saying that others in no way aeaociated
with the pariah would aid, and some of those who were
already subscribers would give more, if they only saw the
parishioners ready to help themselves. They must help
themselves if they hoped to enlist ether, in their behalf.
Let them, be begged, take home with them that cowrie.
tion. The vomit WS WVI 1,40 ft and inadequate, because
the people of the parish had opt as yet been asked to
subscribe, but the appeal was now evade and be hoped
when • new list was issued shortly, nearly all the residents
in the parish would appear as contributors to this good
work. So doing they would be providing for themselves
and the needs of others, and, he hoped also, be promoting
the glory of God. Everything they had, whether of
wealth or talents, was entrusted to them as stewards and
they would ODD day have to give an account, The vicissi-
tides if fortune, and the constant changes of ownerehip,
indicated that of no earthly possession could it be said In
any absolute sense it is our own, but we were responsible
for Pa temporary DM He less not disposed to take a
melancholy view of human nature, still he confessed
that the other evening when alone in the church looking
over the records of a hundred years he was newly Inc.with the mutability of earthly things. A church
=Voted in this parish, though not the present structure,
for more than 3.10 years: and he thought, when scanning
those records, that generation after generation had there
"walked in the house of God as friends," had prayed the
same prayers, and partaken of the earns Sacraments;
they had gone forth from this quiet town to fight the
battle of life; and hail then passed away to that silent
home where all alike wait the greet day when they must
give an account of the deeds done in the body. Before
this century comes to an end most of those before him
would like them have joined the great boat of the mighty
dead; and what then f Were their services here to Ut a
preparation for sharing
sanctuary, or were they to harden them into insensibility,
and drive them to the despair of a reprobate mind; That
was the important question for each one of them. The
preacher then referred to natural sentiment in favour of
setting apart special places for sacred purposes, but he
pointed out that, after all, religion in the heart and
manifested in the life is the great concern.
LONDON Ctrs klissios.—A meeting in connection with
the Dorchester association of this society was held at the
Town.hall, on Monday evening. The Rev. E. W. Pears
presided, supported on the platform by the Rev. H. Houle,
the Rev. H. P. Raikee, aud the Rev. E. Ludlow. In the
audience, which was tolerably large, were the Rev. H. C.
Piece, and the Rev. T. Neave. The Chairman introduced
Use Rev. Tyrrell, one of the sevetaries of the association,
who descsibed the terrible condition of masses in the
metropolis as really "without hope in the world" on
account of their peet lives. He described • thief as se) ing
to a missionary " I tuust go to hell Mid there's no help for
it. God knows all my past life. What would my pals say
if Ile was to forgive me and not them;" One of the
missionaries daily visited a parish paid; and spoke to the
men as he had opporlamity, and distributed copies of the
" British Workman. Some week, after this had been
going on the missionary met • man in the street, who
referred to those visits, and said it was • good day for him
(the speaker) when he went to the yard—" it made me
feel "be said "that I am still a man; and I resolved to
turn over a new leaf." He was a carpenter brought to
riao by drink, and that conversation was the turning
point In his life. Hundreds ni Litailtar cues had occurredduring the el years history Of the societY. Some Sunday
affarnoons ago he went into a low neizhbourhoul in
Battersea, to a room filled with about len men and women.
It was • Bible class conducted bye city massjouery.
class conested of railway porters, coseermongenk petty
showmen, marine store dealers, and others. All sunned to
take a deep interest in the expeeitions, and by their
Inter-
polatory remarks showed they fully appreciated it. It
seemed to him better than a hundred "mon,, mat
class had been held for reale But the PoPliklions of