The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-23 00:00:00

CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY.

Collections in furthttrance of the objects of this valuable I
society were made at several of the churches of Dorchester
on Sunday last, and meetings for the same purpose took
place on Monday.
At All Sainte' church the preachers were the Rev. J. A.
J•lllietsOn and the Rev. W. Uquhart, and the collections
amounted to £7 is. 2il. ; at East Fonlington the Rev. H.
Motile and the Rev. J. A. Jamieson, preached, and the
contributions were .E.. 3 is. lid. at West Fonlington,
the sermons were by the Rev. W. C. Osborn and the Rev.
J. A. Jamieson, collections 1.2 is. Sd.; and at West
Stafford, after sermons by the Rev. G. Davenport,
A:rr is.
The afternoon meeting took place at the Guildhall, when
Mr. John Floyer, IL. I'. presided. There were preseist—
The Revs. Reginald Smith, E. Ludlow, W. Urquhart, K
Headland, M.l. Evans, W. Saunders (St. Situ, Bristol),
H Raikes, Talbot Baker, P. D. 0. Sylvester, W.
Urquhart, A. Klantborowski, W. Barnes (Charminster),
Mrs. Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. J. Gilpin. Mr. and Mrs.
G. J. (I. Gregory, Mr. W. A.. Stakes, Mr. G. Floyer, Mr.
K L Kindersley, Mr. G. Mayo, Mr. SOnks, Mr. Penney,
Mr. R. IL Eliot and Mrs. Eliot, Mr. K Pearce, Mrs.
Marriott, Sir. Born, Mr. Tytler, Mr. J. F. Hodges, Mrs. and
Miss Leigh, Mrs. Ahlworth, Miss Comm, Mrs. Burt,
Mrs. headland, Mrs. Reginald Smith (Treasurer), Mrs.
Urquhart, Mrs. C.smer, Mrs. Osborn, Mrs. Clapoott, Mrs.
F. Tayler, Miss Brodrick, Colonel (Schield, Dr. Emma,
Mrs, Dunning, Mrs. .1. Lock, Mrs. and Miss Evans, Mrs.
Morgan, iitc.
The meeting was opened with prayer by t e Rev.
REGINALD SMITH, who subsequently asked that all boxes
and collections might be returned to the Treasurer by the
Pith inst., scud stated that the uweting in the evening
would bc held at the Shirehall, as the Evangelisation
Society bad *gathering in the Corn Exchange that night.
They were sorry to Owl with the Evangelization Society,
whose good object they wialied 1..; promote, but it was
unavoidable. Ile then read the secretaries' "address."
The " address - with which the report ef the secretaries
—Revs. Reginald Smith and C. Phinn -opens, states
he tn.c is known by its fruit." Let the Church Pastoral
Aid Society I.e tried by tlibi test and we have no fear as is, the
moult. Sew churches built Its places where there were tome
before: licensed for public worship, in tibial
great numbers of the. limn., Heathcii are regularly amsemblial ;
flocks of children gathered into schools out of the streets, where
they were known as "City Arabs." and the pests of their
respectlie neighbourhiskim ; faithful and overworked clergyinen
cheered and assisted in visiting the sick by the cooperation of
lay and clerical fellow-labourers ; drunkards reclaimed, mid the
vicious of both sexes brought to walk in the paths of virtue and
g,Aliness ; the alienated affections of multitudes limn back to
the Church of their forefathers, w hieli they now know to be
the faithful friend and o,unsellor of the poor. These are
among the fruits of the tree which was planted nearly 40 years
ago, and has ever since been watered by the dew of God's bless.
Public attention ham, during the past sear,
Illore strongly than liter to the IMMO of our liVioVell

Church. If discussions in ,botli 11.110611 f Paritainctit have
elicited the Protestant feeling of the nation to a remarkable
degree—a those aho desire the us erthrow of Eistablisheal
Cliurches have loudly threatend the Church of Ehgland with
the fate of the Irish Church --if the world haa looked " with
seornful wonder" upon the divisionsamong clergy and congre-
gations yet with deep thankfulness we may re:col/Mee as the
deepist, if not the mist prominent, of the signs of our times -
the norm, f" Special MI5510111" in our parishes, chid the
manifest blowing attending these efforts. Our Societv has
recently undertaken to further this special work, both by
attuning/ pecuniary aisistainv and by enlisting the servims
Clergymen qualifiesl for this peculiar ministration. The most
apparent effects .4 the sevend Misesions seem to have been an
Mere:abed attendance on public worwhip and iii the number of
mintounicants. . • . . Such facts assure those who
love the Reformed Church of Rig/land that "a biassing is In
it," sad that ''en wiapm formed 1.111.1111.1 it shall prosper."
While, therefore, Co are not unmindful of the Julius of
Christians in the tiefems; f Eratigelical truth, let US watch and
work and pray that the holy flame .4 epiritual revival ma
unread y
through every 'Parish, until "upon every. dwelling-place"
in our land the felt prawns, of God in Christ become a glory
and a ddence.
The balsece Nheet shows the following receipts:-
4 11. d.
- 12 0 0
- 41 13 0
- 101 0 4
- 11 6 0
- 0 19 9
- 3t5
• 1! 14
411 0
• 19 5
• 017
• 7 17
- 1 16
- 10 5
- 10 0
• 50
- 10 8 -
- 4.100
- 45 9 10
-2 5 0
- 12 7 7
• 37 1 9
- 4 14 6
- 6 4
-3t16 6

BORMAN, County Associations -
Morning Meeting, Dorchsater -
Annual Subic,*Cons - -
Donations - •
Boxes
Ditto, West Statonl -
(-Lot Collections- - -
Dorset lAdios' Amociation
landford Association -
thidport - - - -
Burtou ttruistoek - -
Burton (Eased - - -
Broadmayne and Knitentou
Broadway and Bincombe -
Martinstown - - -

Woo--druidid ;Ad Tineleton - -
Dorchester sod Fordington -
81mftesbury sod con • .
Wareham and Isle of Purbeck -
Wimborue and East Dorset -
Crichel • - - -
t. Giles and t!rasborne -
Sherborno sod North Donee -
Weymouth • - -

£727 14 3

The total sum, leas expenses, has been applied to the
purposes of the society.
rev. gentleman, referring to special missions, read
fetter (lox. the Rev. Duncan iTraven, of Swanam
stating the good with. of special services there, the
weacher being the Rev. W. Saunders, of St. Silas, Bristol.
He went on to refer to the work of Messrs. Moody and
Sankey. A hundred year' ago Wesley and Whittield made
14,eral voyages to America to scatter the Gospel seed, and
now a tortion was being returned to England by those
special instrufawds whose efforts were attended by wonder-
ful blessing. Noti..iti: the fear that the results would be
ephemeral, he said that s convention held at Liver-
-1,14 t44:zelve months experience of their work, had
ifs lasting effects. There bad also been a
"ul beefs by the efforts of the Church of
.ss..4._one church their being new
"mt i0.,41 another 701).
-hadad Lis unabated interest
tigltilis• Bishops'
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great re%
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1111,11ther.l. ill seeconi.•
The Rev. E. !LUDLAM, exp..
in this good Protestant Society. Re,
allocution which was signed by all
observed the Bishop of Durham did not sie it us,.
he thought it not strong enough, and the Bishop of Salis-
bury hecause lie felt it to he ..00 severe. Dr. Baring said
the document appeared to be mischievous, because it
minimises or ignores the grettast dangers of the times, of
which the clergy tired to be informed, as the foe is already
within the camp. Those were serious word,; and when
they were told in the Bissop's allocution, which was
studiously moderate, that there were those in the church
who set at nought the authority of the Bishops and the
law, intrisluced unauthoriset innovations, and circulated
manuals which were downright Popish, they ought
to he thankful for such a society as this, which
would certainly not send out such men as them. Ile then
referred to time pretensions it Rome so eloquently 1111,0.4
l'Y Ur. Clailistone, as denruiding serious notice. Ile
depuiliated the sacrificial chtracter of the priesthood, and
the eastward position, and pointed out that sacrificing
priest was never exclusivey applied to the Christian
ministry. but that all Chricians were kings and priests
unto (toil our Father. Our leformers expunged the word
"sitar" from the rear., Book, and in the ordination
service there was nothing said about offering sacrifice.
If c concluded that the Church had of purpose obliterated
everything of a sacrificial character from the MiniattY.