The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-07 00:00:00

ANNUAL MEETING AT THE BAPTIST

CHAPEL

About IGO friends gathered at the animal tee meeting
of the Bank-buildings congregation on Wednesday even-
ing, end about an hour later there was a fairly numerous
ettendanos in the chapel, where the organist, Mr. H.
Rendsll, played appropriate selections of music.

Tbe Rev. J. Trafford, pester, presided, supported by the
Rev. W. Lewis. Rev. W. ticuith, Rev. Hr. Brim. 11r.
Humphrey. ic.. mad alt r Amstar, sod prayer by the Rev.
W. Lime.

The mid they bad been much Indebted to the
Indies foe the refreshment received, and new they expected
to be ladebted to the choir foe leading in singing the
praises of Gip& God had wonderfully premirved him to
work where he never expected to work again, and perhaps
three-quarters of those now present were not in eghtenc•
when be laboured here before, and many who were her.
then had aniabed their course with ivy, and had an
abundant entrance into His everlasting Klagdona. Proms*
in many other things had been great since them last IS
years The place had been enlarged, the vestries improved,
the organ improved, the seats new, and the number. in
our churches an greater, while we have to rriolos in these
many years of evangelical minirtry in the Edabli.hed
Church here. But he feared there is not such intimate
connection and fraternal feeling Niemen the various
churches, especially of the three congregational ones; and
he wished that an effort to interest the young veld° hod
made move progress; he feared it would dwindle M r
improvements, he frond, cool I not he can led e iih
accelerated toque We c tonot get rid of the eimurnt it
• time in moral unprivemante ; w. hardly remember that
it took 300 year. of Christienity to procure it. recognition
by sny liaison, 1800 year. to interns Christians with the
evil and •rong ot slavery, it took many y.ars to teach
people it was wrong to hang a man ler stealing a sheep,
and we must remember that God, in working out Magnet
purpose*, takes tour. He called up in the Amy. W. Smith,
who he was gird wise a neighlour again.
Rev. W. Satin iii thi log reminded him of many
happy mistimes they had bad In former iii,.. Ti have
a green old ago, uttaccotupthied mourn. the infirmities
which usually go with greet age, he felt tem • great
blessing. This object of this meeting was to advance
prosperity in the church and congregation, and one
important
are
was unity, another humility—none
toa wishing re his own way in opomi• ion to otter,
&tildes libel ty end activity, there anoillti be niediia•
and prayer, aid perser.rance and watchfolnes. lber to.
iii. among* the young that good will be done, aid Mr.
Trait ad most bane sown good seed among the young io
India, and be WM glad to have him here again, end hoped
he would have many years of good work here. (Aepleoes)
Anthem—" How amiable are fly dwelling., 0 Lord of
liosta"

Rev W. Lewis said this was the annual celabratbm of
union with their peasant pastor, which had been int,r.
ruptsd, while tbeu minister bed been labouring in India,
walks they had hews ministered to by others, and it was a
peculiar source of retific,tion that .he union hod been
renewed. We eioi.M rej ice In he ng clanged in fl 4.1
work, and see bemoan 1,..t as hid, program was pi I •
We have more PI the sponsorial 1., lite work ••,.•
Possessed La formic days, and we I eilt Mr many m re to
be gathered in of thole who have beau trains I ai
edocated in the way of the Gospel ; bet there ems t
a great waste of power, nod we ought to pay much ali cit
this waste, for aftsr training and teechini the children,
they seem to be lost as before. We want the restoration
of 0 brist's Christianity —ti exhibit that superiority of
morality which should distinguish Christiana at home, in
the curbing of temper, In staict intortity in business, sod
In other thinp, the need of which others ape—of a .pirit
Of DeWitt, and love, and tenderness that oh .11 be Christ-
like, and then we shall attain more power and influence
over others—we went the quickening power—we went to
be quickens' ourselves. (Applause)
Anthem "Blessing. and glory, and wisdom."
R... Kr. BlUeg (Wesleyan) also addressed the meeting.
Anthem: " 0 some, hat us worship," solo by Miss
Wright,

K'. HUMPHREY thanked those who 11.1 violted fr
other eoegmeetiona, hoped Yr. Mrefferr.omond pest .roto
would be more Mowed than thalami, oed asked ell ti
operate with the Alms ia seeking the pr *potty of the
Church,still in and be erorzte,i4t.oriteheek the
other chmulratioinof
k,pg
to amuse the world and when revered for the blweing
God will great it, N,utt time who have been Indifferent to
the claims of the gospel will meek, believe, and live.
Lathers Moles ia the Lied," wait souls, dad the
sooting oesdeiled as nes/