The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-19 00:00:00

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08XINGTON.
illE harvest thanksgiving services were hehl on Sunday.
The church was profusely decorate<l. £3 15s. was col.
lected for the Dorset County Hospital.

UP WIT.
Tim Mnd Anniversary of the Ulmer and Broadwey
Atusiciation of the British awl Foreign Bible Society, was
held at the Schoolroom at Upwey, on Tuesday evening
the l.gxla in.tant. The meeting was well attended by an
increasing number of adults. The chair was taken by Mr
G. Warry, J.P. The Rev. F. Pocock. vicar of St. Paul's,
Poole, attended as deputation from the Parent Society.
The Rev. J. Bunt acted as secretary. The Rey. Mr
Botcher also advocated the claims and the value of the
Bible cause. The Bev. T. Ottley, rector of St. John's,
Portland, and the Rev. L Gedye, of Christchurch. Wey-
mouth, were prevented being present by illness. Thu
world-wide instrumentality of this invaluable society, in
obedience to the commando( our Lord Jesus Christ—" Go
ye Into all the world, and preach the gospel to every
creature," thereby to enlighten, convert, and sanctify and
thus bless mankind, was efficiently shown, and experi-
mentally enforced, together with the personal privilege
and genuine pleasure of the fellow-workers of this labour
of love, was brought home to the understanding and the
hearts of the audience by the energetic and talented
speeches which were delivered. The attention was
especially rivettod by the touching recitals of Mr. Pocock's
personal experience of the teaching of God's Word on the
minds and conduct of the heathen and converted merman
in Western Africa- the heart-stirring anecdote of the
loss of his Bible in his shipwreck, and the obtaining
another copy of the precious Scriptures from the British
Consul's depot of the British and Foreign Bible Society,
at Cadiz, and which was immediately used in prayer and
thanksgiving with those of his companions who were
marvellously caved by the kind providence of God from a
watery grave in which others were swallowed up. The
rrport of the Association showed a steady progress, and
the increased collection at the door of £2 12s, was
cheering and encouraging. The office of secretary which
had been ably tilled for 3U years by the late Lieut. Groves,
R.N., and subsequently for • lengthened period by Mr.
M. J. Thurman. is now placed in the hands of his son.
Mr. J. Thurman, to the great satisfaction of the sub-
scribers. In tendering the best thanks of the meeting to
the Ven. Archdeacon Buckle. rector of the parish, for his
genial assent to the use of the schoolroom, and likewise
to Mr. Richard Groves for his valuable assistance, the
meting evinced their cordial pleasure. It was renisxkeil
that the committee and collectors, together with the
talented deputation, who hail travelled • distance for Bic
purpose, needed no expression of acknowledgment, as they
already enjoyed a rich reward of the Divine approval, and
the abiding consolation of the Inspirer of the blessed
Book—the holy Bible. We noticed, in addition to the
gentl•niest before niuned--Mrs. and Miss Warry, Mrs.
Bunt, Mrs. Geslye, Mrs. Prislham. Mrs. Thuriniin, Mrs.
Thresher, the MUlSOSSatuson Mb.* E. Gale, Muss Thurman,
slim Mrs. Mayo and Mrs. liawkins, from Wadden Vale,
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BINGHAM'S MBLCOMBE.
DORCltraTait LaaoCitiso CLaasaa AllatalATlON.-11Y
voile misadventure the following names were omitted
Irma the list furnished to us of the prise-winners at the
recent meeting of the Labourers Itupn,vement Society
viz., Mary Cox. icboolunixtreas at MN:haul's Meloanl.e,
LI, for s shirt cut out and mode by herself ; and Louisa
Fox, of the sou° aChool, 34., also for work.