The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-09-28 00:00:00

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CHIJRCII MISiIONARY socizry.

Toe girls 'schoolroom. St. Mary's, was very nearly tilled
on Monday evening. when the friends gathered to hear
ststemeats respecting the work of he Church Miteionari
4iety. Miss Andrews presided at the harmoniani, an
the hymn sung was

"0 Word of (hri In -ornate."
On the platform were the R iv. C. B. Rateliff P, curate of
Christcburch, Rev. W. Randall. St. John's,aad the
Pslmer curate of Si, Mary's, who presided.
Rev. H. Pour= said public intere.t is beouninx more
stirred with regard to Owlet's', work. It is pleasant to
hear of that work going on. and being successful. People
began to wonder whether ws ehnuld see any stirring
an real c Wing of hearts to God.
ew,ers wond GI ,d ering. was work.
iW'aeho.inle among the
P.'Pl
reb°ope neL an
opening in China, India and other parts,
and we are eacourae..d to I In in helping forward the
preaching of the G impel. He called on
Mr. R. It Buoy, who rmd the report, showing that
Ri6l is. 111. had been collected in this district, of which
the Juvenile Amocistion had produned 454 IW.. 61. St.
John's Assiciat ion, £l7l 16., 41. ; Ahhoe,h gly
gr,„.4we, rip 5.. 31.: Pr. von, Li Si.; Reboot.,
£917.. ; Minty, Cl 4s. 51.; Wyke, £9sn. Si; while
there had been rather filling off at Ostnington, which
only produced za Cs Si. The remainder had been
(elected In Melcombe Rlifie parish. The printing cost
iffi Is. 74... and there wax remitted to the Parent Society
SAM is.. 61. 'This was a elisht increase on the year before
which was only £414 odd; bit our load report is some
tubundiVtepr
years
below what wvaharit w
ed ee some
symeearsord
1450F0r;
last year was • year of great thankfulness, owing to the
large amonnte colleoted be the Pareut Society ; but this
was owing to special efforts in order to clear off the deficit.
Weloannotlook at thatasen ordinary inoonmandthe present
time is • very critical on. ; there are many openings, the
Missionary Sudety wants to take advantage of them hat
It cannot, because its hands are tied for want of funds.
To collect money requires continual effort and continual
renewing to keep up the funds The little subscriptions
from each parish are so important that we ought to feel as
If the whole work of the association depends on cur In&
vidnal efforts. He could not see why our contributions
bed been gobs& back for the last 14 sears he could not
see wev.o,,th Is going back, and the reports of the use..
show that the wealth of the country hue greatly In-
creased; let us therefore strive to make at lent • little
more effort fur this good work. (Applause.)
RAW. Sorrow, central eetretarr, said the deficiency
spoken of amounted to .015,000. and tbe secretary did not
expect an ordinary Inoue it £lB5 000; but at the end of
the year they received 417.000 t ...Ms the defielency
fund, and on ordinary income £191000; in both cane,
gently more than what was expectod. (Applause.) They
had been told the wealth of the country in greatly Merges-
Mg, and the society's income ought also to increass.
(Hear, hen.) He had spoken to the daughter of a farmer
In Sussex, who *am* home once in great glee because the
Income of the society amounted to £40,000. The Income
Is much larger now—(hear)—yet there was this terrible
difficulty—the seeming need for special economy, while
openings continually increase, and • number of young
men are kept home this year from the mission Said in
order that the society may not undertake work beyond
what it is certain of being able towed. The expenses of the
society do not increase, but have rather decreased during
the last 15 years. As to the voluntary work done for the
eeeieey, be reminded them they had lost the hoe. monetary.
The Rev. Henry Wright, who was drowned in Coniston
Lake, on the 13th of Aueust, worked as hard as anyone,
pet he was honorary secretary. Very often he wee at the
tamp first. and h. sat till last, if. wasa man of very
teege means, who took nothing from the society, but gave
WWI, te it, end worked as hardly for it ea any man In
the City of Leedom. He asked them to pray for • fit
successor to Mr. Wright. for at present the committee
did not see their way to • someone. The lesson taught
wee—" Geese ye from man, whore breath is in his nostrils."
Hover was then.) a time far doing the work as now, not
only can we get to distant pines, but people are ready to
receive the word. The RIM. Samuel Heiel, who first was
often insulted when he went put to India, now finds he is
always sure of • hosting. Si ft is in Japan; mirdonariee
now bare the work ready to their hand, they find the
Bible translated, and friends mad, to help. What a
difference it is when • man finis friends ready to help
him, from when he nem Into a new place without any
friends I The Sheets in India, • mountain tribe, seem to
he very accessible, and Mr. Bickersteth's daughter, wb
went out there, took • great interest in them. Her father
went to the committee and wk.( the society to under-
take the work, offering £l,OOO, £5OO from himself,
and £5OO be would beg, it they would undertake it
for three years, an it was almoet impossible
to refuse, and the work was undertaken. The men in the
minion are very self-devot,sl, and he Instanced several
minister, who had worked in India for it, for 40 year..
Mi. Prat was warned Moat if be went back to India, his
life must Woe end there, hut he went back, and for • few
mouths worked, and three few months; were as fruitful for
God as any provinue portion of his life. In conclualon he
spoke of the favourable multi that have followed miseion-
ary week. A few years am. the Bey. W. B. Stolrors''''"'"
to their mini at Liverpool and said he knew
wanted to beer of emcees. An artist who sent to
letudand • sketch of Lshore was annoyed to uod Dale,
trees Introduced, since there are none at labors. But the
editor said The British public demands palm-trim in
views of India.' Not only &nth* British demand pap.
trees in Indian pictures, but it demands pretty stories
about Indian work' but he had no Pretty story to tell, he
had not known of one person who had been converted by
his means. He went beck to his work am-mit the Rental',
and afterwards he wrote "I stand and wonder; the other
night 70 converts were baptised be nY bands," and he had
1,000 individual* have suffered all sorts of
a congregation of 400, which number has Increased to
Psnecutions
rather than deny Christ, and ho told an affecting Amy of
• bright young student, who, it was thought, would he the
Paul of India when converted. He became changed, and
WU cline to he barite& hut was missing, and after some
WAG crawled back his school. • holmi•sa idiot, for his
friends had given him some herb which destroys the
reseren.

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Rev. Mr. 110111141 D• who had been Labouring at Bening,
said the Hindooe regard it as so satied that whoever dies
in Benares is sure of salva. ThJ Place is the strong-
hold of Hindooi.m and the work is very difficult there.
IL, doubt we la when the gospel is carried to the
Hindoos,_they ought at once to aocept it. But the Modal,
reply "We have our Shaming', and Melly other tn,olta and
wiry ebeeld we give tient up for coe book r They caw
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