The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-04-12 00:00:00

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Enenn.—Primitive Mettuguo ineetimr.. Swanage, of
week, should have been Wesleyan Mothodiegt.
WISLUVAN HOlll Momons.—On Tborsday, farch
lAiblic meeting was held in the st'esiel an
Chapel ma holielf of the above missions. The choir
Mt. taken by W. C White, Esq., of Swana.m. The
report was reed by the lie*. I. Parsons after which the
chairman called on the Rev. T. R. Steer, Congregational
Minister, to address the meeting, who, in bis reworks,
said If there was one thing which ought to draw &lb
together it was the question of Home Missions. Ho

abe referred t tho grand revival, which began in the
days of Wesley and Visit:her, who were indeed home
Mitchell, of the Mission Hs%
nest addressed the meeting, awl remarked that to cry-
body ought to be in *Timothy with Home .Misdona,
141 the command given to the Church was "Go ye
Into all the world and preach the Gospel to every
creature, beginning first at Jerusalem :" first at home.
He then appealed to the people to give themselves to
the Lord, as the lirst idea a saved "oil got. wax "What
has God done for me ; now what can I .10 for himr
After his warm address the choir sang "Salva-
tion, 0 the d yful Sound."—The Rev. H. Bone, of
Grimsby, deputation from the parent widely, was
then called on by the chairman to address the meet-
ing. He began by referring to the Home Mission
work as being a grand soceess. and iirge4 lii4
hearers to invest in the Hone Mission work, it being
a paving concern. w he believed any church without
It.. Home Nlisiion work wool) 1.011 cease to exi-t.
Great npirtital results attended the home Mission
work. He did not know a single godly HIMII who was
labouring without imoceiw. During his address he
gave POMO heart-touch) g incidents of Keno Mission
work, which could not fail to touch the hearts of the
congregation. At the close of his ivbin•s+ the c
tion was MA, le, which amount,: Ito 1."2. The Bev. J.
Brown then proposed a v deo( thanks to the chairman,
which WM carried and I eheers. Toe meeting w:ui
hr night to a do.. by 1.. sioging of the hymn "ti
even, ore the sun was set.-

511;;1.75407E-rv.—The 12th and cbtaing
'fleeting for the prenent. sens.oi, of the Swanage odal
Society, waa held on Monday ev. aim/ la 4 in the
schoolroom of the Co ougre.:ati. onal Church 'floe mend, rot
and friends, to the noini-er of about 120, a-aent'oled
for toa PiX ;Ma /14.11 after tea the doors
were openeol for tho es ening an. et ing, wioleh
commenced at 7.30. : the neon, was quite tilled, and
many late emners had to be refuse.' admission. The
Prflgraunne, cowisting of dial awl recitations gave
general satisfaction. The sir -an l-life 1/MI4I was in
attendance, and tulle •ii l the 11110 .tinl loy playing
two or three pieces. It Wl,. evi,lrnt, both IV: the tea
atiol throu4hout li, tev th...t the y g
people hal C:111113 to enjoy thenowlves, awl that they
carried out their intention then; WM. n • doubt what.
ever. Of the popularity of the .meiety there can be no
quantion, an each succe-siv.• gatheln; ha-, shown an
increase of attendance, and the Irv...tiny:4 were almost
entirely attended by rem: in a and woo own. I t has l'.ll
fairly under the contr. of the chairman iThe Rev T.
R. SLAT), to whom thank + the committee and thon,
who have interested them. dves in Ur welfare of the
society, are due awl who may he commatulateol upon the
success of their efforts, to provide innoont
meat for •• Young 5W311A.11.." The nutuflern were
emmuraged to take part, an I have • o a larzo extent
sustained the series of ineetinga just ',nought to a do oa.
Soon after nine o'clock the drum and lit. band played
I Savo the ()neon which brought a very
'dement evening to a closet.