The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-11-02 00:00:00

had taken. 11 seemed to him there were influences !brood_ ;
which, if they not rare, would interfere with
liberties fur which thy had freight no hard. Irste.ol of
the Church ..f 1.,10c the but.rutk a
ti.m it oviscul ii hint It waa sea l'opere. and, if thuy
wished to do aomething to put a atop to it, and Place odl
penona on a fair level. diSestahli‘litnent *ea. tile
mile
thine to ,10. The Church of Engine' win, Sending MA 44
Out of that church over to Rome. And so lons so they I
pinuitte,l this state of .thinga they were putting the I
cotinto7 in peril. There eau a convieVon grewing in he 4
mind that there wits something at work which, if theY.ll.l
not take action to stop, they would have cause to regret. 1
Ile would, therefore. erre them to be up and doing. to '
alive to their responsibi ty, and use their hest endeavours I
to bring shout what he thought the only remedy-discitaldishment.
me flee. U. R. Rasoiht Bald, on behalf of the people
of IleinthiStir, he must return thanks for the kind things
which hail been said of them. They were glad to flipi the
ministers were so well satisfied with the hospitality whieh
had bee. effaryied ; but they looked upon it as a saered
duty, and therefore thought that they hot only dorm what
they °light.
TU. proceedings at the dinner tahlo then terminated,
awl • conunittee meeting WY hell at heir o'clock.
A public tea wen tires i led In the schoolroom at five :
o'clock, to which about 14 sat down, and a pleasant hour
w; ~ire There was a politic meeting in the chapel at half-peat
six o'clock, which was presid .W ed or by the Rev. F. .1.
Austin. There wan a fair congregation, considering the
weather. A hymn haring been sting, a portion of Scrip-
ture was read. and prayer offered, after which
The Rev. Y. J. Amain delivered an 44141resS on "our
Spiritual Life "--how it may be hindered or helped. Ito
remarked that the spiritoal world was at the present time
In a slate of unrest -the prayers that had hem n offered,
and the croeiled meetinp that had recently been held,
suowod s yearning after a higher Christian life. nut,
neserthelesc spiritual life was at • low eldt and many
Chriatialia were in a atate of comparative indifference. In
the c. 0.,. of an eloriont and lengthly Marton Mr. Au 4 in
dwelt oe of the helps and hihdraneee to spiritual life,
end wan listened to with deep attention. In conelesion,
he aged his hearers to lean lets one upon &nether-hut to
kin more upon God, and lie would be with them awl
Llama them. :
The Rev. W. DKNSIIAM followed with an address on the
work of the Aneriatiun in the county, remarking that
they were not pokere a large body, but that if they were
faithful their work would be • noble one. They were
witnewew fee Christ- appointed by lino to hear witness
for the truth, and whilat they exerted a good inflaienee
over their own people, and helped the t:hnstian tcwards
heaven, lie hoped awl believed sonie of their principles
yernreat.l amongst other sections of Chriat • church.
Notwithstanding that they might have loot some of the
wealth of former years, there arm not • place in the
country in which the ministry was not maintained,
iiwy meat he mien of prayer, inen of faith, they roust lean
upon the arm of (lariat, must look iipwant, and %bay
tie:twelve,. upon the Lord. 'They must do all in their
power to rutain their young people in their tidbit, many of
whom as thy grew up went to more faahlonable places of
worahip. They must ask help of God In all their en-
deavoura and lie would trooper them.
The Itcy. lloixon delivered • practical address on
" Our dew 'mit al position and duty,' and he handled
the eXtensiVe• subject in an Interesting awl profit:tido
manner. Ile pointed out the weak points in their oritaul•
Ration, and urged that if they would have efficient
miniaters, the oongregation. moat select young men whom
they thought St, and train them for the work. They milat
make their principles better known, from the pulpit. for
there were many Independents of the present .lay who
could not tell why they were so. They must take their
Vaud on {reline questions-the Mutation Act was
unfavourable to them-they must endeavour to get it
remedied. They mint take distinct action on the quest'
of war, and as Christians, must make theniselvea heard
egaireit it. The Li 4111,4? Traffic questiou warn One ii. which
they should take • deep Interest-it was an elstaele to
their work, awl it wile sad and strange that what so
serioualy affected the people should not have the opiadon
of the whole Christian church expressed as to its evils.
Ifiewitehlislinient must also envute their attention, for the
t Mirth of F:uglaud *MI rather a inaakod battery of Rome
thsoi a bulwark of Protertantigui. They must lie faithful
in their duties and utterant,P, and leave the rest to list.
Like the adu brave men who role down the valley of
Ralaklava in the Nee of death -bat a (Ow of them came
luck, yet those who fell were as great heroes as those
who escaped. So it mniniot he with them-they had been
ardera4 to advance, and they must do so; and though the
victory CAMS not in their time, though they might fall in
the atruggle, yet the day would come when they would
joy in the a ictory that had been {Mined.
The Rev. It. I:DAV gals interesting particulars Ai to the
work of the Aasociation, and agreed with Mr. lhowham
as to the value of Evangelistic work, promising that he
iroUltl plare lolmtaCle in the way of its eon.itleration by
the A.oeiation. The prospects ef the Aasociation were
cheering, the sulocriptions were increasing, mail he
asked those present, to do what they could to help the
society.
The Iter. U. B. RANDALL tendered thanks to the
Menthero present, and to all who had in any way helped
its carrying unit the arrangements of the day. Many out-
siders had given them onisiderable assistance, and to those
their thanks were especially due.
The It-v. F. J. AVATIN responded, and the meeting was
erne-hided by singing • hymn and prououueing the
heuelictiom

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The tam Meeting of tlAli to,lety WA. 1n,3 ut
boa Grum I:rht .1, under the lorej.leney
pi 11.. ItiAt H., the Wirt of 11,1e1.f.
iitkEPORD NtatriNti, lI7IL —The C 1.06,01.041 that
0161.1e0ti114 'hilt tttttt mee onWhit.Motolay, June sth,
awl extend over that and four foaming day.: thy al.,
ia•tth,ltlie Stork and Poultry Prise Sheet* atol Implement !
Meguletione, loit they went ordlerwl not to be niihlkim.l
until after the Noveinher nweting of C. 1111 l eil, in enter that
any Speeial Prize. offerwl by the Local Committee may
le. I.lllolilthel with tho 4 offered by the
Soriety.
TM: Anis Conning,: wan enlarge,' hy the addition of
Mr. More Steven.., of Win..rntt, North Devon, awl Mr.
Jenne Morel,, Crauwella, Rath (hoth of them menihers of
l'oundl), awl of Mr. W. Eantlake, Ply th, Mr. Kennet
V.. to, end Mr. It. Laita, Maw...idle., Ile:diary
Sot member. ..f Clailwil). It tratopired in the COlll,O
if the proeve.liil2, that the Er..poac,l Art Union for the
erirwirintement gif iiollit.nl 43,0 ill.. Ah. 1111011,41,
arraii4elovist will ti..t, however, int.,rfere with the
olreml f..r cempetition by lace•workers, at the
Men:fora Meeting.