The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-28 00:00:00

PRIILITP7I METHODIST CHAPEL

ANNIVEIWARY.

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hold,
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wore presided over by Kn. end Miss
AMA mid e ‘l%, weather was very unfavout.
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US • luau whisk was very gaily disked
with various ugeframezyl feezokartkies. amd trimmed by the
learhare of the was provided fae the
children of the selisaj. Ail praise is due to the worthy
euperbilemilmt (Mr. H. Pose) for his memiaes screeticam Is
peevidiactlys Is as NA the sedans articles for the amuse.
seat ef theserdikes. sad ho the leachees for assisting is
the artisies to those who woe.
111=1 Wiisti with various artletlitteer
sal= width armisgsbay zero distelbstsd. The
wont bane
The seeming _ eamimasiced with Heine 'if.
wills that! Own h be. white was followed with
by Kr. Hark
wirw. B. Davis was elected to be president of the
meetbut. He mid he did mot think el Wag chosen
chairman of this meeting. That sight he had more
esulidenoe in Primitive Methodists that ever. He
ossabore of other Aeons of worship would fore=
few se ring, bat it was in the* pimps la which he was
2011,01$2& Lest year the, Pad at NO ham the Building
road brides Ca
Rev. W. 11Lutri7scariat=5;w1111"toldraylilathe 6th
anniversary of this pipes of worship. Some of those
pressat might be older than that wiritnally ; he himself
was someidting like live years old in that respect. He
Invited them to try and be mon like Christ in the coming
year than they had bees in the last. The rev. gentleman
related some means anecdotes, and he warn loudly
V.llisd.
ane RiciteTM trusted that during the put year
they had not stood still, hat advanced, and he hoped they
would still &draws until Christ cams to take thorn home.
Pt,. years ago that place of worship was completed ; hut
WM/ time before that • foundation stone was laid, what
did the. do with that stone t INd they hang it tip on the '
roof 1 Oh, not They left It down under. Then what
need mu it thirst It helped totuo op those walls. So
these who have commenced the Christian life should leave
their first principles end go on building upon them until
life's sod is oome, and the house is completed. (Applause)
Mr. H. Downer' also @poke of the neesulty of having
(Auist as their Saviour, and the responsibility of neglect.
lag it.
Mr. LOCII4 who ones ems a local preacher in their midst.,
:Aii.rhein the Lord i.e.. Christ was shout to leave this
he gave this commacd to his disciples "Go ye into
ell the world and ores& the Chinni to every oraiture," and
bow thankful ought they to be that the Gaited had been
winched to them. He Invited all who had not began to
serve the Lord to do so, and those who bed began to serve
His to advance so that when their Muter come they
should he side to meet Him with 107 and Osmium.
Mr. Hits& of Charminater, was glad to he able to meet
pith them as PrimPive Methodists. He hoped they
wouJ so work as to be • blueing ti the neighbourhood.
Tbad • young minster etstioned amongst them. and
now the, had him he (Mr. Hicks) hoped he would be made
• hieedne to many. Ltspolamie 1
The report -ea then read by the Roy. J. R:111,2, of Wry.
month (Head Minister of the circuit). and yeas as follows:
—Collected after smears on Sunday, 149, Ilt 1. ; ruttiers
at the tu. Cl ss. 61.; collection at evening meeting on
Monday, Ms. 6d.; donations given by various friends at
the meeting, £3 ss. 6d.; things left from the haute and
sold by Mtn Daniell, since, 14a61. ; collected by books,
Fred Hardy, Al 5.. 3d.. J. Phillips, fic ; chairman's dona-
tion, Al—total 4.9 Is. Id. Mr. Knipe west on to address
the mee tint, and In the coarse of lengthy speech he
narrated the following Incident :—A preacher ono, speak'
Int at • Vacs named, took for his text them word.—" If
any man will mine after Me, let him deny himouf, and
tails up his WOW end follow Ma" In that meeting there
was • man who Vet that be should like to love the Lord.
After the service the preacher went and got his tea, tosk
hie horse, sad started off to another appointment. On
hi. way he met a man with • women on his heck, he
tee horse, and inked "What's the nutter!' nun
he was told that lee (the minister) told biro that if be
wanted to love the Lord he was to take up his moss and
follow Him. His wife was his lamest crow so he had
taken it sp. Abe minister explained the matter more
dearly. so that the nuse understood it, mid when be
preached there the next time he (mod Oise tin.h man and
wile had dm' their hearts to Goa. Itlferring t• the
Weeds Night service, be booed those who heti not
instanded these services hitherto would do so this year.
(Arelanes.l
Mr. W. B. Davis tiled the chair in a most 2/11202,12
21122201. NW hie humorous and witty remarks conduced
Wick to the enjoyment of the Gemlike
After the weal votes of thanks, the Benediction and
Helder 11202/112 • Tory pleasant meeting to a clogs.