The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-09-14 00:00:00

end the t he trusted would soon his cleared off.
quoted bp Mr. J. Beach. imeretery, showed that
Tat, 801"...... the plat year were 1185 lat. 2i., sot after
it. :Wive lel t a belanceof .g 7 HI, . 21.
k lus'
Hr THAL hal ta an inw rest i.i tbo choir, and he
Mr Mawton would do to tibia so. As for himself
tuot1o• eed cooperate •ith the work aa long as
ieelth sad strenstk
bsilWHOwgLLi.maikei they had entered upon
Nlv
r v ..f ihoqi:voi, and tiuded they determined
ani with the blessing of God
" Isboure, good would be the result. 11.
ker) lAA attested the C ,nference this year. h•dd
t ,t 0 led Cit y.rosi Hosted. and save inter-
,e th. yeen.at eenttr
sarticulas orieeeinlog it. m Hr. owe reminded
dot wreathing only all net enough. if that wee
TY. SO
.?oul I lose th.ir spirituality. If they wanted to
I' they must ba work re, fr n blaming others we
ib1:47,1-'oorselves, and we should prey God ti bleu our
saloistsrs.
gr. W. FAILS referred tonne fact, that of the chairman
hew his Sonday School teacher half.awm nnnnn ago, end
thot time he (Mr. Sur) had been working for the
muse, hut did not feel weary loft, Of of it, although be
j enj the phyeieal power he used. loving pre-
viouely known Mr. Mew t-o.he was pleased when helleard
of
eetreant,,,od hoped that the year upon which they
re4Tetering wall he one of spiritual prosperity.
The Rev. A. & Huron:wort was glad so Weer friends
iimpa by them and to carry on the work with seal and
vows; (or this al:d 'groat deal for tnioistern Something
hed been said of the C,nfarence. that there was a
dimiootee, this year ; but he tho lab% it were easy to prove
to the satisfaction at the Conference, that in the country
there ltad been no decrease during the past year. The young
jog brought up to do • great work, and, to secure an
Ma'am. thy could to.i litUe in this circuit. He thought
thy had departed somewhat from ihe old rules and
orsanitations, for their forst., bars did a erect work hold.
g Sander morning prayer meetings. Ilta, Lc., which had
&red into disuse.
itev. k Alsvrrox said he was disappointed, as be
found the t an of flridport, with Its accommodation,
exceeded ht. expert& ono, so the disappointment was an
ietesb:s lia wri not aware tjfl now that they
pcttie...l such loc.l talent. &wont souls was the great
gest aim. en.l tthnts thould be Oiled in that direction, to
s,e how uotny they cull,' firing to the church of God, and
to live to the glory of God. If they collectively and
unitedly joined, their numbers would be considerably
isspl,f,S4 during the coming you, nod they would have
ore over the harvest of many wools which the Lord
,„ei.i bring IoTO His garner. He impreeud upon them the
resoit if they endeavoured to do the vir,ric among
'ibeies, Ivey It would he • good thing If they strengthened
the choir—they had • hymnology which surnamed, be
believed. that of all other churchire—thil put of the ser-
',ea could be mada still more intere.ting. If they did all
ttey could to further the work they would have great
coo.* for mioieing tt the end of the year.
Hr. A KNIGHT moved a rots of thanl-e to the chairman.
ale, to the organist (Mr. A Reiss). and the choir, as they
had ton hoed their aerrices gratuitoaele.
li-Nitirrog seconded. and hoped Mr. T. Beach would
would Maraud to them for some years.
The Climaxes briefly responded, when
Mr Jw. RUCH, ou behalf of the trustees, thanked the
wh bad sasioted at the Ma. The trustoes were
pes-ful, and duired publicly to strew their th.nh. A
celled:on on behalf of the Trust Fond was made at the
close.

A jolly little party of five, who had made it ont
rather late, were not at all particular what time they
reached home. The happy bacchanals determined
upsn • spree ; during the day they were informed of a
fascinating, buxom lady, who was always willing to
provide nice, little, hot suppers, for respectable single
gentlemen, especially when the lord of creation was
absent, for he regarded these cosy suppers with a
suspicious eye.

The proposition that they should each invest in a
pepper was greeted with a mutual "Oh, rather!"
especially as the good man was away. In due time
the house was reached, and the supper-seeker", under
the itolire,sion it was about It p.m , instead of nearly
pe,p 0 day, gave a tremendous rap at the door. The
devoted head (,f the good man himself protruded from
an upper window, and there stood the guilty five,
L.olting doubly guilty in the moonlight. What
wai to he done ! Well, they did the best
under the circumsances. The talle-t of the supper-
leo. crouching under the shadow of the wall, blandly
intptired if the " upperehatuber" man "could do •
day P, work " Why, yes, he could; but who wail it
wanted him!" With wonderful presence of mind,
the tall man retorted, "Why don't you comedown and
see r Happy thought ! marvellous effect ! in pops
the head, and as soon all certain shadows on the blind
proclaitustl the innocent fellow was robin; himself, the
hungry five made a bolt of it. When the duped man
got down to the door, he was greeted by —the moon-
light, and ten scampering feet were kicking up the
dust about a mile distant, and although he waited long
and patiently, not one returned Wicket! man! how
he swore, to he sure. There I e stood, fiercely challeng-
ing the chill morning air, till the neighbours were
frightened nearly out of heir wits. Let the noble five
he warned that it were better to go supperleas to bed
than pass that region again, as the infuriated man,
we. ring a serene smile, ttationa him.elf at the window
every night with a (dun. lerhu As, I plite ready to give a
warm welcome to the man and his friends who "want
the work done."

On behalf of a suffering and deeply persecuted
'public, allow me space, Mr. Editor, to draw the
attention of your numerous readers, to the errat'c
1i.411:4 .4 a small band known as the "Salvation
Army." For a considerable period it has been the
cnton f.r these pecoliar people to congregate on
wol,lays and Sundays, and h.. 1,1 forth at the most
ino.hennit rate in the public thoroughfares. and the
scenes which have been enacted, and sometimes the
per.malities which they indulge in ant 'generally
the unearthly noises they make, have been of a
diaeputable and disgraceful character.

It az...nos to be a fie I determination on the part of
thew latter-day paints (!) to as-emble near the Town-
hall just when neople are proceeding to Sunday
etesia4 service. It surely is not pleasant to those
who are repairing to quiet and unostentatious worship,
to le j,..eeted hy ghastly yells, or to have to migrate to
the road, by reason of the crowd of hooting boys and
girls, who fail to appreciate the clappinl of hands,
wavinl ni umbre'ias, and squalls and screams, in
which ;hese Gospel-mongers indulge.

The captain and lieutenant, clad after the mannerist
modern postmen, generally wind up the orations by
hopiwin: the lost inhabitants to repair to the
Templar-hall, which, I am informed, is licensed for
service. It is not an unusual thing to witness scenes
ni vi,lecce on the steps, and in front of the hall. On
Sanday evening last, the saintly door-keeper refused to
alit a man ,o the hall, when a scene ensued,
disgraceful to any tun. A woman in Company with
the man was admitted, but the man ref used. One of
the official revivalists threatened to "use " his
umbrella, and thenatural consequence was &commotion.
The road and pavement were blocked, and the crowd
was not dispersed for Some time. No wander the
inhaliitanis who live in the vicinity of them disturb-
ances, howling., and wailing*, complain that their
peace is disturbed.

.lifor the barbaric perfonnance.s. which take place
'wide the hall, they ecel those of the famous Mrs.
sliding and her crew of Shaker notoriety. Here,
woolen howl themselves almost into hysterics, the
Men rave and roar themselvee almost hoarse, and in
verse of these wailing., the captain and a few of his
chosen officers yell " Hallelujah" and some unin-
telligible stuff, with a Welsh accent, apparently with
the object of recruiting their physical strength, which is
fast failing them, by reason of the efforts they put
forth. To the uninitiated listener outside, these
dobrn" sound as if an Irish wake was being
celebrated. All at once, a fearful noise like the
Clashing .4 chairs upon the floor takes place, followed
II the sound as if they were scrambling to pick them
Up spin. A dread silence for • moment reigns, only
to be broken by a hideous yell, which would grace a
tribe of Ansencan Indians. Then comes the " War.
wllonp," mined in by all present, when the revival
hymn is sung, or rather raved, with the grutut
PC tie, and seemingly studied discord. Pinafff, the
the "clean.washed" file out with attenuated faces and
.inoistersed orbs, looking quite exhausted with their
44M6 'US havks. This state of things is kept up every
Sahhath from seven in the morning, tiU nearly ten at
night, with but slight intermission. Policemen parade
,etude the hall, and are at their wit's end to maintain
°Met, but of course are unsuccessful.

_Questions which remain to be answered, are—
Mae not the public a right to oornplain of • public
nuisance snch an this? If the magistrates have aet
tha, right to interfere, wh3 have? Are the flalvatiop-
!ma. Sm the cause of the commotlons, justified/In
ei",kan': public thoroughfares? Is it legal to refuse
admittance to say person to • building, licensed for
1',61W, and free worship?

If those who misbehave themselves at the meetings
to be rejected, few, besides the little remnant of
"Inf. will be admitted. If persons misconduct
therasehe in a public assembly, there is the law for
4ender.. and they deserve to be punished—but if a
mut applies for admission to such a place, he surely
1,14646 e refused.

TI the Christian ministers in the town and district
fail in their endeavours to evangelise the MalMee, surely
thee' Poor deluded people will not be successful.
Mout the only safe-guard from future annoyance
will be for the inhabitants to send a petition, or
4.teltatioll, to the proper authorities, to ensure the
e ami quiet which English people have a right to
eeeect on the Sabbath. There is every prospect that
the Saleationists will again figure in the polfice-coßeet
which they would be only too pleased to do, one of
their dearest wishes being to be made mat:yre of.