The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-06 00:00:00

CHURCH OF ENOLANO TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

to connection with this important Church society •
public misting wee held in the Town Hall on Monday
evening Ist. The attendance was exceedingly good,
chair being taken by the Rev. Canon Stephesson,
vicar of fit. John's, Weymouth. On the platform
also were the Rev. Canon Hatchings, Mr. Moth Knowles
(barristerth-law of tbse Middle Temple). Rev. H.
Rowed (Holy 'Trinity), Rev. T. W. Knipe (St.
Fetes's), Rev. A. F. Jones (All Saints') Rev. A. A.
Leonard (Vordington), Rev. C. L. Sanctuary (Christ
Church), Rev. C. F. Powys, and Mr. It. O.
organising secretary of the Salisbury Diocesan branch.
The Rev. Canon iltiethisos opened the proceedings
with prayer, after which
The ORLI/WAN rose, sad, In his opening remarks,
said he believed this was the tint public meeting held
in Dorchester under the auspices of this organitheion,
read if this WWI the see to was sure that once they
were started they would all feel the importance of the
noble week, and as time progremed they would have
to record the enormous growth of the cause in the
town of Dorchester. (Applause.) In Weymouth
there has already been great good done, and be related
a few sad results of drink there that had come under
his own parsed observation. Some time sins he
atteaded the Church Congress, and at two large gather.
lags of working men tithe were upwards of 4000 sad
3,000 respectively. They presented a very gratifying
appearance, and the speakers seemed to tonal their
there' more than others. Two subjects apposed to
be especially near the hearts of that large body of men
—Bead*, therthame sad the great temperance move-
ment. (Applause.) He mentioned th because lie
believed the feeling was widely existing mom the
rf. their hearts were deeply stirred
vaellut tClu.stniat rand they WM* determined to make
their power felt 'and to have the evil remedied by
some means or other. Owl bless them In their deter.
Wadies When he saw these men se Satherliead sad
Newcastle he could not help thinidag there was good
bops for this great cause before Mg. His hope wee
from snob quarters. Referring to the transudes
hurries with which this dos was crushing them down,
be said only let them understand it, and they would
enzi:ryhere must be an sad of it, and would stand the
sad wretchedness eagethered by intemperance
no Wager. I"he speaker hoped the two* of Dorchester
would make their voices hems, and that they would
stir themselves up and say " There must be • sibs& ;
something must be done to remedy this tremeadons
evil." The existing law ought to be better observed.
The law was opealy broken Over and over seta. and
the pollee and magistrates knew it; and the god*
should bidet upon the sal. of intoxicating noes
being stopped during prohibited boss. He wished
the sale was stopped on Sunday (Applause.) The
rev. oedema having expressed his pleasure in taking
the thair, introduced
The Rev. Canon titres:meth to the audience. He
thought ft absolutely necessary that something should
be done to cope with this greet evil of intempereme,
all 1100gabi ot which it wee soared, mead' be
thatherde. A distingedelied forsigair ems tithing
this oonafFy was south impinged with what be saw,
eed he Sal it wee a very good thing for other nether
the Inglhis were such a drunken satire. for if=
were • sober people they would conquer thee
werid, itels proved bow ninth we were suffering as •
ethics from the prerelease of the VIM el ithespensse.
Ithemsesece was the parent et ell Ms ead vise,
end ear thole, work and boa*
arrlums mostirrin Inteuipm-
mem wee one of the most powerful weapons of Satan
Se promote the kingdom of darkness sad oppose the
Meadow' of Christ, and therefore it wee necessary that
all who had been baptised as soldiers of the Cross
should sot up to their profession, and do their utmost
th resist this crying eviL To do this effectually such
ormaistilen as was afforded by the Church of
England Temperance Society was required. In this
(BONO the association had made mtichiLisinTon,owing
VoletlY to the energy and sal of the
waster,. The number of parochial breaches at the
awl of east year was 61; now there were 06, and the
wegetery had berm requested to start ten others. The
another of insisbers at present was 6,1100, showing en
theressee_,...i.of 1,100 since tth beginning of the yaw. mu
, and he hoped it would be an
aset, .0
wc
IST; branches in this town, notoZI:
lawegus, but also for adults, The some of the
be attributed to the moderation and caution
tarila shown la carrying on this warfare, and it,
ateliers, admitting, as it did, those who were
5..-TaDdirs,.-- and also those who thought not with
aTaiateiers, but WWI willing to pledge themselves to
da an they could to promote the case of temperance.
In alluding to the extravagant lengths immorally
need by some of the seller throats, he said he did
0,4 regard the drink as an scoured thlog ; but thought
bs. tbasleidwieo &bused it were socureed. Some
drinMPl..eweutrlih. Its being fermented.
ask' because of
a the h w not also
fermented ?It was a popular opinion among the
waahlag classes that beer was media to give them
-iawairth. Them was nothing more fallacious than
thw, as was proved by experiments. Although he
• aet hold it altogether wrong for a man to drink
with woleshon, be observed it we. simply impossible
for some to ascertain exactly whet moderation was,
and that it was better and safer for each to abstain
altogether. In his csolnding remarks he urged his
hewers to become teetitelers, and said be felt sure
wwe an arm of seU-denial would rebound in blessings
from Cod.
Mr. Math Kamm', • well-known god warm
Meth al the canoe, Was received with much applause.
In a long and dupes speech bespoke prisithily of
his asperisom. From a workhouse lad he bed. chiefly
through his temperate habits, obtained the paths in
waatety be now held. He Was • lime manufacturer,
peageming extensive works in Walpole-street, lambs
wed had taken out patents Vr 14 inventions. He
took par-
of mither beer , sides, wines, nor ani
Math under alcoholic stimulants ; but he was very f
el theme of food commonly called "'billy." (Laughter).
There was something nutritious in oatmeal and milk,
and thaw who tried it would concur with him. Rosy
class of physical labour could be dose far bettor with
total abstention than with strong drink. Speaking of
the British working men, be expressed it as his
=that the bad name which mendecturers some-
for their productions could be traced to men
who, probably from drink, neglected to do their work
As • well- wieher of the movement, he
every moms. (Applause.) His address was
an sotheat and stirring the throughout, sod Mr.
Mathis was frequently and heartily applauded.
The Rev. H. Xviii?? lii proposing • voted thanks
So the chairman sad the patiemen who had spoken,
said he thought those gentlemen were heartily Moire
lag of this vote. He was deligkeed at seeing so good
an modietice, sad said he believed there the • great
future before this moiety. What had Filmed him was
the kind sad moderate we in which the seekers had
expressed their opinions, for this society had to form a
new public opinion, wed to live down the tales
lames created by the very extravagant, and
• which had bees used by tosser
:divocates.hliVigdid not believe say cease could ever
win its 'my be such means. Bad ogliments always
Sidled on those who used them. He limbed
Oleos Hutchings foe the kind and tein=
"me In which be advocated the cause at
Obrare• as finaday. to drealnennee. the
sen. hoped thitaelleVence of when differed
belaWlorma, for safe, se had semi the number
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