The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-03-30 00:00:00

CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCINTY.

Collections in furthurance of the objects of this valuable
society were made at several of the churches of Dorchester
on Sunday last, and meetings for the same purpose took
place on Monday.
At All Saints' church the preachers were the Rev. .J.
Jamieson and the Rev. W. Uquhart, and the collectima
amounted to £7 Is. 2d. ; at Fast Fonlington the Rev. 11.
Motile and Rae Rev. .1. A. Jamieson, ',reached, and the
contributions were Os. Pd. ;at West Fordington,
the sermons were by the Rev. W. C. Osborn and the Rev.
J. A. Jamieson, collections a Os. lid. ; and at West
Stafford, after sermons by the Rev. (I. Davenport,
.C 5 Is.
The afternoon meeting took place at the Guildhall, when
Mr. John }layer, It P. presided. There were nresebt—
The Revs. Reginald Smith, L Ludlow, W. Urquhart, E.
Headland, M. F. Evans, W. Saunders (St. Silas, Bristol),
H. P. Raikes, Talbot Baker, P. D. 0. Sylvester, W.
Urquhart, A. Klamborowski, W. Barnes (Charminster),
Mrs. Burnett, Mr. and Mrs. J. Galpin, Mr. and Kra.
G. J. G. Gregory, Mr. W. A. !Makes, Mr. G. Floyer, Mr.
K L. Eindersley, Mr. G. Mayo, Mr. Spinks, Mr. Pouncy,
Mr. R. If. Eliot and Mrs. Eliot, Mr. E. Pearce, Mrs.
klarriutt,Mr. Burn, Mr. Tytler, Ur. J. F. Hodges, Mrs. and
NH.* Leigh, Mrs. Aldworth, Miss Curme, Mrs. Burt,
Mrs. Headland, Mn. Reginald Smith (Treasurer), Mrs.
Uripthart, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Osborn, Mrs. Clapoottt Mrs.
Tayler, Miss Brudrielc, Colonel Oldlield, Dr. Lwens,
Mrs. Dunning. Mrs. 3. Lock, Mrs. and Miss Evans, Mrs.
Morgan, &c.
Ile meeting was opened with prayer by t e Rev.
REOls•tii SniTit, who subsequently mired that all boxes
and collections might be retiirned to the Treasurer by the
grub inst., awl stated that the meeting in the evening
would be held at the Shirt:hall, all the Evangelization
Society hall sattlleflng in the Corn Exchange that night.
They were sorry to clad; with the Kvarwelizatiou Society,
whose good object they wished t; promote, but it was
unavoidable. He then read the secretarial.' "address."
The "address" with which the report of the secretaries
—Gears. Reginabl Smith and C. Mann -opens, states :
o Ihe tree is known by its trait." bet the Church Pastoral
Aid Society be tried by this test and we have no fear as to the
result. hew churches built in plata, where there were hone
before Ilevilactl for ioublic worship, in cc hich
great number. ..1 the 'mine heathen are regularly assembled ;
blocks of children gathered into schools out of the streets, where
they were known as "lily Arabs." and the Kohl of their
mipecti,c faithful and overworked clergymen
cheered and assisted in visiting the sick by the co-operation of
lay and clerical fellow-labourera ; drunltudi reclaimed, and the
vicious of both sexes brought to walk in the paths of virtue and
godliness ; the alienated affections of multitudes w‘no back to
the Church f their forefathers, which they now know- to be
the faithful friend mid couneellor of the poor. These are
among the fruits of the tree which was planted nearly 40 years
sgo, and has ever since been watered by the dew of God's bleu-
Public attention has, during the past year,
been drawn more strongly than ever to the gide of our beloved
Church It discussions liboth louses f Parliament have
elicited the l'iotutant fouling id the nation to • remarkable
degree—if those who desire the ocerthn ow of Established
Churches have loudly threaten.' the Church of Eligland with
the fate of the Irish Church -if the world has looked " with
soindul wonder" upon the divisions smong clergy awl emigre.
gallons -yet with deep thankfulacos we may recognise as the
deepest, if not the most prominent, if the signs of ~or time/ -
the 4pread " Special Missions" 0; our parishes, awl the
inanifoit blueing attending these efforts. Our Society has
recently undertaken to further this special work, both by
afri,nling pecuniary assistance slid by enlisting the servims of
iliergymen qualified for this ilecultar mii.tration• The most
amorent effect." of the several Misssions seem to have liven an
increfultal lalowlauce en public worahip and in the number of
comniunicauta. • • . . Such facts assure those who
love the Reformed Church iif England that a ',liaising is in
It," and that " Ito wcapon formal attalinit it shall prosper.-
While, therefore, we are not unmindful of the duties of
Christians In the defenee of Ecouigulical truth, let us watch and
work so oiniv that the holy Marne spiritual revival may
spread 0 overy parish,until "upon every dwelling-Oa."
In our lain, felt presence of God in Christ become a glory
sod dolence.
The balance sheet shows the following receipts :
a a d.
0 0
- • - 41 13 0
• - 101 0 4
- II 6 0
• 019 9
- 315
•7 14
-111 0
- 19 5
- 017
• 7 17
- iii
- 10 5
- Id 0
• 5 6
• ID 8 2
- 0 0
• 45 910
- 5
- 12 7 7
- 37 2 9
- 4146
• :1 II 4
• 2:07 2
35 14 6

Irough
• the

Sermons, County Association' -
Morning Meeting, Dorchester -
Annual Subscripßons - -
Donations
Boxes
Ditto, West Stafford -
lksl Collections • - -
Dorset ladiS Association -
Bandit:intiodation • -
liridport - - - - •
Burtou lksiistock - .
Burton (Este - - - -
Brundmsyne and Knights, -
Broadway land Panama - •
Martinstown - - - •
Woodford and Tine Stem - -
Dorchester and FonMurton -
Pook
Stansbury and illll - -
Wltrell2lll and isle of Purbeck -
Winaborne Best Dorset -
Crichel • - - -
tit. Giles and Cr...borne - -
Sherborne and Niffth Least -
Weymouth • • - • -

£27 14 8

The total sum, less expenses, has been applied to the
purposes of the society.
rev, gentleman, referring to special missions, reed
a letter hot: the Rev. Duncan (Travers, of Swanage,
iitating the good teaclt.. of special services there, the
preacher being the Rev. W. Saunders, of St. Silas, BristoL
Its, went on to refer to the work of Messrs. Moody and
Sankey. A hundred years ago Wesley atid Whitfield made
tc:eral voyage:to America to scatter the Gospel seed, and
non tt tortion was being returned to England by those
special instriehmota whose elf orts were &Mewled by wonder-
ful blessing. Moticie.• the fear that the results would be
.I.o,euteral, he said that Lenvention held at Liver-
uw,4after twelve months' experience of their work, had
..oe-,uosaf its lasting effects. There Lad also been a
4 Jaml* by the efforts of the Church of
one church their being ISU new
mother Nu.
-Wird kl.lraisunabated interest
11M Bishops'

i,rreat re% .
England

ins

The 11ev. K llasseAse esp._
in this good Protaftant Society.
allocution which Was signed by en
observed the Bishop of lieunrlali dithidantohte sßigni
shop out
hbuerythollgahutseithneuftel'itrirgto be wo severe. la. Baring said
the document apparel to be mischievous, because it
minimises or ignores the grextest dangers of the times, of
whidi the clergy need to he infornied, so the foe is already
within the camp. Those were serious words ; and when
they were told in the Ilisiop's allocution, which MY
studiously moderate, that there were those in the church
who set at nought the anthwity of the Bishops and the
law, introduced unauthonsel innovations, and circulated
manuals which were downright Popish, they ought
to be thankful for such a society as this, which
would certainly not send Out such tieit as them, lie then
referred to tiof pretensions el Howe so eloquently exposed
by Mr. Gladstone,. L. 41einuidiug serious notice. Ile
depudiated the sat:l-dictal character of the priesthixd, and
the eastward Position. inn pointed cut that sacrificing
priest was never exch!sie.ey applied to the Christian
niinistry, but that all I hnsaiins were kings and priests
unto God our Father. Our lefornars expunged the word
"altar" from the Prayer Book, and in the ordination
service there was nothing said about offering sacrifice.
Ile concluded that the Church had of purpose obliterated
everything of • sacrificial character front the Ministry.

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