The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-06 00:00:00

PREACHING.
To the Editor of ate Record.

Silt, —W ith reference to the recent correspon• deuce in
your c,loinnnon trenching. foliar to your readerit the follow-
ing remarka if a C'hinene Catechist. They were elicited
under the following eircumstancea:—
My
eon, the Her. A. J Menlo, having undertaken to read a
paper at the Niirgpo Ilisaionue Conference on "The beet form
Er on oddrem to an heathen ainlience," thought it well to aacer-
lain, so for as he could, the ,pinlona of Chlneee preachers.
(lie boo for some time been preparing eighteen or twenty
eat,elinits for ordination). Of the Are replies revelval to his
imert ion. that fi.oin which the following extract in male &plasm
to have been the best.

"W are but letter carrier. and we must speak strictly
according to the tenor of this letter. In all our words we must
ever attempt to hit the mark of Scripture doctrine, and
beware of shutting out the Gospel by random talk about
things not essential. . . . always excbdm 'This is the
doctrine which exhorts us to be ;past is good.' No appre-
ciation of safes/um Whose fault is this? I think the blame
...Retains rests on the presehers. Of course we mention the
Saviottea love and man's sin ; and the people are often to
blame for want of attention; hut the mistake is here, that
other nutters /Krupy so pmminent a place in the address,
that this great and all-iniportant doctrine is hurried over or
puohed into a comer. Remember our Lord's own words, 'I,
if I be lifted up will draw all men unto Me.' Only this
doctrine .4 the Cross will pierce men's hcarta ; only this
doctrine of the Cross will conquer. If you omit this you may
utter ten thousand words, you may preach from morning to
night, and from year's end to year's end, you loay speak all
Your life long ; and all to no purpose."
Perhaps you will afford space for the following remarks
with which the teacher of this Catechist closes his paper."
" Preparation is most desirable before speaking to an
heathen audience: prayer under any circumstance is bolls.
Ishmble. let us appeal ever le the Hook Let the facto of
the 1111,1, fonn the staple ot our dioestrse and the preface to
Bible doctrims. Let us put ourselves in speaking more into
the position of Our hearers: striving to understand mom
clearly their mental, moral, and hdellectual standpoint. If
we must expose the follies of Idolatry, and certainly leolah and
Jeremiah bids sod, so—let it be done with pity and courtesy ;
and let it be done moreover correctly. Perhaps the example
of Rhenium, of South India, is worth noticing, who devoted
Ave years to the exclusive study of native Otte" a idolatry.
Let Us press every arsilable ally Into our service; classical
literature aphorisms, proverbs, the glimmers of light in their
;wield philuomity, end the goatees at truth, especially se
regards natural theology In the common talk of the people.
And Anally, in simple dependence on the Holy Spirit let us be
determined to know nothing amorag the heathen save " Jews
Christ and Hint crucified." Let it be our constant aim in emit
midmost to " extol
"lii., first, Him bud, Him midst, and without end.*
I Am, Sir, Yours faithlidlikia.
Muss

A Parliamentary Reform Conference is aged for the 17th
Nos ember. at the Freemasons Tavern. In she meantime
delegates will be sent to various provincial centres,. and
after the oonfersmee sosetisiP will be beld lut th°
principals towna

Blaring.
BRITISH CORN TRADE.

The existing dulness of the wheat trade is rather a
puzzle, considering the good quality 9f the samples
offered at the moderate rates that produce 46s to 475
as the average of the kingdom. Nevertheless, the
feeling is very general that business is exceedingly
inactive, although to judge from the weekly quantities
sold, the supply and consumption is over rather than
under the usual bulk. " Inactivity " to our idea has
rather another meaning than its dictionary significa-
tion expresses: viz, the absence of speculative pur-
chases. It is these purchases that make or take away
activity in trade. In a single week they will often
double the demand, and when there only exists the
regular consumptive requirement, the Corn Exchanges
are felt to be, and are dull, as at present is the case
throughout the country.
The Wednesday markets endorsed those held on
Monday and Tuesday by submitting to a week's decline
of Is to 23 on wheat, is on flour. This was the rule
in Scotland as well as in England. At Leith beans
were quoted as higher.
The business done in London was very small, and
the Wednesday's market was a faint reflection of that
held on Monday. Wheat slow ; flour dull; barley,
maize, beans and peas steady at currencies. Inferior
barley was rather easier to buy, but transactions gener-
ally were done at old quotations.
The foreign markets are mostly reported quiet, as at
Marseilles, Antwerp, throughout Germany, Italy, and
France.
MIAMI
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On Thursday, at Bristol, there was a good supply
of English wheat, which sold slowly at a reduction of
fully Is per quarter. Foreign in limited demand, at
a similar decline. Of malting barley there was a fair
quantity offering, and values were fully supported;
grinding parcels in moderate request, at last week's
prices. Indian corn was held for a further advance of
s per quarter, which restricted the sale considerably.
Oats sold freely at the full prices of last week.
Wheat, English, 38s to sos ; Ametican, spring, 46s to
sos ; Ghirka, Taganrog, and Odessa, soft, 435 to 455.
Barley, English, malting, 40s to 485 per quarter ; Irish
and French, grinding, 325 to 345; Danube and Odessa,
grinding, 295 6d to 3os per vont Oats, Irish, fine
white, 3os to 31s. ; Irish, black, 25s to 25s 6d ; ditto,
tawny, 26s to 265 6d per 3041 b. Bans, English and
Irish, 46s to 56s per quarter. Flour, English, good
seconds, 32s to 35s per 280 Th ; American, 24s to 26s
per barrel. Indian corn, Odessa and Danubian, 385
to 395 ; mixed American, 37s to 375 6d per 480rb.—
At Devizes a very large supply of wheat, the demand
for which was verk restricted; the business done was
at a reduction of fully 25 per quarter, but a good deal
remained unsold. Barley was in small supply, and the
trade was firm at last week's prices, sos per quarter
being made for one fine lot. Oats, beans, and peas
maintained previous rates, best old beans realising 29%
per sack. Rye was neglected and is per sack lower.
Best wheat, 225 to 255 ; inferior ditto, 19% to 22s ; old
ditto, 22s to 255 per sack. Flour, fine, 38s to 405;
ditto, best seconds, 335 to 356 per bag.
On Friday, at Mark-Lane, a quiet tone characterised
the grain trade. English wheat sold slowly, at barely
Monday's currencies. Foreign what was more than
equal to requirements. Tendency of prices in favour
of buyers. Barley quiet, at previous quotations.
Malt unaltered, Oats slow, and inferior corn only
saleable on lower terms. Maize quieter. Beans and
peas steady, but not active. Flour dull, at late decline.
—At Derby wheat inactive at is to 2s per quarter
under late rates ; new white, 49s to SSs ; new red, 485
to 50s per 36 stone.—At Lincoln wheat flat, at about
last week's terms—At Liserpool wheat had only a
moderate consumptive sale. Values, however, were
unchanged.—At Southampton, wheat the turn in
buyers' favour: grinding barley 6d per quarter
cheapen—At Wakefield business in wheat still dull,
and sellers had to submit to a further reduction of In
per quarter.