The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1881-12-27 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

XIII. " baud; recitation, "The Light Brigade," Colonel Wilkinson; song, "He kissed me when he left me," Private Pratt ; recitations, "The Knights of Ellilwrisukie," and "Little Jim," Mrs. Everett: reading from "Tom Hood," Major Thurman: recitation, Eugene Aram." Major-General Wilkinson ; song, "Bread and Cheese anti' Kisses," Mrs. Msthiet; reeding, "Mock Duke." Mr. Webb, late 75th Regt. Part 2.—5010 (concertina). Private White sing. "Kictitaboo," Mr. Hustable ; reading, "Women s Rights," Sergeant Carrroll ; sour. 'The Wearing of the Green," Mra. Everett; recitation. "Sermon on Mother Hubbard," Colonel Wilkinson ; song, "Rock we to sleep, Mother," Private Ite.leteine ; song. ' The Hen Convention Show," Mr. Hu:table ; recitation, "Horatius," Colonel Wilkinson ;1 rrcitatioe, "Tom M Sayers," ajor•General Wilkinson; " Cod Save the  -SOUTRIgnIC/14 hIII4,II.IeART Soctere.—A lecture, under the auspices of ibis society, wag given in Alington Hall on Monday evening, by the Rev. R. Allen, aseociation secretary, entitle I " South ALP!. rice and Re People." The Rev. T. Roles, Rector of it. Peter's., took he chair, and opored the meeting with prayers ; and af er • few suitable remark., called upou the Re.. It. Allen to a Lire's the meeting. In the tonna of his very interesting lecture, the rev. gentleman said that • .me time ago Gml put it into the heart of • man named Allan Gar lner to found a eni.. lion foe South Masai's, but the work in which they enraged brought death and aufferieg to many, for in 1850 he and six others died Iron starvation in the island of Tierra del Fuego. A few yearr passed over mad six other oxen went there, wh were receive& t all appearances, hos', t ably by tho 'mayo.; but one morning, weieu they were engaged in prayer up oi the sea-shore, the savages fell up 'n them and massacred every one. As no pie-son would c.me f r. ward to continue the misai in, the then secretary of the society went out to take up his I coition alone. He. first duty when he got there was c,r gather the booth of those who had been murdered, an I bury them in the presence of the natives. He built himself a but seventy feet by ten, where he kept his stores and held services. This mission pnepered, and a few years back there were 160 baptized perenns in that and • copy of the Gospel of St. Luke printed plea., own language in every c ittage. Another great part of their misaion was the Argentin, Republic, where a great many Englishmen went out an cattle farmers; but although there were such a large quantity of cattle, they were not of any use except for their hides. Toe farmers there had • groat deal of adverse circumstances to put up with. There was scarcely • year went past but the locusts came and ate up the grass, and numbers of cattle die. Lard year they had a severe snowstorm. • very rare occurrence, mid millions of cattle perished. Horses were very plentiful, so much so that even the beggars beg on horsebacic. In this part of the country they had station., and ministers there thought nothing of riding 100 and 130 miles to conduct • service, many members of the ormgragation having ridden 50 and 60 miles to be present. They also had mission stations at the seaports where English sailors were.—The Rev. T. Knipe, in proposing a vote of thanks to the lecturer, mentioned that though there was a branch of the South American Missionary Society at Weymouth, there was not one at Dorchester, and he mbould be very pleased if some gentleman would c .me forward and set as secretary for Dorchester and district, for now any funds that he might collect he had to forward to Weymouth. The rev, gentleman then r 'pounced the Benediction, and the meeting dispersed. A