The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1883-03-27 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

CONVIIITIW CLMW:4.—Time was when • converted clown was • rarity. Time to whet, o.nverted clowns are at a diecount. We bail hat star, of a certaiu magnitude from the other side of the Atlan, ic ed •oouting temperance, and we have luminaries of great WWI any on chi. .1.1.01 the vast ocean, pieadii,ar for the adoption of the blue ; but we believe w. have reached the clintra, now in rho pereon of little Tom Horr oks, who on Monday night commenced • seri-a of meow Inge under the anspitaW of the Pool. Temoeranae Society In their Hall, which was crowded in every pert. Weo mid not help notiang that the so Wowed° element of the Teetotal 9 'ditty and the elegy of the town were oonspicuotua by their absence from the plot. form. At 7.30 the chair war taken by the Rev. J. B. Dyson, in the unavoidable ebsence of G. Curtis, J. P. A hymn was sting by the choir, which would have sounded a great deal better if the male voice. had confined themed.e. to their ',elective parts, end not sung the air. Prayer was then offered by Mr. Bustard, and after the singing of souther hymn, I. which the people could not loin, the renowned little T ,m descended to the pl.fo,m, commenciog his harangue wi*.h some humorous remarks, nadirs to some pamphlets., with the sale of which be wee entrusted. He then rushed into his subject, which had especial referents. to the awiy days of teetotalism. His powers of mimicry are evidently natural, and not acquired; be has also a graphic way in describing men and thing.. It is quite certain Vat he lean earned men, an I fully and dowdy believe* all be says, and we advise. who have time to go and both we and hear this quondam prodigy of vice, fir according to his own confession, be has been in gaol 10 times, had the delirium tremens six times, attempted to murder hia wife an family twice, end in his meanies has twice attempted suicide. As awful category of crime, to say the least of it, the outcome of drink. SATURDAY SVIJINGIII FOR as PIMLL —We are glad to notice that We Saturday evening meetings at the Temperance Hall for the working men still retain their popularity. Tide kind of meeting seems to ' have been a desideratum long felt to =racy men, who have reoently signed the pledge, and donned the blue. It may not be out of place here to say that a more miserably lighted mad equally miserably warmed place there cannot possibly be in the town, and we think it la time for the trustees to bestir themselves in this Important matter. For want of comfort at home has often driven a man to the publinhouse, and the lack of comfort in our public bairn most of necessity drive man from the meetings. The following I. the programme of Saturday night. The chair was taken at 7.45 by Alderman J. J. Norton, who, after the choir had sung a hymn, and prayer had been off ired by Mr. Hawaii, drapw, of this town, began the pro. owing. with • abort but racy speech. A short address as the evils of Whew° emoktug, km., was given by the aforementioned Mr. Hawing. end then a few verses of a hymn, followed by an amusing, but by far too long, recitation, entitled "All Nest in a Grave," which we. givm in very good style by Mr. Moms°. Mr. Edwin T. Jenains ten foil wed with singing Mrs. Parkhurst's celebrated temperance ballad, entitled •• flout Marry • 'ran if he Drinks;" Mr. C. Bowyer gave, in a pleasing manner, the recitation "Two iu the Morning. after which the Chairman read •e place. entitled "Pat and  'Vd. the Bacon," followed by Mr. A. I Allen re ding a piece called "Affecting Incidents." The meeting was brought to • close by the choir singing 'we of Mr. R. T. Booth's hymns. We had almost forgotten to mei, don that Miss Poole accompanied Mr. K. Jenkins in his song, and otherwise rendered good wird,* during the evening, By the bye, we would suggest shod- r readings and recitations, and more sentimentsl singing to make these meetioge attractive. Men who hare been accustomed to • little of " high Me," do not cure to be pealm-singing all the evening, especially when you take a hymn of nine verses io length, and dole it out two Verses at a time between each reading ("From • Oorresoondent.")