The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1877-05-08 00:00:00

Corrnspenbencr.

CHURCH AFFAIRS AT LYTCRETT
MINSTER.
To Mc Editor.

Sic,—! am afraid that our local ecelestastical
affairs, are in a state of chronic suuddleuess. There
are not—indeed there cannot he—two opinions as to
thi cause theris.f, that is patent to all, but alas ! how
to remove it is beyond our power, I fear. Those who
constitute a ',arty, whatever it might be, and those
who act on their invii indb Huai responsibility, should
remember the 01.1 trite adsam, namely Est moth's in
reinta We hear much alsmt disestablishment, and no
wonder, when within the pale of the Church there are
so many who make the Church 'a reproach among
the people." I an. ready to admit, that lam a Church.
man. and am also a 4 willinr to state my reaaons why,
candidly, and unreservedly, but neverthless, I will not
..auction or uphold whatever is in/poised to truth,
equity, or fair and honourable dealing. A short time
since you inserted a letter in reference to Church
attain in this village. That letter, out of there=
h.a. not been called in question. The fact«
and "facts are stubborn things" to deal with—
Sharper than a two-edged sword.

The drum eeelesiaetic
Beat flet Mit2pl of stick.

cannot explain them away. Now I wonder that your
c.mrexpondent should have omitted to inquire how much
money hail been collected towards the re-casting a
the cracked bell; the second in the peal, and moreover
nit), that amount did aypear to the receipts. "'iii.
offertory in the Pariah ( hurch of Lytehett Minster, in
1.87 ii amounted to £33 5.,. 3.1." I unote from the very
unique a tttttt al financial statement. The expenditure
amounted to 1:34 lie. lljd. "leaving a balance
againxt ? the eurrentyear it 1,, xtated) of El 6s. nlcl."
But there ha.,' been "special offertories" towards the
re-casting and :Mei rebanging .1 the bell.. Not a word
about this appears in the statementreferred to. Why
not ktore than a year and half since, the vicar
xtated from the reading xlemk that ten pounds had been
mtributed for thexe purp se.., " chiefly by the poor,"
and now if I may rely uisin report, £l5 is in hand. I
reiterate the question. Why 'lll not thin appear as
having been reedved "against" the current year?
ao not intend occupying too much spare in your
the
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he imiltems i
oonf nidoiptipirineg, there
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fence'., and cleaning w 11110Wil, Isl. lid." Who cleaned
the windows, anil received the money for so doing?
.1s a matter Of courtie, vouchers are in existence, in
reference to all the payments, and therefore they can
be produced "without scruple or diflidenim " inimedi.
ately.
I must not,however,allow one fact to pam unrecorded,
namely that 14s. 3d. hsx been " paid to the parish
bell fund." What that fund is, I am at a loss to
imagine' mire particularly, as our trio ringers are
credited with ha ving had " Christmas giftm of 18s."
tio far as the peisce of the villagers isconeerned, it Is
a pity that such a crude statistical statement should
have been publiAlied. In order to set matters right,
and allay all mixapprehenxions and intiendox among
thone "who round about in; dwell," I hope that e x [dick
answers will be vouclimafed to the foregoing interri.
gatories without delay.
I aui, Sir, your obedient servant,
Omura.
May 3rd, 1877.

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I DIROAT AFFSCINONS AND BOAMEN/01.—All sawing
from irritation of the throat and hominess will he
agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relief affP.4M
by the em of " Brown's Bronchial Troches." These
fatuous " lozenges " are now sold by most respectable
chemists in this country at Is. lkiL per box. People
troubled with a "backing cough, a slight cold," or
bronchial affections, cannot try them too woo, as similar
troubles, if allowsil to progress, result in serious Pulmonary
and Asthmatic affections. Sas, that the words "Browns
Bronchial Troches" are on the Government Stamp around
vault box.—Mauufactuveil by JOHN I. BROWN AND SONS,
Boston, United States, Depot, ISKI, Oxford-street, London.

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