The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-07-16 00:00:00

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Wellspring.
Flac. Flog.
Two oaken tarrying Dispsnmtion.
Members of neighbouring Courts.
Menthen of Court st. Austin.
Flag. Flag.
Car of JumsUe Formers. These children wore green
miret caps ornamented with feathers, sad formed the prettiest
and most interesting fester •of the procession. The car was
inessibtal, .4th. touch of humour, Flowers of the Forest."
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After these, of mina, "the..cled—uire."— The band, whose
excellent playing and devotion to duty throughout the
day is beyond all praise, struck up the Tomtit& marsh.
and the procession was marshalled to the church, when
to strangers the peculiar chancel screen, on the upper
portion of which is reproduced the two tidies ef isom-
esandinente in old English, while between them is the
Royal arms, with a lion extraordinarily rampant,
was an object of much interest. Prayers were
read and the sermon premhed by the Rev. A.
Fl. Ball, the incumbent. The text was Galatians vi., 2.
The preacher observed: There is no good thing in this
world but what is liable to abase. These benefit sordeties
at ours are one of the excellent institutions of our land
—they are • testimony to the feeling of prudence,
thriftiness, perseverance, iodustry, and good-fellowship
one to another which distinguishes the cation. They
are generally founded, I believe, on good prissiplea,
and intended for good aims, but we know there is a
wicked one going about the world whom great object is
not to do good, bet to do harm, and we know that •
great deal of the mischief he occasions is not by directly
tempting men to wicked courses, but by perverting good
and innocent things. Permit me to notice some of the
evils to which societies like this are liable, but I hope
you win not think that I intend to point my remarks to
your society especially, for I bells re yours is not less
freer from those evils than is any other similar society.
He then indicated three of those evils :—jealousy. one
towards another, springing from uncharitableness •
2nd, dishonesty, in going biped what is just and fair
In the carrying met ef the rules, in Um management of
the money, end ia the arrangement of he Ice.,; and
3rd, intempernam. Hew were they to sewed them
evil,? By helping one another in every way they could,
by manifesting reel forbearance and aetive love. What
was the motive on which they were to act? Love to
Christ who first loved us and ices bimmly kir
On the conclusion of the servise the peocessien wise re-
formed, and penunbitlnted tits town. By the time this
was completed, Brother Beer had made ample provhion
for the refreehmeet of the Foresters and Oar friends,
and they seemed sotbleg loath to vide hhe.,
The &Maw wee poulded in a spacious maroon
erected In • kid lest tar the omission by Dr. Downs,
and shoat • hundred were present. The chair was
taken by Mr. dames Fiellyar, who was supported by the
Rev. A. IL Bell, Dr. Dowling, Dr. McF.nery, Mr.
Pooks, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Rogers Hr. G. Symonds Hr.
, Northerly, sae., lb. Northorsr, jam, Yr. Muriel, Yr.
H. Derain,, Mr. E. J. Clark, he. After the repent,
the Chairman peePesed the loyal tomes which were '
received with the accustomed demosidrations of loyalty
and respect