The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-05-02 00:00:00

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DORSET COUNTY EXPRESS
DORCHESTER, TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1865.

We direct attention to the Confirmations
in progress by the Lord Bishop of Salisbury,
throughout the Dorset section of his Lord-
ship's diocese. It will be observed that on
Thursday last confirmations were held at St.
Mary's, Melconthe Regis, and Trinity Church,
Weymouth. On Friday the Bishop confirmed
74 Holy Trinity, Porcleeter, for that pariah

and for St. Peter's and Fordington ; and. at
West Stafford for that parish and for Knigh-
ton, Stinsford, Came, Sze. The Confirmations
on Sunday took place at Portland, and on
Monday at Wyke and Abbotsbury. On
Tuesday (this day) they will be held at
Longbredy ; on Wednesday, at Frampton
for that parish, and for Bradford Peverill,
Charminster, Compton Valence, Compton
Abbas and Godmanstone ; and afterwards at
Cattistock for the neighbouring parishes, in-
cluding Maiden Newton. The Rampisham
and Evershot confirmations are appointed for
Thursday; Yetminster and Leigh for Friday.
During the confirmations at -Yetminster
and Leigh on Friday, sth May, the Bishop
will stay at Leigh Parsonage. His Lordship
will come from Evershot on Thursday after-
noon, and remain at Leigh until Saturday
morning. Many candidates at these places
are expected at avail themselves of the Holy
Ordinance. We believe that the clergymen
of the parishes just mentioned, as also of the
smaller parishes which likewise send candi-
dates to the same places, have been very earnest
and indefatigable in preparing their young
flocks for confirmation. It is truly hoped,
therefore, that the young people will be duly
impressed with the solemnity of the rite—
the importance of the vows they are intend-
ing to take upon themselves—the value
and preciousness of the blessing they will
then receive. Thus will their minister's
prayers be heard, and their exertions fully
rewarded. And every faithful churchman
in the diocese will, no doubt, pray that very
many may be thus gathered into the fold, and
preserved from all harm and danger; and
thus the unwearied labour of our good Bishop
in visiting so many parishes to confirm the
young may be thus blessed by God. Having
so far entered into details of the local
arrangements for confirmation of the young,
we would only add that the confirmation
will be administered on Saturday at Buck-
land Newton for that parish with Plush
Chapelry, for Alton Pancras, Mintern
Magna, East Pulham, and Wooton Glanville;
at Piddletrenthide for that place and for
Piddlehinton ; and at Moreton on Monday,
for Moreton, Tincleton and Woodsford.