The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-01-15 00:00:00

The Doxology wax sung. and after the Benediction had
been pronounced tbe p•oplo

HOLY TRINITY PARISH GATHYRING.

The school building. which occupy the site of the old
village green of Weymouth proper were all alive with
excitainent on Tuesday evening last, when the clergy and
the ladies of the cvngresation gathered, t • the drat of •
semis of Ssi-meetings, the parents of the day and Sunday
scholars. Girls' school, boys' Reboot, and infant achool
were abundantly decorated with evergreen wreaths
bannerets, and the pictures use! in the schools, which of
themselves flee. very 1 uthelent adornment, yet there 'sere
also mottoes worked in the elaborate Neel. favoured at
the season, among them being—" A Happy New Year to
You all, "Suerese to Holy Trinity Schools," "Glory to
God is the Highest, on earth Pince. Goodwill towards
men,' and in the infant schoolroom were mottoes and
devices on the ,sindow tills, "Glory to God," "1.H.5.,"
with wreatha. crimes, and other emblem, formed of holly,
vrith abundance of red berries The boys' and girls' schools
were devout to the tea.feasting, and they were crowded
to excess, between MO and •00 Weytuouthians, nfl
sapwood to be parents of the *cholas*, &Ming at the well-
f urnished is,•lea, and waited on by about 40 lathe., while
the Rev. V. Ransoms% radiant with pleasure, flitted about
everywhere. attendieg to the gems al ettjoynaent.
Among Use ladies who "gave tables were Mrs. Betts,
Mrs Cummins, Mrs Tucker, Mrs. J. Devenish, Mies
Goias, Mrs. Speka, Mrs. Hugh Spoke, Mrs. Addison, Miss
Stephen, Mrs. Pidgeon, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. J. Groves, Mrs.
Blair, Mrs. Arden, Mr.&fiery, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs.
Dowding, Mrs. hideout, Mee Dyer, Mrs. S. Payne, Mrs,
Seaman, Mao Faddon, Mrs. Snook, Iliac Austin, Mrs.
Perkins, Net Petty If o 'per, Mrs. Rowland mouses, lira
Akers. Mrs. H. Devenish, Miss Smith, Mau Rotigemont,
Mrs. Berridge, Mrs Hill Mr.. Holland, Mrs. }Weer', Mrs
Font Hon. Mrs. Gule, liirs„ Miller, Mrs. Allen ; Mr. T. B.
3,r_rmes also "gave u table.

When the excellent eatahles bad been fully dammed,
with *hula:lsar of the sweetened cup that cheers,
The Ray. V. F. Reasons gave an address in emit room,
end this is about the purptart of what he said—lt wir
let them know what arrangement. had 'teen
made ; they had • very large party in this room and an
equally large one in the other, and each room was larger
thee the infant wheel; yet in thate extraordinary manner
the f minds bail deceived themselves lido the isles that all
the people could be craniumsl into the infant school.
How was it to be din.? (Voles: "Sit close.) That
was not so easily managed, for Neighbour flomnd-so
would tread on the toes of the other neighbour, and
when tithed to move, be am% possibly do it —(lauehter)—
hot they must be most accoupoxiating to-night, in order
that half of those preaent might come into the infant
misodroona. The friends had tried to get up • little
musk ; for although it had been raid that the smart way
to get at a person's heart was down Lis throat, there was
another and • surer way. But he thought an invitation
to tea, accompanied by • lecture from the clergymen of
the parish, at which people were scolded, was not very
attractive. (Laughter.) He confessed he had rather out-
witted himself, for he slid not think he should have had
en many present as were there. (Laughter.) Ile did not
know that be had hoped it would rain but if it bad
rained very hard at live o'cl cli, and some of them had
been presented from coming, they might have got ell the
guests into the infant echoulroom.—(Laughter.)—nr be
it from him to with it had rained; but would those who
volunteered to go home without their music kindly come
• forward t (Laughter.) The very attraction they wanted
Last year had suddenly been presented. for a kind (need
had come forward to show them what some had never
wren in their lire, lefore—Lieut. Hill, an officer of
the Warrior, and learned In mysterious arta, had
ere to give them amusement. (Applause.) Oh ! ;
it Ira all very well to air such loud applause-
ht this had completely spoiled his little plan, althoorry;
he heartily welcomed them, he wished be could show
them the coil shoubler—(laughter)—bot that would never
do, for this was not his tea—it Was given by over 40 ladies,
whose names they must look in the newspapers I or. A
lath had written to him—" Door Mr. Barre, I really
think the people of Weymouth are a great deal too well
alter. . For loin miry evening they hod • tea like
this at SI, ,loh•X, and they annoyed bon not • little, for
Stedman, who May good enough to say also would
come and ring to thew, Mr. Stephenson thought he had a
greater right to. But he (Hr. Ilansunte) bad checkmated
non, and Mre. Stedman they had to night. (Applare.)
Would uu, guest. slues:, themselves, be as scant as they
could, take up about as much room ass needle? (Laughter.)
Otherwim any who were turned away must not he oder,
tied, and they could have • second entertainment
(Lengliter) Mr. Ransanse's meek proposed. Icing all
received with laughter, he pruMnbad the triende would do
usige bar and went on to say these wheat had art •
p.m deed of money and were not built for tea parties;
but the friends were very glad to re the smuts at theme
gatherings- The ladies who gave them the pleasure did
it with • hearty goodwill, and he had never asked them
Ii vain. The guests mere most welcome, and in the ladies'
name and his own be wished them • " Happy New Ter...
(Apartado.) If they would come to the schools day by
day and witness what wanton they would find something
very serious trusacted there for vie day, out of seven— ,
they were trying to train up the children, not only to
succeed in life, but to teach them to do their duty to God
and their neighbour. If the te would help they
would try to do this more more • Lt the parents
mesa try to help, and do their duty before and by the
children. Half • word from the parent. was of car
influence anti power than what the teachers emkt soy
and if the child could not look to his parents for example
to whoa could Issi look The parents could help in one
way—by looking at the attendance card and pother their
initials in the blank space in the test column. and, it they
could not write, putiln: their err ; would shoe,
they took an interest in the children.' s-12,"1 work. Let '
all try to make their example to the children More
It ought SO be, tor it was better tlma ineoept, and we
shall be !Mad more by deed, than words And let them •
bring their children to God.* hour on the Lord's Day,
establish family prayer In their houses, end b word and
deed try to bring their children up for Hoy then Hod
Would blests their efforts for their childretie temporal and
eternal goal. (Applause.)
The parents and fnmuls then adjourned So the latent
fichoolroar. which wee densely crowded, • em 51 faces
leoldne up from orrery pert toward the p/adornts where
went patrol a lams choir, 51 young people 51 both