The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-04-22 00:00:00

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M. 741.

EASTER VESTRY MEETINGS.

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The Ruler (Rev. H. Everett) presided at the
vestry held on Toad.° morning. Among those
present were Mr. Edwin Hurn-tt (church weeden). Mr.
A. If. Lock, Mr. Paean., Mr. F. B. Fi.her, Mr.
G. t. George. Mr. J. Bplo 'r, Mr. W. Tilley. Mr.
J. Guy, Mr. R. R. Starter, Mr. R. Hayman, Mr.
Gould. and Mr. F. ./. liolland•—The Kettie., after
reading the notices of the meeting, said what they
were met together that day ler was, he believed. •oliely
to appoint churchwardens, an 1 to ix • day when it
would be convenient for them to receive the annual
statement of amounts. With regard to the appoint-
ment of churchwarden, he, as they knew. owing t the
lamented deal' of hie ~1 I friend and churchwarden,
Mr. Davis, found himself that day in a different
poeition to what he had ever been before at that
annual meeting. When he came into the parish he
found Mr. Davis had been rector's churchwarden for
many years, so that the least he amid do was to re-
appoint him. It was always the custom of the parish
to raappoint the churchwardens, sad even had he so
wiehed it he could hardly have made any alteration
without doing an aograus act. Now, be was given
to understand, not from one parson, but from very
many different people in the pariah, that it was the
wish of the pariabionen generally that the old runt's.,
which had 'tided in the pariah for so many
years, of re-appointing the same gent'smen
year altar year should °ease and he was also
given to understand (and he must nay be wee very
{element to hear it, if it were trite) that there were
several gentlemen in the parish who would like to fill
the office of churchwarden. He thought this was •
very good and • very healthy sign. What they
wanted was to instil a Utile life sad interest into their
church affairs, an I if they found several gentlemen
la the parish ready to devote themselves, their time,
and their influence to the good of the church •n,l the
parish, he thought it certainly was a good and healthy
sign. All be oould say was if that were the wish of
the parishioners. he for ma should he very
glad indeed to aid &al help them in
' every way. He would not say, and of course they
I would hardly expect him to say, It• would pledge him-
self to appoint the churchwarden that they appointed
this year for next year, beams of amuse if be aid I
anything of that sort he should be resigning his
appointment of churobwarden into Utak hawk.
ARIL he oould may this—if it was their wish there
should be schen" he should be very glad to all it and
abet it He was happy to say their old parish °hurt',
warden, whom they had elected for so many yeses,
had been kind enough to say he would be ready to act
as his churchwardon if he appointed him now. He
(the Rector) was sure ha cull not poes,bly make
a more popular appointment than appointing the
gentleman whom they had appointed as their church-
warden for so many years. Then fore, he had great
plumate in appointing Mr. Edwin Burnet', and he
could only say he as very malt obliged to him for
his kindness. He was quite certain If at the end of
the year, if they were spared, or two or three year.
hence, it should be the wish of the parish that the
c.hurchwardan should be changed. Mr. Barnett would
be the last man in the world Ii resist any chimes of
that sort—Mr. F. J. Holland said he had very moth
pleasure in roposlng • gentleman for parish church.
warden. Afar the excellent remarks of their worthy
Rector, which he believed would be re-echoed by the
majority of the pa ishioners, he thought there WS'
very little to say on the subject. Therefore he
wowed Mn. Arthur Henry bock a. the parish
warden for the ensuing year.—Mr. J. Spin sr seconded,
and on • show of hands b,ing 0 dial, it was found
there was only one dissentient, MS. Poisons—Mr.
Arthur hock thanked the vestry for *pp diking him.
They knew hie feelings on the matter of the election
of shurchwardens he hal expressed them st vestries
before now. They were only a rameho of what Mr.
Everett had binned just said. He had no wish t' be
long is Ales, beo.u.e he thought every parishioner
who took sey interest in hie church ought to look
forward to the time when he should be chur hwarden
of his parish. He thanked them einoarely for the
Is moor, and sesu-ed them it would be his wish to
co-operate with Mr. Burnett in everything for the
good of the church. There were several thine which
Its should like talked O'er by the parishioners-4U r•-
•rr•egement of the Militate, the collecting of the
offertories (which sometime., he was afraid, they made
' • terrible owes about, pieta being handed to people
two or throe time.), sad be should eleol ilia the seats is
the church to become free altar a oerteas time. It was
anderetood 'owe time ago, when the voluntary com-
eneoced playing live minutes hsfore the service, all the
seats should then be fres. It was said five attacks
WAS SAS early, bat be di I not think it too early that
ems4d parkbioners who hod seats allotted them
should be in their oaks two minute. before the service.
It should be underst wed, when the organ commenced
playing, all seat. ohonl I be free. This would prevent
all the crowding at the door, for parsons who were
there would quietly take any seats that were vacant.
These Wele his views on the q natio°, and he should
like the man,r discussed some time or another. Of
antra they would not make the change suddenly;
▪ isould be glees for • month nunday after
Sunday, end Um the peciOdonen wodd be well pre.

pared for it. Ile believei then it would be the
beet working of the parochial syetem and the
tery eysteca that was possible in country parish...
People who had no rata did not go till
just a few minutes before the service, f r at
that time they knew all the wets then van en% were
free. They took their sios•s qu etly and orderly, and
there would be no crowding at the doors as they saw
on so many oconsiong.—Mr. Burnett lb Inked
the Rector for el cting him 44 his warden He
could only say If it were he wish of the parish at the
end of the twelvemonths he should be glad to gi••
up the reins of office. Still, one almeet looked upon
:it es • freehold. This was his 20th year, and he
worked with his co-churchwarien 18 consecutive
year• ; therefore, se he sail. one aim et looked upon
its. • sort of freehold. With regard to the sit tiers,
Mr. Lock wee rather out of order there Strict in-
junction. were given to Goold and Churchill that
directly the service c immenced Wing in the
church should be free. Mr. Isock After
the service his c onmenced f—Mr. Burnett
Yea; me cannot do It otherwise. Tetley could n
draw • hard and fast lime and any they should all be
in their sate. Pr ,fesaionsl me. were somet-mee
called out at • m anent', notice, and it woe impossible
i for them sometime' to be in their *eats at • given
time. They could not draw a hard and feet Hoe ;
therefore they g.ve lustruations directly the service
aomalecoed every seat not osxuoied should then be
thrown open to the public. There were very few
churches in Dorchester so crowded as theirs. He
liked to see people crow-ling at the doors. He
did ant think any nen-piriiihioner had the slightest
difficolty, if they only had • little patience in getting
• asst. With regard to the account., they were
p•rfectly reedy, and at any day they might like t •
he should be quits prepared to produce them. Still
he thou,sht some each system might be adopted.—Mr.
Pear 1 Jillard impression was that the hell
ceased five minet-s before the service comment:4,
and on the teeming of the bell all stets are fres.—Ar.
Stayner : I think that ii the general opinion The
Hector : You can make the bell cease at any time you
like—five minutes or two &outgo before the 'towhee.
—A•ter other cliatueiiie, Mr. Lock proposed that In
LD.Datb'S time, two minutes before each service, on the
Pains +be -meat of the • dentary, all seat, shall be fro-.
and toat people standing in the aisles be Invited to
take any seats vacent.—ldr. Barnett Parishioner"
or non-parishioners f —Mr. Lick Anyona—Mr.
Fisher remark. I they might jests. well say when tbe
bell stopped, for the voluntary was part of the
amid e."-1.1111 Cll.irtnau thought they might to have
some role of the sort. It was vary uomenely now, for
very often the (does were sot shut till the Palma
began. Oa Easter Sundey the west doors were not
shut, and there wei • bitterly cold wind, sad the
people in their sesta were suffenng on account of
people coming in Barnett remarked In
London churches where they had popular marriage
the people were standing about in the Melee till after
the first Iseson.—lla Rector : But It ought not to be.
—Mr. Burnett: You usenet help Tilley
I nertainly think when the bell et eyes people ought to
be is their esetes-eldr. toile thought it
would be a
good dent better if there was • town cdook everybody
o odd go by. He wa• in a church in his life in
which an arrangement of this sort was made, that
before the proper time of commencing the service the
sent, should be thrown open. The great thing was to
make it easy for people to coins to church, and not
pDI more difficaltlee in their way. If he was • little
late and thought hie *eat wool I be filled he eh .tild
coms, en-I he believed a good many would do the
name. He thought it would Is • great mistake to
draw a hard and lea line In this way. At most of
the fashionable Aerobes in London people were not
vitamied to stand is the aisles. They were not
allowed to come ice and dietorb p opt' until after the
Confession; there sae none of thst tapping on the
shoulder with • ' Stir tip, eom tbody weals to come
in."—The R,ctor said there were groat complaints of
this kin 1 of th'ng.—‘tr. George sad t it did not
tend to the ..igoite of the s-rviee to have
their supplica..ions iliac. b 4 10 that w ay. —Mr. Lock:
But you are strongly sopporting my proposition—Mr.
George: My amendment Jo that people in the seats
ehoul loot be disturbed übtil alter the Confession, the
Absolution, and the L ird's Prayer —Mr. Gould
remarked that we curled out now.—Tbe Rector tow
seated they should try Mr. Lick's proposition for •
short time, and see hoer it worked.—Mr. George
thought it very complicated • it w nlti offend more
then it pleased.—Mr. Lock I lout wish to do that.
—Mr. George thousht the medical men ought to be
allowed • little mow.— Mr. :Rayner succoured they
eh .tdd have a sent purposely for the medical MOD
Mr.!, clie [ll Mon we, einderstesel I. he carried.—Mr.
Burnett appointed Mr. Persons his nidestnen, end Hr.
Lock •ppoloted hUe. P. J. H dieted —With referent*
to the diet. of the selj mewed vestry, Mr. Stapler
thought it they held it in Cie evening it would he
more convenient.— It was aocordingly agreed to fix
the re-try on May let, at ablet o'clock In the evens
leg. —Nit. Steyner e q-alred if it was the wish of the
Pad shione • that the hooter wee boon tln t• the e.hurch
a little while ago'—Mr. P .reen. thought it was of very
little c optquence. so long a, it VIM done away with.
—The Rector said they were obliged to use • banner
when they went to S dishury, and IA they hod one it
was thooght wh -0 they were ringing Brightly
"'items our boomer," they &lonia use it. But he
believed it had given 40[114 0ff4111,11 to certain mind..
—Mr. J. Soic-o : I 'hod l like t see it every Sunday
myself.—Mr. • hanner.—Mr. Spicer
Tv. -Mr. Persons : litre • band of music '—Hr.
lack : When it is need it ought to be distinctive of
some (reties! —'rho dierite4n, dropped, and the
vestry ma, adjourerd.

The vestry for the piti•h of Portliest in wag held
In the church on Tusoday aft o noun, when the Vicar
(Rev. A. A. Leonard) perei.led. There were also
present : —Mr. R. Hurd. Mr. dialpin, Mr. R. Hayne,
Mr. P. Pewee, Mr. A: Grove., Mr. P. Taylor, Mr.
A. lueg, Mr. T. A. Pearce (clerk), &c.—Mr. Galpin
and Mr. Hunt were re-elected churchwarden,, and
these get:Vern-in appointed Ile. Haute and Mr. A.
Lev ae their oi.lednen.—The statement of accounts
show, I • balance due to the chu-cherardens of 18e.
Th. re are al o .ratatanding debt• to the amount of
of £lB lle. 11 It wee .t6ted there had been a good
deal of extra expense inc rued during the pad year on
seeoant of the repair of the rod and the purchase of
cheirs.—'ll4 socrante were duly • xamined and patrol.
—Toe estimate for the coming year put the expendi-
ture at £6lll 51 , and toward* this it was eeti.
metal that £l5 would be produced be a 91. rate,
/21 by church coll.ctioos. aid £l9 in lieu of
rates —lt eras prop gel by Mr. Gdpio, and seconded
by Mr. Hunt, "Toot a church rate of 9.1. In the be
or lered.to be supplement .1 by voluntary contributions
from part hioner• who object to pay the church rat-,
and by such churob collection, at may be found
neceuriry."—Thg ca. carried unuatinously.—Mr. W.
K. Groves enquired whether any step* would be t iken
with regard to the fl-e engine, as it seemed very wily
In have L. call in the aid .d the t.rough engine wh dot
the one belonging to tic parish was lying idle. •...I
appearel to be out of tap lir.— rhe Vicar replied th
the vestry now a•sonbled culi consult as t the b. at
means of placing the engine in repair, and suptired
who were the persona baying proper control over the
same—Mr. Host stated that the churchwardens hal
the cuetody of itch the preeent time, but as tbe pay-
ments of church raise were not compulsory, they had
no hued for regulating the working of 11.—Mr. }Layne
thought the Duchy authorities sent a sum of morey
annually.—Mr. Hunt said some years stye they did,
bot latterly they Lad ducontinned It; but, no doubt,
If ranked again, they wonl.l renew it Land, further, be
should think that the insurance otoss would give
their support towards maintaining it.—Mr. Pearce
Raid he believed the office he represented wonld go
operate with other ofilees In giving a subeaript on.—
Mr. Galpia thought something should be done. It
was certainly the best engine about here when I. good
working order.—Mr. Groves thousht the lan horde of
the welsh could be appealed to. —Mr. G ilpin : But
the Duohy are the princip.l landown. rs. —Mr. Hays*
mentioned that years ago the engine had bees repaired
by Messrs. Merryweather, and men used to prsctice
with it yearly.—Mr. Hunt: It has done some good
work in the past, and undoubtedly saved the Holloway
property three years ago, and I should think it wold
be made to act again. Mr. loolg said it wa, rinks
essential to do something in hi. matter; and whilst
they were talkiug it over he would suggest that hose
and buckets be in leclui. Ham n th.rught that
buckets could be onittted, no a r •gular supply of eat •r
c .u'd be got from tee 10.110 R, but h thought they could
stradiat some way of raioing the furls to keep the
ranging in proper working or ler year by year, and if
the p .elabionere were *eked he had no doubt it would
be liberally responded to.—Mr. Bishop sail that if
the engine bad been in working order last Sundae
thoy would have had a good stream of cater WA) inc
on the fire lung before the town brig .de knew any.
thing of it —Mr. Give • • Aid is For It gt, in had a
oiruoiderable quantity of thatched hod Ii ga about it
we. neceu try to have an et,giha ft .-or own. -The
Vicar rail Sir. troves hail d elm quite right in bring-
ing the matter before the vestry, onl probably some
one present would move • rwoloti m a. t what oh-old
be &ea.—Ultimately, no the propooi•ion of Mr.
Pearce, sec mile Iby tlr. U oveo. it W 3 decided (hot
the matter be left In the i•atile ..I the chrirchwarden•
to communicat with the v .rions eghin,
for support, and *lmp iereriug th •Ixt te Coke such at •p-
-to place the engine in a fit stale of rspa:-.—Tna t-
lug was then 'sealed into& coattnitieetocoeseder some
ragworts relating to paying o gran owe, tnding
debts.