The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-05-07 00:00:00

SALISBURY DIOCESAN SYNOD.

The third Synod held its find weelon on—Th—nraday
and Friday last in the Chapter House of the
Cathedral.

In opening the proceedings the Bunicip confessed
that it Wi.l been beyond his hope and expectation that
be was still there to open the eighth session and the
third Synod. With regard to the formation of the
Synod he said—
" I need not "6 much about the election" which we
have recently held,because from the seventh report of the
Organising (knout ttee, the results of thaw elections are
before you. Still, it m sa well to say that of the 2M
parishes in the Archdeacmiry of Dorset, 250 have made
returns i—that is, all but 41 made their returns. In like
manner, in that part of Wiltshire comprised in the Arch.
deaconry of Sarum and Willa, out of SS/ perishes, MB
hell elections, and on the whole 18 more perished have
elected 'represeutativea thia year than were formerly
represented."
Four dioceses, he had heard, intended to follow in the
same track for the constitution of their Synods as they
had laid down. He believed the Synod ltad got mot
in the good-will and sympathy of the diocese. Re-
ferring to letters—which bad appeared in this paper—
his lordship remarked:

One gentleman made • very remarkable discsvery In
political SCienGe, which was that to call a free Parliament
was a very great measure of tyranny, and that the
Bishop assumed autocratic powerful calling together the
cicery and laity of his diocese. Now, if the feels
supported by the free voice and laity of hie diocese, t was
right and proper that he should all them together on
such uccusicu. The power of the diocese with the Bishop
at the head of it is immensely increased. A. single Bishop
exercises his own powers as one consecrated in succession
to the apostles, and I really believe he is the heart of all
organisation and ecclesiastical power. But what is •
single Bishop if he is to stand even upon hi, divinely-
descended rights if be has not his faithful clergy and laity
round blest But when be has both of them with open.
nese and sincerity and honesty with him, and when he
communicated this or that question to them, and takes
their counsel upon it, surely his position is strengthened
in the most legitimate of all ways, and it is that that we
desire. The criticisms, however, have not been my
serious, and they will probably not be continued.
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The Bishop in oonehudon inti --mated that the Burials
Bill question, woo one at which be was frightened out
of his life, that they had already the...holm., mat,,,,
out in the diocese as fully as they amid expect to do,
and if they once began it—

There is this thinct-ilty about lt. There is not, I believe,
one single gentleman here who has not got something to
my about it, and if we opened the matter we should have
a debate until luncheon or some physical necessity stooped
us at last What is it to be dune? I merely lay before-
hand I cry for mercy on the subject of the Burials bill.
Thee. are thing, coming before and things following after
It. new, oomperatively speaking, which are of
interest. and on which our opinions hare not yet
given.

SIIORITAZIES or no filreocs—fifeeirs. Yaistitax and
fiernotzrox were appointecl to OU this office.
Oacominoa Cosittrria.—This report as presented
by Eaal of Nixon: recommended the re-appointment
of the committee, and stated the annual expense of the
Synod was about EL% per annum., but would be
rather more this year.
An increase in the representation of the Rural
Deavedsakwry, wee moved Canon PAM,
but ob to by the Rev. L L. williams, who said
they not want any more representation of the
Cathedral or Salisbury inflames.
Canon Payne carried his motion.
On the proposition of the Viz. AMDIAOO2I OF
Doufir—it was agreed a Committee of Selection, to
condo' of three clerical and three lay Synod/man
from each of the counties of Dorset and Wilts, should
be elected by each Synod at its first session.
That SPICIAL Mission Committee was reappointed
Taking a leaf from the book of their Nonconformist
brethren the Synod begin to be alive to the necessity
of Evangelistic aid, and accordingly °AMOS OODD
meted :

' net the proposed achems for the institution of a
I Diocesan Society of Church Evangelists clerical and lay,
I oath. basis of the rules set forth in the report of the
Special Missions Committee to the Bishop he accepted
hg the greed." They felt that apart from the ordinary
work of their pastors and timbers in the Church that
which they did want—end he felt it in his own
and he doubted very much if • single one present Zit
feel it to—what they felt was that there were godless
I =lwho were not touched by the ordinary minister
f the Church and were practically outside her.
zate"en.. ted to get at them only, not so much by their
; in church or necessarily by their extra
mbsiattatkos in licensed rooms. but even by out-door
But they wanted men who were epeciallYStied for that purpose; men _ _
of deep sympathy: full of
faith, love, and the Holy Spirit of God, who felt that they
had themselves received she precious lit s of God, and
were called on and moved to do all that lay la their
per, not as clergy neoollWily, but as earnest-minded, I „tied, loving, eympathinng„ Christbut men, doing
n their power for the conversion of their brethren."
I Mr. C. BALM, In seconding the motion, Indulged
In a little excimahle "
"The Bishop of Salisbury had Jut* won and justly
wore as nobles laurel crowd is any man, but his lordship
must look to his lanrek became the Bishop of Truro was
going to run him me deMe 1111 he could, especially with
regard to this matter. He Mr. Rearm/ was in • great
centre of church information some time since and he
than ascertained that the Salisbury Symd wee wewidwitg
the 'nada tiyood of Great Britaln AI, in fact. But
they unit go on and not rest. But he was told all the
s_fisrA wire evangelists Notwithstanding that, the
Crwield not come into the church. They would go
enestine their work-achy clothes. In • barn or •
to
tuh instruction, but they would not go to4r they wanted was sharp. bright services,
twat have clerk, and lemma who would alike
eig=lesig—for it was impossible to drive—the people
into tbsie &arch."

no MAMMA' of BATH WU karargUnielltitiTO_.. of come, so far as Use Okay were oneowned. they
knew what Muir Me dis) defies were already, and he
should 11111 the fed and hinnies of those duties was that
of an irreandiek therefore they dourly required no fteo6l
order sitar se the &ray wore concerned. Hs wooW eelc
lost would be the WAN el the iscevaterelistsl Were
tloy to oatotSibOir the eseannate I Were they to tweeds 1
He andetstood Oasea °odd to es/ they wore not to pros&
in the cdoneli. and he onierstood MO wonder of the
resolution to es ip that the ley evangelists were by
the &Woo et the clew except those al san
adminisissing the escrunent. Hither these lay
meet de senwthine or aothion If they did seesoMit
would dearly be a portion of the rtences we,k. k
flush would be the mimosas of the new order I They
1 weuld be ordained nadir &Spline, yet not maw
coos-
I II:WOW ; they wed* bo Sera and not diem end
ye. bes Am to bo mgr. He would lierefore
inSelabits to a insitior of sea Irestert-
Wont Wile ' ifirtU is the lodiboOat of as arbor
bs won lid who
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