The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-02-21 00:00:00

BLANDTORD.

EAST-STItUr HALl.—This jitlace of Divine worship,
which has just been 'recta by Meths. Kest sod
Norman, builders, was opened on Sunday last. The
hail is entered by a passage. on the the front of which,
on ths none plinth, is the name of the interior t uild.
log. A capital lobby and class-room, with spaciona
toolrooen, arranged on the ground floor, also •
baptistry, and there is • lofty large room over the
whole about 40 fest by 30 feet, and the whole 4,uctur•
and internal fittiogs and arrangsmente reflect greet
credit on the builders and architect, Mr. C. Hunt.
The services commenced with • prayer meeting at
half-pan eight. At 11 a.m. the Holy Commuthu ems
Sri; admiMdsred, and this was followed by public
, worship. At 2.45 the Women's Bible Clams, wh ch,
' from want of thc inunodatioc, has than held SI the
Masonic Rooms, was bald in the large room, and
euitably addressed by Mr. Seines, of Load n, who
also addressed the Sunday scholars enbseqossitly in s
very plerssiag and instructive manlier. In the nosing
the spadous building was completely filled, every
available spot being occupied, end many of the con.
gregatien having to Maack At this service Mr. Moos
Preached an excellent and appropriate sermon from
Luke iii., 41st verse, which was listened to with
°edgewise, and doubtless pront to many. The openiog
savvier§ have been continued each evening since. On
Monday evening a specith prayer meeting, with special
reference to missionary labours, in which Mr. 11.inas
is about to embark. On Tuesday evening • public tea
aid meeting, followed on Wednesday evening by
mother public meeting.
Ponfinth. or Ma. Athorr. The funeral of this
esteemed gentleman, took place on Monday at the
Cemetery. The cortex left the late residence of
deceased about quarter-pest 12, beaded by the Free'
maims in full regalia, trimmed with black; lollus
log them were the undertaker, Mr. Norman, thou the
medical attendant, Dr. Hanoi, Mr. T. H. Bennett,
and others. The coffin cams next on a band shillibier,
drawn by eight employes of the deceased. The eight
pell-bearen were Messrs. burden a Poona, K.
Lock, H. Gill, g. Strange, F. Davis, H. Hblpp, and
H. Rickman. loatnedlately followiog the corpm were
two brouginms, containing Mr. Abbott, Mr. G.
Abbott, Mr. and Mrs- Williams, Mrs. Athos', au
Tin carriages were followed by about 40 gentlemen
and tradesmen of the town and neighbourhood, song
whom were the Hey. A. Littlswooa, Gesso Haohaut,
R.N.. Mr. J. W. Luff, Mr. H. Byers, Kr. C. Flower,
Mr. Joseph Williams, Mr. W. Shipp, CIL, Mr. C.
Groves, Mr. H. K. Thurston, Mr. G. Fleetwood, isc.,
and the shop-amistents and domestic servants of b th
deceased and Mr. Spence Abbott, who, from PM,e
illness, was prevented from attending, The coffin wet
met at the western gate of the churchyard by the Her.
O. li. Pyles-Clinton, Elector of Bthndford, and the
'taming sentences of the beautiful burial service of the
Church of England WM Impressively read by the rev.
gentleman sis the correpe slowly weeded be way into
the sacred edifies. The ocsicithing pongees of the
*orrice took place.; the vault side, In close proximity
to the priacipal door on the north side of the church.
The burial service of the Mathes the also road has
by the Rev. J. G. &your. Rector of Child Okeford,
Provincial Chaplain, and Past Worshipful Marta
Shapland. Here the finely-polished oak nein,
mounted with silver-plats handles and bitentigillic
hewing the inscriptst :
"Rsiv Ww.lan Annan,
Died February 7th, 1882;
Aged 80 years,"
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wag loweeed to Its lasi =leosalerealcorrfed
with choice Bowen, loriof
hands. The cortege returned to tbe late l DON C 4
deceased, ia Waat-etrest, to soomirhat azalea. oriel!
the Maeoaic craft Imam from whence they proJerard
to the San sod closed the lodge.