The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-02-05 00:00:00

STURMINSTER NEWTON.

Ws understand thet Mr. Charlie Seymour Roes
has boss deputed by the Oommiseloaere of Inland
Revenue to the Milos of distributor of stamps or
Sterminater Newton ,• aod ago an °Meer to take and
remiss affidavits and afiLirmatioss to be made by
psnoas claiming snowman's' for stamps spoiled or
rendered engem Mr. Roes has also beim appointed
enbisosimiestsr, in khe zoom of Mr. Trite, who has
been awspelled to resign both of times appoints:este
through Wag matineed tothiplic.. W. bsas that
It is the inteatme of tbs ffiends of Ms.
mounl him with some suitable teeliemeial for his
general urbanity and regularity for the lad seventeee
ran, in me public capacity se stamp didributor and
postmaster.

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sad John llo'Ouni, two tra•llalilli hawkers, were
breseht up la eutody of e.o. Biles for not produoint
tbalt Booms whew rsquested. Is was proved that ou
10th of January, wises es duty in fltarntineter
N 4,4,404., he etwerved the two prisonoas, with two other.,
=Bons bows to beam with Slab nod *thaw &Moho,
thew fat gala. OD widen thepstsss.n ,at
their licowees tint other two rao away. 4, pry,.
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SALISBURY DIOCESAN CHURCII BUILDING
ASSOCIATION.
The annual meeting of this associatioa was hold
at the Beard-room, the Close, Salisbury, on Tuesday.
TM Lord Bishop of the Diocese main the chair, and
there were also present Earl Nelson, Rev. Promoter
Lear, Rev. Prebendary Payne, Rev. Prebendary
Lowther, Rev. Prebendary Mortice, Rev. Prebendary
Cogger. Rev. C. M. Austin Gourley, Rev. C. Law-
, ford (the two last named being secretaries of the
association), Rev. Snowintor Malmsey, Rev. Tupper
Carey, Rev. C. Tower, Rev. E. Lnani, Rev. T.
'lilies, Rev. R. Phillippa, ko.

The proosediage baying been opened with prayer,
the Right Rey. CH•111111•14 requested the Rev. C.
LAWIORD to reed the report for the put year, which
was as follow.:

"In presenting to you their 30th annual report, your
committee have to announce with thaokfulnas that the
work of Cherub Building and Bastaratiou is being Goa-
linued In Use Diocese with the same degree of energy
that has marked its proems during the last 30 years.—
The number of applications to your committee for aid
has not been so great as in the year 1865, the whole
amounting to seven, which is the average number that
haii been made sines the formation of the association;
and amongst the church*. to shish your committee has
gives assistance are some in which the work being carried
on is of more than ordinary intend and Importance.—
The aggregate amount of grants has been £835, sou-
tributing towards • total expenditure, according in the
estimates, of £12,858; and thus emitting to provide 2.142
improved or additional sittings, the additional number
amounting to 1,142, of which more than 1,100 are free
and unappropriated. —The same greeted by your com-
mittee have been towards the building of three new
churches, all in the Arehdesoonry of Dorset, sad the
restoration and enlargement of four, of which two are
also in the Archdeacon:7 of Dorset, and two in that of
Sarum. —To • new church at Oompten dbbm, in the
Arehdearroiry of Dorset, a grant of COO was made. It
Is proposed to pull down the old church, in ramequinee
silts dilapidated state and inoonverilent position, and to
enlist one on a fresh site, at • mist of £1,570. The popu-
lation of the pariah is 458, and sitting room will be pro-
vided for 250 persons, all of which sittings will be free.
—To a new district shame at Milton, in the parish of
Oillingliam, and Arelxisesonry of Dorset, your own-
mittee make • grant of £l5O to meet an estimated ex-
pinditare of £1,635. The population of the district is
very scattered, and reside ohiefiy at a distaste* of two
end • half miles from the parish shame. Ammo-
modation will be provided for 260 peruse —At Broad-
reek, in the parish of Synsondsbury, sod arehdmielory
of Dorset, • new district chapel of ease has been built
for a population of 250. The church accommodates 130
people, and all the sitting are free. OD was granted In
this may—To Piddlshinton, in the arebdastesory of
Dora, £7O wee given tow's* increasing the smote-
modelle. of the parish thumb. At present there is
only room for 176 net of a population of 500, and there
ars no fn. sittings. By the proposed improvements,
115 additional sittings will be obtained, the whole of
which will be fren—ln the parish of St. James,
Shafeesbury, in the archdrmsorary of Dorset, the cherish
Is bring entirely rebuilt, In isossiquesse of lie dilapi-
dated state end insufliciieat accommodation. The
estimated cost is £1289, towards which the Marquis of
Westminster and others have most liberally contributed
113,000. The population of tho parish is 930, sad sitting
room will be provided for 409. Your aommittee gave
10150 towards the object proposed.—lo the &rebate/leery
of Berms, two churches only have received assistance
from your moiety. —At Hsyteabury a most extenaire
restoration of the Ins old parish church, which has
been allowed to fall into such a state of dilapidation
that, at least, 115.000 trill have to be expended in its
restoration, is being tarried out. Th, works proposed
embimee the removal of lb. unsighUy (MINH**, the re-
building of the west and south walls, and the western
arch of the tower, the reopening of the arches on the
north and math Maio of the chariest, and the building
of the north and south °hencel aisles, and a complete
restoration of the external and Intentsl nuts of the
Til• ponletioa of the parish la 1,964, and by
the alterations to be effected the ecoommodatioo in the
church will be increased from 350 sittings he 500, of
which 300 are be free. Lord Heyiesbury and his son,
the Hon. W. AVourt Holmes, have eoutributed most
liberally towards the work. Is this case the **a-
mities' mad* a grant of £m—To Winterborne Bads, in
the arshilescoary of Sarum, • grant of £l2O was given.
It is Intended to take down the existing parish church,
together with that of Winterborne Dentasy, and to
build in lien of them one new shun*, the two parishes
being henceforth united in one benelisa. The total
amosinsodstion will be 302. out of a population of 447.
The estimated outlay is £2,soo.—Your committee have
satisfied themselves that in all them oases the work'
will be carried out in the most efficient manner.—Three
*banshee have been impeded daring the year by the
diocesan architect, ii., Amity, West Orimstead, sod
Winterhores Stoke, all lathe aroltdeaconry of Sarum.
The following {bombes, which hare received assistance
from the society, hare been either sonsennated or re-
opened for divine worship during the rem, Ms., Broad-
oak, West Dean, Foothill, Gifford, Wool, Bower
Beadfordon-Avon, Broadmayne, Chistaols, and
Olosford Fitspidae.—Yonr committee beg to aloes their
report with the gratifying announcement that the Earl
of Sidon, on attaining hi. majority, has shown his
interest in the work of rhumb restoration In the diocese
by a donation of MO to the funds of our society.—
They have also to announce with no lees satidaction
that the Rey. H. Boucher has made a further donation
to our funds of £ll 10a., in addition to his Liberia
annual subsoliptMn and his Moner donations, amount.
to £l7B 10s."

I Earl Raison, the treasurer, presented his state.
moat of account, from which it appeared that the
balance in hand lain year was £872 2a. 34. He had
reoeived subscriptions for 1866 and arrears, £378 45.;
arrears of collections from the Bishop's pastoral
letter, £32 19a. 44.; donation from the Earl of Eldon
£200; ditto from the Rev. H. Boucher, £22 10s.—
making with various other remipts, including an
Esobequer Bill for £6OO, a total of £1,063 14.. Id.
The payments had been : to the treasurer of the
Incorporated Society, one-foueth of the subscriptions,
£94 lla ; Symondshury, £150; Bradford, £120;
Dean, £6O; Broadosk, £2O; Bower Chalke, £80;
Alvedision, £6O; broadmayns, £80; Obeford
Fitspaine, £B6—total, £815; new Enoltequer Bill
and interest, £607 7e. f.d. ; Mr. Wyatt, architect,
£2l IS.. 3d.; and 'various other items, 'making a
total of £1.261 1.. 24., and leaving a balance in
band of £792 12s. 1 Id. With two Exchequer Bills,
however. of £6OO each, the actual balance would be
£1,792 12s. 11d.; but then there were grants out-
standing to the amount of £1,550.
The Rev. Precentor LIAR, In moviag the adoption
of the report and statement of account, said there
were two or three points upon which he wished to
make a few remarks. Thirty years bad now *biped
since the foundation of the moiety, and looking at
the first report, he found that the then secretary,
the Rev. Prebendary Lowther, put his finger upon
what he considered 12 greet blots in the diocese, in
churches that ugeatly demanded rebuilding or restor-
ation. Running his eye over these oases, he found
that in 11 of them the evil had been remedied, and
he could not but congratulate the moiety on the
result—(bear, hem). The society's grants wine
small, it wee tem—they never met without wishing
heartily that they bad more money to give—but it
was a greet satisfaction to know that their grants,
small as they were, were the means of eliciting con.
sidsrable local subsoriptioes—(hear, hear). This
appeared to have base espeoially the cam during the
past year. Mr. Lowther would correct him if be
was wrong, but he believed that in some oases their
hundreds had tolled forth thoutands—(Mr. Lowther:
"Yes, and more")— in the work of church building
In the diocese Mem the year 1837. (Mr. Lowther:
"In on. cues £l,OOO has produced £12,000.")1
Another thing mentioned in the report, and one in I
which all who desired to promote the worship of '
Almighty God must rejoice, was the additional
ohm& accommodation which the society had been
the means of providieg—(bear, beer). In the case
of Heytembury, for instance. • nobleman living dose
at hand had evinosd a desire, not only to restore
the parish church to its primitive beauty, but also to
provide better accommodation for the 1,200 people
round about him—(hear hear). This, however, warn
but • specimen of the owes to be found throughout
the diocese. Farther, he thought the moiety had
does much good in Jelling forth throughout the
diocese, and even beyond it, • loved the study of
Mush arobitectare—(hear hear). But though Mr.
Lowther's "twelve blots" had been removed ;
on looking throughout the length and breadth of the
diocese, they sew their parish churches aanuming
their ancient glory and beauty, it could not be
denied that many "blots' still remained, and he
trusted that as long as God gave them life, and
health, and strength, each one would do what be
could to help the society in effecting their removal
—(hear bast).
The Rev. Prebendary Mosaics seconded the
proposition, and stated that in his own pert of the
diocese the society had exercised • most beneficial
• influence. He knew of hut one case (Knock) in hie
'own rural deanery, where • grant was required,
and that case would, doubtless, be brought under
the notice of the society in due course. Should
that work be moompliebed, be believed there would
not he &arch in hie rural deanery of which they
would mot have reseal to be proud —(hear bear).

The Rev. Promote*, losr's proposition was pat to
the mania& aod ncianimoosly adopted.

Tbe Rev:- Prebendary Loire- mut moved a oord4l
vote of thanks to the °Moan of the society, who
were requested to continue their serviem
In oonsideratica of hie past labours as esoretary of
the moiety, the Rev. R. B. Holtobangs wee elected a
vim-president. 'The Rev. C. Ouslow we. made •
member of the oommittee in the pleas of Mr.
Hatchings, and the Rev. L. Lester in the room of
the Rev. H. Boucher.
The Bev. Preb. Lowrium proposed that the name
of Lord Radon be added to the list of vice-presideute
end took 0001111iOn to remark that when the society
wee first established, it we. thought advisable to
prepare • statement of the capacities of the various
churches in the diesels He should like to know
.hat "WO" dolmans had boost auewa sines that
time. It wee originally proposed to provide church
moomodation for three-fifthi of the pepeletiea• lii
some cease they found • great deal more already
existing, while in other mess it was as low as 20 per
mut. If the secretaries would undertake the labour,
he thought it would be satisfactory to know the stele
of amoccodation in the diocese at the present time
I —Omar boar).
The Raynor said the seiretaries need not have
much trouble, bemuse be could supply them with •
great deal of information. He was just issuing his
viaitatien pacers, sad one of his quertioos had
referimos to this very subject. If the clergy would
rely comply with his request, the secretaries meld
extract the aeoemery lamination from hie rotors&

The Rev. Prebendary LOWER:NZ accordingly I
moved "That the secretaries be revealed to after.
lain the capacity of rob church in proportion to the j
popnlation, ' and, having been seconded by the Rey.
Prebendary PAYNE, the motion EU UNENIEIO.II4
Wood to.
Referring to the treasurer's statement of anorak
the Rev. Prob. LOWTHER remarked that their pre
sent available fends were very small indeed. In
reality their only balance wee Lord Eklon's .E2OO, so
that it should not go forth to no public that they
were very rich, and that no further exertions on
behalf of the society were mosseary. In port of
fact, the society was very poor.
Earl Nairn rid it meet be remembered that the
present year's subscriptioes were still dr.
The Rev. Preb. PAYNE said their grants this year
had amounted to only £BOO, whereas last year they
distributed £BOO. He thought therefore that their
funds were sot In • very prosperous star
Earl Naomi said be had been asked to move a
resolution, and, in so doing, he might perhaps be
allowed to maks • few remarks in answer to what
had been said by others. He believed they would
find that every year had been street as bed as the
present, because they had always taken the enbecrip-
bona promised as part of the copied of the cornet
year. The subscriptions were due on the Bret of
freer' • but although be and the secretaries made
great •ff..;rte to gee them in, they were not generally
rid before the end of the year. It certainly looked
bad for the society that the balance in hand was only
£792, as against £872 last year. At the some time
he was of emir that tbsy Vero not in • very bad
way. It should be remembered that they had intro-
duced • more liberal system of grants, and be
believed that in the long run the sorry would bone.
fit from it. He wished it to be gerrally known
that the society expected prose to which it made
liberal grants, to help it to increase Its balance, by
giving increased annual subeoriS—(beer, hear).
It was imporible for him to of the moiety
when he heard statements like coatained in
the report which had been just read. He knew that
thne who assisted the society did not want praise;
but when they found clergymen like Mr. Boucher,
who regularly paid their ordinary eubsoriptions,
giving donations of 20 guineas a year, it was a
pretty good proof of the good which people
thought accrued from their money, asreal as as
expression of satisfaction at the way in which it was
expended—(bear, boar). Again, when they saw •
young nobleman like Lord Eldon showing his
approval of what his trustees bad done, not only by
increasing his subscription from two guineas to £10:
a-year, but also by giving • donation of £2OO, be '
thought there was no need of despair:—(hear, hear).
Some people had an idea that the society was doing
no good unlade it built new !churches with an
increased number of sittings; and although, of
course, he admitted that in • populous district a new
church was a very great boon, yet it meet not be
supposed that they were not doing good in merely
restoring churches without inaressing the original
number of sittings. Indeed, he regarded every
work of church restoration as the beginning
of new life in a parish. The congregations
roo.w larger, there was • more regular arse-
, and a higher appreciation of the services
of the church. He mentioned this because he
anticipated that at Easter there would be •
further drain upon the society's funds. Sums of the
inhabitants of the parish in which be was born, and
pried his childhood (Whiesparish), having seen the
new churches at Dean and Landlord, had applied to
their clergyman to do something far the regoratiroe
of their own parish church, and he was happy to tell
them that Mr. Butterfield had been to examine it
and report upon it. He hoped the plans would be
laid before the society shortly, for in the accomplish.
' meet or that work another "blot" would be removed
from this part of the dioesse—{bear, bear). 'The
noble Fort concluded by moving a vote of thanks
to the Bishop for presiding over the meeting.
The Rev. Prebendary Lowness remarked that,
as • rule, rose who were recipients of the society's
bounty were the most thanklese and magnesia
—("Oh! oh!" and laughter). Hs made • calcula-
tion a few years ago, and found that if parishes to
which grants had been made would only subscribe
I per own upon the money advanced, the society
would have an income of between £2OO and £3OO
a-year. —(bear, hear.) He should like that fact to
be generally known throughout the diocese
The Rev. Prebendary 0/mow emended Earl
Nelson's proposition, and in so doing ',premed his
regret that Doreetabire was so badly represented at
the meeting. He was glad, however, te Meow that
the opening of • now line of railway would afford the
clergy of that county Increased facilities for attend.
ing co future occsaions.
The motion was put to the cretins, by Earl
Nelson,andearried by acclamation.

The Hight Rev. CI;AIRIKAN, in acknowledging the
compliment, said his thanks were rather due to them
for helping him to do the 'pseud work oreminitted to
his charge. He really felt that no persons had a
stronger claim upon the bishops than the officers of
them admirable societies when they helped them to
get their pariah churches into a fitting state for the
worship of God. He quite concurred in the observa-
tion of Earl Nelson, that there ought to be no
difficulty about the funds of their society. On this
subject be spoke as a bishop just in the same way
as he spoke when be was a parish priest. He never
could understand the difficulty which game clergy-
men felt about making collections is their aerobes.
When he had a parish he
collections he made. Whether large or small, he
grumbled at the amount raised; and he only
wished that he could ass some way of getting rid of
the feeling of dislike to advocate in the pulpit the
objects of a society such as this—(buar, hear.) He
was convinced that if matters of this kind were more
frequently brought under the notice of the different
congregations, they would soon have abundsom of
funds to accomplish all the objects they had in view
—church restoration, education, minden', and other
good works.—(bear, hear.) He hoped to bold his
visitation soon after Easter, and as he was already
circulating a set of questions throughout the diocese,
It would be a plasm» to him to furnish the secretaries
of that society with any information in his power
with regard to the capacity of the different cannibal
in the diocese. He confeesed, however, that it was
often a great disappointment to him, the way in
which his visitation papers were returned. Any man
with the slightest knowledge of his parish could
easily answer the questions put, and yet be WM
often obliged to absodon the idea of handing
statistical statements upon the returns, because of
the imperfect way in which they were drawn up.
He should be happy, however, at any time to give
the secretaries of that society all the information in
hia power.—(hear, hear.)
A long conversation followed with respect to.
resolution adopted in 1881, to the effect that in mace
where increased aocomodation was not afforded.
there should be no augmentation grant. Various
objections were urged; but the resolution was
ultimately confirmed.
The proceedings then terminated.