The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1863-05-26 00:00:00

SALISBURY DIOCESAN CHORAL
ASSOCIATION.

The annual festival of this uwciation took plans
on Teursday in the nave of Salisbury Cathedral.
The objects of this association are to promote the
improvement of the singing in churches; to
offer facilities to choirs to obtain instruction in
church music, by providing choir-masters to give
lesions at a cheap rate, and to encourage a good
hearty style of congregational singing of sacred
psalm and hymn tunes. This is the second assembly
of the united choirs, the first festival having taken
plea in 1861. Last year there were four festivals
held at various parts of the diocese; and the object
of the whole assembling together on this occasion
was mainly to test the progress that had been made
during the past two yearn. The committee fixed
, the date on which the festival should be held some
time since, and this unfortunately prevented the
Bishop of Salisbury and the three archdeacons from
attending, their presence being required at the
sitting of convocation. The Rev. C. Tower, the
diocesan secretary, has been indefatigable in his
endeavours to perfect the arrangements, and upon
him the success of the festival has mainly depended.
In addition to all the preparations necessary, he
arranged the services and the music, with the
assistance of Mr. .1. E. Richardson, organist of the
cathedral, and the Rev. Thomas Ellelmore, priest
ordinary to the Queen, and precentor of Si. Mark's
College, and the taste these gentlemen have dis-
played in their selection, and the simple arrangement
of the several parts has, in a great masers, produced
the results attained. The South-Western and
Great Western Railway Companies ran special
trains for the accommodation of the singers, and by
ten o'clock Salisbury received a largeintlux of visitors.
The choirs practised together at half-past ten at the
cathedral under the conductorship of the Rev. Mr.
Tower and the Rev. Noel Freeling and othera The
practice was a very satisfactory one, and it was won
found that the respective choirs had been well
trained, and were well acquainted with the music.
The doors were opened to the public at eleven o'clock
and the nave speedily filled, the congregation num-
bering between 3.000 and 4,000, consisting of •
some of the leading families of the oounties of Wilta
and Dorset. The Ven. Archdeacon Harris was at
first selected as the preacher. but in consequence of
Wainer requiring his attendance elsewhere he was
cow to decline, and his place was ably filled by
the compelled
Rev. The Lord Bishop of St Andrews,
Dr. ordsworth. The choristers numbered about
1.450, and occupied the transepts; the surplioed
choirs being placed beneath the tower, and the
young women .1 the Training School in each aisle.
There were 251 females, and the dietributioo of the
male reit** was as [We're : trebles (boys) 453; altos,
154; tenors, 276; beans, 316. The choirs were
contributed from the following parishes and
places
-- •

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Bishops Canninp - 24
Potterne - • • 11
North Neerton - • 11
Winterborne Stoke,
Berwick St. James - 31
Shrewton • • . IS
Maddington - . 10
Warminster Pane
Church - - - 31
Bearninster- • - 31
&end (Melkshan) . 17
Bast Grafton - - 16
Marlborough St.
Peter's, - - • 2.5
St. Marrs • - 27
Horningham - - 23
Stapleford •
Winterslow • - 17
Piddletown- - - a
Salisbury --St-Thomas 15
Fast Knoyle - • 4
Fieherton • - - 48
Bishopetone - - 19
D°7""('n - - - 16
Sallsistry—St-Martin's 17
Barford St. Martin - 28
Canford Magna - -90
Shit tesbary - •31
Mast Orchard and Mar-
pret itarsh - • 13
Bast Stover - - 6
&more Green • - 19
Saverneke Forest—St.
Katherine's - • 10
Coombe Bisset • - 5
41 Blendford- - - 19
101 111011100 d &lowborn. 10

Voices.
Salhbury Cathedra - 20
blarnhull - - 11
• 22
- 10
- 18
- 9
• 16
- 18
• 10
- 11
- - • 11
. -.11
Pommy • - • 18
Weymouth Trinity
dinrch • - -
- 11
- 11

Dinton - •
Bramshaw • •
Wimbome - -
lweme Minster • -

I;Oniieet • -
Landlord • -

ersaborne • -

Bishopstrow -
Dewtub - - -

Sharborne -
iudgershall -
Warminster—St. Law-

reins - • -
Parkstone - - 13
Poole—St. James - 18
To!puddle • - 13
Bpettiabury sad Chad-
too llarshall - 26
Chute - - 10
. .

Westbury - - • 32
Tetfont Evias - - 16
Dilton's Marsh. - 26
Chilmark • - • 21
Weymouth—St.John's 22
Frampton - • 17
Maiden Newton- 11
Cattistock - - - 16
Compton Valence - 8
Bureombe . .13
Milliorne Port - . 13
Wilton - - • 34
Warminster Christ

. 42

Mute -
At luilf-psst eleven a poosnioe was forma on
the watt alii a the anion= in tin following ardor:—

Buck

The Cathedral organist, Mr. J. E. Rh:harder ; the
Cathedral choir • the surpliced choirs of All Sane*
Dorchester ; lier:minster i Netherhury ; Perkstailo :
' St. James', Poole: Sherhorne Abbe, ; Stormil3".
Marshall i 3filhoeqt Port; St. John's, Weymouth k
Diocesan Clergy; Verger,; mince Capone; Friar,
&ries, Porde, Smart, Payne, and Obtelow ;. the sir"
Dean ; the Chancellor and Canon Awe r the Lrean'e
kyr
verger; the Deill ; the Bishop'sth
verger ; e- BM* Off
St. Andrews; the Mayor, Aldermen, and Counell
of the city of Salisbury. From the cloisters
passed through the Chancellor's court into the Gabe,
&al, singing the pniceseronal psalms, to D. Crotch,
simile chant. There were twosome 300 and 400 alba
clergy of the diocese of Salisbury and these surround-
ing it present. and among those that walked is
the procession we observed—The Reeds. E. aarsteir?
G. Philippe, W. H. West, A. Codd, A Lath, C. T.
Procter, W. F. Tragarthen, Hon. A. R. Spring Rim?
J. Farr, C. K. Paul, R. R. Watts, Has. W. W. A
Ponsonliy, W. U. Peroeval Ward, G. A Clestber,
H. C. De St. Croix, If. POwler, J. Mites, A. Brad-
rick, A. Wilkinson, H. Girdlemee, A a Carnegie,
T. A. Blair. G. Vincent, T. r Ravorlhaw. 9.0.
Xaterfall. H. Wale, W. H. Awdry, .1. IL Maine.
1. L NOr. j. N. Hisxmae, C. Hinsmen, C. Y.
lyde, J. P. F. Davidson R. Trauma, D. Olivier,
t'.. T. Baker, A. S. lleinWitt. it. B. abodes. T. IL
Hack erdeld.W. Ewers, A. W. Radcliffe, C. Lurked,
J. H. Pearaddocke, T. A. Peareidocke, F.
J. J. Jacob, G. Carpenter, I Et. M'Diter•R,Bsialtt
Flinch, G. Glover, T. Carey, H. a Mani, W.,
Mills, J. C. W. Rogers, C. 0. Wheat, ac., fin
The following choir-masters were also pram**
Meows. T. E. Spinner, Itenningham, and litantliy?
aailOselZ ; Mr. A. Walton, Marlborough; MO, R,JruraTestbury ; Mr. Romaine, Devises; Mt. E.
Herbert, Sherburne; Mr. J. Rohrer, Doecbenter;:
Mr. J. Dunn. Reminder ; Mr. r. & Bl6llls.
Wiraborne ; Mr. Brown, Maiden Newton The
processional psalm was sang very ereditehly:
, and the tons was observed with greater serieriin
; than we have noticed formerly. The introdadory
1 prayers were intoned by the Rev. Chancellor Len_iiV
the fird lesson being read by the Rev. FL W:
Pollen, minor canon ; and the second by the Rev.
Sob-desa Eyre The concluding praying were in.
toned by the Rev. W. H. H. Pullen. The Visite
was sung to Dr. Have's drat, and the effect wae
rep fine indeed. The chnim sang with peat pro.
01530, and they showed watnisealuible proof of the
impiovement they had made since they last aseses.
bled. The Psalm ter the day was sang to Cleft&
single intl. No. 164, Salisbury Hu in BOok, andl
this was rendered quite air well as the previxer
Psalm. The Te Deum, sung to. Humphries' Grand'
Chant, was given without a fault ;, the full power'
of the choirs being heard in this cheat to prise-.
tion. The tenors ini4ht have been somewhat weak,
but still the parts blended beautifully; and never"
betire has such sweet and melodious chanting been
heard in this Cathedra Dr. Sinner's chant, No.
25, Salisbury Book, was selected for the Benediren,
which was song altuirahly. The anthem, the chief'
musical piece of the day, was selected from the
138th Psalm, "I will give thanks," composed by
Mr. J. E. Richardson, the organist of the
Cathedral. This oiece is calculated to taut the
merits of any choir—their hoowledge of male and
particularly of time. We say it without contradio-
tion that Mr. Richardson could not possibly ham
wished it to have gone better. The attired time
was preserved throughout, and this anthem, which
Is very ably arranged, told with wonderful earl.
The bar solo, sang by the • hole of the tames, ens
rendered faultier, and the singing of the concluding
chorus is worthy of the highest commendation.
Considering that the choirs have not met for two'
yeas, the result of this festival, in a musical point.
of view, has exceeded the most sanguine expectations,
and the committee cannot but took with adisfecidow
on the snocese this aseociatiew has achieved. The
voices of the boys were in no way harsh and coarse,.
as was observed at the district festivals last year,
and this speaks well for the attention that has bun'
paid them by the choirmasters. The Hymn ke
itecension Day was sung to Redhead. No. 61, after
which the Lord Bishop of St. Andrews esseaded the
pulpit, and delivered an excellent drowses, Ishii
it hi text the Bth Psalm.
A eollestios was then made which amounted to 118111;•
after which the choirs song the Hymn 108, =
Hymn Book, to hk, Ana's, and the Bishop p
the Benediction.

The singers thee manlier' in procession, beaded by
the band of the Ist Wilts Volunteer., from the Cathe-
dral to the Market-house, where a dinner was pro-
',Pied for them by Mr. ?Leith, of the Shoulder of Mottos
lea. A number of Mellor. also partook of dinner
with the singer., the whole oompany numbering those
I.7oo.—Earl Nam presided. The band of the silk
coma played several lively airs &trios the dinner, ender
the conductorship of Mr. W. P. Aylward; Geese
having bwen .uog both before and after the meaL
Earl NELBON, on *lease being restored, said he found
that it was expected in the programme that ha, as their
chairman, should address them. He did not propose to
have many toast., or that his address should be in say
way a long one, but he must as their chairman
i ens-
thm e upon what had occurred that day.
Theylcb6ast. an association had advanced many ways. They
had been misted by the presence of the Mayor ea&
corporation of the eity of Salisbury. as they were or
the last omission ; and they had been also assisted veer
materially in the processiee by the voluntary beths et
the .olunteer bend. (Load Applause.) They bad he
thank the Market Company for their kindles. in.
allowing them to meet in that room. (Cheers.) AM
they bad oleo to thane the Bishop of Bt. Andrews for
his very noble, heart-stirring sermon this morning.
(Applause.) They bad to thank the secretary of the
Association, Yr. Tower, and his assistant secretaries,
and others, who had helped in the arrangement, of the
reoim for the pod order that had been maintained at
the dinner. They knew the bashfulness and peeper-
humility that exemplified the tree Christian cearesese
of their secretary, Mr. Tower, and he bad reminded him
that his mutant-secretary, Mr. Treteian, had doe, the.
meet in the work of organisation, and therefore be
ought also to be specially mentioned on this ocession.
(Applause.) He had now to state two facto which were.
not so full of rekoising as be could have wished. One
fact was addressed inor- particularly to the visitors,.
and there was yet thee to make amends font. Thir
movement cannot be carried on without few., and be
was sorry to say that the ao'hictioa this anomie/ bad
only amounted to Efifi, although the Cathedral was jug
amfull as the last lestivaL He deeply regretted the
absence of their bishop. As they well knew, froth
what he said to them on the last occasion, his Mark
wa. thoroughly mixed up with this esovenient, and
nothing would have given him greater pleasure then So
have been able to attend. He believed it was no fault
of the managing committee, because the meet* of
convocation, which he bad been obliged to Masai, was
fixed after the arrangements for this meetinsg.
And it waa now his duty as their pas.
and in the absence of their bike&

to ea i a few weeds personally to them, ..._
thought they were taught by that Association that it.
waa their duty to give their beat to God. The gift that
he had given them a the voice to praise Him should Iss
improved, so that it might be the beet that amid he for
Hi. service. (Appian...) He thought that was a great
Imon, because everything that God had bleated Mem
with ought to be improved, so that their might give'
their beet to Him. It.Y a very high privi them;
the smallest among them might take part the gnat
work of Aiming up the hearts of Um penile in their
own parishes, or in this great Cathedral. to a warmer
devotion towards their likened Lord. Addressing the
stagers, the noble earl said: Bet you must remember
one thing, that you make this offering a perfectofferiag.
You must take OM that the words you stag go down
into your heart., and that from year to year, as you
improve in your powers of singing, your hearts are also
leeched by God's Holy Spirit, that you are brought
starer to Him, so that in troth. "out of the abundance
of the heart your mouth may speak." (Applmssa.)
Lad now I will propose to you the aely toast —"the
health of the Queen." I will not ask yea to rennet' it
with cheers, because that damage your over-weekeel
vnicea, but I will ask you to snag "God Save the
Queen." (Applause.)
The choirs then sung the Natio:eel Anthem, hid by
the band, and they then repaired to the Cathedral for
the afternoon service.

A similar prim:merlon as in the morning was formed
in the cloisters, with the emseption of the Mayor and
Corporation, the Processional Hymn being sung to the
tune "All. Trinita Beata" adapted from an arrange-
ment by Novella The Psalm 106th was sung t• a
Gregorian chant, 6th tone; the Cantate Domino the
fah tone; and DOUAI klismatur to the chant Tonna
Peregrinus (transposed.) The afternoon service was
intoned by the Rev. H. S. ArinSeld and Rev. W. H.
Pullen. minor moon.; the first lesson being read by the
Rev. H. W. Pullen, and the second by the Rev. Sub-
dean Eyre. The anthem "0 give thanks," by Tuck's.
was sung remark ably well, the parts being kept witlegrest.
accuracy. The service concluded by the singing of the
Hymn, "Love divine all love et:melting," to a chorale by
permission of Novella and Co. The collection at the,
clomp of the service amounted to £2.1 9. 4d. This ter
-
',limier' one of the most successful memtinp of the
Association, and the choirs returned to their respective.
homes by train during the evening.

SLANDFORD.—Coax Wilmer, Saturday, May
-
23rd. —This attesdason wan vary limited, and prism
ruled aa last week.

POOLS. —Lospox Comm Or BANKRUPTCY, Beige.
dsy.-13.fore Mr. Commissioner Pane. le Re Dumb
The bankrupt wu a solicitor, of Jewin-strent, late of
Poole, in Dorsetsbire. This was the sitting for *zeal
-
nation and discharge, but an sosounts have beim Med.
The amount of the bankrupt's liabilities did riot
iranspire ; but, at tbe first sitting, debts of upwards of
£I2AD were proved. The largest debts are da• to
members of tbe bankrupt's family resident at Windsor.
An adjournment was ordered till ARO Mb of Jean

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