The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-05-21 00:00:00

pivoestas

for an alteredoe In our Booked Common
othereise thertseiltetlire serviess,but to that -
n was desidedly opposed—hear). The Prayed.
Book hawing had the emotive of the %sage of 300 yeses
onel upwards it was a &error step to morel a
minim, sad would ha rasing the door to anions
alberatier Ho roped they should ratter to
warble God as their forefathers bed dor since the
Deformation- (beer hear). They did not want any
term beyond that of keeping order ; they went to thatch
net to be sagged with the stresitiens of decorations in
any particular part of the sacred elliithe; they emit there
be worship, sad he contheded that anything calculated
take off their attention was not ociadualre to their
spiritual rare— (apparel RIO additios was :
" bonded that no nitration is the Common Prayer
Bosh, or otherwise affectag the sorrier. ha mourn plated
tr. ethyl tbkral,htsernitterntalfer their :riders-
liltth loft it—he would not say *Orr some
to the result.—(epplause).
Mr. R. N. Cox submitted that the proviso which Mr
Pep.
igs had annexed to his proposition was rather
It said "provided no alterationa in the
Messes Pryer Book, or otherwise affecting the
be oontemplated by the rid Aire...ion."
ICirl7tiliat were really the merrier of the Church of
Allard ? By tomb was said they .5514 g. to say
listant that might leod us to Rome, whilst by others it
str held that Mos wrier of the Church should be
u1..1 Is es* way that they might think them-
tnielle in • Mothedir asp& Ho raid not undesseind
NIL pop& ...wog, sad if be raid star his opinions
ere diellaitely, they wend be better able to ester
Into the matter.
The Vies-Chairman Weight if it were pat into this
fora it wend most the •leirdot the chairmen as well se
the whiteout Ms Cox. Irtead of =thing Its proviso,
he would merely add to the resolution, that "they
would sho recommend that no alteration should bo
mode is the preen' font of service In the Cherub of
Lio
N. Oex said that was not exactly his view of
the settiati, and Mr. Tusker's eaggestion did not quits
Soddy his. Re spoke of the Common Prayer Book,
and, us churchwarden, be wend sot ersoot to his
same heir put to anything width wend in say err
interfere with the Prayer Book as It at presort stars.
Re hoped aslant as be lived, end for maag geseratiose
Is rise, there would ha no intriefereass with the Book
at Comers Pram, which be eossidened the standard of
eft hatik as well as the Bible itself.
Th. Marmon mid there wee not the slightest
dater, of opinion between Mr. Cox and himself. Ho
had, ever sines L. red 1.. A she pesiiienseis of
lag his pasisk and sire try lied plaeod =Zit
' bins oaks* tblille ever in their peeratioa to allow any
alteraidea in that Prayer Week mid be intended, by the
resolution be had proposed, he lot the Prayer Book
damend as It newts to their eassomore—(applari). He
would, if they pleased, strike 6416 the ear& "or other.
wise dirtier the services,' or they might omit
altogether the proviso it they pleased
Mr. H. N. Cox said they minted a uniform mcvls of
conducting the astnee in all our churches. They
required, all the Rev. M. L. Lee told them, the via
*odic parser —(heer, boar).
The ifisairman sontioned : Some of the very men who
adverted the alteration of the Prayer Book or the
shortening of the services were known to get op and
precook a sermon of 40 minutes in length—(li/athirst,
and bow, hear). Nowho did sot mean to say &genre
was not an important part of their worship ; but if there
was anything less important than another it was the
senson—(bear, hoer). He asked them if they did not
think from 90 to 45 mitres' sermon was sufficiently
long I —(applause).
Mr. Hine, of Loden, considered there was one matter
whin' was not exactly right—that was in the baptismal
service. There wore poor pork who nerd as
armours, and be oontieried try knew nothing at ell of
the oirmunsteneso, whether it was right or wrong.
They made promisee that they would re the child
brought up in • proper which never could bo
lons by eventbr best darted person that could be
found anywhere.
Mr. R. N. Con: The fault he not with the Prayer
Book; it is the fault of the people who do not do their
dray properly—(her, hear). He rendered this was
nets It pleas to discus doctrines set forth in the
Prayer Book—(hear, hear).
Mr. Chick, of Askerswoll. then isropord that the
mohair read by the &sitar he adopted by the
ineetaug.
Mr. Templeman thought if they left the matter in the
handset the Amoolatirm, their wishes as to the non-
interf.renoe with the Paver Book would be carefully
serried out,
Mr. H. N. Cox seconded the adoption of the
rosolutioa.
The Chairman ventured to ask if there was any
ritalistie ebureh cordon parent ;if so, let him stand
o p.
No one responded to the Inquiry, it being
evidently thought a most improbable thing that one of
them Arid adopt theti views.
The Chairman said every churchwarden who was a
tree eberehman mod be opposed to the Repletion
parlor that were being introduced into our church,
which were not winetioned by the Book of Comm-ca
Prayst. He than pat the resolation to the meeting.
and It was carried unanimously after the words had
her omitted "That the widerrigned desired their
names to be added to the list of members of the
Association." He then called upon Mr. S. 'Pucker to
favour the meeting with his views upon the trials which
thsissaw approaching.
Vice-Chairman said at the suggestion of his
friend, this chairman, sad ha Might say of troy of his
brother churchwardens he resold make a few observe.
Hoes on this important matter. He had prepared a
short repolotion, *blob he would submit to the mooting,
and, Wit nun their wishes, would ask them to adopt
It. He wend, however, prefer it with one or two
observations, and would at once my that, whikt it
eland at the suppremion of Popery in its most
obnoxious form, be entirely repudiated anything that
would appear like a want of proper deference to those
who were is authority over them. He was one of those
who had none but the kindliest feelinp towards
those who them to adopt another form of religion, and
he in the past bad used his humble endeavours to place
them on an equality in regard In religious liberty with
theniselves—(bear. hoar). At the rine time he was
as much opposed as anybody to ritualistic practices, and,
feeling straggly upon the matter, be ventured to submit
to trot for presentation to the Lord Bishop of the
Diocese the following petition, or memorial, or roman-
strains, whatever they chore to eall it. After what
they bad board from his lordship's lips that day, he
thougLt they were folly justified in the erns he now
ventured to recommend to the meeting. He then read
the following copy of a ObrOfilil *hint be had drawn
up:—