The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-07-17 00:00:00

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LAY MT RISTFIN OF THI CH1:111C0 OF ENGLAND.
The arebbiehop and Bishops have given that. assent to
the establishment of a new class of ministrants in the
Church of Ragland. They are to be called "Readers,"
and will be entitled to perform all the duties hitherto
belonging to the clergy alone in outlying distriete of
large perishes, mission eiturches being provided for them.
They are to weer surplices, but not stoles, end are not
to he designated " Reverend." They erste be see
apart for their aloe by speciel religious services, but
are not to reoeive the episcopal imposition of kends me
at the ordination of the SIPTIV. To the diocese of
London rules have bees drawn up for their guidenoe,
and have received the approval of the Bishop. A large I
number of laymen' have already offered themselves foe
this new form of Cherish work.

DIRPUTID RITUAL Mums AIM ORNAMIWIII—Ijeder
this title a ease has been =boated by the Eighth
Church Union both. Queue,. Advocate, the Solicitor
General, Sir !Seamy Kelly, Q C., Mr. courtar, QC.,
Dr. Deese. go., mi.. C. G. Pridetuz, Ur. Hansen,
and Yr. John Ceil4r, whose joint opinion wee requested
ai to tbe legality al (1) the vestment* (2) alter lights,
(3) iseenes, (4) the mixed chillies, and (5) the nee of
wafer tweed. Owing to the unusual number of the
counsel, nonsiderable time has been occupied by their
delherations, febieh, however, are now ended, and their
opinion will be Inv,e public in • few days. The learned
counsel are, we are informed, unanimous in favour of
the legality of the vestment., a majority are in 'wow
of the !splay of the sitar lights and the use of wafer
bread, • majority are agarst the legality of the mixed
obeli* while with respect to insects) they are of opinion
that, though it may be used for purposes rif fumigation
in ',standing pot, it may not be used for sensing nervous
or thing.. We are glad to learn that the elevation of
Sir Fitzroy Kelly to the bench will not interfere with
his giving an opinion on this gem. --Siondard.

A Roman CATHOLIC BISHOP ON SABBATH 08.
lIIIIVANCL —The Bishop of Liverpool laid tbe founda-
tion stone of a Dew Roman Catholic church at Barrow.
in-Furnees, on Sunday, sod delivered • long address
upon the occasion. In the course of it he alluded to
the day which had been selected for the ceremony.
"There will he many," said his lordship." who will
=rove of such • eerernony as that you have wit-
being performed on this day ; but I have
endeavoured ta show you that we are not bound by
Jewish Laws and prescriptions, and that when the day
was °hanged from Saturday to Sunday so also was the
manner cheered, and therefore, I am an advocate—ay,
even on the Sabbath day—on this day which is holy
unto the Lord—for the people enjoying themselves
with rational amusement after they have adored and
fulfilled their service unto God—to Him as our creator,
ruler, and preserver, in whose hands are our lives, and
who watches over no day and eight. All homage is due
unto God, but after that service theft I hold it lawhal
that man should enjoy himself by honest recreation ;
and instead of beieg driven etealthily to *arouse in a I
public-house, instead of being compelled to sit at home,
brooding, perhaps, over some vies, I would rather see
our manly young people gathering together, end
ruing forth to Keane, with their rifles seen on this
day ;and I wm.M like to see our cricket clubs at work,
and oar athlete youths strengthening and recruiting
themselves from the &tires of the week by playing at
football or other athletie sports. These things do not
break the law of God any more than the smoke which
going into a man delliee him. We have therefore, no
sympathy in any way or manner with the Jewish ob-
servance of the Sabbath; and consequently we have
selected this day in order to perform this holy rite."
The site of the church to given by the Peri of Devon-
shire. The building, which is to seat 700 persons, is to
goat 84,000.