The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1884-05-06 00:00:00

" TI BIDIITIMOT.OI OF WTI."

Mr. P 14111) JILLARD than brought op • question
of considerable importance, viz., lb. re- liatribution of
seat*. He thought it would be generally admitted
by every one that prarWhionera certainly had the first
claim upon the sittings in the chart*. There was no
doubt at the protect tints there were a great many
nonipatishioners attending the church, of opune they
were very happy to see them but he really
thought the parishioners should be first oon-
sidered in it the matter of sittings. He
posed that any parishioner who wee without
sitting, or who hal an inconvenient sitting, and was
Dot satisfied, should be free to select any sitting in
preberenos to the one at present occupied, even though
the ouch, has set hie he•r: up in be ..irvaly occupied
by • non parishioner. He could not himself toe theee
was any linrdahip in that. He believed some of the
best and principal sittings in the church were at
present occupied py non parishioners, and some of the
parishioners had to put up with very indifferent
p 9511100. in the church with regard to their sittings.
Therefore he certainly did think non-pariehioneve
ought to 'Wand in • very secondary position In regard
to the sears to thorn who belonged to the
and helped to support the church. (Hear, bear.)
erar)
Mr. Bourrr said Ire qoite agree! that Vie
parish' mars had the first right and claim in the
selection of seats, but pariehi iners having once
*sleeted a meat should not be able to change it after a
month or so. He might any as churchwarden he bad
not bad • single application for • seat or for • change
from a parishioner. He could not sae how they were
going to allow perialalainerie to take Hate 00 trial.
Mr. PSAID JILLABD said not exactly on trial, but
supposing there was a parishioner who had •
conspicuously inferior sitting, and there was soother
person, • nonipariehlorier, wit) had as conspicuously
• superior position is respect to the sitting in the
churl*, he thought he should not be at all oat of
order In hie view of affair', if he propneed that the
parishioner should be able to ask the non.periabioners
to give up his seat.
Mr. Briairwrr : If you will Live in. notice, no
doubt you would be able It have • better seg.

on tba inMtr.

Mr. lituarrrr said the churehwardeas were pre-
pared ti receive applications from any pariMioner
who was without a seat or was dissatisfied with his
present sitting.
Mr. GOLLOP : You will bare plenty of applications.
The RICTOI said they cold well le re the matter
entirely in the hands rI lb. churchwarden. ; he we.
confident they would do their best to amigo the feats
fairly and properly.
M. AITIIIII LOCK said there W 44 MO thing they
omitted at the Met ve@trr. viz. , P••• • v°t• of
thanks to the organist and choir for their efficient am-
ylase. He believed he should be oarrytug the whole
parish with him in proposing a hearty vote of thanks
to Mr. Morgan end the choir for the very efficient way
In which they had conducted the musical earvicee of
thLchumh.

—iir7-11—Trisw seconded the motion, which was
carried unselinously.
'TIM BASTER MOPE!."
_

The Ramos then brought up the question of the
" Easter money." Thom preeent probably knew.
sum of money was in former years left by kenorninut
Individuals to the poor of this and the other two
parishes. Hitherto the custom in the parish had hems
for the Reetor and churchwsrdeas to come here on
Ender Monday, nod oonelder the poor, who thought
tbar had a olsba on this MOllll7. Hitherto the
mopsy h&j boss given away In shillings, eighteen-
13=and as high as ball-crowns, In rather an
minate inseam. Last Eats. Monday, by
mere happy widget, the oversew from whom tssy
obtained the money made a mistake, and not know-
ing the mossy was to be çlvsn away to the Moeda,
west sway for a holiday, Wood* to befog MN mown