The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1871-10-03 00:00:00

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RUILI•D BOANAL If KETING.

The Rev. Reginald Smith, R.D., oonvened meetings
of the clergy and laity of his deanery at the Board
room of the Dorset County Hospital, on Saturday last,
for the choice of representatives at the Salisbury
Diocesan Synod. The only parish unrepresented was
that of Dorchester St. Peter's.
At the clinical meeting the following were present:
Revel Reginald Smith, R.D., H. Moule,6l 0. G. Moule,
O. J. Bird, H. Everett, F. J. Jones, T.IR. Meekest. B. L.
Watson, it. G. Watson, J. K. %num, Evans (County
Asylum), E. Ludlow, W. T. Knipe, W. Barnes., Keith
H. Barnes, W. Urquhart, P. D. 0. Sylvester, H. B.
Williams, and C. Tucker. Both meetings were opened
and closed with prayer by the rev. chairman. The
clergy elected were: Rev. Reginald Smith, Rev. H.
Mottle, Rev. T. W. Knipe, and Rev. H. Everett.
The meeting of lay representatives that followed,
was attended by Mr. John Floyer, M.P., Dr. Bissett
Hawkins, Mr. E. Burnett, Mr. R. Davis, Mr. J.
Wellspring, Mr. R. Hayes, Mr. H. Duke, Mr. 11. J.
Cockernm, Mr H. W. Hawkins. Mr. H. B. Middleton,
Mr. C. Penney, Mr. G. Scutt, Mr. W. Randall, Mr. T.
Chick, Mr. H. Spinka, Ur. H. Look, Mr. W. Hawkins,
Mr. C. You, Mr. E. Amor, Mr. S. Stroud, Mr. P.
B.arrett, Mr. ft, Hunt, Mr. T. Chalker, Mr. J. Newman,
and Mr. John Chick (Compton Valence).
The Rev. Tazortimus Baum, of Toiler Fratrum,
wished to say that be did not attend the clerical meet-
ing in consequence of reading the notice for four o'clock
(the 'tour for the lay meeting), and that he was not
absent from any disrespect to their Diooessn, as he
wished the Synod all AUOOOIIII.
The RURAL DRAM said he wished every one WU as
hearty as Mr. Bennett in the matter.
The Rev. PAINIDINT addressing the lay represents-
tie.' remarked that their business was to elect six
goutionen. being communicants, to go to the Diocesan
nyncid. They were assembled as churchmen and
servants of Christ, at the call of their Bishop and the
expressed wish of the diocese in oonferenoe assembled
on the 'Jib of August. As they had met for what
might be called a vary seared and important purpose,
he proposed beginning the meeting as was done that
of the clergy with prayer.
After prayers, the rev. gentleman observed that there
were two or three points in the letter the Bishop had
addressed to him in reference to the elections which he
thought it desirable to reed to them. The Bishop first
observed that the Rural Dean should be the chairman at
both the clerical and lay meeting,and said that the best
way of taking the votes would be—that each person
shoed be supplied with • form, and then, after ample
opportunity for selection and discussion, shoed write
on the form the Lames of the gentlemen be wished
appointed Synodsmen. Only one vote andel he given to
the seine person. Teo representatives mast be residents
in the diocese, and commtutitmnts—there was no other
qualification. Proxies were not allowable, the elect-
log body must attend the meeting. In aooordenee
with the resolutions aed at the conference, six
laymen, being communicants, were to be elected
for this rural deanery, for three years, and tire
electors were to be informed that it was baportant
those they proposed should be prepared to devote them.