The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-06-29 00:00:00

FORESTERS' DEMONSTRATION AT
DORCHESTER.

Favoured by spies lid weather, the fete of the
Foresters, at Dorchester, on Coronation Day was a
great success. It is four years since attention was
called to Forestry by a d• monstration of this character
in the crounly tows, •nd the eyes sae attracted a large
number of visitors from the country and from other
towns is Dorset. "All Dorettester," so to speak, went
oat of town holiday m.king, but the iOOO of visitors
made the streeta quite lively. The Foresters we,
conspicuous by their fanciful dresses or sashes of
" Lincoln green ;" feathers of the gayest hues
adorned the caps of some of these "merry men
" Robin Hood " appeared in his coat of for, an
his curls comma...rho:l general admiration ; Little
John sod Friar Tuck, sad all the other heroes in the
story were representeo ; banners on whioh are depicted
seenee em, lematic of the objects of the Order were
borne is the prooeseion, while the mimic aces and
spear. serried by some of the brethren indicated, we
suppose, indomitable seal in the cause of Forestry.
The Chief Ranger, committee, sod some of the members,
with the Dorchester rifle bras band, went to the ra I.
way station at nine o'clock, to meet b etbren from
Poore, Wareham, Wrofrith, and Weymouth, .13{1.
War bed thence to the field, near the barracks, Mr.
G. J. G. Gregory lent them for the fits. boon after
ten o'clock, a large hotly of Foresters having in the
mean•hde assembled, a procession was formed in the
following order:—
Two members of the Demonstration committee: Bro..
Jeokin, and Frampton
. _

Robin Hood, Little John, Friar TuekTrand five other Foresters
mounted.
Band of the tra LEK V., under Mr. H. Wellspring.
Banner of Court Aunty, Poole.
Dispensation of Court Amity.
Brethren of Cotut Amity.
Banner of Court Plume of Feather., Weymouth.
Brethren of Court Plume of Feathers.
Banner of Court Sailor s Hope. Mekumbe Regis.
Brethren of Court Sailor's Hope.
Dispensation of Court Forest King. Winfrith.
Brethren of Court Forret King.
Tolpuddle Dram hand, under Mr. U. Way.
Banner of Court Progress Doreheeter.
Dispensation of Court Program.
Brethren of Court.riugraeu
•

Demonstration comouttee : Yews. lia)Osaus, Storey, Hodges,
Stagg, I riand, CIIi, Harris. and Otter.
Secretaries Sake and Haskett
.

Chief Ranger J.Sbergold, supported by PC. H. and P.S. Nob!.
and P.S.W. Barrett.
They then prooteded into the Sorra, with band playing
end banners flying, awsompanied by a large number
p.opl. On arriving at St. Peter's church the procession
sited. opened their reeks, and, as the baud played the
National Anthem, they gradually filed into church up
the centre front the rear. There was a good congre-
gation at the church.

Toe sermon was preached by the itev. E. W. Pears,
ILA., from Titus xi.. 11-14. The rev. gentleman
observed that in the presiding verses, the Apostle Ins
been directing Tutu. to exhort ell persons of all ages
and rants to perform their several duties with all
fissility, that the word of God be not blasphemed. In
the last verse be commands Titus himself to speak these
tbiop "with all authority," thereby instructing the
min sten of the gospel 10 every age that if they will
deal faithfully wt b the Church they mast not be content
with setting forth the doctrui,s of the gospel only, but
insist upon the sanctifying effect of those do:trines
in ell that beliave them. In the eleventh nod following
verses, he gives the great reason for tbicthe Gospehthe
only way of salvation, called here the "grate of God,"
because it proceeds from His grace, and speaks of His
, is not limited to any one age or class in society,
f•at is preached to " all men." All are ooneereed in it,
high and low, rich and psor, sad if it is glad tidings of
salvation. it Woo teaches no Ist, negatively, what we are
to gin up, via., "ungodliness sad worldly lusts."
.2nd,
positively, what we aro to practice, to live soberly, nglit-
eotisly,and Godly," i.t eoberly in our own hesrts an
desirokrighteously towards our neighbours,and Godly, in
own reverence and love for God bigwig!. sOor sustaining
prirhiple in this selfdenying woik, is to be "the bloomed
hope and glorins appeanug of the great God and our
Saviour Jesus Christ ;" ashen we hope to be delivered
from all sin end to b. 104. "liksbion, seeing Him as
He is." The liaise He hot spoons is that " He gave
himself for us," to be made a curse for nate die for us, to
redeem us from the 00110 of tbe law, and everlasting
• death, and He has done this for on, not that we should
continue like the rest of the world, but that we
! should be purified "onto Himself aa • peculiar people,
I seclooa of good works." This appearing in CLscrs
bowie of prsyer ought not to be • matter of form. If
any persona thought it so, God does not, but will call
men to account for the use they have made of these
opportunities. Coming to church in the morning will
enly increase the oondshanation of Ape* who peas the
re,t 04th. day in sin. If men desire to profit by the
gospel, they must be willing to be different from the
rest a the world, and mast remember that no religion
will save their tools which does not show itself in a
consistent and faithful climb. ergs of their pri•ate aOl
social duties. If the teak is hard. God has promised His
grace to all that ask it. Gratitude to their God end
Saviour should constrain theta to live to Him, and the
hope of salvation should support and cheer them.
On the conclusion of the terries, the procession was
reformed, and the Foresters paraded the town, ending
their triumphal propose at Mr. Gregory's held near the

Artillery Barracks, where by this tarns •eapitai
was provided for their enjoyment by ario,
the George lee. Mr. Alderinen Inca prestled,..du4
pari a good attendanss. Alter the d nuer tbs.,
toasts were proposed, and touch enact:aging ""
Vora given concerning the progress of Forestry 6,4
usefulness.

At three o'clock dancingt cad & cad. ty of time,
...poet', and tb• acy's proceedinp titre kinc,ti.
°wily proloaitod till sight

SUICIDE AT GODBANsioNE
A poor man Dammed Groves committed suicide dor*
Friday night last, under distreseng
pon.,.aly he was bailiff to Mr. Hub), bat en
gentleman's deetb he left the farm. Fur a eath
be
milked as a thatcher and shearer, and time Ler/atm.
piece of very poor land in the wan, 20 acre. ut sneak
for which he bad to Pul 12e• weeeli• He Led 114011/4
to help work it. who was paid so a weak....
bad to keep two hones. The little mosey na
accumulated went but • small way towards smetwiti
farming the unkindly land he had got, aaj be
borrow from friends. But niontb by
pr ,speeta became worie. Then be e1t.e.,.a..4
truth of the saying "Trouble! never cou, et.ilv,"La
I'.') of his children died within • few tz.,.n.,jd
other from conaumption- It was no w- 0j tat: tta
unfortunate man became " stran,po,
Last week he was employed shearing at
la Friday he was very restl.••• anti lowspeded, m
length, hewing finished the sheep Le was Mau%
"That was the last he should sham," and •
Ile complained of being unwell, and "toot to oot kat
there he could not rout. Soon he gut up +pita am.
t.king • bit of bread and cheese in Ms Lana be
wandet e I forth. He was not seen alive again. Woo
Saturday morning be was found hanging in Iluol b•fl
quite dead. An Inquest was held in the eel:Luton:4a
• rdict of temporary insanity returned.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BitlDpoßT RAILWAy