The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-08-22 00:00:00

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DIOCESAN ANNIVERSARY MEETING AT
SALISBURY.

The diessean ennieereary of the Societies for Promot-
ing Chi-utilise Knowledge and for the Propagation of the
Gomel in Foreign Parts took place at Salisbury on
Cliiiraday the 18th inst. There was full morning service
in the Cathedral, and in the evening, after service at
5 tent., the public meeting presided over by the Lord
Biseop of the trioe-se was held in the Conned Chamber.
The Cathedral dignitaries met the parochial clergy in
His Cho pterdiouse. Amongst those present were: Tlte
Lerd B shop of Serum ; the Bishop of Oxford ; Precentor
Lear; Hon. and Rev. Canon Gordon ; Archdeacons
Harris, Sanctuary, Huxtable, and Buckle; Sitcoenter
Deubeny ; Prebendaries Lowther, Fowle, Smart, Renaud,
Stanton, Rooks, Caswell, Daymen, and Broadlev ;
Revs. C. sing, Si Mi Lekim and H. T. Areifield, Minor
amoral ; Rev.. J. H. Woodford, C. 'Woodeock, A. 'err.
M. Anderson, W. Lexton,
_F. Bennett, T. 14. Tait, J.
R. C Miller, C. B. Werdale, F. A. Beker, J. F. Mes-
senger, W. S. Sbuttleworth, 3. Pilgrim, W. G. Burkitte
H. Itawlinson, C. N. Wyld, H. Deane, C. F. West, G.
Philippa, C. F. Hyde O. Cosaerat, T. Pesetas, W. B.
eierriott, Cr T. PrZet.r, H. C. Huxtable, C. A.
Houghton. A. Child, F. Fisher, W. D meting, F.
Buckley. K H. Barnes, T. Davies, R. G. Seayee, C.
Hinman, W. F. Ransom., H.R. Woad, Canon Walsh,
R. S. Hutchinp, G. Southwell, W. Mills, P. Wilkinson,
J. C. W. Roger., .1. Acton, 1). Hodges, if, Fox, R. R.
Wide., H. B. Vserd, S. It. Dingley, Fidler Cb
Tufnell, S. P. Downing, H. Ravenhill. H. Half, A.
Codd, R. Lowndes, kg. Ice. The procession formed at
the Chapter-house, pssaed through the cloisters to the
west door of the Cathedral chanting the proetseional
Beam, (chant 9)) tel the clergy reached their seats.
The service comprised Prams and Re-pun-es, Tallis ;
Venite, Dr. Alcook, No. 1; Feature itoseingrave. No.
116, Dr. Monk, No. 117; Fe Daum and Jubilate, Chip!)
in A; Autism, "The Lord gave the word," "How
beautiful ere the feet," "Their mound is gone out," and
the " Hallelujah l" chorus; Hymn before sermon, No.
93 Salisbury Hymn Book, Troyte, No. 1; Communion
Service Sanetue, Kyrie and Creed, Marbeck in F.
and service was e ell rendered, patticularly the anthem
and Hallelujah chottne The earthen was preached by
the Rey. T. L. ceitighton; Hai Cation of Worcester,
and Vidal. of Kidderminster, from 2 Peter i. 2,3,
"Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the
knoeledge of God and Jesus our Lord, according as his
divine power bath given unto us all things that pertain
unto life and godliness through the knowledge of him
that hath cdied us to glory and virtue." In the course
of his remarks he sanded to the late illustrious Prince
Oon•ort, who, Instead of devoting his days to those
plemures in which the affluent generally engage, had
laboured beertily for the diffusion of knowledge, skill,
ecienoe, and everything that tended to raise the character
of the people, and to advance their real interests.
-Many of the clergy bad also earnestly labeured in this
good cause. It was no wish of his to attempt to magnify
thi Ir office unduly, but bethought it was owing to their
exertions, earnestness, and labour., that education now
stood in such a high position in this country. !deny of
them had given up their time; labour, and substance to
promote true knowledge, end be therefore thought it
was due to tl.em to slain, for them the pre-eminence in
Laving been the principal means of bringing about the
growth of intelligence which they now saw around
them. He trusted that his hearets present would
show their sympathies with the objects of these
societies by giving large donations; for if ever
there was a period when the operations of these .
societies were necessary it was at the present time.
He appealed to them to give more liberal donations.
If there were any present who shielded themselves from
subscription on the pretext that they subscribed to other
kindred societies he asked them to consider for whose
sake these societies asked for subscriptions, and then
he felt sips they would give most bountifully. The
non-communicants then left the Cathedral. A collec-
tion Was made at the doers amounting to £57 12s, 3d
Evening servioe took place in the Cathedtal at 6 p.m.
The animal meeting was held st half-past six o'clock.
The attendance was very large and influential. The
Bishop of Salisbury occupied the *hair. On the plat-
form were Earl Nelson, the Right Hon. S. Walpole,
M.P., Mr. J. G. Hubbard, M.P. Mr. J. Floyer' M.P.,
Archdeacons Sanctuary, Huxtable, Buckle, and Harris;
the Mayor of Salisbury, Be., Be. The Bishop of Oxford
also entered the room after the commencement of the
proceediegs. The meeting having been opened with
prover,
The Right Rev. CHADOIAIt said he would not detain
them more than one or two minutes. He would, how-
ever' sinim'y remind those present that the past year
had been a most important one in the history of their
society, as they bad lost the service*, of his reified,
Cenoti Hawkins. While he vres secretary, natrielY,
between the years 1839 and 1865, the income of the
society had increased from £16,557 to £91,703. The
flambee of parishes contributing in 1839, throughout
tee whole of England was 290, and this number had
inereased last year to 7,270. (Applause.) The
missionaries in 1839 were 110, but he was thankful to
say that the number now was 493. The incorporeted
members in 1839 were 334. now, they were 1,4 T.
The special funds then raised for individual missionary
efforts enabled the society to send out seven missionaries
now they had mit out 147, whioh was a very large
increase. The most remarkable progress was however
showit in the increase of Colonial Episcopates; for while
in 1839 they had only 8 Episcopate., now they had 47.
This was a matter of great thankfulnese, and be thought
It ought to be a great encouragement to them to go on.
To one diocese in particular the hearts of those assem-
bled in that room would no doubt be turned—he meant
tee diodes.° of Mint noble•heartell man, the Bishop of
Cape Town, who was an honour to shy chtirch. lie (the
chairman) believed that the Bishop °Kane Town was a
man of as rare faith as any- one -ever evinced in the
history of the Church ; knd kie fele that nothipg that
we could do towards aarityingt out the spread of Chris-
tianity in his diocese would repay the debt which we
owed him for the example which he had set us by his
determined seal in justifying the faith of the Lord
teeter° the nations of the earth.. (Applause.) No one
had urged the society to do mote than the Bishop of
Cape Town, therefore he trusted they would support
him by their aid and sympathies when he brought to
bear snob strong faith upon the work which he had in
hand. Their excellent secretary, Mr. Smart, who had
leboured so Bard in the office in which they had placed
hint, and has done so much to develope the blessings of
their society in tich•setshire and Wilts, was about to leave
the diocese, and they must, therefote, lose bin services.
Before they separated that night, he should take the op-
portunity of asking them to express, by a vote of thanks,
the sense which they felt of the value of the services
given to their society by Prebendary Smart. Me felt
grateful to him for what he had done, and for the good
,he had rendered te that society. He would now call on
Mr. Smart to read the report.
The Rev. Prebendary SHARP, diocesan secretary,
thanked his lerdehip for his kind amid very gratifying
proposal of a vold Of thanks, but begged it might not be
put to the meeting, indeed; he was largely the society's
debtor, He would now ask his lordship's permisaioa
to read the finaneial report i
The contributions from the diocese of Salisbury for
the past year were—
For the general fund ... k 2,658 1$ 5
-For the appropriated fund ... 37 11 7
For the special fund 185 10 8
Making a total remitted to the moiety of £2,880 0 8
The pernents made to the Bishop of Brisbane, the
Colembiati Mission, and the Central African Mission,
which did not pass through the band§ of the society,
amounted to £1.54 7s. 6d. And there *as a legacy to
the society of £5OO, left by Edward Fox, Esq., of
Beaminstet, Dorset. . These three separate Renee,
£2,880 Oe 84. ; £1541.. fid: • 000, unike • grsind total
of .C 3,534 Is. 2d. The elianigaeion of tbe moiety by
parochial associations, embraces, independently of, tier)
Church Msumonary Society, 328 churches out of the 170 ei
the diocese, and is worked by two secretaries—the Rev.
F. Bennett, organising secret iry for the Arehdeamearites,
of Sarum and Witte, and time Rev. H. C. Huxtable for
the Arohdesoonry of Dorset- who with unwearied seal,
and astsidttiey, discharge their arduous duties. The
I report of the Patent Society states ies „income from all
I sources, for the past year, to be 04,997 18s. fel., which
shows an increase of £5,618 14s. 10d. in the collections
for the general fond.
Archdeacon HARRIS, in an able speech, followed in the
same line whioh had been introduced. That line was to
point out the objects of the society, and the deep debt of
thankfulness which they Owed to Almighty God in
relation to the success of their sOciety.
The Right Hon. SPesOnta WAtroes, M.P., who was
received with loud cheers, said, be was peitileged for
a few moments to address this great assembly. He de-
iivered e brilliant sill effective eteeetih.
The Re*. Il C: H141%131[11 said that he 'peke with
perfeet Sincerity whet lie suild that he would rather
not have been called upon that evening to Address the
meeting. He felt there were many others to whom the
meeting would listen with more pleasure than to him,
but still it was his duty to take a humble pert in doing
what he could to further the great objects which had
'Called them together. Most earnestly did he re-echo
the thanks ef the last speakers for the nutmegs which
had attended that motility, and also when they said
that this success was a plea for flirther elertion.
(Applause.) When they looked abroad and saw what
had been done, he could not help feeling that there
was much that was yet to be done. When he
looked at our bolonies and saw the matey thousands
whb *ere Ittiberatitig there from this country, he was
afraid to think what wOuld blithe result. The condition
of Englishmen living in India was Most distressing, and
he besought them to give their support to thug soeiety,
so as to meet the requirements of that land. He
remembered once being told by Dr. Newman, when he
was at the Cape, that a number of English paupers who
had been redidents in that coentrY for many years, were
brought to him who had beet so neglected that they
did not underst:and him when he spoke to them in
English: They had associated with the natives, and all
their edneation atiti religion had been forgotten. It
w4s thlly a sea steiy, and yet how many such cases
were daily brought to notice. Many of the English
women who had gone out to therape were now married
' and living in ignorance with the natives of that land,
' and some of them had gone over to Mahomedanisen.
Now, since sugar, tea, and cotton had become so
largely oultivated,in India, and railway communication
facilitated traffic, many families were emigrating to that
country from Doreetehire and Wiltshire. There were,
however, no religious persons to meet them there, and
few missionaries to give them aid. He appealed to
Christian fathers and mothers to give freely in support
of missions, and more especially to those in India whores
need was very great. In that country most unnatural
crimes were perpetrated under the infleenoe of super-
stition : for there a mother would take her child and
cast it into the river, or throw it to an alligator,
believing that she was doing a meritorious act. The
aborigines of Australia also claimed their support, for
they were dying in large numbers, without salvation or
the hope of being saved. He begged those present to
be bountiful in their donations, and thus show that
they had the interests of their fellow-men at heart.
(Applause.)
Mr. J. G. HUBBARD, M.P., next addressed the
meeting.
The BISHOP 07 OXFORD, after • humorous exordium,
said :—I do not know where we can look, throughout
, the great missionary field which God has committed to
this country, without seeing something that teems to
4emand.o the present moment, new efforts andrwat r
, etelestroe*. -Leolt where we wsli, timee .1f
a 'ebb, for instance, at our attedopta with the -North
_.tny ' Indians, I think the- matiestfon - -
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