The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-08-11 00:00:00

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ABBAS,

Crinam. garrivar.. —A choral festival waa held in
the Abbey Church on Tuesday last. The arrange-
menu. for the festival were, as on firmer 00Caii0111%
lily carried out by the Rev W. M. Barre,., the
diecroan secretary, awl the choristem, who were
acennpanied by the cfiTgy of the neveral pariah**,
arrived in coaches, brakes, and other conveyances
(Meetly after ten o'clock. The clergy and choirs
having robed in one .1 the nsims at the Abbey, kindly
placed at their drupelet', marched in poiceeshin through
the quadrangle and grounds to the church singing aa
• precessemal hymn " Gime, ye Faithful, raise the
Anthem," fnmi the Sarum Hymnal, to a tune by
limey Smart. All the choirs were preerded by their
respective church banners, and entered the aacred
...Mica by the western doors, proceeding round the
side aisle, and then through the nave, into the
chanal, which was hlled with them. There was a
pretty large consnwatien. but certainly not so many
as we have own The service was intoned by the
liev. W. W Fames, the ism% and response being
arranged with the design of Tallis in his
setting of Marbecles Plain Song. The l'salziei— cx
ex xv., and cxxxviii. were chanted to Dr. Garrett's
and .1. Stainer'. petting, and the expression was
admirably marked, special (Are lwing taken to avid
the bo.frequent, error .1 not sufficiently. attending to
the piano {arta The Tr 1/eum waa spiritedly given
to Ireqrge M. Garrett's ("imposition, several verses
being sung in unison. Specially beautiful was the
rendering of the wens. " When Thou toulteat upon
Thee to deliver man." The Venire was sung to a
chant by F.. 1. 11n1.kin. and the llenedictus by Sir .1.
Gem. The First LOOM Al WIWI read by the Rev, Canon
Nash, rector (of Tolpuddle, and the Seared by the Rev.
Caws) SU-phi-neon, vicar (1 St. John's, Weyuyitith
The anthem after the third collect an., by Janes
Shaw. "I will magnify Mee, God, my King."
This Ma., exceedingly well rendered and well sustained
in all parts. " Hear in, Thou that bossiest
o'er the watery rfimp," to a tli 41 milled Bohemia from
the German, was sting before the sermon. The Rev,
F. It. riowter, vicar of Holy Trinity, Weymouth,
preached the sermon, selecting an his text, Romans,
xii., 11--" Fervent in apirit, net, erns the herd, on
Wl3 it, h h. fininded an extardinir apprepriate diarenrse.
After the sermon a eillecti.,,, was made towards the
frioomari Choral Fund, and .iver t'4 raw riven. After
the collection, Ferrara's anthem "Lord for thy tender
inereim alike" was surw, and the reeessempd hymn
was "Alhuluuia! Song of sweetness, voice"( endless joy
and love," 'The choirs which took part in the service
%ITU arranged aa under :
MCKPLIcan. I.INKno Jam.
T, A. T. H. lJwitni Canto.isT. 11.
flolyrrinity, Wey-
mouth , 14 1 fl 5 3 9 0 0
Winfrith .. 19 0 4 5 0 0 0 0
(71ialden Herring 8 0 3 4 3 0 0 0
Tolpuddle K 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
St. John's Wey-
mouth ... 17 2 7 14 0 0 00
Ilroadvril ... 0 0 0 0 14 2 83
Fonlingten(Wist) 0 0 0 0 iv 0 0 0
Milton .. 0 0 0 0 12 3 1 2

Cant,rifs 33 210 12 24 2 3 3
. 36 110 10 15 C. 1 2

511 320 ?.! 39 8 4 5
In addition to the above the Ililborne St Andrew and
Ihwli4i choirm were I.nomit, hut their bens were
flit taken. Before numbing the choirm proceeded to
the quadrangle of the nianmion :mil to the mouth mid,.
of the Abbey Church, where they were photographed
by the Rev V. W Bayne.. Mr. Stone, organist of
St. John's, Weymouth, premided at dm "row' during
the proceamional hymn, and or. Thorne, organimt of
Ifoly Trinity, Weymouth, the rept .4 the mortice. The
member* of the varioum choir., then dispersed, and
formed in groupii under the mhade of the trocm for
mfrmlunenta, and afterward., enjoyed game.,