The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-04-29 00:00:00

SALISBURY. DIOCESAN SYNOD.

The sec—Zraesii---TtiTa itietlirdiTurodliU;;;;;ction with
the Diocese of Salisbury commenced on Wednesday in
the Chapter-house of the Oath.ltal. Salisbury. Titer*
was an unusually =me attendance of both :Uri: and
=Pr.
The BISHOP spoke of his increasing thankfulness at
being allowrd to meet the Synod &safe. He had seen
statements in several of the newspapsrs (he always
wondered where the paragraphs cam. from) that the
subject of auricular coniessi,in would be brought forward
at toil conference. The Dear Stow. Standard, eat other
papers had Ira ling mticlm upon it. But he did not Cara
In the least about it. No doubt the wish was father to
the thougbt Some persons were, no doubt. noxious to
have an exciting matter brought forward ; but, of course,
that meant nothing. He =me the constitution of the
Synod perfec ly well, and that the. questions were
wholly ioadwissible, according to the first principles of
the Institution. Why from the first (he could not now
lay his Muer upon to. tnactatent), but from the first it
was • rommon law of toe Synod that they should not
lioten to anything that would not lead ton practical or an
immediate purpose. If • gentleman wanted to make
k no .n hit mind. or wished eoutiottaug or other to le done
In the diocese, it was perfectly open to him to propose it;
not the essiell-et Hunt should be put upon the expregaion
of opiniou or tbougLt ; but resolutions in the air, as it
were, resolutions which meant not= g, were sided their
principles. It was childish to supped that matters of
such importance, matters of such high principle, could be
discussed as they ought to be in a qaarter of an hour. It
seemed monstrous to bring such • matter before two or
three huudred gentleut.'n at once, when there was a
liability of the subject causing sensation, and it might be
a great deal of pain. Ttierel.ire be :poked upon the
announcement se worth nothing, and would take no
, account of it He did not a. in toe agenda • angle word
about the subject : that fact of itself might audios to j
resider what be hail said unnecessary; but within the I
last day or two • more definite announcement had bees
made to the effect that the subject woo upon the report of
the Committee of Special Missions. It wo, said that the
question of auricular confesaton would sate, and that the
' subject of a lady's letter to the /Bebop would be brought
forward. He only wanted to say that there would be no
opportunity even for that. because IL had been ruled over
and over again by the Synod, and be believed all the
members had =canted that ruling, that the acedetance of
any report did not mean the adoption of it. If hallsa-
dozen gentlemen took the actable I) look into any matter,
and drew up a report and laid it upon the Coble, they took
the responsibility of that report, but the Synod woe by no
means bound to endorse thew views or oentiments If
any question, any practical question, anon in the form of
• resolution, and • member liked to bring it on, he could
Calk to his heart's content—that was to say for • quarter
of en boor—but still the mere presentation of • report lid
not gohotoctially mean the Synod's acceptenoe of it. He
happened to know that there was some considerable
expectation ot =wins • great row—indeed, he knew
people were widow to know when it was fa come on.
Many anacipoted something very exciting, but Pe
he had alraady said enough to show them that theetr=
ba very disappointed. His lordship then related to the
general =mineso of the Synod.
Archdesoon Bootheux moved that a letter should be
sent to He Bakes embodying the sentiments of Hui
Synod tvoriordo kim.
Mr. norm ALP., geoonded, stating that Mr. Seiko'
lied • he srt which beat =sympathy with rrrrr gold corks
and be was ever reedy to deist in any undertaking, with
out respect or regard to party, that was for the general
good. They would mile him deeply. The motion wee
I adopted.
Toe Rev. Canon GODD presented the report of the Cons.
mitt= on Special Mosiono, and moved that the Bishop be
requested to appoint a Sunday in Adyeat or Lent, on
which some notorious sin (s. g. drunkenness) should be
attacked, as by a spiritual audio in all the churches of
the disc... 'rho rev. 'endemism admitted that be
approached the subject with • considerable amount ot
deference, becalm he did not know how it would be
received by him brother clergy. The idea was first
suggested to his mind be some words that fell from the
preacher In Wineborne Minster in Advent teat. He
remarked bow valuable it would he if the clergy could =a
their way to secure to the church Dome of those valuable
opportunities which were &wise now arising in commo-
tion with their churches in enter Loot or Advent. He
should move bis resolution, but if the feeling of the Synod
was against him he would not prim it.
Rev. Conon BINGHAM roes, not with a dew to palliate
the sin mentioned in Mr. Coda's paper or any other sin,
but to gay it was • proposition whirl he could not
.accept.
He personally objected to have say pressure put upon mut
ea to peesehing upon any parU=W subject upon any
particular Sunday. Re moved • ne(aCive to the prop:lsis
then.
Eventually Conan CODD aithdrew the proposal.
Tits 1t,,. Canon Come moved a resolution nekiug the
Synod to instruct the Committee on Special Misolons
whether or not it was of opinion that the quarterly
" Interceseery List" might mos. =dully be coutt into the
form of a Litany.
Canon IBCOB moved ea an amendment that the Com-
mitt. on Special Missions be Whorled to cast •
quarterly Intercessory lid into the !orm of a Litany.
After a conversation. taken Part it be Roil ICIZON, the
amendment was withdrawn, and the matter left to the
discretion of the committee.
QCZWION.
A lour end =4nd/A dieensmon took place in reference
to tbs Burial Question, Archdeacon SARUM asking the
Synod to sups, irt a petition to Ps:Bement praying the
House not to went to any Bill authorising other minute..
Ulu. than thooe of its duly ordained ministers= parochial
churabyardo and consecrated burial grounds.
Conon LOWNDES said he was one with the Arch.
demon in the and he had in view, but he differed from
him eat. the means by which they could attain that end.
He recommended a policy of no ourrender virtually; but
b. (caw. Lowerhy) wes of opinion that such poUsy, if
paraded in.would end In great &motet (Rear, he.). He
wood if them was no =notedtn which might he made
with wig t so, acknowledging the difficulties of the case,
ti oatialtp.es-eonfornists. (How, hear). In the course of
along and eloquent aritirees the re,. gentlemen gekod the
deray not to pledge thems,lree to the policy of no sur-
render, and warned the in that if they do., Kr. Osborne
Borg in's 8,11 would wine upon Chem with all Its
Me gad dissetrouo result& He moved • petition to tie
Hone. of Parliament praying that power might be
grouted to dose all existing churchyards, and to provide
everywhere new cemeteries, which should be open to the
ministrations of all religious bodies dike ; such cemeteries
to reran= as a whole unconsecrated; wle,Le to the ehughhie
burial service a special collect should be added, whereby
as occasion arose, redo individual grave might be set apart
and hallowed as the resting-place of the departed.
Several amendments were proposed, and Canon
Logrudtkie motion was lord, an amendment, proposed by
Canna Codd, and seconded be Archdeacon Sanctuary
being carried.

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