The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1876-12-05 00:00:00

THE LORD BISHOP OF THE IHOCESE
AT SHERBORNE.

RE-OPENING OF THE ORGAN AT THE ABBEY

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CHURCH.
Special service. were held in the Abbey Church, morning
and evening, on Tuesday last,, on the occasion of the IV-
orettilig of the organ, which hail been clotie.l for repair
and improvements for many months past. The builders,
on making an examination of the .wirian, found that the
tieble we.; 1.. .powerful for tho bass, which was partly
caused in conaeauence f the swell not being carried down
billow tenor V, and they feCulliiii,ll,lol the completion of
the swell by adding en octave of bass notes to all the stops
hash' it.boenT"placehmsdi"innthearriede swell, which arlds6dgaireattudY togirtri
clfectivenesw The want of a good Nolo gimp io the great
organ has been remedied by the introduction of an
hanuonic Mite, the effect being the tone of the instrunient
Is much fuller and richer.
There was a rood so than at both services.
The organist (Mr. V ) performed a voluntary at
the commencement of the morning service. and the
re 111141114.1 were sung to Tallhis well-known 1111111iC.
Atter the anthem "Stand up wad bless the Lord,"
The lADMII Bigner of Satisucr.v rwascited the sermon.
Taking lii. text from Psalm xcv, I. 2 -"I) come, lot us
silo.; auto the Lord, ar.' his laurdship ssid the inure he
studied and considered the Psalms of David the more be
was convinced that they were not the work of unassisted
mau, but of the Holy Spirit of God speaking through U.
liii. of no
that
of it .
of Un, Inly1nly hi.sti,ir.
,me God him.
if huti:ao'c,iui wore
tihtpu:
iwiull:r.h:ll,,,,,,b.re6dub hooktl doubtthe z
mtt w.
ia
their . :atv. sp—this
ely hiner.atlti Leo Inspiration
ranie out,
Though they ware written in the time of David they had
singular application to them in the present day
for they showed thaw their own selves, .4
showed them how to attain to a Mew We. The

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them especially to th.. 51;
same obrarraticet might be applied to the bowt
Psalms la had been applied to the Wed's prayer —whethe--
in sickness, or sorrow, order, It Wci to every
(case,brirtiwarcienzeedsetly
laiendreferrvi;ely ap0.,1,..n1i1e to every
Psalm: ho hoped they know it by heart, for it Vr,e,
print° to their wan!..s at any time of the year
to the musical services of the Abbey Chervil, his
said that that glorious christian tuwple %via inc.,:
and centre of the dioctster, and they were
gather that day to offer thanksgiving t, the Father of .41
mercies, for liis manifest amines; towards thine, on 4
to celebrate the re-opening of their isomtifill orgn
which had been enlarged and considerably nupc.v,d.
rejoiced with all his heart to be able to tan,
them in that solemn service of. exultant and juisallat
!Heise he lived to see the beauttful architecture at unit
ancient church those rich yet eietniiy-tot,er.a wan,•
the stained windown : to see the surplined chorister',
to witness the perfection they had attained unto in tin
musical services of their church. He tholight tin,
appropriate occasion to rejoice: it was only their
w.mj.l in fact, be greviotaly undue if in that 1,...,4,,
church they had only • tame aud meagre ritual. ,t
thought he might here throw out a Wonl of c
did not think such cervices Le were performed in tie
cathedral.o alel church., omibt to he imitated hy
churches : for in little parishes, in ColltleqUellee of
small population, and the poverty of the.
they were Unable to zu..untain such imitation eVea if it
were introduced. lie urged that the singing in
churches should be more couirreipitional, awl wily
an ornamental character as amid be sustainoL ,
bid that he shoithl nay anything they might toed
courage easy honest attempts to bring :dame
devotion that wcc not kid raw/test thaira for he
bored the leml himself rebuked the dioiple that fes,4
fault with lavish devotion. But WhateVer e..e•
method, there lielAt lu 11..thillyt eereleni or slot eidy v.
wring.. The Vipholl dwell with an earnest prayk.r.
In the afternoon Mr. Vaughan, the ..rganist,
organ recital, and in the eel:fling the Rey. IL F.
rector of Clierelburough, preached in the Alils:y

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APPOINTHILNI.—Mr. Henry 11. Itatten has 'sten ,1ert...1 Town Clerk of this borough, in place of I f
AN -Ha,. Mr.
John Batten, resigned. This ws• not, ellueb,l
considerable ITINNliti..ll. 11114 wane very plain
time part of Hoag Councillors who failed to 5.., Usst offices are hereditary.
libelist:ma oat • SCHOOL 110410. —Thu !trbt.4
trates hare lust tined 74 parents, for ne,thliti • it* arbitrary timid:des of the School
only a portion 01. the sintintonsei N. IV
',may wretched little sp u. ivit11......1
i t
ame
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atulfal at the expense of thow lielliei—sre running about the streets. sees