The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-05-29 00:00:00

THE DORSET COU'NTY EXPRESS AND AGRICULIURAL GAZETTE, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 18143.

performance of a -electiqu, which included a gcsud
offertoire by IS itiete (" it. i'eoile "), the much in
ond aolie inac.t.rly unpuiviaation. Tho
various pies: up were ju licioualy chosen', au I well
oalculetod to diaplay the solo stops, s ,ine of which era
of ezquisita quality.

tiwivfty,to fon 4 their own c and to take their
harps from the willows end to sing as though they
I were Mending in the holy I.nd and la the holy place—
to sing one of the stint& of Zion. But toe], could not
feel at home there; they could not forget their beloved
land and the House of God that bad once stood 1,. its
gl ry there, where they and their fathers bad wor-
shipped. And no they answered "Bow can we slog
the Lord's song in • strange lend ?" How ran we
slog the Lord's song—we who are exilm Mire la gloom,
and felling the gloom—feeling the distance from our
God and the lend so dear to us? Hoer can we sing the
Lord's wing-Abet sacred music, that WU& libieh We
have offered Him, and which be has trained
us to use? How can we sing in this land of heathen
surroundings? I think, my brethren, in these words
we have directions for church music end church sing-
ing to the end of time. I trust that fir • very few
moments this afternoon I may be able to bring before
you what I think to be the lessons to be derived from
these old words—these words which come to us from
singers who seemed to underetsnd their work so
thoroughly. Now, in the first place, it is well to
notice the way in which they spoke of the church's
praise. It was*, beautiful name they gave to it. It
Is the "Lord's Song." It is bemuse He is the
author of it. We have been listening this after-
noon to helpful and delightful sounds. Don't
forget, my brethren, that music is God's own
gift; that it comes from Him, and that it has
been sent to us by Him to be our help, and, of
course, especially our help in His service and in His
holy place. And we shell never deal with it rightly,
we shall never feel its power as Be meant us to feet
His power, we shall never know its soothing sweetness
as He meant us to understand it, unless we hear those
sounds as the Lord's song; just as much His, though
not as fully Of as grandly, but just as truly His, as
the new song they are singing in Hasten. Then again
ills the Lord's eon,, become He is to be the subject of
It. Wooing about Him ;He is tate theme of all our proles
We dug of Him, and tell of all His wondrous weeks,
and, therefore, you will see that Mora who know
but little of *het He can do for them can understand
but little, and are poorly prepared to take any effective
part in Church musk. Ah I brethren, when you come
together to this House of G id, it is to think of Him,
to come very, very close to Hint. I hope you all
know this, and when you sing His prone it is as those
who feel what H 4 has done for them. You know it-
oh I you know ir, and because your heart is so full of
Him, therefore you come not to use words that have
been put in your mouth, n matter how meted
they may be, but coming with hearts full of your
Father, your Saviour, your Combo' ter, and longing to
let the world, the whole world, lin or what you
think about Him. And then again it is God's 90141,
because He is the perfector of it, and He gives its
charm to it. We meek of our efforts, and rightly
speak of them, and I trust in the beginning you are
snaking in your psalmody and in your church music
: Vita: it will be to promote this, and that in this
in this coogregation, and in this church, there
will be • greet advance made in the attention given
to this most blamed and Important work—in the
attention given to it, the interest felt in it, and the
spiritual meaning and feeling thrown into it. There
must be effort, and there must be great seal on
your part. Sometimes I think that the whole
effort and the whole labour is met upon the
l en, the organist, or the choir, and that the
clergyman, the
that they have to be labourers and
workers together with them. Bat unless the whole
body join together. unless the whole body feel an
Interest, unless the whole body strive to do their
beet in the work, the thing, be it as grand and les beauti-
ful as possible, must fad There must be • blank
and a want about it. I repeat sgain—all must unite
In their efferta to make this what it ought to be, as the
praise and the service of God. But after we have
done our bet we have this magnificent Instru-
ment ; we have the beet choir we can brio
t ,gather; we give thought, effort, interest, and
sympathy; but oh ! brethren, after you have done all,
will not the heart of the true servant of God feel how
poor it is, how marred by our lefirmities, how
utterly unworthy it is to take It. plea in the service
of God, bow utterly unworthy we are to speak of
glorifying Him, and of setting forth the marvels of His
grace and love? When we have done our best bow far
short it comes I Is it not comforting to think of church
Imago, not as our song but as the Lord's song, as that
which He himself will throw His charm, His mind,
His gram into, to beautify it and to eve it its true
wortbiness. Never let us forget this as we come
together. It is not to sing our own song, our own
words, our own music. We offer Up the best we have
to Him, but it is that it may be His song, and that the
praises we utter, and the songs we sing, and the music
we strive to bring are jest helping on in some little way
our offerings to him, who,in His gre it lovcwill present
as Hi. very own them poor services of ours. If this
be so, if it is the Lord's song, let toe thy whet
reverence there should always he, as this song le
being sung. May I. though a Amager, give one
word of counsel and advice to my dear friends of the
choir, and to say that! do trust that now such • help
has been given them In their desire to improve the
singing in this church, that they may remember to do
what they do with the deepest reverence—that any
went of reverence must mar the whole thing ; and that
wbere there is the deep feeling of what it all means,
and when We know and understand that it is indeed
the Lord's wing, I em quite sure there will be a
sweetnem and • power in it which the most charming
music which, if It leak that, can erid will never have.
Then, again, if it be the Lord's song, let us try sod
make it as attractive a. we can. We want the whole
world to best it. How very melancholy it I. when,
notwithstanding all we have dons in our churches,
restoring end beautifying them; notwithstanding all
that has been done in the way of church music, and
all that bee been done to make the House of God
&Urania', still there are such numbers who scarcely
ever, MO nosey never, never, enter within its
doors. Yee, 4ottren, Ned I think I feel
very deeply that fame of the blame may have
✓ested, and may be resting, upon ourselves. We
have perhaps, striven, and there has been • great
revival of late days, and the services are so very
different to what they used to 00, and there is • hearti-
ness and • warmth about them for which we thank
God ; but still, my whet we will. there is a want aud
we do need sum-thing still which will be as • winning
and attractive sound to those wanderers who are
straying away from us. I cannot but believe we need
to rouse ourselves and to make some effort in our
churches that shall draw these people to listen to the
Lord's song. And if we do but know the charm there
Is in it, we must feel that this power is hem, sod that
Gosh people have only prayerfully to fit themselves
for the work is order to mike this charm felt I know
the speciadtharm in this place is the sweet sound of
the Gospel of the Lord and hiviourJesus Christ—that
sweet message from heaven that Is as balm to those
who we glgh and wounded, thet is each •
-"at aid I help to
.tbe weary and- ths
beow %at is the chief &Wei.
worn. Yes, "..„4 mat rbi,4 this church 9t
non berg. and • etwonflemet the kingdom, it
yaws, and in every parts.. -hsereess, iscremed
may mood out with incremea „
tweeters, and Increased power. Ws kilo..
which will drew all moo to Him. But we are qt..
Sere that we have only now to look back upon the
history of any great revivals toms the blessing and the
that popular musk bee had In totehlng hard
and in bringing straying wanderers into the
laid of Christ. Yes, and we long for that reason, not
only that we may help ourselves, bat that we may all
me in this oleo, the beauty of holiness. It is for that '
we do desire in every way in our power to promote
this charming church outdo, and to make it as yonder
as possible. For whatever the mask may be, whetsym
She choir or the organ May be, union there be the
oohed voice of the people, unless everyone as he or
the enters the church, takes part in the thing,
it most be maimed, it mud be &festive —there
Is somethieg wanting. Ido not mean to say that
we ate sew to listen in silence. I believe the
blessing and the greatest power may be
Uglier we do listen—linen to it its God's gift, as our
true worship that we are presenting by the hinds of
ethers to Him, and to know that Be himself, through
these lovely sounds, is speaking to us. But, my
brethren, if this into be what He longs for, and if it
let. have its telling effect, there must be • combined
Wort. There mast he the ciatborst, the simultaneous
outburst, of ail the voices, which is indend telling
seek. 'rbole who have Notional to it, sled those who
know whet it is, will feel there is nothlog like U—
tters Is nothing that mass to touch the limit so
eloesly, end there is nothing that seem. to stir and
Move the soul so deeply. And my brethren, with
then words I leave this great subject with you. I
know how important it is to souk today something
which may help yoo in the work that lies before you.
I want you just to beer in mind those old word.—
" How can we sing the Lord's a ing in •
deseet hind ?" Ah I no. We must be brought
home. We cannot sing if we are living at a
dinette* intm our God. We can not sine
If we sea giving our hearts to the ser-
vice of the world. In • strange land you cannot
sing. You must know what it is to be brought close
to himself—to be fetched home by the Good :Thepherd
close to Himself, to taste His love, to know what lie
can do for you, and to know what it means t -Mod In
His presence, enjoying the sweetness of His woriderful
love. And then, when He has lifted off the burden,
when He has brought us out of the darkness into His
marvellous light, when He has given Us • tato of Ha
love—then indeed will the besot be ready t .ing with
true joy, became it has been prepare I ho tie goo I
Spirit of God because it bee been prepared. inspired
and taught by Him who is the true ineolrer of all
service. An so, my brethren, I trust that what
begins to-day with so much terospise may go on. prov-
ing a very rich blessing in this perish of yours. I know
that this instrument has been erected in this church in
loving remembrance of one who has gone from us, acid
one who did so truly love church music. Ikn ire that
Ii has been placed there for this very purpose-I"
further this glorious work, and to prove in this church
a help to tholes who come together to sing the Lord'.
sour. May Re trelO us Himself for it, and in iy He
bring ne all dose to Himself, that we may have hearts
prepared for it. Di not coot yemselvee, rt.,y iif you,
upon this fleeting, perishing world; d d be
content to come here end ettiof. .710 do,
time after time all the greet privileges and the gust
blessings of the service, and then go away .lid live AC
though free had not been near your S .vio ir, as
though you were still etrangers to Him. k core if
this basalinl insteunieg, is time after time to be here
in the Midst of cold softedtful worshipers. Why,
TAY bletbvin the very stones of this venerable old
&Web WOW ore out against you, tis pot hero to
entr yaw hearts, to prepare you, bed to lead you to give
yourselves body and soul to Him—to give your v.,ry
MA ea Jibe who hassiven himself for you. And. thot,
Ills oZit WI, while, and we alai he listening to
• T s Artiss• Vs, whom we think to-lay, Is
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A public t .• was held to the Corn Rochenre between
Oh. 'twee te, at wick there wee • god Attendance. The
Hector pr -sided. ant am inset the company were many of
the prtnopel tole ebitante. Mrs. Ildes Ridg. to ald
honours I the compaly with her pence. After the
excellent nriait hid bek done jostles to.
The RICTOII *aid. Mine the glib bided ty of Ho• Most
Orvieto. Maj••ty the Q een, toe toed ask them to eiug
the ft d von. of the Ned aid Anthem. (Ti,. comoeny
than rang " al •••• Q ken" In • very heady in mutt%)
Avin arieiiig, the itiefOlt made • few eppropriate
reinerks. Th-y were eathfied tosether around that tea
t ible, to be deep!? thankful that God Mid put it into the
besot of a well-known lair in that neighbourhood Mrs
Hiles Rodgett. to present to their (dun:hooch a handsome
and oplendid gift es the ergot they hied liesod that
afternoon. (Loud applause.) He was sure they ought
to congratulate the firm of Mows Maley, Young.
end Oldknow upon the socceeafal way in which
thee bad built the often. (Applause.) With regard
to Mr. Maley they bed not had toe someone of hie presence
In their midst. but they had had Mr. Young smonget flow.
and be we. sure chow who bed . ntered into coned...don
with him were very mach profited and detracted by the
animism to the various qu tiny pat to him. He
expressed hie pleasure at sloiiic his son emonget them
on the present occasion. The !twigs- also expressed their
thanks to dr. Bodo Smith for the way in which he
had presided at the organ. There we a feature in that
. day's promethium which woe in let in irked, and he only
hoped it was the beginning of tutu's ri end,. and that was
the way in which the Wareham Chortl S had helped
in the aiding. (Auntenia.) Thoy were deeply indebted
to them. One groat need .od tall lone. in • little
country Own woe that they shoed he all of one
mind and of one heart, end he woe quite sure
they had had an exoerience of it that afternoon, and
he trusted they would have luture experieucei of it, when
th-y t . the pried of (tot in the Innerunry. Th./
att. night to congratulate themeless upon helium ouco
an efficient chermmter as Mr. Doll.?. and to think him
I for the ob'• way in which he took the solo in the anthem.
(Loud nopentliel lie thanked ca-ion gle len ge I :or
prowling such an int-wading and instru•tse rn r ~,,, a, aid
, he hoped they would lay the solemn wods toy he .r.l t
heart end profit ley theni. in their nano, lie ate, tha•elted
C MOB VII At fur ereeing the tea teble ith hi. ore 'enc. ..n
Ithat occesion. On such ore/aide an it,. g tle y nh..u1.1
, neater forget they were met together for the'dory of 11 •d.
I the Dersonal, ..ne, living, true (tot, who roveal.el Hindolf
I in the pereon of the Lord Jesus (Lona. There were two
I line. of • voile he Met with in • book that tuornimt that
.truck him as being very appropriate to this °mullion—
" Thou art the organ whole full breath is bonder
I am the keys beneath thy tinged Pressed."
And if when they looked up to their OA is everything
' they undeetook, they would be quite aunt if obey di I Ili"
will they would have Hie blemius. sod by-en 1-bye lire
and reign wit); Him for ever. (Apeleueo.)
Dr. Dodd. the°, on lieheli of the inha)oitants
Wazeham, offered to Mrs. ltmdgott their sincere and
heartfelt thanks for her very kind and hands into present
dm had given the.. that Flay. The organ stood in St.
Mare's Church, placid there by loving limos in remelieg
beremee of their late friend end neighbour, Mr. Mike
&deed, sod be could not imagine a more aPirovriate
memorial. It .poke to them with its melodious voice, and
reminded them of better thine., and it stood there to be
need for the glory of Gadr_and for the ereinCe and enjoy-
ment of His creatures. He ideu theokd di those who
had taken pert In the opining service that day, end
especi.lly those ladle" who had kindly cootributed to the
decoration of the church. He hoped that organ would
cultivate in the younger people of Wareham' by. it music,
for if tier* were two thing" be loved mote than another,
they were music and flowers. Having th ft orgen, then.
In their midst, he hoped they audit be incited to sinned/
a love of music in ire than they had done. (Hear, how.)
On behall of the town of Wareham he again thenked Mrs.
Hoirett and family for tacit vary kind and handeome

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preeent.
Mr. OLDKNOW, on behalf of the organ builders assured
them it hal beeo a very great Odours t o them to erect
that organ iu Wareham. They liked to build irg sus
everywhere. but knowing that this wee to 3 be • menoorid
to one •leo had always been very kind to them, and illd
11.3 much to advance church music. It had been • peculiar
pleasure to them to turn out ea good an organ as they
could. (Applause) That it hat outmoded in giving
satisf action was exixsedinsly gnu Vying. end he oaf, hoped
It might be an increased morn, f delitht and pleasure to
the con ..... ton 01St. Marie. (APPl.uitel
Mr. DUDLIT. oo the part of the choir and the Choral
S•dety. expressed their plasma. that tonic 'dolts had
boon apprecided. (Appleuse.)
The plesemit gathering then terminated.

At tbe evening Service there wee a very large contuse-
thin. !he following iiiee the order of service :—Proceasiooal
hymn, "The Cbufeh's one foundet.on ; ' new, Tillie;
Realm., 118. 110, 150, Woodward. Ge., sod Grant eh int ;
Xminificat act None Dinal.ti,r Bennett in V; anthem,
But Thu &diet n 4. leave ; Hillelujah, Handel;
before se-mon. "Ten taint,. I timu ten thousead
hymn after sermon, " Berk I hark, my soul ;'' r.ceuion .1
hymn, "Torough the night of ilootit and eorrow.- The
service wee Intoned by the Rev. Stole Nash, of St
It •ctory. Toe air, "Rut Thou didet not le ire' Olveuehl.
wee rendered with great testi by Keefe., A. 80a.... The
Hallelujah chorus wee sung witl gr .n 1 effect, th nub..
Woo. of tee organ vlaing greetly to it. The prewher was
the Gen.. Eliot,. Holy 'frinify Cluck B .tr ne-
mouth, woo took for his tekt He-rows xiii , IS, "By
Him, therefore, let us oder the ',critic., of pewee an
thanksgiving unto God emtinualiy.- The offertory
emouated to .C. 5 10s.

the -
Minks
mints .
heethsan, when that
may oar portion be complete,
every one of us. Oh ! that oat one
when from that greet multitude, which DO -
number,of all kindred* and nations, and peonies am.
tangoes. then shall sound forth the Lord's song,
through an
ES
eternity of deathless, sinless, Warbles, West`'t:t. "'
praise for ever and ever.
ADJOURSID
While the offertory was being ante. tbs hymn
" Pleasant an thy Cnrts above " Wag Lung. The The adlournacl owe against L
Beater thee the Benediction, sna the .drier• farwm'lmiiahtn%:^loc-rtii r b
fatruto• cone with kw receetioual " 0 happy band itee.bn,'„re.diouni.co.andet!cb.nonbri•wilt cdnel:ndnannt% °tam to,
of Pilgrims."
assignee. of • sdicitor. The defendant's wife now I
After tb• D. 17100 Mr. Bertoa Smith delighted many appeared and stated that her husband was taken unwell
Bir,—l see by
of the 000gregation wbo renasinad, with • splendid on Sunday and was now vary eeriouly 11l in bed. He

e (Add not AI t •11.1.-11 r. Cd•tie ripe !irod iit the c late
ant, end objected to enotlvr adjournment for the cam,
no the defendait 'nista have employed • ,
.—Toe Beech deeidsd ti so On with the CMS
Mr. Hots.. teen stets' the facts of tee case,
trim wbbit it eipmer sl that tbe perti.w ere neigh- ,
hours. and detendent had • right of way over
e-rt .in bend at the heck of his premises leading to
the Orchud. Oa the fliti inst. Me dates lent nuilictodely
broke a bind truck sod other articled', the damage be.
erttinated at 14,, which were iving on • part of the land
donetion, bit in no .SY obstasisting the risht of wey.
He thlr. thtitialediaitte I the rigs. d grey, bat centended
tti it defendmit had no more right to dewed., the roods
thin he would have if they were obstructing to. High'
sir est.—Eridrno• healer be ui alv -n as to the dausese end
to Vie that no obstruction caused by the adwda
the Botch retired for conibleretion, and e'ter ma *Menai
of ab,at • quarter of an hour returned into Court, when
vie Kaye. e.i t magistrates considered that even
thotign there was • rieght of war over the property the
defendant bad no right to Commit the damage on 410041011,
Out by doing so he had rendered himaelf liable ti the
law. Hs would be fined 55 aol 11l UMW'. with 13561.
costa, or in del Ault 14 days' impels...Gwent A week allowed
for payment.

by Mr. Clarke, that he strongly (on the testimony of
the bandmaster) wished to refute the report that
appeared In the niegran of the 11th inst. from me,
baying reference to the band nut being teetotallers.
Now I as strongly reaaert the truth of my former
etatement, and to prove that it is not • statement
made without foundation, I challenge Mr. Cleat,' and
the bendmoner, Mr. C. \V. Groves, jun., to cad •
weetiug at piddlotreuthide—where all are known—to
consist of six 1100.6 atainere, three to be chorus by
, each party. After laying the whole matter in dispute
, before them, should they adjudge me in the wrong by
making a Was etaternent in . he metier, I agree to pay
the min of FA to the County Hospital, and the
expenses of Mr. Clarice from Dorchester, on condition
that Mr. Clarke and the baudmaster, Mr. C. W.
Groves, jun., do the same. The question to be decided
Is this—That on the 4th day of May, when the para-
graph appeared, four, if not five, of the bandsmen were
not total abetathers, oonesquently could not be Blue
Ribbonites or • Blue Ribbon Band.
Now, Mr. Clarke, allow me to ask you a few honest
questions, to which I In fairnese demand • straight-
forward answer. lot. Did nut you insert (or caws to
be inserted) the paragraph, without the headmaster's
ariertioe, that they were a Blue Ribbon Band, front
your former knowledge of them (the band) If us,
how was it you did not acknowledge this when your
attention was called to the fact, or at least when
you male that strong assertion? find. Did not you, or
someone in connection with the affair, receive • letter
from the bandmaster, alter their engagement, say on
Thursday, the 10th hut., stating that all had now
signed the pledge With 0110 exoeption, and that one
should remain at home. It so, how was it you did not
mention this whsa you so strongly spoke lot the pur-
-1 pose of refuting my statement I Both of our state-
ments are before the public—bet ore the public lam
prepared to stand or fell. Now, the whole truth of
the matter stands thus s—Toe bend w.re not total
abstainers when the p aagraph appeared; but as soon
as I told the bandma,ter what I should au, in publish.
lug the false position that they were assuming, they
ran to sign the plechs like a lot of children for sweets;
all out one, he only signing a day or so before the
domoustretion ; so that no one was left at home, as
stated by Mr. Carke, an I not corrected by the baud.
waster in the gellery.—Awaitiug • reply, I am yours