The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1862-12-23 00:00:00

Someroetsibire.

OPENING Or TRINITY CHURCH SCHOOL-
ROOMS, YEOVIL.
This istefeitieg event took place on Wednesday,
the 17th instant, under tbe most favourable auspices,
end will long be remembered in the annals of the
social progress of our town as an everri of no common
occurrence. Socially sneaking, when a public school
is first erected, it shows that the inhabitants of the
town in which it is built are making rapid strides in
intellectual progress, an d buildirg is always connected
of • It

wore
efor tohfe onatheardscvahncedL
with the advancement of a to-een or nation. _.
impossible to disconnect the two, and the event,
sidoe,redan.d"litisasosenliy.areri"atesh'
therefore, of Wednesday, is significant and encou-
raging, and ought to be a source of congratulation to young children until
lthdeire
ese
itted by the separate
eguee,Lnudhtlaie ttlitiey wßootti.rt,
but as an infant and adult tole ola (Hear.) He had
all lovers of progress, and especially in that im-
portant branch-" teaching the young idea how to
the completion of
Inithedesetaffkr7leeertoflu'iihoebtr"Hlwwreee, 'ls. He was present
shoot." yri'veoatei Ihn that
Vet this step the inhabitants or the town are at the laying of the foiandstfoe Awe e in which he took
andel` deep oblinations to the worthy and respected an humble part, and he was now in
an eMI4III
hicembetit of Trinity Church, the Rev. J. D. humble one in the insegmatiow w 1
Kilietti who seeing the necessity for an infant school the building, and this led bins to esp. eal • very Sinool.o
In the Wee, has detoted himself to the noble work wish that Mr. Elliott and his Mechem would be as sac-
of endettoerieg he raise one in his parish. For years useful in laying the foundation-stone and raising the
the rev. gentleinsii has given his time and attention super-structure spiritually as they hair oe materially.
Hear, bear.) lie trusted that no one ata u wale that
to this object,. and by hie iedefatigsble zeal and (stone laid except in the great earmark, me, the Lord
etertions, he was at last enabled to raise a sufficient Jeans Christ. By building upon that roolk they would
then of Mons/ for the erection of the schools. All
he doing • work which was of far mono importance
bonder be to him and to those who have so nobly than seething they could do with their lime Ise bands.
responded to the .all Ar
ithe result of which is now to be It would be a building which would last (mee rind one
seen in the handsorde erecter° in South-street. which no storm or flood could ever destroy.d& .e which
The foundation-stone of the school was laid about would require no repair, and the Lord Jeans €h ist, thee
ten months ago, and now, with the esception of a great master of his church, would take comet those
who built on Him in faith, and asked for a vase teuel
few exterior arrangements, is completed. 'Ne design
of the building is from the pencil of Mr. Bensote of blessing.
er (Applause.) He trusted that MO. IL het%
o
would be spared to set the Divine blessing mew his
Kingston, and comprises a schoolroom, class room, labours, an then they would all rejoice in taimilet mg
end mistremis residence, with a playground adjoin- that there was another medium brought into the sew, I
ing: The eyle of arshitecture is early English, of whereby the young wool I receive secular as mil a
about the thirteepth century, sad the design of the spirituel instruction. He agreed with Mr. Penny Met
building does the Architeet infinite credit. The the education given in the common schools was of tima
building is of Yeovil stones With Ham stone dreg- diectureive a character. The children of the pastier
sings. The builder is Mr. J. K. Mint, of population wanted to be taught such things as would
Yeovil, who undertook the erection of it at • met at
£l,OOO. The drawings of the architect are carried make them useful and honest in the work sad station
in which God had placed them, and he thouglit tins
out by this well-known builder in admirable style, government
the
me
same me res i"new code of school regulations hadm
ele He thought reading, writiag"
and the work is well executed ; fact, it is the red arithmetic, combined with a religious edusatios,.
firet specimen of building and architecture of its kind was sufficient, and that if they had the three
in the town. The exterior of the building consists of "R's" they could get on with the rennin-.
the schoolielem in the centre, with a large gable at der of the alphabet, but if they were taught,
each end, with a tmelferlethle for the clock, and a little of one timing and a little of the other; if their
also a bell turret and beg- The interier comprises a ermine were filled with instruction which they could,
magnificent schoolroom, 76 feet by 30, and lb feet never out in practice -if they wished to get on they.
to the spring of the roof, which is att open one, would be downhearted, because they would be obliged:
wrought and stained. The room has a gallery at ttgo tee% steps
rlbactkhwatardthet° recover
what
te
they
istaeddi
each end, and is fitted up with three tiers of seats
elementary instruction, so that they might take gany
and desks upon cast-iron standards. It is a beauti- station in which God might think fit to place
fully ventilated room, and the light is very good. tee..
The gas arrangement* are most ample, there being "See the Conquering Hero coines."-Judas Maus-
four stet:Herta, consisting of several burners, sus- bens.
pentled floes the roof, whilst on the walls there are Mr. ELVA War/mein the course of a lengthy speech,
eight Mote belts. Adjoining this room is a conve- said he was standing in a position which he never
Meet Mese rokne, gb'oet 1& feet by Di, and in this thought to have occupied, namely, in being called by his
there is also it galley and a starlight. The mistress's son to address the meeting. During the addresses, bee
house adjoins, and is replete With every conveni-
said, a nuts her of ideas had crossed his mind, and it had
led Mtn back to his boyhood days, 70 years ago. He
ence. recollected standing not far from the place he now
At five o'clock a public tea took place in the occupied, and then it was a glove manufactory, and his
Mineolroom, which for this emission was gaily demo uncle was the person who carried cm the business on
'rated *fib feetoone, and mottoes worked in leaves this spot. As near as he could recollect it was about
and berries. the tea and its accompaniments were 00 years ago when the first Sunday-school was estab-
generously provided bY about 40 ladies, who gave listed in the town., andehis was in connection with the
trays for the benefit of the seltrod, to which about Independent Chapel, when the Rev. Mr. Tracey f °need
between 300 and 400 sat down to distmes the social it, and the consequence was that others sprung sp.
meal. Soon after seven a soiree was held, over Anthem -" Behold, how good and joyful • thing it
which the Mayor presided, andlingtby addresses is for brethren to dwell together in unity."
were delivered by clergymen and laymen. During
the addressee Mr. Cole, the organist of St. John's The Rev. Mr. Ehmorr said the school which they hare
now met to open had long been before the public, and,
Meech; assisted by members of the Yeovil Sacred this dsy he must codess had long been 100 ked forever&
by him The opening of the school 'would gives
Hartnelnite Society', discoursed selections from Hen to -
del's Judas Mesfegliaeuse' and anthems from Mozart, h • hearth • -
a ow He loved little children. A
gentlemen was walking with him one day, and said to-
tted others. Of tble pert of the proceedings we ben, nee. Elliott, you seem to have • great love for little,
cannot speak too highly, the Voted and instrumental children." He asked "Why?" to which the gentleman,
111UPle being without a fault, The proceeding* being replied, "Because they appear to love you.' " )(see"'
opened by sing* and prayer., he said "From my heart, and the little rogues are.
The Maims said time it was with a great deal of - aware of it." ladepeodent of that he had felt it a duty..
pleasure that lie accepted the invitation of the Rev. Mr. eineehe had felt the powers of the world to come, SUM he,
Elliott to meet them that night, 'because it gave him an had tested that the Lord was gracious, and since the,
opporninify of offering his congratulations to them of day, He led him to train the young in the nurture,
seeing the accoMplechmene of this building, which did . and admonitiou ef the Lord. When he moue to this
honour to them and the congregation, and also to the town (the res.:gentleman said) be Wiwi much surprised•
architect and builders. It *as a ireeetifel building, and and eiseppointed to fled that there Was no school in.
although he had never been in AS NAM before, lie had zonnezion with Trinity Church. Perhaps this feeling.
admired the work as it progressed. Hs also compete- arose from the cir.umstance that he had lived in Man-
Wert Mr. Elliott that the building had hens terectedly cheater I'm 10 or 12 years in which every pleat of
the free.vrill offerings of the people; that it bed been a worship had its schools. The people in the North, and
spontatteons set. He (the Meyer) found in his Bible that in those districts where there hail been so much want
there *ere menaces and offerings which did not give of late, never thought of building a place of worship
dod Pleasure ; some swelr were even an aboteinationete' ' without erecting a school. On coming to Yeovil he
Him, bet be °mild not find theta free-will offering ' Soured there was only a church in Trinity parish, and
ever refused, but wee always seeeptable. (Applause.) Ito was filled with surprise. , He immediately
He congratulated and his people for the coil- brought the subjeet before his magreepties, and they
mercial honesty with whfeit they had carried on the commenced by very small beginnings. Some years ago,
building. The worthy Mayor thee referred to a passage when he wu iii Manchester, three parka west opened,
which he had read in Mrs. Gress's Dornestie Cookery, end around the vicinity of them was to be sees a placard
in which the writer was giving instructions to 'With this insoription :-" This park was parelmeed
effete, that before they (looked their hare the/ tient' liy the people, purchased for the people, and is
catch it first. That was not a bad ides, the Mayor mkt, rionsmitted to the care of the people." Well, he coold
and there Mould be a great deal of disappointment Doe bat think that • similar plumed might be placed
saved if people would recollect that saying. (14eughter.) upon these walls. (Flearehear.) He believed there
He was very glad that in the erection of this silting, was no public school in the eountry-certaioly there
they had caught their bereave-they had got the money was not a building in the town of Yeovil-which had
and ihe schoolroom catmint& and that was what lie teen no supported by the parties living in the town mad
defied eortnnetoial honesty. eApplanee.) He shonht locality. He believed he About,' not be far wrong if he
have felt eery different when
when Mr. lath hall called said that one-half of the inhabitants of the town had is
upon him and mitred him to preside over the meeting, if seine way or other contributed to the erection of thin
he had said, "'We hate built a very beautiful echool- building. (Applense.) At the comtnencenteut a eon,-
room, but we want something hike elOO to meet ex. siderable sum was raised by weekly subscriptions of a
pewee." He should have felt eery cmcomfortable in his penny, and the master was then allowed to drop, but.
chair, as he should have thought it world be a case of ins resumed again last year, and he believed it was
ES out of his Pocket. (Laughter.) e should not like done so ley God the Holy Ghost. Frequently Parties
to make • false impression upon his friend*, that no bad wanted him to start afresh with subscriptions, but,
more money was moulted, for he knew that fir n :reboot. be meld not feel that that was the right tinie for doing
room money was always wanted, and especially where'o. When the Foresaw's fete took phase lee Tear, in
there wee a itundareehool. Re mad again offer his the afternoon he was with the late excellent Mayor,
oongrateletion when !me thought of the nerpow for when a thought came suddealy into his mind that Row
which this bedding was to be used, :we day and Sunday was the time to shut afresh for the solieol He asked
schoolroom. The Sunday school question wes of Mr. Bide if he wonld preside at • suiree in aid of the
modern date. It woe nearly now 2000, years ago since funds for the erection of the contemplated school, and
Jesus had said, "Suffer little children to conuaunto Me, he at once gave his consent. He (the speaker) cont-
end forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of municated with the Rev. Kr. Itehinson, and the soiree
hesven•" That fee-hug appeared to ham slept dormant was Imeht in August, and that was the commencement of
in the Christian Chine] for nmany centinees, but it was the affair. The rev, gentleman then expressed his
aroused now, and Sourlay-achools were a part of the gratitude and thanks to the old sad new committee for
Christian Church. (Hear, bear.) It was alive to the the manner in which they had aided him in the work,
importance of these schools. It had been said by some and mid the result was now to be seen in the shape of
of the philomphers, that many children die who ought the present beautiful and handsome Melding. When
not under the present medical care and science, but time the foundation stone was lid it was said that them
Saviour was not to be deprived of them by preserving Was not euffieient money to rain the school.
their lives. He apprehended that these opinions were and mistress's residence, but they had bed seta-
very good, but let them come to the Sunday-school, and oient. They had paid £316 for the land, and Mr.
ball them how Jesus pointed them to His book • show Chant had put up the building and the whole of
them by. to,live as Christiente and the way to'die, so the fixtures for £l,OOO. When the anh-coninaittee
that they might go to Hire in riper years. (Applaam.) was formed, he (Mr. Elliott) was appointed secretary,
There was no necessity in the present dey to offer motile communicated with two societies, for drumlins,
apologies for Sunday-schools, end for people to interest sod the Natimal Society sent theni down two which
themselves ie them, but be might speak of the effect of were handed to the architect, Mr. Benson, who was
them. HOW many men and women were there who re- assisted by his brother, mai he was bold to say, that a
osived their first impression is the Sunday-school, and better specimen of architecture for a milord they would
how many children where there who learnt to lisp not find in the country.' (Rear, hear.) The architect-
His praise? How many children were there who tare Mr. Benson and his brother great credit. The
appeared to have gone strait from the borders of the building was not • "shilly-shally" one that the wind
Sunday-school to the realms above! Ministers end would blow down, it wont I stand an Armstrong gun,
teacher" alone could tell. The worthy Mayor concluded and if it was not destroyed by any misfortune it meld
bye:pressing one earnest desire, and that was, that they stand for centuries, and he trusted that as long as it
and the ministers of this toogregatios, and the stood, it would be a blessing to this parieh, and the
re
teacher, in time Sunday-school, and the childn, rind county at large. Mr. Chant had done his duty.
every one present, should one day Woman abiding plasm He (Mr. Elliott) had called himself " the clerk of the
in abetter house, "a house not made with loindseeternal works," and he could tamest say, that lie had seen every
in the heaven." (Loud applause.)' stone put in the building; ha was at the school six
The Rev. Mr. Eideore theneread letters tram theßse, hours a day. sad he bad found that Mr. Chant die-
Chart', Geedden, of Montannem wad from William charged his duties to the public, to the committee, and
Bide, Esq., regretting their inability to be present, lie believed to his God. (Appleton.) Mr. Elliott then
Antltem: 'Glory to God in the highest." asked how it was that when they had so much money in
Mr. Parsee, after expressing the pleasure this band they still warned more, end said the feet wae, there
meeting afforded him, said that the hat time he met were always "ette.etres," mod proceeded to enumerate
them was on an interesting event -it was the laying of them "hot and strong." its was of opinion that whets
the foundation stone of this building. But thee" time tiine came for settling op they' would find themselves
meeting this day was of far mere importance titan the on the wring aide of the hedge. However, be hae no
last mite for they were met to dedieste the building to fear of meeting time expense's incurred by the " eteetras,"
the neo and benefit of the poor of this parish, and they for they had Mown in many ways what they could, and
were iset to christen it. He knew of no institution in what they would do. For instance, in the other parish,
the country whioh deserved their empathy end support £5,000 had been raised for the repair of the church,
more than the Sunday-school. Their worthy Mayor and he knew If a few pounds eere to be raired they would
had hid them hew many wen the early impressiens ootne forward and give. (Hear, hear.) This ',madding
mule there, which in afterlife were never for- was to be used both all a Sunday and depot:shoot, soul be
gotten. With regerd to edeution ii, general, he wished that every chapel in the town bed a similar
helievee the town of Yeovil to be most inefficient, end school. Here he hoped on the secular days, to give
the mason of this was, because the children a the good sound mlimation in the three "R's" and thee the
labou ing domes were employed in the glove making, scholars were well grounded in that, thee let them hears
whereby they were deprived qf the means of cterniton as much moreas they could. (Applease.) They were
edrication. (Hoereleamet He understood that it was deter nined-Ged giving them stretigth--to teach eviey
the location to tree up the children in this school in child reading, writing, and arithmetic, and on Sundays
the first elements of reduatiee. He was one of those to teach them the way to life eternaL Alluding 'Os
who did not believe that it was well to teach the remark male by Mr. Penny concerning Sundayeehool
Aachen if the peer event timings. He contended that teachers, the rev. gentleman said Mr. Penny did pot
the chief mom of the primes and gaols being se filled knew their pleasure' on the fiebbath day. /t was
.trome from the want of estueetion. He believed if smiting Away the Wain for the food, and he appealed to
time people were edeceted they could dispense, in • greet his:teeters If that was not, the feet. He had been a
measure, with polmeams. Alluding to the Sunday- • Sunday-school teacher ever Mau he had been • Mild,
school. Ye Penny said be was ocureinoed that a Wiest mid God giving bien segengle, be would be to his Oise

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