The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-07-30 00:00:00

311111 REGIS.
CHORAL FESTIVAL.

On Thursday at temoon a district festival of parish
choirs was held is Bare Regis Church in connection with
the Selisbary Diocesan Choral Association. and &Rhona'
admiarim wee by ticket a large congregation had
amemble keg before the hoar for commencing the
eervice. The Holy Trinity (Dorchester) and Tolpuddle
'swells:nod choirs followed by the clergy, entered the
church punctnally at 4 o'clock Mlle= the procieesional
hymn "With hearte is love abounding." The Here Regis,
Winterborne Kingston, Puddletown, Affpuddle, Char
Mookion, and East Lulworth worurpliced choirs
bat proviously taken thar seats in the church. Mr.
Morgan, oreanist at Holy Trim,' Church, Dorchester,
preemie I at the organ, and flayed a voluntary whilst the
clergy, chlirs and congregation knelt for private prayer.
The hymn," Lord of the worlds above," was than sung.
The sirvice was intoned 17 the Rev. Spencer Smith,
curate of Code Castle. and the Psalms (the 95th and the
145tht were chanted to tunas by Welsh and Dr. P. Hayek
The Rev. H. livenrit, rector of Holy Trinity. Dorchinster,
real the Snit boa nu (Isaiah 12th), and the Rev. J. F.
Langford, vicar of Bare Regis, read the se:onii (the Epistle
of Paul to the Philippians, 4th chapter, commencing at
the 4th versa) The Magnificent and None Dimittis were
both the compositions of T. R. Matthews. The word, of
the first anthion, "In bumble faith and holy love," were
by Dr. Rendell. and the mimic by Dr. Garrett. Alter the
hymn, "All praise and thanks to God most high," had
been sung, the Rev. Lionel W. D. Dawson-Damer, vicar
of Conford Magna, and Rural Dean, preached the eermon.
The Rev. gentleman to ik his text from the 30th and 31st
verses of the fOth Psalm, "1 will praise the name of God
with • 14011 Z, and will magnify hint with thanksgiving.
This alai shall please the Lord better than an ox or
bullock that bath horns and hoofs." Upon these words
ho founded a discourse very suitable to the occasion. At
the amclusion of the sermon the anthem. "The Lord
that made beeves and earth,' comprised by James Turk,
was an% and the offertory followed, the choirs sluing the
hymn Almighty Father. heaven and earth." The
collectioe was in and of the Association, and amounted to
EU 1, lO4d, Tbe Rev. J. F. Langford prwounce I the
Ltenedictinin, and the surpliced choirs and clergy lett the
building slating the !sessional hymn, 'Angel voices
over singing. Tba service was very creditably rendered
and the choirs kept well together throughout In addition
to the clergy already mentioned the following were
present :—The Rev. R. 11. Hobson and the Rev.
A. Therndykc, curates of Bare Regis ; the Rev.
W. M. BMWS, of Monkton, District Secretary of
the Aesociation ; the Rev. Mr. Andrews ; the Rev. W. R.
Tate, curate of Illandford, St. Mary ; the Rev. Prebendary
Nash, of Tolpuddle ; the Rev. F. K Freeman, vicar of
Pudnlietown the Rev. H. P. W. Freeman, rector of
Turners Puddle ,• the Rev. Mr. Thompson, of Tinclaton
the Rev. T. H. Howe, rector of Winterbourne Anderson
the Rev. G. H. Wynne, of Winterborne Whitechurch
the Rev. W. Gilded, vicar, of Went Lulworth ; the Rev
Rummell Wright; the Rev. Mr. Raikes, of Dorchester ; the
Itev.llW. Kendall, vicar of East Lidworth. The chain
were compered as follow'—
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Holy Trinity, Dorehistar... ... 16 7 a
11 - 44
3 17
4 16
17
4 9
4 15
1 8
lAtlwceth „. ... 4 1 11

qrsao total
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A capital meat tee was provided for the ci;oriste7s—atie;
the festival in • field st the back of the Vicarage, and
among the ladies who assisksi at the tea tables were Kis
Everett, Mrs Williams, Kra Freeman, Ilia Rumen
Wri,&t, Kn. HMV" Mrs. A_ Bpicer, Um Langford, Kra
Cambridge, Miss (~,mbridge, and the Misses Nash. The
liere Herta and Holy Trinity choin afterwards played a
raistc.h on Black-hill