The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-07-14 00:00:00

BURTON BRADSTOOS.
F WEAL UF TOE RSV. W.(7. TEMPLER. M.A.

The quiet and uniatentatious..bnequies Of the vicar,
whore demise it was our painful duty to record last
week, took place on Thursday afternoon, and Wa.
characteriatic of the unassuming lit.. hi` let.Noo"
the usual °trappings of woe," as a great writer once
termed them, were visible, and although the at.. clergy.
man was a ineaionate lover of nature, yet not a single
hluesoni appean.l ui the coffin. or WaJl
the grave. There was a siiiii.le following of
namer.ois assembly fr.int vari, II i pXII,I I time
neighlsoirli...d, to the grave of one alum!.
path on earth had inark.,l with in
teuse earnestness of p0p...-. and a continual
struggle in the cause of truth and his church. The
last cartbly res.tieg place was but a stone's throw free)
the lam itosidems. deoteuest, and as the awl
moved along the brief apace from the vicarageTteg7.
grave, a death-like hush prevailed among the crowd
of parphemera, win. with bent heads and mournful
eyes had gathered round the precincts of the ancient
church. It wax gratifying to notice that the pre-
caution was composed of thr h.ildera of every Christian
erred, a fact which we anticipate.' in or last issue.
There waa no hearer or mourning coach, the coffin of
plain oak, with jet furniture, being borne by the
following parishioners:- Messrs. G. Masters, .1. S.
Hawkins, li. White, H. Hayward, G. Heins, and .1.
Gale. Immediately foll.rning came the chief
mourners, viz., the Rev. L And Mr. .1.
Templer (sons of the late rector). Mrs. Grabens and
fitiss B. Templer Idaughterol, Mr. B. Sysionda, Mrai
.1. P. F. tiundry (the Hyde), and Master Gundry.
Following came various friends from Reich...et and
other Warns, including Mr. C. Edinunda, Mr. P.
Conipto M n, r.. 1. A. Collins, Mr. W. 11. Chick, Mr.
G. A. Santent, r. M. J. Briggs, Dr. EllertoM
r. H. Tucker, jun., Rev. K. Milner (Wesleyan
pastor), Mr. .1. W. Martel, Mr. .1. Hoare, Mr. .1.
Ilelyear, Mr. H. R. Hansford, Mr. R. Elston, Mr.
R. Reid, Mr. C. Frampton, r. T. Clarke (Bridport
Town Missionary), Mr. A lbssl,llr. W. Mercer (llal-
stock 1, Mr. Thurman) Weyntout 1, Mr. H. CoseertMr. 1.
Tucker, Mr. .1. Hilt'.., Mr. T. Staple, Mr. .1. Marsh
(.tllington.) Tli.. following were parishioners or resid-
ing in the neighbourlimid : —Mr. W. Bradford, Mr.
W. S. Charm.. Captain Parr, Mr. Gillett, Mr.
D. Cousins, Mr. C. Cousins, Mr. W. B. Slade, Mr.
W. H. Haeward, Mr. G. Carter, Mr. G. Carter, jun.,
fir..l. Prout, Mr. J. Randall, Mr. J. Beggs, Mr. A.
Bartlett, Mr. W. Foot, and many others. At the
entrance to the church the was met be the
rector of Godinanstone, Rev'. W, .1. Pope, who road
the preliminary potion of the burial service most
solemnly. The church was quite filled with mourners,
parishioners, and others. The final seri ice at the
grave was conducted by the Rev. J. Bloomfield,
curate, and besides thole already mentioned there
were present at this final cereurmy, the Rev. 'F. W.
Mitunsell (Symondabury), Mr: W. Hounsell (Mount-
field, Itridportl, Mr. I:Women:, and r. H. Howell
(Bridport). The undertaken were Hr. H. Howell

and H. Whittle. The presentation ol the living has
not yet, of counve, taken place, hut the general rids
is felt and expressed that it will be prevented to the
Rev. L. Templer, son of deceased, who is much
esteemed and revpected in the district.