The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-01-11 00:00:00

THE MAYOR AND CORPORATION AT
CHAPEL

His Worship the Mayor (R. N. Howard Esq.,
went in full municipal state to Gloucester-street
Independent chapel on Sunday morning last. The
weather bad been very threatening, and a heavy
shower fell just before the procession started.
The mayor was in full robes wearing the chain of
office, and accompanied by the Rey. W. Smith,
formerly minister of Hope chapeL There followed
Mews. Roberts and Drew, in scarlet cloaks, Mears.
Ayles and Buck, Mason and Vadat., Boonton and
Thomas, Webb and Dyer, Commins and W.
Haggett,
The superintendent of police, sergeants-at-mace,
two sergeants of police carrying the ancient silver
maces, and • body of the constabulary, were In the
procession, and, an well as the members of the ()or.
potation, were all acoommodated with seats. The
four maces were mounted on the right hand seats,
under the gallery, in front of the Mayor. Before the
sermon the last hymn in the Congregational Hymn-
book, a prayer for our native land was sung.
The Rev. 5.8. Ashton selected his text from Isaiah
viz., 21, "And thine ears shall hear • word behind
thee, saying, this is the way, walk ye in it, when ye
turn to the right hand and when ye turn to the left."
Mr. Aabton repeated the frequent remark "It is •
great privilege to be born in a Christian country."
But often, as that remark escapes, perhaps some
some of depravity rises up before us, and we are
ready to withdraw the term " Christian " aa applic-
able to the country in which we are born. Still, se
compared with other lands our country may properly
be called Christian, for when we apply the term to a
country or an individual, we do not mean that every-
thing in the country, or the individual is Christian ;
but that in the character of the person there is shown
something of the goepel's power, that there are some
institutions in the country which have received the WAREHAM.
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civilising influence of Divine truth, there is some. , Informed that, amongst other contributors, Mr. John Whittle
thing in the manners and customs to show tau has become • subecrlber for £t, Mr William Joseph Pike
influence his been at work amongst them. It is (of Wareham) LIG, and Mears. Clinker and Tito of
certainly a great privilege to have been born and aY"`";',12,,,,,,r1"..i,dth5t....t.tk"" workmen are nedaci,wir with
to live in • country like this. But the privilege is known to Wareham proceeding,; and there is nor°
doubt
one which entails great reeponaibilities ; much is everything will be in readiness for the opening and use of the
demanded duo because of the advantaged which we new building by—at latest-Ist September next. We are also
tibtalfociadeePonnign't lunnittorrt'ahLuitiotbure
have received from our childhood, and aro enjoying tr:l74l,`,lndt°
every day, and we must be careful that, WI citizens accident to Lord Portman, Dig only bemuse of the esteem In
of this country, we endeavour to bring our daily cares which his lordship, here as well a. clamors, ahe lot, but for
and conduct into harmony with that gospel which the great regard awe popularity which in Wareham and the
tote of Purbeck attache, to the name of Portman.
has modified our institutions, and made wt. se • AS application has just been made to the Guardians
nation, happy and prosperous, Mr. Ashton went on of the Wareham and Purbeck Union by Kr. J. W.
on to say that the voice spoken of in the test could Tribbett, printer, of this town, for the printing required
not be the voice of conscience, for the Jews, in for the union ; offering to execute the general printing
common with other nations had that from the first, 10 per cent, leas than the prices charged by the Mimes
nor that of the law, for that they had from the Green, who get it done elsewhere, and further to print
time of Moses. He believed it to be the voice of the poor relief tickets at 10d. per book which they had
Christ, afterwards continued to them and to us by charged is. 61. The application was read, considered
His Holy Ghost. Mr. Aabtou enforced the duty of d postponed, and ordered to lie on the table. dhould
and Guardians o^ further consideration compy with
In the
ordering all our thoughts, words, and actions in this app •eation, on have the printing executed accordance with the exam* of Christ and the tows, It will be seen that a great reins must be ode
teaching of the Holy Ghost. The rev, gentlemen to the pockets of tie ratepayers. A tender for bread
delirared a very impressive and faithful sermon, being 4d. cheaper is readily accepted by the Guardians,
and at the conalwdon he said there were men whole and this we think should receive the same treatateni;