The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-10-05 00:00:00

PASESTONZ.

THE REV. J. 0. Toxxxr.—On Sunday tie Rev. I. G.
Tolley resigned his position as pastor of the Congregational
church of this village,and preached •farevrdl sermon from
the text 1 Corinthians iii., 11.
THE annual thanksgiving for the safe n-gathering of
the harvest, was celebrated at St. Peter's church on Tues-
day eveniuu which was, as in bygone Teen, overflowlngly
crowded. The floral decorations and Wryest emblems
were beautifully arranged, more particuarly the adorn-
ments around the altar, the illuniinatim of which, by
numerous and brilliant lights, surroundiur the cross, pre-
sented a most imposing and attractive spectacle. The
celebration commenced with a soleun procession of
surplices, choristers and officiating clertymen wending
their way slowly up the aisle towards On altar, singing •
processional hymn—a chorister beaten& a gilded irons.
The choral portion of the service was adoirably rendered
by the adult and juvenile singers, accaupanial on the
organ by Mr. Cull, with his usual ahilEy. The lessons
were read by the vicar the Rev. E. Dsgmere, and the
other portion of the service was impressivily rendered by
the Rev. C. Druitts The RCV. A Mordet Bennett, vicar
of St. Peter's, Bournemouth, with his umal and telling
eloquence, preached the sermon, taking or his text the
11th chapter of St. John, 11th and lath .erses, rivetting
the attention of his numerous hearers ly his remarks
with reference to the blessings bestowal upon them
by an Almighty hand, and urging thole present who
have hitherto kept aloof from the Comuunion table, to
become participators in that holy ordiname.--Ccommisi-
cared.
it continuation of the celebration of he dedication
festival it St. Peter's,there were six servicesvin Wednesday
and 4so Thursday four. In the afternoon the Bishop of
Salisbury administered the rite of contlnuaton to between
to and 60 young persons. In addressing thorn subse-
quently the Bishop said it MIA a great thing hat they host
been baptised aud limught into the family o God, and to
have received the additional grace of confrinatiosi, but
now came the question, what would they doin the years
that were coming 1 The vow they had undo that day
was solemnly recorded before Gal, and if they were in
earnest the blessing which fell from it wools accompany
them all through life. The Bishop urged Gem to pray
regularly morning and evening, and always io conclude
with the Lord's prayer. Ile made especial allusion to
the words of the Lords prayer " Lead us not itto tempta-
tion," and said they must not nierely pray net to be led
into temptation, but they must restrain themselves from
going into the way of it. They must strive b do their
duty and God would then give them strength to do it
thoroughly and truly. He implonal them ni• to allow
any °Wade to prevent their attendance at communion.
Ile referred to the various temptations which young pee-
11011tl have to encounter, and urged them to make a bobl
swum 0...... its sr., sad, essea Si.,
newly continued, and asked them to give their children
every encouragement to the faithful fulfilmout of the vow
which they bail made that day.—At eight o'clock there
was evensong, with sermon to the newly contirmed.
Services were held on Friday. Saturday, and Sunday, which
was the first anniversary of the chapel of the Holy Angels,
at &Berns.