The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-10-14 00:00:00

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"eld gladly go to &welt if they tad
,117:;.,,...0n5; hut be oonid sot think 'het if
47,;„ bet more time they might witch as well is any
~,ins mh i.ter—(laud laughter). Ile thought
izoe.t..d hymn coul.i preach as well, nay Latter, than
oen—ilaughter).
•
wwiting men's meeting. the Bishop of Lig-
cortrytt lett P.:111tC11 had nothieg to do with Church.
He dletitettly *kilned for the (Urals that
,110 wee Protestant as well sa Catholic. If they want d
to know wLat it Is mind of the Church we., let them go
to the Prater Hook, lard look eepeulally at the preface
to it. Don't let them pet.thsir theology from the news-
, Anise:city from title. that were celled
Hut- contained soot an amount of
...Li • and leret.thod soich • coi.t.orerstal spirit
'
y c tad not p.,..stbly be wholotonte reading for
et Noitheir it ti eta label their aorgy as
1.. . or Ur c%I 01111 Ch hot look at it.. work of every
wed, est j idea by that. The ptinciples of Christ's
tte ,1 Weil) ',comparatively simple and few. and within
tubrchenslon of the working men. In Itaccash!re
it ot.ottiog claws Pint their teaohrn by to roe Moths
1.• uuday soboolt% for the well.to.do class. wcre
I • : 114 toil 1140 to do the work; hot. think GA,
ti teeee felt back upon the worktitg aims* without
g• ,11,4 that it answerer%

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tote of the subj.-ate -diecuseed was "The union of
Cturcis and B:ate, its national improteame sod its
b on the community at large." The Archdeacon
of Tsuntori auxin came to the fore. It was not because
be la of any doubt about the duty of • Datiolt to have •
rs'ional Church—God forbid l—but it was because he
kot(d to the form of eircumstanom—to the
Co. ti.utioo as it was now, aid salt was Impoesible not
to ippftliohd it mud continue to be—of the Il.mse of
'Commons; sod unless Church peot.le were prepsnd to
niche • different light throughout England In order
to havo the Church of Englaud truly r. picsentcd la
ii. II use of Co ' mmons bow was it ptosible anything
c .1 lisppers but the dissolution of the Church aid
--t" bear, L•4lf." sod "No, no)." it. would
,at. r try what little be could to warn his countrymen
I, fare he died that if they wanted to save die Church
of E..gland It could only be done by more energetic
ma close action—(applause,) by leaving eseh other
alone and tot tearing nun to rioces—(slgns of disappro-
bation). In all his ultra High Churehmanship he
f. r a hem nt had been tempted to leave the Church of
Leland—loud cheering), and might he not than boleti
&ler e?—(ohcers, and • voice, "No, no)." It was
supposed that the Arelide4om was " talkicg at" his
Diecosan, who was In the chair, and with whom to ha.
iponlaa ccut and a, I eutssanding molestestlosl
MIL roto('s, and uric. of &sari ruhation and "Chair"
at -e, which c.otiru.d for rouse minute.). The Arab-
& n disclaimed any personal allusion, sad shortly
*Ur...verde resumed his seas.

The rulpot for die:triton on Tharalay Wen:ova
me. • TI,o duty of the Church in regard to the
Ten.e.r.Leo uh-ortnhat." To bishop el Oe'ord
pro riJed..._

CtuiiELU.'oN believed that he sae not misrepre.
ee,.ting the czporlence of his clerical brethren shoo he
said that drunkenness was the chief hindrance to thole
mi..istry. lie Feinted out the g,od respite whioh had
14 'wed the dratitulion of parochial temperance
societies, especially In fostering that patine opinion
what wee the parson', chief asaistsee3 In ootubsting
drunkenness. He advocated IL. itstrodoiatlon of snob
goetellos Isle every parish.
Preissodary Motes said that the ration which the
Church must take against druhkrantas slynld be
p.n. rel. ',erectile', and national. Though be did not
say that total abstlnenoo was the duty of Church= n,
Ito tt eu;ht it in every way desirab'e, espeolally as
furr.le.ing the brat argument and the moat oenvlneing
pro. frf itereettLett. If tt• okrg7 woald aterain, the
example wont tell ou all around them, an efface which
moth's.° &Irking could never {nodose. An effective
p4roct 1.1 ager.cy ncud be the eztablithment of what
Ca- knosn as "itrtlah Workmen l'ull'ichoures"
without alcohol', drink. A rubllchoesse was necessary
to the waking man, int not the drink. Religions
ni n ci whatever prditlorsl patty must make it clear
Ow they . Minutod the interests of religion and
Ores tho-e of petty cr trade.
The IV:v. UMW!, Cutts said that much might be
do:“. hy the lame of its archiepiscopal pastoral against
Ow :Adobe' vice, to be read on Ash•Weducelay and
f. llowrit by week' effort' during Lent.
Sir PlteCT Dount•s, Ka•Goronor of Bombay, des.
cribei steps taken to decrease drunkeners In the
Army.

Other speakers followed, inolu ling the President of
tic Bath Temperarce Anociation, the Bev. W. B.
LIMILITOOD, übe 111'0130 rOOOMMOUdad his elerioal
bra,Lren to beam'e lotsi abstainers.
t in the rehjeor of "Appropriation of meets ee affectirig
liatemal I.lbureh," the Rey. A. 001INIT read a
et; P.l paper. It had been soggested that the Gospel
shot:4llv preached free from al: cost, and where there
WI! ?n erdowrceut Christian gener.sity abould supply
furile In his j -dgment that was liens down an
In.•r, sot realy a Mae foundation. Ti.. gospel
preached tree only to hellhole cod Aolf
kat a bapt.:ei owl it CArrica people skor'd to
to pay for Glair Carietion privileges. The people
4 pay Whet was due before they talked of giving.
Them was no better form of payment than the tender
Of • :ertein debate sum for the right to occupy certain
dill lite sittings at one or more particular servirms, the
feta* of 11 sod 300 Sutdisi a being he thought the best
▪ propri.ael for the purpose. It would, he thought,
be a:..0 to substitute open sittings for high-baoked
pewt. 1 Lie julgincut, there dwell be as • role no
I fA th,t. fur sunday servbes lu the majority of town
atd t) thoretes, sod in many wintry churches alio
s., oar' y service', at 8 or 9 In tLo morning ; sod a
▪ ev tier servioe, at hall-past Go. 7—both of
• .ntirely tree. There shouli aloe be service at 11
$t 3, at 'lron sittings inhelat Ohl *online, to be
sj,epnated for a j rat equivalent. By such au
arr &Kermess all elamea could be accommodated alike.

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T.• tubjeet of "Tia• ebureh and the Mew."
a• • (lel • net audiecots.

p ET•11 aim:tate-I the employment of laymen
et I I.lwomon In the or of the Church, and, after
1: ..tion that there thould be otreful In.peotion of tho
pits.. tl.e c'ergy set over them, sail thin, thr•uld
be tot ouly tbo regular smarm, but special addressee
to met particular want', 'Loh ea the I:Hesston°, of
Infidelity or of dranktruires, or any other du of tho

The Rev. W. D. SUCLAGAN sad they wanted ae
preaeLers the godly laymen of their uogregations.
Then they must try to get Mtn to church, tilt it m.ght
be dome as in hie own parish, whore godly young men
were in the habit of muting together for prayer, end
the., going out two by two and obaUeoging every Idle
mr.n about t • street', and endeavouring to get b:m to
roma to the nervier.. Prayer meetings should be hold
ater Sunday evening services, and the clergy should
wvtcb I r every opportunity to gat at their people.
T!.• BMW or StAXCHItTSB Oititioutd the alerts
•i
sleet ref...ilk, the weak,. ty preseaticg religion to
them in to clays-i. • form. le soy part of blanabester
• church might be 11'1.,4 by an attnotive service, but
hat tey 'Wald to rim wu churches sled by persons
ter wh us they were built. He rtcoguleed the 'dean-
tag.. (I stint ,T,ug bodies of wisdom clergy worklog out-
side the parochial system, hoe to Ole their Btble sod
Prayer Beck wheu they liked, but lamented that In
Maiobester be was unabie to obtain the serekes of mob
Inv r. _

Mr. Ahlti man BINXITI'. of Manchester, caused great
emus mot: by his oommereial illastratioas of ecolesiu.
Noll watts. What was wanted In the Church was the
1,,,,fty of sdspting Wolf to the everviuyirm tondency
of the public mind. John Weality did a good service In
ill day, and the Svangeliosi p•rty in the Church of
• nd did Roc d pistols* by copying John Wesley.
Mat how their day was over--(" No.") They were not
novii...r with the thrice cr adapting thenuelves to the
t“.....teles of the present day. Nor were nay of the
et
kting note of Dissenters doing so, and the result
wu that they also were making co progress among tam
rotses whetcver The iradeernau, when he found hie
b.+ ess falling off, did not °makes to carry It on as
his f-ther had dote Ulu* him. Did be not take down
Use old premises, arid build new and handsome
prenikes, and put in new plata-glue windows, and all
that Fort of thing ?—(!aughter.) Did not MN publican
do tin same, and introduco paint and gilds, I—(roare
of itughter, and a voice, 'We are not to follow the
pub ) Wes It not a foot that thus was nothing
so :Alertly', to the oomrnon pooplo as a grand
erc•aele? Did not the common people to London,
IC.I Liverpool, and Maaoheater brooms wild with
escneinent el en the Shah oame to linglasid, and oak.
hr-at saarifiN• of work and wagger, and for what? To
kw • Mahomtdan covered with diamonds—(rosts of
hol•htar.) Now, coo d they learn no lesson for the
Crotch from that They had done to in put Amid
Aingl, 1 disapprobation Mr. Alderman Beimett adiro-
cat. ,1 the introduction of arshiteoture, ornamentation,
st.l other elements of grandeur in our clenches.
Pa•rt rg, sculpture, seined glue, gorgeous vestment;
on,sle both voonl aril instrumental, should ell be
prc .1 into the berries of the Church.

n:ers sdroestad religious eduoatioa, sod depreesSed
tit%iime.

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II .I h. dismission on the Rev. R. Oarbett's paper
cc To. Life of Oldham'," an episode occurred of a
Ster.o:ely isoongruous eharaotor.
.Iradescon INNIT (pereasneat Secretary) rose and
iitAte that come one In the garb of a o'er/gram was
pei.erdey found In that ball with him hand in the pocket
el Isdy—(eensation). He laurel that there must bo
stye ungodly pe-reon there. Nicht tbe discussion whioh
lasi been held kid him to repentance sad to a life of
Ihdlerw—(mem). But it was well that the audience'
sh, old be aware of the sad fact.

The- itish-o—p MAIICRIIITII hoped it would not be
luoposed that because the pickpocket was Ormond in
the garb of • clergyman that be vu neoessarily •
e'vreVmato—(e)eers mad laughter).
diecuesioa on the best means of deepenlog
spiritual life was then resumed.
Thera* dissect the Oeogreen terminated on Friday
Cy. Ling with a raeoptioa by lb. Mayor and Mayoress
of the members of C,cgreer.
arcl.d.s.onn tirctsog cioavencd • meeting at the
Guildhall on Friday afternocn on the subject of his
Lemont special inky+, cs—tbe licensing of curst.s.
There wen a large oLd crowded attendance, mainly of
11114 C1"1"a' P•Ar." The venerable Archdeacon
was tee, vett with prolongod cheering. He reminded
them that 'her. Vag ever.' positions celled" 461,000 In the wolll--(lie,eses). Th.-r• was it. Shah of
Penis, for ez•inple, who out off everybody', bead that
Ec acre to cut cif —fienghterh That was one kiad of
dee; odsm. There was soother kind of deepotiam—one
peculiar to this country—that of a chairman of •
meeting—(iend choerr). it 1.11
..e.'"g op an unusually
" s4b.torlial" walkllllk-.tick, the Aichduseno said he
always Lad the idea that • cladflogi, oi meeting
should hese "that cork of thlcg" In Lie haLd—froars 441,tai) ; out lorg enough to roach everybody in
I!. I,..um—(liughte) ; aLd ciao • nun bates appealed
tv 04 La honour and good faith, if he did Lot dt
he ehould Ito Mpped on the head with
i Isughtin) God had raked up men during the
•• I 1)0., to guard II • 01. j °Ore Truth of the I.huret,
L. 4..11 I. hiss just Ii years ago that ho wo% tied, oog
1.. ; •f,, but for 1.14 belief, io that very bellic —(closr.).
.c..l v. ry sell re:bomber that ho was trite] act KM. !
it. tLat court of Rath to give up all his pee.
f. Luella he not choose to give up the ;
f.ith of the Church. That sentence was ;
•I. sod hero be was—(laughter asd chcerr). 1:,‘•
1. If sough to r.momber the very erkin cf the
Lt Cathoic rifles], II YOl,l ego. how IL but
Sato's' ly thoi bad raised a cootideraide turmoil
in tlo wonky, foe we were • people that knew • grant
dial '6°l'llll44s—a very learned people, who read a I
greet deal of the eewspopere—(laughter). It bad been
very eommoaly said that man wee a mooning animal ;

but. to 101 l the hottest truth, he had lived many years
In tho world, and he began to doubt the prorerißmo-
(laughter). lf he were asked to Rive • d• 5•111•0 of
mut, ho should say he was a "oloking &afoul"-
where he could get food, and he was ',limp trying to
got food-( anghtsr)--and a very pas,louato animal-
(mentioned laughter). But he did not know that he
oould say he was a reasoning animal, booause man pro-
ceeded to the straoreat oonolusioee with the very
timeliest evidence of froto-(renew.4 leughter). With
regard to the reoent omares of aetion which they were
met to depreoate, be thought It was Iniolltablo, be.
oven° it was &hood at tidy one paltioalu school in the
Church of England-a school of thought which 300
parr age Wag almost the only schoo'. 11.. obalicaired
any tn.t. to pr duo,. an butanes la which whst rat
o romoniy died the high Church party had perseoutod
11... Low Chute', (. vle : " Bishop P..i!potto rig dust
G ohem," !cu I arks of '' No, nl," and disorder).
110 bogged that gentleman's pardon-the Bishop did
not proseouto Mr. Gotham; ho refused to Mediate him
- (cheers). It wee vary difileull to ignore facts-(ough-
ter) ; but even If tLey gavo the gentleman tho benefit of
tho doubt-which he was not going to do--(laut hurb-
torl-r.obody weold deny that the cues on the other
old. were very many. They, the iligh Churolt party,
rt,.d not Interfere with soybwly else-they left people
alone; they said, "If you Bko to interpret the rellgiou
of the Church of Logboub to be go and so, and your
oongregations like it, by all means We Won't Intent-re
with us"-(oherra), Was not that fair 7- (ronowed
ohoors). The High Church party sent they found these
Church perch:as of great assistacoo to devotion ; these
observasees they found very edifying, &oil they Meyer
knew what a doctrine meant till they saw the thing
with their eyes-(loud cheers). For 25 pear* Le had
taught Ph people down there at East Brant exactly the
same things that be taught thorn now. lie Lad never
changed-(I'w). He never amid look book to the
time, either before he Caine or since, when he held any-
thing stitirrnt to what he held now-(choi re). But
ho at first found that he made no progress, and It then
ooeurroi to him hem an old book-a book that was
replete with more common sense and knowledge of
Ihuman things than anything he know-that wonderful
book, old Boron) :-

SCellia• Inritant abiaboa dcnu,.a per &unto,
" gului qua: aunt °cull. put,lNta

—(aborers, and • Voloe.--..'rust is • deduition of
Ritualism from Horace." Ile peerage easy be freely
rendered—Whet we ace impresses us more than what
we *car described) The interruption gave rile
to a sof ne of strange oonfusioa. Ilelf the air rumors
rove from their wile and Weed • deafening or, of
" Turn him out," "(icier," " Chtir,"k. One clergy-
men was seen gesticulating with him in • very three.
tallow meaner, and • poodle seemed irr.mluent. The
Ten. Arohdeseran got hold of his big sikk, or brandish-
ing it towards the rev, if rider, shouted at tit, top of
his voice, "If you interrupt again 111 have you turned
out. My friend, 1 can retch you with the polieetnau's
baton if I eantiot with my own stick." The delinaulos
persisted in trying to make an explanation amidst a
terrific noise and renewed cries of "Turn him out
bat a kind of threatening movement towards him by
several of the clergy had the eir•ot of awing him
to retire behind seine fiend., and the storm soon
abated.

The CLI11111•111 (emphatioally): This is not good
faith, and it is not boneet—(applanse). Well, here was
that great mnvement going on, and if Ms Mend in the
body of It 'row th'ought he eta going to stop it be
was like the cli woman who thoght she bold stop the
waves of the sea with her mop—(lond oheers).
The resolutions preview!, prepared were serried.

MR. DISRAELI ON TEI GLADSTONE
MINISTRY AND THE " CRITICAL PERIOD."
At &meeting held at Beth ort Monday night to hear
an &dares, from Mr. Forsyt%. the Conse•vative candi-
date, Lord Or y de Wilton read the foliowing letter
he had received (rem Mr. Disraeli :—October S. My
dear 01,37.-1 am much oh lied to you for roor Bath
news. It Is most inte feting.. It is rare • tonstitueorry
ha- the opportunity of not only 'oldies, but sustaining,
public opinion at • critical period. Thal has been the
high fortune of the people of Bath, and they have
proved themeelvre worthy of It by the spirit rad con-
stancy they have shown. I cannot dcobt they vii
eont'nue their patriotic course by supporilog Mr.
Forsyth, an able and ascomplidurd man, who will do
honour to those who send blur to Parliament. For
nearly flee years the present Ministers have hammed
every trade, worried every profession, sod assailed or
menaced every aloe, institotion, sod species of pro-
perty lu the oostitry. Occasionally they have varied
this state of civil warfare by perpetrating some
which outraged public opinion, or by etumblieg tato
mistakes 'blob have be.. always disereditable, and
sometimes salmons. All Ws they call • policy, and
seem quite proud of It; but the ciountry has, I Chink,
male op its mind to elope this mese of plunderiog and
blunderlag.—Ever yours sincerely, B. DIIIIIAILL