The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-11-03 00:00:00

WI M BORNE MINSTER.

Tug Mixerrta.—A very handsome stone pulpit has '
here presented to the Minster Church, Wimborne.
A RIPPACTORS PaUPSlL—George Brown, • pauper,
was brought up on Wednesday before J. T. Ilasket,
Esq., chergeri with tearing anedeetroying his clothes
while in the workhouse. He pleaded guilty, and wee I
sentenced to seven days' impruonment.
Naw Wznutrax Cliarit.—The foundation stone eta ,1
new Wesleyan Chapel, capable of seating from GOO to ,
700 worshippers, was laid on Friday last, by J. S. ,
Budgett, Seq., of Ealing, Middlesex. The site of the ,
building Is • large square piece of ground near the ,
Grammar School, and Hie principal entrant* will be
from King-street. The building be in the Gothic ,
idyls of architecture, from • design by J. W. Corby, ,
Era. of Stamford, and the contract, estimated at
E 2,500, has been taken by Mews. Sharland and Griffin, ,
of Code Mullen. near Wimborne. Its extreme length ,
will be 74 feet by 45 feet wide, height frl feet. The ,
materials used will be red and white brick, with Bath
atone dressings; the aide walls will be supported by 11
buttresses from the outside and the roof by eight iron ,
pillars rising from the basement. The ground Door is I
Intended to be used as a wheel-room. The front, facing ,
King-street, will present nearly the same appearance as
that of the new Independent Chapel at Blandford,
basing in the centre a large ornamental window, with ,
side lights to the gallery .taircases. Tbe entrance is by ,
' two handsome doors to a vestibule, from which ingress ,
In obtained by spiral staircase. to the side galleries. At
the opposite end the pulpit will be placed, the heck of ,
which will be the organ gallery. The seat, will be open
of red and white stained deal, and the building will be ,
well lighted from large mullioned windows on either
side. In consideration of the extra accommodation ,
given for the Sundae School. the committee of that
school guaranteed £350 towards the new building, and
of this £lOO is already invested in the Wimborne
, Building Society. Tbe proceedings on Friday rem-
: manned by singing hymn 737, Wesley's Hymn Book;
I portions of Scriptures were then read by the
Rev. H. Schole6eld, and the dedicatory prayer was
offered by the Rev. John Wood, supernumerery.
The following historical statement Iral then mid by the
Rev. Jas. Cooke. superintendent of the circuit of the
Wesleyan Methodists commenced the holding of
1 religious services in Wimborne in the year 1808.
Wimborne then belonged to the Weymouth circuit, and
the place of worship was part of a dwelling-house. In
I the year 1820 the chapel in the corn market was built,
, and was enlarged in year 1845. This foundation stone
of • new and still larger Wesleyan Methodist chapel
was laid in the name of the Glorious Trinity—God tbe
Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost,
October the thirteenth, in the year of our Lord, 1868,
byJames S. Budgett, Esq., of Fsling park, Middlesex.
President of the Wesleyan Methodist conference, the
Rev. Samuel Bossily Hall. Ministers of the Wimborne
circuit, which was formed out of the Poole circuit in
the year 1849, the Rev. JIMIC4 Cooke and the Rev.
Henry Saholefield. Rev. John Wood, supernumerary„
Trustees and building committee: Mr. lissarge F.
Strange and Mr. William Symonds, treasurers; Mr.
Robert U. Harris and Mr. James Gosaling, secretariat
and 19 others. 'Have respect to the prayer of Thy
servant', 0 Lord, that thine eyes may be upon this
house day and night:— 2 Chronicles vi., 19, 20,
Architect, J. W. Corby, Stamford; builder., Messrs.
Sherl.rid and Griffis, Code Mullen, near Wimborne."
The above, with copies of the Watchman newspaper,
I the Mediae Recorder, and • plan of the circuit, with
the current coins of the realm, were deposited in a glue
bottle in &cavity in the foundation stone. An address.
beautifully engrossed on parchment, was then read and
presented in the name of the building committee to Mr.
Burkett, who, in acknowledging the same, expressed
himself as very much more pleased with it
then hail he been presented with • silver
trowel, inasmuch as it would ever remind him of
the esteem and affection evinced by them not only
to him, but his forefather.. He then proceeded to lay
the atone in the IMMe of the Holy Trinity, and having
done so addreeed the assembly on the importance of
the work in which they had been engaged. The
llev. Mr. Churchill, late missionary in Canada, in •
short but excellent speech, pointed out that in the
house they were about to build they had happily this
guarantee, that only the fundamental doctrines of the
' gospel would be preached, inasmuch as among the
Wesleyan body there was uniformitT of teaching, and
' their ministers were under control, without the aid of a
Court of Arches, or troubling Dr. Lusbington. In con-
' eluding his address, Mr. Churchill specially urged upon
all present to be liberal, so that the chapel might be
erected and opened free of debt.-- The National Anthem
' was then sung, and this part of the day's proceedings
doled. A public tea was provided In the old chapel by
the ladies of the congregation, the whole of the proceeds
doing to the building fund, and in the evening a public
meeting vu held in the Maine pleoe, presided over by
I Mr. Rudgett, whoa exeellent addresses were delivered
' by the Chairman, the Bev. J. Keynes, Rev. Jas. Cooke,
and other ministate and Mends.