The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-03 00:00:00

SALISBURY.
SALISBURY DIOCESAN SYNOD.

The first session of the fourth Synod commenced On
Wednesday at the Chapter-house. The attendance
was very large. The Lord Bishop presided, and there
were also present the Dean of Salisbury, the Earl
Nelson, Lord Heytosbury, Sir Thomas Fraser Grove,
Bart., the Archdeacons of Dorset, Sarum and Wilts,
Lc.

The BISHOP'S ADDRIOLS.—The Bishop expressed his
thankfulness for the opening of the 4th. Synod and
the 11th Session at which he had been present. He
thought that the Synod had taken root'—(hoar, hear)—
and that when it pleased God to call another to take
the office of Bishop, it would be found that the Synod
was a rooted pknt in the Diocese. There were
several points that day understood to be referred to
the Bishop, the first of which dealt with the Burials
Bill, and the question of consecrating additional
borials ground for parishes or for cemeteries. He
himself could not help thinking that if the incumbent,
churchwardens, and principle parishioners asked aim
to consecrate an additional burial ground he did not
see how he could refuse. (Hear, hear). With regard to
cemeteries he took it to be a comparatively rare thing
for a Burial Board to ask, but if toey did, then he
should consider what was the best thing to be done.
lie looked upon the question of private burial grounds
as a very difficult one. It was adifficultsubject, and he
supposed there might be an attempt on the ;girt of the
supporters of private burial grounds to enforce some
dinipline in respect of persons to be buried. It
' would, perhapo. be wished to exclude persons who did
not fall under the rubric of the Prayer Book, but who
still had led notoriously evil lives, living, for
Instance, in adultery, and so on. There would be
considerable difficulties arising in this way, difficulties
which might, however, be perhaps surmounted. He
had a greater difficulty than these with regard to the
matter. It seemed to him that those who asked for a
private burial ground forgot two things. They ap-
peared to him to claim the freedom of a sect, at the
very time when they were professing to bold fast with
all their might to the Established Church, thus putting
the Church of England in the position of • sect and
not of a National Church. (Hear, hear). His own
disposition, therefore, was to discourage this plan. He
was quite prepared, however, to consecrate under
certain circumstances. Another subject to which be
wished to make allusion wca that it had been
sugfestod to him during the last year that there were
various peroons in the Diocese who desired a Synod in
the medkval sense, that was to say, of the clergy
only. When the suggestion came to him be could only
say this, that the Bishop had perfect liberty to sum-
mon the clergy on any extraordinary occasion. In
conclusion the Bishop expressed his pleasure at
seeing such a cumiderable attendance at the Synod.
ORGANIZING COISMITTEIL—Tbe report VMS presented
by Lord Nelson, who stated that there was an adverse
balance of £2B, easily accounted for by one or two
extra expenses during the last year. the sum that
was asked for this year warn £l6O, which it was hoped
would cover the deficit as well as pay the expenses for
the ensuing year.
v Tom or DlerriBe.—A prop sition by Mr.
Lywcogi to alter the date .1 meeting to the autumn,
in inter that Parliamentary matters might be con.
sidered before they were introduced into Parliaments
found no seconder, and therefore fell through.
THR PROPOtiRD CENTRAL COI:WM.—Lord Nelson
moved that the Council of Selection should nominate
three clergymen and laymen to represent the Synod
at this proposed Council.—Several amendmenbi where
moved.—The Rev. Canon Payne moved that the
Synod should only elect laymen.—Cmion Daymen
seconded.—Archdeacon Sanctuary moved that the
question should be referred to the Organising Com-
mittee, for them to report clion at the next Synod.—
Canon Payne, after considerable dui:nonce; with-
drew his amendment, and that of Archdeacon
Sanctuary was carried by a large majority,clac
THE FINANciAL BOARD.—TRO prc thin of the
Rev. Canon Warm that a Finial Board should
be appointed for the Diocese led to a discussion,
which was not concludel when the Synod, act.
jou rned.
Earl Nnsod moved "That a Young blen's
Association for the diocese of Bahshary,be constituted,
and that a committee bol appanted to take the
necessary steps for it, constitution."
It wag earned unanimously.
The Rev. H. Besse presented the report of the
Temperance Board. It stated that the work through-
out the diocese had made great progress . It also
added that the feelings of 33 perished in Wiltshire as
regards total closing
_had been tested, with the result
ot a majority of 2,4 E. householders who voted
out of a total of 3,088, there being only 178 definite
" noes, "isa being " neutral, " and the remainder
declining to vote. Mr. Bab then moved "That a
petition be signed praying that in any amendment of
the Liquor Laws it be provided that on Sandays
public-houses be open only from I to 2 p.m, and from
8 to 9 p.m. for the sale off drink of the premises. "
Mr. Baxter moved aim am amendinent "mat the
words ' off V
the4hpremlses ' be omitted," and receive a
mallirlreitz of 1, e nuMbers being 23 against T.
. OLDVILLD moved a second amend-
ment. to the effect that it was desirable public-howsie
abacld be wholly olored on the Sabbath.
The BA•. Mr. floween seconded. but it was lost,
the numbers being 31 against 26. Mr. Baikeve
mution was than ancoPted as a nwalution.

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