The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-07-05 00:00:00

PARISH CHOIRS FESTIVAL

In she lovely wettber or Vriday last, when the aers wee
calm and Minh% the air Ailed with warm outshine. •04
redolent with th• Pc rrit of n rw-malohay, the fertl•al
rarisb choir.. at P land seemed very ippeopers, tothe
time, They included the choirs of B'. Peter's, Sr. George's.
and S oi• heell. which mintier ever 200. and they first mt.
at the echoed, Bi. Peter'r, and in the yroond rurroundins
the .chool re entert‘lned •t the lad•ea who presided
inchscline Mrs. Apvl LW& Mr". BeRZW, MI.. Anoleford,
Misr. 13tewar Mee. Brady. M' t r.. lam Ss ma, Mrs.
Ac. tt. Se. Being laid in the • prn sir in the lovelir at of
weather m•de tee re, so sill no-. er j .yable, and +(ter
tee, when the Rev. M. B•rnee, • ho labour. Pm heartily at
ercanisine those choral lertvart, t top t re• chrvr.f. r ,
Mrs. spnithsed. tip y verer.ep. him. lily. yery•ne dish,
log to ackeowledge tie trouble that lady and . I. en hat
taken in making the stringent. nts Al-tweed.. Lb."'
mortsred in ord., Iv roo-ewine, trittt di tinen'shing
banner., t two rhumb of R. Peter'. wh•rl the t. a 11,0 way
held, to the presence of • roe lair c sutreeati thoneh '
It teenier d a gored d-al of ere ccl love for the write to
draw in (tom the entire/monis outside to tho
ottraetions within. Among the ee-cy yr re the Roo. W.
App'eford, St Peter's, Rey. J A.. B oar. (actor p
land). Re.. Pelham Situ., War•li.m. A •. IL Palmer.
St George'. and 'I., Rey. 111. Ram., *hi eeern• d rr •
Fouling 'yr t of *he choirs. Mr. Sloes:, of 8 . J.l lir,
weymouth, rerid ng at tl a o gen. Tee chide of St.
I P Nit were headeA try Stamina bearing the mitre al.d
k• y , the mien of the C'ol.l. • ith the motto "At this
P,I,31110." alto brunet b • ing • picture cf the poops
Belot : Portland was head d by the cr.,. of St cisome.
,c.rtsa on white, and a barite- b-a•tog the yerwry
p thine told oo white nod a valet. wh l'at
Andrew s" was enthistoned in gold on a b.nrc r of hip.
h., p-ocession betas closed by a banwer Iv ming " 013;
Chute', and Queen. The cholla were d ript'y in the
ch.neel, which is under a lase. apes, /muting tee h.. 4 of
the woes, the majority, however. t Volt in en open epees
formed by the inter. action Is front of the mild', reeding
dolt, and erten. The service was well rung, split.' ..,11
poopect of further revival in church muuic On lb. TRU,
and, c itiodering that all the choirs bad berm formed is
the Island, the rout must have he n 'ratifying to the
cleryyreen end friends, in fact the Rey. K. Bs.h.e, who,.
so excellent a jodge, was well a •ti.fied. The following
weg the order of eatirke:—Pretriolernal hymn, " Thresoh
the N•ght of Doubt and flo-row.“ Dyke,: 20.,8t0n• then
ably played • voluntary, 11, Ilmsree Andante in P. I thin
nu 6:mewed by the solemn hymn-e" Bright the Vireos."
the subject ivies that rem by I.ai.h (chanter vi.), and
apparently the precursor of the virlon by St. John, on
which the preacher af,erwerds founded hi discourse; the
hymn oa. sun, toe German chorale. in the reenlist else
and with Impressive effect The Rev, 97. 20 Betties ni
Winterboyne Moockton, gave the twayerr. (Tillis), the
nroper psalms help. cxxxv., D-, Monk in G, and cl..
Humphrey'. grand chant; the A... J. A. Besse% rector of
, Portland, reed the first !geom, relating to the Dedictilon
I of the Temple; the Magnifictt was rendered to Dr. B.
BAN In A: the Ft.... W. Arph ford ri ari the second hewn.
front Rev. vii. After Rune Dimittie, Russell io T ; .nd
the Creed, matelots) 0, with organ accompaniment,
followed, the Anthem '0 rive thanks unto the
Lord," the music tieing by Wilion Jackson, jun.,
Neashsm and the Henan bob. re Sermon, "Slog praise
to God who retina above," also sung to • See old ehonide.
awl sea welter of mete we could have wished this • little
still the expression wee good. /Se Rae. Pelham
St-kes roweled • veer lt,Preeeiare merinos front Rev. tv. 8:
"They rest not day sea sighs. win Hoar, holy, holy,