The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-14 00:00:00

HOLY TRINITY VERTRY MEETING.

The Easter vestry was held en Monday last, at noon, in
the vestry room. where were present : The Vicar, Rev. J.
1). Addison, Rev. V. F. lianwiine. curate ; Mr. if.
Wheeler, and Mr. Snook, churchwardens ; Mr. K Thomas.
Mr. Jesty, Mr. Jenkins, Mr. J. J. Rolls, Mr. Thiselton,
. .
Mr. It. Atkins, tc.
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The HAIMMSN first read the notice, and minutes of the
last meeting, when a eomauittee was appointed to Make
enquiries as to the providing for a mission service near
Hope Square. Mr. Ad4iwn said nothing had been done.
The idea was that it WON advisable to get some larger
place, and, if they could, get it in the neighbourhood of
Hope Square. But Hope Square did not Isamu • central
place ; it was very good for one end of the parish ; but
fax away from the other, and on the whole it did not
seem as if they could do much better than they did now,
for they collect very good congregations in the Mission
Room. The thing to do was unquestionably the erila=
tuent of the church. It w a terrible thing to undertake,
but it must be done some day or other. Still one thing
atter another cause and pushed that work out of sight,
and foremost was the necessary enlargement of the
school. They had an immense school as it was, and they
built a new schoolroom, so as to adutit 264) infants more.
That work Was carried out right well. and now their
schools are as good as could be But there is now a
deficiency in the town of school acoveuniodation to the
extent of more than 110 children, and that must be met.
Notice had been given on the Zird February that unless
they dupplied iii IZ month% or were in a fair way to
dopply the deficient acmtnimodation a School Board would
let established for Wev mouth. A School Huard to supply
accounauslation for MO children would not be a very great
evil ; but depend neon it, if they once got (lie fine point
/A is Helluipl us among them, it would be driven
harder atlil 113riler aietcloser awl closer home, until the
wm.gd of Use dchools in Weymouth are under the manage-
ment of the Seledd hi ant Now or have sufficient rates
in Weymouth already--(hear, hear)—and depend upon
it, the School Board would increase the rated very um-
tcriellY indeed.. It was the most expensive war of Pro-
viding education, and it does practically to a great extent
esthete religious teaclund:. That was the ueot tatal ob.
jection to it ; in other ways it was not lad, inasmuch as
It allows of conipuldory attendance—they could compel
the attendance of children. But he could not help think-
ing that under the present Ministry, there would lase dome
means found for compulsory attendance being enforced
in voluntary schools, and if the managers of voluntarY
schools are enabled to couipel the atten,Lthce of thuds
who ought to la dent to school, init are not, then the
only real pod to le gained from a School Board would be
gained for voluntary schools.
Mr. Witheten said this was the opinion of Mr.
Tredarthen, the inspector. that the liniment llovenuneut
will give that power.
The CHAIRMAN renuutel that • large • propation of
the country had pronounced in favour of voluntary
effort.
Mr. Witagt.g.tt : And on the oUier hand when one looks
at the dqualsidds aniuuggit School Busuth
Mr. riaoosc And the great espouse.
The CHAIRMAN said the expanse WAS tremendous. Yet
the 'ratan was very effective. The town of Ueda hall