The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-10-13 00:00:00

ELECTION OF LAY REPRESENTATIVES.

A meeting, for the purpose of electing four parochial I
representatives, who, in their turn will be callcvl on to
elect lay synodsmen to represent the deanery at the next
Synod was convened by the rector at the National
Sehnobroom, on Thursday evening. There were preaent
the Rev. K .1. L. B. Henslowe (presiding),A.--
Leonard (curate). Mr. 11. N. Cox and Mr. J. Tural—se
(elotrehwanlenst at:di un
Mr. F. W. Mr. J. A. Cedlina .
I'. Newberry, Mr. W. K. BP:o, hr. .y. Dham M, mr tit%
Dunham, Mr. Morfoe, Mr. S. Allen, Mr. A. Hama, Mi. T.
Itiehanl., Mr. S. Canterbury, Mr. Lnveridge. Mr:
Andres., Mr. J. Cole, Mr. S. Stembridge, and Me. y.
,rt er.
The Cii eiltsax said he was sorry to see such a man
attendance that evening, he had hoped to have ..e.en
large number present They were met, as they all knew,
to elect feur laymen, being communicants, to represent
this parish in the choosing of lay synodatuen to attend the
next Synod. Perhaps he could not to better than read
the Bishop's letter on the subject, which was as follows :
Palace, Salisbury, Se. t. ra, 107(
Dow Sirs,--The Synod elected in September, 1871, has now,
lit accordance with the Re...ant/one pawed by the Omits-cool
earlier in the some year, served the full time of throe years.
I have th,refore to request you to eamemble together the adult
male nscinbers of the Church of Rnebind rundent in your
parish, for the purpose of electing four laymen (being coat-
'manicotti) to represent them. The representatives then
elected will be forthwith summoned by the Rural Dean for the
purpose of voting for Lay SyllollSTllel for the Rural Devilry in
the New Synod.
I roubl reconimend. I. That public notification of the time
and place, at which the meeting of the Lay Members of the
Church will be held f, the election of lay representatives, be
given by • notice (form A enclosed) being filled up and placed
on the church door - 2. That the meeting be held on any day
previous to October t:1 : such a time as will enable men of
all rta.nes to be present : and that the Clergyman, if present,
he chairman —3. That after the election the Chairman should
fill up the schedule (form II) with the names and
ve., of those elected, and send as soon as isselble to
the Surd Dean.-4. That the rotas be taken at the parochial
n''',4lclts In any way agreed upon at the meeting in each
tend..
I r ill remind con tint, by the onistituthoi of the Synod,
t) 11.11 it haOng its own .Church and Churchwanlen is to
considerod • parish, and that representatives I 4 the
puriehm, and aiso synobnuen, must be nabbed in the dbionse,
but there is no other qualiScation a. to Fadden., The Rural
Deans hate been requested to hold the Declaim/ meetings for
the election of Synodsmen not later than November 14.
would request that the first portion of this letter he read in
Church mi a sunday previous to the day of election.
lichee e me. dear Sirs, yours very faithfully.
_ Grows Rain.

To the Incumbent and Uhurchwardeny.
On the fly Icaf of the circular wan printed the resolution
which was moved bv the Rev. A. Codd, of licaminster,
m'e.".'l°.l IT hinwelf (the speaker) and adopted at the last
nlvctioc of the Synod, awl winch was as follows :
" Thst to the election . 4 another Olocesan Synod,
th. ic rcuuosted to direct that the relative nuather oli
La) Itepreacntstives to he elected by the ouvernl j%l hi
the dioe,ae be as lot tow. :—Peor populations under )1:0% amed___;
Inc to the last census, one; 100 and under 1000, tiro 1000
under 1000, thn.c : 5.00 and upwards. fourlie w.oit,t "
alw read • letter on the subject which had been
lllAres"e4 bY Mr. U. It. Milldleton (hon. sec. of the
Diocesan Synod) to the Chronicle
" Permit we to correct alight inaccuracy in the notice
regarding the Diocesan tlyned, which =in your ttrkfport
intelltrinee Lae week. You state that Ore 'wary
In the Dowry was entitled to wed two Sycoodsesen. "Itrlt
Dot correct, every parish wee entittel to Nod two parochial