The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-07 00:00:00

Literature.

' Orr Ow. Firsside, Day ef Days, sod Boas Word.—
London: Nisbet and Cu.—These are eiteellant month-
lies edited by the Nov. Charier Bulbok, of Woros.ter,
AG I marked throughout by sound Evangelical Chang
of England teaching. The first-oamed, at sigma's,
oontalna two *oriel stories of an tobereating end wboll
some oharaoter, *mays and pap re on a variety of
topioa, and attractive notes on soienc,, art, history, and
notate. Day of Days, at 2d, la designed emtpaleily foe
Sunday reaniog, arid tulle its purpose with ability sod
interest. Hone Wor.is, at Id, I. wooderfu'ly clump and
good, and oes•rves to tiod a pleas in every home. We
extract the following, being the *wont paper of •
series on " Englaud'• Church
DEDICATION or EcCLESIASTICAL BUILDINGS.

The Much of England is often accused of loitering supersti-
tion because she approval of the solemn dodication
ecti:sinetical buildings to tho worship and service of Almighty
God. But thin le not only in 11.4%.”1,1•11ca with the principles of
human nature, but alu with the teaching of ncriPture.
In Genesis we end that Jacob "took the etone which he had
put for his pillow, and set it up for a pillar, and !mural oil
opoo tho top of it',.. and then tallod the place Bethel, i.e., the
House of God (ex vial 1) In the lullowing book, Evelue
9, I 0,) we tbel that Almighty God commanded the
Tah_rnacle, with all ita utensils, to be eanotitted before He flled
It with /Ile glory. no, when Solomon built a Temple for
Jehovah, there wee • solumet dedhiation of it, accompanied by
all those imposing ceremonies which gavo a eplendour and •
sanctity to the then worship of there Israel. This wag pleasing
In there eight; and is the prepare awanded, an atiewer cum
down from Mayen, and .•
thu glory of the Lord filed the
lunrs lloulie " (1 1. )
. . .

And surely the .olouzu..tcs us a emseerakal worship aro not
loss fitting or notamoary when ehrigi.in temples are opened,
which are titn4llo.l for no lONh.dy and devout p1if1.41,11
bk.!' should thorn then he wanting the 11111 Led Voice,,( flttSt
prayer for a Wooing from stmt.; and heartfelt thalikap%iiws
that another Christian temple has been creek,' and opened,
when: hearts touched by redeeming love 11111)" send up priyens
and thanksgivings to the Triune dello% ah, set hear there Ilia
Word through lfla authorised 111.1111:11gCrY said auubaaadun Us
earth. .

Uur (Attach re,rards it as Suing and Scriptural that Ws
should hare both onhilied 11144 14/ preach, and consecrated
buildings to finach in, i.e., Kidding% lot apart (ruin all comma
purposes, awl publicly known and rooognis.Al Z 4 the Mussy of
uod. It requiring 'cry little wit to scoff at Ulu sanctity of
mcred plats.. So rimuniable person will maintain that come-
cratod ground puestuses any intrinsic bonnier, or that our
prayers mud prtlV4.ll more with t n iod whe offered hi 4111.1 place
Tither than In another ; still, no devout mind am desire Unit
what is allowisi by Uud's 'aril.; should be used for ordinary
.141 ~,,, DUO 11111141•011, Whatever 14 reparatal to the honour
of the 11,141 High naturally cacitiq a feeling of reveretica ; and,
114 we triad the courts of Ilia earthly House, spiel think o this
is the House of God,' a W.1.11114r spirit of reverential devotion ii
kindled within.

In the Aimsmlic thee, when Christianity hal to make Ile
we.. aniougst a heathen ,eiple, there was more difficulty
having special places act apart. Still, even then, they nisnl the
best they could under the circumstances; fir we Mid from St.
Mark XIV. IS -IS, rend St. Luke exit 10--Id, that our Lent
ehote a particular imom in which to celebrate the Passover
feast with Ilia (Beelike. As the Jews usually had a room set
apart for private devotions, en our 'Saviour had the "guest
chamber furnished acid prepared." Probably the Aisatlue
were assembled in the same room when Jima, after Ilia
resurrection, appeared to them (who (Si. John an. PJ
and when they met together "with .ste accord in Pe.Yer and
supplication." It abei appears from Acts it I, et. 6, XX. 7, a.
Mat • distinct place was appointed where the disciplet mine
together for religious purpeces. And at. Paul (I Cur xi. •:!.
xlv. Si, 35) draws a great distinction between the houses the;
had to eat and drink in, and the Church of Gel. The Apostle
also notes the different coshes which should chiumeterise men
and women at home, eel in the Church; and se fosters the
same reverential, biit not aupertatious, fouling, which the
Church of filignisl deurca to foster in iler ineMbenl generally.
7,,,v potato Dian., awl its Preetntion. -This
pamphlet Icy Cherie, Diounick, nurseryman, of Ityile,
isle of Wight, agiil it deals in a thoroughly practical spirit
with the important subject of preventing the potato
disease. Proper care in dealing with thicl valuable tuber
is the specific offered, and the writer gives directions with
considerable detail and obvious wisdom. All potato
growers may Mil the pamphlet with advantage.
Agriessiterssi Seed Lisr.-Meers. itamnlnird, (:.„Lideeott„
Bawtree, Dowling, and Co. the eminent item of seed
merchants, at Ilasingstoke, have issued, 'atele Descriptive
Priced List for 1871, in which in aibion to the usuallj.L.
our agricultural friends will rind interesting matter
relative to the sowing of :MSS beellS and improvement at
pastures, with • colleconised account of the best sorts of
Cereal* and Roots and it notice of various Feeding Stuffs
and Manures,. It is well worth asking fur from the tinn.
Wet IfigiLeo4l WV( Smith Wales lia,fr.afjonai
via raison A *social ion. -We have received a copy of the
report of the executive committee, with the proceedings
of the annual meeting of this association, of which Mr. S.
Karla, 31. l'., is President The object of the association
is "to urge the adoption of • peniemently recognised
system of International Law Tribunals, or Prom.. of
Arbitration, for the amicable 'settlement of all Inter-
national Ilisputes," and, idthough most people cannot
help reganling their enterprise So lniixitir, yet the cultic
cation of a 'wird of arbitration cannot fail to do ivied.
The coniiiiittee speak with extreme satisfaction "at
the taminstic which tut great question is everywhere
Inakuut.
The Glentleinan's Magazine.- This is one of the best of the
monthlies. "Olympia intnalisoes the reader to 'MOMS
strange incidents ; and "Clytio," fast drawing to • close,
is killing off the villains of the play in a cleverly sensa-
tional! way. "The Una:Trial at liar" gives in the most
readable style hitherto unwritten incidents in the Tielt-
, horne cam. " Watorsicle sketches, No. 1," is the first of
a series 4.f papers on the sport of angling, and very chatty
and useful they promise to Ice. For the test the chief
article is No. lon "Men and Manner in Parliament,- from
which we take the following extract :-
" Mr. lasraers IllAtiller in the Douse of Common, is one
strongly marked. >el nolicuiskes anamhencally, aulculated to
Mousse the person:el ciitemat whin h has for more than •
generation Mei sake.. nn. hint by tree puhlic Either bemuse
his eille*ttei do not care to chat with bin,, or bemuse he dies
courage* private omversations in the House, Mr. Dermal
lOwsYt mita alert in t sort of ;erten low:Mums. Mr. Madame
1., tempt when he •Imits, rareh quiet for • moment, frequently
ellgegnig In castavecett.ot with the. iwur hum, often laughing
heartily him:eq, mid heitll( tne ',atm i 4 laughter In his inter-
locators. Who. tit Disraeli eaten. the House and taken his
iseeo..tional teat, he enc.., one leg over the other, bads his
anus, Mug. down leis load, aivl so sits for hours time in
statassitte ',ileum. When he rises to speak, he ...eiterdiy nate
his hand for a moment mein the table, bed it is 11,4 for •
moment, for be invariably endeavours to gain the car .d hie
audience by making a point at Die °meet, anti the attitudes
which he mai, mot einditeleo to the happy delivery 41 pointell
Is to staiol balancing lattetell upon his Let with his limits in
his mattail pie Leas. Int this position, with his heel hung
down as if lw were inentalb &hating hoe best to tames •
thought that has just iseurel ti his rebel, Mr. Disraeli slowly
Utter. the polish.; WA 1441.011 W setelen," ncr which he hoe
spent labarious hetlill In, the closet_ Mr. Bright is a VMS
SIMI 0.111C4 al.Wn to the !louse with the ipssis
ready cut mot l,olluhe.l to lit in he the setting of • stsanch.hut
no one could glalSl4 Ince. Mr Bright*. manner that the phrame
he drops in as ho hoes abmg aro fairly written out on • slip id
paper etrubst In his S'lliNto/St Illiieket at he encasel the bar of
the Mouse. Ile has the art to hide his art, us' his heerers
may well Leary si, they wstmli him speak that they am
proems id the fonnation of the •SIII,IIi.S.A i.t.t illy ge11k,!..11 ilk
the mind of the orator. all aglow 113 it 14 Willi the of
lint the nwrost t)on it, the klionrS
moment beforehaiel whet Sir. iN.rarli appneeliiiv what lio
regards as • tone... Meta plx-e int his speech for dropping in the
phrasegem he pretends to have pet found in ail old earner of
his mind. They see him halting up to it ; they note the
disappearance .4 the hands in the threatensm ng the imat-tail
pockets, •anetitnes in search of the porkei•liandkerehiel
which is brought ceit Alla shaken with a light awl oarelues air,
hint mootoften t ces tied the sat-tails, whilst with monkgently
Nuked to awl fro, si•l an affectel hesitancy ot spas*, the
speaker prodevees its SM Met. ref the style of repartee in
woich Mr. Dkraeli imitilgte -which may be generally described
as a sort of moleill I challliv., sartea by strokes of polished
earl:awn -this manner Is allowable, in proportions@ it hag leen
seldom tabs.:revel. Dut it it inoimesoit to a degree lethal.
exceeded only he that of Mr claim:lV'
The " Table Talk" is admira,tly written, and the Gentk-
man': keeps altreast of the times as well as any of its
contemporaries. In the 1110 el minder will be begun the
first of a series of in von, he Ibiliert Buchanan, and •
personal sketch of tie. lute Shirley Brooks, by nmoclard
Jerrold,