The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-05-12 00:00:00

Dtoozsmo Snow.

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Re refined to the &Mimi of Ocrovocation on this
eubjeet, sad espromed a hope that soon the wish clergy
would be more largely represented in egoroostion. and
that DIOOIIIIII 8700d11 of clergy sad laity would be
established.

The REVIEW O'r Caltherimnom.
Thin was the next and ooncludlng subject tc°*b.d
upon. Fran all sides was beard a desire for the re-
union of Christendom, and however impossible this
may. appear to men, no one would say it is 10,
parable with God. This wish for unity i. • pleas-
!Ml sign, and we should pray for it and labour
ice it. What meld we do! Shall the Church
of England seek for reunion with any other
' portion of Christendom by • sawitos a one jot or tittle
of that which we believe to bo our heritage from ood
Shall we will tits respect of other bodies or Cbeieteacc
by • lukewarm ddence of our own position and
Principles ? Will an absence of self respest •nd forget-
Wilms of our own noble birthright draw other man to
desire oommunion with to Are we likely to make any
approach to reunion with the Musa of Rome by
making light of the great gulf between her doctrines
and our own which now, alas, separate. us? Or, again,
by meanly imitating any of those unscriptural and
mneatholio prestigee with which she has dm-
Immured the worship of Almighty God Shall we
be decried by the soeMous symbioses of a unity, which
that Cherub would labs pomade us can alone be found
in tahmicsiaa to him who bss rimed to assume the titles
and sathotrity of Him who reigns in heaven? He
saw no sign of sa approach to oneness in the Cherish
by 402 way, become be believed It not to be the
way of truth. Soso* loving spirits, in their
prahowoMby desire for reunion with our Nampo-
!moist breams, &mom whom we dwell, have
thought to attain this end by lowering the
standard of our own Pram Book in some
matters of doer's* and of discipline. Those who
believed, as he did, that the Book at Common Prayer
lustly and charitably interpreted is a treasury of
'vine truth, could not even for their denim of pesos
yield anything from this mend deposit. And be did not
Wieve that such a comae would prove to be the path
to reunion with any section of Christian men around '
us, or with any appreciable number of individuals. It
was his conviction that the Church of England
I. endowed by the Groat Bead of the Church with very
ezmilent gifts, that she is beyood any other Church on
earth so biased, and that she may, by the faithful and
loving use of her talents and opportunities, be • mighty
instrument in God's band for the promotion of unity Is
His kingdom. It was well said by the Bishops assembled
at Lambeth, "We dollars solemnly record our conviction
that unity will he most effectually promoted by maintain-
ing the faith in its parity and integrity, as taught in the
Holy Scriptures, held by the Primitive Church. summed
up in the Creeds, and affirmed by the undisputed
Gomm' Councils, and by drawing each of us closer to
our common Lord. by giving ourselves to mush prayer
and intercession, by the oultivation of • spirit of charity,
sad a lore of the Lord's appearing." Our work for God
Is to be don, by thus potting our own house in order,
by an unswerving maintenance in our own communion
of the faith which was once delivered to the saints, by a
melons ministry of God's word and sasramente, by
the loving labour of our members in the mann of boss
Cheat for the bodies and the souls of mon around us, and
by a jealous endeavour altar everything that can truly be
said to add to the honour of Divine worship is our
churches, by earnest prayers and endeavours after unity
among ourselves, by gentle forbearance with all those who
are unhappily emarated from us. He concluded with
the prayer of the Archbishop of Canterbury at the
opening of the Pan-Anglican Synod, invoking peace and
wisdomfrom God.

The Archdeacon of Dorset held his first visitation
this year at Shaftesbury, on Wednesday, in the church
of the Holy Trinity. After the Holy Communion had
been administered by the rector and curate of Shaftes-
bury, at 12 o'clock, the charge was delivered. At a
quarter to three o'elook the clergy and churchwardens
sat down together to a substsutial dinner at the
Grosvenor Arms. There was C large attendance, and
the spsseehee, whirls had reference to the temperance
canoe, were marked by moderation and fairness. Short
wore were read on the subjset by the Revs. F. W.
biennial!, of Shroton, and john Smith, of Kington
Magna. The dominion via maintained by interesting
speeches from Mr. Lyon, Captain Horsham, Mr. Bennett,
Mr. Glennie, Dr. Shettle, end several other ehuroh-
wardens and by the Rev. Messrs. Kennard, Barrett,
Bilden, 0•11, and other gentlemen • and vs. terminated
by the chairman, who congratulated the party on the
plcasant intercomse which the opportunity of dining
together had afflrded.
The Venerable Arshdeacon Sanctuary held his visita-
tion in the Abbey Church, Sherborne, o Thundey.
The churehwardens were sworn into Ales and delivered
, their prewentments, alter which the Archd.acou de-
livered hi. oh.rge. The clergy and several of the
shurcheardens dined together at the King's Arms, in
the afternoon. . _ _

--Tire-Art-Vhfitiaeon visited Bridport on Friday. There
was Divine service in the parish church at 8 a.m., the
aloe being monde/ prayers and Litaor, bat the alien-
demo was oontined to the efficient', church dithers, and
two or three of the Muir. About mid-day there was a
celebration of the Holy Communion, when there was a
l‘rge number of communicants. The charge was
delivered by the Archdeacon at one o'elook, before a
numerous oongregation of clergy and wardens of the
archdeaconm. Subequently the allergy and • portion
of the churchwardens dined together at the Bull hotel.
the Von. Archdeacon Sanctuary presiding, and John
Pope, Fact, of fiymondsbory, occupying the vice-chair.
But there was a Churehwarden's dinner, as usual, at
the Greyhound hotel, and thither repaired upwards of
30 of those geatlemen. Andrew Tucker, Esq., of
Chart:3ooth, occupied the post of Printident, whieb wee
previously filled for many years by J. Pope, Req., and
James Templeman, Em.„ J.P., was Mogen to Wm the
vise-chair. A capital dinner was provided by Mrs.
Hutchings, and the meeting wee of the most
agreeable character. After the repast, the Chair.
man proposed the loyal toasts. In doing which he
referred to the attempt being made by thou seeking to
disestablish th• Irish Church to get the Queen to give
up • portion of Her Majesty's prerogatives, and ex•
pressed a hope that the Queen would maintain the
constitution intent-In proposing "The Bishop and
! Clergy of the DiOCISSI" the Chairman said he was quite
! more that after the bulbul °hum they bad beam
! from the Archdeacon they would cordially minim the
I toast At the seam time, he thought that portion of
the Marge relating to the Done' County School might
have been very well omitted. He was of opinion that
the education offered at such an institution might be
very suitably and well provided by private indlviduals,!
without appealing for endowments or balm smbeerip-
doss ; and, in regard to the question of national
education, he thought that in the present day it was
carried too far, and entailed • treat deal of misery upon
the people. He was far from thinking that the ehildren
of the working SUMS Should not be taught to read,
and Writ*, and sum, but he considered it was
unwise to instruct the lads in those higher immobile
of knowledge which would not be useful to them
in their statioo of life, and the girls to do em-
broidery and fancy work of that kind. There
mast he, u there bad been In the past, all classes of
society, but the prams' system was calculated to mthe
them all gentlemen and all ladies, and be thought it
was a groat mistak•-(bear, bear). His father 'spread
his conviction when the oxidise educational system
was established, that, though perks' not in his (the
old gentloreares) dins, it would bine to pan in his (the
chairman's), that everybody would want to be meters
and mistrosses, and he put it to them whether Both was
I not now the ease 1,-(hear, hear). He deeired to see every
! one of the ehildrea of the poorer dune " properly
' educated, and by that he meant that they should be
' instructed in those things which would be useful to
them in their daily rallies, and benefiehal to their souls
-(applause). That was his opinion, and he felt sum
that every gentleman present would feel limed to
emit in promoting mob an education amongst those
around him-(hear, bear), Be than referred to the
Proposed disestablishment of the Irish Cloansb, and
warned Dissenter* that If that enlablishoseet panned
away, and then II meceedul attack was made on the
English Church, our &gra would go rather with
Rome than with Dissent-(A Voice: Mores the pity)
-and then the Romanist' would soli fall to put
forth every exertion to pat down Dissent. He thought
therefore that it should be the polio, of DlGembere to
unite with Use Church in resorting thew...eat attack on
the Irish Eatabliabramt.-(hear boar). Hie father, who
was •alergyman and attended the deitatiousat Bridport
many mars, foresaw the event, whim were now
obarring, and he said that division in the March would
beamed by IIIISOlis• within imr• (hear hear). Bo it
wee, and he was sorry to see it. -(bmar bar). In one
parish they bad on. kind of worship, and in another
parish something verydiffereet.-(bar hear). But forty
years ago they were ell united body mid spirit. The
laity then 'speeded the clew, and why? because they
knew that they were doing what they could-not as
now, in many casee, simply for themselves and for their
own purposes, and fancies, with the ridiculous stuff mad
nonsense known as ritualism, but for the good of the
bola of their ptrishionam.-(bear hoer), He Mt
strongly on the point and urged on them to unite
together heart and Bout In support of that Church for
which our forefathers Might and maintained by the
bailies of their lime at the martyr's stake-(applause).
In aromas. of &general elsoetioe be asked them to vote
for such members se would support the Cfmreh and
State, and made emu bustle remarks on the want of
prise* shown by Mr. 3lsdstone. He then proceeded
to Justify the old Gamboa of the eburchwardens dining
together apart front the elem, on the ground that
they were thus enabled to direft • va
they would Oellemeise be debarredfronsVng4; manaPrehe
said for many of the clergy be had the greatest
because he belirved they abet up to their vowsPZ
professions. but foe many others of the elergyhe bad
the greatest dierembek because he regarded them as
wolves In thetlia °lathing -Guar, 6860-they were in
the Chun* for the sake of the loaves and Saba, and held
not thaws princiiples which he trusted he and they all
present did and would strive to abstain as leas ab••
lived-the united Problem* Chard' of g,ad
our glorious constilation and eoontt
(applause), -11 fr. H. N. Cox proposed tb.
of the OttakTllll2-Oldar, bear). He WOldhe
reiterate the weeniest§ expressed by their
oiliest Cludroaa, Mr. Andrew Tucker, vhe
proved kissed( • most aide successor to the gentlemen
who formerly occupied that noettiell--(bwe, bear).
Alhoegh be wee eery sorry that the eharchwardefts
we
sob the united body they Died to be, be was
41sedis be droooot as ocoadon, bomb they were
os.wenvi.su.o.ing.thirtgaehbvispit.

the hearts of them all. Thee eonsidered that
What waa at urgent being donein the House of Commons
"6"roiolt the Irish Church, was • direct attempt to
subvert the throne and sonstitstion of this kingdom
(hear, hear). They felt the utmost endearment for that
throne, and knowing as they lid that everything tending
to overthrow the Crown was begun by an attempt on
the esteblished religion of the country, be thought it
behoved them to do everything in their power to resist
the first movements towords encroaehment upon that
"aeon—(bmar, beer). They most not consider the vile
and base attack upon the Irish Church as an honest
',Motorise, bemuse had that Establishment been in bad
ts its detractors now alleged, it should ham been
attached when those assailant' were ic °See themselves
—(hear, hear). When they (the Liberals) wets in power,
they might honestly hays brought forward such •
measure; but it was not till Kr. Gladstone saw no
chance of returning to power that he dared attempt to
subvert the throne end constitution of the cauntr r--it
we, not until be was thirsting so bitterly for office that
he scarcely know In what way to assuage his thirst that
he ventured to attempt to take off an arm of oar church
—(hear, hear.) He remembered the time when the
sountry was monied from one end to the other by the
cry of • Papal Aggrertion—by the announeement that
the pope e.f Rome had dared to come into this country
sad weal it oat into dioceses; but, they had something
woree then that now. There was erasion amongst
ourselves. There were ham attempts being made by
°Grown statesmen to overturn oar beloved church. There
was • county meeting on tho former occasion, when he
heard an admirable speech from Mr. George Bankes,
M.P., whom memory he revered. Speaking of the
passing of the Catholic Emancipation Bill, he quoted
memorable words used on that omission :

"I Mar • lion in the lobby roar;
Say, Yr. Speaker, shall we shut the door?
Or, let the lion in, and then
See if we csa turn him out spin 1"
Our ancestors, he said, were very wise, for they shut
the door, and kept the lion out; but, by a bye, a spirit
of ree noiliation, and love, and shanty mow and
somebody opened the door and let the lion in. But as
he entered he appeared • most quiet inoffensive animal.
Hit men, was combed, hie talons were sheathed, and
he said be only wanted • seat ; but, by and bye,
be required mats for his friends, then be looked at
Lambeth palace and wanted that also, and at length be
would demand emn7thing.—(bear hem). So now it we.
—the lion was roaring at the lobby door, asking no
for a portion of ourselves ;he wee very hungry and
wanted to have • breakfast off the Irish Church. Quickly
after that the lion would feel • sinking within bins, and
would want lunch, aad for that nothing but the Scottish
Church would do. Thee, it. long, be would be eager
for dinner, and nothing would satisfy Ma appetite but
the Cbureh of Bogland--(bear bear). But be hoped
they would never mean& • result. Let them then rally
rimed the throne, for whatever attempts had heat
made to overturn the religion of this eountry had
terminated is the subversion of the throne. Let them
look to the days of Charlie when Archbishop
Laud's head was taken off, that of the king quickly
followed ,• and when James 11. dared to interfere with
the esSablished religion it provoked a revolution. We
did not want a revolution now. We bad a Queen whom
we loved and respected, rind laws we obeyed with the
utmost pleasure; and he maid long might we have such
a Quoin, lam might we have sub glorious laws, and to
thou who dared to subvert our constitution, who
dared to overturn our religion, be mid, in the words of
the National Anthem :

Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Her our hope. we Ix,
God save the Queen.
—(applaues). Referring for • moment to the Arch-
deacon's charge, he said that he (Arehdeacon Sanctuary)
had expressed his opinion with regard to the re-union of
Christendom, but what he (Mr. H. N. Coal wished to
see was the re-union of our own obureb—(hiser, beet)—
e° that it might become what it professed to be—" one
Catholic and Apostolic chtireh"—fsPlAnfillo In -
eleon.
elusion he referred to the merita of the Chairman, and
proposed that gentleman's health—(applanse).—Mr.
A. Tucker, in acknowledging the eompliment, expressed
his regret that Mr. John Pope had left them, though be
had no doubt but that he had acted according to the
dictates of his judgmeat.—Tbe Chairman then pro-
posed" The beslih of the oldest M the churchwardens,
tAbsalom Chick," who. in responding, said that be
had &Minded the visitations for fifty years—The Chair.
man then gave "The health of James Templetnan,
Ego., the ViorChairman," and that gentleman, it,
acknowledging the compliment, referred at length to the
circumstances under which had 'lll{ollll the present divi-
sion amongst the churchwardens, and ally advocated
the importance of the churchwardens meeting as here-
tofore.-- The Chairman supported the seine view, at
the mine time he cordially admitted the right of the
wardenn to please themselves in the matter. Several
other toasts were given and responded to, not omitting
" Mr• Mulching.," with special thanks to her for the
excellent manner in which sbe had catered for them,
and the meeting was throughout free, friendly, and
agreeable.
on Saturday the Archdeacon held his •ioitaion at
All Sainte', borchester ; on Monday, at St. Mary's,
Wareham; and the Anal court is to be held this day
(Tuesday), at Blandford. A conference on "the
prevalence of intemperance, the evils which remit
therefrom, and the remedies which may be applied,"
wee held dter tho diluter, at each plate where the
visitation was held.