The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-10-01 00:00:00

DOURNISM 0 UTEI.

Georaoyetterti. Lianas& —Bournemouth bee bees
dieter bn.l during tit-, peat week by • eerie' of lectures
oto Rom vriun mid Ritualism by Mr. T. G. Comm, of
Lc.,don,i, ter the RUNIAOOIII if lb. Proteeteut Ramis-
,ionel ute. Oa Monday tire' lecture wag Ttic
fell of the I'..pe," liejor.G•oeral Graydon In the shalt.
At toe CI .06 Fre Rev. T. Hugo, teeter of West Hokum
end n vic,tr io Bournerneutli, raised Mrjeetions against
thr delivery of Prot etsnt lectures in the town, warning
the endience that the tralicg and commercial intereete
of lireurn-dnouth v,.ul offer uzet.rt.lly if such
tires were procooded •tth. - The Rev. Edward
Curt's esnior caret° of tit. Mary'. Newington, sup-
porter' the sentiment,' of Me liter .. N•rtLiog came of
8
it, In the •61.1i11.( the tubject we, " Pemoble Pro-
tozudnne of Ramseur= and Ritual:Pm." Oa Toe•day
afternoon, tee life of the riisoourse was " Romscism as
it is in Roglatd, sod the source • of its etriongth." Rear.
Admiral Sir James Sullivan ocencied the chair, and in
opening the meeting strongly denounced what he
termed the Romanist tendeocies of many clergymen of
the Church of England. lie mid in that neighbourhood
priests of the English Ceuroh openly sonouneed that
they heard confessions, and that the Holy Commuoiou,
which, &wording to the Rubric, was not to be adminim
priest alone. He also strongly
deurnteeed theicriroolat'on of small books in Rourn••
mouth, No.l Confessios, • book designed for children
permons were present, was
fathtr
who fount' a entry of this book pot into the handed his
child would only be doing his daty by getting the
heaviest horsewhip he could lay his band on, and beat.
tfb:norrmodgenparieni"ittaokeateigaboltef:beytarstihh7of age. /in gall any
fog the circulator of the book within an inch of Ids
ide: In the °Teeing the subject was "What Is
Rotnaniem ? What is Ritrialtsm ?" On Wednesday,
the saliorts of the lectures were, "Reasons for being a
Protestant," and " Auricular Oonfeeslon and Priestly
Absolution," the Chairmen bring M. jnr Loftus and
Admiral Sir J. &Mom. The following resolution
moved by Colonel Rowlandson and seconded by the
lion. bisjor-General Rollo, was carried unanimously
"That the confe.sional eyelet, of Romaniam and
Ritnaliern is inn weietent with the word of God, mid
iLjurious to the temporal and spirituel interests of men
both as individua's and c.mmunities; and this meeting
disceroo strong reasons for tooth:mai exertions in
&stenos of the Protestant faith. and for midstream to
the encrosebuieute of Popery and Rituelism to Bourne.
mouth." At the evening meetiog there was 000sider-
able disturbance, and daring the delivery of the lecture
some person extinguiehed the gas, which, as may be
supposed, caused coneiderable exolternent in the meet-
ing. We understand • reward of 1.10 has been offered
fee the discovery of the person who committed the
offence, On Thursday afternoon the subject of the
lectors was "The Intolerant Perescuting, and Sarg-
uloary Principled of Popery." Colonel ilowlandoon
occupied the chair. The following resolution was moved
by R. Retcyard, Esq., and noYaldn I by the Rev. George
'Whitson, late rooter of Risley, Soracy. suppor,c,i by
O. T. Lewth, Esq., J.P. —'That the spread et
Ritualism in the Church of England, and the fatted.,
lion of Romish forms and ceremonies into the church
services, have been produotive cf great injury to the
cause of Protestant truth generally ; and this meeting
Is of opinion that those men w?o Lane been entrusted
with tile highest offiom in the Connell of England are
bound to take action for the wirification of the aura
from these Roznish practicer." The remluties was
carried wath loud cheers, and with only tee on chrhe
disseutisate. At the evening :nearing the *hair WU ffrisin
taken by Coleus' Rowlendson, and the subject of the
lecturer wee" The blessings of the Glorious Reformation."
The following resolution wan iii' 'net by Sir James
Skilless, and memories' by Dr. N•i.kivell :—" That this
meeting desires to bear in grateful remembrance the
Providential deliveranore front Popish domination
vomchafed to our tratiou In times past ; that it believed
the maint•inance of the Protestant religion, and the
national protest against Rocasnism to be ideotified with
the greatness, security, sod prosperity of the kingdom;
mid it pledgee itself to resist the encroachments of
ROMSOIS,LI and Ritualism in Bouruernouth." The
resolution wed carried with great enthrudestn, there
being only eight diesentients. The room was crowded'
and many persons had been turned from the doors,
The subject of the lecture on Friday afternoon was
"Popery a counterfeit of Christianity." Thera WY a
large and highly respectable audience. The chair wee
occupied by General Graydon. Admiral Sir James B.
&divan, Lail, and Colonel RoMendson were also
, on the platform. In very strong terms the lecturer
I denotineed the confessional and the questions put by
the priests to those who attend it. He spoke of the
Impropriety of the questions for the confessional, as
, given in The Garde* of the Soul. The questions there
given could not, he said, be read to a mixed audience
' cosh as was then present. (Loud cries of" Read them,
read them.") The Orderer said be would not (cries of
"Read, read, read."' He asked if there was • Roman
Catholic present. To this respoom several ladle'
and gentlemen rose. They could not deny these ques-
tions, but he could not road them before such an audi-
ence. Would either of the ladies who knew what they
were rem" them? [ln answer to bid challenge two ladies
advanced to the platform, and One of them &needing
it took the book and commenced reeding the qumtlooe
on the sever,th rommeadment. A scene of great excite-
ment and disorder ensued. Sir J. B. &Alvan and one
or two other gentlemen protested against the reading of
snob questions a: the laly Lad read until' the other
ladies Lieu t.re ent had left the room. (Cries of
"Real, read,' cod "No, No.") Severs) ladles rose to
leave the room, and mush disorder ensued, but the
two ladies who bad advanoed to the platform, and a
gentleman who had aoknowledg ii himself • Roman
ghe4th lectureriloifocti. saidthente wh.h, elieeslntthioes
sod t:tht7hieleithlqe:churteeus question 'opt "et
ill • proceeded.]
Twhom
swhOurdouhaltereaddone Lbw.°
At the Glom of the address, the Chairman said If any-
thing esould ili01.41•• hie dislike to Romanies' it was the
feet toot questions such se they bad heard were being
put to females—(cheers). At the elom of the mreting
each geutlonen as desired to hear the whole of the
questions reed were invited to remain behind for that
purpose. About 50 persons accepted the invitation, bet
the lecturer objected to read them, suggesting that some
other gentleman should accept the office. Sono
chilioulty was taperienceed in finding a reader. A gentle-
man who strongly decooneed the lectures, when invited
to road the qmestione, sold that the lecturer who had
brought the "filthy stuff 'to the place might redid it
himself. After some further diecussioo, the objection-
able passages wore reed by a gentleman, and they
were strongly denounced by the Protestant portion of
the audience. The mooting then terminated.