The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1868-04-28 00:00:00

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THE DOEHET 00111iTY SCHOOL

The fifth unseal meeting of this haportent institution
VIP bail id tbeldhall, Dendrite?, on Thunder, the
Von. Arehdleases fiessetuary, chairman of the company,
Presiding. Then wens also premed : The Rev. J.
Plebes, the Rev. T. R. Baser, the Rev. B. Houle, the
Rev. U W. Ptiorkant, the Rev. T. W. Knipe, the Rev.
j. L Nash, the Rev. R. O. Watson (Head blaster),
0. W. Ferrer, Req.. Capt. Benetnary, Dr. Cowdell, Mr.
r tit Roper, and 11r. F. Moodier (secretsry)
The secoents presented show that the school neeripts
of the past year were £2,766 17s. Id., which, added to
• denation of • plisses. and basses led year of
£l5O 10(1., makes 4918 12a. Tu. expels-
ditare was £2,840 leaving • Wean
os lbe year of £7B Oa 5(1. le the report it
is observes that "lb. inoreeeed pries of provides'
aiming the put twelve months has materially added to
One household rriture, and this fact alone will
soomint for the betenos in favour of the company not
Ling so lane as last year." It also states that "the
Council ha/ purchased Byword Lodge of E. L
Yinderaley. Ear, for the porpoise of the school, but
the Rev. R. Smith having mad* an advantageous offer
of MO to exams of the purchase money, the Council
eoweidered tbesessaves justified in disposing of the
property. An application has now been made to the
Bari of Ilehestar for the purehaeo of • building site Deer
Doreherter, and the Conned entertain • very favourable
hops that their request will be scolded to."
The orthography of the printed report provoked some
aninsement. Housekeeping was spelt " houskeening,"
for drill instructor there was "4111 instructor," and
several other clericalerron.

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The Chairman made a few remarks on each paragraph
in this report, and entered into a complete statement of
the amocistions fa regard to a site for the school at
&Milord, and of the disposal of By ward Lodge, bat
It wee only an elaboration of the paragmplmwe have
quoted from the report.
It seems that Mr. Herbert Williams dislikes the
of having the sahool erected near filineford
roussroc, t
end has mid be &mild loam if it we. bailt I.
the spot viewed; but we hear that two geatliemea of
Darcheides have already intimated that they would
gladly weessed that geatleamn in the marepation of
finde2sfm.id Hogue.

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Mr. O. W. Form mowed the &depths* of the repel*
width he coasidered entheedingly mttisfaatoty, sod be
turd. the imprethaithe of &Wining • site foe the thbool
Lsesasly--mear Dorehesbtr, MpseWble, bat at any rate a
. He hoped they should soon send out an
Itleessirrtihe sanity for subscriptions to the building
Rand. They had a county school, whose great object
wilts promote church edseatioo in the county, _and he
:rotiesot" • ahas iosiov. ....de se Sews 0.
e =tenets se of the ehoreh—and by " the
cheetah" he meant the eery and the laity—the reel
_will, al Knaland. They were doing a good work,
vownelg • thcroegbly good education to the middle
classes—ea edulotloli without nonsense, but with
rtelarims., and one which he believed was calculated to
confer much benefit on the county at Dorset.
The Rev. T. W. Knipe advocated the neighbourhood
Of Moreton Cl • suitable locality for the school. He
believed they could three gel a site on a southern slope,
with a bright raining stream •A the bottom, and
within an ewe diitance of Moreton station.
The Ree. C. W. Bingham seconded the adoption of
the report. Re said he wield not at all agree with Mr.
Knipe that a site on the heath would be st aU eligible,
and he should be sorry for it to go forth that the Council
would be at all masted with • site for the county
siebool in Doreettra Dcacrin I—(lasibter). They must ,
consider the masters, and he thought it would be •
cruel thing to boniah them to the heath. For some
me, at any rate, they would form but • small body
amongst themselves, and he thought they ought, if
possible, to give the, the advantages of • populous '
neighbourhood. With regard to the site in the neigh.
bourbood of Dorchester, nothing he had seen, thought
of, or beard of, was at all comparable to tbst which they
gas the other day at Btinsford. He objected to the
Chairman's description of that sibe ea " • held opposite
&leaned Hoses," for it was not so. He could quit*
natierst•ad that • large brick beading in such a position
would bee vary offensive sight for Mr. Williams looking
from his window.; bat he was satisfied from personal
inspeotton and what be knew of the locality, that the
ordinary planting likely to take place around the school,
supposing they had the site in question, just beyond
the turnpike, would really reader the building no die.
eight from Stinalord House. Mr. Williams seemed to
have felt very strongly shout it, aad he (Mr. 'hashes)
felt strongly the other way. Ho should be excesedingly
sorry that anything should be done to injure that old
house, where he bad passed many happy days of his
ohddheod and of his manhood also, but if the school
was haat In the position the Council pointed out, he
tree sun it would be no injury whatever to fitinaford
Bit... . _

--Dr. Co w el I said he should strongly object to the
school being erected In the iteighbourhood of Moreton, '
sad he had equally strong *anions to Byward Lodge
fur there was nothing but the railway bank to keep it
out of the water meadow. In mob • locality it would I
be impossible for • high grade of health lobe maintained.
He thought they should make it a eine gild son for •
high site. If Btinsford was chosen, they should place
the building as hese. possible. He ghetto:oiled shanties I
to the disproportion of clerical and lay members on the
Council-11 clergy and 8 laymen—and advimed that the
inequality should be redressed.
It was observed in reply, that the aubecriben mire
principally clergy, still, it had always been the desire of
the 'Aerie:al members of the Council for more laymen to
Cake part in the management, but they had been unable
to obtain them.
Dr. Cowdell said he had never been asked.
The Bev. It Moute proposed that four of the
retiring members—The Ven. Archdeacon Hastoble, I
the it.... T. H. B. Baker, Mr. E. W. Williams, and
Mr. W. Bwatridge—ohoell be re-elested, but that, as
•Mien the direction sweated by Dr. Coerdell. he ate
ChiliteleM should be elected in the place of the Rev, W.
H. P. Ward.
Mr. Ferrer: Has Mr. Ward resigned?
Mr. koala: No, but a member can propose any
Mr. Ferrer: I thing It is usual to reelect those
Mr. Monte: II is certainly open to na to propose
ofilime. Ido not want to enter Into say reasons ; .
simply make • proposal.
Dr. Cowdell strongly deprecated his election.
Mr. Houle then said that the name originally on his
paper wa.s that of the Rev. (I. L Nash, whom, there-
fore, he would now propose as the new member of
Council.

The Rev. C. L Nash : I propose that Yr. Ward be
re-ideated.

The Her. J. Fisher : Mr. Ward bag been a great
sapporter of the 'shoot, has be not?
The Rev. C. W. Minium : Ile hes not attended
were regul rly.
Mr. Roper suggested that mob name should be taken
In tarn, and voted on separately.
Tbe Archdeacon : Mr. Ward's interest in the school
is unabated ; the time be gave at ths b-ginning is eqnal
to the time i good many have given it..., bet I cannot
say anything further. From ill health be is now
obliged to be away, and I cannot any bow much he
would be able to attend. I will simply say his interest
launch. ted.

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Mc Roper mid it was desirable that the members
el the ['salmi should attend the misting&
Mr. Motile : Jest so.

_
Cowdell I cannot help hearing remarks about
the sohool, and I say advisedly it is very desirable the
Inequality I have mentioned should be redressed • at
the same time I think it would be extremely invidious
to gibbet any one of those name).
It was said that the Rey. E. P. Grant was about to
retire, and Mr. Ferrer suggested that as vacancies
or that @barmier ooeurred laymen should be elected If
they could he found willing. In the present otes, be
be thought the avoidance of division diverable.
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The Archdeacon said there were two questions Worn
the melding—one psreohal the other generil. As to
the latter, he should be very thankful if they maid
get the services of more of the laity; but, in regard to
the other, ILI to individual members, that mast be a
raatkir of voting and of business.
Dr. Cowdell said be bad no personal feeling against
any on. retiring, but he aid desire to sae the laymen
mese equally represeeted.

Mr. Ferrer wad they all agreed with Dr. Cowdelt,
and he thought that expretwion would be quite
sufficient to help the Donned io trelns to get
lay members, but the difficulty had been to get
Sham.

Dr. Cordell said he had knowledge that the
teal had dot bees carried so far u it mligtxt Lave
bees.

Mr. Ferrer strongly deprecated any party feeling in
the question before the meeting. Hitherto the school
company had had the very great merit in his mind
of uniting in one common boast of the Church of
Ragland all the parties of the church. They knew
that to the Church of England people did take
very wide views, MA one of the pleas/attest
things to bins ia attending the meetings of
the company had been the very great personal
friendship manifested amongst those who entertained
widely tiffcrent vitas on some subjects- He was quite
certain that no one, however extreme high church, or I
however extreme low church, or—an he hoped was
the sane with himself—following the via Media—
he wen quite certain that no one, whether a member of
the "hoot eiimmitte or • Hymn), or • clergy man could
say othcewise than that the school had been sionducted
on the broadest principles of the Church of England, and
that the Bead Master, to whom, of course. HI the I
details are confided, had carried them out in the manner I
every one of them withal to no done, and that never in I
the management of the school, from the first commence-
ment to thepreneuttiice.has any name ptbsen made by any
004 to introduce any sort of peculiar views— (spplane).
Their whole object had been—and he stated with the
greatest confidence that it bad been ended out—to oon•
duct the school on the broad principles of the Church of
England, and be hoped they would not now in any way
depart from that policy—(hear. licarl.
The Rev. H. Monk said that compelled him to make
a few remarks on the subject, from which he ,
otherwise should have entirely abstained. H.
could enter into every feeling Ins friend Ur. Ferrer I
had expensed, and he thought the Archdencon °add I
bew ttatimony that from the first be had pursued
exactly that nurse. —(The Archdeacon : Entirely), H.
had enjoyed their meetings, and he stated from the
first that the school mun be founded on the broad
platform of the Church of England ma represented in the
Prayer Book, and then he believed it woold stand. As
a churchman, he believed that the school weld maenad
a:noting as a Church of England school ; and as •
churchman, he said, knowing it from large information
that Mr. Ward's departure from the principles of OP;
Church of England, especially In that sermon recently
preached at Sherborne. was injuring the lame' 4° n 7.7
great extent It was not because Mr. Ward was a
churchman, but because of the views he avowed to that
sermon, and of his advocacy of prayers fat the dead in
lettere the in wnpnpcoa. that he wished to see blew off
Ilse Council. To show that be had no party feeling in
the matter his proposed Me. Nash to take Kr. Ward's
pleas, although he believed they did not altogether
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-...raa Rev. T. W. Kale, sali that Kr. Ward bad been
• moat kind freed to hint, had (requiem* been his
✓aal, and was always the tams pleasant gestlemanly
Lan, but bit believed that Is. (Yr. Ward) was not a
eber of the Mara aad—lte believed Ite wait
Nati • menhir ol As MEM el Ramat als amok

The Archdeacon: That is s very serious charge.
The Rev, C. W. Bingham said be thought the Anti.
demo would glee him meal' for what he bad given
=to Mr. Moak that be had never shown
is say way • Partisan at their meeting,.
UM essmaimo. acquitted him of anything of the soil.
Re had dome his utmost for the school, and never by
words, deed had be, so for as he was aware, shown him-
elf to lea member of either the great parties in the
dine& —(The Archdeacon: No. never.) lie mote-seed
thee be (site little annoyed at Dr. Cowdell's assault upon
tissue la on GINA! a manner. but he did not understand
that sort of jealousy smiles% between the clergy and
laity. When he was sitting at the Couoeil he never
iceboat at matters in anything like • clerical aspect : he
tried to do justice as meeb as a °lawman as • layman.
arr. Gewdell : I entirely diselaint any jusalonsy.)—With
regard to the other qausetions which had arisen, he mild
gesegioattously say that when be mute into that room
Its had so idea of It, but although Mr. Ward had been
his personal friend losger than any one in that room, if
the illatiet CM1111) to the vote, he must vote against him.
because he thought Mr. Ward haZ gone beyond the fair
Resits of the Chores of England.
Mr. Knipe said be cod oonseientiously my before
God and man that be had no personal feeling against
Mr. Ward, but In travelling on the continent be had
followed Mr. Word willisset in any way dogging his
steps, and each tide's came to hi, knowledge ea to CO'
via" hi. this Kr. Ward,.. not honestly • member of
Um Church of England.
In reply to the Chairman,
Mr. Roper said the lint year he did hear ii said that
them were too many clergy in the C,ouncril, bet lance
then he bad not heard any eomplaint whatever.
The eissetien of Ave members of the C,ounoil wm then
Proceeded with neparately. Archdeacon Hurnble. the
Row. 'E B. ft Baker, Mr. E. W. Williams, and Mr.
Swittlidiss were re-elected unanimously.
Mr. Terror proposed, and the Rev. 0 I;vonNisalt
someded, the re-election of the W. H. P.
Wad
Yr. Farm laid he know that by repetation Mr.
MY an ezaggeratedlit
h churchman, bet be had news,
to what Mr. Knipe said he didn't behave t
bad &stilling be had written brous,ht
't° his
n'n'tlee.the lest
—it was so monstrous. And he felt that they ought
to have nothing short of absolute proof before they
rased sash a stigma on • man.
- He should liked to have
had the matter brought to his notes previously.
Kr. Mesh said that in the sermon to which he re-
ferred M. Ward held up the Breviary as the authorised
instructor, fa which God speaks to every Individual
pointing out his daily duty. That sermon had been
peteted aid sail to • number of the clergy. Mr. Ward
In it avowed himself • Romanist as distinctly as a men
soma He quite believed what Mr. Knipe said, but his
(gp, mows) remarks were founded on Mr. Ward's letters
in the n.pecU and what he stated in that room at the
lime ewe nal ay mod 120 attended. Mr. Wsrd advocated
memo+ for the dead. This was known throughout the
ernsely, and there were many laymen who would not
subeeribe to the school while Mr. Ward's name woe on
the Council.

Mr. Nub said there was no more zealous and satire
worker for the school at the beginning than Mr. Ward,
and as he did not wish to retire, he seconded his re-
alisation.

The votes were then taken. For Mr. Ward were
Archdeaeou Sanctuary, the Relll. .1. Fisher, T. Baker,
G. Nash, and R. G. Watson, Capt. Sanctuary, and Mr.
Rieke against—the Revs. H. Monle, C. W. Bingham,
T. W. Knipe, and Dr. Coed°ll. Mr. Roper the not
vote. There being seven to four for the motion, Mr.
Ward was re-elected.
The Archdeacon said be voted for Mr. Ward without
pledging himelf to Mr. Ward's opinions. He did not,
however, believe the charge made against Mr. Ward,
because there was nothing before them to that effect.
With regard to Mr. Ward's being • member of the
Church of ROW., he was certainly • member of the
Church of England.
The discomion, whieh had been most animated, now
became calm and affable. It was obnerved that however
disagreeable such • question as that in regard to Mr.
Ward is, it must soo.ter or later be mooted, and it could
0d,422; net is part of the omerny's business and
by voting. It was by all that party
views had not been put forward by any of the Council,
that Mr. Ward's influence, ift be had tried to siert it,
was as nothing, and that all still desirei the school
should be continued upon throe broad principles of the
Church of England. as represented in the Prayer Book,
upon which it was founded. . . .

Rev. C. W. Bingham said that be had received
£5 from Mr. Tracey for the parches, of books in mud
to missionary enterprise, for the sehool library. and he
wished it to be known that the Council would thank.
fully receive books for the library.
Votes of thanks to the auditors, the bead-master and
his assistant, Mr. Monday, and the Ven. Chairman for
presiding, were passed, awl the proosedinp terminated.