The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-07-28 00:00:00

(lawmen, two and two, In robes.
The Churchwardens.
Mr. Dryer, apparitur to the Vicar. General (Dr. Deane).
The Bishy's Crosier, carried by the 11e v. It. Neb.:day.
The Bishop.

Clergymen.
Amongst the elera were Use en. Archdeacon Sanctuary, Rev.
Robert Moberly, Rev. Prebendary T. Baker (Preston), It 0.,
Rev. T. A. ()naves, Rev. T. A. Irgkiwo, Rev T. A. titley
(Itadipole). Rev. J. Stephenson (St. John's), Rev. It Smith
(West Stafford), Rev. A. Hill (St. Peter's, INwiland), Rev. E. P.
thmbridge (Warenwell), Rev. J. Imbie ()tool, iteo. J. M.
Truntint Oilmen Martel), Rev. I'. it. O. Sylvester (Romdmerue).
Rev. W. J. I'. Pope (Oodinangene), nay. E. Headland (Brood-
wey), Inn. J. Maughan (Corey), Rev. J. Burt (Counibe
Keynes), Rev. Mr. Pocock (Moneta.; Coombe, Bath), Rev. P.
Neerimturi (Oemington), Rev. J. Bogeying (Poweneteck), Rev.
Ludlow (liartinstown), Her. athlreY 04110. Her. el.
Lynes, and Rev. IL Miles Oturlestoued Amongst the church
committee were Mr. H. Andrews, Mr. J. Tighot, Sr. W. Tallad,
Mr. J. Milledge, Mr. W. s3-uninds. Mr. D. Pidgeon, Mr. W. 11.
Barrett, Caldwin Russell, and Captain Meade. The choir
were sealed its the chancel, and seats acre reserved for
the borough members When in the chancel the religious
part of the service em common:al, and the formal
net of dediestion was gorse through lry presentation and
reading of the deeds. At Snit hymn "Great Shepherd'
was sung with phasing sleet. The Rector, Rev. T.
Grooved, reed the lesson. The creed was the Niecue. The
bishop having ascended the pulpit, the second hyinn "Christ
oar corner stone" was sung even more sweetly than the first.
The bishop then took his text from Luke soli, h.) and 21.
" And when Ile was deniandal of the Pharisees when the
Kingdoth of Clod should cone, Ile answered them ami said,
• The kingdom of idyl arineth not with observation Neither
shell they eay, lo here ! or lo there ! for b.hold, the kingdom
of Cod is within you.'" His Lonlehip mid the whole nation
f the Jews were, at the time of our Lord's coming, ready to
hasten forward tho Kind loin of God, and would have been
willing to hail the Lord as a elmnipiou like the dlsecalsees.
But the Lurd ass totally different trysts lid whom they
expected, and it is hunnoi nature to, filititive that. whidi being
like that which is nmrest our own beans, rind liable to be
mistaken for it, is yet different in form from what was cx!oected.
The inioistry of Christ. Iron being received with expectation
by the Jews, had row been remised with Insult and derision.
Yet, all turns to gold in the hands 111 Christ, and when the
Jews assist for a nigo sri the coming of the Kingdom, ho tom
them they Mould hove no sign; they were already with the
Kirr.eloui in the midst of them greatly growing ; from the
time of John the Baptist, the Kingdom of God had suffered
and the violent took it by force. Yet how was it Our
Lord told than, coo; the Pharisee., that the Kingdom of God
was already •11.011 e them mid within them? rhe church
Christ bad its beei 3333 lugs, as the plant is contained in the seed,
arriarg the Joey. The ermlug the Baptist was Use orderly
o„.stopeteent ci that which was already among them. Even
imaohg Ike Ph/wise-as, the elementary gracm 14 the Kingdom
were elrelOy working, there were still knees that had not
bowed to But, beasts that looked forward to the coining of
the Kingdom But even while Use Kiugdout of Mg was work.
nig. the Phoneme were watching with blind eyes, the tery
events that were takiem place in their midst, and their very
ads helped forward its coming near. And when the Holy
Oblast dearialed on the disciples, the killed... of God w.
actually fully come. Thu King,knu in the midst of which it Is
our bloused lot to lire stilt curios Hot with obeeroation. There
an ann impious the other day, to have a ward in
our hospitals where nothing but prayer ehould be used, while
in the tehere all medical skill ghoul! be used. 'Mot was tine
real spirit .4 the Pnorisom for the Kingou 4 C c
d .ol onath
sot with observation. rioliMiiin.; we are fi.lll of 11,;pe. rind
then tome events that thriaten to fill us with despair. Witness
the Indian Mutiny, which swept away halation Asa.su what
rtai good wilt, was going on, —the war iii New Zagora', which
seesnesl to threaten the .toppuo ~f the conversion of the
, Miseries to the C. apal,—the &ids of AO I ille
events which followed, mid which seem to thr...atels to stop the
conversion of the island Triboa. Yet the Kingdom of cod is
round about us, even for hiss enemies the Kingdom of Sisal is
among them, for there Is • differeut atmosphere round about
them. We have been toll that the mere pamage of light is not
light, but darkness, and that until the euebeani etrik=st
something else, it is Well invisible, that motes the •

in infinite multitude, reflect the light. And something like
this illustrated the action of ;grace. bias regrethal. sine
abandoned, sorrows, Christian Joy, temper goveruei secretly,
things like these, Latching the fight of Divine grace, from an
atmosphere in the midst of which it is • great blessing to live,
though worldly men in iv mock at 11i. and taunt WI with the
plowinasof th 3 Kitiedom ; yet still it in coning. The
Kingdom of t; sl is within US, 11:Mi around U 9, and we are
living in the brightness of the Kingdom. The rays of grace
C. 1313 to Us no doubt severally to our own souls. But they
also cense to us from innumorai,ie reflections from others, and
much oltner than men imagine, Incline Us to the hollnews. Joy,
lova, and all Veit secret sauctineation of the soul which Id the
mark of the Kingdom Oille let Us toe toil that while we
encourage our brethren in all that is good and holy, we cherish
the light within our own souls. By pureness of thought,
constant prayer, inward sanctification of our own *outs, I • show
the liltwdom is in us each one by one- that we Winn, the light.
around.
A e dlectiim was made front seat to seat, the offertory
aentencos being read. Tee contributions amounted to
4.24 13s.
The weather continued beautilally fine. We regret that the
Mayor. Mr. Ittherleitm. was still too unwell to be present., as
It would luve reJoicwl him to have been 111 the Church.
The collection Included the CA gismo by the borough
member..
After the consecration service about 100 persons partook of
the Lord's Ku 'per.
In the evening the church was again quite full, the iter
C. Miller, MIL CLIOU .4 Rochester and vicar of Greenwich,
being 2.1110UUO:al tO preach. The Rev. T. A. Fantiaer rm.' the
prayers, and the Rector, Me. T. Graves, the lcssoei, the first
being I. Kings, Ulf , 22, or part of the a.C4S3UOI. Of the Dedica-
tion of the Temple, including the magnificent prayer of
S dont ~,,, which Mr Graves read with remarkable power, anil
all felt how appropriate it was to tho occasion The hymns
were token front "Songs of Grace and Glory," the first
bo,;initing
" Father, for Thy promised blessing,"
And the ono before sermon commeoced
" Call them in—the poor, the wretched."
The enlarged choir Stahl led the service of praise.
inslog to • delay in the arrival of the train, the preacher did
not come till very shortly before he was required, and he was
mobil, to have proper refrogonent. The rev. gentleman,
however, premthed a neat effective sermon, from 11. Cor , vi.,
li, Haring set forth the Good News .4 salvation, of forgive-
ness, of Justification, he referred to the building of the church,
and said more money was wanted, the church was not paid
fir; but he 11.1ped that to-night and next Sunda,* they vrookl
wipe off the whole id the debt, so tlut when Monday morning
came, not a penny expose would he UllpftiVidad fOr.
After the sennon, that beautiful hymn, "Just as less
without one plea," was sung, and another collection made,
sinounting to tffl.