The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-05-01 00:00:00

ecclesiastical intclligretce.

Mu. J. T. Waxen), M. 1., Follow of HircesCollege,
Cembridgo. and one of tho toad riot Itton C Liege, bm
WI the Church of England for oommuniou with the
Cburelt of Souse.
Tee BRITISH APID PORTION BIBLE SOCTETT.—Hia
Royal 11 ighuica the Prince of Wales has consented to
Icy the first stone for the new buildings of the above
society ou the 11th of Juno.
BAPTIST IIIRSION•RT 80CIRTT.—The ennui meeting
of the 11.04 Iliasionary Society was held on Thursday
morning it 11xeter-lialL under the preaideney of Mr. W.
IL Baxter, ALP. The receipts of the year had been
£27,017, and the expenditure 1330,133 12s. fid.

UNIT= MXTRODUIT Fltii CUOICHIGIL—Tb• ninth
annual meeting of this society wee hold in Exeter-hall,
on Monday. The statiatias of the body are as follows :
Members in church fellowship, 65,689; ministers, 289;
local preachers, 3,161; chapel. and preaching places,
1 621; Sunday-school teachers, 21,404 ; Sunday eeholara,
146,174. The aociety occupies missionary stations in
Rct and West Africa, Austral., China, New Zealand,
Tasmania, and the W.st Indies, beside, employing 15
missions, les at home.

PROPAGATION OP TRI 01141191 L SOCIRTT. —The Arab.
bishop of Canterbury presided on Thunday at the annual
meeting of the Society for the Propegatioe of the Gospel,
which was held at St. James's-bell, In 115611 th•
society's income for general. appropriated, and special
funds woo 04267. The society desired to provide this
year from its general fund for the maintenance in whole
or in part of 516 niioionaries and s large number of
ceteehists and achoolmaaers in Australia and various
parts of the world. The meeting waa addressed by the
Arahlat•hop of Armagh, the Duke of Marlborough, the
Dean of Cmly, Mr. C.deridge, M.P., nod other gentle-
men, in airport of resolutions, which stale that exer-
tions on the part of the society are needed because the
average annual emigration of our countuuson daring
the peat tweaty years has been 66,000; they also stated
that among the subjeets of the Crown of Great Britain
are more than ISO trillions of heathen and 40 millions
of klahometana In the lair resolution it was stated
that in China, Boma Africa, ani other foreign land.,
lire heathen ayatems rue ronatantly brought (throw into
contact with "hair:v.l-feet fore. of Christianity," where-
fore inereaed missionary energy on the part of the
Church of England is desirable.
Eieyil Di:rm.—The cue the Queen.. Simon Hall.
which came before the Court of Queen's Bona, recently,
was en appeal against an order of the Jr:id:icor of the
West Riding at Pontefract, or the payment of 744. to
the vicar of Beaty for Easter d •es. Tbe magistrates
in quarter webs= had confirmed the order for the pay-
ment of the 744. and 51. coats, subject to the °pities of
this Corot. The sum claimed by the vicar was made
up to 3jd. for the house, and 2.1. per head for the
appellant and his wife, parishioners, who being above
tie age of sixteen were deemed, it was urged, in law to
be annmanicente of the Church of England, and liable
to the demand, although they were and had arrays
been members of the Baptist community. The vicar
contended that be was entitled to the dues from the
appellant and his wife, and all his parishioners, whether
they lona communicants of the Morels of England or
not. Mr. lianitty contended that there was abundant
evidence to establiah the right of the due, by costom,
and further that the vicar had a common law right to
the 2.1. per head from his parishioners as comusunicanta
—Mr. Clessby was heard against the rights to the dues
claimed by the view. The nature of Easter offeriop
he said era. a solontery payment, and that might
beoome customary. bat in order to become cuatomary It
must be shown to be a uniform custom. He submitted
that the claim set up that every person pad a particular
sum could not be supported as a usatter of right by
eustorn ; it amid only be sawed against a person who
could communicate, and not on persona who did not
belong to the Church of England, and could not
communicate—Mr. Juitice Sbee sari the appellant
could go and communicate—Mr. Close": No.—Mr.
Justice Leak: He could not be excluded from doing so.
it,. Judie* Blackburn : Not unless be is an ex-
commenicated person.—Mr. Jostles Shoe : The
law is still in ;ores commanding every person to
go to church. It is only the penalties that have
been relionied•—lit• Clesabf then argued at length
that no liability had been established to pey
this claim of 21. per bead by special custom in
this casn. He further urged that the custom would not
apply to modern houses. bus merely to what were
degignea.4 honace.—The Court took time to
omari tar it.. judgment

TVIR EOOI.IMIT.IIIIOAL noWID/F.lOll A.D THU Pew
firwrrit IN P•stsd OHOSONZIL—At the usual monthly
nootinp of the National Aoociation for Freedom of
Wonhop, held at the Rooms, Ridgefield, on Thursday,
the following resolutions were unanimously seopted :
"That the Council would respectfully submit to the
Ficeledutical Commissioner. the following objections to
permitting any church intended to be endowed an the
coyish °handl of • poor and
,srpolous district haring
one-half the mats lee for rental. —"Tint the 1111.103.10
of population allowed for the new districts proposed to
he so endowed by the Comnsimioners is four to 5,000,—
equal to about one thousand fantilied"—" That an
ordinarytiod church, containing !rasa 500 to 1,000
sitting., will not, after providing for the schools, choir,
and other requirements, exeluido. of the ocie.half
routed arta, Irene more than 100 to WO free sittinv.•
—" That, deducting the 112) heath.. so to be provided
for in the 100 rented pews, the result is only 900 sittings
for the remainissi 900 families or 3,500 oitds,—an ar-
rangement simply illusory, and plainly ineomoatible
with the trust upon whisk the Commissioners bold, and
are bound to administer, • Natioaal Church Fund for
the Nation'. oeneet."—" That to allow the best part of
the parish church to be given to a few selected families
in the perish, not spiritually destitute but able and
willing to pay for their religious privileges,—thus
leaving, es generally happen+ lees than half—the least
! convenient—esata in the church to the really spiritually
I destitute nine-tenths of tee parishioners,—is contrary
to the miasmal. which impose upon the Commissioners
the special dot, of relieving si•lritual dotittition."—
That the Ecalesiastionl C unoission is essentially •
Chureh-of•England body, and are bound to administer
church feeds, largely derived from sources connected
with foundations for the heneet of the whole people,
strictly in socordsnoe with the parochial system, which
Ii the Church's true bads, and with the common law of
England—of both of which it is the fundamental prin.
dole that the whole nave of the pariah church is free
for all the parishioners alike, and that any payment for
seat. in perish rhumb.. is unlawful."
LIAT OF TIM MAT MMITT.OI4—The following arrange-
ments have been made for the meeting. of the principal
relt..icies societies known a. the "May meeting.,"
although .orcie of them are held in April, and SOMI) in
Has. The nous of the oluirman is annexed :—April
so, Rome Teaching for the Bliad, Willis's-rooms, the
Earl of Shafteshory ; Aird 93, Lord's Day Sudety, Rt,
Jarnes's-hall. Sir Brook Bridges, M.P.; April 24, Church
of goiykod Scripture Readers, Hanover &rare Rooms,
the A ratbi.hop of Armagh; lr.h Baptist Weldon.,
ymooroabory Chapel, Sir S. it Pato, ap..• April 16,
Wptiet MPaionarl Society, Faster-hall, M. W. E.
IL. P.; Society for the Propagation of the Gospel,
I at. Jonas's-ball, Archbishop of Canterbury; April 28,
Association in Aid of Deaf and Dumb, Willis's-rooms,
I Sir John Pakincton. ILP ; April 30, Wesleyan
Ifiedoruor, Ereter•hiill, Mr. John Feraley • Home and
.8:0017,14,41;i1:cu prom 'ting Christian hr e
Ranter-ball, Mr. a.,Kthowg,Twilgolof.ws'iChicheetey,...l.l7;:;
James's-
ball, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Nstional Temper-
, Church Misdosary Society, the Earl of Chielseseer ; May
I 2, British and Foreign Bible Society, the
I Earl of Shaftesbury ; Systematic Sooofionsoo, Boos,
I hell. Mr. R• a Hachure'. M.P.; May 3, London City
Mission, Easter-hail, the Earl of Shaftmibery ; Church
Pastoral Aid, St Jantio'shall, the Earl of Shalte•bery ;
Evangelical Alliance, Freenoisou'vhall, Er. R. C. Ban-
bury, IL. P.; Mar 4 London Society for the Jews,
seosnr-hall, the kali of BbattesbarY ; Ralit‘e" Tr"
Satiety. Exeter-hall, Sir F. Crowds', K.r.; Reform
and Refuge Union, Willis's-rooms, the lad of Shelter
busy; MAY 5, Royal Naval Female Behind, United
Service institseirm, the Zeri 01 Woordestr I 1547
-British sad largo tisissel, Borough-road. iool Ra.olll
OkrisMan Vieseeder hideettiae, WillWelvese

111° E&rl U.:1.81311U Protestant Reformatiost.
Willia's.rooms, Admiral Vernon Harcourt ; Hanoi
School Union, Easter Hall, the Earl cd Shaftesbury ;
Irbil Evangelical, Poultry Chapel. Mr. Charles Howl,
May 8, Congregstional Union, Weigh-house Chafed,
Bev. Newman Hall, LLB., Irish Church Minicoy, St.
James's Hall, Mr. J. C. Cclquhoun ; %WA Society
for Jima, Hanover-square Moosis, Chairman, doubtful ;
Homo Kiasionary, Poultg Chapel, Mr. Marley, ;
May 9, Church Home Minion, Hanevercquare Rooms,
Bishop of Carlisle ; Colonial and Coutinestal Church,
Si. Jsmes's Mall Marquis of Cholmondeley ; May 19,
Loudon Infrmary, Easter Hell, the Uri of Shaftes-
bury ; Operative Jewish Converts, London Tavern,
Hoc. W. Ashley; M.y 11, Lindens to Seamen, Wi11,.,.
'°°'. Arelthielhep of York ; May 14, Colonial lesion.
Poultry Chapel, Mr. .1. Spicier; Foreign Aid, ,
Minoru-square Rooms, the Mercian of C1'01.011440" I
Turkish Iliasion Aid Willis's-rooms, the Earl of
Sh`ftftbwrl ; Methodist Minnow, Man.
politon Tebernacle, the Lord Karr of York; May 18,
Ano• Seriphers Reader., viiilkeit-reans, Ilt.froo".
doubtful ; 14.1 17, Evangelical Cootinental, Eseter-hall,
Mr. Cheetharn, IL P. ; Peen Society, FinhltrY abar•l,
Mr. Joseph Prone; June 12, fitienity fr Ih. Pi'^F°o&-
Ho° of the Goo*, St Paul's cAthetha ; June 13,
Friends of Clergy Corporation. Wllliea-roonia,
of soloburr ; Juno 18, Christi.. Community, London
Tavcro, Sir 8. 11. Polo, M.P. The. are lobe sermon.
in various chorale. and chapel, in connexion with
these and other eooieties.