The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1865-11-01
Muscular Christianity 4; &osylot
= Bishop SelWyn:. -

In the autumn Of 1857 spent teF
|diJs in i country parsonage, Aud on the
Sunday morning, at breakfast, ,the Pss'
tors wife received i letter. which sef !.
dttering told nj must be . tit:ble. ~! 1e;:s
uuele, exclaimed she, :. hers itdflptcal
fdoinss; exactly 70 your taste. b The 1ri;
tier; lsiidy 10 .: distant 'eoastry3 paErated
THAT fttste hid lately y CONT: into thsnexs
parish: a. uSxsvislt - very 9os young
mat, ,s who sat, school shad. yHpi asRed2r
/ either in Greek OF, sh Ibis boxing, and .
who at tho uuiversisyvon. honors for hts.
classics sudfsilyer cnpl, for hp leo9tu1-
Hs VAS beginning ;ip sey nest the work
Iof,aS;vaprelist imong long: neglected,
vicious, and brutal people: Z Si hshedI. es,x.
plan and ! wiz; but many worthy iolks
we're fearing that his :lsal was Nv wltnou'
ku0wlcdgc-or wisdom, at any ta'e'
| One Of biz frst measures was teeopcn1 q
school in remote part Of the .p.s!sa,
and get the room licensed for. weekday
preaching. But ali the drunkards roso
aenaiu;t such! !cunhsard: of sproceeAings;;
They would rln ,ftsf-him, cursiughn,a
hqotipgs and disehargiag YclIeys Of sos
and other missiles. Finding remoa.
StriuSss vain, ,iiii hSta hSt adopted another eourIs
6ithe w ednssday evening in tho week
before I heard the story. Making
stand in the middle Of, the road, at tho
entrance Of the hamlet, just as the storm
arose arose and looking tho savages 10 the face.
he addressed them thus in firm, quiet
voice; whichicommandcd their attention.:
4My good fellows. have borne tals
patiently for some time, but now | must
put q stop to it.; and III do it 10 you.
own way. Choose your best man. ana
we'Il dyht it out. !" If I beat, yoal' gl'e
up, you know" They looked at him nc.
believingly; !. but throwing his coat on ;
bush, he added, !" I AN in earnest; sena
your : ;u man! The rufiaus Ibid their
Heads together; aud then a burlyA giant
stepped forth and stripped, aud made .
furious dash at his reverend challenger,
who quietly 'parried tho unskiIlful blows
and played With him for = fsw, seconds.
But, then, fist was planted in the
PEASANTS chest, and ho.lay nt full length
on the ground. Quickly gathering him.
self up, he skulked away to- bis compan:
ions. SNOW send your next best, and
rp go through the lot Of you" Again
their heads drew together, ind'anotber
threw down his jacket; going to work;
however, with =. moro cautious encrgy.
(RPst At; etched GlSl
on tho road. r" Your, next" Once
more conglomerate Of dense .patcs was
formed. "Bill, thee tcck him Bill
eyed the hero askance, and shook his
head. r",Thee, :Jim;" s.shake Of tho
head from Jim also. "Dick, thce'l teck
th' parse o ?" = shake moro decided, and
y stiff "%rNay, nay Use see thee hpng
fust."" And now the first ono who was
,inquished stood forward, and, like &
bravo man, eulled out. ~ say parsou,
yo're rare young un, 20 or. Ise tell
thee what; wc'ro going to hear you
preach. ."% And they all followed him
along the little street, said tho writer,
and heard the; Word quietly. adding, il
remains to be seen: what will become Of
the fsht. What did come Of it?
heard. long time afterward, that from
that day the men DOTTED their hats, and
the women curtsied, and the children
looked vc.stricken, when they met or
passed him that the church and schools
were filled; tda. the bcer.bouses wero
nearly all shut up, aud that a great
moral and religious reformation was in
progress: That gentleman had previ.
ously. been tho instrument Of q like
change in an equally dcmoralizcd parish.
may add that a few years back he was
deemed the 'fttest clergyman 10 tho
church to 60 out'as bishop to scene, Of
great personal danger in hcathou
country. '... 80 '~1:-.@.' 81 .. .:"y