Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1865-10-14
Mpsoular Christianity.
1 A GOOD STORY OF RTsHOP. sELWYN. B


A GOOD STORY OF RusHop sELwYN. sS 4
y In the autumn of 1857, ] spent a few days
in country parsonage. On the Sunday morn
ing, at breakfast, the pastors wife received 8
letter, which he tittering told us must be Q
tit-bit. Ha, Uncle, exclaimed she, "here
. are clerical doings exactly to your taste.'''--
The writer, a lady in distant country, nara,
ted that there had come ipto the next parish
a new yicart,-a very fine young man, who at
school had no superiorin Greek or in boxing,
and who at the. university won honors for his
classics and silver cups foy his boating He
was beginning in earnest the work of an evan.
gelist among long-neglected, vicious, and
brutal people. Hehad a plan and will but
many worthy folk were fearing that his zeal
was without knowledge or wisdom, at any
rate. One of his first measures was to open
q school in a remote part of the parish and get
the room licensed for week-day preaching. -
But all the drunkards rose @ against such un-
heard Of proceedings. They would run after
him, cursing and hooting and discharging vol
lies Of sods and other missiles, Binding re-
smonstrance vain, he adopted another course
on the Wednesday evening in the week before
| heard the story Making stand in tho
middle of the road, at the entrance of the
hamlet, just as the storm arose, and looking
the savages in the face, he addressed them
thus, in a firm, quiet yoicae which commanded
their attention: I" Ny Wod fellows, I have
borne this patiently for some time, but now [
must put, a stop to it; and I'll do it in our
own way. Choose your best man and we'll
fight it out. IF | boat, you'll give it up, you
know" !" They looked at him unbelievingly;
but, throwing his coat Oh a bush, he added,
am in earnest; send your man.'''
The ruffians laid their heads together; and
then burly giant stepped forth and stripped,
and made q furious dash al his reverend chal-
lenger, who quietly parried the unskillful
blows and played with them for few seconds.
But, then, fist was planted in. the peasants 8
chest, and he lay at full length on the ground.
Quickly gathering himself DIP, however, he
skulked away to companions. CHOW send
your next best and LII go through the lot Of
you. Again their heads drew together, and
another threw tEhr downhis jacket; sci''gto work,
however, with more cautious energy. But at
once stomacher stretched him on the I'D
s Your next" Once morea copxlomerage of
dense pates was formed. 6 Bin 4thee teck
him" Bilkeyed the her6as'kan5e aud hhook
his head Thee. Jim; teck tn. parsoni; :"
a shake more decided, and stiff Nay, nay !;
Pse see thee hung fust.'", And now the first
one who was vanquished stood forward, and,
like q brave man, called out, Hsay, parson,
yere rare young uh' ye ar. Use tell thee
what; We are going to hear you preych. "G
And they all followed him along the little
street, said the writer, and heard the.Word
quietly, adding, it remains to be seen, what
will BECOME of the fight. What did come of
&of it'll heard, a long time afterward, that
from that day the men doffed their hats, and
the,women curtesied, and the children looked
awe-stricken, when they met or passed him !;
chat the church and schools were filed that
tho beer. houses were nearly all shut up; and
that q. great moral and religious reformation
was in progress. That gentleman had previ-
ously been the instrument Of Hike change in
an equally demoraiized parish. !. / may add,
that q few years back he was deemed the fit-
test clergyman in the church to 90 out as
bishop to "a scene Of great personal danger In
d heathen country %
G2.. Manchester Epan,sney. !.
CURIosITIEs OF MARR1k kaE. N England,
in the year 1868, eleven men were married
who were neither bachelors nor widowe,s, ind
nine women who were neither spinsters nor