Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-14
Muscular On ristI anity- A Coed story
Of 8lshep SeIWyn.

| lCorrespoudsnoe a the Manchester Exanlnsr.
In the autumn Of 1851. spent few days in
a country p.rsonar e and. on the Sunday morn
| ing At breakfast. the pastors wife received q
letter. which her tiiteriDg told us must be tit
bit "Ha, uncle" exclaimed she, There are
clerical doings exactly to your taste" The
writer. a lady in distant country. narrated that
there bad lately come into the next parish a ne-
vicar-a very fne young man, Who. at school
had no superior either in Greek or in boxing, and
Who, At the University. Won bonors for his elias
sizes and silver cups for bis boating. he was be-
ginning in earnest the work oil an evangelist
among n long neg lected. vicious and brutal PEG
pie He had plan and will; but many wof-
thy folks we're fearing that his zeal was without
bis kno wledge-or wisdom, at any rate One OF
bic first measures was 10 open school IN re
mote part of the parish and get the room licensed
for week day preaching. But all the aFunkard.
rose against such unheard Of proceedings They
would run after him. cursing and hooting, and
discharging yolleys Of sods and other mis-
.iles Finding remons,rance vain be adopted
another course on the WEDNESDAY evening in
the week before / heard the story. Making q
stand in the middle Of the road, al the entrance
OF the hamlet Just as the storm arose, and look
ing the savages liz the face, be addressed them
thus. in a firm, quiet voice. which commanded
their attention: my good fellows, | have
borne this patiently for some time. bat now |
must put a stop to IL; and III do IL in your OWL
yay Choose your best man, and well light IL
ont. III beat, you'll give up. yeu know.
They looked at him unbelieringly; but, throw
ing bis coat on bush, be added, 81 am in earnest
send your man" TheTulians laid their heads to
rether, and then bury giant stePped forth aud
stripped and made furious dash al his reverend
challenger who quietly parried the unskillful
blows, and played with them for few seconds.
But, then. Est was planted in the peasants
chest. and he lay al full length on the ground.
Quickly gathering himself up, however, he
skuIked away 10 bis companions Now send
your next best. and I'll go through the lot Of
you" Again their heads grew together, aud an
other threw down his jacket going 20 work
however. with more cautious energy But At
once stomscher stretched him on the road
"Your next" Once more a conglomerate OF
dense pates was formed. Bill, thee teck
him." Bill eyed the hero sskance, and shook
his head. Thee. Jim" a shake of the head
from Jim also Dick, thee'l teck the parsonf''
A shake more decided and a stiff NAY, nay:
Use see thee hung fust" And now the first one
who was vanquished stood forward, and like a
brave man. called out, 81 say, psrsoD, yo're a
rare young un, yo are. Use tell thee what, were
going to hear you preych" And they all fol
lowed him along the little street. said the writer,
and heard the Word quietly. adding, sit remains
to be seen what will become Of the fight" What
did come of itg | heard long time afterward
that from that day the men DOTTED their hats and
the women curtsied and the children looked awe
stricken when they met or passed him: that the
church and schools were filed that the beer
houses were nearly all shut up; that a great
moral and religious reformation was in progress
That gentleman had previously been the insiru-
ment of like change in an sqrally demoralized
parish. | may add that few years back he was
deemed the fttest clergyman in the church to go
out as bishop to scene OF great personal danger
in Il heather country