Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-09-20
ChTistaInify--A story
of Bishop Sewn.

! -Iftfesl 7lcs7"s OF " EneEesser Il miner
IN the AUTUMN Of 1857 7 s2ent ( fsw
/ dav% Il 2 c-JiF:try psTsGnase, aad on tlt
Suha 81 o,--'ing, at be kiss=. me PASTE. :
vie rJcsivUy a. letter, W.-.cl 4er JisteTias
\ .7ld Us must be tit biz. Al, unc!e,'
! exclaimed she, ''Le-6 are clerical d-in
exactly to youT taste, The writer G ls,fy
| N a distant country, narrated that .Es-e
ued lately come into the next parish
4 new vIcaT--a very fine young man, Who
~ school had no superior either in Gree <
OF in boxing, and who at the UNIVERSITY
won honoTs Tor his classics and silver Guns
| !or his boating. He was beginning +!
| earnest the work ot an evangelist among
Ia long-ne2lectea. vicious and brutal peo
pie. lie had plan, snd viii; but
many worthy toik were fearing that hi,
| zeal was without knovledge-or wisdom
at any rate, One of his first measures
was to open 81 school in a remote psrt fo
the parish, ana get the room licensed for
week day preaching. But all the drum
ksrds rose against such unheard ofproeed d.
| ings. They would run after him. ours
ing and hooting. and discharging volleys
of sods ana other missiles. Finding re-.
monstrance VAIN, he had adopted another
course on the Wednesday evening in tlle
week before I heard the story. MAKING
q stand IN the middle of the road, at lie
entrsncs OF the hamlet. Just as the storm
arose, and looking the savage in the face
he addressed them thus IN q firm, Quiet
voice. V hich commanded their atteaEiOn
Nv good fellows, I have horne this pa
tientiy for some time. but now I must
put stop 10 it; a1I I'll do It your own
fight II out i L beat, you'll give Up
yOu know" They looked ct him unbe
hevingly; bat throwing his coat on Z
bush, he added, - sm in earnest; SEND
your man" The rutians laid their heads
together; and the buTly giant stepped
forth, and stripped, and made . furious
dash at bis reverend challenger, who
quietly parried the unskillfoll blows. anC
played with them i5r a lew secouis. Pu-
tuen fist was planted IN the peasant
chest, apd he lav 81 tujI length on the
ground. Quict5'y Est-.4i-g himself pp
however, ne rlSuiEeu away n his com
pani0ns. Now send yOur next best
and IIi 90 through the los OF YOU
Again their heads drew together, aad an
other threw dom his jacket; coirg n
work, however, with a mere cluti9us el
ergy. But scOH q stGTn1 cher s-re etched
hin on she scl3. '.Tou- next Gncai
moro q congiomerate - .c..se 5-t-~ vss
formed. bill, thee tecb him BtH
eyed the herO as6eDcs, and shook vie
mead Thee, Jim a shake Of the head
from Jlm :i~o.-"Ciclz. thee, teelI Jhs
parson:' Z shake more decided. and ?
stir '-Nav. nav Use see the hung fusi'
And nov the fIst one who was vanXuish- I
% stood forward, and ike brave man, :
called out, Il say, parsor, yc'ge rate !
y--sug m. ~ aF. I'zs tell thee what; /
we're going 10 hear yau pFevcb Ana .
they all followed hitc along the Gtt
street, said the writer and heard the 4
Word eu;tely, adding. il remains "a be /
seen wh9t Will bccome &c the !.EH5 I.
Whist did come OF it? I helrd, q Iong
time atterWard, that day the mer doffad /
their hats. and the women GurtsiNd and !
the children ico-cd awe-stricken, when /,
they met or prsSed him; that the church !
aud schools were fIied; that the beer
houses were nearly I'll shut m, and that |
"a great mora! and religious reformation !
was in progress. That ss-li0men had !
previously be,r the instrument Of e Ike !
chang in al equally demCTslized parish I
] may add that p few years back he was /
deemed ln" Gstsst clergyman in tire /
church TO 20 outss a bishop TO scene o.
.-r~..t personal danse- - heathen couu-
try,