East Saginaw courier., 1865-10-04
A Good Story of Bishop Selwyn.

In the autumn OF 1857, l spent few days in
country parsonage and on the Sunday morn
ing, at breakfast, the pastors wife received let
tor, which her titterng told us must be titbit
Ha, uncle" exclaimed she, there are clerical
doings exactly 10 your taste" The writer, n
lady in distant county, narrated that there had
lately come into the next parish now vcar-a
very hne young man, who, at school, had no
superior either in Greek or in boxing and who,
at the university, won honors for his classics and
silver cups for his boating. lie was beginning in
earnest the work Of an evangelist among a long
neglected, vicious and brutal people. lie had
plan and n will; but many worthy folks were
fearing that his zeal was without knowledge-or
wisdom at any rate. One Of his first measures
was to open school in a remote part Of the
parish, and get the room licensed for weekday
preaching But all the drunksrds rose against
such unheard Of proceedings. They would run
after him, cursing and hootng, and discharging
volieys Of sods and other missiles. Finding re-
monstranee vain, he adopted another course
the Wednesday evening in the week before
heard the story. Making stand In the middle
of the road ut the entrance OF the hamlet, just
as the storm arose, and looking the sayages in
the face he addressed them thus, in a firm, quiet
voice which commanded their attention my
good fellows, have borne this patiently for some
time, but now must put stop to II and I'll do
| il IN your own way Choose your best man, and
we'll fight IL out II beat, you'll give up, you
know" They looked nj him unbelievngly; but,
throwing his coat on bush he added, E" am in
earnest; send your man" The ruifans laid their
heads together, and then a burly giant stepped
out and made furious dash at his reverend
challenger, who quietly parried the unskIful
blows and played with them for few seconds
But, then, fist was planted in the peasants
chest, and he lay at full length on the ground -
Quickly gathering himself up, however. he skull
ed away to his companions. Nov send your
next best, and III 20 through the lot of YOU
| Again their heads drew together and another
threw down his jacket; going TO work, however,
| With more cautious energy. But at once
stomaebci stretched him ON the ground. "l our
next" unce more cong loineraie of dense pates
was formed. Bill, thee teck him." Bill eyed
the hero askance, and shook his head. " Thee,
jim - shake Of the head from Jim also
| Dick, the'n teck tn parson 2" A shake more
decided, and stiff May, nay; Pse see the hung
fust" Aud now the first one who vanquished
stood forward, and, like n brave man called out,
IL say parson, yo're rare young uD, ye are
| Use tell thee what we're going 10 hear you
| preach" And they all followed him along the
little street. said the writer, and heard the Word,
quietly, adding, II remains to be seen what will
come of the fight" What did come Of i'll /
] heard long time afterward, that from that day
| the men dotted their hats and the women curt
sled, and the children looked swe-strickcn. when
they me. OF passed him that the church aud
| schs els we're filled that the beer-houscs were
nearly all shut up; and that great moral and
religious reformation was In progress That gem
tleman had previously been ths instrument Of n
like change in an equally dcmoralizcd parish. 1
may add that few years back he was deemed
the iittest clergyman in the church to go cut as
bishop to a scene Of great personal danger in
heathen country.