The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-02-24
Muscular Christianity Good Sto.
ry OF Bishop Selwyn.

, 10 the autumn u ~. spent a few day-
IN = country parsonage. and uu the sunday
mo ruing. at breakfast. ia" pastors Nlfc r..
ceiycd a letter which be- iittering told n.
must hc a tit bit. "lIa. uncle " exclaimed
,hc. here are rics.cal lu.ne- cvarily -
YOUR taste The writer. laIv Iv.naI..iaut
county narrated jha, There lad Aiclr
caiHe .u'o the next parish a new f.c4r--a
very fine young man. who At scaou. had o.,
superior IN Greek 0r in b"A.ug and who a.
the university won honor tor a.> cla.,ir-
and SILVER cups iug b., hoatug lie wA>
beginning IN earnest the work of an evan -.-
lisi among a long neglected. vicious AMI
brutal people. lie had plan. aud VIII
but many worthy folk were fearing that
his zeal was without knowledge -or wisdom.
AZ any rate. tine of his first measures wa,
TO opea 4 school in a remote part u the
parish aud get the room licensed for week
day preaching. l'ai all the i runkard. ro,..
against such unheard ofprocecd.ngs.
They woRld run after him curs!ng and
hooiing. anddischargngv vcllcys Of sod- and
other missiles. Finding rcmon.trancc m
vain. he adopted auo,he. course ON th.
"Wednesday evening ia the week before
heard the story. Making a stand IN the
middle of the road. al the entrance Of the
hamlet. just as the Storm rose. and look ng
the savages in the face he aldrc.rh them
thus. in 6rm. quiet voice which command
ci their attention: My good fellows.
have borne this patiently for some time.
bu' now must put stop tc u and u la
i IN your Oxn way. Choose your host mau
and we'll fight il out. II beat; You'll ils.y.
il UP. You know. They looked a aim un.
hehey.nely; but. throwing h coat on n
bush he added. q" am ~ ratncs'. s,ud
your man The ;s!laa. !a!,! ih.!- head.
together. and then hufly giant stepped
forth. and stripped. and made a fui!ou. dash
NJ his reverend challenger. who quicily par.
ricd the unsSilliul blows and played with
them Tor a few seconds.
But. then. a list was planted in the peas.
ant chest, aud he lay ai full length on he
ground. Quickly gathering himself up.
however. skulked away 60 his companion,
\ow send your mcNt best. and III 20
through the lot Of won Again they drew
their heads together and anoihcr threw
down his iackct; going Ia work. hoWcy"r
with more cautious energy. But al once
y st0macher stretched him on The TOAD
our next. tucc more a Cong lomet air
ol acnse pates was formed. l;ll. thee
tcck him liil eyed the hero askancc.
aud shook his head. "rhrc Jim "a ,hakr
Of the head from Jim. also. Dick. ih.cG
ieck th' parson = shake more decided.
and q s,if Nay. nay. i'sc see thee h.ng
fusi." And nov the tiisi one who was van.
qIished stood forward. and like a brave
man called oai. Il say parson. we're araw
Young un. ye ar. lee tell thee what we're
.oing Ia hear ven preach"
And they followed him along ihc lItt,c
street. said the writer. and heard the Word
,lnietly adding. IL remains io he scen what
will become or the Eight. What did romr
. or IL. heard. long time alierwanl. that
from that day the men dolcd their hats
and lee women cuFiesicd. and the children
looked awe. stricken when they met or pas
sod him: that the chnrch aud schools werr
filled that the beer houses were nearly all
shut mp. and that grrat moral anil rcli
gious reformation was in progress. That
gentleman had previously been the insiru.
mcnt Ola like change 10 an equally dcmorali.
zed parish. may add ,hA, few years
back he was deemed the filest CLERGYMAN
ln the church 10 ro out as bishop io a scene
of great personal danger In heather roun.
try.