Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-03-14
MUSCULAR CHRISTIANITY.
AGOoD STORY OF BISHOP EWELL.

AGOUD STORY OF BISHOP EWELL.
Inthe autumn OF 1857 l spent few
days N country parsonage, and on the
Sund;E morning, at break fast the pastors
wife received letter, which her tittering
told Us must be ti:bit. ala, uncle"
said she, "here are clerical doings exactly
to your taste" The writer, lady in a
distant country, narrated that there had
latel come into the next parish new
vicar-a very fine 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 cu6s
for his boating. He was beginning in
earnea. thu york af an evangelist among
the long neglected, vicious and brutla peo-
pie. He had plan and a will, but many
worthy people were fearing that his zeal
was without knowledge or wisdom.
One Of his first measures was to open
a school iu remote part of the parish,
and get the room licensed for a week day
preaching But all the drunkard rose
against such unheard Of proceedings
They would run after him, cursine, hoot-
ing, and discharging volleys of sods and
other missiles. Finding remoustrance in
vain, he adopted another course on the
Wednesday evening in theweek before
heard the story. Making a stand in the
middle Of the road at the entrance to the
hamlet, just as the STERN arose and look
ing the savages in the face, he addressed
them thus, in firm, quiet voice, which
commanded their aAntion:
"My good fellows, | have borne this
s-.ies;,y sor SUING tins, bat now I must
put a stop to it: and I'll DO it in your
own way. Choose your best man and
we'll fight i: out. If l beat you'll give
up"
They looked at him unbelievingly but
throwing his coat aside, he. added:
Il am in earnest-send your man"
The rufians put their heads together
and then 5urly giant stepped forth and
made furious dash at his reverend chal-
lenger, who quiesly parried the unskillfuI
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. Quietly gathering
himself up, however, he sku!ked away
and Joined his companions.
"Now send your next best, and I'll go
through the lot Of you"
Again their heads drew together, and an
other drew down his jacket, going to work
however with a more cautious energy
But at once stomacker stretched him
on the road
Your next.'
Once more a eonglomerate of dense
pates was formed.
"Bill, thee teck him." Bill eyed the
hero askance and shook his head.
"Thee, jim" A shake of the head
from jim also.
"Dick, the'll take the parson ?" A
shake more decided and stiff. Nay, nay,
l see thee hung fust"
and now the first one who was van.
pushed stood forward, and, like brave
man, called out:
81 say, parson, yo'r rare young uu,
you are Use tell :hee what, we er going
to hear you preach"
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 il? 1 heard long
time afterward that from that day the
men DOTTED their hats, women courtsied,
and children looked awe stricken when
they met or passed him, that the beer
houses were nearly all shut up, and that
great moral and religious reformation
was IN progress. That geutlemon had
previously been the instrument of like
changes in equally demoralized. parishes.
l may add that few years back he
was deemed the ittest clergyman in the
church to 60 ou; as bishop to a seen
Of great personal danger in heathen
country.-4Manchcstcr Eramtner.
@- 4 woman in BiDghampton, n. Y.
racontI, ctolo c1dOO c,r hid II In her