Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-06-14

to hold a candle to DIR. Pretymau. 1t is
necessary % premise that this right TeVer-
end prelate changed his name to Tomline
before he was nominated to the sea, in con
sequence of a large private fortune having
been left him. The revenues of the diocese
Of Winchester were perhaps larger than
those of any other see in England, having
been estimated, at the time of his appoint
ment at CSC, 600 year; yet Bishop Tom
line contrived, notwithstanding, to place
almost every one Of the Weather livings IN
his gift in the hands of his sons, relatives,
and personal friends. He abused his pat
ronage in a manner so mOnstTous and so
wicked that Englishmen of the present day
cannot help feeling astonished that public
opinion in the bishops tiHe, weak as he
knew it was, did not make itself heard in
condemnation of such enormities
LET US now see how Bishop Tomline,
himself in receipt of a paltry pittance OF
csc, 600 year, administered his patronage,
Of course, with a single eye to the good OF
the church and the saving of souls. Take
first the provision he made for his three
elder sons. His eldest son, the Rev. G. T.
Pretyman, he made chancellor and canon
residentiary of Lincoln; prebendary of Vim
chester; rector of ST. Giles, Chalfont; rector
of Wheathampstead; and rector of Harpen-
den. His son, the Rev. Richard Pretty
man, was precentor and canon residentiary
Of Lincoln; rector of Middleton Stony; rec
tor of Walgrave; vicar Of Harrington; and
rector of WrougLton His third son, the
Rev. John Pretyman, he made prebendaTy
of Lincoln; rector Of Shenington; and rec
tor of Winwick All the younger Pretty
mans were also provided for out of church
or charity funds, especially out OF the Mere
II. II -1r,s.~r 8
which the bishop had eontriyed to obtain in
some incomprehensible manner All these
and ten thousand other episcopal jobs and
abuses have been justified and defended on
the strength of the text, He that provideth
not for his own house is worse than an inf
del. y Satan seems to have angled for epis-
eopal souls with great success with this text
for his bait.
THE SEE OF CANTERBURY.
''The Rev. DIR. Sutton, Archbishop of
Canterbury, was another dignitary who did
not fail to provide handsomely for his chill
lren and dependents out of the revenues of
the church. To his seven sons he gave six
teen valuable livings Hugh Percy, son Of
the Earl of Beverly, married his daughter.
The archbishop, in consequence, gave hlm
| eight valuable hvings and preierments, to
the NaluS OF Elb, uUJ year GOuF Ol tHtsC
he received the year after his marriage.
| When made Bishop of Carlisle he refused
to relinQuisi his stall in st. Pauls worth
some two thousand pounds annually, as
well as the chancellorship of sarum. Anoth-
er daughter of the Archbishop of Canter-
| bury married the Rev. James Croft, and
brought her husband for dowry FIVE liyings
Of preferments Several other members Of
! the family were equally well provided for.
| Dr. Sutton had little to recommend him,
either in his public or private capacity. In
/ politics he was a sycophant of the minister
Of the day, and willing to support the gov
| ernment in everything. In one of his
charges he regretted the change that had
come over the laity in his generation
! There was no longer, he said, that pros
| tration of the understanding which ought
/ to be found among pious people. Grasp
| ing bishops and greedy pluralists found a
! PROSTATE understanding a great help to
them in their enjoyment of the good things
/ of the church In his private life Arch
bishop Sutton pecuniary transactions are
said very frequency to have bordered on
dishonesty, if they did not even pass the
| hne.
Archbishop Markham did not admins
ter his ecclesiastical patronage so unscrupu-
! lously as some of the bishops of his time
| yet he did not omit to provide for his fami-
! " out Of church revenues. 1t is currently
stated of him, and VIC believe on good au-
thority, that some few years. tsl.e 80.