The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-01
R1sHoP AND Al OLD Rscros's RACE zoRss.

London Letter to N. I. Times.
It has happened this week that by an ode
series Of condolences. public attention ha
been directed to some surio;s traits Of cleri
cal character. One day We have an announce
ment that the clergy Of the now disestablishet
Church of Ireland, having comnuted theil
claims for compensation and shaken of theil
allegiance, are pouring across the channel il
large numbers in order to push their fortunes
in England. It may be remembered that
when the question Of disestabishment wa
| under discussion, one Of the most hotlv con-
tested points was what should be done with
| the surplus of the endownsnts Of the Church
| which would remain after the ministers had
| been compensated, and that ultimately the
disposal of this fund was left to be determined
| at future day. It now turns out that the
whole of the money has been absorbed BY the
claims for compensation, and that the Irish
Church has practically lost both its endow-
ments and many of its clergy, the latter having
bolted with the former in their pockets-
Next day We have Elimination by the
Bishop Of Lincoln, against Rev. w. J. King,
q clergyman Of his diocese, who is, it seems,
the owner Of the Apology, the winner Of the
st. LegeF, and other race-horses, and who,
when urged by the Bishop to retire from the
turf, as his connection with it was . scandal
to the Church, replied by requesting the right
reverend prelate to settle the question with
his soicitor-in other words, challenging him
to put tho law in forcs. The Bishop, how
ever, is psrfecty aware that there is no law
to prevent clergyman from keeping race
horses if he likes, and he has, therefore, de-
clined the contest contenting himself with a
final "solemn and affectionate appeal to the
conscience of the recalcitrant parson. 81 had
hoped, the Bishop writes, "that you might
have been induced, at your advanced age, by
regard for YOUR own spiritual welfare, as we'll
as for that of others, to listen to my earnest
expostulations. But with much sorrow per-
ceive that you have no signs Of re-
morse for your ofense in bringing dis
credit upon your sacred profession and
in inaicting injury on the Church. !"
The Rev. Mr.. King is clergyman Of
the old school When we first entered tho
church clergymen had much more freedom
than nowadays, at least as regards their per-
sonal amusements. As long as they were
sound Christians they could hunt OF shoot, or
join in any other Of the ordinary sports of
laymen at pleasure The difference now is
that they must atone for more latitude in re-
gard to belief by submitting to less liberty in
their personal habits. Mr.. King probably
sees no harm in his Yorkshireman's passion for
horses, and it is probably sympathixed with
by good many Of his parishioasrs. Still it
is scandal, on account Of the general seoun-
drelism Of the turf Mr.: King is incumbent
of two benefcss-Ashby-de -la-Laund and
Bassingham-and takes his racing name Of
"hr. Laund" from the parish where he re-
sides. He is now in his eighty-second year,
and has just broken his leg. At Exeter some
of the very High Church clergy are making q
public exhibition Of themselves in another
way. They have raked up some old tax
called 'Dominicals." which they insist upon
the people paying, and when their demands
are resisted, they call in the sheriff's officers
and sell off the furniture Of obstinate rate
payers by public auction. This has led to
much unpleasant agitation and some rioting.