Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1875-05-20
BEAUTIES OF THE ENaLIsH EsTA1LIsR-

The anomalies OF the English Church Eseab- |
lishmsnt are past understanding from any |
point Of view, and appear especially srevous
and absurd in this land Of equal privileges A
man in England, feeling . call to tho ministry,
and being without influence and wealthy con.
nections such Is to insure him . Living" in
OF necessity forced into the ranks Of the dissen-
ters, when lie may to m extent make his way
upon his inertia. With us, although there is
= certain exclusiveness in the EpiscopaliAn and
Presbyterian Churches, tho ground Ia practi-
c.liv s-... All sa,e ,..i,,l-.-y
here do not rise to places Of influence, but 1t il
only because all have not the power. Given
the power, and the favorable accidents of life,
and the result is certain, even in the most
strict and reserved denominations. That this
ia by no means the case in England we all
know A Wilkes or Wesley might starve on
ESQ = year in the Establishment, while intelleo-
tuh nobodies in neighboring parishes, through
the gift OF rich patrons, were Independently
wealthy. The system wonld be absurd il II
were not 80 painfully real, and it would
seem to the eye Of common sense that it could
not last day longer, although We know it tx
have fourished for generations, and have reason
to believe, despite the evsr recurring clamor
that its injustice will stretch beyond our time
Only recently John Bright made the latest 1t
tack upon the abortion. 1t was read and excitet
all the old indignation; it passed and all remain
~ before;-the curates starving and doing thu
work, the rectors idling and taking the money
The abuses that have crept into the Engiisl
church through this outrageous System are nat
urAlly Of very grave kind. The fat 'Livings'
are distributed among the younger sons Of lead
ing families, people who are not expected X
work and who must therefore be taken care Of, ).
like 80 many other sinecure preferments, ant
without regard, necessarily, to the fitness Of tht
incumbent One son gets = living, just ~ An
other receives an army commission and thirt
an appointment in the Civil Services With
church recruited in this novel fashion it o.
course happens that there are numerous clergy
mon who are such only in name; who hAv.
no sympathy with their calling, and who chat,
under even the slight restraints 1t places upo1
them. The recent cable despatch nsrrsting til,
death of Rev. John W. King, Vicar of Ashby-de
la-LAunds, emphasizes these views III = startling
manner.
We have here clergyman who was one of tn
Aloeb hobeu Aorse 1ocheys VI LIB tline. Anu y
this We do not mean that the Rev. Mr.. King wa
merely raiser and breeder Of horses-whic
might be allowed despite the good taste Of til
thing,-but that he was professional racer an
gambler, if to habitually bet, and receiv
money won, and pay money last, constitute
gambling on the turf. He carried on this yer
refined amusement, or business, under an n
sumed name, and his winnings in single re,
son are said to have amounted to $4,000. F
nslly even the Establishment thick skinned as
is with regard to escapades Of its favored meu
bers, felt bound by common decency to intsrfel
and the Reverend Jockey was induced to resit
his ivings, for like many another Of these 81
ecurists he held more than one. They call
Barbsrians, in England, but it is very certain til
this particular form Of barbarism woald not
tolerated here.