New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-23

ties falling almost entirely on the incumbent, the
living, though a good one, was for years unreini-
nerative; but the young rector happy IN his home
and his work, met all difficulties bravely; and
gradually in the course of years the land was
drained; the ponds which ran Through the gar
den and stood above the level OF the dwell
ing rooms were filed up, and though the
house was never healthy, it was habltaple'"
The parish was in state of curious dilapidation'
The church was nearly empty. The farmers shecp'
when pasture was scarce, were turned into the ne
elected churchyard. Holy Communion was cele-
brated only three times year; the COMMITMENTS
were few; the aims were collected in an old wooden
saucer IA cracked kitchen basin inside the font
held the water for baptism. At the altar which was
covered by moth-eaten cloth, stood one old broken
chair. and even the wine was grndgingly dole" ou'
for the OCCASION Mr.. Kingsley at once set 10 WORK
in earnest with his people HE was daily with them
in their cottages and made point Of talking 10 the
men and boys at their field work. till he was person.
ally intimate with every soul in the PARISH
from the women at their washtubs to the oaoieS
in tho cradle, for whom he always had low
ing word or look Nothing escaped his eye.
1t was from his regular house to house WISHING
in the week. still more than his church services
that he acquired his power. IL man or Woihah
was suffering or dying he would 90 to them five ana
six times a day-and night as well as day-for his
own hearts sake as we'll as for their souls sake
Such visiting was very rare in those days F"r
years he seldom dined ont never during inc "ni'er
months when the adult school and the cottage rcau-
ings took up six evenings i'll the week; ard he sell
dom left the parish except for few days at time
TO take his family to the seaside, which occurred
the more frequently from the constant Illness pro-
duced by the damp rectory but he was never easy
away from his work"
Mr. Kingsleys sympathics with the social and
political reforms of 1915, which afterward found
expression in Alton Locke" were misunderstood
even by many fhis best friends, and often involved
him in serious embanassments. " Tie had "a sore
battle to 20 through at this time with hi own heart
and with those friends and relations, religions and
worldly, who each and all from their own particular
standpoint deprecated the line he took, and urged
him to withdraw from this sympathy with the peo-
pie which was likely to spoil his prospects in life.
In reference to this ne writes to his Wife: | viii
not be a liar. | viii speak in and cut Of sea-
SON. | will rot ehun to declare the whole counsel q!
God. will not take counsel with flesh and blood,
and ilatter myself into the dream that while every
man on earth from Maurice back 10 Abel, who ever
tried to testify against the world has been laughed
at misunderstood, slandered, and that, Giterest OF
ALL hv the very people he loved best and understood
best. alone am 10 escape. My path is clear, and
will follow in il. He who died for me- and who gave
me you, shall not trust Him through whatsoever
new and strange paths lie may lead re = :"
We have no space to go largely into de;ail with
regard TO the lfc-battlc Of this brave soldier OF
humanity but we cannot withhold from our readers
some passages from letter of former pupil Who
resided several months in the parsonage, describing
| the beauty and noblcncss of his hCne lie:
first knew him in January, go. entered his house
as his lVl and for nearly wear aud EF Is co.,
slant coiuaH0n: indeed, ont Of doors almost has Only
Lad no other pupil and hardly any intimate friends
within reach lie was Then n his tiFtyhiat year. ~ tn9
u!ness Of his strength; IRA" receptive .gho"hoy OF
fifteen; 50 that his mind and character lei ihsE ~
! Pre- sion was viii put down ~ hest can. $500
liz was Then at6yc Al things and bcio,o al things
deed SO iahoIios ard absorbing Is il a been six years
before. when he fist made rector yGc eiort- %
Ererslcy would never again he rs ii bad heea lis
health had nearly broken down not !onS before, and nc
| which lie needed for writing AID Other things. stiii
even So with large and siiasgilni thou.h no1 ', -
| day and cot;ageccturrs ON two weekday evenings in
INTO as Er did, viii ali his intensity and keen sense Of
responsibility Al this time, too he had Tot as in later
cannot ave any description Ct lis daily c. ri, par
| eh work, which viii rot sound comIuon"acc There
the afternoons going from cottage 10 cot go" ti long
evenings in writing. Ii sounds mon9toLou3 enO;E!l;
But there never was man VIII WON "S ~ w,
20 overlooking, OF variety and irta!ntss. Noilus coud
IL
parish Laii an anu val J. rs WI as i'i u Io>e .t
cptta"e seemed fan OF his familiar friends. by day and
by night. in fair weather and in storm, grateful for heat
ana cold ram ana su Slhe' IlSAi Gld ,v'l"- -,
lie drank III nature Ii seemed - no bird or least, or
insect scarcely Grjiuns cloud IN TIE Sky, pas 90 by
him uInot ccd I'm ecomcd lie caught and noted every
breath every sound. every sign with every person he
met he usnciiycly struck some point oi contact i'n,(
apprehension II might be, some niofIa-
ton ask fur-Nhc lo thc other chccr"d SCI esrcd-
90, or SiuTc With an a,rcrriiCrcse farcc AID
va
courtesy Which threw It's spell over ali AXE a spell
No human beng tat was sure of patient, interested
nearer III him. have seen hlm seal Lu-clI latlcsS,
ncss TO eaten exacty What Lc ad to say seaIci1g nin.
as they MS Keen kindly way with question and
giving amy Protested political economist, il was IN
practice very hard TO him refuse The sight
OF umStaGahe misery however caused covered TO nm;
the multitude oi sins. rCCUllCcJ Ills passing backward
! for once NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the lrcaiIasiUum and
miserable crying Wcnan outside. end cannot forget,
able look OF pam and disgust with when, when he had
decided refuse the request be said Look thcre! As
! lie pointed to his own wel-fufnished table.
scouldicl, On beng refused and thinking that at a par
fell Oh his knees On the doorstep termed ~ me whites
CT his eyes and began the disgusting counterfeit OF
PRAYER. In the man ogGd himself, to mis-
Constituent, seized By collar and wrist and being swiftly
tl1ust toward nc Gaf' WIN nm slp ana a smake
found himself safe outside 1t, even to renonai:aIc
it,, and An uuuctuous re tiese nervous cueIy which
have ntv'T seen tqudled Al ms siIensl", rlys,'"i'
gray eyes which zcd, with tie look OF an eagle from
Under massive hi0ws divided from each other h.
d.C EeicalcIar iurrUws-"t that time together with
tie equally deep lines from nOStrl to mouth, very
marked features III ms face Ono DAY, III ntshDoIs
ward. large dog few ont al lGI stIaluihg at III,
chain. IL, walked u' 10 il, Seeding H. and ny mere force
of eve voice gesture, drove u into its kennel close
10 which hc stopped, keeping his on the coTcd am
NAL as ;T0Wlcd and moved Uncasly from sd 10 side.
He lad done the thing often hciClc and mad even
pulled an inuratod doc out OF Its kennel by lis chain,
/ after having driven II in.
BY boyish habits ana tastes keen sportsman the only