The New York herald., 1878-09-15
IN RELIGIONS NAME.
A SAMPLE CHURCHMAN IN SUFFOLK COUNTY
AND HOW HE TALKS AND ACTS

SAMPLE CHURCHMAN IN SUFFOLK COUNTY
AND HOW He TALKS AND ACTS.
From the London DAILY News August 27.l
Tow days since workingman IN the employ oil
Mr.. 4. 4. Gooding, OF Akenham Hail, lost chiid who
was about Two years old. Both parents being Bap-
t,sts. the child was never baptized Ipswich - somo
four miles from Akenham, aud as there Is neither a
cemetery chapel graveyard nearer, application
mado 30 the incunbsn tho Rev. g. Drury, the rector
OF tho adjoining parish oil Clayton, have II buriod
In the consecrated ground OF tho parish church.
Mr. Drury, on learning that the child had not
been baptized, positively refused It burial In tho
consecratsd ground but gave permission tor it TO DO
buried behind the chursn In uneonsecratsd ground
reserved Tor stubborn infants, on condition that NO
religious service was performed within the grave
yard. He refused TO bury II hmsen and inss,ed tha,
no ono should ofciaIc the church In his stead. on
Thursday, Mr.. Goodng had interview with tho Rev.
Wickham fozer, OF Ipswich, who consented to bury
tho child NJ hali-past nve friday afternoon Some
ten or fifteen minutes before that hour Mr.. Tozer
rived NJ the church, In company with Mr. Goodiag
and Mr. Smith, VINO Is churchwarden. The Rev. Mr.
Drury. the incumbent pacing the gravcy ard The
grave was dug and tue sexton there to dIscnarge
MS duties. the funeral was rather behind It's time
ana the reverend gentemcn pacei up and down their
respective piths--tuo one insiue aud tue
SIDE tho cnurch boundaries. Al length the pro-
cession arrived, ana with 10 lew sympa-
been about thirty persons p.esen Before the corpse
had been lifted from tho cart IN wbicn II had Uoen
conveyed to the church the sexton went up to the
iather OF the child aud presented the Clergy man
compliments anu his request tnat the corpse be
immediately conveyed to tho grave. ana they could
hold any service they c0ose alter buried
meadow, outside the yard. No no.ice whatever was
taken oi the iucumbsns request either BY
or ms friends. No bier Gould TIE procured aud tho
eonin was placed the ground dateiy in front
oitne csoiehysri gate. Tue iiienus gathered round
u. aud Mr rozer commenced reading appro pirate
u IA
aoof, came out OF the gate snd stood about arms
sngtn TO The left oil Mr. Tozcr iacing the mournera
A RELIGION wirsoUr HgARr.
The following dissrac.iul alt. rca,iop then took
O'Clock ~ Is now more than hall past nvc aud
questyou to convey 'he remains 70 the grave st
Ths m mister continued reading aud paid tue
least attentivn 10 Mr. Drury's request
Rev DrurS-i have beeu waiting over hall an hour,
and u Is not reasonable that you should keep hero
unt you are pleased 10 iin,sn these proceedings No
one aue.nptng 10 reply nc cOntiuucu, "Why cannot
you take Tho cofln TO the grave aud then here
ana hoid wnat service you please 7"
REV. loz.r stIl TOOK no notice OF the obstr ruction
but contlnusd qaiety reading portions OF Scripture.
Rev Dfnry-l must again request you 10 ueier this
service uD,n alter The remains nave oeeu interrvd
ar Goodins-Pray, sr do oe quiet; the service viii
not last many minutes
Rev. Druiy-DVn't tell mo TO be quiet; I have a
duty 10 perform, aud shall do IL. must tescn my
practitioners that tncse proceedings are wrong.
Rev Iozer moved 81 gnuy toward Mr. Drury and
said:'i fcspsct you us gen iicnian, ahd wouid not
wiiiingy offend your religious convictions or your
quiet ior low mofnsnts; VIZ shat uot be long"
hev Dfury-W nat has mat got TO do with ~
wHkKEiS BE was MISTAKEN.
Rev. Tozcr-Oh, supposed you we're gen leman
. tbristau and "A iui mister ol CHRIST
Rev. Drury-l don't see wnat religious convictions
or scrupics have to do With Il.
Rev. fozer-WeiL 1 have no wish to hold a dis.
cussion ~ith you, but appeal to your manhood aud
bog you not 10 torture Tue feeIIngs OF tnese Door
people at timo like TINS.
Rev Drury-fhat Is all nonsense. Manhood ana
feelings nave nothing whatever 10 do with H. Your
proceedings are altogether wrong, and must teach
my phfishioncrs tnat cannot sanction them
Rev Tozsr-Wcii, SIR, thought II you we're not q
gentleman or Christian you mi shl possibly We man.
am sorry To have Uesn mistaken.
Rev Drury ~ suppose you call that Christian9
Rev lozcr--Nory, aud ior thu reason tear v gu
incapable oil apprcciatng H. You have very priesly
earb ana suppose you tako that as equ lvalent 10
being one but you are destitute OF the spir OF your
Master, and you have not even u spark VI humanity
10 you or you could not be capable OF tnis conuuc
Rev. Drury-l don't see what humanity has to do
win H. That cnild tpoIntins 10 The eoin WITH his
umbrslla) has not boon baptzed aud ., 10 therefore