New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-16
CENTRAL NOTES.

A continuous rectOrship of ffty-one years
is ,ord Of which any American clergyman Wen
be proud The Rev. DIR. william Shelton entered upos
his work In St. Pauls Church protestant Episcspap
Buffalo, when he in bis thirty third year. He rers
at the advanced OF eighythree with the sympathy
aud afectionate regard Of his congregation whA b
accepting his resignation, have given him life lcas 4
the rccory and begged him to remain among hemIpG
their honorary during tho remainder OF mis- lie
Bishop Coke. In q wedeserved tribute to the retiring
rector declares that every word OF the letter OF resgn
ton Is vigorous proof OF intellect unimpaired and
rings with the characteristic tone OF his lifelong iea
mOny. :" thank you" lie adds for sucl letter; y
viii be read through the land by churchmen gsner
ally with feelings Of honorable pride In Is rectorshp
extended throughout half century, and laid down wh
such dignity while yet there Is promise OF years Of
remaining usefulness. among those who have grown up
days OF tickle fashions aud caprees that 10 81 Pau
PARISH Win ever belong the credit OF such proirae!sd
record More than fifty years and only one rcctori b
and-tnirty periods Ike this would reach back to To
days OF the Apostles"
The services at Bedford Chapel, London,
have been only slightly altered since the Rev. Stopcr
Brooke left the English Church. the Absolution Y
omitted simple Amen takes the place OF the Goria
Pari The sur liced choir remain, and the psalms An
chanted OF old Mr.. Brooke began his sermon foe
night ago. by saying that as he stood at the cradle
Of the New Year, aud wondered what the future
would bring, he that the loss OF youth should
50 often involve with 1t the loss Of hope OK Joyous asp
ton, OF the poetry, the music and the romance Of Life
As nen grew older tae dread OF monotOny fell UPON them
the wearness the uDchangng days. the sadness OF the
commonplace The thought OF the unforeseen brought
frcbodnSs. and imaginative expectation instead OF The
Guiding lOpe brought depression and gloom Tha
ought not to be- 1t not life it is who SLOW Of
SOUL" Not even In Old age, or In tho daily grinding Of
the homming mill OF repeated work. the lonlived
pressure Of obscure distress. was that visionseens
Imagination impossible to which nothing was DID, moth
ing nionoton0us, nothing dull. -" There end
To romance We keep like Christ, tho romantic heart"
wa, i'm possible TO those the atmosphere OF waose souls
was purely worldly, aud who looked ut all things IN
drcc op qOsii 10 the way which tney were Vowed
by the pOe when he was poctical. Christ lived wholly
apart from the spirit of the word He kept the poeae
neart
Joseph L. PIN, in letter to The Pail Mall
Gaseiie. cnposes OF the stock arguments broaTh
against the Irish people b. English writer's namely.
that although they are improvident TO the verge OF
pauperism they marry early anl have large famihsA
He contends that the idea that the inss
have mania for early marriages
one OF the most prevalent delusions OF the day
Legislation ought to be based on knowledge OF ac h~
on fanciul oea& A reference to the "sistesmaas
Year Book viii show that according to official ngafA
the marriage is lower in ireland than IN any Of No
principa, States OF Europe, and the birth rate 'oS1
than any France. He 10 aware that the reess
tou OF marriages and births not altogether aocuran
Ireland; but the returns cannot be oaiea
question. They that In 1871 the proportion
POI ula,iou that married was smaller In hosaa
in either England Scotland that the Irra az ~
marry ut so early age the English and Scosen On
and mat the OF natural increase OF the pcp
lation between 1861 and 1871 only 81 IN treaaa
against 1874 In England. Tie official figures shos ~
the last day OF 1873 there In receipt OF peS
Tis III 81 scotland ami Only is IN Ireland and ths.
cost for the maintenance Of gaupers IN lsls q 80.
land ana only 3s sd. In Ireland 1t is questioe ~
the restrictions outdoor relief IN Ireland 1891 ~.
for these differences and also for the dsoonscN 80
disafieclion which have followed on distress ID w.
West OF Ireland.