DeSoto times. (Hernando, Miss.) 1879-1898, 1890-09-11
LENDING A HAND.
Anecdotes OF the Late DIR. Fraser, Bishop o
Manchester, England.

Anecdotes OF the Late DIR. Fraser, Bishnp ol
Manchester, England.
neutrality-suspicious. does not mind
what he does, but pig-geh eeman is very
particulaT" Che Maoris of New Zealand
used to say, discriminating between the
English colonists who did what they
could for themselves and those who de-
pended altogether upon the services Of
other people. The late Tr Fraser,
Bishop of Manchester, England, was a
"gentleman-gentleman." Such was his
manly simplicity and superiority to all
cowardly dread of public opinion, that
he used to be seen, says his biographer,
"striding about his diocese on foot, carry,
Ing his OVID blue bag containing his
robes, stopping runaway carts and talk
Ing famil:arly with every one he met
gentle or simple"
One day sturdy Methodist working
man, with whom the Bishop had been
conversing, was so pleased that seizing
the prelate's hand, he exclaimed: "Ah,
Bishop, thou DIST mako foine Methody
preacher!"
Another neutrality-suspicious." was
the late Bishop of Lichfield, DR.. Selwyn.
His readiness to take the laboring oar"
was illustrated one day, when his large
family were leaving tho Bishops palace
for the Isle of Man. The servants, on
seeing the luggage for moro than twenty
persons, asked in blank dismay, how
the household work could be got through
for so large party.
''Do it among yourselves" said the
Bishop, "and whatever you can't man
age l will DO H4y-.--,:." Ha. meant wEGt
he said; for during twonty-six years Of
service as Missionary Bishop Of New
Zealand he had shown himself ready to
do what others would not or could not do.
Tho Bishops simplicity of manners
offended the country squiros, and the
elderly clergymen of the dignified
school. One day he presented himself,
bag in hand, and dusty from his long
walk from the station, at the principal
entrance of a great country house. The
footman who opened the door soundly
borated him for his presumption, and
sent him round to tho servants door.
He obeyod, and enjoyed the comedy of
tho servants confusion and the master s
vcxation that "tho Bishop" should have
been the victim of menials stupidity.
"If you over wanted a good turn done
for you, the Bishop was the man to dc
it," said an old road-maker of Lichiield.
Poor women told how he had stopped
ing a heavy child. A Primitive Meth
odist minister used to tell how, while
walking one Sunday morning, tho Bishop
in his carriage overlook him, made him
get in, and dropped him at the humble
waysido chapel, while no himself wen'
ON to preach in neighboring church,
One day at a railway station he dis
covered an invalid lady very nervous be
cause she was unable to GROSS the lin'
to the opposite platform, whence sh'
| had to take the cars. He called anothe
Bishop to lend q hand, and the two
forming q ''sedan chair" with crossed
arms, carried the lady safely over.
A college student, on seeing the Plsh
| op for the first time, received most i'm
pressiye lesson in Christian courtesy
The good, great man was holding opel
the door of third-class railway carrlag
for a coal-begrimed woman, with bah
and basket, to get in.
.It was" said the student, "as thoug
a great lord were ushering duches
into Windsor Castle"
Once while riding with a young lad
he suddenly reined up at q little foo
bridge, over which boy was trying /
vain to drive flock of sheep
"Stupid boy!" gg2wlod the Bishop
ainging himself off Ills horse. He seize
one sheep by the head and tall an
forced it over, and OF course the re'
followed.
Bishop Selwyn's habit of lending
hand when he could assist the poor an
aged impollod him to acts which tt
, fishermen who founded the Christia
church would have applauded. An O.
laborer, working in field, upset ba
, rowful of iron hurdles, The Bisht
happened to be passing, and in m
ment began reloading the barrow. Wht
1t was packed, he wheeled it down IL
field to the place at which the hurdl'
, were to be used.
When the good Bishop died, the po
> focked to his funeral, and toiling womt
stopped weeping that they might no
!, up their little ones to see his cotiin as
> was carried by.-Youth's Companion.
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