Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1890-09-17
LENDING A HAND.
Anecdotes of the Late DIR. Fraser, Bishop of
Manchester, England.

AuoCQOtoS Oh the 1IRt0 Dr. Fraser Bishop OF
MancheStcr, England.
"Gentleman-gentlema does not mind
what he does, but pig-gentleman 10 very
particular the 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 DR.. Fraser,
Bishop of Manchester, England. was q
neutrality-suspicious." 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 own blue bag containing his
robes, stopping runaway carts, and talk.
ing familiarly 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 make foine Methody
preacherP'
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 the 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 myself" He meant what
he said; for during twenty-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.
The Bishops simplicity Of manners
offended the country squires, and the
elderly clergymen OF the dignifled
school One day he presented himself,
bag in hand, and dusty from his long
walk from the station, at the principal
entrance of great country house. The
footman who opened the door soundly
berated him for his presumption, and
sent him round to the servants door.
He obeyed, and enjoyed the comedy Of
the servants confusion and the masters
vexation that "the Bishop" should have
been the victim of q meniaps stupidity.
IF you ever wanted good turn done
for you, the Bishop was the man to do
1t, i" said an old road-maker Of Lichdeld.
Poor women told how he had stopped
his carriage to take them up whom garry:
ing heavy child A Primitive Meth
odist minister used to tell how, while
walking one Sunday morning. the Bishop
In his carriage overlook him, made him
get in. and dropped him at the humble
wayside chapel, while he himself went
on to preach in neigh boring church.
One day at railway station he dis
covered an invalid lady very nervous be-
cause she was unable to cross the line
to the opposite platform, whence she
had to take the cars. He called another
Bishop to lend hand. and the two,
forming a ''sedan chair" with crossed
arms, carried the lady safely over.
college student, on seeing the Bish-
op for the first time received a most i'm
pressive lesson in Christian courtesy
The good. great man was holding open
the door of a thirj-class railway carriage
for coal-begrimed woman, with baby
and basket, to get in.
"It was" said the student 'sas though
q great lord were ushering a duchess
into Windsor Castle"
Once while riding with a young lady
ne suddenly reined up at little foot
bridge, over which boy WAS trying in
vain to drive flock of sheep.
Stupid boy" growled the Bishop.
fiinging himself off his horse He seized
one sheep by the head and tail, and
forced it over, and of course the rest
followed.
Bishop Selwyn's habit of lending a
hand when he could assist the poor and
aged impelled him to acts which the
fishermen who founded the Christian
church would have applauded An old
laborer, working in field, upset bar
rowful of iron hurdles The Bishop
happened to be passing, and in q mo-
ment began reloading the barrow. When
1t vas packed, he wheeled it down the
field to the place at which the hurdles
were to be used.
When the good Bishop died, the poor
focked to his funeral, and toiling women
stopped weep ng that they might hold
up their l. tile ones to see his coffin as IL
vas carried by.-Youth's Companion.
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