The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-28


G 70 a sermon by Whitoieid. the Duchess 70
piled that the doctrines Of the Methods
preachers were most repulsive, and strong
" tineed with impertlnence and dlsregpeot to
] ward their superiors. 1T is monstrous to b.
; told" she wrote. that you have q heart a.
! simple asthe common wretches that crawl or
the earth; and ] cannot but wonder that your
ladyship should relish any sentiments somuoh
at variance with high rank and good breeding
A venerable canon Of Windsor. wi was q
younger son Of a great family. told the author
Of this book that his old nurse. when she was
putting him and his little brothers to bed. used
to say: IF you're very good little boys. and 60
to bed without giving trouble. you needn't say
your prayers tonight" This recalls the fact,
cited by Arthur Young. that q daughter OF the
frst Lord Darlington said to q visitor; MY
papa used TO have prayers In his family; but
none since he has been n peer" When tho
late Lord Mount Temple was q youth he
wished TO take holy orders. The project 40 hor-
rined his parents that, after holding q family
council, they plunged him into fashionable so
ciety, in the hope OF distracting his mindfrom re-
liRion, and accomplished their end by making
him join the Blues. The quiet worldllness
which characterized the English Church as a
whole was unpleasantly varied here and there
by instances OF grave and monstrous scandal.
Even bare morality was not observed. In soli-
' w DlhlCbC 10 AlA
On Saturday afternoon the parson would re-
turn from the nearest town market merry"
He consorted freely with the farmers, shared
their habits. and spoke their language. The
author tells us that he has known a lady to
| whom a country clergyman said. pointing to
the darkened windows where q corpse lay
awaiting burial. There's q stiff 'un in that
house." He has also known n country gentle
man In Shropshire who had seen his own vicar
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cause he was too drunk to hold 1t. Mr..
Russell adds: II know q corner OF Bed
fordshiro where. within the recollection Of
persons living thirty years ago. three
clerical neighbors used to meet for din
ner at one another's parsonages in turn. One
winter afternoon a sorpse was brought for
place came from His dinner 90 drunk that he
could not read the, service. although his sister
tern with the other. He retired beaten. and
both his guests made the same attempt with no
church and the vicar buried it next. day when
he had recovered from his debaueh." ,ofcourse
places By Splendid instances OF piety and self
devotion. The bishops, however,. Of that day
dificuit to mako their way. The circumstance
which then governed the SELECTION OF Q bishop
family. like ,GrchbishoP CORVALLIS. whose
ult uuullIChClOn III NIlt ClOl 81 clIlCt was lldI |
when an undergraduate he had suffered from a
stroke. Of palsy, which partially crippled him.
a hand at cards Perhaps he, had been,
like Bishop Sumner. "bear-leader", 30 a great
1ps,1, D son; and I'D sefr %on the y GTatitS Sdes Of z POW POM
q matrimonial scrape. Perhaps. like Marsh or
DSIats Mila as1 0h hs t was a SENTIMENTAL Sa5TInis, o1 pam pS%di
% Ea5EsI e ~s s.stS a%sef / : R ssz s h s5isS ! TTSo 5 Sss%
on q royal marriage. Very few were the adj
dpeible instances in which, during the reigns
bishop was appointed for ovangelistic zeal or
pastoral .oseon t efifhle; sH9yn But But; on dn whatever principle
sntRroned. was a formidable person. and sur
The tradition Of mingled, sp!ondor and profit
he hierarchy, .Th poorer 6ishopries Were
commonly held in conjunction with a rich pre-
'essor. Of the Apostle could manage Su to
iaHs b isoaE o ao Msdei rS ne Not N az spiend an as si 8 !
1ai 9 9 but quite as S99mfo ItsIf. Was G first q
il. Paul's made. its Occupant a rich man. Even !
he rsctors 81 the more opnlent parishes con- {
nncS IKE e ee MEe;n as th Sh ph5 disnt SsPt Country ,@Essry I
clergyman who combined private means with !
rich living. did his county business in person
into very recent times. MI. Russell .
emil ers a specimen Of this class who. when {
,eriodical clerical meeting for the Stu study yp Of :
heolo2y, responded ~genially to the suggestion: y
oh. yes, / think It sounds a capital thing and / b
oppose we shall finish up with q rubber and a r
it Of supper" The reverence in which a rec =
or OF this type was held. and the difference not !
merely OF degree but OF kind which was sup t
~curates. was exemplihed in tho case Of an old y
Of our authors, Returning to his par u
at her cottage door with her baby in n
Ter arms. no asked: HAS that child been bap- =
ized? ?" We'll. sir" replied the curtseying o
mother. Il shouldn't like to say as much as s
hat: but your young man came and did uhat u
could" .
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