The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-09
OFrlN7EREST-TO What Societies and
fsEYIPCH WORKERS. Churches Do

ulation when I was very tired. but I
had not learned the difference then be-
tween stimulation and Irritation. J
was brought up in a hardy. scanty
way, have worked hard and lived
frugally all my life. ] am sure no
one can expect to be either we'll ) or
happy who lives luxurfousiy and does
no work. But do not believe that
long life depends on anything we can
do ourselves II certainly has not done
SO In my case. SO far as my own. en-
deavor has been concerned" -,
There are several living preachers
in England who have given, fiftyyears
Of service. but there are few who have
spent the whole of that time in one
church. DIT. Clifford. Of Praed street
Chapel, London. has done that. how
ever. He went to this church fresh
from Midland College at the age Of I'll.
but only with the understanding that
he should be allowed to proceed with
his studies at the University College.
Since then he has taken degrees almost
without number and only two years
ago he had conferred on him the hon
orary degree Of doctor of laws from
Colgate University. New York.
During the last thirty years he has
been In the van Of all the great re-
ligious. educational and political con-
fiicts. Heels loved by friends, feared
by opponents. The great cartoonist
has given him the proud title of the
Modern John Knox" the original
drawing Of which now adorns the doc
tors study. and Mr.. Mackenzie Bell. In
his poem issued yesterday. speaks of
him as one whose power for good has
increased. III
The church over which he SO ably
presides. propose to celebrate his jubi-
lee yraising fund Of $4,000. to be
applied to the renovation Of the build
ing. The jubilee celebrations willstake
place October 16. the anniversary of
the, day on which Dr.. Ciiford was
born.
Mr.. Mackenzie Bell. in his eulosy of
the Doctor. headed Gods Soldier"
aptIy and truly describes him as:
Great orator in gesture. voice and
word, e
Whose lofty eioquence none can hear
unstirred;
You reused our people to take earnest
heed -
Unto their children's teaching; there
was need.
Gods soldier. tits your calling stiii to
night,
Till dawns. with Heav'n's own peace,
Heav'n's own calm light.
Another notable example is Rev. J.
C. Jones. q Baptist minister of Spald-
ing. England, who has recently passed
his sixtieth year in harness at the same
place. 1t is also recalled that Rev.
Thomas Toller ministered. to the Inde-
pendent Church at Kettering for fifty
years, and was succeeded by his son,
who stayed with the parish for = sim
ilarlength OF time. Then there is Or.
Blunt, the Bishop OF Hull, who has
just been keeping the jubilee OF his
ordination. For nineteen years he was
an archdeacon, for thirty-three years
a rural dean. and a royal chaplain-in-
ordinary for ten. DR.. Blunt now has
100 church workers, and the number
Of communicates 10 $500. He relates
that, as chaplain Of Bedlam many years
ago, he had q Bible class OF seventeen
women, all Of whom had been commit
ted for murder, though respited as "in-
sane"
Mgr. johnson, the Titular Bishop Of
Arindela, and one OF the auxiliary
Bishops Of the Diocese OF Westminster.
England, is another who had Just cell
ebrated the semi-centennery Of his or
dination. Apart from mission work,
Bishop Johnson has had valuable ex-
perience In many spheres. 1t Is forty
years since he first edited the Cath
oIic Directory He has acted as Sec
rotary under Cardinals Manning and
Vaughan, and for q time under Arch
bishop Bourne. He is q domestic pre-
late OF the Pope. and was made Pro-
vost in e03 and Vicar General short
Iy afterwara- Only last year he was
consecrated Bishop.