Sentence:  [The Clergy] find all that is absolutely requisite, provided in some way or other; they succeed in feeding, clothing, and educating their children, and live in sufficient comfort not to feel the ridicule which belong to dilapidation and <WSD>patchery</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  That which is thrown or sown together usually clumsily or with different color and textures, like patchwork.