| Show slow how an english clergyman rit rie formed the morals of is community moncure D conway writing from london to the cincinati cluel Ciuci nati commercial says there has just come to my knowledge in an instance instance of the moral effect which may maybe be produced by making the sabbath attractive to the minds and tastes of the e poor which may interest some of your philanthropists A clergyman of the church of england rev bev frederick silver was appointed twenty two years ago aco ano to a parish in called norton in hales bales this parish was noted for d drunkenness run kenness lawlessness and every species of vice which is harvested from general ignorance being a man of some means as well as of good sense he determined to make a bold stroke to compete with nith the gin gln shops for the interest of the roughs boughs on sunday sunday lie perceived was the very worst day in the week satan always finding plenty of mischief tz to be done by the idle hands of the Norton lans ians on that i day how to deal with the matter some suggested prayer meetings and others ritualistic entertainments but the rector conceived another idea for many weeks there were seen going up to his bla door large and peculiar boxes and cases which greatly excited the curiosity of his neighbors then he purchased the largest suite of rooms he could get in the town after the curious cases had been coming in for a month or two lo 10 the people of norton in hales blaies were one morning astonished by the appearance of placards on every wall and on the trees faraway far away in the count country ry announcing noun cing that silver had made up a museum and that it would be open to the public throughout the following sunday afternoon the dissenting parsons groaned the deacons were dumb the roughs boughs rubbed their eyes on sunday d they he y first crowded to near hear the revay erde frederick rl ck silver preach he modestly related how he had recognized as he believed the chief need of the town tow nand and why he had resolved to collect a museum in the afternoon they crowded to the museum they saw there over one hundred capital paintings among them works by carlo dolce del curtacci Cur Cu acci racel westall hogarth N galna gains gainsborough borough and landseer they saw a model of the alhambra aih aib ambra in spain specimens of cocoons at work and the colors silk can take a fine model of an elephant taken from a palace in delhi during the mutiny cases of english coins from william the conqueror to queen victoria antique watches and jewelry a case of remarkable autographs of great men a noble ornithological co collection lection including thirty two fine australian specimens a whole room filled with the costumes loots koots boots and shoes nets implements weapons etc of new zealand madagascar north america china ana and india they saw sword but I 1 must not try to give you silvers catalogue which implied that the good man had devoted his whole means to his project and levied contributions upon important sources well this thing has gone on for over fifteen years the result is that there is no seat spat in silvers church unoccupied but his museum has revolutionized the community in norton in n hales haies I 1 saw not long agoa aoma paper which declares that the rector found that parish so lawless that its name had obtained a notoriety and that it is now one of the happiest communities in england the cottages areso abeso are so large and nd so handsome that travelers ask where do the laborers live A school has risen a new now medical d dispensary ry and a library the rectors tor ton s church had to be rebuilt to hold the large crowd and during the work he was in the habit of aiding it with his own hands this is the way sabbath breaking has demoralized the nor toniann ton ians fans who are so infatuated that they recently held a festival in honor of their rector whom they declared by resolutions the leader in every good work which which could promote the intellectual and moral character of the people if all rectors were like silver we should hear little talk of disestablishment |
