Show ar W f 1 how VAT concert COT was 61 S flachs A lay delegate to the coa con bention of the ne NO diocese wh ch eh recently elected the rev dr lines cf c new haven as bishon was very zeal ous in advocating the selection of an other candidate one of tho e ho he approached pro ached objected to his candidate on the ground that he was net sufficient ay iy strenuous in his methods why ou must be thinking of ome come one else said the lanan in surprise let lot me agne you an instance of his methods when he first took charge of Us lis present parish he was the sam fine specimen of physical manhood that you see to today day but withal displayed a lovely character ot of genelene gen tlene except when you tried to corner him there was a worldly minded young man in the iown town who held several medals on in athletic contests especially in box mg ing matches the physique of our rector excited the admiration of the champion and one day in a fit of athletic frenzy he bald said meaning no disrespect but being governed by his rul ng pass on my dear doctor it if you were not a minister I 1 should like to have you put on the gloves with me I 1 believe belive I 1 could knock you out the rector like most modern preachers in the episcopal church i 1 fond of athletics and had stood pretty well up in football al at his college besides he Is tolerably broad ecel so he said to the young cham pion I 1 will make you a proposition I 1 wi will 11 pu put t 0 on a th the e gloves with y you ou tor for a QU et bout if you knock me out I 1 will agree with your friends that you are the champion it if I 1 knock you out 5 ou hall chall attend c chur aur h even evers sunday ual s hindered for one year the athlete extended nis bis hand on the pro posit on he ile v a as 1 la a 9 ow al out it cot rot co 0 o mach because he was ure cure he would win as he was an adm dm of the recto s phy que I 1 don it I 1 now baere the contest i took tool place I 1 could not swear that it ever evor did tle t tj le place but ve y soon after the incident I 1 have mentioned that athi athlee te acain 3 a re regular u I 1 ar attendant in our church then he was confirmed and cf cour course coure e Is cow row a full fledged churchman all inside of a i ear and while he Is fond of hunting buntin ihirg and cros country running etc he be never speaks of boxing any more but he is th best churchman in the parish I 1 the rector I 1 it out of h m dont don t aou ou think teat a preacher who could do that Is 1 strenuous rucus enough to be a bishop the dele delegate ate whose support was be ir leg olic colic ted replied tat he was in favor of type of man for bishop and he pledged his vota vote then and there the vote was not delivered however tor for the rector refused to be a bandl date be ore the convention the lay man who tells the story added that s the sort of preachers the church needs to day p eachers who can knock a man into the church it it cant can t be done in any other way new york sun |