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Show Bishop Butler's Generosity. So many examples of episcopal cupidity cu-pidity havo beon cited In tho Offlco Window of lato that tho average reader read-er may bo excused for believing; tho bishop of a century or so ago to havo been an Incarnation of greed. Dut against tho Luxniores, tho Watsons and tho Porteouscs may bo sot tho saintly Dutler, whoso "Analogy" Is still used as a toxt-book for clerical examinations, exam-inations, llutlor kept open houso at Durham, whoro ho dispensed hospitality hospi-tality with n lavish hand. On ono occasion oc-casion a man called at tho palaco soliciting so-liciting n subscription for some charitable) chari-table) object. "How much money Is thorojn tho house?" nskod llutlor of his socrotary. Tho secretary, after Investigation, In-vestigation, roplled that thoro wore JCGOO. "dlvo It to him, then," roplled tho philosopher bishop, "for It Is n shumo that a bishop should havo bo much." London Chronicle. |