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Show How Concert Was Alade. j A lay delepnto to the Kplsctlpnl con-rentlon con-rentlon of the Newnik diocese which recently elected the lte. lir. Lines of New Hsven as bishop very seal-ous seal-ous In advncntlna the selection of other eandlilate. t)ne ot thiwe Im approached ap-proached objected lo hla rnndlilnte en the ground that he was not suinctont-ly suinctont-ly strenuous In bis methods. "Why. you must ho thinking of some ono else," sill, I the hiitinn In surprise. "Let nit) Klve you an iin.tiiiu-0 of Ills methods. "When he first took rhitrKe of Ms present parish ho wns the same fine specimen of physical manhood that you see to day, hut withal tlleplnyeil a lovely character of Kentleneas, except when jou tried lo corner him. There wns a worldly minded yount: man In tho town who held aevernl nieilals .en In atliletle eonteals, cupeclnlly In box-Ing box-Ing matches. "The physbpie of our rector tsxeltcd the admiration of the champion, anil one day In a fit of athletic frenr.y ho snld. meaning no disrespect, but belnS governed by bis ruMng passion: "My dear doctor, If you were tot a mlnlMer I should like to have you pat on the gloves with me. I believe I could knock you out.' "The rector, like most modern prearhera In the Episcopal church, is fond of athletics and hd stood pretty well up In football nt his college, resides, re-sides, be Is tolorahly broad ecclesiastically. ecclesias-tically. Bo ho said to the young champion: cham-pion: "'I will make you a proposition. I put er, the ,.1,,,-ca with von for a 1 !" " ''I til. If ,,! l,ork ,,. OUt I I '" l'b Jour trli-mis that you ai" the .I.,,,,,,,,,,,. ,f , ,mk yilU ut yu slum n'teiMi r'-ur li cmtj tiuuday. I uuli .s l,ii:,.,,.,. , ,. )(,,ir . "The , ,; ,!,., , ,.x.,l hi, "" 'he p ,,.,. lt0 , o a 'w at . ut it. ,.t ,o ni, h l,e, niiJO h'' "ai i n,. , , ;., n, s 10 WiU 1,1 r of ' I , .-s pliy.1,,,,0. "1 t!..i; t l,n cm i,i, ;n Hi,, contest tool; ph, , , ,M ,,llr ei"r i'i.i t.i: .. , . , .. lint very soon al.i-r ti. ; ,., , , , KU(! nitne, th it yoi. i ,-,! , ami B rettular at 'irl.ii.i ,u o ii , , ,., I,. Then he was " Irni. ,1. a, ,,. , ( ,,,,., row a fu:i th iR, ciiuici.iii.ui. All lmildo of ! a year. I "Ami mm:,, ho in fond of hunting, I Hflili'i m l . th" , urn iiry running, etc., lie riiior fi.ni.s oi boxing any oioro. lint hu I IM,, i st ehiirehnian In the pnrbh. I ihlnu ti. rector knoekej it out of him. li,, u t you think that a preacher who mild do that Is st remit u enoui li to bo n blahnpT" The ileici-ii:,, w 1 , ii. e aiiiport was bo-Init bo-Init solloiiiit r.fil, , that ho was In ruror of tip,. r i,,!,,, f,,r hlshop, and h IiIciIkciI his vote then and there. The vote wan pot deliverer), however, for the rector r In ed to ho a candidate candi-date hefure the convention. Tho layman lay-man who lelln the story added: "That's the sort of preachers the church nee, Is to day preachers who can Vnorlc a man Into tho church It It can't he done In any other way." New York aim. |