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People are prone to say cynically, 'Poor man's sins; rich man's diseases. Yet kleptomania does exist, and it is easy to make it seem like crime when it is really persistent, incorrigible, and irrational stealing. Often it is so great as to be incurable. Cases have been recorded of clergymen who were kleptomaniacs and in one instance a dying victim stole the snuffbox of his confessor.
The other made no reply, but fell into deep thought, making no further remark until they left the car near the place where they were to attend a meeting of the Charity Board. "I think," he observed dispassionately, "that there are four clergymen whose votes Mrs. Frostwinch may be able to control." Ashe had in these days been dallying with temptation.
In his charge to the diocese of Oxford, in 1741, Bishop Secker recommends the duty of catechising; but he feels that his recommendation cannot in many cases be carried out. 'I am sensible, he adds, 'that some clergymen are unhappily obliged to serve two churches the same afternoon. We gather from the same charge a sad idea of the infrequency of the celebration of the Holy Communion.
He had no need of any other influence; his mere appearance works upon every one. "The public was composed of all sorts of people. Politicians, Socialists, as well as clergymen and leaders in Church work were there, together with officials and working-men and women."
One singular fact, attested by all, deserves particular notice. It is this: The other Roman Catholic clergymen of Carrick did not then interfere. They had been always opposed, on other grounds, to the Irish Confederation; but in that hour of fate they were silent. Mr. O'Brien and his comrades left the town deeply disappointed, if not in actual disgust and despair.
By this plan, at the same time that the towns would be provided with suitable and adequate ministers, the native clergymen would be distributed in a proper manner and placed near the religious persons charged to officiate, would acquire the necessary knowledge and decorum, and in the course of time might obtain character and respect among their countrymen.
It is now three months since Dr. Proudie began his reign, and changes have already been effected in the diocese which show at least the energy of an active mind. Among other things absentee clergymen have been favoured with hints much too strong to be overlooked.
And round these tables grouped those who had not yet found elsewhere their evening's amusement, two or three shy young clergymen, the parish doctor, four or five squires who felt great interest in politics, but never dreamed of the extravagance of taking in a daily paper, and who now, monopolizing all the journals they could find, began fairly with the heroic resolution to skip nothing, from the first advertisement to the printer's name.
"Go on, Carmichael; you are putting your case capitally; don't plunge into theology, Jack, whatever you do . . . it is Sandeman's a sound wine." "Then what happened?" and Kate encouraged Carmichael with her eyes. "Four hundred clergymen threw up their livings one day and went out to begin a Free Kirk, where there are no patrons.
As he read, he made exhortations and expositions, which led to animated discussion, in which the Advocate expressed himself with so much fervour and eloquence that all present were astonished, and the preacher sat mute a half-hour long at the bed-side. "Had there been ten clergymen," said the simple-hearted sentry to the valet, "your master would have enough to say to all of them."
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