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Until this time, says Lord Durham, the Anglican clergy had no exclusive privileges, save such as might spring from their efficient discharge of their sacred duties, or from the energy, ability or influence of members of their body notably Bishop Strachan, who practically controlled the government in religious and even secular matters.
And Grady stepped briskly away, making the sling of his rifle tell with a smart salute, as he passed Strachan. And then Harry Forsyth stepped up to the couch, and found himself looking on the drawn and pain-worn features of Reginald Kavanagh.
When he had risen, I said aloud: "Angus Strachan, ordained already, I give you the right hand of fellowship into the eldership of St. Cuthbert's church. The Lord bless thee and keep thee; the Lord make His face to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee; the Lord lift the light of His countenance upon thee and give thee peace." Again I raised my voice as I faced the worshippers.
It is remarkable that this frigate had been attacked and compelled to submit by Sir R. Strachan, in November, 1791, for resisting the search of some vessels which were carrying stores to Tippoo Saib; and that she was afterwards taken by the Melampus. The squadron carried their prizes into Portsmouth.
The fact is that the Town Hall of Tuam, with the entire population of Tuam thrown in, could be put into the Town Hall of Birmingham. Do the Tuamites deny that Mr. Strachan, one of their most worthy citizens, is unable to walk the streets of the town wherein live the people he has benefited, without a guard of policemen to protect him from the cut-throat emissaries of the Land League?
This second search was fruitless, so he could only advertise for Violet Strachan, and that he also did. Next he went to his friend Sinclair, and opened his budget of news to him. Sinclair had been in America, and he might have chanced to have heard something of some one who had had a doubtful baby found dead on the bed just before its mother sailed. If this had been a sensation novel, Mr.
"Now then, men, you are wanted on deck; look alive!" cried Strachan. The sergeant in the lighter looked puzzled how to get on board for a moment; but seeing a grin on a sailor's face, and at the same time observing a rope hanging from the taffrail close to him, he seized, pulled at it, and finding it firm at the top end, swarmed up it presently.
For my part, I hope all will be quiet," said Forsyth. "Quiet!" cried Strachan. "Why, if there is no war there will be fewer vacancies, and I am less likely to get my commission in the Line!" "Modest youth!
"I have your sword still," said Strachan. "Yes, and did good work with it at Tamai," replied Kavanagh. "I am glad of that." "It is a good one, indeed," said Strachan; "but I don't know that I have done anything wonderful with it!" "Oh, yes, I read about it in the papers. You were mentioned in despatches." "They were very kind, because I was wounded.
Then all that crowd of men exploded in a burst of derisive laughter which set the seal of triumph on Angus's argument. After the uproar had subsided, an intrepid Scotsman, only a few months in New Jedboro, volunteered to address the meeting. "I canna jist answer the argyments o' Mr. Strachan, but I maun pit forrit my idea that oor wives and bairns haena the luxuries o' them as owns the works.
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