THE FISHERMAN'S PARSON.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 910, 1 September 1910, Page 4

THE FISHERMAN'S PARSON.

HE COULD NOT DODGE THEM: Cauon 'rupper-Carey, one of/the Anglican missioners who arrived-in Wellington' by the' Sydney:steamer yesterday,.enjoys tho reputation of l>eing a ; clergyman v of a most ■ .'unconventional.; -.'typeV .Hβ is popularly known as .the _ : "fisherman's parson," and. in his : 'work among : the.fisher folk at lowesto'ft'he at times followed his hard-wdrkiiig congregation! in their boats to thefisliing-grounds. ,Not*long ago he stated, that some of the methods adapted to get hold of .the ptxiplo' could not reasonably bo expected to convert a torn-tit. ■ Mr. Tupper-Carey's plain speaking at times creates something; like, consternation among people who cling fondly.' to the old .'grooves. ; He. recently caused quite a little storm of indignation by the following frank description of some of his new duties' at York Minster,-. of whiohhe has' just;been mudo; a canpu:- ,

"Wherever''l go I am led by a" vergerHu , a gown and cassock and a silver stick, who helps>me to put on my robes and 1.0 lake them.' off. - After a few days nf being dressed . and undressed I' told my vDrger ; , that I had, nevor been dressed ; »r bathed before .since the days -'of: 'my childhood,: and conld I ■ bt. allowed. to dress myself. Since then,. I am glad to say, J. have been able to put my own things on.. But there is no getting over the extreme deference which is paid' ono by the officials of" the church and by the choir-boys. Wherever one:goes ono gets thb most profound ] bows; and as one walk's to tho vestry, between: , two rows of choir-boys one only sees / tho back of their, necks, so low are their bows. . . I "longed to have them shake hands as, I pass them; - once I did try to avoid'them,. and tried to steer outside the row, but they at oiico ..all turned round and bowed as obsequiously as over: So I. have given up 'trying "■'.. to dodge.''them, , and can only long . to ,;'be once more among fishermen who could not bow to anyone tosavo thoir lives."..