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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 20 August 1910, Page 2

Although Dr. (loe (formerly JJishop of -Melbourne, who diud onlVne 25J was a man of -extremely gentle and sympatletie disposition, a story i,s recalled, by tile ' Westminster Gazette"' of his onee Jiavmg had a bout with a .pugilist. He was a curate somewhere in the north where there Jived a famous boxer, who' went by the name of Jim the Slower and who had never da.rke.ned a church door. Jim called at the parsonage, and asked the curate to baptise the ba.bv. Accord wLgly the bishop repaired to •Jims house, but wa.s vsurpn\sed on being admitted to see Jii-m Jock th a door and pocket the. key. "Be v ou. the parSI ' H ''"me to sprinkle my kid V h Q Iskt'd On the future bishop assenting. Ji P continued, 'Yer can't sprinkle that kid till you and me lias had a fight, parson." I he tut fortunate parson protested,, but JnidiiLß protet useless "stood up" to •Jim. J'Jie battle went in favour of the bishop, and Jim.. pulling himself from the floor, muttered, "UV.s tire parson for me Ihe ba.pli.-aii wa.s .proceeded with and, as the .story goes. Ji m took to eninch-going from that dav.

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