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consolation and relief to the poor and distressed, he answers to the 

 character which the apostle of old recommended to the ancient Bishop 

 of Ejihesus, one which might be well enforced on a large majority of 

 our rural clergy. As a preacher, his language is remarkably pure, 

 forcible, and easy to be understood. His words are all of them sought 

 out and selected, on the principle of being the most familiar in which 

 ideas can be conveyed. For the same reason his sentences are short 

 and clear in their structure ; neither loaded nor involved, but per- 

 spicuous and intelligible. His style is not meagre, but enriched with 

 some of the finest and most classical terms which the example of the 

 best writers has sanctioned among us. His utterance, though rapid, 

 is perfectly distinct ; every word faUs full and harmonious on the ear, 

 whilst its very rapidity fixes attention, and by that means gives greater 

 effect to his discourses." 



KEV. R. EOBINSON. 



The Eev. Eichard Eobinson, M.A., T.C.D., was Curate of Salesbury 

 from 1860 to 1862, and was for two years Curate of Chipping before 

 his appointment as Vicar in 1864. He was born at Goosnargh. Mr. 

 Eobinson is quiet and gentlemanly-looking, with an air of precision 

 about him which is at first rather trying to a stranger. His style of 

 preaching is very vigorous, quite unlike his reading style. He was, 

 we believe, popidar among his ])arisioners, although his habits of 

 tenacity were not love-inspiring. In 1886 he resigned the living of 

 Chipping on his appointment to Carlton-on-Trent, Notts. 



KEY. J. B. JONES, B.A. 



The Eev. John Birch Jones was appointed Vicar of Chipping in 

 1886, on the resignation of the Eev. E. Eobinson. Mr. Jones has 

 filled Curacies at Ilulme and Bury. Of course, Mr. Jones has not been 

 sufficiently long enough at Chipping for us to form an estimate of his 

 work there ; but we understand he is popular among his people. As 

 a preacher he is fairly successful, reads his sermons, and is somewhat 

 hard to understand. 



The value of the Hving of Chipping Church as returned in the 

 Diocesan Almanack is £306 per annum, with house. The Bishop of 

 Manchester is patron of the living. The number of sittings is 442, all 

 of which are free. 



