Father Clement Author:Grace Kennedy Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: of England. The clergyman who had filled that situation for the last few yeais, had convinced Sir Herbert that a minister of that church could really be zealous,... more » steady, and laborious, in fulfilling the duties ofyliis parish; and, gradually and imperceptibly, the Rector of lllerton became a friend and favourite at the Hall; and what was most surprismg of all, particularly so with Dr. Lowther, the Presbyterian chaplain. One point of union between these two Protestant clergymen, was their constant dread of the influence of Mr. Elliston, the Roman Catholic chaplain at Hallern Castle, commonly known by the name of Father Dennis. This priest was equally indefatigable in making proselytes, and ingenious in evading the laws which were in force against the encroachments of his church : and the only means by which the two Protestant clergymen found they could meet his efforts, was by exerting equal zeal on their parts. Jn this contest the families at the Castle and the Hall took a deep interest; because each was devoted to religion, and belie ed the other in dangerous error. Lady Montague had been married only a few months before Mrs. Clarenham; and when the two cousins found themselves settled so near each other, while at a distance from their other relations, they met with feelings of sisterly kindness, and continued to feel the same affectionate and confiding regard during the many years they had remained in close neighbourhood. During those years they had passed through many similar joys and sorrows. They had both become the mothers of lovely and engaging children; and they had each mourned over several of their graves. They had sympathized deeply in each other'ssorrows; but they had done so apart; for it was in times of sorrow only that they did not wish to meet. In such times religio...« less