The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-08-11

but by the lew immediately HFbHhD
him. ~ lo1lSed then ~ pnle, 80
eailaveraus all emaciatrd. that his
friends could hardly suppress tear
ut the spectacle. II was in Tie sanie
rnom IN Which. Il few years since. be
first publicly opened bis fps in this
country. when in HE American BIZ
bic Society he he'll the audience in
rapt surprise and astnnishment.--.
lie possessed the simplicity oil ma
tore. aud the animation of nature,
sanetliedby the grace Of God.
He was not however very sue
eesstul preacher. lie has been
compared to Whitfield hut how The
comparison holds. except that they
We're both great preachers, and both
copied from natare. do mol see
am sure they were very unlike. -
Whitfield Was vehement some
times like the tempest. Snmmer.iclt
neYer--but like the gentle shower.
/ Ire former waa the instrument uu-
der God of sweeping down whole
ranks Of sinners at once /, ihe lat
ter chiefly bearing spiritual fertility
to the hearts fthe children Of God.
If perchance Summerdeld happened
II say some severe things, a. he once
did IN discoursing from - | any man
love not the Lord Jesus lethim be az
cursed. "he must apollo ise fordealing
out the curses Of the law, though
they were dispensed IN ~ very aztec
tomato and rather sparing manner.
lie was,t will say. IL faithful preacher
but could MT WELD the sword Of the
law with such tremendous foroe ~
some ministers in the same eonncX-
ion have done. Whitfield Was much
addicted to talk aud write OF bis own
feeling &trAmc. Sumnefileld VIA ni0-
dest y slent, or "a niggardiy Of words
az possible, when self connected with
any thing, was the subject. WHIT
field. though popular bad opponents
Of the most malicious character, and
his name Vas treated with ns foul
scandals a. ever was engendcred
in the brain OF the father 0l lies, and
even his presence insulted, and lis
person wounded aud abused but
never heard sanncriicld evil spo.
ken of, and never heard that he 7oas
evil sppken of even by the nnat bit.
Ter uppUscrS OF feligion mheh Ie9s
Was has presence or his person III
treated. III however, IN the wide
! y l..I h..It lhAtl.
sonda crowded 10 hear hitp, the ar
rows OF heaven had fallen 50 thlckIy
as they did ut the preaching "i
Whit rld, no doubt the siumbering
enmity Of tho dis9bedieut wobId have
been reused to Vigorous y malicious
action against thetaithful instrument.
| ID not consider that M bringing
so much credit AZ IS intended, 10 the
charac ter of Christian, which IL
often said Of hin deceased lie
had not an eaeny "" III not, he is
mach beyond BIZ Master and hia
Masters apostles III this respect
One of their honors was the feproach
Of men.
Animpcnitent sinner could for the
mostpart sit with ease, and even plea
sure, under Summeriield's preach
ing--such was the admirable charm
of his manner, the dciicaey of his
moral aensibllites, and his power Of
awakening tire softer passions OF the
soul, the exercise OF which Is pleas
ing td human nature. Bat though
for while hc might sit and listen
with pleasure t. the splendid oraLO-
ny of Whitfield, he would not long
sit ut ease, for he would so0n find
j tic very man whose eloqnencc he
was adlniring. turning the whole
/ force OF that elolncnce against his
consciencc--le would find those
sources of pleasure 'nctamorpho-iuS
themselves under the severe appli-
cation of truth, into sources II pain !;
and the preacher advancing with
weapons gathered out OF the hearers
own bosom to successful assault
upon those entertainments OF the soul
which had hitherto remained imprcg-
nablc. From Whiliirid's preact-
ing be would go away deiceted
AMI ashamed, muttcring to himself
Vhat u Silner / an :" From
SummcrfeId's with pleasant and
admiring air, cxclai0ling t1tat a
beautiful preacher ~ Such. howe
YER is tho diversity Of gifts. The
Church needs her sons Of thunder
and her sous Of consultations, aud her
Lord In love bestows them. In
pleading for the charitiva ofthe pub
lie, az we'll j in edifying CHRISTIANS,
1,n uul,,.,r frinnh naa efiiiuenfiY Hif.