Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-09-22
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o. PREACHING.--The celebrated John
.NeWiand .Wa6t, the Methodist Clergyman
celebrated equally for his powers as pulpit
| dcclaimer, and for having passed through
frey ordeal, l,mnscorched-is now making a tour
through the State of Maine, and as usual at
tracts the attention Of the million. A few
nights since, he preached at Saco, in that
State, and enchanted tie gentlemen as well
as the ladies, all of whom, have united in pour
ing upon him him the most gross and fulsomc
adulation; and writer, who, it seems, has
| become entranced with the eloquence of the
| Reverend gentleman, has made his appearance
in the Maine Palladium, who ranks Mr.. Maliit
| as the most astonishing man that has address,
| ed the multitude since the days of st. Paul
Whilst VIC are willing that others should enjoy
their own opinions, we cannot subscribe to
those expressed by the writer in the Palladium,
and fancy, that after he shall have heard Mr.
Matt some half dozen times he will not award
to him the extravagant merits and fulsomc en-
conuuls, which he has already bestowed by
saying this, we would not have it understood,
that we mean 10 say, that Mr.. Maffit is not a
man Of talents; on the contrary, we arc will
ling TO admit that he possesses talents of no
ordinary cast, and such as would have elevated
him to the highest posts of honor known to
the Church, if they had been properly cul-
tivated, and directed, in his juvenile days. His
defamation is happy, his selection of languog &c
often correct and elegant; but he fails in argi-
ment- indeed, argument is known to him only
by its name. His readings are generally un-
usually chasic and correct; and taken all and
in all, lie may be safely pronounced very ex.
traordinary man.
Of his piety ard sincerity, We shall not at
tempt to Judge, and setting aside few aberra-
tions committed by him when in this town, we
have never known any thing of him, that would
Justify us in impeachng either ;and we certainly
have no reason TO doubt ihe sincerity of his pro-
fcssed alta chmcnt to the gospel of the Redeem
CIR. But be he n sincere christian, or hvpo-
crite, we do not believe that any other man
would have passed the ordeal that he did, in
the year 1928, without being damned TO ever
! lasting fame;" but throughout the whole trial
OF the " frey furnace he lost none Of his ar
dour and iirmness; and in the midst of all his
troubles, his friends did not abandon him, or
withdraw from him their confidence. Ho
might, ana he might not have been guilty of
the offences charged upon him; but all things
considered, we believe he was "man more
sinned against than sinning.'' But VIC leave
HIM TO notice another preacher, who has, du-
ring the last two or three years. occupied
small space in the public eye. We alludo TO
Miss LIvERMoRE. This lady, one of the
single sisters, was recently engaged in preach
ing III pennsylvania, where she made quito
'' hGb-bub;' and some Of the papers of Phila-
dclphia, strange as the assertion may seem,
spoke in high terms OF her clocution. Whilst
in Philadelphia, the use of two or three of the
Churches were extended 10 her, and she held
forth in thcm to the infinite qualification of the
multitude, including all the boys of the town,
who were in no small degree, gratiicd in be-
holding woman in the pulpit Elated with
her success, she migrated to Ncw-York, and
not waiting TO have the usc of the Churches
proilercd her, she domqndcd their use, which
demand was very properly rejected, by those
who had the control of them. Chagrined and
angry, sho commenced operations in a school,
house, when she blew the citizens oftho s'Com-
mcreial Emporium" sky high Sir,sky high, and
pronounced upon them, tho eternal curses of
the great prophet.
OF Miss Livernorc, it is sufficient 10 say,
that she rs an unfortunate maiden lady, labor
ing under the pains Of partial arrangement Of
mind, SAID TO have been induced By early dis
appointments, connected with love affair,
though she mos. obstinately insists, that shc is
what tho lawyers denominate. a woman of
sound memory" Her manner of speaking
is exceedingly offensive, and her clocution par
takes of an odd mixture Of sing-song and cant,
and OF every thing else that is disagrccab bic. -
Her distinguishing chara cteristic is irpudcncc;