The Litchfield County post., 1827-09-06
From the London JemiA Erpositor.
SPECIMEN OF WEIGH PREACHING.

At a meeting Of ministers at Bristol. the
Reverend Mr.. -, invited several Of his
brethren to sup with him: among them was
a minister officiating at the WEIGH meeting
house in that city. He was an entire stran-
ger to all the company, and silently attentive
to the general conversation Of his brethren.
The subject on which they were discoursing,
was thess different strains of public preaching.
When several had given their opinions, and
had mentioned some individuals who were
good preachers, and such as were models as
to style and composition, sc. Mr. turned
to the WEIGH stranger and solicited his Opin-
ion. He said he felt it privilege to he silent
when such men were discoursing but that
he felt it duty to comply with this request !;
but said he, If I must give my opinion, /
should say. We have no good preachers in Eng
land MOP said Mr.. L. NO. said he !;
that is, mean, no such as we have in the
principality.' i know said Mr.. L. you are
famous for jumping in Wales, but that is ow-
ing, I suppose, as much to the strain of prea-
ching which the people hear, as to the enthu-
siasm of their characters Indeed said the
Welchman, you would jump too, it you heard
and understood such preaching Why said
Mr.. L. do you not think could make them
Jump, if were to preach to them 7 You
make them jump!' exclaimed the Welchman,
you make them jumpn Welchman would
set fire to the world, while you were lighting
your match The whole company became
very much interested in this new turn Of the
subject, & unanimously requested the good
man to give them some specimen of the style
and manner of preaching in the principally.
Specimen said he, 4 cannot give you; If
John Elias was here he would give you spe-
cimen indeed. Oh John Elias is an ex-
cellent preacher Well, said the company
give us something you have heard from him.
oh, nor said he, 4 cannot do justice to
it, besides, do you understand the WEIGH lam
guage?' they said no, not so as to follow
discourse. Then,' said he, it is impossible
for We to understand, If were to give You
specimen But, said they cannot you put it
into English. 'Oh' said he your poor me-
gre language would spoil it; it is not capable
of expressing those ideas which Welchman
can conceive; cannot give you specimen
in English without spelling Of it. The inter-
est of the company was increased, and moth
ing would do but something of specimen
while they promised to make every allow
ance for the language. Well, said the WEIGH
man, If you must have a piece, must try,
but don't know what to give you; do not
recollect a piece Of John Elias; he is our
best preacher. / must think little: well,
recollect a piece Of Christmas Evans. Christ
mas Evans was good preacher, and heard
him little time ago, at an association of
ministers. He was preaching ON the deprav-
ity Of man by sin; Of his recovery by the
death of Christ, and he said, Brethren If
Were to present to you in figure, the condi-
ton of man as sinner, and the means of his
recovery by the cross Of Jesus Christ. should
present something in this way. Suppose a
large grave yard. surrounded by high wall.
with only one entrance, which is by large
iron gate. which is fast bolted: within these
walls are thousands and tens of thousands
of human beings, of all ages and of all clas-
SEES. by one epidemick disease bending to the
grave; the grave yawns to receive them, and
they must all die there is no balm to relieve
them, no physicians there, they must perish.
This is the condition of man as a sinner--all,
all have sinned, and the soul that sinneth, il
shall die. While man was in this deplorable
state, Mercy the darling attribute of the Del