Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-06

stock or stone, tnal uiu ho' heai hi"' Du ne
suppose his Makerdid not know, that all the food
he was about to deal out to the hungry souls be-
fnra him. was in his pockets | have heard TN,
s,n,e mode of PRAYER used by reading minister,
in New York. hope hereafter, they will pray
fnr the blessing of light, aud eye-sight, aud II.
,se of their tongue; fofFby this system ctreadinr
T had almost said, they put it ont of the powerG
God Almighty to help them. | have been To
C,;lforI and Stoningtcn, to Rambury aud Danb..
~ every where they read their sermons and ,in,
rr,;se by proxy. 1t was harvest, and very warn.
Samrday was fine for getting in the grain. [.
,vos ~ fail moon: Many Of the farmers kept their
mon servants and maid-seryants, their oxen and
ther lack asses, at work till one O'Clock on Sur.
d,v morning. At half past ten. they got al 10
cbnrch. The minister began TO read Oithis tasa,
bnt scarcely had he got TO thirdly. when looked
round and found they were al asleep, except
few old women. and about two dozen oI Sunlag
s,holars in the gallery, who were cutting sick,
,o make wind mills--obseryed he teJcher,, nal.
and female. were asleep, aud the minister va,
reading the dead languages. To keep myself
awake. mysthougllts run ahead IN the lolOwins
strain. Before this. never could comprehen.
what was the employment of them chaps in Yale
Collere. who are called Professors Of tue D.si
I.auonaae. now felt satisfied that it Ll,
them who learn the Young Yankees 10 read .o..
mons: but what pity the old farmers the, IA.
tbers sbould squeeze and staryc all DE rs, of
the family 10 raise forty dollars per month to pay
hoard and fees, and fire and candles, and pea:
and paper. to learn boy to read sermons IN New
Haven. Only send them to New Work, -
and Picket will learn them for ten siWiagg Pc,
month TO read nearer to the points llan loU,
vh.m [ heard; and Carvls, corner % Pne.t
and broadway. for one hundred, Will give lcr
a. many sermons as they can read IN a. y,ais
This too would save great deal of paper, fir.
ser,5on reads Just as well when printed IS wrote
We have heard much of the march oi mc.,g,,
since the DAYS of the pilgrims; but vlh rs..,:
j to pulpit life oratory and cl Oquencc. II has been
Tin an awful refrogratie line. Cotton NaIerand
his contemporary champions OF truth, would preach
hours on stretch without a paper within nile
of them. except their bible The Edward and
; Witherspoons. the Rogers and Inns, Che Il.
yinestons and Masons. of our day, made ibc ,cai;
of their hearers, as well as the walls Of l.,ir
churches. t,emblc, with their eXtcmporr l'g,
e,oouence. Now we have boys fresh fnA jie
Collepe; their boards a5 soft as the down oI
mushroom top; green spectacle 20 bi3e t..
!. conscious shame. reading from dead Tapgtoa
company Of dead souls. and with a manner. nc.
as dead as the devil (who always attends ,.Hya
could wish il. Why, il these men were 90 y
. into Congress. the Bench, or even the Theatre.
so. they would be kicked from the hall. or Kissed
, from the stare. Is ii not shame, 10 s1y Oh:
. least of it, that a man in Congress or in Court
Of Justice will speak hours to the purpose. alo
often in support Of doubtful point. without pa
per: and vet Minister Of the Gospel. Who las
the range Of three worlds. heaven. ca,h and bell,
, with all the sublime doctrines of the RIbcat his
, finger ends. can't spca. forty minute "I.'o" %
uuire of paper held up a, an cX'i1sui-'.' 81 % ''
between their eyes and the eyes ct their h"''t'i.
I If YOU want TO convince men III argument. me!
h must see the FIRE Of truth flash from YOnr eyes.
When Paul stood before Felix, and reasoned %
righteousness, temperance, and future JUG
mcnt. his eyes kindcd with the mighty theme,
( daring conviction through the eyes oi the yr<"t
| into the dark corners of his guilty. black lT.a-
, bound soul case, which made him lr"mb.e On 90.
throne-ves, on MS throne. Truth. when ell
spoken. mot read will make any tyrant lrr"De;
There is no excuse for this Jq,lisLtr OF pulpit eo
ouence-laziness Is the cause. Forty years ago
YOU would rarely see paper IN any fuifi i-
, New York. The abilities 1t our Young men arc
as good now rs they were thcn--mcmory. NE
all faculties Of the mind, will improgs b. using
Ministers only, of all public speakers takest'eI'
f Their pride nor pains to excel. Were 9 wi'a'
ter, would throw my paper in the tr', an" ~
will be second 10 none, were 1t ohll i.'
honor of the profession. The minister, ~ my
devils church deal out their fc,lon' ana Iie' 10
such a solemn strain of eloquent patho- that i''F
can chain the attention 81 their audience '."
battle them in tears for hours; but man. 'i 'i'
ministers of the Most High deal oot iher 81 '''D
realities as if they were mere ilctlon', and ''e'
can barely keep the people from solng 70 s..'F
/ One Sabbath evening, about seventeen .''-"-'
| went into the Brick meeting to hear De- ~
from Connecticut, preach. The he
all the insignia of office, white bands -i.' '..-
and tasses enough to bedeck a modern ...'''
tall fine looking man: / thought he was ".
ges personitied Out came his paper; b. ,'
along pretty we'll for about fifteen minutes !.
thunder began to roll over Snahe HI DO
seys, the heavens were clothed in r.i.'.'..
spectacles failed, and he was Obliged to I'd.
ill the sexton procured lighted candles
this spoke more than volumes against hc P
cious practice Of reading. However. nc,t '-,
learned he had been Professor OF ihefIo-t ~
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