The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1831-03-19


volatile. They that marry for 4honey
cannot have the true satisiSction'
Of marriage, the requisite means being
wanting. 0 how sordid man j. grown /
Man, the noblest creature in the world (!
Al agod on earth, and the image Of him
that made ~ thus to mistake earth or
heaven, and worship gold fOf God.
SPECIMEN OFwELCH PREACH.
| ,@.s ING. II
Al 4 meeting Of ministers It Briseol.
the Rev. Mr.. invited several OF
his brethren 10 sup with him; amopf tksn,
was the minister Officiating at IL WejcE
meeting -house in that city. He ives aH
entire stranger to all tho company, aud
silently htentivc to tie general convsrsa.'
ton or his brethren. The subject ed
which they were discoursing, was the diE
ferent strains Of public preaching. Whea
several had given their opinion tnd Hid
mentioned some ipdividusls - GOOD pf6ach'
ere, and such - were models a to style
of composition, &c. Mr.. tptnsA
to his Welck Granger and solicited kS O.
pinion. He said he. fek It to be q priviI
lege to be silent, when such men were
discoursing; but that hs fslt il ! duty 10
comply with bis request. But tGid hs;
!" If l must give my opinion, ! Shodld say
that ye have no good preachers ia En-;
gland" "No," said Mr.: L. !; /" Nois
said he; (" that i, / mean 40 sGclS preach,
ing a we have in the Principality," "t
know" said MI. Z. "you are famous fSf
jumping in Wales, but that i. not owibf,
l suppose, 20 much to the strain of preach
ing whichthey hear, ~ to the enthusiS1u
Of their characters" &C Indeed,s said
the Wefchman, "you would jump too,
if you heard and understood sdcB bfeset::
ing" Why" said Mr., L. edo you
not think could make them jump, iff
were to preach to themi','. "YoG make
them jumpl" A Welch&in would set
FIRE 70 the world while you we're litink
your match" The whole company be-
came very much interested Ia ths nsw
turn of the subject, and unanimously re-
quested the good man to give them SONS;
specimen Of the style and manner of
preaching in the Principstxy: "spSSv-.
men," said he, /" I cannot give Won; II
John Elias were here, he would give YOU
q specimen indeed-oh, John Elias Il q:
great preacher" 'Wsll,' said the COM;
pany, "give US something that yod h6ve
heard from" sOh ns!' said hs / cannot
do justice to Il; besides, do you under
stand the Welch language: They saiH
60 no, not 80 well as to follow discousse.e'
Them said he, "it il impossible for ~
10 understand it, if were TO give youG
specimen" But said they, "cannot
you put II into Englishf' aOh,". said
he, "your poor meagr6 language would
spoil It; it is not capable Of expressing
hose ideas which Welchman can con-
csive; cannot give you . a.specimen ii
English without spelling it," The inter-
est Of the company was increased and
,othing would do but something of q
specimen; while they promised to make
,vtry allowance for the language
Well,' said the Welchman, "ifyou must
ave piece, must try, but I don't
now what to give yon---l do not r6col-
ect piece Of John Elias, he is our best
I must think a little; well, I re-
oIlect a piece OF Christmas Evans. -
christmas Evans was good preacher,
nd heard him little time ago At an as
pciation Of ministers. He was preAch-
,g on the depravity Of man by sin; of his
by the death Of Christ; and hs
nid-Brethrcn, If were to represent to
ou IN figure, the condition Of a nnaa ayi
sinner, aud the meariS Of his recovery
y the cross ofJesus Christ, should rep
asent it something IN this way. Sup
osc irrge graveyard surrounded bya
gh wall and only one entrance, which IL
! large iron gate, which is fast bolted;
thin these walls arc thousands and tens
'thonsands of human beings, Of all ages
id ofall classes, by one epidemic dis-
lse bending TO The grave; the essws
.wns 10 swallow them, and they must
die. There is no balm to relieve
GIN; M physician there; they must pet
h. This is the condition of man - q
nncr; all, all have sinned, and the soul
al sinneth shall die. While man wis
this depiurabIe state, Mercy, che dsd-
Z attribute offhe Deity, came down sud
bod at the gate, looked at the gate, look
at ths scene and wept over h, sxcIsisa-
2, &C Oh thai I might enter; ] would
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