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WHITFIELD.

The celebrated NmrFiuID was more IN
debied "a has Aifri0nie marri,r when m the
pulpit, for his .amc as puolie speaker, than
TO his intellectual powers. The follow ing
extract irom the Percy Anecdotes, viii con-
Ney faint idea of the cause Of his ast0ni.h-
ing popularity, Oh both shores of the At,an-
nc. BOSTON Journal.
Mr.. wmirrIrLp displayed ia his DO, hood Srcs,
ihcs,r,e1i talent; anal u hen .itcrwsrds called 10
The ministry of the gospel. he inl,'i.c,l 90 liz
triou'e manner ot preaching, which would ,sv,
bccn offensive. II It hsd tot b..cn rvn,Isr- A..ri-
table 10y h', natural eracciuii.,ss and iuitni,ahIr
power. Remarkable instances arr. Z, lated oi III,
'.'anucr ~ Witch hc imIrrrs SGD his bear,rs 4
sup bu,l'i-r WAS once a,kc,l What lee thnnrLt ut
h'm. - lh'nl - hr replied, II TIL Won, ,ir
every Sun,ls, thu, 20 20 rnN pari ,, church can
build ship from ststn To q, IA under The ssrmon.
h't we've II 10 nay soul urpl,r Nlr " l,tGt III
euui'i IA, lay .inyl, pi,nk. " iiatac itono,nc-
81 hiih t'c mn-i ing ui"'i. Tr'ssh.r a. had ever
icsrtI, ANIL ssid u worth whtIr - 90 to cut,
n''lcs 10 hear hiia. On- 81 las o. hts II orator,
j. r,ifl,,i ou Nj Hun, ,, ll,uiitt A.t,r a -
l'mn Iau>,. Nr. VI hits, ~ thus Addrc.s. his AL
d1'lc' " HE att,udau; aflr,f q, Iu.t shout T.
leave uic uIr, sholi, sliI .sS,ud IL asutpn. anil
s,li H. a,r,ud, arI not brar iiL iiIn Tia. urv
~ tuc sinu"r. aruug III - n,ulututl, .lsin,-
ID ir'm ihc error 81 las Wari 3D. To rnr the
Srrs;cr 'i,Ci to ihis exclamation, H.. .tanie,i
~iih = t'I, lifted up his hsu,', anh ewes tu hc.-
'cn and eIc'l uut, ''Stpi,. t.abiti, stop ~. Won
eater tl'c ssorcd portals, aud yet ,suy With yoa
thu news ot nnc sinu,r converted 1, GOi'"-
Hume sid ths aidtUs, S~s accompanied with
such animated, vt natural aetian, that srpsss-
al any thug that hc ever s,~ ur heard Ia ANY
other preacher.
III" el1cu,iun &c Whig.iclL - pctfc,t--L~ ne
N"r iitrrrl, unless ~ir.n th, tcci,rg a. Which hs.
hIi Nrou, ht himself erraInr h'a add tI.-,i hi~
Spccci, was Interrupted bS fluV % tra.,- some
tunes thr emotion II hi, mud exhausted lim, and
the htholicrs tclt mumeutiry appr,-hcI, ion fOr
his LIE.
lie you'll frequent, dcSeribc Tic a-on- Of our
SaNionr with s"Sh torcr, that jh. sy,nc -.vn,ed
actually before h~ auditors. e. ok yont'er' - h,.
"onld say, stretching u'.t Ia, hl,ii aui plrtin.
uhil" he Spskc, - that - that 80 1t ., uN -
gonIElng Lord, iisrk, lrsrk you do not h,st
Oh my Father, 10 1t De possible, l,I this cup pass
from nIri h'NritiiclcsS not my will 'ui thin, To-,
done Iii, ho introduced a. 'iucuiiy IN his SER
mons: snd ONE Who lNci With him, ~ The IL
let was not desire, al by ,V",,ion; t. ihps.
tnai knew What wa cotui,g - cam, - lCroitiy a.
Il they hai never heard II l., fore.
Ptictt - II Ma, listIiuuisn, Ike t',is. wouI,l
have produced no lasting fleet upon tl, mind
ha'i - "u, been f"r c U1a ctr, earn, tues. .,,,i
drh't''lc sincerity ot the prcaclc which equal
" Characterized his manner. whether lee russ. o.
ihc h'iAh, ~ passion "a his di~cour-. or on lir
attention "a tie m"uc, crowd o, t,c iuir.Iuct,o,.
ct familiar stories sd illustrations adapted 80 ,,
mean, y ,ap~ct't,,.'