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LIFE OF LATE REN. ROWLAND IfuI

LIZ or LATE REN ROWLAND HIII
nv rIS raw EBwfS sIDStr. A.
fHs An'er'e>n csliiion. ID. Aipicioa, y YORK
-" Ss-s'is"i sI-SineH ID rPoSrsI,hy,
Nh'eh COS hot.cr % tl.e American PRES
Iho subject Of this memoir a. " ell know a
hi, eerentrie enth'isi1sE. aud irapassioned
'.svoiiUn u prosciyt,sm. lie 4. one Of the
most remarkable of those inIterant zeaiot,
or J.'id P'ssehsTs. who, m the Authorization Of
their feelings, consider themselves The chose n
H9rTiOis OF the :.oni, and, u0dtr the exciting
influence oi this nlononsnis buckle OF TIER
armor aud sally forth upon all oecAsians. and
N all places, TO cxLOgt, baTsnCue and urEe
Az whom they meet To enlist uiccE the bar.-
nors OF tie church militant. and brcom. COZ
'eTts 10 their Earth. II was Of such material.
that the crusaders were formed II il i'm
possible not To respect their e. anSciicai real
and ardent sincerity, however HayEard aud
eNira'asant II may sometimes be. Nature
hss gwen ihcm these fiery impulses, and thev
obey their prompiiugs IN lance Il every
opposing obstacle and IA spite Of tie sneeTs
aud SCOTS II the r1bble. Tt- tcrr5Ts 81 tie
iaw-ihe peitinss and biIiins>..ie OF uob,-
the winier's Slows nor the summer, heats
nor Tic exposure % their petsons ia opep
helds, WOODS, PcstleLiial Pri>sas aud Eo.p.-
t1i,-in the n.id,; of race courses, markets
is'rs, barns, &c haze 10 power u IntIu..Iste
them. IL - tnc theatre Of their exploits
and conquest over such dangers : WI Al ,hr '
glory IN they court persecution and martyr-
dom. They abhor the muusmcEy Of lawn
sleeves and caihedrais, aud choose The thur.
M" rather i'ln "tEe primrose path 10 lea.
ven, as more eousOn1nt 10 the democratic
spirit of the revelation. The dawn OF tho re-
formation brought forth this remarkable es,ie
OF tbeolog'ans, in whom, from Fox and Penn
10 Wesley, NhIieiirld, Eosland IIII aud
Robert Hall and Lorcazo Dow, Ct America,
may DC dtscerned the same leading Traits Oi
originality and naive strength OF mind
Their preaching and language abound an
coarse epIihets, and bold, familiar ina-erN
adapted To the Irol nerves aai Obtuse pereep-
lions OF their hearers. or these self-saeriii-
eng laboreEs IN tie Siney ard OF Christ, Row
land Hall was, PERHAPS, the most e1tTaorLi-
nary, As he had. with those strongly marked
peeuliarIties named, kind 81 brad Lunor
and sarcastic vii, which, though sometime ;
partakins Of the character % tie BuIo rath-
or than the gravity which most oceouses lie
cxPouuders of religious filth, was Of such
sPicy aud punsent quality that has saying,
were treasured VI as standard tests. ile
- a. descended from ihe old barcaisI family
OF the Ili.is Of lIlwksiOne, and after benz
educated si the celebrated shoot of Et9n.
went 10 Cambridge who're. whi.e vet al un-
dergrsduate, he or, ached to tie ne ~. borhooJ
IA sPiie of intimidation OF pTUciors. II the -
lriiclcs, aad the remonsiraBces of ms own
arrs;ooraile family. The fsmiIy OF Rovs!and
Hill are perhaps enc OF tie most remarkable
IN England for mental eaergy aud erthusiasu.
Of character. His brother. Sir Richard Hill.
onroaci. aud Miss Jane IiilI. werr. like HIM
self, Enthusiasts In evangelical ?icfy. and the
former lay preacher. The present Lord
I'LL, so renowned IN tbe British annals. s1ad
commander Of the forces. il usph-w Of TIE
Rev. RcWi1nd Hill Lord HILL and -four OF
his brothers were all n the battle Of " ster-
loo, and escaped with their lives.
SheTiIan used 10 s1y OF tie Rev. r. ITill
he liked his preaching. for his thought.
came red-hot from the heart" Dur!nz oar
revolutionary var. this Clergy man actively
and openly denounced tie unjust measures %
his government In 1913, tic celebrated
SurTy chapel al I.0ndon h1tia- been built fJr
him, has lie Was not ~ before wholly eonsu-
med ~ iniiersnt preaching. Suniay school.
arc SAID 90 haze taken their roe =; III. Place
under his auspices MIR Hal was a Calva-
nisi, bat n believer IN ihc Episcopsl liturgy
lie was intimate with CoVpcT. Who assisted
N writing Mr.. His celebrated hyuins fst
children. Ills artyGy m travelling znf
preaching foF % years thE1rsh1ut Fn-iaul
Ahf IN his Vi,its 20 Scotland s-d IreianI. =,
almost incredible. Ths S-rfy chapel ~
finous for %, ,uperj os.sa sd eho--., G..
1000 commUnicaat' u - tie tAyrcs, also
where the Missionary society of n.sscpDr.
Ministers held forth. The well kp,Rn p
bert Hall aid Of W. Hill, pFeachinr. $50
nam has ever draw1 since tic DAYS Of our
saviour such sublime im1Trs from natIFe.-'--
lIe Died q iosdon ga i-I3. aged 49, Hn
hte by NJ ~dneF. y repiefe wnh intert,.inz
ri4tieF, and Of Pugs ~ ie e composition.
y d -. 49,.