Cheraw gazette. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1835-1838, 1836-07-26

than you tinu III Ou! CilulG'eS' '''"'e - oitcii
more devotion. Bills Tor praTcrs, &c. arc
in some places handed up to the preacher,
as he sits in the desk, on the end Of long
rod, made ior the purpose. which struck me
as a new contryance, though must confess
! if is very convenient.
One thing l observed in some Of the
! chapc,s, which would have afforded such Il
one.cycd tourist as Capt>iIaIl. or Mrs.
Tro.lopc, matter for a fine TRADE upon Brit
tish manners aud cuStoms.-l alil,dc to the
female sections, (pcrhaps they call them by
some other nalne,) whose business it is to
carry the Bible into the desk and to find
seats for strangers. Now must acknowl-
edge, thu. 10 see woman waiting q; TIC
door, or standing in the aIslcs, and every
now and then preceding two, or three, Or
half dozen men through the whole length
of the house, to 1iud Them seats, struck me
as trcncLng upon genuine Christian deco
rum. Ii is such an encroachmcnt upon that
! retiring modcstv, which is one ofthe bright
es. ornaments of the female sex, as | am
; sure would NEE: with general diSaprrobation
in one Of our congregations. And with al!
my respect for the good taste and superior
polish of our kindred on the other side ofthe
water, cannot possibly award to them the
palm in this particular. lfit is proof of
superior refinement, it is one which our mod.
crate proficiency has not enabled us vet to
discover.
Rer. John lFcslcy's Chapel.
This, i'll was rightly informed, is one Of
the largest Dissenting places Of worship in
London. The sexton showed us the build
Ing, and pointed out the place where sleep
the remains Of that extraordinary man,
who once held listening thousands here in
breathless attention. felt thrill run
over me. as stepped up into the pulpit,
and stood III the very spot, from which the
grea, founder of one of the most flourish
inc denominations in the United Kingdom
SO often addressed his early followers. 1t
is not necessary for person to ablure
Calvinism, or even to be influenced by the
slightest methodistical biasses, in order to
admire such a man as John Wesley. am
sure Of it, from my own experience.-
How gladly would | have seen that vcner-
able form, and heard that persuasive voice.
No, that should have disturbed his re-
pose, had it been in my.power.-But as
| can never cease to admire the men OF
whatever sect, who stood up for evangeli-
cal piety, III a suffering and degenerate
age, so it would be quite impossible for me
to visit the very place where they worship
ped God, aud tread upon their ashes with
GU, strong emotion. This is not the place
to discuss the merits, or the creed of MIR.
Wesley. From some ofhis doctrinal views
many Of us conscicn!iouSly dissent. But
certainly he was man OF wonderful fore
cast and sagac;ty, us well as eminent piety,
unqucuchabie zeal and prodgious labors.
He was born TO cummand-not by the
power Of the sword, but by high moral
aud religious inilucuce-uot by the help
oflhe secular and eccieSiaStica. arm, but
in spite oft. The time will come, have
40 doubt, when John Wesley will have
left a deeper impress of himself upon hu-
man society. than Napoleon Buonapar'c,
for the image of lhe Cauqueror will nearly
vanish with the first generation, while that
of the Rctormcr seems likely to retain
much of its original freshness, and 10 null
liply its impressions, for ages to come
The ren.ains of DIR. Adam Clarke lie near
to those of Mr.. Wesley.
D2nhW Fields.
This is very ancient and extensive bu-
rying ground, lying on the city road. and
not far from Wesley's Chapel. l spent
an hour. perhaps, in walking over it
and reading the Inscriptions upon the
tombs Of the great and the good. And in
looking at the time worn monuments OF
John Bunyan, DR.. Watts, DR.. Owen, DIR.
Waush, DR.. Gill, DR.. Hunter, MIR. Winter,
and many other once burning and shining
lights in the Church, l felt as if was
treading upon holy ground Perhaps it
was wrong. Perhaps my veneration for
the noble army Of martyrs and con!essors,
aud puritan worthless, slumbering here, car
ried me further, for the moment, than was
altogether safe, though I hope it did not
am quite sure, that was never in so
interesting ccmetry before, and from
what could learn OF its history,l doubt,
whether there is any other spot on earth,
of equal extent, where so many sleep in
Jesus as hcre.-For ages it has been the
favorite resting place Of exalted piety.
During those times which tried mems
souls from the fires Of Smithfleid, down
through several succeeding reigns, the pu-
ri,ans and nom comtormists are said to have
preferred this to every other place Of Sc
pulture; and the greater the number Of