The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-08-17
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mELATE REV. MR. CoohmAN'
l# r,sSOad are everywhere
XII -,o0,on side, the sea, the wood profound,
ri ,ndo vide earth--the fertile and the fair
anne vast burial ground!
N IAN y beautiful Sabbath towards tho close
X r.h,r,rv last, when with many others repair
,ho Hall Of Representatives to listen TO the
.,a,l, sermon Of the eloquent Goodman. All
,.oro nresent viii recollect his last impressive
-,I,--Perhaps he said, lit is tho last time, my
Fl ,n,i hearers that shall ever address you, or
n A.. wr shall ever meet again upon earth. go to
4 ,,,;ye land to receive the blessings of an aged
n s',o, and TO drop tear upon the grave Of a saints
a o,,er.' There was sonnet hing prophetic, sol
\ ,np and deeply affecting in the tones and manner
\ ,I,ho nreacher Small in stature and slender in
h ,oay he stood like Paul before Felix. All who
hd known him, or who had listened with wrapt
y ,,ep,on to The eloquence which gushed from his
3 fin, tucbed as with living coal from the altar,
rre moved to tears, and seemed to feel as if they
+ we're taking, in reality last farewell of one,
q who had given new ardor to their piety, and
4 hown an additional interest into the services of
4 Sanctuary. The whole scene was in no or
+ dmr degree, grand imposing and affecting. The
\ insufficient Hall, fit temple for the worship Of
n he living God; the crowd that had assembled to
4 mlhe last sermon Of the Minister whose elo-
n cnts they so much admired, with their eyes fix
aup his countenance glowing with feeling, and
listening with the profoundest attention to the les
pndpie,y he inculcated; the noble head of the
n President Adams Just before him; the attention
lthe preacher, and the solemn and prophetic fare
we'll he uttered, all conspired to excite feelings of
he deepest soemnIty and Of the most intense in
crest.
YNwhO IM that crowd Of admiring auditors
y believed for a mOment that in few short weeks,
W. who then stood before them, in the impressive
" g7Iy o'inspred Heaven, would be buried in
eof the dark, unfhthomahe caves of the ocean,
PIE to repose till The last trump shall call him be
Re the throne of that great Being whose cause he
'ed and to whose services he had long devoted
The energies of superior intellect? It would
'm most strange, but the ways of Providence are
mysterious and inscrutlble. Why, it may be
re, should this be? Why, should he, so pious,
@voed, SO eloquent and talented, be thus sud
cut off in the midst of his usefulness, and
Nssuccessfully occupied in extending the glory
DIS maker, adding TO the happiness OF his fellow
en- answer. because it was the will of God,
'uOd Is nnerringly wise and just. 'He'says the
"s 1evey, that marshals all the starry host,an
accurately arranges all the mcanest herbs. He
ues all the pecnarnes, all the changes of thy
In y,u, Al, IL.
oO'ness that endureth forever Rest satisfied
en- mat whatever is, by the appointment of Heav
snght is best.'-Sti,
-Quis Italia fando
tempered achrymis?
'O cannot avoid lamenting over the early and
a"O'y end of one so pious, so useful, and so
Sg sitied'
"'O0Hman was one of the most eloquent pull
~''OS IN this country. Many were, perhaps,
p''"rs In polish and eloquence of STYLE, ex
"9''rements, and depth of research, but
IT,, surpassed HIM in the power which belonged
nm. ,r %""' OF rousing tho feelings and pas
l.. .c," wv Nearer, in the felicity and appropriate
"''s''a''ou the spleDdor Of his rhetorical fl
pence. Oh ''hPass'ona'e e'o
''an lelt deeply and endeavored to ex
,,. 'Spohdng feeling in the hearts of his
o,,. '"" out seldom failed to succeed. He was
!. ~" ardent in bis devotion, loving the
WIS "edeemer and the happiness Of is fel
rn, 80 ""'ch he felt could only be successful
hh, W niusing and bege,ting in them that
, .S"Ve of God by which he himself was so
IL. ~ governed and directed. He was imag
sn,,I ign degree, and could call up images
ii. ' '" when it suited his purpose to capt.
|I esci. Nvauon' Feeling himself he knew how
sir. e"ng in others-how to touch the res
||k ,o0,' snord' and throw magic charm around
oran,n "' Du'terlties of religion. The effect of
NJ ku,b, was often dramatic; the scene, was !
ee: 81, p with great skill both in manner and in
% 10 br,.. proper moment, the whole was |
Hew,, p'" the mind with magical pow |
sen dia 'S' however, unequal. IF the subject
bu, ~ ~ SUI. his peculiar train of thought he
Fs ubo VI ordinary man in the puloit. and
bid hi. NV. 1--we been led by his reputation to
ppointed lug nave some times come away |
vas ot,o, 'u' even on these occasions the ora.
dladac,ic ~ rpa'ent' In the midst of the cold |
S phIo.a... OF reasoning, while all was
p"'cal and tame, an unexpected