Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-03-02

AZ a meeting of Ministers at Bristol. The
Reverend Mr.. - invited several of h,.
brethren To sup with hun; among them was
W" Minister ofiicIatlng at The W.lch meet.
i"g mouse ~ that CITY. lie was an entire
stranger lo ali HE company, and silently at.
t'"uVc 10 lhe general conversation of hi.
brethren. The subject on which they were
dI'conrsnL was the different strains of pub
lie preaching. When several had given
ihcir opiniun, and had mentioned some lud,.
N'dnalS aS good preachers. aud such as w,r,
n"d"ls as 10 style uf composition, &c. AIR
- turned To Ia: Welch stranger. and soll-
cited has opInlon. lie sand he lsl II ,o n, a
Pr'rdege io bc silent when such men were.
HscoWS"g; but that he felt it d,tiY to com
ply WIN TINS request "But," SAID he. AT /
must give my oplnIon, should say that We
have no good preachers N England" "No?"
SAID Mr. l.. No." SAID he; "that j.. I moan
u" such preachers as we have in the prlncl-
pnlny." 81 know" said Mr.. l.. you are IA.
nous Tor Jumping ~ Wales, but that Is not
owing, suppose, SO much TO the strain of
preaching which the people hear, as 10 the
enthusiasm Of their characters" "lndced."
said the Welchnhan, "yon would iump too. ,fI
you heard aud understand such preacb,ug. "
"Why," said Mr.. l.. "du you no, think conld
max" them jump, II were 10 preach to lhem2"
You make them jump" exclaimed the
Welchman, 'you make them lump! A
WeIchman would sci fire TO the world. while
you were lighting your match" The whole
r"Dpany became very much Interested in this
new turn OF the subject. aud unanimously re
qiested The good nan Ia give them some spec /
Iinen of the sly ln and manner of preaching IN
The prlncipalny. Specimen" SAID he. 81
cannot give you; II John Elias was here. he
would give You specimen indeed. oh II
John Elias Is great preacher" "WeE,nI
shid the company, 'glve us something that
you have heard from him." 'Oh no :" sn,d
he, II cannot do justice 10 it;-beside. do
Won understand the Welch language pr
lh"y SAID no, not so ns to follow dls.
course" "Thrn." SAID he, at is impossible n
i"r ys to understand, # were to give you n /
rp'cin"n. "But," SAID they, "canno, you I
l"'' u m'o English? ?" "Oh :" said he, ..your II
poor m"agre language would spoil IT; it is
not cap 'hI" irxpessIng those IDEAS which
W"lchmrn eaa coacelve;-I cannot give
you sp"cnn"n N EDghsh without spolIInp
u ~" Ihl"i">i at the company was ~.
cn'nsrf, aud n'ilrng would DO but something
z" =" t'hI, "hI" they promised To make
:" "y "II"n"nc" i"r The language. "Well,"U
'''' 'H' N'"HHNN III you must naye n II
piece. NUT try. bat don't knew wha, to
g'" ynn. do nnt rrcnllrrt a piece ol John
" '"Si u" Is our best preacher. 1 must think
" l''tl"; Welt rccnllrc' piece of Christ.
i"'' E'ms. Chrsimis Evans was a goud
l""nct"r. aud heard bm u hlile time ago.
al az a>>,ria'ipn nt Ministers lie wns
s,s"hrbing 80 ~" d' pravty uf man hy sin--of
his Fr"'"ry 10y ih" death at Christ; aud he
, hh; - .S"tbr'u. ~ were tu represent to n
s"' ~ - ~ lnr" W." c'"iJliion of man as sn-
I"r. mud 'h" H''ins 81 hi. .rcrnvpty by the II ;
r'ss ~ J"su' thri~i. | should rrpresru, !, n
''"i" h"l ~ thi' Wy. Suppose n l1ryp
,rnr" yn'd Surround II by high wnil. unh
.nly "np rniri"r". whirh IL by u ARE ,rnuI
'ni". slI"h - 6 boiied. Wuhin ilie.e walls
fr ilruSaDd~ aud irn- uf iliou-.nds ~ human
'ngs. of all ng"s AID nf MI classes. by oue "
p'd''mck dIseas" bombing ~ tho prnyr-tbe u
raw" yawns io swallow lh"n,. aud ihry mus, i
" dio. There - nn bslm io relieve them n
. pny.hiau theIe-lhcy must perish. THIS e