Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-10-02

III spicy hre,aes
BLOW s,tt o'ef lpy,uns Isle :"
ne guides us over the sterile African deserts aud pic
loes lie llollehtl lying hrs kanl unrr like brute
man oan "l Gods Intelligent ofeaipa. Nnh power
peculiarly his own. vlsidy dppics such ar,n,.s ns
these. aud then appeals 10 the hearts of hs hsnr.s Tar
lher AID and snpror. Aud seldom duos he prad In
'aih- tdr Iaplst Nnel is beloved by all parties IN tue
'ho'eh OF Enel1n as well ms out ol 1t. To be sufr
lie" al the High Church parry ailrl him not, beraa,,
re is LITERALLY disposed towards the y ssenurs aud H.
sltoIs every mans conscence-hul that Is Ut hue con
sequence Royalty has gone 10 his chapel tieog /,
heaf HIM, and he Is nov, believe one ni the QneenA
'eaPlahs May she have many such US he Is all the
haf, wish her
N e son rooli bu ncss is going on. preparatory
Tie reN speech, len Us look ahuut hltn and SEQ # there
be any nonerahlo people present
'of-'here Is uhei mean yunder lady, whn is seated
on 'ne platform, dressed IN the PLAZA pafb of a Friend
Iief name In familiar Que in every circle al humanity
She has ong passed her clnnacteflebnt yea,ss lohI
" on hrr calm, pleasant laoklng fare As her b,,nal
:, i'h'ea We can see her features without ulstfncnn
beneath The olsc, pum Quaker cap is SEEM through the
noe "aona'' her g'ey halr, which is simply parted IN
Itoh' over her snoolh, Intelligent forehead ler eyes
are dark efey and peculiarly sweet aud mid IN tLeir -,
PeaSeh--i here Is aqnel benpv Violence about The lnuuh
AID old as she Is she might almost be called rr.,ly
Tier dress Is sefnpnoesIy paiu and neat lavender
'oo''o Ro"n' pearl whlle SHAWL and simple muslin
ot net keIehoi are all thai Is visible II Is Mrs fay
The celebrated female yiser Of PRISONS and h,nnli A.
sylnms.
.ennt and nnobrusve as she appears. great soton
:" i'' ne mas been spent going about dung quud Where
b1ld meh have hesitaed In In up their Voices ,to
nave her mlld, persuasive been heard Ia bc cell
OF ne inanac-in the dungeon of tho condr,,n,I =
W'e'er snhtflng has taken up lis abode or sin degla.
ea lis victim, there has she gone. with love uian her
ups ana consolation IN her tones 10 her society Is
uetfy Indebted or many III the prison r,inn,alius
"neh nave been OF late yenrs made and owing 10 her
humane labors many wandorer has been reclaimed from
VIC P''hS VI VICE u must have been srauQn and
S"h'"G hgol 10 nave Witnessed recent scene In New
9'", ne Ming oil fnssia being visit To England
went 10 SEE lhe great metropolitan prison. aud there met
Wis lfy. who was engaged in mpafnu inslruelun Il,
'he ionae prisoners Al her request The Monarch aud
his attendants kUcll down IN that assembly uf f,Lts
whist Mrs. Try offered up an exonporaneoua MAYER
u musl have been strange sight alike for the Suy,r
eleh ahd CRIMINALS. 10 wllGess each other bowng bp
lore the Maker Of lhem boih IN so ulumv n s,ncunry
ih'tr IS beautiful am cdoe connected with Mrs
~, WHich am temp ted 10 relate here Il ia the bab
% 'ha' ladyi when she visits nnauc asylum to si
n""h 4n'ttly and calmly amongst the poor people how
ever 'utbuen: or noisy they may be- aud commence in
hur h'w, Musical VOICE. reading the Bible. Her tunes
sehtfa}, sooh attract attention, and order Is gradually
it'd"ced' oh Que OF these occasions young wus
observed to listen very allenllsey, aoG though oflna.
fy an" oi The most violent Of The PATIENTS he bfranir
snodncd ven 10 tears ben Airs. FRY ceased rad,np
lls pour maniac exclaimed to her, "Iitsh The anges
hnre tent you Their U0ceS.n Perhaps murs oeaatiiu
III "e 'i"y poc'lo compliment has never been paid
philanthropy.
Another speaker rises, an1 low mnrnnr Of annlanse
fesonnds through The rom, as a gentleman evident
y munster, advunr,s IN The front # The PLATFORM
1t Is JonN WILLIAMS. The Missionary OF tho Pacific.
and ne m'io Is known as the "MAnrYa or ERnoMAH.
GAS"
lie is rather under than I'VE, the middle b.obI
strongly built. with broad deep chest and poa erln
and ~ell.knit fame. He Is not fat bui robust; ssd
MS rude vigorous health is evident from his Whole APP
peatanee lie has an open, benevolent count enance,
haf oaek rs jet, plainly cumbed aside from his broad
lofhead, aud pair Of large eyes in one of which ihe r.
is slight defect, (not exactly siabsuos1 whioh does
not, however, impair the sweetness Of Their expresslop
ms eierch consists, pfhapaly, OF dela uf hls labos
among the lslads Of the South aud of m,ere,ny nner
dotcs connected with his MIssonnry operaIipa ln.f,
Perfectly unaduned hts address gives pleasure from MS
very simplicity. Mr. Wlians's book Is $, generally
fea' hal need say little more about HIM or t. A,
preacher he did not shine. heard him ON t,yo oeea
SUNS, during his asl visit to London ana do MT NV
sell lhlnk Thai his pulpit elius were his happirs lie
WAS Just The nan lor the Missionary post he occupied
ana lf''n winch he was 80 suddenly nnd my serlousy
moved
ad TIE happiness OF meeting hit; once or fsIc in
private, and saw hln ior the last llne when h. sailed
IN The missionary sh1p-the "Camd.n," bat as have
n'hls'td 10 Missionary Annua al tho request OF It's
editor, an account o that farewell occasnn IT 10 unne
cPs'4'y or me to say anything respecting 1t Ia Ills
place.
gentleman now rises who is evidently clpfoynan
lie Is rather lall, sumewhnt thin and WHY IN ra,nc
ana Is o dafh iron grey sort o a conpexun His hair
Is grated by Tine and MS face Is pourhed by the fur
oWs oi thought. He does mol seem much over nGy
yeats oi age. lis mauner rather 6d.etnc and the
eAp.ssloh oi his counenance Indicates some degree OF
nervous trliabiluy ]hdt Is one who Is well knuwn
D1h III England aud America, a prolific and able RI
ter III religions topics. 1t is The REVEREND EpyAap
| i}ICRERsrErn.
Mr.. Bcktrseth has not The most musical voice in the
N"d, aud is much better than speaker still
lf"m ms great popularity author he is prodi-
s"us iFurie, aud Is always enthusiastically rcce, ed al
pnOilc meetings. lie Is most uncomp. missing oppu
neot Of the Roman Catholics, aud seldom tas. IN ans
address, upon Whichever OCCASION II NAV be- 10 attack
Powfy. On The last occasion my hearing him address
public meeting, he commented with The utmost So,
verify on the lracarian movement, and read with con.
siderable exnalion, letter from the Rev. MIR. Slb
lhoTp, III which The latter gentleman, who had it is
well known, en1raced the doctrines of ,he Ronisi
Church. declared thai he had become COT, need of ms
errors and par,aken of the sacrament i'm 81, Helena,
Church, IN the lie ot Wight, Ct believe) Much
however, 10 Mr. Blckerstehs chasrin it was annpnn
ced by another ccrgyma the PLATFORM that Mr.
Sibihofp had, since the writing Of the letter TO Mr.
Blck,rsieih, again larsed nio tie ,mish filth Mr.
Dlckefseth e0ght perhaps. to have learned lesson ren
Nj Siblh"ts prs0ns wealiercJci clanges that gen.
llrman having during the prevors twelve months been
constantly usclllang. like pluls pendulum between
Pupery aud Professionalism. believe the fnet has al
last been embraced by bin in good earnest.
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