Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-08-28

retained his great popularity and il Is sill IN the Ia.
"fe,Se To keep ,oge,her X ,wland Huns congregation
alter tho deaih Of he latter, Mas ~ light TASK hui he
i has accomplished II. As al author, h.. Ia we'll known
IN England, and his works. chiefly small tfealises on res
laiaus subjects, mud sermons. are very oxiensi, ely cifcu-
llaieI. lie has. however, " rllen tn book which II Is.
likely will become u standard work. Indeed, hs incrs.
sapl lahors leave him lutte ilne Ia devote To author
shin
Who has nat heard Of Fpw ,ap Iav,Ne7 he eloquent.
the gifted, the pians, 'hc cratic lnviso II Was my
good nrlnne. whilst in i.ondun. frequently To hear him
preach, both het,te and after hs secession irum the
Church nj S,ntland, and never shall fureol the man,
hts matter. and his manner, once, alsn, met him los
wards the elose ofliie. IN the social circle. and viii en-
deavbr IL give the reader same idea II him as 4 man and
u minister,
lie was. as every nne kn,ws, at one period. pastor IT
a Scotch Church. in London and there it was that 7 frs,
heard tbs remarkable individual. One Sunday morn.
,ms ! proceeded. two honrs hefare the time appointed Car
the commencement Of The services Of the church. aud g
ven nj that early hour, hundreds were waiting until the
d'ars should b. npanal all eas'f 10 uplain al MISSION. =
Long before the crowd was let Ia. the carriages Of Dake
ihis, l.fl thai. Nir sanatlna tha 9TH n, dt,ve up anl
dis,orpeI their lrelghts Of wealth, aud fashion and bear
", for Irving vas thru The rage. and undergoing the
process oi heing spnl.1. lie vas. indeed. The great
Sunday llon al London. aud what would tho fasl,
lo, hunters Of The modern liabyl IN do. with mi an dbl
Have one they must, and have onr they Will, whether il
he n specimen ut mental greatness, or eurporeal liltlenpss,
From the Queen On the thrane doan 10 The uiver of U
good dinner. there must be the daily monster, as well
as mo uHlN bftad. ANY lhtng VIII do; tor we have
seen, IN this our day, an iniinltessimal fraction Ut human
ity petied IN a palace, by ronliy itself, whilst genius
stood stiisefina at HE portals wishing that God had con-
terred apbn II the distinction of llileness. Anvlhing on4
ire and lavisa was ontre enough Ia satisfy the morbid
cravings III a fashionable mob. Well aving squtsz,
ed myself IN. ! got II standing place. where | could see
pretty well all that was going On, and presently InviNG
ascended The pulpit.
And lever saw such another man. Look, reader, Al
the pictures OF the Evangolists, by soma Of the old mas
ters - pirtnres ~ here jain. for examine. is Tpnrps,ntrd
with dark locks II wing dawn IN his shoulders. aud with
IA connlenance majestic ~ lis solemn tepnse-aud you
viii have some idea of his head. As for his face. when
The muscles were In action, II wnnld have required the
very Ca,avaeaio or Spaanoletti Of portrait painters Ia
have correctly transferred II Ia canvass, VI, wild, suik
my aud solcmn was It Ia its manifold eSptesaiona.
lie was 'al and slender. but apparently firmly knit.
and originally he mus, have Possessed considerable
strength. There WAS u slight stoop OF The shoulders
raost studinns men have thai hut his head. face and
long arms were the must striking poriuns of his per
SIN,
lie gave oui a hymn and read a cl,p,er. in a ,eep>
toned. Solemn voice. as though be WAS fully aware If The
importance of the preat ,brnts on when he was fxinp
hs attention; afterwards he ole red up an exiemporanenns
prayer, In a broad scoiel, accent, which was al fra
rather d ficult to understand, aud then came tho SER
mon.
Ills subject was taken from the book of Daniel, the
fhh chapter, and the 18th. ooh aud 9th yersrs-in
which The words written by the mys,ie baud On The wall
Of Bclshazzlt's palace, "AtESE, meme, TlKEL. Jr
nARsiS, are translated by The Prophet.
lie commenced his discourse IN u low. monninnous
tone, and gave "A brief historical sketch ol the men and
timts referred to IN the prophecy, and then. AZ il 10 SUI
his wealthy aud afisincIaiical cong regaliun. he comuenc.
ed a violfnt and terrific attack on the Dlves's OF The day
As he became fairly involved IN his subject, h. ait,
tudes were extraordinary and speaking on ihis part of
my Subject, | am reminded hiatt have not fully descIlb
ed his personal appearance.
Ills face aud eyes were majesically formed, az far
as features were concerned From a high and broad
forehead, an abundance of raven black hair, parted ex.
actly in the centre, siteam,d dow u in luxurianl ringlsl.
over his broad shoulders. lila nose was large aud prom
lnent, aud his mouth we'll shaped, aud very versatile in
expression. lie had high cheek bores, and his cam
plexion was very dark-yet. saatlhy ash was, still
deeper shade on the lo@er portion Of his face showed
thai, IN shaving. a beard blacker than usual had been
shorn. But The mosl peculiar features of his face were
the eyes. which were black. and mould, had they ever
seemed 10 have looked al, have seen through ONE. Doth
Of these organism vision were strangely d%Istgnred and dis
tnried by s,fabislnns lin plain Language, he squinied
most aefuly. 1t was not a 'easl' IN the eye-sucli
as Ge,rge Whitfield had and which. his blog raphers
tell us, MAS al times rather a grace than a deiurmlty.-
Aud 81 bright were THESE eccentric ''opiics." that whpr
he was animated he seemed 10 sho,, forth obliquc light
ming. lis figure was allifed in the peculiarly fash
toned GOWN worn by Ministers of the Kirk OF Scoiland,
81 that his long arms were moi envelpped in sllken did
but the coat sleeve WAS visible, from wrist to arm pit.
lie had not prncerded far IN his sermon. when he
began Ia lash The vices and exiravagances ot the rich,
and then thought. al first, that the pulpit would moi
long contain hun, for now he would stretch his lona body
over the cushion, and with the bible 10 hs out stretched
hands, he seemed IN imminent peril Of falling on The
heads of those Immediately undertaken he would sud
denly siraighlen himself, aud extending his arms, he
would Look something like one of the models IN which
we see coats exhibited at the duorso f tailors' shops
For a few minutes he would stand quietly, with his
right pointing 10 heaven. and his left fore-fnger resting
m the Biole. pouring firth a stream of eluquenc~, wurs
thy, as To language and slyle,H Of The old dlvlnes; and, as If
a fury had suddenly possessed him, he would move from
one side OF The pulpit To the other, 1nglng himself into