Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-08-21
Port Jefferson. July 80, 1916.
Rev. DR.. Hawks.

On the second Sabbath which | passed in
New Orleans, | accompanied my friend Capt.
b., of the ship Isabella, to hear the Rev. Dr..
Hawks, rector of Christ's church. DR.. H.,
having formerly been settled at New York,
is well known in the Northern States, and is
distinguished for his eloquence and earnest
ness as a pulpit orator. He is held in high
reputation here, but can hardly be said to be
popular, from the fact that the p~opulace can
not get an opportunity to hear him.
His congregation is wealthy, and Ito use a
term which many regard as complimentary
rather than offensive) very aristocratic. They
pay pew rents, and rarely offer their
unoccupied seats to a stranger. Nisiters fill
a seat in front Of the pews, surrounding the
pulpit, but even to this they are not invited
or attended. The sexton sent us into one
corner Of the singing gallery, among a crowd
of other interlopers and whispering boys
We had a hard seat, although the congrega-
ton was large below, looked down on many
a vacant cushion which we should have at
least preferred. However, we heard the
great DR.. Hawks. His voice is clear, must
cal and powerful, and is modified, elevated
and depressed, as the sense and style require.
His eye is not at all confined to the print
ed or written page he appears like one who
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the alphabet-never installing, hesitating or
repeating-never so doing or uttering aught
that any one can see how it might have been
done or spoken better. DR.. II. is an artist.
His gesture is as perfect as his elocution.-
His sermon was far less effective than many
weaker and rougher ones which we have
heard, hut it contained thoughts the most sub
lime, and apostrophes the most beautiful and
striking. Its merits were of too high a grade
and too purely literary to consist with a deep
religious Impression on the common mind
Yet he made direct and solemn appeals. His
theme was Christ's resurrection-the pledg-
es and promises contained in that great fact,
to the church of Christ and TO immortal man.
We found it difficult to hear him at such a
distance, and among restless children, but
were well repaid for the painful attention we
gave.
DIR. II. appears to be about fifty years of
age. His eye is very black, and his com
pleXion dark the aspect of his countenance
is serene, but, ] thought care-worn and eX.
pressive of sad experiences. His society are
about building a new church ediiice, moro
spacious and imposing than the very respec'
table one they now occupy. Possibly they
will have more room for strangers. The sal
airy which DR.. II. receives is $4,000 and hi,
house rent. He now breaches but one ser
mon on the Sabbath -Nristian Reflector.
1t is not very wonderful that the Rev. Dr.
eye is very black and his complexion dark.
He is in fact a colored man-having African
blood in his veins. He was born at New
bern, North Carolina, and the fact of his col
ored blood is there very well known, though
he has not probably boosted of it in New
York and New Orleans, and few of thos,
who have listened to his eloquent preachin!
are probably aware Of it. His white relative