The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-09-02

Shrewsbury, England. Perhaps
very few men ever moro fully
discharged tho duties of on evangelist
than did he. Very often would he
make his, appointments and have
them published in North Wales, on
the borders of which he resided, and
leaving homo on Monday morning.
on his little Welsh pony, he would
pass from place to place, returning
on Saturday evening, having
preached during his absence sixteen
sermons, to probably as many
thousands of hearers. Into one
locality, however, he was for many
years unable to enter; the clergy had
contrived to excite a most malignant
prejudice against John Palmer, the
Baptist man at Shrewsbury, and the
supplemented shepherds of the
mountains were led to suppose that
of all men he was one Of the worst.
Often did Palmer talk and pray over
this spot; and at length determined,
at whatever risk to preach All out-of.
door sermon there. 1t was a happy
circumstance that he was personally
known to one family only in the
district, and ho requested them to
publish the time and place of his
preaching, as we'll as to erect a
temporary pulpit. The time came,
and the shepherds and peasants
assembled in many hundreds, armed
with clubs and slaves, determined
that John Palmer, tho Baptist
man from Shrewsbury should not
preach there. The preacher was
met by his friends on tho road, who
cntreatcd him to return, as his life
was in danger. He requested them
Immediately TO take care Of his
horse and carriage, and to pcrnar
lnm 10 take -lia owm course, only
..!pulating TIM. rAen 10 appeared Oh
ii Trou,.d no one should SEEM to
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~ pc.lye raiiaGfs, s.slsl Z dfssscd M ; al az : /,
comp,esc Gen:lsHan '.U ngte his
appearance, and began % nqpl.c I'll.
cause of 80 large an a5selublasc ol
peop.e. Why, az, :a.l ihcy,
'Johu Palmer, the Baptist man from
Shrewsbury, is coming here, and
zays he'll preach, but he sha,na.'
oh, oh! said Palmer, 'Ae's coming,
is he? does you know him zur:?'
Know him, to be sure | do; l knew
him forty years ago, when he was
an apprentice to q doctor, and
a strange sort Of a man he is too.'
He then went on telling them tales
about John Palmer and others, till
they all surrounded him and became
most intensely interested in his
graphic and forciblc sketches.
BY and by, the stranger asked,
But where's John Palmer that you
said was coming to preach?' The
answer was, he was not como and
nobody knew why. 'Wcll,' said he,
that's a pity too, that there should
be no preaching; it will soon bo dark
well, would lie preach?' 'Why,'
said he, Il shall be taken for John
Palmer, and be insultod.' 'Oh, no.
they would guard him. He was at
length prevailed on to ascend the
pulpit, when he proposed, as after
all, preaching was solemn thing,
they should take of their hats while
he prayed; this concluded, he read
his text, and for about an hour
preached as few men besides himself
could preach to such an audience.
All for o while was silent as the
grave; weeping, groaning, jumping,
and all other signs by which the
Welsh show deep, intense feeling,
followed; in the midst of which the
preacher said, 'Now, my lads, I
am John Palmer, the Baptist man
from Shrewsbury, what have you
moro to say to me?' when will
you come and preach again. was the
inquiry from all quarters. lie often
did preach there again, and that mot
in word only, but also in power, and
i'll the Holy Ghost, and in much as.
surancc;;' nor was his ministry unat.
tended with blessing.
| had another fact or two, but l
think they must form another paper.
Uatc/maa and Reflector.
Stick NO BILLS HERE. During q
late Concert at tho City Hall in Man
chester, several Of the seats, having
been spoken for, were labelled zen.
gagged" Upon the audience leaving,
it was asccrtuined that one Of tho la