Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-06-13
pl-JpJT pOETRAITCRES.

DIR. WIN. 4. SMITH or NIRGtNiA.-ih mere are
some men who are not nnly great in deed, but VIII" look
crnat. Such II man. we presume. WINS Martin Luther
In il impossible Ia conceive at the great rcioriner ns
n puuv little man, with n narrow chest aud cracked
voice. He must have been Il broad 'houldrrcd giant,
who stood upon legs Of brass, with Il voice which
shook The old German rai!Icdr1Ils like the roll Of dis.
;nnt thunder, and n face luminous with intellect ana
crowned bva brow ~ which authority sat cnlllronch.
No other man would have dared Ia lay his hands upon
thc p;llnrs OF the church OF Rome which then be-
strobe the world like II Colossus, and shake down the
proud arches which they supported or IL lie ii"d'
The world would have laughed al him for his prcsump-
ton. w 49,
lust auch a nun is DR.. William 4. Smith of Nir-
girnn. lie ia only about five feet and a half high, but
his framc is large and knit together with muscles al
steel. He is The embodiment of strength, and looks
as if he deiicd the wear Of labor. His face md tore
head are broad and massive, ana his clear h'ne eye
has an unlnunted look. He stands erect upon ms
feet with his head thrown back, and looks our upon
nature md up To the heavens, with such nnblcnchIns
bravery, that one is almost icl 10 think that his mind
Laa struggled with nli mysteries, and his hear wrcs-
| tied with all powers, and found nothing above his ca
paciiics. Yet time has lcf; lis mark upon him. lie Is
| Slightly lame and linrps in his walk his light hair
has fallen from his brow but these detects do not IN
the lcast impair the mnicsty of his presence; they are
Il loud, oretumd voice, which vihratcs upon the ear
like the peal Of IN organ. and YOU have before YOU
The intellectual giant Of MictIiodism, and tho beau
ideal Of Angln-Saxnn manhood.
III. Sllltn II n SlrElnlnN ny bITlH. iiHH Ihih'i "a
a merchant, but died insnlvcnt while he WINS n hoy
He VIVA bound apprentice Ia Il shoemaker, but was
soon afterwards released from the articles By Il Mr..
Russell, who had received great favors from his father,
and offered Il place i'll his store. This oHcr he de-
clncd, havin. embraced religion and determined tn
| devote himself To The gospel ministry. llis early edi-
| cn.ional advantages were limited, but by dilIScnt APP
pi:catiun and the force al native intellect, he hiF
made himself n scholar, and is now the successor at
Dr. Din in The Presidency of Randolph Macon Col
I,na ", op,l IL ia n very general OPINION llIIt lnt
college has suffered 10 dcirilncut 10y The change.
The Methods. connection have long known ani
appreciated the lofty intellect "f this gnird man. but
he was never known 10 the country nj large until tho
lanelical spirit Of tie North. upon the SUBJECT oi
slavery, brought the North and South III collision IN
1911. lie then stood forth the champion al the South
in tho defence of Harding. aud bore a prominent part
in ull tho debates of tho General Conference WHICH
effected the division of the church.
Hi. intellectual developments bear n ciasc rcscm'
blnncc IN those of Calhoun, OF whom he il evidently
a Disciple, and it is believed by many that he 10 III IL"
rcspcct his inferior. Our readers have liad Tue pea,
sur. of reading in previous issrca oi our journal, an
| abstrnc; of Two lectures delivered by him III THIS Guy
on the subject of slavery. They were characlcfiscu
by great depth and Originality ni 'lious:', C"mipaS.
hcnsivencss of view and thorough analysis OF ptiiici,
niles. Ic secs AT once into tic lcart of n%suhlect an!
bns rho remarkable faculty Of making the most alb
strupc reasoning pnlpahle 10 the rolnnlo!iost coiilTc'
| hcnsion. 1t il 10 be regretted that ne mas ", loht
| since published his d!seourses upon slavery; Moa,
eatis6cd that they nro the most nlastcriS defence o.
Southern institutions which have ever been deliver
ed. We arc pleased to announce that no VIII give
them 10 the public at his earliest: convenience.
II may astoIlish our readers that Il man 30 en!incn,
WINS moi elevated to the ~Dishopric by the last General
Conference. This will not surprise us whom we recni
Irct that Calhoun, Clay and Webster wore passed by
to make room for inferior men by the American poo
bio. Intellect is iinperious, and scorns To c"IicIiitt
whom il cannot couvimcc. besides, little men ARE rn'
able to comprehend great men, and are -ure I" l''sln
tcrpret them; ind therefore ienr C"f"m""'
/G0,J Times.