Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1854-04-22
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THE YOUNG MINISTER.
BY AAIIE.

For more than three months, Beechville
had been without minister. Old Mr..
Lis,on had died about that time, and no
one had, as yet, been found TO supply his
place. 1t is true, Mr.. Watson came every
other Sabbath afternoon, but his sermons
always acted like soporifc, and very few
Of his audience, except those who sat i'm.
media,ely before him, could remember
even his '.ffhly," for, by the time he had
advanced SO far, they were dreaming OF
crops and stocks, and the state of the mar
ketS. And the younger portion! All, |
leave you TO guess what they dreamed of!
Well, one Sunday he announced, at the
close of service, the, to US, delightful news,
that Brother Markham, young laborer in
the vineyard, would preach on The follow
ing Sabbath at Beechvile, and he trusted
that the youth OF Brother M. would not
prove an objection. He was one in whom
the seeds Of godliness were sowed, and be
doubted not they would yield abundantly."
His youth initiate against him, indeed,
thought we! just as if it were possible to
like person less because he happened TO
ue .youHE. 4NO, ihuVSH 'bdi vas tue
principal thing in his favor. 1t need
scarcely be said that there was an unusual
futter OF female hearts, as we prepared ior
church on that eventInl Sunday, and that
our toilet was very elaborate, as much SO
as country girls had the means to make it.
We were in church before the first bell
had done ringing, and sat waiting an age
until the Young minister came. AT length
he entered, and every eye, young and old
was turned on him. We had ample time
to notice him, as he slowly passed up the
aisle and ascended the pulpit stairs; and
if our hearts had not Huttered before, they
had ample cause 10 do so now.
Our Young minister was the very beau
ideal of manly beauty the very picture o.
which we young girls had been dreaming
He was rather tall, and handsomely formed
and had grave statel'ness Of appearance
not to be expected at his years, for he wa
scarcely more than twenty-three or four
We set thai down Tor a certainty. He has
a broad, white forehead, regular features,
profusion OF light brown hair, and pale
Intellectual countenance. We could no
al first tell what kind OF eyes he had, Tor
even when he rose 10 address US, they wer
not raised, but when, at length he lite,
them, and fixed them on the audience,
seemed as il fash of lightning had sud
denly burs, forth, and Illuminated the oil
church. What ewes il would be impos
sible TO describe them they were decided
ly magnificent And then, his voice, s
full, aud rich, and powerful, and wilhal, s
sweet. II was wonderful Il wo,sd sin
sometimes almost TO whisper, and the
rising in an even ereseendo, would fail
aaIlls one by It's full tones. lie held N
congregation almost brealhless al times. :
And when he leh The place, knots OF me
and women were collected together, di,
eussing the merits OF the young miniLel
II was plain he had made decided hit.
There was a thick pTiue hedge that boz
dsFed The road from Squire Edwafd's ne'
house, down 10 The lnFnslile Opposite Oh
MIs. Liaon's house, and inside the hedg
WAS q narrow pathway which, every Sun
day was lFoddsa BY "a ioT Wait 10 N
old lady wss part oi our Sabbath duiisl
She was q cripple, and lof ysafs had %
lett hsF foom, and u was considered . dul
hs sli hTf ioTlass husbands psIishionsts
ylsll hsF every sabbath, Il nol ol,snsg !
fhs old iolks ssnsEally called hslol
church haufs, bal Ne yoang oaFs alssl
pIeisFsd saDhlsfing sloRs The hedge an
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