The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1855-08-18


present case, it must for the sake of truth. he
acknowledged that the first impression was
ambiguous. if not enigmatica and disarreca-
hle. His figure was tall, hurlv, massive. and
seemed even more gigantic than the reality
from the crowninc foliage OF luxnriant, coal
llark hair. wrcaled into long, curling ring
lets. Add head that looked like half
huslel: Eccting brows rough and craycv as
iragmrntary granite, ,lrradiated at the base bv
ewes of dark fire small and twinklnG like
diamonds in a sca-they were diamonds of
The <onl. shining in a measurcless sea of hu-
mora swarthy complexion, As if embrown-
ed by southern sun rich, rosy lips, ALWAYS
slightly parted, as wearing = perpetual smile;
and vou have liie-like portrait 81 the far
famed backwoo1s preacher
Though hralcd it all. from the text to
the amen. an forced to despair of any at
tempt to convey an accurate idea of either
the substance or manner of the sermon which
followed. There are different >orts of ser
mons-,hc argumcntary, the dosmatir. the
po>tnlary, the persuasive. the punitive. the
ccmha'ive. in ortho 'ox blows and knocks.
the logical, and the poetic; but this specimen
belonged to none OF these ca.cgoric>. 1t was
sn; J~ncriS. and of new species
"lle began with loud and beautifully
molulatcd tone. in a Voice that rolled on the
serene night AR Ike successive pcalS OF thun-
der. Mr:hOdiStS MINISTER'S are celebrated for
Sonorous voices: but his was matchle~s in
sweetness as well as power. For the first
ten minutes his remarks bcnr preparatory,
then. all Of a sudden, his face red lcucd. his
eve bri@htcncd. his gestures crew amin
atcd as The watturc> OF torch. and his who g
r"untcnance CHANGED INTO an expression OF
inim'ah!c huin"r and Row his Wild. wacci III
peculiar cl"Vucncc poured forth Ike a ,no,n-
tam torrent. 'IlancIny arrows, with shafts ot
ridlcnle, bon-ntofS, punS. side splitting arcr
'o.es sparkl"d, flashed and flew like hail I'll,
the vast auditory was convu.>rI with lauoh-
ter. For while the more ascrtic s,rovc ic
resist the current Of their owr srontancou.
emotions. These. however. soon Discovered
that they had nnd,rtah en- an impossible ar
hicvcmrnt in think :ng - Withstand his fr;t,
His every sentence was Ike a warm finer
iIrklinG tie ribs Of The hcarrr His very
looks ln'Itcd 70 m;rth far more tl.an other
proxies i"kc> 50 that the effort to main:,;l.
ones cJ1librumonlv increase! the ,ii>po>i
ton 70 burst into loliI cxrlu>iouS. As every
Srhoo'-"ov has verified in similar cases. y,
lcrg'h th" enrampment was IN a roar th,.
>'ernc>t features rr!aN"d INTO >,niIr. ani he
coolest eyes melted into tears ot irrrprc>>;lir
m"rrimrn:. This con'inu,l thirty minutes.
whIle N" orator painted TIE folly Of the sin
ner. which was ms theme. looked on aud
'an1hc! with fhc rest. hn' finally began -
tear fhr results a> t' .h'' l'rra her.
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,"c .'H' u ''""''""S ''ath-i'> tntlI, rs
nope; rs vince" faNf"r'> and angels attend
'''2 '"e >ln" I" "> >'arrv home with snc!
'''''' great ana '',''"nf belief 'hat all ewes
"'''' '"'i.'' '""ar" heaven, and Ia" entire
','-I'S'''''' S'ar'ed 10 Their icr',aS If 10 ha:
ne VISION ol ANGELS at which III" finger Of
me preacher seemed to be poin,cd. elevated
as II was on h'Si to the fail length Of III,
arm:
"il' then made a call for mourncrs int
.HI .Hi ..a a'sar. ana I'VE "nndrcd' many Of them
'"' 'i'' n'"nt 'hila''S' rushed forward anf
r'o>'ra'en themselves on their knees. Th,
"''''": was confirmed Tor two weeks, and
.''' '''" d ','''>"',' converts were added Il
'"e m', ."I,on rr1': :. may time his surce>s Wa
".'Pa't''c''", III anu '''e tact Is chiefly due tC
ms ,n'"''an'e wit and mastery elo1ucnc'
'':a' Mc,hn'i>m n, Is now the prevailing reli
S'"h IN Limos
iic was distinguished by one very uncIer
'ra' pcc"''arify-comba''venrss. His battle.
although always apparently in the defensive
were as numerous as those of the cclchrafe
bo"Ic he only difference was, that Bowie