Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1856-05-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
ANECDOTES CT xAklY PREACH.
x;Nj In THE W<.SA

To my MUD, WI, all due regard 4" the
great .i,vm~s "f Ne" Ensland-r., T. j..
wards. and Dwight. aud Ianuiny-f'r.n.
els A>bury IS the s,''st H. table ,,ah,e III
the ecclesiastical h story ri this c.a,I,u-n,.
lie Ia the care OF AL tue churches ri hi>
er'irr he travelled Tor forty ..a from
y ,m- m Georgia; fr"m thu A'Ianin t.,
sh,. limit. of y Iriia;,on ~ the W..si and
0u,hwr,, h"r- upon his shoulders the
ue,.a, ui lie aifnr, Of wat I, naW the
n .st M n-r.m- II the Pr"irs,an, in,.i,-, u,
tl- c'iutfy: Was Instant In sra.ou and
sDsst "i sea>n,, warning and encouraging,
a,,d s,nl,i.il,.; ai,d Vet his n,,i,e l. ut
frcor,Iri I,y >i"g'e h,>I"rI'n ot tn UNI.
teL Sta--, and nan, well re.I men are
MT even aware IF hR ra,s,rnc-
A>burv h I'll some striking pecultariiies.
Am M. .oher iniiy- h- was never ni,rr,-d.
lnd, I'd like many III ,he cary NJ ,,md,>t
n,m,-es>' H.. was = DECIDED a,ivoc ,,e oi ,h,.
e.to.cy "f tue cl-rg,. Ore ii ti,- ,hr--
rules ln,L dawn E." The gnida .re ii the
y..,,n, preachers was 10 The effect, that
sh-v mu-, ,,- ''vrr. sp,run2 Ia ti,-ir ecu.
Il, ,rr.u life they w-f- /, lead. and III.
a,n,v amount 81 their s,lary. ~h,c,,. u,
ehn,e DAYS. was fixed al u max .l.,nm, %,
six' four do 'cr> year. Ill pre-enis they
mtsn, receive Included. cr'Ib,cy sr-ui-d.
ia , II, .t,,er. 1 'ru-'t u,'mi iiIrn. | decd
Il v.s s.n r.iiy II nl-r,ro ii. that wn-n
y "a ~ b nn-r Wa. 50 u II 'riunIie "s t."
iu, hl,,sr WIN ~ t-n,ti- { nmp .i,io I. H..
ms, l-,v- ,h- sM,k> III g." uiu-raiit> aud
.,uca,e preaching when ae couai bus
d..s .rvil ~, Sm~' eu ice ir,,l, ,he church
A .bu,v hin-e SAID IN II h~ c.n,ld form
srr,r,n &c us duties, aud he mad in,ind ~
D., nan VIM ~UuIi bt Content wuh the sn
eir,y Of her hash md ,H bu, :, ,yle week.
i, the year. aud II h. should fad such tt
one he " .uld lot n,atr, her Still. h.
a unnamed u ,n5- tbs .In,y Of every M"
% s,p,mr, w"nm; All ne. acc mIn,g,
drvni-d a large share e MS -caniy iuc.,m
a. The M, n -nanc- uf . k,nswmn,m IL
e gland; nj when she died. he De-
ot.w-d II upon t""ihrr.
Tn--e r,rly M-,ho list preachers were
no, learned men. Ta-m I,hr ares. nn
.linm, consisted "f but Nv" backs, t',r
q, biz aud the H.mu b ok bu, the c.a,-
sssen,s Of these they MAS cred, ~ we'll NJ
1he great NIX ri hu uan nature F II "ui
Opn, I.'nely prairie. ~h-re they had pas.
s..d the night. with the EARN for mat
sress. aud the broad skt Tor a c"verm!
arI ,her sad.ii. for a pillow. when tue,
av.ke easis in the IN r,,n!. cold an,i
Am.,y. their 6-.i hltv WAS I" read. u N
sh-n .--s. few ch ,p'ers ff,"n the ,i,,I.
p .ck-t Bible. "'ten he lewn,y III. pages
with tn W tears anil. then. con n.nc,ng
Che "s-lsr< 10 tn pr Mec,i ~ Of their Hew
eniy F .,h-r. they would sad lie their
uses. md proceed "m their SOLITARY wav.
= rir HvMI h, X W ,s their & ga, ss,n,r,
firn,.h- |. ihev believed. WIN ever, need
ful spiritual weapon. They were aImos,
o. MN, yseat SINGERS. aud this accom-.
elishn-M often .,Md them in g.rM stead
D the cDlow,ng amecdote "f one VI them
tw,ll show, besides illustrating some other
I po,n,s ~ their cl,aracte..
anm,y the m.,st i,"ted ri these early
preachers was James. or M he wa. usn v
called, Ji,amy ilaxley. In 1908 nr 1907,
De w,s seat asa M'-sh,n,ry n the Alta.
k.p. cmrtsv in L",i.ia"a. a rrg'"n
chiefly mh.bi,ed ny Roman Cnh"l,cs. H.
bad it,le comtor to expect from u"pai,I
krdhess.aul IN had no "'sI-vw,h which
I q pi'chass M A, one TIM. he was re-.
dIcei TO the very verge OF s'arvatim. lie
si pissed The previous nj ,h, in the open
>wsmp. T'sa'd evening. cold. wet and
hungry. f"r he h,d eaten n",hinx tm thir'
Sy's'x h'urs. he reached plan,a,ion. IL
s",ers'l the huu.e. and peti,inne'l for E,oi
N l"'g'ng. The mistress of the house
widow. win .andry daughters. and s.v'
ersl "eg'" children PLAYING about. r~c"..
n'zet his calling. a"d refused his ,equss,
"Shs would have M such cattle an vi,
he'." The mos, he could Jam w.< par,
tn'"s'a tn warm h,,n.~li Nv the 6se. b..
Sore he SAL "ul in the cold aud darkuess.