The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-05-28
Pulpit Celebrities in London.

From an interesting letter of the Rev.
DR.. Cross, which We find ia The Christian
Advocate, We copy the following sketches
OF TWO Of the most popular preachers in the
great metropolis:
DR.. CuMMISo.- Sabbath morning we
sought the Scotch Church in Grown Court.
where DR.. Cumming ministers, and has for
the last twenty years. 1t is spacious and
rather handsome edifice, with the pulpit on
one side aud deep gallery in front. and
across The wo ends. Its dimensions know
not, but counted eleven large windows in
the upper tier of one side alone Before the
Rev. gentleman entered, the church was
crowded to It's utmost capacity both above
and below. The service commenced with
Il hymn, which was sung hy Inc wbo,. 81
emily standing, without the aid of any in
Ntrlmental accompaniment. Next the DIR.
read lesson from the Old Testament.
which he followed with II clear, comprehen-
sive, and very beautiful exposition, occupy
ing h'teen or twenty minutes. The PRAYER
winch succeeded was appropriate, but no
thing remarkable. Then an anthem was
chanted by the choir short invocation
was offered for blessing upon the VOID,
another hymn was sung 10y the congrega
ton, and finally the pastor began his ser
mon. which was just like one OF DR.. Cum
mings lectures, and could never have been
msia ken for anything else, 10y one familiar
with his works. There were passages in it
OF considerable beauty, but nothing bold or
striking. We were waited along by gen
tie breeze, on smooth and placid stream
lined with The vernal emerald, with here and
there gay bank Of prmroses, and clus.
ter Of sweet-brealhing vioIets, while the soft
ar trembled with the mellow symphonies
OF birds, and the Ginning of sive' bells; but
there was no Niagara, 40 thunder cloud up.
on The deep, no trumpet summoning 10 the
battle, nothing TO stir and stimulate the
soul, though there was much To soothe and
tascinate the bearer. The manner was suit.
ed 10 the malter-gentle, winning, fault.
less, except that II was rather too fine-loo
manllestly studied and artistic-for the pu.
PIT; the voice very pleasing, the enunca-
ton remarkably clear and precise, the en-.
tire elocution finished and elegant to the
last degree. The great excellence of his
preaching is its practical character; whatev-
or snDect he undertakes, he is sure to turn
u 20 good account. Ii we except Mr.. Spur.
geon, Cumming and Melville are the most
popular preachers in London; but the three
ought never to be mentioned together, for
each is entirely of different type from the
Others. Dr. Cumming is, withal, very in
dusifous man; and while presiding over
one OF the largest churches ia England.
manages to write and publish two or three
volumes year.
In the afternoon visited the Doctors
Sunday School. 1t is very large, number.
ing more than three hundred scholars. and
is carried on in the most orderly and beau
tful manner. The polite superintendent
urged me to address the school; and did
so, giving them a pretty full account of our
Sunday School Of three hundred colored
in Trinity Church, which opened
every eye and every ear; for they knew very
little ofour colored population, as was told,