The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-09-09

vow THE REV Mr. sPUUR1EoN IMPRESSED
AVlRGINiAN

Tho suhipinel interesting description
OF this popular preacher Is from a cor
RESPONDENT of the Richmond south. The
secret ol Surgeons influence has been
g, wonder to many who have searched
his compositions in VAIN lof the evidences
al has fame. Ii is fully explained IN the
following graphic description 81 tn man
aud his preaching.
NJ. Edilor: You request m" +" write
out my impressions If u,is distinguished
preacher. and do 50 with great pleasure,
,nlv promising that probably nay views
q, ms mower and influence rs popular
sneaker may be worth but little.
In October Of last year ! happened to
IL. in London. and uu sabbath morning
r,J, Down tn Surrey Gardens I" hear the
p... NJ SrrrGfnS preach Tho hsildng
il, which ,hc services were hcld, was a
..+r lorrr airy summer Theatre. cnpthl"
i.lltu.r from : g. 10 90" persons
Whom | arrived. the whlr house wu-
stage, pit gallefle- and all vi
Ir.-.iur a geuilemHH standing near
,h.. entrance door to the stage, upon
Itch tho pulpi, was erected whom !
,,.L +, he one IN authority, | enlnlrcd
If might go upon the stag, whore !
conld have good "pP"rtun't! t. near
and sec the great preacher III very p'-
I,.i, recommended me. and gave ne a
.t within Jew feet II tho pulpit
,,v moments thereafter, during winch
,,,... had been looking over lne vast
- -, i,u,.n heinz. nraui. saw
.-,.,tl,,n,n viih "a lady AZ his side
,.,tl,,,.e IN tNe ISLE. towards Nhum, A.
he ,,.s,.d nl,n.e all eyes were turned,
ud when ha came upon thr stage knew
that -w,v.yo> was lctHt wr, found
hiu., All thc accounts represented HIM
q, b,. a ynuuc man, apparently h'i n'F'
than tNcntv-uc rr two Ncas - nG"
rather under ordinary h'ight, ~ >'i'""
rn,nplcXi1n. rather hight haH, ana l"t"
dr,,icdiv inclined t. hc Heshv l"cH
y,. nothing in his appearance peculiarly
striking m, peculiar Indications wlich
,y,u!d induce q stranger wh' met h'm
tt crowd ta pairt & him ani esteem
ANN ON. If naurc's great non 'l'r''
observer, however w"md a't'.'' J." W.,
-
,1unicnluc, something That no~irN' Va
tolIcclual power great decision .' 'n''
acter aui lirmu,S~ 81 WI
Ny first emotion "a' orr ~ 'iS"P'
p1inlmrut had ,,A', much 81 '"i'AN
and praise bestowed upon ohN wan -
every one ia \marica has via" fcrlN lne
paprr- At all hal seen ht" t'n HhHHN
of his rulpii Performance attracted
larA, audiences, beth 81 the n"h''ty anh
cum,nnner, Of Engi md, aud a." 'h's'
nusncusc crowds were 'ulran'rd ny ~,
clolmorcr aud uf course had conceived
H ms personal appearance very dil'er
entity frpu what il really was now that
IA. nan sfhol h"int' use, and feared
that other pleasing m'gin'ngs would
bc dispetiod Whenever be should begin
Is address Ia the prupt" had 'Np'-
rlcucad such cnuii'u~ before upon p"ihg
brought into clos" contact Whh l"th
whose fame filled the world, ant c'ot'
tut wonder. as | sat, what Their, was III
and about this man which stuffed INA,
vast crowd into such deep silence. ana
decent dccurun ns | now witnessed
| was still INDUCING iluno thoughts,
when the preacher arcs, and read - hymn
and beautiful reading II was. There
was no regular CHOIR, rs N "'r ehnr''''
10 lead til" singing, but su'"' E'h''''','"
near the pnlpit set the 'nn' ana ~ "'a'
vast congregation Joined IN "a solemn
song Of praise Ia the N".t ,i'gh
Then followed the usual prr'inln'r,',,.s'
such as we have IN oar 'hnfNhes "a VIZ
ginia, after which Nr. SRI a'koN hii-