The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-05-29
REV JOHN NrwLANp mArrir.

] For twenty I've years--yeats lrultini II
adventures, vcissitudes, AMI glory--th,
celebrated MAJ whose name heads this ar
,icle was tho Whitfield of the .mericar
pulpit. From the penobsco, to tho Colo
.ado, from Galsna 10 the pillars Of the
Capitol, tho fame aud the vc,orer Of the
orator o.cile,ed like the lndian Ocean. the
ebb aud flow OF which resemble mos, tho
time when Wesley preached in the Baby
Ions Of England Scarcely In thu Papa
City did one man exercise u more potent
influence than, in bic mad career, did John
NevIaud Nshit. Wherever hs went
whether in the crowded metropolis OF the
h1shed wildefness--whelher the religions
atmosphere was hot or cold--It was one
continued scene OF almost mi aculaus tf-
umph Friendship wss converted into n
feeling akin to alteration. aud enemies were
meirmotphoscd into friends.
lie had bu, ons hobby--it WAS tbat q!
the cross, and. as il the vision of Cons,sn
tine was ever before his eyes. the preacher
held in the heaven of bis soul the angus,
aud haIiowed emblem. Like the Roman
Emperor, be behelj inscribed upon It, in
letters OF iuefable beauty ala tbs |
conouer"
Men recognized him everywhere ran.
aud in tina, man the inspiration Of a. npos.
tie. lie ace mpli.bei among every ma.
,ion. ,red tougue and peonIer IL /.
id. 70 s,y thata radically cor,up, being. a
rboa, and bvnocrit n kn,ye clothed in
sacerdn,sl bslillrepi could have met with
such unbtoken ,riumphs the moment hi.
feet toucbed the nortico of the church
F,.il,ies he unnue.tionably had bnt who
had ,,,es,sr ,smn,,,ion. laid 10 ensnsre and
en,rap hin1 Calumndy rose 10 ike a
,,onntsin in HE p,tb-,eople Of infinite
e,emies n tbou.and fold more
vsnou..,,s than vine,s Kissed with poison,
ans and lofksd f,nes brt he tod unon and
,,a,,n'sd ,hsm down. and stood "a erect and
o,,rl.rop. az .ve,i Bertever hundred
down tina mnrmurs atonnd the French rfib.
,,o--,I,f. man ,,huted wi,hered e~coti.
lad I'm, !, was in the l,nruspe Of the Ser
mo, a., ho Nom, whom the Divine Ns-,.
,o,e cbocLsd ,ho ,nsolenre of the Scribe,
and pbariseasi
At lsneth far away IN the land Of Dien,
villa hunted down. with ledet reputation
s,ricken mud III. bu, with unblanching spiri,
.h..L s.~ H. $500, ., ,a,,a,
"r ,,i ar dnnn,o d,ai ma n,.l,,i,
n aean, ,.,s in bis nos,,il. ,nd tina as,
;,.,.;,atI, ho,, had como Von,d be .vir,
l,oso v,jthopi a hone of immotialit,
VII ~ Load,,, io,o n. yss,
y .,s.ai,, ,,'ba. H., Loso,, n tho
49,, L. ...a. ,,,.IIi,, di.,o,,i,g .,rst.
-. a.. -, ~ H., .,o,,,f a, v,o,la
800 ,ho ,ro,i, with tina, ,,,nouil cbiy.
sl,r ,,bf.h .l,,,s cba,,rtsri.asi be Ch,,s,,
u.,.L,oa,p saan.s, C.r;,s .n,n,
,ho ,.eL,
WIN ii, l,'o, b,e,tb la docl,,sd L,o,.
al, ~.ln,naia,sd man lbon. sia,J,,o,
p.,nt Of u,.t, ua aid ,b., du,,n, hi.
o..t,ral life IA. had been eeii,y Of many
iNolous ba, no criminal ac,s-foreave hi .
enemies. expressed mn uuaiefahle ussi in
the Maker OF the Stars, aud did not doub,
but that MI would be WELL.
Thus passed away John Newland Msf-
lit, aud it the reader vii v.it Ioulminsle.
from whence can be seen the spires Of Mo
bile, ia an nnob,rusise grave in that Tranquil
village. his eyes will rest upon the spot
where lies the mos. splendid Public Orator
likely TO be seen in hall nern,ury to come :
the star which srose Ia the East over the
bright waters of the deep and sleni >hsn-
non. eliminated in the american Heavens,