The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-04-07

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s.,ragson, March IA. 1850. bp-sm.
vS-Sunday evening j. the time and Cd xlt
- lie Mace to witness an exhibition Of ski
..,.;as Ire hrgest number Of persona in Il
- possiblc space. This Church y tAsoa,
:, sr.isy evenings in every part. The psopI
"a iIling an the pewa. and when these q
- =, he cock-lcft Of gallery slowed full
:. h,,ches are brought in and placed in III
N. .,a spxe AROUND the altar. Andsti man,
!, ~ end standing room about the doors ant
=. d, stairs, while others come, try in vain 1,
u, ID tiyeis up. We have heard Of persons
LING Chairs with them from their homes 4
Inc CbrtA sss
INC never seen any Church 90 thronged
,s.ihy every succeeding night as Old Zion
ysas6s Church. We have sometimes seen
"A ANS Il quarterly meetings on occasions
\. disssaguished strangers held forth in
,;.s,e discourse, when rcvivals were in pro-
80. bu, never before saw such crowds drawn
IA, .fter night, month after month to hear the
nne pcusonL E
Y@ essyDsn in charge, to hear whose dis
,0.rrs III elasses flock in such numhers-is the
r., Gyo. B locELYx. He is comparatively =
veu,r ss-FOSably thirty-five years of age.
n sppssnacs and conversation do not bespeak
D. nss d bis profession. He has none Of that
srsdv d nanner, whichis often worn bygeu.
a,sa u tie cloth, that says ~ am better thar
Asa dent presume to smile in my presence
i,a no, sesr the white neck cloth, and out of
h vspit sould be taken for quiet, compan-
,ulbe eitsen at home everywhere with every
Il, and one Of whom you would not hesitate
make an inquiry or ask favor even though
No never had befoe seen him or had formal |
PRODUCTION. gr
xr ]. is man considerably above the average
be, tending 70 eorpulcncy. He has an exceed.
xiv fine voice, with great compass, musical in
bne and enunciatcs with distinetness. His
renisg discourse which he calls lectures, we |
esume only because people rather 60 to hear a |
riare than sermon. are always written, and |
rapE from an hour to an hour and half in the /
frery And when We say that they are read
n great rapidity it viii be seen that his lee
p are Of very considerable length.
IL Subjects src handled with ability. His
bourses exhibit, LIST, earncstness and zeal: I'd.
Hrrhana labor; and Sd, scholarly attainments.
ssRk i always dignifed-- manner as well
A4liE impressive, s6rcible AMI convincing.
draH commands the close attention OF his
ssns IA every part Of his longest discourses
makes no flights that he does not carry them
hin fully. We are of the opinion that these
Hsss prepared for his Sunday evening meet
3 u this city are many Of them better than
Returss which he delivers during the winter
"a u various parts OF the country. We are
/ D. opinicn that the discourse delivered at
sioalast Sunday evening upon the Crucitx.
= va better than his famous lecture on sDan-
and fully up to those Of the most talented
gnea in the Methodist Church. In delivery
nor think Mr.. Jocelyn has improved his
zAi resources to any thing like their capa-
lhes. lie should school himself to a bettrr
Pnssement Of his voice, bring it under better
esseaoa. There is not too much zeal and
pf1esfness-oui too much heat and labor-too
restraining Of the voice, resulting often be-
\ Inc discourse is ended in huskiness. On
occasions We have also noticed slight
twang-of that peculiar kind acquired by
fAs e'ersyinen to the detrinlent of their Ia.
y ne pulpit. We do not mean to say that
'''elyns faults arc glaring, id this regard
@ contrary NC consider him an excellent
= aud clear, distinct and forcible speaker.
vim 50 fine voice he might far excel his
Int Efforts Aud If it is considered indispen-
that the mind Of clergymen should he in.
ped and cultivated and attuned to the work |
p a'e, is II not equally proper that he should I
y TO give force TO his preachings by correct
Impressive enuaciation, by that schooling Of
voice and Of dc whole man which, shall ena-
l1n 70 present to his bearers the great truths
'i' ni0is Ia the most forciblc and attractive
laer.
's's " oa' one' other criticism we are dis.
y 70 mske, and this applies. especially to his
p'e.ending efforts-to his lecture on Daniel
4a Union Thanksgiving sermon last fall
Pes hbored discourses We observe an exu-
ra'e Of imagery and . redundancy Of lam
n that mars the beauty and breaks the force
F* Of bis finest and most eloquent passages.
- NJ observable in his ordinary discour-
Aey are more simple, chaste and graphic
'e'itf taste. On these occasions, forgetting
Hngbut his subject, he takes his auditors I 1
we BY the irresistible power Of genuine
fsa's and holds their close and wrapt at
~ i'A the beginning 70 the ending. His !.
a0ff' are decidedly those prepared only for s
y y bis own congrcgatioss
sselya is the right man in the right place. .
*Ae for the pulpit He is certain to !.
AE paace and attain to the highest posi- /
= NE Methodist Church n this cosntry u
~ W continue to live and labor and improve =
''"'s ne es'neso Burlington. II
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A'Ek INVISIBLE Colonel Morgan lief, for be. \
.'s'siaay' having taken large load Of hay I
-'' - 'his port. A few Of the smaller class y y
a.e running and doing fair business.-
M y 1'in falling slowly, and no prospect Il
! tfroa Chicago in lssorl G
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