The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-19
The NEW sEgSANoS PREACHER

TIE NEW SENSATION PREACHER
The Rev. Henry 0rattAn Guinness 1t tIls
Academy OF Music-The Great Rush -
Hear Htm-Mass Meeting or SINNERS.
The Rev. Henry Grassan Guinness, whose suddc4s AID
meteoric like appearance in the pulpit New ert has
osused SO much excitement in religious circe pre.ohed
sermon yesterday afternoon. The Acslemy OF Nus,n
the place selected for its delivery, and the reverend
gentleman held forth the very boards where The spres
Of Der Freschutx were wont TO weave their myss,0
spells and Don Juan practiscd his intrguss Ta
immense building crowded TO Overlooking: great,
indeed, tho number in attendance that standing room
even was in demand, and many Of the audience were
compelled BY the pressure behind to get upon the stage
The aisles were all ammed, and even the third tier w.
crowded. So great an assembagc was never known -
the Academy Of Music except when political neet-
ing hes been held there. Al three O'Clock between seven
and eight thousand people present, BY half
pas. threethe time set down for the Of
the sermonthe building filed that the ingress Of
any impossible, and many hundreds we're COM
PEELED 10 turn away unable to obtain admission. plat.
form had been erected in front Of the STAGE and Tie
crowd upon was great that fears entertained
for its security and the officers Of the place were obliged
thin ont the crowd by sending them back upon IL
stage On former occasion Mr.. Guinness requested that
al Christans should absent themselves, and thag
none but sinners should TO listen 10 his words r
his instructions were obeyed the Academy OF Music con-
tanned immense concourse OF sinners yesterday after
noon.
Mr. Guinness, although possessed or considerable mA
% preacher issun young man, being about twenty.
five years Of age though his appearance would mako him
somewhat older he 10 q man Of medium height, slmly
built, and has z very Interested and earnest manner
when speaking His delivery IL graceful yet forcibe,
although perhaps there slight want Of gestculation.
BE also somewhat self sufficient 10 his manner and at
times rather harsh In his language. He seems 70 DO Q
solid speaker and deals no compliments his
hearers into Ill Of whose hearts his words appeared v
sink like soaring iron. His style of the argumsnta
tive kindi belongs more to that which logans call the
dyyuSentusw ad honinem He appeals TO the feel.
tngs than to the reasonmore to the heart than 70 the
BRAIN His voice b somewhat monotonous and does not
possess that ever changing variety necessary enchain
the attention Of audience and the listener who has
been prepared to expect great oratoria display somes
what disappointed, although his earnestness be ad-
vances, renders him more pleasing and dsarms criticism
His grand redeemng trait, however, is the simplicity Of
his language. he seldom resorts 10 those lengthy and
technical expressions which reverend orators are apt 70
make use Of and, even when compelled to DO 3d. his ex
PLANTATION 10 satisfactory that his meaning evident 70
every mind.
Al half past three o'clock Mr.. Guinness made bin a..
pearanoe the PLATFORM accompanied by the Rev Dr.
Mott Of Union College. He gave out the hymn com.
mencing;-
"Oome, trembling Sinners"
After which he offered up prayer, the fervency Of
which brought tears to many eye. In he alluded 70
the building In which they were present. and the ad-
mrers Of the Opera and the lovers music and singing
will Ia hat unvnr aod a.
ing the portion Of his prayer which audes to The AGA.
DENY Of Music
Oh, God this afternoon Of thine own Sabbath day va
meet in place given only 70 worldness where multi
tudes continually in whose hearts thy love dwes
not and who know not the exceency Of the knowledge
Jesus Christi who instead Of casting the world behind
their back and counting all things lost for jesus sake cot
their affections upon the things Of this world and care
meet In place where mult,tudes come continually for
worldly and carDal mirth and amusement, where thy
rbadry where Thy Son not soried, but rather oien
times where even his protesting servants, members of
churches come In secret, mingng with the blind multi
leads to hell Oh, thou invisible, but present and
nigh Cod we are here for the proclamation Of thy
truth.
He took his text from Colossans l. I9:-"For pleased
The Father that in him should all fulness dwell" and
after reading the paragraph from which the text was
The Lord jesu. Christ has given uttersnce the words
Tncn !, 1 4no about mo 70 repeat pee , BE Gay s s
whom Thou has sent" Now believe those words We
are by nature ruined sinners and instead Of being hers
expressed in the Scriptures heirs Of hell Now the great
question 81, y not how shan We enrich ourselves hi.
ne become famousY but the great question should be
how shal we be delivered from the endless wrath Of
brought into this world sinful Creatures and By
actual ansgressions have brought ourselves also
under the darkness Of the own OF the everlasting wrath
,f God The great question how shall be delivered
rom this wrath Of God and everlasting DEATH and how
God and eternal fes Now the Lord Jesus Christ solves
he true Cod, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent"
I come among you As a stranger. know that shall
shortly meet you all before the Judgement Of Cod
you all rapidly passing away into eternity, that
you all being down the stream Of time a fast
Of Godbere you appear before hts throne to
give an account Of the deeds done in the body.
As sure Sa as as you are now s. alive you win short
Be condemned 70 everlasting death. : Now Now, YOU
may be aaved BY being converted unto God through
the Lord Jesus Christi and therefore 1t s that speak TO
you Of the Lord Jesus Christ afternoon For my part
was once ~ ungody the greatest sinner this place.
every thing to mel gave myself up to the pursuit Of
worldly pleasures and 10 indulge in worldly SINS and
leads hell have tried tho world, ana know some
what Of what is know IL s no more, at most, than
@s bssSs s !. Ss s.
the mseries Of he'll and 60 TO aggravae the tormen Of
the lost within the hearts OF the unconverted and
10 my firm belief that God did notresrain the world IL
would soon become as bad as Pandemonium; find
tries and Of all classes; ! find the vicious
and the oscourngs OF other countries congegAted in
this city, well numbers Of the good and wise and
cody. ! know that when persons sin in other lands
multtudes Of them come 10 this country drop into thu
place and settle here nevertheless remark that no riot
RACES along the streets. but all things to move
quietly What which Restraints all the evil Of this
metropolis 10" says the statesman, 1.-THE civil power
But your civil power loose in comparison with other
countries What then Restraints transgressors In this cyf
II the power Of God Just %, u with Gods dealings
with the world He Restraints from breaking out and
overwhelming It. The speaker then went 10 refute
the idea that Christ not God and merely human,
showing the beneficial results regards the salvation Of
mankind, Of his divine and human nature combined.
"I pleased the Father that In him should all fulness