New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-05-19
PARSON BROJVNLOJV IN THE PULPIT

The announcement that the Rev. w. G. Brownlow
would preach in the Hedding Methodist Episcopal
Church last evening" drew large concourse OF people
and az many as it was possible for the church hold
got inside the building while hundreds were obliged
to 90 away unable TO obtain admission. A prayer
appropriate to the occasion was offered by the Rev.
Charles G.. Somers, ID. d., when Pason Brownlow
said that be rose TO announce that he would not
undertake TO deliver sermon l rise in part, said
Mr. Brownlow, to convince you that | ought not TO
try to do so. BY way OF preliminary, will remark
that on the 9th day of December last by the savage
beasts of the Southern Confodcracy, l was thrown
INTO q loathsoIne dungeon, where remained till the
"a OF narch-wanting three days Of three months
The last seven weeks OF the three months l was
seriously afflicted with the typhoid fever ard be-
came so low ut one time as TO have TWO physicians
attending me, and | required 10 be turned over
in the bcdand helped out and into the bed. Ga the
meroya le Sd OF March, when | was ordered TO
leave tie Contederacy, and furnished with flag Of
trace and with passports by the Secretary of
War Mr.. Benjamin, Endorsed by his master, JEDI.
Davis was 70 feeble as 10 be unable TO walk, aud
was hauled 10 u carriage 10 tie depot and put on
beard Il car under an escort Of my own choosing
twelve men and two oihcers-lOurteen in all-Union
men and Union officers, who were unfortunately at
tachtd 10 tie Rebel army, but who were known TO
me ls such, aud Trustworthy friends In my tran
sit TO Nashville, where they piomis d 10 turn me
over 10 tLc uLiOn picaots and army, wa twice AZ
raultcd at the depots, and Infatuated mob Of
Rebel soldiers attempted 20 rob NE, and on one
sion TO hang ne, and were only repulsed by the
bayonets Of my faithful guard. In this
crippled and emaciated condition reached
Nashville, and for the fist time ia thr,e months
brea;hcd The free air Of heaven. | w.s surrounded
by Union army and Iy kind nri sympa,hling
friends, whose kiad regards and schedules ! knew
had. ~ once commenced improving. aud stoaoiiy
improved all tho imei and this Is the first Sabbath
siucc then that have not either attempted g. preach
"a sermon or deliver a Sunday-scho0 lecture; bat in
going 10 Indianapolis, 10 Dayton, 70 Chicago, and
returning 10 Columbus, Pittsburgh ana philadel-
pha, speaking in all those cities, and speaking al
almost every depot from the platform OF the car
along TINS extended route of railroad, and speaking
IL this city almost every nighin all this my ieinus
have IN kindness 10 overtGxed-quise oyert'!AeI
my physical abilities. When was thrown INTO j-ii
1 weighed 10; whel they took me our "een .o, |
l35 rOundi. | have been recovering, 80
deal ever since. But on last evening, Ia Dr.
Ign, spoke an hour and thi g r bav,
quite too long. and quite too ieuin t 81 sbo
been unwell all day; the first nan ~, " -
day confined 20 my bed, ANA gu INC "a? ~@Ie
my room, and never !cft 1t III iie1' - I'D "a,
GOT into the carrare To came 10 ihia ~ -" A.!
Chico, in comm, IN rcrson was 10 make my apology
yo'n.,I,' - - Bu while sIn not able 10
cr,,,I, .J -, I'm he In bel, have brought Nlth
Inc a friend who travels VITA uioi ar" y. S'" -
as n substitute. and he WIZ address you. Yen zen
Carey III much Gner sPe"hs, t.lan a''' =, ID Wac,ual
tNi, W 80 rsartaintiient that you viii not IesI'
az amt 10 enjoy you shall have IL '',
'"N' ,aye something If u critical ear, nLu
o,.''nb 1s,f that il he shall f,ll TO III the Dl lu
,,hon he ia done to supply his de.ees ss.A
as nrp and III ae bad plight as am' ou' DC '"'