Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1863-06-19
The Two Preachers.
LIVERPOOL, April %, 1868.

LIVERPOOL, April %, 1868.
In the metropolis of Easlani Spurscon
AMI Cumming are considered the mos:
noticeable sensation preachers; = but
Lh crpool has also its stars" in this line.
Iney are Rev. Dr.. MAcNell and Rev.
llagh 5. Brown.
These two preachers, deseyvelly ceIo-
bratel for oratorical ability AMI fer the
virtues which belt the Christian ministry,
are entirely different in style and poqu.
larity The one is the type Of an aristo-
cratic, the other Of a democratic reli 5ion,
and each clergyman finds in the different
classes to which appeal is made, an ample
supply Of listeners and admirers.
In oae Of the suburbs Of Liverpool, TO
which access is had by u lon, lasty aycn.
uc known as Princes Road, is an attract
i've district called Princes Park. 1t is
semj-priyatc, seni-pu5Iie place. \ gate
way AMI po1tcg's lols9-tAe porter re,
siding ia little sort OF Groe;an temple
ABOUT large enough far pigmy occupants
serves 10 scare away strayin5 glg s53ais
while the open gate invites the curious,
we.-dressal traveller. y smeo;h clry-
ing roal eonluets past 'ieresens' ani
rows Of brick villas in tin Italian etylc,
while further on Gothic cottages nestle
amid the soft green foliage, al iooG upon
e,0sc sAIyen !awAs. These houses are
bait and ornamcatel VITA cure, and
p!4cei in just tao positions wAiea Will be
a5st gratifying 10 the artistic cys. TAe
very to.iage is disposed Of in symuotrics1
e'umps. tae entire park giving al iiaa Of
polished rusticity aa1 eiliael raraIity,
which eau only Be t9anl in l.ataal.
Ii tae centre Of these elegant ground,
sAarp, fash oaabl, s?irc piefees through
the foliage ana rises above thc elegant
trees aud the stylish villas. TIa caIrch
to whiea il aPpertajas Is il tAa newest
style oil G5t.ie--maca givea to sharp
pgnacies AMI projections, aal to little
lancet windows about as vile as loop
h1tes. \ fashionable iron railing SUI
raInls it, AMI s3ruee grass, wajcl some
way or another has also very i'lsAi0nl5ia
air, toyms a earpe; On whicl this !orlly
ehurcA is set.
In .amner tie structure AMI its sur
anlias, torm as prcttya picture as oae
ncel care to see. And in the details Of
the sceaa there is nothing to disturb the
ilel OF c.e1.ut repose which invests it
Tle people who i'll every SlnlAv this
beautiful eliica are quiet aud weiI-dressel
ana 50 lar ffom tawiry, gauly cockney-
ISM ss from low or shabby yulslrity.-
Tac cglipaces in which they roll peace
lully 10 church are elegant anl moleot,
and everything aboat them bctokcn9 wealth
and refinement. y poor, shabby work
n,-man woull seem sadly oat Of place in
such house OF prayer. Tle poor, to be
sure, are Represented by a troop OF little
gir,. dependent upon the cAaritlcs Of the
parish anl, like all parish children in
! England, the little creatures are dlsi cured
+ bg costume which makes them loJl like
>tareerows-5y long pokc-bonncts, and by
dresses cut as differently as possible from
those worn by others OF tneir SIX. Tais
jttle banl, however, but prove the fash
ionable amiablity Of the gregation !;
Cor charity Is Il fashionable virtue in Eag-
/ land.
/ Tae interior Of the church, though ele-
CANT, Is from pretension. There is no
snowy decoration, nor are the pews in the
very uncomfortable last ceatary style
/ which has Of late been revived. The pull
pit is at the head OF the middle aisle, and
does not cling in des3airins way to one
Of the pillars. There are no s3dilia-ao
/ fresooes mysterious symbolic carvings
or emb,ematic Ninlows. TIE service is
rcll in a sensible manner, without any in
toninr, and the muse is simple aud unpre-
tending, 50 thar the congregation can
readily Join therein, as they do. There
is nothing ultra about this church
Dr.. MACNIELL.
The Rev. DR.. MacNiell prcaeho5. Tn.
like III INV prominent Episcopal clergymen,
he does not consider a sermon 50 exhaust
ins task as to allow him no strength for
the service He occupies the reading
desk with the curate an rcats himself
the lessons, iTparting to tacn by the
changes of his voice dramlte effect,
which invariably interests the hearers,
though at intervals his manner seems not
waoliy free from atfectatjon. In person
Dt. MacNjell is very attractive. IL Is
somewhat over fifty years Of age, ani has
white hair Of beauty anl pro;u'ioa that
woall be enough to "set up ny Clergy
man, howcyct ordinary. Ills gesticala-
tion is elegant anl finished, aud his atti.
tules most graceful; he s2ams incapable
OF moving "A muscle in an awkward or un-
gentle manner. Among Americans he
resembles Bishop Potter of New York as
much as any oae else can now recall.
In preaching, Dr.. MacNoill is quietly
eloquent. lie uses neither notes nor
manuscript, but holds in his hands pock-
ct Bible, to which he frequently refers for
passages illustrative of his argument, his
listeners generally 6adin. taa verso IL