Delaware gazette. (Wilmington, Del.) 1837-1883, 1864-09-02
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TRtALs or rHK RARbY MsrHopnfs. The ear
ly Methodiits 10 Eaglapd experienced haraher
tfea'msnt from their o0uDtIymsn than often ialls
to the lot OF missionaries 10 hesheu lands. Stew
ems in his history of Methodism gives some graph
10 sketches oi tho petssOutions which ihsy suffered
We give one Of ihsms a.4 -sg-r's
Nelson. Eai aiaailsd at Hamburg By almost "ths
whole town-men. women, nnd childrsu +" The
young men and apprentices had recently combined
! with the Dissemination 10 sisse the arst Mstho-
dist preacher who should come among them, and
drag him, with halter round bis neck, to the RE
YER to drown him, thereby dsterring any others,
as they hoped, from troubling the town. son
Of ths parish Clergyman was leader Of tho mob.
partially insane man had been appointed to pot
the halter on the preachers neck, aud now assaiI-
ed Nelson With one in his hand. butcher stood
With rope to aid in dragging him to the stream.
Bu. Nesons power over his hearers was invinei.
blsj while his voice was heard the leaders Of the
mob could do nothing. They procured SIX large
hand bells as the best means Of breaking the SPELL
of his elequsnoe. They succeeded ia drowning
bis voice, when the mailman rushed in aud put
tho halter to his throat. Nelson pushed it back
and the maniac fell to the ground, as II "knOcked
down by an axe" The butcher htood tremblsd
with awe, and dared not touch him. AgcoHstabls
who was disposed to favor tho rioters came, but
on approaching the preacher, "turned pale" took
/ him by the hand, led him through tho mob
helping him fomount his horse bade him "Go
on iu the name Of the Lord" 80, my Godi" ex-
claimed the delivered evangelist, "hitherto hast
thou helped me-"
Nelson was to encounter, however, worse perils
immediately after at Hspworth Moor. He was as-3
sailed there with shower ofstonss while preach
| ing a table Ia the open air. All who were
arouLd him flsd, leaving him as mark for the
| Tying missiles; but none touched him. When he
descended and was departing, to was struck IN
tho head With brick, and iell bleeding to the
earth. He was unable to rise for some time, but,
being lifted up, staggered away, the blood running
down his back and filing his shossi and the mob
following him with shouts aud menaness that they
would kill him as soon as he passed the limits of
the town. "Lord, "-sried the periled Methodist as
be tOttered along. arhou vast slain without the
gate, and canst deliver me from the hands Of these
bloodthirsly men," An honest man opened his
door and took him 10, surgeon dressed his
wound, and the same day he on his way 20
preach at Acomb' There his trials we're to culmi-
nate.
A Acoach drove up crowded within and without
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Dy youps m'n' wac sang oaconsuslan l, songs snu
.nrs" rotten eggs 70 inc women Oh tue ASSEMBLY,
Two .ne sHohses1 oi tns rio.ers Appfoacneu nuns
ono oi.nsu swearing ne Wouiu hl' MN on tus
spot Handing his coat and wig to his associate,
| he rushed at the prsachsr crying, hIf 1 do not
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asias anu mo Asss,iAn' pi'cnea on nus neaoi on
sk ~ tspes'su sas SNsmps nna rsn'A ArAyl
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asssuu no P'oA'ra'sa o'e PreSoasr' anu isAPips
"''n as aoes' up'a nNn' osA' mn unsu ne was
senSeiess, opening meeaW'Hs s'e ~oanu N ms
a9s'' Ns'oa o'ea Hs'y. as fuusu supposeu
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! he shall not live smother DAWN this uorld.s
when thsv had vo,b,m n ,bs st,.s, ,h.v a. m
4 . hu.... ana a osr,op eauvht Ma osht, bana.
aod .isays him = basv pluck p NJ The ,amsl t;ns
another struck him ou the head and kaooh ed Nh,
ldpwu. AZ he arose they again proatratsd bim.-
No less than eight .imss did they fell him to the
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