, 1864-02-21
THE GOSPEL IN EYGpT.
Correspondent New York Tribune.)

Correspondent New York Tribune.)
Ook9oLA, H., Jan. "a, 1854.
Not long since I received call from pop
ula1 preacher. During the week he works. at
wagons. When he Prepares lis sermons I
do not know. He always hns large congrega-
tIonB. I have always taken lun to be harnl
leas, inofensiye man. hare felt little
bitter towards him for some time, because,
N fitting couple Of wagon-Whsels for , ms,
ard made such loose Joints TINT, under
moderate load, one wheel broke down, while
the other is likely to give away at any time.
However, the ten dollars ! paid him must be
considered 60 much in support Of the Gospel,
though most Of 1t MS In coffee.
1t was Saturday afternoon, md saw, at
glance, TINT It was particular visit, for the
bosom and collar Of his shirt lat moro blue
ing In 1hcm than for everyday wear. It is
likely that lie called because went to hear
him preach The previous sgnday. W On that st
chap. 34th yerse- =" He maketh my feet like
kinds feet and setteth me in high places"
As he could not read very well, he had mis-
taken '' binds" for "hens," md, upon this
reading, lie built his discourse, going on to
show that as the feet OF hens are fnade to hold
fast TO stick or branch Of o tree, they sleep
securely, while without such feet they would
lall of. So It was In Christinn life; the feet
are faith, the branch is tho promises which
are taken hold Of and by this means the
In high places" and though the rain may fall,
and The wind blow, be Is safe. For more
than ha1f an hour he enlarged On the text In
this manner, while Ills hearers wondered ut
bis ability to explain the scriptures. For
some weeks before I had been sick, In fact, had
the ague, and had gone to meeting hoping to
feel better, but the seats were slabs, with no
backs, and one Of the legs came up through SO
very ncar where I sat, that my back almost
gave ont, and would have wholly done SO had
I not been interested In the sermon. ::
After a little, our preacher said: ~ am
told you have power Of books; If you've
no objections would like to look at 'em. I
think T. heap Of larning and Of them as Is try
| In to git edication." There was no ob]ec-
ton. ! have only about 200 volumes he
probably never saw 50 many In all bis life,
written them. Nothing Is more common
with such men than attempts at appearing to
know every thing; and If called upon for an
| opinion, they viii ask questions implying
mat natter; III but tt they h vii silly wait iii @ tes Set sst
the answer from you, then they repeat IT.,
and add, so yes, that's right always
| knewit :" / confess was taken little aback
by the swift, careless, rolling Ut his eyes, and
over the leaves, and thcn putting it back, but
thought it would be no harm to test him a
little. had among a few similar books, 4
copy Of Findcn's Moore, printed In London,
on costly paper, elegantly bound, and inten-
poet on the left hand is picture Of q beau
tiful ladr, On the opposite page few lines OF
verse, In large, clear type, from which the ar
list drew bis design Of these there are
come hfty or sixty I'LL finely engraved. Sec
| 3he book. telling him 1t was q very choice
one, that It cost 50 many dollars, and that I
did not show 1t to every one. After be had
looked over 1t spell, and, rs l clearly saw
without being ut az attracted BY the ensra
wings, he said that II he bad time to read
This would be the very hock he wanted, fo1
his sermons I had no doubt of his s1nccrf
| tY, aud that he came to this conclusion be
cause the letters are plain and the reading
he soon got through looking at the book
then taking seat, he arranged his ehi1.eol
rassed, and said that his business In coming
toEee me was to get me to become preacher
OF course started at this; but he was fully
prepared to urge the matter, and he told mi
how much good could do with my learning
| is ripe. AL needed to start with was It'll.
more knowledge Of the Scriptures, which
could get BY reading them, and from thu
: preachers; In tact, he himself would tell m.
al he knew; and 1T would only try, in
r. preachers in the country.
told him had read of one, who, besId,
/ being preacher, was also doctor, and I al
ways thought It would be an honor to imltat
: him. but I was afraid that II / should try t,
:: 20 Iwould get into trouble
guess not" said aid hs; ,n "b9t n III T. a9etsi1'
DID be live hur, in Eelinoi. OF up to the North
nd. n bar you come from r.
No, he lived in the East"
II 40 ycs. Yankee like you is. What di
YOU say his name was r. .''
"i kaye never seen him; only read Q
hiRiw z ~, It wes,ey,n - !:
. ;ui tilnk not. A good many years ago
a,s+ rad about him il q book a little hard t
.rdernssrd n.sl 1 Il seems. Though he prcache
botb suadaya and week daYs, be was though
60 CO. much 81 is doctor that they sent Tor hti
good many n!les, and ne hao . ve!s gre
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