New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-02-13
THE Gospel. En- EGYPT.
From Our Special Correspondent.

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DoEGoIA H. jan. co. 'o6t
Not long since T received call from pop
ular preacher During the week he works at wagons
When he prepares MS sermons do not Know AFe
always has large congregations have always taken
him to he a harmless inoffcnsiye man. ! have felt
little bitter toward him for time, because In fitting
q couple of wagon.wheels for me. he used s1eh poor
timber which was rails and made sloh loose JOINTS
Shat under moderate load. wheel broke down. ana
the other is Likely to give away at any time However
the ten dollars paid him must be considered so muoh
In support Of the Gospel though most OF 1t was III
coffee
1t was Saturday afternoon, and saw. at glance.
that it was particular visit for the bosom and collar OF
bis shirt had more bueing in them than foT everyday
wear II is likely that he called because went to hear
him preach the previous Sunday. On that occasion ms
text was from I'd Samuel 22d chap. 3ith verse; He
ake.b my feet like binds feet and sc;cth me in high
places" AS he couki not read very well lie had mis-
taken "hnds for hens" and. upon this reading he
built bis discourse going on to chow that as tho feet o.
hens are made 10 hold fast 10 stick or 10 the branch OF
tree they sleep securely while without such feet they
would fall off So it was in Christian life; the feet are
faith the branch is the promises which ore taken hold
Of and by this the Christian is, according 70 the
word "set up in high places" and though the roin
may fall and the wind blow, he il safe For more than
half Gn hour he enlarged on the text in this manner
while his hearers wondered at his ability to explain the
Scriptures For some weeks before had been sick in
fact bad the sgue, ard had gone TO meeting hoping to
feel better but the seats ab With 10 books and
one of the legs came up through 50 very where
sat- that my back almost gave ont, and would have
wholly done had not been interested in the sermon
We soon became socabs. In speaking Of some de-
eerters. who had gone to Canada. he said there was
quite dispute in some settlements ard lie asked me
how IL was for he thought knew. is Canada Slave
State or ia it not y Again, speaking OF himself and
his preaching he said he did not compare himself to
Saint Paul because Saint Paul understood English
Grammar. and he did not. Some people likely 70
think that 1 mako W these and other things have
written about the ignorance here. tnt them
they true. Let one live here only a sLor, time 0nd
he will see they are 80.
After little onr preacher said: ct am told Won have
epower Of books; il you've objections would Ike
to look at EN- think heap OF larling and Of them
as is tyin to git edication." There was objection
have only about 900 volumes; he probably
so many in al his life but he glanced over them
almost as IL lie lad written ITEM Nothing Is more
common with such men than attempts at op-
peariDg TO know even hing end if called upon
for an opinion. they viii ask questions in
plying that they wholly acquainted with the matter
but they viii silly wait till they get the suFwer from
you then they repeat it, and add, % yes flats right
always knew it," confess was taken ltio aback
by the swift, careless. rolling Of lis eyes ond by bis
suddenly taking dowH book. flirting over the leaves
and then putting IT back but thougbtit would be no
harm to test him little. l had among few similar
books copy o. Findens Moore printed in London. on
costly paper elegantly bound aud intended TO illustrate
the female characters Of this poet. On the LEFT haad
page is the picture Of beautiful lady. the opposite
page few lines Of verse in large, clear type fIon
which the artist drew his design. OF these there ole
some fifty or sixty, oil finely engraved. Seeing
that his hands clean. i reached him tie
book telling him # was very choice onc, that it
cost many dollars and that did not show 70 eyeN
one. Aftcr be had looked it over q spell and as
clearly saw without being at al attracted by the
engraynes, he said that if he had time TO read tis
would be the very boOk he wanted, for he coald get
many things from 1t in preparing his sermons. had
doubt Of his sincerity. and thot he to this con
cusion because the letters large and tie reading
seemed easy.
He soon got through looking AT the book then taking
seat he arranged his shin collar brushed up bis hair
as if little embarrassed and said That his business in
coming to see me was to got to become preacher
or started at this but he was fully prepared
urge the matter aud 10 told how much good could
do with my learning how souls are pershing and how
the harvest is ripe All / needed TO start with was
little knowledge Of the Scriptures which could
get by reading them and from tie preachers; IN fact
he himself would tell ne all he knew AID II wbuld
only try. in few months would become one Of tic
Grst preachers IN the country
told him bad read Of one who beside being
preacher also doctor and / always thought IL
would DC an honor 10 any TO initiate him. bu was
afraid that If shoud Try 10 do so / would get into
trouble
Il guess not said he "but If doctrins part ont,
you've got heap o that already Did he live hur ia
Eelinoi. or up TO the Northcd whar you come fromf
No. be lived In the East"
"Oyes. Yankee Ike you s. What did you say bis
name asf
81 have him, I only read Of him"
"Was 1t Wesleyr
81 think not. good many years ago first read
about him in book little hard to understand 1t seems
Though he preached both Sundays and week days be
was thought much Of doctor that they sent for
him good many miles, and he had very great prao.
tiee"
"Calomel or steamf
THAT is not known for bis medicine seldom was seen
"was 1t harsh medlcinei'
Every mild
"'Twould MT do for tits country. The lyer's what's
mass. Pears like he was a smart chap. lie din Mt
preach from notes. j reckon"
II cannot say how this was. but in the short reports
We have Of his they seemed carefully studied
and every word was In It's proper place"
THAT don't mount ~ sbBcks," said the preacher
~ remember tie now onto two year had a pint