Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-07-09

CATHOLIC MIssIoS.-Rev. Father Blu.
chard preached a very interesting SER
mon, at St. Mary's Church, Virginia
city, last evening. The church was
crowded, but there is every facility for
a perfect ventilation on the hottest
night, and the advantages for making
the audience comfortable in an album
dance of fresh air were partly improved.
All the seats were occupied, aud no ELI
gible standing place was vacant. A
large number Of the audience were of
the Protestant persuasion. The Rev.
ersnd Father is peculiar in his mode of
preaching. He has command of several
styles of delivery, and be uses them all
effectively. He commences in a very
deliberate manner, his utterances very
slow and his pauses very long. He lays
out the groundwork Of his discourse in
the clearest language and with very
measured and distinct enunciation. The
lower tones Of his voice, which he uses
in his e1ordium and proposition preface,
are very rich and souorous, and the
opening sentences fall upon the ear in
charming righteousness. As he pro-
ceeds to the demonstration, his speech
becomes more rapid and is delivered on
a higher key, and his powers Of gessic-
ulation come into emphasizing play.
Still the articulation is perfect; every
word is given its full sound and loses
nothing of a scholarly infection. Com
ing to the practical application Of and
appeal from the argument Of his dis
course, the Reverend Father is the i'm
passioued orator. The fervor and ra-
pidity of his speech is remarkable-a
strange CONTRAST; with his deliberate de-
livery at the first. His sentences here
lose that abruptness OF termination
which before characterized them, and
lend n singular yet unmistakable force
to his method Of logical statement; now
they are rounded with the graceful full
ness and elegance Of an Edward Ever
EFT peroration. Father Buchard is a
fuished el%ocutionist. As an accom-
plished speaker, however much you
nay dissent from his doctrine, we think
YOU would be pleased On listening to
aim. His face bears considerable reSen-
blance to that of the renowned Ell. Cha
pin, the great gun ofthe Universalists,
whom Webster pronounced the greatest
living orator. Father Buchard's dis
course last night had for its text: "The
rag Of sin is death" His picturiugs
at the conclusion, of the doom and mere
after condition Of the lost soul, we're
very vivid and impressive. There is no
strain or bawl in his h~ortatory speech,
but be has the ''retentiveness,' the APP
parent repression and reserve which m
par, the essential thought OF large
strength of mental esource out OF the
abundance of which the u~tterauces pro-
coed. He undoubtedly produces that
commotiou denominatcd sensations;
he makes his audiences shndder, or
deeply moves their pathetic emotions;
out be does this with Il true art, IN
which there is nothing repulsive for af-
ter reflection. His sermon this evening
will he on the subject: The unity OF
the Church of Jesus Christ, or the
Catholic Church" Services will COM
meuce a, 4 o'clock. |, is now said to
be doubtful whether he will be able 70
open q mission at Gold Hill. though
Father Meagher says he hopes he
will be able to his preaching
for two or three evenings next week, AT
81. Patrick's Church.
BELLs.-The Swiss Bell-Ringers will
shortly appear, at Athletic Hall, in Vir-
ginia city.