The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-01-27

Ills sLyle is pollsheu anu elegahI
the matter of his sermons is of
the first character, for depth of
evangelical sentiment, and clear
ness of exposition. He never
wearies you by repetition, or pro-
vokes you by dulness. He has
the true German power Of con-
centration, and the American fa-
cility for illustration and yet he
is so modest and unassuming that
he keeps himself forever in the
background. Ifthe Presbyterians
had him, they would make D. D.
out of him at once, and take pains
to exhibit him to an admiring
Church; but Methodist people
have no such appreciation of tai
ent in the ministry, or desire after
worldly eclat. Hence he remains
simply the Rev. Mr.. -.
Example No. 8, is most likely
the one which caught the eye of
J. O. L., and drew forth the ex-
preston "Herculean." He stands
"six feet six" in hisstockings, and
is proportionably large and we'll
developed. But, sir, lie is one
small steam engine-his body one
great bale of nervous tissues and
centres, with an electric battery at
work, somewhere within. The
outward man, huge as it is, moves
responsive to this mighty work
ing force within. Call it by what
name you please-mind- genius
odic force, it's presence is demon
strated by it's constant effects. He
can't stand still two seconds. If
his ponderous body is held in one
place by the laws of gravitation,
his hands and feet submit to no
such restraint. Accompanying
these is his tongue, and oh! such
a tongue for Eelsshi!itg- ORertep-
ping these nervous, speaking lips,
(speaking even when closed), arc
eyes, which constantly emit elec-
tric sparks, that are sure to kindle
on the audience. He rises some
time to grandeur and true elo-
quence, in one Of his of-hand ef-
fusions. I tell you sir, he has
enough material about him, phys.
ical and mental, to put up a half
dozen of these "sicklied-o'er-w with
the -pale-cast-of.th thought" sort of
men. -.
So much for the three largest
members of the Conference.-The
very men, perhaps, whom J. O. L.
supposed to be, to say the least,
rot "drivers ofthe patient steeds
of thought. We have not said a
word. (nor shall we at presently,
of the medium-sized; the small,
lean, and emaciated members of
the body. According to the theo-
ry of J. @. L.. they should be en-
inent for patient thought, in pro-
portion to their want Of flesh. 1t
is not likely, however, that any of
them will consider themselves
complimented by the remark that
"the world needs in the great ma
jority of every profession, hard
workers, while the few can do the
thinking" Right sure are we,
that the Bishops, D. DIS and lean
men would utterly refuse such
sinecure Office, were it offered to
them.
It is a matter of graduation
that J. O. L. was so much pleased,
on the whole, with the Confer
ence. Light has certainly pene-
trated his understanding from an
unlocked for quarter; and it is
pleasant to think that he has ad-
vanced a step in that path of uni
versal tolerance, in which Metho-
dist preachers have been walking
for one hundred gears.
"Behold how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity"
$50 mote it be-"
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