, 1869-05-30

g Widow Vnn Cott'' md IS Uncle Jot
within InAsr

Nlub" VAR SuFI.
Rev. Mr1 Van Colt, commonly known as the
"witox van Colt, iocsl preacher, md the oaly-
female ever licensed to hold forth by The ate1a-
ss e: er aHse1s @5S,
last evening before very large congregation.
She took ~ her text the words Of ST. Pau, to the
Hebrews: ..Let US hold fast the profession Of
our faith without sHeryinS." ...
She said that she did not intend 10 deliver q
sermon, Tor she was not scr1on!zer, hut slnpiy
to h1ye plain md earnest talk With those She
panne euhe be aaS se e es
Under which It was utteIcl b. St Paul, she gave
an ACCOUNT Of her own conversion while attending
worship u TIC church in WHICH they were n then
sea, from the pulpit when Key. John Parker male
. remark shout dstng IN sin, which she knew vas
tntended ior her. Shortly attcrTasd she WAS IT.
as she did not then tr!tevc II MAS right for woacn
70 speak In meetings. She hAi Got oScI
ell that, however hsase}y, ant she blessed
ted her 10 his ho,rm. That day she at
tered c!Ass-necstnc. q fcc MAS lighted up In her
soul and It had not yet .lted, AMI It never Nonltl
Of pleasure and Of oil the slafu! vau,t!cA o! TIC
world as nns woman possibly can be. Now she
had something better u think Of, aud bhe blessed
OF Mrs Van Col;s dise oHrse cons!sted OF IA trla4
tton Of the manner 10 which she had brought, q
ahe believed. several persons 70 Christ. She Goa
their eyes In sleep until they lad uate their peace
with God
Mrs Van Cott received her license 70 preach last
district She has been. during the past winter,
ct Madallp, Dutchcss County, and has take1
an hctiyc part IN many 1ev1v7ls In person
ss 1 1sevs se The st height ss and
dIrfsed, last evening, In = plain black klt- VIII
q ha& OF the same material Her cpuutcnalce Il
geo. nasuIe and eoasentmcnt, hat Of insellect
there appears TO- be hGt q moderate proportion.
on ascending the p71ptt last evening, she ntsi
distlnet, but not rer5 clear roiee. She remarked
subsequently Tint hes voice ha'l become "b!unt-
eli By Constant use Her manner Of reading
would he impressive had she not tendency te
place the emphasis Oh the wrong won's Af:el
teciting hymn, she gave ont her text md con-
menced her sermon, which iasted ior hearty Al
| hesitafeu for 4 worr1- 1Icr langusgeB plain not
\ ldto1uatlc- No dictionary words arc usesl, and
certainly all Who hcas her can hare no difficult,
| In conprthcnding her to the fullest extent He
| style Gf preaching mny be described A. the dc
cianatory. There IL no attempt whatever to arEut
or reason. Her appeals arc made to the passions
and her il1natattons arc drawn from the scenes 0
evety-tiAy Life Her gestures a.e sun1ciently CT
| pressyc, but It Is cv,tent thAt her whole style o.
delivery = founded On TIC study Of some pa,tien
Her powers Of endurance apnear 10 be equal t.
any eme1gene1: ..-
| Not the lcAst remarkable man In the Old Schoc
! Presbyterian Convention q one Of the coore.
| members from Georgia. A. his home, which I
the whole state; he u known nr the familiar t1ti
| Of "uncle Joo WtlItAMA" In The assembly he l
| looked uron - one Of the uncommon men OF hl
ruce, he comcs directly from Savannah, and Ii
TORS as missionary tn the country, unler The ii
frctton OF the Assembly = Freedmen y Committee
! In bis carly years he was \ slave, though not O
General Cobbk plantation, a. reported. End, +
1855, eonRht hs freedom for Asl He I've
| ayncnE lTesoyter.ans Of she et73ctest school, an
used TO preach occasionally 10 the t.av"s
nnta his name became known toroughou
TIC greater "a. ef eeorE1 HIS nis eaFpss 7.s
he held. and still bolts, wondcrful tndnenc
over the h1scks N bis rrglon. He came Mort
ios he tsr time ~ IT ;eas ~hsa she sssesao!
which qualified critics pronounced one Of The hes
Of thcse made at that eonsenllnn. Many anes
aotes and stories are told nhons him, Mus
lie i said once 70 have cofnsred IN
nas:ersy manner soushe1n Iresoytcrts
minister a,;e, ,as waE Tne -, later ,aspeEsd q
ton !" *Yexr @Weil, it was roreord unei tnl
NC blacks sfould be slaves Then We were mad
free: was not snsi foreordalned too: Ionre
good Presbyterian, and must believe that
And the adrocase of The doctrine w.s si1cnced
Une!e Joe is IN old man. Ills head Is perfect
| His voice IL deep and clear; his countenanc
grave, except when tpeakinE upon some favortl
theme or e1hnrtinR his bea,ers to follow q
truth. vnen his face becomes animated and h
eyca brighten. lie preaches IN conversation
and familiar WY; but with uncommon eject Il
gestures arr few. and cc-talo grace .ccoupanlt
! Impressed with him, even n nrst sight II he
rrfnariAbc ror enc Thing more than another
his preaching, II Is for the grand prayess he make
rns1H sec how he takes suen deep root
| the affections Of hts people: lAst eten!n
Uncle Williams preached in Rev, Nj. Oliver
chapel No lbs Lauren4 street He took for b
icxt the third ecsss OF the I.tso Psalm: " IT
Lord hath dare great things for us; whereof y
arr glad He opened hh remarks BY saving tn
"shcfe has teen hitherto great tire drawn
tween the Sort4 and the South foa have bet
in one section, wc IN another 1tws1 an tuaass
tile barrier. hns now # ia broken down. ant for Il
f1rst nrnc an slIe to worship with Ton- spe.
In \ plain WAY. and believe that Il there we're NO
racttcal preaching We should know the Lord BE-
te: Fns:inE tnen % sae oceanon p f e. the , ~ r
the ~nrds: 'Bnt ron know nothing aho
captivity. II were among my own people
eonh desenoe ne ssene 70 some Pa1ese: hut
| not speaking nt the el1res' dcliEfra1ce,
. sad: 1t Was very great thing to he dong, q
! none could have done " but God" He b.
heard thai during the WIZ constant IEayen we
! IN from thts city for the sotth. Those pfaye
lid bccn answered in Gods own time, and
. 4nswtre,s them hy the delfFeraDct or that Sout
|; TO enlarge ~ members md make T. lnauea
felt lie thoasht that tho b!ack uau did not st1l
for his own elevation enough, and that he
rot .snd sn n,s dignity - b. ouSs6 ;s :, ,,n.f;
; lcu. he alluded 10 PreshyreH ,uism- Nothing '
| better than its doctrines 1ts creed was hm[
the Bfeic and common sense Some peepie S.
, 70 se ,enn:x nrvstd Of II, and Ttsa Il nigh nigh
. different. Tins L Ike An tntdel ~ho 1Ascf :
Fable to Such degree thst he dressed II up II
sh'n Of An an.EaA and then sss ~ doE On
setnt. The remarks Of the preacher we're lss!
sred to With profound attention II InH ,sss11 ham
!, weVls, II those Of moEn eiaoofatt DnAa na
! rtrlc Jnr r,sturns 70 the South HcIt VICE..