The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-22

Mr.. Hammond's mind is, indeed, of
no common order, and his train
ing. both preparatory and theological,
was thorough; but these alone will
not account for his marvellous success.
Many more highly gifted than he IN
these respeets-faithful ministers, too
fall short of him in the salutary re-
suits Of their ministry. What, then,
is it2
We venture u judgment. It is
his intense individuality. His all per-
vading theme in preaching, exhorta-
ton, prayer-a loving, dying Savior.
and a present and free salvation
through him. This theme, constant
ly urged, with deep earnestness and
| perfect simplicity, sinks down into
the bosom of almost every nearer,
because it does most manltestly NIL
and move, and melt the heart OF
the preacher. His tones OF voice,
his countenance, his whole manner,
are, of course, deeply emotional. L.
could not be otherwise. just what
he feels IN the inmost recesses OF his
soul comes rushing out with the
frankness and the impetuoslty OF a
child. The last thing we would
ever suspect In Mr.. Hammond
is artifce aud affectati0n. Every
thing about him forbids the thought.
His views, his feelings gush out with
the perfect abandon of an honest,
warm-hearted, unembarrassed little
child, absolutely indifferent to critic
al remarks or %reproaches.
This is the peculiar power that
c~aptivates the hearer and takes pos
session Of bis whole nature in private
conference, but especially is 1t IRE
sistible in a large popular assembly.
Hence we have noticed that when
a meeting has been going on for some
time with apparently much earnest
ness and ediication IN the hands OF
other men-minis.ers quite able and
faithful-the instant Mr.. Il. comes Ia
f.. and assumes the lead, fresh attention
is aroused, a deeper solemnity comes
over the whole assembly, and a larger
) baptism of the Holy Spirit is seen In
the anxious countenances of inqulTers
3 and in the grateful, joyous faces OF
5 Christian. This intense individuality
: of Mr.. Hammond manlfestly OUT
weighs IN power, impresglveness and
a efficiency all the illustrations OF 9TH
e ers associated with him, however able
and faithful these men of God may be.
> w IGI kOSS ~ lAdEO al LAAO 4NSSASN
individuality, the attentive reader, we
think. will readily gather from the
e forepoipg brief notices. But let such
readers also deeply ponder upon the
e fact that Nj. H., as soon as he was
o converted, though only seventeen
years old, threw his whole mind
b and heart, and strength into the work
!. of striving to bring sinners to ths
J. Lord Jesus, and of awakening in pro
y fessed Christians a deeper earnestnesl
d of effort to save the world arounC
d them. For this characteristic he wa
l. noted in his whole collegiate anC
theological training. God was pleased
1T thus to make him, even in early youth
the means of bringing multitudes o
:, precious souls into His Kingdom
d both In this land and in Great Britain
And though now comparatively
Is Young man, he has already become
10 under such early and long training
t. and incessant labor, a ripe minister
lie widely, profoundly, richly experience
is beyond the most of as. No create
evangelist, we verify believe. ha
J. been raised up in these latter days
Ip except, perhaps, that prince 0
st preachers" the Incompatible Georg
l. Whiteield.
* Such a man as Mr.. Hammond coult
IS not but be a marked man, towering
is unconsciously to himself, far abov
is the multitude around him-minister
IS and people; these latter having BEEF
le nodded, for the most part. In the con
l. yentionalisms Of our ordinary Chris
tianity, seem to differ from each otbe
re little more than bricks IN a pile
n scarcely one Of US daring to be "peca
"a liar," singular, himself, even fo
of Christ's sake, though heart, consci
is ence, God may often call him to tn
sacrifice, to be willing TO be a~ccounte
Of "a fool for ChristS sake" as wa
tn blessed Paul, most c%heerfully, and q
Id now is our beloved brother Hammont
also. Who has not seen, within th
err. four weeks recently passed, very man
lal Of the thoughtless and the worldl
he turn away from the ILLUSTRATIONS
ar Nil. III. with contempt and perhaT
he contumely? And sensible, grave me
lly of business, carefully avoid sue
qff ieggeegeRa 6 nf faPfhiei and ministers, to-
or bolstering themselves up by idle an
In. false rumors Ia their determinatic
Oh to stand aloof from these +" i~rregula
nd disorderly meetings" Father 70
of give them; for they know not VIII
re- they DO" We fearlessly appeal
IN Mr.. Hammond's hearers generally
hit ministers and professed Christian
ses and even the werldly-did you evr
We see meetings more orderly and so
les emn, and more manifestly blesse
2 a with the presence of Gods Spiri
he than those now so throngcd in OF
es, city,
Ter And, as the evangelical ministe
he of Cincinnati, after most thoroug
consideration and much praye
a unanimously agreed to invite NJ
is Hammond to come and labor amor
Ter US. and when he entered upon b
work so heartily, co-operated wit
re- him, we can not but expect most hal
IIv by, widely reaching and endurir
results.
Will not the influence he has n
or forth among US give a more prevadir
spirituality and directpeSs to our pulp
rvs teaching, and fill these teaching
more than ever, with an objecti
he Christ, and a present salvation 2
re- such teachings as shall, with God
be blessing, be followed more than ev
he in the case of sinners, by ~iustantan
Wv Gus and saving results; and sue
teaching as shall make make ever
~ professed Christian feel that he has
work to do for the Savior, and mu
no be at it at once, and always at /
es Indeed, are there not hopeful sigl
at that such has already been the resul
lief and that we have still greater thin,
nv before us? The Church can n,
~ Z fall back into her old position. 81
M must go forward, and prove herself
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