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

All G44n -
ing it also, Mr. Hammond entered
o O the work of an evangelist,
in various parts of the United King
dom. He preached for Mr.. Spur
geon, In London. to congregations
varying from 5000 to 5000 hearers.
He labored, also, in Dublin and other
parts Of Ireland; and spent consider
able time in preaching In Edinburgh, |
Glasgow, Perth, Amen and various
other cities and towns of Scotland.
God seemed wonderfully to bless his
work in each Of these places. Very
many Of all classes and all ages, from
hoary age to opening childhood, pro-
| fessed conversion under his labors,
and many we'll. known ministers and
laymen united in bearing testimony
to his fidelity as a minister of the
Lord Jesus Christ. and to the extra
ordinary success with which this was
crowned in their several bounds.
We need hardly say how widely Mr..
Hammond has labored in the United
States. The public press, both reli-
gious and secular, have largely spoken
of his efforts, and of the remarkable
and most salutary results Of these.
And it is these facts, well known on
both sides of the Atlantic, that have
called out the very natural inquiries
presented at the opening of this arti-
Gle.
We here add only two other brief
notices: Mr.. HI. was converted at II
years of age. and from that time
seemed to live only to labor for Christ
and for souls. We heard a Western
Pastor who had known Mr.. Hammond
at college, say that, in Williams Col
lege, he was remarkable only for one
thing-no one, be he teacher or stu
dent. could escape his Christian in
huence continually breathed upon
them in word and spirit.
One other fact: Mr.. Ell. is ministe-
rally connected with (the late) n. S.
/ Branch of the Presbyterian Church.
The personal appearance of Mr..
Hammond is quite prepossessing he is
of the middle stature, and inclined
to fullness OF habit. P~hysioligists
e would say at the first glance at his
: fair complexion, his bright eyes, rud-
dy cheeks and countenance. beaming
1 with continual sunshine, that he is g
e marked specimen OF the sanguint
temperament.
7 Every one who approaches him Ii
i struck with his kind, genial manners
his entire freedom from guile and con
n straint. He is frankness itself. HI
l. seems never to have anything to con
ceal, or if he has, you feel that b.
could not do it; it would be certain tt
come out either in word or manner
Hence a very short interview Will
him will show you the whole man
, We are old observers OF human ma
ture, and we must say that wescareel
ever found an individual who unite'
so much that is manly in spirit ant
department, with such beautiful child
like simplicity and righteousness.
And this last trait shines out, no
l. only in private and friendly inter
= course, but in all his ministrations
= in the pulpit, the lecture room, an.
the platform; and we often felt, i
n listening to his speaking. that 1t wa
le this striking popularity which S
- wonderfully fits him to arrest the al
- tention and win the hearts of littl
children, while even the oldest of hi
as hearers, whether pious OR worldly
70 are deeply impressed with its adturdI
;, ness, and with its power to call u
. with tears their earliest and mos
lie fopdly cherished memories and fee
ings. He carries such hearers bac
from their present position of dutie
trials and cares, to the free, joyou
1T Eden Of childhood. And it is thi
b last trait, also, which so quickly give
st him irresistible influence over th
most trifing and vicious and skept
= cal hearers, and leads them to wish
y 20, that I acre q CbrlstGdRF' and "
doubt not often to the firm determiT
% ation-"I will arise and go to my II
% Their" But in whatever the power
RS Mr.. Hammond consists, certain it
lie that there is a popularity in his mil
h. ~istrations which the Divine Head
the Church is pleased to crown Wi
precious blessings both to the o.
and the young.
% Let it not be thought, howeve
'ss that Mr.. Hammond is a sensation
TO preacher In the ordinary sense Of Il
ho term; that he attracts merely by fe
vor of manner, vivid pictures OF Il
ny Imagination, thrilling tones, beau
nd of articulation, much Less BY p a6ppX6r
speaker. Not at all there is unde
4. lying all the winning simplicity of N
MS Ill. an earnestness of feeling whit
i'll run through all his d~iscoarses al
.xt exhortations-a deep Substrdtatn1
~ doctrinal instruction-the most pr
- cious truths of the Gospel, which ca
rs, not but be retained and felt as q lq
a. and a poqUeT long after the exercis
n and the excitement of the hour ha
passed away, and which, in multitud
va of cases, have been followed up By
MS total and blessed revolution in t
ter character and lives of multitude
and will, doubtless, in many 9th
his cases, ripen, years hence, into t
same happy fruits.
We may here be permitted to add
in few remarks upon the public min
trations of Mr.. Hammond-or rath
upon all his ministrations.
The n object which he Y c pr
ne sents IN such varied and wonderful
ze- attractive lights to all his hearers
ers oldand young, believers-and infidels
70 all who may come to him to listen
=, to inquire about their souls int
10 ests-the one object, we say, he alwa
icy holds up in the brightest, cleareI
ct fullest and most vivid terms, is t
,va Lord Jesus Christ-as the shines
only and all sufficient Savior, and Il
u hearers duty instantly to accept Il
We salvation thus freely and loving
n offered to him in the Gospel. Il
an sinner Is most earnestly urged
=. throw aside all excuse and hi
- ORANGES, and to come n0l0 and
ne saved no11-saVed from darkne;
'ur guilt, sin, wretchedness, and made
ca once a new creature in Chr
Jesus wise, holy, useful, hap
here and forever. We will repeat
single incident related by Mr.. Hal
mond TO illustrate the dutv of /