Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-11-27
From the MethOdLJt.
RecoIiections of Bishop
George.

George. IL
ny THE REV. \. ATWOOD.
Bishop Enoch George was ONT Of the finest
specimens of Methodist Preachers of bis day.
He was in the congregation and SabDeth even
ing, and heard q member Of Philadelphia con-
ference preach. On the way TO their lodgings al
ter service, the Bishop said
aY GU Northern men are all after system.-I
we Southern men love best to wet the eyes OF
our congregations" |
He was the most tender, sympathetic preach
er recollect to have heard. He rarely preach
ed without being In tears himself, ana tne use
of the handkerchief was apt to be universal
throughout, both with saints and sinners. All
present we're usually profoundly impressed
This divine JUNCTION, Of course made him very
| popular with the masses. As q man he was
stout. but not robust, little STOPPING in the
head and shoulders, with dark complexion,
and he always wore glasses. While preaching 1
| he was In the habit of wiping the tears from
his eyes with the fingers instead OF the handker- |
chief. |
His voice was naturally soft and plantive In
its tones, and when he was excited In preacn- |
ing was peculiarly 90. Indeed his pathos was
sometimes irresistible. The signs and amens
in the assemblies were not loud as they were
under the preaching Of some other men OF that
day. .,,o,
were quite audible as they were general. All
the hearers seemed 10 enjoy the luxury oil Tears
as well as the preacher himself No carriess
snes were there,
Bishop George was never known 10 stop and
reprove any one for being sleepy under his
pre- ,ching. | rarely hear il done nov withoW
, feeling that il he speaker would interest the
! people, if e had more Of the power rom on
high, he woul rarely complain OF their heins
; drowsy.
: Bishop GaoIsa. wa man Of Keen sens' as
i of deep piety and pathos, in sleakine. lie
= would often while preaching holiness look up
toward the ceiling and cry out, 10 tone much
= ing the people. 40 Thou that highest the lamps
: Of GLORY. save the Methodist church from ireez'
e ing up -......-. .......
:. would often bring from the pen.',H al OH iash-
: ioned Amen! In conference he was solemn and
=, dirnilied. and occasionally looking over his
= glasses, with his head inclined downward ht
=, would reprove the pre- achrrs for something tina
Ia did not please him.
:. The Conference, r-iuember, was once dis
u" cussing some proposition which the Bishol
al thought would he unpopular and No harm III
n therefore said:
nd "!.reihern my iall,rr was farmer and rails
~ ed large crops Of buc:N heat. He used 10 throw
he the straw earelessly into 3le barnyard and In
~ cattle would lrample it under their feet, no
,w tasting ii. But one year he built pen OF rail:
nd in the centre of the yard, and put all the straw
- around the novel crib, perhaps thinking th
- straw must be good as much pains had bee
~, taken TO keep il from them. SO they tore III
,mv fence away and ate up most of the stiaw,-siu
NY ply because it was fenced in. Now ifyou pa:
IA this rule the people wilrbe only the more al
Nv. to do what your rule forbids.' 1t created
,en little merriment for moment and the siringei
,oa rule was dropped.
leu His address TO the preachers al the close
M the conference was always soft and peIsuaslv
IND new na,u, ~. ~ aoroi ,rooa,,n ,n 10 fir
his Iaiey uI , L.o y, arS M and narer wb.
o about to read the appointments. But alwa
~ said, ave have the best We could in assignir
,,,,, you 10 your fields of labor" Thus honoril
"''' the elders, with whom he had consulted in tn
la most important part of conference business.
" Educational institutions were then unknoN
-, , among the Methodists people, But he ne
~, er failed to urge the preachers to guard agaiI
~, "whiling away their evening, or stumble
w away their mornings but 10 improve eve
"'' hour Of both in preserving and close Applicant
~ TO suly.
iele' The Philadelphia Conference then number
.u,e some sixty or seventy ministers. Yet lis tel
l'ea, tory was bounded on the south by Susqushi
VI ma liver and Chesapeake Bay on the east
IL. the Atlantic ocean, and on the north by
80 North river, running many miles into
was, large. 1t was the custom OF Bishop George
travel through Our circuits occasionally, prea
ither lng every morning through the week at ee'
will O'Clock. He thus learned the state of the W
and the character and acceptability of all
preachers; whether the people loved them,
an If desired change at the next conference.
n os His sermons on these tours were great lu
fies to all tho people, ami aided us greatly
our work. say all the people, for a bishor
,ome that day was looked upon as no ordinary IN
4 M and men of all denominations fiocked 10 Il
n,, Lin.
,uine No man heard Bishop George once with
mace desiring to hear him again. No ,T,e pitt I
hi AZ | that holy man exists, nor has there ever b
. a. any. he thought il sayored of vanity to
n sire ms picture taken. Aud it was said he
lroop dulged prejudice against it from passing
riou. auction room one evening, inst as they "
selling small picture of Bishop Asbury. 7
etelv salesman held il up and some one bid twel
nipbi five cents. "What," he replied, ''ouy twei
lcwn five cents for the Bishop
NOW. This led him TO resolve that they she
le,. never so treat picture of himself. He die
Gently dysentery with only few days suffering
with stanton, Virginia, think, in 1925 moi We
,orses old man but in vigorous manhood.
their
arm LANDS UNIMPRovED AND IMPROVED
,aak,i Prof j. D. Butler-A lady having two
nouth efs accepted the one who was Door
caped smart rather than The other Who uae