, 1873-10-12

ooyleh c'itoBlty notoa powerful. a4nhro-huilt
in height, with bropzed faco, d largo head, rc-
mlnding ono Of tho frotfu1 poroupno, for toach
particular hair stood an.ond." I1o was cfad in 4
dreesfng- gown Of furnituro-c Calico tue ng1res Of
tromitiea woro oovored by copporan-dyed
handl carried a low-orownod, broad 'brimn,od
white beaver. In bis wcathor.boaten face you
read ahrewdnoua, l}rmnoss. fun, and indo1nitnblo
for tho Methodist proachore of that day (and
might not add Of this as vol y know nothing
about taking cure Of this our noblest organ. II
aag ht a t Il NY nn ,usa as % ars 70
constantly shocked In Conforence-toon,
ns in our ohnrchos, by tho disoordant, hoarHe,
husky, nasal tones ono hoRrB on eyory handi
na Of tnq a' ns - who fao 1a
ought to be patterns Of tho best aud most acenly
thinga. nut to return to Peter Cartwright, who
was as trcnohant In polcmics as no Was doughty
~ oarnnl conliots-upon OCCASION His brawny
and his tonguo, If not q two-cdgod Rword, was
sometimes very like bludgeon In this first
sermon heard from him, to illustrate poiut,
he favored tho congregation with
THE FOLLOWING INCIDENT:
" AB waB riding along tho road some time
ago. man ovortook mo who looked Us If ho
aud, after aomc talh, asked Il WIS ready to hear
tho truth. I told him TINT Cartwright was my
sssa 81 sets sr saynnRR ysS y" ao s sa H.
'you old ignoramus, or hypoorito, you ought to
know too much, or bo too honest, to remain n
Methodist. I used to be- ono myself, yes.
what ny ue wy You no cart@rens wit t manu- sne
toned tho namo Of tho determination
to which his interlooutor had gone. but which I
noed not repeat, and then proceeded Now,
1,rnf L71ty vol ann
only ono Of three ways to got Q man out Of the
Methodist Church into that denomination ; and
that there must DO raacalty IN money y-matters, .
woman .serape. or hquors at The bottom ~ & q tbtg
pulled bow at . venture, and aaid What was
that fuss you had about won,anf Cartwright, you
old zascal!' he shouted Ii rage. how
did i'd YOU ever s. heer 81 seont toxsd that7, a
was soon out Of sight. Ineyer saw or hoard Of
tho man before; but that's the way treod that
coon,--no, drove that skunk to his holo."
Cartwright waH once preaching at camp
wind. wi Which frightenod somo Of tho ) people %
bro thren, st stiff rs only ny Old enemy. tho'
devil, the prince Of tho powers Of tho ali ho
4om haap I ea Vas 10 hafe aesp se
four years gone, be and 7 have Ind
many tusslo. More than once he's hhd tho
best Of 1t, and got me down; but many time,
H. y IN and made lis I'D lido rattlo :" and, alter
this episode, went On with Lis sermon.
How is It you Mothodiats hayoI no H..
DOCTORS OF DIVINITY ~
onco ssid petrGn,zns tRveoSgan Of .noteos a
sick, and don't need doctoring." Since then,
Methodsm aooms to have fnllen into deop do
cline, judging from the number Of Doctors it
boaata.i Through tho woll-mehnt but misplaced
rf.u {f4r h1$<1
Petor himself became Doctor,---although
suapoot hts ncArest approach to Hebrow and
Greek Was little Choctaw and amattoring OF
baokwoods German. Although homoly, occou-
ho aomstimos' % in ~ hs % earlier r. and middle iiio,
roae to great hights Of eloquonce. He loved
MethodisIn-whioh DR.. Chaimors defined TO bo
"Ohristianity in earnest with all the en-
Of bis a IT, hef oa qa da work m
fuonce and effects will not aoon pass
away. Il his religion was not characterized by
meekncas,-fo1, when smitton on one check he
rarely turned tho other, but gave tho smlter Two
child Of tho backwoods, with tho smell Of tho oak
md hickory on his garments, and tho traits OF
tho frontier in his nature.
Among tho honorcd names Of Illinois Method
charloa Holiday, John Dow, Joaoph Ed
fathers. Turkey Hill, about 80 miles
east OF st. Louis, ,-,between Bsueyille and Leb-
anop,-aud the old camp ground called Hhi!oh,
were famous spots in tho former timos Here.
ahouts many Of tie old preachers found homoB
for life's decline and hither ca1no the tribes to
hold their ToaYts Of Tabornaclcs, Lot Chicago
remember that in those days, tho river Of that
Capital OF tho State was hrss kaskaskla,
wags who chriasoncd it for tho sapient Logisla.
ture, In honor Of celebrated tribe Of Indians,
fn1,u f1,or cf tn 1n1V
dala.
Seven or eight years after Peter Cartwright
came to Illinois. another man was transferred
from tho Kentucky Conference, Of far loftier
character and creator spiritual power. This
was
4. man OF such sweet and sanity life
TINT our ecclesiastical annals can ahow
no more sacred name. Born in Virginia
sesas sess % asf ho s'9sinog 9sysd t. Rspae9 R9ssa
aud began the practice Of the law. Thoro canbe
no doubt that ho would haye won the highest
forensic distinction, If he had not been converted
through tho influence Of aMethodiat revival. He
aoon felt moved to take upon him tho Office aud
ministry Of reconciliation, and throwing up his
practice Of tho Bar, WIS enrolled in the ranks Of
tho ftlneEaney. The prospect for worldly pay, was
not aattering 800 year for the preacher.
years Of age. and $24 for those botween 7 aud II
years (by which timo IT was thought they were
old enough to be apprepticcd to trados. and thus
shift for themseives)t WAS the allowance, aud
happy wore they who received it. But 1lr.
Akora, having reckoned the cost, and rnado up
his mind to count all Things az lost for the ex-
collency Of the knowledge Of Christ JeBua Ills
Lord, gave himself unroBorvodly to tho work.
Rarely il any age has completor act Of se1t.ded-
ication been performed than that In which Potter
Akers entered tho Methodist ministry. Bring
Ing to hie vocation superb physique, Of Scotch
Irish and German extraction, no small stock
Of learning tor those days, tlne powers Of intel
Loot, the senhibtlitien and simplicity Of child,
together with wonderful uttorance, 1t iA not
surprising tint ho bocamo an able minister Of
the Now Testament. His ministry has beon in
demonstration OF tho Spirit and with power;
and suspect That there has never boon such
preaohing IN this State aaa his for lucid, con-
vinclng exposition Of Holy Scripture md
for Irresistible JUNCTION. He iH now tho patri-
arch Of the Conference and, after fltty-two
years In tho active ministry, in the sath year OF
his ago he ats quietly, joyfully expecting the
Maataria call-llt not idly for afn,nat evnru