St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1875-05-21

ed here. If it should continue, as it
undoubtedly will, it will be much
more desirable place to live in. The
country then will be much more like a
paradise on earth. Sunshine, flowers,
fruit and beautiful scenery, should, but
they do not, always bring moral growth
and strength to Il people.
Mr.. Hammond began his labOrs last
fall in Sacramento. Next he went to
San Jose, from there to San Francisco,
and is now in Oakland. The writer had
the pleasure of attending the meetings
at the latter place. In all these places
Mr.. Hammond succeeds. He has a
Worldwide celebrity as revivalist.
He is comfortable looking gentleman
of middle size, portly, with great ami
NAL force and nervous energy of char
acter. He has but little ecclesiaStic in
his appearance. On first sight he could
easily be mistaken for well-tO do
business man. There is nothing seuti-
mental or sanctimonious in his air, and
his quick, commanding carriage, sug-
gests the man of the world. He is
about fifty years of age, and has no
more hair on his head than is desirable.
PROFESSIONALLY he is Il man of unusual
ability. There is an entire absence of
self-cOnsciousness, an easy CONVERSE
tional style in his preaching, and you
forget the man in the interest of the
subject. At first the people of the
world and it may be the Christians,
would be impressed with his appear
ance as savOring of irreverence. But
this wears off with acquaintance.
1t can be said. and truthfullv too
that San Francisco taxed this mans re-
sources rs much if not more than any
other place he ever visited But few
could have done more in that wicked
and worldly city. The headings of the
newspaper reports of his meetings there
will show the progress of the work in
the different stages of the revival.
They are IN fact Il condensed history of
it. The following are the headings cur
out of the same paper in the order in
which they were used. Mr.. Hammond
makes special effort to convert children
You must remember:
Infant salvation sowing the seeds
of grace and brain fever"
"Prattliug religion the Babes re
vival."
"Thr raid on Satan"
The religious furnre"
The crusade against Sin"
The war on Wickcdncss'
"A field day with Bro. Hammond
against Satan"
The work of Redcmption."
The grand work of converting little
ones"
"G"d'> People"
The Revival"
II the san Francisco reporters aud
the press were converted as much a.
this history will Indicate. yon may Judge
that the religious impression there must
have been deep and serious. such it il
believed to he. But il should hc said
to the credit of the San Francisco press,
that ii did not begin TO report one half
the scandal and false rumorS that were
atioat against the revival and its leader
But more. at the close of Mr. H'> labors
there. they reported very tavorably of
the meetings.
Mr.. Hammond has now been doing
the work of an evangelist about twenty
wears. In this time he has acquired a
great deal of valuable experience which
he turns To good account. Like all 9th
ers who succeed. he first seeks the help
of all evangelical churches aud people.
He has large executive ability There
is even method in what seems To some
to verge OH madness there is Il philos-
ophy where he at times, seems to have
no system.
Not every one is able to see in what
lies the secret of this mans power. till
they have heard and met him frequent
ly. y writer i'll the Pacific says: 1t
can only he said that Mr. Hammond is
methodic and business like in his al
that he is vehement and
pushes things; that he is rapid in
speech, eager in desire. and sometimes
abrupt III manner; that is he soft in tenn
per, and sweet i'll spirit: that he i sim
pie and direct in style and statement
that he IbOunds in illustration. argues
by pictures. but never wanders 50 far
from his theme as never to return to it.
though he sometimes seems to have for
gotten it ; that he stirs the sensibilitie>
before appealing to the Judgment OF at
tempting to move the will: that his
method of preaching is cXpoSitory after
the manner of the Scotch and Irish
preachers, though he wisely permits
himself To 90 outside of the scriptures
tor illustrations. as they rarely do: that
he presents the great truths of the Cos
pei scheme chiefly. and urges these with
much iteration, force. tenderness. and
love; that he is IL man of PRAYER. and
made familiar by much commerce with
the skies; that he holds pastors and
dcacons in high esteem, and does honor
to their work that he looks for no
success without their best cooperation
that he regards himself us only a favor
ed instrument and helper of ministers