The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-14
PREACHING IN THE HlPPODROME.

An EVENING SERMON BY HENRY yARLEY TO AN
| AUDIENCE OF MANY THoUsAEDs-M yAELEY y
MANNER AND TIE IMPRESSION He MADE
Henry Varley, the English Evangelist
preached at Barnun!s HIppodrome, New
| York, on Sunday evening to an audience Of
many thousands. The vast building was full
in spite Of the inclemency of the weather and
| the wr-tched walking. OF those who attend
| ed fully oue-tourth were women. The preacher
delivered his discourse rom a small platform
almost in the center OF the space within the
track. The interior OF this 81 nee was flied
with people sitting down, and about them
was a dense circle Of spectators standing il
The broad tract. surrounding the inclosure.
The audience was composed Of almost every
class Of people. 4 large part OF them had
evidently attended rather from a spirit Of GU
rosity than OF devotion. There were many,
however who appeared to be interested IN
the devoti nal exercises and in the remarks
OF Mr. Marley. The audience III the main
listened To the discourse with attention, but
there was an aImos, entire absence Of those
excited expressions Of feeling which have
greeted Mr.. Farley' Efforts in other places.
Mr.. |arleys personal appearance and the
style Of his preaching We're the subject OF
much comment Ia appearance lie IS de-
cIdedly English, but his manner Of preaching
is much more like the American camp meet
ing eAtorter than the ordinary English clergy
man. lie seems to have been in the habit Of
speaking before audiences to whom it was
necessary ttas he should illustrate every
point III his discourse by smile and gesture
He gestures III preaching continually. using
both hands usually and frequently stepping |
from side to side OF the platform. He IS
also in the habit of having something in his |
hand which IN rl-c r.,
did this throughout the whole sermon last |
evening. When, for instance, be had occasion |
to Use the word fountain or ''tlowInI, he |
would pick up goblet full of wlter from
the table behind him and hold it up
to illustrate his words 50 his Tesla
ment was made to do duty in his sermon,
once as mighty hammer with which he
would weld souls to Christ, but at another
line he seized it and made motion to cast it
away as he was speaking Of suddenly en-
.ched street sweeper throwing away his
oroom. At other times he caught up his
hair in his emphasis. Every subject in his
discourse that was capable of being repre-
ented by his personal action he acted out
There was q noticeable example of this in one
If his anecdotes. He was telling about man
whom he had visited and found compelled to
It III his chair, with stiff knee, and as the
peaker used these words he sat down in the
hair, holding one leg straight out before him
hese representations never interrupted his
DISCOURSE, in fact he appeared to be wholly
of making them.
The sermon which Mr.. Narley preached
ast evening was chiefly composed of appeals,
ased on various grounds, that his hearers
hould seek salvation. He made several
lodest allusi ms TO his own religious expe-
fences and pas life. He spoke IN very full
nd distinct tones, and could be heard easily
! almost every part Of the Hippodrome
throughout the entire sermt he was very
.rvent both in language and manner The
ldlence were very quiet, the only dist lrb- )
nee during the evening being made by one
the lions Of the lnenagerie, which oc- t
ssloned some amusement by emphasizing
'me of the preachers remarks by several
eep groaus Both before and after the ser
on the audience united in singing hymns.
rlnted copies OF which were furnished to all