The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-05
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OUR PARKERSBURG LETTER.
TIE " onderfuI Power or Hammond
and I'm what It consists.

Correspondence OF the Register.
PARKERsBURG, Jan. 5, 1878.
The more one studies Mr.. Hsmmond's
manner OF organizing, drilling and nan
ding Christian forces, and welding
spiritual weapons, the more one is I'M
pressed with his consummate general
snip. He is moi 50 much great preach
or as he is u great general in the cam
paigus be seems so 10 delight to enter
into with bis whole soul, strength and
might Though frequently complaining
OF WEAKNESS, yet he Is slwsys on duty,
~. headquarters in the saddle, Ne it
"o'N, constantly Al work from early
ilof mn until midnight. Being . man
az" $50; - inpulslve temperament
ne ueISls in vigorous exercise
health, and be,,s sL;,,mI
horseman, keeps at his s>-v,ce T,d,nr
horse, on which he is eN~-v dsy saeS
gslloping through the streets be, wsen
the different meetings at the cGercbes
and IL the open air, and 1t is gene,s1
wonder how he can endure the constant
work in doors and out doors, and yet
have time and inclination to visit about
town the many sick, troubled and anxious,
who tind comfort and encouragement in
his warm and impukive words. To u
close observer MS tact and strategy in
entlcing, cOniouDding and winning sin
ners are remarkable rs well rs
his daring holiness in sssaulting
the impudeDt fronts OF infdelity
are somtimes most startling and
ehecLusl. While holding out continually
before Christians and sinners, that the
work Is OF God, not man, yet he con-
stantly presses upon Christians the i'm
portsnce OF hard work, personally AMI
directly applied, as We'll as hard praying
At IL o'clock Lass night We saw nun
after lwo hours services Ia king, singing
sud preaching, and then two hours more
active work among inquirers, and nom
iuqailers, IN every part of the crowded
church, seated on the back OF pew
near the back part Of the house,
fronting and the crowds Just inside the
door, where we're many giddy hearted
ard infdels-or young men trying
to be in6dels. Here he was
warning and pleading with those who
came out for fun or out OF curIusity, and
witnessing the religion he recommended
by the testimony of new converts, whom
he c,lled up one after another, mea.
women and children, and had them stand
on seat beside hum and relate their ex-
perience. Presently little girl was
telling how the Lord had given her y
new heart and some of the men laughed
and made fun OF what she said, and / am
very sure those scoffers will not soon for
get the volume OF hot shot that was
poured upon them for about five min.
utss. He hesiiated not to apply
that awful Scripture, declaring that
whatsoever ottends one OF these little ones
would better have milestone about his
neck, and be drown ed in the depths of
the sea, and told them in fierce words
that except each snd every one of them
became as this little child, they would
surely be damned, closing, as he always
does, by earnest appeals To come 10 Christ
snd be saved Soon alter l came near
him at the other end OF the church an
swering some questions, put by two
young men protesting infdelity This
much only l caught: The difference
of the SHINING of the two classes
is like this: There is filthy
mud hole in the way. The
SWINE, an old SOW, will seek
it, voluntarily walllow in it, and come
back and roll in it again and again. A