Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-05
Rev. Mr.. 6fainSsOTNs

Rev. Mr.. EainSaOTd.
The Richmond correspondent o! tic Pc!2Ys
burg Iudex says
II heard the Rev Mr.. Rainsford, Tie Ea2!ish
| Evangelist, for the first time last nlght. 10
get good seat started from home il tine 10
reach ST.. Paul's by It's clock-thrce quarters
| of an hour before the COMMENCEMENT ii The
services. Going down Grace street aud whcn
| two or three squares from the church. saw
streams of people returning home. They ted
me that it was useless to 90 any lurthet; tiiet
| the church was full and hurarada were unable
| to get to the vestibulc even.
Nevertheless, pushed Oh, and in the course
| of quarter of an hoar, managed 10 work nly
| way into the middle aisle. 1t WAS crowded
| from the first row of pcws back to the door
Many were standing; cthers had chaira and
finally plumber OF sct!cPs were brought 10 and
given to the ladies.
managed to secure a ioosloo!--!he very
Que. may be, upon which tho delicate boots Of
Jeff. Davis rested Cf the current storg IS trua)
on that ever memorable Sabbath when the tee.
gram from Lee announcing the evacuation OF
Petersburg was delivered to bin. Anyway, |
was we'll satisfied. Nay, more, was as delighted
as if had drawn q big pre- in the llavanna
lottery.
Scarcely had I seated myself whrn t: lady
screamed out as ii in great agony. ll'r tones
almost made the blood stand still in ny veins.
Instantly the people were upon their fees; it
needed but for one to start to retrest and all
would have followed; a panic vas imminent,
and if it had occurred with The a!s'ei block
AIDED as they were, awful would have t"cn til:
consequences.
But Mr.. Ranaford arose and in tornls Of storm
| command said sit down; some of tho young
| gentleman in the galleries will please throw
! open the windows" The yonng eynngc!.at Was
obeycd. There was no hesitation. The corg7e-
CATION resumed their seats without further ado.
| Such voice would almost have saved an arny
| from rout. Tho lady was not dying; on TO.
She only had the mysteries, and was soon moved
| out of The church by the way Of tho .vcstry
room. Soon after two others who h&d fainicd
| were carried out the same way.
| The church was very hot; 50 much SO that
| when the first hymn was to DO sung Mr.. Rains.
| ford ordered the uahers 10 throw open sll tic
doors when the singing, began and 10 clo5c
them when itwas ovor. That relieved tho VA
pleasant atmospheric pressure very much.
1 was rather disappointed with hr. Ran:iord
in the beginning. His tones, il is true arc mag
netic. and be is splendid looking man, hu. lie is
neither very faent nor very polished speak.
e.. But he commands the careful attention Of
his hearers and interests and movos then deep
to where his great power lies thore is conflicting
opinion. He is very earnest; evidantly bGlicTcs
| what he proachea. 10 has no cant. With him
there is an almost entiro absence OF tho pulpit
vernaculuar. On the other hand no occsaioonai-
~ uses what some might call slang. For in
stance he says that it is not rue that the Bible is
"plsyed out" He is very simple in language
and doest not soon to strain sitter elects
though some of his imagery is very beautiful.
Then he sticks to the Bible closely. His quota.
tons are apt and always al hand.
There are many preachers l know who can
write more elegant sermons. There gro many,
no doubt, who arc better orators Us oratory is
generally understood, but none l know Of
who can draw such immence congregations;
having drawn them, tx and hold their attention
so closely and teach so much in such little time.
4 CHASTITY DIsCovERI.-A l3ttor froa
Perry, N. T., in the Syracuse Standard, gays
There is great excitement ct Alexander. Last
week two young mon who were out hunting hsd
occasion to 60 into piece Of woods belonging
to Mr.. Gardner, about milo north Of Alexan-
der. They descended into ravino, through
which runs small stream Of water, for the pur'
pose of getting drink. While kneeing down
drinking from the stream, one of thom discover
ed hole in the bank, which on investigation
was found to communicate with q cave about
twenty feet square. The cave Was enclosed
with wall of cut stones. and in tho csvo was
corpse of a woman about twenty-five yaar;; Of
age. She had chain fastened to tho right leg,
which was attached to an iron ring in tho wall
and fastened with heavy brass paddock, taken
from New York Central Ealrosd Car. IN the
cave wss found some packages OF clothing.
books cigars and eleven oyster cans. y shelf
held q number OF bottles and tumoler5 and q
broken kerosene lamp. The matter is being in.
vestigated by the coroner, and the result will
soon be announced. The nhsbisnts near By ara
excited and talk of lynch law TO the person
who chained woman in such shspe, and
doubtless caused her death by starvation"
Mr.. Hamilton Dodge. one Of the leading
citizens OF Georgetown, died suddenly Oh Sun
day night. He was as we'll as usual during
the day, aud made 20 complaint uuti about ! |
o clock at night, when he complsiaed OF his
head, and shortly fell from an attack Of apo.