Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-02-19

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he was brought up IN ooscprity, and OF
hnmbio parentage: de mad Tofy hmiteded
noaiion and sooiai dsantagesj so tnat "nen
ne entefea ,hs ,minissfy ne HasiSef unp1eN
possessing, and, to the commonleye'TSety
ng.---h's- personal -spPearanoe',his
dIess' ms manners were -ot tne r9ugnest
class. have heard him say that on MS hrst
C,FSult ne Fece.Vea s9.4V. ana on .ae .ne1'
and s,a
iscences OF his early days, illustrating MS aWk'
ward 40 p'ts, unPromlsing appearance, and Pc
cuhar dress. one or TWO Will sample the
whole AiEEAs -a'i@ ''6 '-2' 's. Ew
Alter travelling one year, and on his way
to Conference at JEFFERSON !City, he struck
lamp meeting, oonaucted oya" .G: Capies.
ihe' 'preaehers, WIN one consent, pegan TO
excuse themselves lrom ptea cnine ON oatnr>
day ato +. NJ. some one suggested to Ca
pies 10 put up young MarVin.
80, mere IS sac ne saaskea the ffesiaing
Elder -. -, , 'a- 20 ., 20, u - a. gs[
nina yonoerb ysHab tfn' oy 5A tne nre' smok>
ing; M no. - 20 ed, ss7 sut,,E
~ Saptes SOON 1oupa man, pony aWkWaid'
aougniooAiug %eu 'oA,'eo nuntlng sntt
"copPeras 'preeones, req leather shoes, with
ont strings, an oid Wool haf' win halt tne
brim5 gone, tho roro"n-torn so that, the thick,
biack,9uncomoed hair stood. ap enough 1t,
his mouth half open when the PlPe,stem was
not IN i, and spparently lpnocent OF every
thing that could d'putS Dim In sympathy with
the surroundings aud the occasion NM,
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care you preacher
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"Wiil you preach at . o'clock ---
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All the time with his mouth half open,
and ready to close over the Pipe STEM whlch
ne held not two inches distant. Caples turned
away, as have often heard him say. ques-
tioning IN his mind whether the young man
had sense enough to know what he mesnt.-
Ell never rose from his seat, but continued
his smoke aud meditations, until the horn
blew, when he arose, entered the pulpit,
threw his old hat under the bench, and pro-
ceeded with the services in strong, deep,
rich voice, in great contrast with the thin,
haggard appearance of the youth. Caples
said He had not been preaching long un-
til he had my mouth half open in wonderoat
the marvellous language and original thought
ofthe, ,striPhngYdd TlTgH IBOdh
From there he went on to conference. It
SO happened that o shrewd, good natured
Presbyterian Elder had asked the preacher
in charge to send him the shabbiest preacher
in the conferspce. He sent Marvin. IT.
When stationed: in Jefferson city, amer
Marvin had become famous, this presbyte'
rian Elder was very fond OF relating this
circumstance: he gave this description OF
his npPearance:i. He was.a tall, raw. boned,
angular, awkward, thin, haggard.face young
man Of twenty, with . slow, shambling gait,
dull eye. large, unsightly mouth. long nose,
high cheek-b bones, matty' dark hair hanging
over bis forehead and ears, through which
he wOnld oooasiiOna ally pasahis long bony en-
gers. His dress consisted OF, calico hunt-
ing shirt, with large faded fowers, and
string around the wais. With band. cop
peras breeches, patched up and down the
legs in front. and lacking two inches Of
reaching the red>leather shoes which were
tied on his long feet with -tow'strings, and
one OF which was run down At the heel
ID is shirt was OF coarse domestic, ana ms
nat had lost hnit the prlm' Rhre tne ofner
nan nopped oroken and dlsplIited as II IN as
gust at the crown, which had parted IN sew
up into tbe snnshine.. U : ~
Mr. r, ". Miller, tne fresoyterian Eider'
saw 10 .uarNns .ne plom,se o. grea. man,
~ IYI t"a,s I.TJS'r -:
WIZ "nen .n nuen Hou.s ps Prouu i MN;
aou maue MIN up gooa snn o. elolns anu
In the earlv d.ys of his ministry be went
into an ,adioin;no coun,vr Ia tbat in which