Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-08-21
MiscrIIanrons.
EEk-SEED CHAPEL.
I Strange STORY Of Cornish Life.

Il = now more ihAn a century since ~ o
yours men. John Wesley agd George
whiiiielJ. began a rci.g g.ous reform which
Tor many years VAS thought ~ xcalou.
ohurchmen likely TO shake. II no, overiurn.
the established church Ia yngiand Both
were young men Of great piciy, grca, z, al
aud great ouiAu>
sooi after the promules,iou Of Method
.slG. !, ,pread with srcs, rAp!d,;y over the
counties Of Devon and Cornwall, and e..
peclAliy among the miners aud lower ord
cfs. Although very iew persons will now
dispute is beneficial tendency smob; these
classes. YET. for = long period after the IN
troduc,ion Of Meihoii.m. the clergy aud
b CHER orders OF society Ia the xcst OF Eng
land manifested degree OF dislike 10 the
new doctrines. which can scarcely bc iul-
as.ned In these dsys Il modern ,oieraiiou.
Il va thought by many young gentlemen
good sport 10 break the " indows and nail
up the doors of Methodist chspel. The
robbery of Wesleyan preacher a. a spree
~ tNN '.''--S - A---s-.- So -..A =
jeci OF judicial investigation and the ffolc-
some young men had 70 pay dearly for
their practical joke. There were able and
even eloquent preachers among the Meth
odi-ts. The works OF Wesley, aud OF DIS.
Clarke and Coke. are even nov popular
with a large religious class. There were
also found amoug them some very Wild.
enthusiastic local preachers. who might
vie with Praise God BArebones, '' aud other
fanatics Of The time OF Cromwell.
Many OF these could not read al all, and
very few were scQuainted with any book.
beside the Bib,e and the works OF Bunyan.
Baxter. aud John Wesley. Ba; the writ
ings OF these authors Contained many OF
the most enthusiastic aud energetic dis
courses. OF foundation. for d!,courses. In
the Euglish language. especially ads ped
TO strike the iInaglnAiion and cspiiystc the
attention OF the lower orders. The phrase
ology OF these works was derived from the
saxon, and Was therefore better under
stood by the humble classes to whom they
were addressed. than the language OF poi
lshed preachers who had finished their ed
ucAiion at oxford aud Cambridge. Indeed
some OF the better informed classes OF so
clety were folly aware Of the value OF
preachers who. from their own feelings
and experience, so well understood the
vices aud follles OF their auditors.
Among these uninstructed preachers was
one by The name OF The Old Gardener
This old man Vas no common chat facter-
indeed, he was quite al original, and by
far the most popular preacher among the
Of John Wesley. He kept a small nursery
garden about two miles from the town OF
St. Austle, then aud now the centre OF a
mining district. rich in its products OF tin
aud copper. When a mere boy, as ser
want to Cornish gentleman, he went 10
London. He was there kidnapped. and
sent TO the West Indies where he worked
some wears as slave. He then entered
the army and served In the West and after
ward the East Indies where he fought un-
der the great Lord Give. In one Of the
battles he WAS wounded and lay two days
and nights on the field OF battle amidst the
dead. As he lay there he heard during the
night the roars OF the lion and tiger, and
the bowls of the hyena. and saw them
proving around him. but they were Sc
gorged that they attacked nothing living
ale saw the lean dogs beneath the wall.
Hold DER the dead their carnival:
Gorging and gnawiDg DER carcass and limb,
They were TOO busy 10 bark at him.
His sufferings were great from excessive
pain, aggravated by burning thirst. HI
| expected to be mangled and eaten by wllt
| beasts. and in the extremity Of despair en-
! deavored 10 pierce himself in some vita
| part with bsyonet, but was too weak Il
| effect his purpose. He was at last fount
alive; ultimately recovered his health ant
returned to England. Being found, on hi
arrival, unfit for service, be was discharg
ed and finally settled near st. Austle a
before mentioned. Soon after hi. retur
The Old Gardener" became a convert 4
| Methodism and afterwards a local preach
er, working hard at his occupation as
gardener by day. and praying and presci
ing to his poor benighted fellow sinner'
as he termed them. in the evening. II
lived 10 the poorest manner. giving avs
all the surplus of his earnings in charity
distributing bibles. and promoting. 10 th
utmost OF hi. ability, the exte ntion of Metl
Udism. His exterior WAS rough and b
face as strongly marked as the granite I
his ,.arlye county. His complexion was
sofl " dirty. dATh. iron .Eey. aud his who
appearance lean and srO,esque. Nothin
! could possibly be more homeiy than b