Daily Republican., 1879-04-03
THIRD EDITION.
Mrs. Roach at ~. Paul's.

Hrs- kOncn al 81. Tauis y
This excellent lady has continued
her labors without intrrmission for
four weeks in St. Pauls NJ. Il. Church
of this city, under the pastoral charge
OF J, II. Caldwell, d. b. The services
have been held daily duriag that time,
except on Saturday, at 3 and 7.3O z.
NJ. besides clock prayer meeting
every evening. She has spoken at every
service excep! on Sunday morning,
during the whole series. The main au-
deuce room OF the church has been
filled to its utmost capacity every even
ing. and frequently the gallery has
been crowded and sometimes hundred:
have gOne away unable to obtain seats.
The crowd, instead of diminishing, has
steadily increa ased aud there seeliis now
as great desire to hear this extraordi-
nary woman as there was the first day
tof Aer appearance in the city. The
f.ne of her labors at Newport, Stan
L.n, New Castle and Smyrna had pre-
ced.d her, and there was naturally a
curiosity to hear one whose simple COS
Del message had been attended with
the conversion of SO many people,
Curiosity, however, soon subsided, and
a deep pervading interest in her evan
gelistic labors followed. Although the
crowd has beea SO great in atteudancs
at her meetings the most perfect good
order has prevailed, and the stiffness
of death pervadel the church while
in the most artless and simple but
earnest manner she pleads with sih-
ners and persuades them to turn unto
God. Her language is pure, chaste
and elegant, and her action fault!ess.
Her voice is week, but sweet and melo-
.dious, aud sometimes ,lemulous with
pathos and spiritual JUNCTION. She has
s,me sort OF magnetism that holds her
audience wrapped in solemn thought
tulness, which many are unable to con
ctal the deep feelings which are awak
ened by her earnest APPEALS. There is
a marked propriety in everything she
says and does; nothing masculins,
norhtng incompa tible with the perfect
grace and dignity of true woman.
She not only wins the admiration
but love-sven that love that is awaS'
eped by an intensity joined to good
nrs.. 1t is not her talent, for she pos
sesses no extraordinary intellectual
force; it is not the grace Of oratory or
the charm of eloeution, for though
her education is evidently good, and
her taste cultivated, her style is plain
and simple. Ope has to hear her but
a few times in order to discern that her
power consists in her earnestness and
zeal, the implessible order Of nation
bent upon a single ohj-ct-the saliva
tton OF soals. Her countenance, which
is by 40 means l.olusly, reveals the in.
ten>ity Of her teelings-now sutfused
with smiles and lighted with all un-
earthly luslrr now wearing an aspect
Of pity or painful anxiety as sls por,
tr&vs the peri! of the uDcOnverted aud
dhe wretched doom Of those who live
out of Christ. She has discussed ri h
variety Of topics, all bearing Hpon the
cha racter, duty AID destiny OF those
who listen T. her, and while there is a
}HisiiTutbS III IidiDtl anu tAll tSSiDil. !.
there has b zen i'll her liscouraes a graa.
diversity of thought as We usually inl
in our well endowed and well-trained
male speakers. She is dsmOn,.rat on
70 tIe truti. now taking strong hold
upGA all our modern churches, that
woman has place ana u work amid
the active agencies for the worlds sal
vation. Mrs. Roach will c0ntinnt he"
aalor5 ia St. PauI's churri. thrcuSh
tn'o week and probg5Iy c.oje next Sun
day evening. 1t hid been announced
that she was to ciy.r her work here on
last Sunday evening, as she was anx
tuus 70 return to her home III Washing
tsu City; bat 50 strong was the hold
that she had upon the people that they
constrained her to remaia anothrI
Wrek. This has been the most profit
all. week Of her Iab0rs. Many have
brril converted-probabIy not less than
fity during her labors lee.