The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-26
THE ENGLISH MINISTRY.

Some Of the members Of the new
ministry in England appear to have
been unfortunate in the commence
ment OF their administration. Vernon
Hsrcourt's rejection By Oxford was
not happy for him. He is d man OF
decided ability, and an cid time cor
respondent of the Times as "Hislori-
Gus" de is able as a speaker as
veil as a writer, though, ike many
English public speakers. there lie
/ more in his matter than In his
manner. l once had the pleasure of
hearing him address a crowded INSET
ing on a topic OF then current interest.
l think il was an educational meet
| ing. He is, CT was then, a man not
OF small size, either In perpendicular
I or horizontal diameter. ] don't know
! how he got into the building, it was e
theatre, but [ have a vivid reco!lec-
sion that in my getting in l endured
the tightest crowd squeeze that
remember ever to have had, and the
last OF the kind promised to myself.
Women were 10 the cTushing croRd
outside. They must like 10 be
squeezed by men, though perhaps
that Was little tighter squeeze than
they hal bargained for, even by men.
1t was a sort of grizzly bear hug,
and they screamed Justify at every
tightening Of the squeeze, but, with
the peculiar and uDaccOuntable con-
traT;ety OF women's ways they would
hear of no mode Of escape only
through the door and into the build
ing.
l said Mr.. Harcourt's matter was
more attractive than his manner.
Some OF his gestures were IL
deed awkward and unmeaning,
especially at the beginning Of |
his speech. Az least l could |
not discover the meaning of them. |
lie had a way of thrusting his right /
hand into his bosom, between his vest
and his shirt. Then he would sud
denly Withdraw his hand and put it
behind his back. Then he would as
suddenly bring it forward and lhruet
it into his bosom again, and so on, a
great many times, with nervous
Tesllessness aad an almost spasmodic
ieTkjness, az if he really did not know
what to do with that hand, and was
really very much concerned IS to
what be etould finally do with it, and
there he would let it rest. as he I'D.
vanced in his speech, warmed up to
his work, ard forgot himself and his
troublesome right hand IN his subject,
his gestures became more natural and
appropriate, the action being more
suited to the words.
At the same meeting, the Reverend
Hugh StoWell Brown, very able and
fluent public speaker, when be has
his speech or sermon prepared be-
foretSnd, was announced Tor a speech,
but when Mr.. B. arose, the time had
been occupied by other able speakers,
leaving him opportunity for only a
few observations. 1t is not everybody
who can think on his legs before an
audience and make his speech while
he utters it. Neither did Mr.. Il.
appear ID be a skiliul hand at that
business. for the way he hemmed
and bawed and Ragged and boggled
through an ex.empore address of a
very few minutes was a surprise to
me, as | had heard him more than
once before IN bis bes! vein, and had
found him 10 be a powerful, skilful
and interesting speaker. So | felt
sorry FOX him in his failure, and
thought | could have done better my
self.
Another speaker was there, re-
ioicing in the name of John Wesley.
OF course, not the original and no
great shakes OF a copy. He might
have had another name as well, but
if be had have forgotten it. How
ever, be could talk, he was able at
that. The original John Wesley
would preach about thIeE-quarters OF
an hour, sensible man. and deliver a
very good sermon in that time, better
than if double the length. But this
later John Wesley could talk by the
gard and talk all night, and then let
lhe gils 60 home ''tuckered OUT in
the morning. For that very reason
did not care much to hear him.
He was ike some preachers l have
heard, he did net know when TO give
il, but could have talked an ele-
plants leg of ! don't care TO
listen to everlasting speakers, unless
eau so 10 sleep most Of the time,
which | generally do. Ny conscience
is clear eDopgh and my mind IS easy
enough for that.
Well, this John Wesley was one OF
the speakers VINO robbed StowelI
Brown of MS time that night. But l
would much rather have heard Mr.
BIS speech, mean his cut and dried
speech, for it would certainly have
been interesting and effective, end
would have kept me awake.
Bot about the ministry. Mr.
another able man, made his
il rasbly aad wrongly charg-
ing lhs late administration with
knowledge concerning In
dian affairs, OF which mistake Mr.. F.
msde gFudging and ungraceful &C
knowledgmeDt.
The premier, too, the great Glad
stone himself, was equally unhappy
in finding himself necessItated to
apologize for and retract some hasty
he had made, SIS
chief of the opposition, upon the pol
icy and course of Austria. 1t is cred
liable to him that be freely made the
amende honorable when he found
cut that "some one had tlundertd,"
and that that injudicioUs some one
was his own dear self. But the cir
cumstance, in connection with other
portions Of his apologize letter, shows
bis Jealous incautiousness, his want
OF Tetcence, his aptitude to hy of in
a tangent, bis liability to go of half
cooked, his lack of tsct as political
leader aud a minister. The letter
also shows that so great and good 8
man as be was not above the adop-.
tion OF certain opposition tactics
which be himself held 20 De not the
highest and most admirable methods,
else why should be promise TO re-
Dudiate them as premier? The pol
lev OF anything to beat BsacOnsheid
was hardly worthy OF such 2 high
toned gentleman as Gladstone.
4 political leader should Fret be
sure CT his fIcts, that be Is right as to
tbnno hefors he goes ahead too fast,