The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-05-26
OUR MOUNTAIN MOSES.
Something About Rev. Geo. o. Barnes,
the Famous kentucky Evangelist.
From the ooafier-Jouraal.l

From the Coarier-J Journal .-.'
lie has been preaching in Rich
mond, the rich and beautiful little cap
ital of Madison county, for three
weeks. He had previously concluded
meetings at Stanford and Lancaster,
converting..hundreds at each place and
leaving the deepest impression on the
people. At Richmond his progress
has been slower. He has met an or
ganized opposition, and it is only grad
ually that prejudice has given away
before his i-resistlble simplicity and
perseverance. At every meeting, how
ever the First Christian church,
where he breaches, is filled, and many
are unable to gain admission. The
building will hold about $50 persons,
and for an hour before his services be-
gin--in the evening, promptly at 7;15
"a stream Of people flows in. As l
came up particularly to hear him, I
was in my seat promptly at $50, and
before the meeting was over was glad
TO be able to stand up near the altar.
A study of his method and manner
could only be made by hearing him
often, and mere description of him
will hardly satisfy those who have
heard so much of his wonderful power.
Mr.. Barnes comes into the church
few minutes before the time for ser
vice, and throws off his overcoat with
the grace of an athlete. He is an
inch or two above six feet in height,
slender and well rroportioned, with
aquiline nose, and pair Of dark
hazel eyes that light up with astonish-
ing brilIiancy when he is earnestly
speaking. His hair is auburn, almost
dark red, long and slightly curling,
and about touching his collar 1t is
parted nearly in the center, and falls
away gracefully on either side. When
he Is preaching it falls over his fore
head, and be has a habit of putting
the points of both hands up and push
ing it back over bis cars. lie has
thin mastaehe aud long goatee of the
same auburn hue, aud on bis checks
is struggling growth, which he has
evidentlyon determined to allow re-
Gently. He has much of the appear
ance of the typical Presbyterian min |
ister, but there is glow IN his eyes, a
pleasant earnestness in his face, that
almost transfgures it whom he is
speaking. 1t is difficult to describe
his method. Dramatic he certainly
is, and yet it cannot be studied. An
elocutiouist could do little to improve
his reading, but great deal might be
done toimproye his gestures. Atdmes
graceful and impressive as a melodra-
matte actor, he again becomes awk-
ward and weak. He has way OF
throwing hs back out and his chest
in, t. reverse the Wearsnoiat ....:.:=. ..ii-
uaI, which detracts often from the
force of his presence, and at times be
resorts to that bowling nearer aud nearer I
the floor, for which preachers are pro-
verbal 1 know nobody who in face
and expression Mr. Barnes resembles
as astonsbingly as Dir. Wattorson, Of
the Courier-JournaL If Barnes were
=
not so tim in feature he would be a
of the editor There is
he same brow, the same overhanglng r
,yebrows, the same hair and whiskers. Q
They sre much alike in appearance.
some day when the casting UP of ac- !
counts arrives, one or the other of
hem will go off to one side and raise
long and highly earnest howl because n
he resemblance did not 20 further and :,
are better.