The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-10
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What George Jacob Hoiyoake Says Abou
Him and his Way of Preaching.

What George Jacob Hoiyoale Says About
Him and his Way of Preaching.
Manchester Co. 0peratice Ners.
The Rev. DR.. Robert Collyer, well re-
garded in England as in America, is of
commanding stature, and has what in an
Englishman is always TO be admired
when found-conhdence without arro-
gance. DR.. Bartol, in describing DIR.
Claiming, the famous Boston preacher,
stated his weight to be about u hundred
pounds. II oratory goes by weight DR..
Collyer holds no mean rank. When DR..
Claiming, the slender, gave out the lin
OF the hymn:
Angel, roll that stone away,
the congregation thought they heard IL
~runibling on it's way. II Dr. Collyer
gave out the line they would really bavo
heard il move, there is such genial
authority in his voice. When the depu-
'tation from q spacious chnrch in New
York came to Chicago to invite DR.. Coll
yer to DO their minister they had bat
one misgiying-"would his voice fiji the
placer" II that is all, sad the Doctor,
Il shall do, for my voice is crainped in
Chicago" His voice would reach aero 8
q prairie. II John the baptist spo1c
with his pleasant power ] do not wonder
that the desert WAS crowded with hear
ers. Strong sense borne n strong
voice is influential speaking. When
weiglty sense sets out on u weak voice,
it inlIs to tho ground before it reaches
hall the hearers. At DR.. Colyers
church, in New York, l met the Pough-
keepsie Seer, Andrew Jackson Davis. !
never met n seer in the flesh before, and
was surprised to find that he was grace
full, pleasant and human. i congratu-
lated him on the advantage he lad over
all of US in having the secrets of W
worlds at his disposal. The Rev. Robert
Collyor was one OF the few ministers who
felt that it was his duty toprotest against
slavery, come what might. He told the
Deacons OF his congregation of his in
tent, who prayed him to reconsider it..
as he would burst M the church" He
answered like an Anglo American "Thep
it has got to burst" He entered his pull
pit in Chicago, and began his protesting
sermon. The war was coming then, but
hadrnot broken out. He had not spoken
long before he observed o commotion at
the END of the church. Tho hearers
were ~conversing from pew to pew; the
buzzing voices travelled near to him. lie
thought the church was about to burst
mp" before he had made his protest
when. seeing that he was ignorant OF t..
0adoo "a Ao Nsl
up and called out that the "~Southernc,'
had fired upon Fort Sumter" That W
the news that had set the worshipe-
ON fire. All the church leaped Ii,
with uncomfortable emotion. Then.
said the brave preacher, Il shall take E
new text-Tet him who has no swor.
sell his garment and buy one." TheI
all the church went mad-Mr. Collyci
said he was as mad rs any OF them-anc
the choir sang Yankee Doodle" Thu
church Witnessed n similar scene for sew
eral Sundays. The churches wero freec
in q night from the yoke OF slavery, n
religion has been sweeter in America
ever since. Not only the almighty dol
lar was forgotten, but every family in
the North, in the highest class as well as
the humblest, gave q father or q son to
die In tho MODEST war ever waged foi
freedom. Englishmen must have an i'm.
,perishable respect for America, which
made these sacrifices for a generous
sentiment. They fought for the freedom
of q race which could not requite them,
whom they did not like, and whose man
iagement would bring untold trouble
upon than for years to come. But they
would no longer bear the shame OF hold
ing human beings in slavery.