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At another church, which was built OF logs,
and the spaces between covered VIII clap-
earnest sermon he pulled at n splinter, which
proved to be quite a long one. for II run IN
length about half q yard; then taking DIS
knife cut Of his pocket, he opened II and oe'
ed ut the close Of the sermon, he continued
the process all through the class, meeting, nm
ishing the stick and meeting ut the same
time.
elected a delegate to tho General Conference,
to which he invariably travelled OH morse
hnck. II is snid that at one periou OF ms ne
he attempted to drive n Rulky. but ~ nhe Oh
| his distractions drove over u cow which Was
lying In the road. This familiarity displcaSed
! the bovine Quadrnpcd. which arose Just nsthe
sulky was fairly on her back. rnisi.g me
preacher to nm nnwonted height IN the air,
capxizirg the vehicle, frightening the horse,
which ran away. demolished the snlky ana
severely bruised the driver. This event
caused him 10 rcnouncc wheels. anh me sau,
die became his seat In travelling. The animal
he rode when l was will him suited him pre-
ciscly, She wns q bay mare. good looking.
gentle. and took the switch freely. and with
nll hardy and 2 good fnrnGer: IN lne1 sn To mTd
make her living II there was any chance 10
do so, and I might tell you Of several ingen-
ious turns she took by The way Of supple ,na
was the stump OF q hickory, about two and n
half feet long. well frayed Mt one end. THIS
switch vas the invarible 90 lcomitnnt of hls
umbrella, and whether 1t hal been cut that
year or ten years before, dcponcnt saith not.
hut only knows that 1t WAS prOverbial n: the
bay mare. He stopped over very mnch IN
riding, holding TO Tho romnlcl Of the sntdlc
with his left hand, which held the rcins.
which hung loosely down. his horse often
taking the advantage OF this to Craze beside the
road; when. suddenly rousing up. would at..
ply both feet and switch most vigorously and
At the close OF n camrmccting, where there
we're n number Of preachers. and u corrc-
spending number OF horses, q Q came 10
ont with him and recrcd over the fence ut
different points: failed to distinguish his
bny mare. SO turning to the boy he said most
philosopbically: Walt until nl the preach.
left will DC mine" And the result proved the
wisdom Of the command. On his way tn the
General Conference Of 1914. when logging
through roads almost impossible on account
OF The depth OF mud, he remarked to q friend:
III II were not for the honor OF the thing, I
had as lief be Mt home"
He took part on that memorable occasion
in the debate in relation tn the disposition OF
Bishop James Osgood Andrew. The, Bishop
having acquired property In a few slaves by
marriage. the Northern part. or the BODY At
tcmpted to depose him from his functions a. a
Methodist Bishop ~ simple resolution. With
out n charge. specification. or form Of trial
1t is said that when Mr.. Dunwody secured the
floor and began his speech, IL caused much
INVERSION on inc D:lFG Oh The INOTt TucIH.
His peculiar intonations OF voice, awkward
manner and rustic garb excited the mirth, nnd
by way OF ridiculc several ofthem called out.
nsnenk louder" Turning nIn" nd VIII rac treat e y
and they did hear, for he had not PROGRESSED
but a few sentences when he had captured
the attention OF the whole body, and finished
a speech replete with profound nrgumcntand
scripturnl information, showing that he was
no novice In questions of church polity.. but
was master Of the exciting questions which
then commanded the attention OF the body.
AS arrows are taken from his CULVER by archer.
ume, md with the practiced eye and mucle
Of one whose bow abode In strength he
stuck the object at every rccoil or his deadly
weapon.
Are and infImity Increasing, the Confer
ence thought 1t necessary to s~uperannunte
him. The old father could not understand
the reason for this policy. and received the
Information with tears: and at the close Of
the year appeared before the body and made
a mnstrrly defense with three points. In the
first place. he shove by facts and arguments
bic OF doing the work OF IN iiinernnt preach.
err as ever before. In the second place, that
the Conference had dealt hardly with him In
not giving him work. And, In the third
family on hand. MS made It downright injus-
ticc done to him and his. In this part o: his
speech he gave the history Of q family OF ne
groes, which from two had increased to quite
q large hummer, and. like a swarm OF %loci,sts.
were enting him out Of his house and home.
He said he Ind hired some Of them out. but
In q little time they were back on him.. This
part of his speech. which was delivered with
Unusual animation, amused his brethren,
| who failed to see why a circuit or station
should be required to support n swarm ofidle
negroes. and with all the affection the Con.
ference had for the old Hero, they saw thnt
his day was PASTOR active service. and re.
iluctanfly voted TO continue his relation as n
~superannunted preacher,
The last time I saw him was not n great
while before he passed to his reward. IT was
In the Methodist Church Mt Cokcshury. / was
In the pulpit, reading the first lesson. when
he came in his hat was hung on his left
hand, and with measured step he moved up
the aisle, turning his hat round and round
with his right hand, his eyes fixed in q
steady gaze upon me. He approached the
altar with his eyes still fixed unon ME, knelt
ut the altar with his face turned upward, his
eyes opened with the same steady gaze, and
his lips moving in evident devotion: In a few
minutes he slowly arose md. without NOV.
Ing his eyes, pronounced Win empnnS,s the
the close of the services he prayed with his
usual ability and fervor, but when I greeted
him, / found he did not recognize me.
Samuel Dunwody was no ordinary man.
! With many ecccntricIties, he combined an In.
tellcct of a discriminating and logIcfl cast.
He had acquired n lnrgc fund or knowledge,
classical, historical and doctrinal. For years he
had made the Greek Testament hts daily
study, and had thoroughly acquainted himself
with the c]ontroverted terms used In doctrinal
d discussion; and was perfectly ut home In
discussing Apostolical Succession, INNER.
sion, Infant Baptism and Calvinism. He h nd
the rare faculty Of being able to present to the
minds OF others the same thoughts which
filled his own as distinctly and clearly MS he
percei we'd them himself Such wns his lucid
ncrspicuity, that the dullest nearer could moi
for a moment mistake his meaning: and
such mis- exquisite simplicity, that the nttcn'
ton was not distracted from his Idea By any
ndventitions or useless ornament, or even by
the uncouth and surprising movements
which often marked his oratory. He totally
disdained the use Of figures. but was chastc
simple and temperate, often animated hui
never ex%trnvagant. In him the Gospel OF the
Son OF God and the doctrines and uses OF
MethodIsIn found q true and able exponent, a
fearless and ardent advocate. His mind per
meated with truth, found n short and COM
mon sense method Of uttcrancr. Seeming
alike TO disdain the tactics OF logic ard the
figures Of rhetoric. he presented II In It's sim
pie purity and power, holding II before the
eyes OF his audience until they were either
rnvished by Its beauty, or made captive by
It's power.
Rev. James Dannclly.
Among the heroes who grace the galaxy
ma, none shine with more peculiar lnstrc
than the Rev. James Dannelly. hold, ardent,
brilliant and eccentric, he was sui acncri",
and At once the most popular and efficient
preacher Of the up-rnuntry.
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