The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-01-24

Rev. II. rs. Mood.
Among the heroes who grace the gal.
axy of modern Methodist history in
South Carolina, none shine with more
| peculiar lustre than Rev. Jamea Danpeliy.
Bold, ardent, brilliant and eccentric, he
was sui generis, and at Cace tho most
popular and efficient preacher Of the up.
country.
lnperson he was Of the medium height,
quite corpulent, weighing about two hun
dred and fifty pounds, had but one leg,
the other being supplied with q wooden
stump. His face was round aud forid,
hair thin and Of silvery whiteness, fore.
head high and partly bald, nose arched
and aquiline, much resembling in ahape
e hawks beak. His small gray eyes,
set unusually far back in his head,
snapped and scintilated with q peculiar
lustre when he was excited. His voice
pitched on an unusual1y high key, with
peculiar nasal twang, was shrill aud
loud, being distinctly heard at the re.
motest parts of the vast camp meeting
audiences to whom he often preached.
and when he became aroused, had vol.
ume aud music which, like Eoland's mar
velous horn, at once spread Consideration
among the foes of God, and marshaled
the church militant to victory.
Rev. James DanneIly was Child of
affiiction. He lost leg by liberation,
and constantly suffered from painful
sores on the other, which were kept in.
fiamed by the heavy weight Of his body,
served to disquiet his mind, and gave
him severe and harsh utterance, which
made him terror &c evil doers. Lis
nature, however, was tender, sympathetic
| and generous, end those only who knew
MIN intimately understood him properly,
and knew how to appreciate him.
In his day he was the most popular
preacher of the up. country, maintaining
his popularity to the day of his death.
An appointment published for him to
preach never failed to attract crowd,
even when disease and trouble had we'll
nigh crushed him. He frequently gave
offence, and persons became very angry
with him, but he seldom or never failed
to secure their attendance aud improved
behavior the next time. We have heard
as thrilling eloquence from the lips of
Rev. James Dannelly, as we ever heard
from any man. We have seen immense
congregations greatly moved under his
sermons. The ministry of Rev. James
Dannelly was q ministry of rebuke. He
felt called to grapple with the popular
vices and frivolities of the day, which he
did with gloves off," cutting to tho
bone, and dividing the joints and the
marrow.
At S. Camp meeting, Mr.. Dannelly
preached the II o'clock sermon on Satur.
day TO an immense congregation. The
preacher seemed particularly unhappy in
his feelings. He began rough, and got
rougher and rougher. He not oaly
shocked our sensibilities, but outraged
all the decencies of our nature; we were
abashed, ashamed, and hid our faces in
our hands. His cloaing sentences we're
the climax OF all coarsenes we ever heard
from the pulpit, and instead of yielding
his place to the preacher who was in the
pulpit to close the service, he took the
hymn book and gave out
"A charge to keep have,
A God to gloryfy,"
and said: "If any persons present desire
to forsake their sins and seek forgiveness,
let them approach the alter" or course,
we expected no one to come, as all proper
feeling seemed 10 be killed out by the
sermon but what %as our surprise TO see
an unusually handsome gentleman from
a remote part Of the congregation come
rushing to the altar, prostrating himself
under intense feeling-a number of
young men following, all deeply affected.
Our curiosity was excited to know more
of the case; 30, finding at which tent
this gentleman would dine, we directed
our attention thither, and at the table
interrogated him with regard to the SER
mon. He declared it was the grandest
sermon he had ever heard. "Why," said
he, lit laid open my heart as no other
sermon ever did"
At a camp-meeting held at Sandy
Spring, some years ago, Mr. Dannelly
preached at II o'clock on Sunday, to
large and appreciative audience. 1t wac
one of his characteristic sermons
and finest efforts. Being much exhausted,
he returned to the preachers tent and
laid down on bed, putting and blowing
from heat and exhaustion, when an old
gentleman came running In, exclaiming
as he came, "Mr. Dannelly! I am 80
glad to see YOU" &c, &c. We cast our
eyes toward the speaker and observed
that MIR. Dannelly bad put out his hand,
in his peculiar style, twisted, with the
palm up, sure indication 10 us that he
oiu uot heataty AooAptoChSo suo WAiu BAL
u alton. Mr.. Dannelly did not open his
mouth until his enthusiastic friend had
completed his greeting; then in his loud,
shrill, nasal tone, said, "Do you atiH
whiskey yeti" The last word being pro.
nounced in kind Of shriek, was the
stunning question. The friend was non.
plussed, but raliying up replied, "Yon
know MIR. Dannelly, we never could
agree upon theae questions; twenty yesro
ago we argued them, Sut could not agree.
1 keep my still, and make a little for the
convenience of my neighbour" "Do
you sell whiskey yet ~ the last word pro-
nounced with still louder shrek.
The friend stagrered under the persistent
force of the que !, but rallied in a mo.
ment. 20, Mr.. ;annelly, how can you
be go hard on an old friend? You know
we never could agree on these subjects.
l still sell little along, but hope I do no
harm by it." "Do you drink whiskey
yet =" he uttered, with still louder EN-.
phasis. The old friend coughed, hemmed,
laid his hand on the arm of the fierce
parson. patronizingly: "You must not
| be hard on me, my old friend. You
know, Mr.. Dannelly, we never could agree
on these matters; twenty years ago We
talked them over and could not agree. ]
still take my dram three times dsy.p
"Are you o deacon In the Baptist Church
yet 3" vociferated the excited preacher,
| in thunder tones. 20 yes, MIR. Dannelly /;
/ am still trying 10 serve my God and,
mako my way'up to aeaven.1 Just then
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