The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-11

mony Of those who heard his earliest sermon
that he showed from the first ability to com
mand both hImself and his audience On
who henrd his first sermon In Cadiz says OF II
81 suppose that there wero persons in tina
little. well-nllod church who wondered at hi
lf-possession as he rose to speak in the pres
ence of the village wiseacres But soon the
mower Of his magnetism took hold OF ant
| fixed the attention of his hearers" Another
who heard his second sermon SAYS that won
derful. indeed we're the effects OF his words
| coming IA It seemed right from God
| through his Youthful servant Though more
| than half century has passed since then the
| scene still remains in my mind as vivid as II Il
| were Int yesterdav During his preachinR
while dwelling on the pouring out OF the spirit
| n young lady, Peggy Simpson by name was
ploriously converted" In youth, as In the time
| Of his maturity his style seems to have been
| stronRy impassioned Mrs Simpson says that
often the foam flew out OF his mouth when Ito
! was in a high state OF excitement. As to struc-
ture his sermons were wholly unartiHcial he
had never been drilled in homiletics, and had
to trust to instinct to show him the right way.
Sometimes he had line written out hero and
there, and sometimes a few catch words on a
scrap OF paper, but these no seldom carried
into the pulpit. His ministry was one OF exhor-
tatlon rather than OF exegesis.
1t was an tinerant life OF the old style upon
which the future Bishop entered. In every
term OF six weeks he would have thrty-three
appointments to I'll. Ho was not long en-
ployed. however. in this exhaustive work.
His preaching proved so acceptable to
his congregations that. in 1885. at the
age OF "a, he was called to the Liberty
Street Church in Pittsburgh During his first
year in this pastorate he resolved to avail him
aalf n ia Allegheny
College at Meadville for the purpose OF COM
plotting al academical course and receiving an
A. B. degree. The college authorities. how
ever, were so impressed with his attatnments
that without requiring him to submit to
any examination. they conferred upon him
the degree of Master OF Arts. Not long
afterward. in 1887. tho trustees chose
him Professor OF Natural Science and Vice.
President Respecting the length and breadth
OF the natural science course in Allegheny
College at that time the biographer Is unable
to give us any Information, but 1t Is certain
that Prof. Simpson discharged successfully the
duties OF the post, for he was presently elected
President OF the Asbury now De Paw Uni
versity In Greencastle. Ind. Bishop Simpson
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son met Win IN MS new homo IN Indiana.
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