The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-01
HOW LONG WILL THE PACK
HORSE BEAR ITS BURDEN?
DIR. Kingsbury Writes of the Tarff-FOstered Trusts
Taxation in En2 land in Early Part of
Nineteenth Century.

marble; and he is then gathered to his
fathers. to be taxed no more.
In addition to all this, the habit of
dealing with large sums will make the
Government avaricious and profuse:
and the system itself will infallibly
generate the base vermin of spies and
informers, and a still more pestilent
race of political tools and retainers of
the meanest and most odious descrip-
ton; while the Drodigious patronage
which the collecting of this splendid
revenue viii throw into the hands or
Government will invest it with so vast
an influence. and hold out such means
and temptations to corruption. as ali
the virtue and public spirit even of
Republicans. will be unable to resist.
Every wise Jonathan should remember
this"
Your regular correspondent Rev.
r. II. Whitaker. Of Raleigh, in one
of his recent contributions, wrote of
Bishop Marvin and his great sermon
he preached at Raleigh nearly thirty
years ago. He said interestingly:
81 heard him preach the dedication
sermon of the old Person street, now
Central church. a sermon of two
hours lcngth; and. from the first to
the last sentence. men and women
hung upon his words. as If they had
never heard gospel sermon before.
Judge Fowle. who stood outside
and heard him through the window,
said he could have stood two hours
longer without becoming weary"
That reminds me of the opinion of
two of the ablest men then living at
Raleigh when the eminent Methodist
bishop preached in the City Hall. 1
went to the hall to hear the sermon
but q policeman advised me not to
enter. saying that the hall was then
crowded to the very door. and the
building not being of sound structure
there was danger, and / would be
wise to stay out | have ever since
much regretted that / did not hear
that sermon. thereby missing the only
opportunity / ever had of hearing the
then greatest preacher of the South
ern Methodist church. Hon. Il. F.
Moore, the distinguished lawyer. and
Ex-Governor w. w. Holden. heard it,
and agreed in the opinion that it was
the very greatest sermon to which
they had ever listened. / went to the
First Baptist church that morning,
and heard a very splendid and able
sermon from Rev. DR.. Robert S. Mo-
ran. 1t certainly reached a very high
waternark of excellence.
. Mr. Whitaker said further: II said
that Bishop Marvin preached two
hours. A long time for an audience
to sit and listen. Rev. Peter Doub
generally preached from an hour and
a half to two hours. and l dont re-
member that any of his hearers com
planned. The old time people depend
ed more on the pulpit for gospel in
struction than they do nov. The
preacher of this day Is only Il spoke
in the wheel. He used To he the
whole wheel hub and all. His mes
sage used to be heard gladly and
cherished rs il heaven sent
That also reminds me of what the
late General Thomas l.. Clingman, of
Asheville, with whom | was well ac-
quainted, said to me in 1873. lie was
an able man. lie told me he once
listened for three hours TO the Rev
John Kerr. a North Carolinian. father
of the eloquent Judge John Kerr. as
he delivered a sermon to a great
crowd. General Clingman was an
Episcopalian. but he said he would
have been glad to have heard him lon
ger In this time OF decadence and
poor taste. a sermon of \ half hour
Will weary many, and a fifteen min
utes read essay will be preferred.
There are still MethodistS who relish
long sermons, particularly when there
is much in them. The late Rev. DR.
Jeremiah .Icter, Of Virginia, said that
Rev. John Kerr, of North Carolina
and Rev. Andrew Broadus of Vir-
ginia, were the two greatest preach
ers to whom he had ever listened, and
that he had heard the greatest Baptist
preachers in this country and in Eng
land. There were great preachers IN
the past Robert Hall, Charles Spur
geon, Dr. Thomas Chalmers and a
few others were sons of thunder"
M dor.
of the Word of Life in the pulpit
Where are there equals now?
In this connection let me mention
the preachers | have heard who most
impressed me of ali others by one or
more sermons from each. / have beetl
sermon nearer from early boyhoou
say for sixty-five years or longer.
The six preachers who excelIed all
others were Rev. DR.. Charles #.
Deems Rev. DIR. Robert s. Moran, Rev
DR.. Robert o. Burton, Rev. Thomas
G, Lowe, Rev. DIR. Vaughan, of Va.
and Bishop Wilson, of Baltimore. All
were Methodists save DIR. Vaughan. I
do not say they were greater men
chan all others. but l heard from them
six sermons that impressed me be-
yond all others. The greatest Of all
vas by Bishop Wilson. / have heard
[ suppose two hundred or perhaps
three hundred sermons from as many
preachers. / never kept record
But l know those who made upon me
the greatest impression at the time
Of delivery. Among the distinguished
1ivines | have heard, | may mention
Rev. Or. John A. Broadus. Rev. DR..
". M. Wingatc, Rev. Dr. j. l.. M.
Curry, Rev. DIR. Fuler. Rev Or. sam
Ford. all Baptists; Rev Dr. =. L.
Hawks. Bishop L, S. Ives Bishop
Thomas Atkinson. Rev. DR.. Balsh ali
Gpiscopalians: Bishop Pierce. Bishop
keener. Rev. DR.. Peter Doub. Rev. Joel
W. Tucker. Rev. Hezekiah e. Leigh.
Sishop Duncan. Rev. DIR. James 4.
Duncan Rev n. +. Reid, DID. Rev.
DR.. Beaman Bishop d. j.. Doggett,
Bishop Galloway. p. w. Archer. Rev.
Or. II. II. d. Wilson, all Methodists
Rev. DR.. Moses J. Hoge. Rev DR.. Ed
gar Smith. Preebyterians and Rev DIR.
Chaplin UniyerSalist. of New York
city. These. as | recall them were of
the forefront of the hundreds / have
heard. | have heard scores of men
Of gifts and prominence in the various
churches not given as yet. | cite
,ew of them only. but they failed 10
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