The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-05-11
SPEECHES IN ODD PLACES.
Coffin, Bathtub, Balloon, Steam
Crane and Lighthouse Utilized

Crane and Lighthouse Utilized.
An officer of the Salvation Army
Las recently preached sermon
! from The interior of his own coffin.
Ii WAS brought on to the platform
and the Jealous captain forthwith
entered it. In that remarkable posi-
tioT he delivered an address on the
uncertainty OF life to huge con-
Eresatlon. The idea is not new, for
a .eW yaers ago member of the
late DR.. Dowie's Zionist band deliy-
cred an address from his coffin, and
the Rev. James Walker, a popular
evangelist, took a c0ffin as well as
large hour-glass with him on a
great revival tour.
AT Elan, England, is an immense
rock, from the pinnacle of which
n sermon was regularly preached
by travelling evangelist to thou
sInds OF persons who assembled on
the ground nearly, 125 feet below.
( The late Lord Russell once deliver
ed speech in defense of a prisoner
from the outside seat of a stage
coach, and the case was then and
there adjudicated upon.
one of the strangest places from
winch audiences have been address
ed has been an ordinary metal bath.
This was placed upon a platform in
great hall in Salt Lake City, the
: center of Normonism, and the
Rev. j. c. Williams entered tha
water and preached.
from the top of load of hay the
late Sir Frank Lockwood addressed
a. political gathering. He was as
s'stlnS In contest in Mid-Devon,
( winch happened to fall in the bus
lest day of hay harvesting.
meeting arranged to be held
III the village school house was poor
~ attended, and, With his usual re-
sourcefulness the genial counsel
suggested an adjournment to the
llelds. A better audience was then
secured Hundreds of audiences
have been addressed from railroad
trucks, but the late DIR. Parker
once had the unique experience of
preaching a sermon from the
lootplate OF locomotive. Nearly
TWO thousand men were gathered
around him and he has been heard
: 10 say that was the most interest
ing episode OF his life.
FROM the car OF captive balloon
several feet in the air, the late Rev.
Herbert Walshaw preached on two
( occasions. The balloons were be-
/ ing used to advertise a famous pat-
eht medicine, and the reverend gen
tleman thought it would be a good
idea to utilize them on the follow
ing sunday for open air services
Accordlhsly. instead of using the
7 beautiful chapel in the district, the
morning and evening services were
held in the broad field, and the car
was the preachers pulpit
Sir Edward Clarke, when he first
contested an election at Plymouth,
/ delivered an address from a pile of
craD-pots. The meeting was held
on the fish wharves Immediately af-
Ter the fishing fleet left port and on
the spur of the moment a platform
or these curious wicker pots was
improvised. On another occasion he
spoke TO an immense crowd from
the deck of lifeboat.
A platform composed of fireworks
was used once by the late Mr.. Glad
stone. beautiful! display had been
arranged in his honor, and in the
midst OF fine set piece was formed
unique rostrum, which, when the
"hole was lit, stood out like a con.
struction of fire.
Mr.. Chamberlain has stood in the
car OF steam crane to address an
immense throng of quarrymen. Nc
Olher platform or structure wa.
Mandy, so the happy idea was con.
celVed OF raising the car a little dis
lance from the ground, and thu.
forming an excellent vantage grounC
Tor the eminent statesman.
A curious pulpit was that used b,
Bishop Bickersteth, who once occu
pled the lantern space of light
mouse in which to deliver a short
ADDRESS TO small gathering of Wis
ltors and the lighthouse men them
selves. On another occasion tn,
venerable old man preached in the
operating theatre of a hospital to Z