Year: 1872

resident of an Eastern city, whose name
may be here omitted, but who occupied the
very highest place in learning, piety and in
fuence in this denomination; one of those
bright and shining lights known to all good
Christians, but whose beamings our good
deacon had never thought would rest par
ticularly on him, Glancing with pleasure
and pride upon a religious work by this
very doctor that he had just been reading,
the deacon proceeded to acquaint himself
with the contents of the epistle. II was
substantially as follows, barring date, adj
dress and superscription:


81 desire to present to you, in the bear
er of this, the Rev. Albert Wynne, clergy
man of our denomination. For some years
past in charge Of one of the largest of our
Eastern churches, he has been compelled
by ill-health and an unfavorable climate
to relinquish his charge and seek a more
congenial atmosphere. His relations with
his people were sundered with the utmost
reluctance upon his part, and with the last
ing regret of the whole society. lie is a
young man of extraordinary gifts, and, if
Providence shall spare his life, will become
in few years a priceless treasure to us all.
Therefore ] am personally solicitous as to
the preservation of his health; and to this
end have recommended him to seek
charge in some quiet locality like yours.
You may secure him for time--and learn
that you are without a pastor-and though
his connection with you cannot, as you
will understand from my premises, be
lengthy, yet your people have cause to re-
gard themselves as fortunate beyond other
men in securing him at all. One caution,
however; charge you and your co-workers,
as brethren in Christ, to guard his health
assiduously. You must see to it that he
takes sufficient physical exercise, and does
not injure himself by overwork or study


GAS / am about to depart for an extend
ed tour of duty at the South, and as the
reputation of your people and yourself is
well known to me, no answer to this will be
necessary. l trust Brother Wynne to you
with the assurance that all will be well.''


This letter, of course, secured the rever-
end gentleman a hearty welcome at the
hands of the deacon and his family, and he
was most Hospitality entertained. The
deacon at once obtained the necessary con
cent that Mr.. Wynne might preach the fol-
lowing Sabbath; but he was troubled and
vexed to find that he could create very little
interest in the matter among the people.
The general feeling in the society was one
ofapathy and indifference, which even the
letter of this distinguished doctor, widely
as it was circulated, was not powerful
enough to remove. The good deacon was
restless, nervous, almost wretched. Not
withstanding his utmost exertions to create
furore in favor Of the newcomer, he was
conscious of having failed; and Oh Sunday
morning. on the way to the place of meeting,
he bunglingly stammered his fears and ex,
cuses to his guest.


Pray don't be troubled, my dear broth
err" responded Mr.. Wynne, with smiling
suavity. "Let us see if cannot advertise
myself to this people to-day"


And advertise himself he did, most thor
oughly. To the two dozen assembled in
the morning he preached such a discourse AZ
the old stones of that church had never be
fore heard. 1t was fervid, earnest, elo
quent, convincing in argument, powerful in
diction, and so impressively delivered as tC
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hearers. The fame of this effort flew ovel
the whole village during the day, and a
night the church was crowded with curiou!
listeners. The evenings sermon was in NJ
way inferior to that of the morning; boil
the prayer and the preaching of this man
so different from all that these people haC
been accustomed to, wrought powerful!
upon the minds Of all present. On the fol
lowing morning a committee waited on Mr.
Wynne to secure him as pastor of th'
church. They found no difficulty in ac
complishing this object. In answer to th'
tender of a larger salary than the societ,
had ever paid, made with apologies for III
smallness, the minister reiterated thu
reasons which had led him to desire
change of location, as expressed in the in
troductory letter, and cordially accepte'
the charge offered him, expressing the hop
that he might, by the blessing of God, b.
permitted to forward his work in this place
And he Immediately entered upon his min
istry.


shall not attempt to detail sninutel,
the history of Mr.. Wynne's connection
with this churoh and neonla for the nay