AN ECCENTRIC REVIVALIST PREACHER.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 477, 21 July 1871, Page 2

AN ECCENTRIC REVIVALIST PREACHER.

Concerning the eccentric revivalist Burehard, - whose peculiar and aggressive style of preaching, the kingdom coming created SHcli excitement in various parts of tha country years ago, many anecdotes have been told, and scores of others might be- related. We are informed - that at an inquiry meeting one evening a man seemed powerfully affected by the prevailing spirit, and rose to speak, but stood irresolute for a moment. "Goon, brother!" shouted * Burehard. Some one explained that the man wished to speak; but though he understood.. English, he could only communicate his ideas in German. " Well go on !" Burehard shouted again, '* I'll warrant you the Lord can understand your Dutch lingo if we can't." Burehard was a man of great readiness, and would not take a rebuff if be could help it. To keep himself even with a class of " fellows of the baser sort," who came to hia meeting to scoff, he often used their own weapons. One night he observed a notorious reprobate sitting near the wall chewing tobacco. He was one of the hard cases of the village, and drank more drams and swore more oaths than any other - two in it. Burehard had no hope that ho came for any good purpose ; b;it, as was his wout, he.inado directly for bim. " Glad to see you here, Brother D ," he exclaimed heartily. "Coming out on the Lord's side,,to?>, night?" "No." "O, don't say that," Burehard urged. " Tho Lo. d has need uf yotu Wont you come !" " Not by a d d sight:1' The surrounding scalawags' chuckled at £his bold shot ; but Burehard, not a bit dashed, asked again, " What, won't you join those who lbveyour soul!" " See here, old fellow,-' don't you bother me anymore," was tho'rude report," "I've told you ' no' plain enough, hain't I?"\$ " Well, then Brother, D ," said Burehard J| smiling, and lowering his voice to a ooufiden-V tiul tone, " just give me a chew of tobacco^A. will you!"— Neio Orleans limes.