. . .congregation fall upon their knees, and are hushed into profound stillness as he delivers an extempore prayer, in which he calls upon the Sacred Founder of the Christian faith to bless his ministry, in terms of disgusting and impious familiarity not to be described.  He begins his oration in a drawling tone, and his hearers listen with silent attention.  He grows warmer as he proceeds with his subject, and his gesticulation becomes proportionately violent.  He clenches his fists, beats the book upon the desk before him, and swings his arms wildly about his head.  The congregation murmur their acquiescence in his doctrines: and a short groan, occasionally bears testimony to the moving nature of his eloquence.  Encouraged by these symptoms of approval, and working himself up to a pitch of enthusiasm amounting almost to frenzy, he denounces sabbath-breakers with the direst vengeance of offended Heaven.  He stretches his body half out of the pulpit, thrusts fo. . . Read More