Such is part of the sermon. His concluding prayer ended thus—(Divine names omitted).

   "Oh, come down! come, come down!

    down!

   now!—to-night!—do wonders then! come down in

    might

   ! come down in

    power

   ! let salvation

    roll

   !

    Come

   down!

    come!

   and let the earthquaking mighty noise of thy thundering chariot wheels be heard, and felt, and seen, and experienced in the warring elements of our spiritualized hearts!"

   During the prayer, many petitions and expressions were so rapturously and decidedly encored, that our friend

   kindly repeated them; and sometimes, like public singers, with handsome variations; and many petitions by amateur zealots were put forth, without any notice of the current prayer offered by Mr. N., yet evidently having in view some elegancy of his sermon. And not a few petitions, I regret to say, seemed to misapprehend the drift and scope of the preacher. One of this sort was the earnest ejaculations of an old and worthy brother, who, in a hollow, sepulchral, and rather growly voice, bellowed out in a very beautiful part of the grand prayer: "Oohhoo! take away

    moonshine

   !"

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