Christmas Evans, the Preacher of Wild Wales: His country, his times, and his contemporariesHood, Edwin Paxton
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Christmas Evans, the Preacher of Wild Wales: His country, his times, and his contemporaries
Hood, Edwin Paxton
Evans, Christmas, 1766-1838
Wales, comparatively unknown, 4; Moral and intellectual condition of, 7;
Old wild, 32, 33; Travelling in, 119, 120, 262; The Watts of, 167;
Singular practice in, 173; A rough time in, 191, 192; The Whitefield and
Wesley of, 221; Sunday schools established in, 228; Bibles for, 228; A
land of song, 257; A central figure in the religious life of, 304; The
Bunyan of, 330.
Wales, wild, preachers of, 217; Rees Pritchard, 217; Howell Harris, 221;
Daniel Rowlands, 221; Charles of Bala, 227; ancient preachers
characterized, 231; Thomas Rhys Davies, 232; Evan Jones, 234; Shenkin of
Penhydd, 236; Ebenezer Morris, 238; David Morris, 240; Thomas Hughes,
241; A cluster of worthies, 248; Dr. Richards, 250; Davies of Castell
Hywel, 252.
Walker, wonderful Robert, referred to, 118.
War, season of actual, 360.
Watts of Wales, the, 167.
Wayfaring, 119.
Welsh religious nature, the, 8, 9; Wrongs of the, 20, 21; Proverbs, 255;
Clannish character of the, 260; Jumpers, 317.
Welshman, a monoglot, 174.
“Welshman’s Candle,” 168, 218, 219.
“White world,” the, 15.
Whitefield, George, referred to, 186; his startling apostrophe, 188.
“Wild Wales,” Borrow’s, quoted, 27, 218, 219.
Wilks, Matthew, anecdote of, 186.
Williams, Daniel, 169.
Williams, Evan, 169.
Williams of Pantycelyn, 167; career of, 167, 169.
Williams of Wern, 167, 170; Advice of, 12; Character and power of his
preaching, 17, 170; Order of mind, 171; Method of composing his sermons,
171; Illustration of manner, 172; Birth and parentage, 173; Religious
conviction, 173; First prayer, 173; Education, 174; settles at Wern, 174;
Extent of his pastorate, 175; Harwood, 175; Admiration for Jacob Abbot,
176; Mind and method, 176; Illustration, 177; Proverbial utterances, 178;
Prayer, 179; Eloquence, 180; Love of nature, 180, 182; Appearance when
preaching, 181; Personal appearance, 181; Dying, 182; His daughter, 182;
Death, 183; Dr. Raffles on, 183; Characteristics of his preaching, 183.
Williams, Peter, 169.
Williams, Rev. W., “Welsh Calvinistic Methodism” referred to, 241.
Williams, Rowland, 38.
Williamses, a family of, 167.
Wisdom, divine, 273.
Witnesses, trial of the, 267.
Words, last, 302.
Wordsworth, referred to, 118.
Works, dead, 375.
Works do follow them, their, 275.
Worthies, a cluster of Welsh, 248.
Wotton-under-edge, 240.
Wrong, altogether, 72.
Wyn, Elis, “Sleeping Bard” of, 329.
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Hazell Watson, and Viney, Printers, London and Aylesbury.
Footnotes.
{23} See Note at end of Chapter, _page_ 39.
{410} _Bach_ is a Welsh term of affection.
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