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Show A Youth fix Preacher. The youngest preacher iu tho world is now visiting some lriends in Edgefield, fllis borne is iu Winchester, Tennessee. Tennes-see. He has preached from one to five sermons per day since his arrival in this locality, anil will probably continue his labors during his entire stay. He is a little leas than Jive .years old, but handles his texts with some degree of skill, and never fails to interest his audience. Last Saturday, Satur-day, while delivering a sermon to sumo of his little playmates in bis uncle's front yard, quite a crowd ol passers by collected along the railing to bear him. Wholly, unabashed, the young orator continued bis sermon in regular orthodox style, holding his audience for twenty minutes, if not spell-bound, at least considerably interested, and when his discourse was finished, tiie audience was dismissed dis-missed with all the ease, grace and solemnity of an ancient divine. The littlo follow has become possessed pos-sessed of the idea that he is a genuino preacner, aud does not go about it in playful, childish way, but with ail the gravity and dignity of being called to labor in sucu fields. For one of such tender years bo certainly discovers a remarkablo talent tor acting, act-ing, and no little genius iu arranging his ideas for utterance. NashvUie Manner. |