He was speaking in a mournful, lugubrious voice and accompanied his words with violent gesticulations.

Out of curiosity we stopped to listen, and learned that religion was our orator's theme.
I turned to a man standing near me and asked:-- "Who is the fellow speaking ?" "The pious man is Robert Brown.

He is exhorting in the name of the Lord of Hosts." "The pious Robert Brown ?" I queried, "exhorting in the name of--of the Lord of where, did you say ?" "Hosts," laconically responded my friend, while listening intently to the words of Brown.
"Hosts, say you?
Who is he ?" I asked of my interesting neighbor.

"I know him not." "Doubtless you know Him not," responded the man, evidently annoyed at my interruption and my flippancy.
After a moment or two I, desiring to know more concerning the orator, asked:-- "Robert Brown, say you ?" "Even he," came the response.

"It will be good for your soul if you but listen to him in a prayerful mood.