soon refused him their pulpits,

不久就拒绝他登上讲坛
and he was obliged to preach in the fields.

因此他不得不在野外布道
The multitudes of all sects and denominations that attended his

出席他布道会的教派数量极为庞大
sermons were enormous, and it was a matter of speculation to me,

对我来说这是一件值得深思的事情
who was of that number,

来的人都有谁
to observe the extraordinary influence of his oratory on his hearers

他对听众有多么巨大的影响力
and how much they admired and respected him,

他们又有多钦佩和尊重他
notwithstanding his common abuse of them,

即使他常常在滥用他们的钦佩和尊重
by assuring them that they were naturally

使他们确信自己生来就是
"half beasts and half devils."

"一半野兽一半魔鬼"
Being among the crowd, "being among the hindmost of the crowd"

身处人群之中在人群的最后面
--so he's towards the back of the crowd--

他朝着人群的后面