The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-03-22
NUMBER 48.

cd alone. 1t was Oh the 20th Of Sep.
tcmbcr, that the blessed Jesus poured
the oil and wine into my wounded spirit.
II was a glorious moment happy mo-
mont passed from hell to paradise
! was filed with spcschlo,s c2ultation.
aud considerable time elapsed before {
could believe that | was in my right
mind.' He had before designed to mako
the law lis profession, and had made an
engagement with lawyer in a ncighbor.
ing town to commence study under his
tlition but now he felt that the bar was
not his appropriate place and. few days
after his conversion, lie went to announce
that feeling to his legal friend Ga tho
way he stopped over night; and when lie
awohe III the morning ho experienced
terrible conflict Of soul Doubts Of the gen.
uineness VI lis recent experience rushed
upon him lliscontcmplated relinquish.
ineut Of his chosen profession seemed alb
surd. The future houors and cmolu-
ulclts he was sacrificing rose to his
view On the other hand, tho great re-
altico Of eternity Pressed into bis
thoughts and the comparative insiguiti
rancc Of all that this world can give.
He was in tumult Of anxiety aud un'
certainty lie ie'i down Oh MS knees III
J;,sl A. ,,o ~ ., ~ ,n, i"sT', ~; , nrl
chosen c,nrsc wns r;rlt anJ wi.c ia
ro-c up. and with calm and fixed purpose
went on his way to his legal friend, and
saye up lis contract Tor 'esa' STUDY Inc
ioIo"ing pfiei memorial was i"and n
N'hg MS 'nahuSer'p's,l' IS slgheu WIN il,s
name ana pears tuiS d''o' ApeoV'sle' o.
= SS.ei" ;'S', -
g. ai'cr a 'ouG season oi uarhn'''
ana sorioW' IL l'eased d9d 70 m"hliVs.
nl' lara'n'ng grace t. my soul y horu'
,He rlcnes OF my goodness are u"searcua,
o'e' Accept "e "' one oi WY nTci 'I
servants heau NE IN me way ol '',o
cVeriastlns' ana Keep my iee' from 'a!'
ing ~ DfloS me 10 SEQ tny iaco Id
peace
DIR Oliu continued in his Academy as
teacher, abou. two wears after his con.
ycr.i,n tIl J,ruorr 1874 whom At tho
.os.;or If III. sor.b C.rn,;n, Corfor.
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tile Methodist Episcopal Church, ana
stationed in Charleston. The impres.
sion made by him as a preacher is thus
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,Nc eAe'T''e' 'o' '''"' 40 ~. 'V,'b
p''ore u'ce', -, > proavn'ns Paieu III inc
presence oil o'n > 9'o"'lg c"nor'a'ionS:
and' as Us soon as inc u,sc'p''h"ry I,y orue' VI
nc Nhutcn a"oNtu' '''eHn eAcnaAeSu
places WIN ms ir'cnu' No'.r III 'no
memory OF 'hS o!ucS' hc'noG's's' hai
50 poNeT'al preaiaor 'lI pu'sI M.'n 80 s. suu.
ue" sp'ehIor an" 'reH'oHuou@ Ill '4'e'
upon tho church'
Again Dr. Wightman writes
Let us take him to n croat occasion
IA camp.meetne-with six or eigh.
thousand listeners spread out before him
Given as conditions the balmv breath of
spring in the low country Of Caroliua-
the woods pcrfumed with wild flowers.
the Sabbath-like stiffness of the rural
sccne-tlc pride Of the Carolina flora
the liye.oak. with it, wide reach of moss.
festooned branches forming natural can.
opy-.the cDnvcutionalisms of town life
thrown by for thu time-diyine service.
the main business now-tLe solemn swell
of HYMN music rising ever and acain
oycr Natures gentle nsolm swent from
the forest tree tousEroom md yerc,
enough for a three hours discourse. il
any one wants that much tine-and let
Stcphen Olin be the preacher-such "a
DIN was in ls24 and YOU will no long.
er be surprised at what history tells US
was the eject of iriiDycacA,ns in tho
hand, If John Wesley and George Whit.
fold
" The Charleston M,lbodists L,ve
generally held in tho .pring c,mr.
meeting at some ten or fifteen miles dis.
tance in the country That which Mr
Olin attended was the sort of occasion
lust described At this meeting ho
preached three Sermons. each of thom
nrobabIy extended to two hours On
Friday lis text was. Let the words Of
my mouth and the meditation Of nv
heart be acceptable in thy sight. o Lord,
my strength. and my Redeemcr' The
burden Of tho sermon was to set forth
the clements # that spiritual worshin
which alone IS acceptable to .iod On