Litchfield enquirer., 1873-12-18


 lnga thousand # was said crowded to hsas him. His theme was the Prodieal Son. and 1t was afterwards ascertained thak twenty four persons found the peace of ,isf;st in connection with that sermon. IsFs Ies ,ses that revival the internal order of ,ts 4saifies, tt least, was chss1laaI from neglect of Christ and the soul to prayer and praise.
 Some families from Fredonia received such an anointing from on high that they went home to prepare the way for h1m there. The spirit came with searching power upon that place extending to Dun- kirk, Sheridan. Silver Greek, Forestville and Portland.
 He went from Fredonia to North East. His preaching there was attended with 8 sudden manifestation of Divine presence. One hundred and fifty persons crowded into the first inquiry meeting We con- vessed with them all, and when we met. What did you fnd?" said he. ''Every mduth stopped, and all are guilty before God. "Every one of them" said he, twill come to Christ" ''Men," he added, you see the result of sound preaching. Y" Their pastor was the meek and gifted Gfss Doolittle, who was eminently doc 'trisal preacher. Dr. Cyrus Dickson, him. self, I believe, Q subject of that revival, said some twenty years afterwards: ''There was marvellous power accompanying the words he preached. I have seen nothing to equal it."
 Mr. Tanner, of Warren, Pa., prevailed upon him to visit that place. The church was feeble, but the Lord helped h,m and there was an extensive revival.
 He went to Mayville to aid Brother Jones. The church was feeble, while for malism and infdelity were in the ascend ans. The different denominations crowd eds his meetings, and great numbers were converted. An infidel opposer bowed to Christ and became distinguished labor CT. The work spread into adjacent towns. Ard Brother Jones, adopting Brother Or tons anecdotal method, went into the 0untfy Of Virginia, and was similarly blessed of God After two or three years hasreported to me HOO conversions.
 From Mayville he returned to his family, and then took up the pastoral care of the church in Delhi. In 1883 he removed his family to Westfield The churches which ha visited previously were more than ever desirous of second benefit.
 At Portland we held meeting i'll a grove. More than hundred were found hopefully converted, and soon after we organized a church there.
 We went to Dunkirk. A group of mer- chants and other business men having pious wives, hearing of tue power attend ing his preaching deemed 1t safest to assent themselves from his meetings ex- cept on S..bbaths. At length one mer- chant came to the meeting. At once he found Christ Then came another and another until the whole group bowed at tlle cross.
 At Silver Creek sanctuary was reared, large barn was fitted ap for his meetings and many souls were converted. At Panama tannery was well seated and made sanctuary, and we saw the glory of God Ill cOnvers on of large number.
 Il went with him to Jamestown. We were met by written reMonstrance ad. dressed to Messrs. Orton and Gregory and signed by thirty-seven of Brother Gillett's members who opposed our holcing pro- txacted meeting as untlmely, because of 3 division of Congregationalists and Pres t5 iysprisns. baliaying that that division should be healed before the Lord $ house could be built. Imet the remonstrants, and invited them to assist us, and Brother Orton went to the sanctuary and preached. Tho remonstrants and other of Gods people took hold of the arm of the Lord. In ten days thirty family altars were newly reared, and in ten days thereafter there were more than 150 conversions.
 He held protracted meetings that year and the next in about every Presbyterian church in the county and in some locali- ties where no church had been organized He went to assist Brother Cowles at Napoli, and about the whole adult popu- iation was brought into the church.
 He was with Brother Preston at Lodi. About every business man in the place was converted. Here, as in Fredonia and and Westfeld, distressed persons would send for Lhrist's ministers at midnight to come and pray with them. Forty years have passed and the entire history of the place has felt the influence of that meeting,
 He went to Ellicottville, the county seat of Cattaraugus, to assist Mir. CowIes. Then to Rutledge and many souls were won to Christ. And to Burton on the Allegheny river, and the Lord. as else where. worked with them, and the church was more than doubled. At Ellington they fitted mp barn for their meetings. He had great enlargement of mind and his anointing of the Holy One was remarkable. An embittered Universalist saw 1t, and was overawed and frightened. "Old Orton. ? said he, "looked like the devil, his great eyes staring and looking though his glasses" He would not be found in such a place again. The unregenerate came from Conewango and other towns, and returned rejoicing in Christ, carrying blessings and telling of wonders seen. In that church the happy effects of that meeting are felt to this day.
 He labored at Randolph with his usual success. At West Otto and Waverly there was small Presbyterian society. Eight leading merchants and other business men were Universalists, and confident in their belief, claimed that the state of society could never be changed. They expected fierce attacks upon their fayorite doctrine. Seven of the eight Universalists bowed to Christ and became pillars in the church, and the wide extended results are seen to this day. a.e.
 lie spent two years as an evangelist east of Buffalo, within the bounds of Genesee Synod. He was blessed with many and extensive reyivals in Genesee county and was urged to repeat his visits. He was preaching there when messenger came for him to take charge of Free church of Buffalo. Here he preached two years and was urged to remain longer, but duty lay in another direction.
 He labored as an evangelist ia Rochester and Tn Batavia. He was twice in Penn Tan. In Palmyra he spoke with unwonted animation. He assisted Dr. Hay, of Geneva. From Geneva, he visited Bing- hampton, preaching daily or twice day for . fortnight. Of his labors in Michigan I am unable to report.
 His work in Erie county, outside the city of Erie, was extensive and successful. H1 conducted two separate ser1es of meet ings in Wattsbnrg, several at North East, where his work began ill 1881, and ended only with his earthly task. He was twice at Girard. He was at Harborcreek, at Springfield, and We think at other adia- cent churches.
 Again. ln 1841, the Lord heard prayer, and he was favored with good work and blessed with the fifth revival in Westfeld. In lS45 he held district prayer meetings and preaching in the outer limits of the parish. which Tacuffo6 ;n Rfty od1IfiOno