Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-08-11
REV. ALFRED COoKMAN.


The following excellent notice is fioin the
Western Christian Advocate Of Cinclnnat:
"Ahred Cochran was born preacher; be-
gan 70 txhoit at seventeen was licensed 70
preach at eighteen; entered the Philadelphia
Conference n. twenty was sought for by the
best city stations by the time he was twenty
| two, with an ever increasing popularity that
| showed no symptoms Of waning when he died.
Hundreds fiocked to his boy-minisfry at Ken
singtou, in what was then the north part OF |
Philadelphia, before that city extended the city
limits to embrace the county. At Harrisburg, !
the capital Of the State, he preached to inteil-
gent crowds and full houses; so also at Chrlsts
| .Clurch, FittsbuIg. Il
Il. s.Probably the most fruitful years Of his miit
i istty we've 1873, ut Green street. PhiladelpLia;
7 but he was equally popular, and perhaps equal
E9setuhat Spring Garden and Union Churches
New York enjoyed his labors and felt his pow
er at Seventh avenue and Trinity. Whining
ton and Newark were like fortunate in seen
ring services that were in urgent demand
throughout the length aud breadth ofthe church.
But while he was the property for two and three
year terms, of individual charges aud particu-
lar localities, Mr.. Goodman had a way Of null
tplylng himself, and extending bis Influence
through tho entire connection. This was done
by spending his month of summer vacation at
! camp-mcetinss While other preachers were
of to the seaside, or in the woods, or at springs
and watering places, fishing, shooting, or idling,
Nv was VII Ntilp tatlip
Ing, eShortng, praying. laborng day by day,
! | and ctten far into the night, till he wore HIM
Il self ont, and literally died of camp-meetings.
sThA Summer Of 1871, lie attended the So
u called National camp meeting at Round Lake
II and exhausted himself, beyond all bound, OF
4 prudence, in the labors of the meetings; thenct
)t in spite Of the tears and protesiations OF hi,
y wife, and to the surprise OF his co-laborers h,
proceeded to the Urbana camp meeting, and
e there, as usual, allowed his zeal to outrun his
er strength. Thence he repaired to Ocean Grove
ostensibly to rest, at a beautiful cottage he ha'
IS erected for a summer resort for himself AM
es family. But there, as usual, he could not re
frain from preaching and labor. Thence III
on went to Marthas Vineyard, the great Mecca o
" New England Melho,lism, and preached agai
with overwhelming cfiact-the last OF his cam
as meeting laboTs.
TO Ills biographcr thinks his course durln
at tina, summer sniriilii and 81 must We. "
oil DR.. Ridgaway couin,rnds its heroism F; and s
do We. II is one al HE cases in which Il
as feelings ovennIs,el the Judgment. Az we 8
lie with this flaming herald of the Cross from eau
ed to camp, tent To tent, and stand to stand,
", catch his ieryol and his zeal, excuse his exec
my scs, and would emulate his devotion. We on
wish we could ., 1ai DO likewise. uerolsm
ar infections, and Whoa We SEQ one, with d
IS waving banner IL, his band, march to the ca
NC nom mouth auf sure death, We feel his Dol
ich ness in o,m ever limb, aud 90 with him to I
lD- death.
lid "Blothor Goldman was one oi the originate
Of the unique movement, camp meeting
tho the promotion Of a speca.ty--a special pha
of "A doctIine which the whole Church hol
"ns Christian holiness), embracing the two idea
- First, of a definite experiences second spir
ccy ual BIRTH corresponding TO the first las expoui
" ed by Christ TO Nicodemus second, Of the {
% liIation to testify to this experience, as bl
trie sing distinct from and standing out from ev'
ND other. II is our conviction that most of
Ohm stability the power, the responsibility, and
rs life of the National camp meeting movem
rles was due TO Allied Goodman. His influence
cree this direction will outl!ve Kim. But hi, priv
nett character his acis his words, his home 0
ison social life will be felt when lis public eff
, Tor will have passed from the memory of man.
lent "Alfred Cookmin was practical cxemp
70; cation of the great Methodist and Christ
doctrine of personal sanctiiicaton. lie did
~ ut as some have been accused OF doing, ju
from u hackslidlcn state, d!sgraceiul to
,Its Christian name aud profession, into recon
I'D sion, and misname that conversion sancl
ton. His life from boyhood, was one OF $;
tity, IS his nature was one of Johannic 50
y az a, | illness. His bographer, DR.. Ridgaway, say
u al had the faculty for religion BE that Il
may, men nocked about Alfred Goodman, |
the measure as they hocked about Christ wheT
lna, was oil earth, anxious to hear his words,
one believing that they would be healed if
-A'nii A----.l l~,i sl.-Lrs>--of jiS Hprp,npt IS
% re- have To thank The ltinerant camp meeting
rouse bringing such man as this in contact
'ison thousands TO whom, otherwise, his saintl
loon, Of life and character would have been
II the heresay."
The "Lifn Of Goodman" by DIR. Ridga
have VIII oecone a classic IN Chllstiah blogra
ooms one of which the Church will have no re
tun- 10 De ashamed on account OF IT'S patrenhe
rhose cccentrcity. 1t can be procured of Georg
feforc mug my, Esq, Iof ~. we learn mat he
already disposed Of 100 copies, and has ore
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