Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-11-25

pathies Of christian people and those
denominated unchristian, in the great
work of bringing the great public
heart TO beat in unison with the work
of the churches, &C., &c. The SER
vices were i~nterspersed with singing /;
the famous hymns Of Sankey with
which the congregation were well
supplied, being used almost wholly.
In the evening, during the session,
Bro. Burnell arrived, coming in on the
evening train and not tarrying till he
had reached the place where he most
loved to be-the congregation of Gods
people, and then there wds a new life
instilled into the hearts of the vast
multitude, for the church was crammed
to It's fullest capacity. The evening
exercises were beautiful. Mr.. Burnell
is one of the remarkable men of the
age He don't, or didn't preach, he
talked, and such talk. It was like
standing within the portals of heaven
and hearing glorious old Paul and i'm
petuous Peter, and the "Son of Thun-
DER One moment his audience was
in tears, the next, little ripples of
laughter swept over the sea Of tears
and all was heavenly. On Saturday
there were three sessions, various SUBJ
jects being brought up for discussion
and exchange of opinion. The little
ones we're not forgotten, no, they were
on hand like a ring on a taper finger,
for they couldn't stay away from sRch
"talk;" it was better than skating or
coasting, and one little fellow said he
wouli or nv. Burn" = ts ~'ui1l
out among 'em and asked them to
come i'm if Mr.. Burnell would "fle
his saw SO he could get his wood-pile
cut up" and he came, for Mr.. Bur
nell either did file his saw, or help cut
up the pile. We never saw boys SO
happy, for he walked right into their
affections as the sunshine ~insinuates
itself, and breathes a new life into the
opening petals of half developed flow
ers. Friday was a glorious day and
everybody felt full of real solid happi-
ness. Saturday was a special day.
The exercises were so arranged as to
bring all the churches into unison; the
morning session being at the Congre-
gational and the afternoon and evening
sessions being at the Methodist Church.
In the morning Mr.. Wort, of Ripon,
a most genial elderly gentleman like
a ripe, juicy apple, making everybody
feel as though they must take a bite
of him, delivering a very able and
most touching sermon which did every
body good. Then came Bible read
ings, and union Sabbath School exer-
cises ~interspersed with such singing as
made the coed Lord come right down
among the congregation. There were
no long faces; it was like heaven,
and we all know there are none such
there After the services, we, by in
vitation, repaired to the residence of
Mr.. Thompson, the Principal Of the
Tomah school, a grand christian man.
where we found a dozen or more sing
ers we wish we could give all their
names) and there under that hospit-
able roof we sang the old anthems till
there seemed as though there were no
more to sing, and then we all went ov-
err to the 'tchildren's meeting" at the
Methodist church, where. with music
and Mr.. Burncll the little ones were
made as glad as SO many birds after a
dreary winter, when the sun has come
again. The evening session closed the
programme for Tomah, and so excel
lent a meeting We never before have
participated in. What with those
glorious songs, "The Mighty Love of
Jesus" 1.-The Prodigal Child" "Pull-
ing for the other Shore" &C., &C.,
and such glorious sentiment of love
and such overwhelming manifestation
of the pervading presence of Gods
love, the session was only equalled by
that other session when the apostles
waited in the upper chamber and wait
ed for the coming of the Lord. After
the meeting closed those Glorious
hymns were re-sung, and warm hands
were graspcd, and only when the hour
indicated tho annroacb of tho Io+or