Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-08-03
The Eccentric Evangelist. Harrison
HIS WONDERFUL. POWER OVER THK PEOPLE AT
AN OHIO CAMP MEETING

Hts WONDERFUL f0WER OVkR TUE PEOPLE, AT
AN OHIO CAMP MEETING.
Inc Cincinnati Gazette OF Monday has the fol-
lowing sketch OF tie appearance OF the youth
IuI apostle Harrison al camp meeting at Love
land, near that city. Mr.. Harrison is we'll re-
membered here by lbs revival work at Foun Try
church and elsewhere. The Gazette says: "Mr.
HaIrisons peculiar fascination was exhibited
to advantage during the love feast yesterday
morning. He walked 10 and fro In constant eX-
citement. at times drawing bis fingers through
his hair, and then drawing the palm OF hts
hand over one OF his cheeks, and a gain keeping
time to the music with his hands, not with the
same grace that Theodore Thomas would exer-
else on his baton. but with great deal more
vivacity and gesticulation. While he would be
SWayilg his book In every direction, a peculiar
smile III up his countenance, and the simplicity
OF his language entTanced all. He looked Ike
David singing and dancing before the Lord.
And And yet his appearance as he stood dressed In
FAR from impressive. In worldly point OF
view you might have taken him for dancing
master, but like David, one OF Gods anointed,
he became TOOL 10 please tie Lord. He clapped
his bands in the heat OF religious feryor
and seemed TO inspire the words OF the eX-
per1ence given out by some brother or sister, so
. .N was his interest and activity; He said:
NOW make your story short, and don't blame
me ii interrupt sermon with hymn. 'Ah, -
he exclaimed, 1.-The question 10 De asked Is = IS
II We'll WIN thee? He repeated these words
WIFI such strange JUNCTION that Ii sank dee D into
the Learts or the audience. causing many 10
she'd tears Mr.. Chase. principal OF the Female
High school, Louisville. related how 50 years
ago be bad received Christ ~ a rugged SUNDAY
school. when he did not know how TO Instruct
tie children and asked for light. Mr.. Harrison
Was the ioadstone OF the love feast. He eX-
Claimed, let no one say like | have
heard. that he had been struggling into
purify for thirty years, but now is tle
acc pied time" Brother j. c. Brooke.
Of Walnut Hills, having been Intercepted in
be giving OF his experience several times ex-
Gained, Don't MIND: mine viii keep over Bro
her Harrison His subsequent sa---ved
ano git---ry TO God was strong enough 20
snake the trees and certainly did move the
heart. a regular old time ''halieluiah' hymn
was intored ard MIR. Harrison reminded them
how Bishop Asbury had often spoken or 200
CONVEX sionS on d single night. He rfdiculed the
denCatSness az some who were ashamed to come
10 the InCuners Bench. and descending the
steps led In by mn which was but prayer put
In soEg. lie spoke verse after verse with eyes
closed and bent upward, and then marched up
ana down the aisle urging all TO sing and pray.
his SUBSEQUENT pray er was wondrouS. He called
Oh The Father thrice In such tender tones that
Ii would melt the hardest heart. He uses char
acterls1c phrases like an avalanche of praise =
"a shock OF mercy ard others. There is GER
talnly no way OF accounting for the results
Which this young evangelist has accomplished
everywhere. except the one which makes him a
simple tool for grand results In the hands or his
Master. AT midnight on the 3lSt OF December
ne was converted 10 Christ. when the snow was
falling heavily. and the midnight hour struck
the knell OF the dying year. The truth was then
revealed TO him as by a vision from heaven,
Since then he has accomplished most wonderful
results for the glory OF God and the salvation OF
souls. Mr. De Witt Talmage. OF Brooklyn said
OF him few days ago: ''Mr HarrfSon'S services
eclipse the ways Of all other evangelists have
ever seen" He Will conduct the exercises OF
Loyeland camp meeting until Wednesday night.
When The grounds viii be Illuminated and the
fenglouS experiences kept up all night.