The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-08-01
The Great nown.pourinS Of the
Spirit In i640.
C.cL.o,} Eom Inst ,Ceek.

' OgsCfu4St JFOSt F'St
J.F h. had gone to Goldsboro to see the
circus; as he went he fell IN with many
Of his neighbors on the o gong 10 the
meeting. Alter entering the circus It
occurred TO him to look over the multi
tudss aud see how many church niem
bers he could recognize; carefully sc.ning
the faces, he saw but ole whom he kne"
10 be a church mau. Could that be sald
TO day? His favorite amusement next
TO fox hunting was no enjoyment 70 MN
that day; every thing was stupid and
vulgar and the spirit of God then and
there awakened him to his lost condition;
He returned home an unhappy man and
on the morrow tool. his whole family Is
miles to the church at Waynesboro aud
that day became a seeker OF christ aud
With his sons found pardon aud peace.
The venerable father still lives to pray
for Zion and the sons are leading, men IN
the Methodist aud Baptists churches.
Yet another incident NV. n. L., by
education and association. was bitterly
opposed to the M~ethodlsts; a man OF
nrom nence In the county; chairman OF
he court; having larger business relations
With the people than any other man in
the county q gentleman of high charac
,er. he determined not to yield TO the
,snaticism which was running his neigh
bors crazy. For several days he kept
aloof from the meeting, and hnaiiy MS
spirit or opposition rose % the pIitch
Of showing bis contempt tor the whole
nroceeding (as he stated TO me- so do
the most unreasonable thing he could
have dine. Collecting some nshlDg
tackle, be proceeded out OF his way III
sight of the church where his fellow clti-
Gems might sec him to the river hshing
Rut wheD seated on the banks OF the
Neuse ht could hear in the distances the
songs in ne Sanctuary. and 1t made hln
unhappy The fish would not b'tr, but
he mos ultoes did, and within hls
breast wa an accusing conscience. tie
returned tone wretched, and the next
dav. 10 the astonI>hment of all, was at
the church. = broken hearted penltent.
One more, and the last incident which |
will relate was this. A young lady was
in what WIS called a trance. Her broth
err became alarmed, and sent tor a physl
clan. The doctor Wa, wiser than his gen
Grafton in that community. He examined
! he patierL looked in her eyes, felt be-
pui,s counted the resperation, shook his
ileaGipuC up his WATCH duu tuihOu away
,ayilg "fhis case is beyond my skill.
Ii isbot laid down in the books. | ad
wise you 10 call in the preachers. Good
day.
A arge majority Of the converts joined
the Methodist church. 1t was a solemn
and tuching scene, when perhaps eignty-
1--WE I4Sons kneeling together sang tie
$50 hinn:
''Wittss We men and angels now
Befe the Lord We speak.
To hltwe make Our solemn vow
A v we dare not break
Aftd nearly thirty-tire years am
| glad tdte able to say that very few OF
| them Ike ttat vow. They have lived
and dip3well. As In all great reviva S
other Nominations share | in the fruits
Jno. Eeett, Willis Hall and Samue
smith, 9TH their families. Joined the
Presbyeans, and formed the nucleus
OF Pres erianlsm in the county. .Jno.
Everetted Willis Hall built the Pres
| byterialt lurch i'll Goldsboro. Everett,
Smith al Others built the Presbyterian
| church iEverettsville. which was burn
| ed by Shtman's Army. Jnp. &. Sho-
! cumn. Did f. Everett. John Wright.
ID. +. Minnie and William Holl0well
built the lethodist church in Everett>-
vile. Twas ELL of beauty -nne
years agdt was removed to Mount
Olive. J.es F. Korneyay and William
CarrawaN,uilt the church at Indian
Springs. Ellard Washington. George
w. Collie DR.. Daniel Cogdell and
Others bu the Episcopal church IN
G~oldsboro,nd Col. G.. J.. Nelson. witt.
the asslsts:e of his brethren abroad
built the s,ptist chur ch.-GokisborO
Methodist 4,dnce.