The Penn's Grove record., 1896-02-14

IN sAnrnl couHrY.

AoOoe 4toA AhStf
moved to Lower Pshn's Neck and In
troduced MethodisJh there. He said:
AZ found q set as hardened sinners
as were out Of b. / preached again
and again q DO purpose. Brothers
Pedicord and tcalf came TO my house.
/ told them was discouraged but
brother P. sas Father Abbott, do not
be discouraged these people will yet
hunger and thifAt after the word of
God. One day asI was preaching lat
Quintenl I. Holiday, Of Lower Penn's
Neck, stopped to HEAR and the word
reached lis heart and asked me II l
would come and preach u his house."
.The day appointed AZ Mr.. Holla-
days, the travelling preacher came,
and a great concourse attended, 10
whom he preached; ZONE seemed awsk.
ened, some disputed. and some were In
great CONSERVATION. When be con-
cluded, be asked IL lhe should give out
preaching there again. Mr.. H. replied,
he might. At the time appointed,
abundance Of people attended, to whom
brother Ivy preached with great power,
being full of faith and the Holy Ghost.
Many Of the people, wept, and It was a
good season. BY this time, there were
many doors opened One cried, Preach
at my house; and smother, Preach at
my house, SC.
1--WE had now about twenty-five or
three in society; but persecution soon
arose, and the devil stirred up one j.
N, a professor Of religion among the
Presbyterians, who at first appeared
very friendly, and was active In bring.
ing us into the neighborhood: but soon
after, he became an instrument In the
hand Of the devil to oppose and lay
waste the truth, and did much hurt to
the cause OF God, and all under the
cloak Of religion. He went among our
young converts, and told them, that
God had revealed 1t to him, that the
spirit which they professed to receive at
their conversions, was OF the devil, and
not the Spirit Of Christ: but glory to
God, 1t was not 10 the power OF men or
devils to extiHguish the divine flame,
although they cast q cloud on many
minds, and turned some out Of the way.
"The height Of my harvest being ON
our meeting day, when meeting time
came, l told my reapers that they must
all 60 to meeting, and that l would pay
them their wages as though. they were
at work. We all went, and God
wrought powerfully; several fell TO the
floor, and two fou3d peace; it was .
great day to manA After meeting we
returned to our work again.
81 continued for about two months
to preach under the trees, as the house
would not contain the people. We sell
dom had a meeting during that period,
but what some were either convinced,
converted, or sanctiied.
~ now thought it might be ~expedient
to make an attempt toward building q
meeting house. "A subscription was
drawn for that purpose, but not being
able to obtain a suitable piece Of ground
to build on, as those who had such re-
fused to sell, it fell through for nearly
four years, and we continued our meet
ings as before.
II had often urged on the people the
necessity Of building a meeting house,
for the space of about four years. In
Lower Penn's Neck, during which per-
iod we had frequently held our meet.
ings under the trees when the weather
admitted. One day meeting with q
carpenter, I agreed with him to build
one. He came at the time appointed.
1 told him that we had got no timber
for the building, and therefore I must
go a begging. Accordingly We set out
and went to a neighbor, and told him
we were going to build a house for God
and asked him what he would give us
toward 1t; he answered, two sticks Of
timber for stills. We then went TO The
widow M'C.'s, a protesting Quaker,
and she gave . two more. and sent her
team to haul them to the place, We.
then went to NJ Philpot. aud be
gave US suticfsi icl ti kossa, slough
not even a profsss1 may the
Lord reward hi Then
went among GU and told them
that they mu-. help TO get
the timber; lhey 4 slld We began
on Tuesday moAnink. ani by Friday
night we had al The timber at the place.
Brother Henry Firth, ) steward Of the
circuit. and r,xeei, v=re appointed
managers to ca i the building. Tho
Friday wees f5llss ng, We raised our
house, and ia tie afternoon preached
on the foundation. In six weeks the
carpenter bad donA his work, and I beg
ged the money @sd paid him. This
proved d tres sing to the neighbor-
hood. tbe art Of which became
method al "A Aany were moralized
and chr tar while the enemies Of
truth da 1867 zIound, and bigotry
gradually deeltnsd
oyrl / sgarr LIME.
The NJ b s sion, Of Wood.
bury has deelJsa y Z 20 reduce the
salary Of The pa
A revival seryijs nasT ~ charge Of
the evangelical chuE hes n Yang con.
Quoted in the opera louss 81.
The revival in the Il
Church has SO increased 10 asg
Evangelist Hyde. has 8aen z8hssd
for another ten days. Meetings. are
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