The History of Methodism Within the Bounds of the Erie Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1865 Excerpt: ... held a camp-meeting a few miles from Jamestown, in a place called "Louk's Hollow." On Sabbath evening there was a vast crowd in attendance, and many of them very disorderly, who could not be induced to be seated or quiet. Mr. Gilmore went into the stand, and announced for his text, "Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth; and walk in the ways of thy heart and in the sight of thine eyes;" saying nothing about the remainder of the verse until he had talked perhaps half an hour to the young' people, lauding and admiring the various sinful amusements and errors practiced and believed by them. While upon this theme the crowd rushed up as close as they could get to him and listened with astonishment and delight. Christians stood and wondered what the man could mean by such'an apparent approval of all that was bad. All at once he paused, and recited the remainder of the verse, "but know thou that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment." The attention of all had become so perfectly secured by this time that the most profound silence prevailed all over the ground. He then went into such a description of the final judgment day--Gabriel blowing the trumpet--suiting his action and voice to the occasion, as to make the scene most awful and terrific. Tears flowed down many faces; sobs and groans could be heard in all directions. The countenances of the wicked were the pictures of sadness; as he proceeded cries for mercy were heard in all directions, and as he closed up a large number rushed to the altar of prayer, and the night passed away with singing, praying, and shouting, that made the adjoining mountains ring and listening angels rejoice. Mr. Gilmore attended a camp-meeting near Yonngsville, Warren C...