The patriarch of one hundred years : $b being reminiscences, historical and biographical, of Rev. Henry BoehmBoehm, Henry
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The patriarch of one hundred years : $b being reminiscences, historical and biographical, of Rev. Henry Boehm
Boehm, Henry
Boehm, Henry, 1775-1875; Methodism
On Tuesday the 8th we rode thirty miles in a heavy mountain rain, and
were dripping wet. We put up with a German. Mr. Asbury says: “We called
a meeting, and our exercises were in German. We gave away religious
tracts, German and English. We have disposed of many thousands of these;
it is our duty to do good in every possible way.” We were pioneers in
circulating tracts. The German tracts were those I had published in
Lancaster. I preached in the German language every day, and often in
German and English at the same time. On Saturday we reached Pike Run
camp-meeting. Here to our great joy we met Bishop M’Kendree.
On Sunday morning I preached at eight o’clock on the profitableness of
godliness. Bishop Asbury preached at eleven, from 2 Cor. v, 20, on the
dignity and employment of the embassadors of Christ. The grove rang with
his deep-toned voice. Bishop M’Kendree preached at two o’clock from Deut.
xxx, 19, “I call heaven and earth to record,” etc. I wrote: “The work of
God is progressing mightily among sinners, mourners, backsliders, and
believers.” The work went on until after midnight. It then began to
rain, and continued until next day about noon, when I preached on Matt.
xi, 28, 29, to the weary and heavy laden, for there were many such on
the ground. At three o’clock Bishop M’Kendree preached again from 1 Cor.
xiii, 13, on faith, hope, and charity. Such a time of power has seldom
been witnessed. I wrote: “The cries of mourners, prayers, shouting,
rejoicing, etc., were the uninterrupted exercises until after midnight.
Some that were the companions of drunkards and persecutors in the first
part of the meeting now swelled the number of mourners. Glory Halleluiah!
The Lord’s supper was administered on Tuesday, after which Bishop Asbury
delivered a profitable lecture.” He wrote: “It appears the bishops will
hold a camp-meeting in every district. We are encouraged so to do. Great
power was manifested here, and much good was done. I will not say how I
felt or how near heaven.” Bishop M’Kendree preached four times at this
meeting.
On Wednesday the 6th to Brightwell’s, Philip Smith’s, and then en route
for Pittsburgh. On Thursday the cross-bar of that old sulky broke and
brought us up all standing. I do not wonder Jacob Gruber could not bear a
sulky. He thought they were _sulky_ enough.
On Friday evening we reached Pittsburgh, and stopped at Brother John
Wrenshall’s. I preached at Thomas Cooper’s on Friday and Saturday
evenings. On Sunday Bishop Asbury preached at Brother Cooper’s at eight
o’clock from Titus ii, 11-14. At twelve I preached in German in the same
house from Rom. x, 12. Some felt the force and spirituality of the word.
I closed by giving the substance of the discourse in English. My heart
was much enlarged.
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