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
“_Thursday, 15._ Felt very weak, being up every night till after twelve
o’clock; but it is in a good cause. Rested to-day at Brother Martin’s. In
the evening went to Brother Bruff’s. At 5 o’clock Rev. Lawrence M’Combs
preached. He impressed holiness upon the people. Many saw a great beauty
in it. While he was preaching, one was converted; before the meeting
broke up, two more were set at liberty. Old and young were leaping for
joy. My soul, praise the Lord!
“_Friday, 16._ Spent the day in the Conference. The Lord is with the
preachers of a truth. In the evening went to meeting again at Brother
Bruff’s. Christopher Sprye preached a powerful sermon. After preaching
the Lord began to work, and eighteen were converted that night. ‘Christ
the Lord is come to reign.’
“_Saturday, 17._ Stayed last night at Brother Chalmers’s, at the Point.
Heard Dr. Thomas F. Sargent preach from 2 Cor. vi, 1, ‘We then, as
workers together with him,’ etc. He spoke with great liberty. Some were
crying for mercy. This evening, at Brother Bruff’s, three were converted.
“Sunday, the 18th, was a great day in Baltimore among the Methodists.
The ordination sermon was preached by Rev. Thomas Coke, LL.D., in
Light-street Church. Crowds at an early hour thronged the temple. The
doctor preached from Rev. ii, 8, ‘And unto the angel of the Church at
Smyrna write; These things saith the First and the Last, which was dead
and is alive,’ etc. After the sermon, which was adapted to the occasion,
Richard Whatcoat was ordained a Bishop in the Church of God by the
imposition of the hands of Dr. Coke and Bishop Asbury, assisted by
several elders. Never were holy hands laid upon a holier head. In those
days we went ‘out into the highways and hedges and compelled them to come
in.’ That afternoon Jesse Lee preached in the market-house on Howard’s
Hill, from John xvii, 3, ‘And this is life eternal, that they might
know thee the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.’ The
Lord was there in a powerful manner. Several were converted; one in the
evening at Brother Bruff’s.”
Jesse Lee makes the following record in his Journal: “The power of the
Lord came down upon us while I was preaching, and the people wept and
roared aloud and prayed most earnestly. Joseph Totten exhorted with life.
Afterward several prayed with those who were under conviction.”
“On Monday, the 19th, Richard Sneath preached in the evening. Many came
to hear the word of the Lord and were affected. After preaching we went
to John Chalmers’s. We had a glorious time. Eight were converted, and
about that number received the second blessing. The meeting was going
on in three rooms; sinners were crying for mercy in each, and the glory
of God filled the room as one after another passed from death unto
life. This was a never-to-be-forgotten night. A shout of victory in one
room inspired them in another. The meeting was continued with unabated
interest until three o’clock the next morning.
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