The patriarch of one hundred years : $b being reminiscences, historical and biographical, of Rev. Henry Boehm — John Shaqi
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 20th, I heard the Rev. Jesse Lee preach at Brother
Bruff’s. Many were powerfully wrought upon under the word. In those days
he preached with unusual power and success. Several of the old fathers
and mothers stayed here after preaching, and while they were talking
about the goodness of God such a melting power came down that almost all
who were present were melted into tears.
“_Wednesday, 21._ Yesterday Conference adjourned, and the preachers have
parted and are going to different parts of the continent, having got a
fresh spring from heaven. About five in the evening the young converts
met together at Brother Bruff’s. Brother James Moore and several of the
preachers were with us. We sung and prayed with them. The Lord was with
us of a truth. Some of the sisters related their experience, which was
rendered a great blessing to all who were present. It filled me with joy
to see so many young people happy in God; some of them were strangers to
God only a few days ago. At night we went to the Point; the power of God
was among the people; many were crying for mercy, and four were converted
to God. After meeting I went home with Brother Haskins.
“_Thursday, May 22._ Came up to Oldtown this morning. I am told there
were seven souls converted last night at the upper end of the town in a
prayer-meeting. The devil can’t stand the prayers of the faithful ones.
It seems there was the most good done in the prayer-meetings. The Lord
loves simplicity.”
Bishop Asbury writes only fifteen lines concerning this wonderful
Conference. He says, “The unction that attended the word was great;
more than one hundred souls professed conversion during the sitting of
the Conference.” Bishop Whatcoat is still more brief. In nine lines he
tells the story. “We had a most blessed time and much preaching, fervent
prayers and strong exhortations through the city, while the high praises
of a gracious God reverberated from street to street and from house to
house. It was thought that not less than two hundred were converted
during the Conference.”—_Journal_, p. 29. Jesse Lee’s account is also
short: “Such a time of refreshing from the presence of the Lord has not
been felt in that town for some years.”—_Lee’s History_, p. 271.
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