He Leadeth Me

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: ...so great, and the horse so slow, that I suffered greatly with cold, and my jaws were almost locked before I reached the fire, and it seemed as though I could put myself against the hot stove without burning. This led me to send for a pair of baptizing pants, costing sixteen dollars, and as I have had to baptize so many, they have paid their cost already. I baptized nearly one hundred and forty that Conference year. While these revivals were going on all around, our meeting-house at Whiting was being finished. By faith in the blessed Jesus I was able to get the money to pay the bills and secure all the materials, and carpet the pulpit, altar, and aisles. When the painter was painting it he wanted the liberty to fresco it, and the head workman, I. II. Estey, said he would pay the bills out of his claim on the house. The whole thing was carried through in good style, and on the back end was painted in oil colors with the words ' Holiness to the Lord' in the centre; behind the pulpit, ' God be merciful to me a sinner' on one side, and ' O Lord, I will praise thee ' on the other. We reared it by faith, we plastered it with love, we finished it by prayer and praise. It was a new creation, and so well done, that our enemies delighted in it to a certain extent, but they would not help it forward, nor buy pews in it when it was finished. Ilev. S. II. Beale was hindered from preaching the dedication sermon, but we had a good substitute at hand in Rev. William McKellar, who preached a most excellent sermon; every one allowed it was the best ever preached in this town, and was good enough for any town. This was February 28, 1871. Quite a number of the grove-meeting converts were there, and many brought their dinners with them, so that we could eat...