{"id":91,"date":"2025-10-21T13:41:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/?post_type=chapter&p=91"},"modified":"2025-10-21T13:41:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T13:41:11","slug":"chapter-4-20-the-subject-of-my-call-to-preach-renewed","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/chapter\/chapter-4-20-the-subject-of-my-call-to-preach-renewed\/","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 4.20 \u2013 The Subject of My Call to Preach Renewed"},"content":{"raw":"The effects of the gospel of Christ was no less than at other great seasons, but was wonderful\u2014backsliders reclaimed and sinners converted\u2014there was mourning, weeping, shouting and praising of God for what he had done. I preached several sermons, and was well treated by all circles of people. We had large congregations of well-behaved people; and feeling my work done in this part, I proceeded to Carlisle, Pa. There was a small body of members; I spoke and led class for them during the time I was there, which was ten days; felt my discharge of God, and took stage to Shippensburg. There was great success at this place; fifteen joined the Church; some of the most hardened sinners became serious and reformed. I was astonished at the wonderful operations of the Spirit, and the immense congregations. At the first sermon the house was crowded, and I had the good attention of the people. A man came into the house intoxicated, and offered to interrupt by speaking, but a gentleman put him out so quietly that it had no effect upon the meeting. When I contemplate the goodness of God to the human family, in putting them in a proper capacity of choosing the way of salvation, I feel sometimes almost lost, to think that God has called such a worm as I to spread the common Saviour\u2019s name. But said the Lord, \u201cI will send by whom I will\u201d\u2014praise the Lord who willeth not the death of sinners\u2014\u201cas I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that they turn and live.\u201d\r\n\r\nI then proceeded on to Chambersburg by stage, and met with one Rev. Winton, who displayed much of a christian disposition, and conversed freely with me on the most particular points of the God-Head, for my instruction, showing his benevolence. He knew I was a stranger\u2014he had friends to go to at that place, but he offered to pay my bill for a room at the Inn. I never have forgot the goodness of that gentleman, who, I believe, to be a great gospel minister. I stopt at brother Snowden\u2019s, who were very kind to me. The Lord continued to pour out His Spirit and clear the way for me, and also continued to convict, convert, and reclaim the backsliders in heart. There were very large congregations, both in and out of doors, and great revivals throughout the circuit. The elders generally treated me well, for which may the Lord bless them and their labors in his vineyard, and add to the Church such as shall be forever saved from the power of sin\u2014may I take heed lest I fall, while I teach others. Saith the Apostle: \u201cPaul may plant and Apollos water, but God must<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>give the increase,\u201d for which I feel thankful. I remained in this place for some weeks, but being debilitated in body, I left for Philadelphia about the middle of April. On my return, I met with such a severe trial of opposition, that I thought I never would preach again, but the Apostle says, \u201cye are not your own but are bought with a price.\u201d I feel glad that God is able to keep all that put their trust in him, though the mis-steps of others often interrupt our own way\u2014I always found friends on different parts of Globe. I preached and led classes on my return. Praise God for his delivering grace\u2014\u201cOh the depth of the riches\u201d of the glory of God, how unsearchable are his ways; they are past finding out\u2014a sea without bottom or shore. One thing is encouraging, \u201cWhen he who is my life shall appear, I shall be like him.\u201d \u201cI know my Redeemer liveth, and shall stand on the latter day upon the earth, and though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.\u201d Lord help me to keep this confidence. Rev. Richard Williams, a gentle and christian-minded man, treated me well. God would not suffer me to be destroyed. It is not by might or by power, but by the Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Dear reader, give ear to the truth, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.\r\n
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If such a worm as I can spread<\/div>\r\n
The common Saviour\u2019s name,<\/div>\r\n
Let him who raised thee from the dead,<\/div>\r\n
Quicken my mortal frame.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

The effects of the gospel of Christ was no less than at other great seasons, but was wonderful\u2014backsliders reclaimed and sinners converted\u2014there was mourning, weeping, shouting and praising of God for what he had done. I preached several sermons, and was well treated by all circles of people. We had large congregations of well-behaved people; and feeling my work done in this part, I proceeded to Carlisle, Pa. There was a small body of members; I spoke and led class for them during the time I was there, which was ten days; felt my discharge of God, and took stage to Shippensburg. There was great success at this place; fifteen joined the Church; some of the most hardened sinners became serious and reformed. I was astonished at the wonderful operations of the Spirit, and the immense congregations. At the first sermon the house was crowded, and I had the good attention of the people. A man came into the house intoxicated, and offered to interrupt by speaking, but a gentleman put him out so quietly that it had no effect upon the meeting. When I contemplate the goodness of God to the human family, in putting them in a proper capacity of choosing the way of salvation, I feel sometimes almost lost, to think that God has called such a worm as I to spread the common Saviour\u2019s name. But said the Lord, \u201cI will send by whom I will\u201d\u2014praise the Lord who willeth not the death of sinners\u2014\u201cas I live, saith the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that they turn and live.\u201d<\/p>\n

I then proceeded on to Chambersburg by stage, and met with one Rev. Winton, who displayed much of a christian disposition, and conversed freely with me on the most particular points of the God-Head, for my instruction, showing his benevolence. He knew I was a stranger\u2014he had friends to go to at that place, but he offered to pay my bill for a room at the Inn. I never have forgot the goodness of that gentleman, who, I believe, to be a great gospel minister. I stopt at brother Snowden\u2019s, who were very kind to me. The Lord continued to pour out His Spirit and clear the way for me, and also continued to convict, convert, and reclaim the backsliders in heart. There were very large congregations, both in and out of doors, and great revivals throughout the circuit. The elders generally treated me well, for which may the Lord bless them and their labors in his vineyard, and add to the Church such as shall be forever saved from the power of sin\u2014may I take heed lest I fall, while I teach others. Saith the Apostle: \u201cPaul may plant and Apollos water, but God must<\/a><\/span>\u00a0give the increase,\u201d for which I feel thankful. I remained in this place for some weeks, but being debilitated in body, I left for Philadelphia about the middle of April. On my return, I met with such a severe trial of opposition, that I thought I never would preach again, but the Apostle says, \u201cye are not your own but are bought with a price.\u201d I feel glad that God is able to keep all that put their trust in him, though the mis-steps of others often interrupt our own way\u2014I always found friends on different parts of Globe. I preached and led classes on my return. Praise God for his delivering grace\u2014\u201cOh the depth of the riches\u201d of the glory of God, how unsearchable are his ways; they are past finding out\u2014a sea without bottom or shore. One thing is encouraging, \u201cWhen he who is my life shall appear, I shall be like him.\u201d \u201cI know my Redeemer liveth, and shall stand on the latter day upon the earth, and though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.\u201d Lord help me to keep this confidence. Rev. Richard Williams, a gentle and christian-minded man, treated me well. God would not suffer me to be destroyed. It is not by might or by power, but by the Spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Dear reader, give ear to the truth, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.<\/p>\n

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If such a worm as I can spread<\/div>\n
The common Saviour\u2019s name,<\/div>\n
Let him who raised thee from the dead,<\/div>\n
Quicken my mortal frame.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"menu_order":28,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-91","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":20,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91\/revisions\/92"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/20"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/91\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=91"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=91"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu\/eal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=91"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}