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THEY JUMP ABOUT IN THE CLASS-ROOM TILL THEY ALL GET EXHAUSTED, AND THEN THEY FALL DOWN ON THE FLOOR, AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL IT IS MIDNIGHT.
BROTHER MASON, THE CIRCUIT RIDER; OR, TEN YEARS A METHODIST PREACHER.
"I have led A life too stirring for those vague beliefs That Superstition builds in solitude." FIFTEENTH EDITION.
CINCINNATI:
H. M. RULISON, QUEEN CITY PUBLISHING HOUSE,
141 MAIN STREET.
PHILADELHHIA:
DUANE RULISON, 32 SOUTH THIRD STREET.
1858.Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1855, by H. M. RULISON, In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Ohio E. MORGAN & SONS, STEREOTYPERS.
CONTENTS.
- CHAPTER I. THE Reception—Talk about the Journey—About the Circuit—First Sabbath—First Round on the Circuit—Incidents—Observations. 7
- CHAPTER II. Preaching at Father H.'s—Quarterly Meeting—Protracted Meeting—Camp Meeting—Conversation about Class Meeting. 25
- CHAPTER III. Conference Studies—Difficulty of studying on a Circuit—First Conference—Return to the Circuit—New Colleague—A pleasant Year—Paid up. 48
- CHAPTER IV. Visit to Friends—Removal to another Circuit—Difficulty of getting a House—First Wedding—Chopping Wood—Preaching at ——; Suspended—The Difficulty about Oats—Difficulty about Wheat—Protracted Meeting—The new Appointment—Change of Colleague—Difficulty with the New Colleague—Difficulty with Sixteen Local Preachers—Farewell Sermon. 36
- CHAPTER V. Arrival at the new Home—Difficulty in getting a House—The Dedication—Revival—Prosecution of two young Men—Study of Law—Last Quarterly Meeting—Sermon on Infidelity. 78
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- CHAPTER VI. The new Circuit—Scene in a Church—The Garden—Difficulty about Dress—The Widower—Request to be removed. 99
- CHAPTER VII. The Mexican Dollar—The Family Carriage—The Haunted House—The traveling expenses—The peck of Onions—Troubled mind. 112
- CHAPTER VIII. The Prayer-Meeting—Difficulty with a Romish Priest—The suit of Clothes. 124
- CHAPTER IX. Scenes at a Camp Meeting—Publishing the Bans—The Wedding—The Fee—Another wedding—The Fee. 135
- CHAPTER X. The First Station—Scene at a Hotel—The Choir—The shouting Sister—The shouting Brother—The Tale-bearer—A troublesome Year—In Debt. 144
- CHAPTER XI. The Busybody—The sick Woman—The good Friend—The unfortunate Marriage—The Separation—Death of the Bride. 152
- CHAPTER XII. New Appointment—Sickness—Kindness of three Men—The Presents—The Local Preacher—The Union Prayer-Meeting—The sick Man a subject of Prayer—His Death—Death of his Son—Of his Wife. 190
- CHAPTER XIII. Conversation about Mr. Wesley and Church Government—Defects in Methodist Polity. 199
- CHAPTER XIV. Treatment of Reformers—Class Meeting a Test of Church-Membership—Evil Influences of. 209
- CHAPTER XV. Bigotry among Methodists—Lining out Hymns—Separation of Men and Women in the Congregation—Evil influence of. 215
- CHAPTER XVI. Visit to the Mountains—The Old Lady—The New House—The Courtship—The Blind Horse—The Marriage. 221
- CHAPTER XVII. New Appointment—Housekeeping broken up—Difficulty in finding a Boarding-House—Masonry. 233
- CHAPTER XVIII. The Protracted Meeting—The Wolf—The Collection—Falling away of the Converts—Reasons. 245
- CHAPTER XIX. Lawsuit for marrying two Persons—The profitable Wedding—Another Difficulty about singing—Salary affected by it. 256
- CHAPTER XX. The little Fortune—The Adopted—Her Marriage—Her Letter. 267
- CHAPTER XXI. The Woman of Prayer—Her success—Change of Church relation. 280
- CHAPTER XXII. The last Appointment—Retirement from the Ministry. 298
- CHAPTER XXIII. Mr. Mason on a Farm. 307
