The Quarterly Meeting was held soon after at Waupun, and Rev.Uriel Farmin was employed by the Presiding Elder to assist infilling the appointments. The meeting, the first of the kind everheld in Waupun, was one of rare interest. The revival had justadded a goodly number to the membership, besides greatly quickeningothers. There were present a number of visitors from the newlyformed classes in other parts of the Mission, and as a spirit ofrevival seemed to pervade their respective localties also, theystruck the same plane as those at Waupun. The Elder preached theWord, "in the demonstration of the Spirit, and with power." But themeeting reached its climax in the Sabbath morning Love Feast. Thehouse was filled, and many were compelled to sit on the writingdesks at the side of the room. The meeting was opened in the usualorder, by passing to each a crumb of bread and a sip of water, intoken of Christian regard. Christian testimonies followed eachother in rapid succession, interspersed by singing spiritual songs,for a full hour. At times the tide of feeling rose, like swellingbillows, to a great height, threatening to carry the meeting intodisorder, but by giving it a happy change at the right moment, theElder was able to maintain a complete mastery. There were twoperiods specially critical. One, when a young lady, one of theconverts at Waupun, gave her testimony. Standing on a seat, asthere was no other place to stand, she first related her ownexperience, and then, turning to the young people, she delivered anexhortation that thrilled the audience with overwhelming emotions.The other was when a Brother Mosher, somewhat eccentric in hisexercises, gave his experience. As he advanced in its recital, hegrew excited and eloquent, and the "Amens" and "Hallelujahs" camefrom every part of the audience. Now, leaping upon the tide offeeling he had raised, he passed from one to another, shaking handsand congratulating them, until he came in front of the desk wheresat my father and Father Smith, the two Patriarchs of the occasion.Throwing his arms around their necks, he fairly lifted them fromtheir seats, but in a moment, he discovered his awkward positionand resumed his seat. Instantly the clear voice of my father washeard in one of those outbursts of song, which so effectuallykindle the fervors of devotion, or if needed, stay the flow offeeling. In a moment more, the meeting had passed the crisis.
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At the end of four weeks I was able to return to my post ofduty. The sickness had now mostly passed, and I was able to entermore fully upon the regular labors of the charge. I now adopted aplan of systematic labor, giving the forenoons to my study and theafternoons to pastoral visiting. And I soon found that earnest anddevoted labor brought its reward. A revival speedily followed,which added a goodly number of probationers.
I was again returned to Spring Street, and the salary was nowplaced at thirteen hundred dollars. With the new Church full ofpeople, with every department of Church work thoroughly organizedand in successful operation, I was now permitted to devote my laborto the regular pastoral work. As far as possible, the forenoonswere given to my study and the afternoons to pastoral visiting.
The following week I started for my new field of labor. Asbefore stated, I had visited this locality in 1845, it then beingknown as Ceresco. But, besides a casual visit and a week's stayduring the session of the Conference, I had enjoyed limitedopportunities to maintain an acquaintance with the people or thecharge. I reached the city Saturday afternoon, and immediately,satchel in hand, started down Main Street to find some one whomight invite me to lodgings. I had not gone far when I saw agentleman hastily crossing the street to intercept me. Onapproaching I found it to be Rev. E.J. Smith, a Local Preacher, towhom reference has been made in former chapters in connection withFall River. I had learned of his removal to Ripon, but was hardlyprepared to meet my old friend so suddenly, and receive such ahearty greeting. An invitation to lodgings immediately followed,and I joyfully accepted, remembering the kind hospitality thisnoble family had given me in other days.
The preliminaries settled, I took up my work in the order I hadbeen accustomed to follow whenever assigned to station work.Knowing the importance of the pastoral as well as the pulpit labor,I had always been accustomed to adhere strictly to a division oflabor, giving the forenoons to my study, and the afternoons topastoral visits. By this arrangement I found I could give to thestudy all the time necessary to fully employ a healthy brain, andyet find time to pass over in consecutive order the entire list offamilies in regular attendance upon the Church, three or four timesa year. The prosecution of this plan in Ripon soon filled the housewith people, and also added greatly to the spiritual prosperity ofthe membership. 2ff7e9595c
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