. The life of Bishop Matthew Simpson, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. h movable benches; the men andw^omen sat apart, the men on one side, the women on theother of the aisle. It was not uncommon for the womento come to church in their sun-bonnets, w^hich they tookoff during the service. While the people w^ere both re-spectable and pious, society was in almost every sense ina very primitive condition. The outlook was not prom-ising, though it had some elements of hopefulness. As thestate was only thinly settled, it was believed that withits growth we might be able to plant an institution whi
. The life of Bishop Matthew Simpson, of the Methodist Episcopal Church. h movable benches; the men andw^omen sat apart, the men on one side, the women on theother of the aisle. It was not uncommon for the womento come to church in their sun-bonnets, w^hich they tookoff during the service. While the people w^ere both re-spectable and pious, society was in almost every sense ina very primitive condition. The outlook was not prom-ising, though it had some elements of hopefulness. As thestate was only thinly settled, it was believed that withits growth we might be able to plant an institution whichshould ultimately become a power for good, and in thisspirit I began my labors. The school remained confinedto the academy building until the spring of ISiO, whensome rooms were finished in the new edifice in which rec-itations were held. The college session closed that yearin September; in the vacation I visited Cincinnati, and,returning, attended for a few days the Annual Confer-ence at Lawrenceburg. As this w^as the first session of the THE CENTENNIAL SERMON. 149. THE ACADEMY BUILDINO USED TILL 1840. I Conference which I had seen, I took a deep interest in be-coming acquainted with its members, and in noticing itsmode of doing business. A sermon was to be preached onthe centenary of Wesleyan Methodism, which had its rise in1739. Bishop Koberts and Bishop Morris, who were pres-ent, were both unable to dehver such a sermon, and so theinvitation came to me. The services were hekl in the forenoon. Conference hav-ing adjourned; the sermon was founded on the Vision ofwaters, in Ezekiel, and its chief part was a review of thespirit and principles of Methodism. The effect was some-what peculiar, and was marked by a most singular I had finished the introduction to my subject, a ladyarose in the middle aisle, and, waving her hand, exclaimed,so as to be heard by all, Sun, stand thou still and let themoon pass by. I was surprised and annoyed, and pausedfor a moment. Dr.
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