. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . ty-two years of age. Then, when I had lit * J. Barfoots Diamond in the Rough, pp. 85-6. N 2 180 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHUKCH. the fire, I knelt down to pray, and so 1 got two fires lighted at once. After I hadwaited twenty minutes I rapped at your shutters to remind you it was time to getready to meet the class. At seven I went into old Williams to lead the class, andhe came out to the chapel to lead the prayer meeting, and mark, he always holdsthe prayer meetings and class meetings one hour. He will call upon the memberstwice or thric
. The origin and history of the primitive Methodist Church . ty-two years of age. Then, when I had lit * J. Barfoots Diamond in the Rough, pp. 85-6. N 2 180 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHUKCH. the fire, I knelt down to pray, and so 1 got two fires lighted at once. After I hadwaited twenty minutes I rapped at your shutters to remind you it was time to getready to meet the class. At seven I went into old Williams to lead the class, andhe came out to the chapel to lead the prayer meeting, and mark, he always holdsthe prayer meetings and class meetings one hour. He will call upon the memberstwice or thrice each rather than give over within the hour; for, he says, I nevergive my master short time, and I will not serve my heavenly Master worse thanmy earthly master. Then, he said, I came home and had breakfast, and startedto take my appointment at Turnditch. I went in the morning, for I had some sickpeople to visit. Then I had dinner, preached at two oclock, then had tea, visitedsome more of the people, preached again, had a prayer meeting (for he always had. BELPEB Benton preached just outside butchers shop in the centre. a prayer meeting), had a bit of supper, started home, and when I got to the top ofShuttle, a village two miles from Helper, 1 jumped and felt young again. John Harrison finished his short but useful course at Mercaston, July 22nd, 1819,aged 26. Though far gone in consumption, he had on the veryday he died attended:, camp meeting al Brailsford. John had received a respectable education and possessed good parte and <?< lerable Datum 1 refinement, us the Journals he has left show. When i„ |x|| the lew community made its entry into these parts, the servants of the Harrisons, like the rest of the folk thereabout, were talking about the doings and inga Of the new-comers, and John made up his mind to hear them for himself. An occasion for doing so soon presented itself; the preacher, who was John Benton, took THE PERIOD OF CIRCUIT PREDOMINANC
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