. The life and labors of Enoch Mather Marvin [electronic resource]: late bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, orm. He thought no one would attend ; but he was there—it was his appointment. He found three persons in thehouse—one of them, a lady, not a member. He preachedand opened the doors of the church. Shejoined. In pri-vate conversation he spoke of it, as the only occasion in hisministry when he had swept the platter. In the sermonhe said, years passed away and he had during the past yearreceived the most delightful message that ever came to him 110 BISHOP MARVIN. from a death-
. The life and labors of Enoch Mather Marvin [electronic resource]: late bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, orm. He thought no one would attend ; but he was there—it was his appointment. He found three persons in thehouse—one of them, a lady, not a member. He preachedand opened the doors of the church. Shejoined. In pri-vate conversation he spoke of it, as the only occasion in hisministry when he had swept the platter. In the sermonhe said, years passed away and he had during the past yearreceived the most delightful message that ever came to him 110 BISHOP MARVIN. from a death-bed. It was from that lady- I am dying,she said ; I am going to heaven. I attribute my conver-sion to the sermon you preached on that stormy December-day. I hope you will live long; but when you come toheaven, I shall be there to meet you. At the recital, thewhole congregation of preachers and people was deeplymoved ; and tears of joy were mingled with rejoicing halle-lujahs, as he said simply—when I get to heaven, the firstthing I shall do will be to hunt up that first convert of myministry, on Grundy CHAPTER VII. ADMITTED INTO FULL CONNECTION. Tiie first Conference attended by him, at Jefferson City—Clothes—Homeat Conference—An observer of the Body—A suggestive incident onthe way to Conference—The session to him a spiritual feast—Thesinging—His examination—Recollections of Rev. J. H. Headlee—Continued on trial—Advised to go home—The incident related byRev. S. G. Patterson—An episode—Appointed to Oregon Mission—Preaching places—Incidents, the romance of his career—His pay—Hardships—Lexington Conference—Cast clown—Incident related byRev. J. C. Berryman—The Conference probation—The Methodist pas-torate—Examination in presence of the Conference—His class-mates—The dead—L. S. Jacoby—D. W Pollock—Admitted into full con-nection—Ordained deacon—Dramatic incidents—Trial and endurance—Launched on the Itiner
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