. The Christian annual for the year of our lord ... ifej raised 300 bushels ofI cnrn from the threej acres. In August, 1828, he, with others, held a camp meeting • D ;.r Sunhury, Ohio. A crowd of rowdies, one evening, droveI the preachers from the stand, while Joseph Thomas wasj preaching. They took possession and held a mock meetingIUne finally proposed prayer. Yes. said a young man,:i .let us pray! The prayer was by Walter. At its conclu-Ij sion the rabble left the grounds. In October, 1828, ho set out;| on his fourth trip to the East, visiting Philadelphia, Balti-;j more, and New York City.
. The Christian annual for the year of our lord ... ifej raised 300 bushels ofI cnrn from the threej acres. In August, 1828, he, with others, held a camp meeting • D ;.r Sunhury, Ohio. A crowd of rowdies, one evening, droveI the preachers from the stand, while Joseph Thomas wasj preaching. They took possession and held a mock meetingIUne finally proposed prayer. Yes. said a young man,:i .let us pray! The prayer was by Walter. At its conclu-Ij sion the rabble left the grounds. In October, 1828, ho set out;| on his fourth trip to the East, visiting Philadelphia, Balti-;j more, and New York City. This tour took him from homoileightmonths. For three years now, ho spent most of hisn time in Ohio, though making annual trips to the East. Inij June, 1S33, he ended a five weeks service in New York City,Ij and at the close was chosen pastor. He did not, however,h nogin work until February 2,1-34, and then with a mcmber-[i ^bip of 17, a congregation of 50, and a Sunday School of butjl b scholars. In April, 1839, his house, which would seat 800,. ?was usually crowdeil; his memborship Iiad reached 5CK3, andhis Sunday School enrolled 400, During his city ministry hobaptized 517 persons, married 891 couples, and buried 300persons. While pastor there, he made annual visits of amonth or more, to the East, West, and South. This was hismethod of vacation rest. The record of Mrs. Walter showstliat, at the end of ten years of married life, Mr. Walter liadbeen absent from homo, in evangelistic work, seven fullyears. April 25, 1843, a convention at Ebonezor Church, ClarkeCo., Ohio, voted to establish the Gospel Herald, and was unanimously chosen editor. He accepted andissued his first number from New Carlisle, Ohio, October 2,1843. He continued editorial work for three years, and then ^_______ resigned to give him- ~ ~1 self fully to the min-istry. August 11,1848, he left home forthe East and South,going as far asRaleigh, N. C, andwas absent fivemonths, and then inthe spring o
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