. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . lhouse of Hull writes :— u 290 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. September 27th, 1820 : Went to Howden and borrowed a lantern and a hung up the lantern against a wall, and began to sing, pray and preach in theopen-air. A large company soon gathered together, and were very serious, except-ing one or two. I had a good time. But to return to our immediate subject as suggested by Segrave—the tactical valueof camp meetings, especially as the deliberately designed counteractive of wakes were in those days we have in a previous
. The origin and history of the Primitive Methodist Church . lhouse of Hull writes :— u 290 PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. September 27th, 1820 : Went to Howden and borrowed a lantern and a hung up the lantern against a wall, and began to sing, pray and preach in theopen-air. A large company soon gathered together, and were very serious, except-ing one or two. I had a good time. But to return to our immediate subject as suggested by Segrave—the tactical valueof camp meetings, especially as the deliberately designed counteractive of wakes were in those days we have in a previous chapter tried to show,* and therecan be little doubt that Hugh Bourne had good reason for regarding them as a favouriteand formidable device of the devil. Quite as certainly he believed camp meetings onhis model to be the most effective method of counter-attack known to him; and there isno lack of evidence to show he was right in both opinions. Camp meetings during thetime of wakes had been held in Staffordshire with most encouraging results, and some. THE GKEEN, BAELESTONE, WHERE OPEN-AIR SERVICES WERE HELD. with the same specific character and purpose, that were held in Leicestershire, provedno less successful. Of such, the one held at Barlestone, in the month of September,stands out historically above the rest, and the reference to it here is relevant becausethe article in which it is described is a continuation of the one before referred to mwhich Hugh Bourne lays down the principle that Camp meetings at wakes havea peculiar beauty and propriety. Of that principle Barlestone is intended to supplythe illustration and confirmation, as it fully answered its purpose in restraining the wakeand also began a considerable revival. Primitive Methodism was introduced into the village of Barlestone in the June ofthis year, but nothing specially remarkable occurred until the holding of this protractedcamp meeting that began on Sunday, September 13th, and continued until the follow
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