History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha and suburbs . c and eloquent man could havedone, and had to forfeit his place. He and retired from laboring in this city at thesame time. Leroy F. Bntt, in 1875, as pastor, and Henry , as presiding elder, together took the FirstChurch under their administration. They bothhad families and lived in the city. The Societynow enjoyed relief from the parties concerned inthe strife of a year before, and were ready to affil-iate with the incoming officers. Mr. Britt labored with zeal till winter, and,with the aid of reliable lay helpe
History of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Omaha and suburbs . c and eloquent man could havedone, and had to forfeit his place. He and retired from laboring in this city at thesame time. Leroy F. Bntt, in 1875, as pastor, and Henry , as presiding elder, together took the FirstChurch under their administration. They bothhad families and lived in the city. The Societynow enjoyed relief from the parties concerned inthe strife of a year before, and were ready to affil-iate with the incoming officers. Mr. Britt labored with zeal till winter, and,with the aid of reliable lay helpers, was instru-mental in promoting a revival during which aboutseventy were added to the Church. Once a week 72 METHODISM IN OMAHA. all the year through the praying Band, such asMrs. Van Cott inaugurated, met and held serviceconsisting of exhortation, prayer and fervency and spirit with which this meetingwas carried on was a great help to the pastor inkeeping devotion alive. Mr. Britts health nearlyfailed in the spring, crippling his work for the. REV. LEROY V. liKITl, D. D. remainder of the year, till, excepting the revival,he was unable to accomplish much. In the pulpit Mr. Britt was practical in enforc-ing truth upon his hearers, and sometimes a littlevehement. His vocalization was heavy, and hecould command a hearing by the strength of his 73 METHODISM IN OMAHA. voice. His efforts frequently partook of the formof exhortation, and he enjoyed more this mannerof enforcing truth than by presenting argumentsor discussing points of doctrine. He almostwholly rejected theories, and sought facts ofexperience. At this juncture in the old Churchs history notan unexpected embarrassment presented certainly it had been anticipated, it camenevertheless as the shock of an avalanche. All ofthe property of the Church had been mortgaged,and was now liable to forfeiture. The uneasinessbegotten of this state of affairs was overwhelming;and on canvassing the matter n
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