life I was never ordered out of doors before, and "Turn him out!" was continually sounding in my ears as gratingly as possible, till I left the campground, which I did the next morning at nine o'clock. But, thank God, the oil of his grace was sufficient to keep the fire burning; and, blessed be his name, the devil has never been able to quench that hallowed flame which glows in my heart, even now, while I dictate to the writer the scenes of that happy night. I beg pardon of the reader (if pardon be needed) for keeping him so long at this camp-meeting. Perhaps my feelings are something like Peter's when on the mount of transfiguration, when our Saviour removed the veil of his human nature for a moment and showed his disciples that glory that shall hereafter be revealed to those that die in the Lord: Peter wanted to build there three tabernacles, for he said it was good for him to be there. But it was not for Peter to remain always on the mount, nor was it for your author always to remain at the camp-meeting. So we will bid our brethren and sisters farewell-night finds us at home again. CHAPTER XI. This Ar this time there was another camp-meeting held within about two miles and a half of home, by a sect called the "United Brethren in Christ." They are quite numerous in Pennsylvania and Ohio: they are called by some the "Dutch Methodists"—they are generally an humble, devoted, and pious people. The next morning after breakfast I moved towards that encampment, and, like the prophet, I felt "the fire shut up in my bones," and it took but a gentle breeze from Canaan to fan it into a flame. was a morning of the love-feast; and long before I reached the camp-ground the heavenly music fell upon my ear, and I longed to be there. I hastened my horse and was soon on the outside of the camp. It seemed to me my boy was an unusual length of time in fastening the horse, while I could, seemingly, like blind Bartimeus, or the lame man that was healed, have leaped and praised the Lord. But I soon found an entrance into the sheepfold, and began to "tell to sinners round What a dear Saviour I had found." I was so filled with holy rapture, and had so much to tell of the goodness of God, that I should probably have taken up nearly all the time that was allotted for the love-feast, had not one of the preachers, in the kindest manner, requested me to give way for other witnesses. The devil again began to throw cold water, by telling me I had degraded myself and my connexions—that I talked very simple for a man of my age and pretensions. I have no doubt but that what I said sounded foolish to the wise of this world, for I was a mere babe in Christ. Before going to the meeting I had resolved in my own mind to be rather reserved, it not being my own Church; but that was all forgotten at the first joyful sound borne on the wings of the morning to my ears from the camp. Falling in again with the suggestions of his Satanic majesty, who professed such a guardian care for the Church, and especially for one of the lambs of the flock that had so lately deserted from his dark dominions, I was determined to take my seat during the rest of the exercises out in the congregation, and be decent, trusting to the charity of my brethren and friends to overlook what had passed. In the afternoon the horn sounded for preaching, and I seated myself back in the congregation; but, as the preacher began to hold up the blessed Jesus to my view, salvation's well began to spring up in my soul. I began to feel like shouting glory, and more like leaping for joy, than sitting orderly on my bench. "It came in floods, I could not contain;" I therefore got down on my knees and stopped my mouth as much as possible with my handkerchief till I began to feel distressed in body and in mind, so that I was quite exhausted. When the meeting broke up I was laid on the bench with the same convulsions and cramps that I had the night before I was converted, and was taken home in a very different state of feeling from what I entered upon the camp-ground on that morning. I was sensible I had grieved the Spirit, and had yielded to the temptations of the devil. But I found relief that night at the throne of grace, where I promised God I would ever praise him according to the dictation of his Holy Spirit. I now had to leave the camp of Israel to deal with a cold-hearted world, where God is not known, and where money is prized higher than heaven. I have already informed the reader of the immense amount of unsettled business I had with various corporations in different States. Here I learned a lesson that convinced me of the total depravity of the human heart; for in all my life I never had more black-hearted villany practised on me than here, in my poverty and infirmities, while trying to settle up my business; the most unmanly advantages were taken of me, as well by individuals as by corporations, which, most emphatically, "have no souls." "Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless millions mourn." Still, amidst all these trials I found many green spots in the desert. O, what a blessed gospel, that sheds its heavenly dew on every branch that abideth in the true vine! 66 Though troubles assail us, Though friends should all fail us, And foes all unite, Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide, The promise assures us, The Lord will provide." In all the changeful and trying affairs of life, (and it is said that these afflictions shall work out for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,) we have the full assurances of his promise to comfort us; and what is better, we may have his Spirit to cheer us and make us rejoice in enduring our trials; and when God's children are filled with his love, they will soon find each other out without much formality of introduction. They all drink from the same fountain-they should always carry with them the visible marks of the Lord Jesus. I once heard a story of two converted heathen, of different nations, who had been taught the way of salvation in different languages. They happened to meet while travelling with caravans over a desert, and, while watering their camels, they discovered in each other some of these visible marks of Christian brotherhood; but the great difficulty was to communicate each other's ideas, as they did not understand each other's language. They both knelt on the sand, in the attitude of imploring the throne of grace, when, it recurring to one of them that his missionary had told him that the word hallelujah was transmitted in every language alike, he shouted "Hallelujah!” which was responded by his converted brother, like |