Indiana Methodism Author:John L. Smith Subtitle: A Series of Sketches and Incidents Grave and Humorous Concerning Preachers and People of the West With an Appendix Containing Personal Recollections, Public Addresses and Other Miscellany General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1892 Original Publisher: J. L. Smith Subjects: Methodist Church Methodist chur... more »ch in Indiana Religion / Christianity / Methodist Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER XV. LITTLE GIRL'S TALK -- ROBBER KILLED. Two camp-meetings were held in the summer or early autumn of 1848 near Terre Haute, one, on the farm of Jacob D. Early, some five miles above the city ; the other, in Brother Durham's grove, below the city, in the bounds of the Indiana conference, on Prairieton circuit. The pastor of Prairieton circuit was Elijah D. Long ; Joseph Tarkington, presiding elder. Several hundred souls were converted at these memorable meetings. At the meeting below the city the writer witnessed two scenes which can never be forgotten while memory endures. On Sunday night of the Camp-meeting, a little girl not above seven or eight years of age, the daughter of a Dr. Hamilton, was converted to God with a large number of others. Within about an hour after her conversion, while many seekers were at the alter, the writer standing in the pulpit, looking over the vast audience and giving direction to the services, the same little girl came on the stand, her face all lighted up with joy, and in her childish way, meekly asked the question, "Wouldn't you let me talk to the people ?" She was at once lifted and stood on a chair, when she delivered an exhortation in connection with her personal experience, so clear and impressive, that it sent a thrill throughout the l...« less