The Days of a Man 1870 



accompanied by no special "conviction of sin." As 

 an irresponsible boy I certainly did foolish and 

 selfish things at times, I have often done them 

 since, but I was never malicious and never in- 

 tentionally interfered with the rights of others. In 

 any event, the quiet personal influence of Mr. 

 Jenkins was far more effective for sound living and 

 religious development than any emotional impulse 

 derived from his preaching. 



Camp Revivals were often held in connection with reli- 

 gious outings in the woods, lasting several days and 

 known as "camp meetings." Once during my Cornell 

 course a number of us walked over from Ithaca to a 

 gathering on Seneca Lake. There we were welcomed 

 as brands to be snatched from a godless institution, 

 and were assigned a place to sleep in a "gospel 

 tent" at the other end of which a prayer meeting 

 was going on. One brother praying vociferously, 

 "O Lord, come down and crack our shells!" mean- 

 ing break down reserve Melville Anderson (a 

 minister's son, by the way) called out a little too 

 loudly: "There is a fellow over there who wants 

 his shell cracked!" 



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