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weeks with typhoid fever and his darling baby 

 lay for two months with a wasting disease: at 

 the end of which time God took her. Yel 

 through it all God helped his servant to keep a 

 victorious spirit and drive the battle on. During 

 the winteT he held a very successful revival meet- 

 in-, assisted by Rev. John (VRegan. The church 

 was crowded every night. Many stood during 

 the services in the aisles and back part of the 

 church, while crowds were turned away from 

 the door. The penitent form was usually filled 

 with contrite seekers for pardon or purity. 

 These meetings resulted in much good, and the 

 influence of them is still felt. He also held an- 

 other meeting at Salem, which resulted in 

 strengthening and encouraging the little class at 

 that place. 



He was ordained elder at the New Brighton 

 Conference in the fall of 1803. At bis request 

 he was made Conference evangelist. He thought 

 that he might in this way get a short rest and 

 regain his health to some extent before the re- 

 vival season should commence. But the requests 

 from the New Brighton class, for him to take the 

 pastorate, which had been left to be supplied, 

 were so strong, that he finally consented to do so, 

 after being urged by the district elder. Rev. D. 

 B. Tobey, also. 



Brother Tobey writes thus concerning it : 



